KINGS LANGLEY

ISSUE 4 Vi age News SEPTEMBER 2018 What do you think? For over two hundred years

the has KEMP BARRY PHOTOMONTAGE:

run through the parish of A4251 Kings Langley and provided Walk for health one of the three transport Health Walks is a methods though the village. countywide initiative of free, led walks aiming to encourage people of all ages Over time the railways and then the and abilities to get outdoors, get more car reduced the viability of the canal Kings Langley active and reap the benefits.

and so its towpath has deteriorated 25 M y a w r o into such a poor state that, in some t There are many regular and one-off o M l a it places, is now unsuitable for the rb walks in and around our local area Restored O n do Vi age on L increasing numbers of walkers and towpath which all are welcome to join. The cyclists that are keen to use the Towpath in walks are graded, and information

towpath for leisure and to get to work. need of A41 about parking and length of walk are upgrading provided on the website so you can These days, Kings Langley is very full find a suitable walk near you. of cars, so the Parish Council has been looking at ways to improve the local Let us have your thoughts From September to December there transport situation. We commissioned We are now seeking to source will be the following regular walks a report from Sustrans, the cycling funding to make the necessary from Kings Langley. Each is a one and sustainable transport charity, to improvements and it will really hour walk: look at ways to encourage people to help our case if residents could use their cars less for local journeys. e-mail us with your thoughts on • Alternate Tuesdays (from 18 Sept.) how you would use the canal more 10am meet in the Cricket Club car One of their key recommendations is if the towpath is upgraded to a park Vicarage Lane. to upgrade the quality of the towpath similar standard as the recently • Alternate Wednesdays (from and increase the number of access restored section from Water 12 Sept.) 10am meet in The Nap points to the canal. For example, the Lane northwards. Please could car park behind the library. upgraded towpath would provide a you send your ideas and any great way of getting to the Kings questions you may have to john. Visit tinyurl.com/klvn-healthwalks Langley and Apsley mainline train [email protected] or search for Hertfordshire Health stations without using the roads. Walks online

Tel Bob Best 01923 264130 Mobile 07973 470124

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Best Newcomer: Harry Hollingsworth Contacts for your local Best Front Garden Wendy & Wayne Rycraft Best Small Back Garden: Jill Hunt Village News… Best Back Garden: John North All enquiries, articles, Best Large Back Garden: Don Hansard Best Overall Small Garden: Marina Cox advertisements, and Prize Xword Best Front and Back Garden: Team Rob competition entries should be sent Best Hanging Baskets, Tubs and Troughs: Kerry Austen/Macer Bentley by email to kingslangleynews@ Best Outstanding Feature: Leslie & Irena Tomkins gmail.com Best Wildlife Garden: Joint 1st Pam Litton and Janet Taylor Highly Commended/Special Award: Arts & Crafts Group for knitted hanging baskets Or by post to: The Editor, Kings Langley Best Commercial Premises: So Soft Designs Village News, c/o Kings Langley Best Public House: The Red Lion Parish Council, Charter Court, Vicarage Lane, Kings Langley WD4 9HR Highly Commended: Eddie & E’lise Davies Mr & Mrs Fry Margaret Beamon The next edition of Village News George Coster Jane Biggerstaff Nick & Clare Currie Mrs J Button will be available in November, the Diana Frost Margaret & Ivan Carter Langley Butcher Waterside Centre Waterside Baptist Church Langley Fish & Chips deadline for copy and advertising is Friday 12 October 2018. 00000 Froxx Advert_froxx advert 12/04/2017 14:00 Page 1

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Left; Leti and her son Vlad Below; ‘Shane’s Bar’, Lucy’s face painting stall, Vlad with his fellow stallholders

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If you live near Coniston Road, you may have heard about MiniFest@42 – a mini festival held to raise funds for a much-loved member of our community.

