Hilltop News

October & November 2012 Ten years on…

n 2002 the Hilltop News’ Constitution was lodged with a bank in Chesham, Irecording for posterity that our aim was ‘to produce a Newsletter with Church and Community information to be delivered free of charge to every household in the Ecclesiastical and Civil Parishes of Cholesbury, Hawridge and St Leonards’. We hope we have fulfilled and will continue to fulfil this aim as currently 520 copies are delivered unfailingly into each household every two months while a further 70 are sent by post to former residents and those with a special interest in the Hilltops. Quite an achievement when one remembers how it all began. On this tenth anniversary of the first issue of Hilltop News, Anne Butterworth recalls its beginnings and acknowledges the many people who have kept our regular magazine going … Talking of achievements, our Local History Group is about to celebrate its What’s our vicar doing at the fete? 50th anniversary, no less. Inside, Chairman Chris Brown provides his usual summary of Late summer festivities… upcoming meetings. After a summer of Jubilee celebrations and Olympic glory we ended the season in Also in this issue… familiar style. Chris Brown goes poetical in his seasonal he Hawridge & Cholesbury Churches’ nature notes; and all the news from our Fete on August Bank Holiday Monday Churches, School, Clubs, Councils and Twas, as always, well supported and a Societies. healthy fund was raised for the churches. The Horticultural Society Annual Show, taking place the following Saturday, displayed (despite the wet summer) another remarkable variety and quality of flowers, Front cover photo fruit and vegetables; plus arts and crafts Autumn in the Hilltops: enjoy the glorious and cookery. changing colours of the trees in and around Reports and photos of these events are our villages. featured in this issue.

Hilltop News 3 THE PARISH COUNCIL have just swept by and it’s hard to believe Jubilee commemorative plaque it proposes At present the County Council ensures that autumn is with us once more. to erect on the common. This money was Community Support Officers complement The Parish Council does not meet in August The Parish Council gets back into the actually given to the Council by Cllr Tricia the work of the Police, but in the event of swing of things in September and one of its Birchley at Bucks CC towards the costs of a Labour PCC, they have said their focus (or December for that matter), and it important acts will be setting its precept: producing our popular Diamond Jubilee will be on urban areas such as Slough and has been a relatively quiet summer for the annual amount it is entitled to receive bricks but production costs were met by H Reading. Fortunately a Buckinghamshire councillors and clerk alike. The main thing from Chiltern District Council to enable it G Matthews. Then sales were so successful Chairman has been elected to the Police to function. The precept is a figure derived that they covered all the other related I have been keeping an eye on recently Panel, which will scrutinise the work from a careful budgeting process which costs (boxes, bags, labels etc). In fact, we of the new Commissioner. For more has been road maintenance, which is often the Parish Council agrees and puts forward gave a small surplus of just over £100 to information about Cllr Anthony Stansfeld, busier in summer as the County Council to Chiltern DC in November each year. the Playground Fund at St Leonards Parish the Conservative Candidate and the role of tries to take advantage of the summer All spending must, as a rule, come from Hall. Councillors decided that the £200 from the Police and Crime Commissioner, you can within the budget, though exceptions are Tricia Birchley should remain with a local visit www.anthonystansfeld.org.uk. weather. occasionally possible and emergencies are Diamond Jubilee project, hence its eventual The Government’s plans for additional say ‘summer weather’ not ‘good catered for with a separate emergency destination with the HCCPS. Sometimes it airport capacity are to be examined by weather’ as everyone knows we’ve had fund. does seem as if we pass money round five Sir Howard Davies and, whilst an interim Ia very mixed bag this summer! Still, it These restrictions of budget are partly times before it settles but at least it all ends report will be published late next year, has been good enough to see extensive why the dog waste bin, requested back in up in the right place! the full proposals won’t be revealed until re-patching completed on Wigginton Road April by the H&C Cricket Club, was delayed. Susie Bell, Clerk to the Council 2015. This adds additional uncertainty to between Nut Hazel Cross and Hog Lane The Club, not unreasonably, wanted a 758408 [email protected] the need for HS2, and the County Council (let’s hope it lasts a bit longer this time), bin near the cricket pitch and pavilion to will continue to oppose the route through plus patching along the length of Little encourage dog walkers to pick up their the Chilterns AONB. I am confident that Twye Road in Buckland Common and also dogs’ mess in the area. However, as it THE COUNTY COUNCIL the legal challenges that will be heard in Arrewig Lane. (There will be more patching wasn’t a budgeted expense, the Parish December will cause further delay and done on Little Twye when the various Council asked for contributions towards the he Olympic and Paralympic Games I hope result in the use of an existing building projects along the road have cost of buying and installing the bin, which have made us all transport corridor, decided in conjunction finished.) Taylors Lane in St Leonards has the Cricket Club and HCCPS provided. The Tfeel so proud to be with the new airport capacity. I do want to been completely resurfaced as far as the Parish Council will pick up the shortfall and British! The achievements thank all of you who have spent so much junction beyond our parish boundary. the annual emptying fee (as it does for the of so many individuals time and effort in trying to mitigate the I am having regular meetings with Jon bin at St Leonards Parish Hall) this year as is testament to the present proposals, not least the work that is Dickens, our Highways contact at Bucks an unbudgeted expense, and next year we commitment they have being done to press HS2 for a tunnel under CC, and I am confident that he treats our will add it to our budget as an ongoing made in training, and the AONB. concerns very seriously. However, it remains expense. the Government too is Once again Buckinghamshire schools every resident’s responsibility to report In return, later in the year the Parish to be congratulated in featured high in the exam league tables. potholes and other road problems to Council has agreed to give a grant of ensuring that adequate facilities were made I would like to congratulate our local Transport for Bucks for treatment – please £200 to the HCCPS towards the Diamond available for our athletes to achieve their children who did so well in their A levels don’t leave them for someone else to potential. I know we all have our favourite and GCSE’s and wish all of you who are report because if everyone does that they sports but for me it was the equestrian Your councillors are: shortly off to university every success with will stay unfilled for months! Contact tfb@ events and also seeing Andy Murray have your new courses. buckscc.gov.uk or www.transportforbucks. John Allen, Chairman: 758095 the win of his life at Wimbledon! As I write I have just returned from net. Nigel Blomfield, 758314 On 15 November we are being asked visiting friends in France and Portugal and On the fun side, it’s been a great summer Chris Brown, 758890 to vote for the Thames Valley Police and do hope you have all had an enjoyable for parties and events with Her Majesty Crime Commissioner. Thames Valley covers summer. I am here to represent your Philip Matthews, 758205 the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Oxfordshire interests at County Hall and am always in June and then the Olympics and John Minting, 758206 and Milton Keynes and I am deeply pleased to help you. Paralympics in July and August. Our hilltop Francis Sanger, 758767 concerned that the countryside continues Tricia Birchley (Chiltern Ridges Division) villages have been buzzing with activity on Liz van Hullen, 758800 to receive the funding necessary to reduce 01296 621138 many fronts. These last couple of months rural crime, under the new arrangements.

