Useful Telephone Numbers...

Parish Clerk—Hayley Glasgow 01494 437111

Lane End Surgery 01494 881209 Lane End Pharmacy 01494 880774 NHS Direct 111 / 0845 46 47 Lane End Holy Trinity Church 01494 881913 Lane End Primary School 01494 881169 Little Explorers Nursery 01494 881169 Lane End Village Hall 01494 881913 / 881298 Village Hall 01494 881176 Lane End Youth & Community Centre 883878 / 07932 326046

Elim Christian Centre 01494 882587 Lane End Oasis Centre 07592 587554 / 881999 End Village Hall 07917 573083 / 881938 Cadmore End C of E Church 01494 881913 Cadmore End Primary School 01494 881460

Bucks County Council 01296 395000

Wycombe District Council 01494 461000

Highways On Call 0845 2302 882

Flytipping 0845 330 156

Police—non emergency 101

Wycombe General Hospital 01494 526161

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The Clarion is the Parish of Lane End’s non profit -making magazine, for the sharing of information about Parish activities. Neither the Editor nor the Parish Council, whilst sponsoring the magazine, takes responsibility for the statements and/or views expressed herein. We welcome any news or diary dates from community organisations and letters from individuals. The next copy deadline is 1 May and the next issue will be out in the first week of June. Send copy to [email protected] Or call Katy on 01494 883883 for more info

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[From the Editor

There’s a group of people in Lane End working really hard on our behalf to try and improve the facilities available to us in Lane End. The B&T Supermarket least we can do is help them to help us. Your friendly local store There’s a questionnaire in the middle pages of this issue of The Clarion (p29-32) about what facilities we’d like to see at the Playing Fields. Choice of Groceries, Fresh Fruit & Vegetables, Please pull it out, fill it out and hand it in at the Post Office, Londis, Dairy Produce, Wines, Spirits, Lagers and Beers Grouse and Ale, Doctors’ surgery or The Tree in Cadmore End.

Dry Cleaning Alternatively, log on to laneendparishcouncil.org.uk and fill out the questionnaire online. Carpet Cleaner for Hire There are some changes to the bus times, so do check those out on

Paypoint Terminal, Re-charge Electric Keys & Gas Cards, page 56. TV Licence, Rent and Council Tax, I hope you enjoy this issue of The Clarion and find it useful—if you have Mobile phone Top-ups, Photocopying any news, suggestions or comments, send me an email at

[email protected] or call on 883883. Thank you.

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runs and paths between brambles Route 48 (Arriva) Monday - Saturday, at roughly hourly intervals during the [ and if we were lucky could pick up a working day, runs from Lane End to to Great Missenden. Letters spent cartridge case or two. At that time there were no trees on the com- Route 28 (Carousel) Monday - Friday, fills in some gaps in the route 48 mon except a very large one by the service. Runs between Lane End and Asda. Some buses continue through Dear Clarion bottom pond, so visibility was good Lane End to Cadmore End and . It does not run on Saturday. and we could lie low undetected. I am 84 and lived in Route 32 (Arriva) Evenings only, Monday - Saturday. Runs to and from until 1954. I assume that there are A Wheeler End friend of mine was High Wycombe via Asda. not too many people about who re- told by an 'old boy' that a cache of Route 48A / 48 (Vale Travel) Sundays only. Runs between Lane End, member the Home Guard activities ammunition and rifles had been hid- Cadmore End, Stokenchurch and High Wycombe. and as films and photography were den in a pit near Kensham Farm, in at a minimum, records are few. case of invasion. They had covered Bus Stops The bus services serve several stops as they pass through As children, on every Sunday Morn- it with an old door and it was never Lane End and Cadmore End. Information sheets at each stop list the time ing, my foster sister and I were sent located. So if you print this you may and route number of each bus, plus its destination. This can be confusing off to Sunday School at Wheeler End find some eager metal detectors will because route 48 buses are shown going to Great Missenden, but they do Chapel, and to object was in vain in be seeking out the old clay pits. go through High Wycombe. In this guide, departure times of buses to High those days. In the Summer on warm Here are more war time memories of Wycombe are shown from the Archers Way stop - at other stops the times days the chapel door would be left Wheeler End – one night my mother may be a minute or so earlier or later, but these can be found at each stop. open and outdoor noises would help and I were listening to ‘In Town To- break the tedium. night’ when there was a huge rap on I remember hearing the brisk march- the window and a shout of ‘Put that TONY’S GARDEN SERVICES ing of the Wheeler End Home Guard light out.’ My Mother said ‘Oh its only passing by, the sound of their heavy old “Mr x’ up the road, rearranged boots quite drowning out that week’s the curtain and sat down. He was sermon. Of course, we could not wait the local Air Raid Warden and he to get out, we stood on the top of the could have reported us to the police. steps, poised for flight and after con- He had made a dugout in a small ferring we raced off down the road – sand pit near his house and we no traffic about then! played there occasionally. NO JOB TOO SMALL By the War Memorial was a track I also remember lots of army lorries leading to Huckingdon Farm. It was and soldiers setting up camp on the GARDEN MAINTENANCE COMPETITIVE RATES common, they were there for several down here in an old clay pit that the REGULAR SCHEDULES ARRANGED MARLOW BASED Home Guard had been practising weeks and then one morning we woke up to find they had all gone. firing. By the time we got there they Mobile: 07948 027373 Land line: 01628 486709 had dispersed and so we were able Sincerely, Margaret Davies to run up and down the old sheep Email: [email protected] page 4 The Clarion — Spring 2015 The Clarion — Spring 2015 page 57

New [ changes Your Parish Lane End Parish \ Council report by Hayley Bus times Glasgow Council

Parish councillor Nigel King has kindly attempted to make some sense of the Up-coming Meetings chaos that is the Lane End bus service. Many thanks and hats off to him. If The meetings will start at 7.30pm in you have any suggestions or corrections, please contact him on: the Sycamore Room of Lane End [email protected] Village Hall on the following dates - A community minibus service is also proposed for Lane End and there will be Monday 2 March 2015 a questionnaire about this in the next issue. laneendparishcouncil.org.uk Wednesday 1 April 2015 Parish Clerk = Hayley Glasgow Route 28 in red Route 32in green Tuesday 28 April 2015 Tel: 01494 437111 Bus times from Lane End to High Wycombe Annual Parish Meeting in the [email protected] Mon to Fri 6.55am 7.20 8.03 (8.15 non school days) 8.51 9.12 10.00 Main Hall 74 New Road 11.01 11.01 12.00pm 1.00 1.01 2.00 3.00 3.31 5.43 7.09pm 8.09 9.08 This is a really important meeting Sands 10.08 worth attending. Councillors ex- High Wycombe Saturday 7.53am 9.00 then hourly till 4.00pm then 7.08pm 8.08 9.08 plain what the Parish Council has 10.08 Bucks HP12 4LG done over the last year and also plans for the future. Its a great op- Sunday Vale Travel buses 10.20am 12.20pm 2.04pm 3,44pm 5.44pm [Councillors\ portunity to find out how money is Bus times from High Wycombe to Lane End Chairman: Cllr Michael Detsiny spent and also an opportunity to ask questions. Mon - Fri 7.00am 8.45 9.40 10.40 10.45 11.40 12.40pm 12.45 1.40pm Vice Chairman: 2.40 3.15pm 3.55 5.20 5.30 6.10 6.40pm 7.40 8.40 9.40 10.40 Cllr Graeme Coulter There will also be refreshments, we look forward to seeing you. Saturday 9.40am then hourly till 3.40pm 5.40pm 6.40pm 7.40 8.40 9.40 Cllr Mandy Dunning 10.40 Cllr Jane Osborn Wednesday 13 May Sunday Vale Travel buses 9.50am 11.50 1.50pm 3.50 5.35pm Cllr Allan Simmons Annual Meeting of the Parish Cllr Lorraine Smith Council Cadmore End services (no buses on Saturdays) Cllr Keith Wright This is the meeting where council- Mon - Fri to H W 7.59am 9.08 1.07pm From H W 7.00am 12.45pm Cllr Callum Stewart lors re-stand and newly elected 3.55pm 5.30pm Cllr Nigel King Councillors join. This is normally a Sunday Vale Travel buses. Times from Cadmore End 10.15am 12.15 Cllr Mandy Sarney short meeting followed by the normal 2.08pm 3.48 5.53pm meeting but this year all Councillors Cllr William Hunt page 56 The Clarion — Spring 2015 The Clarion — Spring 2015 page 5

