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p4 ARTS p11 CHURCH & CHARITY p12-13 EDUCATION p14-15 SPORTS Misbourne student wins at Silverstone Racing for Beechdean time in the GT4 class at Motorsport, sixth form 2m16.053sec. Since then the Misbourne student Ross team has spent a successful Gunn and his team mate week at the Le Mans Aston Jamie Chadwick claimed Martin Festival, and will go their second consecutive on to their next race at the Avon Tyres British GT Spa Francorchamps circuit The leaders at Chequers Parade Championship victory, in Belgium on the weekend winning the third event of of 10-11 July with a lot of Final stage of Aviva Women's Cycling Tour 2015 the season at the positive momentum. Silverstone 500 on Sunday Beechdean may be better Supported by County cyclists over the testing climbs including 31 May. This places the known for excellent ice Council, Wycombe District Council, Frith Hill. The race sped through the heart team 31.5 points clear of cream, but at this rate they Council and Leap (the of HP16, at an average speed of around their nearest rivals at the may be equally known for Bucks and MK Sport and Activity Partner - 40mph and people lined the route top of the British GT4 their successes in motor ship), Sunday 21 June was the first time cheering both leaders and those further Drivers Championship. The sport. Read more about Buckinghamshire has welcomed the back. Pictured above, the leaders prepared victory was topped off by Ross and his racing career Women’s Tour following the visit by the for one of the sprints, down Ross Gunn & Jamie Chadwick Ross claiming the fastest lap on page 15. Men’s Tour of Britain in 2014. High Street. Stage 5 was won by Briton Much of the 64-mile route was through the Hannah Barnes of the United Healthcare Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural team, and the overall event won by Lisa Beauty, taking the world's top female Brennauer of Velocio-SRAM. Local MP asks, “Will HS2 be undeliverable?” On the same day that the Secretary of State disappointment that the reports had not for Transport was at the despatch box been made available to her and her announcing the shelving of rail upgrades colleague MPs before they voted for the and replacing the leadership of Network second reading of the High Speed Rail Rail, the government also published the (London – West Midlands) Bill in the last Major Project Reports from 2011 and 2012 Parliament. Mrs Gillan will be writing to on HS2. The ban on publishing these the chairman of the Major Projects Authority reports, imposed by the Secretary of State, to ask for a fully updated analysis of HS2. Beechdean’s Aston Martin GT4 Vantage was overridden by the Information Com - (See more on HS2 on page 8) missioner. They show the enormous risks Recycle your Spectacles posed by the HS2 project. “In the light of Don’t leave old glasses in Defibrillator what was announced yesterday about the the drawer! Bring your old There is now a Public Access northern rail upgrade project cancellations, frames to Defibrillator in Great describing the projects as ‘undeliverable’, Chiltern Opticians, Missenden. It is located on what does this mean for HS2?” asks Cheryl 75 High Street, Great the wall of Kinton Phar - Gillan, MP for & . Missenden, they’ll be sent macy at the entrance to the “Will the HS2 project itself become to Vision Aid Overseas. Baptist Church. See page 11 Tracey James of Healthy Balance undeliverable?” Mrs Gillan again expressed Waiting for the select committee

Deadline for submissions and advertisements for our next edition, Issue 41, is Thursday 27 August, 2015 2 NEWS & CONTENTS HP16 – The Source July / August / September 2015 HP16 The Source 40th Issue This issue of The Source is those who live, work and the paper, and in particular Contents celebrating the success of visit here, and to all age the Parish Council. the paper by growing from groups. To do this we have a Getting invloved News and Contents – page 2 16 to 20 pages. The idea for dedicated team of volun - If you feel you could con - HP16 - The Source came teers who deliver, proof tribute by volunteering, or Parish Council - page 3 from the Market Town read, design, edit, write, helping financially, please Health Check, and Com - investigate, take photo - do get in touch with us, and Arts – page 4 munity Vision for HP16. graphs, administrate and do from the next issue onwards First Issue 2007 That was 2007-8 and since the finance, and many there will be opportunity to For example, this was Interviews – page 5 then, through the vehicle of more. We want to thank our become a friend of The expressed in a recent letter Community– page 6 a ‘not for profit’ Community volunteers, a team numbering Source by donating £10 per we received from Cllr. Kay Interest Company (CIC), well over 100, for all their year. We look forward to Allan (see the page oppo - Business – page 7 we have delivered between hard work. What they do is developing this. site). Also, a senior citizen, 5-6000 copies, five times per truly valued. We also want Thank you for reading! who is not a computer user, HS2 Update - page 8 year free to all those in the to thank our advertisers, Finally, thanks to all of you told of the scrap book of Environment – page 9 local area. The aim has been and those groups that have who read The Source. We Source clips that she is com - to focus on ‘good news’, donated generously to The are constantly hearing of piling. Again, thank you - Wellbeing – page 10 information, stories of Source having recognised people who use The Source and we hope that you enjoy interest and relevance to the value, and the need for as their ‘source’ of information. Issue 40 - all 20 pages! Church & Charity – page 11 Hi All, Education – pages 12 & 13 You may recall that we were the charity of the year for the Methodist Monday Club after Sport – page 14 & 15 members read The Source article. Well they had their last fund-raising event on Saturday which was a strawberry tea garden-party. (I was there for 15 mins before I had to go on a Events – page 16 & 17 job, but managed to eat some strawberries!). They have raised £1,130 which they will be presenting at their AGM on 6th July. Puzzles – page 18 This is the last large pledge we have to collect and the total for the car stands at a little Source Youth – pages 19 & 20 over £19,000, which I think you will agree is far more than any of us thought possible, which means that we have plenty left for the upkeep of our Panda for some time to come. Community First Responder Panda The Panda will soon be going to the signwriters to have the names of the main sponsors Contacts on one quarter-light and on the other it will say 'Provided and supported by the people of Prestwood and sur - rounding villages'. That should reinforce the feeling of ownership that a huge number of local people have for Reception: Gina Kelland 'their' car. 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[email protected] OWN To ensure that all the local with any queries or further groups and authorities can information about signing June to Oct... ISSUE 40 remain in touch with up on behalf of your group. JULY/AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2015 Community Policing Mark Wingrove, 4IXIVPI]0ERI4VIWX[SSH2V+VIEX1MWWIRHIR&YGOW,4,, within our area the Chair Misbourne NAG. 8IP[[[TIXIVPI]QERSVJEVQGSYO Email: [email protected] PARISH COUNCIL 3 Our Parish Council welcome the new members Kay Allan, Hope Eaton, Changes on the Council Valerie Marshall, Tim Stevenson and Christine The Parish Council has seen several changes since Plested.” She adds, “We have challenging times May with the retirement of Councillors. Anne ahead with HS2, devolution of services from Brenda Barker Hewett, the new chair, said, “ We would like to take County Council, the CDC development plan and I have lived in Prestwood Anne Hewett (Chair) this opportunity to thank Brenda Gover, Mike Ben - looking after our open spaces.” since 1976 and was elected I have lived in Great Mis - nett, Laurel Swayne and Derek Tavernor for all their There is a public forum at the beginning of every to the Parish Council in senden Parish for 33 years hard work on the council. We also said goodbye to planning meeting (the first Monday of the month) 2011. It has been my pleas - with my husband Richard; some newer members, due to work commitments, and full council meeting (the second Monday of the ure to represent Prestwood we have four children who so, thank you to Jennifer Sole and Chris Ward. We month). The Council invites you to come and let attended local schools. I and Heath End ever since. It have now a full complement of councillors, and we them know your views and concerns. is an honour to be Vice worked at one of the local Chairman, and also Chair - GP surgeries and now work man of Planning. From for a pharmaceutical com - 1995 I was a CDC Council - pany. Previously chair of lor and was on the planning planning committee and committee for 8 years. I now chair of the council. work in a local business in Great Missenden, and am also a member of several local organisations includ - ing PEG and PYCAG. Christine Baxter My husband and I recently moved to Prestwood, though Valerie Marshall I was a local resident in the I was co-opted to the Parish Vanessa Martin Christine Plested mid-sixties. The village, Council in May 2015 as a I have lived in Great Mis - My husband and I moved though large, still retains its member for Prestwood senden for nearly 5 years. I into Prestwood in 2012, we rural appeal, owing to the where I have lived for more read economics at UCL be - found the community to be Hope Eaton volunteers who give their than 30 years. During all fore qualifying as a Char - active and welcoming. Hope is the Councillor for time to improve the quality that time I have enjoyed tered Accountant. I work When The Source adver - Ballinger and of life for the residents. I walking the local footpaths, in London and commute tised a vacancy on the and looks forward to repre - wanted to do my part by natural environment, and daily on the Chiltern Line. Parish Council, I applied so senting their concerns. “I becoming a parish councillor connectivity to larger towns I am married to Peter who I could support the com - relocated from Florida to to the Prestwood & Heath and London. I am pleased is a Chiltern District Coun - munity and oppose HS2. I Kay Allan Great Missenden in August End Ward, so that I could to have this opportunity to cillor for . was co-opted last June and Kay has lived in Missenden 2014 with my husband and represent residents to the seek to preserve biodiversity This led me to want to found myself on a steep for 27 years with her hus - 2 children. I have found the Parish Council with any of make a difference through learning curve, as the band John. Children Char - in the environment, and community to be very wel - their issues and concerns. breathing-spaces for resi - election to the Parish monthly agenda covers lotte and Jonathan attended coming. I run a leadership Council. I aim to support Great Missenden Com - dents and visitors. such diverse and interesting development, executive the Council as they work subjects. My special interest bined School. She is self- to stop HS2 or bury it un - employed, working from coaching and change man - is in improving the open home in Broomfield Hill in agement company and vol - derground in a tunnel. spaces and sports facilities niche marketing and new unteer on the PTA for Great in all the villages covered by business. Interests include Missenden C of E the Parish council French (having a house in Combined School.” France) and spending time Karen Pither with her grandchildren (10, I have lived in Great 4 & 2). “Now I’m working Missenden for over 15 years less, I’m looking forward to and have been a councillor making a contribution to village life in Missenden for quite a few of those and Prestwood.” years. I am currently the Mike Johnstone chairperson for Open Mike has lived in the area Steve Humphreys Spaces . for 46 years and moved to I have lived in this parish all South Heath 9 years ago. my life having been a Parish He has been on the parish Councillor for some years Mike Lee council for 4 years. A mem - now contributing to all as - I joined the council more ber of a number of local pects needed in this role, than 40 years ago because I HS2 Action groups, he favouring a low profile felt privileged to live in such Tim Stevenson leads the Council’s HS2 whilst using my local a beautiful part of our sub-committee which ac - knowledge of the area and country and wanted in a My wife and I moved to 50 yrs experience gained as Prestwood in 2008 to be tively campaigns for a fully small way to help preserve bored tunnel through the a local builder sitting on the what we have and pass it on nearer our grandchildren. I planning committee am a physicist, electronic Chilterns. to the next generation. Lesley Cook and software engineer, now I have lived in Prestwood retired and a keen gardener The Source wishes to thank the Parish Council for their Robert Hougham for 8 years. Recently retired and AgeUK volunteer. I I am married to Angela and from being an HR profes - have just been co-opted work, and for their continuing support of this publication. have one daughter Neena. sional I have a keen interest onto the council, and am We live in Heath End in working with the keen to play a part in keep - Now retired, we raise Council and local bodies to ing Prestwood and Great money for charities, and maintain and, where possible, Missenden Parish the great guaranteed the funds for improve the quality of vil - place to live that we have the purchase the First lage life. Until this appoint - found it to be. Responders vehicle. Five ment I was a Prestwood years ago we opened the Village Association Ged Maher Sweet Charity shop. I am on Committee Member. the planning committee. 4 ARTS HP16 – The Source July / August / September 2015 Young local artist Devine folk at MALT Natalie MALT The Brewery will be inspired by the local area. helps!) but also the hosting Chequers Folk on The Brewery is a great atmosphere and acoustics Wednesday 15 July, 8pm, venue for the event, not are excellent for folk. when the Devine Family only because of the award Tickets are available from Francis will be returning for their winning beer and ales MALT and Costcutter in third visit to Prestwood. (though that certainly Prestwood, and are £8. During the Bucks Open They are a folk trio that mix Studios two weeks of exhi - their Irish folk roots with bitions Great Missenden other genre such as jazz, resident, Val North, had adding to instruments such occasion to visit a young as Irish flute and guitar, the artist at 32 Fairacres, Prest - saxophone, banjo and wood. Val contacted The keyboards... to name but a Source saying, “Natalie few! The Wick Trimmers Francis is a young, totally will be supporting with committed artist entirely some of their original pieces self taught and who draws The Devine Family perform very contemporary pencil portraits. Her theme is maker Hilary Oakley to demonstrate and usually the rather exagger - Create great cards teach some of the techniques that produce ated female form which on Saturday 18 July in Prestwood Village Hall, beautiful hand-crafted cards. The cost of £6 first impression is a little bit will include the visiting speaker, materials shocking, but her portraits from 2-4.30pm, the Prestwood Card Making group have invited expert card to make three cards and refreshments. drawn in graphite are Even today in this world of immediate absolutely beautiful. She electronic communication, there is some - manages to find wonderful thing special about receiving a card, more expression in the eyes and so when it is hand written, and even more mouth and in this aspect so when the sender has spent time and she is extremely talented.” Rapunzel by Natalie Francis effort creating the card specially for you. She continues, “Natalie has The group meets weekly at 3.30pm on Sun - an interesting take on the interesting to watch her Natalie for allowing us to day afternoons to create cards, discuss ideas female form and when you style develop and I look include one of her works in and chat over tea. For information about look at her work it makes forward to her next show at this issue. the group and venues, or about the work - you smile as it is rather the 2016 Bucks Open For further information shop, please phone Alison on: cheeky. She is a very gifted Studios.” and commissions contact: 01494 866909 draughtswoman. It will be Our thanks to Val, and to [email protected] (or email: [email protected])

