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Over 100 John Colet School pupils thoroughly enjoyed themselves at the School's Out! Fest on Ashbrook Playing Field aka Castle Park on the afternoon of Friday 15 July. This was the first event in a series of workshops and festivals within Project Engage, see page 9 for more details of the FREE events during the Summer Holidays and the Junior Fest on Thursday 1 September.
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MESSAGE FROM THE EDITOR EVENTS WENDOVER DEMENTIA SUPPORT WENDOVER CHORAL SOCIETY WENDOVER HS2 MITIGATION GROUP SCHOOLS & YOUTH EKFB - HS2 UPDATE
Discover Bucks Museum
LINDENGATE CHARITY CLUB CORNER LOCAL NEWS PHOENIX PHYSIO CLIMATE ACTION WENDOVER TEE-RIFFIC SUCCESS - CHARITY GOLF DAY
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Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Church St, HP20 2QP Enjoy a great day of discovering, exploring and experimenting at the Feel the Force Summer Science Festival full of interactive science exhibits until 3 September. Don’t miss the Roman Heads discovered by HS2 in Stoke Mandeville on display until 29 October. Information on the website at www.discoverbucksmuseum.org.
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Lacey Green Windmill
Sun 7, 14, 21 & 28, Mon 29, 2-5pm The windmill is open for visitors; “Donations to Visit” with suggested minimum of Adult £3.00, Child (5 to 15) £1.50.
Cream Teas
Sun 7, 14, 21 & 28 2.30-5pm - St Michael's, Halton 3-5pm - St Peter & St Paul, Gt Missenden
Mon-Fri during school summer holidays at Wendover Evening WI Tue 9 outing to NT Wimpole Estate Wendover Youth Centre/John Colet School No meeting in St Anne's Hall. Please contact Daily workshops, see article & advert page 9 Sheila on 07743133963 for more information.
Wendover Library Events
Nature Sessions for Children
Tue 2, 11 am (ages 4-7) or 2.30pm (ages 7-11): Wed 10-Tue 16, Dancersend Reserve, HP23 6LB Gadget Story Writing Workshop Children's sessions with BBOWT. Full details and Thu 11, 10am: Lego Workshop booking arrangements are at www.bbowt.org/ events. See also page 13.
Wendover u3a
Wed 3, 10am, St Mary's Church OnScreen Open Meeting. Drop in and find out what the u3a 10, 17, 24 & 31 August, Wendover Library Room is about! More on page 19. Drop into the Library to learn about August's films and pick up your tickets! Screenings for children Craft Group 10 & 24; teens 17 & 31. Free entry; donations Wed 3, 17 & 31, 10am-12noon, Wendover welcome! Christian Centre Craft Group provides space in congenial company Aston Clinton Repair Café to work on craft projects. Please bring your own Sat 13, 9am-12noon, St Michael's Aston Clinton materials or just come to see what others are Repairs free; donations accepted for repair work. doing. All welcome. Coffee served at about 11am.
Astonbury Music Festival
Aylesbury Dolls House Club
Wed 3, 7.30pm, Halton Village Hall Adding furniture to the 1/48 scale bedroom made in July. To join, please contact Diane on 07899090399 or arcadia96@btinternet.com. See page 12 for more details.
Sat 13, 12noon-11pm, Aston Clinton Park Bands from 2:30 pm. Childrens' activities until 5:00 pm. DAYLA Beer Tent, Cocktails and lots of Food Concessions. FREE Entry! https://astonbury. biz/index.html
A Clinton, Buckland & D Beauchamp Free Wills and Estate Planning Surgeries Horticultural Society Thu 4, 12noon-2pm, Wendover Library With Wanstall Consulting. To find out more or arrange a consultation, please email Iain on iain@ wanstallconsulting.co.uk or ring 01296 415700.
Wed 17, 6pm-7.45pm, Anthony Hall: Summer Show entry night. Sat 20, 2-4pm, Aston Clinton School HP22 5JJ: Summer Show & Plant Sale. www.astonclintonhorticulturalsociety.co.uk
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Events 3 Peaks Challenge for Pace
19-22 August Take on the challenge of attempting to climb the highest mountains in England, Scotland & Wales over just 3 days! Sign up and learn more at thepacecentre.org/take-part-in-an-event
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Fri 19, 8pm, Buckland Village Hall Lindsay Oram - Portuguese Wines. More info www.astonwineclub.co.uk
Book Club
Sat 20, 10.30-11.30am, Wen Christian Centre If you love reading, come and enjoy discussion about books of all kinds. No set books, just friendly conversation about what we have been reading recently. We start with coffee and often cake.
Aylesbury Vale Stitchers
Sat 20, 2.30-4.30pm, Memorial Hall 'Sit, Stitch & Chat.' For more information, contact aylesburyvalestitchers@ gmail.com.
Dunsmore Cream Teas
Sun 21, 2.30-5pm, Dunsmore Village Green In aid of the Dunsmore Village Hall Association. See advert page 4.
