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DORNEY PARISH N E-W S. 
NO, 9. SEFTEMBER, 1961. 
SERVICES IN THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST. JAMES. 
!2:!:l:.= Special services apply on 3rd September only - see below • 
HOLY COMMUNION: 
MORNING PRAYER: 
Every Sunday at 8.a.m. 
First Sunday of the Month, at 12.noon. 
Third Sunday of the Month, after Evensong. 
Every Sunday at 11.a.m. 
EVENSONG: Every Sunday at 6.3O.p.m. 
SUNDAY SCHOOL: Every Sunday at 2.35.p.m. 
SERVICES ON FE.AST DAYS AS ANNOUNCED. 
SERVICES ON 3rd SEPTEMBER ONLY: 11.a.m. 
6.3O.p.m. 
Mattina and Sermon. 
Evensong and Sermon. 
Vicar: 
Churchwardens: 
The Rev, E.T. Sherlock, A.K,C., Hon.C,F. 
The Vicarage, Dorney, Windsor, Berks. 
Tel: Burnham 421, 
Vioar•s Warden: Lt.Col. P.D.S, Palmer, 
People's Warden: 
Deputy People's 
Warden: 
Dorney Court, Windsor, Berks. 
Tel: Burnham 638. 
Mr.J.E. Farrington, 
Melrose, Dorney Reach, 
Maidenhead, Berks. 
Tel: Maidenhead 1386. 
Mr. T~W.E. Roche, 
St. Helier•s, Dorney Reach, 
Maidenhead, Berks. 
Tel: Maidenhead 1447~ 
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THE ORAL AND. THE WRITTEN GOSPEL. 
How came t he_.Gospel s _to _ be __ written? __ Ou.r _w.ord •Gospel' i s a 
fine old English word meaning 1God- story1 or 1good s t ory' but 
originally the Greek word of which it is a translation meant the 
reward given t o a man -~ ~o_ _' !?!9-~~~- ~ J~ . ?~ w~ . '. !.. _.. ~.!1e~. ~ ~- ~~1E~-_t _? 
mean the good news itself. Finally the word was applied t o the 
canonical 1memoirs 1 of Jesus as we posses s them today. 
The first thing we should r emember is t hat the Good News 
was being proclaimed .befor e any Christian literature existed at 
all . . This should not be surprising as life always precedes 
liter ature. Man _lives first and thinks and writes afterwards . 
In the Apostolic age t here were no written Gospels. The Scriptures 
in us e were those we k'.now as t he Old Testament; but · the f irs t 
Christi ans had the Qral Gospel 9r the 1kerygma 1 , a word which 
s i mpl y means a 1preached 1 message , and thanks t o the r es earches 
of scholars we earl form some idea of its contents . An examin- 
ati on of the speeches in t h~ earl y chapters of the Acts of the 
Apostle~ and certain passages ins. Paul ' s Epistles yields 
traditional mat erial wlti.ch formed the earli est Good News or what 
we may c all the Oral Gospel. We l earn that the earli est Gospel 
centred upon the procl amation of the Resurrection; it was the 
Good ·News of ·our ·Lord ' s Resurrection that sparked Christianityi 
r..to life. Everything grew out of it; It was the starting point 
of s. Paul ' s message: ' Arid if Christ be· not risen, then i s our 
preaching vain 1 • • ( 1 Car.inthians 15. v 14) .. It is no wonder that 
.when the Gospels came t o be written that our Lord I s ·:b'eat:fi- and • - 
Resurrection should come t o occupy at l east a third of each of 
Matthew., Mar~ and Luke . 
And ~econd, we slibtil d bear in mind that this Oral Gospel 
was proclaimed by eyewitnesses , our Lord ' s group of chosen 
disciples W:ho had ·_lived with Him, witneesed His deeds and heard 
His words . 1What did J esus say about it? 1 was oft en the question 
these men had to .answe~. And as long as these eyewitnesses were 
living, it neve~ occurred .t o the first Christians to get these men 
to commit to writ:i,ng what they r emember ed of our Lord ' s works and 
t eaching. The thought of our Lord 1s Second Coming which the f i r s t 
Christians believed would take place within their own generati on 
al so made them f eel that no .useful purpose would be served by 
l eaving behind a written r ecord of our Lord' s life and ministry. 
And f or a while this view was held bys. Paul. But in course of 
time , the Apostol ic Christians began t o realize that they wer e 

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mistaken in their interpretation of our Lord's Second-Advent ~d 
that there was an urgent need to set down. in writing the facts 
about Jesus before there was no one left to say: 1 I remember 
Jesus Christ.• Converts were flocking into the young'churches and 
it was essential that they should receive iruitruction·in, the 
Christian Faith. It was this need.that gave rise to the written 
Gospel, and with the need came the man. 
The man was s. Mark who wrote the earliest Gospel, about 
A.D. 65. What materials lay to his hand? To begin with, he had 
the OTal Gospel or the 1kerygmar; indeed a rough and ready outline 
of our Lord's ministry, but one that could be filled out with the 
stories of Jesus. And then he had many more stories about o= • 
Lord which he had got from his friend S •. Peter. And then again, 
there were many other stories current in the Christian circle 
in which he moved. With these Mark composed his Gospel and later 
dluring the next thirty years, three other men were to follow his 
example and in a greater or less degree become his debtors. 
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Miss Bennett has very kindly made a green pulpit fall for the 
ohurch. It is beautifully worked and we are grateful to.her for 
the gift. We also thank Miss Iredale-Smith, Mrs. Eastgate and 
Mrs. Adcock for renovating the burses and veils which stood in 
need of repair. 
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BAPI'ISM. 
June 25th. Wendy, daughter of Anthony Reginald George and 
Maretta Hewett. 
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BURIAL. 
July 26th •.. :l.iarjorie May Alder, aged 31 years. 

CHURCH CLEANING ROI'.£1.. 
Sept. 2nd. ,Mrs. .Loughnan. 
II 9th. Mrs • . Gibson~ 
II 16th. Mrs .. William~on. 
II 23r.d. Delphine Roche. 
II 30th. Mrs. Barker . 
Oct. 7th. M1:'s . Farrington. 
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HOLJDAY SAINTS. 
In your Co-Editor 1 s·holiday habitat in Devon, he i s close 
to two churc~es dedicated rather unusually. The first is to 
Saint ~ylvester, the f ourth century Pope, and• indeed is the . 
only church in the whole country t o :bear this dedication, 
although the saint •s name is so familiar and from his day New 
Year' s Eve in Germany is always called "Saint Sylvester11 • 
.Anyway, there is his·· only English church at Chive ls tone , on a 
hillside some way inland from the Salcombe Estuary, and a 
r emarkably beautiful church it is. Its great est possessi on i s 
a richly- carved and painted fifteenth- century screen, al most 
perfect, while close in front of this stands a sixteenth-century 
pulpit nade in the for m of a chalice out of one enormous piece 
of wood and paint.e~ accordingly. ~en t ~ this day there i s no 
or dinary staircas(:l up to it and separat e steps have been • p·l ~ced 
against its s i de in more r e cent times . 
The adjacent parish of East Portlemouth has a chui-ch • 
dedicated to Saint Winwaloe; not quite as unique as· Sylvester, 
he has one other church in this country dedicated to him, at 
Gunwalloe in Cornwall, which' is· ~·oontr action of his name. 
Winwaloe was sai d t o have been a Breton miss i onary who came to 
Devon and Cornwall about t he fifth century. In t he Dark Ages . - ··-· 
aft er the Romans l eft and befo~e t .he Saxons came , there was very 
consider abl e movement of Celtic missi onaries b~tween Irel and, 
the West Country and Brittany and Celtic Christians had been at 
work l ong before th e coming of Sai nt Augustine. 
Whether it i s t r ue t hat · saint·Petrock arrived at Padstow 
in a granite bath, one may , of course , dispute; but it i s 
certain that the many saints whose sol e memorial i s now ~he 
dedication of some r emot e Devon or Cornish church did in fact 
exist. This i s one -of the s·trengths of our f aith - that · the · 

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mor e attempts ar e made t o disprove what has l ong been a~ce~t ed, 
the mor e iftrongly evidence comes t o light t o show that 1t 1s true. 
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PARISH COUNCIL NEWS . 
Ther e is no meeting of the Parish Council in August, but the 
next one is scheduled f or Tuesday, 5th Sept ember, at 8. p. m. in 
the Village Hal l . It will be preceded , as usual , ·by the Road Safety 
Committee meeting at 7. 3O. p.m. 
Despite the gener al "nothing t o r eportness11 of most ~ocal 
activities the Council never r eally stops . The Chairman has been 
b~SY- with ;eetings and correspondence about Ro~d Safety on th~ .• 
Common, and the Chairman of the Finance Committee ..h as been u.:r_idergoing 
his annual ordeal by Audit. The ceaseless surge of ma1l has , 
of course , billowed through the Clerk1_s letter box , so you can expect 
a compr ehensive agenda next month. 
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DORNEY LOCO- , .AIRCRAFT .AND SHIP- SPOTI'ERS CLUB. 
The m~eting scheduled for August 26th has had to be postponed. 
!t i e hoped t o hold one on September 2nd, when six f ortu~ate 
~embers , chosen by some f air means , will be abl e t o visit ~he 
Bluebell Railway. 
The next meeting aft er that will be on 30th S~ptember , at a 
time t o be notified. 
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The Editor , 
Rhoswen, 
Marsh Lane, 
Dorney Reach. 
5th August , 1961. 
Dear Sir, ___ _ 
In his letter in the August number of the Parish News Mr. 
Dor r ell makes t wo statement s . which I cannot allow to pa~s 
without comment.· 
In the first -place he says that the ability· to use l ong_ 
words is the r esult, not of a good education, but of a good 
memory. What does he mean by this r emark? Memory of _what? _ 
Presumably ·of the education which first t aught us those words . 
While I am not implying that an erudite vocabulary is necess- · 
arily the hall-mark of good style, I cannot see how it can: be 
separated from an educati on of some kind~ 
Secondl y he suggest s that there is a positive virtue in 
s implicity. Of course it i s true that urmecessarily complicated 
words should be avoided, provided due emphasis is placed upon 
1unnecessarily1 
• But ther e·is·a·her esy, from which Mr. Dorrell 
does not appear i mmune - even though his own style belies it - 
which cavils at anything .above -t w·o -sy.llablas. .. . T-he .. cr.iterion . . 
of good styl e is not s i mplicity - which with the semi - liter at e 
degener at es into slovenliness and monot ony - but aptness and . 
clarity. The important thing i s the right word , be it long or short. 
This correspondence began wi th the l anguage· of the New 
Englis h Bible , and the point that matt er s i s not whether its 
styl e is simpl e or complex, but whether it is -adequat e t o its 
purpose. In my view it i s not. The l anguage pf the Authorised 
Version i s uniquely appropriate · t o the expression of r eligious 
belief and experi ence , and no water ed down modern transl ati on 
can do the job as well. It is a strange thing that , while most 
of us ar e prepar ed t o mast er the t echnical l anguage of our 
professi on or hobby, whether it be physics or f ootball , the 
professing Christian is unwilling t o make the same effort on 
behalf of his r eligi on. 
Yours faithfully, 
F, D. GIBSON. 

