November 2019
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London Airport Ltd A Luton Council company
Future LuToN expansion consultation: Making best use of our runway
London Luton Airport Ltd is currently scheduled to consult on its expansion proposals from 16 October – 16 December 2019. The proposals will allow the airport to handle up to 32 million passengers a year by 2039, up from nearly 18 million today.
Consultation events will be held across the region – please see futureluton.llal.org.uk for further information and updates. Consultation event dates and venues will be published before the consultation begins.
Editorial Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun; Conspiring with him how to load and bless With fruit the vines that round the thatch-eves run; To bend with apples the moss’d cottage-trees, And fill all fruit with ripeness to the core; To swell the gourd, and plump the hazel shells With a sweet kernel; to set budding more, And still more, later flowers for the bees, Until they think warm days will never cease, For Summer has o’er-brimm’d their clammy cells. 1/3rd poem by John Keates As autumn draws to a close and winter sets in, we can look forward to those frosty mornings where our beautiful landscape comes into its own. There is a cosiness at this time of year, with the anticipation of the festivities that are about to be thrust on us, we still have the luxury of time to prepare. Life can get very hectic this time of year but perhaps we should pause and just take pleasure in the simple things in life. In this November edition we have included some of the ideas for the North field which are currently being submitted as part of the plans for the creation of a recreational wood for all in the village next to the cricket ground
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Lots of letters this month - amazing. We go from famine to feast in the Crier! Keep them coming please- any subject! Ed
Xmas Greetings Don’t forget to use the Crier Greetings page. Send your Christmas Greetings via the Crier and donate money to charity instead of Christmas cards. What a great idea. Greetings can be handwritten drop into the postbox or straight to 18 Ridings Way or emailed direct to info@ cublington.com.
Xmas Gifts
Don’t forget to buy your Cublington gifts - Tea Towels, Pictorial History books, Honey, Handmade Crafts... great ideas and you don’t have to go to the shops to get them!
HEY YOU!!
Your Panto needs you to participate - in whatever way you can. See notice inside.
Good Luck
Lots of love from the Toosey family
Graham & Judy
Lots of letters
To Chris George, leaving the pub for a new adventure. Thank you for your efforts in keeping the pub going.
We shall remember them
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Orchard Ground AGM Notice Wednesday 20th November 2000 at The Biggs Pavilion Run by volunteers for everyone's benefit. New committee members wanted. Can you spare a few hours bi-monthly to help run this valuable village resource? All villagers welcome to attend.
STEWKLEY PLAYERS present
The Flint Street Nativity A comedy (with carols)
by Tim Firth Wednesday 20th to Saturday 23rd November 2019 8pm in the Village Hall, STEWKLEY Doors Open 7:30pm Licensed Bar TICKETS ÂŁ6.00 ON SALE FROM 28th October Box Office Telephone : 07845 489 167 Sunday Box Office at the Village Hall 3rd, 10th, 17th November from 10:00 to 12:00
As you sit in at home in the cosy warmth, the harvest complete and the cupboards full, outside, an old man,
red of cheek, is putting out the summer fire. He sits on top of the motte at the end of the village and has been keeping the cold at bay for many months. When the last embers die out, the days start retreating and nights
become longer. Frost starts creeping across the landscape, once again killing everything to sleep in its path. Villagers shelter in The Unicorn huddled together against the cold months ahead. Winter is upon us.
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Cublington Village Hall Rental
Available for: • Social gatherings • Children’s parties • Meetings • Music/theatre practise • Dance & exercise
£15 per morning, afternoon or evening session. (£10 for weekly sessions). To book please contact: Sarah Taylor on 07939 342457, sezzietaylor@btinternet.com
why not POP IN for
Coffee and Croissant? at St Nicholas' Church
10.00 am every SUNDAY
Everyone welcome!
A place to meet. No charge, but donations very welcome. An opportunity to meet in our beautiful church.
