Editorial Once again, Peppard Revels have carriedoff another stunning weekend of celebra-tions, this time to acknowledge the cen-tenary of Ian Fleming's birth. From allaccounts, it was a fun-filled celebrationwith something for all the family to par-ticipate in. Thanks go to those involved inorganising, overseeing and sponsoring thisevent. So much hard work goes into pre-paring for a function such as this, with thereal burst of energies coming when every-thing has to be 'put together' on the day.Well done and thank you Peppard Revelsfor keeping the community spirit alive! Iam sure we are all wondering what thenext celebration will be ...

The Team has been greatly encouragedthat readers have been visiting the web-site. As we go to print, we have had 175'hits'! We hope you have found the infor-mation on the website of interest - it isupdated regularly, so please do let us haveyour comments and contributions.

Next issue we'll be launching a new sec-tion entitled 'Peppard Pantry'. This willfeature a seasonal recipe from you, ourreaders. So, if you have a favourite andsuccessful seasonal recipe that you wouldlike to share with us, please send it to meat Peppard News. We hope the chefs atour local pubs/restaurants will also sharesome of their recipes with us.

Susan Carter Editor Peppard News is a community newspaper publishedby Rotherfield Peppard PCC with financial supportfrom Peppard Parish Council, and is distributed freeto almost all households in the ecclesiastical andcivil parishes of Peppard. Views expressed are notnecessarily those of the PCC or RPPC unless statedas such.

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In the end it was an obvious theme for the2008 Revels which had been two years inthe planning. The Flemings are, after all, alocal family and Ian himself had spenttime as a youngster with his grandparentsat Joyce Grove at Nettlebed. And what acoincidence that a new James Bond filmcame out in 2007 and another will comeout later this year. We complemented thiswith our own James Bond film shows inthe village hall throughout 2007 whichhelped boost publicity and raise money forthe main event.

Luckily there are always people in thevillage who are prepared to help and thisyear we had four new members on thecommittee replacing others who had hadenough! The Revels are so popular that sixweeks before the event we had sold out ofdinner tickets. We increased the size to480 – the maximum we can have under thelicensing regulations, but even then itwasn’t enough. Apologies to those of youwho couldn’t get in.

On the day, the proceedings were openedby Lucy Fleming (Ian’s niece) who arrivedlooking magnificent in the car from ChittyChitty Bang Bang (also written by IanFleming). Luckily, in the light rain, someof the events could be moved inside themarquee: the Scalextric track was espe-cially popular with young and old alike,some of whom had to be forcibly re-moved! In the afternoon the Drum Club,followed by Peppard Primary School per-

formed various songs from the ChittyChitty Bang Bang film and others withgreat panache.

And so to the evening: the band – Flip-side Jack – was certainly up to whatPeppard folk have come to expect andthe fireworks, too, were magnificent.MultiMedia Plus provided everyonewith a short audio visual presentation ofIan Fleming’s life and films. In additionwe had the Scalextric and other games inthe enlarged bar tent which was situatedin the middle of the marquee. The Sun-

day morning ser-vice arranged bythe Rector andFather Chris fromSt Michael’s waswell attended andthe chaplain ofShiplake Collegegave a highlyentertaining andthoughtful ser-mon. After thismany peoplecame to the barbe-cue and to quenchtheir thirst at thebar.

The Revels reflectwhat is well known in Peppard, that peo-ple are prepared to help if there is a jobto be done. And altogether there musthave been nearly 60 volunteers involvedin catering, bar, erecting and dismantlingthe site, designing the marquee and act-ing as stewards. In the end we made aprofit of nearly £4,000 the bulk of whichwent to support the War Memorial Halland the remainder to the Friends ofPeppard School and the British HeartFoundation (Ian was not the only Flem-ing to die young from heart disease). Weare indebted to all our sponsors whoenabled us to do this.

And the future? Well, we are all taking awell earned rest for the next year or sobut our new members have said theywant to be involved with planning thenext one so it seems the Peppard Revelswill go on.

John Hasler

The Centenary of Ian Fleming’s Birth Peppard Revels - June 2008

Lucy Fleming with Peter Picton, the owner of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

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Peppard School Towards the end of the last term, thewhole school took part in the Peppard

Revels by performing some songs anddances that the children had beenpractising throughout the term.

Although Roald Dahl was the authorto the screenplay for the film Chitty,Chitty, Bang, Bang, it was Ian Flem-

ing who wrote the original story so itwas an apt choice for inclusion in thisyear’s Revels’ celebrations.

Greys class sang Tootsweet and High-moor class, Doll on a Box, with someclockwork dances by the girls, includ-ing one of the smallest children fromPeppard class. The whole school sang

together the main theme tune beforegiving an energetically danced MeOl Bamboo. Very much fun was hadby all, so much so that an encore wasdemanded.

Within a week the children were per-forming again, this time at our an-nual summer production at ChilternEdge School. A variety of itemswere included, providing entertain-ment for family and friends includ-ing drama, song and dance all basedaround the theme of A Night at theMovies.

We were luckywith the weatherduring the wholeschool trip toTurville to see thewindmill that fea-tured in theChitty film.Every man,

woman and child made the steepclimb to the top of Cobstone Hill andback. The rain held off and the daywas completed with a picnic on theCommon and a game of rounders.

We are delighted to welcome two newmembers of staff this term along withour new intake of Foundation chil-dren. Preparations are well underwayfor our Harvest Festival Service on29th September – all welcome.

Our half term week begins on 27th Oc-tober. On our return we will be get-ting ready for our Christmas activitiesincluding our annual Christinglewhich this year is on Thursday 18th

December.Rosie Clinkard

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Pupils Performing at Peppard Revels

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Pre-School Goes from Strength to Strength

Sonning Common Pre-school has under-gone a refurbishment over the summerholidays, with a fresh lick of paint andnew toys and equipment.

We invite anyone with pre-school childrento come along, have a look and meet thestaff. We are a warm and friendly groupwith much to offer children in our ses-sions.

