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Hazelborough Bluebells Coming Soon! Coming Soon! Village of the year 2008-10, 2012, 2013, 2015 and 2017 50p (where sold) May 2019 Bell Lane What’s in this issue? 3 New residents, Bell Lane History Society The Great Ouse in Syresham 4 Pimlico Light Railway dates Syresham Gems From the Editor’s Desk 5 School Summer Ball St James Church Well a short warm summery period 6 St James Church Parish Council over Easter—how lovely! But then it seems short lived. And who knows 7 Parish Council Church Fete Medieval Banquet how the May day weekend will be! 8 Peter Pan Review—Another great TYS Success! The Spring Bank Holiday on the 1st Monday in May was created back in 9 Rt Hon Andrea Leadsom MP Silverstone Pass 1978, a Public Holiday only if it falls on 10 Zimbabwe Charity Work a Monday. Back in 2011 there were 11 Syresham School Report suggestions it was going to be replaced with an October Bank Holiday, possibly 12 TYS Photographs coinciding with Trafalgar Day (October 13 TYS Photographs and May Day Fete 21st), as a United Kingdom Day. 14 New Neighbour School Governors Appeal However, May day still continues as a non Christian event, and separate from 15 Diary Dates the normal school holidays. 16 Crossword by Vintage Port In Syresham it is an annual tradition and we are proud to report on the 17 Crafts Group Gardening Club Friendship Chapel festivities in and around the village this ADVERTISING current weekend. Each and every May the Maypole is brought out, and the Russell Woolley village turns out to see the children [email protected] 07772-028422 Please send articles and pictures to Ian Draper at 9 Bell Lane, [email protected] Tel: 01280-850388/07966-196033 Photographs in this edition are provided by — Sheila Brown; Sallie Connery; Nick Dimbleby; Eileen McAleer; John Roberts; Keith Watts; Maypole Dance May 2019 Lauren Wilson Cover Photograph:- dance those traditional reels. Hazelborough Bluebells We congratulate the new May Queen and her escorts, and have included their photograph in the centre pages. Copy Deadline for the next issue:- Ian Draper, May 2019 Tuesday, 30th July 2019 2 2 Welcome to New In March Derek Blunt recounted the Residents at 22 famous ‘Spires and Squires’ of the Bell Lane - Alberto county of Northamptonshire. His and Lauren presentation focussed around a Quiz format which gave us much enjoyment We would love to and laughter. take this opportunity to say hello to everyone in Syresham. April’s talk by Athina Becket reported We recently moved here from on the on-going development work Buckingham to Peppercorn Cottage in undertaken by the Buckingham Canal Bell Lane, our first home together! If Society. The Canal runs most of the you’re out and about and would like way from Cosgrove to Buckingham and to pop in and say hello, we’d love to will in time revert to its former glory. meet you. For our May 1st meeting we were A little bit about us… Bertie works in taken back to the 1960s and 70s Denmark during the week, as a hearing about the fashion icon Mary Production Manager for Zenvo Quant—do you still have your miniskirt Automotive (a Hypercar and hot pants!? This will be followed manufacturer), whilst Lauren works in by a presentation in June about the Motorsport PR. We’re both madly history of Valentine Cards. Then July’s into motorbikes – Bertie is actually a speaker will take us on a memory lane motorcycle racer in the Thundersport trip to Bletchley Park, the espionage GB championship! factory. August 7th sees us on a guided walk We have two more members of our around Buckingham. family; two cage-free house rabbits, Ralph and Chubbs. Membership of the Society is £12.00 for the year, covering 12 monthly Looking forward to the many happy meetings and one organised guided years to come - see you all soon. walk in August. Occasional visitors to Alberto & Lauren our meetings pay £3.00. Come and Welcome to Syresham both of you, and thank you! join us, and enjoy some often light- Editor hearted and amusing presentations. Syresham and District This year we plan to hold an exhibition History Society and craft fair in the Village Hall — In February’s Meeting we Saturday 26th October. heard again from Liz Woolley from Oxford, a We plan a visit to the Silverstone speaker who had visited us Experience (July) and The Birmingham before, this time talking Back to Back houses in addition to a about William Morris, Lord Nuffield, weekend visit to Germany in Berlin, the motor entrepreneur and sponsor Dresden, Meissen and Colditz Castle, in of Oxford Colleges. the Autumn. 