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March 2015
Report Suspicious Activity H
ertfordshire Police is urging people to be vigilant and report suspicious activity as there have been a number of burglaries across Dacorum recently. In the past couple of weeks a number of burglary arrests have been made, however they are still occurring (on average six per week across Dacorum). Police have increased patrols and resources from other police units in Herts are supporting the bid to prevent incidents and catch offenders, however they need your help. Please look out for anyone acting suspiciously around a property. The offences are
mostly taking place during the day time, at unoccupied houses. If you see anyone acting suspiciously and believe a crime is in progress or could be imminent, please call police immediately via 999. The Police would rather you call straight away so they can attend and find out that it is nothing than miss a vital opportunity to catch an offender. A useful guide to what kind of things could assist police when reporting suspicious people or vehicles can be found at: http://www.herts.police.uk/pdf/ reporting_an_incident.pdf Burglaries that have taken place in Kings Langley in the
last few weeks: • A house on Alexandra Road, Kings Langley was a victim of burglary, this happened between 08.00 and 19.00 on Monday 16th February. The offender/s have entered the rear garden via a side alley then broken a window in rear door then reached through to unlock the door using the key that was in the lock. It is unknown at this time if anything was stolen. If you have any information please contact 101 number quoting crime number D1/15/1068 • Between midday on Monday 23rd February and the evening of Wednesday 25th
February a ground floor flat on Riverside Close was subjected to an attempted burglary. The ground floor flat (which backed onto the communal gardens and canal) had its patio door damaged. No entry into the flat was made. If you saw or heard anything suspicious please contact the police via the non-emergency number (101) quoting crime number D1/15/1267 Don't be a victim of a burglary, for crime prevention advice, please visit: http://www.herts.police.uk/advice/ crime_prevention/beating_ burglary.aspx
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Parish Council News Development at the (former) Kings Langley Royal Main Sorting Office Details of the plans can be found on the Dacorum Borough Council website. Search planning applications for application number 4/01800/12/MFA. Note that the current hoarding is to secure the site, allowing various survey reports to take place. The developer has undertaken to keep neighbours informed.
The Village Environment - Damage to Grass Verges - a Reminder So many of the village’s grass verges are being damaged by motorists. Please help to maintain the attractiveness of the village by refraining from parking and driving on them.
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Preliminary information downloaded from the device is positive and some figures are shown below. Please be aware that these are very basic averages.
High Street Hanging Baskets The Parish Council is once again offering proprietors and residents in the High Street the opportunity to purchase hanging baskets for their property, and at the same price as in 2014: 14” Basket - £13.00, 16” Basket - £17.50 each. Plants similar to those that so colourfully filled the troughs last year have been ordered for the baskets as well this year. Request forms will be arriving shortly (if they haven’t already!)
Dog-Litter Bags The Parish Council provides dog-litter bags, free of charge to people who live or walk their dogs in Kings Langley. These are available from the Council office. Please clean up after your dog and deposit the bags in an appropriate bin. It is particularly important not to leave bags anywhere near farms, as farm animals can choke on them. There are still too many dog owners who are not cleaning up after their dogs who need to be encouraged to make use of the bags.
Dacorum Borough Council 01442 228000 is now the single number for all contact with Dacorum Borough
Council. It is now automated with voice recognition. So for your Housing needs, Council Tax enquiries etc and other issues, such as litter / fly-tipping, illegal parking, abandoned vehicles, overgrown hedges and missed collections, this is the number to call. You can also contact Customer Services via email on: customer.services@ dacorum.gov.uk. If you wish to contact the environmental team, you can still do this via email cleansafegreen@ dacorum.gov.uk, the website www.dacorum.gov.uk/ cleansafegreen or Clean, Safe & Green, Cupid Green Depot, Redbourn Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7BA.
Hertfordshire County Council (Herts Highways) For highways issues, such as potholes, unlit lamp columns, etc., contact Hertfordshire County Council (Highways) on 0300 123 4047, or on-line at: http://www. hertsdirect.org/actweb/hfr/
Contact the Police on 101 for all non-emergency calls in Hertfordshire, including vehicles that are parked dangerously and / or causing an obstruction. You can also contact the members of the Community Policing Team on this number.
Forthcoming Meetings Kings Langley Parish Council: Full Council – Tuesdays – 7th April 2015 Planning & Licensing Committee – Tuesdays – 17th March, 7th & 21st April 2015. The Annual Parish Meeting (APM) will be held on Thursday 9th April 2015 in the Community Centre Kings Langley Parish Council, Charter Court, Vicarage Lane, Kings Langley, Herts, WD4 9HR. Office hours: 09:30 to 12:30. Telephone: 01923 261828. Email: klpc@kingslangley-pc.gov.uk, Website: www.kingslangley-pc.gov.uk
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Elections 2015
K Parliamentary elections, together with local elections for borough, town and parish councillors in Dacorum, will be taking place on Thursday 7 May 2015. The deadline to register to vote at these elections is Monday 20 April. Register online at www.gov.uk/registerto-vote If you don't have access to a computer, tablet or smartphone call Electoral
Services on 01442 228071. The postal vote application deadline for these elections is 5pm on Tuesday 21 April 2015. The proxy application deadline is 5pm on Tuesday 28 April 2015. To get a form to request either a postal or a proxy vote contact Electoral Services on 01442 228071 or email absentvote@dacorum.gov.uk
Book Sale Huge range of non-fiction, fiction, children’s and ‘Coffee Table Books’ at bargain prices Thousands of new and nearly new books donated by publishers, wholesalers and literary agents
Friday 13th March 12 noon - 5pm
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Local Food Market Saturday 21st March 9am to 1pm High Street, Kings Langley
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Doolittles Is Moving D
ue to dropping sales and increasing overheads, Doolittles has been struggling. I am looking at moving the business, as it is the only way I can see to continue. If I have to move out of the area I will set up
a delivery service to ensure I can continue to support all my loyal customers. In the meantime can I please ask everybody to continue to support Doolittles and myself during this very difficult time. Maria
Kings Langley Country Market Every Thursday
London Marathon Fundraising D
i Best is running the 2015 London Marathon on 26th April in memory of her mum who died last April. Lesley Evans of Langley Hill had battled with Parkinsons Disease for almost 25 years. Although Di was lucky enough to get a place in the marathon through the ballot she would like to raise as much money as possible for The Cure Parkinsons Trust. This is a very small charity that primarily funds research into finding a cure for Parkinsons. If you would like to sponsor Di then please visit www. virginmoneygiving.com/dibest
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Lesley Evans
Annual Burns’ Night raises £4,300 for Hope for Children H
ope for Children would like to thank all of our supporters who made our annual Burns Night at Abbots Hill School such a memorable evening. The sell-out event (which took place Saturday 24th January) was an evening filled with Scottish delights – singing, dancing, haggis and kilts! The event was kindly organised by Lynn Charnock and Mike and Jacky Atkins in aid of our East African projects and raised an incredible £4,300. The Burns Night began with Dr Bob Parsons OBE, founder of HOPE, greeting guests upon their arrival, while Scottish bagpipes played suitably in the background. The evening then featured a host of Scottish traditions including the piping of the haggis, Scottish singing, and a Ceilidh. Some of the Hope for Children team enjoying a wee dram. Including founder Dr Bob Parsons OBE (Middle) and, Hope Chief Executive, Murielle Maupoint on his right. Both an auction and raffle were also held which were very well received. Camelot
Rugby Club’s Honorary Chairman (and proud Scotsman), Toni Massa was auctioneer bringing the entertainment, while bidding wars began and lovely prizes were won. Together the auction and raffle raised over £2,000, which is incredible in itself so thank you to everyone who took part. HOPE’s new Chief Executive, Murielle Maupoint said, “Burns’ Night 2015 was a spectacular event, and it was overwhelming to see the commitment and passion from our local supporters here in Dacorum. £4,300 is an incredible amount to be raised. We cannot begin to thank enough everyone who worked tirelessly to organise the event and those that attended. They are all true HOPE heroes!” HOPE Fundraising Assistant, Frankie Tyler said, “It was such a wonderful evening full of new Scottish experiences and enjoyable entertainment. We are so lucky to have such loyal supporters of HOPE in our community and without them the event wouldn’t have been possible. So I would like to