We currently have a few spaces availablein our sessions. We welcome childrenfrom age 2½ years, regardless of toilettraining needs. Our sessions are from09.00-11.30 and 12.30-15.00, with a lunchclub running from 11.30-12.30. We arebased in the grounds of Sonning CommonPrimary School on Grove Road in ourown purpose-built building with lovelygarden.

We have recently appointed a new man-ager and had our Ofsted inspection, whichgave us a ‘Good’ rating.

We are keen to show off our improve-ments so please give us a call on 0118-9724760 to arrange a visit.

Jo Batten

Peppard Mother & Toddler Group

We are in full swing again this term. Wemeet every Tuesday at 09.45 until 11.45from 9th September until 16th December2008 at Peppard War Memorial Hall onGallowstree Road. Come along for fun,games songs and stories as well as a welldeserved cup of coffee for Mums, Dadsand other carers. We look forward to wel-coming you. If you would like furtherinformation please contact Emma Dag on0118 9242 821.

Local Pub Review The Lamb

A Summer Treat We visited the Lamb at Satwell for lunchafter reading an article by celebrity owner,Antony Worrall Thompson, in which heemphasised that ‘I don’t want the locals tothink I am a Londoner trying to revolu-tionise the countryside. I just want to pro-tect and keep this part of the village alive’.He seems to be achieving this objective.The intimate 16th century pub really isdedicated to real food and good old-fashioned dishes at reasonable prices.

On arrival, the staff were very welcomingand proactive - our wheelchair wasquickly whisked away, to reappear at theend of our meal. We decided to foregothe ‘starters’, to ensure we had room forthe puddings! Our main courses werecoincidentally ‘fishy’! Salmon andSmoked Haddock Pie from the LunchMenu was delicious, as were the twodishes selected from the Specials board:Fish and Chips, served with a unique tar-tare sauce, and Salmon with New Potatoesand Runner Beans. For ‘afters’, we in-dulged ourselves with vanilla panacotta,Belgian waffle with toffee sauce and Irishcoffee ice-cream, and a French cherryripple ice-cream. We paid a total of £56for the three of us.

After finishing our meal with cups ofstrong coffee, the wheelchair reappearedand we departed, agreeing that we wouldbe very happy to return to this warm,friendly and lively pub.

A Contributor

Plea We are still in need of someone to joinour team as Councils’ Reporter. You areassured of a warm welcome by all of us.Please contact our Editor, Susan Carter.

Sue Ryder Care There are several events taking place inaid of the Nettlebed Hospice.

• On 29th September and 20th Octoberthere will be two Bridge Drives.

• Run for us at the Henley Half Mara-thon on 12th October.

• Come and join our Dr Who Dalek atone of our store collections takingplace through to December.

• Play golf on the Celtic ManorTwenty Ten Court on 23rd April.

For more information about any of theabove see www.PeppardNews.co.uk,call 01491 641070 or e-mailGabriela.potworoska@suerydercare.org

www.PeppardNews.co.uk

As you know we recently launched ourown website which gives you not onlythe latest issue with colour photographsbut the last year’s back issues. There isalso a large section on our village withlots of useful and, hopefully, interestinginformation. If you are looking for thedetails of one of our advertisers – theyare all there. We have links into manyother websites and in particular, otherlocal organisations.

We have also included sections on Lat-est Village News and upcoming LocalEvents. If you would like anything in-cluded in these sections – any news orphotographs or any event you are help-ing to organise - then do please let usknow and we would be more than happyto add them.

You can e-mail pepparnews@aol.comor you can use the Contact Us facility onthe website.

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Rotherfield Peppard Parish Council

Oxfordshire County Council has secured£7.7million funding from the Departmentfor Children, Schools and Families forimprovements in early years provisionover the next 3 years. This money will beused to ensure there are enough earlyyears places for all 3 and 4 yr olds in Ox-fordshire. Indoor and outdoor learningenvironments will be improved and willensure access to indoor and outdoor re-sources is available. Nurseries and pre-schools will also be able to bid for cashsums for smaller scale improvements thatwill make a difference to children's envi-ronments, e.g. stimulating play equipmentor musical instruments. Consultationsstarted in June, with bids and plans beingassembled by the autumn and successfulprojects funded by Christmas.

The Council's Trading Standards Serviceand Thames Valley Police have been oper-ating multiple patrols throughout theCounty to crackdown on rogue traders toensure home improvement work is beingcarried out legitimately.A new village cleaner, Tony Parizi, hasbeen appointed. He has had a tour of thevillage and will work for 1½ hours aweek.

County Council Councillor’s Report

Keeping our Roads Moving Oxfordshire County Council is planningto use cutting edge technology to monitorcongestion on the county's main roads andtake automatic action to amend trafficlight timings to keep traffic flowingthrough key junctions. It also plans toprovide instant travel information updatesvia combinations of electronic signs and anew-look travel website.

Building a Greener County Staff at Oxfordshire County Council'sSpeedwell House have reduced their car-bon emissions by 46% during the last fewyears. The County Council recognisedthat, by investing in energy efficiency, notonly could they cut carbon, but they couldmake huge savings on electricity and gasbills. Speedwell House now has super-efficient boilers, as well as ultra low-energy light bulbs and extra lighting con-trols to ensure lights are only on whenthey need to be. The council has identifiedaction on climate change as a priority andwants to lead by example.

Carol Viney

District Councillor’s Report

The Local Development Framework

This is a substantial change to the wayplanning will be performed in the future.It will replace the current Local PlanningGuidelines (LPGs) and is based on thethree tenets of:-

• Planning by vision (not regulation)• Spatial planning• Sustainability

As you can probably tell by the wording,this is a central government driven pro-ject: at first it appears to be just anotherWhitehall-driven job creation scheme toincrease bureaucracy. However, the im-pact of this on our community is farreaching. It will effectively changeeverything in planning, including re-evaluating the green belt and will put theonus on councils to prove the case for oragainst development.

Rotherfield Peppard Community Plan

The Revels provided a great opportunityfor members of the Community Plangroup to consult with villagers of all ages– through the hands-on medium of post-itnotes! Among the issues raised were:• The need for a good local shop sell-

ing local produce• Speeding traffic, especially along the

Stoke Row Road• Support for the Memorial Hall• Requests for more community events

on the Common

Residents praised the beauty and safety ofour village, the green spaces, wonderfulwalks, and the excellence of The RedLion and The Unicorn. We’ll drink tothat!

