What's on in Your Parish Seer Green & Jordans MAGAZINE September 2018

Seer Green Beer Festival Walking to remember Make your own blackberry brandy Scouts in the Alps

1 Parish Magazine one pound From the Editors We know This summer has certainly been together watching World Cup a good reason to indulge in our matches on outdoor screens and favourite topic of conversation, the enjoying picnics, garden parties Seer Green weather. As we sweltered in high and barbecues in Mediterranean temperatures for weeks on end, our temperatures. gardens turned into dust bowls and As the summer starts drawing to a leafy Bucks looked more like Tuscany & Jordans close there is still plenty to enjoy in with parched fields and scorched our villages, whatever the weather. grass verges. Meanwhile thanks again to all our The heat may have been a bit too regular contributors and distributors much at times but the consistent who help our magazine to thrive. sunshine and balmy summer evenings brought many people Fliss Coombs and Sue Puttergill Gareth Ashington lives in Beaconsfield and has over Next Month's Magazine 30 years’ experience selling The next edition of the magazine will be our October issue. Please send homes in the local area all contributions to: [email protected] by 7 September. Diary dates for the next two or three months would be very welcome. Articles should be 350 words max and photos should be jpeg format, preferable 300 dpi. Ashington Page sold more properties locally last year than Please note any items submitted may be edited for space, content * any other agent , so if you are looking to sell or let your property, or style. call us to arrange a free, personalised market appraisal. Sales 01494 680018 Are you a subscriber? Lettings 01494 685518 You can buy an annual subscription to this magazine for only £8 a year (for 10 issues). Please email: [email protected] with your name, Visit our website for an instant ONLINE VALUATION address and phone number and one of our distributors will contact you. www.ashingtonpage.co.uk Contents 07 Church News 19 News from Jordans 13 Seer Green Beer Festival 20 Pub Review *Source Rightmove 15 Make Blackberry Brandy 21 Seer Green Gardeners 17 Walking to Remember 22 Scouts in the Alps

2 Parish Magazine Parish Magazine 3 Church and Community Organisations Thoughts for the Month

Vicar Jordans Village Lunch Club Following the extended hot spell we had earlier in Cassa Messervy 01494 672496 Jackie Affleck 01494 875914 the summer, friends of mine asked me if I would

Licensed Lay Minister and Prayer Group Jordans Village Nursery School water their garden for them whilst they were away. Linda West 01494 673821 Julie Leonard 01494 875603 I happily agreed.

Churchwarden and General Enquiries Jordans Meals On Wheels I was genuinely happy to help but I find it quite a Jane Spoerry 01494 677328 Eli Merchant 01494 873471 responsibility looking after people’s gardens or pets Andy Nicholson 07814 993234 Jordans Picture House when they are away. Whether they will live or die Parochial Church Council Alan Sealy/Box Office 01494 873205 seems a bit out of my control while I’m in charge, Audrey Hardy | Treasurer 01494 672592 even when they are fed and watered. (Just to clarify Jubilee Hall Church Flower Guild David Howkins 01494 857760 I haven’t actually killed any pets or plants whilst Pam Britton 01494 678466 their owners have been on holiday!) New Jordans Meeting Rooms Magazine Distributors Alex Wildwood 01494 876594 During this particular fortnight, my friend’s garden Jen Lomas 01494 671281 had some beautiful plants appearing, as well as Jenny Scott 01494 674081 Seer Green Allotments Barry Richardson / Chairman 01494 673407 some coming to the end of their flowering season. Children’s & Family Leader & SGKIDS When watering one evening I saw a plant that I Janna Holder | Family leader 07764 490960 Seer Green Baptist Church Andrew McCausland | Minister 01494 730411 hadn’t noticed before. It had finished flowering Scouts | Explorers | Cubs | Beavers and was looking a little sorry for itself, but despite Andy Lapham | Group Leader 01494 678198 Seer Green Bridge Club this I spotted one small flower blooming amongst Irene Machin | Secretary 01494 676321 Seer Green Brownies 01494 677348 the dead ones. Seer Green Church of England School 1st Seer Green Rainbows Sandra Park | Head Teacher 01494 676344 It captivated me as I reflected on the beauty of this Carole Wharrier 07977 423555 one lone flower, standing strong. This little flower Seer Green Gardeners Eight O’clock Club Philip Newton | Chairman 01494 676033 The solitary flower that made me smile and increased my sense of hope, Monica Sado 01494 677851 caught Janna's eye that when things die away, new things come, good Seer Green Lunch Club can come out of difficult situations and after the Girl Guides Gill Roberts 01494 677281 Brenda Orr | District Commissioner 01753 887209 storm the sun will shine again. Seer Green Parish Council Jordans Horticultural Society Liz Bates | Parish Clerk 01494 874233 I remembered some song lyrics that say “Though Sally Wilson 01494 876864 trials will come, don't fear, don't run, lift up your Sarah Robin 01494 676539 Seer Green Pre school eyes. Hold fast, be strong, have faith, keep on Pip Richards | Leader 01494 730060 Jordans School believing.” May this little flower remind us, as we Hannah Bancroft | Head Teacher 01494 874217 Seer Green Montessori School head into the autumn, to hold fast, be strong, have Libby Wilson | Director 01494 672209 Jordans Music Club faith and keep on believing, whatever comes our Marion Pell | Chairman 01494 872875 Seer Green Village Choirs way. Jane Smith 07759 841205 Jordans Village Hall Office 10.00 - 1.00 Janna Holder - Children’s and Family Leader, Chris Jenkins | Booking Secretary 01494 875177 Seer Green & Jordans Women's Institute Susan Moore | Secretary 01494 673114 Holy Trinity Church

