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Anapplicationby theParochialChurchCouncilatStMichael’s

ChurchforplanningpermissiontobuildaChapterHouseinthe

churchyardhasbeenturneddown.

More than thirty villagers objecting to the plan occupied the

publicgalleryatAylesburyValeDistrictCouncil’sofficesas its

DevelopmentCommitteeconsideredtheproposal.

TheCommitteehadbeenaskedtoruleonthe

application by local Councillor Janet Blake

who spoke against the proposal, challenging

a recommendation of approval from the

council’splanningofficer.

Like others who spoke on the subject,

Councillor Blake was allowed a five-minute

presentation and, like the others, suggested

that the harm that would be done to the

settingofthechurch,aGradeIlistedbuilding

described as possibly the finest example of original Norman

ecclesiastical architecture in the country, would not be

outweighedbythebenefitssuchabuildingwouldbring.

OTHEROBJECTORSStewkleyParish Council had objected to the proposalwith its

casebeingpresentedbyCouncillorPaulSmith.Otherobjectors

wererepresentedbyvillagersJohnSheldonandRachaelWebb.

With ChurchWarden Geoff Ring beside him, architect Jeremy

Bellspelledoutthecaseforapproval,pointingtotheproposed

building being an important part of the church’s mission to

increase the size of its congregation, adding that if numbers

continue to fall “the whole future of the church itself could

becomeunsustainable”.

In discussion, committee members used phrases such as

“there’s no clear justification for the harm to this important

building”and“publicbenefitdoesnotoutweightheharm.”

MEETINGChurchWardenGeoffRingtoldtheGrapevinethatthesetback

willbediscussedatameetingof theParochialChurchCouncil

onSeptember7whendecisionswillbemadeonawayforward.

September 2017

The baby swallows peering out of their nest in a village porch last month, a few days before fledging, perhaps didn’t know that within a few weeks they’d be on the wing flying 200 miles a day to spend winter in southern Africa. Whether they were among those congregating on telephone wires in Dove Street is not known, but late arrivals sometimes wait until October to leave for warmer climes.

COUNCIL DECISION ON CHURCH PLAN

Chapter House Scheme Rejected

Councillor Blake

INSIDE YOUR 20-PAGE GRAPEVINE

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A walk on the history side

THE GRAPEVINE: NEXT ISSUE WILL BE OUT ON OR ABOUT OCTOBER 1 : DEADLINE FOR CONTRIBUTIONS & ADS: SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 17 Contact: [email protected] : To advertise email or call 240765, for editorial email or call 240076

After 20 years, Rosie departs

Death of lifelong villager

Re-birth at Baby & Toddler Group

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Stewkley Grapevine, September 2017 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

STEWKLEYWIfromSheilaFellowesInAugusttheWIhadtocancelaplannedTreasureHuntdueto

wetweather,butmemberswentaheadwithasupperandquiz

as planned. The next meeting at the Village Hall is on

Wednesday September 13 when musician John Dunsterville

willbeentertainingwithapresentationentitled“Rock&Roll&

A Rocking Chair”. The meeting starts at 7.30pm. For more

informationcallSheilaFellowes(240596)

STEWKLEYWALKERS’SEPTEMBERPROGRAMMEfromAliceHorne

WedSep6 ChequersMeet at the Swan, Stewkley, at 9.30am to drive to theRussell

Arms,Butler’sCross(postcodeHP170TS)tomeettheleaders

at 10.15am. Driving through Wendover, the pub is on the

immediate right at Butler’s Cross crossroads. The walk skirts

theChequersEstate,withasteadyclimbatthebeginningpast

Ellesborough Church. There are no stiles. Well-behaved dogs

onleadsarewelcome.Distanceaboutfivemiles.Optionallunch

atTheRussellArms.Leaders:Thelma&George07860654325

TuesSep12VillageCharityWalkStewkleyFigure-of-EightfortheFlorenceNightingaleHospice

MeetattheSwan,Stewkley,at11amfor11.15amstarttowalk

thecountrysidearoundStewkley.Fulldetailscentrepages.StewkleyWalkerswelcomesallcomerstojointhewalkonthe

day to help to raise money for this worthwhile cause which

helpssomanypeoplelocally.Leader:Carol07812606411

ThursSep21 BowBrickhillMeetat theSwanat9.15amtoorder lunchandthensetoff to

BowBrickhill.Inthemiddleofthevillage,wheretheroadbears

to the left, take the turning on the right signposted “Church

Road only”. The lay-by andWarMemorial is immediately on

the left. Park here for a 9.45am start. The walk takes in

woodland,WoburnGolf Club,AspleyHeath andBowBrickhill

Park. Distance about fourmiles. No dogs. Lunch at the Swan,

Stewkley:orderscanbeplacedbyphonebythosegoingdirect

tothestart. Leaders:PatandShoonagh07523006292

WedSep27 WoburnWander–TheGreenWalkMeet at the Swan at 10am for lifts to the public car park in

Woburn (MK179PX) to start thewalk at 10.30am. Thewalk

heads out of the village towards Maryland turning down

TimberLanethroughfieldspastthederelictHorsemoorFarm,

then up into woodlands before continuing down past Fullers

Earth Lodge into Apsley Guise Woods. It skirts the woods

before returning to Woburn through open fields. Walk four

miles,nostilesbutsomeuphillstretches.Well-behaveddogson

leadswelcome.OptionallunchattheBell.

