THE April 2020 LEE For The Lee, Lee Common, Hunts Green, Kings Ash and Swan Bottom offering help with shopping and other From the Editor forms of community support. If you find By Jonathan Batten that you do need some help then there ith so much in the national are local people you can call; take a look media bombarding us with at the leaflet enclosed, follow the W government guidelines and keep well. crisis information on a global scale it is perhaps good to have At the end of March some of us an opportunity to reflect, for a were due to pick up the litter from the moment, on our local community and roadsides and hedges. Picking up other life outside the metropolis. people’s discarded rubbish is always a From the first inaugural address of joy – when people have the common Franklin D. Roosevelt on 4 th March decency to ‘bin it or take it home’ rather 1933 the commonly quoted extract than chuck it out of their car windows it which we all know is: will be even more joyous. “So, first of all, let me assert my At this time I’m also reminded of firm belief that the only thing we have the words of old blue eyes’ song: to fear is fear itself – nameless, That’s life unreasoning, unjustified terror which That’s what all the people say paralyzes needed efforts to convert You’re riding high in April retreat into advance.” You’re shot down in May But digging deeper into the text, I know I’m gonna change that tune and with some slight editing of one or When I’m back on top in June two words, the following seems like something we can aspire to locally: I say that’s life “In the field of community policy I And as funny as it may seem Sales & Lettings would dedicate this village to the policy Some people get their kicks of the good neighbour – the neighbour Stompin’ on your dreams 64 High Street Great Missenden who resolutely respects himself and, But I don't let it, let it get me down ’Cause this fine ol’ world keeps Buckinghamshire HP16 0AN because he does so, respects the rights of others – the neighbour who respects spinning ’round Tel: 01494 890990 his obligations and respects the We wait to see whether we are back email: [email protected] sanctity of his agreements in and with a on top in June but in the meantime community of neighbours.” please send your contributions for next www.jeremyswan.co.uk month’s edition to the editor, Philip The Shop and its volunteers, together th with other local groups, are leading here, Harrison, by 12 April, at [email protected] 2 3 people descend into the garden each daughters, one of whom is Jilly Your letters year and meeting Mr Fisher (the local Audley Carleton-Smith who was born in High policeman) who taught me the basics Tor on Ballinger Road. Youth Club of road sense on his bicycle. Humphreys This was built by her father and To the Editor My grandfather moved around 1962 has recently been up for sale. Audley I used to live in South Heath and in the and I guess the garden parties ran for also built The Lee House on the Green 50’s my grandfather, V Gerhardi, used around 12 years. During the war years trophy where Liz Stewart-Liberty lived until to hold garden parties at ‘Winnats’, he had moved to The Lee from By Adam Speller and John Horsman recently. He was also involved in now ‘Errewig View’, on a yearly basis Southend to run Gerhardi Brothers, the Audley John Humphreys converting the barns at Hawthorn to raise money for the Youth Club. electroplating company doing war work Farm in The Lee, as well as the barns The Youth Club building [now the based in Great Missenden (now rebuilt 1922-1998 at Clump House where Audley and udley was born in Pond Parish Hall: Ed] was on Lee Clump Abbey Walk and part of The Roald Marjorie lived themselves. Cottage at the end of Oxford Road, where the tennis court is now with Dahl Museum and Story Centre). He was involved in many local Street in 1922, was brought the former play centre and Scout Hut. Vic Gerhardi A activities, including being on the up in Lee Common and attended the Aston Clinton Parish Council and had an My generation village school. I was surprised to see there is no [Editor’s note: If anyone has any association with Abbeyfield House mention of garden parties in the information about the youth club such in Great Missenden together with the history of the village on the website; as when it started, when it closed, list of Summer School held annually at perhaps this is because it seemed like a leaders or any other anecdotes, please Missenden Abbey. big event for me as a small child send them to [email protected] and In later life, Audley developed a through to my teens, seeing loads of a Youth Club History page can be passion for woodcarving, sculpture added to the website. If you have any and stained-glass window creation and photographs we could include, that J Brown Funeral Services would be even better.] 67 Woodside Road, Amersham, HP6 6AA 01494 727474 (24 hours) To the Editor I should like to thank everyone for the Cromar A truly independent family funeral directors warm welcome Niels and I received on moving to The Lee. Carpets Ltd Bespoke and traditional services Private chapels of rest I am very grateful to those who Pre-paid funeral plans kept an eye on Niels during his daily Off street client parking rambles in the woods, and in Home visits particular, to the lovely lady who CARPETS , V INYL AND waggled her stick at him when he went OOD LOORING out without his high-vis jacket. 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