ISSUE 15 JULY/ Viage News AUGUST 2020 PHOTOS: NATALIE CHIVERTON, BARRY KEMP BARRY CHIVERTON, NATALIE PHOTOS: Back in bloom! The village flower beds and troughs are full of colour once again, dispelling the gloom of the lockdown. Village News caught up with our warden Paul Savin planting out the Great Park flower beds and Alison from Sunnyside Rural Trust planting up one of the troughs with beautiful flowers from their nurseries. Viage Sunnyside Rural Trust is a charity The Sunnyside Hemel Food Garden and social enterprise based across is located off two Waters Road – three sites in , behind the K2 indian restaurant and and Northchurch adjacent to the canal. The team offering training and work experience there grow and sell fresh produce for vulnerable people, helping them in their farm shop, promoting local to acquire skills in a number of rural organic and fair-trade food as well as activities. These include beekeeping, their own eggs and honey. baskets, shrubs, food, herb and looking after chickens, growing salad plants to purchase, and at a wide range of plants and The plant nursery the moment they have had a large produce, landscaping and there stocks a range of number of plants on sale following garden maintenance. perennials, hanging cancellation of RHS events. It’s an amazing place!

Next to the nursery is trainees the opportunity Sunnyside has the contract with the Sunnyside Up café – to learn all the skills Borough Council to grow their outdoor seating is very required to run a café, such as 90,000 plants for the flower beds popular with passers-by along the customer service, handling money, around the borough, which includes canal. The café provides Sunnyside barista, cooking and stock control. the beds and troughs along Kings Langley High Street.

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Charlotte and I have two adult children and, although growing up in the church We opened in May 2009 to offer our village, Kings Langley and everyone in the area great is not always easy with the spotlight coffees, treats and a terrific selection of British & Continental foods and International wines. on you, the church here has always We also cater for a wide range of events, from small dinner parties to weddings. We do our best to adjust to your occasion! been very supportive. Apart from not having to commute, I enjoy that my 20-22 High Street, DELI: 01923 265574 days and weeks are varied and often Kings Langley, WINE: 01923 262083 unpredictable. The part of my job that Herts. WD4 8BH EMAIL: [email protected] I enjoy most though is exploring the www.dallingandco.com Bible with people. www.kingslangleyvillagenews.co.uk KINGS LANGLEY Viage NEWS Issue 15 July/August 2020 PAGE 4 Friars Mead take on their own challenges Friars Mead has been a sanctuary for both residents and staff over the last months, thankfully managing to avoid some of the chaos going on outside.

Manager Karoline has had to make wearing a hat for 20 hours, counting some difficult decisions, and in doing 2020 bits of pasta and lots more, having so she has helped to keep Friars Mead a lot of fun along the way! as safe as possible, with staff working tirelessly covering shifts, and the The money raised will be used for a support of a voluntary committee on reunion party for the residents, staff call throughout. and families once the world gets back to normal, and donations will be shared Everyone has felt the effects of the with The Hospice of St Francis who isolation and missing seeing loved may have lost critical funds during ones, but both staff and residents are this time. You can make a donation at Will there be a weathering the storm and have taken a www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/ leaf out of Captain Tom’s book by setting friarsmead2020 cricket season? themselves some challenges. This has Following government guidelines included walking 20 laps of the landing, Friars Mead thanks all their supporters Kings Langley Cricket Club closed running 20 miles, giving up chocolate for – kindness and thoughtfulness has the club for the foreseeable 20 days, skipping round the home for 20 been around every corner, long may it future. All training halted, matches minutes, a 20 metre egg and spoon race, continue. were cancelled and all clubhouse bookings stopped. However, with Left; Rowland completing his laps of a gradual easing of the lockdown, the landing and Eve with the hat that there is hope that there will be she wore for 20 hours some cricket this season. The club is listening to the advice from Football Season Null the government, the England Cricket Board, and the Hertfordshire League. and Void The Committee meet regularly via Kings Langley Football Club’s late Zoom to ensure they are ready for push for the play-offs was sadly Senior and Junior cricket to get going stopped in its tracks by Covid-19. again once it is safe to do so. What Prior to lockdown, the Kings had form that will take is difficult to say… a fantastic unbeaten run in the but they will be ready! league which had stretched for the whole of 2020. Meanwhile, as pictured above, pitch maintenance work on the Common The team had one last home game and at Langley Hill School is continuing before the matches stopped, a 2-0 (following relevant guidelines) and the cup semifinal defeat against higher wickets have never looked so good. division team St Albans City which, despite the loss, showed how well If you are keen to get involved with Chris Cummins has his current team the club please get in touch. New set up since his arrival. KLFC are look- players are welcome for the senior ing more than ready to reach for the teams and to the Junior Section next level when football returns. (5 years and up), as are sponsors, supporters, volunteers and anyone Sadly the cancellation of the game on who fancies being able to pop in for a 14 March away to Biggleswade also drink on a summer’s evening. stopped a supporters’ sponsored walk to the match in support of the local charity Druglink – hopefully this can Kings Langley history makes front page news for be rescheduled for next season.

