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The Villager Newsletter for Slapton, Horton and Grove December 2020 What a fantastic night we had here in Slapton and Cheddington Parish Council for allowing us to display the surrounding villages, raising funds for Dens the homeless Dens Banner at the Village Green. charity based in Hemel Hempstead. Joanna Woolerton for supporting the event via the Slapton Mums, Dads, the kids and their pets all giving up their beds Facebook page during the evening and Emma Griffin for for one night to help raise funds to support this amazing advertising and supporting the event through The Villager. charity. Cardboard boxes, tents, garage floors and living We made a great team. rooms sofas, we were sleeping out anywhere except for in our beds. A few words from Dens Dens provided a fantastic night of We didn’t think our Sleepout was entertainment for the kids with fun activities going to happen this year BUT we and challenges to keep everyone busy, adapted and, despite a bit of WIFI while livestreaming from Dens HQ, giving us chaos, managed to broadcast live a real insight into the amazing work they do. from our Foodbank, telling everyone about our vital services and raising an incredible £17,000 towards helping struggling After an aerobic warm up, we had the kids running round families facing poverty and crisis across Dacorum. their houses making up food parcels and collecting all sorts of items against the clock! The A HUGE thank you to our Event challenge for the parents of course was Sponsor Abode Bed & getting the kids to sleep as the activities Continental and everyone who took came to an end! part in YOUR Sleepout by swapping your cosy beds for sleeping bags. In addition to the funds raised by those who took part, villagers, friends and Chris Kelly family donated throughout the night and raised over £200 in just a few hours, absolutely fantastic! The total raised by this event now exceeds £17, 000!! Village Noticeboard Chris Kelly would like to thank everyone who supported this Coronavirus support and information, updated regularly, event, by taking part, sponsoring, can be found at donating, advertising or just by simply www.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/coronavirus spreading the word, each and every one Slapton Horton Grove Support Group of you helped make YOUR Sleepout the huge success that it was. Providing support to our pensioners and most vulnerable self isolators Shopping, prescriptions, assistance, chat. Chris would also like to make special mention to the following people: [email protected] Kirsty Lowery and Roman, thank you 01525 222131 or text 07771570314 Kirsty for also donating your monthly Check our village website regularly Demon Fitness Subs. www.slapton-pc.org Susan Nash for getting the whole family involved, displaying For local updates and information and support within our the Dens Banner at Hill Farm and a special thanks to her village during the covid-19 crisis daughter Eve for raising a fantastic £71 in sponsorship. www.facebook.com/slaptonhortongrove Vicki Vroome her husband Chris and children Rosie and James from Pitstone who not only www.facebook.com/groups/Slapton slept out on the night but also slept out the Next Meeting of Parish Council month before as a practice run! 9 December 2020 8pm Zoom. Debbie Inns from Wingrave and her daughter Details www.slapton-pc.org who raised sponsorship by sleeping out on their garage floor for the night! Hello Everyone! This year will be a very different Christmas to previous years, Bucks County Council have extended the date until 11th and in true Slapton Horton Grove spirit, we are strong in our December for comments to the planning application at Bury support of each other as a community. Slapton WI have had Farm for B2 Heavy Industry and B8 Storage and Distribution. the lovely idea of Light up for Lockdown’ where members I would encourage everyone to be aware of this application have been adding lights to the outside of their houses to and the implications on our roads. Details on page 9. ‘lighten’ the mood for everyone. They welcome anyone else who might like to join Seb at The Village Swan at Ivinghoe would in. like to encourage everyone to checkout their website for their Seasonal Menu. This has truly been a month of giving and Our thanks go to Maggie Godsland for good will. Chris Kelly led the way with detailing another walk, which over the residents of Slapton Horton and Grove giving Christmas period could be perfect exercise up their beds for the night and joining in for us after the festivities. activities, raising an amazing £17,000 in Christmas is a very joyful time for most support of the homeless charity Dens. people, but please remember those in the community who live alone, or have families Kirsti Lowery and the Family Club have further afield. rallied together in support of Bucks Children's Social Services and managed to collect over This year due to the pandemic families are 20 presents for under privileged children! finding the holidays harder in many ways, and not able to see loved ones so easily. A Judith and the Support Group are again thought to those who may need a little supporting those most vulnerable within our emotional support at this time. community, and Judith would like to encourage those in need of the foodbank to get in touch with If you are aware of anyone in the community who may need Babs 07860 780127, she is very discrete. help please be in touch with Judith or myself. Holy Cross Church, in addition to the planned zoom services As a community together we are stronger. are hoping to have a Christmas Carols in the Churchyard, Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New 3pm on Christmas Eve, Dave is ensuring the event is socially Year. distanced, and would welcome everyone who would like to come along. With love Emma x The Season of Good Will Food Bank Christmas Decorated Gardens Our villages of Ivinghoe, Pitstone, Ivinghoe Aston, Marsworth, Slapton and Cheddington food bank continues to help people We will be running our Christmas lights competition again this locally and we have helped 21 families since lockdown came in year, prizes to be awarded on Christmas Eve. to place in March. We deliver on a weekly basis not only food Christmas lights and decorations are a great way of bank items but fresh meat, vegetables and fruit . I am pleased connecting with the community, and in wishing everyone a to say that many of our families are now managing to cope and Merry Christmas in a covid safe way. we have heard of some wonderful outcomes where people have found new jobs to replace those lost overnight when lock We look forward to seeing your entries. Good Luck! down was introduced or those able to get back to work after their months off. Advent Angels of Light and Hope We are fortunate to be supported by several businesses locally Can you make an angel and display it in your window for and many individuals who provide us with food bank items and monetary contributions. We want to continue to help anyone others to enjoy this Advent? who needs support, so please, if you do hear of anyone or you If you can add an LED candle, need help yourself please contact me on 07860 780127. All then everyone who passes will be applications are treated with confidentiality. able to enjoy what you have Babs Byrom (Church Warden, St Mary’s Church, Ivinghoe. made, and our villages will be filled with light during December Would you like to donate food? For more details contact Sandra St. Mary’s Church in Ivinghoe is open every day from 8.30 until 5pm or you can leave donations in the porch. Any packets, tins on or dry goods welcome especially longlife milk and tinned 01296 668648 cooked meat or pies. For a copy of the template to Do you know of anyone who is in need of food or are you short make your own angel see our of food yourself or need someone to shop for you? website www.slapton-pc.org Please contact Sandra on 01296 668648 or Babs on 07860 780127 All calls will be dealt with confidentially and we will arrange for a Nativity Trail box of food to be left on the doorstep During December St. Mary’s Church is organising a Nativity trail in the church- yard. Follow the trail of stones to re- discover the Christmas story. Members of the church family will be in the churchyard on the following dates: • December 6th from 2-4pm • December 12th from 10.30-12.30 • December 19th from 2-4pm To book a place please email Sandra: [email protected] (subject to current lockdown restrictions being lifted on 2nd December) Benefice Nativity by Zoom 4pm on 13th December As most of you will know, our three churches are normally full to capacity on Christmas Eve as we hold services to celebrate the birth of Jesus. This year has to be different, so we invite any family across the benefice to join in with a Nativity by Zoom instead. A link to join in will follow an email from your local church. Sandra Green Covid-19 Buckinghamshire CC A fixed bubble is a sensible and proportionate way to balance the desire to spend time with others over the Christmas period, while We are seeing the number of cases starting to fall in limiting the risk of spreading infection. However, the more people Buckinghamshire.