.ALL SAINTS' VILLAGE NEWSLETTER NO 92
ky dear Prievids,
What a wonderful uplifting experience we havo all had during the celebrations
of the wueen's rU.--?,r Jubilee. No-oria who watched on television the events of
Tuesday, 7'ih Jv-r.G; oould bo failed to be moved by the magnificence of all that
tock plao3s ar/i tha treirendous show of Loyalty, Love and enthusiasm for the Queen.
O.'-iis is S',.rcJ.y due \? her devoted Christian way 01 living, coupled with the
wonderful exar-.olo cf faraily life, which she has shown to us all.
I.-.1, the p~.c.c.g3 which she made to herself and the nation when she was twenty one
c.b.0 n.vuTj he ••"•'3 had in her mind the inscription whioh is on her father7s Tomb in
Si". Georga7!; Chaps) - Windsor - rl said to the man who stood at the gate of the year,
give, no a ligirt that I may tread safely into the unknown, and he replied - "go out
into Ths r-a:--C'nc3s er_d put your hand into tho hand of God, that shall be to you,
toxter ;h?,n a light, £>.r.d safer than a known way".
c-^?ely she has alvays reigned over us with her hand and the hand of God, It
./-:' "c.-.f up to us J;o try and do the same.
Yours sincerely
Allan Caropoell
'.'':,-, K.i'"T-T.i:r.lv-; ^LL/'f^'iTUj daughter of Mr, and Mrs,, Nicholas Sadler,
^iivla, I'!ir.dii.i:-j/'. rill, Golenh:-ll
riJ-i^i^EI^i
I-!; vras with a.---.;;; ragrc--. that the village heard of the sudden death of Miss Ma
ALDilIDG^ las: Marcli Tio was "born in the house in Coleshill -which -ves her home
all her life. Fhe we.:v!. to tho Village School a.nd was a member of the Church Choir
Though he'" vrori: trCoV lie:1 :-?rr>,y f-"c:n Coloshill for long periods, she will always be
remcMiiberod fcr •;1;G c'.ev -'.':• d help vho gave both to her Church and to her many friends
She Kill t? [•-£•:..:/ riit;sLj.,
On 10th /:.pr:.l, after a Ions illr^ss, Arthur Ralph KEELING, of Chase Close, who lived
in Coleshil"1. since 1959- ''^ extend our sumpathy to his widov and daughter
ALL SAINTS' CHURCH COMMITTEE
A Committee Meeting of All Saints' Church was held on 9th May vhich .included
the following points of interest:
1. The decorations of the chancel had been commenced and it was hoped it would
be finished by Sunday, 15th May. ......
2. It was decided to donate the sum of £10 to the Magpie Holiday Club for
initial expenses. The Rector was present at the first meeting of the Club
3. It was suggested that the Rector should ask the Bishop of•Buckingham to
take a service. This has been done and the Bishop will visit Coleshill on
Sunday morning, 30th October,- (Sunday before All Saints' Day).
4. It was decided to donate £20 towards the Village Jubilee Fund. __
CHURCHYARD GATES
The Churchyard memorial gates have been sanded, re-painted'and re-hung, and one
of the supporting brick pillars re-built. The cost of re-painting the gates
was largely covered by two generous donations, one from Mrs. Wand-T.etley^ of , .
Bowers Farm, Coleshill; in memory of her late husband, and the other from
Mrs* P Wright of Jubilee Cottage, Goleshillo
THANKS
Many tharks to THE COLESHILL CLUB for donating £5 towards expenses incurred
over the Church clock,, The Club also donated £18 to the Village Jubilee
celebrations as reported in our previous issue.
Grateful thanks to Mrs. D.R. Mitchell, now of Sevenoaks, for kind donation
to the Newsletter,
Thanks also for donations to the Village Jubilee Fund from the DRAMA GROUP - £35,
and the CRICKET CLUB - £37.30, '
COLESHILL FOjTIClJLTURALjOGIgTY - ROSE_JVENING
The Third Annual Spring Event held by the Horticultural Society took place on
the 25th March last and was voted a most successful "evening. There was a
record attendance to hear Mr J.L. Harkness give an illustrated talk on the
production of Roses, from the very beginning to the final colourful and glorious
blooms which, when seen upon the screen, caused many "Oohs" and "Aahs" and perhaps
sighe of envy for the perfection which more often than not seems to grow in other
people's gardens rather than in our own.
