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From the top, three of 

the nine Open Gardens, 

Pat Marshall’s 

composition of trellis, 

glass and iron, Loraine 

Chapman’s ‘corner for 

relaxation’ and Peter 

Price’s working garden 

with ‘everything neatly 

ready for eating’

OPEN GARDENS 

Cardiac Monitor Bonus 

A record number of nine gardens were 

open for charity in Farnham Common 

on Sunday June 5th from 1 pm to 5 pm 

in the villages’ second Open Gardens 

day, again organized by garden 

‘supremess’, Pat Marshall. The weather 

forecast, for rain in the afternoon, 

proved completely accurate. The 

Sunday was a dull day all round but by 

2 pm it had started to rain and did not 

stop. This did not seem to deter people 

from coming. Over 200 tickets were sold 

mostly in advance from advertising in 

the village, on websites and local 

newspapers and of course in The 

Farnhams magazine. Such was the 

press of visitors that several gardens 

had a queue outside the gate before 

opening time and despite the 

rain visitors continued to arrive all 

afternoon. Teas were held in Mrs Patsy 

Kemp’s garden and visitors enjoyed 

refreshments and homemade cakes 

sitting under gazebos kindly provided by 

Mr Sandhu, free of charge. Farnham 

Common Plant Emporium donated 

plants for sale and a lovely planter for 

the top raffle prize. Pat herself has been 

dividing and growing plants for a year to 

sell on the bumper plant stall set up in 

her garden. These plants sold out very 

quickly adding almost £250 to the day’s 

profits. 

visitors travelled quite a distance to 

view the spectacle, including 

Beaconsfield, Maidenhead, Winkfield 

and Gerrards Cross. 

The event raised a glorious £2000 for 

charity with proceeds split between 

‘Helen and Douglas House Hospice’ for 

children in Oxford and the Farnhams’ 

own local charity, Friends of 

Southmead, who raise funds to support 

all those using the surgery in Blackpond 

Lane. Sue Hazell, practice manager at 

the surgery, reports that they would like 

to use this handsome donation to 

purchase a second ‘24 hour cardiac 

monitor’. These increasingly used 

health support diagnostic tools are 

attached to the patient at the surgery 

as a loan to take home, being returned 

the following day for removal and 

downloading of the information 

collected. This convenient on-thedoorstep 

procedure saves patients two 

demanding and time consuming trips to 

Wexham Park Hospital and allows the 

diagnosis to be seamlessly handled at 

Blackpond Lane. 

At the end of the day Pat reported, “We 

were all exhausted and very damp but 

agreed that we thoroughly enjoyed 

ourselves and would do it again”! 

Editor 

The garden owners all reported that 

there had been a constant stream of 

visitors and that their gardens had 

people in them from the start of the day 

until the gates closed at 5 pm. Such is 

the popularity of garden visiting and the 

Farnhams show in particular that many 

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Editor’s Note: True to her word Pat will be 

running an Open Gardens day next year and 

the date, May 20th, is already booked as 

is the organization to whom the funds 

raised will be presented, Farnham Common 

Community Library! So if you would like to 

enter your garden next year now is the time 

to call Pat Marshall on 647350.

THE FARNHAMS Magazine 

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August 2011 Farnhams Index 

News Update 

Inside Cover Story - Open Gardens Day 3 

Dear Friends - . . . An Open Door’ 8 

Letters To The Editor 12 

Parish Patch 16 

Playground Opening - The Pictures 37/44 

Farnham’s Fusion 30 

Thirty Seconds Of Fame 11, 50 

Royal British Legion 15 

Rotary News 36, 49 

Keep Burnham Beeches Special 45 

Marathon Games 58 

Information 

Publishers and Publication Details 4 

All NEW BIFF DIRECTORY - Pull Out 37/44 

Church Information 40 

Parliamentary & Council 

S3 

Registers 26 

New Subscriptions 15 

Thank You 22 

Farnhams Life 

Jackie’s Cook Book 31 

Open Spaces - Open Minds 32 

Farnhams Society 51 

Farnhams Webzine 

S8 

Hedgerley Historical Society 52 

Parish Fete - Spots & Stripes 78/79 

Local Tables 77 

2011 Village Show ‘Announcement’ 61 

PICNIC In The Orchard ‘Announcement’ 22 

Further Afield 

Oh What Shall We Do With SL2 - Poem 62 

Beautiful Slough - Poem 62 

PP - The Human Mind 69 

Favourites 

Farnhams Archive 70 

Sermon in Print - Love’s Ambition 73 

Jottings From The Potting Shed 65 

Judy Tipping Remembers 74 

This month’s cover and back cover: 

Spring, New Growth - Young Hazel Boughs. Cover design by Jon Willcocks Design 

Some of the Open Gardeners 2011 relax with organizer Pat Marshall (centre), l to r are Jean Hornix, 

Barbara Anthony, Loraine Chapman and Keith Anthony (see story on page 3) 

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‘I have placed before you 

an Open Door’ 

Dear friends: 

Life can be understood as a series of 

doors that we open or close as time 

unfolds. Many Christians believe that it 

is God who opens and closes doors 

and that through prayer we can discover 

the way our lives should take. Whatever 

we believe, the idea of an ‘open door’ 

symbolises a new opening for life. An 

‘open door’ may also represent a 

willingness by the ‘opener’ to give us 

attention. For instance a manager may 

say “my door is always open if you 

ever have any problems with your 

work.” In terms of faith God has placed 

before us ‘an open door that no-one can 

shut.’ God’s door is always open to us 

because he loves us and has so much 

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to give us. It is our choice whether we 

(so to speak) walk through this door. 

As we look back on our lives we may 

review the choices we have made to 

bring us to this point in time. As we grow 

older our wisdom or lack of it may 

depend on what we have learnt from 

the choices we made. Unfortunately 

there are many people who do not 

seem to learn from bad choices. For 

instance, the man or woman who 

repeatedly cheats on his or her partner 

or spouse may leave an irresponsible 

trail of misery. Or there are the greedy 

folk among us that never seem to learn 

that happiness actually grows through 

love rather than through what we 

acquire! If you have a serious choice to 

make today I hope that you have the 

wisdom to make the best choice for 

your life. 

I have made some bad choices in my 

life and some brilliant choices. I 

suppose I could regret the bad choices 

but I believe that in God’s economy 

nothing of my life is wasted and I am 

what I am right here and now. 

I believe God has brought me to this 

point despite me and some of my 

foolhardy choices. Although every 

choice has consequences, life has what 

we might call ‘life changing choices’ that 

radically change everything and even 

the way we view life. For instance, we 

may choose to work for a new company 

or move house. Or we may choose to 

marry and then we may choose to start 

a family. These are ‘life changing 

choices’ that will affect every other 

choice we make. I believe that faith 

choices are ‘life changing choices’. I 

Cont’d on page 11

Cont’d from page 8 

have no hesitation in saying that 

choosing to follow Jesus Christ was the 

best choice I ever made. My life was 

changed and renewed by this choice. 

The Lord presented me an ‘Open Door’ 

and I chose to walk through and 

discover a New Life in abundance. 

In September we will be starting a 

monthly service in St. John’s called 

‘Open Door’. The service will be at 

11am on the third Sunday of the month. 

It will be short and very accessible for 

families. We call the service ‘Open 

Door’ for two reasons: first of all 

because we want our church to be open 

and welcoming to everyone and 

secondly because God’s door is always 

open to us. 

‘See, I have placed before you an 

open door that no-one can shut.’ 

Revelation 3 v8 

May you choose wisely 

Graham 

‘Open Door’ dates and themes 

for 2011: 

18th September A New Beginning 

16th October A New Life 20th 

November A New Way 18th 

December A New Christmas! 

THIRTY SECONDS OF FAME 

It’s A Mug’s Game 

This is the story of my half minute of 

fame. Whilst doing the dreaded 

ironing, I was watching ‘This Morning’ 

on the TV. 

The programme asked if viewers had 

any royal memorabilia. 

Well I have an Edward VIII vase 

celebrating his coronation and thought 

this would prove interesting because 

of course poor Edward didn't quite 

make it! 

After dropping off Richard for his 

school trip, leaving home at 5am, the 

programme sent a car to pick me up at 

6.45 to take me to the studios. There 

were 5 of us royal memorabilia owners 

in all and we were taken very good 

care of. It was such lovely weather that 

the filming took place outdoors on the 

South Bank of the Thames. 

Kate Bliss, antiques expert, took 

Eamonn Holmes, the Northern Irish 

journalist and TV broadcaster, round 

to look at all the items we had brought 

in. The most valuable was £40 - £60. 

Oh dear! My vase would have been 

worth several hundred pounds if the 

date of Edward’s abdication had been 

engraved on the mug. Still it was a 

great experience, I had my photo 

taken with Rusty Lee who was due to 

be filmed after the memorabilia spot 

doing a cookery demo. She is 

crackers, but lovely with it. 

Chris Leister-Crow 

See picture on page 50 

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 

Local Tables 

I refer to the interesting article in Local 

Tables covering The Emperor and 

Foresters Restaurants appearing in the 

June Farnhams magazine. How 

refreshing to read an objective 

assessment of these restaurants and 

not the usual platitudes! 

Keith Anthony 

Theatre in the round 

and on the ground 

Skewbald Theatre players, as 

advertised in the June issue pg 39, had 

a successful short season presenting 

Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s 

Dream in Burnham Beeches. 

Much to our enjoyment, and I am sure 

the rest of the audience, we found that 

we needed to participate in the action 

as the cast moved from location to 

location within the woods before 

eventually finishing back where we 

started. Please, some more! 

Jim Williams 

A Wonderful Event 

I awoke to clouds and it looked like rain. 

I was quite worried. I thought of all 

those wonderful people working hard in 

St John's grounds preparing for the 

afternoon Village Fete and how 

disappointing it would be if only a few 

turned up because of wet weather. 

However, when I left home the sun had 

miraculously burst through making a 

lovely warm occasion. Such a lot of 

hard work had gone into the 

preparations - both inside and outside - 

with the usual selection of attractions. 

I had a good look round (until my hip 

started playing up) and even had a go 

at the coconut shy - unsuccessfuly - 

before having a welcome cup of tea and 

cake in the Jubb Hall. 

Afterwards I sat outside in the sun 

watching everything going on and felt 

really happy. 

The children were having a great time 

running around in their ‘Stripes and 

Spots’ with painted faces and quite a 

few of them helping on the stalls! The 

grown-ups, too, seemed to be enjoying 

the wonderful atmosphere in the sun - a 

perfect afternoon. 

There was the usual draw for the raffle 

prizes, announcement of winners for 

the fancy dress, with many prizes and of 

course gifts for the stalls having been 

very generously donated by residents 

and shops. 

Topping it all off and still warm enough 

to sit in the garden we enjoyed a super 

evening Barbecue. It was a resounding 

success for me and I am sure for many 

others! Congratulations and thanks to 

the organisers and everyone involved 

for an amazing annual event! 

Dorothy Hunt 

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ROYAL BRITISH LEGION 

New Banners On Display 

Half way through 2011 already, we are 

still hoping to gain a few more 

members. At present it seems a case of 

win one and lose one! We were all 

saddened to hear of the death of Mr 

Young from Burnham, a member for 

many years. Our plant sale was on 

Saturday 14th May and a pleasant 

Saturday morning was spent on our 

patch by kind permission of Sainsbury 

Local and we increased Branch funds 

by just over £400. The plants that 

remained unsold were given to the W.I. 

