Wendover News December 2015

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Christmas WishesDear Friends,What do you wish for this Christmas? Is it the latest mobile phone, a new laptop, peace in the world (or just at home), or time to spend with those we love? The adverts on the television will be trying to tell you that happiness can be bought, at their shop or on their website, and that it is all about giving gifts in order to feel close to each other. Even when the other person is on the moon!

Of course, it is nice to give gifts and it is also very nice to receive them. It is really special to see a smile on the face of the other person when they open the wrapping and you can tell that they really like whatever you bought or made for them. And those times when we receive a really thoughtful gift we experience that warm glow of knowing that someone is thinking of us, we are remembered and loved. It doesn’t have to be a big gift; it really is the thought that counts. But

sometimes in the countdown of “Shopping days to Christmas” we can forget that the real reason for the season is the gift that God has given us. Sometimes it might feel like God is a million miles away, perhaps further than the moon, but Christmas is the reminder that God wants to be close to us. When we remember the birth of Jesus all those years ago, and we remember that he came to earth to be one of us because he loves us so much, we might start to understand how valuable we are to God. And when we realise what it is we have been given, and the love that is behind the gift, then we understand the reason for the celebrations and the joyful songs that tell of the wonder of the birth of God’s son.

My prayer is that this Christmas you feel closer to God when you realise what a special person you are and how important you are to Him. May you know about His love for you through the gift of His son. Amen.

Rev Remco van den HeuvelWendover Free Church

We hope you are in the mood for a festive sing-a-long. If so, come and join your family, friends & neighbours for ‘Carols Around the Tree’ at 6pm on Manor Waste on 18th December.

Carols Around the Tree

We will be accompanied by the amazing Chinnor Silver Band again this year.

Don’t panic – Song sheets will be provided for you!

Last year’s Free Church Nativity with live animals, see page 3

4 December

Christmas lightswitch on Carols

around the tree18 December

CONTENTS01 MESSAGE FROM THE EDITOR

02 EVENTS

07 VALE OF AYLESBURY LOCAL PLAN

08 TREE OF THE YEAR

09 WENDOVER REMEMBERS

10 HS2

12 LOCAL NEWS

16 CHRISTMAS

22 YOU WRITE

24 WENDOVER CELEBRATES

25 MUSIC FOR SENIORS

26 CLUB CORNER

30 RAF HALTON

31 YOUTH

32 TRIBUTE - RON WELCH

33 LOCAL FACE - AMANDA RYAN

34 WHAT’S ON SUMMARIES

36 MATTERS ARISING

Wendover News is produced by:Jane Larkham - EditorJackie Brown - Assistant EditorWynne Byford - GraphicsPaul Hammett - Accounts

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Cooking, Sewing & Knitting GroupsFrom classes to casual meetings, if you like to make or decorate cakes, sew or knit, there is sure to be a group for you. Classes for autumn are already booking up! See pages 34 & 35.

Cycle Rides and Local WalksGroup cycle rides that begin in or near Wendover have been organised by the local Cycle Touring Club. Any bike will do as long as it’s roadworthy. Newcomers always welcome, but please try an easy-paced ride first. Easy Paced Rides Sunday 6, 9.30am from Wendover Clock Tower, Sunday 13, 9.30am from Butlers Cross crossroads and Sunday 20, 9.30am from Stoke Mandeville Combined School. Visit southbuckscycling.or g.uk/rides for more.

The Ramblers have a programme of organised walks in the Wendover area. Have a look at the listings on pages 34 & 35 for more details.

Regular Events at Wendover LibraryFamily History Sessions with Cathy Soughton, Thu 3, 10.30am-12.30pm - booking essential. Thu 10, 10.30-11.30am Christmas Coffee. Fri 11, 10.30am-12noon Language Conversation - please book. Tue 15, 1.30 pm Knit and Natter.

Bucks County MuseumChurch Street, Aylesbury HP20 2QPEvening WI Exhibition 10 Oct-13 Feb. “Off the Wall” Art Fair 14 Nov-12 Dec. Seasonal Activities 21-24 December. Roald Dahl Gallery on the same site; check website for opening hours. The museum also has talks in the community and is offering a special deal to readers quoting the code ULS2015. Details on www.buckscountymuseum.org.

Christmas at PACESat 28 Nov, 12-4pm, PACE Centre HP22 5TEHelp the children at PACE celebrate

Christmas by coming to the PACE Christmas Fair. There will be craft stalls, Christmas curry, cakes and tea and an opportunity to meet Santa. Not to mention the wonderful MAGIC DAVE children’s entertainer who will be entertaining families and the Ukulele Band so you can have a good old dance, too.

Festive MusicSat 28 & Sun 29 Nov, Great MissendenFiona Firth’s Pop Up Choir will be singing carols and raising money for the Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity along Great Missenden High Street from 7.30pm onward on Saturday 28 November. You can also join the festivities at the Baptist Church in Great Missenden starting at 6pm on Sunday 29 November for an evening of sumptuous musical treats, also featuring Fiona Firth’s Pop Up Choir, that will put you in the Christmas mood.

Mulled Wine & CrimeMon 30 Nov, 7pm, Wendover Library RoomAn evening with bestselling & award winning local crime author, Sharon Bolton. Tickets £5 from the Library; includes drinks & nibbles.

KEHS - The Dragon & the DamselTue 1, 8pm, Stewart Hall HP17 0XNBrian Clews, a keen ornithologist and nature lover, looks at the fascinating life of dragonflies and damselflies, encouraging us to be more aware of these beautiful creatures which are often overlooked.

Christmas Lights Switch OnFri 4, 4-7pm, High St, WendoverFeaturing BBQ & hot food, bar, hot drinks, gift stalls, carol singers, late night shopping...and a Christmas tree switch on by special

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Carols on Coombe HillSat 5, 11am-12noon, picnic areaWrap up warm, bring a flask and your best singing voice. Weather permitting! Details www.nationaltrust.or g.uk/chilterns-countryside.

St Michael & All Angels Christmas Fair Sat 5, 11am-3pm, Anthony Hall, Aston ClintonVarious stalls including plants, cakes, Christmas gifts, raffle & tombola. Lunches will also be served. Father Christmas (hopefully) will arrive by pony and trap at 11.45am.

Grand Christmas & Craft FayreSat 5, 11am-4pm, Weston Turville Village HallMany stalls, crafts, tombola, cakes, raffle, etc. Lunches & refreshments available. See advert page 5.

Carols in the Barn Sat 5, 6pm, Road Farm HP16 9LSJoin friends & family at Road Farm for this unique Christmas gathering. The raffle for the Terrific Toilets campaign will be drawn at this event.

Handel’s MessiahSat 5, 7.30pm, St George’s Church, RAF HaltonWendover Choral Society and the Equale Baroque Soloists present the Messiah, with conductor Peter Bassano. Tickets available from JUST, 11 High Street, Wendover.

Nativity Live!Sun 6, 4.45pm, Wendover Christian CentreSee the Christmas story come to life! Wendover Nativity Live takes place in the Christian Centre where refreshments will be served and Christmas goodies will be on sale. Outside under the shelter of marquees, the story of Jesus’ birth will be acted out (with real donkeys!) interspersed with community carol singing. Children, come dressed as an angel or shepherd for a special photo opportunity!

Tree of Light ServiceSun 6, 5pm, Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity HP21 7QYThe traditional service of remembrance will be led by Hospice

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The Loft Studio & Gallery: FREE arti st’s card with Limited Editi on print purchase.

Village Environment Services: 20% discount on accepted esti mate for CCTV drain survey or drain clearance, 07850 635844.

Wendover Computers: 20% off Windows 10 installati on.10% off installati on when purchasing a Nano PC. Call Pete on 0800 3118385 or 07881 555482 E: [email protected]

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Calendar - price £5 Our annual Xmas Cards - £5 for 6containing all the winning photographs in our 2015 Photography Competi ti on

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Exciti ng News!!22 December at 10.30am

Santa will be making hisseasonal appearance at the

Library and would like to invite children of all ages!