Aylesbury Flower Club
Mon 22, 7-9pm, Rivets Sports & Social Club HP21 8AD Visitors welcome – £7 adults / £1 children; contact Val Truby 01296 489425.
Wendover Horticultural Society
Thu 25, outing Outing to Aston Sandford. To join the outing please contact Diane on 07966 155775. See page 13 for more.
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LEGACY FAIRS
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Antiques & Collectors Market Wendover Memorial Hall
Thursday 18 August 9am-2pm (Trade 8am) For updates Tel: 07771920780 or email: peter.stevenspeter@aol.com Entrance by donation to Charity
Cream teas and cakes on Dunsmore Village Green Sunday 21st August 2:30 pm. to 5 pm. Proceeds go towards maintenance of the Village Hall
Halton Art
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Coming Soon - Save the Date!
• Years 5-7 Summer Festival - 1 September, see advert below • Scannappeal Hospital Hike - 10-11 September • Rennie Grove Chilterns 3 Peaks - 11 September • Hearing Dogs Late Summer Show - 11 September • Lindengate Open Garden for NGS - 11 September, see advert below • Shakespeare in the Garden - 11 September • ARTea pARTy evenings - from 15 September • Wendover Scarecrow Trail - 19 September-3 October, see front page • Pace Charity Golf Day - 30 September • Wendover Singers children's sessions - from 3 October, see page 13 • Community Impact Bucks Fundraising Festival 4-13 October, see page 14. • No2 Oktoberfest - 7-9 October • Rennie Grove Quiz - 7 October • Quiz Night for Chilterns MS Centre - 21 October • Ivinghoe Beacon Trek for Pace - 23 October • Chilterns MS Centre Christmas Ball - 19 November • Tapathon with Rozelle School - 20 November • Hearing Dogs Christmas Market - 26-27 November • Chilterns MS Centre Art Weekend - 4-5 March
See incredible Roman busts uncovered in HS2 archaeological dig at the Discover Bucks Museum Visitors to the Discover Bucks Museum in Aylesbury have the opportunity to see the incredibly rare Roman stone heads uncovered during HS2’s archaeological excavation of St Mary’s Church in Stoke Mandeville. Two of the heads, from the three busts found, are on loan to the museum until the end of October 2022.
They were discovered in the final stages of investigations by archaeologists from L-P Archaeology, working for HS2’s Enabling Works Contractor, Fusion JV, in October last year. Archaeologists were excavating a circular ditch around what is now thought to be the foundations of a Roman mausoleum when the three busts were revealed – one depicting a female adult, one a male adult and an additional head of a child. The two complete busts, the adult male and female, had been disfigured, with the heads removed from the torsos before they were thrown into the ditch. The remarkable discovery caused great excitement amongst the archaeologists on site.
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Summer festival @Ashbrook/Castle Park 12:30-5pm £5 for entry wristband* food - sports - inflatables crafts - music - competitions - prizes henna & glitter bar @wendoveryouthcentre Wendover Youth Centre admin@wendoveryouth.co.uk www.wendoveryouth.co.uk
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2022 Season of Concerts
We look forward to seeing you for the final concert of our 2022 season at St Mary’s Church at 7.30pm
8th October - Alyn Shipton’s Jazz Quartet
We hope you have enjoyed the 2022 season of concerts as much as we have! We are already working on the programme for 2023 and will publish the dates and artists in Wendover News soon. Concert tickets are £20 (Students £10)
Detailed programme and tickets available online via www.wendover-music.org and from Just For further details or to buy over the phone, please call 01296 623435
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Events After removing the remains of the Norman church, which had been demolished in 1966, they were astounded to find evidence of earlier use, which they now believe to have been a Roman mausoleum. The site also appears to have been used during Anglo-Saxon times, suggested by the presence of a Saxon coin in the ditch. Since being uncovered the Roman busts have undergone cleaning and initial conservation. HS2 Ltd is loaning two of the heads to the Discover Bucks Museum. More details are available on the Bucks Museum website here: https://www. discoverbucksmuseum.org/
This year, we are excited to be opening our doors again for our Late Summer Show in September, details below, and also our Christmas Market in November. HEARING DOGS LATE SUMMER SHOW When: 11 September 2022, 11am–4pm Where: The Grange, Princes Risborough, Saunderton, Buckinghamshire, HP27 9NS What: Fun for all the family, including hearing dog demos; food stalls; fun rides and traditional games; fun dog show; a BSL story teller and lots more.
To find out more and purchase tickets, please visit www.hearingdogs.org.uk/support/events/lateAt Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, we want to see a summer-show/ or for more information contact day when no deaf person, or anyone with hearing events@hearingdogs.org.uk. loss, feels alone. This is why we train highly-skilled hearing dogs and provide hearing support services, Energy Efficient Homes Fair which together provide emotional and practical Buckinghamshire Community Energy and Bucks Climate Action Alliance invite all homeowners help for people whatever their hearing level. interested in reducing their energy use at home No one experiences deafness or hearing loss in to the Energy Efficient Homes Fair, to be hosted the same way, which is why we offer a range of at The Wades Centre in Princes Risborough, on personalised services that are bespoke to each Saturday 24 September from 10am - 6pm. Online individual – whether for one-off help or longer- tickets are £6.50 before 1 August, £8.50 after that term support. and £10 on the door.