ROADS AND RUNWAYS. 
This year ' s s . B. A. C. Flying Display and Exhibition at . 
Farnborough is held during the first full week ~f this month, and 
features the hundredth flying programme t o be staged by the Society 
since the first at Hendon ·Aerodrome in 1932. Weather permitting, 
this takes place on Thursday 7th~. ??~ ~he public days are Friday 
8th, Saturday 9th and Sunday 10t h. 
Apart from the Services , ther e will be 25 Aircr aft varticipating, 
one fifth o f which will be new. Of these , t.bre.e ... .6om.e. . ·. ... 
within the light/executi ve aircraft cat egory and have been 
designed and constructed by the _new Beagl e group who now r un the 
old Auster Aircraft Co. at Leicest er and Miles Atrcraft at 
Shor eham. With t heir single- engined Airedale :and Terr,ier , t hey 
arc aiming at a new and already growing market for small -aeroplanes 
of good quali ty and l ow price . The Beagl e group, is , i ncidenta~ly, 
a subsidiary ·of the vast Pressed Steel Company who make motorcar 
bodies r efriger ators , i ailway r olling stock and a host of other 
goods. ' The third new aer oplane from this group is a twin engined 
light/executive aircraft which flew for the first time only a f ew 
weeks ago and will be making its first public appearance ever at 
this display. It has boen desi gnated the B. 2O6 although, no doubt , 
it will r eceive an attr active name i n the future . · 
A new i nnovati on at the di splay will be a demonstr-ati on by a 
hand-ful of Druine Turbulent Aircraft which ar e ultra- light ~ingle 
seater aircraft power ed by modified Volkswagen mot orcar engi nes. 
They ar ,_ made of wood- and arc extremely small, but their ·gaily 
painted colours and t he novelty of their di spl a~ will maks _them _ 
a welc ome addition t o t he programme . All the pilot s are amateur·, 
and are .drawn from member s of the Tiger Club, a str enuous and 
enthusiastic group who ar e based at Redhill Aero<h:'ome- in Surrey. 
Also t aking part will be the ne~ Hawker vertical t ake- off 
f ighter which i s sure to be most i mpr essive , s in~e it i s capable 
of rising ver tically, transformi ng t o for ward f l ight, and then 
flying as an orthodox aer oplane . . . . . 
This year , the Royal Navy will participa~ wit~ an a:12'~to- air 
r ef uelling demonstration and f or mation aer obati~s with S_cinu t ars • . 
The Royal Air For ce will .once again clos e the di splay with f ormation 
aer obatics by Hawker Hunter fighters of 92 Squadr on l ed by Sqdn. 
Ldr . Brian·Mercer . 
Ticket prices for the Saturday and Sunday are 5s . each, or 
3Os. covers a car and up t o six occupants . 

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If the weather is good, it shoul d be mor e t~illing ___~ han 
ever. 
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NATURE NCYrES. 
It is not uncommon f or flowers which have been introduced 
into gardens in·this country t o t escape 1 ?nd become naturalised 
in the wild. Among them are t wo bal sams which can be s e~n • 
locally~ . 
. The Orang~ Balsam or J ewel -we~d introduced in Surrey· was 
first noticed in th~ wild by the River Mole in 1822. Since . 
then it has spread t o many other r ivers in9luding the Thames 
wher e there ar e sever al plants along our part of the towpath. 
The .plant is sever al f eet high, grows right at the _ed_ge of the 
water and has unmistakable hooded, lipped and spurred flowers in 
brilliant or ange with. spotted lip. , 
• The Himalayan Balsam is a more r ecent arrival and is still 
spreadi ng~ It grows, f or exampl e , in dense masses in· the Exe 
Valley in D.evon and in canals in parts of industrial England. 
I had seen -two r eports of its appearance in the High -Wycombe 
area but di d not r pal ise till this summer that it grew near 
Dorney. A tw~nty-yard stretch of ditch adjacent t o Huntercombe 
Lane is filled· with this strikingl y beautiful plant. It i s t all 
with thick stems and s lightly t oothed l eaves. The f l owers ar0 
l arge , purplish-pink and give the plant its alternative n,ame of 
Polic~man1 s Helmet . Like all balsams the seeds ar e scatter ed 
by an explosive mechanism which can be heard from time t o time 
if the nearby r oad is quiet. The little cra9k of the explosi on 
i s f ollowed by the sound of the s eeds pattering down on the 
. surroundi ng l eaves. 
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DORNEY AND DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
The Committee will be meeting this month t o make arrangements 
f or the Winter programme and it i s hoped that activities will begin 
with a talk by Mr. Wool l er illus trated with col oured pictures of 
flowers f ollowed by a t alk on pot plants. 
The Annual General Meeting will be held in October and full 
details will be announced in the next issue of this magazine. 
The arrival of bulb catal ogues r emin:ls us that it is not t oo 
soon t o pl ant bulbs in bowls or pots f or flowering indoors . 
With r egar d to hyacinths it is not advi sabl e to mix the col ours 
in one r eceptacle as the chances are that they will not all be in 
bl oom at the same time. Daffodils can be r elied on t o make a good 
show so why not try the new idea of planti ng t wo l ayers i n a seven 
inch pot? 
Cyclamen cor ms will now be making new growth after lying 
dormant during the Summer and can be r e- potted in five inch pots. 
They should be sprayed dail y wi th water and kept outdoor s i n the 
shade until frost threat ens. 
When overhauling the greenhouse, an ol d table knife which has 
worn thin is an i deal tool for scraping out the dirt t hat 
accumulates where panes of g~ass overlap. 
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Lost Property, Private Hire - Ring SLOUGH 20442 or SLOUGH Agents. 
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ROAD , RAIL, SEA .AND AIR BOOKINGS. ALL WORLD TRAVEL . 
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YOUR NEAR.EST CHEMIST: .El'ON WICK PHARMACY, (R. J , 0 1Flaherty , 
M, P, S. ) National Health Dispensing, Drugs , Cosmetics , Films, 
and Developi ng etc . Open Daily (Wednesday exc epted) until 6.30. p.m. 
Open Wednesday from 6 - 7 p.m. Open Sunday morning 12. to l . p.m. 
Tel: WINDSOR 2049 . 
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T, QUIIRTERMAN & SON. Builders . 
From Tap Washers to Tudor Houses . Any Job. 5s, Od. - £5 , 000. 
Express Services in Emergencies. 
Tel: BURNHAM 188 or 1508, 
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LADIES ' HAIBDRESSING. Privately by appointment. Tel : BURNRAM 352. 
MRS , SHEEN, FIR CROFT , BATH ROAD, HUNTERCOMEE, SLOUGH . 
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BURNHAM 95. UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT. 
Sqdr. Ldr. Watts. 
General Provisions , Stationer y , Haberdashery and Hosiery. 
Sweets, Tobacco and Minerals . 8. a .m. - 7.p.m. WEEKDAYS . 
9. a .m. 10, 30.aom. SUNDAYS . FOUR DAY DRY CLELlliING SERVICE. 
All Goods at r easonable prices. 
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Appoint ed Agents f or Atco, Qualcast, Rot oscythe , Suffolk, Hl:yne 
Mowers, Rot ogardener , Monrotiller, Si mar, Ver sattiler , Cultivators . 
Free Demonstrations . Ter ms and Exchanges . 
All types of repairs and overhauls . 
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Propriet or : W.T. Simmons . PONIES AND COBS FOR HIRE. 
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NO. 10. OCTOBER. 1 1961. 
SER.VICES IN THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST, JAMES. 
HOLY COMMUNION: Every Sunday at 8.a.m. 
First Sunday of the Month, at 12.noon. 
Third Sunday of the Month, after Evensong. 
MORNING PRAYER: Every Sunday at 11.a.m. 
EVENSONG: Every Sunday at 6. 30. p, m. 
SUNDAY SCHOOL: Every Sunday at 2.35.p.m. 
SERVICES ON FEAST DAYS AS ANNOUNCED, 
Vicar: 
Churchwardens: 
The Rev. E.T. Sherlock, A.K.C., Hon.C.F. 
The Vicarage, Dorney, Windsor, Berks. 
Tel: Burnham 421. 
Vice.r Is Yiiarden: 
People's Warden: 
Deputy People's 
Warden: 
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Lt. Col. P,D.S. Palmer, 
Dorney Court, Windsor, Berks. 
Tel: Burnham 638. 
Mr. J.E. Farrington, 
Melrose, Dorney Reach, 
Maidenhead, .Berks. 
Tel: Maidenhead 1386. 
Mr. T. W. E. Roche, 
St. Helier•s, Dorney Reach, 
Maidenhead, Berks. 
Tel: Maidenhead 1447 . 

The Harvest Thanksgiving Services. 
Our Harvest Thanksgiving will be held on Sunday, 8th October 
and the servi"c::esvii'.tl"'b·e· as ··fol:l.ows·:'-'· • • -·-· ••· 
8.a.m. 
11. a.m. 
12 noon. 
2. 35.p.m. 
6.30.p.m; 
Holy Communion. 
MatJ;JD.s ;,.ml, Sermon. 
Holy Communion. 
Children's Service. 
Evensong and Sermon. 
The preacher at Mattins will be the new Rural Dean, the Reverend 
C.R. Warner, the Rector of Beaconsfield. This Sunday will also 
be the opening. day 9f our Christi.an Giving Campaign. Gifts of 
fruit, vegetables, eggs, tinned foods and other good things 11,ill 
be greatly appreciated. The children of the Sunday School are 
invited to bring their gifts with them to tho service in the 
afternoon and to present them personally. Of course, we ~,elcome 
the services of the ladies in the decoration of the church. 
The commencement of Our Christian Giving and the Loynlty Dinner. 
The Vicar has been ac'vised to insert in this month1 s issue of 
the.Parish News brief notes on the forthcoming Christian-Giving 
Campaign. It v,ill commence on Harvest Thanksgiving Sunday, 8th 
October apd will last for three weeks during which time just over 
200 families will be visited. The actual canvassing will be done 
by •ourselves• under· the guidance of a Professional Director, he 
and his secretary are the only two people who come into the scheme 
from outside. The Loyalty Dinner comes later in the Campaign and 
will be held at the V/hite Hart Hotel, Windsor, on Monday evening, 
the 23rd October. The Dinner is sinply a •social event• or a 
•getting together of the Parish• and the Vicar understands that ·in many parishes ·thr.oughout the Anglican Communion it has become 
a regulqr and a most enjoyable feature of parish life. Further 
explqnatory notes will be given us shortly after the arrival of the 
Director. 
The Yiork of the Sunday School. 
Parents will please note that Sunday School now starts at 2.35.p.m. 
and not 2.45.p.m. in order that the children rnay av:iil thmnselves 

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of the bus services to and from the church. The service in church 
lasts three quarters of an hour which ±s ··1ong enough in th-ese days. 
The senior class is receiving instruction on the Church Catechism 
while the little oneshave Bible stories illustrated by Gospel 
Stamps. The collections taken during the course of the year 
after certain essential expenses are met, go towards the mai1tenance 
of the work of the Tumelong Mission School in South Africa. 
The Vicar appeals to parents to send their children to Sunday 
School and also to see that the children come regularly. The loyal 
support of the parents is essential to the work of the Sunday 
School and is the key factor in its success. Without it a School 
may indeed continue to exist, but it will certainly not flourish. 
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Roster of Ushers Sunday Services. 
B.a.m. Holy Communion. All Sundays. Mr. Farrington. 
-11.a.m.Mattins. Col. Ames. 
6. 30. p.m. Evensong. 
Marriage. 
September 9th. 
October 1st. 
11 8th. 
11 15th. 
11 22nd. 
11 29th. 
All Sundays. 
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Mr. Cottam. 
Mr. Gibson. 
Mr·. Fletcher. 
Col. Ames. 
Nir. Roche. 
Mr. Eastgate. 
(by arrangement) 
Jill Faith Jennifer Hornblower to John 
Robert Giles. 
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Presentation to Mr. Webb. 
Readers will learn with regret that Tuir . Webb of Edendale, 
Burnham, is at present in hospital for an urgent op.eration. 
Mr . Webb is a very old friend; he was for many years Clerk of 
the Parish Council, Verger , Organi st, Secretary to t he Parochial 
Church Council and Correspondent to the School Managers . 
He has thus been connect ed with most people in Dorney, young 
and old. Now that he is no l onger able to continue any of these 
functions , it is thought -that you may be glad to contribute to 
a present for him. Contributions, however small, will be very 
welcome and should be sent to the Vicar, as soon as possible. 
The Editor,· 
Sir, 
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Rhoswe:ii., 
Marsh Lane , 
Taplow, ~- - • 
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24th September , 1961. 
Now that Marsh L.ane has been divided into- t wo· parts, is 
there not a case for r enaming the section between Climo •s Garner 
and the By- pass? 
A good deal of time is wasted by strange~s to the district 
l ooking for houses along this stretch of road, especially those 
on the part between Harcourt Road and Meadow Way . If this 
section were renamed, to distinguish it from that on the other 
side of the By- pass , a good deal of time and inconvenience might 
be saved. 
You:r:s . .f'.B:i thfully, 
F. D. GIBSON. 

