ALL SAINTS COLESHILL VILLAGE NEWSLETTER No. 88
June 1976
PASTORAL lESTFSER
Jfy Dear Friends,
I aim writing this letter to you on Ascension Day, the day when the Church
celebrates Christ's return into the real permanent world, that we sometimes
call "Heaven". Just before he left the earth, he said a peculiar thing to
his followers "it is a good thing for you really". He told them "that I am
leaving you, for now I will send you my spirit who will be with you always
and everywhere.0
He meant that so long as he was on earth as a man, he could only be at
one place at one time. But if he came, so to speak, as God the Spirit, he
could and would be anywhere he was needed and sincerely called upon to be*
In other words, he was not going to be an inspiring figure of the past, but
an available power in the present.
This Spirit of God is real and personal and it is at Whitsuntide that the
Spirit, the Holy Spirit, first came into the world. It came to a group of
men, disciples who had been constant companions with their Leader and
Friend for three years and from today Ascension Day,, it looked, as though
they were going to be on their own. If so, leaderless and friendless and
lonely. But after Whitsunday - not at all - they were full to overflowing
with enthusiasm to teach people everywhere about Jesus. So full of enthusiasm,
that many of them died in their attempts, refusing to be put off, whatever
the penalty. That was because "they were filled with the Holy Spirit".
We all want a better world, but you cannot have a better world without
better people. For better people, you need ideals and faith, but you need
more than that. You need a SPIRIT to make the whole thing work, not just
a flash of inspiration but a steady, living, transforming spirit. And
that is just what has been given to us by God the Holy Spirit.
Yours sincerely,
lan "Campbell
Rector
CHURCH RESTORATION AT ST.MARTS '
The roof over the South Porch collapsed three months ago. The perished
lead and the rotten timbers were removed at once. Now it has been rebuilt
and covered with new lead. An expensive piece of work rebuilt and restored
with good workmanship. A job that will last a very long time, but at a
very great price.
PEG BOSTON'S MEMORIAL -•• -' • - •-•-•• - • '••• '- — ..:.. - . ....:. .... .,r•-... ' ' . ' • . ' . . "
At the end of Communion Service on 9"th May, Canon Hickin dedicated a bench in
the Church porch, given in memory of Miss Margaret Boston (Peg) by her sister
Miss Sybil Boston and her cousin I-ir Arthur Salter of Canada. Mr. Salter has
visited Coleshill and this is not his -only benefaction to the Church, The
bench has been most beautifully made in the occupational therapy department of
Chesham, and is a worthy memorial to someone who loved our Church.
J.J.G.C-T.
PRANCES ..TRH-lBATH . : . ; . - '
Many Coleshill people will have been grieved to hear of the death of Prances
Trembath in April. Miss Trembath's family lived at Barnhurst for -many years,
and her musical gifts were always at the service of the Church, her. beautiful
voice being a great source of strength to the choir,, After her family moved
to Beaconsfield, she .continued to take an interest in Coleshill, returning on
one occasion to. open our fete, and on another to reinforce the soprano line,
in last year's Spring Festival. Her death is a.sad loss to the musical life
of the district.
.;, .- '.'.., '•..";' J.J.G.C-T.
THE MOTHERS' UNION pMTEMAEY :IEAR ' • .
Members of the combined branches of'St. Mary's, St. Michael's and All Saints',
Coleshill had a Thanksgiving Service to. mark the Centenary of the Mothers'
Union (1876-1976) on Whit Sunday, June '6th 1976 at 6 .p.m. at the Parish Church,
St, Mary's Amersham when the guest speaker was -Mrs. Nay lor, J.P., central'
Vice-President of the M.U.
This was a truly family occasion with tea in the Conservative Centre, Church
Street, Amersham.. • ...
On Wednesday, 12th, May there was also a special service at -All: Saints :Church,.
High Wycombe when 700 members of the M.U.(and 52 banners) enjoyed a lovely
service. .
The next meeting of the local branch will be held on July 15th at Pond Cottage
by kind invitation of Mrs. Harris€»r.
CHURCH CLOCK
In response to appeals made in the last two numbers, a very generous donation'
has been:made anonymously, for which the Treasurer is most grateful. He still
has a considerable balance to make up.
