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1 THE NEWSLETTER OF FLACKWELL HEATH COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION Grapevine Grapevine 50p COMMUNITY NEWS IDEAS DATES SUGGESTIONS EVENTS POINTS OF VIEW NEWS THE AUGUST/September‘15 See also story by FHRA on page 2. Dog Agility with Sheila Walmsley, Steve New and dog Molly - Photo Steve New. The Anna Rose Dancers - Photo Anne Cameron. Rosie Horrod - Photo Anne Cameron. George Lockhart - Photo Anne Cameron. Steve Archer and John Cassell - Photo Sue Arnautov. Village Picnic

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T H E N E W S L E T T E R O F F L A C K W E L L H E A T H C O M M U N I T Y A S S O C I A T I O N

GrapevineGrapevine 50p

COMMUNITY NEWS IDEAS DATES SUGGESTIONS EVENTS POINTS OF VIEW NEWS

THE

AUGUST/September‘15

See also story by FHRA on page 2. Dog Agility with Sheila Walmsley, Steve New and dog Molly - Photo Steve New. The Anna Rose Dancers - Photo Anne Cameron. Rosie Horrod - Photo Anne Cameron. George Lockhart - Photo Anne Cameron. Steve Archer and John Cassell - Photo Sue Arnautov.

Village Picnic

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NEWS FROM FLACKWELL HEATH RESIDENTS’ ASSOCIATION

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

[email protected] Janet Smith Tel: 01628 520451

By all accounts, this year’s Village Fete & Picnic was an outstanding success, proving even more popular this year. A large number of village groups provided a variety of entertainment, local produce and interests. The Allotment Association had a wonderful range of produce available, and the hard-working bees of Hedsor brought some of their honey. Not only did the Scouts provide some excellent crepes, but they manned the First Aid station too (thankfully this was one area that wasn’t busy!).

The event brought FHRA/FHCA together again to facilitate endless enjoyment for families who were able to take advantage of the bouncy castle, bouncy assault course and various games, races

and crafts – all for a minimal charge.

Something new for this year, and we suspect for many of the youngsters, was Punch & Judy – traditional entertainment, that was much enjoyed by the young and not so young. Local musicians, John Dunsterville, Chris Knott and John Cassell, provided super sounds. Music also accompanied the young dancers from Anna Rose who gave a lovely performance.

If you preferred something more sporty, the Golf Club were on hand, and could you ‘Beat the Goalie’? The Tennis and Bowls Clubs were open for business, with many people taking the opportunity to bowl the odd wood or two, whilst on the way to or from their bar (if you were looking for something different from the Mavericks’ Pimms).

One of the biggest queues of the day was for the Dog Agility Course as dogs and their owners tackled a number of obstacles, with varied success!

Parents from both schools asked whether we could help arrange a six-aside football match, so we did! Juniper Hill’s

year six boys used their age (and height) advantage well against their rivals from Carrington’s year five. Despite the weather’s attempts to turn the match into something of a damp squib, boys and supporters alike persevered through adverse conditions!

We have already had a lot of positive feedback and are really pleased to have put on a successful community day (despite the attempted disruption from the Wycombe Half-Marathon, the Wimbledon Men’s Final and the somewhat inclement conditions at the end of the day).

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT

f h r a - p l a n n i n g - e n v i r o n m e n t @flackwellheath.net Carolyn Leonard Tel: 01628 526512

We’d like to thank the residents who helped with the recent Litter Picks, particularly a group from Carrington Junior School and a number of Brownies. It is great to see some of our young people keen to look after their local environment. More about this in October – Ed.

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Mungo Jerry and Martin Courtney

45 years ago Mungo Jerry’s ‘In the Summertime’ was top of the UK Hit Parade… and 45 years ago, on Saturday 11 July 1970, Martin Courtney was Licensed as a Reader by the Bishop of Oxford to serve the parishes of Little Marlow and Flackwell Heath, a ministry he had until he was ordained Deacon on 3 October 1998 and then Priest on 2 October 1999. On Sunday 12 July Martin was presented with a plaque and an original ‘In the Summertime’ single to mark his 45 years of faithful service here in the village.

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During the school holidays Sunday Services continue as normal, with services at 9.00am (traditional Holy Communion), 10.30am (Family Service or Family Holy Communion – both suitable for all the family) and an evening service at 6.30pm. As part of providing worship for all ages the theme for our 10.30am services is ‘Beastly Bible Story’.

