NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2016 ISSUE 23
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Editors’ Letter
Welcome to the festive November/December issue of Chiltern View Thame magazine. It’s never easy writing this editorial at the beginning of October, especially this year because it’s only just started to feel like autumn, due to very warm and sunny September days. However, this is our November/December issue and there’s lots to look forward to such as frosty mornings, leaves turning gorgeous reds and oranges, Bonfire Night and Christmas. We are all hoping for cosy fires, steaming hot chocolate, woolly scarves, hats and gloves to keep out the cold. Time to spend snuggled up indoors and reading a good book or perhaps our magazine? A couple of dates for your diary; The Xmas Lights Switch on is on Friday December 2nd and the Thame Players have a wonderful pantomime this year taking place from 2nd - 4th and the 7th – 11th Dec (see page 28 for more details). Each season brings its own magic but we do like the comforting side that winter brings. Right, time for some nice hot soup for lunch and on with the next issue. We always have to be a bit ahead of ourselves here at Chiltern View headquarters. Wishing everyone a very merry Christmas and a healthy and happy New Year. Until the next time…
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The Gift of a Good Book Struggling to find the perfect book to give as a gift? Or wondering what to add to your own wish list? Maybe we can help… The Hidden People – Alison Littlewood Crime, fantasy and historical fiction are melded together in The Hidden People. Albie Mirralls is every bit the sensible, upstanding gentleman that Victorian society wants him to be. When his cousin, Lizzie, is burnt as a changeling, Albie travels from London to her village to see justice done. But when Albie’s own wife seems so completely changed, he finds himself questioning whether there could be some truth to the rumours about his cousin. The perfect book for curling up with on a winter’s night. The British Table – Colman Andrews and Christopher Hirsheimer For the foodie in your life, you might want to consider this recently released tome. Featuring around 125 recipes, from the traditional to the modern, there’s plenty to tempt most taste-buds. Recipes range from long-forgotten traditional fare, to regional specialities and contemporary classics. The focus is on warming comfort food. Think Braised Brisket followed by Whisky-Soaked-Raisin and Orange Marmalade. Little Warrior – Giuseppe Catozzella Inspired by a tragic true story, Little Warrior tells the story of Samia Omar. Growing up in war-torn Somalia, life is hard, and dangerous. But Samia has big dreams – she wants to follow in Mo Farah’s footsteps and compete in 8
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Christmas and the festive season is just around the corner and what better way to get into the festive mood than a trip to a Christmas Market or visiting Santa in Lapland. A vast array of European cities offer a huge expanse of Christmas stalls in market squares selling their wares – whether that be local dining specialities like stollen cake with hot gluhwein, bratwurst, waffles and wine or the fantastic array of local hand-made gifts from local craftsmen. In Cologne, the market is open from 21 November until 23 December – the magic of Christmas will be felt throughout the festively decorated city. The larger Christmas Markets are held in downtown Cologne their booths near the cathedral are arranged around a huge Christmas tree, next to which is a stage for a diverse programme of live music performances.
Lapland is where Christmas dreams come true. It’s not just a magical winter wonderland deep inside the Arctic circle and can be visited in just one day. It’s also where you’ll find Santa Claus and his trusty team of elves whose mission is to spread happiness and fun! Flights for Christmas Markets and Lapland are available from your local airport; you can select how long you would like to stay there for with options to add on a few extra days to explore nearby attractions. For more information about breaks to enjoy this year’s Christmas festivities call us at Spear Travels in Thame – your local independent travel agent.
Wooden chalets of Lille’s month long Christmas Market are filled with decorations and festive food, as well as arts and crafts. A Ferris Wheel turns on the main square, which is transformed into a Winter Wonderland, dominated by an 18-meter high Christmas tree.
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Mince Pies It’s hard to beat homemade Mince Pies in the run up to Christmas and here at What’s Cooking there is a feeling of excitement and anticipation at the number of these little beauties we have to make each year. As always the devil is in the detail and the first place to start is some excellent homemade sweet pastry. Of course, homemade mincemeat is just as important but the recipe for this is a closely guarded secret. If you want your mince pies to be as good as ours, why not come into What’s Cooking and buy a jar!
