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The
magazine
for Penn &
Tylers green
APR/MAY 2021
issue 203
Spring has
Sprung...
● Around The Villages ● Church News ● Clubs & Societies
● Schools & Sports News ● Local History ● & Much More...
Cover Photograph: Keith Hawes
WELCOME...
...to the April / May 2021 edition of
Village Voice...
Dear VV Readers,
At the time of writing, we have just passed the
one year anniversary of the first 'lockdown'.
This time last year the VV team were
grappling with whether we would be allowed to
distribute April/May edition of VV with our
volunteers under the then restrictions (we didn't
- we used Royal Mail) As the pandemic
worsened, we wondered whether our usual
contributors would have anything to contribute
- given so many Sports & Social activities were
unable to continue. We are delighted that we
have been able to continue to produce VV
throughout the year, and have received
favourable feedback about the content providing
a 'good read' during the lockdown. A big thank
you to all those clubs, organisations and
individuals who have continued to contribute, as
well as the Advertisers who have been able to
continue to advertise. A whole year later, it does
look like there is a route to a return to activities
and events. Penn & Tylers Green has always
enjoyed a varied diary of social and sporting
activities - particularly during the summer
months, so it is good to read in this VV that
there are plans for the Village Show (September
18th) Bucks Art week (11-26 June) Open
Gardens (6th June) to go ahead.
One of the fantastic things about living in
Penn & Tylers Green is the real sense of
community- and the willingness to help others.
evidenced during the past year when
individuals, and groups such as P&TG Together,
and Village Care organised support to those who
needed help.
For most of us, life has been challenging, in
different ways, and the challenges and
experiences of the past year have caused many
people to take time to think about what they
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value, with social and family engagement right
at the top of most peoples list, but also an
appreciation of the environment, and amenities
available. Whilst we haven't had the events and
activities we usually enjoy, we have been able to
enjoy our surroundings for our daily walks, and
with the longer days of spring, and warmer
weather will become even more enjoyable
As things start to ease, several village
organisations are looking for help - the Scouts
and Guides are both looking for volunteers, plus
there are activities such as Litter picking (5th
April) Woodland work parties, and 'Pride in
Penn & Tylers Green' (whenever you have some
free time!)
Finally, we welcome your your letters,
photographs or questions to the VV Historians
for the June/July edition of VV - the deadline is
is 3rd May 2021. We hope to hear from you.
Stay safe. Cathy O'Leary VV Editor vvoiceeditor@aol.com
Regulars...
04 Around the Villages
13 Church News
22 Schools News
27 Sports News
32 Clubs & Societies
38 Woodland & Green Spaces
55 Index of Advertisers
56 Village Contacts
In This Issue...
17 In Memory: Frank Aubrey
21 PPG Update
30 Ashwells Update
31 Local Business Feature
37 Filming in Common Wood
In The Insert...
Fields in King's Wood
• The Story of Queen Victoria's
Scarf...
• Ask the VV Historians
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AROUND
THE VILLAGES
Village Litter Pick
P&TGRS and Penn Parish Council are
organising a Litter Pick at 10am Saturday 5th
June to ensure the village is 'sparkling' for the
Open Gardens on 6th June. Details will be on
Facebook www.facebook.com/
PTGResidentsSociety or register with
madalynroker@hotmail.com
In the meantime, Litter Picking Equipment is
available from both Penn Parish and Chepping
Wycombe Parish council offices, depending on
where you live, if you would like to pick up
litter on your regular walk. Madalyn Roker
Bucks Art week 11-26 June
Bucks Art week (formerly Open Studios) will
take place from 11 - 26 June 2021. This annual
event takes place every year, where artists and
makers all over the county open their home
studios in a celebration of art and making.
Local P&TG artists to open their studios
include Jennie Roberts and Fiona Read. Jennie
also welcomes artwork submissions from
villagers created over lockdown - contact email:
jennie@jennieroberts.co.uk.
Keep a look out for the yellow signs in June
when at last we will be getting out and about!
Jennie Roberts, www.bucksartweeks.org.uk
Fix My Street
Run by the UK charity mySociety www.
FixMyStreet.com is a website for reporting
common street problems like potholes, broken
streetlights and dog fouling to your local
council. The great benefit of FixMyStreet is
that you don’t need to know who’s responsible
for fixing your problem, FixMyStreet sends
your report to the right council.
Problems are also published on the
FixMyStreet website, so you can see what the
prevalent problems are and what’s been fixed.
You can also upload a photo to help show what
the issue is. Your report goes straight to the
council, who will get back in touch with you.
VV understands that the more times an issue
is raised with the council, the higher up the
rankings the problems appear. So the more
times an issue is raised, the greater the chance of
it being addressed. VV readers can also consider
reporting recurring problems like fly tipping,
graffiti or dog fouling. www.FixMyStreet.com
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P&TG Village Show 2021
Since our last article in Village Voice we are still
planning to hold the Penn & Tylers Green
Village Show on Saturday 18th September at
the Tylers Green Village Hall with the same
class list we planned in 2020. The class details
are online and we have included our Facebook
and website details at the bottom of this news.
For those with green fingers, nurture your
floribunda, cluster, or hybrid roses, so they are
in perfect condition later this year and don’t
forget to have a rose that will be judged by its
scent only. Other flowers to nourish and care for
are chrysanthemums, dahlias, hydrangeas, and
those that flower in these colours; blue, purple,
white, pink, red, orange, or yellow. So, plenty to
choose from and enter a number of classes.
With your vegetables I am sure some of you
have already started to grow or are about to
plant radishes, carrots, salad leaves, onions,
chillies, squash, and tomatoes. Or, if you want
to aim for the heaviest vegetable then see what
you can do to beat 3kg for a marrow entered a
couple of years ago. Lastly, it may be early to do
much with your fruit but a little extra attention
with your cooking apples, pears, berries, (any
variety), and other homegrown fruit as they
begin to set and grow gives you a chance to
enter these classes as well. We have added a
class for the unusual shaped home grown fruit,
giving everything the chance to be considered.
Have a look at the class list so you can
practise your baking, cooking and preserve
making for those classes. Any recipes specified
for classes are on our website and the Village
Voice website. We’ll also be featuring lots of
inspiration through regular Facebook posts so
make sure you follow us for the latest news.
Why not have a go and see which trophy you
will win in 2021? Printed schedules will also be
available in the usual places around the village
(local shops and then the pubs and Village Hall
when they re-open). We will let you know
when they are available. In the meantime, put
Saturday 18th September Village Show in your
diary and we look forward seeing you on the
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day. Watch out for more news in VV, follow us
on our Facebook page; www.facebook.com/
pennandtylersgreenvillageshow/ or visit our
website: www.pennandtylersgreenvillageshow.
com for the full class list.
Finally, if you can spare a couple of hours
each month, we’d love to hear from you.
Simply mail ptgvsc@gmail.com letting us know
what skills or expertise you have to support us.
We are especially keen to improve our website,
adding content using WordPress. If you have a
school or uni project around developing and
promoting a website, why not help us and at the
same time complete your project assignment
too? David & Gwenda Deadman
Opportunity to join the VV Team
Village Voice is a true team effort, made
possible by the contributions from clubs,
societies and organisations, and the support of
our advertisers. We have a dedicated production
team. Our fantastic VV Designer will be taking
paternity leave soon, so we would love to hear
from anyone who has an interest in our
magazine, is able to commit the time to help
with the design of VV, and who is skilled and
experienced in using InDesign. Please contact
Cathy O'Leary 812064 for a chat, or email:
vvoiceeditor@aol.com if this is something you
might be interested in. Cathy O"Leary VV Editor
Update from the P&TGRS
As regular readers will spot, the Residents
Society would normally publish our Annual
Report in this issue of Village Voice.
However, as we all know, the last year has
been anything but normal, so we have decided
to re-organise our schedule this year to take
advantage of the roadmap out of lockdown.
On July 9th we will hold an AGM, reduced to
its statutory elements, and combined with our
first face-to face Board meeting for a year. At
that meeting, Miles Green is stepping down
after being Chairman or Vice-Chairman since
the Society was formed in 2003. He will stay
on the Board of Directors, but we will be
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electing a new Chair that evening. We will
include the Annual Report in the June/July issue
of Village Voice.
In a further change to our plans we are
looking to have a ‘Welcome Back Penn &
Tylers Green’ meeting in September with a
speaker and social gathering for anyone keen to
join us.
If you are not already on our mailing list,
please go to our website www.
pennandtylersgreen.org.uk and sign up. We will
also be promoting this September event in
Village Voice and our Facebook www.facebook.
com/PTGResidentsSociety Madalyn Roker
Pride in P&TG
We are fortunate in P&TG that there are
volunteers who regularly give their time to our
community to pick up litter, clear ponds and
other tasks, all of which which makes Penn &
Tyler’s Green a better place for us all.
If you are unable to contribute to these
organised activities perhaps you would consider
tidying the area in front of, or around your
property?
Simple things like sweeping paths, trimming
grass and edges and removing any litter.
Cutting back hedges so pathways are clear.
If something needs fixing report it to the
appropriate authority so action can be taken.
With Spring arriving let’s all get out and show
our pride in Penn & Tylers Green! Mike Morley
Spring Watch on the Common
The first Spring watch on the Common took
place on Sunday 7th March with further
socially distanced watches planned for April
11th, May 9th, and a final outing on Sunday
June 6th. Please come and join us if you fancy,
starting at 7 am from the Village Hall. Walks
usually finish about 9am by the Pond. Bill Sadler
Buckinghamshire Council Update
By the time you read this we are all hoping that
we will not only see the beginning of spring but
the beginning of our lives starting again safely.
As I write this at the beginning of March, over
162,000 vaccinations have been delivered in
Bucks with the help of partnership working of
the NHS and the Council. We have helped to
stand up 20 vaccine centres in Bucks and are
delivering approx. 25000 vaccines per week and
have provided funding from 8 community
boards to enable the Chilterns Dial-a-ride to
offer free transport for those unable to get to
both medical appointments and vaccine centres.
We have been involved in contact tracing, set up
Lateral Flow Testing centres across the County
and completed the surge testing operation in
Flackwell Heath and Wooburn Green.
The Council have yet again been very much
involved in working to help our residents get
through this pandemic. We have supported more
residents than ever before with many
households being forced to shield, self-isolate or
been furloughed. We have delivered over
22,517 grant payments to businesses with a
value in excess of £128m. We know this hasn’t
reached everyone, but we have done our best to
include as many of our businesses as possible.
We have issued supermarket vouchers to over
10,000 pupils eligible for free school meals over
the holidays and launched our Helping Hand
scheme which is now supporting over 500
households. We have recruited Covid Marshalls
to patrol town centres and parks, providing
advise to businesses and the public. Provided
additional resident support through the national
shielded residents scheme to 17.700 people.
This is only the tip of the iceberg of the work
the Council have been doing in addition to
continuing with all our 'business as usual'.
The challenges we have all faced during these
times have allowed the Council to work in a
more agile and innovative way and to form
more collaborations and working partnerships
than ever before. As a Council we now intend to
take this forward as we plan for the future so
that we can continue to harness all the good
things that the ways of working over the past 12
months have produced.
In the meantime, on 6th May we have
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elections. The Council are planning these, with
Government guidance, to make them as Covid
safe as we can, potentially with screens, social
distancing and hand sanitisers being very much
a feature of the election. There will be enhanced
opportunities for people to vote either in person,
by post or by proxy, with emergency deadlines
for anyone diagnosed with covid at the last
minute. If you do want to sign up for a postal
vote please do so as soon as possible to ensure
there is plenty of time for your vote to be
returned. Candidates are allowed to deliver
leaflets and canvass as long as Covid 19
restrictions remain in place, 2 metres distances
are observed and any doorstep activity should
be on a one-to-one basis even after 29th March.
