HALLMARKThe Lacey Green and Loosley Row Magazine

Issue 255

£3.00 where sold separately

August 2020

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Welcome to the August editionWe’re back to normal schedulenow after the lockdown delays.

Residents are still deeplyengaged in charitable activitiesThe cover shows the garden ofone of the Loosley Row gardensthat were involved in fundraising for the air ambulance,see page 21. We have an updatefrom Loosley Row sewers onpage 4 and the Speen maskmakers on page 5.

The village groups to supportthe housebound are stillcontinuing, with one story onpage 17.

It was great news to hear thatboth the Black Horse and thePink have reopened, thoughwith tight hygiene controls toensure that staff and diners aresafe. Let’s hope they can make abusiness of trading with higheroverheads and restrictedcustomers. I was sorry to readthat Lynne and Ian at the BlackHorse have decided that it willsoon be time to retire, see page9 for details.

The Village Hall remains closedfor the moment, so no JumbleSale or Coffee Mornings.However we anticipate thatregulations may allow us to startto resume normal activities inSeptember see page 9. Theclubs that use the hall seem tobe taking a cautious approachbefore restarting classes.

The Village Shop and the PostOffice are considering when toopen. Please help them togauge demand by filling in thesurvey reply slip on page 4 andsending it back.

We still have no What’s Oncolumn, but there will be ajunior tennis tournament onAugust 22 - see page12.

The Windmills pre-school islooking for a new Treasurer. Ifyou are interested see the articleon page 25.

Hallmark HelpersLast month’s appeal forvolunteers to help with deliverywent well, thank you forstepping forward. However wehave a new challenge in that ouradvertising manager is retiringand we need to find a newmember for the team.

The position of AdvertisingManager involves a few hours ofadministration over a few daysleading up to the (4 deadlinesper year) publishing of themagazine. This is spentcontacting advertisers whentheir yearly subscription is dueand sending invoices. Alsocoordinating any changes toexisting adverts and liaising withnew advertisers. All details arethen sent to the Editor. Afterpublication there is the sendingout of the magazine to alladvertisers and subscribers.Most contact is by email.

The current manager will behappy to spend time with thenew volunteer to help withtransition!

We postponed our annual door-to-door collection in Maybecause of lockdown. We planto do this in November, hopingthat social mobility will be easierthen.

Best wishes

Mike PiercyEditor

We had our first service onTuesday 14th July at 9:30am andthe first Sunday service will beheld on the 19th July at10:00am.

We are operating under theDiocesan guidelines andtherefore there will only bethese 2 services each week asthe Church has to be sanitizedbetween services oralternatively we have to leave a72 hours gap between services.

No singing is permitted and facemasks should be worn. Socialdistancing is 2m and handsanitizers will be available. Adisposable service sheet will behanded out at each service asprayer books cannot be used.You can of course bring yourown if you wish.

Holy Communion will takeplace in a different format butadvice will be given on theprocedure on the day.

The Pewsheet will continue tobe distributed by email and theZoom service will continue forthe foreseeable future, but at alater time of 11:00am.

Both Schools have had servicesin Church this week. St John’sSchool leavers had their serviceon the 16th July and SpeenSchool on 17th July. There wereapproximately 45 leavers fromSt John’s School – as alwayssome sadness but many happymemories!

Pat Rushmere

As the world starts to re-openour busy sewing bees arewinding up their projects andwe can be hugely proud ofour wonderful communityachievements.

235 pairs of wonderfulscrubs lovingly made anddelivered all over the country,received with great joy andworn with pride. 100s ofbags, headbands and scrubcaps, as well as wonderfulknitting for the baby unit atJohn Radcliffe.

Vicki from Potatstic has madesome wonderful mementosfor everyone involved. Tomake sure you get yoursplease call Kate on 07970547999.

We have also raised in excessof £500 for Rotarian CovidCharities and this continuesto grow as we sell thewonderful face masks thatthe group have produced.Masks are still being made soplease do let us know if youwould like any.

Many thanks for your support- it's been a wonderfuladventure.

Kate and the Loosley Row &Friends Sewing Group

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Welcome back to St John’s Church

Loosley Row & Friends Sewing

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Speen Helping Hospices

As you are all probably awareour Shop and Post Office havebeen closed since March. After11 years of opening it was notthe decision we wanted to takebut was taken to comply withLockdown criteria to protect thevolunteers, most of whom nowfind themselves in the over 70range. A big ‘Thank you’ goes toKay Pallister for helping keep theshop stock available to thosewho needed it.

We hope, given favourableconditions, to be able to reopenlater this year and provide the

services we did prior tolockdown. We are very muchaware that many of ourcustomers have,understandably, had to makealternative arrangements forshopping and may well wish tocontinue with these rather thanreturn to us.

To help us review the demandfor the reopening we would askall those that either wish toreturn or use the shop for thefirst time, to let us know well inadvance so that stock can beordered and arrangements

remade for daily papers, milk,bread etc. We hope to be ableto have contactless paymentsavailable to avoid the use ofcash.

You can reply to us via emailpaulrogerson1@btinternet.comor by completing the reply slipbelow; a collection box will beprovided outside the shop at theHall. Replies by the end ofAugust would be helpful.

Paul RogersonTreasurer

Lacey Green Stores – Millennium Hall Reply SlipPlease state your name, email and contact phone number:

Please circle the items you would like to order / buy• I would/would not use the Village Stores for: Papers / Milk / Bread / General Goods• I would/would not use the Village Stores for: Post Office Services• I would like to Volunteer for serving in the shop

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Lacey Green Stores and Post Office

I would like to take thisopportunity to thank all thosewho bought face masks fromSpeen Helping Hospices. Wehad a great response fromLoosely Row and Lacey Greenfollowing our article in the lastedition of Hallmark. We havenow raised £4,400 and that’s alot of masks!

When we had run out ofcustomers in Speen and NorthDean, advertising in Hallmarkopened up a new source ofcustom in Lacey Green andLoosley Row. People in Ireland,Scotland, Staffordshire andLancashire as well as Berkshire,Bedfordshire and Bristol are alsosuitably attired to go on publictransport, visit the GP surgeryand shop safely. Many thanks

also to those of you who threwin the extra odd £5 and £10notes. Much appreciated!