Coffee Stop will open on Wednesday mornings only. Open to all from 9.00am to 11.30am, it is located at the Church Centre and serves fantastic fairly-traded tea and coffee with daily newspapers, and provides a comfortable and friendly place for everyone to meet old friends and make new ones. From Thursday 3 September it will again run every weekday morning.

‘Holiday at Home’ is a three-day August event for those ages 55+. It offers a full programme of great holiday activities on the theme of ‘All the Fun of the Fair’ from 10.00am to 3.30pm on 11 –13 August. The cost is £15 per day to include lunch. Places are limited so booking is essential. For more information and booking contact the Church Office. Please book early.

On Saturday 19 September Christ Church hosts a Harvest Guest Evening (7.00pm for 7.30pm), open to all, with guest speaker Justyn Rees-Larcombe. His book, ‘Tails I lose’, tells of his addiction to on-line gambling which

cost him £¾m in 3 years and his subsequent recovery. A two-course supper is planned costing £5 with booking

essential to help with catering. The evening will also introduce

our Autumn ALPHA Courses.

On Sunday 20 September hear the extra-ordinary story of Jennifer Rees-Larcombe who will speak at 9.00am and 10.30am about her miraculous recovery from serious illness. A brain virus had left her wheelchair-bound but after a simple prayer by a stranger at a conference she got out of her wheelchair and has never used it since.

Autumn Alpha Course, a series of ten thought-provoking interactive sessions that explore the Christian faith, will run morning & evening starting the week of Monday 28th September. It’s low-key, friendly and fun! There is no pressure and no charge. Explore Life. Try Alpha. Contact the Office for details.

Planning a Wedding for 2016/2017? Have you considered getting married in Church? Christ Church would be delighted to assist you in your thinking. There is information and other helpful advice on getting married in Church on our website.

More details of the above are available from the website (www.ccfh.org.uk) and the Church Office in Chapel Road: 01628 533004 (9.00am – 1.00pm Monday to Friday).

Methodists Church services for August are for Sunday mornings only at 11.00am. There are no evening services in August.

Our new Minister Rev Nick Thompson and his wife Pam will be moving into the Marlow Manse during August and will take up pastoral charge of Marlow, Marlow Bottom and Flackwell Heath Methodist Churches from 1 September. A welcome service is planned for Wednesday, 2 September at 7.30pm at Marlow Methodist Church. Nick’s first service with us at Flackwell Heath will be on Sunday 6 September at 6.30pm and will include Holy Communion. Please join our church family to welcome them to our village community.

All of our weekly groups will take a break during August, but information about whom to contact and what is happening will be available on our website: www.fhmc.org.uk. Our groups will return from the second week in September.

Harvest Weekend is planned for 3 and 4 October.

In November - we will be celebrating 150 years of the laying of the foundation stone of the Wesleyan Chapel. Look out for the events that will be happening. Our Chapel Anniversary Service will be on Sunday 1 November.

If you need the help of a Methodist Minister, please contact Suzanne Soper - 01494 673403 or Shirley Wallis 01628 523022.

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Neighbourhood Watch News August/September 2015Holiday Security

To return from holiday to find that your home has been burgled in your absence must be a horrible experience. Make sure that you take these simple precautions to reduce the risk of this happening to you:

• Ensure that ALL windows, doors and gates are securely closed and locked before you go.

• Make your home look occupied by having a radio and/or lights on a timer. Ask a relative or a trusted friend/neighbour to close curtains at night and remove any visible mail/deliveries.

• Ask a neighbour to use your drive and put out and return your bins on the right days.

Is HP10 a crime hotspot?

If you have visited the Bucks Free Press website recently, you may have seen the article claiming that the HP10 postcode area is the 20th most burgled postcode area in the UK. They arrived at this startling ‘fact’ by counting the number of insurance claims per thousand head of population. Well, I should like to see how they reached that conclusion! Our Neighbourhood Policing Team

have confirmed that this claim is incorrect, and in fact, burglary across the whole of the Wycombe

Local Policing Area (LPA) is down to just over half

what it was two years ago. The latest crime statistics published by Thames Valley Police are for May, and record just 4 burglaries in the Chepping Wye Valley area – which includes HP10 – during that month.

The Telephone Preference Service (TPS) is FREE!

