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Discover Bucks Museum
Tue-Sat 10am-4pm, Church St, Aylesbury Sit and Play, ends 12 March – a sculptural exhibition and play experience using interlocking pieces produced from recycled plastic. Sew New! is a permanent adiiton to the Embroiderers’ Guild Gallery. Check the website for details, booking and opening times. www.discoverbucksmuseum.org
Free, Fun Fitness
Monday morning & Wednesday lunchtime, beginning in March, at Halton Tennis Centre The sessions will be based on ‘aerobics on court’ meaning that it is based loosely on tennis but is mainly focused on improving people's strength, stamina and general fitness. Follow @haltonuk on Facebook or Instagram for more details.
to work on craft projects. Please bring your own materials or just come to see what others are doing. All welcome. Coffee served at about 11am.
Wendover Horticultural Society
Thu 3, 2.30pm, St Anne's Hall Summer and late summer planting for herbaceous borders and small gardens. Speakers Pete & Jenny from Preston Bissett Nurseries. See page 13.
"Team Wilder"
Thu 3 & 10, 7.30pm, online Webinars with BBOWT offering top advice from the experts on how to help wildlife on your patch. Book on www.bbowt.org.uk/events.
Jenůfa
Fri 4 & Sat 5, 7.30pm, Court Theatre HP23 5QY Aylesbury Opera Group presents this fully staged production sung in English. Tickets available date tbc, Wendover Library Meeting Room Friends of Wendover Library are hoping to start up from www.courttheatre.co.uk or boxoffice@ OnScreen, Wendover's film club, again in March. For courttheatre.co.uk or 07543 560478. These latter updates, follow @wendovercommunitylibrary on are monitored by volunteers. Facebook or contact fowlmembers@hotmail.com.
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Kimble & Ellesborough Hort. Society
Tue 1, 7.15 & 8pm, Stewart Hall HP17 0XN (Meeting may be on Zoom.) 7.15pm - AGM. 8pm - Timothy Walker, former Director at Oxford University Botanic Gardens and now lecturer in Plant Sciences at Somerville College, Oxford. For more information, please email kehs.bucks@ outlook.com at least a week before the meeting.
Local History Group
Fri 4, 8pm, St Leonards Parish Hall HP23 6NW Arts & Crafts Architecture in Chesham Bois & Amersham, with Alison Bailey. Contact: Richard Leat 01494 758784.
Pop-Up Art Weekend
Sat 5, 10am-5pm & Sun 6, 10.30am-4pm, Chilterns MS Centre HP22 5LX The event is free to attend and visitors will be welcomed by a range of work, from paintings, Craft Group Wed 2, 16 & 30, 10.00am-12 noon, Wen Christian Ctre photographs, ceramics, jewellery, sculptures and Craft Group provides space in congenial company much more. See advert front page.
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Events Arty Party
starts Tue 8, 10-11am, Wendover Library Meeting Room Arts & crafts for under-5s, weekly during term time. Find us at www. artyparty.fun, call Sabina on 07578 183711 or email artist@artyparty.fun. See advert page 4.
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Wendover Evening WI
Tue 8, 7.30pm, St Anne’s Hall Lost in Translation, with speaker Cecile Whidbourne. Interested in joining? Please contact Sheila on 07743 133963.
Wendover Art Club
Thu 10 & 24, 7.30pm, St Anne's Hall 10th - A working evening. 24th - Mark Fennell returns for another session on oil portraiture. £10 for visitors who are non-members but this is deductible from an annual subscription of £30 if they decide to join.
Aylesbury Vale Stitchers
Sat 12, 2.30-4.30pm, Wendover Memorial Hall Speaker Paul Henry - From Fleece to Pleats. Visitors always welcome. Contact aylesburyvalestitchers@gmail.com for any queries.
Wendover Music AGM & Concert
Sat 12, 7.30pm, St Mary’s Church, Wendover HP22 6NL Wendover Music is delighted to be holding its AGM in person this year, featuring cellist Leo Popplewell, a BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist for the 2021-23 season. Season ticket holders from 2020 and 2021 have already been invited. Entry is free to season ticket holders for 2022, otherwise £10. If you
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ARTY PARTY starts Tuesday 8th March
• Wendover Library from 10 to 11 am • every week during Term Time • fun for the Whole FAMILY! Find us at www.artyparty.fun Call Sabina on 07578183711 Email artist@artyparty.fun
LEGACY FAIRS
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BBOWT Talk - Reading the Countryside
Tue 15, 7.45-8.45pm, Gt Missenden Mem Ctre Enjoy learning how to read the the clues man and nature leave behind.Registration £5 on www. bbowt.org.uk/events. John is also leading a walk by the same name Sat 19 at Dancersend Reserve, near Tring. Book online. See page 13.
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Sat 19, 10.30-11.30am, Wendover Christian Ctre Join our lively group! No set book, just interesting discussion about what we have been reading recently and a chance to learn about authors and books we may not have encountered. We start with coffee (or other drink) and often cake.