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e have been used to nationally renowned expert on Saxon and commemorating anniversaries Medieval England. We are privileged to Wrecently, both national and local, have him talk to us on Moats, Motts and and over the coming Castles in Buckinghamshire. months we will be All meetings start at 8.15 sharp at St marking the Cholesbury Leonards Parish Hall, which will be open & St Leonards Local from 8pm. History Group’s 50th You don’t have to be a history buff to Year. One constant over enjoy our talks, so if you are new to the all these years has been area or have just not got around to coming inviting knowledgeable along before now, why not join us at a speakers to entertain us with interesting meeting, just £3 on the night. Membership subjects, so we have included a number is great value at just £8 for adults and free of our favourite speakers in this year’s for those 16 years and under. With eight evening meetings, normally on the first Enjoying a well-earned break from gardening programme alongside one or two new faces. As important as our speakers have Friday of the month, plus a newsletter, been to the success of the Group has been other member events and access to our HAWRIDGE & CHOLESBURY C of E SCHOOL the warmth and informal atmosphere of archive of photographs and other material our meetings. documenting the history of the houses, The first meeting of our 2012-13 season people and events in the Hilltop Villages, At the start of the autumn term we recycled in the borders and replaced them will be on Guttenberg and the Story of there is something of interest for everyone. with 6 tonnes of 20mm gravel. Seventeen welcomed thirty children into Windmills Print. It takes place on Friday 5 October. old fence posts were removed and replaced Chris Brown 758890 (reception) and six other new pupils Our speaker, Peter Balding, is a popular and by thirteen new posts and a new fence. knowledgeable raconteur who started as throughout the school. 50 metres of borders were dug over and a an apprentice hand compositor in the 1950s further 5 metres of borders were created aving said goodbye to Mrs Mace, and has worked in the industry for over 40 and planted with over fifty new shrubs and who has a new job in Aylesbury, and years. Important to note is the change of plants. Drains and gutters were cleared. HMrs Healy, who has moved nearer to venue for our first meeting, which will be The resulting garden looks wonderful London, we welcome two new members of at St Leonards Parish Hall. and the children love it! It was worth all the staff, Mr Burgin in year 6 and Mrs Yeoman Our meeting on Friday 2 November is hard work and we would like to thank all to share teaching in year 3. entitled Talking to the Walls: Latimer in those involved. The school received a generous grant World War 2. Latimer House has a dark Just a reminder that the school welcomes from GE Healthcare to refurbish the Quiet side. It was used as an interrogation centre visitors, either by appointment or on one Garden area for the children. This involved during the last war and the lid will be taken of our regular open tours held on alternate twenty volunteers working incredibly off this secret world by Colin Oakes who Wednesdays at 11am. Finally, we have a hard for a whole day starting at 7am! The has a unique style which ensures both an shortage of midday supervisors both paid volunteers were led by Philip Carter and engaging and entertaining evening. and voluntary and welcome anyone who were made up of GE Healthcare workers, We perhaps take for granted having an has a particular skill they would like to Mrs Caroline Davey and some parents and Iron Age Fort on our doorstep: a site well- share with the children by running an after- children from the school. known to our speaker for our meeting on school club (subject to CRB checks). During the day they removed over thirty Friday 7 December. Mike Farley is a former barrow loads of rotten wood chips to be Bucks County Archaeologist and also a

6 Hilltop News Hilltop News 7 to have been particularly bad for tomato CHOLESBURY cum and potato blight (also called late blight). ST LEONARDS It is a disease caused by a fungus–like organism which spreads rapidly in the HORTICULTURAL foliage and tubers or fruit of potatoes and SOCIETY tomatoes in wet weather, causing collapse and decay. It is more likely in outdoor Constant rain over the summer meant tomatoes, although high humidity indoors it was difficult to get plants ready for can cause it to spread rapidly. The main symptoms are brown rotting and shrivelled our annual Horticultural and Craft Show. leaves. Early attacks of blight may not be However, you still put in some amazing visible on tubers, but any infected tubers entries. will rot in store. On tomatoes brown patches may appear on green fruit, while his year we moved back to Hawridge more mature fruits will decay in store. and Cholesbury School for our Infected material should ideally be burned, Show. Yet again we had a lovely T buried very deeply or consigned to a green day with sunshine on 1st September. Even waste collection. Ensure crops are rotated though the number of entries was slightly to reduce the risk of infection (ideally every down this year due to difficult growing four years) and ensure all potatoes are dug conditions, the quality was extremely high. up and not left in the soil. Our judges did a great job and commented We look forward to seeing you at our on the high quality of entries. It was super AGM, quiz and cottage pie supper on to see so many competitors in the craft, Friday 16 November at Cholesbury Village painting and domestic sections. Thank you Hall at 7.30pm. everyone who entered and to all those Don’t forget your subscriptions are now who helped in any way, such as setting up, due, still only £2 for the year. If you want taking down or making cakes for the teas. to join the Horticultural Society or book for After chatting to other committee our AGM please contact Diana Garner on members at the Show about tomato blight 758347 or [email protected]. I was really cross to find signs of it next morning in my greenhouse. This year seems Happy Gardening, Barbara Baddon