A TIME TO REMEMBER AND REFLECT AT THE 2019 TREE OF LIGHT EVENTS
Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity has announced details of their 2019 Tree of Light commemoration events. The Charity recognises Christmas can be a very emotional occasion and hosts two Tree of Light events which are open to all, regardless of religion or spirituality, and whether or not your loved one was cared for at the Hospice or elsewhere. “The Tree of Light events are designed to give people a space where a part of the season is set aside to remember and reflect on loved ones,” says Ann Kenny, the Bereavement Support Team Lead at the Hospice. “Christmas can often be a time of conflicting emotions, or it can be so busy that those who are grieving can’t find a time to process feelings of sadness which may come to the fore at this time of year.” This year’s Aylesbury Tree of Light event has moved indoors for 2019 and will take place at Aylesbury High School on Walton Road on Sunday 1st December at 5pm. It will also have a change of format, with more secular readings and music, rather than carols and prayers. “We are aware that many of our families are not Christians and may prefer something less religious but still thoughtful and meditative,” says Vicky James, Events and Community Manager. “There are lots of other poems and readings which bring comfort, and beautiful music apart from carols, so we are trying something new to see what people think.” The Buckingham Tree of Light event will take place on Saturday 14th December from 5pm at St Peter and St Paul’s Church, Castle Street and will retain its more traditional feel, with prayers, readings and carols, so the Charity hopes that there is something for everyone in the two events.
A big thanks to Orchard Ground The old heavy tables in Orchard Ground have been replaced and in the spirit of community we wanted them to go to a good home. They have been donated to SOFEA a fareshare charity providing food to charities and food banks. They have just opened new premises in MK near the stadium. What is even more important is that this warehouse and food distribution company is made up of young people with a range of complex needs and barriers. The warehouse serves as both employer and learning space. The tables are now part of the canteen area and look pretty smart in their new home. Thanks Cublington!
Keep up the good work Several emails received thanking the Crier team for all their hard work in producing and distributing the Crier every month... Thanks - much appreciated. Ed Why do people do it?!!!!! On walking back from the Stewkley direction we noticed the disgusting amount of litter on the sides of the road. Armed with carrier bags we decided we would do our bit for the community and pick up what we could. Between the ‘Concorde’ spinney and Orchard Ground we picked up over 90 (yes ninety) empty cans and 10 bottles, plus plastic bottles and general rubbish. A kindly villager stopped and loaded it all into their car to bring back to the their recycling bins.Why do people do it? Answers on a postcard please. A couple of irritated villagers. Good question! Time for another community clear up?! Not even six months since the last one! Ed
The Unicorn Rather sad to see the Unicorn dark and quiet on most weekday evenings but heartening news in the recent Crier that new management may soon be in place to keep the beating heart of the village going. Thanks to the George’s for all their efforts and hard work in the last 10 or so years. Your village thanks you for your great community spirit in keeping this valued institution going for so long. Anonymous Wild Flower verges I read with interest in the PC minutes the proposal to sow wild flowers around the pond. Why stop there?... all along the hedge behind the Valerie memorial bench would be another ideal place! Whole verges in Drayton Parslow looked absolutely great! What a fantastic idea whoever suggested it! Surely extra marks in the Best Kept Village next year! Ed
Letters & articles for the Crier most welcome: info@cublingtoncrier.co.uk
North Field
Ideas from the Village
Development
• A simple low-cost plan with low maintenance. A modular approach to match the ambitions and resources available in the village with wide variety of facilities to appeal to all ages in the village with woodland and open areas for all to enjoy • A mixed woodland with traditional local trees such as oak, beech, pine and lime to include a hazel coppice wood as well as fruit and nut trees. Some specimen trees including walnut, mulberry … • Open long grass areas with wild flowers and some wild herbs at the edges for all walkers (dog poo bags at the ready!) • A 1-meter wide path around the field, 500m long with a straight alley of trees 100m long with views over the vale. Linked to a narrow windy path into the field/wood which extends the walk to 0.5 miles
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Saw this article in The Week magazine and thought it might spark a debate. We should absolutely make sure we plant disease free trees and species not currently at threat. Apparently Sweet Chestnut is resistant to the leaf miner moth. Perhaps we should be planting some of the rarer indiginous varieties of the locality such as Black Poplar?? See below. Ed
Wild flowers
The Black poplar is native to north-west Europe. A declining species in the UK, it is rare and grows in isolation. It is most prevalent in Shropshire, Cheshire, Somerset and East Anglia and grows best in boggy conditions, near ditches and floodplains. I’m told there is one on a field margin of Long Ground - one of the Vale’s fields down towards the stream. Ed
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Prize money is slightly down on last year. The prize fund is £1500 for the 10 draws (with a one off £100 Xmas draw) and funds raised for Orchard Ground is £1440.
