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The FREE Community Newspaper for HP16 Issue 29, April/May 2013 p16 SPORTS & LEISURE p7 ENVIRONMENT p6 COMMUNITY p4 ARTS The flags went up for St George’s day and gave Great Missenden High Street a colourful start to spring. Once again the Great Missenden Fire Station willingly volunteered their services to dec- orate the street, and The Source wants to support GMVA in thanking them for all that they do for the community. The host of golden daffodils shows that spring is finally with us and re- minds us of that great English poet William Wordsworth who lived until St George’s day, 1850. The unseasonably cold weather in March may have delayed the blooming of spring flowers, but it also seems to have put a chill on the passion of the Chilterns red kites. The popular birds are nor- mally sitting on eggs by early April, but so far, it appears that on average, they have started lay- ing their eggs around 10 days later than normal, with some still yet to lay. Last year was a poor breeding year for the birds, so ex- perts are hoping this delayed start won’t adversely affect this year’s productivity. Red kites tend to use the same nests year after year, but will sometimes move to a new site if a nest has been unsuccessful, so many of the birds whose nests failed in last year’s wet weather may have changed location this year. Also, as the population is still increasing, new pairs will establish breeding territories each year. With so much potential for new nests, it’s likely that there could be one near you. If you’ve seen a nest but aren’t sure if it be- longs to a pair of red kites, a new page on the Chilterns Conserva- tion Board’s website www.chiltern- saonb.org/reporting-red-kite-nests -and-sightings.html could help you with useful information on how to recognise a red kite nest and spot the breeding behaviour of the birds. St George’s Day flags spring up Chilly red kites late to mate! How will DDPD and Shlaa affect us? If these abbrevia- tions are a mystery to you, then read on! DDPD Delivery Development Plan Document On the 26th March 2013 the Council's Cabinet approved the Public Participation De- livery Development Plan Document. Public Participa- tion will run between 8th April and 7th June 2013. The Council is now inviting the public to submit com- ments on this document, its related evidence base and to raise any other issues to be taken into account before a Draft Delivery Development Plan Document is prepared for public participation early next year. Shlaa Strategic Housing Land Avail- ability Assessment The Council has prepared a Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA) as required by Planning Policy Statement 3: Housing to identify sites with the potential to accom- modate future housing de- velopment within the District in the next 15 years. It is a technical study and the Assessment has been carried out in accordance with the Communities and Local Government (CLG) Practice Guidance (July 2007). For more on this turn to page 6 DDPD, Shlaa and our green belt

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The FREE Community Newspaper for HP16 Issue 29, April/May 2013

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The flags went up for St George’sday and gave Great MissendenHigh Street a colourful start tospring. Once again the GreatMissenden Fire Station willingly

volunteered their services to dec-orate the street, and The Sourcewants to support GMVA inthanking them for all that they dofor the community. The host of

golden daffodils shows thatspring is finally with us and re-minds us of that great Englishpoet William Wordsworth wholived until St George’s day, 1850.

The unseasonably cold weatherin March may have delayed theblooming of spring flowers, butit also seems to have put a chill on the passion of the Chilternsred kites.

The popular birds are nor-mally sitting on eggs by earlyApril, but so far, it appears thaton average, they have started lay-ing their eggs around 10 dayslater than normal, with some stillyet to lay. Last year was a poorbreeding year for the birds, so ex-perts are hoping this delayedstart won’t adversely affect thisyear’s productivity.

Red kites tend to use the samenests year after year, but willsometimes move to a new site if anest has been unsuccessful, somany of the birds whose nestsfailed in last year’s wet weather

may have changed location thisyear. Also, as the population is stillincreasing, new pairs will establishbreeding territories each year.

With so much potential fornew nests, it’s likely that therecould be one near you. If you’veseen a nest but aren’t sure if it be-longs to a pair of red kites, a newpage on the Chilterns Conserva-tion Board’s website www.chiltern-saonb.org/reporting-red-kite-nests-and-sightings.html could helpyou with useful information onhow to recognise a red kite nestand spot the breeding behaviour ofthe birds.

St George’s Dayflags spring up

Chilly red kiteslate to mate!

How will DDPD and Shlaaaffect us? If these abbrevia-tions are a mystery to you,then read on!

DDPD Delivery Development PlanDocumentOn the 26th March 2013 theCouncil's Cabinet approvedthe Public Participation De-livery Development PlanDocument. Public Participa-tion will run between 8thApril and 7th June 2013.The Council is now invitingthe public to submit com-ments on this document, itsrelated evidence base and toraise any other issues to betaken into account before aDraft Delivery DevelopmentPlan Document is preparedfor public participation earlynext year.

ShlaaStrategic Housing Land Avail-ability Assessment The Council has prepared aStrategic Housing LandAvailability Assessment(SHLAA) as required byPlanning Policy Statement 3:Housing to identify siteswith the potential to accom-modate future housing de-velopment within theDistrict in the next 15 years.It is a technical study and theAssessment has been carriedout in accordance with theCommunities and LocalGovernment (CLG) PracticeGuidance (July 2007). Formore on this turn to page 6

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Contents and ContactsNews & Parish – page 2Community – page 3

Arts – page 4

Education – page 5

Community – page 6

Environment – page 7

Youth – pages 8 & 9

Charity & Church – page 10

Business – page 11

Puzzle & recipe – page 12

Health & Wellbeing – page 13

Community & Events – page 14

Events – page 15

Sport – page 16

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ISSUE 29, April/May 2013Deadline for issue 30 contributionsand copy is Friday 31 May 2013

Safer Local Roads Great Missenden Parish Councilhave identified 10 sites in theParish for two new Mobile VehicleActivated Signs (MVAS), and thesewill begin to be used in the comingmonths. These battery powered,low energy consuming signs arethe electronic displays that flash upthe speed limit, or to give a clearwarning of an approaching haz-ard. The signs are usually activatedat a pre-set trigger speed by the ap-proach of a vehicle and alert onlythose who are driving above thespeed limit. Jointly funded by theBucks County Council, GM ParishCouncil and the GM Parish Revi-talisation Group, it is hoped thatthese signs will help to make thearea safer for everyone.

Canine Hygiene

Dog owners will be pleased toknow that two new ‘dog poo’ binsare to be installed. The WhitefieldLane and Green Lane sites are onfavourite dog walking routes,making it much easier for thedisposal of ‘that’ plastic bag. Thepurchase cost is £255ea, and theannual cost of £300 to emptyeach of the ‘dog poo bins’ of the

Parish is surely well worth it toprotect our health and shoesfrom the ‘mess’-ages that have inthe past been left behind.

Free TennisThere are, according to the char-ity ‘Tennis for Free’, 2584 free ten-nis courts in the UK. Two ofthese are managed by Great Mis-senden Parish Council, and soonentrance to these courts will bere-sited to give better access to all.The Council has secured fundingfrom The Great Missenden Vil-lage Association and the GreatMissenden Revitalisation Group,and work will begin soon.

The inaugural meeting of thePrestwood Village Association(PVA) took place on Sunday 21April, chaired by John Cadman.Response to the formation of theassociation that is seeking to givePrestwood a voice has been veryencouraging, and by 18 April, theassociation had well over 350 whohad signed up to the newsletter.Membership is free, and open toall residents of Prestwood. Thanksto Mark Wingrove and HenryHall there is already a great, andsimple, website which amongstother things has useful contacts

for local services, a communitydirectory with links to all kinds ofclubs and societies etc., and alsoopportunity to feed in ideas, com-ments and suggestions in the con-tact us section. The concept ofgiving Prestwood a voice impliesgood dialogue and communica-tion, and the main aim of PVA isto facilitate this. If you would liketo know more, would like to be-come a member, or would like toregister a club, society or organi-sation then please do contact PVAthrough the website.www.prestwoodva.org.uk

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The Building Community LinksGroup has been set up with theaim of helping to integrate anddevelop services for those whosecircumstances are changing asthey get older. Identifying whatevents, organisations and re-sources there are locally, whatthe ‘big picture’ is, how peoplecan be kept informed when thepicture changes and what mightbe needed in this local area.Some of the organisations repre-sented on the group include:Citizens Advice Bureau; GP’sand the Clinical CommissioningGroup (CCG); Age UK; CarersBucks; PACT (Prestwood AreaCommunity Transport);Thames Valley Police; The Mis-bourne School ; Scouts ; Actionfor Youth; Local Churches; LocalParish Council; Bucks CountyCouncil and HP16 The Sourceto name but a few!

Although it is early days inestablishing how this diversegroup can have a positive impactfor those who are becoming iso-lated in our community, somegood communication, connec-tions and possibilities have al-ready emerged.

Bucks County Council Simonetta Juniper, a Commu-nity Links Officer from BucksCounty Council, updated us onBucks Connect which is a direc-tory of community activities andcare services for adults in Buck-inghamshire. It contains basicinformation and contact detailsof organisations providing muchneeded services, activities andsupport. Organizations can register there services and every-one can access the wide a rangeof information. www.Buckscon-nect.org.uk

Georgina O’Dell reportedback on the Prestwood SeniorHealth Fair which, with over 250attending, had been a great suc-cess. All those involved hadfound it to be an excellent op-portunity to let the community

know about health related serv-ices, and also to network withothers in the field. The only issuewas that a bigger hall would havebeen useful, and Georgina wasasked to relay this back to BucksCounty Council.

Carers Bucks Gill Aiken of Carers Bucks out-lined the work of this importantcharity. They support carers byproviding a broad range of infor-mation, resources and help. Oneaspect that illustrated this wasthat very few around the tablewere aware of the Flexible Breaksfor Carers Allowance. Thisscheme enables those providingcare to someone for over 20hours per week but not receivingstatutory benefits, to claim up to£500 to pay for a break from thecaring responsibilities. The grantis not means tested, and formscan be accessed from the carer’sGP. She also spoke about IT com-puter training for beginners, andas a result discussions have begunbetween Carers Bucks, The Mis-bourne and Carers Bucks Prest-wood Open Door (POD) todevelop skills amongst the more

elderly who would benefit fromaccess to the information on theinternet. To access Carers Bucksservices and information contact0300 777 2722 in office hours oremail [email protected]

Neighbourhood Police Local PCSO Chris Ging has askedus to let everyone know that thenew NON emergency police tele-phone number – 101 is now op-erational. He also informed usthat a number of householdshave been leaving their cars un-locked on their driveways, andthat this has led to some losses ofpersonal belongings, he stronglyadvises everyone to check theircar doors last thing at night.