8 Hilltop News Hilltop News 9 and shrubs, while ensuring bushy regrowth Working parties HAWRIDGE & and plenty of food and cover for birds The winter working parties have already started on Pallett’s Pond. It will be good to see CHOLESBURY and insects. I was interested to see this whether or not phase 1 of covering the New Zealand Pygmy weed with black plastic has COMMONS approach adopted by the managers of been effective. Phase 2 will still remain covered until we can be sure that the first phase Bernwood Meadows in Oxfordshire, where has been successful. Unfortunately, it is a very invasive plant and it needs to be completely PRESERVATION the hedgerows are successively coppiced eradicated or it will simply spread again. SOCIETY to produce healthy new growth, which is enjoyed by the butterflies for which Working parties from October to December, 9.30am – 12.30 pm Bernwood is famous. AGM Rod was very pleased (‘so chuffed’, in Date Location Activity This year’s AGM will be held at 8pm on his words) to see the heather blooming on Tuesday 20 November at Cholesbury Village Hawridge Common. This has been a success Oct 7 Bottom ride near Cholesbury Clear up fallen apple and broken branches; Hall. As always, it is your opportunity but, as he said, there needs to be ongoing Bottom (Grid Ref 934074) possibly clear branches on Shire Lane. to come and find out more about what management to eradicate re-merging Bonfire has been going on, changes that have bracken, seedling oaks and birch as well as Oct 21 Bottom ride, east of bottom of Clear thorn across path and blackthorn occurred and what is planned for the gorse. The Get Out There teams and the Horseblock Lane, at end of beside ride. Bonfire coming year. We hope to see you there. Hemel Hempstead Conservation Volunteers Drover’s path(Grid Ref 944068) Refreshments will be served and there will have all worked on these areas, but we be an opportunity for your questions to be need to establish a management regime to Nov 4 By Post Office Cottages, Clear back blackthorn from edge; also answered. make sure that the heather does not get Cholesbury (Grid ref 933070) remove saplings from around Rod Griffin’s visit to the Commons swamped. horse-chestnut. Bonfire Before leaving to live in Australia Rod Christine and Rod looked at a clump of Nov 18 Hawridge Vale (bottom of Stoney Clear low branches from lane and clear up Griffin, who grew up in Hawridge, took cherry regeneration which was thinned a very active role on the Commons as a in the1990s and which now has a few Lane, Hawridge (Grid Ref 948064) after wire clearing, hopefully. Bonfire committee member, succeeding Windsor dominant trees coming through. This Dec 2 (last one of the year) Thomas as chairman. Earlier this year, he species can regenerate very thickly, which is Beside Mermaid Cottage, Remove various clumps of gorse, thorn and useful for making good straight trees with was shown around by Christine Stott to Cholesbury (Grid Ref 936071) trees. Bonfire see what plans were being developed for fine branches. Larger trees will grow more ongoing management of the Commons, in quickly if you give them a helping hand particular, those of the Forestry Commission by thinning within the first 20 years or so, Everyone is welcome to come to these For further information contact David for the woodland areas. As a professional rather than completely leaving to nature. sessions. Even if you can only help for Barnard (758365), Isobel Clark (758987) or forester, he was enthusiastic about these Rod realises that timber production is not an hour, that would be great. In future, Mark Hobbs re pond (758505): plans and pleased to note that some a priority on our Commons. However, he there will be less work with chainsaws and email [email protected]. relatively young trees had been marked thought that if any future owners were more hand tool work. Children are always for special care to ensure that they would left with an option of a little sustainable welcome, but should be accompanied by an become ‘veteran’ trees of the future. The harvest then it might improve the chances adult. It is a great way to get to know the idea is to clear around the chosen trees to of the Commons continuing in their current Commons and learn about the network of provide sufficient opportunity for them to beautiful state. footpaths and permissive rides, as well as grow to their full stature. This process is Overall, Rod was very impressed and the management aims of the Society. You known as ‘haloing’. The long-term nature congratulated Isobel and everyone else can keep fit while you cut undergrowth, of this part of the project will ensure that responsible for the multitude of tasks. He drag branches to the bonfire, or collect there is monitoring of the trees. As a result, said that the community is very fortunate tools at the end of the morning. You will be these should become distinguished features to have the tractor drivers who put in hours sustained by Lindsay’s renowned fruit cake in the landscape. of work to keep the paths open. and hot drinks. Bring thick gloves. If you Plans for rotational coppicing over The Committee would like to thank are coming along for the first time, please several years will create varied age ranges everyone who has driven the tractor during let Isobel Clark know beforehand so that of some of the dense stands of small trees she can let you know about any last minute Continued on page 12 changes to the schedule.

10 Hilltop News Hilltop News 11 a year that has seen exceptional amounts Information board of rain. Jef Bell has worked hard on the The Committee is currently looking at the paths between Horseblock and the Cricket possibility of providing an HCCPS notice- Pitch, while Isobel has concentrated on board, which could give information about pathways on the other side of Horseblock, the history and ecology of the Commons, towards the Rose and Crown. In addition as well as information about future events Paul Hembury has done some cutting on and plans. We have been encouraged Hawridge Common. We are grateful to to apply for a grant from the Chiltern David Tarn, who has had training to use the Conservation Board which has Heritage tractor and to Clare Muir, who is interested Lottery Fund money to help with the cost in learning to drive it. of this. Dew pond The Committee looks forward to seeing At some point during the working party as many residents as possible at the AGM. In season, we intend to coppice the trees the meantime, whether you enjoy walking, around the dew pond on Cholesbury riding or exercising your dogs, we hope Common. This will reduce leaf fall into that you can get out and enjoy autumn on the water and thereby improve the pond the Commons. habitat. Keeping them low and bushy will Linden Bevan-Pritchard also provide cover for invertebrates, birds on behalf of the HCCPS Committee and small mammals. Over the coming months, we also intend to remove at least half the rushes mechanically so that there is more open water, giving other less invasive species, such as water purslane, a chance to flourish.

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Ladies and Gentlemen - are you game? – on’t tempt the opportunist thief Then come along to St Leonards Parish Hall Dby enticing them on Monday 19 November. to target your vehicle. eorge Davis from ‘Wild Game Make sure no valuables Direct’ near Great Missenden will be are left in your vehicle, whether they Gcooking up recipes using pheasant, are on display or not. The police say that venison and pigeon. There won’t be any criminals sometimes still target vehicles plucking and gutting but George will without valuables on display, breaking in to demonstrate how quick and easy it is to check the boot for example. This could just cook wild game. He says even confirmed be opportunist behaviour, they may have bachelors agree with him about this and it seen you hide something before leaving is both delicious and a healthy food to eat. the car, or they may now be making use George will also talk about the history of of Bluetooth technology. Devices that are wild game and the role of game-keepers in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth enabled can be tracked the countryside. The hall will be open from by criminals very easily and hiding devices 7.50pm and the demonstration will start in the boot of your car is not enough. If the soon after 8pm. This is an evening open to equipment has been left on standby the all and there is a small visitor’s fee. To check Bluetooth technology will still be actively this and to give us an idea of numbers looking for other systems, giving away the would you please ring either Carol Henry location. To prevent criminals locating your (758435) or Shirley Blomfield (758314) by device you must turn off the Bluetooth. Friday 16 November if you will be coming Remember: Lock your car and close so that no-one misses out on the sampling. the windows. Don’t leave keys in your car Meanwhile, Ferret Racing will be taking even if it is unattended for a few seconds. place on Saturday October 6. Tickets are If possible, park in a well-lit place. Ensure available from Carol (758435): £8.00 to the car locking system has activated before include a meal (bring your own wine), 7pm you walk away from your vehicle. Remove for 7.30pm start of racing. This event is also sucker marks from your windscreen as this is open to all and should be an evening of fun. evidence you have a Sat Nav system hidden away. Remove all valuables from your vehicle, including small change, laptops, mobile phones, bags and coats. If you would like any further crime reduction advice please call your local Neighbourhood Policing team on 101 or visit the police crime reduction websites at www.thamesvalley.police.uk/crprev and www.chiltern.gov.uk/crimereduction. Shirley Blomfield 758314

