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Once again, many Wendover News deliverers very generously donated to the Food Bank to ensure that recipients did not go hungry at Christmas. Many thanks. The need continues. Budgens takes donations.
RAF Flypast
To celebrate the completion of training at RAF Halton, flypasts will take place, weather permitting. At press date, flypast dates have not been agreed.
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CONTENTS
Events
MESSAGE FROM THE EDITOR EVENTS ROTARY OF WENDOVER & DISTRICT WENDOVER CANAL TRUST WENDOVER HS2 MITIGATION GROUP WANSTALL CONSULTING - LEGAL INSIGHTS
WENDOVER DEMENTIA SUPPORT WPC HS2 - UPDATE CLUB CORNER LINDENGATE EKFB - HS2 CONSTRUCTION UPDATE LOCAL NEWS CHILTERN WAY ACADEMY YOUTH CLIMATE ACTION WENDOVER FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE HOSPICE THE SHEPHERD'S HUT DAY NURSERY PACING4PAT350
Discover Bucks Museum
Tue-Sat 10am-4pm, Church St, Aylesbury Discover Bucks Museum is the new name for Bucks County Museum. On show is work by previous Muir Trust artists in residence, and in January, the new Discover Bucks Galleries will open! Visit the website for events, times, booking and prices. www. discoverbucksmuseum.org
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BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COUNCIL WENDOVER QUIZ 2021 CALIBRE / GREENING YOUR PATCH REMEMBRANCE 2021 RAF HALTON LOCAL FACE: PETER DORLING EVENTS TABLES MATTERS ARISING
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Pub at 8.45am and have a temporary traffic restriction order from 8.40am to 8.55am for the High Street above Station Approach to the Clock Tower roundabout. This will be the 14th running of the event and it would be wonderful if the people of Wendover came out in force to cheer the runners on their epic 43 mile journey in to the Little Venice Canal Basin in London!
Rest & Reflect resumes
Pace Christmas Tree Collection Wed 5, 1.30pm, Lindengate HP22 6BD Drop-in visits to the Lindengate gardens Are you unsure how to dispose of your resume following Christmas break. See Christmas tree? Well, Pace have you covered as the Pace Christmas tree collection is back advert page 4. by popular demand! Wendover Horticultural Society
Thu 6, 2.30pm, St Anne's Hall There will be a short AGM then the speaker is Phil Townsend of BBOWT speaking mainly about Aston Clinton Ragpits, a place well worth a visit and so near to Wendover
Bounce & Rhyme
This year’s collection will be on 8 & 9 January and is being supported by the wonderful Steve, a parent of a Pace child, Waste Removal UK and Farmer Paul. If you would like Pace to collect your tree, please book using this link https:// r e g i s t e r. e n t h u s e . c o m / p s / e v e n t / ChristmasTreeCollection2022.
Fridays, 1.30pm, Wendover Library Room Beginning 7 January, Bounce & Rhyme will be moving to Friday afternoon. Free booking Please note Pace are only collecting from available at the Library. the following areas: Aylesbury, Bedgrove, Elm Farm, Buckingham Park, Berryfields, Wendover, Halton, Aston Clinton, Weston Country to Capital Run Turville, Stoke Mandeville, Bierton, Sat 8, 8.40am, Shoulder of Mutton The event will start at the Shoulder of Mutton Kingsbrook and Watermead.
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SAFE and WELCOMING Located in the spacious grounds of Halton Tennis Centre, our ground floor gym also benefits from an outdoor training area, so plenty of fresh air, and an online booking system to control numbers, optimum spacing of equipment and rigorous sanitising protocols. Simple and easy to join. Membership is restricted to just 400 during 2022. To arrange a visit please contact Camilla at camilla@haltonuk.com or on 07748 596607 haltontennis.co.uk 2
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Events Please make sure your tree/s is outside your house by Saturday 8 January before 8am. Pace will not be knocking on doors when they collect your tree and will not be taking any wreaths or trees that are still decorated.
Evening WI
Tue 11, 7.30pm, St Anne's Hall The January meeting is the annual "Pot Luck". If you're interested in joining the fun, please contact Sheila on 07743 133963.
FREE Baby Development Workshop
Wed 12, 11.45am, Wendover Guide Hut HP22 6HH Monkey Music Aylesbury & High Wycombe (see advert page 9) is excited to be running a FREE workshop for new parents to show you how music can have huge benefits for your baby’s development. Do you have a baby between 2 and 6 months? Would you like to come along to a FREE workshop to learn about their development, meet some other lovely new parents and share some precious time with your new bundle of joy? We'll sing songs, play instruments, do some movement and explain all of the development benefits to your baby as we go! Booking Essential. Limited Spaces. Please book via events tab on: bit.ly/mmayleswyc.
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Brownies in Wendover meet Brownies in our area meet Mondays in Aston Clinton and Wendover, Tuesdays in Stoke Mandeville and Monday 5-6.30pm and Tuesday 6-7.30pm Wendover or Wednesdays in Aston Clinton and Halton. during term time Girlguiding needs your help! Rainbows and Brownies in Wendover need you! Please visit girlguidingwendover.org.uk for more information or to get in touch.
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LEGACY FAIRS
Events
Antiques & Collectors Market Wendover Memorial Hall
Thursday 20 January 9am-2pm (Trade 8am) For updates Tel: 07771920780 or email: peter.stevenspeter@aol.com Entrance by donation to Charity
Free Wills and Estate Planning Surgeries
chance to learn about authors and books we
Sugarcraft Specialist Thu 13 & 27, 12noon-2pm, Wendover Library may not have encountered. We start with With Wanstall Consulting. To find out more, coffee (or other drink) and often cake. Cake decorating supplies or arrange a consultation, please email Iain Cake decorating courses 01296 696860 1 Town Court High St Wendover HP22 6EA www.cornellisugarcraft.co.uk
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on iain@wanstallconsulting.co.uk or ring on RSPB Aylesbury Group Mon 17, 7.30pm, Prebendal Hall Community 01296 415700. See also advert page 11. Centre, Aylesbury HP19 7QW Graham Lenton will talk on “The Wildlife of Wendover Art Club Madagascar – a genetic melting pot”. More Thu 13 & 27, 7.30pm, St Anne's Hall 13th - Jay Nolan-Latchford will be info at www.rspb.org.uk/groups/aylesbury. demonstrating her technique with Quink inks. 27th - A working evening - if we're able Virtual roundtable to support youth to arrange it, a chance for us to try out Jay's work in Buckinghamshire techniques with Quink. Tue 18, 1-3pm, Zoom An introduction to the NYA’s Youth Work Lucy Clark Scottish Country Dance Club Principles with the Rothschild Foundation Thu 13, 6.45pm, Wendover Memorial Hall and Action 4 Youth. The event will be held on Meets weekly. New dancers course begins on Zoom. Places are limited. Register on www. the 13th; see advert below. eventbrite.co.uk/e/virtual-roundtable-tosupport-youth-work-in-buckinghamshiretickets-195164200377. Book Club Sat 15, 10.30-11.30am, Wen Christian Ctre Start the year in the company of fellow readers! BBOWT Talk No set book, just interesting discussion about Tue 18, 7.45-8.45pm, online what we have been reading recently and a "Ancient Trees and all that Rot" Rotting trees
Our course for New Dancers starts 13 January 2022 To book your place ring Liz on 07947 000368, Yvonne on 01296 623588, or email lucyclarkscottish@gmail.com No partner necessary!