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Wed 16, 8pm, Zoom Mon 21-Sun 27, Wendover Youth Centre Dr Jane Harrison, Dept for Continuing Education, See page 19 for more information. University of Oxford. "Moated Manors and Deserted Medieval Villages." Register at: RSPB Aylesbury Group secretarybucksha@gmail.com. Mon 21, 7.30pm, Prebendal Hall Community Centre, Aylesbury HP19 7QW Free Wills and Estate Planning Surgeries "Birding and Botanising around Europe " by Kerrie Thu 17 & 31, 12noon-2pm, Wendover Library Porteous. More info at www.rspb.org.uk/groups/ With Wanstall Consulting. To find out more or aylesbury. arrange a consultation, please email Iain on iain@ wanstallconsulting.co.uk or ring 01296 415700. Weston Turville Historical Society Fri 25, 8pm, Weston Turville Village Hall Aylesbury Centre of the National Trust “A Sculpted Surprise: Interim Results of the Thu 17, 8pm (doors open 7.30pm), Broughton Excavations at the Ruined Church of St Mary’s Stoke
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WENDOVER MUSIC 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 Concert tickets £20 (students £5). AGM tickets £10. Mini Mozart £6 per child (adults free) or £10 for 2 siblings
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Events Mandeville” with speaker Dr Rachel Wood. Entrance We hope you will be able to join us in March and - £2 members, £3 visitors. www.wthsoc.org.uk again in June! If you have any questions, please contact admin@wendoveryouth.co.uk.
Pendyrus Male Choir
Sat 26, 7pm, Kings Church Amersham This internationally acclaimed Welsh male choir returns to Amersham for a charity concert in support of Every Life; a locally-based charity working with disadvantaged urban communities in Uganda and Kenya. Bar and raffle available. Tickets £20 and available from https://everylife. org.uk/events/ or call 03333 442505. Tickets also available from Kings Church Amersham.
Wendover Youth Centre AGM
Mon 28, 7.30pm, Youth Centre, Wharf Road Wendover Youth Centre is holding its 10th annual AGM, where the Board of Trustees will meet to complete their legal obligations for 2022 and discuss what has taken place over the last year. All are welcome to attend. As well as covering the financial and legal matters, the AGM will allow us to provide an update on the work we have done during the last year and our plans for 2022 and beyond. We are also hosting a Friends and Supporters event on 13 June to provide an opportunity for a more informal discussion and relaxed social time together.
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Thu 31, 8.15pm, St Mary's Aylesbury Deschanel Gordon Trio with Will Sach, Bass & Will Cleasby, Drums. Tickets on sale now at Aylesbury Music Shop or https://bit.ly/339qzxj.
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• Aylesbury Choral Society concert - 2 April, see www.aylesburychoral.org.uk • KEHS Spring Show, Stewart Hall - 3 April • The Wendover Society Spring Supper and AGM, Memorial Hall - 8 April • Pace BIG Walk - 23 April, see thepacecentre. org/thebigwalk • Craft Fayre at St Michael's A Clinton - 23 April • Annual Parish Meeting - 28 April, see page 24 • Fashion Show, Wendover Library - 30 April • Wendover Celebrates - 4 June, see page 14 • Bucks Art Weeks at St Michael's Aston Clinton - 21-26 June • The Wendover Society Jazz Picnic - 10 July • Hospital Hike - 10-11 September, see page 16
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Support (WDS) continues to provide support for people living locally with a diagnosis of dementia. Many of these families become isolated from the community and so their problems are often hidden. Neither the NHS nor Social Services is funded for the sort of holistic support that is needed and national charities such as Alzheimer’s Society and Dementia UK do their best but do not have sufficient resources either. Wendover Dementia Support offers different options depending on individual circumstances. These include: • a weekly Monday Club Café for enjoyable activities, live music and an opportunity to meet others in a similar position • Home Visits for individual assessment and advice •a Family Support Group where
workshops and online forums provide information, coaching and advice for sons and daughters who may not live locally. WDS are currently actively supporting approximately fifty people and their families. The charity believes in a positive approach where people living with dementia can be helped to achieve a real and sustained sense of contentment and wellbeing. Volunteers who attend the Café on Monday mornings set up the Café layout, provide drinks and cake and spend time with visitors, talking, doing activities and supporting family members. Voluntary drivers pick up Monday Club visitors and any accompanying carer from their home to bring them to and from the Café. If you would like to join in our fun on Monday mornings in the Café; or help with the transport for people please contact 01296 620342 or email wendoverds@gmail.com.
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Public Rights of Way
During February we started to see more disruption to life in Wendover, with the closure of many popular “rights of way”, including closure of the Cricket Ground for dog walkers. HS2 need to maintain a path to Coombe Hill for the Ridgeway National Trail, which passes down Ellesborough Road. For anyone seeking a circular route, we were pleased to hear that EKFB are now “committed to keeping an access open for cyclists and walkers” at Small Dean Lane. They are building a new bridleway that will provide a link to Dunsmore from the southern end of the bypass. At the northern end we’ve managed to keep the path from Nash Lee Road to Wellwick open, maintaining an off-road route to Butlers Cross.
Wendover Bypass Works
The building of the concrete “batching plant” next to the Wendover Bypass is nearing completion with the four new silos being camouflaged but still visible from a distance. The plant is expected to limit the number of local “Large Goods Vehicle” concrete lorry movements to a peak of (only) 536 per day over a four-year period, compared to delivering pre-mixed concrete from elsewhere.
