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Easter MessageYou don’t have to look too far to find a drama series or film about zombies. There seems to be a “walking dead” fascination, in serious or comic mode. But I was surprised to hear someone refer to Easter as “the Zombie Apocalypse, starring Jesus.” It was funny in its context, but carried the implied criticism that Easter is a silly wish fulfilment of those who will believe in practically anything. There can be a lot of silliness and insincerity around the practice of celebrating Easter, but the message of the Easter story itself is far more than a religious selling point. It is a way of expressing the central belief that life is tragic, but not ultimately so.
The story leading up to Easter, the “crucifixion”, tells how Jesus was condemned to death, falsely accused of religious blasphemy and political rebellion - an all too familiar tragedy of hubris by the powerful and suffering by the innocent. The tragic storyline that we’ve all grown accustomed to is that money talks, power wins and anyone who pretends otherwise needs to “get real”.
But the story of Jesus does not end with his tragic death. The stories of the “resurrection” are Jesus’ followers’ way of saying that Jesus was not just a fading memory. Teachings that left them puzzled before his death became their way of life after his resurrection. The way Jesus actually embodied the presence of God was how they came to express the “spirit” in them after the resurrection.
And the reign of God? Jesus always said it was present among them, but they could never quite accept that in a world dominated by the Roman Empire. After the resurrection, the reign of God was their way of life. The resurrection is not a story of a zombie stalking the earth. It is a story of life that ultimately overcomes the tragedy that we’ve all been taught to recognize as real life.
This Easter, whether you are a religious person or not, I invite you to talk about resurrection. In the end, resurrection is not about the walking dead; it is about those who have found new life.
Rev Michael Hunt, St Mary’s
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CONTENTS01 MESSAGE FROM THE EDITOR
02 EVENTS
08 YOU WRITE
09 WENDOVER REMEMBERS
10 SCHOOLS & YOUTH
12 BUSINESS FORUM
14 HS2
15 COMMUNITY ORCHARD
16 HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE
17 PROPERTY
21 WENDOVER POOL
22 CLUB CORNER
24 LOCAL NEWS
26 RAF HALTON
27 ENVIRONMENT & HERITAGE
28 DAVID LIDINGTON
29 LOCAL FACE - IAN SANSBURY
30 WHAT’S ON SUMMARIES
32 MATTERS ARISING
Wendover News is produced by:Jane Larkham - EditorJackie Brown - Assistant EditorWynne Byford - GraphicsPaul Hammett - Accounts
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Weekly Senior Rugby MatchesEvery Saturday afternoon at Aylesbury Rugby Football Club, Weston Turville. Visit www.arfcuk.com for details.
Cooking, Sewing & Knitting GroupsFrom classes to casual meetings, if you like to make or decorate cakes, sew or knit, there is sure to be a group for you. Classes for spring are already booking up! See pages 30 & 31.
Cycle Rides and Local WalksGroup cycle rides that begin in or near Wendover have been organised by the local Cycle Touring Club. Any bike will do as long as it’s roadworthy. Newcomers always welcome, but please try an easy-paced ride first. Easy Paced Rides Sunday 6, 9.30am from Stoke Mandeville Combined School and Sunday 27, 9.30am from Wendover Clock Tower. Visit southbuckscycling.or g.uk/rides for more.
The Ramblers have a programme of organised walks in the Wendover area. Have a look at the listings on pages 30 & 31 or www.aylesbury-ramblers.org.uk for more details.
Regular Events at Wendover LibraryBounce & Rhyme, Tuesdays 10.15 & 11.15am term time, Learn my Way computer training first Tuesday each month, please book. Tea & Talk, Thu 10, 10.30-11.30am. Foreign Language Conversation - please book, Fri 11, 10.30am-12noon. Knit & Natter, Tue 15, 1.30-3pm. Children’s Book Club, third Saturday every month, 2.30pm - details from Library.
Bucks County MuseumChurch Street, Aylesbury HP20 2QPPhotography! 16 January-5 March, including a lecture by award winning photographer Bryn Griffiths FBIPP 1 March 6.30-8.30pm. Book in advance for lecture on 01296 331441. Art of Islam, 26 March-24 September. Free entry. Roald Dahl Gallery on the same site; check website for opening hours. The museum also has a programme of talks in the community and on-site events. Details on www.buckscountymuseum.org.
Lacey Green WindmillIn 2016 the windmill will be open on Sundays and Bank Holiday Mondays from
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SPRING FAIRSATURDAY MARCH 26
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Term time weekly soft play sessions at Wendover Memorial Hall until EasterWednesdays @ 10.30-12
Bouncy castles, soft play,ball pool, crafts, and morefor children up to age 5
£4.00 per child07806 792936
EASTER SUNDAY CHURCH SERVICESWENDOVER FREE CHURCH, AYLESBURY ROAD
11.00am Worship with Holy CommunionSt ANNE’S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, AYLESBURY ROAD
9.15am Sunday Mass HOLY FAMILY ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, HALTON
10.30am Sunday Mass St MARY’S CHURCH OF ENGLAND
8.00am Holy Communion, 9.00am Holy Communion10.30am All Age CommunionSt MICHAEL’S C of E HALTON:
6.00pm Holy Communion
For more about church services,courses and meeti ngs,visit the Churches Together Offi ce:
just, 11 High Street HP22 6DU 01296 62312310am-12.30pm each weekday (excluding Wednesday)
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Easter Sunday 27 March until Sunday 25 September from 2 pm to 5 pm. Admission is £2.50 per adult and £1 per child (aged 5-15). On National Mills Weekend we will be open on Saturday 14 May from 2 pm to 5 pm, and on Sunday 15 May from 11 am to 5 pm.
Fairtrade Fortnight29 Feb - 13 Mar, Just, 11 High St“Sit down for breakfast. Stand up for farmers” is this year’s theme. Includes Big Brew & Free Tasting 3 March! See advert page 4.
Open Church & Lenten LunchesTuesdays until EasterSt Anne’s Church is open for shared reflection 10am-12noon. From 12-1.30pm, the Wendover Christian Centre hosts the annual Lenten Lunches. Food and fellowship - and an opportunity to make the most of Lent, including discussing 40 acts.
Art Show & SaleTue-Sun throughout March, Courtyard Gallery, Wen Antiques Ctre Four talented local artists showing and selling their work. Drop in!
Kimble & Ellesborough Horticultural SocietyTue 1, 7.15pm, Stewart Hall HP17 0XNAGM at 7.15, followed at 8 by Timothy Walker, former Director at Oxford University Botanic Gardens, who returns to discuss the current state of plant conservation and the need to work with the political and economic situation, using examples from all over the world.
Mother’s Day Craft MorningSat 5, 10am-12noon, Wen Christian CentreChurches Together in Wendover are hosting a Mother’s Day Craft Morning. Children of all ages will be able to make a range of beautiful and delicious gifts to give to their mums on Mothering Sunday. Bacon rolls, tea, coffee and cake will be available while your little ones create.
Aylesbury Vale Embroiderers’ Guild Stoke Mandeville Methodist Church HP22 5UJ5 March is a day workshop from 10am-4pm on Silk Shading with Katie Pirson. 19 March is a regular monthly meeting from 2.30-4.30pm on “The Embroidered Narrative: Costume Design for Film and TV” with Michele Carragher. Enquiries 622551 or 425015.
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ADH Window Cleaning: 20% discount: Pati o & Decking pressure washing. 25% off conservatory roof cleaning! Gutt er clean check £30 discounted from any work done. 07777 654383A Litt le Bird Gallery: 20% off all Bespoke Mirrors... Any Frame, Any Size!Cambridge Weight Plan: 10% off initi al appointment. 01296 623560CBF: 2 classes for the price of 1 (diff erent types only), valid 1-31 March. Book online www.catbookerfi tness.co.ukChilterns Sports Clinic: 10% off any service and treatment except Swim Stroke Analysis (www.sportsinjuryclinic.org.uk / 01296 696133)FORM: FREE 30 minute Body Stati sti c Measure Appointment, valid 1 - 31 March to the fi rst 5 to book via [email protected] Pest Control: £10 off ANY accepted quote 07736 327808Just: FREE cup of Fairtrade tea/coff ee at the “Big Brew” on Thursday 3 March as part of Fairtrade fortnight and sample some new food ranges Lady Grey: 10% OFF Tuesday to FridayMaria Bray Nutriti onal Therapist: 10% off initi al appointment, 581561No2: 10% OFF our delicious Deli Tasti ng Platt ers at No2 Pound Street (not in conjuncti on with any other off ers)Perry House Dental Surgery: 20% off bleaching,conditi ons apply. Scruples: 10% discount on a Cut and Finish with all stylists for new customers to Scruples on their fi rst visitSpice Garden: £5 off on orders over £25The Loft Studio & Gallery: FREE arti st’s card with Limited Editi on print purchase.Village Environmental Services: 20% discount on accepted esti mate for CCTV drain survey or drain clearance, 07850 635844.Wendover Computers: 10% off installati on, setup and data transfer when purchasing a nano or laptop. Call Pete on 0800 3118385 or 07881 555482 E: [email protected] Heights Veterinary Centre: 10% off pet consultati ons and vaccinati ons (T& Cs apply) 01296 623439Wendover Wood: 10% discount 01296 623869
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WENDOVER COMMUNITY LIBRARYFOWL is part of the Wendover Community Library Trust,
this Charity having been formed by local community volunteersseeking to ensure the maintenance of our village library and
its importance to the community.
