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Christmas Wishes
Dear Friends, What do you wish for this Christmas? Is it the latest mobile phone, a new laptop, peace in the world (or just at home), or time to spend with those we love? The adverts on the television will be trying to tell you that happiness can be bought, at their shop or on their website, and that it is all about giving gifts in order to feel close to each other. Even when the other person is on the moon!
sometimes in the countdown of “Shopping days to Christmas” we can forget that the real reason for the season is the gift that God has given us. Sometimes it might feel like God is a million miles away, perhaps further than the moon, but Christmas is the reminder that God wants to be close to us. When we remember the birth of Jesus all those years ago, and we remember that he came to earth to be one of us because he loves us so much, we might start to understand how valuable we are to God. And when we realise what it is we have been given, and the love that is behind the gift, then we understand the reason for the celebrations and the joyful songs that tell of the wonder of the birth of God’s son.
Of course, it is nice to give gifts and it is also very nice to receive them. It is really special to see a smile on the face of the other person when they open the wrapping and you can tell that they really like whatever you bought or made for them. And those times when we receive a really thoughtful gift we experience that warm glow of knowing that someone is thinking of us, we are remembered and loved. It doesn’t have to be a big gift; it really is the Last year’s Free Church Nativity thought that counts. But with live animals, see page 3
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We hope you are in the mood for a festive sing-a-long. If so, come and join your family, friends & neighbours for ‘Carols Around the Tree’ at 6pm on Manor Waste on 18th December. We will be accompanied by the amazing Chinnor Silver Band again this year. Don’t panic – Song sheets will be provided for you!
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CONTENTS 01
MESSAGE FROM THE EDITOR
02
EVENTS
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VALE OF AYLESBURY LOCAL PLAN
08
TREE OF THE YEAR
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WENDOVER REMEMBERS
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HS2
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LOCAL NEWS
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CHRISTMAS
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YOU WRITE
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WENDOVER CELEBRATES
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MUSIC FOR SENIORS
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CLUB CORNER
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RAF HALTON
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YOUTH
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TRIBUTE - RON WELCH
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LOCAL FACE - AMANDA RYAN
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WHAT’S ON SUMMARIES
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MATTERS ARISING
Cooking, Sewing & Knitting Groups Christmas by coming to the PACE Christmas From classes to casual meetings, if you like to make or decorate cakes, sew or knit, there is sure to be a group for you. Classes for autumn are already booking up! See pages 34 & 35.
Cycle Rides and Local Walks
Group cycle rides that begin in or near Wendover have been organised by the local Cycle Touring Club. Any bike will do as long as it’s roadworthy. Newcomers always welcome, but please try an easy-paced ride first. Easy Paced Rides Sunday 6, 9.30am from Wendover Clock Tower, Sunday 13, 9.30am from Butlers Cross crossroads and Sunday 20, 9.30am from Stoke Mandeville Combined School. Visit southbuckscycling.org.uk/rides for more.
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Fair. There will be craft stalls, Christmas curry, cakes and tea and an opportunity to meet Santa. Not to mention the wonderful MAGIC DAVE children’s entertainer who will be entertaining families and the Ukulele Band so you can have a good old dance, too.
Sat 28 & Sun 29 Nov, Great Missenden Fiona Firth’s Pop Up Choir will be singing carols and raising money for the Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity along Great Missenden High Street from 7.30pm onward on Saturday 28 November. You can also join the festivities at the Baptist Church in Great Missenden starting at 6pm The Ramblers have a programme of organised on Sunday 29 November for an evening of walks in the Wendover area. Have a look at sumptuous musical treats, also featuring the listings on pages 34 & 35 for more details. Fiona Firth’s Pop Up Choir, that will put you in the Christmas mood.
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Two part-time posts - 10 hours per week, 40 weeks per year to start January 2016. Ffi: please telephone 01296 622264 or email: bursar@halton.bucks.sch.uk. Visits to the school (by appointment) are welcomed
Church Street, Aylesbury HP20 2QP Evening WI Exhibition 10 Oct-13 Feb. “Off the Wall” Art Fair 14 Nov-12 Dec. Seasonal Activities 21-24 December. Roald Dahl Gallery on the same site; check website for opening hours. The museum also has talks in the community and is offering a special deal to readers quoting the code ULS2015. Details on www.buckscountymuseum.org.
Mulled Wine & Crime
Mon 30 Nov, 7pm, Wendover Library Room An evening with bestselling & award winning local crime author, Sharon Bolton. Tickets £5 from the Library; includes drinks & nibbles.
KEHS - The Dragon & the Damsel
Tue 1, 8pm, Stewart Hall HP17 0XN Brian Clews, a keen ornithologist and nature lover, looks at the fascinating life of dragonflies and damselflies, encouraging us to be more aware of these beautiful creatures which are often overlooked.
Christmas Lights Switch On
Fri 4, 4-7pm, High St, Wendover Featuring BBQ & hot food, bar, hot drinks, Sat 28 Nov, 12-4pm, PACE Centre HP22 5TE gift stalls, carol singers, late night shopping... Help the children at PACE celebrate and a Christmas tree switch on by special
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Firewood logs for sale Kindling available Seasoned all hardwood
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Carols on Coombe Hill
Sat 5, 11am-12noon, picnic area Wrap up warm, bring a flask and your best singing voice. Weather permitting! Details www.nationaltrust.org.uk/chilterns-countryside.
St Michael & All Angels Christmas Fair
Sat 5, 11am-3pm, Anthony Hall, Aston Clinton Various stalls including plants, cakes, Christmas gifts, raffle & tombola. Lunches will also be served. Father Christmas (hopefully) will arrive by pony and trap at 11.45am.
Grand Christmas & Craft Fayre
Sat 5, 11am-4pm, Weston Turville Village Hall Many stalls, crafts, tombola, cakes, raffle, etc. Lunches & refreshments available. See advert page 5.
Carols in the Barn
Sat 5, 6pm, Road Farm HP16 9LS Join friends & family at Road Farm for this unique Christmas gathering. The raffle for the Terrific Toilets campaign will be drawn at this event.
Handel’s Messiah
Sat 5, 7.30pm, St George’s Church, RAF Halton Wendover Choral Society and the Equale Baroque Soloists present the Messiah, with conductor Peter Bassano. Tickets available from JUST, 11 High Street, Wendover.