Other works happening
In early March Ellesborough Road will be closed to allow various HS2 works, including removal of the vegetation opposite the doomed cottages for the “green tunnel” cutting, and also for the temporary link road
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to Bacombe Lane. Work successfully received for will start on building the Wendover & surrounding temporary Ellesborough villages. We encourage Road diversion, prior to all groups to submit their the demolition of the pitches for mitigation cottages which is now funding. We have been expected in April. Work supporting individuals has also started at the who have been badly Cricket Ground, with a affected by HS2 plans, site access road being The site access road at the Cricket Ground. with some success. built as we go to press. HS2 have reissued the Homeowner Payments Scheme, which now North Cutting & the Aquifer provides grants of up to £24,000 for people It seems that the Environment Agency, Bucks living within 300 metres of the line www.hs2. Council, EKFB and HS2 are now (eventually) org.uk/documents/homeowner-payment/. starting to understand that there is a problem about interference with the Aquifer that feeds Fundraising & ideas the Weston Turville Reservoir nature reserve If you would like to help us “Do what’s right and the Grand Union Canal. We’ve been for Wendover”, have a look at our website pointing out for a long time that diversion www.whs2.org where you’ll find details of of the water towards Aylesbury could cause what we’re doing, and our ‘donate’ button more flooding downstream. Fingers crossed which leads to our fundraising page. All we will have more to report on this soon. contributions are gratefully received to help us fight the HS2 Scheme before it’s built.
North Cutting & Noise Disturbance
We’re continuing to press EKFB about simple changes to the shape of the cutting that could significantly improve the noise problem in North Wendover. We’ve had to engage professional help to validate and support our proposals to the Department for Transport and HS2, which continues to cost us money.
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Wendover Parish Council HS2 update Early in February, the WPC HS2 Working Group met with Rob Butler to discuss our alternative mitigation ideas. He has agreed to promote two of these, an extended cut and cover tunnel or canopy, with Andrew Stephenson (HS2 Minister) and Grant Shapps (Minster of Transport) in an effort to improve the noise outcome for residents in the Thornton Crescent / Dobbins Lane area (about 400 homes). We are hoping for a more positive response, although the mined tunnel is still the best option.
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We have yet to receive any update with regard to the Schedule 17(3) planning applications for the area between the Wendover Dean Viaduct and Stoke Mandeville. At a meeting on 8 February with EKFB, contractors for the main works in the Parish, the subject Do check our website regularly as all updates of shifting over 600,000m3 of earth was about works/closures are available at www. presented. A conveyor over the A413 and wendover-pc.gov.uk. Chiltern Line is proposed in order to remove the need for vast numbers of trucks to move Sheila Bulpett earth down the A413 between Leather Lane Chair, WPC HS2 Working Group
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Club Corner Wendover Evening WI in 2021
What a year that was! The Wendover Evening WI Committee has taken a proactive approach to maintaining contact with their membership during the entire pandemic, including the challenges which 2021 brought. Wendover WI has remained positive and has capitalised on activities which the restrictions permitted. Being a forward-looking organisation, the group transitioned from pre-COVID face-to-face meetings to meeting on-line, fully embracing technology, including WhatsApp and Zoom which enabled: • Wendover Evening WI WhatsApp Group • Regular online contact with members • Monthly virtual speakers • Quizzes • Committee Meetings • Online Denman cookery demonstration whilst the WI members cooked. Once the Turkish cuisine was ready, members sat in front of screens with a glass of wine enjoying a virtual communal meal. Since the return of face-to-face meetings, the Club has gone from strength to strength. Read more about the activities of 2021 at https://bit. ly/34SBsUV. Wendover Evening WI Committee
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We are a friendly club providing group cycle rides for all abilities from beginners to seasoned riders. The rides are all based in the South Bucks area and primarily take place midweek on a Wednesday. Join us to get fitter, make some new friends and explore our lovely area. https://www. southbucksmidweekcycling.org/ Phil Jarvis
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The indoor season has almost run its course. Sadly some clubs have been unable to raise teams and we have had several cancelled matches. I am afraid the dreaded Covid has much to answer for as people seem to have got out of the idea of going out.
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Alas, our wonderful accompanist (Penny), will be leaving us, (because of increased workload, it’s really nothing to do with us!), and we are now seeking a new accompanist. If you think you are the right person for Wendover’s new community choir, please apply for a copy of the job specification on info@wendoversingers. com. For further informal discussion, please send your name and phone number to the email address above and we will contact you.
Auditions will be held on Monday 21 March The poor old Parrot House (the lean-to along the from 6:30 pm. back of the clubhouse) is looking very sorry for itself, as it is being rebuilt. We may not have it for Wendover Singers accompanist must possess: • Advanced piano skills the start of the outdoor season in a month. • Advanced music theory Our green has had rather a bad time of it this • Vocal techniques winter with rooks tearing up great swathes of it • Sight-reading, conducting, transposing, looking for lunch. We resorted to two toy kites arranging and coaching skills tethered to poles, which zoom about in the wind. The ideal candidate will promote fellowship and They have been quite effective and the damage friendship within the context of a community has decreased dramatically. It will be wonderful choir and ideally, have experience of teaching to get out again and play on grass - with any luck young children to sing.