For our Annual Supper our Secretary 

will ask Anne if she can provide an 

alternative to sausage and mash at a 

similar cost. We attended the Stoke 

Poges Fete in June and this attracted a 

large crowd with many things going on 

and quite a few various stalls. We had a 

good afternoon, obtaining two new 

members plus one gentleman who is 

rejoining us. Several other visitors took 

details of our Branch. We now have two 

new banners which are erected by our 

gazebo and we are easily recognised 

by visitors. We also received around 

£30 in donations which was 

appreciated. We understand that 

subscriptions will rise on October 1st by 

£1 which will make our annual figure 

£13, and this will then rise annually by 

£1 for a few years. This still only makes 

the subscription 25p a week which we 

feel is low compared with many other 

organisations. We are sorry to hear that 

Vice President Mr G Dowling has 

passed on - a popular member of our 

Branch for many years, being Secretary 

and, I believe, Chairman during his 

time. 

We are in the second part of the year 

already and before closing I must again 

thank all on behalf of the Legion who 

take time in collecting used postage 

stamps and either giving them to me or 

to Minesh at Londis. Do not forget, if 

you have a friend who is not a member, 

then remind them of us and our 

Membership Secretary, Mr Peter Price 

(642677) will be pleased to help. 

John Cooper 

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DIANE NEEDHAM’S 

PARISH PATCH 

Sun shines on playground opening 

At last, after four years of fund-raising 

and planning, the Farnham Royal 

Playground was officially opened in 

June with a family fun day at which our 

local MP Dominic Grieve, performed the 

ribbon-cutting ceremony together with 

District Council chairman, Alan Walters 

(see pictures page 37). 

Parish clerk Hilda Holder, and new 

parish councillors, Heidi Hodgkins and 

Alan French organised games, face 

painting, music, an ice cream van and a 

celebration cake, but pride of place 

went to the new playground itself. 

Parish chairman Peter Cathcart 

welcomed everyone to the event “We 

are so pleased to see so many parents 

and children here,” he said, “everyone 

seems as delighted as we are with this 

new amenity which offers play facilities 

for all the family from toddlers upward.” 

During the proceedings Dominic Grieve 

praised both the parish council and the 

district council for the work they had 

done in making this playground 

happen. I too became part of the 

proceedings when presented with a 

bouquet of roses for my work since 

2007 as project manager for the 

playground when a Parish Councillor. 

area. The design offers adventure play 

and the equipment, mostly made 

of wood, fits in with the rural aspect 

of the park. A few weeks before the 

initial opening there had been 

some vandalism of the contractors’ 

equipment, temporary fencing and the 

new turf. This was featured in the press 

just before the opening and people, 

reading the reports, were concerned 

that the opening would not go ahead. 

However, the parish council has an ace 

team of groundsmen – whom they 

would like to thank for all for their help 

on this project - and contractors working 

with them who dealt with all problems of 

the vandalism promptly and efficiently. 

Wicksteed, the contractors, have 

advised that almost every playground 

attracts a few anti-social problems but 

this does tend to tail off, as it has done 

here, and the playground is now looking 

fantastic. 

. . . only 5 minutes by car 

Councillors know that questions are 

now being asked about the upgrading 

of the Farnham Common play area. 

Whilst it is on the agenda for the future, 

it is unlikely to happen until a great deal 

of funding can be sourced. In the 

meantime it is hoped that families from 

Farnham Common will take advantage 

of the Farnham Royal facilities – there 

is easy parking and it is only five 

minutes away by car. 

The playground, which is in Farnham 

Park playing fields, Beaconsfield Road, 

was financed by the government’s Play 

Builder scheme and Farnham Royal 

parish council. It has a zip wire, swings, 

basketball net, gyrospiral, orbiter space 

frame, slides and a fenced toddlers’ 

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Picnic in the Orchard - September 17 

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Orchard at Temple Dell will take place 

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attending the orchard opening day in 

February. Sponsors and residents are 

invited to bring a picnic and join in the 

events which will take place during the 

afternoon. A team of Morris dancers, 

Ellington Morris, will be performing, 

there will be family games and 

entertainments, apple juicing (not from 

our own apples yet!) and tastings, 

country displays and refreshments. 

Picnic in the Orchard is being organised 

by the Community Orchard steering 

group with sponsorship and help from 

the Parish Council and the Rotary Club 

of Burnham Beeches. 

at this stage?. If so contact the clerk 

on 648497 or clerk@farnhamroyalpc.gov.uk. 

New councillor on board 

Heidi Hodgkins put her name forward 

for co-option at the last Parish Council 

meeting and members unanimously 

agreed that she be accepted. 

Chairman Peter Cathcart believes it is 

important to have more women on the 

council, which has a male majority, and 

is hopeful that others may now stand. 

. . . . and more for Temple Dell 

Hedgerow Harvest is a new project 

from The Tree Council to promote the 

use of hedgerow produce and to 

encourage communities and schools to 

plant fruitful hedges. 

The Farnhams, through Dr Helen Read, 

who is on the community orchard group, 

have been offered 100 metres of hedge 

fruit trees. The Parish Council has 

agreed that some of this hedging 

should be used on the inside of the 

Temple Dell fence near the orchard. 

There will also be another hedge 

planted at St Mary’s Church of England 

School, Farnham Royal. 

More community ideas 

At the June parish council meeting 

discussions took place about the 

possibility of a bandstand or small 

covered stage suitable for drama 

productions in Temple Dell or, possibly, 

in Farnham Park. The clerk is looking 

into ideas and costs and the subject will 

be put on the September agenda. Do 

residents have any comments to make 

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. . . . Heidi Hodgkins 

Heidi has lived in Farnham Common 

with her husband, Neil since 2006. She 

has worked in the publishing industry 

throughout her career, from local 

through to national press. After a brief 

stint producing a property catalogue 

she moved into magazines and now 

works for a local publication. 

Throughout her time in Farnham 

Common she has been involved in 

community organisations. Initially, she 

helped out on the Farnhams magazine

ut soon became involved in the 

planning and initiation of the Farnhams 

Webzine, where she is also now the 

editor. She was recently on the 

committee that arranged the Royal 

Wedding Street Party. In her spare time 

she enjoys photography, walking and 

music. Now that she is a member of the 

Parish Council her aim is to continue 

working towards a better community. 

Now just two vacancies to fill 

It is still not too late to put your name 

forward for co-option onto the Parish 

Council - it would be good to see some 

more women come forward but any 

resident who would like to play their part 

in the community would be welcome. 

For those who are not sure what the 

parish council does this resumé may 

help make up your mind. 

Friends of Farnham Common Library 

and the Royal Wedding Street Party. 

Behind the scenes there are a number 

of other responsibilities such as the 

maintenance of:- 

• Over 200 lamp posts, 

• St Mary’s churchyard, 

• The playgrounds, 

• Many of the open spaces such as 

Temple Dell and Kingsway Green 

• The provision of the public 

conveniences in the car park in 

Farnham Common. 

The parish council also engages litter 

pickers to provide a higher level of 

service than that provided by the district 

council in key areas and all the litter 

bins and dog bins are provided by the 

parish council. 

Parish Council Business: Farnham 

Royal Parish Council is involved with 

a number of Community projects as 

well as its regular legal and other 

responsibilities. In recent years projects 

have included:- 

• The provision of the new playground 

in Farnham Royal 

• Providing new benches and 

renovating the old benches 

• Repairing the Village Pump 

• Providing more trees 

• Providing Christmas lights 

• Working with retailers to provide 

more street flowers. 

• Working closely with and providing 

financial support to Community 

partners such as the Rotary Club of 

Burnham Beeches who provided the 

Community Orchard and organised 

Carols on the Green. Support has 

also been given in this way to the 

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It is consulted on all planning 

applications and actively strives to give 

considered and, where necessary, 

vigorous responses to ensure that the 

development of the villages is in 

keeping with their character - although 

of course the final decisions are down 

to the District Council. In terms of 

property the council owns and leases 

out the Guide Hut and Farnham 

Common sports ground and runs a 

professional parish office located in 

Farnham Common. More generally the 

parish council is concerned with all 

aspects of public life in the villages and 

works closely, whether through 

consultations or otherwise, with bodies 

such as the Police, the District and 

County Councils and other third parties 

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PICNIC IN THE ORCHARD 

TEMPLE DELL, FARNHAM COMMON - SAT SEPTEMBER 17 

TEE OFF WITH DOMINIC GRIEVE QC MP AT 2.30 PM 

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FAMILY GAMES AND ENTERTAINMENTS 

APPLE JUICING AND TASTINGS, COUNTRY DISPLAYS 

MORRIS DANCING PERFORMANCE BY ELLINGTON MORRIS 

REFRESHMENTS, RAFFLE 

Organised by the Community Orchard steering group 

with sponsorship and help from the Parish Council 

and the Rotary Club of Burnham Beeches 

BIG THANKYOU 

This issue to: Keith Anthony, Helen Chamberlain, John Cooper, 

Phil Ely, Jenny Harper-Jones, Clare Henry, Jerry Houdret, 

Dorothy Hunt, Eugene Johnson, Christine Leister–Crow, John Lovelock, 

Janet McDougle, Pat Marshall, R.E. Maun, Elisabeth Mills, Michael Mills, 

Chris Morris, Jon Morris, Diane Needham, Graham Saunders, 

John Senior, Barbara Steadman, Nick Teale, Judy Tipping, 

Jim Williams and Peter Whittle 

Thanks also to The Farnhams staff photographers, John Archibald, 

David Gray, Jim Williams, and also to Gineen Brown, Richard Bruce, 

Daven Chamberlain, Christine Leister–Crow, John Lovelock, 

Peter Melrose, Graham Saunders, Peter Whittle and Jon Wilcocks 

for additional photographs, drawings and design 

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Police Matters 

A meeting took place recently between 

representatives of the parish council 

and the local Neighbourhood Police 

inspector and sergeant to discuss how 

to improve the relationship between the 

police and the council which has 

recently deteriorated. The council was 

assured that there was still the same 

commitment to neighbourhood policing 

although there was now greater 

pressure on the deployment of 

resources. The police accepted that 

lack of police on the beat was the local 

perception but that it was not, in fact, 

the case. The meeting highlighted a 

number of issues and it is hoped that it 

will have opened up better lines of 

communication and an understanding 

of The Farnhams’ concerns. 

. . . Neighbourhood Policing 

The Neighbourhood Team at present is 

Inspector Rai, PS Connor, PC Steve 

Box, PCSO Webster and PCSO Fry 

who have been joined recently by 

PCSO Kerry White who is tackling The 

Farnhams’ parking problems. Over 10 

tickets have been issued since she 

joined the team. 

The press release regarding the 

playground vandalism, issued by PC 

Box, encouraged the public to come 

forward with new information about 

damage caused at Farnham Park. 

The Neighbourhood Team along with 

the anti-social behaviour team will 

follow up all lines of enquiry and will 

report the outcome when possible. 

“Have Your Say” sessions (formerly 

“Beat Surgeries”) are held regularly 

across the parish where residents 

can speak to a police or community 

officer. Crime reduction advice and 

reassurance is given. They are 

advertised locally, in our newsletter 

which is available in the Library, on the 

noticeboard, in many shops along The 

Broadway and on the web page – 

http://www.thamesvalley.police.uk In 

May there were two non-dwelling 

burglaries; four thefts from vehicles, 

three reports of criminal damage to 

cars, and two reports of shoplifting from 

Sainsbury’s 

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• Police have issued crime prevention 

tips to help with the shed and garage 

break-ins, which are still happening. 

• The anti-social behaviour team 

recently hosted an event in 

Devonshire Green. 

• A Road Safety operation was carried 

out in June dealing with excessive 

speed, driving whilst using mobile 

phones and motorists not wearing 

seatbelts. 

• Two criminals responsible for two 

separate serious crimes in The 

Farnhams - an armed robbery at 

Hughes Mazda (January 2011); and 

GBH in Farnham Park (November 

2009) have been caught and 

sentenced. 