Leaders:Alice07905759120andLindsay07837184525

Web:www.stewkleywalkers.org.uk

MONTHLYFEATUREMEETALOCALviaSTEWKLEY-STYLE

DESERTISLANDDISCS

CHRIS SMITH

Home: High Street North Age : 60 Years in Stewkley: All of them Occupation: Newsagent Village Interests: Walking, Stewkley Players productions, Grapevine distribution, events in the Rec

Most treasured discs: Greatest Hits – The Eagles The Joshua Tree – U2 You sexy thing – Hot Chocolate Seagull – Bad Company Songbird - Eva Cassidy Luxury Item: Solar powered radio Book: Any Dick Pitt adventure by Chris Cussler Would you cope? Quite well as I enjoy my own company What would I miss most of Stewkley? Everything What would I not miss? Inconsiderate parking and speeding traffic

Feature information collected by Bunt Scott

St. Michael’s CE School & Stewkley Bump, Toddler & Baby Group

are holding a Macmillan Coffee Morning for everyone in the village

When: Friday September 29 Where: St. Michael’s School

Time: 9.30 to 11.30am ‘when coffee and tea will be served with

a choice of delicious cakes’

Bring a friend or two and enjoy a chat and a treat. Help us to make this a fantastic morning!

Tell your neighbours, friends and family. We can do it! We can raise an amazing amount again!

FLU CLINICS AT DOCTORS’ SURGERIES

Wing Surgery and Whitchurch Surgery

Saturday September 23

and Saturday October 7

at Wing 8.15am-11.45pm

at Whitchurch 9am – 12noon

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STEWKLEY SINGERS

A New Season

Rehearsals start St Michael’s School

September 14 at 8pm -------


WHAT’SON

STEWKLEY PLAYERS

Annual General Meeting

Friday September 1 Stewkley Village Hall at 8pm

Casting Meeting for Autumn Production

Monday September 4 Stewkley Village Hall at 8pm

New members always welcome!

For further information regarding the players visit www.stewkleyplayers.co.uk or the facebook page

COFFEE STOP

Thursday September 7 10.30am to 12pm

Stewkley Pavilion

StewkleyVicarageCricketClub

BARNDANCE

VillageHallSaturdaySeptember237.30pm–11pm

Price£15perperson(includesfood)

Reserveplacesfrom:Kim&AlanHardings

242227/07519599149/07548979636

E-mail:[email protected]

SCOUTSJUMBLESALESATURDAYSEPT30AT1.30PMATTHEVILLAGEHALL

Entrance50pDepositjumblefrom10am

STEWKLEY CYGNETS PRESCHOOL

SAFARI SUPPER 2017

Saturday Sep 30 from 7pm : £20 per traveller

To host or travel, call Sarah Bowers (07834 627111)or Emma Galvin (07940 411330)

AllproceedsdonatedtoStewkleyCygnets,aregisteredcharityno:1028282

STEWKLEYVILLAGEHALL(Reg.CharityNo.231141)

SundayLunchSundayOctober8at1pm

Tickets£12.50includingaglassofwine/orange

Available from: John Cornish 240333, Jill Scott 240639, Sheila Fellowes 240596, Sandy Flewin 240076

ACTION THIS DAY KENYA

CHARITY HALLOWEEN PARTY

Village Hall - Saturday October 28 - from 7pm

£15 entry includes a welcome drink

Music by Sir Jester, bar, food, fancy dress encouraged, prize for the best dressed

STEWKLEYVICARAGECRICKETCLUBFIXTURESSEPTEMBER

League matches start at 1.30pm; others 2pm

Sat 2nd Aston Clinton A L Sun 3rd Drayton Parslow A Sun 10th Twenty:Twenty at Rec Sun 17th Kimble A

Key: L – League game; A = Away; H = Home

VILLAGE DIARY SEPTEMBER Fr 1 Stewkley Players AGM, Village Hall 8pm (3) Su 3 Mobile Library, Stockhall Crescent 9am – 12pm

Refuse: garden bins Parish Council, Village Hall 7.30pm

Mo 4

Players casting, meeting Village Hall 8pm (3) Tu 5 Refuse: blue tops We 6 St Michaels School re-opens Th 7 Coffee Stop, Pavilion 10.30am – 12pm Fr 8 Stewkley Bump, Baby & Toddler Group resumes,

Village Hall 9.30am (20) Sa 9 Buckinghamshire Historic Churches Trust

sponsored Ride and Stride, 10am-6pm (8) Su 10 Cricket Club: Twenty: Twenty, plus barbecue, Rec.

Refuse: green bins Tu 12 Stewkley Walkers, Figure-of-Eight charity walk, meet Swan 11am (see special item pages 10-11)

Th 14 Stewkley Singers rehearsals resume, St Michaels School (2)

Sa 16 Chapel Lunches 12noon – 1.30pm Su 17 Mobile Library, Stockhall Crescent 9am – 12pm Mo 18 Refuse: garden bins Tu 19 Refuse: blue tops Sa 23 Cricket Club Barn Dance, Village Hall 7.30pm (3) Tu 26 Refuse: green bins Fr 29 MacMillian Big Coffee Morning organised by St

Michael's CE School and Stewkley Bump, Baby and Toddler Group. School 9.30am-11.30am (2) Scouts Jumble Sale, Village Hall 1.30pm (3) Sa 30 Cygnets Safari Supper (3)

OCTOBER Mo 2 Refuse: garden bins Su 8 Village Hall Sunday Lunch 1pm (3) Su 15 Spinney Autumn Clear-up (5) Sa 28 Charity Halloween Party, Village Hall (3) WEEKLY REGULARS

Explorer Scouts 8pm (resumes Sep 11, location tba) Mo Youth Club, Pavilion (resumes Sep 11) Brownies 6.15pm - 7.30pm Pavilion (resumes Sep 12) Short Mat Bowls 2pm, Village Hall (resumes Sep 12)

Tues

Tennis Club Rec 7pm Daisy Club, Methodist Hall 10.30am (resumes Sep 6) We Badminton, 8pm, Village Hall Beaver Scouts, Village Hall 6pm (resumes Sep 14) Tennis Club Rec 7pm

Th

Short Mat Bowls 7.30pm, Village Hall (resumes Sep 7) Stewkley Bump, Baby & Toddler Group, 9.30am, Village Hall (from Sep 8) (20) Mobile Library Service 1.30pm the Rec Car Park Cub Scouts, Pavilion 6pm (resumes Sep 15)

Fri

Scouts, Pavilion 7.30pm (resumes Sep 15) Su Running Club, 8.30am, Rec

Live village diary: www.stewkley.org

To hire…. The Village Hall call 07582 580229 The Rec Pavilion 240347 (this is a new number) The Chapel Schoolroom 217795


PARISHCOUNCILMATTERSThe followingwasreceived fromtheParishCouncilafter itsAugust

meeting:

PlanningObjectionswererecordedtoanapplicationforoutlineplanning

permissionat7BletchleyRoadandanatticconversionatThe

WellHouse,16WingRoad.