4 Parish Magazine Parish Magazine 5 Church Calendar - September 2018 Church Events | News Holy Trinity has some regular services, which are the same every week Thank you for supporting us! and some services which are different each week or special services and events. Our aim is to provide variety in our service styles. A huge thank you to all of you who atmosphere which is always apparent donated prizes, bought raffle tickets, at village events in both Seer Green Every Sunday 8-8.40am: Book of Common Prayer Communion helped either before or on the day and Jordans. It was a lovely sociable Service. A traditional language service, quiet and reflective. Suits early (and invariably both) and came along afternoon as well as being a great risers. to support the second Friends of fundraiser for the church. Holy Trinity Church and Community Every Wednesday at a new time of 12.30-1.00pm: Midweek As you can imagine, the running costs Summer Fete at the start of July. Communion. A contemporary language service with a prayerful focus. for Holy Trinity Church are high and We were delighted to have made an little is left over for extras. Friends of amazing £5000. Every Sunday 10-10.45/11am in September Holy Trinity was established to raise 2 Sept All-Age Service: suitable for all ages, a shorter service with Despite the extreme heat, many funds for repairs and improvements songs, hymns, readings, a talk and games around a theme. people came and spent time with us - to the fabric of the church, so it can eating cream teas in the churchyard, be maintained as a beautiful focal 9 Sept Holy Communion: for adults and older children with toys and having a quiet moment in the cool of point of the village. books at the back of church for young children. the church and browsing the stalls in Once the PCC have decided how this 16 Sept Joint service with the Baptist Church: a celebration of the work the beautiful setting of Little Orchard, magnificent sum of money is going to both churches carry out throughout the year. due to the generosity of Liz and be used, we will let you know! 23 Sept Holy Communion: for adults and older children. With toys and Richard Darlington. books at the back of the church for young children. Opening the fete, acclaimed author Beverley Bradley 30 Sept Holy Communion: for adults and older children. With toys and and local resident Freddie Forsyth spoke warmly of the wonderful books at the back of the church for young children.

Monthly 2 Sept Evening Service: Our Evening Service 23 Sept New for families: 3.30pm - Engage-pop-up church in Jordans Village Hall.

Special Services/Events: Tuesdays and Thursdays in Sept 9am - Prayer in the morning in Church Thursday 6 Sept 9-11am - Community Coffee Morning in Church Sunday 16 September 4pm - Youth Group Thursday 27 Sept 2.15-3.30pm - T Club in Church Sundays 9,16 and 23 Sept 6pm - A series of lectures on contemporary issues with Steve Gaukroger 6 Parish Magazine Parish Magazine 7 September Church Events/News

Harvest 'Living Well in the Golden Years' We would like to invite everyone to Course our Harvest Thanksgiving service We will be offering a four-week which will be on Sunday 7 October course starting Tuesday 2 October at 10am. We bring gifts of fresh fruit 2.30-4pm in Jordans Village hall, it and vegetables and canned or dry will be led by professionals and we food for local charities. We also have will discuss topics such as health, a wonderful Harvest Bring and Share relationships, wills and decision lunch in the Jubilee Hall at 12.30pm, making. This course is aimed at do bring a dish and come along and anyone who would like to think about join us. these areas in relation to their stage of life. A delicious tea will be provided.

