Spring 2013 1,700 copies distributed Free Clarionthe Your official Parish Magazine with news, views, events and real-life stories from Bolter End, Cadmore End, Lane End, Moor End and Wheeler End

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Last issue’s letter from a Clarion reader about speeding in the village has prompted an amazing response. Lane End Speed Awareness Week (11-17 March) is the first action to come out of a collaborative effort between The Clarion, Lane End Parish Council and our neighbour- hood policing team. Do download the poster on the front from the par- ish council website: www.laneendparishcouncil.org.uk or email me katy- [email protected] for a copy and display it where you can during Lane End Speed Awareness Week to support the effort. Go to p20 for more information. The previous issue also saw a request from Janet Collins for informa- tion about Lane End’s Temperance Hotel. Thanks to all who got in touch, as Janet has kindly written an article for us (p14) about the ori- gins of the building. It’s an interesting read! Do get in touch if you’d like The Clarion to look into any aspect of life in our villages, or send in any reports of your own that would be of interest to our community. Happy spring! Katy (Editor) [email protected] 01494 883883

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The Clarion—Spring 2013 page 2 Parish Council meetings Your Parish We would love to see you at the CouncilCouncilCouncil meetings! Parish Councils meetings are open to the public and there is always a session at the beginning of each meeting where you can air your views or raise concerns/ comments. Our next few meeting dates are -

th laneendparishcouncil.org.uk Monday 4 March – Sycamore Room, Lane End Village Hall

Parish Clerk = Hayley Glasgow th Parish Clerk = Monday 8 April – Cadmore End Tel: 01494 437111 Village Hall [email protected] Annual Parish Meeting – Monday 74 New Road 29th April – Lane End Youth and Sands Community Centre High Wycombe May - Wednesday 8th May – Annual Bucks HP12 4LG Meeting of the Parish Council and normal meeting – Sycamore Room, [[[CouncillorsCouncillorsCouncillors\\\ Lane End Village Hall Chairman: Cllr Michael Detsiny YOUR PARISH COUNCIL Vice Chairman: NEEDS YOU! Cllr Graeme Coulter

Cllr Mandy Dunning IF YOU WANT TO KEEP OUR VIL- Cllr Jane Osborn LAGE A GOOD, SAFE PLACE TO Cllr Allan Simmons LIVE THEN PLEASE VOLUNTEER Cllr Lorraine Smith TO BE A MEMBER OF LANE END PARISH COUNCIL. Cllr Keith Wright We meet at 7.30pm on the first Cllr Callum Stewart Monday each month to discuss and Cllr Nigel King agree local issues. Please send a Cllr Mandy Sarney written application to Hayley Glas- gow the Parish Clerk to be consid-

The Clarion—Spring 2013 page 3 ered by the Parish Council to be a field. The play equipment which member. could no longer be used has been removed. As this is a voluntary role we need people with vision, energy and a little There is a working group which are extra time on their hands. constantly looking at ways to improve the area. If you have any

T & L Development ideas to help, please contact The With regard to the care home pro- Parish Council to get involved. The posal at 24-26 The Row, Lane End Parish Council would like to try and Parish Council welcomes the pro- tap into some funding that may be posal to redevelop the T&L Site and, available in the way of grants or in principle, is strongly supportive of donations. Perhaps you know of the Planning Application that has some funding available to help pay been made. for improvements to the playing fields? If you do please contact the The Application was given due con- Parish Clerk. sideration at the Parish Council Meeting held on 7 January 2013 and Burglaries members of the public were given a Police in Wycombe are advising full opportunity to put forward any homeowners to be vigilant following comments or concerns that they an increase in burglaries across the had. The Parish sent a considered district where cars and car keys response to WDC planning depart- have been stolen. ment which highlighted the concerns and comments raised at the meet- Thieves have broken into properties ing. The full response submitted can in roads including, Springfield Road be read in the minutes of 7 January in Stokenchurch, Brunel Road in 2013 (on the Lane End Parish Coun- Downley, Rose Avenue in cil website: laneendparishcoun- Hazlemere, Pound Lane in Marlow cil.org.uk) or on the WDC website and Redman Road in Booker. under planning. In most instances the burglars have Lane End Playing Fields managed to get access to the prop- erty by a UVPC door that has not You may have already seen the been double-locked. work been taking place at the Lane End Playing Fields. The Parish These burglars are targeting expen- Council has commissioned a lot of sive cars, most of which cannot be tree and hedge work surrounding the stolen without keys. Below are some The Clarion—Spring 2013 page 4 crime prevention tips to help keep Keeping up to date with Lane your property secure: End Parish Council is easy! 1. Double lock your front door with a Visit the website for the latest key (even when you are in the planning applications, news house). It is not sufficient to simply and events lift the handle laneendparishcouncil.org.uk 2. Never leave your keys; or check out one of three - in locks noticeboards located in the - on a window ledge - on the kitchen table villages. Locations are outside - on a hook behind the door the village hall, Finings Road, 3. Keep your keys safe and away near the shops at Edmonds from the front door, but easily acces- Parade and near the village sible in case of a fire, and make sure hall in Cadmore End. your keys are always in the same Don't forget you can always place at night-time. contact the Parish Clerk on 01494 437111 or [email protected]. The Parish Council is your first point of call for any issues that concern you to do with Lane End, Cadmore End, Wheeler End, Bolter End and Moor End.

We are here to help.

Contact your Parish Clerk Hayley Glasgow on:

01494 437111 or [email protected]

The Clarion—Spring 2013 page 5 [[[Royal British Legion

Report by Peter Jennings

The Royal British Legion Lane End is holding a new event on 23rd March in the Vil- lage Hall. The 40's

THEMED DANCE and MUSIC evening will have a live band and, no doubt, some well known war-time songs to sing and dance to. Appropriate food will be \ \ \ \ served. Please keep an eye on the local noticeboards in the village and shops for more details or contact Tom Nixey 881436 or Bruce James 881079.

[[[Footpath Update

Report by Margaret Adnitt

The rain outside my window is torrential and the footpaths have returned to the very soggy and muddy condition we experienced so much last year. Just two days ago (at the end of January) the ground was hard and crisp and the country- side looked very beautiful under a good covering of snow. The lowdown The lowdown The lowdown The lowdown The Clarion—Spring 2013 page 6 [[[Lane End Fete

Report by B R Nix

The village fete will be back on Saturday 8th June this year. The fete is well known as an oppor- Walking over the fields and tunity to get together as a commu- nity and raise Monies for the various commons in the deep snow was a stall holders and village hall as well delight, tiring but not dangerous. as giving villagers a chance to However, the ice and compacted socialise on the day. snow on footpaths and car parks Having missed a year in 2012 the around the village made surfaces fete will return on June the 8th 2013, very hazardous and there were we hope bigger and better than ever many falls. A friend told me of with all the old familiar attractions WinterTrax – a unique coil design and a few extras as well. fitting over the soles of one’s boots All the funds raised by the fete are or shoes giving the solid grip accus- used to help with the upkeep and tomed to feeling on dry ground. maintenance of the village hall which plays such a vital role in the heart of WinterTrax are not expensive but village life. are a real boon on icy surfaces and We will try to produce a fete to be especially for the older pedestrian. proud of for the community this year They are available from Notcutts and with your help it will be much Garden Centre and, although they easier to do. will probably not be necessary after If you want to help please contact this publication in March, I will re- myself on the contact details below. I mind readers in the Autumn of their offer my sincere thanks in advance for any help you can give. use for next Winter. Bob Nix Tel: 01494 881000 Meanwhile enjoy your Spring walk- [email protected] ing and don’t hesitate to contact me Butleigh, Ditchfield Common, Lane should there be any footpath prob- End, HP14 3HJ lems. Call me on 882609 or email On behalf of: [email protected]. Lane End Village Hall Committee

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The Clarion—Spring 2013 page 8 [[[Lane End [email protected]), Treasurer/ Mem- bership Secretary (Margaret Adnitt - Conservation Group [email protected]) or Hon. Sec. (Jane Osborn - Report by Jane Osborn [email protected]).