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WENDOVER MUSIC
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Thursday evenings at Wendover Memorial Hall
2022 Season of Concerts
We are very much looking forward to our 2022 season of concerts and seeing you all in person again at St Mary’s Church. All concerts start at 7.30pm
12th March - AGM & Leo Popplewell (cello) 9th April - Steven Osborne (piano) 14th May - Timothy Ridout (viola) and Tom Poster (piano) 11th June - Mini Mozart (daytime) Evening concert Ensemble Molière 9th July - Samuele Telari (accordion) and Ema Nikolovska (mezzo-soprano) 8th October - TBC
Season tickets are £75 per person and include all four concerts (October is not included) and the AGM Streaming tickets £12.50 per device per concert (available to buy from website only) Concert tickets £20 (students £5). AGM tickets £10. Mini Mozart £6 per child (adults free) or £10 for 2 siblings
Tickets available online via www.wendover-music.org and from Just For further details or to buy over the phone, please call 01296 623435 WendoverMusic_AdvertTemplate_2022_Jan22.indd 1
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are an important and often overlooked habitat £2 members, £3 visitors. Visit wthsoc.org.uk for insects that live on rotting or dead wood. for more information. Bathroom installation Speaker Dr Helen Read, Burnham Beeches Conservation Officer. Registration £5. https:// Power flushing www.bbowt.org.uk/events/2022-01-18- Coming Soon - Save the Date! • F ree Wills & Estate Planning 10 & 24 Feb, ancient-trees-and-all-rot. see advert page 11 Servicing & Gas • "Spanish Fiesta" concert - 27 Feb, 4pm Craft Group Safety Certificates Wed 19, 10.00am-12 noon, Wen Christian Ctre at the Waterside Theatre. The Aylesbury Craft Group provides space in congenial Vale Concert Orchestra will be playing a Underfloor heating company to work on craft projects. Please programme featuring orchestral favourites bring your own materials or just come to see with a Spanish flair, as well as Rodrigo's specialist what others are doing. All welcome. Coffee will Concierto de Aranjuez, played by international virtuoso guitarist Xuefei Yang and a piece by be served at about 11am. Your friendly, local and reliable Classic FM’s John Brunning – his Magna Carta Concerto. The evening will be hosted by heating company based in Wendover Bucks Historical Association Nathan Cooper (Bucks Radio) and all money Wed 19, 8pm, online through Zoom Prof Jane Humphries, Emeritus Prof of raised from ticket sales and programme sales Economic History, Oxford University, discusses will be donated to the Florence Nightingale Economic Growth and Welfare. Register your Hospice Charity. • Pop-Up Art Weekend at the Chilterns MS interest on secretarybucksha@gmail.com. Centre HP22 5LX - Saturday 5 March 10am Weston Turville Historical Society to 5pm & Sunday 6 March 10.30am to 4pm Fri 28, 8pm, Weston Turville Village Hall • Pace BIG Walk - Fundraising walk in local “Latimer House, the secret listeners & the man countryside. Learn more & sign up at info@oakleighheating.com who set it up” with speaker Helen Fry. Entrance thepacecentre.org/thebigwalk - 23 April
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Halton Parish Council The Clerk to Halton Parish Council is retiring, so a new Clerk is to be recruited for 12 hours per week, with one Parish Council Meeting, which is held bi-monthly. The hourly rate will depend on qualifications and experience. Being a Clerk is an interesting, but sometimes, challenging position. ‘Clerk’ is an old term maintained by the National Association of Local Councils as a reflection of times past. The more modern title, adopted by some councils, is ‘Chief Executive or Proper Officer’. But at parish level, we defer to ‘Clerk’. The responsibilities will include but are not limited to: • maintaining and reporting on the financial position of the Parish Council. • attending meetings on behalf of the Parish Council • researching legal topics, and maintaining the website (with professional help) • planning • street lighting • submitting grant applications and many other duties as they arise. The Parish Council Office is located within Halton Village Hall. If you enjoy a challenge and would relish a varied post where you can contribute to your local community, please email your details: name, telephone number and email address to clerk@haltonpc.org.uk, so that I can send out the full Job Descrip�on and we can have a chat. Closing date: 16 January 2022 Clerk to Halton Parish Council www.wendovernews.co.uk
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our best to revisit when possible. At the time of writing, collections were continuing so a final total cannot be given at the moment. All charities have been suffering as their regular fundraising activities have been curtailed during the current pandemic. Our beneficiaries, local charities Pace and Chilterns MS Centre, will receive the donations as soon as possible.
to members of the public who volunteered to help us. We could not have completed as many routes as we did without you.
It's never too soon to volunteer so if you'd like us to contact you for the 2022 Rotary Santa ecoSleigh, just message https://www.facebook.com/ RotaryinWendoverandDistrict or email cheryl@monkeypuzzlehighwycombe.co.uk. We received many requests to visit roads We'd love to share this beautiful experience which is why we extended the number of with you. Cyclists and walkers alike are days of collecting. We are also very grateful welcome!
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Wendover Canal Trust Update, Winter 2021 The Wendover Canal, past, present Tring was completed with subsequent re- since there is no lock! A decision to use Little watering in 2007. This section required the Tring Bridge, with a stylized narrow boat and future
re-building of Little Tring bridge which had passing under, was taken and has received been demolished in 1973. The cost to the widespread approval. The change of name Trust was £263,000 and entirely funded by will, hopefully, give us added legitimacy them. This most attractive bridge has won and also the canal and ourselves increased several awards and is one of several bridges recognition. The Trust has been surprised The Wendover Canal runs for 6.75 miles on the canal which will require raising or re- how many Wendover residents are unaware of its existence and the restoration being from Bulbourne Junction on the Grand building. undertaken. Union Canal to Wendover and apart from a Following completion of Phase 1, which short navigable section extending to about one mile was effectively abandoned as a allowed boats to navigate to Little Tring, Work parties continue, normally for two restoration work then commenced at weeks each month, and the Trust has been waterway from 1904. Drayton Beauchamp, by the existing bridge, encouraged by the recent large number of new Construction started in 1793 and it was and this 1.5 mile section forms part of Phase volunteers. Considerable progress has been soon discovered that leakage would be a 2, of which re-watering was carried out in made under the supervision of Tony Bardwell, problem; in fact only nine years later leakage June 2010. Two footbridges constructed by Operations Director and the work can be was reported, resulting in the canal being the Trust enable walkers to cross the bed of viewed at any time by using the towpath. closed for some months. Numerous further the canal and further re-watering was carried leakage problems were experienced during out in November 2021. The final section of Once finally completed the canal will provide the canal's working life and it closed again in this Phase, to connect with the navigable a wonderful local amenity to be enjoyed by 1855. A stop lock was built in 1896 close to section at Little Tring, is going to cost the all including fishermen, walkers, boaters the Pumping Station in an attempt to control Trust a very considerable amount of money and all who appreciate the unique area of the loss of water. During times of low water owing to having to dispose of an old tip glorious Chiltern countryside. the lock would be closed preventing loss of which contains hazardous materials. Whilst water from the summit down the canal. The the Trust has sufficient funds to complete Our current objective, apart from continuing last business to use the canal was Bushell the restoration as far as the tip, they do not restoration, is to source funds for removal of Brothers who were well known builders of a have adequate financial resources to remove the tip. All contributions are most welcome! wide range of craft. Upon retirement of the this obstacle and are currently investigating brothers in 1952, the firm ceased trading. possible funding sources, which, during Contact details: Wendover Canal Trust: www. Their premises were adjacent to the current a time of national constraint, is proving wendovercanal.org.uk Tel: 07547 181857. difficult. Mill, now operated by Heygates. Photos show Little Tring Bridge and a by Nigel Williams, Publicity Director, Wendover Canal Trust Author's note: In this article I refer to the "canal" rather than the often used term "Arm".
The Wendover Arm Trust was formed in 1989 with the intention of restoring the canal to a fully navigable waterway - one of the most attractive in the country and being lock free. The canal is owned by the Canal & River Trust (CRT) but they do not have funds to support restoration. Completion of Phase 1 restoration to the winding hole at Little
In 2021 a decision was taken to change the operating name of the Trust from Wendover Arm Trust to Wendover Canal Trust (WCT). We found the use of the word"Arm" was confusing to the public and our previous logo, of lock paddle gear, was irrelevant
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Significant building works happening all around
EKFB are making progress with construction works in the Nash Lee Road area close to the Chiltern Brewery. Two temporary roads are being built from the roundabout at the North end of the Bypass to allow the excavation of the cutting through Nash Lee Road at the junction with Nash Lee Lane.
Public Right of Way open between Nash Lee Lane and Wellwick Farm which should allow walkers on the “Aylesbury Ring” to avoid needing to use main roads. Further North the “ELL/20” path between the Triangle Business Park and Terrick is now closed for three years to allow construction of the line. Construction of culverts that allow massive dump trucks on the “haul road” to cross Stoke Brook is happening now.
have reissued the Homeowner Payments Scheme, which now provides grants of up to £24,000 for people living within 300 metres of the line www.hs2.org.uk/documents/ homeowner-payment/.
Demise of Ellesborough Cottages
We understand that demolition of the empty cottages in Ellesborough Road has been delayed by Natural England until the end of March due to the presence of hibernating bats. Resulting spoil from the demolition should be removed for use in the site of the new access road that has been established to the bypass in the field behind the (now closed) Cricket Ground.
Small Dean Piling
HS2 started to “sheet pile” retaining walls next to the Chiltern Line at Small Dean where the viaduct will cross over. These walls will protect the railway line from significant excavation needed beside the line to form the foundations for the Small Dean Viaduct piers. Having been delayed on safety grounds due to the protestors in the tunnels in the vicinity, this work will now continue into January with more weekend Chiltern Line closures.