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Club Corner The choir rehearses on a Monday evening, Zoom talks this month include 'Wildlife on your (6.30pm to 8.30pm), during term time at the Doorstep' at 7.30pm on Thursday 3 March, John Colet School. Wendover Singers and 'Know your local Wildlife' at 7.30pm on Thursday 10 March. There will be a live talk at Wendover Horticultural Society Great Missenden Memorial Centre (HP16 9AE) at We really feel that we are coming out of Covid, having 7.45 pm on Tuesday 15 March when John Tyler had good attendances so far. We are arranging a will instruct us on 'Reading the Countryside,' number of outings this year, the first one to the RHS following this up with a field trip at Dancersend gardens at Hyde Hall, in Essex on Wednesday, 30 on Saturday 19 March. For full details and March. Cost £27. The next one is in June. booking go to bbowt.org.uk/events. The March monthly meeting (3 March, 2pm, St Keep an eye on the events website for final Anne's Hall) will be Pete and Jenny from Preston details of local wildlife walks and the Spring Plant Bissett Nurseries, and is about “Summer and late and Produce Market which is expected to be in summer planting for herbaceous borders and early May. Successful fundraising here depends small gardens”. Neville Morton on members of the public kindly supplying plants from their gardens, potted up and named. We can collect if you like - please contact richard. From 22 February College Lake Reserve and Visitor catton1@ntlworld.com. Richard Birch Centre (HP23 5QG) will be open from Tuesday to Sunday every week until October half term. The Wendover Cricket Club gates will be open from 10.00 till 16.30 and all Senior net sessions begin on Saturday 5 March are welcome. As you enter, a small donation to from 9:30 to 11:00am at Mandeville School, BBOWT is appreciated as this is one of 90 reserves Ellen Road, Aylesbury HP21 8ES for 6 weeks @ we keep available to the public. The café and shop £5/session. Meanwhile indoor training for girls welcome visitors with new items on the menu and and boys is continuing until 10 April. Please new articles on the shelves. We shall also be open contact Jonathan Seabrook on 07767 148119 or on Easter Bank Holiday Monday. jseabrook@talktalk.net for more information. JS
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After two years of cancellations, we are delighted to announce that Wendover Celebrates 2022 will be going ahead and the date is now confirmed as Saturday 4 June. To coincide with Her Majesty the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee we will be hosting an afternoon and evening of celebration combining community events, local food, drink and, of course, music! We are full steam ahead with planning now and would be delighted to hear from any community groups who would like to entertain the crowds in our afternoon arena show.
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The group has met with John Latchford of the UK Men's Sheds Association, who has given them some ideas to pursue in establishing the Wendover branch. More details will follow, but please contact Wendover News if you would be interested in helping to set up or administer the local Men's Shed.
Further details to follow, but, in the meantime, Fundraising for Florence Nightingale if you have any questions do contact us on Would you like to host an Open Garden? How stallswc@gmail.com. Bob, Fiona & Matt about having a go at a Sponsored Skydive? Please get in touch to find out more at fundraising@ fnhospice.org.uk or call 01296 429975. Communi-tea Friends Communi-tea Friends is a drop-in group which has been meeting since October 2021. It is open Ashridge Home Care Shortlisted to anyone who fancies meeting new people and is The Amersham-based home care provider has led by Maria Butler, a Community Champion from started the year with celebrations as it has been Heritage and Sons, part of the CPJ Fields Group. shortlisted at the national Home Care Awards The time is 1pm to 3pm on Tuesday afternoons so 2022 in three different categories. Ashridge it would be ideal for carers just before they collect Home Care has been recognised for its efforts children from school, for instance. Communi-tea throughout the challenging year that 2021 proved Friends welcomes anyone. It is neither ageist nor to be and is shortlisted as a finalist for: sexist and the venue, Wendover Christian Centre, 1. Recruitment, retention and staff motivation is accessible. Why not give it a try? expertise 2. Best independent home care provider 3. Live-in care expertise Local and Community History Month May is Local and Community History Month Ashridge Home Care provides bespoke, Wendover Community Library would like to personalised, one to one care for vulnerable do a display about the history of the library in people enabling them to remain in the comfort of Wendover. Does anyone have any photos or their own homes, be that visiting, daily care or 24 information they can assist with? Please take hour live-in care. See advert page 16.
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HS2 Construction Update Over the next few In order to carry months we have out the installation, planned works there will be times around the A413. where we need As part of our to install traffic strategy to reduce management with construction traffic some short duration on the A413, EKFB road closures, as we Proposed location of the conveyor system will be constructing a temporary conveyor create a break from highway for access off system to move excavated materials across the A413 and when we lift the conveyor into London Road. position. We anticipate the conveyor to move the equivalent of up to 32,000 articulated dump truck journeys worth of materials. Using a conveyor system will help enable the works for the Small Dean Viaduct structure that will span the A413 and for the re-alignment works which are due to start later in the year. The conveyor itself will sit 6m in height, with green panelling to help blend into the tree line. It will be fully covered so will not be visible from the ground, and only operational during core working hours.