Despite last year's wet weather, not one Action Day was cancelled! The [[[Lane End turnout for the January 2013 was Surgery update very good and we managed to clear back the steps down from the Wheeler End bridge over the motor- Report by Ian Barnes way to the Four Fields footpath, in the hope that no further work there We would like to thank everyone for will be required for at least a year. their patience during our modernisa- One of our group even finally swept tion of the surgery. Over the past the steps clear of the last remnants few months we have carpeted the of mud and grass etc. waiting room, hallways and stairs, After the formal part of the 2012 re-wired the building, installed new AGM of the Group, those present windows, blinds and lighting. were asked to think about the future At the time of writing we are await- of the Group, which has been in ex- ing the installation of a new auto- istence since 1983. We focused on matic door at the front of the build- the fact that membership of the ing to improve access for wheel- Group is getting older and we are chairs and buggies. We will also having difficulty recruiting new/ shortly be reconfiguring and redeco- younger members. Currently, we rating the consulting rooms. This will are looking at ways of broadening enable us to begin providing family what we do and when we do it., but planning clinics in Lane End rather additional ideas would be most wel- than asking patients to attend at come. If any Clarion readers have Marlow. thoughts on how we can make the Group more relevant and interesting We will be holding another patient to younger members of the Parish, meeting in late Spring / early Sum- we would be delighted to hear your mer and will publicise details several ideas. Please contact either the weeks before the event. Chairman (Robert Briggs - The Clarion—Spring 2013 page 9 [[[Lane End Players [[[Lane End Twinning

AssociationAssociationAssociation Report by Eve Berry Report by Linden Porter Our next production will be ‘The Hound of the Baskervilles’, by Laurie Howe. This brings the famous Gosh doesn't time fly! It only seems Sherlock Holmes story into the 21st like yesterday that we were welcom- century (influenced by the recent ing our six French guests for the television updated series) but of Twinning Weekend and Craft Market course, still with Holmes and his back at the beginning of December. faithful deputy, Dr Watson. You can Our guests were treated to an action be sure of a thrilling evening as the packed weekend and the success of detectives try to solve the mystery of the Craft Market had them selling the Baskervilles. out of produce early in the day - Performance dates are May 17th, which meant they could 'do Marlow' 18th, 24th and 25th. The box office in the afternoon! opens on Saturday, 13th April and The Grouse and Ale laid on a splen- tickets can be bought from the did dinner on the Sunday evening, Village Hall on Saturday mornings and I got the chance to practice my from 9-30am till 12 noon, by emailing mediocre French - the less said [email protected] or about that the better. ringing 07706 426320. Do come Be sure to come along and enjoy the along our terror of the baying hound and watch monthly as the mystery is unravelled! Saturday morning Café (1st Saturday of every month) and find out more about us. If nothing else the people are friendly and the fresh coffee and croissants are excellent. Some- times we even have cake!!

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A letter from Oleron crops are maize (which grows to 8-9 feet high), sunflowers (to see a field The Marche de Noel in December of sunflowers is a lovely sight), salad was well attended by the locals, but crops, grapes, and some tobacco. the UK/Lane End stall was a bit thin this year. Shame, I wanted to buy Being a few degrees warmer than some mince pies! It was good how- the UK makes quite a difference. In ever to say Hi to the ladies who my garden, the pierre de charente manned it (is that the right word?) lies about 15 cm below the surface and we were entertained by a troupe so I cannot grow root crops, except of beautiful stilt-walkers. potatoes, but haricot vert and broad beans do well, as does fruit. My Cox's Pippin apple tree, which I brought from Swindon about eight years ago now produces a lot of lovely crisp and sweet apples each year. Along with figs, plums, damsons, pears and (in early June) cherries, and grapes. My varieties are chasselat (small sweet white grapes) and merlot (juicy black fruit) for the table, I couldn’t compete with the local vintners. The very snowy weather which you So we look forward to another have experienced in mid-January annual miracle, as the daffodils have largely passed us by and while still a already started to form flowers, and bit cool, things are starting to move it will soon be Spring. We hope to again: the grass is growing and see some of you from Lane End although the ground is very wet the down here in the summer - it’s only local farmers have ploughed and an hour from Stansted! harrowed and apparently started to plant something. Here the main Tim Cherry

The Clarion—Spring 2013 page 11 Meat Raffle - LEYCC holds a Meat [[[Lane End Youth and Raffle every two weeks at The Che- Community Centre quers Inn, Wheeler End. Tickets cost £1 per strip or 6 strips for £5, Report by Emma Savory and the raffle is drawn at 3.30pm. So, if you fancy a wander and a pint, Spring has finally sprung and we are or if you are looking for somewhere busy filling the diary, so make sure for a spot of Sunday lunch, then you get your birthday party booked in come along to The Chequers and and watch this space for more de- support your local Community Cen- tails on fun events and news tre. All money raised from the raffle helps to fund Computers @ the Cen- Zumba – Mel has moved her Zumba tre, a FREE facility offering friendly class to Monday evenings 7.30 – advice and support for all your 8.30pm at LEYCC. Only £5 computer needs, open every per class, or £4 per class if Thursday 11.30am-2pm at you buy a 10 session card. LEYCC. The next raffle will take Come along for a wiggle place on Mother’s Day; SUN- and a giggle and shape up DAY 10th MARCH, so why not for summer! bring your Mum along? Easter Playscheme - After the suc- Bags2theFuture—We are taking part cess of last summer’s playscheme, in the ‘Bags2theFuture’ scheme. we are holding a two day play- Please recycle your unwanted sec- scheme over the Easter break for ond-hand clothing, bedding, curtains, children aged 4 – 12 yrs. The ses- soft toys, shoes, belts and handbags sions are WEDNESDAY 3rd and 10th by filling your black sacks and leav- APRIL, 10am – 3pm. Children will ing them outside the LEYCC gates need to bring a packed lunch and by 9am on FRIDAY 10th MAY. Your wear appropriate clothing for all the help would be greatly appreciated. fun-packed activities. Please add ‘Lane End Youth & Com- Prices: £8 per day for 1 child, £12 munity Centre’ on Facebook, just ask per day for 2 siblings and £16 per to join the group and you will be first day for 3 siblings. to find out about all the events. As always, places are limited and in Lane End Youth & Community Centre, demand, so please contact Emma to Edmonds Road, Lane End, HP14 3EJ Tel: 01494 883878 / 07932 326046 reserve your child’s place now. Email: [email protected] Charity Number: 1101360 The Clarion—Spring 2013 page 12 [[[Lane End and District thought applied to our established thinking. You will find our meetings Horticultural Society very convivial. Report by Trevor Perrin Ideally we need more competitors in our Annual Show to remain viable. A new year and the seed trays are This show is one hundred per cent being prepared for hopefully a drier dependent on participating competi- and warmer year which will see our tors for without you there can be no 122nd Annual Show take place on show. Please peruse the eleven Saturday 10 August 2013 in Lane sections of our Annual Show Sched- End Village Hall. ule when it’s published and distrib- To keep this Society going forward, uted in July. You may find an item we have two major requirements: that interests you. We require additional committee From everyone here in the Potting members to further our case with Shed, we wish you well and for a new, younger ideas and schools of better gardening year.