Some of the Hope for Children team enjoying a wee dram. Including founder Dr Bob Parsons OBE (Middle) and, Hope Chief Executive, Murielle Maupoint on his right say a big thank you to the organisers Lynn Charnock and Mike and Jacky Atkins, but also to everyone who helped out on the night, all the guests, and all those who kindly donated auction and raffle prizes.” “This Burns’ Night has
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The Village Pump
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date for your diary (may I suggest you write it in now so you don’t miss it?) if you can fit it in amongst all the exciting things you have planned for the year, Wednesday 27 May 2015. I know it’s a long way off, but you wouldn’t want to double book and find yourself wandering around a garden centre when you could be visiting the Fire Station in Common Lane for our open day! Just in case you were wondering, it is half term week. Following the success of last year’s event we have decided to provide you with another opportunity to visit us, find out what we do, have a look around the fire station and clamber over the fire engine. We will also be available to give you fire safety advice and arrange a home fire safety visit if you would like one, making an appointment to fit a smoke alarm if you need one. The entertainment starts at 1400hrs and there will be a number of things to see in addition to the fire engine, as well as activities and competitions to take part in. Refreshments will be available throughout the
afternoon. What more could you want, and it’s all free! I will remind you, but do keep your eyes open for the posters etc that will appear around the village. So who are we, the crew of the Kings Langley Pump, and how did we find ourselves picked for the team? Just as an aside, however, and before I go any further and reveal the secrets of the selection process, I feel the need to explain a little bit about Fire and Rescue Service terminology. A fire engine is referred to as a “pump”, presumably because it pumps rather than engines, but I’m not entirely sure. The treads on a ladder are called “rounds” even though they are square and you tread on them. The side rails are known as “strings” and aren’t made of string but of aluminium alloy. I hope this helps, but I find that I’ve now run out of room to introduce you to some of the crew. Never mind, we’ll catch up with them next month. George PS When did you last test your smoke alarm?
Marathon Running for CRY
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i, my name is Mark Brazier. I will be running the London marathon on 26th April 2015 for the charity CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young). Every week in the UK there are 12 sudden deaths in young people from undiagnosed heart conditions. This can affect anyone no matter how fit, young and active you are and also the families involved as well. Knowing a family that has suffered the tragedy of a sudden loss of a loved one due to a heart condition I can testify what important work this charity is doing and will continue to do so. CRY is actively raising money to increase the amount of free screening available to young people to try and pick up any heart conditions in young people which is vital to try and reduce deaths in the future! Screening otherwise is very expensive to just go and get tested! They also provide support for families that have suffered a sudden loss of a loved one from a heart condition! Every year, Kings Langley School holds a screening
weekend for up to 100 young men and women in the area which is sponsored by CRY. The weekend costs £7,000.00. Being a past pupil of the school I feel honored to be chosen to run for CRY. My Page for donations is:http://uk.virginmoneygiving. com/MarkBrazier1 Any donation no matter how big or small is greatly appreciated and will be going to a great cause!
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an afternoon service on the last Sunday of the next three months, with a view to continuing to do so in the future if they prove popular. So - it's up to you ! Be assured of a warm welcome, meet new friends ( or bring your own with you ), enjoy some good music and singing and, we promise, no boring sermons. We look forward to seeing you on 29th March.
French Market Sunday 19th April
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unday, 19th April sees Abbots Langley host its first French Market in the Manor Lodge Car Park. The event will run from 10.00 - 16.00 on that day Abbots Langley Biz, a recently formed group of likeminded businesses within the village, has organised this speciality market with the aim of attracting new visitors to Abbots Langley to see what they have to offer, and to
offer current customers and residents an alternative to their normal Sunday. Stalls-holders attending will cover Jumpers, Handbags, Soaps, Rugs and Basketware, Sausages, Cheeses, Bakery, Olives, Crepes, Charcuterie, Prawns and others. The Youth and Community Centre will be open for refreshments and other attractions.
Methodist Church Spring Fayre Saturday 14th March 10.00 am - 1.00 pm Everyone is invitied to come along and enjoy this wellestablished event. There will be a range of stalls including handicrafts, jewelry, cakes, gardening, preserves, white elephant/books, toiletries and toys ( collectable bug-eyed and monster-mouthed furry friends ).
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Parliamentary Diary Celebrating our Democracy Westminster Hall is undoubtedly one of my favourite places in Parliament. With one thousand years of history it is one of the most amazing buildings in the world. This year is the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta and Westminster Hall is playing host to a display of banners celebrating key moments in the history of our Parliamentary democracy. When he fixed his seal to the Magna Carta, King John accepted that his subjects were citizens, entitled to rights and protections, which provided the foundation for many of the laws and freedoms we enjoy today. On 5th February, the four surviving copies of the 1215 Magna Carta were put on display in the Queens Robing Room. Another of my favourite places in the House of Commons is the statue of Winston Churchill in the Members’ Lobby. Last month was the 50th anniversary of his death and a service was
held and flowers were placed at the foot of the statue. His statue – right by the door to the House of Commons – is a constant reminder of a man who was one of our greatest Parliamentary defenders of freedom and democracy. For most people the real chance to take part in the democratic process is the General Election – generally a once in every five years event. On the 7th May, voters will not only decide whether to return me as Member of Parliament for the Hemel Hempstead constituency, but also who will be our Prime Minister and form the next government. This year, on the same day, voters will also elect their representatives to Dacorum Borough Council and Kings Langley Parish Council. Democracy is important – it has been hard won and fought for. Make sure you use your vote. The 5th February was also National Voter Registration Day and the National Voter Registration Day logo was projected onto the Elizabeth Tower. The law has changed and every individual is now
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Christian Aid Launches ‘Silent Auction’ C
hristian Aid in Kings Langley announced recently that they will be holding a ‘Silent Auction’ with the aim of raising £5,000. We are hoping to publish the first catalogue on 17th April and finalise it by 8th May, and then run the auction from the beginning of Christian Aid week on 10th May until early June. So what is a Silent Auction? There are many types of Silent Auction - ours will be held over four weeks and bids can be placed during that time, in writing or by email. The lots will be published in print and on a website with photographs and full descriptions. At the end of the auction period the highest bidder for each item will be informed - there is no auctioneer and no ‘event’ to attend. Lots can be items or services and some previous examples include: Relaxing foot and hand massage Reading instruction for
young children To cook and serve a 3 course meal or BBQ for 6 people in your own home Half day visit to Waddesdon Manor (NT) 4 passengers Voucher for a meal for two at local restaurant Full details will be circulated through local churches and other community outlets and further information can be obtained from: Kings Langley Christian Aid (01923 269599) auction@kings-langleychurches.org.uk Information will be published in due course on how to make bids and donations for the lots are now invited and contact about this should be made to the above number and e-mail address. Help us fight poverty today Paul Tucker
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Kings Bookshop and Coffee Shop Anniversary Celebrations T
he Kings Christian Bookshop and Coffee Shop in The Nap will be celebrating their 16th Anniversary on Saturday 21st March. Come and join us
for complimentary birthday cake between 10am and 12 noon. There will also be a 10% discount on all books, music, jewellery and gifts on sale in the foyer.
