Village News: Long Marston, Puttenham, Wilstone, Startops End
May 2007
Your vibrant village magazine - delivered free to every home in Tring Rural Parish. Another eggsiting Easter Eggs’ scramble by Eileen Doley
A VIBRANT pack of youngsters was in full Inside this issue: cry and at maximum voice throttle in Wil- stone on Easter Monday morning yet not one ASBO was issued as traditional egg hunting Church Services 3 is still a permitted sport at least in rural ar- eas. The trail of 640 pretend eggs had been furtively laid by experienced and intrepid What’s on 4 beaters under the cover of a dull dawn which at sun up revealed a fine warm day. Even In brief 8 the Seekers in the Harry Potter Quidditch tournaments at Hogwarts would have been There must be one here somewhere! Council News 10 no match for the enthusiasm and sheer cun- ning of all the children who competed. as she was also the 2006 winner in this sec- tion. In the 7 -11 years category SAM RA- Recipe 23 BAGLIATI came top with 75, and in the 12 years plus class LYDIA KEMP , who found From the Vicarage 26 52 “eggs” came 1 st , with RICHARD BEENY a close runner up. Local contacts 25 Adding to the morning’s enjoyment was a delicious array of hot cross buns, blueberry muffins, scones and doughnuts served with hot and cold drinks in the now beautifully refurbished village church. As the helpers cleared up afterwards, a little white and pink “PLAY -DOH” rabbit was discovered lurk- ing on the kitchen counter. If its owner Competitors searching the grounds of would ring Jo Woodbridge on 01442 891444 St.Cross. (Pictures by John Painter) a reunion can easily be arranged with no Special features: ransom necessary for its safe return, although the Village News editor just might • Slow train 7 Each winner was awarded a large boxed wish to discuss terms for its own exclusive • Council candidates 9 Easter Egg by organiser Jo Woodbridge, and story of being in • every entrant went home with a chocolate custody. Gary & Minty 12 egg. • LMCC 14 Right: Leading the field in the 6 years and under Prize winners. • Puttenham page 15 group with a count of 63 was KIERA Lydia Kemp, • Cream teas 16 LAWLESS who must have kept practising Sam Rabagliata her detection skills during the last 12 months & Kiera Lawless • Su Doku 16
• 1937 pictures 18 Local elections for • Write for Village Dacorum Borough Council. News. New articles Vote! List of candidates inside. 3rd May welcome!
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Wilstone Medieval Village Fete & Fun Dog Show Don't miss the procession through the village at 1pm!
Featuring Lady Godiva Fun Dog Show Children’s fancy on horseback! 4 fun classes dress competition plus (Free!) Come dressed as Mini Agility and Knights, Princesses and
Sausage Eating Dragons race. Join the parade through the village at 1pm. (Be at the Wilstone war Entry form will be delivered to your door shortly. memorial before 12.45.) Great prizes!!
□ Acrobats and jugglers □ Beer tent □ Period costumes □ B-B-Q all afternoon □ Lady Godiva □ Coconut shy □ Mini jousting for the children □ China smash □ Try out the stocks! □ Afternoon teas 1pm □ Gary and Minty: guess the □ Plant stall weight of the sheep. □ Famous tombola
Show off your artistic skills by entering the free children's art competition, in keeping with our medieval theme we are looking or Knights, Princesses and Dragons. All work will be displayed during the fete. As well as a prize and cup for first place in each class, we will also be awarding every entrant a small gift. The Competition classes are: □ 7 and under - Picture/Collage or Model □ 11 and under - Picture/Collage or Model □ 16 and under - Picture or Short Story Entry form will be delivered to your door shortly. Please bring your entries along to Wilstone Village Hall between 9.00 am and 10.00 am on the morning of the fete.
“Bags of fun.” JW . 1pm Saturday 9th June 2007
Village News Page 3 May 2007 Village News Church services St Mary’s Puttenham Editor this month: Colin Davenport St Cross Wilstone and Email: [email protected] All Saints Long Marston Post: 27 Tring Road, Wilstone, HP23 4PE You are most welcome to join us at any Phone: (01442) 890 599 of these services.
Editorial Team 29 April Phil Buchi, Colin Davenport, Fran Flowerdew, 10.00am St John the Baptist, Aldbury Colin Moore, Jill Walker Holy Communion Advertising Manager Colette Bernard (01296) 661 172 6 May Distribution Manager & Secretary 10.00am All Saints All Age Worship Carole Harrison (01296) 668 526 6.30pm St Cross Evening Prayer Finance Manager & Treasurer 13 May John Harrison (01296) 668 526 8.15am St Mary’s Holy Communion 10.00am All Saints Holy Communion AFTER such a wet winter when we have had several 6.30pm St Cross Holy Communion articles about ”water, water everywhere” we have now had a very dry and unusually warm April with plants, 17 May Ascension Day bushes and trees well ahead of schedule. Is this further 8.00pm St Cross Holy Communion evidence of global warming? So perhaps we are looking forward to another fine summer but hopefully without 20 May the need for a hosepipe ban this time! 10.00am St Cross Holy Communion There are already many events for the summer in the 10.00am All Saints Morning Prayer “What’s on” page to be able to enjoy in the warmer 6.30pm St Cross Evening Prayer weather, so if you are an event organiser be sure to get your event in Village News as soon as possible. 27 May 10.00am St Cross All Age Worship We are also always on the lookout for new items, articles 10.00am All Saints Holy Communion and and reviews to include here so if you have any features Sunday Club that may be of interest, please inform the editor. 3.30pm St Mary’s Evensong It is a village magazine which could not exist without your input.
Colin Davenport
Deadline for items for our next edition (June) is Thursday 17th May 2007.
Village News is written, edited, produced and distributed entirely by local volunteers. Only the final printing is St Mary’s Puttenham done by a commercial company. We aim to be local, interesting, informative, fun and a good read. Let us know if we are not! Your friends and relations all over the world can read Village News on -line. Find us at: Printed by Express Printing www.tringruralpc.org.uk and click ‘Local News’ 3 Milnyard Square, Peterborough, PE2 6GX. 01733 230800. www.wilstone.me.uk and click on ‘Village News’
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What’s on... Diary dates...
Tring Rural Parish Council meetings (8pm) The public are welcome to attend these meetings. Wednesday 16 May, Long Marston village hall. Wednesday 20 June, Wilstone village hall.