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ADH Window Cleaning: 20% discount: Patio & Decking pressure washing. 25% off conservatory roof cleaning! Gutter clean check £30 discounted from any work done. 07777 654383 A Little Bird Gallery: Spend over £10 and receive a FREE gift! Cambridge Weight Plan: 10% off initial appointment. 01296 623560 Chilterns Sports Clinic: 10% off any service and treatment except Swim Stroke Analysis (www.sportsinjuryclinic.org.uk / 01296 696133) FORM: FREE 15 min. Consultations: Personal Training & Nutritional Therapy with Cat Booker, Form, 2 Robert Mews cat@formptb.com Hemingford Pest Control: £10 off ANY accepted quote 07736 327808 JUST: Join us for a FREE glass of mulled wine, mince pies and brownies at our late night shopping event on Friday 4th December Lady Grey: 10% OFF Tuesday to Friday Maria Bray Nutritional Therapist: 10% off for initial appointment, 581561 No2: 10% OFF our delicious Deli Tasting Platters at No2 Pound Street (not in conjunction with any other offers) Perry House Dental Surgery: 20% off bleaching,conditions apply. Scruples: 10% discount on a Cut and Finish with all stylists for new customers to Scruples on their first visit Simon Carter: 10% off all accessories
Nativity Live!
Sun 6, 4.45pm, Wendover Christian Centre See the Christmas story come to life! Wendover Nativity Live takes place in the Christian Centre where refreshments will be served and Christmas goodies will be on sale. Outside under the shelter of marquees, the story of Jesus’ birth will be acted out (with real donkeys!) interspersed with community carol singing. Children, come dressed as an angel or shepherd for a special photo opportunity!
Tree of Light Service
Sun 6, 5pm, Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity HP21 7QY The traditional service of remembrance will be led by Hospice
Spice Garden: £5 off on orders over £25 The Loft Studio & Gallery: FREE artist’s card with Limited Edition print purchase. Village Environment Services: 20% discount on accepted estimate for CCTV drain survey or drain clearance, 07850 635844. Wendover Computers: 20% off Windows 10 installation. 10% off installation when purchasing a Nano PC. Call Pete on 0800 3118385 or 07881 555482 E: pete@wendover-computers.co.uk Wendover Heights Veterinary Centre: 10% off pet consultations and vaccinations (T& Cs apply) 01296 623439 Wendover Wood: 10% discount 01296 623869
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Santa will be making his seasonal appearance at the containing all the winning photographs Library and would like to invite in our 2015 Photography Competition children of all ages! All proceeds go to help Please come and meet him the Community Library For more information visit the Library or www.buckscommunitylibraries.org/wendover/friends-of-wendover-library
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Tue 8, 7.45pm, St Anne’s Hall William French will entertain members with his talk about “My Life as a Butler”. As this is the Christmas meeting festive food and drink will be shared and enjoyed. For information about the Wendover WI please contact Margaret on 01296 582318. www.wendoverwi.weebly.com
from the surrounding area (Wendover, Aston Clinton and Halton Village) will kindly be provided free of charge by Motts Travel. The event will run from 1200 to 1500 and will include a full Christmas lunch and entertainment. Applications closed for 2015.
Charity Christmas Concert
Wed 9, 7.30pm, St George’s, Halton Halton Singers and the RAF Halton Area Band present a Christmas Charity Concert for PACE, see advert page 5.
Chiltern Humanists
Wed 9, 7.30pm, Large Barn Hall HP6 5AH “Global Problems - Why Bother?” with speaker Marilyn Mason. As a special incentive to come along, there will be mince pies and mulled wine. www.chilternhumanists.org.uk
AC, B & DB Horticultural Society RAF Halton Seniors Christmas Lunch Wed 9, 8pm, Anthony Hall, Aston Clinton
Wed 9, 12noon-3pm, RAF Halton Annual Christmas talk & slides by Alan This event is free to all Senior Citizens from Goodger. Christmas Competition “A Christmas the local area and transport to RAF Halton Wreath in any medium” plus Christmas Buffet.
11 High Street, Wendover, HP22 6DU Why not make it a FAIRTRADE Christmas this year. Wendover’s fabulous Fairtrade shop has Advent calendars & candles, Christmas cards & decorations and beautiful gifts for all your family and friends Join us for LATE NIGHT SHOPPING and FREE mulled wine and mince pies on Friday 4 December. We have all your favourite Fairtrade, organic and ethical brands including: • • • • • •
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Thu 10, 1-3pm, Library Room Christmas Celebration meeting. Carers Bucks Support Workers facilitate the group and are always available to discuss your caring role. New carers always welcome.
Jazz Upfront
Thu 10, 7.30pm, St Mary’s Church HP20 2JJ Third & final part of the Jazz Series: “A Christmas Special� featuring The Tina May Quartet. Details & tickets from 01296 437641 or www.greensandjazz.or​g.uk.
Quiz Night for PACE
for St Mary the Virgin, WT in Weston Turville Village Hall
Saturday 5 December, 11am - 4pm Many stalls, lunches, refreshments Some tables still available Enquiries: Roger 01296 424982
- perhaps a photograph, document or family souvenir - and to describe the influence it has had on their research. Non-members very welcome. A small donation is appreciated. www.bucksfhs.org.uk
BBOWT Lecture
Tue 15, 7.45pm, Great Missenden Memorial Centre HP16 9AE “Butterflies from the Chilterns to Armenia� - talk by Mick Jones on behalf of the Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust.
Halton Singers and RAF Halton Area Band present a Christmas Charity Concert in aid of the Children’s Charity Wednesday 9 December 7.30pm St George’s Church, Halton
Tickets £10 available from members and at door - 16yrs & under FREE Wed 16, 8pm, St Dunstan’s Church HP27 9JE Refreshments included Raffle The Chinnor Silver Band plays popular Christmas Concert by Candlelight
Thu 10, 8pm, Weston Turville Village Hall ÂŁ7.50 including mulled wine & mince pie. classics with the chance to join in the singing of some carols. Complimentary glass of Tables of 6 to 8; bring your own nibbles. wine/soft drink and a mince pie. Prize Raffle. Bucks Family History Society Tickets ÂŁ8 available from Pat Kimber (01844) Sat 12, 2pm, Preb Fm Comm Ctre HP19 7QW 273942 or The Elephant’s Trunk, Duke Street, “The Object Which Has Most Influenced Princes Risborough. Your Research.â€? At this meeting of Buckinghamshire Family History Society, Last date for Christmas orders members are invited to bring along something 17 Dec, Kings Farm Shop, see advert page 16
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Carols around the Christmas Tree
Fri 18, 6pm, Manor Waste Join members of the Wendover area community and get in the Christmas spirit by singing carols around the Christmas tree. It’s a good opportunity to meet your friends and neighbours and celebrate the season! 2015 again brings a visit from the Chinnor Silver Band. We hope to see many of you there!