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Cheryl Gillan cut the ribbon tomark the grand opening of ournew micro brewery at CollingsHanger Farm on WycombeRoad, Prestwood on Saturday,13 April at 1.00pm. In her re-marks she congratulated Nick

and Jenny Watson for their en-terprise and on how they werebringing not only refreshmentto the area, but also employ-ment. During the afternoonwell over 400 attended, despitethe rain, enjoying local food,

local steam traction engine ‘Bri-tannia’, music from The WickTrimmers, and, of course, someexcellent ales – all of whichcombine to create some great‘t‘ales’ for the future of Prest-wood!

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Working Together update

The Big Lunch 2013The Queen chose to promote‘The Big Lunch’ initiative as acentral part of the Jubilee cele-

brations last year. The initiativelaunched by the Eden Project in2008 has grown to include over8million people sharing a mealtogether. This year PrestwoodEvents Group is organising alocal ‘Big Lunch’ on PrestwoodCommon to celebrate the Ju-bilee of the 1953 coronation.PEG writes,

‘Join us on Prestwood Com-mon on Sunday 2 June from 12midday to 4pm for a Big Lunchpicnic and a celebration of 60yrs ofour crowned Queen. Come rain orshine we aim to celebrate in style.Please bring your own picnic,

drinks and chairs etc – and maybedress up in 1950’s Jubilee style. Wewill be running competitions forthe children. Local musicians willhave short sessions to entertain,alongside demonstrations fromAbbey Gym Club, Chiltern Acad-emy and many others. All the localbusinesses, charities and organisa-tions are being encouraged to bethere – not selling – but there totalk, raise awareness and share inthe fun.’

It is a great opportunity tomark this momentus occasion inthe life of our nation, and celebratein true village community style.

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Local Bucks clients are invited tothe first look, and pick of newwork, at the Carina Haslam ArtGallery in Great Missenden. Anevening preview on Thursday 16May opens the doors of 91 TheHigh Street at 7pm.

Visitors and clients can viewa fresh range of work in theSpring Show, which runs be-tween 17 May and 8 June, beforethe Gallery takes it to the Hamp-stead Affordable Arts Fair.

Artists on show include es-tablished favourites such asColin Willey with his Dorsetseascapes, John O’Connor andhis life-size sculptures and Maid-enhead-based artist JanetShrimpton, whose floral compo-sitions have been finding manyadmirers and acquirers in recentmonths.

Alongside their regularartists, there are exciting new ad-ditions to the Gallery portfolioin the shape of American con-temporary landscape painterCraig Mooney, whose work hasbeen extremely popular underthe representation of the EnidLawson gallery in London.

In the words of a recent localvisitor to the Gallery, “The art isconsistently high quality, yet af-fordable. I would buy every-thing here, except I will thenwant to acquire whatever re-places it!”

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Privileged preview Chiltern Academycelebrates fortyyears of dancing

Imagine, if you will, a reminis-cence of a stroll in Little Kingshillon a spring day in 2008. On apleasant evening you pass theBaptist Church in Windsor Lane.Drawing level with the church,you stop dead in your tracks, star-tled by a cacophony, obviouslyemanating from within. Fromwhat you were hearing your un-derstandable reaction was that,somehow, a large number of catshad been assembled in the churchand they were now being sub-jected to some unimaginable tor-ture, causing them to screech andwail in their agony. You hurried

away to ease the pain in your ears.This was in reality the trau-

matic birth of a local choir, theentrance criteria for which was aninability to sing! We can assureyou that the founder members onthat spring day were not them-selves undergoing torture. Howthe, then, musical director felt isundisclosed. You would be for-given for thinking “That musthave been a really terrible choir”.

In 2013 that same choir hasjust celebrated its 5th birthday.Members have come and gone inthat time, but a healthy numberof founder members are still with

the choir. The musical director, alocal professional jazz / blues /rock musician, has guided themusical development of thegroup for the last four years and,it must be said, the screechingdays are a long way in the past.

The choir meets on Wednes-day evenings in The BaptistChurch Hall in Great Missendenand mostly the sound of the choirin action would be better com-pared to the purring of a well-tuned Jaguar.

Enjoyment is our aim. Comeand join us. Contact Gill Dickin-son on 01494 863161.

Rousing Festivalperformance ofVerdi’s Requiem South Bucks Choral Societywas thrilled to be part of theAmersham Festival of Musicin April. The long establishedlocal choir gave a rousingperformance of Verdi’s Re-quiem under the direction ofconductor, Iain Ledingham.The soloists were RebeccaGoulden (soprano), EmmaCarrington (mezzo-so-prano), Stephen Aviss (tenor)and Nicholas Crawley (bass)

For this concert theAmersham Festival ChamberOrchestra was enlarged to thesize of a full symphony or-chestra to play Verdi’s amaz-ing score.

“Our members are drawnfrom all over the Chilternarea and beyond, thoughmany of our members andtheir friends live in the Mis-senden area,” said ChristineStevens, a soprano singer andcommittee member whocomes from Little Kingshill.“We present two major con-certs each year, including onein conjunction with theAmersham Festival of Music,and also regularly present aChristmas carol concert”.

Local artistshold SpringExhibitionThe Chiltern Painters welcomeThe Source readers to their SpringArt Exhibition in the beautifulOld Amersham Market Hall.

The Chiltern Painters groupwas founded in 1969. Membersinclude both professional and am-ateur painters producing artworkin watercolour, pastel, oils andacrylic as well as printmakers,sculptors in clay, bronze andbronze resins and a woodcarverwho works mainly in lime andoak.

The free exhibition is openThursday 25th April, 2– 5 pm, Fri-day 26th - Sunday 28th April,10.30am – 6pm.

The Chiltern Academy wasfounded by Elaine Andersonand Joan Flower in 1973. Origi-nally in Castle Street, HighWycombe, the Prestwoodbranch was opened in 1975, of-fering Ballet classes to a handfulof students. As they approachtheir 40th anniversary the acad-emy is flourishing with over 300students attending classes inBallet, Tap, Modern, Jazz andMusical Theatre with GCSE,and A level dance added to theextensive timetable six years ago.

Jane Anderson has taught at

the academy since 1983 andtook over as Principal on herMother’s retirement in 1994.Jane’s approach is to makedance fun, without compromis-ing the discipline which is essen-tial within a dance basedenvironment. Many ex-stu-dents, have gone on to workprofessionally within the per-formance industry.

The Academy’s recent showat the Wycombe celebrated theanniversary with a sell out per-formance entitled "Don’t stopus now!”

John O’ConnorInner Light

From a screeching start toa purring performance

Students of all ages learn inan inspirational environmentat The Chiltern Academy

Janet ShrimptonSummer Blossom

EDUCATION 5Email: [email protected]

The pupils at Gateway Schoolshowed their parents and teach-ers just what great readers theyare by reading for 12,500 min-utes during the school’s spon-sored reading week.

As part of Usborne Book’ssponsored reading initiative,Ready, Steady... Read! the chil-dren were sponsored to read asmuch as they could in one week.There was no restriction on whatthey could read and everythingfrom books, comics, magazines,newspapers, menus, recipes andpoems were consumed!

The total amount raised was£1,022.10 and will go towardsbuying new books for the Gate-

way’s chosen charity, the YouthEnquiry Service (Y.E.S) based inHigh Wycombe.

Lisa Miller from the youthEnquiry Service said, “The factthat the children wanted to helpother children through theircharity work is something wecan all be proud of. We are cur-rently training six of our coun-sellors to work with children andtheir families and hope to usethe books donated in our familymediation work.”

Photo: Gateway Schoolpupils present Lisa Miller fromYouth Enquiry Service withbooks bought with monies fromsponsored reading week.

Patients and visitors to theChiltern Hospital in Great Mis-senden will be able to enjoy anexhibition of artwork and pho-tography by talented studentsfrom The Misbourne School.This exciting venture waslaunched on the evening ofMonday 25th February whenparents, staff, students and othermembers of the community at-tended the opening of the exhi-bition at the hospital. Thecurrent exhibit displays blackand white lino prints and photo-graphs from the Year 10’s GCSEportfolio, based on nature.

John Pullin, Executive Di-rector of BMI Chiltern Hospi-tal said: “We were delighted toget involved with this projectand were amazed at the quality

of work submitted for display.“I have already heard lots of

good comments from patientsand students alike. Work likethis deserves to be seen and weat BMI Chiltern are proud toput it on show at the hospital.”

Misbourne student HarryBrewer said, “It was a privilege tobe invited to take part in the exhi-bition, I hope the patients andstaff at the hospital like our work.”

The display will be changedover the coming months allow-ing students from different yeargroups to showcase their work.

Photo: Left to right: JohnPullin, Executive Director TheBMI Chiltern Hospital withYear 10 student RhiannonCampbell, and MisbourneHeadteacher Robert Preston.

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This years’ Comic Relief sawschools entering into the spiritof fun for this national fund-raising event.

Students and staff at TheMisbourne School raised fundsin many inventive ways whichincluded a pancake tossing race,a performing arts concert and astaff v students’ netball match.However, one of the highlightswas a sponsored silence whereRoxanne Cox, aged 13, amazedher fellow students by remain-ing silent for 24 hours raising£67 towards the school’s totalwhich currently stands at morethan £1000!

Equally busy were the pupilsat Gateway School where a groupof Year 6 pupils raised an amaz-ing £360 by organising and run-ning a French café at the school’sopen morning in March.

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On Friday 15th March pupilsfrom Gateway School had theopportunity to perform at theUniversity of Reading as part ofBellevue Education’s inauguralMusic Festival.

The audience were enter-tained by solo violin and saxo-phone performances, followedby California Dreaming andFeed the Birds, sung by theschool’s choir and a rendition ofAlways Look on the Bright Sideof Life sung by the teaching staff.