Our Public Rights of Way under threat
We remain very concerned that the few PROWs which remain open are under threat of closure for years without offroad diversion routes. We are also very concerned that these highly popular PROWs will never re-open, and this cannot be allowed to happen. You can see the map of where these are on our website www. whs2.org. We have managed to get EKFB to keep the HOME REARED MEATS, LOCAL PRODUCE & HOME COOKED FOOD
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Community mitigation funds
There are a small number of projects being successfully received for Wendover & surrounding villages. We encourage all groups to submit their pitches for mitigation funding. We have been supporting individuals who have been badly affected by HS2 plans, with some success. HS2
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A New Year Resolution?
New Year is traditionally the time for new resolutions. This might include exercising more, or eating or drinking less, but how about including ensuring that your legal affairs, such as your Wills, are in order as well? It may not sound as exciting, but it could make a significant difference to both you and your family and friends. Peace of mind It is extremely important to have a well-planned and up-to-date Will. This allows you to specify who benefits from your assets and who looks after your affairs, including guardians for any young children you may have. This can provide peace of mind for both you and those left behind. Protection A Will can help reduce inheritance tax and provide protection. This could be for possibly vulnerable and / or ill beneficiaries, those going through relationship breakdown, and protecting your assets in relation to care fees. It also avoids intestacy, where the law dictates
what happens to your assets if you do not have a Will. Review Reviewing Wills regularly is also important to ensure they still meet your wishes. I recommend at least every 3-5 years, or sooner if there is a change in circumstances or legislation. As Wills are automatically cancelled on marriage, this is another important time to review them. Lasting Powers of Attorney I also recommend preparing Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPAs). These authorise your chosen attorneys to look after your financial and health and welfare affairs for you if you were no longer able to do so yourself, for whatever reason. If you would like to discuss any of the above, or related matters, please contact me on iain@ wanstallconsulting.co.uk or 01296 415700. You can also find more information on my website: www.wanstallconsulting.co.uk. See advert p11. “Have an enjoyable, healthy and happy 2022!"
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Wendover Dementia Support Helping families through difficult times Registered Charity no. 1182184
Wendover Dementia Support has been using the OMI ‘magic table’ since the Monday club reopened earlier this year. It has been enjoyed immensely by all the visitors and has provided much shared laughter, communication, social involvement and stimulation during the sessions. The Tovertafel OMI projector has been bought by Wendover Dementia Action Alliance (WDAA), who obtained funding from Wendover Parish Council and LHC Community Benefit Fund to buy and use the projector in the local community. The interactive technology, known as the Magic Table (the English translation of the brand name), is to be lent to various local organisations to use. These could include people with dementia and their carers, day centres, special needs settings, schools, and other community groups to help enhance their learning and quality of life.
people in activities which stimulate movement, communication and mental engagement will always be beneficial and ultimately enhance their quality of life. More details at https://omi.uk/. A demonstration of the OMI projector is to be arranged in January for interested organisations to attend. Invitations will be sent The 'Magic Table' in use out in the new year, but if you think your The Tovertafel projector creates bright, organisation would be interested then please moving image displays on a table that contact Sian Chattle (sian.chattle@gmail. participants can interact with by playing com) or 01296 620342 for more information. games, completing challenges, music, videos etc. It can also be used as a floor Monday Club Volunteer Drivers activity. Launched in the Netherlands two Some of our visitors and their carers who years ago, it was initially created to help attend the Monday Dementia Café are helped special needs children before being used for by dedicated volunteer drivers who bring them people with dementia. to the session and take them home. We thank these steadfast individuals wholeheartedly. Recent neurological findings continue to Please contact Martin Thomas on 01296 support the claims that regularly involving 620342 if you'd like to volunteer.
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Wendover Parish Council HS2 update As you will see in other pages on HS2, work is now continuing apace. The design and Schedule 17(3) application is in for Stoke Mandeville but contains no reference to any water diverted from the Wendover/Coombe Hill aquifer so wellies and boats may be needed downstream. There is a proposal to have a “microbore” tunnel beside the HS2 line to carry the water – 2.4m wide and 1.6km long! Not so micro! Could almost put a train down it……! The Planning applications for Wendover Small Dean Viaduct, Green Tunnel etc (Packages 3&4) have been delayed again, now due in March 2022. Could this be because of the technical difficulty of the current scheme?
meeting, it was resolved to continue with our lobbyist, Murray Stewart, but to change the focus towards exploring other mitigation options to improve the outcomes of the HS2 scheme, for residents of Wendover.
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Club Corner Aston Wine Club
Aston Wine Club has been established for more than 25 years, and is probably one of the best local wine clubs in the country! Our aim is to have fun socializing with friends and enjoy tasting wine from all over the world. It provides the opportunity to taste unusual & sometimes very expensive wines outside of the wines that we might normally imbibe. With old and new world, still & sparkling, red, white, rosé and orange, we have a really varied & interesting tasting programme. We meet on the third Friday evening of most months in Buckland Village Hall, where you will be welcomed with a glass of wine in advance of a relaxed, fun and informative evening, led by a wine merchant, wine writer, wine educator or other expert. We sample eight wines with a break for a light supper after the first four, then on to the last four wines. All this for a whopping £15 for members and £20 for guests! We like to keep things lively and over the years we have enjoyed trips to Waddesdon Manor for private tastings in their cellars, fish n’ chip & champagne evenings, members’ nights where members introduce their personal favourite, presentations focusing on certain countries or regions within a country, and special Christmas events with a meal.
knowledge of different wines and enabling me to Sunday mornings from 27 February and Senior now enjoy a much wider variety of wine regions nets are on Saturday mornings from March. and grapes." All this is dependent on covid measures not adversely affecting the programme. For further information please see our website www.astonwineclub.co.uk. We look forward to The club would welcome interest from potential welcoming you to a future meeting. umpires and/or scorers, especially for Saturday Frances Luget League matches. For junior enquiries, please
contact Vee Patel at wccjuniorscontact@gmail. com or for girls, seniors, umpires, etc to Jonathan We are Aylesbury Vale Stitchers - a friendly, Seabrook on 07767 148119 or jseabrook@ welcoming group to everyone who picks up any talktalk.net. form of needle, thread, fabric and fibre and to those who don't but are interested in textiles, More information can be found at www.pitchero. their history and any aspect of their creation. com/clubs/wendovercricketclub. J Seabrook We have been running the group via Zoom meetings once each month on a Saturday RSPB afternoon but plan to return to meeting in person RSPB Aylesbury Group’s next indoor meeting at the Memorial Hall from March. is on Monday 17 January 2022 when Graham Lenton talks on “The Wildlife of Madagascar – We have a wide range of speakers joining us a genetic melting pot”. Held at the Prebendal through the year showing us their diverse range Hall Community Centre, Aylesbury HP19 7QW, of work. We offer some workshops plus social starting at 7.30 p.m. More info at www.rspb.org. sessions for tea, cake and chat. uk/groups/aylesbury. Jonathan Seabrook
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January and February meetings will be via Zoom. On Saturday 15 January our speaker is Hillary Waters Fayle - joining us from Richmond, Virginia, USA - showing her work using leaves to create amazing images and embroidering on them.
Wendover Horticultural Society
Wendover Horticultural Society will hold its meeting on Thursday 6 January 2022 in St Anne’s Hall at 2.30. There will be a short AGM, then the speaker is Phil Townsend of BBOWT speaking mainly about Aston Clinton Ragpits, a place well On Saturday 19 February Emma Wigginton will worth a visit and so near to Wendover. A couple of quotes from our members: be showing us her amazing pictures and textiles Neville Morton "Coming to the club has expanded my horizons made using fabric and thread. and introduced me to lots of wines I would never have tried before – and not all of them expensive! For more information on our group, how to join BBOWT in January I have learned never to have preconceived ideas as a Member or Friend and the programme This is a great time for visiting all local reserves, about any wine producing country and that price of activities for 2022 please email us at for example tree spotting at Dancersend, birding at College Lake and Weston Turville Reservoir, is not always an indication of a good wine. It’s all aylesburyvalestitchers@gmail.com. Chris Oakley - Chair - Aylesbury Vale Stitchers or simply a fast walk round the Lakes without down to your own personal taste – there is no spending time on the Tufted Duck, Pochard, such thing as a right choice." Wendover Cricket Club Wigeon and Teal that have flown in from the "I have always enjoyed drinking wine but had Wendover Cricket Club has planned a full Arctic asking to be admired. When you get back to become a little stuck in my ways and would programme of indoor training for all ages, with the café at College Lake you can take a bowl of hot typically always drink my go-to favourites. the junior age groups starting in early January on soup out into the hide and see them in comfort or Wine Club has been fantastic in expanding my Saturdays. The Girls Section will be training on keep warm inside with some retail therapy in the
Wendover Swimming Pool resumed public sessions in April and is also running Family Splash sessions again. Please book online before you come to the Pool, as numbers are limited. Please check our Facebook page for information and updates before you come. The Wendover Swimming Pool is easy to get to - it’s in the middle of the schools campus on Wharf Road. Our social media team posts variations to normal opening hours on our Facebook page. Want to volunteer? Email trustees@wendoverswimming.org.
