Useful Telephone Numbers... [From the Editor Parish Clerk—Hayley Glasgow 01494 437111 We had such a lovely Indian summer, it was quite a shock when the Lane End Surgery 01494 881209 cold and rain came. Fingers crossed for a bit of the white stuff this year— Lane End Pharmacy 01494 880774 a couple of snow days (no more!) would be perfect this winter. NHS Direct 111 / 0845 46 47 I must say a huge thank you to our Clarion deliverers, because I don’t Lane End Holy Trinity Church 01494 881913 thank them enough. They make a big effort for you, their neighbours, Lane End Primary School 01494 881169 and take the time to put this magazine through your door. It’s only an Lane End Village Hall 01494 881913 / 881298 hour or two four times a year, but it is quite a responsibility. I really ap- preciate their efforts and I’m sure you do too. Frieth Village Hall 01494 881176 Lane End Youth & Community Centre 883878 / 07932 326046 We have a couple of openings for volunteer deliverers, actually—the area around Mount Pleasant, along with Tappings Road, Archers Way Elim Christian Centre 01494 882587 and Harris Road, and another route around Thorne, Elwes and Hobbs Lane End Oasis Centre 07592 587554 / 881999 Road. I’ll hopefully scramble a stand-in for this issue, but if you could Cadmore End Village Hall 07917 573083 / 881938 come forward to offer an hour of your time each season to deliver The Cadmore End C of E Church 01494 881913 Clarion, your community would be grateful. The alternative, if no-one comes forward, is that householders in those roads will have to collect Cadmore End Primary School 01494 881460 their copy from the newsagent. Send me an email at
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[ Lane End Parish Route 48 (Arriva) Monday - Saturday, at roughly hourly intervals during the Your Parish Council report by Hayley working day, runs from Lane End to High Wycombe to Great Missenden. Glasgow Route 28 (Carousel) Monday - Friday, fills in some gaps in the route 48
Council service. Runs between Lane End and Asda. Some buses continue through Lane End to Cadmore End and Stokenchurch. It does not run on Saturday. Lane End Playing Fields The Parish Council has been work- Route 32 (Arriva) Evenings only, Monday - Saturday. Runs to and from ing closely with Lane End Action High Wycombe via Asda. Group, the main focus being the Route 48A / 48 (Vale Travel) Sundays only. Runs between Lane End, Playing Fields. The group are Cadmore End, Stokenchurch and High Wycombe. laneendparishcouncil.org.uk constantly working to improve the area and come up with ideas to raise Bus Stops The bus services serve several stops as they pass through Parish Clerk = Hayley Glasgow funds. Lane End and Cadmore End. Information sheets at each stop list the time and route number of each bus, plus its destination. This can be confusing Tel: 01494 437111 All members of the group work because route 48 buses are shown going to Great Missenden, but they do extremely hard and the Parish [email protected] go through High Wycombe. In this guide, departure times of buses to High Council are looking forward to see- 74 New Road Wycombe are shown from the Archers Way stop - at other stops the times ing future progress. Sands may be a minute or so earlier or later, but these can be found at each stop. If anyone would like some more High Wycombe information regarding Lane End Ac- Bucks HP12 4LG tion Group please contact Hayley, Parish Clerk on 01494 437111. [Councillors\ Lane End Action Group will be at the Chairman: Cllr Michael Detsiny Christmas in the Village event Vice Chairman: on Friday 5 Dec 6.30—8.30pm to Forest School Cllr Graeme Coulter answer any questions.
Cllr Mandy Dunning Upcoming Meetings Cllr Jane Osborn The meetings start at 7.30pm in the Cllr Allan Simmons The Old Village School, Bullocks Farm Lane, Wheeler End, HP14 3NH Sycamore Room of the Lane End Cllr Lorraine Smith Village Hall on the following dates - Full day care nursery Holiday childcare available Cllr Keith Wright Babies (3 mths) to 5 year olds FREE 15 hrs per week for 3/4 year olds Monday 1st December 2014 Open 51 weeks/yr 8am-5.45pm Ofsted report available Cllr Callum Stewart Monday 5th January 2015 Bright, spacious, rural location Cllr Nigel King Monday 2nd February 2015 Phone: 01494 880607 Cllr Mandy Sarney Monday 2nd March 2015 www.sunshinemontessori.com Cllr William Hunt All parishioners are welcome. page 4 The Clarion — Winter 2014 The Clarion — Winter 2014 page 57
Why don’t you become a Clerk, Hayley Glasgow on 437111 / \ Parish Councillor? [email protected] Bus times On Wednesday 13 May 2015 Lane Planning Applications End Parish Council will be holding its Planning Applications relevent to Annual Meeting of the Parish Council Lane End parish are updated on the Parish councillor Nigel King has kindly attempted to make some sense of the in which all Councillors must be new- Parish Council’s website chaos that is the Lane End bus service. Many thanks and hats off to him. If ly elected. www.laneendparishcouncil.org.uk you have any suggestions or corrections, please contact him on: every Monday from the official list of [email protected] The term of office of a parish council- lor is four years. verified applications supplied by A community minibus service is also proposed for Lane End and there will be WDC. a questionnaire about this in the next issue. A candidate must be at least one of the following: Whilst the Parish Council does not have the power to determine applica- Route 28 in red Route 32in green A UK or commonwealth citizen tions its local knowledge is sought on Bus times from Lane End to High Wycombe Citizen of the Republic Of each and every application. Ireland Mon to Fri 6.57am 7.22 8.05 (8.17 non school days) 8.53 9.14 10.02 Allotments 11.02 11.03 12.02pm 1.02 1.03 2.02 3.02 3.33 5.45 7.11pm 8.11 9.10 Citizen of another Member There are three allotments sites in 10.10 state of the European Union. the Parish, Chalky Fields, Bunkers Saturday 7.55am 9.02 then hourly till 4.02pm then 7.11pm 8.11 9.10 Candidates must state on their con- and Sandyfields. If you would like 10.10 sent for nomination form their qualifi- more information about allotments cation for election which must be at please contact the Parish Clerk. Sunday Vale Travel buses 10.22am 12.22pm 2.04pm 3,44pm 5.44pm least one of the following:- Bus times from High Wycombe to Lane End Street lights An elector of the parish To report a faulty street light please Mon - Fri 7.00am 8.45 9.40 10.40 10.45 11.40 12.40pm 12.45 1.40pm An occupier (as owner or ten- note the column number, the road 2.40 3.15pm 3.55 5.20 5.30 6.10 6.40pm 7.40 8.40 9.40 10.40 ant) of land or other premises where the street light is situated and Saturday 9.40am then hourly till 3.40pm 5.40pm 6.40pm 7.40 8.40 9.40 in the parish during the whole the nearest property and report to 10.40 of the last 12 months the Clerk Hayley Glasgow 437111 [email protected] Sunday Vale Travel buses 9.50am 11.50 1.50pm 3.50 5.35pm working in the parish as their only or principle place of work Cadmore End services (no buses on Saturdays) Mon - Fri to H W 7.59am 9.08 1.07pm From H W 7.00am 12.45pm living within 4.8 kilometres (3 Lane End Parish Council . 3.55pm 5.30pm miles) of the parish boundary would like to wish everyone Sunday Vale Travel buses. Times from Cadmore End 10.15am 12.15 If you would like to apply to be a a Merry Christmas and a 2.08pm 3.48 5.53pm Parish Councillor please contact the Happy New Year.
