HALLMARK

The and Loosely Row Magazine

Poppies by Margaret Gray

MAY 2010 NUMBER 214 ESTABLISHED 1970 Welcome to the Summer Edition of Hallmark

more details in future Hallmarks. Now I don’t like NIMBYs who have selfish values, I don’t want a Demise of Twinning third runway at Heathrow, and I am I was very sorry to see the article on all in favour of better high speed page 8 notifying us of the final rail links. However I do think that the proposal to build the line closure of the Twining Association. through the Chilterns is Twinning was set up in 1981 and for fundamentally wrong. The 20 years we had some excellent alternative promoted by many local exchange visits with Hambye. (I authorities is to build the new line remember fondly the local cider). It alongside the existing one from also gave lots of children some central . This could also and tremendous experiences: foreign include a stop at Milton Keynes to culture and cuisine, staying away allow the locals to benefit. from their parents for the first time, improved language skills - our The problem is that the politicians History Group children certainly learnt some very took a strategic decision to tie the This issue we have special colloquial French not normally new line into Heathrow. This contributions on historical land means that the new line out of usage in our villages. My thanks to Euston is routed westwards to the History Group who have Ruislip so it can join up with the written the articles in the central Crossrail spur to Heathrow. As section, together with a lighter soon as you start the line from West hearted contribution from Geoff London it is inevitable that it will go Gomme. My apologies to the through the Chilterns. What we author’s that I had to cut down need is for the new line to go north their contributions to fit into the from Euston following the existing space available. line to Birmingham. It’s interesting to read how the land It is not yet clear how we should was used - today we have just one make our voice heard. It is not dairy farm left in the village with the currently possible to comment other four farms focused on arable formally on Route 2.5 though crops and a few beef cows. The big further consultation is promised in change I have seen in my time here the autumn. We need to support is the vast growth in the number of the objections to Route 3 at a horses in the fields - a reflection of generic level and not get involved in taught in schools. the greater amount of leisure time local fights about whether it goes and disposal income. through Missenden or Hughenden Planning blight Valley. There is a petition on the The History Group continue to add Most people are probably aware of Downing Street web site - though new articles to the web site - I urge the proposals to build a High Speed the supporting wording is very poor. you to go and have a look at Train line from London to www.laceygreen.com/history Still on the planning theme, the Birmingham right through the Hemley Hill appeal has now been Recent articles include: centre of the Chilterns. The point delayed. Following further appeals Ÿ St. Johns Hospital that you may have missed is that by the Travellers, the Planning one of the proposed routes goes Ÿ The Medicine Run Inspectorate has rescheduled the Ÿ through and Public Inquiry. It will now be held History of the Church Choir right under Lacey Green. Paul at the Council Offices, Queen Ÿ History of Lacey Green Singers Rogerson goes into details on the Victoria Road, They are also planning a Village proposals on page 20 though much starting July 13 2010. It is History Exhibition to be held in the of the focus of his article is about anticipated that the Inquiry will last spring of next year. There will be compensation for falling property for four days. values. 2 Mike Piercy - Editor Printers If any of our advertisers would like Congratulations! to email me new digital copies of You cannot fail to notice the change their adverts I will be happy to Finally congratulations to the in the appearance of Hallmark. We insert them. football team on their splendid have now moved from a traditional results from their first season. paper based production process, to Finally I would like to thank Peter Thanks again to Norman Tyler for a fully digital system with all content and Les from Risboro Printers for all his photographs in this issue. generated in a PC Desktop their help and support over the years. Publishing programme. This means Mike Piercy that for the same cost we can print on better paper with selected pages Indoor Bowling in colour. I can still accept Would you be interested in Indoor contributions in any format bowling at Lacey Green Village including paper, but it would be Hall? great if contributors can send in some more colourful contributions This is gentle exercise and social and lots of pictures. Please bear intercourse, recommended for with me as I learn how to operate longevity the new DTP software. The Hall is currently available on We had planned to make this Tuesday and Thursday mornings so change for the August edition, but could be either or both depending unfortunately our existing printers on numbers. closed down in the middle of April I have some names but need to and we had to bring our change know if you will join us before I forward. In the time given, I have take this further. not been able to recreate the adverts Please Tel 01844 345216 or email - so my apologies if you spot any [email protected] quality issues.

At “Gracefield”, Main Road, Lacey Green (on corner of Church Lane nearest to Black Horse).

Brian & Judy Wicks have very kindly offered again to hold the Strawberry Tea STRAWBERRY TEA in their lovely garden. Please come & relax while enjoying strawberries & cream, scones & home-made cake, being & BRASS BAND entertained by the brass band. Starts at 3 pm but welcome later. Tickets £4 – buy at the gate

3 What’s on

All summer Maize maze (see advert on p15) Lacey Green Windmill Everyday from July 23 to Sept 5. 10,30 - 6.00 By the time you read this edition of Hallmark, the windmill will have Sunday June 13 Strawberry Tea and Brass Band been open for 5 of our 25 open See advert opposite days. Do come and visit the mill, especially if you have not seen its June 7th & Parish Council Meeting at Lacey Green wonderful interior. Bring a friend August 2nd Village Hall at 7.30 pm or neighbour, relative or your visitors. You will be made welcome Sun June 20 Open gardens in Lacey Green. Teas and by one of our teams of volunteer Parking at the Village Hall from 2pm until 6 wardens - without them we would pm. not be able to open the mill on a Please contact Margaret Grey on 01844- regular basis. 347094 or Marjorie Palmer on 01296-488353 A reminder that our opening times for further details. are 2.30 to 5.30 ( with last July 5th Parish Council meeting at Speen admission at 5pm ) on Sundays and Village Hall at 7.30 pm Bank Holiday Mondays until 26th September. Admission £1.50 for 10th July Strawberry Summer Ball at St Johns School. adults & 75p for children aged 5 - Tickets from the school office 15. Donations are always welcome which will be used for the maintenance of the mill. Please contact me if you require ARE YOU IN TOUCH WITH TIM COWELL? any further information: Betty (formerly of Grimsdyke Farm) Hardy, Publicity Officer, Lacey Alex Markham is trying to organise a reunion of students from Tim's Green Windmill Restoration year at Birmingham University. If you can put him in touch with Tim Committee. Telephone: 01844 or Sally, please e mail [email protected] 275871 email: [email protected] Speen Village Fete Sponsored by local business

Saturday 10th July 2010 from 2pm – 5pm

A traditional village fete in support of the The Thomas Ball Cancer Fund And other village organisations Featuring: “The Avenue of youth” an insight in to the activities of many cadet and youth organisations, Street Dancing, Family Karate, Local Fire Brigade, RAF Benson And more side shows than you could shake a stick at!!! A Grand Prize Draw with 24 reasons to by a raffle ticket including £200 cash!! And a charity “mud wrestling” competition at 7.30 pm

Plus on Friday the 9th A local Yokel Barn Dance and Picnic featuring music by Broadband

4 Contact Amanda for details on all the above on 01494 488887 Lacey Green Parish Twinning Association At the Annual General Meeting in 2002 the then Chairman of the Twinning Association, Mrs Pat Williams, indicated that unless there were volunteers to take over from the long-serving Committee, the Association would have to be discontinued. At the AGM in 2003, there being no volunteers, the Association was ‘put on ice’. Since then, although several approaches have been made to Hambye, there appears to be very little enthusiasm to resurrect the Association from their side and there have been no volunteers to resuscitate Twinning from our side. Now that travel has become commonplace between the UK and the need for Twinning has become less imperative. Consequently, Lacey Green Parish Twinning Association, in common with many others, is not the only one which has had, sadly, to close down for lack of support. Ted Janes signing the Twinning Charter Under Item 14 of the Lacey Green Parish Twinning Association Constitution any surplus funds that are still held must be transferred equally to the village hall funds of Speen and Lacey Green for specified use. The remaining members of the old Committee will undertake to wind up the Lacey Green Parish Twinning Association in accordance with the Constitution. Liz Southon Tony Molesworth Mel Webster