Leti Preduca came to from Romania to make a new life for herself Local bands Jonnah and McVicar played and her young son Vlad, only to be throughout the day on a stage made of diagnosed with stage four cancer after pallets, Neli’s husband Steve manned a routine registration with the local GP. the BBQ, and there were various stalls She tried many treatments, but it was and a raffle. Everything was kindly Mistletoe Therapy that has given her a donated by village businesses and new lease of life. residents. ‘We couldn’t believe how generous people were – when most of The treatment is groundbreaking, but them didn’t even know Leti personally’. very expensive – and that’s where a small group of friends led by Neli Over £2,300 was raised on the day and MiniFest was such a success that Christophorou come in, trying to raise a further £1,700 (and counting) has the organisers are even starting to money to send Leti to Scotland for been raised via gofundme.com. think about next year’s event – stay another Mistletoe treatment. tuned for details! If you would like Leti was overwhelmed by the to donate to the cause, you can After only a few weeks of planning, generosity: ‘Thank you, everyone. It is still do so at: www.gofundme.com/ MiniFest – a mini Festival in a back very much appreciated. I think you are mistletoe4leti. garden – was born. ‘We had no idea the most wonderful community and I how many people would actually turn hope you will come together often to For information about the ground- up’ said an organiser. ‘We just hoped support each other and to share and breaking Mistletoe Therapy: www. to cover our costs and make a little bit receive some love and joy.’ mistletoetherapy.org.uk more’.

On Sunday 15 July at 3pm, after a local leaflet door drop, Minifest opened, and a queue quickly started to form. ‘People were flooding in for several hours, and we counted over 200 visitors, who all donated generously on the door, We opened in May 2009 to offer our village, Kings Langley and everyone in the area great donated drinks and cakes and even coffees, treats and a terrific selection of British & Continental foods and International wines. helped man the stalls at busy times. We also cater for a wide range of events, from small dinner parties to weddings. We do our best to adjust to your occasion! The community spirit was completely 20-22 High Street, DELI: 01923 265574 overwhelming. The garden shed Kings Langley, WINE: 01923 262083 became ‘Shane’s bar’ and in true Herts. WD4 8BH EMAIL: [email protected] festival style there was even a portaloo www.dallingandco.com on site!’ KINGS LANGLEY Vi age NEWS ISSUE 4 SEPTEMBER 2018 PAGE 4 Planning update The greener view… Borough Council Gary Ansell, Chair of the Kings Langley and District Residents is required by legislation to produce a document called a Association (KLDRA), comments on the latest Green Belt situation Local Plan, which will guide You might be forgiven for thinking is more expensive to purchase so the development of the whole that it was OK to build on the Green once planning permission has been Borough up to 2036. Belt. Equally you may be forgiven for granted developers argue they need thinking that it wasn’t OK to build on to reduce the amount of affordable The process of producing a Local Plan the Green Belt. The problem is you housing they promised to build to is lengthy and has already caused a lot get a different response depending make the site financially viable. As of controversy in Kings Langley – the on who you ask, and the messages a result, nationally the proportion of initial Issues and Options consultation from central Government are muddled. affordable units on greenfield sites last Autumn considered a large amount in the Green Belt has decreased from of potential Green Belt development At the launch of the draft revised 100% in 2010/11 to 28% in 2017/18. around the village as shown below: National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), in March this year, Prime But it is not just Green Belt A41 Minister Theresa May declared that development which is affecting SHENDISH 900 houses and ‘the answer to our housing crisis the character of villages such primary school does not lie in tearing up the Green as Kings Langley. Whilst the Belt’. Five months later in August, Liz Residents Association are keen to Truss, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, see smaller developments than said there needs to be more housing those currently being considered by developments on the Green Belt, Dacorum, recent months have seen RECTORY without really offering any evidence planning applications submitted for HILL FARM FARM for her assertion and in the face of demolishing one house and replacing 250 houses KINGS 125 houses LANGLEY overwhelming evidence that there are it with two, three or four houses on more than enough brownfield sites the same plot. It is not clear what to meet the country’s housing needs housing need this is addressing. with some to spare. WAYSIDE FARM M25 As part of our continuing dialogue 100–2000 houses Is it any wonder local people don’t with Dacorum about housing know what is going on or who to development in the borough, we have believe? The assumption appears to asked what additional brownfield The Borough Council was waiting be that releasing Green Belt land will sites have been identified in the last for the Government to set its mean there will be more affordable 12 months and how many of those housebuilding requirement before housing locally as building costs are suitable for development. Watch proceeding, and when Parliament will be lower. But Green Belt land this space. recessed on Tuesday 24 July, the Government finally published its revised formula for calculating housebuilding requirements. SoSo SoftSoft DesignsDesigns However, the revised formula is quite BespokeBespoke Curtains, Curtains, Blinds, Plantation Blinds, Soft Shutters, different from the draft formula, and SoftFurnishing, Furnishing, Upholstery Upholstery and and Interior Interior Design Design discussions are ongoing as to whether throughoutthroughout Herts, BedsBeds and and Bucks. Bucks it changes anything in relation to AllAll our our soft soft furnishings furnishings areare handmade handmade and and fitted to the highest quality and standard. Dacorum’s calculation. Meanwhile, fitted to the highest quality and standard. We offer an exceptional personal service the Council is resuming the Local We offer an exceptional personal service inin your your home home so whetherwhether you you are are Plan process, and will be conducting re-stylingre-styling a a roomroom or planningplanning a awhole whole a second round of consultation in the newnew project project pleaseplease visit us us and and browse browse through our extensive wallpaper Autumn, which will include a preferred through our extensive wallpaper andand fabric library.library. option. StockistsStockists ofof Ashleigh & & Burwood Burwood fragrancefragrance lampslamps andand oils oils and and At this stage we cannot say what aa selection selection of Tiffany LampsLamps will be in the consultation, but in the meantime, please be aware that we are Designers Guild ɀ Harlequin ɀ Scion ɀ Sanderson Prestigious Textiles Villa Nova Romo doing everything we can to minimise ɀ ɀ Ian Mankin ɀ and many more the impact on the Green Belt. 31 High Street, Kings Langley, WD4 8AB – Councillors Alan Anderson and Bob Contact - 01923 269326, 07774140526 McLean, Kings Langley, Dacorum Visit our website - www.sosoftdesigns.com Borough Council. KINGS LANGLEY Vi age NEWS ISSUE 4 SEPTEMBER 2018 PAGE 5 Incredible Edible Left: Lots of fun was had decorating some of the 27 trees exhibited by local organisations at last year’s for Kings Langley? festival Earlier this year TiK (Transition in Kings) welcomed Sahira of your choice to either tell a story or Ward – a regional facilitator for represent your group or organisation. Incredible Edible – to their open meeting. It is not a competition; there are no prizes, simply a great opportunity to With her fellow volunteers she has exhibit in an imaginative and festive created an ‘Incredible Edible’ garden way and to be part of a unique mixture in Dunstable making a real difference of heritage, community expression to an area of unsightly waste land and fun – all part of our celebration of and leading to the community coming ANDREWS CAROLYN PHOTO: Christmas. together with a common purpose. Call for entries! During the festival, the public will be The Incredible Edible project began Last Christmas your parish invited (for a small entrance donation) in 2008 through the imagination and church, All Saints’ Church, held to wander through the forest of passion of a small group of friends in their inaugural Christmas Tree decorated trees, enjoying refreshments the Yorkshire town of Todmorden. Festival in early December. and soaking up the festive atmosphere.

