The magazin for Penn e& Tylers FEB/MAR g2021reen issue 202

Snow Day in P&TG

● Around The Villages ● Church News ● Clubs & Societies ● Schools & Sports News ● Your Letters & Photos ● & More... Village Voice February/March 2021 We also include reports from our GP Surgery and the PPG - something we know readers really appreciate, particularly during the WELCOME... pandemic when health and wellbeing is a ...to the February / March 2021 edition priority and a worry for many. Finally, we have of Village Voice... included some fun photographs taken Dear VV Readers, on the 'Snow Day' It seems unbelievable that in the year since the in January- February/March 2020 edition of VV was which for a published, that things should have changed so brief while much. One year ago, we were looking forward transformed to the annual calendar of events and activities. our always By the April/May 2020 VV we were in picturesque lockdown 1, and now, here we are, in lockdown village into a 3. It seems a long time ago now, but before winter wonderland! lockdown 3 started, we were able to enjoy some The next VV will be Christmas fun activities in P&TG. It was lovely the April / May 2021 edition, copy deadline 1 to see the effort many people had put into March. We welcome your contributions. Until decorating the outside of their homes. In this then, stay well. Cathy O'Leary VV Editor edition of VV we report on some of the Christmas Fun activities, as well as reports from the many P&TG clubs, societies and Regulars... organisations not currently able to do much but 04 Around the Villages determined to stay connected to their members 13 Church News and the community until we are free to engage 19 Sports News once again in community activities. Many local 22 Schools News organisations are looking for volunteers (Cricket 29 Fields in King's Wood Club P21, Scouts P33 and Village Show P6). 32 Clubs & Societies Do reach out to them if you can spare some 38 Ask the VV Historians time. On P31 we detail organisations looking 55 Index of Advertisers for additional support during the pandemic. 56 Sadly the Penn 7 & Fun Run 2021 has Village Contacts become the latest casulty of the ongoing restrictions. We are currently hopeful that the In This Issue... Village Show will go ahead in September. The 17 In Memory: Veronica Baker Village Show team would like us all to start 19 In Memory: Noel Reilly planning to grow fruit, vegetables and flowers, 27 P&TG Metal Detecting as well as practicing our baking skills, in 30 Snowy Pictures readiness to enter the show! 31 Calling All Volunteers Elsewhere in VV, we introduce a new feature, 'Ask the VV Historians'. If you have any questions you would like to ask about the In The Insert... history of Penn & Tylers Green, or about local • Christmas Fun in P&TG people, send in your questions, and we will look • Woodland & Green Spaces

Cover Photograph: Keith Hawes to answer as many as we are able. • Your Letters www.pennandtylersgreen.org.uk 3 Village Voice February/March 2021 We also include reports from our GP Surgery and the PPG - something we know readers really appreciate, particularly during the WELCOME... pandemic when health and wellbeing is a ...to the February / March 2021 edition priority and a worry for many. Finally, we have of Village Voice... included some fun photographs taken Dear VV Readers, on the 'Snow Day' It seems unbelievable that in the year since the in January- February/March 2020 edition of VV was which for a published, that things should have changed so brief while much. One year ago, we were looking forward transformed to the annual calendar of events and activities. our always By the April/May 2020 VV we were in picturesque lockdown 1, and now, here we are, in lockdown village into a 3. It seems a long time ago now, but before winter wonderland! lockdown 3 started, we were able to enjoy some The next VV will be Christmas fun activities in P&TG. It was lovely the April / May 2021 edition, copy deadline 1 to see the effort many people had put into March. We welcome your contributions. Until decorating the outside of their homes. In this then, stay well. Cathy O'Leary VV Editor edition of VV we report on some of the Christmas Fun activities, as well as reports from the many P&TG clubs, societies and Regulars... organisations not currently able to do much but 04 Around the Villages determined to stay connected to their members 13 Church News and the community until we are free to engage 19 Sports News once again in community activities. Many local 22 Schools News organisations are looking for volunteers (Cricket 29 Fields in King's Wood Club P21, Scouts P33 and Village Show P6). 32 Clubs & Societies Do reach out to them if you can spare some 38 Ask the VV Historians time. On P31 we detail organisations looking 55 Index of Advertisers for additional support during the pandemic. 56 Sadly the Penn 7 & Fun Run 2021 has Village Contacts become the latest casulty of the ongoing restrictions. We are currently hopeful that the In This Issue... Village Show will go ahead in September. The 17 In Memory: Veronica Baker Village Show team would like us all to start 19 In Memory: Noel Reilly planning to grow fruit, vegetables and flowers, 27 P&TG Metal Detecting as well as practicing our baking skills, in 30 Snowy Pictures readiness to enter the show! 31 Calling All Volunteers Elsewhere in VV, we introduce a new feature, Keith Hawes 'Ask the VV Historians'. If you have any questions you would like to ask about the In The Insert... history of Penn & Tylers Green, or about local • Christmas Fun in P&TG people, send in your questions, and we will look • Woodland & Green Spaces

Cover Photograph: to answer as many as we are able. • Your Letters www.pennandtylersgreen.org.uk 3 Village Voice February/March 2021 Village Voice February/March 2021 Furthermore, the garden structures, specimen on to our over 75 (group 3) and over 70 and initially and you will be offered a video trees, parkland railings and internal and external clinically vulnerable (group 4) age groups. consultation or face to face appointment if boundary walls are all considered to contribute The NHS are also offering vaccinations at required. Non-Covid illness continues and it is AROUND towards the character of the Conservation Area. mass vaccination sites across the South East and important to seek prompt help if you need to. THE VILLAGES Planning Policy seeks to protect Green Belt some local pharmacies are also beginning to We are optimistic that vaccination will be from inappropriate development but there are offer vaccinations. You can attend any site if successful in reducing the risk and helping us Penn School Finally on the Market exceptions including the replacement of you are able and it is safe for you to do so. out of the lockdown as we move towards the Rayners, the former Penn School site, has buildings and limited infilling or the partial or These sites are an additional alternative to your summer. finally been put up for sale. complete redevelopment of previously local site and everyone will receive an invitation Thank you for your continued support and developed sites, provided it preserves the to have a vaccination at our local site at Adams patience at this very difficult and challenging openness of the Green Belt. Park in the near future. All data on vaccinations time for us all. Dr Jo Layng, GP Partner Penn Surgery The Listed status of a number of the buildings is updated electronically to your records within on site may present the opportunity for partial 24hrs of vaccination via a central computer Penn Patient Group redevelopment through the removal of the program which is used wherever you attend for Since my last article in the Village Voice, the newer buildings and additions, (which are not vaccination. Simpson Centre and Penn Surgery have been listed) and their replacement, subject to the We continue to offer the flu vaccination to all working endless hours to implement the Covid necessary consents. those over 50 yrs of age and vaccinated a further vaccination programme at Adams Park whilst Any redevelopment will need to respect the 1500 patients at Beaconsfield cricket club on trying to offer as near normal service as possible setting within the Green Belt, AONB and Saturday 16/1/21. We are very grateful to the for routine appointments. They are working Conservation Area together with the Listings. cricket club and all our volunteers who have alongside the other practices in their Primary Built in 1847, the It is suggested that alternative potential uses helped us in this effort. Care Network to implement this and the property had been a for the site might include 'retirement, care, hotel We continue to see a high number of patients vaccines are being given according to the day and boarding and residential amongst others, subject to testing positive for Covid 19 and our local priorities set out by the Government guidelines. school for nearly 100 securing the necessary planning consents'. hospitals are under extreme pressure with The surgery requests patients not to call them, years for pupils aged 11 It will be very interesting to see how the story numbers of patients being admitted. Sadly we you will be contacted by the surgery via text or to 18 with communication of this remarkable place evolves in the coming have also had a number of deaths. It is very telephone when it is your turn to attend. You difficulties when in 2015 it was forced to close. years. Peter Miller important for us all to remain vigilant at this may also receive a letter from the NHS national The Department for Education acquired the time and to follow the rules of the lockdown to booking system asking you to attend one of the property for £11.5m in early 2016 as a potential Update from Penn Surgery help keep us as safe as possible and reduce the larger vaccination sites such as Epsom or Excel site for a new free school but, together with January has seen the arrival of the long awaited impact on the NHS. Even if you have had a London. You may of course take up this offer. Bucks Council, has now decided that it is Covid vaccinations at the surgery. We have been vaccination, you need to continue to follow the The surgery has also continued to run its flu surplus to requirements. delighted to finally be able to offer something guidance to wear a mask, maintain 2 metres vaccination programme at Beaconsfield Cricket In considering its potential for redevelopment concrete to help us out of this pandemic. distance at all times and stay at home unless Club which included the new age group of it is reassuring that the vendor has been careful Due to the nature of the vaccine and your travel is essential. We have been 50-64 year olds introduced by the to stress the sensitive nature of the site. complicated methods of defrosting and drawing disappointed by damage to our signs at the Government. The Partners at the surgery would The following text is taken from the up, the vaccine needs to be delivered to a large surgery advertising our flu clinics and mask like to extend their thanks to Geoff Jones who brochure: central site. Our Primary Care Network (ARC wearing. Public support for this advice remains generously donated aggregate to help fix the The Property is located wholly within the PCN) are vaccinating at Adams Park in High crucial in our fight against this virus and is more road at the cricket club which had suffered Green Belt and Chilterns Area of Outstanding Wycombe. We are inviting patients in turn important than ever at these times of high severe wear and tear from the 1000’s of cars that Natural Beauty. In addition, the core developed according to the priority groups outlined by infection rate that we all abide by the rules. had travelled along it during the drive through area of the site is situated within the Penn and public health England and the JCVI (Joint All the staff at the Simpson Centre and Penn flu vaccination programme this winter. Tylers Green Conservation Area. Rayners committee on vaccination and immunisation). surgeries continue to work hard providing as Also behind the scenes an exciting project House, Rayners Lodge, The Gardeners Bothy We have already vaccinated our care home much of a normal service as we can through this regarding the Practice website has been taking and Trellis Arches and the Obelisk are all Listed residents and staff (Group 1) and all our patients time. Please contact the surgery for a telephone shape. This is what Dr Mohammed Safian Grade II and must be retained as part of any over 80 ( Group 2) will be contacted over the appointment if you have concerns about your Younas, a new GP partner at the surgery,

Photographs: Eddie Morton redevelopment proposals. next couple of weeks. We then will be moving health. All our appointments are by telephone commented. ‘The Simpson Centre and Penn 4 www.pennandtylersgreen.org.uk www.pennandtylersgreen.org.uk 5 Village Voice February/March 2021 Village Voice February/March 2021 Furthermore, the garden structures, specimen on to our over 75 (group 3) and over 70 and initially and you will be offered a video trees, parkland railings and internal and external clinically vulnerable (group 4) age groups. consultation or face to face appointment if boundary walls are all considered to contribute The NHS are also offering vaccinations at required. Non-Covid illness continues and it is AROUND towards the character of the Conservation Area. mass vaccination sites across the South East and important to seek prompt help if you need to. THE VILLAGES Planning Policy seeks to protect Green Belt some local pharmacies are also beginning to We are optimistic that vaccination will be from inappropriate development but there are offer vaccinations. You can attend any site if successful in reducing the risk and helping us Penn School Finally on the Market exceptions including the replacement of you are able and it is safe for you to do so. out of the lockdown as we move towards the Rayners, the former Penn School site, has buildings and limited infilling or the partial or These sites are an additional alternative to your summer. finally been put up for sale. complete redevelopment of previously local site and everyone will receive an invitation Thank you for your continued support and developed sites, provided it preserves the to have a vaccination at our local site at Adams patience at this very difficult and challenging openness of the Green Belt. Park in the near future. All data on vaccinations time for us all. Dr Jo Layng, GP Partner Penn Surgery The Listed status of a number of the buildings is updated electronically to your records within on site may present the opportunity for partial 24hrs of vaccination via a central computer Penn Patient Group redevelopment through the removal of the program which is used wherever you attend for Since my last article in the Village Voice, the newer buildings and additions, (which are not vaccination. Simpson Centre and Penn Surgery have been listed) and their replacement, subject to the We continue to offer the flu vaccination to all working endless hours to implement the Covid necessary consents. those over 50 yrs of age and vaccinated a further vaccination programme at Adams Park whilst Any redevelopment will need to respect the 1500 patients at Beaconsfield cricket club on trying to offer as near normal service as possible setting within the Green Belt, AONB and Saturday 16/1/21. We are very grateful to the for routine appointments. They are working Conservation Area together with the Listings. cricket club and all our volunteers who have alongside the other practices in their Primary Built in 1847, the It is suggested that alternative potential uses helped us in this effort. Care Network to implement this and the property had been a for the site might include 'retirement, care, hotel We continue to see a high number of patients vaccines are being given according to the day and boarding and residential amongst others, subject to testing positive for Covid 19 and our local priorities set out by the Government guidelines. school for nearly 100 securing the necessary planning consents'. hospitals are under extreme pressure with The surgery requests patients not to call them, years for pupils aged 11 It will be very interesting to see how the story numbers of patients being admitted. Sadly we you will be contacted by the surgery via text or to 18 with communication of this remarkable place evolves in the coming have also had a number of deaths. It is very telephone when it is your turn to attend. You difficulties when in 2015 it was forced to close. years. Peter Miller important for us all to remain vigilant at this may also receive a letter from the NHS national The Department for Education acquired the time and to follow the rules of the lockdown to booking system asking you to attend one of the property for £11.5m in early 2016 as a potential Update from Penn Surgery help keep us as safe as possible and reduce the larger vaccination sites such as Epsom or Excel site for a new free school but, together with January has seen the arrival of the long awaited impact on the NHS. Even if you have had a London. You may of course take up this offer. Bucks Council, has now decided that it is Covid vaccinations at the surgery. We have been vaccination, you need to continue to follow the The surgery has also continued to run its flu surplus to requirements. delighted to finally be able to offer something guidance to wear a mask, maintain 2 metres vaccination programme at Beaconsfield Cricket In considering its potential for redevelopment concrete to help us out of this pandemic. distance at all times and stay at home unless Club which included the new age group of it is reassuring that the vendor has been careful Due to the nature of the vaccine and your travel is essential. We have been 50-64 year olds introduced by the to stress the sensitive nature of the site. complicated methods of defrosting and drawing disappointed by damage to our signs at the Government. The Partners at the surgery would The following text is taken from the up, the vaccine needs to be delivered to a large surgery advertising our flu clinics and mask like to extend their thanks to Geoff Jones who brochure: central site. Our Primary Care Network (ARC wearing. Public support for this advice remains generously donated aggregate to help fix the The Property is located wholly within the PCN) are vaccinating at Adams Park in High crucial in our fight against this virus and is more road at the cricket club which had suffered Green Belt and Chilterns Area of Outstanding Wycombe. We are inviting patients in turn important than ever at these times of high severe wear and tear from the 1000’s of cars that Natural Beauty. In addition, the core developed according to the priority groups outlined by infection rate that we all abide by the rules. had travelled along it during the drive through area of the site is situated within the Penn and public health England and the JCVI (Joint All the staff at the Simpson Centre and Penn flu vaccination programme this winter. Tylers Green Conservation Area. Rayners committee on vaccination and immunisation). surgeries continue to work hard providing as Also behind the scenes an exciting project House, Rayners Lodge, The Gardeners Bothy We have already vaccinated our care home much of a normal service as we can through this regarding the Practice website has been taking and Trellis Arches and the Obelisk are all Listed residents and staff (Group 1) and all our patients time. Please contact the surgery for a telephone shape. This is what Dr Mohammed Safian Grade II and must be retained as part of any over 80 ( Group 2) will be contacted over the appointment if you have concerns about your Younas, a new GP partner at the surgery,