Please come and meet him

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Chaplin Carole Hough, and will include festive carols, music courtesy of the Leighton Buzzard Salvation Army Band and an opportunity to reflect and remember loved ones. Warm mince pies will also be available after the service. Everyone will be able to sponsor a light on the tree with a suggested donation of £8 by Monday 30 November at the very latest, with individual dedications being recorded in the Book of Honour. For more information please call 01296 429975.

Wendover Evening WITue 8, 7.45pm, St Anne’s HallWilliam French will entertain members with his talk about “My Life as a Butler”. As this is the Christmas meeting festive food and drink will be shared and enjoyed. For information about the Wendover WI please contact Margaret on 01296 582318. www.wendoverwi.weebly.com

RAF Halton Seniors Christmas LunchWed 9, 12noon-3pm, RAF HaltonThis event is free to all Senior Citizens from the local area and transport to RAF Halton

from the surrounding area (Wendover, Aston Clinton and Halton Village) will kindly be provided free of charge by Motts Travel. The event will run from 1200 to 1500 and will include a full Christmas lunch and entertainment. Applications closed for 2015.

Charity Christmas ConcertWed 9, 7.30pm, St George’s, HaltonHalton Singers and the RAF Halton Area Band present a Christmas Charity Concert for PACE, see advert page 5.

Chiltern HumanistsWed 9, 7.30pm, Large Barn Hall HP6 5AH“Global Problems - Why Bother?” with speaker Marilyn Mason. As a special incentive to come along, there will be mince pies and mulled wine. www.chilternhumanists.org.uk

AC, B & DB Horticultural SocietyWed 9, 8pm, Anthony Hall, Aston ClintonAnnual Christmas talk & slides by Alan Goodger. Christmas Competition “A Christmas Wreath in any medium” plus Christmas Buffet.

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Carers BucksThu 10, 1-3pm, Library RoomChristmas Celebration meeting. Carers Bucks Support Workers facilitate the group and are always available to discuss your caring role. New carers always welcome.

Jazz Upfront Thu 10, 7.30pm, St Mary’s Church HP20 2JJThird & final part of the Jazz Series: “A Christmas Special” featuring The Tina May Quartet. Details & tickets from 01296 437641 or www.greensandjazz.or g.uk.

Quiz Night for PACEThu 10, 8pm, Weston Turville Village Hall£7.50 including mulled wine & mince pie. Tables of 6 to 8; bring your own nibbles.

Bucks Family History SocietySat 12, 2pm, Preb Fm Comm Ctre HP19 7QW“The Object Which Has Most Influenced Your Research.” At this meeting of Buckinghamshire Family History Society, members are invited to bring along something

- perhaps a photograph, document or family souvenir - and to describe the influence it has had on their research. Non-members very welcome. A small donation is appreciated. www.bucksfhs.org.uk

BBOWT LectureTue 15, 7.45pm, Great Missenden Memorial Centre HP16 9AE“Butterflies from the Chilterns to Armenia” - talk by Mick Jones on behalf of the Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust.

Christmas Concert by CandlelightWed 16, 8pm, St Dunstan’s Church HP27 9JEThe Chinnor Silver Band plays popular classics with the chance to join in the singing of some carols. Complimentary glass of wine/soft drink and a mince pie. Prize Raffle.Tickets £8 available from Pat Kimber (01844) 273942 or The Elephant’s Trunk, Duke Street, Princes Risborough.

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Entrance by donation to CharityWendover Memorial Hall

Halton Singers and RAF Halton Area Band present

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Carols around the Christmas TreeFri 18, 6pm, Manor Waste Join members of the Wendover area community and get in the Christmas spirit by singing carols around the Christmas tree. It’s a good opportunity to meet your friends and neighbours and celebrate the season! 2015 again brings a visit from the Chinnor Silver Band. We hope to see many of you there!

Book ClubSat 19, 10.30-11.30am, Wen Christian CtreWe’ll swap cake for mince pies, but otherwise December’s Book Club will have the same programme – hearing what our fellow book-lovers have been reading and are recommending. Everyone welcome to come and join in.

Christmas Gift WrappingSun 20-Thu 24, Friars SquareFNHC is looking for volunteers to help with its Christmas Gift Wrapping event over the busy festive period. Details 01296 429975.

Father Christmas at the LibraryTue 22, 10.30am, Wendover LibraryBring the children to meet Father Christmas at the Library! See advert page 3.

Messy ChristmasTue 22, 3.30-5pm, Wen Christian CtreA family event open to people of all ages. We start with crafts and activities, then move on to a short Christmas story with a song and a prayer. We finish our celebration with a delicious meal together. Free Christmas fun for all, just turn up and join in.

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Aylesbury Vale District Council is asking local residents, businesses and community groups to have a voice in the future of housing, jobs and key policies, as part of consultation on the next stage of the Vale of Aylesbury Local Plan (VALP).

Following approval by councillors, a document setting out the issues and options for the VALP has been produced and is available to view at www.aylesburyvaledc.gov.uk/valp. Residents have until 4 December to view this document and give their views and ideas on what the plan should achieve, how new homes and jobs should be distributed, and what new policies could be introduced to manage development between now and 2033.

Councillor Carole Paternoster, Cabinet Member for Growth Strategy, said: “We need to build another 31,000 new homes in Aylesbury Vale by 2033 and the new Local Plan will provide the framework for how the Vale will grow and develop to accommodate this. It is really important that people take this opportunity to get involved by letting us know

what they think about the different options we have identified and by raising any issues they feel need addressing.”

The Local Plan will, once finalised, provide firm guidance on how planning applications should be considered and say where new development should or should not take place. This is the second public consultation stage in the new Local Plan’s preparation and it includes nine potential options for distributing new development. The options include developing urban extensions at Milton Keynes/Bletchley; using land more efficiently by raising the average density of new development; creating a whole new settlement somewhere in the Vale; and a combination of these.

You can view the consultation and give feedback via www.aylesburyvaledc.gov.uk/valp. The responses received will inform the development of a draft local plan. There will be two further consultation periods prior to the Local Plan public examination in 2017.

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Tree threatened with destruction by HS2 project wins title

The Cubbington Pear, a 250 year old tree directly in the line of the proposed HS2 rail link, has beaten some of the most famous and historically significant trees in the country to become the English Tree of the Year 2015. It will now go forward, along with the winners of the equivalent Woodland Trust competitions in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, which were also announced in late October on Countryfile on BBC1, to compete for European Tree of the Year in February 2016.

Over the last few years, the Cubbington Pear Tree in Warwickshire has become the poster-boy for all the trees, which according to HS2 Ltd themselves includes 97 ancient woodlands, that are under threat from the

HS2 project. Campaigners believe that the fact the Cubbington Pear beat so many historically significant trees shows the strength of public opposition to the natural destruction HS2 would wreak.

The competition, run by the Woodland Trust, was decided by the public voting for a

shortlist of ten finalists. The Cubbington Pear Tree, which was the only finalist under threat from felling, took over a third of more than 10,000 votes cast by members of the public.

It received more than twice as many votes as the second-placed Tolpuddle Martyrs Tree, which is recognised as the birthplace of the international trade union movement, and more than three times as many votes as the 2000 year-old third-placed Ankerwycke Yew at Runnymede, which was once worshipped by druids and was witness to the signing of the Magna Carta 800 years ago.

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December 1915The Gallipoli Campaign was acknowledged as a failure and the allies began to withdraw. The Battle of Verdun ended with 550,000 French and 450,000 German casualties. General Sir Douglas Haig replaced Field Marshal Sir John French as Commander in Chief of British forces in France. Strict instructions were sent from both the British and the German Headquarters forbidding a repeat of the Christmas 1914 fraternisation, but that did not stop some minor gatherings in No Man’s Land on Christmas Day. As a result, two British officers appeared in front of a Court Martial, but, because of their good service records, received only light reprimands.