CorrespondenceandCommunicationBestKeptVillage-Thevillagecamefirst in itscategoryinthis

year’sBuckinghamshireBestKeptVillageCompetition,winning

theDeFraineCup.ItisthethirdconsecutiveyearStewkleyhas

won its category, last year having been voted the “best of the

best”incompetitionagainstthepreviousyear’swinners.Itwas

agreed to host a lunch for the presentation party and invited

village volunteers after a presentation ceremony on Saturday

September16.

TheCouncilvotedunanimouslyinfavouroflistingthePavilion

onAylesburyValeDistrictCouncil’slistofCommunityAssets.

BroadbandAVDCCouncillorBlakeconfirmedthatthecurrentfocuswason

consolidation of the network, connecting those properties

wherepotshadalreadybeeninstalled.

Cllr Keith Higgins asked Cllr Blake for support on a meeting

requestwithAylesburyValeBroadband todiscuss future roll-

outplanforStewkley.

NeighbourhoodPlanNeil Dickens, Chairman of the Neighbourhood Plan project,

summarised his monthly report. All policies, sites and the

development boundary and open spaces sectors were to

requirefinaldecisionsfromtheCouncilatitsnextmeeting.

Highways,FootwaysandFootpathsLightingA jet patcher has repaired potholes in High Street North and

oneoftheserviceroads. Afurtherserviceroadremainstobe

completedincomingweeks.

FinanceCheques were drawn: Pavilion hire £45; web work £175;

Stewkley Enterprise Agency (mowing etc) £673.58;

Neighbourhood Plan Exhibition Printing £329.01; Clerk’s

Salary£487.94;Spinneypetrolforstrimmer£5.30 .

OpenForumMrs. JackiePanayi attended theOpenForum to get anupdate

onpossible actionbeing takenover theproblemofHGVs that

areincreasinglyusingDuntonRoad.BucksCountyCouncilhad

received an application to operate a waste site at Red Brick

Farm(Doherty's)inDuntonRoad.TheCouncilwerewaitingto

hear if ithadbeenvalidatedandwill thereforebeconsidered.

Councillorsindicatedtheywouldopposesuchanapplication.

Ms Kent attended to highlight the accident at Cricketer’s

Corner. Transport forBuckshadbeen contactedbyCllrBlake

following the accident at Cricketer’s corner with a view to

refreshing some of the white lines, but it was unclear if this

might have to await a future resurfacing programme.

MeanwhileTfBhadconfirmedthatThamesValleyPoliceisthe

only sourceof accident statistics and thepolicedonot record

accidentswhichtheydonotattend.

Mrs Towse and Ms Jenkins attended to highlight the issues

surrounding children and dogs at the Recreation Ground and

specificallytheplayground(seenextcolumn).

Cllr Janet Blake highlighted the introduction of a NewHomes

BonusMicroGrantFundingSchemewhichisopentovoluntary

andcommunitysectororganisationsoperatingwithinaparish,

aswellastoparishandtowncouncils.Easily-accessiblemicro

grantsupto£1,000areavailableforavarietyofpurposessuch

as the refurbishment of village halls, buying new equipment,

running costs and rent. Applications are to be assessed on a

monthlybasis.

Cllr Blake will be one of the judges for the 5 star business

awards on November 15 that will recognise the best

businesses, thebestboss and thebest employeebasedwithin

AylesburyVale,ortradewithinit.

The Vale of Aylesbury Local Plan is to be delivered to the

council’sCabinetonOctober18.

GeneralItemsCllrMorganrequestedameetingtodiscussbudgetmonitoring

– the clerk to organise a meeting in conjunction with budget

planning for 2018. CllrMorgan also queried the status of the

ScoutHut lease -unresolvedproblemswithdrainagedelaying

finalisationofasiteplannecessaryforthecompletionoflease.

The Clerk to move the draft forward with the previously

approvedsolicitor.

Cllr Burgess requested a bin to be considered for South Lane

duetoincreasedusebydogwalkers.

CllrHigginsconfirmedthattheAutumnSpinneytidy-upwould

beonOctober15.

The next Parish Council meeting will be on September 4 at

7.30pm.

PARISHCOUNCILWEBSITEwww.stewkley.org.uk

DOGPOOPROBLEMSREMAINTwo mothers who attended last month’s Parish Council

meeting again highlighted the problem of dog excrement left

uncleared in and around the children’s play area in the

Recreation Ground. One of the issues they raised was a

previously suggested proposal that the play area should be

fenced.

Rec Committee Chairman Julie Dawson, who was at the

meeting, said the question of dog poo in the Rec was a

continuingone,onenotrestrictedtotheplayarea.Anumberof

measures had already been taken in a bid to reduce the

problem,andthefencingideahadbeenexamined.Therewere

views forandagainst theproposal,but todatesuchascheme

had not seemed to be the right way forward. The matter

continuedtobeunderreview.

DANGERONFARMLANDLaterinthemonth,theGrapevinereceivedarequestfromHigh

StreetSouthresidents JillandDavidLewinwhopointoutthat

footpathsonfarmlandinthesouthofthevillagearebeingmore

extensively used for dog walking since the closure of Grace’s

Woodland.