14 Hilltop News Hilltop News 15 16 Hilltop News Hilltop News 17 Although the record rains this summer did HAWRIDGE & their best to swamp the tour, two matches CHOLESBURY CRICKET were eventually played. The first was a CLUB T20 match against Pylewell Park, a lovely rural setting. The match was reduced to 15 There is much to overs a side, again the result of inclement weather. H&C managed just 75 for 9 in their reflect on as the 15 overs, on a tricky wicket. The hosts fared 2012 season draws worse, collapsing to 47 all out. to a close. Highlights The second match was against include the very Brockenhurst, a really exciting affair. The home team posted 201 in their 40 successful season overs, but H&C sneaked in when Alex enjoyed by our Colts, Neil smacked a 6 off the very last ball to a highly enjoyable complete a very enjoyable match and maintain an unbeaten tour record. and fun-filled Diamond Jubilee celebration, a winning New Forest tour and a full League cricket Next season the Club has applied to re- season of exciting matches for the Sunday enter a team in the Mid Bucks League. team. Conversely, the forced withdrawal of We left this competition at the end of the Saturday league team from the Chiltern the 2006 season, having won the league League and the unsuccessful application championship. The next season we were accepted into the Chiltern League, for a second team to play in the Mid Bucks and fared well. However, local players League were huge disappointments. H&CCC on tour. Back row L to R: Paul Collins, Sam Richardson, Ian Hames, Phil Wright, Steve Drane, increasingly showed disinterest in playing in Steve White (Tour Captain), Will Mills. Colts this league, resulting in an ever increasing Front row: Mick Sargent, Richard Vasey, Brian Ralphs, Sean Robinson. Our Colts fielded league teams in four dependence on guest players. Eventually, age groups for the first time in a number earlier this year, the dearth of H&C club During the season good contributions from John Popple, and donations from a of years. In particular our Under 10 team, members making themselves available have come with the bat from Sean number of kind supporters, the roof was coached by Andy Holdsworth, won its for this competition led to the decision to Robinson, Andy Holdsworth (highest score repaired during the season. league. Thanks to Digger Reading and his shelve our participation in this league. 88 not out), Steve White, James Cath, Ben So having dodged that bullet, the Drane and Brian Ralphs, with cameos from club has decided to make some modest willing team of coaches, counsellors and Sunday cricket Alex Neil and Ian Hames. Amongst the extensions to the clubhouse, to improve scorers. Also congratulations to Lynne The Sunday cricket team, under the bowlers, Will Mills has had a good season, the storage and changing facilities. The Cashen, who took on the difficult task captaincy of Andy Holdsworth, has had with a best of 5 for 10 against Missfits, encouraging growth in playing numbers of Chief Welfare Officer for the season. a very successful year, when the weather with steady hauls of wickets for James amongst our colts has been the driver for Equally, Ruth Matthews played a key permitted. The team has won most of its Cath, Dave Anderson, Andy Holdsworth, this move. The cost of completing these role in managing the hamburger stall games, with a few inspiring performances. Neil Jones, Sean Robinson and Digger changes will be in the order of £15,000, so each Thursday evening to ensure no one The most amazing was from Sean Robinson, Reading. A special word of recognition for a determined effort is already underway went home hungry. She has become an who scored 150 not out against Chartridge, Richard Vasey who, at 65, still bowls a very to secure these funds. If you can help with institution! and yet his team lost by the best part of tight line and regularly takes two or three a donation, please contact club secretary a hundred runs! This was because their Tour wickets per innings. Linsey Cresswell on 0770 856 994. opening batsmen knocked up 220, with This year a new destination was selected All news, photos and more can be found 20 sixes: the highest known score on Building extension for the July tour, following the complete on the club website, which is Cholesbury Common. This was after the As reported previously, it was thought that washout in north Devon last year. The team hawridgeandcholesbury.hitscricket.com was based in Bournemouth and four games H&C captain (name withheld to protect his a leaking clubhouse may have needed a Brian Ralphs, Chairman, were arranged against New Forest clubs. reputation) dropped a sitter when aforesaid roof replacement. But thanks to advice batsman had scored only 15 runs! Hawridge & Cholesbury Cricket Club

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by the Reverend victims and the like, where both locally David Burgess known and distant, unknown people are provided for. Overseas aid has And in the parable of the Good made the news Samaritan Jesus reminds us that our neighbour is the one in need. How could again recently. the Samaritan know that the innkeeper Why should we as wasn’t going to pocket the two silver coins a nation spend so and lie to him on his return about the way it had been used? much on this when our financial situation I’m aware of the discussions about how is so precarious? And what happens to it (or indeed if) to donate, to whom, and anyway – what about corruption? what is genuinely helpful to the poorest, both of our own society and worldwide. any years ago, pre-ordination, I What sometimes gets me annoyed is the took part in a fundraising event assumption that those who give regularly at work for a local charity, and M to overseas causes are naïve in what they’re several hundred pounds had been raised. doing. That attitude is both cynical and The person who organised the fundraising patronising. Many people who donate then left his job, and it was only several in this way do so in a ‘smart’ fashion to months later that it emerged that no-one known, trusted agencies. could find or account for any of the money It is true, unfortunately, that playing that had been collected. games with the hungry and those in the So there isn’t a single large jump direst need is rife in the world. Treating from complete innocence to massive them as political pawns either to enlarge international fraud: like all sin, it is a sliding your own coffers or to please your own scale that can begin very locally and with a electorate is endemic. Ultimately, though, very low profile. there’ll always be a reason for not giving if The church is also often brought to task you want to find one. on giving – frequently from within. I’ve The Samaritan faced and cared for his heard the saying “charity begins at home” enemy with no heed for the outcome: and in quite a few discussions on church giving. what did God do for us in Jesus if it wasn’t There are two problems with this stance. giving without counting the cost? Firstly, the principle is not a Christian one; and secondly, charity that begins at home tends to stay there. The Bible treats provision to those in need as a ‘both/and’ rather than an ‘either/ or’ situation. There are several practical examples of help for widows, famine