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Wendover Tea Dance
The first Wendover Tea Dance since the pandemic was held on Saturday 18 June at St Mary’s Church, Wendover. It was very well attended, with over 60 people enjoying themselves. Although the event was run by Wendover Dementia Support and Wendover Action Alliance, it was open to all the community, both young and old.
of WDS and is available for the community to use at events throughout the year. We would appreciate a donation to the charity for its use, phone 07732 342409. Everybody had a wonderful time, joining in with a sing-a-long of wellknown songs at the end and making short work of the cakes on offer. The next tea dance will be on Saturday 10 December, 2-4pm, so put the date in your diary….remember, there’s no obligation to dance – come and join a great social occasion!
Sandy and her 14 volunteers from SwingDanceMK led the dancing – ranging from country and 60’s music to disco dancing! Volunteers from WDS and the church provided tea and cakes, served in old-fashioned china crockery. This wonderful collection of crockery has been put together by members
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Calling All Singers…. Wendover Tutte at Garsington. Also, internationally acclaimed Nika Goric and Pumeza Choral Society needs YOU! Wendover Choral Society looks forward to welcoming new singers. The choir is enthusiastic and offers a warm welcome to new members. Covid restrictions have not dimmed the passion of Wendover Choral Society singers who have met and performed since autumn 2021, in nearnormal circumstances. It has been a great joy for everyone to be able to sing to a live audience once more. This December they will be performing Handel’s Messiah. What makes every concert so special are the performances of young Royal Academy of Music soloists who are all up-and-coming opera singers. Over the years, audiences have been blown away by many amazing voices. As a result, this modest mixed-ability choir is lifted out of the ordinary and the atmosphere is transformed. Recent singers include Camilla Harris, who performed last Christmas and is now singing in Così Fan
Matshikiza, a Decca soloist, described as ‘one of today’s most exciting new operatic voices’, sang here, as did Christina Gansch, in 2014. A winner of the prestigious Kathleen Ferrier Competition, she now sings with San Francisco Opera. The choir is proud of its role in supporting such talented musicians.
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Free Guided Walks in London Stuck for something to do this weekend? Looking for a low cost day out in London? Why not join Dr Paul Waddams on a free, engaging and informative walk through our nation’s capital city? Simply choose one of the walks shown below and contact Paul to arrange a date City of London Walks
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Most walks last for about two hours and are suitable for all ages. Contact Paul for further details or to arrange a date: paulwaddams@hotmail.com Mobile: 07599 201981 Paul is a qualified City of London and City of Westminster Green Badge Guide www.wendovernews.co.uk
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Enabling works continuing
will be maintained throughout the project using During July the most visible sign of progress a new temporary road behind the remaining has been the demolition of the cottages in houses when Ellesborough Road is closed. Ellesborough Road. Following delays due to bats and nesting birds there is now a gap in the row of houses where the cutting for the “Green Tunnel” will be excavated. This will be about 18 metres deep (the height of four double decker buses…) to allow the pre-cast concrete tunnel to be installed before it is covered up and the ground level restored. Access to Coombe Hill and Butlers Cross Rocky Lane dump trucks and conveyor sections. Excavation is continuing further south with convoys of dump trucks now coming up from Great Missenden as far as Rocky Lane. Spoil also needs to be moved up to Wendover to build two embankments and cover the Green Tunnel. A bridge for the conveyor system is now in place over the A413 to avoid traffic congestion, and further conveyor sections have been installed west of the Chiltern Line to move the spoil about 600m to the Small Dean Lane work site.
Construction plans
Up to now most of Wendover has only been experiencing “enabling works”, which come before the reality of the civil engineering which is expected to start in earnest later this year. We’ve created a new section on our website whs2.org/construction that provides links to the documents covering the expected design of the railway, including the details that have above - Ellesborough Road demolition and EKFB’s been submitted to Bucks Council for approval. first green tunnel at Chipping Warden. There are also links to the “Code of Construction
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Practice” that governs how EKFB should respect the local area during the works; the monthly reports they must produce; and how to escalate an issue if you’ve got a complaint.
Getting things fixed
As ever, the first port of call for issues you need to report is the HS2 Helpdesk which is available 24 hours a day on 08081 434 434. If you contact them, it’s worth getting a case reference number to ensure that your issue is logged, which also assists us if you need our help in getting things resolved.
Want to get involved?
If you would like to help us “Do what’s right for Wendover”, have a look at our website whs2.org where you’ll find details of what we’re doing. If you want to join us, or have ideas and suggestions that would mitigate the community impact, get in touch at enquiries@whs2.org.