Membership is from as litt le as £5 a year although you can becomea Life Patron for £100. Whilst we would like to encourage as many
new members as possible, we would also like to encourage those whoare already members to renew their subscripti ons,
which will run out on March 30th.
We greatly appreciate all our friends’ support which is invaluable inhelping to maintain and improve this important community resource.
Please speak to any of the staff or volunteers in the libraryfor further informati on on the Friends of the Library.
Wendover Music Concert Series 2016at St Mary’s Church
12 March 19.30: Kitt y Whately (mezzo-soprano) Kevin Whately & Madeleine Newton (speakers) ‘This Other Eden’: Vaughan Williams, Gurney, Warlock words by Shakespeare, Rosetti and de la Mare 9 April 19.30: Marti n James Bartlett (piano) Beethoven, Liszt, Schubert and Barber14 May 19.30: Heath Quartet Mozart, Bartok and Ravel11 June 19.30: Steven Isserlis (cello) and Tom Poster Bridge, Kabalevsky and Beethoven
Tickets available from ‘Just’ 11 High Street, Wendover and from the website www.wendover-music.org
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Murder Mystery EveningSat 5, 6.45pm, Wendover Memorial HallSomeone will be murdered in Wendover... Can you solve the mystery? Join Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity (FNHC)’s evening of fright and delight! Ticks £15 from shop.
Wendover Evening WITue 8, 7.45pm, St Anne’s HallCaptain Kamran Irina will be talking about SERV (Service of Rider Volunteers), a charity run entirely by volunteers who transport urgently needed medical items by motor-cycle courier within the UK. Visitors are most welcome. www.wendoverwi.weebly.com
Chiltern HumanistsWed 9, 7.30pm, Amersham Comm Ctre HP6 5AH“Stop Worrying and Enjoy Your Life” is the topic with comedy writer and journalist Ariane Sherine. All welcome.
MS Centre Art Exhibition 12 & 13Sat 12 & Sun 13, Chilterns MS CentreOver 100 artists! See advert page 4.
Class Taster Event for CharitySat 12, 2-4.30pm, CBF Studio, 2-3 Robert MewsOnline booking at www.catbookerfitness.co.uk. See advert page 11.
BkB Uganda Orphans Barn Dance Sat 12, 7.30-11pm, Wendover Memorial HallFollowing the successful Theatre in the Villages promotion of “Bette Davis on the Edge” back in November, BkB invite Wendover to a Barn Dance. Come and dance with Valerie Vale and Aylesbury Aylevators. Tickets £10 (under 16’s free) from Wendover Library, Clare Bysouth (01442 825879) and Marguerite Spain (01296 622678). More on www.bkbuganda.org.
Wendover MusicSat 12, 7.30pm, St Mary’s Church WendoverThe first concert will be a recital of Words and Music given by the mezzo-soprano Kitty Whately accompanied by her actor parents Kevin Whately (ITV’s ‘Lewis’) and Madeleine Newman. April sees the return of Martin James Bartlett who gave a stunning performance at last year’s concert, and in May, Heath Quartet will
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Fairtrade Fortnight 2016 is from February 29th to March 13th and the theme this year is “Sit down for breakfast. Stand up for Farmers”.
Join us for our BIG BREW and FREE TASTING EVENT on Thursday March 3rd.
We are also now fully stocked with Easter eggs, gifts and cards including:
The Real Easter Egg Green & Blacks and Divine NEW for 2016! Divine
raspberry dark chocolate eggsand toffee and sea-salt milkchocolate eggs
Playmil dairy-free eggs Hand-made Easter boxes and
decorations from Kashmir.
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ART EXHIBITON12th - 13th MARCH 2016
SATURDAY: 10am - 6pmSUNDAY: 11am - 4pm
The 11th Chilterns MS Centre Art Exhibiti onis taking place this March.
Over 100 arti sts will be exhibiti ng this year with an even wider variety of media, subject matt er and price.
The arti sts are both professional and amateur,local and from further afi eld.
Please come and browse, possibly buy and defi nitelyenjoy the delicious homemade cakes with tea or coff ee.
ALL WELCOME!Chilterns MS Centre, Oakwood Close, Halton, Wendover HP22 5LX
phone: 01296 696133 e-mail [email protected]
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perform Mozart, Bartok & Ravel. In June, we are delighted to be welcoming Stephen Isserlis, the world renowned cellist. Tickets and details on www.wendover-music.org. See advert page 3.
On ScreenFri 18, 7.30pm, Wen Library Room“The Lady in The Van”. Written by Alan Bennett and starring Maggie Smith and Alex Jennings. Tickets £5.00 available now in the Library.
Bucks Family History SocietySat 19, 2pm, Southcourt Comm Ctre HP21 8LFSearching newspapers for ancestors is a task which has become far easier as more collections have found their way online. We welcome Roy Stockdill, who will impart some of his extensive expertise in newspaper research.
Family Movie NightSat 19, 6.30pm, Wendover Christian CentreWendover Free Church is showing ‘Tangled’ at the March Movie Night. Come at 6.30pm for a 6.45pm start. As usual, free admission, popcorn and ice cream.
Barn Dance for Wendover CelebratesSat 19, 7.30pm, Wendover Memorial HallTickets from Library, £15 including chilli supper. Proceeds to Wendover Celebrates 2016, see p 24.
Wendover Choral Society ConcertSat 19, 7.30pm, St Mary’s Church WendoverThe St John Passion with the Equale Baroque Soloists. Conductor Peter Bassano. Tickets from Just, 11 High Street.
Chilterns Cycle ChallengeSun 20, all dayThree routes starting & finishing in Aylesbury Town Centre. Support Rennie Grove and sign up at www.renniegrove.org/ chilternscycle.
Wendover Toddlers Final SessionMon 21, 1.30-3pm, Wendover Memorial HallThe end of an era! Wendover Toddlers is closing down after 45 years. See more page 23.
Wendover Youth Centre - AGMMon 21, 8pm, Wendover Youth CtreAll friends, parents and people interested in
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Cat ShowSaturday 2 April 2016
Wendover Memorial HallOpen to the public 12.30-4pm
Entrance: £2.50,or £1.50 for Senior Citizens / Children
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Saturday 2 April, 7.30pmTHE DUNG BEATLES
acclaimed Beatles tribute bandTickets in advance from Tel: 424982
or on the door if still available£10, U18 free, incl wine & refreshments
Concert atSt Mary’s
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the work that goes on in the Youth Clubs and The Centre are invited.
Games Night!Thu 24, 7.30pm, Wendover Library RoomCome along and test your skill, dexterity, gamesmanship, French vocabulary, sense of fun, but more importantly, just have a good time! £3 members, £4 non-members.
Stay and PlayFri 25, 10am-12noon, Woodland FolkWoodland Folk at Green Park host a stay and play for ages 0-11. £5 per head in advance, outdoor and indoor activities including an Easter egg hunt. Email [email protected] to book.
Wendover WI Spring FairSat 26, 10am – 12noon, Wen Library RoomHome-made cakes, plants, cards, tombola, raffle and refreshments. See advert page 2.
Messy EasterTue 29, 3.30-5.30pm, St Anne’s Hall“Messy Christmas” proved very popular
and enjoyable, so Wendover Free Church is offering a chance for everyone to join in the fun at “Messy Easter”. We begin with activities in St Anne’s Hall (messy and not so messy), themed around the Easter story. We move to St Anne’s Church for a story and song, then share a meal together in the Christian Centre. There’s no need to book. All are welcome, but children must be accompanied.
Aston Clinton Horticultural SocietyWed 30, 6.30-7.45pm, Anthony HallEntry night for the Spring Show!
Coming Soon - Save the Date! • Apr - Spiritual Nourishment, W Turville• 12 & 23 Apr - Open Days, Little Acorns• 19 Apr - EGM, Get Wendover Cycling• 20 Apr - NVS Lecture, Holiday Inn• 21 Apr - Visitor morning at PACE• 22 Apr - Rotary Big Quiz• 23 Apr - Jazz with “Sway” at St Dunstan’s • 29 Apr - World Book Night, Library• 1 May - Wendover Celebrates, see page 24• 14 May - PACE Big Walk, see page 16
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Easter 2016We will close at 6.30pm on Thursday 25 March and reopen at 7.30am on Tuesday 29 March (telephone lines from 8 am). We will not be open on Saturday 26 March. Over the Easter weekend and all other times outside our normal opening hours please call 111 if you have an urgent medical problem.