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These can be serious and get very sent with a painful eye, closed lids Christmas in the village infected. The sooner the cat is seen and a white discharge. by the vet, the better. CAROL EVENING Guinea pigs very commonly suffer Rabbits suffer less frequently from from scratches on their eyes from Friday 5 December 2014 scratches but often get conjunctivitis straw bedding and it is not unusual 6.30pm – 8.30pm and tear duct infections secondary to to remove a piece of straw from the Lane End Village Hall teeth problems. Rabbits tend to pre- corner of a guinea pig’s eye! A festive evening for all to enjoy Patient of the month: Masher
Lane End Parish Council’s Christmas in the Village: Masher is a lovely, six year old Staf- Come along and see the Christmas lights being switched on. fordshire Bull Terrier who suffers from Join in with Carols sung by the Churches along with a condition called ‘Indolent Ulceration’. children of Lane End and Cadmore End schools. Let the Lane End Players entertain you with their Mummers Play, then It is a fairly common condition that enjoy a selection of delicious refreshments free of charge. occurs in middle-aged dogs, often Boxers and Staffordshire Bull Terriers.
However it can occur in any breed. Other fantastic Christmas events include Indolent ulceration occurs when the outermost part of the eye is scratched. In a normal eye with no infection, the Lane End Twinning Association Arts and Craft Market cells at the front of the eye would mul- Saturday 6 December 10am—3pm in Lane End Village Hall. tiply and move over the scratch, heal- A mix of creative items for sale and refreshments available. ing it within as little as 24 hours. In Masher’s case there is a problem with the way these cells try to move Lane End Primary School & Lane End Youth and Community Centre will be holding a Christmas Fayre on across the scratch, causing ulcers and Saturday 6 December from 1pm—4pm. pain. Masher needed an operation to encourage the cells to move across the wound. The eye was anaesthetised, any unhealthy cells were rubbed away and a train track of minute grooves Laceys Farm will be holding a Christmas Fayre on were created on the eye so that the tiny epithelial cells could move along Saturday and Sunday 6/7 December offering and heal the wound. Sometimes the eye needs to be closed with stitches or Christmas produce and festive items. a contact lens worn to protect the cells and allow them to move and heal. In most cases the eye will then slowly heal over two weeks and the dog will be comfortable again. We look forward to seeing you all! As you can see from the photo Masher’s eyes are now very comfortable and the ulcer is almost healed! page 6 The Clarion — Winter 2014 The Clarion — Winter 2014 page 55
Ask the: Vet [ RIP— Lane End Conservation Group
with Clare Hamilton \ The Group formally wound up at its November AGM. A Red and Painful Eye! sulting in a scratch to the eye. You might notice that the dog’s eye is Eye problems in dogs, cats, rabbits uncomfortable, the lids might be held and rodents are remarkably com- shut and the white of the eye may mon. If you ever notice that your
appear red. There can also be an animal has a red and painful eye you increase in the production of tears should visit your vet within 24 hours. running down the dog’s face or a Eye problems can deteriorate green discharge may be present at extremely quickly if left untreated. the corner of the eye suggesting Scratches are the most common eye infection.
condition. Dogs will play roughly with \ Cats often sustain deep scratches to other dogs or run into brambles re- their eyes from claws in cat fights. [Footpath Report
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Safety and Security\
Burglaries Over the Christmas period last year we saw a 75% reduction in the num- Preventing offences of burglary is the ber of dwelling burglaries compared team’s priority over the coming to the same time period the year be- months. Burglary offences often in- fore across our neighbourhood area. crease this time of year due to the We believe this proves the point we evenings drawing in and Christmas are trying to get across. approaching. The clocks changing means that from the end of October The team will be increasing patrols in many homes are left in darkness from the ‘hot spot’ areas at the peak 4pm until residents return home. It is times. We will again be attending obvious for any burglar that homes homes that we believe would be an are empty! Take a look at your home easy target for a burglar. when you next return from work or an If you would like a member of the evening out. Does it look like anyone team to pay you a visit to discuss is home? If not, then has your home your home security then please give been an easy target? us a call on 101 and we will arrange If you make it look like someone is a time to come and see you. home then there is less chance of you becoming a victim. An easy way to do this is by leaving a light on or using a Our Neighbourhood Team light timer switch. We are in Marlow South West Rural We put this same message out last and our officers are: year. We constantly visited homes that we believed to be an easy target, PC 2272 Danny O’ Driscoll posted crime prevention advice PC 2719 Claire Marchant through the door and later speaking PCSO 9923 Penny Ling with residents. We noticed on our pa- PCSO 8332 Rebekah Routh trols that many residents took the ad- PCSO 8667 Ben Rackstraw. vice and began to ‘Light up Their Call 101 if you want to speak to us, Homes’ making it less appealing to a or 999 in an emergency. burglar. page 8 The Clarion — Winter 2014 The Clarion — Winter 2014 page 53
Dave’s Mystery Plant: [Lane End and District the day is invaluable. Without all of you the show would not take place. I am an evergreen shrub with Horticultural Society Thank you. branches of sharp leaves which are Report by Katy Dunn But take place it does and we are a nightmare when I need prun- now preparing for 2015 with the ing....so I’m told! I am in the same This has been an exception year for village hall booked for Show Day on family as the Berberis, but I am all growers with tomatoes and 15 August. something different. Apart from being spuds galore plus other bountiful evergreen my greatest assets are crops still being lifted, dried off and Now to keep this annual event going my abundance of long stalked yellow taken into store. the organising committee requires flowers during the winter, sweetly rejuvenating, so… is there anyone This was reflected in our 123rd scented like lily of the valley. out there interested in becoming a annual show with entries slightly committee member? The meetings What’s my name? down on last year but the quality are few but convivial and interesting.