COFFEE EVENING with Friday 27 April Quiz night at Wilstone village hall, 8pm. JO and MARK WOODBRIDGE Elvis at Tring School, 8pm. 67 TRING ROAD WILSTONE Saturday 28 April Spring Bazaar, LM Victory Hall, 2pm - 4pm. Quiz night and supper, 7pm - Cecilia Hall Puttenham FRIDAY 15 JUNE Haydn's Creation at Aldbury Church, 7.30pm. Mentmore Races Night, 7.30pm. at 7.30 pm Sunday 29 April BRING & BUY and RAFFLE LM Tennis Club open afternoon, 2pm . in aid of Tuesday 1 May Wilstone Village Church May Day, 6am, in St Mary's churchyard + breakfast. Monday 7 May Aldbury Fair - All Saints Church bookstall. Sunday 13 May 1 day Minor Counties Cricket at Long Marston CC. Saturday 9 June Wilstone Village Fete & Dog Show. 1pm Friday 15 June Coffee evening 7.30 pm, 67 Tring Road Wilstone, in aid of village church. Sunday 17 June Marsworth Steam Rally Saturday 23 June Midsummer Ramble. SUNDAY JUNE 24 Sunday 24 June Wilstone Open Gardens. Sunday 24 June 2 till 5 Children's bike ride. Sunday 1 July Family Games - Astrope. WILSTONE GARDENS Saturday 14 July Fun Day, 2pm - 4pm, Wilstone village church garden. OPEN DAY Saturday 4 August Long Marston Village Show. COME AND VISIT MANY DELIGHTFUL GARDENS AND THEIR OWNERS AND EN- Times for mobile library JOY TEA AND CAKES ON THE LAWN Thursdays, fortnightly: 10th & 24th May Tringford (Piggeries Pine) 11.10 to 11.30 £3.00 ONLY (UNDER 16 FREE) Wilstone (The Half Moon) 11.35 to 12.35 Astrope (Astrope Lane) 13.15 to 13.35 Money raised divided between Wilstone Puttenham (Church Lane ) 13.40 to 14.40 village hall and ActionAid Long Marston (Queen’s Head) 14.50 to 16.20
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... don’t miss anything with our guide to local events! Free listings.
Sunday 12 August St. Mary's “Patronal Picnic". heART of Wilstone Sunday 19 –Tuesday 21 August 3 day Minor Counties cricket at Long Marston, 11am. Saturday 1 September Jumble sale - Puttenham. The organisers of the last heART of Wilstone exhi- Friday 7 September Coffee evening 7.30 pm, 19 New Road Wilstone, bition are planning another for Saturday 24 in aid of village church. November 2007 from 11am to 5pm. Sunday 9 September Wilstone village BBQ All artists living in the village who would like to Monday 1 October exhibit their work are invited to apply (e -mail Flower arranging evening with Neil Gurney. 7.30 pm Wilstone Village Hall in aid of village church. [email protected]) or telephone 01442 Saturday 6 October 891970). Supper and Auction - Puttenham. Saturday 24 November We will be holding regular meetings in The Half heArt of Wilstone exhibition. Moon on the first Wednesday of each month start- Tuesday 18 December Carols around the tree ing at around 7.30pm
Tring Mobile Police Station Wilstone medieval village fete Tring community Police Team will be running a mobile station surgery in the villages. and dog show 2007
Next scheduled visit is Thursday 24th May Helpers Required Long Marston 9 -10am; Wilstone 10.15 -11.00am; Puttenham 11.15 - 12.00 noon; Tring 1.00 -4.00pm The Wilstone village fete and dog show will be taking place a little later this year in the hope of having better weather than in the previous few years.
TRPC website improvements: The new date is Saturday 9 th June and will still feature many of the old favourites but this year will have a medieval better access to Village News online theme with tents, animals, medieval costumes and performers helping to create the medieval theme. There will be a mini TRPC have made some improvements to their website, the jousting for the children, jugglers and jesters, knights in cos- most obvious of which is improved access to the Village tume, etc. News section. We now have our own link button on the TRPC home page Everybody will be encouraged to be in fancy dress and there which takes the viewer direct to the last 3 editions. A picture will be a prize for the best child’s costume. of the front page of each of these editions forms the link to Amongst the new features will be: Guess the weight of the click on to view the file for that edition. Also, from April sheep (in actual fact it will be Gary or Minty from Village edition onward, we have supplied highlighted headlines for News fame) a mega slide, and several others yet to be final- the edition which will appear under the picture. ised.
The whole thing is much improved and worth a look at We are always looking for help on the day, so if you fancy www.tringruralpc.org.uk helping out, (and you don’t have to be dressed up) please These improvements were initiated by TRPC and carried out contact Colin Davenport at [email protected] by their web manager, Iain Ferguson. or 01442 890713
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What’s on… continued THE NATIONAL TRUST
FRIENDS OF ASHRIDGE And to pick just two of the many events organised by THIS magnificent and varied estate runs across the borders of Ashridge staff in the coming months: Herts and Bucks, along the main ridge of the Chiltern Hills . The Woods at Bluebell Time, Thursday 3 May 7pm. An eve- There are 2,000 hectares (5,000 acres) of woodlands, com- ning walk enjoying bluebells and other flora and fauna. Book- mons and chalk downland supporting a rich variety of wild- ing required. Adult Members: £4.00, Child Members: £2.00. life and offering splendid walks through outstanding scenery. Phone 01442 851227 or email to The area's focal point is the Monument, erected in 1832 to the [email protected]. Duke of Bridgewater. There are also splendid views from Mini Bus Tour of Ashridge, Tuesday 8 May 1.30 - 4.30pm. A Ivinghoe Beacon, accessible from Steps Hill. The arrival of minibus tour looking at Ashridge in springtime. Learn about Spring brings the promise of a wealth of activities to increase the wildlife, history and management of this 5000 acre Estate your enjoyment of your visit. then return to the Visitor Centre for a hot drink. This will in- clude short walks to points of interest. Booking required. Gentle Strolls led by Friends of Ashridge: Adult Members: £12.00, Child Members: £6.00. Phone 01442 Brian and Siân Barton will lead these up -to -2 hours, informal 851227 or email to [email protected]. walks observing the wildlife in different parts of the Ashridge Estate: For a full listing of all Ashridge events, see www.nationaltrust.org.uk or email for a leaflet to Wednesday 18 April 10.30am Map ref. SP 982 143 Meet [email protected] at Ling Ride car park off Beacon Road Thursday 10 May 10.30am Map ref. SP 971 131 Meet by the Visitor Centre on Monument Green Thursday 21 June 2.30pm Map ref. SP 963 159 Meet at Steps Hill grass car park, on Beacon Road Wednesday 11 July 2.30pm Map ref. SP 969 119 Meet at The Tom’s Hill car park, on road from Aldbury to the B4506 Sunday 19 August 2.30pm Map ref. SP 971 131 Meet by the Visitor Centre on Monument Green Queens Head Friday 21 September 10.30am Map ref. SP 979 127 Long Marston Meet at B4506 road end of Monument Drive Tuesday 16 October 2.30pm Map ref. SP 979 127 Meet at B4506 road end of Monument Drive Stout waterproof footwear recommended. All welcome. No booking required. £1.50 per person on the day. More informa- tion: 01442 823 727.