After the Film Show, Mr, Earkness demonstrated the correct way to prune Roses
and one thing was quite clear - the need for a pair of good sharp secateurs.
A raffle was held, and with the sale of some excellent refreshments the sum of
£30 was paid to the Village Jubilee Fund. Altogether a most enjoyable evening,,
On Saturday, 25th June, a Coach Party will leave Coleshill at 12.30 p.m. to make
a visit to the Harkness Rose Fields. Anyone interested in making this trip
should get in touch with Mrs. Hesford, Ash Cottage, New Road. n „
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PARISH CQUHGIL A-.G.lh.
The Annual General Meeting of the Parish Council was held in the Parish Room
on 21st March, The Chairmans .Mr. D.R<Ji» Curling, in his address reviewed the
activities of the council for the past year and made mention of the following:
Ladacano Continued support was given to Ladacan in its opposition to the
enlargement of London and Luton Airports, Constant vigilance has to be maintained
in order to keep the skies over Coleshill as free as possible from aeroplanes
of these two airports.
Planni ng Appli cat ions All Planning Applications were examined in detail and
where necessary observations were sent to the Planning Authorities in order
that any new building should conform;, as far as possible,, to the standards
existing in the village„
Post Box - Hill Meadow„ The Post Box at Hill Meadow was demolished by a vehicle
It however took several letters and months to get it replaced in the same position
Best Kept Village„ Coleshill was joint runners up in the competition last
year* We have entered again this year.and hope to restore the sign to its 'usual9
position by the pond,
Gypsies. The Bucks County Council has proposed that five temporary sites for
Gypsies be established either within or on the boundaries of Coleshill„ The
Parish Council is fighting this proposal as it considers this to be a
disproportionate number of sites for this area and considers they should be more
widely dispersed throughout the county,
Coleshill House. The Parish Council is fighting a proposal to demolish Coleshill
House and to build a residential development in its place, The council thinks
that owing to its high landscape value, it can be seen for miles around> and also
because it is part of the village scene, it is too important a house to pull
down. Also because Coleshill is surrounded by the Area of Outstanding Natural
Beauty and the Green Belt, it is considered undesirable that further residential
developments of this nature be built within the village<>
The Queen's Silver Jubilee. A committee has been set up, on which all interests
in the village are represented, to co-ordinate the village efforts towards the
Silver Jubilee celebrations., It is hoped that the main activities will be held
in the centre of the village near the pond
Hy-Dig Lorries, It was noticed that Hy-Dig lorries were again being routed through
the village, Whilst,, owing to the nature of the delivery., it was not possible to ban
the lorries altogether, efforts were made to ban the use of the very large ones
and to permit only the small ones through the village,
Bridleway s.. A review of the bridleways and footpaths within the parish has been
made to see if the network can be improved upon. It is thought, however, that
very little can be done towards such an improvement,
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HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY '
The Annual General Meeting was held in the Parish Room on 14th April,
Jar,. Post, the Honorary Treasurer, presented his report of the accounts which was
adopted. On the.resignation of Mrs0 Ruffett and Vac, Laing Hutcheon's absence from
the village, Mr.-. Gareth Griffiths and Mrs; Haubner were elected to the committee
The date for the Annual Show was confirmed as September 3rd and the schedule was
discussed with some alterations being made Exhibitors may be glad to have prior
notice of a new class open to all for any handmade article completed in the last
12 months, and a class for the sunflower head with the largest diameter - this
latter class was introduced bearing in mind Summer '76 - not the present growing
season!
It was decided that we should run a coach visit to Harkness Rose Fields on
Saturday 25'bh June.,
To commemorate the Silver Jubilee in the village the possibility of putting water
lilies on the pond was discussedc
The meeting finished with a showing of Mr, and Mrs, Ruffett's cine film taken on
a walk through the, village. It should provide them with a happy reminder of their
time in Coleshill where they will be missed, not least for MrSc Ruffett's
contribution to the Horticultural Committee„
. D.H.
