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Ivinghoe Beacon Magazine Issue 92 70 Pence Where Sold Ivinghoe Beacon Magazine Issue 92 70 pence where sold Inside this Issue: New Vicar Neighbourhood Develops Plan! Ron Lymer Retires Pitstone Heritage Park See inside for more details! The Quarterly Magazine of Ivinghoe Parish Council The Beacon Team... Welcome Karen Groom, he Beacon Magazine would not Chair, Ivinghoe reach your door without the kind CONTENTS from the Chair Parish Council Thelp of the volunteer band of distributors. Many thanks to them all: Andy Councillors News 3-4 elcome to the fi rst of our 2015 right information. Some of our neighbouring Beezer, Les Hyde, Pat roach, Peter edition of the magazine. We’re Parish and Town Councils have already Neighbourhood News 6-34 Miles, Geoff Travis, Albert reynolds, Wreally pleased to say that the committed to undertake this work which rob and Anne Cattle and of course magazine is doing very well and the has enabled them to apply for initial ecumenical enlightenment 36-44 our roving reporter Nigel Thomson – addition of an Advertising Manager, Mrs priming funds but we have been unable to it couldn’t be done without you! Sporting Scoop 46 Ali Wade, has really helped to make a take advantage of this. Without the right If you have any skills that will help difference to the success of the magazine. information about the scale of service us to keep the magazine going or you Cultivation Clippings 48-50 In fact we have even extended our print delivery we cannot tender the work which would like to submit an article, please run so that readers in Pitstone can also and evaluate the fi nancial short fall between let us know as we are always looking School Stuff 54-57 enjoy reading what’s going on locally! the funds available from the County Council for new and varied talents! Although only in February there is a and District Council and the cost of the Beyond the Boundary 60 great deal going on in the parish. We have work. The inevitable and unfortunate been discussing since last year a Bucks down side of your parish council providing Councillor Communication 68 County Council initiative called the Parish these services is that the parish precept Devolution project. Parish and Town would have to be raised. Consequently, we Councils have been invited by Bucks CC have added a sum to our next precept in to take on the responsibility for delivery anticipation of the work we may undertake of some services which were once the while continuing to seek clarifi cation preserve of Bucks CC and AVDC. These about who is responsible for providing the include such activities as grass cutting on information we need so that we can make editor: Christabel Boersma verges and footpaths, road sign cleaning a decision regarding our future involvement BEACON MAGAZINE Tel: 01296 661 532 and similar maintenance activities. Many in providing these services. ADVERTISING RATES: email: [email protected] parishes in the county are taking over the on a very much more positive note, 1/4 page £38 per year Advertising Manager: Ali Wade delivery of these services but Ivinghoe I am very pleased to tell you that our 1/3 page £45 per year Tel: 01296 662 446 Parish Council remains unable to make a commissioning of a review of the 1/2 page £75 per year email: [email protected] decision whether or not to proceed. Conservation Area in Ivinghoe has Full page £110 per year Last year we requested a full schedule progressed very well and the draft Design & Artwork: Laila Palfrey NB: rates are for 4 editions. of the works that would fall under our Conservation Area review document Tel: 07979 945231 Artwork must be supplied responsibility and also up to date maps of is now available for review. We have email: [email protected] as a jpeg or a pdf fi le. the roads and footpath network. The initial placed a copy of the document in the information pack we received was not Library and a copy of it can also be found comprehensive or accurate, meaning that on the Aylesbury Vale DC website we have been unable to go out to tender www.aylesburyvaledc.gov.uk, search Deadline for articles for the Autumn edition is 13 April 2015. and therefore unable to make a decision for “Ivinghoe Conservation Area review”. Please send contributions to [email protected] based on accurate information. Despite Freya Morris, Conservation Area offi cer, Don’t forget you can view this magazine in colour at: continued and consistent requests for the will be at our parish council meeting on www.ivinghoepc.org.uk correct data we have still not received the 3 March, and will be taking questions u 2 Ivinghoe Beacon Magazine February 2015: Issue 92 February 2015: Issue 92 Ivinghoe Beacon Magazine 3 and comments, however, I would urge Developments in