At the moment there are around 200
councillors on Buckinghamshire Council, as a
result of the elections being cancelled last year,
as all existing councillors were transferred to the
new Council. This number will reduce to 147
this May, a number which was set by the
Government as part of the Unitary process. So,
there will be 3 candidates elected for each ward
which means that everyone will have 3 votes for
the Buckinghamshire Council. There will also
be Police and Crime Commissioner elections
and Parish Council elections on the same day,
so you may have 3 ballot papers to complete.
If anyone has any queries then please contact
me on katrina.wood@buckinghamshire.gov.uk
Stay safe and well. Katrina Wood . Deputy Leader.
Buckinghamshire Council
Chepping Wycombe Parish Council
Most of my report this time is all about trees!
We are doing some crown lifting and thinning
on the trees on the back common near the Horse
and Jockey Pub and also crown lifting to the
copper beech on the triangle opposite the village
hall. We had to wait for the necessary
permissions to do the work, which has now
been received so we will soon proceed and may
actually be finished by the time you read this.
We have also had to remove some trees in
Kingswood. Ash dieback is the main cause and
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trees have therefore had to be removed along
the side of Cock Lane as well as the other side
of the wood near the Beech Tree Pub. There
have also been a few trees that have had root
plate slip and have started to lean badly towards
the properties they border in Kingswood
Avenue, so we have had to do work in this area
too. It does look rather bare now, but please be
assured that we will be replanting in the winter
next year with smaller species like Rowan
(Mountain Ash), which are more controllable
especially on property boundaries.
Moving away from trees, we are hoping to
install the play fencing in Ashley Drive this
month, as well as undertake work to lift the dog
bin that has sunk.
Chepping Wycombe Parish is working with a
very small group from the Beaconsfield and
Chepping Wye Community Board with the
aspiration to make our Parish officially
Dementia friendly. So far most of the work
towards this has been trialled in Flackwell
Heath. However we would like to start rolling
this out in Tylers Green but need help. We are
very grateful to Cathy O’Leary who has come
on board to help in Tylers Green but we need
more volunteers to really make this work. If you
are interested, then please contact either me or
the clerk for more information.
One final note we are this month celebrating
some long services for a couple of our team.
Graeme Christie, our warden has now been with
us for 20 years, and Darren Oxlade who is a
member of our grounds team has completed 30
years. Thank you to them for all they do for our
Parish and congratulations for sticking with us
for so long! Katrina Wood Chairman CWPC
Penn Parish Council
Penn Parish Council's Planning Committee has
recently embarked on a feasibility study to look
at the advantages of producing a
Neighbourhood Plan for Penn Parish. Whilst
we are in the very early stages, we believe with
the Chiltern & South Bucks Local Plan being
withdrawn a Neighbourhood Plan would enable
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us to properly protect the parish's five villages,
their valuable green spaces, and reflect our
communities' desire for appropriate
development, until such a time as a
Buckinghamshire Wide Local Plan is made. We
are working closely with Planning Officers from
Buckinghamshire Council and considering how
we can work together most effectively with
residents associations and neighbouring parishes
to establish a Neighbourhood Plan Working
Party. If you are interested in joining our
working party please email the Clerk to Council
(clerk@pennparish.org.uk). The Parish
Council's bid for a Community Board grant
towards the cost of two new nest swings for the
parish play facilities at Penn Street and Knotty
Green was successful. The additions will form
part of a wider drive to include accessible,
disability friendly play equipment in all the
parish play areas. You will also have seen that
the parking restriction scheme for Penn is being
implemented. This was after public
consultation. Indeed, the proposal was amended
to respect concerns that were raised. We hope
that it will limit anti-social parking and make
the exit from Rays Lane safer. Roy Bentham Chair
Village Celebration of WW1
P&TGRS was approached, via the P&TGRS
website, by a researcher from the University of
Essex, who asked if we would like to contribute
to an initiative that was launched in mid 2020.
This project was the creation of a 'Mapping
the Centenary' an Imperial War Museums-led
digital portal. It showcases information about
activities that marked the First World War
centenary, with a particular focus upon
community-led projects. Key features were to
include a searchable online database, a map
showing where projects took place, alongside
guidance on archiving and digital preservation.
We decided to participate and collated all the
activities that took place in Penn & Tylers
Green. As there were a number or organisations
and individuals who planned and implemented
activities we needed to agree how to manage
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our entry as the portal needed a cohesive
approach. It was agreed that we would bring
together the activities under the umbrella of
Penn & Tylers Green with the nomination being
from the Residents Society. With input from
many, a submission was made and I am
delighted that the portal now includes the
village activities. The link below will take you
to the Imperial War Museum website, and the
Penn and Tylers Green entry – which is
reproduced below., and can be found online at
www.iwm.org.uk/partnerships/mapping-thecentenary/projects/penn-tylers-green-villagesworld-war-one-commemoration.Thanks
to all
who contributed. Gill Markham on behalf of the
P&TGRS
Penn & Tylers Green Village
World War One Commemoration
The Penn & Tylers Green Residents Society set
out to recognise the fifty two local men who lost
their lives during World War One, as part of the
national centenary commemorations. Twenty
two came from Penn whilst thirty three came
from Tylers Green, although not all names are
listed on our war memorials.
As part of our research, we identified the
thirty homes where these men lived, and
acknowledged this with a special plaque in
Tylers Green. To represent each man, we also
identified thirty trees with each having a plaque
containing their names, regiment and date of
birth. Memorial stones, designed and painted by
the local Woman's Institute, further encouraged
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be covered by many of the same restrictions, not
to mention Agricultural Land and the fact that
such a development would overwhelm the
already over stretched local amenities.
To add to the above is the damning fact that
the former WDC blatantly lied to local residents
with their continual mantra of (sic) 'we do not
want to join the surrounding villages to Wycombe
Town which would only increase the sprawl (their
word) of the town'.
This is already happening, new builds on
Hammersley Lane, unaffordable to many, to cite a
prime example. Name and address supplied
VV Approached Katrina Wood to respond:
I have been given the chance to respond to a
letter received by the VV editor regarding my
involvement, or perceived lack of engagement
with the Ashwells/Gomm Valley development.
Firstly in response, I did not write the article in
issue 202 Feb/Mar 2021 on Penn School as alleged.
That was written by Peter Miller, who has followed
the issues with Penn School since the purchase of
the site by the Department for Education and has
a deep knowledge of the site and the issues
surrounding it.
With regard to the Gomm Valley/Ashwells, the
issue was that Gomm Valley had been set aside as
a site for reserved housing around 50 years ago so
it was always going to be released at some point
when housing numbers decreed that it was
necessary. Reserve sites did not mean they were
saved for ever more as they were, it meant they
were reserved for housing whenever they were
needed to meet housing numbers set by the
Government. It was a false belief that the site was
preserved as agricultural land and could never be
built on as the opposite was true and it was always
going to be difficult to fight its eventually release
for housing when the need arose. The Ashwells
site itself does not have any major designations
such as Green Belt, Area of Outstanding Natural
Beauty, Local Landscape area, nor is it I the
Conservation area, although it is true to say that
these designations exist on land outside the site.
The are some small areas of Sites of Special
Scientific Interest (SSSI) within the Gomm Valley
development which will retain protection.
Wycombe District Council tried a few years ago to
allocate it Green Belt status but the planning
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inspector at that time refused to allow it.
I certainly voiced many objections regarding
this site since it was first mooted to be released
from being a reserve site in 2014, and I spoke
vociferously against its release at the Cabinet
meeting making the decision in October 2014.
One point I emphasised was that if it had to be
released, which I was totally against, then the
infrastructure should precede anything else.
However, as Councillors we cannot not win every
argument for our residents and can only voice our
concerns to the best of our ability.
Once the site had been agreed to be released, I
worked with residents and the Council through
the public workshops and the liaison group set up
by the Council and the local Ashwells forum, to try
and make sure that local concerns were listened
to and that what is eventually built is the best that
local residents can hope for. When the outline
plans were put in for planning, I ensured it went
before the full planning committee for discussion
and argued against certain aspects, again
infrastructure and housing numbers, but outline
planning was given. When the original plans were
discussed there was the prospect of 120 dwellings
on Ashwells, the latest application is for around
104 so working together we have all managed to
reduce the number by 16. That may not sound a
lot but it is significant in an application the size of
Ashwells. Gomm Valley is another matter and
there is a current planning application in for that
site. Surprising as it may seem and although I do
realise how intrinsically these two sites are linked,
the Gomm Valley application has not been part of
my ward and there are limits to what I can do in
that area at the moment.
With respect to the authors comments
regarding the joining up of surrounding villages
to Wycombe Town, well to prevent that is still the
intention of the local plan. The houses being built
in Hammersley lane are infill or the replacement of
one property with more. Developers have every
right to put in applications for what they want to
build and with planning laws relaxing all the time
with the presumption of more houses needed,
there is less and less opportunity for Councils to
shape their own place and request something
different to what developers want to build and
ergo even less ability for Councillors to change
things. Katrina Wood. Buckinghamshire Council for Tylers
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CHURCH NEWS
Holy Trinity & St Margaret's
At the time of writing this we are waiting for
advice from the Government and Church of
England concerning how and when the 12,500
Parishes in England can begin to return to
Sunday Services. We continue to post a 30
minute audio service on the website each week.
As they have been throughout all of the last
year, both Holy Trinity and St Margaret’s are
both open each day from 9am to around 3pm.
The heating comes on in both churches for a
couple of hours each morning (to protect the
fabric) so mid-morning is a good time to pop in.
One of the things that has come across to me
over the last year is that it is personal interaction
with people that I had most taken for granted
and is the thing that I most miss. Zoom is a
brilliant invention but it is nothing like getting a
hug from my grandchildren.
Easter is the first weekend in April (3rd/4th)
and it does remind us that the life of Jesus Christ
was bracketed by his birth as a baby at the first
Christmas and death on the Cross that first
Easter as a real human being. God has created
us in his image to need relationship with both
Him and each other. So His plan of salvation
involves him coming to earth as one of us, in
the closest kind of relationship. It also means
that our need for relationship of a physical kind
is actually a reflection of our being created in
his image. It is at the very root of our nature.
That is why it is so important.
It looks as though we will not be able to meet
in Church for our Easter services but I do
recommend that you check out our website
(www.holytrinityandstmargarets.co.uk) as the
situation is evolving almost daily and if we can
gather, we will. This also means that we will
not be able to hold our usual Easter Egg hunt in
the churchyard of Holy Trinity. However, there
will be an Easter treasure trail from St
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Margaret’s to Holy Trinity (exactly one mile).
So, over the Easter weekend enjoy a walk with
family and collect letters that make up an Easter
Greeting – with a special easter prize (from the
Easter Bunny) at the end. The treasure trail will
be up from Good Friday and will start at St
Margaret’s. From there you will need to visit
the Sanctuary, the Village Hall, the First School,
JJs, the Red Lion, the Vicarage, the church Hall
and finishing at Holy Trinity … where the
Easter Bunny will have been busy. You will
need a piece of paper and pen to make a note of
the letters in each of those places, so that you
can work out the special phrase. Blessings, Revd
Mike Bisset, www.holytrinityand stmargartes.co.uk
Penn Free Methodist Church
The following are the
arrangements for our in-church
Easter services:
• Wednesday March 31st at
8pm: Prayer and a special
Easter study.
