ISSUE 6 Vi age News JANUARY 2019 As a member of the local community HAVE YOUR SAY IN THE FUTURE OF KINGS LANGLEY VILLAGE

were all greenbelt land, and with temperatures running high, voices were loudly against this threat to the parish’s rural existence. A month later, a village poll clearly sent a message back to future development planners that 99% of Kings Langley residents were against any loss of greenbelt land.

A year has passed since residents said what they didn’t want, but the debate continues over future developments in the village. Now it’s time for residents to have your PHOTO: CHRIS PICHON PHOTO: Vi age say on what you DO want. Parish Councillor John Morrish is leading a small working party aiming to develop a plan that You can complete and submit this represents residents’ views, with evidence gathered via a paper copy, or you can do it on-line comprehensive questionnaire which will give you a voice in the at www.klpp.co.uk where you will debate and help them formulate the Parish Plan. find a link to the questionnaire.

Says John: ‘This Plan will be based Langley is being asked to complete Extra paper copies are available in on residents’ views about the future to give their view. There’s also an Kings Langley Library, the Parish of the village and how to protect the opportunity in the questionnaire to Council offices, and in Dalling & Co special features that make Kings volunteer for focus groups to further who have offered a free coffee to Langley such a good place to live in. develop ideas on some of the key anyone completing it there! We can’t promise that every view issues for the Parish. expressed will end up in the finished John asks for your responses to report, but if you don’t express your In November 2017 over 800 local be sent before the end of January. views, they can’t be included! So residents flocked to a public ‘We need everyone to express their please, tell us what you think.’ meeting at Kings Langley school views. Ten minutes of your time after the Dacorum Borough will help shape the future of Kings Enclosed in your Village News is a Council’s consultation document on Langley to 2036, so don’t delay in copy of the Parish Plan questionnaire future housing development was having your say! We aim to have a which every single resident of Kings announced. The four proposed sites final report ready by May 2019.’

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www.hertsdoubleglazing.co.uk www.checkatrade.com/hertsdoubleglazingltd YOUR ONLY LOCAL NEWSPAPER LOCAL ONLY YOUR KINGS LANGLEY Vi age NEWS Issue 6 . JANUARY 2019 PAGE 2 Outstanding Student The Village News is always on the lookout for more help – for regular Mr Joe Graham of Kings Langley input of stories and articles recently received a national award (with photos) to publish in the as an Outstanding Student of the newspaper as well as people able Workers Educational Association. The Red Box Project is a to support and provide backup on community-based, not-for- editorial and design/layout issues. He was nominated for the award by profit initiative, which provides Dr Caroline Ellwood, a popular tutor Red Boxes filled with free We also need more distributors able with the Kings Langley branch of the sanitary products to local to provide holiday cover or to expand adult education charity. Joe has been schools, ensuring no young the current distribution – just an attending classes and courses offered person misses out on their hour or so of your time every two in Kings Langley and the surrounding education because of ‘period months will ensure every villager areas for nearly 30 years. He has also poverty’. keeps up with their local news. served for many years on the local branch committee, selecting tutors to Started in 2017 the project deliver programmes on a wide range of is now nationwide, and there Village News contacts… topics – history, architecture, literature, are over 2000 Red Boxes in All enquiries, articles, advertisements, music, religion, fine arts, science, secondary schools across the and Prize Xword competition geology, archaeology etc. country. entries should be sent by email to [email protected] The WEA is the largest voluntary sector Please support the scheme by provider of adult education, delivering buying extra menstrual products Or by post to: The Editor, Kings Langley over 9,500 part-time courses for over with your regular shopping Village News, c/o Kings Langley Parish 70,000 adult students across and then dropping them in the Council, Charter Court, Vicarage and Scotland. Kings Langley WEA offers collection boxes which can be Lane, Kings Langley WD4 9HR Courses for adult learners in Kings found in both Dalling & Co and Langley, Boxmoor and Bedmond. Knowing on the High Street. The next edition of Village News will be available in March 2019, the deadline See www.wea.org for the current Help make sure our local schools’ for copy and advertising is Friday 8 WEA courses programme boxes never become empty. February 2019.

