Seer Green PARISH & Jordans MAGAZINE July/August 2014

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WELCOME TO OUR NEW ASSOCIATE PRIEST AND HER FAMILY SEER GREEN CHOIRS IN INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL VIEW FROM THE VICARAGE

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Priest In Charge Jordans Horticultural Society During the interregnum we have asked some Vacancy Denise Newport 01494 872308 of our visiting priests to write for the magazine. Licensed Lay Minister Jordans School Revd Peter Binns from St Michael and All Angels, Linda West 01494 673821 Pat Farmer | Head Teacher 01494 874217 , has kindly written this article for us. We are most grateful to him, and to all our visiting Churchwarden Jordans Music Club Barbara Northcote 01494 875331 Marion Pell | Chairman 01494 872875 priests, for their inspiring words. Andy Nicholson 07814 993234 Jordans Village Hall Office 10.00 - 1.00 Reflection Parish Administrator Colin Brown | Booking Secretary 01494 875177 This month I am taking a group from our Tuesday Lucy Gottelier 01494 675356 Jordans Village Lunch Club Club at St. Michael's to Halifax for a few days. This General Enquiries Jackie Affleck 01494 875914 will be our third visit there. Halifax is where I was Katie Bentley 01494 672461 Jordans Village Nursery School born, so it's a very special place for me! Both my Parochial Church Council Julie Leonard 01494 875603 mum and dad worked in Halifax and all our family Audrey Hardy | Treasurer 01494 672592 come from there. We lived in Brighouse just five Jordans Meals On Wheels Parish Church Hall Eli Merchant 01494 873471 miles away and I was confirmed and was a server Hannah Vivian | Booking Secretary 01494 257604 at Brighouse Parish Church when I was a teenager. Jubilee Hall Later on, I spent the first ten years of my ordained Prayer & Intercession Group David Howkins 01494 857760 ministry there, shared with St. Michael's. During our Linda West 01494 673821 New Jordans Meeting Rooms long weekend this month, we shall be attending the House Groups Alex Wildwood 01494 876594 Sung Eucharist at Brighouse Parish Church, and See full listings inside Seer Green Bridge Club I shall be preaching. It will be an exciting time for Church Flower Guild Irene Machin | Secretary 01494 676321 me, as it was last time we went! Pam Britton 01494 678466 Seer Green C of E Combined School For many of us, our roots are important to us, and Magazine Distributors Olwyn Davison Oakley | Head Teacher 01494 676344 we never forget the place where we were brought Eli Merchant 01494 873471 Seer Green Gardeners up. We carry much of our past into the present Jen Lomas 01494 671281 Chris Baker | Chairman 01494 675057 Jenny Scott 01494 674081 and future, and our past experiences help us in Seer Green Lunch Club our present lives. Third World Focus Gill Roberts 01494 677281 Peter Vinall 01494 677897 In the Old Testament, the special place for the Seer Green Parish Council Junior Church Israelites was Jerusalem with its temple, where Liz Bates | Parish Clerk 01494 874233 Bev Bradley 01494 680876 they believed that God dwelt. This finds its Seer Green Nursery School expression in some of the psalms, for example, Fun & Faith Alison Austin | Leader 01494 730060 Katy 07762 469059 psalm 48: Seer Green Montessori School Scouts | Cubs | Beavers Libby Wilson | Director 01494 672209 Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised: in the Andy Lapham | Group Scout Leader 01494 678198 city of our God. Seer Green & Jordans Society Seer Green Brownies 01494 677348 Sally Ash | Treasurer 01494 671043 High and beautiful is his holy hill: it is the joy of all Eight O’clock Club the earth. Seer Green & Jordans WI Monica Sado 01494 677851 Eileen Lawes | Secretary 01494 671659 On Mount Zion where Godhead truly dwells stands Girl Guides the city of the Great King: Brenda Orr | District Commissioner 01753 887209 God is well known in her palaces as a sure defence.