• Friday April 2nd at 10:30am: Good Friday
Service to include the Lord’s Supper
• Sunday April 4th at 11.00am and 6.30pm:
Resurrection Day Morning and Evening
Services
All are warmly welcomed. For any who
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would like to join via Zoom, please email
revps@icloud.com
There is a special page on the church website
entitled, COVID-19: HELPFUL RESOURCES
FOR CHRISTIANS AT THIS DIFFICULT
TIME. This comprises a section of articles
written by the Minister at various stages over
the last year dealing with the pandemic from a
Biblical perspective. Please go to www.
realchristianity.org.
A recent upload to our sermons recordings
website is entitled, ‘Believers in Christ currently
suffer, but are sustained by a glorious hope’. It
is an exposition of Romans 8:18-25, which
includes the words, “For I reckon that the
sufferings of this present time are not worthy to
be compared with the glory which shall be
revealed in us” (KJV).
A further address is based on 1 Peter 2:4-8,
which refers to the Lord Jesus Christ as “the
living stone”. We normally think of stones as
being inanimate, but Christ is full of life and
gives life. Most people, however, tragically
reject this living stone, even though “he that
believeth on him shall not be confounded” (1
Peter 2:6 KJV). Those who come to Christ for
salvation from sin will never be put to shame,
but will be gloriously vindicated. Great stones
provide a sure foundation for a building. Christ
is “the chief cornerstone”, providing salvation
for all who repent of sin and trust in Him.
However, a great stone which can be a sure
foundation can also act as a millstone which
grinds to powder. Those who defy Christ must
realise that He is also a Judge to be feared.
These addresses, and many others, can be
found on www.soundcloud.com/penn-freemethodists,
where they can also be downloaded,
as well as listened to from the website. Pastor
Peter Simpson, Minister
Tylers Green Methodist Church
Easter is a time when believers and nonbelievers
alike can have a positive view focused
on new life. In the Christian Church that new
life is focused on the resurrection of our Lord
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and the hope of new life that brings. For
believers and non-believers alike that new life is
focused on some of the things seen on Easter
cards, the risen Christ, of course, but also Easter
eggs and the chicks that emerge, or daffodils
and more generally seeing fresh growth in the
countryside and in our gardens.
But the timing is not always right. Climate
change is bringing forward the visible signs that
Spring is here and the fact that the date of Easter
changes from year to year adds to the confusion.
Easter Sunday is always the first Sunday after
the first full moon occurring after 21st March
and so, some Easters celebrations are somewhat
detached from the daffodils and other signs of
new life.
But it is a season of optimism and the
optimism this year should still be a time for
optimism. For church-goers there is the
prospect of attending gathered worship in our
churches on a Sunday rather than the scattered
worship of Zoomed or streamed services. For
all of us there is the prospect of life beginning to
return to ‘normal’ whatever that word will come
to mean post-pandemic times.
At the time of writing, Methodist Churches in
our Circuit are consulting worshippers whether
they are confident about returning to services
under present Covid restrictions and the
possibility of holding a service on Easter
Sunday. Other denominations may be having
similar discussions. Full details about reopening
will be given once these matters have
been settled.
But its Spring! This is a time to look forward.
A new dawn is on the horizon. So, tread
carefully whilst regulations require us to do so,
and when the time is right, let me know if you
have lost family or friend during lock-down or
if you just want to thank God for bringing you
through. We will remember all of them in a
Sunday Service when we can all gather in
church without masking our faces. Have a
Happy Easter and may God Bless you all.
Peter Stevens, Senior Church Steward, psredkite@
googlemail.com
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IN MEMORY
Frank Aubrey
23 March 1926-11 January 2021
Frank was born on the
23rd March 1926 in
the Potteries
(Staffordshire) and
died on the 11th
January 2021 at
home.
He was a muchloved
husband, father
and grandfather. He
lived in Tylers Green
since 1976 and was
an active member of
the village community
He was devoted to his family and encouraged
us all to do whatever made us happy.
He would do anything for anyone, always
looking for ways he could make a contribution
or help out a friend or neighbour. It’s no surprise
that he became a teacher. He taught at
Wellesbourne for many years, before moving to
Dr Challenors after he retired, where he helped
out as a technician.
A practical man, he loved to
understand how things worked
and he could fix just about
anything. For instance, when
his son Chris started to learn
the violin Frank realised that
the local schools had lots of
loan instruments that needed
repairing. So he taught himself
how to repair stringed
instruments and the house
filled with various pieces of
cellos, violins and violas.
That’s how his daughter
Megan came to pick up a cello.
His love of music was
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passed down by his mother, who sang opera,
and father, who was a brilliant pianist and
organist.
Ever the practical one Frank would drive his
father all around the potteries to play piano in
the local clubs and pubs.
A life-long obsession with engines was
fostered in his youth, with his love of
motorbikes, and a basement full of motorbikes
in various states of repair. He raced as an
amateur on a Norton works bike, until a bad
accident in Ireland landed him in hospital for six
months, at which point he decided it would be
safer to watch happily from the sidelines
instead.
Frank had somewhat eccentric views on the
use of spaces in and around a family house. For
example, a lawn was a perfect run for pet
chickens, a bathroom converted easily into a
photography darkroom, and only occasionally
would a garage be used to store a car. Instead it
would become a blacksmith’s forge, or a
workshop for lawnmower engines, or storage
for a horse-drawn trap (without the horse).
He loved to give new technology a try, and
bought Chris a BBC computer in the mid-80s,
which had the obvious appeal that you had to
partially build it yourself.
But he also loved the old-fashioned country
FRANK shoeiNg horses at YouNg Farmers
RAleigh, Cambridge
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crafts which, combined with his love of animals,
drew him to apprentice to become a Fellow of
the Worshipful Company of Farriers. A skill he
was thrilled to practise around the Newmarket
stables when he lived nearby in Cambridge.
He loved the Tylers Green village community,
and helped out where he could, only giving up
driving for Village Care in his 90s. He and his
wife Mary set up a walking group over 25 years
ago which (as well as keeping fitness levels up)
led to many good friendships. The group even
raised money to replace styles with kissing
gates, one of which has a dedication to Frank
and Mary.
Always keeping busy, Frank also loved: his
allotment, the local bowls club and the weekly
painting sessions - and the friendships formed
there.
His friends and family all have memories of
his enthusiasm and appetite for life and how he
helped us.
The family are planning a get-together in the
Village Hall in the afternoon of Tuesday 6th
July (rules permitting) so that friends can share
some memories of dad. Megan Aubrey
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PENN PATIENT
GROUP UPDATE
As Coretta Scott King, the wife of the great
Martin Luther King said, ‘the greatness of a
community is most accurately measured by the
compassionate actions of its members.’
The Simpson Centre and Penn Surgery would
like to thank the community who during this
pandemic, has provided enormous support and
demonstrated that community spirit is alive and
well in Penn and Beaconsfield. These pictures
highlight just some of this spirit which the
Surgery is immensely grateful for
We have run our biggest ever flu vaccination
programme and are now (alongside
neighbouring practices) running a COVID
vaccination programme at Adams Park. This
has been very successful to date, to the point
that we have already sent invitations to all
priority groups 1-9 (those aged over 50). To
minimise the impact on our regular service the
vaccination programme is largely being staffed
by regular staff on their days off, retired
members of the
team and
volunteers.
As other Covid
vaccination
centres have
begun to come
online in recent
weeks, the pace
has increased
further and
some of our
patients may
find that they
have received
invitations for a
vaccine from
several different
sources. In spite
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understand that lots
of people have had
and will continue
to have concerns
about their own
specific situation
and feel that they
should have the vaccine sooner. We have tried
to adhere to the government guidelines
regarding vaccine priority as closely as possible.
Second vaccine doses will be arranged 11-12
weeks after the first dose. Typically, we only get
a few days’ notice before vaccine deliveries so
we cannot give out second dose appointments
until the week before they are due. Everybody
who had their first vaccination through the
practice will be contacted by text or telephone
call to be invited for their second.
With all of this going on, the volume of
queries and calls that the practice receives is
extremely high. We are doing our very best to
deal with this increased workload but at times
this has been very difficult, and we recognise
that it has been difficult to get through to the
practice and that the waiting time to speak to a
doctor is longer than usual. Generally, people
have been very understanding about the
pressures we are working under, but this has not
always been the case and we would like to take
this opportunity to remind people that we are all
working very hard and appreciate your
continued support. Emma McPhee PPG
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SCHOOLS
NEWS ROUND UP
Tylers Green Middle School
Dear Village Voice, it now feels as if Spring is
here and I wish to wish our community a very
Happy Easter.
The pupils returned to TGMS on 8th March,
after lockdown 3, having spent over 2 months at
home. It has been a very challenging, yet
memorable time and the children at TGMS have
been very engaged in their learning. Daily
maths, English and other subjects have been the
diet for all year groups to ensure that the
children keep up with the core learning.
Whether the children were at home, or in school
as part of the vulnerable and critical worker
group, the lessons were following what the
children would have been learning in their
curriculum.
I am so proud of the children and in order to
motivate each one, a gift was sent in the post of
a bookmark and a pencil which have been
created especially for lockdown 2021. This has
been funded by our REACH Fund which is
based on voluntary contributions to the school
with the aim of enhancing and enriching
children’s learning experiences.
In the final week of home learning, the
REACH Fund also provided a bespoke dance
workshop for each class. It was delivered
virtually by Nerine Skinner and whether the
children were in school, or at home, they were
able to join in and learn a dance, along with
their classteacher. The children needed a boost
and this workshop was designed to be fun,
engage the children and promote wellbeing.
Exercise and movement, coupled with music, is
very uplifting. How we feel about something
can have such an impact.
Nerine was fantastic and the fast paced
45-minute Dance workshop was based around
every day habits and routines; from brushing
hair to Zoom lessons and from playing
PlayStation to exercise. By using every day
activities and putting them into simple dance
moves to music, the children told the story of a
typical day in their life. The perfect way to
implement a little bit of mindfulness and
gratitude for the simple things whilst keeping fit
and having fun.
It is so great to have the pupils back at school.
Let us hope that our children never have to miss
out on face to face education in the future.
Vanessa Pinkney Headteacher
Tylers Green First School
Spring seems to be in the air (finally!) as we
begin our wider reopening for all children on
the 8th of March. Our children have been
fantastically resilient and have worked hard on
their remote learning since January. In line with
other schools, we also had a large number of
children of Critical workers attending school
daily, so we have been very busy!
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We had an amazing response to our request
for members of the village community to come
forward to join the Governing Body, and we are
happy to be welcoming the new governors to
our school family. Thank you to everyone who
supported us with this – our school motto is
“Children at the heart of the School, the School
at the heart of the Village” and this support from
the community was the embodiment of this.
Sadly, we had to fell three trees in our
woodland that had become dangerous and were
at risk of falling. There’s always a silver lining
though, and Penn Tree Services were kind
enough to deliver a load of wood chips to use
alongside our own chippings to refurbish the
pathways in the woodland. Mr Webb (our new
caretaker) has been very busy creating trails for
the children to run around. This is a huge
improvement because the children were getting
extremely muddy in the Autumn Term.
The newly surfaced playground has had
brand new line markings added and now boasts
a five a side football pitch, hopscotch and a
circle for “duck duck goose” games. The
children are really enjoying making the most of
playtimes in the improved spaces as the weather
warms up.
We are hopeful that we will be able to have
some of our important events over the next term
– things like sports day or school productions,
but as ever we will find creative solutions if we
can’t go ahead - so that the children continue to
make great memories of their time with us.