Below; Joe Graham receives an award from the WEA for Outstanding Student, accompanied by Mrs Joan Graham and the Chair of Kings Langley WEA Hilary Robins And the winner is… The High Street businesses really did themselves proud this year with Christmas themed window displays, in time for the Lights Festival on 1 December. The Parish Council awarded the Atkins Award for the Best Christmas Themed Premises on the High Street 2018 to The Hospice of St Francis Shop for their beautiful white display. PHOTO: MIKE QUINTON PHOTO: PHOTO: KIM CAMPBELL PHOTO: KINGS LANGLEY Vi age NEWS Issue 6 . JANUARY 2019 PAGE 3 Young commentators visit the BBC studios Two Kings Langley schoolboys had the experience of a lifetime when they appeared on the Radio 5 Sunday night 606 show live from the BBC studios in central London. Declan O’Gorman (13) and Joseph The two boys have been following Robbins (12) were invited on the show Kings Langley for a few seasons and after they were heard commentating their obvious knowledge of the players on Kings Langley Football Club (KLFC) and the club, in conjunction with the internet radio during the FA cup clash natural camaraderie struck up since against Lewes on 22 September. working together, has meant that their regular commentary on KLFC home matches has accrued a good KL Jazz welcomes following from fans unable to attend back new mum Vicky the matches. Vicky, the singing star with the The boys were requested to report 17 piece Hertswing Big Band, was to the BBC for 5pm with members ALEXANDRA ROBBINS PHOTO: presented with a welcome back of their families. On arrival they were Declan and Joseph with Radio 5 bouquet by Kings Langley Jazz introduced to the two presenters, presenters Alistair Bruce-Ball and Club Organiser Dave Smith during Alistair Bruce-Ball and ex-footballer Chris Sutton their concert in the autumn at the Chris Sutton, who immediately put the Tuesday night Jazz Club Session. boys at ease by asking them to watch The boys spoke of how proud they the Everton v Crystal Palace match were representing Kings Langley FC New baby May was with Vicky’s mum with them on TV in the office. This gave and of their hopes to be professional in the audience with friends and Declan and Joe the chance to relax and commentators. The best bit was the family as Vicky was congratulated on ask questions about how they could ‘professionals’ joking that the two her return to singing alongside her become the commentators of the boys were good enough to replace accomplished band pianist husband future. them now, but that homework would Anthony Wilson, following her probably stop them! Declan replied that maternity leave. After 6pm the boys sat with the he does his homework on Sundays, but producers in the studio and watched Joe said he is busy on Sundays playing Beverley Ross caught the event on how the show was put together bingo with his Nanny! camera whilst entertaining her own and how the two presenters work in family visitor from Canada. Their tandem. Then after the 6.30pm news This wonderful experience for the boys occasion was marked as her dad, the bulletin it was show-time and the boys was followed up shortly after with celebrated Hertswing trombonist, didn’t let the club or the village down as another live radio interview with Ollie Gordon Rushton, performed with they answered every question politely Bayliss on BBC Three Counties Radio the band and the evening took on a but with humour. Non-League Show. pleasantly unexpected ‘mellow tone’. –Graham Prentice The boys can be heard commentating on every Kings Langley home game using the link on the twitter page @KLFCofficial.

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Total Flooring 26 High Street, Kings Langley 01923 262656 CARPETS, LINO, VINYLS, TILES ETC DOMESTIC & CONTRACT KINGS LANGLEY Vi age NEWS Issue 6 . JANUARY 2019 PAGE 5 Kings Langley FC push into Mid-Table A blip of three league games without a win led to Kings Langley dropping into the relegation zone for the first time since early September.

