DINTON with FORD & UPTON PARISH COUNCIL

POST BOX The BIGG ISSUE The Gibraltar VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1 post box will be re-sited shortly, by the bus shel- FAREWELL TO CHLOE ter.

In the recent Vale She negotiated with Hamish Being a Councillor involves CHURCH YARD District Council elections, our Currie—’Laird’ of Dinton Hall receiving endless phone calls, councilor, Chloe Lambert, de- at the time, to buy the ‘old’ sitting on numerous District ‘Can you spare cided not to stand for playground from the family trust Council Committees and re-election and stood down for £500, a major investment at attending meetings nearly every a couple of after a quarter of a century of the time, to enable the Parish to evening. Chloe has done all of hours each working for the Parish. The have its own playground. She these things without complaint month to sup- Parish Council would like to subsequently led the and with immense good thank Chloe for her fantastic negotiations for the purchase of humour, for this, we are very port Dinton record of service to the Parish the Parish field on behalf of the grateful. Churchyard?’ during those years. Parish Council.

Chloe was a member of the As for the future Chloe will Chloe chaired the Action Dinton with Ford and Upton continue to be involved in Group which worked with the Parish Council for 20 of those public service; she is a friend of Dinton School to keep years, Chairman of the Parish Magistrate, local president of PLAY AREA the school open when Council for 8 years and a Dis- the Alzheimer's Society, a threatened with closure. She trict Councillor for 12 years; member of the local British ‘An important also played a major role in the she was also Chairman of the Legion Committee and will public enquiry into the future of stage of this District Council in 2001 and continue to write her weekly Dinton Hall and the public columns in the Bucks Herald. project Is the Leader of the Independent enquiry which resulted in the We also hope that she will Group on the Local Govern- raising of funds footpath around the Biggin continue to help and advise the ment Association during that Pond. She also was very Parish Council as she always has and the possi- time. Many major developments involved in the fight to retain done. Thank you Chloe for your bility of receiv- took place in the Parish while the Dinton Hemit as a pub. hard work and dedication. Chloe was chairing the Parish ing Grants.’ Council. NEW CLERK BOTTLE & GLASS ELECTIONS ‘We are de- We are delighted to welcome new Parish Council- lighted to have The Bottle and Glass re-opened lors, Rebecca Lyall and John Owen, following upon at the end of April after a the opportunity their successful election in May. John and Rebecca comprehensive rebuilding and are working together on the project to provide play to work with refurbishment programme. equipment for older children on the Old Park. him, and hope Grateful thanks are due to that his new Greene King, We welcome Brian Foster and Andrew Douglas – District Council and parishioners Bate, who together with Judy Brandis represent our appointment for their patience in working interests on Aylesbury Vale District Council. Judy will be a long towards the achievement of the and Brian have represented us very ably in the past, and we look forward to seeing them all at Parish and happy one.’ much improved sight lines along the A418, which now allow Council Meetings. patrons of the Bottle &Glass and residents of Gibraltar a safe entrance or exit from the main road.

P A G E 2 Dinton Village Hall

It is with great regret that We thank her most sin- Please support any fund we received Joy cerely for volunteering. raising events as we plan Featherstone’s resignation to redecorate the whole from her post as Bookings Plans are underway to hall in the near future. Secretary for the Village obtain funds to refurbish Hall. She will be sorely the very decrepit kitchen For further information missed after 14 years loyal in the Village Hall. We are please contact Sylvia service, but we will wish also asking for quotes to Eaton, Chairman of her well in her busy life refurbish the toilet areas Dinton Village Hall with family and career. as they are also badly in Management Committee. need to attention and de- We despaired of finding a pending on the response replacement, but happily to our application we will Debbie Pratt has very Debbie Pratt, decide priorities for kindly agreed to take over. Marble Cottage action. Biggs Lane 01296 748437

CAKES PARISH FETE DINTON STALLS Please mark your diaries to There will also be the usual CHURCHYARD RAFFLE attend the Parish fete on games, competitions and Can you spare a couple of hours Bank Holiday Monday 27th stalls as well as the wonder- each month to help maintain Din- LOTS OF FUN AT August 2007 from 1.30pm ful teas and cakes and our ton churchyard? We have a superb to 4.30pm in the Parish famous raffle and not forget- band of volunteers who are at- DINTON PARISH Field. ting the Silver Band! tending the churchyard, but we FETE There will be lots to do could do with more help. The work including Hurricane Fly-Past Don‘t forget to come along is simple, mowing, weeding, strim- Bank Holiday by the Memorial Flight, and bring your friends and ming and general tidying up; you family. choose what you want to do. Monday 27th Colonel Custard entertain- ment, Dog agility demon- We meet on the second Saturday August 2007 stration Inter-village There is free parking in the of the month, weather permitting - Wheelbarrow race and field adjacent to the Parish as an extra incentive, refreshments 1.30pm to 4.30pm Children’s obstacle races. field. are provided. If you feel you can help, please contact Andrew or A bit of a DO Helen Wild on 01296 748679 Gwen Lee On Sunday 29th April over DOG WALKERS celebrates 100 guests attended the fare- well party for Gwen Lee who her retire- Much as we all like dogs, we do not like the mess they sometimes was retiring as Clerk to ment as deposit when they are taken for walks. Could we ask all dog own- Dinton with Ford and Upton ers to be considerate of others when walking their pets and clear clerk to Parish Council. up after them. the Parish Many thanks to all those vil- Council for There are two dog waste bins in the parish, if anyone feels that lagers who helped the parish there is a need for more please do not hesitate to contact a Parish 20 years. councillors to make this spe- Councillor or Keith Gray the Parish Clerk. cial day for Gwen, and of course, her second in com- mand Bill.

