Final Creation by Ronnie Lewin Welcome to the August edition For this edition of Hallmark I’ve display of pink roses in our garden visited artists from two ends of the and we have a brand new Pink spectrum. Firstly Ronnie Lewin and Lily in the village with a totally who created our first edible cover refurbished garden for eating painting (see page 13) and then outside. We had a meal there the Sally Fisher whose wide range of other night and it was great quality art is featured on the centre page. and reasonably priced. I hope it I was surprised when Joan West works out well for Alice and her asked me if we have a What’s Off team after a shaky few years at the section as well as a What’s On! Pink. Unfortunately the Maize Maze I also had a nice visit to the Village has fallen foul of the weather Hall for the Lacey Green again; the maize is planted but is Productions 30th birthday party, it only about a foot high and so the was good to see some faces from maze has had to be cancelled. I way back and to swap stories of As always, thanks to Norman for sympathise, my courgettes are tiny acting in Stocken Farm’s barns. taking pictures for us - the photo of Connie Baker’s birthday party too;! Let’s hope the current hot Finally congratulations to Michael on page 17 is cute. weather enables the plants to Hardy for running an excellent catch up with the normal crop event when the Windmill was Lastly, don’t forget to go to one of timescale. presented with an achievement the events at the Speen Festival, it On the same subject, it was sad to award by the Institute of would be a shame to miss out on hear that the T@3 sessions have Mechanical Engineers. It was a such a good event in our back been cancelled and there will be beautiful day and the mill looked yard. no more meetings. splendid with bunting flying from Mike Piercy The weather has been good for the sails. See the full story on p23. some things - we have a fantastic Editor Our cover story I think that Professor Brian Cox’s dad is living in Lacey Green! Ronnie Lewin has the same particles, forces and interactions persuading them to study it engaging enthusiasm for all things that make up our Universe.” further. His interest came to the scientific as the TV Professor, and notice of the Department of Trade every few minutes he enthuses He and his wife were invited to go and Industry who invited him to to CERN two years ago to visit the about a new idea or scientific advise them, and soon he was Large Hadron Collider and he says development. involved in the development of that the picture shows the plumes the National Curriculum for Scientists have a reputation for of energy blasting out, with a few Science in schools. being withdrawn and geeky, but tiny particles just visible in the all Ronnie’s stories have a flares. In one of his trips to the He has now retired but is still personal touch and so are both Royal institution, Ronnie even met called on to design the project fascinating and entertaining. the famous Professor Higgs after challenge for the Annual Young whom the elusive boson is named. Scientist of the Year competition I asked him why the painting he (it sounds a bit like The Apprentice created is entitled “Final Ronnie worked for years as a but without the tears). Read his Creation”. He told me “Scientists research scientist for the Institute article on page 13 for the full at CERN have finally confirmed for Physics – mainly doing work account. the existence of the Higgs boson on specialised substances for predicted by Prof Peter Higgs fifty NASA’s space programme. Mike Piercy years ago. This discovery hopefully However he always had an completes the Standard Model of interest in encouraging children to the physics that describes the get involved in science and

2 Windmill Artists Exhibition and Bistro What’s On This popular annual Art Exhibition and Bistro will again be held in Lacey Sat 7 Sept 4pm Green Village Hall on Sat 2nd November from 10.30 - 4.00pm Horticultural Show As usual the all day Bistro will be Village Hall there to serve morning coffee, lunch and afternoon tea and we look forward to seeing you at this Sun 8 Sept 1pm sociable Village event where a Village History variety of works of art will be on Village Hall display. Put the date in your diary now! Wed 18 Sept 8pm Horts Soc Speaker Village Hall Macmillan Coffee Morning Thur 19 Sept 10am The Village Macmillan Cancer Support Coffee Morning is to be held again this year in the Village Hall on Thursday 19th September from Macmillan Coffee morning 10.00 am – 12.00 pm. There will be a Raffle, Tombola, Bring and Buy, Village Hall Cake and Produce stall. We do hope you will be able to come and Sat 5 Oct 7pm help us raise money for this very worthwhile cause. If you have any Lacey Green Singers item you would like to donate St John’s School Hall prior to 19th Sept. please contact either Joy Lawrence 346715 or Jill Sat 2 Nov 10.30am Baker on 275442 Windmill Artists Village Hall Dinner Cabaret: “ All Clear!” Sat 9 Nov 7pm Music of the Second World War 2nd World War Music A dinner cabaret to recreate the spirit of that time, in particular the power of the human spirit to overcome all odds through humour, song St John’s School and camaraderie. Profits to St John’s Church and St Dunstan’s Hospital for wounded soldiers. Nov 28 - 30 Saturday November 9th 7.00pm – LGP Dinner Theatre 11pm at St John’s School (see page 9) £20 a ticket including canapes, Mobile Library 2 course meal and coffee. Bar available. Service Tickets from Jenny Stothard and Eastlands 12:05 to 12:20 Ann Eden. August 21 September 4 & 18 October 2, 16 & 30 Lacey Green Singers Upbeat Concert Saturday October 5th 7pm at St John’s School Hall This concert was originally scheduled for May but had to be What’s Off postponed. The programme includes ‘Feel the Spirit’ a cycle of Maize Maze & T@3 spirituals arranged by John Rutter, and a selection of favourite numbers have been cancelled from ‘Zimbe’ by Alexander L’Estrange. Village History Open Meeting “How we were” Sun Sept 8 in the Village Hall This year we have been fortunate to have been given a tape recording made by John Brandon, describing the village, its houses and inhabitants in the 1930s. This covers one side of the Main Road, from the Whip to the school end of Lacey Green. Originally there was a similar record of the other side of the Main Road, but this has been lost. Dennis, Doug and Gordon have now produced one describing this area, from their memories of just before and during the Second World War. collection, thanks to the year. We should be interested in Rita, Joyce and Mary Lawrence generosity of Stephen Brandon hearing from anyone who has have completed a similar one for (son of John). their own local family tree, and Loosley Row. We would like to would be willing to bring it to the thank Clive at the shop for his help 2pm Recordings and 1930s meeting. and encouragement. We could photos of Lacey Green. not have done this without him. These records have been made 4pm Interval tea and cakes £2.50 The last area which we hope to from the memories of History cover is Pink Road, Parslows 4.30pm Recordings and 1930s Group Members, and there may Hillock and Redlands End. If you photos of Loosley Row, Pink be some inaccuracies. We should can help with any information Road, Parslows Hillock and be grateful for corrections from about this area, please let us Redlands End anyone who has more knowledge know. than us. There will also be an exhibition of We shall be playing these family trees in the Committee The Group would be very grateful recordings, and also showing Room, from 1pm including the for anyone who can help setting slides of some of the houses and Saunders, Floyds, Dells, Parslows up, or providing and serving people referred to from our and the very extensive Janes refreshments. collection of archive photographs. family tree, which has been We now have an even larger For further information, please occupying Joan for most of this contact Rosemary Mortham on 01844 345863. Admission £2.50 for adults. Free for children in full time education.