The next step for the group is to design aquestionnaire to distribute to every house-

hold, to ensure each villager has thechance to express what they think ofRotherfield Peppard – its strengths,weaknesses and any ideas to improvevillage life. It is hoped that this will bedistributed later in the year.

In July, the Community Plan group helda very successful youth event in tandemwith Sonning Common. It showcasedthe many activities that young peoplecan participate in locally, and acted as aforum to ask them what they need.

Suggestions included: starting a localRainbows group (for children too youngto attend Brownies), providing a youthshelter and a café for young people tomeet at, cheaper buses and improvingrecycling in the villages.

All the feedback gained so far will helpRotherfield Peppard Community Plangroup to design a parish-wide question-naire. The responses will then form thebasis of our Community Plan.

If you would like to suggest any ques-tions or issues to be included in thequestionnaire, please contact the Com-munity Plan Group by emailing rother-fieldpeppardcp@yahoo.co.uk, texting/phoning 07526 922112 or writing toTony Cotton, Woodlands, ColmoreLane, Kingwood Common RG9 5NA.

For more information, please contact:Anna Moulton, Publicity Officer forRotherfield Peppard Community ActionPlan Group 07900 247 830 annaco-lette@gmail.com

Parish Council Chairman: Vivienne Kemp

Parish Clerk: Barbara Marston01491 684188

Website: www.rppc.org.ukSODC Councillors: Paul Harrison

0118 972 2665& Alan Rooke—01491 572919OCC Councillor: Carol Viney

01491 680887

Rotherfield Peppard Parish Council usuallymeets on 2nd Monday of the month at 19.30in the Pavilion, though there is no meeting

in August. Parishioners may attend andobserve, and may raise briefly issues of

concern to them. All may attendintermediate planning meetings as well - see

Diary for dates and times.

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Computer Courses As part of the Oxfordshire’s Adult Learn-ing programme, a range of computercourses are being run during the autumnand winter. For further details please con-tact Wallingford Adult Learning on 01491836710 or send an email tocheryl.graham@oxfordshire.gov.uk. Ifyou leave a message we will contact youas soon as possible.

Of particular interest may be the course:Computing - Beginners 1 in SonningCommon - A gentle introduction to com-puting (Tue 07/10/08 09.30-11.30 10wks).

So it has the potential to be a very danger-ous document. On the plus side however,it highlights the need for Parish Plans asthese can be used as evidence for provingthat particular services are required by thecommunity or that the community wishesto maintain a particular environmentalaspect. Both Rotherfield Peppard andSonning Common are a long way down inthe process of creating theirs.

One thing to be addressed is the need forservices for a changing population, e.g.the 70% increase in the over 75s in thenext 20 years, hence the need for im-proved healthcare provision. So workingin partnership will be required - withother councils, the health and the policeauthorities. It will be a far ranging proc-ess which will impact all of us during thecoming years so it is very important weplan what we want for our community.

Housing Needs Survey It is vital that SODC understands resi-dents’ housing needs and aspirations toform their policies on, for example, thesize and type of dwellings needed and toprovide information and evidence forseeking affordable housing in the future.The latest Housing Needs Assessment isshortly to be undertaken. This, by theway, also fits into the Local DevelopmentFramework.

Shared Senior Management Team

SODC has decided to reduce its costs bycreating a combined senior managementteam with the Vale of the White HorseDistrict Council. The team will be led byDavid Buckle, our current chief execu-tive. This is anticipated to save the Dis-trict Council £700,000 per year.

Review of Dial-a-Ride Service

This service is currently not available tous, however the District Council and par-

ish councils will be able to take part inthe consultation for the new contractthat will commence on 1st April 2009, toascertain the need for the service withinthe district.

‘Fit for the Future’ Programme

This project is well under way - theoverall goal is to improve the council’sservices, and at the same time, to reducecosts.

Henley Leisure Centre Now Open for Business

After many, many months of refurbish-ment, the Henley Indoor Leisure centreat Gillotts School has been re-opened.The centre which is operated by SOLLLeisure on behalf of South OxfordDistrict Council boasts a full range ofupdated facilities and equipment.

Joint Waste and Street Cleaning Service

As many of you will know, a new con-tract for waste collection and streetcleaning will come into effect from June2009 when the current contract withGrundons comes to an end. We are ne-gotiating a joint contract for these ser-vices and have drawn up a shortlist.

Grundons who run our current wastecollection service did not make it on tothe final shortlist; however, they nowhave planning permission to build aMaterials Recovery Facility at Kidling-ton which should go online next year.

Deployable Camera in Sonning Common.

A deployable camera has now been setup in on the corner of Wood Lane andWoodlands Road in Sonning Commonto monitor any instances of anti-socialbehaviour and will be in place for 8-12weeks.

This has been used with great success inother locations in South Oxfordshire.

Closure of the Monthly Councillors’ Surgery

Regrettably I have to announce the clo-sure of the monthly Councillors’ Surgery.This has run for the last 3 years but forthe last 12 months has only had one regu-lar customer. Most people who have usedthe service either e-mail or phone us di-rectly. So we have decided to call it a dayand issue our phone numbers: so if any-one has a problem with any of the localcouncils then they can contact us directly.

Our phone and e-mail addresses are:

Carol Viney, County Councillor01491 680887carolviney@aol.com

Paul Harrison, District Councillor0118 9722665bruce-paul.harrison@tiscali.co.uk

Alan Rooke, District Councillor01491 572919agrooke@homecall.co.uk

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The Future of Our Commons

Hopefully many people have seen theleaflet explaining the Commons Project.Your opinions are being sought - and willcontinue to be sought - on how that com-mons should be used. Comments are re-quested by 30th September 2008. Thereare numerous ways to give your com-ments: web: www.nettlebed-commons.org.uk - click on 'Have yoursay' (you can learn more about the Com-mons Project on the website), email: jen-nihignett@bbowt.org.uk, tel/fax: 01491642001, post: Jenni Hignett, NettlebedCommons Project Officer, Warburg Na-ture Reserve, Bix Bottom, Henley-on-Thames RG9 6BL

Lay-By on Top Common The lay-by in the middle of the top com-mon is shortly to be permanently closed.There are other safer areas to park whenpeople want to use the common. The clo-sure of the lay-by at the bottom of Pep-pard Hill has been a success and the build-up of litter has been dramatically reduced.