Theysay:“Asregulardog-walkerswehavenoticedanincrease

in the amount of dog-poo left on public footpaths crossing

agricultural land, andassume thatowners areunawareof the

gravethreatcausedbydiseasessuchasneosporosis.A farmer

wespoketowasveryconcernedaboutit.

“Thediseasesdog excrement can carrypose a serious risk to

livestock and other dogs. Problems include abortions (around

five per cent of cattle aborted last year due to neosporosis),

reducedmilkyieldsandpoorfertility.”

Theyalsohighlighttheunsocialnatureofdog-poobagslefton

walkways,orinhedgerows,awaitingdecomposition.Theyadd:

“As dog-owners we should all be considerate of other people

who work or walk in the countryside, and clear up after our

caninecompanions.”

SPINNEYCLEAR-UPPLANVolunteers are called for to help in an autumn clear-up

operationattheAirportMonumentandSpinneyintheDunton

Roadnextmonth.

EventorganiserParishCouncillorKeithHigginssaystheplanis

to finish hedge trimming, clear paths if necessary and collect

and burn all the accumulated rubbish. Work has already

startedonsomeofthehedgesandalocalfarmerfriendhassaid

hewill tackletheworstoftheroadsidehedges,sosomeverge

cleaningmayalsobenecessary.

Theoperationwill beheldon themorningof SundayOctober

15andprospectivevolunteerswithquestionsareaskedtocall

240624.


SERVICES FOR SEPTEMBER 3rd 10.30 am Rev Donna Broadbent-Kelly 10th 10.30 am Service at Stoke Hammond 17th 10 00 am Café Church – Rev Broadbent-Kelly 24th 10.30 am Mr Ken Harris ● Friday workshop – September 22 from 3.30 to 5pm – “Seedtime and Harvest” ● Chapel Lunches - 12 noon - 1.30 pm, Saturday September 16

SERVICES FOR SEPTEMBER 3rd 10 am Parish Communion 10th 10 am Parish Communion 17th 10.30 Harvest Peoples Praise 20th 10 am Wednesday Holy Communion 24th 10 am

2.pm Parish Communion (Patronal)

Thanksgiving and Remembering † JJC & Labyrinth Sunday September 10 † Thanks to the Methodist Church for the opportunity to host lunches in August and to Margaret Carter for organization. † Bucks Historic Churches Trust sponsored Ride & Stride. Saturday September 9 - 10am - 6pm in aid of the Trust and St Michael’s. Sponsorship forms and details from Geoff Ball 240765. Refreshments in St Michael’s. † Cake and Bake Saturday September 9 at 10.30 † To sponsor the illumination of St Michael’s please contact Geoff Ball 240765

MESSAGE FROM THE TEAM RECTOR OF THE COTTESLOE TEAM

Dear friends Four years after my father's death in the Naval Nursing Home in Gillingham, Kent, I felt it was time to revisit some of my old haunts in that amazing county called the Garden of England. Being born east of the river Medway I am a 'man of Kent '(the other lot on the west side are 'Kentish men'). Like so many facts the origins are uncertain, but who cares? The four days that Joy and I spent exploring/re-discovering were very special for kindling memories and astounding perceptions brought about by so much change and development but also odd moments of reassuring 'aha, that's still there then! The return brought up all sorts of mixed feelings but mostly of a good and warming nature---to cherish and mull over on long cold Winter evenings. Such simple things are beyond price as are true friendship and loyalty. When we look around the world and see others' lack of these things and what they suffer as a result we can truly give thanks to our loving creator who gives us His all in His Son Jesus. Finally let us pray for all those working the land and at sea for our food and for all who go without.

God Bless you, Philip.

COFFEESTOP

inthePavilion10.30amto12noonThursdaySeptember7InaidoftheKaribuniTrust

(transformingyoungKenyanlives)

Manythankstoallforraising£208fortheCynthiaSpencerHospice

StMichael’sChurchTeamRectorRevPhilipDerbyshireThe Vicarage, Stewkley Tel: 240287 Email: [email protected]

MethodistChapelMinisterRevDonnaBroadbent-KellyThe Manse, High Street South Tel 240105 Email the stewards: [email protected] Web: www.aylesburyvale.org.uk

STEWKLEY’SGREATWARTRAILCONTINUESOnehundredyearsagothismonth,oneStewkleyladgavehislife

for his country, dying away from active service in a military

hospital in Lincolnshire. John Sheldon continues his Stewkley

GreatWarTrail,honouringPrivate29133WilliamHogston.

WilliamHogstonwasborninCublingtonin1897,thethirdchild

ofcattlemanChristopherHogstonandhiswifeEmily.By1911

whenthefamilymovedtoStewkley,Williamhadthreesiblings,

Florence,GeorgeandHarry,andworkedasafarmlabourer.

The family homewas atMaltings (previously knownasBigg’s

Yard) as recorded in his obituary notice in the North Bucks

TimesinSept1917.

He volunteered as soon as he was 18 in 1915 into the

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, No.21787,

andtransferredthatyearto6thMachineGunCompany,oneof

theearliestunitsof thenewly-formedMachineGunCorps,an

armyregimentwithanotoriouslyhighcasualtyrate.Heserved

inFranceontheWesternFrontbutcontractedpneumoniaand

wasrepatriatedtoEnglandwhereitwasdiscoveredthathehad

tuberculosis.

He was cared for at the Belton Park Military Hospital near

Grantham,Lincolnshire, theheadquarters and trainingbaseof

the Machine Gun Corps, where he died, aged just 20, on

September9,1917.

He was buried in a CommonwealthWar Grave in the nearby

churchyardofStJohntheBaptistatLondonthorpe.