However, this predicament seemed to only push our lads on as they went on a fantastic run of one league defeat KINGS LANGLEY LIBRARY PHOTO: in six, with four wins on the trot in November, taking the club from 20th Volunteer Library Proves a Winner! to 12th in only two weeks. Although In February 2018, Kings Langley Library became one of the first performances have improved all around libraries in to become entirely volunteer run. the pitch it is no accident that this change of results has been in parallel Recently, the team of volunteers Community Choir, as well as Christmas with the arrival of goalkeeper Alex (above) has been recognised for its Craft sessions where participants made Tokarczyk (from Chesham), ex-Watford success, with Committee Chair, Caroline Christmas Wreaths that were featured professional Junior Osbourne (Hendon) Brankin, awarded Hertfordshire County in The Times newspaper! and Luke Wade-Slater (on loan from Council’s Volunteer of the Year Award Stevenage) with the latter scoring five 2018. The library has had a facelift with There are even bigger plans for 2019. goals in five consecutive games, two of a fresh coat of paint and new lighting! Using funds from the resale of donated which were crackers from well outside books, there is a programme of the box. Throughout 2018 the volunteers have workshops with children’s authors, as come a long way, becoming proficient well as a number of talks that include In other news, supporters completed in running the library, dealing with The Life of Jennifer Worth (author a 15-mile sponsored walk in support membership enquiries, shelving and of Call The Midwife) and an exciting of SANDS (Stillborn & Neonatal Death stock editing. But they want to offer American Independence Day event Society) from the football club to more than just a standard library that includes a talk on the fascinating Harrow Borough FC for the match service, and they have been hard history of Abraham Lincoln. there on 29 December, and raised over at work finding new ways to make £2600. The team then won the 7-goal the library a vibrant and interesting If you are interested in finding out thriller in the match that followed! community facility. more about library events, how to donate books or art materials, or to Forthcoming home fixtures are Staines The team have introduced regular book help in any way then the volunteer Town (26/1), Hartley Wintney (9/2) the displays such as Banned Books and team would love to hear from you. only other village team in this league, also artistic displays of images and If you would like to join them, they and Beaconsfield Town (23/2). All match poetry such as Autumn. These always are especially interested in finding and other club information is available create lively discussion with library volunteers who can help with events on Twitter @KLFCofficial visitors. There are regular children’s management. events running such as Storytelling, – Gayle Gallagher, Kings Langley Please come down and get behind Toddler Tales (Thursdays 2.30pm) and Library volunteer our own KINGS LANGLEY FC – your Baby Rhyme Time (Fridays 2.30pm) support at this level is so important! and 2018 brought special visits from Email the library volunteers on The Dogs Trust and The Kings Langley [email protected]

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PostOfficeAd63.5x59mmV2.indd 1 30/05/2018 20:18 KINGS LANGLEY Vi age NEWS Issue 6 . JANUARY 2019 PAGE 6 Evacuated to Kings Langley ‘I first came to live in Kings Langley in September 1939, as an evacuee from the borough of Paddington in West London. I was four and a half years old and was accompanied by my sister, Adrienne, who was six.’

‘We had both spent the previous few in Geography, whilst I ended up with days sitting on the floor of the main nothing!) Meanwhile I was transferred hall in Essendine Junior School, neither to the home of Mr and Mrs Hiscock and

PHOTO: CAROLYN ANDREWS CAROLYN PHOTO: of us fully understanding what was their two sons Jack and Gordon, at 7 about to happen to us. Our arrival at Primrose Hill, where I remained until this strange destination was the first the end of the war in July 1945. New vicar for time that we had been separated from our parents, which was a bit When I returned home to London I was All Saints frightening to say the least. We were elated, in my opinion Kings Langley billeted together for a year with a was the worst place in the world, and All Saints’ parish church is family about half way along Primrose if I never saw it again I wouldn’t lose pleased to announce the Rev’d Hill, Mr and Mrs Wright and their any sleep! I had no complaints with James McDonald, Associate daughter Joan. I recall the first few the families that had looked after me, Minister of York City Centre days with the Wrights – I spent several but I always felt that I was the odd one Churches has been appointed hours at the top of the back garden out, and missed not living with my own Team Vicar in the Langelei watching the trains go by, whilst my family, despite my parents visiting on Team with special ministerial sister was indoors crying her eyes out many occasions. responsibility at All Saints, as she was missing our mother. Kings Langley. Back in London, after finishing my After about a year, Adrienne and I were schooling, I started working life as an The Licensing service will take place on separated, and she went to live with apprentice electrical fitter in 1952 at Monday, 4 March 2019 at 7.30 pm. This the Neary family up a side road off the British Thompson Houston Co. After is subject to the completion of legal Harthall Lane, where she stayed for National Service spent in Hong Kong formalities. about eighteen months before being and Singapore, and marrying Margaret moved to Bishops Stortford, evidently in 1961, we moved to Canon’s Park We look forward to welcoming James because educational opportunities and started our family. Returning from and his wife Rachel as they prepare to were better in that area (it obviously a party in Berkhamsted in the early make their new home in Kings Langley. worked as she ended up with a degree hours one morning in 1968, we saw a