Spring Plant Fair: Sunday 13 May 11am to 4pm, Monument Green, Ashridge Estate Thousands of plants for sale: trees, shrubs, perennials, herbs and annuals. Plants supplied by private gardens as well as Pub lunches and sandwiches served commercial nurseries. Monday to Saturday To donate plants, please contact: Stuart Downhill 01442 865 12 noon to 5pm 821 Sunday lunch 12 noon to 5pm Fencing, trellis and planters made from Estate timber for sale and to order. Barbecue including Ashridge venison burgers. National Trust Visitor Centre, Gift Shop and Monument Tea Our is now served Room open from 10am. Batricars available by arrangement. Tapas Menu For more information: Plant Fair - 01442 864 984; Friends of Monday - Saturday, 6pm to 9pm Ashridge - 01582 619 829. Quiz night: 8pm first Sunday of the month. 01296 668368 w.w.w.thequeenshead.uk.net
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Slow train to Leighton Afternoon out: by Phil Buchi
AGGREGATES. Not usually associated with fun perhaps, but The sand trains con- add in a charming narrow gauge steam railway and maybe tinued to run until they become more interesting. The Leighton Buzzard Railway 1969, when declining is right on our doorstep, so of course I had never been to see it. loads and road trans- What a pity, as it turned out to be great! Sand made interest- port finished them ing. From the obvious delight of the many small children on off. The preserva- the train it is clearly a good family outing too. tion society took over the line and Hauled by one of a collection of delightful locomotives, a train completely re -built it of little wooden coaches takes you on a 25 minute ride from to be suitable for Page’s Park station Leighton Buzzard out to the sand pits of passenger trains. Bedfordshire where the line terminates at Stonehenge Works. The 2 -foot gauge has Originally all out in open country, the town has now expanded been popular around to envelope the first part of the single track, 2 -foot gauge line the world for light with modern housing. This makes for an unusual ride! The railways, which has 19th century locomotive chuffs and puffs across people’s front enabled them to as- gardens blowing coal smoke at their net curtains and letting us semble an exotic see over their hedges into their front rooms. At the several collection of stock. level crossings, the guard and firemen must alight (now there’s This includes work- a railway word) with red flags to halt the cars returning from ing locomotives Tesco - then with much whistling and more smoke from the from as far afield as The diminutive 0 -4-0T No. 3 “Rishra” loco we trundle across the modern road like time travellers India, West Africa, could almost run around your back from the past. The occupants of the houses provide lots of Spain, Wales, Corn- garden. Built in 1921 by Baguley small children for the traditional pastime of waving at the wall and even Bed- Cars Ltd of Burton -on -Trent for the trains. ford. Some are so Calcutta Corporation, India. tiny you could al- (Picture: Village News) Then into open country, and on to the Stonehenge Works most run them where there are good displays illustrating the sand extraction around your garden. There is a spacious cafe at Page’s Park industry, and of the origins of the light railway in the trenches station which is also worth a visit to see the photographs of the of the First World War. It is worth spending a little time here sand workings displayed there. to see the exhibitions. Cups of tea may also be obtained.
The railway was built in The station is signposted 1919 to transport sand from the A418 and A4146. from the Bedfordshire sand Return fares are: Adults quarries to the main rail- £6, Seniors £5, Children way at Leighton Buzzard. £3. Trains will run every During the First World Sunday for the season and War imports of sand from on bank holidays and a Belgium ceased (so that’s number of other days. For what they do in Belgium) full details see their web- and that available from the site: www.buzzrail.co.uk Leighton Buzzard lower or call the information line greensands became much on 01525 373888 . in demand. The sand was dug out with shovels by On Monday 7th May there men known as “Dobbers” is a special “Hill Railway and loaded, also with shov- Spectacular” when four els, onto the sand trains. locomotives from Indian Thousands of tons of it. hill railways will be run- Hard and difficult work. ning. Sand is still worked nearby Loco 19, 0 -4-0ST of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway was built in today, though on a smaller Sand: worth getting to Glasgow in 1889 by Sharp, Stewart and Co. Ltd. Right away with scale and using machines. know after all. the 11.30 departure. (Picture: Village News)
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In brief...
chairman, Colin Davenport, as thanks for all the work that Sell -out season for village they have put into what has been a very popular format. Thanks must also go to Ann & Caroline for the wonderful cinema - Flicks in the Sticks food that has been supplied throughout the film season at the intervals, to members of the Wilstone village hall committee THE latest James Bond film, Casino Royale , brought to a for preparing the hall and clearing up afterwards (all those close the current season of film nights at the Wilstone village glasses to wash up!) and for running the bar, to “Flicks in the hall on Friday 30 th March. The tickets for this showing sold Sticks” staff for coming all the way from Shropshire to stage out as soon as they were released at the previous film night the events, to Meads farm shop for supplying the ice creams and so it was to a full house that Peter Walker introduced this at the latest evening and finally to Chris Burgess from The film. Mill for organising the wines from Majestic.
It was action packed right from the word go but many people The film nights will start again in the autumn but as yet it has were heard to say as they left that they did not understand the not been decided what films will be shown, I am sure that plot! A comment that was repeated the following day in the there will be a few blockbusters released during the summer village shop. I must say that I agree with this sentiment as I but if you have any suggestions and/or would like to be noti- have seen it twice now and am still none the wiser. Neverthe- fied as to what is happening and be on the mailing list, e -mail less it was enjoyed by all as a very social evening. The bar Peter Walker at [email protected] even ran out of beer!
Thanks must go to Peter Walker for coming up with the idea of the film nights in the first place and to both him and his wife Jill for organising the events throughout the winter sea- son. A presentation was made to them both by village hall
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continue as Parish Councillors. The nominations received Candidates for local were: Jill Finlan elections: 3rd May Peter John Foster Chris Griffiths ELECTORS have the opportunity to cast their votes for Nicholas Murrell Dacorum Borough Councillors on Thursday 3rd May. Poll- Michael Tomlinson ing cards have now been delivered, but you don’t need to Abigail Sara Fermont have the card if you are registered to vote. Just go to your Alan William Joseph Winfield. local polling station between 7am and 10pm and identify yourself to the clerk. Candidates for the “Tring West and In fact this is one nomination short of the total eight places Rural” ward are: available, as Cllr Kim Deathe has not sought re -nomination. The Parish Council therefore has a vacancy. John Steele Allan (Liberal Democrat) Frank Burgess (Labour) Olive May Conway (Conservative) Jan Kalaher (Labour) Christopher Francis Townsend (Liberal Democrat) Derek Townsend (Conservative).
The ward is represented by two councillors, so you get two require a part time TEA ROOM Assistant on Thursdays votes. Confusingly, two of the candidates have the same and Fridays covering 10 – 12 hours per week. name. Full training will be provided for the successful applicant who will have a polite and helpful manner The Returning Officer has not called an election for Tring Rural Parish Council as the number of nomination papers and enjoy meeting people. received did not exceed the number of places available on the Please phone Simon or Jenny Mead on 01442 -828478. Council. Therefore those nominated will automatically
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Tring Rural Parish Council The following report was made to the annual meeting of Tring Rural Parish Council on 21st March and is published here at the request of the Council.