We aim to be operational from Summer 2022 and for the conveyor to be in use for approximately two years. To find out more detail about these works, we have prepared an advanced works notice which you can find on the in your area section on the HS2 website www.hs2inbucksandox.co.uk. If you have a question about HS2 or our works, please contact our HS2 Helpdesk team on 08081 434 434 or email hs2enquiries@hs2. org.uk.
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35th Anniversary Celebration Scannappeal, a local charity based in Buckinghamshire, is preparing for a year of celebrations as the charity marks 35 years of fundraising. Scannappeal raises funds to purchase life-saving equipment for Buckinghamshire NHS hospitals including Stoke Mandeville, Wycombe, Amersham and community hospitals. Since it began in 1987, it has raised over £15m and funded equipment in every major department in the hospitals it supports. 35 years is a fantastic milestone to reach, but only made possible thanks to the wonderful support of the local community. Whilst they have so many milestones and memories to look back on over 35 years of fundraising success, they are asking supporters to help them create some new memories. They are now asking you to join in the celebrations.
There will be something for everyone from open gardens to music and dancing events and their newly launched Hospital Hike. Events include: • Hospital Hike – the new walking challenge uses footpaths and bridleways around Bucks to pass each hospital site Scannappeal benefits. • Secret Cinema – register now to be the first to hear about this exciting outdoor film screening and highly unique location, not to be missed! • Stretcher Challenge – going back to where it began but with an 80’s themed revival. The stretcher challenge promises to be a day to remember.
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Solar Streets and Earth Hour Solar Streets Update
In September 2021, Climate Action Wendover launched the Solar Streets Project and we’re delighted that 14 households have signed up to install solar panels with four installations already completed. We caught up with one resident who had 14 new panels installed on an east/west facing roof to find out if they had seen any benefit – even during the cloudy winter months and this is what we learnt:
that will help reduce our evening usage costs significantly."
With the clocks going forwards on Sunday 27 March, longer days and hopefully more sunshine, we’ve decided to re-launch the Solar Streets project once again for Wendover and Villages. If you are interested in learning more about our community scheme and the benefits of switching to solar then please join our Zoom call on Tuesday 15 March at 7.30pm. The session will last about an hour "Our solar panels have enabled us to maintain and you can register to attend at https:// our electricity bills at more or less the same solarstreets.co.uk/wendover. level they were at before our electricity price nearly doubled, so having them has Earth Hour definitely saved money on our daytime use, Climate Action Wendover would like to even when this isn't very high. I've switched encourage as many households as possible to to using an electric slow cooker some days, take part in Earth Hour at 8.30pm on Saturday and on a sunny day the solar generation 26 March. All you need to do is switch off as covers all of that usage, meaning we don't many electrical items and lights as possible. have to use the gas cooker or electric oven To find out more about Earth Hour and how in the evening which is expensive. Later this this has been a catalyst for change then visit year I would like to get a battery as I think https://www.earthhour.org/.
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Wendover Swimming Pool is a volunteer-run pool offering Lane Swimming and Family Splash sessions. 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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Business Forum A Racehorse called Spirit of Springbok well as any number of small children, including Management Team (Andy and Selena) and is Once upon a time, SM Thornton (a local grandparent and writer), started writing up the favourite bed-time stories of her (then) three-year-old grandson. The Giant of Jiggery Pokery and his Amazing Seven League Boots. And now, Book Two, A Racehorse called Spirit of Springbok.
Grandson is now a strapping 16-year-old and although not wanting bedtime stories any longer, can still remember the fun of an hourlong bath, learning new songs in the bath and the bed and story routine.
maths, languages, real hospital operations and looking forward to welcoming its customers horsy information, as well as adventures and a to wine and dine once again from Thursday 3 bit of magic, all packed into over 100 pages per March. book and including many short chapters. Bringing a fresh new menu with traditional At the end there are quizzes and lots of tapas dishes as well as some new dishes interesting information as well as a cast list. developed by our experienced chefs, our favourite happy hour and Sunday openings Both books are available on Amazon, click here with a Spanish twist on a Sunday roast, 2022 to see the first of seven children’s books. A is set to be a great year for the newly-named Racehorse called Spirit of Springbok is available restaurant, Tres Corazones Tapas and Grill. The on https://amzn.to/34UDi7B. The author will restaurant has been freshened up for its Spring be reading both books at the Library on 5 awakening. March — see advert page 4.
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Wendover Youth Centre, Churches Together in Wendover and Wendover Parish Council are once again working together in partnership with the Wendover Foodbank to run a donation week. There is continued demand for the foodbank and stock levels are currently extremely low. The community has donated over 2000 kg to the foodbank over the previous donation weeks we have run. Thank you! Wendover Foodbank is part of the Chiltern foodbank network, supported by the The Trussell Trust, working to combat poverty and hunger across the UK. No one in our community should have to face hunger. If you know of an individual or family in need of the foodbank, please contact John Shaw on 07899 964037. The Wendover Foodbank serves Wendover and the area including Halton, Weston Turville, Aston Clinton and Stoke Mandeville.
DONATION WEEK 21ST - 27TH MARCH 2022 SUPPORTING WENDOVER AND THE LOCAL VILLAGES
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Budgens Drop in the foodbank bin Wendover Youth Centre Open 9am-5pm Mon-Sat for donations to be dropped off Christian Centre Open 11:30-3pm on Tuesday St Mary's Church Open 9am-6pm Mon-Fri for donations to be dropped off Pick up Donations can be picked up from doorstep - contact info below
All donations are extremely appreciated and will go towards creating a food box for an individual or a family.
