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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
www.pennandtylersgreen.org.uk
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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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