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The initial consultation started on 19 January and will continue to 14 March

at 17:00.What do they want people to do?Your local parish councillors have beenbriefed by Chiltern District Council on thesituation and are planning to use TheSource to share information and enable allresidents and local associations to have

their say. More can be found at:www.chiltern.gov.uk/planning/lo-calplan2014-2036 where a ConsultationResponse Form can be downloaded andcompleted by residents or organisationwishing to contribute to the process.A need has been identified for 7,300dwellings in the Chiltern District CouncilArea, including affordable housing of between

1,200 and 2,000 houses and accommodationfor 1,100 older people in the Chilterns andSouth Bucks area. All local authorities are insimilar situations with national Governmentrequesting every area does their bit. Therewill be a need for employment sites and ob-viously schools, health facilities, roads and

provision of utilities. Maps have been produced with potential sites for developmentand the aim is to consult as widely as possible so decisions are based on evidencesubmitted. See page 2 for more details, andto see the questions that Cllr. Mike John-ston has extracted from the document.

A tree for the QueenThe Parish Council will beworking with The GreatMissenden Traders andPrestwood Events Group tocelebrate the Queen’s Birthdayin an event on Saturday 11June. As part of the event the winners of the painting

competition (page 3) will beplanting a commemorativechequer tree on the Bury-field. More details of theevent will be published inIssue 44 of The Source.The Chequers TreeGreene King, owners of whatwas formerly known as ‘TheChequers’ in Prestwood,have bowed to popular pressure from local people. A recent press release fromGreene King said, “Havinglistened to the concerns ofsome people in the commu-nity regarding the pub’s heritage, the pub will re-launch as: ‘The ChequersTree’. We would like to thanklocal residents for all theircomments and their consid-

erable passion for our pub.” One element of this was theopportunity to explain toGreene King the origins ofthe name in this area, forwhich records date back to

1753. Then the Chequerspub, now a private residence,was situated a few metresfurther down ChequersLane. They, even as brewers,were unaware of this heritage, and that the chequers tree, a relation ofthe Rowan and otherwise

known as the Wild Servicetree, has a significant part inthe history of brewing. Thefruit of the Chequers treewas used to flavour beerprior to the introduction ofhops. The tree is quite rare,since it thrives on limey soilcharacteristic of this area. It would be good if the current, or future primeministers, were to follow theexample of post-war leaderClement Attlee who was aregular at The Chequers, orHarold Wilson who unveiledthe pub signs that have beena feature since 1979.

EmergingLocal Plan

The centre of PrestwoodWork has been in progressfor over a year to develop abrief for the possible re-modelling of the Chequerscorner in Prestwood. OnTues 22 March at 7pm inthe Prestwood Village Hall,Ben Hamilton-Baillie willbe responding to the briefthat has been produced. Heis a specialist urban designer with experience inreconciling traffic move-ment with quality publicspaces in villages. The briefentitled:

“A Project to create an improved Village Centre forPrestwood, as a focal pointfor the community and improved Road Safety”

can be seen on http://prestwoodva.org.uk/a-new-heart-for-prestwood

Renaissance for Chequers Trees

Chiltern District Council and South Bucks Council are producing a joint Local Plan for their combined areas covering the period up to 2036.

A Chequers Tree The new look pub at Chequers corner

2 PARISH & LOCAL PLAN

Contents and ContactsParish news & Local Plan – pages 2

Parish news & Community – pages 3

Arts & Interview – page 4

Education – page 5

HS2 & Local – page 6

Environment – page 7

Health & Wellbeing – page 8

Sport & Leisure – page 9

Church & Charity – page 10

Business – page 11

Events – page 12 & 13

Puzzles – page 14

Source Youth – pages 15 & 16

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ISSUE 43, MARCH / APRIL 2016

The parish council has decided to continue with the surgeries.Come and meet your parish councillors on the last Saturday

morning of the month between 11:00 and noon.The parish council has been holding surgeries since last

October and as a result, the councillors will be organising further ‘drop in’ sessions on the last Saturday

of each month – Dates and venues will be published on the website.

This is an opportunity to raise local issues, whetherplanning, allotments, footpaths, parking, or whateverin the catchment area of the parish. They are interested in

anything that concerns you as a resident in Great Missenden, Prestwood, Heath End, Ballinger

and South Heath.

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Under Bucks County Council each local area has a LocalArea Forum (LAF) which includes representatives from thecounty, district and parish councils, as well as partner organisations like the police and community associations. Residents are encouraged to attend meetings to hear aboutwhat is happening in their local area and have their say.LAFs meet up to 4 times a year and cover topics like parking,

health, policing, transport and young people. It is possibleto track activities agreed at the meetings.The LAF can influence decisions about how money is spent and delivered locally, and has some funding available to spendon meeting local priorities. The LAF budget is likely toshrink substantially over the next 4 years. The intention isthat the Parish Council and other funding sources will bepreferred sources so that the burden of projects does notfall on the LAF.

The Missendens Local Area Forum

The Missendens LAF agreed the followinglocal priorities in November 2013.• Activities for communities, including those for youngpeople and older people. Local provision as well as information dissemination. Activities in particular tohelp prevent rural and social isolation.• Roads, pavements, parking, potholes and road safety.• Support for voluntary groups.• Community transport - encourage the development ofdemand-led transport schemes and advertising existingones.• Improving the natural environment (including Rightsof Way and green spaces). Encouraging the use of greenspaces and the beautiful countryside.

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Where could be affected?You may ask where the land will come from?15 hectares have been identified to consider.Some land formerly used for industrial pur-poses will be ‘recycled’ for housing and em-ployment. And there is going to beconsultation about using some green belt. Asyou can imagine, that might cause some ofthe greatest concern. For example, it has beenproposed that South Heath be taken out ofthe Green Belt. Green belts were set up in1936 to provide the ‘lungs for London’. Wealso have the added status in our area of beingin an AONB Area of Outstanding NaturalBeauty.Will contributions actually make a difference?For our area including Prestwood, Great Mis-senden and villages there is a site identifiedfor potential development. Suggestions canbe made on other areas which could be considered. A promise has been made that alloptions will be thoroughly tested.Are other areas involved?Fortunately Aylesbury Vale will help with pro-vision of some housing. But likewise areaslike Slough will be looking to encroach onSouth Bucks to fulfil their needs.

Please complete a Consultation Response Form with your views in

the next few weeks and by

5pm on 14/3/2016 and no later.After this initial consultation is completed,preferred options and proposed sites will bedrawn up for public consultation in Octo-ber/November 2016 and a draft plan will beissued in April 2017.

A Local Plan that will affect us all till 2036Development Opportunities - Plans Vision and Objectives - Spatial Strategy OptionsQ1: Comments on the definition of housing and functional economic market areasbeing used, on the draft Buckinghamshire HEDNA or on the needs assessment work? Q2: Comments on the draft HELAA, whether included sites are likely to be deliverableby 2036 or additional sites should be added? Q3: Are there existing uses/sites, not identified in the HELAA, in built-up areas whereexisting use could be consolidated or re-provided elsewhere such as open spaces,sports and leisure uses? Q4: Do you agree with the approach to the Joint Local Plan Vision and Objectives andif not what changes or additions do you consider are needed? Please explain your rea-soning for any alterations. Q5: What spatial strategy options do you think the councils should consider and inwhat priority? Are there other spatial strategy options that the Joint Plan should con-sider and why? Q6: Comments on individual options generally or specific settlements/site optionsthat could be part of these options?Affordable Housing - Specialist Housing Needs - Gypsy, Traveller & Travelling Show-people - Older Peoples Accommodation - Heritage Q7: Comments on the suggested level of unmet needs in Chiltern/South Bucks? Q8: Comments or suggestions on how local affordable housing need could be met? Q9: Comments meeting the needs of Gypsies, Travellers and Travelling Showpeople? Q10: How can specialist elderly accommodation needs be met, both in terms of gen-eral and affordable needs? Q11: Do you have a view on the Heritage Strategy – for example views on our localheritage assets, how heritage contributes to quality of life and our sense of place andcommunity.? Q12: Are you aware of any currently unprotected local heritage assets that should beidentified and if so why is the heritage asset important locally?Extracts from the LocalPlan Page 4 Local Green Space Designations Q13: Local Green Space designations can be made as part of the Local Plan and solocal residents, community groups and other local stakeholders are asked to identifyareas for consideration. Any nomination should include supporting evidence. Q14: Do you have any nominations for Local Measures? Q15: Do you have a view on the scope of policies proposed in Appendix 7. Q16: Do you have any comments on the Settlement Infrastructure Capacity Study, in-frastructure needs or issues and CIL? Q17: Do you have any other points you would like the councils to take into account inthe preparation of the Joint Local Plan? For example are there any challenges or op-portunities you think the new Joint Local Plan will need to include.

Questions from the Local Plan extracted by GM Cllr Mike Johnstone

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The Queen’s 90th birthday is on 21 April2016, and, as for most of us, a big eventprompts a big tidy up. So, the nation’s littercharities are supporting a campaign to“Clean for the Queen”. A growing range ofcompanies, land managers and associationsare becoming involved too, and the aim isto inspire a million people to take actionand enjoy a few hours litter-picking to restore the beauty of the places where welive. Locally Prestwood, Great Missendenand Little Kingshill are all organising Cleanfor the Queen events. The event is a National Campaign by Keep Britain Tidybeing supported by CDC Waste management.

PrestwoodJeanette Hedley is running Prestwood’scampaign which will be for 3 days, Fri 4, Sat 5and Sun 6 March. Equipment and direc-tions can be collected from her house,Grasmere, 18 Orchard Lane, Prestwood,between 10am and 2pm on each day. Formore information contact Jeanette on01494 866460, email coltonhed@googlemail.com or finddetails on the PVA website

Little KingshillIn Little Kingshill the Village Society andthe Neighbourhood Watch are working together, with the contact being Peter Hubbard on 01494 862457. Their annual Big Village Litter Pick will be onSaturday 5 March meeting at 2pm on LittleKingshill Common. (Thanks to Little Kingshill for the very apt cartoon!).

