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Ivinghoe Beacon Magazine Issue 104 70 Pence Where Sold Ivinghoe Beacon Magazine Issue 104 70 pence where sold Inside this Issue: • Welcome From the Chair • Rural Crime Upate • Jazzercise for Epilepsy Society The Quarterly Magazine The Quarterly Magazine of Ivinghoe Parish Council The Team... Beacon Welcome from the Chair he Beacon Magazine would not reach your door without the kind CONTENTS Thelp of the volunteer band of irstly, Happy New Year to everyone distributors. from myself and the Councillors. Many thanks to them all; Andy Welcome from the Chair 3 F Beezer, Les Hyde, Pat Roach, Geoff Neighbourhood News 6-21 Travis and Rob and Anne Cattle – Roads it couldn’t be done without you! Ecumenical Enlightenment 24-27 I hope by the time you read this Karen Groom, If you have any skills that will help the Anglian Water roadworks by Chair, Ivinghoe Cultivation Clippings 28 us to keep the magazine going or you Cheddington Station will be completed Parish Council would like to submit an article, please School Stuff 34-35 after some inconvenience to us all. We let us know as we are always looking are expecting to have an update from for new and varied talents! Beyond the Boundary 36-37 Bucks CC regarding the costings and the Sporting Scoop 40 safety audit for the BHB Pitstone and very similar to the ancient, damaged Ivinghoe Traffi c Scheme shortly. railings and will enhance the area. Councillor Communication 44-51 Ivinghoe Lawn Hire Defi brillators Following the severe weather, we have The British Heart Foundation have BEACON COPY AND had to restrict parking on Ivinghoe Lawn approved a grant for the Ivinghoe Aston ADVERT DEADLINES to preserve the grass and protect the Defi brillator and will part fund this with conservation area from damage. Ivinghoe PC paying the balance. The We aim to get the magazine distributed Ivinghoe & Pitstone WI are funding a around the beginning of every February, May, Beacon Magazine defi brillator for Ivinghoe. Suitable locations August and November. To ensure your article Advertising in both villages will be decided and the Editor: Bridget Knight or feature makes the edition you would like Following an increase in printing costs defi brillators will be installed soon. Tel: 07960 605393 please see the submission deadlines below: and a few advertisers being slow to pay Email: [email protected] we are asking for advertisers to pay for Beacon Magazine Advertising Manager: Bridget Knight their adverts in advance. We thank our The council is seeking your views on Tel: 07960 605393 advertisers for their support. whether you still require a printed version of this magazine. As you may Email: [email protected] May 2018 Edition – 4 April 2018 Telephone Boxes be aware issues are available to view August 2018 Edition – 4 July 2018 Design & Artwork: Laila Palfrey The redundant telephone boxes in through our website. If you have an November 2018 – 4 October 2018 Tel: 01525 222214 Ivinghoe and Ivinghoe Aston will be opinion, please share this with us by February 2019 Edition – 4 January 2019 Email: [email protected] removed shortly. email [email protected] or you can drop us a line using the Ivinghoe BEACON MAGAZINE ADVERTISING RATES: Ivinghoe Lawn PC post box which is located in Ivinghoe Railing Project Town Hall by the library. 1/4 page £58 per year NB: Rates are for 4 editions. The council has obtained quotes for new 1/3 page £65 per year railings and applied for funding from Website 1/2 page £95 per year Artwork must be supplied AVDC New Homes Bonus, this is planned Please check the website for regular Full page £130 per year as a jpeg or a pdf fi le. for the spring. The new railings will be updates: www.ivinghoepc.org.uk 2 Ivinghoe Beacon Magazine February 2018: Issue 104 February 2018: Issue 104 Ivinghoe Beacon Magazine 3 BEACON COMMUNITY CHOIR 10TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR In order to celebrate the Beacon Community Choir’s 10th anniversary year, they will be performing two exciting works by two well known and loved composers. ZIMBE! COME SING THE SONGS OF AFRICA Alexander L’Estrange’s phenomenal fusion of traditional African song and jazz, Zimbe! is at times touching and moving, at other times funky and grooving but always incredibly up-lifting. BEACON COMMUNITYPICTURES CHOIR AT AN EXHIBITION 10TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR With Lyrics and Music newly written and ComposedExplore... by John Cameron, Dream... Pictures at Discover... In order to celebrate the Beacon Community Choir’san Exhibition 10th anniversary 2018 is a new take on the well-loved Mussorgsky Suite, taking year, they will be performing two exciting works byinspiration two well fromknown an eclectic choice of 19th, and 20th Century works. The variety of and loved composers. artistic styles is matched with a kaleidoscope of musical genres, from ethnic to rock, jazz to rap to a capella choir. As Mussorgsky’s