^ No. 3-7,.
July 1967
Ily Dear Friends,
Where the moth and rust doth corrupt! was literally true of the
Parish Church of St. Mary, Amershatn, when it was discovered that the
roof over the organ chamber was badly affected by damp and dry rot and
that part of the woodwork had beetle. All this was discovered just in
time, and when I visited the Church recently workmen had already dismantled
the organ prior to tackling the very big and expensive repair
job that would now be necessary to make the Church safe again. But
the damage had remained undetected all this time. "A stitch in time.."
but that had not been taken, with the result of a major operation to
the roof being necessary. But with the co-operation of.'.all, in which,
I trust, All Saints will play its part, it can soon be only an unpleasant
memory. Only last month I attended a Service of Thanksgiving for
the Restoration of the Church and the dedication of the new organ and
choir stalls of Holy Trinity, Perm, by the Lord Bishop of Oxford. It
seems that several churches built about the same period have suffered \
through old age and are all clamouring for repairs about this time, 4j
judging by the numerous notices and appeals one sees.
It is a comparatively simple matter to repair with bricks and
mortar once the damage has been discovered. But damage done to the
soul of man is not so easily discerned. Sin in the life of man is
not so easily detected until it becomes obvious in a time of crisis.
But in its history it has taken a long time to develop. The story of
Dorian G-ray is a powerful commentary on the ravages of sin and the
destruction of the soul. Y.re do well to give heed to the means of
grace left us by our Lord Jesus Christ himself in His Holy Church.
How do you stand in this matter? May G-od bless and support us all in
believing and doing all the things we have had committed to us in our
baptism and Confirmation in His Holy Church.
W.L.H.
BAPTISMS
June 10 Michael Peter, infant son.- of Mr. and Mrs. N. N. Nicholls.
24 'Jilliam John, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. D. K". Bungey.
BEST KSPT VTLIujS COMPETITION
As no doubt will have been seen by the posters, Coleshill has
entered for the Best Kept 7illa£3 competition again this year. ¥e
have won the competition three times in the last four years but have
not as yet completed the hat triok. This year we have the chance to
do so, having gained the avarcL last year and the year before.
Residents are asked i? they will all do their best to help win
the competition again this year. Hedges and road side verges in
front of properties are important and the judges will look to such
points as the absence of litter and refuse dumps, clean pond, trim
hedges, tidy garden walls and fences, well kept green and common.
They will also pay regard to the churchyard. Many of the graves are
kept extremely tidy by relatives still living in the village, but
there are others which are sadly overgrown and neglected. This can
happen when the relatives have left the village, and it will be appre
ciated if they will make arrangements to have the graves concerned
kept tidy. Perhaps friends might undertake this good office if appro
ached.
Judging takes place throughout July and volunteers who are willing
to contribute to the retention of the trophy are asked to communicate
with Mr. S. Ware, the Clerk to the Parish Council.
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CLUB
At a meeting of the Management Committee of the new Coleshill
Youth Club on May 18th, Mr. Plank from the Bucks Association of Youth
Clubs produced a suggested constitution for the club which was discussed.
It was then proposed and seconded by Mr. Stutobings that the
constitution be accepted and this was carried unanimously.
The Advisory Committee was formally elected: Chairman, Mr. ¥.H.
Houlton; Treasurer, Miss Kendall; Secretary. Mr. D. Ruperti together
with nine other members, of whom one must be on the Parish Council
and one on the Village Hall committee. Mrs. Stevens is the Parish
Council member and Mr. Ruperti was elected as representative on the
Village Hall Committee .
The Club is very fortunate in having two club leaders who can
remain with it for at least twelve months, Mr. Brown and Mr. Cook,
and having the services of Mr. Bill Faulkner.
Membership is open to young people between the ages of 13 and 21
and all new members serve a probationary period of 6 weeks before
being elected full members.
TH5 CHIL^i^_-^M A^A^Og-OOTS^iNDING- NATURAL BEHJTY
Although much has been said and written about the Chiltern Area of
Outstanding Natural Beauty since the former Minister of Housing and Local
Government, Mr. Richard Crossman, confirmed the Order in December
1965, it is apparent that a large number of inhabitants still remain a
little vague as to what this designation means. Perhaps, therefore,
a few words of explanation will not come amiss.
