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May 2012
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Bells ring out over Wendover Did you hear the bells of St Mary’s ringing out for St George on 23 April? We are very lucky to have a keen set of campanologists ringing an excellent set of bells, the oldest being cast in 1623. You may we l l h e a r t h e m practising from 7:30pm on Tuesdays. They r ing for Sunday Services, Summer Weddings and special events. We have several special events this year including:
St Mary's Flower Festival - 5-7 May Wendover Celebrates - 4 June Olympic Games opening - 27 July If you would like to join, please visit http://stmaryswendover.org.uk
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Only one Bank Holiday this May Bank Holiday weekend this month is extremely busy with St Mary’s Celebrates and many other activities. The late May Bank Holiday has been moved to June when we will have Wendover Celebrates. Read inside for more information.
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Mondays 13.30 Wendover Baby/Toddler Group 0-5yrs term time. Wendover Memorial Hall, details 709791 Mondays The Rotary Club of Wendover & District, see www.rotary-ribi.org/clubs/homepage.asp?ClubID=2041 Mondays 19.30 -21.30 Bucks French Club, Holiday Inn, Weston Turville, except Bank holidays, details 07738 512664 Mondays New Kung Fu classes for kids and adults Call Mark on 07809 403208 St Anne’s Hall. See advert on page3
Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs & Fridays JAZZERCISE classes to suit you : www.jazzercise-uk.com 07900 987230 Tue & Wed19.30 Wendover Bridge Club, Cricket Pavilion, Witchell : details 624089 Tue & Thu Morning and Evening Adult, Teen & Children's Yoga Classes. 01296 623543, [email protected] Tuesdays 8.30am onwards Not Just Coffee mornings, Wendover Christian Centre, all welcome Tuesdays 10.00 Simply Walk, meet at Wendover Clock Tower for easy walk approx 1 hour, details 01494 475367 Tuesdays 13.30-15.30 artsmart Drawing for Absolute Beginners, Wendy Lewis Studio, Wendover 01494 670372 Tuesdays 20.00 Wheelers & Dealers, Square Dance Club, Wendover Memorial Hall : 07731 776654 Tuesdays 20.00 IMAGEZ Camera Club: Weston Turville Village Hall, www.imagez.org.uk or call 01296 612632 Wed’days 19.45 - 20.45 Salsa Dance Classes at Wendover Royal British Legion, Bookings: 07767 234532 Thursdays 19.00 Ballroom & Latin Dance Class / 20.00 : Dance, Wendover Memorial Hall, details 01442 865734 Thursdays 19.45 Wendover Choral Society, St. Mary’s Church Wendover. New Term 8 Sept Details 01296 620450 Fridays 10.00 Churches Together in Wendover : Noah’s Ark Parent & Toddler Group, Wendover Christian Centre
MAY Tue 01 12.00 Christian Aid Ploughman’s Lunch Wendover Christian Centre: Tickets in advance: See editorial pg 3. Tue 01 20.00 Kimble Horticultural Society Meeting Stewart Hall, Lt. Kimble Wed02 10.00 Wendover U3A, Charles Rennie Mackintosh: Sylvia Pinches, St Mary’s Church, Wendover Wed02 19.30 “Summery Fun” Wine Tasting Fundraiser for Florence Nightingale Hospice at No2. See info on pg 14 Thu 03 19.00 Wendover Library Reading Group : For details call 07979 855047 Fri 04 19.30 St Leonards History Group, AGM, Talk on Boarstall Tower, Cholesbury Village Hall: 01494 762954 Sat 05 10-17.00 St Mary’s Festival of Flowers, Music & Art: books/plants/lunches/tea/cake/Pimms; page3 & 5 Sat 05 10.00-17.00 Wendover Bowls Club Open Day (Behind Tennis Club in Dobbins Lane) All welcome Sat 05 10-17.00 Courtyard Charity Craft Fair, craft & food stalls, face painting behind Antiques@Wendover Sat 05 14.00-17.00 St Mary the Virgin MAY FAYRE - Plants, cakes/books/tombolas/refreshments see ad p3 Sat 05 10-13.00 BBOWT Plant and Produce Market at Great Miss Memorial Centre : plants books, free entry Sat 05 19.30 Concert at St Mary’s : AMC Big Band - Come and enjoy an evening of youth jazz music Sat 05 18.30 Songs of Praise Concert special service of celebration at St Mary’s Church Sat/Sun 05/06 10.30-16.30 Artists & Makers Fair at the Glass House, Waddesdon Plant Centre, HP18 0JW Sun 06 10.00-13.00 Open Day at Wendover Bowls Club - Come and give it a try & wear flat shoes, see ad Sun 06 12.00-17.00 St Mary’s BBQ & Family Day : all welcome: see editorial on page 3 and page 5 advert Mon 07 10-17.00St Mary’s Festival of Flowers, Music& Art/books/plants/lunches/tea/cake & Pimms see pg 3 Tue 08 19.30 Wendover Parish Council Meeting, Wendover Library Room. All welcome; details 01296 623056 Thu 10 20.00 W. Turville Horti Soc. A Passion for Antique Garden Tools” Louise Allan & Piers Newitt.. Village Hall Thu 10 13.00-15.00 Carers Bucks Back to Basics – Fun with Clay!(Postponed from last month), W. Library Room Thu 10 19.45 Wendover Evening WI, St Anne’s Hall, No Speaker—Resolutions, details 01296 582318 Thu 10 20.00 Chiltern Writers: Guy Clapperton freelance journalist/author/editor/speaker/broadcaster : Library Rm Fri 11 19.30 Bega kwa Bega Supper, Wendover Christian Centre, 3 Course meal with drinks, £16, 01296 622678 Sat 12 10 00 Kimble & Ellesborough Horticultural Soc. PLANT SALE : Ellesborough Village Hall, Butlers Cross. Sat 12 19.30 Wendover Music: Alan Barnes Octet, Jazz ensemble, at St Mary’s Church, see advert on left Sun 13 Mutt Strut for RSPCA Blackberry Farm around Wendover Woods: 2 & 5 mile options: see advert left Sun 13 18.15 for 18.30: Contemplative Fire at St Mary’s Church, Wendover. All welcome
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Mon14 Wendover History Walk. Tickets £7 including tea and cakes in advance only from the Clock Tower Thu 17 14.30 Wendover Horticultural Society: Cacti & Succulents: Mr. Sims, Wendover Library Room Thu 17 09.00-15.00 Legacy Antique & Collectors Market, Wendover Memorial Hall Thu 17 20.00 Aylesbury Centre for National Trust, Managing a National Trust Property, Broughton Jnr. School Sat 19 09.00-13.00 Local Produce Market : Manor Waste, Wendover Sat 19 09.30-11.30 PLANT SALE: Wendover Christian Centre, all proceeds to Free Church Uganda Project Sat 19 11.00-15.00 Wendover Library SALE of all withdrawn stock in good condition :Books, CD’s & DVDs Sun 20 10.00 Chiltern Hills Vehicle Rally, Weston Road, Aston Clinton B4544, HP22 5RN see editorial pg 4 Thu 24 20.00 Wendover Twinning Soc. The History of Magic: Keith Churcher, Wendover Library Room Fri 25 20:00 Weston Turville Historical Society: The Romans in Bucks : Jill Eyers. Weston Turville Village Hall. Sat 26 19.30Wendover Choral Music for a Queen & a Saint, St Mary’s Church. Advert & editorial pg 3 & 6 Sun 27 18.30 Churches Together Pentecost Service at St. Anne’s, Aylesbury Road, Wendover. All welcome