Library plans go-ahead 

The first ‘Friends of Farnham Common 

Library’ meeting was held in June at 

which nine trustees were appointed and 

plans are going ahead for the formation 

of a charity. A business plan has been 

put to Bucks County Council with a 

formal handover pencilled in for mid- 

October. Fundraising is now starting 

with a target sum of £50,000 which is 

needed as there is no guarantee of

continued income from the current 

tenants (Sure Start and Thames Valley 

Police), and the county council will only 

guarantee its grants for three years. 

Age Concern - first charity 

shop in the Farnhams 

Good news or bad news – it depends 

on your viewpoint. Charity shops are 

booming on the high streets across the 

country and are changing with the times 

reinventing themselves as sharp, 

modern establishments and building a 

customer base. Many people will have 

seen Mary Portas turn round a charity 

shop on her TV programme. Some 

people consider that they are a sign that 

the shops cannot be let to anyone else 

and it can make an area look 

downmarket. However, much depends 

on how the shop is run and how it fits in 

with the surrounding neighbourhood 

shops. Whatever your views we hope 

that Age Concern finds The Farnhams 

a successful location for their new shop. 

If you want to volunteer or ask any 

questions contact May Drake 07944 

366523 

In Brief 

• The parish council and sports club 

are in on-going discussions 

regarding a proposal for a new 

double lane practice area at the 

club. 

• Verdant, our waste management 

contractor, has joined Biffa (you will 

remember they used to handle our 

rubbish collections). The vehicles 

will not be rebranded unless they 

need to be replaced. The District 

Council recently decided to extend 

the contract for a further seven years 

giving an end date of 2021. 

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• The HS2 consultation ended on July 

29. Hopefully many residents will 

have had their say and we now await 

the results although, as many will 

have read, the Government seems 

determined to push the project 

forward. Some homeowners living 

near the planned route who urgently 

need to sell their properties have 

already been offered up to £20m 

in compensation even though 

Ministers are supposedly still 

considering whether the project 

should go ahead. 

• The new leader of Bucks County 

Council, Martin Tett, has released 

£3m from reserves making a total 

road repair budget of £25m over the 

next two years. However he admits 

that given the size of the problem 

there will still be roads in many areas 

where residents’ reasonable 

expectations will not be met. Cllr 

Tett, together with new Cabinet 

Member for Transportation, Peter 

Hardy, will oversee the programme. 

• Vale Volunteers Gardening 

Services, part of Community Impact 

Bucks, provides charitable year 

round gardening services to older 

people or those with disabilities 

living alone. It is looking for 

volunteers who are keen to take the 

opportunity to improve their health 

through regular physical activity 

whilst helping the community. The 

‘green gym’ gardeners do not need 

to be expert, they just need 

enthusiasm. If you are interested in 

finding out more contact 

samantha@communityimpactbucks 

.org.uk

FROM THE REGISTERS (May & June 2011) 

Baptisms: 

St. Mary’s Hedgerley 

St. Mary’s Farnham Royal 

St. John’s Farnham 

Common 

Weddings: 

There were no weddings conducted during May and June 

Funerals: 

St. John’s Farnham Common 

St. Mary’s Farnham Royal 

St. Mary’s Hedgerley 

Mike Cooper 

Maximus Ellis Feare 

Harry Roy Peter Hayward 

Harry James Paddison and George David Paddison 

Madison Louise Phasey and Bethany Alice Phasey 

Summer Florence Helene Phasey and Mia Christine Phasey 

Seth Craig Porter 

Keira Faulkner-Minette 

Rocco Blue Faulkner 

Honey May Coombs-Prole 

Kate Elizabeth Agass 

Rylee Stephen Woolven 

David Ford 

Tony Neville 

Stewart Thomson 

(Memorial) 

Crematoria & Cemeteries: 

Elaine Sharp Norman Peck Patrick Crane 

Sandra Jones Raymond Hall Joan Winchcombe 

Thomas Lewis Sylvia Pohlman Allan Walmsley 

Mike Cooper Barbara Binnie Melvyn Williams 

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The baptism of Honey 

May Coombs-Prole, 

Honey May with 

parents Nicholas 

Coombs-Prole and 

Ginneen Brown at the 

St John’s font.

Attention To Detail 

NICEIC registered 

Domestic Electrical Installer 

All Domestic Electrical Works 

Wiring & Rewiring 

Extra Sockets & Lights 

Security & Outside Lighting 

Electric Showers 

Fans 

Bathroom & Shower Room 

Design & Fitting 

Plumbing 

Tiling 

Decorating 

References Available, Free Estimates And Brochures 

Telephone: 01753 574644 Mobile: 07774 718 376 

Email: a.td@hotmail.co.uk 

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Sensational Food, Stylish 

Surroundings, Sensibly Priced 

Our New Menu 

Monday – Friday: £5 Lunch 

Daily changing menu 

Monday Nights: Pizza Night 

Our legendary homemade pizzas £6 

Tuesday Nights: Steak Night 

A selection of steaks from £10 

Relaxed Sundays 

The Emperor’s famous roast lunches 

two courses £12.95 

The Cherries 

Beaconsfields Road 

Farnham Common 

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PLANNING 

New Applications 

Lynwood, Stoke Park Avenue, FR 

Detached triple garage 

9 Holly Close, FC First floor extension 

68 Mayflower Way Retention of front 

boundary wall 

61 Mayflower Way Two storey front 

extension and new front porch 

9 Rosken Grove Two storey rear 

extension 

Chopra Manor Amendment of 

previous agreed application 

4 Badgers Wood Reduce Lime and 

crown thin, reduce lower branches of 

Oak, crown reduce Beech 

Conifers, Templewood Lane, FC 

Single storey side extension to link 

house to garage 

Egypt End, Egypt Lane, FC Single 

storey side and first floor rear extension 

Dair House School, Beaconsfield 

Road, FR Detached outbuilding 

Permitted Applications 

The Little Manor House, Kingsway, 

FC (re-submission) Redevelopment to 

provide 4 dwelling houses, detached 

garage block, piers and railings to 

frontage 

2 Farnham Park Lodge, Beaconsfield 

Road, FR Single storey side and rear 

extension 

19 Grange Gardens, FC Redwood - 

reduce by 10%; Cedar - reduce by 15 % 

17 Frensham Walk, FC Certificate of 

Lawfulness for single storey rear 

extension 

47 Mayflower Way, FC Replacement 

front dormer window. Single storey and 

first floor rear extensions 

Beech Hurst Lodge, Beaconsfield 

Road, FR Replacement detached 

dwelling and garage 

Glenside, Farnham Lane, FR Single 

storey side extension to garage to 

provide ancillary accommodation 

15 Rectory Close, FR Outbuilding 

Morlands, One Pin Lane, FC Two 

storey side extension 

Brambles, Templewood Lane, FC 

Horse Chestnut - fell 

Meadows, One Pin Lane, FC First 

floor side extension, single storey rear 

extension and rear rooflights 

Applications Refused 

Merlyns Mead, Blackpond Lane, FR 

Front porch. Part single storey/part two 

storey rear extension Reason: Rear 

extension would appear as overbearing 

and obtrusive, resulting in loss of light 

to primary window to the rear of 

neighbouring property ‘Normandy’. 

Dormer windows …would result in 

unacceptable degree of overlooking 

towards garden at ‘Downmead’ 

6 Egypt Wood Cottage, Egypt Lane, 

FC Front entrance porch, two front 

dormer windows and chimney to east 

elevation. Reason: …would contribute 

to erosion of Green Belt…contrary to 

policies GB1 and GB10 to ensure that 

extensions are of small scale in relation 

to size of original dwelling. 

Diane Needham 

PICNIC IN THE ORCHARD - Temple Dell, Farnham Common, Sat 17 th Sept 

See item on page 16 and full advertisement on page 22 - Dominic Grieve MP to Open 

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FARNHAMS FUSION 

All Those Interesting Bits That Make 

A Really Fine Brew 

You will all now be aware of the new 

scheme for a Community Library in 

Farnham Common, extensively reported 

in our pages and in this issue by pictures 

of the working committee (see pg 72). 

Well, it is interesting that Community 

Impact Bucks reports that 

Congratulations are due to Friends of 

Little Chalfont Library, who have been 

honoured as recipients of The Queen’s 

Award for Voluntary Service. This is 

equivalent to an MBE for groups of 

volunteers who work in their local 

community for the benefit of others. It is 

the Chalfont scheme that has been 

recommended to Farnham Common by 

Bucks County Council as a model, 

perhaps the model to follow in setting up 

our community library. The Chalfont 

team will get a certificate signed by The 

Queen. They will also be presented with 

an exclusive commemorative crystal by 

Her Majesty's Lord-Lieutenants at a 

forthcoming special ceremony and an 

invitation for representatives to attend a 

Royal Garden Party at Buckingham 

Palace. Watch this space for our own 

team’s future success. 

Community Impact Bucks 20th June 

letter also asks do you love to 

Compost? If you enjoy home 

composting you are invited to come and 

join the network of composting 

volunteers and help spread the word in 

Buckinghamshire. People are needed to 

share their composting experience and 

give advice and encouragement to 

people in the area who haven't yet 

realised the benefits of home 

composting. All you need is enthusiasm 

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and an interest in home composting and 

recycling. Getting involved is fun, very 

rewarding and there is lots of support, 

help and training available. To find out 

more about becoming a Master 

Composter call the Waste Reduction 

Project Officer on 01296 387797 or 

email composting@buckscc.gov.uk 

Aman Bangar & Finlay Morris of 

Farnham Common Junior School 

report on the Year 6 Games, 2011. 

“Each year Farnham Common Junior 

School participates in the annual, 

national schools’ ‘Year 6 Sporting 

Festival’. Approximately 50 primary 

schools, from all over the country, enter 

the competition, with each school 

entering one or two teams for each 

sport. The Festival is played over two 

days and includes netball, hockey, tag 

rugby, cricket, table tennis and football. 

The final was held in July at Beaconsfield 

High School and pupils at Farnham 

Common Junior School were so excited 

and enthusiastic about playing and 

representing the whole of Farnham 

Common. This year was great for the 

school as all our teams dominated from 

the start in their games. The final 

outcome was absolutely magic and the 

Year 6 Festival Shield was awarded to a 

victorious Farnham Common Junior 

School. We are very proud of all our 

children and, on this particular occasion, 

especially so for all our Year 6 Stars”. 

Debbie Langham, organist at St 

John’s church, invites allcomers to 

the OLIVER! WORKSHOP on 4th 

September in St. John's church. This 

follows the pattern and the huge success 

of 'Joseph' in 2007 where a professional 

musical theatre singer will lead the all 

day workshop for children and adults. 

Cont’d on page 35

JACKIE’S COOK BOOK 

Janet McDougle’s Baked Fennel and Aubergine with Shallots. 

INGREDIENTS for 6: 

2 large garlic cloves 

2 tbsp. sun-dried tomato paste 

6 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil 

1 tbsp. balsamic vinegar 

1 tbsp. lemon juice 

3 fennel bulbs 

1 large aubergine 

12 shallots 

400g. can chick peas, drained 

75g. freshly grated parmesan 

1 bunch spring onions 

coarsely ground black pepper 

METHOD: 

Preheat the oven to 200 °C/Gas 6/fan oven 180 0C. 

Give the garlic cloves a bash, peel, chop and pound to a paste in a pestle and 

mortar with a little salt. Spoon into a screw-topped jar with the tomato paste, 

three tablespoons of the olive oil, balsamic vinegar, lemon juice and black pepper. 