They saw unloved places and wondered Despite a heavy snowfall on the You can either provide your own tree if they planted veg in them and Saturday night which deterred all but and decorate it, or a tree can be encouraged people to take what the hardiest visitors on the Sunday, it provided for you to decorate, with they needed they could create a was a great success! So much so that power for tree lighting if required. conversation that would enable people once again this year there will be a The spaces for trees will be limited in to think differently about the power Christmas Tree Festival, from Friday to number and they will be allocated on and potential of their future. Sunday, 7 – 9 December. a first come first served basis!

Incredible Edible seeks to show how The Festival is an opportunity for For more information about ordinary people can transform their organisations, businesses, and the festival and an entry own landscapes and turned disused families in the village to be part form, or to get involved, email plots into abundant sources of healthy of a spectacular display within the [email protected] food. People took notice of the simple beautiful historic church by decorating or leave a message with the church model, and today over 100 groups in a Christmas tree – style and theme office 01923 266596 the UK and many more around the world call themselves Incredible Edible. High Street newcomer The Fibre Lounge independent Fibre Lounge yarn shop has won the ‘Handmade Champion’ prize Those present left the TiK meeting awarded by Mollie Makes – a National publication for eager to start something similar in wins big at handmade crafts. This award recognises the people Kings Langley! If you’re interested, promoting, supporting and championing all things email [email protected] Mollie Makes handmade. or come to an Open Meeting, 2nd The Fibre Lounge runs weekly crochet classes, retreats Saturday of each month, 10am – Handmade and ‘fibre parties’ and hosts other craft workshops, as 12noon at The Hub, Rectory Farm. well as stocking a range of hand dyed yarns, patterns www.incredibleediblenetwork.org Awards and handmade notions.