Makes 12
Ingredients:
1 x large Jar of mincemeat (about 900gr) 330gr plain flour 100gr icing sugar Grated zest of half a lemon ¼ teaspoon salt 180gr cold unsalted butter 1 free range egg yolk 3 tablespoons cold water Beaten egg to glaze
Method: To make the pastry, put the flour, icing sugar, lemon zest and salt in a bowl and add the butter. Rub it in with your fingers or, more easily use a mixer with the beater attachment. Mix until you get a coarse breadcrumb consistency. Add the egg yolk and water and mix just until the dough comes together. Remove the dough from the bowl and knead for a few
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as the lids. Fill the cases with mincemeat and pop the lids on, sealing with a little Pre-heat your oven to 190C. Roll out the pastry until 2-3mm of the beaten egg. Glaze the top with the rest of the thick. Using a pastry cutter beaten egg and cook for of the right size, cut twelve 20 minutes or until golden circles and line your tin. We use a muffin tin for extra deep brown. Leave to cool, then remove from the tin mince pies. Now cut twelve slightly smaller circles to use and dust with icing sugar.
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Celebrate Christmas at The Boot Christmas Menu 2016
New Year’s Eve
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£60 per person Including a glass of Champagne
Available from Tuesday 22nd November. £25 for 2 courses or £30 for 3 courses
Friday & Saturday £28 for 2 courses or £33 for 3 courses Andy and Emma welcome you to The Boot, Bledlow Ridge.
3 Course Meal STARTERS
Smoked haddock chowder
with crispy egg and pancetta
Ham hock and foie gras terrine
with kumquat chutney and toasted brioche
Our head chef Andy Hipgrave has created this new and exciting Christmas Menu which we are proud to offer our guests.
Goat’s cheese mousse with black olive tuile, crispy shallot rings, balsamic pearls, beetroot and peas shoots
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Carpaccio of beef and parmesan basket served
Potted smoked salmon and crab served
with sun blushed tomato, rocket and truffle oil
with cucumber, capers and toasted ciabatta
Parma ham wrapped scallops with butternut
Jerusalem artichoke and truffle oil soup with garlic croutons Ham hock & confit duck terrine served with
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plum chutney, toasted brioche and mixed leaves
Wild mushroom and goats cheese tart with poached pear and aged balsamic
Bubble & squeak with poached egg and bacon served with hollandaise sauce
MAINS Traditionally roasted turkey served with roast potatoes and all the trimmings, pigs in blankets, sage and chestnut stuffing, served with pan gravy
Braised beef short rib in rebellion ale with colcannon mash, honey roasted vegetables and Forestiere sauce Roasted butternut squash with spinach wild mushrooms and goat’s cheese and tender stem broccoli Slow roasted pork belly with apple sauce, black pudding and crackling served with dauphinoise potatoes and pan gravy
squash puree, spinach, and black pudding
Duo of lamb - lamb rump, (served pink) and slow cooked belly served with pea puree, dauphinoise potato, baby veg and savoy cabbage, rosemary jus 8oz fillet steak served with hand cut chips, tomato, portabella mushroom, tomato, béarnaise and watercress Herb crust Halibut with braised fennel with mussel, leeks, tender stem broccoli and saffron veloute Wild mushroom, spinach, mozzarella cannelloni, with spicy tomato olive and basil sauce Chicken stuffed with chorizo and wrapped in parma ham served with café au lait sauce, fevea beans & giroles and dauphinoise potatoes and tenderstem brocolli
DESSERTS Sticky toffee pudding with toffee sauce and honeycomb ice cream
Assiette of chocolate. Chocolate salted caramel
Fillet of salmon with crispy pancetta served with crushed new potatoes, spinach and hollandaise sauce
torte, chocolate pot and chocolate brownie
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grapes, red onion jam
Traditional Christmas pudding with brandy sauce Sticky toffee pudding with toffee sauce and vanilla ice cream
Selection of cheese and biscuits with red onion jam Salted caramel chocolate torte with mixed berry compote and Chantilly cream
Apple & blackberry crumble
served with crème anglaise
Selection of Cheese and biscuits, Drambuie crème brulee with fresh berries and ginger bread biscuit Apple tart tatin with vanilla ice cream Please make a member of staff aware of any allergies. All of our food is freshly made here at the pub and therefore may take longer to serve. Prices are inclusive of VAT. Service is at your discretion, however bookings of 8 people and over will be subject to a 10% service charge, we hope you enjoy your meal.
