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Hilltop News June & July 2011 ITEMS FOR SALE? Best of British! obody does celebrations better Our local Business Bulletin now than the British. The glorious Royal includes Items for Sale, so if you have Wedding last April displayed all anything you would like to try and sell N the traditional pomp and pageantry at locally, why not try advertising in the which Britain is supreme. As well as the Business Bulletin first? spectacular ceremony in London, street During the last two years items as parties and private celebrations up and diverse as a luxury caravan, horse rugs, down the country – at a time when spirits hedge-trimmer, stone trough, electric needed lifting – brought sunshine and piano, plan chest and everything in happiness. What a wonderful, uplifting between have found new homes occasion – filling one with patriotic pride. locally. The Bulletin goes out every The Hilltops even had a wedding of its own month via email and includes What’s on the same day! On (particularly at the local pubs), local A couple of weeks earlier, another great business promotions and adverts, as well British spectacle – the annual London as Items for Sale or Wanted. Marathon – took centre stage. Some of Also in this issue… It is FREE to advertise and if you our Hilltop Villagers put in hours of body- would like to do so, or would like to • Tribute to Imogen breaking training to compete in the event. be added to the distribution list to • Bessie Cyster remembered Linsey Cresswell and Sarah Jones together receive your monthly copy, please email raised money for the Silver Star Society. • Chris Brown seeks out our diminutive [email protected] Local postman Geoff Blount ran to raise mammals funds for his chosen charity, Scannappeal. • Jessie Lodge wins a million for some More on these wonderful achievements lucky punter! inside… • St Leonards toddlers up and running! • Important dates approaching for HS2 Plus all the news from our Churches, Clubs, Councils and Societies. DAUGHNE DRIVER A resident and great supporter of the Hilltop Villages for many years, Daughne died peacefully at her home on 5 May. A full tribute to Daughne’s life will appear in the next Hilltop News. Front Cover Photo From Highlands to Hilltops – These Highland Cattle, retained from an original herd of 70 acquired in 1990 to graze the fields around Hawridge Court as part of a stewardship conservation scheme, make an idyllic scene. Hilltop News 3 Roads issues and has been invited to attend and THE PARISH COUNCIL As a result of continued pressure by the speak. Parishioners will have the opportunity David Clarke Council over a long period, Bucks County to learn more about the implications locally, David retired as parish clerk at the end of Council has finally agreed to take action to discuss the proposals, and contribute to May after 10 years service. With his wife to repair some of the major defects in the the drafting of the Parish Council’s formal Sandy, David came to live in St Leonards roads in the Parish. Hawridge Hill, from the response to the consultation. in 1994 and they both became involved Rose and Crown towards Nut Hazel Cross, It is intended that the Parish Council’s in community activities. David’s hobbies together with a section of Jenkins Lane response be finalised by 27th June. The include choral singing, a ‘bit of acting’, and from Gilberts Hill towards Chapel Farm, will Government’s Consultation on its HS2 playing the piano and organ. He often plays hopefully be dealt with in the Summer, when proposals closes on Friday 29 July 2011. We at services at our churches and is honing his road closures will apply. are keen to receive comments from as many skills by taking regular lessons. He is also Discussions are continuing with BCC about people in the parish as possible. You are also chairman of the St Leonards Parish Hall Oak Lane flooding, Taylors Lane surfacing, welcome to get in touch with the Parish Management Committee. Sandy and David repairs to Little Twye Road and other issues. Council by writing to: have four children and eleven grandchildren The Council has also been assured by BCC Susie Bell, Parish Clerk, Garners, Heath and are looking forward to seeing more of that all gulleys will be cleaned and white End, Berkhamsted, HP4 3UE or email: them. lining finished by the end of May. [email protected] The Council is extremely grateful to David It is up to each one of us to continue to Further information about the proposals for all that he has done for our community report potholes to TfB on 0845 230 2882. can be obtained, and an opportunity to and we wish him a very happy and well make your individual views known directly to deserved retirement. Pantomime the Government, via the DfT