There is no cost for the course but New: 'Engage' pop-up Church in donations towards costs would be Jordans very gratefully received. This September will see the start of a new monthly 'pop-up' church in Please get in contact with Cassa Jordans. This new event supported Messervy 01494 672496 or email by Holy Trinity Church and the [email protected] for Quaker Meeting House will start more information about any of these on Sunday 23 September 3.30- events. 4.30pm. It is aimed at all ages and everyone is invited. We will start with tea and then have a relaxed service which includes songs, a thought for the month, prayers and some activities on a theme.

Contact us Holy Trinity website www.seergreenandjordanscofe.org Cassa Messervy - vicar [email protected] or 01494 672496

8 Parish Magazine Parish Magazine 9 Our Charity for September - Carers Bucks Baptisms, weddings and funerals They run programmes and events Baptisms for carers. One of the most popular 8th July William Quin Davies is a six session programme entitled 22 July Preston Michael Brian Wells A little while ago a friend broke her leg Money Matters, Managing Stress, and people rushed round with flowers Caring and You, Getting the Help Weddings and cards and cakes. When I arrived that you Need, Caring Day to Day 30th June Sam Barclay and Anna Vroobel her husband smiled wryly and said and Looking after Yourself. Funerals that no one brought anything for him They run lots of groups. These are but his life had been turned upside 1st Aug John Goodyer led by carers and have their own down too. programme of events – many of the He was suddenly shopping, cleaning groups invite guest speakers with the house, sorting the children, expertise on relevant issues. The working and transporting his wife groups are free to attend and you around too. This was a relatively short simply turn up when you can. One term problem for them (although I am of my favourites is the men’s group sure it didn’t feel like it) but for some which meets to do such things as people their lives are turned upside play golf. down permanently when someone in Carers Bucks work with GP surgeries their family becomes ill. to offer a free health check for carers. If you find yourself looking after a They work in the hospitals to help daughter with young onset dementia, carers there. Sam Barclay and Anna Vroobel were married at Holy Trinity Church on 30 June a wife with a severe mental illness, Do support them if you can. a husband disabled by a stroke or a child with a serious disability then life Sue Puttergill is permanently very different. Carers Bucks is a local charity linked with the national charity Carers Trust and these are a few of the things they do to help carers in Buckinghamshire. You can ring Carers Bucks and talk to someone. Staff at Carers Bucks are very good at listening and they can offer advice on all sorts of issues relating to caring, if they don’t William Quin Davies with his parents Preston Michael Brian Wells was know the answer they usually find and Cassa at his baptism on 8 July baptised on Sunday 22 July and here he someone who does. is with his parents Ryan and Jessica.