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If you would like a ticket for the next round of draws lease contact me direct at bobpaine2002@ hotmail.com or call me on 01296 680483 if you would like a ticket(s) Thanks. Your support is much appreciated. Bob.
Christmas Craft Sa and Coffee Mornin
Christmas Craft SaturdaySale 30th November From 10.30am – noon and Coffee Morning The Biggs Pavilion Orchard Ground Stewkley Road noon CUBLINGTON LU7 0LR
Saturday 30th November 2019 From 10.30am –
The Biggs Pavilion Orchard Ground Stewkley Road CUBLINGTON LU7 0LR
All proceeds to
Orchard Ground
Highlights & items of interest
• Orchard Ground and Charitable Trust status The North Field returned to the control of OG at the end of September. A gate will be installed for the benefit of dog walkers and villagers. Four Trustees have volunteered and the cost for setting up the charity and transferring the land is being shared by OG and the Parish Council. • Thank you to Hugh Vale for cutting the Hedge on the Stewkley Road. • Thank you to Arthur Read for cutting the hedge in North field.
• North field Planning Permission for change of use is progressing well. The landscaping survey has been completed and the architect will provide us with some sketches soon.
• Bookings A wedding and the fete are both Saturday bookings clashing with cricket matches next summer. Cricket is trying to accommodate into future fixtures. Ongoing discussions with fete committee. • New storage cupboards has been installed in the away changing room. Thanks to Graham Dunne for all his hard work fitting them - they look absolutely great!
• Wireless broadband is being sourced for the Biggs Pavilion. It was felt this may enhance future booking potential. Cost for installing new telegraph poles to carry the cables is in question as too high. Alternative solutions being sought. • Events planned for 2019 The postponed Family Quiz will be rescheduled for the winter - dates to be announced soon.
• Cublington Live We made around £500 at the first Cublington Live and a big Thank you to everyone who came, to Broken Switch and to Jake Taylor for their performance. We will be making a donation to Florence Nightingale Hospice, the amount will be decided at the next meeting.
• Easyfundraising has so far raised over £573.04 for Orchard Ground - We now have 31 participants (only 7 more than a year ago!) - villagers who buy goods online could raise money for Orchard Ground for doing nothing other than a couple of clicks. We appeal to you to help us boost our numbers. See below or please speak to Bob Paine for more information on how to set it up or see posters in the Biggs Pavilion. • Your OG Committee currently is: Colin Antosiewicz, Chairman; Liz Smith, Treasurer; Vanessa Verity, Secretary; Jason Taylor, Maintenance; Bob Paine, Bookings & Allotments; Michael Reilly, Cricket & Parish Council; Gary Brazier, Tennis & General; Martyn Waters, North Field; Pippa Cheetham North Field; Miranda Gregory, Events; Lucy Peck, General
New committee members always wanted. Please volunteer to help on this committee if you can spare the odd hour or two every month. Minutes of AGM available on Cublington.com • Date of next meeting: Wednesday 20th November @ Biggs Pavilion 8pm – AGM
Please fundraise for Cublington by simply clicking... Please help us fundraise for Orchard Ground and the new North Field Project anytime you shop online - it costs you nothing
It's so easy to sign up... here’s how:-
1. Search for the easyfundraising.org.uk website. 2. Click on “Search for a Cause” and type Orchard Ground, Cublington. 3. C lick on “Join us” and fill in the requested details to create your account. Once you have created your account you simply go to easyfundraising.org.uk before you make a purchase, then choose which retailer you require. many of the major retailers participate in the scheme. You then make your purchase in the usual way and the retailer will make a donation to Orchard Ground’s account. NO extra money comes from you.
If you’d like help setting it up please email bobpaine2002@ hotmail.com
who will be happy to help. Thanks
SPOTTED! Spotted -
The hedgerow at Orchard Ground along the Stewkley Road neatly trimmed. Well done.
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Work started on No 1 Roses Close! Busy Mac Lac!
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The village pond filling nicely after all the recent rain.
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The pub, cold and dark on most weekday evenings.
Wildlife Spotted -
Six Red Kites wheeling around above Orchard Ground.
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A newt in Monty’s outside drinking bowl!
