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Cover Photograph: Keith Hawes
WELCOME...
...to the October /November 2020 edition of
Village Voice...
Dear VV Readers,
Welcome to the 200th edition of Village Voice.
Over the past more than 34 years of production,
Village Voice has evolved and changed, and so
too has Village life. Edition 1, was 24 pages
long - this edition is 64 pages! The diversity of
content in VV is achieved by the inclusion of a
wide range of news items, information and
updates from many contributors
Of course, the past 6 months have been
exceptionally unusual, with the rhythm and flow
of Village life being compromised to a very
great extent. Living in such beautiful
surroundings and having experienced some fine
weather during the six months, has at least been
compensation for the inconveniences and stress
of being locked down. Newspaper reports
suggest that a larger than usual proportion of
people who live in more built up towns, and
cities are looking to move to more rural settings.
There have been reports that being connected to
nature is beneficial for our mental health, and
certainly walking around the village and woods
during the summer has been an uplifting
experience. Our cover picture captures a
dragonfly resting on a blackberry bush in Penn
woods towards the end of September. For a map
of walks in Penn Woods go to http://www.
pennhouse.org.uk/walks
In this edition of VV, we report the ways in
which the various clubs and societies are
adapting to meet the ever changing
requirements regards socialisation and
distancing, and we are able to report on the
Open Gardens which took place on 13th
September (just before a revised lockdown
measure limiting gatherings of over 6 people
was put in place!) It was a beautiful day as the
photographs on Pages 26 and 27 show, and just
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under two thousand pounds was raised for
charitable causes. Sadly, the Village Show, due
to take place on the same day, was cancelled.
This was the one year when perhaps some of us
spent more time in the garden and had hoped to
showcase the fruits of our labour! Next years
event is scheduled for 26 June 2021
Readers will see that there are several appeals
in this edition. The P&TGRS are looking for
volunteers (see page 4) Emma Byrne is
appealing for filled shoeboxes for 'Operation
Christmas Child' (see page 21) and on P15 there
are details of how VV readers can nominate a
neighbour for a 'Neighbour of the Year Award'
Our next edition of VV is our Christmas
edition (December 2020 and January 2021) and
we invite your contributions. The deadline for
copy is the first week in November. We look
forward to hearing from you. In the meantime,
stay safe and well. Cathy O'Leary, VV Editor
Regulars...
04 Around the Villages
13 Church News
17 Woodland & Green Spaces
18 Schools News
22 Sports News
31 Noticeboard
32 Clubs & Societies
37 Fields in King's Wood
55 Index of Advertisers
56 Village Contacts
In This Issue...
10 Update from Your GP Practice
26 Village Care Open Gardens
29 Parnell's EV Electric Dreams
30 Excelsior: Village Memories
38 Rayners (Penn School) Update
In The Insert...
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