Jude Talbot Heateacher
Village Pre-School
We have had great fun this term with our
themes, including Zoo Animals, Insects (the
children loved the insects set in resin) and Pets
(a visit from Red, the Bearded Dragon was a
great hit with the children). This week is Fire
week and thanks to an amazing resource box
lent to us by Wycombe Fire Station, the children
have spent 2 weeks being firefighters). Next
week we have arranged for a visit from our
local Police Officer and a Police Car. We also
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managed to have lots
of fun in the ice and snow as well as the huge
puddle that formed in our outside area!
We are delighted that our afternoon activities
have continued to run: Kiddleydivey, Dinky
Dancers and Playball have all been back with
us. Romar Sports will be back very soon and
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children love taking part in all these activities
which offer them the chance to experience
extra-curricular activities during the Pre-school
day at a very reasonable cost.
We are expecting to be at full capacity by
Easter which is great! We have welcomed
several new children, who have settled very
well and look forward to welcoming more
throughout the term as the Covid risk will
hopefully lessen.
We (the staff) were given the opportunity to
attend the Covid testing service provided by Sir
William Ramsay School for a few weeks. This
has now stopped due to their students all
returning. This means that until we are provided
with our own home test kits, we will have to
attend the testing centre in High Wycombe.
We are looking forward to better weather and
resuming our Forest School sessions after
Easter. For all enquiries, please contact Nicky
Lovegrove on 01494 817093 or by email at:
thevillagepreschooltylersgreen@outlook.com
Take care all and keep safe! Nicky Lovegrove
(Manager)
Little Oaks Nurseries
Re-opening on 5th January as we did means that
our nursery children have been in great hands all
term, in many cases allowing for smoother
home-schooling of older children as well as the
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direct benefits to them of being at nursery. We
celebrate their resilience, burgeoning
independence and adaptability daily! I would
also like to applaud the amazing Little Oaks
team who have been putting themselves at
heightened risk daily, without PPE, so that the
littlest ones in our care can continue to
experience wonderful challenges and exciting
experiences. What a dedicated workforce.
World Book Day was created by UNESCO in
1995 and the first UK event took place in 1997.
The intention from the start was to ‘change lives
through a love of books and shared reading’.
Our nursery children are fortunate to be exposed
to books and stories daily, and came up with
their own special favourites for this year’s
World Book Day on March 4th. Some of the
most popular children’s authors from the past
three centuries were represented, including Julia
Donaldson, Janet & Allan Ahlberg, Beatrix
Potter and Eric Carle. Traditional tales took their
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• Goodnight Spaceman by Michelle Robinson
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• Ella Bella Ballerina by James Mayew
• The Highway Rat by Julia Donaldson
• Little Red Riding Hood re-told by Ian Beck
To finish, a quote that reflects lockdown to a
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we have to stay where we are.”
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SPORTS
NEWS ROUND UP
P&TG Lawn Tennis Club
At the time of writing we are extremely excited
to be planning to re-open the courts to our
members on 29th March. It has been such a
strange year, there have been long periods
where we have been unable to play and have
walked past the empty courts in the sunshine,
and then also long periods where lots of us have
been working from home and able to play much
more regularly than normal life allows!
We will be arranging a number of events and
friendly competitions over the next few months
for our members to make the most of the spring
and summer months (British weather
permitting, of course!). We are also hoping to be
able to plan a belated celebration for our 60th
birthday last year.
NEW MEMBERS – Our membership renews
annually on 1st April so this is the perfect time
to join. If you are interested in joining us, or
would like to get in touch please visit our
website at www.clubspark.lta.org.uk/PennTennis
or email ptgtennisclub@gmail.com for more
information. Kate Noble
P&TG Football Club
As we write this, we are none the wiser on exact
details, but we hopefully have light at the end of
the tunnel!
Following the governments announcement of
their roadmap, we expect football to return from
the 29th March. We are super excited to get all
the girls, boys, ladies and men back on the pitch
with a ball. For our senior sections, the leagues
have been voided for obvious reasons ( our first
team played just 5 league games so far!) but
there may be mini tournaments to engage the
players.
For the junior sections, league football will
return with a hope of of finishing seasons in
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some way, with agreement from the FA to
continue into June. Unfortunately our annual
football tournament won’t go ahead though
For all players at the club, the opportunity to
return to training, safely, is a major step to
normality. We will do all we can as a club, as
before, to ensure a safe return for everybody,
and we are so looking forward to seeing the
smiles, and the net ripple!
This year we are delighted that our close
working relationships with our key partner
venues Beaconsfield High School & Sir William
Ramsey, will enable us to train for as long as
possible, and give us the opportunity to prepare
and perfect our grounds, while giving our
neighbours more opportunity to enjoy the
British summertime
Off the pitch we will reopen the bar for
outside entertainment from the 12th April and
indoors shortly afterwards subject to
government guidance. It’s been extremely tough
financially on the whole club to have our key
source of revenue taken away for a large
majority of the year, so we look forward to and
welcome your support when we re-open. With
so many unknowns over the forthcoming
months, once again we will not be hosting our
amazing beer festival this year, but rest assured
we have some mini beer and music events that
you will not want to miss. More details to come
when we can!
We are hopeful that this years fireworks
display will take place, as an important
community & charity event, which we hope to
confirm as we enter some form of normality.
James keating, Press@ptgfc.co.uk
P&TG Cricket Club PLUS pics
With Easter upon us, the cricket season is now
just around the corner and despite inevitable
cold hands and heavy sweaters, it will still feel
good to get out on the field of play once more,
roadmap out-of-lockdown permitting
Those words were unimaginable just 14
months ago but have become part of our
vocabulary in the time since then. The
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restrictions placed upon during the pandemic
have made us all appreciate ‘normal life’ more
than ever and this certainly applies to the joy of
playing cricket.
Of course, with the winter lockdown, we have
not been able to practice our cricket and get in
shape for the Summer, but this should serve as
encouragement to our 2nd XI who will be
hoping to encounter opposition sides scratching
around for form and fitness in the early weeks
of the season.
If you are new to the village and would like to
play some cricket this summer, you’ll be sure of
a warm welcome. Just look up our Facebook
page (‘Penn & Tylers Green Cricket Club’) or
contact Nick Barber at nick.barber@sjpp.co.uk
for further details to introduce yourself.
Waking up the playing square from its winter
hibernation began in March and the outfield has
been rolled to reduce bumps and bobbles which
are natural irritations for the village cricketer.
The whole place has received its first trim from
our newly-acquired mower but there are always
plenty of other jobs to do including assembling
the pitch covers, cleaning/positioning the
sight-screens and giving the batting nets a
general tidy-up. All of this will be done with our
band of willing volunteers.
The new playing season kicks off in late-
April with a couple of warm-up fixtures ahead
of a busy league season for our 1st and 2nd XIs
as we target further improvements to our
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encouraging League form of 2020.
Junior Coaching will take place at the Club
on Sunday mornings for School Years 1,2 & 3,
and on Thursday evenings for School Years 4, 5,
6 & 7. We have entered age-group sides into the
revamped Bucks Leagues once more, providing
more opportunities for players to learn about the
game, to emulate heroes like Ben Stokes and
Nat Sciver, and to develop their skills at their
own pace. Look out for further details coming
soon or drop us a line at the email address
below to sign up for updates.
A lot of our Junior players stepped-up and
made important contributions to our Senior
teams during the summer of 2020 and we are
delighted that so many are looking forward to
doing so again this year.
So, if you are interested in playing cricket
yourself or on behalf of your sons or daughters,
you can get in touch with either Nick Barber at
nick.barber@sjpp.co.uk (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.
You can also find us on Facebook (‘Penn &
Tylers Green Cricket Club’) Jon Wilson
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ASHWELLS
UPDATE
The outline planning consent of March 2020
was limited to site access arrangements, and a
development not exceeding 109 dwellings.
Bucks Council, as owners of the Ashwells site,
has now submitted further documentation in
order to satisfy the pre-commencement planning
conditions. These include a ‘Phasing’ plan and
a ‘Master Plan and Design Framework’
indicating the placing of roads, FPs, cycling
routes and buildings, landscaping works,
constructing the new access road to Cock Lane
and widening Cock Lane up to that point. This
latest version, has 104 dwellings focussed on
the filled-in chalk pit converted to the role of
Village Green. This is not a final design, which
will be determined by further detailed
submissions by the developer, based on an
agreed Design Code.
The Council intends to do the infrastructure
work themselves, comprising utilities diversions
and new incoming services. The site will then
be sold to one or more developers, but subject to
the Design Code to ensure a high-quality
development. Work on the new Cock Lane
access road and utilities is due to start in June
and there are likely to be closures of Cock Lane
during the summer holidays. On completion,
this can be used for vehicular access to the site,
and the existing Ashwells road then closed to
construction traffic.
The proposed breakdown of house types is as
follows: 11 terraced town houses; 46 detached
houses; 42 semi-detached houses; and 5 flats.
We understand that 47 of these dwellings will
be part of the ‘affordable’ provision (32
Discount Market Value units and 15 custom/
self-build units). To satisfy the Council’s policy
on affordable homes, there will also be 68
’affordable rental units’ provided off-site at
Bellfield Road in Wycombe.
The Ashwells Forum group will soon be
meeting the Bucks Council officers and their
design team to discuss the proposals in detail.
Miles Green
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FIELDS IN
KING'S WOOD Part 10
Part of a Bronze Age planned
countryside?
Oliver Rackham, a recently deceased
Cambridge academic and the leading historian
and ecologist of British woodland, observed that
both Celtic (prehistoric) fields and strip lynchets
are mostly earlier than the Iron Age, that some
appear to be of Neolithic origin and were in use
throughout the Bronze Age. He and others
found an unmistakeably planned pattern of
parallel, but not straight, main axes of low stony
banks known as reaves, running for miles across
Dartmoor, typically about 100yds apart,
intersected by cross walls at intervals.
He noted that similar evidence of this Bronze
Age reave-type field system had been found in
many areas and regions of Britain and
concluded that they tell a story of country
planning on a gigantic scale, of an organisation
able to parcel out tens of square miles as it
pleased and which set its rules of geometry
above the practicalities of dealing with gorges
and bogs. Thus, the lines can finish on one side
of a valley and then reappear on the other side
on the same alignment. This system ignores
rivers and streams which suggests that they
predate wheeled transport (i.e., before
c.1700BC). They reflect the emergence
throughout Britain of the concept of land as a
form of property, following the intensification of
agriculture, the introduction of new crops such
as hulled barley and spelt wheat, and a move to
exploit heavier soils. They lasted for some
3,000 years.
In lowland areas these early boundaries have
generally been overlaid by millennia of farming,
but they are still clearly visible where
cultivation was later abandoned, such as on
moors and uplands. One such area where
ancient landscapes have been strikingly
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preserved is on Salisbury Plain, as a result of
occupation by the army for the last century. The
absence of deep ploughing has left areas of
Bronze Age fields about 3,500 years old which
David McOmish of the Royal Commission on
Historical Monuments for England describes as
"cloaking the downs like a chequer board of
small rectangular paddocks".
McOmish observes that "Remarkably, the
fields share a common axis of alignment NE to
SW, which in many instances ignores the
topography,". Since this makes the fields more
difficult to plough, there must have been some
important motive: the alignment faces the
midwinter sunrise (SE), like Salisbury Plain's
most famous monument, Stonehenge.
McOmish says, "The opening up of the
landscape was presumably regarded as being
legitimised by this alignment and its association
with important earlier communal monuments”.