Annual Parish Meeting 9th April, 8pm
Kings Langley Community Centre Everyone within Kings Langley Parish is invited to attend
Church Lane School Reunion
Spring Forward Next clock change: MARCH
Friday 19th June, 12 noon
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he annual Church Lane School Reunion will take place on Friday 19th June from 12 noon at the
Kings Langley Services Club. Anyone who attended the Church Lane School in Kings Langley is welcome to attend.
29 1 hour forward March 29th, 1:00am
A Service for the The Pajama Game Post Office 25th - 28th March
at St Lawrence Church (Abbots Langley) on Tuesday 17th March at 2pm
commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the departure of the Post Office Rifles from Abbots Langley to the front on St Patrick’s Day
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ove Musicals! Like to support local groups! Look no further the Kings Langley Light Opera Company are proud to present the Pajama Game, a musical based on the novel “7 ½ Cents” by Richard Bissell, with music and lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. The musical includes hit songs ‘Once a Year Day’, ‘Hernando’s Hideaway’, ‘7 ½ Cents’, ‘Steam Heat’ plus
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We Will Remember Them Each month we will remember all those who died, either killed in action or died of wounds from WW1. Henry Chapman was the seventh man connected with Kings Langley who died for our country
Henry Chapman Lance Corporal Henry Chapman of the “B” Coy, 9th Bn., East Surrey Regiment Reg No. 4403, enlisted September 1914 at Guildford Duty Location: France & Flanders Born: 1893 Hindlip, Worcester Lived: Cottage at Shendish Occupation: Hall Boy at a residence in Portland Place, London Father: Henry Chapman, butler at Shendish Mother: Alice Older brother to Annie, Frederick, Alfred Charles and Leonard
Henry was killed in action at the Battle of Loos on 26th September 1915 aged 22. According to the Herts Advertiser, 30th October 1915, Henry’s father received a letter from a comrade of his son, which read: “I have very sad new story tell you, you son H. Chapman, having been killed in the engagement at La Bassee on Sept 26th. The sad point about it is that he went right through the engagement and after all was over a shell came along by which he met his death. However, these things are sent to try us all, and we must make the best of them.” The battle began on 25th September. In many places British Artillery had failed to cut the German wire in advance of the attack and British losses were devastating. However through the weaker German defences the British managed to capture the town of Loos but late arrival of reserves meant that the breakthrough could not be exploited. When the battle resumed on the 26th the Germans were prepared and pushed back the advance. The twelve attacking battalions suffered 8,000 casualties out of 10,000 men. Some of the divisions did reach the enemy’s trenches; bodies could be seen on the
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am putting out another plea for help with Village Life. There has been an outstanding number of people who have come forward to help deliver the paper each month in their road but there are still more volunteers needed for roads in Kings Langley such as Great Park, Watford Road, Jubilee Road, Church Lane, Waterside, Love Lane, Hyde Lane. The remaining roads are all covered by volunteers. As most of you know, I give up a lot of my time to produce the paper and I know that many of you value receiving
the paper each month. The problem I have is that I have been offered a job which I would be silly to turn down. I want to continue producing the paper but will need some help. All kind of help is required, not just delivering the paper. So if you have some free time and would like to get involved with our community newspaper, please do get in touch. Please leave a message on the answerphone during the day and I will get back to you when I can. Failing that, please email me julie@ villagernews.co.uk
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barbed wire. Henry is remembered with honour at Loos Memorial. The memorial commemorates over 20,000 officers and men who have no known grave, who fell in the area. Also remembered on the Hemel Hempstead Memorial. Also remembered is: Second Lieutenant Rycharde Mead Haythornthwaite of 2nd Bn. The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment), who was killed in action near Ypres, on 24th May 1915, aged 21. Rycharde, who was born in Agra, India was not a native of Kings Langley, but his father, Revd John Parker
Haythornthwaite, was vicar of All Saints, Kings Langley, from 1916 to 1928. Rycharde’s sister, Grace, married local doctor Reginald Fisher and lived in Little Hayes in the High Street. Rycharde’s father, John Parker Haythornthwaite, is buried in the churchyard alongside his mother Izset and his sister Grace. Also written on the tombstone reads: Rycharde Mead Haythornthwaite, 2nd Lieut. 3rd Buffs, killed in action somewhere near Ypres, May 24 1915, aged 21. “Known unto God”.
The Royal British Legion Abbots Langley Branch We welcome all those interested to join us. Monthly meetings are held at the Abbots Langley Men's Club on the 1st Monday of the month (except on Bank Holiday when we assemble on the 2nd Monday) at 8pm. Everyone welcome.
Social evenings are held at the Manor House, Abbots Langley on the second Thursday of each month from 8pm to 10.30pm. There are also a variety of outings organised throughout the year that are announced at our social meetings.
Make a Will in March and Support The Hospice T
his March, local residents are being encouraged to make their Wills during Make a Will month in a special scheme which enables them to donate their legal fees to a worthwhile cause. Ten local solicitors across Herts and Bucks are participating in Make a Will Month, offering their standard Will writing service for free, or for a reduced fee, in return for a donation to The Hospice of St Francis, which provides free care for people facing life-shortening illness across Herts and Bucks and relies on voluntary donations for 80% of its £4.7m a year running costs. Heidi Murphy from KK Law in Bridge Street, Hemel Hempstead, comments, “More than two-thirds of people in the UK don't have a Will. Some don't like trying to decide who gets what, others think it’s something that people have to do in old age, some don't like the paperwork but, for a lot of people, it is too thought-provoking and sad. “We recognise these concerns and it’s our job to make the process as quick, easy and straight-forward as possible for our clients, leaving them with a signed Will and the reassurance that their future wishes and assets are safeguarded for family and friends. “Having a Will gives you peace of mind that your estate will be distributed in accordance with your wishes, whether that is to family members, friends or charities which you wish to support and ensures that your estate is distributed in the most tax efficient manner.