Hall, contact Joanne 01442 865734. • Bucks Open Studios is on the hunt for local Sun 20-Thu 24, Friars Square artists and makers to take part in its 2016 FNHC is looking for volunteers to help with event. Deadline for entries is 31 January its Christmas Gift Wrapping event over the 2016. Visit www.bucksopenstudios.org.uk/ busy festive period. Details 01296 429975. membersarea.asp for more information.
You can be referred to this course by your GP, other medical practitioner, allied health professional or you can self-refer. These sessions also include an education component, accompanied by tea/coffee and biscuits, focusing on a topic related to preventing falls and remaining strong, healthy and importantly, what to do if you have a fall. Classes are held on Wednesday afternoons at Spirit Health Club, Holiday Inn Aylesbury, New Road, Weston Turville, HP22 5QT. 12 weeks @ £70 (Spirit members receive a £10.00 discount). Includes full screening and assessment prior to the course. A personalised Home Exercise Plan & Theraband will be given to all participants to practise alongside the weekly class sessions. Once the course has been completed, there is opportunity to progress with a weekly maintenance class.
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Tue 22, 10.30am, Wendover Library Bring the children to meet Father Christmas at the Library! See advert page 3.
Tue 22, 3.30-5pm, Wen Christian Ctre A family event open to people of all ages. We start with crafts and activities, then move on to a short Christmas story with a song and a prayer. We finish our celebration with a Book Club Sat 19, 10.30-11.30am, Wen Christian Ctre delicious meal together. Free Christmas fun We’ll swap cake for mince pies, but for all, just turn up and join in. otherwise December’s Book Club will have Coming Soon - Save the Date! the same programme – hearing what our • 13 Jan - Hospice Lottery Superdraw, see fellow book-lovers have been reading and page 12. are recommending. Everyone welcome to • 14 Jan - “Strictly for Pleasure” - new ballroom come and join in. dance term begins, Wendover Memorial
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Vale of Aylesbury Local Plan
Aylesbury Vale District Council is asking local residents, businesses and community groups to have a voice in the future of housing, jobs and key policies, as part of consultation on the next stage of the Vale of Aylesbury Local Plan (VALP).
Following approval by councillors, a document setting out the issues and options for the VALP has been produced and is available to view at www.aylesburyvaledc.gov.uk/valp. Residents have until 4 December to view this document and give their views and ideas on what the plan should achieve, how new homes and jobs should be distributed, and what new policies could be introduced to manage development between now and 2033. Councillor Carole Paternoster, Cabinet Member for Growth Strategy, said: “We need to build another 31,000 new homes in Aylesbury Vale by 2033 and the new Local Plan will provide the framework for how the Vale will grow and develop to accommodate this. It is really important that people take this opportunity to get involved by letting us know
what they think about the different options we have identified and by raising any issues they feel need addressing.” The Local Plan will, once finalised, provide firm guidance on how planning applications should be considered and say where new development should or should not take place. This is the second public consultation stage in the new Local Plan’s preparation and it includes nine potential options for distributing new development. The options include developing urban extensions at Milton Keynes/Bletchley; using land more efficiently by raising the average density of new development; creating a whole new settlement somewhere in the Vale; and a combination of these. You can view the consultation and give feedback via www.aylesburyvaledc.gov.uk/ valp. The responses received will inform the development of a draft local plan. There will be two further consultation periods prior to the Local Plan public examination in 2017.
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Tree of the Year Tree threatened with destruction by HS2 HS2 project. Campaigners believe that the fact the Cubbington Pear project wins title beat so many historically significant trees shows the The Cubbington Pear, strength of public opposition a 250 year old tree to the natural destruction directly in the line of HS2 would wreak. the proposed HS2 rail link, has beaten some The competition, run by the of the most famous and Woodland Trust, was decided historically significant by the public voting for a trees in the country to shortlist of ten finalists. The Cubbington Pear become the English Tree of the Year 2015. Tree, which was the only finalist under threat It will now go forward, along with the from felling, took over a third of more than winners of the equivalent Woodland Trust 10,000 votes cast by members of the public. competitions in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, which were also announced It received more than twice as many votes as in late October on Countryfile on BBC1, to the second-placed Tolpuddle Martyrs Tree, compete for European Tree of the Year in which is recognised as the birthplace of the February 2016. international trade union movement, and Over the last few years, the Cubbington Pear Tree in Warwickshire has become the poster-boy for all the trees, which according to HS2 Ltd themselves includes 97 ancient woodlands, that are under threat from the
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more than three times as many votes as the 2000 year-old third-placed Ankerwycke Yew at Runnymede, which was once worshipped by druids and was witness to the signing of the Magna Carta 800 years ago.
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December 1915 The Gallipoli Campaign was acknowledged as a failure and the allies began to withdraw. The Battle of Verdun ended with 550,000 French and 450,000 German casualties. General Sir Douglas Haig replaced Field Marshal Sir John French as Commander in Chief of British forces in France. Strict instructions were sent from both the British and the German Headquarters forbidding a repeat of the Christmas 1914 fraternisation, but that did not stop some minor gatherings in No Man’s Land on Christmas Day. As a result, two British officers appeared in front of a Court Martial, but, because of their good service records, received only light reprimands.
own fireside. One of the most amusing with the heading: “A Lady’s Dilemma”. events of the evening was the singing It read: “Ethel Lyndon Robinson, Cedar competition judged by the vicar”. Vale, Wendover, was summoned for quitting a motor car without taking Mr Oliver Beeson, bootmaker, of the precautions against it being started in High Street, Wendover, advertised in the her absence. The defendant pleaded Bedfordshire Times of 31 December that guilty. Sgt S G Bennett said that he saw he would teach injured soldiers to repair the car standing in the Market Square boots. The offer was open to men who in Aylesbury for a quarter of an hour had lost a leg or a foot in the war and unattended. The engine was running the preference would be given to men from whole time. When the lady returned he Bucks or Beds. pointed out that an offence had been committed. The defendant said that her chauffeur had enlisted and she was really afraid to stop the engine lest she should not be able to start again. The bench ordered payment of 5s 6d costs, without a conviction.”
In Wendover efforts were made to entertain the troops who were billeted locally. The Parish Church Record noted that: “Teas were served on Xmas afternoon and again on Boxing Day afternoon to nearly 400 soldiers. There were two ‘sittings-down’ each afternoon and everything went without a hitch in spite of the fact that not a single piece of bread and butter had been cut at 1 o’clock. Supplies had been most generously sent in by almost everyone in Wendover. Mrs Sharp acted as head organiser and she was ably assisted by a band of other ladies and also by as many The Aylesbury Court report in the Bucks men as could be induced to leave their Herald of 11 December carried a piece
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HS2 In the case of Wendover if it was just barriers for example it probably means you could not claim it is noisier, however you could claim it was more visually intrusive.