“The standard of music atGateway School is exceptionallyhigh and I was incredibly proudto watch the children perform soconfidently at this high profileevent,” said Steven Wade, HeadTeacher of Gateway School.

Christopher Sanderson, Ed-ucation Director at Bellevue Ed-ucation said, “The festivalbrought together a wealth ofmusical talent from across ourschools and the opportunity toperform in front of a large audi-ence, underlining the Bellevuephilosophy that a broad, en-riched curriculum plays a sig-nificant part in securing highacademic standards.”

Launch of excitingart partnership

They did somethingfunny for money!

The Misbourne staff enteringinto the spirit of Comic Relief

The sound of success atBellevue Music Festival

Soloist violin playerfrom Gateway School

Pupils read for 12,500minutes for local charity

Clare Ashworth, Jess Trueman andRosa Clarke host Gateway School’sRed Nose Day French café

PROPOSALS to take Chilternsvillages out of the Green Belthave been put forward asChiltern District Council thisweek announced it has been or-dered to review its planningstrategy for future housing allo-cation, employment sites andinfrastructure by the PlanningInspectorate. This includes, lo-cally, removing the entire villageof South Heath, and a large partof Little Kingshill from theGreen Belt.

The proposals were revealedafter the Planning Inspectoratesaid the council's Core Strategy -designed to find locations for upto 2,900 new houses in the districtby 2025 - was inconsistent withthe government's new NationalPlanning Policy Framework.

Councillor Peter Jones, whorepresents South Heath, said:"It's only an opportunity for in-filling - where can we crammore houses? That's entirelywhat the Green Belt isn't sup-posed to be about." The planswill form part of a public con-sultation which started onMonday April 8, and goes on tillJune 7.

The council's leader NickRose said the authority doesn'twant to follow those orders - butresidents' responses are neededto stop that from happening. Hetold the Bucks Free Press afterTuesday's cabinet meeting: "Wedon't want to do this at all butwe are obliged to do it becausethe Inspectorate has told us to."This is not council policy - thisis the response to the Inspec-torate's comments. We've pickedup all the things they want us todo and acted on them. The gov-ernment are micromanagingwhat we do. The governmentdoesn't say, 'Would you likesome houses?' - they say, 'Youare going to have some, do youwant them here or there?' It'sour policy not to allow develop-ment in the Green Belt and thatpolicy will remain, but these lit-tle pockets had to be reviewed."

The consultation has started,and needs the responses of every-one who feels strongly about it.For those interested visitwww.gov.uk/government/up-loads/system/uploads/attach-ment_data/file/6077/2116950.pdfPages 25-27.

Local areas where land has beenidentified for development ofnew housing include:• In Prestwood - High Street,

The Glebe, Clare Road andWycombe Road.

• In Heath End - Stag Lane andSpurlands End Road.

• In Great Missenden - RignallRoad and Whitefield Lane,

These areas are identified in adocument on the CDC website athttp://www.chiltern.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=2913&p=0The Core Strategy Inspector said:“With only a few exceptions, theSHLAA sites are in multiple own-ership, involving parts of manyrear gardens and/or sites of exist-ing dwellings. There is no specificinformation about the intentionsof most of the landowners. Thisraises a question mark over thedevelopability of individual sites.Nevertheless, housing has beendelivered on these types of sitesover many years in Chiltern Dis-trict and has been one of the mainsources for housing delivery.”

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In Issue 28 of HP16 The Sourcewe commented on the making ofbricks in Kiln Road Prestwood,asking whether The Zion Baptistchapel might be constructedfrom local bricks. This promptedSam Howard of Samuel Howard& Sons Ltd., Prestwood Brick-yard, to contact us. Sam’s Grand-mother Lily Howard (nee Hearnof Chesham) did indeed give thebricks for the chapel. Sam then

filled in some of the local historyof brickmaking in the fields nearwhere Sprinters is on Honor EndLane Prestwood, going back to1896. Initially the land was rentedfrom Arthur Liberty, and subse-quently purchased by theHowards in 1924. At the heightof its production in the 1930’sbricks were supplied for presti-gious buildings such as theMersey Tunnel, Cambridge Uni-

versity Library, and PrestwoodVillage Hall.

During this time the dis-tance from the clay pits to thebrick kilns was growing, and soa railway was developed tomove the raw materials. Nothigh speed, but effective, andhorse drawn. The photographshows Sam Howard (centre)with Ron Webb (pointing) andErn Harding 1957, filling trucks.

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Native violets areworth a closer look

There has not been a lot to cel-ebrate recently in the country-side. We can rejoice, however,that the water-table is suffi-ciently replenished for the Mis-bourne stream to flow again.The Mobwell Pond, where itstarts opposite the Black Horse,is full to the brim, fed by severalsprings at the bottom of thepond. A culvert takes the over-flow under the road to the orig-inal stream that runs throughpastureland down from theBlack Horse to Link Road.

This upper section of theMisbourne was always prone todry up in the summer as thewater-table sank, but it onceflowed reliably every winter andspring, flooding the surround-ing meadows. In places you canstill see the banks of the floodplain some fifty metres awayfrom the stream. The streamwas the reason why Great andLittle Missenden exist. EarlySaxon settlers needed a reliablesource of water, productivefarmland, sources of food, anda powerful flow for watermillsto grind corn, all of which theMisbourne supplied. The vil-lages were even named "valley

of the marsh-plants" myssen +den.

Later on, the monks at Mis-senden Abbey tried to controlthe river's flooding using em-bankments and sluices, and thiscontinued through the ages.Remains of a late Victoriansluice gate have been foundwhere the river flows under thefootpath on the north side ofPrestwood Nature's Boug'sMeadow.

Two problems have besetthe Misbourne in our times.One is a major lowering of the

water-table, partly a matter ofclimate, partly changes in agri-cultural management, landdrainage and the concrete andtarmac that channel rainfallaway from the underlying chalkreservoir. The other is popula-tion increase and the necessaryextraction of drinking waterfrom the springs. As a result wecan go a decade or so withoutseeing any water in the streamat Great Missenden, a sad lossfor nature and for us scenically.

There are many separatesprings down the course of theriver, so that it starts to flow atthe highest point where thewater-table reaches the surface.After the Mobwell there is a largemarshy spring in the field be-hind the Gateway School, wheregreat crested and other newtsbreed every year, as it neverseems to dry up. Other majorsprings can be found beneaththe large Abbey Pond and in sev-eral other places, so that by thetime you get to Deep Mill theriver becomes a regular feature.

Prestwood Nature manageBoug's Meadow (owned byChiltern District Council),and are trying to re-establishflowery meadowland here.The Chiltern Society are in thelate stages of negotiating withthe County Council to managethe pond at Deep Mill and,with Prestwood Nature, havealso expressed an interest inadopting the meadows be-tween Boug’s Meadow and theMobwell. There is a chancehere to develop a lovely river-side walk the length of GreatMissenden. If you supportthis idea, let us know.

If there are still violets around,because of our late spring, it’sworth giving them a secondglance, as we actually havefour different violets in ourarea.

If the flower stem comesstraight from the base of theplant with no leaves on it, it’seither sweet violet or hairy vi-olet. If the flower-stalk hasleaves, it is one of the two dog-violets.

To distinguish the dog-vi-olets you need to look at the‘spur’ coming from the backof the flower. In commondog-violet it is white or verypale. In early dog-violet it ispurple like the petals. Bothare very common; the earlydog-violet starts to flowerabout a fortnight earlier and ismore common in woods.

The sweet violet is theonly one that has the famousscent. But don't rely on thescent to identify it, as it con-tains an anaesthetic that stopsour nose-linings detecting itafter a few sniffs! It is mostcommonly grown in gardensand most of those we seearound are garden escapees. Itis very commonly white, theonly one of our violets of thatcolour. If it is purple then youneed to look at the leaf-stalksto tell it from hairy violet,which has thickly hairy stalks.Sweet violet is found mostly inhedgebanks, while the hairyviolet, the least common ofour violets, is only found ingood chalk grasslands. Thereare lots of hairy violets atPrestwood Picnic Site in Aprilto May. They can also be seenin Great Missenden at the topof the field below AnglingSpring Wood.

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SOURCE YOUTH 9Email: [email protected]

Prestwood food processing ex-pert Dr Peter Wallin visitedAfrica often when working for amulti-national company inAfrica. On his visits to a numberof African countries he quicklysaw the potential for food pro-duction. He identified several keyfactors: the possibility of two orthree harvests per year; fast grow-

ing crops which can have highyields; organic farming tech-niques and the need to save hugeamounts of food from waste dueto a lack of preservation tech-niques and technology.

Peter teamed up with a fewfriends and set up a charity, OneWorld Aid. Within a few monthsthey had projects underway in

Uganda and Nigeria to help peoplein poverty. Their food projects andsmall business enterprises took apractical approach, rather thanhelping through governments andlarge organisations. The charityprovides training, equipment, fa-cilities and expertise, asking thosereceiving to pay back, so more peo-ple can be helped. This fosters a

sense of responsibility. Rather thanmicro loans, which often charge20% to 40% interest per year, OneWorld Aid arranges for the cost tobe paid back, plus a small donationof less than 5% of the loan.

“Our main focus is on Har-vest Garden food projects,” saidPeter. “These projects are to trainpeople to feed themselvesthrough their local communities,

so they can care for widows andorphans in their midst. We believeAfrica's future depends on itsability to transform agriculture.Through our low-cost, commu-nity-based, sustainable programs,and with our partnership withOrganics 4 Orphans, we can helpthe extreme poor in Africa.”

Two exciting new projects arein development: a farm, orphan-

age, school and housing develop-ment for a small village commu-nity, and a business developmentproject consisting of four shops, abakery and a training centre foryoung people.

If you would like more information or wish to donate towards any of the projects please contact Peter at [email protected]

10 CHARITY & CHURCH HP16 – The Source April/May 2013

Zone Plus in the Easter holidayssaw a series of fun activities foryoung people in the OldhamHall.