2 Parish Magazine Parish Magazine 3 But when in exile, the Israelites felt a long way Perhaps we should never forget those special from home. In Psalm 137, the writer expresses times and places, which give us a focus and an their sadness: understanding that we all have a part to play in this fascinating world. By the waters of Babylon we sat down and wept: when we remembered Zion. As for our harps we hung them up: upon the trees A BIG WELCOME AND A BIG THANK YOU that are in that land. We are delighted to welcome Revd Cassa How can we sing the Lord's song in a strange land? Messervy as our new associate priest and we all look forward to meeting her, her husband Myles, In the end they were restored to Jerusalem and and their three girls Mia, Roisin and Caitlin. Cassa the prophets recall their joy. will be licensed to the parish by the Rt Revd Dr Alan Jesus described himself as the Good Shepherd, Wilson on Thursday 17 July at 7.30 pm. the One who came to reveal God to us and to show The first services Cassa will lead as our new priest us how to love. He came to bring us back to God, in Holy Trinity will be on Sunday 20 July and the to show us a new and different way, to reunite the whole community is invited to come to a special scattered flock and to show us that we are loved holy communion service at 10 am on that day, by God and belong at home with Him. which will be followed by tea/coffee and cakes in All this is expressed in hymn 424: the Parish Church Hall. We are immensely looking forward to Cassa’s Scattered flock, one Shepherd sharing, ministry to us and to her contributions to the future lost and lonely, one voice hearing, magazines. ears are open to your word; It has been a long interregnum, and we would like by your blood new life receiving, to say a huge thank you to everybody who has in your body form believing, contributed that extra bit to help keep Holy Trinity we are yours and you the Lord. and its services running during the interregnum. It has been a long time and there have been one or As he prepared his disciples for the time when two setbacks, but we have trusted God to provide he would no longer be physically with them, he and He has been faithful. We have not stood still assured them that he would be present with them for ever, that he would send the Holy Spirit, who but grown as a church, both in numbers with no would protect them and give them strength for less than 20 children being baptised and with the the work which he was asking them to do. For the way we have trusted God to see us through. disciples, all that they had learnt began to fall into We now enter a new phase of Holy Trinity’s life with place, and they were able to use their past as they Cassa leading us on a journey to the new places undertook their commission to carry on the work Christ wants to lead us. which Jesus had begun. So our roots are important, because they show Barbara Northcote, Andy Nicholson, that we belong, that we are part of a community, Linda West and through all of that we gain experience for our present and future lives.

4 Parish Magazine Parish Magazine 5 PRAYER PRAYER & INTERCESSION

Dear Lord Once a month there is a meeting in the Vestry to We thank you that you are ever faithful, ever true. pray for those in need, particularly the sick and bereaved, for the general needs of this parish and We thank you for the privilege of living in these for wider concerns. This usually takes place on lovely villages. the last Monday of the month from 2.30 to 3.15 (in We thank you for the longer, brighter days of time to collect children from the school). Anyone summer. is welcome to attend and those who are unable We thank you that many of us will be able to get to get to meetings can receive the monthly list of away for holidays. concerns to include in their daily prayers. Those We thank you for the opportunities that summer who receive the list are asked to treat all personal brings of enjoying time with family and friends. information as strictly confidential. We pray for those who do not have a lovely place If you would like prayer, whether for yourself or to live, please bring them shelter. family or friends, please ring Peter Bingle, 01494 We pray for those who cannot enjoy summer 676433, or email [email protected] or leave a note because of illness, please bring them healing. (including your name and contact number, please) in the book on the small table by the pulpit. We pray for those who cannot enjoy holidays, please bring them rest. We also have a pastoral care team who would be happy to help confidentially with any issues or We pray for those without families and friends illness in your life. If you would like to talk to one or missing loved ones, please bring them your of them please ring Jen Lomas, 01494 671281. comfort. And please help us all to trust you for everything we need. In Jesus’ name. Amen. REGISTERS Baptism 8 June Phoebe Grace Hanlon HOUSE GROUPS Tuesdays 8.30 pm weekly at Derrygola, Orchard Road, Seer Green Contact: Rachel Gibson | 01494 671518 Thursdays 8.00 pm weekly at 7 Seer Mead, Seer Green Led by Paul Bosson | 01494 680148 2nd and 4th Thursdays 8.00 pm fortnightly during school terms at Birkrigg, Wynnswick Road Cover Photo: Revd Cassa Messervy, her husband, Led by Jen Lomas | 01494 671281 Myles, and daughters, Mia, Roisin, and Caitlin