COUNCIL TENANTS
On 2nd April the Council Tenants had a most successful. Bring-and-Buy Coffee
Morning in the Parish Room, The sum of £42 GO was raised, to go towards the
village Jubilee celebrations,
_GOLESHILL W.I, ;
On May 6th a talk, illustrated with slides, was given by Miss Jean Archer on
"Amersham in the last Century". Coffee and refreshments were served and the
evening proved to be a great success enjoyed by all. This was the Institute's
contribution for the Jubilee celebrations in the village, and raised £50
CHRISTIAN AID
When you look around at this beautiful village one is so grateful to live in it
Therefore it is good to know that we can help in a small way those who are not
so blessed« We are most appreciative for all the help, and for the wonderful
cakes, bread and sweets which contributed to a very happy and successful morning
in the Village School on May 14th, Also it was nice to see so many children
enjoying the side-shows, bran tub, etc., The outcome of the morning, with
donations was £106. Thank you all very much.,
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COLESHILL DRAMA GROUP
The Evening of Music and Drama so ably produced by the Drama' Group on' i'Sth April
at the Village Hall richljr deserved the support it received not only because it
was in aid of the Jubilee Fund but also because of the thought that went into its
preparation and the quality of its production. Much thought had been given to the
choice of Music, the selection of Shiller's duologue from Mary Stuart and Noah's
Delugeo
Penny Weedon played the electric organ beautifully, as only she knows how, whilst
Pauline Griffiths on the flute delighted everyone as each instrument gave forth
its charm, the music flowing from the classics to modern and back again, I wonder
how many of those present noticed how closely the electric organ could be made to
simulate the sound of the wood wind flute when both were played as a duet* Some
of the audience no doubt — like me - found their minds wandering from the atmosphere
of the Village Hall to a date in June when Her Majesty the Queen would be
celebrating her Silver Jubilee, so meet was the music and oh so apt for such an
occasion.,
As we have all come to expect, both Ann Chenevix—Trench as Mary Stuart and Patsy
Wright-Warren as Elizabeth gave a brilliant presentation of a scene in the Park
at Potheringay.
The evening was rounded off by the Group presenting "Noah's Deluge" - an appropriate
choice in view of the weather prevailing at the time! Hugh Jones as Noah succeeded
in a humorous way eventually to get a message to Mother Noah - Daphne Farmer -
after much "one plain and one purl", to accompany him into the Ark that had been
appearing piece by piece before our very eyes, being a joint effort by Noah,
Shem - Henry Maynard, Ham - John Horsburgh-Porter, and Japhet - Stephen Kitchen.
Mother Noah was not alone in her initial reluctance to go aboard, being ably
assisted by Shem's wife - Rita Rann, Ham's wife - Ann Chenevix-Itenchr and • Japhet's
wife — Carol Dodge, and, as one would expect in such circumstances, two gossips
on the beings of Bertha James and Diana Maynardo '
The voice of God impressively created - on tape - was that of John Horsburgh-Porter,
whilst Penny Weedon in her sweet way sang the story through^ Ho story of Noah
would be complete without children or aninals, and so it was Alexandra Hesford,
Edward Ruffett and Melanie Weller who completed the scene by carrying 'the "animals"
in two by twoI
The production by Patsy Wright-Warren, assisted by. Ann Chenevix-Trench, was
excellent, as indeed were the costumes, for who else could have produced such
a first class wardrobe but Pat Emblow, Apart from the "rainbow" that appeared
a little early, the stage management and lighting could not have been in better
hands than those of Richard Farmer, Hugh Jones and Julie Burton0
All in all a very happy and successful evening,,
R.J.W. . . .
PoSo Both plays were entered for the Bucks Federation of Women's Institute Drama
Festival 197?» They went through the heats to the Gala Day at Elgiva Hall,
Chesham, where both plays won a Red Certificate, which is a Credit,
"Noah's Deluge" was also performed in the Church at Little Missendeno
P.W.W.