In Wendover efforts were made to entertain the troops who were billeted locally. The Parish Church Record noted that: “Teas were served on Xmas afternoon and again on Boxing Day afternoon to nearly 400 soldiers. There were two ‘sittings-down’ each afternoon and everything went without a hitch in spite of the fact that not a single piece of bread and butter had been cut at 1 o’clock. Supplies had been most generously sent in by almost everyone in Wendover. Mrs Sharp acted as head organiser and she was ably assisted by a band of other ladies and also by as many men as could be induced to leave their

own fireside. One of the most amusing events of the evening was the singing competition judged by the vicar”.

Mr Oliver Beeson, bootmaker, of the High Street, Wendover, advertised in the Bedfordshire Times of 31 December that he would teach injured soldiers to repair boots. The offer was open to men who had lost a leg or a foot in the war and preference would be given to men from Bucks or Beds.

The Aylesbury Court report in the Bucks Herald of 11 December carried a piece

with the heading: “A Lady’s Dilemma”. It read: “Ethel Lyndon Robinson, Cedar Vale, Wendover, was summoned for quitting a motor car without taking precautions against it being started in her absence. The defendant pleaded guilty. Sgt S G Bennett said that he saw the car standing in the Market Square in Aylesbury for a quarter of an hour unattended. The engine was running the whole time. When the lady returned he pointed out that an offence had been committed. The defendant said that her chauffeur had enlisted and she was really afraid to stop the engine lest she should not be able to start again. The bench ordered payment of 5s 6d costs, without a conviction.”

The saga of the newly erected Public Convenience in Back Street continued. A report at the December Parish Council noted that the Convenience had suffered “wilful damage” and that “steps are being taken to find the culprits and prevent improper use of the premises”.

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If the rumours are true then sometime after the end of November the Select Committee will finally make a decision on the mitigation for Wendover. By then most of the Wendover petitioners will have been heard, including our MP David Lidington. Now whatever the mitigation is the details will be contained in what is termed Additional Provisions – AP5. These changes will go out for consultation and those who are impacted will have the opportunity to petition again.

So what is likely to be in AP5? We know what HS2 Ltd. would like it to be, because they have published a summary – an extension to the green tunnel to the south by 100m and a whole load of 6m high noise barriers. Now when I first read this I thought that it was completely undemocratic that it had been decided while the Select Committee were still hearing petitions from Wendover. However it was pointed out to me that this was just HS2 Ltd. trying to get ahead of the game by doing the work on the minimum changes they thought

the Select Committee would tell them to do. Now as I write this the Select Committee have not heard the detail about TBOW – Tunnel bored one way from the south. Neither have HS2 Ltd., so it is not surprising that they have not mentioned it. That being the case we can only hope that on the 25th November Hilary Wharf put up a good technical case for it, that Wendover HS2 have strongly supported it and David Lidington has thrown his support behind the proposal. We should know soon.

So AP5 could contain the changes necessary for a tunnel, could be extensions to the green tunnel or just a collection of barriers. So we should all read AP5 with interest. Now people adversely impacted by AP5 will have the opportunity to petition against it. However I need to mention that HS2 Ltd. are taking a tougher stance on AP petitions. Their argument is that it is not sufficient that you do not like it, you have to be specifically adversely impacted by the Additional Provisions compared to the original scheme.

In the case of Wendover if it was just barriers for example it probably means you could not claim it is noisier, however you could claim it was more visually intrusive.

I said earlier that HS2 Ltd. have not mentioned the TBOW tunnel because they are at this point unaware of it, however even if they did know about it they would still continue their stance of denying us a tunnel as not necessary. They have not listened to the petitions, and only pay attention to the Select Committee. So it was not surprising that they were continuing this mantra on the 7th November when they turned up in Wendover for an information day. Despite the horrible weather the turnout was excellent. I have to say I did not learn anything new. The HS2 Ltd script was the same as ever – their scheme is wonderful, you have no real problems, you do not need a tunnel.

Lets hope the Select Committee put them right.

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Sharing PavementsWendover News has been asked to pass on that unpowered scooters and skateboards may not be used on footpaths, pavements or cycle tracks, as they have no right-of way (source - The Independent, 12 Oct 2015). Cycles are only allowed on pavements where they are designated as shared use. Mobility scooters are only allowed on pavements if they travel at or below 4mph; otherwise they should use the road.

Although the above information is all correct, enforcement of a ban on scooters and skateboards on pavements is very difficult, and they are also not allowed to be used on roads, leaving little choice for their riders. Please share the pavement, and don’t ride if the pavement is crowded.

Hospice Lottery Christmas SuperdrawThe Hospice Lottery Partnership (HLP) has launched its annual Christmas Superdraw which helps to raise vital funds for six local hospices.

Tickets are now on sale and there are some great prizes on offer including a top prize of £5,000. Postal entries need to be received by 6 January 2016 and the main draw will take place on 13 January 2016.

All of the prizes have been generously donated by local organisations: The first prize is £5,000 which has been donated by DOCTORnow. Second prize is Dinner, Bed & Breakfast at The Kings Hotel in Stokenchurch. Third prize is Dinner, Bed & Breakfast at Stoke Place in Stoke Poges.Fourth prize is a Meal for Two at any Oakman Inns venue. Fifth prize is a Traditional Afternoon Tea at Shendish Manor in Apsley.

Tickets cost £1 each and are available online at hospicelottery.org.uk/superdraw or by calling the HLP office on 01442 891459.

HLP run two Superdraws a year as a way to raise additional funds for its partner hospices, and last year’s draws brought in a grand total of £98,750, and contributed to

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Wildlife Trust Appeal to Extend Nature ReserveThe Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust launched a new appeal in November to extend Yoesden nature reserve near Bledlow Ridge to give rare plants and butterflies more habitats. Christopher Williams, head of conservation & education for Buckinghamshire, is leading the appeal to raise £105,000 to buy three plots of land that adjoin the nature reserve.“If we’re successful we will increase the size of the reserve by about a third, helping to boost its biodiversity and encouraging the


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It’s a year since the Wildlife Trust bought Yoesden nature reserve, which is located in the Radnage valley. The south-west facing chalk bank is rated by Butterfly Conservation as one of the top sites in Berks, Bucks and Oxon for butterflies; and this summer volunteer surveyors recorded a very impressive 28 species of butterfly including healthy populations of small, chalkhill and Adonis blues.

The land that the Trust hopes to buy includes a chalk bank which is so steep that it’s never been cultivated; for this reason it has huge potential for wildlife. Below the chalk bank is a small wooded area of 1.5 acres that forms a natural extension to the woodland that the Trust already owns. It includes beech and ash trees for which this part of the Chilterns is renowned, and is dotted with holly and yew trees providing food and shelter for birds, hibernating butterflies and other insects.

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Sheep and FencesWendover News has received an appeal for help from one of Wendover’s well-known residents, farmer Edward Mogford. If you can help with this, please contact [email protected] and we will pass on the message:

Someone has been deliberately cutting the sheep netting and barbed wire in more than one place. We’ve had this problem behind Castle Park and Moor Park along with dog attacks for some time now, but I’m determined to get on top of it rather than throw the towel in, as plenty of farmers have done.

As your readers will well know it’s hard enough to keep sheep in at the best of times, let alone when someone is cutting the fences. I would ask your readers for any information that would help me track the culprits.

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Over the past two years we have set up a charity to take over the management of the pool and we have shown that we can successfully run it for the community. This has only been possible with the significant help we have received from grants contributions (particularly the Lionel Abel Smith Trust), and the time given by our amazing team of volunteers. Without our volunteers, the pool would have shut. On that note: We need more volunteers. Our volunteers cover all sorts of areas – from tidying the pool area to front desk administration for our public swimming sessions. Many of these roles do not need detailed training, nor are they a fixed long-term commitment: even a couple of hours a month could make a tremendous difference. Come and chat to us at the Christmas Evening and find out how you can help keep this pool open for the community. Alternatively, contact us via our website www.wendoverswimmingpool.co.uk. See ad page 9.

