HALLMARK The Lacey Green and Loosley Row Magazine ISSUE 252 NOVEMBER 2019 20 2 Welcome to the November edition Our August edition was over- Please contact Jane on 07803 subscribed with articles and 393 467 or email turned out at a massive 48 pages. [email protected] So perhaps it’s not surprising that Our front cover is very autumnal this month we have a lightweight with the fresh conker glistening in issue. At least the deliverers will the foreground. Thanks to Robert be happy with the lighter delivery West from Stocken Farm for this bags. and the image on page 6. Following our appeal in the last Christmas is approaching, there is issue I am delighted to report that a full calendar of activities at the we now have a new Delivery Church, this can be found on Manager - Jane Tyrer from page 25. Loosley Row. We now just need to find a person willing to deliver I wish you all a happy and around 20 Hallmarks in the excellent Christmas and New Mike Piercy Greenlands/Roundlands area. Year. Editor Thank you. Thank you. We had our Macmillan Coffee Also thank you to all the achieved such a great total Morning on September 26th and husbands and partners who dealt without all of you. this was a huge success raising with all the tables and chairs. the incredible sum of £1,700. Windmill WI Special thanks also go to Lynne We want to say a heartfelt thank at The Black Horse, you to all the members who Buckmoorend Farm Shop and delivered fliers made cakes, Naphill Post Office for their very manned stalls, made endless generous raffle prizes. We cups of coffee and tea and were certainly could not have there to support us. LG & LR Millennium Hall In the last edition of Hallmark we Marked car park spaces will are prioritised and, of course, the wrote about the workings of the enable improved parking amount of cash available. Village Hall and asked for capacity and prevent blocking in Thank you to all of you who have donations towards our latest and the need to park on Main generously contributed so far. project - the resurfacing of the Road. We envisage other Further donations may prove car park. benefits. essential should any award fall The resurfacing will be On 30th Sept we submitted an short. We will keep you posted particularly valuable to those application to WDC for half the via www.laceygreen.com and or who are infirm or disabled and cost of resurfacing the car park. Hallmark. find negotiating the shingle car How much they allow us, if park somewhat of an ordeal. anything, will depend on how we VH Committee 3 What’s On Sat/Sun 2 & 3 Nov10.00 am History Group Exhibition St John’s School Hall Sat 16 Nov Church Christmas Fayre Village Hall Wed 20 Nov Horts Club Pumpkin Supper Village Hall 28, 29, 30 Nov LGP “The LadyKillers” Village Hall (see p29) Sun 1 Dec 6pm Carol Concert (LGS and School) Village Hall (see p20) Sat 14 Dec The Sultans on Swings concert The Pink and Lily (see p17) For the full schedule of services at St John’s Church see page 25 Sun 24 Nov 10.30am Happy Wanderers walk Phone Liz Lewin 01844 274961 Parish Council Meetings Mon 4 Nov 7.30 Lacey Green Hall Mon 2 Dec 7.30 Lacey Green Hall 4 On the Farm Recently we have had a harvested. This is a real concern Japanese breeds, it can be some reminder that the weather drives if roadwork is involved, as it of the most expensive meats in all our decisions and activities on becomes very muddy. While it the world. It has fine texture, the the farm. We had fairly good has been raining we should have fat is distributed more evenly weather for harvest, with a week been planting our winter wheat through the muscle so it looks of wet weather in August seed, hopefully the end of pink and is really tender. clearing up before the wheat October will be kind and we will Traditionally Wagyu beef cattle quality was ruined. We had quite get it planted. in Japan are fed beer and low rainfall last winter and regularly massaged to reduce Our milking cows are now spring, and a dry summer, stress, so there could be new job housed for winter. We have had however the wheat has yielded opportunities for masseuses in many calves born in the last two really well with good bread the future! months, which is keeping us making qualities, we think it put busy, most of the Holstein calves Arla’s (our milk buying down deep roots in the spring have been born. The female cooperative) milk price has been allowing it to cope well in the calves will join the herd in two stable for the last six months at a dry conditions of May, June and years time, the males being sustainable level. Other July, the plentiful sunshine reared for beef. The calves born companies have not been so (energy) giving the quality. for the next six months have reliable with some 20% less than The maize has yielded better been sired by a beef bull. Some ours. Tomlinsons, a dairy that than last year and importantly of these we will rear, others we processes milk for Sainsburys has we managed to harvest it just will sell to other farmers to rear. just called the receivers in so its before the wet spell in late supplying farmers will most likely We usually use a British Blue bull September and October began. lose six weeks of milk revenue, a but as an experiment we used a Since then we have had 8 inches crippling blow for some. Wagyu bull a few times, we have of rain in 3 weeks. There are still just had the first two born which Continued opposite…. many acres of maize to harvest will be interesting to see how around the UK, a crucial part of these fare as they grow. Wagyu winter cow rations still to be beef is from one of four 6 Black Horse busiest year ever so far which has been great. We are looking forward to many more of these here at the Black Horse. Aunt Sally has now finished for the season. Thank you Lisa for looking after the team, and to the team who made every Friday night special and different not We are now booking for mentioning any names ALEX. It Christmas, it just doesn't seem just will not be the same, not possible, time just goes by in a having the What's App chat. flash and quicker the older you Winter darts has just started on a get. It has been a difficult few Thursday night and dominos on a months due to illness but we Monday night. have been so lucky with people coming in and helping us out, We have now started opening all everybody has been so kind. We day Tuesday to Sunday. This will are now sorting out what we are continue to January then we will doing in the future to help us rethink it to make sure it has been continue as we have always worth our while. Alex been. I know how lucky we are here to have such loyal staff and Lynne and Ian friends. I think we have had the On the Farm continued This reminds us of when Dairy There are many figures being With all the negative press Farmers of Britain folded about banded around about livestock farming receives we have been 15 years ago. We were caught farming’s carbon footprint, some tagged in some positive tweets up with them, a supportive bank of them do not seem to be recently which really brightens becomes very important then. creditable, certainly not in your day up. Also last week relation to British farming whilst our Landrover was parked A hot topic in farming at the systems. in Princes Risborough it had two moment is climate change. notes attached to it, the first According to the NFU, As an Arla supplier we have handwritten one read: THANK agriculture is responsible for been calculating our carbon YOU FOR BEING A FARMER, 10% of green house emissions. footprint for a number of years, the other note was of monetary Coming in well behind transport not always convinced that the value. This was obviously at 27% and energy supply at consumer has been that unusual but also fantastically 24%. The NFU has a target for interested when making their appreciated by our family and agriculture to be net zero by purchases. Maybe this will staff, the donation is heading to 2040. Arla which is a Northern change, or maybe just be the Royal Agricultural European company has a target confident in companies like Arla Benevolent Institution for whom of 2050, with the aim of that are doing all they can to we try to raise money each year. reducing gas emissions by 30% produce environmentally friendly So to who ever put it there a big per kilo of milk in the next products. The UK is ahead of the thank you. decade. game, it is probably never a better time to encourage Richard West consumers to buy British reared [email protected] and produced products. 7 Princes Risborough Art Group Small friendly art group. There is no formal tuition but we are happy to share our ideas and knowledge. PR Baptist church hall Weds 12-2pm Contact Ann on 01844 343042 8 Windmill WI Several of us enjoyed a lovely lunch at The Polecat; good food, good service and good company.