HALLMARK The Lacey Green and Magazine

Issue 254 June 2020 £3.00 where sold separately

Lockdown Special Welcome to the June edition 6 weeks ago we postponed the delivery men, shop staff etc. May edition as no one knew what was happening and how it The overall community response would turn out. We still don’t has been great and a know, but we have to get on Coronavirus Action Group was with life. The first pages of the quickly formed to support those magazine are normally filled in need (see page 9). Credit also with What’s On. Unsurprisingly to Risborough Town Council for that has all changed.Everything setting up Risborough Basket, a is off! . In the longer term the home delivery service covering Horts Soc are still hoping that nearly all the shops in their autumn show can go Risborough (see page 7) you ahead in early September (see can even have your dry cleaning page 36) delivered! The service also includes Timpsons Meats who We are very lucky to live in this have a new advert on page 8. area. Practically all of us have Please note that the Chiltern gardens to escape from the We also had the opportunity to Society have decided that our house and family, and a celebrate VE Day. Loosley Row windmill will stay closed for the fabulous range of walks for our made a special effort and had a whole of 2020. exercise. I feel great sorrow for great time (see page 11). The those cooped up in an inner-city picture of many national flags Our new delivery manager has flat with nowhere to escape. reminds us that it was not just settled into the job and our British people fighting and magazines are being delivered The standout achievement of suffering, but people from most efficiently. However we lockdown has been the Canada to Poland to Nepal to are short of one person to do a tremendous effort and sacrifice New Zealand. Let us remember delivery on Main Rd (you don’t made by the NHS staff and them all and not take a jingoistic have to live on Main Road). carers, despite the continued inward-looking view. Please contact me if you can floundering of the government help. and the Health Department. In line with the government rules, the Village Hall has been I have just changed to a new We have an article on page 20 closed since the beginning of DTP package, so please forgive about how the Loosley Row lockdown. Unfortunately this any layout issues. It will all be sewing circle have helped means that we have had no smooth next time! combat the PPE shortage. We income, whilst the regular bills should also not forget other still roll in. The committee is Mike Piercy people who continue working keeping an eye on the building even if this puts them into risky and are checking that no Editor situations - milkmen, posties, problems arise.

Chiltern Cottage, Hambye Fortunately, my camera was at Close, Lacey Green May 1st hand and I had just enough time to photograph the lawn covered The meteorologists said that we in white and had the presence will have a day of sunshine and of mind to photograph some showers and the possibility of pellets in the palm of my hand. I hailstorms. The Croquet Season ran indoors and called my wife was just about to start but our ‘Quickly, come and see the beautiful Lawns were closed. It hailstorm!’ As she arrived the is a game you play in all sun came out and I was left weathers and so as the sun trying to explain a most unlikely came out so did the hoops and event. mallets in the garden to get in some practice. Suddenly the sky blackened, and the noise of hail Ronnie Lewin and the force of the hailstones was spectacular.

22 3 Village Hall St John÷s Speen Helping Hospices FACE MASKS - £5 each Village Hall AGM Car Park Resurfacing We held the Village Hall AGM as Church These masks are made-up of three You will remember we are ‘Loosley Row Open Gardens’ layers. Two of closely woven cotton usual in April. The Booking endeavouring to raise £40k to Saturday 20th June 2020 11am-5pm plus a liner. Fully machine Secretary reported that 15 local add to a similar amount in the In aid of the ‘Thames Valley AirA mbulance’ washable. groups are using the hall Village Hall accounts to pay for As our Church is They are constructed as an envelope so an regularly. We have a few week car park re-surfacing which will temporarily closed, due to Due to lockdownand social distancing rules day slots available – Monday weareunable tof ullyopenourgardens to thepublic. additional filter can be inserted but removed benefit all users, but particularly before washing. morning, Tuesday and Thursday the infirm and disabled. the Covid-19 virus, there is However we will be holding asmall plantsale at each afternoons. There is a waiting list not much to report other garden venue hoping to raise some funds. There are two designs, but the body of the We werehoping to open10gardens including mask is exactly the same. for evenings. In 2019 we had 29 Over recent months, we made than that we are in commercial bookings, an several applications to charities StJoh ns Schoolg arden on theday. Type 1 with ties increase on the year before. communica�on with one including Please visit LoosleyRow Type 2 with elastic loops to go around the ears. 2020 is looking very similar. Council and the National Lottery another and amongst the on your daily exercise, lookingout for The elastic is 6” or 7” or 8”. Men tend to go for Children’s parties are back, jelly Fund. These institutions don’t wider community. Sadly a posters and signage guiding you to plant sales. the8”. and ice cream is making a make instant decisions but await We look forwardtoseeing you ‘at a distance’! number of planned events We also have a selection of masks for children return! a collection of applications to For further information contact enable them to make choices on have had to be cancelled / Sarah Halliday at [email protected]. 100% of funds raised will go to the four We are very fortunate that we eligibility, and then allocate postponed but hopefully hospices supported by SHH - Rennie Grove, are still able to offer the weekly funds. South Bucks, Florence Nightingale and Helen coffee morning at no charge and some may be reinstated House the youth club at a greatly As reported at our March once we are all in a safer To order please contact - reduced rate. We continue to meeting, WDC were due to be posi�on. [email protected] Please include a loan tables and chairs to other amalgamated with other Bucks contact telephone number in your email. local organisations and both the councils to make a unitary We have a large database church, school and pre-school authority and they chose to and everyone included have used our facilities when allocate their fund before doing they have needed more room at so. We received an offer of £7K, there receives a copy of the no charge. This all helps to make half now and the other half later. Pewsheet by email on a the Village Hall a welcome and Then Covid 19 struck and weekly basis, with updates central point for the community priorities inevitably changed, but as a whole. we are still due the first on the up to date situa�on instalment and understand that as and when received. If Parking, as we are aware, is a the Council will make anyone would like to be village issue. The hall are very allowances for delays in projects. happy for the car park to be Alongside our institutional included, please contact used but PLEASE check first, as fundraising efforts, villagers have Rev Tony Bundock or one priority must be given to the hall generously made donations of the Churchwardens (see users that have booked and paid which have been much for the use of the car park. appreciated. p34). Whatever way we look at the The Oxford Diocese also situation we still need to source stream services online at a large amount of money to 10:00am each Sunday Hall Lettings complete work on the car park morning. If you would like and our efforts to do so must It being three years since the continue. If we are in a position to listen and watch this last rent review, the to identify more funding then service log into the Committee recommended lockdown would be a good time following website: that an increase in line with to get started on the work, there RPI of approximately 5% on being no hall users to oxford.Anglican.org/ hiring rates should be inconvenience! livestream.The service implemented from 1st April for lasts for about 35/40 commercial users and in Meantime, the Government has Autumn 2020 for village offered a grant to cover potential minutes. organisations. This expenses through loss of income recommendation was during lockdown and until social Pat Rushmere approved by all present. meeting places can be reopened. We shall be applying for this grant.