have to re-apply for their positions  they live within 4.8km (3 miles) lead to matted areas of fur expect to live a further 4-6 years! So and if we have more candidates than . it is a really important area for us of the parish boundary - Difficulty negotiating the catflap, or seats we will will have to hold an vets to focus on to help our older If you would like to apply to be a refusal to go outside, resulting in election. dogs and cats enjoy life to the max. Parish Councillor please contact the accidents in the house But there is good news! Pet Become a Parish Councillor Clerk, Hayley Glasgow on 437111 It is really important to note that healthcare has moved on leaps and [email protected] most dogs and almost all cats will On Wednesday 13 May 2015 Lane bounds in the field of osteo-arthritis NOT vocalise if they are sore, ie End Parish Council will be holding its management in recent years and we they will not yowl or yelp. Unlike us, Annual Meeting of the Parish Council Planning Applications now have many different available they tend to carry on regardless and in which all Councillors must be new- options to help your pet stay happy Planning Applications relevent to the silently try to continue as if things ly elected. and mobile as the years pass. Lane End Parish Council are updat- were normal. This makes it especial- The term of office of a parish council- Swimming, joint supplements, physi- ed on the Parish Councils website ly important for us humans to be on lor is four years. otherapy, anti-inflammatories and www.laneendparishcouncil.org.uk the watch out for the changes de- even stem cell therapy are all viable A candidate must be at least one of every Monday from the official list of scribed above. and successful options available to the following:– verified applications supplied by WDC. Recent studies show that up to 80% us and we can tailor each pet’s care  A UK or commonwealth citizen of dogs over 8 years old and up to to suit their individual needs and Whilst the Parish Council does not 90% of cats over 12 years old have lifestyle.  Citizen of the Republic Of have the power to determine applica- some degree of arthritis affecting Ireland Please come and talk to us if you tions its local knowledge is sought on their joints. It is important to remem- have any questions or want advice each and every application. ber that these are not particularly old  Citizen of another Member on your pet’s changing needs. state of the European Union. Allotments animals and many of them should Candidates must state on their con- There are three allotments sites in Patient of the month: Martha sent for nomination form their qualifi- the Parish, Chalky Fields, Bunkers cation for election which must be at and Sandyfields. If you would like Martha the Dachshund came to us least one of the following:- more information about allotments last week as an emergency. She  they are an elector of the please contact the parish clerk. had slipped a disc in her spine and could not walk or use her back legs. parish Street lights  during the whole of the last 12 After emergency spinal surgery To report a faulty street light please months they have either occu- to remove the damaged disc she note the column number, the road pied as owner or tenant, land made a fantastic recovery and where the street light is situated and or other premises in the went home two days later, already the nearest property and report it to parish. walking again! the clerk - Hayley Glasgow 437111  their principle or only place of [email protected] We are all so pleased for Martha and her family. work is in the parish More LED street lights are being page 6 The Clarion — Spring 2015 The Clarion — Spring 2015 page 55

installed across to will be pleased to hear that a new Ask the: Vet cut the electricity bill and save on bus shelter will be installed shortly. carbon emissions. BCC are replacing conventional lamps Vehicle Activated Sign with Clare Hamilton \ with LED lanterns. You will have notices a new Vehicle The project is expected to save 40% Activated Sign on Park Lane flashing With the recent spell of very cold especially after long periods of lying energy and cut associated Carbon ‘30’. We hope this will encourage weather we have seen an increase down emissions as well as providing ongo- people to take note and drive safely in dogs and cats showing signs of - Struggling to jump or avoiding ing maintenance savings. through the village. stiffness, lameness or discomfort jumping altogether (eg into the back caused by osteo-arthritis. Just like us The LED lanterns give a brighter and of the car/onto the kitchen work sur- humans, our pets feel the cold too cleaner light, aiding visibility on Talk to us? face) and very often low temperatures will roads at night. They are also more exacerbate stiff, aching or arthritic - Reluctance on walks, or tiring more directional, reducing light pollution We would love to hear your com- joints. easily and glare to drivers’ eyes. ments / suggestions / complaints or compliments. Please contact the The most common signs to look out - Lameness or an unusual gait Bus Shelter parish clerk Hayley Glasgow on for are: - Changed grooming habits or re- The bus shelter on The Row was 437111 or - Stiffness or slowness getting up, duced licking/grooming—this can damaged by a vehicle last year, you [email protected]

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[ Superfast Broadband \ By Graeme Coulter / Katy Dunn Safety and Security

Superfast Broadband is here in Lane Crime mapping operating the device over the past End! If you’ve been annoyed by end- month. How it works: lessly buffering movies and slow Have you seen the national crime downloads, particularly when every- mapping website? It allows you to see Community volunteers work along- one’s in the house on their devices the actual streets where crimes have side Thames Valley Officers to iden- at the same time, you’ll be cheered been committed. Check your street tify vehicles which break the speed by this news. out by logging on to police.uk (opens limit. new window). Type in your local post- Registration numbers are entered BT started offering the service code or neighbourhood name and onto a database which produces a around the beginning of January and then click on ‘Find out more’. it is available to almost everyone letter informing the registered owner living in Lane End itself. The only Offence Update that their vehicle has been noted to

\ exceeding the speed limit and asking people who can’t get it are those A 43 year old male from London was them not to do so in the future. whose phone lines are directly con- arrested on 15 January on suspicion nected to the Exchange rather than of robbery. The arrest was in relation If the same registration number is one of the Open Reach (BT) Cabi- to a robbery which took place at logged in another SpeedWatch any- nets – how ironic is that! Lloyds Bank in Church Path, Stoken- where within Thames Valley, the The area around Frieth is due to go church, on 9 December 2013. owner will receive another letter ad- vising them that if they are caught a live shortly and / Wheeler Crime End are scheduled to come on board third time, the information will be by the summer, but as yet there are There have been several thefts from passed onto Roads Policing, who no plans at all for Cadmore End. vehicles in the past month; however may take further action. some of the vehicles targeted have Our Neighbourhood Team To see if this changes or to had tempting property left on show. campaign for it, head to Please ensure that your valuables are We are in Marlow South West Rural connectedcounties.org not left on show even for a short peri- and our officers are: od of time. PC 2272 Danny O’ Driscoll Community SpeedWatch PC 2719 Claire Marchant PCSO 9923 Penny Ling The team is pleased to now have a PCSO 8332 Rebekah Routh number of local volunteers assisting PCSO 8667 Ben Rackstraw. The lowdown us with community speed watch. We have been out at numerous locations Call 101 if you want to speak to us. page 8 The Clarion — Spring 2015 The Clarion — Spring 2015 page 53

Dave’s Mystery Plant: [Footpath Report [Lane End and District I am an evergreen shrub with glossy Horticultural Society green leaves almost like they’ve by Margaret Adnitt been especially shined. I can grow Report by Trevor Perrin to around 2 metres high, and am We have monthly Action Days to cut I managed to get the veg plot dug particularly happy in an acid soil, so back the undergrowth on our foot- and manured before the snow came much so that my leaves can turn paths and ensure they’re clear for and the seed trays are showing sickly yellow if not. I have an abun- everyone to use. In January we had good signs of life, telling us the dance of flowers in early spring, var- a very successful morning clearing growing season is now upon us and ying colours from whites to pinks to the valley between the two areas of we must now put our new ideas into reds, singles or doubles. Whilst I am Wheeler End Common. practice. happy growing in any aspect, my flowers struggle with frosts, no soon- It is very rewarding work and we No er have they opened they can drop have great fun - usually followed by matter off, so the more shelter the better. coffee and a chat in the annexe of what the Village Hall . Do join us. We meet the weather What’s my name?