Shake thoroughly. Top and tail the fennel, keeping the green feathery bits for 

later and discarding any blemished outer parts. Slice thinly lengthwise and put in 

a large bowl. Top and tail the aubergine, halve lengthways and cut into chunks. 

Peel and quarter the shallots. Add to the fennel with the aubergine and chick 

peas. Add the garlic mixture to the vegetables and stir together. Put the 

vegetables in a roasting tin and cook in the oven for 30 minutes, then sprinkle 

with the parmesan and cook for a further 10 minutes until melted and golden. 

Meanwhile roughly chop the feathery fennel and slice the spring onions across in 

Smm. pieces, using the green parts as well. Before serving, scatter the feathery 

fennel and spring onions over the vegetables. Drizzle over the remaining olive oil 

and serve. 

Jackie’s Cookbook is a tribute to an extraordinary career in catering and proceeds from its sale go to Oxford 

Radcliffe Leukaemia Research. The broad range of recipes presented, covering soups, starters, snacks, salads, 

main courses, desserts, cakes and cookies also makes an interesting insight into the informal, the 

international and family lifestyles of the 21st century Farnham Commoner and Royalist. Ideal for all with 

an interest in food and its preparation. If you would like a copy and help raise funds for Leukaemia 

research just send a cheque for £10 per copy, payable to Mr S Smith, and mail to the same name, 

29 Mayflower Way, Farnham Common, SL2 3TU with your full name and address. You may also email 

JackiesCookBook@casanovanora.co.uk 

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OPEN SPACES, OPEN MINDS 

The Four Stages Of Life 

Oh dear. Oh dear, Oh dear, Oh dear! I 

am supposed to be ‘celebrating’ my 

fortieth birthday this month, how did 

that happen? I still see myself as an 8 

year old boy playing football in the 

street without a care in the world; not a 

40 year old married man with a toddler, 

a dog, a mortgage and a propensity for 

Cherry Bakewells. 

Looking back, my life so far can be split 

into four stages. 

Stage 1: 0-18 years old, the Church 

years. Coming from a Christian family I 

attended Church and its various youth 

clubs. However I have since strayed 

from the path of the righteous man, 

partly because I always struggled to 

believe a man could live in a Whale, and 

because I couldn’t imagine where in the 

world Noah could live where he would 

find 2 crocodiles, 2 dogs, 2 mice and 2 

Polar bears. I am however the 1986 

West London Bible Reading Champion 

and no-one can take that away from 

me. 

Stage 2: 18-23 years old, the University 

years. Having underperformed in my A 

levels I found myself at Plymouth 

University of all places. The freedom 

was overwhelming, and frankly I abused 

it, so much so that I had to re-sit 

the entire year. I distinctly remember 

oversleeping and missing one 

important test, it’s worth noting the test 

began at 2pm. This faltering start made 

me realise childhood was over. 

Stage 3: 23-34 years old, the ‘delaying 

the inevitable’ years. I spent a long time 

in the wine trade, had some amazing 

experiences, met some great people 

before suddenly realising I was earning 

peanuts so I got a better job and had a 

steady stream of partners before 

moving on every time it got serious… 

Stage 4: 34-Present years old, the ‘Ah 

so this is what being an adult is’ years. 

Met the girl who is now my sparkling 

wife, who basically told me I’d been 

getting away with it for too long and 

needed to step up to the plate. She had 

a point, we got married, had our child 

and now rather than spend the 

weekend getting half-cut I spend the 

weekend making sure the lawn is fully 

cut. 

When I look at the teenagers hanging 

around the shops in Farnham Common 

I smile to myself in the knowledge that 

at 40 I’m not trying to impress anyone, 

be something I’m not and reassuringly I 

am confident about the future (and on 

reaching Shakespeare’s full seven 

stages). On reflection I WILL be 

celebrating my fortieth birthday. 

Jon Morris 

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Cont’d from page 30 

The workshop will close with a 

performance of extracts from 'Oliver!' the 

musical. “Come along and join in the 

fun”, says Debbie, “Bring your friends 

and neighbours, spread the word!” To 

find out more or reserve a place you can 

contact Debbie on 01494 534423. A 

small charge will be made to cover costs. 

Mary Lane announces that the 

Mothers' Union will be running the tea 

tent on Bank Holiday Monday at the 

Hedgerley Fun Day on Bank Holiday 

Monday August 29th. She would 

welcome donations of cakes and or help 

from 12 noon. For information please 

contact Mary on 646926. 

Age Concern - Slough & Berkshire 

East proudly announces the opening 

of their ninth Charity Shop, in 

Farnham Common’s The Broadway. 

As we go to press the lease is being 

signed for Unit 1 in Pelican House, 

currently occupied by the Gifteze 

business, and following a couple of 

weeks for fitting out they should be up 

and running by August 1st. Managing 

the Farnham Common business is May 

Drake who is currently deputy manager 

at the nearby Farnham Road branch. 

May and her team will be looking for part 

time volunteers to help sort stock and 

provide customer service and it may be 

you have a special hobby or interest in 

collectibles that would be useful here. 

Naturally the new store will be 

welcoming donations of clothing and 

household goods, including bric-a-brac, 

audio and film items, books, toys and 

accessories, but current disposable 

regulations means they are unable to 

accept electrical items. There is wide 

speculation over the future of the now 

empty former VG and SPAR grocery 

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premises in the centre of The Broadway. 

There are some reports that Gifteze will 

relocate here together with three other 

businesses, including a Bakery, a Coffee 

shop and a Delicatessen, in a sort of cooperative. 

We are not taking any bets on 

this and as we go to press this £55,000 

per annum rental fee premises still looks 

in hibernation. Watch this space. 

Sponsored Walk. Slough Rotary club’s 

next big event is the annual ‘Slough 

Together’ charity walk which this year 

offers walkers a choice of distances to 

collect sponsorship, the fun 5 mile and 

the tempting 12 miles. Both walks start 

and finish at Upton Court Park in Slough 

with fine views of Windsor castle. Taking 

place on well-waymarked footpaths and 

signposted streets walkers can enjoy 

discovering Slough’s ‘flutterby‘ meadows 

alongside the Thames and Jubilee rivers, 

exploring the delightful villages of 

Eton Wick and Dorney. All enquiries 

to www.sloughrotary.org.uk/walk for 

online registration or ‘phone 532541 and 

ask for walk or email john@winyard1 

.demon.co.uk to request a registration 

form. 

There are special arrangements for 

registered charities or ‘unincorporated 

associations’ to collect sponsorship for 

their own organisation. Now is the time 

to get your team of walkers organised, 

full details by emailing as above. 

Do you need help? - can you offer 

help? The Farnhams Voluntary 

Service Scheme is a very worthwhile 

community scheme run by a team of 

dedicated ladies from the parish, led by 

Olive Craddock. It provides transport for 

those needing to get to medical 

appointments at the doctors’ surgery, or 

at local hospitals, who are unable to get

there on their own. The more the merrier 

– the more volunteer drivers who join the 

team (as other people leave the area or 

have other commitments) the less 

frequently you are called upon to help. If 

you have any spare time please call 

Olive and add your name to her list. You 

will not be called upon very often and 

when you are it is most usually to just 

take someone to and from the local 

surgery. Simple. Do call Olive on 642841. 

Editor 

ROTARY NEWS 

Mills & Mingard Step Up 

The summer season traditionally sees 

local Rotary clubs saying fond farewells 

to their outgoing presidents and warm 

welcomes to their successors. Thursday 

June 30th saw the outgoing President of 

Rotary club of Burnham Beeches, Alan 

French, hand over his chain of office to 

new President Michael Mills. Michael 

presented a commemorative Rotary 

plate to Alan in appreciation of his 

successful year. Highlighting the success 

was the presentation during the 

handover evening of two cheques, 

presented to each of the main local 

cancer care charities supported by 

Rotary Club of Burnham Beeches, the 

result of collections and the recent 

Donkey Derby. Marie Curie received 

£5,200 and Thames Hospicecare 

£2,100. 

Alan was thanked for leading the club in 

its many activities to support local 

schools; Burnham Grammar and 

Burnham Upper, St. Mary’s and Lent 

Rise, plus Slough guides, Farnham 

Common Youth Club and particularly for 

masterminding the establishment of the 

Community Orchard in Farnham 

Common. New President Michael Mills, 

who is also a Farnham Commoner, said 

he was looking forward to the challenge 

of a new Rotary Year and particularly to 

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introducing new members to the club. 

Handover night at the Rotary Club of 

Slough was also June 30th and the 

ceremony took place at the club’s new 

venue, Taplow House Hotel. Richard 

Mingard thanked outgoing President 

Peter White, and also his wife Glenice, 

for their support and encouragement in 

the run up to changeover. 

The club had enjoyed a very happy year 

with a wide variety of social occasions 

including the recent visit of their 

American twin club from Dothan, 

Alabama and some £16,000 being 

added to their community giving. Major 

donations were made to Slough schools 

(every child in the last year of their 

primary school were presented with an 

illustrated ‘DICTIONARY FOR LIFE’), 

Slough Scouts and a project to supply 

water to Tiruvella, a village community in 

India. 

Looking forward to next year Richard 

thanked the members for supporting the 

themes of reducing the cost of Rotary, 

encouraging more ‘hands on’ support in 

the community and keeping the club’s 

focus local with the phrase ‘Slough 

Rotary touching Slough’ so encouraging 

the people of Slough to remember us 

and wanting to join us. 

See picture on page 49 

Editor

The All New BIFF Directory introduces opening 

day pictures for the Farnham Royal Playground. 

Opposite, the celebration cake, below, local MP 

Dominic Grieve, performs the ribbon-cutting 

ceremony with District Council chairman, Alan 

Walters and bottom of page, the presentation of 

a bouquet of roses to Diane Needham, project 

manager for the playground where Parish 

Councillor, Parish Council Chairman, Peter 

Cathcart is to Diane’s left 

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The Farnhams Magazine 

All New BIFF Directory 

Free with the August 2011 Issue 

BIFF ‘Buy in FC and FR’ celebrates our local businesses and services and 

acknowledges that some of the very best suppliers are on our doorstep. A drive to 

Slough, Beaconsfield or Gerrards Cross and back can be 10 miles ‘on the clock’ or £5 on 

your shopping budget before you start. It’s all here, just for the looking and what fun 

it is discovering just what a friendly and knowledgeable bunch our local suppliers are. 

Farnham Common, Farnham Royal and Hedgerley – all you need just where you need it. 

To update your entry or add a new one, it is a free service, go to 

www.farnhamswebzine.org.uk or email Barbara Steadman, Directory Editor, on 

jbsteadman@aol.com 

The BIFF Directory is published in the August and February issues of The Farnhams 

magazine. The Directory in the webzine, www.farnhamswebzine.org.uk is always up 

to date and contains additional information. 

