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Shottesbrooke with White Waltham Parish Magazine

The Vicar’s Letter The Vicarage, Waltham Road, (corner of Foliejohn Way)

Woodlands Park

Telephone 01628 822000

Dear Friends,

After taking a funeral service at a crematorium recently, I happened to

overhear the start of the following funeral. It wasn’t taken by another

vicar, but by a humanist officiant, and I was particularly struck by two

of the things she said.

She started off by saying that the deceased person had now gone to

“rejoin” her late husband and baby child (who I could only presume

must have died in infancy), and she then went on to say that those who

had gathered at the funeral had come “to give thanks” for her life.

Both statements seemed decidedly odd, coming from a humanist,

because neither seems to make any sense from a humanist point of

view.

Who did she think the mourners were giving thanks to? And where on

earth (or perhaps in heaven?) did she think the deceased had gone to

rejoin her husband and baby?

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by 9th May 2012

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Both questions illustrate how very austere a thoroughgoing humanist

faith is, and how difficult (therefore) we human beings find it to hold

such a faith consistently. We instinctively want to give thanks for those

whom we have loved, yes, and we are right to do so — but that implies

a tacit recognition that there is someone to whom we owe thanks for

them, and that can only be God.

And the idea that when we die we go to rejoin others who have died

before may be very old, but I was always under the impression that

humanists thought it was no more than wishful thinking. And yet, it

would seem that, faced with the grim reality of death, even they reach

out for something more.

On its own, of course, that doesn’t mean that there is something more.

Without any hard evidence it might still be wishful thinking. But as the

good news of Easter reminds us, the resurrection of Jesus provides

evidence which demonstrates quite clearly that death need not be the

end.

Along with other Christian ministers, whenever I take a funeral I can

point confidently to Jesus’ victory over death, and his promise to share

that victory with any and all who are willing to trust him.

Of course that doesn’t take away our sadness at losing someone dear to

us, and it still presents a challenge to those who would prefer to live

their lives without reference to God.

But humanism simply ducks that challenge by asserting (against the

evidence) that there is no God, in a way that itself begins to look like

wishful thinking. It is Christian faith — Easter faith — that truly

engages with reality, offering both solid hope and real joy to those who

will take God seriously.

May you know that joy this Easter.

David Andrew


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Waltham Place Organic Farm and Gardens Open Season May 22nd to September 28th 2012

Waltham Place is your unique local organic estate which can offer many

varied experiences to the visitor. Fundamental is our willingness to educate

and share learning, whether it be the ornamental gardens which explore the boundaries between garden and nature, adult training courses on vegetable

growing or making produce, or our education programme for schools,

highlighting where food comes from.

During the open season, you can enjoy the tasty home produced fayre in our tea room and farm shop, as well as take a tour in the gardens.

Do visit our website for more information or

contact us at the estate office. We look forward to welcoming you here.

Gardens Our gardens are open to the general public on

Fridays from 10-4pm in aid of the NGS.

Also on Wednesdays take a

‘Walk with the Gardener’ at 11am and 2pm.

Tuesdays and Thursdays groups by appointment.

Seasonal Farm Shop and Tearoom Open May 22nd– September 28th 2012

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At our first meeting on the 1st of February one of our members reached

the grand age of 90 so brought along cakes. Then on the 15th of

February another member reached 90 years of age so more cakes. So

we have got off to a good start with refreshments.

Alas two of our members had a stay at Wexham Park Hospital we wish

them well.

Mr Dixon a familiar face at the club came and gave us another good

talk on the role of women in the First World War.

There is plenty to look forward to in the coming months.

Future activities

April 11th Mr Weston on Women of wax

May 9th Quiz

May 23rd

Mrs Bryant on Trans Continental Cycle Ride

As you can read above we are still a very active organisation.

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All the usual Arts & Crafts, Card Games, Scrabble, Monthly Walks and Pub Lunches continue throughout the year.

The Programme for April- May is as follows:-

April 19th

Olympics past and Present

May 17th

Flower Demonstration

This year there are two holidays: the first on 4th to 8th June at Warner’s

Holme Lacy Hotel, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire.

The second holiday a trip to Holland on 8th to 12th of October.

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Weddings at White Waltham

and Shottesbrooke Churches

It is now easier than ever before to get married in the church of your choice thanks to a change in the law. You have always been able to get married in church if either you or your fiancé(e) lived in the parish or were a member of the church. But you are now able to get married at either White Waltham or Shottesbrooke churches if one of the following applies.