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Wendover Youth Centre August Update
Wendover Youth Centre is running a summer programme called Project Engage. We will be running free workshops in Baking, Football, Art, Music and Gardening throughout the summer and on Thursday 1 September running a youth festival for school years 5-new year 7’s at Ashbrook / Castle Park in Wendover.
The opening coincided with the school's sports festival and included a visit from world-class freestyle footballer Jamie Knight, who demonstrated his abilities and spent 30 minutes with a group of Year 7 students, teaching them freestyle skills.
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A short reception followed, during which Headteacher Patrick Harty thanked everyone To find out more information regarding Project Engage and the youth festival in September please present for their support. take a look at our website; www.wendoveryouth. The feelings expressed by both Rob Dalby from co.uk, email admin@wendoveryouth.co.uk or Wendover Junior Football Club, which uses have a look at our social media platforms on the pitch extensively, and Jon Wood from the Instagram and Facebook. See below & page 4. Berkshire & Buckinghamshire FA were that the pitch is a fantastic addition and a wonderful community asset. Both are looking forward to further developments and more integration with the school in the future.
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As part of Project Engage, WYC will be holding summer holiday workshops for school years 7-13, completely free of charge! Please sign up by getting in touch with us!
Football
Active in the Community will be running football
sessions on the John Colet 3G football pitch. In the 3:30-5pm 19/07, 26/07, 02/08, last week of summer, there will be an opportunity 09/08, 16/08 to go to see a football match.
Art Workshop
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These sessions will explore a different type of art
each week at WYC. For example, pottery, spray 5-6:30pm 20/07, 27/07, 03/08, paint and t shirt making. In the final week of 10/08, 17/08 summer there will be a trip to an art gallery.
Cooking/Baking
A variety of baking and cooking sessions hosted by
different people, held at WYC. In the final week of 7-8:30pm 20/07, 27/07, 03/08, summer, the young people will run a cake stand at 10/08, 17/08, 31/08 the younger youth festival.
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Music 5-6:30pm 27/07 and 24/08
This workshop will consist of two, longer music studio sessions in a professional recording studio at Youth Concern. There will be a trip in the final week of summer to a musical in London.
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Club Corner Aylesbury CTC Re-launch of Easy Riding rides. If you enjoy riding Aylesbury is a great place to cycle, surrounded by lovely countryside within easy reach. There are numerous cycle paths in and around the town centre and on new housing developments. These will eventually take you round a green corridor planned to encircle Aylesbury as part of the Garden Town plan. Also there is the excellent Greenway cycle route which provides a safe, traffic free route from Aylesbury to Waddesdon Manor.
with us, but want to do more, we also have Step Up and Moderate rides. These are aimed at faster riders. Ben Parry/Jeremy Scothern, Newcomer/Easy Pace Co-ordinators
Aylesbury Dolls House Club
The club will be meeting at their regular time of 7.30pm, on Wednesday 3 August, at Halton Village Hall. Following on from making a 1/48th scale room box in July, this month we will be adding a wardrobe in the same size, to match the beds made previously. Working in such a small scale is new to some of our members, so we are all working on perfecting our technique! This project will conclude in November with a matching Christmas-themed fireplace for the room. New This summer Aylesbury CTC (Cycling Tourist Club) members are always welcome - contact Diane on is relaunching its Newcomers and Easy Pace rides. 07899090399 or arcadia96@btinternet.com. These rides are leisure rides aimed at both new cyclists and those with a bit more experience. All Wendover Tennis & Squash Club rides have a stop for tea, cake and a rest! They are Over 120 quizzers took part in Katie’s Kwiz in the a great opportunity to meet other riders. Memorial Hall, to raise funds for Wendover’s very Cycling is an excellent way to exercise, it is low stress on joints and can be as easy or demanding as you want to make it. There are also a wide range of bikes available, both in shops and second hand, and now a good choice of electric bikes enabling anyone to enjoy cycling without having to struggle. With an electric bike, it’s almost as though hills no longer exist!
The Newcomers rides are between 15 and 20 miles long at about 8 to 10 miles an hour and the Easy Pace are about 30 miles long and around 10 to 11 miles an hour.
In order to raise her ranking, Katie now needs to take part in tournaments all over the world and the money raised from Katie’s Kwiz will help ensure that she can access the events. She also coaches squash at the Wendover club and there’s an active junior section, where girls and boys aged 6-17 play on a regular basis. There’s a thriving tennis and squash community in Wendover. If anyone would like to come along and have a look at us please contact the club via wendovertennisandsquash.co.uk - all welcome.
Wendover Scouts Summer Term 2022
Scouting has had a full return to activities this term. The group joined in the District St George's Day at Diggerland Kent with over 700 young people from around the Vale of Aylesbury having an amazing time playing on all sorts of diggers.