Parish Council 2 Sept 7.30pm Speen 7 Oct 7.30pm Lacey Green 4 Nov 7.30pm Speen Lacey Green Productions We have just press coverage. LGP is always up with the times! We shall be celebrated our 30th performing this murder mystery in birthday! October for the WI at Great To mark the occasion, LGP held a Hampden and then again in early tea party in the village hall for all 2014 for the PTA at St John’s past and present members. About School, Lacey Green and for the 70 people (including several who PTA at Radnage School. We shall were teenagers last time we saw also be venturing as far afield as them and who now have nearly Gerrards Cross for a performance teenagers of their own!) attended. for the Wycombe Hospitals Scannappeal. start of taking bookings until Photographs from the past were October 1st. Therefore, as we can Our second production will be for looked at with fond memories. no longer take provisional our dinner theatre performances Several people had no bookings, please let us have your on Thursday, Friday and Saturday recollection of taking part in some definite bookings as soon as shows, although there was November 28th, 29th and 30th. The possible after that date. photograph evidence to prove it! play is a riotous comedy called “Holiday Snap” written by Michael LGP is also starting to plan Our oldest member, Brian Panter, Pertwee and John Chapman and is performances for later next year, was given the task of cutting the set in a Portuguese timeshare, so if you would like to be involved magnificent LGP birthday cake, which has mysteriously been in any capacity, please contact us made for the occasion by Rachel double-booked. Chaos and hilarity now, either by phoning 01844 Brown (nee Lawrence). The iced ensue. As usual our Friday and 344207 or through our website cake depicted a stage and several Saturday performances will be www.laceygreenproductions.c characters from some of the dinner theatres, while on the o.uk musicals that we staged in the Thursday night we shall have New members are always barn at Stocken Farm some years snacks and nibbles. ago. Our aim now is to raise welcome at any time. another £50,000 or more in the Please note that we shall be next 30 years. See you in 2043! changing our method of selling Peter Brookhouse tickets for the performances of We now have two productions in “Holiday Snap”. To give you time rehearsal. The first is a murder to sort out who is definitely in your mystery based on a topic which is party, we shall be delaying the currently receiving a great deal of Black Horse It has been an odd start to the Eastlands and Rose bless her is the We now have Sky Television in year and we are over half way last of the bunch. the front of the pub so if anybody through it, it doesn't seem wants to watch footie etc. come possible. Even the longest day has When this edition comes out to along and we will do our best to gone but as I type this it is saying press we would have had our first show it unless we are fully booked temp 29 - really hot. beer festival and hopefully it will with food in the front area. be a good one. Tilly will have It was a sad loss of Rose Cato who married Kevin, and Roger will Don’t forget we still do breakfasts had lived round at Eastlands for have made 50 so in the next issue Tuesday to Saturday 9 till 11 and many a year until she went to be I will tell you all about it. we are open all day Friday looked after in a home. I can Saturday and Sundays and Bank remember taking meals on wheels Congratulations to all my staff on Holidays. to Rose every Sunday for many their exam results and good luck years. At that time we used to do a to those that are leaving me to go Lynne little gang of people round at to university, you will be missed. Cricket The 1st XI are sitting in 4th place Fifties from David Highgate (55), on the other. Hopefully we can at the moment after an erratic first Lewis Craker (67), Tanvir push on and gain promotion to half of the season. We had good Mehmood (68), Jonathan Dell the 2nd division. wins against The Lee (9 wickets), (54), and Martin Exley (50). Fifties from Tim Page (54), Mark Little Gaddesden (181 runs), and Ley Hill II (7 wickets), but too Highest run scorer was David Janes (79), Chris Dell (50), and Highgate with 183 runs at an Roger Whipp (65). often failed to score enough runs. average of 26.14. Highest Average Mark Janes is the highest run It’s good to see some of the was Lewis Craker with 121 runs scorer (in the club, as well as the younger players coming through, from 5 innings at 30.25. 2nds) with the highest average, and breaking into the 1st XI, as Best bowling: Luke Weston 10-4- with 229 runs at 45.8. well as some older members 10-6, Dave Sanders 10-1-39-6, returning. Tahir “T” Mehmood has Best bowling: Tim Page 10-5-15-7, Luke Weston 10-4-21-5. transferred back to Lacey Green Naib Khan 10-3-21-4, Roger from Knotty Green and makes his Leading wicket taker and lowest Whipp 10-2-33-4. return debut on the 20th July. average, Luke Weston: 85-21-208- Leading wicket taker and lowest 25 Avg 8.32, Ec 2.4. Most We got through to the semi-finals Catches: Tanvir Mehmood (6), average, Tim Page: 63.5-12-169-17 of the knockout this year with Michael Byrne (5). Avg 9.94, Ec 2.66. Most catches: some standout performances from Kevin Kelloway (7), and Mark Jonathan Dell, James Whipp and The 2nd XI are also in 4th place in Janes (5), Will Trott(5), Chris Dell Owen Murphy, but were beaten their division, but with the benefit (5). by a strong Holmer Green side in of a game in hand on two of the the semis. top three, and two games in hand Luke Weston

Letters to the editor I am in the process of writing the 1828 the Gracefield ‘estate' the total picture cannot be history of Grace Cottage which consisted of Gracefield, Gracefield completed. has been our home for the past 38 Cottage and Grace Cottage, plus So perhaps I can ask, through the years. stables, outbuildings and over 4 pages of Hallmark, if anyone in the acres of land. The research required is more village has any information on any difficult than normal because until I am now looking for any of these properties, no matter how 1949 Grace Cottage was not a information that anyone in the small, could they please contact separately owned property but village may have about Gracefield, me at the address, telephone part of Gracefield 'estate'. Gracefield Cottage and number or e-mail address shown Although I have the deeds for particularly Grace Cottage - post below. Grace Cottage, post 1949, I regret 1823. This information could that the early deeds for Gracefield, come in the form of photographs which included Grace Cottage, of the properties, photographs of were lost in a fire in the 1960s. past inhabitants, memories passed down from distant relatives, legal I have established that Grace documents, old newspaper Cottage was not built at the time Yours sincerely articles, etc. of the Buckinghamshire Inclosures Act in 1823, although I have some This is the first time that I have Laurence Rostron Grace Cottage evidence to suggest that the first carried out research of this nature part, a two up – two down and I have discovered that it rather Church lane Lacey GreenHP27 0QX cottage, was built shortly after this. like completing a jigsaw puzzle. It is my understanding, at the Each tiny piece of information may 01844 343276 moment, that at sometime after look unimportant but without it [email protected]

6 A tasty bit of art The standard of paintings at the paint was more difficult than I first Annual Village art show is very realised. One particular problem high and includes pictures by is how make it the correct artists of national repute. I always viscosity (or thickness) so it will enjoy visiting the exhibition and flow smoothly, stay on the wall during this last year it inspired me and not drip onto the carpet. to venture into the world of the My first challenge was to design a amateur painter. machine to measure viscosity. This was solely by accident and Essentially it was a paddle that arose from my work as a scientist; rotated inside a vessel containing perhaps I need to explain. the liquid to be tested. In my enthusiasm to test my machine at For several years now I have been home I decided to use some involved in designing a project for domestic materials including the Finals of the Young Scientist of tomato ketchup, custard and the Year Competition. This year mayonnaise. This was a fortunate six teams of young scientists were choice because it was easier to given the challenge to design a explained the origin of my picture clean up the tomato ketchup on new paint from first principles, I was told that unfortunately the the kitchen walls than paint. make samples and to finally exhibition was fully booked and convince the senior management It was at this point that it occurred suggested that it might be more from DULUX that their school to me that these domestic suitable for the Hallmark team’s product was the best. materials could be used to magazine. produce works of art and so I have shown my work of art to Prior to the Competition my task armed with some large brushes was to investigate the fascinating several people with mixed and an artist’s canvas I produced science of paint making and response. For example: my first painting. The joy of What a waste of tomato sauce! decide what a group of painting with ketchup, custard and enthusiastic young people could Unique and inspirational! mayonnaise is strongly do within a day. The final choice Shows very good taste! recommended for amateur artists was to design an emulsion paint to with a creative streak. In fact I have just returned from a decorate for example, the walls Picasso exhibition in Spain and and ceilings of classrooms, Inspired by the recent NADFAS remarks about some of his works bedrooms, hospitals and prisons. Salvador Dali lecture I thought I were, in relation to mine, much would offer my painting to the When I spoke with paint scientists more discouraging. However it annual Art exhibition. When I I soon found that making emulsion does seem important to give a painting a more inspiring name than ‘blue object’. I feel I could do better than that and have decided to call the painting – ‘Final Creation’, inspired by a visit to the Large Hadron Collider at CERN in Geneva where the Higgs’ Boson has recently been found. If you look carefully at the painting you will see small particles representing the bosons flying out from the collision of highly accelerated protons. Ronnie Lewin The Young Scientists

