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WELCOME... 

...to the April / May 2018 edition of VV... 

The arrival of Spring in P&TG is very welcome 

after what seems to have been a long and cold 

winter. Penn and Tylers Green seems to me to 

be at its best in Spring, as the winter gloom is 

lifted by the arrival of spring flowers, then our 

woods and green spaces are transformed into 

our familiar and uplifting green landscape. 

Change is all around. In this edition of VV we 

have updates on the Gomm Valley development 

plans, the plans under consideration to create a 

unitary authority in Bucks, the sad news, that at 

the heart of the village, the Cottage Bookshop, 

is to close, and the Red Lion is up for sale 

Upcoming, over the next few months, the 

village will host a variety of events, which are 

familiar and anticipated. Over the May Day 

weekend, the P&TGFC will host their annual 

Football Festival. On May 11th, the P&TG 

Residents Society will host its AGM & Social, 

both great opportunities to reconnect to our 

village community 

These well respected and popular Village 

organisations, feature significantly in this 

edition of VV, both organistions have set out 

their position on the FC's floodlight planning 

application. I would encourage readers of VV to 

read the various articles, and formulate your 

own opinion. Remember that both organisations 

are dedicated to our community, and do a huge 

amount of great work in and for the village. 

In The Insert... 

• Penn & Tylers Green Residents 

Society 2017 Annual Report & 

Details of 2018 AGM 

• Woodland & Green Spaces 

• Ashwells Outline Planning 

Application 

www.pennandtylersgreen.org.uk 

Village Voice April/May 2018 

The copy deadline for the next edition of VV 

will be 8 May. Your letters, articles, notification 

of events and activities, photos, news and views 

are welcomed. Cathy O'Leary, VV Editor 

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In This Issue... 

22 The P&TG FC 

Floodlights Planning 

Application Statement 

25 The P&TGRS response 

31 The Cottage Bookshop 

Closes 

Regulars... 

05 Around the Villages 

09 Your Letters 

13 Church News 

17 Schools News 

27 Sports News 

32 Clubs & Societies 

37 Pat Dancer's News & Views 

38 Noticeboard & Diary 

55 Index of Advertisers 

56 Village Contacts 

Correction 

In our last edition of VV, on Page 29 'In 

Memory' of Derrick Hughes, we reported that 

Derrick lived until he was 97, when he was in 

fact 98, and spelt Derrick's name incorrectly. We 

sincerely apologise for these errors. 

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THE VILLAGES 

Penn Patient Participation Group 

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The Sports & Social Club 

The Sports & Social Club, are delighted to 

welcome Spring and the longer daylight time, 

this past winter has seemed never ending! Dates 

for your diary for the coming months are Harry 

and Meghan’s wedding which is the 19th May 

at 12pm midday, followed by the FA cup final. 

26th May is the Champion’s League Final, so 

hopefully we might have some British interest 

in the game! 

June sees the World Cup Finals taking place 

across Russia. Some key dates for you are 

England v Tunisia which is on the 18th June, 

KO 7.00pm, followed by England v Panama 

24th June KO 1.00pm, then the last group game 

being against Belgium on the 28th June KO 

7.00pm. You never know England might have 

more games thereafter? 

We are pleased to announce the Annual Beer 

and Music festival to take place on Saturday 



DEFIBRILLATOR NOW IN PLACE AT 

P&TG SPORTS AND SOCIAL CLUB 

30th June. This has become one of the major 

events for the village and we are delighted to be 

hosting once again this year. Great bands and 

good ales will be a certainty, along with a new 

food village to be set up on the patio offering a 

wider choice, so please make a note of the date. 

The club is open Tuesday to Thursday 5pm to 

10.30pm, with happy hour being from 5pm to 

6pm. Fridays from 2.30pm to 10.30pm, with 

happy hour from 2.30pm to 5pm. Saturdays and 

Sunday we open at 12pm. The club’s facilities 

are available for hire, please use the contact 

details below. Tim Vincent 815346 / info@ 

pennandtylersgreensportsandsocialclub.co.uk 

(Editor’s note: For those new to the village 

the Sports & Social Club is off Elm Road up the 

drive nearly opposite Jackson Howes Estate 

Agents at postcode HP10 8LG. There are 

football pitches, tennis courts and a cricket 

pitch as well as the club buildings). 

P&TGRS Seeks Board Members 

Do you have an interest and some spare time 

you could contribute to the work we do in our 

local community in Penn and Tylers Green? 

The P&TG Residents Society is looking to attract 

new board members, and has a particular 

interest in hearing from people who are 

enthusiastic about our village, and have skills to 

offer, especially management, communication, 

charity, secretarial or administrative skills. 

For details of the work we do, our annual report 

at the centre of this magazine summarises the 

range of our activities over the past year. 

If you potentially have an interest, why not 

come along to our AGM on Continued overleaf 

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11 May, when you can meet the other Board 

members, and learn a little more about our 

work? Please feel free to call me for an informal 

discussion. I look forward to hearing from you. 

Miles Green, P&TGRS Chair, 815589 

Chepping Wycombe Parish Council 

As Chairman of CWPC, I am writing to VV 

readers on the recent developments in respect of 

the Government thinking on creating a unitary 

Council to cover all of Buckinghamshire 

On Monday 12th March the Secretary of 

State, Sajid Javid, announced in parliament that 

he is “minded to” implement Bucks County 

Council’s proposal to replace the existing five 

councils in Bucks with one single council which 

would cover all of Buckinghamshire. 

This would be a massive change in the way 

local services are delivered to local people. But 

is it the best way forward for Bucks residents? 

Along with all the other district councils in 

Bucks and a large number of the Parishes, 

CWPC does not believe that this decision is in 

the best interest of our local residents, and 

knowing that WDC have discussed this 

extensively with local businesses, community 

groups, parish councils and other stakeholders 

we don’t believe local people do either. The 

Bucks Free Press conducted a poll, and from the 

comments left on the BFP website, residents 

don’t seem to support this option either. 

The ‘minded to’ decision announced this 

week is not set in stone and the process allows 

the District Councils will make the strongest 

possible representations to the Secretary of State 

that this is not the right decision. 

CWPC believe that a single unitary is not the 

best solution for Bucks. It fails to recognise the 

fundamental economic and demographic 

differences between the communities in the 

north and south of the county. 

We think that a ‘one size fits all’ approach in 

Bucks will mean lost opportunities, less 

effective services and significantly less local 

decision making by and for local people. 

We also have serious doubts about the savings 

the single unitary model claims it could deliver 

and worry that County services will be forced 

on Parish Councils to deliver with no extra 

funding which will inevitably mean your Parish 

precept will have to rise exorbitantly to cover 

these extra costs. 

The decision isn’t a done deal. Until 25 May 

2018 local people can make further 

representations to the Secretary of State: email 

sajid.javid.mp@parliament.uk. Please copy in 

your local MP, steve.baker.mp@parliament.uk 

or Cheryl.gillan.mp@parliament.uk 

I would like to appeal to all VV readers, that 

if you have a view, please write and tell the man 

in charge of this decision, what you think is the 

best for Bucks. Katrina Wood CWPC Chair 

The 49th P&TG Village Show 

- Save The Date! 

This year’s show will take place on September 

15th 2018. The schedule highlights include; 

Flowers, fruit and vegetables: New entrants 

to the horticulture section can try growing a 

cucumber and almost everyone will have one 

flower they would like to show off in “my 

favourite flower “. Other classes include cacti, 

succulents, pot plants, annuals , perennials , a 

jam jar of mixed garden flowers, the heaviest 

marrow, the fattest marrow (junior) and the 

longest runner bean. 

Miscellaneous: After positive feedback, we 

are again including a class for hen’s eggs and 

“five-a-day”, grow a day’s healthy eating. 

Branching out from our usual format, we have 

introduced a new class to be judged by the 

public. Instead of vegetable animals, we are 

inviting live entries for The Happiest Pet, a class 

for (small) caged pets. 

Domestic: The male bakers have been 

challenged to make quiche or a coconut and 

cherry cake. Open classes include a ““round” 

of shortbread and a lemon meringue pie for the 

traditionalists and a cake containing at least one 

vegetable ingredient, e.g. carrot, courgette, 

beetroot etc. or a savoury/sweet pastry. (part 

savoury part sweet filling) for the more 

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adventurous amongst you. Young cooks can 

use their imagination and experiment with 

different flavours of Swiss rolls or roulades. 

Craft: Under 18’s can design and make a tea 

light holder. Ideas range from food cans, 

painted glass, wood, foraged materials or clay. 

You can start from scratch or decorate 

something you’ve bought or recycled. There 

are lots of ideas out there to get you started. 

There is plenty of time for youngsters and 

grown-ups alike to get crafty and make a brooch 

from natural materials, quilt a wall-hanging, 

design and make a coaster, a table runner or a 

fabric wreath. 

Art and photography: Artists are given free 

rein with “1969”, “a splash of colour”, “summer 

view or a pencil/pen & ink drawing. 

Photographers have plenty of scope too with 

classes titled “1969”, “in Penn Woods”, 

“machinery” and digitally enhanced work. 

Junior photographers can try “all creatures great 

and small” and “the sky’s the limit”. 

Junior: There are lots of junior classes. If 

there’s nothing in your own age group, why not 

enter an older age group or the open classes 

which are open to everyone. A few of this year’s 

classes include the widest sunflower head, an 

edible garden in a shoe box lid (use your 

imagination), tie dyed tee shirt, cheese straws, a 

bug hotel, a mug of home-made popcorn and “a 

hungry caterpillar” made from fruit and or veg. 

Schedules will be in local shops from the end 

of May. A list of classes can be found on the 

village website. Please do have a go, there’s a 

class for everyone. Gwenda Deadman 

Common Wood Working Party 

The weekend of 7th and 8th April will be the 

last this season and we intend to work in Farther 

Barn Field. Gloves, shears, hand saws and a 

fork to "tease" the roots of plants would all be 

useful as we want to clear the main area of 

blackthorn etc. We will meet at 10am on the 

chalk path at the top of the Holloway. The 

Roundabout Gate will be open for those who 

wish to drive. Please drive slowly and with 



hazard lights on along the chalk path. You can 

all then rest and enjoy the woods until work 

parties start in October. 

Wycombe District Council 

Anyone not receiving a copy of the WDC 

magazine - Wycombe District Times (3 per 

year; last issue was 19 March 2018), email Sue 

Robinson, Communications Officer at sue. 

robinson@wycombe.gov.uk, or call 421557 

Stop Press - P&TGFC 

A recent press release from the P&TG Football 

Club, announced 'Penn & Tylers Green FC have 

agreed a ground share agreement with 

Amersham Town FC for the 2018/19 season 

which will maintain their step 6 status in the 

Hellenic League'. 

Dear VV, 

I am delighted to report that the two quizzes 

that took place on Friday 3rd, and Saturday 4th 

February were a great success. We raised a 

staggering £6,500 for The Motor Beurone Disease 

Association over the weekend! 

Having taken a break for three years I was a little 

in trepidation at reviving the momentum, but the 

fantastic support of so many in the village, and 

many from further afield, ensured that we more 

than carried on where we had last “left off”. 

It would be a very long list were I to “shout out” 

to everyone who worked so hard, but I am so 

grateful to everyone who combined to create a 

powerful energy; workers, kind supporters in the 

village, the paying customers, almost all of whom 

have given the kindest feedback & seem eager to 

return on Sat October 13th 2018 for our next Quiz. 

I never underestimate the community warmth & 

power in this village, for which I am always proud 

& grateful.What another fabulous achievement by 

the Village Hall!, to be the crucial platform to make 

such joy possible. A huge Thank You, and grateful 

recognition, of what a marvellous facility we are so 

lucky to have here, made possible only by the hard 

work & commitment of the team behind the scene, 

most of whom are volunteers. 

Thank You; what a fabulous community we 

have! Ray Stidwell 

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YOUR LETTERS 


Two years ago I was screened at Wycombe 

Hospital and found I had breast cancer. It was the 

early detection that really helped in my positive 

prognosis. 

This year I am fundraising for the Scanners used 

in screening - hence Scannappeal! Please come 

along, all are welcome Jennie Roberts 814700 


I disagree that ‘the problem for the Society is 

that it is trying to be all things to be all people is 

not a realistic proposition’, nor ‘it means it solely 

expresses the majority view of the 15 members of 

its committee and not that of the community’. 

My experience is that the P&TGRS very much 

keeps its finger on the pulse by remaining an 

integral part of the community, supporting very 

worthy and important current projects such as the 

Village pre-school and the Village Voice, which 

continues to publish local views from both sides 

of any discussion under a balanced editorial. 

The Society continues to flourish under the 

excellent Chairmanship of Miles Green who brings 

to the table a balanced wealth of well-informed 

knowledge and experience through his 

unwavering, voluntary dedication to and 

involvement with the wellbeing of those who live 

within the area. 

Surely better to consider matters in the most 

non-partisan way that P&TGRS continue to 

represent the local community rather than by a 

partisan approach that subscription would 

introduce. 

As most of my neighbours agree, may we long 

continue to live in a community where all local 

matters are represented openly and 

democratically. 

Thank you P& TG RS for continuing to ensure 

this possible. Ian Petrie . Elm Road. Penn resident 


I was rather surprised to read Peter Brown’s 

recent blog 'Does the P&TG Residents’ Society really 

represent the residents?' which attempted to 

defame the P&TGRS. In a healthy community such 

as Penn & Tylers Green there will always be 

differences of opinion over varying issues from 

time to time. 

