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DORNEY P ARISH NEWS . 
No. 1 .. JANUARY 1964. 
SERVICES IN THE PARISH CHURCH CF ST. JAMES . 
HOLY COMMUNION: Every Sunday at 8 a . m . 
First Sunday of the Month at 12 noon. 
Third Sunday of th e month after Evenson g . 
Every Wednesday at 10 a . m . 
MORNING PRAYER: Ever y Sunday at 11 a . m . 
EVENSONG: Every Sunday at 6 . 30 p . m . 
SUNDAY SCHOOL: Ever y Sunday at 9 . 50 a . m . 
VICAR: T h e Rev . E . T . Sherlock,A .K . C . , Hon. C . F . 
CHURCHWARDENS: 
T he Vicarage, Dorney, Windsor, Berks . 
Tel: Burnha m 42 1 . 
Vicar' s V'ar den: Lt . Col. P . D . S . Palmer, 
Dorney Court, Windsor, Ber ks . 
Tel: Burnham 638 . 
People I s Warden: Mr. J . E . Farrington, 
Melrose , Dorney Reach, 
• Maidenhead, Berk s . 
Deputy P eople I s 
Warden: 
Tel: Maidenhead 27986 . 
Mr. T .W. E . Roche, 
St . Helier1 s, Dorney Reach, 
Maidenhead , Berks. 
Tel: Maid enhead 27047 . 

EDITORIAL 
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We should l ike. to open this first issue of 1964 by 
wishing all our r eaders a very happy and prosperous New 
Year. \'Ii th its harsh winter , its tardy spring and its 
even coyer summer , 1963 has been a year which many will 
be pleased to f orget ; and although f rost cloaks the 
ground as we write , vie are optimistic enough to hope that 
1964 holds s omething better. 
On a less sentimental note , we should like t o r emind 
those readers who pay annually that their subs~ription 
falls due with the curr ent issue . It is of inestimable 
help to the distr~butors ~o be able to collect a year ' s 
subscr iption at a time and we hope that in 1964 even more 
of our readers will ahoose to pay by this method~ 
Finally , it is satisfactory to report that we begin 
the year wit~ ~ even bigger c~rc_ul~tion than ever before , 
and although affluence still eludes us, at least our 
balance sheet entries r emain in the right c olour . We 
start 1964 ,..,i th the hope and determinati~n to give our 
readers as much pleasure as before , and we t ru~t to add 
still more recruits to our e~er - g~owi?g clientel~ . 
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Gold , Frank.incense and Myrrh . 
The stor y of the visi t of the Magi to the Holy Child 
at Bethlehem i s one of the most beautiful and delightful 
stories in the Gospels. fti though in the course of its 
t r ansmission , it has r eceived accretions , there can be no 
doubt that it has s ome historical foundation . Certain 
astrologers , under divine guidance , made a hazardous 
j ourney f rom the East to Bethlehem to pay adoration to 
our Lord and to present Him with gifts of gold, f r ank.incense 
and myrrh . These men were probably of t he Zoroastrian 
faith , one of the purest and noblest of ancient r eligions , 
wi th a special interest in the study of the star s . The 
modern Parsees of India still r e tain s omething of the 
dignity and e t hical grandeur of this ancient creed. 
One fact about this stor y we must not allow to 
escape us is that the journey wa s a gr eat adventure of 
faith : it entailed great physical hardships and dangers 
in those days. And further, it was a journey lhat 
demanded of the Wise i•1en a gr eat degree of perseverence 
for there is a hint in the narrative that about the time 
of their arrival at Jerusalem , they had l ost sight of the 
star al together . Their efforts wer e at last successful 
and on arriving at Bethlehem, they pr esented to the Holy 
Child, gold , frankincense and myrrh . 
A cruth that should be str essed i s that no gift to 
God is acceptable to Him unless it represents the right 
interior dispositions of our hearts . God cannot be 
placated or appeased for our wrongdoing by gifts , no 
matter how cost ly. In the past some of the most 
glorious chur ches in Christendom wer e built by tyrants 
and prof ligates in order to r egain the favour of God . 
Our gifts should symbolize th~ deep , spiritual r ealities 
i n our lives . 
To offer gold to God means to bring our i ntellects , 
our affections and our wills into complete accord with 
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the intellect, affections and will of our Lord. Frankincense 
is the symbol of worship . And we worship God, not 
in order to derive some benefit from Him nor indeed - 
str ange as it may .seem - f or what He does for us , but 
pr:ii.marily f or what He is i n Himself . He alone is supremely 
,..,or shipful. Myrrh , among the most pr ecious articles of 
anci ent commerce , was used in embalming and early became 
the symbol of suffer ing and death . To offer myrrh means 
to live a life so spiritual and s o disciplined, that 
nothing can disturb and dismay us . 
Of course , we must not suppose that the Magi wer e 
aware of the mystical meaning of their gifts. It v1as 
later in the light of Christian experience that their 
gifts came to assume this nystical significance . 
Baptisms. 
Noveniber 24th . 
II 25th. 
December 1st. 
11 22nd. 
Marriage. 
December 18th. 
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Alison , daughter of John and Marjorie Rae . 
Hugh Alexander Hawor th . 
Carl , son of Kenneth Henry and Denise 
Jaycock. 
Denise Karen , daughter of Martin James 
and Gillian Rose Haisman . 
Hugh Alexander Haworth and Hertha Karoline 
Hildegard Crevato. 