You (or your fiancé(e)):

• were baptised in the Parish • were prepared for confirmation in the Parish • have lived in the Parish at some time in the past for a period of at least 6

months • have regularly worshipped at the church at some time for a period of at least 6

months

One of your parents:

• has lived in the Parish at some time since your birth for a period of at least 6 months

• has regularly worshipped at the church at some time since your birth for a period of at least 6 months

• was married in the church

One of your grandparents:

• was married in the church

If you do not qualify to get married in White Waltham or Shottesbrooke in any of these ways all is not lost!! You could qualify to marry in one of our churches by regularly attending Sunday worship for a period of at least 6 months prior to the reading of your marriage Banns in the weeks before your wedding.

If you have been married before, or are planning a civil wedding for some other reason, you may be able to have a blessing of your marriage in one of our churches.

Getting married in church can be relatively inexpensive compared to the alternatives. To find out more about getting married, or having your marriage blessed, at White Waltham or Shottesbrooke Churches please ring 01628 822000 and speak to Revd David Andrew.


Top Tips for Computer Users

An occasional series of tips, hints, warnings and other technology issues jointly provided by Katie Sarsfield of The Village IT Service and Simon Shaw of Accordis (Business Solutions).

Be aware - Phone/Computer scams operating in this area (again! ��)

Once again, a number of local people have been conned out of substantial amounts of money by a series of well-known telephone/computer scams, operated by extremely skilful and slick (normally overseas based) fraudsters, some of whom even give a UK telephone number and/or authentic looking web-site address – they are VERY convincing: Simply put the phone down if you receive one of these cold calls.

Last week alone, we were contacted by two local people, one having paid £200 and the other, after the third such call, paying out more than £500! These examples are simply the tip of a massive iceberg.

Typically, the fraudster’s method is to call UK land-line numbers, selected at random using directory enquiry and publicly available data-services which provide names, addresses and other information. The caller claims to be from “Microsoft” or from “Windows Services” or a similar, credible-sounding organisation and claims that their (or your Internet Service Provider’s) systems have detected that your PC has major errors, problems or viruses which could be extremely serious unless they carry out an immediate repair and/or licence you to use their protective software or firewall. If you haven’t already, hang-up now! If you don’t, their next step is to ask you to type a set of instructions on your PC giving them complete access to and remote-control of your system. You will see the cursor moving, but won’t see the software or code that they have just installed onto your PC. In most scams the caller now shows you a so called “error-log” and convinces you that they need to repair or re-set your system and this is where the requests for money start. What they have normally installed is an image-file and, in fact, there are no such errors on your PC at all – hence the scam. Increasingly though, they do install malicious programs which will result in the PC becoming unstable or not appearing to work at all. It’s still not too late, don’t pay and hang-up!

Disconnect your PC from the internet and either call a trusted PC help service or take your system to a reliable PC servicing shop to have it thoroughly checked and any malicious software installed by the fraudsters removed. Most “first-scam-calls” offer to fix for about £85-£200: However, this is just the start – many of these fraudsters actually install damaging routines on your PC which will trigger “real” errors and infections in the future – such that you then have to call them up (or they’ll re-call you) and levy further charges – normally in the range of £200 up to £500! A useful article (Guardian 2010) can be reached on line at: www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jul/18/phone-scam-india-call-centres . Another site well worth visiting is the government and police-backed www.getsafeonline.org , which contains an impressive library of information and advice on the entire spectrum of IT security issues. Be safe, best wishes, KatieKatieKatieKatie & Simon.Simon.Simon.Simon.


LETTER FROM NEW ZEALAND

No Accident

As it happens, I am not very well right now and there are some places where I would not be made welcome. I am having an attack of Shingles which has settled in around my right eye. Now I know no one would ever describe me as an oil painting but right now I look a pretty horrible sight. As usual these things seem to happen at weekends so I had to go in to town to the emergency doctor on Sunday who diagnosed the problem and gave me a prescription.

I have to tell you that Liz is on Facebook (unlike me!) and she mentioned my situation. Now on Monday I was on the phone for a long time and almost as soon as the call finished, the phone rang and a lady asked if she could speak to Liz. The lady lives a long way away in the North Island so we have never met her. But because of a totally unrelated situation, she and Liz had started a friendship on Facebook. She had read what Liz had posted about me and was extremely keen to talk. She had found our telephone number and made the call.

It seems that her father was an eye specialist before his retirement and she had mentioned me to him and he told her to tell me to get to an eye specialist as soon as possible as the vision in my eye could very well be compromised. By now it was late but after a call to our GP we were advised to go into the Emergency Department in the Hospital.