6 Parish Magazine Parish Magazine 7 CHURCH CALENDAR - JULY 2014 CHURCH CALENDAR - AUGUST 2014

Charity: Alzheimers’ Society Charity: Headway South Bucks

Sunday 6 July 8.00 am Holy Communion Sunday 3 August 8.00 am Holy Communion 3rd after Trinity 10.00 am Family Service 7th after Trinity 10.00 am Family Service 6.00 pm Evening Prayer 6.00 pm Holy Communion

Sunday 13 July 8.00 am Holy Communion Sunday 10 August 8.00 am Holy Communion 4th after Trinity 10.00 am Holy Communion 8th after Trinity 10.00 am Family Communion with baptism with Fun & Faith & Junior Church Robert Davies 6.00 pm Evening Prayer 6.00 pm Evening Prayer

Thursday 17 July 7.30 pm Licensing of Revd Cassa Sunday 17 August 8.00 am Holy Communion Messervy 9th after Trinity 10.00 am Family Service 6.00 pm Evening Prayer Sunday 20 July 8.00 am Holy Communion 5th after Trinity 10.00 am Holy Communion* Sunday 24 August 8.00 am Holy Communion with Fun & Faith & Junior Church 10th after Trinity 10.00 am Family Communion 6.00 pm Evening Prayer 6.00 pm Evening Prayer

Sunday 27 July 8.00 am Holy Communion Sunday 31 August 8.00 am Holy Communion 6th after Trinity 10.00 am Family service with baptism* 11th after Trinity 10.00 am Family Communion Benjamin and Oliver George 6.00 pm Evening Prayer 6.00 pm Evening Prayer DATES FOR YOUR DIARY *The change to the regular service pattern is for this month only July 2 Seer Green Parish Council

Book of Common Prayer Holy Communion on Wednesdays at 10 am July 3 8 O'clock Club For further information, please see: www.seergreenandjordanscofe.org July 10 WI July 15 Seer Green Lunch Club July 17 Jordans Lunch Club July 29 Meeting Point August 5, 12, 19 Meeting Point August 14 Jordans Lunch Club 8 Parish Magazine Parish Magazine 9

CHURCH EVENTS | NEWS CHRISTIAN AID WEEK 2014

Our Collectors were out in full force who contributed to this great cause, again this May, carrying out the as well as all our collectors and door-to-door collection effort for coordinators, many of whom have CHINA, GLASS & KITCHEN ACCESSORIES Christian Aid, supported by our area supported us for a number of year, coordinators. The team worked very and to those who kindly filled in forms Tableware & Crystal Specialists. hard and, through the generosity to make Gift Aid possible. We couldn't 9 The Broadway, Penn Road, . of the residents of Seer Green & do this without you! Cookshop, 3 The Broadway, Penn Road, Beaconsfield Jordans, we managed to raise a fantastic £3670.67 before Gift Aid Stocks include Emma Bridgewater, Riedel, Le Creuset, Waterford, Lampe recovery. Our thanks go to all those Berger, Wedgwood. Gifts of Quality for all occasions. Tel: 677665 www.davidshuttle.com

GIVING TO CHARITIES The sums given to the Charity of the Month in recent months including part of 2013 are:- WEB SITES

SSAFA £255 Holy Trinity’s Website www.seergreenandjordanscofe.org Wycliffe Bible Translators £183 Deanery Website www.amersham.deanery.org Headway South Bucks (in 2013) £345 Diocesan Website www.oxford.anglican.org UNICEF Syrian Refugees £454 Christian Aid Philipines Appeal £470 Bible Society £1,304 National Autistic Society £454 HOLY TRINITY SEER GREEN COFFEE MORNING

Once again very many thanks to all who have given to make these totals There will be a coffee morning in the possible. Parish Hall

on July 9th NEXT MONTH'S MAGAZINE August 13th Please send all contributions for our September issue to [email protected], by August 14. September's editor from 10.30 am ~ midday is Sue Puttergill, 01494 670216. Please note that articles should not be more than 500 words. Pictures (jpeg format, preferably at 300dpi) Everyone is welcome, both are always welcome. church-goers, non-church goers