Photographs: Eddie Morton redevelopment proposals. next couple of weeks. We then will be moving health. All our appointments are by telephone commented. ‘The Simpson Centre and Penn 4 www.pennandtylersgreen.org.uk www.pennandtylersgreen.org.uk 5 Village Voice February/March 2021 Village Voice February/March 2021 Surgery are excited to be in the process of There is as yet no detailed design code and practising cooking ginger biscuits, decorated the vulnerable safe, and staff even undertook creating a long overdue new website which will there are still unresolved questions about the cupcakes and a Bakewell tart so they are regular phone calls to check on those shielding. allow patients to better access our services layout and type of houses and roads, and some perfection on the day. Home baked goodies All this as well as dealing with over 200 online.We are working with a specialist primary uncertainty about exactly where the new lower have been a real hit as we all live, work and councillors becoming members of the new care web developer to meet latest NHS digital access road will run. The arrangements for safe school at home. For the men’s cooking, your council because the elections were cancelled. accessibility standards in a website that will be parking for parents dropping and collecting at skills at savoury scones or even a mocha This meant new email addresses for all, transfer easy to navigate, fully smart-phone and device the Middle School have not been agreed, and so roulade, (the recipe will be on our web site, of old inboxes, new equipment provided where compatible and aesthetically appealing. on. We are pressing for a (virtual) meeting of Facebook page and the Village Voice web page necessary, putting all meetings on Teams and As part of this transformation, we will be our full Ashwells Forum as soon as possible to too), will give you a great chance to win the training everyone to use Teams The latter in the introducing a new website tool (called Klinik) ensure full local consultation. men’s cooking trophy. Young designers can initial days being a complete nightmare, “you’re which will allow patients to submit their Gomm Valley: The Team Leader of the make a tin can lantern, hints will be on our on mute” becoming the most used phrase! symptoms, appointment requests, fit note Wycombe planners reviewing Human+Nature’s website, for Young Cooks a savoury quiche. We also co ordinated offers of support of PPE requests etc. to their GPs 24/7 via the website application estimates that they would be ready For the under 10’s the entries they can make production, organised PPE procurement for - replacing the need to wait in queues on the to report this case to the County’s new Strategic in advance of the show are; a bug “hotel”, a key those in Bucks who needed it, distributed over phone. The same system is being introduced to Planning Committee in late Spring/Summer. rung and a greetings card made using £85m in grants to businesses, offered business all practices locally and from the feedback we County elections in May could affect the thumbprints of animals. You could also practice rate relief and worked with Bucks Business first have seen, it promises to make accessing GPs a calendar of committee meetings. Miles Green your pizza making skills as well. to offer advice and other support to businesses. lot easier for our patients. It also ensures Printed schedules will be placed in the usual We provided support to care homes and their enquiries are dealt with quicker and by the right P&TG Village Show 2021 places in the village for people, unless things staff as well as stepping up support to schools member of the clinical team.’ We currently plan to hold the Penn & Tylers worsen. We will let you know when they are who were providing care to the children of key Finally, should any patients of the Simpson Green Village Show on Saturday September available. Put Saturday 19th September Village workers, and virtually eliminated rough sleeping Centre or Penn Surgery wish to join the Patient 10th at the Tylers Green Village Hall. We have Show in your diary and look forward seeing you during the pandemic. Participation Group, we would welcome new decided to keep the Schedule virtually the same on the day. Keep looking out for more news in All of this whilst standing up a major new members. Please feel free to get in touch to find as planned in 2020, and are checking if the Village Voice, follow us on our Facebook page council with all that that involved and carried on out more about what we do. Emma McPhee at vegetables, fruit and flowers are relevant to the and look out for our new website. our “business as usual” such as planning [email protected]. Emma McPhee (Simpson time of year. We will have updated schedules on • pennandtylersgreenvillageshow.com applications, housing, social care, waste Centre & Penn PPG) our web site, the Village Voice web site and • facebook.com/pennandtylersgreenvillageshow collection and disposal to name only a tiny their web site in the next few weeks. proportion of what your Council does. Granted Ashwells & Gomm Valley If you want to help us and use your skills to Buckinghamshire Council Update some of these services suffered either from staff Ashwells: In our last issue we reported on the improve our web site, by adding content and are Buckinghamshire Council has now been live for sickness or delays as it is not easy to do all of finds in the archaeological trenches dug in able to give some time, please contact us by nearly 10 months, and what a 10 months it has this from home but in general staff have been November. The County’s Senior Archaeology mail, [email protected] been. No one expected that on 1st April 2020 amazing in the way they adapted so quickly. Officer has since confirmed that he has advised Continue to nurture your succulents, cacti and when we were pulling all 5 councils together to Now here we are again, Lockdown no 3 and the archaeological firm involved that, as a result a container of alpine plants. The fresh egg begin as one, we would be thrown into the most the Council is stepping all these things up again. of their reported discoveries, further entries created a buzz, so have the entry this serious pandemic of our lifetimes. We were However in addition we are now providing investigation will be required. He promises to year, keep pampering your hens and have 3 immediately in lockdown and having to arrange support to the NHS to help them with the keep us informed. fresh eggs to enter. for around 3000 staff to work from home, which vaccine rollout which is a huge organisational Meanwhile, the project has been delayed by a For novices and new entrants, why not have a is where many of them still are. This involved challenge, setting up some lateral flow testing, combination of the loss of planning officers go at growing your own vegetables from seeds, ensuring computer equipment was enabled and undertaking contact tracing and set up the familiar with the project, Covid 19, and a radish, carrots, potatoes, or salad leaves, or at provided, chairs where necessary and also Councils Helping Hand service to help anyone change in the architects working on the growing your own chillies and squashes, March phones. Around 172 members of staff were worried about food or warmth during the winter masterplan. Some changes have been made to is the mont to start sowing your seeds, so start asked to change their roles and work in critical season and dealing with food vouchers for the masterplan, but the revised version has not planning ahead now. A new entry this year is areas such as food support hubs, food schools. We have also started our transformation yet seen the light of day and so there has not homegrown vegetables displayed in a trug to distributions, prescription collections, transport reviews in each department where we still have been an opportunity for any substantive show the fruits of your success. to medical appointments. We worked with to review everything to fully bring all the consultation with interested local residents. Moving on to those that prefer to cook start partners to keep our residents and particularly councils together. In some areas each 6 www.pennandtylersgreen.org.uk www.pennandtylersgreen.org.uk 7 Village Voice February/March 2021 Village Voice February/March 2021 Surgery are excited to be in the process of There is as yet no detailed design code and practising cooking ginger biscuits, decorated the vulnerable safe, and staff even undertook creating a long overdue new website which will there are still unresolved questions about the cupcakes and a Bakewell tart so they are regular phone calls to check on those shielding. allow patients to better access our services layout and type of houses and roads, and some perfection on the day. Home baked goodies All this as well as dealing with over 200 online.We are working with a specialist primary uncertainty about exactly where the new lower have been a real hit as we all live, work and councillors becoming members of the new care web developer to meet latest NHS digital access road will run. The arrangements for safe school at home. For the men’s cooking, your council because the elections were cancelled. accessibility standards in a website that will be parking for parents dropping and collecting at skills at savoury scones or even a mocha This meant new email addresses for all, transfer easy to navigate, fully smart-phone and device the Middle School have not been agreed, and so roulade, (the recipe will be on our web site, of old inboxes, new equipment provided where compatible and aesthetically appealing. on. We are pressing for a (virtual) meeting of Facebook page and the Village Voice web page necessary, putting all meetings on Teams and As part of this transformation, we will be our full Ashwells Forum as soon as possible to too), will give you a great chance to win the training everyone to use Teams The latter in the introducing a new website tool (called Klinik) ensure full local consultation. men’s cooking trophy. Young designers can initial days being a complete nightmare, “you’re which will allow patients to submit their Gomm Valley: The Team Leader of the make a tin can lantern, hints will be on our on mute” becoming the most used phrase! symptoms, appointment requests, fit note Wycombe planners reviewing Human+Nature’s website, for Young Cooks a savoury quiche. We also co ordinated offers of support of PPE requests etc. to their GPs 24/7 via the website application estimates that they would be ready For the under 10’s the entries they can make production, organised PPE procurement for - replacing the need to wait in queues on the to report this case to the County’s new Strategic in advance of the show are; a bug “hotel”, a key those in Bucks who needed it, distributed over phone. The same system is being introduced to Planning Committee in late Spring/Summer. rung and a greetings card made using £85m in grants to businesses, offered business all practices locally and from the feedback we County elections in May could affect the thumbprints of animals. You could also practice rate relief and worked with Bucks Business first have seen, it promises to make accessing GPs a calendar of committee meetings. Miles Green your pizza making skills as well. to offer advice and other support to businesses. lot easier for our patients. It also ensures Printed schedules will be placed in the usual We provided support to care homes and their enquiries are dealt with quicker and by the right P&TG Village Show 2021 places in the village for people, unless things staff as well as stepping up support to schools member of the clinical team.’ We currently plan to hold the Penn & Tylers worsen. We will let you know when they are who were providing care to the children of key Finally, should any patients of the Simpson Green Village Show on Saturday September available. Put Saturday 19th September Village workers, and virtually eliminated rough sleeping Centre or Penn Surgery wish to join the Patient 10th at the Tylers Green Village Hall. We have Show in your diary and look forward seeing you during the pandemic. Participation Group, we would welcome new decided to keep the Schedule virtually the same on the day. Keep looking out for more news in All of this whilst standing up a major new members. Please feel free to get in touch to find as planned in 2020, and are checking if the Village Voice, follow us on our Facebook page council with all that that involved and carried on out more about what we do. Emma McPhee at vegetables, fruit and flowers are relevant to the and look out for our new website. our “business as usual” such as planning [email protected]. Emma McPhee (Simpson time of year. We will have updated schedules on • pennandtylersgreenvillageshow.com applications, housing, social care, waste Centre & Penn PPG) our web site, the Village Voice web site and • facebook.com/pennandtylersgreenvillageshow collection and disposal to name only a tiny their web site in the next few weeks. proportion of what your Council does. Granted Ashwells & Gomm Valley If you want to help us and use your skills to Buckinghamshire Council Update some of these services suffered either from staff Ashwells: In our last issue we reported on the improve our web site, by adding content and are Buckinghamshire Council has now been live for sickness or delays as it is not easy to do all of finds in the archaeological trenches dug in able to give some time, please contact us by nearly 10 months, and what a 10 months it has this from home but in general staff have been November. The County’s Senior Archaeology mail, [email protected] been. No one expected that on 1st April 2020 amazing in the way they adapted so quickly. Officer has since confirmed that he has advised Continue to nurture your succulents, cacti and when we were pulling all 5 councils together to Now here we are again, Lockdown no 3 and the archaeological firm involved that, as a result a container of alpine plants. The fresh egg begin as one, we would be thrown into the most the Council is stepping all these things up again. of their reported discoveries, further entries created a buzz, so have the entry this serious pandemic of our lifetimes. We were However in addition we are now providing investigation will be required. He promises to year, keep pampering your hens and have 3 immediately in lockdown and having to arrange support to the NHS to help them with the keep us informed. fresh eggs to enter. for around 3000 staff to work from home, which vaccine rollout which is a huge organisational Meanwhile, the project has been delayed by a For novices and new entrants, why not have a is where many of them still are. This involved challenge, setting up some lateral flow testing, combination of the loss of planning officers go at growing your own vegetables from seeds, ensuring computer equipment was enabled and undertaking contact tracing and set up the familiar with the project, Covid 19, and a radish, carrots, potatoes, or salad leaves, or at provided, chairs where necessary and also Councils Helping Hand service to help anyone change in the architects working on the growing your own chillies and squashes, March phones. Around 172 members of staff were worried about food or warmth during the winter masterplan. Some changes have been made to is the mont to start sowing your seeds, so start asked to change their roles and work in critical season and dealing with food vouchers for the masterplan, but the revised version has not planning ahead now. A new entry this year is areas such as food support hubs, food schools. We have also started our transformation yet seen the light of day and so there has not homegrown vegetables displayed in a trug to distributions, prescription collections, transport reviews in each department where we still have been an opportunity for any substantive show the fruits of your success. to medical appointments. We worked with to review everything to fully bring all the consultation with interested local residents. Moving on to those that prefer to cook start partners to keep our residents and particularly councils together. In some areas each 6 www.pennandtylersgreen.org.uk www.pennandtylersgreen.org.uk 7 Village Voice February/March 2021 predecessor Council used a different system to say that the Council have just approved to put in 25 process what they did and you cannot fencing around the smaller children’s area YEARS automatically join those together just because which should be done in the spring, pandemic the councils have merged. Systems have to be allowing. When we first started the upgrade of procured and contracts looked at so a lot of the playground this was something that fm departments are still working in their old residents requested in our consultation, to stop Council groups because of this. It will take dogs running around it and also so children some time to fully integrate and transform all were kept safe from running off. Katrina Wood the Council as we would want. Covid hasn’t Chairman, Chepping Wycombe Parish Council helped this along at all! Litter Picking postponed until May If anyone has any queries then please contact Due to the current lockdown restrictions, the me on [email protected] Residents Society and Penn Parish Council who Katrina Wood, Deputy Leader – Buckinghamshire Council jointly organise the litter pick, have decided to postpone the next one until May. However, Chepping Wycombe Parish Council there is litter picking equipment at Penn Parish Life goes on in Chepping Wycombe despite our Council offices if you would like to borrow it for third lockdown. All out staff continue to work as use during your daily exercise. Please contact normally as they can although we have taken [email protected] or call 815458 to make arrangements to collect equipment. steps to ensure the rules and regulations such as social distancing and limiting numbers in the office have been taken. The offices have been P&TG Residents Society closed to visitors to protect the staff, but we are Website & Facebook still available on the phone and by email. We It's very gratifying when you realise our local continue to look after our grounds almost as residents visit our Facebook page and website to normal, dealing with fallen trees, cutting grass, keep up to date with what’s happening in the trimming hedges, dog waste bins emptied and village. Over the last year during exceptional Financial Management litter collected as normal. times we wanted to provide a service to all. Independent Financial Advice Having said that, a plea to you all, and please https://www.facebook.com/PTGResidentsSociety pass it on to others. Please, please, please can Its very easy to read, you don’t even need to Wealth Management | Investments you either take your litter home when using our have a facebook account, just click on the link Retirement Planning & Pensions commons and open spaces, or at the very least and it will open for you, why not bookmark it crush the coffee cups and other rubbish and on your internet browser and then be able to go Mortgages & Equity Release | IHT Planning make it as small as possible prior to putting back to it regularly to be up to date? rubbish in the bins. Our grounds team are The last audit we did on Facebook supported having to empty the bins nearly every day at the the fact that we are recognised as the go to place moment rather than a couple of times a week for local information with a total of almost 24k and the bins are struggling to hold all the cups people reached over a period of a month; we when they are just lobbed in. We are also having publish a range of information from lost dogs rubbished piled up beside the bins and dropped and cats ( and hopefully all are reunited with Contact us: 01494 817151 on the commons. We live in a beautiful village their owners) to when the next road will be [email protected] www.fmifa.com and we would all like to be able to continue to closed for some utility company to dig up the Penn Barn, By the Pond, Elm Road enjoy it but we need a little help from everyone, road and not forgetting all the information on Penn, Bucks HP10 8LB especially at the moment when it is difficult to where to buy your takeaway, or how the local arrange community litterpicks. pubs are dealing with the Covid restrictions to Financial Management is a trading title of Philip Harper LLP which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority We have been working on the playground in make it safe for residents to enjoy their evening

Ashley Drive for some time and I am please to out, and many more local comments and 8 www.pennandtylersgreen.org.uk 9 Village Voice February/March 2021 predecessor Council used a different system to say that the Council have just approved to put in 25 process what they did and you cannot fencing around the smaller children’s area YEARS automatically join those together just because which should be done in the spring, pandemic the councils have merged. Systems have to be allowing. When we first started the upgrade of procured and contracts looked at so a lot of the playground this was something that fm departments are still working in their old residents requested in our consultation, to stop Council groups because of this. It will take dogs running around it and also so children some time to fully integrate and transform all were kept safe from running off. Katrina Wood the Council as we would want. Covid hasn’t Chairman, Chepping Wycombe Parish Council helped this along at all! Litter Picking postponed until May If anyone has any queries then please contact Due to the current lockdown restrictions, the me on [email protected] Residents Society and Penn Parish Council who Katrina Wood, Deputy Leader – Buckinghamshire Council jointly organise the litter pick, have decided to postpone the next one until May. However, Chepping Wycombe Parish Council there is litter picking equipment at Penn Parish Life goes on in Chepping Wycombe despite our Council offices if you would like to borrow it for third lockdown. All out staff continue to work as use during your daily exercise. Please contact normally as they can although we have taken [email protected] or call 815458 to make arrangements to collect equipment. steps to ensure the rules and regulations such as social distancing and limiting numbers in the office have been taken. The offices have been P&TG Residents Society closed to visitors to protect the staff, but we are Website & Facebook still available on the phone and by email. We It's very gratifying when you realise our local continue to look after our grounds almost as residents visit our Facebook page and website to normal, dealing with fallen trees, cutting grass, keep up to date with what’s happening in the trimming hedges, dog waste bins emptied and village. Over the last year during exceptional Financial Management litter collected as normal. times we wanted to provide a service to all. Independent Financial Advice Having said that, a plea to you all, and please https://www.facebook.com/PTGResidentsSociety pass it on to others. Please, please, please can Its very easy to read, you don’t even need to Wealth Management | Investments you either take your litter home when using our have a facebook account, just click on the link Retirement Planning & Pensions commons and open spaces, or at the very least and it will open for you, why not bookmark it crush the coffee cups and other rubbish and on your internet browser and then be able to go Mortgages & Equity Release | IHT Planning make it as small as possible prior to putting back to it regularly to be up to date? rubbish in the bins. Our grounds team are The last audit we did on Facebook supported having to empty the bins nearly every day at the the fact that we are recognised as the go to place moment rather than a couple of times a week for local information with a total of almost 24k and the bins are struggling to hold all the cups people reached over a period of a month; we when they are just lobbed in. We are also having publish a range of information from lost dogs rubbished piled up beside the bins and dropped and cats ( and hopefully all are reunited with Contact us: 01494 817151 on the commons. We live in a beautiful village their owners) to when the next road will be [email protected] www.fmifa.com and we would all like to be able to continue to closed for some utility company to dig up the Penn Barn, By the Pond, Elm Road enjoy it but we need a little help from everyone, road and not forgetting all the information on Penn, Bucks HP10 8LB especially at the moment when it is difficult to where to buy your takeaway, or how the local arrange community litterpicks. pubs are dealing with the Covid restrictions to Financial Management is a trading title of Philip Harper LLP which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority We have been working on the playground in make it safe for residents to enjoy their evening