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PostOfficeAd63.5x59mmV2.indd 1 30/05/2018 20:18 KINGS LANGLEY Vi age NEWS ISSUE 4 SEPTEMBER 2018 PAGE 6 Headteacher’s success story ® Gary Lewis grew up in and attended JFK School so knows the local area well. After flirting with possible careers in plumbing and professional football, his father www.shannoncleaning.co.uk encouraged him towards teaching.

Gary’s main interest was science, and He therefore searched for other he studied Physics at Nottingham headships, and his wife spotted the

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bodies. He takes pride in the rich opportunities provided by his school, Would you Headteacher’s success story stressing it is truly comprehensive and diverse; he believes that selective like to play education is socially and academically divisive. some real Gary is keen to encourage links between the school and the local community and his young people get HEAVY* involved in various outreach activities. Whilst his main concern is for the METAL? wellbeing of students, he recognises that teaching is a tough, demanding The clock chimes out every profession and is concerned that many fifteen minutes, humans not promising young teachers leave their required, but when we ring for posts because of the stresses involved; services or weddings it takes a at , teachers who human for each bell. are struggling with work/life balance can refer to an internal counselling At All Saints we have eight bells, so to service. ring them all, we need eight ringers. We can make a very nice noise with six

PHOTO: HEATHER ANDERSON HEATHER PHOTO: Last year Gary was appointed Executive ringers but below that it starts to get Headteacher at Cavendish school in more difficult. Although we have nine determined not to turn the school addition to his Kings Langley headship; regular ringers, failing health, family into an ‘exam factory’, believing the troubled Cavendish is now ‘on commitments and holidays mean that passionately in a broad, balanced the up’, and Kings Langley continues recently we have struggled. We do have education, with proper place for the to exhibit a happy, relaxed and well- two lovely people learning but it would arts and humanities, and developing regulated school atmosphere evident to be great to have a few more to spread the whole child. He has become visitors and OFSTED inspectors! the load, or people who have rung in a leader in the field of Character the past and are interested in trying Education, chairing the national – Gary Lewis was interviewed by Harold again. association and presenting to governor Taylor Ringing church bells is an amazing thing. There is the exercise (getting up the stairs!), the gentle stretching Discover more this September is good for the body, there is the mental acuity needed and of course camaraderie. It’s a team effort! We practice on a Wednesday evening and ring on Sunday 8.55am – 9.30am.

Fancy giving it a go? Please contact Sue Bassett, [email protected] or telephone 01923 262510

Eleanor Sidaway: mixed media 2D, painting Jonathan Checkley Eleanor Sidaway Jonathan Checkley: calligraphy, mixed media 2D Kathy Foster: painting Pete Greening: painting Pauline Heginbotham: mixed media 2D, painting, printmaking Ann Trotter: mixed media 2D, textiles

The following local artists are exhibiting in their studios: Tracy Ford: ceramics – Sarratt Dick Onians: sculpture – Commonwood, Chipperfield Graham Boyd: painting – Chipperfield Peter Williamson: metal, sculpture, wood – Abbots Langley

For full details of all the artists taking part throughout the county, visit: hvaf.org.uk/Open-Studios or see the free catalogue ANDREWS CAROLYN PHOTOS: at many shops in the High Street or from the Library. Kathy Foster Pete Greening * The largest bell weighs 11cwt 2qtrs 18lb and was cast in 1958 KINGS LANGLEY Vi age NEWS ISSUE 4 SEPTEMBER 2018 PAGE 8