William was posthumously awarded the 1914-18 Great War

andVictoryMedals,andhisnameishonouredontheStewkley

VillageandStMichael’sChurchWarMemorials.

FROM THE GRAPEVINE 10 YEARS AGO….

From September 2007, Stewkley was runner-up in the

BucksBestKeptVillageCompetitionwithjudgessayingthe

VillageHallwas“inneedofsomeattention”.…theformer

librarybuildinginHighStreetNorthwasonthemarketfor

£425,000….theParishCouncilagreedtofinancetwovisits

byamobileskateboardpark….aneighbourspottedafire

atthebackoftheVillageHall,raisingthealarmandgiving

the fire brigade enough time to stop it spreading to the

mainbuilding…villagersagedover65,theirpartnersand

carers,wereinvitedtotheVillageHallforafternoontea..

FROM THE GRAPEVINE 20 YEARS AGO….

FromSeptember1997,TheGrapevineteamwerethrowing

away their scissors and glue (for cutting and pasting

articles,ofcourse)asthenewsletterwas,forthefirsttime,

produced using a computer ….. the booklet “Stewkley,

Bucks, a BriefHistory of the Church andVillage” byKate

Mayne had been reprinted …. Beavers leader Jean

Saunders was moving to Devon and a new leader was

sought …. returning from France, a village couple told of

discovering an unexpected link with the Abbey of

Fontevraud in the Loire Valley where amap on the wall

showeditownedlandinStewkleyinthe12thcentury.

Down Memory Lane


NINETYPERCENT“PASS”FORSTEWKLEYFROMTHEBESTKEPTVILLAGEJUDGES

Lastmonth theGrapevine reported thewinningby thevillage

of its category in the Buckinghamshire Best Kept Village

competition, an achievement never before realised. Shortly

aftertheGrapevinepublished,detailsof the judge’scomments

andscorecardarrived,givingthevillagea90%“pass”.

THE JUDGE’S COMMENTS:

“On driving through Stewkley it was clear that the entrywas

goingtobeofaveryhighstandardanditdidnotdisappoint.

St Michael’s Church yard and the cemetery were well

maintained andwhilst there a volunteerwas tending someof

thegraves.TheMethodistChapelwasalsoverytidy.

The playing fields are amarvellous facility for the village and

well maintained with flower tubs in front of the pavilion a

lovely display. The only disappointmentwas the toilets in the

playing field which left a lot to be desired and the

refurbishment would be good project for the village. The

children’s play area is well equipped and well maintained as

wastheadjoininggamesareaandtenniscourts.

The Village Hall was clean and well maintained and the area

litterfree.MaybethecornerofIvyLanecouldbeclearedofthe

nettles.TheSwanoppositehadagooddisplayofflowerbaskets

and presentable frontage and the Carpenters Arms is

undergoingarefurbishmentwhichthejudgestookaccountfor.

Thevillageshopwastidyandthefrontageclean.

Thejudgeswereparticularlyimpressedbythebussheltersand

their lovelyhangingbaskets;theshelterswerecleanandlitter

free. The notice boards had up to date information andwere

tidyandthevillagepumpswellmaintained.

TheWarMemorialwas cleanwith a lovely display of flowers

and in excellent condition. The Judges were particularly

grateful for the excellent plans depicting the various features

whichmadelocatingthemmucheasier.Stewkleyismaintained

toahighstandardwhichmustmaketheareaapleasantplace

toliveandclearlyhassomevaluablevolunteers.”

CHURCHESBENEFITONBUSYCYCLINGDAYSeptember 9 is an active day for cyclists in the area with a

sponsoredevent seeing riders arrivingat StMichael’sChurch,

and a national event, the Tour of Britain, passing just a few

milesaway.

TheBuckinghamshireHistoricChurchesTrustsponsoredRide

andStrideseesbikeridersorwalkerscoverasmanychurches

in the area as they can between 10am and 6pm. The money

raisedbyridersfromStewkleywillbesharedequallybetween

the Trust and StMichael’s Church.More details on this event

are available from Geoff Ball on 240765, who can supply

sponsorship forms. Refreshments will be available in most

churchesincludingStMichael’s.

TheseventhstageoftheTourofBritain2017goesfromHemel

Hempstead to Cheltenham. Although the route does not go

throughStewkley, itdoescomeclose. It isdue inWingrave at

11.21am, going on to Aston Abbotts, Cublington, Whitchurch

andOving,reachingPitchcottby11.40am.

TENNISCLUBGAMBLINGONAFUNDRAISERAtasteofMonteCarlowillbecomingtoStewkleynextmonth

asStewkleyTennisClubpreparesforanewfundraisingevent-

acasinonightprovisionallyscheduledforSaturdayOctober14.

Moredetailswillbeavailableinnextmonth’sGrapevine.

On the court, new members are always welcome - visit

www.clubspark.lta.org.ukfordetailsonpricesandhowtojoin.

Individualandgroupcoachingsessionsareavailableforanyone

interested in taking up or improving their game - visit

www.clubspark.lta.org.uk/getcoachingtofindoutmore.

NEWARTIFICIALPITCHFORCRICKETCLUBStewkley Vicarage Cricket Club is hoping to have enough

funding in place to finance a new artificial match pitch to

replacethecurrentwell-wornversionattheRec.Itishopedto

engagecontractorsfortheinstallationinadvanceofthestartof

the2018season.

TheclubhasaskedtheGrapevinetopassonthankstoallwho

supported the breakfast event in July. Special thanks to Kim

Hardingsandhersupportinghelpers formaking thebreakfast

sosuccessful.Throughtheevent,theclubraised£400thatwill

gointothefundingpotforthenewpitch.

The next fundraiser will be a Barn Dance on Saturday

September23(seepage3).Anotherbreakfastisplannedbefore

theendoftheyear.