10 Parish Magazine Parish Magazine 11 Dates for Your Diary Village Events | News September 2018 Beer, gin, music and family fun Sunday 2 Jordans Flower and Produce Show, Jordans Village Hall Friday 14 & Saturday 15 September The talented bands and musicians who provide live music throughout Friday 7 Jolly Quaker, pop-up pub, Jordans Village Hall This is our fifth annual Seer Green the festival give their time for free, from 7pm Beer & Music Festival... it’s definitely so there is plenty to entertain you. now a village tradition. The festival is Saturday 8 SGG Autumn Show, Baptist Church, 2.30pm Children are well catered for too, with all about the Seer Green community, a bouncy castle and other activities Thursday 13 Seer Green & Jordans WI, an opportunity to come together and to keep them happy. Speaker Ruriko Kojima, “Ikebana” have some fun while supporting the village and, in particular, the much- Friday 14 Seer Green Beer and Music Festival 6-11.30pm That leaves food, and we have needed rebuilding of the old scout thought of that too, with a selection of Saturday 15 Seer Green Beer and Music Festival hut. delicious freshly-cooked hot food so 3.30-11.30pm you can stay for as long as you like. As well as a wide range of locally- brewed beers and ciders, this year As always this event is put together by October 2018 we have added a gin bar with a passionate and energetic volunteers tantalising variety of delicious local and we hope you will join in the fun Thursday 4 Eight O’Clock Club, speaker Helen Fry, gins to you to sample and enjoy. and support this village event. “Spymaster: the secret life of Colonel Thomas Of course no beer festival in Seer Planning permission has been Kendrick”, Baptist Church Hall, 8pm Green would be complete without granted to rebuild the scout hut a prosecco bar, so there really is Friday 5 Jolly Quaker pop-up pub, Jordans Village Hall, and funds raised by the festival will something for everyone. from 7pm go towards the rebuild and further Thursday 11 Seer Green and Jordans WI, Speaker Arthur improvements which will benefit the Evans, “Most teachers are human”, Baptist whole village. Church Hall, 2.15pm Friday 14 September (6-11.30pm) Friday 12 Jordans Picture House, The Greatest and Saturday 15 September (3.30- Showman, 8pm 11.30pm). Entry £7.50 or £10 including a glass and one drink. Saturday 13 The Greatest Auction, Jordans Village Hall, £3 for 15-17 year-olds or free if from 7pm wearing Scout or Explorer scarf. Under 15s free (must be accompanied by an adult). November 2018 Seergreenbeerfest.com Friday 2 Jolly Quaker pop-up pub, Jordans Village Hall, from 7pm Adam Nicholls Thursday 8 Seer Green and Jordans WI AGM 12 Parish Magazine Parish Magazine 13 Lunch Club stalwarts retire It’s scarecrow time again Every year towards the end of August, a variety of interesting and colourful characters pop up around the village in the form of scarecrows, all taking part in the annual competition run by the Seer Green Gardeners. This year’s theme is Children’s Television so by the time you read this, you will have no doubt spotted some familiar characters dotted around the village. Winners will be announced at the SGG Autumn Show on Saturday 8 September. Please come along to this colourful event, details on Baptist Church Minister Andrew McCausland pays tribute to Gill Roberts (left) and page 21. Eileen Giles (right) on their retirement after 30 magnificent years as chefs for the Seer Green Lunch Club. Philip Newton

Make your own Blackberry Brandy Question: How can you turn a cheap • Place blackberries, sugar and bottle of brandy into a smooth brandy in a sealed jar, ideally a and delicious liqueur in time for Kilner jar. Christmas? • Shake at least once a week until Answer: By following this recipe for all the sugar has dissolved. Blackberry Brandy. • Keep in a cool dark place until just before Christmas. • For every 70cl bottle of brandy you need 320g blackberries and • Strain through muslin or a fine 160g sugar: sieve into a bottle or decanter. • Pick your blackberries carefully. • Enjoy at your leisure or - if you Avoid any that are damaged or can bear to part with it - give to a unripe. loved one. • Remove any stalks and rinse in Fliss Coombs cold water making sure there are no small insects lurking.

14 Parish Magazine Parish Magazine 15 News from The Jolly Cricketers Walking to remember We raised £44 for Bucks Mind and We were delighted to have been Seer Green resident and keen walker starting at Lochnager Crater in £71.90 for Search Dogs Bucks included in the top 50 Best Places for Markus Liebenberg is embarking on France and ending at the Menin last month from the sale of our Sunday Lunch by Tom Parker Bowles a poignant mission, walking 100 km Gate in Ypres, Belgium. Markus homemade dog biscuits. When as featured in The Mail on Sunday over three days in memory of the will also visit Gommecourt Wood, you’re next in the bar, do buy a biscuit on 12 August. sixteen men from Seer Green who Nueville-Saint-Vaast, Vimy Ridge for a four-legged friend in aid of a did not return from the First World and Langmark cemeteries. good cause! Amanda Lillitou - Landlady War. Markus is raising money for ABF, The The walk which links several war Soldier’s Charity. If you would like to cemeteries in France and Belgium, sponsor him you can do so online at takes place on 4, 5 and 6 October, http://fundraising.soldierscharity.org/ GILLAM DÉCOR markusforabf2018, or by contacting him direct. For a quality interior and exterior painting decorating “This is the fourth year that I'm doing and wallpapering service this walk,” says Markus “but it will have particular meaning this year • Over 30 years experience • Specialists in domestic work as it’s also the centenary of the end • Exellent references • Full public liability insurance of the Great War. I love walking and when I discovered I could do walks 4 Seer Mead, Seer Green, Beaconsfield, Bucks, HP9 2QL of this nature and help raise funds Tel. 01494 671 952 Mobile 07802 466721 for our service men and women at the same time it was a very easy decision to make. I'm honoured to be able to contribute to the Soldiers’ MACHIN & CO Charity, and this year I also wanted to Chartered Accountants and Business Advisers do something for the 16 men listed on · Sole traders and partnerships the memorial in Seer Green.” · Limited companies · Personal tax and VAT If any family or friend of the Seer · Business strategy Green men who lost their lives in the · Audit and compliance services First World War would like Markus to · Charities and Pension Funds lay a small wreath or tribute at any of We provide a friendly and personal service to all our clients the cemeteries he is visiting, please Contact: Howard Machin on 01494 671366 or by e-mail to [email protected] contact him on: 19 Seer Mead, Seer Green, Beaconsfield, Bucks HP9 2QL [email protected] Registered to carry on audit work in the UK and Ireland by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales