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102 Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 9SD GARY PHOTO: 01442 212636 info@hemelcreati veprint.co.uk In June the WI had a very www.hemelcreativeprint.co.uk Not dead and buried! successful day at the Carnival The Kings Langley Local promoting one of their many New class! History & Museum Society campaigns Plastic in our is still working hard despite Oceans which generated a lot Toddlers Dance suspending the monthly talks WHERE FUN STARTS YOUNG of interest from the public. in the Baptist Church due to All Saints Church Hall lack of volunteers (they are July was their 99th birthday which Church Lane, Kings Langley all getting older). was celebrated with a party, a superb Tuesdays 10–11am buffet prepared by members with lots To sign up call Lisa on Members are still being recruited of homespun entertainment. The safari 07961 170731 but there is no longer an annual supper evening in August was a great subscription, and the AGM was held success; 24 members, three different Only £6 a week. Sibling discount. Come along and give it a try! in April when officers were elected. venues. Three members opened their There’s lots of fun props and modern music. homes and prepared delicious food – Half a term sign up. The Archivists meet in the and a glass or two – after all it was a www.toddlersdance.co.uk Community Library, The Nap, on a walking supper!  [email protected] or find us on Facebook Wednesday from 10am to 12.30pm,

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The society is a ‘Collecting Society’ In 2019 they celebrate their centenary, Café Now Open under the umbrella of the Dacorum as do Hertfordshire county WI. There Café Now Open Heritage Trust (DHT) which exists will be lots of celebrations taking place Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner as a Museum Store in . here in Kings Langley and all over Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner The Kings Langley collection Hertfordshire. It’s going to be a very Served 7 days consists of 13,000 documents exciting year for the WI. Served 7 days and artefacts – mainly stored at   the DHT store but some in the The WI meets at 7.30pm on the Catering Catering Catering Society Bookcase in the Library. The second Tuesday every month, in the Ovaltine archive from the factory Community Centre – all are welcome! Service S Serviceervice in Station Road (which ceased production in 2002), is also looked Contacts: Available Available Available after by DHT at the Museum Store. President: Joyce Gray 01923 263213 Secretary: Wendy Buckland 01923 127 Hempstead Road 127 Hempstead Road For membership requests, or any 127 Hempstead Road 263348 Kings LangleyKings Langley Kings Langley WD4 8AJ other questions please email WD4 8AJ WD4 8AJ www.thekitchenatinspired.co.uk - 01923 264649 - [email protected] www.thekitchenatinspired.co.ukwww.thekitchenatinspired.co.uk - 01923 264649 - [email protected] [email protected] Above: The ladies of Kings Langley WI 01923 264649 enjoy a Strawberry Tea Party in the [email protected] – Denis Miles, President garden of one of its members.

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9 # 10 11 History buffs in the village will know that Edmund of Langley was the fifth ######### 2019: an exciting year for the WI son of King Edward III. Edmund was 12 13 14 # 15 16 born in the royal palace at the top ## # # # ## of Langley Hill on 5 June 1341. His 17 # 18 19 mother, Queen , Prize pizza! was churched in All Saints parish KEMP BARRY PHOTO: # # # # # church a few days later. Langley Palace The correct entry drawn out of the 20 continued to be Edward’s favourite hat for our Prize Xword no. 3 was from Selby 4 set by Andrew No. Prize Xword country residence until he began Geoff Budd who won a £50 voucher Across building Eltham Palace on the other kindly donated by Oscars Pizza Co. 1 In the Village, it runs between side of London. We pictured him at the restaurant theC rcanalosswor dand No 4the, Se pWesttembe rCoast 2018 being congratulated by servers Greta Mainline (7, 4) When Edmund was young, Edward Spangeleviciute and Sam Varley. 7 One who is a member of the began a major refurbishment of aristocracy (5) Langley Palace on which he spent Answers to last issue’s Prize Xword: 8 STATIONROAD Trembling (5) £3,000 – a very large sum at that time. Across: 1 Spar, 4 Pope, 6 Begonia, 9 U#B#N#A#K#A Short piece of sacred choral It included the rebuilding of the bath 8 Owl, 9 Pit, 10 Langley Hill, 11 Cue, music (5) house, bathing being one of the King’s 12 Ohm, 14 Radiant, 17 Newt, 18 Wins 10NOBLE#SHAKY Scottish estate owner (5) priorities (his Palace of Down: 1 Sumo, 2 Rye, 3 Trowley Rise, 12##O#P#A#P## Make fabric from thread (5) bathroom featured bronze taps in the 4 Phi, 5 Emit, 6 Blunder, 7 Apricot, 15MOTET#LAIRD Short saying expressing general form of leopards). 11 CERN, 13 Mars, 15 Apt, 16 Now A#########Otruth (5) 17 Distinctive cat family member (5) In 1351, he made a plumbing 18WEAVE#ADAGE General meaning of someone’s breakthrough by introducing what was Wasp Problem? ##R#G#L#L##remark (5) probably the first English bathroom 20TIGER#DRIFT There’s one of these in the with running hot and cold water, with Wasp/Hornets former Ovaltine Egg Farm (4, 7) Nests Destroyed O#O#E#E#B#E one tap for hot and another for cold. £40 Down Royal accounts record payments for ‘a Normally same day service 1WINDTURBINE Our nearest star (3) large square lead cistern for heating Including weekends 2 In our valley, one of these is next water at Langley Palace.’ After giving Call 07780 953222 to the Kings! (5) Fully insured orders for the furnace to be lit, the king 3 Clumsy (5) could control the flow of water into 4 Relating to the nose (5) the bath as he desired. Sadly, no trace 5 Large relative of giraffe from Serving the remains of this splendid royal suite. village with Democratic Republic of the quality British Congo (5) The produce for Edward III gained his reputation as nearly 200 years 6 Measure of time (3) ‘the perfect king’ by his heroic deeds Langley CALL IN TO SEE 9 Jaws of a voracious animal (3) Since 1819 OUR SPECIALS on the battlefields of France but he 11 Female rabbit (3) 4 High Street, Kings Langley was evidently also a connoisseur. He Butcher 13 Inert gaseous element (5) founded the Order of the Garter but 14 Type of heron with white