Ashley Drive for some time and I am please to out, and many more local comments and 8 www.pennandtylersgreen.org.uk 9 Village Voice February/March 2021 updates. Indeed many residents use our who wished to be considered for selection had facebook pages to make comments and ask to submit a one page document, to make a pitch - Servicing to all makes and models questions and debate, which we encourage. to the 15 local Conservative party members - Diagnostic and general repairs The website has a much slower rate of present at the selection meeting held via Zoom. - Repairs & servicing of electric cars visitors but nevertheless provides information There were no opportunities for speeches or - Electric classic car conversions on the history of the village, where to walk and questions. Eight candidates were up for through the events calendar a place to find out selection and our own Madalyn Roker came what's on. third, beaten by experienced campaigner Mark FREE WINTER HEALTH CHECK All information relating to the Christmas Dormer from Holmer Green was selected. Mark Tyre Condition plans and PTG Together were posted for all to had previously stood in 2019 as a parliamentary The condition of your vehicle tyres is especially important when driving read, as well as details on where to buy the candidate in Leeds West. The Residents Society in the winter. Worn, damaged or underinfl ated tyres are a common Residents Society series of booklets https:// wish Jonathan Waters, Mark Flys and Mark cause of accidents and can lead to excessive wear and poor fuel pennandtylersgreen.org.uk Dormer well and look forward to working with economy their condition is often overlooked. The P&TGRS website publishes an online whomever is elected. Miles Green, Chair P&TGRS Battery Testing edition of VV and all statutory papers associated During the cold winter months, batteries will often suffer from failure due with the Residents Society. I would encourage Front Common News to the increased burden of starting a cold engine as well as using lights all to visit the website and find out more about On 6th January we sadly had and heated screens. As the number one call out for the breakdown the village and all we offer. Gill Markham to take down the Christmas services a faulty battery can easily be detected with our digital testers. tree on the Common. This had proved be a good focal Coolant & Anti Freeze Russell Replaces Russell! Motorists will occasionally check their coolant levels but how often do The December 2020 issue of Village Voice point for those wandering they check the percentage of antifreeze present in the cooling system? marked the end of Russell Read’s time as a around getting their daily A frozen engine can be very expensive and easily avoidable so we have Village Voice deliverer. For many years he and dose of permitted exercise. It also included an antifreeze test in our essential winter check. his late wife Chris had climbed the hill at was the start and finishing point for the Village Ashwells to deliver to the roads situated at the Walk quiz with answers to the opening and last Wipers & Windscreen The colder wetter weather requires correctly working wiper blades top. Russell remains in the village and is still an questions of the quiz printed on the Lectern and a good supply of screen wash, our winter safety check includes a active Board member of the P & TGRS. notes. (1977 and 26’) for those who missed it. thorough inspection of your wiper blades ensuring they will clear any So, thanks for all your past efforts Russell and In the absence of Carols on the Common this Photograph: Chris Sadler water from your windscreen and a screen wash top up. a warm welcome to Russell Page who has taken year we were unable to take our usual collection over the route. Ron Saunders VV Delivery & Distribution so an “honesty bucket” was provided hanging Lights & Bulbs from the information Lectern. Those passing or Many modern cars have a blown bulb detection system but many don’t! A correctly fi tted bulb is essential to a good view of the road ahead as Candidate Selection for reflecting were able to donate either by cash or, well as allowing your vehicle to be seen by other roads users. Upcoming Local Elections by scanning the bar code on the bucket. Big Withdrawal forces new Conservative candidate hats off to all you P and TG folk as the bucket Oil Levels selection for local elections in new unitary Penn amassed £317.20 over the 30 days it was there. In many cars checking the oil level is not as easy as it used to be and Wood & Old Amersham ward. This, added to the Just Giving page, made a topping up with the correct grade oil is not straightforward either! Our winter safety check includes an oil check to ensure you running with the Longstanding councillor Julie Burton total of £880 raised for Carers Bucks, last year’s correct amount of engine oil, as overfi lling can be as bad for your engine decided not to stand in the upcoming county Fun Run chosen charity. Well done again.. A as not enough oil. elections in May; the Residents Society have Tree-mendous effort! Bill Sadler enjoyed working with Julie over many years CONTACT US TO BOOK AN APPOINTMENT and wish her a happy retirement from her role April / May 2021 VV Offi ce: 01494 816114 Mobile: 07850 683827 after the planned May elections. The other two The copy deadline for the April & May VV will be Email: [email protected] Website: parnellsev.com candidates in the ward are Jonathan Waters and Monday 1 March. Please send your letters, news, and photographs to vvoiceeditor@aol. Slades Garage Workshop, Church Road, Penn, Buckinghamshire, HP10 8LY Mark Flys who will stand, creating a com. We look forward to hearing from you requirement to fill the third post. New Covid Cathy O'Leary VV Editor compliant regulations meant that any applicant 10 www.pennandtylersgreen.org.uk 11 Village Voice February/March 2021 updates. Indeed many residents use our who wished to be considered for selection had facebook pages to make comments and ask to submit a one page document, to make a pitch - Servicing to all makes and models questions and debate, which we encourage. to the 15 local Conservative party members - Diagnostic and general repairs The website has a much slower rate of present at the selection meeting held via Zoom. - Repairs & servicing of electric cars visitors but nevertheless provides information There were no opportunities for speeches or - Electric classic car conversions on the history of the village, where to walk and questions. Eight candidates were up for through the events calendar a place to find out selection and our own Madalyn Roker came what's on. third, beaten by experienced campaigner Mark FREE WINTER HEALTH CHECK All information relating to the Christmas Dormer from Holmer Green was selected. Mark Tyre Condition plans and PTG Together were posted for all to had previously stood in 2019 as a parliamentary The condition of your vehicle tyres is especially important when driving read, as well as details on where to buy the candidate in Leeds West. The Residents Society in the winter. Worn, damaged or underinfl ated tyres are a common Residents Society series of booklets https:// wish Jonathan Waters, Mark Flys and Mark cause of accidents and can lead to excessive wear and poor fuel pennandtylersgreen.org.uk Dormer well and look forward to working with economy their condition is often overlooked. The P&TGRS website publishes an online whomever is elected. Miles Green, Chair P&TGRS Battery Testing edition of VV and all statutory papers associated During the cold winter months, batteries will often suffer from failure due with the Residents Society. I would encourage Front Common News to the increased burden of starting a cold engine as well as using lights all to visit the website and find out more about On 6th January we sadly had and heated screens. As the number one call out for the breakdown the village and all we offer. Gill Markham to take down the Christmas services a faulty battery can easily be detected with our digital testers. tree on the Common. This had proved be a good focal Coolant & Anti Freeze Russell Replaces Russell! Motorists will occasionally check their coolant levels but how often do The December 2020 issue of Village Voice point for those wandering they check the percentage of antifreeze present in the cooling system? marked the end of Russell Read’s time as a around getting their daily A frozen engine can be very expensive and easily avoidable so we have Village Voice deliverer. For many years he and dose of permitted exercise. It also included an antifreeze test in our essential winter check. his late wife Chris had climbed the hill at was the start and finishing point for the Village Ashwells to deliver to the roads situated at the Walk quiz with answers to the opening and last Wipers & Windscreen The colder wetter weather requires correctly working wiper blades top. Russell remains in the village and is still an questions of the quiz printed on the Lectern and a good supply of screen wash, our winter safety check includes a active Board member of the P & TGRS. notes. (1977 and 26’) for those who missed it. thorough inspection of your wiper blades ensuring they will clear any So, thanks for all your past efforts Russell and In the absence of Carols on the Common this Photograph: Chris Sadler water from your windscreen and a screen wash top up. a warm welcome to Russell Page who has taken year we were unable to take our usual collection over the route. Ron Saunders VV Delivery & Distribution so an “honesty bucket” was provided hanging Lights & Bulbs from the information Lectern. Those passing or Many modern cars have a blown bulb detection system but many don’t! A correctly fi tted bulb is essential to a good view of the road ahead as Candidate Selection for reflecting were able to donate either by cash or, well as allowing your vehicle to be seen by other roads users. Upcoming Local Elections by scanning the bar code on the bucket. Big Withdrawal forces new Conservative candidate hats off to all you P and TG folk as the bucket Oil Levels selection for local elections in new unitary Penn amassed £317.20 over the 30 days it was there. In many cars checking the oil level is not as easy as it used to be and Wood & Old Amersham ward. This, added to the Just Giving page, made a topping up with the correct grade oil is not straightforward either! Our winter safety check includes an oil check to ensure you running with the Longstanding councillor Julie Burton total of £880 raised for Carers Bucks, last year’s correct amount of engine oil, as overfi lling can be as bad for your engine decided not to stand in the upcoming county Fun Run chosen charity. Well done again.. A as not enough oil. elections in May; the Residents Society have Tree-mendous effort! Bill Sadler enjoyed working with Julie over many years CONTACT US TO BOOK AN APPOINTMENT and wish her a happy retirement from her role April / May 2021 VV Offi ce: 01494 816114 Mobile: 07850 683827 after the planned May elections. The other two The copy deadline for the April & May VV will be Email: [email protected] Website: parnellsev.com candidates in the ward are Jonathan Waters and Monday 1 March. Please send your letters, news, and photographs to vvoiceeditor@aol. Slades Garage Workshop, Church Road, Penn, Buckinghamshire, HP10 8LY Mark Flys who will stand, creating a com. We look forward to hearing from you requirement to fill the third post. New Covid Cathy O'Leary VV Editor compliant regulations meant that any applicant 10 www.pennandtylersgreen.org.uk 11 Village Voice February/March 2021 CHURCH NEWS

Holy Trinity & St Margaret's Once again, as I write, we have taken the difficult decision to cease our Sunday Services. The Government has not requirde churches to close this time, in recognition of the care that churches have taken in enabling ‘Covid secure’ worship and in the spiritual and emotional This echoes so well importance of corporate worship. However, the Easter message, the Church of England encouraged us to that God has been consider closing down ‘in person’ worship in here with us, lived, response to the higher transmissibility of the worked and suffered new variant and to stand alongside those among us. But that it organisations and individuals that were making was more than just huge sacrifices to reduce the spread of the virus. identifying with us, it was Stephen Cottrell, Archbishop of York, was to redeem us through His death reminded recently of a poem he wrote while on and resurrection. I took these photos of some of the Camino De Santiago pilgrimage a few years the 800 daffodils in the Holy Trinity churchyard ago. It seems appropriate for these times. last year. I know a man who carries heavy loads, Holy Trinity and St Margaret’s are open from for whom no weight’s too sharp or yet too sheer. 9am to mid-afternoon every day for private Who does not ask whence such a burden came prayer and we continue our ‘on line’ audio or why it has been carried all these years. services each week. They can be found on our But does not share it, splitting half with half website https://holytrinityandstmargarets.co.uk/ or say you get what you deserve, no less. under Services & Events. It is for ones, like me, still underserving, We are here to be of support to any who are that He comes to shoulder and to bless. struggling with the emotional hardships of He picks up what you press on him isolation. Contact Gail in the Office (813254) and chides you with a smile or any of the clergy to talk. Blessings, Revd Mike if you persist in keeping what you cannot bear. Bisset, www.holytrinityand stmargartes.co.uk His heart is strong. Though not a strength incapable of weeping. Penn Free Methodist Church So come to Him, if broken, burdened, sad. At the time of writing we are In holding you this strong man’s heart is glad. able under Government (Stephen Cottrell “Striking Out: Poems and regulations to meet for worship We supply contemporary, painted and traditional high quality kitchens in a variety of styles, stories from the Camino”) in the church, for which we are colours and finishes to all the surrounding areas. Our ranges are complimented with a broad selection of work surfaces and innovative storage solutions alongside appliances, sinks and taps from all the leading brands. I was in the Holy Trinity churchyard this most grateful, public Christian afternoon and saw a couple of early daffodils worship being a vital lifeline and a source of Phone / Fax: 01494 814629 had appeared. They are traditionally associated help and sustaining, not least in a situation of Mobile: 07989 422726 with Easter as they emerge at the end of March national crisis and of much general fear and Email: [email protected] www.autumnwoodkitchens.co.uk as a sign that the dark winter is over and the anxiety. Our Sunday services are at 11am and light and warmth of summer is approaching. 6.30pm, and our midweek meeting on 12 128x88 Autumn Wood Leaflet_March 2015.indd 1 02/04/2015 12:33 www.pennandtylersgreen.org.uk 13 Village Voice February/March 2021 CHURCH NEWS

Holy Trinity & St Margaret's Once again, as I write, we have taken the difficult decision to cease our Sunday Services. The Government has not requirde churches to close this time, in recognition of the care that churches have taken in enabling ‘Covid secure’ worship and in the spiritual and emotional This echoes so well importance of corporate worship. However, the Easter message, the Church of England encouraged us to that God has been consider closing down ‘in person’ worship in here with us, lived, response to the higher transmissibility of the worked and suffered new variant and to stand alongside those among us. But that it organisations and individuals that were making was more than just huge sacrifices to reduce the spread of the virus. identifying with us, it was Stephen Cottrell, Archbishop of York, was to redeem us through His death reminded recently of a poem he wrote while on and resurrection. I took these photos of some of the Camino De Santiago pilgrimage a few years the 800 daffodils in the Holy Trinity churchyard ago. It seems appropriate for these times. last year. I know a man who carries heavy loads, Holy Trinity and St Margaret’s are open from for whom no weight’s too sharp or yet too sheer. 9am to mid-afternoon every day for private Who does not ask whence such a burden came prayer and we continue our ‘on line’ audio or why it has been carried all these years. services each week. They can be found on our But does not share it, splitting half with half website https://holytrinityandstmargarets.co.uk/ or say you get what you deserve, no less. under Services & Events. It is for ones, like me, still underserving, We are here to be of support to any who are that He comes to shoulder and to bless. struggling with the emotional hardships of He picks up what you press on him isolation. Contact Gail in the Office (813254) and chides you with a smile or any of the clergy to talk. Blessings, Revd Mike if you persist in keeping what you cannot bear. Bisset, www.holytrinityand stmargartes.co.uk His heart is strong. Though not a strength incapable of weeping. Penn Free Methodist Church So come to Him, if broken, burdened, sad. At the time of writing we are In holding you this strong man’s heart is glad. able under Government (Stephen Cottrell “Striking Out: Poems and regulations to meet for worship We supply contemporary, painted and traditional high quality kitchens in a variety of styles, stories from the Camino”) in the church, for which we are colours and finishes to all the surrounding areas. Our ranges are complimented with a broad selection of work surfaces and innovative storage solutions alongside appliances, sinks and taps from all the leading brands. I was in the Holy Trinity churchyard this most grateful, public Christian afternoon and saw a couple of early daffodils worship being a vital lifeline and a source of Phone / Fax: 01494 814629 had appeared. They are traditionally associated help and sustaining, not least in a situation of Mobile: 07989 422726 with Easter as they emerge at the end of March national crisis and of much general fear and Email: [email protected] www.autumnwoodkitchens.co.uk as a sign that the dark winter is over and the anxiety. Our Sunday services are at 11am and light and warmth of summer is approaching. 6.30pm, and our midweek meeting on 12 128x88 Autumn Wood Leaflet_March 2015.indd 1 02/04/2015 12:33 www.pennandtylersgreen.org.uk 13 Village Voice February/March 2021 Wednesdays is at 8pm, and all are warmly taking into account the age and vulnerability welcomed. profile of our congregation as well as the small By causing the main church and the adjacent but growing number of Covid patients within large schoolroom to become a single the High Wycombe Circuit community. Many auditorium, we have created enough room to other churches in England have taken the same observe the required social distancing decision. When the situation changes, we will • Local Independent Locksmith comfortably. For those who might like to join use both Village Voice and social media to • Est 20 years our services on Zoom, please email myself at announce re-opening. [email protected]. We continue to meet weekly through Zoom • Domestic & Commercial There are various resources on the church for prayer and we hold occasional virtual coffee • Trading Standards Approved Trader website, www.realchristianity.org, to provide mornings. We maintain pastoral contact by • 24 hour, 7 days help and necessary perspective concerning the telephone and video calls. As with the earlier • Free surveys Covid-19 situation. How in this time of closure we continue to have streamed Circuit pandemic the nation needs to humble itself services at 10.30am each Sunday. These are TEL 01494 718802 before Him who in His earthly ministry showed generally of broadcast standard and can be that He has power over all disease, namely the accessed through the Marlow Methodist Church Lord Jesus Christ. website or watched later through the Marlow A recent addition to our online sermon Methodist Church Facebook page. Christians www.alllocks.net recordings site is an address based on Habakkuk from all 9 Circuit churches take part from time 1:1-6, and is entitled, ‘The need to weep over to time and occasionally there are invited God-rejecting Britain’. In this part of Scripture preachers. On the Sunday before this was 123 Penn Road, Hazlemere, High Wycombe the focus is upon the rebellious nation of Judah, written the preacher was the Revd. Dr. Helen which is under God’s judgement. He is bringing Cameron, Chair of the Northampton District of against it a fierce invader, the Babylonians. the Methodist Church. Helen is roughly the DOMESTIC APPLIANCE As with Judah in Habakkuk’s day, most Methodist equivalent of a Diocesan Bishop, but AND KITCHEN SPECIALIST people in our contemporary society remain without the mitre! OPEN 6 DAYS A WEEK recklessly indifferent to the reality that God is a Turning to brighter things, the roll-out of www.fields.org.uk PART OF THE Judge as well as a Saviour. The task of the Covid inoculations has begun in earnest, and EURONICS GROUP Christian today is to grieve over the nation, just many readers of Village Voice will either have OVER as the Old Testament prophets did over Israel. had their first jab or will be having it soon. This PLUS f Better prices and service than larger chains of stores 80 STYLES OF FREE SITE The sin and rejection of God in modern Britain brings hope for the future at a time when KITCHENS VISIT & 3D have to be challenged and confronted, not Covid-19 is fighting back with a vengeance. f Free connection and disposal* FROM UNDER COMPUTER STOCKISTS PLANNING accommodated as being progressive and liberal. Please remember all those engaged in the Free fitting of built-in appliances* OF MOST £2,000 f LEADING BRANDS For a wide selection of Bible-based addresses vaccination programme in your prayers. *ask in store for details f Up to 10 years free warranty* GREAT SERVICE on many topics please go to www.soundcloud. Also on the brighter side, there has been some f In home repair service also available GUARANTEED com/penn-free-methodists . If any would like good old-fashioned winter mornings to enjoy help on their spiritual situation, or are perplexed and green shoots are appearing in our gardens. FREE SUPERSONIC EXPRESS DELIVERY! %% by all that is going on around them, please do Signs of hope and a reminder that God’s Don’t wait in all day – deliveries made within a 3 hour window email me. Pastor Peter Simpson, Minister creation is still continuing the age-old cycle of Washing Machines from £250 • Dishwashers from £250 • Fridges & Freezers OFF the seasons. Let us pray that this hope continues £130 £40 £130 5 from • Vacuum Cleaners from • Tumble Dryers from • 5 and that by the time the April/May Village Voice WITH THIS ADVERT* Cookers from £199 • Built-in Ovens from £250 • Cooker Hoods from £99 Well,Tylers here Green we go again. Methodist In the light Churchof the is published, we shall be more positive as growing threat of Covid-19, Tylers Green individuals, as the Penn & Tylers Green 21 Penn Road, Beaconsfield 01494 674044 • 10 Station Road, Gerrards Cross 01753 893304 Methodist Church has suspended Services as a community and as a nation, as our jabbed arms, precaution. Whilst we could continue with and our prayers, begin to make a real difference! public worship, we reluctantly took this decision Blessings, Peter Stevens, Senior Church Steward 14 www.pennandtylersgreen.org.uk 15 Village Voice February/March 2021 Wednesdays is at 8pm, and all are warmly taking into account the age and vulnerability welcomed. profile of our congregation as well as the small By causing the main church and the adjacent but growing number of Covid patients within large schoolroom to become a single the High Wycombe Circuit community. Many auditorium, we have created enough room to other churches in England have taken the same observe the required social distancing decision. When the situation changes, we will • Local Independent Locksmith comfortably. For those who might like to join use both Village Voice and social media to • Est 20 years our services on Zoom, please email myself at announce re-opening. [email protected]. We continue to meet weekly through Zoom • Domestic & Commercial There are various resources on the church for prayer and we hold occasional virtual coffee • Trading Standards Approved Trader website, www.realchristianity.org, to provide mornings. We maintain pastoral contact by • 24 hour, 7 days help and necessary perspective concerning the telephone and video calls. As with the earlier • Free surveys Covid-19 situation. How in this time of closure we continue to have streamed Circuit pandemic the nation needs to humble itself services at 10.30am each Sunday. These are TEL 01494 718802 before Him who in His earthly ministry showed generally of broadcast standard and can be that He has power over all disease, namely the accessed through the Marlow Methodist Church Lord Jesus Christ. website or watched later through the Marlow A recent addition to our online sermon Methodist Church Facebook page. Christians www.alllocks.net recordings site is an address based on Habakkuk from all 9 Circuit churches take part from time 1:1-6, and is entitled, ‘The need to weep over to time and occasionally there are invited God-rejecting Britain’. In this part of Scripture preachers. On the Sunday before this was 123 Penn Road, Hazlemere, High Wycombe the focus is upon the rebellious nation of Judah, written the preacher was the Revd. Dr. Helen which is under God’s judgement. He is bringing Cameron, Chair of the Northampton District of against it a fierce invader, the Babylonians. the Methodist Church. Helen is roughly the DOMESTIC APPLIANCE As with Judah in Habakkuk’s day, most Methodist equivalent of a Diocesan Bishop, but AND KITCHEN SPECIALIST people in our contemporary society remain without the mitre! OPEN 6 DAYS A WEEK recklessly indifferent to the reality that God is a Turning to brighter things, the roll-out of www.fields.org.uk PART OF THE Judge as well as a Saviour. The task of the Covid inoculations has begun in earnest, and EURONICS GROUP Christian today is to grieve over the nation, just many readers of Village Voice will either have OVER as the Old Testament prophets did over Israel. had their first jab or will be having it soon. This PLUS f Better prices and service than larger chains of stores 80 STYLES OF FREE SITE The sin and rejection of God in modern Britain brings hope for the future at a time when KITCHENS VISIT & 3D have to be challenged and confronted, not Covid-19 is fighting back with a vengeance. f Free connection and disposal* FROM UNDER COMPUTER STOCKISTS PLANNING accommodated as being progressive and liberal. Please remember all those engaged in the Free fitting of built-in appliances* OF MOST £2,000 f LEADING BRANDS For a wide selection of Bible-based addresses vaccination programme in your prayers. *ask in store for details f Up to 10 years free warranty* GREAT SERVICE on many topics please go to www.soundcloud. Also on the brighter side, there has been some f In home repair service also available GUARANTEED com/penn-free-methodists . If any would like good old-fashioned winter mornings to enjoy help on their spiritual situation, or are perplexed and green shoots are appearing in our gardens. FREE SUPERSONIC EXPRESS DELIVERY! %% by all that is going on around them, please do Signs of hope and a reminder that God’s Don’t wait in all day – deliveries made within a 3 hour window email me. Pastor Peter Simpson, Minister creation is still continuing the age-old cycle of Washing Machines from £250 • Dishwashers from £250 • Fridges & Freezers OFF the seasons. Let us pray that this hope continues £130 £40 £130 5 from • Vacuum Cleaners from • Tumble Dryers from • 5 and that by the time the April/May Village Voice WITH THIS ADVERT* Cookers from £199 • Built-in Ovens from £250 • Cooker Hoods from £99 Well,Tylers here Green we go again. Methodist In the light Churchof the is published, we shall be more positive as growing threat of Covid-19, Tylers Green individuals, as the Penn & Tylers Green 21 Penn Road, Beaconsfield 01494 674044 • 10 Station Road, Gerrards Cross 01753 893304 Methodist Church has suspended Services as a community and as a nation, as our jabbed arms, precaution. Whilst we could continue with and our prayers, begin to make a real difference! public worship, we reluctantly took this decision Blessings, Peter Stevens, Senior Church Steward 14 www.pennandtylersgreen.org.uk 15 Village Voice February/March 2021 several committees. She was Chair of the village Mothers Club, secretary then Chair of Tyler’s Green Middle School PTA and then a IN MEMORY Parent Governor at Sir William Ramsay School. fm Veronica started volunteering at the 26th Veronica Baker 24th April 1944 - 4th December 2020 Howe cub pack, eventually becoming Akela, throwing herself into all the activities, and relishing the challenge of being involved in the organising of the annual Bank Holiday Village Fayre and yet more fundraising. She retired from her post as Akela in 1996. New Until March last year Veronica enjoyed Service meeting up with friends, old and new at the W.I. She was a kind, caring, happy lady, who would Will Writing help anyone in need. Sadly she passed away just six months after being diagnosed with a Giving you peace of mind terminal illness. As well as her many, many friends, she will Financial Management be greatly missed by her husband David, Contact us: 01494 817151 | [email protected] | www.fmifa.com children Jacqueline, Richard and Matthew and Penn Barn, By the Pond, Elm Road, Penn, Bucks HP10 8LB grandchildren Georgia, Connor, Evie and fmifa is a member of and compliant with the Institute of Professional Will writers (IPW) Code of Practice Annalise. Jacqueline Baker