CHURCH FETE
A most successful Church Pete was held on Saturday, 12th June, in Wheelers
Field, Magpie Lane, Coleshill by kind invitation of Mr. E,H, Grindley in
glorious weather. That is a bald statement which covers the tremendous amount
of energy and ingenuity displayed by so many people - publicity, erecting
and improvising stands, a room for teas and the arrangement of stalls.
The general lines were laid down by Mr, N»N, Nicholls at a meeting at Orchard
House and then a working Committee was appointed under the able guidance of
Mrs, H, Coales. The Mothers* Union looked after the very much appreciated
teas - including service for the stall holders in the marquee, and 1^. .
Mr, R, Woolacott as usual supplied a most efficient public address system.
In a most charming speech, Mrs. Elizabeth Hollingsworth said how delighted
she was to be invited to attend. The fete was always a happy occasion
and the object was to raise funds for All Saints - which in common with all
other bodies had some difficulty in meeting rising expenses, diocesan quota,
electricity repairs and the like. She hoped people would bear this in mind and
then she declared the fete to be open.
People then flocked to the stalls and sideshows, including a dog show arranged
by the Kingfishers Patrol, Guides, "Find the Oasis" arranged by the Snowdrops
Patrol, Guides, Treasure Hunt (Brownies) and "Butterflies" (Coleshill 1st School).
In addition there was an eloquent appeal to parents to send their young children
to the excellent local school which is in grave danger of closure.
Thanks are extended to all those people who contributed so generously to the
articles for sale on the stalls, and Mrs, McCann especially thanks those who
responded to the house to house call for bottles etc. for the tombola
The fancy dress parade was as usual immensely popular and the results were:
1st Joanna Ferguson "Mary Mary Quite Contrary"
2nd Kirn Ferguson and Zoe Horsbrugh-Porter "Montreal, Here We Come"
3rd tie Joanna John "Off to Ascot" and Victoria Cleveland "Darn it"
The results were as follows, another record, from which expenses amounting to
some £100 have to be deducted, including hire of marquee
Gate
Tombola
Raffle
Green Fingers
Household
Books
Cakes
Toys
Sweets
Teas
Guide Stall
Coconut Shy
Carried fwd
£35.64
101.21
72.57
68.45
74.30
9.15
47.62
37.70
29.22
25.21
11.11
12-55
524-73
Brought- fwd
Bowling
Treasure Hunt
Dog Show
Find the Oasis
Broken China
Golf Chipping
Darts
Pony Rides
Butterflies
Guess the Castle
Fancy Dress
Total
£524.73
9.65
5.40
2.75
1.20
6.92
6.43
3.
2.
1.
1.
62
60
32
20
1.10
£566.92
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A. .SPRING JjESTITO-L.
Our Church echoed in a.new way to the words "in the beginning" •- "IN THE
BEGINNING".at the Spring Festival held in All Saints' in April. Although
much of what those attended had expected to hear and see from a programme
entitled "The Creation" must have been somewhat as anticipated -- because
Spring does herald a new year every year as it did in the beginning - many no
doubt went remembering the great success of the last Spring Festival.
The readings from Rudyard Kipling by Dora Post were warm and appreciated not
only by the children to whom they were addressed but by the audience too. Later,
the children sang' "Oats and Beans and Barley Grow".
The programme was delicately interspersed by renderings from Haydn, Maybear
and then "The Presents-'* by Hilaire Bellow, (music - John Chenevix--Trench) by
tenor Willie Horthcliffe. Space does not permit my mentioning the names of
all those who not only worked so hard before the event and performed so.well
on the nights. It would be,.nevertheless, remiss of me not to pay tribute
to Ann Chenevix-Trench and Patsy Wright-Warren for both a brilliant production
and performance. Much of what was presented was original.
No Festival of this type could be so called without music, much of which
was specially composed for the occasion and beautifully presented by Penny
Weedon, the organist. Thanks.-'must also go to those responsible for the scenery
and effects, particularly to the local artists who designed and painted the
six illuminated plaques, which fitted in so well with the many and varied
items on the programme, thus creating an atmosphere which made Angela Farmer's
dancing even more impressive; the product of ability and good choreography„-•
Many of those who saw this Spring Festival will long remember the piercing
eyes of Edward Ruffett for, if nothing else about the Festival portrayed Spring,
the look of this young singer "in the beginning" was fascinating, except that
his performance was at the very end.