Great MissendenIn Great Missenden the Village Associationis organizing the clean for the morning ofSat 5 March, convening at 10.30am on theLibrary forecourt and lasting until12.30pm. Litter-picking equipment will besupplied there, so please let them know inadvance if you plan to join in, in order to ensure a sufficient supply of litter-pickingequipment. Email gmvaMemSec@outlook.com.

As its first recipient, David Lyddiatt hasbeen awarded this new cup in gratitude andrecognition of his service to the provisionof youth work and the community of Prestwood.The inspirationHe was originally inspired by the teenagershe met on Prestwood Common 19 yearsago who were keen to have a youth club andso, true to his promise to them, although hedoesn’t live in the area, he set about itsachievement.In it from the beginningFormerly a local youth worker, David wasa key member of the steering group whichcanvassed and helped raise funds for theconstruction of the Prestwood Youth andCommunity Centre on Prestwood Common in July 1997, from which a youthclub for 13-16yr olds was started. The roleBetween 1997 and 2015, David has not onlybeen the driving force behind the contin-ued provision of the youth club, but alsoChairman of the Prestwood Youth & Community Action Group (PYCAG).PYCAG is responsible for the managementand upkeep of the centre and David undertook many of the roles required tosustain the provision, including the training of local volunteer youth workers,running the clubs, and raising funds tocover theexpenses of both youth work andthe building. See www.pycag.org.uk

Retiring leaving thriving groupsThis became particularly significant followingwithdrawal of Bucks County Council fundingand support for youth services in March2011. David oversaw the survival of thePYCAG charity and youth clubs during thisperiod until his recent retirement, leavinga thriving Thursday evening club for 8-11year olds and a Monday Youth Café for theolder age group. PYCAG will be honour-ing David for his service towards the end ofFebruary. The Parish Cup was presented bythe Great Missenden Parish Council toDavid in wider recognition of his unfailingcommitment and endeavour for the cluband the young people of the area.The annual awardThanks go to Stuart Thurston of the CrossKeys who provided the new cup and themeal voucher that goes with it. The ParishCup will continue to be presented annuallyto someone who goes above and beyond forthe parish.

The winners of the paintingcompetition sponsored byGreat Missenden ParishCouncil to celebrate theQueen’s long reign are:Ivan Kirnozov (aged 8 andunder) and Oakley Denson(under 16). Ivan and Oakleywill both help place a commemorative plaque onthe newly planted Chequerstree on the Buryfield to cele-brate the Queen’s amazingaccomplishment.The judges were impressedby the imagination and skills

demonstrated by the entrants and the decisionwas a difficult one so theydecided to put forward twomore paintings by pupilsfrom Prestwood Junior school as “Highly Commended”. The judgesalso wished to say a bigthank you to everyone whotook the time to submit entries.

All four paintings will bedisplayed in Great Missenden Library.

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Litter picking equipment (tools, hi-vis tops and refuse sacks will be available).Please bring your own heavy duty waterproof gloves. All the events are fully

covered by public liability insurance.

Join the nation’s spring clean

New Parish Cupfor Prestwood youth worker

Parish painting competition

In the last two years a localcharity, “The Nurse’s CottageFund”, has given £35,000 toRennie Grove Hospice Careto help fund its Hospice atHome Service for patientsin the Great Missenden andPrestwood area.Local GP, Dr Sara Cottam, atrustee of Rennie Grove,was joined by one of thecharity’s nurses, TheresaWalker, at the ChequersSurgery in Prestwood to re-

ceive the latest cheque fromBarbara Norman, the chair-man of “The Nurse’s CottageFund”, and her fellow trusteeDr Michael Streule.In the 1930s money wasraised to provide a cottagefor a district nurse, whoserved the residents aroundGreat Missenden. In 1958the cottage was no longerrequired and the existingcharity was formed based onthe capital invested in thecottage. In 2012 it mergedwith a similar but smallercharity the “Prestwood Reliefin Sickness Fund”.

The charity’s prime purposeis to make grants to the sickor infirm living in the localcommunity so they can affordmedical equipment or otheritems necessary for theirtreatment or welfare. How-ever, so few individuals haveapplied for grants in recentyears that the trusteesagreed that Dr MichaelStreule should identify vol-untary organisations whichprovide medical support forthe local community. As aretired local GP, Dr Streulewas ideally qualified for thistask. As trust chairman,Barbara Norman, said “Ifeel sure that those whooriginally raised moneynearly 90 years ago to supporta district nurse would verymuch approve of our deci-sion to help the RennieGrove Hospice at HomeService in our area.”

Nurses Cottage Fund gives £35,000

to Rennie Grove Hospice Care

Ivan Kirnozov (aged 8 and under) ‘For future generations’ by Oakley Denson (under 16)

David Lyddiatt receiving the Parish Cup from Anne Hewett

Barbara Norman presenting the cheque

4 ARTS & INTERVIEW HP16 – The Source March / April 2016

Café TR is the new name of the café at99 High Street, Great Missenden, tak-ing its name from new owners Rossand Maki Taylor-Robinson. Theymoved in last August with their four-year old daughter Clara. Life in GreatMissenden seems to suit them: theylove the views of the countryside fromthe village and the people are friendly.Ross says he would like to take this op-portunity to thank the local people fortheir warm welcome. Ross comesfrom Hendon, north London and metMaki whilst working in Japan as a chefand teacher of English. Ross’s grandfa-ther was a publican in Golders Greenand Maki’s father had a sushi restau-rant in Tokyo where she grew up liv-ing above the shop. The café prepares fresh sandwiches onthe spot, home-made soups and Illycoffee. Ross has extended the lunchmenu to include Maki’s yakisoba noo-dles which, with their fresh taste andal dente vegetables, sell out quickly.Maki has more ideas for authentic

Japanese food, maybe some sushi, andRoss hopes to recreate some of thepastries he learned while working in aFrench bakery in London. The café is

open Monday to Saturday, earlymorning to 4 pm. We wish Ross and Maki every successin their new venture.

Amanda Slope, bookbinder,has been on Great Mis-senden High Street for 25

years. From her tiny work-shop opposite The GeorgeInn, she and her dog Daisy,

who died 5 years ago, havewatched the world go by,with Amanda all the whilerepairing and restoringbooks. The craftBookbinding is an old fash-ioned craft in the best senseof the word. It requires skilland attention to detail toachieve a high quality prod-uct. The materials – fineleather, gold foil, marblingpapers – are all expensiveand the work is painstakingand time-consuming.When she learned her craftit was difficult for women toget on as it was seen asheavy, dirty work so she setup on her own in GreatMissenden.Amanda’s storyOne of the attractions ofthe work is that ‘you neverknow what’s going to comein next’. Every job is different.It may be restoring a Victo-rian Bible someone hasfound in the loft, or repair-

ing the leather surround ofa clock. She has made propsfor BBC productions, mostrecently five photograph albums for the children’sprogramme ProfessorBranestawm, and a leatherpouch for the period dramaBelle. And she is proud tohave made the photographalbum used for Derby win-ners and seen by the Queenwhen she goes to the races.She will also bind new books- these days mainly memoirsand family books. Amandaparticularly enjoys makingdrop-back boxes for books.You can even have a bespokebox with special drawers tokeep souvenirs associatedwith the book together. The final chapterIn September Amanda willbe hanging up her tools andretiring to her home in Lit-tle Missenden. So if youhave any books in the atticyou’d like to see restored, oryou fancy having yourmemoirs bound, get themto her in good time.

Prestwood Theatre Club would like to say ahuge ‘Thank you!’ to all who came to seetheir production of Snow White and theSeven Dwarfs. Vic Rance said, “We hadgood audiences for the shows and as everour talented cast put on an excellent performance as good triumphs over evil yetagain. Huge thanks must go to all of theback stage crew including the ladies looking after our younger cast membersduring all six shows.”

After the fiendish supper quiz at the VillageHall on Saturday 27 February, PTC will berehearsing hard for their May production,which will be a comedy double bill. ‘Fifty’by Archie Wilson is a farce in which a surprise 50th birthday party goes badlywrong owing to the presence of BirthdayBoys mistress, an escaped convict and a laterunning strippergram. The second, ‘Play ofthe Year’ by John Peel, revolves around anunlikely committee trying to award thePlay of the Year prize and being thoroughlyunhelped in their endeavours by the jani-tor and tea lady.A traditional farce means a box set on thestage with lots of doors and anyone interested in helping with the productionwould be very welcome.Please contact Club Chairman Vic Ranceon 07970 889293 or via their websitewww.prestwoodtheatreclub.com

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Ross and Maki Taylor-Robinson at Café TR

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Opera in The Barns Singer, teacher and conductor Fiona Firth and Singers4allare putting on a gala opera concert with the Pop Up Choir,Voice Band & soloists. The programme will include operatic arias & choruses and amusing anecdotes and theaudience is invited to dress to impress! The venue will benew to most, a beautifully renovated ancient barn in thegrounds of Cherry Tree Farm, Missenden Road, GreatKingshill HP15 6ED.

The event will be at 7:30pm Sat 19 March and tickets areadults £12.50 / U18 £7.50 available from

Samways Newsagents - www.wegottickets.comor singers4allpopupchoir@gmail.com,

Holy Trinity Prestwood areenjoying their refurbishedand rededicated churchbuilding with a series ofconcerts as well as their fullEaster programme.(see page13).

Holy Trinity Church, Prestwood

Russian Choral MusicThe Hermitage Ensemble, a Russian male voice choirwill be singing traditional Russian Orthodox hymns, as

well as folk songs in the Red Army Choir style. Tuesday 5 April 8.00pm.

All tickets are obtainable from the church parish officefor £10 or www.htprestwood.org/uk/concerts.