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ROSTERS for JANUARY 1964. 
ST. JAMES CHURCH, DORNEY. 
Church Cleaning. 
Jan. 4th Mrs . Loughnan 
" 11th Mrs . Williamson 
ll 18th Mrs . Barker 
" 25th Delphine Roche . 
Offertory Counting. 
(Ever y Tuesday at the Vicarage at 8 p.m. ) 
Jan. 7th 
" 14th 
11 21st . 
" 28th 
Sidesmen. 
Mr . Allen , Mr. Pilkinton . 
Mr . & Mrs . Gregory. 
Mrs . Ames, Hrs . Raylor . 
Mr . Roche , Mr . Eastgate . 
8 . o a .m. All Sundays. Mr . Farrington. 
11.0 a .m. 5th Janu9ry Mr . Gibson. 
12th 11 Mr . Allen 
19th 11 Mr. Smiley 
26th 11 Mr . Cottam 
6 . 30 p .m. All Sundays Mr . Roche ) 
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Mr . Eastgate ) 
Mr . Gregory 
)arrangement . 
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PARISH COUNCIL ACTIVITIES . 
At the Meeting of the Parish Council on 4th December, 
1963, the following business was discussed : - 
M4 Service Area. 
Objections to the suggestion of constructing a 
Servica Area in the region of Huntercombe Lane were 
reiterated. At the moment no decision has been taken , 
but the Council is assured of opposition by E.R.D.C. to 

any Service Area within the Dist ric t Council boundaries . 
Field 242. 
The Council was informed that the use of this field 
had been discussed at a meeting of the Miscellaneous Ser vice 
Committee of E.R.D.C. , and that the findings of this Committee 
would be r eported at the next full meeting of the 
District Council. Str ong objections wer e raised to an 
Eton Councillor' s suggestion, reported i n the press , t hat 
street parking in Dorney Reach would serve the needs of 
th0 field , and the Parish Counci l felt that a parking ar ea 
on the field itself was essential. 
Bus Shelter . 
It was r eported tha t the Police had offered to keep 
watch for offenders defacing or damaging the bus shelter 
in Dorney Reach . 
~ .R.D.C. Minutes . 
Following a request f rom E.R.D.C., copies of District 
Council Minutes arc to be available for public perusal 
at Quartcrman ' s Garage , Dorney. Parishioners arc welcome 
t o look at them v,henevcr the gar a~c is open. 
Street Lighting. 
It was agr eed, as a safety measur e , that street 
lights should remain on throughout the hours of darkness 
from 23r d December to 2nd January . 
E.R.D.C. Guide . 
A newly published guide- book to the Eton Rural Area 
was shown to the Council. The Clerk has a few copies of 
this well-prepared booklet available to the public on 
requl.-st . 
Date of Next Meeting 7th January , 1964. 
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WHO ARE ·" THEY" ? 
(Some thoughts for the "upgrowing. ") 
When young, there seems to be implanted 
A sense of taking things for gr anted. 
Easy to relax and say 
"We can leave it all to " 'Ihey" 
For "THEY" arc the ones who , on the call, 
.A:re cager, willing to give their all 
In service; never in·their mind 
A r ecompense of any kind . 
Yout h has its failings , as well as age . 
That you can sec on any page 
Of Legend or of History . 
After all , there is no mystery 
How evolution must extend 
Until at last it finds it's end . 
Who ' s to say when comes the reckoning? 
What' s bost? The calm of age or the beckoning 
Of t hings to come for youth , untried 
In conquering Evolution ' s tid~? 
But as the y0ars unfold 
The young themselves arc growing old. 
As time go0s on , there comes the day 
When youth will quality for "THEY." 
Therefore, l eave it not too late 
To ponder or to contemplate 
How much sooner could have come 
The will t o serve and make the sum 
Of service grow. Then youth can say, 
"I serve, I ' M in the ranks of "THEY . " 
Anon . (Name and address supplied) . 