4 5 St John÷s School Loosley Row in Lockdown I have nothing but praise for Pupils have written letters to “No one is useless in this world how the staff, pupils and parents vulnerable adults in our who lightens the burdens of have managed to engage with community, and the school has another” Charles Dickens. education during this lockdown started to receive replies and period. My main focus has this has been the most satisfying I think that this has been shown in been to maintain an upbeat aspect of lockdown - knowing so many ways, with a plethora of tone and as such we made the that our pupils can think of big and small kindnesses, in this conscious decision to maintain others and do something to try new world order where we find the Friday News and fill it with and support them. ourselves. The NHS, community examples of the wonderful and home are defining 2020, we learning that our pupils have Currently we are preparing for have been forced to halt our being doing with their families. the next phase of welcoming frenetic lives and take stock; We have also started a YouTube back children in Reception, Year resulting, in the main, in a cleaner channel where we post the 1 and 6, whilst maintaining our and a more gentle world. weekly assembly and stories for current provision for our pupils pupils to listen to, and of essential workers. Never in a Ian Newton I was approached by Diana Reder maintained our Twitter feed to million years did I think I would in early March, she thought that share examples of work with the be preparing for such an HeadTeacher since the government was about to wider world! The 'virtual school occasion when I accepted the ask all over 70s to self isolate, Helpful initiatives have I wanted to acknowledge office' have been magnificent in invitation to become the because of the Covid19 pandemic, popped up all over the place, here what an amazing and maintaining contact and easing headteacher of St John's we needed to come up with a whether it is how to generous contribution she any concerns that parents may however, I have never been suitable Loosley Row style recognise key birthdays in and her family have made to have had. prouder to serve this response. There ensued a flurry of lockdown, offering ready our society in these strange community. whatsapps and a hastily scheduled made meals to those who times. The teaching staff have meeting in my kitchen, for the next need such support, to sharing overcome the many challenges morning. The response was eggs or excess fruit, and Thanks to the hard work of in trying to set up distance heartwarming and overwhelming; vegetables left out for you to Graham Roberts and Kay learning and I take my hat off to by the end of that Monday we had help yourself as you pass on Pallister we have also been them! They have also shown a flier designed, street reps and your daily exercise. Some of included in the Risborough their dedication to their craft by volunteers designated and a us have even turned into Baskets scheme. Our attending virtual CPD sessions master plan of how to help those testers for a local scented residents can place orders led by the ODBST and also vulnerable, self isolating, sick and candle business. from the shops in Princes engaged in our virtual team elderly within our community. We Risborough on a Tuesday and meetings as we look to put have a few key aims, we want to One of the most successful of Friday, to be delivered by plans in place for the future. provide human contact - albeit at all of these initiatives has Rafe and myself to your We have set work daily, posted an acceptable distance - for those been Kate Collet-Fenson’s houses in Loosley Row. Kay it on the class webpages for who are on their own, help with ‘for the love of scrubs’ sewing and Graham are in charge of pupils to download, complete picking up shopping, prescriptions and knitting group providing the Lacey Green deliveries. then send back to their and other urgent supplies, or headbands, scrubs, woolly Rafe and I have been kept teachers, who have always simply posting a letter. Our village baby hats and so much more very busy, as the idea has responded. This approach has done this and so much more. to our local, and not so local, been impressively embraced seems to be working well and I We have worked in conjunction care homes and hospitals. I by our village! have been overwhelmed with all with Lacey Green and Eileen know Kate is writing her own the positive comments. Rowlands to pool resources, share account of this adventure but ideas and build community links. Louisa Spearing Council Fund There has been a Corona virus Registered , not for profit businesses especially in the Crisis Fund set up by organisations and charities ( not retail, hospitality and leisure Council initially individuals) can apply for a grant sectors to help them through the to the value of £250,000 to allow of up to £2000. If you wish to corona virus. Councillors to support local apply for a grant, please get in voluntary and Community touch with me. (Cllr Martin Tett) To apply: Groups. This was further www.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/ boosted by £50,000 at the end has businessgrant of April by the Rothschild received £91 million from Foundation. Government to assist small

6 7 Coronavirus Action Group We combined forces and team of telephone befrienders your doorstep. Response has formed this group in mid-March. who are ready to chat about been very good, particularly for Within a week of the launch we anything and everything so the fruit and veg deliveries. This had both villages covered with please do reach out and let us service is open to all residents of Street Reps who are the first know if you would like a call. Lacey Green and Loosley Row point of contact for anyone who and we are encouraging all to is self-isolating and needing The village shop still has some use it and support our local help. We have volunteers who stock that it would like to sell. town and independent are ready to do your shopping, Kay is happy to send you a list of shopkeepers. Full ordering pick up your prescriptions or items available and deliver them details are on the website walk your dog if you can’t due to your door. Please email her: www.risboroughbasket.co.uk to self-isolating because of [email protected] illness, age or shielding. If you If you do not have access to the are not aware of who your Thanks to the persuasive powers internet we do have some Street Rep is please give me a of two of our volunteers we printed information sheets with call. now have the Risborough the telephone ordering details Basket delivering to us on on. Please give me a call if you It can be challenging to be in Tuesdays and Fridays. Orders would like one. lockdown, and whether you live placed between 10am – 2pm alone or with others, sometimes on the day of delivery arrive at Eileen Rowlands it is good to chat to someone one of two hubs in Lacey Green fresh. We have a small friendly at 3pm for onward dispatch to 01844 275490 The Black Horse One minute you are a busy We have kept fairly busy with all the time. Bernie and Tom for village pub serving meals and doing all the benches in the getting my papers every day,Ian drinks to a great village of very garden, cleaned the kitchen top would go loopy without his special people. Then overnight to bottom and painted inside Telegraph crossword; also to Timpson÷s everything stops. You get that the pub where needed. What is Pam for being a great friend and phone call from your brewery funny though is when we are just a phone call away. Lisa and Meat,Game and Poultry saying they are shutting down sitting in the front of the pub Ian for being great neighbours, your beer lines and you have to eating our lunch. Cars go past and anybody else I have missed close. This was a time when you and some stop and take a photo as there has been so many of wished you owned the pub so and even a man on his bike you concerned about Ian and you could continue serving the came in and took pictures of the the Black Horse, true friends. beer in the cellar, not waiting for cars in the car park. I think they Also it is the first time in history it to be taken away to be think I am open and working of the Black Horse that I have destroyed. It is still in my cellar illegally, they don't know me had to ask people to buy waiting for it to be collected. that's for sure. Guinness to keep Ian happy. We started doing some take I am not sure when we will We had a great VE day down at aways which we wanted to do open again and how long you Roundlands and Eastlands. but then got the letters from the can stay running a pub with no Everybody enjoyed it, sat out government saying we had to funds coming in but bills going side on the green with drinks be in our homes for the 12 out, but we will see what and food. Thank you Emma and We are a small catering butcher based in weeks due to medical issues. happens. Harry for the cream scones and . So that had to stop, which really jam they were amazing, and Jill upset me, to think I could not I want to say a big thank you to for organising it. I got so burnt We visit market daily to ensure we supply high do anything. But health is a some people who helped me even though I thought I was quality, fresh produce. really important issue here as and Ian and Tony through all under the trees in the shade. I many of you know and this. Tina and Kath you have hope by the next Hallmark we Open Tuesday - Saturday understand. been amazing doing my are slowing getting back to shopping and going to the normal life in the village of FREE local delivery So everyday we come to the chemist for me I am truly Lacey Green. Stay safe and well pub between 10 and 3 to make grateful. Karen and Derek and everybody, I cant wait to see www.timpsonssmallholding.co.uk sure Ian is good and not on his family also for doing shopping, you all again in The Black Horse. [email protected] own all day and we all sit down when ever you go you ring me 07870 755981 together at lunch time to eat. and make sure we are all okay Lynne 8 Friday 8 May -VE Day

We celebrated the 75th The village responded as always, Congratulations to all three anniversary of VE day in Loosley with very creative ideas, winners, with their photos shown Row. We had a great day with an including ‘landgirls’, a war horse above. ‘on your own drive’ VE day and a ‘Chad’ (a wartime cartoon celebration. There was a character created by a British Thanks to Lindsay for sending in competition for the best dressed cartoonist in the late 1930s - the 3 photos below taken at the drive and the winners were Chad woz here!). There were party in Woodfield. judged by Ginnie and Roger scones a-plenty and lots of wine Brudenell, who were there, but and song. very young, 75 years ago!