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COLESHILL VILLAGE HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
The A.G.Mo of the Committee was held on the 26th April 1977° The following
Committee were elected to manage the Hall's affairs for the coming year:
Trustees: Messrs J. Adams, J. Harrison and D. Ruperti
Chairman: D« Hallo Vice-Chairman: Mrs* Ovington
Committees Treasurer - S.. Clifton. Secretary - Miss P. Weedono
Mrs. Clifton, Mrs. Coales, Mrs. Emblow, Mrs. Harris,
Mrs. Harvey, Mrs. Parkes, Mr. Rann, Mr. Smith, Miss Stone,
Mrs. Swerling, Mrs. Valentine, Mrs. Weedon, Mr. & Mrs,, Woolacottc
After the A.G.Mo the draw took place for the prizes in the raffle the Village Hall
Committee had arranged as their contribution to funds for the Village Jubilee
celebrations. Prize-Winners were;
1. Radio - Mr» Ruperti, 2. Dinner for Two - Mr. Smith, 3° Hamper -•Mrs. Raan,
4° Whiskey -- Mrs. Collier, (Rush.yir.8ad), 5° Gin - Mrs. James, 6. Sherry -
Mrs. Devereux, 7° Coya Pack ~ Frs,, Shellabe-r. The sum of £143«25 was handed
to Mr. J. Chenevix-Trench, Chairman of the Jubilee Committee.
In his report the Chairman, said? "The Management Committee have found themselves
in the same situation as -r/ery business house and every householder in an
inflationary period. Tryi:a~ to make ends meet.
Our earlier but unpopular decision to increase letting charges has been fully
justified. Lettsr_gs have been food and although fees are still low in comparison
with similar premise.!, reserves have been built up to meet anticipated expenditure
on repairs and r©decorations and to meet repayment of loans made to the heating
fund which are now due.
Re.decorati.on mentioned last year has not yet been carried out as a sub—committee
decided quite rightly that tho first priority was to ensure the hall was sound
and water tight "before, redo edition and they are planning on this basis. I
should also mention that our Icara expires next year and it would seem prudent to
negotiate a nev lease >:ith -u.h.3 Parish Council before committing ourselves to vast
expense on the structure, I have ::.o reason, to think that the lease xvill not be
renewed on similar reasonable terms to those now enjoyedo
On the personal side there :-..s one very rsau note- During the year Ted Ovington,
a devoted servant to the Village I'all ?.s Oommitteo Member, Chairman and an
outstanding and willir^ halp^r ?n every possible way, passed away. He is sadly
missed.
I must now thar!; our Trustees for their generous' help and sound advice given during
the year a.nd the Coiiiniittee for theircvattendance at, and contribution to, our meetings
and their kindness in taking on thermaiiy. and varied tasks concerned with the running
of this Village Hall. In particular I should like to say how indebted we are to
Mrs. Harris for looking after the bookings and also keeping an eye on the, premises,
to our Treasurer, our Secretary anl her family for help with the surrounds and
her grandfather, Arthur Thorn for so kindly presenting us with this public address
system and relieving me of various' rouLino tasks about the building.. You have
been a fine coiunittee a.id it lias '::;.:..n a pleasure to be your Chairman".
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JLQEpS-JPRgM .THE..ANNUAL ffEmRAL^ MEETING OF COLESHILL RESIDENTS* ASSOCIATION
This.Annual General Meeting took place on 9th May 1977 s
in "t*16 Village Hall,
and there was a good attendance„
The Chairman welcomed those present, especially Mr. R. Amsden, Chairman of the
Historia Works and Buildings Committee, Chiltern Society,
Before commencing her report for the year just ended Miss Stone said we wished
to record our grief at the death of Mr. Ovington who had always taken a lively
interest in our affairs« He would be very much missed.
Congratulations were due to Mrs0 Do Heimann? Chiltern District Councillor, and
to Mrs. L. Stoneham, County Councillor, for their success at the recent elections.
The last 12 months had been quite busy, and the efforts we made to support those
who took up the fight to keep the Village School open were well rewardedo The
number of pupils is rising, and it is expected that there will be about 42
children in School by September.
Other matters dealt with were the exhorbitant Cesspool Charges proposed by the
Chiltern District Council - these are now at a more reasonable level - Aircraft
noise and the danger of enlarged Airports at Heath Row and Luton, and the loss
of the Mobile Library Service, which fortunately has now returned and seems to
be giving a better service than before,,
One Planning Application caused some concern,, This was to demolish Coleshill
House and build 7 houses on the land. There were many objections to such a
suggestion, and it was put to the Chiltern District Council" that a Preservation
Order be put on the House, that it might be converted to an Abbey-field Home,
or used as flats. There is now an Outline Application for conversion into
7 flats. The real problem has been Gipsy Encampments. After recent County
Council proposals for sites on verges and lay—byes, we found that every approach
to the Village would be affected. These suggestions were opposed very strongly,
and we joined with Groups in Woodrow and Amersham Town to make our views clear
to the County, asking the Council for a much fairer spread of sites throughout
the County.