4 5 LGP A Small Family Business houses a “real feel”. We have given Our aim for this dinner theatre is to our audiences difficult tasks of present a series of scenes but By the time you read this, LGP imagination in the past and each missing out the concluding scene. should have performed their latest time they have risen to the We shall then ask our audience, at play in the “Theatre at Home” challenge. We hope that the their separate tables to suggest series. This production of Alan complete house set of “Chipko” for different endings to the play. The Ayckbourn’s play “A Small Family “A Small Family Business” has fitted actors will then retire into a corner Business” has been fascinating for the bill yet again. for a few moments and return with all involved to present. the spontaneously improvised The profits raised from this Ayckbourn’s scenery for this play versions of one of these audience production are going to a local suggestions……..”simples”! called for a two storey house set to charity, The Oasis Partnership, be built and, when the first which works to reduce the effects We have also been invited to production was staged at the of alcohol and drug abuse in the perform this entertainment in National Theatre in London, this is local areas of and High Winslow in late October, so we shall precisely what they did! Although Wycombe. At the time of writing we be able to tell you whether Winslow or Lacey Green audiences have the LGP does have one or two don’t know how much we will have better ideas for our play’s ending! “handymen”, the thought of building raised and full details will be given There will be prizes. a whole house was clearly a step too in the next Hallmark. far. So how did we get round this Tickets for “What Happened Next” problem? Ann Noel and Andrew What Happened Next? will be on sale in September for Clark again offered their whole what promises to be another LGP house as our stage. Well “What Happened Next” is next. fun-filled dinner theatre. That is to say, we are now starting The Clark’s house, “Chipko” at to work on our end of November As always, we are keen to attract Parslows Hillock, is ideally designed dinner theatre entertainment. This new people to our group and would for “A Small Family Business” with will be a first for Lacey Green and love to hear if you are interested in a galleried landing, several flights of will involve the LGP actors having taking part in any capacity. Please stairs and a conveniently-placed to do what you, dear audience, tell phone 01844 344207. bathroom, giving the different us to do! acting areas in supposedly different Peter Brookhouse Black Horse the Black Horse for the play area Also we are having a summer dart please. league starting in May. Good luck to Lacey Green Cricket teams - no I would like to say thank you for win no sandwiches. Well done to all the cards and kind wishes from both the winter darts teams. It will all our friends and customers be nice to go to bed early on a when I was poorly and in hospital. Thursday night girls from the B Things are slowly getting better team. Also well done to the Lacey and I am meant to be resting, but Green Football Team what a that is a hard thing to do in the pub fantastic first season you had, even trade. Hopefully in time I will be with Ben playing. back to my old self and have a little bit more get up and go. Congratulations to Catherine Dell and Nick Smith on their wedding Watch our boards for news about on the 10th April. It was a lovely I have just spent the morning barbecues in the summer we are day enjoyed by all. sorting out the play area, throwing hoping to do more this year; away broken toys and putting in a starting on the May Bank Holiday Don’t forget we do breakfasts few new ones. Toys tend to get through to September. Tuesday to Saturday mornings from 9 am till 11 am it would be nice broken or they disappear. So if April brings the start of Aunt Sally to see more people . anybody has any toys that on a Friday night, this should be 6 they are clearing out think of fun as we have two teams this year. Lynne and Ian St John`s School

Refurbished playground

Following on from the previous support of both children and The summer term promises an article about St. John’s in Hallmark, parents, we raised a total of £1,162. equally full amount of activity in St we held a very successful “grand The school held a very successful John’s, as we are looking forward to opening” of the completed link Maths Theme Week in March. The the very popular Camp night, and building project, as well as week started off with a maths this years Strawberry Ball on the celebrating the refurbished first- th curriculum evening for parents, 10 July. These two events are school playground. Staff and which aimed to give guidance on always very well supported, as we children are now completely settled ways to help their child. Each class aim to continue to raise funds for in and enjoying the new and took part by focusing on a future outdoor projects at the refurbished areas. The major particular area of maths, and school. project has achieved its main aim in thoroughly enjoyed an educational that there is now a feel of “one” Theatre Group visit. Forthcoming event: school. We also held a number of social Strawberry Summer Ball – 10th July. The children were keen last term to activities for the children, including Tickets are available from the school raise funds for the recent a Disco and Film Morning, as well office. earthquake disaster in Haiti. The as a very successful Bingo event and response was amazing, and with the Barn Dance for all the family. Sharon Wilkes

7 Lacey Green and Loosely Row WI been meeting for over eighty years!) HELP! The entertainment was 20 songs performed by Mrs A. Swaithe who Has anyone seen was very impressed by the standard of our singing of Jerusalem! The WI Banner (However our membership includes ladies who are in the Church Choir Stand It is sad that we can no longer race and Lacey Green Singers so we are along the Main Road, tossing capable of making quite a Black wrought iron pancakes as we run; which we respectable sound.) Was in the store enjoyed doing for many years, In April we reluctantly left our nevertheless we had a most But no longer there gardens in the glorious sunshine but enjoyable Pancake Day Coffee were rewarded by a most enjoyable Contact Sally Pilkington 275994 Morning at Sally Pilkington’s. demonstration and work-shop The February meeting brought with ‘Ribbon Floral Art’, the results of mandatory country of origin it the opportunity to observe one of which were most attractive. labeling on all meat, poultry and the very few Victorian Magic Furthermore we were delighted to fish products sold in this country.” Lanterns still in working condition. welcome another new member! A key issue for our debate is The slides illustrated with this In May we will be debating the whether meat should be labeled equipment were of fascinating resolution before Conference: British only if it is born, reared and historical significance. slaughtered here. If you feel “The mandatory clear labeling of In March, as is our custom, we strongly about this issue, why not food with true country of origin. celebrated the birthday of our join us and take part in our debate? This meeting urges HM branch with a Tea Party. (We have Government to introduce clear and Jean Gabbitas The Windmill WI Our first meeting for 2010 was in to rush off and book our next better by our WI winning the February when the speaker, Mr Neil holiday! competition – an Easter bonnet. Rees talked about ‘The Other Bucks Several members recently attended Our entry was designed and made by County’. This was a most interesting the Spring Group Meeting at Margaret Gray and Jill Baker. Well talk and we learnt how the Bucks and were rewarded with an done ladies and thank you. County in Pennsylvania, USA was excellent and interesting talk from We once again held a very successful named by William Penn in 1682 Mr Philip Littlejohn. Mr Littlejohn’s jumble sale in March. These sales after the county where he lived and grandfather was a survivor of the enable us to have good speakers at from which his family originated, sinking of the Titanic and his talk our meetings and again this year we our own . was based on his grandfather’s have been able to offer 4 bursaries to We were entertained in March by account of the disaster, including the our members. Thank you to local lady Mrs D’Arcy who talked to events leading up to the fateful everyone who supported us by us about The Obromo Cacao – collision with the iceberg and the bringing jumble or by coming to buy Food of the Gods. This was a real final moments of the Titanic. It was and a special thank you to all our treat for all the chocolate lovers a really good evening made even members who helped. amongst us especially as Mrs D’Arcy Eight of our members recently brought along some chocolate for us attended the BFWI Annual Council to sample! Meeting at the Civic Centre, At our last meeting in April we had a Aylesbury and had a real treat as the fascinating talk from Mrs Deakin main speaker was Mrs Edwina Curry entitled ‘The Land of the Long who proved to be a very able and White Cloud’. Mrs Deakin’s talk was entertaining speaker. accompanied by some fantastic slides of her travels round Daphne Williams 8 New Zealand – we all wanted On The Farm