VE Flags of nations in Gt Hampden

10 11 Happy Wanderers The Happy Wanderers Walking Peter Clee and Liz Lewin have Group has a unique annual remained as Treasurer and AGM. The business lasts less Secretary. than 30 minutes after which the wine bottles are opened and No one could have imagined then the 30 or so members get how a tiny virus from China out their sandwiches, look at the could have affected the plans of photographic archives, and buy the Happy Wanderers Walking tickets for the raffle. The Group. Next year we still hope presents are mostly old friends to mark our 30th Anniversary and you may well win the box of with a celebration walk and later biscuits you won last year! in the year a visit to some them up ready for our next beautiful part of our English walk, a pub lunch and especially Roger Walker was elected as countryside for a long weekend. a catch up with our friends of Chairman. Thank you to David many years. In the meantime, Cliff for his leadership over the So, please don’t hide your keep well and keep walking! past three years. walking boots away but polish Liz Lewin Lacey Green Players To reassure you all, Lacey Green as we can safely rehearse, LGP Players are still here despite the will swing into action once lockdown, and on a positive more. Performance dates will be note it has given us time to plan announced as soon as it is safe for the future. Every cloud has a for audiences to gather again; silver lining! We hope you have look out for the information on coped with the lockdown due our website, Facebook page and to Covid19 and are all well. posters around Lacey Green and . We are delighted to let you know that LGP have a play all We would like to once again ready to rehearse the moment thank everyone who has lockdown is eased and we can supported us over the years and get together again as a group. we hope you will continue to do The play is "The Ghost Train" by so once our artistic talents are Arnold Ridley, who played able to shine through again. Godfrey in Dad's Army. This Our performances will continue play was written in and is set in to raise money for charity which the 1920's. It has been made has been very successful in the into film several times over the past due to your support. last century and was one of his most successful scripts. It is a As ever if you know of anyone thriller and, as for our last year's who is keen to join a local performance of "The amateur dramatic group we Ladykillers", steam trains are a would love to hear from them. large feature of the plot. Who This can include budding doesn’t love a steam train and it actors, lighting and sound provides anyone interested in specialists or anyone wishing to joining the sound and lighting hone their skills and experience specialists with a great generally. For more information opportunity to learn skills which please email : will hopefully be useful in the [email protected]. ‘new’ world. Jane Hervé Our director and a full production team are in place and we were about to audition when Covid19 struck. As soon 1212 13 Gardening in an age of lockdown tales from a horticultural society Those of us lucky enough to holding meetings twice a month have gardens and allotments using Zoom so that we can have been blessed with green monitor and develop our plans spaces of our own, earth to dig whilst in lockdown. The Spring and seeds to plant and grow on. Show was the first to go! Then All of these are known to have the AGM was cancelled and the therapeutic qualities and we plant sale followed. We are have certainly needed them however hoping (at the time of since lockdown began. This, writing) to run a virtual plant together with the fantastic sale for members who have weather have helped to ease the spare plants to deliver to plight of many of us restricted to members who would like plants. home due to Covid 19. You will see on pages 36 and 37 The society runs a seed ordering that we hope to run the show in scheme with one of the major September, but obviously, we suppliers in which we have a will have to be guided by reduction of costs up to 50%. government decisions and we The seeds are ordered in may have to change this or on my various fruits since September/early October. reduce the number of classes. lockdown began. Those of us who took advantage We will keep members of this thank our lucky stars, as informed by email and put It’s not too late to get planting seeds are now difficult to get updates on the village website. for food if you haven’t already hold of. Garden centres are You could get a head start and done so. All kinds of beans and closed and the major seed try out the recipes while we are peas can be sown now (June) as companies have been struggling housebound! can spinach, swiss chard and to meet demand, with web sites salad crops. Even if you only often down for several days Meanwhile, there is plenty to be have a small space you can while they catch up and while doing in the garden. The grow in buckets and bags they adjust to new working weather meant that I had to (provide adequate drainage) conditions and social distancing. water the veg plot in April! An and hopefully garden centres unheard-of necessity, but will be open again for essential Like many of us, the society’s gardening on a chalk slope supplies. committee have learned to use means that drainage is rapid! new social media and are Many retailers are running a The garden has been delivery service, so it’s worth so floriferous looking and asking around if and wonderfully there is anything you need. If perfumed. We you are gardening for the first need to take time and need help, do get in time to look at touch with one of the growing things in committee who are always close detail to happy to help (at a distance if really get the necessary). Until the next most out of our meeting keep safe and keep green spaces gardening! and to marvel at the beauty of Alison Shreeve each species we grow. Flowers, plants, bees and butterflies have been providing my main entertainment in lockdown. I’ve had roses in April and a continuous show of blossom

14 15 Obituary for Andrew Clark My friend Andrew Clark, who There was a fitting reward. died of leukaemia on 23rd April Working with and learning from 2020 aged 77 was, in his own the Buddhists was the best job words, “a small boy grafted onto he ever had, he later said. And a privileged family tree”. in Vietnam he met the perfect partner, Ann Noel, who was He was the third of six children working as a volunteer nurse. adopted by Zettie, nee Halliday, Two years later, in May 1975 a trained nurse, and Arnold they were married in a Quaker Clark, wealthy glass merchant ceremony in Amersham. and pillar of the Baptist church. Honeymoon? A small hotel and a diet of goat stew in Kebri He grew up in Great Missenden Dehar. Oxfam had sent them in a strongly religious both to the Ogaden area of household. Educated at Ethiopia during a famine. Leighton Park School, Birmingham University and The consternation of relatives Manchester University, he was compounded a year later became a prominent Quaker when the young couple, plus and passionate pacifist in adult 10-week old Joel, set off for life. India to create the Oxfam West Orissa programme with Andrew’s faith, constantly respected development worker evolving, was the mainspring of A.V.Swamy. his actions. He was aware of his For seventeen years Andrew ran privileged position, and by his Finding solutions to rural Quaker Peace and Service. For teens he had decided to devote poverty became one of another five he led the his life to others less fortunate. Andrew’s defining skills, International Association for Adventurous, hungry for foreign deepened by post-graduate Religious Freedom. On travel, heedless of his personal study of agricultural engineering retirement he became chairman comfort or safety, he was at Cranfield, and honed by years of Anti-Slavery International, for naturally attracted to relief work in the field. Andrew conducted which he was a tireless fund- in a war zone. a review of Oxfam’s work across raiser. He was one of the great India, and then worked and and good in his chosen field. His practical intelligence, allied lived happily with his family to his great warmth and (completed by the new-born Andrew’s love of Chipko was humanity, made him an Zettie) among the locals in shared by his children, and the outstanding aid worker, setting Damoh, Central India. last years of his life were lived in up relief and rehabilitation an extended family, who all services for the Quakers, first in He returned home, now nearly survive him. He spent his last Biafra at the time of the 40, because he had been asked months surrounded by them, Nigerian civil war and then in to become the General writing his memoirs. It was a newly independent Bangladesh. Secretary of Quaker Peace and fitting end to the life of a truly Service. He moved into Chipko good man. Back in for a brief at Parslow’s Hillock, a house respite, Andrew’s father, worried spectacularly located on the Submitted to the Guardian about his safety, said: “I don’t Chiltern escarpment that he ‘Other Lives’ section, by Bill mind what you do next as long designed to be sustainably Robinson. as you don’t go to Vietnam.” A powered by wood logged from fortnight later the Overseas his land. Andrew’s need for Director of Oxfam invited him physical activity and danger to work with the Buddhists would in future be satisfied by a there. He couldn’t resist the chainsaw, a quad bike and a challenge. wood-burning stove.

