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Ellesborough Magazine Covering Butlers Cross, Dunsmore, North Lee and Terrick September 2021 Issue 174 ANTI-LITTER CAMPAIGN Helen Holman has been working with local village and school children in an anti-litter campaign. A competition was held for the children to produce posters to advertise the campaign and this was judged by John Hambly, a previous chair of the Parish Council, helped by Debra Panikkar, the current chair of the Parish Council, and Judith Harper, a local artist. Their posters, and of course the winning ones, were displayed outside the Parish Hall on Thursday the 22nd of July. (See article page 7) 2 Chairman’s Letter Thank you to Paul and the committee in The magazine is working closely with the preparing and distributing the magazine this Parish Council to see how best to fit in with quarter. their communications initiative. Their first news letter is included in the edition Also special thanks to Steph our advertising manager. I am not sure how she has Richard Jennings managed to do such a fantastic job while [email protected] running the farm shop combined with her family commitments. Annabelle MacWhannell has stepped forward to take on the role. Welcome Annabelle. Front Cover: Photo by Rob Alexander A Note from the Editor I hope you will find something of interest in Ellesborough Magazine, in a previous this edition of the magazine. We have incarnation, put together by Tony Young. included articles on a variety of topics together with reports on local events and We hope that the updating of the Parish activities. As we are still in the immediate post Council website now underway will allow us restrictions period local organisations are still to make the Ellesborough Magazine only now formulating plans for the resumption available online over the course of the next of meetings and other regular activities, and few months. even where their programmes have been published or regular meetings resumed On a personal note I have included (on page everyone is aware of the risk of restrictions of 34) an appeal for help in pulling together some sort being reimposed. Hopefully we are articles and notices for publication in the all worrying unnecessarily, but it will take magazine. If someone with good knowledge some time for this worry to be dispelled. of the community has a few hours available each month to assist in this work the editor This issue includes a newsletter put together would be relieved of some of the pressure by Helen Holman, which she hopes will be the that he feels under when preparing the first of a regular series of newsletters on magazine for publication. Please contact matters relating to the village and the me or Richard Jennings, if you feel that you community. The first edition includes can help in some way. information of help to new residents We are continuing with a Children’s Puzzle With all good wishes, page, and also have details of a Making a Bird Box competition. Paul Couling Editor Of interest to some readers will be extracts [email protected] from the 1900 and 1901 editions of the 3 Notices Ellesborough 200 Club Ellesborough Coffee Morning June 2021 Sadly, the July coffee morning was just 3 110 Dr & Mrs Knight £50 days the wrong side of the lifting of lock- 36 Nicola Golding £35 down and was cancelled. But do come to Ellesborough Parish Hall on Friday 20th 122 Margaret Kettle £25 August, for coffee and cake. 10 o’clock July 2021 untill 12 noon. 8 Mike & Ann Russell £50 It’s free of charge and all are welcome, 113 Suzie & Malcolm Wood £35 see you there. Dates for you diary. 115 Linda Finch £25 Coffee mornings - Fridays, 17th September 15th October 19th November 17th December EH PLEASE SEND COPY FOR THE NEXT ISSUE TO: [email protected] by 15th November 2021 ALL ENQUIRIES REGARDING ADVERTISING TO: Annabelle MacWhannell [email protected] Please note that the last date for submission of advertising material is the 10th November 2021 SUBSCRIPTION / DISTRIBUTION ENQUIRIES Janette West [email protected] DONATIONS Tony Young [email protected] BACS: Ellesborough Village Magazine Sort Code: 40-08-41 Account No: 61151614 The editorial board of the Ellesborough Magazine cannot be held responsible for any errors or claims made by advertisers. The Board also asks you to note that it does not necessarily agree with the views expressed in letters or articles. 4 Ellesborough Trust (formerly Ellesborough Relief in Need) In May 2020 we reported that Ellesborough Guiding Buckinghamshire acquired the Relief in Need had merged with Ellesborough freehold from the Chequers Trust in 1971, Aid to create a single body with assets in since when its activities have benefitted excess of £150k. At the meeting of the many people in our community. A significant Trustees in July this year it was agreed to extension and refurbishment of the building change the name of the combined charity has been proposed and the Trustees agreed to Ellesborough Trust as this was considered a contribution of £1000 to the fundraising to be more representative of the potential for campaign. support within the Parish. The steep increase in energy costs has been The income from the Charity has enabled the much in the news and the Trustees are Trustees to make a grant of £15,000 to the pleased to have been able to provide Church of St Peter and St Paul, Ellesborough support to several parishioners who have as a contribution towards the Project 20 fund been struggling with payment. If you or raising. As you will know the facilities within anyone you know is in a similar situation the church are very limited and the first stage please do not hesitate to contact one of our of the project includes the construction of an Trustees listed below: internal toilet and improved servery. The second stage will involve the re-opening of Rob Nicholson (612658) Jackie Rysdale the West Door and construction of a new (615109) Debra Panikkar (613259) Judith path to improve disabled access to the Harper (622033) Peter Tilbury (624108) church. The Ellesborough Guide Centre is based in Rob Nicholson the old Victorian village school and there are a few parishioners who still have vivid memories of their time at the school. Girl Welcome to the Village We would like to welcome our new neighbours Ed and Laura, Gaynor (Laura’s Mum) and their two girls Edith and Margot into the village. They are our new next door neighbours and moved in to Ellescombe during Covid restrictions. We would also like to wish all the best to Sandra, John and Emma Smith who have now moved to Wendover with their dog Pickles and cat Missy. (Helen Holman) We would also like to extend a warm Welcome to Duncan and Nina who have recently moved into 88 Chalkshire Rd, from North London, we hope they will be very happy in their new home 5 6 Ellesborough Anti-Litter Campaign Following the recent successful litter picks, we would like to applaud the community spirit, with volunteers of all ages keen to get involved in the clear up operation. John Hambly had a wonderful idea, to hold a competition for children to produce posters, to advertise the anti-litter campaign. Helen Holman pursued this project by working with the local village children and pupils from Great Kimble School and coordinated the seventy-two entries for the competition. Each carefully crafted work of art were laminated and displayed on the railings outside Ellesborough Parish Hall to raise awareness of this escalating issue. The competition was judged by John Hambly, a previous chair of the Parish Council, helped by Debra Panikkar, the current chair of the Parish Council and Judith Harper, a local artist. The judges were really impressed with all the entries and thanked the children for their artistic efforts. Ellesborough residents are fed up with the amount and type of litter, with the majority of it, consisting mainly of fast food and drinks packaging. We would also like to thank the litter picking efforts of some of our residents and David Harper explained, “Over 30 bags of rubbish were collected during the recent clear up and it was obvious from where it was dropped that 80% was from car windows!” Look out for the children’s posters and banners positioned around the parish and take heed of their messages to NOT DROP LITTER!! Photos of winning age categories are shown below: Roo (winner of 5-8 years old category) and Florence (winner of 9-10 years old category) shown receiving their prize money from John Hambly with Helen Holman in attendance John Hambly (seated in car) presents Callum (winner of 11-12 years old category) with his prize money using one of the litter picking tools given to Great Kimble C of E School. 7 Lindengate Aylesbury Road, Wendover Buckinghamshire HP22 6BD Re-engage at Lindengate Lindengate has flourished this Summer and catch up. 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