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Rabble with Kes, launched in September by local mum Kerry Pearson, has been inviting Kings Langley villagers of all ages and abilities to get active and play energetic team games such as Dodgeball, Frisbee and capture the flag. Some of their antics are pictured on the right. KINGS LANGLEY Vi age NEWS Issue 6 . JANUARY 2019 PAGE 7 Memories Evacuated to Kings Langley from a local resident, John Dicks ‘House for Sale’ sign. Liking what we saw, Kings Langley we ended up buying a house in – guess where? Kings Langley – the one place that Barber Shop I had vowed never to return! Obviously 28a Waterside the village was quite different from how I remembered it as an evacuee and, 50 Kings Langley WD4 8HH years later, I would now admit that it’s a 01923 270055 great place to live.’ 10% DISCOUNT Right; John and Margaret today off your first haircut Below; Evacuees at Watford Junction when you show this advert Station in the early 40s being transported to their new wartime homes Proud, local printers of this fi ne newslett er

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16 Magnolia Avenue, WD5 0SW PHOTO: FIONA CANNON PHOTO: KINGS LANGLEY Vi age NEWS Issue 6 . JANUARY 2019 PAGE 9 The winner of our previous issue’s Prize Xword Xword was Mark Pinney, whose £50 The prize for the first correct voucher prize was entry drawn from the hat is a £50 kindly donated voucher, to spend at THE KINGS by The Cinnamon LANGLEY PHYSIO CLINIC. Just post Lounge. Mark or email your completed Xword and his fiancée to us (see our contact details Helen are pictured on page 2) to arrive by Friday 8 here enjoying February – good luck! an aperitif with the restaurant’s # # 1 # 2 3 4 #