We will continue to make maskswhilst there is a demand. Themasks come in 6”, 7” or 8”elastic lengths for round theears. Most women find the 7”suitable and 8” for men. Wealso make them with ties. Pleasecall 07778803260 if you want toplace an order.

And just to remind you of ourpurpose…

SHH is a small charity run fromSpeen and North Dean tofundraise for four local hospices- Florence Nightingale, RennieGrove, South Bucks Hospiceand Helen House, the hospice

for children inOxford. Thehospicesprovide a rangeof palliative andend-of-life careservices to people inBuckinghamshire, Oxfordshireand south Bedfordshire.

The hospices receive limitedfunds and are increasinglyreliant on local support fromcommunities like ours tocontinue to provide thespecialist care of inpatient andday hospice services. We keepoverheads down to an absoluteminimum to ensure that themoney raised goes directly tothe charities.

Grainne Suter

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I'd just like to thank all thosepeople who have done their bitfor the community sincelockdown. Too many to listthem all, which in itself speaksof a thoughtful willingcommunity whom as far as Iknow, and touch wood, havekept free of this blessed virus.

As Jeremy Clarkson would say -here's what I think:

Rules are made for the guidanceof intelligent people and thestrict compliance of fools.

They are not made to be brokenas often quoted, however, thereare rare occasions whenbreaking rules can lead to abetter outcome for allconcerned. Be warned, get itright and you are superman, getit wrong and no one looks pastthe fact you have 'broken therules'.

Then there is the question ofinterpretation. Staying onemetre away means you must notget nearer than one metre - it isnot a required distance. Outhere we have space and I'msticking with the two metres andhere's why:

When we breath out we projectwater vapour. You can see it oncold days. When we talk it goesfurther and if we sneeze orcough, well two metres is notenough.

Fortunately most of us use ahand or hanky to preventprojection and also turn ourhead.

Two metres allows for gravityand air movement (especiallyoutside) to stop someone else'svapour reaching us.

If one metre or closer isunavoidable then facing awaywill help (consider airmovement here), or a mask.There is confusion over masksbut the government is nowtelling us to wear them in shopsand public transport. Read upon them on a site that is notselling them and if necessary getan appropriate one for yourcircumstances.

See the 'Which' information onthe subject:https://www.which.co.uk/reviews/face-masks/article/face-masks-where-to-buy-them-and-how-to-make-your-own

Then there is touch: Anythingthat anyone outside your homehas touched is a threat - thepost, shopping, petrol pumpsand door handles. There is noevidence of transfer via paperbut why take the chance.

Touching alien objects is not thedanger. It is us then touchingour face - this virus needs anorifice - ear, nose, eyes, mouthor a wound in the skin - hencethe need to wash hands.

Finally the support bubble:Single adults living alone - orsingle parents with childrenunder 18 - can form a supportbubble with one otherhousehold.

Fantastic but think! Weigh upthe risk - is the child attendingschool? Are the adults doingwhat you have been doing tostay safe?

I spent a morning with my son,his wife and their two kids. Oneof the children is back at schooland so no one came within twometres. It was somehow betterthan on-line. We sat and did acatch-up out in the garden.

It's all about constant awarenessand being sensible. You don'thave to listen to me but twometres is not a bar toconversation, as I've found onmy travels round the village. It’sworking so let's keep doingwhat we are doing where wecan.

Stay Safe

Leigh Axe

Safe Breathing

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Due to Covid 19 we are postponing the CoffeeMorning until 4th March 2021. So all those knittersand sewing ladies please keep working for then.We will keep you informed nearer the time.

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The Black HorseWe are open at long last -everything is in position to besafe for everybody. All theCOVID guidelines are in forceand so is the track and trace.We have screens around the barfor safety and have taken outtables to make the distancecorrect.

Our opening day was fairlyquiet, but a big thank you to allwho came in to have a drinkand a bite to eat.

We are doing bookings forinside tables as there are not somany in the pub now, and youcan book the outside as well.This does not stop you justcoming in if you haven't booked.

We still are keeping the samehours for food and drinks.Sunday lunches will continue asnormal, bookings needed forthis. We are doing a smalltakeaway menu in the eveningswhile the distancing is on.

Just ring on the evening to orderyour food. The menu will be onBlack Horse Facebook page orLacey Green Site page.

If you have a container you cantake beer home too or a bottleof wine etc. Take away hours 6till 8pm Tuesday to Saturday.

It has been really hard for Ianand myself this last year andwith the Covid on top we havehad a long discussion and sadlywe have decided that we arenot renewing our tenancy atThe Black Horse. It has taken alot of thought and discussionbut we just don't think we cancarry it on. It has been afabulous 25 years of my life hereand I will be heartbroken toleave.

I will still live in Lacey Green andhopefully will have time to chill.We have our tenancy to the endof March next year sodepending how things go wewill keep in charge till then. Wewill keep you all up to date withprogress.

Hope to see you all back to TheBlack Horse soon. My bestwishes to everybody.

Lynne

What a different world we findourselves living in. Despite all ofthe negatives, we can find somany positives. For me, andhopefully many of you, living inLacey Green and Loosley Rowduring this challenging time hasbeen a comfort. It has beenreassuring to know thateveryone had a contact numberof a local resident. All requestswere dealt with, from shoppingto collecting prescriptions orsimply a chat. Our beautifulcountryside has allowed thosethat are able, to explore, eitheron foot or by cycling, to enjoyall that our villages have to offer.

The Village Hall closed its doorson March 19th. Since then it hasbeen deep cleaned andchecked on a regular basis toensure that everything is safeand well.

Moving forward, it is ourintention to reopen inSeptember, following thegovernment guidelines.

These are currently fairly rigid.Social distancing must bemaintained, numbers arelimited, no air-conditioning orhand driers can be used.Cleaning between all users isessential.

As a consequence, some largeorganisations that meet at thehall have taken the decision notto return until 2021. Sadly,traditional events such as the artshow have also been cancelled.

For now, this is the new ‘normal’and I know that everyone willdo their very best to follow thenew guidelines.

