Village Voice Oct / Nov 2019 Issue 194

Hazlemere Gardening Association
SOCIAL EVENING, FRIDAY 11th OCTOBER: Our social evening will take
place at the Hazlemere Community Centre, Rose Avenue. The speaker
will be Dick Smith Beaconsfield Town Crier who will talk on
“Highwayman in and around Beaconsfield” His talk will be followed by
an excellent supper with wine, soft drinks, cheeses, pate, sausages,
salad and French bread. Tickets are only £5.00 each and are on sale at
the barn shop . The price includes 2 glasses of wine or soft drink and a
light supper, so get your tickets asap as numbers have to be limited and
this is always a very popular event. Open to Non-members
BARN STORE: Our Barn Store shop is open every Sunday morning from
10am to 12noon. (February to October) You can find us at Cedar Barn,
Barn Lane off Cedar Ave, Hazlemere, so why not come along and see our
extensive range of gardening products at the best possible prices and
join our association. Annual membership is only £5 (£3 if aged 60 and
over). If you would like to know more please visit our website www.
hazlemeregardening.co.uk We close on October 20th and open again
the first Sunday in February 2020. Peter Pearman (Membership Secretary)
01494 711570 www.hazlemeregardening.co.uk
Priestfield Arboretum Stony Lane, Little Kingshill HP 16 ODU
Open Day Sunday October 20th. 10.30 – 4pm. Private collection of rare &
specimen trees in delightful 6 acre woodland setting. Managed &
maintained by dedicated volunteers who have done much clearance in the
past year, creating a more open and spacious feel to this lovely quiet place.
Come and meet new Hon.Curator Tim Pye, who will be glad to welcome
you.Admission £2. Free guided tours throughout the day. Guidebook
available. Regret uneven terrain not suitable for disabled. Contact Tim Pye
07768337619 or email curator@priestfieldarboretum.org.uk
Tyler's Green Bridge Club
If you play bridge and need a reason to come out
on a Thursday evening, then come and join us in
the Tylers Green Village Hall, Penn Room. We are
a social bridge club and welcome players of all
levels. We play in a friendly and relaxed style. If
you have played bridge before (maybe rusty) or
recently completed a Bridge course, this is the
place to get practice and meet new people.
Some of the comments from our members:
• "Very nice social evening, friendly crowd"
• "Very friendly, lovely people, not put under
pressure"
• "Meet up with friends, good bridge, nice
environment"
• "Friendly and amusing"
We play Duplicate bridge and aim to play 16
boards or more, if you are a very serious player
we may be too relaxed! The doors open at 7.00
pm for set up and we like to be seated at 7.20 pm
for a 7.30 start and finish at 10.00pm. We look
forward to meeting you. Contact Karen at
tylersgreenbridge@gmail.com or phone Val
812528 or Karen 816450
www.pennandtylersgreen.org.uk
Village Voice October/November 2019
november
2nd - Flu Clinic, Simpson Centre
9th - Fireworks, Sports & Social
Club
10th - Remembrance Sunday
Services
Beaconsfield Film Society
October/November Screenings:
Friday 4th October: Capernaum
(“Chaos”) Saturday 19th October: Vice
Friday 1st November: Wild Rose
Saturday 16th November: Nae Pasarom
www.beaconsfieldfilmsociety.com
Hurricane Swoops
Over The Village!
There is nothing quite like the distinctive
growl of a Rolls Royce Merlin engine and
we were fortunate to have a Hurricane II
c fly over on Bank Holiday Monday for
the Hazlemere Fete. This was no
ordinary Hurricane either but the last
production line Hurricane built in
Buckinghamshire, in July 1944, in the
days when Langley was still part of our
county. Something about the aircraft
still has the ability, all these years on, to
raise our morale and arouse a sense of pride. We had hoped to see The
Dakota from The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight but it wasn’t airworthy
on the day but we appreciate the RAF still sending us an historic aircraft.
There was a strong sense of history, reinforced by the Art and
Photography exhibition featuring “The way we were” with a lot of local
pictures and stories. This attracted a lot of interest and comment and it
would be nice to be able to expand the scope of the local history aspect
next year. Old pictures of Penn, Hazlemere and the surrounding areas
attracted a lot of interest. The fete was a great success and helped raise
around £5,000, not including the monies that various clubs and
societies were able to raise for themselves. Children in our village use
the Hazlemere Youth Centre for example, which took in £822 from the
raffle, so the facilitation of fund raising is an important aspect. People
also appreciate the free entry and parking into the bargain. The hot
weather meant a couple of the animal attractions had to be cancelled
but the Alpacas enjoyed the shade of a large tree and seemed “chilled”
listening to the jazz band and the Fun Dog Show offered plenty of
shade and water and treats, so there were no stressed animals, only one
lady who had the after effects of too much sun. Next year sees the 160th
fete but in order for it to go ahead, there are a number of job roles to be
fulfilled and volunteers are very much needed to make it happen. It is an
event for the wider community that supports a lot of good causes,
whilst providing community cohesion. There is more information about
the fete on the website: https://www.bucksvoice.net/hazlemere-fete
Alternatively, contact the fete Chairman, Ray Cox on 01494 817000 or
email him at: penn.consult@btinternet.com
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