What’s on in May 2012 for June 2012 events, please contact us before Monday 14 May
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Legacy Fairs Antique & Collectors Market
Thursday 17 May
9am-3pm (Trade 8am)
Entrance by donation to Charity
Wendover Memorial Hall
WENDOVER MUSIC Saturday 12 May 7.30pm
St Mary’s Church, Wendover
Alan Barnes Octet Leading Jazz ensemble
Duke Ellington Classics Wendover Suite
Tickets £10 from Wendover, Princes. Risborough & Aylesbury
Tourist Information Offices credit card hotline 01296 330559,
booking fee will apply
Diary Dates: 9 June Heath Quartet 7 July Benjamin Grosvenor
More details from 01296 615753 www.wendovermusic.org.uk
Wendover Bowls Club
OPEN DAYS Friday 4 May 10 –1
Saturday 5 May 10 – 1 Come and try. All welcome Behind Tennis Club, Dobbins Lane
Please wear flat shoes
RSPCA Blackberry Farm Mutt Strut
around Wendover Woods
Sunday 13th May
2 & 5 mile options
To register contact
07796 905766
Artists' and Makers' Fair in the Glass House at
Waddesdon Plant Centre Queen Street, HP18 0JW
5TH & 6TH MAY - 10.30 to 4.30
Great variety of work on show and to buy from local artists -
demonstrations by ceramicists, glassmakers, silversmiths,
printmakers, painters and more!
£3 entry to Iain Rennie Grove House Hospice, Helen and Douglas House
and Bucks Young Carers
Info: [email protected] 01296 696747
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Events Community Ploughman’s Lunch Tue 1 May, 12-1.45pm, W Christian Centre Come and bring your friends to enjoy this annual lunch in the Christian Centre to raise funds for Christian Aid’s partner projects. Cake & produce stall. Tickets for the Lunch, £3.50 from @stmarys, 11 High Street or Wendover Clock Tower.
Courtyard Charity Craft Fair Sat 5 May, Courtyard, 10am-5pm Come and join us behind Antiques at Wendover on the High Street, with a great mix of craft and food stalls, children's drawing competitions and face painting, etc.
BBOWT Calling all Gardeners Saturday 5 May, 10-1, Gt Miss Mem Hall Come and visit our Plant and Produce Market. Stock up on a wide range of reasonably priced plants, cakes, preserves, second hand books, pre-loved garden tools and Wildlife Trust gifts Free entry. Refreshments available.
Cyclists and volunteers needed On May 5, 6 and 7 the Chilterns MS Centre is holding the annual Land's End to John O'Groats static cycle ride at World's End Garden Centre. We are now recruiting cyclists for short sessions and volunteers to help each day so please contact Sue Barber by email: [email protected]
St Mary’s Celebrates Saturday 5 to Monday 7 May Come rain or shine, this promises to be bursting with family fun and entertainment. Groups throughout the village are entering floral exhibits. For the musically minded, there will be performances from local schools, professional musicians and St Mary’s music group. Sunday 6 May will focus on family activities with a BBQ, bouncy slide and children’s activities. Tea, cakes and coffee will be served on all three days and a ploughman’s lunch on both Saturday and Monday and a plant & book sale, raffle & tombola. Pimms & local ale will all be on sale. The AMC Big Band performs on Saturday from 7.30pm with an evening of superb music from one of the country’s most successful youth jazz bands. Tickets from St Mary’s church on Sunday mornings or @stmarys on the High Street. The Songs of Praise concert at St Mary’s from 6.30pm on Sunday 6 May will be a special service of celebration.. All proceeds are for St Mary’s refurbishment fund. Offers of support are gratefully received by Carol Crockett on [email protected]. We are in need of cakes, books, plants, raffle and tombola prizes. If you can volunteer during the weekend, serving teas and coffees, or helping with children’s activities, please do let us know. Call in @stmarys shop or www.stmaryswendover.org.uk
Courtyard Charity Craft Fair
Saturday 5 May 10-5pm
Behind Antiques at Wendover
Craft & Food stalls, Face Painting
Children's Drawing Competition
Fun For All The Family!
WENDOVER CHORAL SOCIETY May 26th at 7.30
St Mary's Church, Wendover
MUSIC FOR A QUEEN AND A SAINT
Mozart- Coronation Mass in C Purcell - Ode to St Cecilia and
Music for the funeral of Queen Mary
Oxford Sinfonia
Conductor Peter Bassano
Tickets £12 & £10 concessions from Wendover Clock Tower,
Tel. 01296 696759 [email protected]
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Saturday 19 May 10am – 4pm
Places limited email [email protected]
01296 696212 07710 196334
Chiltern Hills Vintage Vehicle Rally
Sunday 20 May: 10.00 Weston Road, Aston Clinton Cars, buses, lorries, military, tractors, etc. Editorial pg 4
SALLY TURNER ANTIQUES High Street, Wendover Tel: 01296 624402
Late Spring CleanLate Spring CleanLate Spring CleanLate Spring Clean Come and have a look at all our greatly
reduced antiques and collectibles in the right hand window of the shop.
Something for everyone!
Open Monday - Saturday 10 - 5 Closed Wed and Sundays Large customer car park at rear of shop through archway
A FREE POT OF TEA (for one)
in return for your favourite cake recipe!!
All you need to do is bring it along with any other interesting history. If we like it, it could be our “Cake of
the Month” with your accompanying name
Lady Grey—a traditional Tearoom, in the courtyard behind the antique centre
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Looking forward to seeing you soon
Back to Basics – Fun with Clay! (Postponed from last month) Thu 10 May 1.00–3.00pm Wen Library Rm, Make your own creation with an experienced potter with refreshments and ask any questions about your caring role. If you are a carer you will be sure of a friendly welcome. There is no charge. For enquiries: Carers Bucks, Ardenham Court, Oxford Road, Aylesbury, HP19 8HT Tel. 0300 777 2722.