P& TGRS have a long history of protecting the 

best interests of the community and surroundings 

we are privileged to enjoy either as local residents 

or as visitors to our village enjoying the local 

amenities. 


Continued above 


As the group that has actively campaigned to 

prevent Cock Lane from being widened to provide 

a through route to the A40, we don't agree with 

the view that the Penn & Tylers Green Residents 

Society cannot be both a campaigning and a 

social group. Our experience over the last 3 years 

is that the Residents Society has been a very 

powerful voice in the ongoing campaign to 

prevent BCC more than doubling the traffic flow 

past the Middle School. 

We brought our findings and arguments to the 

Residents Society. Whilst they opposed the 

widening of Cock Lane, they did not think it was 

possible to stop the connection of the Spine road 

and the through route. We did - and they listened. 

They were persuaded by the strength of our 

arguments and the factual case we had put 

together. They then led the Continued overleaf 

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meetings we had with WDC on the issue, giving the 

issue more credibility as a Village wide concern. 

The Residents Society have brought together 

many stakeholders to discuss and consider the 

Ashwells Planning Application, where many 

different views get expressed. The various groups 

in the Residents Society Forum on Ashwells 

represent and provide feedback from the circa 150 

households most directly affected by the 

development. Moreover, they provide a link to the 

rest of the village through articles in the Village 

Voice. We do not agree that the Residents Society 

does not try to represent the whole community. 

They have acted as facilitators to formulate a 

‘Village view’ on this and the Cock Lane issue. They 

have certainly been much more proactive in raising 

and expressing residents' concerns than any of our 

local Councillors. 

We cannot see any other body that can sensibly 

represent a wider view for ‘ the village’. This process 

relies on people coming forward, expressing their 

views in reasoned ways and influencing opinions. 

To help this happen, we suggest that the Residents 

Society, with Peter Brown’s help on his Village blog, 

should consider more ways of using the Internet to 

encourage and collect opinions from villagers on 

controversial issues. Cohesion in relation to 

planning would also be helped if our village had 

one Local Authority and not two. We suggest the 

Residents Society petition the Boundary 

Commission to change the current situation where 

the Penn & Tylers Green community is split 

between two Parish Councils, one part of Wycombe 

District and one part of Chiltern District. Den 

Winterburn, Gerry King, Martin Wood 


In response to the question asked by a new P&TG 

resident in the last VV issue, both myself & friend/ 

neighbour, Helen Lampen do have an appetite for 

rubbish clearing! 

Being a dog owner, I walk the streets, fields & 

woods of P&TG with Helen, and we continuously 

comment on the amount of rubbish we see that the 

council, disappointingly have no interest in 

clearing. 

So... enough talking and instead action is what 

we decided ! We purchased a litter picker each and 

some bin liners and started work this week. We 

have so far dedicated 5 hours of our time litter 

picking in Ashley Drive, part of 


Continued above 

St. Johns Road, Church Road, Elm Road and 

School Road, and on our round chatted with 

another resident who informed us that she & her 

husband litter pick on Sundays at Potter Cross, 

New Road & the Pond area. 

Our big challenge will be tackling 

Commonwood Lane, Penn Bottom, Crown Lane & 

Noaks Lane as the amount of litter that has 

accumulated in the hedgerows is beyond belief. 

We may have to campaign to the Council to help, 

as these roads have no pavements, so safety will 

be an issue. The same of course will apply to 

Hammersley Lane where our new resident lives. 

We have gratefully received appreciation from 

other residents on our rounds which of course 

makes it all worthwhile, and so far have filled five 

bin liners, the bulk of which are sweet wrappers, 

cigarette ends, cigarette packets, drink cans, 

drink bottles and food packaging. Yesterday, we 

came across a council van parked up by the pond 

and the driver kindly agreed to take the bags of 

rubbish away, so at least they haven't taken up 

space in our home bins. 

Please feel free to pass on my email details to 

our new resident, or any other interested 

residents if they would like to join forces with 

Helen & I. Kind regards, Jane Seymour Elm Rd. Penn 


I was shocked by the vitriol in Peter Brown's 

Blog "Does the Residents Society really represent 

the residents?" 

Penn and Tylers Green is a Conservation Area 

- one of the many reasons residents like living 

here and others travel from far and wide to visit. 

The clearly stated aims of the Residents Society 

are i) promotion of high standards of planning 

and architecture ii) preservation, protection and 

development and improvement of historic 

architecture and iii) protection, conservation and 

promotion of the countryside - sometimes 

thankless tasks that are undertaken by the 

Residents Society on behalf of us all. 

I've lived in Penn for 22 years and am thankful 

for the work put in by the Residents Society so 

that I, other residents and visitors can continue to 

enjoy the unique beauty of this village I call 

home. Long may they continue!!" 

You can print my name - I Wilkes, Proud 

resident of Penn. Best regards, Ian Wilkes 

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CHURCH NEWS 

Holy Trinity & St Margaret's 

Things do not change! There is a lovely passage 

in the Bible about how hard it is to tame the 

tongue (James 3). It is likened to a ship that is 

steered by such a small rudder or a spark that 

can start a huge fire in a forest. Although Easter 

and Lent are past it does not mean that we can 

let go of those good habits that we had been 

working on. They make us easier to live with! 

Whenever we have a school class visit Holy 

Trinity I always stop them in the churchyard 

and ask if they can see anything unusual about 

the clock on the tower. It is surprisingly hard to 

spot that it only has one hand (until it is pointed 

out of course). I tell the children that it harks 


back to a slightly less busy and pressurised age. 

However, over the winter, they would have seen 

that the clock face and hand were missing. The 

old wooden face had rotted and needed to be 

replaced. We are grateful for the good work of 

Edward Stuart of Curbridge and the support of 

the Penn Trust. If you are passing Holy Trinity 

in the near future, do stop and admire the new 

clock face on the tower. Something I learned 

through this was that the letters and hand have 

to be gold leaf. Anything else will tarnish over 

time. The clock face itself, of necessity, has to 

be painted, although it is special paint that 

should last. I had the scary privilege of a trip in 

the ‘cherry picker’ for a closer look. 

I see from the diary that April and May are 

quiet months in the church calendar. Pentecost 

is Sunday 20th May where we remember the 

pouring out of the Holy Spirit on the believers 

huddled in the Upper Room after the crucifixion 

and resurrection. It signifies the birthday of the 

church and last year I made cakes in the shape 

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of Holy Trinity and St Margaret’s and we ate 

them after the service. The following Sunday is 

Trinity Sunday (27th) and we have a join 

service at 10.30am at Holy Trinity. Sunday 3rd 

June sees our annual Pet Service at 3pm in Holy 

Trinity. Blessings, Revd Mike Bisset, www. 

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Penn Free Methodist Church 

Award-Winning Film On The Dunkirk 

Evacuation. 

On Saturday May 26th at 3pm we shall be 

showing at the church a special 40 minute 

award-winning documentary on the rescuing of 

over 330,000 soldiers at Dunkirk in 1940. 

Immediately following the showing Professor 

Stuart Burgess of Bristol University, who is the 

film’s narrator, will speak on the providence of 

God in the affairs of nations. All are welcome. 

The meeting will last around 80 minutes, and 

will be followed by refreshments. This date has 

been chosen because it is the exact date in 1940 

of the war’s first national day of prayer called 

for by the King. 



Readers are referred to our advertisement 

further on in Village Voice giving details of the 

Minister’s recently published book on the 

meaning and significance for today of the 

Protestant Reformation in the 16th century. 

Our Sunday School operates for children 

aged 4-14 and runs from 12.30 to 1.30pm each 

week. Enquires are warmly invited (contact 

details below). How vital it is that young people 

receive a grounding in the Scriptures, which are 

the very word of God. 

Our midweek Bible Studies take place each 

Wednesday between 8 and 9pm and newcomers 

are always welcome. A recent addition to our 

recorded sermons website is an address based 

on 2 John, v7 to 3 John, v4, entitled, ‘Make the 

Bible alone your foundation’. Please go to www. 

soundcloud.com/penn-free-methodists 

Pastor Peter Simpson, www.realchristianity.org, 01494 

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Tylers Green Methodist Church 

We were all caught out by the snow at the 

beginning of March and our Lent Lunch 

became a casualty. The rearranged date is 14th 

April at 12 noon and funds raised will go to 

CAP (Christians Against Poverty) who offer a 

range of advice services for those in financial 

distress. All welcome to the lunch, but please 

phone me so that I can pass on numbers for 

catering purposes (01494 815256) 

By the time you read this, Easter will have 

come and gone. Easter is still one of those 

times when many people turn to the church as 

part of their celebration of the weekend. If you 

did so, perhaps for the first time in a long time, I 

hope you found warmth and blessing amongst 

the church family, whichever church it was. If 

so, why not try it again! All the local churches 

in Penn and Tylers Green have a range of 

services on offer and those at the Methodist 

Church and be found on the High Wycombe 

Methodist Circuit website. Just look under 

churches, pick Tylers Green, and look at the last 

page of the current Geed News Desk magazine. 

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NEWS ROUND UP 


Tylers Green Middle School 

Engineering Week 2018: This term at TGMS, 

we have been considering the promotion of 

STEM to all of our pupils. Science, Technology, 

Engineering and Mathematics are subjects that 

perhaps wouldn’t all be associated with children 

aged 7-11. However, we felt that our pupils are 

fully capable of pursuing future careers in these 

exciting disciplines, if they knew how. 

In January, we had a very exciting 

Engineering Week at TGMS. On the Monday 

we learnt about some famous engineers and 

about a national competition called the Primary 

Engineer Leaders Award. Our parents/governors 

with engineering backgrounds were invited to 

be involved, so on the Tuesday four real life 


engineers came into school to talk about their 

work. Year 3 did some engineering using 

balloons. On Wednesday we took some of the 

good ideas that we had seen and designed our 

own engineering project. The teachers even did 

a design too! On Thursday we wrote a 

persuasive letter to encourage the judges to 

choose our design. Friday was the last day of 

Science Week and we had Dr Who; a fictional 

engineer come into school to meet us. Tom even 

got to wear the real multi-coloured coat that was 

worn during filming! Mr Colin Baker gave out 

school awards and all the projects will also be 

sent off to be judged by a national panel. 

We are excited to announce that we are taking 

part in the Regional Primary Engineering 

Leaders Award which is designed to challenge 

Nursery, Primary and Secondary pupils in our 

area to research engineering, interview inspiring 

engineers and interpret the question, If you were 

an engineer – what would you do?” 

The Leaders Award 2018 aims to: 

• Introduce school pupils to the 

world of engineering in all its 

diversity. 

• Inspire school pupils by the 

creativity of engineering. 

• Enthrall school pupils by 

providing opportunities to interview 

engineers. 

• Stimulate school pupils’ creative 

and problem-solving skills 

• Encourage school pupils’ STEM 

and artistic potential. 

• Enhance school pupils’ literacy 

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and communication capabilities. 

• Thereby raising pupils’ aspirations and 

knowledge of the Universe of Engineering! 

The pupils, staff and parents were all inspired 

by this amazing week. We plan to follow it up 

with more STEM initiatives later in the year. 

Vanessa Pinkney, Headteacher 

TGMS 50th Anniversary 

Celebrations 

TGMS celebrate their 50th birthday this 

September and there are a number of different 

events being planned. As part of these 

celebrations they are producing a 50th Birthday 


Celebration Book and would love to have 

people's Toddler memories Group and photos to include in the 

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to celebrate 50 years of educating children 

at TGMS are now well underway, with a series 

of special events bringing together past and 

present pupils, staff and parents with our local 

community. We hope to see as many of you as 

possible to celebrate this auspicious occasion! 

Celebrations will begin with performances 

from the school choir and the Local Vocals on 

July 4th from 6pm in a specially erected 



marquee in the school grounds. Parents and the 

local community are invited to come along to 

enjoy the entertainment and drinks from the bar! 

The Golden Ball, taking place on the 7th July, 

promises to be the village event of the summer 

- we still have a few tickets available if you 

would like to join friends for an enjoyable 

dinner, a live band, DJ and help to raise funds 

for our lovely school: tickets are £50/person and 

available via tickets@tylersgreenmiddle.co.uk 

The school looks forward to welcoming 

locals to a Community Tea Party from 3.45pm 

on the 21st September where guests will be able 

to enjoy tea and a slice of celebratory cake. 

From 5pm - 9pm at our Open Evening, guests 

will be able to hear about the school’s history, 

view some memorabilia and enjoy a tour hosted 

by members of the School Council and the 

House Captains, whilst enjoying a drink from 

the bar. We hope as many of you as possible 

will join us for a trip down Memory Lane! 

All monies raised via the above events will be 

spent on creating a lasting legacy for the school: 

a specially designed, shaded outdoor learning 

space and sensory garden in which pupils will 

be able to enjoy learning, relaxation, reading 

and many other educational activities over the 

years to come. Look out for further updates and 

please do contact us if you have any special 

memories of TGMS that you that you would 

like to share with us as we’ll be creating a 

number of resources in commemoration of 50 

very special years: TGMSalumni@gmail.com 

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successful outdoor days in the last week of the 

school term and would like to have some spring 

in the air to enjoy. 