PLEASE
keep your eyes peeled ... If you spot anything, and we really do mean anything of interest (silly or serious or slightly interesting) in the village - please let us know.
Spotted -
Aston Abbotts Road apparently closed for 2 weeks from the 21st October - so until 4th November!
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He’s back... strategically placed down the High Street.
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Lots of villagers in The Unicorn for the Referendum Independence, Party on Friday 25th Oct - was beer at £2.50 anything to do with it?
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New dog gate and safety studs on the stile by Rose Cottage - Brilliant!
Charlie 1999-2019 Charlie lived an eventful life. He originally came from Argentina, as a polo pony and for his first few years in the UK, lived in top polo yards. He bore the scars of some vicious play. Once he lost his speed, he moved on, into the sport of Polocrosse, which although just as fast, is less risky to the horse and he settled into new yards with new owners. At no point, during these years, was he a 'pet', he was a sports horse and treated as such. He joined us, as Peter's 18th Birthday present, and for the first time he was appreciated for who he was, rather than a tool. It took time for him to learn to relax and enjoy fuss. He tolerated traffic on the road, and skateboards whizzing past on the pavement...but wheelie bins with rubbish on the top were scary. He and Peter played Polocrosse (at Pony Club Championships and as part of the Chiltern Polo-x team) and undertook Endurance rides (also for the Pony Club). He and Peter were a team, and his loss is felt deeply. Thank you to everyone who helped, following his sudden death, while we were away, especially Hannah Alexander. Jane and Peter
November Birthdays
Ellanean Jarvis is 13 on the 25th Henry Hodgson is 9 on the 25th
If you have recently moved to the village and want us to include your children please let us know, Gary & Gill
1.What did you want to be when you grew up? A film star, show jumper, ballerina, professional tennis player … 2.What was your first job? Fruit picking during school summer holidays and helping out in family garage business – the smell of petrol brings back happy memories! 3.Who alive or dead would you like to have dinner with and why? Victoria Wood and Pam Ayres. Sparkling company and with entertainment thrown in! 4. What historical era would you liked to have lived in and why? The Regency period of Jane Austen’s novels – love those empire line dresses. 5. Where would you like to live if not where you live now and why? Alderney in the Channel Islands. We spent many happy family holidays there and it is still relatively quiet and unspoilt. 6. What is the temptation you wish you could resist? Anything with nuts in, particularly Ferrero Rocher and chocolate brazils. 7. What is your favourite book and why? I am an avid reader and impossible to pick one book but recently enjoyed The Seven Sisters series by Lucinda Riley. 8. What is your favourite song and why? ‘A Whiter Shade of Pale’ by Procol Harum. I was fortunate enough to be a teenager in the Swinging Sixties when the best popular music was produced. Nowadays, anything sung by a Welsh Male Voice Choir gives me goose-bumps. 9.What is the pet hate that makes your hackles rise? Where to begin – fly tipping and litter louts, road rage, bad manners, dog fouling, grumpy old men … 10. What is the unlikely interest that engages your curiosity? I love antiques and collect novelty teapots and presently have over 30 in my collection. 11. How long have you lived in Cublington? 38 years.
Answer somewhere in the Crier.
VILLAGE CHRISTMAS LUNCH Sunday, 8th December, 12.30:for 1 pm at the Biggs Pavilion If you would like to come, please let Gina (ginareilly@aol.com) or Sally (sally.missen@btinternet.com) know.
AFFILIATED CLUB
Winter season under way Yes, we do indeed play all year round! Why not join your local tennis club now at discounted rates? We offer all different levels of participation from league team tennis ( mens, ladies and mixed) to social sessions, from team coaching and general practice sessions to club tournaments. We really do offer something for everyone.
• LTA affiliated club •M any categories of membership -
Join your local tennis club at very reasonable rates and get fit! Go on, you know you want to!