16 17 Windmill WI Main Road, Lacey Green Our first meeting of the year was Unfortunately this was our last www.blackhorselaceygreen.co.uk in February. Virginia Deradour, meeting before 'The Lockdown'. who is a Director of Wren Davis Our 'Love Chocolate Evening', A real Village Pub Ltd., was our speaker. Virginia our Resolutions and Quiz lives on a small organic mixed meetings were cancelled. Also Good Beer Guide 2017/18 farm of 148 hectares run by the our Jumble Sale, the Group Davis family in Prestwood. Meeting at , theatre to CASK MARQUE APPROVED 2020 Virginia was an excellent see 'Buttons', the Quiz Night for speaker and we will try to the Village Hall, the list is Good Food Guide arrange a visit to Collings endless. Hanger Farm in Prestwood. However whilst being on The clapping on Thursday nights At the end of the month, ten of lockdown our knitting group has been the highlight of the us visited Tiggywinkles Wildlife have been busy making baby week when days drift into one We now have four real ales every month Hospital in Haddenham. We blankets and jumpers, cannula another. Our WI couldn't had a lovely time with a short gloves for babies, Twiddlemuffs celebrate the anniversary of VE Open all day except Monday talk on the history and workings and hats for the homeless. Won't Day together, but members from of the hospital. We saw a rather it be great when we can get Princes Risborough, Lacey sleepy hedgehog, after which together, knit and have a cup of Green and did Food times - Tuesday to Saturday we watched some slides tea. celebrate. Our celebration in Lunches: 12.00 - 2.30 Evening Meals: 6.30 - 9.00 showing the work of the Walters Ash was held on the hospital. We had a look around We have managed to keep in island (social awareness was Sunday Roast £12.50 small £10.50(children under 6free!) the museum full of hedgehog touch with each other with kept), we had flags and bunting, memorabilia, before leaving for phone calls and emails. cake and champagne. We kept 2 an excellent lunch at Bradmoor However my land line did go metres from each other but still Farm. down for 13 days. Further had a lovely afternoon chatting Telephone: 01844 345195 [email protected] isolation! The problem was a and laughing. Our March speaker was Hugh broken cable in the main road. Granger whose talk was entitled Open Reach had to request We don't know what is ahead of 'I'm Not Really Old, It's Those permission from the council to us and what the new normal will Tablets' a very light-hearted and put up traffic lights in the main be, but we do know we will amusing insight into the ageing road and Ash Close. The meet again, hug each other, process! engineer could then go down laugh and chat and enjoy others’ the hole and mend the cable. company. Phone back on thank goodness. Ann Bartlett Still fundraising through recycling The recycling scheme to We recycle 14 different streams fundraise for St John’s School in of waste these are sorted by Lacey Green has gone from hand into the different strength to strength and we categories. When I have boxes have raised over £1,000 for the weighing over 5kg these are school from other people’s sent to Terracycle who waste, even during lockdown! transform them into new items such as plant pots, garden For Lacey Green residents the benches, and children’s play best place to recycle is the equipment. Companies such as wheelie bin that is located to Walker’s sponsor the schemes the right of the Village Hall (and and pay for the shipping from is currently the only collection here to Terracycle [email protected] point operating during lockdown!). This has proved to Jo Sharp https://www.facebook.com/ be one of the most used RecyclingForStJohnsPrimary/ recycling points so huge thanks The waste we can process is to all who use it and special strictly defined so email me or Terracycle home page - https:// thanks to the Village Hall message via Facebook if you www.terracycle.com/en-GB/ committee who have allowed have any further questions. me to use the space! 1818 19 Sewing with a purpose Hi Kate. We just received the Despite having never sewn in PPE that staff have to wear and We know these make a big package! Wow!! Thank you my life but with a mother and help to make life on the frontline difference to the staff and we so so much, and how daughter who had recently a little more comfortable. have some incredibly heartfelt amazing that it has all been rediscovered the sewing ‘thank you’ messages and covered by donations. We machine, I was pretty confident Our packages include a ‘thank photos which spur us on. are so appreciative. The little that we could find a few friends you note’ with our special logo thank yous are just so kind! and furloughed work colleagues designed by talented Loosley Although the production of these Thank you, all packed and who could take on this Rowers Sally Fisher and Karen important items is what drives us, ready to send from head challenge. Galvin; a beautiful ceramic the most marvellous bi-product is office to our hospitals this ‘thank you’ keepsake, made by the wonderful group of friends we afternoon. As I started to look for patterns, Vicki from Pot-Tastic in Princes have made – despite not actually fabrics and ideas I happened Risborough and cute iced necessarily having met. Our Oh, wow that's upon this amazing national cookies from Alpa, who Whatsapp group is full of tips, tricks, movement - For the Love of normally would be busy making fantastic..... I have just jokes, photos, love and pride with an arrived home from work...it Scrubs. The movement was wedding cakes. incredibly strong desire to one day started on the 23rd March by a have a celebration party to looks fantastic!! I will take nurse Ashleigh Linsdell after she So far, we have delivered remember this most incredible time. them to work on Thursday Early on in April having wound identified early on in the over 600 bags, 600 when I am next in. Thank down our business, closed our pandemic, a shortage of scrubs headbands and over 70 pairs Our group has expanded beyond you I am blown away ☺ doors to our clients, furloughed for the NHS and others dealing of scrubs.Recipients have Loosley Row and Lacey Green with the team and recognized that with frontline services. The included the following: members in , my home-schooling support movement is now made up of Chinnor, Risborough, Aylesbury, efforts were not particularly sub-groups up and down the • Volunteer GP Covid-19 hub, Woburn Green, Beaconsfield and useful, helpful or very gratefully country with 55,000 sewers and Berkhamsted beyond. We are so grateful for all received; I watched the news over £50,000 raised producing the tremendous support in the form Kate I cannot thank you and your unfurl before me. thousands of scrubs, scrub bags • Nursing staff at Wycombe of donations, fabric, messages, team enough, the parcel was and hats to the frontline General offers of help to deliver and collect beautiful. The scrubs fit like a dream they are making work tomorrow I was struck by the throughout the whole of the UK. • GP practice, Thame and distribute including the printing uncomfortable feeling of of patterns by building services seem so much more appealing. wanting and needing to be I put a ‘shout out’ to our Loosley • Maternity unit at the John consultants - EEP in West Wycombe Everything about the parcel has so useful. I was almost painfully Row and Lacey Green Covid Radcliffe – an incredibly useful service. much love and though the bag and aware of the contrasts of Community Whatsapp group. the biscuit make it very personal and experience. From an almost Before I knew it, our • Stoke Mandeville hospital If ever we thought this was just a bit special. I know many Drs and idyllic feeling of a delicious wonderful village • Heritage Care Homes of a vanity project to make us all feel nurses that are usually non uniform never-ending bank holiday to the communities in and around a bit more useful, the messages, we wearing will wear your scrubs with horrific war-like images being Loosley Row had pulled • Fremantle Trust Care Homes - receive from the recipients tell a pride. Thank you thank you thank played out just down the road at together. including our local care homes in different tale...... you. P.S. the biscuit will be enjoyed our care homes, hospitals and Princes Risborough at some point tomorrow when tea even our supermarkets. We formed our very own sub break happens. group as part of the For the Love • East London Hospital Trust The tremendous work done by It was in the early hours of the of Scrubs movement, sewing the Loosley Row and Friends morning, my troubled mind not • Wexham Park Hospital sewing group is made possible by and producing medical scrubs Mortuary Department allowing me to sleep, I and accessories for our local the tireless cheerful organisation happened upon a Facebook hospital, carers and GP • Mandeville Grange Care by Kate, in fund raising, sourcing We have fantastic response post on the community group practices. I launched a 'just- fabric and from our staff, they all are from the Rycote Surgery in giving' account with a modest patterns, extremely grateful, and looking Thame – can anyone help - we goal of raising £200 for the collecting and forward to wear the scrubs! desperately need scrubs? materials required to make our delivering first batch of scrubs. materials and finished items, Starting on the 7th April our managing the donations to date have huge WhatsApp exceeded £1,500. The Loosely group and Row and Friends Sewing Group answering pleas Thank you so much to you has grown each day and now from those who and your team of scrub has 60 members who have been need the scrubs sewers. I confess I cried when busily sewing scrubs, and accessories I opened the bag. Not only headbands, caps and wash bags were there scrubs to fit for our NHS workers and carers Jane Tyrer. everyone which was such a throughout the Chilterns and relief but so many beautiful beyond! These supplement the extras. 20 21 Windmill Under 5s Preschool We started the year well, with home. For such young children the children having chance to the change in routine, not do lots of fun learning in the first seeing their friends and not part of the term. They enjoyed being able to do what they learning about ‘Winter’, where usually do, is hard for them to the setting was turned into an understand. The staff were now Ice Kingdom while the children doing what they could to help learnt about animals from the the families with activities to North and South Pole. Chinese carry out at home. New Year was celebrated in the preschool by making dragons As a result, the children and staff and doing some fantastic have been sharing their dragon dancing! activities with each other online and the children have even had Dan Smith from the Lacey a few Zoom meet ups, so they Green and Loosely Row Tennis can see their friends. (Interesting club delivered weekly tennis to say the least! Anyone with lessons to some of the older small children in the family will children, which they thoroughly know that video calling is hard enjoyed. Not only walking over work at the best of times, let to the ‘big’ tennis courts but alone when there are 10 or having a real-life coach and more!) The staff have put learning some wonderful new together videos of songs that skills. Hopefully some of them the children sing at preschool will be inspired to take it up as a and the children have really sport and join the tennis club enjoyed seeing videos of their when they are a bit older! teachers reading their favourite stories. The staff and children The children also enjoyed have also been putting together dressing up and sharing their their own version of the ‘Toilet favourite books for World Book roll challenge’, which the day. We had costumes from a children have really loved doing! wide range of books including a frog and a crayon! (and that was We have been lucky that the just the staff!) Thank you to all weather has been so wonderful the parents who made the day a and so the children have been great success and making sure doing a lot of gardening and the children could take part in planting. They have also enjoyed the fun. lots of walks looking for and Hopefully we will be able to say collecting leaves for sorting, goodbye to our children leaving As the term went on, the classifying and using to create us at the end of the year and children were learning more masks, crowns and bracelets! starting at big school in about germs and did a ‘germ September. We look forward to experiment’ to show how germs The staff have been keeping in when we can open safely again are transmitted. This turned out touch with the parents regularly. and welcome our remaining to be a very useful learning The Management committee families back! activity! have been meeting online regularly to work through what If you would like to arrange a It wasn’t long after this that we is best for the preschool look around the preschool or had to make a few changes at financially, which has been enquire about a place for your the preschool. Parents could no extremely difficult. As well as child, please call or email Tracey longer sign the register, discussing how best to keep the Winfield (Preschool Manager) everyone was hand sanitizing staff and our families safe. on 07502 198405 or email before entering the building and [email protected] the children were learning to It has been a challenging time sing Happy Birthday whilst they for everyone involved and one Natasha Kann washed their hands. The Corona that we will all remember. virus meant that we had to close Chairperson our doors on Friday 23rd March [email protected] and everyone had to stay at 22 23 Parish Council We hope this finds everyone Many people across the parish The next set of results will be well and still managing with the will have been taking advantage gathered at the end of the lockdown! We are fortunate to of the Risborough Basket month, when the monitors will live in such a lovely part of the delivery scheme run by the again be reassigned to their new country and enjoyed some Town Council. This initiative was places in the rota. So it will be lovely sunshine in April, so we the first of its kind in the interesting to see the results were able to see and appreciate country, and has spread far and next time! the Spring flowers and blossoms wide, as the idea was reported in people’s gardens on our daily in the media. The Parish Litter Pick was walks. cancelled of course, but some Thanks must go to all the people have taken it upon April 1st saw the new volunteers who have taken on themselves, when they go out Buckinghamshire Council the task of delivering goods to for their daily walk, to take replace the four District people in their homes. The wide gloves and plastic bag with Councils and went virtually range of shops and businesses them (and a picker if they have unnoticed because of the taking part has meant the whole one), to collect rubbish on the situation in the country, but it enterprise has been a win-win route! As well as walking, the seems to have occurred without situation for everyone involved, bending is good for you too! a hitch. and quite probably prevented The rubbish bag can then be many of them from going out of tied up and left either in or next You may have noticed the business and closing down to a litter bin for collection by Millennium bus shelter by the completely! So you have done Wycombe and Chiltern refuse Whip has at last been your part too, and helped to collectors. Just a suggestion for refurbished. Pete Galvin, on save them! those who feel they would like behalf of the Council, to have contributed in some undertook the task (which was Another local enterprise has way to the community efforts considerable, as it all had to be been the formation of the made by so many at this time - thoroughly prepared then Loosley Row and Friends it’s not too late! repainted). We think he has Sewing group, volunteers who done a great job! It was decided have been extremely busy The next meeting of the Parish to add a logo of some sort - making scrub sets, caps and Council on June 1st will be held maybe a rainbow, to laundry bags for members of via the internet, using a meeting acknowledge the work of the the medical community far and app, so that will be a first for us NHS on behalf of us all during wide. This has been replicated all! The minutes will appear on the Covid 9 pandemic. Another in Speen and countrywide to the website, in due course as milestone in its own way. provide scrubs and bags, per normal. This first online because the laundries which meeting will accept items for usually deal with this are closed. comment or discussion in Staff are having to wash their writing before the meeting date. own kit overnight, hence the need for several sets for each Subsequent meetings will person ! Kate Collet-Hanson hopefully be available to has produced an article residents to log in to watch as detailing more on page 20. well. There is, of course more Suffice to say, many local detail about various items of people have made lots more interest to residents on the friends and acquaintances as a Lacey Green Parish Website. result of the situation. The Parish Council welcomes During the lockdown, with comments from residents as many fewer vehicles on the always, whether they be local roads, you would have bouquets or brickbats, so please thought the MVAS monitors let us have your views! would have had a break. Nothing of the sort! It seems Miv Hughes some people took advantage of the fact, and were seen - and counted, speeding along Main Road, Lacey Green, and elsewhere in the Parish too!