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Listening to the radio one day, there attached to the Sawmills by the vil- was a program about the Temper- lage pond (these buildings no longer ance Movement in Britain. I realised exist) and brought up seven chil- that the Temperance Hotel situated dren. Lizzie Smith signed the in the centre of the village must be “pledge” in allegiance to the Temper- linked to that Movement, a subject ance Movement. that I had not thought about before. The Temperance Movement started This led me to think about this Hotel. in the late 18th Century and in Britain Why was it built there and what was continued until the Second World its history? War. Their initial aim was to encour- The hotel was built in 1899 for a de- age “moderation and restraint” in the vout Methodist, Richard Smith, who drinking of alcohol. In Britain at that married Lizzie Avery from Wheeler time, brewing beer was considered a End. They lived in the Mill House necessity of life, providing a tradi-

View from of the junction of Finings Rd and Church Rd, Lane End, circa 1910. Photographer unknown (Copy by Ronald Goodearl). Present day photo opposite page. The Clarion—Spring 2013 page 14 tional and nutritious drink when “Saint Monday” – to recover from drinking water from local wells could their hangover was no longer be unsafe. acceptable! Brewers in Britain were well re- The middle class was the main driv- spected and wealthy town citizens, ing force for the Temperance Move- often patrons of charities and public ment, recognising the need for an work as well as entering into politics. alternative to Pubs and Inns for Many were Quakers such as the two people to meet, eat and stay. main brewing families in High Wy- By the 1830s the Movement had combe, Lucas and Wheeler. Robert changed and was lead by a group of Wheeler quickly became Mayor of working-class men under the leader- High Wycombe on arrival from Lon- ship of Joseph Livesey. They consid- don and Richard Lucas was a gener- ered all alcohol evil and its consump- ous local benefactor. tion immoral. The first National However, there was concern Temperance Movement was started amongst wealthy middle class em- in 1832 in Preston, Lancashire and ployers in the early 1800s about the called all present to sign a “pledge” problem of drunkenness among their of total abstinence and referred to workers. The shift from mainly agri- themselves as “teetotallers”. cultural work to industrial work So how does this all link to Richard meant that workers were expected Smith’s Temperance Hotel in Lane End? Mr Smith became a wealthy businessman providing much local employment and own- ing many buildings and houses in the village. In 1881 it is recorded that he was a “coffee house keeper” but it is not known where this to be alert, efficient and punctual. building was, it may well have been The previous accepted practice on the site of the hotel. The purpose amongst agricultural workers of tak- of the Hotel was perhaps to provide ing Mondays off – the so called The Clarion—Spring 2013 page 15 a → place where Lizzie Smith could 1902 for the Lane End Chapel and entertain and socialise with her also was known to have been a fair friends but perhaps more likely; it employer taking his workers regu- was a place where travelling sales- larly into Wycombe. men, who would be visiting Mr The Hotel’s function changed over Smith’s Sawmills, could safely stay the years and by the 1930s, the ho- without the temptation of drink. Re- tel’s parlour had become a grocers cords show that in 1898 there were shop and in the mid 1940’s the upper 37 prosecutions in High Wycombe for part was let to a demob serviceman. drunkenness but only 17 were local Most recently, it has been a Chinese people, the rest were travellers. Restaurant. Richard Smith died a comparatively It has been fascinating for me to look young man aged 62 but he had into this local history and I am greatly shown benevolence in his life time indebted to both local villagers and towards the care of others in the pro- the family of Richard Smith for their vision of this Hotel in our village. He great help in unravelling this story. brought electricity into the village in

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The Clarion—Spring 2013 page 16 Building Developments latest \\\ by Katy Dunn

24-26 The Row (T&L Works) Former Elga Site The planning application for a care We now have a name! It’s to be home on The Row has been lodged called Marbourne Chase. Ashill De- with WDC. The application involves velopments has passed responsibil- demolition of existing buildings on ity for the site to its housebuilding the site with retained and refurbished partners, Persimmon Homes who office/warehouse accommodation, plan to build the scheme according the erection of a 72 bed care home, to the original plans. new doctors surgery with consulting Construction of the properties will rooms, linking footpath, parking and begin in spring when a marketing landscaping. suite will also open in advance of the The parish council is broadly suppor- planned show home in the summer. tive of the plans, but there is concern It is possible to register interest in that too few car parking spaces have the site prior to the launch by visiting been provided in the plans. Resi- persimmonhomes.com and choosing dents are concerned that at busy ’Marbourne Chase’ from the drop- periods the overspill will impact on down menu. Or call 01628 502800. the village, particularly in The Row ‘Registering for updates and visiting where few residents have their own the development as early as possi- off-street parking. ble is highly recommended as it Executives from care home provid- means buyers can secure their pre- ers, Gracewell Healthcare, attended ferred property and location within January’s parish council meeting to the development. Reserving at this try to allay concerns. The plans have stage also means customers can since been amended to include four choose from a range of fixtures and more car park spaces, but the parish fittings such as kitchen units, floor- council has flagged their concerns ing, tiles or accessories and person- up with the planning department. alise their home. The development is Check progress via the parish coun- likely to take up to 18 months before cil website: laneendparishcoun- all properties are complete.’ says a cil.co.uk and click on planning. Persimmon Homes spokesperson.

The Clarion—Spring 2013 page 17 [[[Hambleden Valley [[[Lane End Older

Gardening Club Persons Action Group

Report by Janet Collins Report by Jane Osborn

Our final visit for 2012 was a guided The Lane End OPAG - 50+ contin- tour of Harcourt Arboretum where we ues to meet at 2 pm at Lane End were able to enjoy the autumn col- Youth & Community Centre, Ed- ours after a pleasant lunch. monds Road, and many of our mem- Our monthly talks have been well- bers arrive early to enjoy the excel- attended and very diverse in their lent light lunch laid on by volunteers content. Our Christmas talk was pre- between noon and 1 pm. We nor- sented by a local farmer and Christ- mally have a speaker—and for 2013 mas tree producer, Andrew Ingram. have talks on such varied subjects I think we were all amazed at the as travels in Peru, keeping warm and number and different varieties of tree well in winter, and Mike Dewey of that are available. We finished this SWOP (Save Wycombe's Old Photo- entertaining evening with Christmas graphs) will be giving another one of drinks and fare. his interesting talks on an aspect of Wycombe based on old photo- The first talk this year was our own graphs. Gardeners Question Time hosted by local professional gardener, Chris- So if you are over 50, have time to tine Banbury. Our many varied ques- spare on the first Thursday of each tions were answered with knowledge month do come along and join us. and enthusiasm. A most entertaining evening was had by all. [[[Lane End Evening WI Please see the What’s On page for a

list of our events and remaining Report by Christine Jennings talks. Our plant sale on 27 April at Skirmett village hall is open to all and Talks on SERV-motorcyclists, Pre- we do a very good range of tea and mature Babies and the role of a Mag- homemade cakes for sale. istrate, a Quiz, a tombola stall at the New members are most welcome. Village fête, a Ramble and a visit to Please call 01491 638690 or 01491 Parmoor’s Walled Garden project will 638691 for details. ensure that our members have The Clarion—Spring 2013 page 18 plenty to keep them busy this Spring may be unable to meet up with and early Summer. others for companionship.

Visitors/potential members are We come from various backgrounds always welcome to join us on the last in teaching, nursing and social care Monday of the month in the and come to listen and help, not Sycamore Room at the Village Hall. preach. We are committed to the Meetings start at 8pm. respect and confidentiality of anyone we visit and will arrange visits to fit in [[[Holy Trinity with their routines.