7 Windmill Under 5s The summer is well and truly here them used to a longer day. They The Summer BBQ was held and the themes at Windmills ran until 3pm, much longer than despite it being rather chilly and Under 5s this last half-term have they are used to, so we had some very windy (in June!) and a huge been transport, travel and very tired little ones at the start but thank you is owed to St. John’s holidays. The children have been even by the end of the 6 weeks School for allowing us to hold it bringing in amazing things for they were able to cope much there at the last moment. Thanks show-and-tell including passports better. The staff, in particular to everyone who helped, and souvenirs from travels far and Angela and Louisa have been particularly Julia. The children wide. The new large-scale building incredible committing extra time seemed oblivious to the weather blocks have been well used to and effort. I’d like to thank them and really enjoyed the hot dogs, make various vehicles and an on behalf of parents of all 20 cakes, ice-lollies and bouncy aeroplane. There was an airport children leaving Windmills this castle. We managed to raise a check-in desk and security set up year for their enthusiasm and very decent £288. where various toys were put in creativity in leading such a great The Sports Day was held in baskets through the scanner – additional benefit to the pre- tickets were issued and passports school. blazing sunshine and the children were brilliant at their races and checked – all very exciting and The other staff members also have unlike the Mum’s and Dad’s, they good practice for the real thing! continued to strengthen didn’t even resort to cheating! The children really enjoyed a visit Windmills. Annie, Elise and Lucy (you know who you are!) The from ‘Number Fit’ who came to have all continued on courses and children each won a medal and do a session. They use physical developments and Keeley is back then we all had a lovely picnic on activities and game playing with part-time which is a great bonus. the playing field. counting and numbers; a really fun Paula now quite rightly has the job Tomorrow it will be the end of and energetic way to begin title of ‘manager’, as she keeps the term and the end of a fantastic learning numeracy. The children whole organization on track. It is year. We will have a ‘Princesses loved it and we will have them no surprise that the pre-school has and Wizards Party’. We have the back next year on a more regular a waiting list for next year ‘Magic Man’ entertainer coming basis. (registrations for Sept 2014 are and then the children leaving for now open) and this good Windmills introduced ‘School school will get a gift and their reputation is down to the staff. Ready Sessions’ this last half term folders of work made during their They are all excellent at their jobs, for children heading off to big time at pre-school. It will be very which makes being on the school in September. They have emotional for us all I’m sure. Have committee of such a dynamic really engaged with it and enjoyed a great summer holiday everyone organization such a pleasure. BIG getting changed into P.E. kit by and thank you for everything. THANK YOU from the committee themselves (a few garments on to all staff and hope you have a back to front and buttons on lovely break. Kay Bolton wrong holes, but that’s all part of learning!) plus they got to do The committee is looking for new some special ‘work’ about letters parents to join in September, I can to introduce a more focused really recommend it as a great learning idea to them. Part of the way to meet others, to know aim of these sessions was to get what’s going on at the pre-school and support your child. We meet once every half-term and the next meeting is on Oct 2nd at 8pm at the pre-school, do come along just to be nosey, nobody will expect you to sign up for anything at all, and you can just see what goes on, there is usually even a glass of wine on offer! Windmills Sports Day The Aeroplane

8 105 not out! (no, not the cricket team!) The special day arrived and it What a woman! fulfilled all expectations: She was joined at her table by a It was Connie Baker’s special T@3 friend who had been her youngest bridesmaid (still pretty and dressed Her 105th Birthday Party in pink). Fifty or so villagers arrived to wish We would like to thank everyone her well with a champagne toast who helped, for the many and a beautiful cake baked and contributions of delicious food, decorated by Rosemary Mortham. and to Diane Paul for her many She was serenaded by a choir beautiful flower arrangements. from St John’s School and Village life is made all the richer photographed by several folk when we can join together to including the Bucks Free Press!She celebrate special occasions. The 5 year-old and the looked quite radiant, said the 105 year-old both show grace before tea and gave a thank Jean Gabbitas you speech at the end in a good an interest in the cake clear loud voice. Windmill WI At our May meeting we discussed Our Bucks Federation Chairman These books were about letters that our resolution to be voted on at the and also a member of Speen WI, Duncan had written to various NFWI Annual General Meeting. We Jean Morris, had represented our personalities and the replies, it was a only had one resolution to discuss Link Group at the NWFI's AGM in very funny talk and everyone 'Decline of our High Street and Cardiff. Jean gave us a very enjoyed it very much. Town Centres'. We had quite a interesting talk about her meeting lively discussion but in the end all and the results of the resolution. Our July meeting speaker was Josie but two members voted to help High streets and town centres won Jeffrey talking about 'The Secrets of bring an end to the decline of our the backing of the WI members at a Store Detective'. Josie had been a high streets. This was followed by the AGM, who voted to support a Store Detective for many years and cheese and wine and an interesting new resolution calling on every had worked in numerous towns and talk by Louise Grafton Mitchell member of the WI to support their for many well known stores. She about a new Kick Start Fat Loss Diet. local shops' and high streets. gave us a very interesting insight into how she recognised people Our June meeting was a very After Jean’s talk our speaker for the who would shop lift, some of her interesting one. Two of our evening was Mike Payne talking stories were very funny but some members had joined up with about 'The Shops and Shopkeepers were sad. members from other WI's to go to of a Buckinghamshire Town'. Mike is Royal Greenwich to see the Cutty a local man and gave us a This month we have our annual Sark and the Cable Car. They had a fascinating insight into the shops ramble. This year we will be lovely day seeing many of the and shopkeepers of Princes rambling around Speen, then at the popular London sights including the Risborough. He also had a photo of beginning of August we have a trip National Maritime Museum and the cows walking up the high street to Frogmore and the Saville Queens House. They also had a trip before turning left and right, going Gardens. Our speaker for August is on the Cable Car from the O2 to to their field. Jan Dunsterville who will be 'Talking the Royal Docks. about Aspergers'. Another two members enjoyed At the beginning of June five themselves at the annual Literary If you would like to join us at one of members went to a 'Taste of Lunch. After a very good meal our meetings, we meet on the first Denman Day'. This was held at Duncan Mc Nair was the speaker. Wednesday of the month, we are a Denman College, they enjoyed an Duncan has written 'Morello Letters' very friendly crowd and you would excellent cookery demonstration by and 'More Morello Letters'. be very welcome. a Denman Chef and a tour of the college and grounds. Ann Bartlett

9 District Council News Tetra-Paks and a wider range of This is excellent news and shows plastics. Some new recycling that the politicians must soon realise containers will also be distributed. that this is not what people want. Information packs are planned as The survey was national, not just well as a series of roadshows – NIMBYs on the route and this unfortunately, these dates are not survey was taken BEFORE the available in time for this edition. announcement of the extra £10 billion. Mel Foster [email protected] On June 26th, the second reading of 01494 488905 the HS2 Paving Bill (to provide funds for the project) took place in District Councillor, Lacey Green, Parliament. Cheryl Gillan, Speen & the Hampdens Amersham MP, tabled an HS2 Update amendment to scrap HS2. Even though this was defeated, 37 MPs There have been several key overall supported the amendment developments recently – below including 23 Conservatives, perhaps Roger Emmett, Chairman of are some highlights: the most vocal in addition to Cheryl Wycombe District Council, passed being Steve Baker from Wycombe. In June, the Government was forced away suddenly on Saturday June Let us hope this is the thin edge of a to admit that the cost of HS2 had 22nd. This was a sad loss of a very fast-moving wedge – this vote risen by another £10 billion to £43 colleague and valued member of took place before the £10 billion billion, so with the costs of the trains the Council. Ian McEnnis, District rise in costs. (conveniently omitted in the past) Councillor for Chiltern Rise and a this is now a £50 billion waste of These developments are highly previous WDC Chairman, has been money. This revelation has taken significant as the campaign against named as his successor for the the Benefit-Cost Ratio (BCR) - the HS2 has to be a national effort remainder of the Council year. return for every pound spent, to based on the economic argument, In June the Government announced around 1.1, breaking Treasury as not just concerns of the details of the Comprehensive well as common sense rules. communities along the route. Amazingly, this calculation still Spending Review, which has Now the truth is emerging over HS2 includes over £20 billion of benefit resulted in further cuts to Local costs, other concerns are being as ‘people don’t work on trains’! Authority funding. These cuts, on looked at more closely and taken top of the 50% reduction over the Apart from forcing some high-profile seriously. Hopefully, we are last 5 years, are going to make the names to speak against HS2 approaching a ‘tipping point’ where task of balancing the books whilst (Alastair Darling & Peter the balance of opinion will consign retaining services increasingly Mandelson), there is now a growing this project to the history books. difficult in the coming years. storm in the media and a growing Please continue to help by pressing feeling amongst ‘ordinary’ MPs and We are looking at further ways to David Lidington on HS2 wider people that the project cannot go save money by combining services issues, not just the Chilterns. ahead, particularly with other critical with other authorities, re- Contact friends and relatives to ask funding needs, such as roads, other engineering our processes even them what they would rather have rail infrastructure, the NHS, etc; further and other efficiency the country spend £50 billion on – measures. Our intent is to continue A YouGov poll in July showed a wherever they live they will have a to freeze Council Tax in the coming significant reduction in public better idea than HS2 – and ask year – please let me know if you support for HS2 compared to them to tell their MP what they have any specific ideas you believe February this year: think. The fight is not over. we should be pursuing. Question July Feb More information on High Speed 2 During August and September, Do you Oppose HS2? 46% 43% http://hs2aa.org/ WDC will be providing more details Do you Support HS2? 34% 41% http://www.51m.co.uk/ of the new waste collection Don’t Know 20% 16% http://www.hs2.org.uk/ services. This includes a greater range of materials such as glass,