it was a later monarch, George I, who LangleyButcherAd.indd 7 30/05/2018 22:14 plumage (5) created the Order of the Bath - a Advertise here! 15 Catkin bearing tree (5) missed opportunity for Edward III! Please contact us for sizes, rates, 16 Evidence of being elsewhere deadlines and special discounts: during a crime (5) Source: The Perfect King – Edward III, call 01923 263213 or 07477 900290 17 What horses once did to canal father of the English nation by Ian [email protected] boats (3) Mortimer 19 Essential golfing item (3) KINGS LANGLEY Vi age NEWS ISSUE 4 SEPTEMBER 2018 PAGE 10 A summer of sport STEINER SCHOOL Preparing young people As Kings Langley Football Club with skills for life (KLFC) head into their third what next? Phasels Wood is a place where season in the Southern Premier After a lengthy period of discussion young people will find inspiration, and negotiation with the Alpha adventure, challenges and friend- League it has been an incredibly Schools group, the Trustees of the busy and interesting pre-season Steiner school have confirmed that ship,all within a safe, supportive at Gaywood Park – on and off there will be no school opening on and positive environment. the pitch. the site in September. Our experienced team are here to give a warm and friendly welcome and will A fantastic summer of sport and It appears that Alpha could not help create a programme that suits weather, with England’s run in the provide the necessary assurance you. We offer adventurous outdoor World Cup which saw many locals to provide a Steiner education at activity birthday parties on Sunday watching their matches on the club’s RSSKL. This was a deal-breaker afternoons with a range of activity brand-new patio while children of all as it is one of the charitable options for different ages. We offer ages played football on the pitches – a objectives of the organisation and mobile activity hire for School fetes great community get together. Another a constitutional obligation. It was and similar events and our iconic sporting shock, less publicised, was evidently a very difficult decision climbing wall is open to experienced the KLFC supporters beating the Fire to terminate negotiations having climbers with their own equipment. Brigade at Tug-of-War at the Village put so much time and effort into Our campsite welcomes Guides, youth Carnival! them and having come very close organisations, schools and corporate to reaching a deal. groups along with hosting D of E The dry summer weather made an residential weeks throughout the year. impact on many pre-season matches, The trustees are now focusing with both home and away games being efforts and energy on seeking a Proud to be celebrating our 80th year moved as clubs struggled to get the suitable new partner with a view to at the heart of the Kings Langley pitches playable. The Kings started pre- opening a secure and sustainable community, whatever you are looking season at Wingate & Finchley in North Steiner school on site in the future. for our ethos is ‘together we can do it!’. London – the game being moved to Meanwhile alternative RSSKL and an artificial pitch and ending 1-1; Then community projects are being Call us on 01442 252851, email us at our friendly fixture against neighbours considered for the site. [email protected] or see our Hemel Hempstead was moved to website www.phaselswood.org.uk , with not such a big crowd – a good display but a 3-1 defeat. Four of the other five pre-season matches were won.