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The Clarion—Spring 2013 page 19 Speeding in Lane End \\\ by Katy Dunn

Did you read the letter in the last it, not because we’re bad people issue of The Clarion about one who deliberately flout the law or reader’s concern about the speed at drive dangerously, but simply which drivers race through Lane because we’re thinking about other End? It seems he was not alone. things. The Clarion received an unusually Lane End Speed Awareness Week full postbag (email inbox!) of resi- is about making the drivers who dents who agree that the traffic in come through our village think about Lane is too busy at rush hour and at our community and what they’re other times too fast. doing. It’s about making them realise In response, The Clarion has got that Lane End (along with all the together with Thames Valley Police other areas of our parish) is a vil- and Lane End Parish Council to dis- lage, a community that happens to cuss ways to tackle the problem, and have a road through it. The road— not only talk about it, but ensure their means of getting from A to B— there is real action. is not the priority here. The working group has a plan of The way to do this is to show we are short- and long-term measures: all behind the Lane End Speed Awareness Week campaign. For Short term: that one week—11-17 March—we 1/ Lane End Speed Awareness need to pepper the village with signs Week—w/c 11 March 2013 (see front cover and opposite). They are downloadable from the parish This is exactly what it says in the council website: title. Most people are like us, ordi- www.laneendparishcouncil.org.uk, or nary folk with busy lives and not email me for a printable pdf. Put it in enough hours in the day to get eve- your window, in your car, or blow it rything done. We’ve all driven faster up in size and attach it to your gate, than we should through a populated or make your own ’Lane End says area when we’re on the school run, Slow Down’ signs for your garden running late for work, or desperate to and the grass verges of the village. get home of an evening. We’ve done We want the whole village to be rein- The Clarion—Spring 2013 page 20 forcing this message in as many places as possible for that one Download this poster week. But after the week it’s vital from laneendparishcoun- we take all the signs down— there’s no sense in them hanging cil.org.uk and display it in around looking more and more your windows or garden. untidy as that gives the opposite Or make your own sign message—that we don’t care for Lane End Speed about our village. Taking all the Awareness Week signs down at the end of the week will also mean that if we do another Speed Awareness Week, it will have a good impact next time. day during Lane End Speed Awareness Week. The police make a good point in the letter they’ve included with this issue—if we all drive at 30 in the village, then the people behind us will be obliged to drive safely too. 2/ Community Speedwatch Community Speedwatch is joint ini- tiative between Bucks County Coun- cil and the police. Speedwatch needs volunteers to make a commit- ment to regularly monitor traffic speeds. The volunteers are trained and usually work in pairs, one using the detection device, the other not- ing down number plates. The police then send a letter to the registered Lane End Parish Council has gener- keepers of the vehicles. Multiple ously offered to pay for banners to transgressions can result in prosecu- be put up at the road entrances to tion. If you are interested in becom- the village and the police have com- ing a Community Speedwatch volun- mitted to be in Lane End with their teer, please contact the parish clerk, speed enforcement equipment every Hayley Glasgow on 01494 437111.

The Clarion—Spring 2013 page 21 3/ Speed notification cameras running costs to ensure that they are a viable investment. Lane End Parish Council is seriously considering purchasing speed notifi- Long term: cation cameras—the ones that flash up the speed that a vehicle is travel- 4/ Permanent traffic ling as you approach it. The police management measures consider these to be the most effec- The working group would like to put tive, as opposed to those that flash a case to Bucks County Council for ‘slow down’ or ‘30’. permanent traffic calming measures. Ideally, the signs would be move- These might include creating pinch able, so that people don’t get used to points or ‘chicanes’ at the entrances the notices being in the same place to the village with a priority access and start to disregard them as ‘part system. This will have the advantage of the furniture’ of the village. Obvi- of slowing traffic down, but in the ously this is a significant investment short term would possibly result in for the parish council and councillors congestion in the village. There are are currently researching capital and also the issues of emergency and

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The Clarion—Spring 2013 page 22 farm vehicles to consider with any possibilities open to us and their road narrowing scheme. costs, I have documents from Bucks County Council that I can forward to There is also the possibility of asking you by email. to move the speed camera, and to de-classify the B482. This mean di- If you would like to volunteer for rectional signage is removed and it’s Community Speedwatch or get in- taken off maps for satnavs, meaning volved with the working group for when the M40 was blocked, the traf- Speed Awareness in Lane End, fic wouldn’t automatically be re- contact me: Katy Dunn katy- routed through Lane End. A de- [email protected] or the parish classified road wouldn’t be a priority clerk, Hayley Glasgow on for gritting in winter, though, so there [email protected]. are pros and cons with every pro- Unless people step forward, things posal. Rest assured, they will all be will never change. Let’s make a start considered. by displaying the poster to show our If you would like more information support for Lane End Speed Aware- about traffic calming measures, the ness Week.

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Your day by day MondaysMondaysMondays guide to local meetings, clubs Regulars and events Simply Walk—10am Meet Lane End Play- ing Field’s car park. Walk and chat for 1-2 [ hours LEOPAG (50+)—10.30-12.30am coffee pop- in Lane End Youth and Community Centre

(LEYCC), Edmonds Road, Lane End. Tel: 883878

Dinky Dancers—10.30-11.15, Lane End Primary School Tel Sure Start 477110

VIPenioners lunch—12-3pm, two meals for the price of one at The Tree, Cadmore End

Gentle Exercise for over 60s—2-3pm LEYCC

Baby Welfare Clinic—2-4pm Lane End Village Hall

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 the Sycamore Room, Village Hall

Zumba—7.30-8.30pm with Mel, LEYCC

Bridge Club—7.30pm Lane End Village Hall

Please alsoPlease be to sure inform of me any changes Events

March

11-17 Lane End Speed Awareness Week What’s On? What’s On? What’s On? What’s On? To includeyour event or meetinggroup [email protected] (free) email:

The Clarion—Spring 2013 page 24 TuesdaysTuesdaysTuesdays Wednesdays

Regulars Regulars

Bumps, Babies and Toddlers—10- Music & Rhymes—9.30-10.15 Lane End 11.45am, Holy Trinity Church, Lane End. Tel Primary School. Tel Sure Start 447110 883647 Lunch Bunch—parent and toddler Parent & Toddler Group—9.30-11 Lane group,11.30am-1.30pm, Elim Centre, Tel End Primary School. Tel Sure Start 447110 882587

Tuesday Luncheon Club—11am-2pm Elim JUMP—children’s club, 3.45-5.30pm, Elim Centre. £5 Tel Maggie 881261 Centre Tel 882587

Zumba—7.30pm Lane End Village Hall Tel Bridge Club—2.30pm Lane End Village Hall Cheryl 07812 180076 Junior Youth Club—for 8-12 years, 6.30- Slimming World—7.30-9pm, contact Mi- 8.30pm LEYCC chelle Spilsbury 07776 300276 School of Traditional Medieval Fencing— Hambleden Valley Gardening Club— 7.30pm Lane End Village Hall 7.30pm, First Tuesday of the month, Skirmett Village Hall. Tel 01491 638690 Events

Events March

5th Talk on bulbs, rhizomes and tubers at Skirmett Village Hall 7.30pm. Tel 01491 638690

The Clarion—Spring 2013 page 25 ThursdaysThursdaysThursdays FridaysFridaysFridays

Regulars Regulars

Simply Walk—10am Lane End Playing Look at Me! —9.30-10.30, Lane End Pri- Field’s car park. Walk and chat for 1-2 hours mary School, Tel Sure Start 447110

Coffee Stop—Village Hall 10-12noon. Cof- FSFH Circuit Training—9.30-10.30am fee and chat. All welcome, run by Methodist LEYCC Church Live Jazz—last Friday of the month in the Physical Fun—9.30-10.30 Lane End Pri- evening at The Tree, Cadmore End Tel mary School. Tel Sure Start 447110 881183