SOCCERFORUNDER6sYouthsoccerintheRecreationGroundwillthisyearincludean

Under-6teamforboysandgirlsinYear1atschool. Formore

information, or to register for the sessions, contact Daniel

[email protected].

BUY-A-PLAQUEDELIVERYStewkleyScoutsaremountinganoperationonSeptember8to

deliverthroughthedoorofeveryvillagehomeaninvitationto

“buyandplaque”tohelpfund-raisingforthenewScoutHut.

ANAPOLOGYTheGrapevineapologisesforinadvertentlygettingthetimings

wrong for the PlayAround the Parishes event in lastmonth’s

edition.Intheevent,itwasawetdaybutthemorningsession,

inthePavilion,waswellsupported.

The judges awarded points in each of the same various aspects they inspected in every village. Some aspects see scores out of five, others out of 10 and one out of 15.

For Stewkley, the scores were:

• Cemetery, graveyard 9/10 • Common, green, playing field 9/10 • Children’s play area 8/10 • Nature conservation area 4/5 • Village Hall, Church Hall 9/10 • General environment (hedges, verges, ditches,

pumps etc) 10/10 • Areas around shop 4/5 • Areas around pubs 4/5 • Bus shelters 5/5 • Noticeboards 4/5 • War Memorial 10/10 • Overall appearance, lack of litter and evidence of

community effort 14/1

PRESENTINGTHEAWARD

Officials and judges of the county’s Best Kept Village

Competitionwill be in Stewkley on Saturday September

16topresentthedeFraineCup.Allvillagersareinvitedto

attendtheceremonyattheWarMemorialat12.15.

In theabsence (onvacation)of theParishCouncilChair,

the Vice Chairman Councillor Keith Higgins will receive

the deFraine Cup, the council having handed back the

Tindall Cup thathasbeenheld in the village for the last

year.

Aftertheceremony,thepresentationteamtogetherwith

invited volunteers and representatives of those village

organisationsthat tookpart inthevariousactivities that

helped prepare the village for the summerwill attend a

specialluncharrangedbytheParishCouncil.


OBITUARY:JOHNMEADAconversationwithJohnMeadwasalways

anengagingaffair.Themannerofhisbanter

was all about his wonderful Stewkley

accent, the occasional word that might be

considered non-PC coming from anyone

else’smouth, and the use of his hands and

armstoemphasiseapoint.

Therewas always a smile on his face, and

hepresentedasahappyman,contentwith

life.Hediedlastmonthathishome,LaurelFarminHighStreet

North,thehouseinwhichhewasborn84yearsearlier.

Some 30 years ago John featured when Anglia Television’s

Village Show came to Stewkley. Leaning on a gate on his 55-

acresmallholdingthepresenteraskedJohnwhetherhefarmed

because he enjoyed it. With his characteristic smile, he

answered:“Myfatherwashere,mygrandfatherwashere,Iwas

born here. I would

hate tomove.What

wouldIdo?”

Brought up on the

farmby his parents

Percy and May

Mead, he met his

wife-to-be, a young

MaureenBillingham

fromNewBradwell,

at a dance at the

Village Hall. They

married in 1960,

and fouryears later

theirchildren,twins

AlisonandAndrew

camealong.

John and Maureen worked the smallholding between them,

whileJohnmaintainedamilkroundthathehadinheritedfrom

hisparents.Hewasoftentobefoundintheeveninginavillage

pub–usuallytheSwan,ortheKingsHead,engagedinspirited

conversation.

John was not really a sportsman, but for a while he did play

soccer for the village team, and when the cricket team was

shorthewouldhelpout.

AsStewkleyexpanded in the1970s,newcomersweregreeted

intheirhomebyJohnknockingonthedoorandhandingovera

welcoming six eggs, seeking to become theirmilkman.He did

gardeningforsomeofhiscustomers,butthesmallholdingwas

hisbase.Afewcalves,sheepandpigs,allbroughtuponhisland

andsoldatmarket.

ACLOSETHINGItwas in2003 that Johnhada scrapewithdeath. Ina tractor

accident,thewheelofanagriculturalmachine,ahaytedder,ran

him over, damaging his pelvis and other parts of his middle

body.Itwassaidatthetimethathewasluckytohaveescaped

alive. But worse was to come as his wounds healed. He

contractedMRSA,thehospitalsuperbugresistanttotreatment,

anexperiencethataffectedhishealthfortherestofhislife.

ForamanlikeJohnMeaditwouldtakemorethanthattokeep

himdown.UntilrecentlyhecouldbespottedintheSwan,orin

thestreetnearhishome,engagedinanimatedconversation.

In 2012, the subject of the Grapevine’s Desert Island Discs

feature, Johnwasaskedhowhewouldcopealoneonadesert

island.Hisreply:“WithdifficultyasIhavealwaysreliedonmy

familyformywellbeing.”

He leaves behind his wife of 57 years, his two grown-up

children,andbrotherGeorge,livingnextdoor.AstheGrapevine

went to press, a funeral service was being held at Crownhill

Crematorium,MiltonKeynes

VILLAGERONTVAFTERFACEBOOKBANWomen’s health campaigner and Stewkley

resident Diane Danzebrink spends most of

her time working privately with therapy

clients helping business look after the

wellbeing of staff, but for a different reason

shehasrecently foundherself in frontofTV

camerasatbothITVandtheBBC,andinthe

pagesoftheDailyMail.

Dianesayssheispassionateaboutimproving

menopause health care and support for

women in the workplace. As a result of her own early

menopauseexperiencethatshesays“hadaprofoundeffecton

my quality of life” she created a social enterprise project

menopausesupport.co.ukthatprovideseducation, information,

guidance and support for women and their families and for

employersandorganisations.

WhenDianeplacedanadviatheMenopauseSupportFacebook

page for an event later in the year, Facebook banned the ad

saying that it ‘breached advertising policies.’ Not prepared to

accept what she believed to be a ridiculous decision, Diane

challenged it andmade it public via socialmedia.By the time

Facebook replied several days later to say the ad was ‘too

sensitive’ the story had caught the attention of the media.