The league has started with two wins, two losses and a draw, with forthcoming league home games The yarnbombers have taken over the High Street against Tiverton (15 September), Met with their colourful creations! They go well with Police (6 October) and Hendon (16 the tubs that the Parish Council supply with the October). Season tickets are available help of Sunnyside Rural Trust who grow and plant in the clubhouse, so come down and the troughs for us, although the warden has had support England’s highest placed village his work cut out this summer keeping all the football team: KINGS LANGLEY FC. troughs and flower beds watered.

– Scott Robbins BEVERLEY ROSS PHOTOS: Total Flooring 26 High Street, Kings Langley 01923 262656 CARPETS, LINO, VINYLS, TILES ETC DOMESTIC & CONTRACT KINGS LANGLEY Vi age NEWS ISSUE 4 SEPTEMBER 2018 PAGE 11 A welcome donation! A donation of £500 has been There are about 25 members, most of made to support the Kings Langley whom live alone – and more members Good Neighbours Lunch Club. This are welcome! There is a rota of volunteer helpers and drivers as nearly has come from profits from an all the members have mobility issues online not-for-profit store run by meaning they need transport over even Neighbourhood Watch volunteers short distances. Members pay £6 each in Hertfordshire, with MacMillan week to cover all costs with no extra Cancer Support, Help for Heroes, charge for transport. Last year the and Neighbourhood Watch in Lunch Club were given a Community Overheard at the Good Neighbours’ Award by the Parish Council for their wine & cheese evening: ‘It’s good to Hertfordshire also benefitting. service to the local community. put a face to a name on the list!’

This event is arranged annually as Alan Johnson, Treasurer of the Lunch The volunteers try to provide a ‘thank you’ to our team of loyal Club, says ‘The club falls under the something special on birthdays, at volunteers, and this year was most Kings Langley Good Neighbours Easter and Christmas, with the help enjoyable. Helpers at the Tuesday Association ‘umbrella’ but has a of donations; The net result is the Lunch Club quickly feel part of the separate organisational structure, Lunch Club is run on a shoestring and team, but those who drive or man banking arrangements etc. It meets any additional funds ensure this vital the Helpline can feel isolated, so every Tuesday in the Baptist Church service can continue to be provided we also arrange occasional Coffee Hall for a lunch of main course and to those for whom it provides a much Mornings for our volunteers. dessert followed by tea or coffee. needed lifeline.’

The Neighbourhood Watch Store can be found at https://owlprotect.uk/ and sells a range of products aimed Support our local scouts at helping people keep themselves safer. Always popular are the OWL Card Minders that protect contactless credit/ for World Jamboree debit cards, all the way through to Patio door locks, Did you know there are over 1,000 Scouts just in the telephone call blockers, and much more. Hemel Hempstead District? Every four years, Scouts aged 14 – 17 from around the world gather at the World Scout Jamboree. It’s the largest youth gathering on uot nd onionhi Earth with more than 40,000 Scouts present – the next one is in West Virginia USA, in July 2019. when you need it…… The 12 day cross-cultural from the Hemel Hempstead event is a life-changing district, taking the name of experience for those our village across the world! lucky enough to attend, involving new adventures, Each Scout has to raise cultures, and friendships, £3,750 for the trip, and and a journey of personal since selection Timmy and development and Becky have run a host of independence. fundraising events towards this aim. The next event is After a rigorous selection a Wine Tasting evening on process, 1st Kings Langley 13 October – full details and is very proud that two of its online booking at hemel- Scouts, Becky Harding and scouts.co.uk/winetasting eyied d oue oe Timmy Gower, are among the seven chosen to go Good luck Becky and Timmy! ne o iy uot nd euity eet ee o ind – no ooin i o ei oeion nd dedited onite t ton in with the o in ney ounity Winetasting Evening Adults only (18+) enent tennie nd ti ty in aid of funds for the World Scout Jamboree in 2019

