Events

Open Farm Sunday

Sun 11.00am-3.00pm Buckmoorend Farm, HP17 0UT

Enjoy a fun family day and learn about everything that goes on behind the scenes at the farm

Sun 11, 12.30-4.30pm, Road Farm, Gt Missenden HP16 9LS

Have a wonderful family day out with activities for all ages and stages to celebrate sustainable British Farming at the Open Farm Sunday event. visit www.roadfarmcountryways.com or book in advance using the online booking system www.trybooking.co.uk/CJGC See p17.

Walk Your Ridgeway for HoSF

Sun 11 Different start times and locations

Start time 11.30am - Wendover (Witchell Pavillion, HP22 6EG) - Ivinghoe Beacon 13 miles. Start time 8.15am - Princes Risborough (Whiteleaf Carpark, Peters Lane) to Ivinghoe Beacon via The Hospice of St Francis - 26 miles. Come together with family and friends to support the Hospice and walk in remembrance of special people either a thirteen- or twenty sixmile walk, (you pick!) retracing our history through Berkhamsted. More information available on the Hospice website: www.stfrancis.org.uk/ ridgeway

Wendover Evening WI

Tue 13, 7.30pm, St Anne's Hall Victoria Baptiste will be giving a talk entitled “A picture tells a 1,000 stories” She will explore how powerful images can be in storytelling and messaging in. If you are interested in finding out more about our lively group then please ring Sheila on 07743 133963. See p19.

Craft Group

Weds 14 & 28, 10.00am - 12 noon, Wendover Christian Centre

Craft Group provides warm space in friendly company to work on any kind of craft project. Please bring your own materials or just come to see what others are doing. All welcome. Coffee served at about 11am.

EKFB Meet the Team

Thurs 15, 3-7pm, Jeffcoate Meeting Room,Lindengate HP22 6BT Members of both the construction team and community engagement team will answer any questions you may have on the works being carried out in the area. See more p10.

The Aylesbury Centre of The National Trust

Thu 15, 8pm Broughton Junior School HP20 1NQ

Towse Harrison talks on Katherine of Aragon Details from aylesburycentrent@gmail.com.

RAF Benevolent Fund Event

Fri 16, 5-10pm Missenden Abbey HP16 OBD

A night of music to raise funds for the RAF Benevolent Fund. www. wendovernews/print editions

Events at Real Magic Books

Fri 16, 6.30pm, Real Magic Books Shop

Weekly and one-off events, including 16 Salena Godden will be reading poems from 'Pessimism Is For Lightweights'. www.realmagicbooks.com

Aston Wine Club

Fri 16, 8pm, Buckland Village Hall

Summer Special with Lebanese wines and buffet. www.astonwineclub.co.uk

Wendover Singers Midsummer Concert

Sat 17, 2-4pm and 7-9pm, St Mary's Church Wendover See advert page 2.

Established in Wendover for nearly 20 years – we are here to provide you with the best service and choice of local properties

Aylesbury Vale Stitchers

Sat 17, 2.30pm, Wendover Memorial Hall

Lina Patchwork - English Paper Piecing- so much more than just hexagons. Plenty of anecdotes and a growing collection of EPP quilts and projects will be on show. www.linapatchwork.com

Book Club

Sat 17,.30-11.30am, WendoverChristian Centre

There are many kinds of literature to read and many are discussed at Book Club. No set books, just the chance to hear what others have been reading and, if you choose, talk about the books you’ve enjoyed. We start with coffee and often cake.

BBOWT

There are various events in June. 18 Aston Clinton Ragpits and 24 Bacombe Hill Please book activities at events@bbowt.org.uk. See also p19.