in the WDC car park by the Doctor’s now throws

Answer: Camellia Answer: Surgery on the first Saturday of the at us, the tomato seeds will be sown month at 10am. in the early days of February and if I am very grateful to all those who they produce as well as last year ORNAMENTAL LANDSCAPES have volunteered to take charge of then it will be smiles all round. ~Former Royal Horticulturalist~ particular footpaths within the Parish; Some of this produce will be select- I will be in touch in the Spring to of- ed for our annual show on Saturday Is available for fer guidance, advice and support. 15 August 2015 where we sincerely Garden Design, Build, But - there are many areas for which hope that you too will be submitting & Maintenance Projects I still need help to keep the paths your produce. This friendly village show is now in its 124th year, with Dave Dunbar clear and ‘walkable’ for all pedestri- show schedules distributed through- (National Diploma in Amenity Horticulture) ans. It is not an arduous task to be responsible for just one or two foot- out the village prior to show day. Large or small jobs undertaken including...... paths so do give it a try. If you feel Patios, Walls, Paths, Decking, Turfing, Planting, Hedge Cutting & From everyone here in The Potting Fencing, Ponds & Waterfeatures, Pruning & Tree Surgery, you can be of assistance then please Shed we wish you well and look for- Re-vamping unsightly borders, etc. do contact me. ward to seeing you all on Show Day. Please view our photos on our website Margaret Adnitt 882609 Hon Sec Trevor Perrin www.ornamental-landscapes.co.uk [email protected] Tel 01494 881414 01494-883846 or 07833-684065 page 52 The Clarion — Spring 2015 The Clarion — Spring 2015 page 9

[Lane End OPAG Even better, if you feel you have a rotation plan. Generally I know what Happy digging and happy planting. talk or presentation which members each 1/4 will have planted. My first Wishing all a successful year down Report by Jane Osborn of the ‘grey generation’ might enjoy sowing of the year are some on the plot. – or to find out more about Lane End chillies. These are currently sat on a Nathan OPAG – contact Jane Osborn nice warm windowsill at home allow- Despite being the ‘grey’ generation, Favourites: most of us are still interested in the 881641 / [email protected] ing for a long growing season, fin- gers crossed, a long hot summer There are many varieties of Magno- world in general – people, places and ‘things’. [Frieth Cricket Club (without a water ban) ready to be lia and although good as a small to planted out on the allotment. medium garden tree there is a small- If that describes you, do come along Report by Ben Smiley er, much slower growing kind. Mag- The second thought of the year - to Lane End OPAG which meets on nolia stellata is a deciduous compact apart from tidying up the plot - is the first Thursday of each month at and bushy shrub, reaching a height potatoes. Now is the time that you 2pm in Lane End Youth & Communi- of about 3m over a long period of It’s been a busy off-season for Frieth should have potatoes chitting and ty Centre, Edmonds Road. Enjoy time. Cricket Club and even if there’s listening to a talk and a cup of tea, the first earlies in the ground by been no physical work going on at and meet interesting people. around mid March to the beginning Its striking feature begins early to the ground, huge progress has been of April. Beware of any frost and mid Spring with silky buds opening to

made with the warmer than ex- have your fleece ready! a pure white profusion of star- shaped flowers, opening before the My third on the list this year are on- leaves appear. This is an excellent Reliable and professional ions and shallots. I usually pick an shrub when used as a specimen in a service for 12 years in the autumn onion and shallot but due to lawn, or equally good in a border local community work commitments last year I didn't surrounded by smaller plants that Free estimates and have an opportunity to plant. Hope- won’t overcrowd it. competitive prices fully these will prove City and Guilds Qualified to be just as success- ful. Full insured, all work guaranteed Finally, spring is on Internal/external doors the horizon and be- New windows fitted fore we know it the Kitchen and bedrooms greenhouse and allot- Solid wood and laminate floors ment will be bursting Staircase refurbishment into life. The nights are drawing out slow- Call Duncan Frost ly, allowing a bit more 01494 880540 / time in the potting 07811 596 304 shed or down on our [email protected] plots. page 10 The Clarion — Spring 2015 The Clarion — Spring 2015 page 51

pected weather in November and Now that the dust has settled from December kick-starting the new the incident, there are some under- grass growth on the square. standable concerns from players Gardening and their family members about the Whereas at the end of the 2013 sea- safety of cricket. We are committed son we just put the ground to bed for to providing a safe playing environ- the Winter, this time round we scari- with Dave Dunbar \ ment, and hope that we can fied the square, put some more loam assuage any concerns that new or down and reseeded it. This should existing members might have about provide a more consistent bounce of [ playing this season. Contact us at jobs for spring the ball and enable us to host more [email protected] if you matches through improving the quali- As daylight hours slowly increase, time to move things around if need- would like to discuss your concerns. another much appreciated spring ed—that’s not the tip! Mulching, ty and durability of the playing sur- Yet again we have a jam-packed beckons, with it the familiar dawn using a thick layer of organic materi- face. fixture list for 2015, with Sunday chorus of birdsong and warmer al, 50mm if possible, of mushroom The cricketing world was shocked in friendly matches starting at the end horizons, and perhaps the chance compost, (watch out it smells), leaf November with the death of Australi- of April and Saturday league match- of hanging up the barbour jacket for mould, bark chippings, or from your an batsman Phillip Hughes. As a es starting on 2 May. There are a while..... maybe! own compost. I like to use my own Club, we were proud to demonstrate plenty of opportunities to play compost first then bark chippings on our support of the Hughes family, his Seasonal Top Tips: throughout the season, and we invite top for show. Be careful not to bury team-mates, Australian Cricket and anyone, regardless of age, experi- It has to be said again, if you leave your herbaceous plants, they may bowler Shaun Abbott, whose delivery ence of ability to join us for a game the grass cutting too late in spring it suffer so work around them. This will caused the freak injury that led to or just a cup of tea and bit of cake! will shoot like mad and be a night- prevent annual weeds growing, but it Hughes’ passing, through the mare to cut, so try to get in as early won’t stop the perennial weeds, they ‘#Putoutyourbats’ tribute during our If you have any questions about as possible on a mild day. If it has can be spot treated with a paint on end of season dinner. Frieth Cricket Club or would like to grown too long make the first couple weedkiller later in spring. find out how you can come for a of cuts higher than usual and lower Nath’s Allotment: game, help with our New Pavilion gradually, this will strengthen it in the Fundraising efforts or offer your long run, and if possible cut once a I just cannot seem to keep up at the services in any other way, you can week to keep on top of it. moment! I popped up to the allotment contact Club Chairman Ben Smiley last weekend to make a start on the I expect I have also said this before on 07879 855353 or email us at plot and ended up ‘surveying’ where but this will have a massive impact [email protected]. to start. Unfortunately, the winter on how much weeding is required We look forward to welcoming you to weather is beating me as I write this. the rest of the year. The herbaceous Frieth Cricket Club very soon – I came away with only plans for the plants should be just about begin- here’s to a warm, dry, Cricketing year. ning to shoot now, so if you can tell Summer! what they are already it’s a good On my plot I follow a four-year crop page 50 The Clarion — Spring 2015 The Clarion — Spring 2015 page 11