We had a splendid themed week before half 

term when the children studied different areas of 

the world and learnt about their cultures and 

beliefs. In one class, the children made pizzas 

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and enjoyed drawing picture of Venice and 

making Venetian masks. The classes all had a 

wide range of practical activities to explore and 

a great time was had by all. 

We have had class assemblies which the 

children enjoyed working towards, as their 

parents can see them in action telling the school 

what they have been learning this term. 

We were due to enjoy World Book Day when 

unfortunately the snow came along and closed 

the school for two days. This was rescheduled 

to the 6th March when the children (and staff) 

came to school dressed as their favourite 

character from a book. 

Some of the children will have a chocolate 

workshop where they get to learn about 

chocolate and actually make their own 

chocolate to take home with them. A chocolatier 

comes and works with the children for this. As 

you can imagine this day is really full of 

excitement and anticipation. 

Year 2 will have a trip to the local golf course 

for a morning to experience some activities 

related to golf. This activity has been very 

much enjoyed in previous years. 

We had Easter competitions at the end of term 

and enjoyed seeing the very creative ideas for 

Easter bonnets, decorated eggs and Easter 

gardens. The children always work hard on their 

chosen entry and some are amazingly creative. 

We are looking forward to spring and summer 

activities such as Maypole Dancing and Sports 

Days next term as well as producing vegetables 

and flowers this year, and class trips. We look 

forward to using our outdoor areas without 

having to wear coats, hats and gloves all the 

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The P&TG Village Pre-school 

This term the children will celebrate World 

Book Day and make crafts for Mother’s Day 

and Easter. 

Following the huge success of our joint 

Christmas party with residents from Little Oaks 

Residential Home and Kiddleydivey, we are 

looking forward to taking a group of children 

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residents for an Easter party. The children and 

residents will be making Easter bonnets in 

preparation for this. 

Incredible eggs will be bringing eggs to the 

pre-school at the end of April. We are excited at 

the prospect of seeing little ducklings hatch. In 

the past we have successfully hatched chicks so 

ducklings this time will be a lovely surprise! 

Our amazing parents committee are busy 

organising a number of fund raising events to 

support the pre-school. A soft play party has 

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P&TG 

FOOTBALL CLUB 

Dear VV Readers, 

In the last edition of VV, a letter was printed 

about the Football Club from “name and 

address” supplied. That letter, we believe, 

contained false information, mischevious 

misleading comments and omitted relevant 

information. This has caused major upset to our 

membership and the wider village community, 

and we would like to respond as follows: 

'The P&TG Football club has a proud 

tradition of serving the village and its 

surrounding areas, and has done so for the last 

112 years. Sadly, in recent years, a minority in 

the village, have gone out of their way to try and 

dismantle those 112 years of service to the 

community by representing what we see are 

outdated, sometimes insular views and seem to 

default by objecting to everything we try to do 

as a club for the community we serve. 

In making our planning application, we did 

not set out to indulge our senior teams but to 

maintain the status at the top of the football 

pyramid which is realistic and achievable for 

this club, so that junior players can progress 

through the club in a friendly, safe environment. 

Our players are coached by unpaid volunteers 

who are qualified coaches. 

Our aim is to provide the opportunity for 

players to progress through the junior ranks, 

play for our senior teams and thus remain as 

part of this community. 

The First Team of P&TGFC have won their 

league for the last two years and the Reserves 

have won the County Cup twice three and four 

years ago (not to mention the titles won by 

various of our junior sections, boys and girls) 

If our senior team is relegated because we do 

not have floodlights, then the club’s status 

within the pyramid becomes less attractive to 

players looking to stay and play football at this 

club. In the football world our name is one 

treated with respect and, in some quarters, envy. 

Our facilities are complimented by all who visit. 

We are humbly proud of these achievements. 

We plan to appeal the decision to turn down 

our application, the result which was achieved 

by the Planning Committee Chairman’s casting 

vote - so not unanimously rejected. 

Here, we would like to set out to the readers 

of VV exactly what we are trying to achieve, 

and what measures we have put in place to 

minimise the impact of floodlights - respecting 

the environment we live in, whilst achieving the 

requirements that the FA rules require. 

I hope I have managed to convince those who 

have been in opposition to our plans, to 

reconsider their views, as a result of better 

The Facts: 

• The new FC lights would be much lower than 

the existing training floodlights already in place 

• The FC themselves advocated a restricted 

usage condition of 9 hours per week 

• The lights would be used approx. 5% potential 

usage of total hours per week 

• Some weeks there would be no floodlight 

games at all, so zero usage 

• In the summer months from mid-May to the 

end of August, zero usage as well 

• The Tennis Club flood lights are potentially in 

use 6 nights a week - the FC lights would be less 

• There will be no change to the club’s facilities, 

or increased usage 

• The new floodlights would not be used for 

mid-week training 

• The floodlight specifications are for the most 

neighbour friendly retractable floodlights - and 

in consequence - the most expensive 

• It is FA rules driving this application, otherwise 

we would not be instigating such a financial 

burden on the club. We have argued our case at 

FA meetings without success over the years 

• The floodlights we want to install are “AONB 

and neighbour friendly” lights 

• The lights will NOT spill out light all over the 

sky: this has been evaluated by the extensive 

light spillage surveys we commissioned. The 

spillage will be “1 LUX” or the equivalent of a 

candle 


understanding our situation and proposals, and 

those who did not feel in full possession of the 

facts, you now feel better informed. 

We are fortunate to live in P&TG, the village 

has a wide range of village clubs, societies and 

events, and something for everyone. We believe 

the FC has delivered a great deal of value to our 

community, and plans to continue to do so, with 

the support of the village residents. 

Please feel free to contact me or any club 

member if you have any residual concerns or 

questions.' Tony Hurst. Chairman PTGFC, ptgfctony@ 

btinternet.com, 07469718519, 815839 

Planning Application 

All at the Penn & Tylers Green FC, many 

village residents, and the wider community 

were left deflated and dejected on 22nd 

February when Chiltern DC’s planning 

committee rejected their floodlights application 

The application was turned down because of 

the perceived damage the floodlights would do 

to a few historical cottages along Elm Road 

which back onto the football ground. The 

committee did not take any notice of the 

restrictions proposed by the FC to limit usage to 

5% (nine hours) of total hours in any given 

week. Chairman Tony Hurst commented: 

“This is the first such meeting I have been to 

and my first impression is one of a perceived 

pre-determined decision made by certain 

councillors before the meeting commenced. An 

example of this was one councillor, who 

represents Holmer Green Ward , who lives three 

doors down from the football club and is vice 

chairman of the committee, declared an interest 

before the meeting, then actually voted against 

the application. Legally, he is entitled to do that. 

However, we believe the moral, just and proper 

decision of this councillor should have been to 

abstain from the vote. He chose to vote and in 

effect his vote won the day as the vote was all 

even at three all, so the chairman used his 

casting vote to dismiss our application. He 

could not have been quicker to “slam down the 

hammer” to reject our application” 



We would like to publicly thank the three 

councillors who rallied to our cause but have no 

regard for the utterly biased and insulting input 

from our two CDC councillors, who 

incidentally, live in Coleshill and Chesham 

respectively, so for the P&TGRS to mention 

post codes attributable to our supporters as “a 

negative” is rather hypocritical and ironic. 

We were very disappointed with the statement 

read out at the meeting by the Chairman of the 

P&TGRS which we consider to be inaccurate 

and totally misleading (for example he said: 

“with 28 teams playing on most days of the 

week”) which we consider to be a blatantly false 

and misleading statement. There were many 

more included in the statement.which can be 

found on the P&TGRS website. 

We were equally disappointed with the 

statement read out by the Parish Council which 

varied in contents from the conclusion of an 

earlier public Parish Council planning meeting 

which the FC representatives attended. We were 

told by a reliable source a few days before the 

meeting that this could not happen, so we are 

perplexed at this development on the night. 

We have been overwhelmed by the level of 

support we have received from many Penn 

residents, local papers, local radio, BBC Radio 

and the footballing community as a whole. 

I would like to personally and humbly thank 

those who have sent messages already as they 

have been a source of immense reassurance for 

us and I thank you all in advance for any further 

support forthcoming. Please, please keep it 

coming. Tony Hurst, Chairman Penn & Tylers Green FC 

Footnote: To the author of the name and 

address supplied' in the last edition of VV, I was 

dissappointed in the inaccuracies contained in 

your letter, and invite you to make yourself 

known to me, and agree to meet, over a beer so 

I can understand and address your concerns, as 

well as correct some of the incorrect deductions 

made in your letter. I would extend that offer to 

anyone else who maintains concerns, now that I 

have set out the FC's position. (My contact 

details are above) 

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P&TGFC PLANNING 

APPLICATION - THE 

P&TGRS POSITION 

As Chairman of the 


Residents Society 

(P&TGRS) I want to 

set out the RS position 

relating to the Football 

Club’s floodlights 

planning application. Much has been said 

and written about this application, in 

various media, and it is important to 

remember that both the FC and the RS 

have a common goal - and that is to 

preserve and serve our community... 

I would firstly like to make it clear that the RS 

has no power to reject any planning application. 

That is the role of the District Council, as the 

Planning Authority. The RS can only comment 

on any planning application. 

This was a difficult application (to consider) 

because the Football Club is a very considerable 

success story, contributing outstanding work to 

our community, with youngsters, keeping them 

active and fit, and involving parents and many 

volunteers. 

It started as a village team playing on a single 

muddy pitch on a Saturday afternoon. No lights, 

no facilities. 40 years ago, you would hardly 

noticed that the Club was there. Since then it 

has grown steadily to some 800 members with 

28 teams, with playing or training most days of 

the week. It's success has resulted in it being 

something more than a purely village Club, as 

many of the players and supporters are from 

outside Penn & Tylers Green. 

The Planning application came about because 

the FC now requires floodlights to stay in the 

FA Step 6 and they would like to progress to 

Step 5, which would require covered 



accommodation for 200 spectators of which at 

least 100 must be seated. Historically, the FC 

has, in good faith, claimed that its various 

planning applications would not result in 

increased activity. In 2012, the FC wrote to 

residents stating it would not seek floodlights. 

Inevitably, growing numbers have brought more 

games and more training with increasing impact 

from noise, lights and parking. 

If this highly successful Club was almost 

anywhere else, there could be no argument 

about supporting its application, but it is the 

Club's misfortune to face a combination of 

AONB, Green Belt, Conservation Area, Listed 

buildings and a no street-lighting policy. 

12 years ago, a formal appraisal of the 

combined Penn & Tylers Green Conservation 

Area, was conducted, and adopted by WDC. 

Buildings, their architecture, history and setting 

were examined. The Front Common with its 

large pond surrounded by listed buildings and 

cottages, was recognised as the focal point of 

the village. Its careful conservation and setting 

matters to many people. 

The Historic Building Consultant concluded 

that there was no question that the proposed FC 

floodlights would be harmful to the setting of 

the listed buildings and the Conservation Area 

and that the public benefit did not outweigh that 

harm. The Chiltern Society, Chiltern 

Conservation Board, CPRE and Parish Council, 

all with long experience of planning 

applications, came to the same conclusion, and 

all objected to the application. 

Expansion has its limits and at some stage 

there does need to be an acceptance that further 

growth is not possible. 

Whether the RS had the backing of local 

residents has been questioned. The planning 

officer's report noted the strength of opposition 

to the application, but planning decisions are 

based on planning law and not popularity. 

As Chair of the P&TGRS I would like to 

reiterate that the RS has no power to reject this, 

or any other planning application, but it is 

entitled to an opinion. Miles Green 

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SPORTS 

NEWS ROUND UP 

P&TG Lawn Tennis Club 

Snow Tennis: It’s been a difficult time since 

Christmas with the weather not being conducive 

to a lot of tennis. A number of matches were 

rained off in January and re-fixed for March 

only for the ‘Beast from the East’ to intervene. 

Mind you, the new courts are proving much 

better at coping with bad weather with, as can 

be seen in the photo below, Club Coach Neil 

James not allowing a little snow to prevent him 

holding his regular Saturday coaching sessions. 

Indeed the new court surface is proving very 

popular with the club attracting a number of 

new members while existing members are 

finding the wear and tear on their limbs much 

less intense than with the old hard courts. It’s a 

good time to join with the new membership 

year starting in April so why not give it a go and 


contact any of the Committee or go to the 

website www.penntennis.net 

On the subject of weather, the annual old vs 

young matches were both (men and ladies) hit 

by the weather and postponed over the 

Christmas period. The oldie men, however, 

cunningly re-arranged the match for mid- 

January just after a number of the members of 

the young team had returned to university. Some 

are calling the resultant victory (the second year 

on the trot) for the oldies somewhat hollow. I 

would not like to comment. A picture of the 

victorious oldie team is attached –not sure about 

those yellow shorts… Andrew Brown 

P&TGFC Festival of Football 


Festival of football 2018. This year’s 6-a-side 

festival will be held at Sir William Ramsay 

School, Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire, HP15 

7UB on Sunday 6th & Monday 7th may 2018. 

This festival continues to be one of the most 

popular and successful junior tournaments in the 

South East and this year promises to be bigger 

and better. We will play host to over 190 teams 

during two days playing in excess of 520 

matches.You can download Entry Forms at: 

www.penntylersgreenfc.co.uk/news/Festival-of- 

Football-2018 

In addition to our Bar and BBQ we are 

expanding our entertainment for players and 

their siblings using the big space we have 

available. We are always oversubscribed for this 

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P&TG Cricket Club 

Easter has fallen early this year so while we can 

anticipate cold hands and heavy sweaters in the 

early weeks of the season, it will still feel good 

to get out on the field of play once more. 

