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Hitcham and Taplow Society Newsletter Spring 2013 Hitcham and Taplow Society Newsletter 99: Spring 2013 £2.50 to non­members www.taplowsociety.org.uk Hitcham and Taplow Society Formed in 1959 to protect Hitcham, Taplow and the surrounding countryside from being spoilt by bad development and neglect. President: Eva Lipman Vice Presidents: Tony Hickman, Fred Russell, Professor Bernard Trevallion OBE Chairman: Karl Lawrence Vice­Chairman & Secretary: Neil Blundell Treasurer: Peter Mole Membership Secretary: Pamela Viollet Committee: Euan Felton, Heather Fenn, Alastair Hill, Barrie Peroni, Nigel Smales, Louise Symons, Jeremy Vanstone, Miv Wayland­Smith, Mike Yeadon Newsletter Production & Webmaster: Andrew Findlay Contact Address: HTS, The Dower House, Rectory Road, Taplow, SL6 0ET Cover picture: Keira Smales, Lyra Cherry and Sophie Greenham enjoying the snow last year (Nigel Smales) Not the Editorial I am a Newsletter without an Editor. I have Farm Park and Hedsor House. I am always been created by a committee. After so long in delighted to support organisations such as the wise and tender hands of Fred Russell it Taplow Choirs and the Royal British Legion feels rather strange to have the opportunity to and to celebrate individual achievements and gaze at my navel and muse.... community activities from the fun stuff like What am I for? Some might dispute that the Village Green Party, the Royal Wedding his words now ring true but Lord Reith set Race to the Church, the Jubilee Raft Race and the compass for the BBC by defining its Carols on the Green to collective initiatives purpose as being 'to inform, educate and such as the renewal of Old Priory Garden and entertain'. This works for me. I aim to do just the rubbish clearances. I love to celebrate the that by sharing reports and stories about the heritage that makes our villages just that physical, historical and social fabric of little bit different from anywhere else. And I Taplow and Hitcham. like to think I'm adding a little to that I don't appear often enough to be a heritage by maintaining a gradually unfolding newspaper and I am determinedly apolitical record of what life is like today in our little but I try to keep people in touch with 'hot corner of the world. topics' such as the hope of a Dropmore revival Ten people have penned my pieces. My and the proposed developments at the Bishop successors will welcome contributions from Centre and Mill Lane. I don't advertise but I others like them who share these aims and ideals. can tell tales about the history of or the people at local commercial enterprises such as Odds Your Newsletter Spring 2013 Page 2 Hitcham and Taplow Society Thank You Fred Fred Russell became our Editor with Newsletter 70 in 1998. With characteristic modesty in his first editorial he hoped that 'this issue is up to its usual standard'. It featured his first innovation – a full­colour cover. Across his long serving years through 28 editions, he has transformed our Newsletter to be the exceptional, stand­out, informative, illustrated, full colour magazine it has become. His editorials and articles are fluent and incisive. Always he has been the forerunner in the pursuit of the Society's prime objective 'to protect the surrounding countryside from bad development or neglect'. At the same time he has ensured the balance of the Newsletter content in reporting village activities, providing a permanent record of Taplow history and its heritage buildings, and bringing attention to the contribution of local residents to society at large. Approaching the publication of edition 100, our Newsletter has become integral to the objectives and activities of our Society and indeed to the life of Hitcham and Taplow. Fred's achievements and the benefits they bring have been enormous. Thank you Fred – Editor par excellence. Karl Lawrence, HTS Chairman Opening Times of Taplow Court in 2013 Taplow Court will be open on the following This is about a dialogue which took place Sunday afternoons from 2:30pm – 5pm: 5th between the British historian Arnold Toynbee May, 2nd June, 7th July, 4th August, and the and the Japanese Buddhist, President of SGI, National Heritage Day on 15th September. As Daisaku Ikeda between 1972 and 1973. Their usual admission is free and cream teas will be wide­ranging discussion resulted in the book available for purchase. There will be two Choose Life, which contains the optimistic exhibitions available for viewing. message that humankind can find solutions The first exhibition marks the 300th to the many problems of the 21st Century. anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Utrecht which was in fact a series of individual SGI­UK would like to continue to