Please remember that there arestill many vulnerable people inour villages, as well as those thatare anxious about this differentworld that we are living in.Please keep looking out for yourneighbours and remember, aquick phone call can makesomeone’s day.

As a central part of village life,the village hall is lookingforward to opening its doorsonce again!

Stay safe and well

Karen HodghtonBooking Secretary

Village Hall

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Obituary for Heather CouperThough she wasn’t born here,Heather was an adopteddaughter of the Chilterns. Afterher parents moved fromWallasey to Ruislip, the youngHeather loved to take the trainand bus to West Wycombe, andwalk the Chiltern ridge.

She studied astrophysics atLeicester University, which iswhere she and I met.Subsequent research at Oxfordwas too academic for her taste,and Heather instead followedher instincts and became aleading populariser ofastronomy. Appointed SeniorLecturer at the GreenwichPlanetarium, she burst ontotelevision, first on PatrickMoore’s The Sky at Night, andthen presenting two majorastronomy series on Channel 4.

Heather was also electedPresident of the BritishAstronomical Association - thefirst female to hold that position,though she was always miffedshe was only the secondyoungest! As well as her mediaappearances, Heather gavecopious public presentationsboth in the UK and abroad: herfavourite was being guestastronomer on board Concordein 1986, to view Halley’s Cometas the plane flew supersonic toNew Zealand.

By this time, Heather had gonefreelance, and there was noreason to stay in Greenwich.Her heart was drawing her backto the Chilterns, and in 1990 shefell in love with the idealproperty in Loosley Row - a pairof joined brick-and-flintcottages, with an inglenookfireplace, exposed beams andthe most sensational view overthe vale. When the previousowner opened the door for theviewing, Heather thought“what’s that woman doing in myhouse?”

For Heather, the focus of thevillage was the Pink and Lily. Sheloved the historical associations,particularly with Rupert Brooke,and had her favourite seat in theBrooke Bar. She regaled everyvisitor with Brooke’s ditty“Never came there to the Pink/Two such men as we, I think....”And she delighted in showingthem Ring the Bull, swinging thecopper ring over the hook in thewall. On her father’s first visit,she said “Daddy, this is reallyhard”; swung the ring, andhooked it first time!

Heather learnt dominoes in thePink, and was delighted to beasked to join the pub’s team inthe local Crib and DominoesLeague. She was delightedwhen Geoff Baker, theblacksmith, declared “Coups,you’re a local now” - havinglived in the village only tenyears. And she was immenselyproud when the team won allthe trophies over twoconsecutive years.

During this time, Heather wasappointed to the MillenniumCommission, as the onlyscientist among the ninecommissioners, and wasresponsible for seeing throughthe Eden Project in Cornwalland the National Space Centrein Leicester. After she’d pointedout the dilapidated state of ourvillage’s old hall, she wasdelighted that the Commissionagreed to fund our newMillennium Hall.

Inspired by the home and theview, Heather penned around20 books on astronomy,produced televisiondocumentaries for theproduction company we’dfounded, and presentedcountless radio shows andseries. For the 30-part seriesCosmic Quest, she persuadedthe BBC producer to come outhere to record her. It was spring-time and the birds on theterrace were active: herproducer, a keen ornithologist,warned of potential interferencewith the sound recording:“Heather, we could have aproblem with your great tits!”

Heather had a passion fornature, especially wild flowers,and was a lifelong vegetarian.She loved the countryside of theChilterns, especially the carpetsof bluebells under the beeches.Her favourite walk was to thePyrtle Spring, where a smallstream gushes out of the chalkand flows down to Culverton.

When she passed away after ashort illness earlier this year,Heather’s wish was to be buriedin the Chilterns. We laid her torest at GreenAcres woodlandburial park near Beaconsfield,under an old oak in the wild-flower orchard.

Nigel Henbest

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Like everywhere else, it’s been astrange couple of months.Normally we would be extremelybusy with league matches, juniortennis, adult group coaching andplenty of social activities. Butobviously none of that happenedand yet we have been extremelybusy!

Membership numbers haverocketed this year, as tennis wasone of the first sports to bereleased from lockdown. I think thevirus has brought home to manyfamilies the need to keep healthy,stay slim and improve fitness levels.

Tennis also has the advantage ofbeing one of only a few sportswhich you can play all throughyour life, so if you can learn theskills (a bit of social chat along theway helps too!) then it’s a greatinvestment. We are so pleased tosee so many new faces around thecourts, and all our efforts on socialmedia are paying dividends, aspeople get to know our offeringbetter.

This has helped Dan our coachwho has been fully occupied with1-1 lessons. Before he went onpaternity leave last month, he was

doing 35 hours a week, coachingmembers from the ages of 4 to 70.He even had some of his previousclients driving over from WestLondon!

He has also been kept extremelybusy off court with the birth of hissecond daughter Maeve.Congratulations to Dan andHannah and daughter Phoebe.Members were keen to contributeto a gift and we were able topresent him with £220 of JohnLewis vouchers to go towards thenew nursery. Or perhaps we gotthat wrong? Vouchers for a goodnight out for the tired parentsmight have been more appropriate!

Thankfully things are slowly gettingback to normal. Junior tennis willbe resuming very soon, and we willbe holding some juniortournaments on Saturday 22ndAugust. From 2pm -3.30pm, adultscan play with their children (year 5and below) in a friendly formatusing mini-nets and soft red balls.

After that, at 3.30pm we will behosting a junior tournament forchildren between the ages of 11and 16, with separate prizes for theboys and girls. It is just £2 per entry

(members free), so please do bringyour son or daughter along.

Non-members can also now usethe courts on weekdays between9am and 5pm and on Saturdaymornings. The cost is £10 per hourand bookings can be made onlinevia our website.

For the autumn term we will beoffering a full programme ofcoaching, although currently adultgroups are limited to 5 plus Dan.For league matches we will becompleting last winter’s matchesbefore going straight into thiswinter’s league. With the highermembership numbers we are alsoplanning on putting out moreteams.

Looking further ahead, our men’sannual trip to La Manga inSouthern Spain is obviouslydoubtful, but hopefully ourChristmas booking on Friday 27thNovember at the Black Horse willbe on – fingers crossed!