The' Chairman - Miss Stone - was unanimously re-elected along with Mr. E. Post
as Treasurer, and Mrs. E. Stevens as Secretary.
Mr. J, Denning1s name was added to the list of Committee members who were all
re-elected for the coming-year. The Chairman said we are always willing to
co-opt other members who are interested in joining pur ranks.
In the Open Forum the conversion of Coleshill House was mentioned and the
possibility of danger caused by the extra traffic which would be engendered,
as the road is very narrow at this point, and is without a foot-path. These
points will be made clear to the Planning Authority when the full application
for conversion is made. A Speed Limit was also suggested. This has been
requested several times over the years, but there is no likelihood of a limit
being imposed where there are no Street Lamps.
Local Bus Service. Questions were asked about the long waits in Amersham. for
aret urn bus to Co 1 eshi 11, and also about the lack of co-ordination between
the 9,25 gum, bus and the first cheap train to London.. This point was made
to the Chiltern District Council last year, and we would try again to get the
bus put earlier to enable people to catch the 9 34 a.m train,
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A.G.M. RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATION (Contd)
There being no other questions the Chairman asked Mr. Amsden if he would
commence his film show, and tell us something about his Historic Works and
Buildings Committee. There were many interesting slides and his talk about
the various buildings and Open Air Museums was very entertaining, He seemed
rather disappointed that the proposed Open Air Museum at Chalfont St. Peter
had received a set back, because the County Council had not yet made up its
mind what to do with Newlands Park, but tiro Amsden hoped that the Museum would
gu ahead eventually, A'number of old and interesting buildings had already
been promised„
Mr. Williams proposed a vote of thanks to Mr, Amsden who had come, literally,
straight from his sick bed to talk to us,,
STOP PRESS» The Open Air Museum IS now going ahead, and work has already begun,
EeS.
CHURCH KpraT.TCR GROUP.
We are still in existence and two kneelers to commemorate The Mothers' Union
Centenary will soon be ready to use in Church
Mrs= Di Hesford has.very kindly given a Silver Jubilee Kneeler from her
Coleshill Collection - this is being worked by a member of the group and
this too is nearing completion. May we hope all other outstanding kneeler
workers may be encouraged to ply their needles,
LoGo
THE COLESHILL__CLUB
The Coleshill Club had a real touch of Spring at their March meeting when
MrSo Pat Erabiow gave an icing demonstration, which consisted of miniature
hyacinths, pink and blue, in tiny marzipan pots, and a little basket of roses,
all created before our eyes and more than good enough to eat!
April was a Bingo afternoons and in May we had a speaker from the County Farmj
Mrs, Lee, who gave a very interesting and helpful talk about vegetable growing^
both of the usual and also the more unusual ones,
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JUMBLE SALE •
The Annual Jumble Sale in aid of the Village Hall funds will be held on
30th September. Residents of Coleshill are asked to begin collecting any
saleable articles which they can spare,
HALL OPEN TO RECEIVE JUMBLE ON THURSDAY 29th SEPTEMBER FROM 2 P.M. to 8 P.M.
1st, COLESHILL (ALL SAINTS) BROWNIE GUIDE PACK
We have had two enrolments this term, Nicola Haubner and Anita Baldwin^
Rachel.Cairns has joined us while she is living in the village,
..Mrs, Farmer kindly came to test"us for Home Safety and the following gained
their badgess Vahessa Seymour, Amanda Lee, Elaine Timmss Julie Ellis;
Alexandra Hesford, Hannah Roberts, Tracey Feather and Wendy Payne, Claire Wilson
passed her Swimmers Badge and Wendy Payne her Artist's Badge; Susie Williams
has her Highway badge, ElaineTimras her Roadway and Alexandra Hesford heir
Footpath badge„ •
We entertained four pupils from Heritage House to a super farm visit and. picnic
at Tawny's Farm in May, We continue to take part in Family Services and will'
be taking part in the Silver Jubilee Service* Susie Williams is to read one of
the prayers and the Sixers will carry and guard the Pennant, We are going to
run a Pink Stall at the Fete and have been making things for it. .,;•
Brown Owl (H.J.M.C.)