K o J o V» o
IffiMSlLE_TTER
The "Treasurer'acknowledges with many thanks a generous donation to. ards the
cost of production of the Newsletter from a past resident, who is still on
the mailing list.
COLESHILL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY A.G.M.. . , , •
The A.G.M. of this Society was held on the 21st April 19?6. Only two villagers
besides the Committee attended and we take this as an indication of your
confidence in us to arrange the show as you would like it to be.
The business part of the meeting was q-uickly completed, the accounts presented
by Mr. E. Post were adopted and the following officers were re—elected for the
following year: Chairman - Mr, E. Smith; Hon. Treasurer - Mr, E. Post,
Hon. Secretary - Mrs. D» Hesford, together with the existing members of the
Committee with the welcome addition of Mrs. J, Ferguson,
The Show schedule was discussed and Mrs,, Coales very kindly agreed to present
a cup to be awarded to the winner of the Senior Citizens' class for any hand
made article.
Show
The Show this year will be held on Saturday, 4"fch September, one week earlier
than usual.
Please look out for the new class in the Floral Art Section, if you are someone
who enjoys making formal flower arrangements. The new class will, be entitled
"From the Hedgerows" and will be open to those who haven't previously won a
prize in this section.
If you would like to make a donation to the Society towards the cost of
staging the Show which, in spite of our efforts to curb costs, is considerable,
Mr. Post of 'Penridge' would be pleased to receive any contribution. The Wand-
Tetley Book Award will be for "The Varieties & Location or the Trees in this ,
Village". The class vri.ll be judged for rarity and original presentation.
The Committee would like to thank existing patrons for their support to the
Society in the last year and we look forward to welcoming everyone to another
successful show in September.
For and on behalf of the Committee,
D.M. HESFORD
Hon Secretary.
BEST KEPT VILLAGE COMPETITION
Attention is called to the remarks made by Mr. D.M. Curling, Chairman of the
Parish Council at their A.G.M. on the 22nd March when he emphasized the
importance of every effort being made to retain the Cup for another year.
The results which count are the general well kept appearance of the Village,
which includes hedges, fences, surrounds, and general tidiness.
The preliminary judgings are expected to be held between the 1st and 15th July
and the final judging before the 31st July.
CHRISTIAN AID
A successful morning in the Village Hall on May 22nd raised £100.30 for
Christian Aid. This was achieved by a cake stall, a bran tub for the children
and a table of coloured mystery parcels.
A-number of people carae and enjoyed the coffee and showed great interest in
the working of Christian Aide
Many grateful thanks to all who contributed so- generously to make this a
morning to be remembered,
CQLESHILL CLUB
The new black-out curtains in the Hall have enabled us to indulge in that
most popular of pastimes - film and slide shows„
In April London Transport very kindly showed three films to us. These were
both instructive and amusing and dealt with various aspects of their work.
On fey 11th a full coach left Goleshill for an afternoon outing to Bedford.
Despite the fact that this was one of the few damp cold days in May, everyone
enjoyed the trip through the lovely Spring countryside,, "' '
Mr, Richard Farmer joined our May meeting and introduced us to some completely
different scenery. He talked about his recent visit to Canada and shotted
numerous coloured slides lie had taken of this most beautiful and exciting
country.
We thank him for giving us such an interesting afternoon.
MoW.
1st COLESHILL GUIDjE COMPANY
Mrs, Wege is kindly giving us Home Nursing lectures which have occupied most
of our time this term and one Monday we visited the Red Cross Medical Loan
centre in Amersham.
On the 8th May the Guides helped with the visiting Brownies Revels. We gave
all the Guiders tea and there were some very complimentary remarks made .by
them about the friendliness and helpfulness of the 1st Coleshill Guides, much
appreciated by their Captain.
We were photographed by the Mid Week Bucks Press for the family album section,
has anyone seen it in the paper?
We are hoping to attend the special Service in connection with World
Children's Day (June f^th) at 9-30 a.m. on Sunday, 20th June at All Saints,
Refreshments in the Village Hall afterwards.