Dacorum Heritage Trust The club is now readying itself for The Spring 2020 edition of the Dacorum Heritage Trust newsletter had when football can return to the a fabulous story on the front page about the May Day traditions of village – you can keep up to date on Hertfordshire and in particular Kings Langley. You can find the article and Twitter @KLFCofficial or Facebook newsletter online at bit.ly/KLVNdht98 Kings Langley Football Club www.kingslangleyvillagenews.co.uk KINGS LANGLEY Viage NEWS Issue 15 July/August 2020 PAGE 5 Christian Aid week – a thanks Christian Aid Kings Langley want to thank all those who shared in Christian Aid PHOTO: BRIAN McADAM PHOTO: Week this year. Because of coronavirus restrictions, the All Saints: Lockdown house to house collection and beyond was not possible but around £2,000 was still raised. Lockdown has forced All Saints online – broadcasting services at Volunteers approached neighbours 9.30am on Sunday morning and (at a safe distance!), and during the week on Facebook contributions were received and YouTube – while continuing through the local ‘Just Giving’ site to offer pastoral care to the

PHOTO: JAMES McDONALD PHOTO: and directly to Christian Aid. community. And the easing of the restrictions All Saints would be pleased to hear The United Service, which was hasn’t translated into a straightforward from anyone who would like to have a to be held at All Saints, became ‘back to normal’ for the church, which child christened, celebrate a wedding, a ‘virtual’ one and was led by is now offering new things as part of or say farewell to a loved one with a Father James, with input from their community support. funeral service in the beautiful building. local church members. The main Sunday worship will continue to be speaker was Deborah Auty, Head Since 15 June the church has been broadcast online even after the return of Communications at Christian open every day 9.30am – 5pm for to church for those who want to join in Aid, and after the main part of the private prayer. All are welcome to from home at a convenient time. More service she participated in a Zoom spend time there in prayer or quiet details online. question and answer session. reflection, with signs and reminders to help you visit safely and hand sanitizer Finally, the parish church needs your There were some challenging at the doors. help to continue to be there to support questions, how is it that a third of the community – it costs £1,450 a the world’s population don’t have The church has started an ‘open table‘ week to keep the church running and access to soap and clean water? unattended Foodbank (above) at the look after the building, usually met Why is it that 7,500 children under back of the church. Anyone finding through regular giving, hiring out the the age of 5 die every day from themselves in need of provisions should hall and fundraising events. These last preventable diseases for which feel able to go into All Saints and help two haven’t been possible recently and we already have treatments and themselves to what they need. If you may not be for some time. If you are vaccines? can donate to the foodbank then items able to donate to All Saints it would be of non-perishable food and toiletries much appreciated – scan the QR code There is much to be done but all would be welcome and can be left in the here to donate. those who shared in this Christian basket provided. Surplus donations will Aid Week are part of meeting these be sent on to DENS Dacorum foodbank. needs.