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Eating and Drinking Hot refreshments will be available, so no need to worry about feeding the family before heading out. These will include a Kings Farm Shop BBQ and Debbie Tolputt’s famous ‘Taste’. Hot drinks will also be available from The Coffee Stop along with yummy cakes. All Wendover’s usual hostelries and restaurants will be open.

Christmas Market At least 12 stall holders will offer a variety of goods on the Manor Waste in front of Budgens supermarket and Lloyds Pharmacy.

Late Night Shopping As usual many Wendover shops will be OPEN until 7 or 8pm so that you can Christmas shop in comfort, see map on page 19. It’s a perfect chance to visit old favourites and new shops you might not have been into before. Retailers will have been competing for the Best Dressed Window competition – who do you think should be the winner?

Christmas Trees Many thanks to Harpenden Building Society for sponsoring the Manor Waste tree once again this year. Thanks also to the many businesses who have paid for a small Christmas tree which always make central Wendover look so pretty, see map opposite.

Reindeer Last year, the reindeer were so popular that this year they will be easy to see on the Manor Waste

Spot the Santa Once again Stuart Fantham Solicitors is organising a Spot the Santa Competition, see page 7. Santa himself has been invited to the Manor Waste too! Don’t miss his grotto.

Win a Number One hamper During November, Number One has been giving a raffle ticket to anyone who spent over £30. The prize is a hamper full of Number One merchandise to the retail value of £200. The raffle will be drawn in the shop on the Christmas Lights Switch on evening.

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Macmillan Fundraising 2015I am delighted to report that this year’s fundraising has reached another record total of £7.341.00. Thank you so much to everyone who got involved and gave me such fantastic support this year. This money will help make a difference to many people and their families who are facing the toughest battle of their lives. Once again my very grateful thanks.

Julie Needle

“Voice for Esmé” Concert ThanksThank you for the support that the local community showed Saturday 7 November for the “Voice for Esmé” concert at St Mary’s Church. Listeners enjoyed the acclaimed Weybridge Male voice choir and soloists performing an array of pieces which included remembrance pieces with Remembrance Sunday the following day. Colonel James Barnett from RAF Halton, accompanied by 2 other officers in full dress uniform, helped raise awareness of Esmé’s condition and raise funds for her future needs and training.

We’d also like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who this year has helped us to raise money and awareness for Rett syndrome and Esmé’s Allstars. We’d especially like to thank all the runners for One True Grit including The Wendover SparrowHawks, members of MS Centre, RAF Halton and locals. If you’ve been to one of our quiz nights, curry nights or cake competition, our Black Tie or Concert for Esmé or even run a Marathon (Anna B), we thank you all for your care and support. Next year we will be hosting even more events to raise vital funds and awareness for Girls with Rett Syndrome and Esmé. If you’d like to help us, then please get in touch on [email protected] or www.facebook.com/esmesallstars or Twitter @esmesallstars.

Abigail & Anthony Davison-Hoult

Rozelle Tapathon Thanks£1200 was the cheque sent from the sale of the t-shirts for dancers, and about £250 from donations and refreshments at the event. Thanks everyone for your support!

Sue Donald, Rozelle School

Ethical Produce?I bought a box of Medjoul dates from the Wendover market. They had a prominent label in Arabic: Jordan River. There was a tiny trade mark HADIKLAIM. No stated country of origin. On browsing the web, I found that this is a deliberate ploy by the Israeli exporters to conceal the origin of their produce. Some may be grown in Israel proper, but most is from the occupied West Bank, where the only employment available to many Palestinians is minimum-wage work for the illegal Israeli settlers in dangerous conditions. Children are routinely taken out of school, illegally, to pick the dates. The exporters mix a llittle Israeli produce with a lot from the illegal settlements and sneak it into our shops, even those which try to be ethically conscious.

Before anyone accuses me of anti-Semitism I would like to identify myself as an anti-Zionist Jew, one of many who believe that Israel will never stop grabbing Palestinian land and provoking violent resistence without external

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pressure, including an economic boycott. There are differing opinions as to how far such a boycott should go: arms sales, West Bank produce, all Israeli produce, sporting links, cultural organisations that serve the settlers, all cultural and sporting links, educational exchanges? The road to peace is long and full of obstacles, but the first steps on it require Israel to recognise that it cannot ignore international law and continue pushing the Palestinians into ever smaller enclaves with impunity.

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Editor’s note: Sinfield Fruiterers have been supplying quality fresh fruit & vegetables to the public of Wendover for over 20 years and are very concerned that they have been accused of allegedly selling illegally imported produce. All produce is checked by UK Border control whose duty it is to check all imports for legal infringements. The matter is undergoing further investigation.

Save the Children ThanksDespite driving rain and wind the Save the

Children Christmas Card sale and coffee morning on Saturday 7 November was a great success. In excess of £500 was raised for this very busy charity who are particularly stretched with the current migrant refugee crisis. Many thanks to all who came to the event and spent so freely.

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Let the Chilterns SingThanks to all who supported this year’s “Let the Chilterns Sing” concert. We are especially grateful to our volunteers and performers and, not least of all, everyone who bought a ticket. We hope to see you again next year!

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BBOWT Plant Market Raises £1000Thank you everyone who supported the October market by donating plants and produce or by coming along on the day. You helped us raise just over £1000 for conservation and the fight against HS2. Save the date - our next market is on 21 May 2016.

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As we hurtle towards the end of the year, all at Wendover Celebrates HQ are trying to get a few things tied up before we break for Christmas. We’ve achieved a lot since the new Directors joined at the end of the summer.

So far we’ve created a new website, www.wendovercelebrates.com and contact email address [email protected] – so now you know how to get in touch with us! Feel free to drop us a line with any ideas of what you think would make a good edition to the 2016 event or anything you loved from the last few that you’d really like to see again.

The event itself will be held on 1 May 2016 at the Wendover Campus site, which is the same location as in 2012.

The logo competition has been running to support the 2016 theme of Wild West and we’re really excited to see what our

local school children come up with and announcing the winner in January.

We’ve also been busy organising fundraisers in order to ensure we have enough money to put the event on next year. By the time you read this we will have just had the Wendover Celebrates Quiz at the Memorial Hall on 28 November and we hope to follow this up with a Barn Dance in March (more details to follow).

Finally, we’ve been very busy recruiting volunteers, thank you very much to those who have expressed an interest so far. We’re still very keen to hear from people who would like to get involved in the marketing committee and also the logistics committee (who are in charge of site management). Wendover Celebrates is entirely run by volunteers, so if you could spare any time to help please do get in touch at [email protected] or via the Facebook page - www.facebook.com/wendovercelebrates.

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Should I, Could I...Learn to Play a Musical Instrument in My Senior Years?Ever heard a piece of music and thought…I’d love to be able to play that…I wonder if I could play that? Could be any genre - pop, jazz, classical - whatever you fancy. Well, maybe you could learn to play it and - for maintaining your mental health - perhaps it’s time you gave it a try. Whatever age you are.

For many decades there has been a focus on physical health and wellbeing but what about our mental wellbeing? It’s recently been discovered that the brain is more “plastic” (changeable) than was previously thought. The brain can still change and produce new connections or “synapses” if given the right kind of stimulus, even in later life. It’s all about giving your brain the right kind of exercise. Learning a musical instrument, in particular a string (violin, viola, cello) instrument, has been found to exercise both left and right sides of the brain simultaneously, and this means that learning a string instrument provides the unique ability to give your brain a good all-round workout whilst you’re having fun playing music that you love, so isn’t it worth a go? It takes some commitment to regular practice but it’s worthwhile, as many musicians will tell you.

Norman Weinberger, a neuroscientist at University of California Irvine who has done pioneering research on the auditory system and the brain, says that while it’s harder for the mature brain to learn an instrument, it’s not impossible, and it brings many advantages in later life. “A lot of people believe the brain isn’t very plastic after puberty. In fact, the brain maintains its ability to change,” Weinberger says. “Is it as easy to learn something when you’re 65 as it is at 5? No. But can it be done? Yes.”