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Prize Xword No. 6 set by Andrew Selby 6 set by Andrew No. Prize Xword A positive future for the school new school. is becoming clearer, the initial Across discussions between the RSSKL In the meantime, the Kindergarten 2 Digital place for files (6) Association and the Avanti Schools remains open for the Spring Term. At 5 CentralCros sandword S.No American 6, January 2 animal019 Trust having concluded late last year the Ofsted monitoring inspection in long snout and ringed tail (5) with the stated intention to develop July 2018 it met all the safeguarding 6 Open shoes (7) a new Steiner School, commencing requirements and received a 7 European country (11) September 2019. favourable report. 10# Describing# H # aF largeO scale,L D typicallyE R # C violentO A eventT I (11)# A # # U # 12L Pasta# B based# S mealA (7)N D A L S Friends of All Saints 2019 13 Moved suddenly and quickly (5) 14I Long# Ihigh-pitch# H # noiseG (6)# # E # The first of our three fundraising N E T H E R L A N D S events planned for 2019 is a DownI # A # R # E # A # A Scottish Country Dancing evening 1 C NaturalA T AhomeC ofL plantY Sor animalM I (7)C on Friday 15 March in Kings 2 Cul-de-sac named after Village Langley Community Centre. # DoctorM # in# earlyL 1900’s# H (6,# 5)E # H 3 R VillageA V bywayI O inL someI ways# T of# E No prior experience is necessary # historicS # royal# S ascent?# L (7,E 4)A P T as it will be a fun evening with an 4 Paper marked with parallel straight invitation to all to join in and give # linesS Q (5) U E A L # G # # it a go (or just sit and watch if you 5 Medical place that gives treatment prefer)! Ticket price of £12 includes a or advice (6) buffet supper, and open bar. For more 8 Typically attached to school information or to book tickets, call uniform (4,3) 01923 266667 or 01923 592005. 9 Small sealed packet containing Friends of All Saints is a non-religious something (6) Kings Langley village is recorded in the village community group working to 11 Accumulate over time (5) Domesday Book of 1086 as ‘Langelei’, raise money to maintain and preserve and there has been a church on the the fabric of this historic parish church. Answers to last issue’s Prize Xword site since at least 1299 when Edward I Across: 5 Slur, 7 Emus, 8 Translation, was known to worship here when he If you are interested in joining the 9 Thesaurus, 10 Mailing list, 13 Hewn, lived in the village. It is here for all – Friends of All Saints – membership is 14 Neap, to celebrate christenings, weddings just £10 a year – or finding out more Down: 1 Alar, 2 Dronken Lane, and funerals – and open to all; we owe about the organisation, call 01923 3 Rectory Lane, 4 Ludo, 6 All Saints, it to future generations to preserve 592005 or go to the FOAS facebook 11 Apex, 12 Sial and pass on its heritage. page @friendsofallsaintskl KINGS LANGLEY Vi age NEWS Issue 6 . JANUARY 2019 PAGE 10 That this House recognises the Kings Langley School outstanding contribution to education in Kings Langley, Hemel appointment of new Hempstead, Berkhamsted, and education throughout England Head Teacher made by Gary Lewis over a period The Chair of Governors Mrs Frances of nearly 40 years, particularly at Stickley took extensive advice from Kings Langley School, where he the Local Authority and ensured that served as Head Teacher; notes his the selection process was rigorous dedication and service to the children and transparent, involving students, who attended the school, and his staff and a wide cross section of contribution to education throughout the governing body. Four candidates his career; further recognises with a wide range of experience and his massive contribution to pupil professional skills were interviewed. development academically as well as Following a unanimous decision, the

PHOTO: JENNA SELBY PHOTO: in terms of personal achievement; further notes his skills and Governors appointed Mr David Fisher House of Commons commitment will be sadly misses; who is currently the Head of School recognition for Gary Lewis and wishes him well in retirement. at the in Hemel Hempstead. Mr Fisher will join the At Kings Langley Community Choir’s The motion was also supported school in April 2019 working alongside very well attended 10th Anniversary by Robert Halfon MP, chair of the Mr Lewis who will move to the position concert held in Kings Langley School’s Commons Select Committee on of Executive Head Teacher for the auditorium in October (pictured Education. A copy of the Hansard remainder the summer term in order above), Sir Mike Penning made a very record of the EDM was presented to to ensure a smooth and effective special presentation to Head Teacher Gary Lewis, who will retire at the end transition. Gary Lewis, on the announcement of of the current academic year after 17 the head’s retirement. years’ service at the school Mr Fisher provided a clear and compelling vision for the future of Sir Mike Penning had tabled an Early Above; Gary Lewis with Sir Mike the school and was the students’ and Day Motion in the House of Commons, Penning and the Lord Lieutenant of Governors’ first choice and all are as follows: Hertfordshire Robert Voss CBE delighted with this appointment.l 00000 Froxx Advert_froxx advert 12/04/2017 14:00 Page 1