10 Parish Magazine Parish Magazine 11 Come and join us for VILLAGE EVENTS | NEWS Bathrooms Seer Green Parish Council The next meeting of the parish council, chaired by Councillor Dennis Scourfield, will be on Kitchens Wednesday, July 2 at 7.30pm in the parish Fun and Faith church hall. As usual, the public are welcome to on attend, and to address the meeting during the first Plastering Monday 14th July 15-minute open session. There will be no meeting 9.30 - 10.30 am in August. Parish Hall Lunch Clubs Electrics All pre-school children and their siblings and carers welcome. Seer Green Village Lunch Club meets next on Tuesday, July 15 at Seer Green Baptist Church, For further details please ring when the hostess will be Gill Roberts. If you are Katy on 01494 872595 unable to be at the lunch, please contact, Gill Plumbing 01494 677281 by the day before if possible. On the day of the lunch, contact number at the church is, 01494 677266. There will be no meeting in August Landscaping but see Meeting Point article (page 17) Jordans Village Lunch Club meets next on Thursday, July 17 1 pm in the village hall when the hostess will be Pat Holdsworth, 01494 874565. The hostess on August 14 will be Penny Scott, House Refurbishment A warm welcome awaits you at “THE COFFEE SHOP” 01494 874330. every Monday morning from 10.30am Rental Property Care until 12 midday. Behind The Scenes at The Royal Ballet In the Lounge of the Baptist Church, A must for all ballet enthusiasts. Former dancer, Seer Green. Oliver Symons, will give an informative and amusing talk about his time with the UK’s premier COME AND GO AS YOU PLEASE. General Handyman ballet company. Beaconsfield Golf Club, Seer Green on Wednesday, July 2, 12.15 for 1.00. Tickets: £40 (includes lunch) from Jenny O’Neill, All work insured. 07836, [email protected]. In aid of Qualified & Experienced Professionals providing a high quality services. ALL are invited – both church-goers Scannappeal. Tintern Property Services Limited Tintern Property and non church-goers, and where Services Limited we hope you will find a warm and SilverDell, 54 Long Grove, Seer Green, Bucks HP9 2YW welcoming atmosphere. Tel: 01494 676345 Mob: 07767 437312

12 Parish Magazine 13 Parish Magazine HAPPY 70TH ANNIVERSARY!

While the world was thinking of while Jim (in the Gordon Highlanders) another 70th Anniversary this was stationed at The Vache in year, the Queen was sending her after serving in the congratulations to a couple in Seer Middle East. Molly was a local girl Green celebrating a very different from the well known Blizzard family. 70th. Jim and Molly George were They met at Merlin's Cave and "the celebrating their 70th WEDDING rest is history." Jim was allowed ANNIVERSARY! What an amazing a 24 hour pass for their marriage achievement. on Friday, 19th May, 1944 by Rev This lovely couple regularly attend Hagger at Chalfont St Giles church. the coffee morning on Mondays and Jim and Molly give so much pleasure the monthly village Lunch Club - to their friends in the village and are THIS YEAR’S SCARECROW COMPETITON both held at the Baptist Church. On an example of sheer devotion and Monday 19th May we had a cake and long term commitment. We wish them Seer Green Gardeners are holding their admired the card from the Queen and continued health and happiness in Scarecrow Competition again this August. on Tuesday had celebration biscuits their life together. The theme is with our coffee to round off the meal. ‘A character from a children's book’ Jim and Molly recall their meeting Scarecrows must be exhibited at the front of the house or allotment Registration by Saturday, August 23 and displayed from Saturday, August 30 until after the Autumn Show on Saturday, September 13.

Registration forms will be available in Seer Green Post Office from August, or you can register via email to sgscarecrowcomp@gmail. com. We look forward to seeing more wonderful entries this year.

Photo: Jim and Molly George

14 Parish Magazine Parish Magazine 15 HODGEMOOR WOOD Two ponds provide areas for invertebrates and other pond Like many local people, especially Pest House, where sufferers of the dwellers, and Roe and Muntjac ARNOLD dog owners, I am a frequent visitor plague were sent. deer are resident, along with a FUNERAL SERVICE to the wood, and knew a little bit The wood was designated as a Site large population of squirrels. Less Private family business. Private chapel of Rest. about its history but the article in abundant, although more significant, Traditional and Alternative Funerals. of Special Scientific Interest in 1992, Home arrangements by appointment. a recent parish magazine about and is one of the best woodlands in are the resident dormice and Pre-payment plans available.