10 Horticultural Society goes to Kew plants from around the world. rainforest taking you through There is something for everyone combinations of climate with and everyone’s interests here. distinctive flora in each. Students have a small plot of land The older temperate house which each and demonstrate their ideas for growing vegetables. The best dates from 1859, houses temperate collections from plots were absolutely stuffed full America to Australasia. It is now of vigorous healthy plants being restored as the wood and demonstrating their horticultural paintwork is disintegrating. This skills. means a massive task for the The roses were just beginning to gardeners who were taking come into their own and beds of cuttings and moving fully grown different family order groups were trees to clear space for the laid out showing how great a workmen and also ensure the range of plants we have come to collections were safe. employ in our gardens. Beautiful The palm house is perhaps the beds of perennials with groups of The Horticultural Society has had most iconic building at Kew, unusual plants next to old a very busy few months. At our representing the start of the iron favourites provided ideas for annual general meeting in March and glass building construction of planting schemes. we welcomed more than 13 new the 19th century. It is the best members and enjoyed a The architectural variations in the example of a Victorian glasshouse thoroughly informative glass houses ranged from the surviving today. Whether you are presentation with lots of growing newest and smallest Davies Alpine interested in plants, parklands, examples. We were impressed by House with its clever design to architecture or simply having a our speaker and his wife who draw in cooled air at the bottom good day out Kew is a wonderful manage to grow their own and vent out warm air at the top in place to visit and everyone vegetables for the table all year order to provide the dry cool enjoyed this trip. Thanks to John, round and never buy any! conditions required for the plants. Laura and Marcia for organising it. In contrast the Princess of Wales The plant stall at the National Mills Conservatory is a complex Day in May was very successful Alison Shreeve arrangement of ten different and we would like to thank tropical conditions from desert to everyone who supported us with plants, cakes and gardening sundries and to all of you who bought plants. Don’t forget to put the event in your diaries for next year, when you can combine a visit to our wonderful windmill with an opportunity to go away with a barrowful of horticultural bargains! On 23rd June we left Lacey Green at 10.00 am on a fine sunny day in two coaches for a visit to Kew Gardens in London. The day was surprisingly fine and we managed to avoid any showers until we had returned in the evening. Kew was a fantastic opportunity to see a vast array of different kinds of

11 Community Planning Group Post Office news service to the community. Kate The Village Design Statement is We gave George Crombie a send Brown joined the volunteer team mentioned as a reference off on 10 June. The collection to in June, and Lizzie Donaldson is document, and we have asked for which you subscribed went to about to come on board for the Parish Plan to be included as provide vouchers for the Worlds several weeks. Both are very well (if you haven’t seen these End garden centre, the Firecrest welcome. documents, you can find them on the Parish Council web site under and the Old Swan. Don’t let this news prevent you ‘publications’). A new sub postmaster has been from putting your name forward. lined up to start the Lacey Green We can always use more help, The plan, which covers the period post office up again in the near even if it is only for an hour or so, to 2031, is mainly about the future. The date proposed by the now and again. provision of housing although other services and aspects of Post Office authorities is 9th infrastructure are also involved. September. The new face will be Wycombe District So far as we can tell, Lacey Green Mr. Singh, who runs the post Local Plan is unlikely to be submerged in a office in Naphill. He is being We are keeping in touch with the proliferation of new housing trained to operate the computer planners who are working on the developments, but of course, you system that is used here. Some new District Plan. We attended a can never be quite sure! work is also being done by BT to meeting recently together with check the line and ensure that the various groups including some system is functioning properly. parish councils that had not previously had a specific one to Tony Molesworth Lacey Green Stores one initial consultation. A draft Community Plan Steering Group We have just passed our 4tth scoping report has just been anniversary, and the shop published, and provides a clear (01844 344975) continues to provide a useful description of the preparation [email protected]. process. George Crombie’s farewell I have known George for a long The Planning Group started time, ever since I joined the Lacey Green Stores in 2009, and Parish Council, when George the shop and post office worked was our Parish Clerk. It’s worth together since that time. George noting that George was Parish was very happy to have Clerk at Great Hampden for 54 someone else on the premises, years, but a mere 23 years at and I know that our volunteers Lacey Green. found George to be very pleasant company. The In 2003, the Community symbiosis was so good that Planning Group managed to get George subsequently opened a sub-post office set up in Lacey the post office on Tuesday Green, for 2 days a week, as a morning as well as the two satellite of the Great Hampden official opening days. post office where George was the sub-postmaster. We didn’t But all good things come to an George, we have collected for expect it to survive for long end, and early in 2013 George you a small leaving present that because of the quite impossible decided that it was time to retire, we hope you and Mrs. Crombie targets that had been set by the and today is George’s last official will enjoy. Thank you for all your Post Office authorities. day. support. However, survive it did. Tony Molesworth

12 I went to see Sally Fisher as she had been the Whilst most artists specialise in one or two District Council election candidate for the media, Sally revels in being an artistic Green Party. Sally is a full time professional polymath. She gave me a quick tour of her artist with many different interests and she studio; it’s crammed with works in oils, was great fun - hopping up and down to find pastels, water colours, line drawings and even examples of sculptures, drawings of local sculptures. She even writes about art and has people I knew, pictures that she had been published in The Artist and contributed exhibited; she has loads on the go at any time. sections to various books on art including Harper Collins 'Water Colour Problem Solver'. I was unsurprised to hear that she sells her art works and teaches classes, but I was Sally also teaches, she will be teaching Oil fascinated to find out that she is also a painting class at The Phoenix Studios in professional cartoonist. She draws a cartoon Towersey and life drawing at Stewart Clough's every day for the Daily Mail's Astrologer, classes in Longwick. She’s thinking about Jonathan Cainer, illustrating his 'comment of starting a water colour class in the Village Hall the day' on his website at www.cainer.com. I – contact her if you might be interested. She imagine it must be very difficult to be able to was telling me of her experiences generate fresh ideas and bespoke designs at the Portrait class in Studley Green, run by every day without fail. Lucy Stopford. The model was a cross- dressing tree surgeon. He requested to be Sally told me that she’s a local girl, born in the painted tied to the chair, unintentionally area and went to school in Naphill. She making many interesting contemporary married and lived in London for many years contentious issues about gender and freedom where she raised two sons, then moved to of choice – hence the title of this piece. Devon for ten years, before coming back in 2010 to live in Loosley Row in a lovely old If you want to see more of Sally’s work, she house with views across the valley. She’s a will exhibit at the Phoenix Studios Exhibition member of the local Windmill Artists and in Towersey the same weekend of the music exhibits in the Bucks Open Studios event in festival on August 23 -26, free entry, tea and June and various other exhibitions in our area cakes for sale along with paintings and and Devon. She has exhibited widely in sculpture. You can contact Sally on 01844 London and as far as Kuwait. 344001 or email [email protected]