2006 has been a busy year, The combination of is- time for the annual remembrance Service. sues raised from the Parish Plan Review to one -off projects and the continuing concerns and interests This council continues to approve funding and do- of residents have provided a challenging agenda for nations to organisations in the Parish. These in- your Councillors. It is pleasing to report both clude funding for an information board at achievement and progress. “Millhoppers” to be sited at Wilstone and the pur- chase of a camera for “Village News”. The work to level the Recreation Ground at Long Marston has been completed. The contractors will Continuing attempts to develop industrial units at now maintain and monitor the site. the old Airfield South Site cause uncertainty for local residents. A traffic priority system is operating at Thistle- An appeal by the owners against an enforcement brook Bridge, the scene of several traffic accidents notice of concrete crushing has been withdrawn. in recent years. Recent information relating to the possibility of a A vehicle census at Long Marston crossroads to third option route for the “Wing By -Pass” has follow that of 2005 has provided mostly positive raised much unease particularly for those residents results. in the western sector of the Parish. This Council will monitor closely any developments on these This Council continues to submit monitoring re- issues. ports on road conditions and maintains a dialogue between councillors and Herts Highways. The pol- My thanks as Chairman go to Colin Reedman, our icy is producing encouraging results. However, Village Warden, for his much -valued contribution some areas of the Parish e.g.Lukes Lane, Gubble- to maintaining a clean and tidy Parish. Also to cote require urgent attention. Dawn Slade, our Clerk, for the high standards of administration, expertise and advice which contrib- Progress can be reported in the area of countryside utes greatly to the smooth running of the Council. access. The programme of installing “user friendly” Finally, to my fellow Councillors for their support, gates continues. Efforts to improve the footpath time and interest selflessly given for the benefit of network are ongoing. Agreement has been reached the residents of Tring Rural Parish. to provide cycle stands.
TRPC have made some improvements to their website, the Information and communication opportunities have most obvious of which is improved access to the Village improved with the introduction of the Parish coun- News section. cil web site and the continuing excellent reporting of Council meetings by the Village News. We now have our own link button on the TRPC home page which takes the viewer direct to the last 3 editions. A picture of the front page of each of these editions forms the link to Discussions have started to explore the setting up click on to view the file for that edition. Also, from April of activities for the young people of the Parish. edition onward, we have supplied highlighted headlines for the edition which will appear under the picture. Your Council gave total support and approval to The whole thing is much improved and worth a look at finance and proceed with work to clean and reno- www.tringruralpc.org.uk These improvements were initiated by TRPC and carried out vate the War Memorials in Long Marston and Wil- by their web manager, Iain Ferguson. stone. This work was successfully completed in
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THE following is a brief report on the Tring Rural Parish Council meeting of Wednesday 18 April: Your Parish Councillors are: Affordable housing in Wilstone Mr Michael Tomlinson (Chairman) 01296 661 311 Presented to the meeting was a copy of the draft development Mr Chris Griffiths 01296 668 257 brief for land to the rear of 36 -42 Tring Road, Wilstone. This Mr Alan Winfield 01296 668 977 brief will be sent to 3 housing associations that will then bid Mrs Abby Fermont 01442 825 352 to be awarded the contract. Essentially the bid should com- Mr Nick Murrell 01296 668 190 prise of a design of up to 8 dwellings being a mix of 2/3 and Mr Peter Foster 01442 825 282 1/2 bedroom homes. The layout and design should be sympa- Mrs Jill Finlan 01296 661 716 thetic to the area and landscaping should seek to maintain Mrs Kim Deathe 01296 662 623 existing trees where possible. The Parish Council will nomi- The Clerk to the Council is: nate two councillors to sit on the assessment panel. Mrs Dawn Slade 01442 824 138 A418 “Cheddington route” dropped The Village Warden is : Mr Colin Reedman 01442 822 031 The Council was relieved to hear that Bucks County Council have officially stated their intention to go no further with this Parish Council website: www.tringruralpc.org.uk proposed route and to continue to move forward with their originally preferred ‘pink’ and ‘blue’ routes.
Millennium Foundation Award Any full time student under the age of 22, who has lived for You can view and comment on planning applications at at least 3 years in Aldbury, Long Marston, Marsworth, Pit- stone, Puttenham, Tring, Wigginton or Wilstone can apply to www.dacorum.gov.uk/planning receive a financial grant to assist them in their further educa- tion. For further information, please contact either Michael www.aylesburyvaledc.gov.uk Tomlinson or Kim Deathe.
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Tales from Tringford Farm by Gary and Minty
A MONTH on from our last report when the ground was so clothes and long golden tresses – “medieval maidens” who soggy that we could not go out for our daily exercise, now it’s walked their dogs, goats and monkeys around the market so hard it’s like laying in our concrete pen and we do like a stalls. Rodney and his girls were displayed in a big wooden comfortable lay down when chewing the cud. We are also slatted cage for sale on the market stall. These scenes accord- still waiting for that nice new grass to come through – it ing to Bo -Peep were an absolute riot of colour and activity: seems a lot later this year. mind you they had a few pit stops by the sound of it, they are fed very well on these jaunts. The down side is the long Our story of the month can be labelled “The Great Escape”. hours – 2330 hours before they were all back home and We planned it for a day when Bo -Peep wasn’t around. She tucked away for the night. There we are then, items to look and Miss Nina had gone off for a one day event to some place out for with a touch of local interest. called Henley we believe. She had put us in our favourite paddock on top of the hill with Mr Macgregor in charge be- We think pony Po would make a good film star, especially fore setting off for Henley. We waited our chance and now he has had his winter coat clipped off. He was beginning hatched up a bit of fun at Mr Macgregor’s expense. When we to smell a bit, even we could detect that and we have heard thought no one was watching we escaped from our paddock people complain about us ponging!! Yes Po looks very and had a good old chase through the gardens and yard with smart. Bo -Peep clipped him and shampooed him last week Mr Macgregor and all the family in hot pursuit. Who said and he really enjoyed that. He does like plenty of attention Minty was too fat to run? He joined in the fun like the rest of even though he acts grumpy, and he looks very smart with a us with a good impression of a 100 metre runner. Eventually dark silvery black shine to his coat. What a difference to the we allowed ourselves to be caught by the old bucket of food scruffy pony that first joined our happy band all that time ago. job and be put in the bonfire paddock where the grass is a lush green and there was plenty of shade against the bright sun of that day. After the fun was over the inquest started as to how we had escaped. The gate was found to be closed