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Ivinghoe Beacon Magazine Issue 87 70 pence where sold Inside this Issue: Councillor’s Update Local News Spotlight on Local Business Not a Lot Happens in Ivinghoe Aston Sport Parish Noticeboard The Quarterly Magazine of Ivinghoe Parish Council Welcome from Ivinghoe The Beacon Team... he Beacon Magazine would not Parish Council reach your door without the kind CONTENTS Thelp of the volunteer band of s always since the last issue distributors. the Parish Council have been Many thanks to them all: Andy Councillors News 4-6 Abusy on behalf of parishioners Beezer, Les Hyde, Pat Roach, Peter Local Roundup 10 particularly dealing with a large number Miles, Geoff Travis, Albert Reynolds, of planning applications for Ivinghoe and Rob and Anne Cattle and of course Not a lot happens in Ivinghoe Aston. our roving reporter Nigel Thomson – Ivinghoe Aston 18 it couldn’t be done without you! Celebrations at the Old School 27 Allotments If you have any skills that will help Allotment holders will now have us to keep the magazine going or you Sport 30 received their letters reminding them would like to submit an article, please Schools & Pre-School 34 allotment rents are due. If you haven’t let us know as we are always looking Parish Noticeboard already paid the please send your meetings, agenda’s and minutes are for new and varied talents! 36 cheques to the Clerk Maxine Hayes available on the website and an online Interview with a Librarian 43 (details in the front of the magazine) or booking form for The Lawn will also be Spotlight on Local Business call into the library every other Thursday available soon. You can visit the website 45 afternoon between 2.30pm and 4.00pm at www.ivinghoepc.org.uk Faith News 50 when the Clerk will be there (dates News from Further Afield 58 available from the library). Bins The Parish Council are currently Aylesbury Vale District Council have From the Potting Shed... 63 reviewing the terms and conditions repaired the broken dog bin on The of the allotments and a new set will Lawn and the bin on the High Street has Editor: Christabel Boersma be issued to all allotment holders in also been repaired and has a new liner. Tel: 01296 661 532 the next few weeks. Email: [email protected] BEACON MAGAZINE At the October 2013 meeting of the Trees ADVERTISING RatES: Parish Council it was agreed to install Some of the trees on the green are Advertising Manager: Max Haynes, 1/4 page £38 per year an additional standpipe at the top of the being cut back being during October Clerk to Ivinghoe Parish Council 1/3 page £45 per year allotment site next Spring. It was also and November and the ivy at the base Tel: 01525 875308 1/2 page £75 per year agreed to review how this was working of the trees removed. This is part of the Email: [email protected] Full page £110 per year in July next year and if it was requested Parish Councils ongoing maintenance NB: Rates are for 4 editions. by allotment holders a trough would plan for all of the trees in the Parish. Design & Artwork: Laila Palfrey Artwork must be supplied also be installed. As the next issue of the Beacon Tel: 07979 945231 as a jpeg or a pdf file. magazine will be in February 2014 Email: [email protected] Parish Council Website (although a little early) we wish you The Parish Council website has been all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy up and running for the last year and the New Year. Deadline for articles for the Spring edition is 18 January 2014. Beacon magazine will soon be available Please send contributions to [email protected] to read on the website. Parish Council Karen Groom, Chairman Don’t forget you can view this magazine in colour at: www.ivinghoepc.org.uk 2 Ivinghoe Beacon Magazine November 2013: Issue 87 November 2013: Issue 87 Ivinghoe Beacon Magazine 3 Harvey, South Beds Friends of the Earth meant the event over ran its schedule, told us about some of her campaigns and and SAVE Is still no nearer deciding its successful projects, but more importantly future, but with a success record such the significance of bees to the farmer, as it has, we cannot afford to let it go. supermarket, kitchen table and overall To know more about SAVE and SAVE 20-20 biodiversity, and what anyone can do to activities in the Vale such as Haddnham in (Support Aylesbury Vale’s help the survival of bees. Transition, or Winslow in Transition contact Avril Davies Enthusiastic questions and discussion [email protected] Environment) looks County and District Councillor forward and back http://avrildavies.mycouncillor.org Creating a Nature Reserve – the story of College Lakelooks forward and back ineteen years ago SAVE (Support awards to recognise local initiatives that Aylesbury Vale’s Environment) have resulted in lasting environmental gain. he BBOWT College Lake hosted materialised. By making some of my Nwas launched by Jonathon