remained high. We sincerely thank
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From all of us here in the Potting [Frieth Cricket Club and allow the best harvest. low. These colour changes take Shed, we wish you all a lovely place due to the green chlorophyll Finally, if I have time I plan to Christmas and a happy and healthy Report by Ben Smiley ceasing production and disappearing prepare a plot for fruit bushes. New Year. as the daylight gets shorter, leaving Fruit bushes are dormant at this the reds and yellows beneath to fi- time of year and it is the perfect Frieth Cricket Club’s season ended nally be seen, as the tree draws the [Lane End OPAG time to prepare the plot and get strongly, aided by the ‘Indian remaining goodness from the leaves them planted. I will keep you up Report by Jane Osborn Summer’ that prolonged the 2014 before they drop off...... brilliant!! to date in the next issue....all barbeque season. Our Saturday side going well weather wise! A reminder that if you belong to the finished the league in fifth position ‘grey’ generation but are still interest- and the Sunday side played into mid Favourites: ed in the world, we meet on the first -September, winning nine out of 16 Whilst on the subject of leaf fall, Liq- Thursday of each month (apart from friendly games. January) at 2pm in LEYCC. Join us uidamber styraciflua ‘Worplesdon’, for a talk by a speaker, a chat with There have been some fantastic in- more commonly known as the interesting people and a cup of tea – dividual performances: Harry ‘Sweet Gum’, is renowned for it’s so come along to find out more. Williams scored the most runs dur- colourful autumn displays as the ing a single innings (140 not out) leaves turn from their normal greens to shades of red, orange and yel- Reliable and professional service for 12 years in the local community ORNAMENTAL LANDSCAPES Free estimates and ~Former Royal Horticulturalist~ competitive prices Is available for City and Guilds Qualified Garden Design, Build, Full insured, all work guaranteed & Maintenance Projects Internal/external doors Dave Dunbar New windows fitted (National Diploma in Amenity Horticulture) Kitchen and bedrooms Large or small jobs undertaken including...... Solid wood and laminate floors Patios, Walls, Paths, Decking, Turfing, Planting, Hedge Cutting & Staircase refurbishment Fencing, Ponds & Waterfeatures, Pruning & Tree Surgery, Re-vamping unsightly borders, etc. Call Duncan Frost Please view our photos on our website 01494 880540 / www.ornamental-landscapes.co.uk 07811 596 304 [email protected] 01494-883846 or 07833-684065 page 10 The Clarion — Winter 2014 The Clarion — Winter 2014 page 51
and Ben Hughes was the Club’s best ber at St Katharine’s in Parmoor. If bowler. you would like to come, email [email protected]. You The closed season is well upon us, Gardening can also support our fundraising via and things are as busy as ever. We www.easyfundraising.org.uk/ have ripped up and re-seeded the friethcricketclub. Anything that you old grass from the square in order to with Dave Dunbar \ buy online, after finding the company provide a more true bounce. This will through this site, will raise money for build confidence of the players in the our Cricket Club at no extra cost to pitch and increase the quality of their [ yourself. jobs for winter cricket. However, there is still a huge Please email us on friethcrick- October was one of the warmest in and removing excess branches will amount of work to be done at the [email protected] with any ques- years and if we continue with such give better air circulation for the tree ground in Parmoor before the 2015 tions. On behalf of everyone at mild weather then our bulbs may and help prevent attack from mildews season. Frieth Cricket Club, thank you for all flower much earlier than expected, and the like. Finally, keep raking Our fundraising for the new pavilion of your support to date and we all which shouldn’t do them any harm in leaves off the lawn before they start continues. Our Race Night raised wish you the very best for this festive the long run. If however you have to rot otherwise they will cause the over £1,000 and the next event is season and into the New Year. Camellias, the buds may develop lawn to rot and die off beneath. our Christmas dinner on 28 Novem- too early and the cold can spoil them, we’ll have to wait and see. Nath’s Allotment: Well winter is here and it is the Seasonal Top Tips: time that I can finally catch up. Great winter evenings at We’ve had autumn leaf fall, and the With most of the plot now fallow, mild weather has not helped to get it allows for a good tidy up. If The Prince Albert rid of the many viruses that grow in possible add some manure - or- tree leaves. Those affected should ganic or green, to the plot. ‘A little old fashioned pub be raked up and burnt instead of Over winter this will help replen- putting on the compost heap, this ish the plot and keep nutrients in with a big heart’ will help prevent releasing the the ground ready for all the spores and repeating the cycle. You planting next year. Fortnightly pub quiz • Occasional folk nights can buy sticky bands from garden As you read this my white onions centres to wrap around the base of Open all day! will be in the ground along with trees which will stop bugs climbing the garlic. Garlic needs to have a Food served weekdays 12.15-14.30 and Sunday 12.30—15.00 up the stems and laying their eggs, good frost to kick-start it and especially useful for fruit trees. Evening meals Friday and Saturday 19.00-21.30 should be in the ground no later Winter is the time to prune apple than mid December. This allows The Prince Albert, Moors End, Frieth, Oxon, RG9 6PX. Tel 881683 trees, opening up the middle a little the bulbs to form good cloves page 50 The Clarion — Winter 2014 The Clarion — Winter 2014 page 11
crop production,
anatomy, physiolo- gy, plants and soil science. The second year of the course is centred more on It is now nearly twenty years since first Saturday of each month the business aspect contact was made with the communi- throughout the year. It is a good of farming, going ty of St Pierre d'Oleron. Many strong place to meet others interested in into the detail of links have been established over this twinning activities and even speak dairy, beef and period with regular events to keep some French. During 2015 there will nutritional needs of the large flocks sheep production as well as forage the spirit of twinning alive with this be an opportunity for children to and herds in their charge. crops, organic farming, wildlife habi- contrasting community in Europe. come to the cafe with their parents tat and pollution and waste control to practice their French learnt at At BCA, misunderstandings about The football tour to St Pierre attend- management. school. Why not come along? modern farming and lack of interest ed by pupils, parents and staff of by school teachers caused demand This year there is an intake of 18 Lane End Primary School along with Joyeux Noel for places at agricultural colleges to students on the farming course, other villagers, was a particular high Phil Mann diminish, to the extent that many well seven lads and eleven girls, some of point for Lane End Twinning Associ- established colleges closed. BCA whom showed us round the college ation. A fitting celebration of this [Letter from Oleron closed down its farming courses in grounds. Their interest in learning event was held at the LETA AGM on 2001 and for the past thirteen years the skills needed in the modern farm- 21 November at Lane End Primary Report by Tim Cherry it has only taught allied subjects ing industry and their enthusiasm School. It has rekindled enthusiasm such as horticulture, ground care, was a delight to some of we older within both the school and village wildlife conservation and equitation farmers. The Summer has just ended here, communities. as land-based industries, together and what an incredible Summer it A party of twelve are travelling from with other subjects such as caring was! Very hot still through Septem- Bryan and Alison Edgley started St Pierre to visit Lane End for the for children. ber and October. We had many visi- farming Kensham Farm at annual Christmas in the Village cele- tors to the Island all through the sea- In recent years, youngsters wishing Cadmore End in 1955. bration the weekend of 5-7 Decem- son, motor caravans by the million (it to follow their time at school with a ber. They will be selling a range of Their son, Charlie Edgley, seemed at times) but an excellent college course on farming have had produce from Ile d'Oleron at the manages the arable crops for the tourist trade enjoyed locally. no options in this area, but now BCA family partnership—around LETA Arts and Crafts market and has resumed its basic farming tuition Monica and I went to La Cayenne 2,300 acres, mainly of milling cafe in Lane End Village Hall on Sat- with a Level 3 Extended Diploma in (Marennes) on the Seudre estuary to wheat, centred on Kensham Farm urday 6 December from 10 - 3pm. Agriculture, taught as a two-year look at the beautiful sights there, still but including rented fields between There will be plenty of other interest- course with three full days of teach- many people enjoying the sunshine. West Wycombe, Sands, Booker, ing things to buy or look at as well as ing each week combined with work It usually changes quite dramatically Fingest and Lane End. enjoying a cup of coffee at the Twin- experience. In the first year, the on 1 November to a more damp and ning Cafe. This cafe is held every youngsters learn about livestock and www.kenshamfarms.com page 12 The Clarion — Winter 2014 The Clarion — Winter 2014 page 49