13 Engineering Heritage Award for Windmill Lacey Green Windmill has been items, including historic ones such awarded an Engineering Heritage as Tower Bridge, SS Great Britain, Award by the Institution of and Locomotion No 1. There are Mechanical Engineers. To date also many modern items on the only 84 of these awards have list, such as the Channel Tunnel, been made since they were Falkirk Wheel, and Rolls Royce instigated (originally as the RB211 engine. There are two Engineering Heritage Hallmark watermills on the list, Eling Tide Scheme) in 1984. Mill in Hampshire, and Quarry Bank Mill at Styal in Cheshire. The list of Award Recipients However, Lacey Green will be the includes some very prestigious first windmill on the list. On Sunday 14th July, 90 people windmill, detailing that it was clear Engineering Heritage Award attended the presentation to see how much of the improving scheme, and how it had recently ceremony at the windmill. There technology of windmills had been been rejuvenated. It coincides were around 50 members of the fitted to this windmill in the 18th with a welcome interest in our IMechE present. Other guests and 19th centuries. Industrial Heritage. He said that included some of our current Lacey Green was the first windmill He also explained that the most windmill volunteers, and to be recognised by the award, representatives from our three important piece of mechanical and would be amongst the very engineering for the mill was the tiers of local government. earliest recipients. fact that since 1985 the fantail has Michael Hardy welcomed the once again been automatically e described how, when this mill guests to what was a very turning the cap into the wind, a was built, there were really only important occasion for the crucial measure for the safety of two examples of mechanical windmill; so she had been dressed this windmill whose sail tips reach engineering technologies, mills in her traditional celebratory 800 feet above sea level. and clockwork. The term bunting. He listed some of the millwright is still used to describe a The main speaker of the day was people who were present, and highly respected trade. John Wood, Chairman of the explained to them that Lacey Heritage Committee of the John Wood talked about the Green was the oldest smock mill, IMechE. restoration and said that and why they tended not to be "Christopher Wallis's long-lived. He began by thanking Michael determination, passion, and Hardy for his introduction. He He considered some of the engineering ability had been engineering aspects of the gave some details about IMechE's instrumental in saving this marvellous mill, to ensure that we can now enjoy it today, and hopefully it will survive for many generations to enjoy in the years ahead." ohn Wood then presented the plaque for the Engineering Heritage Award to Barbara Wallis. Barbara received it on behalf of the Windmill Restoration Committee. This article is a precis of extensive information on the event which can be seen on the web page at www.laceygreenwindmill.org.uk John Wood Barbara Wallis

14 Pink and Lily - from ponies to pints months, although readers will be relieved to hear that the Brooke Bar remains intact! Patrick says, “Our plan was to update The Pink but without messing it about too much”. The historic heart of the building has been preserved but, while the dining room has been updated and the whole place has had a bit of a facelift, it is the garden that has changed most dramatically. A new play area for children containing an exciting pirate ship climbing frame has been added where previous tenants used to have their own private garden. As readers may have realised, pub under Duncan and Shakira 7 Alice points out, “The new local landmark pub, The Pink and years ago she laughs that “No one Lily, has recently been saved and knows The Pink’s nooks and children’s garden has always been part of The Pink’s land, its just that reopened by a Lacey Green crannies as well as I do!” we have decided to open it up for family. Although lacking in hospitality the public”. While many villagers feared that management experience, Patrick The other major change in the this well loved pub would fall into and Lara, who have known Alice garden has been a decking area the hands of developers having since their arrival in the village 9 over the old patio and the addition been empty for 18 months, the years ago, decided to trust her of heated al fresco dining. Alice involvement of Patrick and Lara with the job because as Lara says, explains, “The booths have O’Connor has meant that The Pink “I’ve trusted her with my four become extremely popular in a reopened at the beginning of July. children over the years so trusting very short space of time, but then Alice with The Pink seemed like As we all know, many country nobody has seen anything quite the right idea!” pubs are closing down with The like them! Each booth not only has Bricklayers Arms being just one The pub has undergone a a table and seating but they’re also example, but the O’Connors’ reasonably extensive heated which means that our intention is that The Pink will refurbishment over the past few customers have really been able return to its roots as a great pub with fabulous beer and fantastic, well-priced food. To this end they have put in a young, vibrant and local team. While they may lack experience, at their helm they have popular ex-riding instructor Alice Hill keeping her beady eye on them! Alice, although hailing from Dorset, has been a familiar face around Lacey Green for over a decade, due to her long stint as assistant manager at Widmer Equestrian Centre. She has taken on the role of The Pink’s new landlady. Having worked at the

15 to enjoy these long summer shines through. “All of the village keeps bees, or chickens? It evenings”. Alice further added that produce we use is sourced locally. would be amazing if they could the booths are not just for people We’ve been really lucky to find get in touch!” eating at the pub, saying that Bob who supplies us with all our The Pink and Lily is open seven “drinkers are using them a lot too!” fruit and veg and David Nicholson, who brings all our meat from days a week, from midday to Further seating is available on the 11.30pm. Call 01494 489857 for Scotchfield Farm in Haddenham. I pub’s lawn, and a new barbecue reservations. would love to be able to source has meant that The Pink has cream and milk locally if anyone already been able to hold its first can help? Maybe someone in the Lara O’Connor outdoor eating event. Head chef, Sam Morgan explains, “With the barbecue, we’ve been able to really make the most of the outside space, although I prefer to call it a summer kitchen!” Chatting to Sam, he explains that while he has worked all over the UK and spent some time working in Italy, he is happy to call Lacey Green his new home! “I love it here, although I’ve been too busy to explore much of this stunning scenery yet!” Sam’s knowledge and passion for using the very best ingredients

16 Happy Wanderers Mid Summer Stroll. June 12 On an overcast evening twenty eight Happy Wanderers arrived promptly at The Cock and Rabbit public house at The Lee to pre order their supper. However, the establishment was not open, it was the owner’s birthday; but he arrived before too long and all was well. We commenced the stroll at about 6.30pm in light rain, twenty two of us braving the damp weather. The stroll was a circle of about three miles, passing a large field of peas and others of horse back over the Common, to the making altogether a total of thirty beans, we passed by the old, now Cock and Rabbit. one. closed, Gate P.H. Others who did the short walk and In spite of the wet we enjoyed a Then on to Swan Bottom and the those who joined us for supper good social evening. Swan P.H. which looked busy. We were already enjoying a drink, continued through the woods and Ron Goodearl

Rotherfield Greys. left and back on to the road at We left through the car park and June 30 Greys Green. As this wasn’t that along the side of a wood This was an absolutely splendid far from our starting point, we eventually reaching the road at walk (well you wouldn’t expect looked out for any late arrivals that Broadplat. The least attractive me to say anything else, would might be around, but didn’t see stretch of the walk was along the you?), so it was rather a shame any. We followed the road road until we reached Lime Tree that only six of us were involved. I through the village and took a farm, where we turned off into a suppose that there were some short cut round the edge of the lane and down into another valley. reasonable excuses - it was too far cricket pitch, to find a path leading A right turn took us along the away, start time 10.00 instead of into woodland and then through a edge of a wood and then over the 10.30, can’t think of anything else valley emerging on another road only stile, into the wood for a fairly (but it could be my habit of poking opposite Greys Court farm. stiff climb, emerging in a field people with my walking pole). It where someone wanted to know Our route then took us up into the how much further we had to go. was only 3 ¾ miles, with one stile Greys Court estate, passing the and not much in the way of ups Fortunately, we could see the old manor on the left, then the Maltsters Arms very clearly. and downs. entrance to Greys Court itself, and It didn’t start off at all well, since the visitors pay booth. This looked Tony Molesworth Roger and I got slightly lost driving a suitable spot to sell ice cream, there, only a quarter mile from the but there was none on sale (a lost start point. So when we arrived at opportunity, I thought). Greys the Maltsters Arms there were two Court has been owned by the people making rude signs with National Trust since 1969, and has their wristwatches. But we finally recently had extensive got off at 10.15, going down an conservation work. The manor enclosed path between dates from the 16th century and Churchfields and the churchyard, has been occupied continuously for the last 600 years. thence past a golf course on our Maltsters Arms