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In January, four Year 6pupils from Prestwood Jun-ior School (PJS) travelled tothe BETT Show, the world'sleading education technol-ogy event, held in Londonat the ExCel Centre. Theirrole was to represent theschool in a Maths in Mo-tion race hosted by Toshiba.The team and taskAmirah, George, Joshua andZac had to create a car (on-line) to race on the Silver-stone track. The lengths ofthe straights, curvature ofthe bends, length of thetrack, suspension adjust-ments, aerodynamic downforce, gear box ratios andengine tuning all requiredworking out in order to op-timise track performance.These parameters were thenfine tuned on practice lapsbefore finally choosing thebest tyres for the weatherconditions, fuel load andwhen to pit stop. The competitionPJS were one of 8 primaryschools and 6 secondaryschools taking part. Eachcar’s set up took 2½ days,with 2 schools on the standat any one time. Duringtheir time on the stand thechildren “taught” interested

passers-by about what theywere doing, the most no-table being the principal ofStockholm university (viaan interpreter) and a Birm-ingham secondary schoolhead teacher. In the race onFriday afternoon the carcreated by Amirah, George,Josh and Zac came a verycreditable 4th, close behind2 other primary schools anda secondary school. Further successToshiba invited the childrento write on their wall in an-swer to the question “Whatresources do you use forlearning?” Their answer of“woodlandsjunior.com,books and travel to thecountries they are learning

about” won the school aToshiba netbook. An email from the organ-isers said: “To watch four10 year olds talking, knowl-edgeably, to the Principal ofthe University of Stockholmthrough an interpreterabout their Engine Tun-ing/Aerodynamic Down-force settings wassomething I shall take to mygrave with me! They notonly did it perfectly, theygave the impression thatthey did it every day of theirlives for a living!!”Final words go to Zac – whosaid: “The whole experiencewas very fun and academic.I learned how to animate,give complex instructionsand work as a team in anenvironment I wasn’t usedto. I would definitely goagain!”

On Thursday 11 February children, parents,staff and head teachers joined Rotariansfrom the Amersham, Chesham and GreatMissenden Clubs in The Damien Hall,Great Missenden for the prize giving of theannual Christmas Story competition. Theatmosphere was electric and good

humoured as the prizewinners waited for theirstories to be read out byNick Gallant. The eventwas organised andhosted by Rotarian

George Rivas in conjunction with The Ro-tary Clubs of Amersham, Chesham andGreat Missenden. There were well over 100entries from eleven schools and it waslovely to have winners from seven differentschools. Stories were written with feeling,humour and heart ache and it was obviousthat the writers enjoyed hearing their storiesbrought to life. Rotarians thanked TheRoald Dahl Museum and Story Centre fordonating Family ‘Golden Tickets’ to thewinners, schools and teachers and judgeswho made this event such a success, as wellas the children for their enthusiasm andwonderful stories.

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The Misbourne’s new £3 million state-of-the art building was officially opened onWednesday, 20 January 2016, exactly 60years to the day after The MisbourneCounty Secondary School officially openedin 1956.

Guests at the opening ceremony were wel-comed by students from several year groupswhile Misbourne music students per-formed songs from 1956 and 2016 and aslide presentation showed images of theschool through the years. Students tooktheir visitors on a tour of the new block be-fore returning to hear Headteacher, RobertPreston’s short speech when he said, “Weare very grateful to BuckinghamshireCounty Council for investing in our futureand we also thank all our donors, most ofwhom are parents, whose financial contri-butions have ensured that our facilities willhave such a positive impact on our stu-dents’ learning.” Mr Preston’s presentation followed a per-formance of the school song, which hadbeen specially written for the event by SixthForm music students.

The new building was formally opened byone of the first students to join The Mis-bourne in 1956, Mrs Sheila Taylor, and theyoungest current Misbourne student, MissEleanor Cosier. Sheila recounted some sto-ries from her days at the school and Eleanorbrought her up-to-date with her own expe-riences. Several other former students andmembers of staff were in attendance andthey were given the opportunity to lookround their old school.The Misbourne has changed a great dealsince it opened in January 1956. The orig-inal school was built in just six months andwas the first to be constructed as part of theRural Re-organisation Scheme. The localnewspapers at that time described it as acontemporary building, built in three partswith a general teaching block, a “practical”block and a hall, which was to be used as asocial centre in Great Missenden. Theheadlines reported that “this school leadsthe whole country”. Over the years, furtherbuildings have been added to provide additional classroom, a sports hall and aperforming arts block. This latest new building was commissionedby Buckinghamshire County Council. Thebuilding was completed in 60 weeks byBorras Construction, providing eight Eng-lish classrooms, a dedicated Sixth Formarea and a multi-use dining space. Everystudent in the school has lessons in the newclassrooms. The building stands on spacepreviously occupied by part of the schoolplayground. Additional space was createdthrough the part demolition of an existingschool building and the felling of severallarge trees, which were later replaced byplanting trees elsewhere in the grounds.

Building on 60 successfulyears at The Misbourne

Rotary Christmasstory prize giving

Amirah, George, Joshua and Zac at the ExCell Centre

The winners of the Rotary Christmas Story prize giving

The ribbon cutting ceremony of the new Misbourne block

Do you know a new, restoredor extended building in theChilterns area which you thinkis worthy of an award? Whynot enter it for the prestigiousChilterns Buildings DesignAwards? This competition hasbeen run annually for the past17 years by the Chilterns Con-servation Board and theChiltern Society to highlightexamples of great building design which conserve and enhance all that we love aboutthe Chilterns.

Entries can be new builds,renovations or extensions andcan be any sort of use includ-ing homes, workplaces, publicbuildings, farm buildings,bridges etc. They must have

been completed during thepast three years and should putin practice the principles in theChilterns Building DesignGuide, published by the Con-servation Board.

“We want to encouragebetter building design and toencourage architects and devel-opers to use traditional, localmaterials and designs in theirwork. We are not trying to turnback the clock, but we do believe that new buildingsshould fit in with the beautifulcountryside that’s aroundthem”, said Lucy Murfett, Planning Officer at the Conser-vation Board.

In 2015, one of the threejoint winners was the renova-tion and extension of CrendonCottage, Chapel Hill, Speen.Both the architect and builderare based in HP16 and werecommended for their excellentcollaboration with the clients.

Architect: Jeremy Symondson,Foursquare Land Ltd, Great Hampden, Builder: Chris Warren Construction, GreatMissenden.

The closing date for entriesor nominations is March 1st2016. The application form isavailable at www.chiltern-saonb.org/annual-design-awards or can be obtainedfrom the Conservation Boardoffice (01844 355500), email: office@chilternsaonb.org) or from the Chiltern Society,White Hill Centre, Chesham(tel: 01494 771250, email of-fice@chilternsociety.org.uk).

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Additional Provision 4 (AP4)It has been a busy few weeksfor the HS2 Select Committee.It has been hearing from theresidents of Frith Hill and Potter Row and two other petitions out of the 150 or sofrom the parish that had theirlocus standi challenged andwere not allowed to appeareven after an appeal.

The onus fell on theparish council and the gover-nors of the Church of Eng-land combined school whojoined together to representparishioners, parents andbusinesses in the village. Thepresentation team comprisedof councillors, Anne Hewett,Mike Johnstone, Karen Pitherand Christine Plested, theparish clerk Anne Mitchell,Marilyn Fletcher, Jim Con-boy and Rozalyn ThompsonHead of the C of E schoolunder the guidance of JamesBurton our counsel.

The main thrust of the pe-

tition was to request an exten-sion to the Chiltern tunnel tothe north of Wendover or toLeather Lane and if notgranted a full traffic assess-ment and to move the tempo-rary haul road from joiningthe A413 at the Link Roadroundabout, further north to-wards the temporary spoildump at Hunts Green.

Hazard at Link Road round-about At the peak of construc-tion up to 300 HGVs a daywould be using the alreadycongested Link Road round-about to take spoil north andwould present a significanthazard to children using theSkate Park, Tennis Courts, chil-dren’s play area. Of great con-cern to the governors and Headof GM C of E school are chil-dren being dropped off orpicked up from the school. Arisk assessment indicated thatthe council’s amenities shouldbe closed during construction. GOOD NEWS: The Select

Committee MPs agreed, butdid not respond to the requestfor a tunnel extension. Theywere concerned about the haz-ard to children and asked HS2Ltd to take account of that con-cern. HS2 had been concedinga large number of mitigationmeasures on impacts across thecounty and in one of these dis-cussions they received an assur-ance that an alternative haulroad be provided further northwith the council securing theland and that any alternativedid not increase the cost. Astudy will be carried out to de-termine the best place for thealternative haul road and anychange to the timings as in-evitably it will have an impactwherever it is placed but it cannot be worse than at the LinkRoad roundabout.NEXT STEPS: Cheryl Gillanappeared before the SelectCommittee on 28th Januaryand presented all outstandingconcerns. Amongst other miti-gation measures, she asked foran extension to the Chilterntunnel throughout the AONB;improvements to the Need toSell scheme; the creation of aChiltern AONB panel to re-view the design and an inde-pendent regulatory bodyaccessible to her constituents.The Select Committee is likelyto publish its closing report to-wards the end of February. HS2Ltd are pushing to have thethird reading of the Bill in theHouse of Lords before Easter.Thereafter the House of LordsSelect Committee will be estab-lished and so we carry on !

HS2 have announced that theywill be recruiting communityengagement specialists. Theeleven specialist roles will bebased in regions along the pro-posed route for Phase One, be-tween London and the WestMidlands. Their primary rolewill be to ensure that HS2 isboth talking and listening to allthose who are affected by theproject in their area.

Bucks County Council willhold an HS2 Summit on 24March from 9.30 to 12.30 atGreen Park, Aston Clinton,HP22 5NE. There are 150places available at this eventon a first come first servedbasis. Please email:hs2blueprint@buckscc.gov.ukto reserve your place. Community events They are also organisingsome dates for 5 events inApril to share House of Lordspetitioning matters and tocheck that community prior-ities are included. They willbe sending out invitations

very shortly. Bucks Compensation andMitigation Panel (BCMP) A meeting of the BCMP tookplace on Wed 27 January. Atthis meeting members discussed the recent SelectCommittee hearings (includ-ing Buckinghamshire CountyCouncil’s appearance of the 20January) and the package ofmitigation secured by theCouncil. The date for the nextmeeting is Tuesday 1 March,9.30-11.30.

Each CFA area has a com-munity representative on thepanel who should be feeding

back discussions had at theBCMP. If you would like toknow who your representativeis or you are not receivingfeedback from these meetings, it is important thatyou let The BCC team know.Local county councillors arealso invited. BCC HS2 team: Jackie Copcuttjcopcutt@buckscc.gov.uk Tel: 01296 383793 Darl Sweetland dsweet-land@bucksccc.gov.uk Tel:01296 383463 HS2 Blueprint MailboxHS2Blueprint@buckscc.gov.uk BCC HS2 Webpages:http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/

Chesham & Amersham MPCheryl Gillan has acted onher agreement to send thecommittee chair, RobertSyms MP, details of theChilterns AONB MitigationReview Panel. “This is an in-dependent monitor whichwould look after the interestsof local people,” she said.