"'1st CQLESHILL GUIDE COMPANY
Michele Haubner was enrolled this term. We have been working on Speakers ,
and Entertainer's Badges and general progress,,
The Patrol Leader's are to carry and guard the Flag at the Silver'Jubilee
Service and Eileen Davis is reading one of the prayers„
On the 8th June we plan to hold Jubilee Sports at Grove Mill and hold a
Baby Show at the Fete, Several of the Guides are helping at the children's
Jubilee Party,
Mrs. Antosiewicz kindly came to help at a meeting when Captain was away and
has promised-to do so again,
'(H.J.M.C.)
PHOTOGRAPHS OF TH^JITOILEE PARTY
The Jubilee Committee is organising a Social Evening at which slides of the
Jubilee. Party will be shown. It is planned to hold it in the Village Hall on
Friday,. 4th November, at 8 pom. This will be in aid of the Queen's Appeal,
Further details will be announced later,
JUBILEE BOUNDARY WALK
John Chenevix Trench says that he intends to conduct a walk round the parish
boundary, with a commentary, on the afternoon of Saturday, 1?th September,
Participants will be asked to contribute 50p to the Queen's Appeal, The walk
will start at the Water Tower at. 2,30 p.m,
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BEST KEPT VILLAGE COMPETITION 1977
Coleshill has entered the Best Kept Village competition again this year., There
has however been a few changes in the way marks are to be awarded. The new
Marking Schedule is as follows:
1« The appearance and condition of the places of worship
and public buildings, schools, war memorial, villagecentre,
of the greens, churchyard, common and playing
field. 60 marks
2o The neatness of appearance of dwelling houses, shops
and inns, Tidiness of flower and vegetable gardens,
allotments, and neat appearance of outhouses, yards ,
and shedso 30 marks
3. General condition of hedges, trees, fences and walls
adjacent to and surrounding buildings and gardens;.
the cleanliness of verges, ditches and ponds. 30 marks
4« Appearance of signboards and notice boards, taste and
restraint shown in advertisement displays. 15 marks.
5« Bonus marks for general appearance of the village with
special attention to conditions of refuse dumps,
absence of litter and provision of litter basketso 15 marks
Total 150 marks
Judging will be carried out in two stages„
Preliminary - between 1st and 15th June
Final - by 31st July
NQRZOM
To all who so kindly supported our Coffee Morning to'raise money for the support
of the little Tibetan refugee girl NOR ZOM, and to those friends who have given
donations for this cause, we have received over £70°
We have just had a reply from Dharamsale. Dr. Lobsang Dolma is overjoyed at
this news and asks whether she might divide the money between HOR ZOM and two
other children, whose mother is almost blind and has lost one arm. They
have no father and are aged four and two years old. They are called NAWANGE DORJEE
and PANPA LHAMO. The money will be used for food and clothing.
This is to thank you again for your generous support and to let you know that
every penny will be put to the best use for these children, whose needs are
small but vital.
Angela and Daphne Farmer
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THE MAGPIE CLUB
Having done a census for the Silver Jubilee Celebrations, it was discovered
that there were over 100 children in the village under the age of 17.
Unfortunately as we have no resident curate there is a gap to be filled. Apart
from the Sunday School for children under 7 and a discussion group run by
Mrs. Farmer for some of the older children, we felt that nothing else was being
done by the Church for the rest of the children. So a group of us got together
and decided that as lay people we would try and form a Holiday Club to be called
THE MAGPIE CLUB.
We decided to have a Scavenger Hunt on the Common to see what response we would
get. We were delighted when 53 children turned up, and the Rector kindly came
up for a short spell. After the Hunt we adjourned to the Village Hall for soup
and sandwiches and a table tennis tournament.
We are arranging further activities for the summer holidays. Ihese include a
cricket match, a ramble and sausage sizzle, picnic and games for the under
eights, swimming sports, a.football match and a disco. All children will be
sent a circular nearer the time.