17 County Council 10 years on Town, District and £30m on roads to bring them back County. The reason why I to a respectable standard. changed Division was solely that However last winter, we were Paul was retiring and I live in deluged with rain which destroyed Saunderton which is within the many road surfaces within the new Ridgeway West Division. So I County. On the door steps during could for the first time in 10 years the elections, this was the main represent the residents of my own priority for the Council to put area. right. So what is new at County Hall? Cllr Tett along with Council Well we have a Council newly agreed that there would be an elected in May for the next 4 extra £25m spent in the years, there are now 36 forthcoming 2 years. At the Conservative, 6 UK Independence Council meeting held on 23rd Party, 5 Liberal Democrat, 1 May, it was agreed to spend in Labour and 1 Independent addition to the extra £25m, the Members which takes the total to sum of a further £3m this year Firstly, can I thank all the Residents 49 which is a reduction from 57 from Reserves to accelerate the of Lacey Green and Loosley Row for allowing me to represent you within the last Council. road repair programme. at County Hall as part of the newly The Conservatives continue to be This unfortunately is still created division of Ridgeway main political party, with the UKIP insufficient. It has been estimated West. Whether you voted for me with the Independent Member that we need to spend a massive or not on 2nd May, I am here to being the main opposition party. £300m just on our main road answer any concerns that you may The Liberal Democrats have links infrastructure. We are looking at have within the Parish and to bring with the sole Labour Member as ways as to how this amount could these if necessary to the attention the secondary opposition. be raised if at all and different of Buckinghamshire County ways of repairs. We do not want On 23rd May at our AGM I was Council for a resolution. It may to increase Council tax, which elected Chairman of the Council even be a District Council issue incidentally we have maintained at for the forthcoming year. I am which I will happily pass onto my a level without any increases for deeply honoured to be able to District Council colleague Cllr Mel the last 3 years. Foster on your behalf. represent the County Council as the Civic and Ceremonial head at My home life is family centric. I I would like to take this events. This role also enables me have been married to Joanna for opportunity of paying tribute to to be President of the Bucks the last 30 years, have a son my predecessor, Paul Rogerson Ambassadors, which aims to Alexander and daughter Olivia who has now retired, but who promote the County to other who are now grown up and I work worked tirelessly for you for 12 authorities from a sporting within the family business years on Bucks County Council as perspective through the world of providing Sales & Marketing well at District Council level. Paul commerce and business. I am Consultancy. will be a hard act to follow, but I delighted to say that I am will do my utmost to ensure that supported this year by Cllr Zahir I wish that I could write more but I you will have the confidence in Mohammed who is my Vice have already exceeded the number of words permitted. me to carry on the work that Paul Chairman. has done so well for so many I will end by saying that thank you Now the subject of roads. As you years. for electing me to be your County are aware the road network is in Councillor. My door is always Fortunately I am not a novice at desperate need of a major open so please don't hesitate to local politics so can be up and investment for maintenance which contact on either 01844 340177 running immediately. I already has not been there for many years. or [email protected] have served the Residents of the Since 2011, the Conservative Risboroughs Division for the last Administration spent an extra Carl Etholen

18 On The Farm

Mid July and this month has been “European Dairy Club”. Last Shortly we will be ready for scorching. I have commiserated month they went to Sweden. harvest. Crops have improved with those who work inside, but if since their very poor start and They said they were mainly in the you work outside it is now just too hopefully the yields will be south of the country and it was hot, not only for the men but also reasonable. However we will very similar to here. The Swedish the cows whose optimum never forget last year when the dairy farmers spend a fortune on temperature is 4 to 8C, so they are crops had looked really good at cow housing, which has to cope suffering from what we describe this stage and we ended up having with warm summers and regular as heat stress. the worst harvest in memory. minus 20C in winter. One Swedish Nothing is ever guaranteed! They have been milking well since farmer from the north said it got Christmas, currently averaging 29 down to minus 46C last year. It is with regret that we have again litres a day, approximately 50 pints Now that could just be enough to felt it necessary to cancel the from two milkings. The grass put you off milking cows. maize maze. This is not planted growth is slowing down now and till the end of April. It is a warm One farm visited was the farm of soon we will have to supplement weather crop and it couldn’t cope the Arla chairman. Arla, as you the grazing cows. If you notice with the ground after the coldest may be aware, are building one of those in the front field, they will be spring for decades. It has only the biggest dairy milk processing seeking out the shade, and sitting now begun to grow. Only inches, for hours chewing the cud but plants in Europe at Aston Clinton, not feet high. due to open later this year. Arla is their coats have benefited from a Swedish, Danish Farmer Co- We hope it will be a good summer their time grazing in the sun and are looking really good. They are operative. Recently a co- for everyone. We have to get the operative of English dairy farmers harvest in whatever the weather not being milked, on two months holiday before calving again. also became members. They will and we apologise now for the be paid a European price. We extra tractors and implements on Quite a few more will be dried off have been supplying Arla with our the road if they cause hold-ups; soon. Calves keep being born, milk for some time, but we are not and the long hours that we work, and although we haven’t done an members. It is a situation to watch but every hour counts when we analysis of data it does feel that for it has every appearance of a can use it. Before the next edition recently we are getting far more company with big ambitions. we must get in the harvest, collect bull calves to heifer calves. This is straw, spread slurry, prepare the We have just done our second cut not good when trying to breed land and plant next year’s crops. of grass for winter silage, just over replacements for a dairy herd. The pressure is on for us. Your five weeks after the first cut. patience is appreciated! Happy Each year Richard and Maxine visit Yields were acceptable hols! a European country with the considering that we had little rain since the beginning of June. Joan West Update on Princes Centre Appeal Heartfelt thanks to those who Future fundraising events include Centre, Clifford Road, Princes have donated towards the a Polo event which is taking place Risborough HP27 0DP. If you purchase of the Day Centre. The on Sunday, August 18th, a Black wish to know more, please visit fundraising has now topped Dog Band Concert on Saturday, the web site: £100,000. There is still a very long October 12th and a Christmas Ball www.princescentre.org.uk or to way to go to ensure that enough on Saturday, December 7th. If you visit the Centre please ring Kim on money will be raised in order to can support these events, details 01844 345105. secure the future of the Centre will be on posters around the Thank you very much for your and so it is hoped that lots more locality. If you cannot come along generous residents will come please consider sending a support. forward and donate to the Appeal. donation, made payable to The Princes Risborough Centre Ltd to: Maggie Wooster - The Treasurer, The Princes

19 St John’s School Can it really be the end of another Millennium Garden and the year already? Since Easter we Outdoor Classroom which have held a hot dog day, Usborne included putting gravel and bark book sale, plant sale, camp night, into these areas, kindly donated by and the highlight of the year – the Country Supplies. The children Summer Ball. Lou Salmon chaired have all enjoyed helping to water the ball committee and must be and watch their plants grow into thanked for all her hard work vegetables, fruit and flowers. It ensuring it was again a successful has been lovely to see the children evening. in the garden area through their lunch times, genuinely excited Hot School Meals about this area. A big thank you Work has now taken place at the must go to Maggie Robins and her school and the new kitchen is team of helpers for transforming installed. We are offering 3 days this area and running the of hot school meals in the last gardening club. week of term to test the kitchen If you have a particular area of Summer Ball before going “live” with the hot expertise you would like to share meals in the Autumn term. The with parents and children alike children are very excited about the please let us know. tester sessions, although it does seem funny that they are being In the autumn term we are already T@3 given hot meals during the hottest planning a Barn Dance for all the end of term we can remember for family, a Gig Night as well as a By the time you are reading a few years now! A big thank you school disco in October and a this, the 10th July – our “last” must be given to Kate Collet- Christmas Fayre in December! T@3 - will be over. We shall Fenson for all her hard work in have celebrated the birthday of making the hot school meals We wish all our Year 6 children Connie Baker, her 105th! happen. who are leaving us to join “Big” Well done Connie. school the best of luck and look St. John’s Gardening forward to welcoming our new Unfortunately we have decided reception children in September. to discontinue the teas, except Club for possible future special The school gardening club has Have a great summer..... occasions. been very successful this term. They spent a busy working Julia Spittles During the time we have been Saturday tidying up both the Parents Association Secretary meeting we have raised £221 to buy a trolley to store tables The St. John’s School Ball took kind Lacey Green sponsors in the hall, given £50 to place on 13th July with the including; Paula Paintbrush, Pot- Scannappeal and £200 remains colourful theme ‘Copacabana’. tastic, Lantern House, Simply Alpa, to be donated to the Village 169 guests, danced, drank and Midway Sweeps, Clickettyclack, Hall Car Park Fund. raised money for the restoration of P.A.Spittles Landscapes Ltd, The Thank you to everyone who the outdoor fitness trail and we Black Horse, Village has supported this venture, have raised in the region of Environmental Services, Leigh both workers and clients. It has £8,000 which is a record! Work Lewis and Lacey Green Tennis been both worthwhile and fun. to the fitness trail will take place Club. Without our very generous through the summer holidays. sponsors we would not have been able to raise so much money. Our huge thanks goes out to the Sally Pilkington patience of all the neighbours in With heartfelt thanks, Lacey Green, for tolerating the noise on the night and for our very Lou Salmon