Our Car ParkOur car park can be very busy when we are open, and sometimes our patients struggle to find parking places. We have been exploring ways to help ensure that the car park, which is private property, is used only by those people who are visiting the health centre. We are keen to involve the local community in seeking a satisfactory solution to the problem, and are therefore seeking Wendover residents’ views and suggestions. We would expect any system of controlling parking to be cost neutral to the health centre.
One option we are considering involves leasing out the car park to a private company who will monitor the number plates on all cars that enter it. If a car’s registration number is not inputted into a machine in the reception area, then the owner of the car concerned will be liable for a penalty charge. This will help prevent parking by those who are not genuine users of the health centre. The penalty charge will also apply to those parking overnight or at weekends, when the health centre is closed.
If you have any comments or suggestions on this issue please e-mail them to [email protected] or leave a note in reception FAO Enfys Lewis. Please head your message “WHC Car Park”.
WebGPwebGP can now be accessed through our website www.westongrove.com using a computer or a smartphone. It has self-help information on 100 common symptoms and conditions; it gives patients the opportunity to consult electronically with a member of the doctor team by completing a special form on-line, and can be used to raise administrative queries with the practice. The consultation tool is for patients who are 18 years old or over; at present it cannot be used to consult about children.
Dates when we close at 1pmWe will close at 1pm on Thursday 17 March, Wednesday 20 April and Tuesday 10 May for staff training. On these days please call 01296-850011 for any urgent problems between 1pm and 6.30pm.
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Wendover Wills Week Starts Sunday 6th March 2016 Runs for 7 full days Saturday and Sunday appointments available Appointments all day from 7 am to 7 pm Free initial appointment – with no obligation Free Will storage – no annual fees 10% off our normal Will-writing charges
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Petitions to HS2 Select Committee...Over the last two years a huge effort has been made by many individuals and community organisations such as the church, the parish, the Wendover Society and Wendover HS2 to compose, lodge and present over 1800 petitions. There is now a temporary halt while we wait to hear what recommendations the Select Committee will make. Whatever comes out of this wearing process, we owe a great debt of gratitude to all who have made the effort to petition, who have gritted their teeth in the face of HS2 Ltd’s intransigence at the hearings and who have made sure that our demand for fair treatment has been heard in Parliament. Thank you!
Richard Birch
“Seasons” ThanksI would like to thank the audience who attended the “Seasons of England” concert on 6 February in truly horrible wet weather. The 6 performers received a very warm reception from the start and the beautiful singing and reading of poems was obviously
appreciated which lifted the performers to give of their best.
For those who enjoyed the format of songs and poems, we shall be doing a similar programme called “A Summer Serenade” at the first Nettleden Festival (near Hemel) on 10 June.
This is a brand new festival and will take place over that weekend. Our show will be the opening event on the Friday evening.
Details are yet to be announced but I will place an advertisement in the News nearer the time.Now that we have these entertainments up and running, we would be interested to hear from anyone who would like to use them for fundraising purposes. You can email me at barbimcgill@ me.com if you have an enquiry.
Thank you once again for your warm reception, your applause and your lovely comments afterwards. Please come again.
Barbara McGillivray
Rozelle School of DancingI would like to say a big thank you to everyone
involved in our biennial dancing show “Across the Pond”, held at the Grange School on 7 February. We had 167 performers aged from 2-88 dancing in a combination of ballet, tap, theatrecraft and street. The proceeds of £1500 are to be donated to PACE. Well done to you all!
Sue Donald
Birthday ThanksIn December I had a special birthday and decided to invite family & friends to a party. I asked everyone to donate to charity instead of giving me a gift. Sixty-five guests between them raised £180 for Parkinson’s UK, £150 for Friends of Wendover Health Centre, and £140 for Hartwell RDA. Thank you to all my guests!
The story continued when I visited London a few days later and got to chatting with the taxi driver about the generosity of my party guests. When we arrived at the station, he refused to accept my taxi fare and instead suggested that I donate it to my chosen charities in honour of his young daughter, a cystic fibrosis sufferer. Human kindness!
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MARCH 1916The war continued into its twentieth month with fighting on land and sea. Germany once again declared “unlimited” submarine warfare to break Britain by starving her of food. Shortly afterwards, the French cross-channel steamer, the Sussex, was sunk by a German submarine. Fifty lives were lost. There were many Americans on board, and although none were killed, America strongly condemned this atrocity. On land, Germany failed to make a breakthrough at Verdun, but there were heavy casualties on both sides. On the Italian Front the Fifth Battle of the Isonzo lasted through March without a significant outcome. Heavy fighting was reported from German East Africa where British-led troops were commanded by the South African General Smuts. There was no pause in the fighting in the British sector of the Western Front, particularly around Ypres.
On 18 March 1916 Private Thomas Wells of the Grenadier Guards was killed near Ypres. The Wendover Magazine reported:
“As we go to press we learn that another Wendover man has laid down his life for his country. Private T. Wells, the son of Mr John Wells of Dean Cottage, was killed in action. He is the eighth Wendover hero to be killed in the war. Private Wells was only 21 years of age and had been a long time at the front”.
Various local matters were reported in the Bucks Herald. At the Aylesbury Petty Sessions Henry Fantham, carter of Tring Road, Wendover, was summoned by Arthur Smith of 4, Clay Lane, for assault. Smith then applied to have the summons withdrawn. The Chairman, Dr West, said that the parties were neighbours and that they should try and live peaceably together.
“Shake hands, don’t quarrel again, and advise your wives not to talk too much”. The application was granted.
An article in the Bucks Herald of 11 March, headed “Bird Pests”, called attention to the loss of crops to the increasing bird population. The writer said that: “the Ground Game Act enabled farmers to keep down rabbits, but there were other more serious pests which were fostered by the desire to preserve game. There are countless hordes of rooks, pigeons, larks, finches, sparrows, etc., and the damage
they do to the crops, especially at seed time is incalculable”. The writer suggested that the problem could be effectively dealt with “by wholesale poison if it were not a criminal offence because of the harm to game birds”. The following week, a farmer, Mr Charles Adams, of Manor Farm, Aylesbury Road, wrote to the editor of the Herald: “Dear Sir, I was shocked to see the wholesale poisoning of birds advocated in your last week’s paper. If you will allow me space in your valuable paper, I will give facts, based on 40 years’ experience, as to what are bird pests and what are not. ...I express my entire satisfaction that poisoning birds is a criminal offence, so long as there are individuals still existing who would resort to such wanton cruelty. What would the landscape be without the beautiful bird life?”
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Wendover Youth Forum Cash BoostWendover Youth Forum has collected a cheque for £1,000 from The Clare Foundation and Buckinghamshire New University as part of a crowdfunding social enterprise campaign to pay for healthy fruit dishes.
The forum, comprising Wendover Centre, in Wharf Road, Wendover, and Aylesbury Youth for Christ, raised £1,230 in 35 days in ‘Fruity-Call’, a project to pay for equipment and packaging to recycle unsold fruit from Budgens of Wendover, in the High Street, into nutritious, sweet alternative, dried fruit pieces.
The University, based in Queen Alexandra Road, High Wycombe, and The Clare Foundation, a charitable organisation based in Saunderton, near Princes Risborough, matched the funding up to £1,000 to pay for a fruit dehydrator, food handling training and packaging materials.
Becky Murgatroyd, Senior Youth Leader at Wendover Youth Centre, said: “This could be one of the most influential projects we have taken
part in. We are working with Budgens to take fruit they can no longer sell and turn it in to fruity bites to sell at youth clubs, schools and possibly in store for them. As part of our campaign we produced a video, set up our crowdfunding page, and also received some large donations from local business and charities.”
Becky and Martha Barnes of Wendover Youth Forum were joined by Joel Hughes,
who coordinates Business Development and Partnerships for crowdfunder.co.uk, to collect the cheque from Martin Thornton of The Clare Foundation and Professor Tim Middleton, Pro Vice-Chancellor - Research and Enterprise at Bucks New University.
Prof Middleton said: “We are pleased to support Wendover Youth Forum. Social enterprise is something that students are passionate about and learning about new ways of supporting enterprising activity through crowdfunding and other sources of finance are part of the entrepreneurial skill-set our courses help to develop.”
Mr Thornton helped Wendover Youth Centre run the crowdfunding campaign. He added: “We welcome any other organisations taking part. If you would like us to help you realise your crowdfunding dreams or just want to know how to take part in round two of the competition, as there are still nine cheques of £1,000 to be awarded, please email me at [email protected].”