clammy scene, but we shall see! about 50 of our lads here, many from the ‘Lancastria’ disaster at St The Season was only fair for the Nazaire of June 1940, and I like to shellfish farmers, few Coquille St visit to ensure they are not forgotten. On the land Jacques (scallops), but for the fisher- Then on 11 November there are men a better result; ‘Le Journal de parades in all the local towns; the Sud-Ouest’ (our local paper) report- French Airbases at Rochefort and with Bryan Edgley\ ed a record catch of fish at La Saintes always parade, whilst in the Cotiniere (just west of St Pierre on villages the Pompieres and Combat- [ the Island) last week. The arable Farming back at the BCA tants Anciens are also very active. farmers have also done well, so the locals are happy with the coming Soon after that, we shall begin pre- winter prospects, and the Oyster Many farmers from South Bucking- tion is as essential as it ever was, paring for Christmas, and hope that claires are busy already making some of you from Lane End will hamshire and Berkshire attended an but the labour requirement on the ready for the Christmas rush. come for the Marche de Noel in mid- Open Day at Berkshire College of farms is no longer for a large staff of December. Bring plenty of mince Agriculture (BCA) at Burchetts strong unskilled workers - instead As an ex-RAF officer, at this time I pies and goodies - the draught beer Green near Maidenhead in Novem- the work of growing food is now car- visit the local Commonwealth War disappeared very quickly last year! I ber. The title of the presentation ried out by a small number of farm- Graves on the Island; there are look forward to seeing you. was: ‘Putting the A back into BCA’. ers with highly skilled workers. BCA was founded just after World War II, at a time when food rationing was still in place - LANE END and everyone in Britain, whether in the towns or in SUPPORT GROUP the rural areas, had no doubt that a reliable supply For Parents and carers of children with special needs of food was essential. and disabilities. Come and join us for friendship, help and advice at our coffee mornings on the second However in recent years, Thursday in the month. school leavers have often been discouraged by their Dates for Spring 2015 (Thursdays between 9.30am and 11.30am) careers teachers from going 8 January 12 February 12 March into agriculture, regarding farming as being an old-fashioned Arable farms now use powerful trac- Located at the Sure Start Childrens Centre, activity, no longer necessary in the tors with GPS monitor screens in the Lane End Primary School, Edmonds Road, Lane End, HP14 3EJ modern world of progress, sophisti- cab, and livestock farms often use cated IT systems and globalisation. computer technology to record For any enquires please contact Lo Smith How wrong they were. Food produc- weights and yields and control the 01494 881147 [email protected]
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[Lane End Players Friday performances start at 8pm It has been a fan- and Saturdays at 2pm and 7pm. You tastic start to the Report by Eve Berry can book from Saturday 6 December academic year at the Village Hall (Saturdays from 9- here at Frieth. We 30am till 12-30pm), by emailing are celebrating So many of you came and enjoyed [email protected] the start of our our Autumn production of 'The or calling 07706 426320. fabulous new Cre- Ladykillers'. We've had much ative curriculum about Wheels. We positive feedback, so thank you for are very excited about our school trip your kind words. We really do appre- Sleeping Beauty to Beaulieu Motor Museum for a ciate you telling us what fun you've wonderful day out involving rides in had. Hopefully our ticket sales will The Panto vintage vehicles and a tailor-made also mean we can pay the Village talk on the history of Wheels.
Hall a tidy sum as well. We are also still celebrating the fan- You can expect the usual fun and Our next production is the panto, tastic efforts of all the team behind laughter and some great songs from 'Sleeping Beauty', on 16, 17, 23, 24, the Frieth Hilly 10K run which took As well as hearing from Sir Steve, the principals and the chorus, so 30, 31 January. place just before half term. The day the children talked to various profes- don't leave it till the last minute to was absolutely brilliant from start to sionals to research unusual careers; book your seats! finish and a superb way of coming talk about undoing stereotypes; un- together with our local community. derstand how their education will Together, the runners raised a fan- help them in a career; and receive tastic amount of money which the advice on how to overcome hurdles. school will be using to invest in com- The professionals (some parents of puting technology. At times like children at the school) included a these we are just so thankful to eve- Police officer, an archaeologist, a ryone on the PTA and the Hilly team lawyer, a translator, a pharmacist, that made the event such a resound- two pilots, a book-keeper and a vet. ing success!
Another wonderful event this term has been our careers day. Sir Steve Redgrave came into the school to inspire the chil- dren and help them answer the million dollar question - what do I want to be when I grow up?
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Schools\
For the past two years Cadmore End CEC School has been on a journey of improvement to move the school up to a ‘Good’ rating with OFSTED. On 13 October I took the call that the inspectors were on their way and we nursery has been an exciting new were ready when they arrived at adventure for us this term. They 8am the next morning. have settled well into their new rou- tine and are very well supported by We were delighted to be informed the class 1 teachers and Mrs Hazell, that we are clearly a very good their ‘Key Person’. school in all areas. Our report can Phil Spackman now be read on the OFSTED web- If you are interested in finding out site or via a link from our school site more about our nursery provision Pest Control Services at www.cadmoreendschool.org. I am then please do get in touch. We very proud of our school. have some places still available for Domestic, Commercial & Agricultural this year and we are accepting appli- Insects & Bugs, Rodents & Birds The autumn term has been an excit- cations for September 2015. ing time so far. We have welcomed Moles & Wildlife Management. new chil- Miss Ford, our English co-ordinator dren in to is completing ‘Gold’ training to sup- Surveys & estimates free of charge our Recep- port us to become a Story Telling Maintenance contracts available tion class School. This is through the Oxford Fully Insured & BPCA Member Story Museum in conjunction with and also Pie Corbet and his ‘Talk for Writing’ taken eight For a fast, discreet response and a dedicated, professional service model. Every child in our school is nursery chil- dren into now a story teller and they are learn- school each ing structures and strategies to sup- Tel: 07947 819554 morning. port their writing. We have already 01494 528240 Having the seen a great improvement. page 46 The Clarion — Winter 2014 The Clarion — Winter 2014 page 15
[Lane End Youth and day a month on a rota – can you and the ceremony was attended by brambles. In 2013 plans were laid to help? Please call Emma for more the Lord Lieutenant of Buckingham- transport it, but the weather saturat- Community Centre information on 883878. shire. However, there was still noth- ed the area and machinery would ing to mark the actual crash site. have damaged the common. This Report by Emma Savory Events for 2015 This was awkward in 2012 when a year has been drier and in July the party of Canadian students visited stone was moved up to Widdenton Feb half term children’s activity thanks to help from Christmas Fayre LEYCC and afternoon Lane End Primary School are work- Kensham Farm's heavy ing together to create a wonderful Dinner and Dance with live music lifting gear. Finally, in Sep- Christmas Fayre on Saturday 6 Children’s Easter Playscheme tember a small party used December, 1–4pm. You will find lots shovels and crowbars to of traditional stalls, café and craft Easter Egg Bingo erect the stone and cement activities for the children – please Spring coach trip to Chessington it in place. come along. World Of Adventures. If you walk in Widdenton Winter Wonderland Adults cash Bingo Park Wood and go up to the main gate to the reservoir, you will at Hyde Park This Summer Playscheme Lane End. Two members of the find the stone some thirty yards to coach trip leaves on plane's crew had been old pupils of The Committee would like your left close to the railings. It is not Saturday 13 December their school. The students held a to take this opportunity to a huge feature, just three feet high, at 10am and departs memorial service at the new memori- wish everyone a very but it is there