composition, some COUNCILLORS NEWS ZIMBE! COME SING THE SONGS OF AFRICA movements are linked by “Promenades”, but this time jazz flavoured, with Alexander L’Estrange’s phenomenal fusion of traditional African song and jazz, Zimbe! is at times touching and moving,increasingly at other times unsettling funky time signatures. and grooving but always incredibly up-lifting. Both works will be performed by Beacon Community Choir, will feature the PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION Children’s Choir from Brookmead School, and will be accompanied by Jazz With Lyrics and Music newly written and ComposedQuintet. by John Cameron, Pictures at an Exhibition 2018 is a new take on the well-loved Mussorgsky Suite, taking inspiration from an eclectic choice of 19th, and 20th Century works. The variety of artistic stylesDon’t is missmatched this wonderfulwith musical celebration, so look out for further information a kaleidoscope of musical genres, from ethnic to inrock, local jazz press to rap and to advertising. Travel Impressions are specialists in tailor-making holidays a capella choir. As Mussorgsky’s composition, some movements are to destinations worldwide. If you are thinking of travelling linked by “Promenades”, but this time jazz flavoured,If you with would increasingly like further details, please contact [email protected]. unsettling time signatures. to Canada, USA, Australia, New Zealand, Southern Africa, Both works will be performed by Beacon Community Choir, will feature South America, Asia, India, Sri Lanka, China, Japan or within the Children’s Choir from Brookmead School, and will be accompanied Europe, please call or email us. by Jazz Quintet. If you would like further details, please contact: We can help you create the best itinerary, as we offer: [email protected] Personalised planning - we take the time to get to know you Friendly, honest advice from an independent travel agency Extensive experience to arrange every detail Have you ever thought about ‘growing your own’? Using fully bonded tour operators • No booking fees Growing your own fruit and vegetables can be very a satisfying experience and in Ivinghoe we are very lucky to have some beautiful allotments just off Church Road, overlooking St Mary’s Church. If you are an Ivinghoe resident and would like some more information about availability of plots – we have 01442 890265 them in a range of sizes – please contact the Parish [email protected] Clerk at [email protected] A World of Experience www.travelimpressions.co.uk Suite 4, George House, 64 High Street, Tring, Herts. HP23 4AF NB: there may not always be an available plot but we do keep a waiting list! 4 Ivinghoe Beacon Magazine February 2018: Issue 104 February 2018: Issue 104 Ivinghoe Beacon Magazine 5 Rikki: More recently you have got into their dreams and guide them through the RikkIAbout choreography. How did that come about? highs and lows of the profession, but its message is relevant to all walks of life. The Ivinghoe Aston Taira: I was asked to choreograph a Broadband Group says youth event and I loved it. I really enjoy P.S. Can you work out which sentence I ‘thank you’ creating new ideas in dance and have set made up? Thanks to everyone who contributed to up my own company, the Hinged Dance our recent broadband survey. We’ve had a Company. I am currently working on a Sophia’s Christmas Fayre fantastic response and the data will be vital piece called Flowers in December, which is My previous victim in this column, Sophia, in securing the right super-fast broadband about the refugee crisis in Syria. organised a Christmas Fayre as part of the service for our village. More than 80% of fundraising for her expedition to southern respondents said they were unhappy with Rikki: Do you come up with the ideas and Africa. Here are her brother Alistair and his NEIGHBOURHOOD NEWS their current service and over 90% said they work them right through from conception friend Kieran providing an excellent musical would be interested in high speed broadband. to production? potpourri of jazzed-up Christmas Carols. You can download a copy of the survey from was herself trained by the great Polish-born http://liamhall.net/IABG_Survey_Results. dancer and teacher, Dame Marie Rambert. Taira: Yes, pretty much. Sometimes I use pdf. It is also available via the Ivinghoe I was 17, and training with 7-year-olds, but existing music, but sometimes I have the Aston Facebook page and a hard copy will Eve gave me the confi dence that I needed luxury of being able to commission music. be available to read over a pint at The Village to progress. That was the case for my production Swan. Despite being left behind and ignored Prisoner 466, about Nelson Mandela. John by the major internet service providers there Rikki: Was there a “big break” that Cameron, whom you have previously are several options open to us a community.
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