Illegal Dumping on the Commons

It is illegal to dump anything on the Com-mons - even grass and hedge cuttings.People assume that, because these are bio-degradable, it is acceptable to fly-tip onthe Commons, but it is not. Please eithercompost your garden waste or take it toOakley Wood.

Patrick's Pond on Kingwood

We are waiting for Thames Water (TW) tofinish their works before embarking on thepond restoration. It is over a year nowsince TW commenced work and it is stillincomplete, much to the immense frustra-tion of everyone - not least those directlyaffected. Once the work is complete wewill progress with proposals for the pond.We are in discussion with Rod d'Ayalawho will be advising us on the mostappropriate way to reinstate the pond.

Peppard Revels The conservators were delighted with theway that the top common was used for theRevels. The Revels committee and help-ers took great care not to cause any dam-age to the common and that was greatlyappreciated - it was wonderful to see thecommon used for a truly village eventonce again.

Nigel Wooding

Greys Court Greys Court, in Rotherfield Greys, isdrawing towards the end of another sea-son: we are open from Tuesdays to Satur-days until 27th September, from middayuntil 17.00. The house is closed, but ourwonderful gardens and tearoom are open.

The project carrying out major conserva-tion and re-servicing work to the housecontinues apace, and the visitors’ site hutexplaining the project is also open untilthe 27th September. The asbestos remov-ers have finished and the contractors havemoved in and are starting to carry out theextensive work that will restore therooms’ decorative appearance to normal.

Once the work is complete the first floorwill be opening for the first time, nextApril. As part of this we are on the look-out for new volunteers to join our team,starting next spring. If you would like toknow more then please contact me

Our last event of the season was our Ap-ple Day, where visitors had the opportu-nity to come along and taste some of ourwonderful varieties of apples and find outmore about the apples grown here. Wehave many interesting events of this na-ture and have plenty more planned fornext spring and summer.

For more details on both of these pleasecall (01491) 628529 or seewww.PeppardNews.co.uk. We look for-ward to seeing you soon.

Paul Williamson

Greenshoots Greenshoots hosted a Moth Night onFriday 25th July. John Notton arrivedand set up the light traps, and somescented rope traps to attract the widestvariety of moths from the site.

We had twenty eight people on thenight, including several children whoenthusiastically toured the site exploringthe hedges and trees to find moths andother bugs before darkness.

The evening went very well, and by thetime we packed up we had attracted andidentified about 75 different moth spe-cies. Once John had emptied the trapsthe following morning we had 92 differ-ent species recorded. This has broughtthe total for the site to 225 which is asuperb figure, and is a good indicator ofthe overall biodiversity of the site.

One of the reasons for the biodiversity atGreenshoots is that we use minimalchemicals. Although we don’t have SoilAssociation Organic accreditation, wedo not use chemical fertilizers or pesti-cides on our fruit or vegetables.

As new Site Manager, I am keen to en-courage more local people to buy freshfruit and vegetables. We can take tele-

phone orders for collection, we can pickto order if you pop in, or you can pickyour own on site.

The hanging baskets and bedding plantsearlier in the year sold very well, we willbe doing the same next year, and will begetting winter bedding in shortly too. Ifyou want to bring your hanging basketsback in the spring, we can replant them,and given suitable notice we could evengrow varieties to order.

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Angela Fordham

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FISH Volunteer Centre

Despite the disappointing and unreliableweather all summer, our bus trips havebeen well attended at most times. Popularoutings to Thame Market and the NationalTrust property, Charlecote Park, were wellreceived and similar outings will be organ-ised for the coming months. Posters willbe displayed and information can beobtained from the FISH office in the Son-ning Common Village Hall.

Be environmentally friendly – save onpetrol and parking fees by joining ourregular shopping trips to Tesco Henleyand Reading. These trips are FREE to buspass holders, plus door-to-door service ofcourse!

We recently had a very special pub lunchouting for two regular bus passengers, MrsPayne and Mr Crouch, who were bothcelebrating their 100th birthdays.

We are always looking for more volunteerdrivers, no regular commitment is re-quired. If you are interested in finding outmore please contact the FISH office in theVillage Hall.

A special date for your diary – our CharityChristmas Card sale on 25th October,09.00 – 13.30, Sonning Common VillageHall. Do drop in to buy your Christmassupplies from the Charities who will havestalls there. There will also be a raffle,cake stall and refreshments.

Call into the FISH office in the VillageHall between 09.30 – 11.30, phone 01189723986, to book trips, car transport orask for information.

Caroline Stockhill Co-ordinator

Sonning Common Health Walks

We often think about going for a walkduring the summer in the lighter eve-nings and warm weather, but find wehave too many demands on our time –gardening, day trips, holidays or evensitting in the sun enjoying a drink orBBQ!

Now with Autumn arriving and opportu-nities to get out lessening, it is a goodtime to get out walking. The HealthWalks have a new programme with freedaily walks throughout the year. Docome and try them and enjoy the beauti-ful countryside. Walks are graded bydistance, terrain, stiles to help you judgewhich are suitable for your fitness level.We have two trained leaders on everywalk, one to accompany the faster walk-ers and the other to bring up the rearwith the slowest walker.

Our new timetable is available from theHealth Centre, the Library or the HerbFarm. If you would like more informa-tion, please contact me on 01189242515.

Chris Brook

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Family Learning Month in Oxfordshiregives families across the county opportu-nities to discover something new together.Taking place in October, it is the biggestcelebration of family learning.

The Library will be involved as part ofthis, to show the importance that familiescan have in supporting each other's learn-ing. Among these activities will be two

The Rural Pub watch was recentlylaunched; we have over fifteen publichouses signed-up. This will enable thePolice, and the publicans themselves, tocommunicate important informationefficiently.