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Club Corner excellent shop. The reserve and facilities are open except for Mondays and Tuesdays from 10 am till 4pm after a short Christmas break ending on 1 January. Use the online pages for College Lake for more details including Nature Tots sessions on 12 and 13 January.
play indoors all year round while we prefer to get some fresh air between October and April. On 11 December we had the needle match between the Ladies and Gentlemen. Teams of three did battle in a series of short games. In the morning session the men romped away, then the ladies came back at them in the afternoon, but not enough to win overall. A super day made more enjoyable by an all day buffet organised by one of our ladies, Sharon Razey. There was so much food that I suspect that it was a ploy to get the men to overeat and relax too much after lunch. In fact there was so much food that a meal, that was planned at the end of play, was cancelled to give a chance to make inroads into the excess.
There is a lot of conservation work to be done in winter so feel free to sign up at volunteering@ bbowt.org.uk. There are two online talks coming up - Tuesday 18 January at 7.45pm with Dr Helen Read of Burnham Beeches on 'Ancient Trees and all that rot' focussing on the important wildlife of old rotten trees, then Tuesday 22 February at 7.45pm when we have Laurie Jackson talking us through the rewilding project at Knepp in Sussex. Booking is essential for both talks at www.bbowt. org/events. Talks are at £5 to cover costs and you The same Sharon came to me recently and suggested that we have an open day so that will be redirected to Eventbrite for booking. Richard Birch anyone can come and sample the joys of indoor bowls. It is a very skilful game and even more Wendover Bowls Club tactical than the outdoor equivalent. The Short It does seem strange to think that we are almost Mat Open day is Saturday 8 January from 10amhalfway through our indoor season. It feels as if 4pm. Contact wendoverbowls@gmail.com to we have only just begun, but it has been that sort book a place. of year with everything a bit out of kilter. We are sitting around the middle of the leagues. Most Meanwhile a happy and healthy 2022 to of our heaviest defeats have been by clubs who everyone. Don Knight
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Local News Movember Thanks
I would like to use Wendover News to thank the citizens of Wendover who supported my Movember charity appeal, particularly the regulars at the King and Queen pub. At the beginning of the month I was dared to grow a moustache and ask donors to support my efforts. Well, the moustache is now established and opinion is split as to whether it makes me even more handsome, or makes me look like a young Father Christmas. Anyway, thanks to their donations £750 has been raised, which will be forwarded to prostate cancer charities. The finished product can be viewed by prior appointment!! Many thanks, Bill Brown
Green Homes Grant
Residents are being encouraged to check if they are eligible for a new scheme to improve the warmth of their homes, lower carbon emissions, and save money on fuel bills this winter. Under the Green Homes Grant Local Authority Delivery scheme, delivered by Warmworks on behalf of Buckinghamshire Council and through funding from the UK Government, householders can apply to receive improvements to their home. The scheme offers a wide range of insulation measures and renewable heating technologies which are designed to support homes to reduce their impact on the environment, including air source, ground source, and hybrid heat pumps. The Green Homes Grant Local Authority Delivery scheme is open to homeowners, private tenants and people in social rented accommodation, where the home has a low energy rating and a low annual income. You can find out if you are eligible for the scheme by completing the short application form at www.warmworks.co.uk/ greenhomesgrant/.
Aylesbury Vale Transport Users Group
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Improvement Programme in its agenda. To learn more, please email the Secretary jonathan.clover2@yahoo.co.uk or post a letter to the Chairman, Colin Higgs at 6 Wingrave Road, Aston Abbots HP22 4LT.
Clinton with a link road to the Wing/Leighton Buzzard Road, then on to The Buckingham/ Winslow road, lining with the Buckingham Park By-Pass, on to Berryfields and the Bicester Road and from there the Oxford/ Thame Road. We need to let the traffic flow Chiltern View Ice Rink Gala Opening outside of the Aylesbury Town not grind to Christmas came in November as Aylesbury’s a halt in the town centre. And this is before Chiltern View Ice Rink officially opened HS2 major works cutting across at least two of these roads. So imagine the chaos that lies ahead if nothing is planned to start very soon. It is time for Buckinghamshire Council to stop sitting on their hands until it is too late and Aylesbury Roads just grind to a halt for many hours every day. Surely the council could see this coming? Simon Icke (via Facebook) Editor's Note: To comment directly go to https://www.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/yourwith performances from the UK’s funniest council/contact-us/. red head – La Voix, along with Liberty X Singer Michelle Heaton who were joined Rennie Grove Quiz Thanks on stage by Santa visiting with special gifts Rennie Grove Hospice Care Charity made a for the children with his elves and reindeer. profit of £1,440 from the quiz in November. Audiences were treated to a stunning ice Thank you to all the participants! Shirley & Rob Phipps performance from two-time Dancing on Ice winner Alex Murphy and had the chance to meet Narnia’s Ice Queen, Mr Tumnus and Your ideas for Wendover News Santa’s juggling elves! At its launch in 1989, Wendover News was a print only medium. Since then, it has The winter wonderland, complete with become available on a website and social sparkling Christmas trees, festive food and media - Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. drinks and a beautiful ice sculpture saw local How could we serve you better? families enjoying the entertainment whilst 1. What is your preferred medium of taking a turn on the ice. Spotted in the crowd receiving Wendover News? print /online were local celebrities Kristina Rihanoff and 2. How do you receive your Wendover Tony Hadley joining in the festivities with News? at home/a shop or other outlet/ their families. print online/website/social media 3. How do you prefer to communicate with Chiltern View Ice Rink is open daily until 10 Wendover News? email/telephone/ January. Why not browse the Garden Centre messenger/letter/other whilst you're there? To find out more about 4. How important is Wendover News to you? the special guest appearances and book What are your favourite sections or is your tickets for festive fun at its finest, go to there an area of local life which you think www.chilternviewicerink.co.uk. has been ignored? 5. We are hugely dependent on local support Aylesbury Roads Infrastructure and interest. This has been especially The disruption and gridlock has already true during Covid-19. If you would like begun on a daily basis as Bucks Council to become more involved (by delivering have done little to spend considerable to homes, in a governance capacity, Government or New Build Income to financially, or in any other way) please let improve the main road structure by linking us know AND include your details so we at least 5 of the main arteries coming into can be in touch. and going out of Aylesbury Town Centre. Please respond by 31 January on paper, sent Work must start now on constructing the to our address (front page), or through our A41 at the Woodlands Roundabout at Aston website www.wendovernews.co.uk. Credit Rebecca Fennell Photography
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Chiltern Way Academy Wendover Campus has been awarded an Outstanding rating by Ofsted which states the school is 'highly successful'.
proud of the glowing praise we received in the report, it will allow the Academy to go from strength to strength. Our report states, ‘Parents are overwhelmingly positive in their praise for the school,' and parents/ carers are a huge part of our success. We also appreciate the support we receive across the local community as a Wendover school. Most of all Ofsted recognised that ‘we are fierce advocates for the pupils we support,’ what they didn’t say is that we are also incredibly proud of our pupils. They are the reason we are here. Many have had a bad experience of education, the system has failed them. Now we are a part of building a better future for them, to help them move into meaningful employment.”
Students planting 400 trees
CWA have been given 400 trees by The Woodland Trust that the students are planting whilst participating in "The Big Climate Fightback" to help get 50 million more trees in the ground across the UK. The Big Climate Fightback aims to rally the nation to get behind tree planting by finding those underused areas in our communities that could accommodate more trees and make a difference in the fight against climate change and provide havens for wildlife. With the environmental impact of HS2 in the local area, we thought it would be a great idea to get involved and plant more trees on the Wendover grounds. Paul Coffey, Head of Campus, Chiltern Way Academy - Wendover
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The Academy’s latest Ofsted report states that: "This is a very special school where Chair of Trustees, David Mortimer, pupils are happy to attend and it is safe to be commented on how the Academy has grown: yourself….expectations are extremely high.” "Since Academy conversion there has been a Head of Wendover Campus Paul Coffey said: series of improvements and achievements, “I am so pleased that Ofsted have reaffirmed it is gratifying to see that Ofsted recognised what an incredible and special group of this. However, it is important to point out
throughout the inspection and within the report about our ambition. This was important to them and is hugely important to us. We have big plans for the Academy."