PTG Together and One Can The team running PTG Together has reviewed SAVE A LIFE the network across the village, to ensure This scheme, run by South Central Ambulance NHS Foundation Trust, Veronica, the eldest of five children was born in everyone has access to support if it's needed. enables the nearest defibrillator to be identified. The Ambulance Trust Hazlemere. She attended Hazlemere Church of When we established PTG Together last year covers Hampshire, Berkshire, Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire. They deal England School and then Holmer Green volunteers set up groups of neighbours, to be with over 500,000 calls a year and operate with over 1,000 Community able to help when needed, which included a Secondary . First Responders, some of whom operate across the High Wycombe Area. number of road level What’s app groups, email In 1964 she married David, who she met networks or just knowing who to contact if you three years earlier at a Town Hall dance. They The "Save a Life" App is available in both Android and Apple versions or can be needed something doing. With the latest downloaded free of charge from the Ambulance Trust website www.scas.nhs.uk - remained living in Hazlemere until the birth of lockdown, if you need support and don’t know just scroll down to the Search box at the bottom left of the Home Page and insert the their daughter in 1967, when they moved to your road contact, contact 01494 623051 and we will direct you to someone who can help. words Save a Life. A video is available showing how to use a defibrillator and a Tylers Green. They had two further children, PTG Together were also instrumental in further search will provide information on Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR). You Richard in 1969 and Matthew in 1971. collecting donations for One Can trust and can also google "How to do CPR" for further information, although defibrillators are Veronica started working at Pembury Grove delivered many ‘carloads’ of generous easy to use, with full instructions on each unit. School in the early eighties, moving to the donations to the High Wycombe charity.

Rayners site of Penn School For The Deaf when Currently, we are being careful about asking our Volunteers continue to increase the number of defibrillators in the High Wycombe Pembury Grove closed. She remained at PTG Together volunteers to leave their houses area. Devices that are available on a 24 hour basis in Tylers Green are Tylers Green Rayners until her retirement in 2009, but to arrange the collections and delivery, so if Village Hall and P&TG Sports & Social Club. There are defibrillators with limited continued in her roll as an active member of the anyone would like to donate again, please leave opening hours at Tylers Green Middle School and Penn Surgery. There are also many fundraising committee, until the schools your donation at the Village Shop (or any of the units in Hazlemere. For further information please email [email protected] supermarkets in Beaconsfield and High eventual closure in 2015. Wycombe). Thank you. Madalyn Roker During her life in the village Veronica was on 16 www.pennandtylersgreen.org.uk 17

Village Voice February/March 2021 several committees. She was Chair of the village Mothers Club, secretary then Chair of Tyler’s Green Middle School PTA and then a IN MEMORY Parent Governor at Sir William Ramsay School. Veronica Baker 24th April 1944 - Veronica started volunteering at the 26th 4th December 2020 Howe cub pack, eventually becoming Akela, throwing herself into all the activities, and relishing the challenge of being involved in the organising of the annual Bank Holiday Village Fayre and yet more fundraising. She retired from her post as Akela in 1996. Until March last year Veronica enjoyed meeting up with friends, old and new at the W.I. She was a kind, caring, happy lady, who would help anyone in need. Sadly she passed away just six months after being diagnosed with a terminal illness. As well as her many, many friends, she will be greatly missed by her husband David, children Jacqueline, Richard and Matthew and grandchildren Georgia, Connor, Evie and Annalise. Jacqueline Baker

ThePTG team Together running PTG Togetherand One has reviewed Can the network across the village, to ensure Veronica, the eldest of five children was born in everyone has access to support if it's needed. Hazlemere. She attended Hazlemere Church of When we established PTG Together last year England School and then Holmer Green volunteers set up groups of neighbours, to be able to help when needed, which included a Secondary . number of road level What’s app groups, email In 1964 she married David, who she met networks or just knowing who to contact if you three years earlier at a Town Hall dance. They needed something doing. With the latest remained living in Hazlemere until the birth of lockdown, if you need support and don’t know their daughter in 1967, when they moved to your road contact, contact 01494 623051 and Tylers Green. They had two further children, we will direct you to someone who can help. Richard in 1969 and Matthew in 1971. PTG Together were also instrumental in collecting donations for One Can trust and Veronica started working at Pembury Grove delivered many ‘carloads’ of generous School in the early eighties, moving to the donations to the High Wycombe charity. Rayners site of Penn School For The Deaf when Currently, we are being careful about asking our Pembury Grove closed. She remained at PTG Together volunteers to leave their houses Rayners until her retirement in 2009, but to arrange the collections and delivery, so if continued in her roll as an active member of the anyone would like to donate again, please leave fundraising committee, until the schools your donation at the Village Shop (or any of the supermarkets in Beaconsfield and High eventual closure in 2015. Wycombe). Thank you. Madalyn Roker During her life in the village Veronica was on www.pennandtylersgreen.org.uk 17 Village Voice February/March 2021 adult and junior membership starting from £17.25. Full price annual membership then renews in April 2021. If you are interested in Penn Garden Rooms SPORTS joining us, or would like to get in touch please NEWS ROUND UP visit our website at www.clubspark.lta.org.uk/ a fully bespoke service PennTennis or email [email protected] P&TG Lawn Tennis Club for more information. Kate Noble Thanks must first go to our coach Neil James who made a fantastic effort to get our club competitions played towards the end of the year. P&TG Football ClubNoel Reilly. It Things were once again put on hold on 19th was with great December when the club moved to singles only sadness we in Tier 4 restrictions, and then we once again learned that Penn had to reluctantly lock the gates on 4th January & Tylers Green when the whole country entered Lockdown FC lost a great Number 3. friend, supporter The LTA have now set up an on-line petition member and to exempt outdoor tennis from closure due to stalwart in COVID-19. If you would like to support this January. Noel then please follow this link: https://petition. Reilly (77) passed away in hospital as a result of parliament.uk/petitions/557658 Please, please what appears to be the dreadful Covid-19 virus. regard this note as bringing the matter to your Noel has been involved in the club, what attention, rather than endorsing the petition. We seems to be for ever. He was omnipresent and recognise that there may be a variety of valid there was nothing Noel would not do. Together views on this topic, and there is no "Club View" with his wife Eva, who for a number of years on the matter. served the post-match meals to the players and Now for happier news. Our 4th Court has match officials, the Reilly’s became a feature of now been resurfaced with the same Tiger Turf our club and it is sad they are no longer around as the main three courts, further enhancing our (Eva passed away four years ago). facilities. As you can see from the photo this Whether it was serving on the committee, or looks fantastic and we can’t wait to use it once coming to the club during the day and somehow we can re-open the club. making the washing machine work, so that the NEW MEMBERS – We are still running the players’ kit was clean and dry for the weekend reduced annual membership for just £69 per or whether the pitches needed marking or whether the pipes needed cleaning on Fridays in From a home office, gym, art studio or treatment room the beer cellar to make sure the pints served in the clubhouse were pristine, we could always to a man cave or gin bar - whatever you desire, we’ll rely on Noel. Club members of a certain age will also

make it happen……….. fondly remember the club music nights, when Noel would entertain us with his songs and Call for a free estimate or visit guitar playing. Noel never forgot his heritage and his banter with anyone sharing his Irish roots (including the club secretary’s sons when www.penngardenrooms.co.uk they were players at the club) was always highly entertaining. To quote just a few committee 18 www.pennandtylersgreen.org.uk 19 Village Voice February/March 2021 adult and junior membership starting from £17.25. Full price annual membership then renews in April 2021. If you are interested in Penn Garden Rooms SPORTS joining us, or would like to get in touch please NEWS ROUND UP visit our website at www.clubspark.lta.org.uk/ a fully bespoke service PennTennis or email [email protected] P&TG Lawn Tennis Club for more information. Kate Noble Thanks must first go to our coach Neil James who made a fantastic effort to get our club competitions played towards the end of the year. P&TG Football ClubNoel Reilly. It Things were once again put on hold on 19th was with great December when the club moved to singles only sadness we in Tier 4 restrictions, and then we once again learned that Penn had to reluctantly lock the gates on 4th January & Tylers Green when the whole country entered Lockdown FC lost a great Number 3. friend, supporter The LTA have now set up an on-line petition member and to exempt outdoor tennis from closure due to stalwart in COVID-19. If you would like to support this January. Noel then please follow this link: https://petition. Reilly (77) passed away in hospital as a result of parliament.uk/petitions/557658 Please, please what appears to be the dreadful Covid-19 virus. regard this note as bringing the matter to your Noel has been involved in the club, what attention, rather than endorsing the petition. We seems to be for ever. He was omnipresent and recognise that there may be a variety of valid there was nothing Noel would not do. Together views on this topic, and there is no "Club View" with his wife Eva, who for a number of years on the matter. served the post-match meals to the players and Now for happier news. Our 4th Court has match officials, the Reilly’s became a feature of now been resurfaced with the same Tiger Turf our club and it is sad they are no longer around as the main three courts, further enhancing our (Eva passed away four years ago). facilities. As you can see from the photo this Whether it was serving on the committee, or looks fantastic and we can’t wait to use it once coming to the club during the day and somehow we can re-open the club. making the washing machine work, so that the NEW MEMBERS – We are still running the players’ kit was clean and dry for the weekend reduced annual membership for just £69 per or whether the pitches needed marking or whether the pipes needed cleaning on Fridays in From a home office, gym, art studio or treatment room the beer cellar to make sure the pints served in the clubhouse were pristine, we could always to a man cave or gin bar - whatever you desire, we’ll rely on Noel. Club members of a certain age will also make it happen……….. fondly remember the club music nights, when Noel would entertain us with his songs and Call for a free estimate or visit guitar playing. Noel never forgot his heritage and his banter with anyone sharing his Irish roots (including the club secretary’s sons when www.penngardenrooms.co.uk they were players at the club) was always highly entertaining. To quote just a few committee 18 www.pennandtylersgreen.org.uk 19 Village Voice February/March 2021 members: “Noel was a legend, a character, a Remember that last year, the situation had top bloke and we will miss him sat on his stool improved to such an extent that we were able to at the corner of the clubhouse bar”. resume in late July, and had arguably been safe Looking for a Noel was always approachable and would enough several weeks before that. We had to get relish passing the time with anyone and used to hand-sanitisation breaks every 6 overs everyone at the bar. Those times will be missed and to preparing our own individual teas but by all who knew Noel. RIP Noel. James Keating those are small prices to pay to get the game on. Sport, exercise and fresh air are important for Parents like The Village Pre-school because we are: P&TG Cricket Club our mental well-being so if you are new to the Flexible: choose your days, hours and start date Friendly: your child will be happy and safe with our For the very latest information relating to village and would like to play some cricket in attentive caring sta Open long hours: open 9.15am to 12.15pm, COVID-19 and how that affects activity at the this (or any future) summer, you’ll be sure of a 1.15pm, 2.15pm, 2.45pm or 3.15 pm - you choose Supportive: we promote learning and independence, Cricket Club, please keep an eye on our warm welcome at the Club. Contact Nick your child’s fi nish time encouraging your child to be confi dent. We oer Forest School sessions, promoting confi dence and the Facebook account (‘Penn & Tylers Green Barber at [email protected] to introduce Affordable: Free for eligible 2-4 year olds up to emergence of risk taking skills Cricket Club’). Firstly, everyone at the Cricket yourself. 30 hours per week. Just £6.25 per hour for extra Club wishes all the VV readers the very best of While everything is uncertain, please keep an hours and non funded children. Fun: children enjoy exciting and stimulating We oer extra exiblity for 2 year olds. activities, including visits from special guests and trips health during this challenging time. eye on our Facebook page for information on At the time of writing, all social and sporting Junior Coaching and age-group matches. We activity is on lockdown. For cricket, we would have entered age-group sides into the revamped Contact us today on 01494 817093 or [email protected] normally be starting our planning and training Bucks Leagues again this year but we will have visit us at www.villagepreschool.org.uk for the upcoming season so even our wonderful to wait and see whether any of it can take place. The Village Pre-school Summer sport is feeling the frustration shared As with any village club or society, our The Methodist Church, Coppice Farm Road, Tylers Green HP10 8AN by many others. As things stand, it remains to be success relies heavily on the hard work of all the Registered charity 1098879 seen whether the season will be able to start volunteers who make everything run smoothly. after Easter or whether the situation will have There is always more that we want to do and it YOUR LOCAL FIRM FOR improved sufficiently to allow play once the is impossible to have too many volunteers so if ALL YOUR TRAVEL NEEDS weather is warmer. As ever, we will be guided you think you can help in any way, we would be by Government and ECB advice. delighted to hear from you and you will receive As soon as the winter weather starts to fall a warm welcome from everyone involved with away, we will start our ground preparations in the Club. 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[email protected] like - and where better to be than out on in the village will not be able to take place It is such a mob t. 07811 446 263 middle of a field in the fresh air? shame after more than 30 years but the safety : 07976835906 and enjoyment for everyone involved is our www.signaturenailshighwycombe.co.uk We are confident that the playing season will email: [email protected] primary concern at this present time. Phil Duffy get the go ahead to start in early-Summer. 20 www.pennandtylersgreen.org.uk 21 Village Voice February/March 2021 members: “Noel was a legend, a character, a Remember that last year, the situation had top bloke and we will miss him sat on his stool improved to such an extent that we were able to at the corner of the clubhouse bar”. resume in late July, and had arguably been safe Noel was always approachable and would enough several weeks before that. We had to get relish passing the time with anyone and used to hand-sanitisation breaks every 6 overs everyone at the bar. Those times will be missed and to preparing our own individual teas but by all who knew Noel. RIP Noel. James Keating those are small prices to pay to get the game on. Sport, exercise and fresh air are important for P&TG Cricket Club our mental well-being so if you are new to the For the very latest information relating to village and would like to play some cricket in COVID-19 and how that affects activity at the this (or any future) summer, you’ll be sure of a Cricket Club, please keep an eye on our warm welcome at the Club. Contact Nick Facebook account (‘Penn & Tylers Green Barber at [email protected] to introduce Cricket Club’). Firstly, everyone at the Cricket yourself. Club wishes all the VV readers the very best of While everything is uncertain, please keep an health during this challenging time. eye on our Facebook page for information on At the time of writing, all social and sporting Junior Coaching and age-group matches. We activity is on lockdown. For cricket, we would have entered age-group sides into the revamped normally be starting our planning and training Bucks Leagues again this year but we will have for the upcoming season so even our wonderful to wait and see whether any of it can take place. Summer sport is feeling the frustration shared As with any village club or society, our by many others. As things stand, it remains to be success relies heavily on the hard work of all the seen whether the season will be able to start volunteers who make everything run smoothly. after Easter or whether the situation will have There is always more that we want to do and it improved sufficiently to allow play once the is impossible to have too many volunteers so if weather is warmer. As ever, we will be guided you think you can help in any way, we would be by Government and ECB advice. delighted to hear from you and you will receive As soon as the winter weather starts to fall a warm welcome from everyone involved with away, we will start our ground preparations in the Club. Jon Wilson anticipation of a start in May, waking up the playing square from its hibernation so that it is ready as possible for when normality resumes. SadlyPenn due 7 to & the Fun current Run lockdown measures Dog-walkers past the Clubhouse will start to see and the uncertainty of how long they will last, dedicated and socially-distanced figures rolling how quickly they will be eased, and the the outfield to reduce the bumps and bobbles uncertaintly about when that might be, it has which are natural irritations for the village not been possible to plan for a fun run for 2021. cricketer. The whole place will receive its first The planning normally starts in Oct/Nov of the previous year and the current lockdown trims and there will be plenty of other restrictions have severely impacted on the maintenance jobs to be done around the place. ability of the organising committee to All of this will be managed with responsibility commence any organisation with any certainty. and by our band of willing volunteers who may So sadly, 2021 will be another year to add to have more time on their hands than they would 2020 when this major fundraising event in the like - and where better to be than out on in the village will not be able to take place It is such a middle of a field in the fresh air? shame after more than 30 years but the safety and enjoyment for everyone involved is our We are confident that the playing season will primary concern at this present time. Phil Duffy get the go ahead to start in early-Summer. www.pennandtylersgreen.org.uk 21 Village Voice February/March 2021 Village Voice February/March 2021 Many of our staff also have school age children parents and of course our wonderful resilient children on our at home and so do appreciate some of the children. The teachers and support staff at last day in situations that are parents and pupils face. Tylers Green First School have worked hard to December and SCHOOLS One of the main challenges we all face during get the remote learning up and running for our were lucky to NEWS ROUND UP these periods of lockdown is lack of motivation. children, alongside remaining open to teach our have a visit from To ensure that our pupils’ efforts are being groups of keyworker children. Our Governors Santa, who Tylers Green Middle School recognised, we have continued issuing the have provided ongoing support to the leadership remained at a As I am writing this to you, we are currently in famous green cards that lead to achievements team through supporting with the risk safe distance Lockdown 3 nationally and the school badges. These are awarded during whole school assessment and checking on vital processes (outside) and left importantly remains open to those children in assemblies that take place on Fridays and in such as safeguarding. Our parents have been presents for all our community who are of most need. This addition, the star of the awards are continuing understanding and supportive of the protective the children. I includes those children who the DFE classes as through this lockdown period. The main issue measures we had put in place, and then the swift most vulnerable as well as those children whose was how do we issue these rewards to the change to remote education for most pupils. parents play a critical role to the coronavirus children learning at home? I decided that the The shining stars in this have been our children. was also pleased (COVI-19) and EU transition response. What is children would be so pleased to receive a letter They have been absolutely amazing – to deliver a markedly different in this lockdown, as from school through the post. So these awards completing their home learning tasks and bundle of compared to the one that began in March 2020, are making their way through the village and sending us messages and pictures if they are at Christmas cards is the vast increase in the number of children beyond. home, or adapting to different classrooms and that our children coming into school. We estimated the need to be In the previous edition, I wrote about the routines if they are in school. Our school is had made for the between 7 and 13 children in total in school in recover, rejuvenate and relearn strategy to “open” and supporting learning for our children residents of Alde 2020 whilst this year, the demand is between 30 ensure that our staff were able to put wellbeing in many different ways! House. to 50 children in school each day. at the heart and make up any gaps in Although this time is difficult, our School We began the With 256 pupils on role what does this mean knowledge. This approach was highly community is pulling together and exemplifying new term with for the children who are not coming into successful and because the children had an the key values of the school – “Children at the about half of our school? The offer for remote education is one entire term in school by the time we finished for heart of the School, the School at the heart of expected children attending. Some are off that we have adapted and evolved since its Christmas, I was delighted to compare the Village”. This difficult time is not forever, because their siblings are not able to attend inception in March 2020 and the use of the assessment results that indicated the children and together we can support each other through school and some have decided that the risk at google classroom has been the platform that were achieving in line with the previous cohorts this. Jude Talbot. Headteacher, 01494 813201 the present time, with the new strain of Covid, is replicates, as far as it is able, the interface of at the same time. This was especially evident in more than they are prepared to take for their teaching staff, teaching input, pupil classwork, maths and reading and shows how effective the The Village Pre-school children. This is entirely the choice of those resources and interaction through a live stream. approach had been. This gives us hope that the Happy New Year everyone! Well, we managed parents, and I respect their decision, but we are We firmly believe that the successful teaching current lockdown will not impact too harshly on to get through the second half of the Autumn open to everyone who wants to and can attend. in school should be available to all pupils our pupils’ learning. We are all hoping that the term without further incident so our practice of I am delighted to say that we are welcoming 8 whether they are learning at home, or in school. lockdown will not be with us for longer than spending as new children this That said, it poses challenges when trying to needed and wish that all children can return to much time term, some of replicate in a remote way and requires a very school very soon. Perhaps when you are reading outdoors as whom have different approach. We have lent some families this, we may find this is the case!Vanessa Pinkney, possible already started our school laptops, and computers, so all Headteacher obviously paid and are already children can access the google classroom and off. (Thank you part of our nobody is disadvantaged. We are also linking up Ruthie for Pre-school on zoom calls within a safe platform so children GoingTylers into Green another strictFirst lockdown School one day into reinforcing the family. can spend some time with their teacher in a the school term was certainly a challenge. In benefits of Our Forest small group environment. The partnership with times of crisis, the strength of our community is outdoor play in School sessions parents is incredibly important and it is widely tested. I can honestly say that I feel lucky and the last edition!) don’t run during recognised that juggling work, home and privileged to be supported by such an amazing, We had a lovely the Spring Term parenting is a highly challenging environment. thoughtful and caring group of staff, governors, party for the as we need to 22 www.pennandtylersgreen.org.uk www.pennandtylersgreen.org.uk 23 Village Voice February/March 2021 Village Voice February/March 2021 Many of our staff also have school age children parents and of course our wonderful resilient children on our at home and so do appreciate some of the children. The teachers and support staff at last day in situations that are parents and pupils face. Tylers Green First School have worked hard to December and SCHOOLS One of the main challenges we all face during get the remote learning up and running for our were lucky to NEWS ROUND UP these periods of lockdown is lack of motivation. children, alongside remaining open to teach our have a visit from To ensure that our pupils’ efforts are being groups of keyworker children. Our Governors Santa, who Tylers Green Middle School recognised, we have continued issuing the have provided ongoing support to the leadership remained at a As I am writing this to you, we are currently in famous green cards that lead to achievements team through supporting with the risk safe distance Lockdown 3 nationally and the school badges. These are awarded during whole school assessment and checking on vital processes (outside) and left importantly remains open to those children in assemblies that take place on Fridays and in such as safeguarding. Our parents have been presents for all our community who are of most need. This addition, the star of the awards are continuing understanding and supportive of the protective the children. I includes those children who the DFE classes as through this lockdown period. The main issue measures we had put in place, and then the swift most vulnerable as well as those children whose was how do we issue these rewards to the change to remote education for most pupils. parents play a critical role to the coronavirus children learning at home? I decided that the The shining stars in this have been our children. was also pleased (COVI-19) and EU transition response. What is children would be so pleased to receive a letter They have been absolutely amazing – to deliver a markedly different in this lockdown, as from school through the post. So these awards completing their home learning tasks and bundle of compared to the one that began in March 2020, are making their way through the village and sending us messages and pictures if they are at Christmas cards is the vast increase in the number of children beyond. home, or adapting to different classrooms and that our children coming into school. We estimated the need to be In the previous edition, I wrote about the routines if they are in school. Our school is had made for the between 7 and 13 children in total in school in recover, rejuvenate and relearn strategy to “open” and supporting learning for our children residents of Alde 2020 whilst this year, the demand is between 30 ensure that our staff were able to put wellbeing in many different ways! House. to 50 children in school each day. at the heart and make up any gaps in Although this time is difficult, our School We began the With 256 pupils on role what does this mean knowledge. This approach was highly community is pulling together and exemplifying new term with for the children who are not coming into successful and because the children had an the key values of the school – “Children at the about half of our school? The offer for remote education is one entire term in school by the time we finished for heart of the School, the School at the heart of expected children attending. Some are off that we have adapted and evolved since its Christmas, I was delighted to compare the Village”. This difficult time is not forever, because their siblings are not able to attend inception in March 2020 and the use of the assessment results that indicated the children and together we can support each other through school and some have decided that the risk at google classroom has been the platform that were achieving in line with the previous cohorts this. Jude Talbot. Headteacher, 01494 813201 the present time, with the new strain of Covid, is replicates, as far as it is able, the interface of at the same time. This was especially evident in more than they are prepared to take for their teaching staff, teaching input, pupil classwork, maths and reading and shows how effective the The Village Pre-school children. This is entirely the choice of those resources and interaction through a live stream. approach had been. This gives us hope that the Happy New Year everyone! Well, we managed parents, and I respect their decision, but we are We firmly believe that the successful teaching current lockdown will not impact too harshly on to get through the second half of the Autumn open to everyone who wants to and can attend. in school should be available to all pupils our pupils’ learning. We are all hoping that the term without further incident so our practice of I am delighted to say that we are welcoming 8 whether they are learning at home, or in school. lockdown will not be with us for longer than spending as new children this That said, it poses challenges when trying to needed and wish that all children can return to much time term, some of replicate in a remote way and requires a very school very soon. Perhaps when you are reading outdoors as whom have different approach. We have lent some families this, we may find this is the case!Vanessa Pinkney, possible already started our school laptops, and computers, so all Headteacher obviously paid and are already children can access the google classroom and off. (Thank you part of our nobody is disadvantaged. We are also linking up Ruthie for Pre-school on zoom calls within a safe platform so children GoingTylers into Green another strictFirst lockdown School one day into reinforcing the family. can spend some time with their teacher in a the school term was certainly a challenge. In benefits of Our Forest small group environment. The partnership with times of crisis, the strength of our community is outdoor play in School sessions parents is incredibly important and it is widely tested. I can honestly say that I feel lucky and the last edition!) don’t run during recognised that juggling work, home and privileged to be supported by such an amazing, We had a lovely the Spring Term parenting is a highly challenging environment. thoughtful and caring group of staff, governors, party for the as we need to 22 www.pennandtylersgreen.org.uk www.pennandtylersgreen.org.uk 23 Village Voice February/March 2021 allow the area to replenish and grow during the workmate bench that we use to teach the Spring months. The last few sessions of the children how to handle tools (hammers,