20 Your Parish Councillors are here on St John’s School side of Main matters with our local Police, to listen to you and provide a link Road. discuss how other villages deal for you between your District and with matters or even just to see We have discussed amongst County Council. who and what happens in and ourselves ways of averting the around our area. We have entered into traffic congestion along Main correspondence with the Gas Road at school start and finish We have decided on a surface for Board to have gas supplied to times, we would appreciate any the playground at Lacey Green Speen. This project was brought and all ideas that you may have, Sports Club, and this should be to our attention by one of the these can be put forward to the done over the summer. We have Speen residents who has local Bucks Area Technician and decided on a synthetic grass effect campaigned and spoken to all the the Thames Valley Police for their to be laid under the swing areas residents of Speen. We have further consideration. and under the climbing frame, the worked together and hopefully beauty of this grass is that it will Does anyone have any thoughts British Gas are now looking require no mowing! on a hatched area whereby seriously into running in a gas supply. vehicles cannot park or stand and We learnt this week that the Parish this would then be a passing place Clerk, Mrs Sue Griffiths, had won We are still waiting for Bucks for buses, cars etc. ? the prestigious award of ‘Clerk of County Council to finish Main the Year’ for Buckinghamshire. Through the local ‘NAG’ – Road resurfacing. So far, they This was a nominated award and Neighbourhood Action Group, have tarmacked the worst sections was well deserved, our 30mph stickers were obtained for and I believe we are waiting for congratulations go to Sue and we wheelie bins along Main Road, as some cooler weather (who ever wish her a successful year. a reminder to passing motorists of thought we would say that!) when the speed limit through our village On this pleasant note, should Main road will be completely anyone feel the urge to attend any surfaced dressed, this is scheduled The Parish Council has a presence of our meetings or contact us, for July, unfortunately the weather at the local NAG meetings (held please do so and our contact is against us – we can’t win. every 3months) along with details can be found in the back of Once this has been done, we will representatives from the Hallmark. surrounding villages. We would have all the white lines reinstated including those marking driveways welcome any residents to these Cathryn Davies meetings who wish to raise Lacey Green Parish Council

St John’s Junior Choir It was so lovely to see the young The events were partly to raise members of our church choir funds for the church but it was an singing at our church concert, enjoyable village social time supported by their families both in together. the church and at the enjoyable The overall organizer, Rosemary "posh tea" with most tasty Mortham (nee Oliver) contributes sandwiches and cakes at the so much to our villages in different school hall afterwards! ways, she can be very proud of "The Music We Love" concert what she does in all modesty. started in our church at 3pm and the "posh tea" started in our Norman Tyler school's main hall at 4pm.

21 Village Hall loses stalwart member An era came to an end last month when Norman Tyler stepped down from the Village Hall committee. Norman has been on the committee for the best part of 20 years, and was very involved in the building of the Millennium Hall. Many of us will have enjoyed his epic film recording of the demolition and rebuilding of the hall. Norman has been the champion of Hallmark over this 20 years and through it has raised substantial funds for the Millennium Hall. He was Advertising Manager for 8 years, Editor for 5 years and then Chief Photographer for the past 4 years. He revolutionised the look of Hallmark by bringing in many more pictures and making it much more attractive to read. Norman continues to contribute towards the community by taking Bette is still able to stay on the Achievement Award by the High photos of village events and committee and give the Tyler Sheriff of Buckinghamshire for frequently ferrying less able family input. their contribution to village life. people wherever they need to go. The photo above shows Norman Mike Piercy We wish Norman well in his and Bette when they were retirement and are happy that presented with an Outstanding Woodfield Street Party I think that, as Lacey Green in but they don't know very well. In end of the road and participants particular has a lot of cul-de-sacs fact, even everyone who lives in very much enjoyed their time leading off the Main Road, our the Main Road could be invited and thought it should become a villagers could really improve to the street parties in one of the regular annual event. their lives by having street parties cul-de-sac parties. 42 people of all ages came at least annually. They can meet John Tyler had the idea of a there, from 2 to their 90s. People other people living near them street party to be on the nearest met others they'd never or rarely Sunday to last year's successful chatted to and they ALL enjoyed Diamond Jubilee street parties. themselves, as my photos on He composed and printed an www.laceygreen.com show. invitation, which 9-year-old Max Why not arrange one in your Schreiber delivered to all houses area? It turns out to be fun for in and near Woodfield. Max also everyone there! helped John in other ways. The street party started at 1pm Norman Tyler on Sunday 16 June at the turning

22 St John’s Church Many of Denise’s and Norman’s Regular Services at St. friends and mentors from their Pastoral life attended to give John’s Church professional and personal tributes. SUNDAY Two beautiful ‘loungers’ just right 8.00am Holy Communion(1662) for this weather were presented to 1st, 2nd, & 4th Sundays them at the end of the service. We can imagine they are being put to 10.00am All age Worship very good use already. Communion 1st Sunday of the month. Refreshments were served, a time for greeting old friends and saying 10.00am Parish Communion ‘Goodbyes’. Denise and Norman 2nd, 3rd, 4th, (&5th) Sundays are fortunate to move to Kent to a Junior Church at 10.00am – all house overlooking the sea. services other than 1st, held in Time to say Goodbye upper room. We wished Norman and Rev The Vacancy Denise all future happiness in NOTE – Evensong will be held their retirement at a special At this stage, we do not know ONLY at key points during the who will be our new Vicar, as the service in St. John’s on July 7th. Church year. Church of England rules dictate This was Denise’s last ‘working ‘ that a vacancy cannot be TUESDAY sermon, and she only faltered as advertised until the present 9.30am. Communion Service in she seemed emotional when she incumbent has actually retired. Lady Chapel at St. John’s. This is a pronounced the final blessing. The position will be advertised in quiet time for peace and reflection The choir performed at their usual the next few months and of your own Spiritual journey. high standard. There was hardly a hopefully we will have news for 2.00pm Toddler Praise – dry eye in the Church as the the next issue of ‘Hallmark’. Toddlers meet Tuesday afternoons Junior Choir sang/replayed the during term time. Dads and ‘Adieu Song’ from the Sound of Meanwhile, services will continue Grandparents are very welcome. Music – but with slightly changed as usual with the Risboro’ clergy. lyrics, appropriate to the day. Future dates for the They were all in tune and bravely WEDNESDAY 10.30.am Team Communion sang solos to a packed diary Service at Chapter House, St. congregation. Tissues were It comes round every year – our Mary’s Church, Princes Risboro’ passed out accordingly. Harvest Festival - September 28th and 29th. “We plough If you know of anyone who would Then there was a superb ‘Bring the fields and scatter the good like to receive Holy Communion and Share’ lunch in the school seed on the land”. at home, or would like a home attended by approximately ninety visit, or to book Weddings, people – a happy and sad We will celebrate with a ‘Bring Christenings or funeral services: occasion all at once. A delicious and Share’ Lunch on Sunday 29th, please contact churchwardens cake made by Rosemary was the and possibly a sale of Produce. Mrs. Pat Richards on 01844 grand finale. November 9th. Musical 345452 or Mr. Dick Field on Tennis enthusiasts left in time for concert in the school, organised 01494 562231. the Andy Murray match. By an by Ann Eden. See page 4 details. On the last Sunday in the month amazing coincidence, Andy our 11 – 15 year olds are achieved success just in time for th December 7 –definite date welcome to attend ‘LATER’ from those attending Denise’s final for the diary – Christmas Fayre – 6-8 pm at Jim and Gill Taylor’s send off from the Risborough in the Village Hall from 10am till house in 26 Summerleys Road, PR Team to reach St. Mary’s Church 1pm. Usual stalls plus some new Fun, laughter, food, making with minutes to spare. ones, plenty of refreshments too. friends, crazy games, being there!

23 Youth Club We have had lots of fun at Youth have more adults. It is a great way sharing a skill, playing games, Club this year. Moments that I to keep in touch with all ages in helping with crafts or just chatting. remember: the local villages. We meet once a Contact Leigh Axe, or Karen fortnight but there is no pressure Hodghton to learn more. Our search for the rarely seen to come every time. You can Loch Ness Monster, occasionally contribute in any way you like, Jenny Stothard seen amongst the fog in the meeting room in the Hall. Maypole Dancing, probably the most dangerous activity we have undertaken as a group! Knickerbocker Glory creations – possibly a personal favourite as I had to undertake quality control of the ingredients first! Relaxing evening at St John’s field playing rounders and chatting. Making dragons with gallons of paint. The youngsters always seem to have a good time, but so do we, the helpers. We would love to Escaping Nessie Experimenting with nail polish Kindergym It is a good job we don't take ourselves too seriously in our Kindergym classes. Recently Harry Patient asked me if I was a "real teacher". Gabby suggested he pinch me and one of the girls answered, with a laugh, " No, she's too silly!" I took that as a compliment. On the same day Gabby was accused of smelling of courgettes. I was impressed the child in question knew what a courgette smelt like. I don’t! We also rely on the children to tell us what is going on in the village. Harry Baraclough telling me how sad it was that the “Relevant Denise “ was leaving, and the children’s excitement at singing to Connie on her 105th birthday. The Melody Minors children did us proud in our end of term showing, with fierce pirate faces and a spirited rendition of “Boop boop a didum dodem waddem choo”. We like to cover the classics! It is always sad when the children leave for “big school” especially when they have attended since baby singing, but we hope to see them all at some stage in our holiday activities and know they are all ready to move on.