“All this can be achieved whilst contributing to the Hospice of St Francis, a very worthwhile cause, by participating in their Make a Will month in March 2015. KK Law Solicitors are very proud to be Corporate Sponsors of the Hospice of St Francis and to participate in their Make a Will Month again this year.” Last year 39 people took advantage of Make a Will month to make their Wills and the Hospice received £5,650 in donations. Kate Rogers, Trust and Major Income manager at the Hospice adds, “Make a Will month encourages people to make a Will in return for a donation to the Hospice. It’s not about leaving all your money to us but, of course, any gift to help fund our work is a lovely way of helping others from your local community in the future.” Solicitors in Dacorum who are participating include: Austins, Penny and Thorne in Berkhamsted: 01442 872141 Harrowell & Atkins in Berkhamsted: 01442 865671 KK Law Hemel Hempstead: 01442 216755 Sumner & Tabor Berkhamsted: 01442 872311 Witts Moloney Hemel Hempstead: 01442 219394 Further information can be found at: www.stfrancis.org.uk/MAW
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Advice Column From Your Local CAB I’ve just joined a gym as part of a New Year’s resolution to get fit but I’m thinking about cancelling my membership. How easy will it be to do this? Gyms often play on people's new year resolve to be more active and offer enticing deals, but you can find yourself tied into a long-term contract without realising unless you study the small print very carefully before signing up for anything. Your contract will normally have details about when and how you can cancel and what the charges will be. Usually you will still have to pay fees for the lifetime of the contract (or some sort of cancellation fee) if you decide to cancel early even if your circumstances have changed. If you do decide to cancel your gym membership sure you do it in writing and keep a copy of the letter. It may also be sensible to send the
letter recorded delivery so you have proof of when you sent it and can find out whether the gym has received it or not. There are some instances when you can cancel a gym contract early without a penalty of even get refund. This could apply if the contract terms specifically allow for you to cancel in certain circumstances, such as at the end of an introductory rate. You can also cancel early without a penalty or charge if your contract terms are deemed to be unfair. Your contract could be seen as unfair if it is automatically renewed without your permission or the terms are unclear. It is also easier to cancel a gym contract without having to pay penalty or even get a refund if it sets a minimum contract term that is more than one year. For more information and advice, contact your local CAB.
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French Leave by Voyager Comparisons with life in France from a former resident
90 years Past and Present . . . M
rs. V says Jeremiah should be my nom de clavier (keyboard). But was Jeremiah a pessimist or a realist? “Glass half full, or half empty” definitions of optimism and pessimism aren’t adequate. Can one take a gloom-free view of political rhetoric, which is generally abysmal, or celebrity culture, which is universally so? Gloom is realism. And what if the glass is half empty? It means that it’s nearly time for another, perhaps on someone else’s round. Should I be positive about blame culture? No. Am I negative about the weather, as many are when it rains? No. Realistic. Yes. Better alive in wet January than six foot under in flaming June. Some say that optimism leads to longevity, so I am optimistic that my pessimistic realism won’t reduce mine. However, while opti-longevity may be true, there must be other factors. Otherwise Brittany would not be so full of octogenarians in rude health, for optimism was in short supply when they were born. Take Anne, a neighbour and a charming woman whose 90th birthday we have just celebrated. In 1925, many rural Bretons lived hand to mouth, the lucky ones scratching a living from subsistence farming. No electricity. Water from the well. The scars of the Great War that failed to end all wars and “swallowed their children quick at one great gulp” haunting daily life. Traumatised conscripts returned to a workless land, unfit for heroes. So began the great Breton diaspora as families moved out in search of a living, a trend that is only now being reversed. Anne was born into service in the château of Bas Camper just up the road, now tragically demolished, because by all accounts it was magnificent. For generations it had been the demesne of a minor noble family, one of whose scions had been mayor of neighbouring Lanouée, of which our commune was once part. However, we were the rough, “industrial” end, scorned by our rural neighbours, which in turn meant that M. le Baron Charles de Janzé, who lived in the château of Les Forges, couldn’t get to be mayor of Lanouée, so he petitioned to create his own commune (of
which he never became mayor either).
such village rivalries are universal, but I did not know that across France they frequently amounted to intercommunal wars, with guns, staves and pitchforks… All this was still in living memory when Anne was born and, even today, when the foundry has long since disappeared, the rivalry continues. Indeed, such village rivalries are universal, but I did not know that across France they frequently amounted to inter-communal wars, with guns, staves and pitchforks. And periodic fatalities. This I learned from Graham Robb’s The Discovery of France, which is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the French. What you discover is that France as we think of it really did not exist before the revolution. Reading it, there are many “that explains it” moments. Take the Bretons: they are warm and friendly people—we heard just such a report from a young English woman who has just moved here with her French partner—who has been overwhelmed by generosity. But, as I found after my illadvised foray into local politics, know when to stop. As I have observed previously, I peeled one skin of the onion too many. Onions make you weep. Anyway, we were invited to Anne’s bash, which in true Breton fashion lasted from 12.30 to 9.30 p.m. It was a big do, held at our local restaurant, which groaned under 60 covers. Because there were so many people, the aperitif was brought and served by the family. I cannot think of a restaurant in England that would forego the mark-up on alcohol, or that wouldn’t charge corkage. Another example of the generous Breton sprit. Purely by chance, at about the same
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time we started to watch the 80’s television series Churchill, the Wilderness Years, starring Robert Hardy, which begins around the time that Anne was born. Comparing the sophistication of Chartwell with what I know to have been the living conditions in Brittany at the time, brings home just how remote the events in distant Paris, or London, or Berlin must have seemed. Hardy’s tour de force brings Churchill and his rhetoric to life in a way I would not have thought possible. More disturbingly, the events that it covers, from Hitler’s annexation of the Rhineland to his invasion of Poland, resemble current events: at home in Europe, in a Middle East destabilised by Blair’s and Bush’s misjudged war and idiot notions of democracy in a box, and in Eastern Europe, where over hasty EU expansionism, caused a cunning, unpredictable and ruthless leader, to unleash a proxy-war in Ukraine. Naturally he lied to the well-meaning Merkel and the ineffectual Hollande (he desperately trying to embellish his tarnished domestic image with world stage limelight) with another, never-to-be ceasefire. Don’t get me wrong. I think that Russia’s actions are reprehensible and Putin unspeakable. They are simply unsurprising. To quote Lord Macaulay in successive months may be de trop, but only the foolhardy would venture unarmed into “…the mouth of the dark lair, Where, growling
low, a fierce old bear, Lies amidst bones and blood.” That is, unless they were sure it was asleep, or incapacitated, which nasty little Vlady certainly isn’t. My point about Anne’s childhood and the events of the wilderness years is that both remind us of our capacity to forget. 90 years on, Brittany is transformed, with the hardships of yesteryear forgotten in favour of a nostalgic celebration of the rich culture they produced. Similarly, what was so ludicrously hailed as a “new world order” and the “peace dividend” at the fall of the Soviet Union has lulled us into a false sense of security blinding us to historical parallels. And to suppose also, as someone did recently, that 21st century realpolitik might differ from that of the 20th century demonstrates a naivety that beggars belief. When Hitler marched into the Rhineland, my grandfather, who survived three years in the trenches, said to my 17 year-old father, “If we don’t stop them now, you’ll have to later on.” Only now, above the politburble, are one or two warning voices beginning to sound about the Russian danger, but they are few and un-Churchillian. However, soon we must decide where our “red line” really is and what we will do that does not destroy the world when dear old Vlady crosses it, because he will. And, as before, Europe won’t be ready.