The MP told HS2 selectcommittee members that apanel has been set up for theColne Valley, with £3.3 billionof funding. “It is nonsensicaland unfair not to have such apanel looking after the

Chilterns Area of OutstandingNatural Beauty,” said MrsGillan in her letter. The aim ofthe panel would differ fromthe one pledged to Bucking-hamshire County Councilwhich focuses on design.

The Chilterns AONB Mit-igation Panel would have abroader remit, covering widerissues of mitigation that willarise around areas such asnoise, traffic, spoil, construc-tion and environmental impact. The panel should befunded by HS2 Ltd. Its membership would be made

up of representatives from alllevels of local government, theChilterns Conservation Board,key community representativesand others from nationalagencies, the Transport Department and HS2 Ltd.

“It would be a panel withthe power to intervene on behalf of local people. I haveasked Mr Syms to make surethat this panel is set up because it needs to be in placeand ready to act on behalf ofresidents before any diggerbreaks the ground,” saidCheryl Gillan.

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Cheryl Gillan proposes Chilterns AONB Mitigation Panel

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You may know of PrestwoodNature, the nature conserva-tion society, as a groupwhich reclaims and main-tains various sites in the areato improve the habitat forour wildlife. Boug’s Meadowin Great Missenden andSheepwash Pond in Prest-wood are two such sites.They not only help wildlifebut also provide a pleasantand calm area for us all toenjoy.

However we also arrangefield trips led by local experts. John Obee will beleading a Bird Walk on 3rdApril around ShardeloesLake and hopes to see not

only our resident birds butalso migrants resting ontheir journeys back to theirsummer breeding grounds.Prior to this we are having atalk from a local ornitholo-gist Phil Symonds on 22ndMarch about the birds andmammals that can be foundin the local woodlands.

Tony Marshall will lead aWildflower Walk on theearly May bank holiday tofind and identify flowers inthe local grasslands aroundPerks Lane and the Hamp-den Road. It will be inter-esting to see how this verymild winter has affected theflowering times of these

species.They extend and invita-

tion to everyone for any ofthese events – entrance is

free! Details can on theevents page (p13), and alsoon their website:www.prestwoodnature.org

There is an old Chiltern village in Oxfordshirecalled Nettlebed. I went through there once onone of my country walks. The path beside theallotments was fringed deep in nettles, but nomore than you experience anywhere else. Youmight think there must have been a time cen-turies ago when nettles were a particular nui-sance here, but it is more likely that the villagewas not named out of exasperation, but out ofappreciation. In medieval times the nettle wasthe prime source in Britain of fibres for makingthread, and there was at one time a cottage in-dustry in this area making cloth.

Nettles do get a bad press. The Americanhumorist SJ Perelman famously said that "Afarm is an irregular patch of nettles ... con-taining a fool and his wife who didn't knowenough to stay in the city." Maybe he had abad experience with a barbed-wire fence.Closer to reality, though still fiercely antipa-thetic is the poem "Nettles" by Vernon Scannell:My son aged three fell in the nettle bed.'Bed' seemed a curious name for those green

spears,That regiment of spite behind the shed:It was no place for rest. With sobs and tearsThe boy came seeking comfort and I sawWhite blisters beaded on his tender skin.We soothed him till his pain was not so raw.At last he offered us a watery grin,And then I took my hook and honed the bladeAnd went outside and slashed in fury with itTill not a nettle in that fierce paradeStood upright any more. Next task: I litA funeral pyre to burn the fallen dead.But in two weeks the busy sun and rainHad called up tall recruits behind the shed:My son would often feel sharp wounds again.Here the nettle is seen in the form of an invad-ing army out to cause hurt that must be bat-tled time and time again.

These words will ring true for those Prest-

wood Nature volunteers who have for yearsbeen converting Boug's Meadow beside LinkRoad Car Park in Great Missenden into aflowery meadow. They had the misfortune tostart with a rich grassland that had beengrazed and manured by horses and then neg-lected as a thicket of nettles and cow parsleysurrounding a large colony of rabbits that eatanything except nettles. Nettles thrive on nu-tritious soil full of nitrogen and phosphorusabsorbed from man's activites - air pollution,dung-heaps, illegally dumped garden rubbish,artificially fertilised fields, deserted habita-tions. Their deep far-reaching roots enablethem to grow into dense patches, while theplentiful nutrients they absorb support a phe-nomenal rate of growth.

Shakespeare had a more balanced view(Henry IV Part 1, II:3) "... out of this nettle,danger, we pluck this flower, safety ...". For

many creatures the nettle-bed is indeed aplace of safety, hidden among the serriedstems, with the stinging needles on the stemsand leaves warding off many predators. Thenettle is probably the most nutritious foodproduced by nature. Apart from the nitratesand phosphates that are the building-blocksof growth, nettles import many minerals likeiron, and then combine them with energyfrom sunlight to manufacture sugars and vi-tamins, so that consumption of nettles pro-vides just about everything a body couldneed.

It is not all that difficult to avoid the hollowneedles that act like syringes to pump the skinfull of histamines and other nasty chemicals.Just brush lightly against a nettle and the hairsrespond by reflex to inject whatever is disturb-ing them, but you can crush a leaf firmly be-tween your fingers without feeling a thing,because the sudden action flattens the hairs andthey become impotent. Even more easily, at thescale of a tiny insect, the hairs are just a jungleof stems to push one's way through. Given therich rewards it is therefore unsurprising that amyriad of insects have found a way of makinguse of nettles. Take a sweep-net (rather like awide butterfly net) and swing it through a patchof nettles and you will find it crawling withhundreds of creatures of several dozen kinds.There are 31 insects that are restricted to usingnettles for food, and another 76 that very com-monly do so. This includes 27 moths, 26 plant-bugs (which suck sap through needle-likemouthparts of their own), 23 plant-hoppersand aphids, 15 beetles, 7 flies and a few otherslike earwigs, thrips and lace-wings. Four of ourfavourite and most colourful butterflies are de-pendent, or almost dependent, on nettles fortheir caterpillars to feed - peacock, red admiral,small tortoiseshell and comma.

And these are just the plant-eaters. As is

the way of the world, where there is a crowdof vegetarians there will also be numerouscarnivores seeking to transfer their nutrientsfurther up the food-chain. So there are allthe predators on aphids like ladybirds andhoverfly larvae, and various beetles, spidersand harvestmen that take a range of insects,while larger creatures like hedgehogs, shrews,frogs and toads take anything, vegetarian andcarnivore alike, including snails. So dosmaller insectivorous birds like the tits, whilefinches and their allies gorge on the massesof seeds that nettles produce (and hardlyneed, because they can spread well enoughunderground).

Man, too, can directly benefit. Young-growth shoots of nettles are gathered to makebroths, teas, puddings, even beer, and verynutritious these are, too, though beware thatin quantity they can be diuretic! Cut nettlesalso make an excellent compost for the gar-den.

So when you battle against the tide ofnettles besieging your living-space, give athought to the thriving community ofwildlife they support and, if you have theroom, leave a little out-of-the-way patch, es-pecially one in a sunny place, for the use ofnature. Nettles rank alongside veteran oaksand bramble-patches as the best wildlifehabitats we have - although we are still grate-ful to Chiltern Society volunteers who regu-larly clear our footpaths of the pesky things!

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Small tortoiseshell caterpillarsfeeding on nettles

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8 HEALTH & WELLBEING HP16 – The Source March / April 2016

Ronak Patel, pharmacistand private pilot, is the newowner/manager of KintonPharmacy at 44 High Street,Great Missenden. He andhis wife, who is a hospitalpharmacist, had been lookingfor a suitable pharmacy forthree years until they foundwhat they wanted: a villagepharmacy where they canget to know the community.‘If you know your patientsyou can do more for them’says Mr Patel. Mr Patel has brought insome changes. The pharmacy has introduced adelivery service whereby the

pharmacy will collect pre-scriptions from regular sur-geries and deliver them tocustomers’ homes free ofcharge. The pharmacy will also re-order regular medicationsautomatically (after checkingwith the patient) so thatcustomers don’t run out.Private consultations arealso available and Mr Patelcan prescribe medicationfor a range of services including erectile dysfunc-tion, weight loss, hair lossand travel vaccinations.In the spring the shop willbe refurbished to a fresh but

traditional look in keepingwith its status as a listedbuilding (said to be one ofthe oldest chemists in Buck-inghamshire). One stickingpoint is the step at the entrance to the shop. MrPatel stresses that customersshould not hesitate to usethe bell to request assistance.Since setting up his ownbusiness in November,Ronak has been pretty busyand only able to fly planeson Sundays. We welcomehim to Great Missendenand look forward to a longand happy association.