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PARISH COUNCIL ACTIVITIES. 
The f or ego'ing letter to the Editor concerns one of the subjects 
which were di scussed by the Parish Council at their monthly meeting 
on 5th September. The Council hoped some prominence would be given 
i n this magazi ne to the problem of renami ng the old Mar sh Lane or 
r enaming the new one. In any case , the present position is most 
conf'using and it i s hoped that Mr. ·Gibson' s l etter will spark off 
some ideas . The Pari s h Council r ecall t hat the original name of 
the road f r om Climo I s Cor ner t o Harcourt Road wa:;i _ O_ak Stubbs Lane , 
and this seems not i nappropriate. - • 
Other subj ects discus sed were: 
Road improvement s , Dorney Common. The outcome of a very l ong 
discussion on.this knotty probl em, stalemate having again been 
r eached by the County Council insisting on- a 50/50 contribution 
to any f encing, was a resol uti on proposed by Mr . Eastgate to ask, 
in the· interests of r oad s3fety , for a 3 ' hi gh two- r ail whitepainted 
wooden f ence al ong the south s ide of Common Road from 
Boveney Junction t o the cattle grid· with a break- for the entrance 
t o Pigeon House Farm . . 
Pl anni ng applicati ons . A second copy of all lists i s now being 
sent by t he E.R.D.C. and , thanks ·to the kindness of Sqdr. Ldr. 
Wass, is being exhibited in Dorney Post Office . 
By-Pass . The Chief Resident ·Engi neer has said all ancillary 
wor ks should be completed by·the end of September . The Council are 
pressing for the repair and r e- erection of the "Public Footpat h" 
sign a t Oak Stubbs . 
Clerkship of Dorney Parish Counci l . Mr. Roche tendered his 
r esi gnati on with r egret as from 31st March, 1962 , unless a 
successor coul d be found earlier ; he found the work t oo much t o 
cope with in· addition t o his growing commitments at London Airport 
and Gatwick and he al so \'1ished t o commence work for a doctora t e of 
Oxford Univer s ity. 
Other matt ers discussed wer e Finance , Tapl ow Parish Council 
and the Eton District Association of Parish Councils. 
In the latter connection the Parish Council held a special 
meeting on 18th September to decide its line of action at the forthcomi 
ng meeting of the Association on 29th Sept ember , when the 
subject-matter would be the Bourid-ary Review. 
The Parish Council a l so draw attention t o a r ecent statement 
by the Eton Rur2l District Council that arrangements can now be 

made to collect extraordinary l oads of household r~fuse.ove~- _ 
and above t hose removed by the ordinary collection. Any 
parishioner who wishes to take advantage of this should first 
enquire of the Publ ic Cleansi ng Dept. of the Rural District 
Council. 
DORNEY SQUARE DANCE CLUE. 
The Dorney Square Dance Club and the Dorney Yout h Club have 
now amalgamated to form the Neu Dorney Square Dance Club. 
Membership is open t o r esidents of Dorney, Dorney Reach and 
Boveney onl y and the minimum age l imit is 14 years. 
Subscription is 5s . per annum which should be paid to the 
Honorary Secretary and Treasurer, Miss Mary Freeman, Manor Farm 
Cottages , Dor ney Common. Members al so pay ls . per session. 
Meetings are held on every Thursday throughout Wi nter and 
Spr ing from 7. 30. p. m. t o 10. 0. p.m. in the Village Hall. 
Winter Programme, 1961. 
Thursday, 5th October. . . . . . . . . Square Dance . 
12th II .. .. . .. . Bingo . 
19th II .. . . . . . . Square Dance . 
26th II .. . . . . .. Bingo . 
2nd Nti)Vember . . . . . . . . . Square Dance . 
9th II .. .. . . . . Bingo . 
16th II .. . . . . . . -Square Dance . 
23rd II .. . .. . . . NO MEEl' ING . 
30th II ..... .. . Square Dance . 
7th December .. ..... . Bingo. 
14th II ........ Square Dance. 
21st II .. . . . . . . Christmas Party. 
It is most important that Subscriptions be 'paid early as 
no member may participate i n a Bingo Session until he has been 
a ful ly paid- up member for at least 24 hours . This is a legal 
necessit y. 
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DORNEY Wm.'IEN 1S INSTITUTE. 
The monthly meeting was held on Sept. 13th with the Presi dent 
in the Chair and seventeen menbers present . 
Mrs. Williamson welcomed our guest , Mrs. Philip , the sisterin- 
law of Mrs . Fox, who r epor ted excellent news of her , so we hope 
to have her with us again soon. The President then r ead a letter 
from the Matron of Upt on Tower s expressing the gratitude of the ol d 
people for thei~ party at Elibank last month , which had been such 
a great success. 
The Flag Day for Mental Health Year had raised £8. 15. 0. and M.rs . 
Williamson thanked all those v,ho had helped this good cause. 
At the next Meeting the Bursary for Denman College will be 
drawn and also nominations for the new Committ ee. Mrs. Williamson 
urged as many as possible to stand for election. 
The speaker was Miss Easton, of Slough, on "The Work of the 
Citizens• Advice Bureau" VJhich was most interesting and i nstructive. 
A c ompetition arranged l?Y Mrs. Horner t ested our knowledge of 
places and was ~on by Mrs . Barker and Mrs . Williamson . The next 
1Ieeting will be on Wednesday, 11 th October when Mrs . Boulton of 
the Berkshire Institutes will give a talk with slides on the 1961 
trip to Spain. T~a hostesses will be Mrs ~ C?llins seni or and 
Mrs. Jone~ . 
DORNEY LOCO- ; AffiCRAFT ANJ.) SHIP SPO'ITERS' CLUB, 
The outing to the Bluebell Railway planned for 16th Sept . 
had t o be cancel led at the last minute , due to an emergency 
which kept the Chairman at London Airport f or most of Saturday 
and Sunday. This was particularly unfortunate as one member 
had come all· the way from v7arwickshire specially to take part in 
the trip. 
As it wa·s , the excursion took place the following Saturday, 
23rd Sept., though three members who had originally planned to 
come were unable to· do so because of a conflicting Ses Scout 
engagement . Five succeeded in getting away in the Chairman' s car 
at 9. 30. and an hour and a half later he deposited them at the 
Public Enclosure at Gatwi ck where he l eft them till one o ' cl ock 
while he did some of those mysterious things he does inside 
air ports . This time was pr ofitably spent as even the member wi th 
!,ost "cops " saw many exotic aircraft he had never seen before. 

The Club then pressed on through Cuckf.i.eld .and Haywards 
Heath and at 1. 30. drove i nto the car park at the Bluebell 
Railway headquarter s at Sheffield Park Stat i on. We commend t o 
our r eader s q visit t o. this fascinating l ine , wher e vintage 
engi nes driven by enthusi asts haul vintage trains on the line 
British Railways couldn' t make pay. We piled into an e i ghty 
year ol d carri age , but Member Ferris , being also a member of 
t he Bluebell Railway Society, had the privilege of riding on the 
f ootplate of "Primrose" at t he head of the train. Her s i s t er 
"Bluebell" . ( these t wo 0- 6- 0T1 s wer-3 f or merly the Dover Docks 
shunting engines) manf'ully - or womanfull y - propell ed the train 
from the other end, and off through the Sussex countryside we 
trundled , scatteri ng pheasants , partridges and r abbits for 5½ 
l ovely miles to Horsted Keynes . Her8 the Bluebell Hal t s t ands 
200 yards shor t of the Bri t i sh Railways station, but in five 
weeks time the l ong l egal tuss l e will be over and Bluebell 
trains will r un r i ght in the B.R. plat for ms al ongside the 
el ectric tra i ns from H~ywards Heath. 
We tumbled back into our compartment just as the vol unteer 
Station Master , r espl endent i n Victorian- style cap, blue Bluebell 
badge and RNVR. blazer was l ooking fixedl y a t his watch 
which showed just 2. 23. and muttering "Buck up, ITilfred" to 
t he guard whose watch was evidently showi ng onl y 2. 22½. It i s 
1 in 78 uphill from Sheffield- Park f or par t of the wny to 
Horsted Keynes , so it was mostl y dovmhill coming back and we 
beetled merrily al ong at nearly 30 m. p_._h . in places . 
Back at Sheffiel d Park we r efreshed the inner rnan , l ooked 
at the museum of r ai1''1ay curios , photos of the Bluebel l Line 
l ong ago and r ecently and model engines , and examined , near 
the new engine shed , the line 1 s l at est acquisition - a gor geous 
Adams 4- 4- 2 r adial t ank of the ol d L. S. IT.R. , for many_ years 
empl oyed on the branch from Axminster t o Lyme Regis . And the 
train itse l f? "Bluebell" car:te off for a r est and her pl ace was 
t aken by "Stepney" , a diminutive "Terrier" tank once mor e 
r esplendent in the light brown l ivery of her for mer o~ner s , 
t he London , Brighton and South Coast Railway. 
Rel uctantly we came away , but craftily synchronised with 
the trai n again as it crossed our r oad at Freshfield .Halt ; then 
on onc e mor e t o Gatwick f or another brief spotting s essi on .and 
s o f i nally t o London Airport Central .. Dorney was r eached at 
6: 15. and though we think the t wo youngest member s were a t i ny 
bit wear y , ever yone insisted that they hcd enjoyed themselves . 

Next meeting, 22nd October , at 3. p.m. at St. Helier 1s, but 
the three members who missed the Bluebell trip are invited to a 
special ~epeat performance with the Chairman on October 29th. 
Meet at St. Helier1 s at 9. 30. - and there ' ll be a very special 
experience on this excursion. 
NATURE NarES. 
"Naturalist" is on holiday so this popular feature is held 
over till next month . 
THE DORNEY PLAYERS. 
The Players have already staTted rehearsing their neixt .play, 
"The \./hi t e Sheep of the Famil y" , which will be perforraed on 
22nd, 24th, and 25th November; the first of these three dates being 
a charity perf o r □ anc e f or old people . 
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DORNEY AND DISTRICT HORTICULTDR~L SOCIETY. 
The Annual General Meeting will be he l d at the School on 
Friday,· the 27th October, at 8. 30. p.m. Upon completion of the 
routine business , Mr. ·,fooller will be projecting coloured slides 
of f l owers and it is hoped to arrange a competition with a prize 
to the member who i dentifies the greatest number. 
The Burnham Gardenip.g Society now have bulbs in stock for 
sale and these can be obtained by our members at reduced prices 
on production of membershi p card. 
Wallflowers , Forget- me- nots and early flowering bulbs such 
as Tulips and Hyacinths should be planted now . The later May 
flowering and Darwin Tulips make a good .show but it is someti mes 
difficult t o get them out of the way in time for pl anting Summer 
bedding plants. To bloom at the same time Forget- m~- nots ~hould 
·be planted with early Tulips , otherwise they will be past .th.ei;r 
best if planted with later flowering varieties. 
The l ater .flowering Chrysanthemums grown on in the gar den 