Facebookhassincecalledthedecision‘amistake’andtheadfor

theworkshopisnowrunning.

DianewasaskedtobeaguestontheITV’sLorraineprogramme

to discuss the recent government report on the effects of

menopauseonwomenintheworkplaceandhasbeeninvitedto

discussthesubjectatameetingintheHouseofCommonsnext

month. She has also been invited to comment on the

forthcoming Royal College of General Practitioners Women’s

healthcurriculumreview.

Dianehopes tohostaworkshop locally in thecomingmonths

andplanstoadvertisethedetailsintheGrapevine.

Thirty years ago in The Village Showon Anglia Television

ACALLFORCRUMBLINGBARNS

There’sanoldbarnbehindhousesontheeastsideofIvyLane,

abarnthatcaughttheeyeofvillageartistDianaSheldonsome

yearsago.Diana,whoseworkisoftenchosenforexhibitionat

prestigious London galleries, now wants to set up a small

projecttosimilarlyrecordothervillagebarnsinvariousstates

ofdecay.

She has asked the Grapevine to issue a “Call for Crumbling

Barns,” and wants to hear from land-owners who would be

happyforherto“trespass”ontheirlandwithcanvasandeasel,

andperhapsacamera,torecordalittlebitofvillagehistory.

Diana says: “Over the years I have been asked to record in

watercolour, village barns in various states of decay, before

they disappear completely. I like to paint all things that are

crumblingorwherethepaintispeeling.

“Thismademethinkofaprojecttomakeawatercolourrecord

ofparishbarnswithaviewtohostinganexhibitionsometime

infuture.”

Contact Diana by email on [email protected] or call

240398.

The Ivy Lane Barn watercolour

StewkleyWalkersareoffering

villagerstheopportunitytotakein

somefreshairandsomeofthe

village’shistorywhilecontributingto

charity.

TheWalkersarestagingtheeventon

TuesdaySeptember12andeveryone

iswelcometojoinin.Thosetaking

partareaskedtomakeacontribution

totheFlorenceNightingaleHospice.

SPECIALEDITIONForaspecialeditionoftheregular

DownMemoryLanefeatureandwith

thehelpofStewkleyLocalHistory

Group,theGrapevinehasproduceda

mapofwhatis,perhaps,thebest-

knownlocalwalk,theFigure-of-

Eight.

Itlivesuptoitsnamewithoneloop

tothewestofHighStreetNorth,and

theothertotheeast.

Itisaninterestingwalkformany

reasons,notleastthegeographical

factthattheHighStreetitself,beinga

watershed,seeswaterfromthe

pondsandbrooksleavingthevillage

indifferentdirections–onthewest

waterflowseventuallyintotheRiver

Thames,whilewaterfromtheeast

endsupintheRiverOuse.

Theboundariesofmostofthefields

wereestablishedatenclosure,which

tookplaceinthispartoftheparishin

1811.Theland,previouslyfarmedas

largeopenfields,wasdividedup,

reallocatedandhedgeswereplanted

roundthenewfields.

Themapshowsahostofmainly

historicalfeaturesandinformation.

Thosewantingtotakepartinthe

walkareaskedtomeetattheSwan

pubonSeptember12at11am.

THESTARTBeginningatChapelSquare,thewalk

takesaroutethroughBuryFarmand

acrossthefieldsbeforereturningto

HighStNorthwhereitmovesonto

thesecondloopjoiningtheCross

BucksWaytoFoxholeSpinney,

returningviatheNatureReserveand

theRectotheHighStreetthroughIvy

Lane.Thetotallengthofthewalkis

twoandahalfmilesanditshould

takealittleoveranhourtocomplete.

Walkersarewelcometodojustthe

firstloop.Everyonewillendupback

attheSwanwherelunchesarean

option.Sorry,nodogs.

A Walk Down Memory Lane

Regular Down Memory Lane features including content from Grapevines of 10 and 20 years ago appear on page 7.

From the Robert Dickens book Stewkley in Camera, this picture shows the Old White Swan in 1907. It offered “Good Accommodation, Teas and Cyclists’ Rest.”

Queriestothewalkleader

CarolNash

on07812606411


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Haretoday,butwhatabouttomorrow? According to the Hare Preservation Trust, there were about

four million brown hares in Britain in the late 1800s. It is

thoughtthatthisnumberhasdeclinedbyover80%becauseof

the loss of landscapes rich in biodiversity as a result of

developmentandagriculturalpractices.

Delightfully,theyounghare(calledaleveretinitsfirstyear)in

theheadermontagewasatwice-dailyvisitortoaStewkley-area

garden in early August, possibly because the rains had

nourishedthe“lawn”,whichisactuallyagriculturalgrassrichin

white clover and therefore higher in protein. There’s also a

nearbysignificant stretchofoldagriculturalhedge inwhich it

cantakecoverwhendisturbed!

SnakesAlive!RobMann from High Street South was man-enough to admit

thathewasatthesafeendofthecameraforthispictureofthe

snake; it’s his friendDaveMoorewho’s the brave one. Itwas

caught in netting at Rob’s

allotment on Soulbury Road

and they had to cut the

nettingwithscissorstofreeit.

Rob told the Grapevine: “It

feltstrongandlookedhealthy

and was calm despite its

predicament.Thesnakehada

bump in its otherwise sleek

shape:probablyafrog.”

At first theythought itwas a

common grass snake (natrix

natrix), but now believe it to

have been a barred grass

snake – natrix helvetica –

which has recently been

identified as Britain’s fourth

distinct snake species, as

opposedtoasub-species.

TheDailyTelegraphreported

that grass snakes grow to

more than one metre in

length, live near water, and

mainlyfeedonamphibians.