It’s time to cut the story short! Suffice to say that I did see an eye specialist who gave me a thorough check, told me that my eye is not damaged and made an appointment for me to see him again next week.

How often in our lives do we meet people ‘by accident’? And perhaps after a while we realise that these meetings have turned into good friendships where these new friends have been a real blessing to us or someone that we are in the perfect position to help.

When I come to think about it, it was one such contact that many years later resulted in me coming to live in New Zealand. During the war, when I was just a wee boy, someone in New Zealand was given our address in South East London and started sending us food parcels.


After the war, the son of the family joined the merchant navy and whenever his ship docked in UK he would do his best to visit us. This was the start of my love affair with New Zealand. But it was not for another 25 years or so that contact was re-established and the family sold up and emigrated.

I hope you can think about similar episodes in your own life, events which may well have seemed quite trivial at the time but which have turned out to be really life changing for you, your family or someone who is important to you.

One day, one of Jesus’s disciples, Philip, was having a very successful time in the villages of Samaria, large crowds were listening to him and being blessed. In the midst of it all an angel (a messenger from God) gave him a message telling him to go into the desert. It all sounded very odd! Philip was having a wonderful time but now he had to leave that all behind - but for what? We read in Acts 8:27 “So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian”. He certainly wouldn’t have met an Ethiopian in Samaria, but in the desert he was used to bring this high Official in Queen Candace’s government to faith. He was even baptised there in the desert before Philip left him to complete his journey home. And no one can tell the long term results of this ‘not by accident’ meeting.

Most of us will know the desolation of losing a loved one whether their death was sudden or expected. Your life has a deep hole in it which that loved one used to fill. The disciples and friends of Jesus were in just that state after Jesus had been crucified and buried. Several ladies had visited the tomb on that first Easter Day. But another angel told them an amazing and hard to believe story, that Jesus was no longer in the tomb but risen. I find it hard to guess just how these ladies would have reacted. But then Matthew records (28:9) Suddenly Jesus met them. “Greetings,” he said. Now what was their reaction?

The amazing truth is that this Easter you too can meet Jesus for yourself. He is still meeting men and women, boys and girls all around the world. And when you meet Him, your life is changed not just for time but for eternity too. So meet Him today, what have you got to lose? What have you got to gain?

Eric Green ([email protected])


Bell Ringing

Why not come along and see how it is done.

You are more than welcome to come and have a look.

If you like you can have a go at

ringing a bell or just chime a bell.

Without obligation.

Visit us at one of our practices

Fridays

1st and 3rd week of the month at Shottesbrooke

or 2nd, 4th or 5th week of the month

at White Waltham.

7.30pm-9.00pm

Just turn up at the church or call Lesley Graves

on 01628 828408 to find out more.


Woodlands Park Primary School

As usual the last two terms at Woodlands Park have been extremely busy. The whole school are gearing themselves up for London 2012 and the children will be taking part in a variety of activities both at our school and with other schools in the area. We have already had an exciting visit from Chris Tomlinson, the Olympic long jumper. The children took part in a variety of sports challenges and raised a great deal of money for both the school and Team SuperSchools.

The children have also been finding out about the Olympic and Paralympic Values and our merit system this year will be based on the themes of Friendship, Respect, Excellence, Determination, Inspiration, Courage and Equality.

Last term, the whole school took part in a project inspired by the Turner picture The Fighting Temeraire. The children visited the National Gallery to see the original painting and the older children went on a day trip to The Historic Dockyards in Portsmouth. Each class has been investigating different aspects such as The Battle of Trafalgar and boats throughout history. The end of the project was celebrated with a Gallery Viewing of all the children’s work and a whole school assembly.

Our Forest School and outdoor education agenda continues successfully and we are building on our successes of last year. Most classes are now using Beechgrove Wood in Marlow, as well as the school grounds, to enrich their science, geography and environmental studies as well as personal and social skills. As the good weather arrives, there will be plenty more opportunities to make the most of our wonderful school grounds and surrounding areas.

Woodlands Park Nursery still has some places available every morning: either myself or our fully qualified teacher would be happy to show you around. Our Foundation Stage has been deemed ‘Good’ by Ofsted who said “Children settle quickly into the routines of school life because they are well cared for, safe and secure. Their days are filled with fun and excitement and this means that they make good progress in building skills and knowledge in all six areas of learning.”