The next two articles will consider how
Buckinghamshire and King’s Wood fit into this
picture. Miles Green
Two gorgeous muntjack deer snapped by Carl Hale
Photographs: Carl Hale
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THE STORY OF
QUEEN VICTORIA'S
SCARF...
What's the link between a scarf, Queen
Victoria, The Horse and Jockey, and the
church of St Margaret?
Back in the 1980’s I was looking through a box
of old family photographs with my father when
I noticed an old sepia photograph of a scarf.
“What’s that?” I asked. “Oh that’s Uncle Tom’s
scarf hanging on your Nan’s washing line” my
father replied. “I wonder what happened to
that?”. The story that he relayed intrigued me
and so my quest began.
My Great Uncle Tom Ferrett was born in
September 1863 in the hamlet of Holybourne,
near Alton, in Hampshire. The family were
from humble beginnings and his father worked
on the land in common with many folk in rural
Hampshire. Up until the industrial revolution it
would normally have been expected for children
to grow up following in their father’s footsteps.
But during the mid to late 1800’s big changes
were afoot. With the advent of the newly
constructed railway network, young men could
now travel further afield to find work and make
their way in life, with the possibility of better
pay and working conditions. And so it was that
at the age of 17, Tom left the family home and
went to work for the London and South Western
Railway Company. His job as an engine cleaner
was not perhaps the most glamorous of
occupations but he had at least left home and
was making his own way in life, living as a
lodger in a house in Windsor. Six years pass
and Tom is now understandably looking to the
future and engine cleaning is perhaps not what
it was cracked up to be!
What might a young man turn to in the late
1800’s that would give him the opportunity of a
steady wage and the chance to see the world?
Yes – he enlists with the Royal West Surrey
Regiment in August 1886 at the age of 20 years
11 months. He signed up as a ‘stableman’,
initially for ‘short service’ but then extended this
to a term of 21 years. He became a career
soldier, ready and prepared to serve his Queen
and country. Beginning as a Private, he rose
through the ranks to finally become Colour
Sergeant Tom Ferrett. During this time, of
course, Queen Victoria was on the throne until
early 1901 being succeeded by Edward V11.
A brief summary of Tom’s career shows that
he served in East India, followed by two tours
of South Africa between 1899 and 1904, which
of course included the period covering the Boer
War, and it is here that I began to find some
answers. Tom served as a Colour Sergeant
directly under General Hildyard throughout the
Boer War and received the Kings South Africa
Medal with clasps for Tugela Heights, Relief of
Ladysmith, as well as the Battle of Colenso. He
was mentioned in dispatches for acts of bravery
by Lord Roberts and was awarded the DCM
(Distinguished Conduct Medal) in 1902.
In 1900 Queen Victoria presented Lord
Roberts with 8 woollen scarves, all hand
crocheted by Her Majesty, and with ‘VR’
embroidered in one corner. These were to be
presented to “the most distinguished private
soldiers serving in the South African Campaign”
and as you will have already guessed, our Tom
was one of the proud recipients. On the off
chance I wrote to the military museum of the
Royal West Surrey Regiment to see if they had
any detailed information on these 8 scarves.
Their reply took me by surprise. “We’ve got
your Great Uncle Tom’s Scarf – would you like
to come along and see it?” Well yes !! We went
to the museum where it was carefully taken
from its glass case and my father and I were
allowed to hold it. The campaign medals are not
held by the museum (whereabouts remain
unknown) and I later discovered that the DCM
was sold at auction to a private collector in
1985.
Tom was discharged from the army due to ill
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health and declared “unfit for further duty” in
February 1905. He and his wife Martha became
the publicans at the Horse and Jockey in Tylers
Green where they planned to live a quiet life
after the rigors of being a career soldier. Sadly
the quiet life yearned for did not last. Tom died
suddenly of an aneurism on 3rd February 1907
– just two years after settling in Tylers Green.
Martha left the pub immediately and returned to
her old family home in
Middlesex where she lived with
her widowed mother. She never
married and for many years,
according to my late father’s
recollection, would display
Tom’s scarf at various local
events, raising money for charity.
For a number of years I have
endeavored to find Tom’s final
resting place. Did Martha return
him to the family home at
Holybourne? Was he buried in
Middlesex along with Martha’s
father and her other close family.
Or was Tom laid to rest at the
church of St Margaret in Tylers
Green where they had made their
home for just two short years.
After more research I have
recently discovered that Tom
rests in your churchyard at Tylers
Green. He was buried on 9th
February 1907 aged just 43. Due
to the Covid-19 pandemic I have
yet to visit the church from my
home near Bury St Edmunds, but
I would like to visit and pay my
respects at the church and to also
raise a glass in the Horse and
Jockey in memory of Tom and
Martha. Sadly, I do not know his
whereabouts in the churchyard.
Is he in an unmarked grave or
has his headstone become too
weathered to read? Are there
any records tucked away that
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might lead us to his exact final resting place? A
member of your community has very kindly
taken a look around the churchyard but to date
we have not located the spot. Perhaps we never
will. If any local folk have any information I
would be only too pleased to hear from you.
In closing, I never did find out why Great
Uncle Tom’s scarf was hanging on my Nan’s
washing line! Geoff Benton, geoffbenton51@gmail.com
Village Voice April/May 2021
ASK THE VV
HISTORIANS
Ask the VV Historians your questions
about local history, people, and places
The Royal Standard
I was contacted recently by a keen freelance arts
and travel writer who had been commissioned
to write a piece for a magazine about the Royal
Standard of England pub in Forty Green. She
had been told that ‘the long history of the
pub included mention of The Ship in the
dedication papers for the founding of
Penn Church in 1213’ and was looking
for documented evidence to give real
historical weight to her piece.
I had to disappoint her by responding
that whilst the Royal Standard is a nice
pub, the history the landlord claims for it
is breath-takingly exaggerated. In fact, it
started life as a humble beer house in
about 1840 and was not a fully-fledged
public house until the 20th-century. It is
the youngest pub in Penn Parish whereas
the Crown, Red
Lion and several
others have long,
well-attested
pedigrees.
In 1838, the
Penn Tithe Map
records no pub in
Forty Green and
the site of the
present pub is
described as an
‘Orchard with
Cottage’, a part of
Holespur Heath
Farm owned by
Earl Howe. The
first mention of a
publican appears in the 1841 census, and local
Directories first record it as The Britannia. The
1855 Inclosure Award plan shows it was briefly
The Ship, but by 1865 it had become the Royal
Standard. The ‘of England’ was not added until
the 1880s, and it was still a beer house in the
1920s.
The ludicrous claim that King Charles II hid
there after losing the Battle of Worcester in
1651 meant that it was a leading candidate for
the ‘Old Wives’ Tales’ section of ‘Our Royal
Connections’ (published in 1812 and available
via the P&TGRS website at www.
pennandtylersgreen.org.uk) Miles Green
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TWO SPOONS
We are Two Spoons, a local tea
company named after the tools
of our trade, our tasting spoons.
We are tea tasting professionals
with 50 years of combined tea
trade experience and have taken
the plunge to set up our own
business. From buying and blending, to supply
chain and product development, we have
covered all things tea related.
We believe that tea is an unsung hero. It’s
delicious, it’s good for you and a huge amount
of effort is involved in the journey from bush to
cup. We want to share stories about that journey
and our experiences along the way.
Our products: On tea gardens around the
world, the best of the days production will be
reserved for the estate manager to take home
and use for visiting guests. This is known as the
Bungalow Blend, after the style of
accommodation in the gardens. We named our
signature blend after this tradition because like
the estate manager, we know good tea.
Our Bucks Blend is a nod to the fact we are
adopted sons of Buckinghamshire. We’ve used
a sprinkling of Darjeeling, the champagne of
teas, because we think Bucks deserves it.
We recognise that everyone drinks their tea
differently, so offer our blends in loose form
alongside their Single Origin ingredients. This
allows for experimentation and the opportunity
to create a personalised signature blend.
The Two Spoons Philosophy: We encourage
experimentation and we will never tell you how
to drink your tea. Giles’s mum, for example, has
come up with a mix of Bucks Blend and Assam
- a perfect accompaniment, she says proudly,
for her Thursday afternoon Zoom sessions!
However you make it, you can rest assured
you will be using really good tea that we have
personally selected.
We have worked hard to ensure that our
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packaging is sustainable, from the teabag
material and pouches, to our product labels and
packing tape. We only buy tea from estates we
know operate ethically and sustainably.
Your chance to win… For a chance to win
your very own Two Spoons Bungalow Blend
decorative tea caddy, please answer this
question: How many combined years of tea
experience do Giles and Mark have?
Email your answer to: teatasters@
twospoons.co.uk with your name and address by
10th April. You’ll also have an opportunity to
sign up for our friendly newsletter. First correct
entry pulled out of the hat will be the winner.
Only one entry per email address.
Exek Taxis
Dear VV Readers,
You may not know that local company Elite Taxis
is now under new ownership. It is still locally
owned and still serves the local community. We
have taken the decision to re-brand, and as part
of our re-branding strategy, our name has
changed from Elite to Exek. This re-branding is
part of our improved management strategy,
focusing on giving our customers a much higher
level of customer service and reliability that our
local community deserves.
Along with the re-branding we have invested
heavily in the latest technology and
implemented policies so we can achieve our
promise of better service.
We are in operation even during these tough
times, serving our local community in all their
transport needs, ensuring the drivers follow the
correct Covid-19 safety protocols and guidelines
to protect themselves and our customers.
We hope you can support a local business like
ours who are proud of its heritage spanning over
25 years in the local community that has had its
reputation built on professionalism, reliability
and commitment to customer service.
We can cover all your needs from local journeys,
airport transfers and business travel to an
executive fleet that can cater from 4 to 16
passengers.
Our new brand reflects our proud heritage and
bright future. Many thanks and we look forward
to seeing you all soon. The team at Exek 01494
711100 / bookings@exek.co.uk
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CLUBS
& SOCIETIES
Guiding in P&TG
Sadly at present we have very little to share
about our units, as everyone is waiting
expectantly for better news after Easter. Our
Trefoil unit are looking forward with hope that
they can finally meet in the summer. As always
they have kept in touch via monthly newsletters
and members contributing, with their news. As
Easter is not far away, they have included an
Easter craft and quizzes for members to do at
home this month. Anglia Girlguiding, our
region, is 50 years old this year and along with
many activities and celebrations, including a
commemorative badge, some of the Trefoil
members will be partaking in a challenge that
they have set in the next few months. Some
members have kept in touch using zoom and
also with other members in the County. They
look forward to meeting other County members
in November when they have their yearly
winter gathering.
We as a district are still looking for volunteers
to help with virtual meetings and hopefully later
this spring even help with unit meetings, which
initially will take place outside with fingers
crossed, better weather! If you are considering
doing some local voluntary work then please
think of us. www.girlguiding.org.uk/getinvolved/become-a-volunteer
Katie Barnes
P&TG Scouts
Fingers crossed, at the time of writing this we
have seen the start of face to face meeting again.
The schools have opened up and we have a
timetable of further changes to follow. The
National Youth Agency which overseas all
national youth groups has confirmed scouting
will move to amber readiness from 29th March.
This is great news with the upshot being we can
start outdoor meetings. From April 12th we can
go another big step forward with indoor
meetings. The unit leaders will be busy putting
together their plans for meetings and everyone
involved will be told when and where.