Firstly, it is not a G-reen Belt. G-reen Belts are designed primarily
in order to keep towns from creeping through urban sprawl. &reen
Belts can and do include countryside which is not particularly beautiful
and they embrace areas already quite heavily built on. They are a
planning aid - part of the overall development scheme for a large area
in which local planning authorities apply stringent restrictions to
contain development.
The object of the A..G.N.B. is to recognise officially the value
of exceptionally beautiful countryside and to create certain powers to
maintain and enhance that beauty.
The orders stem from the report of the National Parks Committee
which recommended some 52 "conservation areas" - about 10,000 square
miles of beautiful country which did not call for the same degree of
positive management required in National parks, but which were intended
as a sort of corollary to the National Parks scheme.
These \»ere areas "whose contribution to the wider enjoyment of the
countryside is so important that special measures should be taken to
preserve their natural beauty". Substantially, the "areas of outstanding
natural beauty" under Sections 87 and 88 of the National Parks
and Access to the Countryside Act 194-9, are the Government1 s substitution
for conservation areas.
The designation confers upon the area a national significance
which, although strengthening the hand of a local planning authority
in dealing with unsuitable developments, does not specifically grant
any additional powers in this respect.
Under the N.P. and A. to the C. Act and the G-rants Regulations
1954-, grants of 75$ may be obtained in Areas of Outstanding Natural
Beauty for:
(l) restoring or improving the appearance of derelict land
(including the cost of works undertaken by other persons on their own
land if arranged by authorities)
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(2) removal of buildings, including cost of compensation for
Orders under Section 28 of the 1952 Act "securing the discontinuance
or modification of the use of the land and the alteration or removal
of buildings or works".
(3) tree planting, including cost of land acquired for the purpose
or payment to other persons incurring expenditure
(4) tree preservation
(5) various expenditures in connection with providing facilities
for Public Access to Open Country
(6) annual cost of service.
The obligation falls upon the local authority to make the Order
meaningful and in all probability this may depend largely upon informed
public opinion, residents' associations and the like.
In Coleshill, recommendations should be passed to the Parish Council
and/or to the Rural District Councillors, who, if they think fit,
will pass them to the Amershan E.D.C., who, in turn, and if they are
in agreement, will recommend theu to the Bucks County Council*s Countryside
Committee, which has been set up to deal with such matters.
If you are interested in conserving the Chilterns and retaining
their beauty, the next move is yours.
D.F.Strange
CJi UR C li F E T B
As has been announced, the Church Fete this year will be held on
Saturday, July 8th, at Luckings Farm, by kind invitation of Mr. and Mrs*
B. H. G-rindley, and will be opened at 2.30p.m, by Mrs. Allan Campbell.
Admission I/- , children 6d.
The object of the Fete is to raise funds needed for costly repairs
to the vestry and to install an efficient heating system in the Church.
The Committee therefore makes an urgent appeal for donations
(which should be sent to Mr. Creber), for gifts in kind (which should
be sent to the stall holders and to the organisers of the tombola and
raffles), for cakes and delicacies (which should be sent to the Mothers
Union).
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C_HURCjl jB^g^^continue d )
The Committee also hopes for a large attendance on the day and
take the opportunity of extending advance thanks to those who have promi
to assist, the provisional list being as under :-
gTAjJS
HOUSEHOLD: The Misses Boston, Mrs. Courage and Miss Harris
NEEDLB¥ORK: Mrs. Aldridge and Miss Viilliams, assisted by Mrs. Baker
and Mrs. Powell Price.
CAKES AND PRODUCE: Mrs. Collier, Mrs. Clifton and Mrs. Harvey
CHILDRSNS: Mrs, Nicholls
GREEN FING-ERS: Miss Malyan, Mrs. Thorne and Mr. S. Clifton
ICE CBEAMS: Mrs. Ruperti and helpers
SUNDAY SCHOOL STALL: Mrs. R. Pusey.
COMPETITIONS
DARTS: Mr. R.G-.Barrett COCOANUT SHIES: Mr. N.N .Nicholls
BOTTLING- FOR A KEG- OF CIDER: Mr. D. Ruperti and Mr. R. S tubbings
LONG- DISTANCE BALLOONS: Mr. D. Shannon MYSTERY TOWN: Mrs. Browne
GOLDFISH: Mr and Mrs. S. Ware ROLL A PENNY: Miss Lorna Pusey
: AND RAFFLES
TOMBOLA: Mr & Mrs. G-ow, Mr & Mrs. Kunzer, Mr & Mrs .Young, Miss Asher
and. Mr. P. Eyres.