Once again, please feel free to contact us on 01628 822350 to arrange a visit to look around and meet our wonderful pupils and staff. Alternatively take a look at our school website www.woodlandsparkschool.co.uk

Alison Penny Headteacher


WHITE WALTHAM AND SHOTTESBROOKE

SOCIAL CLUB

Come and enjoy a friendly game of bingo

every

Sunday 8 - 10pm

(Guests welcome)

Forthcoming Events

21st April - Help us celebrate ST GEORGE'S DAY

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ADRIAN BLACKTHORN (Guests £2.00)

28th April - Bottle Top Bingo - a fun night for everyone

12th May - Quiz Night (teams of 4) Hot dogs available

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26th May - Skittles Night £1.00 per person

Licensed bar and a friendly atmosphere

Guests always welcome

For more information contact us

at

Hurst Lane, White Waltham SL6 3JJ or

Tel No 01189 343785


Tales from the Bells

In February I attended the Sonning Deanery Branch AGM for bell ringers which took place at Easthampstead. The format for the day is that we ring for about an hour before service; then there is a service where we give thanks to God for our gift we have been given. This was followed by tea before we settled down for the AGM. We finished off with some more ringing. It is a good chance to catch up with other ringers we know at other towers and to ring on another set of bells.

Easthampstead has 8 bells and are very light in weight. They are not as heavy as our bells in White Waltham and Shottesbrooke. So it tests out our skill when ringing. It was a long day starting at 3pm and finish around 8.30pm but it is interesting.

Unfortunately we did not get around to ringing a quarter peal in February due to some ringers not being available for various reasons. Hopefully we should be able to ring some more especially for Easter.

I’ve had so many people say how lovely it is hearing the bells on a Sunday morning.

You may wonder how much teaching and learning is needed to ring the bells. Well, it depends on the individual. There is no set time on how long it takes to learn. Even I am still learning after 22 years.

You will see elsewhere in this magazine that I have a recruitment advert. Please do have a look and give it some thought. It would be so nice to have more people join us at White Waltham and Shottesbrooke.

Well I look forward to hearing from anyone who might be interested in taking up ringing for a hobby, or you are very welcome to come and just have a look at us ringing.

Lesley Graves

Tower Captain, White Waltham.


White Waltham Village Association

Forthcoming Events…..

Monday 16th April

8 p.m. at White Waltham C of E School

Jubilee Street Party Planning Evening/AGM

Come along and join with us planning this exciting event.

Sunday 3rd June

3 p.m. Onwards

Queen’s Jubilee Street Party

In the centre of our village

We are joining forces with the Beehive and Cricket Club

to celebrate this momentous occasion.

Keep the date free and see our website and newsletters

for up to date information

Saturday 7th July

Waltham Place – ‘Picnic at the Place’

5.30 p.m. Gates Open.

7.00 p.m. ‘The Noisy Boys’ return to entertain us

by public demand!

Barbecue and Bar

For further information see our newsletters, website,

or contact the number below.

For more information on our events see our website:

http://web.mac.com/deltaj/WWVA Or contact Carolyn Thompson on 07834 545967.


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Project Rainbow is White Waltham Church’s building project which will construct purpose built accommodation for the church’s children’s and young people’s activities, and for other church-related activities which will enable St Mary’s Church, White Waltham, to better serve its local community.

Recent events....

The Spring Musical Soiree, hosted by Pippa Eden, Elizabeth Slade and their pupils at the end of February raised almost £190. It was a fantastic evening with music provided by many very talented young people and even some audience participation!

The Project Rainbow Quiz Night on Saturday 3 March at Woodlands Park Village Centre raised £518 for Project Rainbow. Congratulations to the ironically named “Spotty and Friends” (Spotty is a tiger...) who clinched first prize in the tie break! Our commiserations go to runners-up “Rich Pickings”, and to the members of “The Young Ones” (another ironic team name) who each came away with a wooden spoon. The prize for the most imaginative team name went to “Les Quizerables”.

See the next edition of the Parish Magazine for news of the Concert “Waiting at the Crossroads”on Saturday 31 March at White Waltham Church from 7–9pm. Licensed Bar. Tickets offer great value costing just £7.50 for adults and there is a special ticket price of £5 for all concessions including OAPs, students and children!

Everyone is welcome.


Coming up....

Waltham St Lawrence Silver Band Concert on Wednesday 30

th

May at White Waltham Church at 7.30pm. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear the Silver Band play music from their very broad repertoire. Licensed Bar and refreshments. Entry - £5 in advance from The Beehive or from Steve on 01628 825553, or £6 on the door.

Summer Musical Soiree hosted by Pippa Eden, Elizabeth Slade and their pupils on Saturday 30

th June at White Waltham Church at 5pm.