o ind out oe u now on Saturday5 13 October 2018 ei neeyiedwethetoietyo Hobbs Hill Wood Primary School, Peascroft Road wwweyiedodhoue Doors open: 7.00pm. Start: 7.30pm eli le ele i i le lie e life Tickets £20.00 each to include 6 courses of wines, each i fe le e ele e with a ‘light bite’ and lots of fun included in the price! KINGS LANGLEY Vi age NEWS ISSUE 4 SEPTEMBER 2018 PAGE 12 Bridge KINGS LANGLEY Kings Bridge Club Art Kings Langley Community Centre, The Nap Life drawing sessions Friendly duplicate Bridge for Vi age Diary The Forum, Frogmore players of all levels. Paper Mill’s Visitor Centre Every Monday 1.30pm – ONGOING EVENTS Untutored drawing. 4.30pm First Sunday of each month Good Neighbours Association 11am – 4pm Retired Volunteers wanted for Professionals occasional driving to Sport appointments, DIY around PROBUS the home, and gardening. Short Mat Bowls Kings Langley Cricket Club Please call the helpline Kings Langley Community A club for retired 9am–5pm any day 07790 Centre PROfessional and BUSiness 668672 if you can help! Join our friendly group, men which has a speaker no need to have your own every month, plus Dog training Country Market bowls as we supply them. occasional excursions and Most Wednesdays 11am – dinners (including partners). Gade Dog Training Society Kings Langley Community 1.30pm. Every third Tuesday Kings Langley Community Centre, back hall. £3.60 for Everyone Active monthly at 10am Centre Good selection of unusual Leisure Centre members, Contact the Secretary John Classes for puppies and chutneys and pickles. £4.60 non-members Addy on 01923 264171 adult dogs. Come along and Thursdays 10am – 12noon For further information [email protected] watch our classes! contact ritaelliott1@ Tuesdays at 7.30pm TiK hotmail.com Computing www.gadedogs.com Transition in Kings Langley Using computers Over 55s Parish Council Hall, Charter Frogmore Paper Mill & Court, Vicarage Lane. Visitor’s Centre, Fourdriner Evergreen Club Open meetings, all welcome. Way, Apsley Kings Langley Community Every second Saturday Drop in to our ukonline Centre monthly 10.00am – 12noon Centre, suitable for Speakers, entertainments, Kings Langley Bowls Club beginners and those games, excursions etc. Local Produce Market The Green, R/o Saracens wanting more practice. No Membership £5 per annum High Street, Kings Langley. Head. High Street Kings need to book, just come plus £2.50 admission. Every third Saturday Langley along. Alternate Thursdays 2.30pm monthly 9am – 1pm We welcome everybody – Fridays 10.30am – 1pm. – 4.30pm young, nearly young and Free admission Contact Ann Martin for Growing vegetables older – to come along to the Contact Charlton or Sue further information on Rectory Farm club Sunday Mornings to try Woolnough on 01442 01923 267604 Come along and join us for a bowls with the help of our 234600 or by email session. qualified coaches. Friendly education@thepapertrail. Thursdays and Sundays club with clubhouse and bar org.uk Arts & Crafts 10am – noon facilities and good social More more details contact programme. KLAC Needles and Things [email protected] See our new website: Toby Carvery, Kings Langley kingslangleybowls.co.uk Bring your own knitting, Parish Church Music crochet, sewing, or join in with our Yarnbombing. Harvest Thanksgiving Women’s Institute ‘Jazz at the Club’ Wednesdays 10am to 12noon All Saints Church Kings Langley Services Club. For more information see All welcome, WI Free entry. our facebook page Kings 7 October 9.30am Kings Langley Community Every Tuesday at 8pm Langley Arts and Crafts Centre Fair trading All welcome. Public Information Every second Tuesday Kings Langley Parish Office, Charter Court, Vicarage Lane Traidcraft monthly at 7.30pm Parish Council Meetings are held on the first Tuesday of Hollybank, Common Lane For further information each month. Planning and Licensing on the first and third Sale of fairly traded goods please contact Joyce on Tuesday of each month. Office hours 9.30am – 12.30pm for Christmas. 01923 263213 or Wendy on Telephone 01923 261828 or email [email protected] 20 October 10am – 2pm 01923 263348 All welcome 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. The opinions expressed in articles, reviews and stories are strictly those of the individual authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of Kings Langley Village News.