The Beavers have been planting at Lindengate, foraging in Wendover Woods and making bug hotels. They took part in a Beaveree with over 800 other young people from around own sport superstar, Katie Malliff. Club members, Buckinghamshire. families and friends supported Katie, who is the junior squash champion of Europe and #74 in The Cubs have been to Camp at Paccar, evening the world. As well as the ‘Kwiz', there was a raffle meetings have been filled with boat building, fire and a silent auction, brilliantly supported by club lighting, learning to play tennis and bodging and members and a range of local businesses - thank both packs came together for a campfire. you to all concerned. The Scouts have been making full use of the local
Easy Pace will be on the first and third Sundays of the month and Newcomers the second and fourth Sundays, starting mainly from Watermead Katie started playing squash at the age of eight Inn, Weston Turville shops and the Bugle Horn. at our Dobbins Lane club, where there was only All you need is a roadworthy bike, a spare a handful of junior members at the time. She is inner tube, a drink and suitable clothing now playing professionally and, at the age of only including a waterproof just in case! Helmets are 19, has risen in the past year from #374 to her recommended, but not essential. current level in the senior rankings. Katie qualified for the World Championships in Cairo in May, More details including times and start locations which was a fantastic achievement, and over the are available on our website: www.aylesburyctc. past six months she has travelled to West Virginia, org.uk. Or email us on aylesburyctc@gmail.com. Cairo, Norway, Denmark, Eindhoven, Normandy We can also be found on Facebook. and Hull to take part in PSA (Professional Squash For new riders we recommend the Newcomers Association) tournaments.
area sailing, kayaking and mountain biking and even managed to fit in a little woggle-making.
The Explorers held a Poppadom Massacre wide game, built aqueducts, cleaned up the canal by litter picking in the canoes, built bridges and even had a go at axe throwing. After 3 years of Covid delays and renamed as Jubilee Camp we took 90 members of the group camping at Phasels Wood for an activity camp and Jubilee Games and Tea. A fantastic weekend was had by all.
Summer Swimming! Wendover Swimming Pool is a volunteer-run pool offering Lane Swimming and Family Splash sessions - and with the coming of summer, Family Splash Weekday Afternoons. Please check days & book online before you come to the Pool, as numbers are limited. The Wendover Swimming Pool is easy to get to - it’s in the middle of the schools campus on Wharf Road. Please check our Facebook page for information and updates before you come. Want to volunteer? Email trustees@wendoverswimming.org.
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Club Corner Whilst the summer term may be coming to an end, Scouting does not stop with the cubs off on camp. Improvement works will be carried out at the Scout HQ ready for the start of another exciting term of Scouting in Wendover. Andrew Inkley, Group Scout Leader
BBOWT in August
A series of five sessions for children will run at Dancersend Reserve from Wed 10 Aug till Tue 16 Aug and more 'Tiny Tots' sessions will take place at College Lake. For adults, there are walks at Weston Turville Reservoir on Thu 25 Aug and Dancersend on Sun 4 Sep. Full details and booking arrangements are at www.bbowt.org/events. If you are looking for some shade, try Dancersend Reserve with parking at the Waterworks HP23 6LB. Richard Birch, BBOWT Chilterns Group
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There is to be no monthly meeting in August, as we will have had a coach trip on 21 July, but on 25 August we are travelling in cars to Aston Sandford Manor for a garden visit and tea, together with a view of Aston Sandford Church. Price £8.50. Anyone wishing to join us please contact Diane on 07966 155775. Transport will be arranged. Our next monthly meeting is at St Anne’s Hall at 2.30pm on Thursday 1 September. The speaker will be Phil Townsend, of BBOWT, and manager of Aston Clinton Ragpits, a passionate supporter of wildlife conservation in gardening. His talk will be about Ragpits and Wild Flowers. Visitors are welcome, price £3.00. There is also a September car trip to Arla Dairy at Aston Clinton, which is fully subscribed. Neville Morton
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Wendover Bowls Club
Our splendid Captain, George Hunt, tries to keep us all amused and recently decided that we should have an afternoon of Crown Green bowls. Crown Green bowls is played on a domed green rather than a flat green. To play, the mat is placed and the Jack is sent in any direction for a minimum of 20 metres. Naturally this leads to conflict when there are several teams all doing their own thing. The day went well and I'm sure we will repeat it. The aforementioned George is having trouble getting full teams to play against other clubs, especially for away matches. Lots of people are happy to come to play each other, but reluctant to get involved in matches. Costs can make it expensive but car sharing can usually be arranged. Matches are fun and you learn so much more about tactics and so on and meet some lovely people. Never feel you are not good enough! Don Knight
Wendover Cricket Club
It’s been a very busy summer on the field for Wendover Cricket Club and most Leagues have been concluded. In the Aylesbury League, Wendover teams have finished top of their divisions at U9, U11 & U15 and the U9’s also won the playoff final. In the Bucks Leagues, teams competed in 10 age groups as well as 2 girls teams. 3 senior teams play each weekend and the 1st XI are currently top of the Mid Bucks League Division 1. Junior training and matches have now ended except at U13, U17 & U19 and girls cricket, although some activities are planned for August. All enquiries to Jonathan Seabrook on 07767 148119 or jseabrook@talktalk.net. J Seabrook
Wendover Singers
Wendover Singers have applied for a grant to enable them to pilot some children’s singing sessions beginning 3 October (for 8 weeks). We say piloting because we now have a very successful adult community choir who meet on a Monday evening at the John Colet School. If you are aged between 6 and 10 and think you would like to try a choir (for free as well as for fun) please go to www.wendoversingers.com to find out more. Sue, Wendover Singers www.wendovernews.co.uk
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Local News New training to help Bucks charities a race night with a hog roast (vegetarian option This innovative free service, thepacecentre. available), a cash bar and a raffle and will be held org/advice/, is a huge step forward in Pace’s secure essential funding Local charity Community Impact Bucks is running its Fundraising Festival (4-13 October 2022) to help charities and community groups in Buckinghamshire to secure essential funding as traditional sources of income are hit by increasing pressure on local government finances and household incomes.