This short concert is suitable for all the family. Refreshments served after the concert. Entry by donation on the door.

Project Rainbow Stall at the Church’s Summer Fete. This year’s fete is on Saturday 14

th July on White Waltham Cricket Field from 12 noon to

3pm. Do come along to join in the fun and pay a visit to the Project Rainbow Stall while you are there.

Plans are afoot for a sponsored 100 mile run in September for Project Rainbow. The runners in question are Bob Crittenden and Andy Eden. Watch this space for more information nearer the time and for news of how you can join in!

To keep up to date with all Project Rainbow events, check out our website or see future editions of this Magazine.

Project Rainbow progress....

Since launching Project Rainbow on 16 May 2010, we have raised over a third of the £497,200 total needed for the project. To make a gift to Project Rainbow you can either complete the form in the giving packs available from the Church and The Vicarage, or give online via our website.

For more information visit the Project Rainbow website:

www.projectrainbow.org.uk


St Mary’s Flower Guild

White Waltham

At the Flower Guild’s Annual General Meeting in January we

discussed our programme for the coming year.

We have workshops planned in March, September and

November. A fund raising tea party will take place in June and a fund raising demonstration and coffee morning in

November. We also plan to have a Flower Guild stall at the

Church Fete on the 14 July.

In order to celebrate the Queen’s jubilee we have decided to

decorate the church at the end of May with a royal theme.

The church will be open between 2pm and 5pm on Sunday 27 May so that everyone will have a chance to see the floral

displays, an afternoon tea will be served and there will be

some musical entertainment during the afternoon.

My thanks go to Pam Smith who is a professional florist as

well as a member who guides and helps us with our efforts at

flower arranging during the year.

Thanks also to all the members who worked so hard in 2011

to ensure that the Church had beautiful displays of flowers for both Sunday services and Church festivals.

We look forward to another busy year with this thriving club.

If you would like to join us in any of the Flower Guild activities, particularly at Jubilee time in May, please contact

Liz Atlay (01628 778462) or Julia Hodgson (01628 821058).

You will be very welcome.

Liz Atlay. Secretary


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Think of a young person you know who is almost 18. They could be a friend, relative, child – or even yourself at that age. Now imagine that at the age of 18 the youngster will have to leave the family home and live independently: managing their housing, money, cooking, washing and job or education. There will be no safety net of a home to return to if things go wrong, no “bank of mum and dad” to bail out debts, nobody to help sort out the inevitable mistakes young people make. If they are academically successful and make it to university they will have no home to return to in the holidays; if they are unemployed nobody to make sure they sign on; if they end up in prison, no family network to help them back on the straight and narrow when they come out. Can you imagine how that person would get on?

This is what happens to many young people leaving the care system: those perhaps least able to cope as they are still struggling with the issues caused by their difficult childhoods.

A group of foster carers, frustrated at watching young people, who had previously been supported and helped by foster families, flounder when faced with going it alone, trying to live as adults when they were still needy children inside, so they decided to do something about it by setting up a charity, Children First West Berkshire. CFWB has secured their first house in Thatcham. Young people as described above live in this shared house, with additional support. A ‘role model tenant’, a young person a few years older lives in the house with them and helps them to learn to manage bills and household chores – a buddy rather than a parent. Additional support is provided by Trustees and volunteers.

If you would like to help we would love to hear from you, every bit of help makes a real difference for a young person, whether you are a regular or occasional volunteer. CFWB is looking for mentors or buddies; a gardener to help get the garden straight and then teach gardening; someone to help with house maintenance and pass on their skills to the young people; an electrician; people who might help with accessing sports and hobbies, job hunting, interviews, study skills etc. Learning new skills, at whatever level, and knowing someone cares builds confidence, which grows into self esteem, which in turn gives a young person the best platform for a fulfilling and happy life ahead, it is hard to exaggerate how big a difference helping these young people in seemingly small ways can make. If you think you can help, either now or in the future please contact [email protected] or phone 01635 500849 John - 07833787283 Julie

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Royal British Legion

I am taking part in the London Marathon this year for the first time. It is going

to be great, especially as it is the same year as the Olympics in London.

I will be raising money for Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal. You can give online at http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/LesleyGraves or you can

contact me as I will have a paper version.

I do quite a lot of exercise at my local gyms and can be there three times a

week. It includes 30 minutes on a bike, 15 minutes on the cross trainer and also doing weights.

I have been keen to lose weight in general but in the past year I have managed

to lose one and a half stone. To get around the Marathon, I shall be power walking and have not set myself a time to finish.