Nigel Glenister

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Horts Soc - Growing for FoodIn this second Hallmark editionpublished under the Covidepidemic regulations I thought Iwould write about the benefitsof growing your own food. Ittastes better than bought andyou know it won’t havepesticides on it. You thinkdifferently about how you cookwhen you plan around youravailable veg and you eat moreof it! Better for you all round.

You don’t even have toundertake the backbreakinglabour of digging. There isplenty of information online forthe system known as ‘no dig’cultivation. You need a goodlayer of compost in the autumnand cover it to prevent weedsgrowing. In the spring you cansow or plant directly into thiswithout having to dig.

You can get more than one cropoff your vegetable plot in theyear. For example, if you havepurple sprouting broccoli whichyou harvest in the spring, youcan then plant up with asummer crop such ascourgettes. When these havefinished you can plant autumnsown broad beans which will beready in May/June, thusmaximising the productivity ofthe space you have.

If you are really into growingyou might need an allotmentand these are available in LaceyGreen, though you don’t need alot of room to start growing.Buckets and grow bags are agood starting point.

To encourage you, SimonBolton will now describe howhe has proven the point forgrowing in a small space.

Alison Shreeve

No space to growBefore Covid I worked inCentral London in a large officeby St Paul’s and throughout anormal year I would take in anysurplus home grown produceand ask people to helpthemselves.

It was a delight to hear peopleenjoying home grown vegcompared to supermarket vegbut a few comments got methinking.

“I live in a flat; I’ve only got abalcony”, “My garden is tinyand I share it with otherpeople”. “We only have a fewflower pots but would love aveg garden”. I started to thinkabout what produce you mightgrow in a container and howmuch you could fit in withminimum maintenance (exceptwatering).

I had been given an old woodenplanter by my mum whichmeasured 100cm long, 50cmwide and 50cm high. I lined itwith an old plastic sack I foundand put in a £4.00 bag of bog-standard compost, to see whatand how much we could grow.In the back of my mind I wantedthe planter to feed a workingcouple with busy jobs, as a freshboost to their weekly shop.

It might be a bit tricky to seeeverything in this photographbut within the lockdown weeksit managed to sprout up:Shallots (two), Fennel (three),Coriander, Parsley, Chard, CosLettuce, Salad Bowl Lettuce,Spinach and Radish. In all that’s9 different veg and a couple ofcut and come again salads andsome herbs.

So, when I am back in Londonand the conversation turns to “Idon’t have the space to growanything” I am going to showthem this issue of the Hallmark!Stay safe everyone.

Simon Bolton

Alison’s vegetablegarden

Simon’s container

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Happy Wanderers - keep on walking

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Our last meeting was the AGMin February, well before theCovid19 had raised its uglyhead. Within a short while werealised that the walksprogramme could not beimplemented. The joy ofwalking and talking as wewalked across the Chiltern Hillstogether was banned in order tomeet the Governmentregulations.

Our traditional roast lunchfollowing the walk was also offlimits and we had to accept thatfor the present The HappyWanders had to close down –the first time in nearly 30 years.

We are delighted that we arenow able to start our walksagain, at a social distance ofcourse.

As it is not possible to follow ourwalk with a Sunday roast lunchin a pub, we are hoping if theweather is kind enough to havea picnic instead.

New members are alwayswelcome; please contact LizLewin (01844 274961) for moreinformation.

As we move into the next phaseof managing this pandemic andwe all adjust to the ‘new normal’the Virus Action Group hasbeen relatively quiet.

The number of Lacey Greenresidents needing our help hasthankfully remained small. Wehave collected a number ofprescriptions and walked acouple of dogs as well ascontinued to shop for thosewho do not have family orfriends close enough to help.

Melissa Summerfield ofGreenlands has been providinga vital helpline to John andCarol Balchin of Roundlandssince the beginning oflockdown in March and hasshopped for them each weekever since. (pictured)

As we begin to learn moreabout the effects of Covid 19and the impact of the illness oncertain sectors of the populationit is worth bearing in mind thatin our community we have aconsiderable number for whomcontracting the illness would bevery serious.

We have worked well as acommunity to protect eachother and especially those whoare vulnerable. We need tocontinue to do so. If you needhelp to stay safe and avoidcontact with the virus please donot hesitate to get in touch viayour Street Rep.

Our partnership with theRisborough Basket initiativestarted with a good responsefrom both Lacey Green andLoosely Row residents andmany of us enjoyed the fruit andvegetable deliveries.

Our thanks must go to GrahamRoberts and Kay Bolton whotook on the job of delivering ourgoods to us, with a smile and afriendly word.

The Town Council has recentlytaken the decision to suspendthe fruit and vegetable deliveriesas the town takes up the weeklymarket once more. It is stillpossible for the time being toorder from the other shopsparticipating in the scheme. Forup to date information go towww.risboroughbasket.org.uk

Finally a reminder to everyonethat we have a telephonebefriending service for thosewho would welcome a chat towile away the hours that dosometimes tend to drag.

Thank you to all who areparticipating in any way, large orsmall, in the Virus Action Group.Please continue to stay safe andtake care.

Eileen Rowlands01844 275940

Lacey Green Virus Action Group

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When selecting which variety ofwheat to grow we firstlyapproach our chosen enddestination for the crop, oftenHeygates, to see which varietiesthey want to buy. They createover 50 different flour blends fortheir customers. For instance theysupply McVities with flour fordigestives. All wheat varieties willhave different flour qualities soHeygates have various varietiesthey prefer to use.

We then look at the variety’sagronomic qualities and we canfind this out by trial work donethroughout the country.Important factors would bedisease rating, standing ability,pest resistance, earliness toharvest and probably mostimportant, yield potential. Wehave varieties we prefer, but theyonly usually last about five yearsbefore their disease resistancehas slipped, leading to morefungicides being required to keepit healthy or a better variety hasbeen bred by the plant breedingcompany.

Plant breeding is an expensiveprocess. We have to pay a royaltyto the plant breeder for everyacre of their variety that we plant,even if we save seed from theprevious crop we have grown. Allthe plants we grow have beenbred including grass and maize.When we plant a grass ley we willplant a blend of at least fourvarieties.