and latched, there were no holes in the fence (it would have to be a big hole for Minty and me to get through), and the ménage was examined for our hoof prints in the sand in case we had jumped over the fence. Can you imagine Minty jumping even a matchstick? I can certainly put in a good four legged stiff jump but not high enough for jumping the fence. Mo and Alfie are good at climbing the pen gates and trying to pull the locking bolts for the gates to open, so we think they got the blame for opening the paddock gate but there again did they? We are not telling – that is our secret for another day when we can have a bit of fun. Last month’s diary promised a visit to the film studios at Shepperton. Here we go then with the details of that visit Po looking at his best. Picture: Bo -Peep with Cockerel Rodders and his six girl friends, the Black Rocs, making up our contribution. This was a joint venture Our last story for this month is that of Ed in trouble again. with Bos friends who supplied all the other animals and birds, During the day he likes to stay with his minder at Paddock not to mention the trainers of course. Like all film visits it Cottage in the village because there he gets special treats from was an “early bird” setting off at 0530 hours which meant we the nice lady and, when it’s rather cold, he sneaks in to lay in were all woken at that unearthly hour to have our breakfast. front of the fire. He also has the run of a rather large garden Meanwhile there was great activity in loading all the other which he considers is his territory to guard. You will often birds and animals into Nina’s horsebox. These consisted of see him laying by the entrance keeping an eye on the village four goats – the cheek of it, goats preferred to us, well I activities, because one of his favourite activities is being mean!! – followed by four big dogs in cages, great big brutes, nosy. While he is out there, if he thinks he is not being ob- wouldn’t like to meet them on a dark night, two lovely tiny served, he will creep off and see his friends, Tilly and Cobber, monkeys in their travelling boxes, loads of birds of different along the road and then wander off in the village often types including hawks, and then of course Rodders with his brought back by someone who knows him. This last time he girls. They were all packed into the various stalls in the tow- found himself arrested by our new Community Officers who ing part of the lorry for their journey to Shepperton. somehow knew where he came from and brought him back, The film they are taking part in is called “Ink Heart” made for but as usual he uses his charm and loving looks on the lady the big screen. Their contribution was to be extras in a fair officer as he does with all the ladies, the mutt. In future he scene with jugglers, acrobats and fire eaters, all based on a will have to be on his best behaviour – remember shades of Middle Ages market. First of all the handlers had to be made 101 Dalmatians and that which happened to those dogs. up to look like olden days boys and girls with old fashioned There we are folks, all for this time from Gary and Minty.
Village News Page 13 May 2007
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Long Marston Cricket Club - Sponsorship deal secured .
THE club is delighted to announce that it has received sponsorship from Bowles & Wyer Limited , the landscape design and construction consultants, over the next two seasons. Club chairman Geoff Graveson said, “We would like to place on record our thanks for this very generous deal which will be used to further improve the cricket facilities at Marlins.” The recent very dry weather has allowed the director of Hedgerows and Turf to prepare uninterrupted for the new season. Un- usually for early April, a little rain would now assist him in the preparations. All at Marlins await with eager anticipation fi x- tures in the higher league over the coming summer. Matches until the end of May are: -
April 21 Friendly vs Ealing 1.30pm 22 Friendly vs Hatters CC 1pm 28 Friendly vs New Bradwell 2pm 29 Friendly vs Tring Park 2 nd XI 2pm May 5 Friendly vs Aldenham 2pm 6 Sunday XI vs Warners End 2pm 12 1st XI vs Hanborough 1pm (Cherwell League) 13 Herts vs Oxon 11am 19 2nd XI vs Witney Mills (Cherwell League) 20 Sunday XI vs Hemel Hempstead 2 nd XI 2pm 26 1st XI vs Dinton 1pm (Cherwell League) 27 Sunday XI vs Brooklands home 2pm 28 Friendly vs Wingrave home 2pm Groundsman and Director of Hedgerows and Turf , Don Winfield maintaining the table in its peak condition.
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BRIDGE is a fascinating social card game, and is just learnt to play, only play Rubber Bridge, or acknowledged by medical experts as an aid to have played duplicate before but are a little rusty, keeping our brains active, which is particularly im- you will find help is available at the Club. We op- portant in later life. This does not mean that it is erate an Intermediate Group for those who are restricted to “oldies” and anyone can learn to play looking to make the transition to full club member this intriguing game. Bridge taught and played in in easy stages. However, if you are confident the locality, and help is at hand if you want to start. enough to commence by playing with our friendly Although no longer easily available at Night main group, you will be very welcome. We will Schools run by local councils, Vivien Barton runs also try to find a suitable playing partner for you if classes at Buckland Village Hall for beginners and you need one. Where else could you get an eve- improvers. She would welcome your call on 01296 ning’s entertainment, plus coffee and biscuits, for 630776. For those who already play, Tring Bridge just £2.00 per head? All the details you need can be Club, a non -profit making organization run by its found on the website www.tringbridgeclub.org.uk, members, operates at the Victoria Hall most Mon- or by phoning our Chairman, Bob Woodman on day evenings between 19.15 and 22.45. If you have 01442 823077. We hope that we will see you round the green baize in the near future.
Village News Page 15 May 2007
The Puttenham Page by Christine Rutter
PSA – May 6 th – 3p.m
Yet another “Pleasant Sunday Afternoon” The theme for this month’s performance is: “Three Score Plus : in Age and Time” Followed by light refreshments
If you haven’t come to a PSA before – please try it!
MAY -DAY 6 A.M. St.Mary’s Churchyard followed by Breakfast in Cecilia Hall
The one day of the year to make an early -rising and join us
Listening to the Rideway Corral singing in 1st May from the top of St.Mary’s Tower.
ROGATION SUNDAY 13 TH MAY After the 8.15 Communion Service, we will congregate in the Churchyard approx. 9.15 a.m. for a ROGATION WALK Please come suitably dressed and “booted” for a walk across the fields of Puttenham and Astrope, ending back at the Churchyard approx 10.15 a.m. Join us for the service & walk, or just the walk JUMBLE SALE REPORT – “Thank -You” to everyone involved in the April Jumble Sale. We raised the wonderful amount of £814.05p. (as at going to print) Our special thanks to the faithful sorters who worked every morning throughout the week prior, and everyone working so hard on the day itself, not forgetting those who sup- plied the jumble and the energetic jumblers who purchased! Thank you all. We are planning on using the money to improve the electrical outlets at St.Mary’s.
Village News Page 16 May 2007
Cream Teas at the Wilstone village hall
I WOULD like to thank everyone who came and supported the British Heart Foundation and Cancer Research when we held the cream tea afternoon on Easter Monday. I am pleased to announce that it was a huge success and we made £800. We were lucky to have a beautiful sunny day and people flocked in. We were able to have tables and chairs outside.