Two dates for your Diary: 

1) Quiz Night, April 14th at the Village Hall. 

Contact Andy Francis on andy@esmbranding. 

com for more information or to book 

2) Registration Evening, Friday April 20th at 

the Sports & Social Club 

Before venturing outside however, we will be 

getting back into the swing of things with some 

indoor-net practice. This year, we have moved 

to the excellent new indoor facilities at the 

Amersham School and will be there on 

Wednesday evenings in April from 7-9pm. So if 

you are new to the village and would like to 

play some cricket this summer, you’ll be sure of 

a warm welcome at any of these evenings. 

Contact Matt Lance at lancey5@hotmail.com 

for further details or just turn up on the night. 

Work on the square will begin in March/April 

and the outfield will receive its first few cuts 

during this time too. We will be inviting as 

many playing and non-playing Club members 

to join us at the Club on the morning of 

Saturday 14th April to bring the facilities out of 

hibernation – with plenty of jobs to do including 

assembling the pitch covers, cleaning/ 

positioning the sight-screens and giving the 



batting nets a general tidy-up. Why not come 

down and join the fun? 

All this is in readiness for the new season 

which kicks off in late-April with a couple of 

warm-up fixtures ahead of a busy league season 

as our 1st XI aim to return to their leaguewinning 

form of 2016. 

At the Junior level, we have entered 4 sides 

into the Bucks Leagues at the following 

age-groups: U9, U10/11, U12 and U13/14. The 

purpose of our involvement is to provide 

opportunities for young players to learn about 

the game and to develop their skills at their own 

pace. Coaching nights for U10+ will take place 

on Wednesdays this year, and we are delighted 

to announce a partnership with “Future 

Legends”, a respected cricket-coaching 

organization, which will provide a beneficial 

experience for our young players. 

Off the field, we will be organising several 

fund-raising initiatives throughout the season. 

The first of these is a Quiz Night, being held at 

the Village Hall on Saturday 14th April, open to 

anybody, and which will feature teams of 8 

people (£40 per team), exciting prizes and a 

cash-bar. If you would like to book a table, 

please contact Andy Francis at andy@ 

esmbranding.com 

So, if you are interested in playing cricket 

yourself or on behalf of your sons or daughters, 

you can get in touch with either Matt Lance at 

lancey5@hotmail.com (adults) or ptgcccolts@ 

gmail.com (juniors). 

As with any village club or society, our 

success relies heavily on the hard work of all the 

volunteers who make everything run smoothly. 

There is always more that we want to do and it 

is impossible to have too many volunteers so if 

you want to join the fun and help in any way 

(maybe as a match-scorer or umpire), we would 

be delighted to hear from you and you will 

receive a warm welcome from everyone 

involved with the Club. Jon Wilson, ptgcccolts@ 

gmail.com. Twitter (@ptgcc or @ptgcccolts) or Facebook 

(‘Penn & Tylers Green Cricket Club’ or ‘Penn & Tylers Green 

Cricket Club Colts’) 

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PENN & TYLERS GREEN 

RESIDENTS SOCIETY 

AGM & Reception 

Friday 11th May 2018 

7:00pm for 7:30pm start 

St. Margaret’s Parish Rooms 

Welcome by Chairman, Miles Green 

Address by President, Earl Howe 

The Business of the AGM 

The 2017 Annual Report & Accounts 

The Appointment of Trustees / Directors 

Our Heritage: Illustrated Talk by Miles Green 

“Penn and Tylers Green 1,000 Years ago” 

Reception 

Please join us for drinks and the opportunity to meet the P&TGRS Board 

Members and invited guests, including MPs, Steve Baker, Wycombe, & 

Cheryl Gillan, Chesham & Amersham (Penn), County, District & Parish 

Councillors 

The Annual report & accounts, Memorandum & Articles of Association, company 

rules and AGM standing orders are on our website, www.pennandtylersgreen.org. 

uk, available at the meeting and also from our registered office. “Brambles” 

Kingswood Road, Penn, Buckinghamshire, HP10 8JE

PENN & TYLERS GREEN 

RESIDENTS SOCIETY 

2017 ANNUAL REPORT 

The Penn & Tylers Green Residents 

Society is a charity that undertakes its 

activities, primarily on a voluntary basis, 

and helps other non-profit organisations. 

All member residents are welcome to be 

involved so if you can give an hour or two 

a month, or even occasionally to support 

our activities please get in touch. If you are 

a non-profit organisation or individual 

with an idea or project that could benefit 

a section of the local community please 

contact us - we may be able to help... 

Village Voice 

We produced 6 

editions of Village 

Voice in 2017, 

which is a real 

team effort. To 

produce our Village 

magazine, we rely 

on the support of 

many people - from 

communicating with 

other village 

orgaisations to 

Summer Fun 

in P&TG! 

The 

magazine 

for Penn & 

Tylers green 

AUG/SEP 2017 

issue 181 

OPEN GARDENS 

THE VILLAGE SHOW 

● Penn 7 & Fun Run ● Open Gardens ● The Village Show 

● Ashwells Update ● Schools & Sports News & More... 

collecting and creating copy, to designing and 

editing the content, all the time thinking about 

what would make an enjoyable and informative 

read. Our philosophy and guiding pronciple for 

what to include in VV is 'by the village, for the 

village, of the village'. Our advertising team 

liase with advertisers, and collect the income 

from advertising- to fund the production of the 

magazine. We have regular and occasional 

contributors - including from our photographers. 

Once the magazine has been printed, our 

distribution manager sorts and delivers bundles 

of VV to our deliverers, who turn out in all 

weathers to bring VV to your homes. Without 

the commitment, time and expertise of our team 

we could not achieve the quality and 

consistancy of VV production. 

The Village Pre-school 

The start of the school term back in September, 

we welcomed a large intake of 2 year olds, 

having seen many of our children leave in July 

to start ‘big’ school. We have policies and 

procedures in place to enable these very young 

children to settle in easily and enjoy a 

curriculum dedicated specifically to their age 

group, and we’re happy to report, they are all 

thriving. Our 30 hour per week setting is 

working well and has proved to be very popular 

with parents of the older children in preparation 

for their transition to primary school. 

We have managed to secure a partnership 

with Tesco and are now part of their ‘FairShare 

Scheme’ which allocates unsold but in date 

goods to charitable causes – we are eligible for 

Bakery and Fruit & Veg. We have also formed a 

relationship with the Community Champion at 

Tesco Amersham, who has a budget for 

Charities and now supplies us with 100 pieces 

of fruit every week for our snack table as well 

as providing ingredients for cooking. We are 

fortunate to have a very active Parents 

Committee supporting the pre-school by raising 

funds for extra activities such as our end of year 

trip to Beale Park, Reading and our Sports Day 

party in Ashley Drive Park with a bouncy castle.

We are very fortunate to have professional 

and experienced team of staff led by Nicky 

Lovegrove and Lesley Routledge. 

Woodlands 

A second thinning was carried out in the 

Gravelly Way Plantation in 2017, resulting in an 

income from timber sales of some £3,700. We 

received a grant of nearly £3,000 from the 

Forestry Commission under their woodland 

grant scheme for providing open access to 

Common Wood, and a contribution of £900 

from the Penn Area Bridleways Association 

from their voluntary permit scheme, designed to 

provide maintenance funding for Common 

Wood. Consequently, despite the costs of some 

tree safety work and the annual £1,750 

depreciation cost of the Common Wood Lease, 

the Woods & Greens Account showed a healthy 

surplus of nearly £3,700 for the year, compared 

with the nearly £2,600 deficit the previous year. 

Earthwork enclosure - some thinning of trees 

around the embankment has been undertaken to 

prevent their roots undermining the banks. A 

group of volunteers continues to meet the first 

weekend of each month throughout the winter 

to do routine maintenance works. 

Penn School Working Group 

It is well over two years since Penn School 

closed and there is still no certainty about the 

future of the site. 

In April 2017 the DfE failed to approve any 

of the free school applications submitted in 

September 2016 and since then there has been 

little progress. The site is one of a number of 

properties owned by the DfE that are currently 

unallocated as a site for a new school. 

The good news is that any talk of opening a 

secondary school on the site has largely 

evaporated and a change in education leadership 

at Bucks CC now seems to favour reopening a 

special school on the site and using it as a centre 

of excellence for special needs teaching. 

As a result of extensive lobbying it is now 

accepted that the SEND provision within Bucks 

is at capacity with 280 young people being 

educated out of the county and so it is possible 

that Penn School may be seen as part of a 

solution to that problem. 

It’s a waiting game with the outcome 

uncertain and in the current climate it is still 

possible that the DfE will decide to dispose of 

the site for commercial redevelopment. 

P&TGRS Online 

Facebook - our online presence continues with 

news and relevant information being posted on 

Facebook. We have reached a large number of 

residents in this way and provide information 

ranging from traffic issues, lost dogs, and events 

arranged by many of the Village organisations. 

Website - in parallel the RS website publishes 

papers on the Penn School developments, the 

Ashwells Forum activity related to the proposed 

Ashwells development, and posts key event 

dates on the calendar. Please consider sending 

information to us to promote your events and 

organisation’s activities. 

Twitter - In the coming months we intend to 

develop our Twitter account, so please visit that 

if you prefer this communication channel. 

Other links - Village Voice, Village Preschool 

& Common Wood links on the home

page of the website are also an easy way to 

access information on these village activities. 

Please visit www.pennandtylersgreen.org.uk & 

www.facebook.com/PTGResidentsSociety 

P&TGRS Communications 

Report 

Throughout 2017/2018, P&TGRS has 

endeavoured to regularly inform residents on 

key issues in the Village. We continue to work 

with our MPs, Parish and District Councillors, 

and BCC. We have provided detailed reports on 

the consultation about WDC's Local Plan and 

the Ashwells planning application, posting 

papers with our views on the planning website. 

A Christmas Social was held last December, a 

successful event to thank all the volunteers who 

give their time to help the Village. We are 

planning another event in December 2018. 

We live in an area where much of the 

landscape is designated Green Belt and is also 

part of the Chilterns Area of Outstanding 

Natural Beauty. We have a Conservation Area at 

the heart of the villages with many listed 

buildings. This of course does not mean that in 

planning terms life is made any easier because, 

to preserve and protect these designations, 

difficult choices often have to be made. 

We only comment on significant local 

planning applications which could affect the 

wider community and strive to maintain a 

balance between progress and conservation. The 

designations referred to carry considerable 

weight in determining our approach, in which 

we endeavour to remain consistent. We cannot 

“cherry pick”. Examples of planning 

applications on which we have commented in 

the past year where location in GB and AONB 

is the primary concern are those at Fieldgrove 

Nursery and Pennoak Farm in Hammersley 

Lane and the site of the Football Club grounds 

in Elm Road. We continue to monitor the 

position with Penn School. 

Pressure to develop more housing is 

considerable and much effort has been made in 

reviewing Local Plans and commenting on 

Green Belt development options put forward by 

both WDC and CDC. At this stage we are 

pleased there is a clear reluctance by both 

councils to see the ‘horse fields’ in Penn and 

Hazlemere Road succumb to major 

development on this Green Belt and AONB site 

adjacent to Common Wood. The final outcome 

remains subject to approval of the New Local 

Plans for WDC and CDC by the Planning 

Inspectorate. 

In February, 2017 the Government published 

its White Paper ‘Fixing Our Broken Housing 

Market’ heralding a new method for calculating 

housing need which will likely put more 

pressure on Local Authorities to deliver more 

housing. Changes to the NPPF are imminent 

reflecting this. New Local Plans have yet to be 

agreed 4 years after the process started. The RS 

continues to engage at a senior level with both 

District Councils on significant planning and 

highway issues with the support of members of 

our Parish Councils, local residents and our 

District and County Councillors. 

Ashwells/Gomm Valley 

Our Ashwells Forum brings together all those 

with a particular interest in the development of 

Ashwells and Gomm Valley. We have been 

actively involved throughout the year 

commenting on the Development Brief for 

Ashwells, WDC's Local Plan, and very recently, 

the outline application for Ashwells. This has 

involved frequent communication and several 

meetings with WDC's senior planning team, the 

County Highway Authority, and the WDC 

Property Manager who is supervising the 

development plans being drawn up by Savills. 

We also invited the WDC Head of Sustainability

and Planning to address our AGM last year. 

Our principal concern is that a widened Cock 

lane connected directly to the London Road, 

would bring a very considerable increase in 

traffic through the village. Regular updates 

have been provided throughout the year in VV. 

P&TGRS Finance Report 

2017 saw the RS back to generating a surplus, 

with Unrestricted Funds growing by over 

£13,000 to £66,500, due primarily to low levels 

of donations made in the year while Village 

Voice generated a surplus of around £16,000. 

The woodlands made nearly £4,000 surplus 

thanks to income from sale of timber, a grant 

from the Forestry Commission and an increased 

contribution from PABA for horse riding 

permits. The Village Preschool had a more 

difficult year with a large transfer of children to 

school resulting in a reduction of fee income of 

some £10,000, and a consequent deficit of just 

over £4,000. However, the numbers have 

already been made up and the current year is 

looking good. 