IN FOR MA T I O N
F O O D L IS T All donations are welcome! Below are a few suggestions: Tinned Items: Rice Pudding, Macaroni Cheese, Veg, Meat, Pasta Sauce Dried Foods: Fruit Squash, Sponge Puddings, Honey, Peanut Butter & Coffee, Sugar, Smash Toiletries: Deodorant, Shampoo, Washing Powder & Toothpaste
If you know an individual or family who are in need of the support, contact John Shaw on 07899 964037. All non-perishable food donations are welcome & ensure we can support those in need. For more information email Peter@wendoveryouth.co.uk
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RAF Halton Station Commander Coins
Between mid-December and mid-February, Station Commander Coins were awarded to the following deserving personnel: • Mr Ian Holdford • Corporal Howard • Mr Trevor Marsh • Mr Keith Morris • Mrs Galloway • Sergeant James • Mrs Elaine Bird Congratulations and well done to them all!
Halton Amateur Theatrical Society
HATS performed Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs as its panto this year, after a hiatus in 2021 caused by the Covid pandemic. The play was very well received and has had many favourable reviews from attendees. Visit https://www.facebook.com/ HaltonAmateurTheatricalSociety to learn more about the group.
Honours and Awards
In January, the following station personnel received awards at the Honours and Awards event: • Flight Lieutenant Allen • Mrs Charalambous • Sergeant Southern • Warrant Officer Milne • Sergeant Warren •Squadron Leader Blyth Station Commander Group Captain Startup said: “Congratulations to each and every one of you, you should be very proud of your achievements”.
Sir Sefton Brancker Cross Country Event
RAF Halton were delighted to host the 91st Sir Sefton Brancker Cross Country Event in January. The Event, which is part of the southern services cross country league, consists of these fixtures: RAF vs Civil Service, RAF vs Police and RAF vs Civil Service vs Police. The overall winner of the Sir Sefton Brancker Cup were the RAF reclaiming it from the Civil Service. Well done to all that took part!
Historic Donations
In November, following the RAF Halton Apprentices Service of Remembrance, the Station Commander (Stn Cdr) Group Captain Startup was introduced to Mr Jim Blacklock, whose father Group Captain (Gp Capt) Graham ‘Gerry’ Blacklock joined the RAF as a Halton Apprentice, on Entry 23 from 1931-1933. The Stn Cdr was presented with two Pilot’s Log books and miniature set of medals which have now been presented to the Trenchard Museum. The museum already displays a copy of Gp Capt Blacklock’s autobiography ‘Half a Life, Half Remembered’.
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Local Face: Toni Washington Toni Washington was born in Princess Mary Hospital, RAF Halton as most Wendover children were post World War 2 into the 1980s. The family thought themselves blessed to have Dr Riley as their beloved GP who trusted the excellent service from the last hospital where he had been stationed while serving his country. This was a special benefit of living in Wendover at the time. Toni comes from an old Buckinghamshire family. Her nanny worked for Miss Alice de Rothschild of Waddeson Manor, who died in 1922. Her grandfather came from Westcott. The married couple settled in Wendover and most of Toni's siblings, cousins and their children still live in or near Wendover to this day. Toni is therefore surrounded by people who call it "the village" and whom she has known all her life. By contrast the latest generation struggles to stay in Wendover. She remembers a High Street of specialist and necessary shops and, with her contemporaries, mourns these losses.
The times they were a-changing: starting at the new John Hampden Infants School with head teacher Mrs Hatwel, Toni then moved up to the Clock Tower School and class teacher Mrs Chamberlain, still occupying the original Victorian buildings long since turned into spacious dwellings. In 1974, Headmaster, Mr Pammenter walked the whole school to new premises which Wendover Junior School occupies to this day and has the old school gates to demonstrate the heritage. Next, a short move to John Colet School under the legendary Gordon Newman. Toni was delighted to leave school and start work as an apprentice hairdresser, starting her own mobile hairdressing business 8 years later. Toni's Dad, Eric, was chair of the Royal British Legion Club in Chiltern Road for 18 years with her Mum, Pam, serving behind the bar. Toni's cousin Julie, daughter of her Dad's twin sister Ena, is married to Barry Evans who now manages the Legion Club with his daughter Emily behind the bar!
Toni met Gary Thorne, who spent his school boy years in Weston Turville, in the early 1990s and they married in Kenya in 1995. Toni lived in married quarters in Plymouth for 6 years until Gary finally came out of the Navy, when they decided to return home to Wendover. Toni was fully supportive of the charity work Gary did, a lot based from The White Swan in Wendover High Street. It was a great shock when Gary suddenly died in February 2016. It took a while to recover from this tragedy but Toni is now very happily settled with a new partner spookily, he is also a Tony. Toni missed all her regular clients during the first lockdown but fortunately she was able to get back to doing their hair and things are now back to normal. She has known many of her clients for a long time, in the case of Margaret Ridgway over 40 years, and knows their families, too! She is very happy to be an active part of her home village. Thank you, Toni, a regular Wendover girl.