Activities, organised bymembers of St Peter and St PaulChurch, included craft, Africandrumming and Street Art. Oneafternoon, members of theChurch choir joined in to re-hearse sections of Andrew LloydWeber’s Joseph and the Amazing

Technicolor Dreamcoat. It wasthen used as the basis for theAlive@10! family service the fol-lowing Sunday.

The Street Art session at-tracted the most participants: 29potential Banksys had an enjoy-able day designing and paintingtheir boards with their names orthose of their friends. Altogethergreat fun and maybe a first stepinto Church for many.

A packed weekend of celebra-tion on 13-14 April marked the150th anniversary of Method-ism in Prestwood. ThroughoutSaturday and Sunday a flowerfestival and photographic trib-ute attracted a steady stream ofvisitors. The programme ofevents included a very much ap-preciated concert by theSingspiration Choir, a dancedemonstration from ChilternAcademy and many other spe-cial attractions.

A good number of ‘ex Prest-wood’ residents were present as

special guests, including Geoffand Pearl Ling, Rev. Nigel CokesWood and Rev. Dave and Rev.Alison Tomlin. The culminationof the weekend was a circuitservice with our MP CherylGillan in attendance and theRev Alison Tomlin speaking onthe need to expect the unex-pected when it comes to theChristian God that Methodistsworship. The church was full,and as part of the service, RevNigel Cokes Wood dedicatedthe new front doors to thechurch.

Local food expert sees potential for change in Uganda

Christian Aid

Don’t forget during ChristianAid week, 12 – 19 May, there arelots of activities going on withinHP16. See page 15 for details.

Scannappeal OpenGardens 2013Scannappeal’s Open Gardensscheme for 2013 has beenlaunched to raise funds for lifesaving equipment at Wycombe,Amersham and Stoke Mandev-ille Hospitals and in the commu-nity. From April to September,

fourteen gardens around Buck-inghamshire are taking part in-cluding some in GreatMissenden and Ellesborough.

From smaller neighbour-hood gardens to those at largerproperties, there are a range ofdifferent places to visit, withvarying special features. Refresh-ments are available at all theproperties and some will alsofeature musical entertainment togive the charity’s supporters fur-ther reasons to visit.

To request a copy of theScannappeal Open Gardensleaflet which gives details of allgardens or to book tickets in ad-vance (including a discountedmultiple entry ticket), telephone01494 734161, email [email protected] visit www.scannappeal.org.uk

The new doors of theMethodist Church inPrestwood High Street

Celebration of 150 years of Methodism

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Now that Spring is finally here,watch the skies over the BlackHorse pub for some weird andwonderful aerial activity. One ofthe first to lift off on a good day inMarch was a 110ft Snow WhiteHot Air Balloon. Said Jo Smith onbehalf of the pub, “The diners

thought it was terrific and manyvehicles drove into the car park andfield to get a look. Khaos BalloonTeam is one of the many BalloonClubs who fly from our fields.”

Over Easter Weekend the fa-mous All Fools Meet took place,and started the season in style.

Celebrity hairdresser, RichardWard, recently gave MisbourneA Level Art Students a uniqueopportunity to work in a cre-ative industry. Richard and hiswife Hellen, in conjunction withBritish manufacturer MedichemInternational, have developed anexciting range of new hair prod-ucts called ‘The Chelsea Collec-tion’ for Waitrose plc.

Karen Nunn, who runs herown Marketing company, wasapproached to manage the proj-ect including all design andproduct development. She waslooking for fashion led illustra-tions to provide ‘the Chelsea feel’.Karen approached The Mis-bourne because she has alwaysbeen impressed by the standardof artwork produced by the stu-dents.

Maxine Nichols, Head of Artat The Misbourne, readilyagreed to the project. “Effectiverelationships with external busi-ness promotes the importance ofeducation and puts learning intocontext. This unique project hasbeen an invaluable experiencefor our art and textile students,”she said.

Three students, SophieHoward-Sorrell, Scarlett Valen-tine Bird and Ashleigh Mendo-lia, were chosen to refine theirillustrations and submit themfor ultimate selection. As well asamazing artwork, the finalists

had demonstrated outstandingeffort and a totally business-likeattitude to their work.

Sophie Howard-Sorrell’s de-signs were those chosen for therange because they captured ex-actly the right essence to pro-mote ‘the Chelsea look’ andenhance the brand. Sophie’s il-lustrations appear on ‘TheChelsea Collection’ productswhich went on sale, exclusivelythrough Waitrose, from 15 April.Her reward includes a cash prizeas well as salon treatments andweek’s work experience whereshe will spend a day in RichardWard’s salon, time with EssencePR, Nobull Communicationsand Waitrose.

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by Dialogos

Source crossword no.29

CROSSWORD SOLUTION NO.28

Entries in the top and bottom lines

should have suggested “Great

Expectations”. Solvers were asked

to highlight the surname of the

author, Charles Dickens.

When sending completed entries forcrossword 29, please enter yourname and address here:

ACROSS

Across

2. Christmas stars: another is born ... (6)

6. ... after star king collapsed? (4)

10. Scintillating names, or such as Pinsent and Redgrave (7)

13. Game you might make money on? It's remote, put nothingon it ... (4)

15. ... unlike this game, which is a dead cert (4)

16. Prophet exposed by Virginia leaves in a rush (7)

17. This sort of meal is said to be a draw (4)

19. Runs with scared cries from awful stinks (5)

20. Current measure could be Anglo-French paternity claim (6)

21. Heavily criticise astro-dynamics? (5)

23. Tries promoting rook, but they can't fly (5)

24. Knock one glass of beer back as a rule, in India (3)

26. Desperate appeal for oxygen on board ship (3)

27. Enthusiast could use it to cool down (3)

28. Used a yardstick keeping time (3)

29. Sources of lots of Indian rivers emerge here? No! (5)

31. River dweller Harry loses his head (5)

33. Call again "About-face!" (6)

34. Bird-fancying comic: funny, that is ... (5)

36. ... red-nose, as regularly entertained in the war (4)

38. Tall plant cut for starter fuel: clover perhaps (7)

40. Select best contenders from strips fast, weeding out poorsprats (4)

41. Explosive cone found in Vietnam. (Or not!) (4)

42. Sort of 38: it's a strange millet with nothing in it (7)

43. Emile's writer - bottom drawer, not top (8).

DOWN

1, 27. He travelled west, got caught in the rain, was forced to rotterribly about the middle of Gloster ... (12, 2 words)

2. ... and being incautious got an outbreak of spots (4)

3. Something to display "erroneous" - Roman ten is used (8)

4.Stamp featuring a future Olympic venue's entertainments or-ganisers (11)

5. Gin flowed upwards in the London area (5)

7. Possible alien object regularly found in pub food (3)

8. Sci-fi writer Nancy sounds like Herb! (5)

9. For the sake of argument, assumes 37 is mistaken (6)

11. One member of the duet always had a small part of the lyrics(6)

12. It's Ellie's dream to dance in Ireland (11, 2 words)

14. Pop a question, eg "What stands for potassium?" (3)

18. I must have a rocket-launching platform - it's the latest thingeveryone is getting! (4)

22. One has a sinful rampaging viral strain (8, 2 words)

24. In Montmartre she's on the game in this narrow lane ... (6)

25. ... French ecstasy, one taken by US soldier (4)

27. See 1.

30. Create complicated ballet movement (6)

32. Wrong English cake (5)

33. From the borders around Spain comes this great cathedralcity - not! (5)

35. Dirty chap confused during spring holidays in Eastenders (3)

37. Plug fingerhole (4)

39. For the attention of a backward fool (3)

Crossword Solution No28Congratulations to Lorna Clark who completed the Crossword No28 and identifiedthe author ‘Dickens’ and the novel Great Expectations. Just 250 years ago Dickens

changed, the ending of the novel such that the main character Pip says of Estella thephrase, “I could see the shadow of no parting from her” to “I saw no shadow of anotherparting from her”. What are our ‘great expectations’ today? And what phrase would we

use to describe those things we do not want to lose? Why not write in?

Entries in the top and bottom lines of the completed diagram should suggest a novel. Solvers should highlight both names of the author.

RecipeRiverfordbroccoli,mustard &dill tart Kirsty Hale, Riverford Cooks

serves 6-8, prep: 65 mins in-cluding pastry chilling time,cook: 50 mins

for the pastry:

250g plain flour, plus more

to dust

1 tsp fine sea salt

150g cold unsalted butter,

chopped

1 egg, lightly beaten

1-2 tbsp milk or water

for the filling:

1 large broccoli, cut into florets

small knob of butter

4 spring onions, finely sliced

(or use a small onion)

3 eggs, lightly beaten

250ml crème fraîche

small handful chopped

fresh dill

1 tbsp wholegrain mustard

In a bowl, rub together the flour,salt and butter with your finger-tips until it resembles fine bread-crumbs. Make a well and add theegg and milk or water. Use yourfingertips to bring it togetherinto a dough. Turn onto a lightlyfloured work surface. Shape intoa ball. Wrap in clingfilm and chillin the fridge for at least 30 mins.Lightly grease a 9-10cm tart tinwith butter. Roll out your pastry

into a circle 3mm thick; use thebase of the tin or a plate as a tem-plate to cut it slightly larger thanthe tin. Use your floured rollingpin to lift it carefully into the tin.Press firmly but gently into thegrooves so there are no gaps. Foldthe excess pastry over the top ofthe tin, then roll over the rim tocut it off. Prick the base severaltimes with a fork. Chill for 15mins to stop it shrinking duringcooking. Line with a piece ofbaking paper or foil large enoughto cover the base and sides, addbaking beans or dried pulses andbake at 180°C for 15 mins. Re-move the paper and beans, thenbake for another 10-15 mins. Thebase should be dry and crisp andthe edges golden. Leave to cool.

While the pastry cooks, boil thebroccoli for 3 mins. Drain, re-fresh in cold water, then drainagain. Melt the butter in a panand gently cook the onions for2-3 mins until soft. Removefrom the pan and leave to coolslightly. Arrange the broccoli andonions in the pastry case. In abowl, mix the eggs, crèmefraîche, dill and mustard. Seasonand pour over the broccoli. Bakefor 20-30 mins, until just set.