• Fun Club Tournaments
single/couple/family/junior/oap
• Coaching for all levels and abilities • 2 great all weather - free floodlit courts • This Winter 5 league teams in ADTL • Year round mixed singles ladder
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND NON MEMBER COURT BOOKINGS:
Gary 01296 688548 or 07713 723788
Volunteers still needed for the North Field project Development
A charity is being set up to manage and develop the facilities at Orchard Ground, The Biggs Pavilion and North Field; also to begin the development of a community woodland on North Field. OG Association is still looking for further involvment from villagers to become trustees. Between them, the trustee team will have a range of skills including, project management, a knowledge of charity management, grant funding, woodland and conservation; also an interest in the future development of the facilities of Orchard Ground for the benefit of the residents of Cublington. Are there any more villagers who would like to volunteer to act as a trustee? Several people have already offered their help for this exciting new venture in Cublington with skills around planning, woodland, charity management and grant funding. It’s shaping up to be a great team. You might just be the next person we're looking for! For further details and a chat about what is required please contact Martyn Waters: Mobile 07973 754356 martyn.waters@icloud.com
Lots of useful information Visit the website - www.cublington.com
Help needed Café-Club Zest
We are looking for people willing to either play a musical instrument or lead the sing-along at Café Club Zest once or November twice a year. You will join our existing team of volunteers. Keeping Active, Living Well!
Young people are also welcome to come gain experience waiting on tables. At Café-Club Zest we recognise that a sense of more socialinformation: If so please contact me for connection is one of our fundamental human needs.
Rev’d Jacqueline Dove on 01296715242, 07775387271 or
This is why singing together and sharing memories is good for jacquelineleach.dove@gmail.com our overall wellbeing
BABYSITTING DIRECTORY all listed are 14+ Sam Burford - 681669
Alice Gadsby - 680452*
Hannah Alexander - 681104 Toby Walls - 682697*
Phoebe Walls - 682697 Annie Lovatt - 682812 Izzy Law - 688019 or 07896 894914 Harvey Mack - 682820 Emily Mack - 682820
We will be open on the first Saturday of each month from 2-4 pm. Café-Club Zest is dementia friendly. * School or Uni holidays only th
WHEN: 5 January 2019 WHERE: St John’s Church Hall, Whitchurch. In January we will be sharing our memories of snow.
All are welcome! TUTOR UP TO GSCE
Recommended donation: £1.50
Cublington-based tutor available to work with students up to GCSE level in the following subjects:
Maths • French • Latin
Café-Club Zest will also meet on the 2nd February 2019
Contact: Alice Gadsby, 07462 877268, alicegadsby@hotmail.co.uk
Alexander's Bees, Cublington are proud to announce that 2019 CUBLINGTON HONEY IS NOW AVAILABLE 12oz jar £4.00
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(call at house, if we are in, or email me) janea2000@aol.com
Need a plumber, a decorator or electrician? D
I hold a directory of tradesmen who have been recommended by someone using them in the village. You can pass on recommendations in confidence or even better if you are happy to show off their excellent handiwork to others or be called to provide a reference, please let me know that as well.
Contact Tom Gadsby on 07527 989639
The Biggs Pavilion - Rental
Village Residents and fully paid up members of Cublington clubs and organisations. Available for parties and special events £25 (up to 3 hours) Outside Cublington Clubs and organisations regularly using the facilities. £30 (up to 3 hours) Discounts for block bookings Dances, discos & parties (There should be at least one adult present for teenage parties) Online booking diary: Cublington residents £60 Non Villagers £90 www.ogpavilion.keepandshare.com Weddings etc. (Whole day - 9.00am - midnight) Cublington residents £150 Outside of village £200 Find a date you want and contact Bob Paine on 01296 680483 A refundable deposit of £25 is required at time of booking. Deposit will be returned if no costs are incurred with regard to bobpaine2002@hotmail.com cleanliness or damage to property, fixtures or fittings. to book it! Contact Bob on 01296 680483 or bobpaine2002@hotmail.com
Advent Windows 2019 The Advent Windows Trail will start on 1st December, once again, each evening an additional window around the village will be lit. A full list and map will be published in the December Crier, but in case your copy is late, Dec 1st: is in Ridings Way, Dec 2nd: in Stewkley Road There are one or two slots still available...no skill required! Email JaneA 2000@aol.com, to join in the fun. PS: We are going global!, our Facebook page has interest around the country and further!
Cublington Crafters September and October update: A couple of us have been visiting crafter groups around the world. April Curnow joined a group during her trip to the USA and enjoyed a day swapping Craft tips and tales. Jane Alexander took materials and yarn out to a craft group, Schwe To Go, in a South African town, where the women are making gifts and items to sell, raising money to enable their children to attend school. We continue to meet on Friday afternoons, location is currently varied! Contact us via Facebook or message one of us for details.
