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For those of you who don’t know, we do have
an amazing stage, as well as a spacious kitchen
that could be used as a food hub. It would be
lovely to see the stage brought to life more, so if
this is something of interest to you please
contact us so we can work together to bring a
great facility back into community use
Email - tylersgreenvillagehall@gmail.com /
Tel: 01494 819990 E mma Byrne
Simpson Centre & Penn
Surgery News
Following the successful drive through flu
vaccination program that was held at
Beaconsfield Cricket Club last year, the
Simpson Centre and Penn Surgeries will once
again be using this facility for the flu vaccines
as well as smaller events at Hazlemere
Community Centre, The Simpson Centre and
Tylers Green Village Hall.
The initial dates at the Cricket Club were
planned for the weekend of the 25th/26th
September, however this was postponed due to
the late arrival of the vaccine. The delay has
been caused by unanticipated transportation
challenges including driver shortages. Seqirus,
one of the largest vaccine maufacturers, notified
GP surgeries around the country of the delay.
This has obviously created an unprecedented
workload on the surgery having already invited
1000’s of patients for the vaccine. Please keep
an eye on the website which will be updated
with new dates and further information. Patients
will be notified, by letter or text, as to when to
attend a clinic and it would be helpful if patients
came with a filled in form which can be printed
from the website under the Flu Clinic tab.
The new Surgery in Beaconsfield is still on
course to be finished early 2022. This will
provide a modern, purpose built medical facility
for the community. Please be assured that Penn
Surgery is not closing and will stay as a
‘satellite’ surgery. Penn patients will still be able
use the new surgery in the same way as they use
the Simpson Centre today.
The PPG and Penn Surgery will be at the
www.pennandtylersgreen.org.uk
Village Voice October/November 2021
Village Expo on the 20th November, please
come along and have a chat with us and find out
what we do or what’s happening at your surgery.
We would also welcome new volunteers to join
our friendly group. Emma Mcphee
Village Care
After a long wait, Village Care is back up and
running as we did pre lockdown. It’s been a
slow start as life begins to normalise and people
are beginning to get out and about again.
The committee has decided to postpone the
tea party again because of concerns about the
continued Covid infection rates. However, not
to be discouraged, we have arranged to deliver
an afternoon tea box to the homes of those
clients who would like one, and hopefully they
will enjoy the thought of being together rather
than the physical presence as they tuck into the
teatime delights!
We have recruited 2 new telephonists, but we
always have room for more, so if you could
spare a few hours once a month, or could be a
reserve telephonist on an ad hoc basis, please
contact the Telephonists Coordinator Gillian
Watkins on 815693.
In the next edition of Village Voice we hope
to include a celebration of 35 years of Village
Care and it would be nice to include memories
from clients and volunteers past and present
- photos from tea parties, anecdotes (especially
funny ones!), or a few lines about how Village
Care volunteers have helped over the years. I
wouldn’t put anyone’s personal details in unless
requested to do so but you could send me an
email Anna@northleighhouse.com or contact a
Village Care duty telephonist on 816909 any
weekday between 10am and 1 pm. Anna Allen
Ashwells Update
Members of the Ashwells Forum working group
have had useful meetings with both the planning
officer responsible for the project and with the
consultant managing the Ashwells project for
the County Council as owners of the land.
In the last issue of VV we reported that
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