24 25 Buckinghamshire Council Graham.peart@buckinghamshir Brown, a Community Interest e.gov.uk Company to look to re-open this facility. With the support of Cllr Saeed Saddique ( former 12 local Parish and Town District Councillor for Councils and with a crowd and ) funding campaign, we applied for planning permission to be Saeed.saddique@buckinghamsh granted back in January 2020. ire.gov.uk This was to have been determined by the Planning Cllr Mrs Shade Adoh ( former Committee on 23rd March, but District Councillor for with the lockdown, this has now Stokenchurch and Radnage) been postponed. We remain hopeful that this will be heard [email protected] on 11th June either remotely or ov.uk in session at the Council. A company has been selected to Myself ( former District run the day to day operation This year 2020 has certainly Councillor for and under contract to the unfolded in a completely Bradenham and former County Community Interest Company. different way to the one that Councillor for Ridgeway West was envisaged back in Division) In the unprecedented times, it December of last year. is very encouraging that local Carl.etholen@buckinghamshire. communities are coming Wycombe District Council and gov.uk together in supporting the Buckinghamshire County vulnerable and less fortunate in Council were abolished on There are 16 Community Hubs our society. 31st March and replaced by a which have been set up for new unitary “Buckinghamshire localism and for this area, the If you have any matters or Council”. hub is the North West Chilterns concerns relating to Community Board. Buckinghamshire Council such Due to the Covid 19 pandemic as Roads, Adult Social Care, the elections for the new I reported earlier that with the Children services, Education, council have been postponed transition across to the new Planning, Waste & Recycling until May 2021. The previous council, residents would not see and Libraries for example that Shadow Authority has become any difference in the services you need some assistance with, the new Buckinghamshire provided. However with the please don’t hesitate to either Council and the existing covid 19 pandemic and with emailme Members are the current some council staff having to self [email protected] elected Members. With a few isolate, the kitchen waste and ov.uk or by telephone 01494 councillors stepping down, garden waste collections were 564771 or any other of my there are currently 198 suspended as well as the closure Councillor colleagues. Members. of the Household Recycling Centres. I am pleased to Enjoy the summer and stay safe! Locally within the Ridgeway announce when writing this, West Division, which covers that the garden waste Carl Etholen Lacey Green, Loosely Row, collections have now restarted Speen, Radnage, Bradenham, and 5 of the Recycling Centres Stokenchurch , Saunderton, have re-opened. , Bledlow and Walters Ash, there are currently As you may well be aware the 4 Buckinghamshire Councillors Bledlow Ridge Household representing you until May Recycling Centre was closed by 2021. Bucks County Council on 31st March even with huge These are : opposition to the closure (4,500 signatures on a petition). I set up Cllr Graham Peart ( former together with the former County District Councillor for Lacey Councillor colleague for the Green, Speen & the Hampdens) Risboroughs Bill Bendyshe-

26 27 On the Farm During the lockdown we have are beginning to need some rain! been really busy. It is a busy time We have had an excellent spell of year. With all our cattle and of weather, which has enabled us crops things have to carry on. to get up to date with our field Luckily everyone on our staff has work. We have cleaned out our remained healthy. Dick our calf sheds and spread the manure rearer has decided not to come and spread a lot of slurry onto to the farm. Being a fair age it the maize ground. We planted seemed a wise precaution. the maize in mid April which is early for us, this is now 2 inches Our milk cooperative ARLA has tall. It did not appreciate the been able to continue to pick up frosts we have had in the second our milk, and deliveries have week of May but I think it has were in better condition in our arrived, albeit often taking longer just been checked and will grow livestock fields compared with than usual. ARLA has been on with warmer weather. We ones used purely for cropping, paying a fair price for our milk, took a small silage cut in early we await the report for full with a small reduction at the April and our first main cut of details. At the end of March Rob beginning of May. This shows the grass silage at the beginning of spotted a Stone Curlew (see benefit of having a large May. See photo below. above) whilst working in one of customer base. You may have our fields. This was exciting as seen in the media farmers Towards the end of May we had there are less than 20 records of throwing milk away, this was a whole herd TB test. (TB testing sightings in Bucks since 1950. mainly Freshway suppliers. Their has carried on throughout the The photo opposite is a leveret company concentrated on lockdown). We were expecting also spotted by Rob in one of our supplying the food service and the worst as there has been a fields. This is a baby hare that restaurant trade including herd which has gone down with during the day stays alone, very motorway service stations. They TB within 3Km of here (they have still, awaiting its mother to return, lost over 50% of their business lost 50 cows) triggering our test; trying to avoid the attention of overnight and it obviously takes a however we went clear. So with kites and buzzards. while to find new homes. The a sigh of relief we are clear for spot market price for milk (milk the time being. Unless anything This spring we have also planted that is surplus for the buyers changes, our next test will be in a half acre patch of wild flowers requirements) collapsed to 12 months’ time. that should last several years if around 5p/litre, it has now rallied they establish. If you walk the to 20p/litre. This spring as part of the farm footpaths in you may cluster organisation we have had come across them, hopefully During the lockdown we have our hedgerows surveyed. This creating a different bit of habitat seen more people than ever will help us to see where our to see what it brings to the walking around the farm, and we hedgerow management is biodiversity of the farm. hope you enjoy it as much as we flourishing and tell us how we do. We have over 9 km of can improve it where it is not. A Richard West footpaths on the farm passing brief conversation with the through or beside nearly every surveyor suggested the hedges field, please try to follow them. This winter we have changed several old stiles for pedestrian gates, please try to leave them shut after using them (also bear in mind that, like a shopping trolley at the supermarket, numerous other people will have also touched the stiles and gates). Since turning the cattle out we have already had a group of calves chased by a dog, breaking through a fence, so please look ahead and see what stock are in fields when you are out walking.

