April 2015
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The views expressed by contributors are their own and not necessarily the views of the editor. contributions for May 2015 before died on 24 February. Please see tributes on Make the most of longer days Now we’re into April, we’re abuzz with page 18. activity, see Events pages 2 to 7 and the calendar pages 34 and 35. Dolly Saville Allegedly the world’s longest serving In this month’s edition, Wendover News is barmaid, Dolly Saville, also died on 24 paying tribute to three people who were February. Her eulogy can be read on page 32. influential in their own ways. If you would like to suggest a Local Face or make a Tribute, Jean Palmer please use the contact details on this page. A great champion of all things Weston Turville, Jean Palmer died on 10 March. Her Gordon Newman son Mark wrote the tribute on page 31. A highly respected headmaster of John Colet School from 1962 to 1984, Gordon Newman Erratum: The Tim Russ story about property demand on page 22 of the March edition of Wendover News contained a formatting error which made it difficult to read. The full text of the article appears on www.wendovernews. co.uk/news/propertydemand. Wendover Dolly Saville paused at the Red Lion on her way to St Mary’s on News regrets the her final journey. Acquaintances lined the street. Family, work error. colleagues and friends packed the church.
RAF Flypast
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Wendover Music Concert Series 2015 at St Mary’s Church 11 April 19.30 Natalie Clein (cello) Anthony Marwood (violin) J S Bach, Kodaly and Ravel
13 June 19.30 Michael Collins (clarinet) Michael McHale (piano) Saint-Saëns, Brahms and Poulenc
9 May 19.30 Endellion String Quartet Schubert, Sibelius & Beethoven
11 July 19.30 Martin James Bartlett (piano) J S Bach, Mozart, Rachmaninov, Liszt and Prokofiev
Please put the dates in your diary. Tickets available from 2 March from St Marys Church Shop,Wendover, by phone from Aylesbury Tourist board (01296 330559) or from our website www.wendovermusic.org.uk
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