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Rob Butler, MP
As we enter Spring, hopes are high that brighter days lie ahead in the fight against Covid-19. The huge success of the vaccination programme has allowed us to lift Plan B restrictions and move considerably closer to normality. Since my last column for Wendover News, I’ve had a constructive meeting with Wendover Parish Council’s HS2 Working Group about efforts to secure an enhanced package of measures to mitigate unacceptable train noise and environmental damage caused by HS2. The proposals would serve as an alternative to a mined tunnel, which the Department for Transport has rejected; I will be seeking a meeting with the HS2 Minister to discuss them as soon as possible. I received a lot of correspondence about the news that the “Helicopter Park” was dismantled without warning. The park was enjoyed by many local people and the sudden removal of play equipment understandably prompted concern and disappointment. I immediately contacted the Minister for Defence Procurement who has responsibility for defence infrastructure and both he and the Station Commander at RAF Halton have assured me they are urgently exploring ways to come up with a solution that works for everyone. Wendover is home to the Chilterns MS Centre, a charity providing services to people living with Multiple Sclerosis locally. I had a fascinating visit there, seeing first-hand some of the excellent treatments available, including hyperbaric oxygen therapy and hydrotherapy. It was also good to know local people dedicate their time as volunteers. I continue to raise the concerns of Wendover residents in Parliament: recently I’ve asked the HS2 Minister about the traffic problems caused by HS2 Ltd’s contractors’ lorries on the A413, and my office is regularly in contact with Bucks Council. I also presented a petition to the House of Commons calling for the construction of the Aylesbury link of East-West Rail—the railway we do want. As we look ahead, it’s important we don’t become complacent, despite our amazing progress against coronavirus. The best thing we can do is take advantage of the vaccination programme. I’m grateful to all Wendover residents who have been jabbed and for your help in fighting the virus, whether it be working in key roles, volunteering or home-schooling your children. I know it hasn’t been easy. Let’s keep this success story going as we build back better.
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What’s On in March 2022 To Advertise your event for April 2022 please contact us before Monday 14 March Calendar entry FREE, one line. These events and more on www.wendovernews.co.uk/events DAY/DATE
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Tue-Sat
10.00-16.00 Discover Bucks Museum open, Church St, Aylesbury HP20 2QP, see page 2.
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Tue-Sun
10.00-16.30 College Lake Nature Reserve Tring HP23 5QG open - see website for details.
bbowt.org.uk
10.00-17.00 Waddesdon Manor grounds and selected buildings open - please book online before visiting.
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Wed-Sun days vary Tue 01
times vary Volunteering opportunities at nature reserves with BBOWT - check dates, times & locations online.
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13.30 Knit and Natter, Wendover Community Library. Please ask at the Library for details.
01296 382415
Tue 01 14.15 & 15.30 “Learn My Way” technology sessions at Wendover Community Library. Please book early!
01296 382415
Tue 01
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19.00-21.00 Breast Friends Aylesbury - Breast Cancer Support Group, please contact for details.
Tue 01 19.15 & 20.00 Kimble & Ellesborough Horticultural Society - AGM followed by Timothy Walker, Stewart Hall. See page 2 Wed 02 Wed 02, 16 & 30
Thu 03 Thu 03
10.00 Wendover U3A monthly meeting, St Mary’s Church, Wendover
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10.00-12.00 Craft Group, Wendover Christian Centre, see page 2 14.30 Wendover Horticultural Society, St Anne’s Hall. Speakers Pete & Jenny from Preston Bissett Nurseries, see page 13. evening Bucks Bird Club, online meeting. See website for details.
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Thu 03
19.00-20.00 Wendover Library Reading Group, Wendover Community Library
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Thu 03
19.30-20.30 “Team Wilder” webinars with BBOWT, weekly until 10 March, see page 2
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Fri 04 Fri 04 & Sat 05 Fri 04 Sat 05 Sat 05 & Sun 06
10.00-16.00 Fairtrade Fortnight ‘Big Brew’ at Just, 11 High Street, Wendover. See advert page 4. 19.30 Jenůfa presented by Aylesbury Opera Group, Court Theatre HP23 5QY, see page 2
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20.00 Local History Group, St Leonards Parish Hall. ‘Arts & Crafts Architecture’ with Alison Bailey. See p 2.
01494 758784
10.00-12.00 Monthly Produce Stall, All Saints’ church in Buckland see listing Pop Up Art Weekend, Chilterns MS Centre HP22 5LX, see advert front page. Sat 10-5, Sun 10.30-4
Sat 05
10.30 Children’s book readings by author SM Thornton, Wendover Community Library. See advert page 4.
Tue 08
19.30 Wendover Evening WI, “Lost in Translation” with Cecile Whidbourne. St Anne’s Hall. See p 3.
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Wed 09
20.00 AC, B & DB Horticultural Society, “Tooth, Claw & Mane”, with speaker Tom Way, Anthony Hall AClinton
www.astonclintonhorticulturalsociety.co.uk
Thu 10 & 24
19.30 Wendover Art Club, St Anne’s Hall. 10 - working evening; 24 - Mark Fennell, oil portraiture. See page 3.
www.wendoverartclub.co.uk
Sat 12
09.00-12.00 Repair Café, St Michael’s Aston Clinton. Donations for repairs performed welcome!