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CHURCH SERVICES - OCT-NOV 2012 St John the Baptist St Leonard’s St Laurence St Mary’s DATE DAY NOTES THE LEE ST LEONARDS CHOLESBURY HAWRIDGE

Parish 8.00 am Holy Communion Communion 7 Oct Trinity 18 11.00 am 9.30 am Holy Communion 9.30 am Family Service Mid-­‐week 11.00 am Harvest Service with Sunday Holy Communion School 10.00am at The Lee

on First Wednesday Parish

Communion Parish 14 Oct Trinity 19 10.00 am 6.00 pm 10.45 am Matins 9.30 am Holy Communion Holy Communion, With Sunday Communion Matins & Evensong School Book of

Shared Shared Common Prayer All Age Worship Shared Communion 21 Oct Trinity 20 10.00 am -­‐ Communion 11.00 am Communion -­‐ at L.C.M. Church At Cholesbury Parish/Family At Cholesbury Communion &

Ss Simon & Jude Parish Giving/Shoebox Morning Services 28 Oct 10.00 am 9.00 am Breakfast Service 9.00 am 10.45 am Parish Communion (Trinity 21) Communion Service Common Worship

8.00 am Holy Communion Parish

4 before 10.00 am Matins Communion 9.30 am Family Service 4 Nov 11.00 am 9.30 am Holy Communion Advent 4.00 pm Teatime Service with Sunday 3.00 pm All Souls Service

School

Remembrance Remembrance Remembrance Remembrance Holy Communion 11 Nov 10.00 am 10.45 am 10.45 am 9.30 am Day Service Service Service With Remembrance

Shared Shared 18 Nov 2 before Advent 10.00 am All Age Worship -­‐ Communion -­‐ Communion 11.00 am Shared Communion

at Hawridge at Hawridge

Parish Sunday before 25 Nov 10.00 am Communion 9.00 am Breakfast Service 9.00 am Quiet Service 10.45 am Parish Communion Advent

The Revd. David Burgess 01494 837315 The Vicarage, The Lee, Great Missenden, Bucks, HP23 9LZ [email protected] St Leonards Parish Secretary Gill Fleckney 01494 758895 Peggy Sear 01442 863589 [email protected] [email protected] The Lee Hawridge Janet Whittow 01296 624568 Joan Walton 01494 758332 [email protected] Elizabeth Tomlin 01494 758214 Judy Hart 01494 837328 Cholesbury [email protected] John Farmer 01494 758715 [email protected]

22 Hilltop News Hilltop News 23 HAWRIDGE ur many thanks to all of you who HAWRIDGE Ohelped in so many Holy Matrimony ways at the Hawridge and 5 May 2012 Hayley Burgess Biggerstaff and Adam Popple Cholesbury Churches’ Fete on Bank Holiday Monday ST LEONARDS – and to those who Holy Baptism supported us in the afternoon. Adam Popple and Hayley Burgess 29 July 2012 – Harry Michael Christopher Henry Biggerstaff were married at St Laurence 2 September 2012 – Lilia Harriman Conner on Saturday 5 May. It was a lovely country wedding with the bride arriving with her father in his Austin Healey and leaving the church in great style in Adam’s father’s 1934 Bentley Blower. Two opera singers entertained the congregation during the signing of the register. A Victorian carousel in the field behind the house in Hastoe amount of work before, during and after CHOLESBURY completed the vintage theme. We wish the Fete. There is a fuller report elsewhere them much happiness. ummer for in this edition of Hilltop News. Cholesbury The Bucks Historic Churches’ Ride and Schurch means Stride took place on Saturday 8 September the return of Ian with the Cholesbury activities organised Steve Davey taking it all in his ride and stride Morgan to lead our by Caroline and Steve Davey, who placed Matins service. Ian generous refreshments in the church porch. enough tools to allow someone to set up in lives abroad in the Cholesbury was host to ten riders during business. winter for reasons of health and when he the day and this year they came mostly On Wednesday 10 October, a group reappears we enjoy once more his gentle from Berkhamsted. The weather was warm from the villages will go by coach to and thoughtful sermons. August is a month and bright making it ideal for riding or visit the House of Lords to see our of sharing services and a timely break from walking. Steve chose to cycle off-road as parliamentarians at work. Liz Green routine. the ground was dry and hard and managed has arranged for us to celebrate Holy The Fete was held on Bank Holiday to visit 24 churches. His route was west Communion in the crypt chapel and have Monday as ever and we set up our stalls in towards Princes Risborough and included lunch in the Lords’ dining room. The coach the lovely playing field at Hawridge and churches in Little Hampden, Ellesborough is not completely full and a few more Cholesbury school. We introduced some and Prestwood. Steve raised £100, which tickets are available from Liz (758035). new activities including the ever popular is shared between Bucks Historic Churches Cholesbury church will again support Adam and Hayley Popple on the carousel bouncy castle and some families bravely and Cholesbury church. Thank you, Steve. the ShoeBox appeal and we have a special took on new stalls this year. There was a On Sunday 30 September, Cholesbury service on Sunday 28 October at 9am. This We are holding a special Remembrance shower in the morning but in the afternoon church hosted the Four Parish Communion charity provides Christmas presents for Evensong on Sunday 4 November at 3pm hundreds of visitors enjoyed dry weather service and we invited a speaker from East European children. You are welcome to remember all those who have died as they bought cakes, bric-a-brac, plants WorkAid based in Chesham. This charity to collect a Shoe Box from the church and recently in our four parishes and others and crafts. Others enjoyed teas, ice-creams refurbishes traditional tools used fill it with suitable gifts (advice is included of our friends and family we wish to and the BBQ or played various games by a carpenter or a builder or more with the box). If you cannot join us at the remember. You may like your remembrance with differing skill levels. We are grateful sophisticated equipment such as electric service please leave the Box in the church to be in silent thought but if you would like to many, many villagers for an enormous sewing machines. The idea is to supply beforehand. a name to be added to the list to be read