Wishing you a very Merry Christmas from The Staff at The Boot! Opening New Years Day 11am - 6pm with food from 11am - 2pm Chinnor Road, Bledlow Ridge, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP14 4AW 01494 481499 / theteam@theboot-bledlowridge.co.uk
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I offer a free site visit and a free no obligation quotation, and also liaise with Architects and Builders.
As a local small independent family company with over a decades experience I can ensure that every job is carried out with upmost care and attention, from the initial consultation to the final installation and disposal of the old garage door.
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Walks in the Chilterns:
Box Wood Walks near Princes Risborough View of Ellesborough Church from Chilterns
Download it from www. chilternsaonb.org/walk-ridesleaflets-2 It’s also part of the free Handheld Tours app.
Walk lengths: circular routes of 3, 3.5 and 6 miles Starting point: Great Kimble or Pulpit Hill near Monks Risborough Discover one of the Chilterns’ best natural gems on these circular walks: swathes of wild box trees and bushes in the country’s largest native box woodland. There are also great views, an ancient hillfort, medieval churches, beechwoods and plenty more to enjoy. There is a choice of walk lengths, depending on how far you want to go and how much time you have. The routes follow waymarked footpaths and bridleways and there are a couple of pubs en route. The box woods on these walks are evidence of how important box trees were in the Chilterns a few centuries ago. Box wood is very dense, because the trees grow so slowly, and in the past it was used widely to make practical items like combs, printing blocks, rulers and lace-making bobbins. Many early woodwind instruments were made out of box. The chalky soils of the Chilterns
are ideal for box and people made a living by growing trees and selling the timber. The twisting old trees you can see today, often 6-10m tall, are left over from all this activity.
Walkers near Great Kimble Warren, Photo by Chris Smith
Much more ancient history is visible at the top of Pulpit Hill where large mounds and ditches are the remains of a 2,500 year old Iron Age hillfort. Away from the woods you can stroll across open grassy hillsides, covered in wildflowers in summer, and take in the far-reaching views across the Vale of Aylesbury. On these walks you can visit the villages of Ellesborough and Little Kimble, both with attractive parish churches, and follow a section of the Ridgeway National Trail. You’ll need stout footwear as some of the paths can be muddy. There are some steep ascents and descents and several stiles. The Box Wood Walks are part of the Chilterns Country series of walking routes produced by the Chilterns Conservation Board. You can download a free leaflet for it which has a route map and detailed route directions, plus lots of other useful information. Box Woods Walk leaflet cover
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Christmas Shows
The Magic Flute By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 7.45pm Saturday 5th November and 3pm on Sunday 6th November. Tickets £16, concessions £14 Opera Anywhere returns to The Players Theatre with Mozart’s best known and best loved opera, The Magic Flute. It was his last opera being first performed on 30th September 1791 – he died on 5th December that year. He loved the opera so much that he asked for it to be played on his death bed. It was performed over 100 times that year alone. The Magic Flute is a tender and amusing opera, to be enjoyed by seasoned operagoers and novices alike. Whether it is simply a fantasy, or if it has greater depths of symbolism & philosophy, has been argued over, ever since it was first performed. There is no disagreement about the quality of the beautiful and moving music. It has many popular melodies, for example, two arias sung by The Queen of the Night include the highest notes possible in music. and the duet by Papagena and Papageno, “Pa Pa Pa” is the
best known comedy number. Opera buff or just curious, another great show at The Players Theatre. Tickets are available for all these shows at Spear Travels, 01844 217228 or online from www.thameplayers.co.uk.