Commemorative event for Father’s Day

Sun 18, 10-1pm, The Hampden Chapel, Chilterns Crematorium HP7 0ND

A non-formal free open door event with gentle reflective music. Bereavement volunteers from Cruse will be on hand for a chat, advice and signposting. We will be creating a wild flower garden using seeded paper that will be available for loved ones who would like to write letters to commemorate on this special day. Refreshments and memorial information will be available

Moat Farm Garden Party

Thu 22, 1.30-4.30 Water Lane HP17 8XD

A relaxed afternoon garden party at Moat Farm, a beautiful setting in Ford. Enjoy classic afternoon tea favourites, your ticket will include tea and cake. Live music and a variety of stalls, including Willen Ice Cream company, Divine Glow – Beauty and skincare products, Annabell – Hand Knitted Toys. £10 a ticket thepacecentre.org/event/an-afternoon-at-moatfarm/

Weston Turville School PTA Quiz Night

Fri 23, 7.30pm for 8pm, WT School Hall, School Approach, HP22 5RW

Tickets £10pp. Teams of eight or you can be put in a team. Bar and snacks. westonturvillepta@ hotmail.com

Summer Sound Fest

Sat 24, from 2pm, Dudswell HP4 3TA

In aid of The Hospice of St Francis. Talented local artists, fully licensed bars, food vendors, artisan crafts. For more information and tickets visit www.stfrancis.org.uk/support-us/events

RAF Freedom Parade

Sun 25

RAF Halton personnel will be marching in the streets of Wendover to mark the RAF’s Freedom of the Vale of Aylesbury. For times and places to watch this visit: www.wendovernews.co.uk

Rotary Dinner for Wheelpower

Thurs 29, 7 for 7.30pm, China Water, HP22 5HS Chinese Banquet fundraiser for wheelchair friendly seating at Stoke Mandeville Stadium garden. Entertainment and raffle. Tickets £30pp from J Brown Funeral Services, 23 High St, Wendover HP22 6DU or email cheryl@ monkeypuzzlehighwycombe.co.uk See ad p2.

Weston Turville Historical Society

Fri 30, 8pm, Weston Turville Village Hall AGM + 'Scenes from Weston Turville 100 years apart'. Speaker – Dr. Glynn White. Entrance - £2 members, £3 visitors. www.wthsoc.org.uk

Coming Soon

9 July, Wendover Music, Two quartets in one evening, (see p9)

15&16 July, Celebration of Wedding Dresses at St. Mary's Church, Wendover (see advert p4)

Antiques & Collectors Market

Wendover Memorial Hall

Thursday 15 June 9am-2pm (Trade 8am)

For updates Tel: 07503 465532 or email: peterphillips39@yahoo.com

Entrance by donation to Charity

Wendover Dementia Support looks after the social wellbeing of people and families affected by dementia in Wendover and the surounding area. They had their annual general meeting on the 10th of May.

Dr Pippa Moreton thanked all the volunteers and friends who attended the second AGM of Wendover Dementia Support (WDS), for all their sterling support over four years. Covid lockdown meant that no AGMs could have happened during that time.

Her thanks went to the drivers who help transport the visitors and their carers where appropriate; the welcomers who look after the visitors during each session, the administrators, the hospitality from the kitchen – including home-made cakes – and all the back room work that goes into supporting the whole family.

Wendover Dementia Support currently looks after fifty-two families and has supported a total of one hundred and ten families since it was formed.

As well as offering games – dominoes is the favourite – and crafts, activities include knitting, singing and even dancing. We have two sessions on Monday mornings, and numbers have grown to exceed the capacity of Wendover Christian Centre. Experienced trustees are available for confidential aid to families about specific issues. Carers can also attend special sessions at workfriendly times. Tea Dances on Saturdays have also been restored, one in December and another in the Summer.

The relationship between Westongrove Health Centres and Wendover Dementia Support is completely professional.

The work of Wendover Dementia Support is enabled by donations and legacies of the visitors and family members, as well as grants. These include Wendover Parish Council and Lionel Abel-Smith Trust, as well as local organisations including the Friends of Wendover Health Centre. At the AGM, Stephen Worth, President of Wendover & District Rotary, gave a cheque value £2,200 (see photo below). The AGM was sponsored by the son of a visitor.