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One month ago our Thursday Youth Group set themselves the challenge to run/walk 60km in the month of November to raise money for Movember UK. Every member absolutely smashed this target and completed over 100km. They raised a total of £236.73. Special note to Zac, our winner, who did 276.66km of activity, but we are so proud of everybody who took part! Thank you so much to everybody who donated. It was a great month and we are so pleased to support a brilliant charity!
Christmas Light Switch On
The Wendover Youth Centre provided four young people to be Elves and help out Santa at the Wendover Christmas Light Switch on! Thank you to Wendover Parish Council for
organizing such a great event! It was lovely to see Wendover getting festive and to see four of our members volunteering as Santa’s Elves. Well done Emily, Charlotte, Benji and Rowan!
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Thank You and Coming Events Climate Action Wendover would like to 100 Trees to Give Away say a big THANK YOU to all the volunteers, Saturday 15 January including an enthusiastic group of local If you would like to get involved in our tree Beavers and Cubs who supported our planting campaign, please visit our stand at weekend tree planting events in December. the produce market on the Manor Waste on Saturday 15 January.
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News from Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity Local charity thanks their volunteers
Volunteers are key to Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity, in helping the Charity raise funds through their network of shops and at their events, as well as supporting the work of the Hospice as Hospice Volunteers, Volunteer Drivers and Bereavement Support Listeners. Vicky Harman, Volunteer Engagement Manager at the Charity says, “All our volunteers make an impact, and we are very grateful to them for their role in our recovery from Covid in reopening the shops, supporting events and opening up the services at the Hospice.” Volunteering offers an opportunity to gain new skills, meet new people, experience something different, as well as giving back to your local community. It can also help you develop your career by gaining valuable experience, build confidence and resilience and connect with other people.
Santa Dash
Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity’s Aylesbury Santa Dash added a splash of colour to the town centre in November as Dashers took to the streets in festive outfits Dashers of all ages from children to grandparents, on foot, on scooters and in pushchairs took on the 2.5k and 5k routes A volunteer driver for the Hospice. around the town to kickstart the season Graham volunteers as a Hospice Driver, of goodwill, raising over £5,000 for local bringing patients to and from appointments hospice care, with donations still coming in. at the Hospice: “Once you start volunteering, you are hooked. It’s an absolute pleasure to The whole community got involved, with volunteer and the people are all fantastic. I George David Estate Agents sponsoring would highly recommend anyone thinking of the event, the children of Bedgrove Junior volunteering to just do it and talk to other School choir singing Christmas songs and volunteers to find out how rewarding it is.” Monika Yarnell of Jonika Fitness making sure the Dashers were safely warmed up and If you would like to find out more about ready for the Dash. The 5k Dash was started volunteering with Florence Nightingale by The Mayor of Aylesbury, who also took Hospice Charity, please visit the Charity’s part in the run himself. Nathan Cooper of website at: fnhospice.org.uk/volunteer or Bucks Radio was there to start the 2.5k Dash email volunteering@fnhospice.org.uk. for some of the younger Dashers.
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The Shepherd’s Hut Outdoor Day Nursery has been rated “OUTSTANDING” in its field by Ofsted. Having only opened in August 2018 we have worked extremely hard to bring The Shepherd’s Hut Outdoor Day Nursery to what it is today. With up to 80% of the day spent outdoors and through a diverse range of activities, children that attend our nursery have the opportunity to become well-rounded individuals.
The Forest School ethos within a nursery setting is proven to: • build self-esteem • encourage independence • grow knowledge of the “world around us” • promote and instil the benefits of teamwork • ensure children have fun whilst meeting the essential requirements of the EYFS Framework
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Based near Wendover on an enclosed and picturesque piece of farmland, in the foothills below Coombe Hill, The Shepherd’s Hut Outdoor Day Nursery comprises several structures. Designed with children at heart, we have a heated yurt for indoor activities, quiet time and inclement weather. This year "2021" we introduced our Baby Barn for 0-2 year olds where they can play, rest and eat together when not exploring the outdoor area. Alongside this we have a designated Forest School area, mud kitchen, a fruit and vegetable patch where we will grow, cultivate and eat our harvest. Children are unfolded not moulded. For more information see our website: www.shepherdshutdaynursery.co.uk
Dr Lynda Raybould and Dr Tracy Johnson welcome new and existing patients Perry House Dental Surgery was established in 1981 and we are still growing our practice, increasing and improving what we offer to give our patients the best service we can. Dr Lynda Raybould and Dr Tracy Johnson offer a range of competitively priced treatments including general family dentistry, hygienist appointments and cosmetic work such as whitening and Smilelign orthodontics. We work holistically with you, to give you a healthy mouth.
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Pacing4Pat350 deserve. They also welcome everyone to Thanks for supporting us and helping to raise their community. vital recognition for this amazing charity. George & Cindy Pat Kenny (George's brother) took his own life on 7 February 2020. This followed the loss of his father, grandfather and great uncle, all of whom took their own lives over the preceding 40 years. We are taking every step in their memory to spread the word and support an amazing charity. Cindy & George
We (George & Cindy - Pacing4Pat) are raising awareness of suicide prevention and fundraising for Hector's House. Hector's House listen to you and get the help you need. They inform people and attend local events and festivals. They encourage healthy living with their 'Eat, Move, Love' campaign. They visit schools and organisations to talk about mental health and signpost to the right place to ensure you get the support you need and
We are walking 350 miles in 14 days from Pat's place of birth in Glasgow to the spot where he took his own life in St Neots for Hector's House because we believe in alerting people to suicide prevention. The awareness and funds raised will help Hector's House to continue providing a great Pat service to the community, saving lives and Do you or someone you love need help? showing people they are better off here. • Text HECTOR to 85258 • Call Samaritans on 116 123 Please visit our Facebook page here. • Email Hector’s House on hihector@ www.facebook.com/Pacing4Pat350/ hectorshouse.org.uk
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Friends of Wendover Health Centre Friends of Wendover Health Centre would like your help!
Transporting WHC patients to medical appointments As hospital clinics and doctors’ surgeries open up to more patients, our current drivers are only just keeping up with requests for transport. We are looking for new volunteers to join our happy team of drivers to take patients of Wendover Health Centre to medical appointments If you enjoy driving and would like to support those who are unable to make their own way to hospital or the surgery we need you! Our bookings are made over the telephone between 1 and 3pm each weekday, you choose when you are available and how far you are willing to travel. Drivers can claim petrol allowance at the rate of 45p a mile. Our main venues are hospitals at Stoke Mandeville, High Wycombe, Amersham and Oxford plus the Westongrove surgeries and local clinics. As a charity we are always pleased to accept donations from our patients.
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Buckinghamshire Council is on a mission to • Several community tree planting projects create a greener, cleaner future for everyone using funding from the Forestry Commission’s in the county and is calling on local residents Local Authority Treescapes Fund the image consultants • Community based projects such as the Colour & Image Consultations & Cosmetics and communities to get involved. Chiltern Rangers seed gathering initiative in Special Offer – New Year Vouchers During National Tree Week (27 November partnership with local community boards for Colour or Style Consultations to 3 December), the council launched its Contact Kimberley on 07932 786 010 Peter Strachan, Cabinet Member for Climate Bucks Tree Mission (https://bit.ly/3lXAVGC), Change & Environment, planted the first of a commitment to its planting of trees the council’s 543,000 trees at The Rye in High tom chamlet builders across Buckinghamshire and support for Wycombe. He said: “Our pledge to plant community projects and initiatives to do the over half a million trees in Buckinghamshire Extensions: Renovations: same. This year's National Tree Week was over the next 10 years forms part of our New Builds particularly special because many of the commitment to tackling climate change. Tree All building work undertaken trees planted will form part of Her Majesty planting is one of the best ways to help our Friendly, Professional Service The Queen's Green Canopy initiative environment because trees absorb carbon References Provided (https://bit.ly/3DLa4nh). dioxide and release oxygen back into the air. Members of the Trees also help prevent flooding, improve Federation of Master Builders The Bucks Tree Mission encompasses a range water quality, and enhance biodiversity. of shared tree planting projects including: 07831 445691 • The Council’s pledge to plant over 543,000 “Every tree planted in Buckinghamshire 01844 351519 trees, one for every resident in Bucks helps to achieve the Bucks Tree Mission cowleaze chinnor • The Queen’s Green Canopy – a tree planting of creating more space for nature to grow initiative to mark Her Majesty The Queen’s and thrive and helps to improve health and tomchamlet@gmail.com Platinum Jubilee wellbeing for everyone.” www.tomchamletbuilders.com
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Wendover Quiz All participants were delighted to be back battling away with questions set by Alan Myers who has been quizzing local groups for many years now. The Thursday night Quizzes started on 7 October and finished on 25 November with a break on 28 October.