If the rumours are true then sometime after the end of November the Select Committee will finally make a decision on the mitigation for Wendover. By then most of the Wendover petitioners will have been heard, including our MP David Lidington. Now whatever the mitigation is the details will be contained in what is termed Additional Provisions – AP5. These changes will go out for consultation and those who are impacted will have the opportunity to petition again.
the Select Committee would tell them to do. Now as I write this the Select Committee have not heard the detail about TBOW – Tunnel bored one way from the south. Neither have HS2 Ltd., so it is not surprising that they have not mentioned it. That being the case we can only hope that on the 25th November Hilary Wharf put up a good technical case for it, that Wendover HS2 have strongly supported it and David Lidington has thrown his support behind the proposal. We should know soon.
So what is likely to be in AP5? We know what HS2 Ltd. would like it to be, because they have published a summary – an extension to the green tunnel to the south by 100m and a whole load of 6m high noise barriers. Now when I first read this I thought that it was completely undemocratic that it had been decided while the Select Committee were still hearing petitions from Wendover. However it was pointed out to me that this was just HS2 Ltd. trying to get ahead of the game by doing the work on the minimum changes they thought
So AP5 could contain the changes necessary for a tunnel, could be extensions to the green tunnel or just a collection of barriers. So we should all read AP5 with interest. Now people adversely impacted by AP5 will have the opportunity to petition against it. However I need to mention that HS2 Ltd. are taking a tougher stance on AP petitions. Their argument is that it is not sufficient that you do not like it, you have to be specifically Lets hope the Select Committee put them right. adversely impacted by the Additional Provisions compared to the original scheme. Brian Thompson
I said earlier that HS2 Ltd. have not mentioned the TBOW tunnel because they are at this point unaware of it, however even if they did know about it they would still continue their stance of denying us a tunnel as not necessary. They have not listened to the petitions, and only pay attention to the Select Committee. So it was not surprising that they were continuing this mantra on the 7th November when they turned up in Wendover for an information day. Despite the horrible weather the turnout was excellent. I have to say I did not learn anything new. The HS2 Ltd script was the same as ever – their scheme is wonderful, you have no real problems, you do not need a tunnel.
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Every ticket bought helps someone in our local community, and provides essential funds for HLP’s partner hospices to ensure All of the prizes have been generously that they can continue to provide their donated by local organisations: services to the patients and families that The first prize is £5,000 which has been benefit from them. donated by DOCTORnow. Second prize is Dinner, Bed & Breakfast at The Kings Hotel Wildlife Trust Appeal to Extend in Stokenchurch. Third prize is Dinner, Bed & Breakfast at Stoke Place in Stoke Poges. Nature Reserve Fourth prize is a Meal for Two at any Oakman The Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust Inns venue. Fifth prize is a Traditional launched a new appeal in November to extend Afternoon Tea at Shendish Manor in Apsley. Yoesden nature reserve near Bledlow Ridge to give rare plants and butterflies more habitats. Tickets cost £1 each and are available online at hospicelottery.org.uk/superdraw or by Christopher Williams, head of conservation & education for Buckinghamshire, is leading calling the HLP office on 01442 891459. the appeal to raise £105,000 to buy three HLP run two Superdraws a year as a way plots of land that adjoin the nature reserve. to raise additional funds for its partner “If we’re successful we will increase the size hospices, and last year’s draws brought in a of the reserve by about a third, helping to grand total of £98,750, and contributed to boost its biodiversity and encouraging the
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Common spotted orchid, and comma butterfly on probably the most interesting because there devil’s-bit scabious, both taken by John Morris.
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Chosen Charity The Trustees of The Wendover Swimming Pool are delighted that Wendover Parish Council has nominated the pool as this year’s charity at the Christmas Evening on Friday 4 December. We will be there on the night, so please visit us and let us know your thoughts on this valuable community asset. We are seeing increased numbers of swimmers at all times, whether mid-morning, evening lane swimming or weekend family splashes. Are you coming to any of these sessions? Is there anything else you would like to see at the pool? Several swim schools offer lessons for every age and ability, from babies to adults, as well as a swim club and fitness classes. Have you or your children signed on yet? We are always interested in hearing about your swimming experiences. Over the past two years we have set up a charity to take over the management of the pool and we have shown that we can successfully run it for the community. This has only been possible with the significant help we have received from grants contributions (particularly the Lionel Abel Smith Trust), and the time given by our amazing team of volunteers. Without our volunteers, the pool would have shut. On that note: We need more volunteers. Our volunteers cover all sorts of areas – from tidying the pool area to front desk administration for our public swimming sessions. Many of these roles do not need detailed training, nor are they a fixed long-term commitment: even a couple of hours a month could make a tremendous difference. Come and chat to us at the Christmas Evening and find out how you can help keep this pool open for the community. Alternatively, contact us via our website www.wendoverswimmingpool.co.uk. See ad page 9. Open: Tue: 6pm-11pm Wed-Thur: 11.30am-2.30pm & 6pm-11pm Fri: 11am-2.30pm & 5.30pm-11pm Sat: 11.30am-3pm & 5.30pm-11pm Sun: 11.30am-5pm
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Christmas Celebration Evening Friday 4 December, 4-7pm Wendover Parish Council has organised a wonderful Christmas Celebration Evening on Friday 4 December from 4 to 7pm on the Manor Waste, HP22 6EA.
Wendover Parish Council has organised a wonderful Christmas Celebration Evening for everyone to enjoy starting at 4pm on Friday 4 December. Proceeds from the event are going to The Wendover Swimming Pool.
Eating and Drinking Hot refreshments will be available, so no need to worry about feeding the family before heading out. These will include a Kings Farm Shop BBQ and Debbie Tolputt’s famous ‘Taste’. Hot drinks will also be available from The Coffee Stop along with yummy cakes. All Wendover’s usual hostelries and restaurants will be open.
Christmas Market At least 12 stall holders will offer a variety of goods on the Manor Waste in front of Budgens supermarket and Lloyds Pharmacy.
Late Night Shopping As usual many Wendover shops will be OPEN until 7 or 8pm so that you can Christmas shop in comfort, see map on page 19. It’s a perfect chance to visit old favourites and new shops you might not have been into before. Retailers will have been competing for the Best Dressed Window competition – who do you think should be the winner?
Christmas Trees Many thanks to Harpenden Building Society for sponsoring the Manor Waste tree once again this year. Thanks also to the many businesses who have paid for a small Christmas tree which always make central Wendover look so pretty, see map opposite.
