Parish news
Stone, Dinton & Hartwell ● October 2014
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60p (£6.00pa)
In this Month’s edition:
Flanders and Swann Revisited
Aunt Em
Angels in Aylesbury
and much more
“Whatever you do, in word or deed do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus”
Colossians 3:17 NIV
The Parish of Stone, Dinton and Hartwell
Revd. Peter G Rich ,
The Vicarage, 10 Badgers Rise, Stone HP17 8RR
01296 748068
Avril Clark, 7 Furlong Crescent, Bishopstone, HP17 8SG
01296 747755
Angela Rich, The Vicarage, 10 Badgers Rise, Stone HP17 8RR
01296 748068
David John, 84 Oxford Road, Stone HP17 8PL
01296 747932
Eryl Morgan, 101 Baker Street Waddesdon, HP18 0LQ
01296 655692
Raymond Medhurst 10 Grenville Road Aylesbury Bucks HP21 8EY
07793 541456
Email: [email protected]
Jean Moore, 'Larkrise', 4 Templecroft Terrace, Upton. HP17 8UD.
01296 748063
Sue Birrell, 7 Jakeman Way, Aylesbury. HP21 8FT
01296 338163
Anne Seckington, Grapevine Cottage, Dinton HP17 8UN
01296 748228
Priest in
Charge
Licensed
Lay
Ministers:
Church
Wardens:
Secretary to
the P.C.C:
Hon.
Treasurer:
Parish Council Contacts:
Stone, Bishopstone & Hartwell
Parish Clerk Allison Stone
01296 698573
Dinton Ford & Upton
Parish Clerk Keith Gray
01296 422800
[email protected]
[email protected]
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Stone
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Dinton PC
Dinton News
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www.bishopstone.info
www.dinton.org
www.dinton.info
Cover Photo: Taken by Carole Fryer
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Parish News
Stone Dinton & Hartwell
Editorial
Some welcome returns this month: Cynthia Cooke with seasonable
recipes, and Aunt Em who seems to have some issues. Later in the month
we have another show by Michael Lunts.
Do you know anyone - perhaps a newcomer - who might like to take the
magazine? New and old always welcome
Parish News Team
Editor:
David Pickup
Editorial:
Carole Fryer
Advertising: Tom Claridge
IT Producers: Mike Thompson
Carol Lynch
01296 748170
01296 748538
01296 748322
01296 748561
01296 748392
[email protected]
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Parish News is a community magazine for the residents of Stone, Dinton, Ford,
Upton and Hartwell. We welcome news, announcements by societies and clubs,
and articles on local and other issues. We do not charge for charities or personal
notices such as weddings, baptisms or acknowledgments and welcome
advertising by local businesses.
The views expressed in articles are not necessarily the views of the editorial
board or the PCC
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The deadline for editorial copy is 7 of the previous month and the deadline for
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advertising is 14
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October 2014
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October 2014
PARISH SERVICES AND CALENDAR
October
5
Trinity 16
St John the Baptist
Stone
10.00am.
Harvest Family
Communion with
Choir
St Peter & St Paul
Dinton
Methodist Chapel
Stone
6.00pm
Evensong
11.00am.
Worship
10.00am
BCP Matins
11.00am.
Worship
12
Trinity 17
4.00pm
Living Stones
8.30am
BCP Holy
Communion
10.00am
Family Service
19
Trinity 18
11.00am.
Worship
(Guest Speaker –
Aylesbury Town
Chaplain-Mark Knight)
10.00am
Bible Sunday
CW Holy
Communion
26
Trinity Last
November 2
4 before
Advent
10.00am
All Age Holy
Communion
11.00am.
Worship
11.00am.
Worship
6.00pm
Evensong
Remembrance Sunday 9th November
Stone 10.00 am
Bishopstone 10.25
Stone Church 10.55
Dinton 12.15
Ford 12.35
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October 2014
Aunt Em and Green Fingers.