Peter Pan the Panto Performance dates 2nd – 4th and 7th – 11th Dec Peter Pan and Tinkerbell lead Wendy and her brothers John and Michael, on a wonderful adventure to Neverland. There they meet the Lost Boys, lots of Red Indians and Mermaids as well as Captain Hook and his dastardly bunch of Pirates. And of course, don’t forget the crocodile who has already had a taste of Captain Hook and wants the rest. This will prove to be an evening of entertainment for all the family. Tickets sell very fast for the Panto so order your tickets as soon as the booking opens in the middle of October. Tickets will be available from Spear Travels, 01844 217228 or online from www.thameplayers.co.uk at £9.00 or £8.00 concessions. All tickets available at www.thameplayers.co.uk
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Dealing with life’s second arrows
Of all the things I teach on any mindfulness course, the parable of the two arrows seems to resonate most strongly with people. If you were hit by an arrow, there is considerable localised pain which if properly treated will, in time, go away. The second arrow is longer lasting and represents the emotional response to the first arrow. The endless questioning: Why me? What if I’m injured and can’t work? I’ll not be able to pay the mortgage. What if I get an infection? If only I hadn’t been there… What if? What if? The irony is, while we’ve all suffered ‘first arrows’ in life (difficulties, heartache, obstructions), the pain of the second arrow lasts much longer than the first arrow and we fire it at ourselves. It’s how we react to events in life that perpetuates our suffering. The good news is, of course, that we can choose how we create the story around what is happening in our lives. For example, my growing children want to spend less time with me. Do I tell myself that I’m an awful mother who they don’t like, or a successful mother who has raised confident children ready to be independent adults? This ‘multiple choice’ is presented constantly to us. For example, the friend who walks past without acknowledging us: have we upset them (cue anxiety), are they worried about something (cue concern) or are they not wearing their glasses (bless!) Having the reflective space to explore how we perceive things and how we can create a different story is the stuff of psychotherapy or counselling. By talking through life events and our reactions, we become aware of our values, judgements, beliefs and their impact on others and ourselves. Often we realise that while we extend kindness and understanding towards others, but not ourselves. All too often we judge ourselves harshly. Of course, there are those first arrows which can’t be perceived in a different way, that are just
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cruel and painful. Having somebody independent to talk to can be helpful at these difficult times. Learning Mindfulness helps us examine how we respond to life, perhaps noticing where we carry a stress reaction in our body, for example. It invites attention to the here and now, not mulling over yesterday or projecting about tomorrow. Quite often, ‘now’ is actually alright, it’s manageable, and even, maybe, just perhaps, it can be quite lovely.
Jane Barker Jane is a qualified counsellor and psychotherapist practising in Thame. In addition to providing one to one support for clients, Jane runs Mindfulness courses and taster sessions in Bledlow and Maidenhead. Jane is a member of BACP and the UK Listing of Mindfulness Teachers.
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Boots Chemist (High Street) 01844 213882 | www.boots.com Boots Chemist 01844 218248 Citizens Advice Bureau Thame 0344 4111444 | www.caox.org.uk Environmental Health 01235 422403 | www.southoxon.gov.uk Highways 08453 101111 | www.highways.gov.uk John Radcliffe Hospital 01865 741166 | www.oxfordradcliffe.nhs.uk Library 01844 212288 | www.oxfordshire.gov.uk Oxfordshire County Council 01865 792422 | www.oxfordshire.gov.uk Oxford Tube 01865 772250 | www.oxfordtube.com Planning 01491 422600 | www.southoxon.gov.uk
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Local Clubs & Organisations
November / December 2016