wriggles through the field gate again. It is very worrying. If they incredibly fast and bounds across are conclusive they will have to be the field to the farm in about three slaughtered and the farm will be amazing leaps which has to be seen unable to sell any stock until the to be believed, in fact it all happens whole herd goes clear, being tested so fast you wonder if you have been every sixty days until it is. imagining things. Red deer also Compensation is paid for have been seen in the fields. This slaughtered animals, the always feels exciting, then you government paying out one I am writing this on 23rd March as realise it`s your crops they eating hundred million pounds in the last John and I are going to Yorkshire and hope they won`t increase too twelve months. for four days to a golden wedding much. National farm shows celebration of college friends, and The badgers have been enlarging when we get back a new tax year their sett at Grimsdyke. They dug We were very sorry to learn that the will be looming up for the staff and such a deep hole that one of the five day Royal Agricultural Show at the paperwork that entails so I am heifers fell in it and was stuck on its Stoneleigh has closed. It was the trying to get ahead a little. My back. Luckily our stockman Dick, highlight of many farmers’ year. It thoughts on the past weeks have on his daily check realised one was used to move around then probably been a mixture of ups and downs in missing. Also lucky that in this day thirty years ago a permanent site no particular order so I am just and age we have the machinery to was established, with roads, going to jot them down as they lift it out. It probably could not exhibitors’ accommodation, and spring to mind. have survived like that for long. permanent pavilions. It seemed This golden wedding for instance. superb, but times change and now it They were friends when he was at £100 million for TB has gone. Two other shows that agricultural college, marrying three This part of the country is were on our calendar every year years after he left. They have designated a low risk area for TB in about fifty years ago were two invited quite a number from those the cattle. The milk is tested daily important events, the Dairy Show at days and is it not fantastic how but the stock only has to be tested Olympia and the Smithfield Show many are still with their original every four years. It is a massive job at Earls Court, this last had fatstock partners? There are no doubt which every farmer hates. Every and carcases as well as machinery. varying reasons why farming single animal has to be put through They were not the best place for the marriages stick it out, for it cannot the cattle crush and given two animals as London before the coal be all plain sailing, but I think I injections by the vet. Returning fires were banned would get such ought to have added it to my list of three days later it all has to be done dense smog (yellow sooty smoke good things in farming in the last again to check if there are any and fog) that some of the them died, edition. reactors. It takes a long time. and it was sometimes impossible to More straightforward if the animals see across the road. The Dairy Watching the wildlife are at the farm but if they are out in Show moved to Stoneleigh, then to the fields they too have to be the N.E.C at Birmingham. The last few days we have derived Smithfield Show folded. great pleasure from watching the rounded up. blue tits peeping into our nest box. Our four year test was due. At the There was the National Poultry Will they or won`t they? That is the second inspection the two injection Show in London. As a child I question. We have had a frequent sites must be as they were, no major entered my bantams for that. visitor in the form of a muntjak swellings. If there are, you are Took them in special crates to deer. We were fascinated to see it closed down until a clear test has Station, where the in the garden in the daytime which taken place. We are at present in stationmaster put them in the seemed unusual. It appears to be the position of having two calves guards van to London. They were very fond of a photinia shub which that were inconclusive- they were delivered to Olympia, put in their it has indiscriminately pruned. not sure. They have to be isolated show cages to be judged. We Luckily this is a quick grower and for sixty days and will be tested would go up the next day to see if should withstand the unwarranted again. If they are still not sure the they had won anything. They often attention. If it gets alarmed it whole herd will have to be done had and there was quite a lot of competition then. 9 Local farm shows In the summer the agricultural shows abounded. Wycombe held Locally very many local towns had a one down on the Rye. Princes Christmas Fatstock Market, the Risborough held one in the big field prize winners being bought by across from the bottom of butchers to display in their shops. Woodway. So sad they have all Wycombe’s continued until about gone, even the famous Banbury 1980, when the site was sold for market has closed. Locally, Thame development. We used to show is still on, in September, go to it and our turkeys and cockerels always give it your support Also Bucks hoping for the red rosettes. The County show, lots to see, don’t miss market was there all the year and a it. This all sounds a bit historic, but favourite meeting place for the it’s all in our farming lifetime. farmers. Things have changed so much. Joan West Lacey Green Community plan Lacey Green Stores One of our problems is not being The link is deemed to be essential to quite sure what to keep in stock, and the future economy of the UK, and Our efforts during the last year have here you can also help. If there is if this were true, it might even be been directed mainly at the setting something that you don’t see on the beneficial to Buckinghamshire. But up and operation of Lacey Green shelves but would like to be able to it does nothing for us directly, and I Stores. The store is not run as a obtain, please tell us, and we will try suspect that few residents are going commercial profit making business, to oblige. We do sell newspapers, to welcome the disturbance and but is intended to be a facility and if any resident would like to have potential financial losses. It is available to support the local a regular weekday paper we are intended that there will be a community. In this regard it has happy to obtain it - but we do need compensation scheme but to the been successful, and everyone that to be sure that you will pay for it. best of my knowledge, no UK has expressed a view has been highly government has ever done more complimentary. We were much The Parish Plan than provide limited reimbursement appreciated during the snowbound The Parish Plan has now been to a small proportion of those week in January, when we managed affected by such schemes. to sell out of soup and other goodies. published together with its photographs, and can be found on Lacey Green Parish There is an advertisement elsewhere the Parish Council web site at: in Hallmark, that we hope will www.laceygreenparishcouncil.org. Community Planning encourage more readers to use the It has been slightly disappointing to Group shop. Ideally, we would like every have had no feedback from one in Lacey Green and Loosley The planning group aims to find out parishioners – perhaps an indication what Parish residents want, and to Row to come in and buy something that we were not sufficiently at least once a month. identify ways and means of satisfying controversial with some of the these wants. It operates In addition to customers, we would proposals for action. independently of the Parish Council also welcome a few more volunteers The High Speed Rail Link and there is plenty to do. We could to join the existing team running the do with some more members, and shop. So if you have a few hours to Most of you will have learned about anyone who is interested in doing spare and would like to do the proposed high-speed rail link something for the local community, something to support your village, from London to Birmingham and either representing one of the many please let us know. You can choose beyond. The preferred alternative village organisations, or as a a full session of 4 1/2 hours, or a route HS 2.5 would cause immense concerned individual, would be shorter spell of about 2 hours. Our disruption to Lacey Green and welcome. volunteer team is doing a superb job, , quite apart from but we need to be able to provide places further afield. cover for holidays and other Tony Molesworth 10 commitments. District and County Council News

· Route 4 which leaves the 2.5 choice and has affected London via a 28 km tunnel property values. Without a properly towards Kings Langley and constructed scheme for on to pass close to compensation that compensates Berkhamstead. everybody for the damage done since the time of the announcement The Chilterns Area of Outstanding then it is inevitable that people and Natural Beauty is protected from communities will loose out. As it development by its Special Status so stands even the EHS will only repay how can the Government drive a 85% on the loss and it gets even railway (similar to an eight lane worse when the proposal for motorway) through it? The answer compensation is based on valuation is they have to demonstrate an at the time that the announcement overwhelming reason that it is in is made on the chosen route. This the National Interest and that no would mean that property values other route can meet the need. will have already fallen through the All of these routes impact the anticipated announcement and that AONB. Route 2.5 obviously has the residents could be looking at values greatest local affect and would see of 50% or less where their area has There is only one topic that has the wholesale destruction of villages already taken a significant hit. This emerged recently and that is the such as North Dean and . The cannot be fair. High Speed Rail (HSR) proposals government through its wholly So what can be done? Firstly we all and their affect on the owned subsidiary, HS2 ltd, have need to lobby our elected Communities and Environment only chosen to consult at this time representatives at all levels for a within the Chilterns. The on Route 3 both for the debate on these issues and demand Government proposal, and it may environmental and community that action is taken for everybody’s change on May 6th, is to suggest impacts and on a proposed voice to be heard. Action groups three alternative routes that cut Exceptional Hardship Scheme are already taking shape and details through the Chilterns: (EHS) set up to address property can be found on the Web. The HS2 blight. This scheme only includes · Route 3. the recommended Action Alliance is one of the first to home owners that are directly route, passes through emerge and their web address is impacted by the route and can show Amersham and Wendover www.hs2actionalliance.org. The that they have been trying to sell for before cutting past the west Chilterns Conservation board is at least three months. Nothing is of Aylesbury; also strongly opposing the offered to those who are some proposals and their web address is · Route 2.5. the second distance from the route but are www.chilternsaonb.org preferred option, cuts suffering in the same way from through Hughenden Valley property blight. Consultation on The County Council position is also to strike North Dean. It this scheme has already commenced to oppose the proposals. You can contact them direct via their web then passes under Speen, and is due to close on May 20th. Lacey Green, Loosley Row site www.buckscc.gov.uk or by This leaves those affected on Route and on to in a phone on 01296 395000 2.5 with no recourse to tunnel before emerging Government about the second I can be contacted though my email close to Pitch Green and preferred option. Even if there was address [email protected] striking out to the west of a case for HSR it is, in my view, so if you would like to contact me, I Haddenham, obliterating entirely wrong for consultation to will do what I can to help. Ilmer on the way. be restricted in this way. Property Paul Rogerson blight has already affected sales on