Porritt It re-established the Tour de Vale cycle ride a book launch and signing on 21st Community Leaders Fund available to and George Monbiot at a big conference in 2005, now a major fundraiser for the TSeptember for this amazing book BBOWT for the advance purchase of the in Aylesbury Civic Centre for anyone and British Wheelchair Sports Association. by Graham Atkins, and at the same book, the book could be published, the everyone interested in supporting their It set up Furniture Aid, the Aylesbury event re-dedicated the refurbished story told, and is available at the College local environment. re-use and recycling centre, and Castle hide to George Goddard the Lake Centre. http://www.bbowt.org. I had the idea for SAVE after the 1991 DuckLETS, a cash free trading system. cement works manager without whom uk/news/2013/09/23/honouring- Rio world environment conference urged The SAVE code is 10 things you personally Graham’s vision would never have founding-fathers-college-lake. ‘think global act local’, and as chairman can do to contribute to a better Aylesbury of environment committee and chairman Vale, including SAVE on waste, save of the council, I was then in a position to driving, and save wildlife. innovate and champion the environment. On October 3rd I attended a Three areas where Transport for Bucks With the dedicated support of a handful symposium SAVE 20-20 – developing ‘could do better’– highway maintenance, speed of like minded Aylesbury Vale officers a vision for the next 20 years. There reduction measures, and grass cutting this little vehicle for environmental were three speakers at the event. David activists, thinkers and visionaries in Lidington MP, Foreign Office Minister etting on for twelve months activities last year the Local Area Forum the local community has become an for Europe, spoke without notes for ago I identified with highways (LAF) considered it worthwhile to fund ‘environmental innovation hub’. 40 minutes on the global economic Gengineers where the priority road additional measures in Mentmore, Five ‘round table’ working groups and contributors to climate change, and maintenance should be done. This is Great Gap, Ivinghoe, and Edlesborough. 2 conferences delivered SAVE week how without climate security it will be in addition to ongoing pothole repairs. These ‘are in the pipeline’ as they say. for 6 years including the Green Fair and impossible to guarantee future security Some maps show the work to have The LAF is going to fund the preliminary the Recycled Clothes Show, involving of food, water and energy supplies. He been completed at the Travellers Rest work needed on the A4146 between thousands of people. It has supported wholeheartedly encouraged SAVE to Roundabout and the B488 from Grove the Travellers Rest and the Pebblemoor education projects, community events press on for the next 20 years. Martin to Rowden Farm, but we couldn’t find it! turning for a 50mph limit as a result including theatre and film and Zap Carbon, Hodson, environmental scientist, plant The other schemes are the rest of the of continuous pressure since this was SAVE Solar, and Superhomes projects biologist from Oxford Brookes University B488 to Great Gap, and Ivinghoe Aston turned down at the last review. LAF enabling residents to improve their homes, and Haddenham resident, explained to Slapton (which will continue to be funded Vehicle Activated Signs shared by install renewable energy systems and in detail and with pictures the whole patched and planed with the bad corner several parishes have been put in place, reduce bills. SAVE has awarded £40K in recent IPPC climate change report and to be prioritised). although if you are travelling within the grants and presented hundreds of SAVE its implications for us locally. Victoria Following on the speed watch teams speed limit they are hard to spot! u 4 Ivinghoe Beacon Magazine November 2013: Issue 87 November 2013: Issue 87 Ivinghoe Beacon Magazine 5 Grass cutting. Can’t say much, it could the Environment Select Committee be libellous. Endless requests along long in September that any Parish Council lines of command produced nothing wishing to take over this service, with but more long grass this year, with the existing by-the-metre funding walking routes badly affected. After the transferred, should contact her. If your May election Cllr Ruth Vigor Hedderley council thinks this is a good idea, please was handed this responsibility at the contact me or her directly. County Council. She told members of Connected Counties update – high speed broadband www.connectedcounties.org he Connected counties newsletter dslchecker.bt.com it looks as if by shows that the Ivinghoe/Pitstone/ December 31st all the Cheddington TCheddington areas already have exchange Cabinets will have fibre the highest speed broadband service, broadband installed, but to different although it doesn’t feel like that as speeds.