3 Ian Draper, Chairman 3 Pimlico Buckinghamshire and led a 20 minute Light taster session to get deep into our Railway subconscious mind which is where The regular change happens. Hypnotherapy can steam trains will be running in Pimlico be used to relieve stress as well as deal on the following dates—weather with phobias. It was very relaxing and permitting:- no one was made to do anything silly! We all experienced different Sundays 3 -5.00pm (Unless wet) sensations, including bright lights and May 26th, warm hands. Amanda also shared June 23rd, some tips to help improve sleep such July 28th, as reducing bright light and focussing August 25th, on breath. The evening ended with a September 10 minute mindfulness session to send 22nd. us all on our way calm and stress free. All ages welcome, and refreshments It was the quietest meeting for a long available. time! John Roberts In April we got creative again as we Syresham Gems welcomed back Liz Dixon from Artistic Retreats. Liz is an expert in using Here’s the latest round-up Powertex for mixed media and of our activities for the sculptures. She showed us different last few months. ideas and techniques for decorating a In February Natalie trinket box and then we did our own Gosher, a Brackley based using a variety of recycled and other Travel Counsellor, inspired us with her materials. https:// ideas on popular places to visit, as well www.artisticretreats.co.uk/ as up and coming travel destinations. Our next few meetings are as follows: She also shared some do’s and don’ts, th 8 May – Julie Macken, Neves Bees including how to pack effectively and th avoid losing your money. We finished 12 June – outing to be confirmed th the evening with a quiz which involved 10 July – Hannah Thompson, lots of pictures, tasting and smelling! I Stitching Kitchen, Indian block never knew there were so many printing different wonders of the world, and We are always on the lookout for sampled some new spices. speakers so please get in touch if you’d www.travelcounsellors.com/ like to get involved. For more Natalie.gosher information about the Group, and membership please contact either In March we were visited by Amanda Judith Shaw (850613) or Maggie Hudson. Amanda is a qualified Newton (07734-080073). hypnotherapist based in 4 Maggie Newton 4 St James decisions taken by our Parish BRICC Interregnum (Building, Repairs, Insurance and Update Contents Committee). Another possibility is that we become part of a We received just one larger benefice (say 10 churches applicant from our altogether) which would lead to fewer second advertisement for a new Rector priest-led services in Syresham. in the Church Times in February and we th On the positive side, the Bishop has were set to interview him on April 29 . seconded the Reverend Paula Challen, Sadly he withdrew his candidacy as the currently Curate at Towcester, to look Bishop has indicated that the Benefice after the Astwell Benefice from Easter (Syresham, Helmdon, Lois Weedon, until the end of July 2019 while we Whitfield, Radstone and Wappenham) continue our search for a new may now only merit a part time priest. incumbent. This is because we have not been able In the meantime we have had a busy to pay our parish share - the money we Easter schedule with Passion raise as a benefice to pay for our priest, processions and readings in Lois pensions, expenses etc. - for the last Weedon, Helmdon and Syresham on couple of years. This would be a very Palm Sunday (no donkeys this year sad development. unfortunately), a repeat of our Passover meal on Maundy Thursday, The Benefice is contesting the Bishop’s the procession of the Cross from decision as he encouraged us in our Chapel to Church on Good Friday and combined Benefice PCC Committee Easter Day communion with John plans introduced last year with local 5 5 Roberts. In March the Friends of St number of people, including children, James Church hosted a Medieval who took part in the Litterpick. We Supper with guests appropriately were also delighted that the children of dressed and with outside the school agreed to design the posters entertainment. for the event, and we thank them for Syresham finished second (by one the fantastic artwork they produced. point) in the Inter-Village Quiz Unfortunately, as you may have seen, Competition. the fence and gateposts of the Pocket We are looking forward to the Astwell Park were damaged by persons Pie Challenge on Saturday 11 May at unknown. The Parish Council are in the Helmdon Reading Room. Contestants process of repairing and replacing are invited to submit a pie (sweet, them, through an insurance claim. savoury or novelty) to professional judges. There will be a licensed bar and As reported in the last edition, the pie making demo from the judges.