The Parish Council asks - What is missing from our roads?–illustrated by these pictures

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Gratitude is often mistaken withindebtedness. In a society lurch-ing towards a culture of blameand litigation, we overlook thewonderful, positive benefits ofan attitude of gratitude. In itssimplest form it is just saying“Thank You”.

A thankful attitude is achoice you make regardless ofthe circumstances. There isplenty to be grateful for. Youmay say, “Yes! But there is plentyto complain about too!”

You have a choice to make.Robinson Crusoe spent 27 yearsshipwrecked. He kept a journal.Gripe: “I’m stuck on this islandwithout hope.” Gratitude: “Iwasn’t drowned”.

Do you get the message?What are you grateful for?

Gratitude means thankful-ness, counting your blessings,noticing simple pleasures, and ac-knowledging everything that you

receive. It means learning to liveyour life, as if everything were amiracle, and being aware, continu-ously, of how much you have beengiven. Gratitude shifts your focus,from what your life lacks to theabundance that is already present.Giving thanks makes people hap-pier and more resilient, it strength-ens relationships, it improveshealth, and it reduces stress.

Maurice Roberts, Life Coachat [email protected]

says, “Research shows that Grat-itude is more than feeling good,it heightens the Quality of Life”

“The sun was shining in my eyes.

I could barely see to do the nec-essary task that was allotted me.

Resentment of the vivid glow, I started to complain –

When all at once, upon the air, Iheard the blind man’s cane.”

Earl Musselman.

What is a bronzer? A bronzer isused primarily to add an extrawarm glow to your skin and is avery useful addition to yourmake up set. Bronzers are usu-ally found in powder form, ei-ther loose or pressed, andnowadays most cosmetic com-panies are using natural min-eral powders which are longlasting, hypoallergenic and easyto apply without clogging.There are also cream and liquidbronzers available.

Generally a bronzer is ap-plied over your foundation tokey areas of your face such aschin, nose forehead and cheekareas. They are very versatileand can also be applied directlyonto the skin without founda-tion. When using a powderbronzer it is important to makesure the skin is dry or poweredfirst to make sure the bronzerglides on smoothly and doesn’t

streak. If you find your normalfoundation is too light for thesummer months when you havea little more colour in your facethen have a matte bronzer inyour kit to bring up your foun-dation colour.

Use a good, soft bronzingbrush with a rounded head.

Swirl it in the bronzing powderand then tap off any excess.Apply lightly to the side of yourface to test the application; it isbetter to put on less and build upthe colour than to put on toomuch and have to tone it down.Be brave and try one out to seethe effects.

The benefits of gratitude

Calls for more Health Fairs

Bronzing basics explained

In March a lovely sunny day en-couraged 273 people to attendthe first senior health fair to beheld in Prestwood Village Hall.It was held to make the localcommunity of HP16 postal ad-dresses more aware of the differ-ent health and voluntaryservices that are available tothem.

The opportunity to have aMini Health Check Up was verypopular.

The atmosphere was verylively, creating a warm atmos-phere and people were very re-laxed. There was a resoundingrequest To Chiltern District

Council to repeat the event an-nually. CDC organiser told TheSource: “Feedback from manyagencies was that this was the

best health fair they had ever at-tended.” Many people said theywould be making simple lifestylechanges as a result.

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Home Death is a play by NellDunn which deals with the diffi-cult subject of dying at home. Itwill be presented at Ballinger

War Memorial Hall, on Thurs-day 16th May at 7:30pm.

Said Nell, “I wrote the playafter my partner died. I wantedto make dying at home moresupported. I wanted to writeabout some good deaths andsome bad deaths.”

The Director is Liz Roth-schild: She explained, “I wantedto present this play because I findit both searing and funny, mun-dane and extraordinary in theway it captures the dilemmas andchallenges surrounding dying athome. The title alerts us to thefact that this process is similar tochoosing a home birth. But whereare the National death classes toprepare us for this? It invites us toask why the provision is not more

consistent around the countryand why it is that while 70% of ussay we want to die at home only30% of us do.”

The author will introducethe play and explain why she feltmoved to write it. A panel discus-sion will follow, giving the audi-ence the opportunity to sharetheir experiences. Tickets are £5from [email protected]

An extraordinary playopens a difficult subject

14 COMMUNITY & EVENTS HP16 – The Source April/May 2013

Events at TheRoald DahlMuseum andStory Centre81-83 High Street Great MissendenBucks HP16 0AL01494 892192 www.roalddahlmuseum.org

Saturday 27 AprilAll day. Magic Fizzwinkling Fin-gers. For all ages. Free for Museumvisitors.

Sunday 28 AprilAll day. Buzzwangling BFG Clothes.For all ages. Free for Museum visitors

Saturday 4 May 12 noon, 1pm and 2pm. WritingHut Talks For all ages. Free for Mu-seum visitors

Saturday 4 May11am to 5pm. Village Visit Day Forall ages: our annual day where localresidents can visit us for free. Join inwith free craft activities and story-telling and take advantage of a 10%discount in the shop. At 12 noon,1pm and 2pm head to our replica ofRoald Dahl's Writing Hut in theStory Centre to learn about RoaldDahl's writing routine and some ofthe quirky objects he kept near hisspecial writing chair. Free for localresidents, simply bring a utility billas proof of your ‘HP’ postcode.

Sunday 5 May12.30pm to 1.30pm and 2pm to3pm. Crackling Character Cre-ations. For 7+ years.

Monday 6 May12.30pm to 1.30pm and 2pm to3pm. Whizzbanging Words withJosh Lacey. For 7+ years.

Saturday 11 May12.30pm, 1.30pm and 2.30pm. Dis-cover Dahl's Archives. For 10+years. Free for Museum visitors.

Sunday 12 May12.30pm to 1.30pm and 2pm to3pm. Fantastic Fingerprint Art. For6+ years.

Saturday 18 May11.30am, 1pm, 2.30pm and3.45pm. Crodscolloping chocolatedecorating. For 4+ years.

Sunday 19 MayAll day. Design a Trogswizzling Tor-toise. Free for Museum visitors.

Saturday 25 May12.30pm to 1.30pm and 2pm to3pm. Splendiferous African Ani-mals. For 6+ years.

Sunday 26 MayAll day. Matilda's Mind-MugglingTricks. Drop-in craft activity for allages. Free for Museum visitors.

Monday 27 MayAll day. Wondercrump WoodlandCreatures. Drop-in craft activity forall ages. Free for Museum visitors.

Tuesday 28 May. 11am, 12 noon, 1pm, 2pm and3pm. Muggled Mirror Paintings.For 6+ years.

Wednesday 29 May11 am to 12 noon. Oompa LoompaChocolate Box. For 6+ years.

Wednesday 29 May12.30pm to 1.30pm and 2pm to3pm. Whizz-banging Words withJosh Lacey. For 7+ years.

Thursday 30 May11am, 1pm and 3pm. Buckswash-ling Biscuit Beasts. For 6+ years.

Friday 31 May11am to 12 noon. BuzzwanglingBug Jars. For 6+ years.

Friday 31 May12.30pm to 1.30pm and 2pm to3pm. The Baby That Roared withSimon Puttock. For 4+ years.

Saturday 1 June12.30pm, 1.30pm and 2.30pm. Dis-cover Dahl's Archives. For 10+years. Free for Museum visitors.

Sunday 2 JuneAll day. Jumbly Giraffes and Cataster-ous Crocs. Drop-in craft activity forall ages. Free for Museum visitors.

Saturday 8 JuneAll day. George's Jumpsquifflingpets. Drop-in craft activity for allages. Free for Museum visitors.

Sunday 9 JuneAll day. The Giraffe and the Pelly andsweets! Drop-in craft activity for allages. Free for Museum visitors.

Saturday 15 June12.30pm to 1.30pm and 2pm to3pm. Whizz-popping Wind Socks.For 7+ years.

Sunday 16 JuneAll day. Where's Esio Trot? Drop-incraft activity for all ages. Free forMuseum visitors.

Saturday 22 JuneAll day. Mrs Twit's revolting nose.Drop-in craft activity for all ages.Free for Museum visitors.

Sunday 23 JuneAll day. Wondercrump woodlandcreatures. Drop-in craft activity forall ages. Free for Museum visitors.

Saturday 29 June12 noon, 1pm and 2pm.RoaldDahl's War.For 7+ years. Free forMuseum visitors.

The Museum, Shop and Café Twitare open 10am to 5pm Tuesday toFriday and 11am to 5pm Saturdayand Sunday. plus Buckinghamshirehalf-term and bank holiday Mondays

Unless otherwise stated there is acharge for activities, in addition tothe museum entry charge. Many ac-tivities should be pre booked, prebook by calling 01494 892192 untilthe day before the event. For moreinformation contact the Roald DahlMuseum and Story CentreRegistered Charity No. 1085853 A company limited by guarantee no.4178505

Free storytelling and craft activitiestake place at weekends and every dayin the school holidays. More work-shops will be added, so keep an eyeon the What’s On pages atwww.roalddahlmuseum.org/whatson

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Sunday 28 April Hollydyke House Garden open forcharity (National Garden Scheme).2pm - 6pm. Adm £3.50. 3 Acre gar-den with many tulips and otherspring flowering bulbs. Home madeteas. Also group visits by appoint-ment. Little Missenden HP7 0RD

Wednesday 1 May, Thursday 23 May, Wednesday 19 June andThursday 18 JulyGipsy House garden and The PlantSpecialist. Garden open for charity(National Garden Scheme). Homeof the late Roald Dahl. Many differ-ent areas, including herbaceous bor-ders, vegetable garden and wildflower meadow. 2- 5pm Adm £4.Home made teas. Whitefield Lane,Great Missenden, HP16 0BP.

Sunday 12 May and Tuesday 11 JuneOverstroud Cottage. Garden openfor charity (National GardenScheme). Carved out of an old chalkquarry. Many spring bulbs andhellebores, primulas and pulmonar-ias. Cottage was once C17 feverhouse for Missenden Abbey. Gardenstudio with painting exhibition. 2 –5pm. Adm. £3.50. The Dell, FrithHill, Great Missenden HP16 9QE.Teas served at Great MissendenParish Church.