Ask the: plumber

with Bill Blake \

[Letter from Oleron Christmas market in Lane End. In Bill, I’ve got a non-flushing toilet but it’s behind a tiled wall. spite of some rain on that Saturday What can I do? there were lots of visitors and partici- Report by Tim Cherry pants. I’m coming across a lot of built-in bathrooms with piping located behind solid walls of tiles with no access and no isolation valves. For example, this week I So to this year. The 21st of March had to repair a toilet that wasn’t flushing. To get to this toilet cistern, which Another year has turned, and the will be a very special day for the was behind a solid wall, the grout had to be scraped out from between the new year has seen some very dark spring tide. It will be the highest tide tiles and the tiles eased off the false wall, all without breaking them. Then a and wet days. 2014 was not a good of the century with a coefficient of section of false wall had to be cut away to gain access to the cistern. Once year for the fishermen in La Cotinière 119. Everybody hopes that the wind repaired, the rebuilding work had to take place – rebuilding the false wall and because of bad weather and low won’t blow too much on this day! retiling which means that what should be a straightforward one-hour job took prices. And what is in store for Oléron in the the best part of eight hours! However, things were good for the future? I really want to make a request to householders. I know they look great, but wine growers of Oléron as they re- ‘Eoliennes’ is Middle of the Sea elec- please ensure you leave some form of access for your friendly local plumber ceived the mark ‘Vineyard and Dis- tricity generating project and is and save yourself a huge amount of time and money in the process. covery’ from the Ministry. Vin du scheduled for 2022. Also be sure to Pays d'Oleron is a good and refresh- visit before 2020 as after that date ing young wine. Although not in the you may have to pay when you first rank for Bordeaux wines it is a come to Oléron. The local councils Bill Blake, Plumber popular and low-cost drink amongst have introduced an ecotaxe’ to pay both local people and visitors, whilst for several badly needed but expen- Your friendly, trustworthy and house- trained’ local plumber our local Pineau (a sherry-like brew) sive improvements to our Island. So is delicious. Our supermarket in St far, the elected members of Oléron Happy to take on all your household Pierre is always well stocked! have given their agreement, but the plumbing tasks, from mending a dripping- tap to installing your new bathroom. As the old year ended, our twinning majority of the population do not was exercised at the end of Novem- agree so it’s still in discussion. No callout charge, No VAT ber when some folk from Saint- We will keep you posted as things Pierre went to the twinning town in develop, but we all hope that some Phone: 07762 807767 Germany, Spangenberg, while of you from Lane End will come to another group participated in the visit us this year. Based in Wheeler End City & Guilds Qualified

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of bread rise when baked, and can which is used for the manufacture of [ Valley Chadwell who travels extensively be measured in a laboratory test. cooking oil, mayonnaise, margarine Gardening Club and he will share with us the Best quality oats will be used for the and ice cream. Gardens of New York and New . production of muesli, porridge and Report by Janet Collins oat cakes, whereas the poorer sam- After our final talk in March on grow- ples of oats, as well as lower grade Bryan and Alison Edgley started We have enjoyed a good start to the ing Pelargoniums, we will start into a wheat and barley, will be used for farming Kensham Farm at New Year with a good mix of speak- really good season of garden visits. the production of feed for pigs, poul- Cadmore End in 1955. ers. The January talk was presented The first one in April will be to a try and cattle. Their son, Charlie Edgley, by Harrie Cooke who was brought garden originally designed by Oil seed rape is often used as a manages the arable crops for the up on a Tea Plantation in India and Gertrude Jekyll. break crop in an arable rotation of family partnership—around had rare film from the 1920s which Don’t miss our Plant Sale in May, a crops. It is seeded either in August 2,300 acres, mainly of milling recorded not only their family life but great chance to buy excellent plants or during April or May, comes into its wheat, centred on Kensham Farm also how the virgin jungle in Assam at excellent prices! Do check the bright yellow colour when flowering but including rented fields between was cleared to establish a tea plan- Events page for further information. in the summer, and is generally , Sands, Booker, tation. A really fascinating talk. Please call 01491 638690 or 01491 ready for harvesting with the com- and Lane End. Our next talk in February will be 638691 for further details. bine harvester in July. The rape www.kenshamfarms.com quite different, presented by Chris seeds will be crushed to release oil,

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[Streetlife.com We’re encouraging people to make wheat. So winter wheat may have a blight and eyespot. the most of Streetlife by joining in growing season of eleven months, Accurate drilling has been simplified with local events, groups and volun- whereas spring wheat may only be in Report by Clare Elsden in recent years by GPS technology, teering opportunities, so it’s a brilliant the ground for five months between so that the tractor can steer itself opportunity for non-profit organisa- seeding and harvest, but they will parallel to the previous bout, and Streetlife, the local social network, tions and key representatives to get both be ready to harvest at a similar precisely 8m from it, with a monitor has just launched across High involved (for free) and their share time in August. screen in the tractor cab showing the Wycombe and Marlow, inviting thou- news, events and opportunities with Soil condition at seeding time is just shape of the field, the position of the sands of local residents to get more the growing local audience. as important on the farm as in a gar- drill in the field with the area already involved in their community. If you’re interested in finding out den. The ideal seedbed will have drilled in a different colour to the The website brings people together more, please do visit streetlife.com been formed by cultivations so that it remainder of the field. based on their postcode, to help to join the conversation. Help us is fine, with no clods or cavities, and Barley and oats have similar growing everyone – residents, elected build a stronger, better connected firm enough to take the weight of the requirements, but are generally less officials and local groups – discover community in Wycombe. seed drill. The seed drill shown in the profitable than wheat to grow. The and discuss local issues and photo has a working width of 8m, best quality barley will be used for initiatives. has 52 individual seed coulters at malting - the main ingredient for spacings of 15cm through which the brewing beer, which is flavoured with seed is planted to a depth of about hops. Surprisingly, this malting bar- 4cm. The seed drill carries up to ley will be the lowest in protein - three tonnes of seeds, which will Phil Spackman whereas the best quality wheat for have been dressed with a coating of milling will have the highest protein, seed dressing to guard against such Pest Control Services as well as a good score for gluten. soil-borne diseases as seedling Extermination or humane removal of moles, rodents, Gluten is necessary to make the loaf wasps, flies, fleas and other insects. All domestic, commercial and agricultural work undertaken RSPH level 2 qualified

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[U3A executive coach and tour manager throughout. On the land Report by Sylvia Chadwick We stay five nights half board at the family run 3* Hotel Seeblick in the High Wycombe & District U3A have village of Bernried. It was voted with Bryan Edgley\ some spare places on their next holi- Bavarias’s most attractive village. It day in May. Is located near the shores of the beautiful Lake Starnberg just 50km The tour is called The Lakes and [ Spring Drilling north of Oberammerrgau. The hotel Castles of Bavaria and features the has a restaurant, bar and an indoor castles of King Ludwig, a theatre tour pool. Spring Drilling is the first important ‘wholemeal’ bread the whole of the and guided tour around Munich. The activity on arable farms following the wheat grain is used, without separat- trip leaves on 8 May for six days and This tour will depart from Stoken- winter, when the fields are sufficient- ing the husk from the inner kernel. costs £884 per person with a single church, High Wycombe and . ly dry to take the weight of a tractor supplement of £89. Please ring Sylvia Chadwick on Wheat is always seeded either in the with the seed drill. The photos, of 482085 or email autumn, from the middle of Septem- There’s a full programme of included seeding spring barley in West [email protected] for ber to the end of October, or in the excursions and guided tours with an Wycombe Park, were taken in the details. spring, normally in February or second week of March 2014. March but in a wet spring this may Much of the farmland around Lane be delayed until early April. The win- End is used for growing wheat, bar- ter wheat varieties are divided into ley, oats or oilseed rape; arable milling wheat varieties with high pro- crops which are harvested with a tein content and feed wheat varie- combine harvester in August and ties. These have lower protein, but early September. Wheat is the main higher yields, for feeding livestock. HELP NEEDED! crop, used for milling into flour to The winter wheat varieties need a make bread, biscuits and some period of ‘vernalisation’, that is cold MAIDENSGROVE RIDING breakfast cereal such as Shredded weather on the growing plant before FOR THE DISABLED Wheat or Weetabix and All Bran it forms seed heads. If winter wheat On Tuesdays and Fridays Maidensgrove Riding for the Disabled (which is made from wheat, using seeds were to be planted in the runs sessions for disabled children and adults at The Grove just the husk from the outside of the spring they might not form any seed Riding School in Lane End. wheat grains). In the flour milling heads until the following season. We always need more help from volunteers. Experience with horses is process the white kernel inside the Spring wheat has a shorter growing useful but not essential as there is a job for everyone from leading a grain is separated from the coarser season with no requirement for ver- pony, side walking, aiding mounting or helping with the hats/equipment. skin of the wheat grains to make It is great fun and you would be helping someone less able than yourself nalisation, but normally does not flour for white bread, whereas with succeed at something they never thought possible. If you can help us, provide such high yields as winter please contact Ann Short on 01296 748943. page 46 The Clarion — Spring 2015 The Clarion — Spring 2015 page 15