Count Drunkula, a vampire who likes his blood served as a cocktail. Auditions Scenes The Theatre Club are plotting! for this will be held at the Village Hall In the heat of midsummer when stage the club is looking for the key shortly, so please check our website sensible people are enjoying the elements of Director, stage manager www.prestwoodtheatreclub.co.uk for from sunshine, the stalwarts of Prestwood and a good script. Later on, normally dates. As always, we invite anyone to Theatre Club (PTC) are busy thinking in October, there will also be auditions come and meet us and see if they around about midwinter Pantomimes. The for the acting roles. Theatre also would like to be part of the team, Prestwood pantomime takes a massive requires a team of practical people to welcoming new actors, experienced or amount of preparation and at this build sets and stage hands for the not! Little performances. If anyone would like to be involved please call the Club Chairman Vic Rance on 07970 889293 Kingshill or e-mail at [email protected] Also in October PTC is putting on a Being surrounded by the Hallowe’en production, a spooky Chilterns Area of Outstanding show of short plays and sketches Natural Beauty has proven to of the Baptist church had featuring ghosts, witches, zombies etc. be inspirational for budding both captured the character We hope to have many of our younger Year Six artists at Little of the building and been members showing off their acting Kingshill Combined School. created with remarkable Practical prep at Prestwood Theatre Club skills in one of the plays, which tells of Short spooky show in October The young creatives put pen stylised detail. Francesca's to paper to capture ‘Local winning illustration is Views’ in a competition proudly featured on the Haslam who joined us to sponsored by the Little cover the the handbook – a present the winning prize Kingshill Village Society worthy winner indeed! plus awards to runners up (LKVS) to find an image for The competition is gener - Hannah Eades and Amy the cover of this year’s ously supported by local Goodall for their outstanding handbook. gallery owner Carina views of the village Join us for family talks about Roald The pupils presented a Dahl’s time in the RAF on 27 June... wonderful selection of illustrations depicting buildings and scenes from in ....and visit us over the summer and around the village as for awesome author workshops. black and white line .. drawings, using either pencil or ink. The LKVS judges were ...Twit-themed fun and overwhelmed by the Enormous Crocodile crafts. standard of entries with some remarkable illustrative styles. Selecting an overall 81-8381-83 High StreetStreet GreatGreat Missenden Bucks HP16 0AL 01494 892192 winner was no easy task. www.roalddahl.com/museumwww.roalddahl.com/museumoalddahl.com/museum | www.roalddahl.com/shopwww.roalddahl.com/shop It was however felt that Left to Right - Sandra MacDonald (LKVS), Carina Haslam (Carina Haslam Art), ShopShop and Café open to all, you don’tdon’t have to be a Museum ticket holder to visit. Francesca Luker's drawing Hannah Eades, Francesca Luker, Amy Goodall Email: [email protected] INTERVIEWS 5

mile competition, less stressful than racing 3 miles Meet The Source cartoonist over fences. “The more was okay to write about them all.’ placid animals are usually places you know. Lyndon’s latest venture is rehomed to enjoy leisure Bucks Peasants publishing his works as riding or become family The cartoons in this paper e-books for Kindle on pets; however that’s not feature the Bucks Peasants Amazon. Currently there suited to the more feisty about whom he’s developed are 11 titles, including three characters. Nowadays, something of a philosophy. thrillers in the Taffin series, locally owned No Panic is The peasants – look for the and comic novels such as successful in dressage and man with one tooth and Pussywillow. A fourth one day eventing, Mr the man with a sandwich - Taffin novel will be out Nabarro (named after MP are experts at their country soon. Lyndon has embraced Gerald) has been at the craft and this leaves them this new technology. He British Racing School in plenty of time to consider gets great satisfaction Newmarket for four years, the world. HP16 is now a designing the books and and my favourite boy mixture of locals and reaching out to a wider Tanager has been there for Lyndon Mallet honed his commuters but Lyndon audience. He receives seven years, and is still hav - craft through work as a maintains we are all messages from readers all ing a wonderful time! He’s copywriter, author, screen - peasants ready to get back over the world, ‘I love being out on the gallops every writer and cartoonist, to the land ‘at the drop of a read’ he says. day, which is what he was seasoned, by his own shapeless hat’. ‘Peasants Check out the Amazon site Karen with Tantager bred for.” admission, with earnest have listened unimpressed or Lyndon’s own website for Tanager’s career discussions on the state of to generations of more information, and do Tanager was bred by the late the world in many a local tub-thumping politicians, download Taffin and Renee Robeson, wife of leg - hostelry. His thriller Taffin wandered off without chuckle at the HP16 Karen Lawther endary show jumping was adapted into a film comment and outlasted references. Olympian Peter Robeson, starring Pierce Brosnan and and he won ten point-to- he has written for the ITV Local racehorse trainer With the point-to-point and who has had wins on point races for Karen’s yard. police drama The Bill. More Missenden Arts Club racing season at a close, you No Panic (at Whitfield) and “His cheekiness makes him recently he’s turned his an unpredictable tricky ride hand to comedy. A local might wonder what Mr Nabarro (at Kimble). Open to all happens to racehorses My partner Rory, who was – the apprentice jockeys at man - he hails from whose careers have reached twice South Midlands Newmarket can’t take him Wycombe, has lived in Courses and Tours in history of art and the arts the finishing post. Rest champion rider, also helps for granted. He chooses his Amersham and is now moment to tip his rider off based in Great Missenden - assured, dedicated horse - me. It’s very much a family Details at woman and trainer Karen enterprise.” into the dust – usually on a he was influenced by Roald bend in the gallop where it’s Dahl (who he later met and www.missendenartsclub.wix.com/learning Lawther can confirm that The early years easy to be slightly off-bal - admired) for it was Dahl’s the local racing fraternity At the age of 12, Karen was Contact: [email protected] ance in the saddle!” Every stories that showed him it makes special efforts to breaking in her first horse 07896 328346 place their horses in happy and has since bred five Christmas Karen receives a retirement homes. horses during her career. card from the British Rac - Karen is the only racehorse She fondly remembers her ing School with a photo of trainer in HP16, and since outstanding successes: Tanager, either in action on 2002 has managed the Caught In Time was South the gallops or looking Great Missenden yard Midlands Area leading handsome in his stable. which currently trains four horse 2010-11 and the 3rd Whilst Tanager may be a young horses for point-to- best countrywide prior to hard act to follow in Karen’s point competition. “The retirement; now he’s heart, it seems that any horse placed into her care I make curtains, blinds, pelmets, country is divided into ‘rac - adapted to team chasing - a ing regions’, and Bucks is modest cross country 2 will be a safe bet for the future . cushions, valances and all soft furnishings in my garden workroom included in the South Mid - lands Area, with the season near Great Missenden. Please telephone or email for an initial stretching from November BallingerBallinger DecorativeDecorative & FineFine ArtsArts SocietySociety consultation and visit my website to June,” she explains. “We for further details. can train up to 10 horses at Lectures last ursday of each month. any time, some owned by 8.00pm Balllininger Memorial Hall 7 Lappetts Lane, South Heath, individuals, others by part - Great Missenden, Bucks HP16 0RA VViisitors & New Members welcome. Telephone: 01494 862285 nerships of local business Mobile: 07913 097527 people. I’m lucky to have WWhhy not try a lecture - £6.00 aatt the doorr.. Email: [email protected] the proactive involvement Or contact: [email protected]@btconnect.com Website: www.francescutler.co.uk of my son Tom, who rides wwww.ballingerdfas.org.ukwwwww.b.ballingerdfas.org.uk out for me every morning, All About Rose Home & Gifts

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Plans are going ahead for the refurbishment a warm and welcoming atmosphere and of the burnt out Chinese restaurant at 32 lots of delicious smells. With all-day High Street, Great Missenden by Coffee Snobs , breakfasts, burgers and fresh sandwiches, a Costa franchise partner. The proposed it’s not all about coffee. date for opening is Tuesday 14 July. Support for independent Loyal local clientele The village is watching the new development Next door, Kevin Galvin, owner of Coffee with some trepidation. Although there may Approach, is sanguine about this new threat be a need for another teashop to take over - to his business. Hopefully there’s room for flow from Café Twit at the Dahl Centre, it Changes afoot in Great Missenden both, he says, and he is confident that the is, on the other hand, sad to see independent menu and clientele he has built up over the entrepreneurs like Kevin threatened by the last two years will see him through. chains. Coffee Approach has a loyal following Great Missenden retail roundup Certainly, when you go into the shop there’s and the wholehearted support of the village . It’s summertime and Great Missenden Welcome to ‘All about Rose’ prepares to welcome all those coming to the New in the village is All About Rose on village to visit the Roald Dahl museum, to Station Approach. Run by sisters Mandy take part in Lighthouse, or just to wander and Lisa, and named after their mother, the around and enjoy the village and surrounding shop offers a wide range of contemporary, hills. On the High Street, Elizabeth Wintgens light, bright objects for the home including Gallery has a range of colourful bags for artwork, lamps, small furniture, ceramics summer and Alphabet Soup has gorgeous and soft furnishings. There are gifts for him bouquets of old-fashioned flowers (the and her, jewellery and cards – and a free perfect gift) as well as pretty hampers and gift-wrapping service. tins for summer picnics. Or there is Blue Sad goodbye to ‘Fleur’ Sky for striking blue and white cushions, Fleur, the tiny lingerie shop tucked in white bone china mugs and jugs, and between the estate agents and the post of - exquisite artificial flowers that won’t wilt in fice, has closed. After many years in busi - the heat. Give a lift to a room with some ness, Maureen Quittner decided it was time painted furniture from Fairlilly, or even to retire. She will be sorely missed. Oasis, book onto one of their regular painting the beauticians in Station Approach, will be courses. moving into the premises. Barclays branch to close Notices have been placed in the windows of the local Barclays Bank branch to confirm that it will be closing down on Friday 25 September. The Source does not know what will happen to the site thereafter, but will endeavour to find out for Issue 41. The Post Offices in Prestwood and Great Missenden continue to offer banking services.