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Mr Ronak Patel with assistants Christine, Carol, Judith and Jenny

The New Year is now well underway, time to sort outyour skincare and makeup.You may have received somenew skincare products forChristmas, a body lotion,hand cream or moisturiser orsome new makeup. So whatdo we do with all the oldproducts we have on ourshelves? Remember, skincarecan lose its effectiveness overtime so if it’s a few years old itmay not be making any dif-ference to your skin. Someproducts will have a date onthem so throw out anythingout of date and test otherproducts to see how they feeland smell. Old products will

lose their fresh fragrance;they may separate or losetheir smooth consistency.Much better to create somespace, recycle the bottles andenjoy a new product whichwill have some positive effectson your skin. Do you havetoo many hand creams? Getrid of anything old and makesure you put good ones inuseful places, by each sink, inthe car, in your handbag anddefinitely by the bed.Spring clean your makeup

collection; throw out any eyeshadows that you never useand lipsticks that have hadtheir day. Wash your founda-tion brush or sponge andthrow out any tired spongeapplicators. Sharpen youreyeliner pencils regularly tokeep them clean and checkyour mascara; this shouldideally be changed every 3months to help prevent therisk of eye infections.Jo Gillett Beauty & HolisticTherapies. For questions, advice and

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Choosing to share your lifewith a cat can be a seriousundertaking as you will beresponsible for themthroughout their entire life(average life span approx. 15yrs). In this modern world,there are so many differentways to find your purfectmatch from rescue organisa-tions, breeders or from advertisements. You couldeven think about becoming afosterer for a charity organi-sation if you are unsurewhether you can offer thefull-time commitment. More often enough we have apreference for a particularcolour or markings. How-ever, it's important to know

about the kitten or cat’s personality, their needs andtheir health. The main factors that you should con-sider wherever you go is theenvironment that the kittenhas grown up in, as the earlypart of their life is a sensitivelearning period, and theirparents, as their genes can influence their personality.Deciding on a pedigree breedor a domestic cat is anotherfactor to consider. Eventhough cats have individualpersonalities, there are somebreeds where aspects of theirpersonality are more likely tocome out. Sharing your life with a catcan be costly as they need cat

food, food and water bowls,toys, scratch post, safety carcollar with ID or have themmicrochipped, cat litter andlitter tray, pet carrier, catbed/box, pet insurance, vaccinations, defleaing anddeworming.Owning a cat is a big com-mitment but they can makesuch loving and worthwhilecompanions.

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Residents woke up to twoinches of snow on Sunday17 January. See below howfamilies made the most of itin the field in front of

Angling Spring Wood. Atthe same time our very ownPanda was taking its firststeps into the snow. FirstResponder Bob Davy took

this picture of the commu-nity’s first reponse vehiclesetting off to an emergencycall. The Panda’s four wheeldrive makes it ideal for

these conditions and itcoped brilliantly. The snowdisappeared as suddenly asit had come with hardly atrace on Monday morning.

Fun and 4x4 in the snow

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Great Missenden School’sU11 boys’ football team haveenjoyed huge success in theFootball League’s Kids Cup.The team were impressive inthe Wycombe Wanderersheat and beat Cuddington &Dinton School 4-0 in thefinal. As winners, the boyswere invited to watchWycombe Wanderers play

Leyton Orient at AdamsPark on 23rd January andthe team were invited ontothe pitch to have their trophypresented to them.

In March, the team willmake the long journey toPortsmouth and representWycombe Wanderers at theSouth of England stage.Thousands of children all

over the country participatein the Kids Cup tournamentand this creates one of thecountry’s largest nationalfootball competitions. Thetournament culminates in anexciting final at WembleyStadium in front of thou-sands of fans.

We wish them well in thetournament.

Sprinters LC are hostingthe Sport Relief Mile onSunday 20 March. This isthe fourth time the centrehave hosted at this venueand has high hopes for it tobe the best yet! The event isa sponsored 1, 3 or 6 milewalk/run and a greatchance to have some funwith the family. There willbe a group warm up and achance to have a go at zorbing!!

Get involved with ThePrestwood Mile by visitingwww.sportrelief.com. Thestaff at the leisure centrehave lots of fundraising activities planned in thelead up to the event withfancy dress days, 12 hourrow-a-thon, raffle and

zorbing taster sessionsavailable. If you are a localbusiness which would liketo get involved for advertisingpurposes or assistance onthe day please get in contact with Sprinters.

For more informationcontact The Leisure Centreon the number below.Sport Relief is an initiativeof Comic Relief, registeredcharity 326568

Car park refurbishmentThey are happy to an-nounce that although theproject to resurface the carpark at Sprinters LeisureCentre had been temporarilysuspended, the paperwork isnow in place, they believe,so the main surfacing workwill begin in the next inearly March. Updates willbe published on the websitesoon as the become available .

Time to celebrate! Abbey Gym Club has putout an invitation to jointhem to celebrate the 30thanniversary of the highlysuccessful club, and of gainingplanning permission tobuild their own gymnasticscentre in Prestwood on theSprinters site in Honor End

Lane. The event will be onSat 5 March from 7pm to10pm at the Prestwood Vil-lage Hall (1 Wycombe Rd,Prestwood, Great Missenden HP16 0NZ). Theevent will be kick-startingtheir fund-raising effortsfor the new building. Tickets will go on sale after

half term. Please go to:www.abbeygymclub.org.ukfor more details.

Abbey Gym 30th Anniversary

Great Missenden U11 football success

Sport Relief at Sprinters

Contact 01494 866688 www.better.org.uk/venues/sprinters

Great Missenden Combined School under 11 football team at Adam’s Park

Abbey Gym Club demonstration on Prestwood Common

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Scannappeal is delighted toannounce that Denham res-ident and one of the UK’smost acclaimed actors,Robert Lindsay, has beenappointed as their PrincipalPatron. Robert Lindsay haslived in Buckinghamshirefor over 21 years and is wellknown for his commitmentto charitable causes. Ex-plaining why he has chosento work so closely withScannappeal, Robert Lind-

say said: “As a Bucking-hamshire resident, I’ve wit-nessed first-hand thefantastic outcomes thatScannappeal helps our localNHS to deliver. And assomeone who is a passion-ate believer in our NHS, theopportunity to really makea difference and help ourlocal community receive aneven better service whenthey need it was simply apull I could not resist.”

Scannappeal want to thank S C Chiltern Ltdtrading as Sweet Charity, who have donated£3,000 to the Speech and Language Therapyproject. This will go towards the purchaseof a range of equipment for patients withdifficulty swallowing or impaired speech.Marilyn Humphreys, Director of SweetCharity, said ‘Our aim is to support localgroups with grants that we have available,especially those who offer brilliant servicesto people in our community’.Scannappeal need £10,000 to complete thisproject which will benefit 750 local patientseach year at Amersham and Wycombe Hospitals. Items available for sponsorshiprange from digital voice recorders at £100to a specialist monitor for endoscopes at£4,000.One way of supporting this is an upcomingevent at the Great Missenden MemorialCentre. The Phar Phetched Phantom isbeing presented by the Lacey Green Players.Book your tickets for a ‘Chilli and a chillingmurder mystery evening’ on www.scannap-peal.org.uk. If you have any further queriesplease call Jilly on 01494 734161 or emailjilly.george@buckshealthcare.nhs.uk

Contact fundraising.scannappeal@buck-shealthcare.nhs.uk if you would like moreinformation on how to get involved.

This year the 28th Light-house, a children's Chris-tian holiday week, willagain be taking place on theBuryfield, Great Missenden.The theme for the year willbe God’s Big Feast. Around1000 local children in theirfirst week of the summerholiday will gather in thesafe environment of thefield to enjoy the space pro-

vided by the Parish Coun-cil, and the care provided byaround 300 local helpersfrom across a wide agerange. The week is a great

demonstration of how wellused, and much needed,our local amenities are. Toget involved please visit thewebsite:

Every Thursday lunch time, the Great Mis-senden lunch club meets at The BaptistChurch Hall, Gt Missenden and is treatedto a lovely lunch by the volunteers fromAge UK. 3 or 4 helpers are in the mainkitchen doing the cooking, then there areanother group in the top kitchen servingtea & coffee and the lunch to over 50 din-ers at the cost of £3.50 each. This is oftenthe only time some people get to see oth-ers, so it is very important.The photo was taken at the ChristmasLunch when ministers in the area and others were invited; around 70 people en-joyed a lovely turkey lunch with all the trimmings, all free of charge.

Prestwood support for Scannappeal speech therapy project

www.lighthousemissenden.org.uk

Lighthouse 2016 - God’s big feast

GM Lunch Club

This Easter weekend fromFriday 25 March the BlackHorse Hot Air BalloonClub are bringing backtheir traditional All Fool'sMeet.The first meet of ChilternRegion Balloonists was wayback in 1983. Every year itattracted over 50 Balloon-ists and large crowds. Thisyear they will be raisingfunds for Chiltern MusicTherapy based in Chesham.The Club will be based atthe Black Horse pub, kick-ing tyres, checking equip-ment, camping, fuelling theballoons and refuelingthemselves with real alesand homemade fresh menuinside.Tethers and flying will all beseen over the weekend,thermals and weather dependent.

Black Horse Hot Air Balloon ClubAll Fool’s Meet to supports music therapy

Robert Lindsay

All fools Balloon meet 1992

Christmas lunch at GM Baptist Church Hall

Development Plans in Great MissendenThe land owned by Tesco adjacent to thestation car park has been sold to a devel-oper, PGMI, headed by Mr Niyazi Albay. Acompany, PGMI Great Missenden Limited,was registered last July at CompaniesHouse. The land covers 2.2 acresbetween the High Street andthe station car park andcomprises three houses(two are derelict, one oc-cupied), the old Red Lionat 62 High Street, the twoshops at 76 High Street,and 1 – 4 Missenden Mews. The Source understands that thenew owners are in talks with ChilternRailways to share development of theroundabout at the station to provide accessto the new development. The new ownersdeclined to comment, but work to clearrubbish and scrub from the site has alreadybegun.

8 houses planned - GM High StreetMeanwhile, W.E. Black Ltd, who developedWrights Yard, has purchased Little Close, 82High Street (known locally as ‘The Professor’sHouse’) and applied for the erection ofeight houses on the paddock to the rear. Access would be through Twitchell Road.

Station Approach cornerFinally, Hamptons is tomove into the office vacated by Barclays Bank.

The George plansAmplio have slightly

altered their plans. There istherefore a further opportunity

to protest, either by submitting an objection for the first time, or by addingsomething more to an initial submission.Please address your comment to Mr MarkKnighting, Chief Planning Officer the Reference is CH/2015/1169/FAmail: planning@chiltern.gov.uk

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The Future? With more leases nearing maturity (car salesroom atthe station, Barclays Bank complex) and with development of the old police stationand care home, the next few years will see many changes in Great Missenden. TheEmerging Local Plan for Chiltern & South Bucks gives everyone the opportunity toboth recognize that the country faces a serious housing shortage, but also to expressthe desire to protect the unique characteristics of the villages. The aim of this plan isto guide development for the next 20 years and the consultation places responsibility

into the hands of the community to consider and ask for what is needed.