24 Heavenly Bodies There’s a buzz of excitement in – of course (and wordplay You may also have spotted the air about an impending comet resulted in the TV series “Shine on, something called “Juno” on the – so let’s talk about a meteor Harvey Moon”), followed by map – this is one of the larger shower, for good reason. This one Hunter’s Moon in October. asteroids in the Main Belt between is happening now, so get the orbits of Jupiter and Mars. It is ready…and ok, we’ll check what’s Another reason to look up is the third asteroid ever discovered because the night skies are so happening with the comet. (in 1804) and is about 145 miles fabulous at this time of year. The across. Orbiting at a safe distance The Perseid meteor shower is with “summer triangle” shape is from Earth, the stony lump reflects us now, and peaks on the evening marked out by the stars Deneb, light well and can be seen in of Monday August 12 (and into Vega and Altair, with the ribbon of binoculars. the small-hours if you can stay up). the Milky Way flowing behind But don’t panic if you can’t make them (see sky map below). So what about this comet? Firstly, that night – a few evenings either the word derives from the Greek Glowing within the constellations side of that date should be worth kometes, meaning long-haired, are some of the wonders of our viewing. There’s no Moon to due to a comet’s tail. Comet ISON Galaxy. In Lyra, a telescope dilute the sky, so the Perseids is now between the orbits of reveals a star in its death-throes should put on a good show. The Jupiter and Mars. It’s currently peeling off its outer layers as the best way to see them is to wait for barrelling towards the Sun at a Ring Nebula. Another dying star dark, grab a sun-lounger, look blistering 55,000 mph and is due has a different pattern to produce south-ish and lie back. The to whirl around our star in the Dumbbell Nebula (see images meteors will emanate from behind November at a staggering I’ve taken on the sky map). The you (in the constellation of 425,000 mph as it receives a solar dusty elements being thrown into Perseus), and streak across the sky gravity boost. ISON is predicted to space by these old stars will in any direction. They are caused be a binocular object in October, probably go on to form new stars. by dust particles, left over by the but could become a naked-eye comet Swift-Tuttle, slamming into Looking left, the constellation of object as bright as the full Moon if the Earth’s atmosphere and Pegasus gallops into view, it survives its close encounter with burning up. There could be 60 or heralding the beginning of the the Sun. News bulletins will, no more meteors – “shooting stars” – autumn night skies. The outer doubt, provide updates. Savour per hour. Their comet creator planets Neptune and Uranus are the skies, and cross everything for returns to our skies in 2126. also marked on the sky map, but the comet. Closer to home, you may have these require binoculars or a telescope to be seen. Chris Dignan been wondering where the Moon has been hiding over the last couple of months. It’s been laying low and hugging the horizon, because at night the Earth’s northern hemisphere tilts above the plane of the Moon’s and planets’ orbits so they appear low in the sky. Also, the light evenings make the Moon tricky to spot against the relatively bright sky. But as the equinox on September 22 approaches, the tilt is changing and the Moon is starting to climb the sky once again. Every full moon has a folklore name, and the one on August 21 can be the Red, Fruit, Barley or Green Corn Moon. September’s is the Harvest Moon

25 Organisation Meetings Contact Phone Email address

Happy Wanderers Walking Club Full walk last Sun of the month 10.30 Ronnie Lewin 274961 [email protected]

Happy Wanderers Walking Club Short walk (2-3 miles) 2nd Wed 10.30 Linda Taylor 345261

Horticultural Society 3rd Wed of Jan, Mar, May, Jul, Sep, Alison Shreeve [email protected] Nov. 8pm Kinder Gym & Melody Minors Baby to 5 years. Fridays during term. Jenny Stothard 344441 [email protected] After school classes for up to Year 3 Gabby Kenny 07793 80745 LG Singers Thursday evenings in term time Denise Kinnard 274731 [email protected]

Lacey Green Productions Theatre, drama, and sometimes food [email protected]

Windmill Under 5s Mon-Fri 9.00-12.00 or 1.30 if your child Paula Cunningham 07502 198405 [email protected] stays for lunch Windmill WI (evenings) 1st Wed of month except Jan. 7.45pm Daphne Willash 01494 562455 [email protected]

High Wycombe & District U3A 4th Wed afternoon of the month Nadia Ellis 01494 451295 [email protected]

Youth Club Alternate Fridays - see laceygreen.com Joan Smith 342322 [email protected] web site for details 7.30pm Over 50s Pub Lunch Club Black Horse. First Tuesday of the Betty Tyler 344606 month Yvonne Axe 345216 Short Mat Bowls Club Monday 2pm Leigh Axe 345216 [email protected]

LG Sports Club Secretary Stephanie Dell 07768 831196 [email protected]

LG Sports Club - Cricket Jonathan Dell 07786 386912

LG Sports Club - Tennis Ian Ward 345567 [email protected]

LG Sports Club - Football Ben Foster 344906 [email protected]

Karate Monday evenings Stephen Fincham 07540 531034 [email protected]

Whiteleaf Bowmen Wed, Thu & Fri evenings, Apr to Sep Brenda Cordwell, Sec 01494 485037 www.whiteleafbowmen.org.uk

Pilates Classes Tuesday mornings Sue Croxford 346656 [email protected]

Wycombe District Council Mel Foster 01494 488905 [email protected]

Bucks County Council Paul Rogerson 01494 488315 [email protected]

St John's Church Pat Richards 345452

LG Community Planning Group Tony Molesworth 344975 [email protected]

Scouts (Naphill & Hughenden) Peter Byerley 01494 565955 [email protected]

Parish Council Susanne Griffiths 275912 [email protected]

LG Post Office Currently closed

LG Windmill Sundays & Bank holidays 2 to 5 pm Michael Hardy 275871 [email protected] May to September g.uk Millennium Hall Clive Hodghton 343113 [email protected]

Millennium Hall bookings Karen Hodghton 274254 [email protected]

The Black Horse Quiz night last Sunday of every month Lynne Comley 345195 [email protected] at 8pm Police Andy Ralph 101

26 Hallmark is published quarterly by Our aim is to mirror the mark that We welcome news from all the the Lacey Green & Loosley Row the Village Hall makes upon our Village clubs, societies, church and Millennium Hall Management community, to publish the school, stories of local interest and Committee, although opinions activities of all Village entries for the Village Diary. expressed in comment or organisations, and to provide a A version of this printed Hallmark contribution do not necessarily forum so that the rights, the may be found on our website represent the collective view of wrongs, the well-being of village www.laceygreen.com, which also that committee. life can be aired. has breaking news and many additional articles & photos.

HALLMARK EDITOR Mike Piercy, Malmsmead, Kiln Lane, Lacey Green, Bucks HP27 0PU ( just before the pond on the right) 01844 344021 Email [email protected] ADVERTISING MANAGER Chris Baker, "Woodpeckers", Kiln Lane, Lacey Green, Bucks HP27 OPT (past the pond on the left) 01844 275442 Email [email protected] VILLAGE HALL BOOKINGS Clive or Karen on 01844 274254 (answering service)

LACEY GREEN POST OFFICE VILLAGE HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Currently closed Clive Hodghton (Chair) LACEY GREEN STORES Rachel Panter (Vice-Chair), Village Hall 8.30 am - 1pm every week day Sue D’Arcy (Secretary), COFFEE MORNINGS Yvonne Axe (Treasurer), Held in Village Hall 10am-12 noon Thursdays. Karen Hodghton (Booking Sec.), Friendly chatting with tea or coffee & biscuit Chris and Jill Baker, THE FOOT CLINIC Leigh Axe, Stella Boll, Chiropody services with Cathy Maynard. Tel 274521 Tuesdays by appointment Jane Brown, Ginnie Brudenell, Cathryn Davies, Bette Tyler

LACEY GREEN WINDMILL In 2013 Lacey Green Windmill will be open from 2 pm to 5 pm on Sundays and Bank Holiday Mondays from Sunday 5th May to Sunday 29th September. Admission is £2 per adult, and £1 per child aged from 5 to 15. For further information see www.laceygreenwindmill.org.uk or telephone Michael or Betty Hardy on 01844 275871.

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