With so many of us being at home and
perhaps changing our working patterns
permanently there will hopefully be more free
time available. This could be the perfect chance
for you to try volunteering ? As we plan for the
units to start meeting again one important factor
is having enough volunteers/helpers to make it
all work. We really need your help so please
think about helping or even asking your friends
or relatives about it. It isn’t some enormous
commitment of time, it can be very flexible and
tailored to what you can offer. Go on, why not
give it go. Paul Wickes. 815715. www.ptgscouts.org.uk
Evening WI
At last the children are back to school, a
wonderful step forward, that glimmer of light
shines much brighter at the end of the tunnel.
Now many of our members have had at least
their first dose of the vaccine which means we
are feeling more confident.
Our meetings continue via the internet, in
February we travelled across the out back and
desert regions of Australia in a 2CV. In March
we had a talk titled Jail Tales from the first
female governor of Stangeways and Dartmoor
Prisons. For our April meeting it will be
somewhat different in that we are having a
practical craft session via the the internet. A first
for many and hopefully we will all 'have a go'.
When the Birds Sing is the the title of our May
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meeting presented by a guitarist/singer/
composer and bird song recordist.
June will be our birthday meeting and we are
very much hoping we will be able to gather in
person somehow. We are very fortunate that we
have the technology to hold meetings via the
internet but this is not open to all members as a
a number are not able or uncomfortable using
this means. Also very much not the same as
active to face gathering. Everyone is very much
looking forward to the relaxing of the current
rules and life getting better.
We usually meet on the second Thursday of
the month and if you think you may be
interested in joining our So you are welcome to
visit us and join us in one of our zoom meetings.
Contact Hilary Forbes on hforbes@pennsoft.
co.uk for further details. Lydia Andrews
Morning WI
So once again we have hope on the horizon,
which for most of us, cannot come too soon!
The morning WI we have been doing our best
to keep the members interested and to that end
our speaker in February was Misha Khan who
in 2018 joined a euro/Arabian expedition to the
North Pole. This was an all women team and it
was hoped that a greater understanding between
women of different cultures, background and
ethnicity would be achieved.
In March we had Simon Gregor speaking
about the life of one family in Prague
throughout the 20th century.
As soon as the 'rule of 6' returns and the
weather is warmer we shall resume our coffee
and tea get togethers, and we hope that by then
the second wave of jabs will have started.
We are trying to plan a bit for the future but as
we all know this is not easy at the moment, but
it is amazing a year of restricted living has
passed and as a community we have done very
well adapting to the circumstances.
With best wishes to all readers, Sheila Sparrow
Penn Pond Waders Golf Society
Covid-19 continues to disrupt our golfing
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calendar. Our first event of 2021 at Beaconsfield
GC has had to be cancelled and our tour to
Cascais in Northern Portugal is now postponed
until next year. With the lifting of restrictions
over the coming months, we are optimistic that
the Waders will be back in action in time for our
next event at the excellent Porters Park GC. The
revised 2021 event schedule looks like this:
• 20th May 2021 - Porters Park GC
• 11th June 2021 - Berkhamsted GC
• 9th July 2021 - Henley GC
• 27th August 2021 - Gerrards Cross GC
• 30th September2021 - Hindhead GC
• 14th October 2021 - Remedy Oak GC
• 15th October 2021 - Ferndown GC
• 26th November 2021 - Ashridge GC
If you are interested in joining our friendly
Society or coming along as a guest at any of our
2021 events, please contact our Secretary Bob
Teuton on 07973 137446. We would love to
welcome some new Waders at any of the great
golfing venues above. For more information,
please visit our website: www.
pennpondwadersgolfsociety.com John Horton
Hazlemere Gardening Association
Although garden centres remain open the
committee have decided that we are not yet
confident enough to risk opening in the
customary manner until later in the year.
I am, however, pleased to say we have started
renewing memberships and operating our
‘Order and Collection Service” This worked
very well last year and with our new website
now fully operational, has enabled members to
purchase the full range of our stock under this
system. Please see our website for details of
membership, how to place an order and the full
range of products in our Barn store.
Peter Pearman (Membership Secretary) 711570
www.hazlemeregardening.co.uk
Village Care
Peter Sachs is stepping down as contributor to
Village Voice and the committee would like to
thank him for all he has done over many years.
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Although Village Care hasn’t been operating
its usual service since the first lockdown in
March last year, our telephonists continue to call
our clients regularly for chats, checking that
they are coping, ensuring they have everything
they need and offering help or advice where
they can. We know that clients are appreciative
of these calls and telephonists are pleased to
provide a listening ear. Village Care telephonists
will only call clients between 10am and 1 pm
on a weekday , and clients are always welcome
to call the duty telephonists during that time if
they would like to chat or need anything, and
we will do our best to help if we can.
Following on from the announcement about
easing the lockdown, we are hoping to resume
driving on June 21st. Clients wishing to book a
driver will be able to do so as before, and a
reminder that we are available for local trips
anywhere- to visit friends and family for
example, as well as medical appointments, trips
to local clubs and to get your hair done (at last! )
Although it is disappointing that we aren’t
now able to welcome clients to our tea party in
May, we are happy to say that we hope to hold
it on Friday 3rd September instead. Details will
be available later in the year. By the time you
read this, clients will have had their invitation ,
together with a pack of Information produced
by the Leap Active Partnership and Bucks
Council offering some really helpful tips and
advice about staying healthy at home.
We are still planning to hold Open Gardens
on 6th June and have fingers crossed for a
beautiful day just like last year.
Tylers Green First School have asked for a
donation to provide a bench in their Woodland
Garden so we hope to include a photo in the
next edition. There will be a plaque on the
bench acknowledging the Village Care
contribution.
Village Care aims to offer help and support to
both individuals and organisations in Penn &
Tylers Green, Penn Street and Winchmore Hill.
Please do get in touch if you could use our
help.” Anna Allen
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Warning Over Royal Mail
Text Message Scam
The text message attempts to obtain a person’s
personal and financial details
Everyone is being warned to watch out for a
new text message scam in which criminals pose
as Royal Mail in an attempt to steal personal
and financial details.
The Chartered Trading Standards Institute
(CTSI) has said that it has received evidence of
the scam, which uses a text message to claim a
parcel is awaiting delivery but a “settlement”
must first be paid.
The message also includes a link that leads to a
fraudulent website posing as a Royal Mail page
and asks for personal and payment details,
which could then be used by scammers for
further fraud.
It follows a similar email scam which was
flagged by Royal Mail recently.
Concerns have been raised about the increase
in online scams since the beginning of the
coronavirus pandemic as millions of people
began spending more time online and there
was a surge in online shopping.
The fraudulent text message asks users to pay
a settlement (typically £2.99) before their parcel
can be delivered
The CTSI warned that the rise in online
shopping means more people are likely to be
waiting for parcels and deliveries, making them
more vulnerable to this kind of scam.
Lead officer Katherine Hart said: “This delivery
scam is yet another example of fraudsters
attempting to make money out of the
unsuspecting public. Due to the lockdowns,
many millions of people rely on product
deliveries, so scammers have focused their
efforts on this theme.
The Royal Mail will only ever contact customers
via text or email if a customs fee is due, not for
domestic parcel delivery. If you have any
suspicions, contact Royal Mail to verify before
you click any links or share details."
These types of scams come in many forms, and
scammers do not only use Royal Mail branding,
they may be sent via text, emails and by phone.
Everyone is encouraged to report any suspected
scams to Action Fraud, or for email scams contact
the National Cyber Security Centre by emailing
report@phishing.gov.uk
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LANDSCAPES
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PHONE: 01494 813225
EMAIL: info@pennlandscapes.co.uk
FOR ALL YOUR GARDEN REQUIREMENTS
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Village Voice April/May 2021
FILMING IN
COMMON WOOD
February saw a group of new visitors to
the wood as filmmakers commenced
principal photography on short film
"Hunting Bears".
Conceived during the first lockdown by Writer
Director Jason Ruddy, the film was inspired by
his own experience as a carer for a family
member. It follows a day in the life of Kenny,
who is in the advanced stages of Alzheimer’s
disease, and younger brother Andy, who has
reluctantly become his primary carer.
As a Director of Photography, I’m always
excited to work on
projects where the
Director has a personal
connection to the story.
When we began
discussing the type of
location that Jason
wanted to use, it
became clear that the
beautiful Common
Wood fitted the bill
perfectly! We were
delighted that Mike and
the society were happy
to have us, and perhaps
the hardest part of the
shoot was picking the
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right spot in the woods, as it’s so visually
stunning.
The film stars actors Nathaniel Parker
(Stardust, The Inspector Lynley Mysteries) and
Joel Beckett (The Office, Green Street) and is
due to be released this summer. Suzanne Smith
For more information and updates on
future screenings, you can follow the film on
Instagram @huntingbearsfilm
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Village Voice April/May 2021
WOODLAND
& GREEN SPACES
Has Spring sprung?
It has been a very wet winter, this has led to
many parts being very soggy and I am
constantly amazed by the number of people
who walk with most inappropriate footwear.
The consequence of this is that paths get tracked
wider and wider damaging the margins. Litter is
a continuing menace but we appreciate the
small number of people that take it on
themselves to clear some occasionally. We have
had a couple of fly tipping incidents mainly
involving wheels and tyres. If rubbish lands on
our property it costs us to dispose of this
rubbish. Please keep your eyes open and report
any fly tipping to Bucks council.
Our maps and noticeboards need some
refurbishment. With a couple of other guys we
have reinforced the corners with metal supports
but the tops need replacing ready for our new
maps. These reflect the changes in the latest
leaflets available at the main gate and Rushmoor
entrance.
A debate about whether the monsters at the
Widmer field should be installed in Common
Wood arose on Facebook. It was decided not to
go ahead on the basis that the paths to the
woods were already significantly damaged and
muddy and that the strange creatures would
cause horses to shy possibly injuring the rider.
On one weekend, a large number of ribbons
were tied low onto trees and bushes. I received a
frantic phone call from a dog owner whose dog
had been choking on one left on ground. The
dog owner removed all after checking with me.
It is important to consult with me as manager of
the woods if it is okay to undertake an activity
that may leave changes or material to the
environment. I would like to speak to the people
who create the structures in the wood from the
fallen branches.
I met an individual recently looking for a
geocache. I’m told there are currently two in the
woods although some years ago there were
more. This is an example where we were
consulted before going ahead.
There are a number of teenagers who like to
meet with their friends and having spoken to
them asking them to ensure that the area is clear
and tidy they have largely kept to this
agreement. Unfortunately another group don’t
have the same responsible attitude and we often
have to clear up behind them. If your offspring
belong to the latter group please could you
impress upon them to ensure that the wood is
kept clean and tidy so that it is safe for dogs and
the wild animals.
We were faced in early March with a situation
where some youngsters called out the Fire
Brigade when they discovered a fire in a tree
along the bluebell walk. The hollow tree was
acting like a chimney and flames were shooting
out the top. The big problem was one of access
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We have a number of tasks that we have to
undertake. Cutting down laurel, clearing a few
ditches and pruning back the sides of paths. In
the autumn we would like to undertake some
coppicing but all through the summer we will
continue with tasks removing invasive weeds
from the field or installing posts. If you fancy
some fresh air and good company then sign up
to receive emails of when and where. No more
than a couple of hours but any time is
appreciated. We hope to hold a session in April
after lock down. Email commonwoodvolunteer
@gmail.com to be kept informed. Mike Morley
and the Fire Brigade
had to come
through the
Gravelly Way
Stables. The first
appliance was unable
to come across the field so
they had to bring a special vehicle from
Maidenhead. What was sad is that the tree
looked to be a suitable roost for bats. The
simple act created a lot of disruption, possible
danger to passers-by on the path, expense
because we now have to fell the tree, and the
possible loss of bat habitat.