to remind passers-by of Hyde Park at 6pm with al, and visited Widdenton Park Happy Christmas and we the seven young men from the Royal a mini tour of London’s Wood. It was a wet day, they had no look forward to welcoming you Canadian Air Force who died there Christmas lights. £15 per clear idea where they were back to the Centre in the New on that awful night in 1945. person. Book your seats through supposed to go, and they were Year. Please note, the drop in lunch Emma on 883878 or email rather disappointed as there was no (At the time of writing, the memorial and computer club will finish on 18 [email protected] focal point. plaque has been ordered but has not December 2014 and will reopen on yet been fixed in place.) Thursday 15 January 2015. This prompted the Lane End Royal Drop in lunch has had a very British Legion to review successful year, with a group of won- Thank you to everyone who has sup- the plan of 1997. Sir derful volunteers and loyal regulars ported the Centre this year, we are Edward Dashwood was returning week after week. Some of always looking for people to help happy to confirm what our ladies have been helping at organise events, please get in touch his father had agreed. lunch club for many years and need if you can make some time for us. After considerable trou- a rest! So we are now seeking new Lane End Youth & Community Centre, ble, the stone was volunteers. This involves buying, (for Edmonds Road, Lane End, HP14 3EJ found almost complete- which you will be reimbursed) cook- Tel: 01494 883878 / 07932 326046 ly buried at the heart of ing and serving a lunch one Thurs- Email: [email protected] a huge wilderness of Charity Number: 1101360 page 16 The Clarion — Winter 2014 The Clarion — Winter 2014 page 45
[Hambleden Valley This garden is known for its exten- The Lane End Lancaster\ sive collection of interesting and Gardening Club unusual trees. Report by Andrew MacTavish Report by Janet Collins Our season of monthly Talks started in October with a really informative Thursday 5 April 1945. Two o'clock could be identified as Lancaster and interesting talk from Chelsea in the morning. The people of Lane Serial RF150 QB-W of the Royal We’ve had a wonderful summer of Gold winner, Rosy Hardy of Hardy’s End rushed from their beds as an Canadian Air Force based at Skipton garden visits and the one to the Plants. She gave such useful tips aeroplane on fire roared over their -on-Swale, Yorkshire. It had had a Lower Lovetts Farm at Kiln Green and ideas on how to keep the houses. It was trying to make an crew of seven young men. was no exception. We were guided borders going through autumn. emergency landing at Booker Air- around by the owner and his garden The years passed. Brambles and Please see the Events page for our field. It made one unsuccessful at- was an inspiration for any gardener trees grew up over the site. People full list of future talks. tempt and circled round over the keen on growing vegetables. moved in and out of the village and New members are most welcome. the memory began to We had another fabulous day for our Please call 01491 638690 or 01491 fade. In 1997 some older final visit of the season to Kingston 638691 for further details. residents began to Bagpuize House near Abingdon. consider that some sort of memorial should be erected at Widdenton. There was a suitable rough sarsen stone some six feet long by two feet wide and a foot Domestic, Industrial, Commercial Electrical Contractor for deep lying on Handleton all your faults and improvements, over 30 years experience, village a second time, but it was low, Common. Sir Francis Dashwood trustworthy and reliable. desperately low. To their horror, the was the owner of the Common and Showers villagers saw it was not going to of the crash site, and he readily Rewires / extra sockets clear the trees on Widdenton Park agreed to the move. But the stone New Installations Wood. There was a huge explosion weighed some 6 hundredweight Storage heaters and a ball of fire lit up the area. (254 kilos) and the problems of Security lighting An RAF emergency team arrived to transporting it proved insurmounta- Consumer unit upgrades a scene of utter devastation. An ble at the time. Emergency call out area of woodland some 200 yards In 2002 the village remembered the by 300 yards had been completely crew when their names were flattened and burnt out. It was not Call John on 01494 882544 (Home) inscribed on the new War Memorial until they cleared the wreckage and 07909698899 (Mobile) on the village green. The Archbishop found an engine plate that the plane of Canada performed the dedication QUALITY SERVICE GUARANTEED page 44 The Clarion — Winter 2014 The Clarion — Winter 2014 page 17
osity of the local people, Lane End Rose, an officer of the Royal Angli- ‘always punches above its weight’. My hobby\ ans whose platoon featured in a major BBC programme on action in And, of course, November saw Afghanistan. His subject was Remembrance Sunday with our ser- ‘Leadership’ and it was illustrated vices at Wheeler End memorial and [ The Last of the Gigantas with both BBC film and his ser- then Lane End Village Hall where, geant's helmet camera foot- every year, the crowd seems to age—hugely informative and grow bigger. The large turnout As Evie Cubbage so eloquently hugely memorable. of smart scouts, cubs and writes in her poem on p25, we do November saw the West beavers was particularly impressive. have some wonderful characters Wycombe Band playing for us in our community with some in the Village Hall. They gave These days, the majority of our us a wide variety of music finishing interesting and quirky pastimes. In members have never been in uni- with ‘The Last Night at the Proms’. form, but we all support our Services the first in our series about local At the same time, our members and especially those who need our hobbies, David White tells us concentrated their efforts on the aid. We thoroughly enjoy ourselves about being the last man standing annual Poppy collection - we are a in all our activities and if you want to in his chosen field... comparatively small village but it is join us and get advance information always said that with the enthusi- of our events, do ring Andrew Mac- The Last of the Mohicans is a asm of our members and the gener- Tavish on 881948. phrase most of us have heard and oped by an Englishman, Mr Christo- are familiar with. Well, my tale has pher Wren (not that one!) after the nothing to do with Indians, but this First World War. At this time in our well-known saying has some mean- history there was a great demand for ing for me. My tale is about the last decorative fur for the clothing indus- of the Chinchilla Gigantas. try and many thought the Giganta’s fur looked particularly nice on ladies’ You may well be asking; what is a coats. Most people at that time Chinchilla Giganta? One of my would have kept rabbits and poultry hobbies is to breed and show fancy in their backyard as a food source rabbits. I say fancy because all of and to sell the pelts. the breeds of domestic rabbit are man-made by a process of selective On the other side of the coin, you breeding. One of the many types is had people like me who did their the Giganta, a medium-sized rabbit level best to produce the ideal weighing around 12lbs. specimen for the show arena. Show rabbits have a standard of This rabbit is one of the few devel- excellence to meet and are given a page 18 The Clarion — Winter 2014 The Clarion — Winter 2014 page 43
[Royal British Legion was so successful that it was repeat- score out of one hundred points by Giganta in the UK. There is nowhere ed in November at the Village Hall. the judge. else in the world where you will find this delightful breed of rabbit. Report by Andrew MacTavish September saw our much heralded At one time you would get forty trip to Claydon House, the seat of Gigantas at a show, but alas (this is I have been showing rabbits for 30 the Verney family in north Bucks where my opening comment fits into years and I’m not sure how much The annual garden party was held where we were met by the present place) I am the last man standing longer I can keep the hobby going. at the President's house in June. head of the family, Sir Edmund Ver- with a sustainable stud of Chinchilla This may be The Last of the Members enjoyed a splendid meal ney. It was his father, Sir Ralph Ver- Gigantas! under a warm sun with Chiltern ney who was instrumental in reform- views and entertainment. ing the Royal Bucks Yeomanry TA In August we were invited by the after the war and whose magnificent Ed—If anyone is interested in taking Lane End Players to spend an af- full dress uniform is on display. up the hobby, David is more than ternoon in the beautiful garden of happy to help. Contact Katy Dunn In the same month, we held a quiz at Framer's Court where they were [email protected] / 883883 Frieth and spent a light-hearted performing ‘We Shall Keep the and I’ll put you in touch. evening making wild guesses at Faith’, a moving entertainment of improbable questions. In October we Watch this space next issue for Mar- songs and poetry in commemora- filled Cadmore End Village hall to tin Hailey who creates the amazing tion of the First World War. This hear a remarkable talk from Bjorn special effects for Lane End Players.