POLICE 

Thames Valley Police 999 Use only in cases of emergency 

Burnham Police Station – Call Centre 08458 505 505 

Stomp Road, Burnham, SL1 7LP Open Mon – Fri 9.00-16.00 

Crimestoppers 0800 555 111 To anonymously make a report 

LIBRARY - Victoria Road, FC 0845 230 3232 

Monday 

Closed 

Tuesday 10.00 - 13.00, 14.00 – 19.00 

Wednesday 

Closed 

Thursday 10.30 - 13.00, 14.00 – 17.00 

Friday 

Closed 

Saturday 10.00 - 13.00 

HOUSEHOLD WASTE AND RECYCLING CENTRE 

Crow Piece Lane, Burnham Tel: 01296 382307 

08.00-18.00 during British Summer Time/08.00-17.00 during British Winter Time Closed 

25th and 26th December, and 1st January 

PETROL STATION - HUGHES OF FARNHAM COMMON - 01753 609595 

07.00 - 21.00 Mon – Sat 08.00 - 21.00 Sun 

POSTING TIMES – FINAL COLLECTIONS 

Mon-Fri 

Saturday 

Farnham Common Post Office 17.00 12.30 

Hedgerley Post Office 17.15 12.00 

Wellington Street, Slough 19.30 13.00 

VILLAGE HALLS 

Farnham Common Village Hall Marilyn Rolfe 07736 890877 

Brian Jubb Hall, Victoria Rd, FC Richard Try 01753 643971 

Emily Jubb Hall, Rectory Close, FR Marie Edwards 01753 648115 

Farnham Royal Village Hall Richard Westover 01753 646952 

Hedgerley Memorial Hall, Kiln Lane Sue Livingston 01753 647227 

Hedgerley Scout Hut, Hedgerley Hill Mark Broadgate 01753 643119 

Hedgerley Youth Club Hut, Hedgerley Hill Nicola Morgan 01753 891480 

St Anthony's School Hall, FR School Office 01753 645828 

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CHURCH INFORMATION 

THE UNITED BENEFICE OF FARNHAM ROYAL WITH HEDGERLEY 

ST MARY’S FARNHAM ROYAL 

08:00 am HOLY COMMUNION (2nd & 4th Sundays) 

11:00 am PARISH COMMUNION (Sunday School) 

11:00 am FAMILY EUCHARIST (3rd Sunday) 

ST JOHN’S FARNHAM COMMON 

08:00 am HOLY COMMUNION (1st, 3rd & 5th Sundays) 

09:30 am PARISH EUCHARIST (Sunday School) 

ST MARY’S HEDGERLEY 

11:00 am PARISH EUCHARIST (1st, 2nd, 3rd & 5th Sundays) 

11:00 am FAMILY EUCHARIS (4th Sunday) 

ST MARY’S HEDGHOGS TODDLERS GROUP – Thurs in termtime 9:45 at Scout HQ 

CLERGY 

The Revd Graham Saunders The Rectory, Victoria Rd, FC 643233 

The Revd Stanley Bedwell 18 Ingleglen, FC 644522 

The Revd Gordon Briggs 52 Freemans Close, Stoke Poges. 662536 

The Revd Helen Chamerlain 18 Frensham Lane, FC 646380 

The Revd Jan Clark (retd) 55 Cranwells Lane, FC 646546 

Church Office St John’s Vestry, Victoria Rd, FC 644130 

Open Usually Wednesdays 9.30 a.m – 12.30 pm 

Email: office@unitedbenefice.demon.co.uk 

Website: www.farnhamroyalchurches.org.uk 

For enquiries about Baptisms, Banns, Weddings, etc, please make an appointment with 

The Revd Graham Saunders 

Church Wardens 

St Mary’s Farnham Royal 

St John’s Farnham Common 

Mr Innocent Shams 574877 Mrs Charlotte Morrison 882588 

Mrs Pat Briggs 662536 Mr Richard Try 643971 

FARNHAMS AND HEDGERLEY COMMUNITY CHURCH 

Sunday Services: 10:30 at FC Infants School – Inquiries: Jonathan Dobbs 646577 

Fridays: 10-11:30 am ‘Popin’ for parents and toddlers FC Village Hall 

Children’s and Families Inquiries: Caroline Bunclark 07901 001 578 

ST ANTHONY’S FARNHAM ROYAL 

Mass: Saturdays 6:30pm Sundays 8:00am and 10:15 am 

Inquiries to Father Richard Moroney 643320 

FREE METHODIST CHAPEL 

Sunday Gospel Service 6:00 pm 

Prayer Time 7:45 pm Tuesdays 

Inquiries to Alan W Gaskell, Stand-by and Lay Preacher 645368 

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Home Interiors/Gifts: 

The Handyman The Broadway, FC 01753 644961 

Aztec Tiles The Broadway, FC 01753 646077 

Giftzees The Broadway, FC 01753 644999 

Home and Interiors The Broadway, FC 01753 644961 

Ivory White The Broadway, FC 01753 644925 

Kitchen Art The Broadway, FC 01753 646631 

Lyttons Furnishings Hedgerley 01753 648899 

Home & Pet Sitting Farnham Home Services 01753 644992 

Solicitors: 

Charles Coleman Windsor - Charles R Mitchell 01753 861115 

Chebsey & Co Beaconsfield and Burnham 01494 670440 

Newsagents: 

Farnham Royal News 5-6 North Cottages, FR 01753 644186 

Londis Hedgerley Hill, Hedgerley 01753 643086 

Party Planning/Catering: 

Bounce Krazee 01494 464902 

Catering by truly Scrumptions Ltd Tania Percy 01753 648307 

Dair House School Clare Warren 01753 643964 

Hammer & Harp Farm Ailsa or Trevor 01753 889177 

07808 865908 

Personalised Chocolate Bars Taylor made wrappers 07596 890183 

Pest Control Pest Control Bucks 01753 643799 

07505 961901 

Picture Framing R Abrahams Home and Interiors, FC 07712 841248 

Plumber & Heating Engineer Fred Harrod 01753 662414 

07860 235004 

Gas Safe Bucks 01494 874211 

Post Office: 

FC Post Office The Broadway, FC 01753 644160 

Londis Hedgerley Hill, Hedgerley 01753 643086 

Property Services: 

Garden Maintenance and General Jobs Steve Neale 01753 644129 

07885 522369 

Clearplan Project Management Nicky Bryden 01923 896550 

Jumar House and Garage Clearance 01753 644831 

07919 155666 

Templewood Security Systems Ltd 01753 648330 

Specialist Sports - Apex Sports FC - Mike Baldock 01753 647339 

DMN Ski + Sportswear Dave Newcombe 07944 543340 

Travel Agent - Romano Travel FC - Sarah Busby 01753 646441 

SPORT & FITNESS 

Avenue Badminton, FC Village Hall Gill Favelessa 01753 643639 

Beeches Badminton, FC Village Hall Roy Jackson 01753 643724 

Coronets Badminton, FC Village Hall Mrs J Hann 01753 645684 

Tuesday Badminton, FC Village Hall Penny Robinson 01753 645382 

Annabelle Watson School of Dance FR Village Hall 01753 646368 

07818 414404 

Ondine Academy of Dance Miss Peta Barrett 01494 874721 

Burnham Beeches Golf Club Burnham Beeches 01628 661448 

Farnham Park Golf Club Park Road, Stoke Poges 01753 647065 

Stoke Park Country Club Park Road, Stoke Poges 01753 717171 

DonSai Karate, FC Village Hall Jimmy Liang 01753 644348 

Unity Martial Arts Academy Farnham Park Playing Field 07721 410526 

World Shotokan Karate Federation FC Village Hall 01753 671965 

Farnham Common Sports Club One Pin Lane - Clare Jewson 01753 669132 

FC Cricket Club One Pin Lane-Scott Wilcox 01753 642529 

Yoga with Tessa 01753 642823 

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South Bucks Hockey One Pin Lane - Steve Reeves 07525 652601 

FC Tennis Club One Pin Lane - Darren Monteiro 07970 762326 

Drifters Rugby Club One Pin Lane - Roger Ellis 07768 551048 

FC Squash Club One Pin Lane - Dave Norton 01753 645860 

Fitness / Activity Studio One Pin Lane - Paul Kallipetis 01753 643423 

Hatha Yoga Classes FC Sports Club 07590 679090 

Farnham Royal Cricket Club Ian Pulsford 01753 642971 

Farnham Royal Rugby Football Club Farnham Park, Richard Thomas 07813 123355 

JAWS Joggers & Wheelers David Griffiths 01753 648588 

FC Short Mat Bowls, FC Village Hall Rosemary Followell 01753 644189 

Special Needs Playground Rosemary Peters 01753 642515 

TRAVEL/TOURISM/LEISURE 

Slough Observer Slough - Newsroom 01753 523355 

Bekonscot Model Village and Railway Beaconsfield 01494 672919 

Legoland Windsor 0871 2222 001 

Romano Travel FC 01753 646441 

Windsor Castle Windsor 020 7766 7300 

Carousel Buses Ltd High Wycombe 01494 533436 

YOUTH GROUPS 

The Farnhams Youth Club Brian Jubb Hall, FC - Joe Case 01753 741684 

07948 623858 

Hedgerley Youth Club Debbie Anstey 01753 646813 

Beavers, Cubs, Scouts Phil Anstey 01753 646813 

Rainbows, Brownies, Guides Marilyn Johnson 01753 646890 

Deton8 for Teenagers David Mayhew 01753 642251 

Energise for 5-11's David Mayhew 01753 642251 

CLUBS/SOCIETIES/ VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS 

Bridge FCSC - Paul Taylor 01753 643285 

Burnham Beeches Radio Club Mr D Chislett 01628 625720 

Hedgerley Historial Society Secretary - John Lovelock 01753 647187 

Hedgerley WI Jenny Harper-Jones 01753 643872 

Horticultural Society & Village Show John Conen 01753 645880 

Rotary Club of Burnham Beeches Michael Brining 01628 661586 

Rotary Club of Slough Brian Westwood 01753 883505 

The Lions Club of Burnham John Shephard 01753 642741 

Beekeeping Michael Sheasby 01753 642656 

Hedgerley Conservation Volunteers Secretary - John Lovelock 01753 647187 

Voluntary Service Scheme Mrs Olive Craddock 01753 642841 

Friends of Southmead Surgery Susan Phipps 01753 647310 

Labour Party Miss M France 01753 643455 

The Conservative Association David Armitage 01753 644161 

UKIP Peter Price 01753 642677 

PROBUS Richard Mills 01753 645675 

Royal British Legion, FC Branch Mr Alan Bones 01753 644093 

Mothers' Union,Memorial Hall,Hedgerley Mary Lane 01753 646926 

Mums and Toddlers Group Colleen Mayhew 01753 642251 

Stoke Poges Photographic Club John Archibald 01753 642515 

Templewood WI Rosemary Followell 01753 644189 

Trefoil Guild Mary Lane 01753 646926 

Third Age Luncheon Janet Mace 01753 645438 

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It was properly a children’s day at the opening of Farnham Royal Playground on 18th 

June. Local MP, Attorney General Dominic Grieve is clearly enjoying the proceedings 

surrounded by youngsters on the mound, in the frame and away in the air 

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Burnham Beeches has been owned 

and managed for local people and 

wildlife since 1880 when the City of 

London bought it to save it from 

development. 

Since then the City has managed it as a 

registered charity, acting as its funder 

and trustee and providing funds from its 

own private resources. As a result, very 

little public money is used for work 

carried out on the reserve. 

However, like most other providers of 

local authority services, the City of 

London has to reduce its budgets in line 

with public spending cutbacks ordered 

from central Government. The Open 

Spaces Department, which includes 

Burnham Beeches and Stoke Common, 

must play its part and is also reducing 

its budget by 12.5%. 

For the past few years, visitors have 

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been able to contribute to the upkeep of 

the reserve through the Burnham 

Beeches annual supporters badge 

scheme. 

There are different badges to allow you 

to give the amount that suits you: Green 

for donations of £10 - £49; Silver for 

£50 - £99; and Gold for donations of 

£100 or more. Anyone donating £1000 

and over will become a life member. 

Making a donation is simple: you can 

complete the form on the back of this 

page (page 46) and send it with a 

cheque to the Burnham Beeches 

Office, Hawthorn Lane, Farnham 

Common, Bucks SL2 3TE; or visit the 

Burnham Beeches website - 

ww.cityoflondon.gov.uk/burnhambeech 

es - and pay online. 

Your donation will help keep the 

Beeches special.