website: http:// I am very pleased to tell you that the highspeedrail.dft.gov.uk/ or by calling 0300 Parish Clerk acclaimed pantomime ‘Cinderella’ resulted in 321 1010. Our new parish clerk, Susie Bell, can be a surplus of £1800. The Council has agreed to Chris Brown, Liz van Hullen, Francis Sanger, contacted on 758408 and donate £900 to St Leonards Parish Hall and Caroline Coates: Cholesbury-cum-St [email protected] the same to Cholesbury Village Hall. Any VAT Leonards Parish Council HS2 Consultation The Parish Council is looking for someone rebates arising from expenses will also be Working Group to co-opt to its membership. Would anyone donated to the Halls. interested please contact Susie Bell by 14 June. John Allen 758095 Parish Meeting on the HS2 Consultation In the last issue of Hilltop News you will have read that Cholesbury-cum-St Leonards Parish Council has appointed a Working Group to draft a response to the government’s HS2 consultation and parishioners were encouraged to inform themselves of the Government’s proposals by attending one of the local HS2 Roadshows, arranged as part of the consultation process. We invite all parishioners to a meeting at 7.30pm on Wednesday 15 June in St Leonards Parish Hall. Chiltern District and Bucks County councils are actively opposing HS2, along with other local authorities and bodies along the proposed route. Our District Councillor, Nick Rose, is well versed on the 4 Hilltop News Hilltop News 5 The Health & Social Care Bill 2011 means the works and left some areas for a while. THE COUNTY COUNCIL that the County Council will have a far CHOLESBURY cum Back in March our Horticultural Society he election result bigger role in managing our health needs ST LEONARDS members were treated to a wonderful on 6 May ensures in Buckinghamshire. I shall be chairing the HORTICULTURAL talk by Annie Godfrey on plants that have Tanother four first meeting, in shadow, of the Health a long season of interest. I was especially years of stable local and Wellbeing Board, which will be the SOCIETY excited to see how well the barn garden government and I key partnership for promoting health and she designed had developed in less than congratulate Nick Rose, wellbeing, and focus on securing the best Since writing my last article we have two years. Annie also brought in some who has so ably lead possible health outcomes locally. The Board planted out all the major areas of our lovely plants for sale. Thank you Annie and Chiltern District Council will develop the Joint Strategic Needs garden. The colour and life is coming back all those who came. over the last year. Out Assessment (JSNA) to understand the needs and the speed of growth is incredibly and about on the of our population and determine priorities Dates for your diary campaign trail we met many of you and for the new strategy which spans the NHS, exciting after years of looking out onto a Friday 10 June – members only: evening talked about issues ranging from roads social care, public health and wider health building site and a sea of mud. I cannot tell open garden. Michael and Sally Reynolds to HS2. The outcome in Great Missenden determinants. you how much I enjoy seeing green grass have kindly invited us to visit their beautiful shows the frustration felt locally by the Not quite such good news is the outcome wildlife garden which they have developed and I can already see from the vast amount train and I can say that Nick and I are of the Boundary Commission electoral over 50 years. Donations towards the vehemently against it and will continue to review. The plan is to reduce the number of grass cuttings and weeds that I need to Wildlife Hospital, Tiggywinkles. do everything within our power to stop it. of county councillors from 57 to 49. This get my composters sorted out urgently! Sunday 12 June – open garden: Gill and Paying for local council services will means the loss of two seats in Chiltern: David Newton have kindly invited us to visit ver the past couple of months the be up to £115 cheaper for residents in the idea being that the number of electors their charming Farm Cottage garden, with incredibly dry spring has meant all Buckinghamshire this year compared with is increased in each division. In my case teas! All proceeds will support The Hospice our gardens are suffering with the other authorities. Now that council budgets the number of voters remains much the O of St Francis. lack of water. It was the warmest March are agreed, comparisons between all 27 same but the boundary changes in 2013 Sunday 10 July – coach trip to Buscot since records began and the driest April English County Councils reveal our average mean that, if selected, I would no longer Park: This is managed by the National with only 9mm of rain.