I have done a fair amount of walking. The most I have walked was 15 miles

going around our old town boundary. I have also taken part in 5km runs around Hyde Park raising money for different charities.

I would like to raise as much as I can for soldiers who suffer in war zones.

Please sponsor me so that money can be raised to support such a good charity.

Many thanks for your support.

Lesley Graves

Simon is also doing the Marathon and will also be raising money for the Royal

British Legion if anyone would like to sponsor me I have a Web sponsor page

which is: http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/simongraves1

Or I have a ‘paper’ sponsorship form if you would like to do it that way instead.

I am not aiming to break any records and have not set myself a time to aim

for.

Many Thanks

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Hurley & Walthams Ward Your three Ward Councillors

Maureen Hunt 01189 404808 [email protected]

Carwyn Cox 01628 633157 [email protected]

David Evans 01189 034124 [email protected]

The very important and exciting issue at present is The Neighbourhood Plan. This is not to be confused with the Local Plan for the Royal Borough of

Windsor & Maidenhead which many of you have received a Consultation

Leaflet about. This will be your plan for your area. You will see an article about this further

in this magazine and we would urge you all to consider getting involved.

Local News Potholes

Many thanks to those of you who have contacted us about pot holes in the Waltham Rd. We have had these repaired. We do need your help in

identifying where potholes occur so please do let us know - preferably by email.

Street Lighting

Again many thanks to the residents who contacted us about the problems in Paley St and Waltham Rd. Repairs have been undertaken by the energy

company but they did need prompting. Please let us know if there are problems in your area and we will push for repairs.

HGV’s through Paley St to Buck Farm

During February there was what seemed a continuous stream of HGV’s going through Paley St. This was reported to us and we contacted the council. As

there was no permission for the importation of materials to the site under

planning permission 08/00275 (although permission had been given by the Environment Agency) the council requested all trucks to stop which they did

the following day. We await further developments either by way of a

planning submission or Certificate of Lawful Use.

Foliejohn Way Roundabout

Councillor Maureen Hunt has approached the council for shrubberies on this roundabout under the ‘Councillor’s Budget’. This is a new scheme which

allows councillors to use their small amount of money in this budget for local

issues or improvements. Maureen is hoping the shrubberies will enhance the roundabout for the benefit of all in this area.


It is with much appreciation and great thanks to the White Waltham Parish Council who have agreed to maintain the roundabout once the shrubs have been planted.

Secure Car Registration Plates

Residents can go to Littlewick Green Service Station and have anti theft screws fitted to their number plates - FREE OF CHARGE. If you have stick on number plates, they will simply add a non-removable screw. Removing the number plate would mean breaking it, making it useless for thieves.

Council News

Parking at Nicholsons Car Park in Maidenhead

The Broadway car park will be “pay as you like” from Monday 5th March the whole system works by number plate recognition – you will begin to see lots

of signage now. All users will get the “advantage card parking rate” for a limited time to allow residents to register their car/s.

Celebrating 60s invited to tea with the Mayor

The Royal Borough is planning a special event to mark Her Majesty The

Queen’s Diamond Jubilee – and the call has gone out to find local residents celebrating their own 60th birthdays or wedding anniversaries to be part of the

occasion.

Are you celebrating your 60th birthday on or between 2 Feb and 2 June

2012? Are you marking your 60th wedding anniversary on or between these two

dates?

Residents who answer ‘yes’ to either of these two questions are being urged to

get in touch with the council.

Please write to Ian Hunt, democratic services manager, Town Hall, St Ives Road, Maidenhead SL6 1RF or email [email protected]. Copies of birth

or marriage certificates as appropriate will be required. The closing date for

applications is Wednesday 4 April 2012.

Further information is available from Ian on 01628 796186.

Savings and green energy mark new waste disposal and treatment contract

Waste disposal is one of the borough’s biggest bills and new arrangements for the disposal and treatment of waste in the Royal Borough will herald virtually the end of landfill tax for local residents and the beginning of a plan to

generate electricity.

This new contract will bring a raft of benefits for local residents as well as

making a major contribution to the borough’s commitment to sustainability.


The contract, which will bring annual savings of more than £1.5m a year for

council taxpayers from 2016, means:

• minimal waste sent to landfill – saving more than £400,000 a year in

landfill tax

• waste that can’t be recycled or reused will go to the proposed Rookery

South Resource Recovery Facility (RRF) in Bedfordshire to generate

energy which will be sold to the National Grid.