At the beginning of the school year PCSOJanice Smith will be visiting PeppardPrimary School to deliver a letter advisingparents about parking congestion outsidethe school. This will go home with everypupil.

On Wednesday 1st October we will beholding a Crime Prevention Event atSonning Common Village Hall, between09.30 and 1200 hrs to give you usefulitems and advice. We look forward toseeing you there.

PC Julie GreenoughPCSOs Janice Smith & Ben Wyatt

Peppard 10K Run Whether you are in serious training or justwanting a gentle stroll in beautiful coun-tryside, Feed The Children's popular Pep-pard 10K run/7K walk could be for you.The mostly off-road course starts fromGreys Green Golf Course, RotherfieldPeppard and is for all the family – includ-ing the dog - on Sunday 28th September.Runners start at 10.30, walkers at 10.35,and registration is from 09.30.

Proceeds are in aid of international charityFeed the Children which supports needychildren and families in situations of fam-ine, disaster, conflict and poverty, acrossAfrica, Asia and eastern Europe - and herein the UK with breakfast clubs in deprivedareas.

Entry fees are: Runners, £8 for adults inadvance, £10 on the day. Walkers: £5 foradults in advance, £6 on the day. £1 for allchildren under 16.

For further information about the charity'swork and to download a registration form,see www.feedthechildren.org.uk, callSally Brown on 0118 932 0095 or emailinfo@feedthechildren.org.uk.

The charity would also love to hear fromyou if you could volunteer on 28th Sep-tember to help with tasks such as register-ing the runners, marshalling the course ormanning the water points.

Sally Brown

Police News Regular patrols are made to the parish toensure high visibility as part of the crimeprevention initiative. Please ensure thatwhen you leave your vehicle parked,even on your driveway, you secure win-dows and sun roofs and do not leaveproperty, especially handbags, visible.

Internet Training Days: taking place onWednesday, 8th October and Friday, 17th

October, these days provide the oppor-tunity to have 45 minutes of one-to-onetraining on using computers and theWorld Wide Web. They are aimed at allage groups, so if you want a chance tocatch up on what your children are surf-ing for, find out how you can e-mailyour grandchildren in Australia, or dis-cover how to make the best use of whatthe Internet has to offer, then pleasetelephone the library to book a place.Contact Sonning Common CommunityLibrary: 0118 972 2448

Rosemary Dunstan

Church Matters All Saints’

Church of England

www.allsaintspeppard.org.uk

Rector: Revd Graham Foulis Brown 0118 972 3987Asst. Priest: Revd Barry Olsen 0118 924 2812

Churchwardens: Adrienne Heriot 01491 629254Peter Hutt 0118 984 1061

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From the Rectory ... Soon after this is published, I’m going offon my ‘summer’ holiday to the Isles ofScilly, a group of islands I have been visit-ing for over thirty years. The Rectorthere has five islands and six churches sothings don’t function as they do here.

When there, I take the service on the is-land I am staying on and I have come toknow the local congregations as well asmeet some other visitors at church on Sun-day morning.

Every other week, on the island where Iusually stay, you become the Methodistminister and the Methodists attend theCofE. There isn’t a Roman Catholicpriest resident on the island and you can’tget a boat over to the main island in timefor mass so the Catholics come to theCofE too. Some receive the sacrament;some don’t.

The Rector takes all the baptisms, wed-dings and funerals though they don’t al-ways take place as planned for if the boat-men won’t put to sea there’s a problem.Sometimes, that is solved by a visitingpriest standing in, for the sea is quieterwhere he is.

One priest travelling between Tresco andBryher for the 9.15am service was caughtin a torrential downpour in an open boatand announced to the congregation thatunderneath his robes he was wearing noth-ing - it wasn’t me! I wear a T shirt andshorts for that trip and put on clericals inthe vestry.

Where else would you arrive to take aservice on the back of a quad bike(without brakes)? By comparison wetake things rather more seriously. On

Scilly, if it’s not going to happen, itdoesn’t. That’s what I find so differentand enjoy so much when I’m there.

Graham

Popular Musicians’ Return

The next concert in the very successfulseries at All Saints’ will be held on Fri-day 3rd October at 20.00 in the Church.Frances and Martin Jones will returnwith a selection of pieces by Bach,Schumann and Britten written for oboeand piano.

This concert of Music for an AutumnEvening should prove to be a treat.There will be a retiring collection in aidof The Peppard Educational Trust andthe concert will be followed by refresh-ments in the Parish Room.

Annual Choirs’ Festival The Annual Festival of the Royal Schoolof Church Music will be held in thesplendid chapel at Radley College onSaturday 11th October. Choirs from nu-merous churches in the area will cele-brate Festival Evensong at 17.00 with an

Lychgate The Parochial Church Council soughtpermission for the repair of the LychGate roof over the entrance to the newchurchyard. The original roof was dam-aged by a branch falling from a tree.

Work is in progress and the new roofshould be in position soon. It will matchthe one at the entrance to the mainchurchyard.

address given by the Bishop of Oxford.Over 300 singers will participate includ-ing choirs from All Saints’, St John’s,Kidmore End and Christ the King, Son-ning Common. If you have not visitedRadley College or heard the Bishop speakthis would be a good opportunity to do so.

All Saints’ Celebration Sunday 2nd November is All Saints’ dayand the church will be celebrating the oc-casion with a lunch after the 10.30 SungEucharist service. The lunch will be heldin Peppard War Memorial Hall and willbe followed by entertainment. Tickets at£8 for adults, accompanied children free,will be available soon.

Back to Church September 28th will be a special service atAll Saints’, Peppard. In addition to beingHarvest Festival, it is also Back to ChurchSunday. The idea is that churchgoers willinvite a friend to come along. If youknow of anyone who is a lapsed churchgoer do invite them to come. For anyonewho is toying with the idea of coming tochurch, this is the ideal service to startwith. Come along at 10.30 and see foryourself!

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Churchyard Secrets A family vault in the old churchyardmarks the last resting place of two menwho must have been relatively famous intheir time.