Sunday 19 MayPriestfield Arboretum Open Day.Private collection of rare & specimentrees in delightful small woodlandsetting. Managed by volunteers. Ad-mission £2. Free guided toursthroughout the day. 10.30am – 4pmNew Guidebook available. Regretuneven terrain not suitable for dis-abled. Stony Lane, Little KingshillHP16 ODU. OS gridref SU 900 992.Contact 01344 774620 email [email protected]

Thursday 23 May The Warren, Great Missenden. Gar-den open in aid of Scannappeal. Abeautiful one-acre garden, laidmainly to lawn and edged with ma-ture trees; stunning rhododendrons,many herbaceous borders and beau-tiful views towards Ballinger. Wheel-chair access, Refreshments available,Plants for sale. 11am – 2pm. £4 peradult, on the gate. The Warren, Pot-ter Row, Great Missenden HP16 9LTwww.scannappeal.org.uk/activi-ties/open-gardens/

Monday 27 MayFressingwood Garden open for char-ity (National Garden Scheme).Thoughtfully designed garden withyear round colour with many inter-esting features. 2-5.30pm. Adm. £3.50children free. Home made teas. HareLane, Little Kingshill. HP16 0EF

More information about other gar-dens open to the public under the Na-tional Gardens Scheme can be foundin: the Buckinghamshire NGS leafletavailable from good garden centres, li-braries and bookshops; The YellowBook, available from bookshops; andonline at www.ngs.org.uk

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Friday 26 April Buckinghamshire Pottery & Sculpture Society.AGM followed by Speaker Jessica Ecott. LittleKingshill Village Hall. 7.30pm. Members &non-members welcome. Admission £5 fornon-members. For more information ringRichard Ballantyne on 01296 738983

Friday 26 – Sunday 28 April Wycombe MAG Biker Party weekend raisingmoney for MAG UK and The Thames Valleyand Chiltern Air Ambulance Trust. The BlackHorse Pub, Great Missenden.

Saturday 27 April Great Missenden WI Spring Produce Stall. Li-brary Forecourt 10am-12noon

Flower Festival at St Mary’s Church, BallingerCommon. Cream teas, plants, books and bric-a-brac. Live music too. Vegetable Monster com-petition for the under 10s. 2 – 5pm St Mary’sChurch, Ballinger Common. Blackthorne Lane,HP16 9LN. Enquiries 01494 837080

Music from the Masters. Great Missenden ChoralSociety will be performing Mendelssohn’s LaudaSion, Brahms’ Nanie, and Schubert’s Mass in Aflat. These pieces will be sung, respectively, inEnglish, German and Latin! Soloists will beLouise Alder, Kate Howden, Matthew Morganand Ed Ballard. Musical director is John Cotterilland St John’s Chamber Orchestra will provide theaccompaniment.Great Missenden Parish Church7.30pm. Tickets £12.50 (£6 students and chil-dren) Available from Wynyard-Wright and Ellisat 368 High Street, Great Missenden 01494864225, and Choir Members.

Sunday 28 April Prestwood Nature, Boug’s Meadow Generalgrassland, hedgerow and tree management.Free parking at Link Road car park, Great Mis-senden, right beside the site. 10am-1pm. Infor-mation [email protected]

Holy Trinity Annual Parochial Church Meeting.

Prestwood Community Walking Group. Lionsof Bledlow walk (5 miles) Meet at 2pm at Prest-wood Village Hall. Contact Ken Foot 01494863413

Flower Festival at St Mary’s Church, BallingerCommon, 2 -5pm (See Saturday 27 April fordetails)

Hollydyke House Garden open for charity (Na-tional Garden Scheme). 2pm - 6pm. Adm£3.50. 3 Acre garden with many tulips andother spring flowering bulbs. Home made teas.Also group visits by appointment. Little Mis-senden HP7 0RD

Choral evensong St Peter and St Paul, GreatMissenden. 6pm

Tuesday 30 April The Prestwood Society meeting. Famouse Spies,Hugh Granger. Prestwood Village Hall. 8pm.Admission 50p which includes refreshments.All welcome.

Wednesday 1 May Gipsy House garden and The Plant Specialist.Garden open for charity (National GardenScheme). Home of the late Roald Dahl. Manydifferent areas, including herbaceous borders,vegetable garden and wild flower meadow. 2-5pm Adm £4. Home made teas. WhitefieldLane, Great Missenden, HP16 0BP.

Prestwood Afternoon W.I. Resolutions Meeting.speaker TBA. Prestwood Village Hall 2.15pm.Details from 01494 862156

Friday 3 May Pot Luck Lunch 1.15pm in Holy Trinity ChurchHall Prestwood. Bring a contribution for thelunch and make a donation of £2.50 for Chris-tian Aid. Also bring and buy stall with plants,cakes, preserves etc. All welcome, enjoy a threecourse lunch in good company.

Saturday 4 May Coffee morning Lee Common MethodistChurch 10.30- 12 noon

Concert, Make Music for Christian Aid withmusical and spoken contributions from localchurches in Prestwood and Great Missenden. StPeter & St Paul, Great Missenden. Tickets £5PLUS a donation on the evening available fromChurches and Church offices.

Wednesday 8 May Friendship Club at Prestwood MethodistChurch. Concert by Prestwood Infant School -followed by ‘flower arranging’ with Joy Prosser. .2.15 - 3.15 pm. 2 pm tea and biscuits. Everyonewelcome. No charge. Enquiries 01494 862431

Thursday 9 MayPrestwood Community Walking Group.Coombe Hill & Wendover walk (4 miles) Meetat 10am at Prestwood Village Hall. Contact KenFoot 01494 863413

Little Kingshill WI. Little Kingshill Village Hall.2pm. Contact 01494 865592. Visitors are wel-come at our meetings

Prestwood Gardening Society. A Nice Cup ofTea, Mr Russell Bowes. Prestwood Village Hall8pm. Details from Mrs Jacky Harding 01494863067

Friday 10 May Coffee Morning with the local police to "HaveYour Say" Great Missenden Library. 10am -12noon. Free

Saturday 11 May Prestwood Gardening Society. Plant Sale. Prest-wood Village Hall 9am. Details from GeoffNoble 01494 865947

Paws for Tea. Please come and have a cup oftea/coffee and a cake in the farmyard to raisemoney for The Blue Cross Animal charity.10am to 12 noon. Collings Hanger Farm, 100Wycombe Road, Prestwood HP16 0HP Queries07769746323

Prestwood infant school seaside summer fete.11am - 2pm. Admission 50p (under 12 free)Punch & Judy man ( 2 shows) bouncy castle,BBQ and raffle (tickets available on the day)and lots more stalls

Blue Door Cinema (not-for-profit communitycinema) presents: Priceless (12A). 8 pm (doorsopen 7.30 pm)Great Missenden Memorial Cen-tre, Link Road HP16 9AE. Tickets £6 availablefrom Samways newsagent in Great Missendenand on the door. Wine, beer, home-made cakesand savouries available.

Sunday 12 MayBlue Door Cinema (the not-for-profit commu-nity cinema) children’s screening: Kirikou andthe Sourceress (U). Great Missenden MemorialCentre, Link Road HP16 9AE. 10 am. Tickets £3children, £6 adults, available from Samwaysnewsagent in Great Missenden and on the door.Children must be accompanied by an adult atthe kids' screenings. All kids screenings are fol-lowed by a craft / creative activity.

Sunday 12 MayCharity Bring & Buy Plant Sale in aid of the"Send a Cow" Little Kingshill Baptist Church.11.30ampm till 1pm

Overstroud Cottage. Garden open for charity(National Garden Scheme). Carved out of anold chalk quarry. Many spring bulbs and helle-bores, primulas and pulmonarias. Cottage wasonce C17 fever house for Missenden Abbey.Garden studio with painting exhibition. 2 –5pm. Adm. £3.50. The Dell, Frith Hill, GreatMissenden HP16 9QE. Teas served at GreatMissenden Parish Church.

Monday 13 to Friday 17 MaySt Peter & St Paul, Great Missenden ChristianAid Lunches each weekday of Christian AidWeek, in the Church

Monday 13 May POD group (activities for the over 50s) 2.30pm- 4pm at Prestwood Village Hall. All welcome-no charge. Contact Colin Veysey 01494 862257

Tuesday 14 MayBridge Group at Prestwood Village Hall 2pm –4pm. Occasional/trial visit £2. Details 01494863084

Prestwood Methodist Church Monday Group.Treasures of Waddesdon, Cynthia Hartley.Prestwood Methodist Church Hall. 7.45pm.Visitors £2.

Prestwood Evening W.I. Resolutions Meeting .Prestwood Village Hall 7.45pm. Details 01494868058. We welcome visitors and prospectivemembers to all our meetings

Wednesday 15 May Live folk music at The Chequers Pub with TheWick Trimmers & guest musicians. 8pm. Freeentry - all welcome.

Thursday 16 MayGreat Missenden Evening W.I. Thomas Coramand The Foundling Hospital, Mrs Peggy Verrall.Great Missenden Memorial Hall. 7.30 pm. De-tails 01494 862000. New members always wel-come.

Friday 17 May Talk on how to research local and family his-tory. Great Missenden Library. 2.30pm. Free

Politics v Principles, talk by Ann Widdecombe.Holy Trinity Church Prestwood at 8pm. Tickets£10 from 01494 862327 orwww.htprestwood.org.uk.