The Farm Cluster group has beendoing bird surveys and butterflysurveys in the last month.

This year there were sometremendous displays of hedgerowflowers particularly Honeysuckle,Foxgloves and Dog Roses, alwaysnice to see. We are sure wespotted a Green Sandpiper onewet afternoon, which is a newbird to us, enjoying the wet areabehind the farm where the roofwater has made the ground wet.

July through to September arevery busy for us, we will generallybe hoping for settled weather.We have to harvest our crops anddry them if necessary, collect thestraw we buy from neighbours,and prepare for planting nextyear’s crops; the maize will beharvested in late September. Weare also expecting over a third ofthe herd to calve so this will keepeveryone busy, and most of thenew heifers will come into theherd during this time.

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On the FarmIn the last article we mentionedwe were beginning to need somerain. Since then we have hadsome decent rainfall, the maizehas picked up and the grasslandhas also improved. We try to getthe best out of our crops byplanting productive varieties,applying nutrients, controllingweeds and looking after the soilsthat we grow them in. But mostof the success is down to havingthe correct mix of weather, whichis totally out of our control. Ourcereal harvest that is coming up isnot expected to be a barn busterwith most of the winter wheatlooking at best average afterbeing muddled in last autumn inmany fields. There are gaps whichhave had to be patched up withspring wheat where the wintercrop establishment wasparticularly poor.

Wheat is the main crop for theUK with many uses such asanimal feeds and to produce flourfor biscuits and bread making.We already import wheat fromCanada, in particular for breadmaking but this year we will beimporting more, I expect.

When we make a cropping planwe decide which crop to grow inwhich field, for the followingseason. This needs doing ideallybefore harvest, as seeds need tobe ordered. We generally rotatecrops around although somecrops like maize you could growcontinuously for quite a fewyears. Others like oilseed rape(which is a brassica) should onlybe grown once in five years. Ifwheat is grown after barley wecannot control any barley thatgrows in the wheat, (fromdropped barley grains at harvest)so it would contaminate a breadmaking wheat sample rendering itonly good for animal feeds.Growing wheat after a grass ley,oilseed rape or maize has goodpotential for decent crops.

Generally arable farmers try tomaximise their wheat area. Weare a mixed livestock and arablefarm so have to prioritise forageproduction before growing cashcrops like wheat to sell.

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Loosley Row Open Gardens

In December last year,our group of Loosley Row keengardeners decided to hold a fundraising event in aid of the ThamesValley Air Ambulance OpenGardens scheme.

The plan was to open gardens tomembers of the public at BeggarsWood, Lane Cottage, GreenPastures, Ramoth, Grannies, FieldEnd, Bergamot, and Loosley Dene.The children and horticulture clubat St Johns school were keen tojoin in too.

The date was decided, the TVAAfliers were printed, and our proudand willing garden ownersorganised their gardeningschedules!

Then, a few months later, sadly……..we all know what happenednext…………‘LOCKDOWN’!

Like most other summer events thisyear, our ‘open garden’ event wascancelled too.

Despite the amount ofconcern and worry we all had overthe shocking consequences of theCoronavirus pandemic, we were allvery disappointed to have ourevent cancelled.

So, with gardening plans already inplace, seedlings sowed, and ‘greenfingers’ getting greener, wecontinued working in our gardens,hoping that we could dosomething on the day.

Fortunately, the lockdown period,and glorious weather, gave us allthe extra time to spend gardening.We decided to hold a ‘village plantsale’ instead.

On 20th June we hosted 7 plantsales, at 7 garden venues, with anarray and variety of potted-onseedlings, plants and vegetablesfrom our own gardens, and somekindly donated by other keengardeners in the HorticulturalSociety.

The day was a huge success, withperfect warm sunny weather. Localneighbours and visitors came fromlocal villages and further, budding

new gardeners, experiencedgardeners and plant experts alike.

People enjoyed walking around the‘garden trail’, tasting refreshments,whilst buying plants from ‘a safedistance’, and many of our visitorswere able to see parts of, or go intosome of the gardens too.

We all thoroughly enjoyed the daychatting about plants andexchanging gardening tips andstories, but, the ‘icing on the cake’,was having raised well over £1,000for the TVAA charity.

‘Thank you’ to all the gardenowners, their friends, families andplant lovers who contributed andhelped on the day.

Now we’ve had a taster of how theevent runs, we definitely intend tohold it again next year! Please lookout for the date, to be arranged,and come and support us nextsummer. Until then, ‘happygardening’!

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Lacey Green PlayersHello from Lacey Green Players,we hope you are all well andhave coped with the lockdownmeasures during the pandemic.We have missed you all andhope our lockdown planningwill come to fruition soon so wecan perform and continue toraise money for charities andgood causes.

We had hoped we couldarrange our annual theatre inNovember 2020 but decidedwe couldn’t be one step aheadof the large national theatres, sowe have taken the decision todelay all performances until2021. As you can imagine weare very disappointed but wantto keep everyone safe in theseuncertain times.

As we mentioned in our lastHallmark article we are stilllooking forward to rehearsing"The Ghost Train" by ArnoldRidley, who played Godfrey inDad's Army. This play, a thriller,was written in and is set in the1920s; it has been made intofilm several times over the lastcentury. This will be our annualtheatre production next year.

Ideas from lockdownThe committee and members ofLGP have had their artisticheads on during lockdown andthese are some of our thoughtsfor now and the future. Wewould value some feedbackfrom you, please send these toinfo@laceygreenplayers.co.uk.

Would you like to join the LGPWords Exchange? We wouldlike to email you a poem orshort passage from a book orplay, every 1 – 2 weeks. Thesepieces will vary in mood, styleand period, but will always aimto be engaging andentertaining. You could alsosend us pieces that you like.Some of these could be re-circulated to the whole group.We will circulate on a blindcopy and no names will bementioned. Let us know if youwould like to receive a piece, oremail us your favourite now.

Another thought is rehearsingsmall plays within family groupsthat could in time be staged ingardens to small groups, oncesocial distancing measuresallow. If this is something ofinterest please get in touch.