The barred grass snake is more grey in colour than its olive

greencousinandlacksitsmoststrikingfeature,abrightyellow

collar. Instead, the dark bands along the barred snake’s body

aremuchmorepronounced.

AnteatersExtraordinaireThe RSPB say that green

woodpeckers (left) eat: “Ants,

ants, and more ants,” using

their strong beaks to dig into

colonies and eat the

inhabitants.

Unfortunately, there are only

52,000 breeding pairs in

Britain. These two (left) are

recent visitors to Haywood

Park.Bycomparison,thereareabout140,000breedingpairsof

the black and white greater spotted woodpecker that is seen

regularlyaroundStewkleyongardenfeeders.Bothspeciesnest

inholestheypeckindeadwood.

FlourishingFungiDuring August an abundance of fungi appeared around the

village. This is not surprising as moist conditions, especially

rainafteradryspell,triggerthefruitingprocess.Septemberto

Novemberisthereforethemainwildmushroomseason.

But as David Carter of High Street North told the Grapevine:

“ThereweremushroomsgrowinginaplacewhereIhavenever

seenthembefore. Ididhavea fewforbreakfastandverynice

theywere too. I should add that, as I am sure you are aware,

thishasbeenaremarkableyearforfungi.”

Hopefully David knew what he was eating. With more than

14,000 varieties of

wild fungi in the UK

mistakes are easily

made. Many of our

wild mushrooms are

poisonous – some

evendeadly.

Trish Higgins was

almost caught out

whenshefoundthese

(left) inherHayward

Park garden. She

said: “I was nearly fooled into eating them. They look very

similar toHorsemushrooms!The thing thatgave it awaywas

cuttingintothebottomofthestem:itbecamebrightyellow.”

What Trish found was the yellow stainer (agaricus

xanthodermus). It is theevil twinofour favouritemushrooms

andresponsible formostcasesofmushroompoisoning inthis

country. Itwon’tkill,but itwillkeep folk rushing to the toilet

foradayorso.

Another local

find was the

giant puffball

(calvatia gigantea),

discovered in

John Sheldon’s

garden in Ivy

Lane (right).

Eachpuffball can

produceup to seven trillion spores. It is edible andnot easily

mistaken for anything other than a football. Picked when

mature and stillwhite, it has a greatmushroomy flavour, but

canbeabitslimyiffriednormally.Sotryslicingitandfryingin

butter,thendipineggandbreadcrumbsandfryagain–asort

ofmushroomschnitzel.

Keith Higggins also

made a fungus-find at

theAirportMonument

Spinney. Polypores, or

bracket fungus, (left)

mostly inhabit and

consume tree trunks

or branches. They are

the most important

agents of wood decay

and, as such, play a

significant role in the nutrient cycling and carbon dioxide

production of the forest ecosystems. Only a few varieties are

edible.Tofindoutmoreaboutwhatyoucanandcan’teatGoogle

“ediblefungiUK”.


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Only once before in living memory has Dunton Road come to a complete standstill for a boat. And that was twenty years ago when Rosie, a 30-foot long sea-going vessel arrived and found a home in the garden of Ingram and Juliet Murray’s home. Some 40 years years ago, with diabetes depriving him of a part-time military career, Ingram took to boats, both building them and sailing them. His first, a Cornish Crabber came as a kit. He assembled it in his outsized shed, then sailed it often in south coast waters. When retirement from the day job came along in 1997, she was swapped for Rosie, a 1990 copy of a Pilot Cutter, that needed refurbishment. At six and a half tons she was a much bigger challenge, and certainly would not fit in the shed. She was mounted on a wooden cradle in the garden, and Ingram started on the task. He returned to work for a while and other interests intervened. Twenty years later and with Ingram reaching the age of 80 the renovation job was never going to happen, so Rosie had to go – back to the coast and perhaps a new owner with the energy to restore her.

The move from her “moorings” in the Murray’s garden saw her lifted by crane onto a trailer, then squeezing her way onto Dunton Road. It was something of a military-style operation involving Berry Cranes of Towcester, Dave Bevis Transport of Weymouth and Robert Tuckwell agricultural contractors of Mursley. Tuckwell’s driver, Tom Gander, manoeuvred his heavily-laden trailer onto the road with an inch to spare, and the crane lifted her for a second time from the trailer to a special boat trailer at the Transport Training yard on Wing Airfield so she could make her way to the sea at Weymouth. Nearby residents enjoyed seeing the aggregate lorries that regularly transverse Dunton Road held up as Rosie and attendant crane briefly blocked the road. The Murrays have asked the Grapevine to thank all involved, including tolerant neighbours and John Cornish who introduced them to Tuckwells.

STEWKLEYBABY&TODDLERGROUPADDSABUMP

Stewkley’s long-running Baby and Toddler Group re-starts its Friday morning

sessionsattheVillageHallonSeptember8re-namingitselfbyaddingonewordto

itsoldname.ItisnowStewkleyBump,BabyandToddlerGrouptoreflectawishto

attract mothers-to-be. As the new term starts, the group is issuing an open

invitationtoallparentsandcarerstobringyoungonesalongtojoininthefun.

It’saplacewheretheyoungonesmixfreely,withtheaidofashed-loadoftoysand

equipment,watchedoverbytheadultswhoenjoyleisurelychatoveracupofteaor

coffee.There’salwaysaselectionofchild-friendlyrefreshmentsaswell.

The group is currently run by Sandra Puseywith the help of villager committee

membersNatalieBryant,DanielleWinship andRachel Lees. Committeemembers

have children who attend or have attended the group. They organise weekly

themesandactivitieswiththehelpoflocalvolunteers.

Group sessions at the Village Hall run Fridays from 9.30am to 11.30am and cost £1.50 for a first child, and £1 each for siblings. Newcomers welcome – just turn up.

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