The Save the George campaign stands readyto renew their offer to purchase, as soon asthe planning decision is made - which theyhope will be an emphatic “No!” to AmplioDevelopments. They are fully funded andhave options in place: a) to apply for grantfunding to assist in the restoration b) tofund the restoration privately while sourcesof grant funding are explored and c) thereare individuals ready to provide finance forthe project. They believe there is a great future for The George Inn Great Missendenas a world class hospitality business. The Campaign has now the backing of local

entrepreneurs who are expert in runningsuccessful businesses in the sector and weare confident of restoring The George Innto the community.The Local PlanThere is an opportunity to express opinionsabout the future of the villages (not justGreat Missenden but the whole parish) inthe Emerging Local Plan for Chiltern &South Bucks consultation which is openuntil 5pm on Monday 14 March. There ismore about it on pages 1 & 2 and at the Library. The link to it on the front page ofwww.chiltern.gov.uk

After the popularity of MaltStarry Nights in Decemberit was inevitable that TeamMalt would kick off 2016 bybrewing it again. Based on aone-off brew that receivedrunner-up status inCAMRA's Beer of the Festi-val Competition in Maid-enhead, Malt Starry Nightshas become one of thebrewery's fastest sellers, anda favourite at The Polecat. 2016 is set to be a great yearfor Team Malt as they entertheir 4th year of trading.Jenny Watson, wife of Nick,the brewery's founder, hasnow joined the team fulltime after leaving her mar-keting job in the city. Shewill be leading the tradesales effort and is lookingforward to getting out tosee customers. So if there'sa pub in which you want tobe able to drink Malt Ales -let her know!

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Cotton Tree Pubs come to PrestwoodThe Chequers Tree will beopening its doors in March. In a statement they said,“We are in the process of amajor refurbishment andtogether with our new experienced licensees wehave been considering wayswe can reflect this positivenew start for the pub, including a change ofname.” In a meeting withthe owners and new licensees, Cotton Tree Pubs,representatives of the village made them aware ofa strong desire that thename should not bechanged. At the meetingJohn Anderson and ScottSuckling of Cotton TreePubs Ltd agreed that theywould reconsider. The newname The Chequers Treehas been welcomed by themajority of locals at a meeting.Disabled access and facilities have been added,and their aim is to develop afood and drink based outlet

responsive to the local community. There will beno sports TV or fruit machines, and they havepromised that the japaneseknotweed problem will besorted out.

John and Scott are currentlyinterviewing for staff andwould like to hear fromanyone locally who is inter-ested in joining the team.Please contact them at:info@thechequerstree.co.uk

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Mother’s Day TeaSunday 6th March 2016

£20 per personOpen between 12:30pm - 4.00pm

Treat mum to an indulgent afternoon at Missenden Abbey for high tea and homemade sweet treats.

(all featured in the Missenden Abbey cook book!)

Tom Wakeley will be on the piano for you to enjoy some elegant music throughout the afternoon.

To book your place, please contact us on 01494 866811 or head over to our website at

www.missendenabbey.co.uk.

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BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL has madean Order, which will temporarily prohibit any vehicle fromproceeding, except for access, in those lengths of variousroads in various Parishes in Wycombe area as specified, andthe alternative routes for vehicles affected by the closuresare specified in the Schedule below.

The closures are required whilst capital micro-surfacingprogramme carriageway works take place and it is antici-pated that the works will all take place between Mon 1 Feb-ruary and Fri 29 April, when signed, and will continue fora period not exceeding eighteen months or until the saidworks have been completed, whichever is the earlier. Theclosures will be in place between 0700 hours and 1900hours on the days they are signed where (a) is in the Sched-ule and between 0930 hours and 1530 hours on the daysthey are signed where (b) is in the Schedule.

The Order came into opera-tion on Monday 1 Februaryfor when the appropriatesigns are lawfully displayed.Penalties for not observingthese restrictions will be asprescribed by the RoadTraffic Regulation Act 1984and the Road Traffic Act1991.

SCHEDULE – “AR” = Alternative Route. Perks Lane, Prestwood, from Hampden Road to A4128Wycombe Road. 3 phases (a). AR – Hampden Road, War-rendene Road, Valley Road, Cryers Hill Road, MissendenRoad and vice versa. Hampden Road, Great Hampden, from Rignall Road toValley Road. 1 phase (b). AR – Rignall Road, Honor EndLane, Clarendon Road, Wycombe Road, Missenden Road,Cryers Hill Road and vice versa.

Local road closures

Lindengate in Wendover is hosting a SpringFair on 16th April, 2pm-5pm. They areopening up the therapeutic garden andthere will be art and craft stalls, conservationstands, kids activities, refreshments (including homemade cakes) and a chanceto find out more about the work they dowith people with mental health needs.There will be a Hot Dog stand with theunique Lindengate sausage on offer to addto the enjoyment of an afternoon in thebeautiful grounds. Lindengate is a charity which offers Socialand Therapeutic Horticultural Therapy forpeople with mental health needs. Approxi-mately 40 people, with a variety of needs,benefitted from the service last year and thesite has developed hugely from the old allotments that used to occupy the space. Entry is £1. Under 12’s are free. Address: Lindengate, The Old AllotmentSite, Aylesbury Road, Wendover, Bucks,HP22 6BD. http://www.lindengate.org.uk/01296 622443 (We share a car park withWorlds End Garden Centre).

Saturday 19 March, 2.30pm, in St Peter & St Paul Parish ChurchSt Peter and St Paul Church are delightedthat Martin Sirot-Smith is returning to giveanother exciting and dramatic presentation.Dressed as Lawrence Washington, Lord ofthe Manor of Sulgrave and Stuchbury, hewill wear his Tudor green doublet and hosecostume. The meaning and traditions of aTudor Easter and its effect on ordinarypeople will be explained with the aid ofmany fascinating “props”. Afternoon teawill follow, accompanied by Yvonne Pinionat the piano.

Tickets are available from Samways or atthe church door: Adults: £8; Children: £5

This is a fundraisingevent for the ChurchOrgan Appeal. Thehistoric and excel-lent J.J.Binns organneeds a £50,000 repair this summerand celebrates itscentenary this year.They would greatly

appreciate your support. Donations shouldbe sent to: The Hon Secretary, Friends ofGreat Missenden Parish Church, Rose Cottage,High Street, Great Missenden, HP9 0AA.

Tudor Easter Customs LindengateSpring Fair

Women’s World Day ofPrayer is an international,ecumenical, prayer move-ment that invites women,from a different part of theworld each year, to preparea worship service throughwhich their hopes and fearsmay be brought before thewhole world in prayer. OnFriday 4 March an esti-mated 3 million people inover 170 countries and is-lands will gather for the dayof prayer, using an order ofservice written by Christianwomen in Cuba and trans-lated into over 60 languagesand 1000 dialects. In theBritish Isles alone over6,000 services will be held. The theme ‘Receive chil-dren. Receive me’ reflects StMark’s Gospel, chapter 10verses 13-16, and is thefocus of the service. This isnot a day of prayer just forwomen - everyone is wel-come to attend and for further information and re-sources, together with de-tails of the services in yourarea, please see the WWDPwebsite: www.wwdp.org.uk.

The Lee Parish Church10.30am. Friday 4 March

from BCC

Lindengate gardens

Saturday 27 FebruaryLittle Kingshill W I Jumble Sale. GreatMissenden Memorial Hall 2pm . Admission 50p Teas and cake stall

Wednesday 2 MarchPrestwood Afternoon WI. Blessed arethe Cheesemakers, with samples! JPearson. Prestwood Village Hall2.15pm. Details 01494 862156

Tuesday 1 MarchPrestwood Forget-Me-Not Club forover 60’s meet at 2.15 in PrestwoodVillage Hall to enjoy afternoon teaand entertainment.

Friday 4 March Women’s World Day of Prayer. TheLee Parish Church. 10.30 a.m. All wel-come.

Clean for the QueenFriday 4th, Saturday 5th andSunday 6th MarchPrestwood Litter Picking (See page 3)

Saturday 5 MarchGreat Missenden Village Associationlitter pick (See page 3)

Little Kingshill litter pick (See page 3)

Coffee morning. Lee CommonMethodist Church 10.30 - 12 noon

Blue Door Cinema. Song of the Sea(certificate PG). 3pm (doors open2.30pm): Everest (certificate 12A.8pm (doors open 7.30pm). Ticketsfrom Samways. Details & ticketswww.bluedoorcinema.org

Moonrakers Folk Concert at HolyTrinity Prestwood 7.30pm (see p4)

Monday 7 MarchPrestwood Nature Angling SpringWood Work party including holly andlaurel clearance, conversation and in-formation sharing. 9:30-11:30 am.Meet Martinsend Lane entrance.www.prestwoodnature.org

Prestwood Methodist Church LadiesMonday Group. London OdditiesPart II, Sally Botright. PrestwoodMethodist Church Hall, 7.45p. Allwelcome. Visitors £2.50 to include re-freshments.

Tuesday 8 MarchPrestwood Evening WI. Rennie GroveHospice Care Ambassador. PrestwoodVillage Hall. 7.45pm. New membersand guests welcome. Contact SueHarris 01494 867634

Wednesday 9 MarchFriendship Club at PrestwoodMethodist Church. Treasures ofChina, Margaret Deakin. 2.15 -3.15pm. Cup of tea beforehand.Everyone welcome. No charge. En-quiries 01494 862431

Thursday 10 MarchLittle Kingshill WI. Inside the worldof a TV and film extra, Mr PeterHague. Little Kingshill Village Hall.2pm. Visitors and New members aremost welcome. Details. Mrs MargaretEmery 01494 863859.

Prestwood Gardening Society. China– Beyond the Great Wall, Major PaulWhittlePrestwood Village Hall. 8 pm. ContactJacky Harding 01494 863067

Saturday 12 March Monday Group Coffee Morning inaid of Lindengate. PrestwoodMethodist Church Church Hall10.30am.

Monday 14 March POD group (activities for the over50s) 2.30 - 4pm at Prestwood VillageHall. Transport available. All wel-come-no charge. Contact: Colin Vey-sey 0788 4176201

Tuesday 15 March Great Missenden Evening WI. On theroad with Grandma, Cally Foster.Oldham Hall Church Street GreatMissenden. 7.45pm. New members al-ways welcome. Details 01494 862000

Wednesday 16 MarchChequers Folk @ The Polecat 8pm -Folk music with The Wick Trimmers& guest musicians. Free entry. Details,Philippa Wallin 01494 866439

Saturday 19 MarchGala Opera in the Barns - Singers4all(see page 4)

Sunday 20 March A concert by The Great MissendenOrchestra (see www.mis-sendenchurch.org.uk for music de-tails). Peter and St Paul. 8pm. Tickets£6 on the door.