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[Marlow Wolves For nearly two years the programme that trains every Saturday morning Fingest Rifle Range\ on Lane End Playing Fields (January Report by Sam McKee -September) has been number one Report by Andrew MacTavish in the country. Who'd have thought The Wolves team is now the third it? In the last issue of The Clarion we Farm coated in grease and had to most successful team in the youth wondered where the Fingest Home be cleaned. The soldiers fired Sten Amongst the children with heavy championships of all time. That is in Guard rifle range was situated. The sub-machine guns at close quarters trophy cabinets are superstar wide only five years of the Wolves’ exist- answer came from an unexpected straight into the bank at the bottom receiver Jordan Barrass, who ex- ence compared to the top two pro- coincidence. of the wood. More surprisingly, they ploded onto the national league sce- grammes who have been around also threw hand grenades into a pit ne after missing the first two tourna- A gentleman named Paul Read was since the 1990s. further up the field. When they were ments to score nine touchdowns in passing through Lane End in Sep- firing, sentries were posted up the the final three tournaments, before tember on his way home from Lud- road towards Harecramp Farm to scoring in the playoffs to help bring a low to Petworth and called in at the warn any passers-by. 2nd straight youth championship. For Grouse & Ale for lunch. A couple of this he was awarded the 2014 Na- locals were discussing the rifle range It is not surprising that the range has tional ‘Breakout Player Of The Year’ article at the bar. Paul was interested been forgotten. There is little to be award. as he used to live at Nineacres in seen today except a hump in the Fingest during the Second World field and a few dips. The fact that Dan Cochrane was a force in the War and one of the locals found a there was a range there at all shows middle of the championship defense copy of The Clarion for him. how serious life was then, and how recording 40 tackles and intercepting important it was for the Home Guard 6 passes during the season. Despite He knew the whereabouts of the for- No one has risen so high so quickly. to practise. No one would dream of mer rifle range very well. The range The programme is founded on young firing rifles there now. Any bullets was north of the village, past Manor local talent. On 20 September at fired accidentally high over the butts Farm and alongside Chequers Lane Doncaster Rovers’ football ground, would land in the middle of Stoken- below Hanger Wood. Paul remem- the Wolves beat Doncaster Mus- church! bers it so well because, when he tangs in the playoffs 46-30, then was a boy, he regularly helped in the Horsham Barbarians in the final 33-7 butts, marking where the shots hit for a dominant title defence. the targets and pasting the holes. The Wolves programme now draws There were two targets and marks- in players from Henley, Slough, men fired up the valley from a Maidenhead, Oxford, Reading, Bea- distance of 200 yards. He remem- consfield, Gerrards Cross, Aylesbury bers that the Home Guard were is- and Uxbridge. People are driving for sued with American P17 type rifles of over half an hour for an opportunity Lane End boys Dan Ramsdale and Dan 0.300” calibre. They arrived at Manor to play for our team, the best team. Cochrane with their championship medals page 20 The Clarion — Winter 2014 The Clarion — Winter 2014 page 41
missing a lot of the season Dan matchup problems for defenses Ramsdale still managed to contrib- across the country this year. They ute touchdowns at key moments. will rank among the best to play the game after these past two seasons Dan Ramsdale and Jordan Barrass and the village, as well as Great make up an unstoppable duo at Marlow School, should be very Wide Receiver and posed many proud.
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[Lane End Action Group (Secretary) 881329. Please pick up the phone, your village needs you. Report by Jil Runge This year we will be linking with Christmas in the Village so come along and see our progress. Friday 5 After many months of hard work, the December 6.30-8pm in the village group is now in ‘active mode’. hall. We have obtained a grant from Lane End Parish Council along with fund- [M40 Chilterns ing from Bucks Cunty Council which has enabled us to appoint an archi- Environmental Group tect. It is hoped that he will have produced a three concept drawing Report by Ken Edwards by December. The architects have been asked to give the Action Group 2016 is the target date for a presentation. improved noise barriers. The steering group has been divided At M40CEG’s previous AGM in into five sub-groups. These are December 2013, the Highways Agency quoted a date of 2016 for 1/ Funding & Legal first installation of new barriers in our 2/ Publicity and Events area. In the absence of a committed 3/ Multi–use Games Areas (MUGA) programme, the target had little credibility. Much has changed since. 4/ Pavilion Facilities At this year’s AGM, held on 13 No- 5/ Children’s play area vember, sufficient detail has been These sub-groups will be liaising agreed for the 2016 target to be with Jil Runge. feasible. The Agency has now launched a Procurement Competi- We are a small group and need tion to find suitable products and more help with this exciting venture. suppliers of solar enabled (or other) If you feel you could add some expe- barriers. rience in any of the above areas, contribute some local knowledge or An Assessment Panel will select the just help, please contact Mark Lock- best of the submissions in Spring wood (Chair) 880045, Jeff Collis 2015. After further design work and (Vice-chair) 881063, or Jil Runge demonstrations, the Agency plans to install the first new barriers at loca- page 22 The Clarion — Winter 2014 The Clarion — Winter 2014 page 39
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[Lane End Scouts This approach is consistent, not just in Lane End or Buckinghamshire. It Energy Saving advice\ Report by Ian Harris is a global movement, a worldwide family, the largest of its kind. You Report by Gordon Glass know, I can’t help but think that if everybody, everywhere, were to In September Lane End Scouts held adopt this approach, there would be their AGM. More than 50 people If your single-glazed windows are clude heavier glazed units which a lot less conflict and a lot more sit- came to see the opening of our new characterful and perfectly servicea- can be hinged or sliding, allowing ting around a camp fire toasting secure camping and training area ble then adding secondary glazing you to open your windows. At the marshmallows and laughing. and enjoyed a glass of wine and might be a better option than top end, custom-made timber frame food cooked by the Scouts in our If you fancy a camp fire / replacement. units and those highly rated by the marshmallow experience and can BFRC will be more durable and their wood-fired oven. It was lovely to see Secondary glazing has numerous offer help to our group as a Leader, airtight seals will further reduce heat so many people there and thank you benefits: for your support. an occasional helper, as part of ad- losses. For the best visual match, ministration team or have a skill, Reduces draughts, condensation, align the glazing bars with those on You will have hobby or trade that and heat loss through windows (by the original window noticed in previ- our members or our up to 63%) ous Clarion edito- Existing windows should be repaired building could bene- rials that we as Sound insulation can be better than first when fitting secondary glazing fit from, then please Scout leaders double glazing (if panes are 10cm or and all units should remain closed in don’t be shy. Give talk loudly and more apart) winter to discourage condensation me a call or email proudly about on the primary window pane. me and become Outward appearance of windows what we do well. part of our success unchanged, home security may be For more tips on making an older We invite people story here at Lane enhanced home more energy efficient, visit into our organisa- End Scouts. www.superhomes.org.uk tion on a level playing field, all are Secondary glazing can equal and all have something im- On behalf of all the Scouts and lead- be temporary or integrat- portant to say or do, regardless of ers, we wish you all a very Merry ed more permanently. their age, ability, race or religion. Christmas and a Happy and Pros- Temporary DIY options perous New Year. include lightweight acryl- As Scouts, we act as one family, ic panes mounted using sharing a common goal, working magnetic strips. Plastic towards creating well-balanced indi- Lane End Scouts and Guides films that can be stuck to viduals, teaching them forgotten Registered Charity 308008 the window pane or skills, respect for others and the abil- Contact Ian Harris frame are lower cost ity and drive to help others, all com- options. bined with loads of fun and a healthy [email protected] dose of adventure thrown in. Integrated options in-
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Ask the: plumber My Lane End\
A poem by Evie Cubbage (age 10) with Bill Blake \
Bill, I’ve got wet patch on the ceiling (and it’s nowhere near the bathroom!) I’m handing over the this page of The Clarion to Evie Cubbage, age 10, I have had four occurrences of this problem in one month alone. Each damp because her lovely poem captures the way many of us feel about our patch appeared on the ceiling of a downstairs room and not one of them was villages. Thanks for reminding us how lucky we are to live here, Evie. underneath the bathroom (always my first question!) After rolling back the carpets of the room above and cutting out floorboards, each had notched joists with two or more pipes running through. The original builder had sepa- Lane End\ rated the pipes by driving a nail between them and bending it over one pipe. In each case, this pipe had been very slightly damaged in the process. Over Lane End is my home, forever and ever 30-odd years, water running through the pipe had caused erosion at the All of my family live here and that you should treasure. point of this minor damage, ultimately leading to a pinhole opening up, allow- My grandad was born in Daisy Cottages, Aunt Bet up the ing water to seep out and create the wet patches. road who knows all in the village. There are friendly dogs and cute ducks, with kites flying The solution in each case was to cut out and replace the damaged area of overhead, pipe. In this instance, there’s nothing else to be done. Even a wild puma, it has been said.