All Saints is also offering a ‘buddy Young children in Kenya collect system’ to the community – if you water for their family in the are isolated or in need of a friendly drought chat with someone on a regular basis then please call or email the Vicarage (details below) to be linked up with a volunteer. If you need practical help contact Kings Langley Good Neighbours (klgna.org or 07790 668672). Website: beneficeoflangelei.org.uk/ allsaints By the time you read this it is possible Vicarage: 01923 903531 that (small) public services will be [email protected] allowed in churches but these may Baptism, wedding and funeral look different due to social distancing. enquiries: Admin office 01923 266596 www.kingslangleyvillagenews.co.uk KINGS LANGLEY Viage NEWS Issue 15 July/August 2020 PAGE 6 NHS Scrubs Back in April as the coronavirus Victory in Japan – 75 years on spread, hospitals and medical Whilst VE Day was celebrated with a national holiday, street facilities found themselves struggling to get parties and dancing in the streets, three months later for hold of personal VJ Day on 16 August 1945 there were celebrations but the protective equipment (PPE) mood was rather quieter. including scrubs – clothing worn A Victory Bonus was paid to employees by those involved of John Dickinson in September 1945 for in patient care in their loyal service during the war period. hospitals. On VE Day the All Saints church bells were left locally’ said Glenda. In rung by four of the bell ringers who had In response, professional addition, donated sheets and performed the same duty at the end of and home seamstresses pillowcases were sent direct the First World War. It will be good to found an outlet for their to Watford FC, who converted hear the bells again once the Covid-19 talents; a Hemel group directors’ boxes into hospital restrictions are lifted! was coordinated by TV staff bedrooms. costume designer Lucia Smith Last edition we shared news of the death who was linking with Downton On the day sewing was to start, of Keith Johnson, a much-loved resident Abbey costume designer Dulcie the group’s cutter Wendy Knight who had spent his life in the village. A few Scott raising money for fabric, fell ill. Fortunately, a call to Kings years ago Keith collaborated with Chris getting it cut into sets of scrubs – Langley School solved the problem, Pettit to make a film of his memories of tunics and trousers – and despatching with staff offering help and the use the village in wartime. them to groups around the country. of facilities including a large table for cutting. School tech staff helped work Chris tells us ‘I had known Keith since I Lucia liaised with Watford Hospital and out a sewing production line, catering moved to the village 35 years ago and was with Watford FC who offered to collect staff kept people fed, and an additional aware of his Old Timer pieces in the old and wash the scrubs (they have to eight rolls of fabric were funded by withstand commercial laundering at the school. Two new sewers Elizabeth 60 degrees). A small local group was Farrer and Janet Hobby joined the group. formed through Kings Langley Matters; Ann Johnson, Carol Preston, Charlotte By the end of May the Kings Langley and Felicity Lopez, Alison Williamson, group had delivered 230 scrubs sets Glenda Seal, Deborah Sherring and plus 25 scrub trousers to Watford other helpers got together and, with Hospital, The Nap Surgery, local nurses sewing machines revving, the group and physios! ‘We are so proud to have started to sew – working safely, done our bit to support the NHS and hygienically (and rather magically) the local health services,’ added Glenda. within lockdown guidelines. ‘They help care for and support us, doing such an amazing and selfless job They purchased six rolls of fabric of looking after us all during this time.’ for about 60 scrubs sets, plus Ann Johnson concurred ‘It has given us the necessary haberdashery, and a focus and we have all felt our skills, received donations of bedding. ‘I’m learnt over many years, have been put surprised anyone had any bedding to worthwhile use.’