[Lane End Youth and weekly club and have plenty of room Calling all and a musical production. for more! If you would like to join us volunteers and Here is where you can be involved! Community Centre one week, just turn up, or, if you are community We would love to hear from anyone a company who can offer some fund- minded people! who can volunteer with gardening, ing (it costs approx. £2k pa to run), Report by Emma Savory This is a big year archiving, scenery, musical accom- please get in touch! for Frieth school. paniments and would like the oppor- Thursday Lunch Club is thriving with For those of you looking to get fit or We are now in our 150th anniver- tunity to work with our outstandingly a regular 20+ attendees every week. stay fit this year, we continue to host sary year and we would like to behaved pupils to make it a year to The lunch club runs every Thursday gentle aerobics on Monday after- include as many people from our remember. serving a two-course meal from 12 noons 2-3pm, Pilates on Monday wider community in the celebrations noon for only £5.50. Everyone is wel- We’d also like to collate any past evenings 6-8pm and Circuit training as possible. come. We are currently seeking vol- photos, artefacts or memories for our on Friday mornings, 9-10am. unteers to help keep this club run- We are feverishly planning how to archives and to go into the Exhibi- ning. Can you spare a few Monday’s start with a coffee and a mark the occasion, culminating in a tion. hours a month to shop, chat at 10.30am at the drop in week of special events for pupils If you would like to be involved, or cook, and serve? Call coffee morning – all past and present, parents, villagers, simply to send us some information, me for a chat if you welcome. members of the church congrega- please email the school office and want to join our rota of tion, and interested community mem- th Senior Youth Club is now put 150 year as your subject head- volunteers. bers. These will be held in the week running every Tuesday ing. Let us know how you would like of 6 July 2015. We are also looking for evening 6.30-8.30pm for to help and we will contact you as some funding to keep young people who at- Our exciting plans include our annual soon as possible. Our email address our FREE computer club tend secondary school. Junior Summer Queen Festival, the com- is [email protected] running every Thursday Youth Club runs every missioning and dedication of a new We look forward to inviting you all to Wednesday evening art installation, a History of Frieth 11.30am – 2pm. We are join our wonderful school in its cele- 6-8pm for children aged 7- able to provide five lap- School Exhibition, sports day with a brations! tops, although people do 11 yrs. Both clubs only historical theme, a church service bring their own laptops/ cost £1 to attend and offer iPads etc. too. There is lots of activities such as Frieth CEC school FREE Wifi and a com- pool, football, arts & crafts 150 years puter facilitator who is on and cookery. hand to help you 2015 Playschemes – improve your computing bookings now being taken! Former Frieth pupil? skills, from learning how to send Contact the school with your memories, photos emails, booking holidays or internet 10am-3pm for over 6 yr olds - £10 shopping, to downloading and edit- per child and artefacts for a fantastic exhibition and ing photos. We have a regular group 10am-12noon for 5 yr olds - £4.50 week of celebrations in summer of about 10 people who attend this per child. [email protected] page 16 The Clarion — Spring 2015 The Clarion — Spring 2015 page 45

The last term of throughout and thoroughly enjoyed Half term—Tues/Wed 17/18 Feb 2014 was incredi- listening to the poetry performances. Easter—Weds 1 & 8 April bly busy here at Lane End was the only Primary Lane End Prima- School participating and the children Summer—Mon-Wed 10-12 August ry School. We did an amazing job. They took to the and Mon-Wed 17-19 August welcomed our stage with professional confidence. Please call Emma or email friends from St Emerald Class have been continuing [email protected] to register. Pierre d’Oleron, staged a musical their work with Garsington Opera. nativity ‘The Landlord’s Cat’, the Bingo Filming has now taken place and school choir and recorder club per- parents will be invited to a screening This year our family Easter egg formed at the LEOPAG Christmas of their completed work in March. bingo will be held on Tuesday 31 Lunch in the Community Centre and March at 1.30pm. It costs only £2.50 Lane End Youth & Community Centre, also took part in the Christmas in the Looking ahead, we have a jungle- per child and as always, the tuck Edmonds Road, Lane End, HP14 3EJ themed Reading Week planned in Village celebrations. shop will be open selling all those Tel: 01494 883878 / 07932 326046 March when children’s au- favourite goodies! All children must Email: [email protected] thor Julia Jarman will be be occupied by an adult, everyone Charity Number: 1101360 paying a visit to the school welcome, no booking required, just to run workshops with each turn up! class. Later in the week, Image Theatre will be per- forming Jungle Book for the whole school. Please feel free to watch our World Book Day competition entry ‘Why we Can’t Live Without Books’ at youtube.com/ watch?v=Us18A5I8F_M. Every child in the school took part Writing has been a particular focus and it was a real team effort by staff for us recently and as part of this, the and pupils to meet the tight deadline whole school took a trip to Wycombe – and we are really proud of what we Library last term. Our visit to the have achieved! woods inspired a very creative Writ- ing Week. If you have children coming up to nursery or primary school age then Amethyst Class took part in the do come and see what we have to Slambassadors poetry event at offer [email protected] or Wycombe Town Hall. The children call us on 881169. were exceptionally well behaved page 44 The Clarion — Spring 2015 The Clarion — Spring 2015 page 17

My hobby\ Nursery Places An exciting place to play and learn [ Special effects artist Call us on 01494 881460 Our nursery is for children who will turn 4yrs between 1 September 2015 and 31 August 2016. We can offer up If you’ve ever been wowed by the for the next production I say: ‘yes it special effects at Lane End Play- can be done,’ then go home and to 13 places for this year group. Do come and visit us. realise what I have let myself in for. ers’ performances (or had a plastic Call 01494 881460 or email bird wing fall in your lap) you Take the request for a dry waterfall. I [email protected] have Martin Hailey to thank. played around for days with bits of silver thread and foil getting no- cadmoreendschool.org/ How actors, professional or amateur where. Eventually, I found that with manage to learn all those lines is the right lighting, twisted strips of beyond me, so to be involved with a clear plastic did the job. But how to group like Lane End Players I have get them to stay twisted? It took to find other ways to make myself ages to work out that they had to be useful. And I do know which end of a in the oven for three and a half hammer to use to drive in a screw. minutes at 65 degrees. Useful knowledge for anyone wanting to I would call myself a jack-of-all- make a dry waterfall in the future. trades and when a producer says he or she would like something special There have been other requests. A giant gorilla that dispensed jewels We are a pre-school for 2-5 year olds in the lovely village of Frieth, when you pulled his next to Frieth CEC School! banana. A shark’s head that took Opening times We are open for mornings, three weeks to afternoons and all-day – make but was only Mon Wed sessions. To book a visit or seen on stage for 8:40am to 3:30pm register please contact

about ten seconds. Thurs and Fri Donna or Kirstin:

And of course the 8:40am to 12:30pm Tel: 07928 186738 [email protected] Roc bird! ‘I want it Lunch Club each day to fly over the audi- www.friethpreschool.co.uk 11:40 to 12:30 page 18 The Clarion — Spring 2015 The Clarion — Spring 2015 page 43

ence and land on the stage.’ said the scarf and bought two wool fleeces producer. Like a fool I said: ‘yes, no from the shepherd when the local Schools\ problem’. There followed sixty foot of sheep were being sheared. I have track, pulleys, cords and motors that made a carding machine and a pro- were either too noisy or the wrong totype spinning machine, though I After receiving a cess to a whole wealth of different speed. Then there was the bird. Nine am struggling with a process called great result from learning tools, games and creative foot wing span floating over people’s drafting. Then, when I have resolved our OFSTED programs. Children can also log on heads and at one performance dis- that problem I will need to make a inspection last from home, allowing them to extend aster it clipped one of the lights and loom to weave it on. If I ever get it term we have their learning out of school. This is a wing landed on a man’s lap in the finished it would be the most expen- continued to great for our Newspaper Club mem- audience. The rest of the bird hung sive scarf in the world. look at ways of bers who are always keen to write from the ceiling for the rest of the offering different opportunities to the articles for our school paper. show. Not one of my better days, but If you know someone in the children in school. Friends at Cad- Class 4 are using ‘Maths in Motion’, I do love it and never know what the village with an interesting hobby more End (FACES) raised a fantas- next challenge will bring. that might entertain our readers, tic amount of money last year which So, what do I do when not involved do get in touch: we have used to support IT and with the Players? A few years ago I [email protected] or computing in school. Here are some decided I wanted to make myself a of the things we have done with that phone 883883 money: We have installed a new server and network set-up. This means we now have good internet connection and are able to easily use our new Note- book computers. Thanks to our local IT support company JSL Computing.