Computers@The Centre—11.30-2pm Sparklers—4.30-6pm for 4-7 yr olds LEYCC The Drop-In (Social lunch) - 12-2pm Events LEYCC March Four Ends Flower Club—Fourth Thursday of the month 2pm in Lane End Village Hall. 8th Village Hall Quiz, Tel 881913 Visitors £4.50. Flower arranging demonstra- 22nd Holy Trinity Whist Evening 7.30pm Tel tion, raffle, tea and cake. Contact 883096 881913 Circle Dancing—First Thursday of the 17th and 24th Hound of the Baskervilles by month, 2pm Lane End Village Hall. Contact Lane End Players at Lane End Village Hall Mary Williams 01235 520608

LEOPAG—First Thursday of the month 2- April 4pm LEYCC 26th Holy Trinity Whist Evening 7.30pm Tel Methodist Church Wives group—2nd 881913 Thursday of the month 2-4pm LEYCC May Citizens Advice Bureau—12-3pm, Lane 10th Holy Trinity Skittles Evening 7.30pm End Primary School. Tel 07717 652302 Tel 881913 Line Dancing for Beginners. 7.30-9.30 Frieth Village Hall ← THURSDAY Events Lane End Players—8pm Village Hall Tel 07706 426320 April

International Curry Night— 6-10pm at The 25th Garden visit to Haseley Court Tel 01491 Tree, Cadmore End, Tel 881183 638690

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SaturdaysSaturdaysSaturdays SundaysSundaysSundays

Regulars Regulars

Coffee Shop—first and third Saturdays of Parish Communion—9.30 Holy Trinity the month, 10-12noon, Lane End Village Church Lane End (crèche first Sunday of the Hall month)

Lane End Conservation Group Action Elim service—10.30 am at Elim Christian Day—10am First Saturday of the month Centre, Edmonds Road, Lane End meet in the Car Park by Lane End Surgery Whistles & Bells dog behaviour school– 9-12noon LEYCC, Tel Jenny 07703020344

Sung Eucharist/Family Service—11am St Mary’s Church Cadmore End

Morning Service (Methodist)I—11.15am Events Holy Trinity Church Lane End

March Sunday lunch—Grand International Buffet and traditional carvery at The Tree, Cad- 23rd RBL 1940s themed dance, 7.30pm at more End. Book on 881183 Lane End Village Hall. Tel 881436 Evensong—6pm at Holy Trinity Church April Lane End

27th Plant sale, Skirmett village hall Lane End Players—7.30pm Village Hall Tel 07706 426320 May

18th and 25th Hound of the Baskervilles by Events Lane End Players at Lane End Village Hall March June 24th Easter Sunday 1st Lane End Primary summer fete

8th Lane End village fete April 14th Table Top Sale in Frieth Village Hall from 10.30am. Details from Friethvillage- [email protected] or phone 01494 881176 28th Ridge Off-Roader, 10am, Bledlow Ridge School. 10k running race around Bled- low Ridge. Entertainment, tea, coffee and bacon sandwiches for spectators, medal and goody bag for finishers. Route details: www.ridgeoffroader.co.uk.

The Clarion—Spring 2013 page 27 Milk MenMilk Men

wwithith Will Lacey \\\

[ We all knew Lacey’s milk was the best ——— here’s the ‘science bit’ to tell us why!

I’ve talked a lot in previous columns Europe and are popular with farmers about the importance of making high for the large volumes of milk that quality feeds for our cows to eat. We they produce (as farmers get paid a spend all summer trying to make the price per litre this makes sense). best possible ingredients for them, They are a good cow and cope well we employ a specialist Bovine nutri- with the British climate and farming. tionist to analyse their feed needs On our farm we don’t farm Holsteins, and then utilise the we have always full potential of all chosen to milk available ingredients Guernsey cows, to develop a ‘meal’ and I can give that gives the cows you many rea- everything they need sons as to why. to be strong and healthy as well as For us, the most produce our delicious important reason creamy milk. Today I is milk quality, want to go on to tell you about the our cows won’t produce the same milk, what makes it special and the volumes as the Holsteins, but the benefits of drinking Guernsey milk. quality of the milk is in a different league. Guernsey milk is richer in Ninety eight per cent of milk avail- both proteins and flavour and when able in British supermarkets comes you drink Guernsey milk, you get: from a breed of cow called the Hol- stein. These are large Black and 12% more protein, essential for white animals that originate from growth and repair of body cells and

The Clarion—Spring 2013 page 28 muscle growth. they sourced their milk for its quality 33% more vitamin D, which is in the first place, rather than seeking good for development of bones and the cheapest possible option they teeth and maintaining a healthy heart would have no need to add anything to the milk. We do not add anything 25% more vitamin A, which helps to our milk, yet still it has the high with vision, healthy skin and immu- levels of Omega 3. nity against infection. The protein in our milk is also differ- 15% more calcium, which is vital ent to the Holstein for good, strong milk. There is much bones. Guernsey milk has: research being done Compared to 12% more protein worldwide into Beta your average Casein A2 protein. supermarket milk 33% more vitamin D This differs slightly this obviously has from the A1 protein numerous health 25% more vitamin A that is found in most benefits. On top milk. It is thought that of this, our milk 15% more calcium A2 milk is better for also has three allergies such as times more 200% more Omega 3 those of the gut Omega 3 than (including irritable ‘normal’ milk. than ‘normal’ milk. bowel symptoms), Omega 3 is skin rashes, hayfever essential for and coughs. Some growth and suggest there is enough support for recent research also shows it is this that some companies are now beneficial for a healthy heart, stimu- selling milk specifically as A2 milk. lating blood circulation and reducing The quality of our milk has been blood pressure as well as numerous recognised by many of you, local other health benefits. Interest for business and sports groups and so milks containing Omega 3 has be- on. The BBC recently reported that come so great that companies in- milk is a good post-exercise recov- cluding Organic Valley and St Ivel ery drink. All the proteins and vita- now add fish oils to some of their mins I mentioned earlier help with milks to meet this demand. recovery and muscle development, Personally, I think this is shameful, if and studies suggest it is more bene- ficial to drink a glass of milk after The Clarion—Spring 2013 page 29 exercise than the specially devel- oped sports drinks! Today Guernsey cows equate to less than 1% of the British Dairy herd, this is in no small part due to the push from supermarkets over the last 20 years for your daily essential milk to be cheap, with no respect for the health and nutritional benefits that higher quality milk would have for the consumer. Fortunately for us, food quality and origin are becoming increasingly important to the British consumer, and this will in turn hope- fully see the numbers of Guernsey cattle in the UK rise again.

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Nature notes

Spring is sprung!

It is amazing how quickly spring seems to come, albeit with some set backs. The snowdrops are up and out in many places and so are the daffodils, though not in flower yet. Red kites are chasing each other, calling and so are many of the smaller birds. The weather does not really matter, it is day length that gets everything going. Those of you that travel to Henley past Oaken Grove, the blue- bell wood, will have seen that the toad barrier is now up and the volunteers will soon be taking them across the road to the breed- ing ponds by the bucketful, This year we have a huge new project in hand. We have built two large ponds in the wood itself and hope that in future the toads may use these instead of trying to cross the road. As they have to fill with rain water we may be too late this year but next should prove interesting— though toads are creatures of habit and their ancestors have been crossing that road in that exact area for hundreds or even thousands of years so it is a big ask, but let's keep our fingers crossed. One never knows with nature, I built a pond in my garden a few years ago, it was just three feet by one foot by one foot deep and the following summer there were five pairs of frogs and three pairs of toads! Lets pray for a nice hot summer this year so that our flower beds can fill with butterflies and that it is dry enough for young birds to fledge but wet enough to avoid a hosepipe ban! So much for global warming! Nigel Snell

The Clarion—Spring 2013 page 32 Email: [email protected] and share here any local photos,

wildlife stories or interesting nature encounters...