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Villager magazine. I had often thought Images from Chris Pettit and that it would be good to capture some of Keith Johnson’s film, clockwise his memories on film. from above: soldiers on parade in the village, Keith as a young boy, the church ‘The opportunity arose when I needed school he attended (and where he was caned to test out a new TV camera for a when caught shinning up a drainpipe to forthcoming film production. Keith readily retrieve a ball). Army vehicles were a not agreed to be interviewed both in his home uncommon sight, Kings Langley Fisheries and on location at places relevant to his where Keith worked as a lad and simple, memories and he was able to provide post-war carnival fun. numerous photographs. The museum society also provided some excellent archival footage.

‘The camera test did its job: I chose the rival Sony camera!’.

A Childood Remembered can be viewed on YouTube at bit.ly/KLVNmemory

Poppy fields prove popular Many people in the village have discovered the California wild poppy field, just along the road from Langleybury Farm near the flyover over the M25 spur road.

The field belongs to The Grove, and Estate and Golf Course Manager Phillip

Chiverton, who is responsible for CHIVERTON NATALIE PHOTOS: cultivating the field, decided to sow some wildflower seeds last year and this is the result. California poppy, (Eschscholzia californica), is a plant of the poppy In his words ‘The area was a rough bit family, native to the southwestern of land left over from NATO and was United States and northern Mexico. very bare. A quick run around with a It has become naturalized in parts of rotator lightly touching the surface, a southern Europe, Asia, and Australia. levelling bar and then overseeding at four grams per m2 and then nature did Depending on conditions, California the rest. With a mild wet winter and poppies flower from February to a ton of rain until now the results are September, and horticultural varieties better than we could ever expected. include tall, dwarf, double, and single. The wildflower mix are annuals so we will be doing more in the Autumn.’ They are annual plants with feathery gray-green foliage and the four- Philip’s professional photographer wife petaled flowers, on 20 – 30cm stems Natalie captured some great shots of ranging from cream, in the wild, to the field and shared them with your various shades of red and pink. Village News. www.kingslangleyvillagenews.co.uk KINGS LANGLEY Viage NEWS Issue 15 July/August 2020 PAGE 8 Dacorum’s Climate Change Strategy & Action Plan News from the As much as the focus has been parish pump on people and the economy lately, has still Given the current pandemic, it’s been able to implement its Climate no surprise that there is more use Change Strategy & Action Plan, in of all our open spaces, bringing, association with the Association of unfortunately, increased litter, Public Sector Excellence. complaints, anti-social behaviour and vandalism. The four key themes are: Community Choir The Parish Council is working hard to 1. Much work has been done in respond, including reintroducing the welcomes the sun reducing electricity, gas and water monthly litter pick at the end of June. May’s record-breaking sunshine was usage, but more is needed. Sourcing timed to perfection for Kings Langley energy from more sustainable methods to Many residents have been walking the Community Choir as members reduce our carbon footprint has begun. paths through the woods around Kings completed their first lockdown 2. In developing a new Local Plan Langley Common while self-isolating recording, The Beatles’ Here Comes The to steer the development of the and are concerned that some are Sun. Posted on YouTube, the recording borough to 2036, the council is well ‘blocked’. However, Dacorum Borough was seen more than two thousand placed to ensure that environmental Council explain that they do not clear times in the first twenty-four hours. sustainability is maximised in future all obstructions from these smaller developments, e.g. solar panel use, informal pathways unless they are Singing to a template provided by thermal insulation, and tree planting. unsafe, promoting the sense of being Musical Director Katie Teage, members 3. There is a commitment to increasing in a woodland, away from urban life. recorded their harmony contribution at the biodiversity of our area, to help the There is a program to check safety in home. Each of these was then passed flora and fauna potentially affected by these areas and to rectify if needed. to Katie who, with her husband Ivan, climate change. collated the individual recordings and 4. More direct action is planned, On the ‘green theme’ work continues in produced the final version. This can be including asking the public to help the Village Garden with plants, shrubs viewed online at bit.ly/KLVNsun plant 1,000 trees this Autumn (social and trees being added to provide more distancing permitting), and possible variety and colour. ‘We have been Building on this first success, the Choir investment in sustainable power very lucky,’ explained Parish Warden is planning further lockdown recordings generation or CO2 reduction methods. Paul Savin, ‘John Bailey donated to place on YouTube. Work has already some delightful roses, and Dave Hunt started on Santianna – a sea shanty The borough council can only act on and Paul Wallis donated an array of which tells of pirates on the Spanish things they control or influence, and as a amazing trees.’ The weather has meant Main – and the choir continues to meet result of the social and economic impact the Village Garden is a haven to sit in by Zoom each week, rehearsing new of the Covid-19 crisis, actions must be the shade or stroll around the footpath, material, so there will be plenty of affordable. However, they are committed and for children, there is an opportunity future choice. to practical, proportionate, cost-effective, to run around, trying to avoid the and non-counter-productive actions to sprinkler! Above: members of the Kings Langley benefit everyone in the borough. Community Choir enjoy recording Finally, the Parish Council has been their lockdown performance – Councillor Alan Anderson looking to the future or, at least, at different versions of the future. The July Local Produce Market in the village garden regular monthly volunteer mornings in the Village Garden on the first Friday The market is keen to restart to provide access to fresh, local has recommenced and Parish Council produce again and the aim is to restart on Saturday 18 July, meetings have re-started, albeit with nearly all the stallholders ready to return. virtually. There is uncertainty about the Christmas Lights Festival given the Unfortunately it’s not feasible to keep customers and stallholders safe in the current environment. normal location on the High Street due to width constraints, but the Parish Council have kindly offered the use of the Village Garden until the virus The proposal to provide an online situation improves. directory of activities and businesses This will enable a one-way system and plenty of space for social distancing gathers pace, with a dedicated email around the stalls. address set up for village societies, clubs, charities and businesses to When the virus situation improves and a return to the High Street is send details of what they do, when, possible, it will be posted on noticeboards and social media. and a contact point for enquiries. The Village Garden is next to All Saints’ church and opposite the Rose & Crown. The email address is activities@ kingslangleylinks.com www.kingslangleyvillagenews.co.uk KINGS LANGLEY Viage NEWS Issue 15 July/August 2020 PAGE 9 Rectory Farm stays green! The planning application for 89 residential units on Rectory Farm, including 34 on the Green Belt, has been withdrawn.