Throughout your musical journey, having the right teacher to support and nurture your progress is vital, but there are advantages and compensations to being an older student. For example, adults find it easier to concentrate than children and often are able to commit themselves to longer, more focused practice, so if some of the physicality of learning an instrument is tough to master when you’re older, it’s the discipline and drive that adults have which keeps them achieving. Likewise adults tend to have goals and expectations and find it easier to master musical concepts.

I’ve been teaching children for over 10 years now and this continues to be a rewarding experience, but I’ve also been fortunate enough to teach adults in that time. When teaching adults, I’ve felt more relaxed and flexible as a teacher, adapting to the differing needs of my students and providing a range of challenges to suit their tastes. I’ve learnt to be more flexible about the kind of music I use, often making my own arrangements. I’ve taught Frank Sinatra standards as happily as Handel or Bach.

I’m looking forward to teaching older adults with the introduction of my “over 50’s senior strings club” (email [email protected]), a daytime group run weekly during term time for those who would like to learn violin (later possibly group viola and group cello classes). Lessons will take place in a relaxed environment offering free tea/coffee and cake! One of my goals for the class is that students will, one day, not only play the music they’ve been enjoying listening to, but also meet and play alongside other string players in a local senior strings club orchestra. Interested? Look out for posters at local venues or contact me by email.

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A Merry-kick-mas from all at Wendover FC!What a seat clutching few months it has been for the club! The newly promoted 1st Team are top of the ADL Premier Division for the first time in many years and the Reserves team who too were promoted this season are going from strength to strength with only one loss seen in their first 7 games in Division Two.

Leading up to the festive period we have some challenging yet exciting matches to be played which will heavily influence the position of both teams for the rest of the season. With a home match every week leading up to Christmas we encourage new and current supporters to come down and cheer on our boys in black and gold. Each game kicks off at 14:00 and the clubhouse is fully stocked to keep you both warm and refreshed during and after the match.

The club is not just all about the match, it is also about us building a strong task force in a new committee to help the club, and

the Wendover Juniors family, to grow into a new era focusing on our professionalism and stability and most importantly our community. With the financial backing of our sponsor Sweeney’s Budgens, we have been able to start making plans for the refurbishment of our clubhouse to include the changing room facilities.

It has been a truly great 2015 and we await the new year with anticipation of league success, club growth and some top secret events. Thank you to all the Wendover FC players, committee members and fans for their support which if we didn’t have we believe we would not be anywhere near as excited for 2016.

We would like to wish all readers a very Merry Christmas and fantastic New Year from all at Wendover FC.

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We wish all readers a happy Christmas and a healthy New YearChristmas and New Year Opening HoursThe health centre will be open as follows over the holiday period:December 2015Wed 23rd 7.30am-6.30pmThur 24th 7.30am-3.30pm (Aston Clinton surgery will be open until 6.30pm)Fri 25th Christmas Day - ClosedSat 26th ClosedSun 27th ClosedMon 28th Public Holiday - ClosedTues 29th 7.30am-8.00pmWed 30th 7.30am-6.30pmThur 31st 7.30am-6.30pmJanuary 2016Fri 1st New Year’s Day - ClosedSat 2nd ClosedPlease check for any last minute changes on our website or on the surgery doors. The dispensary opens at 8.30am. Our phone lines (01296-623452) are open from 8.00am until 6.30pm. On Christmas Eve between 3.30pm and 6.30pm please telephone 01296 630241. When we are closed and you need medical attention please call 111. We normally require two working days to issue (or dispense) a prescription, however we are expecting a higher than usual demand before Christmas so please can you allow extra time in requesting your medication.

Staff Training Dates We will close at 1pm on Tuesday 12th January, Wednesday 10th February, and Thursday 17th March 2016. Please call 01296 850011 for any urgent problems between 1pm and 6.30pm on these dates.

Our websitePlease visit our new website at www.westongrove.com. There have been some minor glitches in the transfer from our previous host which we are working to rectify. If you experience any problems or difficulties please let us know via e-mail to [email protected].

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Wendover Girlguiding Needs You!After several years of running as lone-leader units, both 1st Wendover Rainbows and 4th Wendover Brownies are looking for assistant leaders to help with meetings and activities. Both units have good supporting teams in place and the leaders will continue to attend meetings, as well as assisting with leadership training. If this interests you and you are over 18, please contact Mary on [email protected].

Wendover Sparrowhawks 2015At the time of writing, the Wendover Sparrowhawks Netball team are currently unbeaten in their first ever competitive netball season, having won their last 5 games. The club is absolutely delighted, not only with the success in the Aylesbury District Netball league, but also with everything they’ve achieved this year – including hosting Wendover’s first ever mixed netball tournament, setting up a fantastic website, and growing the club to

over 20 regular players. We’d like to say huge thanks, and a Merry Christmas to everyone who has supported us along the way – here’s to even more success for the club in 2016.

The Sparrowhawks are always on the lookout for new players – and we honestly mean it when we say no experience necessary! So if you are looking for a fun way to improve your fitness and meet new people – why not come along to training which takes place every Thursday from 18.30-19.45. Full details can be found on our website www.wendovernetballclub.weebly.com.

Wendover Tennis and Squash ClubCongratulations to Katie Malliff who won the Under 13 Girls National Squash Championship at the end of October. We are all very proud of Katie’s achievement. Read more about Katie on page 29.

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and as a result an all new coaching programme will be introduced in the New Year. Our squash and tennis coaching programmes can be found at www.wendovertennisandsquash.co.uk.

Mid Bucks Beekeepers AssociationMid Bucks is a branch Association of the Bucks Beekeepers Association, there are over 500 beekeepers in our county, 200 of which form our Association. At the National Honey Show in late October Bucks won, for the second year running, the Smallholders Shield for the county with the most points across all classes of competition. Well done to our members who entered their products. Our New Beekeepers course starts on 8th February 2016, the course runs throughout the Spring with classroom and practical sessions, more information can be found at www.mbbka.org.uk.

News from Wendover FoGAt the recent Wendover Friends of Guiding meeting, we agreed to take a step forward in the process to get us a new Guide Hut. Whilst

this is a long way off and we have a very long way to go to raise the monies we need, the first step is for to have a think about what we actually want. The unit leaders have been surveyed and a preliminary visit to a local outbuilding supplier took place in November.

£239.24 was raised at the BBQ in September - a small step, but a step forward. Thanks to all who attended this very successful event!

Aston Wine ClubInterested in wine and want to know a little more? Taste wines from every corner of the world. Come and enjoy an evening of relaxed fun and tasting. We meet monthly, usually on the third Friday, at Buckland Village Hall, HP22 5JB. Check our web site www.astonwineclub.co.uk for more details.

Cricket Club UpdateWendover Cricket Club enjoyed another successful 50/50 Auction on 14 November and they wish to thank all those who provided goods to sell and who attended on

the day, or provided other support. As ever, there was a wide range of prices and the top price paid was £190 for a small chest of drawers, whilst £65 was realised for 5 folders of Royal Mail postcards.

Whitchurch Morris Men – Exhausted!Friday evening’s arrival dinner was finally ready for 9 p.m. and we all ate too much and true to the forecast the weather had turned. 48 men and musicians set out by bus and our first venue on Saturday, Wendover Manor Waste, was dry and attracted a good crowd.

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the Bank. That was fun. So, on to the first ever procession in Aylesbury; led by the musicians and the Squire of the Morris Ring, we formed 2 columns, danced the Winster Precessional up the ramp to the area outside New Look and Top Shop. It was nice to be in the warm and dry with an appreciative audience - many of which joined in the dancing.

After a quick coffee stop, we danced outside BB’s cafe before returning to the bus and continue the Tour. Wingrave found us in the Rose and Crown where the Leicester Men danced inside and though a dad and daughter refused to join in, they were soon dancing. The final stop was our home base of the Half Moon at Wilstone and the Feast in the village hall. My knees and legs ached after all of that.