Green and organic waste – from gardens and leftover food from kitchens – will be treated by Covanta’s organic waste partner, Agrivert Ltd, at its

anaerobic digester and composting facilities in Oxfordshire where it will

generate valuable energy and compost.

This arrangement will start in April 2012 and will be integrated with the

council’s refreshed and extended waste collection contract with Veolia Environmental Services Ltd. A new organic waste collection service will be

introduced. The borough continues to provide a weekly waste collection and

recycling service for local residents.

Please do keep us informed of any issues in your area so that we can help

where practicable – by working together we can get things done. We are

always here to help you.

Cllr Maureen Hunt, Cllr Carwyn Cox, Cllr David Evans


THE NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN for

The combined parishes of Hurley, White Waltham, Waltham St

Lawrence and Shottesbrooke

DON’T LET OTHERS CHOOSE FOR YOU

GET INVOLVED NOW!

These are very important and exciting times both for the Council and our area

which is part of Hurley & The Walthams Ward.

Under the Government’s emerging Localism Bill which gives the devolution

of powers to Councils and Communities this is the first time we have the opportunity to develop our own Neighbourhood Plan. Once adopted it will

form part of the Borough Council’s Development Plan, making it a key part of

deciding on planning applications.

The Neighbourhood Plan is a long term plan for your area and could include

the development of houses, schools, community needs, environmental

concerns and road and transport issues.

In the past decisions on policy and planning have been made by the Council in

line with the parameters of the Local Development Plan. Often these policies covered the entire Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead and were remote from

those directly affected; neither did they take into account the aspirations of the

local community.

The planning system is in the process of change. The Government has made

it clear that growth must be delivered and that there will be a presumption in

favour of development that is “sustainable”, this makes it all the more important for us to get involved.

The production of our Neighbourhood Plan will be led by a Steering Group. Their role is to manage the production of the Neighbourhood Plan, arranging

community events, consultations and instigating discussions with the

community to ensure that the final plan is shaped by the community. The

subject matter has been broken down into five different topics and each has representation by a group of local people in the form of a Topic group.

The Topic Groups are: Community, Housing, Transport, Business and

Environment.


Each Topic Group has a group leader who will also be responsible for

managing any cross-group issues that may arise. It is important that these Topic Groups include a variety of representatives from our community, and

we would welcome any residents who have relevant expertise or knowledge

they could bring to the development of any of the above mentioned Topic

Groups and the creation of the Neighbourhood Plan for Hurley & The Waltham’s.

For More Information go to:

www.hurleyandthewalthams.org

To register your interest, please email the Steering Group at

[email protected].

Or Write to:

Hurley and the Walthams Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group c/o Woodlands Park Village Centre Manifold Way Waltham Road Maidenhead SL6 3GW

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4 FURROW WAY, OFF FARMERS WAY, COX GREEN.

Want a lift to St Mary’s services?

Contact Joan Hobson, our car rota co-ordinator on

01628 635770 by 6.00 pm the previous day.

Joan would also like to hear from regular attenders

who are able to offer lifts.

Grass Cutting

St. Mary’s Church, White Waltham, has a

large churchyard which looks very nice

when the grass is cut. Should anyone like

to join the voluntary team who carry out

this work we would be very grateful to hear

from them! Please ring 0118 934 3704


Parish Register

Funerals

Cremations

January 24th Vivian Bramston Cawte, aged 86 (Smithfield Road)

March 5th Hilda Ivy Georgina Bennett, aged 90 (formerly Butchers Lane)

Children at St Mary’s

Children and young people are welcome

every Sunday at St Mary’s Church

All ages meet together at Family Services. These are

usually at 11.00 a.m. on the 1st Sunday of each month, but check the rota for current information.

On other Sundays there is a crèche in church for 0-4’s at

11.00 a.m. while older children meet together at the Ormandy Centre, about ¼ mile from the church.


Church Service Rota

April & May

8.00 am White Waltham

9.30 am Shottesbrooke

11.00 am White Waltham

Afternoon/ Evening

Sunday 1 April

Holy Communion BCP

Morning Prayer BCP

Morning Prayer

Maundy Thursday 5 April

8.00 p.m. at White Waltham Holy Communion

Good Friday 6 April

10.00 am The way to the Cross for all ages

12.00-3.00 pm Three Hours Service at White Waltham

Easter Day 8 April

Holy Communion BCP

Holy Communion BCP

Family Service followed by short Holy Communion

Sunday 15 April

Holy Communion BCP

Morning Prayer BCP

Morning Prayer

Sunday 22 April

United Holy Communion Service 11.00 am at White Waltham Followed by Lunch and APCM