Autumn term were blighted somewhat by some screwdrivers, saws and drills) and make unwanted furniture (plastic chairs and tarpaulin) something to take home. They have started off and lots of rubbish (only some of which was simple, by making faces but by the end of the bagged up). This was a real shame as it made term, if last year was anything to go by, they

the last few sessions very difficult for our will be able to take home a wooden creation that leaders as they didn’t know what they were they have crafted themselves. Cars, boats and Wraparound care for Tylers Green First School and Little Oaks going to find each week. Mike Morley and his aeroplanes were among the creations last time, Nursery children - at last, a local solution for working parents! team are aware and will work with us to ensure but it doesn’t have to stop there. the area is safe for use by the time we go back to We are looking forward to an exciting term Book now for an immediate place! it after Easter. ahead. For all enquiries, please contact Nicky In the meantime, during the Spring term, our Lovegrove on 01494 817093 or by email at: Mon to Thurs 7:45 - 8:45 am / 3:00 - 6:00 pm Woodwork sessions have started up again. We [email protected] Friday 7:45 - 8:45 am / 3:00 - 4:00 pm have a set of real tools (child size) and a Take care all and keep safe! Nicky Lovegrove Your child will experience the warmth and exceptional care that parents have come to expect from Little Oaks, along with You Probably... tasty breakfast and tea menus. • Paid good money for those clothes BENEFITS • Will have trouble getting the red paint Contact Ruthie Pocock on 07881 737149 or [email protected] OF MESSY PLAY out www.little-oaks.org • Are concerned the teacher isn't paying enough attention to your child

Local family run flooring company When Your Child Comes Home Commercial and domestic flooring Our Teachers Probably... Installers of: Messy... • Were aware of your child's particular * Amtico * Karndean needs and interests *Carpets Red paint in the hair? Blue paint on the * Vinyl • Spent time planning a challenging * Safety flooring 01494 957150 www.trioflooring.co.uk jeans? Sand in the shoes? Pen on a * Home Accessories favourite shirt? White socks that look experience for the children brown? Sleeves a bit damp? • Made careful observations of new learning to inform future planning Your Child Probably... • Encouraged the children to try new • Worked with a friend things • Solved a problem • Were worried you might be concerned • Created a masterpiece • Negotiated a difference Young children really learn when they are • Learned a new skill actively involved in play...not when someone is • Had a great time talking to them. There is a difference between • Developed new language skills "messy" and "lack of care." Your child’s teacher made sure your child was fed, warm, offered Your Child Probably Did Not... new skills and planned messy fun things to do • Feel lonely because that's how young children learn! • Become bored Young children need time to learn in the best • Do repetitive tasks way they can – active, involved, purposeful • Do worksheets that are demotivating PLAY. Ruthie Pocock, Principal, 07881 737149, www. • Do ‘sit-down’ work that is discouraging little-oaks.org 24 www.pennandtylersgreen.org.uk 25 Village Voice February/March 2021 allow the area to replenish and grow during the workmate bench that we use to teach the Spring months. The last few sessions of the children how to handle tools (hammers,

Autumn term were blighted somewhat by some screwdrivers, saws and drills) and make unwanted furniture (plastic chairs and tarpaulin) something to take home. They have started off and lots of rubbish (only some of which was simple, by making faces but by the end of the bagged up). This was a real shame as it made term, if last year was anything to go by, they

the last few sessions very difficult for our will be able to take home a wooden creation that leaders as they didn’t know what they were they have crafted themselves. Cars, boats and Wraparound care for Tylers Green First School and Little Oaks going to find each week. Mike Morley and his aeroplanes were among the creations last time, Nursery children - at last, a local solution for working parents! team are aware and will work with us to ensure but it doesn’t have to stop there. the area is safe for use by the time we go back to We are looking forward to an exciting term Book now for an immediate place! it after Easter. ahead. For all enquiries, please contact Nicky In the meantime, during the Spring term, our Lovegrove on 01494 817093 or by email at: Mon to Thurs 7:45 - 8:45 am / 3:00 - 6:00 pm Woodwork sessions have started up again. We [email protected] Friday 7:45 - 8:45 am / 3:00 - 4:00 pm have a set of real tools (child size) and a Take care all and keep safe! Nicky Lovegrove Your child will experience the warmth and exceptional care that parents have come to expect from Little Oaks, along with You Probably... tasty breakfast and tea menus. • Paid good money for those clothes BENEFITS • Will have trouble getting the red paint Contact Ruthie Pocock on 07881 737149 or [email protected] OF MESSY PLAY out www.little-oaks.org • Are concerned the teacher isn't paying enough attention to your child

Local family run flooring company When Your Child Comes Home Commercial and domestic flooring Our Teachers Probably... Installers of: Messy... • Were aware of your child's particular * Amtico * Karndean needs and interests *Carpets Red paint in the hair? Blue paint on the * Vinyl • Spent time planning a challenging * Safety flooring 01494 957150 www.trioflooring.co.uk jeans? Sand in the shoes? Pen on a * Home Accessories favourite shirt? White socks that look experience for the children brown? Sleeves a bit damp? • Made careful observations of new learning to inform future planning Your Child Probably... • Encouraged the children to try new • Worked with a friend things • Solved a problem • Were worried you might be concerned • Created a masterpiece • Negotiated a difference Young children really learn when they are • Learned a new skill actively involved in play...not when someone is • Had a great time talking to them. There is a difference between • Developed new language skills "messy" and "lack of care." Your child’s teacher made sure your child was fed, warm, offered Your Child Probably Did Not... new skills and planned messy fun things to do • Feel lonely because that's how young children learn! • Become bored Young children need time to learn in the best • Do repetitive tasks way they can – active, involved, purposeful • Do worksheets that are demotivating PLAY. Ruthie Pocock, Principal, 07881 737149, www. • Do ‘sit-down’ work that is discouraging little-oaks.org 24 www.pennandtylersgreen.org.uk 25 Village Voice February/March 2021 It is a silver Commonwealth hammered coin, minted between 1649-1660. It has been pierced,

P&TG METAL meaning it was probably worn by a supporter of DETECTING the Commonwealth as a badge on the lapel of HOME ROOTS their jacket or worn as a charm around their neck. On one side is the shield of St. George Staying in just got tastier ... If you have been walking recently in our and the reverse features the arms of the beautiful Common Wood, you may have Commonwealth.

Let us take the stress out of cooking! noticed someone swinging a Metal Another unexpected find was a Late Detector! Medieval Candlestick holder dating between I have always had a deep 1475-1600, which is missing the base. I wonder fascination for ancient who was passing through Common Wood all history. I am a those years ago, perhaps using a flickering published candle to light their path as they wandered photographer and for through the tangled trees? the last few years I In Father Barn field I have been working on a have found a number project photographing the of agricultural items, mysterious Neolithic stone such as iron nails, a circles and burial chambers sickle bar mower around the UK. tooth and belt buckles Last spring, I that may have obviously could not belonged to the farmers Welcome to Home Roots! travel for my working the land. Having two small children we know only too well how busy it can be managing photography so I was My favourite find from the field was a small home and work life without feeding the kids in a rush! We’ve come back to our inspired to try crotal bell that still rings as clearly as it would home roots and rolling out our delicious meals to areas in Bucks. Back in July we something different and have done 300 years ago. The bells would have teamed up with Cybertots nurseries during lockdown in London to provide the closer to home. What could been fixed to the harnesses of horse-drawn perfect opportunity to cook fresh, ready made dinners for parents to collect while be hiding underneath our feet? Lost, forgotten wagons, carriages and carts to signal their picking up the children. Hassle free, delicious restaurant quality (over 25 years’ items such as rings, belt buckles, brooches and approach on narrow country lanes. There is also experience as a chef), low in salt & sugar, home comfort favourites using the best of buttons that our ancestors dropped or buried in an old superstition that a crotal bell hung around butchers, fishmongers & green grocers and packed with lots of hidden veggies! We the soil for safekeeping are just waiting for us to the necks of livestock would protect the herd have now expanded and are delivering to the local area! DON’T MISS OUT. Let us discover and bring back to the surface. from the evils of witchcraft! take the stress out of cooking! The landscape of Common Wood has clearly For every interesting artefact I find, the Menus change weekly and are for portions for two or four (we can certainly cater changed over the years but you if you look majority sadly turn out to be pieces modern for larger families too). closer can see the history all around you, such litter (which I always put in a rubbish bag and as the earthwork remains of a Romano-British take home to dispose of) or lumps of metal Follow us on your local Facebook groups and on Instagram @home_roots_ for all enclosure. It truly is a magical place and I was rusted beyond recognition. The unknown is the details. For more information and to lucky to gain permission from the Penn and what makes the hobby so exciting, and it is join our mailing list send us a hello at Buckinghamshire area (delivery only) Tylers Green Residents Society to detect in the certainly not all about coins and treasure. When [email protected] Fridays – Menus are available woodland. you are out exploring the woodland it feels Eat Well, Despite not yet finding anything from the incredibly peaceful, teaches you a great deal of Sundays – Order by 6PM Roman period, I have dug up some very patience, and allows you time to truly Home Roots Tuesdays – Delivery day between 3-6PM interesting artefacts from the last 500 years, my appreciate the freedom and history of our favourite dating from an incredibly turbulent beautiful countryside. Beckie Burr, Instagram @ period in our history, the English Civil War. Beckieburr 26 www.pennandtylersgreen.org.uk 27 Village Voice February/March 2021 It is a silver Commonwealth hammered coin, minted between 1649-1660. It has been pierced,

P&TG METAL meaning it was probably worn by a supporter of DETECTING the Commonwealth as a badge on the lapel of HOME ROOTS their jacket or worn as a charm around their neck. On one side is the shield of St. George Staying in just got tastier ... If you have been walking recently in our and the reverse features the arms of the beautiful Common Wood, you may have Commonwealth.