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Year 12 and 13 students studying for a BTEC Art qualification followed a brief to create a piece of art based on recycling. The art on display was remarkably varied and included a model person made from old wires, an eagle made primarily from a selection of old gloves and a wire fox on a carved wooden base.
Art teacher Sally Bulteel said: “Seeing all the students work on display was wonderful, I am incredibly proud of this group who all work extremely hard and continually support and encourage one another. This is the first time the John Colet has run an Art and Design BTEC, and it is proving to be a great subject choice.”
The students exhibiting were Josie Mullins, Sally Sharp, Rebecca Walford, Elle Riche, Hannah Mizen-Carney, Lily Moore, Sean Battista and Tia Daley.
Amazing Donkey Youth ClubAmazing Donkey, a club for school years 6-8 that meets at the Wendover Youth Centre on Friday nights, celebrated its 10th anniversary at the end of January. As part of the celebration, the Club would like to invite all its volunteers, past or present, to come along to the Youth Centre on Saturday 19 March. For further details, contact Paul on 07771 515838.
Founded by Paul Hammett and Paul Gardner, the youth club was set up to provide a safe place where young people could meet with their friends and just be themselves…within boundaries! The Club couldn’t have operated without so many people willing to give up time on Friday nights to support it. Thank you!
The Club offers a range of activities. Many have been provided for no additional cost due to the financial support of such local agencies as Lionel Abel-Smith Trust, Wendover Parish Council, Youth Bank, Heart of Bucks Foundation (formerly Bucks Community Foundation), AVDC Community Chest. Here’s to the next 10 years!
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Training for Small BusinessesWendover Chamber of Trade and Commerce held its first training workshop in January: Social Media marketing tips for Small Businesses. The workshop lead, Rick Wallington of iDigitalDream, made sure that everyone came away having learnt something, no matter what their level of experience with social media, and all of the delegates gave very positive feedback.
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For one month only . . . Earl Grey IPA!For the full story, see www.wendovernews.co.uk. Like Chiltern Brewery, Birchall’s source the finest ingredients to create great tasting drinks. There were so many parallels that we wanted to try them and now we serve Birchall’s teas in our brewery tap – the King’s Head in Aylesbury. The next logical step was to brew a beer with their tea. After 4 months of trials here at Terrick we perfected our new Earl Grey IPA 3.9% vol limited edition ale for 2016, the perfect beer for the milder spring season. First it was tea and then it was….. coffee. Do look out too on our website for details of our award-winning dark mocha Smooth Colombian Coffee Porter 4.1% vol coming soon in April. Please visit our Brewery Shop in Terrick for Earl Grey IPA or call & collect 01296 613647.
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The King & QueenLife-long Wendover residents, Pete Donne and Shelley Burns are the new tenants at The King and Queen. They took over on Monday 1 February and are busy putting in place their new ideas for this much loved pub. Pete says: “Whilst retaining the character of what is a quintessential community pub, we will be putting our own stamp on it. In particular, a lively and eclectic events calendar, informed, not only, by my previous career in the music industry, but also our love of Wendover and its environs. There will be full re-launch in early March, including a new drinks and food offer, too. In the meantime we’re open for business and we’d love everyone to come in and see us and chat about what we have in mind (and have a drink of course). Follow our progress on Facebook: www.facebook.com/kingandqueenwendover. We’re keen to recruit locally for the kitchen. Interested? Come in and see us at the pub, or email [email protected] for more details.” See ad page 9.
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HS2The HS2 Additional Provisions 5 relating to Wendover were heard on Tuesday 2 February. As expected a much harder stance was taken on locus Standi qualification and it fell to a few organisations to represent the views of Wendover. As expected the select committee were a little bit fractious – clearly wanting to get through it quickly without having a rerun of previous appearances. This is hardly surprising since they have been listening to petitions for almost 2 years. While all the points were made by the petitioners it was difficult to know how much the Select Committee had taken on board. So we again have to wait and see.
It is said that the House of Commons Select committee will finish their work this month and publish their findings on Monday 22 February. From there I believe HS2 Ltd will respond and it then goes back to the House of Commons for the third reading of the Hybrid Bill before proceeding to the House of Lords. Another opportunity to petition!
By the time you read this the Select Committee will have published their report and it will show what mitigation we have achieved for Wendover. Whatever the outcome I have to say that I think the people of Wendover who petitioned against the Hybrid Bill have done a fantastic job. And I take my hat off to those who made the journey to appear before the Select Committee and made their case. A daunting task which took courage and perseverance. With the odious HS2 QC trying to make sure nothing stuck being an added complication. There can be little doubt they heard the views of Wendover. I suspect the outcome has more to do with the tight purse strings of George Osborne and what he told the Select Committee than the eloquence of the Wendover advocates.
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Community OrchardWendover Community Orchard, clearly visible from the Heron Path, off Chapel Lane, was planted in December 2014. During January 2016 the trees were individually examined. Five had failed and were replaced, feed was given where required and stakes and shields were adjusted as necessary.
Two of the replacement trees were donated by Mrs Sue Hetherington. The trees will continue to be monitored during the coming year.
A pictorial notice/information board created by local artist Wendy Lewis has been commissioned by the Parish Council and will soon be installed at the bottom entrance to the orchard, near the stream.
Visitors will have noticed an open area creating a semi circular space at the lower middle end of the orchard, this is planned to be set with log seats so that the area can be used as an outdoor classroom. The wild flowers have been left in situ and should continue to give their display.
Each tree should soon be given its separate identification and description on a ground level label and the Parish Council hopes that over the coming years the orchard will become a valued asset to the Wendover Community.
We are all looking forward to the Spring blossom and in future years some Summer shade and Autumn fruit.
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St. Mary’s Church is to become the fourth site in Wendover to have a defibrillator. In addition, the British Heart Foundation (BHF) has provided a Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) training kit. The church is extremely grateful to have received these lifesaving items following their successful application for a “Nation of Lifesavers Community Package” from the charity. The innovative Community Package contains everything needed in order to learn CPR in half an hour. St. Mary’s Church and U3A, who make extensive use of the church, plan to run training sessions in the local community meaning that anyone can become a potential lifesaver.
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Rennie Grove FUNdraisingRennie Grove is holding several fundraising events in 2016. The first is the Chilterns Cycle Challenge, 20 March (see page 5). The Muddy Mucker takes place Sunday 10 April. If you’re feeling fit, the RAF Halton Triathlon & Duathlon is Sunday 1 May. For the bold, the Skydive Challenge for 2016 is 18 June (sign up by 11 March). For more details and to sign up, visit www.renniegrove.org/support/our-events.
The Community HeartBeat TrustThe Community HeartBeat Trust has recently been in touch with Wendover Parish Council regarding the local community defibrillators, and is now working with community parties to get the defibrillators in Wendover added to a web-based list. There is an app available “AED Registry” which shows locations of public defibrillators around the country.
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Hale RoadTim Russ & Company are proud to be entrusted with the sale of the Ridgeway Place development of luxurious apartments on behalf of Ortus Homes, the first of which are due to be ready to occupy at the end of this year.
The development comprises 21 luxury retirement apartments, five in the original Grade II Listed building, formerly the Vicarage, and a further sixteen apartments of new build to the side, replacing the nursing home.
The properties will be released for sale later in the spring and at this stage no prices or plans are available but it is important to register your interest with Tim Russ and Company at an early stage.
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A well loved Wendover High Street building has undergone some routine maintenance and emerged looking very handsome.
Number One High Street, next to the entrance to Heron Path, is thought to be the oldest secular building in Wendover. During previous rennovations small examples of medieval wall paintings were found in accordance with its supposed age.
On this occasion the roof was being attended to. As a Grade II listed building in a Conservation Area, it was important for the owners to use the correct materials. In conjunction with the AVDC Listed Buildings Officer, clay tiles made in the traditional manner were chosen to an approved colour.
Many of the old roof tiles dated from the early 1900s and a few had started to slip. Stripping them off gave the opportunity to improve the insulation. The work was undertaken in January and February so as
not to indispose shoppers in the December Christmas rush.
Since 1985, the building has been owned by Christopher Pallet, believed to be the longest established privately owned business in Wendover. A few years ago the wall on Heron Path was repaired and locals were surprised to see that it was given a lime wash but this is the traditional cover for such a wall as it flexible and allows moisture to escape.
Number One High Street was mentioned in the January 2015 print edition of Wendover News on page 8 as Wendover Remembered the demise of Mr F How, Special Constable, http://www.wendovernews.co.uk/print-editions. He ran a butcher’s shop and his successors continued the business into the 1930s. Later it became an ironmonger’s hardware store and is now a gift shop. Does anyone have any memories or photos of this well known building and its uses over the years?