Wendover Music 12 May 7.30pm St Mary’s Wendover Alan Barnes is a figurehead of jazz and he has assembled an octet of British jazz stars to play arrangements of Duke Ellington classics and the specially composed three-piece Wendover Suite, depicting life in a Chilterns village. SPECIAL TICKET PRICE OF £10 FOR THIS CONCERT. Advert pg 2.
May Ball Friday 18 May, Butlers Cross Tickets are on sale for this ball to be held in a beautiful marquee to raise money for Iain Rennie Grove House Hospice Care. Contact 07908 221240 or [email protected]
Christian Aid Week 13 – 19 May The theme for this year’s Christian Aid Week is ‘Let’s give the tools to help people in poverty out of poverty’. Most of the world’s
underprivileged people do not want hand-outs, but to be given the dignity of being able to earn a living. Christian Aid works with local partners to provide people in developing countries with the tools they need to work for themselves and their families. During Christian Aid Week (13th -19th May) a red envelope may drop through your door. Please give generously and return the envelope to the Christian Aid collector who will call later in the week. Thank you.
Plant Sale Sat 19 May 9.30–11.30am, W Christian Ctre Stock up on bedding plants, shrubs, cuttings, tomato plants and other vegetables You’ll find lots of interesting and unusual plants at reasonable prices. Cakes and produce will be on sale and refreshments will be served. All money raised is for Wendover Free Church’s ‘Uganda’ project.
Chilterns Hills Vehicle Vintage Rally 20 May from 10.00 am Weston Road, Aston Clinton : HP22 5RN
Vintage cars, buses, lorries, military, tractors, traction engines, stationary engines. Trade
stands, autojumble, refreshments, licensed
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HP21 7TR 01296 631666 (enquiries), and 01296 330901 (entry forms)
Email: [email protected]
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St Mary’s Wendover
Celebrates 2012 To the praise and glory of GodTo the praise and glory of GodTo the praise and glory of GodTo the praise and glory of God
Saturday 5 May 10 am to 5 pm
AMC Big Band Concert: 7.30 pm
Sunday 6 May 12 noon to 5 pm
BBQ and Family Day
Songs of Praise: 6.30 pm
Monday 7 May 10 am to 5 pm
Festival of Flowers, Music and Art
Flowers ���� Music ���� Art display and sale ���� Books ���� Plants
Lunches, Tea and cake and Pimms
Free entry
Donations welcome
Further information:
@st marys shop,
11 High St, Wendover.
Or call: 01296 623123
Wendover Choral Society May 26, 7.30 St Mary's Church, Wendover Music for a Queen and a Saint with Mozart’s Coronation Mass in C; Purcell ’s Ode to St Cecilia and Music for the funeral of Queen Mary. Peter Bassano will conduct the choir and the Oxford Sinfonia. Tickets of £12 and £10 for concessions are available from the Clock Tower, Wendover. Tel. 01296 696759. [email protected]
Pentecost Sunday: St Anne’s Sun 27 May, 6.30pm Churches Together in Wendover celebrate Pentecost, effectively the birthday of the Christian Church with music and praise in St Anne’s , Aylesbury Road, on Sunday 27 May. All are welcome to join this joyful service!
Wendover Celebrates Monday 4 June Wendover Celebrates will see the biggest event Wendover has witnessed since the millennium. On 4 June 2012, Wendover will celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and the London Games with the return of the Carnival – a parade, fun and games, plus live music and pyrotechnics! The celebrations will begin at 11am with entertainment on the Manor Waste, with local
retailers decorating the High Street to celebrate the Jubilee and the London Games. At 12 noon, a Carnival Parade will start at Ashbrook Park on the Aylesbury Road, proceed along the High Street and on to the Wendover Campus (formerly Wendover House School), where an afternoon and evening of Carnival entertainment will await you. The Parade includes entries from many local groups including the local schools, churches, scouts, guides, the RAF mascot, plus jugglers, stilt walkers, and a rock and roll Piper to lead the way! The Carnival afternoon starts at 1pm with the arrival of The Parade at the Wendover Campus. Entertainment then includes the much anticipated It's a Knockout competition (advanced bookings via the website), the one and only Colonel Custard on stage, the Mix 96 Bouncy Castle, plus a demonstration from the GB Paralympic Basketball team. Our stage will also see music, dance and demonstrations from local groups and organisations throughout the afternoon. Local charities, organisation and businesses will also be supporting the event with market stalls, plus their own fun, games and entertainment. In the evening, Wendover will rock to live music from Deadcells (Battle of the Bands
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Changes to our opening hours The surgery will be closed Saturday 5 and Monday 7 May for the Mayday holiday weekend, and on Wednesday 16 May from 1pm for staff training. Otherwise normal opening hours apply. Booking appointments If your problem is not urgent please call us on 01296-623452 to book an appointment on a suitable date up to 4 weeks in advance. For urgent matters and anyone seeking an appointment on the same day, your call will be directed to the duty doctor. He or she will telephone you to discuss the problem and if necessary arrange for you to see a doctor or nurse on the same day.
Hay Fever Hay fever is an allergic reaction to pollen that affects up to 1 in 5 people between March and July. Typical symptoms include sneezing, an itchy, runny or blocked nose, and itchy or watery eyes. Symptoms are typically
worse in the evening and when outside.
If you suffer from hay fever reduce your exposure to pollen as much as possible by:
• staying indoors as much as possible,
and keeping windows and doors shut
• washing your face or showering after being outdoors, especially after visits to the countryside, and
• keeping car windows closed, and consider buying a pollen filter for the air vents in your car.
In keeping with local health pr io r i t i es , p rescr ip t ions for antihistamines for hay fever are not available from the health centre and patients are requested to buy their own medication. All of the commonly used hay fever remedies are available over the counter, i.e. without a prescription. Antihistamines are generally very e f f e c t i v e – w e r e c o m m e n d LORATADINE or CERTIRIZINE which rarely cause drowsiness. A steroid
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winner), 48 Krash, The Pepper Show and Wendover's favourite band - The Duvets. The evening will also see fire performers, a fantastic fireworks display and the lighting of Wendover's Jubilee Beacon. Food and drink will be available on site throughout the day with hog roasts, barbecues, and a well stocked beer and drinks tent. Entry into the afternoon event is free (donations welcome). The evening event starts at 6pm and entry is by ticket only, with special online early bird introductory prices now available via the website. Places are still available in The Parade and pitches for stalls are still available for local charities, traders and businesses. The organisers are also looking for volunteers to help on the day. Use the 'volunteer' link on the website if you can spare some time. Visit www.wendovercelebrates.org.uk for tickets, to get involved and for full details.