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Spot the Santa Once again Stuart Fantham Solicitors is organising a Spot the Santa Competition, see page 7. Santa himself has been invited to the Manor Waste too! Don’t miss his grotto.
Win a Number One hamper During November, Number One has been giving a raffle ticket to anyone who spent over £30. The prize is a hamper full of Number One merchandise to the retail value of £200. The raffle will be drawn in the shop on the Christmas Lights Switch on evening.
Timetable all times are approximate 4:00pm The fun begins, featuring: Halton Singers leading and performing • carols dressed as Victorians • Santa will be in his grotto • Food stalls will start serving 5:10pm Wendover Parish Chairman, Robert Duggan, will present the Wendover News Cup for the Best Dressed Shop Window 2015. 5:20pm Our special guest Melanie Masson, X Factor finalist and Queen Rat from Aylesbury Waterside Theatre’s pantomime Dick Whittington, will arrive at Wendover Manor Waste 5:30pm Melanie Masson will switch on the CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS. 7:00pm Manor Waste event closes 8:00pm retail businesses close Please mention Wendover News when responding to adverts
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Music & Church Services From the author of Christmas Carols comes Day/Date a new guide to English Church Music, O Sing Sun 13 Unto the Lord. Sun 13 Andrew Gant’s compelling Sun 20 account traces English Sun 20 church music from AngloSun 20 Saxon origins to the Sun 20 present. Along the way we Sun 20 encounter the people who Sun 20 made, sang and listened Sun 20 to it and discover the role Mon 21 church music has played in ordinary lives. Thu 24 We learn why church music remains so Thu 24 popular and frequently tops the classical Thu 24 charts - and why the BBC’s Choral Evensong Thu 24 remains the longest-running radio series Fri 25 ever. We follow its history from the mysteries Fri 25 of the Mass to the elegant decorum of the Fri 25 Restoration anthem, from stern Puritanism Fri 25 to Victorian bombast, to the fractured Sun 27 worlds of the 20th century as heard in the Sun 27 music of Vaughan Williams and Britten. Sun 27 Out now in hardback, this is a fascinating Sun 27 read and makes a perfect present. Visit www. Sun 27 profilebooks.com for more information and Fri 01 follow them on Twitter @profilebooks
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You Write Macmillan Fundraising 2015
I am delighted to report that this year’s fundraising has reached another record total of £7.341.00. Thank you so much to everyone who got involved and gave me such fantastic support this year. This money will help make a difference to many people and their families who are facing the toughest battle of their lives. Once again my very grateful thanks. Julie Needle
“Voice for Esmé” Concert Thanks
Thank you for the support that the local community showed Saturday 7 November for the “Voice for Esmé” concert at St Mary’s Church. Listeners enjoyed the acclaimed Weybridge Male voice choir and soloists performing an array of pieces which included remembrance pieces with Remembrance Sunday the following day. Colonel James Barnett from RAF Halton, accompanied by 2 other officers in full dress uniform, helped raise awareness of Esmé’s condition and raise funds for her future needs and training.
We’d also like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who this year has helped us to raise money and awareness for Rett syndrome and Esmé’s Allstars. We’d especially like to thank all the runners for One True Grit including The Wendover SparrowHawks, members of MS Centre, RAF Halton and locals. If you’ve been to one of our quiz nights, curry nights or cake competition, our Black Tie or Concert for Esmé or even run a Marathon (Anna B), we thank you all for your care and support. Next year we will be hosting even more events to raise vital funds and awareness for Girls with Rett Syndrome and Esmé. If you’d like to help us, then please get in touch on esmesallstars@yahoo.com or www.facebook. com/esmesallstars or Twitter @esmesallstars. Abigail & Anthony Davison-Hoult
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£1200 was the cheque sent from the sale of the t-shirts for dancers, and about £250 from donations and refreshments at the event. Thanks everyone for your support! Sue Donald, Rozelle School
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I bought a box of Medjoul dates from the Wendover market. They had a prominent label in Arabic: Jordan River. There was a tiny trade mark HADIKLAIM. No stated country of origin. On browsing the web, I found that this is a deliberate ploy by the Israeli exporters to conceal the origin of their produce. Some may be grown in Israel proper, but most is from the occupied West Bank, where the only employment available to many Palestinians is minimum-wage work for the illegal Israeli settlers in dangerous conditions. Children are routinely taken out of school, illegally, to pick the dates. The exporters mix a llittle Israeli produce with a lot from the illegal settlements and sneak it into our shops, even those which try to be ethically conscious. Before anyone accuses me of anti-Semitism I would like to identify myself as an anti-Zionist Jew, one of many who believe that Israel will never stop grabbing Palestinian land and provoking violent resistence without external
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Wendover Celebrates As we hurtle towards the end of the year, all at Wendover Celebrates HQ are trying to get a few things tied up before we break for Christmas. We’ve achieved a lot since the new Directors joined at the end of the summer.
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We’ve also been busy organising fundraisers in order to ensure we have enough money to put the event on next year. By the time you read this we will have just had the Wendover Celebrates Quiz at the Memorial Hall on 28 So far we’ve created a new website, www. November and we hope to follow this up wendovercelebrates.com and contact email with a Barn Dance in March (more details to address wendovercelebrates@gmail.com – follow). so now you know how to get in touch with us! Feel free to drop us a line with any Finally, we’ve been very busy recruiting ideas of what you think would make a good volunteers, thank you very much to edition to the 2016 event or anything you those who have expressed an interest loved from the last few that you’d really like so far. We’re still very keen to hear from to see again. people who would like to get involved in the marketing committee and also the The event itself will be held on 1 May 2016 logistics committee (who are in charge of at the Wendover Campus site, which is the site management). Wendover Celebrates is same location as in 2012. entirely run by volunteers, so if you could spare any time to help please do get in touch The logo competition has been running at wendovercelebrates@gmail.com or via to support the 2016 theme of Wild West the Facebook page - www.facebook.com/ and we’re really excited to see what our wendovercelebrates.
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Music for Seniors Should I, Could I...Learn to Play a Musical Instrument in My Senior Years? Ever heard a piece of music and thought…I’d love to be able to play that…I wonder if I could play that? Could be any genre - pop, jazz, classical - whatever you fancy. Well, maybe you could learn to play it and - for maintaining your mental health - perhaps it’s time you gave it a try. Whatever age you are.