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Rotary News: Clockwise from the top, Alan French receiving a commemorative plaque 

from Michael Mills, incoming President of Burnham Beeches Rotary, local Dental 

Surgeon, Ian Carling, having just received a Paul Harris award for generous and sustained 

commitment to Rotary within the Slough club, pictured with wife Jan, daughter Sally 

Melrose and son, Ross after the presentation, Peter White welcoming Richard Mingard as 

President of Slough Rotary for 2011/12 (story pg 36) 

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Top, The bar and dining room at Nazma Tandoori in Farnham 

Common (see review pg79), centre, TV star for 30 seconds, 

Christine Leister-Crow with that Edward VIII commemorative 

coronation china mug (see story pg 11) and a young greater spotted 

woodpecker being fed by Dad ‘on the clothes prop’ in a local garden 

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Treasure Hunt Winners, Summer 

Supper and Woolwich Arsenal 

Our TREASURE HUNT last July 3 

raised £500 for Puerto Aysen Schools 

in Chile. Congratulations to the three 

winners and thank you to all who 

supported the event. The winners were 

Adult – Anne-Marie Houston, Junior – 

Max Wilder, Spot Brian (x7) – Ron 

Wensveen. 

The FARNHAMS’ SOCIETY DINING 

GROUP is a part of The Farnhams’ 

Society and we meet for lunch every 4 

– 6 weeks at various venues within 

easy reach of the Farnhams. The 

arrangements are totally informal and 

there is no obligation on members to 

attend on each occasion although it is 

anticipated that there should be at least 

8 people in order for it to be viable. 

Places may be limited at some venues. 

The only requirement is that you should 

be member of The Farnhams’ Society. 

We currently have 40 members in the 

group and around 15 - 20 of these are 

normally at a gathering. At most venues 

we arrange a 2 or 3 course set meal to 

include wine, coffee/tea and gratuities 

in the price. Future lunch dates include: 

Monday 15th August / Tuesday 20th 

September / Wednesday 19th October / 

Monday 5th December. 

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If you are interested in joining for a 

relaxed and enjoyable lunch with a new 

and old friends - contact Michael Mills. 

SATURDAY 20 AUG, SUMMER 

SUPPER at the Brian Jubb Hall, 

Farnham Common, 7.30 to 10.00pm, 

£10.00 FS members / £12.50 nonmembers 

/ £5 children under 12 years / 

Family ticket £25.00 (2 adults + 2 

children). Two course buffet supper, 

bring your own liquid refreshment. 

Plus another opportunity to meet 

Burnham’s “Pop Goes The Choir”. 

Bookings through John Senior 

B/H MONDAY 29 AUGUST WALK, 

starting from THE HARTE & MAGPIES, 

Coleshill, on the A355 between 

Beaconsfield and Amersham at 11.30 

for a circular 1.5 hour gentle walk. No 

booking required. 

MONDAY 12 SEPTEMBER, 

WOOLWICH ARSENAL and OLYMPIC 

VILLAGE TOUR. Coach will leave 

Farnham Common car park 08.30, 

return from Olympic Village 17.00. Cost 

- £30 FS members / £32.50 nonmembers, 

to include lunch, coach & 

driver gratuity. Contact Judy Tipping. 

THURSDAY 20 OCTOBER, “WAR 

HORSE”, NEW LONDON THEATRE, 

based on the novel by Michael

Morpurgo with its First World War 

backdrop. Cost - £60.00 FS members / 

£65.00 non-members, to include 

theatre ticket, coach & driver gratuity, 

leaving Farnham Common car park 

around 5.30pm. Contact Judy Tipping, 

The society website contains 

information and booking details on all 

our events. This is regularly updated as 

more events are added and lets you 

know when events are fully booked. 

Details also at - www. 

farnhamswebzine.org.uk - “What’s 

On” 

MEMBERSHIP OF THE FARNHAMS’ 

SOCIETY, offering substantial discount 

on social events and trips, costs just 

£10 and lasts for 5 years. Payment 

(cheques payable to The Farnhams’ 

Society) can be made to John Senior. 

Contacts for Bookings: 

Michael Mills – 642330, email: 

michael.mills@thefarnhamssociety.c 

o.uk 

John Senior - 642852, 4 Lawkland, 

Farnham Royal, SL2 3AN email: John 

.senior@thefarnhamssociety.co.uk 

Judy Tipping - 644831, 26 Frensham 

Walk, F/C, SL2 3QG, email: Judy. 

tipping@thefarnhamssociety.co.uk 

John Senior 

We return after our summer break on 

Wednesday 21st September at 8pm 

when Claire Forrest, Information Officer 

at the Chilterns Conservation Board will 

present an illustrated talk on Famous 

People and Places in the Chiltern 

Hills. For centuries the Chilterns’ 

landscape has attracted the wealthy, 

talented and notorious to set up home 

or pay a visit. Its beautiful rolling hills 

have provided a refuge from hectic 

London life and a source of inspiration 

to the artistic. 

For these reasons the Chilterns is 

associated with a wide range of famous 

people from the past, from those who 

have passed through to those who have 

settled here and really made their mark 

on the area. Artists, authors, politicians, 

inventors, wartime heroes - this talk 

will cover names you may have heard 

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of plus some surprising ones, and 

the places they are connected with in 

the Chilterns. These include Rupert 

Brooke. 

The World War 1 Poet loved the English 

countryside and before the War used to 

walk in the Chilterns regularly. His 

favourite walk was from Wendover 

station to the Pink and Lily pub at 

Parslow’s Hillock above Princes 

Risborough. His walks inspired the 

poem The Chilterns. Claire Forrest has 

worked for the Chilterns Conservation 

Board for 9 years, promoting the 

Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural 

Beauty, its many special features and 

the opportunities it offers for enjoying 

the great outdoors. The Board is the 

public body charged with conserving 

and enhancing the Chilterns AONB, 

and Claire is responsible for running its

A Farnhams Summer 

‘Packed’ summer fun; taking in the open air evening theatre in Burnham Beeches, packed 

audiences were treated to a magical imagining of William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s 

Dream performed by Skewbald Productions over the weekend 25/26 June, and fete goers packed 

the entrance to St John’s grounds at the opening of the villages’ annual fete 

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website, producing the biannual 

magazine Chalk and Trees and 

distributing a wide range of leaflets and 

publications. 

Bookings are still being taken for the 

first Hedgerley Historical Society Study 

Day on Saturday 1st October when 

Professor William Prescott will 

present three lectures on The History 

of Poster Art. 

Major Glenn Miller.” Tony is now retired 

after a long career in the Healthcare 

industry, most recently as Director of 

the London & Thames Valley 

Pharmaceutical Group. His chief leisure 

interest is the music of the “Big Band 

Era” - especially that of Glenn Miller 

who brought his all-star American 

orchestra to Britain in 1944. 

• Pleasure & Leisure: The 

development of the modern poster 

• Protest & Propaganda: The poster in 

war-time 

• Transports of Delight: The travel 

poster, and the commercial poster 

The cost of this special event is £20 and 

includes light refreshments. An optional 

2 course lunch is also available at the 

White Horse in Hedgerley for £10. 

On Wednesday 19th October at 8pm 

Sally Botwright a London Blue Badge 

guide will present London Olympics 

2012. In 2012 London will be hosting 

the Olympic Games for the third time, 

the only country to host the games 

three times. Sally Botwright will look at 

the history of the games, how the 

modern games started, some of the 

people who have played a part, both 

famous and infamous. London is 

determined to hold a successful games 

with a lasting legacy and we will look at 

why London was chosen and how they 

have approached the huge programme 

of work involved in preparing for the 

great show that is the Olympic Games. 

Following our third Autumn Lunch on 

Saturday 29th October Tony Eaton will 

present The curious disappearance of 

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Tony’s speciality has been unravelling 

the mystery of the famous bandleader’s 

disappearance, supposedly en route to 

Paris in December 1944. He has been a 

member of the international Glenn 

Miller Society for 55 years and is the 

main UK feature writer for its 'Moonlight 

Serenader' magazine. Monthly 

Meetings of Hedgerley Historical 

Society take place at Hedgerley 

Memorial Hall, Kiln Lane Hedgerley at 

8pm and visitors are most welcome. 

Annual Membership of the Society 

costs £6. 

Further details are available from me 

on 647187 and email jdlovelock@ 

btinternet.com 

John Lovelock

MARATHON GAMES 

13 Plus 13 Equals 26 

On Friday 8th July 1st Hedgerley 

Scouts held an all night games 

marathon to raise money for the charity 

CLIC Sargent. 

This had been chosen because Nick 

Mann, Scout Leader from Iver Heath , 

has a son Owen who has recently been 

diagnosed with childhood Leukaemia. A 

lot of our Scouts know him from last 

summer, when he helped us on camp, 

and also many other District Scouting 

events. Owen is being treated at the 

John Radcliffe hospital and his family 

are doing a lot of fundraising 

themselves including abseiling and a 

sponsored walk which takes place on 

the day we return from summer camp. 

1st Hedgerley’s support for Nick, Owen 

and the family took the form of a 

traditional and individually sponsored 

games marathon. As you know a 

marathon is 26 miles long. However as 

we are not quite that fit we ran an 

evening of games and activities all 

based around the number 26. 

We began the evening at 7:30 pm and 

ended 13 hours later at 8:30 am the 

following morning. During those 13 

hours the scouts completed 13 

activities making our marathon total of 

26. We asked that the scouts raise 

sponsorship for each activity they 

complete and for each hour that they 

can stay awake. The final ‘marathon’ 

event, on the Saturday morning, was 

the ‘6 am hike’ with incentive to get back 

in time for breakfast, before being 

picked up at 8:30 am for a well 

deserved sleep. 

Information about the charity is 

available at: http://www.clicsargent 

.org.uk/Home 

If anyone would like to sponsor the 

troup in this special fundraising, we are 

still collecting. Please phone me on: 

647350 or Andy on 644789. 

Chris Leister-Crow 

Marathon scouts at around 1.00am about one third the way through their 13 hour run, 

enjoying hot chocolate and doughnuts - kindly donated by Sainsbury Local - they were 

thoroughly enjoyed and proved an essential sugar break 

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SUMMER POEMS 

There is one thing about Slough and 

that it is an inspiring place, at least 

inspiring to poets. Of course we have 

that favourite (for some) piece 

penned by John Betjeman ‘Come 

Friendly Bombs . .’ that he wrote in 

1937. Betjeman of course was not 

only a poet but also a broadcaster 

and journalist so he was well suited 

to opening people’s eyes to the value 

of the buildings and landscape 

around them and became a grand 

champion of Britain’s (if not 

Slough’s) heritage. The town fathers 

have occasionally held poetry 

competitions to find pieces more 

comfortable and favourably disposed 

towards Slough but one of our 

readers, Anthony Waye, brought to 

our attention a piece written by 

Eugene Johnson in 1984 and 

published in that year’s Borough 

Official Guide. We thought you would 

enjoy this too. Clearly some in South 

Bucks look upon their larger 

neighbour less enthusiastically so 

we balance ‘Beautiful Slough’ with 

‘OH WHAT SHALL WE DO WITH 

SL2’ drafted in 2011, by Phil Ely. 

OH WHAT SHALL 

WE DO WITH SL2 

Gerrard's cross again, 

He's thrown his toys out in the rain. 

In Farnham Common our cars are small, 

almost no 4 x 4's at all, 

but a common lot we are not, 

though the place has gone to pot. 

Middle class is what they say, 

dull as soda, in its way 

and Farnham Royals' regal name 

hides our universal shame 

of the postcode SL2 

and the dial code's frightful too 

Oh Slough glorious Slough, 

Eternally linked we are to you now! 

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BEAUTIFUL SLOUGH 

Travel a road that leads to the west 

And you come to a town that I love best. 