Mix 96 Tour de Vale Charity Bike Ride Sunday 10th June 2012 Now into its 9th year, the Mix 96 Tour de Vale Bike Ride starts and finishes at Stoke Mandeville Stadium. Three routes take you through beautiful countryside and villages that offer something for everyone. 15 miles is
perfect for families, 35 miles is ideal for the leisure cyclist but beware of the hills! 55 miles is the ‘challenge route’. All routes are fully signed with safety marshals and mechanics in case of emergency. There are friendly water stops plus refreshments, BBQ and changing facilities at the start and finish. Why not get together with friends, colleagues and enter a team? We will have prizes for the best fancy dress and highest fundraisers. By taking part in this ride, you will be helping local charity WheelPower transform the lives of many disabled people through sport.
Entry Fee: Adults £10 Under 16 FREE (must be accompanied by an adult) Entry Fee on the day £20. For further details please call WheelPower on 01296 395995.
Summer Ball in Wendover Sat 30 June, Wendover Memorial Hall Chair of Parish Council, Robert Duggan invites you to a black tie Summer Ball at the Wendover Memorial Hall. Money raised from the ball will be split between the Prostate Cancer Charity and Iain Rennie Grove House Hospice Care. Tickets of £40 include a 3 course dinner with dancing to Mr Kites Band. For tickets or more information, please contact [email protected] or call Linda on 07908 221240.
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HS2 HS2: Legal action commences Wendover HS2 is delighted to announce that we have now reached the initial fundraising target in our legal fighting fund. This forms our contribution towards the legal costs of taking the Government to court by Judicial Review over High Speed 2. Our sincere thanks go out to all those who have contributed. The fighting fund will stay open for the time being. The claimant in this legal action is the HS2 Action Alliance (HS2AA Ltd) working closely with us and many other action and residents' groups. As seen in the news, HS2AA Ltd announced that they will be proceeding with legal action on two fronts. One case concerns environmental issues, and the other is about fighting for a fair deal for compensation. In both cases, HS2AA argues, the Government has failed to follow the proper processes required. A spokesman for HS2AA Ltd said: "We have two strong legal teams who are specialists in their fields and believe we have two powerful cases that Government must now answer. SJ Berwins with David Elvin, QC, of Landmark Chambers are handling our environmental case, and Leigh Day & Co with David Wolfe, QC, of Matrix Chambers our compensation case."
Wendover HS2 Campaign Team
Six minutes to save the Chilterns! Government documents show that an HS2 route alongside the M1 would only take London-Birmingham trains six minutes longer than the chosen route through the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Beauty. Yet because of the way small time-savings are valued in the HS2 business case (and totalled over a 60-year period) and because it would be slightly more expensive, the Government says the route alongside the motorway is unacceptable. We must keep stressing the unique quality of the Chilterns AONB and argue that if the Government wishes to build the line, it should follow a route alongside existing motorways and not run through protected countryside. One way you could help is by writing to Prince Charles, at Clarence House, London, SW1A 1BA, telling him of your concern that the current HS2 plan with its viaduct across Wendover Dean will cause a terrible eyesore in the protected Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. You could mention that the Government has rejected less damaging routes alongside existing motorways because the route through the Chilterns would be just 6 minutes quicker. The Government’s appraisal of the project’s environmental sustainability also reveals that the M1 route is less damaging environmentally.
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The Berks, Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust on Monday 26 March took the unprecedented action of writing to the European Commission claiming that the UK Government chose the High Speed Rail (HS2) route between London and Birmingham without taking proper account of its environmental impacts. The Government did not carry out a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) which would have required a thorough investigation of the environmental impacts of the HS2 route and viable alternatives. As a result, the process used by HS2 Ltd ignored vital information about the potential impacts of HS2 on nature reserves, protected species and important wildlife sites, claims the Berks, Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust. Philippa Lyons, Chief Executive of BBOWT, explains why the Trust is taking this action: “The Government believed it wasn’t necessary to carry out an SEA. As a result they didn’t know about the nature reserves cut through by the route, or the precious woodland habitats of Bernwood Forest, where the very rare Bechstein’s bats were discovered by a local bat group. “The Wildlife Trust has never before been driven to complain to the European Commission, but the refusal of this Government to take proper account of wildlife
issues when deciding on HS2 is beyond belief. Even now it is refusing to take our advice and carry out proper environmental assessments for Phase 2 of the HS2 route.” The Berks, Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust is collaborating with four other Wildlife Trusts affected by HS2 Phase 1, other conservation groups and the HS2 Action Alliance, which recently sent a letter to the Government calling for a Judicial Review of its decision to go ahead without doing an SEA. “The European Commission will not investigate our complaint while the UK courts are examining the same issues,” says Philippa Lyons. “But by submitting the complaint now, these important issues are on the Commissioner’s desk ready for immediate investigation. If the UK courts either refuse to examine them or decide they do not contravene UK legislation, the EC will be able to investigate them instead.” The Berks, Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust highlighted the impacts of the HS2 proposed route on wildlife in its response to the Government’s consultation during 2011. Thousands of responses raised similar concerns, with the vast majority calling on the Government to think again about HS2, but these were ignored by the Secretary of State when the route was announced in January this year.
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Business The Russell Arms When the Russell Arms went up for sale last December, the Butlers Cross community wasn’t prepared to lose its only pub. Juggling full time jobs and family commitments, five local businessmen mobilised villagers and organised meetings. As a result, over 70 supporters pledged their financial backing, contracts have now been exchanged and the search is on for a new tenant. Although structurally the building is sound, refurbishment work is needed and the plan is for the pub to open in time for the Diamond Jubilee celebrations. Villagers are keen to create a warm, welcoming environment serving excellent pub food and using locally sourced products and drinks. This venture is a great example of what can be achieved when people work together and it has further cemented what was already a strong community bond. Financial contributions are still being accepted and anyone who would be able to assist with renovations or interested in the tenancy should contact [email protected].
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Wendover resident writes surprise best seller Wendover resident Peter James was surprised to find his novel Deferral of Guilt at number one in Amazon’s top hundred best
sellers in April, just days after launching it in a free promotion. Having spent three years writing the novel he decided to ‘self publish’ it as a gift to friends and family, but was then persuaded to place it on Amazon as a Kindle ebook. Within three days it had shot to number one in both the general fiction and crime categories with nearly twelve thousand downloads in its first five days. Peter James, says he is astonished by the demand. ‘The arrival of the Kindle has evidently revolutionised the book publishing industry making it possible for anyone who has a novel in them to reach a wide international audience!’ Written under the pen name of James Parr (to avoid confusion with his more famous crime writer namesake) Deferral of Guilt is set in and around Sarratt. As Watford detectives Pat O’Donnell and Alex Paterson piece together a story of murder, blackmail, rape and revenge each man is pursued by his own private demons, for both have guilty secrets that threaten to overwhelm them even before their investigation is completed.