Thame & Wheatley Ramblers www.ramblers-oxon.org.uk Phone 01844 213608. Thame Pop Choir Ian English 01844 261171 www.thamepopchoir.com Thame Players Want You! Tony Long 07938 857291 Email thameplayers@gmail.com Thame and District Twinning Association Linda Emery: lindaemery@btinternet.com Email lindaemery@btinternet.com Wycombe Shopmobility: Email - hw.shopmob.events@btconnect.com. 01494 472277. Thame National Women’s Register Phone 01296 614699 www.nwr.org.uk Child Bereavement UK ruth.sanger@childbereavementuk.org 01494 568 932. www.childbereavementuk.org Charity No in England and Wales: 1040419 and Scotland: SCO42910 Red Kites Scooter Club Sam 07799 637629. www.redkites-sc.co.uk Thame and District Lions club 01844 338078 www.thameanddistrictlions.org.uk The Chilterns Art Group 01844 216882 Sew Patchwork Sue 01844212742 Email four.freespirit@gmail.com
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Cuttle Brook Conservation Volunteers (CBCV) Email: info@cuttlebrook.org.uk Website: www.cuttlebrook.org.uk Thame Choral Society www.thamechoralsociety.co.uk Chair – Judith Newenham 01494 868461 Thame Hockey Club www.thamehockey.co.uk Email: info@thamehockey.co.uk Thame Digital Camera Club emailus@thamedigitalcameraclub.co.uk www.thamedigitalcameraclub.co.uk Thame Duellists Fencing Club Email thameduellistsfencingclub@gmail.com James Kingston 07947 049511 Thame Historical Society Rosalie Gibson 01844 213948 www.thamehistoricalsociety.org.uk TCC2 (Thame Children’s Choir) www.tcc2.org (01844) 292088/215680. Lacey Green Windmill www.chilternsociety.org.uk 01844 275871. www.laceygreenwindmill.org.uk Thame Concert Band www.thameconcertband.org.uk email – thameconcertband@gmail.com Thame Bridge Club Tel: 01844 217166 Paula Hopkinson Tel: 01494 563113. Beginners teaching ring Cyril Meek Tel: 01844 212754 E-mail cyril.meek@btinternet.com Lord William’s Festival Chorus www.lordwilliamsfestivalchorus.org.uk
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Local Clubs & Organisations
November / December 2016
Thame Museum www.thamemuseum.org Tel no. 01844 212801
Thame Speakers Club 01844 358189 www.thamespeakers.co.uk
Cassiopeia – Africa Drum Circle Jan 07917 673692 Email: graylingfaire@yahoo.co.uk
Thame & District Day Centre www.thameanddistrictdaycentre.co.uk email office@thameanddistrictdaycentre.co.uk Telephone: 01844 212080.
Tai Chi Douglas 07717 798979 www.chenacademy.com Girlguiding Thame District Mrs Kathryn Shorter, klshorter80@gmail.com. www.girlguiding.org.uk Thame and District Round Table www.thame.roundtable.co.uk Dovecote 07827 235425 E-mail dovecote@ageukoxfordshire.org.uk. Thame Basketball Club Email team@thametigers.com www.thametigers.com Alex Glass – Head Coach 07827 933901. T.W.C.C (The Widowed Companionship Club) Email Dianne.hirst100@btinternet.com Long Crendon Day Centre (Now known as The Harmony Club) 01844 208508. Thame Seniors Keep Fit Email thamekeepfit@hotmail.com 01844 215822 Thame Badminton Club Rob Sutton at rob@robsuttonmarketing.com Tel: 01865 890580 or 07971 288561 Jacqui Williams – 01296 747951. Greatest Hits Choir www.greatesthitschoir.co.uk
Thame Women’s Institute Judy Dudley (Secretary) judydudley@btinternet.com 01844 260131 www.thamewi.webs.com The Rotary Club of Thame www.thame.rotary1090.org Inner Wheel Club of Thame E-mail: thameinnerwheel@gmail.com Website: www.thameinnerwheel.org.uk Greater Thame University of the third age Mrs A.Powell 01844 261394 Email ann-powell@outlook.com Thame Tennis Club www.thametennisclub.co.uk twitter @thametennisclub Lord Williams Squash Club www.thamesquash.com E- Mail info@thamesquash.com Thame Belles WI http://thamebelleswi.wix.com/belles Thame Belles on Facebook. For full information about all of the above clubs and organisations, please visit our webpage at www.chilternviewmagazines.co.uk If you would like to share information about an event, club or society local to you, please email us at thameview@live.co.uk or call us on 07712 816336.
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Community Events November / December 2016
Thame Choral Society Thame Choral Society warmly invites all singers to join us for our new 2016-17 season. Details about our choir, rehearsals, performances and a workshop on Haydn’s The Creation next February are on our website www.thamechoralsociety.org.uk.We look forward to welcoming you. Bette Davis on the Edge A one-woman play on Saturday 12th November at The Bernard Hall, Cuddington HP18 0AP. Doors open at 7pm for canapes with performance starting promptly at 7.45. Tickets £10 from Liz 01844 299150 or online at www. cuddingtonvillage.com/arts Proceeds to be shared between Shikuku Shining Stars Academy, Kenya and The Finley Newell Mobility & Equipment Fund (Haddenham).