Gary Ansell, Chair of Kings Langley and TiK PHOTO: District Residents Association, was quick to praise villagers: ‘In total there ‘This is brilliant news for villagers and to the area before the formal house were 181 objections on the Dacorum demonstrates that local people can building plans of Dacorum or Three planning portal, with only 5 responses make a difference and that every Rivers are published. supporting the development; there individual can influence decision- were also 443 emails opposing the making at every level,’ added Gary. ‘We ‘Where are the additional residents application. This reflects the vote will continue to fight to protect Rectory going to look for shopping, schools, opposing green belt development in Farm and other Green Belt sites as healthcare services, parking? There is the village in the Parish Poll three attempts to build large developments no additional infrastructure planned for years ago.’ on these sites will re-surface in the Kings Langley to support any of this.’ Local Plan. This is not because we are added Gary. ‘The reason people love It was not just the level of opposition opposed to housing developments, but this village is because they enjoy the and the inappropriate development on because we are opposed to the loss of green spaces and relaxed atmosphere.’ the Green Belt that were factors: both Green Belt. Recent weeks have shown Hertfordshire Highways and the Local how important our green spaces are Flood Authority raised a number of and their future must be safeguarded objections to the application, including for our children.’ the new junction on the Hempstead Road and the risk of flooding. The Residents Association were quick to point out it is not just development There were also concerns raised by in the village which local people should Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust, the be concerned about, with the potential Environment Agency and the Canal and of seven developments just across the Rivers Trust. canal adding nearly 300 properties Rectory Farm