and by now in bud should be lifted carefully and planted in 
the greenhouse in place of the tomatoes. No heat is required, 
but adequate ventilation should be given during mild weather 
in order to maintain a dry atmosphere•. 
Seeds of hardy annuals can st;i.11 be sown to produce more 
vigorous plants than those sown in the Spring. 
Early Cauliflowers and -Lettuces can be sown in a frame 
for planting out in the Spring. Broad Beans of the long-pod 
variety can now be sown. They are very hardy and -apart_ fro!ll_ 
yielding an early crop they are more likely to escape the 
blackfly which invariably attacks the Spring sown beans. 
CYCLAMUS. 
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ROADS AND RUNWAYS. 
What is good value in the-form of a new motor car 
nowadays? In my opinion, very little. The Summer months have 
seen most manufacturers push out at least one new model, and 
apart from the styling, many represent little change from their 
predecessor. 
Standard/Triumph have re-styled their TR3. sports car, 
enlarged the engine by a few cubic centimetres and boldly. 
announce the "TR4". I can see no difference in the chassis or 
suspension, and the rear end is still sprung on those obsolete 
"cart springs" which should have been discarded long ago. 
Vauxhall Is have certainly tidiec1. up th<Jir Victor series ( Y:!1ich 
it needed anyway), and B.M.C. have added a "Super Mini" to 
their range. ·A "Super Mini"! Already the Austen SEVEN and 
Morris Mini-Minor have enjoyed enormous success with their 
home anrl foreign markets, and now comes a really fantostic 
version of a well-proven automobile. The Mini is noted for its 
comfort, ease of parking, low fuel consumption, and flexibility, 
and now comes a model developed in conjunction with the Cooper 
Car Company of Surbiton, Surrey, who have been doing so well in 
International Grand Prix car racing during the past two or three 
years. A Mini equipped with disc brakes, a larger engine (997 
c.c.), a re~ote control gear lever instead of the rather sloppy, 
lengthy, stick of metal heretofore employed, and added interior 
comfort drawing you along at speeds up to 90.m.p.h. - this surely 
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is good value at £679. 7.3. HerG we have a motor car with the 
assets of good performance, economy and comfort and I do not 
hesitate to recommend it. 
Whilst on the subject of motoring, I should like to draw 
readers attention to the efforts of Dorney 1 s only garage, T. 
Quarterman & Son, to provide a better service for the motorists 
of our community. Much credit goes to the management of this 
establishment for the redesigned forecourt with modern petrol 
pumps and ancillary equipment. Always on the spot is cheerful 
John Willy (l1illia=) who runs this departnent extrenely well. 
A comprehensive servicing depot is now in operation which can 
also be relied upon to provide for routine mcintonance and upkeep. 
We hope that they will keep up their present high standard, and 
naturally wish them the best of luck. 
CHARIITTEER. 
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DORNEY P A R I S H NEW S. 
NO. 11. NOVEMBER , 1961. 
SERVICES IN THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST . JAMES . 
See special note below for s ervic·es on 12th November. 
HOLY COMMUNION : Every Sunday ·at 8. a;·nr. -- ·~- ----··-·- - ···· -- •• ·- 
First Sunday of the Month , at 12 noon. 
Third Sunday of t·he Month, after Evens<ng. 
MORN:ING PRAYER : Every Sunday at 11. a. m. 
EVENSONG : Every Sunday at 6. 30.p.m. . ' ,. 
SUNDAY SCHOOL: Every Sunday a t 2. 35.p.m. 
SERVICES ON FEAST DAYS 
Vicar: 
AS ANNOUNCED. 
The Rev . E. T. Sherlock, A.K. C., Hon~ C. F. , 
The Vicarage , Dorney, Windsor, Berks . 
Tel: Burnham 421. 
Churchwardens: 
Vicar ' s Warden: Lt. Col. P.D. S. Palmer , 
Dorney Court , Windso~ , Berks . 
Te l : Burnham 638. 
People ' s Warde.n: Mr. J . E. Farri ngton, 
'Melrose, Dorney Reach, 
Mai denhead ~ Berks . 
Tel: Mai denhead 1386 . . 
Deputy People ' s Warden: Mr . T.W. E. Roche , 
St . Helier ' s , Dorney Reach, 
Maidenhe-ad , Berks . •- 
EDrrORIAL NOTES." 
The Editors are very 
of ."Rhoswen" , Marsh Lane , 
the "Dorney Paris~ News" . 
i s the first qontribution 
·Tel: Mai denhead 1447. 
pleased to announce that M:r:'. F.D. Gibson , 
has agreed t o j oin the Editorial Board of 
The arti cle below on t he Loyalty Dinner 
from his pen in this c apaci ty. 

The Edit q:rs __a po;J.._gg_:i. . s_? t,o _r eaders_ for _any slight delay in the 
appearance of the :Magazine this month. They -f ei ·t"··it would be very 
much appr eci at~d . .JDr~e~e~ybody if it could contaiμ ,a statement of 
what has been achieved by the Christi an Gi--iing -Campaign, and they 
have, therefore , held it back a few days for this purpose. 
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THE CHRISTIAN GIVING CAMPAIGN. 
The Christian Giving Campaign lasted from October 8th to 29th 
and on the fLnal evening the Organiser , Major Barton, announced to 
an expectant audienc e of Committee, qanvassers , wives and 
hostesses in the. Vicarage , the figures . We are sure all Parishioners 
will be, interested to . hear them: 
To date the net total· in pledges over the next three years is 
£6,O6O.lOs . 
This figure is almost seven times the previous rate of direct 
giving t·o Dorney Church. . 
In addition, th0rc arc £257. 5s. in cash gifts and £4.O8. 15s. 
in tax rebates , making a grand tota l of £6 , 726. l Os., a r eally 
magnificent figure for so small a Parish. . 
In addi tio_n, seve11: ..families have yet to be c11rri.rassed and 
twenty- two others are to be seen later by the Follow- up Committee. 
The _final party to celebrate this grand result at the Vicarage 
was another exampl e of the great unity which has been displayed in 
all quarters of the ~arish, a unity which, we dare to hope , will be 
continued and ext ended _in the years to come; for make no mistake, 
the three weeks ' c_ampai gn is not the end, but the beginning; the 
Committees now set up will continue the work after the Well s 
Organisation r e~re_se_ntative has gone. : il(e owe a great debt to Maj or 
Barton for showing us how to go about our campaign; the rest is up 
to us - ,all of us - to ·maintain and widen the scope of Church life 
in D~rney and the f ellowship which the campaign has definitely 
promoted. 
The Campaign is r ather-near to us for us to be able to take 
stock of it yet . Suffice it to say that the P. C. C. gave long and 
heart-searching consideration to the problems of fjnance aoo. 
reaching those families in the Parish whose church connection was 
tenuous·; it heard speakers from the Wells Organisation and outside 
it, r eviewed the sorry s~ate _into which finances were obviously 
going desp:i.te the yeoman efforts of tha Church ' s firmest 
supporte:rs year after year; and decided i;ha c • the -right way to 
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fulfil its r esponsibilities was ._:t9._9a_ll j,P:__a_ _p r:_ote~!3._i_9.p.al 
or gani9~tion. I make no apol ogy for saying that in my view this 
s t ep was ~unquestionabl y the right one; and the proof of t he pudding 
is in the eating. The i mmedi ate financia l r esult is ther e f or al l 
to see; a great bond of f ellowship.has been set up among many 
families in the Parish; and the wider eff ect on Church life r emai ns 
to be seen. As Mr . Gibson says in his article on the Loyalty 
Dinner, that i s a s t ory which onl y the next three years can t ell. 
At l east , we can as:;>1,ll'e_ y9u, of thi.~ ;__ __ y_9μ, :tri~. J'9ri_s hioners.., _w ~J;I. 
know what is being done , how your money is being used and how your 
Church is getting on. In this the "Dor ney Parish News " will be very 
r eady t o play its par t . 
T. Vl. E. ROCHE. 
A VISIT FROM THE BISHOP OF BUCKINGHAM. 
By the time these not es appear in print , canvassi ng for the 
Campaign of Christi an Giving will be over and the r esult known 
t hroughout our Parish . Ther e i s , however , another-event clus el y 
connected with the Campaign which we may describe as our 'Day of 
Thanksgiving' : it takes place on Sunday , the 5th November, when 
the Bi shop of Bucki ngham wil l vis it our church and pr each t he ser mon 
at Mat tins . On thi s Sunday the payment· of the pl edges wi ll 'begin 
and the Bi shop who fully approves of ·the Campaign will, no doubt, 
have something t o say t o us about our need of giving. Please make 
a not e of the date , the 5th November , at 11. a .m. ·A welcome is 
given to all who would l i ke to attend the servi ce;• 
REMEMERANCE SUNDAY, 12th NOVEMBER . 
Another date of i mportanc e this month is Remembrance Sunday , 
the 12th November . The servi ces will be as follows : - 
8. a .m. 
10 . ~0. a . m. 
2. 35 . p. m. 
6. 30.p. m. 
Hol y Commun.ion. . . -· . -··_
Mattins with a qpecial Intr ~~u-~~!.~n . ..'... . 
and Ser mon. 
Sunday School and Cat echism. -·.:... __ • __ : '- '·. 
Evensong and Ser mon. 
The _hour qf Mattins ( 10. 5.0 . a .m. ) will allow of a hymn being 
sung and the r eadi ng of t he Roll before the 1Two Minutes 1 Silence ' 
at 11. a .m. The collections t aken a t the s ervices will be given to 
Ear 1 Hai g I s Fund. 

THE HARVEST T!LlNKSGIVING PRODUCE. 
Parishioners who contributed ~arvest produce will be glad _to 
know that their gifts were di ~tributed among the s~ck and the old 
age pensi'oners of our parish. The Vicar r eceived express~oi+s of 
gratitude ·and wishes to thank the l adies who arranged the parcels 
for distribution. 
• THE HOUR OF THE CHRIS'fMAf3 MIDNIGHT COMMUNION. 
Perhaps it would be an excellent idea ~o announce in this· 
i8sue of the Parish News the time of the Midnight Eucharist on 
Christmas Eve , so that the information may circulate t hrough the 
parish. It was ·a·greed b~y" t .ne Parochi al Church Council some months 
ago,at the suggestion of the Vicar , that the Midnight Eucharist 
should begin a t 11. 45. p .m. •a .nd· not at 12. midni ght as in former 
years . It i s nec essar y tha t parishioners should know the revised 
t i me of the service well frc·aavance~ i"l'o . as·· t o avoid poifa i1ITe .. 
misunder standi ng. 
AN ORGANIST WANTED ! 
~he following adv~rtise~ent was inserted in three local 
newspaper s: 
the 
may 
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' Organist will be shortly r equired for Parish . · 
Church of St. James , Dorney. Applications for the 
appointment should be by letter , giving age and 
experience· to •the Vic·ar , The Vica_r age , Dorney, 
Windsor . -' 
Does anybody know of an organist wh9 mi ght c onsider. taking 
post? The Vicar will appr·eciate any ··assi :s-tance ·i,-arrshi oners 
give him in finding the right _man for the vacancy. Until we 
an or ganist , it is impossible t o build up a choir. 
ROSTER OF USHERS SUNDAY SERVICES. 
8. a . m. Holy Communion. 
11. a . m. Mattins. 
All Sundays . 
Nov. 5th. 
" 12th. 
" 19th. 
II ' 26:th. • 
tvrr . • Farrington. 
Mr •. Cottam. 
Mr • • Gibson. 
Mr. Fletcher. 
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THE LOYALTY DINNER, 23rd OCTOBER. 
Mr. Eastga t e . 
(by arrangement) . 
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I t i s a t ragi c par adox of the t wentiettl cent ury t hat ·a n age 
whi ch has revol utioni sed communications has gone .f ar to des troy 
:Joci a l i nt'ercourse . vie may f l y to the Anti podes in t wel ve hours, 
bu·t we sel dom dine wit h our nei ghbours in t welve mont hs. Re l axat 
ion i s bounded by t he t el evi s i on sci-een ancl t he week- end j oy- ride , 
and it t akes a Coronation or a Cup Fi na l t o bring us· i nto social 
communi on with our f e l lows . When mor e than a hundr ed men and wom0n 
f r om s eventy f amilies living in the same small area meet i n f rienuship 
over an unpr et entious di nner> t ~er ef ore , it i s an occasi on 
t hat des erves mor e t han pass i ng noticec 
Yet this is what occ.urred when the parochi al Campa i gn of 
Chri sti an Giving under ,1ent i ts public l am c:1i ng at t he Loyalty 
Dinner , .11e l d in The White Rar t Hot el , in m.ndsor. For sever al 
months it had been understood i n the Paris h that such a campai gn 
was t o be started some time i n the autnmn, ·and for near l y a fort night 
it had been known to have begun. But , s ave to a handful of 
or ganis er s , a l l was rumour a·nd· ·s·peculati on. Now , at last , guesswork 
was to r esol ve i nto ce.rtai nt y. . 
Even at t his l at e stage , the secret- was-·he-ld'-ba-ck ··to .. -the·- ·bitter 
end. Th€;? gues t s ~ad no i nkling of any.thi ng mor e t h an a 
convi vi al dinner as t hey ar rived at t he hote l , t o be. greet ed by 
trim usher s , · who conveyed t hem to el egant hostesses , who, i n 
tbeir t urn~ wel comed them and showed t hem to thei r s eat s a t the 
·1ong t ables . The Vicar sai d grace ; t ne soup , t he chi cken and the 
ice- cr eam c ame and went; and only when . t he empty cof fee cups had 
been pushed as~de was the r eal purpose of the evening r eveal ed. 
With brisk efficiency a hundr ed hand~omely il.l ustr ated 
brochures about the church and its needs appeared on the t abl es , 
and the Vicar ' s \•Iarden r ose to s peak . •Turning the accomplishment 
of many year s i nto an hour- glas s ' , Col . Pal mer 9utli ned the 
his tory of the bui ldi ng f rom Domesday Book t o t he present day . He 
dwelt upon the s ervice and devotion of _our forebear s , apd r eminded 
his li$tener s t hat it was thei ~ duty to s ee that such work of 
dedication was not ·now undone by indiffer ence and negl ect. Mr. 
Far r i ngton , the Peopl e ' s r:ar den, t hen spoke of the spi r itua l basi s 