11 AGM Playground The Annual Assembly of the Parish New play equipment had been Meeting was held in Lacey Green installed in the playground in the Village Hall on 12th April 2010. The Sports Field. Much of the safety Chairman, Cllr. Mrs. Cathryn Davies, surface has been replaced and the welcomed members of the public perimeter fence renewed. The whole and introduced Members of the site is now fully refurbished and Council. Cllr. Davies gave a report ready for the forthcoming spring on the actions of the Council over and summer season. Cllr. Mrs. Miv the last year, thanking Councillors Hughes had overseen the work information regarding the Parish, for their work. involved regarding the installation of including meeting dates and location, the play equipment. Accounts, Minutes, Services and Garden of Rest Finance maps. The new access drive to the Garden The Parish Council is consulted on Cllr. Roger Craft gave a report on of Rest in Main Road is now all Planning Applications under the Finances of the Parish Council. complete. Whilst the driveway was consideration affecting the Parish. By careful management, it has been under construction, the opportunity These appear on the Website, are possible to reduce the precept, had been taken to lay a water supply. regularly updated and available for which in turn has produced a This is at present awaiting members of the public to view and decrease in Council Tax charged for connection by Thames Water. Work comment upon if they so wish. is in hand to extend the area for the the Parish Council. interment of ashes. Consideration is Parish Councils are encouraged by Dennis Claydon being given to the replacement, in Council to keep some form, of the memorial gates A (house?) key has been found in the public informed on the role of the playground If you lost one in that were removed to make way for the Parish Council. To this end a the new access. These gates were this area please contact a parish Parish Council Website has been set councillor originally erected in memory of the up, former boys of the Methodist www.laceygreenparishcouncil.org.uk. Sunday School, who gave their lives The site provides a point of contact Village Newcomers in both World Wars. with the Clerk. It also provides much Do you know of someone who has just moved into Lacey Green, Loosley Row or Speen? The Lacey Green Community Planning Group would be pleased to welcome them to our community by delivering a Welcome Pack. It contains a lot of relevant information about local services and features. Please contact Christine Oliver (Speen) at 01494 488570; or Angela Agate (LG & LR) at 01844 273916 or [email protected] 12 History Special - Land usage in the villages

.The steep sided valleys and It seems incredible that even now in leaving big farmhouses with little or “bottoms” of the Chilterns were 2010 most of those new fields are no land. Others are used for carved out when the last ice age still virtually the same. diverse enterprises. A good retreated. It left a thin layer of example being Speen Farm which is flinty top soil overlying chalk hills Three hamlets now The Horses Home of Rest. with pockets of clay some of which The two hamlets had started off as (The Horses Trust) The house was suitable for brick making. three, Loosley Row, Leasey Green there is one of the oldest All land belonged to the crown and (part of what was to become hereabouts. after his invasion of 1066, William Church Lane) and Upgreen (an area Before 1823, travellers, on foot for the Conqueror had it all recorded near the present village hall). These the most part, would have seen a in the Domesday Book, specifying consisted of small cottages, usually very different countryside from that among other things how much semi-detached but also in terraces. of today. The grass of the common, stock it could carry. The majority By 1823 these areas had expanded everywhere from the present Pink of this area was given to the Lord so they were joined up. There Road as far as Kiln Lane and on to of the Manor of Princes were other larger old houses but Grimsdyke was poor and sparse. A Risborough until 1823 when all the these belong exclusively to outlying few cattle and geese from Princes common fields and the huge area farms, most of which belonged to Risborough would be walked up to right across the top of the hills the Lord of graze making from pond to pond to which was the Common were manor. The cottages had large drink. enclosed. There were exceptions gardens so that they could provide where the king or queen had made for the families, which were often Pigs in the garden very numerous. Vegetables were bequests to men or their widows, as All those precious pigs were kept in grown and usually a pig would be reward for their services, usually in peoples` gardens where they had kept. With no main drains all the battle. Sometimes woodland was there own critical role to play, so no garden compost, pig and human given to make sure it was preserved sight of them. The few farms, waste was dug into the gardens. properly, for timber was which were independent of the Thus the tilth was improved and paramount in the nation`s safety manor would grow wheat to make became very fertile. With the and prosperity and laws applied as their bread, sell any surplus and take restrictions of the green belt decreed by Henry VIII. Stocken straw to London where it was in preventing expansion, houses have Farm in Lacey Green which started demand. With no animals to been built in them or cottages as Stocking, a clearing and manure the ground the crops were extended with the result that the woodland is an example of this. not great. They would grow oats villages have lost their most for the only important animals, Rights of enclosure productive land under bricks and which were their farm horses. So mortar. In 1823 when the common land you might catch a sight of those was enclosed great trouble was Vast acreage of crops, even a working horse After taken to share the land out as fairly 1823 when all the land was as possible. The manor farms and woodland independently owned this situation some of the villagers had rights to Over the centuries the whole area became commonplace. the strip fields on the better land had been predominately woodland. below Little Wardrobes Lane also Detailed maps drawn in 1823 still on the hay fields down in Princes show vast acreage of woods. But Risborough and to grazing on the from that date the new owners common on the top of the hills. could buy and sell their land and do All this land was allocated out in what they liked with it. Well before direct ratio to the amount of rights the end of that century the majority held. After this all the land would of the woods had been felled and be as near as possible in one block. thus the number of fields increased. It must have been a terrible Although the fields have stayed the upheaval at the time and all the new same the ownership has changed. boundaries had to be put in. Some have been sold or let, most likely to adjoining farmers, often 13 Everywhere you would see people The water comes improved, breeding had improved working there own land. They sheep and they in their turn didn’t all have horses and one man If it goes through your mind to improved the soil. certainly was known to have dug his wonder why all those crops and so Now 2010 and walk through here six acre field by hand (1452 yds x 20 few animals it is important to again and you will realise the yds) You might just have seen a remember that piped water didn’t community is much wealthier and riding horse or a pony and trap, come to the villages until 1934. there are many horses being kept even a donkey and trap and if it was There were only the ponds for now for leisure, greatly increased in Mr or Mrs Forrest from Grimsdyke animals to drink and in a drought the last forty years. If you walk be sure to touch your cap or drop a year it became a full time job carting you can see all this but look out for curtsey. water from Saunderton where there was a stream, just for the few there all the traffic in our countryside and were. After 1934 the dairy herds trust that they keep watching the and beef cattle came, so they would road and don`t take advantage of all have been something to see. the rest there is to see. There were also flocks of sheep. These did better after the land had The History Group A 'HOLE' NEW WORLD On sunny summer afternoons, They were so much better than Roadmen many years ago, myself and a other counties. group of friends from Lacey While I was on the subject of Mr Sladden had to walk or Green would climb aboard our road maintenance I could cycle to his roller early in the bikes and cycle off to explore have mentioned the 'road men. morning to light up the the countryside. Often we These were usually fairly elderly boiler and get up steam for would go into , men who were given a stretch the day's work. He was given Berkshire and even Hertfordshire. of road to look after. They the nickname 'Darkie' because would cut the grass verges, trim One thing we all agreed upon - at the end of the day he'd be the hedges and dig out the it was always a pleasure to get black from shovelling coal to ditches. They had no machines, back on to our smooth, well-kept keep up the steam pressure. I everything was done by hand Bucks roads. remember he always had a using a scythe, a 'ripping' hook, How things have changed. cheery greeting for us a broom and a spade. youngsters: 'Wheeeeeup,' he'd They did a great job keeping shout, white teeth gleaming in Steam Roller the sides of the roads clean, his grimy face, and, of course we the ditches clear so that In those days Smiths of Walters would be delighted to be motorists did not then suddenly Ash looked after and repaired our recognized by such a great man. roads. They sectioned off half of run into a pond in the middle of the road for a certain distance For the benefit of non-Bucks the road. and the 'tar' lorry would come people, 'Wheeeeeup' translates At road junctions they trimmed along spreading the tar followed as 'Hello, how are you?' back the hedges so that motorists, by men spreading the 'chippings.' Our roads now are not only cyclists, etc., could see any In those days in Lacey Green lived shocking but highly dangerous. oncoming traffic. Sometimes now a large powerful gentleman you take your life in your hands named Frank Sladden. He was emerging from a side turning roads. in charge of and drove the steamroller. Here I'm talking Altogether they did a good about a 'real' roller - not one of job. I sometimes wonder if, those piddling little Diesel engines with all the unemployed, some or a hand-held vibrating machine. men would like to learn the I'm not sure how much a necessary skills and have a go. steamroller weighed but it Unfortunately, it can't be done certainly flattened and sitting at a computer. smoothed our roads. 14 Geoff Gomme Miss Lacey Green world and provides them with accommodation. Lacey arrived in , on her first visit, and traveled to London where she was welcomed by a 5W member and enjoyed the regular tourist sites of London. She then traveled to Lacey Green where she arrived just in time to Theresa’s School in Princes enjoy the cream tea at the Risborough. Several generous The first week of March was very Millennium Hall which was residents of Lacey Green provided busy for many residents of Lacey organized by the Youth Group to her with overnight accommodation Green, Buckinghamshire. We had a raise funds for Haiti. and meals. Since she is a student, visitor from Wisconsin, USA It was a busy week with organized money was limited for Lacey. named Lacey Green. daily visits to the Under 5s She visited the LGLR Youth Club Lacey is a college student majoring Windmill group, St Johns School on Friday evening. in Community Affairs in her and Princes Risborough Upper During the week, the press hometown of Milwaukee. She School. On Thursday spent the day discovered the story and she had discovered via the Internet that she in High Wycombe with one of our several interviews for the Bucks shared her name with a village in local residents who works as a Free Press, BBC South Today and the UK and was intrigued. She therapist with young children and Three Counties’ radio. decided to come and visit and then on Friday she visited St Lacey will be graduating from establish ties with her namesake. college in May and hopes to pursue She contacted Miv Hughes, one of a career in politics in Washington our local parish councillors, through DC. the Lacey Green website. Thanks to all who helped to www.laceygreen.com She also welcome Lacey Green to Lacey contacted 5W, a website based in Green. High Wycombe, which welcomes single women from around the Angela Agate The Tree Of Steel