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Wendover Football Club A Merry-kick-mas from all at Wendover FC! What a seat clutching few months it has been for the club! The newly promoted 1st Team are top of the ADL Premier Division for the first time in many years and the Reserves team who too were promoted this season are going from strength to strength with only one loss seen in their first 7 games in Division Two.
the Wendover Juniors family, to grow into a new era focusing on our professionalism and stability and most importantly our community. With the financial backing of our sponsor Sweeney’s Budgens, we have been able to start making plans for the refurbishment of our clubhouse to include the changing room facilities.
Leading up to the festive period we have some challenging yet exciting matches to be played which will heavily influence the position of both teams for the rest of the season. With a home match every week leading up to Christmas we encourage new and current supporters to come down and cheer on our boys in black and gold. Each game kicks off at 14:00 and the clubhouse is fully stocked to keep you both warm and refreshed during and after the match.
It has been a truly great 2015 and we await the new year with anticipation of league success, club growth and some top secret events. Thank you to all the Wendover FC players, committee members and fans for their support which if we didn’t have we believe we would not be anywhere near as excited for 2016.
We would like to wish all readers a The club is not just all about the match, it very Merry Christmas and fantastic is also about us building a strong task force New Year from all at Wendover FC. in a new committee to help the club, and
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NEWS FROM WENDOVER HEALTH CENTRE - 01296 623452 We wish all readers a happy Christmas and a healthy New Year
Christmas and New Year Opening Hours The health centre will be open as follows over the holiday period: December 2015 Wed 23rd 7.30am-6.30pm Thur 24th 7.30am-3.30pm (Aston Clinton surgery will be open until 6.30pm) Fri 25th Christmas Day - Closed Sat 26th Closed Sun 27th Closed Mon 28th Public Holiday - Closed Tues 29th 7.30am-8.00pm Wed 30th 7.30am-6.30pm Thur 31st 7.30am-6.30pm January 2016 Fri 1st New Year’s Day - Closed Sat 2nd Closed Please check for any last minute changes on our website or on the surgery doors. The dispensary opens at 8.30am. Our phone lines (01296-623452) are open from 8.00am until 6.30pm. On Christmas Eve between 3.30pm and 6.30pm please telephone 01296 630241. When we are closed and you need medical attention please call 111. We normally require two working days to issue (or dispense) a prescription, however we are expecting a higher than usual demand before Christmas so please can you allow extra time in requesting your medication. Staff Training Dates We will close at 1pm on Tuesday 12th January, Wednesday 10th February, and Thursday 17th March 2016. Please call 01296 850011 for any urgent problems between 1pm and 6.30pm on these dates. Our website Please visit our new website at www.westongrove.com. There have been some minor glitches in the transfer from our previous host which we are working to rectify. If you experience any problems or difficulties please let us know via e-mail to wendover.surgery@nhs.net. New General Manager We welcome Gary Edwards, the new general manager for the Westongrove Partnership. This space paid for by Wendover Health Centre.
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After several years of running as lone-leader units, both 1st Wendover Rainbows and 4th Wendover Brownies are looking for assistant leaders to help with meetings and activities. Both units have good supporting teams in place and the leaders will continue to attend meetings, as well as assisting with leadership training. If this interests you and you are over 18, please contact Mary on thompsonhalton@btinternet.com.
over 20 regular players. We’d like to say huge thanks, and a Merry Christmas to everyone who has supported us along the way – here’s to even more success for the club in 2016.
The Sparrowhawks are always on the lookout for new players – and we honestly mean it when we say no experience necessary! So if you are looking for a fun way to improve your fitness and meet new people – why not come along to training which takes place every Thursday from 18.30-19.45. Full details can be found on our website www. Wendover Sparrowhawks 2015 At the time of writing, the Wendover wendovernetballclub.weebly.com. Sparrowhawks Netball team are currently unbeaten in their first ever competitive Wendover Tennis and Squash Club netball season, having won their last 5 Congratulations to Katie Malliff who games. The club is absolutely delighted, won the Under 13 Girls National Squash not only with the success in the Aylesbury Championship at the end of October. We are District Netball league, but also with all very proud of Katie’s achievement. Read everything they’ve achieved this year – more about Katie on page 29. including hosting Wendover’s first ever mixed netball tournament, setting up a The taster sessions recently run by the fantastic website, and growing the club to Everyball Coaching Team were well received
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Club Corner and as a result an all new coaching programme will be introduced in the New Year. Our squash and tennis coaching programmes can be found at www.wendovertennisandsquash.co.uk.
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Mid Bucks is a branch Association of the Bucks Beekeepers Association, there are over 500 beekeepers in our county, 200 of which form our Association. At the National Honey Show in late October Bucks won, for the second year running, the Smallholders Shield for the county with the most points across all classes of competition. Well done to our members who entered their products. Our New Beekeepers course starts on 8th February 2016, the course runs throughout the Spring with classroom and practical sessions, more information can be found at www.mbbka.org.uk.
this is a long way off and we have a very long way to go to raise the monies we need, the first step is for to have a think about what we actually want. The unit leaders have been surveyed and a preliminary visit to a local outbuilding supplier took place in November.
the day, or provided other support. As ever, there was a wide range of prices and the top price paid was £190 for a small chest of drawers, whilst £65 was realised for 5 folders of Royal Mail postcards.
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£239.24 was raised at the BBQ in September Friday evening’s arrival dinner was finally - a small step, but a step forward. Thanks to ready for 9 p.m. and we all ate too much and all who attended this very successful event! true to the forecast the weather had turned. 48 men and musicians set out by bus and our Aston Wine Club first venue on Saturday, Wendover Manor Interested in wine and want to know a little Waste, was dry and attracted a good crowd. more? Taste wines from every corner of the world. Come and enjoy an evening of On to the Bell at Hardwick, which offered relaxed fun and tasting. We meet monthly, shelter from the inimitable rain. The White usually on the third Friday, at Buckland Swan at Whitchurch provided a warming Village Hall, HP22 5JB. Check our web site chilli lunch with space to dance it off under www.astonwineclub.co.uk for more details. the gazebo in the garden. This led to a first in Aylesbury. The 2:30 venue was Friars Square by kind permission of the Centre Manager. Cricket Club Update News from Wendover FoG Wendover Cricket Club enjoyed another No sooner had we arrived at the Market At the recent Wendover Friends of Guiding successful 50/50 Auction on 14 November Square entrance then we were dragged into meeting, we agreed to take a step forward in and they wish to thank all those who Metro Bank and asked to perform. Two sides the process to get us a new Guide Hut. Whilst provided goods to sell and who attended on formed up and danced The Rose Tree inside
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Village Hall, so all you men and boys have to do is come along and join us. You can also contact us through our web address:- www. whitchurchmorris.org.uk. Wassail, John King, WMM
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Katie Malliff is 12 years old and has always lived and played squash in Wendover. She is After a quick coffee stop, we danced outside modest and determined and full of energy, BB’s cafe before returning to the bus and always training in her spare time. continue the Tour. Wingrave found us in the Rose and Crown where the Leicester Men Katie was seeded to come 3/4 in the British danced inside and though a dad and daughter Closed in Manchester, but put on 2 amazing refused to join in, they were soon dancing. performances to beat both the Scottish and The final stop was our home base of the Half English Number 1 seeds to take the title as Moon at Wilstone and the Feast in the village the British Under 13 Champion. Katie is also hall. My knees and legs ached after all of that. the Bucks U17 Girls Champion and will be entering both the British and Scottish Open Friars Square was a big success for us and in January next year and will be competing we potentially have a new man out of it. aganist other girls from across the world. The Squire was most impressed too, so thank you once again to the Centre Manager. If For more information on squash in Bucks and you want to join in with the fun, our practice Wendover visit Bucks Junior Squash Facebook nights are on Tuesdays at 8:15pm in Wilstone page or www.wendovertennisandsquash.co.uk.