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team for what’s set to be a great year at Brown & Merry Wendover,” says Branch Manager Claire Mackaill. “Everyone in the branch has such great drive and a good work ethic, and their enthusiasm for helping people move home is second to none. We have already had a strong start to the year and we look forward to helping more and more people achieve their dreams of owning their own home.”
Claire continues: “As the housing market continues to grow, we have huge demand for all types of properties in Wendover and surrounding areas. There is a wealth
of strong p u r c h a s e r s out there, so when great p r o p e r t i e s come onto the market they are being snapped up quickly – we r e c e n t l y sold a house for the full asking price in less than 24 hours! We’re urging anyone consider ing selling their property to come in and
speak to us – we can use our experience to help our customers get the best possible price for their property.”
Brown & Merry is a market leading estate agency offering a wide range of residential and lettings services to local buyers, sellers, landlords and tenants. If you are interested in moving home, would like to book a free market appraisal with the branch or simply seeking advice on the local housing market, please call Brown & Merry in Wendover on 01296 624444 or email: [email protected].
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Feel Richer and Healthier....!Volunteering, eh? What a drag! Who would want to do that? Well, you, for a start. That is, if you fancy improving your health, increasing your happiness, developing new skills and making yourself feel wealthier and time-rich – all things that serious studies have found are associated with volunteering.
Volunteering is a vital part of society today, and nowhere more than in Wendover. Without volunteers, many things – from the library to children’s football -- would not exist. Wendover Pool would be shut if it weren’t for volunteers, so it’s just as well that even academics say volunteering is really good for you:
• Volunteers feel like they have more time.• Looks great on a CV.• Volunteers have lower mortality rates.• Volunteering increases self-confidence and
combats depression by reducing social isolation.• Being part of a community and making it
better place to live makes you a fantastic role model for your children and grand-children.
• Volunteering improves your community and helps make friends.
• Volunteers feel happier – and richer. One study showed volunteering once a week makes you feel as good as if you had tripled your salary.
As it happens, Wendover Pool is happy to help you all live better and longer with a whole range of volunteering opportunities. The Wendover Swimming Pool has remained open, thanks to a hardy but small group of lifeguards, first aiders, administrators, pool plant operators and general helpers. We now have the prospect of a full takeover of the pool firmly in sight, but without more helpers the operation will be unsustainable.
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Club CornerWendover Tennis and Squash ClubWe will be holding our Club AGM on Tuesday 8 March at 8pm in the Clubhouse. The Tennis Section will be holding a Family and Friends Open Day on 19 March from 2 – 4 pm, if you would like to attend please contact [email protected]. We will be running Junior Tennis and Squash camps over the Easter holidays, for further details go to www.wendovertennisandsquash.co.uk.
Mid Bucks Beekeepers AssociationThis month sees the honeybee colonies starting to expand after what has been a relatively mild winter. The classroom element of our New Beekeepers Course draws to a close in March, with the practical sessions starting in May. At our 16 March meeting, Julian Parker will be giving a talk titled “Asian Hornet – A Beekeeping Armageddon”. Full details of these and other events can be found at www.mbbka.org.uk.
Wendover Cricket ClubPre-season indoor training is now under way for both juniors and seniors; for more information, contact Richard Peck (07920 569727) & Jonathan
Seabrook (07767 148119) respectively. At their recent AGM, Secretary Rob Clifford stood down after 11 years in the post and Simon Thornton was elected in his place.
Bucks Bird Club The next indoor meeting is at Wendover Memorial Hall on Thursday 3 March, when Mike Wallen will be talking about 2 of his passions – the Aylesbury peregrines and the Island of Skomer. Doors open at 7.15 and the talk starts at 7.45 p.m. Non-members welcome and entry is £2. Visit www.bucksbirdclub.co.uk for more information about club activities.
Wendover Football ClubMixed results recently. Player of the month is Aaron ‘Baz’ Huddlestone. In other news, the committee is working hard preparing volunteers for Wendover Celebrates, and also on the annual 5 a-side tournament which is set to be bigger than ever – date TBC. Not only the comittee is looking ahead; players will once again be entering into the Village Cup Cricket to continue their teamwork and fitness in preparation for next season.
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Wendover Carers Support GroupDo you have some time to spare to help at Carers Bucks Support Group? The Wendover support group is well attended by carers and is looking for locally based volunteers to help. The group meets on the second Thursday of each month from 1-3pm at Wendover Library. If possible, we would like you to arrive a little before each session at 12.45pm to liaise with Support Group Staff Member Voni Nyamazana. If you are interested and would like to help, please contact our Volunteer Co-ordinator Julia Durrant at [email protected] or call 0300 777 2722.
Wendover ToddlersIt is with heavy hearts that we have had to make the decision to close Wendover Toddlers after almost 45 years. Unfortunately this is due to a lack of volunteers on the committee as the current committee will soon need to step down. Also, with upcoming changes to the hall, it may become an unsuitable venue.
Our last session will be on Monday 21 March and we are planning do something special to mark the end of a very special era. Please get in touch if you would like to attend so we have an idea of numbers, [email protected]. Any money we have will be donated to The Wendover Swimming Pool.
Wendover TwinningThe Twinning Association is looking for hosts for French visitors from 13-16 May. For more information, please contact Dawn Rance 01296 625718 / [email protected].
Could you help Girlguiding?Do you remember how much fun you had as a Brownie or Guide? Could you help girls have that much fun now? The units in Wendover
& Halton are looking for some extra support from anyone 18 or over, ideally someone willing to qualify as an assistant leader whilst helping at meetings. Interested? Get in touch via www.girlguidingwendover.org.uk.
Wendover WI & LindengateMarilyn Storer, W e n d o v e r WI’s President, presenting a cheque for £1500 raised at a quiz night to Phil
Chattle, Chairman of the Lindengate Charity.
Rotary Club of Wendover & DistrictAnnual “Big Quiz”- Friday, 22 April, 7.30 for 8.00pm, Wendover Memorial Hall.Supporting local charities. This year the chief beneficiary will be Wheelpower, which is based at Stoke Mandeville and, through sport, “provides opportunities for disabled people to live healthy, active lifestyles“. Tickets £12.50 per person, sold by the table (maximum 8 per table), and include a cheese platter. Licensed Bar. Tickets via www.wendoverrotary.org.uk.
Wendover SparrowhawksWendover Sparrowhawks are back in action at training and in the Aylesbury league. The team took part in a Sport Relief Guinness record attempt at the longest series of netball matches on 14 February in London. Fancy joining the team? Please visit the new website for details:- www.wendovernetballclub.co.uk.
Wendover Bowls ClubShort Mat season has gone well; Outdoor Bowls start mid-April. New fence erected at the end of the green. Events coming up in March & April. More info on wendoverbowlsclub.co.uk.
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Local NewsWendover Celebrates!We’re really picking up pace with Wendover Celebrates now, not long until 1 May!
For a taste of the Wild West bonanza that you can expect this year why not come along to our Barn Dance fundraiser? Just dig out your best check shirt and jeans and mosey on down to the Memorial Hall on 19 March from 7.30pm. Tickets are available from wendovercelebrates.com or from the Library and the price of the ticket includes food and a welcome drink.
We’re getting really strong interest from a lot of businesses about having a stall at Wendover Celebrates in May, as well as local museums, music groups and other charitable organisations. If you or anyone you know would like to have a stall then please get in touch at [email protected].
By the time you read this in the Wendover News print edition we should also have been able to confirm some of the acts performing on 1 May as well as ticket prices. As always the best place to go for the most up to date information is wendovercelebrates.com or like our Facebook page, just search for Wendover Celebrates.
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Our network of home-visiting volunteers offer emotional and practical support for 2-3 hours a week to any family in Aylesbury Vale with one or more children under 5 who need some help. Maybe they are feeling isolated or lonely, or are having a hard time coping with their child’s illness or disability, bereavement, post natal depression or be having relationship difficulties, they could be struggling to cope with the physical and emotional demands of having a baby, young children, or multiple birth.
Volunteers offer a listening ear, reassurance and encouragement, playing and helping
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If you can give 2-3 hours a week and have parenting experience we would love to hear from you. Training, support and expenses provided. For an informal chat please contact Shushana Kendrick on 01296 485615 or [email protected].
Useful NumbersThames Valley Police have produced a list of useful contact numbers for matters which the police cannot help with. The list is available on www.wendovernews.co.uk/news/tvp-useful-contacts-2016, and also on display in various locations around Wendover.
If you believe something is life-threatening, please call 999. If you have other information about a crime, please contact Thames Valley Police on the non-emergency number 101.
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MP Reviews Graduation ParadeMr Mark Lancaster, MP, Parlimentary Under Secretary of State and Minister for Defence Personnel and Veterans, visited RAF Halton this week to act as the Reviewing Officer during the graduation of Douglas Intake and to learn more about the role of the Station.