Max always likes Harvest Festivals; mainly as there is plenty to eat. This year the
garden produced a few apples, some blackberries, loads of greengages even a
half ripe fig. Max said he would put the fig in a glass case in the hall and show it
to visitors. Max is not really what you would call green fingered. Harvest Festival
used to be celebrated at the beginning of the Harvest season on 1 August and
was called Lammas, meaning 'loaf Mass'. Farmers made loaves of bread from the
new wheat crop and gave them to their local church. In old Testament times there
were three principal feasts which corresponded to the three harvest seasons; the
feast of the Passover in April at the time of the barley harvest; the feast of
Pentecost (7 weeks later) at the wheat harvest, and the feast of Tabernacles at
the end of the year during the fruit harvest. Here are some verses about harvest
time;
"Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and
increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness."2
Corinthians 9:10
"Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a
harvest if we do not give up."Galatians 6:9
"The LORD will indeed give what is good, and our land will yield its
harvest."Psalm 85:12
A date for your Diary –
Saturday November 29th
Dinton Christmas Bazaar
Dinton Village Hall 12.15 –
2.30pm
More information in November’s
Magazine!
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October 2014
WEA West Bucks Villages Branch
SEASIDE POSTCARDS
With Sue Oswell
Thursday October 2nd 2014
2,00pm
at Bartlett’s, Portway Road, Stone
Entry £1 – all welcome
Please ring 01296 748538 for further information.
Pedestrians ring for the gate security number
To advertise your business here in the Parish News Magazine with a quarter
page, half page or full A5 page at competitive rates to reach the parish.
Please contact Tom Claridge on 01296 748322
email: [email protected]
McMillan Coffee Morning
McMillan Coffee Morning will take place on
Friday the 3rd of October 10am-12pm
At Hermits cottage, Westlington Green, Dinton.
There will be a Bring and Buy, coffee and cakes.
Please come and join us to support this worthy cause.
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October 2014
Flanders and Swann Revisited!
An evening of musical comedy featuring the songs of
Flanders and Swann and a sprinkling of light verse from
Sir John Betjeman
Performed from the piano by Michael Lunts
Thursday October 16th at 7.30pm
Stone Methodist Chapel
Laugh away those autumn blues with this celebration
of the musical world of Flanders and Swann.
Featuring a cornucopia of songs, familiar and less
familiar, from ‘The Hippopotamus’ to ‘A Transport
of Delight’, from ‘The Gnu’ to ‘Have Some Madeira,
M’Dear’, Michael perfectly complements the off-beat
world of ‘F &S’ with the humorous verse of that other
arch-observer of the British character, Sir John
Betjeman.
Tickets £12.00 from Carole Fryer or
David Pickup 01296 397794
[email protected]
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October 2014
Did you know…. there really ARE angels in Aylesbury?
Thousands of people work and visit our town centre every day. The Aylesbury
Town Chaplaincy is an initiative by the local Christian community to help serve
their needs. It is run by volunteers from across the town’s churches, all of whom
are motivated by Christian principles of love and service. They are committed to
serving people of all backgrounds and of all faiths or none.
Volunteer chaplains are out and about in the town centre to be a friendly
presence for shoppers and others visiting or working in the town. Through simple
friendships chaplains are able to offer an independent, impartial and confidential
ear for those who want personal support and can also be made available to those
who want to discuss spiritual needs or receive prayer.
Street Angels provide voluntary Christian support, reflecting the love of God
during the night-time, and help to make the town centre safe and enjoyable for
everyone. Since November 2012 a team has been out each weekend (either on a
Friday or Saturday night), between 10.30pm and 3 or 4am. They work in
partnership with the police, door staff, taxis and other agencies and engage with
the public by offering both a listening ear and practical assistance; acting as a
calming community presence - especially around local pubs, clubs and
restaurants.
Typically, Street Angels will listen to those who want to talk and offer support to
those who are distressed or upset as a result of homelessness, intoxication, drug
abuse and/or other issues, referring people onto other relevant agencies when
applicable. They can offer help to those who are isolated or separated from
friends. On a practical level they give out space blankets on cold nights or flat
shoes, or wait with someone for a taxi or a lift. They are easily identifiable by their
branded jackets bearing the Street Angels logo and their fluorescent ID armband.
SUNDAY 19th OCTOBER at 10.00am
There will be a short film and presentation about the work of
the Town Chaplains and Street Angels during the Family
Service at St John Baptist Church, Stone.
Come and hear more about the love of Christ in action.
Everyone is welcome.
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October 2014
WEA West Bucks Villages Branch
Starting on Thursday October 2nd
Stone Methodist Chapel, Eythrope Road
ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT?