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We have been led to by other groups supporting Chiltern Society. It is going Photographer’s (SWPP) monthly image is called ‘Why’ Patricia Taylor believe that Bucking - fully bored tunnels such as to be an interesting couple competition. and is of her husband, Tim. “I took this hamshire and Chiltern Aylesbury Vale District of weeks! Gold is only awarded to images that are of image to capture the devastating www.parliament.uk/business/co the highest standard. To win Gold in the impact HS2 is having on our lives. My Select Committee interim report mmittees/committees-a-z/com - Avant Garde category judges are looking husband and I had been talking, as we do This report summarises the helpful to those involved in mons-select/high-speed-rail-lon - don-west-midlands-bill-select-co for experimental or innovative images that most evenings, about having to leave the decisions and interim the hybrid bill process and mmittee-commons/news/in - make you think outside the box. The home that we love, and have lived in for observations of the Select also includes suggestions to terim-report-published/ competition is judged by some of the most nearly 20 years, because of HS2“. HS2 Ltd Committee on the HS2 petitioners on how to present address and is worth read - esteemed Fellow, Master and Grand Master is compulsorily purchasing nearly 40% of Phase One hybrid bill, prior petitions effectively and ing, especially if you their land to build the new, widely criticised to the general election of efficiently. The report can intend to present your high speed train. “This image captures the May 2015. The report is be found at this web petition. raw emotion of what HS2 is doing to us, and how we are still struggling to come to HS2 – Select Committee visit to HP16 The emphasis is now not terms with it five years since the first to ‘STOP HS2’ but to: announcement”. The HS2 Select Committee the tranquil beauty of the MPs visits to the Amersham Chilterns and arrange for ‘Save the AONB’! Patricia has entered this competition a few the AONB and hence ‘save times before, but the best she had achieved and Chesham, Aylesbury residents’ concerns to be and Buckingham heard. The aim is to give a the AONB’! previously was a Bronze. “To be awarded a By the time you read this Gold is phenomenal - and very unexpected, constituencies were good, professional and pos - article the Select Committee as I don‘t usually dabble in Avant Garde - cancelled ten days before itive account of ourselves to visit to HP16 will have my specialism is children and women. But the provisional dates. reinforce the need for a fully taken place on Monday I captured some images of my husband and In HP16, our local action bored tunnel throughout 22nd June. I felt that I really needed to combine two of groups’ preparations for the them to convey how torn apart he is feeling”. visit were quite advanced Patricia’s portrait ’Why’ now goes through and the postponement has to the SWPP’s annual judging stage in given us more time to com - January 2016, and if it is considered to be plete them. The itinerary the best she will win the highly prestigious has been arranged with ‘Photographer of the Year’ award within the Cheryl Gillan, and the staffs Avant Garde Portrait category. of Bucks County Council patriciataylorphotography.co.uk and the Select Committee and we have been lobbying intensively to arrange for stops where we can show The Select Committe on GM High Street beauty”. Cheryl Gillan on HS2 Details of more land to be taken for Prestwood Pharmacy construction have now been released. These Process ‘Found wanting’ include ancient woodland at Mantle’s a Pharmacy Travel Clinic “I do not want our precious Chilterns land - Wood. scape to be sacrificed for the novel Cheryl expressed hopes that the Department We provide all the traval medicines you need experience of high speed shopping” says for Transport and HS2 Ltd will respond to Cheryl Gillan. Additional information the concerns of petitioners. Hundreds of about the provisions of the HS2 Bill, people from , Great debated on 24 June, was only Missenden, Hyde Heath and came Overseas travellers have up to received at the last minute, despite pressure out on a working Monday to explain their from Chesham & Amersham MP Cheryl concerns to Select Committee members, a 50% chance of suffering from Gillan. Cheryl Gillan told the House of Commons. a travel related illness The Select Committee members who They “wanted to impress on the Committee visited Mrs Gillan’s constituency on Monday their antipathy to the horrors of the present 22 June were not made aware of the construction plans, which will wreak havoc PPreventionrevention is always better than cure. Imagine on the area, as well as to tell at first hand the paying all that money to go abroad only to proposed changes prior to the visit. That “is not a fair and transparent process,” said poignant and desperate stories of their own arrive and get sick within a few days. Not only Cheryl Gillan, adding, “The process has personal circumstances,” she said. would you have to pay your medical costs, but been tested and found wanting.” The MP said she hoped that the Department you would also lose valuable holiday time. The provisions contained in the motion before and HS2 Ltd are listening to petitioners. Newspapers published the same day as the It is recommended that anyone travelling to an area that the House of Commons “does not contain debate said that would-be HS2 travellers may put them at risk, get vaccinated sooner rather than the instructions for a fully bored tunnel to save the area of outstanding natural want GPs, shops and gyms on the train. later (about 6 weeks before departure is preferable)

Some destinations which require vaccinations: Proposals for Tunnels within the Chilterns AONB: IIndia,ndia, Bangladesh, China, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, 1) The Chilterns Long Tunnel proposed by Chiltern District Council and BBrazil,razil, Ecuador, Argentina, Cuba, Jamaica, Peru- supported by Buckinghamshire County Council, Aylesbury Vale District Macchu Pichu and Inca TTrail,rail, Kenya, Guinea, South Council and the Chilterns Conservation Board. A 24.2km twin bore Africa, Zambia Victoris FFalls,alls, Oman, Sudan, YYemen,emen, tunnel emerging near Wendover Iraq, Egypt, Libya, Saudi Arabia - Hajj and Umrah, 2) The Chiltern Tunnel Extension T2 proposed by Chiltern Ridge Action Malaysia and Indonesia. Group (CRAG) and supported by the Chilterns Countryside Group. A twin bore tunnel which follows the route of the HS2’s proposal emerging near Wendover. 3) The South Heath Chilterns Tunnel extension proposed by The Residents’ Environmental Protection Association (REPA). A fall-back situation if 1 and 2 are not accepted. A twin bore Chiltern tunnel extending from Mantle’s Wood to Leather Lane. www.prestwoodpharmacy.co.uk 4) The Three Bore Chilterns Tunnel proposed by the Chiltern Society. A deep three tunnel similar to the Channel Tunnel to the north of Wendover Email: [email protected] ENVIRONMENT 9

around 1.5 million. In the last decade alone the Helping Hedgehogs People's Trust for In the past one hundred hedgehog population has Endangered Species years it is estimated the UK declined from 30 million to estimates it has declined by about a quarter. There are a number of likely contributing reasons for with badgers which are also link gardens because hedge - they are lactose intolerant! this. One is the increase in their main predators. If hogs, which are nocturnal, More information on this intensive agriculture with there isn't enough alterna - can travel up to 2 km a can be found at larger fields, fewer tive food for badgers and night in search of food. If a www.hedgehogstreet.org. hedgerows and the use of suitable cover for garden is fenced making a Hedgehogs have been pesticides. Increasing hedgehogs, it's bad news for hole about 13cm square in around for about 15 million development of houses and the hedgehog! it can allow them to get years. It would be sad if they roads shrinks their habitat This makes gardens very through. Leaving an untidy disappeared in the UK. and makes it harder for important. The British corner where they can be Even a few changes to our them to find food. They are Hedgehog Preservation So - undisturbed also helps but gardens might help them in competition for food ciety says that the key is to don't leave out milk because survive.