Funds, of course, are a bit of a problem so the Church Committee gave us a
cheque to start us on our way. We feel people are a bit fed up with fundraising
sessions so we have decided that each child should pay a very nominal
fee for the activities. We hope to have outside activities during the summer
but of course in the winter we shall have to be in the Village Hall.
What we also hope to be able to do is to undertake some form of community work
in the village, such as light gardening jobs for any of the older residents
or any other jobs that crop up. We could do shopping in the village for those
unable to get out to the shops. If you would like anything done, please ring
Mrs. Swerling, Amersham 6414, and we will see if we can oblige!
D.M.S.
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GIPSIES.
The Buckinghamshire County Council have submitted proposals to establish two
permanent Gypsy caravan sites in Hodgemoor Wood. One on either side of Stockings
Farm, It is proposed that each site should contain five caravans.
Hie Parish Council held a meeting on Wednesday 25th May to discuss this proposal
and invited members of the public to attend and state their views on the subject.
About 60 residents attended the discussion which was opened by Mrs. Stoneham,
the County Councillor for this area, who gave a resume of the background leading
to the establishment of Gypsy sites in the area.
It was soon evident that, without exception, every person present was opposed
to the two sites in question and the Parish Council recorded a list of
objections which has since been passed on to the Bucks County Council and
other interested parties. A primary objection was that these two sites are
situated in an area designated as a picnic area in which Rate Payers' money
has been spent to lay out seats and tables together with footpaths and bridleways
to attract people to spend a day in the country, which in fact they do. More
and more people are using the area for recreational purposes and this will all
come to a halt if there are two camps of gypsies in their midst. People will,
quite naturally, be frightened to leave their cars parked unattended whilst
they go for walks in the area.
As the County Council asked for alternative sites to be put forward it was
suggested that the present site at Whites Hill should be considered together
with a site in Copperkins Lane, Amersham. Mention was made of the short time
limit set in which to make a decision, it was considered a matter of this
importance should be given adequate time for consultation, particularly by
those most immediately.'.concerned. It was understood some 700 signatures Have
been collected against the setting up of these sites in Hodgemoor Wood, many
from those who picnic in the wood who say they would certainly not visit the
wood if the gypsies are in occupation.
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SILVER JUBILEE The Rosary, Coleshill. 7,6,11
The Editor, All Saints* Coleshill Village Newsletter.
Dear Editor,
On behalf of the Coleshill Parish Council, and indeed everyone living in
Coleshill, may I please be allowed space in the Newsletter to give a very big
and sincere vote: of thanks to the Coleshill Silver Jubilee Committee for •
organising the very splendid and happy party last nighto .
It was a memorable occasion and a very fitting way for us all to celebrate
Her Majesty's Silver Jubilee.
Everyone I have spoken to has said how enjoyable it was and a very special
thank you not only to the whole Committee who worked so hard but to:
Murray Rann for organising the spit and tents
Marcia Parkes for organising the catering
Ann Kempster for organising the bunting
Peter Hook for the lights, butcher and pig
Mr. & Mrs. Valentine for allowing the Bonfire in their field. .'
Graham Swerling for building the Bonfire
and, of course, John Trench, Chairman of the Committee. ,: •:
Yours sincerely,
David Curling
Chairman, Parish Council
SILVER JUBILEE ! • . 7
The arrangementg made for Monday, June ,6th, by the Coleshill "Jubilee" Committee
to mark the 25th Anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II to the Throne were a great
success and every member of the Committee and helpers, also the Leader of the
Band and his teamf are to be congratulated on the splendid efforts made by them.
The function was very well attended by some 500 happy people, who were well supplied
with food and drink, including portions from a roast pig. Dancing began at 8 p.m.
and went on until midnight. A huge bonfire was set alight just after 10 p.m. by
Miss Coleshill (Jennifer White), who had been adjudged the winner earlier in the
evening. Also during the evening Firs. Jaiaieson won the title of "Glamorous
Grandmother" and Mr. Dwight has the "Knobliest Knees" in Coleshill!
The weather could have caused the Committee a great problem, but after consulting
a local weather expert it was decided to hold the function in the open air by the
village pond and congratulations are due to that gentleman for the correctness of
his forecast.