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I attended en evening training at Chalfont St. Giles and met two Guiders
visiting Bucks from Gibraltar. I also attended our Anglia Region A.G.M, at
Holmer Green, this covers several Counties. It was an inspiring occasion
and among other things we learnt of the increasing'numbers of children
wanting to join the movement tut sadly the continuing shortage of Leaders
(Guide Companies in Holmer Green and Chesham have recently advertised in
the local press that they are in danger of closure owing to the lack of
leaders). Also the constant need to keep up to date without losing the high
standard set in the framework of our promise.
We hope to run some sideshows at the Village Pete,
H.J.M.C.
1st COLESHILL BROWMIESGUIDES "
Mrs, Richardson feels that she has too many commitments to remain the Brownie
Guider in charge of the Pack, but is to remain as a Unit Helper, Therefore
I am now in charge. We all gave her a big thank you for her past work, on
May 17th. Mrs, Swerling is going to join us in September,,
We have one recruit this term. Amanda Lee from Winchmore Hill, Wendy Payne,
Mr, Bolton's granddaughter, who has been Brownieing in Tasmania joined us
last term. She and I collected litter in the Village, having been asked by
the Parish Council to take part in the sponsored litter drive for the
Chiltern Society and Shelter,
North Paddington and Queens Park Brownies held their district Revels at Grove
Mill on the 8th fey. Some of our Brownies joined them, there must have been
about 100 people having a lovely time in the garden. The Paddington Brownies
had an exciting visit to Brentford Grange where Mr. and Mrs, Swerling showed
them over their farm. Our County Commissioner spent the afternoon with us all.
On 17th May, Mrs, Edwards and Mrs, Darvell came and gave us a talk on Coleshill
in the old days which we enjoyed. After that the Brownies went round the
Village at high speed delivering Christian Aid leaflets. Some also helped
with the Bran Tub in the Village Hall on the following Saturday.
Judith Richardson has gained her Music Badge and Susie Williams her Jester's
Badge and Susie entertained us all during the test.
The Mid Week Bucks Free Press came and took our photograph one Monday but so
far I have not seen it in the paper. If anyone does, I should be grateful to
have a copy.
We hope to help at the Village Fete and also attend the special Service
in connection with the World Children's Day, 15th June, at 9»30 a.m. at
All Saints,
We are having our District Brownies Revels at Grove Mill on Monday, 14th June.
The theme this year being a Country Fair.
There is room in our Pack for more Brownies, so if anyone is interested,
do contact me (Mrs. Coales, Grove Mill, Coleshill, Amersham 3883)*
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.VILLAGE HALL ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING . . . . ,
A well attended Annual General Meeting of the Village Hall was held on the
27th April 1976 in the Village Hall, with Mr. Denis Hall in the Chair.
In his report, Mr. Hall said how pleased he was to see so many people there,
and particularly the three trustees, Mr. Adams, Mr. Harrison and .Mr. Ruperti.
The Hall, he said, had enjoyed quite a good year, "but like everyone else, they
had suffered from increased costs. The unfortunate but necessary increase in
hire charges had been justified but they must try to peg prices if at all
possible. We must always bear in mind that the Hall was provided for the
Village and the running of it is not an end in itself. We must try to provide
what the Village wants. There is no point in having a magnificent hall if
no-one can afford to hire it.
Therefore they had been cautious, in spending. One big task scheduled for
last year had not been carried out. That was re-decorating. Our first
estimate, nearly £1.000, frightened us so much that we did not get any more.
It was fortunate that re-dscorating was delayed as we have since had to
find fairly large sums for other purposes, roof repairs, fire extinguishers
and chairs which will be covered in the Treasurers' report. • .-,..'.
They were most unfortunate with the roof. A small leak from the ventilator
was repaired at the end of the year and the rest of the roof was reported to
be in very good condition, which it was, but it was not able to withstand the
gale of the 2nd January 1976, which ripped away about a third of the roofing i-feltc
<4uick action by Mr. Tony Berber and inspections by Mr. Colin Stockwell and the
Chiltern Pelt Roofing Co. resulted in there being little additional damage. _
The cost however was £247°16, most of which has been paid by our insurers.
Again, the Treasurer has details.
Another commitment taken on during the year has been cleaning. This I think
has been most satisfactory and we are lucky to have Mr. King,, an expert in
office cleaning etc., in the Village. His charges are modest and since he took
over we have been complimented on the cleanliness of the Hall. Of course, we
cannot afford to have the whole building done from floor to ceiling and we
shall have to think about spring cleaning if re-decorating is long delayed.