Tuesday 22 MarchPresentation by Ben Hamilton Bailliein response to the Brief re: The Che-quers Corner in Prestwood. Prest-wood Village Hall, 7pm

Prestwood Nature Birds of theChilterns Talk by Peter Symonds. 7.30-9.30pm. Great Missenden MemorialHall. www.prestwoodnature.org

Wednesday 23 MarchFriendship Club at PrestwoodMethodist Church. The splendours ofNature, Tom Way photographer (SeeWednesday 9 March)

Little Kingshill Village Society AGM.Speaker John Gladwin, Chiltern Dis-trict Councillor: CDC and SouthBucks Emerging Local Plan. The Vil-lage Hall. 8.15 pm.

Friday 1 AprilPot Luck Lunch at 1.15pm in HolyTrinity Church Hall (See Friday 5March)

Saturday 2 AprilCoffee morning. Lee CommonMethodist Church 10.30 - 12 noon

Sunday 3 AprilPrestwood Nature 30 Bird walk. LittleMissenden to Shardeloes. 9.30-11am.Meet at Crown Inn, Little Missenden.www.prestwoodnature.org

Monday 4 AprilPrestwood Methodist Church LadiesMonday Group Annual Dinner.7.45pm. Methodist Church Hall,Prestwood;

Tuesday 5 AprilPrestwood Forget-Me-Not Club forover 60’s (See Tuesday 1 April)

Russian Choral Music Concert. HolyTrinity Prestwood 8pm. (See page 4).

Wednesday 6 AprilPrestwood Afternoon WI. Writing &other Lunacies, Geoffrey Gudgion.(See Wednesday 2 March)

Monday 11 AprilPOD group (activities for the over50s) (See Monday 14 March)

Tuesday 12 AprilNew Great Missenden WEA courseArchaeology: Life and Death in aRoman Villa. The Hambleden Story. 7weeks. 10.30am. Great MissendenBaptist Church Hall.Information/bookingwww.wea.org.uk or tel: 01494 863721

Prestwood Evening WI. Bucks Spiesand Subversives, Denise Beddows.(Details See Tuesday 9 March)

Wednesday 13 AprilFriendship Club at PrestwoodMethodist Church. Musical afternoonwith Colin Veysey and PhilippaWallin. (See Wednesday 9 March)

Thursday 14 AprilLittle Kingshill WI. 101 Things youdid not know about Garden Birds, MrChris Ward. (See Thursday 10 March)

Thurs 14 April (contd)Prestwood Gardening Society. HistoryBeneath My Feet, Michael Hodges.(See Thursday 10 March)

Saturday 16 AprilForget-Me-Not Spring Fayre. Prest-wood Village Hall. Doors open 2pm.Entrance free. Interesting stalls tobrowse. Cream teas £2. Tea and bis-cuits £1.

Blue Door Cinema. Annie Hall (cer-tificate PG). 8pm. (See Saturday 5March

Sunday 17 AprilTaize Service of Music and Prayer. StPeter and St Paul. 6pm

Tuesday 19 AprilGreat Missenden Evening WI. 101things you never knew about gardenbirds, Mr. Chris Ward. (See Tuesday15 March)

Wednesday 20 AprilChequers Folk - Folk music with TheWick Trimmers & guest musiciansFree entry. 8pm Further details con-tact Philippa Wallin 01494 866439

Saturday 23 AprilGreat Missenden Choral Society.Mozart in Missenden – Requiem andVespers + Bruckner Graduals. Profes-sional soloists and orchestra. GreatMissenden Parish Church, 7.30pm.Tickets £14 adult, £7 students. gmc-sonline.co.uk

Sunday 24 AprilChoral Evensong (see www.mis-sendenchurch.org.uk for music de-tails). St Peter and St Paul. 6pm

Wednesday 27 AprilFriendship Club at PrestwoodMethodist Church. The Mystery ofAngkor Wat in Cambodia, Terry Roe(See Wednesday 13 April)

Sunday 1 May A special service celebrating 150 Yearsof Lay Ministry, with wine to followSt Peter and St Paul. 6pm

Monday 2 MayPrestwood Nature May Day Wild-flower walk. 2 - 4pm. Meet PrestwoodPicnic Site car park, near corner ofHampden Road and Perks Lane. 3-4miles. www.prestwoodnature.org

WEEKLY, FORTNIGHTLYAND MONTHLY EVENTS

SundaysCard making group 3.30pm. Allwelcome. Details Alison 01494866909

MondaysDay time Book Group. Meetsmonthly. Details Fran Foot 01494863413

Dolce Vita ladies singing group.Weekly 2-3pm. Oldham Hall, GreatMissenden, Details: 0777 370 4233 fiona@singers4all.com

Voice Band dynamic children’ssinging group for ages 7 to 13.Weekly 5-6pm Misbourne School,Great Missenden, Details as forDolce Vita above.

Chess Group meets on 2nd Mon-day in month at 7.30pm. All arewelcome, no charge - contactMukhit on 07450 670399 for venueand further details

Tuesdays Village Coffee Morning at the Me-morial Hall, Great Missenden10am-12 noon. Everyone welcome.Details Jennifer King 01494 865271

Over 50s Leisure Group. Great Mis-senden Memorial Hall. 10-11.45am.Details Jean Walwark 01494863113.

Tuesdays (contd)Simply Walk. Meet at Great Mis-senden Memorial Hall. 10am. Free.Details 01494 475367.www.buckscc.gov.uk/environment/rights-of-way/exploring-the-country-side/simply-walk/

Fit Over 50 Exercise to Music. GreatMissenden Memorial Hall 12 noon-1pm. Details Elaine 07939520207email elaine.hayton@hotmail.co.uk

Prestwood and Great Kingshill AgeConcern Luncheon Club. PrestwoodVillage Hall - 1pm (Not 1st Tuesdayof the month). two course meal for£4. Transport available. Please con-tact Joan Palmer 01494 863982.

Bridge Group. Fortnightly, Prest-wood Village Hall 2–4pm. Details01494 863084.

Wednesdays Bounce & Rhyme-Songs & Move-ment for babies and pre-schoolchildren. Great Missenden library10.30-11am. Free

Prestwood baby & toddler group.9.45-11.15am. Prestwood VillageHall

Bible Study and Prayer. FellowshipRoom, Baptist Church, Great Mis-senden. Term time 10-11.30am.

Coffee Morning, Damien Hall ofthe Immaculate Heart of MaryChurch. 10:30am following the10am Mass. All Welcome!

Great Missenden Bridge Club everyWednesday. 7.30pm - MemorialHall. Secretary 01494 712826

The Missendens Badminton Clubweekly during term time. 8-10pmsocial badminton. Prestwood Jun-ior School. Details Mike 01494865325

All Voices Aloud Singing Group.(Term Time) Great Missenden BaptistChurch 7.30pm. Details Helen 01494715336. www.allvoicesaloud.com

Thursdays Toddler Thursday Holy TrinityChurch (Term time) 9.30-11.30am.Drop-In for carers and 0-5s group..www.htprestwood.org.uk/toddlers

Weekly lunch club in the BaptistHall Great Missenden for over 55's.Details Jenny Hesketh 01494864432

Whist, every Thursday. Cost £2.50.1.15pm at Prestwood Village Hall

FridaysLink4Growth 1st Friday of themonth. Networking those wantingto build community. Free entry.Missenden Abbey drop in for coffeebetween 10-11.30am. Seehttp://link4growth.biz

Great Missenden library Opening hours Tuesday, Wednesday9.30am -5pm; Friday 9.30am – 6pm;Saturday 9.30am -1pm. Closed - Sunday, Monday, Thursdayand Public holidays.

Mobile library Prestwood.Alternate Wednesdays.Prestwood Village Hall 2.45 - 3.45pmThe Lee.Monthly on Fridays. Village Hall, 9.45 - 10.05amSwan Bottom.Monthly on FridaysOld Swan PH, 10.15 - 10.35am

For information about libraryevents including Chatterbooks for8-12 year olds and adult readinggroups please ask at the Library.

or phone the library on 0845 2303232.

www.buckscc.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/libraries/mobile-library-

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Tell people about your forthcoming eventsIf you run a local community organisation planning anevent in HP16 during March or April, please tell us about it. Send details including: date; event; venue; time; cost [if any]; contact name, telephone number and

email address [if available] to: events@hp16.org.uk

HP16 events

Friday 4 March Women’s World Day of Prayer. The LeeParish Church. 10.30am All welcome.

Pot Luck Lunch at 1.15pm in HolyTrinity Church Hall Bring a contribu-tion of food and £2 for church fundsand enjoy a three course lunch ingood company.

Saturday 5 MarchCoffee morning. Lee CommonMethodist Church 10.30 - 12 noon

Celtic Music Concert. Holy TrinityChurch Prestwood 7.30pm.(See p4)

Sunday 6 MarchMothering Sunday Family Eucharist.Holy Trinity Prestwood 9.30am

Mothers Day Cafe Service. Informalgathering - multi-media presentationwith brunch. King's Church Prest-wood at Prestwood Village Hall. 10.30- 11.45am All welcome. Contact ColinVeysey 0788 4176201

Interfaith Lent Talk. Rabbi MiriamBerger, St Peter & St Paul 5.30pm.

Sunday 13 March Interfaith Lent Talk. Imam MohamedPatel, St Peter & St Paul 5.30pm

Monday 14 March POD group (activities for the over50s) 2.30 - 4pm at Prestwood VillageHall. Transport available. All wel-come-no charge. Contact: Colin Vey-sey 0788 4176201

Saturday 19 March Tudor Easter Customs. St Peter and StPaul. 2.30pm. (See page 12)

Sunday 20 March Procession into Church with palmcrosses for the Eucharist. Holy TrinityPrestwood 9.45am

Palm Sunday Service with Processionof Palms. St Peter and St Paul. 10am.