1t nestles in a valley fair 

And blossoms blow in the sweet Thames air. 

Old and new stand face to face 

This is a very cosmopolitan place 

There are people here of every hue, 

White and black, brown and you. 

There are those who yearn for yesteryear, 

For the old traditions they held so dear 

“Our gracious buildings have gone," they cry, 

"Concrete egg boxes reach to the sky." 

The councillors and Mayors have been accused, 

That through the years, they have been abused 

And bowed to speculators' voracious greed 

Ignoring the town's aesthetic need. 

Others take a more philosophical view, 

For it is in the nature of things to renew 

That which is old and worn and done, 

With her fresh structures to greet the sun. 

But the civic fathers had a care 

And reprieved the old, here and there. 

Ancient pubs nestle on every view 

Weather cocks glisten on old spires too. 

We have a piazza in the centre of town, 

It's full of life and colour and sound. 

In summer we sit devouring coffee and buns 

At Christmas there are lights and seasonal fun. 

A poet once condemned our town, 

Before he got his Laureate's crown. 

He is a wit, I hear you cry, 

And he had a sharp perceptive eye. 

But he made a very nasty crack 

About a town that could not talk back. 

We are ordinary people here, by far, 

In a nice town under the morning star. 

It is very beautiful here in the spring. 

There are flowers and trees and birds that sing. 

To find us in May, look up to the Plough, 

And immediately beneath, you'll find beautiful Slough. 

Eugene Johnson 28th May, 1984

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JOTTINGS FROM 

THE POTTING SHED 

Beetroot, Bordeaux Spinach, Victoria 

Celery, Sicilian Red Garlic - and so on. 

Pity these silly little persons have no 

proper work to do. We have - so let’s get 

on with it. 

Cracking Wisteria, Mellow 

Fruitfulness And Hyacinths For 

Christmas 

The thunderstorm which is just passing 

overhead on this warm, sultry June 

afternoon has saved me some work this 

evening - no watering to do. The whole 

of June has, in fact, been ideal growing 

weather as my harvests of Broad 

Beans, Potatoes, Peas, Lettuce, 

Carrots, Radishes, Spinach, Beetroot, 

etc. have proved. Beat the E-coli threat 

by growing your own or, if you can’t, just 

buy British. My Early Potatoes are 

unfortunately showing signs of Potato 

Blight but, due to the stupidity 

abounding in the European Union, the 

only treatment available has now been 

banned from use by ‘amateurs’. I also 

learned that ‘Yorkshire Tea’ branding 

has to change as the tea is not grown in 

Yorkshire! I look forward to the new 

names of Brussels Sprouts, French 

Beans, Adelaide Carrots, Detroit 

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AUGUST: Plant out the Winter 

Greenstuff. Have a look at my article in 

last year’s magazine for safe, club-root 

free planting. (Note, this can be found 

on The Farnhams magazine website, 

magazine-previous issues, just type in 

www.farnhamswebzine.org.uk ) 

Brussels(?) Sprouts and Purple 

Sprouting Broccoli should be supported 

with canes as, being tall plants, the 

wind can very easily topple them. 

Get cracking on the Wisteria. Cut back 

all the whippy stems to within five or six 

leaves of the main stem but just tie in 

any long shoots you are going to use to 

extend the framework of your plant. 

Prune off any suckers at ground level 

and feed the plant with a handful of 

Sulphate of Potash to encourage 

flowering next year. Check Roses for 

signs of Blackspot or Mildew especially 

on some of the older varieties. Spraying 

with Systhane Fungus Fighter or similar 

for prevention rather than cure. (The 

good stuff has been banned). 

Try taking Fuchsia cuttings. Select a 

fresh, new stem with three pairs of 

leaves. Cut off the lowest pair of leaves 

and the end of the stem. Dip the 

remaining stem end in hormone rooting 

powder and push into a pot of potting 

compost mixed with vermiculite (70% : 

30%) and stand the potted cutting on 

the kitchen window sill. Don’t forget the 

label. Geranium cuttings can be taken 

in a similar manner. 

The Lawn will not only need an Autumn

feed now but will need treatment to deal 

with Chafer Grubs and Crane Fly 

(Daddy Long Legs) larvae. Both these 

pests over-winter in the turf and feed on 

the roots of grass. A biological control 

such as Nemasys Chafer Grub Killer 

should deal with any problem. 

See how close your Onions are to 

harvesting. If the tops are starting to 

wilt and go brown, bend them over from 

the neck of the Onion right down to the 

ground. When they have died off, 

harvest the Onions, dry them off in the 

sun or, if the weather is damp, the 

garage, potting shed or the spare 

bedroom are good places. Ensure that 

the Onions are free from signs of rot, 

mildew or any sign of imperfection if 

you intend to store them. 

When you have finished harvesting the 

Summer Raspberries, prune out all the 

old, woody canes right down to the 

ground because they will no longer be 

productive. With Autumn Fruiting 

Raspberries, pruning is different in that 

all the canes are cut down to ground 

level in mid-winter. Keep Sweetcorn well 

watered and give them a feed of 

Tomorite or similar early this month. In 

case of winds, pull soil up around the 

plants to stabilise them. Leeks should 

also be kept moist and also earthed up 

so that you get more white stem. They 

also benefit from a feed such as 

Growmore or Chicken Pellets worked 

into the soil with a hoe. 

Check Tomatoes to see if they have 

black, scabby patches on the bottom of 

the fruits. This is called ‘blossom end 

rot’ and is caused by too little water, too 

much water, or irregular watering - in 

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fact, it’s quite a balancing act. Any 

infected fruits should be put in the 

rubbish bin, not composted. 

SEPTEMBER: Correct me if I’m wrong, 

but I have a vague memory of this 

being called the month of mellow 

fruitfulness. What a lovely name. 

Harvesting is, of course, one of the 

main jobs this month with Apples to the 

fore. These should be held and twisted 

gently so that they come away easily 

from the tree. Varieties are numerous, 

with some best eaten when freshly 

harvested and others which will store 

until December or January. I 

recommend you to a book called “The 

Fruit Expert” priced £8 at Farnham 

Common Nurseries which is very well 

illustrated and everything is simply 

explained. One Apple you don’t need - 

it’s neither Golden nor Delicious. 

Pick and freeze Runner Beans before 

they get to old. If you need to trim the 

edges of the Bean prior to shredding, 

then they will not freeze as well as 

younger ones. Before freezing, blanche 

the Beans in boiling water for about a 

minute prior to quickly cooling under a 

cold tap. Freeze in bags which are just 

about the size of a couple of helpings. 

Once Annuals have finished blooming 

in the flower border, pull them up and 

compost them. Don’t be sentimental 

about one plant with one bloom on it. 

That piece of ground has to be 

prepared for Spring bulbs and seeds 

such as Candytuft. Plant Wallflowers at 

the end of the month. Be careful where 

you obtain the plants because, believe it 

or not, they are members of the 

Brassica (Cabbage) family and can

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carry Clubroot disease. Examine them 

carefully. 

Butternut Squash, which should be in 

full growth and showing bloom, are best 

restricted to three or four foot long 

stems. A feed of Tomorite or other high 

potash fertilizer every couple of weeks 

will help them fruit. Pumpkins should be 

treated likewise. 

Hyacinths for Christmas! Yes, it’s that 

time already. Hyacinths take about 

twelve weeks to flower so it is time to 

start them off. Put a layer of bulb fibre 

or compost into the base of a 6" pot and 

place two bulbs side by side (but not 

touching) on the compost. Cover the 

bulbs with more compost until the tips 

are just showing. Water the compost 

and put the pot in the dark for about six 

or seven weeks - under the stairs is 

ideal. Keep the compost moist. Once 

the bulbs have produced 2" long shoots, 

place the pot in a cool place and, as 

soon as the leaves are green, move to 

a warm light room where the fragrant 

blooms will brighten up the Festive 

Season. Oh, nearly forgot - buy 

“prepared” bulbs. 

Later this month start planting 

perennials. I suggest Asters, Phlox, 

Geums and Heleniums for colour and 

cut flowers. Asters and Heleniums 

could still be in bloom at the nursery so 

you will be able to get an idea of the 

various colours. Lavender can be 

trimmed with shears. Cut below the 

flower stems but don’t cut into the 

lighter green new growth. 

New Strawberry plants can be 

produced from the runners from the old 

plants. Simply peg down runners where 

the nodules are sprouting leaves and 

wait until roots have taken hold then cut 

the new plants away from the parent, 

pot up in good compost and place in the 

greenhouse. Result - Strawberries on 

May 2nd. 

Main jobs now - keep tidy, don’t leave 

rubbish lying around for the “nasties” to 

hide in, collect as much manure as you 

can, compost as much as you can and, 

above all, enjoy your work. 

Good Gardening, Everyone 

R E Maun 

The Phenomenal Power Of The Human Mind 

I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod auladty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. 

The phaomnneal pweor of the hmuan mnid! Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch 

at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn t mttaer inwaht oredr the Itteers in 

a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tinng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer 

be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll 

raed it wouthit a porbelm. This is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not 

raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod a wlohe. Amzanig Yaeh, and I 

awlyas thugoht slpeling was ipmorantt. 

Tknahs to the WWW and Jrerey Huodert 

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FARNHAMS ARCHIVE 

Elisabeth Mills’ study of life as seen 

through the pages of this magazine 

nearly a century ago 

In the September 1919 magazine, there 

is an article on a brass in St Mary’s 

Church, Farnham Royal. ‘The most 

interesting and ancient of the 

memorials in the Church is the old 

brass now affixed to the north wall of 

the south aisle. It was discovered under 

the pavement when the Church was rebuilt 

in 1868: “Here lyeth buried Eustas 

Mascoll, sometime Clarke of the 

Workes of Frisewide in Oxford for 

Cardinall Woolsey, and after Clarke of 

Accomps for XVII yeares for all the 

buildings of King Henry Ye VIII, his 

plasis within XX myles of London, and 

departed this life pistell reder in Winsor 

Castell the XXXI day of January Ao 

MDLXIV (1564)”. 

Frisewide is Christ Church, Oxford, 

which Cardinal Wolsey founded in 

1525. 

‘The “Pistell reder” means 

correspondence clerk. He probably 

kept the books regarding the building 

and decoration of Hampton Court. 

Twelve large folio volumes, some up to 

a thousand pages, are still preserved in 

the Record Office. So elaborately and 

minutely were these accounts kept by 

the Clerk of Works that the name of 

every daily labourer and of every 

mason, bricklayer, carpenter, joiner, 

painter, carver, glazier, gilder and tiler is 

set out in full from fortnight to fortnight 

with the sum paid to him, while every 

portion of the work is so particularised 

that one can identify every carving, 

every moulding, every piece of 

colouring and gilding, and find by whom 

it was executed and what it cost’. 

There is a follow-up to this in the next 

month’s magazine. ‘In regard to the 

remarks made in last month’s magazine 

about the Eustas Mascoll “brass” on the 

South wall of the Church, it is curious to 

see how interesting it seems to have 

been thought. The account of it was 

published in the Slough paper, and it 

also appeared in the Daily Chronicle 

and the Scotsman. In addition to this, 

the Rector received two letters, one 

from a famous Museum in London, 

asking for permission to take a rubbing 

of the brass, and another from a 

gentleman in Oxford, who was anxious 

to know if there was any figure on the 

brass, as he was very interested in the 

subject of Ecclesiastical dress and was 

about to deliver a lecture on the subject, 

and thought perhaps this brass might 

help his knowledge’. 