101-year-old Con Baker invited me The tree is designed such that it's to photograph the tree her branches can be lowered down to grandson Jeremy Baker, now MD children's height, so they can of Gomme's Forge, has just dangle through holes ready-drilled completed for Aldermaston CofE in the branches such as ceramic School. She is really proud of his pears and leaves & blooms made work, which is very different from from wire, then the branches can be anything she has seen before. I raised back into position. agree - I've never seen anything like The steel tree is not painted or anti- it. rust treated because it is intended to With the help of an artist, the go rusty, like the Angel of the school's children drew the branches North. The result is unique and very & cut their design out in cardboard. impressive indeed - I have never Jeremy then used these as templates seen anything like it! The idea to cut it out of steel by acetylene deserves to be adapted by other torch. organisations - not only schools.

Norman Tyler 15 Appeal for Haiti The first event was a disco, held in Adam Grout (17) was truly amazing the St. John’s School hall. Our and generous. He donated a large excellent DJ was Jim Maynard who painting of a rescue worker and a supplied his equipment and gave us child in Haiti, which he painted a great evening. The Bar was especially so that we could raise money for Haiti. We sold squares organized and donated by the for it, at the Disco and the Cream Ashton Family, and well supported Tea, and the winner was Jonny by parents. Jenny King arranged Maunder. both raffles. Cream Tea The second was the Cream Tea in the Millennium Hall on the 28th February. We knew, from the fund- raising following the Tsunami, that this had been popular and well supported then, we only hoped that the Village would give the same support this time.

We liaised with the school, friends In the end, thanks to the generosity in the village who we knew would of the people of Lacey Green, our We finally counted the money, know what was already going on, special visitor from America, Lacey washed all the cups and plates, and decided on a day between us. Green and many others, we not swept the floors and closed the hall Lucy King designed the posters and only had a wonderful doors behind us. The youth of Disco tickets. Could we ensure that afternoon together, entertained by Lacey Green and their ancient we would have enough scones and musicians led by Gavin Mole, and with Graham King as Master of parents and friends had completed cakes to feed the people we hoped Ceremonies, but we had raised a the fund raising events for Haiti. would turn up? total of £3233 (which will become This had all started a few weeks However, we need not have over £4,000 including Gift Aid). before when the Youth Group, worried as Lacey Green is a very This has now been sent to ALIVE, met for one of our regular special place, full of people able and ShelterBox, http://shelterbox.org/ discussions. The recent earthquake willing to bake cakes, make scones who provide large plastic boxes that in Haiti had left everyone stunned and tea and generally participate. It contain a 10-person tent, cooking by the enormous impact and the was truly wonderful to see how equipment, sleeping bags, tools and question was, “Where is God in many people arrived with lovely a variety of other things to help situations where people are things to eat and an amazing provide emergency shelter for those who have lost their homes and suffering?” eagerness to be generous to give their money to people who they possessions. The funds will buy 8 An answer for us was to respond by would never meet. Shelter Boxes which could provide offering ourselves to see what we emergency accommodation for up could do in a practical way. Clearly, to 80 people! we needed to respond to try to help Our thanks go to the people of the people whose lives had been Lacey Green who supported and shattered and whose homes and generously gave to this worthy families had been destroyed, so it cause. was decided to raise money by holding two village events. Hugh Thomas-Davies 16 History Special - Land use in Loosley Row Apart from two small housing Parish's Close had always been Woodbank developments and other used for agricultural purposes, properties built in between until the first significant change In the 1950's a large house existing dwellings, there has was made during the 1950's. A called 'Ten Acres' stood on part been relatively little change in few acres were sold in plots of the old field Great Jefferys: Loosley Row over the last 50 and planning permission was the land and buildings were years. granted. used as a poultry farm and later by a meat processing company. Little Lane Before that time, the first In the middle of the 1990's, the building along that section of factory and land adjoining was The below section of an 1820's Little Lane had been a cottage sold and now houses the map shows an area once known known as Penryn, with its red Woodbank development of 24 as Parish's Close alongside the tin roof and grey wood-boarded pr

operties. A new access road former old Wycombe Road – facing. The property was not (cul-de-sac) was constructed at now Little Lane. The hedges very old and was possibly built that time and a 1950's separating the fields were between 1900-1920? bungalow Long View' removed prior to the mid- In 1955 the owners of Penryn' demolished to accommodate 1950's. Parish's Close (and sold one third of an acre of part of the new road, A section adjoining land is mentioned in their garden for £250 (the of the land once belonging to a Will made by a Loosley Row going rate at that time!), where 'Ten Acres' has a Covenant Yeoman in 1738. the current owner's father built attached preventing property “John Wade ..has the small bungalow Homeleigh'. being built upon the site. It surrendered to the Lord of When Penryn' was sold in the unknown when, or by whom, the Manor those copyhold 1970's, it was demolished and this Covenant was made but lands Jefferys Field Rag replaced by the present house. was certainly in existence in the Furlong Lacey's Close, 1950's. Little Jefferys Field, Parish's Close ....” 17 History Special - Land use in Loosley Row

The Grubbin The Salmon Loosley Hill On the opposite side of Little Also in the 1950's, gardens A section of land situated Lane, the hill known as 'The belonging to 'The Salmon' in behind existing properties and Grubbin' was once woodland Foundry Lane extended right gardens in Loosley Hill was (see 1820's map). After the up to Lower Road and developed for the erection of removal of the trees the land incorporated a tennis court and houses and a new access road, has been used for agricultural small wooden property called 'Violet Close'. purposes. The former hamlet of 'Crab Hall'. This had been At the top of Loosley Hill the `Coombes' (mostly housing constructed by the then owners Post Office and general store farm workers) was once located Mr and Mrs Isdell Carpenter was much in use. The owner at the top of the hill near the for the use of their children also kindly delivered groceries surviving strip of woodland. and friends. In 1958 Mrs in the area. Rosemary Isdell Carpenter Foundry Lane founded the 81st Club for Wildlife A Nursery/Market Garden and Loosley Row and Lacey Green Many wildflowers and insects house called 'Beggar's Roost' pensioners. When the couple have disappeared from some (owned in the 1950's by a Mr retired and moved to Surrey, parts of Loosley Row over the and Mrs Pearman) was situated that area of the former gardens, years. on the left-hand side going the tennis court and hall were down Foundry Lane from the demolished for housing. Bee Orchids, Wild Mignonette Little Lane turning. The former Baptist Chapel in and Cowslips could once be Lower Road eventually closed found on the grass roadside Lower Road in 2001 and the property was banks, particularly the bank on the corner of Little Lane near The small triangular piece of sold. Although now a private the woods at the foot of 'The land between Foundry Lane dwelling it still retains its Grubbin'. Another wildflower and the junction of Little original exterior aspect, iron no longer seen is the tiny wild Lane/Lower Road in front of railings and gate. yellow and mauve pansy. Randall 's Cottage belonged for Violets, however, still flourish. many years to the Blacksmiths Harvey’s Shop of that name. It was described Harvey's shop situated near the On the grass bank described on old maps as a 'garden'. chapel was a small grocery above it was also possible at night to see numerous glow A small dwelling called stores, which also sold a great worms. The Chalkhill Blue 'Hillside', but referred to locally variety of other useful Butterfly, once prolific, is only as 'the tin house', once stood household items. During the seen occasionally. on the bank in Lower Road 1950's it was much in use by (Little Lane end) opposite local residents. The property, Sightings of the tiny long nosed `Randall 's Cottage'. It was with its wooden window Shrews are rare. The Edible constructed much like 'Penryn' shutters, remains. In its earlier Dormouse (Glis-Glis), however, previously referred to. In the history the small shop had been has multiplied since the 1950's, 1950's, 'Hillside' was occupied a bakers owned by one of the as has the Muntjac deer and by two elderly sisters Winifred Janes family, who later Badger. The Red Kite is now a and Ettie Lloyde, the latter relocated to Lacey Green and common sight in this area. always known as 'Aunt Ettie'. It established the bakery along the was said that one of the sisters main road. Hedges was formerly an actress. When During the 1950's Sydney Janes In the 1950's the ancient craft the cottage was eventually from the family bakery in Lacey of hedge laying was still being demolished and the new house Green was still delivering bread practised by local skilled farm constructed further back from in his pony and trap to workers in Little Lane, Loosley the lane, the old chimney breast residents in Loosley Row. Row. was retained in the new 18 front garden/drive area. Rita Probert Happy Wanderers