The Hampden String Quarter willperform “The Seven Last Words ofour Saviour on the Cross” by JosephHaydn as a Meditation for Holy Week.Great Hampden Church 6pm

A concert by The Great MissendenOrchestra (see www.mis-sendenchurch.org.uk for music de-tails). Peter and St Paul. 8pm. Tickets£6 on the door.

Monday 21 MarchEvening Prayer. St Peter and St Paul.7pm

Seder Meal. Holy Trinity Prestwood7.30pm. Jewish Ritual Feast to cele-brate the beginning of Passover. Sign-ing up is essential and a £10 donationsuggested. More information inchurch or www.htprestwood.org/uk

Tuesday 22 MarchWords and Music. St Peter and StPaul. 7pm

A Healing Service for Holy Week.Holy Trinity Prestwood. 7pm, fol-lowed by Stations of the Cross at8pm.

Holy Week Communion Service atLee Common Methodist Church at 8p.m. All welcome.

Wednesday 23 MarchCompline. St Peter and St Paul. 7pm

Final week of Lent course focussingon the Beatitudes Holy Trinity Prest-wood 8pm finishing with Complineat 9.30pm.

Thursday 24 MarchCommunion service with thePassover Narrative. St Peter and StPaul. 7pm.

Maundy Thursday Service. PrestwoodMethodist Church. 7.30pm.

Tenebrae service Great MissendenBaptist Church. 8pm.

Maundy Thursday Sung Eucharistand Stripping of the Altar, followed byVigil until midnight and Compline.Holy Trinity Prestwood. 8pm

Good Friday - 25 March Good Friday Walk of Witness9am at Holy Trinity, Prestwood.9.20am at The Green Man.9.30am at Grimms Hill 9.30am9.45am The Immaculate Heart ofMary Church Great Missenden .

This will be followed by a servicefor all at the Baptist ChurchGreat Missenden at 10am.

A minibus will be available fordrivers to get back to Prestwood.

Good Friday Readings and Music froma setting of the St John Passion by BobChilcott. St Peter and St Paul. 2pm

The Good Friday Liturgy Holy TrinityPrestwood. 2pm

Saturday 26 March Childrens Activities for Easter. HolyTrinity Prestwood 10-12noon. Pleaseget sign up form from church or bookvia website htprestwood.org.uk.

The First Mass of Easter followed by aChampagne Reception to celebrateEaster. Holy Trinity Prestwood7.30pm

Easter Day - Sunday 27 MarchDawn service on the Buryfield, 5am.Followed by breakfast in St Peter andSt Paul Church

Holy Communion St Peter and StPaul. 8am

Family Festival Eucharist includingblessing of the Easter Garden andEaster Egg Hunt. Holy Trinity Prest-wood 9.30am.

Easter Day service Great MissendenBaptist Church. 10am

Easter Celebration Service. St Peterand St Paul. 10 am

Easter Day Service for all the family10.30am at Prestwood Village Hall.King’s Church, Prestwood. All wel-come. Contact Colin Veysey 07884176201

Easter Day Service. PrestwoodMethodist Church. 10.30am.

Evensong at Little Hampden. 6pm

The Roald Dahl Museum and StoryCentre Events:The Museum, Shop and Café Twitare open 10am to 5pm Tuesday toFriday and 11am to 5pm Saturdayand Sunday. plus Buckinghamshirehalf-term and bank holiday MondaysMore information about activities,including times and charges can befound on the museum websitewww.roalddahlmuseum.org. See also advertisement on Page 14.

Tuesdays 1, 8, 15, 22 March, Tuesdays12, 19, 26 April Chiddlers’ hourThurs 3 March World Book Day party 3pm to 5pm For all ages: celebrateWorld Book Day with our free afterschool party. Join in with storytellingand drop-in crafts and exchange yourWorld Book Day token in the shop.This year Roald Dahl’s The GreatMouse Plot features as one of the specialedition £1 books. Free entry from 3pmSat 5 March Floricious chocolate flowers

Sun 6 March Sat 16 April DiscoverDahl’s archiveSat12 March Swishwiffling signed sto-ries for Disabled Access DaySat12 March Sun13 March Sat19March Inventions trailSun 13 March Marvellous medicinemagic Sun 20 MarchGeorge’s marvellous ex-perimentsFri 25 March Whipple-scrumptiousEaster egg decorating Sat 26 MarchWonka egg cups Sun 27 March Crodscolloping choco-late decorating

Mon 28 March Fantabulous factory fun Tues 29 March Love Monster and theLast Chocolate Wed 30 March Wed 6 April Tellingtales with Sandra Agard Thurs 31 March & 7 April Oompa-Loompa party Fri 1 April Diddly door hangers Sat 2 April Golden Ticket trail Sun 3 April Glumptious treat bags Tues 5 April Brilliant buckets Fri 8 April Tiptoppling Wonka hats Sat 9 April Scrumptious secret bookbox Sun 10 April Naughty child puppets Sun 17 AprilVeruca Salt’s squirrel hunt Sat 23 AprilA Missenden Night’s Dream Sun 24 April Stage and screen trail

Free storytelling and craft activitiestake place at weekends. Check theMuseum website for up to dateevent information:www.roalddahlmuseum.org

Events at

The Churches eventsaround Easter time

14 PUZZLES HP16 – The Source February/March 2016

ACROSS

1. The woman's extremely pleasant initially: hefollows meekly (5)

4. Scared young girl's only half seen (7)9. Noughts too are zeros in the end! (3)11. Those in the club lose millions in thesmouldering remains (6)

14. This is now worth nearly two and halftimes the old one (5)

15. Wholly Latin, as in ---- jure and flore ----(5)

16. Tailless duck makes a meal (3)17. "Grease" is about bad behaviour (5)19. "Comfy" seat's right up to a point (5, 2 words)

20. Went a long way down backwards (4)22. Short people in middle of Schindler's em-brace (6)

24. Conceal claim, oddly missing, returning alemur (6)

25. String attached to a row of officers (6)26. Long-distance walker? Touring Ireland, ex-cept for the east (6)

28. Make good despicable person by talking (4)31. Yann Martel's hero against the French nu-clear reactors (5)

34. Bogs, mosses and sloughs, initially, aroundIreland, except for the east (5)

35. A bishop's see (not the south-east) - Lin-coln, perhaps?

36. It's often used in making lunch, cookingnoon to 1 (5)

38. What Neil A. brought back from the moon?Hopefully not (5)

39. Old pound note - new has run off! (6)40. Some French like O'Connor (3)41. Family of 13 allow in the police (abusively) (7)

42. Drug is made from hydrogen, gold and se-lenium (5)

DOWN

2. In this place you can get 41 with anotherdrug for nothing (6)

3. Initially put on uneven roof-line, would notsuit this wooden house furnishing (9, 2words)

4. Writer about gunners in civil defence (6)5. Writer, for a short time, about a major touristattraction (5)

6. Little devil or little emperor (3)7. Keep brief and close to hand for good audi-tion (7, 2 words)

8. Wise, perhaps: a good name for a machinethat picks winning numbers (5)

9. The wealthiest is decapitated - this buries thehead in the sand reputedly (7)

10. Healing springs might eradicate start ofmalady from sudden convulsion (4)

12. Colonel loses millions: just a temporary set-back! (4)

13. Scatter seed well wide (3)18. Fills with shame: embarrassed non-Englishtiddlers (9, 2 words)

21. Stupid people put on the lower house of theManx parliament (7)

23. Preparing a picture for display: reversing A& R, would make it the activity of this puz-zle's establishment (7)

26. They could separate seats: islands leftamong rising waves (6)

27. With not a bit of liquor, sublime cocktailpermeates (6)

29. At night in Paris, almost to the end, a feelingof fatigue (5)

30. Almost no harm arises from this large ani-mal (4)

31. Rush drummer made a contribution tolandscape art (5)

32. It may form a part of castles and deserts (4)33. Intimidate a slovenly woman offensively (3)37. Born as a girl and raised on a level poetically(3)

‘Members of the Establishment’ by Dialogos

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This is a notorious hand, featured on a teatowel sold by Mr.Bridge in his excellent mag-azine available free on line or by subscriptionfor a hard copy. (www.mrbridge.co.uk)Contract is 6 spades by South Lead is Khearts. Please don't look at the solution untilyou have had several attempts!!

SOLUTIONRuff with 2 Spades in dummy & under ruffwith 2 spades in handPlay 4 S from dummy & over ruff East's cardCash A K DiamondsCash A clubs playing the 8 from dummy.Exit with a club to West, who has to lead aheart which you ruff wityh 6S in dummy andagain under ruff with the 5S in handLead 10D, throwing a club from handLead Diamonds from dummy, thowing clubsfrom hand until east ruffs. When East ruffs,over ruff. Then draw East's remaining twotrumps and cash your good clubs.For more info: on Gt Missenden Club tel 01494 712826or email 2jewcy@tiscali.co.uk

Great Missenden Bridge Club

Last time - we asked where and what is this?It is Woodlands Park, Aylesbury Road, Great Missenden,HP16 9LS, a splendid country house with wonderfulrural views. It is a wonderful care home and I can per-

sonally vouch for thequality of care and of the staff, having visitedeach week for over 10 years (Source Ed). Thereis a distinct feeling of a real home-from-home.Recently they have been awarded the Dignityand Wellbeing in Care award from BucksCounty Council. The building is located nextto Grims Ditch, which is scheduled monu-ment, and also within a few metres of wherethe proposed HS2 line exits the tunnel. Theearthwork known as Grim's Ditch stretches insections across the Chilterns for a total of18km. It is believed to date from the Bronze orIron Age, but this is uncertain because it hasnever been seriously excavated. Archaeologistsagree, though, that it is an important earth-work – which is why it is scheduled as an Ancient Monument. ‘Scheduling’ gives an archaeological site the highest level of protec-tion that the state can give. But the ‘Hybrid Bill’before Parliament to enable the constructionof HS2 allows previous protective legislationto be set aside. If the HS2 plans go ahead a 120metre section of Grim's Ditch will be destroyed.

Where and what is this in HP16?Where is this interesting piece of countryside? Send your answers, whetherfact or fiction, to: editor@hp16.org.uk and we will publish the best.

Solution to Crossword No. 42

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