The next afternoon ?8 children of Coleshill held their own party which was again
organised by the Jubilee Committee. The "Coleshill Junior Band" led a very
splendid array of children in fancy dress from the Village School to the pond,
where Pauline Barber and David Castle were judged the winners. All the children
were entertained to a very sumptuous tea in the School and later played games
in the Village Hall. The afternoon finished with singing and all the children
received a Jubilee mug.
Ten ladies from Rushmead joined the children at tea and afterwards watched the
games and joined in the singing and each one was given a posy of flowers. The
party was very successful and all the children had a thoroughly good time. A.K.
COLESHILL FETE - 11th JUKE 1977
I suppose the weather could have been worse but not much! Despite this, the
takings for this year exceeded last year by almost £20. Grateful thanks to
the Pete Committee, the stall holders and organisers of side-shows etc, not
forgetting those who gave so generously to the stalls. Takings were as follows:
Gate ........... £31»00 Brought forward £51?.13
Tombola ........ „ 79.51 Skittles ........... 15.85
Raffle .......... 74.00 Transistor Auction „. ... 10.00
Household ........ 87.13 Coconut Shy. ........ 9.70
Green Fingers ...... 63.53 Pony Rides ......... 6.74
Sweets .......... 40°26 Broken China ........ 6.60
Cakes .......... 33*46 Golf Chipping ....... 6.35
Pink Stall (Brox^nies) . . 31° 15 Madame Zenobia . . . . . . 6.10
Books .......... 30.05 Darts ........... 2.55
Toys ....... c ... 26.04 Baby Show (Guides) ..... 1.75
Teas ........... 21.00 Name the Advertisement ... 1=75
—~—-"- ' Fancy Dress ........ 0.35
Carried forward £517.13 , ———-—-
Total £584.87
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
JUNE 23rd Mobile Library
26th Preacher - Rev David Carrette, Diocesan Youth Officer — children and
families welcome
JULY 7th Mobile Library
8th W.I. Outing to Windsor Rose Show
14th W.I. Miss Annette Mates on "A Victorian Lady Doctor"
21st Mobile Library
AUG 3rd W.I. Deaf & Dumb Party
4th Mobile Library
18th Mobile Library
SEP 1st Mobile Library
3rd Horticultural Show
8th W.I. - Miss Constance Alien
15th Mobile Library
17th Jubilee Boundary Walk
25th Harvest Festival ,
29th Mobile Library
30th Jumble Sale .
OCT 7th Harvest Supper ';;•..
30th Sunday before All Saints* Day - Visit of Bishop of Buckingham
NOV 4th Social Evening with Jubilee Slides - 8 p.m. Village Hall
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THE PARISH OP AMERSHAM WITH COLESHILL
Rector; The Reverend Allan Campbell, M.A. (Cantab. ) ;, •._•.,
Beaumont, Hervines Road, Amersham. (Tel; 7135)
ST. MARY'S PARISH CHURCH, AMERSHAM
Sunday Services
Each Friday
8,00 a.m. Holy Communion
11,00 a.m. Matins
11.30a.m. Holy Communion (1st Sunday in mpnth)
6,00 p.m. Choral Evensong
10,00 acme Holy Communion
Alii "SAINTS', COLESHILL
Sunday Services 9,30 a,m. Parish Communion
6.00 p.m. Evensong, 1st and 3rd Sundays in month
ST. ANDREW'S MISSION CHURCH
2nd and 4th Sundays 11.00 a.m. Holy Communion
Pro-Churchwardens -
Hon.
Hon.
Treasurer
Secretary
Choir
Brownies
Guides
Mothers* Union
Coleshill Club
W.I.
N.H. Nicholls, Orchard House, Coleshill Tels 6734
J.G. Chenevix-Trench, Windmill Farm, Coleshill, 5439
A.M.V. Panton, Wallers Oak, Coleshill 6183
Miss H.Co McLean, 8 Amber Cottages, Coleshill 336jl
Thursday evening in the Church 7«00 p.m.
Monday evenings in the Village Hall 5*30
Monday evenings in the Village Hall 6.45
3rd Thursday of every month at 2.30 p.m.
3rd Wednesday of. every month at 2.30 p.m.
2nd Thursday of every month at 2.30 p.m.
6.45 P«m.
8.00 p.m.
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