I wrote in the last edition about how wet it was. Dare I say it… we 28 29 Sir George Stephen Loosley House, Loosley Row, In April 1837 George Stephen of ‘Collins’ (Loosley House) from c.1829 to 1849 was knighted for his work as a came to an end. The 1851 leading campaigner for the census returns record him and George, the youngest son of abolition of the slave trade. It is daughter Sibella at Tranmere, James and Anne Stephen was understood that he was the first District of St Catherine, suburb born in 1794 at St Kitts, West to be so honoured after Queen of Birkenhead (then in Indies where James held a Victoria’s accession to the Cheshire). His occupation was Government appointment. throne. shown as ‘Knight & Practising George went on a three year Barrister’. In the same census, course at Magdalene College, Sir George Stephen was a his wife, sons James Cambridge with the intention of prolific author and in addition to Wilberforce, William becoming a physician, but after an autobiography written for his Ravenscroft and daughter Mary, studying law decided that was children, he had anonymously were temporarily residing at 21 the profession he wished to published ‘Adventures of an Guildford Street, Marylebone follow. Having served a long Attorney in Search of a Practice’. for the wedding of James, apprenticeship with a Mr Also, ‘The Jesuit at Cambridge’ recorded as a Chancery Freshfield, the Solicitor of The and ‘The Adventures of a Barrister. His brother William Bank of England, he Gentleman in Search of a was employed at the Colonial commenced to practise on his Horse’. Additionally, he wrote Office. The census was taken on own account. several books on law and in 2nd April and three days later, 1854 published anti-slavery James’ marriage to Katharine A campaign formed to help recollections in a series of letters Rose Vernon took place at the abolish slavery. The Clapham exchanged with Harriet Beecher Savoy Chapel of the Parish of St Sect included British politician Stowe, authoress of ‘Uncle Mary. William Wilberforce and his Tom’s Cabin’. brother-in-law James Stephen A year later, William Ravenscroft CommunityTennis whom, after his first wife Anne He also took a great interest in Stephen went to Australia on a died, had married William’s the founding of the British government mission. He sister. Later, James’ son George School, Princes Risborough. In a travelled on the first Australian also became deeply involved letter written in 1913 by a voyage of Isambard Kingdom Judging by the number of self- to hear what will happen. We For existing and new members, I with the cause and was one of former pupil, George Loosley of Brunel’s ship, the ‘S.S Great administered haircuts visible on are hopeful of promotion in the am pleased that the committee the leading campaigners, which Princes Risborough and Britain’ which embarked from Zoom calls, barbers have men’s league as we were top have decided to offer a 30% eventually led to the prohibition published in ‘The South Bucks Liverpool. The journey took over nothing to fear about their long- and in the mixed and ladies’ discount off membership fees of slavery. Free Press’ he recalled his 60 days and the ship docked at term prospects. The same I teams, we were mid-table. The for this year. We are aware of memories: ...... Sir George was Melbourne on 12th November hope is true for tennis clubs as summer league is on hold and the economic climate that many On 17th March 1821 in very much involved with, and 1852. William later became people become more realistically I don’t expect it will families unfortunately face and Kensington, George Stephen took a great interest in, the Head of the Treasury when the community orientated and start this year. with the current limited play we married Henrietta Ravenscroft. founding of the school and had Victoria Government was focus increasingly on their wanted to reflect this in our About 1829 the Stephen family laid the cornerstones, together formed. health and fitness. Trends which On a positive note, we are very fees. For example, parents who moved to Loosley Row and with Lord Nugent, former M.P. have been in place for many fortunate being one of only a just want to play tennis with named the property ‘Collins’ for Aylesbury. He also In 1855 he persuaded his years, have in the space of 1 few sports that have been their children can join for as (now Loosley House) after a presented 24 bibles to the parents and siblings to join him month accelerated by some 5 allowed to open back up. little as £36 (assuming the farm in Hampstead. In 1833, school, one of which I own and in Melbourne, Victoria. They years, such as the proverbial Members can play tennis with children are under 7). Full Henrietta Stephen returned to value greatly. The schoolboys travelled on the ‘Oliver Lang’ working from home. In time, I their immediate family and play family membership is just £133 the St John’s Wood area in later presented Sir George arriving on 31st July. Sir George can see more demand for tennis singles with other members. which compares to other clubs London where a daughter, Mary Stephen with an elegant silver- Stephen did well in Victoria. In sessions during the normally There are strict rules within this in the area which are around Anne was born. Two more mounted snuff box. I was there 1866 he acted as Commissioner quiet working day. such as not handling other £250. Further details can be children were born at Loosley at the presentation, which was of Insolvent Estates at Geelong people’s tennis balls, but at least found on our website. Row: Selina Hastings Robe, made at ‘Collins’, Loosley Row, and in 1871 became a member Like everyone else we have after 7 weeks we are back on born 24 August 1835 and where we boys were of The Queen’s Counsel. He been severely impacted by the court! Hopefully, when you have spent baptised at St John’s Church, entertained, an event fixed in passed away at his home in lockdown. Our last session was an exhausting morning on Lacey Green on 13th October my memory by the Cook Glen Eira Road, Caulfield, men’s night on Monday 23rd Our coach Dan is also allowed Zoom, trying to process facial and Hastings Fitzgerald Murphy, providing us with bread and Victoria on 20th June 1879 at March. Obviously plans for to offer private 1-1 lessons and I expressions, tone of voice and born 25 March 1837, baptised treacle which got rather dry... theageof86. social nights were scrapped, know he is delighted to be body language, an escape to the 12 August. Entries in the such as our annual gin & fizz playing again. His lessons are tennis courts at lunchtime might Register of Baptisms for both Sir George Stephen had decided night which was due to be held normally 60 minutes, but he is just be the perfect tonic! record: daughter/son of George to become a barrister and was at the end of March. flexible and will consider shorter and Henrietta Stephen of called to the Bar at Gray’s Inn, Rita Probert periods or for example, a lesson Nigel Glenister ‘Collins’, Loosley Row, Solicitor. London in 1849, the year when History GroupThe winter leagues in which we could be split between 2 the Stephen family’s occupation participate had not completed children. by lockdown and we are waiting 30 31 THE CHURCH OF SAINT JOHNTHE EVANGELIST —A BRIEF HISTORY Did you know that five years alterations took place in 1871 The original pews were of from now the Church of St. John when the polygonal chancel stained pine with raked backs the Evangelist which serves the was added with its very fine and one of these pews remains Parish of Lacey Green, Loosley painted ceiling. Two galleries in situ at the back of the church. Row and Speen, will be 200 were removed as being The present light oak pews were years old? considered to be “obstructing acquired from a school chapel the architectural proportions of in London. It was built during the period the church”, The pulpit was also from May 1823 to May 1825, added at this time. The pastoral area of the Parish originally as a Chapel of Ease of Lacey Green, Loosely Row & attached to the Parish Church of In 1993, the floor was renewed Speen was formed in August St. Mary’s, Princes Risborough, with a time capsule being 1851, out of part of the Parish of and constructed in traditional placed underneath; the floor Princes Risborough. St. John’s chiltern flint. The Church was tiles were made in Staffordshire. continued to be known as a consecrated by the Right In 1994, the west gallery was Parochial Chapel until 1868 Reverend George Pelham, converted into the Upper Room when it officially became a Bishop of Lincoln, at a morning which is used for meetings, Parish Church under the service on 3rd July 1825 in the social gatherings, and children’s direction of the Bishop of sixth year of the reign of the activities. Oxford. then young Queen Victoria. The south transept was first set At the same time, the title of the The preacher was the up in 1927 as what is now the minister-in-charge was changed Archdeacon of Bedford, the Lady Chapel, dedicated to the from Perpetual Curate to Vicar. Venerable Henry Kay Bonney. Blessed Virgin Mary, having In 1998 the Risborough Team There was also an evening previously contained inward Ministry came into existence service that day at which the facing pews. By 1980 “the and comprises the Parishes of preacher was the Reverend chapel and its furnishings had Princes Risborough, Monks Richard London, Prebendary of fallen into some disrepair”. Risborough, and Bledlow; St. Paul’s Cathedral; and a Since then the Lady Chapel has together with St. John’s, Lacey service at which 19 baptisms been completely redecorated Green, Loosley Row & took place! and refurnished with chairs Speen. The Team Ministry exists made locally in Stokenchurch. to promote across the wider Victorian Anglicans, whether benefice the following aims: from the Evangelical or Catholic The pipe organ at St. John’s is a tradition, actively engaged in a 1792 example of the work of • Mutual support campaign to restore the Church the well-known 18th Century of England to the heart of organ builder Samuel Green, • Collaboration in Christian national life. Something like a who was also responsible for training and development third of our Church buildings the 1783 organ in High were constructed in the 19th Wycombe Parish Church, and • Joint ventures in worship Century and St. John’s can the 1790 organ in St. George’s and mission therefore be said to have been Chapel, Windsor. part of this major national • Clergy and other ministerial initiative. In 1944, a bequest was received cover. from a Lacey Green resident, The Victorians, and notably the Mrs. Carter of “Gracefields”, More detailed information Church, also sought to promote and this provided the about St. John’s Church can be education for the wider opportunity for major works to found on our website: population with many church the organ which was at the time www.stjohnschurchlaceygreen.co.uk schools being built including St. in poor condition. These works John’s School in Lacey Green, were carried out by Kingsgate Tony Bundock dating from 1842, and Speen Davidson of London. The School dating back to 1874. renovation works to the organ which have recently been St. John’s Church was originally proposed involve a degree of configured as a simple restoration of the organ partially cruciform building consisting to its original Georgian only of the present nave and condition. two transepts. Extensive 32 33 Organisation Meetings Contact Phone Email address