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Forum Local Representative Nominated in National Children’s Awards Scheme The nominees for the prestigious What's On 4 2012 Junior Awards in association with Konfidence have just been announced - and Caroline Woolnough of Hartbeeps Wendover is among them! She is a nominee in the Most Outstanding Activity Leader for the Under 5s (South) category which means they have received at least 5 nominations and will go through to the national voting stage!
Hartbeeps offers contemporary classes for babies and young children using state of the art music technology, over 100 original songs (including great re-works of classic nursery rhymes), sound effects and naturescapes as a platform for theatrical and multi-sensory mini productions.
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Community Oil Buying Scheme The Community Oil Buying Scheme launched by Community Impact Bucks at the start of January is going from strength to strength with members in 19 communities around the county: Akeley, Aston Sandford, Bryants Bottom, Chackmore, Chearsley, Cuddington, Dinton, Dunsmore, Haddenham, Long Crendon, Mentmore, Oving, Preston Bissett, S t e wk l e y , T h o r n b o r o u g h , U p p e r Winchendon, Wavendon, Wendover and Worminghall. We are very keen to offer the opportunity to benefit from bulk buying to other communities in Buckinghamshire. On 30 March the price paid by members was 60.3p per litre, which compares very well to the highest price we were quoted of 74p per litre and an average price of 65p per litre. So if you buy oil and don’t already get the benefit of buying in bulk, why not consider becoming a member. If your community doesn’t already have a co-ordinator, why not volunteer? The time commitment is small, the benefits are large – and don’t forget co-ordinators can join the scheme for free. There’s plenty of information on our website at http://www.communityimpactbucks.org or contact us by email or phone 0845 389 0389
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Aston Clinton, Buckland, Drayton Beauchamp, Stoke Mandeville Weston Turville, Wendover, Halton A number of important local issues were covered at the Wendover Local Area Forum (LAF) meeting in Weston Turville on 4 April. Brian Thompson, Halton Parish Council, spoke of the links made with Michael Foote from Weston Turville Parish Council, where both parishes realised they could develop a project to better meet local transport needs. Brian explained that Halton had undertaken an extensive survey of residents. This information, combined with that from Weston Turville parish, was incorporated into a proposal taken forward at a recent meeting with representat ives from Arriva, Buckinghamshire County Council (BCC), Halton and Weston Turville parish councils. Arriva assess the viability of the proposal to divert the existing route through Weston Turville and Halton village centres. An update will be given at the next LAF meeting in July.
Foster carers needed! Joan Smith, BCC, explained that there are currently 377 children and young people being looked after in care homes, foster homes and independent carers. If you are interested in fostering, call the team on 01296 382555 or [email protected]
Domestic violence Sue Burke, BCC, explained about the different types of domestic violence, which includes control over a person or physical violence against a partner (male or female) or perhaps an older child against an elderly parent. Domestic violence does not discriminate against age, gender or class. There are many agencies who can help including the National Domestic Violence Helpline who can provide confidential information and advice on 0808 2000 247.
LAF funding: Wendover Decides The Wendover LAF will be running Wendover Decides again in 2012 but with a different format. Projects meeting local priorities will be invited shortly to come forward with proposals for a share of £10,000. The top three projects will receive full funding (up to £3,000 per project) and the next two projects will receive part-funding. The LAF also agreed £5,000 funding for a range of activities in the parishes of Aston Clinton, Weston Turville and Wendover for young people, funding for support workers for Wendover and Weston Turville youth clubs and the development of a youth council/forum for the Wendover local area. For information on Wendover Decides young people’s funding, [email protected].
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Update from RAF Halton Wing Commander Stephen Borthwick noted that around 13,000 service personnel will be involved with the Olympics with around 7500 involved in venue security and some will be involved in ceremonial events. Aylesbury Vale RAF staff will be trained at RAF Halton and will be providing ushers for the Stoke Mandeville torch relay and the Paralympics flame festival. There will be a restricted zone for flying, which extends up to the Halton runway (but aircraft can still use the runway), so there may be a slight reduction in aircraft traffic towards the Wendover direction. As well as training 1200 recruits during the year, RAF Halton will be training more reservists. This has the consequence of more weekend operations, with reservists taking a two-week course running over the middle weekend. There may be more use of the rifle range on Saturdays, but Halton will work to keep disruption to a minimum.
Neighbourhood Police Update Sergeant Bryn Scott, Thames Valley Police, noted that the restructure of the local areas has been completed and Wendover Neighbourhood will keep its three PCSOs and three PCs. However, the consultation on front counter services has resulted in a
reduction of front counter hours at Wendover to three days a week between 10-2pm. Crime figures were down until a recent spate of shed burglaries and also an incident of someone driving along spray-painting parked cars. A person is in custody about the latter incident. Work is actively taking place to reduce speeding through villages and enforcement will take place in specific areas including Brook End, Weston Turville. Bryn also noted that the Police have been following up reports of speeding HGVs along the Aylesbury Road although subsequent checks have not so far proven this to be an issue. Community messaging, where Police advise local residents about specific incidents in their area or other communications of interest, has been rebranded as neighbourhood alerts. People interested in joining this service should go online to www.thamesvalleyalert.co.uk. The next Wendover Local Area Forum will be held on 4 July from 7pm-9pm at Buckland Village Hall. For more information please email [email protected] or telephone 01296 383839 / 383409. http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/bcc/our_communities/wendover.page
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Aces High New Exhibition Doors open Wed 1 May 2012 in Normandy Aces High Fine Art will this summer be opening a new exhibition at the recently renovated Utah Beach Museum in Normandy, displaying an extensive range of aviation and military paintings and prints to the many thousands of visitors and veterans visiting this world-leading D-Day museum.
Following a year-long restoration the Utah Beach Museum is home to more than 3000m² of exhibits related to the events that took place on 6 June 1944. The new ‘star’ is an authentic Lockheed B-26 Marauder, one of only five still existing in the world today. The twin-engine, medium bomber will be displayed in the colours of Major David H. Dewhurst Jr who flew 85 combat missions in Europe with the 553rd Bomb Squadron, 386th Bomb Group, part of the US 9th Air Force. “Our new exhibition enhances our commitment to both current and future customers of Aces High as we continue to expand our range of high quality military and aviation products. We are delighted to be working with the Utah Beach Museum to preserve the memory of those who gave their lives for our freedom.”