Friars Square was a big success for us and we potentially have a new man out of it. The Squire was most impressed too, so thank you once again to the Centre Manager. If you want to join in with the fun, our practice nights are on Tuesdays at 8:15pm in Wilstone

Village Hall, so all you men and boys have to do is come along and join us. You can also contact us through our web address:- www.whitchurchmorris.org.uk.

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National U13 Squash ChampKatie Malliff is 12 years old and has always lived and played squash in Wendover. She is modest and determined and full of energy, always training in her spare time.

Katie was seeded to come 3/4 in the British Closed in Manchester, but put on 2 amazing performances to beat both the Scottish and English Number 1 seeds to take the title as the British Under 13 Champion. Katie is also the Bucks U17 Girls Champion and will be entering both the British and Scottish Open in January next year and will be competing aganist other girls from across the world.

For more information on squash in Bucks and Wendover visit Bucks Junior Squash Facebook page or www.wendovertennisandsquash.co.uk.


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More Link Trainers ArriveTwo more flight simulators, known as Link Trainers, have been brought from the Netherlands to the James McCudden Flight Heritage Centre (JMFHC), at RAF Halton. Most significantly, the D2 (ANT 18) which was actually used by RAF pilots during World War 2.

The Link trainers came into widespread use during World War II when over 10,000 “blue box” trainers were used to improve safety and shorten training time for over 500,000 pilots. The trainers were used as a step preceding actual flight training and as an opportunity for experienced pilots to sharpen their skills.

The two trainers were brought to RAF Halton via Immingham by members of 2 Military Transport Section based at RAF Wittering near Peterborough. All of the airmen who made the journey recently graduated from Recruit Training Squadron at Halton.

Bats and Owls at RAF HaltonHere at RAF Halton not only do we have the barn owl that lives and hunts around the airfield but also the tawny owl that can be heard in most of our woodland, but especially around Halton House.

The tawny owl is a medium sized bird of prey found mainly throughout European woodlands and in some other parts of the world. It is one of the most widespread owls throughout Europe and is most certainly the most common bird of prey found in the England, Scotland and Wales.

RAF Halton is recorded as having one of the biggest bat roosts in Europe with over 90% of our buildings being occupied, especially Halton House, and they do on occasions cause a few problems with building works, repairs and renovations. All bats are protected by law and if disturbed or handled (even when dead) can lead to a criminal conviction leading to imprisonment or a very hefty fine; and although a military establishment, we are not exempt from prosecution!

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Party time? No, project time!There are some great projects on at WYC!

One group of young people hopes to develop a fruity social enterprise and product that has both a positive impact on the environment and on the community. With great support from our local supermarket, Budgens, who are donating the fruit that they can no longer sell, we hope to make tasty and nutricious dried fruity bits/jerky. If successful, we will work with Budgens, the Youth Centre and the Youth Forum to make the fruity bits and sell them back to the community via the Centre, the local schools and (if we can meet the standard required) back into Budgens. However, we cannot do it without you.

We need £1,000 to buy a dehydrator and packaging materials to get our project to market. This is a great opportunity for us to learn how to run our own business and in the process to make a difference to the health of the local community. We have some great rewards for pledges and any over-funding

(along with any profits made from fruity sales) will be donated to the Wendover Youth Centre charity, which has been nurturing the young people of Wendover for 30 years. Check out our video on how to get involved: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/fruity-call.

As part of Wendover Remembers, marking 100 years since the end of the 1st World War, our Youth Café group are working on some short films with Jane Larkham and Ellice Evans from Wendover News, who have been joining us on Wednesdays. The aim is to take an activity that interests them now and compare it to what it was like 100 years ago. The young people are filming and will edit their short films, which we aim to showcase in the new year. This project is enabling our young people to discover their creative talents and to work with some professional people in the process. It is also an incredible opportunity to connect with local history.

There is still time to get involved in both projects, so if you are 11-18 and interested please email [email protected].

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On 12 October 2015, Wendover lost one of its most caring and charismatic residents Thomas Ronald Welch, Ron to everyone who knew him. He was born in Lincolnshire in 1928 and settled in Wendover with his family in 1970.

Young enough to miss fighting in World War 2, he was determined to forge a successful life and career, though circumstances made his academic path difficult. However his determination and strength of character won through and after studying at night school he qualified as a Chartered Chemist in 1952. He worked in Road Research from 1946 and developed a new surface first used on a street in Lydney, Gloucestershire. He was admired for his conscientiousness, thoroughness and determination. He always succeeded in achieving anything he set out to do. He joined BP in 1956 and stayed for 31 years, retiring in 1987 after an extremely successful career.

He met Marian in 1949 at a dance and they bonded over their shared love of music. They married in 1953. Sons Colin and Peter arrived a few years later. Marian passed away in 2008.

Recently I read through his recipes for all manner of fruit wines from the 1950s to the

80s. The elderberry was the best and I recall a potent tasty drink of about 15% alcohol. I have fond memories of picking the berries around Wendover in my schooldays in the 70s – it was an excellent use of this free fruit that usually goes to waste. His orange wine went into his famous punch, which made for much merriment at many summer parties held from the 70s to the 90s at Garden House in Wendover. I hope some readers will recall these times.

He played football in his 20s and headed the winning goal in a local cup final for Uxbridge. He became a keen tennis player and joined Wendover Tennis Club in 1970. In 1981 he was inspired by the ‘running boom’ and at the age of 53 did Abingdon marathon in a time of 3h54. He got down to 33m30 at the Hillingdon 5mile and 16m10s at Gunnersbury 2.5m, plus a 1h33 Reading half-marathon. Extraordinary

performances I can’t get close to now I am a similar age. I enjoyed many wonderful weekends going to races with Dad in the 1980s.

He had a deep interest in a music (favourites were Bruckner and

Wagner) and poetry (Emily Dickinson and Thomas Traherne).

Since he retired in 1987, he entered a remarkable and wonderful phase of life in which he completely changed focus from his corporate career to helping people in pain. He studied hard and qualified in Alexander Technique, Cranial Sacral Therapy and Vortex Healing and built up a detailed knowledge of human anatomy. He explored the human energy system and became a powerful and much sought-after healer.

He developed an integrated, eclectic healing approach that focussed on his clients’ well-being, adapting techniques to find what worked best. He helped many people recover from serious injury. One long-standing client

told me only Ron could relieve his shoulder pain; no other conventional or alternative methods worked.

In parallel to his new healing vocation, a spiritual quest and in particular heart energy became central to his life. From 1998 he was drawn to the Heart Healing run by Jill and Joe O’Carroll from Vancouver, Canada. He came to radiate a cheerful love and kindness which was very striking to people he met in the village and elsewhere. I am sure all those who remember him will do so with great fondness.

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Amanda has lived in Wendover for virtually all of her life – she was born in Aylesbury and lived in Wendover throughout her childhood where she attended each of the Wendover schools.

Little did she know that at the age of 15, Amanda would meet her future husband, Matt! Despite Matt moving away to Devon, their relationship continued until Matt eventually moved back to Wendover and they married in 1997. They moved to Aylesbury for a few years when they both worked at Trusthouse Forte and in 1999 their first child Sam was born. Not long after, they returned to Wendover and Sam was soon followed by Rebecca, Charlie and Joseph. Family plays a huge part in Amanda’s life. She has happy memories of Sunday lunches with her Grandparents, who also lived in Wendover. Today this continues as her parents, Neville and Rosemary Morton, and sisters, Julia and Claire, meet regularly, giving the children a chance to spend time with their cousins.

Aside from her duties as a mother of four, Amanda juggles the busy life of family and friends and is an active member of St Mary’s church where she also finds time to sing in the St Mary’s music group.

Amanda’s day job is as the Church Administrator of St Mary’s and she can be found in her office at the back of the newly refurbished Just on the High Street. The role of the church office is to manage the administration of St Mary’s Church

here in Wendover and St Michael’s Church in Halton. In light of the variety of activities that take place in and around St Mary’s this is a significant role.