After signing the Visitor’s Book he was escorted by the Station Commander, Group Captain Adrian Burns, to the Recruit Training Squadron and Initial Force Protection Flight where he met the staff and was briefed on their respective roles.
After lunch, Mr Lancaster reviewed the parade, met with the recruits and their familes and made a short visit to the Trenchard Museum.
Busy Time for RAF Halton ConservationDave Short from RAF Halton’s Mechanical Transport Section has been busy again with conservation on the Station.
With his team of assistants he has sited 40 nesting boxes around the Station in February, with another 35 to 40 boxes yet to be put up.
Dave said: “Once these have been put up I will approach the Station Warrant Officer with a view to getting help from some recruits to assist with the siting of over 100 dormice tubes, another protected species that we have. These tubes will then give us a greater idea as to where we then site dormice boxes.” He continued: “Newcomers to the Conservation Committee are Sgt Russ Barber (MPGS) and Emily Haddock who previously worked in the Station Safety Health and Environment office here at Halton,who are both training to be British Trust Ornithologist bird ringers. I am also currently training Ann Collier, Deputy SSHE, to be a Great Crested Newt surveyor.”
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Water Vole SurveyThe Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust recently published the results of a survey of water voles in the area. Unfortunately, the Wendover Canal has been a good example of how mink can decimate a water vole population. In 2001 the canal was estimated to support a healthy population of over 120 voles. Water voles suffered mink predation over that winter and the following year only one water vole was recorded on the canal. Further surveys conducted in 2006 and 2008 failed to record any, and it wasn’t until 2012 that one vole was recorded back on the canal. 3.5km of the canal were surveyed in 2015, but unfortunately no signs were found.
BBOWT have been working to establish mink control on the canal and encourage readers to report suspected water vole sightings to them via their website www.bbowt.org.uk. It would appear that water voles might be hanging on in low numbers on the canal or on a nearby waterbody.
It can be difficult to distinguish between water voles and brown rats. Further details can be found at www.wildlifetrusts.org/species/water-vole. BBOWT aim to follow up any suspected sightings with a survey to confirm the presence of water voles.
Chilterns Heritage Group LaunchThe Chiltern Society is establishing a Chilterns Heritage Group at a launch event at the historic Chenies Manor on 9 April, and is inviting members of the public to attend.
Jeffrey Newman, Chairman of the new group, said: “We are keen to take on projects and launch initiatives aimed at protecting the history and heritage of the Chilterns, and to work with other groups where necessary. We are already identifying the sort of projects that could be included, which we will explain in a little more detail at the launch.”
Places at the Chenies Manor event are limited, but if you would like to attend please contact the Chiltern Society office on 01494 771250 or book online at www.chilternsociety.org.uk.
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Hampden FieldsA new planning application has been submitted to AVDC to build 3,000 new homes on the Hampden Fields site between Bedgrove and Weston Turville. The documents are available on AVDC’s planning portal at www.aylesburyvaledc.gov.uk and I’ve put the developer’s summary on my site www.davidlidington.com.
Last time, the application was rejected by the Secretary of State because of its impact on traffic in and around Aylesbury, and in particular on the Walton gyratory system. My own objections then were based partly on that concern and partly on the risk of coalescence - that the scheme would in practice lead to Weston Turville being absorbed into Aylesbury.
The new proposal is an improvement. It includes a wider green corridor between the new houses and Weston Turville village and a link road between the A413 and the A41. The developers have told me that their traffic modelling predicts reduced pressure on roads through both Weston Turville and Bedgrove.
I want to look at the detail. And I hope Wendover takes an interest too, as the impact on local roads of a development this size
affects the interests of people in the village. Objections and expressions of support need to go to AVDC Planning department.
HS2I made my third and final appearance before the Select Committee in January. My previous presentation had focused on tunnel options, so while I reiterated those points briefly I used this hearing to make representations on other matters that I’d not brought to the Committee before.
In terms of Wendover, I spoke about St Mary’s Church, Wendover Manor School and the Cricket Club. I also highlighted the particular needs of residents in outlying areas of the parish: Wendover Dean, London Road and Nash Lee.
Since then, I have followed up these and other points with the Committee, HS2 Ltd and Transport Ministers. We should hear relatively soon what the Committee recommends. Later this year, the whole process of petitioning and Committee hearings will begin again – this time in the House of Lords.
CompensationI sent the Select Committee a list of constituency cases where residents had
evidence of valuations by agents appointed under the HS2 compensation scheme coming in significantly below market valuations by local agents. The Committee Chairman agreed to look at such evidence from me and other MPs to see whether there is indeed a systemic problem with HS2’s valuations.
The better news is that since I last wrote here I’ve been able to help and support more local residents in securing compensation. As I’ve said before, it’s important to frame applications to show how the circumstances of an individual case fit the published criteria of the compensation scheme being applied for and to demonstrate that blight from HS2 has made it impossible to continue with a prepared life-plan.
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Ian lives in Wendover Dean, with his wife Kyla and two children Adam (10) and Emma (8).
Ian’s background is really quite varied; some might say chequered, he jokes. He is originally from the West Country and was born and bred in Bath, before moving north to study a business degree at Lancaster University. He then lived and worked in London, at first for an accounting firm (where he met Kyla) and then for a number of investment banks, spending twelve years with the American firm Goldman Sachs. Immediately before moving to Wendover, Ian and Kyla were lucky enough to live in New York for three years. “We had a fantastic time in New York,” says Ian, “but when we came back to the UK, we felt that we had ‘done’ cities and we were really keen to find a friendlier, more rural community to live in. Wendover was the perfect find – and we have loved the last twelve years here.”
Although Ian continued to work in the city for a while after coming to Wendover, he made a significant career change in 2011, moving to the Aylesbury-based cerebral palsy charity PACE to be their Director of Finance & Resources. “I had been hoping to work for a charity for some time,” says Ian. “I had been a trustee at PACE for a couple of years and had the opportunity to become a full-time member of the team, helping PACE
to grow and develop while learning a huge amount personally about the charity sector”. At PACE, Ian led the development of their new Early Years Centre on the Wendover Road and helped to set up the campaign consortium Action Cerebral Palsy. “PACE is a fantastic local charity and a leader in its field, nationally and internationally,” says Ian, “It was great to have been able to be a part of an organisation that genuinely transforms the lives of so many children with complex disabilities and I would recommend everyone to support PACE if they can.”
After three years at PACE, and eager for a new challenge, Ian joined the international Christian charity Oasis at the beginning of 2015, as their Director of Strategy. Oasis works with and within 51 vulnerable communities across 11 countries around the world, providing a ground-breaking model of integrated local service delivery, focused around an innovative and very inclusive model of church. In the UK, Oasis is the second largest multi-academy trust, with 47 schools in deprived inner-city communities, serving over 25,000 students
and their families. But most importantly, those 47 schools sit within 35 Oasis community hubs which serve the local neighbourhood through the provision of youth work, adult education, family support, food banks, debt advice and a great deal more. Ian’s role spans strategy, fundraising and communications and he is currently planning the launch of Oasis’ new venture, a research and policy vehicle called the Oasis Foundation. “Oasis’ model is so innovative and so effective, and the statutory alternatives are under so much pressure nationally, that we want to share generously our learning from the last thirty years,” says Ian. “The Oasis Foundation is our way of giving that learning back to society so that others can replicate what Oasis has achieved”.
Ian’s role at Oasis also fits with his life outside work, given that the Sansburys are all active members of St Mary’s Church in Wendover. Ian co-leads one of St Mary’s new all age services called Explore (the next one is on Mothering Sunday, March 6th, at 10.30 am), he sits on the PCC and chairs the Global Church group (through which St Mary’s provides support to other churches and charities around the world). Other than that, Ian is a keen singer, both with the St Mary’s music group and with Wendover Choral Society, an enthusiastic but not particularly capable cricketer and a fanatical Bath rugby fan.