Let us take the stress out of cooking! noticed someone swinging a Metal Another unexpected find was a Late Detector! Medieval Candlestick holder dating between I have always had a deep 1475-1600, which is missing the base. I wonder fascination for ancient who was passing through Common Wood all history. I am a those years ago, perhaps using a flickering published candle to light their path as they wandered photographer and for through the tangled trees? the last few years I In Father Barn field I have been working on a have found a number project photographing the of agricultural items, mysterious Neolithic stone such as iron nails, a circles and burial chambers sickle bar mower around the UK. tooth and belt buckles Last spring, I that may have obviously could not belonged to the farmers Welcome to Home Roots! travel for my working the land. Having two small children we know only too well how busy it can be managing photography so I was My favourite find from the field was a small home and work life without feeding the kids in a rush! We’ve come back to our inspired to try crotal bell that still rings as clearly as it would home roots and rolling out our delicious meals to areas in Bucks. Back in July we something different and have done 300 years ago. The bells would have teamed up with Cybertots nurseries during lockdown in London to provide the closer to home. What could been fixed to the harnesses of horse-drawn perfect opportunity to cook fresh, ready made dinners for parents to collect while be hiding underneath our feet? Lost, forgotten wagons, carriages and carts to signal their picking up the children. Hassle free, delicious restaurant quality (over 25 years’ items such as rings, belt buckles, brooches and approach on narrow country lanes. There is also experience as a chef), low in salt & sugar, home comfort favourites using the best of buttons that our ancestors dropped or buried in an old superstition that a crotal bell hung around butchers, fishmongers & green grocers and packed with lots of hidden veggies! We the soil for safekeeping are just waiting for us to the necks of livestock would protect the herd have now expanded and are delivering to the local area! DON’T MISS OUT. Let us discover and bring back to the surface. from the evils of witchcraft! take the stress out of cooking! The landscape of Common Wood has clearly For every interesting artefact I find, the Menus change weekly and are for portions for two or four (we can certainly cater changed over the years but you if you look majority sadly turn out to be pieces modern for larger families too). closer can see the history all around you, such litter (which I always put in a rubbish bag and as the earthwork remains of a Romano-British take home to dispose of) or lumps of metal Follow us on your local Facebook groups and on Instagram @home_roots_ for all enclosure. It truly is a magical place and I was rusted beyond recognition. The unknown is the details. For more information and to lucky to gain permission from the Penn and what makes the hobby so exciting, and it is join our mailing list send us a hello at Buckinghamshire area (delivery only) Tylers Green Residents Society to detect in the certainly not all about coins and treasure. When [email protected] Fridays – Menus are available woodland. you are out exploring the woodland it feels Eat Well, Despite not yet finding anything from the incredibly peaceful, teaches you a great deal of Sundays – Order by 6PM Roman period, I have dug up some very patience, and allows you time to truly Home Roots Tuesdays – Delivery day between 3-6PM interesting artefacts from the last 500 years, my appreciate the freedom and history of our favourite dating from an incredibly turbulent beautiful countryside. Beckie Burr, Instagram @ period in our history, the English Civil War. Beckieburr 26 www.pennandtylersgreen.org.uk 27 Village Voice February/March 2021

Fig. 9 Bronze Age crouched A NEW YEAR & A BETTER ONE FOR 2021! FIELDS IN BuriAl, MickleField KING'S WOOD Part 9

Does your accountant only do the tax returns So far, we have established that LiDAR images unexpectedly reveal clear evidence of what and not add any real value? appear to be field boundaries in King's Wood, that the underlying soft chalk rather than the expected clay with flints would have allowed early farmers to plough, that historical evidence KMB ACCOUNTANCY finds no evidence for medieval or Saxon use of At KMB Accountancy we don’t just report figures, our years of business experience mean that we the fields and so suggests a Roman or earlier are in a great position to give you advice. We are Chartered Management Accountants and our origin. Four centuries of Roman occupation primary focus is to help you improve the performance of your business. resulted in an intensive agrarian economy and there is abundant evidence of Romano-British be an Early Bronze Age burial (c.1800 BC) and We will of course also provide taxation services and advice. activity close to King’s Wood with the Roman was on the slope of the hill below Gomm's Tel: 01494 842 844 road along the Wycombe valley, two farmsteads Wood above the Micklefield Road and not far Email: [email protected] in Micklefield and, most recently, the possibility from the farmsteads. We also know that the two of a Roman villa site in Gomm Valley near Iron Age hillforts at Wycombe and West KMB Accountancy, Omega House, 6 Buckingham Place, Bellfield Road West, High Wycombe, Bucks HP13 5HW Cock Lane. Wycombe were both preceded by Bronze Age Tel: 01494 842844 Mob: 07903 650114 www.kmbaccountancy.co.uk [email protected] settlement. Pre-Roman Iron Age evidence The King’s Wood fields are much bigger than is Neolithic evidence suggested by what little is known about Roman Going back still further, A 5.4 x 3.2cm Neolithic fields in the Chilterns, and their banks are much flint flake trimmed, it is thought, as an awl, was bigger than expected, the product of immense found at the top end of the Micklefield valley in labour over centuries. The field patterns of the south-western corner of King’s Wood. A Roman villa farms were generally based on Neolithic flint axe was found in a field next to their Iron Age predecessors, since ‘changing Cock Lane just north of the railway line, and on them involved hard work’, observed Oliver a grander scale, a possible Neolithic flint mine Rackham. So what evidence is there of was discovered when the railway was being pre-Roman farming activity? One of the built in c.1897. Miles Green Micklefield farmsteads, only 600m from King’s Wood, confirms both Roman occupation and Fig. 10 neolithic Awl, king's wood pre-Roman two-way ploughing dateable to middle or late Iron Age periods.

Bronze Age evidence Further evidence of a pre-Roman presence in Micklefield is the discovery in 1931 of the skeleton of a man buried in a crouching position in an oval grave cut about 4 1/2 ft deep in the chalk rock. There were no associated objects other than a few flints, but it is thought likely to 28 www.pennandtylersgreen.org.uk 29 Village Voice February/March 2021

Fig. 9 Bronze Age crouched A NEW YEAR & A BETTER ONE FOR 2021! FIELDS IN BuriAl, MickleField KING'S WOOD Part 9

Does your accountant only do the tax returns So far, we have established that LiDAR images unexpectedly reveal clear evidence of what and not add any real value? appear to be field boundaries in King's Wood, that the underlying soft chalk rather than the expected clay with flints would have allowed early farmers to plough, that historical evidence KMB ACCOUNTANCY finds no evidence for medieval or Saxon use of At KMB Accountancy we don’t just report figures, our years of business experience mean that we the fields and so suggests a Roman or earlier are in a great position to give you advice. We are Chartered Management Accountants and our origin. Four centuries of Roman occupation primary focus is to help you improve the performance of your business. resulted in an intensive agrarian economy and there is abundant evidence of Romano-British be an Early Bronze Age burial (c.1800 BC) and We will of course also provide taxation services and advice. activity close to King’s Wood with the Roman was on the slope of the hill below Gomm's Tel: 01494 842 844 road along the Wycombe valley, two farmsteads Wood above the Micklefield Road and not far Email: [email protected] in Micklefield and, most recently, the possibility from the farmsteads. We also know that the two of a Roman villa site in Gomm Valley near Iron Age hillforts at Wycombe and West KMB Accountancy, Omega House, 6 Buckingham Place, Bellfield Road West, High Wycombe, Bucks HP13 5HW Cock Lane. Wycombe were both preceded by Bronze Age Tel: 01494 842844 Mob: 07903 650114 www.kmbaccountancy.co.uk [email protected] settlement. Pre-Roman Iron Age evidence The King’s Wood fields are much bigger than is Neolithic evidence suggested by what little is known about Roman Going back still further, A 5.4 x 3.2cm Neolithic fields in the Chilterns, and their banks are much flint flake trimmed, it is thought, as an awl, was bigger than expected, the product of immense found at the top end of the Micklefield valley in labour over centuries. The field patterns of the south-western corner of King’s Wood. A Roman villa farms were generally based on Neolithic flint axe was found in a field next to their Iron Age predecessors, since ‘changing Cock Lane just north of the railway line, and on them involved hard work’, observed Oliver a grander scale, a possible Neolithic flint mine Rackham. So what evidence is there of was discovered when the railway was being pre-Roman farming activity? One of the built in c.1897. Miles Green Micklefield farmsteads, only 600m from King’s Wood, confirms both Roman occupation and Fig. 10 neolithic Awl, king's wood pre-Roman two-way ploughing dateable to middle or late Iron Age periods.

Bronze Age evidence Further evidence of a pre-Roman presence in Micklefield is the discovery in 1931 of the skeleton of a man buried in a crouching position in an oval grave cut about 4 1/2 ft deep in the chalk rock. There were no associated objects other than a few flints, but it is thought likely to 28 www.pennandtylersgreen.org.uk 29 Village Voice February/March 2021 SNOW DAYS! Photographs (top left and right hand side): Keith Hawes David Pitron Photographs (bottom left):

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collectors, what a fantastic achievement, delighting those families and little folk along SNOW DAYS! CHRISTMAS the way, plus bagging £650+ for Bucks Carers FUN IN P&TG to boot! My Land Sleigh this year had been As Carols on the common could not take meticulously put together by Team Cooper, place in the usual way (due to you know (formerly F1) . Following many hours of toiling what!), Santa decided to make a special in their pit garage, they produced the beautifully visit to the village in the days before spacious and fabulous TC1. Rudolph told me it Christmas to spread some much-needed was a joy to pull but did suffer from a little seasonal cheer... understeer and overheating brakes! Big Big thanks to Harry, Olli and Thomas for Thank you Santa and your team! Our younger their Sleigh management work on and off site, residents were certainly uplifted by the and to Heather for finding that extra carrot for opportunity to see Santa and his Sleigh Rudolph. Santa is pleased to report that nearly £700 Special thanks to our intrepid guide who now was raised for the “Christmas tree” charity has honed his skills at reversing Reindeer. which was Carers Bucks. The Scouts were Bravo, no punters flattened!Santa pleased to help Santa by loaning their trailer and helping to decorate the sleigh. Thanks too, to all the volunteers who accompanied Santa in the pouring rain! Photographs (top left and right hand side): Keith Hawes Santa wrote to VV after touring P&TG, and we are pleased to print his letter below. We hope that Santa might be able to visit us again at Christmas this year!

Dear P&TG Residents, Photograph: Chris Sadler Top I’m back home now and its blooming freezin, I think Rudolph was very tired after his extra excursion down Manor Road however, enroute back to the North Pole, he managed to salvage a full bag of carrots from a truck in Dover. He ate the lot for breakfast this morning and has perked up a treat, ready for tonight. I would like to applaud the efforts of

Photographs (bottom left): David Pitron all my Elves and 30 www.pennandtylersgreen.org.uk www.pennandtylersgreen.org.uk Village Voice February/March 2021 WOODLAND & GREEN SPACES

Winter Ways... The Covid pandemic has enticed greater numbers of people to visit Common Wood. We generally see an influx from other woods and areas at this time because we have hardened paths which makes walking, cycling and running more pleasurable than wading through muddy tracks. I meet people from Beaconsfield, Amersham , Widmer End and even further afield. Normally most walkers have dogs but lately the majority do not as they explore the local area for exercise. With it come problems , like a person running off track through the trees . We ask people to keep to paths and tracks to protect the flora and fauna. As Ancient Woodland we have rare plants and if we leave areas undisturbed during the day wildlife can rest up safely to come out at night. I am amazed

at how many people wear inappropriate footwear when the ground is wet and mucky. Parking is limited and generally restricts the number of visitors. I was asked why don’t we increase the parking. We did look at it when we first acquired the wood but we would have to sacrifice part of the wood and we would risk having to pay to remove any fly tipping. It is not far from the village to the wood and it can be regarded as part of your exercise. Planners also indicated that any loss of woodland would not be looked on favourably. We still suffer from the Poo Bag Phantom. I walked around at Christmas and collected a carrier bag of them from under, behind and even hanging in trees. Everyone I speak to says ‘who does that?’ hence my nomination of the ’phantom’. We would welcome ideas to catch www.pennandtylersgreen.org.uk Village Voice February/March 2021 Village Voice February/March 2021 them or if you are artistically inclined create a poster to deter or persuade them to stop. Horse riding permits are being renewed for WOODLAND 2021 so if you are a rider and have not done so & GREEN SPACES please do so soon. Wildlife observations include a group of five Winter Ways... Roe Deer. Muntjac with baby. A flock of Chaffinch overwintering in the wood. Last year The Covid pandemic has enticed greater I had a Marsh tit visiting my feeder and was numbers of people to visit Common Wood. We luck to spot them recently close by. An unusual generally see an influx from other woods and bird call in the avenue of Douglas Firs heard by areas at this time because we have hardened me and others suggests we have Ravens in the paths which makes walking, cycling and Wood. To be confirmed. If people spot unusual running more pleasurable than wading through birds please let me know. Years ag I saw a linnet muddy tracks. I meet people from Beaconsfield, and I have been told there used to be Amersham , Widmer End and even further Yellowhammers. Towards the end of last year afield. Normally most walkers have dogs but the powerlines were taken down over the lately the majority do not as they explore the Bluebell Walk and we asked SSE to leave a local area for exercise. With it come problems , couple of poles and we purchased two Owl like a person running off track through the trees boxes from BORG(Bucks Owl & Raptor . We ask people to keep to paths and tracks to Group) which have been installed. They are protect the flora and fauna. As Ancient suitable for Barn and Tawny owls as well as general we try to leave them close to the point Woodland we have rare plants and if we leave Kestrels. Over time I hope we can provide more where they are found , preferably hung from a areas undisturbed during the day wildlife can nesting accommodation. branch. Otherwise they are left at the Main Gate rest up safely to come out at night. I am amazed Quite often people lose things in the wood. In in Common Wood Lane. After a week or so I will collect them up if still there. Obviously valuable items will be immediately taken for safe keeping and posted on Facebook by at how many people wear inappropriate P&TGRS. If you lose an item let me know and I footwear when the ground is wet and mucky. will keep my eyes open. There are noticeboards Parking is limited and generally restricts the at the Main Gate and Curzon Avenue entrance number of visitors. I was asked why don’t we where people can post notices for help. increase the parking. We did look at it when we Do enjoy the wood and observe the country first acquired the wood but we would have to code. Keep safe and well. Mike Morley sacrifice part of the wood and we would risk having to pay to remove any fly tipping. It is Work Parties were postponed in January as the not far from the village to the wood and it can lockdown took hold. If they go ahead the future dates are: be regarded as part of your exercise. Planners February 6th &7th also indicated that any loss of woodland would March 6th & 7th not be looked on favourably. April 10th & 11th We still suffer from the Poo Bag Phantom. I May 1st & 2nd walked around at Christmas and collected a We do sometimes have midweek sessions for carrier bag of them from under, behind and even those who cannot do weekends, and as always, hanging in trees. Everyone I speak to says ‘who if you would like to be kept informed of opportunities to give something back to the does that?’ hence my nomination of the wood email commonwoodvolunteer @gmail.com ’phantom’. We would welcome ideas to catch www.pennandtylersgreen.org.uk www.pennandtylersgreen.org.uk Village Voice February/March 2021