Church Rota November
Church light sponsors this month are: The Alexanders to celebrate the life of Charlie. They shall grow not old as we that are left grow old Age shall not weary them not the years condemn At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them.
" WE WILL REMEMBER THEM " WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPONSOR THE CHURCH FLOODLIGHTS?
A small ÂŁ12 donation - covers a whole weeks lighting.
Main Contact Roy Shons
682787
If so, you can contact Roy Shons on 682787 or roy.shons@btinternet.com or direct to The Crier with a dedication. Gift aid envelopes are available from the Church and pub porches this will enable us to recover 23p for every pound donated.
Thank you
www.postofficesnearme.com
making it easier for people to find local post offices and the services they offer.
From the Reverend Dear friends, A year ago we were commemorating the end of WWI, the war that was going ‘to end all wars’. 70 years ago we entered into yet more hell with the start of WWII. But that isn’t the whole story of that 20 year gap. 1919 saw more wars than we’d seen for ages... Russia in the middle of a civil war, war between Hungary and Romania, 3rd.Anglo-Afghan War, Turkish War of Independence, Irish War of Independence plus at least three other European/middle eastern conflicts!
There are really warm, loving, practically caring people around but they are so easily overlooked in all the noise and clamour. November 19th marks the feast of St.Hilda of Whitby who lived in the 7th century and she called together the leaders of the northern (Celtic) and southern (Roman) Churches to try and settle the date of Easter for all the Church in England. Seems crazy to us today that this should be the cause of conflict but our clashes would probably seem equally mad to them!
2019 is no better,with all sorts of horrendous wars going on on every continent. What is it with humanity and warfare? Some of it is about greed and control of resources,need for ethnic domination: hate/fear? Just occasionally a moral or ethical principle has a bearing on the situation.
As we remember all victims of war, military and civilian, let us all pray and work for better solutions.
As someone once said ‘if war is the answer it must have been a really stupid question’!
God Bless,
All this of course is only one side of the story.
Reverend Philip Derbyshire
All I know is that Jesus did not believe in violence as the solution to any issue and neither did any other religious leader worthy of the name.
dates for your diary PLEASE let us know of any event in the village you are running. If we don't know about it we can't help publicise it. By the 15th of every month before please.
November
Thursday 7th Last TUGS From 10am AVGC Saturday 9th 20th Annual Cabaret Night From 7.30pm Biggs Pavilion
10th Rememberance Sunday 11am
December
Wednesday 4th Cublington Winos Meeting
in the Pavilion. Limited spaces - see ad opposite
Sunday 8th Village Christmas Lunch:
12.30 for 1pm in the Biggs Pavilion. All welcome.
Sunday 22nd 5pm. Christmas Carol Service: 5pm in the church
Monday 11th Choir practice and every Monday therafter
Monday 18th November Orchard Ground AGM 8pm – Biggs Pavilion
Tuesday 12th Parish Council Meeting
Tuesday 28th - Village Fete Meeting
St Nicholas Church from 7.30pm-8.15pm 7.30pm Village Hall
Saturday 30th - Wonky Dog Christmas Craft Sale & Coffee Morning From 10.30am - 12 noon Biggs Pavilion
January 2020
7.30pm The Unicorn. Everyone welcome to share their views.
June 2020
Sunday 7th Cublington Open Gardens Saturday 20th Cublington Village Fete From 1pm
The Cublington Wine Appreciation Society or The Cublington Winos!