Prose and fiction of World War I with Ann Severn
Authors will include Robert Graves, Siegfried Sassoon,
Vera Brittain, Erich Remarque and Pat Barker
8 meetings 10.00 to 11.45 am. Fee £56
And two day schools at Haddenham Methodist Church, High
Street, Haddenham
EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY
Artists’ inspiration from history, myth and religion
with Nicola Lowe
Friday Oct 17, 10.00 am to 4.00 pm Fee £25
THE MIRACLE OF MEDIAEVAL CRAFTSMANSHIP
Stone and wood carving, wall painting and stained glass
with Tim Porter
Friday Nov 7, 10.00 am to 4.00 pm. Fee £25
Ring Carole Fryer
Annette Ingleton
01296 748538 for courses
01865 768289 for day schools
BARNABAS FUND DAY OF PRAYER FOR THE
PERSECUTED CHURCH
SATURDAY 1ST NOVEMBER.
St John the Baptist Church, Stone will be open for
Prayer and Visitors from 2 – 4pm, with teas and coffees
also available from members of the Social Committee.
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October 2014
The Vicarage, 10 Badgers Rise, Stone HP17 8RR.
Tel: 01296 748068 email: [email protected]
Dear Friends,
October 2014
I recently had to arrange an emergency appointment with my dentist, after
suffering from severe toothache during the night. The appointment was made for
just one hour after my phone call. Afterwards, I thought how fortunate we are in
England to be able to call upon such expertise to meet our needs. Later that
same day, I learnt that in parts of Syria today there is just one doctor per 100,000
people, and I’m sure similar figures can be replicated elsewhere in many parts of
the world. Are we really grateful for such facilities, I wonder?
When the Israelites had been freed from Egypt and were preparing to enter the
Promised Land, God gave them a warning, with these words:
“When you have eaten and are satisfied, praise the Lord your God for the good
land He has given you. Be careful that you do not forget the Lord your God,
failing to observe his commands, his laws and his decrees that I am giving you
this day.” (Deuteronomy 8:10-11)
This year looks like being a bumper harvest for cereals, potatoes, fruit etc. We
have recently enjoyed some very tasty corn-on-the-cob from our garden. Do we
remember to thank God for his provisions and goodness to us in so many ways?
Harvest Festival time is always a particularly good opportunity to do this, so do
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join us for our main Harvest Service Celebration at 10.00am on Sunday 5
October. Bring some produce along or fresh fruit and vegetables for the McIntyre
Homes, and tins and packets will be given to the Vineyards Needy Project in
Aylesbury, as last year.
It is so easy to think that it’s only through our own efforts that we have so much to
enjoy in life, for this has always been a human failing as our Bible Reading states
in verse 17:
‘You may say to yourself, “my power and the strength of my hands have produced
this wealth for me.”
But remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you the ability to produce
wealth.’ If we had been born in Africa or India, we might see things rather
differently!
Wherever we live, we are encouraged to keep God’s Commandments, so I hope
you will continue to join us for our Autumn Sermon series on these, together with
the Monday Evening Home Group at the Vicarage. It is not too late to come
along. As we’ve already been reminded in this series, the greatest
Commandment is to love God, and then to love our neighbours, and as Jesus
said:
‘Those to whom much is given, much will be required.’ (Luke 12:48)
A happy Harvest to you all,
Yours in His service,
Priest in Charge
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October 2014
Because of the fate of the fete!
there will be a
JUMBLE SALE
on Saturday 25th October
from 10.30 to 1 p.m in
Dinton Village Hall
All proceeds towards a new Gazebo for
the Band
(The weather destroyed this year’s one!)
If you are interested in helping please phone
Sylvia Eaton on 01296 748537
PARISH REGISTERS
MARRIAGES:
Congratulations to Natalie Broad and Paul Cleaver whose Marriage
takes place at St Peter & St Paul, Dinton on Saturday 25th October.
DIAMOND WEDDING
We also congratulate Jim and Mary Purdy from Bishopstone who
celebrated their 60th Wedding Anniversary on 25th September.
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October 2014
October Gardening
Depending on weather condition, this month will be time to lift and store dahlias,
chrysanthemums and gladioli. Lift the gladioli corms cut off most of the stem and
allow to dry. When dry store in shallow trays. Chrysanthemums need to be
stored in soil or compost and keep out of frost. Dahlias are much more difficult as
they need to be lifted and the stems cut off the tubers stored upside down to dry
out then stored in boxes, in a frost free place. It is important to check occasionally
to see they are not going mouldy.