Neighbourhood Action Group (NAG) 

In 2017/2018, the priorities chosed by the NAG 

where chosen to reflect the concerns of the 

community. These included: 

• Speeding/Road Safety: The NAG was 

instrumental in obtaining MVAS (Moveable 

Vehicle Activated Signs) within the CWPC 

area. Considerable work has been put in by 

members of NAG and local volunteers into 

collecting data from these and producing 

spreadsheets and plotting trends. This and other 

statistical data has been sent regularly to the 

police in order to inform where to optimally 

place laser speed guns and mobile camera vans. 

• Antisocial Behaviour/Criminal Damage: 

The figures on crime over the last year have 

been varied. Theft of motor vehicles and 

burglary from dwellings was up, whilst theft 

from motor vehicles and non-dwelling burglary 

reduced. The importance of crime reporting at 

the NAG meetings was stressed by the police 

because it has enabled them to deal with 

problems early or in prevention. 

• Parking: It has been noted that inconsiderate 

parking such as on pavements has become an 

increasing problem. The NAG has been looking 

at this escalating issue and plan to create an 

Action Plan in association with the police. 

• “Legal Highs”: The law has recently 

changed with the result of making these 

psychoactive substances illegal. The NAG have 

had concerns because of the reported increase in 

use and the lack of information available to both 

teenagers and adults. It formed a small working 

party including the police, Addaction (a large 

charity involved with drug and alcohol abuse), 

and a NAG member, to try and address this 

problem. As a result, an information bus, set up 

by Addaction has visited a number of sites 

including a presence at the Hazlemere Fair. The 

latter was a particularly successful event. There 

was a high footfall with very positive feedback. 

We were visited by the Boys Brigade and ATC 

who have asked for sessions to be delivered to 

staff and young people. At the moment this 

initiative is on hold because of re-organisation 

and management issues with Addaction. These 

have now however been addressed and 

hopefully further visits will be arranged in the 

near future. 

• Cyber Crime/Fraud: NAG have been 

concerned because of the increasing numbers of 

reports especially from elderly residents. With 

the help of the police, simple steps to stay safe 

online have been issued. 

Membership - The P&TGRS is a charitable 

company limited by guarantee. Its members are 

held to be all the residents of the “Tylers Green 

Ward” of Chepping Wycombe Parish Council and 

of “Ward UA“ of Penn Parish Council (unless they 

notify the Secretary that they do not wish to be). 

Members are entitled to attend or to have their 

views represented at meetings of the Board of 

Trustees, the AGM and any Special General 

meeting; they are also encouraged to express 

their views on the P&TGRS website: www. 

pennandtylersgreen.org.uk and “Village Voice”, 

the community magazine published by P&TGRS 

and distributed free of charge to every house in 

Penn& Tylers Green.


WOODLAND 

& GREEN SPACES 

During this period of early 

spring it is fairly quiet in 

the wood and the heavy 

rains and melting 

snow have turned 

parts of wood liquid 

underfoot. This 

usually creates a 

problem where walkers 

with inappropriate 

footwear start avoiding the 

mud and widening the paths destroying much of 

the understory. What may have been a very 

narrow track during the summer turns into a 

wide morass. I'm often asked why we don't 

improve the paths but we do have to remember 

it is a wood and not a town. During wet weather 

there are plenty of hardened paths for walkers 

and cyclists. Even though the paths may be only 

gravelled they are not cheap. 

We have a problem where motorcyclists 

have reappeared in the wood and the last 

intrusion was on Saturday, March 10 , late 

afternoon. The motorbike was a very bright 

green and white with 2 people. If anyone has 

any information about them we would be 

grateful to receive it. 

The work party at the beginning of February 

opened a gap in the field and cleared away 

number of tree guards. There is more to do and 

this will be the focus of the work party on April 

7th and 8th. Everybody's welcome. We only ask 

that you give us a couple of hours, bring heavy 

gloves to handle thorny bushes and a pair of 

loppers or pruning saw. The objective is to clear 

the field of scrub. Ideally we would like to have 

the field grazed again and we are looking at 

ways of achieving this. Using cattle is the best 

way as their feet open up the surface of the soil 

for seed to germinate. We are unable to hold a 

work party at the beginning of March as all as 

supervisors had other commitments but if you 

are interested in helping us send an email to 

commonwoodvolunteer@gmail.com and ask to 

be notified of future activities. 

We have to thank the Chiltern heavy horses 

for bringing in Samuel, a 7-year-old Shire 

horse, to drag some of the logs of the enclosure. 

We hope to use him again to finish off however 

there are plans to move them to Devon at some 

point later this year so we may not get this 

opportunity again. If anyone out there has a 

heavy horse willing to pull logs we can 

certainly make use of them occasionally. We 

www.pennandtylersgreen.org.uk

Photographs (this page): Eddie Morton 

have been doing a bit of thinning and will 

hopefully have some firewood to sell later in the 

year. We are looking for some form of trailer 

which would hopefully take one or two builders 

bags to deliver the logs. 

Quite a bit of tree safety work was carried out 

after the storms and snow resulting in the 

diversion of a path. Thanks go to Andy our 

volunteer tree surgeon who had to do rather a 

lot of climbing with the help of a few of us on 

the ground using ropes and winches to pull out 

some rather large limbs which got hung up in 

the tops of trees. Andy is seen here appraising a 

rather large branch which could: drop onto one 

of the main paths. 

I was recently asked by a widow if she could 

scatter her husband's ashes in the wood, and I 

readily agreed. This is not the 1st and I don't 

think it will be the last time I'm asked about this. 

There are many people who enjoy the wood and 

it's only fitting that they be allowed to have it as 

the last resting place. If you have a similar 

request please contact me and I will do my best 

to accommodate you. I just need to know when 

something is happening. Similarly if you want 

to hold an event please ask me first. We try to 

accommodate all requests but there are 

questions of things like insurance and possibility 

of clashing with other events going on and the 

protection of wildlife in general which have to 

be taken into consideration. 

One thing I am pleased to report is that we 

hope to acquire an additional 11 acres of 

woodland fronting Common Wood Lane closest 

to the village. This will secure access for the 

future. I hope to confirm this in the next issue. 

Quite a bit of tree safety work was carried out 

after the storms and snow resulting in the 

diversion of a path. I thanks go to Andy our 

volunteer tree surgeon who had to do rather a 

lot of climbing with the help of a few of us on 

the ground using ropes and winches to pull out 

some rather large limbs which got hung up in 

the tops of trees. Andy is seen here appraising a 

rather large branch which could: drop onto one 

of the main paths. Mike Morley 



Pictures by Eddie Morton of the first 

signs of Spring in the Villages


ASHWELLS 

OUTLINE PLANNING 

APPLICATION 

The Ashwells Forum held a useful meeting on 

13 February with the applicants represented by 

the head of WDC's Major Projects and Estates 

Executive and by Savills who had prepared and 

submitted the outline application. We discussed 

numerous detailed concerns, particularly our 

insistence that Cock Lane should only be 

widened as far down as the new lower access, 

and that access for construction traffic through 

the existing Ashwells should be avoided or at 

least restricted to the very minimum. There was 

also considerable discussion about the 

feasibility of achieving lower cost /shared equity 

housing specifically for locals. We pointed out 

that much work was needed on footpaths 

around the site and leading to the village (Bucks 

County Council has since spelled out in some 

detail the requirements for these 

improvements), called for adequate car parking 

on site and discussed their proposals for Middle 

School parking and traffic calming for New 

Road. 

Following the meeting, the Forum met again 

to agree our comments. They were divided 

into two parts - Part 1 covered the wider 

points such as those mentioned above, and 

Part 2 covered roads and traffic, with a 

strong focus on preventing the widening of 

Cock Lane. The records of the two Forum 

meetings can be found on the P&TGRS 

website. 

I was given the following information by 

Robert Harrison, the Principal Development 

Management Officer for the scheme: 'In 

theory, the target date for a recommendation 

by Planning Officers to Council, probably 

via the Planning Committee, is 6 April, but 

critically, we are still waiting for the County 

Highway Authority consultation response. 

Work has begun on the review of the site and its 

conformity with the Development Plan having 

regard to consultee responses. This work cannot 

be completed until the County Highway 

Authority has formally responded. Initial 

evidence suggests that amendments will be 

required to the application. This is not unusual 

for larger schemes. Therefore, we are unlikely to 

proceed directly to determination of the 

application. As is normal practice at Wycombe 

we will begin a dialogue with the land owner 

(via Savills) to address any issues between us. 

Depending on the nature of any changes, 

further consultation with local residents may be 

undertaken, but this cannot be guaranteed at 

this time.' 

The timetable for determining the Ashwells 

application is also linked to the three other 

applications, to which it now been joined as a 

consequence of its affordable housing strategy 

(i.e. the residential scheme at Bellfield Road, the 

business scheme at Bellfield Road and the 

residential scheme at Desborough Road). 

Once the outline application is agreed, work 

starts on a section 106 agreement covering 

financial contribution on roads, FPs, affordable 

homes, various conditions etc. A reserve 

matters application covering the detail of design 

and development of each plot is likely to be 

submitted in about a year from now. Miles Green 

www.pennandtylersgreen.org.uk

Photographs: Eddie Morton 

THE COTTAGE 

BOOKSHOP 1950-2018 

The closure of the Cottage Bookshop has been 

an agonising decision which occupied my 

thoughts for many months and made very 

reluctantly, but the recent figures made the 

outcome inevitable. I have read all the 

comments on Facebook and realise it is a shock 

to all my customers who I would like to thank 

for their support over the years. 

The shop has managed to kept open as long 

as it has due to the superb assistance and help 

from all my staff and I want to wholeheartedly 

take this opportunity to thank them. 

The shop has been open for 68 years, playing 

an important part in the life of the village and 

serving the community throughout this time. 

Fred Baddeley, my late stepfather, arranged 

to display two dozen of his grandfather’s books 

on the staircase of the shop where Fred Baker, 

the cobbler, traded from and 

lived in the cottage. On 

the first day 12 books 

were sold at 1/- each. 

A year later the 

cottage was offered 

for sale and Mr. 

Baddeley purchased 



the property, gave up his job at local building 

society and opened the premise as The Cottage 

Bookshop. The original part of the cottage dates 

back to the 18th Century with extensions being 

added over the years, doubling the size of the 

shop. Nowadays it has a stock of approximately 

70,000 books and customers find themselves in 

a maze with floor to ceiling bookshelves 

containing books on every conceivable subject. 

Our customers come not only from all parts 

of the UK but from many parts of the world, 

spending an hour or maybe a whole day as they 

look for that special book of memories or a 

particular one to add to their collection. 

Fred passed away in 1993 and Wendy, his 

daughter, inherited the business continuing to 

trade very much in the way her father had done 

until she passed away in 2003. I kept the shop 

open, supported by five members of Staff who 

covered the weekdays between them. 

Over the years the shop has hosted two 

episodes of Midsomer Murders, namely ‘A Tale 

of Two Hamlets’ and ‘A Rare Bird.’ 

Blue Peter made two programmes at the shop. 

The first one involved Terry Pratchett who, as a 

boy, had visited the shop. The occasion was the 

launch of his latest children’s book at that time, 

namely ‘Johnny and the Bomb.’ Some years 

later Gillian Baverstock, the older of Enid 

Blyton’s two daughters, took part in a 

programme commemorating the 100th 

anniversary of her mother’s birth. 

The children’s entertainers, The 

Chuckle Brothers, recorded an 

episode at the shop and invited us 

to join them for the second day of 

filming to be held at the Tylers 

Green Village Hall. As pyrotechnics 

were to be involved, it seemed wise 

to not use the Cottage Bookshop! 

The village hall suited the purpose 

and a set was created which 

mirrored the bookshop with great 

accuracy. 

The shop with its rich history will 

be very much missed. Allan Campbell 

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CLUBS 

& SOCIETIES 

Guides, Brownies & Rainbows 

This half term, Rainbows have welcomed a 

number of new girls to the unit and a new 

volunteer helper. One of their first activities was 

to do a portrait of one of their new friends. The 

portraits were great. They also completed their 

first challenge badge of 2018 to celebrate 

Chinese New Year! They had to complete four 

challenges. The first challenge was to make 

“happy” envelopes where everybody wrote little 

notes to each other. Then there was: Pin the tail 

on the dog; Chinese fans and finally to complete 

the challenge they ate Chinese food! 

1st Brownies have been very busy since 

January. The girls have enjoyed completing 

their designer badge. They enjoyed an indoor 

camp fire with hot chocolate and marshmallows 

where they had great fun cooking chocolate 

brownies! The girls have also been busy with 

craft activities and are looking forward to 

making Mother’s Day and Easter decorations. 

The Guides as well as Trefoil Guild (adult 

guiding) are taking part in the Trefoil 75th 

Birthday Challenge. There are 7 clauses and for 

one challenge the Guides invited members of 

Trefoil to their meeting to talk about their time 

in Guiding. Many memories and photos were 

shown to the Guides. Some of the other 

challenges for the Guides include an evening 

making mocktails and sewing a corsage. 

Adult Guiding had an inspiring talk from a 

Guide Leader and her daughter who had visited 

the Guide World Centre in Sangham, India. 