If anyone can identify the culprits please let
me know.
In mid March, people were taken by surprise
when they came upon a film crew. I had been
approached to see if they could use the wood as
a scene location and I agreed. See the separate
report. They made us a donation which we will
put to good use.
We are expecting to receive some trees and
hedging plants as Village Voice goes to press.
Volunteers will plant these.
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u Reflexology
u Facials
Call Zoë on
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u Waxing
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CARS
WANTED
TOP PRICES PAID FOR
Scrap Cars & Vans
MOT Failures & Non-Runners
3rd Party Insurance Write-Offs
We are fully licensed by the Environment Agency
and DVLA to process end of life vehicles and issue
Certificates of Destruction.
Choose
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(
DJ Beck Plumber
Est. in Penn 35+ years
01494
813540
No job
too
small
Age Concern & Trading Standards approved
Turville Printi ng Services LLP
Unit 2, 67 Verney Avenue,
High Wycombe, Bucks. HP12 3ND
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
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A&T Cleaning
MIKE’s
Garden Services
Regular or one-offs
Commercial or domestic
for all your Gardening and
S t o p r e s s e d
Ironing Service
01494 812211 / 07956 443739
www.atcleaning.biz
info@atcleaning.biz
Free collection & delivery
Same day & drop off service available
Ask about our loyalty scheme!
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
IT experts
who speak
your language.
That’s Ingenuity.
At Ingenuity we understand IT. Equally
reassuring though, is our ability to
understand and meet our customers’
needs, and to speak their language.
High quality computer and IT systems
support for individuals, small and
medium-size businesses (SMEs) and
non-profit organisations
Great value services
Plain English advice
No-nonsense price promises
Find out more about Ingenuity IT’s full
range of services at www.ingenuityit.com
info@ingenuityit.com 219 Penn Road, Hazlemere, HP15 7PB
Freephone 0800 849 4503
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Chartered Building Surveyor
based in
Hughenden Valley
SURVEYS
DESIGN
PARTY WALL
Contact Jason Wood
for further information
t: 01494 562547
m: 07791 503607
e: jason@applewoods-surveying.co.uk
www.applewoods-surveying.co.uk
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, PROFESSIONAL Hazlemere
HP15 7BS
01494 716708
Mon-Fri: 9am – 5.30pm, Sat 9am -1pm
New patients welcome
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email Ruthie Pocock
adverts@pennandtylersgreen.org.uk
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Quarter page £50
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Village Voice reaches 2400 households locally
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
Bespoke Automatic Gate Systems
Supplied, Installed & Maintained
Free Quotations
Access Control Intercom Systems
Fencing and Railings
E: sales@abasolutions.co.uk
W: www.abasolutions.co.uk
T: 0118 9542907 M: 07818 575919
Please contact: Gary Arnold (Proprietor)
27 Rose Avenue 202 Desborough Road,
Hazlemere
High Wycombe,
Bucks HP15 7PH
Bucks HP11 2TE.
01494 81 81 81 01494 - 53 11 11
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Prestwood
Motors
Est. 1968
Dealer Level Diagnostics
All Makes Servicing & Repairs
MOT
Batteries - Tyres - Exhausts
Vehicle Collection & Delivery
Car Sales
We have Dealer Level Diagnostics & access to up-to-the minute technical data for your car.
Everyday we save our customers up to 40% off vehicle servicing and repair costs compared
to some franchised garages, without affecting their manufacturers warranty.
RAC Approved Garage
86 High Street, Prestwood, Bucks. HP16 9ES Tel: 01494 866446
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AD
PLUMBING SERVICES
Repairs - Maintenance - Installations
No job too small
Free Estimates
Established 1984
Call or email Nigel Barrett
01494 813464
07971 570124
barrettdomestics@googlemail.com
Emma’s Walkies
Emma Newth-West
Dog Walker/Dog Sitter
- Distinction in Pet First Aid
- Fully insured
-Excellent references available on request
- Experience with dogs of all breeds,
backgrounds and sizes
- Above all... a genuine love for all dogs
07710 587419
emmanw@live.co.uk
C. D. JONES ELECTRICAL
07930 371143
Serving the Penn area for over 17 years
Bespoke domestic electrician
Free quotations
Fully qualified
chris-jones1985@live.co.uk
www.cdjoneselectrical.co.uk
Providing a range of services:
• Extensions
• Painting and Decorating
• Brickwork
• Patios and Driveways
ALL GENERAL BUILDING WORK UNDERTAKEN
For free advice and estimates, please contact:
Tel: 01494 816201 • Mobile: 07956 131543 • email: dmchalker@yahoo.co.uk
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YOGA GOLD
A gentle class suitable for Seniors at
Tylers Green Village Hall.
Thursday 10.30am
Stretch & Relax
build strength, improve balance &
mobility
Breathe & Focus
sleep well, manage stress, increase
energy
Manage & Thrive
manage chronic conditions, ease
aches & pains
Speak to Victoria on 07984 492094 or
email: victoria_yogini@msn.com
Weekly class continues online during CoVid
Impact
Private Hire
d Airport Transfers
d Train Stations
d Executive Business Travel
d Conference Meetings
d London Theatres
d Luxury 7 Seater Vehicle
d Company Accounts Welcome
Professional and Reliable Door
to Door Service
Mob: 07973 137446 Tel: 01494 715915
CLEAN
OVENS
Ovens, Agas, Hobs, Extractors,
Grills, Microwaves, Barbecues etc
For an appointment
or quotation
please telephone
Alan on
01494 269264
or 07906 301639
891 London Road, High Wycombe
01494 472572
32 Gregories Road, Beaconsfield
01494 685000
• Traditional and
Alternative Funerals
• 24 Hour Attendance
• Pre-Payment Plan
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Supply and Install new garage doors
Up and over, Roller, Sectional, Side Hung
Add Automation to new and existing doors!
Repairs and servicing to all types and makes of
doors
Free Quotations
No upfront costs on repairs
PENN TREE SERVICES LTD
Tom Hunnings, C&G Certified Arborist
and Tree Surgeon
Tree Maintenance & Removal
01494 444843 or
07968577225
E: info@garagedoordoctor-bucks.co.uk
W: www.garagedoordoctorbucks.co.uk
Pruning - Shaping - Stump Removal
Fully Qualified & Insured
Fencing & Logs
Free Advice and Quotes
01494 815444
info@penntreeservices.co.uk
www.penntreeservices.co.uk
PENN FREE METHODIST CHURCH
www.realchristianity.org
We endeavour in these difficult times to
be a place of refuge, encouragement
and fellowship. Do join us.
Sundays : 11.00am and 6.30pm
Wednesdays : 8.00pm
People need theology, not just science,
to understand what has been happening
over the past year. Only the Bible can
explain why diseases and viruses exist
in the first place. Yes, of course we need
scientific research to help relieve
suffering, but science must not be
viewed as the ultimate saviour. A nation
in crisis should humble itself before the
Creator God who is the author of all
science. The Bible teaches that the
welfare of nations is in the hands of the
God who manifests Himself in Jesus
Christ. Our nation must turn back to
Him without further delay.
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Pukka Planting Services
RHS Dip Hort
All Types of Plan.ng work undertaken including :
• Hedges
• Renova,on of ,red beds & borders
• All year round interest & colour
• Plan,ng ideas & plans
• Friendly reliable service
• 15 years experience
• Fully insured
v Also all types of fencing work
undertaken
Please call or email Andy
for more informa,on
Mobile : 07932 775488
Tel : 01494 812662
ajgardens@rocketmail.com
Sharley Domestics
Repairs to most makes of:
• Washers
• Dryers
• Electric Cookers
• Ovens
Hire Cedar Barn or The Stables
Hazlemere
Converted Barn and Newly Reburbished
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
• Hobs
• Microwaves
Tel: 01494 485926
Mob: 07858 453224
Email: sharleydomestics@btconnect.com
Please call Rachel on 01494 715548
or email cedarbarnbookings@btconnect.com
or visit Hazlemere Parish Council website
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Mick Smith Carpets
Quality Floor Coverings
Carpet ♦ Vinyl ♦ Laminate ♦ LVT
Quality carpets and flooring, from trusted
names supplied and expertly fitted, by local,
independent flooring specialist.
Free estimates advice and home samples.
All with great customer service.
To suit all requirements, tastes and budgets.
MELLA INTERIORS
has a brand new Shop
Unit 2, DESBOX
Baker Street
High Wycombe
HP11 2GG
07949 185156
01494 811912
Curtains
Upholstery
Wallpaper
Blinds
Accessories
For more info and references visit:
micksmithcarpets.com
01494 528847
Serving homes locally for 30 years
Friendly Professional Interior Design advice
on furnishings & colour for your home and office
ella@melladesign.co.uk
melladesign.co.uk
style your interiors
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F.A. MAGEE & CO
(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
Home Improvement Garage Doors supply, install & maintain
garage doors in Penn and Tylers Green.
C
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CM
MY
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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
Mortgage*or Life & Critical Illness cover?
“the best you can
DON THE HANDYMAN
get in domestic
QUALIFIED PLUMBER & TRADESMAN
I believe oven that cleaning” you ll get the best advice from someone who s prepared to
LOCAL & RELIABLE SERVICE
listen first then help you to make the decisions that are right for you.
Normally there s no fee for to book my help your and oven advice. in or General property maintenance, including
to ask for a quote call
the little things that need fixing
However , if there is a fee it is typically £100 on application.
01494 450 794
The precise amount will depend on your circumstances. Bathroom refurbishments a speciality
enquiries@ovenproud.co.uk Paul Wakefield
Your DIY problems solved!
*Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage.
Please call to see how I can help
Mble: 07950 553190 Hme: 01494 817456 Office: 01494 812002 E: paul.wakefield@blrfinancial.co.uk
www.ovenproud.co.uk 07957 490142 / www.donthehandyman.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
Zoom tuition available during pandemic
Contact: Avril Stewart
01494 816316
ENGLISH / LITERACY TUTOR IN
PENN
11+ tuition
Specialist language, GCSE Level English
Individual coaching
Qualified teacher
Ros Kendrick BSc (Oxon)
Phone 07765 432258
Always wanted to Play?
Violin, Viola, Recorder, Brass,
Piano Lessons
professional musician, experienced teacher, DBS
Free tryout Zoom lesson
shirley.good@talktalk.net
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
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
tk plumbing and electrics
Tom Kehoe
For all your plumbing and electrical needs
City & Guilds qualified
No job too small
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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SHAKESPEARE
DECORATING
MARK SHAKESPEARE
01494 815300
07973 673337
mark@fletch1.co.uk
PAINTING
DECORATING
CARPENTRY
TILING
SPECIAL EFFECTS
Fully Insured
• Student Moves, Small / Medium House Removals
• Garden, Garage and House Clearances
• Furniture Delivery, Store Collection
• Ebay / Marketplace Collection / Delivery
• Freight / Courier Service
Your local, reliable and friendly
Mr Van Man
Call Steve on 07827 998549
www.mrvanmanbucks.co.uk
We follow current Public Health England &
government guidelines
Oakfield Electrical
Andrew Diplock 25 The Chase Tylers Green HP10 8BB
andy.d2000@btinternet.com 07720 399703
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
Free Estimates
For further details tel: 01494 815456 or
07791 273789
Stephen O'Connell's
Carpentry and Joinery Services
(Advanced craft carpentry and joinery)
Free Estimates
All aspects of Carpentry undertaken.