Clearly the higher scoring team in any game goes through to the next round (box highlighted in yellow). If a game is drawn, extra questions provide a tie-breaker to determine the winner. Highest scoring losers make up any contestant spots vacant in the next round.
Where appropriate, a website or social media contact has been given for the teams. If your organisation has not yet been listed in https://wendovernews.co.uk/ local-organisations/, contact Wendover News (see footer) and your details can be added, free of charge.
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Dame Judi Dench joins Calibre Audio as Patron Weston Turville-based Calibre Audio is Calibre Audio is the only national charity delighted to announce Dame Judi Dench as in the UK to provide a completely free for the charity’s new Patron. life audiobook service to anyone who has a disability that makes reading print difficult. The Academy Award winning actress’s Their 15,000+ members have conditions career has spanned over half a century such as dyslexia, a visual or cognitive with roles such as Queen Elizabeth I in impairment or any other health condition Shakespeare in Love and M in the Bond that makes reading the printed word films, leading her to become one of Britain’s difficult or impossible, such as multiple best-loved actresses. sclerosis, Motor Neurone Disease (MND), In 2012 Dame Judi was diagnosed with age- Parkinson’s and arthritis. Calibre exists to related macular degeneration (AMD), a connect members to books in the format common condition that affects the middle they require, delivering 1,700 books per day part of your vision in later life. Age-related via streaming, download and memory sticks macular degeneration is the biggest cause – providing stimulation, companionship, of sight loss in the UK, affecting more than learning and escape. Calibre Audio is 600,000 people. Dame Judi has previously delighted to have Dame Judi on board and shared how her vision loss has impacted is looking forward to an exciting future her life; she has had to find other ways for working together. learning lines and can no longer read books. She is hoping that by supporting Calibre she will be able to bring the world of reading to as many people as possible who cannot access printed books.
Speaking of the announcement, Anthony Kemp, CEO of Calibre Audio said: “We are thrilled that Dame Judi shares our belief that everyone should be able to experience the joy of reading without the barrier of
disability, and with Dame Judi’s support we hope to reach even more people, so that everyone who would really benefit from accessing our audiobooks knows how to find us.”
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Dame Judi said: “I am delighted to have been invited to be a Patron of such a worthwhile charity. Their dedication and passion for making the joy of reading available to all is something I wholeheartedly support. Without charities such as Calibre, those dealing with sight loss or other conditions such as dyslexia are denied the opportunity to read – a pleasure that most of us take for granted.”
New Plan launched to address local Wildlife decline: Can you become wilder? A new Biodiversity Action Plan has been launched to urge action for wildlife across Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes. Published by the Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes Natural Environment Partnership (the “NEP”), the Plan, “Forward to 2030”, sets out important ambitions and targets for nature in our area to 2030. Nature and wildlife are vital to life, our economies and communities. As well as being important homes for wildlife, we all rely on nature for food, clean air and water, to help prevent flooding, for natural resources and for physical and mental health and wellbeing.
combating and adapting to it. Other pressures on our local nature include population growth and development, changes in land use and unsustainable land management, the overuse of resources, generation of waste, pollution and pests and diseases.
to deliver on promises to help reduce and adapt to climate change continues. This new and improved Biodiversity Action Plan sets out clear targets and nature-based actions we can all take to ensure our biodiversity continues to thrive despite the pressures it faces.
The NEP’s new Biodiversity Action Plan (https://bucksmknep.co.uk/forwardto-2030/) aims to reverse biodiversity decline by 2030 and to create more, bigger, better and more joined-up habitats across Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes. The BAP sets a series of objectives to achieve this aim, including to increase the overall area of land positively managed for wildlife and priority habitats, improve existing habitats, connect quality habitats across the landscape, improve people’s connectedness with nature and ensure biodiversity is a key factor in the design of the urban environment and new developments.
"We all have a role to play in recognising the importance of the nature around us, and in doing our bit to protect and conserve it, to create and improve wilder areas, connect them up and take care of them into the long term to make sure nature continues to provide us all with many the benefits that we rely on.
But whilst Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes may appear green and pleasant, globally we are in the middle of a mass extinction event and there are multiple threats to nature at all scales. As the recent COP 26 meeting highlighted, our nature is under severe pressure from climate change, Chris M Williams, the NEP’s Chair, said yet can also help provide natural solutions to “With COP26 behind us, the important work 26
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"As a partnership, we encourage all sectors and everyone in the Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes area in particular, to take action, however small, to support our biodiversity goals. There are lots of ideas on our website of how you can help and get involved and we’d love to hear about what you choose to do.” What can you do in your patch?
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Remembrance Parade & Poppy Appeal 2021 A huge thank you to the people of Wendover for an amazing turnout for the annual Remembrance Parade in November. I inherited the role of Parade organiser after my dad John Thompson passed away in December 2019. Covid last year stopped our full parade in 2020 but with help we managed to pay our respects in a socially distanced minimal way. So for 2021 to be my first full parade I am blown away by the turnout and help from everyone involved to make it happen. My thankyous start with Sally and Remco from the two churches taking the service. A brilliant turnout from all the organisations. The wreath-layers all did an amazing job with our local MP Rob Butler taking his turn. James from No2 also thank you for the loan of the adaptor plug so the microphone would work and Barry Evans from the Legion Club for setting that up for us. Jan Elliott from the hardware shop thank you for the birds-eye view picture so we could see the amazing
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Our next parade will be 2.30pm 13 The music industry is changing. November 2022. Thank you to all involved. Show support for the new wave of Moira McLaughlin (was Thompson) independent artists and bands who Vice chairman Wendover Legion branch want to do things their own way. Become part of the new The Poppy Appeal for the Wendover Revolution in music. area will exceed £7500. Thank you to all establishments for taking a tin and the ATC We are Undervision collecting at weekends on the Manor Waste Listen to and own our music on and Dobbies. Thank you to the volunteers Amazon digital music and iTunes: and RAF Halton for collecting money, Message from the Rising Sun delivering out the boxes and counting Syncretize, Timelink the money. I couldn’t do this without the Equinox, Pulsar amazing team who help every year. Reward for the Brave Helen Thompson Poppy Appeal Organiser www.undervision.co.uk
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RAF Halton Spring Nursery, RAF Halton, takes part in The Queen’s Green Canopy Nursery Manager Madieke says: “On Thursday 18 November our nursery took part in the The Queen’s Green Canopy (QGC), which is a unique tree planting initiative created to mark Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022 and invites people from across the United Kingdom to ‘Plant a Tree for the Jubilee.'”
“We invited the RAF Halton Station Commander, Group Captain Dan Startup, to our nursery to help the children plant this special tree and we have also marked our tree on the map on the website.” If your organisation would like to get involved, please visit https:// queensgreencanopy.org/
Station Commander's Coin
Congratulations to Corporal (Cpl) Taylor who was the recipient of a prestigious Station Commander’s Coin in December.
Taking on the position of Chair of the Junior Ranks Council 6 months ago, Cpl Taylor has been a breath of fresh air; enthusiastic, articulate and determined to do good. One of the Station Commander’s top priorities for 2021 was to enhance the communications across the Station - particularly for the Junior Ranks - and Cpl Taylor has led the way by creating an MS Teams forum to enable this. It has proved beneficial for not just the Junior Ranks Council but also the Junior Ranks Welfare Committee. At meetings with the Station Commander and Station Warrant Officer she has excelled as Chair, capably providing clear and concise direction and updates. A truly well-deserved award – well done! Editor's note: Photos Crown Copyright. Cpl Taylor story from RAF Halton Facebook page.