Lodge, and Knopper galls Park. While many have can often be found in disappeared, our specimen Great Oaks and Little Acorns autumn along the is doing well, protected by a oldest trees are oaks, born pavement of Nairdwood Tree Preservation Order. It in the 18th century or Lane, Prestwood. can be accessed beside the earlier and now over three Red Oak & Evergreen Oaks footpath that crosses Prest - metres around the trunk at Acorns Rarer, locally, are Red Oak wood Park from alongside tree-hugging height. The (from America) which has the northern boundary of oldest in this area is on the very large, deeply lobed, the churchyard. It is Hampden Estate, and is leaves that turn bright red particularly remarkable in 5.46 metres in girth. in autumn (they may be keeping its green leaves Magnificent oaks of this seen by the road into Little throughout the winter and age, or even younger at 3 Hampden), and Evergreen only dropping them when metres or more, provide Oak, with tough holly-like spring arrives! Acorns form habitat for many wild leaves. The hard dry leaves from bristly red female species - hundreds of fungi, of the latter are resistant to thousands of insects, Majestic English Oak most insects, but in 1996 a dozens of birds and Pedunculate Oak flowers tiny moth arrived in English Oak huge bulk, is truly imperial. mammals. Dead boughs, the acorns having no stalk, London from Europe. Its The Chilterns are famed for No wonder it was in an oak that result naturally in grubs feed inside the leaves, their beeches, but the real that King Charles II was "sessile", as against the response to occasional Pedunculate or "stalked" creating large dark brown king of trees in this area is said to have hidden after drought periods, provide mines. This spread to the English (or "Peduncu - defeat at the Battle of species) since they grow homes for rare beetles naturally on acid sandy soils Bucks by 2012 and this year late") Oak. For centuries Worcester in 1651. whose grubs bore the was found in HP16. Unfor - until Elizabethan times this and the Hampden Estate is slowly-rotting wood. The probably the only site that tunately it will affect the was the commonest tree in The cost of empire Lucombe Oak flowers Unfortunately the hard heart of a tree trunk is dead, hosts them. look of evergreen oaks in our woodlands. It grows so the tree can survive when gardens, being as prevalent flowers in late spring and particularly well on the durable wood was ideal for Turkey Oak remain small and brown for the galleons whereby hollowing occurs (also a and unsightly as the horse- deeper humus of our natural process making The commonest introduced chestnut leaf-miner which the first year, but by the Britannia ruled the waves, second autumn are green clay-lined hill-tops. The ‘With thunders from them less heavy and less oak is the Turkey Oak (not arrived somewhat earlier beech, a relatively late her native oak prone to storm damage), just from Turkey but from and is now affecting our and bristly like those of arrival in this country after She quells the all over southern Europe). horse-chestnuts. Turkey Oak. The bark has the Ice Age, gradually floods below’ The leaves are much more some of the softness of that became a common forest (Thomas Campbell). deeply cut and the acorns Lucombe Oak tree, but only really usurped The cost of empire was the have bristly cups. Some Just one specimen of a rare the oak on drier, thinner felling of oak to build Eng - date back 150 years or more and interesting oak occurs soils suited to its shallow land's fleet and, although - such as in "Prestwood in HP16, and it may be the roots (as at Burnham the age of steel ended the Park" behind Holy Trinity only one in Bucks. This is Beeches). The oak has widespread cull of oak, the Church, planted by the first the Lucombe Oak, after the Devon estate where a always been more the tree local furniture industry Storm damaged oak vicar Thomas Evetts. The of legend, celebrated by wanted beech, being easily largest measured by the gardener in the 18th Lucombe Oak Leaves early Celtic (Druidic) and worked than oak and regen - and this provides yet more Prestwood Nature team, at century developed a hybrid of Cork Oak. It grows faster Anglo-Saxon cults. Its erating more quickly. Thus wildlife habitat. The oak the north-west corner of between Turkey Oak and than English Oak and is name, c, was used by the our ancient woods were supports a greater variety of Peterley Wood has a girth of Cork Oak. It became already 3 metres in girth. Saxonsā for the rune repre - preferentially replanted galls than any other plant. 3.61m. The Turkey Oak is fashionable in Victorian There are older specimens senting the first letter "A". A with beech. Though beech Although these growths are unfortunately somewhat times to plant clones of the in Bangor Botanical Garden veteran oak, with deep-fis - is more common, at 100- a natural response to the infamous, because it original throughout and at Kew, but this tree is sured bark, gnarled form, 200 years they are felled for intrusion of insects into the brought with it a gall new to . Thomas Evetts now a great rarity that we crazy antlered branches and timber, so most of the twigs, buds and leaves to Britain, the knopper-gall. decided to include one in are privileged to have at form a hard protective layer, This is caused by a gall- his planting at Prestwood hand. it does provide shelter and wasp that has two genera - food within the gall for tions, one affecting only grubs to mature. Many of Turkey oak, while the other the oak galls are uses other species, includ - well-known, including the ing our English oak. These oak-apple , the marble-gall, large, knobbly and very the bright red cherry-gall, sticky galls form at the base and the prolific flat round of acorns and often in such spangle-galls on the leaves. large quantities that they The pretenders - decrease the productivity of upstart Oaks seed, so conservationists in There are several other some areas remove Turkey interesting oaks that have oak in order to protect the been introduced to our English one. A line of area, although there are few Turkey oaks was planted in the grounds of Prestwood deep-fissured Oak bark Sessile Oaks (so-called from Lucombe Oak In Prestwood 10 HEALTH & WELLBEING HP16 – The Source July / August / September 2015 Travel clinic Top tips for sun worshippers for ‘US’ Being out in the sun for a while is fine starting tan at all. Hours spent and other destinat ions provided we don’t stay out too long and out in full sun is not recom - provided we never burn. Some sun exposure mended. Moisturise night and morning to Passport? Ticket? Money? is good for us; especially for the keep your skin smooth and the Vaccination? If you’re going production of vitamin D. colour even. on holiday you’ve probably 1. The spf factor increases 3. If you are using a fake tan organized any necessary the time you can be out in remember to exfoliate vaccinations in good time. the sun. Make sure you especially well on the dry areas such But GP appointments have get the best spf for your as knees, ankles and elbows before use. to be booked well in skin type. If you are Using a slow build up tan moisturiser is advance and often people using last year’s sun a good idea to get an even travel abroad unvaccinated. cream beware that coverage. Begin this about 5 To fill this gap, Julie Horslen the protection fac - days before your holiday of Prestwood Pharmacy, tor may have lowered over 4. When your fake tan is at its best try to has set up a clinic for the last day of his visit. country where you used to Depending on your live. Remember you can time so buying a new one is the best pat your skin dry after bathing and mois - vaccinations and travel option. Always read the instructions, most turise gently to keep the tan from fading. advice, the only one in this destination you may need lose immunity if you’ve vaccinating against hepatitis been away for a year. Be sun creams need to be applied 15 – 30 mins Once the fake tan starts to become patchy area. before you sunbathe. exfoliate to even it out. With the NHS, good infra - A, hepatitis B, typhoid, particularly careful with Japanese encephalitis. Or babies and children born in 2. To get the best natural tan exfoliate well structure and quarantine a few days before your holiday and build Jo Gillett Beauty Therapies. controls, the UK is a pretty you may need malaria this country who won’t tablets – and remember to have immunity. your tan up very gradually; 10 to 15 minutes For questions, advice and product info safe place to live and it’s a day of full exposure is ideal if you have no email: [email protected] easy to be complacent. It is take them. If you go on the The Travel Clinic also gives one of the few countries in Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, general advice on how to the world to be free of ra - you’ll need to show that stay healthy: how to avoid Broad beans are back in! bies. Rabies is fatal and even you’ve had the meningo - getting the squits, “if you coccal vaccine. can’t peel or cook or wash at Wild Strawberry Cafe little broad bean a disservice. if you have the vaccine you from Katy Brill will still need treatment if Most at risk, Julie says, are it, forget it”; how to cope What I suggest is no more you’re bitten. The advice is those going abroad to visit with the heat and insect The yurt is in its element as complicated, merely requiring to ignore animals, but even family and friends. One bites, and avoid accidental homegrown produce a little patience in ‘double so a dog could suddenly go common pitfall is to believe injury. And most impor - becomes abundant and we podding’ the outer layer to for you - as one unlucky you don’t need vaccinations tantly, do make sure you’re start whipping up new reveal the vibrant green bowl of iced water. For best visitor to Pakistan found on if you’re returning to a fully insured. recipes using the freshest bean within. A labour of results then ‘double pod’ the ingredients from the farm. love… but the visually beans by removing the and Great My early summer favourite beautiful result and white outer casing. Sail the Prestwood ‘seas’ Missenden. That’s 7 'C's is the humble broad bean. deliciously fresh flavour 2. If using fresh peas blanch Plans for this year’s Source) at Prestwood (seas) so, for your holidays Childhood memories of makes it well worth work. these in boiling water for 1 Prestwood on Sea Holiday Methodist Church Hall this year, come sail the this vegetable are quite This salad is a favourite in minute. Drain and plunge Activity for the Over 60s from 11am-3.15pm. There seven seas, bound for singular- boiled gammon, the Wild Strawberry Cafe immediately into a bowl of are now taking shape, and will, of course, be fine Prestwood on Sea. 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Drain the beans and peas (shelled weight) and mix together with the Home or away, have a great Summer, 150g Feta cheese, crumbled crumbled feta, mint and or cut into cubes drizzle with the dressing. from everyone at ‘The Source’ 2 tablespoons fresh mint 150g fresh peas (shelled Another ideas is to ‘smash’ weight) or can be substi the beans with some mint tuted for frozen, defrosted leaves, seasoning, and olive 1 lemon oil and piling onto crostinis 1 tablespoon dijon mustard with a little ricotta or 3 tbsp olive oil chorizo. salt and pepper For more seasonal recipes ideas sign up for our 1. Pod the broad beans and newsletter at: blanch in boiling water for www.peterleymanorfarm.co.uk 2-3 minutes. Drain and Twitter @WildStrawb_Cafe plunge immediately into a Facebook /Peterleyyurt Cannon Moorcrofftt, 20 years of first class tax advice and accountancy services to South Bucks. 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Chequers Drive, Prestwood, District Manager of telephone advice, call 01494 SCAN ME Chequers Surgery HP16 9DU (open to non Chiltern Citizens Advice 545991. You can also email Chiltern CAB gives free, patients). Bureau said, “We hope the us via the website or book Tel: 01494 450123 confidential advice to the To speak to an adviser launch of our new web chat an appointment to see us at email: [email protected] local community on a wide online via web chat you can service will make it easier the Chequers Surgery in Website: www.cannonmoorcrofftt.co.uk/source range of issues such as debt, visit www.chilterncab.org.uk. for people to contact us for Prestwood by calling 01494 3 Manor Courtyard, , Bucks HP13 5RE benefits, housing, employ - Advisers are online from advice in the way that they 863899. Email: [email protected] CHURCH & CHARITY 11

Holy Trinity Prestwood ‘closure’ Public Access Defibrillator (AED) After several years of lovely food and drink and praying, planning and everybody mixing together. for High Street, Great Missenden negotiating, Holy Trinity The draw for the painting of The new Public Access Defibrillator in gives voice guided instructions and Prestwood closed its doors the church was won by Great Missenden, funded by Sweet you cannot harm a patient as the unit to services on 31 May, to Sarah Watts and this was Charity is located on the High Street, will only give a shock if indicated by its enable complete refurbish - presented to her by artist Jo on the wall of Kinton Pharmacy at the own ECG recognition system. The ment of the interior of the Dollemore. entrance to the Baptist Church. picture shows Tracey James from building. The church was After all this, church mem - Instructions Healthy Balance, who helped to provide packed for the final service, bers were able to help strip To access the AED, dial 999 and give the AED. Staff from the Prospect House following which the Rector, out the pews and flooring, the ambulance call-taker the location Surgery were also very involved in this the Rev. Deiniol Heywood, getting the building ready and the code number on the front of latest venture, along with Prestwood led the congregation for the contractors, with an Tracey James of Healthy Balance the cabinet. They will give you the Community First Responders (South outside encircling the estimated finishing date Remember! You cannot harm the patient code for the lock. Remember the AED Central Ambulance Service). Church with a chain of before Christmas. parishioners to surrender During this “time in the the church to the contractors. wilderness” the 9.30am Because of the rather services on Sundays will be David Mitchell award to Bev Knuckey inclement weather, the held in Moat Lane School, The Rotary Club of Great Missenden & collections and entertainment Gym Club, and engaging in other celebration lunch was held and the 8am Sunday service Districts’ annual David Mitchell evenings in the village hall. charitable fund raising activities inside the church rather and mid-week services will Award for public service was pre - As well as helping with the Kingshill including the Race for Life, a Dragon than in the grounds, lots of be held in Church Cottage. sented by Club President, George Boat Race, and a 24hr trampoline Rivas, to Bev Knuckey in recognition bouncing event she joined the Prest - Final service in of her voluntary service to the com - Holy Trinity wood Events Committee as Secretary, munity. Bev has been involved with helping with the organisation of the the Scout Movement in Prest wood Spirit of Christmas and the Big Lunch since the early 1980’s , as Akela with the on Prestwood Common in June. Cubs, then taking on two extra packs David Mitchell's widow, Winifred, to when their leaders left, eventually be - whom he was coming Group Scout Leader. Her fund married for 56 Parishioners raising activities for the Scouts years, presented the encircle the included organising barbecues, discos award. Holy Trinity building and furniture auctions. She has also been involved in fund David’s story can be raising for the Prestwood based found in Issue 35 of Thomas Ball Charity to help children The Source. with cancer, organising bucket George Rivas and Bev Knuckey (www.hp16.org.uk) David Mitchell