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Over the year No2 has encouraged its patrons to donate the value of a cup of coffee or tea (in lieu of payment for their hot beverages) on a Monday, to raise funds for a local cause. For the last 8 weeks these donations have been collected in support of Florence Nightingale Hospice and the total raised was £550. The customers at No2 often generously gave more than the value of their drinks, which is very much appreciated. Whilst the nominated coffee cause has now changed, No2 continue to support Florence Nightingale. On Wednesday 2 May there is a “Summery Fun” wine tasting taking place at No2 in suppor t of F lorence N ight ingale Hospice. Tickets are available for £20 per person including a £5 donation to FNH, also any purchases on the night will generate a further 10% of sales value as a donation to FNH, the more you spend the more No2 donates on your behalf. The nominated fundraising cause is currently Wendover Celebrates ~ an event on 4 June for the whole community in honour of the Queen’s Jubilee.
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YOGA – Learn more about it…how to find a class and choose what’s right for you. There are many different styles of yoga based on the same physical postures (called poses), each has a particular emphasis. Here is a quick guide to the most popular types of yoga, the benefits, and where to find classes in the community to help you choose what is right for you. I am often asked by clients or in various classes to recommend tai chi / yoga / pilates classes to people who have been told to stretch, strengthen, relax, or improve core strength for instance. Although I do my own research, there is a quick and easy link on-line that lists local yoga classes. From Yoga for Teenagers, to Laughter Yoga see the wide choice we have in our area. www.localyogaclasses.co.uk Hatha, which is a general style, usually slow-paced and gentle and provides a good introduction to the basic yoga poses. Vinyasa, which means breath-synchronized movement, tends to be more active poses where movement is matched with breath including a series of poses called Sun Salutations. Ashtanga, is a fast-paced, intense style of
yoga, a flow with a set series of poses always in the same order, which is more physically demanding. Power Yoga, does takes its inspiration from Ashtanga, although the sequences may vary. Iyengar focuses on alignment, and usually emphasizes holding poses over long periods versus moving quickly from one pose to the next (flow). Iyengar practice encourages the use of props such as yoga blankets, blocks and straps, in order to bring the body into alignment. Bikram; this style is more generally referred to as Hot Yoga. It is practised in a 95 to 100 degree room, which allows for a loosening of tight muscles and profuse sweating, which is thought to be cleansing. Cat Booker provided this article, and has a new fitness yoga class launching in Wendover, at Wendover Memorial Hall at 1pm on Wednesdays. Contact Cat to book, or email any questions on fitness and Cat will be happy to help. Cat Booker Pilates & Yoga. Equilibrium for your body with you in mind. Twitter: catbookerfit Facebook: Cat Booker Fitness Email: [email protected] www.catbooker.co.uk
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Visit to Wendover Junior School Since being awarded Eco-School Ambassador status last summer, Wendover CE Junior School is being seen as a beacon school for sustainability. In March we were v i s i t e d b y t w o Argentinians, Natalia B e n z a q u e n a n d Damasia Ezcurra. They are the directors of an e n v i r o n m e n t a l organisation in Buenos Aires called Eco Educarte. This organisation implements a green schools programme in kindergartens, elementary and secondary schools throughout Argentina. The British Council had paid for both these women to come and visit Britain to learn how English schools implement sustainability in their curriculum. We were the only primary school chosen for this purpose. Sian Chattle, Eco School coordinator, was helped by the school’s Eco Committee and Junior Road Safety Officers (JRSOs) to show Natalia and Damasia around the school and answer any questions. The children proudly showed the visitors their wildlife garden, which includes a pond, orchard, vegetable
beds, plastic bottle greenhouse and bug hotels. They also took them around the 18 month old
wood land and la rge wildflower meadow, which the school shares with The John Hampden School, and shared information about our recycling and energy saving activities. Natalia and Damasia have since written to us saying: “We really enjoyed visiting your school and being guided by the children, all of them so involved in the project. We really congratulate you for all your work in the school, we know
what it is to work in a school, and finding time for these kind of activities is not so easy, you are really an example and thank you so much for receiving us at your school.”
Mimi’s Mission In addition to the above fund raising events a Mufti Day in aid of Mimi’s Mission raised over £315! Mimi is now safely home from St Louis, Missouri, having undergone surgery. If you f o l l o w h e r b l o g a t h t t p : / /mimismission.wordpress.com you will see that Mimi has not let a day go by without working hard to strengthen her muscles. (See letter on page 21)
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C.C.T.V. for Wendover? During public participation, Councillors were given a presentation on the benefits and effectiveness of C.C.T.V. in the fight against crime and the fear of crime, by one of W endover ’s neighbourhood watch coordinators together with a fellow scheme member - himself a professional security manager. The Council was told the number of neighbourhood watch warning letters being issued was on the increase and a private residential C.C.T.V. system had proved very successful in providing important evidence relating to anti-social behaviour and suspicious callers. It was put to the meeting that the installation of three strategically positioned cameras in the central area of Wendover under a Council sponsored scheme, would play a key role in the fight and it was hoped the Council would support the idea. Should Councillors wish to consider the matter further, it will need to be discussed as a formal agenda item at a later meeting.
Vale of Aylesbury Plan – Stakeholder Forum Receiving feedback from the forum, Councillors heard that the response to A.V.D.C.’s consultation had been “poor” and unsurprisingly, the results were mostly for the lower housing range options. The meeting was also told it was likely to be at least two years before the Vale of Aylesbury Plan made it to the statute book resulting in a
current ‘planning vacuum’ in which some developers were submitting opportunistic applications.
A bright future? Wendover could soon begin to see a different type of glow from the Parish Council’s 350 lighting columns under a proposal to replace the existing sodium lights with light emitting diodes (L.E.D’s). Although still at the planning stage, the aim would be to update a significant number of lights each year and Councillors heard that the new ones would have a much longer life, save on energy and maintenance costs and cause less light pollution.
HS2 Community Forum “Appalling” and “horrendous” were two of the words used in a summary of the March forum held in the library room involving representatives from HS2 and various local organisations including Councils, Amenity and Action Groups. It was also reported that an element of those attending from outside of Wendover had allegedly “resolved a set of quite destructive tactics” and the way they treated the Chairman of the meeting and the representatives from HS2 was “disgraceful.” Councillors were told the next forum would not be for another two months but in the meantime the fight to stop HS2 would go on although mitigation had to be worked on as well. Richard Gridley
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Cardio tennis to "ZUMBA " music at Halton Tennis Centre Every Thursday 10-11.30am on Halton's Indoor Tennis Courts. Cardio Tennis is a series of tennis-based drills and activities played to up-tempo music on a tennis court. It does not require tennis skills, but is all about keeping your heart rate up, burning calories and having fun. Group sessions delivered by 2 qualified LTA Coaches. To book your place just call 01296 623453 or email: [email protected]
W. Turville Horticultural Society Thursday 10 May at 8pm Village Hall. “Garden & Wood – a Passion for Antique Garden Tools” by Louise Allan & Piers Newitt. Who knows – you may discover you have something interesting lurking at the back of your shed somewhere! New members and non members are always welcome. For more information please contact Pat Rutherford on 613965.