extend our peace treaties helping to bring the War of the invitation to Taplow village residents to enjoy Spanish Succession to an end. George Hamilton, the gardens and grounds of Taplow Court on the first Earl of Orkney and the first British Field any weekend throughout the year. The gardens Marshal, was the owner of Taplow Court at the and grounds are open between 10am and 5pm. beginning of the 18th Century and played a No dogs please, although guide and alert dogs major role in the negotiation of the Treaty. are welcome. The second exhibition is entitled Choose Life – celebrating the power of dialogue. Mike Yeadon Hitcham and Taplow Society Spring 2013 Page 3 American Choirmaster for Taplow Andrew Boddicker joins the Taplow Choirs more a traditional acceptance of singing in choirs from the USA where he was Director of the here which makes teaching all the more enjoyable. Boys' and Children's Choir and a teacher of He spotted the post in Taplow on the music in a primary school in Oregon. internet and came to the UK for interviews last October. He now teaches in a Primary School in London and started teaching the Taplow Boys' Choir and the Children's Choir at weekends in mid­January. The Children's Choir meets during term time on a Saturday from 10:00am until 11:00am. There are currently 34 in the Children's Choir and 21 in the Boys' Choir – 40 in each would be an ideal number to make a wonderful sound. There is no audition – enthusiasm is enough. The Boys' Choir rehearsal is immediately after the Children's Choir from 11:15am till 12:15pm. For more information about Taplow Choirs, including the Girls' Choir and Youth Choir, visit the website at www.taplowchoirs.org.uk What will be the choirs' repertoire? 'As broad as it is long' is Andrew's answer since children like adults enjoy an eclectic choice of song from folk to classical and from reverential to ethnic as long as the music is of quality and is within their range. Andrew also introduces and arranges unaccompanied singing – for example, the Boys' Choir is at present learning a sacred song from the Caribbean. In spite of all the modern­day distractions, Andrew finds the children very keen and committed to their singing. They aim to give a Andrew graduated with honours from Luther concert every term; their next performance will College in Decorah, Iowa, and he completed his be at 7:30pm on 29th June at St Luke's Church, Masters in Musical Education at the University of Norfolk Road in Maidenhead. Illinois. There he focused not only on teaching Taplow is truly fortunate to have such a focus of music to youngsters but also on teaching future talent for music in the parish. Gillian Dibden was teachers. Unlike the USA where certification is the innovator and her team is now strengthened compulsory, the UK has no requirement for a by the fresh talent of Andrew Boddicker. degree in musical education in order to teach at primary level. However Andrew says there is Maureen Dennis Boulter's to Bray Swim Saturday 6th July, from Boulter's Lock to the Waterside Inn at Bray: a distance of 2.8km. Anyone wishing to take part needs a wetsuit and should register 6:30pm–8pm on Friday 5th July or 5:15am–5:45am on Saturday 6th. Safety briefing: 6am. Race start: 6:15am. Categories: Open, Masters 49+, Junior 15–18. Entry fee: £32. For more information www.maidenheadswim.co.uk Spring 2013 Page 4 Hitcham and Taplow Society Taplow Wombles My working day starts and ends with a brisk dog only to throw the result in a hedge a walk from my front door at to Platform 4 at few yards down the road? Taplow Station. I need 13 minutes to make The most disturbing thing was the age of the train. All too often, I don't leave enough some of the rubbish. Grass roots had a time and end up with a sprint finish down desperate grip on some very old crisp packets Station Road. and sweet wrappers but, in the end, the earth There is something mildly debasing about couldn't stomach it. Bizarrely this gave me running for a train. Some would rather miss it hope – now it has been cleared up it will take than be seen dashing, arms flailing, towards time to return to that dreadful state. beeping doors. But for me running has an The spring­clean has worked its magic and advantage – less time to pontificate on the the land looks as proud as punch. For a few endless trail of litter. days, the walk through Taplow was perfectly I despair when I see it, like graffiti on the unspoilt and some weeks on it is still looking magnificent walls of St Paul's Cathedral. And pleasantly rural. I have come to terms with the what's even more tragic than the filth being on fact that the litter will reappear but I realise the roadside is that someone threw it there.
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