Charity trek for 3 generations Three generations of the always smiling, undertook a same family took part in a gruelling 17.5km, six hour mountain trek to raise hike to the mountain’s funds for Rennie Grove summit. Hospice Care who cared for Tony Childs, Mandy’s their wife, mother and husband, who lives in Great grandmother Mandy Childs. Missenden, said: “Mandy quality of life possible.” The Childs family, aged fought MND with courage The full team consisted of from eight months to 60 and dignity for four years Tony, the couple’s three years, completed their chal - before passing away. Even sons, James, David and lenge to conquer Schmit - with Mandy’s strength and Stephen along with their tenhoe mountain in the support of our whole partners and Mandy’s four Salzberg on May 23. They family, we would have been grandchildren, Olivia, eight hope to raise £1,000 for lost without Rennie Grove months, Max, seven, Nieve, Rennie Grove who cared for Hospice Care and the MND four and Monty, four. The Mandy until June 2014, Association. These two fab - older children took part in four years after being diag - ulous charities enabled a shorter mini trek route of nosed with Motor Neurone Mandy to stay at home, 3.5km while Olivia was Disease (MND). She was 58. where she wanted to be, carried up the mountain! The group, who have throughout her illness, en - To donate please visit: suring she received the best http://uk.virginmoneygiving.co named themselves Team m/SomeoneSpecial/Mandy - Smileage, as Mandy was care and had the highest Childs Tea Party brings generations together A feast of music and great food was enjoyed by a packed hall of more senior members of the community at the ‘Summer Tea Party’ held recently at Prestwood Village Hall. Organised by The King’s Church Prestwood in association with PACT (Prest - wood Area Community Transport), it was particularly for those who have needed the services of PACT to get to appointments over the past years. The afternoon of great ever popular raffle which raised £150 for an entertainment included a talented duo educational project in Uganda from The Misbourne School, Courtney presented by local charity, One World Aid. Harvey and Katie Lockwood, who sang and The entertainment also included singer, played beautifully and the Misbourne Adele Peters and local folk band The Wick Harmony Choir directed by Rachel Trimmers. The appreciative guests are Appleyard, who performed with energy and already looking forward to the Christmas enthusiasm. Delicious sandwiches and Tea Party which will be held on Sunday 13 cakes were accompanied by a quiz and the December at 2pm. 12 EDUCATION HP16 – The Source July / August / September 2015

brought an end to his 22 Great Missenden Fire Motivation at The Misbourne year international career at the top. Ian now focuses on Paralympic Judoka medal - couraged his audience to be motivating and inspiring Station needs you! list, Ian Rose delivered a the best that they can be. others to achieve their full If you are up for a challenge within a close team and motivational assembly to Ian was a Torchbearer and potential. and rewarding part-time follow instructions. They Year 8 Misbourne students Opening Ceremony per - Year 8 Student Hannah career, could you be a fire - must be able to respond to and also worked with a se - former at the London 2012 Lane told him “you are fighter? the fire station within five lect group of Year 9 and 10 Paralympic Games. He has amazing, I don’t know how We need new staff to help minutes of their pager students on Thursday 4 won, two Paralympic com - you did it – you are my in - deliver essential services sounding at any time of day care when cooking, to help June. Using examples from petitions, five World Cham - spiration”. across the county and occa - or night. people especially those who his own life as well as enter - pionship and nine Ian was impressed by the sionally beyond, supporting Preventing emergencies is may be vulnerable, at home, taining activities, Ian taught European Championship behaviour of his audience other services when an essential part of our at work or on the road. the students how to build medals and is one of Great and, when he met with required; making you safer. work, helping others to It can be an absorbing self-esteem, confidence, re - Britain’s most successful Robert Preston, he said they Firefighters must be avoid accidents. For example, commitment – trying to silience, respect, communi - Paralympic Judoka. Ian re - were a credit to the school. healthy, able to stay calm in we fit and offer advice, to improve yourself, learning cation and effective goal tired from competitive stressful situations, work test smoke alarms, to take new skills, working as part setting to help them be suc - sport in 2011, when he was For more information of a team and helping your cessful in all areas. He on course to represent Par - contact: Cathy Hillier, local community; for which stressed the importance of a alympics GB at in London, Marketing Manager: the rewards are great. good education and en - but an injury in training [email protected] If you would like further in - formation and feel that you could help to make HP16 and Buckinghamshire safer, please contact: Station Commander Paul Scanes on [email protected] Great Missenden Fire Station or tel: 07765041960

homes, businesses, animals, savings... plus Update on Nepal thousands living outside with the monsoon rains due in a month. The news may move Last edition we reported the school library on, but I'm asking you not to forget please. that Little Kingshill Baptist Church had Do what you can to help Nepal. Donate, donated to Kistland School in Kathmandu, pray, don't let the world forget. Help get the prior to the earthquake. word out.” Liz Sheppard reports on the situation now Liz adds, “ I am so grateful to all of you who On a positive note, the library still stands, have responded to Nepal’s cry for help. Paralympic Judoka medallist, Ian Rose (centre) with Year 8 Misbourne students though the school hall was not so Having local contacts ‘on the ground’ has fortunate. All staff and pupils survived the enabled me to send donated money and earthquakes, most now living under messages of support directly to many tarpaulin. Liz Sheppard, who spent a year people living through this nightmare.” at the school received this recent post from [email protected] a British friend in Kathmandu: “It'll be one month on Monday since the earthquake. It is hard to believe it has been that long. The news may have moved on, but we are still living it - over 250 aftershocks over 4.0 in the past 4 weeks. This month has been intense and yet we've come out unscathed, all we lost was one glass, a few nights sleep and a little peace of mind, but so many others have lost everything; loved ones, Kistland School Hall after the earthquake Help make Summer fun for kids spare even just a few hours teacher? Do you have skills during that week, you will in sound and lighting? Can be helping to show the chil - you see yourself presenting dren that we care, on one of the as well as keeping stages? Lighthouse In just a few weeks, on this 27 year old would love to hear Monday 27 July, the Bury - event alive. Are you from you so field in Great Missenden interested in music, we can find a will be swarming with chil - drama or arts and role that dren all ready and excited crafts? Do you would suit for children’s Christian hol - want to work you. iday week Lighthouse 2015. with children As ever, there is a real need when you’re Unfortunately, for more volunteers to older? Are you in recent years Lighthouse come forward. If you could training to be a has had to close children's registrations early until helpers came forward, so to avoid some children being disappointed, please con - sider how you can help – and have a great time as well! Email helpers@light - housemissenden.org.uk to find out more or register now at www.lighthousemis - senden.org.uk. Email: [email protected] EDUCATION 13

Grants towards training profession after leaving How to apply Revd. Margaret Dixon Further education expenses? Great Missenden Schools school or university, or to Applications in writing (Secretary to the Trustees) Financial help for Great Missenden young peo ple Charity Trustees are able to finance educational travel with personal details, and c/o Parish Church Office, 2 make small financial grants relevant to these courses. information regarding the Walnut Close, Great or awards to young people Who can apply? proposed course or profession Missenden, HP16 9AL, or who require help to pay fees The only restrictions are and where it is proposed by email to: and/or buy books, instru - that applicants must be this study will be carried [email protected] ments, tools or special under 25 years of age, who out should be sent to: by 30th September 2015. clothing at the start of, or have previously attended during, Further or Higher Great Missenden Church of Education courses. Awards England Combined School are also available to anyone or live in the ecclesiastical preparing to enter a trade or Parish of Great Missenden. More achievements at Prestwood Junior medals which they were delighted to win the trophy. encouraged to bring to Mathematics The children at Prestwood running team who took school the following day. On an academic front, PJS Junior School (PJS) part in the first ever Amy, one of the Year 6 girls continues to enter the continue to be involved in Children’s Fun Run as part was the fastest Year 6 girl in Maths in Motion competition lots of sporting events and of the Prestwood 10K race on the race. The school was and again this year the seem to do well in many of 17th May. The children ran also very pleased to win the school team successfully them. distances according to their trophy for Best School made it through to the semi Track and field age but all seemed to have a participation – A trophy finals of this international The photograph shows the great time and were thor - they plan to compete for, competition. As always, the successful Cross Country oughly deserving of their and aim to win, every year. competition was tough, and Just 10 days prior to this, this year they did not manage PJS hosted the MPSSA to reach the finals. Athletics competition, Finally, some of their Gardening ‘gold’ for Prestwood Infants which involved teams from students entered the Junior Junior, Little Maths Challenge this year, a A garden designed and put display. The gardening club Kingshill Junior and Great maths challenge paper together by Prestwood children worked really hard Missenden School. aimed at Year 7/8 pupils. Infant school gardening over the weeks leading up to Children from every year The school was very pleased club was presented at the the competition, planning, group took part in a range that the children success - RHS budding Gardeners painting, making and of track and field events, fully achieved 5 Silver competition at Wisley planting their own design. including highly competitive awards and 7 bronzes. All Gardens Friday 22 May Mrs Sharon Smith who relays for boys and girls. those involved did well, but 2015 . runs the after school The scores were incredibly especially Zac, a Year 5 pupil The children were given a Gardening club, is incredibly close, but Prestwood were who achieved silver! gold award for their colourful proud of all the children.