We have quite a few characters in Lane End. Bill Blake, Plumber There are beaters and hunters and many country folk, With their weird nicknames like Trapper or Stafford, Your friendly, trustworthy and house- Gudgeon and Snake. trained’ local plumber There’s the oldies in the coffee stop who discuss the Happy to take on all your household weather and doctors a lot, plumbing tasks, from mending a dripping- And how many biscuits each other have got! tap to installing your new bathroom. No callout charge, No VAT Lane End is my home forever and ever, and here I will always stay. I love this place with all my heart and that will never Phone: 07762 807767 change Based in Wheeler End Lane End is my home, and that I do treasure! City & Guilds Qualified [\ page 36 The Clarion — Winter 2014 The Clarion — Winter 2014 page 25
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[ Christmas fayre! Tawny owl Barn This month sees the end of an era of the work was done by hand, the on the Lacey Farm. Alan Gutteridge tractors were small and cab-less owl will be semi retiring at the end of the without the strength and versatility of month over 50 years after he joined todays equivalent. Alan soon be- the farm, initially as a Saturday boy. came the main tractor driver on the Description: about the size of a pi- Description: white, heart-shaped farm, doing the all the field work, and He joined the farm when he was still geon with a rounded body and head. face, buff back and wings, pure white being the first to learn how the new- at school aged just 12, coming up It has a ring of dark feathers around underneath. est machine on the farm worked. His first on a Saturday to help my Gran- its face and dark eyes. It is reddish jobs on the farm have changed with Where to see them: they like to dad (Ted) with collecting eggs and brown above and paler underneath. swoop in open country, along field working with the cows, and gradually Where to see them: woodlands, but edges, riverside and road verges. he took on more and more. In 1965 they’re difficult to spot. You’re more he left school and started full time on When to see them: they’re noctur- likely to hear them ‘hoo-hoo’ or the farm. Living on Ditchfield com- nal, so best to spot them at dusk. ‘kewick, kewick’ is their call. mon, the cows could hear when he What they eat: mice, voles and fired up his motorbike in the morning What they eat: small mammals, shrews. so that they would be stood at the birds, insects, frogs, worms. gate waiting for him by the time he Breeding: barn owls also pair for life Breeding: tawny owls pair for life got to the field. and like to return to their own nest and often return to the same next site where the male will feed the fe- When he started in 1963, the farm box year after year. Prime property male while she incubates the eggs. had 35 cows and about 200 chick- is much in demand there have been ens. The milking was done in the reports of nest sites being in continu- In danger: barn owls are endan- sheds where the shop is today and ous use by successive pairs of gered due to the use of insecticides all milk put in to churns and left on tawnies for more than 100 years. and pesticides, but more significantly the step (by the shop now) to be col- The male feeds the female while she because of the loss of their favoured lected by the lorry daily. Much more sits on the eggs for around 60 days. habitat—long-grassed meadows.
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the times but he has always been This year we will be opening the willing to take on new challenges shop full time from 1-24 December, and never grumbled although I'm selling a greater range of Christmas \ sure he has had more than his fair trees, wreaths and decorations as Nature notes share of the smelliest jobs! He will well as a wide selection of local food still be working three days a week and produce.