Following on from another very successful and enjoyable Wine Tasting evening organised by Peter and Lucy Clunie in early October in the Biggs Pavilion, another evening is planned for Wednesday 4th December 2019 in the Biggs Pavilion. As the event date is nearing Christmas the theme will be a Sparkling Wine/Champagne tasting night. The joining fee is £5 per person and the cost for the wine tasting on this occasion will be £15 per head (normal sessions are £10 per head). The evening starts at 7:15 pm for a prompt 7:30 pm start and the session lasts around 2 hours or so. You don’t need to be a wine buff to join us but just enjoy a good time and a chance to try some wines that you would not normally buy or taste. If you are interested in joining the “Cublington Winos” group, either send an email to cublingtonwinos@gmail.com or give Kevin or Chris Shults a call on 01296-680417 and we will explain more about the evening. Cheers
HARVEST SUPPER ank you to all those who supported the Harvest Th Supper. A special thank you to Tom Gadsby for acting as auctioneer. Thanks to his persuasive powers, the SEEKING INTEREST evening made £305 for church funds. Before putting Holly Tree Cottage, Stewkley Road on the market, we wondered if there was any interest within the village. Recently refurbished cottage: 4 double bedrooms and 3 reception rooms. Open plan kitchen/diner. Contact Number: 07867 976152
The 20th Annual Cabaret Night
Saturday Nov 9th Biggs Pavilion, 7-30 for 8-00 start
Cabaret Night is coming to Cublington for the 20th time. See local folk (could even be your next door neighbour) step on stage and do their thing. With a‘swinging sixties’ theme, a two course meal, a bar and a raffle, and all for £10 a head. Tickets and info from Chris or Maggie on 681972, or at chris@margaretbrandon.plus.com
last garden bin collections This year’s garden waste collection service is nearly over, with final 2019 collections taking place the weeks commencing 18 and 25 November. Your service will be automatically renewed in January, unless you wish to cancel it. An invoice for the 2020 service will be sent in November, allowing all garden waste customers to renew and pay for their 2020 subscription by January. On receipt of payment, your new 2020 sticker will be sent out.
The Aston Abbotts & Cublington Ladies Club
The club meets at the Village Hall in Aston Abbott’s on the third Thursday of every month at 2.30pm. We are a jolly group and enjoy talks on a variety of things interspersed with quizzes, bring and buys, garden parties, outings and more. Our afternoons end with tea and cakes and a raffle. Please come along and see if you like us. Our next meeting is on November 21st when a representative from Wiltshire Farm Foods will be coming to tell us about the company and bringing some samples for us to try. Please come along, ladies and chaps, to try them out and see if you like the idea of joining our club. Our December meeting will actually be on the 12th December, the second Thursday of the month, so as not to clash with another event taking place on 19th December. This meeting takes the form of a short Carol Service followed by afternoon tea provided by the Ladies of the Club. If you are thinking of possibly joining the club you would be most welcome to join us but please let me know for catering purposes. ( My telephone number is 01296707833) I look forward to hearing from you.
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New faces are needed or the great tradition of the Panto in Cublington will come to an end THIS SEASON . Come on people of CUBLINGTON, you can do this. All are welcome. It’s fun and lifts the spirit to do something outside your comfort zone. We need new members in all areas. Handy men, women, painters, make-up, dress makers. MOST of all we need people on the stage! Do please contact Gerry Griffiths on 01296 681666 or come along to our next meeting in the Village Hall 8pm on 7th and then on the 14th of November. You never know, you may actually ENJOY IT! Gerry
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The Cublington Sign Someone asked me the other day what is going on with the Cublington Sign? After the criticism in the Best Kept Village report, it prompted me to act. I am in the process of renovating the sign over the next few months. The cover is to protect the carved wood from the winter storms while I gradually remove the old varnish and reapply a suitable wood preserver. I will endeavour to do it as quick as I can but as always, I have a lot on - like producing this publication every month. Gary
Cublington christmas CHOIR Rehearsals begin for the choir on Monday 11 November and every Monday thereafter until the Carol Service on 22 December. All sessions will be at St Nicholas Church from 7.30pm-8.15pm Do please come and join in, it’s always good fun and you do not need to consider yourself a good singer, just keen. If you sing in the shower or the car then this is for you. We generally learn two or three carols which we sing as a choir and also practice the carols that we will sing with the congregation. The choir has also been invited to sing at a village wedding on 11 January for which the bride and groom will make a generous donation to Friends of St Nicholas so we will be learning a couple of contemporary songs for that. Contact: Tom Gadsby 01296 680452, 07527 989639
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PUB Update The Unicorn has new tenants from the 28th October. We are not clear what the new tenants have planned but we have it on good authority that after refurbishment of the interior, they will open for business on 15th November. Like us, you will be relieved to know the future of the pub is safe for the foreseeable future. Thank you to the many of you who have supported and sustained The Unicorn over the last 15 years. We are sure the incoming tenants will need and can count on your continuing support. We wish them all the best. Chris & Steve George
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For more information about playing or to help manage the ground please contact either: 229914
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