Sunday 28th March Thirty Happy Wanderers turned out for our usual Sunday morning walk. We started from the car park at The Royal Standard of England, Forty Green near Beaconsfield. On this pleasant spring morning our walk was led by Ian Goodearl and his partner Kim. The walk took the shape of a figure of eight which allowed those who did not wish to complete the full length to return after the first hour. This loop took us across pasture land with good views across the local landscape, past interesting properties, with lots of daffodils, then through Strawberry wood. Wild strawberries in the summer one might think. After a couple more fields some of our fiends left the remainder to go back to the Inn. The rest of us continued through more Chiltern woodland and pastures to eventually return to the start. Quite a few of us then enjoyed a good lunch stop at The Royal Standard of England. Ron Goodearl

Sunday 31st January On a bright and frosty morning 20 happy wanderers and two dogs met at 10.30 a.m. by the Gate public house at Bryants Bottom. To get everyone warmed up we started by climbing a fairly steep path behind the pub up to Denner Hill, where we turned towards Hampden Common, passing the pheasant farm on the way and saw some of the birds practicing their ice skating on a frozen pond. We continued past the attractive houses at Hampden Common to the cross roads where we turned left staying on the road to the T junction, crossing over and up through the Larch plantation and over fields towards Speen. On the outskirts of Speen we took the unmade road past the Scout hut and took the path over a meadow and through the wood past Piggott’s, from there we walked along the lane towards Little Piggott’s and entered the wood on the way down to The Gate P.H.. We were pleasantly surprised to find some other Club members had decided to join those of us who stayed for a good lunch. 19 Horticultural Society: Over The Garden Fence

BAHS Spring Show The picture shows Denise Kinnard and Stella Boll ready for the rush to the refreshments table at the BAHS Spring Show which we hosted in April. Our own entries were placed fifth, with four Societies above and four below our score. We had hoped to do rather better, but we feel that we have still not quite grasped the Judges’ interpretation of the required standards. Our arrangements for the Show were highly commended by the BAHS Officials, and in particular the quality of savouries and cakes that AGM we provided for the tea. My thanks In February committee members go to all of our Members who made brought along the result of their At the AGM in March, the these delicious eats. I believe that trials of these items and we had to Committee were re-elected and a everyone who contributed has been set to and taste Cornish Fairings, record number of 65 people had asked for their expenses, but if Cheese scones, a Milk Loaf and a renewed or joined. We confidently anyone has not been reimbursed Dundee cake. In the interests of expect more members to renew please let me know. complete certainty, one slice is over the next month or two. The seldom sufficient. In April, it was talk on “The Land of the Long Committee hardship necessary to evaluate our proposed White Cloud” was I have to say entries for the BAHS Show, and we disappointing. This was not the It is probably not widely appreciated sampled bread and butter with speaker’s speciality location, he gave just how much eating membership Laura’s lovely lemon curd, us a super talk about 5 years ago on of the Committee demands. Take chocolate butterscotch brownies the Himalaya, which he has visited the last 3 meetings, starting with and a broccoli quiche. At our on many occasions, and we had December, when we were meetings the hosts generously open expected the same standard. The sumptuously entertained by Alison a bottle or two of wine, but we find excellence of recent speakers and Adam with mince pies, Stollen that with so much food to be probably also overshadowed Chris’ cake and other seasonal goodies, we consumed, reinforcements in this presentation. Anyway, we were all decided on the domestic items for area are often necessary. Someone fortified by John and Laura’s Anzac the Annual Show schedule. has to do it! biscuits and a glass of New Zealand wine, (no charge), appropriate to the subject. Annual Show Schedules, 4th September, were distributed. Terry Fendom

Villager Brian Panter left a carrot in when he harvested the rest last year & was impressed as to how large it had grown by the time he dug it up in March 2010.

20 It weighed 1 lb 10 oz = 0.738Kg." Sports Club - Cricket Section Well, we are at it again. Cricket I Wides bring a penalty of two runs. A In the last issue my reader said mean. By the time you read this a wide is any ball passing outside the she enjoyed my cricket joke. So, few matches will have been played. batsman's legs -- providing he here's another one: Hopefully the results will have hasn't moved to cause it to do so. favoured our two teams. There's much more but hopefully it God and the Devil arranged a I haven't a great deal to tell you in will become clearer during the cricket match and the Devil put this issue - not that that will stop matches. Oh, by the way, you will a huge bet on the outcome. me rabbiting on at length. be expected to jog to the wicket. “You’re very confident, says God. We'll have to wait and see what We have a new captain for the 1st “Don't forget I've got the finest happens on the field. XI. Luke Weston, Esq. has been players ever born on my side”. associated with the club for a Now, I completely forgot at the end “Yes”, replies the Devil. “But I've number of years. Mainly a bowler of last season to say what a good got all the umpires”. but can be handy with the bat when job our umpires, Les and Derek, the need arises. An enthusiastic our scorers, Christine and Maureen fielder. and the lads who keep the ground in excellent condition do in their Geoff Gomme No vice-captain was nominated at spare time. the meeting but there are senior players who can step in with advice if desired. 1st XI 2nd XI For the 2nd XI, Jon Dell will continue as captain. Jon set a good May 1 Bradenham (Home) Bradenham 2 (Away) example last year with bat, ball and in the field and with a little more May 8 End (Away) Aylesbury 2 (Home) belief in his own ability can do even better this time. May 15 Challoners (Home) Hampden (Away) Again Jon wasn't given a vice- May 22 Potten End (Away) Wendover (Home) captain but he has experienced players around him to help. May 29 Prestwood (Home) Haddenham (Away) Now, I feel it would be a great help if the team selectors could tell Jon June 5 2 (Away) Downley 2 (Home) which of his players they might take in the event of them being short at June 12 Waddesdon (Away) Nomadic Medics (Home) the last minute so that he can have someone standing by to fill his team June 19 Ley Hill (Home) Ley Hill 2 (Away) - or, at least, have someone in mind. I've been glancing through the rules June 26 Lt. Gaddesden (Away) 2 (Home) of the Mid Bucks K.O. competition. They are loosely based on the 20/20 July 3 Bradenham (Away) Bradenham 2 (Home) rules. I can see problems arising if the players (and the umpires) are July 10 Cadmore End (Home) Aylesbury 2 (Away) not fully conversant with the new format. July 17 Challoners (Away) Hampden (Home) For a start, despite strict starting July 24 Potten End (Home) Wendover (Away) and finishing times for each innings we will now have twenty six-ball July 31 Prestwood (Away) Haddenham (Home) overs instead of the previous sixteen eight-ball overs - obviously Aug 7 Holmer Green 2 (Home) Downley 2 (Away) lengthening the time it will take to complete each innings. Aug 14 Waddesdon (Home) Nomadic Medics (Away) No balls will cost two runs plus a free hit. Aug 21 Ley Hill (Away) Ley Hill 2 (Home) Aug 28 Lt. Gaddesden (Home) Widmer End 2 (Away) 21 Sports Club - Tennis Section The tennis club is situated in the far corner of the sports field providing three all-weather courts. We welcome anyone wishing to play tennis at any level. During the summer the tennis club will be entering teams in the Aylesbury and District Tennis league hoping to build upon the successes of 2009. It is always something of a challenge not only to play against different clubs but also to ensure that a team of 4 players is actually available for the fixture. Apart from the local matches, the club offers a range of opportunities for friendly social tennis. There are regular weekday and weekend sessions for juniors and adult members to get together for informal tennis. Throughout the For more information and membership forms, please contact: summer, the club will hold 3 Sunday Ian Ward on PR 345567 or Linda Malden on PR 275296 afternoon fun tennis tournaments with a plentiful supply of tea and cakes for extra energy. This year, we LADIES DIVISION 7 have arranged a number of practice Tue 4th May Wing 1 Home sessions for informal tennis on Friday mornings with members of Mon 24th May Aston Park 2 Away the Speen tennis club. So there are Thurs 27th May Thame 3 Home some really good opportunities for anyone to come along and see what Tue 13th July Long Marston 2 Away the club has to offer. Tue 20th July Gt Missenden 2 Home The membership fees are again MIXED DIVISION 6 extremely good value for a village tennis club in this area reflecting our Thurs 6th May Cheddington 3 Home modest facilities. The club is ideal Wed 19th May Quainton 1 Home for beginners or people who simply have not picked up a tennis racket Tue 25th May Marsh Gibbon 2 Home for years and would like to play Tue 8th June Aylesbury 3 Home tennis with like minded people. Many members also arrange Wed 16th June Gt Missenden 3 Away coaching which is available in Tue 22 June Haddenham 3 Home groups or one-to-one with the coaches. Family membership is Tue 6th July P. Risborough Away available for £75, Adult £50 and MEN'S DIVISION 6 Junior £20. Thurs 6th May Wingrave Away Fun tennis tournament dates during the summer are: Mon 17th May Oving 2 Away Sunday 16 May 2010 Mon 7th June Cheddington 2 Home Sunday 18 July 2010 Tue 29th June Cuddington 2 Home Sunday 5 September 2010 Tue 13th July Bois Away 22 Ian Ward Tue 3rd Aug Cublington 2 Home 31 Heavenly Bodies The night skies are going the striking star Antares, a July 22. From 9.15 pm, look ‘planet-astic’ over the coming Greek name meaning ‘like Mars’ for Venus in the West, with weeks. You might have spotted because of its strong reddish- Mercury to its lower right, and a very bright point of light orange colour. Mars and Jupiter to Venus’ left. above where the Sun sets. As June starts, the planets begin Then from 11.45 pm, look at That’s the planet Venus, Earth’s to gather and reveal their orbits the opposite horizon in the east, ‘twin’ as it is about the same around the Sun (see diagram). and you’ll see a very bright size as our planet but currently Mars will have travelled much Jupiter rise, with Uranus just to about 140 million miles away. It closer to Venus, and from June its upper right (you may need stays in that area for several 6 for the rest of the month, binoculars to see it). That just weeks and will be joined by you’ll be able to see both the leaves Neptune to complete the other planets in June. Red Planet and Venus gradually planetary list. The furthest- But before that, just after move west (left) in relation to flung orb is overhead and you’ll sunset on May 16, look out for the background starts in the need binoculars to see it. a very slender crescent Moon to constellation of Leo and the Demoted Pluto (now a ‘dwarf the left of Venus which should two main stars to the right, planet’) is also suspended in the make a beautiful sight. Also, if Castor and Pollux in the sky, but only a large telescope you have pair of binoculars, constellation of Gemini. So will reveal it. For a sky map on scan upwards from the Moon you’ll witness the planets that, and any other evening, go and on until you see a sparkling star actually travelling through their to www.popastro.com the left of the home page click cluster called M35. And if you orbits at tens of thousands of ‘Sky Tonight’. want to see what a red miles an hour, but this will look supergiant star 500 times wider much more sedate because they Finally, look out for ‘shooting than our Sun looks like, watch are so far away. stars’ in the June Boötids the full Moon rising in the meteor shower on the nights of If you want to look at the sky south-east at about 10.45 pm June 23 and 27. when every planet in the Solar on May 27, closely followed by System will be overhead, try Chris Dignan