of Christian Giving, urging that it sprang, not_from th:c Churc_;h. 1 s 
need to r eceive , but from the need of people ·-t o gi v e. · He was · • - 
followed by Mr·. Cottam, who pleaded for a sense of r esponsibility 
to underlie the busi ness of Christi an Stewardship. And if any 
wondered how these ideals might be fulfilled , their doubts wer e 
answered when the next speaker; 'Mr. Eastgate , outlined the 
methods of the Campaign. He warned the guests that they must 
expect a visit during the next· f our aays·from one of the 
Campaign canvassers . They would come , he assured people, neither 
to coerce , nor to impose a lega l obligation to pay: only to obtain 
a. written promise to offer over the next three years as much as 
.. conscience prompted. And if anyone doubted how much that ought 
-to be , he was answer ed by a sti mulating challenge from the final 
speaker , Mr . Roche , the Deputy People ' s ~arden , who quot ed some 
of the pledges already made by the organisers of the Campaign, 
amounts large enough in thems elves to dwarf the present income 
· of the church. 
And what was the r esponse , when the Vi car had made a final 
appeal for support , and rounded off: the proceedings ,7i th a prayer , 
and the guests f ell to conversing in little groups , or dispersed 
to their homes? Surprise , enthusiasm, caution, or hostility? 
Perhaps a little of each. But that is a story that only the next 
three years can t ell. 
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P. C. C. MEEI'.ING. 26th SEPTEMBER , 1961. 
A lengthy meeting included a wide vari ety of business . 
The Vicar began by r eporting on the progress made s o far in 
preparation for the Christian Giving Campaign. .He a·nnounced the 
formation of a committee r esponsible for the preliminary organisation 
.of the Campaign and the completion of a number of returns 
required by the Uells Organisation. He gave the dates of the 
Campaign, the date and venue of the Loyal ty Dinner, and r eported 
that the Church Room was being prepared for the use of the Uells 
r epres entative . He r egr~tted that three Bishops , in~ited to the 
Loyalty Dinner, would be unable. to come , but made it known that 
th~_Bishop of Buckingham would preach a t Matins on 5th November, 
the day when pledges would be r eceived. 
Discussion of the arrangements for Evensong followed, ;md 
the possibility of advancing .the time to 3. 30. was debated. In 
, the end it was decided t o l eave arrangements as they ar e except 
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for r educing the number of hymns to three. , 
The Council agreed to open a funi-for ·a-·pre·senta'tioii -i-o·~: 
Webb, in r ecognitio? of his services to the Parish, contributions 
t o be r ec eived by the Vicar. • 
The Vi.car informed the C.ouncil that r epairs to the f abric of 
of the church were n.ow complete , ·but that -t he- be-lls could not be 
r e - insta.J,.ied b.efore Christma·s at the earliest; ahd until they 
were back in place the organ could not be used. Thie matter l e d 
on to discussion about forming a choir and finding an organi st . It 
was agreed that a choir could not satisfactorily be started without 
an organist , and the Ce.uncil decided to t ake steps· i mmediatel y to 
find the latter. 
The Vicar warned the Council that Diocesan Quot a for the 
Parish was likely t o increase: in the. next financial year , as 
Diocesan commitment s wer e expanding. 
The Council promised to support the Vicar in his efforts to 
enforce the Diocesan Chancellor ' s r egulations governing monuments 
in buria l grounds . 
The Meeting ended with a dec ision t .o send a gift of five 
guineas t o the St .. Luke I s Nursing Home for Clergy, and to t ake out 
on behalf of the Parish a corporate membership of the- Friends of 
Christ Church Cathedral, the parent Cathedral of thi s Diocese . 
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CHURCH CLEANING RCYI'A. 
November 4th. Mrs . Loughnan. 
II 11th. Mrs . Gibson. 
II 18th. Mrs. tlilliamson . 
II 25th. Delphine Roche . 
December 2nd . Mrs . Barker. 
II 9th. Mrs. Farrington. 
II 16th: •. Mrs. Cane. 
II 23rd. Delphine Roche. 
II 30th. Mrs . Ames . 
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PARISH COUNCI L 1,CTIVITIES. 
The Council met on Tue sday , 3rd October . Mr . Bundy t ook t he 
Chair for a l engthy discussi on on: 
Road Safety on Dorney Common, in view of Col . Pa l mer ' s inter est 
in t his subject . The County Council had written t o s ay that they 
wer e not pr epar ed t o move from the principl e of fifty- fif ty 
payrnent by owners and Council for f encing a gat ed .r oad. Col. 
Palmer r ead an a i de-memoire on the accident s which had t aken 
pl ace t o dat e . .After consider abl e di scuss i on , i t was r esolved to 
writ e t o the Count y Council t hat t he Paris h Council ·suggest ed 
that on the grounds of road s af e ty t he s outh sid·e of B 3026 
s houl d be f enced at pu'ul i c expens e , as they coul d not agree t hat 
the 50/ 50 principl e was equitabl e , and tha t t hey f elt that the 
best system woul d be , if t he c'ommo11ers were agreeabl e , for t he 
beasts t o be dri ven t o the south, of the f ence at n;_ght o:c i n f o.c: . 
whil e enj oyi ng t he nor t hern pasturage at ot her t imes; t hey • 
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r eque.s t ed that thes e views be pl aced before tne Highways 
Committ ee a t t heir meeting on 12th Octob.er. 
Dent I s Corner Schcm.e . I t was r esolved to r em·~.nd the Count y 
Council t ha t t l1e owner s of adj ac ent i and had given written 
permissi on without prejudi c e for the County t o enter on their 
l and i n advance of purchase , i f t hey wished. 
Pl?Xfil:Oun_d Fenc~. Col. Pa lm"e'.r· r ·c·sumed the Chair. It was r e sol ved 
t o s ay t ha t while t he Council had no objecti on t o a Guy Fawke s 
Ni g~t bo~ire being built on the pl ayground'-si-te·; · t hey--'t'mulu-··- ·r 
emind chi l dr en and par ents t hat t he pl aygz>ound i s t her e for 
public enj oyment and damage t o t rees and f encing ha s t o be paid 
f or out of public r at es . • 
Renaming of ol d Mar s h Lane . · Mr . Bundy~ on behal f . of s i x f ront - 
ager s of t ~e ol d Mar sh Lane· between Harcourt Road· a nd Meadow \{ay 
drew attention t o confusi on which now exis t ed because both t he 
ol d road and the flyover bor e t he same hame. It was r esolved t o 
wr i t e t o the Rural Council that t h e Paris h Council. had no 
objection to the propos al t o· r ename this stretch Oak Stubbs Lane , 
its origina l name. • 
Other matter s discussed wer e •finance , planni ng applicat ions the 
by- pa s s and the war memorial s ite . Next meeting : November ' 7th. 
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Dorney Parish News . 
Dear Sir, 
Rhoewen, 
~~rsli Lane , 
Dorney · Reach . 
15th October, 1961. 
Re-naming of Roads . 
A correspondent last month suggested·that the r e- nami ng of 
part of Marsh Lane , now that the by- pass wor ks are almos t concluded, 
would help str angers t o the di~t+~yt to find their destinations 
mor e easily. May I make the following sugges tions? 
The houses from Elm View to Cydonia shou~d still be addressed 
as Marsh Lane, as they ar e clearly on the througn r oad from Dorney 
t o Taplow . The section from D9rmouse to Greenacres , which i s no 
longer on the .through road , - should be r e-named. As there ar e 
already t wo sections of r oa~ l ocally with t he name Harcourt 
i ncorporat ed in them, I think. that .it would be useful to c all thi s 
.section Harcourt Drive, for a stranger finding his way t o any one 
of the roads cal l ed by such a name.would natμrally assume himse lf to 
be in: the ar ea of the other t wo. 
Finally I would like to ask if it i s possibl e to r e- site the 
sign for Harcourt Road , as thi s is now set too far back for the 
pass ing motorist to read before he i s past the _ turning. 
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DORNEY WOMEN ' S INSTITUTE. 
Yours faithfully , 
D. P. GIBSON. 
(Mrs. ) . 
The monthly mee t:iiig was ·hel d on October llth, with trre·· 
President, Mrs. Williamson, in the chair and twenty- f ive members 
present . 
Mrs . Williamson welcomed our visitors, Mrs. Sherring; Chau man 
of H~alth and Education, and Mrs. Ppillips , and then· r ead a letter 
from Mrs . Fox, expr essing her grateful thanks for all the kindness 
shown t o her i n her i llness , and the hel pful bottles of champagne 

s ent by the members . 
Mrs. Finch will be our del egat e at Aylesbury on October 25th, 
and ·Mrs . Bundy will be going as the visitor. 
The next meeting is our A. G.M., and names were t aken for 
those willing to s erve on the Committee. There will a l so be the 
draw f or the 1962 Bursary t o Denman College. 
Mrs. Clifford kindly undertook t o make the birthday cake , 
and t ea hostesses will be Mrs. Cane and Mrs . Loughnan. 
The spe aker was Mrs . Boulton from Berkshire , who gave a 
most inter esting and amus:i,_ng. _t al.lcon _ the J..960 W. I. trip to France 
and Spain, with exce l l ent slides t aken and projected by Mrs. 
Gowring, also of Berks . 
Mrs. Kay- Green gave the vote of thanks . 
THE DORNEY PLAYERS. 
An unfortunat e combinati on of circumstances has l ed to 
the postponement of the second pr oduct~on of the Dorney Player s , 
1The Whit e Sheep of the Family' by L. <lu Garde Peach and Ian Hay. 
This 1 f el oni ous comedy' had alrGady been cast and put into 
r ehearsal, and ~as due to go on at the end of Nove~ber, 'when Mrs. 
Roche , the pr oducer , f ell ill. Rehearsal s came to a hal t , and 
it was soon obvious that it coul d. not be r eady by the -~ppoi nted 
dat e . Feeling tha t it would be :un:fair t o offer ~udi eric es an 
under - r ehearsed production, the Committee r eluctantly dec i ded 
on a postp'onement . At first it was hoped tha t it might s i mply 
be put back one week, but it trapsp:μ, ed that the Vi llage Ha l l 
would not be avai l abl e . · As a l at er dat e in December s eemed to 
be bringing it too near Christ mas , there was nothing for it but 
to def er it t o the New ·Year \ ··-We now hope it will go on in 
January , with the pos·sibilit y of another producti on in the l ate 
Spri ng. 
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DORNEY AND DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
As the draft of this article had ~o be in the hands of the 
Editor sometime befor e the date of the lμmual Gener a l Mee.ting on 
the 27th of Oct obe r , it is .imposs i ble in this issue t o r ·eport on 
the proceed ings of that meeting ·and accor dingly full details of 
t he Officers and Committee el ect ed for next year will bo announced 
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in the December issue. It is hoped that the Winter Programme will 
also be available for publication but thi s '"is .. a ritatter for . the new 
Committee and details will be annou.p.c!?d a·s s oon as they are known. 
At this season, one has only to. cast a~ eye over the garden 
t o see the work that can now be.· proceeded with, given the right 
weather , -. and soil conditions , and it wouid be impossible in this 
short article to enumerate the various jobs. Many gardeners ,· 
prefer to leave the digging of herbaceous borders arid the division 
of perE:nnial plant s until early Spring, but the dead growth of 
tall plants should be cut away_a~d _burned, particularly in the case 
of Michaelmas Daisies which will spread like · weeds i n our light 
soil if the seed is allowed to ripen. Some perennials die to the 
ground and these should be plainly indicated to prevent them being 
dug up accidentally during diggiY¥s oper9.tions . 
Dahlias and Gladiolus should be lifted, dried off and $torcd 
i n a frost- proof shed or under the greenhouse staging - a 
sprinkling of Flowers .of Sulphur wil l ward off mildew. 
Pruning of fruit tre-es c an now be proceeded with but spraying 
with a winter wash is mor e effective if delayed until December or 
January. 
Lawns will have had their final mowing and the machines 
stowed away after being thoroughly cleaned and greased. Any 
overhaul necessary should be attended to now, otherwise it may be 
overlooked. Brushing the· lawn with a hard broom occasionally 
will distribute the worm casts and improve the t exture of the 
grasses . 
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NATURE NarES. 
The Lapwing, known also as the Green Plover or Peewit is a 
typical farmland bird breeding in open arable fields and pastures . 
Although it is with us all the year round it seems specially 
appropriate to mention it now for the numbers in this area are 
augmented by migrants from further north and from the continent. 
At this time of year they may be s een standing about on Dorney 
Common, each in a 'territory' where it can collect its ·food. A 
casual glance may give the impression that there are;perh~ps, half 
a dozen present but in f act they are fairly evenly but th~nly 
scattered over the -whole common-. 
These birdG arc quite accust omed to traf=ic, so l ong as it 