Good “Neighbours” Family Problems? Needed to Join Valuable New Network Ask Danielle Messenger from Pictons Solicitors for Top Legal Advice
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he Hospice of St Francis in collaboration with four other community organisations is looking for volunteers to help support isolated individuals in their own homes, as part of the new Herts Neighbours Network Project. The role will involve giving a helping hand with a variety of jobs from shopping and driving to light cleaning as well as offering companionship and a listening ear to those living at home with a life–limiting illness or those who are elderly or isolated with complex health needs. Thanks to a £110k award from the Cabinet Office, the collaborative initiative involving the Berkhamstedbased hospice, Peace Hospice Care, Herts County Council, and Herts Community Trust, aims to connect the community and bridge the gap of social isolation. It is encouraging the wider community to share responsibility for providing compassionate support for patients at home at the end of their lives, rather than relying on health and social care professionals alone. Polly Traxler, Rehabilitation Team and Social Work Manager at The Hospice of St Francis, said, “Complex needs are common amongst people who are at the end of their life and this extremely valuable project aims to reduce the reliance solely on professional care services, ease the load on families and prevent social isolation by harnessing the power of volunteers. “Together with our other partners we are urgently seeking committed volunteers to join the Network and are holding an information day
on 10th March, which is open to anyone who’s interested in finding out more. “Anyone accepted as a volunteer will receive full training from the Neighbours Project team, before of course undergoing all appropriate safeguarding checks. “Getting involved as a volunteer - for a minimum of two hours a week - is a great way to give something back and can make a huge difference to an isolated individual, helping them to feel supported and connected to their community and making all the difference to their wellbeing and quality of life.” The project team is also starting to identify members of the community who would benefit from the new service, encouraging referrals from health and social care professionals as well as accepting self-referrals and taking recommendations from family and neighbours. An informal Information Session will be held at Peace Hospice Care in Watford on Tuesday 10th March 2015, 10am – 12 to give interested volunteers more information about the project. This will be followed by a two-day training event on Tuesday 24th & Wednesday 25th March at Peace Hospice Care. A second two-day training event will take place at The Hospice of St Francis in June on a date to be confirmed. To register your interest in volunteering or discuss how the project might benefit someone in the community, please contact the Herts Neighbours Network Project co-ordinators on 01923 330346 and hertsvolunteer@ peacehospicecare.org.uk
How do I keep my parents and new fiancé happy when it comes to protecting the substantial inheritance I’ve just received? Q. I have just proposed to my girlfriend and we are planning to marry in the summer. I am an only child and have recently received a substantial inheritance from my grandparents. My parents are trying to encourage me to enter into a prenuptial agreement, but I don't want to upset my fiancé by raising this, if it is not enforceable anyway. A. Prenuptial agreements are treated differently around the world. In England and Wales, you can not currently exclude the court's jurisdiction to deal with financial matters on divorce. However, the prenup is a factor the court will take into account, should there be a dispute about financial matters on divorce. The courts are attaching greater weight to such agreements and will try to uphold the content, where the document has been drawn up properly. For example, has there been financial disclosure, did the parties take independent legal advice, was it signed at least 28 days (previously 21) before the marriage? The court will also need to consider if the needs of any children have been met. Failure to give thought to how the primary carer will house and support any children, may result in the court having to go against the terms of the prenup to make sure the children's needs are met. You should take legal advice from a family solicitor early on, to make sure the document is properly prepared to offer you the best protection.Please contact Danielle Messenger if you need Family Law advice Email: danielle.messenger@pictons.co.uk Telephone: 01442 229644 Address: Pictons Solicitors, 1 The Waterhouse, Waterhouse Street, Hemel Hempstead, Herts, HP1 1ES Danielle Messenger is a qualified Solicitor and Associate at Pictons with over 10 years of experience in Family Law Facebook: Pictons Solicitors Twitter: @pictons
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New Campaign for Worldwide Education H
ope for Children (HOPE), has launched ‘The Education Club’, a brand new campaign focused on providing children around the world with the education they deserve. Unlike many of us here in the UK and across Hertfordshire, there are children all over the world who never get the opportunity to receive an education. The Education Club is HOPE’s new child sponsorship campaign that will build a community of actively engaged members who donate a minimum of £52 per year to support all of the charity’s education-based projects and therefore ensure children are getting off the streets and into education. The premise of the campaign is based on Article 28 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Children, which states that every child has the right to an education. Research shows that 58 million children of primary school age and another 63 million children of lower secondary school age around the world are out of school and not receiving any form of education. 1 “At Hope for Children we believe that every child should have access to an education as it is a fundamental human right that has a dramatic impact on their future”, said
Ruth Ogier, Programmes & Partnerships Manager. “Education is also key to long-lasting and sustainable development. Much of HOPE’s work revolves around ensuring the children we help have access to education as well as making sure they are aware of their basic human rights. Whether a child is street involved, disabled or disadvantaged, they deserve the chance to receive an education.” Funds raised from The Education Club benefit an array of educational projects supported by the charity, these range from non-formal drop in sessions for street and working children in the slums of Delhi, through to specialist education for children with disabilities in Sri Lanka. Ed Fletcher, Business Development Manager, added, “We would love the local community across West Herts to join The Education Club as you will be helping us beat poverty through education. The Education Club empowers thousands of the world’s most positive yet disadvantaged children to access life changing educational opportunities that will give them the childhood they deserve. “Our members are at the heart of this campaign; therefore we
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Fancy Tickets for the Best Show in Town? I
f you’re a Strictly fan and enjoy the glitter and razzamatazz of the cult TV show, now’s your chance to snap up one of the last remaining tickets for The Hospice of St Francis’ very own version of the glamorous dance challenge. Twenty brave couples will be dancing the passionate Paso Doble and the cheeky Charleson at The Hospice’s sensational Strictly Learn Dancing Grand Finale on Saturday 14th March at Berkhamsted’s Centenary Theatre. “It’s a night not to be missed,” said Senior
Community Fundraiser Fran Martin. “Our couples have not only had to learn to dance both these dances in just six weeks but they’ve also had to raise sponsorship in the process to raise vital pounds to help fund our care. “We’re so proud of them and want as many people as possible to fill the theatre and cheer them on. There’ll be entertainment from local dance academy Allstars, the bar opens at 6.30 pm and the show starts at 7.30pm.” Call 01442 869555 to snap up one of the last remaining tickets at £15 per head.