Kimble & Elles Horticultural Soc Meetings are held at 8.00pm on the first Tuesday of the month (except January and August) Stewart Hall, Little Kimble. Visitors are always welcome - do come and try one of our meetings and if you decide you would like to join please make yourself known to any Committee member or contact Tessa Madden, Membership Secretary, on 01296 612648. Please see our website www.bucksinfo.net/kehs for further information.
Mid Bucks Beekeepers Association May is a busy time in beekeeping with the colonies building up for the main forage season and beekeepers trying to keep up with the growth. We are moving towards the swarming season which Beekeepers try to manage to their benefit. If you wish to report a swarm full details can be found on our website www.mbbka.org.uk. This year members of the Association are also putting a lot of effort into preparing for Wendover Celebrates on 4 June. We have a team working on a float for the parade and a second team focusing on the stand at the Wendover Campus. If the weather is kind to us we hope to be able to put on a flying bees demonstration giving carnival goers the opportunity to experience close up the life of a bee colony.
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Wendover Cricket Club Cricket has already started outside despite the weather. The Village Cup began on 21 April and senior fixtures on 28 April. The first league games are on Saturday 4 May with the 1st XI away at Ballinger and the 2nds at home to Frieth. Junior practices are under way and their games start in May. New players, young or old and of any ability are always welcome. Contact Jonathan Seabrook on 01296-623286 or Nick Morley (juniors) on 01296-623289. The Village Cup was scheduled to start on 21 April. Fixtures for May are:
Wendover Tennis and Squash Club May sees the start of the Tennis Club’s annual tournament which will culminate with finals on 14 July. Good luck to all those who have entered the competition. The draw for Wimbledon tickets will take place at 8:00pm
on 17 May. The draw is open to all tennis Club members. The Club will be holding an Open Day on 5 May 2 – 4 pm, our coaching team will be running free sessions for Junior and Senior players. Everyone is welcome. The new Racketball leagues are now into their second month and run along side the Squash leagues. This year we will again be entering a Men’s team into the Bucks Summer Racketball League. All in all, a busy time at the Club. For further information go to www.wendovertenisandsquash.co.uk.
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We would like to thank everyone who bought raffle tickets on our stall at the Charity Market in March. Congratulations to the winners – we hope you enjoyed the contents of your hampers. The profit raised will be put to very good use, helping to fund entertainments for the party of 33 visitors from Liffré who will be with us for the annual Town Exchange during the last weekend of April. We would also like to thank those readers of Wendover News who contacted us with offers of hosting, and we hope that they will enjoy meeting our visitors and taking part in the activities. In next month’s Wendover News you’ll be able to read all about the weekend.
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Costa Coffee The Costa Coffee franchisee has appealed against the refusal of planning permission to operate in the former Barclays Bank Building. The Wendover Society surveyed the members of its email consultation panel on this issue. There was a 76% vote from the 150 members of the panel. 108 members were opposed to the appeal, 4 were in favour and 2 were neutral. As a result the Society is
opposing the appeal on a variety of grounds including the likelihood of traffic problems from the twice daily deliveries envisaged, potential noise and disturbance to neighbours from use of the garden and the effects on one of the finest parts of the Conservation Area if pavement seating evolved.
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Span Training & Development On Sunday 1 April the annual Span hair competition was held in Cowley, Oxford with the theme being The Oscars. Scruples had four trainees and a stylist entered across the three entree categories. The standard of work the competitors produced was extremely high and despite this stiff competition Ami Jo Porter was awarded a Second place in the open category. Congratulations to Ami Jo and well done to the girls who entered. Yvonne Bone
Thank you A big thank you to everyone who supported the MS Centre Art exhibition on 10 & 11 March. It was successful in all ways, a delight to view, an opportunity to meet friends and raised over £14,000. We are all looking forward to the exhibition in our new building next year.
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Buy a Brick Sunday 1 July is the last date you will be able to order an engraved brick to support the new Chilterns MS Centre due to be completed in August. This is a unique opportunity to have your own inscription on one of a limited number of Commemorative Engraved Bricks. The bricks will be cemented in place and displayed inside the hydrotherapy pool as the building nears completion. All funds raised will go towards funding the building of the hydrotherapy pool. Why not order a brick as a gift for someone special, or have your company name engraved on one? Please place your order as soon as possible. You will receive confirmation of your order within two weeks. The Chilterns MS Centre is a local charity helping local people who have multiple sclerosis. For further information and to order your brick please contact Mrs Sue Barber: [email protected]
Mimi’s Mission Congratulations to our friends who successfully completed the Reading Half Marathon for Mimi’s Mission. Particular thanks are due to Jackie Robinson and JPR Fitness for sponsoring shirts and organising
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On Easter Sunday, over 100 children and their families joined in an Easter Egg Hunt organised by No 2 Pound Street and Churches Together in Wendover at Wendover Campus. A fantastic array of cakes was donated to provide a tempting refreshment stall. The children had a great time searching the grounds for those elusive chocolate eggs. A bouncy castle was provided by Aylesbury’s Fun4Kidz, and a produce stall selling various hand-made gifts also proved very popular. All of the proceeds from the day were donated to Mimi's Mission and over £400 was raised.
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Tragedy in Terrick Our sympathies go to the family of Mark Alan Camber, who worked at Kings Farm Shop since 1985. Shortly before midnight on Monday 16 April, Mark was involved in a collision with a car in Nash Lee Road while cycling home and died at the scene. Mark was a very conscientious employee who always kept to himself and had worked here for so long that he was part of Kings Farm. His quiet way and dry sense of humour will be sadly missed by staff and customers. The funeral will be at Amersham Crematorium on 3 May at 3.15pm. Gary King
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The Olympics is a once-in-a-lifetime event with up to 30,000 visitors a day coming to Eton Dorney and hopefully visiting attractions in Bucks. Buckinghamshire residents will be able to come along to see the Olympic torch relay procession as it goes through north Bucks and down to Stoke Mandeville/Aylesbury on 9 July (it also goes through south Bucks on another date).
Live Events on the big Screen All are welcome to see action from the Olympics on a huge public screen – in Amersham on 11 August and in Aylesbury Vale Park on 1 September where a number of exciting events will also be held in Market Square and Kingsbury Square. The Paralympics Flame Festival is being held in Stoke Mandeville but, due to space restrictions, another event will be held in Aylesbury town centre, with a live link through to Stoke Mandeville. Vanessa King
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The Big Lunch The fourth annual Big Lunch will fall on Sunday 3 June, the same weekend as the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. The beauty of The Big Lunch is that people themselves decide everything about their own event. The venue can be wherever you want or have space, the theme whatever you fancy - food and people are the key ingredients. Request a free pack to get started. Full details on http://www. theb ig lunch.com/ jo in- in / j ub i lee-2012.php If you have any questions or q u e r i e s p l e a s e g e t i n t o u c h via [email protected] or call 0845 850 8181 to speak to one of the team.