[[[Moorend Common

Report by Katy Dunn

We’ve good news and bad regarding Moorend Common.

New Grant scheme

Lane End’s party animals... The good news is that we have had a positive meeting with the Forestry Thanks to Margaret Scott for send- Commission about new funding for ing in this picture of a squirrel enjoy- Moorend Common. Since the Wild- ing a relaxing Boxing Day. You life Enhancement Scheme with might notice that the squirrel is Natural England came to an end in actually on the ‘wrong’ side of the 2012, we have been without external window. The owners of the house funding to pay for essential mainte- were away for Christmas and the nance works such as grass cutting squirrel had claimed squatters and tree safety works. rights. It looked to have had quite a party in the living room in their To relieve the burden on the parish absence! council we have been looking for different grant schemes to support Aston Rowant sculpture trail Moorend Common and the Forestry Commission is enthusiastic about If you’ve not been yet, head on up to being involved with this important Aston Rowant nature reserve on the wildlife site. far side of Stokenchurch and follow the sound and sculpture walk. There Woodland management are amazing views of the Oxford- We also feel that it is fitting that we shire countryside from Beacon Hill should turn our attention to the and a lovely walk back through the woodland areas of Moorend Com- woods with stops to listen and play mon as all the focus so far has been with the interactive sculptures. upon restoring the grassland ele- The Clarion—Spring 2013 page 33 ments of the site to fulfil the require- Acute Oak Decline ments of the SSSI (Site of Special The bad news is we suspect we Scientific Interest) designation. have a form of Acute Oak Decline on All woodland requires maintenance Moorend Common. There’s no de- to ensure its future survival. This finitive cause for this, it’s more a often requires some tree-felling, combination of factors involving a which sounds counter-intuitive, but beetle and a bacteria. The most ob- an overcrowded woodland limits light vious sign is death of the tree, but to the ground below, preventing new small D-shaped holes in the trunk trees from regenerating naturally and made by the burrowing beetle and stopping the growth of woodland ‘weeping’ from the bark as the tree flowers and herbs. tries to flush out the bacteria are in- With each tree affecting one another, dicators. this reduces the quality of trees in The particularly worrying aspect with the Woodland. If the majority of trees Moorend Common’s occurrence of are the same age, they will all die at Acute Oak Decline is the speed with around the same time, ultimately which it has hit. Usually the time- leaving us with no trees to enjoy. frame of death is 4-5 years, but our The healthiest woodland is that affected oaks have declined and which has a mix of trees of different died within a year. The Forestry ages and a mix of habitats: the three Commission has contacted its major vegetative layers within wood- research team to investigate. lands are ground flora (woodland There’s nothing we could have done flowers and grasses) shrubs to prevent it, the only thing (bushes and small we can do now is to try trees) and over can- and prevent its opy (tall trees). spread by re- We will be moving the working up a affected trees manage- (10 cases ment plan con- with the firmed). Forestry Com- Fingers mission in the coming weeks.

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SchoolsSchoolsSchools\\\

The PTA of Lane Saturday 9th February - Movietime in End Primary school hall, 2pm-4pm, £1 per child School is enjoying Friday 1st March - Bingo night from a record breaking 7.30pm, £10 per person for 8 games. year so far, with Cash prizes!! more than £1000 Wednesday 27th March - Easter egg raised already. However, with a tar- decorating competition and cake get of £3000, we still need your help. sale We have held an adult’s quiz night, a Sunday 31st March - Village Easter children's fancy dress monster disco, Hunt a Halloween cake sale and a hugely Saturday 1st June – School Summer successful Christmas Fair. Thank Fete you to every one of you that helped We are looking for- or attended any of our events. ward to seeing you We also held a promotional evening, all at any one of inviting local businesses into the these events and school to see how we could all help would like to thank each other. This produced some you for your continued support. exciting partnerships, so watch this

space for more updates! If you would be interested in joining up with In my last article we the school, financially or in terms of were celebrating a hands-on help, please contact us. very positive Ofsted We are planning another promo- report. This week, we tional evening in the summer. met with parents, staff and governors to dis- We have lots of fun events coming cuss the way forward to achieve the up in 2013, so please come along ‘Outstanding’ grade we all now as- and support our lovely school. For pire to. Lots of hard work ahead of more information on any of our us we know, but a lot of determined events, please see our school web- staff, plus supportive parents and site or contact Dannielle on 07740 governors to help us get there. 192514. The Clarion—Spring 2013 page 36 October brought a very successful lovely morning decorating the Christ- Frieth Hilly, this year with both a 5K mas trees at the Stag and Huntsman and 10K race. This truly inspirational pub in Hambleden village. A very event raises enough finance to allow enjoyable experience at the best of us to have a fabulous computer suite times but to be presented with a for the children. The children were cheque for £300 from the pub cer- fantastic in that they raised over tainly improved the day. The money £6,000 for the NSPCC, plus money has already been put to good use for Children in Need and the Smile the children will enjoy a theatre per- charity. Children in Kites class were formance of ‘The Greatest Fairy tale part of a Radio 3 broadcast and a Ever’ in February. group of children from Years 3-6 rep- The last Monday of the term is al- resented the school in a cross coun- ways very special event at Frieth try event. school in that we enjoy a hot Christ- November brought a day of ‘Thinking mas lunch at the local pub (The Yew outside of the Box’. This engaged Tree) when party hats are worn and the children (parents and staff) in crackers are cracked. This is gener- thinking laterally to solve problems. ously paid for by the school’s PTA We had a superb display of both 2D and cooked by the staff at the pub. and 3D models which the children January has fled by, we needed to felt represented the theme. close for two days due to the snow During November the head boy and but on our return we had a fabulous girl and their deputies gave guided field filled with snowmen and a whole tours of the school to prospective school snowball fight. Note to self parents. It is a joy to hear what the must improve my aim for next year! children feel are the most important Congratulations to Adams house features of the school. By mid- Team who created the most inven- November the sounds of ‘Baa-Baa tive family of snow people and who Bethlehem’, this year’s nativity play, worked amazingly well as a team. could be heard resounding around We now have many exciting events the school. This was the first time in to look forward to; celebrating Chi- many years that the whole school nese New Year, the theatre visit, had been brought together to pre- Easter Egg Hunt, a Quiz Night, rais- sent a nativity. ing money for Sue Ryder Foundation At the beginning of December the by having a big crazy hair day and children’s School Council spent a The Great School Bake Off to raise