also want to educate them on how their generosity is making a difference through a number of different but equally vital forms of education. “The Education Club is truly unique because it creates a pool of funds that can be used to cover the costs of all of the children involved in our educational projects. One of the drawbacks of the traditional one-child, onesponsor model is that it can incur high administrative costs because of the need for individual reporting, whilst also becoming too reliant on the donations of individuals. “The Education Club is not just about bringing education to children around the world, it’s also about educating our supporters on how they
are changing children’s lives, and the multitude of ways in which we can help children through education.” Membership to The Education Club starts at just £52 per year, and this can be donated as a one off payment, split into monthly donations or through fundraising. Alongside regular updates, members will be invited to exclusive events where they will be given the opportunity to hear from members of the charity’s Programmes Team to see exactly how they are transforming the lives of children. To find out more please visit: www.theeducationclub. org
Wartime Memories Kings Langley WI From Garrad House I Residents W
artime memories were recently brought to the fore at Abbeyfield’s Garrad House in Rockliffe Avenue for a project about residents’ experiences at that very unsettled time in our history. Volunteer Bobbi Brearley and sixth form student Deanna McIvor have interviewed residents over the past few weeks and very interesting experiences were recalled, including some of which would not pass muster in these Health & Safety conscious days, e.g. washing sacks for bedding? Whilst some residents were actually on active service at a very young age during the war years and have quite different tales to tell, others vividly recall the upset of being evacuated away from their parents to escape potential bombing. One lady from London was billeted in
Boxmoor from the age of four and I doubt whether she could ever have imagined that she would one day live here in nearby Kings Langley. There were also those who lived in relatively quiet parts and whose families played host to evacuees, including some homesick and reluctant to eat anything but fish and chips! A small exhibition was mounted and experiences were exchanged with volunteers and other visitors at our regular coffee morning. A real eye opener to be able to speak to those who actually experienced those uncertain times and it would be nice to think that today’s young people would manage as well as our residents obviously have and just got on with their lives.
n February our President Mrs Margaret Dicks welcomed members, new members and visitors. We have a lot happening in the coming months. A trip to the theatre has been arranged for this month, our President is holding a Soup Kitchen Lunch on the 27th March, a trip to Althorp House has been arranged for August. Hoping to have a trip to Hampton Court and a Safari supper later in the Year. Our Institute has entered a team in the WI County Quiz, for which we wish them good luck. Our Book Clubs, Film Club, Debating Club and Rambling Club are still going strong and well supported. The Baton for the National WI Centenary celebrations will be coming to our area on the 10th May, starting in St Albans then to Kings Langley,
Sarratt and Maple Cross, we will need lots of cheering on the route, further information about times etc. will be notified nearer the time. Our speaker for the evening was Dave Maycock who gave us a brief history on Brass Rubbing and then it was all hands on deck for members to have a go. The members enjoyed this and some excellent results achieved. Our meetings are held at 7.30 in the Community Centre, the 2nd Tuesday in the month All ladies welcome enquiries to: - Mrs Linda Brady 01442 831763 or Mrs Rene Gardener on 01923 264754.
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Transition In Kings Pamper Yourself News in Support of Community Pre School Progress and update
Two of the main objectives of the TiK movement, now about four years old, have been to bring local people together in order to: a) promote a greater sense of local community within the village and b) promote a sense of awareness about conservation of the earth’s limited, and diminishing, resources. Furthermore, TiK aims to be as inclusive as possible, welcoming people from all ages and backgrounds into the movement. The ‘local food’ project is now well underway with food grown and harvested by volunteers. It is sold at the monthly local produce market, every third Saturday of the month in the High Street. However, we can always use more man/woman power, so if you would like to contribute some of your time and/or muscle, please contact us at transitioninkings@gmail.com. The Grand Union Community Energy movement has established a successful funding model to install solar panels on a local school and is now developing other projects in Kings Langley and further afield. The Transition Streets movement aims to bring together people within defined areas in order to explore ways of saving resources (e.g. fuel, heat and water) and, of
26th March 2015 Bedmond Village Hall 7 – 10:30pm course, reducing household costs. You may have read about the Transition Streets pilot schemes in previous editions of Village Life; initially, six of them are beginning in the week of Feb 23rd. TiK tries to deal with the concerns of individual local citizens. But it also thinks big. At present it is investigating the possibility of introducing a local currency scheme based on the highly successful, established project at Bristol, More of this later! Finally, if you want to contribute to any of the current TiK schemes, or if you only want to find out more about what is happening in your local community, please come along to our local open meetings. These are held on the second Saturdays of each month at Charter Court, Parish Council Rooms, Vicarage Lane from 10-12 am. You will be made very welcome----and even offered a cup of tea and biscuits! Julian Mincham
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ack by popular demand this month is our Pre School Pamper Evening. Come and enjoy relaxing treatments, drinks, cakes and shopping, while also raising much needed funds for the Pre School. There will be a wide range of treatments available at discount prices including hair, make-up, eye lashes/brows, nails, ear candling, shiatsu massage and many more. Book early to avoid disappointment! If you don’t fancy a treatment just come along for a drink, cake and browse our craft, card, jewellery and beauty stalls. Or try your luck in our tombola and
raffle to win vouchers and free treatments from the therapists attending the event as well as many other great prizes. This annual event is becoming more popular each year, so please do join us anytime between 7 and 10:30pm on Thursday 26th March at Bedmond Village Hall. Entry is £4 with a free drink and tickets are available at the Pre School office or you can pay on the door. Treatments can be booked in advance by popping into the Pre School, emailing Amanda on info@bscps.co.uk , or calling Helen Duffy on 07866 745312.
Easter Reflections A
s a child, living in a Suffolk village and being able to enjoy the countryside around me was a special privilege. Springtime was very special. It was a very busy time for the farming community, top dressing winter sown crops, preparing fields for drilling, sowing and planting. It was also a great time for me and my siblings to get out and enjoy the fields around us. The hedgerows, that had looked so barren over winter, gradually became greener as new buds and shoots appeared. Delicate flowers appeared in the woods and on the banks beside the ditches. The birds busied themselves building nests. As Easter approached us children were given a very special task. We were sent out into the fields to gather two posies of primroses to send to two great aunts who lived in Cambridge. (In those days there were no rules forbidding the picking of these flowers and banks beside the ditches were a mass of primrose yellow.) We also cut some branches of ‘pussy willow’ and ‘catkins’ for a flower arrangement for our mum.
David Chapman The countryside around us, which had looked so dead and barren, was springing to life. What a wonderful time of the year to reflect on the death and resurrection of Jesus. Good Friday was an interesting day. My dad, if the weather permitted, planted his seed potatoes on Good Friday morning. I often helped, dropping the potatoes in the drill prepared for them. Then we went indoors for cup of coffee and a freshly baked hot cross bun. After lunch it was time to get ready to go to the chapel for the Good Friday services.