A few of the many supporters who flocked to the village
Many people had a cream tea, then went for a walk along the canal and then came back for more cakes. I need to thank everyone who helped me, especially my friends and family. To everyone who made cakes, washed up, put out the tables or swept the floor. It was a joint effort. I certainly enjoyed making it happen and the feel good factor of raising money for charity. I wonder what we could do next? Thank you to everyone who supported this event Rachel and helpers busy with the cream teas. Photos: John Painter Rachel Mead
Su Doku Corner by Colin Moore
No 22 Moderate
Give your brain a work out. Fill in the grid so that every column, row and 3x3 box contains only the digits 1 to 9.
Village News Page 17 May 2007
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Village News Page 18 May 2007
Great pictures of 1937 from Jeffery Rodwell, with assistance from Vera Rance
Wilstone school ( thought to be 1937/38) Some existing Wilstone residents can be identified. viz - Douglas Ives, Tom Chappin, Daphne Bonham, Jeff Rodwell. Many others live locally such as the Edmonds, Butlers and Brackley families. Apart from the Wilstone children, those from Drayton Beauchamp, and a cluster of cottages (known as the White Houses) on the side of the disused Wendover Arm canal attended the school. This entailed them walking home/school morning and evening, sum- mer and winter in all weathers. Their usual route was along the banks of the reservoir.
Wilstone football team (also thought to be 1937/38) Photograph taken in the yard of Mr. W. F. Jeffery, Wood and Coal Merchant, by Wilstone Bridge. The building with the double doors was used for the team’s get togethers etc., With the valued help of Mrs Vera Rance it has been possible to identify all except one of those in the photograph. viz - Back Row - Bill Brooks, Horace Rodwell, Don Bignell, ? Dick Ainsworth, Bill Lovell, Roy Waterton, Sam Cutler, Jim Dover, Arthur Edwards, Bert Bunker. Front Row - Bert Bussey (Treasurer), William Jeffery, “Bon” Gregory, Les Brackley, Howard Ross (President), Bert Herridge, Ron Higgs, Arthur Cartwright. (Our thanks to Jeff for lending us these excellent pictures. More welcome. Ed.)
Village News Page 19 May 2007
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Village News Page 21 May 2007
News from the Diocese
Christian Aid week goes gold and green
CHRISTIAN Aid Week (13 -19 May), Britain’s longest run- raising achievements, reward volunteers, and celebrate with ning door -to -door fundraising week, turns 50 this year. To supporters and beneficiaries. It is also a chance to share inno- mark this golden jubilee it is going green by encouraging peo- vative and unique fundraising ideas with other churches. ple of all ages to plant trees in support of its overseas work on Churches from St Albans Diocese have had a great track re- climate change projects. cord in making the final of the annual Competition with two Christian Aid works with 700 local organisations across 50 out of the 12 finalists this year coming from this diocese. developing countries. Working with poor communities, it Entrants should write 1500 words about their church’s innova- trains people to deal with the effects of climate change and tive fundraising appeal and send it with supporting materials prepares them for the threat of natural disasters. These local to Ecclesiastical by 31 May. organisations - or ‘partners’ - also work on HIV, training and For more information call 0854 777 3322 or e -mail education, health and sanitation and peace and reconciliation. [email protected] This year Christian Aid is encouraging people to plant trees in their gardens, community spaces and churchyards as a way of Competition - win Theophano, Empress reflecting on the impact deforestation and climate change is having on poor communities around the world. of the West by Jan Herbert For more information visit: http://www.christian -aid.org.uk/ Jan Herbert has written a novel based on the life of Empress Theophanu a tenth century woman who ruled over most of St Albans Festival Pilgrimage - have you Europe for seven years. Theophano was a princess of Byzan- booked the date yet? tium who married into the Roman Ottonian Empire, surviving rebellions, plots, the early death of her husband Otto II and the How often do you get the chance to join in a spectacular event kidnap of her son. celebrating the life of our Saint Alban with one of the world's most influential religious leaders, Archbishop Desmond Tutu? Theophanu was a great follower of Alban, having been given Well your chance is coming up on 23 June so don't miss it. To relics (possibly bones or blood stained earth from the site of find out more visit: http://www.stalbanscathedral.org.uk/ Alban’s execution) which had been held by the pope for 500 years. She had treasured the relics and had brought them to Germany when she went there to claim the Empire for her son Encouraging young people to read in Otto III. Church Two young members of Putnoe Heights Church in Bedford The relics were given to Theophano’s favourite church, St took first and second places in a recent Bible Reading Class of Pantaleon in Cologne. Theophano’s sarcophagus rests in the the Bedfordshire Festival of Music, Speech and Drama. First church near to a shrine to St Alban. place went to Chloe Coppenhall, who read Matthew 19 v13 - In 2002 a gift was made by the church of St Pantaleon to St 30, winning the George Perkins Memorial Cup and second Albans Cathedral of a reputed bone of St Alban. place went to Sarah Morse who read Jonah 1 v1 -17. In the forthcoming May issue of SeeRound you can win a Speaking about her church’s involvement in the Festival copy of Jan’s novel. Joanne Barrow said, “It is a really fun way of encouraging Jan Herbert’s novel is priced £12.99 and is available on line at younger members of the church to read in services and entries www.amazon.co.uk or via Jan on 01727 853305. from other churches would be welcomed.” The Bedfordshire Festival of Music, Speech and Drama would Is your parish on the map? like to to encourage other young readers and entries into the organ classes for the next festival. For further information Over 70% of our parishes have now taken ownership of their about the Festival call 01234 213038. own pages on the web resource, A Church Near You (www.achurchnearyou.com ). Every church in the Diocese has Ecclesiastical announces fundraising com- a basic entry on the A Church Near You website but parishes petition can enhance their own pages by appointing a person to be re- The insurance company, Ecclesiastical, has announced that for sponsible for updating the page. Why not find your church and 2007 its annual competition will be for successful fundraising see if it has all the information it should have on it and if not in church. The competition is an opportunity to highlight fund ask your Vicar about how you can take control!