The Festival series will cover four fundraising areas – In Memory and Legacy Fundraising, Trust and Foundation Fundraising, Corporate Fundraising, and Community and Event Fundraising – each of which offer huge amounts of opportunity but can be daunting especially for small charities. The interactive training sessions are led by professionals who are experts in their chosen fundraising area, and are free for anyone (paid or unpaid) who raises money for a not-for-profit organisation in the county. For more information and to book, visit https://communityimpactbucks. org.uk/event/virtual-fundraising-festival/.
Ashridge Home Care recognised for Service Excellence
At a time when the care industry is under huge pressure, local company Ashridge Home Care is recognised for its efforts to maintain outstanding customer service despite ongoing challenges. The Amershambased company received a silver award in the Service Excellence category at the SME MK and Buckinghamshire Business Awards 2022 ceremony (Small and Medium sized Enterprises) held in June. The SME MK and Buckinghamshire Awards raise the profile of industrious and enterprising local businesses employing 250 employees or less. All entries are reviewed by a panel of four judges and Ashridge Home Care beat off stiff competition. To find out more about Ashridge Home Care or if you are considering a change in career, visit www. ashridgehomecare.co.uk or telephone 01494 917344. See advert page 18.
Wendover Evening WI
There is no meeting in August although our members will be enjoying the annual birthday trip to Wimpole House. If you would like to join us for our next meeting it will be on Tuesday, 13 September at 7.30pm at St Anne’s Hall. A talk will be given by Liz Stokes about Narrowboats and Canals. For more information please contact Sheila on 07743133963.
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River Thame Bird Atlas
Until now very little was known about the birdlife of the River Thame catchment. An area devoid of any exciting wildlife? "Absolutely not," says Nick Marriner (River Thame Conservation Trust Trustee and project manager), "the Atlas has proved just how important the River Thame is for birds. A very undervalued area for birds and I hope this project has helped raise the profile of the river."
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Florence Nightingale Fundraising
In June, a group of Ridgeway Hikers were cheered on by family and friends as they crossed over the finish line after completing a four day hike along the Ridgeway in aid of Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity. Covering over 184,000 steps and burning off 13,900 calories, the walkers covered 80 miles over the four days across the historic paths of The Ridgeway. Not only was this a personal achievement for each walker, as a group they have raised almost £30,000 for the charity.
The project has only been made possible with the generous funding provided by the Buckinghamshire Bird Club; Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes Environmental Records Centre; Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes Natural Environment Partnership; River Thame And in mid-July, over Conservation Trust; Trust for Oxfordshire’s 800 men, women and Environment supported by funding from TVERC. children lit up the streets The project has been run entirely by volunteers of Aylesbury through the from its project manager to all 63 volunteer night with bunny ears and surveyors and delivered in partnership with BTO. fairy lights as they took to the streets for the final RTCT is extremely grateful for their support. The Midnight Walk for Florence Nightingale Hospice atlas is avaiable on https://rtctbirdatlas.co.uk. Charity. This was a record-breaking number of Charity launches life-changing support Walkers for the charity on one of the warmest nights the event has seen. Photo by Derek Pelling.
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Local Councils fund tip removal at Wendover Canal The Wendover Canal Trust received some muchneeded funding from two local councils who have worked together to help fund the removal of the Tip which has been such a blockage to the restoration of the Wendover Canal near
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Haringtons wins business award at national hairdressing event
published the results of a feasibility study analysing the energy transition prospects for seven major public buildings in Wendover.
Conducted in collaboration with Buckinghamshire Haringtons salon group has won the Marketing Council and specialist energy consultants for Campaign of the Year title, sponsored by Phorest schools, ReEnergise, and funded by the Rural at HJ’s British Hairdressing Business Awards 2022. Community Energy Fund, the study paves the Haringtons beat finalists from all over the UK to win way to protect the organisations from the recent the prestigious title, in recognition of its innovative dramatic energy price rises, as well as reducing the carbon footprint of the buildings. approach to marketing and a thriving brand. Barry Maddocks from Haringtons in Winchester has also been named Salon Stylist of the Year, sponsored by Revlon Professional at HJ’s British Hairdressing Business Awards 2022.