It was a moving service as we listened to Bible readings that traced the steps that led to the death of Jesus – his arrest, his sham trial and then his crucifixion. It also provided an opportunity to reflect on why he died. For me, the Apostle Paul summed it up perfectly when he wrote about, “the Son of God who loved me and gave himself for me.” I hope to unpack that more in the special service at the Baptist Chapel in Waterside on Good Friday morning at 10.30am. You would be most welcome if you like to join us. On Easter Sunday we made our way to the chapel again. This time to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. The folk at the chapel had a reputation for their hearty singing. They all but lifted the roof when they sang favourites such as “Jesus Christ is risen today Hallelujah!” Since that time
I have read and re-read the Bible’s accounts of the resurrection for myself. The story of Mary standing beside the empty tomb, grief-stricken and bewildered –and then her joy of meeting the risen Jesus. The story of two confused disciples trying to piece together the events of the past few days as they walked to their home village, and then being joined by Jesus who explained everything to them. The story of Thomas, yes, “Doubting Thomas” whose doubts were dispelled as Jesus made himself known personally to him. I love the words that Jesus spoke just before he left Thomas, “Because you have seen me you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” David C Chapman, Pastor, Zion Baptist Church, Waterside, Kings Langley
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Bowls Club Disco L
ights, lasers and a smoke machine, the joint was certainly jumping when Kings Langley Bowls Club held their first ever disco during February. Music was provided by “DJ Steve” and ranged from Frank Sinatra & Elvis to Frankie Goes to Hollywood & Eminem. Every song requested was played, although Madam President’s request for “a bit of Death Metal” didn’t go down as well as she had expected. The fact that it was held on St Valentine’s Day was purely coincidental, but mad for some interesting couples during the traditional slow section at the end of the night. The dance floor was packed all night. The only time people stopped dancing
was to visit 84 year old bar manager Eric who kept them well hydrated throughout the evening and was even seen bustin’ some moves himself behind the bar. I tell a lie. There was a slight break when help was given to all the brave souls sitting on the floor who had endured five minutes of rowing to “Ooops Upside Your Head”. Who says bowling is for oldies? There may have been a few stiff joints after the event, but at least everyone has a couple of months before the start of the new season in April. The disco was only one of an increasing number of social events held at the club during the year so why not come along and check us out. S Burfield
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The Kings Langley Puffaten is Back on 14th June
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n Sunday 14 June Kings Langley Primary School and Comets Running Club will be hoping to repeat the success of last year's Puffaten races through the village. Local MP Mike Penning will, subject to the election on 7 May, be starting all three races and hoping to see even more runners take part this year, particularly local youngsters in the 1.5k and 3k. "There are distances for all ages and abilities - and no expectation that everyone needs to run all the way," said organiser Alan Johnson. "Last year we had mums and dads with prams, but
everyone had a great time." For those for whom any form of exercise is alien, there will plenty of places in the village to watch those who are taking part or join lots of the other spectators at the school and enjoy some delicious refreshments. Even more importantly, thanks to the generous sponsorship of local councils, Rotary, Lions and awardwinning restaurant the Cinnamon Lounge, all of the proceeds from the event will go to local charities. More details and entry forms are available from the primary school website http://www. kingslangley-pri.herts.sch.uk/
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Revue Variety Company present “Treading the Boards” Monday 20th – Saturday 25th April
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he Revue Variety Company will be “Treading the Boards” at the Kings Langley Community Centre from Monday 20th April to Saturday 25th April at 7.45pm, with a 3pm Saturday matinee. Always keen to live up to their name and to treat their enthusiastic and loyal audiences to the full range of their singing, dancing and comedy talents, the Company have a few surprises in store for this show. West End musicals will be featured, with much-loved numbers from shows such as Oliver,
Follies, The Boy Friend and Guys and Dolls. But not content with gangsters, tramps and sundry low-life, the programme will also include country and western sets, gospel medleys, cooking tips from Delia and some decidedly-dodgy saucepans! Tickets, with prices from £9 - £11, are available from the Box Office on 01923 265310 or online at www.revuevariety. co.uk However, seats are going fast, so it’s best to book now and make sure you don’t miss out on a great evening’s entertainment - courtesy of The Revue Variety Company.
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sent to America, Bermuda and Australia while others sent to Gibraltar would invariably return to England. Mutiny was not uncommon on the boats. Before the age of the camera, very detailed descriptions of convicts were drawn up, all features: scars; teeth; birthmarks; height were included to help identity. The value of stolen goods was of interest for example a male Ass was worth £1 while for 12 sheep it was £26. One bushel apples cost the thief 1 shilling and 6 pence for the
basket. In conclusion Ken mentioned a case close to home when Oswald Edwards, aged 23, stole a set of dominos from the Jolly Miller Public House (Now Christies Beauty Salon) in 1862, he had previously stole from the Salmon Pub in Apsley. He received 3 years Penal service but let out on licence in April 1865. Following question time, Alan Penwarden thanked Ken Griffin for such an interesting evening. In last month’s report on Victorian Times it should have read Dorcas Squire and her
family were Quakers and not the Grooms and at the time of the talk the main road ran down Rectory Lane up The Nap and along the Main Road. An illustrated recording of the talk is available on the Society’s website www.kingslangley.org. uk At the next meeting on March 18th following the AGM, Roger Yapp will give an illustrated talk entitled Back to the Front at 7.30pm in the Baptist Church, The Nap.
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n Wednesday 18th February, Ken Griffin gave an illustrated talk entitled “Kings Langley and Abbots Langley Convicts Between 1770 – 1870”. We were to learn of the criminals, their crime and severity of their sentences as well as the victims of their crimes. For sentences up to two years criminals would be sentenced at Hertford Assizes and could be imprisoned locally. Over two years they were sent to a higher court where the government paid for their imprisonment, many of these sentences would carry the death penalty. In one case we heard 16 year old Robert Watts was lucky to be reprieved of his sentence after 12 months because of his age. Many criminals his age were sent to Parkhurst Prison. Women with babies had the option to keep the child with them or leave with relatives while they carried out their sentence. Seth Weedon was sentenced to 3 years raising gravel from the River Thames for stealing 7 shillings as was James Lawrence aged 20 for stealing sheep. For stealing 4 guns and 18 shillings from a Thomas Smith the culprit was sentenced to death, his accomplice gained a free pardon in 1776. Not all prisoners were so lucky, some died in prison because of the conditions. Many were deported abroad providing they survived the journey. It was while on the way to Tasmania the boat Neptune sank off The Cape of Good Hope with the loss of all crew and convicts. Others who missed the death penalty were
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Meet The Mayor Kings Langley Boys Do The Double I At Herts Cricket Awards
t was Tea-party time for Norma Blacker and Win Curran who enjoyed an afternoon visit to the Civic Centre in Hemel last month. After meeting the Mayor of Dacorum, Councillor Allan Lawson, they took home some winnings, as you see! They have both recently joined the Good Neighbours’ Tuesday Lunch Club and there are still a couple of spare places to be filled as one or two diners have moved away. Just ring the dedicated Lunch
Club ‘phone no: 07527 907 128, or the Good Neighbours’ Helpline no: 07790 668 672 for further information. It’s surprising that there are still people in the village who don’t know about the services provided by KLGNA. Our website address is: www. klgna.org
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ings Langley Cricket Club juniors, David Burnell and Scott Rolfe, both 13, took the recent Hertfordshire cricket awards by storm, scooping the u13 and u12 batting awards respectively.
Both boys topped the batting averages as well as total runs scored for their county teams, with batting averages over 50, for the 2014 season and both scoring centuries along the way.