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Local Face: Peter Dorling Peter Dorling fell in love with "the Wireless" as a child and became an avid listener to every genre of radio programme. From an early age he set his sights on joining the BBC and after his National Service in the Royal Corps of Signals at the age of 20, two unsuccessful attempts didn’t deter him from trying a third time. He finally joined the ranks of the BBC as a junior technician in 1956. This was the start of a 40-year career with the BBC, where he became a familiar face reading the TV news.
ships, while Isobel took the role as Ship's Escort, making sure the tours went according to plan. Over the next ten years, they did some 50 cruises taking them all over the world, visiting 80 countries. Peter gave 200 expertly-produced, illustrated lectures on the history of the BBC, and other newsworthy topics of the time, and became something of a celebrity on board. Playing the organ at St James's Church Fulmer
Peter became one of the youngest-ever radio announcers, working alongside famous wartime news readers, and still has a charming, sonorous BBC voice. While doing sound effects, like rattling the teacups on Mrs Dale’s Diary, he was cautioned by his boss that his career wouldn’t blossom unless he moved into television before he was 30. Over the next 25 years he took on various roles in Television News, as producer, reporter, interviewer, film director and programme anchor man. Peter’s face became well known reading the news and covering politics. He even had an office in the Houses of Parliament, where he identified newsworthy stories from Parliamentary debates. He covered five general elections, presenting BBC2's coverage each night of the campaigns. Then came the Falklands War and the two Gulf Wars which he helped cover from the London newsroom.
Peter’s experience was so wide that he was prized as a trainer within the BBC, shaping journalists into the very best, for which the BBC was famed. As he was about to retire, he was spotted by representatives of the Singapore Television Station, a government institution, who wanted advice on how to present its policies to viewers, in a way which didn’t seem like government propaganda. For nine years in the 1990s, in three-month stints, Peter, accompanied by his wife Isobel, trained Singaporean journalists in the art of balanced TV news reporting. It went down very well and some of his trainees are now top Government Ministers. He remembers his time in Singapore fondly, as a place of garishly colourful noisy markets, spicy food and the most efficient transport system. Isobel arranged trips for them both, all over South East Asia, which became a precursor to the next adventure in their lives. Peter was invited to take up guest lecturing on cruise
They were rarely at their home in Gerrards Cross, but Peter found time to sing bass with the choir of St James' Church, as well as being relief organist at nearby Fulmer Church. He was also, for many years, a member of the local South Bucks Choral Society. Meanwhile, Isobel taught maths at St Mary’s School in Gerrards Cross and was finance governor at the village school in Fulmer for 40 years. One of their two daughters lived in Wendover with her family and had always been singing Wendover’s praises. So, when the time came to downsize, it was a natural destination to move to Wendover. Unfortunately, Isobel became ill shortly after their move, and passed away before making what would certainly have been her usual valued contribution to the local community. Nevertheless, Peter says he very much enjoys living in Wendover, with its excellent facilities and family within walking distance. Now aged 87, he still frequents local cafés and restaurants, so if you recognise him, do say hello.
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Mon, Wed
morn/eve Adult & Teenager Yoga Classes, St Anne’s Hall. Contact Sarah to book or for class details. See ad p23.
sarahyoga@sky.com, www.sarahyoga.co.uk
Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri
morn/eve Yoga classes with Zest Yoga. Contact to book.
annabel@zest-yoga.com
Mon, Wed, SAT
morn/eve Zumba® and Zumba® Gold classes: private studio or locations in Chivery or Wendover.
Roxanne 01296 623683
Mon & Fri Mondays
evening Badminton Club. 19.45-21.45 Mon, beginners 18.45-19.45 Fri, John Colet School (term time) am Monday Club Café, Wendover Christian Centre, please book. See article page 10.
Mondays
10.00-11.30 Sparklers Baby & Toddler Group, St Mary’s Church, Wendover
Mondays
11.30-14.00 ArtSmart classes, St Anne’s Hall.
Mondays
14.00-16.30 Rhubarb Café, St Michael’s Aston Clinton. Cakes, savouries & hot drinks. Gluten free avail. Pay by card.
Mondays
19.30-21.00 Badminton Club for over 18s, £6, (Sep-July, no BH’s) Green Park Sports Centre HP22 5NE
Mondays Tue & Wed Tue, Thu & SAT
www.wendoverbc.org/ wendoverds@gmail.com 01296 625838 www.artsmartuk.com
evening Wendover Singers rehearsals, John Colet School
Allen 01296 631159 info@wendoversingers.com
09.45, 10.25, 11.05 Monkey Music, term time, Wendover Guide Hut HP22 6HH. See advert page 9.
see listing Drama Hub, Wendover Youth Centre. Tue 18.10-20.50, Thu 18.10-19.25, SAT 09.00-12.20.
aylesbury.highwycombe@monkeymusic.co.uk 07808 960632 or dramahubwendover@gmail.com
Tuesdays
10.00-11.30 Thames Valley Police at Wendover Community Library
Tuesdays
13.00-15.00 Communi-tea Friends social group, Wendover Christian Centre. Drop in!
Tuesdays
16.00-18.05 Perform drama classes. 4-7 year olds 4-5pm 7-12 year olds 5.05-6.05pm. Wendover Memorial Hall.
www.perform.org.uk/free-drama-class/wendover
Tuesdays
18.00-20.30 Sparrowhawks Netball Training, John Colet School - contact the club for details
wendoverladiesnetballclub@hotmail.com
Tuesdays Tuesdays Tuesdays Wed, Fri
01296 382415
19.00 or 20.15 IMAGEZ Camera Club, contact the club for details
www.imagezcameraclub.co.uk
19.30-21.00 Aylesbury Choral Society, contact for details
acschairman@gmail.com
20.00 Sep-Apr - Whitchurch Morris Side practice sessions, Wilstone Village Hall HP23 4PE times vary Nia Classes - Wed 12.00-13.00, Fri 18.30-19.30, Balance Studio, Halton Tennis Centre
www.whitchurchmorris.org.uk melinajoyofnia@gmail.com
Wed, SAT
see listing Rest & Reflect, Lindengate HP22 6BD - W 16.30-18.30, S 13.00-16.00. See ad p 4. info@lindengate.org.uk 01296 622443 www.lindengate.org.uk
Wed, SUN
see listing Wendover & Halton Cycling Club, Wed 18.30 local mtn bike, Sun 08.30 local mtn bike
Wednesdays
10.00-12.00 French Conversation has moved for the winter to: The Crow’s Nest, Tring Hill. 07398 799 977
Wednesdays
14.00-16.00 Communi-tea Friends social group, St Michael’s Aston Clinton. Drop in!
Wednesdays Wednesdays Thu, SAT Thu, SAT
19.00 The Rotary Club of Wendover & District, meetings online, usually 2nd Wednesday 19.15-20.30 Spring Sage Health Qigong, Wendover Memorial Hall. morn/eve Zumba with Nikki, Thu 1830 Halton School, Sat 0930 Chiltern Way Academy Wendover pm GTAG (Give Tennis Another Go) at Halton Tennis Centre, Thu 7-8.30pm, Sat 4-5.30pm 09.00-16.00 Wendover Weekly Market, Manor Waste
Thursdays
10.00-11.30 Noah’s Ark Baby & Toddler Group, Wendover Christian Centre. £1 donation
Thursdays
rides@wendoverhaltoncc.org.uk Katy 07398 799 977 www.rotary-ribi.org/clubs/homepage.php?ClubID=2041
Jake 07867 389542
Thursdays Thursdays
13.30 Wendover Afternoon Bridge Club, Memorial Hall
nicolepistak.zumba.com, 07876443392 office@haltonuk.com
www.bridgewebs.com/wendoverafternoon
18.45-22.00 Lucy Clark Scottish Country Dance Club, Wendover Memorial Hall - beginners 18.45, general 20.00. Ad p 4 lucyclarkscottish@gmail.com
Thursdays
19.00 Taekwondo for ages 5 and up, Wendover CofE School
www.btkd.co.uk
Thursdays
19.45 Wendover Choral Society rehearsals, St Mary’s Church
www.wendoverchoralsociety.co.uk
Fridays Fridays Fridays SATURDAYS SUNDAYS
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TIME
see listing Slow Flow Yoga with Sabina, Wendover Library Room. 9-10.15 & 10.25-11.25. 13.30 Bounce & Rhyme, Wendover Community Library - term time only, tickets from the Library 19.00-21.00 Amazing Donkey Youth Club for 10-14 year olds (term time only), Wendover Youth Ctre see listing Nordic Walking, contact Ridgeway Walking for more information & location details. See advert page 21. 09.30 Cycle Rides with Aylesbury Cyclist Touring Club, locations vary
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Tue-Sun
10.00-16.00 College Lake Nature Reserve Tring HP23 5QG open - see website for details.
bbowt.org.uk
Tue-Sat
10.00-16.00 Discover Bucks Museum open, Church St, Aylesbury HP20 2QP, see page 2. Open until 17.00 Sat.
www.discoverbucksmuseum.org
10.00-17.00 Waddesdon Manor grounds and selected buildings open - please book online before visiting.
waddesdon.org.uk
Wed-Sun days vary
times vary Volunteering opportunities at nature reserves with BBOWT - check dates, times & locations online.
until 2 Jan
daily Cinderella, Aylesbury Waterside Theatre
until 10 Jan
bbowt.org.uk www.atgtickets.com/aylesbury
daily Chiltern View Skating Rink, Chiltern View Nursery
Tue 04
13.30 Knit and Natter, Wendover Community Library. Please ask at the Library for details.
01296 382415
Tue 04 14.15 & 15.30 “Learn My Way” technology sessions at Wendover Community Library. Please book early!
