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Suddenly we were plunged into darkness. All the lights had been turned off. Our eyes slowly adjusted to the gloom and we could just discern the huge mass of the building and its soaring domes. After a while, far above us, a single light came on. It was high in the dome above the altar, illuminating Christ Pantocrator seated in glory. The reds and blues and blacks of his figure stood out against the brilliant gilding of the background mosaics and the sepulchral gloom of the nave. Then two more lights came on, illuminating the disciples and gospel-writers. Then another light, and another, and another. We held our breath as the full panoply of figures and stories emerged from the darkness to left and right and above. I was reminded of Keats’s sonnet ‘Much have I travelled in the realms of gold’. The atmosphere was numinous. As we returned to the Aegean Odyssey we were on a high, a high at sea level. Thank you, Voyages to Antiquity, for making such a rare experience possible. And thank you for the whole voyage. FULMER MEMORIES FROM PETE YOUNG Nicholas Barber As some readers may remember, Pete played the part of his father in the 400 th Anniversary play, Marmaduke, last October 2010, in St James Fulmer. Since then he has provided us with detail of his life in Fulmer in the 1940’s and onwards. It is lovely to include this piece especially as in this 50 th issue we are especially looking back in the past. If anyone can shed light on the two residents Pete mentions please let us know - Editors. The Watersplash was our Seaside when we were kids. We used to catch sticklebacks, and redthroats, in the little ditch on the Gerrards Cross side, and build a dam at the back of the Footbridge to make the water deeper. That really was our seaside as many of us had never seen the sea. The first property on the left inside the gates to Fulmer Rise was occupied by an Indian Prince; he would come to the village, sit on the seat, and quite often would produce sweets or a block of Ice Cream to be shared between the children. Mabel Rodgers, or my Mum,would share them out. This was during the war when sweets and ice cream rarely could be obtained. The word soon got around if he was seen near the village seat. The other item of interest about him, he had a ovely large gold ring on his little finger with a large sapphire stone, and he would light a match, so the reflection would shine like a star in the stone. He would tell us, ‘It is the Star of Bethlehem’. Joyce Howard the film star lived in the house at the bottom of Cherry Tree Lane This was all before Fulmer Rise was secured off, no M40, no traffic and the woods were loaded with wild flowers, which Villagers would walk to see - snowdrops, primroses yellow and pink violets, wild daffs, Loads of bluebells, and in the fields either side of the water would be cowslips, milkmaids not forgetting the clusters of Garlic.
Stoke Poges, Wexham & Fulmer Horticultural Society Our next season opens on Wednesday, 14 March, 2012 with the Members Spring Social at Stoke Poges School, Rogers Lane, at 7.45 pm. We wish to extend a particular welcome to new gardeners and those who would like try to grow more home produce, vegetables, herbs or flowers. There will be a buffet supper, an illustrated talk on “Flowers of Crete” given by Graham Patterson, and a table show. The table show allows members to exhibit whatever is seasonable and is of interest to all. The evening is free for members but there is a charge of £2.50 for the buffet for non-members. If you join that evening there will be no charge. Annual Membership costs £6, or £8 for two people who live in the same household. In addition, this will give you free entry to our Annual Flower Show in July and a copy of the Show Schedule. What a bargain!! The next event will be our Annual Spring Market, a Plant Sale, to be held in the Village Centre on Saturday 21 April, 10 am – 12 noon. At the beginning of the following week on Wednesday, 25 April at 8pm in the Hastings Room, St Andrew’s Church Centre, we will be holding a Novice Gardeners Evening Workshop to help all those who have bought plants at the sale who would like further advice on nurturing their purchases and hopefully having something ready to exhibit in the Show. People who pass St Andrew‟s Church and Centre may have noticed a tall single stemmed tree planted at the front. This is a Paulownia Tomentosa, a beautiful and unusual tree, sometimes called the tulip tree. It has been planted in memory of Jim Ireland, who many will remember. Once its leaves come back in the spring, a commemorative plaque will be dedicated at a suitable time. A further notice and details will be made available in due course. Alphabets! A Bit of Nostalgia? RUTH ROOLEY – ruthrooley.com While buying an Alphabet poster for my grandson the other day I was reminded of the following (Cockney?) version – which I‟m sure many of you know. Do any of you have other variations? I remember some other definitions such as: C for th‟ Highlanders (Seaforth Highlanders); E for Adam (Eve or Adam); I for Novello (Ivor Novello) and I certainly don‟t remember S for Rantzen as my memories stem from long before she became well-known! A for 'Orses ('ay for 'orses) N for Lope (Envelope) B for Mutton (Beef or Mutton) O for The Garden Wall (Over the Garden Wall) C for Miles (see for miles) P for Relief (??) D for Ential (Differential) Q for a Bus (Queue for a Bus) E for Brick ('Eave a Brick) R for Mo ('alf a Mo) F for Vessence (Effervescence) S for Rantzen (Esther Rantzen) G for Get It (Gee, forget it!) T for Two (Tea for Two) H for Bless You (Aitsshfa! A sneeze) U for Me (You for Me) I for The Engine (Ivor the Engine) V for La France (Vive la France) J for Oranges (Jaffa Oranges) W for the Winnings (Double you for the Winnings) K for Restaurant (Cafe or Restaurant) X for Breakfast (Eggs for Breakfast) L for Leather ('Ell for Leather) Y for Husband (Wife or Husband) M for Sis (Emphasis) Z for Wind (Zephyr Wind) Happy memories? ISOBEL DORLING
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