On the same day that the change to the PEC Regs was reported by the BBC (see July issue), I received a call from an NHWatch member in the village who had received a phone call, when the caller claimed to be from the TPS. They attempted to persuade our resident that their ‘subscription’ to the TPS was soon to expire, and wanted card details for renewal !! Well, the TPS is a FREE service, and whilst it may not block every unwanted call, it does provide some protection. The call came from an 0203 area code, and a quick ‘Google’ of the number revealed that it had frequently been associated with ‘phishing’ calls posing as the TPS, amongst other annoying tricks.

Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)

The phone number was omitted from the July issue. It is: 0303 123 1113

For further information about any of these topics or about Neighbourhood Watch, contact:

David Gresswell – Area Co-ordinator, Flackwell Heath

(Tel: 525019 e-mail: [email protected])

Police General & Non-emergency number: 101

Public Safety Team (Anti-social behaviour): 01494 421087

Crimestoppers (Anonymous): 0800 555 111 – watch out for a ‘spoof’ Crimestopper site

Trading Standards (Consumer Direct): 0845 4 04 05 06

ACTION FRAUD: 0300 123 2040 (http://www.actionfraud.police.uk/)

The Information Commissioner's Office: 0303 123 1113

NHS: 111

More Road Reps wanted!Grapevine Road Reps deliver The Grapevine 10 times per year and collect subscriptions once a year, and we are very grateful for their efforts. We are still looking for someone to cover about 30 houses in Swain's Lane and Halls Corner. Also Mrs Yvonne Bailey is sadly no longer able to do Chiltern Close and River View, about 15 houses – is there anybody who can help?

Please contact either Sue Arnautov, 01628 523907 or Pauline Cooper, 01628 522562.

The Stag CorrectionFor the Friday music night session there is no entry fee. However, contrary to what we said last month, you don't have to book, nor do you have to buy a bottle of Prosecco (although it is available) Our apologies. The Editor

Local Walks

Jane Dunsterville, local Walk Leader, has organised two walks following the footsteps of the Papermakers Riot of 1830. Mainly following the River Wye, the walks are accompanied by information on the Mills involved. Route maps are on sale from the Library at £1 each.

We have the Flackwell Eastern and Western Treasure Trails. These two 90 minute strolls are for children with their parents in tow. They are

designed to allow them to discover clues about village history and also be a fun outing.

For older children and adults three short circular walks in and around Flackwell Heath are also available entitled 'Fennels Wood', 'Down on the Farm' & 'Golf Links Loop'. A short narrative on points of interest is included with each walk. Collect your copy of any of these walks from the Library.

FLACKWELL HEATH & LOUDWATER LOCAL HISTORY GROUP....................................

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Charlie DarbyYou may have noticed that there's a new plaque in the Jubilee Garden by the Community Centre. It commemorates the Auxiliary Fire Service, later renamed the National Fire Service, a unit of which served Flackwell Heath during World War II. It was unveiled by Charlie Darby, himself a member of the Service from the age of 16 until he went into the RAF. His family lived for a while in 'Deanholme', a house formerly on the site of the Jubilee Garden.

At 16, Charlie started work at Fords paper mill in Loudwater. The Fire Service, once formed, worked from a roster of six personnel who manned the station every night for the duration of WWII and Charlie was one of them, after his day's work. Led by 'Skipper' Harris, they were equipped with a modified Austin 16 and a towable water pump which were housed in a shed at the rear of the Green Man pub, now the site of Sainsbur'y local. A second shed provided accommodation for those on duty, with bunks, table and chairs, and a stove for warmth and heating food. Drills took place every Sunday.

Later Charlie was moved to Broomwades, where he spent 18 months helping to dismantle Churchill tanks in for overhaul. It was filthy job, and he hated it; the only way out was to volunteer for the armed forces, so he volunteered for the RAF aged 19 in 1944.

He became a rear gunner in Halifax bombers, first in 466 Squadron, then 462 Squadron. A Halifax could carry an impressive bomb load of 13,000lb, including six 500lb bombs installed in small bays at the wing roots. It could carry this load to targets over 500 miles distant; for distances up to 1000 miles, the bomb load had to be reduced for the sake of extra fuel tanks. By that stage in the war, there were huge waves of bombers

going over the Channel on most nights; after completing all 30 trips in a tour, personnel were stood down for 6 months. By then the war was over, so Charlie didn't return to bombers, although he wasn't demobbed until 1947. He kept in touch with the other members of his crew over the years; now there are only two of them left - the other, the navigator, became a Professor of Mathematics and a Doctor of Education in the West Country and they still visit.