16 Parish Magazine Parish Magazine 17 Jordans Picture House News from Jordans Our extremely popular season of pop-up screenings in the Village Hall returns What a summer it has been! The The Greatest Auction Saturday on Friday 12 October with the huge hit film, The Greatest Showman. Village Green has not been so well October 13 at 7pm Jordans Village used for a very long time. Our annual Hall Each month the Village Hall becomes the Village Cinema with a large screen, Music on the Green afternoon event professional screening equipment, comfortable seating and even a bar. If you We are holding this amazing auction in July lasted late into the evening, haven’t been yet, you are missing a treat. of promises to raise funds so that having taken a record £1,554. our village of Jordans can celebrate We welcome two new members to our committee, Dee Pantlin in Jordans, and Balmy evenings enhanced World the legacy left by our forefathers Charlotte Baggins in Seer Green. They join existing members Lorraine Bristow, Cup screenings, the school end-of- 100 years ago next year. They laid Alan Sealy, Alan Sonnex, Chris Waymouth and David Wooster. Charlotte’s year picnic and plenty of other events the foundations for a community particular role is to promote Jordans Picture House in Seer Green – we share too. Just wonderful! with values that we still regard as of a station, so why not a cinema? utmost importance today. Looking ahead Jordans’ Flower Date Film Title Doors open Programme starts and Produce Show is on Sunday 2 Tickets are £10 including Oct 12 “The Greatest Showman” (pg) 7.15pm 8.00pm September in the Village Hall. Lots refreshments, so please save the date and book your ticket now. Nov 9 “Journey’s End” (12a) 7.15pm 8.00pm for adults and children to take part in, so get an entry from the shop and Nov 11 “War Horse” (12a) 3.15pm 4.00pm Meanwhile we are still gathering decide whether Lego model-building, prizes to make this auction as Dec 14 “Finding Your Feet” (12a) 7.15pm 8.00pm cake-making or growing beans are sensational as possible. If you can Jan 11 “The Post” (12a) 7.15pm 8.00pm your thing. Hopefully the beans are donate any activities, holidays or Jan 13 “Youth” (15) 3.15pm 4.00pm already grown so the only action is other experiences, please let me watering - and resisting eating them know just as soon as possible. You can find out more, including how to book tickets on our dedicated website: of course! Can we auction 50 items on the www.jordanspicturehouse.co.uk or call Alan Sealy on 01494 873205 The Jolly Quaker returns after a night? With your help, yes we can! summer break on Friday 7 September with Lara and Alessandro's delicious For tickets and further information pizzas, Rebellion IPA, new guest please contact Ali Cork on beers, a variety of gins with Alec and 07803 139079 or email: Richard on the piano. [email protected] Sports Day is on Saturday 15 Ali Cork September, a brilliant day and a wide variety of races for all from Seer Green as well as Jordans. You can sign up in the village shop or on the day.