Both wore the national costume and the 

members sung and played a game they had 

learnt from Guiders around the world - a 

wonderful experience that Guiding offers to its 

members. This was also part of the 75th 

Birthday Challenge and the celebration of 

Thinking Day on 22nd February when we 

remember 10 million members in the world in 

145 Countries. Sue Stephens 

P&TG Scout Group 

The group is always on the lookout for helpers. 

We really do need some new people. I am sure 

there are people out there in Penn & Tylers 

Green and beyond who would be just right but 

don’t know it yet. If you know someone who 


you think would be good, please give them a 

nudge, that may be all they are waiting for. 

Being a helper or leader is a very rewarding 

role. Like new helpers we are always looking 

for new youngsters to join the group. Be that as 

a beaver, cub or scout. Please contact us and an 

application to join can be requested. 

Jumble. Look out for our Spring Jumble Sale 

on Saturday 21st April at the Village Hall. 

Doors open at 1.00 pm (open Friday evening 

for receiving jumble 6.00pm to 9.00pm). If 

anyone can spare some time Friday or Saturday 

we would really appreciate your help. Please see 

posters around the village nearer the time. We 

hope to see loads of keen bargain hunters on the 

day. It is always a good sale with loads of high 

quality “jumble”. Paul Wicks, 07879 66824, 

pennandtgscouts@gmail.com, www.facebook. 

com/26thHighWycombeScouts 

Morning WI 

During February we enjoyed a fish and chip 

lunch at the Horse and Jockey, and weather 

permitting hope to have another craft meeting 

when, if any homework has been done our 

pieces of embroidery could be framed into cards 

or perhaps do some decoupage. Our speaker 

will talk about the history of the Windsor chair. 

In March learnt all about the working of the 

RNLI, how they started and stories of some of 

their rescues. In April, Chenies Manor will be 

the topic of our meeting. 

Should any of these speakers interest you and 

you would like to come to one of our meetings 

you will be most welcome. We meet at the 

P&TG Sports and Social Club on the third 

Wednesday of the month, 10am for 10.15am. 

Sheila Sparrow, 812163 

Evening WI 

The Evening WI March speaker. subject was 

Royal Weddings so we will be well informed 

ready for the next Royal Wedding in May. Our 

April talk is entitled ' Bagels and Bacon'. 

Our recent Craft Fair was a resounding 

success and the profit we make from this and 



other ventures allows us to regularly enjoy 

various speakers at our monthly meetings. 

Thank you to all who came to support us. 

Our social calendar is starting to fill up with 

outings organised by the County Federation and 

also with those we arrange for our own WI. 

Enthusiast members request and suggest 

suitable visits and a good time is had by all. 

Several of our members will soon be 

participating in the popular Lane End WI quiz 

which is a friendly, fun evening with a delicious 

supper to add to the enjoyment. 

We have a healthy number of members but 

there is always room for more. Why not come 

and see if this could be the group for you? Pat 

Hedley, 812645 

Village Care 

Village Care is the Penn & Tylers Green 

volunteer taxi service, provided solely by 

volunteers from our area: without volunteer 

drivers and telephonists we would collapse. We 

aim to have enough volunteers to avoid pressure 

on anyone. 

We are currently in particular need of Drivers; 

so if you would be able to drive for Village Care 

once a month, please contact Rob on 817893. 

We also need more telephonists from time to 

time; please contact Gillian on 815693 if you 

would like to help once a month. 

We have decided to ask our clients to give us 

48 hours notice for a booking, unless it is an 

urgent medical booking, for which we can do 24 

hours notice. 

Our increasingly popular Tea Party will take 

place on Friday 11th May, at 2.45 pm in the 

Tylers Green Village Hall. We are very keen for 

more of our clients to come and join us; there is 

no charge and transport can be arranged. You 

will get an invitation, so please come. 

The Village Open Gardens Day will be on 

Sunday 1st July from 1.30 to 5.30 pm. Tickets 

as usual outside theTylers Green Village Hall 

from 1 pm, and teas will again be at Mary 

Coker’s house and in the Sanctuary, St 

Margaret’s Church. 

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A PHOTO FROM LAST YEAR'S 

OPEN GARDENS 

As a result of our successful Open Gardens 

income last year, we gave £2,000 to Tylers 

Green Middle School to purchase a defibrillator, 

for school and public use, at their request. We 

look forward to seeing it mounted and in use. 

Our very capable Treasurer, David Williams, 

will be retiring from us later this year, and we 

would welcome hearing from people who might 

consider replacing him. For more information 

please ring David on 07889766265. 

Please consider volunteering for Village Care 

– it is a worthwhile charity, and we cannot do 

without you. Peter Sachs 

Hazlemere Gardening Association 

We re-opened for business at the Barn store in 

February. We have all you need for the garden 

and allotment, including a wide variety of 

flower and vegetable seeds,. together with lilies, 

begonias and dahlia bulbs, and are now fully 

stocked with seed potatoes (first & second 

earlies and main crop), as well as shallots and 

red and white onion sets. 

Our membership is £5 for the household, or 

£3 if you are 60 or over. Why not come along 

and visit us and join up, we are open every 

Sunday morning from 10am to 12 noon. 

We will be holding our Spring Flower Show 

at the Hazlemere Community Centre in Rose 

Avenue on Saturday 14th April. The show is 

open to the public in the afternoon between 

2.00pm and 3.45pm. Admission is FREE and 

teas/cakes will be on sale. Prize giving and the 

raffle draw will take place at 3.30pm, so why 

not come along and have a look? In addition to 



the flower and pot plant exhibits, there are arts 

and crafts and photographic sections. 

Charity Plant Sale: 13 May 2018 (Proceeds in 

aid of Rennie Grove Hospice Care) 

We are holding our Annual Plant Sale at the 

barn during our normal trading hours on Sunday 

13th May between 10am and 12 noon. 

We will be pleased to accept donations of 

plants. Perhaps you have grown too many in 

your garden/allotment- we can sell them and all 

those funds go to the chosen charity. If you have 

no plants to sell, why not come along and buy 

some? You never know what you might find. 

So, please put the date in your diary. 

Trip to Exbury Gardens: We are running a 

coach trip for our members and guests to 

Exbury Gardens, Hampshire on Sunday 20th 

May. Tickets are £20 each including coach 

travel and entrance fee. Peter Pearman (Membership 

Secretary), 711570 / www.hazlemeregardening.co.uk 

Penn Pond Waders Golf Society 

With a full programme of events booked for 

2018, the ‘Waders’ are looking forward to 

enjoying some sunshine and playing some good 

golf at some great venues, selected by our new 

Captain, Peter Credland. 

On Friday 16 March, we visited Woking GC, 

one of the finest courses in the South-East. A 

brand-new venue awaits us on Friday 13 April, 

when we will head to Verulam GC. Later that 

month, a large party of ‘Waders’ will fly out to 

Barcelona for 4 nights and 3 rounds of golf, 

with 2 at the fabulous PGA Catalunya venue. 

Our Captain’s Charity Golf Day last 

December at Ashridge Golf Club was a huge 

success with over 70 golfers taking part. By the 

time you read this, we will have handed over a 

cheque for £4,000 to Macmillan Cancer 

Support. We would like to thank all our players 

and guests who have been so generous in their 

support of such a great cause. 

If you are interested in joining our Society, or 

coming along as a guest at one of our 2018 

events, please contact our Secretary Bob Teuton 

on 07973 137446. John Horton 

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PAT DANCER'S 

NEWS & VIEWS 

The weather again has been 

unspeakable, causing more 

illness and difficulties than for 

some years. Acts of heroism 

and fortitude in our public 

services, notably our NHS, 

struggling to overcome 

expectations and complaints. Great to see 

Angela Rippon on BBC TV 'One Show' 7pm, 

heading a campaign to show their gratitude 

with an award to be given for medical care 

beyond the call of duty. Viewers can vote for 

someone by computer online: 'BBC NHS 

AWARDS' (Closing Date 5th April) 

Appropriate that gratitude should shown after 

so manycomplaints of inadequacy. Before the 

NHS and much else in this country - we had to 

pay to see a doctor! No social services, and no 

TV airing so much negativity. 

A very wet Spring seems to be here finally, 

and gardens and open spaces are already 

showing snowdrops and daffodils. Birds are 

pairing up, nesting and singing again, with 

migrants returning soon. Our birdwatching 

group will be out and about soon. 

I attended the closing meeting of the Mother's 

Union in Penn, which Mrs Muspratt initiated 

about 70 years ago, rejuvenated by the wife of 

Revd Jeff Pierce's wife, June and continuing 

since then. Sadly, too many members became 

too infirm to continue, with no younger mothers 

joining. At church services on March 11, our 

vicar, the Revd Mike Bisset paid tribute to its 

great achievement, supporting many good 

charities like Away from it all with interesting 

talks on many important subjects. Sad that a 

movement doing wonderful family work in our 

Commmonwealth and elsewhere, does not have 

the name and reputation it deserves in this 

country. It was designed to help all mothers and 



sole caring fathers, sharing their strengths and 

support. Mary Sumner was its inspirational 

founder. Many groups throughout this country 

and abroad are still doing great work. The 

London Mothers Union Office is very active 

and publishes information. 

Women's World Day of Prayer was held at 

Church of The Good Shepherd, Widmer End, 

focusing on the women of Surinam. It was well 

attended. In future, perhaps this special service 

will be renamed 'The World Day of Prayer.' 

The Cottage Bookshop, which is to be closed, 

is going to be a sad loss to readers all over the 

World, who find a wealth of history, humour, 

children's reading, and up to date novels and 

entertainment here in the heart of Penn. It is like 

a faithful friend to all who work there and visit, 

where coming into a rich place of discovery. 

Intention to choose a book quickly, can 

becoming hours, browsing through so much of 

interest. I understand closure will not be 

immediate and at the moment, trading as usual! 

I send all my best wishes to readers of this 

column, for strength to work towards a positive 

outcome of all our good endeavours. Pat Dancer 

Spot The Difference 

Tricky I know, but 

rest assured help is 

at hand. On 

Sunday 8th April, 

starting at dawn, 

an assembly of early risers will screech and 

whistle the morning away. 

Meanwhile, starting at 7am from the Village 

Hall, an assembled group of bleary eyed bird 

friendly folk will endeavour to identify each and 

every one of them... 

A list of all seen during the Spring, will be 

displayed on a board in the Village Hall Foyer 

for all to see. Exciting eh! With expert help at 

hand, do come and join us for an early morning 

jovial stroll around the common. You’ll be 

amazed by the amount of the wonders of 

nature that will unfold in front of your very 

eyes. Further strolls are planned for May 6th 

and June 10th. We look forward to meeting you 

meanwhile, Happy twitchings. Bill Sadler, 815798 

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April 

7th/8th - Common Wood Working 

Parties 

8th - 7am Springwatch on the 

Common 

11th - Cricket Club Quiz Night 

19th - PPPG Your Health event 

The Red Lion For Sale... 

The historic pub in the heart of the villages is up for sale. 

Noticeboard 

April / May 2018 

Save A Life Scheme is a project on the use, and 

locations of defibrillators is being promoted by South Central 

Ambulance NHS Foundation Trust. Go to www.pennandtylers 

green.org.uk for full details of the project and a list of locations 

National Osteoporosis Society 

South Bucks Support Group 

Meetings are held monthly at: The Penn Room 

Tyler's Green Village Hall Church Road Tyler's Green 

HP10 8LN. For more information please contact 

01494 728169 or 01494 716325 

Thursday 19th April 2018 7pm - Dinah Latham, 

Retired District Nurse, Midwife and Author - 

Looking Forwards Looking Back 

Thursday May 17th 2018 2pm - Annual Meeting 

- Diane Ferraby - NOS Regional Support Coordinator 


My name is Pam Jansons and my family and I have lived 

on Beacon Hill in Penn for the past 9 years. In 2013 our 18 

year old son Alexander died suddenly from myocarditis, a 

virus which attacks the heart. It is one of the leading 

causes of death in young people and could sadly affect 

anyone, often otherwise very healthy people. Much is still 

not understood about the condition, including how 

common it is and why a virus such as flu can trigger it. 

In 2013 Alexander's dad set up the Alexander Jansons 

Fund based in Beaconsfield, to help fund research at the 

Royal Brompton Hospital into myocarditis. Improving 

outcomes for people who contract the virus, raising 

awareness and helping to save lives. Very recently we 

have joined forces with Cardiomyopathy UK. 

We have successfully run many fun fundraising events, 

such as quiz, bingo and race nights, skydiving, football 

tournaments and many more. We are small enough that 

any amount of money raised will have an impact and 

every penny raised goes to our cause, we have no admin 

or salary costs at all. 

Our latest event is the first Alexander Jansons Fund 

Charity ball, to be held at the beautiful Bisham Abbey on 

19th May 2018. I still have a few tables left for this black 

tie event to include bubbly on arrival, a three course meal, magician, dancing to the wonderful Swing Collective 

band and a charity auction. If you would like more information or can help us in any way our website is www. 

alexanderjansonsfund.org and perhaps we might even see you at the Ball. Pam Jansons 


Priestfield Arboretum Open Day 

Priestfield Arboretum, Stony Lane, Little Kingshill HP16 ODU 

Sunday 20th May 10.30–4pm. Open to the public for the first time 

this year, this private collection of rare & specimen trees 

welcomes tree enthusiasts, families and friends to see the wide 

variety of trees young and old in a delightful 6 acre woodland 

setting. Managed & maintained by dedicated volunteers, happy 

to share their love for this special place with free guided tours 

throughout the day. Admission £2. Guidebook available. Regret 

uneven terrain not suitable for disabled. Contact Coralie Ramsey 

01344 774620 or email curator@priestfieldarboretum.org.uk 

Music For You Lunchtime Concerts 

Each Thursday at The United Reformed Church, Aylesbury 

End, Beaconsfield. HP9 1LW | Light lunches available from 

12:00, Concert 1:00pm - 1:40pm (Donations Welcome) 

Thursdays in May 2018 

3rd Jim Parbury: Guitar 

10th Maria Kustas: Piano – student from the RCM 

17th Summer Concert: Remembering Frederick and 

Elizabeth: the Bohemian winter king and queen. 