24 Hilltop News Hilltop News 25 out please tell Joan (758332) or Elizabeth suggest you contact Diana (748214). Remembrance candles will be Osborne (758651) or Ann available to be lit. Horn (758250) asap if you Our family service on Sunday 2 want to secure a table December at 9.30am will be a Christingle or would like a ticket. Service with the collection being given to Proceeds are in aid of St the Children’s Society. Leonards church to help Hawridge Church Walking Group – with ceiling repairs that The walks will start again on 2 October have become necessary starting from Cholesbury Cricket Pitch at since completion of the 10am. Coffee will be served afterwards. As outside rendering. usual a donation of 50p for church funds It was good to is welcomed. Please contact Margaret and welcome cyclists on the Joan (758332). Bucks Historic Churches’ Ride and Stride who were doing the rounds of local ST LEONARDS Harry Henry Baptism churches and to provide Auction at the Harvest Festival them with refreshments organised by Anne Church surrounded by family, friends and ur Harvest Festival Lake. St Leonards was decorated for the all the Sunday School children. Wearing a on Sunday 9 Sunday and we all enjoyed a glass of wine Harvest and as such attracted considerable beautiful long christening robe, she smiled September outside after the service. Mike, together interest. It is good to be able to return O serenely as David introduced her to the was a wonderfully with the other Trustees of the Guttmann some of the help given to us at the time congregation. colourful occasion Team, had the privilege of carrying the of the repairs to the church walls. Bucks Our Tea Parties in the church room on despite the lack of produce Torch on its last stint to the Paralympic Historic Churches were very generous in the fourth Wednesday of each month due to the bad weather in early spring. Stadium. their support. continue to be enjoyed by many of our More than 60 people of all ages came to Although a number of families were on local residents – whether as guests, cake our informal family service and 70 came holiday, the Breakfast Services in July and makers or those just ‘passing through’. It to supper afterwards. Michael Joseph and August were very well attended. The bacon is a real pleasure to see people who do Richard Baddon persuaded many at the continues to sizzle, the coffee is as ever hot not get out very often find companionship auction to part with more money than and fresh, our message is short and simple in these informal gatherings. We can they intended to spend and a number of and we look forward to seeing you all always collect anyone who would like to people left clutching items they hadn’t again on 28 October and 25 November. It be brought and taken home by car and on quite intended to buy! Thank you to does make a good start to a family Sunday! arrival you will always find a happy buzz of everyone who arranged flowers, organised Baptisms – On Sunday 29 July, Harry conversation. Please let Anne Lake (01296 the service, cooked, served, helped with the Henry, Lisa and Mark’s second child, was 620169) or Anne Butterworth (758700) auction and washed up afterwards. It was a baptised into the fellowship of St Leonards know if you would like a lift or know of happy and successful evening. Church. Harry behaved impeccably during anyone who might be interested to join in. We were fortunate to have Mike the simple, sincere service and seemed We meet again on Wednesdays 24 October Mackenzie, chairman of the Ludwig to thoroughly enjoy the presence of his and 28 November. Guttmann Trust at Stoke Mandeville, godparents, Tamara and Kristine Grannell Jazz Evening – Saturday 3 November at speak to us on Sunday 29 July at our four and Russell Hill. 7.30pm. Lou’s Sextet, now well renowned, churches’ Joint Parish Communion. Mike, On Sunday 2 September we were is coming again to St Leonards Parish Hall. himself a double amputee and paralysed privileged to have the baptism of Lilia We are providing a delicious supper as well from the chest down, spoke movingly and Harriman Conner. Lilia’s mother is Jakki as wonderful entertainment for £22.00 amusingly about the work of Professor Harriman’s sister and Angie and Dang, per person. Two years ago the concert was Guttmann and the then forthcoming who live in Atlanta, Georgia, came over a sell-out and since this group has a very Paralympic Games. It was a rare sunny especially to have Lilia baptised at St strong following from quite far afield, we Lilia Harriman Conner Baptism Leonards. Lilia was received into the

26 Hilltop News Hilltop News 27 HILLTOP NEWS nature Another noxious weed oft referred to on one or two recent feedbacks on by The Bard is hemlock, the fruits of which observations received. Perhaps the best are used to distil a vicious poison, favoured spot of the year came from a smart-eyed by Ancient Greeks as well as medieval correspondent from Sandpit Hill who in Some autumnal enchantresses, and as reflected within the August managed to capture a rare shot witches’ chants in Macbeth: of a newly emerged purple emperor butterfly, sunning itself on the warm Scale of dragon, tooth of wolf, poetic licence earth of the vegetable patch. They are Witches’ mummy, maw and gulf none too frequently seen as they spend Of the ravin’d salt-sea shark, ach season has its own unique these is bittersweet. Unlike its relative the much of their time high up in the tree Root of hemlock digg’d i’ the dark, characteristics and feel. Autumn, potato it is a hedgerow climber with yellow canopy. However, I am advised that, on There’s much industry afoot in Autumn. Ethough, seems to have provided poets and purple flowers prefacing the traffic first emerging, they disperse and may be and bards with more inspiration than the light fruit: turning from green through Whilst some invertebrates have given up found away from their usual habitat. There others. Shakespeare provides a sense of amber to a full stop at bright red. They the ghost, others such as spiders are busy, was also a flurry of e-mails about birds of power being gradually unleashed in one of might have made a delightful treat if it snaring prey which is still in abundance. prey. It seems sparrowhawks have been his Sonnets (No73): were not for the alkaloids which, as the An early morning or evening walk making themselves more obvious with a name suggests, give the berries an acerbic through meadow grass reveals a myriad of number of sightings in gardens over the That time of year thou may’st in me behold, taste. Though these berries (apparently) glistening threads. A New England poet, late summer. They were seen either taking When yellow leaves, or none, or few, do initially offer a less than enticing taste, Rose Terry Cooke, was an observer of both smaller birds, which were distracted whilst hang the essence turns sweet as it hits the back humanity and nature and frequently drew feeding from bird tables, or feasting off a Upon those boughs which shake against of the mouth: a short-lived delight as it comparisons between how lives in both bloated woodpigeon. Probably this greater the cold,- soon makes you sick. Another vine-like spheres were drawn. In her poem ‘Arachne’ visibility was due to a shortage in the ready Bare ruin’d choirs, where late the sweet hedge plant with a reputation is woodbine Rose takes one right down to ground level: availability of prey. birds sang. or honeysuckle with its dark purple fruit I know thy peace when all is done. Comments and questions welcome Liking a roofless church, perhaps one favoured by birds, but not humans. Each anchored thread, each tiny knot, [email protected] (758890). with those gothic arches, to the boughs Returning to Shakespeare, he recognised Soft shining in the autumn sun; of large trees is evocative of the Chilterns. how the intoxication of maturing fruit can A sheltered, silent, tranquil lot. It is not uncommon to hear a rookery full impact on dreams and emotions, such as in of raucous birds standing firm against the Othello when he pens: The sounds of Autumn are also elements. characteristic, and returning to Keats in Not poppy, nor mandragora, Meanwhile John Keats recognised in his his Ode To Autumn there is recognition of Nor all the drowsy syrups of the world, eponymous poem ‘To Autumn’ that the the songs emanating from fauna, with his Shall ever medicine thee to that sweet sleep season is the time for fulfilment of nature’s referring to: annual labours, culminating in a bountiful We know, all too well, what poppies Hedge-crickets sing; and now with treble harvest of fruits and nuts: can provide but what of ‘mandragora’ soft which is the Latin for mandrake, referring Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, The red-breast whistles from a garden-croft; to the root of what is known better to Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun; And gathering swallows twitter in the skies. us as deadly nightshade, a relative of the Conspiring with him how to load and bless aforementioned bittersweet. Not only does With milder winters we are seeing and With fruit the vines that round the thatch- it provide no warning to its victim of its hearing migrating birds much later into eves run; dark side but, to the contrary, it creates the year and it is not unusual to espy a few Aside from those more obvious desserts an initial sense of euphoria followed by a such birds in early October. Mind you, Keats which we can enjoy such as blackberries deep sleep from which there is no return, may have engaged in some ‘poetic licence’ and hazelnuts, there are others which may as Romeo and Juliet were tragically to regarding the crickets: on warm evenings be fare for blackbirds and thrushes but discover: they can still be heard occasionally well which sensibly do not receive our attention beyond their usual sell-by date. Within the infant rind of this weak flower, because they would do us harm. First of And finally, I just want to catch up poison hath residence, and medicine power