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local response to their plea for CHRIS PETTIT PHOTO: a Facebook group was set up to gauge volunteers! interest and within hours the magic KLGNA volunteer Melissa Cox out and number of 300 joining was reached for There are now over 50 helpers willing about delivering in Kings Langley Bob to commit to organising it, which to be called upon at short notice to pick within a day was up to 1000. up prescriptions from Boots or collect Award winning production and deliver bags of essential shopping Within a week the dates, 17/18 July items. To date over 200 prescriptions On 14 June the National Operatic 2021, and the venue, KL Football Club, have been delivered and at least 150 and Dramatic Association (NODA) were confirmed. At the end of May a shopping journeys accomplished! London Region held its annual crowdfunding page was set up, asking award ceremony – virtually – those interested in attending to make The normal Good Neighbours service as the usual Festival had been a donation of £10 which will help fund of taking clients to hospital and other cancelled due to lockdown. the upfront costs that are involved in medical appointments has been planning such an event. This £10 will suspended due to social distancing Kings Langley Musical Theatre act as a deposit against a future ticket rules, but it is hoped to resume Company’s 2019 production of Red purchase, and if the event doesn’t that service as soon as the current Hot and Cole, which told the story happen for any reason, the money restrictions are lifted and volunteers of Cole Porter’s life through his donated will go to local charities. Profits feel comfortable responding. songs and drama, was awarded from the festival will also benefit local the Best in District Flame trophy. good causes. Volunteers knocking on the door of Congratulations to Director Ann clients to deliver shopping ponder on Hertler-Smith, Musical Director Clive To donate to Kingsfest 21 and secure how the payment for the shopping Swan, the hugely talented cast your option for tickets, go to bit.ly/ will be handed over without getting and crew for the production which KLVNkingsfest too close… at one house as the door played at the Community Centre opened a metal ‘grabber’ poked out last year. KLMTC was congratulated clutching just the correct amount! One on a skilful presentation in the small volunteer announced that she takes venue, and the 100% energy and a tray with her to span the distance enthusiasm from the company. for giving and receiving items on a doorstep. Another volunteer said ‘I have Sadly, plans for summer workshops been to areas of the village I didn’t and fund raising events have had know existed’! to be cancelled. However, their next production is planned for 2021: Good Neighbours and their clients are The Addams Family, based on the very grateful to all the volunteers and 1960’s TV show. Put the date in your take this opportunity to say a very big diary: 24 – 27 March. ‘Thank you’ on behalf of everyone. Total Flooring 26 High Street, Kings Langley 01923 262656 CARPETS, LINO, VINYLS, TILES ETC DOMESTIC & CONTRACT

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After successfully completing the previous issue 14 Xword, ably assisted by her daughter Sophie, our winner of a free wash and dry at the Kings Langley Laundrette was Mary Flynn.They Children – join are pictured here with proprietor the Silly Squad! Alan Marshall The digital Summer Reading who generously Challenge is here. Organised by donated their the Reading Agency, this year’s Prize Xword KEMP BARRY PHOTO: prize. challenge started on 5 June, giving children 13 weeks to get involved. This issue’s prize is a cream tea Across for two at the Kitchen at Inspired. 1 A toxopholite’s favourite byway in Simply post or email your completed Although it looks very different this our Village? (6,5) Xword to us (see page 2) to arrive by year because libraries remain closed, Friday 14 August. The first correct 6 Commanding officer obscures a we can still inspire our young people entry drawn from the hat will be type of wild dog! (5) to enjoy reading by taking part in the awarded this month’s prize. 7 Move carefully or furtively (4) challenge online. Last year we had 9 Edible Japanese seaweed, found over 200 children involved from Kings 1 2 3 4 5 amidst a minority! (4) Langley library! ## # # ## 11 New Zealand mountain parrot (3)

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