Happy Wanderers Full walk last Sun of the month 10.30 Ronnie Lewin 274961 relewin@b�nternet.com Walking Club Happy Wanderers Short walk (2-3 miles) 2nd Wed 10.30 Linda Taylor 345261 Walking Club Hor�cultural 3rd Wed of Jan, Mar, May, Jul, Sep, Nov. Alison Shreeve a.shreeve1@b�nternet.com Society 8 pm Speen & North Tuesday 9.30 Chapel Hall, Speen Church Natasha Kann [email protected] Dean Toddlers in term �me Thursday evenings in term �me at St LG Singers Denise Kinnard [email protected] John’s School Lacey Green Theatre, drama, and some�mes food [email protected] Players Mon-Fri 9.00-12.00 (or 1.30 with lunch). Windmill Under 5s Tracey Winfield 07502 198405 [email protected] .uk Tues & Wed can be extended to 3pm Windmill WI 1st Wed of month except Jan. 7.45 pm Daphne Willash 01494 562455 daphne.willash@b�nternet.com (evenings) & 4th Wed a�ernoon of the month Theresa Hehir 01494 881170 [email protected] District U3A Alternate Fridays - see laceygreen.com Youth Club Leigh Axe 345216 [email protected] web site for details 7.30 pm Over 50s Pub Black Horse. First Tuesday of the month Yvonne Axe 345216 Lunch Club Short Mat Bowls Monday 2 pm Leigh Axe 345216 [email protected] Club LG Sports Club Stephanie Dell 07768 831196 steph.dell@b�nternet.com Secretary LG Sports Club - Jonathan Dell 07786 386912 Cricket LG Sports Club - Nigel Glenister 342771 ne.glenister@b�nternet.com Tennis LG Sports Club - Ben Foster 344906 [email protected] Football Stephen Karate Monday evenings 07540 531034 [email protected] Fincham Whiteleaf Brenda Wed, Thu & Fri evenings, Apr to Sep 01494 485037 www.whitelea�owmen.org.uk Bowmen Cordwell, Sec

Pilates Classes Tuesday mornings and evenings Sue Croxford 346656 [email protected]

Bucks Council Carl Etholen 01494 564771 [email protected]

St John's Church Pat Richards 345452 richardsp44@b�nternet.com

Scouts (Naphill & Peter Byerley 01494 565955 Hughenden)

Parish Council Frank Post [email protected]

Sundays & Bank holidays 2 to 5 pm April LG Windmill Michael Hardy 275871 [email protected] to September

Millennium Hall Clive Hodghton 07751 541222 [email protected]

Millennium Hall Karen Hodghton 274254 [email protected] bookings Quiz night last Sunday of every month at The Black Horse Lynne Comley 345195 [email protected] 8pm