Ivinghoe in the adjacent you in the meantime to email or send in fi eld to The Bottom Park, the decision on your comments to conservationareas@ this application will now be decided at an aylesburydc.gov.uk. appeal in the summer. We have no more We still have three major planning information than that at present on the A Note from the Editor... developments in progress in the parish, Gladman case but will of course keep you one in Ivinghoe Aston and two in Ivinghoe, updated through our usual channels. I very much hope that you are still enjoying reading the Ivinghoe all of which you will be familiar with. At Finally, Sheena Bexson, parish councillor Beacon magazine, it has changed a little since the Parish Council took present we are awaiting decisions from from Ivinghoe Aston has decided to step over the production of the magazine. We really want the magazine the planning offi cers at AVDC on the down from the council and I would like to be something you get pleasure from reading as well as a useful CouNCILLorS NeWS proposed development at Six Acres in to thank her for contribution to the parish reference tool for local events and advertising. Ivinghoe Aston and for 40 dwellings on council over the past three years. This The Bottom Park. Members of the parish leaves a space on the council. This is an We are always looking for new ideas to keep the magazine an council and Ivinghoe Together met with election year for parish and town councils interesting read, so if you have something that you would like to the architects and developer at The Hub too and so if you have an interest in joining be considered for inclusion, please do get in touch! on 31 January, following a public exhibition the parish council please read the Guide to of their proposal. The developers wished Parish Council elections in this magazine, Many thanks and happy reading. to ascertain if any traction could be gained to fi nd out how you can apply. Christabel Boersma The editor in terms of community approval for a Please continue to engage with email: [email protected] smaller scale development on this site us at our parish council meetings or with the possibility of some of the land via our Facebook page, twitter and at being given to the parish council. Both the www.ivinghoepc.org. our Annual Parish parish council and Ivinghoe Together are of Meeting will take place in April so do look the view that no development should take out on the notice boards and the website place on this site as other more appropriate for more details. sites could be found. With regard to the 70 dwellings proposed by Gladman Karen Groom Chair, Ivinghoe Parish Council PITSTONE MEMORIAL HALL & MILLENNIUM EXTENSION The large Millennium Enjoy Home cooked food at the Extension consists of Waterside Café a generous room with Pitstone Wharf, Cheddington Road, Pitstone, Bucks LU7 9AD a capacity for 70–80 Breakfasts, Lunches, Soup, Sandwiches, Toasties Homemade Cakes, Cream Teas plus a selection of people and a smaller Hot & Cold Drinks room with a capacity for 50 people Open All Year Nov to March Fri. Sat. Sun. - 10am to 2.30pm April to Oct. Wed Thurs Fri. Sat Sun -10am to 3pm. Bar facilities are available by arrangement with the booking clerk August open daily / Bank Holidays 10am to 3pm On request for group bookings we can offer seating for 36people. For further details and revised prices please contact the Booking Clerk, Call 07769 961196 or Email: café@pitstonewharf.co.uk Mrs Sue Gregory, 4 The Crescent, Pitstone. 01296 661609 www.pitstonewharf.co.uk 4 Ivinghoe Beacon Magazine February 2015: Issue 92 February 2015: Issue 92 Ivinghoe Beacon Magazine 5 Parish Council Elections – 7th May 2015 he Parish Council is up for re based at Aylesbury Vale District Council. election in May and you will The candidate’s surname, forenames, Tbe voting for your new Council residence and description (if desired) must members at the same time as you vote be given. The candidate must have in the General election. a proposer and seconder. Notices will be posted on notice boards It is the responsibility of the candidate NeIGHBourHooD NeWS and the Parish Council website with the or his supporters to return the signed dates for the return of nomination papers nomination paper to the returning offi cer for those interested in standing. A quick on time; even where he has prepared guide to election procedures administered papers for signature. He cannot accept any by Aylesbury Vale District Council as nomination which, whatever the reason, follows: reaches him too late. It is not the responsibility of the The Election Procedure returning offi cer to see that candidates elections take place on the fi rst Thursday comply with the nomination rules.
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