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Insome speeding/parking offencesorjust the congestioncharge inLondon, in somefuelstations), orto avoid without paying (almostadailyevent their vehiclewith fuelthen drivesoff (or ‘bilking’)where the offenderfills The platescanbeusedfor‘driveoffs’ to them. crimes that willnotleadback another vehicleandcommit so the thief canputthem on vehicles. They are beingstolen ofnumberplatesfromtheft There’s agrowing trend ofthe . JANUARY 2019PAGE 11 KINGS LANGLEY Vi age NEWS Issue 6 . JANUARY 2019 PAGE 12 KINGS LANGLEY Art Vi age Diary Life drawing sessions Dog training ONGOING LOCAL EVENTS The Forum, Frogmore Paper Mill’s Visitor Centre Gade Dog Training Society Untutored drawing. Kings Langley Community Retired First Sunday of each month Centre Professionals 11am – 4pm Classes for puppies and adult dogs. Come along and PROBUS Sport watch our classes! Music Kings Langley Cricket Club Tuesdays at 7.30pm A club for retired Short Mat Bowls www.gadedogs.com ‘Jazz at the Club’ PROfessional and BUSiness Kings Langley Community Kings Langley Services Club. men which has a speaker Centre Over 55s Free entry. every month, plus Join our friendly group, Every Tuesday at 8pm occasional excursions and no need to have your own Evergreen Club dinners (including partners). bowls as we supply them. Kings Langley Community TiK Every third Tuesday Most Wednesdays 11am – Centre monthly at 10am 1.30pm. Speakers, entertainments, Transition in Kings Langley Contact the Secretary John £3.60 for Everyone Active games, excursions etc. Parish Council Hall, Charter Addy on 01923 264171 Leisure Centre members, Membership £5 per annum Court, Vicarage Lane. [email protected] £4.60 non-members plus £2.50 admission. Open meetings, all welcome. For further information Alternate Thursdays 2.30pm Every second Saturday contact ritaelliott1@ – 4.30pm monthly 10.00am – 12noon hotmail.com Contact Ann Martin for further information on Local Produce Market 01923 267604 High Street, Kings Langley. Computing Every third Saturday monthly 9am – 1pm Using computers Frogmore Paper Mill & Growing vegetables Visitor’s Centre, Fourdriner Rectory Farm Way, Apsley Come along and join us for a Drop in to our ukonline Kings Langley Bowls Club Arts & Crafts session. Centre, suitable for The Green, R/o Saracens Thursdays and Sundays beginners and those Head. High Street Kings KLAC Needles and Things 10am – noon wanting more practice. No Langley Toby Carvery, Kings Langley More more details contact need to book. We welcome everybody – Bring your own knitting, [email protected] Fridays 10.30am – 1pm. young, nearly young and crochet, sewing, or join in Free admission older. During the winter with our Yarnbombing. Contact Charlton or Sue months members can play Wednesdays 10am to 12noon Woolnough on 01442 short mat bowls in the For more information see 234600 or by email clubhouse on Tuesdays and our facebook page Kings education@thepapertrail. Saturdays from 2pm until Langley Arts and Crafts Bridge org.uk 4pm. There is a small charge for the use of these rinks. Country Market Kings Bridge Club See our new website: Kings Langley Community kingslangleybowls.co.uk Kings Langley Community Centre, The Nap Centre, back hall. Friendly duplicate Bridge for Women’s Institute Good selection of unusual players of all levels. chutneys and pickles. Every Monday 1.30pm – Library open hours WI Thursdays 10am – 12noon 4.30pm Kings Langley Community The Nap, Kings Langley Centre Public Information Monday 9am – 6pm All welcome. Kings Langley Parish Office, Charter Court, Vicarage Lane Tuesday 2pm – 6pm Every second Tuesday Parish Council Meetings are held on the first Tuesday of Wednesday CLOSED monthly at 7.30pm each month. Planning and Licensing on the first and third Thursday 2pm – 6pm For further information Tuesday of each month. Office hours 9.30am – 12.30pm Friday 9am – 6pm please contact Joyce on Telephone 01923 261828 or email [email protected] Saturday 9am – 1pm 01923 263213 or Wendy on Sunday CLOSED 01923 263348 DISCLAIMER: Kings Langley Village News does not represent or endorse the accuracy or reliability of any of the advertisements, nor the quality of any products, information or other materials, purchased or obtained by any customer as a result of an advertisement or any other information or offer in connection with the service or products. 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