Jordans Village Green turned into the Village Yellow this summer - Photo by Ali Cork

18 Parish Magazine Parish Magazine 19 Pub Review Seer Green Gardeners - September 2018 It was hard to decide exactly where to What a scorcher of a summer we’ve had. I hope you have found ingenious eat as so many parts of this pub are ways to keep everything watered, not least your sunflowers, spuds and fuschias so charming. The bar area is almost for the SGG autumn competitions. quintessentially ‘Old England’ and September is a beautiful time for the garden with wonderful late summer the garden areas are pure “country flowers. One of my favourites is the cactus dahlia. I love the bright colours cottage”. and the sharp spiky blooms. We decided on a glass of Chardonnay, Autumn Flower and Produce Show - Saturday 8 September, from 2.30pm - a mixed dressed salad and skinny Baptist Church Hall. chips (for me), and a sausage and a bowl of water (for Bear). An eclectic This is a great event where everyone can share the pleasure of produce from and modest choice but your reviewer the gardeners of Seer Green. If you live in the village, you can enter. Full Here is another pub review, kindly is not on expenses! details of all the all the categories are on our website. submitted by Lorraine Bristow. If you would like to review a local pub It was all served by very pleasant If you haven’t entered before, please don’t feel daunted. Drop me a line and please let us know and we will send staff. The wine and the food were I can hopefully put your mind at rest. you a template. delicious - the chips crisp, hot and As well as gardening there are also categories for photography, cooking and tasty and the salad generous and The Blackwood Arms, jam making, as well as honey for the first time. well dressed. Littleworth Common The show opens at 2.30pm, with prizes awarded at around 3.45pm. As well The menu included pub classics This being such a gorgeous summer, as prizes for the entries on the day, the results of the scarecrow competition and Specials of the Day, all looked my usual dining companion (husband will also be announced. delicious. I should also add that this Barry) was on a sailing trip and so is a Real Ale pub serving a range of We look forward to seeing you there! when Ali Cork asked me to write quality ales and craft beers. www.seergreengardeners.org.uk a restaurant review for the Parish Magazine, I had to cast around for All in all, Bear and I very much enjoyed suitable candidate to join me. In our evening at The Blackwood Arms. How to grow…. Radishes the end I decided that the perfect The Blackwood Arms Radishes are so easy to grow and they mature in 4 weeks - they are perfect to companion would be my beautiful Littleworth Common grow in containers or in the ground. They make a colourful and tasty addition black Labrador, Bear. SL1 8PP to any salad. I knew the location would be perfect 01753 645672 • Sow seeds thinly onto moist compost for us both as a woodland path leads Theblackwoodarms.net • Lightly cover, and water well. directly into the historic and very Opens Tues-Sun midday-11.00pm beautiful Burnham Beeches. After a • Keep well watered. Sun midday-7.30pm lovely walk we went straight to the • Harvest as soon as they are big enough to eat. bar and chatted with the very friendly Lorraine Bristow Philip Newton bar staff.

20 Parish Magazine Parish Magazine 21 Seer Green Scouts Allotment News

Summer in the Alps They also did rafting or canyoning, From a cold, wet and delayed start the sun to reach the tomatoes, and scrambling up a cliff a thousand At the end of July Seer Green to the year we moved straight into worrying about mould and fungus. feet high clipped into a “via ferrata”, Scouts returned to the Swiss Alps. summer, so it is not surprising that Plants may well be very stressed doing some very high zip wires This followed two years of very we are having a mixed bag with the right now, so they do need regular and bridge jumping, walking (and enjoyable summer camps in North ‘sun-thugs’ tending to flourish and watering and feeding. snowballing) at the top of Europe’s and South Devon. The Scouts (some delicate souls struggling. largest glacier, and finally hiking Do look out for any free fruit and veg just having become Explorers) were down a long-long trail beneath the It has been a very good year for at the Allotment gates and if you are aged between 12 and almost 15 north face of the Eiger. It was full on, years old, and about a third of the courgettes and tomatoes; French interested in an Allotment, there are perhaps especially so for the two party of 28 were girls. beans are doing well but runner some available, so please contact Scout leaders and three adventurous beans are struggling our Chairman Barry Richardson on They joined over 1,500 Scouts from parents! 01494 637407 or 17 countries at the Kandersteg Other winners are redcurrants, Evenings were spent in the laid-back [email protected]. International Scout Centre at the gooseberries and other berries – atmosphere of the campsite, often end of an impressive alpine valley. raspberries and blackberries have mixing with other Scouts. The older Maggie Pearson - (Bronwen One Scout commented, “I’m eating been very sweet. Damsons and other boys demonstrated commendable Collins is away golfing!) my breakfast looking up at these enthusiasm for international relations soft fruit also look like they will be huge mountains, it’s totally superb. when meeting the Spanish girls. excellent. At home I look out at the house next door”. On returning from one rather Poor shows include onions and challenging activity, one of our girls brassicas. Pears and apples will Each day brought a new experience accosted me and said “That was probably not be too good either. as part of their aim to attain the horrible for us – what were you coveted High Adventure Award – and There is still time for the brassicas thinking?” That’s when I knew we incredibly they all achieved it. They were on an exciting trip that we would though, as you can plant cauliflower had to swim in an ice-cold glacial always remember. and sprouting broccoli in August. The lake, fast dry-toboggan and do a hot dry weather has also resulted in 2-day hike in the mountains sleeping Chris Rumsey fewer slugs but no-one is particularly in a high alpine hut. sad about that. August may yet yield aubergines, peppers and chillis, blackberries and plums as well as more courgettes, tomatoes and beans As crops finish, the plants need to be cleared up and composted. Normally at this time of the year, we would be cutting way tomato leaves to allow