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he audience was treated to a spectacular performance of Dick Whittington with comments such as "truly magnificent", "top class performance" at the Chipperfield Village Hall in January by the Chipperfield Theatre Group, directed by Wendy East which involved many locals in the show and behind the scenes. The next show “Pack of Lies� will be held from 11th to 13th June. Set in the early 60s, Pack of Lies dramatizes the true story leading up to the arrest of the Portland Five spy ring. For more information and ticket details, please visit www. chipperfieldtheatregroup.com Photo by Terry Simmonds
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Kings Langley Football Club Tuesday 27th January SSML – Challenge Trophy – Round 3 Kings Langley 7 (Cox 52,110, Warrell 56, Atkins 74, Adebiyi 97, Carter 106, Bateman 119) London Lions 3 (Brinner 32, Weinberger 39, Kasler 79) After extra time A meagre crowd were rewarded with a scintillating League Cup encounter as Lions swept into a two goal half time lead with two long range shots of stunning accuracy. Omri Brinner could perhaps have been closed down, but there seemed little danger before he delivered a 35 yard piledriver that Charlie Crowley saw very little of. The keeper was given no chance with a shot from well outside the box by substitute Benji Weimberger’s first touch seven minutes later and Kings were facing the exit sign. But the management changed the formation at the break and the home midfield at last found their touch. A Tom Carter diagonal cross was met by Ollie Cox and
then Sam Warrell drilled home the equalizer after his first shot had been rebuffed. Kings had the ball in the net again but that was ruled out for a foul on keeper Mario Cenolli, but they were not to be denied and the speed of Daryl Atkins beat defenders and keeper for the hapless Guy Morris to steer the final shot into the net. With the home side looking to seal an impressive comeback, they lost possession in an attack and were hit with a sucker punch as Charlie Kasler broke to equalize off the underside of the bar. With both sides having to settle for extra time, Kings regained their momentum and when Callum Adebiyi headed in a wicked Danny Hutchins’ free kick, the result was never in doubt. Tom Carter took a return flick from Atkins to beat Cenolli and continued to dazzle on the left wing, taking the ball to the corner flag before crossing for Ollie Cox to volley home his second. For good measure, a Jack Stevens pass in the box set up Matt Bateman in the last minute to complete a one-way period
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of extra time. There was plenty to savour, not least a subs’ debut for 17 year-old Zac Howells and the contributions of Billy and Jack Stevens and Matt Bateman as they grabbed their chance to shine. Team;- 1 Crowley – 2 Hutchins 5 Toomey 6 Adebiyi 3 Carter – 8 Warrell 4 Hitchcock 7 Burgoyne – 10 Cox 9 Atkins 11 B Stevens Subs used:- J Stevens, Bateman, Howells Not used:- none Saturday 7th February Spartan South Midlands League – Premier Division Stotfold 2 (L’Honore 12, 24) Kings Langley 4 (Weiss 17, 44, Hutchins 52, L Toomey 53) Kings were made to battle hard at Stotfold, who led twice in the first half before being pegged back on the stroke of half time. The first ten minutes produced goal attempts from Mitchell Weiss, Lewis Toomey and Alex Campana and it was against the run of play when Ben L’Honore seized on a rebound to round Ant Ladyman and put the Eagles ahead. The visitors were finding good football difficult on an extremely heavy pitch,
but it was the sheer power and persistence of Mitchell Weiss that pulled them level. He robbed a defender, lost it when surrounded by three players, retrieved it from a grounded position and wriggled clear of all three to put a well-placed low shot past Adam Harpur. However, an unfamiliar back four formation continued to look cumbersome and L’Honore took advantage again, winning a 50/50 ball with Ant Ladyman and restoring the lead. Kings had a penalty shout denied when Lewis Toomey was bought down, but it was Weiss again who came to the rescue, taking an astute forward pass by Danny Hutchins to turn with difficulty on such a heavy pitch and fire home past Harpur. The second half saw
a change of formation for Langley and within seven minutes they went ahead when a corner was cleared only to Danny Hutchins, who ran at the defence and unleashed a low shot through the still crowded box. Less than a minute later they extended their lead when Joe Debayo’s lobbed through ball was latched onto by Lewis Toomey and the striker, back at the Club after three and a half years, held off a powerful challenge to slot home and rekindle memories of times gone by. Stotfold continued to battle hard with Paul Morris hitting a post, while Kings had another rock-solid penalty appeal waived away before the final whistle brought relief to tired limbs at the end of an interesting encounter. Team;- 1 A Ladyman – 2 Debayo 5 Deaton 6 Adebiyi 3 Carter – 4 C Toomey 8 Hitchcock – 7 Hutchins 9 Weiss 10 Campana – 11 L Toomey Subs used:Burgoyne, Cox Not used:- Ward Tuesday 10th February Spartan South Midlands League – Premier Division Kings Langley 1 (Campana 54) Hadley 0 It was a night of mixed fortunes for Lewis Toomey on his homecoming to Gaywood Park as he delivered an
inch perfect cross for Alex Campana to finally break the deadlock, only to limp off with a pulled hamstring minutes later. Both teams delivered a high tempo first half of attacking football, but despite that, chances were few, mainly due to extremely competitive midfields. A well-organized Hadley proved to be one of the best teams Kings have met so far, lacking only a cutting edge up front, reflected by Jermal Baptiste having the only clear chance, as against two for Lewis Toomey and one each for Stuart Deaton and Mitchell Weiss, before Campana hit the angle of post and bar with a free kick. The second half was less than ten minutes old when the defining moment arrived as Weiss – not for the first time – tracked back to dispossess an opponent, delivered a diagonal wing pass to Toomey, who took it to the byeline, beat the full back and sent a low cross to the feet of the incoming Campana. Tom Carter and Callum Adebiyi were continuing to cause problems on the left and a superb shot by Weiss was met by an equally superb save from Charlie Mann. Hadley reacted with a period of pressure, an Ivan Muchado header just wide and the away striker was then denied by a perfectly timed tackle in the box from Jack Pattison when
Lewis Toomey has returned to Kings Langley after three and a half years through. Alex Campana and Mitchell Weiss again brought top drawer saves from Mann, before Laste Dombaxe hit the bar as the game swung from end to end and the visitors threw everything forward in
search of an equalizer. But the Langley defence, well marshalled by skipper Stuart Deaton, stood firm and in front of them Lee Burgoyne continued over the page . . .
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on the ball. A blatant foul in the home penalty area was ignored by the referee and a tug just outside the away box on the dangerous Matt Cruse received similar treatment, but in truth, those were the only items of note in the first hour. By this time the management duo had seen enough and sent on the big guns, in the form of Nick Jackson and Mitchell Weiss. The latter made one of the most dramatic and immediate impacts that the club has ever witnessed, making the deadlock-breaking goal and then hitting a superb seven minute hat trick – all within fourteen minutes of entering the fray. Seemingly having weighed up tactics from the bench, he at once took on the defence with pace, power and control down the middle and the effect was like a fox entering a chicken coop. His first telling contribution though was from wide left, delivering a low cross for Alex Campana to pick his spot off the far post.
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Almost straight from the kick off, the roles were reversed as a quickly taken Campana free kick put Weiss through to beat Andy Hammond with a low shot on the run. Four minutes later an instinctive volleyed pass by Dean Hitchcock fell to the feet of Weiss and although Hammond partially blocked his shot, the power took it over the line. Cue a further three minutes and Sam Warrell put an exquisite high through ball into the path of the striker and his hat trick was complete. A black spot was a bad injury to the versatile Connor Toomey who turned his ankle on an unpredictable pitch and will be sorely missed while out. However, the night belonged to Weiss and Kings are one step from the final and still on course for an historic double. Team;- 1 Morgan – 4 Debayo 6 L Ladyman 5 Deaton – 2 Hutchins 8 Hitchcock 7 Warrell 3 C Toomey – 11 B Stevens – 9 Bateman 10 Campana Subs used:Weiss, Jackson, J Stevens Not used:- Ward
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