24th Fumi Otsuki: Violin, Alessandro Viale: Piano 

31st Andrew Gallacher: Piano 

Thursdays in June 2018 

7th Frances Stafford: Soprano 

14th Nicola Tait-Baxter: Cello, Mina Miletić: Piano 

21st Vintage Brass 

www.lunchtimeconcerts.org.uk | For further details 

please contact Elaine Tudor-Williams. Tel: 01494 

671303 - Email: info@lunchtimeconcerts.org.uk 

May 


6th - Springwatch on the Common 

(7-10 am) 

6th/7th - P&TGFC Festival of Football 

8th - VV Copy deadline 

11th - Village Care Tea Party 

11th - P&TGRS AGM and Social 

19th - Charity Ball 

12th/13th - An Artists Open Garden 

High Wycombe Croquet Club 

Hazlemere Recreation Ground 

Open Sessions Fridays 10a.m. - 12noon and Sundays 

2-4 p.m. Only flat soled shoes and enthusiasm 

required! Contact www.hwcroquetclub.com or 01494 

858202 for more detail. New members welcome! 

Ask For Angela Campaign 

Pubs and bars within Chiltern and South 

Bucks are being encouraged to join the 

Ask for Angela campaign. 

The aim of the campaign is to raise awareness 

of sexual violence and abuse, and to stop harassment 

that some people may experience while out on a date. 

If anyone feels unsafe or threatened on a date, they can 

ask a staff member for Angela and they will make sure 

that they are ok and arrange for them to get home 

safely. Every pub or bar that supports the scheme will 

have an Ask for Angela sticker in the front door/window 

and an Ask for Angela poster in the toilets. For the full 

list of pubs and bars that support Ask for Angela please 

visit: www.chiltern.gov.uk/askforangela or 

www.southbucks.gov.uk/askforangela 

Please contact Chiltern and South Bucks District 

Council’s Community Safety team on 01494 586535 or 

email communitysafety@chiltern.gov.uk if you would like 

to sign up to the campaign. In an emergency please 

always telephone 999, alternatively you can report via the 

non-emergency number 101 or Crimestoppers 0800 555 111 

Hazlemere Fete 

The next Hazlemere Fete will be on August Bank 

Holiday Monday 27th August 2018 in the grounds of 

Sir William Ramsay School. Doors open 12 Noon until 

5 pm with fun for all the family, in support of charities 

and good causes. Thank you to those volunteers who 

have stepped forward to help but we could still use 

more help and you can contact Ray Cox (t) 01494 

813000 or e.mail penn.consult@btinternet.com 


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Chartered Building Surveyor 

based in 

Hughenden Valley 

Online Motor Salvage Auctions 

Guaranteed Recycled Auto Parts 

Scrap/End-of-Life Vehicles Wanted 

SURVEYS 

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PROFESSIONAL 

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Turville Printi ng Services LLP 

Unit 2, 67 Verney Avenue, 

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info@turvilleprinting.co.uk 

• Brochures • Leaflets • Letterheads 

• Business Cards • Newsletters 

• Compliment Slips • NCR forms 

• Canvas Prints • Posters & More 

For all your printing & design requirements 

01494 520322 

www.turvilleprinting.co.uk 

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Your local estate agency 

supporting the community 

and loving every minute! 

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Garden Maintenance 

Hedge Trimming 

Fencing 

Patios & Decking 

Jack Farmbrough 

01494 812249 

07872691672 

jepgardens@outlook.com 

Shed Construction & Repair 

Please contact: Gary Arnold (Proprietor) 

27 Rose Avenue 202 Desborough Road, 

Hazlemere 

High Wycombe, 

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Mary Meikle 

Yoga Classes 

Friday Afternoon 13.30 – 15.00 

St. Michaels Church Hall 

Grenfell Road, Beaconsfield HP9 2BN 

Tuesday Evening 

17.55 -19.25 and 19.45- 21.15 

Penn Street Village Hall HP7 0PX 

Free trial session 

Experienced and qualified teacher 

01628 660411 or 07803 726449 

Or email: mary@marymeikle.com 

www.marymeikleyoga.com 

Member of 

REPS Level 3 

Qualification 

The Traditional 

Yoga Association 

www.traditionalyoga.org 

Independent 

Yoga network 

LAURIE HAYES FLOOR LAYER 

Specialist in Amtico, Karndean and other 

high quality vinyl products 

All types of carpet and vinyl supplied and 

fitted. 

Local for over 25 years 

01494 815523 or 07788 440852 

W J Kepetzis Optometrists 

Est. 1989 

Friendly, professional personal service 

NHS & Private sight tests 

Contact lenses & Retinal photography 

Wide range of stylish frames 

Competitive prices 

Convenient community location 

Ample on-site parking 

26, Eastern Dene, Hazlemere 

HP15 7BS 

01494 716708 

Mon-Fri: 9am – 5.30pm, Sat 9am -1pm 

New patients welcome 

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(Est. 1942) 

CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS 

Offices in Hayes, Middlesex and Tylers Green, Buckinghamshire 

We offer a comprehensive range of professional services 

for the new, expanding and established business. 

• Accounts preparation 

• Audit services 

• Tax planning & advice including self assessment 

• Book keeping & salaries 

• Budgets & business plan preparation 

• Company secretarial 

• Management consultancy 

For a personal, friendly and efficient service contact 

Andrew Davies or Wendy Davies 

Telephone 01494 447181 or 0208 573 3939 

Partners: A. Davies, W.S. Davies Manager: P. Dean 

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Effects 

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Decorator with 14 years’ 

experience. 

Call Paul for a free no 

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decorating needs, including 

wallpapering and hand 

painting kitchens. 

www.ovenproud.co.uk 

Call 077652 48588 

Or 01296 421785 

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QUALIFIED PLUMBER & TRADESMAN 

LOCAL & RELIABLE SERVICE 

General property maintenance, including 

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Bathroom refurbishments a speciality 

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Please call to see how I can help 

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For all your plumbing and electrical needs 

City & Guilds qualified 

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All work guaranteed 

References can be supplied on request 

Contact Tom on: 

phone: 01494 580518 / mob: 07716 440916 

Email: tk_plumbingandelectrics@hotmail.co.uk 

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MIKE’s 

Garden Services 

for all your Gardening and 

Landscaping needs 

• Garden Tidy Ups and Renovation 

• Garden Ponds 

• Tree Surgery 

• Fencing 

• Pruning 

• Hedge Cutting 

Fast, friendly service by local company with 

over 15 years experience 

Tel: 01494 817 441 

Mob: 07734 297 136 

Email: michaeljknapp@hotmail.com 

Consultaons 6 days week 

Operang facilies at all branches 

Pet healthcare plans 

24/7 Emergency on-site 

(Vets Now at our High Wycombe surgery) 

Nurse clinics 

Puppy socialisaon classes 

Private parking at all branches 

Online pet shop 

Your caring, friendly, professional small animal 

Veterinary Practice proudly serving 

your local community for over 50 years 

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or 

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For your home 

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F E L L A S 

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BOYS (UNDER 5’S) … £6.00 

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The word ‘Protestant’ comes from the Latin 

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The Stables 

Each room holds 60 people 

Suitable for meetings, parties and fitness groups etc 

Cost: £18 per hour Cedar Barn 

Cost: £12 per hour The Stables 

MACHINES 

FREEZERS 

Tel: 01494 485926 

Fax: 01494 484140 

www.sharleydomestics.com 

Please call Rachel on 01494 715548 

or email cedarbarnbookings@btconnect.com 

or visit Hazlemere Parish Council website 

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• In home or visit our Penn 

Showroom 

• curtains, wallpaper, upholstery 

and all types of blinds and 

accessories 

• for the home, or the office 

• competitively priced with 

personal attention 

Contact Ella at M E L L A D E S I G N 

01494 811912 

07949 185156 

ella@melladesign.co.uk 

melladesign.co.uk 

We are fully trained in carpet & upholstery care 

We also clean hard floors, leather and rugs 

We treat spots, stains and odours 

Free no obligation estimates, fully insured for your 

peace of mind 

We are members of: 

*Testimonials and references 

available on request 

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Home Improvement Garage Doors supply, install & maintain 

garage doors in Penn and Tylers Green. 

C 

M 

Y 

CM 

MY 

CY 

Fast 

Repairs 

New 

Doors 

Low Cost 

Servicing 

Automated 

Systems 

CMY 

K 

FREE QUOTES 

& CONSULTATIONS 

07813 052915 

01494 714 809 

sales@higaragedoors.co.uk 

www.higaragedoors.co.uk 

re-work 

Painting & decorating 

Property maintenance, plumbing, 

double glazing 

40 years experience 

All work guaranteed 


01494 818986 

07886403102 

revive 

Please call or email John to discuss. 

Tel:01494 718024 mob:07830 145749 

email: jewelpurposemail@gmail.com 

Testimonials and references available on request 

Domestic & Commercial 

Electricians 

For all your electrical needs 

✓ Fault Finding & Repair 

✓ Testing & Maintenance 

✓ Extra Sockets & Lights 

✓ Fuseboard Upgrades 

✓ Periodic Condition Reports 

Fully qualified & insured 

Contact John - 01628 522888 

electrical@bpsltd.co.uk 

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A boost in Literacy & Numeracy KS1 & KS2 

11+ tuition 

SATS preparation Year 6 

Local Teacher with 30 years experience 

including 14 years tutoring experience. 

References available 

Contact: Avril Stewart 

01494 816316 

FRENCH TUITION 

Children and Adults 

Beginners, GCSE, A level 

and conversation 

For further details telephone 

Fabienne 

01494 815749 

STEVE HOBSON 

PLUMBING & HEATING 

GAS SAFE REG 205535 

Boilers, Gas Fires, Cookers 

Repair, Servicing and Installation 

Gas Safety, Landlord Certificates 

Unvented Systems & Plumbing 

Building Regs. Part P Electrical 

01494 524357 

Take that first step to a fitter and healthier self 

Ann Fry Personal Trainer 

Former World, European and Commonwealth 

Judo Champion 

Private Studio in Old Beaconsfield 

Call: 07973 841 821 

annhughesjudo@hotmail.com 

Shakespeare Pilates 

Strengthen & Lengthen Tone & Improve Posture 

Rehabilitate Injuries 

• Private Sessions in Studio with reformer 

• Group Classes covering all levels for fitness 

& rehabilitation 

• Sports Specific Pilates 

Qualified teacher with over 10 years experience 

Hilary Shakespeare 

T: 01494 812617 M: 07800 992122 

E: pilates@fletch1.co.uk 

SHAKESPEARE 

DECORATING 

MARK SHAKESPEARE 

01494 815300 

07973 673337 

mark@fletch1.co.uk 

PAINTING 

DECORATING 

CARPENTRY 

TILING 

SPECIAL EFFECTS 

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STEVE’S 

FURNITURE REPAIRS 

For all types of furniture repairs 

large or small give me a call! 

Chair doctor for loose joints 

Re-upholstery including loose seat pads, 

Polishing 

For a fast and reliable service 

call Steve on 01494 816115 

Oakfield Electrical 

Stephen O'Connell's 

Carpentry and Joinery Services 

(Advanced craft carpentry and joinery) 

Andrew Diplock 25 The Chase Tylers Green HP10 8BB 

andy.d2000@btinternet.com 07720 399703 


All aspects of Carpentry undertaken. 

Tel Number: (Beaconsfield) 01494 670785 

Mobile: 07773 284844 

MIKE MCLEOD 

WINDOW CLEANER 

6 Coppice Farm Rd., Tylers Green, High Wycombe, 

Bucks. HP10 8AL 

Window and Conservatory cleaning, 

Gutter clearing & cleaning of 

Fascias and Barge Boards 

Fully insured 


For further details tel: 01494 815456 or 

07791 273789 

Penn Church Hall 

opposite the church 

Available for lettings 

Main hall seats 70 

Additional room & kitchen 

Rates on application 

Gail Wellings 

01494 813254 

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Strings 

... of Penn 

Full range of stringed instruments 

and bows 

Sheet music, strings, cases, 

accessoriesand gifts 

Classical and acoustic guitars 

Instrument rental/purchase scheme 

Workshop facility 

Easy Parking 

www.stringsofpenn.co.uk 

Elm Road, Penn, Bucks. HP1O 8LB Tel: 01494 819966 

ANDY’S FLOORING 

CARPET, VINYL 

HARDWOOD FLOORING 

SPECIALISTS 

FREE ESTIMATES 

TEL 01494 817366 

MOBILE 07768 104235 

Mulberry Flooring 

Specialists in bespoke hardwood floors 

Specialists in installation and 

refurbishment of all types of 

wooden floors 

T: 01494 535348 M: 07786 652271 

E: enquiries@mulberry-flooring.com 

QUALITY HAIRDRESSING 

IN YOUR OWN HOME 

ALISON 

Freelance Hairdresser 

07980 46 9208 

187566 

Jackson 

Plumbing & Heating 

For all your plumbing and heating 

requirements. 