The Clarion—Spring 2013 page 37 money for Comic Relief. We can’t The new term has seen one day of wait! closure because of the snow, but the Lindsay Phillips, Head chilly weather has not stopped us playing in the garden and feeding the The lead up to Christmas was as birds. We are looking forward to our Lane End new, very popular themes this term - Space, Pirates and Dinosaurs. The Village children will be making space ship PrePrePre-Pre---SchoolSchoolSchoolSchool pancakes, coloured dinosaur pic- tures and pirate hats, masks and boats. Through these themes, the exciting as ever for the children. As children are learning and developing well as all the creative play, they within the Early Years curriculum. practised their songs to entertain families and friends at a Christmas We welcome children to join us at Sing Along. any age between two and four and a half, but spaces for two-year-olds are The village hall stage looked won- limited and we now have a waiting derful, decorated with items the chil- list in place. The youngest child on dren had helped to make including a our waiting list is 6 months old! Give Giant Christmas pudding. Dressed in us a ring and book a visit to see the bright seasonal costumes, the chil- pre-school in action. dren enjoyed being in the limelight. Peter from Lane End Players kindly An assistant is needed to work two set up a hand held microphone and mornings a week from 9am to 1pm. in spite of not using it before, even Child care qualifications ideal, or shy children took it and sang solos or must be prepared to take NVQ train- duets with amazing confidence. ing. Call 07703 926196 for details. Parents provided the party food for Karen Monks, Leader the children and there were mince There has been a pre-school group pies and other refreshments for in the Village Hall since the 1960’s. It grown-ups. To finish a happy morn- was first called Lane End Playgroup, ing, Natalie Austin from Sure Start then Phoenix Pre- School now Lane came in to play action and singing End Village Pre-School. Does any- games. The raffle, sale of other one remember the actual year that it items and donations raised £140 for started because it could our 50th funds, some of which was used for a birthday?! If you have any memories new camera. or photo’s I would love to hear from The Clarion—Spring 2013 page 38 you by email: won an award in 2011 for being the [email protected] or drop most improved Primary school in the them into pre-school. country. Lisa is looking forward to getting to know everyone and joining Dorothy Harman our staff in providing our children with the best possible opportunities The snow has for learning through a rich and excit- finally gone and ing curriculum. Spring is in the air. We would like to thank all those who Everyone has participated in the recruitment exer- been very busy at cise, especially David Knights our Cadmore End Chairman. School—our tradi- Please contact the school office if tional pancake you have any queries regarding races were great fun and enjoyed by Cadmore End Church of England all. Next on the agenda will be School on 01494 881460. Easter preparations including our fun woodland Easter egg hunt, bonnet Emma Spencer, School Governor and egg competitions—always a favourite with the children! After six years leading our school and a long and successful career in education, our headteacher, Peter Durrant, is retiring. Many new oppor- tunities await him and we would like to thank Peter for making such a positive contribution to the life of Cadmore End School and wish him well in his new endeavours. The governors are thrilled that an in-depth recruitment process has resulted in Lisa Fern accepting the post of headteacher from Easter. Lisa joins us from Rose Hill Primary School in Oxford where she is an Assistant Head Teacher. Rose Hill

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OnOn the landOn land

wwithith Bryan Edgley\\\ [[[ Water, water, everywhere

Spring is a good time to review the then we have used whirling bird scar- past year, and let us hope for much ers, which spin round in the wind, as less rain in 2013. In 2012 the rainfall well as some white plastic bags on records that we keep at Kensham tall sticks, to keep the pigeons away Farm showed an increase of 34% from the young plants. above an average year, with a total But then the wet Autumn caused of 1,104 millimetres (43.5 inches) even more difficulties for the next whereas our ten year average, 2002 to 2011, showed an average of 821 mm (32.3 inches). Harvest 2012 was a difficult time, with all the grain having to go over the grain dryer, some of it three times, in order to bring it down to between 14% and 15% moisture content. If we had not dried the grain it would have not been saleable and would not have kept well in store. Damp grain arable cropping season, since the in store spontaneously heats up, just fields were too soft to take the weight like fresh lawn mowings on a com- of a tractor for the Autumn seeding. post heap, and then mould sets in. In a normal year the first seedings of wheat, barley and oats are drilled in During August, while we were still the middle of September, and we harvesting, we had successfully hope to complete seeding by the end seeded the fields to be cropped with of October. These cereal crops oil seed rape in August 2012. Since

The Clarion—Spring 2013 page 40 would then be ready for harvesting This work involved felling those trees in August of the following year. which, following advice of the Chil- terns Woodland Project were consid- However the fields were so wet ered to be dead, spindly, unhealthy throughout September and October or overcrowded, and some which that we were only able to seed three were too close to the road. This work quarters of the planned acreage, was carried out by woodland con- and some of that has subsequently tractors using a ‘cherry picker’, a failed due to slugs eating off the hydraulic working platform with a young reach of 27 metres mounted on a cereal plants at ground level. If Sum- lorry but having all the control levers mer had been normal, with plenty of in the raised working platform. The sunshine, then the grain used for traffic on the B482 made the job seed would have been plumper and more difficult, necessitating the use that might have given it the vigour to of traffic lights. withstand some slug damage. We were fortunate over seeding the fields near Harecramp, off Chequers Lane, with winter wheat on 16th January – after two fairly dry weeks and with enough frost to be able to take the tractors onto the land we were able to cultivate, harrow and seed the fields, finishing at 2am the next morning. Mid January is the latest that winter Some longstanding Lane End resi- wheat can be seeded, so those dents have told me how they have fields that were too wet to seed in appreciated seeing the result of this the Autumn and the crops destroyed work, especially on the downhill side by slugs will all have to be seeded nearest to Finings Farm, and that the with Spring variety crops in Febru- restored wood is now as they re- ary, March or April. membered it as children. We have One winter job that went well was sold most of the cordwood arising the work on Finings Wood, each from this felling to be collected either side of the B482 Finings Road on by local residents with trailers or by the Stokenchurch side of Lane End. firewood contractors. The ash logs

The Clarion—Spring 2013 page 41 burn well when green, whereas logs from oak and other species such as beech, birch or hawthorn burn best after drying out in the stack for a season. Two of the best oak trunks were sold to a local woodcarver for use as signs, carved nameplates and other craft work. These trunks were cut other Commons were able to see into suitable widths and cross sec- this contractor’s mobile sawmill at tions in lengths of about 10 foot each work, converting locally grown oak with a mobile sawmill – a machine into timber for local craft use. which comes in sections in a truck or trailer and is then assembled on the Bryan and Alison Edgley started site. farming Kensham Farm at Cadmore Finings wood was so wet in early End in 1955. December that the truck had to be Their son, Charlie Edgley, manages parked by the roadside and all the the arable crops for the family part- sections had to be carried up to the nership—around 2,300 acres, mainly spot where the oak trees had fallen. of milling wheat, centred It was fortunate that this work coin- on Kensham Farm but including cided with a study day on Woodland rented fields between West Wy- Management on Commons run by combe, Sands, Booker, Fingest and the Chilterns Commons Network, so Lane End. that the owners and managers of www.kensham-farms.co.uk

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Volunteering is about helping others Coffee Stop transport and giving back, but there are many support gains for you in the process. Do you have an hour to spare Around Lane End there are loads of once or twice a month? ways to get involved:- working for the community on the parish council or The Coffee Stop runs every Thurs- with one of its working groups, prac- day in the Sycamore Room at the tical outdoor work with the conserva- Village Hall from 10am-12noon. tion group, reading with the children We know that there are elderly folk at the schools, or offering some of in the village who would love to your time to support these causes come in for a coffee and a chat on below. What’s stopping you? Thursday mornings, but need trans- port to bring them along and collect them at the end of the morning ses- Drop in lunch helpers sion. If you have transport and can spare an hour or two, maybe just The drop in lunch has had a very once a month we would love to hear successful year, with a group of won- from you. derful volunteers and loyal regulars returning week after week. Some of Please phone Rosemary Davies our ladies have been helping at 01491 638201 or lunch club for many years and are Betty Twitchen on 881721 now in need of a rest! Committee members for So we are now seeking new volun- LEYCC teers. This involves buying, (for which you will be reimbursed) cook- We need new committee members, ing and serving a lunch one Thurs- so if your New Years Resolution is to day a month (on a rota) – can you help others, please join our small but help? Please call Emma for more active and enthusiastic committee to information – 01494 883878. assist in organising our fundraising events. Please call Emma 883878

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The Clarion—Spring 2013 page 46 Ask the: PCPCPC pparamedicaramedicparamedic with Paul Rubens \\\

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The Clarion—Spring 2013 page 47 Safety and Security\\\