does not stop, and it is possible by driving or cycling very 
slowly to get a r eally good l ook· at this el egant bird with 
black and white markings, a faint green sheen over its dark grey 
back and pertly upturned crest . 
About t en years ago it was feared that the Lapwing was 
suffering in numbers, becaus e of excessive interferenc e with 
breeding by increased grass cutting for s ilage making, but I 
am glad to say that since then numbers have r ecover ed and it 
i s now thought that a s eries of hard winters were more t o 
• blame for the t empora~y decline. . 
In bitter, windy weather when the common seems so inhospitable 
to us humans , it is a cheerful sight to see these birds 
sheltering in an al most· imperceptible hollow or a .cart-rut or 
in the l ee of an eight- inch grass tussock, apparently comfortable 
enough but warily ·watching the passer-by . 
NATURALIST. 
RO.tillS AND RUNWAYS . 
This year ' s Motor Show at Earls Court was cert ainly 
packed-wi th novelties. I spent an entire evening wandering 
around the s t ands 1 · and came to the conclus ion ·that practically 
every manufacturer had something new t o offer , r anging from 
"baby cars " t o luxurious high performance vehicles . B.M. C. 
have turned their 1Mini 1 idea into Wolsel eys and Rileys -now , 
with a Hornet and an Elf. I ntriguing , but unnecessary 9 one 
would ha~e .thought. The wor d 'Mini' sums up nicel y the idea 
of an Austin Seven or a small Morris Minor, but a Riley Elf .. ? 
Seems odd, doesn ' t it? J agua~- stuck their new Mark 10 on a 
chrome- plated, r evolving dais with lights galore , which made 
their e~ually new E- type sports car go almost unnoticed since 
i t wasn't given anything like the same treatment. For·d: s had ~ 
powder- blue c arpeted stand an_d cars with press- buttons 
instead. of gear l ever s . What would happen if grandma press·ed 
r everse by mistake on the M. l.? I heard an American on the 
Rolls- Royce Stand approach a salesman and ask t o be shown a 
. cheap· version of. the car, and an Englishman' s wife on the Oldsmobile 
stand ask her husband which way the c ar w·ent . . When one 
see~ little boy~ w~lkil:g out with .as much li~erature as they 
can carry, one i s inclined to wonder if t he manufacturers ever 
make a pr ofit, but I suppose if you make J aguars and sell £22 ." 
million worth in a week to America alone , then you must do. 
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DORNEY PARISH NEWS. 
NO. 12, DECEMBER, 1961, 
SERVICES IN THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST, JAMES; 
(FOR CHRISTMAS SERVICES SEE BELOW) . 
HOLY COMMUNION: Every Sunday at 
First Sunday of 
8 •. a.m. 
the Month, at 12,noon, 
Third Sunday of the Month, after Evensong, 
MORNING PRAYER: Every Sunday at 11.a.m. • 
EVENSONG: Every. Sunday at 6.3O.p.m, 
SUNDAY SCHOOL: Every Sunday at·2,35,p,m. "._ 
SERVICES ON FEAST DAYS AS ANNOUNCED, 
Vicar: 
Churchwardens: 
The Rev, E.T. Sherlock, ·A.K,C,, Hon,C.F, 
The Vicarage, Dorney, Windsor, Berks, 
Tel: Burnham 421. 
Vicar's Warden: 
. :people's Warden: 
Deputy.People's 
Warden: 
Lt, Col. P,D,S, Palmer, 
Dorney Court, Windsor, Berks, 
Tel: Burnham 638, 
Mr. J.E. Farrington, 
Melrose, Dorney Reach, 
Maidenhead, Berks, 
Tel: Maidenhead 1386, 
Mr, T,W,E. Roche, 
St. Helier 1s, Dorney Reaoh, 
Maidenhead, Berks. 
Tel: Maidenhead 1447, 
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THE MESSAGE OF CHRISTMAS DA¥. · · - · - - - - · 
Bethlehem in Judea -is- the -cr-adl~•·•Of. the Chx.i-stian Fait h and 
we shall be reminded agai n of this fact on Christmas Day. 
Christmas is an historical event; it r eally happened. W~ m~st . 
try t o forget our Christmas · cards of · i-dy1lic shepherds-·kfiee:1:-iilg- · ·· 
before ecclesiastical mangers and the pretty angels hovering 
over snow- clad vil l ages pinpoint ed by resplendent stars . The 
r eal thing was not like that at all. , It is natural· that thi s 
event which the Church came to regard as unique should have been 
adorned -by men ' s imagination in the course of Christian history , 
but factually it was commonplace, unsensational and without hint 
of gl amour. And. it occurred not·so very long ago; only twice as 
far back as Wi -11-iam the Conqueror • . So. it is a comparativel y 
r ecent event in history. 
And to use the present tense ~ what is it a l l about ? That 
God Himself has come into His world in a way that you and I can 
understand - in the 1form of a human being. 1 To very many this 
•will appear- a- pious fancy, . a, piece of wishful thinking; bu~ --~~Y. 
should it. be thought absurd for God ·to come to us i n this way? 
On the contrary there as something about this belief which seems 
to satisfy our spiritual needs . If a man , for example., were _to 
t alk to m§l about a Supreme Bei ng or a First P.a~se , I- woriid -no't ·· 
be able· to grasp what he .was talking about. But if he pointed 
to a human life and said , 1Look, there is God , 1 that is something 
that would begi n to have some meaning for me. Personality 
is withi n the range · of- my e-xperience. Profess·or A. S. PringlePattison- 
once said, I\Jhatever the Incarnation may mean, it means 
at l east this - that in the conditions of human life we have 
access , as nowhere else, to the inmost nature of the divine.' We 
r ecal l that S. Philip, on one occasion, sai d to Jesus , ' Lord, 
show us the Father , 1 and our Lord r eplied , 1 H!:l that hath seen Me 
hath seen the Father·.• · Tha't is the message or' Christmas Day. Is 
it surprising after all t hat those who accept it should want to 
embellish and idealize the event that enshrines i t ? 
But that is not all the s t ory. Christmas Day does not mean 
that Jesus came on a visit to Hi s world and then later went away: 
He came to stay and we find His Presence not only in our churches 
when we assemble to worship and· in· our homes , but in the whole 
of human life. And so for this r eason with joy and gratitude in 
our hearts we wish each other a happy Christmas . 
The Vicar . 

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CHRISTMAS DAY SERVICES. 
.Christmas Eve falls this year on the Fourth Sunday in Advent 
and Christmas Day on a Monday. The Christmas Services will be as 
follows:- 
. Sunday; 21th December, 
11.45.p.m. Midnight Eucharist and Address_. 
Christmas Day 1 Monday, 25th December. 
11.a.m. 
12 noon, 
Holy Communion. 
Mattins and Sermon, 
Holy Communion. 
The Children's Christmas Service will be,held on the Fourth 
Sunday in Advent at 2,35.p.m. The unpledged money taken at the 
Services on·Christmas Day will be made up to £20, by the-P,C,C, 
from the pledged money and given to·the Church of England 
Children's Society, Ladies are invited to provide flowers for the 
decoration of the church. . .. ·--- --·- __ 
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL CHRISTMAS TREAT AND PRIZE GIVING. 
It is proposed to arrange a Christmas Party and the 
presentation of :Bibles and Prayer Books. to children who have been 
fairly regular in. their attendance at Sunday School. The choice 
of a·:sible or Prayer :Book rests with the individual child, ,The 
Party will be held in the Village Hall, on Friday, 5th January, 
at 4,p.m. 
A TOY SERVICE. 
A Service will be held in church on Sunday, l7th.December· at 
2,35,p.m, Mr, Diyine, the Inspector for the N,S,P,C,C, knows of 
homes within this.locality where children would greatly appreciate 
the gift of toys •.. The Service is being held before Christmas in 
order to give Mr, Divine reasonable time to distribute them by 
Christmas.Day •. Tpe children of our Sunday School should look 
into their cupboards for toys in good condition that they no 
longer want and bring them to the Service, Remember the teys ••• • 
should be in good·condition as there is no point in giving to 
others things that are of no value. 

CJITJRCH COLLECTIONS. 
To avoid misunderstanding,please note that the collection 
taken in church at every service is intended for the benefit of 
visitors and those of ou:r parish who have not seen their way 
clear to join the scheme of Christian Giving. Those of us who 
have pledged and presented envelopes should ignore it, On those 
few o·ccasinns when special objects are announced, for example, 
the Church of England Children's Society on Christmas Day, the 
loose money taken at the services will be given, and in addition, 
a sum from the pledged envelopes as the P.C.C. may decide is 
appropriate. • 
CONFIRMATION. 
Leslie Raylor, Michael.Cundy and Rosemary Eileen Fletcher 
are being confirmed in early Decemb_er., .Les.lie on. Satu:rday, 2nd, 
Ros.emary on Sun.day, .3rd and Michael on Saturday, 9th, Let us 
remember them in our prayers. 
MR. WEBB'S PRESENTATION FUND. 
So far gifts have come from members of the Parochial Chu:rch 
Council and those closely connected with the Church, As· our· 
gift to Mr, Webb is intended to be an expression of gra_ti tude 
from the parish as a whole, the Vicar would _indeed be pleased 
to receive fu:rther donations from friends, other than chu:rch 
folk, ,who would like to contribute, Readers will be glad to • 
know that Mr. _Webb has now returned home and is making good 
progress, 
ROSTER OF SillESMEN 
8.a.m. Holy Communion, 
11. a. m. Mattins-. 
6.3O.p.m, Evensong. 
SUNDAY SERVICES, 
All Sundays. 
Dec, 
II • 
II 
II 
rt 
3rd. 
10th, 
17th. 
24th. 
31st. 
All Sund.ays, 
Mr •. Farrington, 
Mr. • Cottam,· 
Mr. Gibson. 
Mr,· Fletcher. 
Co1, Ames. 
Mr, Cottam, 
Mr, Roche. 
Mr, Eastgate • 
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P. C. C . . MEE'l'Il'l"G . Wednesday , 15th November . 
As the first Meeting of the P. C. C. s ince the •opening of the 
Christian Gi vi ng Campaign, this assumed consider able i mportance. 
Parochial expenditure is the legal r esponsibility of the P. C. C. , 
and much of the Meeting was devoted t o this question. 
The Council vot ed the necessary money to pay t he fee due to 
the Wells Organisation, and al s o agreed to finance a quarterly 
bulletin, which will keep subscriber s t o the Campaign informed about 
income and expenditure. 
The matter of charities was al so considered. As assistanc e 
t o charitable organisations i s one of the published objects of the 
Campai gn, the P. C.C. f elt entitled to augment any special 
collections from ~he proceeds of t he Campaign~ Accordingly, it was 
agreed t o make the sum of £6. l Os . lo½d. collected on Remembrance 
Sunday for the Earl Haig Fund , up to a total of £10. from t his 
sourc e. It was also decide~ to guarantee a mi nimum of £20. to 
the Church of England Children' s Society, should the l oose cash 
collect ed for this purpose on Christmas Day f all short of this 
amount . It was r esolved to make similar guarant ees of £5. each 
to the S. P. G. and S. P. C.K. , which are norma lly supported out of the 
l oose cash taken at the ei ght o' clock Communion Ser vices . Since 
the Christian Givi ng Campai gn started collections of loose c ash at 
these services have fallen to an i nsignificant amount . 
The P. C.C. r eali sed at the .t .i.m.e tha t these decisions wer e only 
i nterim measures . One of the most import ant consequences of 
Christian Giving is the f act that it makes possible systematic 
budgeting. I t was , therefor e , agreed that a t the next Meet -ing 
a sub- committee should be formed to look into the whole question 
of expenditure and make r ecommendations to the P.C. C. In t his way 
it should be possible to pr esent a clear- cut budget at the next 
Easter Vestry Meeting. 
Another financ i a l matter that was discussed was the question 
of the Vicar ' s expenses . An incumbent incurs many expenses in 
connection with his work, and he mus t meet them out of his own 
stipend , unless the parish i s prepared to shoulder them for him. 
Thes e costs i nvolve a variety of items , such as trave l in the 
course of parochial and s ick visiting, t elephone calls , postage, 
and the constant drain of expenditure which the upkeep of a l arge 
vicarage ent ails . In all, these amount in thi s parish, . to the 
formid abl e figure of £250. a year . It was unanimously agreed by 
t he Council t hat the parish should assume r esponsibility for these 
expenses as soon ::is t he necassary funds become avnilabla. 