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RAF Halton is recorded as having one of the biggest bat roosts in Europe with over 90% The two trainers were brought to RAF Halton of our buildings being occupied, especially via Immingham by members of 2 Military Halton House, and they do on occasions cause Transport Section based at RAF Wittering near a few problems with building works, repairs Peterborough. All and renovations. All bats are protected by law of the airmen who and if disturbed or handled (even when dead) made the journey can lead to a criminal conviction leading to recently graduated imprisonment or a very hefty fine; and although from Recruit Training a military establishment, we are not exempt Page 1 Squadron at Halton. from prosecution!
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Tribute: Ron Welch On 12 October 2015, Wendover lost one of its most caring and charismatic residents Thomas Ronald Welch, Ron to everyone who knew him. He was born in Lincolnshire in 1928 and settled in Wendover with his family in 1970. Young enough to miss fighting in World War 2, he was determined to forge a successful life and career, though circumstances made his academic path difficult. However his determination and strength of character won through and after studying at night school he qualified as a Chartered Chemist in 1952. He worked in Road Research from 1946 and developed a new surface first used on a street in Lydney, Gloucestershire. He was admired for his conscientiousness, thoroughness and determination. He always succeeded in achieving anything he set out to do. He joined BP in 1956 and stayed for 31 years, retiring in 1987 after an extremely successful career.
80s. The elderberry was the best and I recall a potent tasty drink of about 15% alcohol. I have fond memories of picking the berries around Wendover in my schooldays in the 70s – it was an excellent use of this free fruit that usually goes to waste. His orange wine went into his famous punch, which made for much merriment at many summer parties held from the 70s to the 90s at Garden House in Wendover. I hope some readers will recall these times. He played football in his 20s and headed the winning goal in a local cup final for Uxbridge. He became a keen tennis player and joined Wendover Tennis Club in 1970. In 1981 he was inspired by the ‘running boom’ and at the age of 53 did Abingdon marathon in a time of 3h54. He got down to 33m30 at the Hillingdon 5mile and 16m10s at Gunnersbury 2.5m, plus a 1h33 Reading half-marathon. Extraordinary performances I can’t get close to now I am a similar age. I enjoyed many wonderful weekends going to races with Dad in the 1980s.
Since he retired in 1987, he entered a remarkable and wonderful phase of life in which he completely changed focus from his corporate career to helping people in pain. He studied hard and qualified in Alexander Technique, Cranial Sacral Therapy and Vortex Healing and built up a detailed knowledge of human anatomy. He explored the human energy system and became a powerful and much sought-after healer. He developed an integrated, eclectic healing approach that focussed on his clients’ wellbeing, adapting techniques to find what worked best. He helped many people recover from serious injury. One long-standing client told me only Ron could relieve his shoulder pain; no other conventional or alternative methods worked.
In parallel to his new healing vocation, a spiritual quest and in particular heart energy became central to his life. From 1998 he was He met Marian in 1949 at a dance and drawn to the Heart Healing run by Jill and Joe they bonded over their shared love O’Carroll from Vancouver, Canada. He came of music. They married in 1953. Sons to radiate a cheerful love and kindness which Colin and Peter arrived a few years He had a deep interest in a music was very striking to people he met in the later. Marian passed away in 2008. (favourites were Bruckner and village and elsewhere. I am sure all those who Recently I read through his recipes for all Wagner) and poetry (Emily Dickinson and remember him will do so with great fondness. Colin Welch, son manner of fruit wines from the 1950s to the Thomas Traherne).
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Local Face: Amanda Ryan Amanda has lived in Wendover for virtually all of her life – she was born in Aylesbury and lived in Wendover throughout her childhood where she attended each of the Wendover schools. Little did she know that at the age of 15, Amanda would meet her future husband, Matt! Despite Matt moving away to Devon, their relationship continued until Matt eventually moved back to Wendover and they married in 1997. They moved to Aylesbury for a few years when they both worked at Trusthouse Forte and in 1999 their first child Sam was born. Not long after, they returned to Wendover and Sam was soon followed by Rebecca, Charlie and Joseph. Family plays a huge part in Amanda’s life. She has happy memories of Sunday lunches with her Grandparents, who also lived in Wendover. Today this continues as her parents, Neville and Rosemary Morton, and sisters, Julia and Claire, meet regularly, giving the children a chance to spend time with their cousins.
Aside from her duties as a mother of four, Amanda juggles the busy life of family and friends and is an active member of St Mary’s church where she also finds time to sing in the St Mary’s music group.
Amanda’s day job is as the Church Administrator of St Mary’s and she can be found in her office at the back of the newly refurbished Just on the High Street. The role of the church office is to manage the administration of St Mary’s Church
here in Wendover and St Michael’s Church in Halton. In light of the variety of activities that take place in and around St Mary’s this is a significant role. Amanda Ryan is the face behind the emails and the phone calls who enables all these activities, from baptisms to burials, and from concerts to classes, to run smoothly. Her friendly and efficient approach enables the ministry and outreach of St Mary’s to function well. Amanda is ably supported by a team of volunteers who work alongside her, but as the main lead in parish administration Amanda holds the reins. As Mark Dearnley (Vicar of St Mary’s) told us, “Having a well-run parish office is such an asset. It frees me, and the members of our ministry team, to tend to other aspects of the life of our church family. Amanda and those who assist her do an important job in our community, for which I’m very grateful.”