28 Hilltop News Hilltop News 29 30 Hilltop News Hilltop News 31 GARDEN PARTY PUB LUNCH CLUB Against all odds, we were to have a The Pub Lunch Club meets on the second beautiful sunny lunchtime for the annual Wednesday of each month at the Rose and village garden party in aid of the Hospice Crown in Hawridge. It is open to anyone of St Francis on 29 June. It was a pleasure living in or near to our four Hilltop Villages, to move to a different venue this year to but in particular it aims to provide an experience the delights of Caroline and opportunity for those who might otherwise Mark Spooner’s garden at The Potteries in not find it easy to get to local social events. Broomstick Lane. If a lift is needed this can be arranged. It was a poignant time for many who On offer is a two-course meal for just £8, attended, having just lost a dear friend, prepared and presented by hosts Marc and Maureen Newall. Sadly it seems that Kerry, landlords of the Rose and Crown. The each year we have another reminder of event is organised by the Hilltop Villages the importance of supporting our local Good Neighbours Group. hospices. The next few dates for your diary are: Thank you to all who continue to Wednesdays 10 October, 14 November support this annual event, which has now and 12 December. Booking must be made been going for many years, previously in advance to Janet Hopkinson, via under the leadership of Liz Firth and email: [email protected] Paddy Sanger, and now with a growing or phone: 757059. ‘younger’ support team. Thanks to all If you would like to know more about who attended and dug deep to raise a or become a volunteer with the Good whopping £1,300 for the Hospice. Neighbours Group see www.cholesbury. If you would like to find out more about com and follow the link to Good the work of the Hospice, you are invited to Neighbours Group, or contact Chris Brown any of the monthly coffee mornings it holds. email: [email protected] For more information contact Janet.oates@ or phone 758890. stfrancis.org.uk. We look forward to seeing you all again next year. Helen Pert

32 Hilltop News Hilltop News 33 food mixer to create the Smoothie from ingredients measured out by Tan and David Strong. On the craft stall, Vicki Morris ST LEONARDS offered candle making to the more skilful visitors and you could buy Cholesbury soap. PARISH HALL Sue and Guy Williams created a bottle bank he Hall has some vacancies which where bottles were wrapped in newspaper need to be filled as soon as possible. and you hoped to pick one containing TIf you feel you could help out with wine. We were delighted that Flo Hobbs any of the positions listed please let me set up a new game of Penalty Shoot Out know: and showed exceptional energy for a Treasurer - to replace Fletcher Nicholson twelve year old. Bill Carpenter brought who, following his recent marriage, has scale models of Titanic and Bismarck for the nautically minded. moved to Wendover. You don’t have to be Children always come in good numbers an accountant but, obviously, you need to to the Fete and we provided a Bouncy know how to keep the books, run the bank Castle for the first time. Maggie Carruthers accounts etc. The Treasurer is a Hall Trustee. painted delicate and detailed faces. Maggie Bookings Secretary - Sandy Clarke is a recent arrival in Cholesbury and her has done this job for over four years and husband Andy ran the toy stall aided by now has other commitments which take three young sons. The children enjoyed up much of her time. She is happy to other games including Ducks in Water, continue to help with some parts of the where Hayley Lewis left all the organising job, including key holding. The job involves to Scarlet and Maddy. liaising with hall users, completing hire Elizabeth Tomlin’s Grand Draw provided about forty prizes. Caroline Coates, topical contracts and producing a diary of events. All the fun of the Fete as ever, designed a Diamond Jubilee Coin Hall Manager - This is a new position Collage and Bryn Woodward’s guess of and will be remunerated. The Hall Manager £43.70 was closest to the total of £43.81. will ensure that the hall is maintained in As the nation enjoyed a summer of a busy afternoon surrendering assorted The Bowling prize went to a visitor from good condition and checked before and bottles to lucky punters. The Fete would Hemel and £1 was won on every round of festivities we felt fortunate that the after outside bookings. No out of hours not be the same without the heavy old the Bottle Racing. Two tombolas ensured work is required but occasional weekend August Holiday slot was still free between tables capable of holding a small library there were many other winners. visits will be necessary. It does not involve Olympic and Paralympic celebrations. The of books, an assortment of bric-a-brac or a We are grateful for all the help in setting regular cleaning which is done separately. tempting display of plants and vegetables. up and clearing the Fete site, including Churches Fete took place at Hawridge and For details please contact Dave Clarke, Steve Davey and John Farmer collected the the many loaned gazebos. Ben Lewis and Cholesbury C of E school this year and Management Committee Chairman tables from St Leonards using a magnificent Stewart Pearce manned the car parking and we are most grateful to the head teacher, Mercedes van loaned by Fred Baxter. Thank kept visitors away from the water repairs (758567) or Email [email protected] Stephanie Bramble, who allowed us full you Fred, your van reduced five trips to that were still outside the school entrance Dave Clarke one! use of the school and playing field. despite Joan Walton’s best efforts. The The usual stalls shared the playing field gross receipts were lower than last year at St Leonards Parish Hall has had several tiles he Fete is focussed around our with new innovations. A Pimms tent was £2,941 and we await the final figure after broken recently and they are expensive to traditional stalls and old favourites set up in the English summer tradition and expenses and donations. Thank you to all replace. Can parents/carers please advise but repairs were needed and thanks Sylvia and James Watson were fine hosts. T who contributed to an afternoon of fun their children to avoid playing ball games go to Windsor Thomas for refurbishing Not far away were alternative drinks - and pleasure in our Churches Fete. on or against the building... Gen. Money’s unique bottle raffle Smoothies. There was a catch, as you had John Farmer equipment and supplying a new pack to pedal for your Smoothie. A bicycle was The Hall Management Committee of cards. Linda and Geoff Harvey spent modified so the back wheel powered the