01296 382415
Tue 04
www.breastfriends-aylesbury.org.uk
19.00-21.00 Breast Friends Aylesbury - Breast Cancer Support Group, please contact for details.
Wed 05
10.00 Wendover U3A monthly meeting, St Mary’s Church
Thu 06
14.30 Wendover Horticultural Society, St Anne’s Hall. AGM & speaker Phil Townsend, see page 2.
Thu 06
evening Bucks Bird Club, online meeting. See website for details.
Fri 07
www.bucksbirdclub.co.uk
20.00 Cholesbury-cum-St-Leonards Local History Group, online. “Thinking About Landscape” with speaker Adam Smith.
Sat 08
08.40 Country to Capital Run, starts Shoulder of Mutton, see page 2
Sat 08
09.00-12.00 Repair Café, St Michael’s Aston Clinton. Donations for repairs performed welcome!
Sat 08
10.00-16.00 Short Mat Bowls Open Day, Wendover Bowls Club, Dobbins Lane. See page 13.
Tue 11 Wed 12 Thu 13 & 27 Thu 13
Sheila 07743 133963
11.45 FREE Baby Development Workshop with Monkey Music, Wendover Guide Hut HP22 6HH. See p 3 & advert p 9.
Book on bit.ly/mmayleswyc www.wendoverartclub.co.uk
20.00 Chiltern Writers, online meeting. Please contact for more information.
chilternwriters.org
10.00-14.00 Wendover Local Produce Market, Manor Waste
Sat 15
10.30-11.30 Book Club, Wendover Christian Centre, see page 4.
Sat 15
contact Aylesbury Vale Stitchers, online meeting, speaker Hillary Waters Fayle. See page 12.
Mon 17
aylesburyvalestitchers@gmail.com
19.30 RSPB Local Group, “Wildlife of Madagascar” with speaker Graham Lenton. Prebendal Hall HP19 7QW. See p 13. www.rspb.org.uk/groups/aylesbury 13.00-15.00 Virtual Roundtable to support Bucks Youth Work, online, see page 4. Please book early.
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contact Wendover & Villages Community Board, contact for meeting details.
Tue 18 Tue 18
wendoverandvillages@buckinghamshire.gov.uk
19.45 BBOWT Talk, online. “Ancient Trees and All That Rot,” with Dr Helen Read, £5, see page 4.
bbowt.org.uk
10.00-12.00 Craft Group, Wendover Christian Centre, see page 5.
Wed 19 Thu 20
iain@wanstallconsulting.co.uk
19.30 Wendover Art Club, St Anne’s Hall. 13 - Jay Nolan-Latchford, 27 - working evening. See page 4.
Sat 15
Wed 19
wendoverbowls@gmail.com
19.30 Wendover Evening WI meeting, “Pot Luck”. St Anne’s Hall. See page 3. 12.00-14.00 FREE Wills & Estate Planning Sessions with Wanstall Consulting, Wendover Library. See advert page 11.
Thu 13 & 27
Tue 18
01494 758784
08.00 Pace Christmas Tree Collection, see page 2. https://register.enthuse.com/ps/event/ChristmasTreeCollection2022
Sat 08-Sun 09
20.00 Bucks Historical Association, via Zoom. With speaker Prof Jane Humphries. See page 5.
secretarybucksha@gmail.com
09.00-14.00 Legacy Fairs Antiques & Collectors Fair, Wendover Memorial Hall, see advert page 4
Thu 20 Fri 21 Thu 27 Fri 28
peter.stevenspeter@aol.com
20.00 Aylesbury Centre of the National Trust, Broughton Jr School. Meeting topic TBC.
07399 540626
20.00 Aston Wine Club, topic tbc, Buckland Village Hall.
astonwineclub.co.uk
20.00 Jazz Upfront, St Mary’s Aylesbury HP20 2JJ.
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20.00 Weston Turville Historical Society, “Latimer House,” with speaker Helen Fry, WT Village Hall. See page 5.
www.wthsoc.org.uk
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Wendover Parish Council Matters Arising View from the Chair
In the words of a famous song “Another year over and what have we done….” Much confusion with Covid and restrictions! Not as good as the original song lyrics but there we go. Since my last View, we have managed the scheduled program of events with the Old Nickers winning the final of the Parish Quiz at the Bowls Club. It was a night of very challenging questions from quiz master Alan Myers and closely fought semi-finals. My thanks to all 16 teams and their supporters, Alan, and Jane Ellis who organised the event for the Council. Following a consultation with the community, the Council has adopted a new Vision for Wendover and a Community Action Plan, to bring the vision to life. More details can be found here: www. wendover-pc.gov.uk/vision. Another highlight of the festive period was the annual Christmas Event. Again, my thanks to WPC staff and Councillors, the crowd, stall holders and shop keepers who make this a really lovely occasion. The Council are investigating the use of the Manor Waste within its Charter. As part of this we are running a consultation until Monday 10 January, both on WPC Facebook and website, so please comment. As the New Year starts, there are some initiatives which should be completed by spring. Bucks Council will be installing a CCTV camera on the junction of Church Lane and South St to monitor HS2 HGV traffic, due in January. The Wendover and Villages Community Board have pledged monies towards the proposed new Skate Park and the NHS health check bus is due to visit Wendover on 6 January 2022 in the library (see WPC website). That’s all except to wish everyone a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year!! Sheila Bulpett
Grants
Did you know that Wendover Parish Council sets an annual minor and major grant budget to provide financial assistance to organisations, projects and activities which provide services for local residents? Applicants for funding must meet eligibility criteria. For more information please refer to the Grants Policy which can be found on our website www.wendover-pc.gov.uk/grants. Please note the closing date for a major grants application is 31 January 2022, to be awarded in the new financial year from April 2022.
Parish Council Meeting Tuesday 4 January, 7.30pm St Anne’s Hall For all meeting and committee dates please visit our webpage www.wendover-pc.gov.uk/meetings
residential areas (excluding the main highways) • Maintenance of some rights of way • Devolved Services such as grass and verge cutting in 30mph areas The precept calculations for April 2022 to March 2023 were approved by the Parish Councillors at the Parish Council meeting on Tuesday 7 December. The precept was advised at £326,328 which equates a 2.73% rise or £2.21 rise to a Band D property over the entire year. Current project updates can be found on our website: www.wendover-pc.gov.uk/projects.
Christmas Celebration Event
On Wednesday 1 December Wendover Parish Council hosted their Christmas Celebration on Manor Waste. It was a festive Council Tax 2022/23: What is the Precept? evening that left the The precept is the Parish Council’s share of the centre of Wendover council tax collected by Buckinghamshire Council. buzzing despite the rain! Income and expenditure for the next financial Wendover Parish Council would like to thank the year is calculated by the Parish Council in businesses who donated to the Christmas event. December. The precept demand is then sent to All proceeds were donated to Wendover FC and the billing authority. Wendover Junior FC. Examples of projects and works that are reviewed The Salt Kitchen, Cheesy Grahams and Coffee and during the precept process by the Parish Council Donuts all kindly donated 10% of their Christmas include: event takings. • Providing and maintaining allotments • Providing and maintaining open spaces including Many thanks to Number 2 for their sponsorship installing and maintaining play equipment towards the Christmas Tree on Manor Waste. • Managing and supporting local events and festivals • Providing and maintaining street lighting in Finally, we would like to thank the children at Wendover Junior School, Little Acorns Kindergarten and Jack in the Box Pre-school for Wendover Produce Market making the fantastic Christmas tree decorations Saturday 15 January, 10am to 2pm and the John Colet School Choir for their Manor Waste wonderful performances!
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Wendover Parish Council, The Clock Tower, High Street, Wendover HP22 6DU
www.wendover-pc.gov.uk
clerk@wendover-pc.gov.uk
01296 623056
Sunday Church Services in Wendover • • •
St Anne’s: 9am Mass St Mary’s: 9am and 10.45am Wendover Free Church: 10.45am
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