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COMMUNITY NEWS IDEAS DATES SUGGESTIONS EVENTS POINTS OF VIEW NEWS GrapevineGrapevineTHE October ‘10 50p THE NEWSLETTER OF FLACKWELL HEATH COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION as soon as possible. But the new coalition government has FLACKWELL HEATH its own ideas for the future and until the school knows what LIBRARY the Government expects of We are starting to run our them they cannot plan major Internet Tasting Sessions changes. But some interesting again from this month. These ideas will be tried. sessions will cover the very basics of For example Mrs Dru would like computer use, but will include how to to develop a Parent Council to set up a web based email account and advise on what parents would how to search the library catalogue. like to see at the school. In her Sessions are free but must be pre-booked first week she began to go out to and will be on a one to one basis lasting parents waiting to collect their approx 1 hour. For more information children after school and had please call into the library. some very useful conversations. Well done to all the children who took She would like the Students part in our Summer Reading Challenge - Council, made up of representatives we had children galore reaching for the Mrs Daphne Dru elected by each class, to discuss stars and space hopping throughout the Carrington Junior’s New Head significant issues like whether a stronger universe. Hope you all enjoyed reading the books. The new Head Teacher at Carrington ‘house system’ and wearing house Junior School is Mrs Daphne Dru. At badges would give children a greater We now have an automated renewal the end of last term, when Mrs Plaskitt sense of belonging to the school and hotline 0303 1230035. You will need retired, the Governors were unable to what topics might be included in themed a PIN to use this service so if you don't appoint a suitable replacement. Mrs weeks. have one check when you next come Dru had not applied for the job and on I hope to report the more significant into the library so we can set one up for the strength of having been a successful developments in the Grapevine when the you. Deputy Head for five years she was Government has made its expectations For more information on library services, asked to take over with the designation known. opening hours and events please visit ‘Acting Head’ for this school year. Just in case you are wondering, her our website. www.buckscc.gov.uk She went into teaching by way of a degree surname comes down from her husband’s Alison Harvey in Social Science and Administration great-grandfather who was French. from London University followed by a Tim Kendell PGCE teaching qualification. She has been a teacher for 16 years. Before coming to Carrington she had taught at Primary Schools in Marlow and Wycombe. Her new job is very different from teaching but she plans to do some class teaching not only to keep her hand in but also to keep in contact with the children. Mrs Dru is also a hockey coach and she trains the rather successful Carrington hockey team. She describes her husband and children as a ‘hockey family’ for their successes at club and international level. Her youngest daughter is currently on a four year hockey scholarship at Stamford University USA. A new Head usually comes in with a range of new ideas they want implement CHATTELWORTH FLACKWELL HEATH Residents’ Association LIMITEDCW PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT GROUP All general building work plus We are sure you will have noticed the Full Decorating Service wonderful displays of summer flowering Purpose-Made Joinery plants in the planters outside Radhuni Maintenance Free Products and on the corner of Chapman Lane First class service at competitive prices and Sedgmoor Road. The Residents’ Call now for a no obligation estimate Association have been pleased to Local Authority Approved provide the plants and we are indebted 95a Queens Road, High Wycombe, Bucks to Jeff Herschel for planting them. You HP13 6AH will probably wonder how the displays Tel/fax 01494 461544 in the planters have done so well in the dry weather over the summer. Our thanks go to the staff of Radhuni for watering the planter outside the restaurant and special thanks to Charles Colton and Charlie Hobbs who have tended the planter on the corner of Chapman Lane, as they have carried water a considerable with a great sense of humour and distance to keep it looking so fresh. considerable common sense. Her ‘get We are pleased to report Wycombe on with it’ attitude spurred us on and District Council Planning Officers took her accountancy skills have enabled us notice of our objections to the planning to make headway with our projects to application for 28 Sedgmoor Road in make