HOURLY RAFFLE: Mrs. John Harrisson and Miss J. McLean
CAKE: Mrs. Higgs BIRD TABLE: Mrs .L .G-rayer & Miss M
Grayer .
QTIMl_ATTRACTIONS
TEAS: by the good offices of the Mothers Union
CHILDREN'S CORNER: Mrs. Houlton SMASHING- CROCKERY: Mr. Houlton
MILK FLOAT: Miss Antosiewicz PUBLIC ADDRESS: Mr.R. Woolacott
GATE: Mr .J .Ware and Mr.Leath PARKING- ARRANG-EMENTS : Mr. J.D .G-rayer
GREASY POLE: " SPINNER: Mr. Stephen Rann.
CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEE : Mrs. Ovington.
QUEEN'S AWARD TO IMDJSTIg - L LOC,^ jj
Congratulations are extended, to Iir. G-iles Howard, the Chairman
of J. and S. Engineers Ltd., who, in ^pril wena. honoured with "The
Queen1s Award to Industry 196?" f^r technical ability - one of the
85 firms to receive the award out or 1300 which were considered.
OLLECTION
Mrs. Appleby has received grateful thanks for the £8 .10. lid which
she, Mrs. Cossey and Miss Jean G-ill recently collected by house-tohouse
visits in the cause of mental health.
Mrs. Appleby is a member of the Cheshaa and Amersham Society for
Mentally Handicapped Children and helps to run an extremely rewarding
Club for 20 handicapped children.
¥ALPURG-IS NIGHT
In reply to a number of enquiries, this is the night before the
first of May, during which jerman witches rode on broomsticks and hegoats
to hold revel with their master, the devil.
This information is of particular, interest to those who try to
solve crossword puzzles.
Thurs. July 6
SAT. 8
Thurs
Tues
Thurs
Sat
Thurs
11
13
15
20
Tues 25
SAT Sept. 9
FORTHC Oj.riN& EVENTS
Mobile Library Van - Coleshill
CHURCH FETE at LucldLngs Farm, by kind invitation of
Mr & Mrs. E.H.G-rindley. 2.30p.m. Teas by Mothers Union
Mothers Union. Deanery Festival, Windsor
Service at Windsor Parish Church
Sisterhood. Speaker - Mrs. M. Spooner
W.I.. Mrs. M. Lunnon - Flower -Arrangement . Competition
St. Swithin's Day
Mobile Library Van - Coleshill
Mothers Union G-arden Party at Mrs. Collier's, Orchard
House, Winchiaore Hill. Bring and Buy Stall
Sisterhood. Open meeting before closing down for the
month of August.
Coleshill Horticultural Society 22nd. ANNUAL SHOT7.
SERVICES
ALL S AINTJ3 _C OlgSHILL
Every Sunday
9.00a.m. Parish Communion
10.00a.m. Sunday School
_2nd. & Sundays
6.00p.m. Evensong
THE PARISH CHURCH OF
. MARY, AMERSHAM
8.00a.m. Holy Communion
10.00a.m. Family Service
6.00p.m. Evensong
O R & A N R E C I T A L
SATURDAY. JULY 22nd. at 6.30p.m. in ALL SAINTS CHURCH. COLESHILL.
Mr, John Webster, organist of University College, Oxford, has
kindly agreed to give a short recital on this date.
Mr. Vfebster has given recitals in this country, in Germany
and Switzerland, and has recently been playing in the Bach Festival
at Oxford. He has made gramophone recordings for DELYSE and E.M.I..
K3CTOR: The Revd. Allan Campbell. Tel. Amersham 1135
PRIEST-IN-CHARG-E: Revd. ¥.L.Holder, The Parsonage, Coleshill
Tel: Amersham ?22
PRO-CHURCHWARDEN: C. Sounders, Chapel Cottage, Coleshill.
PRO-CHURCHWARDEN & HON. SECRETARY: N.N.Nicholls, Orchard Hous e,Coleshil]
Tel: Amersham 1834
HON. TREASURER: &.T.Creber, Applecroft, Meadowcot Lane, Coleshill.'
Tel: Amersham 3350
Published by All Saints Local Church Committee.