22 Parish Magazine Parish Magazine 23 Seer Green and Jordans WI Seer Green Eight O’Clock Club

At our meeting in July, Ken and people were waiting on the dock Social history has been a theme for When his request to become partner June Brazier spoke to us about for its arrival. It was an interesting, our events in both July and August. in the firm was rebuffed in 1875, he Mercy Ships. This is an international inspiring and thought-provoking talk. opened his own shop, East India In July we welcomed Will Phillips, Christian charity which provides House in Regent Street, specialising At the end of the month our Secretary Keeper of Social History at the Bucks medical care to the poorest people in in luxury silks. A second shop followed provided afternoon tea for members County Museum in Aylesbury, one of various Third World countries. selling furniture, carpets, porcelain in her home and in August we four curators looking after history of and curios, and Liberty was born, Several large ships have been journeyed to Wyevale Garden Centre the county from 1500 to the present employing innovative designers, and fitted out by volunteers to include for a cream tea. day. partnering an English firm of printers operating theatres, dental surgeries After the summer break, we resume and dyers. and eye surgeries, as well as hospital our regular meetings on Thursday wards. The ships are staffed totally Liberty the man, never lost his love of 13 September with a talk on Ikebana by volunteers. They moor at a Third Buckinghamshire, and was knighted (the art of Japanese flower arranging) World port for seven or eight months for his Services to Art in 1913. by Ruriko Kojima. This promises to and provide medical care to the poor be most interesting and everyone is In August we met Beaconsfield Town and needy who would otherwise have very welcome to join us. It is at the Cryer Dick Smith, for an amble in Old no access to health care. Baptist Church Hall, 2.15pm. Beaconsfield. At the turn of the 20th A group precedes them to spread century, there were just a couple of the news of the arrival of the Mercy Meg Sheppee farms in between the Old Town and Ship and, on one occasion, 7,000 the Red Lion at Penn. Actors Stanley Holloway and Roger Will talked to us about the famous CHALFONT ST GILES TENNIS CLUB Moore, singer Cliff Richards, writer London shop Liberty, its global style G. K Chesterton, and the “Hanging and in particular, the Buckinghamshire Players of all standards are welcome to come Judge” George Jeffreys, have man who created it. and enjoy playing tennis and get to know other all played a part in the history of Arthur Lasenby Liberty was born in Aylesbury End. So too has the town members. Chartridge in 1843 and died at The gaol. Lee in 1917. He was an exceptionally Location: The Playing Fields, Crossleys, off Our next meeting is Thursday 4 bright and creative young man, who October, 8pm in the Baptist Church Bowstridge Lane, Chalfont St Giles, Bucks mixed in influential art circles. In when Helen Fry, historian, biographer 1862, he joined Farmer & Rogers, HP8 4QU. and scriptwriter, will give an illustrated a shawl and cloak emporium. talk: 'Spymaster - The Secret Life of For more information call Mark on 01494 He revolutionised the business, Colonel Thomas Kendrick'. 677896 or visit our website: importing luxury goods from the East, https://clubspark.lta.org.uk/chalfontstgilestennisclub and becoming a connoisseur of art Everyone welcome: cost £3 to include and design. tea/coffee and biscuits. 24 Parish Magazine Parish Magazine 25

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