Aston Clinton Society goes litter picking
The newly-formed Aston Clinton Society organised a cleanup and litter-pick around Aston Clinton on 10 July when, despite the heat, more than 30 willing hands turned out. They collected a sizeable haul of litter which was, "both rewarding and disappointing in equal measures," says Ann, a Society member. "Litter-picks will be a regular activity of the Society as we try to create a tidier Aston Clinton, but we will also be hosting a number of fundraising events. The funds raised will help us to continue to make improvements to the village's overall appearance but also act as a means of bringing the community together so that there is a shared sense of pride and responsibility in where we live."
The study aimed to assess the feasibility of putting all seven buildings onto a district heat network powered by a groundsource heat pump. It also looked at what was needed in terms of insulation and energy efficiency measures as well as the potential for installing solar panels to reduce the cost of electricity sourced from the Grid.
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The Chilterns MS Centre welcomed eighteen teams of golfers to the exclusive Stocks Golf Club in Aldbury in June for their annual Charity Golf Day which raised £8,500.
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“We are so excited to be able to hold these kind of Under the glorious events again,” said Stella sunshine in the beautiful Kubale, Head of Fundraising Hertfordshire countryside, at the Chilterns MS Centre. the players enjoyed some “The last few years have John Osborne (left), winner of the good natured competition individual competition and member of the been hard on all charities, and, in the end, only a winning team, with Stella Kubale (centre) especially small charities like few points separating the ours, so to have people come and Hannah Prentice (right) from the top teams and players. out and support us again just Chilterns MS Centre. The team victory went to means so much to us.“ Moss Men with a stableford score of 97 points, while the individual winner was one of their The Chilterns MS Centre provides treatments team members, John Obsorne, with a score of 44 and services to people with multiple sclerosis, points. empowering them to live healthier and happier lives. More recently they have begun a pilot The winners were presented their trophies at a programme to open their services to people special prize-giving ceremony after the event with other neurological conditions, starting which also included a barbecue, raffle and silent with Parkinson’s Disease. To find out more auction to help raise funds for the Wendover- about the work of the Chilterns MS Centre, visit based charity. chilternsmscentre.org.
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Wendover Friends of Guiding and The Wendover Swimming Pool are grateful to Thompson Intake for their hard work tidying the gardens and painting at the Guide Hut and Pool on 17 July. Despite the hot weather, much work was done and the sites are ready for the summer!
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Wednesday 12 July RAF Halton’s Station Commander, Group Captain Startup, hosted the Annual Formal Reception at Halton House Officers’ Mess for the first time in over 2 years. Guests from the local and wider community attended the event and were welcomed with a reception, flypast and Sunset Ceremony.
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Local Face: Jane Brooks BEM Jane moved to Aylesbury at the age of 6, attending Bedgrove Infants and Junior Schools and then Aylesbury High School. As a teenager she spent a lot of time in Wendover with her friends, enjoying the youth club at the John Colet and the regular discos at the Memorial Hall. Leaving school after A levels, she started work in the Cytology department, a branch of pathology, at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, where she became qualified as a biomedical scientist. The work mainly involved the screening of cervical smears but also the preparation and examination of diagnostic cytology samples. In 2011, Jane was diagnosed with breast cancer and, following her diagnosis and treatment, decided to leave the hospital and re-train as a holistic therapist. She set up her own business working from home and ran the business successfully until she decided to retire in March 2022 in order to support her elderly parents and to spend more time with
her husband, Steve, sailing their boat on the k n o w East coast. w h a t to say. I Following her diagnosis in 2011, Jane started had to to fundraise for breast cancer charities, keep it a starting off in a small way but increasing the secret for size of her events in more recent years. The 6 weeks pandemic obviously put most of the events and I kept on hold but she continued to raise funds by waking up selling items such as books and puzzles online t h i n k i n g and by holding prize draws. that I must have Jane now does her fundraising predominantly dreamed for the charity Breast Cancer Now https:// it, so I breastcancernow.org/ as she believes would get the letter out and read it again to passionately in their vision that by 2050 make sure that it was true.” everyone diagnosed with breast cancer will live and be supported to live well. Her fundraising Jane plans to continue with her fundraising total to date stands at £33,000 and she was and is always looking for new and innovative absolutely delighted and deeply honoured to ways to raise money. Having been a small be awarded the British Empire Medal in this business owner herself she often tries to find year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours list. ways of getting local businesses involved with her fundraising and has been overwhelmed “I was so shocked when I received the letter by the support she has received from local telling me about the award that I just didn’t people whenever she has appealed for help.
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10.00-17.00 Discover Bucks Museum open, Church St, Aylesbury HP20 2QP, see page 2.
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10.00-17.00 College Lake Nature Reserve Tring HP23 5QG open - see website for details.
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10.00-17.00 Waddesdon Manor grounds and buildings open - please book online before visiting.