34 Police Andy Ralph 101 NOTES ON SHOW SCHEDULE – SATURDAY 5th September 2020

PROGRAMME: All entries to be staged in the Village Hall from 1.00pm to 2.00pm. Judging of exhibits from 2.00pm to 4.00pm LOOSLEY ROW & LACEY GREEN HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY - SHOW SCHEDULE Public viewing from 4.00pm to 4.45pm. Cups presented 4.45pm. ANNUAL PRODUCE SHOW No exhibits to be removed before 5.00pm. Hall cleared 5.00pm. AT THE LACEY GREEN VILLAGE HALL – SATURDAY 5th SEPTEMBER 2020 ENTRY FEES: All classes 20pper item unless under 17 yrsthen FREE . Only one entry per person per class. VEGETABLE SECTION. PRIZES: “SPECIAL” rosettes for best entry in each section. Rosettes for 1st and 2nd in each class. A special prize will Class 1 –3ONIONS, fromseedorsets–over 250g be awarded for the best exhibit from an entrant under 17 yrs old Class 2 -3 ONIONS fromseedorsets–under250g RULES: A copy of the Rules governing the Show will be on display. Class 3 -9SHALLOTS JUDGES: To be arranged by the Committee. Decisions by Judges will be final. Class 4 – 5 POTATOEScoloured of one variety but of any shape CUPS AWARDED: Details of cups and awards are available to read on the Village website. Class 5 – 5 POTATOESwhite , one variety but of any shape. DEFINITIONS AND GUIDANCE ON CLASS ENTRIES. Class 6 –9FRENCHBEANS anyonevarietyotherthanrunners Class 7 -6RUNNERBEANS withstalks. Classes 22 to 27 Exhibitors should ensure that when required stalks are left on exhibits. Class 8 -3CARROTS, anyonevarietywithfoliagetrimmedto3”(7.5cm) Classes 43 and 44 For the purposes of this show,Annuals are defined as ‘Flowers grown from seed sown since 1/9/18’ Class 9 -2LEEKS anyonevariety-withroots Classes 49 to 51 Plant(s) must have been in the Exhibitor’s possession for at least 2 months. Can be grown indoors Class10 -2CUCUMBERS anyonevariety or outdoors. Class 11 -An UNUSUALor MISSHAPEN vegetable Classes 52 to 54 All blooms must be grown by the entrant. Class12 -3BEETROOT anyonevariety NOTES AND HINTS ON THE PREPARATION OF EXHIBITS. Class 13 - 3 PEPPERS (not Chillies) any one variety REMEMBER – UNIFORMITY OF EXHIBITS WILL ALWAYS CATCH THE JUDGE’S EYE. Class14 -5CHILLIES anyonevariety Class15 -3COURGETTES anyonevariety Cabbage and Cauliflower – show with approx. 3” (7.5 cms) of stalk remaining. Beans – Cut from vine with scissors Class 16 - 10 TOMATOESsmall-fruited round cherry cultivars, with calyces leaving some stalk attached. Beetroot, Carrot, Parsnip – Cut off tops leaving 3” (7.5 cms). Ensure that all the root is intact. Class 17 -10 TOMATOESsmall-fruited other than round with calyces Onions and Shallots – Tops should be tied and roots neatly trimmed back to the Basal plate. Potatoes – Wash tubers Class 18 - 5 TOMATOES,ordinary cultivars, with calyces. carefully with a soft cloth or sponge. Radish – Do not remove foliage. Tomatoes- Should not be over ripe, do not remove calyces. Class 19 - COLLECTION of cut & named culinary HERBS 5 kinds in one vase Class 20 - any VEGETABLE not otherwise listed - show minimum of 2 RECIPES FOR THE DOMESTIC SECTION. (All tin sizes are approximate 1”/ 2.5cm larger or smaller allowed) Class21 -oneofeachof5 different kinds of VEGETABLES (5 items in total) from the following – Class 30 Courgette Polpette:2tbs olive oil; 500g courgettes diced; zest of ½ lemon; 1 egg beaten; 2tbs Coloured potato, White potato, Red onion, White onion, Carrot, Runner Bean, Lettuce, Beetroot, parmesan; 60-70g mozzarella diced; 1tbs chopped parsley; 1 chopped garlic clove; salt and pepper. Preheat oven Pepper, Parsnip, Cabbage, Bunch of 5 Radishes. (Each kind carries the same points value for judging). 200oC/gas 6. Oil a baking tray. Heat oil in large pan and fry courgettes until golden. Cool a little and mix with all other ingredients. Season to taste. Place walnut size balls on baking sheet, cook for approx. 15 mins. Makes about 12, FRUIT SECTION. show 6. Class 22 – 4 APPLES, culinary, (any one variety) Class23–4PEARS, (anyonevariety) Class 31 Sausage Taleggio Brioche Roll3g fast action yeast; 5g sugar; 200g strong white flour; ½ tsp salt; Class 24 – 5 PLUMS, GAGES or DAMSONS (any one variety) 35ml warmed milk; 2 eggs beaten plus extra for glaze; 125g unsalted butter cubed at room temperature.Filling :6 Class 25 – 4 APPLES, dessert, (any one variety) sliced shallots; 200g smoked bacon lardons; 3 sausages no skins; 100g leaf spinach; 50g chopped sun dried Class 26 – ONE DISH or PLATE home grown FRUIT of one kind (excluding those in Classes 22 – 25). tomatoes; 50g breadcrumbs; bunch fresh basil chopped; 100g mature cheddar grated; 100g taleggio sliced.Method : Class 27 – COLLECTION of home-grown FRUIT, at least 3 kinds. Make brioche dough, rise until doubled in size.Filling : fry shallots, add bacon and sausage meat and cook for 10 mins. Blanche spinach and dry – mix into sausage mix with tomatoes, breadcrumbs and herbs then add cheeses. DOMESTIC SECTION *Please note that all exhibits in these classes must be covered with cling film. Recipes overleaf Season. Knead brioche dough and roll to 35cm sq about 1cm thick. Place on non-stick paper and put filling on bottom Class30*- CourgettePolpette third. Roll up to encase filling. Place on baking tray, brush with half the egg and put in fridge to prove for 40 mins. Class31*- SausageTaleggioBriocheRoll Heat oven to 180oC/gas4. When risen brush on rest of egg and bake for 40 mins until golden and crisp. For full Class 32* - Chocolate Beetroot Cake Class33*- PoppySeedRolls instructions go to:https://www.deliciousmagazine.co.uk/recipes/sausage-and-taleggio-brioche-roll/ Class34*- Baklava Class35 - 1JarofnewseasonJAM–minimum(370g). Class 32 Chocolate Beetroot Cake: 200g cooked beetroot; 150g dark chocolate chopped; 1tbs freshly grated Class 36 - 1 Jar of new season JELLY– minimum (370g). ginger; 125g plain flour; 3 eggs; 1½ tsp baking powder; pinch salt; 150g caster; 200g unsalted butter at room Class 37 - 1 Jar of MARMALADE, any fruit(s) – minimum (370g). (New season) temperature.Mascarpone Icing: 100g mascarpone cheese; 200g full fat cream cheese; 75g icing sugar sifted; 1 o Class 38 - 1 Jar CHUTNEY or RELISH – minimum (250g). (Made since previous show) orange.Method : Process beetroot to a puree; heat oven to 180 C/ gas 4. Put chocolate and beetroot into a bowl and melt. Mix it well and add the ginger – cool. Sift flour, baking powder and salt into a bowl. Separate the eggs. Whisk FLOWER SECTION yolks with butter and sugar until pale. Whisk egg whites separately until stiff. Fold yolk mixture into the flour and then Class 40 – Single ROSE any kind. fold in the whites. Stir in the beetroot/chocolate mixture. Pour into a greased and floured 18.5cm cake tin and bake for Class 41 – ROSES (large flowered) – a vase of 3 blooms of single or mixed variety. 50 minutes until skewer comes out clean. Stand in tin for 15 mins and then turn out onto a rack to cool.Icing :mix Class 42 – ROSES (cluster – flowered) – vase of 3 sprays or stems, single or mixed variety. sugar into cream cheese and mascarpone – add a squeeze of orange juice and ice the cake. Grate orange zest over Class 43 – Vase of ANNUALS, 5 stems of any one kind. the cake to finish. Class 44 – Vase of ANNUALS, at least 3 varieties, but no more than 9 stems (see overleaf). Class 45 – FLOWERING SHRUB, three stems Class 33 Poppy Seed Rolls: 450g strong white bread flour; 15g yeast; 280ml warm milk; 15g salt; milk and Class 46 – Vase of mixed PERENNIALS –9 stems minimum of 3 varieties poppy seeds for topping.Method : cream yeast with 2 tablespoons of tepid water. Put flour in a large bowl and warm. Class 47 – Vase of PERENNIALS, one distinct kind, 5 stems. Mix in salt and then yeast and enough milk to make a soft dough. Leave to rise until doubled in size. Prepare a floured Class 48 – 3 DAHLIAS of any kind baking sheet. Knock down dough and knead for a minute. Divide into 12 balls and place on baking sheet. Cover and Class 49 – One POT GROWN FUCHSIA, maximum pot size 7 ins (18 cms). rise for 15-20 minutes. Brush tops with milk, sprinkle with poppy seeds. Make two cross cuts on top of each roll. As o o Class 50 – One POT PLANT or PLANTS, in flower (except Fuchsias: see overleaf) – max height 1 metre with pot. they open put rolls into a pre-heated oven at 220 C/ Gas 7 for 15 minutes. then lower to 190 C/Gas 5 and leave for Class 51 – One POT PLANT or PLANTS, foliage only (non-flowering: see overleaf) –max height 1 metre with pot. another 5-10 minutes. Remove from tray and cool on wire rack. Makes 12 – show 6 Class 52 – ST.CLEMENTS – a vase of ORANGE and YELLOW flowers. Class 53 – SMALL FLORAL ARRANGEMENT, Overall dimensions not to exceedNOTES ON SHOW SCHEDULE Class 34 Baklava: ½Packet of filo pastry; 150g ground almonds; 50g chopped pistachios; 50g caster; grated – SATURDAY 5th September 2020 rind of 1 orange & ½ lime; 6 green cardamom pods’ seeds ground; ¼ tsp cinnamon; 75g unsalted butter melted; Syrup: 100mls water; ½ tbsp lemon juice; 150 g caster; 1tbs rosewater.Method : combine almonds, pistachios, sugar, PROGRAMME: All entries to be staged in the Village Hall from 1.00pm to 2.00pm. Judging of exhibits from 2.00pm to 4.00pm rinds & spices in a bowl and set aside. Preheat oven to 180oC/gas 4. A dish or tin 15cm square lined with non-stick Public viewing from 4.00pm to 4.45pm. Cups presented 4.45pm. parchment. Brush base with melted butter and using ¼ of the sheets of filo layer them into the dish overlapping the No exhibits to be removed before 5.00pm. Hall cleared 5.00pm. sides to hold filling, brushing each layer with melted butter. Add nut mixture and firm in place. Using another ¼ packet of filo layer on top of filling, buttering each. Overlap sheets from bottom layer. Using sharp knife cut across top layers ENTRY FEES: All classes 20pper item unless under 17 yrsthen FREE . Only one entry per person per class. of pastry to form 12 squares. Bake 25-30 mins until golden. Make syrup: put water, lemon juice and sugar into pan PRIZES: “SPECIAL” rosettes for best entry in each section. Rosettes for 1st and 2nd in each class. A special prize will be awarded for the best exhibit from an entrant under 17 yrs old and dissolve sugar then boil rapidly without stirring until you have a thick syrup. Add rosewater and pour the syrup RULES: A copy of the Rules governing the Show will be on display. over the baklava when it is still hot. Allow to cool in the tin before cutting through the bottom layers. Makes 12 pieces JUDGES: To be arranged by the Committee. Decisions by Judges will be final. – show 6. 36 37 37 Hallmark is published quarterly Our aim is to mirror the mark that We welcome news from all the by the Lacey Green & Loosley the Village Hall makes upon our Village clubs, societies, church Row Millennium Hall community, to publish the and school, stories of local Management Committee, activities of all Village interest and entries for the Village although opinions expressed in organisations, and to provide a Diary. comment or contribution do not forum so that the rights, the A version of this printed Hallmark necessarily represent the wrongs, the well-being of village may be found on our website collective view of that committee. life can be aired. www.laceygreen.com, which also has breaking news and many additional articles & photos.

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LACEY GREEN POST OFFICE VILLAGE HALL Open Monday and Thursday 9.00 to 12.00 MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE LACEY GREEN STORES Clive Hodghton (Chair) Sue D’Arcy (Secretary) Village Hall 9.00 am - 12 Noon every week day Freshly brewed coffee for sale (not Leigh Axe (Treasurer) Thursdays) Karen Hodghton (Booking Sec.) COFFEE MORNINGS Yvonne Axe, Cathryn Davies, Stella Boll Held in Village Hall 10am-12 noon Thursdays. Friendly chatting with tea or Karen O’Shaughnessy coffee & biscuit Gill Mortimer-Biggs Jane Hervé, Mike Piercy

LACEY GREEN WINDMILL will not open in 2020 Although Coronavirus Lockdown restrictions are being relaxed in the middle of May, it is certain that “Social Distancing” will continue for a very long time. It would be impossible to adhere to “Social Distancing” inside the windmill, so the decision has been taken to keep the windmill shut for the whole of our normal open season (April to September). This is in the interests of all our volunteers and our potential visitors. Michael G Hardy Windmill Manager The Chiltern Society www.laceygreenwindmill.org.uk

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