Our Robotscool club on a Tuesday sponsored by Jaguar, to design and evening is going from strength to race a race car around a virtual track strength and we were runners up in using maths. Our choir is enjoying a competition that was held just be- Charanga, an IT based music fore Christmas. Robotscool is a club scheme that offers a wealth of musi- where children have the opportunity cal opportunities. to use Lego Mindstorm to build and program robots. Please do get in touch to find out more about us through our website We subscribe to ‘Purple Mash’, a cadmoreendschool.org/ or come to learning platform that gives us ac- the school for a visit. page 42 The Clarion — Spring 2015 The Clarion — Spring 2015 page 19

[Lane End Scouts activities we set in place for our members. I have an obligation, along Report by Ian Harris with our executive committee to ensure our building is safe, servicea- ble and has all legal requirements met which, seeing as it was built in Fun, facts and thank yous 1875, is not without challenges. We return for 2015 with an exciting Our building is getting new heating package of programs all designed to installed, (hopefully in by the time challenge and develop the young you read this) and a new and people from our parish. Plans are in modern installation of Air Source place for camps, outdoor activities, Heating units will replace the costly open fire cooking or in our wood and antiquated convector system we oven and a return of our Scout have in place currently. After this, we ‘Master Chef’ evening where a have to upgrade our toilets and fol- random bag of lowing on from ingredients are there, some redeco- transformed into ration needs to be a three course undertaken. If you gourmet meal in can help with any of an hour. The this, or know any- LANE END results of which one who can, then can be a chal- please let me know. SUPPORT GROUP lenge for the judges but is, in Regular readers to For Parents and carers of children with special needs the main, edible! this submission will know I always and disabilities. Come and join us for friendship, help sign off with a request for anyone and advice at our coffee mornings on the second 2016 is the centenary year for the who can help us in anyway, either as Thursday in the month. beginning of the Cub Scout Section a Leader or with a skill they possess and during 2015 there will be a focus Dates for Spring 2015 (Thursdays between 9.30am and 11.30am) that may help our ageing Victorian on all things 100, with District, Coun- School, and it is time to publicly 12 March 9 April 14 May ty and National activities being thank those who have responded to planned to keep our 8-10 year old that appeal over recent months Located at the Sure Start Childrens Centre, section in the party mood ready for Lane End Primary School, Edmonds Road, Lane End, HP14 3EJ the main event. Our outside areas are now up to scratch, with excellent lighting having For any enquires please contact Lo Smith My involvement in Scouts is not just been fitted by James from JHC Elec- directed at supporting our volunteer 01494 881147 [email protected] trical Services Ltd, a village based leaders or enjoying the range of page 20 The Clarion — Spring 2015 The Clarion — Spring 2015 page 41

rationed in the war. Granny Twitch- poor quality glass in them - relics of electrician who has a son within If you think you have something to en at the damaged Mill Furniture the inferior replacement glass fitted our Group. James brought together offer us, or want to get involved with Factory House by Mill Pond in the in 1944. And some people still say a sympathetic external lighting this priceless community asset, then centre of the village refused to you can see the three rows of slates system that will keep our young please do not hesitate to give me a leave, although her daughter had a that had to be replaced on the Meth- people and our building safe and call or to send me an email. three-day-old baby at home. She odist Chapel roof. And, oddest of all, secure during the dark winter Many Thanks said they had enough planks to the precise date of the doodlebug is evenings. Ian Harris cover the shattered windows, and not accurately recorded. The GPO Also Chris from ‘Bring me Sun- she wasn't moving. files in Oxford suggest it happened shine’ window cleaning, has gener- 'at the end of June', but there are Today, the Mill Factory with its ously kept our new windows spar- people in Lane End who still vividly Lane End Scouts and Guides chimney has gone and Pond Cot- kling clean since their installation, remember lunchtime on Monday 10 Registered Charity 308008 tages are in its place. The village He said ‘You guys give your time July 1944. has a new telephone for free to the youth of the village, Contact Ian Harris exchange, and the so this is the least I can do!’ Group Scout Leader site of the old one is 1st Lane End Scouts Thank you gentlemen, you are a private house, both stars. [email protected] named appropriately ‘The Old Telephone Tel 880617 Exchange’. The other houses have long been repaired and JHC ELECTRICAL SERVICES reglazed. However & Property Maintenance there are still homes in the village with James Clark All types of Electrical works undertaken Rewires, in/outside lights, down lighters, new fuse boards,

additional sockets, security lighting, fault finding and CCTV City and Guilds/NICEIC Part P Qualified/IEE 17th Edition

All aspects of property maintenance carried out Hughenden, West Wycombe & Chilterns National Trust Mob. 07720 598860 Tel/Fax. 01494 881766 Volunteer Open Day The Dog House, 10 Elwes Road, Lane End, Bucks. Sat 21st March, 10am-1pm Email: [email protected] Hughenden Manor www.jhcelectrical.co.uk All welcome! No need to book. Fully Insured and all work Guaranteed. Honest, Local, Reliable Tradesman. Established 12 years For more info contact [email protected] or call 01494 755573 A member of the Bucks County Council Trading Standards “Buy with Confidence Scheme”

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[Royal British Legion worthwhile charity that needs a bit Marlow Road for his usual lunchtime Mr Slayter managed to get to his more help from you to keep up the ride - ‘I don't know why I refused,’ school for afternoon roll call and good work. she said. She went to the outside checked all his children. He must Report by Bruce James toilet at the back and the The demographic of our member- ceiling collapsed on her. ship is of an ageing group, gently An open letter to the people of the declining and this is reflected in the Boys playing a game of the Five 'Ends' and Frieth, from committee, and if we do nothing I cricket on Handleton Bruce James, Chairman, Lane can see a time when the RBL will Common were knocked End Branch, Royal British Legion not be represented in our village. flat. Another boy, Ron The Lane End Branch of the Royal Lewis, who was passing I am therefore inviting you to join the British Legion has raised £24,939.48 them on his bicycle, was RBL and help us to reverse the over the last four years for needy blown into a bank of trend and secure the future of the ex-service men and women and stinging nettles and legion in the village. All are wel- their families. We only raise money needed medical care for come, but those in the on our own patch, which the rash for a fortnight. age range say 30 to 60 is effectively the five Young Trevor Perrin, would be received most 'Ends' plus Frieth and I eating a sausage sandwich outside enthusiastically! Just by have been amazed that none was feel that this is a brilliant Wheeler End School, was shaken by becoming a member you seriously injured, as he stood before reflection on the generosi- the massive thud and saw the huge help the legion with your them in shredded trousers. Most win- ty of you all, for which I cloud of smoke and debris. He and annual subscription, cur- dows in the village were shattered, thank you. other boys raced up the village to the rently £18.50 and add roofs were smashed and ceilings Mill Pond where they were met by Mr About three-quarters of weight to the important had collapsed. The houses near the Fletcher, the Air Raid Warden, who the money is raised by role that the legion has of exchange were uninhabitable. sent them back the way they had the annual Poppy Appeal and a lobbying on behalf of the Services. come with some fierce language. John Plumridge went with his broth- quarter from the social activities Hopefully some of you would be ers to a Cadmore organised by our committee, mainly able to help further by joining our End farm where targeted at our members, but local committee. I would stress that Mrs Noble con- normally open to friends and other we are a charity, not an ex-service soled them with a villagers. During 2014 seven social men and women's organisation so bowl of loganber- events were organised including a you do not have to have served in ries and cream. dinner and dance at Christmas, a the armed services to be a legion They lodged there summer BBQ, and an informative member. talk from an officer who served in until their house For further information please Afghanistan. was repaired, contact Bruce James on 881079, which took some Why am I telling you this? Because I Andrew MacTavish on 881948 or time as building feel that we are an effective and Clifford Miller on 881645. materials were page 22 The Clarion — Spring 2015 The Clarion — Spring 2015 page 39