Now is the time to collect plant material for winter decoration before it rots or
softens, especially fruits and seed pods for Christmas. Spring flowering plants
such as wallflowers should be planted now. If herbaceous plants have out grown
their space they can be lifted and divided and then replanted. It is best to use the
growth from the outside and throw away the older middle. Remove fallen leaves
from plants and rockeries.
Cuttings of gooseberries and currants can be taken now. Take cuttings from this
year’s growth. The cuttings should be 8 to 10 inches long. Cut just below a bud,
push the shoots about 4 or 5 inches into the ground, somewhere with a bit of
shade, and where they can be left for a couple of years undisturbed, by which
time you should have some good young bushes.
PS
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October 2014
Celebrate Harvest
St. John Baptist Church,
Stone
Saturday October 4th
A film for everyone - music, fun, action!!!
The Lion King’
‘
Doors open 3.30 p.m. for screening at 4.00 p.m.
Popcorn and drinks on sale.
BRING YOUR OWN CUSHIONS!!
followed by
a Bring and Share Supper.
Donations to “Send a Cow”.
Sunday October 5th
Harvest Family Communion 10.00a.m
followed by Harvest Nibbles!
Please join us - all welcome.
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October 2014
Plum Chutney
Recipé
Plums, damsons or greengages (pitted)
Apple, peeled & rough chopped
Onion, sliced
Raisins, plump, seedless
Carrot, grated
Demarar sugar
Salt
Ground cloves
Ground ginger
Red chilli
White wine vinegar
1
250
250
250
125
250
1
1
11
1
600
kg
gm
gm
gm
gm
gm
level tsp
ditto
ditto
small
ml
Method
Prepare sufficient jars. NB. Do NOT use metal lids. Coffee jars are the best.
Put the salt, spices and vinegar in a large shallow pan.
Add the vinegar and set to bring to the boil slowly.
Mix the fruit, raisins, carrots and sugar.
When the vinegar etc. is dissolved and boiling, add the mixed ingredients.
Bring back to the boil, stirring well.
Leave to simmer steadily until the mixture nearly begins to assume the
consistency of chutney.
(It will thicken as it cools)
Pot and cover with airtight closures.
Store in a cool, dry place for at least a month.
Haddenham Community Library
Annual Meeting 28th October at 7.00 pm in the Library
Your Community Library
Invites you to the Annual Meeting to hear about the changes made
during the last year and the hopes for the future.
Refreshments will be available
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October 2014
STONE LOCAL HISTORY GROUP
THE GREAT WAR IN BUCKS
A talk by Professor Ian Beckett
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Tuesday October 21 7.30
Stone Village Hall
Guests welcome - £2
Ring 748538 or 748530 for more information
Tyrefighters Weight Loss Group –
Encouraged by the medical staff David Lindsey has set up
Saturday morning meetings to be held at
Haddenham Medical Centre
9-10.30. a.m.
October Meetings 4, 11, 25 free of charge, all welcome.
Contact David at: [email protected]
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October 2014
DINTON PARISH FETE
It wasn't so much singing in the rain on Monday as soaking in the rain! The
three or four hundred people who did brave the elements seemed to enjoy
themselves. We had the forethought to move equipment and set up the
gazebos in the dry on Sunday.
The Bletchington Silver band played excellently despite being dripped on. The
Dinton based choir SING entertained in the tea tent and encouraged tea
drinkers to join in. The two marquees provided much needed shelter. Even
though there weren't so many children present, Kathy Ghouse encouraged a
good number to take part in the obstacle races. Unfortunately the wet grass
was too dangerous to run the wheelbarrow races and tug of war. The two
village teams will have another year to train for next year's battle.
The Dakota fly past didn't make it due to bad visibility, but as the remaining
Battle of Britain aircraft are so valuable it is quite understandable. Because of
the weather, the takings will be well down this year but everyone did their very
best to minimise wastage and loss.
On behalf of the Fete Committee may I say a "massive Thank You" to all the
lovely people who helped the setting up on Sunday and even more the folk
who cleared as much equipment as possible when we closed. They had to
endure pouring rain and very soggy equipment.