Spencer Herbert Gollan excelled at manysports and he also owned Moifaa, winnerof the Grand National in 1904. His son,Donald Herbert Louis Gollan, lived at theManor House, Peppard. He was a notableoarsman and a member of the Great Brit-ain Eight which won silver medals at theAmsterdam Olympic Games of 1928.

The Unicorn Kingwood Common

Tim & Steve thank the people of Rotherfield Peppard for their support, help and custom in making their dream come true.

01491 628 452

St Michael’s Catholic ChurchRevd Chris Bester 0118 972 3418

Revd Francis Andrews 0118 972 2354chris.bester@btinternet.com

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Sonning Common Beauty Waxing—Manicure—Pedicure—Facials

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Gift vouchers available for all treatments

Tel: 01189 723059 Susan Duke ITEC

SPRUCE MAINTENANCE SERVICE

For all your property maintenance requirements including, decorat-ing inside and out, paper hanging, wall & floortiling, carpentry, hand painted kitchens and furniture, water dam-aged ceilings and Insurance work.

ROB SMITH TEL: 0118 972 4560

Revd Barry Kirk0118 972 4519

When we were younger, holidays mayhave been seen as a luxury, but nowa-days they are regarded as a necessity.A good holiday is essential if we areto remain sane, and maintain a healthywork-life balance. Holidays repair ourfrayed and ragged edges and restoreour equilibrium. How marvellous todo nothing and then rest afterwards!

Holidays are important. The word isderived from “Holy day”, a feast inthe Christian calendar. Work was sus-pended and people would come to-

gether to celebrate the feast of a par-ticular saint in their parish church,and then spend the day at leisurewith the community: playing games,eating, drinking, dancing and generalcavorting about.

Such days were also known as RedLetter days. On calendars, that daywas marked in red to alert us to itssignificance and help us plan aheadfor what was to happen. Holydayswere spread throughout the year sothat working people could havetime-off and be able to join the localcommunity in a day of fun and fri-volity, thus ensuring that everyonehad time to socialise and build up asense of camaraderie and communitypride.

No doubt many life-long relationshipswere begun and strengthened on suchdays. In many local villages these“feast” days are seen as an essentialpart of community life. They are daysto treasure.

We try to build up our own commu-nity on the feast of St Michael. Thisyear a small team of visiting speakerswill challenge us about our faith, andask us to develop and deepen oursense of belonging not only to thefamily of God, but to live out that re-ality in our relationships with eachother.

We shall indeed celebrate the feast inchurch; but with food and drink, too.

Fr Chris Bester

In the summer edition we paid tributeto and announced the impending re-tirement of Philip Cheale who, overthe last 17 years, has ministered faith-fully to the congregation here at Pep-pard, as well as continuing to overseethe missionary work in Liberia whichhe and Sylvia started over 30 yearsago.

On Sunday 20th July the church wasfull to overflowing with family andfriends, old and new, who had gath-ered to join in a celebration of Philand Sylvia’s ministry. A gift and a

presentation book were given to Philand Sylvia in love and appreciationfor the many years dedicated serviceto the church. The service was fol-lowed by a BBQ in the gardens anda good time was had by all. Weagain wish Phil and Sylvia everyhappiness and blessing in the future.

We welcome Revd. Barry Kirk whowill be with us on a part-time basisfor a period while we seek a newfull-time minister. Barry is wellknown to many in the Reading areaand we are very grateful for his sup-port and wise counsel at this time oftransition.

The church’s work in Liberia is alsoundergoing change. Phil Chealewill continue to be involved and giveinvaluable advice to the project, in

which he and his family have so muchinvested, but the day to day activitieshere, in support of the Liberian pastorsand teachers, are now being directedby Nick Crowder. The registeredcharity has been renamed ‘One LifeInternational – Liberia’. Nick’s visionis to broaden the base in this countryand to raise additional funds to expandthe wonderful work being done byLiberian Christians in helping this wartorn country back onto its feet afterdecades of dreadful conflict. Any-body wishing to know more about‘One Life International – Liberia’ orwilling to help in some way, pleasecontact Nick Crowder on 0118-9724157, or e-mail info@onelife-int.org, or go to www.onelife-int.org.

Chris Mills

Clubs and Societies

Mike Farina Auto ServicesServicing, repairs and welding for all makes of vehicles

21 Sedgewell Road, Sonning CommonTelephone: 0118 972 4036

MOT tests arranged

Colin Porteousof Sonning Common

Taxi Service0118 972 2193

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Rotherfield Peppard Educational TrustFund for support of educational activities

The Trust supports educational activities undertaken by under twenty-fives from Peppard. It can help with purchase of books, educational

visits, special projects, and the like. If you may be eligible, or know ofothers who may wish to apply, please give us a call.

Robin Howles (0118 972 3528) or Sylvia Overbury (01491 628 245)

2nd Kidmore End Brownies

The summer term began with a meetingfocussing on aspects of nature in thenew season – the birds and flowersaround us. But then we progressed toworking towards two more interestbadges. The first was a new one – theHealthy Heart that led us to exploreways to achieve this; through diet,through exercise and understanding themany things that can affect the heart.The second badge gained was for find-ing the way, involving timetables, mapreading, verbal directions and compasspoints.

At Brownies it is, of course, vital tolearn and grow while having fun, sowhile there was talk – lots of it! – therehave been lots of games and makingthings too. One of our aims is also tohelp others and we regularly raisemoney for other charities. This time thechoice was the Dogs Trust, and theBrownies prepared a moneymakinggame for Kidmore End Village Day.

Currently the pack is full – 25 girls – butto put your daughter on the waiting listplease telephone Ros Jennings on 01189723520.

Ros Jennings

Peppard Cricket Club As the season closed for both the XIteams, it is probably just as well to draw aveil over the 2008 season. Both teamsended with comprehensive victories, but4th place in the League was disappointingfor the 1st XI and mid-table in division 4,although commendable, left the 2nd XIthinking of what could have been. Attimes the weather matched the cricket,miserable, but on other occasions it wasglorious and confirmed why we turn outevery year to play this wonderful game. Afew highlights did occur during the seasonincluding two 100s by Paul Vines andsome resilient batting from brother Tim,and a maiden 100 from Dan Hayden forthe 1st XI was a delight to watch. Not to beoutdone, father Roy took 7 wickets to endthe season by extending his record numberof wickets by another 19. Gary Leggproved to be the most prolific batsman inthe 2nd XI and Richard Woolfrey and AlanMayers were the leading wicket takers.