Lane End’s Doodlebug \ Report by Andrew MacTavish

The Doodlebug arrived in Lane End killed more than 6,000 people, but without warning at 1pm on Monday miraculously the Lane End V1 killed 10 July 1944. It flew over Sands, the no one. engine cut out and it dived into allot- ments on Marlow Road, where “The roof was ripped off Chalky Fields houses now stand. and he was blown, dazed, The explosion was huge. The near- est building was the automatic tele- into Marlow Road with phone exchange which took the full the sink in his lap.” force of the blast and was wrecked, FOUND: outside Lane End post office between but it protected the houses behind Mr Slayter, then Headmaster of Christmas and New Year. If this is yours, contact Katy from more damage. Lane End school, was washing his on 883883 or [email protected] and I’ll put you in touch with the person who found it. Towards the end of the Second hands in his kitchen across the road when the Doodlebug landed. The World War 2500 of these flying roof was ripped off and he was bombs, officially called V1s, attacked \ the London area. They were pilotless blown, dazed, into Marlow Road with Corner planes, 25 feet long with a wingspan the sink in his lap. On the opposite James Bowley is interested in buying old postcards of Lane End, or of 16 feet and loaded with a ton of side of the road, the Sgt. North of just copying them if they are too precious to part with. ‘I am aiming the Lane End Home Guard was rest- to get enough snaps together to produce a book of old images of ing on his bed upstairs. Rubble Lane End,’ says James. Contact him on [email protected] smashed straight through the wall and the blast hurled him into his wardrobe. A few doors down, schoolboy John Plumridge was slashed in the face as the window in front of him shattered. His brother, explosive. They were driven by pulse Dick, found his arm was injured. At jet engines, firing 50 times each sec- Daisy Cottages on Church Path, ond, giving out a buzzing noise Betty Twitchen had been arguing Curiosity which gave them the nickname of with her mother, refusing to push her ‘Buzzbombs’ or ‘Doodlebugs’. They little brother Arthur's pram down [ page 38 The Clarion — Spring 2015 The Clarion — Spring 2015 page 23

Saturdays Sundays \

Nature notes With spring around the corner, many animals’ Regulars Regulars

thoughts turns to love. Richard Fox of Butterfly Coffee Shop—Enjoy coffee and cake on the Parish Communion—9.30 Holy Trinity first and third Saturdays of the month, Church Lane End (crèche first Sunday of the Conservation tells us about the lengths some 10-12noon, Lane End Village Hall. Twinning month) Association runs the first Saturday, Holy moths will go to to get a mate. Elim service—10.30 am at Elim Christian Trinity the third. (Edited by Katy Dunn) Centre, Edmonds Road, Lane End Sung Eucharist/Family Service—11am St The short life-span of moths Events Mary’s Church Cadmore End makes finding love a high priority 4 March—Holy Trinity ‘Messy Church’ at Morning Service (Methodist)—11.15am on their bucket list. While butter- Lane End Village Hall Holy Trinity Church Lane End flies largely rely on their looks to 2,9 May—Lane End Players’ spring produc- Whistles & Bells dog behaviour school– attract a mate, moths are gener- tion 9-12noon LEYCC, Tel Jenny 07703 020344 ally less easy-on-the eye and 9 May—plant sale village hall 10.30- Sunday lunch—Grand International Buffet often find themselves looking for 12.30, tea and coffee too and traditional carvery at The Tree, Cad- more End. Book on 881183 love in the dark. In the absence of internet dating, moths rely on Evensong—6pm at Holy Trinity Church some rather unusual and highly Lane End inventive courtship techniques. Lane End Players—7.30pm Village Hall Tel 07706 426320 Love songs We all know that birds sing to Events attract mates, but some moths also sing as part of courtship. It is always the males that sing, producing ultrasonic calls (think Jim- my Somerville rather than Barry White!) usually after first locat- ing their mates by smell. However, this is not necessarily the romantic serenade one might imagine. Researchers have shown that the males of the Asian micro-moth use a dirty trick on the females, who cannot distinguish the song from the hunting calls of bats. The male’s song causes the female to freeze (predator avoidance behav- iour), significantly increasing his chance of mating with her. page 24 The Clarion — Spring 2015 The Clarion — Spring 2015 page 37

Email: [email protected] and share here any local photos, Thursdays Fridays wildlife stories or interesting nature encounters...

Regulars Regulars Scent with love cies live in silken cases (hence the Simply Walk—10am Lane End Playing Circuits—9.30-10.30am LEYCC name bagworm) which are often Field’s car park. Walk and chat for 1-2 hours Unlike butterflies, which mainly rec- The Tree—lunch and soft drink offer £5.99 decorated with small pieces of plant Coffee Stop—Village Hall 10-12noon. Cof- per person, 12-5pm ognise each other by sight, most fee and chat. All welcome, run by Methodist material or even bits of dead insects. moths (especially nocturnal species) Church The adult males are normal moths, find each other by scent. These but the females of many bagworm Lane End Support Group—second Thurs- chemical messages are carried in a day of the month, 9.30-11.30am, Sure Start species have no wings and live their scent plume by the wind over con- Children’s Centre at Lane End Primary whole life in the bag. siderable distances. This is usually Computers@The Centre—11.30-2pm Events 100m or so, but the male Emperor There are two species in this group LEYCC 13 March—Holy Trinity quiz evening, Lane moth can respond to a female calling that are really strange. The females The Drop-In (Social lunch) - 12-2pm End Village Hall from several miles away. Male are limbless and move like fly mag- LEYCC 27 March—Holy Trinity Whist evening Lane moths detect the scent using their gots. Once mated, they leave the Four Ends Flower Club—Fourth Thursday End Village Hall antennae, which are strongly case and wiggle about to deliberately of the month 2pm in Lane End Village Hall. ‘feathered’ in many species to Visitors £5. Flower arranging demonstration, 10 April—Holy Trinity cheese/wine evening get themselves eaten by a bird or raffle, tea and cake. Contact 482724 at Lane End Village Hall provide a large surface area of lizard. They do this to disperse their sensory receptors, and then fly eggs which pass through the diges- Circle Dancing—First Thursday of the 24 April—Holy Trinity Whist evening, Lane month, 2pm Lane End Village Hall. Contact End Village Hall towards the source of the smell. tive system of the predator un- Mary Williams 01235 520608 harmed. I’ve heard of parental self- 1,8 May Lane End Players’ spring production Bag of tricks sacrifice, but that’s extreme! LEOPAG—First Thursday of the month 2- 15 May—Holy Trinity skittles evening 4pm LEYCC When it comes to reproduction, bag- For more information about butter- worm moths have perhaps the Line Dancing for Beginners. 7.30-9.30 flies and moths check out Frieth Village Hall weirdest habits of any UK Lepidop- butterfly-conservation.org tera. The caterpillars of these spe- Lane End Players—8pm Village Hall Tel ← THURSDAY Events 07706 426320 23 April—Garden visit to The Vann, Hamble- West Wycombe Guides—7.15pm Pidding- (picture opposite page, don, Godalming with Hambleden Valley Gar- ton Village Hall fritillary butterflies; dening Club, tTel 01491 638690 French Refresh and Extend—8-9.30pm, La picture left, 4 May—Election Day at Lane End Village Cabane@Samedi, Lane End. Tel 881919 Emperor moth) Hall The Tree, Cadmore End—lunch and soft 21 May—Mill Barn Garden Weston drink offer £5.99. Indian buffet £8.99 per with Hambleden Valley Gardening Club Tel person, 6-9pm. 881183 01491 638690 page 36 The Clarion — Spring 2015 The Clarion — Spring 2015 page 25

Milk Men Tuesdays Wednesdays Regulars Regulars with Will Lacey \ Parent & Toddler Group—9.30-11 Lane Music & Rhymes—9.30-10.15 Lane End End Primary School. Tel Sure Start 447110 Primary School. Tel Sure Start 447110