• Installation • Services • Repair 

• 24 hour emergency call-out 

Tel: 01494 813917 

Mobile: 07799 850110 

The Phone Man 

Need a new telephone 

socket for your 

computer or SKY 

box? Need one moved 

or repaired? 

Broadband signal problems? Internal wiring 

problems? BT not interested or you don't 

want to pay their very high charges? Call John on 

07709 895252 or 01494 711744 for free advice, 

fast service, and quality work. 

johnsummerbell999@gmail.com 

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INDEX 

OF ADVERTISERS 

Page Numbers for VV Advertisers... 

Accountancy 

Certax 

F A Magee Accountants 

FM Mortgages 

Philip Harper Financial Management 

Architects and Designers 

Applewoods Surveying 

Penn Planning 

Zachary Design 

Bathrooms and Kitchens 

Autumnwood 

European Bathrooms 

Building and Property 

Alex Burridge Electrical 

All Locks 

Amersham Aerial Fix 

Chalker Property Maintenance 

Danny Parsons Property Maintenance 

Don The Handyman 

Dulieu Builders 

Garage Door Doctor 

Hi Garage Doors 

Mike McLeod Window Cleaning 

Mike Morley Handyman 

Penn Design 

R O'Donoghugh Electrician 

Sharley Domestics 

Carpentry 

Carpentry & Joinery Services 

Steve's Furniture Repairs 

Church 

Penn Free Methodist Church 

Cleaning & Ironing 

A & T Cleaning 

Alan's Clean Ovens 

Red Kite Carpet Cleaning 

Procare Carpet Cleaning Sevices 

Computer Services 

Ingenuity IT 

Keep It Simple Websites 

Phil Jones PC Repair 

Education & Childcare 

Little Oaks 

Little Oaks Creche 

Manor Farm Pre School 

P&TG Toddler Group 

The House that Jack Built 

The Village Pre-School 

Electricians 

BPS Electrical 

Oakfield Electrical 

Estate Agents 

JNP 

Robertsons 

Tim Russ 

Flooring 

Andy's Flooring 

Hayes Flooring 

Mulberry Flooring 

Trio Flooring 


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Funeral Services 

Beacon Funeral Services 

Arnold Funeral Service 

Gardening/Landscaping/Plants 

A Ellis Tree Surgeon 

Four Seasons Garden Services 

JEP Gardens 

Keith's Maintenance 

Mike's Garden Services 

Penn Landscapes 

Penn Tree Services 

Pukka Planting Services 

Tylers Green Garden Maintenance 

Health & Lifestyle 

Alison Haircare 

Ann Fry Personal Trainer 

Aston Hearing Services Ltd 

Bloom Beauty Room 

Fellas Barber Shop 

Fitness Function 

Jane Symington Chiropody 

Mary Meikle Yoga 

Shakespeare Pilates 

Signature Nails 

Sole to Soul 

Victoria Green You & Yoga 

Wendy Kepetzis Opticians 

Your Doctor 

Interior Design/Decorating Services 

Effects 

Jon Woodbridge 

Mella Design Ltd 

N Gillie Decorating Services 

Paul Smith Decor 

Ruffles Curtains and Blinds 

Shakespeare Decorating 

Plumbing & Heating 

Chiltern Heating & Gas 

Dave Beck Plumber 

Jackson Plumbing 

N J Barrett Plumbing 

Penn Heating 

Steve Hobson Plumbing & Heating 

TK Plumbing & Electrics 

Retail 

Fields Domestic Appliances 

Strings 

Schools & Tuition 

Avril Stuart Tuition 

French Tuition 

Pauline Quirke Academy 

Services 

Alexa Beck Photography 

Cedar Barn & The Stables 

Companion Care 

Crossroads Vet 

Gill Morris 

Jewel Purpose 

Penn Church Hall 

The Phone Man 

Turville Printing Services 

Taxi Services 

Impact Private Hire 

Penn Private Hire 

Vehicle,Sales, Servicing & Repairs 

ASM Auto Recycling 

Ollie Tapping Mobile Auto Technician 

Paul Russell's Garage 

Penn Motor Company 


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To advertise in Village Voice, please contact Ruthie 

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VILLAGE 

CONTACTS 

Need a number or an 

e-mail address? 

For changes or additions to these pages; 

e-mail; voice@pennandtylersgreen.org.uk. 

Animal Welfare 

● Cats Protection 448849 

● Lost Cats 676702 / www.buckscats.org.uk 

● RSPCA (South Bucks) 0300 1234 999 

(24-hour) www.southbucksrspca.org.uk 

● Stokenchurch Dog Rescue 482695 / 

www.stokenchurchdogrescue.co.uk 

● The Bat Conservation Trust www.bats.org. 

uk / www.northbucksbatgroup.org.uk 

Charities/Social & Conservation 

● Bridge Club Tylersgreenbridge@gmail.com, 

Karen Taylor 816450 & Val Macdiarmid 812528 

● Careers Springboard 

www.careersspringboard.info 

● Chiltern Samaritans (24 hours) 432000 

www.samaritans.org.uk 

● Citizen’s Advice Bureau 0844 245 1289 

www.citizensadvice.org.uk 

● Common Wood www.commonwoodpenn.co.uk 

● Curry Club Stewart Stone 07786 194642 

● Independent Village Website 

www.pennandtylersgreen.co.uk 

● NSPCC Helpline 0808 800 5000 

● NSPCC Childline 0800 1111 Confidential 

line for young people /children to seek help 

● Penn & Tylers Green Residents Society 

Chairman - Miles Green 815589 


● Royal British Legion Colin Doyle 816484 

● The Campaign to Protect Rural England 

(CPRE) Bucks; www.cprebucks.org.uk 

● The Chiltern Society 

www.chilternsociety.org.uk 

● Village Blog; www.pennandtylersgreen.com 

● Village Care; 816909 (Mon to Fri, 10am-1pm) 

● Village Show Committee 

Helen Whiting 816354/hcwhiting@aol.com 

● Women’s Institute (Morning) 

Sheila Sparrow 812163 

● Women’s Institute (Evening) 

Hilary Forbes 816438 

www.bucksfwi.org.uk/pandtgevening 

● Woodrow High House 433531 

Churches 

● Holy Trinity & St Margaret’s Churches 

Rev Mike Bisset (t) 816700/ 

(e) vicar@holytrinityandstmargarets.co.uk 

Revd Derrick Carr (t) 442212 

(e) carrd@btopenworld.com 

Gail Wellings (Parish Office): (t) 813254 

(e) office@holytrinityandstmargarets.co.uk 

www.holytrinityandstmargarets.co.uk 

● Penn Free Methodist Church 

Rev Peter Simpson 816202/812829 

revps@icloud.com / www.realchristianity.org 

● TG Methodist Church Rev John Richey 526747 

Health & Welfare 

● Chiltern Prostate Cancer Support Group 

Alan Rowe 814324 

● Dentists www.nhsdentistlocator.co.uk 

● Drug Abuse Confidential help, advice & 

support 473666 

● Emotions Anonymous Kevin 814702 

● High Wycombe General Hospital 526161 

● Stoke Mandeville Hospital 01296 315000 

● Highfield Surgery (Hazlemere) 813396 

www.highfieldsurgeryhazlemere.co.uk 

● NHS (t) 111 / www.buckshealthcare.nhs.uk 

● Overeaters Anonymous Juliet 07808403602 

● Penn Surgery 817144 / Simpson Centre 

671571 / www.thesimpsoncentre.com 

Libraries 

● All Bucks Libraries - 0845 230 3232 

www.buckscc.gov.uk/leisure-andculture/libraries 


● Beaconsfield lib-bea@buckscc.gov.uk 

● Hazlemere lib-haz@buckscc.gov.uk 

● High Wycombe lib-hw@buckscc.gov.uk 

Political Groups 

● Conservative Association Katrina Wood, 

814848, katrina.conservatives4tgandl@ 

gmail.com 

● Labour Party Mrs Jan Kaye, 813591 

www.labour.co.uk 

● Liberal Democrats Ian Forbes, 816438 

www.libdems.org.uk 

● UK Independence Party www.ukip.co.uk 

Police 

● Thames Valley (non-Emergency) 101 

● Crimestoppers 0800 555 111 

● Neighbourhood Action Group (NAG) 

Suzanne Ludgate 

● Neighbourhood Police Community Officer 

PCSO Sam Jackson 

Pre-Schools 

● Little Oaks Nurseries - during opening hours 

Little Oaks One (2-3 year olds) 818187 

Little Oaks Two (3-4 year olds) 815413 

Little Oaks Creche (18 months+) 818939 

Office (Ruthie Pocock) 818939 

● Parent & Toddler Group Zoe Woods 761559 

● P&TGRS Village Preschool Nicky 

Lovegrove 817093 / (e) 

thevillagepreschool@btinternet.com 

Public Halls 

● Penn Church Hall Gail Wellings 813254 or 

office@holytrinityandstmargarets.co.uk 

● St Margaret’s Parish Rooms 

Mrs Mary Coker 812162 

● Tylers Green Methodist Church Hall 

Mrs G Nelson 815631 

● Tylers Green Village Hall 819990 / Tina 

Brown / tylersgreenvillagehall@gmail.com 

www.tylersgreenvillagehall.co.uk 

Schools in P&TG 

● Tylers Green First School Head Mrs Janis 



Dieppe 813201 www.tylersgreenfirst.co.uk 

● TG First School PTA 

Marianne Whitlock 07789 435656 

● Tylers Green Middle School 

Head Mrs Vanessa Pinkney 812465 

www.tylersgreenmiddle.bucks.sch.uk 

● TGMS Friends Association 

Harriet Woolley 815474 

Schools (Other local) 

● Manor Farm Infants School 

Head teacher Mrs Paula Coppins 814281 

● Manor Farm Junior School 

Head Lynn Kirk 814622 

● Manor Farm Preschool and Nursery 

Mrs Wendy Terry 816730 

● Sir William Ramsay School High School & 

Arts College Head Mark Mayne 815211 

www.swr.bucks.sch.uk 

Sports & Youth Groups 

● Cricket Club Steve Coleman 815151 

www.ptgcc.co.uk 

● CC Colts ptgcccolts@gmail.com 

● Football Club Tony Hurst 815839, 

ptgfctony@btinternet.com, 

www.penntylersgreenfc.co.uk 

● Guides & Brownies Sue Stephens 817436 

● Hazlemere Youth Club 

Andy 07850 341374 

● High Wycombe Croquet Club 

858202 / www.hwcroquetclub.com 

● Loudwater Bowls Club Alan Tombs 481855 

● Penn Pond Waders Golf Society 

Bob Teuton 715915 

● Pennants Badminton Club (Tylers Green 

Village Hall) John Youers 711647 

● Scouts Adrian & Heather Cooper 816505 & 

Paul Wicks 815715, pennandtgscouts@ 

gmail.com, www.facebook. 

com/26thHighWycombeScouts 

● Seido Karate Stuart Wilson 717400 

● Sports & Social Club Neil James, 

07929 157075 

● Table Tennis 815180 

● Tennis Club 812929 / www.penntennis.net 

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Elected Representatives 

● Members of Parliament; 

Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham 

constituency includes Penn) 673745 

Steven Baker (High Wycombe constituency 

includes Tylers Green) 521777 

Neighbouring MP Dominic Grieve 

(Beaconsfield constituency) 673745 

● Bucks County Council Councillors 

Tylers Green (& Loudwater) David 

Shakespeare OBE 817248 

Penn (Wood & Old Amersham) 

Isobel Darby 07798 538697 

● Wycombe District Councillors 

Tylers Green & Loudwater Ward 

David Shakespeare OBE. 817248 / Katrina 

Wood 07827 820531 / Lawrence Wood 

07739 181043 

● Chiltern District Councillors 

Penn & Coleshill Julia Burton 726411 / 

Jonathan Waters 890210 

● Chepping Wycombe Parish Councillors for 

TG (includes Flackwell Heath &Loudwater) 

Ian Forbes 816438 / Peter Miller 07921 

740101 / Jean Johnson 816231/ Katrina 

Wood 814848 / Haydn Darch 813967 

Council clerk; Wendy Thompson 814600 

● Penn Parish Councillors for Penn (Penn PC 

includes councillors for Penn Street, Forty 

Green, Winchmore Hill & Knotty Green.); 

Mike Morley 816638 / Roy Bentham 813897 / 

Jane Creasy 816818 / Marian Raszpla 

812636. Council Clerk: Nicole Johnson 

815458. www.pennparish.org.uk 

email clerk@pennparish.org.uk 

P&TG Residents Society 

Chairman: Miles Green (815589), 

info@pennandtylersgreen.org.uk 

Website; www. 

pennandtylersgreen.org.uk 

Village Voice is owned and 

published by the P & TG 

Residents’ Society 

is produced 6 times a year and delivered to 

all houses in Penn & Tylers Green. 

EDITOR 

Cathy O’Leary 812064 

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Ruthie Pocock 

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SUBSCRIPTIONS 

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