In future we may be able tohold a mini open air festival sothese playlets are not lost;watch this space!

Given that the world is usingtechnology in innovative wayswe are also considering whatwe can do through thismedium. We have some ideasbut these need more discussionbefore we can share. Pleaselook out for more informationon our website and in futureHallmark articles.

Did you know the oldsuperstition of no whistling onstage comes from the timewhen theatres used to hiresailors as stagehands andriggers, and cues were calledusing whistling commands.Whistling a happy tunebackstage could be taken as acue causing an accident orearly curtain call!

We continue to want buddingactors, lighting and soundspecialists or anyone wishing tohone their skills and experiencegenerally to join LGP. For moreinformation please email:info@laceygreenplayers.co.uk.

Jane Hervé

Windmill WI This is a very short report as wehave not had a meeting sinceMarch. We are hoping toorganise an afternoon tea atThe Black Horse on 5th August,socially distancing of course.

We will have to postpone theJumble Sale in October buthope to be able to organise oneon the 13th March 2021. Untilthe Village Hall reopens wecannot say when we will startour monthly meetings again.STAY SAFE & WELL

Ann BartlettThe Windmill WI - 2012

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As term draws to a close we getready to say goodbye to ourschool leavers, which is alwaysemotional for all involved. Theteaching team has done anexcellent job getting them readyfor 'big school' throughout thechallenge of lockdown, and willbe sending them off with lots ofhappy memories.

A wonderful time has been hadby all in our newly finishedoutdoor wildlife and gardeningarea. The children have lovedour new barked area with thelog circle for outdoor snack andstory time whilst watching thebirds and squirrel feeding fromthe new bird feeder.

Thanks firstly to The Co-op andour Local Pioneer MirandaGomm, for enabling us to betheir ‘local cause’ and earn thefunds to transform thisneglected space into somethingusable. To the Sports ClubCommittee for their agreementto neaten up this little area andongoing support. To theparents, villagers and team ofvolunteers from theHorticultural Society for clearingthe area. To Alex Stallwood forhis tree trimming andlandscaping skills and DarrenPeters for some wonderful newraised beds! To Rachael forleading and everyone elsewho’s supported this project –the team and children areabsolutely delighted with theresults.

We are grateful too to the EarlyYears Team at BuckinghamshireCouncil who have offeredongoing support throughoutthis challenging time, andawarded us a grant to replaceour rotten pirate ship with anamazing new outdoor obstaclecourse and climbing frame,which the children have spent alot of time using.

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team, our Business ManagerRachael who keeps us allorganised, and our verycommitted committee andparents, who do a huge amountfor Windmills in their own time.We’ll enjoy a well-earned restover the summer and lookforward to starting the autumnterm, hopefully back to normal,in September.

We are on the lookout for a newTreasurer to join us. If you wouldbe interested in supporting our

local preschool or knowsomeone who would, please getin touch.

We currently have spaces forchildren 2-5 years old, if you areinterested get in touch withTracey on 07502 198405 ormanager@windmillunder5s.co.uk

Natasha KannChairperson

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By God, it’s good to be back!We missed you all during ourlong break – and hope you allstayed safe and well - but we’reback with a bang and betterthan ever!

But before I get into the changesthat have been going on at ThePink, it’s really important that Iemphasise that we are fullyCovid compliant. We havemade all of the necessarychanges – and I have to say thatsince we re-opened theatmosphere hasn’t beenaffected!

We have introduced a one waysystem with the entrancethrough the car park and theexit through the main door, thetoilets are on a one–in, one-outbasis, hand sanitiser is readilyavailable and much used by thestaff as well, NHS Track and Testforms are given to each party

and social distancing is fully inplace. We are also now closingon Tuesdays for a full deepclean.

As always you can book tablesby calling 01494 489857 orgoing online at pink-lily.com andwe really would encourage youto book in advance to avoiddisappointment on the day.Having said that we obviouslywill try and accommodate you ifwe can – but do book ifpossible, even if only drinkingand not eating!

Now on to the positives – wehave had a facelift! Not me – Icouldn’t afford it on what I’mpaid – and nor should you thinkI need it – cheeky! But ourgrand old lady has been sprucedup. She’s been paintedthroughout and is lookingmighty fine!

We also have fab new marqueesin the garden – pink of course –and in most exciting news – arenow offering take-away onFridays through Sundays.

Summer is here, Luddy iscooking up a storm in thekitchen, things are lookingbrighter and can only get betterwe’re re-united and it feels sogood! Can’t wait to see you all –the only way is up!

See you soon,

Shirley Abbot01494 489857Pink-lily.com

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A short update on the activity atyour local food bank.

The demand for food parcels hassadly remained at historicallyvery high levels through thissummer. Soon after lockdownoccurred in March, requests forhelp more than doubledcompared to the same periodlast year. Demand continued torise until the end of May whenparcels were dispatched to feedover 600 people in a single weekaround South Bucks.

The number of people currentlyneeding our help with a foodparcel has remained steady atjust under 400 each week,requiring food donations to thevalue of around £25,000 to fillthe parcels each month.

The Covid emergency meantthat all operating procedures hadto be changed. Many of ourvolunteers were over 70 yearsold and had to retire and self-isolate. About a half of all thefood parcels had been self-picked by the recipients atWesley church in Wycombe andthat had to cease too. The otherhalf were delivered to drop offcentres that were mainlychurches that were all asked toclose.

With demand rising sharply,over 100 new and youngervolunteers stepped up tocollect the food, sort and storeit, pick it into parcels anddeliver them. All food parcelsare now home delivered to thedoor step, a new departure.

To add to the challenges, mostof the donated food camethrough the dump baskets thatare situated in all the mainsupermarkets in the area. Withfewer supermarket visits beingmade, the volume of fooddonations reducedsubstantially so a new initiativewas required.

Over 100 Street Heroes wererecruited in key geographicalareas to become the localOne Can food drop centre.This has proved to be sosuccessful that around 80% offood donated now comesthrough the magnificent StreetHeroes. We have also beenable to secure local supplies ofbasic fresh produce includingvegetables, fruit and eggs toimprove the offeringsignificantly.