Now we will move on to cricket: ‘It will 

be of interest to some to know how the 

Cricket Club has fared this summer. The 

ground does not play as well as it ought 

to do considering the money expended 

by the Stoke Park Cricket Club upon it 

some years ago. Before the war it will 

be remembered by some that the latter 

club played some good matches on the 

ground and our club received great 

benefit by the arrangement, as the 

whole ground was cut and rolled. The 

war, of course, changed all this, and 

there has been no cricket since 1914 

until this year. Perhaps next year the 

Stoke Park Club will take the ground 

once more, and improve it, but that 

remains to be seen’. 

Elisabeth Mills 

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Top is the picture studied by Helen Chamberlain for this issue’s Sermon In Print. The 

image, in Blues and Greens, shows Mary's (the mother of Jesus) visit to her cousin 

Elizabeth. (Picture source: howard-carter.blogspot.com image based upon a scene from 

the film, The Nativity). Below is the team behind the Farnhams Community Library 

project, from l to r, Helen Williams, Bill Youel, Carola Donovan, Maria Hall, Michael Mills 

– honorary chairman, Sara Marshall – honorary secretary, Mike Coote and Richard 

Beckingsale – honorary treasurer. One other member, Denise Forth was missing at the 

photo-call 

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SERMON IN PRINT 

Greens And Blues 

Short Sermon preached by The Rev'd 

Helen Chamberlain on Sunday 3rd July 

2011 at 8am at St John’s Farnham 

Common for The Visitation of The 

Blessed Virgin Mary. Text: Luke 1: 39- 

49. I love art so I'd love to convey my 

passion and enthusiasm for painting by 

sharing some thoughts about a 

wonderful image (see opposite) 

showing Mary's visit to her cousin 

Elizabeth. It's a delightful scene inviting 

us to observe the sheer joy and delight 

of two women feeling affirmed as they 

realise that God's promise is about to 

be fulfilled through their obedience. 

The background colour surrounding 

both women is green which in Christian 

art often symbolises the victory of life 

over death, healing, peace, fertility and 

new life. Perhaps most interestingly 

green symbolises freedom and the 

breaking of old shackles. The women 

are portrayed wearing blue clothing. 

The colour blue has long been used by 

Christian artists to symbolise heavenly 

grace, health, hope and truth. Perhaps 

most fascinatingly the blue here 

symbolises the desire of a spiritual 

person to suppress their own ego and 

submit to God's will. We might recall 

how Elizabeth had been infertile and 

considered beyond child bearing years 

yet now she is the joyful mother-to-be 

carrying John the Baptist, who 

prepared the way for Jesus. Given 

Elizabeth's past history she might have 

been jealous of Mary; Elizabeth was 

older, a respectable married woman, 

the wife of a Temple priest and yet 

despite their secure marriage and 

heart-felt longing, children had not 

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happened. Mary, in contrast, was 

young, unmarried, and pregnant which 

in those times and context was taboo! 

When we observe their embrace 

however we see Elizabeth forgetting 

about herself, praising God, and 

affirming and honouring her younger 

cousin Mary as ‘God-bearer’ as she 

carries Jesus within. Seeing Elizabeth's 

reaction reminds us that true joy and 

fulfilment is never found in ourselves 

alone but is found by looking beyond 

‘self’ to the things of God. These 

women have let go of their own 

egotistical desires and in so doing 

removed the barrier to spiritual growth. 

Their shift in focus from ‘self’ to God 

has enlarged their capacity for love and 

generosity of spirit. Freed from the ‘ego’ 

or false ‘self’ they let go and experience 

deep joy and God's presence in a 

special way in the present moment. 

Their situations that were far from 

perfect, such as Roman occupation and 

a pregnancy before marriage, which in 

those times could be punished by 

death. They knew disorder and 

imperfection as part of the reality of 

their everyday lives yet despite all this 

they trusted God and were able to find 

joy and contentment in the ‘NOW’. One 

of my favourite spiritual writers, Richard 

Rohr, says, "Jesus found God in 

disorder and imperfection and told us 

that we must do the same or we would 

never be content on this earth." So I 

wonder what Elizabeth and Mary's 

attitude towards life can teach us? 

Perhaps it reminds us not to be 

constantly thinking, "I'll be happy when I 

get so and so or when such a thing 

happens" but to learn to be content in 

the present moment. Whether it's life 

within the family, church, or our

community perhaps the secret is 

keeping an outward focus towards the 

things of God and our fellow human 

beings. 

Thinking of the colours in this portrait 

again my hope is that we can be 

‘spiritual artists’ for one another, 

painting a background of green for 

people's lives…the green which shows 

the peace, inner healing, and new life 

that comes through faith in God. May 

we show others that old shackles can 

fall off and that a new sense of freedom 

can be experienced through coming to 

know Jesus. Maybe we'll also ‘paint 

ourselves in blue’ and be heralds of 

hope and prophets of truth in our 

society? None of this can happen of 

course unless we have the humility to 

suppress our egos and put God's will 

first. This summer time if you should 

chance to stroll by the sea or picnic in 

lush fields may nature's blues and 

greens remind you of Mary and 

Elizabeth and may you know the 

blessing of God's peace and joy in the 

present moment. With love in Christ, 

Helen 

JUDY TIPPING REMEMBERS 

Past Parish Fetes 

With our annual Parish Fete taking place 

this week (see Inside Back Cover) I’m 

encouraged to observe that over the 

years Parish Fetes have changed little 

but they have always been an event 

which has drawn everyone in the Parish 

together, not only raising funds for the 

churches but creating the summer 

community occasion. I can remember 

going to Lawkland when it was a private 

house on the comer of Church Lane in 

Farnham Royal. The usual stalls, such 

as coconut shy, golfladder, treasure 

hunt, hoop-la, skittles, white elephant, 

fruit and veg, cakes and preserves, 

plants and tombola, were set up in the 

morning with everyone laying out their 

various wares to be sold and games to 

be played. Bunting decked the village 

and there was an air of excitement with 

grown-ups and children alike. 

Other years the Fete was held either in 

the grounds of Warren House (now 

Warren Court and Guardian Court) by 

kind permission of Mr and Mrs Jubb, or 

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Langtons Meadow, the house which 

stood opposite the Village Hall in 

Victoria Road. Mr and Mrs Wreford lived 

here. Everyone would join in the various 

games organised and there would also 

be a football match in which the choir 

members played. 

The Polish people who lived in the camp 

at Bower Wood, at the top of the Dorney 

Dip on the Beaconsfield Road, would 

come and perform their country 

dancing. They would dress in National 

costume, the girls with white blouses, 

coloured skirts and flowers and ribbons 

in their hair and the men in black 

trousers, white shirts and red boots. 

Some of the men would play traditional 

music on the accordion. All the 

entertainment would go on into the 

evening with refreshments, rather like 

our Bar-B-Q does today. 

But one change, the Fete of yesteryear 

was usually opened by the local doctor. I 

wonder who will be doing the job this 

year? 

Judy Tipping

LOCAL TABLES 

The Nazma Indian Restaurant 

We are very fortunate to live in 

Farnham Common. Many similar-sized 

communities throughout the UK would 

envy our vibrant, constantly renewing 

high street. However, despite frequent 

changes and the growth of national 

brand names there are still some long 

standing stalwarts. One such is the 

Nazma Indian restaurant. It seems as if 

the Nazma has been here for ever. 

Indeed we can barely remember a time 

when such an establishment would 

have seemed exotic. Now it’s as 

common and as British Best as fish and 

chips or meat and two veg. 

There is a timeless and slightly old 

fashioned quality about the Nazma. No 

radical revamps to the premises or the 

menu over many years. No slick store 

front, a rather quaint porch entrance 

(with the two doors often held open by 

one of the solicitous staff) and, but for a 

nod to the needs of smokers with a 

pavement table and chairs, there is little 

else evident in the way of obvious 

change. 

Everything about the Nazma says you 

know what you are going to get: the 

60’s style bar (pictured on pg50) and 

seating area for take away, the 

numerous staff who continue to be 

pleasantly attentive, the tables that are 

still uncomfortably close when the 

restaurant is busy and the menu that 

still offers a full range of what we have 

come to expect from ‘an Indian’. 

Over the last 15 years and more we 

have become much more informed 

about what was once regarded as 

Indian cuisine. It still surprises us just 

how much ‘authentic’ Indian food is an 

Anglo-Indian construct either through 

clever adaptations by early pioneers 

in the British restaurant trade or 

influenced by the British in the days of 

Empire. While many Indian restaurants 

now offer ‘authentic’ Indian food and 

others have fused their origins with 

other Asian themes or even dabbled in 

Indian nouvelle cuisine (!), the Nasma 

has continued ploughing its own 

reliable course. 

The menu is still extensive and packed 

with reliable comfort food. By today’s 

standards the sauces are very rich, 

ghee is plentiful and the portions are 

very generous. On our last visit we had 

chicken tikka masala and the 

vegetarian thali plus the usual extras. 

It was indistinguishable from the same 

choices we have made on many 

other occasions: reliable, predictable, 

comforting. It was also the same good 

value - not much more than £20 per 

head with a bottle of the perfectly well 

matched Cobra beer. The take away 

trade continues to be busy and there is 

evidence that there are many ‘regulars’ 

amongst the customers. 

The Nasma is as British as an old tweed 

jacket - not the smartest, most 

fashionable coat in the wardrobe, not a 

head turner but a well-worn friend, 

comfortable and comforting. THE old 

faithful. 

Peter Whittle 

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A Veritable ‘Cadillac Day’ 

Stripes and spots were the theme of the 

Farnhams’ Parish Fête on July 9th - 

which brought out the sunshine, 

summer dresses and parasols - not an 

umbrella or raincoat in sight. 

St John’s church grounds took on a 

festive mood, with bunting and gaily 

coloured stalls, bouncy castle and 

sideshows. Fête organiser Robin 

Morrison, resplendent in spotty bow tie 

and striped shirt, used his roving 

microphone to encourage people to 

take part in events and to ‘bid and buy’. 

Tables groaned with yummy homemade 

cakes and jams which are always best 

sellers. A profusion of plants that had 

been tenderly nurtured by local Green 

Fingers were snapped up to fill those 

last spaces in the gardens. Gifts and 

books came out from garages and attics 

to find new owners and everyone went 

home with a good bargain or two. 

Traditional fête sideshows were there to 

be enjoyed: coconut shy, skittles, 

tombola, face painting for the children 

(and one brave adult) as well as some 

more up-to-date games run by the 

Sunday School children and parents, 

the Guides and the Youth Club. 

Contenders for the fancy dress prize 

rummaged through their wardrobes to 

find anything with spots and stripes 

lending a jolly atmosphere and 

competition for the best costume prizes. 

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Behind the scenes ladies were busy 

making teas and providing refreshments 

and our worthy Editor could be seen in 

striped shirt and boater scooping out ice 

creams for young and old. 

One very successful way of raising 

funds was by the silent auction - a 

holiday in Majorca, a ride and picnic in a 

1904 Cadillac, gardening, ironing, 

cream tea, buffet dinners, full afternoon 

tea in Bath, and many more treats had 

been kindly donated and were bid for on 

the day. 

This year the local Farnhams’ 

businesses excelled in their generosity. 

They donated wonderful prizes for the 

raffle and tombola, and enthusiastically 

bought advertising space in the Fête 

programme. This all contributed to the 

amazing final total of over £4,000 for the 

work of the churches in the Farnhams, 

together with some handy extra income 

for the Farnham Common Youth Club, 

Guides and three Explorer Scouts off to 

the Jamboree in Sweden in two weeks 

time. 

Months of hard work behind the scenes 

by the tireless team ensured that the 

day was a huge success and over 60 

people joined in the celebrations with a 

barbecue in the evening. 

Clare Henry

Two themes at the village fete, sparkling youngsters from FC youth club and choosing 

‘sparklers’ at the popular Costume Jewellery stall

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