Tawny vs Barn for us, but on behalf of all the family Our Christmas Fayre this year is on I wish him all the best for a very well \ 6 and 7 December and it’s a great the ‘owl’ truth! deserved (semi) retirement! chance for you to come and meet It’s a new era for us as we look in to This autumn, two owl nesting boxes have been installed at the animals. This year we have a developing our shop further. Here’s Moorend Common, one for tawny owls, the other for barn owls. name the calf competition. The win- the shed during its transformation: Many thanks to Paul Warham of the Bucks Raptor and Owls ning name will be drawn out of a hat Group and to local bird expert Ian West who installed the boxes. and then we will update you all The easiest nest box to spot is the barn owl one on South Glade throughout the year on the progress (the meadow nearest the Frieth-Marlow road). of the calf. We will also have a wider variety of local crafts, foods and What’s so different between the owls that they need two different refreshments. next box designs, what is their idea of the perfect perch? As a Christmas Fayre special we will Ian West is the man in the know. Barn owl boxes are triangular be also offering 10% off all Christ- or square with a big opening at the top and a deep cavity with a mas trees on the 6th and 7th so large floor space. This is because barn owls have big broods (6- make sure you don't miss out on a 8 chicks) so they need the room, but also they need depth below bargain! the lip of the opening to stop the chicks getting out of the nest too early. Tawny owls like a square wooden tube hung underneath a slop- ing branch. They are slightly smaller than barn owls and have Name the fewer chicks—usually 3-4. Tawny owls are woodland birds and even before they have fledged, the chicks will go wandering calf at around the tree they’re in. The parents will always find them and feed them, whereas with barn owls, if the chicks aren’t in the Lacey’s nest, they won’t get fed. A barn owl chick on its own outside the Christmas nest won’t survive, but a tawny owl chick would be fine. We know that we have tawny owls on Moorend Common, but Fayre we’ve not yet seen any barn owls. They look like a big white bird in flight and shriek, hiss and snore rather than hoot. Please do 6/7 Dec let me know if you spot any: [email protected] / 883883 page 34 The Clarion — Winter 2014 The Clarion — Winter 2014 page 27
Saturdays Sundays 10% OFF 10% off trees A 6/7 Dec l Regulars Regulars l Coffee Shop—Enjoy coffee and cake on the Parish Communion—9.30 Holy Trinity C first and third Saturdays of the month, Church Lane End (crèche first Sunday of the h 10-12noon, Lane End Village Hall month) Elim service—10.30 am at Elim Christian Centre, Edmonds Road, Lane End
Sung Eucharist/Family Service—11am St Events Mary’s Church Cadmore End
6 Dec—Twinning Association coffee shop Morning Service (Methodist)—11.15am and craft fair Holy Trinity Church Lane End
6 Dec—LEYCC and Lane End Primary Whistles & Bells dog behaviour school– Christmas Fayre 1-4pm 9-12noon LEYCC, Tel Jenny 07703 020344
6 Dec—Lacey’s family farm Christmas Fayre Sunday lunch—Grand International Buffet and traditional carvery at The Tree, Cad- 13 Dec—Royal British Legion Christmas more End. Book on 881183 Dinner Dance. 7.30 for 8pm at Lane End Village Hall. BYO drinks plus live band. Tel Evensong—6pm at Holy Trinity Church Bruce James 881079 or Clifford Miller on Lane End 881645 Lane End Players—7.30pm Village Hall Tel 17, 24, 31 Jan—Lane End Players’ ‘Sleeping 07706 426320 Beauty’, 8pm Lane End Village Hall, 2pm and 7pm performances Events
28 Feb—Methodist Lent Lunch, all welcome, 7 Dec—Craft Fair Frieth village hall, 10am- 12pm Lane End Village Hall 2pm. [email protected]
7 Dec—Lacey’s family farm Christmas Fayre
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Simply Walk—10am Lane End Playing FSFH Circuit Training—9.30-10.30am Field’s car park. Walk and chat for 1-2 hours LEYCC We are a pre-school for 2-5 year olds in the lovely village of Frieth, Coffee Stop—Village Hall 10-12noon. Cof- The Tree—lunch and soft drink offer £5.99 fee and chat. All welcome, run by Methodist per person, 12-5pm next to Frieth CEC School! Church Opening times We are open for mornings, Lane End Support Group—second Thurs- afternoons and all-day day of the month, 9.30-11.30am, Sure Start Mon – Wed Children’s Centre at Lane End Primary sessions. To book a visit or 8:40am to 3:30pm register please contact Computers@The Centre—11.30-2pm Events LEYCC Thurs and Fri 5 Dec—Christmas in the village, 6.30pm, Donna or Kirstin: The Drop-In (Social lunch) - 12-2pm Lane End Village Hall (free) 8:40am to 12:30pm Tel: 07928 186738 LEYCC [email protected] 16, 23, 30 Jan—Lane End Players ‘Sleeping Lunch Club each day Four Ends Flower Club—Fourth Thursday Beauty’ 8pm Lane End Village Hall www.friethpreschool.co.uk of the month 2pm in Lane End Village Hall. 11:40 to 12:30 Visitors £5. Flower arranging demonstration, 27 Feb—Holy Trinity Whist Evening raffle, tea and cake. Contact 482724
Circle Dancing—First Thursday of the month, 2pm Lane End Village Hall. Contact WHITLER Mary Williams 01235 520608 LEOPAG—First Thursday of the month 2- CONSTRUCTION LTD
4pm LEYCC ESTABLISHED FOR OVER 35 YEARS, WE PRIDE OURSELVES Line Dancing for Beginners. 7.30-9.30 ON HIGH QUALITY WORK AND A RELIABLE SERVICE Frieth Village Hall EXTENSIONS Lane End Players—8pm Village Hall Tel ← THURSDAY Events HOUSE ALTERATIONS 07706 426320 NEW KITCHENS GENERAL MAINTENANCE OR RE-
West Wycombe Guides—7.15pm Pidding- BATHROOMS PAIRS ton Village Hall
French Refresh and Extend—8-9.30pm, La FROM YOUR INITIAL IDEA WE CAN GIVE YOU YOUR COMPLETE DREAM
Cabane@Samedi, Lane End. Tel 881919 FOR MORE INFORMATION AND ADVICE CONTACT The Tree—lunch and soft drink offer £5.99. Last Thursday in the month, Curry Club CHRIS BUTLER ON 07971 487 324 when the Head Chef talks about and cooks 7 ORCHARD ROW, BOLTER END LANE, WHEELER END, BUCKS HP14 3ND dishes from a different region in India. TEL 01494 882852 Email [email protected] page 32 The Clarion — Winter 2014 The Clarion — Winter 2014 page 29
Your day by day Mondays Tuesdays Wednesdays guide to local meetings, clubs Regulars Regulars Regulars French Beginners classes—9.45-11.15 La Parent & Toddler Group—9.30-11 Lane Music & Rhymes—9.30-10.15 Lane End and events Cabane at Samedi in Lane End. Tel Denise End Primary School. Tel Sure Start 447110 Primary School. Tel Sure Start 447110 881919 [ The Tree—lunch and soft drink offer £5.99 The Tree—lunch and soft drink offer £5.99 Simply Walk—10am Meet Lane End Play- per person, 12-5pm per person, 12-5pm ing Field’s car park. Walk and chat for 1-2
West Wycombe WI—Third Tuesday in the Bridge Club—1.30pm Lane End Village Hall hours month (except August) 2pm in West School of Traditional Medieval Fencing— LEOPAG (50+)—10.30-12.30am coffee pop- Wycombe Village Hall. New members and 7.30pm Lane End Village Hall in LEYCC, Edmonds Road, Lane End. Tel: visitors welcome. Tel Janice 881049 883878 Quiz Night—8.30-pm at The Tree in Cad- Hambleden Valley Gardening Club— more End Gentle Exercise for over 60s—2-3pm 7.30pm, First Tuesday of the month, LEYCC Skirmett Village Hall. Tel 01491 638690 Senior youth club—LEYCC call Emma for info on 883878
Baby Welfare Clinic—2-4pm, SureStart Bingo — 7.30pm Sycamore Room Lane Centre, Lane End Primary School End Village Hall NEW Beginners Jive classes, Frieth village hall, doors open 7.30pm. £5 per class. Tel French refresh and extend classes— Junior youth club— LEYCC call Emma for 07947 106607 12.30-2pm La Cabane at Samedi in Lane info on 883878 End. Tel Denise 881919
The Tree—lunch and soft drink offer all week £5.99 per person, 12-5pm
Lane End Parish Council Meeting—First Events Monday of the month, 7.30 in Lane End 2 Dec—Hambleden Gardening Club Garden- Village Hall, all welcome ers Question Time. Starts 7.30pm Skirmett Events Lane End Evening WI—Last Monday of the village hall
month at 8pm in Lane End Village Hall 6 Jan—Hambleden Gardening Club talk, Pilates with Lauren—7-8pm LEYCC £50 ‘Life on a Tea Plantation’, 7.30pm Skirmett for 6 week course. Tel 07709 430634 village hall 4 Feb—Hambleden Gardening Club talk,
Please also be tosure inform of me changes any Bridge Club—7.30pm Lane End Village Hall Gardens of New York and New England, 7.30pm Skirmett village hall
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