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Mon, Tue day Art with Wendy Lewis, St Anne’s Hall 11.30-14.00 Mon, 14.00-16.00 Tue www.artsmartuk.com/art-courses/Mon-Wed 19.30-21.30 or stated Cornelli Sugarcraft cake decorating courses. Topics vary, see website for details. www.cornellisugarcraft.co.ukMon, Wed, Thu morn/eve Adult & Teenager Yoga Classes. 01296 623543, www.sarahyoga.co.ukMon-Wed, Fri morn/eve Pilates, Halton Tennis Centre. Times & costs vary, see website for details www.physioandpilates inbucks.co.ukMon, Thu, SAT morn/eve Zumba with Nikki, Mon & Thu 1815 Halton School, Sat 0930 Wendover Jr School nicolepistak.zumba.com, 07876443392Mon-Thu, SAT morn/eve FabricHQ sewing. Topics, times & locations vary, see website for details www.fabrichq.co.ukMon & Fri evening Badminton Club. 19.45-21.45 Mon, bgeinners 18.45-19.45 Fri, John Colet School www.bucksvoice.net/wendoverbcMon-SAT morn/eve Cat Booker Fitness classes, times & locations vary, see website for details www.catbookerfitness.co.ukMon-SAT morn/eve Wendover Fitness classes, times & locations vary, see website for details www.wendoverfitness.co.ukMondays 7.30 or 19.30 The Rotary Club of Wendover & District. For meeting times see website www.wendoverrotary.org.ukMondays 10.00-11.30 Stay & Play (term time only), RAF Halton HIVE, Trinity Centre, £1Mondays 10.30, 11.30, 13.00 Hartbeeps Music Classes for children, Wendover Library, see website for details www.hartbeeps.comMondays 13.30-15.00 Wendover Baby & Toddler Group (term time only), Wendover Memorial Hall, £2Mondays 19.00 Free friendly run/jog club to suit you. Meet point RAF base Chestnut Avenue. Nikki 07868 873911Tue & Wed day/eve Tai Chi & Qigong Classes, Your Cafe in Park 6&7pm Tue, St Anne’s Hall noon Wed www.yangshengtaichi.comTue & Wed 19.30 Wendover Bridge Club, Cricket Pavilion, Witchell 01296 624089Tue-SAT day/eve Plain Stitch sewing, including monthly Sewing Bee. Topics, times & locations vary. www.plainstitch.co.ukTuesdays 10.00 Simply Walk, meet at Wendover Clock Tower for moderate walk 1-1.5 hours 01494 475367Tuesdays 10.15 & 11.15 Bounce & Rhyme (term time only), Library Room, FREE 0845 2303232Tuesdays 11.30-14.00 BNI Destiny Business Group, Red Lion [email protected] 13.30-15.00 (bi-weekly) Multiple Magic—support group for multiple births, Wen Children’s Ctre 01296 621143Tuesdays 19.30 Wendover Bridge Club, Cricket Pavilion, WitchellTuesdays 19.00 or 20.15 IMAGEZ Camera Club: Weston Turville Village Hall (winter 20.15, summer 19.00) www.imagezcameraclub.co.ukTuesdays 20.00 Wheelers & Dealers, Square Dance Club, Wendover Memorial Hall www.uksquaredancing.comTuesdays 20.00-22.00 Halton Singers, Halton Village Hall enquiries@haltonsing ers.org.ukWed-Mon morn/eve Jodie Digby Fitness courses, various locations www.facebook.com/jodiedigbyfitnessWed, SUN, last Fri 09.30 or stated Cycle Rides with Local Cycle Touring Clubs southbuckscycling.org.uk/ridesWednesdays 10.30-12.30 Beginners and Improvers art group, The Loft Studio, The Courtyard [email protected] 10.30-12.00 Doodle Caboodle Soft Play Sessions, Wendover Memorial Hall, Term Time Only. www.doodlecaboodle.co.ukWednesdays 18.45 Hartbeats African Drumming, beginner to advanced, £6, pay-as-you-go Justine 07773 047684Wednesdays 19.00-21.00 Adult Swimming Classes, Wendover Pool Sharon 07990 521679Wednesdays 19.30-21.00 Sketch Club, £10 per session, Wendover Library Room Julie 07710 196334Thu & SAT 19.30-23.00 RAF Assn Halton and Ayles Branch clubhouse open to public, Bldg 259 RAF HaltonThursdays 09.00-16.00 Wendover Weekly Market, Manor WasteThursdays 09.45-17.45 Fun Dog Training, Ellesborough Parish Hall [email protected] 10.00-11.30 Stay & Play (term time only), Wendover Children's Centre 01296 621143Thursdays evening (bi-weekly) Healing Meditation Group www.beingmystical.co.ukThursdays 19.00 & 20.00 19.00 Ballroom & Latin Dance Class / 20.00 Dance. Wendover Memorial Hall. 01442 865734Thursdays 19.00 Taekwondo for ages 5 and up, Wendover CofE Junior School www.btkd.co.ukThursdays 19.45 Wendover Choral Society, St. Mary’s Church Wendover. 01296 709593Fridays 09.30 & 11.20 Hatha yoga—09.30-11.00 and 11.20-12.50, St Anne’s Hall www.lizbrownyoga.co.ukFridays 10.00 Noah's Ark parent-toddler group (term time only), Wendover Christian CentreFridays 10.00-12.00 Healing Meditation Group, £10 www.beingmystical.co.ukFridays 11.00 & 13.30 Lipreading and Hearing Loss Course, Library Room judy.lipreading@gmai l.comFridays 14.00-15.30 Mini Memories (0-12 months only), Wendover Children’s Centre 01296 621143Fridays 19.00-21.00 Amazing Donkey Youth Club for 10-14 year olds (term time only), Wen Youth Ctre Paul Hammett 01296 621162Fridays 19.30 “Friday night is music night” at St Mary’s Church JUST 01296 623123SAT-Thu morn/eve JAZZERCISE classes to suit you. www.jazzercise-uk.com 07900 987230SUNDAYS 09.00-10.00 Rookie Lifeguard Classes for 8-12 year olds (term time only), Green Park Pool Liz 01296 622895SUNDAYS 20.00 Bingo at the Legion Club, Chiltern Road, all welcome
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DAY/DATE TIME EVENT CONTACTTue-Sat 10.00-16.00 exhibitions & activities at Bucks County Museum HP20 2QP, see p 2 www.buckscountymuseum.org
29 Feb-13 Mar daily Fairtrade Fortnight at Just, 11 High St, Wendover. Ends 13 March. See ad p 4
Tue 01 09.30-12.00 Wendover Sewing Bee, Legion Hall, Chiltern Road, £4 drop-in session [email protected]
Tue 01 10.00-12.00 Open Church, St Anne's Church Wendover, every Tuesday until 22 March, see p 3
Tue 01 10.00-17.00 Art Exhibition & Sale, Courtyard Gallery, Wendover Antiques Centre. Tue-Sat 10-5, Sun 11-4 until 31 March.