Dr Moreton was very grateful for all the financial support but insisted that the main thing WDS gives to its families is love, which allows them to flourish while they live with dementia. Visit our website at wendoverds.org.uk email wendoverds@gmail.com or ring 07732 342409.

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All meals freshly produced daily by qualified chefs using local suppliers

Beautiful and accessible tranquil gardens

Twice weekly chauffeur service to Chesham/ Amersham town

Proudly displaying our Top 20 Care Home Award 2023, Residents and Members of Rayners Resident Committee and Management and members of our excellent ‘Team Rayners’

Rayners

Rayners was established in June 1990, being the first purpose built care home for the elderly in South Buckinghamshire. Set in the Chiltern village of Hyde Heath, Amersham, with our local pub, village shop, infant school and village green, Rayners and our residents remain an important part of the local and vibrant village community.

2023 Top 20 Award

We are officially one of the Top 20 rated care homes in the South East of England in 2023. This award from carehome.co.uk is extremely special to us at Rayners. The South East covers 9 counties and included 2708 Care Homes. Carehome.co.uk remains the leading independent UK review site for care homes. Chris Matthews, Managing Director of

Rayners said, “The whole of ‘Team Rayners’ feels extremely privileged to have received the Top 20 Care Home Award for 2023, for the South East of England. It is a great accolade to their commitment and hard work in ensuring Rayners remains committed to the highest standards of care and service to all our residents and I would like to thank and congratulate them all.” Residents too were elated to hear the fantastic news. Our Residents’ Committee is already planning a Champagne Garden Party in the Summer as one of the things to commemorate this fantastic achievement.

Rayners (Extra Care Home) Limited Weedon Hill, Hyde Heath, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, HPG SUH

For a copy of our brochure or to arrange to view, please call us on 01494 773606 or visit our website www.careatrayners.co.uk

Ellesborough Road closures

During June there are going to be extended closures of Ellesborough Road as the various underground utility services are diverted along the temporary diversion route behind the cottages. Pedestrian access will be maintained throughout, but vehicles will be diverted via Terrick.

Work on the embankments for the bailey bridge is progressing, with drainage and underground electricity cables installed in May. The new road is due to open in September.

Nash Lee road diversions

The diversion of Nash Lee Road and Lane (see photo below) are due to come into use on the 4th of June, and the road between the Wendover Bypass roundabout and the Chiltern Brewery will be closed the week before to alter the road layout. We’ve been assured that during this closure that Ellesborough Road will remain open to allow traffic to get to and from Butlers Cross.

Ongoing excavation

In addition to removal of topsoil we understand that the Environment Agency has allowed HS2 to excavate one metre of sub-soil for the Green Tunnel (see photo below), and its location alongside the bypass is now becoming more visible.

Construction exhibition

HS2 are holding a second 'Meet the Team' exhibition at Lindengate on 15th June between 15:00 and 19:00 when you will be able to interrogate the project managers and engineers building the line. Their Mobile Information Centre will also be back outside Budgens on 12th July, 10:00 to 15:00. Details can be found at www.hs2.org.uk/events

Issues with HS2?

With increased construction activity over the Summer Months there’s a likelihood of more issues arising. If you are affected, please contact the HS2 Helpdesk team on 08081 434 434 (available 24 hours a day) or email hs2enquiries@hs2.org.uk. It helps if you have photographic evidence and please get a complaint reference number so that we can follow up issues as needed.

Need

our help?

If you need further help, want to join us, or have ideas and suggestions that would mitigate the community impact, then get in touch at enquiries@ whs2.org

Further digging is dependent on HS2 coming up with an acceptable plan for handling any interference with the Coombe Hill aquifer. The HS2 Minister has agreed that we will see the plan once agreed, but no date has been set as yet.