Charlie had married Barbara in 1946 – they celebrate their 70th (platinum) Anniversary next year. Back in civilian life, he was an engineer with Hoovers for 20 years, then had a job making parts for ejector seats. When the firm closed, he worked for Lees Bakery for a while, and then for himself as a painter and decorator – a move he says he should have made much earlier! Nowadays Charlie and

Barbara, both still amazingly fit, live in Blind Lane. Various members of the family accompanied Charlie at the unveiling – including his four-year old great-grandson who was deeply impressed by the fire engine that attended; he has a visit to the Fire Station to look forward to.

Sue Arnautov

Stop Press: Charlie has very recently recorded his memories for the University of Lincoln (UK). They will be held in an archive covering the Allies' air war 1939 – 1945.

Charlie and Barbara Darby after the Ceremony Photo Geoff Hughes

FLACKWELL HEATH & LOUDWATER LOCAL HISTORY GROUP....................................Over 100 years of Local Railways

Monday 7 September 7.30pm

Back by popular demand, this illustrated talk covers

• The introduction of the railway to the area

• Maidenhead to Wycombe and Marlow branch line

• The Whitehouse Tunnel Disaster

• Reminiscences of a Loudwater Station Master

Tickets from the Library: £5, £3 to Friends of FLHCL, from 1st August. (Please note tickets will not be available at the door)

The Fact Finding Forum will meet again on Tuesday 15 September 7.15 to 9.00 pm in the Library. The subject will be 'Local sports and pastimes'. If you are interested in or have any information, please come along and join us.

Diary Date

Monday 19 October. There will be a talk on Glass Making in the local area.

Flackwell AmblersIf you would like to join us on Sunday 23 August, The Flackwell Amblers will be going for a walk at Hambleden We will be meeting at the ex Budgen’s car park at 10.00am. This walk will last approximately 2 hours and is undertaken at your own risk. Please wear walking boots or strong shoes. NB This walk may be subject to change at short notice due to prevailing weather conditions. The next date for your diary is Sunday 20 September - Denham. C. Barker

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As part of the WI Centenary celebrations in Bucks, we ‘yarn-bombed’ a tree outside the Community Centre. This form of public ‘art’ originated in California. The trunks of the tree were wrapped in knitted strips and the branches decorated with baubles and creatures. See the photograph or go and have a look. Sadly, the creatures (an owl, a fish, a caterpillar etc.) were soon stolen. Please, dear thieves, PUT THEM BACK for all to enjoy!

Morning WI

On a sweltering July morning, we heard about ‘Climbing Kilimanjaro at age 67’, with a group of 12 and a support team of about 30 people. The proposed trip to the seaside has been cancelled and there will be a garden party in a member’s garden instead. September’s speaker’s topic is ‘A Slice of South Wales’.

Evening WI

Mrs Towse Harrison told us about beliefs, medicine and surgery in the Roman Empire. Her descriptions of some Roman habits were off-putting enough, but the gruesome surgical instruments she

handed round left us all feeling profoundly glad we lived in 2015! We raised money for the Associated Countrywomen of the World by a sponsored walk round the lake at Little Marlow.

No meeting in August although there will be a trip to Chenies Manor. The speaker in September is Dr Keith Parry on ‘Thames Valley Millionaires’. Brenda Aldridge and Sue Arnautov

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Children’s Book Club – Thursdays in August

We are running a Free Children’s Book Club every Thursday during August from 10.30 to 11.30am. This is for age range 4-11 and is a place where children can make friends, colour pictures, chat about books and choose from some exciting new library books. It doesn’t matter how confident a child is at reading. If they like stories, then they will love their own book club. No need to book – just turn up.

Get more from the Summer Reading Challenge

You can still register for the Summer Reading Challenge at the library, and when your child has read two books they will receive their ‘Record Breakers’ chart and their first two stickers for it. You get more stickers as you read more books and the challenge concludes at six books when you get a certificate and a Medal. There’s lots more information including games and a competition at www.summerreadingchallenge.org.uk/

Enter the competition to write a rap or limerick and you will have the chance of winning a fantastic trip to Guinness World Records HQ. If you have an iPhone, iPad or Android device, then you can download the Record Breakers App (search for Record Breakers or go to www.sol.us/records) and the App’s camera will recognise key characters and trigger audio visual content including videos and games.