Burglaries in West Wycombe and one offence of vehicle interference. A 55 year old In January seven dwelling burglaries male from Lane End has been were reported in our neighbourhood. charged with assault ABH after a There were three in Stokenchurch, domestic dispute in Lane End. two in Radnage and two in Lane end – one on Widdenton View and an- Speeding other on Coronation Crescent. There Over the past month we have priori- was only one non-dwelling burglary tised Marlow Road, Lane End and (includes break-ins to sheds and Bolter End for our speed enforce- garages) in West Wycombe. ment patrols, 21 Fixed Penalty No- Anti-Social Behaviour(ASB) tices issued. Many residents of Lane End have informed us of their con- The team are pleased to say that cerns about the speed vehicles are there does not appear to be any ON- travelling through the village and we GOING anti social behaviour issues have arranged with The Clarion and on the neighbourhood at this time Lane End Parish Council a Speed being reported. However if you feel Awareness Week. there is an issue that you would like us to help with please give us a call. Partnership Activity Did you know that there is a Offenders brought to justice Neighbourhood action group that Two youths from Lane End have represents the Stokenchurch, Lane been cautioned for Burglary after End, Piddington and West Wycombe stealing a bicycle from a garden area? The NAG consist of a volun- shed in Lane End. A 21 year old tary group of people who meet with male from High Wycombe has been the police on a regular basis to dis- charged with dangerous driving after cuss issues that have an impact driving through the area of West Wy- upon the local community and to try combe at 78mph in a 30mph zone. A and find a joint way of solving them. 49 year old male from High Wy- If interested in getting involved, combe has been charged with two please get in touch. counts of theft from a motor vehicle www.thamesvalley.police.uk/

The Clarion—Spring 2013 page 48 Ask the: pplumberlumberplumber

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Q: Bill, my shower has stopped working, I think it may be the pump

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The Clarion—Spring 2013 page 50 Ask the: VetAsk Vet

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Q. I’ve heard about LungwormLungworm---- what is it and what does it mean for my pet?

A. Lungworm is a parasite affecting dogs. It is carried by slugs and snails and dogs can become infected by eating them, either deliberately (there’s no accounting for taste!) or accidentally when drinking from puddles, playing with toys that have been left outside, or rummaging through the undergrowth. Slugs and snails thrive in warm, damp conditions so Spring can be a high risk time of year for your dog encountering these garden pests. The worm lives in the heart and major blood vessels to the lungs and can cause the dog serious problems including bleeding, coughing or a high tem- perature. Infection can often be fatal if not diagnosed and treated promptly. The difficulty is that many infected dogs do not show any symptoms until the disease is quite far advanced. By this point treatment is much more difficult and many dogs require hospitalisation and often intensive care.

Lungworm is not prevented or treated by the conventional use of worming tablets, but it can be treated and prevented with a regular monthly spot on treatment. If you think your dog may be at risk please contact your vet and they can advise you on the best treatment. Or call us on 01494 883443 Have a question for the Vet? Email [email protected] Patient of the month: When Kipper was run over, his leg and pelvis were broken and his paws degloved. (Ouch!) Kipper’s leg was saved with bone-pinning operations and a skin graft.

Kipper has submitted to pink leopardskin bandages with good grace and is making a good recovery. However, he has been driving nurses Hannah and Katrina to distraction with his inability to stop licking his poorly paw and uncanny dexterity at removing the ‘cone of shame’! The Clarion—Spring 2013 page 51

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[ Alternatives to conifers for a quick hedge

The snow has come and gone, and you are thinking of growing acid lov- the cold snap will have induced the ing plants, simply look around to see bulbs to prepare for flowering. Water what’s growing well in the local area, levels remained high through winter it’s likely you’ve got the same soil. keeping the ground at filled capacity, If you want to attract birds into the muddy and sodden, difficult to garden this year here are a few work...... not a happy gardener! ideas which will help. Birds like ma- Seasonal Top Tips: ture trees and hedges for habitats ideal for nesting and shelter, and Here’s a few evergreen tips from because of the variety of natural food Paul in Riverside Nurseries, one of present. Oak, birch, beech, rowan my local tree and shrub suppliers. If and willow provide acorns, nuts, ber- you want to hide unsightly buildings ries and catkins, as well as attracting you don’t have to be stuck with coni- insects. Fruit trees are a good fers. There are a number of different source of food and also attract edible shrubs available grown on a 2m insects. Sunflowers, honesty, corn- clear stem bushing up to 3-4m high, flowers and foxgloves are good such as Portuguese laurel, Photinia, seed-producing flowers. Blue and Holly, Privet and even an evergreen great tit chicks love caterpillars which Oak tree. Many popular evergreens primroses attract, and buddleia pro- are acid lovers, such as Camellia, vide the butterflies to in turn provide Rhododendron, Pieris and Skimmia. the caterpillars. These can suffer during dry periods if watered from taps, due to the Alka- Don’t forget early Spring is a good line contents in tap water. Where time for increasing stock for lots of possible use rain water stored in wa- herbaceous plants, and moving ter butts to prevent this. And finally, If things around, mulching, and so The Clarion—Spring 2013 page 52 on....bring on the sunshine! thro ugh Favourites: that Here’s an interesting flowering tree, and whilst all trees flower this one does it’ll so with lilac colour and scented fox- be glove-like flowers (pictured right) that cover the whole tree before the mas- Dave’s mystery plant: sive leaves appear in spring. It’s I am a group of hardy border plants often referred to as the Foxglove which last for only a few years, but I Tree. Paulownia tomentosa is a de- do pop up repeatedly from dropped ciduous, fully hardy specimen but seed. I have rough leaves and tall beware, late frosts damage flower spikes of bell like flowers in summer buds. On top of this it should be of assorted colours. In dry periods I grown in deep, well drained soil, need watering. I have been used for sheltered from strong winds, and medicinal purposes to regulate the

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Passenger Transport at BucksCC: There haven't been any changes to these services since July and there aren't any planned for the next couple of months. Our latest guide to bus services in South Buckinghamshire, includ- ing all routes in Wycombe, Chiltern and South Bucks districts should be available in the next couple of weeks and residents can pick a copy up at libraries, tourist information centre's and council offices in the area.

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The Clarion—Spring 2013 page 58 The Clarion is the Parish of Lane End’s non profit-making magazine, for the sharing of infor- mation 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

FREE TRAINING COURSES For those aged 16 and over PlumbingPlumbingPlumbing Lane End Oasis Painting & Decorating Project Car MechanicsCar Mechanics 21 High Street, Lane End, HP14 3JF Gardening & Landscape

For further Cookery Info contact Numeracy & Literacy Pastor John Richards Tel: 881112

The Clarion—Spring 2013 page 59 Useful Telephone Numbers...

Parish Clerk—Hayley Glasgow 01494 437111

Lane End Surgery 01494 881209 Lane End Pharmacy 01494 880774 NHS Direct 0845 46 47 Lane End Holy Trinity Church 01494 881913 Lane End Primary School 01494 881169 Lane End Village pre-school 07703 926196 Lane End Village Hall 01494 881913 / 881298 Frieth Village Hall 01494 881176 Lane End Youth & Community Centre 01494 883878 / 07932 326046 Elim Christian Centre 01494 882587 Lane End Oasis Centre 01494 881112 Cadmore 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 0845 8505 505

Wycombe General Hospital 01494 526161

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Open 7 days a week for appointments, we can care for all your pet’s healthcare needs from vaccinations to operations on site in the village. We aim to provide an Call us on exceptional, personal service in a relaxed 01494 883443 and friendly environment. Or visit our website Feel free to pop in and say hello and we www.cherrytreevets.com can show you round!