Sunday 29 April

Holy Communion BCP

Holy Communion BCP

Morning Prayer

Sunday 6 May

Holy Communion BCP

Morning Prayer BCP

Family Service

Sunday 13 May

Holy Communion BCP

Holy Communion BCP

Morning Prayer

Ascension Day Thursday 17 May

6.00 pm at Shottesbrooke Holy Communion

Sunday 20 May

Holy Communion BCP

Morning Prayer BCP

Holy Communion

Sunday 27 May

Holy Communion CW

Holy Communion BCP

Morning Prayer

Sunday 3 June

Holy Communion BCP

Morning Prayer BCP

Family Service


The Who’s Who

Telephone codes are 01628 unless stated otherwise

Vicar David Andrew, The Vicarage, Waltham Road, White Waltham SL6 3JD 822000

email:[email protected]

Licensed Lay Minister Carole Perkins, 1 Kendall Place, Cox Green, Maidenhead SL6 4GA 623445 email:[email protected]

Churchwarden – Shottesbrooke Bob Packer, Corner Cottage,

Shottesbrooke Park SL6 3SW 823774

Churchwarden – White Waltham Liz Atlay, 39 Tithe Barn Drive, Maidenhead SL6 2DF 778462


Treasurer - Shottesbrooke Richard Sykes, Coltmans, The Street, Waltham St Lawrence RG10 0JJ 0118 934 3228 email:[email protected]

Treasurer - White Waltham Andy Eden, 15 Heywood Avenue, Maidenhead SL6 3JA 823992


Secretary to Parochial Church Council Carole Perkins, 1 Kendall Place, Cox Green, Maidenhead SL6 4GA 623445


Secretary for Gift Aid & Stewardship Envelopes Tony Hill, Homewood, Innings Lane,

White Waltham SL6 3RU 822654

Deanery Synod Representatives Bob Packer, Corner Cottage,


June Brayne, 2 Orchard Cottages, Drift Road, Hawthorne Hill, Maidenhead SL6 3ST 625462


Roger Sparrow, Merion House, White Waltham, Maidenhead

SL6 3RU 822693

Sunday School Coordinator June Brayne, 2 Orchard Cottages, Drift Road, Hawthorne Hill, Maidenhead SL6 3ST 625462


Crèche Andrea Greenwood, 15 Bedford Close, Maidenhead SL6 3UP 822532


Pathfinders (11-14s) Caroline Andrew, The Vicarage, Waltham Road, White Waltham

SL6 3JD 822000

Revelation (14-18s) The Vicarage, Waltham Road, White Waltham SL6 3JD 822000

Captain of Bells - Shottesbrooke Bob Packer, Corner Cottage,


Captain of Bells - White Waltham Lesley Graves, 2 Heywood Cottages, Waltham Road, White Waltham SL6 3JD 828408 email:[email protected]


Lesson Reading Rota (Shottesbrooke) Bob Packer, Corner Cottage,

Shottesbrooke Park, SL6 3SW 823774

Project Rainbow Bob Crittenden, 10 Stratford Gardens, Maidenhead SL6 3DT 676117 email:[email protected]

Car Parking Simon Graves, 2 Heywood Cottages, Waltham Road, White Waltham

SL6 3JD 828408

Bookstall + Bible Reading Notes June Brayne, 2 Orchard Cottages, Drift Road, Hawthorne Hill, Maidenhead SL6 3ST 625462


Flower Guild Secretary Liz Atlay, 39 Tithe Barn Drive, Maidenhead SL6 2DF 778462


Wedding Flowers Pam Bray, 74 London Road, Twyford, RG10 9EY 0118 9343792


Coffee Rota Barbara Day, 62 Foliejohn Way, Woodlands Park, Maidenhead

SL6 3XB 825108

Church Cleaning Rota (WhiteWaltham) Jane Nottage, 46 Littlefield Green,

Maidenhead SL6 3JL 0118 9343704

Children's Birthday Card Distribution Vivienne Low, 4, Norreys Drive,

Maidenhead SL6 4BU 627136

Magazine Production Derek Smith, 16 St Patricks Close, Maidenhead SL6 3BD 776181


Magazine Advertisements Bob Crittenden, 10 Stratford Gardens, Maidenhead SL6 3DT 676117


Magazine Distribution Derek Brayne, 2 Orchard Cottages, Drift Road, Hawthorne Hill, Maidenhead SL6 3ST 625462


Webmaster Mark Stanger, 3 Caswall Close, Binfield RG42 4EF 01344 455206


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