There are other projects still under consideration, improvements to the kitchen
and better emergency lighting.
Miss Stone joined us during the year as the Residents' Association's
representative, replacing Mr. Clifton who had filled two roles but I'm
glad to say he remains as Hon. Treasurer.
I should like to thank the Committee for their excellent work and support
during the year. The Jumble Sale Was again particularly successful financially,
£96, but more so I think for the fine spirit of co-operation it engenders
between the Committee and helpers. Another fine co-operative effort was the
lining of the curtains with the W.I.,, .the Coleshill Club, Guides and others
participating.
Whilst I cannot mention everyone "by name, I must say a word about Mrs. Harris
for so ably looking after the bookings, keeping a watchful eye on the premises
and the little things like ensuring soap, clean towels and other essential
commodities are always available in those small rooms at the back. These
things are important and in this respect, we are better served than many
first class hotels and business premises. I must also ask Mrs. Harris to
thank her son Denis for the numerous jobs he does for the Hall throughout the
year and all free of charge.
I must also mention my predecessor, Mrs. Ovington, who still gets lumbered
with a good deal of the Chairman's work, which she carried out with the
best of goodwill.
My grateful thanks are due to Mr..Clifton, our Hon. Treasurer. You will
see from the Balance Sheet and Statement of Account and hear from his
report that the accounts have been kept in very good shape. We are greatly
indebted to Mr* Clifton for his expert financial advice which keeps our
feet firmly on the ground when we get grandiose ideas. Thanks to Mr. Stubbings
for again auditing our accounts.
Finally, thanks to the Weedon Family for their help in many ways, and
particularly in keeping the grounds presentable. Of course our greatest
thanks go to them for Penny our most versatile Hon. Secretary who appears
in so many roles in the Village. This is her first year as Secretary of
the Village Hall Management Committee and I am most appreciative of all
she has done. You may have noted that our Secretary is not presenting
a report this year. 3y necessity the Chairman's and the Secretary's
report must cover the same ground and we thought it voxild save some repetition.
As I have carried out the task this year, I may ask the Secretary to present
the report next year in the form of a Lance Percival type of Calypso."
Then Mr. Clifton presented his report. The hire of the Hall came to
almost £400, the Jumble Sale £96 and sundries £34. This was mostly swallowed
up by lighting, heating, insurance, normal repairs, etc and cleaning,. In
spite of that there was something over for extra items, chairs, etc. and
a balance of some £13 to carry forward.
The reports were adopted with enthusiasm. The Hon. Secretary then read
a letter with the names of representatives representing various local
bodies, to which I-irs. Emblow v;as added and the other- members of the
Committee were elected en bloc.
At a subsequent meeting of the Committee, lir. D* Hall was re elected Chairman,
kr. R. Woolacott, Vice Chairman, Mr. C.F. Clifton Hon. Treasurer, and
Miss Penny Weedon Hon. Secretary, v:ith great enthusiasm.
The meeting closed with a cordial vote of thanks to the Chair, almost
spontaneously proposed.
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COLESHILL RESIDENTS* ASSOCIATION AIMJAL GENERAL MEETING 4TH MAY1976
The Meeting was held in the Village Hall and there was a good attendance,,
The Chairmanf Miss Stone, welcomed all present and especially Mr. Campbell, General
Secretary of the Chiltern Society, who had come to speak about the work of the
Society, In her report Miss Stone said that we were saddened by the .sudden
death of Mr. Fox who was one of the ablest of our Committee members. His quiet
helpfulness and advice were invaluablee We record our gratitude to him and
our deep appreciation of his work,, To Mr. Clifton, our retired Chairman, our
thanks for his leadership over so many years, and we are glad to know that he
will remain with us.
Mrs. Stevens has retired from her position as our representative on the Chiltern
District Council and on behalf of the whole district I thank her.
Thanks also to our Treasurer, Mr. Post, for his special contribution to the
Association.
We had endeav oured to obtain a Conservation Order for Coleshill but failed,
because in the opinion of the County Council there are no groups of buildings
worthy of being preserved.
Again our efforts to get a "limited access" for the Village were unsuccessful,
but this we intend to follow upn
In answer to our enquiries we learned that the new Water Mairi through,the village
wa.3 designed to maintain supplies to Coleshill and improve,.supplies -to Tylers Green.