YOUR IDear am a local VV, resident, living on New Road, and LETTERS I teach at Oakridge Primary School, which is in a very deprived area of High Wycombe. The families at the school are extremely supportive of their children's home learning ADear Happy VV,New and education, but many have no laptops or Year to all VV ipads to be able to access the work, therefore readers! the school sends packs of learning to the I am writing to children's houses each week for them to let everyone know complete. that Herbert Druce These children are missing out on seeing celebrated his their friends on Zoom classrooms and they are 106th birthday on at a disadvantage as they cannot research 6th January 2021! things to help them complete their work either. He is as cheerful The school have so far loaned out over 100 as ever, despite a tablets and laptops and we have received some short stay in hospital just before kind donations from members of the High Christmas. Wycombe Community. As the current lockdown prevents him from I am writing to appeal to anyone in the Penn having visitors, I asked his Carer to photograph and Tylers Green Community who may have him Yours sincerely, old, working laptops or ipads that they no Edwina Sarkissian longer need, who don't mind giving them to the school so that we can allocate them to the children. Our IT people will clear the devices and add Dear VV, Apps that the children will need with their RE: Spring Watch on the Common learning and make them suitable for the I would like to remind all you ornithologist children to use. types that this year’s Spring watch on the The Parents, staff and children at Oakridge Common has been scheduled for a quartet of have been overwhelmed so far by peoples Sunday mornings starting on March 7th for that generosity and kindness and I know there are “Early Bird Peek”. some amazing people like this in the local area Of course our plans could be thwarted by who would love to help if given the chance. covid restrictions, so check on social media The teachers and staff at the school are nearer the time working incredibly hard, and give 4 live sessions We aim to get out on that morning to survey a day to support the children's learning, the lay of the land, to try to ascertain whose including a drop-in clinic for help and advice nesting where and, do they have planning with work and a daily registration where the permission! children can see their friends which is proving A light hearted approach to bird watching great for the children's mental health in these with lots of knowledgeable banter always extraordinary and difficult times that we find makes it worthwhile getting out of bed so early! ourselves in. Please come and join us if you fancy, starting If you are in a position to help us, we would at 7 am from the Village Hall on the following love to hear from you. Sundays Please contact Lisa Bennett, our fantastic - March 7th, April 11th, May 9th, with our Assistant Head on (01494) 520341 or lbennett@ final outing on Sunday June 6th. oakridge.bucks.sch.uk to help. Walks usually finish about 9am by the Pond Thank you and wishing you and all of your Bill Sadler, 815798 families good health. Kind regards, Matt Trice www.pennandtylersgreen.org.uk Village Voice February/March 2021 Village Voice February/March 2021 and insured volunteers who support dog- Dear VV, owning neighbours in need. Underdog YOUR I am a local resident, living on New Road, and ALL International (theunderdog.org) can connect LETTERS I teach at Oakridge Primary School, which is in a CALLING you with people nearby who need a hand very deprived area of High Wycombe. VOLUNTEERS The families at the school are extremely supportive of their children's home learning Food & Supplies ADear Happy VV,New and education, but many have no laptops or You will have seen in all manner of places • The Trussell Trust (trusselltrust.org) is Year to all VV ipads to be able to access the work, therefore reports of the work volunteers are doing looking for volunteers to help at a food bank readers! the school sends packs of learning to the for our community. Thank you. If or social media from home I am writing to children's houses each week for them to volunteering is something that you have • Food Cycle (foodcycle.org.uk) needs cooking let everyone know complete. thought that you would like to do - either volunteers (no kitchen experience necessary) that Herbert Druce These children are missing out on seeing now, or the future, the following local and to turn surplus food into meal parcels for low celebrated his their friends on Zoom classrooms and they are income households and to hand them out 106th birthday on at a disadvantage as they cannot research national organisations and initiatives are 6th January 2021! things to help them complete their work either. looking for support. "Voluntary or • Beauty Banks (beautybanks.org.uk) provide He is as cheerful The school have so far loaned out over 100 charitable services" are, legally a toiletries to people in need, including as ever, despite a tablets and laptops and we have received some "reasonable excuse" to leave your home essentials such as hand sanitiser and tampons. short stay in hospital just before kind donations from members of the High during lockdown. Christmas. Wycombe Community. Outdoor Work As the current lockdown prevents him from I am writing to appeal to anyone in the Penn • Reach Volunteering: Connects volunteers & • Litter picking – see page 9 for details locally having visitors, I asked his Carer to photograph and Tylers Green Community who may have trustees to charities(reachvolunteering.org.uk) • Good Gym (goodgym.org) is looking for him Yours sincerely, old, working laptops or ipads that they no • Give blood: 0300 123 2323 / (blood.co.uk) volunteers. Do good, get fit! A community of Edwina Sarkissian longer need, who don't mind giving them to the school so that we can allocate them to the • NHS volunteer responder: (nhsvolunteer runners that combines getting fit with doing children. responders.org.uk). The NHS is looking for good. Partner organisations can request help Our IT people will clear the devices and add Vacination volunteers, and local volunteers to from DBS checked volunteers. Apps that the children will need with their support mutual aid groups RE:Dear Spring VV, Watch on the Common learning and make them suitable for the • St John’s Ambulance: (sja.org.uk) needs I would like to remind all you ornithologist children to use. If you can’t or don’t want to types that this year’s Spring watch on the volunteer ambulance crew, first-aiders and leave your house... The Parents, staff and children at Oakridge health professionals • Age UK (ageuk.org.uk), the NHS and Food Common has been scheduled for a quartet of have been overwhelmed so far by peoples Sunday mornings starting on March 7th for that generosity and kindness and I know there are • Royal Voluntary Service:Volunteers urgently Cycle (both as above) are seeking volunteers “Early Bird Peek”. some amazing people like this in the local area needed to support the NHS and local to make friendly phone calls to people Of course our plans could be thwarted by who would love to help if given the chance. communities (Royalvoluntaryservice.org.uk) isolated at home covid restrictions, so check on social media The teachers and staff at the school are • Thames Valley Air Ambulance: register • Refuge’s National Domestic Abuse Helpline nearer the time working incredibly hard, and give 4 live sessions interest in future volunteering opportunities (refuge.org.uk) We aim to get out on that morning to survey a day to support the children's learning, the lay of the land, to try to ascertain whose (wwwtvairambulance.org.uk) • Beam: Helps homeless people to find housing including a drop-in clinic for help and advice (beam.org/volunteer). nesting where and, do they have planning with work and a daily registration where the • Reach Out : Mentoring young people permission! children can see their friends which is proving Working With Animals A light hearted approach to bird watching great for the children's mental health in these • The RSPCA (rspca.org.uk) is recruiting for (reachoutuk.org) focuses on improving maths with lots of knowledgeable banter always extraordinary and difficult times that we find welfare volunteers, admin and laundry and English skills for children in years 5 to 11 makes it worthwhile getting out of bed so early! ourselves in. helpers, drivers, animal foster carers and • The Access Project (theaccessproject.org.uk) Please come and join us if you fancy, starting If you are in a position to help us, we would more. It also wants to hear from furloughed is looking for university students or graduates at 7 am from the Village Hall on the following love to hear from you. or unemployed people with project to tutor 14 to 18-year-olds Sundays Please contact Lisa Bennett, our fantastic - March 7th, April 11th, May 9th, with our management, HR, web and resourcing skills Assistant Head on (01494) 520341 or lbennett@ • Blue Cross: (bluecross.org.uk) Reminder: The copy deadline for the April & final outing on Sunday June 6th. oakridge.bucks.sch.uk to help. Walks usually finish about 9am by the Pond • Dog walking: Sign up to volunteer to help May VV will be Monday 1 March. Please send Thank you and wishing you and all of your your letters, news, and photographs to Bill Sadler, 815798 dog-owners in need. Be part of ‘Underdog families good health. [email protected]. Cathy O'Leary VV Editor Kind regards, Matt Trice Unity’ which is a UK-wide network of vetted www.pennandtylersgreen.org.uk www.pennandtylersgreen.org.uk 31 Village Voice February/March 2021 Village Voice February/March 2021 placed our post boxes at the following local Evening WI shops: Kings Ride Supermarket; Joe Gleeson's What a dismal start to the New Year, another Butcher; John’s Hairdressers; Village Shop on lockdown. This of course means we can still not CLUBS the Green and JJ’s Delicatessen. A big thanks able to mix in person for the foreseeable future & SOCIETIES goes out to them for helping to make the so we will continue meeting online via Zoom. Christmas Post a continuing success as well as So far this has been successful with about half Guiding in P&TG all the volunteer posties that delivered the cards the membership taking part. Not the same as a My first article for 2021 and I wish it was one to your houses. In lieu of payment for stamps 'proper' meeting but a reasonable compromise. filled with much more to say, but we’ve we set up a Just Giving page for donations In November we had an interesting talk on snowballed through all the tiers to a third towards charity. It was decided to make Shelter jewels and our Christmas meeting was as light lockdown! Our Guide pack did manage to the beneficiary. As of January 12th we have hearted presentation on behind the scenes of squeeze in a few meetings between November’s raised over £600.00 which is a wonderful television quiz shows. Members were lockdown and finishing for Christmas. They had again and for me, this must be the hardest amount. The page will remain open for another encouraged to wear a hat or something a campfire evening in the car park, along with lockdown to date not helped by the weather and few weeks if anyone would like to donate still. Christmassy that would show on Zoom and we sparklers, hot chocolate with marshmallows, shorter days. So, I am thinking of you all, Reference https://www.just giving.com/ ended up with a wonderfully cheerful display glow in the dark sticks, singing round the Village Voice readers, and hoping that in your fundraising/penn-Tylers-green-scout-group. and meeting. In addition, in an attempt to bring campfire and a bonfire night quiz. They had to own way you are finding a path through this. Santa went round the villages in his sleigh some cheer to our members, a Christmas goodie make a glow stick work before they could wear I have busied myself with trying to get back and was ably assisted by some elves, friends bag was delivered to all our members by the them and I think we all need a ‘Guide’ right into photography again and encouraging my 5 and families of the group among other committee. now, to navigate ourselves along such a year old to have a go with me. If you have a volunteers. Thanks for all your help and Our new year started with a talk on bees and challenging path. child at home who is emotionally struggling assistance and support. A big thanks to “Cooper bee keeping. Our speaker was based in During the last lockdown the girls have been with not seeing friends or family, Girlguiding family incorporated” (sleigh division) for Cornwall and had hives in Kosovo so her doing challenges at home ranging from painting UK have help and support on their website. provided Santa with his super sleigh. beautiful pictures of wild meadows really a remembrance picture to taking part in the Visit https://www.girlguiding.org.uk/what-we- On the downside after a wonderful effort cheered us up. Amongst other things that we Children in Need/Girlguiding challenge called do/adventures-at-home/mental-health- towards the end of last year scouting had started learnt was that for each teaspoon of honey we Act Your Age in which you had to do something wellbeing-and-coronavirus/ scroll down and face to face outdoor meetings. This was eat, a bee must visit 125,000 flowers. Wow! for your age. One of the Guides was due to click on the link for Thinking resilient: activities unfortunately short lived and we had to revert Further monthly meetings will continue cycle 11k (her age) but did 14, another jogged for wellbeing. I sign off in the hope of better, back to virtual meetings again. The weekly online until we are able to safely get into the 17k even though she was 14 and Linda, their happier news in weeks and months to come, and Zoom meetings are great but no substitute to Village Hall. Hopefully with the roll out of the leader did 51,500 steps following the trend, so in the spirit of the Girlguiding movement, be real scouting. We hope to be able to get back to vaccine that will happen in the near future. We they all did fantastically well! They have been kind to others as well as yourself. Katie Barnes real meetings sometime soon. can now see a light at the end of the tunnel, working on craft ideas at home and I look Despite so many hurdles the group is still albeit a way off. forward to hearing how they get on. P&TG Scouts managing to carry on providing local scouting If you think you may be interested in joining The Kingswood Trefoil Guild managed to Christmas has historically been a busy time for in a fun and safe way, long may it last. One way our WI you are welcome to visit us by joining in visit all of their members at Christmas with a the group with Carol Concerts, Scout Post, of allowing it to last is to provide help with on one of our zoom meetings. Contact Hilary cyclamen and card, which were received with Santa’s sleigh and the like. This Christmas we organising and assisting. Adult volunteers are Forbes on [email protected] and she will great pleasure! They continue to stay in touch were forced to drastically curtail our activities. something we are always on the look out for. pass onto you the log on details. with their monthly newsletter, quizzes, crafts This said we were still able to support some Are you or do you know anyone who could join Please everyone stay safe and obey the rules and poems. They are encouraging their activities by providing volunteers. The previous a fun and friendly group helping to allow the then hopefully we should soon be back to members to keep in touch if life gets too Scout Post was organised in a different way and local children enjoy a full, safe and varied 'normal'. Lydia Andrews difficult. Friendship and support are right at the provided a much liked local service. We Scouting experience? heart of what the Trefoil do and they are previously sold stamps and delivered cards in Sorry but one more negative note, we will not Morning WI working hard to keep that there for all their the Penn & Tyler’s village area. This time, be able to run our normal Spring time Jumble Firstly may we send all readers our very best members at this time, particularly those who are thanks to scouting friends and families, we Sale. Let’s hope we are in an improved situation wishes for 2021. Surely it must get better! living alone or are a carer. I am currently managed to run a similar but quite different later this year and we can then look towards an Needless to say there is not a lot to report. writing this whilst attempting homeschooling service. There were no stamps sold, we just Autumn Jumble. Paul Wicks, 815715, ptgscouts.org.uk After the success of our first zoom meeting in 32 www.pennandtylersgreen.org.uk www.pennandtylersgreen.org.uk 33 Village Voice February/March 2021 Village Voice February/March 2021 placed our post boxes at the following local Evening WI shops: Kings Ride Supermarket; Joe Gleeson's What a dismal start to the New Year, another Butcher; John’s Hairdressers; Village Shop on lockdown. This of course means we can still not CLUBS the Green and JJ’s Delicatessen. A big thanks able to mix in person for the foreseeable future & SOCIETIES goes out to them for helping to make the so we will continue meeting online via Zoom. Christmas Post a continuing success as well as So far this has been successful with about half Guiding in P&TG all the volunteer posties that delivered the cards the membership taking part. Not the same as a My first article for 2021 and I wish it was one to your houses. In lieu of payment for stamps 'proper' meeting but a reasonable compromise. filled with much more to say, but we’ve we set up a Just Giving page for donations In November we had an interesting talk on snowballed through all the tiers to a third towards charity. It was decided to make Shelter jewels and our Christmas meeting was as light lockdown! Our Guide pack did manage to the beneficiary. As of January 12th we have hearted presentation on behind the scenes of squeeze in a few meetings between November’s raised over £600.00 which is a wonderful television quiz shows. Members were lockdown and finishing for Christmas. They had again and for me, this must be the hardest amount. The page will remain open for another encouraged to wear a hat or something a campfire evening in the car park, along with lockdown to date not helped by the weather and few weeks if anyone would like to donate still. Christmassy that would show on Zoom and we sparklers, hot chocolate with marshmallows, shorter days. So, I am thinking of you all, Reference https://www.just giving.com/ ended up with a wonderfully cheerful display glow in the dark sticks, singing round the Village Voice readers, and hoping that in your fundraising/penn-Tylers-green-scout-group. and meeting. In addition, in an attempt to bring campfire and a bonfire night quiz. They had to own way you are finding a path through this. Santa went round the villages in his sleigh some cheer to our members, a Christmas goodie make a glow stick work before they could wear I have busied myself with trying to get back and was ably assisted by some elves, friends bag was delivered to all our members by the them and I think we all need a ‘Guide’ right into photography again and encouraging my 5 and families of the group among other committee. now, to navigate ourselves along such a year old to have a go with me. If you have a volunteers. Thanks for all your help and Our new year started with a talk on bees and challenging path. child at home who is emotionally struggling assistance and support. A big thanks to “Cooper bee keeping. Our speaker was based in During the last lockdown the girls have been with not seeing friends or family, Girlguiding family incorporated” (sleigh division) for Cornwall and had hives in Kosovo so her doing challenges at home ranging from painting UK have help and support on their website. provided Santa with his super sleigh. beautiful pictures of wild meadows really a remembrance picture to taking part in the Visit https://www.girlguiding.org.uk/what-we- On the downside after a wonderful effort cheered us up. Amongst other things that we Children in Need/Girlguiding challenge called do/adventures-at-home/mental-health- towards the end of last year scouting had started learnt was that for each teaspoon of honey we Act Your Age in which you had to do something wellbeing-and-coronavirus/ scroll down and face to face outdoor meetings. This was eat, a bee must visit 125,000 flowers. Wow! for your age. One of the Guides was due to click on the link for Thinking resilient: activities unfortunately short lived and we had to revert Further monthly meetings will continue cycle 11k (her age) but did 14, another jogged for wellbeing. I sign off in the hope of better, back to virtual meetings again. The weekly online until we are able to safely get into the 17k even though she was 14 and Linda, their happier news in weeks and months to come, and Zoom meetings are great but no substitute to Village Hall. Hopefully with the roll out of the leader did 51,500 steps following the trend, so in the spirit of the Girlguiding movement, be real scouting. We hope to be able to get back to vaccine that will happen in the near future. We they all did fantastically well! They have been kind to others as well as yourself. Katie Barnes real meetings sometime soon. can now see a light at the end of the tunnel, working on craft ideas at home and I look Despite so many hurdles the group is still albeit a way off. forward to hearing how they get on. P&TG Scouts managing to carry on providing local scouting If you think you may be interested in joining The Kingswood Trefoil Guild managed to Christmas has historically been a busy time for in a fun and safe way, long may it last. One way our WI you are welcome to visit us by joining in visit all of their members at Christmas with a the group with Carol Concerts, Scout Post, of allowing it to last is to provide help with on one of our zoom meetings. Contact Hilary cyclamen and card, which were received with Santa’s sleigh and the like. This Christmas we organising and assisting. Adult volunteers are Forbes on [email protected] and she will great pleasure! They continue to stay in touch were forced to drastically curtail our activities. something we are always on the look out for. pass onto you the log on details. with their monthly newsletter, quizzes, crafts This said we were still able to support some Are you or do you know anyone who could join Please everyone stay safe and obey the rules and poems. They are encouraging their activities by providing volunteers. The previous a fun and friendly group helping to allow the then hopefully we should soon be back to members to keep in touch if life gets too Scout Post was organised in a different way and local children enjoy a full, safe and varied 'normal'. Lydia Andrews difficult. Friendship and support are right at the provided a much liked local service. We Scouting experience? heart of what the Trefoil do and they are previously sold stamps and delivered cards in Sorry but one more negative note, we will not Morning WI working hard to keep that there for all their the Penn & Tyler’s village area. This time, be able to run our normal Spring time Jumble Firstly may we send all readers our very best members at this time, particularly those who are thanks to scouting friends and families, we Sale. Let’s hope we are in an improved situation wishes for 2021. Surely it must get better! living alone or are a carer. I am currently managed to run a similar but quite different later this year and we can then look towards an Needless to say there is not a lot to report. writing this whilst attempting homeschooling service. There were no stamps sold, we just Autumn Jumble. Paul Wicks, 815715, ptgscouts.org.uk After the success of our first zoom meeting in 32 www.pennandtylersgreen.org.uk www.pennandtylersgreen.org.uk 33 Village Voice February/March 2021 November, for our December meeting we ran a (Covid permitting). Cascais is a beautiful quiz. Although I could not zoom in, by all coastal town just 20 miles west of Lisbon. accounts it went well. Our President and Later in 2021, we hope to visit Bournemouth secretary took the trouble to send all members a for a couple of days to play 2 of their finest golf Christmas card enclosing a poem or 'ode to courses (see October dates above). Christmas'. This thought was much appreciated. If you are interested in joining our friendly At the start of January we had a zoom chat for Society or coming along as a guest at any of our an hour in the afternoon for all members. I 2021 events, please contact our Secretary Bob always marvel at how ladies can chat so easily Teuton on 07973 137446. We would love to for an hour and never run out of things to say! welcome some new Waders at any of the great Tom Way, now such a familiar face to WI golfing venues above. For more information, members, is giving us a talk in our homes in please visit our website, http://www. January. You may be interested to know that our pennpondwadersgolfsociety.com John Horton President was the first to offer Tom the chance (Editor’s Note: Please check with the Society of giving a talk and I knew him long before that before you travel to any events. As we put the as my daughter was into photography and had issue together, Golf is not a permitted activity) worked with him. What a lot of water has gone under the bridge since then. Hazlemere Gardening Association Hopefully at our committee meeting It only seems a few weeks ago that we closed tomorrow we shall come up with some ideas for for the winter break and now we're looking future meetings and maybe by the next edition forward to a new gardening year. Sadly the new many of us will have had our first vaccination. variants of Covid have proved more contagious Who would ever have thought last February and led to the current National lockdown. that this Covid would last a year++? Look after Although Garden Centres are allowed to trade, yourselves and keep busy. Sheila Sparrow we are not prepared to risk opening in the Are you loo king for customary manner until the situation has greatly exceptional childcare? Penn Pond Waders Golf Society improved. Happy New Year to all our readers and golf Regrettably we have taken the decision to The House that Jack Built (Day Nursery) Limited has bee n awarded enthusiasts. As promised in our last update, we cancel our Spring show, planned for Saturday “Outstanding” at two of our nurseries and is amongst one of the few childcare are pleased to provide details of all our 17th April 2021. Dependent on the situation providers to have an Early Years Profess ional within its dedicated team of staff . forthcoming 2021 events: improving, we hope to be able to run planned With nurseries based in Naphill , Hazle mere, Flackwell Heath and Marlow Bott om. trips and other events later in the year. Our 2021 Event Schedule The good news is, we do intend to operate our WE STRIVE TO OFFER: 24th March 2021 Beaconsfield GC • A loving and homely environment • A str ong partnership with parents 15th April 2021 Oitavos Dune GC order and collection system following its where • Registered to care for children 16th April 2021 Estoril GC previous success. 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Our President and Later in 2021, we hope to visit Bournemouth secretary took the trouble to send all members a for a couple of days to play 2 of their finest golf Christmas card enclosing a poem or 'ode to courses (see October dates above). Christmas'. This thought was much appreciated. If you are interested in joining our friendly At the start of January we had a zoom chat for Society or coming along as a guest at any of our an hour in the afternoon for all members. I 2021 events, please contact our Secretary Bob always marvel at how ladies can chat so easily Teuton on 07973 137446. We would love to for an hour and never run out of things to say! welcome some new Waders at any of the great Tom Way, now such a familiar face to WI golfing venues above. For more information, members, is giving us a talk in our homes in please visit our website, http://www. January. You may be interested to know that our pennpondwadersgolfsociety.com John Horton President was the first to offer Tom the chance (Editor’s Note: Please check with the Society of giving a talk and I knew him long before that before you travel to any events. As we put the as my daughter was into photography and had issue together, Golf is not a permitted activity) worked with him. What a lot of water has gone under the bridge since then. Hazlemere Gardening Association Hopefully at our committee meeting It only seems a few weeks ago that we closed tomorrow we shall come up with some ideas for for the winter break and now we're looking future meetings and maybe by the next edition forward to a new gardening year. Sadly the new many of us will have had our first vaccination. variants of Covid have proved more contagious Who would ever have thought last February and led to the current National lockdown. that this Covid would last a year++? Look after Although Garden Centres are allowed to trade, yourselves and keep busy. Sheila Sparrow we are not prepared to risk opening in the customary manner until the situation has greatly Penn Pond Waders Golf Society improved. Happy New Year to all our readers and golf Regrettably we have taken the decision to enthusiasts. As promised in our last update, we cancel our Spring show, planned for Saturday are pleased to provide details of all our 17th April 2021. Dependent on the situation forthcoming 2021 events: improving, we hope to be able to run planned trips and other events later in the year. Our 2021 Event Schedule 24th March 2021 Beaconsfield GC The good news is, we do intend to operate our 15th April 2021 Oitavos Dune GC order and collection system following its 16th April 2021 Estoril GC previous success. However to make this safer 17th April 2021 Penha Longha GC for the committee and members alike, our 20th May 2021 Porters Park GC opening may be delayed a few weeks until the 11th June 2021 Berkhamsted GC end of February. This will, hopefully, enable a 9th July 2021 Henley GC significant proportion of our members and the 27th August 2021 Gerrards Cross GC 30th Sept 2021 Hindhead GC committee to receive their vaccinations and 14th October 2021 Remedy Oak GC have some level of immunity. 15th October 2021 Ferndown GC A final decision will be made at the end of 26th November 2021 Ashridge GC January, when an email will be sent advising of our opening date, membership renewal system This includes an eagerly awaited rescheduled and how and when to submit your orders. 3-day tour event in April to Cascais in Portugal Regrettably we have had to cancel our order www.pennandtylersgreen.org.uk 35 Village Voice February/March 2021 for seed potatoes, onion sets, shallots and relationship with www.keychange.org.uk over Summer flowering bulbs, due to the uncertainty the past 18 months has been critical, bringing in regarding lockdown measures and whether we a wealth of experience that the care team can would be allowed to open. So this year, you will draw on. Without it this would have been a very have to find an alternative supplier for lonely time, not only for the staff, but the whole purchasing these items. Alde House community. The relationship with We are already fully stocked with our usual Keychange has enabled our residents to join composts, including peat free, Jacks magic, with other homes, whether it be for an act of manure, strulch and composted and decorative worship or simply fellowship. This has been of bark. We also have a full selection of flower and great benefit showing that we are not alone and vegetable seeds, including some new varieties building a spirit of togetherness. from Suttons and Dobies. Even without the pandemic, with Alde House We are in the process of developing a new being a standalone home, it would be website which will be user friendly for mobiles increasingly difficult to maintain the standard of and tablets and are currently adding additional service we desire. The relationship with stock items including seeds, so you'll be able to Keychange has enabled improved operations at purchase all goods by the order and collection the home which will in turn be of benefit to the system. See our website for current Coronavirus residents. To build on this work, the Trustees updates. Peter Pearman (Membership Secretary) 01494 have now decided that in March the 711570 www.hazlemeregardening.co.uk responsibility for running Alde House will be passed over to Keychange who are a much Alde House larger organisation but with similar objectives. Alde House, like all care homes across the To all intents and purposes this should be a country, continues to face the challenges seamless transition with the team continuing to presented by Covid-19. The good news, serve Penn and the local community, something however, is that our residents and staff have enshrined in the Home’s charitable purpose. now received their first vaccination jab which Colin Hutt, the outgoing Chair of the Trustees will give them greater protection in the future. said, “we are delighted to have found an PENN Ensuring the wellbeing of all residents has been organisation so aligned with our own values and a priority over the past 9 months and continues firmly believe that the expertise and resources to be so. It’s great credit to the whole team at that Keychange bring will support the on-going Alde House who, along with the support of the success of Alde House in Penn”. residents and their relatives, have been able to Rosh Milner, the Chair of Keychange LANDSCAPES maintain a safe environment throughout this Trustees said “Alde House in its wonderful pandemic. setting in the Chiltern Hills is a real gem. We THE GARDEN CRAFTSMEN For the residents, however, the constraints on look forward to continuing the work of visiting has been difficult, not allowing the developing a caring community for the benefit PHONE: 01494 813225 normal contact with loved ones which is so of those in the local area.” important. It has also been a challenging time In this the 50th year of Alde House providing EMAIL: [email protected] for the staff with the need to wear impersonal care for the local community, it is significant PPE or having limited contact with those that these new arrangements with Keychange outside the home, all making the personal touch will ensure that first class care will continue to FOR ALL YOUR GARDEN REQUIREMENTS so much more difficult to achieve. If not be offered at the Home into the future. If you addressed this can all lead to a distancing from would like to know more about Alde House and both residents and the community which is what it can offer contact the manager, Steve sorely missed. It is in this respect that our Burton 01494 813365. Tim Marshall 36 www.pennandtylersgreen.org.uk 37 Village Voice February/March 2021 for seed potatoes, onion sets, shallots and relationship with www.keychange.org.uk over Summer flowering bulbs, due to the uncertainty the past 18 months has been critical, bringing in regarding lockdown measures and whether we a wealth of experience that the care team can would be allowed to open. So this year, you will draw on. Without it this would have been a very have to find an alternative supplier for lonely time, not only for the staff, but the whole purchasing these items. Alde House community. The relationship with We are already fully stocked with our usual Keychange has enabled our residents to join composts, including peat free, Jacks magic, with other homes, whether it be for an act of manure, strulch and composted and decorative worship or simply fellowship. This has been of bark. We also have a full selection of flower and great benefit showing that we are not alone and vegetable seeds, including some new varieties building a spirit of togetherness. from Suttons and Dobies. Even without the pandemic, with Alde House We are in the process of developing a new being a standalone home, it would be website which will be user friendly for mobiles increasingly difficult to maintain the standard of and tablets and are currently adding additional service we desire. The relationship with stock items including seeds, so you'll be able to Keychange has enabled improved operations at purchase all goods by the order and collection the home which will in turn be of benefit to the system. See our website for current Coronavirus residents. To build on this work, the Trustees updates. Peter Pearman (Membership Secretary) 01494 have now decided that in March the 711570 www.hazlemeregardening.co.uk responsibility for running Alde House will be passed over to Keychange who are a much Alde House larger organisation but with similar objectives. Alde House, like all care homes across the To all intents and purposes this should be a country, continues to face the challenges seamless transition with the team continuing to presented by Covid-19. The good news, serve Penn and the local community, something however, is that our residents and staff have enshrined in the Home’s charitable purpose. now received their first vaccination jab which Colin Hutt, the outgoing Chair of the Trustees will give them greater protection in the future. said, “we are delighted to have found an PENN Ensuring the wellbeing of all residents has been organisation so aligned with our own values and a priority over the past 9 months and continues firmly believe that the expertise and resources to be so. It’s great credit to the whole team at that Keychange bring will support the on-going Alde House who, along with the support of the success of Alde House in Penn”. residents and their relatives, have been able to Rosh Milner, the Chair of Keychange LANDSCAPES maintain a safe environment throughout this Trustees said “Alde House in its wonderful pandemic. setting in the Chiltern Hills is a real gem. We THE GARDEN CRAFTSMEN For the residents, however, the constraints on look forward to continuing the work of visiting has been difficult, not allowing the developing a caring community for the benefit PHONE: 01494 813225 normal contact with loved ones which is so of those in the local area.” important. It has also been a challenging time In this the 50th year of Alde House providing EMAIL: [email protected] for the staff with the need to wear impersonal care for the local community, it is significant PPE or having limited contact with those that these new arrangements with Keychange outside the home, all making the personal touch will ensure that first class care will continue to FOR ALL YOUR GARDEN REQUIREMENTS so much more difficult to achieve. If not be offered at the Home into the future. If you addressed this can all lead to a distancing from would like to know more about Alde House and both residents and the community which is what it can offer contact the manager, Steve sorely missed. It is in this respect that our Burton 01494 813365. Tim Marshall 36 www.pennandtylersgreen.org.uk 37 Village Voice February/March 2021 Village Voice February/March 2021 some 70,000 books. Wood as far back as the 1838 Tithe Map and on On a personal note, I was Fred Baddeley’s all the maps thereafter. postman many years ago and happened to However, there is no Pugh in Penn mentioned ASK THE VV mention that I was building a front porch and in the 1838 record, or on the 1841 or 1851 HISTORIANS looking for an outside door, which he census returns as far as I can see, or in a list of generously provided. I think it once graced his parishioners in 1754, or on various Elizabethan Ask the VV Historians your questions shop. Miles Green, January 2021 tax returns. about local history, people, and places On the other hand, there was a John Pussey in Pugh’s Wood the 1798 Posse Comitatus (although as a servant Miles Green and Ron Saunders both share a 'I would like to know origins of Pugh's or labourer is unlikely to own a wood), and a passion for local history, and they are regularly Wood since it bears my surname’ (Martin not very prosperous Benjamin Pusey in a 1754 approached with enquiries. Pugh) Poor tax return. Ron has a particular interest in local people in There are also several Pewseys in Penn at the two World Wars, census returns, births, I was surprised to realise that I haven't ever various times and I note a rich Christopher marriages and deaths. Miles is well known for asked myself where the name came from and so Pewsey in the 1524 Subsidy Return and two his many local history books and articles. was pleased to investigate it. Puseys paying modest tax for house and land in Together they have agreed to research and You will see Pugh’s Wood on the map – it is Penn in 1695. respond to any questions you may have and the first wood you come to behind our cricket Spelling was not standardised until about two their research will be featured in VV. ground and tennis courts. centuries ago and Pusey’s or Pewsey's Wood Please send your questions to the Editor: The wood has belonged to Earl Howe and the could quite easily become Pugh's Wood when a [email protected] Penn House Estate for many years, and still local name in a Bucks accent was first Recent enquiries have been about Pughs does. interpreted by a map-maker. That is the best I Wood, and the Cottage Bookshop, and here are Village Voice (Issue 185) recording his sadness I expected it to be a fairly recent name, but can do! If VV readers have any other clues the answers! at having to close the shop. was surprised to find that it is named as Pugh's please let me know.' Miles Green, January 2021 It has since been sold and a long-contested The Cottage Bookshop planning application has been approved to Several people have asked about the convert it from a shop into two cottages. history of the bookshop building The original building started life as an early Victorian brick cottage with a slate roof. It was Nearly three years ago, the owner of the Cottage a private house to start with, but subsequently Bookshop in Elm Road wrote an article for harboured successively, a fish shop, briefly Barclays Bank, an electrical shop, a shoe repairer, since 1961, a bookshop, and now back again as two private houses. The earlier article remembered that Fred Baddeley, the creator of the bookshop, had started in 1961 with a display of two dozen of his grandfather’s books laid out on the staircase of the then cobbler’s shop, sold 12 books at 1 shilling each on the first day, bought the cottage a year later, gave up his job and opened the bookshop which eventually held a stock of 38 www.pennandtylersgreen.org.uk www.pennandtylersgreen.org.uk 39 Village Voice February/March 2021 Village Voice February/March 2021 some 70,000 books. Wood as far back as the 1838 Tithe Map and on On a personal note, I was Fred Baddeley’s all the maps thereafter. postman many years ago and happened to However, there is no Pugh in Penn mentioned ASK THE VV mention that I was building a front porch and in the 1838 record, or on the 1841 or 1851 HISTORIANS looking for an outside door, which he census returns as far as I can see, or in a list of generously provided. I think it once graced his parishioners in 1754, or on various Elizabethan Ask the VV Historians your questions shop. Miles Green, January 2021 tax returns. about local history, people, and places On the other hand, there was a John Pussey in Pugh’s Wood the 1798 Posse Comitatus (although as a servant Miles Green and Ron Saunders both share a 'I would like to know origins of Pugh's or labourer is unlikely to own a wood), and a passion for local history, and they are regularly Wood since it bears my surname’ (Martin not very prosperous Benjamin Pusey in a 1754 approached with enquiries. Pugh) Poor tax return. Ron has a particular interest in local people in There are also several Pewseys in Penn at the two World Wars, census returns, births, I was surprised to realise that I haven't ever various times and I note a rich Christopher marriages and deaths. Miles is well known for asked myself where the name came from and so Pewsey in the 1524 Subsidy Return and two his many local history books and articles. was pleased to investigate it. Puseys paying modest tax for house and land in Together they have agreed to research and You will see Pugh’s Wood on the map – it is Penn in 1695. respond to any questions you may have and the first wood you come to behind our cricket Spelling was not standardised until about two their research will be featured in VV. ground and tennis courts. centuries ago and Pusey’s or Pewsey's Wood Please send your questions to the Editor: The wood has belonged to Earl Howe and the could quite easily become Pugh's Wood when a [email protected] Penn House Estate for many years, and still local name in a Bucks accent was first Recent enquiries have been about Pughs does. interpreted by a map-maker. That is the best I Wood, and the Cottage Bookshop, and here are Village Voice (Issue 185) recording his sadness I expected it to be a fairly recent name, but can do! If VV readers have any other clues the answers! at having to close the shop. was surprised to find that it is named as Pugh's please let me know.' Miles Green, January 2021 It has since been sold and a long-contested The Cottage Bookshop planning application has been approved to Several people have asked about the convert it from a shop into two cottages. history of the bookshop building The original building started life as an early Victorian brick cottage with a slate roof. It was Nearly three years ago, the owner of the Cottage a private house to start with, but subsequently Bookshop in Elm Road wrote an article for harboured successively, a fish shop, briefly Barclays Bank, an electrical shop, a shoe repairer, since 1961, a bookshop, and now back again as two private houses. The earlier article remembered that Fred Baddeley, the creator of the bookshop, had started in 1961 with a display of two dozen of his grandfather’s books laid out on the staircase of the then cobbler’s shop, sold 12 books at 1 shilling each on the first day, bought the cottage a year later, gave up his job and opened the bookshop which eventually held a stock of 38 www.pennandtylersgreen.org.uk www.pennandtylersgreen.org.uk 39