One Can Trust has continued tomeet every request for a foodparcel from those in real needand has reorganised to ensurethat it will be able to meet theneeds of those in need oftemporary assistance for theforeseeable future.

The team at One Can Trust arevery grateful for the magnificentsupport and send a huge thankyou to everyone who hasdonated time, food or money toOne Can Trust. The charity couldnot have continued to serve thecommunity without your help.

Visit www.onecantrust.org.uk tosee how you can help or simplyto listen to the tribute from theTop Notes Choir! Regularupdates are also on WycombeSound on Fridays at 10:30 am.

Graham Peart

Chair of TrusteesOne Can Trust

Due to the Covid 19 pandemic,the new Council met for thevery first time remotely onMicrosoft Teams on Wednesday15th July with nearly all 196councillors dialling in. This hasbeen webcast for residents toview if required.

Also the new North WestChilterns Community Board metremotely for the first time on 9thJuly which looked to setpriorities for the local residents.

Gradually on guidance from thegovernment, facilities arebeginning to be reopened bythe Council, from libraries tohousehold recycling centres.

Carl Etholen

One Can Trust - Foodbank

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Mars is coming. Right on cue, thenight sky starts to get darker toshow off the Red Planet after itstwo-year absence as well asSaturn and Jupiter which makehistory this December. Thepatterns of stars gradually change,as summer constellations likeCygnus give way to winter’sOrion. Here are some of thehighlights to watch out for overthe next six months:

August: Saturn and Jupiter can beseen in the same field of view,low down in the south when itstarts to get dark at about 10pm.Bright Jupiter is to the right ofSaturn which is 15 times fainterbut easily visible. On the 1st, theMoon will be below Jupiter andthen below-left of Saturn on the2nd. When you see them, it’sworth bearing in mind that Jupiteris almost half a billion miles fromus, while Saturn is twice as faraway. If want your first glimpse ofMars, it can be seen rising in theeast around midnight and theMoon will be near it on the 8thand 9th. The Perseid meteorshower on the 12th/13th will bewashed out by the Moon.

September: Mars brightenssignificantly during the month asthe Earth catches up with itsorbit. It climbs high in thesouthern sky and glows anintense orange-red. The Moonappears close to the planet onthe 5th and 6th and will glideacross to Saturn and Jupiter onthe 24th and 25th. For late-nightrevellers and early-risers, Venus

starts to make a dazzlingappearance at 4am andcontinues to dominate the pre-dawn skies over the next fewmonths. The autumn equinox ison the 22nd when day and nightare equal.

October: This month has two fullMoons – on the 1st and 31st –the second one is known as a‘Blue Moon’. Mars is at‘opposition’ – its closest to Earth– on the 13th when it will be just39 million miles away and at itsbiggest and brightest to usEarthlings. It rises in the east atabout 7pm before climbing muchhigher than the other two planetsevery night. It outshineseverything else in the night skyexcept the Moon. Also look outfor two meteor showers – theDraconids on the 8th and theOrionids on the 21st/22nd.

November: Mars continues to puton its fiery show, while the starpatterns like the Pleiades (the‘Seven Sisters’) and Hyades inTaurus speckle the dark skies. .The Moon is above Mars on the25th and a thin crescent Moon isbelow Saturn and Jupiter at5.30pm on the 19th.

December: This is the monthJupiter and Saturn make history!On the 21st (the winter solstice),they will appear so close togetherthat they’ll almost look like oneplanet with the naked eye. This‘Great Conjunction’ will be theclosest the two planets have beensince the 1600s! You need to bequick before they disappearunder the horizon, so looktowards the southern horizon at5pm and watch the planets set ‘asone’ together. The Geminidmeteor shower on the 13th/14this predicted to be a good‘shooting stars’ display.

January: A good view of Mercurywill be possible for about a weekfrom the 20th. The tiny planet canbe seen above the westernhorizon after sunset from about5.15pm. Binoculars can be helpfulto spot it initially.

Enjoy your star and planet-gazing.Heavenly Bodies will return inFebruary next year.

Chris Dignan

Heavenly Bodies

As I have said previously, localhistory research nearly alwaysleads to surprises and myresearch into the origins ofLacey Green and Loosley Rowhas proved to be no exception.

My research had taken me backto the Domesday Book wherethe Risborough Hundred isclearly identified as includingthe land which is now occupiedby Lacey Green and LoosleyRow although the names ofthese hamlets are notmentioned in the Bookspecifically.

This encouraged me to carry outfurther research into earlierAnglo-Saxon times to see ifeither hamlet was mentioned inany document during thoseturbulent times. It was duringthis research that I came acrossthe will of Lady Elgiva (this is theLatinised version of her namewhich in Anglo-Saxon was spelt“AEfgyfu” but please do not askme to pronounce it!)

She was a significant land ownerin Buckinghamshire and in herwill she left “her lands atRisborough”, which academichistorians seem convincedincluded the hamlets of LaceyGreen and Loosley Row, to thechurch together with themanumission (liberation) of theslaves on this estate – veryworthy! So, she owned the landon which our village is built.

However, her earlier life wassomewhat more interesting. Shewas the daughter of a noblemancalled Elfric and his wifeEthelgiva. She married KingEdwy (Eadwig) who had beenadopted by Elfric and Ethelgivaafter the death of his parents.Edwy became King in 955 and isthought to have married LadyElgiva shortly before he wascrowned at Kingston on the27th January 956 by ArchbishopOda. All went well until theKing, (thought to have beenabout 16 years old at the time)

left the coronation banquet toenjoy the company of his newwife and her mother who, byAnglo Saxon custom, were notpresent at the coronation. Thewhole company felt insulted andOda suggested that a delegationbe sent to bring him back. Atfirst no one wished to incur theKing’s annoyance but finallythey chose the “two most firmof spirit”, Abbot Dunstan andBishop Cynesige, who wereboth of the house of Wessex.After some altercation, Edwyreturned with them and theimmediate crisis could havepassed if Dunstan and Cynesigehad been able to keep quiet.They could not and the storylost nothing in the telling. TheKing was said to have thrown hiscrown on the floor and to havebeen found not just enjoyingintimacy with his wife, as wasprobably expected, but with hermother, who was thereforeguilty with Edwy of both

adultery and of somethingapproaching incest!