Public footpaths have been watched, and strong efforts were made to maintain the
Bus Service. While we seek a reliable Bus service we are very conscious that many
Buses between Amershan and Coleshill run empty.
We made enquiries about the little yellow crosses on the Amersham road near the
Water Tower. These are for survey purposes. The surface of the road is being
studied, as the Divisional Surveyor has a suspicion that the formation under the
road is moving;, Last year Mr» Weedon asked about the additional pylons which
•"eemod to be appearing around the Switching Station at Mop End, this had also been
mentioned by Mr. Troughton. The Authority had told us that the additional pylons are
for the re-routing of the main transmission lines from Iver and East Claydon into
the sub-station. Some of the old pylons had been removed.
Aircraft Jfoise has not been r,s bad as fe^ed. For this we must thank AC-AC.
Mr0 Williams had written an account on this subject for the Village Newsletter
which proved the success of the campaign,, But for the "ADO" raised about the new
flightpath there would have been far, far greater cause for complaint.
Coleshill won the Cup for the Best Kept Village in our class. The Parish Council
at some expense and with difficulty had the sign set up by the Pond. We must work
to keep it.
The Chiltern Society anti-litter drive was held recently. With very few helpers in
Coleshill our efforts removed from the Common two bicycles, a broken tiled fireplace
surround, the outer casing of a refrigerator, and 7 bags of broken glass, tins,
pots, old boots. You name it, we found it»
At the end of the Report the Treasurer gave his account of our finances which
was very satisfactory, and there being no questions the financial report was adoptedc
Election of Officers and Committeec The Secretary asked for nominations for
Chairman and Miss Stone*s name was put forward. No other nominations were received
and Miss Stone was re-elected unanimously. The two other Officers and the
members of the Committee were all prepared to serve again, and this was agreed.
Miss Stone asked for any other volunteers to join the Committee, but as there ;
were none she said we always had power to co-opt if necessary.
The Chairman spoke about the Village School and said we have gladly given our
support to those who are fighting to keep open this essential part of Village
life.
Before the Chairman opened the Meeting for general discussion she presented a
beautiful bouquet of flowers to Mrs. Stevens on her retirement from the Council,
and expressed the thanks of all for the work done on behalf of the Village.
Mrs. Stevens in acknowledgement of this tribute said how much she appreciated
the confidence the people of the village had shewn in her ability to serve them
and for the kindness she had always received from the residents. As she hoped
to remain a member of the Parish Council she would not sever her connection with
Council work altogether.
Mr. Clifton started the open forum by asking when the Gipsies would be going from
the top of Gore Hill. Mr. Ruperti said we seem to get nowhere with the removal
of Gipsies from the community but the Charcoal burner, who had been living in
Hodgemoor Woods for years, had been asked to go from his home. Who was responsible
for this? Mrs. Stevens had no knowledge of this eviction, but would make some
enquiries,
Mr. Dening spoke about the present position with regard to the possible closing ;
of the School, and said he would draw attention to the fact that the Parents and
Friends Group will be active in combating any closure and would draw upon the
support of the Association for that purpose. The factors to be considered are not
only economic but they also take into account the role of the school in a Village.
He hoped that people will be racking their brains for the future of the school
and ideas and moral support will be most valuable.
Mr Clifton asked if there were any candidates for the Chiltern District Council,; . ..'-
present, and if so would they state their views on the problems facing the
School. Mr. Horsbrugh-Porter thought it was not a matter of closing the school
but of a redistribution of the available children. It is a question of recruiting
more pupils, the number has increased and the decline reversed.
Two tenants from Hill Meadow mentioned the parking problem in that area, and one
asked if cars could be prevented from parking on grass verges, and another
suggested that some grassed areas should be used for parking. The Chairman said
we would look into these matters and try to make some reasonable suggestions.
The 9»2? am Bus to the Station was mentioned and this had already been taken up with
London Country Buses. The Secretary would take further action on this. The
Chairman thanked the audience for their attention and asked Mr« Campbell to
talk to the Meeting.