34 Hilltop News Hilltop News 35 Ten years of Hilltop News

For many years, Maureen Newall had frequent problems with their machines Tony withdrew of 24 pages we been the driving force behind the Parish – displaying enormous patience when due to pressure ran to no less than required to make last minute changes to of business, 52. December Magazine which was produced monthly for the disc put through their letter box in the Brian Lake 2003 saw our first our local Churches of The Lee, St Leonards, early hours of the morning. thankfully took foray into colour, Hawridge and Cholesbury – on payment of over as setter. thanks to increased Step into the unknown! Finally, Mike advertising revenue an annual subscription of £5.00. After the first edition, Christine Haysom Spark stepped (and it still costs (a journalist) came on board as sub-editor, or many months, Anne Butterworth in as Design amazingly little to adding considerably to the strength of the had been in discussion with Allan and Production place an ad). team as the Press Gang of Maureen, Rosie, Whittow from The Lee to see if there manager and ‘We laughed, F John Phimester and James Watson were was a way of uniting both the Churches Hilltop News we cried, we added. Paula Angell and Imogen Vallance and the local Community by means of a took on the damn near died’ provided essential proof-reading and Oliver Newsletter delivered free of charge into professional expressed precisely Parsons became our official photographer. every home and for many weeks a small look so much how Christine Lulu Stephen featured as the Curvaceous group met and considered the implications. admired today. and Anne felt by Cook. Jim Hetherington began a fascinating At this point, Maureen’s faithful but ancient Strongs of Christmas 2007 series on wildlife. The Parish Council and Roneo machine gave up and The Lee felt Berkhamsted as Hilltop News then the County Council were able to there was a need for a slightly different now print and overtook their present their plans and ideas and our local format from the one we proposed. Despite produce the lives. Very few clubs and societies all had a voice. Chris David Burgess and Anne’s best efforts, it finished copies. disagreements Brown then introduced his Nature Notes was concluded that The Lee should go it with anyone, but a and Bill Ingram became our local pub Promising start? alone. Hilltop News was born! change simply had to be made. An amazing reporter! Not least came a regular letter Our first edition in November 2002 was full After many requests for financial support surprise party was given to thank Christine from David, our vicar, together with details of promise – but not without its detractors. were turned down, Bucks Community and Anne for their hard work and it was of all Church services and Church news. Our main article, produced on the basis Action Group agreed to give us £3,000 from agreed that for a while there would be Initially, editing was done on a large that we are a farming community, was their ‘start-up village project’ fund and with guest editors - enter Lindsay Griffin and screen in the Taylors’ sitting room with concerned with the first Countryside March a grant from Chiltern District Council and Fletcher Nicholson, who did a wonderful everyone putting forward their point of and our strapline read ‘WE WERE THERE’. later The Buckinghamshire Foundation we job. Finally, in response to a phone call from view. This was an impossible process and The Editor received a pretty rapid response were able to form an Editorial Team with Anne, Graham Lincoln agreed to be editor quickly it was decided that Tony would of ‘MADAM, WE WERE NOT THERE’ from an Anne Butterworth as Editor, Tony Taylor - a job he does admirably, cheerfully and collate together all material, set it, pass it to aggrieved reader. We learned quickly not as Setter and Guy Williams as Secretary. with never a complaint when articles fly in Anne and within 36 long hours the task was to stray into the complex world of national Advertising was in the capable hands of well after the copy deadline! complete. This involved the Editor and Setter politics! Ann Horn (“I promise you there’s nothing Hilltop News continues to flourish under working at The Old Britannia, often long into And so it went on until April 2003 when to do for a year and then it’s only a case of Graham’s direction. Life in these villages is the night, with many dawn visits from Anne Anne and Christine felt it was no longer asking the advertisers to renew”). Ann now a precious and constant source of interest to collect a disc from under the milk bottles. possible to produce a monthly Newsletter, manages 210 accounts! Rosie Pearce took to us all and it is thanks to the many people The neighbours must have sometimes partly because there was always too much on the huge task of distribution. who give so much time to it today that the wondered what was going on as Tony, bleary material but mainly because it was taking Printing costs appeared to be prohibitive Newsletter goes from strength to strength. eyed, staggered into his car on two or three two weeks out of four to get this material until we found Peer Press who served us Congratulations! so well in those early days despite the mornings at the end of each month! When to press. It was decided to publish bi- monthly and a year after our first edition Anne Butterworth

36 Hilltop News Hilltop News 37 38 Hilltop News Hilltop News 39 100 Club winners St Leonards Church July 2012 presents the popular! ART IN 1st prize £15.00 Mr M Reynolds, Bellingdon CHEDDINGTON Jazz! The Town Farm Art Show offers a warm 2nd prize £15.00 and Supper welcome with mulled wine, Christmas Mrs P Phimster, Chivery Sat 3rd November cake, mince pies, plus unique, high quality August 2012 at St Leonards Parish Hall Christmas gifts. Accomplished artists will 1st prize £25.00 7.30pm for 8.pm be showing paintings, textiles, porcelain, Mr M Mariscotti, Arrewig Lane ceramics, woodcraft, contemporary listen or dance to basketry, sculpture, woodcarving and 2nd prize £15.00 jewellery. Mrs J Davies, Buckland Common Lou’s Sextet Friday 23 November: 2 – 8pm, Saturday 3rd prize £15.00 BAR AND RAFFLE 24 - Sunday 25 November: 10am – 5pm. Mr M Joseph, St Leonards 6 Town Farm, Cheddington, Near Tring, September 2012 TICKETS £22 www.townfarmartshow.blogspot.com 1st Prize £15.00 from: DIANA 01494 758651 Thelma Felstead, Coppice Farm Park or ANN 01494 758250 Please park in High Street – not in Town Farm. 2nd Prize £15 Mary Harris, St Leonards Free entry. Donations for refreshments in aid of Iain Rennie Hospice at Home.

40 Hilltop News Hilltop News 41 Hilltop News We welcome all news, letters and articles which are of general interest and relevance to the Hilltop Villages. Material for inclusion in the December/January edition should be sent to Graham Lincoln or Anne Butterworth (Church Matters) by 9 November latest. Please note that photos sent online must be at least 2,500 x 1,750 pixels in size.

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