We will be holding our Fete Celebration evening on Tuesday 21st October in
Dinton Village hall at 8 p.m. Come and join us for a drink and find out how
much (or little) of a celebration it is this year! Finally "thank you" to the
Committee for their loyalty and commitment for so many months of the year.
Knit & Knatter
The October Knit & Knatter will be at Sylvia’s house in Westlington
Tuesday 21st 2.30
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October 2014
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morning
All newspapers accounts can
be settled by switch/cards
using our
Freephone No.
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Monday – Friday 6 am – 7 pm
Saturdays & Sundays
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Windmill Landscapes
(Thame Based)
Your Local Landscape Company
Established 1989
Landscaping
 Grass Cutting
 Turfing/Seeding
 Hedge Cutting
 Fencing – All Types
Construction
 Patios
 Drives / Paths
 Gates – Wood / Metal
 Groundwork
Tel 01844 279519
Freephone 0800 783 7194
www.windmill-landscapes.com
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October 2014
Poppy Appeal 2014
I hope that once again as many people as possible will be able to support this
appeal this year. We need new volunteers to sell poppies door to door and static
collection points across the parish.
Sadly the work of the Legion grows year by year in honouring the fallen, assisting
their dependants and those who have suffered in the service of this country.
I am sure we can work together to have another successful local appeal. If you
have any suggestions or questions please let me know.
David Pickup
Honorary Appeal Organiser
01296 397794
[email protected]
LIVING STONES
We shall meet again on Sunday 12th October at the Methodist Chapel
from 4.00 – 5.30pm, and will be looking at another Old Testament heroine.
Come along on your own or with family and friends, and learn as we enjoy
crafts and activities together on the theme.
We end with a short Act of Worship and a Bring and Share tea.
STONE THURSDAY CLUB
Our next meeting for the Over 60’s will be on the
9th October, 2.00 – 3.30pm
Carole Fryer from the Local History Group will give a talk on
“Hartwell and King Louis”
This should be of special interest to all local residents, so do
come along whether you consider yourself a member or not.
If you require transport, please ring Angela 748068
Dinton with Ford and Upton Parish Records
Is there anyone willing to take over the upkeep of the
Parish Records from
Carol Lynch who has kept them so well for us since 2000.
Contact any Parish councillor if interested.
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October 2014
Pickled Onions
Recipe
Small pickling onions or shallots
Salt, cooking
All as required of:
Castor sugar
Salt
Cloves
Dried Chillies
Pickling spice
Malt vinegar, best quality, cold.
1 kg
200 gm
Method
Peel the onions.
Place in a large ceramic bowl, NOT metal.
Add the 200 gm salt and water to cover.
Cover the bowl with a tea towel.
Leave to stand overnight.
Strain the brine from the onions and rinse them in cold water.
Leave them in the colander to drain well.
Prepare sufficient jars.
Close pack the onions in the jars.
To each jar add
1 tsp of sugar
A generous pinch of salt
2 or 3 cloves
2 dried chillies
A bare mustard spoon of pickling spice.
Fill the jars with malt vinegar. Do NOT be
tempted to use hot vinegar, it makes the
onions soggy.
Cover closely with plastic screw-top lids.
Store in a cool dark place for 2-3 months.
If you do them now, they will be ready for Christmas.
Note.
A little while ago, unbeknownst, I knocked over a started jar of onions. By the
time I discovered them, they were fully drained of vinegar.
The onions were very crunchy and proved to keep well.
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October 2014
NEWS FROM CHAPEL HILL
Methodist Chapel, Eythrope Road, Stone, HP17 8PH
Our Minister is REVD. KEITH EDWARDS
Tel: 01296 423363: [email protected]
Village contact:
Mrs. Sue Spinks, Clowesbourne, Upton, HP17 8UA
Tel: 01296 748369 [email protected]
During this month’s services
the following will be remembered in prayer:
5th – Willowmead; 12th – Badgers Rise;
19th – Beacon Close; 26th – Belle Vue
Your prayer requests are welcome – anonymous if you wish –
please leave a note in the Chapel post box
******
WEEK OF PRAYER FOR WORLD PEACE
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12 – 19 October
The Chapel will be open each day during the Week
from 3 p.m. till 6 p.m.
For a world in turmoil: what can we do?
Please do use this opportunity to come and pray
in quietness for the peace of the world
The WPWP leaflet will be available for you to use and take away.