Sat 12
14.30-16.30 Aylesbury Vale Stitchers, Wendover Memorial Hall, speaker Paul Henry. See page 3.
Sat 12 Sun 13 Tue 15 Wed 16 Thu 17 Thu 17 & 31 Thu 17 Fri 18 Sat 19
19.45 BBOWT Talk, ”Reading the Countryside” with John Tyler at Gt Miss Mem Ctre HP16 9AE £5, see page 13
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20.00 Bucks Historical Association, via Zoom. With speaker Dr Jane Harrison. ‘Moated Manors.’ See page 4.
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09.00-14.00 Legacy Fairs Antiques & Collectors Fair, Wendover Memorial Hall, see advert page 4
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12.00-14.00 FREE Wills & Estate Planning Sessions with Wanstall Consulting, Wendover Library. See page 4.
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20.00 Aylesbury Ctre of the National Trust, “World War II and Tea,” with Danjanaya Silva. Broughton Jr Schl. See p 4.
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20.00 Aston Wine Club, with guest Heather Dougherty. Buckland Village Hall.
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day ”Reading the Countryside” walk with John Tyler at Dancersend Reserve. See page 13. 10.00-14.00 Wendover Local Produce Market, Manor Waste
Sat 19
10.30-11.30 Book Club, Wendover Christian Centre, see page 4.
Mon 21 Fri 25
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11.00-12.00 Messy Sunday, All Saints’, Buckland
Sat 19 Mon 21-Sun 27
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19.30 Wendover Music AGM & Concert by Leo Popplewell. See advert page 4.
bbowt.org.uk/events
daily Foodbank Donation Week with Wendover Youth Centre. See page 19.
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19.30 RSPB Local Group, “Birding and Botanising around Europe” with Kerrie Porteous. Prebendal Hall HP19 7QW. See p 4.. pm Flicks in the Sticks, All Saints’ Buckland. Tickets and details via email.
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Fri 25
20.00 W Turville Historical Society, “St Mary’s Stoke Mandeville” with Dr R Wood, W Turville Village Hall. See page 4.
www.wthsoc.org.uk
Sat 26
19.00 Pendyrus Male Choir charity concert for Every Life, Kings Church Amersham, see page 5.
https://everylife.org.uk/events/
19.30 Wendover Youth Centre AGM - all welcome. Wendover Youth Centre, Wharf Road. See page 5.
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20.15 Jazz Upfront, Deschanel Gordon Trio, St Mary’s Aylesbury. Doors open 19.30. See page 5.
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Wendover Parish Council Matters Arising View from the Chair
This month there are a number of updates from the Parish Council. The cycle path improvements, led by Buckinghamshire Council and part funded by HS2, are well underway with the sections from Worlds End Lane to Grenville Avenue completed to the required width of 3m and finished in a lovely smooth tarmac. Other parts will be completed in April so I look forward to seeing more cyclists using it. Also moving to the next stage is the Parking Review which should be going into the Statutory Consultation in March with the view to getting works completed in the next financial year. Please do respond, especially if you are a resident on the roads specified as it is a numbers issue. At the start of February there was a meeting with Bucks Council Local Area Technician about the highways trees which should be planted by the end of February. Those adjacent to the new cycle path have been delayed until that has been finished but should be imminent. On the 20mph zone and traffic calming, conversations have revealed that to put anything in on South St would require the removal of the current parking bays, something that would not be considered at the moment. The WPC are looking to buy two speed indicator device (SID) cameras which record the speed and number of cars passing which will give data on the times when speeding occurs. These can be moved to problem areas so that issues can be monitored. Thames Valley Police have cleared an area along the bypass so that mobile speed vans can be deployed to help reduce speeding. That’s all for now, enjoy the daffodils! Sheila Bulpett
Wendover Produce Market Saturday 19 March, 10am to 2pm Manor Waste
Parish Council Meeting Tuesday 1 March, 7.30pm St Anne’s Hall For all meeting and committee dates please visit our webpage www.wendover-pc.gov.uk/meetings Community Awards – Nominate your Hero!
Hampden Pond
In the February edition of Wendover News we reported that the paths around Hampden Pond would be subject to some relevelling works and bark laying. The works started during week commencing 7 February. Here are some earlystage photos; further updates will be posted on our Facebook page.
We want to hear from you! Residents are invited to nominate people who they feel deserve particular thanks for the work they do in our lovely community. The winners will be honoured at the Annual Parish Council Meeting on 28 April 2022. A nomination form can be downloaded directly from our website here: www.wendover-pc.gov. uk/community-awards This year the categories are: LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT An individual or organisation that has made a significant contribution to the community over an extended period of time. SERVICE WITH A SMILE A business or individual that consistently provides faultless & friendly service VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR An individual or organisation that has worked tirelessly over the past year. OUTSTANDING YOUNG PERSON A young individual (maximum age 16) who has through a club, organisation or their own volition, significantly contributed to the community. BUSINESS OF THE YEAR A business within the community with inspiring achievements and commitment to Wendover.
Annual Parish Meeting
The Annual Parish Meeting was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the Pandemic. This year’s APM will take place on Thursday 28 April, at Chiltern Way Academy. More details next month.
Be quick - the deadline for nominations is 28 February!
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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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