of sessions, workshops and Anxious about school transition? resources that support groups or individual children to make a smooth transition and settle in quickly. Their methods They use fun and engaging activities to reassure children about their concerns and help children learn and practise various skills for making and keeping friends, being organised, they have actually started. and negotiating the secondary Help is at hand “Research shows that having school environment. Fiona 627 Transfer are offering a difficult transition to and her Associates also support to help children in secondary school can have liaise with secondary Buckinghamshire, who are long-term negative effects schools to inform them preparing to start secondary on children’s self-esteem, about the specific concerns school next term. Their levels of depression and and needs of each child. sessions, workshops and anxiety and their academic The results resources help increase attainment, as well as causing “The children really bene - children’s confidence about them unnecessary stress at fit from taking part” says moving schools, and build the time,” says Fiona Mary Simons, teacher at St. their social and organisa - Kinsman, owner of 627 Mary’s C of E Primary tional skills ready for Transfer, with ten years School in Amersham, who secondary school. experience specialising in work with 627 Skills needed to adjust secondary school transition. Transfer. “Their self-esteem Local children in Year Six, as “It’s really important to improves and even the more well as their parents and help children gain the anxious and vulnerable schools, are beginning to knowledge, life-skills and pupils feel more confident prepare for starting secondary confidence they need to feel and prepared, because the school in September. This less anxious and adjust 627 Transfer sessions have can be a very stressful time, quickly.” given them a wide range of and it is important to Why is this needed? tools and strategies that provide as much support as Fiona started 627 Transfer they can take with them.” possible, both before the in 2013, after the county- Schools, parents, youth transition, and once council-funded Transfer groups and others can ask Support Team was ended. further questions and book The Bucks-based business support by emailing 627 works with schools and Transfer at: parents to provide a range [email protected]. 14 SPORTS HP16 – The Source July / August / September 2015 From library Colts Thame Festival victory to marathon The sun shone, as did the teams. They all worked September).” performances of Prestwood together and truly deserved Prestwood Colts and Girls Many will remember Penny Colts U9s team at the their win. FC, is available to players of Pettitt who was the man - Thame Festival of Football “Prestwood Colts U9s are all abilities from 5 years to ager of the library in Great 2015, held at Meadow View always looking for more 18 years – please see the Missenden. She has lived in Park, Thame. The team, players! Please come and website: HP16 for over 30 years and sponsored by The JNP Part - join our team. We train on www.prestwoodcolts.org is a grandmother of two. nership, Prestwood, played Saturdays from 10.30am- for details or contact Laurie After taking early retire - consistently throughout the 12pm on Prestwood Diffey, Coaching Develop - ment in August 2014 she tournament and went on to Common (the team will ment Officer at: has used the time to train win their age category in a resume training from [email protected] for the 2015 London 2-0 victory in the final Marathon. Her run was in Penny Pettitt at her retirement against Westwood Park aid of Bucks Air Ambu - Colts. lance, and raised just over her first marathon, in just Prestwood Colts U9s, led by £600. Previously she had over five and a half hours, New Pilates course coaches Dave Martin and only run half marathons, and as she puts it “Ticking Joe Ward have had an excel - 5kms and 10kms, and so off one of my wishes on my lent season – culminating in was delighted to run this, bucket list!” a fantastic tournament win playing the final at the Meadow View Park stadium Great football season for GM school pitch. The boys were Tuesdays 12.30-1.30pm awarded a cup and individual This term, the football aces from Great Missenden CE 12 week term Combined School have kicked their way to glory. The trophies by event organisers, June 2 – August 4 the Thame Football Under 11’s team finished the season unbeaten and claimed Join us at Sprinters in the Chiltern and South Bucks league and cup double. Great Partnership. Prestwood and take part in Coach, Dave Martin, said: Missenden also tasted success in the Under 10’s Cup with a new Pilates course which a 3-2 victory over “The boys had a great day can aid your fitness, mobil - and lots of fun putting all Prestwood Colts FC Under 9s Winners! Front row left to right: Joe Com - ity and posture. You can Heys, Owen Martin (team captain), Evan Peter and Jamie Rowden. bined School in the their skills to the test against Back row left to right: Harry Germain, Barney Robertson, Charlie join the course at any time six other home counties Booth and Charlie Ward final. Not to be and you will pay the re - outdone by the boys, maining amount, no previ - Great Missenden’s ous experience necessary. players, who not only girls won their Contact us on 01494 Prestwood Colts Youth Team Triumph showed a lot of commit - league and finished 866688 for more informa - ment and skill, but always runners-up in the tion on prices. *Discount played with a smile on their cup. for Pre-paid members* faces”. Although several players had knee / hip replacements, will be leaving due to the Tai Chi for Balanced Health balance issues, high blood age limit, the nucleus of the pressure, mild strokes or side remains and we are Could ancient Chinese Sun Style Tai Chi even heart attacks. Owing now looking forward to exercise help you? The forms which are to the emphasis on breathing have another successful sea - The Tai Chi classes at followed in this type of Tai and mental components, son in Division One. Sprinters Leisure Centre Chi have been developed by and the gentle, fluid and If you know a boy or girl in Prestwood have been in Dr Paul Lam* to assist in circular movements that are who would be interested in place for over 7 years. the rehabilitation and slow in movement they are playing for Prestwood Colts Initially by GP or Health ongoing maintenance of suitable for the majority of Prestwood Colts Youth Prestwood. in any of our age groups Professional referral only, good health for individuals people. For the after effects team have just completed Even more impressive was please get in touch. We al - but now they are open to with arthritis, diabetes, of surgery or experiencing an amazing season winning the fact that the side – ways welcome new players all. osteoporosis, or who have tinnitus the relaxing the South Bucks youth consisting of predominately of any ability. For all en - exercises can be beneficial. Division Two league title. boys from the Prestwood quiries regarding Prest - Mobility What’s more, they ended area – had only re-formed wood Colts including how Sun Style is very safe with a the season undefeated, at the beginning of the to join the club and training higher stance and slow winning 15 of their 18 season, which is a testament times please contact Club movements that incorporate games and drawing the to their great team work. Secretary David Holland at forward, backward and other three. Their nearest Team Manager, Michael [email protected] sideway steps which helps challengers, Wycombe Brown, commented: “I was or via the Prestwood Colts with mobility, building up Tigers, ended the season fortunate to be in charge of website: strength in core muscles seven points behind a very talented group of www.prestwoodcolts.org/joom la/ and above all increases confidence. programme then contact Getting started Sprinters Leisure Centre, An 8 week beginners course Honor Lane, Prestwood. started on Wed 17 June at 01494 866688. Book at re - 1.30 - 2.30. Those who have ception or by phone. never tried Tai Chi and perhaps are struggling with *Dr Paul Lam MD a health issue or want to try http://www.taichiforhealth - FINE BESPOKE FURNITURE different type of exercise institute.org/

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S U B M O M History made at Nags Head O E K R

IN C G A On the afternoon that Ben Great Missenden Pelicans CC M N P Stokes was scoring the It is a friendly club, running O S W fastest Test Match century one Sunday side. They are at Lord's, history was being well supported by the fami - made also at Nags Head lies of the players and it is Meadow, home of the Great not uncommon to see the Missenden Pelicans. sons of some of the players Fourth wicket stand in the team along with Pelicans captain Alex Livie other youngsters. The The club plays from mid- and RGS Wycombe student club’s ethos is very much April to mid-September, Kunaal Kankate shared an into the enjoyment of the mostly against local village unbroken fourth-wicket game, as they look to play sides. Most games are timed cricket, with just the occasional 40-over game. Great Missenden is a happy place to play cricket, and they are always keen to wel - stand of 222, each scoring sides with the same feelings come new players. Whether centuries. In the 50 years about the spirit of cricket, an experienced cricketer, since The Pelicans amalga - in a relaxed but competitive wishing to enjoy the relaxed agilityagility coordinationcoordination balancebalance ballball andand racketrraacket controlcontrol mated with Great Mis - atmosphere. They enjoy family atmosphere of senden Cricket Club, sponsorship from Great village cricket, a keen no-one can recall two such Missenden-based estate youngster, or more of a perfectly matched cen - agent Jeremy Swan. social cricketer, all are wel - NO MEMBERSHIP FEES turies, nor any instance of The cricket ground come. Please contact Peter LOCAL COURTS back-to-back hundreds, Nags Head Meadow is a Greenwood at pg.consult - such as completed by Alex well appointed ground, in [email protected], or phone SCHOOL HOLIDAY CAMPS against Wealdstone lovely surroundings, with 01494 862592. You can find Corinthians, and against an excellently prepared them on the web at AFTER SCHOOL TENNIS Hyde Heath the previous wicket; cricket has been www.gmpelicanscc.co.uk. week. played there since 1901. LTA COACHES AGES 3-14 Ross Gunn’s career in motor sport contactconttaact lukeluke du ccasseasse oonn 07505 863 389 Karts for 7 years, with great Howard (Managing Direc - success, including winning tor of Beechdean, and oror bobookok oonlinenline ttotodayoday the British Kart Grand Prix Wycombe Wanderers in 2011. He comes from a chairman) to racing, family with a racing Beechdean Motorsport was heritage, Grandfather Nick the result. Cooke having raced in Sponsorship needed Formula Ford and later Despite his obvious talent, rallied in a Mini Cooper S Ross had to take a break and Ford Escort Mexico, from racing for most of while his Great Uncle Alan 2014 owing to need for Cottam was a renowned sponsorship, and he is real - single seater racer, driving istic about the financial Maseratis and Connaughts. mountain that is in the way His parents Ian and Genny of his reaching the top of Ross started racing in 2005 Gunn are former competitors the racing ladder. Neverthe - when he was just 8 years old in the British Mini 7 Cham - less, if there are sponsors and despite racing on low pionship, with father Ian who could help him on the budgets has managed to being crowned the 1993 way, please do contact Ross dominate the field and es - Mini Miglia Champion. It via his website, and here at tablish himself as one of the was while his father, Ian, the Source we wish him, most talented young drivers was working at Beechdean Jamie and the Beechdean of his generation. As with so Farm in 2004 that he team great success in the many top drivers he raced introduced Andrew British GT4 Championship.

Rotary supports Prestwood 10K Prestwood Motors, JNP Partnership and the local YOUR LOCAL branch of TSB. The weather was kind and added to the WEB DEVELOPERS tremendous family atmos - phere. The incredible amount of £5,000 was raised which will enable the MS Centre to make a real ´ WEB DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT On 17th May members of in the run and an difference to the quality of ´ HOSTING FOR EMAIL AND WEB the Rotary Club of Great inaugural children’s fun run life of many people. Why ´ SOCIAL MEDIA SETUP AND MANAGEMENT Missenden and Districts ran alongside the adult’s not put a note in your diary were delighted to add their race. The men’s race was to take part in the event in ´ PAY PER CLICK AND SEARCH OPTIMISATION support to the Chilterns MS won by Paul Bucknall in 36 2016 or alternatively give ´ NO JARGON JUST GETTING THE JOB DONE Centre’s 10K run at Sprinters minutes and 19 seconds and Mike Rainford a ring on ´ DESIGN AND PRINT OF MARKETING MATERIAL Leisure Centre, Prestwood Karmen Pardoe won the 01494 863911 to enquire acting as marshalls, stew - women’s race in just under about Membership of the ards, car parking atten - 41 minutes. The major Rotary Club of Great dants, in fact, anywhere sponsors of the event were Missenden & Districts and they were needed. More Mid-Counties Co-operative, join the Club in its 01494 862 423 [email protected] POWDERSKY.COM than 200 people took part Prestwood, Taylor Wimpey, supporting role. 16 EVENTS HP16 – The Source July / August / September 2015

Missenden Abbey fair 2014 Great Missenden Proms Concert Listen and join in some heart warming American favourites, including deli - cious Gershwin, fabulous Tippett Gospel arrange - ments from A Child of our Time, the Battle Hymn to become the choral event of the Republic, American folk the year and, best of all, we songs and a special selec - American theme can all sing along! Join the annual celebrations tion of spectacular, joyful at 7.00pm Saturday 4 July 2, and well known show Tickets from Samways St. Peter and St Paul songs. Well, it is the 4th July Newsagent in Station Church, Great Missenden. so why not? Fiona Firth’s Approach, Great Missenden Missenden Abbey - Enjoy and take part in the Singers4all Pop Up Choir, or by contacting Great Missenden Proms Festival Choir and Voice [email protected] Concert, this year with a Band will perform on their are £10 for adults, £7 for support for hospice care very special American own and together with you OAPs, students and children and children under A partnership of Rennie outdoor saloon bar and Gillian Barnett, Director of theme running through the in a mix of fun and fabu - 5 are free. Grove Hospice Care and wild west BBQ where a per - Fundraising and Marketing concert! lous choral pieces. This has Missenden Abbey Confer - centage will be donated to at Rennie Grove com - ence Centre will hold a Wild Rennie Grove with half the mented: “We are delighted West themed Summer Fair profits made on the door. Missenden Abbey is sup - Motor Neurone and Craft Market in aid of Entry £3 per adults, £1 for porting us in a landmark Rennie Grove on Sunday 12 under 12s. year. We rely on support Disease fundraiser July from 11am-4pm. This year Rennie Grove from the local community The South Bucks Branch of the Motor The event, in the ten-acre reaches the milestone of 30 to raise over 85% of our an - Neurone Disease Association is organising grounds of the 12th century years of care for patients in nual income - fundraising a Fundraising Ball, on Saturday 3rd Octo - cause and currently no cure. It is a degener - Abbey, will feature over 60 the local area diagnosed events are vital to help en - ber at Wycombe Town Hall, with dinner, ative neurological condition that leads to craft and gift stalls, with with cancer or a life-limit - sure our service will con - dancing, live entertainment, a raffle and an weakness and progressive wasting of mus - Western games and activi - ing illness, with vital sup - tinue to be available for auction. We aim for an evening of fun cles, causing increasing loss of mobility, ties (an inflatable rodeo port for their families. The local people who need it in rather than 'Strictly', so even if you have and difficulties with speech, swallowing bull, bouncy castle, tin can charity offers a unique 24/7 the future.” two left feet, please join us! Tickets, at £45 and breathing. shooting and more). There responsive hospice service Free parking at Missenden per head, and further information are The South Bucks Branch raises money to will be an arena with two to 3000 patients and fami - Abbey and Misbourne available by email at southbucks@mndas - help maintain as good a quality of life as live Wild West shows, line lies a year which gives pa - School opposite. Once these sociation.org possible for those living with MND in this dancing, raffle, and a speech tients the choice to be cared are full, park in one of the MND results in the death of about 5 people area. The Association is entirely dependent from Rennie Grove’s Chief for at home surrounded by three main car parks in every day in the UK. There is no known on donations and receives no state support. Executive. Also face painting, their families. Great Missenden.