Amanda Ryan is the face behind the emails and the phone calls who enables all these activities, from baptisms to burials, and from concerts to classes, to run smoothly. Her friendly and efficient approach enables the ministry and outreach of St Mary’s to function well. Amanda is ably supported by a team of volunteers who work alongside her, but as the main lead in parish administration Amanda holds the reins. As Mark Dearnley (Vicar of St Mary’s) told us, “Having a well-run parish office is such

an asset. It frees me, and the members of our ministry team, to tend to other aspects of the life of our church family. Amanda and those who assist her do an important job in our community, for which I’m very grateful.”


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DAY TIME EVENT CONTACT

7 days a week morn/eve JAZZERCISE classes to suit you. www.jazzercise-uk.com 07900 987230Mon, Tue see listing Art with Wendy Lewis, St Anne’s Hall 11.30-14.00 Mon, afternoon/evening Tue www.artsmartuk.com/art-courses/Mon, Wed, Thu morn/eve Adult & Teenager Yoga Classes. 01296 623543, www.sarahyoga.co.ukMon-Wed, Fri morn/eve Tai Chi Classes Mon only, Pilates all days. Times, venues & costs vary, see website www.physioandpilates inbucks.co.ukMon, Thu, SAT morn/eve Zumba with Nikki, Mon & Thu 1815 Halton School, Sat 0930 Wendover Jr School nicolepistak.zumba.com, 07876443392Mon-Thu, SAT morn/eve FabricHQ sewing. Topics, times & locations vary, see website for details www.fabrichq.co.ukMon-Thu, SUN 19.30-21.30 or stated Cornelli Sugarcraft cake decorating courses. Topics vary, see website for details. www.cornellisugarcraft.co.ukMon & Fri evening Badminton Club. 19.45-21.45 Mon, bgeinners 18.45-19.45 Fri, John Colet School www.bucksvoice.net/wendoverbcMon-SAT morn/eve Cat Booker Fitness classes, times & locations vary, see website for details www.catbookerfitness.co.ukMon-SAT morn/eve Wendover Fitness Classes. Activities & times vary, see website for details www.wendoverfitness.co.ukMondays 7.30 or 19.30 The Rotary Club of Wendover & District. For meeting times see website www.wendoverrotary.org.ukMondays 10.00-11.30 Rainbows & Rattles playgroup (term time only), RAF Halton HIVE, Trinity Centre, £1Mondays 10.30, 11.30, 13.00 Hartbeeps Music Classes for children, Wendover Library, see website for details www.hartbeeps.comMondays 13.30-15.00 Wendover Baby & Toddler Group (term time only), Wendover Memorial Hall, £2Mondays 19.00 Free friendly run/jog club to suit you. Meet point RAF base Chestnut Avenue. Nikki 07868 873911Tue & Wed 19.30 Wendover Bridge Club, Cricket Pavilion, Witchell 01296 624089Tue-SAT day/eve Plain Stitch sewing, including monthly Sewing Bee. Topics, times & locations vary. www.plainstitch.co.ukTuesdays 10.00 Simply Walk, meet at Wendover Clock Tower for moderate walk 1-1.5 hours 01494 475367Tuesdays 10.15 & 11.15 Bounce & Rhyme (term time only), Library Room, FREE 0845 2303232Tuesdays 11.30-14.00 BNI Destiny Business Group, Red Lion [email protected] 13.30-15.00 (bi-weekly) Multiple Magic—support group for multiple births, Wen Children’s Ctre 01296 621143Tuesdays 19.30 Wendover Bridge Club, Cricket Pavilion, WitchellTuesdays 20.00 IMAGEZ Camera Club: Weston Turville Village Hall www.imagezcameraclub.co.ukTuesdays 20.00 Wheelers & Dealers, Square Dance Club, Wendover Memorial Hall 07731 776654Tuesdays 20.00-22.00 Halton Singers, Halton Village Hall enquiries@haltonsing ers.org.ukWed-Mon morn/eve Jodie Digby Fitness courses, various locations www.facebook.com/jodiedigbyfitnessWed, SUN, last Fri 09.30 or stated Cycle Rides with Local Cycle Touring Clubs southbuckscycling.org.uk/ridesWednesdays 09.30-11.00 Stay & Play (term time only), Aston Clinton Guide Hall 01296 621143Wednesdays 10.30-12.30 Beginners and Improvers art group, The Loft Studio, The Courtyard [email protected] 12.00-13.30 Tai Chi & Qigong Classes, St Anne’s Hall www.yangshengtaichi.comWednesdays 18.30 Gentle yoga & mindfulness, prior booking required. Wen Youth Centre [email protected] 18.45 Hartbeats African Drumming, beginner to advanced, £6, pay-as-you-go Justine 07773 047684Wednesdays 19.00-21.00 Adult Swimming Classes, Wendover Pool Sharon 07990 521679Wednesdays 19.30-21.00 Sketch Club, £10 per session, Wendover Library Room Julie 07710 196334Thu & SAT 19.30-23.00 RAF Assn Halton and Ayles Branch clubhouse open to public, Bldg 259 RAF HaltonThursdays 09.00-16.00 Wendover Weekly Market, Manor WasteThursdays 09.45-17.45 Fun Dog Training, Ellesborough Parish Hall [email protected] 10.00-11.00 Messy Play, Wendover Children’s Centre www.barnardos.org.ukThursdays 10.00-11.30 Stay & Play (term time only), Wendover Children's Centre 01296 621143Thursdays evening (bi-weekly) Healing Meditation Group www.beingmystical.co.ukThursdays 19.00 & 20.00 19.00 Ballroom & Latin Dance Class / 20.00 Dance. Wendover Memorial Hall. 01442 865734Thursdays 19.00 Taekwondo for ages 5 and up, Wendover CofE Junior School www.btkd.co.ukThursdays 19.45 Wendover Choral Society, St. Mary’s Church Wendover. 01296 709593Fridays 09.15 Little Creators Crafts for pre-schoolers, Wendover Library Room 0845 230 3232Fridays 09.30 & 11.15 Hatha yoga—09.30-11.00 and 11.15-12.45, St Anne’s Hall www.lizbrownyoga.co.ukFridays 10.00 Noah's Ark parent-toddler group (term time only), Wendover Christian CentreFridays 10.00-12.00 Healing Meditation Group, £10 www.beingmystical.co.ukFridays 13.30-15.00 Lipreading and Hearing Loss Course, Wendover Library Room judy.lipreading@gmai l.comFridays 14.00-15.30 Bumps and Babies (siblings welcome), Wendover Children’s Centre 01296 621143Fridays 14.20 & 15.15 Sounds Tastic - early for under 0-4 (mixed age), later for babies only, Wen Mem Hall www.soundstastic.co.ukFridays 19.00-21.00 Amazing Donkey Youth Club for 10-14 year olds (term time only), Wen Youth Ctre Paul Hammett 01296 621162Fridays 19.30 “Friday night is music night” at St Mary’s Church St Mary’s Shop 01296 623123SUNDAYS 09.00-10.00 Rookie Lifeguard Classes for 8-12 year olds (term time only), Green Park Pool Liz 01296 622895SUNDAYS 20.00 Bingo at the Legion Club, Chiltern Road, all welcome


DAY/DATE TIME EVENT CONTACTMUSIC & CHURCH SERVICES PAGE 20; SEASONAL EVENTS PAGE 16

Tue-Sat 10.00-16.00 exhibitions & activities at Bucks County Museum HP20 2QP, see p 2 www.buckscountymuseum.orgTue 01 09.30-12.00 Wendover Sewing Bee, Legion Hall, Chiltern Road, £4 drop-in session [email protected] 01 10.30 also Sun 13 10.00 and Sun 20 13.30, Wendover Area Walk with the Ramblers, details on website www.aylesbury-ramblers.org.ukTue 01 20.00 KEHS monthly meeting - "The Dragon & the Damsel". Stewart Hall HP17 0XN, see p 2 www.bucksinfo.net/kehsThu 03 10.30 & 11.30 Family History Sessions with Cathy Soughton, Wendover Community Library, see p 2 0845 230 3232Thu 03 19.00 Wendover Library Reading Group (1st Thursday), Wendover Library Room 0845 230 3232