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Zumba with Nikki, Mon & Thu 1815 Halton School, Sat 0930 Wendover Jr School
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Badminton Club. 19.45-21.45 Mon, bgeinners 18.45-19.45 Fri, John Colet School
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Cat Booker Fitness classes, times & locations vary, see website for details
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Mon-SAT
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Mondays
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The Rotary Club of Wendover & District. For meeting times see website
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Mondays
10.00-11.30
Rainbows & Rattles playgroup (term time only), RAF Halton HIVE, Trinity Centre, £1
Mondays
10.30, 11.30, 13.00
Hartbeeps Music Classes for children, Wendover Library, see website for details
Mondays
13.30-15.00
Wendover Baby & Toddler Group (term time only), Wendover Memorial Hall, £2
Mondays
19.00
Free friendly run/jog club to suit you. Meet point RAF base Chestnut Avenue.
Nikki 07868 873911
Tue & Wed
19.30
Wendover Bridge Club, Cricket Pavilion, Witchell
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Tue-SAT
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Plain Stitch sewing, including monthly Sewing Bee. Topics, times & locations vary.
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Simply Walk, meet at Wendover Clock Tower for moderate walk 1-1.5 hours
01494 475367
Tuesdays
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0845 2303232
Tuesdays
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Tuesdays
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Tuesdays
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IMAGEZ Camera Club: Weston Turville Village Hall
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Wheelers & Dealers, Square Dance Club, Wendover Memorial Hall
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Tuesdays
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Halton Singers, Halton Village Hall
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Jodie Digby Fitness courses, various locations
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Stay & Play (term time only), Aston Clinton Guide Hall
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Wednesdays
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Beginners and Improvers art group, The Loft Studio, The Courtyard
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Wednesdays
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Tai Chi & Qigong Classes, St Anne’s Hall
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Wednesdays
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Wednesdays
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Hartbeats African Drumming, beginner to advanced, £6, pay-as-you-go
Justine 07773 047684
Wednesdays
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Adult Swimming Classes, Wendover Pool
Sharon 07990 521679
Wednesdays
19.30-21.00
Sketch Club, £10 per session, Wendover Library Room
Julie 07710 196334
Thu & SAT
19.30-23.00
RAF Assn Halton and Ayles Branch clubhouse open to public, Bldg 259 RAF Halton
Thursdays
09.00-16.00
Wendover Weekly Market, Manor Waste
Thursdays
09.45-17.45
Fun Dog Training, Ellesborough Parish Hall
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Thursdays
10.00-11.00
Messy Play, Wendover Children’s Centre
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Thursdays
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Stay & Play (term time only), Wendover Children's Centre
01296 621143
Thursdays
evening
(bi-weekly) Healing Meditation Group
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Thursdays
19.00 & 20.00
19.00 Ballroom & Latin Dance Class / 20.00 Dance. Wendover Memorial Hall.
01442 865734
Thursdays
19.00
Taekwondo for ages 5 and up, Wendover CofE Junior School
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Thursdays
19.45
Wendover Choral Society, St. Mary’s Church Wendover.
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Fridays
09.15
Little Creators Crafts for pre-schoolers, Wendover Library Room
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Fridays
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Hatha yoga—09.30-11.00 and 11.15-12.45, St Anne’s Hall
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Fridays
10.00
Noah's Ark parent-toddler group (term time only), Wendover Christian Centre
Fridays
10.00-12.00
Healing Meditation Group, £10
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Fridays
13.30-15.00
Lipreading and Hearing Loss Course, Wendover Library Room
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Fridays
14.00-15.30
Bumps and Babies (siblings welcome), Wendover Children’s Centre
01296 621143
Fridays
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Sounds Tastic - early for under 0-4 (mixed age), later for babies only, Wen Mem Hall www.soundstastic.co.uk
Fridays
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Amazing Donkey Youth Club for 10-14 year olds (term time only), Wen Youth Ctre
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Fridays
19.30
“Friday night is music night” at St Mary’s Church
St Mary’s Shop 01296 623123
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SUNDAYS
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Matters Arising Wendover Parish Council Page
View from the Chair
As we enter the season of goodwill to all men (and women), it’s very sad to note the devastation caused to the Florence Nightingale Charity shop by some lowlife who were intent on thieving cash from the ATM. They must be very stupid people if they believe they can get their mitts on other people’s property and get away with it in this day of Internet banking and CCTV. I really hope that in a few weeks time when the Constabulary have done their work they will be brought to justice and made to face the people whose property they have damaged. It is also sad to note that in the last few weeks there has been an incident at St. Mary’s Church. The ‘key safe’ has been wrenched off the wall and stolen. Because of this the Church will be locked during the day while the security system is reviewed. The HS2 Select Committee are still hearing petitions from Wendover folk. A really huge thank you on behalf of the community to all who have presented to the Select Committee. Aside from the hard work in preparation there is also the mental anguish in presenting to such an organisation. For most it’s the first time they will have had to present their views in such a way. In my mind it has certainly raised the issue of whether we do live in a democracy and whether the people’s views really do count. We now move forward to petitioning on Additional
provisions as and when they arise (but note saving LED lights and will, hopefully, look the short timescales) and then trying to get even better than usual. the House of Lords to hear our cases. It just remains for me to wish everyone in Wendover a Happy Christmas and prosperous New Year and to say thank you for all your support in 2015. Robert Duggan, Chairman.
Parish Council Meeting Monday 7 December, 7.30pm Library Room
The Question of Grants
In the near future the Parish Council will be taking over a range of services from Transport for Bucks. Grass verge cutting, sign cleaning, footpath edging and some enforcement tasks, will become the responsibility of the Parish.
This change will be costly and as a result the PC is reviewing its expenditure priorities. One area of spending that has grown over Manor Waste Christmas Tree the last few years has been grant funding to This is a picture of the Manor Waste locally based organisations. The awarding of Christmas Tree for this year. It is being grants has gone from a few hundred pounds donated to the Parish each year to thousands. That by the Harpenden poses the question does Building Society who the Wendover electorate generously donate support the PC being a grant the tree every year. giving organisation? Melanie Masson, X Factor finalist and It is essential that we have Queen Rat from your views on this matter Aylesbury Waterside and during the next few Theatre’s pantomime months we shall be asking Dick Whittington, will for your opinion. Please be here to switch show your support for the Parish Council by helping to on the Christmas answer this most important Lights on Friday 4th question. December. The little Christmas trees outside the shops Clock Tower Opening in the High Street Hours have been dressed The Clock Tower will be open with the new energy as normal during the Festive Season apart from Christmas Day, the Bank Local Produce Market Holiday on Monday 28th December, New Manor Waste 9am to 1pm Year’s Day and an early close on New Year’s Eve. Saturday 19 December Wendover Parish Council, The Clock Tower, High Street, Wendover HP22 6DU www.wendover-pc.gov.uk
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