Christmas Bazaar Christmas Bazaar on Saturday 26th November at Long crendon village Centre from 2pm until 3.30pm.. Admission 50p. for Adults. Christmas Gifts, Toys..Grand tombola and Raffle Books...Bric a Bras Cakes Refreshments and more..... All in Aid of Cancer Research U.K. Thame Shed A group in Thame are proposing a shed, open to all, regardless of ability. Well equipped, a place to share skills, creating, making, mending and refurbishing whilst watching, or helping, others to do the same; and where the kettle is always on. Contact Mike Ashford: thameshed@gmail.com Thame Town Charity Fair Thame Town Charity Fair, this year involving 20 local groups, will be held on Saturday, November 5th, at Thame Town Hall. It will be open to the public from 10am until 1.30pm. Our annual Charity Fair is organised to give local Charities the opportunity to raise funds and promote their services. During the day stalls will be selling gifts Floral arrangements, plants, preserves, books, cards, toys etc. There will also be a tombola and raffle for adults and children. Refreshments will be available organised by
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Thame Brownies and Girl Guides. If you would like to support some of your local charitable organisations, then drop in and take a look. Admission is free. Established in 2001, Thame & District Twinning Association aims to facilitate visits and exchanges between the people and associations of Thame and the attractive town of Montesson 20 km west of Paris. The association is independent and self-financing and, as such, needs to fund-raise in order to finance the annual exchanges. There are also activities such as a visit by Montesson stallholders to the Christmas event in Thame, our visit to the Christmas market in Montesson and regular French film nights. New members are most welcome. Please contact Linda Emery: lindaemery@btinternet.com or lindaemery@btinternet.com RISEX 2017 Model Railway Exhibition Saturday 18th of February 2017, Risborough & District Model Railway Club, Community Centre (adjacent to Springs swimming pool, Princes Risborough from 10.00am - 5.00pm. Contact: Adrian Harford, 01296 41510 risexmanager@rdmrc.org.uk, www.rdmrc.org.uk Thame Flower Club Thame Flower Club meets in Church House, High Street, Long Crendon, HP18 9AR at 2pm on the 4th Wednesday of each month. On Wednesday 23rd November Lee Berrill will be demonstrating “Christmas Delights” On Friday 9th December, we have our Thame Flower Club Competition. For more details, please contact Cathy Twitchett on 01844 217763. Artists and Makers Fair Thame Town Hall 10-4pm. 19th November & 3rd December See the advert on page 7 for more information.
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Aerial Services Amersham Aerial Fix 6 Art Fairs Sally Evans Events 7 Book Keeper Rona Herrington 36 Builders Hammond Construction 2 Car & Van Hire Thame Service Centre 30 Carers Risborough Carers 41 Carpenter AD Carpentry 13 Chiltern Carpentry 37 Carpet Cleaning Squeaky Clean 6 Charity Zane 45 Cleaning Priority Service 11 Procare 45 Counselling Jaqui Supple 6 Curtains & Blinds Bay Tracks 42 Crockery Hire Floral Vintage Crockery 21 Domestic Appliance Repairs Sharley Domestics 10 Drama School Stage Coach Thame 36 Electrical Retailer Domestic Services 45 Electrician Altea Electrics 33 Ben Quarman 10 Ian Williams 21 Eye Care See Naturally with Charlotte Schuman 9 Fencing Rand Contracting 37 Foot Professionals Feet Treat 42 Garage Doors Home Improvement Garage Doors 19
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Current developments
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OXON, BUCKS SURREY, BERKS
The Orchard, Stone: 4 & 5 bedroom homes from £630,000 Alexander House, Thame: Final 2 bedroom apartments from £320,000 Connaught Place, Weybridge: Three 4 bedroom homes from £1,450,000 Woodbank, Northfield Farm, Witney: Nine 4 & 5 bedroom homes from £625,000 Forthcoming developments Fitzgerald Park, Binfield: Five 5 & 6 bedroom homes
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