38 23 Sports Club - Football Section level pegs the top two ‘keepers in can’t wait. I hope to see as many the division, a statistic that has supporters as possible to urge your seriously contributed to our league village side on. Your support really status thus far. does make the difference. We also A very tight-knit game away at plan to open the pavilion after the Sports saw us finally game and provide social, culinary walking away with a 1-0 victory, and sporting entertainment for you thanks to a well taken goal by our to, hopefully, celebrate not just an very own South Coast Student Dan amazing day, but a stunning season. Lay. Waiting until the 84th minute A major thanks to our team though is what I feel may have sponsors for this year as always. given half the team minor heart Duncan and Shakira at The Pink attacks. A draw there would have and Lily, and Lynne, Tony and Ian critically hampered our chances of at The Black Horse in Lacey Green advancement into Division 4. have been phenomenal in their support for Lacey Green FC, and At this time of writing, we are set to cannot be more appreciative of face our final game of the season their financial, kind will and after a 2 week holiday from the gestures so far this season. Welcome once again to the Spring action. Although this game isn’t just article of this football section. As to get another 3 points in the bag, We would also like to forward our the weather improves, as the this game will determine whether best wishes to the Cricket and evenings get lighter and as the air the promotion hopes we have Tennis clubs this coming summer, becomes somewhat fresh, Lacey dreamt of all season becomes a and wish you luck for the Green FC are still battling for reality. A difficult fixture at home upcoming leagues, cups and promotion, or to even top the table to fellow promotion rivals Hour tournaments which I’m sure will be to which I feel we deserve greatly. A Glass FC is our next challenge. I’m well supported like it has been good string of wins and an sure many of you would have continuously year after year. The unfortunate 4-2 defeat to Oak FC found leaflets floated into your Black Horse will always be in March sees us topping the table, letterbox the week previous. Lacey entertaining their summer darts and elevation to Division 4 could Green FC was the only team in the team and Aunt Sally squad during be on the cards. league to beat this side, which was the clement weather. Come up and rally your locals on, it will always be Not much to report in way of back in September. Only Beech a good pint and a giggle. results and events since the last Tree FC secured a win against them revelations of the November after an astonishing 8 month If you require information edition. We came across our top undefeated streak. A team that has regarding Lacey Green FC, please spot rivals Beech Tree FC at the only conceded a league best of 19 email us at end of February knowing that a win goals all season shows what this [email protected]. We was desperately needed to avenge defence can achieve. We have to need trainers, coaches, whatever the first game of the season that beat Hour Glass FC. There is no you can bring to the team will be saw us come away with nothing other way of guaranteeing a more than appreciated. We are also after a 3-0 defeat. The lads went out promotion spot otherwise. It’s all in on Facebook under Lacey Green onto that frosty pitch at The Rye our hands. There should be no FC, so you can have regular with arduous pride and admiration. reason that with the strong spirit, updates on the scores, news and We walked away with a 4-0 victory dedication and devotion that every gossip surrounding the club and its in which we merited no less. A member of the squad possesses, players. If you want to keep up with superb midfield and an outstanding why we can’t go out on the 25th the progress of Lacey Green FC, performance from Luke Garvey April and win. including league tables, attendance and Ryan Maguire saw us annihilate Its amazing to think that by the stats and all the other results from a team we sought of as time this publication reaches your all the amateur league clubs around undefeatable. Goalkeeper James doorstep, we could be the most the country, please visit Bartington has kept 4 clean ecstatic, or the most crestfallen the www.football.mitoo.co.uk. sheets this season, which 24 club have been all season. I really Ben Foster Windmill under 5s

washed, filled in and painted the Hopefully the current spell of good main hall in the sports and social weather will hold into the Summer club. The transformation was term as lots of outdoor activities are amazing! But that wasn’t all …. planned. The annual barbecue will after some exhausting paperwork take place on 27th June. Children had been completed, Windmills was will enjoy a day out with parents on successful in being awarded a small the staff Inset day on 2nd July and grant from Bucks County Council. Sports Day on the following Friday The Committee were able to is a date not to be missed! Our four purchase some decorations and year olds will be preparing to go to equipment for the outside play area. BIG school this term and parents Once again it was all hands to the will be left wondering where their pump as numerous parents and time at pre-school has gone! The Spring term proved to be a very friends gave up their spare time to busy one here at Windmills. With hang brightly coloured pictures of If you are considering a pre-school the themes being nursery rhymes numbers, letters, fruits, vegetables for your child come to our next and fairy stories there were lots of and shapes over the outside play Open Morning on Tuesday 25th art work and role-play based on all area, construct a covered sand pit, May (9.30-10.30 am) or call our the children's favourite characters. garden and games table and make administrator Paula Cunningham on Nature walks, trips to the park as sure it was all ready for the children 07502 198 405 / email well as delightful gifts for Mother’s on Monday morning. So now this [email protected] to day and Easter also featured term the children can enjoy a re- arrange a convenient time to visit. strongly! To mark the end of term, vamped play area and look forward The pre-school hours are 9.00-12.00 the children were treated to a party to growing their own plants and or if your child stays for lunch 1.30 and Magic Martin made a special flowers and eating their own fruit pm. Children are eligible to start visit to entertain them as his show and vegetables from the garden. A the term they turn 2 ½ with funded from Christmas had been cancelled. huge “thank you” to everyone who places from 3 years old. Windmills is located at the Sports Club (see big It was decided that the setting was made this possible. Not only does outdoor play encourage healthy red sign near St John’s school!) or in need of a ‘wash and brush up’ so take a look at our web site over a couple of evenings and children but it is one of the requirements of the Early Years www.windmillunder5s.co.uk to find weekends, parents and friends got out more. down to some hard work and Foundation Stage. Michelle Whiting - Chair