Saturday 18 May Farmers Market to be held on the Bury Field,Great Missenden. 9am until 12.30pm. Should you want a stall atthis event please contact [email protected]

Prestwood Gardening Society. Coach Trip toSavill Gardens. Details from Edna Little 01494863454

Christian Aid Coffee morning. Plants, Cakes,Raffle etc. on sale. Lee Common MethodistChurch, Oxford Street, Lee Common. 10.30 -12 noon. All welcome

Sunday 19 MayPriestfield Arboretum Open Day. Private collec-tion of rare & specimen trees in delightful smallwoodland setting. Managed by volunteers. Ad-mission £2. Free guided tours throughout theday. 10.30am – 4pm New Guidebook available.Regret uneven terrain not suitable for disabled.Stony Lane, Little Kingshill HP16 ODU. OSgridref SU 900 992. Contact 01344 774620email [email protected]

High Wycombe & District Poultry Society 4thAnnual Open Afternoon. A wide selection ofchickens and ducks on display. Chicken themedgames for children. Talks on chickens aimed atnew keepers and for established keepers. Talks

will given by Andy Marshall. Everyone is wel-come. Free entry. Collings Hanger Farm, 100Wycombe Road, Prestwood, Bucks HP16 0HP. 2to 5pm. Further details from Karen Winslow [email protected] or 07793085938

Prestwood Community Walking/CyclingGroup. Thame disused railway track (10 miles)Meet at 2pm at Prestwood Village Hall. ContactKen Foot 01494 863413

Tea Walk starting from local churches at 2pmand returning for tea about 3.45pm. Holy Trin-ity church, Prestwood. For details of eachmonthly walk contact Jean Green 01494 865660

Tuesday 21 May Chiltern Business Club. Charity Night, presen-tation from Hillingdon Narrowboats. 7.30pm.Free to Members and £5 for non members. Op-tional two course dinner at 6.30pm (£20). Mis-senden Abbey. Contact Sandra Webb 01494890980 E-mail:[email protected]

Wednesday 22 May Friendship Club at Prestwood MethodistChurch. African Adventure - illustrated talk byMargaret Deakin. 2.15 - 3.15 pm. 2 pm tea andbiscuits. Everyone welcome. No charge. En-quiries 01494 862431

Thursday 23 MayGipsy House garden and The Plant Specialist.Garden open for charity (National GardenScheme). (See Wednesday 1 May for details)

The Warren, Great Missenden. Garden open inaid of Scannappeal. A beautiful one-acre garden,laid mainly to lawn and edged with mature trees;stunning rhododendrons, many herbaceous bor-ders and beautiful views towards Ballinger.Wheelchair access, Refreshments available,Plants for sale. 11am – 2pm. £4 per adult, on thegate. The Warren, Potter Row, Great MissendenHP16 9LT www.scannappeal.org.uk/activities/open-gardens/

Prestwood Methodists are holding a CoffeeMorning in aid of Christian Aid on 25th May10:30am to 12 noon in the Church

Sunday 26 May Trinity Sunday Holy Trinity Patronal FestivalEucharist 9.30am followed by celebration in thechurch grounds at noon. To celebrate the 60thanniversary of the Coronation, come as a“Royal” or in 50s gear. Bring your own picnicand seat and join in the fun.

Monday 27 MayFressingwood garden open for charity (Na-tional Garden Scheme). Thoughtfully designedgarden with year round colour with many in-teresting features. 2-5.30pm. Adm. £3.50 chil-dren free. Home made teas. Hare Lane, LittleKingshill. HP16 0EF

Thursday 30 MayBallinger Decorative and Fine Arts Society. Talk- The Work of Eric de Mare: How New Photog-raphy Helped to Rescue Old Buildings, BrianStater. Ballinger Village Hall. 8pm. Admission£5 for non-members. Membership informationfrom Kerry Rhodes 01494 [email protected]

Saturday 1 JuneCoffee morning Lee Common MethodistChurch 10.30am - 12 noon

Monday 3 June Dragonflies Bereavement Group for parentswho have lost a child. GreatMissenden Memorial Centre (Committeeroom) 7.30pm-9.30pm. Enquiries, please contact Elaine Ball 01494890157

Wednesday 5 JunePrestwood Afternoon W.I. Birds in a village 'Species Lost and Gained in the Last Century,Brian Clews. Prestwood Village Hall 2.15pm.Details from 01494 862156

Prestwood Afternoon W.I. Birds in a village,Brian Clews. Prestwood Village Hall 2.15pm.Details from 01494 862156

Friday 7 June Pot Luck Lunch 1.15pm in Holy Trinity ChurchHall Prestwood. Bring a contribution for thelunch and make a donation of £1.50 towardsChurch funds. All welcome, enjoy a threecourse lunch in good company.

Friday 7 JunePrestwood Theatre Club production of a com-edy W.I. BLUES by John Peel at Prestwood Vil-lage Hall 8pm www.prestwoodtheatreclub.

Saturday 8 JunePrestwood Theatre Club production of a com-edy W.I. BLUES (see Friday 7 June)

Blue Door Cinema (not-for-profit communitycinema) presents: Killing Them Softly (18).Great Missenden Memorial Centre. (See Satur-day 11 June for details) Killing Them Softly (18)

Sunday 9 JuneBlue Door Cinema (the not-for-profit commu-nity cinema based in Great Missenden) chil-dren’s screening: Whale Rider (PG). GreatMissenden Memorial Centre. (See Sunday 12June for details

Monday 10 June POD group (activities for the over 50s) 2.30pm- 4pm at Prestwood Village Hall. All welcome-no charge. Contact Colin Veysey 01494 862257

Tuesday 11 JuneLocal author Tanya Wright, talk about allergiesand Nutrition Free. 2pm. Great Missenden Li-brary.

Bridge Group at Prestwood Village Hall 2pm –4pm. Occasional/trial visit £2. Details 01494863084

Overstroud Cottage. Garden open for charity(National Garden Scheme). (See Sunday 12May for details)

Prestwood Evening W.I. The Magistracy. Prest-wood Village Hall 7.45pm. Details 01494868058. We welcome visitors and prospectivemembers to all our meetings

Coffee and Creative Craft. 8pm. Great Mis-senden Baptist ChurchAdmission free. Everyone very welcome to joinus for a fun evening.

Wednesday 12 June Friendship Club at Prestwood MethodistChurch. Outing to Marlow. leave at 1 pm En-quiries 01494 862431

Thursday 13 JunePrestwood Community Walking Group. PulpitHill walk (4 miles) Meet at 10am at PrestwoodVillage Hall. Contact Ken Foot 01494 863413

Little Kingshill WI. Maggie Taylor, the work ofthe Donkey Centre. Little Kingshill Village Hall.2pm. Contact 01494 865592. Visitors are wel-come at our meetings

Prestwood Gardening Society. David AustinRoses, Mr Edwin Rye. Prestwood Village Hall8pm. Details from Mrs Jacky Harding 01494863067

Saturday 15 June Great Missenden Farmers Market. 9am -12.30on the Bury Field Great Missenden.Should you want a stall at this event please con-tact [email protected]

The-Lee Church fete from 2-5pm on the beau-tiful green at The-Lee, Great Missenden (bykind permission of Mrs Stewart-Liberty). In aidof St John the Baptist church. Admission free.Maypole dancing, Morris men, Aston Martins,bouncy castle, pony rides, cakes, tombola,books, plants, cream teas and much, muchmore.

Sunday 16 June Tea Walk starting from local churches at 2pmand returning for tea about 3.45pm. Holy Trin-tiy Church Prestwood. For details of eachmonthly walk contact Jean Green 01494865660.

Tuesday 18 JunePrestwood Society talk on the work of theChiltern Way Federation by Gary Regan, Head-master Prestwood Campus (Formerly Prest-wood Lodge School) in Prestwood Village Hallat 8pm. Admission 50pence which includes re-freshments and everyone is welcome.

Wednesday 19 JuneGipsy House garden and The Plant Specialist.Garden open for charity (National GardenScheme). (See Wednesday 1 May for details)

Live folk music at The Chequers Pub with TheWick Trimmers & guest musicians. 8pm. Freeentry - all welcome.

Thursday 20 JuneGreat Missenden Evening W.I. Open Evening,Visitors Welcome. Kennet and Avon Canal, His-tory and Restoration, Mr Graham Horn. GreatMissenden Memorial Hall. 7.30 pm. Detailsfrom E Webster 01494 862000. New membersalways welcome

Saturday 22 June Iain Rennie Grove House Hospice Care StreetCollection in Great Missenden

Tuesday 25 JuneBridge Group at Prestwood Village Hall 2pm –4pm. Occasional/trial visit £2. Details 01494863084

Chiltern Business Club. BBQ & Social. Venue tobe advised. £20 to include food & Drink. Con-tact Sandra Webb 01494 890980 [email protected]

Wednesday 26 June Friendship Club at Prestwood MethodistChurch. Recorder group from Great Kingshill.Denzil Jarvis, return to Cambodia. 2.15 - 3.15pm. 2 pm tea and biscuits. Everyone welcome.No charge. Enquiries 01494 862431

Thursday 27 June Ballinger Decorative and Fine Arts Society. TalkLee Miller and Roland Penrose at Farley Farm,Anthony Penrose. Ballinger Village Hall. 8pm.Admission £5 for non-members. Membershipinformation from Kerry Rhodes 01494 [email protected]

Friday 28 JuneThe Dream Walk, Midnight sponsored walkfrom Great Missenden Memorial Hall6 Miles. In aid of The Thomas Ball Children'sCancer Fund. Registration forms available fromThe JNP Partnership, Prestwood or the charity01494 890157

Saturday 29 JuneStrawberry Garden Party in aid of Remap.Dorset House, Meadow Gate, Prestwood. Or-ganised by Prestwood Methodist Church Mon-day Group

Wednesday 3 JulyPrestwood Afternoon W.I. Garden Meeting.Phone 01494 862156 for details

Friday 5 July Pot Luck Lunch in Holy Trinity Church Hall1.15pm. Bring a contribution to the lunch andmake a donation of £1.50 towards Churchfunds. All welcome, enjoy a three course lunchin good company.