Fri 04 16.00-19.00 Wendover Christmas Lights Switch On & late-night shopping, High Street, see p 2Fri 04 17.00-20.00 CBF Spinning Studio Open Evening, 2 Robert Mews, High Street, see p 5 www.catbookerfitness.co.uk

Sat 05 10.00-16.00 Artist Peter Keegan demonstrates landscape painting, Bucks County Museum HP20 2QP, see p 2 www.buckscountymuseum.orgSat 05 11.00-12.00 Carols on Coombe Hill, picnic area, see p 3 www.nationaltrust.or g.uk/chilterns-countryside/Sat 05 11.00-15.00 St Michael's Christmas Fair, Anthony Hall, Aston Clinton, see p 3Sat 05 11.00-16.00 Grand Christmas & Craft Fayre, Weston Turville Village Hall, see ad p 5 01296 424982Sat 05 14.30-16.30 Aylesbury Vale Embroiderers Guild meeting, Stoke Mandeville Methodist Church HP22 5UJSat 05 18.00 Carols in the Barn, Road Farm, Gt Missenden HP16 9LS, see p 3 www.roadfarmcountryways.comSat 05 19.30 Wendover Choral Society Christmas Concert - Handel's Messiah, St Mary's Church Wendover, see p 3Sat 05 21.00 "Incognito", King & Queen, South St, Wendover www.thekingandqueenwendover.co.uk

Sun 06 9.30 Newcomer/Easy Paced Cycle Ride, also 13, 20 & 27 Dec, see p 2 southbuckscycling.org.uk/ridesSun 06 & 20 10.00-16.00 Antique & Retro Fair, Your Café in the Park HP22 5HL

Sun 06 17.00 Tree of Light, Florence Nightingale Hospice, Walton St HP21 7QY, see p 3 www.fnhospice.org.ukTue 08 19.45 Wendover Evening WI meeting – "My life as a butler", see p 4 Margaret Currell 01296 582318

Wed 09 12.00-15.00 RAF Halton Senior Citizens Christmas Lunch, see p 4 aaron.francis434@mod .ukWed 09 19.00 Grandparents Association Support Group (2nd Wednesday), Holiday Inn, Weston Turville 07949 640156Wed 09 19.30 Chiltern Humanists meeting -"Global Problems - Why Bother", Amersham Comm Ctre HP6 5AH, see p 4 www.chilternhumanists.org.uk Wed 09 19.30 Halton Singers Charity Concert, St George’s Church, RAF Halton, see ad p 5Wed 09 20.00 AC, B & DB Horticultural Society meeting - annual Christmas talk & slides, Anthony Hall HP22 5HS, see p 4Thu 10 10.00 Wendover Twinning Association Coffee Morning (2nd Thursday), Red LionThu 10 10.30-11.30 Christmas Coffee Morning, Wendover Library Room, see ad p 3 0845 230 3232Thu 10 13.00-15.00 Carers Bucks monthly meeting & Christmas celebration, Wendover Library Room, see p 5 www.carersbucks.orgThu 10 19.30 "Tina May Quartet" - Jazz concert at St Mary's Aylesbury HP20 2JJ, see p 5 www.greensandjazz.or g.ukThu 10 20.00 Quiz for PACE, Weston Turville Village Hall, see p 5 sha.carterallison@th epacecentre.org

Fri 11 10.30 Language Conversation Group, Wendover Library Room, see p 2 0845 230 3232Fri 11 19.30 Aston Wine Club meeting: "Christmas Spectacular", Buckland Village Hall www.astonwineclub.co.uk

Sat 12 14.00 Family History - "The Object Which Has Most Influenced Your Research", Preb Fm Comm Ctre HP19 7QW, see p 5 www.bucksfhs.org.ukMon 14 13.15-15.00 Wendover Toddlers Christmas Party - advance tickets required, £4.50 - Wendover Memorial HallMon 14 19.00-21.00 "Bosom Buddies" breast cancer support group (2nd Monday), Orchard Children's Ctre HP23 5DJ [email protected]

Tue 15 13.30-15.30 Knit & Natter, Wendover Library Room, see p2 0845 230 3232Tue 15 19.45 BBOWT Lecture - "Butterflies from the Chilterns to Armenia", Gt Miss Mem Ctre HP16 9AE, see p 5 01296 624511

Wed 16 20.00 Christmas Concert by Candlelight, £8, St Dunstan's Church HP27 9JE, see p 5Thu 17 09.00-14.00 Legacy Fairs, Wendover Memorial Hall, see advert p 5Thu 17 10.15-11.45 Sages Monthly Meeting (3rd Thursday), Wendover Christian Centre

Fri 18 13.15 Flotsam Book Group meeting, Tres Corazones Helen 01296 631069Fri 18 18.00 Carols around the Christmas Tree, Manor Waste, see ad front page

Sat 19 09.00-13.00 last Wendover Local Produce Market before Christmas, Manor WasteSat 19 10.30 Book Club, Wendover Christian Centre, see p 6Tue 22 10.30 Father Christmas visits Wendover Community Library, see ad p 3 0845 230 3232Thu 24 09.00-16.00 Last Wendover Weekly Market before Christmas! Manor Waste

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View from the ChairAs we enter the season of goodwill to all men (and women), it’s very sad to note the devastation caused to the Florence Nightingale Charity shop by some lowlife who were intent on thieving cash from the ATM. They must be very stupid people if they believe they can get their mitts on other people’s property and get away with it in this day of Internet banking and CCTV. I really hope that in a few weeks time when the Constabulary have done their work they will be brought to justice and made to face the people whose property they have damaged.

It is also sad to note that in the last few weeks there has been an incident at St. Mary’s Church. The ‘key safe’ has been wrenched off the wall and stolen.

Because of this the Church will be locked during the day while the security system is reviewed.

The HS2 Select Committee are still hearing petitions from Wendover folk. A really huge thank you on behalf of the community to all who have presented to the Select Committee. Aside from the hard work in preparation there is also the mental anguish in presenting to such an organisation. For most it’s the first time they will have had to present their views in such a way. In my mind it has certainly raised the issue of whether we do live in a democracy and whether the people’s views really do count. We now move forward to petitioning on Additional

provisions as and when they arise (but note the short timescales) and then trying to get the House of Lords to hear our cases.

It just remains for me to wish everyone in Wendover a Happy Christmas and prosperous New Year and to say thank you for all your support in 2015.

Robert Duggan, Chairman.

Manor Waste Christmas TreeThis is a picture of the Manor Waste Christmas Tree for this year. It is being donated to the Parish by the Harpenden Building Society who generously donate the tree every year. Melanie Masson, X Factor finalist and Queen Rat from Aylesbury Waterside Theatre’s pantomime Dick Whittington, will be here to switch on the Christmas Lights on Friday 4th December. The little Christmas trees outside the shops in the High Street have been dressed with the new energy

saving LED lights and will, hopefully, look even better than usual.

The Question of GrantsIn the near future the Parish Council will be taking over a range of services from Transport for Bucks. Grass verge cutting, sign cleaning, footpath edging and some enforcement tasks, will become the responsibility of the Parish.

This change will be costly and as a result the PC is reviewing its expenditure priorities. One area of spending that has grown over the last few years has been grant funding to locally based organisations. The awarding of grants has gone from a few hundred pounds

each year to thousands. That poses the question does the Wendover electorate support the PC being a grant giving organisation?

It is essential that we have your views on this matter and during the next few months we shall be asking for your opinion. Please show your support for the Parish Council by helping to answer this most important question.

Clock Tower Opening HoursThe Clock Tower will be open as normal during the Festive

Season apart from Christmas Day, the Bank Holiday on Monday 28th December, New Year’s Day and an early close on New Year’s Eve.


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