Mmmmmmmmm – the mindboggles!

It is thought that the marriagewas declared void in 957, KingEdwy died in 959 at the age of20 years and Lady Elgiva died inabout 972.

Chroniclers at the timedescribed Lady Elgiva as a“strumpet” but I am not sure ifthis is fair – unusual maybe bytoday’s standards!

One thing is certain – if youresearch your family history andfind a distant ancestor with thename Elgiva then I stronglyrecommend that you do not tellyour neighbours!

Laurence RostronVillage History Group

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Organisation Meetings Contact Phone Email addressHappy WanderersWalking Club Full walk last Sun of the month 10.30 Ronnie Lewin 274961 relewin@b nternet.com

Happy WanderersWalking Club Short walk (2-3 miles) 2nd Wed 10.30 Linda Taylor 345261

Hor culturalSociety

3rd Wed of Jan, Mar, May, Jul, Sep, Nov.8 pm Alison Shreeve a.shreeve1@b nternet.com

Speen & NorthDean Toddlers

Tuesday 9.30 Chapel Hall, Speen Churchin term me Natasha Kann Speennorthdeantoddlers@gmail.com

LG Singers Thursday evenings in term me at StJohn’s School Denise Kinnard laceygreensingers@hotmail.com

Lacey GreenPlayers Theatre, drama, and some mes food

Jane Herve info@laceygreenplayers.co.uk

Windmill Under 5s Mon-Fri 9.00-12.00 (or 1.30 with lunch).Tues & Wed can be extended to 3pm Tracey Winfield 07502 198405 manager@windmillunder5s.co .uk

Windmill WI(evenings) 1st Wed of month except Jan. 7.45 pm Daphne Willash 01494 562455 daphne.willash@b nternet.com

High Wycombe &District U3A 4th Wed a ernoon of the month Theresa Hehir 01494 881170 hehirt@hotmail.com

Youth Club Alternate Fridays - see laceygreen.comweb site for details 7.30 pm Leigh Axe 345216 leigh@laceygreen.com

Over 50s PubLunch Club Black Horse. First Tuesday of the month Yvonne Axe 345216

Short Mat BowlsClub Monday 2 pm Leigh Axe 345216 leigh@laceygreen.com

LG Sports ClubSecretary Stephanie Dell 07768 831196 steph.dell@b nternet.com

LG Sports Club -Cricket Jonathan Dell 07786 386912

LG Sports Club -Tennis Nigel Glenister 342771 ne.glenister@b nternet.com

LG Sports Club -Football Ben Foster 344906 laceygreenfc@hotmail.co.uk

Karate Monday evenings StephenFincham 07540 531034 stevefincham@sky.com

WhiteleafBowmen Wed, Thu & Fri evenings, Apr to Sep

BrendaCordwell, Sec 01494 485037 www.whitelea owmen.org.uk

Pilates Classes Tuesday mornings and evenings Sue Croxford 346656 susancroxford@gmail.com

Bucks Council Carl Etholen 01494 564771 cetholenn@buckscc.gov.uk

St John's Church Pat Richards 345452 richardsp44@b nternet.com

Scouts (Naphill &Hughenden) Peter Byerley

01494 565955

Parish Council Frank Post clerk@laceygreen-pc.org.uk

LG Windmill Sundays & Bank holidays 2 to 5 pm Aprilto September. Closed in 2020 Michael Hardy 275871 contact@laceygreenwindmill.org.uk

Millennium Hall Clive Hodghton 07751 541222 clive@laceygreen.com

Millennium Hallbookings Karen Hodghton 274254 karen@laceygreen.com

The Black Horse Quiz night last Sunday of every month at8pm Lynne Comley 345195 lynnecomley@btconnect.com

Police Andy Ralph 101

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Hallmark is published quarterlyby the Lacey Green & LoosleyRow Millennium HallManagement Committee,although opinions expressed incomment or contribution do notnecessarily represent thecollective view of that committee.

Our aim is to mirror the mark thatthe Village Hall makes upon ourcommunity, to publish theactivities of all Villageorganisations, and to provide aforum so that the rights, thewrongs, the well-being of villagelife can be aired.

We welcome news from all theVillage clubs, societies, churchand school, stories of localinterest and entries for the VillageDiary.A version of this printed Hallmarkmay be found on our websitewww.laceygreen.com, which alsohas breaking news and manyadditional articles & photos.

HALLMARK EDITORMike Piercy, Malmsmead, Kiln Lane, Lacey Green, Bucks HP27 0PU

( just before the pond on the right) 01844 344021 Email mike.piercy@gmail.com

ADVERTISING MANAGERKaren O’Shaughnessy, Jacaranda, Main Road Lacey Green, HP27 0QH (near old Baptist Chapel)

01844 275908 Email karenadvertisinginhallmark@gmail.com

VILLAGE HALL BOOKINGSKaren on 01844 274254 (answering service)

LACEY GREEN POST OFFICEOpen Monday and Thursday 9.00 to 12.00

LACEY GREEN STORESVillage Hall 9.00 am - 12 Noon every weekday Freshly brewed coffee for sale (notThursdays)

COFFEE MORNINGSHeld in Village Hall 10am-12 noonThursdays. Friendly chatting with tea orcoffee & biscuit

VILLAGE HALLMANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

Clive Hodghton (Chair)Sue D’Arcy (Secretary)Leigh Axe (Treasurer)

Karen Hodghton (Booking Sec.) Yvonne Axe, Cathryn Davies,

Stella BollKaren O’Shaughnessy

Gill Mortimer-BiggsJane Hervé, Mike Piercy

LACEY GREEN WINDMILL will not open in 2020Although Coronavirus Lockdown restrictions are being relaxed in the middle of May, it is certainthat “Social Distancing” will continue for a very long time. It would be impossible to adhere to“Social Distancing” inside the windmill, so the decision has been taken to keep the windmill shutfor the whole of our normal open season (April to September). This is in the interests of all ourvolunteers and our potential visitors. Michael G Hardy Windmill Manager The Chiltern Societywww.laceygreenwindmill.org.uk

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