Lost & Found

We have a whole variety of items which we have found in the library, some of which have been here for quite some time now. These include a memory stick, spectacles and quite a few library cards. So, if you think you may have left something in the library then please call in and reclaim these objects.

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Mrs Jane GardenerThere can’t be many people who go from nervous pupil, on her first day at school, to become deputy head, governor and then acting headteacher of the very same school. Yet that is what Mrs Jane Gardener has done at Carrington Junior School, but she leaves Carrington this summer for pastures new.

Jane Lacey lived in Fennels Way, Flackwell Heath and started her school life at Carrington Infant School. One of her vivid memories is of learning to dance round the maypole – not something Jane found easy to do. Mrs Potter, playing the piano, shouted at her, whereupon the youngster stopped still, causing havoc to those dancing around her. She maintains that this left her with an emotional scar as regards country dancing of any sort, so you can imagine her horror when she discovered that teaching country dancing was on the curriculum for her first class. She also remembers rolling down the hill on the school field – straight into a large patch of stinging nettles, and coming out screaming, covered in stings.

She fondly remembers teachers in the Juniors – Mrs Major, Mr Aitken, Mrs Hunt and Mr Ellis, and having a classroom in the ‘temporary’ terrapins. One day when she was teaching in Year 5 at Carrington, she was amazed when a supply teacher arrived – and it was none other than Mrs Barbara Hunt (also a school governor at that time). Mrs Hunt still regards her as her protégé.

Mrs Gardener started teaching at Carrington in September 2004 after training to teach as a mature student. She did her final school experience at Carrington and made such a good impression that she was offered a job there. She started teaching in Year 3 before going on to teach in Year 6. I had the privilege of working with her as her mentor for her first year of teaching, and found her to be not just an excellent teacher, but a great colleague and a firm friend. Many cups of coffee, chocolate biscuits and laughs were shared at the end of a stressful day, as we put the teaching world to rights!

Asked what were the biggest changes she had seen in education since being a pupil herself, she said it was the amount of pressure on pupils and staff nowadays to fit in everything that is expected to be taught, sadly often meaning that some of the more ‘fun’ things are left out.

Her childhood memories of living in

Flackwell Heath are of days spent taking a picnic with friends, cycling (at quite a young age!) down Sheepridge, swimming in the river or spending the day out playing in Fennels Wood. She was saddened when she recently took a group of children to the woods, only to be told by one of them that ’We can’t go in those woods. They’re dangerous!’ The children were horrified to learn she had spent many happy hours playing out in those woods with friends.

She often spent holidays in Norfolk as a child, and had always wanted to go back there to live at some point. She is leaving Carrington to take up an appointment as Head of Sandringham and West Newton Church of England School starting in September. The school is on the Royal Estate. It is the ideal time for her to move from a family point of view, as her son is taking a gap year before university.

Mrs Gardener’s enthusiasm and teaching ability will be much missed at

Carrington. She will miss the fun of teaching the children of people she was at school with, as has happened on several occasions, but looks forward to moving into another village school with a similar community feel to it.

Alison Peach

Photos: At Carrington July 2015 and At Carrington in Year 3 Photo: Alison Peach

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Editor: Sue Arnautov 58, Chapman Lane, Flackwell Heath,

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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

September

Monday 7 Local History 'Railways' Talk repeat, 7.30pm at the Library, see page 4/ 5

Saturday 12 & Sunday 14

The Mavericks 'Wind in the Willows', see page 8

Tuesday 15 LHG Fact Finding Forum on 'Local Sports & Pastimes', 7.15pm in the Library, see page 5

Wednesday 16 WI Centennial Coffee Morning at Community Centre, 10.30 – 12.30

Foster a Hive?By mid to late summer, local bee-keepers sometimes have more swarms and therefore hives than their own land can support. If you have a garden (or orchard etc.) especially one rich in flowers, would you be willing to host a hive on a temporary basis during the summer? The bee-keeper would do all the looking-after, and your flowers would get pollinated – win-win. If you could help, High Wycombe Bee-keepers would love to hear from you. Contact Chairman Paul Hurley on [email protected]

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