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MEETING POINTS FOR THE SUMMER Every summer a group of senior folk meet each Tuesday for a time to eat, create, talk and listen around a theme. For some reason this year's theme is "Water, water everywhere!" We hope this is not an ominous prediction but rather a reflection of the past! We shall be gathering for the four Tuesdays starting on July 29th. This year we shall start at midday for lunch at 12.30 and continue until mid afternoon. Do come and join us for good company and lots of chat! Contact Gill Roberts (677281) or Eileen Giles (671360) for more information and register for catering and craft supplies purposes. WE'D LOVE TO SEE YOU!! Photo: Hodgemoor Woods by Marcus Bicknell

16 Parish Magazine Parish Magazine 17 CANDLELIGHT BALL SEER GREEN PARISH COUNCIL CHAIRMAN’S AWARD

investment to support people living Each year Seer Green Parish Council the award for 2014, and the surprise with cancer. Macmillan provides makes a small award to recognise presentation was made at the Seer Information Centres, e.g. in Wexham the person judged by the chairman Green Gardeners Annual Plant Sale. Park Hospital, and Health Care to have made the most significant Charlotte’s nomination included the specialists; such as nurses, doctors contribution to the village. following: ‘Charlotte works hard to and dieticians. Macmillan also funds The award is given as a result bring our community together. She financial advisors throughout the Half a million reasons to celebrate for of nominations submitted by helps organise social events like county, and of course the Support Macmillan Cancer Support in South villagers, and this year there were the spring and autumn plant shows, Line can be accessed by all. Buckinghamshire. again a number of nominations. and actively encourages residents Cancer is one of the toughest fights (particularly loners) to join quiz nights Macmillan’s Gerrards Cross The chairman, Dennis Scourfield, most of us will ever have to face. and other social events.’ and District Committee, the only selected Charlotte Baggins to receive All the money raised from The Macmillan committee in south Candlelight Ball will go directly to Buckinghamshire, celebrates its 20th people affected by cancer. Just £27 anniversary this year and during that could fund a Macmillan Nurse for an time has raised over half a million hour; £100 could pay for a Macmillan pounds. Grant to help someone with their A special celebration, The Candlelight transport costs for daily radiotherapy. Ball, will be held at Stoke Place, Stoke Place is a prestigious, privately Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire on owned Queen Anne style manor Saturday September 20th 2014. house built as a family home in Tickets for this unique evening cost the 17th century, set in 26 acres of £50.00, which includes fizz on arrival, grounds landscaped by Capability a three-course meal with wine, coffee Brown with a six acre lake and and petit fours. There will be live has been specially chosen for the entertainment and a disco. Along with occasion. The Candlelight Ball is a gift tree and live auction it promises sponsored by Yaldens, Hansford to be an evening to remember which Sensors Ltd, Daiichi-Sankyo will raise much needed funds and all Pharmaceuticals, Nunn Hayward profits will go to Macmillan. LLP, B.P.Collins LLP and Fairweather It’s more important than ever that Insurance Ltd. we continue to support Macmillan Sponsorship opportunities are still in our local community. Every day available and tables are selling fast. in Buckinghamshire ten people For more information, or to buy hear the devastating news that tickets to help raise the next half a they have cancer. Macmillan has million pounds: - invested heavily in the local area with 90 healthcare professionals, Call Tracy on 01753 892 303 or email either in the community or hospitals macmillancandlelightball@hotmail. and is committed to further com Photo: Charlotte Baggins receiving the community award from Dennis Scourfield.