Contri butions towards Mr. Web-h-1·-s~-pr-esentat-i:on- a-r·e s till'·· -·-comi 
ng in, and it was decided to keep the . fund open for a little 
longer in the hope of improving on the present figure . 
• Efforts ar e still being made to obt ain an organi st . The pos t 
has·been advertised , and the Vicar and other P. C. C. members 
reported on.their endeavours ~o f ind someone for the vacancy. So 
far they have been unsuccessful, but they still have a few i rons 
in the f ire . 
One aftermath of the Christian Giving Campaign is the 
existence of a number of committees t o carry out the necessary 
work which the scheme involves . The Vicar gave a r esume of how 
these committees were composed and what their work would be. 
It was announced that l!Ir . Eastgate and Mrs . Gibson had . 
volunteered to organise the Sundny School Treat . The Council · 
approved a scheme to present scholars with a Bible or :prayer Book 
in r ecognition of regular attendance . The Treat was arranged 
for Friday, 5th January. 
. The Vicar gave a brief report on the meetings of the Church 
Synod , the Ruri-Decanal Conference and the Diocesan Conferance. 
It was agreed tha t Rny proceeds from Christmas carol· 
s i nging in the village should go to the Freedom from Hunger 
Campaign. 
The next Meeting was arranged for 7th January, 1962. 
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CHRISTMAS CUSTOW,.S . 
It is a safe guess that over the next fewweeks most 'of the 
readers of this ·magazine will be busying themselves with their 
Christmas preparations , and promi nent among them will be the 
arrangement of decorations and the purchase of pr esent s . Holly 
will be artistically hung, mistletoe strategically suspended 
l ast year ' s Christmas tree will emerge from storage or a new ' 
one will be bought , and perhaps a carefully cherished block of 
wood will be produced for the Yule l og. What is less cert ain 
is whether these r evellers wil l real ise that in these innocuous 
provisions they are pr eserving a pagan ritual of i mmeasurabl e 
antiquity . 
One of the blessings of our civilisation, whi;h we now 
take for granted, i s freedom from the tormenting fear of hunger. 
Our ancestors were l ess fortunate . Even when neolithic man 
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l earned to till the soil and to rear sheep and c attle and goats he 
was still prone to the desolating experienc e of famine . A sudden 
fire , a disastrous f l ood , a drought or a blight on crops or herds 
and the l abours of a year dissolved in tragedy. I gnor ant of the 
causes of such disasters , he not unnaturally attributed them t o the 
malignant influenc e of the gods , whom he r egarded , not as beneficent 
powers , but as crue l and c apricious entit i es , whose wr ath 
mus t be perpetually assuaged by gifts and flattery, by sacrifice 
and prayer. 
Chief among these pri mitive divinities was an all- powerful 
and all - pervading nature goddess , an Earth Mother , who was 
worshipped in many r egions and under many names , but who in essence 
r emained the same deity. She it was who made the crops to grow, 
the animal s to multiply and all nature to bl ossom and flourish. 
Her season of fulfilment was the spring , when she wrested all 
living things· from the deadly grasp of winter. But to ·primitive 
peopl es the vernal awakening was not part of the inevitable order 
of things . It was an annual miracl e whi ch could never be counted 
upon in advance. As far as our ancestors knew , each ~inter might 
be the end of things , and the next spri ng might never come . Tr ue, 
it had al ways done so before , but you could never be certain . . These 
matt ers were in the hands of higher powers . . 
It is not to be wondered , therefore , that man tried to r elieve 
the dread of wi nter by l ooking for such evidence of pr omi se as the 
dismal world cont ained. The most cheering event of_ a~l_ was the 
winter sol stice, after which the days ceased to grow shorter and 
the sun rose a little higher in the sky , a happy omen of bet ter days 
ahead. But there were other signs as well that the great Earth 
Mother still lived. Some trees ~n_'irac1.il ously retained their green 
foliage , even i n t he coldest dnys; others -- a stil l greater 
mar:vel -- bore their fruit as evi dence of the llfe within therii.. 
ll.nd so , i n hope , and fear, and thanksgiving, people carried these 
thi ngs into their homes , where they might radiate their magic 
influence of life . .And all the while upon the hearth there burned 
the Yul e l og , the symbol of light and_ warmth and hope. 
When Christianity arrived to drive out pagani sm, it did not -succeed 
in dest roying al l the old customs . For a while the Church 
s truggl ed to suppr ess th~m, but they had become too deeply ·grafted 
into peopl e ' s lives to be altogether extinguished , and in the end 
the Church wisely compromised by giving them a Christian significanc~ 
. Christmas itself is an instance. The Gospels provide no 
evidenc e of the.date of the Nativity, and eventually it was 
decidtd to c el ebrate it ::it tbo i me of the ol d solstiti al festiv als j 

of Yule in northern Europe and the Saturnalia in Rome . 
and the Ch:l'istmas tree , the holly and the mi stletoe we 
consciously commemorate the one , and in the exchange of 
we unwittingly celebrate the other. 
In the log 
still unpresents 
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CHRISTMAS CAROIS. 
.Lin augmented Church Choir will sing carols in the Parish on 
the three nights - 21st, 22nd and 23rd of December in aid-·of the 
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11Freedom from Hunger Campaign" and those wishing to take part 
should assemble in accordance with the following time table: - 
Date . Time. Meet at~ 
Dec . 
21st. 8. p. m. Junction of Marsh Lane 
and Harcourt Road. 
22nd .. 8. p.m. II II II II 
23rd. 8. p. m. The Palmer Ar ms . 
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P.liRISH COUNCIL ACTIVITIES . 
Itinerary. 
Marsh·Lane and 
·Meadow Way. 
Harcourt Road , 
Harcourt Close and 
Dorney Reach Road. 
Village Road and 
Lake End. 
The monthly Meeti ng of the Council was held on Tuesday, 6th 
November. Subjects discussed included: 
Road Safety on Dorney Common. The County Council had written to 
say that the Highways Committee were taking no further action as 
regards fencing at the present time . Col , Palmer had written to the 
County Surveyor and considerable discussion ensued. It appeared 
that the driving of beasts down to Boveney by the commoners in 
October had been effective in keeping them off B. 3026 at night, but 
whether it would remain so in 1962 was conjectural. It was resolved 
to l eave the matter on the t able for the moment ~ 

Road Improvements. No reply had been received from the ·County 
about Dent 1 s Corner. It was resolved to ask that cat ' s eyes be 
fitted over the fly- over in Marsh Lane . 
Playground. -The Bucks Playing Fields Associat~on flag day in 
Dorney, organised by Mr. Eastgate , had r aised £7. ls., a very 
satisfactory total. Mr . Eastgate now proposed that the .Council 
should acquire a playing field in Dorney Reach through the good 
offices and help of the B. P. F.A. In this connection he intended 
to find ' out the· Association' s latest poiicy about gra~~s , but -· 
meanwhile the opinions of organisations in'the village would be 
welcome , as to the desirability of having such a playing field , 
probably on land adjacent to the school. Would ·such bodies -please 
make their views lmown to Mr . Eastgate? 
By- Pass . Mr . Brooks undertook to see the r esident engineer about 
holes in the road at the end of :Meadow Wny, and the er ection of the 
lamp at the new spur ~ At the Road Safety Committee meeting hel d 
earlier the Police representative .undert~ok to look into the 
question of the danger of dogs getting on to the M. 4 . underneat h 
railings . 
Blue Bus Service . Information regarding an application for 
r evised fares and time-table had been r eceived from Mr. Cole. 
Briefly, he had decided to apply for an increase to 8d. for the 
fare from Dorney Rench to Eton and to lOd . to Windsor , rather than 
make drastic cuts in the eyening services . In fact a somewhat 
i mproved evening servic e would be introduced, the 8, 08_. p.m. from 
Windsor running through to Dorney Reach every night, and the 
10. 08 , p. m. being r etarded to 10. 30. p. m. for the benefit of 
thea-t:re- goers. 
Other subjects discussed included finance, planning 
applications , the Eton District Associati on, The County Association, 
the War Memorj_al site, the National Parks Act , renaming of roads 
and the Seddings Charity. 
The next Meeting will be held on 5t-h December. 

SUMMJIRY of Proposal made a t the meeting of Dorney Parish 
Council on Tuesday, 7th November. 
"That this Council t ake the necessary steps t o acquii1p · a - ♦- 
Playing Field 1n Dorney Reach through the good offi c es and hel p 
of the Bucks . Playing Fields .Associati on. 11 
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SITE: Field at the r ear of the 'Primary School - approx. 4½ 
acr es of same. 
Some thoughts on the subj ect: - 
(a) 
(b) 
(c) 
Road Safety . Previously youths have used Meadow Way and a 
plot of waste land for games etc . , and so have some of the 
younger children. Now that Meadow Way is made up there will 
always be a road traffic danger there. 
Amenities . The children ' s playground provided by the 
Parish Council is t oo small to accommodate the older boys 
and the football matches which they like to play. This 
children' s playground should be for the small children. 
There is no field within r each where an ndμlt football team 
could play and yet we have the talent and the people who 
would like to see a Dorney Football Team. Dorney Common 
is too far away and in any case a permanent building, such 
as a Pavilion or Dressing Rooms , c annot be erected there. 
.Populati on. If there is any growth in population it woul d 
probably t ake place i n Dorney Reach rather than i n Dorney 
Village so it would appear that any playing fields shou1d 
be where t he greatest number of people would .us·e them. 
The recommendation support ed by the National Playing Fiel ds 
Association i s 11Six acres of playing fields for every 
thousand people 11 
• Dorney - Population approx." 1, 000. 
Pl ayi ng Fields - Nil. 
Comparison with villages of similar size in Buckinghamshire: 
Steeple .C l aydon. - 3½ acres . ) All these villages have 
Twyford. - 4 11 l been af for ded financial 
Westbury. - 3½ 11 aid and technical assist- 
Hedgerl ey. - 4. a2. II. . ance by the Bucks. Playing 
Cheni es. - 6 " ) Fields Assocn. :luring the 
Tingewick. 5 " ) l ast few years. 
Gt . Horwood. 3½ " ) 
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( d) The Futm·e. If this generation fails to act this s i te will 
probably be Ios·t for ever . At present, it is rated as 
agricultural land and would fetch appr ox. £200. per acr e - but 
if one house is built anywhere on it we all know that the 
price will r ocket to £1000 per acre . It is now or never ! 
Thi s would appear t o be the ideal site for cricket pitch, 
football pitch, tennis courts , pavilion, and probably 
schemes of a more ambitious nature such as Swimming Pool , 
bowling green, and an Arena for bigger events such as 
Gymkhana or Shows of various kind_s . 
Usual method adopted when acquiring Playing Fiel ds . 
If there is felt to be a need it is usual for the Parish Council 
of a village, as an official body, to call a meeting of all 
interested organisations and persons in the village to find out 
whether orga·nisations and interest'ed per·sons woul d be prepared 
to help and support the scheme. Organisations which s~ri ng .to 
mind are Cricket Clubs, Fo0tball Cl ubs , Tennis Clubs, .T. A . 
Associations , Res i c.ents 1 Associations , etc . and there are many 
public~spirited i ndividuals who usual ly give quite a lot of help 
in many ways . 
I t is usua1 to apply to the Bucks . Playing Fields Association 
for Financial -Aid and Techni cal Assistance if a decision is taken 
at a Parish Mee-ting. The B. P. F, A. then take over and their Hon. 
Secretary applies to the Planni ng Officer and the Ministry of 
Agriculture for consent to use the ground as Playing Fields . · 
The B, P. F,A. used to be oble to get a grant of about one 
third costs from the Ministry 01 Education under the Physical 
and Recreational Facilities Ac.t but .. I believe the power to make 
a grant has now been transferred to the County Council. The Parish 
Council also has powers. t o make a contrib~tion to the costs of t~e 
Pl aying Field. 
At the same time as applications for grant are bei ng made, it 
is the usual pr actic e in most villages to organise a drive by a l l 
interested· organisations. and persons to collect money in the 
village to help pay part of the costs . Where villages can 
organise plenty of voluntary labour in the levelling, l ay- out , etc. 
this does save a considerable amount of money. 
N. B. If the B. P.F.A. take the scheme .on, however, it is important 
that thei;r directions are carr.ied out. If work on the ground, 
even voluntary work , is s t arted before their negotiations for 
grants from various bodies are completed , it mi ght mean l osing 
some of these grant s . 