Saturday 6 July Great Missenden Farmers Market 2013, 9am-12.30 on the Bury Field Great Missenden.should you want a stall at this event please con-tact [email protected]

Coffee morning Lee Common MethodistChurch. 10.30am - 12 noon

Monday 8 July POD group (activities for the over 50s) 2.30pm- 4pm at Prestwood Village Hall. All welcome-no charge. Contact Colin Veysey 01494 862257

Tuesday 9 JulyBridge Group at Prestwood Village Hall 2pm –4pm. Occasional/trial visit £2. Details 01494863084

Prestwood Evening W.I. Victorian QuackRemedies, Carol Rance. Prestwood Village Hall7.45pm. Details 01494 868058. We welcomevisitors and prospective members to all ourmeetings

Wednesday 10 July Friendship Club at Prestwood MethodistChurch. Cryers Hill Singers 2.15 - 3.15 pm. 2pm tea and biscuits. Everyone welcome. Nocharge. Enquiries 01494 862431

Thursday 11 JulyPrestwood Gardening Society. Pansies, Violasand Sweet Violas, Mrs Elizabeth Farrar. Prest-wood Village Hall 8pm. Details from Mrs JackyHarding 01494 863067

Tuesday 16 July Chiltern Business Club. How to start a Micro-brewery, Nick Watson, Malt the Brewery.7.30pm. Free to Members and £5 for non mem-bers. Optional two course dinner at 6.30pm(£20). Missenden Abbey. Contact Sandra Webb01494 890980 E-mail: [email protected]

Wednesday 17 JulyJo Jingles for the under 5's. Great Missenden Li-brary. 10.30 to 11am Free

Prestwood Gardening Society. Coach Trip toHampton Court. Details from Edna Little01494 863454

Live folk music at The Chequers Pub with TheWick Trimmers & guest musicians. 8pm Freeentry - all welcome

Thursday 18 JulyGipsy House garden and The Plant Specialist.Garden open for charity (National GardenScheme). (See Wednesday 1 May for details)

Sunday 20 July Tea Walk starting from local churches at 2pmand returning for tea about 3.45pm. Holy Trin-ity Church Prestwood. For details of eachmonthly walk contact Jean Green 01494865660.

Tuesday 23 JulyBridge Group at Prestwood Village Hall 2pm –4pm. Occasional/trial visit £2. Details 01494863084

Thursday 25 July Ballinger Decorative and Fine Arts Society.AGM. Talk - Legend and Lustre; Jim Thompsonand Thai Silk’, Denise Heywood. Ballinger Vil-lage Hall. 7.45pm. Admission £5 for non-mem-bers. Membership information from KerryRhodes 01494 837887 [email protected] www.ballingerdfas.org.uk

Saturday 27 JulyPrestwood Society All Day Walk with ChristineJolly (For starting point, watch for notices)

WEEKLY EVENTS

SundaysCream Teas at St. Peter & St. Paul, Great Mis-senden. Every Sunday 3-5pm from 31 Marchuntil 6 October 2013! Please check our latestMusic Events and Garden Open online atwww.missendenchurch.org.uk

Mondays Dolce Vita ladies singing group, perform ‘easylistening’ harmonised music. 2pm-3pm. Old-ham Hall, Great Missenden, meet weekly,termly subscription. For more information andto register contact [email protected] or call0777 370 4233

Voice Band dynamic children’s singing groupfor ages 7 to 13. 5pm-6pm Misbourne School,Great Missenden, meet weekly, termly subscrip-tion. For more information and to register con-tact [email protected] or call 0777 3704233

Tuesdays Village Coffee Morning at the Memorial Hall,Great Missenden 10am -12 noon. Everyonewelcome. Details Jennifer King 01494 865271.

Over 50s Leisure Group at Great MissendenMemorial Hall, 10am to 11.45am. Various ac-tivities are available: short mat bowls, short ten-nis, petanque and board games. In summerboules and croquet are played on the BuryField. £2.50 per morning. New members wel-come. Details Jean Walwark 01494 863113.

First Footers Walk. Easy flat walk, 20-30 min-utes, ideal to get you started. 1st and 3rd Tues-day of the month. Meet at the Memorial Hall,Great Missenden (behind the library) ready todepart at 10am. Free. Tea/coffee available avail-able after the Walk. For information contact:Simply Walk on 01494 475367 email: [email protected]. Website:www.buckscc.gov.uk/rights_of_way

Fit Over 50 Exercise to Music at Great Mis-senden Memorial Hall 12 noon to 1pm. Adapt-able movements, toning and stretching. £3.50per session. No need to book, just come alongwearing comfortable clothing. For more detailscall Elaine on 07939520207 or [email protected]

Wednesdays "Bounce & Rhyme" Songs & Nursery Rhymesfor the under 5’s. Great Missenden library 10.30to 11am Every week during term time. Free

Prestwood baby & toddler group meets everyWednesday 9.45 to 11.15am at Prestwood Vil-lage Hall.

Want to know more about Christianity? Pleasejoin us for Bible Study and Prayer. 10 -11.30amevery Wednesday during term time in the Fel-lowship Room at the Baptist Church in GreatMissenden. There is a warm welcome for every-one.

The Missendens Badminton Club meets from 8to 10pm each Wednesday during term time forsocial badminton, at Prestwood Junior School.Details Mike 01494 865325.

Singcopation Community Choir, developedfrom Mizfest choir project. Open to all agesand stages who want ‘soul food’ singing ‘easylistening’ harmonised music. 7.30-8.45pm Mis-bourne School, Great Missenden meet weekly,termly subscription. For more information andto register contact [email protected] or call0777 370 4233

Thursdays Weekly lunch club in the Baptist Hall GreatMissenden for over 55's. Details Jenny Hesketh01494 864432

Thought for Thursday, 10.15 – 10.45 am onMay 2nd, 9th, 16th, led by Bill Stephens on ‘Thepeople called Methodists –John Wesley’ andfrom Thursday 23rd May weekly , Bible studiesled by Afsar Ahmed, Everyone welcome.

Whist, every Thursday. Cost £2.50. 1.15pm atPrestwood Village Hall.

Fridays Prestwood Tumblers. A soft play session fortoddlers. Every Friday 9.45am to 11.15am atPrestwood Village Hall.

Great Missenden library Opening hours Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday9.30am – 6pm; Saturday 9.30am -1pm; Sunday,Monday, Thursday and Public holidays – closed

For information about library events includingChatterbooks for 8-12 year olds and adult read-ing groups please ask at the Library.

Prestwood Mobile library Wednesdays. Prestwood Village Hall 3pm to4pm. For more information phone 08452303232

Local Councillors’ Surgery County and District Councillors available tomeet with residents, Great Missenden Library 1st Saturday of each month10-11am.

Tell people about your forthcoming eventsIf you run a local community organisation planning an event inHP16 during June/July 2013, tell usabout it. Send details including:date; event; venue; time; cost [ifany]; contact name, telephonenumber and e mail address [ifavailable] to: [email protected] by post to The Source c/o GreatMissenden Library, High Street, Great Missenden HP16 0AL.

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Sixth Form Rowers ChristopherTebb and Alex Crossley appearedon the television news on Friday15 March when they were presentat a ceremony to formally an-nounce that a lottery grant of £1million had been awarded toMarlow Rowing Club’s Fire andBuilding Fund. The fund is rais-ing money to allow the club tocontinue and rebuild after a

major clubhouse fire in August2011.

The rowers rubbed shoulderswith Sir Steve and Lady Redgrave;the Rt Hon Theresa May (HomeSecretary and MP for Maiden-head and Windsor); Olympic andParalympic Medallists and theircoaches as well as representativesfrom Sports England.

The grant is from the Iconic

Fund at Sport England, part ofthe Lottery's £150m"Legacy"fund for promoting future sports.Marlow Rowing Club has astrong history of junior andpara-rowing which will continueand in the case of para-rowing,will expand. Christopher andAlex train regularly with MarlowRowing Club and compete inU17 competions.

If you’re anything like 40% of menin Bucks, you work hard in yourprofessional life, juggle busy homeand social lives and have no ideawhere the last 5 years went, letalone where the flabby bit aroundyour middle appeared from!

Likelihood is that you werea lot more active when you wereyounger and didn’t think twiceabout finding time to do a bit ofsport, but now it seems likemore of a challenge. Howeverthere are a range of sessions de-signed specifically for you tak-ing place this May. So if there’s aracket going on at home, or youneed a way to get rid of stress atwork, then try your hand at one

(or more!) of the sports belowand get your fitness fix in underan hour.

No Strings Badminton makesit fun, easy and sociable to grab aracket, rally around friends andhead on court for some actionwith convenient 'pay and play' ses-sions where you get to call theshots. Whether you want to burnoff those cheeky Friday night pintsor fill your free time when the kidsare off swimming, No StringsBadminton has plenty to offer...

With Squash, you only need45 minutes to get a great allround work out, so even thebusiest people can fit it in aroundwork, family and other commit-

ments. You could even squeeze agame in on your lunch break!

In Cardio Tennis you bounceto the beat in a high energy car-dio workout. It burns up to 600calories in an hour and you don’thave to have any tennis skills. Al-ternatively, Tennis Xpress teachesyou how to serve, rally, score injust 6 weeks with group coachingand equipment provided.

See details of all your localsessions to the left/below/right.(change on location of advert)

Racket sports not your thing?There’s a wide menu of sports andactivities on offer in HP16 so checkout www.reactivatebucks.org orcall 01296 585215.

16 SPORTS & LEISURE HP16 – The Source April/May 2013

BTEC students’ tag rugby festival

On Wednesday, 20 Marcharound 150 pupils from five pri-mary schools arrived at The Mis-bourne to take part in a TagRugby Festival. Fortunately therain and snow kept away but itwas extremely cold for the first

day of spring! This festival wasorganised by the students fromthe Year 12 BTEC Sport group aspart of their course work. Theyalso enlisted the help of otherYear 12 students to referee thegames.

It was a busy afternoon andthe Misbourne students dealt ex-tremely well with last minutechanges and timing issues. Thestaff and parents were extremelycomplimentary of all the leadersinvolved.

Deadline for submissions and advertisements for our next edition is Friday 31 May 2013

Bucks Sport inspires

At least three HP16 resi-dents have run in theLondon Marathon onSunday 21 April thisyear.

Neil Coles of Prest-wood, in support of aLung cancer foundation,and Stuart and AdamJones of South Heathrunning for Iain RennieHospice at Home. If youwould like to show yoursupport please email [email protected].

Our marathon runners

Award to Misbourne Rowers