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am/pm Gadget Story Writing Workshop, Wendover Library. Ages 4-7, 11am; 7-11, 2.30pm. See page 2 13.30 Knit and Natter, Wendover Community Library. Please ask at the Library for details.
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Tue 02 14.15 & 15.30 “Learn My Way” technology sessions at Wendover Community Library. Please book early!
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19.00-21.00 Breast Friends Aylesbury - Breast Cancer Support Group, please contact for details. 10.00 Wendover U3A monthly meeting, St Mary’s Church, Wendover - Open Meeting in August, see page 19
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19.00-20.00 Wendover Library Reading Group, Wendover Community Library
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10.30-12.30 Guided circular walk with Wendover Canal Trust, start/end Mead’s Farmhouse Kitchen, B489 Wilstone Village.
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14.00 Bacombe Hill Walk with BBOWT, see page 12 - please book online
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19.30 Wendover Evening WI, outing to National Trust Wimpole Estate, see pages 2 & 14.
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20.00 Aston Wine Club - British Winemakers Abroad with Laura Clay, Buckland Village Hall. See page 4.
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09.00-12.00 Aston Clinton Repair Cafe, St Michael's Aston Clinton 09.00-12.30 Tring Farmers' Market, the Market Place in Brook Street, Tring
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10.00-12.00 Monthly Produce Stall, All Saints’ church in Buckland
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12.00-23.00 Astonbury Music Festival, Aston Clinton Park, see page 2.
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20.00 AC, B & DB Horticultural Society, Summer Show entry night, Anthony Hall, Aston Clinton. See page 2. 09.00-14.00 Legacy Fairs Antiques & Collectors Fair, Wendover Memorial Hall, see advert page 4
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20.00 Aston Wine Club - Lindsay Oram on Portuguese Wines - Buckland Village Hall
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10.00-14.00 Wendover Local Produce Market, Manor Waste
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10.30-11.30 Book Club, Wendover Christian Centre, see page 4.
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14.00-16.00 AC, B & DB Horticultural Society, Summer Show, Aston Clinton School HP22 5JJ. See page 2.
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14.30-16.30 Aylesbury Vale Stitchers, Wendover Memorial Hall. See page 3.
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14.30-17.00 Dunsmore Cream Teas in aid of the Dunsmore Village Hall Association, Dunsmore Village Green, see page 3.
Mon 22
19.00-21.00 Aylesbury Flower Club, Rivets Sports & Social Club HP21 8AD, see page 3.
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Wendover Parish Council Matters Arising View from the Chair
If dangerous or life threatening, please call 999.
At the moment, the sun is shining and another beautiful day is forecast, so here is the Summer! The July WPC meeting was held at the MS Centre in Princess Mary Gate, and it was good to see a number of PMG residents taking part in the public participation section.
It is important that incidents are reported in order for our local police to build a picture of what is happening in our local area and use their available manpower accordingly.
Annual Quiz
Wendover Parish Council are organising the popular Annual Quiz again this year and are looking for teams of 3 to enter. The quiz is free of charge and will be held at the Wendover Bowls Club at 7.30 pm on Thursday evenings over 7 weeks in October and November. You will not be required to attend every quiz evening, just on the evenings your team is scheduled to play, and of course, it all depends on how many rounds your team makes it through!
The Council has a few initiatives still in progress at time of writing: the Parking review statutory consultation and the new Haddington play park (formerly known as the Helicopter Park). The Parking review date is not confirmed yet but should be running by the end of July. Every resident in Wendover is eligible to comment on any aspect and we will look at the results in the Autumn. Please note that any other roads cannot be added at this late stage in this consultation.
Not only is this event great fun to take part in and watch, but it is also a good opportunity to meet other local people. For more information or to download an application form please visit https://www.wendover-pc.gov.uk/annual-quiz. Submissions close on 1 September 2022.
The Haddington Park planning application has been posted on the BC planning portal (22/01987/ APP) with no decision by Bucks Council at time of writing. Again, if it is still live on the portal, please take a look at the plans and make a comment. The repair of the canal path is holding up well, with new vegetation on the edge helping to support the structure, but the complete refurbishment is still with the Canal and River Trust for scheduling.
Parish Council Meeting Tuesday 2 August, 7.30pm St Anne's Hall Aylesbury Road HP22 6JG Information about upcoming meetings:
Bucks Council has a new Town and Parish Charter www.wendover-pc.gov.uk/2022-23-agendas which will also be published shortly, which details the responsibilities of the various authorities, Anti-Social Behaviour Unitary, Town and Parish. Wendover Parish Council would like to remind residents the importance of reporting incidents That’s all for now and I do hope you have a great of vandalism, noise nuisances and anti-social holiday season, enjoy! behaviour immediately to Thames Valley Police Sheila Bulpett on 101, online through their website https:// www.thamesvalley.police.uk or by emailing Wendover Produce Market WendoverNHPT@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk. Saturday 20 August, 10am to 2pm
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