The Tree—lunch and soft drink offer £5.99 The Tree—lunch and soft drink offer £5.99 [ per person, 12-5pm per person, 12-5pm Farm shop news West Wycombe WI—Third Tuesday in the Bridge Club—1.30pm Lane End Village Hall month (except August) 2pm in West School of Traditional Medieval Fencing— Wycombe Village Hall. New members and I finished my last article telling you I am delighted to say we were really 7.30pm Lane End Village Hall visitors welcome. Tel Janice 881049 about our exciting plans for our farm pleased with how the trial worked. Quiz Night—8.30-pm at The Tree in Cad- Hambleden Valley Gardening Club— shop. We ran a trial period for The feedback and advice we got more End 7.30pm, First Tuesday of the month, December, offering a full range of from customers has been really en- Skirmett Village Hall. Tel 01491 638690 Junior youth club—LEYCC, 6-8pm. call Laceys products as well as a greater couraging, and is helping us now in Emma for info on 883878 selection of local produce, Christmas planning the next stage. Like any Bingo — 7.30pm Sycamore Room Lane End Village Hall NEW Pilates with Lauren—6.30 and Trees, wreaths and more. The trial business plan it does take a lot of 7.30pm Frieth village hall £50 for 6 week Senior youth club— LEYCC, 6.30-8.30, involved moving the shop into a big- research and studying to make sure course. Tel 07709 430634 call Emma for info on 883878 your sums are all right and that our ger building and manning it all day Beginners Jive classes, Frieth village hall, Circuits—Frieth village hall, 7pm long. The aim was to gauge public ideas will work in today’s economy. doors open 7.30pm. £5 per class. Tel 07947 interest and help us to see if there is We’re busy trying to work all that out 106607 enough interest to do more with our now, with the aim to do something Events shop. more with the shop very soon! 3 March—A guide to Pelargoniums, present- For now though, we ed by David Taylor at 7.30pm, Skirmett Vil- Events have moved back in to lage hall 1 April - parish council meeting Lane End the little shop to allow 31 March—children’s bingo LEYCC 1.30pm. Village Hall us time to make sure £2.50 13 May annual meeting of the parish council we get all the planning 28 April—Annual parish meeting in the right. main hall of the Village Hall. 7.30pm Milk has been in the news a lot recently, due to the poor prices farm- ers have been paid for the milk they pro- duce. Farmers across page 26 The Clarion — Spring 2015 The Clarion — Spring 2015 page 35

the country invest a huge amount of than what it has cost them to Your day by day Mondays time, money and resources to pro- produce, and no business can run at duce milk which is then bought off a loss. The situation is frighten- guide to local them by a milk processor. The milk ing. Today, there is half the number meetings, clubs Regulars processor determines the price the of dairy farms that there was in Eng- farmers get, this is influenced by a land 10 years ago, and only 25% of French Beginners classes—9.45-11.15 La and events Cabane at Samedi in Lane End. Tel Denise large number of things, but the big- dairy farms from 30 years ago still [ 881919 gest influence is the supermarkets. exist. Simply Walk—10am Meet Lane End Play- The power they have means that This was a major influence on my ing Field’s car park. Walk and chat for 1-2

rather than farmers getting a price family 10 years ago, when we were hours that is based on the cost of produc- receiving an unsustainable price for LEOPAG (50+)—10.30-12.30am coffee pop- tion, which is what it should be, the our milk. It was either time to give in LEYCC, Edmonds Road, Lane End. Tel: 883878 price is determined by how much the up, or find a different market. We are supermarkets want to pay. This lucky to farm in an area where there- Gentle Exercise for over 60s—2-3pm LEYCC method of pricing is unsustainable is great support for our farmers, as farmers regularly receive less

Baby Welfare Clinic—2-4pm, SureStart → Centre, Lane End Primary School

French refresh and extend classes— 12.30-2pm La Cabane at Samedi in Lane End. Tel Denise 881919

The Tree—lunch and soft drink offer all week £5.99 per person, 12-5pm

Lane End Parish Council Meeting—First Monday of the month, 7.30 in Lane End Village Hall, all welcome

Lane End Evening WI—Last Monday of the month at 8pm in Lane End Village Hall

Pilates with Lauren—5.50 and 7pm LEYCC £50 for 6 week course. Tel 07709 430634

Please also be tosure inform of me changes any Bridge Club—7.30pm Lane End Village Hall

Events

To include yourTo include event or group meeting (free) email: [email protected] 2 March—parish council meeting, Lane End

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and local people are keen for high Supporting local farms enables us to quality, fresh and local produce. do things for you, and this year is our turn to host Open Farm Sunday Today 60% of our milk still goes off again. This year the event will take to the milk processors, so the current place on Sunday 7 June at Laceys prices are hurting us a lot. However Family Farm, Bolter End Farm and we are very lucky that for the other its the best chance of the year to 40% we can set a fair price that come down to the farm where you reflects the cost of production, can see the cows being milked, go sustainability and development. Lets on a tractor trailer ride, meet the just hope the big boys can learn calves and last time we even had a something from us! cow give birth to a fascinated audi- I'd like to thank all who buy Laceys ence! Keep your eyes peeled for Milk and Creams for supporting not more details, as we really would love just us, but a sustainable British to see you there! dairy industry.

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It is very important that we receive as many completed questionnnaire as possible so that we can plan for the activities you want. Please pull out and ‘post’ your completed questionnaires at the following locations for RECREATION AND collection by the LEAG team: COMMUNITY ACTIVITY Londis QUESTIONNAIRE The Post Office (Johnstons) The Playing Fields are owned by the Parish Council and held Grouse and Ale for recreation and community activities. The original 'Deed of Lane End Doctor’s Surgery Transfer' stated quite clearly that if the land was not used for these purposes, the descendents of the original donors could The Tree, Cadmore End take the land back which would be a disaster for the whole community

Earlier community surveys gave us an insight into what physi- This questionnaire can also be completed on-line. cal activities and community facilities Parish residents wanted at the playing fields. We now need to decide how to create an Please log on to laneendparishcouncil.org.uk attractive base for them. We are currently considering a new multi-purpose building for a wide range of community activi- click on the questionnaire link on the homepage ties to supplement those already in the area. However, before Please complete and return by 31 March 2015. we commit fund-raising time, we need to clearly understand what it is YOU want. Thank you. Please complete this questionnaire as fully as possible For more information about LEAG, please contact because the more information we gather, the clearer the Jil Runge - [email protected] picture will become. Feel free to add extra pages. LEAG is working with Lane End Parish Council to Thank you improve community facilities for everyone page 32 The Clarion — Spring 2015 The Clarion — Spring 2015 page 29

1. What is your postcode and the road you live in? (postcode essential) 7. Do you know what facilities are currently available at the playing fields? Please circle - YES / NO ………………………………………………………………………………………… 8. Do you know what facilities are planned for the rejuvenated Playing 2. How many people normally live in your house? ………………………. Fields? Please circle - YES / NO

3. Please enter the number of people in your household in each age 9. Do children in your household use any of the Youth Clubs? group. If yes, which? If not, why?

Age 0 - 4 5 - 15 16 - 24 25 -44 45 - 64 65 - 74 74+ …………………………………………………………………………………………

Male 10. Where do the children and teenagers in your household attend their Female leisure and activity clubs? Please tick all relevant boxes.

Lane End, Cadmore End, Outside the Parish 4. Do you know where the Playing Fields are? Please circle YES / NO Wheeler End Please give location Both 5. Do you use any of the following facilities? If YES - what? (Please tick all boxes that apply): Regularly = weekly even if season- al; occasional = at least once a month

11. If a new multi-purpose building was built on the playing fields, what Venue Yes – Yes – Yes - Never regularly occasionally special events facilities do you think it should provide? Please tick those you agree with and add your own thoughts to the list. Playing Fields Activity Agree Lane End Youth & Indoor activities - eg. bowls / skittles / darts etc. Community Centre Meeting room Lane End Village Hall Coffee / snack bar Cadmore End Licensed bar Village Hall Hire rooms with wi-fi Lane End Sports Assoc club house Physiotherapy / treatment room

Keep-fit / Zumba area 6. What do you think of the facilities you use regularly and what improvements do you think could be made? Party room for special events - weddings, birthdays etc Changing facilities for team games …………………………………………………………………………………………

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