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Wendover Youth Centre are sad to announce that our Lead Youth Worker and Centre Manager, Pete Swinford, will be leaving at the end of this academic year to relocate to the southwest.

Pete began working for the Centre in early 2020. He kept the Centre going through the Covid pandemic, which only a handful of youth centres managed to achieve, with a mixture of Zoom calls, quizzes and film evenings. Since then, Pete and his team of sessional youth workers have grown the Centre to the success it is today. We run seven weekly sessions including craft, sport, art and baking and currently engage with up to 150 young people each week.

The Trustees, staff and young people would like to thank Pete for all the work and time he has put into the Centre over the last three years and wish him every success and happiness. We will all miss him.

We are now in the process of hiring a new youth worker. If anyone is interested please contact admin@wendoveryouth.co.uk for a full job description.

If your child/ren are interested in attending our youth activities or have any questions/queries, please email admin@wendoveryouth.co.uk

Please follow our social media platforms and visit our website for more information about what the youth centre is doing. Facebook: Wendover Youth Centre Instagram: wendoveryouthcentre

Nash Lee Road and Nash Lee Lane have been closed from the end of May to early June to tie-in temporary diversions to the Nash Lee roundabout. The temporary diversions will become operational once this is complete. This will allow us to continue construction on new permanent road realignments in the area and the HS2 line itself. Access to Nash Lee Lane for residents and Shepherds Hut Nursery will be maintained through the closure.

The temporary diversions include a 55m road bridge to take road users over our site. The Nash Lee Road diversion is to the West of the existing road and on Nash Lee Lane, there will be a new access directly from the roundabout.

In July we have planned overnight closures of Risborough Road to install a further temporary bridge. This prefabricated structure will be lifted over the road in a series of overnight closures. Risborough Road will eventually be closed permanently, and the new Stoke Mandeville relief road will be opened in its place.

As our construction continues to ramp up throughout 2023, we invite you to visit our next ‘Meet the Team’ event. Members of both our construction team and community engagement team will be there to answer any questions you may have around of the works we are carrying out in the area. The Wendover 'Meet the Team' will be on Thursday 15 June from 15:00 – 19:00 in the Jeffcoate Meeting Room on the Lindengate charity site, HP22 6BD.

To stay informed of our works don’t forget to register for email updates on the HS2 website which gives a choice of how you would like to receive information from us. To find out more, visit your community website at www.hs2.org. uk. For questions about HS2 or our works, please contact our HS2 Helpdesk team on 08081 434 434 or email hs2enquiries@hs2.org.uk

The recent BBC Wild Isles Documentary highlighted that the UK is one of the most nature depleted countries in the world and our wildlife is in crisis with a quarter of all mammals at risk of extinction. In this documentary, that is available on iPlayer, Sir David Attenborough reiterates that 'We now have a few short years during which we can still make a choice. Where just enough remains of the natural world for it to recover. This starts and ends with us'.

If you are keen to get involved, then one of the best places to start your journey is to visit the BBC website www.bbc.co.uk. From here, you can explore lots of ways to get involved.

At Home – make your garden or balcony wildlife friendly by providing food, water and shelter. Embrace organic gardening practices to preserve beneficial insects and pollinators.

At School – Schools and colleges can play a key role in saving our wild isles by making schoolgrounds a haven for wildlife and inspiring the next generation of nature champions. Get started and act for nature with free tools and resources from WWF and RSPB.

In their first major campaign together, WWF, the RSPB and the National Trust are calling for an immediate end to the destruction of UK Nature and urgent action for its recovery. Saving our Wild Isles is an urgent call to action for all of us, and everyone has a part to play in reversing the harm done to nature over the last two centuries.

In Your Community – You can sign up to the Climate Action Wendover Newsletter on our website www.climateactionwendover.org to learn about local projects and volunteer to help out with tree planting and our food forest project.

So, let’s all take action now, and together we can save our Wild Isles.

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