THE BIGG ISSUE The Parish Field And Spinney

Following the very successful wild- David Hobden, the village tree deadwood plus accumulated life hedge laying morning held in warden has been very busy cut- litter and pallets were all re- January under the guidance of Vale ting and clearing dead wood in moved from the Spinney and Countryside Volunteers, led by the Spinney and replanting with burnt. Paul Holton, the Parish Council native species to help encourage organised another session in greater wildlife diversity. There are now substantial piles March. This time even more Pa- of logs in the Spinney and we rishioners turned up to help and a would rather those be con- further section of the hedge was In early May the Parish Council structed as jumps than old pallets laid. We hope to finish the work in organised a Spinney tidy up, to and doors. Autumn. clear dead wood and litter. We also had concerns about the ma- Thank you to all the Parishioners terials used by the boys to con- who helped with the hedge laying The hedge is being laid to struct jumps for mountain biking. and the tidy up. The Spinney is an improve views into the Par- Many of the jumps were made area that is used by Parishioners ish Field and to create a from old pallets that were broken and we hope that now it has been more diverse habitat for and a substantial number had tidied up it will stay litter free. ‘Rebecca Lyall wildlife. large nails sticking out. All the is now working with Gregg and George to The Old Playground develop the plans and Work is well underway to formu- A meeting was held in February to The key factor for the youths is formulate late a detailed proposal for the old establish what the youths in the that the facilities should be aimed detailed playground near the Parish Field. Parish would most like to see at teenagers. Adult concerns cen- specifications Once the old play equipment has done in the Old playground, and a tre on security and potential for and costs. been cleared, there will be consid- working party set up to move the vandalism. Once these are erable amount of space to be used project forward. Greg King and The most popular proposal is a in place , we for the benefit of the Parish. The George Beavis started investigat- mini ramp for skate boarding, can start younger children have a fantastic ing what would be most popular along with a sports wall/play area applying for play area which is much used by with potential users of the space, for football and basketball, a cable grants and children and their parents. It and assisted by former Parish way and a pendulum swing. Adults raising the would be great to provide a space Councillor Rachel Johnson put concerns would be addressed by necessary funds which could be equally well used together some designs and costs. lowering the hedge dividing the to complete and appreciated by the older chil- Greg and George presented their Playground with the main Parish the work.’ dren and youths of Dinton Ford ideas to the Annual Parish Meeting field-improving visibility from the and Upton. and they were very well received. main road and children’s play area.

‘Some adult equipment such as a fitness trail could be used to encourage adults to use the area as well.’ Grants and Fund Raising Expansion of Aylesbury

An important stage of this project Each of these Bodies has different Aylesbury Vale District Council have indicated that work may is raising of funds and the possibility requirements, stipulations and start in 2009 to build 9,000 new homes on Greenfield sites to of receiving ‘Grants’. We will be aims, however we will be submit- the south of Aylesbury. applying for the following bodies; ting our applications to them at

AVDC Community Chest Fund the beginning of September. The development will stretch from the A41 Aston Clinton to Big Lottery Bucks the A418 Oxford Road. For those Parishioners who may wish Youth Opportunity Fund If anybody has knowledge of any to comment on the proposals AVDC say that there will be a other organization which could consultation period from 17th July to 28th August. Community Empowerment Awards offer us funding would they please Waste Recycling Environment Ltd contact the Parish Council. Bucks Foundation NEW Sport England HOMES ON GREENFIELD SITES DINTON with FORD & UPTON Parish Council Parish Councillors: Diana Coole–01296 748763 Larraine Gooch—01296 747655 Les Sheldon—0 1296 747285 Mr Keith Gray, JP Jon Horn—01296 748297 Clerk to the Council Rebecca Lyall—01296 747870 26 Woodmans Croft John Owen—01296 748769 Aylesbury Helen Wild—01296 748679

Phone: 01296 422800 Mob: 07789 586594 E-mail: [email protected]

Useful Numbers

Clerk to the Parish Council Bell Ringing Tower Captain Faith Newell— 01296 748508 Our new Parish Council Clerk Keith has recently been elected Church of England Minister; Keith Gray is a busy man. As as Vice-Chairman of the Society Mrs Avril Clark— 01296 747755 Diversity and Equality Manager for Local Council Clerks Churchyard Working Party of the Tribunals Service (SLCC-Bucks). Andrew & Helen Wild—01296 (Ministry of Justice) he is often 748679 up in town during the day, as a Dinton C of E School—01296 Justice of the Peace he sits at 748264 Aylesbury and Amersham Dinton Cricket Club—01296 Magistrates’ Courts; he is also 748162 the Clerk to Coldharbour Parish Haddenham Health Club—0844 Council and the Chairman of 477 8575 Quarrendon School Governors; Girl Guides (Sue Napier) - and has served on several com- 01296 748554 mittees for charities in the We are delighted to have the 1st Stone Brownies—01296 healthcare field and is a member opportunity to work with him, 655692 of the Consultative Panel for the and hope that his new appoint- Human Genetics Commission. Marquee Hire (Chris Robinson) ment will be a long and happy -01296 748113 one. Parish Magazine (Dinton) Legal requirements and the Mike Thompson—01296 748561 responsibilities of Parish Coun- Police Station (Waddesdon) cils grow ever more pressing, PC Mark Wray—07989498979 and Keith’s wide- ranging ex- Pre-School, Dinton Village Hall perience enables him to provide Valerie Partington—01296 747495 valuable advice to our Village Hall Bookings (Dinton) Councillors. Debbie Pratt—01296 748437