Village News Page 22 May 2007
The agricultural story line... by David Mead
I CALLED in recently to see Peter Jeffery to check on a few Now Mrs Bly had the telephone, Bert Bly, her son, had the facts. Peter and Mary are living in the middle of a very tidy garage at Marsworth. It was soon realised if Peter went to see building site. They’ve had 4 -scaffold poles holding up their Mrs Bly who lived next to the Half Moon, Mrs Bly could kitchen ceiling. Anyway Peter made me an excellent cup of phone back Rogers at the station. It was easy, horses and wag- tea, no brick dust in the bottom of the cup. While trying to put ons were taken to the station and the coal bagged off. When the world to rights, Peter started to tell me about his father Bill they wanted more coal, a ticket was put on the side of the Jeffery. Bill left school at about 12 years old. His first job was wagon, the engine would hitch them up and within 3 -4 days to go with the horse and barge to the coal mine, possibly in they were back, filled up and not a computer in sight. Nuneaton. Bill’s job was to be with the horse negotiating tow- Remembering that there were many types of coal, house coal, paths, locks and bridges. Fetching the coal back to the coal boiler coal, steam engine coal, can you still get nutty slack? yard must have taken the best part of two weeks. On one fate- Then lorries appeared and more coal was picked up from ful day the horse was pulled into the canal. Nothing could be wholesale yards. This was by big bulk lorries delivering direct done to save it. Bill couldn’t face that journey again. to the yard by the canal bridge. Prior to this Peter had started Two railway wagons were bought and delivered to Marston to use the lorry for general haulage, mainly cement out of Tun- Gate Station. One of Peter’s first jobs was to cycle down to the nel cement at Pitstone so when he wasn’t farming he was haul- station to see if the wagons were in the sidings. Ron Edmonds ing cement. I think I know where his heart was. He was an- (Tubby’s brother) and Peter would often go together. If the other contender in the ploughing matches. We read about the engine was there, they were allowed into the cab. Ron told me industrial revolution and social revolution, it all sounds a long a canvas roof stretched from the roof of the cab to the back of way away but it was all going on down the bottom of the vil- the coal tender. This was to prevent German aircraft from see- lage. ing the light from the firebox, it worked. Bill got his coal.
Fun dog show details for Wilstone Fete, 9th June
IT’S time to start a concerted training programme with your It will be great fun and great value for money: faithful friends as this years Fun Dog Show categories come hot off the press. Classes £1.50 per entry Back by popular demand are the 4 classes from last year. Race £1.00 per entry Something for everybody (everyone must be able to get their Mini Agility 50p per entry. dogs tail to wag; however short or long, surely?!) and those with gritty determination can start their Best Trick training with visions of prize winning ceremonies and rosettes! The 4 Entry forms will be available on the day as well as on the Fete categories are: Programme that will be posted to each household in the Tring Rural Parish nearer to the event. 1. Best Trick 2. Waggiest Tail The top 5 entries in each category will receive a much sought 3. Best Child Handler (up to 8 Years old) after Wilstone Fun Dog Show Rosette. 4. Best Junior Handler (9 to 16 Years old) Don't forget to bring along poo bags and clear up after your These classes will be all expertly judged and run as previous dog. Thank you. years, by Evelyn Chapman and her team from The Long Mar- ston Dog Training Club. There is more doggy activity with The Sausage Eating Race that will take place after the main classes, great fun and worth pulling up a hay bale for. The Mini Agility Course that will be running all afternoon will FOR SALE have a grand final taking place in the main arena between the Smart French pine wood nursery furniture. top 5 fastest dogs from the afternoon’s agile entries. 4 pieces including a cot (as new)
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Village News Page 23 May 2007 What’s the recipe today, Jane?
Jane says: If you are having a summer party then this cake can be made well in advance and is very impressive!!
What you need White A little vegetable oil for greasing 1lb (450g) white chocolate – not cooking 284ml carton double cream Chocolate finely grated zest 1 large orange 2 tsp orange liqueur i.e. Grand Marnier And ½ pint (300ml) Greek yogurt – full fat
Orange What you do Lightly oil an 8in (20cm) round, loose -bottomed cake tin and line with greaseproof paper Mousse Break chocolate into pieces , put in a large bowl with half the cream. Place over a large saucepan of boiling water ( the bowl must not touch the water) Cake Leave until chocolate has melted without stirring. This can take up to 30 minutes.. In the meantime put the zest and liqueur in a small bowl. Whip the remain- ing cream until it holds its shape. Remove the bowl of chocolate from the heat and beat in the yogurt. Fold in the cream with the zest and liqueur. Spoon into the tin cover with cling film and freeze overnight ( or up to 1 month ). To serve remove from freezer, unwrap and put on a serving plate. Decorate with strawberries, and serve extra on the side or to make the cake even more fabulous decorate with home made chocolate leaves.* by Jane Kelly
* for those of you who didn’t see how to do this in a previous edition here it is again. Take any sturdy leaves – ivy and rose are great. Wash and dry. Melt a little chocolate and using a child’s paint brush paint on to the leaves. Set aside to harden then carefully peel away the leaf … easy.
Village News Page 24 May 2007
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Long Marston Victory Hall Thursday 17th May Colette Bernard 01296 661172 for the June edition, Long Marston Cricket Club published on 1st June 2007. Paul Dumpleton 01296 668112 Long Marston 1 st Steps Pre -School We are on line at: Alison Munt 01296 662282 www.tringruralpc.org.uk (Click on local news) Long Marston Tennis Club www.wilstone.me.uk (Click on Village News) Margaret Kelland 01296 668314
Village News Page 26 May 2007
From the Vicarage… by Rev’d Janet Ridgway Team Parish Mission 2007 in May and ported by Samaritans) in approximately 145 prisons June across England and Wales. I could go on citing more statistics, but I think we appreciate and value the impor- OUR focus for May and June is on the amazing work of tance of the help and support given by the Samaritans to the Samaritans’ Mission throughout the United King- thousands of people in situations of distress and despair. dom. Our task as a team parish is to find ways of raising It is a frightening fact that in the United Kingdom we money to support the tremendous task they do of listen- have one of the highest rates of self harm in Europe, at ing to and helping thousands and thousands of people in 400 per 100,000 population. Depression is now a very distress and despair each year. I have always admired common mental health problem world -wide, and it is the Samaritans, and my admiration was reaffirmed by a estimated that by 2020 it will become the second most powerful and humbling talk that Malcolm Nobbs, a vol- common cause of disability, after heart disease. Of unteer Samaritan in the South West Herts branch, gave course the term "depression" covers a very wide range to the Tring Mothers’ Union recently of experiences and level of illness, from mild to severe, Just over 50 years ago Chad Varah, a young clergyman, transient to persistent. For all that the thousands of Sa- conducted the funeral of a young girl who had taken her maritans do voluntarily giving of their time and effort, own life because she didn’t know anything about men- funds are nevertheless needed to cover the running costs struation. She thought it was some shameful disease and of every branch. An example would be the South West felt unable to talk to anyone about it. Because of that Herts branch where costs for premises, telephones etc. tragic death Chad Varah started a telephone service at are £70 a day.. Multiply that by 202 branches, and one his church St. Stephens Wallbrook, close to the Mansion has an idea of the amount of money needed to fund this House in London, for those who needed confidential amazing charity. Let us do what we can to raise money emotional support. A safe place where people of what- in our team parish for the work of the Samaritans. ever age could share their fears and worries. This has To give an idea of what can be happening at the other become the world -wide movement that we know today end of a telephone, here is a phone call that Malcolm is as the Samaritans. happy for me to include. Some statistics: Samaritans volunteers cover 557 tele- "I was talking to a young girl living on her own, who phone helplines 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days had decided to take her life because everything in her a year. Samaritans phonelines are busiest between 10pm life had gone wrong and she couldn’t go on. After we and 2am. 202 Samaritans branches across the United had been on the phone for about 40 minutes she began Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, The ratio of vol- to pop some pills. She carried on taking them over a unteers to paid staff across the organisation is 246:1 and period of an hour or so. We continued talking and the there are an average of 85 volunteers in each branch.. In pills began to take affect and she became scared, ‘I 2005 a total of 2,446,800 hours were volunteered, repre- don’t want to die alone’. I said I would stay with her all senting around 23 working days per volunteer. Samari- the way. After another 20 minutes, she made the deci- tans received almost 5,000,000 contacts by phone, e - sion she didn’t want to die and asked me to phone for an mail, letter, face to face at a branch, through their work ambulance for her. I took her name, address and phone in prisons and at local and national festivals and other number, called the ambulance service and called her events. Of these contacts the phone is the most common back. We had only been talking for about 5 minutes method of contact (92%) and 19% of all callers were when the ambulance arrived. Sometimes calls end hap- suicidal There is an increasing number of e -mail con- pily like this, but most times you never know what hap- tacts (134,800) and face to face contacts in branches pened." (47,800). In 2005 Samaritans trained around 1,400 vol- Janet Ridgway, with the help of Malcolm Nobbs, unteer listeners (prisoners trained and sup Reader, Tring Team Parish.