Over 60 craft stalls Western games & activities Rodeo bull & inflatables Outdoor saloon bar Line Dancing Raffle and tombola Live Wild West Show Rennie Grove community

Missenden Abbey | Great Missenden | t: 01494 866811 www.renniegrove.org e: [email protected] | missendenabbey.co.uk Email: [email protected] EVENTS 17 HP16 events Saturday 4 July Sunday 19 July Friday 4 September Saturday 19 September WEEKLY, FORTNIGHTLY (Thursdays (contd.) Great Missenden Farmers Market. Holy Trinity Church Tea Walk Pot Luck Lunches in Holy Trinity Little Kingshill Village Society Barn AND MONTHLY EVENTS Weekly lunch club in the Baptist 9am-2pm Great Missenden Memorial starting and finishing at a local Church Hall Dance with the Wick Trimmers. Hall Great Missenden for over 55's. Hall/Bury Field. church serving teas. Details from Little Kingshill Village Hall. Sundays Details Jenny Hesketh 01494 Jean Green 01494 865660 Saturday 5 September 7.30pm. Tickets and further details Cream Teas at St. Peter & St. Paul, 864432 Great Missenden Farmers Market. Great Missenden. Every Sunday 3- Coffee morning. Lee Common 01494 868226 Whist, every Thursday. Cost £2.50. Methodist Church 10.30 - 12 noon Prestwood Nature, Sheep Wash 9am-2pm Great Missenden Memorial 5pm. for details of Music Events Open Afternoon. All Welcome. Hall/Bury Field. Sunday 20 September and Gardens Open. 1.15pm at Prestwood Village Hall. Sheepwash Pond, Prestwood See www.missendenchurch.org.uk Fridays Prestwood Theatre Club Charity (Honor End Road, near end of Coffee morning. Lee Common Take Tea with the WI. Legendary Supper Quiz. Prestwood Village home-made cakes, and displays on Cream Teas at The Church of St. Link4Growth 1st Friday of the Honorwood Close) 2-4pm. Methodist Church 10.30 - 12 noon month. 10-11.30am. Networking Hall. Tickets £12 from 0709201 www.prestwoodnature.org.uk WI activities. Prestwood Village John the Baptist, The Lee, Every 5796 www.prestwood Street collection in Prestwood for Hall. 2.30-4.30pm. Sunday 3-5 pm during June, July those wanting to build community. theatreclub.co.uk Taize Prayer and Music, a quiet and Rennie Grove Hospice Care. and August. Everything is home Free entry. Missenden Abbey drop contemplative alternative form of Holy Trinity Church Tea Walk (See made. All welcome. Arcadia Jazz in for coffee between 10-11.30am. Great Missenden Proms Concert worship. A chance to sit and be Prestwood Gardening Society Sunday 19 July) play on 5 July, 2 and 23 August. with American Twist. (See page 16) calmed. Great Missenden Parish Annual Show. Prestwood Village Great Missenden Parish Church. Church. 6pm Hall. 2 pm. Contact Steve Yates Tuesday 22 September Card making group, meets weekly 7pm. Details from Fiona Firth 0777 01494 866172 New Great Missenden WEA course 3.30pm. All welcome. Details Alison Events at 370 4233 Monday 20 July Cathedral Architecture Explained. 01494 866909 POD group outing (activities for Blue Door Cinema Son of Rambow Tutor Keith Hasted. Great Mondays Sunday 5 July the over 50s) Prestwood Village (certificate 12A) 3pm (doors open Missenden Baptist Church Meeting Day time Book Group. Meets Cake and Produce Stall after Hall. 2.00 - 4pm. Transport avail - 2.30pm): Far fron the Madding Room. 7 weeks 2-4pm. Cost £56.70. monthly at 10am. Details Fran Foot 9.30am service. Holy Trinity able. All welcome-no charge. Crowd (certificate 12A). 8pm For information/booking go to 01494 863413 Church Prestwood Contact Colin Veysey 01494 862257 (doors open 7.30pm). Tickets from www.wea.org.uk or Samways. Details & tickets tel: 01494 863549. Dolce Vita ladies singing group. Tuesday 21 July Weekly 2pm-3pm. Oldham Hall, Little Kingshill School Folks Sum - Great Missenden Evening W.I. www.bluedoorcinema.org mer Fayre. 12noon - 3pm. at the Wednesday 23 September Great Missenden, Details: The Museum, Shop and Café Twit are School; all very welcome. Mr.& Mrs. Blades, Out of the Dark. Monday 7 September Friendship Club at Prestwood [email protected] open 10am to 5pm Tuesday to Friday and Oldham Hall, Great Missenden. Prestwood Nature, Angling Spring 0777 370 4233 11am to 5pm Saturday and Sunday. plus 7.45pm. New members receive a Methodist Church. Fiona Castle, Buckinghamshire half-term and bank Wednesday 8 July Wood clearance of shrubs and visit to Burma. holiday Mondays warm welcome. Details 01494 improvement work. Meet at the top Voice Band dynamic children’s Please note: Activities marked *are free Friendship Club at Prestwood (See Wednesday 8 July) singing group for ages 7 to 13. Methodist Church. John Cotton, 862000 of the bridle path by Angling of charge to museum visitors, there is a Spring Farm. 9.30-11.30am Weekly 5pm-6pm Misbourne charge for all other activities, in addition Karibuni Trust, Street children of Saturday 1 August Saturday 26 September School, Great Missenden, to the museum entry charge. More infor - Kenya. 2.15 - 3.15pm. 2 pm tea and www.prestwoodnature.org.uk An exciting Autumn Concert in aid mation about activities, including times Great Missenden Farmers Market. Details: [email protected] can be found on the museum website. biscuits. Everyone welcome. No 9am-2pm Great Missenden Memorial POD group (activities for the over of the Organ Restoration Fund. St 0777 370 4233 See also advertisement on Page charge. Enquiries 01494 862431 Hall/Bury Field. Peter & St Paul Parish Church, 50s) 2.30 - 4pm at Prestwood Great Missenden. 7.30pm. Tuesdays July Thursday 9 July Coffee morning. Lee Common Village Hall. Transport available. Tickets - Adults: £10; Village Coffee Morning at the Sat 4 . Enormous teeth trail * Little Kingshill WI. Open Meeting. Methodist Church 10.30 - 12 noon All welcome-no charge. Contact Children over 8 years: £5 Memorial Hall, Great Missenden Sun 5 . A play in a day: Little Kingshill Village Hall. 2pm. Colin Veysey 01494 862257. 10am - 12 noon. Everyone Twiteo and Twitiet. Visitors and New members are The Lighthouse Barn dance with Sunday 27 September welcome. Details Jennifer King Tues 7, 14, 21 . Chiddlers’ hour The Wick Trimmers & caller, Prestwood Methodist Church 01494 865271. Sat 11 . Discover Dahl’s archives welcome: Details Helen Speakman. Monday group. Introduction to our Holy Trinity Harvest Festival. 01494 473190 George Rivas. The Big Marquee on See posters and website Sat 11 & Sun 12 . Enormous teeth trail* the Buryfield. 7pm. Tickets from charity. 7.45pm Prestwood Over 50s Leisure Group. Great Sat 18. Sunshine trail * Methodist Church Hall. Visitors htprestwood.org.uk for details. Missenden Memorial Hall. 10am - Prestwood Gardening Society. Costcutter, Prestwood and Sun 19 . Proghopping peglegs Samways, Great Missenden. £2.50 11.45am. Details Jean Walwark Wed 22 . Terrific Twit party Setting up a School Garden, Jo Harvest Festival. Great Missenden 01494 863113. Brew, Dip.Hort Prestwood Village Tuesday 8 September Baptist Church. 10am. Everyone Thurs 23 . Twitchtickling Esio Trots; Hall. 8pm. Contact Jacky Harding Prestwood Summer Ball, The Pole - very welcome to celebrate with us. First Footers Walk. 1st and 3rd Meet Val Rutt cat Inn. 7.30 -12mn. James Bond Legal Talk with Parveen Haynes on 01494 863067 Wills & Probate. Great Missenden Tuesday of the month. Great Fri 24 . I’m a crocolebrity, get me out theme. Tickets £50 Tuesday 29 September Missenden Memorial Hall to depart of here! www.prestwoodsummerball.co.uk Library. 10.30am-12 noon. This is a Saturday 11 July free event but please register your New Great Missenden WEA course at 10am. Free. Details: Simply Walk Sat 25 . Tip-toppling Twit heads Prestwood Gardening Society interest with the library staff on Ancient Egypt, the Rise of Empire - on 01494 475367 email: Sun 26 . Roly-Poly pots Coach trip. Snowshill Manor, Wednesday 5 August 18th Dynasty. [email protected]. Tues 28 . Croc rockets! Prestwood Afternoon W.I. West 0845 2303232 or Gloucs. Contact David Latham email [email protected] Tutor John Billman. (Not 27 Octo - www.buckscc.gov.uk/rights_of_way Wed 29 . Reptile roadshow Wycombe park & the Dashwoods. Thurs 30 . Croc pots 01494 714272 ber) 10.30am – 12.30pm Fit Over 50 Exercise to Music. Great Prestwood Village Hall 2.15pm. Great Missenden Evening W.I. (Venue and booking details see Fri 31 . Rastamouse! Details from 01494 862156 Missenden Memorial Hall 12 noon Black Horse Pub music and beer Graham Horn, Tales of a Trainee Tuesday 22 September) - 1pm. Details: Elaine 07939520207 August festival raising money for Thames Blue Badge Guide. email [email protected] Valley Adventure Playground (p6) Thursday 6 August (See Tuesday 21 July) Wednesday 30 September Sat 1 . Discover Dahl’s archives Prestwood on Sea Holiday Club for New Great Missenden WEA course Bridge Group. Fortnightly, Sun 2 . Ucky-mucky dinner mats Sunday 12 July seniors, organised by local Wednesday 9 September 6 Great Artists. Tutor Dalila Castelijn Prestwood Village Hall 2pm – 4pm. Tues 4 . Terrific Twit party Wild West Summer Fair & Craft churches. Methodist Church Halls. Friendship Club at Prestwood 2-4.15pm. £52.65. Details 01494 863084. Wed 5 . Into the wild with Piers Torday Market. Missenden Abbey (See 11am – 3.15pm. Friendship, food Methodist Church. Kath Davison (Venue and booking details see Thurs 6 . Twisty Twits and activities to those on their own and the Timbrels, from Greenford Wednesdays Fri 7 . Matilda musical magic page 16/17), 11am - 4pm. £3 for Tuesday 22 September) Bounce & Rhyme-Songs & adults and £1 for children. during the summer period. Trans - Salvation Army. Sat 8 . Bilious Twit beards port can be arranged. Bookings by (See Wednesday 8 July) Friday 2 October Movement for babies and Sun 9 . Whizzpopping poetry with 1 August to Mary Spooner pre-school children. Great Mis - Paul Lyalls Tuesday 14 July Pot Luck Lunch at 1.15pm in Holy senden library 10.30 to 11am. Free Prestwood Evening W.I Craft 01494862431 or Mary Wiles 01494 Thursday 10 September Trinity Church Hall Bring a dish to Tues 11 . Croc rockets! Evening led by Chris Plested. Prest - 866783. (see p10) Little Kingshill WI. City of London share and £2 for church funds and Prestwood baby & toddler group. Wed 12 . Blown Away with Rob Bid - wood Village Hall 7.45pm. Details Gardens, Ms Sally Botright. enjoy a delicious three course lunch 9.45 - 11.15am. Prestwood Village dulph Brenda Jones 01494 891076. Friday 7 August (See Thursday 9 July) in good company. Hall. Thurs 13 . Croc sock puppets; Meet Visitors and new members always Pot Luck Lunches in Holy Trinity (See Friday 3 July) Josh Lacey welcome Church Hall (See Friday 3 July) Prestwood Gardening Society. Bible Study and Prayer. Fellowship Fri 14 . Awesome African drums Saving Penn Wood & the Work of Saturday 3 October Room, Baptist Church, Great Sat 15 & Sun 16 . The Wildlife Trust * Wednesday 15 July Thursday 13 August the Woodland Trust, Mr Michael Great Missenden Farmers Market. Missenden. Term time Tues 18 . Gruncious Twit gardens Chequers Folk at Malt the Brewery Prestwood on Sea Hyde. (See Thursday 9 July) 9am-2pm Great Missenden Memorial 10 -11.30am. Warm welcome for Wed 19 . Terrific Twit party (See page 4) (See Thursday 6 August) Hall/Bury Field. everyone. Thurs 20 . Mischievous monoprints Live folk music at Malt The Brewery Tuesday 15 September Fri 21 . Disgusterous dinner plates Prestwood Evening W.I. RNLI Past, Coffee Morning, Damien Hall of with The Devine Family supported Prestwood Gardening Society. The Coffee morning. Lee Common the Immaculate Heart of Mary Sat 22 . Children eating bags by The Wick Trimmers. 8pm Tickets Horse Trust. (See Thursday 9 July) Present and Future with Chris Sun 23 . Marvellous tortoise magnets Lowe. (See Tuesday 14 July) Methodist Church 10.30 - 12 noon Church. 10:30am following the £8 from Costcutter, Prestwood. 10:00am Mass. All Welcome! Tues 25 . Jungle jars Sunday 16 August Wed 26 . Croc rockets! Wednesday 16 September Blue Door Cinema. Sita Sings the Saturday 18 July Tea Walk starting from car park at Blues (certificate PG) 3pm (doors Great. Missenden Bridge Club Thurs 27 . Crocajungle gardens The Lee Flower Show. Marquee of Holy Trinity Church Penn Street at Chequers Folk. Live folk music with every Wednesday. 7.30. Memorial Fri 28 . Phizz-whizzing photo frames The Wick Trimmers & guest open 2.30pm): Timbuktu (certificate exhibits, art tent, stalls, beer tent, 2pm finishing there for tea at about 12A). 8pm (doors open 7.30pm). Hall. Secretary 01494 712826 Sat 29 . Discover Dahl’s archives teas and lots more. A fun afternoon 3.45pm. Details John Wiles guitarist, James Daubney. The Sun 30 . Mugglewump mobiles Chequers Pub. 8pm. Tickets from Samways. Details & The Missendens Badminton Club for all the family. The Lee Cricket 01494 866783 tickets www.bluedoorcinema.org Mon 31 . 11am Proghopping pencil Free entry - all welcome. weekly during term time. 8 - 10pm cases Ground. 1.45 pm. Entry £2.50. Seniors social badminton. Prestwood Jun - and children under 15 £1. Thursday 20 August Wednesday 7 October Prestwood on Sea Friday 18 September ior School. Details Mike September Card making workshop for adults. Chilterns MS Centre Walk the MS Prestwood Afternoon W.I. Keeping 01494 865325. Tues 1 . Buzzwangling ideas books (See Thursday 6 August) Warm. Prestwood Village Hall (See page 4) mile is walking Prestwood , 30 miles Thursdays Wed 2 . Whizzbanging bookmarks £6 includes demonstration by in 30 days going through 30 of the 2.15pm. Details from 01494 862156 Wednesday 2 September local villages in Herts and Bucks Knitting & crochet group Free storytelling and craft activities expert, Hilary Oatley, all materials Prestwood Afternoon W.I. TBA. 2nd and 4th Thursday from Sept. & refreshments. Prestwood Village with people walking a mile to raise take place at weekends. Check the Prestwood Village Hall 2.15pm. money and awareness for the centre. At 1.30pm. All welcome from Museum website for up to date event Hall. 2-4.30pm. Contact Alison Details 01494 862156 beginners to experts. No charge. 01494 866909. www.chilternsmscentre.org information: Details Fran Foot 01494 863413 www.roalddahlmuseum.org