the village a nicer place to live. their refusal. It was good that a number She will be sorely missed by us all as of near neighbours also put pen to paper she helped the Association in so many expressing their concerns. It is important ways and was always prepared to go the that unsuitable developments receive as extra mile. many objections as possible; otherwise Carolyn Leonard WDC is not aware of our concerns. Chair of FHRA Planning and Finally I should like to pay a personal Environment Group tribute to my friend and colleague on 01628 526512 the Residents’ Association Executive, fhra-planning-environment@ our Treasurer, Maureen Shepherd, who flackwellheath.net Adams Taxi very unexpectedly passed away in ~ Service ~ August. Maureen was a lovely lady, FH Residents’ Association 24 hours - 7 days a week seeks a New Treasurer FlackwellHeath www.rphtreeservices.co.uk Following the untimely death of 01628 290123 Maureen Shepherd the Residents’ Your Local Tree Surgeon Reliable, friendly service Association would like to find a new Office: 01628 533355 Treasurer. The job involves keeping Senior Citizen Tokens accepted track of the finances of the Association Flackwell Heath to: - Mobile: 07748 314950 as a whole and of the Cherry Fayre and Specialists Heathrow - Email: [email protected] reporting to the Executive Committee. Terminals 1,2 & 3 £25 At the end of the financial year the in airport Terminals 4 & 5 £28 Treasurer prepares the accounts, transfers Luton Airport £45 which are externally audited before Gatwick Airport £55 • and local presentation to the AGM and the City Airport £50 Installation journeys • Charity Commissioners. St Pancras (Eurostar) £48 Sales Oxford £40 • The Treasurer is automatically a High Street Wycombe £7 Any • Plumbing Design member of the Executive Committee Marlow £8 • Electrical • which meets about eight times a year genuine (Part P approved) A truly local Beaconsfield £7 and she/he needs to work closely quote Cookham £6 • Carpentry company Slough £20 • Plastering dedicated to with the Cherry Fayre Group to keep matched serving Windsor £22 • Tiling them aware of their finances. • Painting & decorating South Bucks. Maidenhead £12 Great kitchens If you would like to know more please For more information or to arrange your free quote and bathrooms ring Pam Mannering (Chairman) call Andy on: 01494 474236 are what we do. 01628 525317, Chloe Barrow Licenced by Wycombe District Council All work is fully or FREEPHONE 0800 644 6754 (Secretary) 01628 526547 or Carolyn (Licence No. OP279) References available insured. www.totallykitchensandbathrooms.com Leonard 01628 526512. SECURITY LIGHTS posters relating to ‘Trick or At the end of this month, the Treat’. Remember, if your clocks go BACK one hour children are old enough as we revert to Greenwich to be allowed out without Mean Time (GMT), so the adult accompaniment, “Taste the Goodness” – You are evenings will get dark that they are TOO old to be warmly invited to celebrate Harvest much earlier. Now is the time ‘Trick or Treating’. Any anti- Festival on Sunday 3 October. At to review your security lighting, social behaviour should be 8.30am Holy Communion there will both inside and outside your home. reported – see the relevant phone be a special focus on our village Inside, remember to re-set any timers numbers below. Allotment Holders; at 10.00am the controlling lights to reflect the earlier ‘PHISHING’ E-MAILS all-age service will be shared with dusk. Outside, check that any PIR- By now, everyone must be aware the Flackwell Heath Girls Brigade, controlled flood-lights are functioning of the situation relating to HMRC and at 6.30pm Communion Service, correctly, but remember, any outside and under- or over-paid tax! It has as well as Harvest, we will also be flood-light should be angled so as to been reported that ‘phishing’ e-mails praying for those who need healing- only illuminate your property – not started to appear within hours of the prayer. Any Harvest Gifts you bring the whole road! Your neighbours original announcement by HMRC. will be distributed to those in need in will not welcome their houses being Such e-mails suggest that the recipient Flackwell Heath and to Age Concern. floodlit by every passing pedestrian, is entitled to a tax rebate but require Tins, packets and fresh produce are car, cat or dog triggering your lights – the provision of bank details in order all welcomed. especially in the middle of the night! to receive the refund. Should you On Wednesday 20 October (7.30pm) OPERATION GRIM REAPER receive such an e-mail, ignore it and Christ Church is hosting a “Convivial delete it straight away. HMRC will Thames Valley Police will be 5* Buffet” at Flackwell Heath never contact you by e-mail, only by implementing Operation Grim Golf Club with speaker Capt Brian letter.