He said that the Chiltern ^Society has very much the same purpose as the Coleshill
Residents Association. It was started in 1965 and its main concern is with the
AoO.NoB. The Societyfs income is not very large but their activities make great
inroads into their funds. There are between 1,500 and 2,000 miles of Rights of
Way in the County and the Chiltern Society does an immense amount of general
clearing mostly in the Winter. He mentioned the Lacey Green Windmill which is the
only Ladies Smock Mill in the Country and was built in Chesham. -;.It is open every
Sunday in the summer. 'Mr. Campbell also spoke of success in keeping the Green
Belt intact between Wycombe and Hazlemere, but thought there was a tendency between
Amersham, Chesham and Wycombe to build up and close any green areas which separate
these places. He spoke about the Pitstone Cement works, and also the Aircraft
noise. This led him to mention the proposals for the extension of the four
London Airports, which if allowed would lead to an increase from 27 million
passenger movements per year to a possible 104 million passenger movements per year.
This would inevitably affect us here, especially when the wind is in the West.
The Society has a plan for an Open Air Museum in the Chilterns, not necessarily a
collection of things from all over the area, but the policy is that in the
Chilterns good buildings should be left where they are and should be preserved in
situ. There may be in the future a more usual kind of Museum possibly at Newlands
Park if the County Council is able to co-operate.
The Chiltern Society relies more and more on local societies to keep an eye on
planning matters in their own areas, only seeking help from the bigger Society
when the application justifies.
Mr. Curling proposed a vote of thanks to Mr. Campbell for his fascinating talk,
and said the Chiltern Society is the organization which could look after our
interests, and it would be a good idea if all those who are not members would
join now,
The Chairman closed the meeting by thanking all those present for their attention,
and said subscriptions were now due. : . ; . -
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GHILTERN SOCIETY/SHELTER LITTER DRIVE
This sponsored Drive took place recently in Coleshill - but was, sadly, very
poorly supported. Two elderly and two much younger villagers, and one small
very willing girl turned up, and together a goodly collection of refuse was made.
Arising from this activity it became clear that some persons have been using a
part of the Common for dumping builders rubbish as well as the usual old iron,:
paint cans, etc. If any residents are thinking of doing some modernisation in
their homes, and have rubble and such like to dispose of, may I ask them please
to instruct their workmen to take their rubbish to the London Road Depot where
the Council will dispose of it free of charge. Our Common is a delightful spot
and could be more so if everyone would dispose of their unwanted articles in a
proper manner. ? _ E< stevens
CQLESHILL TENANTS' ASSOCIATION .
The First annual general meeting of this Association was held in the Parish
Room on May 5~th 1976 when quite a number attended.
The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, 30~th June, at 8 p,m.
The Officers are: Chairman - Mr. J» Cossey; Hon. Secretary - Mrs. Wingrove;
Hon0 Treasurer - Mrs. C»V» Cossey.
W. Wingrove
SOUTH BUCKS DYSLEXIA ASSOCIATION
On fey 12th, a coffee morning, bring and buy stall and raffle was held in
aid of the South Bucks and Berks Dyslexia Association at Wheatsheaf Cottage.
Mrs, Jean Smith thanks all those generous people who bettveen them raised
£44 for helping these children with their often unrecognised problems.
STAMPE3
If you are in the habit of throwing your used postage stamps into the waste
paper basket, will you please throw them in to a box in the Church or through
my letter box.
They have in the past year helped Cancer Research, the S»0«S» Society, the
Guides' collection for special eye treatment for the nearly blind in Sarawak
and the Save The Children Fund.
Please help us to do much more.
Oreenr Shield .Stamps are still going to help our hospital in Magila.
Many thanks for the 28 books collected in the past few months and special
thanks to the Sunday School for the splendid support. We could do with many
more stamps and odds and ends of wool for blankets.
M. Williams
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
JUNE Thurs 24
Wed 30
JULY Thurs 8
SEPT
OCT
Wed
Thurs
Sun
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Sat
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Mobile Library Van, Coleshill
Coleshill Tenants* Association, Parish Room 8 p.m.
Mobile Library Van, Coleshill
Wtflo "The Joy of Making a Tapestry" - Mrs. Petterson
Coleshill Club
Mothers* Union, Pond Cottage
Concert at St. Mary*s - Haydn, Handel, 8 p.m.
Piano Recital, St. Mary*s 3 P«m«
Mobile Library Van, Coleshill
Coleshill Horticultural Show
Coffee Morning at Orchard House - in aid of
new "Dial A Genie" scheme.
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