dynamic and go-ahead than ever - To celebrate it’s 65th Anniversary no retiring for this organisation! Age Concern Bucks has been This charity is now called Age organising a year of fundraising Concern Bucks and provides a events, including a celebration range of services to help older dinner on Friday 18th June, a Great people to have a better quality of Sunday Lunch at the Hardings life. Support runs from Advocacy Restaurant, Aylesbury College on to Welfare Benefits with stops 17th October, Chilterns Hills Walk along the way for Befriending, and Parachute Jumps. Information & Advice, Rural Day 1945 WAS A GOOD YEAR For more information on any of Care, Handy person, Neat Feet, the activities this year, or to find Apart from heralding the end of Painting & Decorating, Seamless out more about Age Concern WWII, the year of 1945 saw the Relocation, One 2 One computer Bucks ring 01296 431911 or emergence of a charity to help local lessons, Nintendo Wii Ten Pin contact 145 Meadowcroft, older people. It was called Bucks Bowling, Chair Based Exercises, Aylesbury, Bucks HP19 9HH or Old People’s Welfare Committee. and the latest Good Neighbour www.ageconcernbucks.org.uk Now 65 years later it is more Scheme. All services can be accessed via 01296 431911. 25 St John’s Church Easter Future Dates For Your Diary Tues May 25 Licensing of Church Wardens at .

Fri June 4 A fun evening and fellowship for the whole family. Come and enjoy Pizza and free Film show in the school hall at 7 pm Sun June 20 Open gardens in Lacey Green. Teas and Parking at the Village Hall from 2pm until 6 pm. Please contact Margaret Grey on 01844-347094 or Marjorie Palmer on 01296-488353 for further details. Sun July 4 After Morning Worship 10 am at 12 noon - - Vicarage Garden picnic, bring own food and drink, and enjoy the ambiance and fellowship in a beautiful peaceful garden. Wed July 21 Last day of term Services in St. John’s, Speen school at 9.15 and St. John’s school at 2.30 See page 34 for the Church service schedule

Our Easter services were extremely Forthcoming Weddings. well attended, with the main eggsciting service on Easter Sunday where Rev. Blessings and all good wishes go to… Denise broke eggs into a bowl Janey Baker and Neil Schreiber on May 8th. (collective thoughts of Norman having Sarah Hudson and James Heywood on May 28th an omelette for lunch). She explained about new life within the egg and how Wedding Blessing , All Saints at Air Command for Leslie Anne Farrer we have to break out of our shells to and Steve Farrer on June 5th. discover what new life God has Charlotte Bull and Matthew Gayler on July 2nd. (Friday) prepared for us. A ‘Kinder’ egg Sarah Luxford and James Savage on July 16th.(Friday) revealed an egg timer, and we all had chocolate eggs served with teas and coffees and muffins after the service – a good time to chat and meet in fellowship. June Brazier

26 35 Email address [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.whiteleafbowmen.org.uk [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Phone 274961 342636 346469 01494 562240 344207 347268 01494 562554 342322 346295 01494 563612 345567 344906 01494 813968 07768 896078 01494 485037 07810 568656 346656 343643 01494 488315 347741 344975 342685 343113 274254 345195 344060 Contact Ronnie Lewin Jean Gabbitas Fran Hall Stella Boll Roger Smith Joan Smith Jane Oakford Geoff Gomme Ian Ward Ben Foster Sue Morris Richard Peace Brenda Cordwell, John Titchen Sec Sue Croxford Paul Rogerson Denise Critchell Susanne Griffiths Crombie George Clive Hodghton HodghtonKaren Lynne Comley Nick Smith Terry Terry Fendom Tony Molesworth Val Val Brookhouse Annie Silverman Hardy Michael 343560 Jenny Stothard 344441 [email protected] Paula Cunningham 07502 198405 [email protected] Meetings Short walk (2-3 miles) 2nd Wed. 10.30am, Jul,3rd Wed of Sep, Jan,Nov. 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Sat 10am-12 in the School Tuesday mornings Wed, Thu & evenings,Fri toApr Sep play Baby & togym. 5 Fridays term years.during Music, 9.15-11.45am, Mon-Fri lunch club 11.45am–1.15pm Sundays & Bank holidays 2:30 to 5:30 theduring summer Village organisations schedulemeeting contactandHallunless specifiedmeetings- list at the Millenium Village Organisation Happy Club Walking Wanderers Horticultural Society Jingle Tots & Gym Kinder LR&LG WI (afternoon) LG Singers Lacey Productions Green High Wycombe & District U3A Sports LG Sports Club Secretary LG Sports Club - Cricket LG Sports Club - Tennis LG Sports Club - Football Jazzercise Karate DART Self Defence Pilates Classes Others Bucks CC & WDC St John's Church LG Community Group Planning Council Parish LG Post Office LG Windmill Hall Millennium bookings Hall Millenium The Black Horse The Whip Youth Club Yoga Group Associations Windmill Under 5s Windmill WI (evenings) Windmill Whiteleaf Bowmen 27 Local Information Hallmark is published Our aim is to mirror the mark that Diary are always welcome. In quarterly by the Lacey Green the Village Hall makes upon our addition, any suggestions for & Loosley Row Millennium community, to publish the activities improving Hallmark. Hall Management Committee, of all Village organisations, and to provide a forum so that the rights, A version of this printed Hallmark although opinions expressed the wrongs, the well-being of may be found on our website in comment or contribution do village life can be aired. News from www.laceygreen.com, which also not necessarily represent the all the Village clubs, societies, has breaking news and many collective view of that church and school, stories of local additional articles & photos of local committee. interest and entries for the Village interest. HALLMARK EDITOR VILLAGE HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Mike Piercy, Malmsmead, Kiln Lane, Lacey Green, Bucks HP27 0PU Clive Hodghton (Chair), (on right, just before the pond) 01844 344021 Email Rachel Panter (Vice-Chair), [email protected] Sue D’Arcy (Secretary), ADVERTISING MANAGER Yvonne Axe (Treasurer), Karen Hodghton (Booking Sec.), Chris Baker, "Woodpeckers", Kiln Lane, Lacey Green, Bucks Jill Baker, Stella Boll, Jane Brown, HP27 OPT (past the pond on the left) 01844 275442 Ginnie Brudenell, Cathryn Davies, , Carole Knight, Paula Oxford, Betty VILLAGE HALL BOOKINGS Tyler & Norman Tyler Clive or Karen on 01844 274254 (answering service) LACEY GREEN POST OFFICE CHURCH SERVICES: SUNDAYS is open in Village Hall 9 am-12 noon Mondays & 8.00 am: Holy Communion (1662)1st, 2nd, & 4th. Sundays Thursdays for all services except Vehicle Road Fund Licences. 10.00 am: All age Worship - Communion 1st Sun of month LACEY GREEN STORES 10.00 am: Parish Communion All Sundays except 1st are open in Village Hall 8.30 am-1 pm every week day6.00 pm: Choral Evensong 1st Sunday in the month COFFEE MORNINGS Tues 9.30am: Communion Service -St Johns Lady Chapel Tues 2.00 pm in term time: Toddler Praise – 21 toddlers Held in Village Hall 10am-12 noon Thursdays. meet Tuesday afternoons during term time. Dads and Friendly chatting with tea or coffee & biscuit Grandparents are also very welcome. THE FOOT CLINIC Wed 10.30 .am: Team Communion Service at St. Mary’s church, Princes Risborough Chiropody services with Cathy Maynard. Tel 274521 . Tuesdays at the Village Hall by appointment Vicar: The Reverend Denise Critchell. Tel. 347741. From June 1 the MOBILE LIBRARY will be at the Village Hall alternate Wednesdays from 12 noon LACEY GREEN WINDMILL In 2010 the windmill will be open from 2.30 pm to 5.30 pm on Sundays and Bank Holiday Mondays from Sunday 2nd May to Sunday 26th September. Last admission is at 5 pm, and admission is £1.50 per adult, 75p per child under 16. It is the oldest smock mill in the country and still has its original wooden machinery from the mid 17th century. Since 1971 it has been restored to working order by members of The Chiltern Society. Please park in Pink Road and walk up path to the mill. CLOSING DATE FOR COPY FOR THE AUTUMN EDITION

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