Various or ganisations have already been approached , such as 
the Cricket Club , Residents 1..ssociation. P.T. A. , Women' s 
Institute. They have been asked t o find out whether their 
members f eel the time is ripe for such a scheme in Dorney Reach. 
However, it would be very helpful if any persons inter ested i n 
acquiring a Playing Field for the Village would get in touch 
with Mr. Eastgate. 
DORNEY ]OUNTY PRIM.lffiY SCHOOL. 
SPORTS FLASH. 
4th. 
Oct. Rounders . Home. Won. 5 - 1 v Dropmor e C. P. School. 
11th. 
Oct. Rounders. Away. Lost. ],_ 
2 - l ½ V Dropmor e C. P. School. 
16th 
Oct. Foot boll. Away . Won. 4 - 3 v Tapl ow C. E. Primary 
School. 
II Netball. Away. Won. 10 - 0 v Taplow C. E. Primary 
School. 
N. B. We have a very good netbal l t eam this year and they 
should give a good account of t hemselves in the Slough 
Schools League, Division IV. 
DORNEY ,\ND DISTRICT HORTICUL1rURAL SOCIEI'Y. 
The Tenth Annual Gener al Meeting of the Society was held 
at the Primary School , Dorney Reach, on Friday the 27th of 
October , and was very well attended. Mr . Lely kindly agreed 
to continue as President and the f ollowing Members were elected 
to the Committee for the ensuing year: - 
Mr s . ilJiles , Mr s . Cot tam, Mrs . Hepburn, Mr~ . . Horper . 
Mrs . Wooller , Mr. Belding, Mr. Clifford, Mr. Roche. 
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Refreshments were served -du:ring the· evenin,,;. and Mr.,. Wooller 
projected slides of flowers which members endeavoured to identify, 
At .the first meeting of the new Committee the following 
Officers were appointed:- 
Chairman, 
Hon.Seqretary. 
Hon.Treasure+. 
Mrs. Horner, 
Mrs, Cottam. 
Mr, Clifford. 
The Committee will be meeting again early in the New Year 
and will arrange the dates for two meetings and also the Spring 
Gardens Competition, • • • • 
• .Members are again reminded that plants, fertiiisers and 
other garden requisites are obtainable at greatly reduced prices 
from the Bu:rnham Garden Society at their hut on every Sunday 
morning between.lo a,m, and noon. 
The decision to hold the Annual Show in June this year was not 
very successful and it has been decided to revert to july for the 
1962 Show. The date, pmssibly Saturday the 21st. 
Polyanthus. 
Considerable patience is needed in raising Polyanthus plants 
from seed as some of the seeds will frequently take up to .. tl"_eJ,ve 
months to germinate. Natu:re is more successful in this respect 
and the not·so fussy gardener who leaves the dead flower heads on 
the plants to ripenand drop their seed can usually find plenty of 
self sown seedlings which, however small, can be carefully 
transplanted into a ·seed box and which will provide strong plants 
which will bloom next year. 
CYCLAMUS. 
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THE DORNEY PLAYERS. 
The Dorney Players• production of 1The White Sheep of the 
Family', the postponement of which was reported in the last 
number of the·Parish News, is about to return to life, Rehearsals 
will re-start in the New Year, and the play will be performed in 
the Village Hall on Friday and Satu:rday, 15th and 16th February, 
+962; with, we hope, a special performance for old people• 
on the Thursday. 
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DORNEY LOCO- 1 AIRCRAF'l'- AND SHIP-SPOTTERS I CLUB. 
The much-postponed meeting was held on Saturday, November 
11, in about the most dreadful weather conditions possible-. icy 
rain and strong winds. Four valiant Members joined the Chairman 
for a morning's visit to London Airport and were at least 
rewarded by the sight of~ Lufthansa Boeing, one of the first to 
operate to London Airport.· The porters• strik& severely curtailed 
E.E.A. service$, s.o the foreign airlines were chiefly in. evidence. 
The next meeting will be an indoor one at St. Helier 1 s at 
3.0.p,m, on Saturday, 16th December. Member Harris has taken over 
the reorganisation of the Club• s finances ·a·nd we can expect him to 
present accounts for unpaid subscriptions _with business,,-like 
efficiency, This is certainly needed if the Club is to flourish 
in the coming year. In conclusion the Chairman apologises to 
those members who were denied their Bluebe'il Line trip because of 
his wife's illness, Better luck next Spring! 
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DORNEY WOMEN 1S INSTITUTE. 
At the Annual General Meeting on 8th November, attended by 
twenty-three members, the President, Mrs, Williamson, welcomed 
our V .c.o,, Mrs. Pelton; she also informed us that she would be 
retiring as President as from that Meeting. Mrs. Collins juni,or, 
on behalf of all members present, expressed ou:..' regret and most 
grateful thanks_ for all she had done for the Inst'itute over the 
past twelve years,-- foY the last three of which she had been 
President, Voting then took place and Mrs, Cane was elected the 
new President, with the foiiowing Committee: Mrs. :Barker, Miss 
Bennett, Lady :Blake, Mrs, Clifford, Mrs, Eastgate, Mrs. Finch, 
Mrs, Horner, Mrs. Loughnan and Mrs. Roche. ···'--· 
Mrs, Finch gave an illuminating report on the Council Meeting 
at l.ylesbury and Mrs. Clifford gave a short talk on "The Freedom 
_from Hunger Campaign" conferenc.e held at Reading. 
Mrs, Horner reported that Mrs, Clarke of Berkshire was 
willing to give a series of twelve lessons on mixed handicrafts - 
leatherwork, basketry, rugs, glove-making and lamp shades, It.is 
hoped the course, which will cost 12s, 6d, per head, ·will .itarf on 
Thursday afternoons after Christmas. • 
We enjoyed a delicious birthday cake for our 12th anniversary 
made by Mrs. Clifford. Our next meeting is on Wednesday, 13th ' 
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ne·cember , when the speaker will be. Miss Iris Ballard on 11Pride , 
Prejud·ice. and Pe.tticoats 11 • Mi ss Ballard is• a f amous actress 
and a frequent lecturer. at Denman College , so it is a-ppropr~ate 
that the 1962 Bursary for Denman will be drawn at that Meeting. 
Nominations for the ~e~ yea~ 1 s Group Conveners will also be 
accepted. 
At that Meeting we hope ~a hav& a Christmas stall and all 
members are invited to bring as many friends as _possible. 
DORNEY CHURCH CLEANING lWTA. 
Dec .. 2nd . 
11 9th. 
11 16th. 
, M:r.s •. B.ar,ke.r . 
NATURE NOTES. 
Mr s . Farrington. 
:Mrs . Cane. 
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Dec . 23rd . 
11 30th. 
De l'phine Roche. 
Mrs . .runes. . 
Of the eight British tits , four are common in thi s parish and 
t wo, of these , the gr_eat tit and the blue tit are such familiar 
visitors to the garden and to bird tables that everyo~e must kn~w 
them. These t wo tits are the main culprits in the ha~it of opening 
milk bottles which , first r eported from Southampton in 1921, has 
spread all over the country. I was once r ather amused to see _a 
pai r ·of blue tits flitting confidently into the_ Barge. Farm milk 
float whic.h was parked halfway down Hare.au.rt Road . It was a l arming 
to think of the havoc those shar.p little beaks might wreak 
before ·the roundsman r eturned. . 
The coal tit is al so to be found her e . It is· a small tit with 
black head , greyish body and a conspicuous white mark_ on ~he nape 
of the neck. The coal tit lik;es to live wh,ere there are.fir trees 
and i s very common in ,all the new for ests planted in v~rious parts 
of the country. It .does not , however , need very many f~x t~ees 
nor is it fussy as to what kind of firiirees they are , so tha~ 
places like Dorney _or Dorney Reach where there ~re garde~ with 
planted trees will usua~ly support a few coal tits . _A pair has 
been ·vi&iting my bird table r egularly in the _past few weeks . 
The long- tailed t~t will also come to bi rd _t abl~s , although 
it has rarely come to mine. I have encountered it mainly as a 
whol e f amily passing through the garden or al ong a hedgerow. 
uttering litt~~ cr~es which s erve to prevent the str aggl ers from 

becoming lost, ten or twelve of these little birds, patterned in 
buff and black and white, will suddenly.pass by looking, with 
their.over long tails, scarcely airworthy, 
NATURALIST. . . . . . . . 
ROJJlS JJID RUNWAYS. 
Do you know how many aeroplanes there are in England? Not 
counting military aircraft, the figures for which are not usually 
published, the figure is 1,884 as at the end of October; 1961.' •• 
This figure includes aircraft owned by B,O,A,C. - 73; B.E,A,.- 
138; the·flying clubs and groups - 343; and business and private 
planes - 541, The remainder are comprised by the independent 
operators, Government Departments, training schools, etc. It 
seems a good number, doesn 1 t at1,.But not in comparison with the 
78,000 active civil aircraft registered in the United States of 
America. 
Mr. Peter Masefield, an ex-President of the Royal Aero-· 
nautical Society, at present the managing director of British 
Executive and General Aviation Limited (BEAGLE), has. quoted some 
facts and figures which are intended to appraise the future of 
general aviation, which is all types of aviation other than. 
military and scheduled and non-scheduled commercial air services. 
He anticipates a strong upsurge in the use of the aeropl·ane for 
business purposes, and expects to see three times as many aircraft 
in this category in use by 1967 as there are now. Business 
aircraft are no threat to the airlines, they are, in• fact, an 
adjunct to them, flying into and out of major.airports to co!UlcCt 
with scheduled services to and from more scattered centres. The 
business aeroplane is also much more flexible than the. scheduled 
service - expecially over comparatively shbrt distances. 
In 1955, the United States produced 4,434 Aircraft. in the 
General Aviation category to the value of £24. mil,lion, Five years 
later, the number produced had increased .by 7~ and in value by 
9~. _A re~sonable es~imate of the Jlmerican market for general 
aviation aircraft during the next ten years will include twin •• 
turbine aircraft, and a steady increase in the sale of four-seat 
single engine aircraft, Britain will undoubtedly be an important 
customer for this market as flying gains in popularity and the 
sport~ side is kept alive, • • • 
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