Maria for organising this event. News from All Saints Book Stall. Monday 7 th May at Aldbury May Fair. Please OUR Beetle Drive was very well supported. As well as play- come and buy. Donations of books can be left during the week ing the Beetle game everyone made ladybird book marks and prior to the event. enjoyed the tea and cakes. The children’s raffle was flush with Marsworth Steam Rally . Sunday 17 th June. We shall be serv- gifts and there were many other prizes of chocolate ladybirds, ing refreshments throughout the day so any offers of help or beetles, rabbits and Easter Eggs, so no -one went home empty donations of cakes would be most welcome. handed. We would like to thank everyone for their generosity Contact Carole Harrison 01296 668526 in raising £145 for All Saints funds and also to Elaine and
Village News Page 27 May 2007
UP goes the temperature, DOWN goes the floor at St Cross By Eileen Doley
Tilers Steve and Tony (with Bess, his dog) from Aston Clinton AT last everyone at St Cross Wilstone is able to bask in the have now laid the new tiles – a mosaic of cream, black and red so warmth of the new gas -fired heating system, and glide effort- very similar to the originals that only a precisian would spot the lessly in through the inner doors onto a smooth evenly laid wood difference. Forming a neat narrow tessellated path from the floor with a magnificent new tiled aisle leading to the altar. door, the design spreads into a slightly broader area before filling Weary clergy can also jubilate that there is now less of an ascent the width of the church just in front of the altar rail. up into the sanctuary as one step there had to be sacrificed in the quest for a flat surface underfoot. Being a member of the Tring Team has meant that we have been able to cover the cost of the refurbishment at St Cross. When we There were in fact surprisingly few hiccups along the way. Con- requested the wherewithal from the parish “bank”, we received fident that the heating would be working at the Carol Service on the necessary loan on time with no demur. So this year we are Christmas Eve, Pete our plumber from Wilstone was slightly going to try to redouble our fund raising activities (and NO that discombobulated to discover only a week before that the contrac- does not mean twice zero is still nought!) as well as continuing tors had forgotten to deliver one important piece of apparatus – a involvement with other charities. gauge to measure gas usage. Running a temporary line from the nearest dwelling and sorting out billing problems afterwards was Now the urge to plug the Coffee Mornings at St Cross is irresisti- actually one quite reasonably serious emergency type suggestion ble. We are now in our 8 th year and just recently have found we to the dilemma, but fortunately pleas to the public utility com- are attracting many more customers (plus of course various dogs) pany were successful and our very own gas meter arrived for every Tuesday from 1030 to 1130ish due no doubt to the extra Pete to complete the installation just in time for the Carol Ser- space generated by the level floor and the pre -set comfortable vice. degree of heat. Although the refreshments are billed as being utterly free, donations are most welcome and invariably gener- St Cross was packed to the gunnels with a heartening 130 souls ously given. More people now regularly attend the Coffee Morn- turning up on Christmas Eve, nearly all garbed for the artic con- ings than church services, and income from Tuesdays far outstrip ditions which have usually prevailed inside church. Then, as the the usual Sunday collections. Maybe, from a theological view- warmth percolated through, it was marvellous to see coats, ano- point, this is not quite the accepted balance but hopefully one day raks, body warmers, boots, woolly hats and gloves et al being St Cross WILL burst at its seams every Sabbath as do the Tues- ripped off and dumped in piles. We should maybe have used the day cake eating patrons. However we feel that the continued foyer as a repository and charged for cloakroom tickets as a popularity of this regular weekly social event in our small village novel fund raising idea. church is nothing short of marvellous and a Miracle in itself.
The floor design is now complete: Angus, our carpenter from To mark our delight with the new facilities at St Cross and to Long Marston, worked very hard and even recruited family express our gratitude to everyone involved, we intend to have a members so that the floorboards were safely in place just hours CELEBRATION to coincide with our Patronal Festival on before a Baptism took place. He cleverly dovetailed in tempo- SUNDAY 16 SEPTEMBER – please keep the date free and rary joinery to compensate for the then absent tiles whose deliv- watch out for details of timing nearer the day. ery was delayed until March.
Tubby Edmonds
The following letter is published at the wish of Mrs Edmonds felt thanks to the family and friends who kindly Ward 2 contributed also. Stoke Mandeville Hospital The staff are all touched by your gesture and wish Mandeville Road you well. AYLESBURY We all became very fond of Cyril and yourself. I Bucks hope you are well and coping. HP21 8AL Once again, thank you so much. 13 April 2007 God Bless Dear Mrs Edmonds, Mandy xx I am writing to express our sincere thank you for (Sister, ward 2) the kind and generous donation of £540 to our ward fund in memory of your late husband Cyril. I would be grateful if you could pass on our heart
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Red Nose Day thank you
ON Saturday the 10 th of March 2007, we went around Wilstone village doing odd jobs to raise money for Red Nose Day. We washed loads of cars, cleaned inside one, swept and weeded some gardens. We were lucky that Alice and Victoria ready to help. the weather was
nice and sunny all day, so we were able to stay out from 10 in the morning to 5.30 in the afternoon. Charlotte Boyes helped us towards the end of the day.
We were shattered after doing all those jobs. We raised over Great wedding picture! £100 !!!!! for Comic Relief. Thank you to everyone who helped us raise money. We had great fun! Congratulations to Nicola Harrison and Robert Hueting on their marriage in Hemel Hempstead on Saturday 14 th Alice Beeny and Victoria Cogger April.
Village View by John Painter
Astrope, along the footpath from Dover Castle to Wilstone.
THE trees along the field boundary beside the footpath from Do- ver Castle to Wilstone have some wonderful shapes -they are often best appreciated in early spring before the leaves start to shoot.
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