Great Missenden library Mobile library Tell people about your forthcoming events Prestwood. Alternate Wednesdays. Prestwood If you run a local community organisation planning an event in HP16 during Opening hours Tuesday, Wednesday 9.30am -5pm; Village Hall 2.45 - 3.45pm Friday 9.30am – 6pm; Saturday 9.30am -1pm; Sun - The Lee. Monthly on Fridays. Village Hall, October - November tell us about it. day, Monday, Thursday and Public holidays – closed 9.45 - 10.05am Swan Bottom. Monthly on Fridays, Old Swan PH Send details including: date; event; venue; time; cost [if any]; contact name, For information about library events including 10.15 - 10.35am telephone number and e mail address [if available] to: [email protected] Chatterbooks for 8-12 year olds and adult reading For more information phone 0845 2303232. or by post to The Source c/o Linda Lazenby groups please ask at the Library. www.buckscc.gov.uk/leisure-and- culture/libraries/mobile-library-timetables/ 18 PUZZLE HP16 – The Source July / August / September 2015

Across Down Source crossword no.40 2. What they often do to records - head 'nd 1. Supposedly protected area like the feet remixed (10, 3 words) Chilterns (4) by Dialogos 9. Golden flier that's expressing triumph 2. Gambolling - fairs, Cola, dancing “Onyx” about setting for 2016 Olympics (6) (but gets no top grades) (6) 11. Capital offence originally by retard, last to 3. Cooked well enough to eat ... (4) The clues to eight symmetrically placed answers are definitions only get away (4) 4. ... lift minced veal served in summer without wordplay. Four of these answers are of the form X over Y, 12. No amount with nothing in - not a soul to in Narbonne (7) and the other four of the form Y over X. be seen (5) 5. Start of one of the 34 of the Order 14. Pubs with only one name and not a bit of of the Garter (4) drink- it's ultimately unwise and quite mad (6) 6. Raise the spirits: raise a drink and 16. Indecent "Noble Queen" regularly have a short one to follow (5) entertains couples (4) 7. Something that must not be 3 (4) 17. Same again? That's too much, I would 8. Became extinct, ie dodo but losing take that back (5) quarter of obituary, unfortunately 18. "This is a state of confusion" it is (7, 2 words) announced (4) 10. Where to get down and tenderise 19. Measure of yearly profit, one that gets to (marinading) (10, 2 words) the heart of interest (3) 13. Australia coming up to ... where? 21. Italian author with green credentials (3) 23. Low voice for headmistress, say, in control in France! for Greek drink! (4) at assembly (9) 15. Many go up in aeroplane that only 26. Take drugs - that's the custom (3) needs a short runway (4) 28. Hospital ward featured in "Lord of The 18. Found with Urim in Bible (sound Rings" (3) like a bee, male, in Tim.) (7) 29. Billy, perhaps, sacrificed by Abraham (4) 20. Rodent exterminator catches end 30. Bit of grass may account for boy lying in of tail - turns out to be a snake! (7) short garden plot (5) 22. Small garden bird that has to 32. Sharp shock: take down a brief note about crush tail to get into "nest" live element (4) (7, 2 words) 34. Von Bismarck, perhaps, in manuscript 24. It's elegant to take a meal after could provide such pithy phrases (6) noon (4) 35. Game needs large number to ... (5) 25. Play flute - overly tinny at first (4) 36. ... write number both ways at the end of 27. John, perhaps - not the French the morning ... (4) (male) in the ascendant (5) 37. ... ie game adding round number to secret 30. Roman goods used by lawyers (4) one (6) 31. Subsequently in Paris (4) 38. Dealer in nails, perhaps: crazy 32. Possibly Mitchell singing (4) perfectionist without a penny (10) 33. At least 4,480 pounds (4)

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Crossword Solution No39 Where and what "Ballooning" is this in HP16? Ballooning (1D) is a sport associated locally with the Black Last time we asked about this little green character, which Horse pub (1A) from which flights depart. It is also associated has taken up residence on Martinsend Lane. It is, we with a Chilterns-set novel, "Enduring Love" by Ian McEwan believe, watching over the gas pressure in the main below. which could be read in the rest of the perimeter. The novel Below, we picture a path - but where is it? And what is begins with a ballooning accident. special about this path, both now and in the past? Write into The Source (HP16 - The Source, 6 Chequers Lane, Prest wood, HP16 9DW) with your answers, and we will publish the most interesting ones. A super hand for North/Sound, but when played at the club there was quite a variance in the eventual contracts reached. Most made 12 or 13 tricks. - The worst result was a score of 640 for 5D... - 3NT scored 660, - 4 & 5H scored 710 & 4NT scored 720 Those who bid the slam scored 1460 for 6H, 1470 for 6NT and the one grand slam scored 22210 for 7H, all making 13 tricks The bidding should probably go along these lines: 1NT - 2C(stayman) -2H (4card major) South now knows that there is a Heart fit and a minimum 30 points between the two hands, so it is worth exploring the slam. South bids 4NT (Blackwood Ace asking) and North responds showing 3 Aces( bidding either 5C or 5D according to the agreed system). South now knows that they have all Aces & King Queen of trumps. With the singleton spade, and 3 Kings in hand he should bid 7H for the maximum. The J Spades goes on the last Diamond and the 5Spades is trumped. That leaves the finesse of the Club Queen to obtain the result. Email: [email protected] SOURCE YOUTH 19

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