Our thanks go to Marty and Kenny Evanswho tirelessly prepare the wickets for us,the ladies who provide such wonderfulteas and not least to Janet and Ian Hallidaywho make sure that the scores are correctand we abide by the laws of the game.

We have had some additional unplannedwork to do this year due to some mindlessvandalism from people who splatteredwhite paint all over the score-box, flagstones and commemorative benches. Wehave restored them to the original condi-tion but it does make it harder for all con-cerned to have to deal with this.

As cricket kit gets put away for the winterwe will get ourselves ready for 2009 withbig promises of net practices and fitnessregimes that will make 2009 a season tosavour, we always do this but still savourit with or without the practice!

Ronnie Brock

Brannan, who has worked hard this sum-mer with, not only the Juniors, but withthe Seniors as well. He is available forindividual coaching as well as Groupcoaching, so if any one wants to start orre-start their tennis interest we have acoach to help you.

Club sessions will continue into the au-tumn with the use of our floodlights. Clubnights are Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thurs-days starting at 18.30. So do come andhave a game. We are situated behind theRed Lion Pub on Peppard Common.Look forward to seeing you.

Kim Fry, Secretary 0118 9474051

Peppard Tennis Club After an extremely wet summer, we heldour Club Tournament Finals day onSunday 7th September finishing with aBBQ and live entertainment.

This season we have entered JuniorTeams in the local league, which provedvery popular and the feedback is that itwas a successful venture. So more fornext year. We have a very strong Juniorsection with an excellent coach in James

Peppard Bowls Club We have had a good year in spite of theunsettled summer. Five new membersjoined us and are playing in Club after-noons, matches and competitions. In theLeagues, Peppard are in second place inboth the Plomer Cup and ManchesterUnity League. Club competitions reachedtheir final stage with finals days on 6th/7th

September. Members have attended Galadays at Palmer Park, Henley and Pang-bourne Bowls Clubs. Twenty membersattended a day course held at the Club on‘Marking a Game of Bowls’ run, veryentertainingly, by David Fowler of theEnglish Bowls Umpires Association.

At Peppard’s Gala Day 16 teams com-peted for the shield which was won byPalmer Park team.

On Friday 10th October, the Bowls Clubare holding a Race Night - cost is £2.50 toinclude refreshments - doors open at19.30, bar facilities - why not come andenjoy a fun evening?

Further details of the Club’s activities onwww.peppardbowlsclub.btik.com

Betty Freeman

THAMES VALLEY ANIMAL WELFARE Charity No: 900616

Has many beautiful and affectionate cats looking for loving homes. If you can give a home to any

of them, please call: 01189 721871/01494 484527 Or visit our website www.tvaw.org.uk

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Sonning Common & Peppard Table Tennis

Club Your local Table Tennis club wasformed in 1967 and plays its homematches in the Peppard War Memo-rial Hall. The club enters teams inthe Reading & District League andhas this season entered eight teamsin all, with teams in all divisions.

The playing season runs from Sep-tember to March: matches consist of3 players in each team playing sin-gles matches, which are now thebest of five sets up to 11 points, asopposed to the old rule of best ofthree sets up to 21. As well as thesingles, there is also one doubles setwith usually the best two playersselected to play.

The Sonning Common & Peppard Ateam have finished as Division 1champions on two occasions, 1988and 1992, however the club catersfor players of all standards withteams entered across all divisions.Table tennis can be played whetheryou are young or old. The aim of theclub is healthy exercise, fun, enjoy-ment and friendly sporting competi-tion.

The club has recently re-introducedits junior coaching evening whichtake place every Monday eveningbetween 17.00-19.00 and currentlyhas 36 registered players in the sen-ior league. If anyone is interested inplaying in the league or comingalong to the junior sessions they cancontact the Club Secretary, NigelMaltby on 0118 9463191 for furtherdetails.

Nigel Maltby

Rain Did Not Stop Play On the wettest day in July, Shirley andRoger Hartley-Booth transported pots ofblooms and garden furniture to the WarMemorial Hall to create something ofthe Garden Party atmosphere which wehad been planning to celebrate the 100thbirthday of our longest serving member,Dinah Payne, who joined Peppard WI in1939! The Oxfordshire County Federa-tion Chairman, Pauline Goddard, joinedus for the celebrations and presentedDinah with a posy of flowers afterwhich Dinah cut her birthday cake andspoke of the pleasure she had found inthe WI meetings over the years.

Two money-raising garden events - aCoffee Morning and Ploughman's Lunchorganised by Irene Lindsay's grand-daughters, Emily and Megan, and anOpen Garden at the home of Joan Pep-per were similarly affected by badweather but went ahead regardless andresulted in £200 being raised towardsexpenses of Peppard WI's 90th Birthdaycelebrations next year.

Irene Lindsay, President

Dinah Payne

Wyfold Riding for the Disabled

Our Fun Day in July was very successfuland raised over £500 for our funds. Thechildren took turns to negotiate a handypony course and Sara Lee demonstratedher skills at dressage which proved veryinteresting for those who have not beenriding for very long. The riding then fin-ished with a musical ride which includedthe pony and carriage. A tasty BBQ andstalls and games were enjoyed by the visi-tors.

Sara competed at the RDA South RegionShow and came 4th, missing the chance ofa place at the National Championships bya gnat’s whisker. We will be back nextyear!

We are a step nearer to starting drivingsessions for people in wheelchairs but forthis to really get going we need morehelpers to assist as ‘ground crew’ or totrain as drivers. Volunteers need not haveany carriage driving experience, but suffi-cient fitness to cycle alongside the car-riage when the horse is trotting would bean advantage.

Looking ahead, plans are already under-way for our annual Christmas Celebrationon December 6th from 17.00 - 19.00.Mince pies, stalls, games, mulled wine, anativity scene, carols and Father Christ-mas. It always proves very popular. Formore information on any of our activitiescall 01491 629254.