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Danielle Miles was born in the Royal Bucks Hospital, Aylesbury on 15 October 1985. She attended John Hampden First, Wendover C of E Middle (as they were then) and John Colet Upper Schools. As a school child Danielle was always busy with extra curricular activities such as playing the viola or in school and county netball teams. She also studied tap and modern dance at the Rozelle School of Dance and Drama taking weekly classes and performing in their annual show, often at the Civic Centre in Aylesbury. When very young, Danielle was always interested in jobs that ended in ist: geologist, zoologist, and so on. She chose to study chemistry because it is often seen as the middle science, touching maths, physics, biology, pharmacology and much more. It would let her keep most options open. She started a chemistry BSc course at Exeter in September 2004. She was getting a first for all her coursework and having the best year of her life. Then in November 2004 they were told that Exeter University was intending to shut down the expensive Chemistry department. Danielle was incredulous:
how could a ‘good’ university not have a core department?
Danielle helped to organise a 2000-strong protest a g a i n s t t h e c losures, and gave evidence to the Commons S c i e n c e a n d T e c h n o l o g y C o m m i t t e e ’ s inquiry, ‘Strategic Science Provision
in English Universities’ but the department closed so she decided to transfer to Leeds where she began in her second year on an integrated 4 year masters course with a year in industry, which was carried out at AstraZeneca in Charnwood, Loughborough. After getting a first for her MChem she decided to stay on for a PhD. Danielle’s PhD has been designing a protein like gel to treat back pain. The main aim of her project was to develop a peptide (small protein) gel that can be injected into the disc. This work provides the necessary understanding of the gels to enable them to be optimised for the treatment of disc degeneration. The findings also open up
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During her PhD she was invited to give numerous academic talks and public lectures and in 2010 won the University of Leeds Postgraduate researcher of the year award and in 2011 was awarded the Faculty for Maths and Physical Sciences researcher of the year as well as winning the Kate Furneaux prize for the most meritorious non-academic contribution to postgraduate life in the School of Chemistry 2011. Danielle still manages to keep very busy in her spare time. She has always enjoyed dance and currently teaches swing dancing as well as participating in advanced classes and going to social dances and camps all around the country. She still rides her horse competitively at dressage, show jumping, cross country and for fun around the Yorkshire countryside as well as socialising with friends. On top of this Danielle comes back to Wendover every now and then to help out at the Aces High exhibitions in Back Street which is where she used to work, as well as to catch up with friends and family.
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View from the Chair I would never have anticipated that the Parish Council could have existed without a Clerk, but survive the year it did, with a deputy Clerk who has worked extremely hard and for long hours to keep the ship afloat. Jill Bottomley has done a really sterling job and I cannot praise her too highly. We have appointed a temporary Consultant, Glyn Thomas, who will be helping us out over the next few months. Not knowing how long the status quo would last has been (and is) most frustrating but thank you Jill on behalf of the people of Wendover.
We have established a Speedwatch panel, with the support and training from the local constabulary, which means that every now and then, we report speeding to the local police who will then visit the offenders and have a chat. Our locations vary: the next will be based in South Street. Any suggestions for siting our equipment are always welcome. Our objective is simple – to make Wendover a safer place to live for ourselves, our families and our children.
Last month’s Parish Council meeting went well and a large number of items were discussed in front of local County and District Councillors as well as quite a number of members of the public. It’s always good to see different people attend at different times. We will always welcome you to join us. Thank you for your support over the last ‘Parish’ year – I look forward to more of the same.
Robert Duggan, Chairman
S106 Money: the story so far In March, WPC invited community projects to apply for funding from the S106 funds held by AVDC. This funding source arises as a result of the new homes built at St. Mary's Gate. There is still time to apply.
The criteria relating to the fund’s distribution are quite strict and as a result, of the three projects put forward, o n l y o n e w a s s u c c e s s f u l . Congratulations to the St Mary's Church group whose plan will benefit both Wendover youth’s and the broader community’s access to well equipped m ee t ing room s . Un f o r tuna te l y Wendover Cricket Club and the Youth Centre proposals didn't meet the S106 criteria on this occasion. WPC are happy to advise. WPC is about to make an application to help fund much needed improvements to the very popular London Road Skate Park and to the basketball court at Ashbrook recreation ground.
Annual Parish Meeting (18 Apr) The well attended and convivial meeting heard Chairman Robert Duggan explain how the challenges of the previous year had been met and the council’s vision for a very busy 2012/13.
Councillor Oliver Statham explained that WPC is considering the production of a Neighbourhood Plan in response to the government’s Localism Bill giving Wendover a clearly defined legal status in AVDC’s new Vale of Aylesbury Plan.
Councillor Bob Lewis, Chair of WPC’s finance committee, reported that the balance sheet is strong but there are a number of exceptional items, such as the necessary repairs to the Clock Tower, that will need careful financial management and a determined approach to finding grant funding.
WPC had invited Isabel Edgar Briançon from AVDC to talk to the meeting about changes to the waste collection service that start on Tuesday 4 September for Wendover residents. Isabel is happy to hear from anyone with any questions or queries - AVDC 01296 585858.
The Chairman then acknowledged WPC’s Deputy Clerk and her amazing commitment to keeping the Council working effectively during the long absence through sickness of the Clerk.
There were displays from various groups WPC has been involved with this year including Bucks Carers, HS2, St Mary’s Church, W Celebrates, W Twinning Association, W Youth Centre, W News and W Community Car. There was also information about various activities undertaken during the year with Councillors present to answer questions. Many thanks to all who contributed, including refreshments from Ami and Steve of The Coffee Stop.
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Saturday 19 May 2012
SUNDAY CHURCH SERVICES for MAY 2012
WENDOVER FREE CHURCH, AYLESBURY ROAD 11.00am Morning Worship
ST. ANNE’S ROMAN CATHOLIC, AYLESBURY ROAD 9.15am Sunday Mass; Confessions Saturdays 11.00am
ST. MARY’S CHURCH OF ENGLAND 8.00am Holy Communion 1st Sunday at St Mary’s, thereafter St Anne’s 9.00am Holy Communion & 10.30am Varied Family Services & Jnr. Church
ST MICHAEL’S HALTON:
6.00pm Service every Sunday
For more about church services, courses and meetings, visit the Churches Together Office:
@stmary’s, 11 High Street, HP22 5DU
10 am - 12.30pm each weekday 01296 623123
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