18 Parish Magazine Parish Magazine 19 SEER GREEN AND JORDANS WI research around the detection of normal life. It is already known that Human disease by canine olfaction. these dogs can detect Epileptic Fits June is the garden meeting and this where tea and cream scones were A variety of dogs are trained to up to 45 minutes before they happen. year we held it by courtesy of June served, supplied by the President. provide two main functions; Medical Whilst those with long snouts seem James in her lovely garden at Jordans. The next meeting will be held as Alert Assistance, and the early to score highest, dogs are chosen for Seven members were absent and usual in the Baptist Church hall at detection of Cancer. their ability and Human awareness. three members celebrated birthdays. 2.15pm on Thursday 10th July. Medical Alert Assistance dogs, live They can be trained to find the June herself was one of them and as pets within families, but are right supply of medication, press because it was a special birthday, Barbara Wood - President trained to support those with complex panic buttons, and push appropriate received an unusual geranium plant. medical conditions. At present, their foodstuffs to the sufferer. The minutes were not read but were main support is for those with Type Dogs can also be trained to identify available. Some members are taking 1 Diabetes and Addison’s Disease. the odour of chemicals in the body, particularly through urine samples; a trip to Kensington Palace on August Whilst sufferers of these conditions have no indication of an impending this can be used to detect cancers 13th and a BFWI golf day is being medical event, the dogs are trained that are almost un-diagnosable held at Oaklands Park Golf Course to identify changes in odour, emitted by any other means. With early in Three Households on August 6th. by the sufferer, and hence alert detection being key to survival, the After the business members returned the individual to take preventative importance of such a process cannot to the garden on a beautiful hot day measures. be underestimated, and from their Not only has such action reduced work with dogs, Scientists are now 8 O’CLOCK CLUB the number of calls for help to developing the e-nose. paramedics, it has also reduced the The Miller of Mapledurham, visits 03 Whenever the topic arises around an And as things there below, were a incidences of hospitalization for the July, talking about the last working animal’s sense of smell, especially trifle so-so, individual. Support and assurance Mill on the Thames. Mill produce that of the canine variety, I cannot It were glad of a breath of fresh air. on this scale builds confidence and available for sale at the end of the help but be reminded of an old The bloodhound tried hard to keep independence for the recipient, giving evening - £3 admission. northern Monologue of Marriott water in check, them the freedom to live a more Edgar’s, made famous by actor and musician Stanley Holloway. By lapping it up with his tongue, The Monologue tells the tale of “The But it came in so fast through that ‘Ole in the Ark” starting at a point hole, that at last, where Noah’s wife discovers that the He shoved in his nose for a bung.” Ark is filling up with water. The dog making his appearance at Noah considers the options for the May meeting of the 8 O’Clock plugging the hole & declares, “Aye, Club wasn’t a Bloodhound, but rather that’s it, a bloodhound is what we a Labrador called Max, accompanied require.”! by his owner Barry Hughes, a So he went and fetched bloodhound volunteer for the Bucks-born Charity, from place where it lay, Medical Detection Dogs. Under the direction of Claire Guest, they have ‘Tween the skunk and the polecat it a clear commitment to publishing were,

20 Parish Magazine Parish Magazine 21 VILLAGE VOICES & SEER GREEN SINGERS IN SANGERSTEVNE CHOIR FESTIVAL Under the superb musical direction of loudest applause for their superb Conductor Jane Smith, accompanied selection of four songs. More than 100 local choristers for several days to meet old friends, on the piano by husband David (when At the end of the evening, all the participated in the London exchange ideas of repertoires and he is not singing bass for the SGSs), choirs come together to sing several Sangerstevne choir festival held 9-11 sing to each other in a relaxed and both choirs sang a selection of music songs, conducted by the festival’s May at St Matthew’s Church in Ealing. non-competitive atmosphere. that highlighted their abilities and founder Philip Norman. Never having Having boarded two coaches in the At least 25 choirs participated in enthusiasm. practised together, it seems the result pouring rain outside the Cricketers the three-day festival this year, with The Village Voices with 60 attending is always magnificent! Pub, the Village Voices (women) VV and SGS singing on Saturday members was certainly the largest and Seer Green Singers (men) took afternoon in addition to choirs from choir of those singing on Saturday part in this annual event which brings Sardinia, Barcelona and Wales. Each evening, which meant that the chaps together choirs from across Britain choir not only has its own opportunity of the Seer Green Singers had the and Europe. to perform and shine at the festival, Launched in 2004, the London but every choir has its own distinctive Sangerstevne choral festival weekend sartorial style. The Village Voices, is renowned for its convivial, fun and known for their intricate four part inclusive international atmosphere, harmonies and syncopated dance with hundreds of singers taking part moves, turn out in bright red shirts, each year. The idea originated in while the men of the Seer Green Scandinavia, where such festivals Singers (formed just a year ago), are are major events, and choirs gather styled in ‘untied’ bow ties of all hues.

Photo: Seer Green Singers at Sangerstevne 2014.

MOBILE LIBRARY Times for the library van are as follows: Wednesday, July 16, August 13 The Green, Jordans 11.20 - 11.45 am

Thursday, July 24, August 21 Seer Green School 10.50 - 11.05 am Seer Green Shops 11.10 - 11.35 am Photo: Jane Smith and Village Voices at Sangerstevne 2014.

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