Prayers, readings and meditations
are drawn from across many world faiths
The International Prayer for Peace
Lead me from death to life,
from falsehood to truth;
Lead me from despair to hope,
from fear to trust;
Lead me from hate to love,
from war to peace.
Let peace fill our hearts, our world, our universe
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October 2014
FOURTH TUESDAY FELLOWSHIP
(non denominational)
Meeting in the Methodist Chapel,
Eythrope Road
Daylight hours may be shorter,
nights may be chillier,
but do not be downhearted –
come along to the October Fellowship meeting
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on Tuesday 28 at 2.30 p.m.
where there will be brightness and warm friendliness
as we enjoy listening to our Speaker for the afternoon
David Heffer
There will plenty of time to chat and enjoy
tea, sandwiches and cake
Bring & Buy for the unexpected bargain
Pretty home made greetings cards, too
Apple Weekend
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th
Friday 10 , Saturday 11 &
th
Sunday 12 October
10am to 4pm
Waterperry Estate
Open until 5.30pm.
We’re famous for our apples,
celebrate this special weekend with
free tours of the orchards and fruit
sheds at 11.30am, 2pm and 3.30pm
and taste numerous different apple
and juice varieties. If you’re thinking
of growing your own apple trees, this
is a great chance to try before you
buy. Advice and information will be
available too, along with the chance
to get your mystery crop identified.
Free food and craft fair, walking
sticks demonstrations.
Enjoy our
apple themed menu in the teashop,
Miss H’s and BBQ. A great family
day out with apple bobbing and apple
anagram in the gardens.
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A place to explore, relax and
shop in beautiful
surroundings all year round.
The Great Pumpkin Hunt
25th October – 2nd November
10am– 5pm
Find 10 pumpkins hidden in our
ornamental gardens and win a
special, seasonal prize. A great
chance to get out and about and let
off steam in our beautiful ornamental
gardens. No booking required – just
turn up and enjoy. £2 per child.
Children must be accompanied by an
adult for whom garden entrance fee
applies.
Waterperry Gardens, Nr Wheatley,
Oxford, OX33 1JZ
www.waterperrygardens.co.uk
Tel: 01844 339226.
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October 2014
It’s that time of year again!
Get cracking – get packing
!
Filling those shoeboxes with gifts for those in need in Eastern Europe
Shoeboxes packed with gifts for the whole family –
something for Dad, Mum, boy and girl and perhaps baby.
To get ideas for your packing, to see how much needed and appreciated your gift
will be, go to the website of Link to Hope at www.linktohope.co.uk
Ideally, the following are needed for EACH box.
Sweets/chocolates
Gloves/scarf/woolly hat
(adult/child)
Socks/tights (man, woman, child)
Small game (draughts, dominoes,
playing cards)
Small toy e.g. yoyo, skipping rope
Small teddy, soft toy or doll
Wind up torch
Sewing kit
Shampoo (max. 300ml)
tissues/handkerchiefs
Shower gel (max. 300 ml)
Toothpaste/toothbrush
Brush/comb
Small scissors
Soap/flannel
Safety razors
Pens/crayons/felt tips
Colouring book/plain paper
Screwdriver/tape measure
Solar powered simple calculator
Hair accessories
Candles and holders
Small packs
Small mirror
Reading glasses
Customs rule that the following MUST NOT BE SENT:
NO
Food / Biscuits / Tins
NO
Out of date items
NO Books or literature
NO
Medicines
Rather than packing a complete shoebox you may like to buy some items, let me
have them and I can then fill a shoebox appropriately OR I am very happy to
accept cash donations to buy items to pack and towards the £2.00 transport
costs needed for each box.
For hints and ideas on how to fill a box for just £10 visit www.linktohope.co.uk
It is really important to make the most of packing the boxes as the Charity reports
that on occasion boxes would have been a disappointing Christmas gift if not
augmented with items from the Charity’s own stocks.
Please contact me, Sue Spinks, for any more information and a leaflet giving full
details of how to pack your shoebox Tel 748369 [email protected]
ALL DONATIONS: CASH or KIND TO ME BY THE END OF OCTOBER, PLEASE
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October 2014
Stone Fete and Christmas Market in the Jubilee Pavilion
on 13th December 10am -12 noon.