Tel Number: (Beaconsfield) 01494 670785
Mobile: 07773 284844
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HIGH WYCOMBE FRIENDSHIP CENTRE
For retired and over 50-year olds
Please come and make some new friends!
Meetings every 4th Thursday of the month
(except Dec / Aug) with a speaker, tea and biscuits
2pm at St. Francis Assisi Church, Amersham Rd,
High Wycombe
All new members and visitors WELCOME
OUTINGS RAMBLES PUB LUNCHES HOLIDAYS
Weekly SWIMMING at LOCAL POOL
Please call 01494 715775 / 812163 or 07769 631592
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
Penn Church Hall
opposite the church
Available for lettings
Main hall seats 70
Additional room & kitchen
Rates on application
Gail Wellings
01494 813254
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
FRENCH TUITION
Children and Adults
Beginners, GCSE, A level
and conversation
For further details telephone
Fabienne
01494 815749
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INDEX
OF ADVERTISERS
Page Numbers for Village Voice
Advertisers...
Accountancy & Finance
FA F A Magee Accountants
Page 44 45
Financial FM Mortgages Management IFA Page 188
FM KMB Pensions Accountancy
Page 28 16
KMB Philip Accounting Harper Financial Management
Page 59 28
Architects & and Designers Designers
Applewoods Surveying Page 42
Penn Carrie Design Peck Design
Page 18 51
Bathrooms Penn Planning & Kitchens
Page 50
Autumnwood
Bathrooms and Kitchens
Autumnwood
Page 12
12
Building & and Property Property
ABA All Locks Gate Solutions Page 14 43
All Amersham Locks Aerial Fix
Page 42 14
Amersham Chalker Property Aerial Fix Maintenance
Page 46 24
Chalker Don The Property Handyman Maintenance Page 51 46
Don Dulieu the Builders Handyman Page 51
Dulieu Garage Builders Door Doctor
Page 48 51
Garage Hi Garage Door Doors Doctor Page 50 48
Hi Mick Garage Smith Doors Carpets
Page 44 51
Mike McLeod Window Cleaner Cleaning
Page 53
Penn Mike Garden Morley Rooms Handyman
Page 46 18
Sharley Penn Design Domestics Page 45 49
Carpentry
Sharley Domestics
Page 49
Steve
TJ Windows
O'Connell
Page 43
53
Carpentry
Cleaning
Carpentry
&
&
Ironing
Joinery Services
Page 53
A Steve's & T Cleaning Furniture & Stopressed Repairs Ironing Page 53 41
Alan's Church Clean Ovens 47
Ovenproud Penn Free Methodist Church
Page 48 51
Red Cleaning Kite Carpet & Ironing Cleaning 49
Procare A & T Cleaning Carpet Cleaning Page 30 45
Computer Alan's Clean Services Ovens
Page 47
Ingenuity Ovenproud IT Page 51 41
Phil Red Jones Kite Carpet Cleaning
Page 49 46
Education Procare Carpet & Childcare Cleaning Sevices
Page 50
Little Computer Oaks Nurseries Services& Wraparound 24
The Ingenuity House IT that Jack Built Page 41 34
The John Village Phillips Preschool Page 41 20
Electricians
Phil Jones PC Repair
Page 42
CD
Education
Jones Electrical
& Childcare
45
Little Oaks
Page 18
Oakfield
Little Oaks
Electrical
Creche
Page 16
53
R The O'Donoghue House that Electrican Jack Built
Page 34 53
Flooring The Village Pre-School
Page 20
Hayes Electricians Flooring 43
Mick Alex Smith Burridge Carpets Electrical
Page 18
Mulberry Oakfield Electrical Flooring Page 53 54
Trio R O'Donoghugh Flooring Electrician
Page 53 24
Funeral Estate Agents Directors
Arnold Ford and Funeral Partners Services Page 47 2
Beacon JNP Funeral Services Page 42 43
Gardening Tim Russ Services
Page 10
A Flooring Ellis Tree Services 28
Four Hayes Seasons Flooring Gardening Page 43 54
Mike's Mulberry Garden Flooring Services Page 54 41
Penn
Trio Flooring
Page 24
Funeral
Landscapes
Services
36
Beacon Funeral Services
Page 43
Arnold Funeral Service
Page 47
www.pennandtylersgreen.org.uk
Village Voice April/May 2020 2021
Gardening/Landscaping/Plants
A Ellis Tree Surgeon
Page 24
Four Seasons Garden Services
Page 54
Keith's Maintenance
Page 43
Mike's Garden Services
Page 45
Penn Landscapes
Page 30
Penn Tree Services
Page 48
Pukka Planting Services
Page 49
Tylers Green Garden Maintenance
Page 53
Penn Health Tree & Lifestyle Services 48
Pukka Alison Planting HaircareServices Page 49 54
Tylers Ann Fry Green Personal Garden Trainer Maintenance Page 53 52
Health Bloom Beauty & Lifestyle Room
Page 43
Alison Fellas Barber HaircareShop
Page 54 46
Ann Fitness Fry Function Personal Trainer Page 52 36
Bucks Hazlemere Fish Spa
Page 598
Shakespeare Jane Symington Pilates Chiropody
Page 52 38
Signature Lorraine's Nails Professional Skin Therapy
Page 20 30
The Shakespeare Beauty Retreat Pilates
Page 40 52
Two Signature Spoons Nails
Page 36 20
WJ The Kepetzis Beauty Retreat Optometrist Page 42 40
You Victoria & Yoga Green You & Yoga
Page 47 46
Your Wendy Doctor Kepetzis Opticians
Page 34 42
Interior Your Doctor Design / Decorating
Page 34
Jon
Interior
Woodbridge
Design/Decorating Services
53
Jon Woodbridge
Page 53
Mella Design Ltd
Page 50 50
N Gillie Decorating Services Page 40
Ruffles Paul Smith Curtains Decor & Blinds Page 52 50
Shakespeare Ruffles Curtains Decorating and Blinds
Page 53 52
Pet Shakespeare Services Decorating
Page 50
Dogwalkies Plumbing & Heating
40
Emma's Chiltern Walkies Heating & Gas
Page 46 16
Plumbing Dave Beck & Plumber Heating
Page 40
Barrett Jackson Domestics Plumbing
Page 46 54
Dave N J Barrett Beck - Plumbing Plumber Page 40 46
Jackson Penn Heating Plumbing Page 54 12
Penn Steve Heating Hobson Plumbing & Heating
Page 12 52
Steve TK Plumbing Hobson & Electrics
Page 52 45
TK Retail Plumbing & Electrics 52
Fields Domestic Appliances
Page 14
Retail
Strings
Page 54
Fields Schools Domestic & Tuition Appliances 14
Strings Avril Stuart of Penn Tuition
Page 54 52
Services French Tuition
Page 54
Car Pauline Leasing Quirke Solutions Academy
Page 24
Aerial Ros Kendrick Fix English/Literacy Tutor
Page 24 50
Cedar Services Barn Hire 49
High Alexa Wycombe Beck Photography Friendship Page 54 44
Mr Cedar Van Barn Man& The Stables
Page 53 49
Penn Companion Church Care Hall Page 54 59
Penn Crossroads Free Methodist Vet Church Page 48 24
Solarbean Emma's Walkies
Page 16 44
Turville Gill Morris Printing Services Page 40 16
Taxi Joy Whittaker Services Crotchet & Sew
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Impact
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Penn Private Church Hire Hall
Page 20 54
Tuition The Phone Man
Page 54
Avril Turville Stewart Printing Tuition Services
Page 52 40
French Vintage Tuition Teaware Hire
Page 54 53
PQA Your Academy Eco of Performing Arts Page 26 52
Ros Taxi Kendrick Services- Tutor 52
Shirley Impact Good Private Music HireTuition Page 52 46
Vehicle Penn Private Services Hire
Page 20
ASM Vehicle Auto Sales, Recycling Servicing & Repairs
40
Parnell's ASM Auto EVRecycling
Page 10 40
Penn Paul Russell's Motor Company Garage
Page 60 42
Prestwood Penn Motor Motors Company
Page 44 60
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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
● 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. Vida Foday
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
● 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
www.pennandtylersgreen.org.uk
● 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
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
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Political groups
● Conservative Association Katrina Wood,
814848, katrinawood02@gmail.com
www.wycombeconservatives.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 Matt Sara and PCSO Claire Bowles
early Years services
● Little Oaks Nurseries Ruthie Pocock 07881
737149 or ruthiepocock@little-oaks.org - Little
Oaks @ The Parish Rooms Jackie Richmond
01494 815413 | Little Oaks @ Tylers Green /
Breakfast & TeaTime wrap around care: Amy
Pass 07437 689158 | Little Oaks @ Forty
Green: Linda Franklin 01494 671228
● Toddler Group Thursdays @ Village Hall
Julie Rugg 07766 881567
● Toddler Group Wednesdays @ Parish Rooms
Ali Bisset 01494 816700
● P&TGRS Village Preschool: Nicky Lovegrove
817093 / 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 / Emma
Byrne / tylersgreenvillagehall@gmail.com
www.tylersgreenvillagehall.co.uk
schools in P&tg
● Tylers Green First School Head: Mrs Jude
www.pennandtylersgreen.org.uk
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Talbot 813201 www.tylersgreenfirst.co.uk
● TG First School PTA: Sarah Elderton 07831
180083 / Janet Velde 07776 252261
● 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 Community Junior School
Head Andrew Sierant 814622
● Manor Farm Preschool and Nursery
Mrs Kate Austin 816730
● Sir William Ramsay School Head Mrs
Christine McLintock 815211 www.swr.bucks.
sch.uk
sports & Youth groups
● Cricket Club Nick Barber 07714720280
www.ptgcc.co.uk
● CC Colts ptgcccolts@gmail.com
● Chiltern Music Academy www.
chilternmusicacademy.org
● Football Club Tony Hurst 815839, ptgfctony@
btinternet.com, www.penntylersgreenfc.co.uk
● Guides & Brownies Sue Stephens 817436
● Hazlemere Youth Club Nikki Arnold 813364
● High Wycombe Croquet Club 858202 / www.
hwcroquetclub.com
● Loudwater Bowls Club: Alan Tombs 481855
● Penn Pond Waders Golf: Bob Teuton 715915
● Penn Pond Ladies Golf Society Jane Frizoni
812986
● Pennants Badminton Club (Tylers Green
Village Hall) John Youers 711647
● Scouts: Adrian & Heather Cooper 816505 &
Paul Wicks 815715, pennandtgscouts@gmail.
com
● Seido Karate Stuart Wilson 717400
● Sports & Social Club 815346
● Table Tennis 815180
● Tennis Club Kate Noble ptgtennisclub@
gmail.com, www.clubspark.lta.org/PennTennis
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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 Jo Morrissey
(Beaconsfield constituency) 673745
● Buckinghamshire Council Councillors
● Tylers Green & Loudwater Ward
David Shakespeare OBE 817248 -
TG, Loudwater & part of Ryemead, Katrina
Wood 07827 820531, Tylers Green &
Loudwater, Lawrence Wood 07739 181043 -
Tylers Green & Loudwater
● Penn Wood & Old Amersham Ward Isobel
Darby 07798 538697 - Penn & Old Amersham /
Julia Burton 726411 / Jonathan Waters
890210- both Penn & Coleshill
● Chepping Wycombe Parish Councillors for
Tylers Green (CWPC includes councillors for
Flackwell Heath & Loudwater)
Ian Forbes 816438 / Sharon Herron 07905
614133 / 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 / 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
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