Adrienne Heriot

Judo Club The next competition for the Club will beon the 16th October at High WycombeJudo Club and this will be the BushidoZazen National Championships.

Jim Lawson

CHURCH SERVICES

STATIC ATTENDED DUSTCARTS/KERBSIDE GARDEN WASTE (BROWN BINS)

Sunday Services at Springwater(Peppard Congregational Church)

Family Service: 10.30 - 11.45 � Sunday School 10.30 - 11.30

Mass at St Michael’s Roman Catholic Church�Monday-Friday 09.00�

Saturday 17.30 � Sunday 09.00 & 10.30

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Trade CounterBishopsland Farm, Peppard Road, Dunsden, Reading RG4 9NR

Tel: 0118 972 2028 Fax: 0118 972 4559

PEPPARD BUILDING SUPPLIES

Month October November DecemberDate 8th 22nd 24th 5th 19th 21st 3rd 17th 19th

Place RP SC RPPlace: RP = Peppard Xroads, SC = behind Somerfield. Garden/electrical waste will NOT be accepted,

ONLY Non-recyclable general. Times: Fri 8-11

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Sunday Servicesat All Saints’

OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER NOTES5 12 19 26 A2 9 16 23 30 7 14 21 28 A All Saints’ Sunday – Patronal

FestivalB Service of Remembrance at 10.45C Joint Benefice Eucharist at Christ

the KingD Advent Carol Service

09.00 Communion � � � � � � � � � � � � �10.30 Communion (sung) � � � � C � �10.30 Matins � B �10.30 Family Service � � �10.30 Sunday School � � �18.30 Evensong � � � � � � � � � D� � � �

OCTOBERWed 1 Police Crime Prevention/SC Village Hall/09.00-12.00 Sun 9 Springwater Congregational/Remembrance Day

2 Green Gym/Peppard C’mon scrub cutting/09.30-12.30 Mon 10 Police Surgery/Sports Pavilion/17.30-19.30Fri 3 Music for an Autumn Evening/All Saints/20.00 Tue 11 Citizens Advice Bur’/SC Surgery/Call 01491 578267Sun 5 Circle Dancing/Christ the King/15.30-17.00 Wed 12 WI/Home Fire Safety/Mem Hall/14.30

Hort Soc/Talk by Derry Watkins/Chiltern Edge/19.30 Hort Soc/Talk by John Paulding/CEdge/19.30Mon 6 FISH Garden Centre Outing/13.30/details FISH office Tue 18 Mobile Library – see below for time and placeTue 7 Mobile Library – see below for time and place Wed 19 Peppard Lunch Club/Memorial Hall/12.00Wed 8 WI/Dev.of English silver spoon/Mem Hall/14.30 Thu 20 FISH Pub Lunch/11.30/details FISH officeThu 9 Green Gym/Pack & Prime Lane hedging/09.30-12.30 Sat 22 Green Gym/Sue Ryder bramble clearance/09.30-12.30Fri 10 Peppard Bowls Club Race Night/19.30/£2.50 Tue 25 Citizens Advice Bur’/SC Surgery/Call 01491 578267Sat 11 Green Gym/SC Primary School clear-up/09.30-12.30 DECEMBER

Radley College//Oxford Festival Evensong/17.00 Tue 2 Mobile Library – see below for time and placeSun 12 Sue Ryder Henley Half Marathon/01491 641070 Wed 3 Peppard Lunch Club Christmas/Mem Hall/12.00Mon 13 Police Surgery/Sports Pavilion/17.30-19.30 Police Drop In/SC Village Hall/10.00-12.00Tue 14 Citizens Advice Bur’/SC Surgery/Call 01491 578267 Thu 4 Green Gym/Pack & Prime Lane hedging/09.30-12.30Wed 15 Peppard Lunch Club/Memorial Hall/12.00 Sat 6 RDA Christmas Celebration/17.00-19.00Thu 16 FISH Pub Lunch/11.30/details FISH office Sun 7 Circle Dancing/Christ the King/15.30-17.00

Judo Nat Championships/H Wycombe/01491 872294 Mon 8 Police Surgery/Sports Pavilion/17.30-19.30Sat 18 Green Gym/Springwd & Widmore Pond/09.30-12.30 Tue 9 Citizens Advice Bur’/SC Surgery/Call 01491 578267

Sun 19 Springwater Congregational Church/Harvest Festival Wed 10 WI Christmas Entertain’t Peppard Sch/Mem Hall/14.30

Mon 20 Sue Ryder Bridge Drive/13.45/Details 01491 641070 Hort Soc AGM-Cheese & Wine/C Edge/19.15Tue 21 Mobile Library – see below for time and place Thu 11 FISH Christmas Pub Lunch/details FISH officeMon 27 Primary School Half Term week begins Sun 14 Springwater Congregational Church Nativity PlayTue 28 Citizens Advice Bur’/SC Surgery/Call 01491 578267 Tue 16 Mobile Library – see below for time and place

Thu 30 Green Gym/Greys Court laurel clearance/09.30-12.30 Thu 18 Green Gym/Greys Court laurel bonfire/09.30-12.30

NOVEMBER Peppard School Christingle/All SaintsSun 2 All Saints Day Lunch/Mem Hall/£8.00 Sat 20 Green Gym/Pack & Prime Lane hedging/09.30-12.30

Circle Dancing/Christ the King/15.30-17.00 Sun 21 Springwater Congregational Church Carol ServiceMon 3 FISH Garden Centre Outing/13.30/details FISH office Tue 23 Citizens Advice Bur’/SC Surgery/Call 01491 578267Tue 4 Mobile Library – see below for time and place Sat 27 Green Gym/Kennyland Field - blackthornWed 5 Police Drop In/SC Village Hall/10.00-12.00 clearance/09.30-112.30Sat 8 Green Gym/Kingwood Cmn sapling clear/09.30-12.30 Tue 30 Mobile Library – see below for time and place

Mobile Library – time and place – Peppard School 11.45 – 11.55 FISH Office: 0118 9723986 (Mon-Fri, 09.30-11.30)Green Gym: Robin Howles – 0118 9723528 Peppard Lunch Club: Sally Longhurst 0118 9722808