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Rev Mike Bisset (t) 816700 / ● Thames Valley (non-Emergency) 101 Mrs Paula Coppins 814281 (e) [email protected] ● Crimestoppers 0800 555 111 ● Manor Farm Community Junior School Animal welfare Revd Derrick Carr (t) 442212 ● Neighbourhood Action Group (NAG) Head Andrew Sierant 814622 ● Cats Protection 448849 (e) [email protected] Suzanne Ludgate ● Manor Farm Preschool and Nursery ● Lost Cats: 676702 / www.buckscats.org.uk Gail Wellings (Parish Office): (t) 813254 ● Neighbourhood Police Community Officer Mrs Kate Austin 816730 ● RSPCA (South Bucks) 0300 1234 999 (e) [email protected] PCSO Matt Sara and PCSO Claire Bowles ● Sir William Ramsay School Head Mrs (24-hour) www.southbucksrspca.org.uk www.holytrinityandstmargarets.co.uk Christine McLintock 815211 www.swr.bucks. ● Stokenchurch Dog Rescue: 482695 / ● Penn Free Methodist Church Rev Peter early Years services sch.uk www.stokenchurchdogrescue.co.uk Simpson 816202/812829 [email protected] / ● Little Oaks Nurseries Ruthie Pocock 07881 ● The Bat Conservation Trust www.bats.org www.realchristianity.org 737149 or [email protected] - Little sports & Youth groups uk / www.northbucksbatgroup.org.uk ● TG Methodist Church Rev. 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Karen Taylor 816450 & Val Macdiarmid 812528 Alan Rowe 814324 Green: Linda Franklin 01494 671228 chilternmusicacademy.org ● Careers Springboard ● Dentists www.nhsdentistlocator.co.uk ● Toddler Group Thursdays @ Village Hall ● Football Club Tony Hurst 815839, ptgfctony@ www.careersspringboard.info ● Drug Abuse Confidential help, advice & Julie Rugg 07766 881567 btinternet.com, www.penntylersgreenfc.co.uk ● Chiltern Samaritans (24 hours) 432000 support 473666 ● Toddler Group Wednesdays @ Parish Rooms ● Guides & Brownies Sue Stephens 817436 www.samaritans.org.uk ● Emotions Anonymous Kevin 814702 Ali Bisset 01494 816700 ● Hazlemere Youth Club Nikki Arnold 813364 ● Citizen’s Advice Bureau 0844 245 1289 ● High Wycombe General Hospital 526161 ● P&TGRS Village Preschool: Nicky Lovegrove ● High Wycombe Croquet Club 858202 / www. www.citizensadvice.org.uk ● Stoke Mandeville Hospital 01296 315000 817093 / [email protected] hwcroquetclub.com ● Common Wood: www.commonwoodpenn. ● Highfield Surgery (Hazlemere) 813396 ● Loudwater Bowls Club: Alan Tombs 481855 co.uk www.highfieldsurgeryhazlemere.co.uk Public halls ● Penn Pond Waders Golf: Bob Teuton 715915 ● NSPCC Helpline 0808 800 5000 ● NHS (t) 111 / www.buckshealthcare.nhs.uk ● Penn Church Hall Gail Wellings 813254 or ● Penn Pond Ladies Golf Society Jane Frizoni ● NSPCC Childline 0800 1111 Confidential ● Overeaters Anonymous Juliet 07808403602 [email protected] 812986 line for young people /children to seek help ● Penn Surgery 817144 / Simpson Centre ● St Margaret’s Parish Rooms ● Pennants Badminton Club (Tylers Green ● Penn & Tylers Green Residents Society 671571 / www.thesimpsoncentre.com Mrs Mary Coker 812162 Village Hall) John Youers 711647 Chairman - Miles Green 815589 ● Tylers Green Methodist Church Hall ● Scouts: Adrian & Heather Cooper 816505 & www.pennandtylersgreen.org.uk libraries Mrs G Nelson 815631 Paul Wicks 815715, pennandtgscouts@gmail. ● Royal British Legion Colin Doyle 816484 ● All Bucks Libraries - 0845 230 3232 ● Tylers Green Village Hall 819990 / Emma com ● The Campaign to Protect Rural England www.buckscc.gov.uk/leisure-and- Byrne / [email protected] ● Seido Karate Stuart Wilson 717400 (CPRE) Bucks; www.cprebucks.org.uk culture/libraries www.tylersgreenvillagehall.co.uk ● Sports & Social Club 815346 ● The Chiltern Society www.chilternsociety. ● Beaconsfield [email protected] ● Table Tennis 815180 org.uk ● Hazlemere [email protected] schools in P&tg ● Tennis Club Kate Noble ptgtennisclub@ ● Village Blog; www.pennandtylersgreen.com ● High Wycombe [email protected] ● Tylers Green First School Head: Mrs Jude gmail.com, www.clubspark.lta.org/PennTennis 56 www.pennandtylersgreen.org.uk www.pennandtylersgreen.org.uk 57 Village Voice February/March 2021 elected representatives ● Members of Parliament; Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham constituency includes Penn) 673745, Steven Baker (High Wycombe constituency is produced 6 times a year and delivered to includes Tylers Green) 521777, all houses in Penn & Tylers Green. Neighbouring MP Jo Morrissey (Beaconsfield constituency) 673745 editor ● Buckinghamshire Council Councillors Cathy O’Leary 812064 ● Tylers Green & Loudwater Ward Letters can be sent by post c/o Catbells, Kingswood David Shakespeare OBE 817248 - Avenue, Penn, Bucks. HP10 8DR or email: TG, Loudwater & part of Ryemead, Katrina [email protected] Wood 07827 820531, Tylers Green & design Loudwater, Lawrence Wood 07739 181043 - Callum Hawes Tylers Green & Loudwater Advertising ● Penn Wood & Old Amersham Ward Isobel Ruthie Pocock e-mail: [email protected] Darby 07798 538697 - Penn & Old Amersham / Julia Burton 726411 / Jonathan Waters vv Accounts Gill Lynn 813219 890210- both Penn & Coleshill ● Chepping Wycombe Parish Councillors for suBscriPtions Tylers Green (CWPC includes councillors for Mrs J C Collins 814561 Flackwell Heath & Loudwater) 25 New Road Penn, Bucks, HP10 8DL email: [email protected] Ian Forbes 816438 / Sharon Herron 07905 distriBution & deliverY 614133 / Katrina Wood 814848 / Haydn Ron Saunders 816237 Darch 813967 Council clerk; Wendy Thompson Supported by an army of volunteers 814600 VV weB liAison ● Penn Parish Councillors for Penn (Penn PC Hilary Forbes 816438 includes councillors for Penn Street, Forty Green, Winchmore Hill & Knotty Green.); vv house PhotograPhers Eddie Morton / Keith Hawes Mike Morley 816638 / Roy Bentham 813897 / Jane Creasy 816818 / Council Clerk: Nicole Production Johnson 815458. www.pennparish.org.uk Turville Printing Services 520322 email [email protected] VV (both cover and insides) is printed on FSC Certified Paper (Forest Stewardship Council) and contains 15% post consumer recycled fibre.All products carrying the FSC Logo have been independently certified as coming from forests that meet the internationally recognised FSC Principles and Criteria of Forest Stewardship. 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