This is a new venture to raise funds. 10 am to 12 noon. Rent a table for £5.00
and sell homemade jams, produce, bring and buy, crafts, second-hand
books, bric-a-brac. Pay the money and keep your profits or pay to the
charity or good cause of your choice.
Unfortunately we have had to cancel plans to hold an October table top.
Fete 2015
The next fete meeting to discuss plans for next year will be
st
1 October 2014 at 7 pm in the Pavilion.
Any queries please contact David Pickup 01296 397794 or
[email protected]
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October 2014
T&B
Private Car Hire
01844 261116
Mob: 07831882694
Air Conditioned Cars/MPVs
for Airport Transfers
Special Events, Theatres
Touring, Sight Seeing,
Weddings
or any other special occasion
Jaguar Wedding Cars
also available
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October 2014
When responding to an advertisement please mention the Parish Magazine
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October 2014
Bartlett's
Residential Home
A beautiful Victorian country house set in over
18 acres of tranquil park and gardens
Individuals and couples, those wishing to make a home here
and those wanting a shorter stay are all welcome.
Highly qualified and caring staff to look after your every need.
Tel
Excellent facilities for recreational
activities, therapies and companionship.
Award winning chef who uses local produce.
Intimate and welcoming offering
you a little bit extra.
Part of the Peverel Court group of care homes.
Gloria on 01296 747000 Email: [email protected]
www.peverelcourt.co.uk
Peverel Court, Portway Road, Stone, Bucks, HP17 8RP
When responding to an advertisement please mention the Parish Magazine
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October 2014
Ric Lee
ADVANCE NOTICE
I would be MOST GRATEFUL for
firm offers of help and/or soup
making for this year’s
SOUP LUNCHES on
th
th
Saturdays December 6 and 13
All donations benefit the
LOCAL (Aylesbury) work of
Action for Children, and they are
always extremely grateful for our
support.
“Handyman”
General House Maintenance
Painting and Decorating
Small Tiling Jobs
Flat Pack Furniture
Assembly
Tel: 01296 482698
Mob: 07831 658909
Job satisfaction guaranteed – and
a great social occasion to enjoy!
PLEASE HELP – Contact Sue
Spinks on 01296 748369 or
[email protected]
FIRST SUNDAY CAFE will
again be open
on 5th October and
2nd November
between 12.30 and 2 p.m.
@ Methodist Chapel,
Eythrope Road
Come along to enjoy
Ploughmans’ Lunch,
tea/coffee and cake in good
company
All profits towards disabled loo
provision
When responding to an advertisement please mention the Parish Magazine
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October 2014
Bishopstone Village
Hall Trust
Need to hire a
hall?
…think ‘hall’, think
Bishopstone Hall

Prices start from just £20
for a child’s party, for up
to 80 people
 Disabled access, licensed
bar available, terms and
conditions apply
Phone 01296 747773 for more
information
Bishopstone Village Hall
Moreton Lane, HP17 8SQ
Registered Charity No. 264370
Oxford Rd, Hartwell, Aylesbury,
Bucks HP17 8QP
The Bugle Horn
Tel 01296 747594
David and his team would like to
welcome you to the Bugle Horn to
enjoy 'Great Leisure Moments' in a
Great British Pub, we are proud to
serve great food from around the
world in a distinctly British manner all
day, every day.
Try our extensive range of wines
from around the world or one of our
traditional cask ales
Just pop in even if it is just for coffee
Jazz & Dinner Night Monthly
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October 2014
Busy Badgers
Ironing Service
Badgers Cottage
Stone HP17 8PH
Mending and
Alteration Service
Tel: 07957 611191
Collection and Delivery
When responding to an advertisement please mention the Parish Magazine
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October 2014
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October 2014
Hartwell House Hotel
Midweek Spa Membership
Enjoy membership of this exclusive Spa for only £86.00 per person
Monday to Friday inclusive of Bank Holidays
Treatment of the Month
Intense Nourishment
A deep treatment for dry, devitalized skin to leave the whole body intensely
nourished and smooth.
Time 85 minutes for the special price of £64.00
For further information please call the
Spa Manager on 01296 746500 or visit the website
Oxford Road, Near Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire HP17 8NR
Part of the National Trust
www.hartwell-house.com [email protected]
2014 – The Year we celebrate Hartwell House's Silver Jubilee as a hotel
& the
200th Anniversary of King Louis XVIII departing Hartwell to claim the throne of France
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