Tue 01 12.00-13.15 Lenten Lunches, Wendover Christian Centre, every Tuesday until 22 March, see p 3
Tue 01 afternoon Learn My Way computer training, FREE, booking required, Wendover Community Library, see p 2 0845 230 3232
Tue 01 19.15 KEHS monthly meeting - AGM, followed by "Successful Plant Conservation". Stewart Hall HP17 0XN, see p 3 www.bucksinfo.net/kehs
Wed 02 19.30 The Alpha Course, every Wednesday until 16 March, Wendover Christian Centre
Thu 03 10.00 Moderate 7.5mi Area Walk with Aylesbury Ramblers, starts The Oak, Aston Clinton, others 22 & 24 March www.aylesbury-ramblers.org.uk/
Thu 03 19.00 Wendover Library Reading Group (1st Thursday), Wendover Library Room 0845 230 3232
Sat 05 10.00-12.00 Mothering Sunday Craft Morning, Wendover Christian Centre, see p 3
Sat 05 10.00-16.00 Aylesbury Vale Embroiderers Guild seminar, Stoke Mandeville Methodist Church HP22 5UJ, see p 3 01296 425015 or 01296 622551
Sat 05 18.45 Murder Mystery Evening Fundraiser for Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity, Memorial Hall, see p 4 www.fnhospice.org.uk
Sun 06 daily by appt Wendover Wills Week until 13 March, Stuart Fantham & Company Solicitors, 12 High St, Wendover, see ad p 7 01296 620300
Sun 06 09.30 Newcomer/Easy Paced Cycle Ride, also 13, 20 & 27 Mar, see p 2 southbuckscycling.org.uk/rides
Mon 07 19.30 Wendover Parish Council Meeting, Wendover Library Room
Tue 08 19.45 Wendover Evening WI meeting – "Service of the Rider Volunteer", St Anne’s Hall, see p 4 Margaret Currell 01296 582318
Wed 09 14.30 "Tea with a Tune" Scannappeal Fundraiser, Amersham Free Church HP6 6AJ www.scannappeal.org. uk/events
Wed 09 19.00 Grandparents Association Support Group (2nd Wednesday), Holiday Inn, Weston Turville 07949 640156
Wed 09 19.30 Chiltern Humanists monthly meeting -"Stop Worrying And Enjoy Your Life", Amersham Comm Ctre, see p 4 www.chilternhumanists.org.uk
Thu 10 10.30-11.30 Tea & Talk, FREE, Wendover Library Room, see p 2 0845 230 3232
Thu 10 11.00 Wendover Twinning Association Coffee Morning (2nd Thursday), Red Lion
Thu 10 13.00-15.00 Carers Bucks monthly meeting, Wendover Library Room www.carersbucks.org
Fri 11 10.30 Foreign Language Conversation Group, FREE, booking required, Wendover Library Room, see p 2 0845 230 3232
Fri 11 19.15 “Said the Maiden” Concert, Chalfont St Peter Parish Hall SL9 9RJ www.ticketsource.co. uk/event/EELKDE
Sat 12 10.00-18.00 Chilterns MS Centre Art Exhibition, Chilterns MS Centre HP22 5LX, also Sun 13 11.00-16.00, see ad p 4 www.chilternsart.org .uk
Sat 12 14.00-16.30 CBF Charity Class Taster Day, 2-3 Robert Mews, Wendover, see ad p 11 www.catbookerfitness.co.uk
Sat 12 19.30 BKB Uganda Orphans Charity Barn Dance, Wendover Memorial Hall, see p 4 01442 825879 or 01296 622678
Sat 12 19.30 Wendover Music Concert featuring Kitty Whately, St Mary's Church Wendover see ad p 3 www.wendover-music.o rg
Sun 13 10.00-16.00 Antique & Retro Fair, Your Café in the Park HP22 5HL
Mon 14 19.00-21.00 "Bosom Buddies" breast cancer support group (2nd Monday), Orchard Children's Ctre HP23 5DJ [email protected]
Tue 15 13.30-15.00 Knit & Natter, social knitting group, FREE, Wendover Library Room, see page 2 0845 230 3232
Tue 15 19.45 BBOWT lecture, “Sustainable Living”, £3, Gt Missenden Memorial Centre HP16 9AE www.bbowt.org
Thu 17 14.30 Wendover Horticultural Society, “The Chalkshire Alpacas”, Wendover Library Room
Fri 18 13.15 Flotsam Book Group, Tres Corazones Helen 01296 631069Fri 18 18.00 Evening Jumble Sale, Stoke Mandeville Methodist Church HP22 5UJ Yvonne Keep 01296 484803Fri 18 19.30 On Screen, “The Lady in the Van”, Wendover Library Room, see p 5 onscreenatwendover@h otmail.com
Fri 18 19.30 Aston Wine Club, “Vin Neuf”, Buckland Village Hall HP22 5HZ www.astonwineclub.co .uk
Sat 19 10.00-16.00 Choral Workshop with Aylesbury Choral Society, The Church on Fairford Leys HP19 7HT www.aylesburychoral.org.uk
Sat 19 10.30 Book Club, Wendover Christian Centre
Sat 19 18.30 Family Film Evening - "Tangled", Wendover Christian Ctre, see p 5
Sat 19 14.00 Family History Talk - "Searching Newspapers", Southcourt Comm Ctre HP121 8LF, see p 5 www.bucksfhs.org.uk
Sat 19 14.30 Children’s Book Club (3rd Sat), Wendover Community Library, see p 2 0845 230 3232
Sat 19 14.30-16.30 Aylesbury Vale Embroiderers Guild meeting, Stoke Mandeville Methodist Church HP22 5UJ, see p 3
Sat 19 19.00 Scannappeal Fundraiser “The Phar Phetched Phantom”, Gt Miss Mem Ctre HP16 9AE www.scannappeal.org. uk/events
Sat 19 19.30 Wendover Choral Society Concert, "The St John Passion", St Mary's Church Wendover, see p 5 [email protected]
Sat 19 19.30 Wendover Celebrates Barn Dance, tickets £15, Wendover Memorial Hall, see pp 5 & 24 www.wendovercelebrat es.com
Sun 20 all day Chilterns Cycle Challenge, begins Kingsbury, Aylesbury, see pp 5 & 16 www.renniegrove.org/ chilternscycle
Mon 21 13.30-15.00 Wendover Toddlers FINAL SESSION, Wendover Memorial Hall, see pp 5 & 23 [email protected]
Mon 21 14.00 Defibrillator Training, St Mary's Church Wendover, see p 16
Mon 21 20.00 Wendover Youth Centre AGM, Youth Centre, see p 5
Thu 24 19.30 Wendover Twinning Association meeting - Games Night!, Wendover Library Room, see p 6 [email protected]
Thu 24 20.00 Aylesbury Centre for the National Trust meeting - "RNLI", Broughton Junior School HP20 1NQ
Fri 25 10.00-12.00 Stay & Play for ages 0-11, Woodland Folk, Green Park, £5 in advance, see p 6 [email protected]
Sat 26 10.00-12.00 Wendover Evening WI Spring Fair, Wendover Library Room, see ad p 2
Tue 29 15.30-17.30 Messy Easter, Wendover Christian Centre, see p 6
Wed 30 14.30-16.00 Reading Group for the Visually Impaired, Wendover Library Room
Wed 30 18.00-19.45 AC, B & DB Horticultural Society Spring Show entry night, Anthony Hall HP22 5HS, see p 6
What’s On in March 2016To Advertise your event for April 2016, please contact us before Monday 14 March.Calendar entry FREE, one line; What’s On small advert charity rate £16.80.
Farewell to CharlotteThere comes a moment in the working lives of many of us when we need a broader canvas, a new challenge. Such a moment has arrived for our Parish Clerk, Charlotte. She will be leaving us in a few weeks’ time.
The role of the Parish Clerk is central to enabling the Council to work as a co-ordinated team, Charlotte certainly did this with patience, good nature and no small amount of humour. Her understanding of the complexities of local government was invaluable and contributed much to the smooth working of the Parish Council. She built strong working relationships with other councils and organisations and her work on HS2 and the Manor Waste has been outstanding.
Charlotte is very generous with her time and whether you are a Councillor or a member of the public visiting the Clock Tower, she always makes you welcome and listens to what you have to say. It is a rare occasion when she cannot help.
We are truly sorry to see her leave Wendover and will miss her cheery demeanour and her steadying hand. Our very best wishes for the future go with her.
Manor Waste Project UpdateThe contractors Richard Ashford, are progressing well and the twelve week programme should be completed by the end of April. Details of the scheme are at the Clock Tower or online, www.wendover-pc.gov.uk/?p=4079. There has been some concern about the removal of the trees. The reason is the likelihood that in future the roots would lift the surface. A network of services, cables and pipes run underneath the site, many already compromised by tree roots. There will be plants around the War Memorial seating area and trees in large containers around the site. If you’d like to see the containers being considered, go to the website.
We are very grateful for the flexibility of our market traders and appreciate the support residents are giving them during the works. When completed, the surface will be more level and easier to walk on, and better withstand market traffic. There will be power and water supply points, new seating and cycle racks. The shops along the front are also impacted and have shown a high level of support for the project: they are as excited as we are to see the end result.
Time CapsuleAs an item of interest for future generations when the Manor Waste is next excavated we have decided to bury a Time Capsule containing items of interest and curiosity. The PC would like to have any ‘polite’!! suggestions you may have about what should be included.
New CouncillorsSadly two Councillors have resigned for personal reasons, leaving us with vacancies on the Council. No formal qualifications are necessary but an interest in the future of Wendover and a willingness to get involved are crucial. If you feel you can make a contribution and are interested in joining WPC, please contact the Clock Tower.
Neighbourhood Plan The Parish Council has agreed to set up a working group to be made up of community representatives to develop a Neighbourhood Plan for Wendover. This initiative will be launched at the Annual Parish Meeting in May. It is hoped that representatives from all sections of the Wendover community will volunteer to serve on this group. Information on neighbourhood plans may be found on the AVDC website.
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Wendover Parish Council, The Clock Tower, High Street, Wendover HP22 6DU
www.wendover-pc.gov.uk [email protected] 01296 623056
Local Produce MarketManor Waste 9am to 1pm
Saturday 19 March
SUNDAY CHURCH SERVICESWENDOVER FREE CHURCH, AYLESBURY ROAD
11.OOam Morning WorshipST ANNE’S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, AYLESBURY ROAD
9.15am Sunday MassHOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC CHURCH, HALTON
10.30am Sunday MassSt MARY’S CHURCH OF ENGLAND
8.00am Holy Communion 1st Sunday at St Mary’s, thereafter at St Anne’s9.00am Holy Communion & 10.30am Varied Family Services Jnr Church
St MICHAEL’S C of E HALTON: 6.00pm Service every Sunday
For more about churchservices, courses andmeetings visit theChurches Together Offi ce:
JUST11 High Street
HP22 6DU01296 623123
10am-12.30pm weekdays
inWendover
Parish Council MeetingMonday 7 March, 7.30pm
Library Room
PARISH CLERK VACANCYThe Parish Clerk is the Senior Officer of the first layer of local government and carries much responsibility. Knowledge and experience in this area is essential. The position is full time, the salary from £26,293. Please contact the Clock Tower for more information.