IT ISN ' T CLEVER. 
Young people who spoil a Bus Shelter 
And don't think of ot~ers who share it , 
Would not be so sure they were clever 
If they had to pay to r epair it . 
1\.nd youngsters who ought !:;o know better 
Than wreck our new Notice Board ought 
To have their names published upon it, 
Writ large - in r ed paint - when they ' r e caught . 
Young people , like puppies , all have to be trained , 
And play the game well when the rules arc explained. 
But when to explain? Why, only a fool 
Wouldn ' t know. ALL TEIE TIME, Both at home and at 
school . 
ELDERLY DCRNEYITE. 
(Name and address supplied) 
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MOTHER ' S BOY . 
Once a bundle , held in arms , 
Full of babyish , gurgles and charms, 
A father's honest pride and joy , 
But to be sure, he ' s mother ' s boy. 
To mother from school ,_· his problems bring, 
Only f or r.iother , would he dance and sing, 
Nothing could alter , nothing could destroy, 
The fact he was his mother ' s boy. 
When he gr ew up and went out with girls , 
He had a ball, everything in a whirl , 
But though he was happy , and knew some joy , 
He ' d just r e turn home , to mother , her boy. 
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Though far he wanders , long time away , 
He ' d always return to his home one day, 
For no girl has yet given him the joy, 
Only his mother gives , to this her boy. 
RICKY 
(Name and address supplied) . 
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LETTER FROM CAIRO . 
Recently, when the Anglican Archbishop in Jerusalem 
and his wife were visiting Cairo , we invited them to meet 
a well- known Coptic family and a Coptic priest. 
Next day one of the family , who is an authority on 
the Coptic religion and churches , took the Archbishop, 
Mrs . Mcinnes and myself on a tour of the Coptic churches . 
I thought some of you rnight like to hoar about this . 
After a drive along the Nile and then through many 
shoddy back streets in Old Cairo we suddenly came on the 
impressive sight of the r emains of the Roman fortress of 
Babylon. \-Ii thin its walls arc hidden the ancient Coptic 
churches. They would be extr emely hard to find without 
a guide , as they were built without any exterior 
architecture , in order that the Moslems , at whose hands 
they so often suffered persecution in the past , would 
have difficulty in finding and desecrating them . 
We walked along uncannily quiet , tortuous lruies 
(the r e is no traffic here as the streets are too narrow) , 
catching glimpses here and there through tunnels into 
little courtyards of hidden houses , and occasional ly 
meeting an old woman or a child. There was an air of 
furtiveness , such as must lurk in a ghetto. 
At length our guide led us down a flight of steps 
and through a low door into the famous church of St. 
Ser gius . It seemed terribly old to me . The nave was 

divided into two by t\-1elve columns , r epr esenting the 
twelve disciples . Eleven were of grey marble with the 
r emains of frescoes on them , but the twelfth was of 
plain, dark red granite and r epresented Judas Iscariot. 
The sanctuary at the east end was concealed by a 
beautiful haikal screen with Coptic designs of inlaid 
Hood and mother of pearl in geometric pattern. This is 
a lovely feature of most Coptic churches . Looking 
through the curtained opening in the screen we could 
see the altar , which , as in all these churches , is made 
of stone and stands alone and never fixed to a wall , 
so that the celebrant at Mass can move round and 
censer it. In the altar is a cavity where a cross is 
buried on a bed of rose leaves on Go0d Friday and taken 
out on Easter morning. 
All Coptic churches have three altars in a line 
at the east end, because only one Mass may be celebrated 
on a Coptic altar in one day . The altar , like the 
communicant , must come "fasting." 
A spoon is made for giving the sacrament , as the 
eucharistic bread, which is made on the premises , is 
placed in the wine and the wine and bread given to the 
commw1icant together. 
In the nori.th end of the Church our guide lifted a 
plank to reveal a huge baptismal font . Baptism is by 
total immersion, and this font was used by adult 
converts in olden days , and even occasionally today . 
There is a smaller font which is in current use . After 
a child is baptised, the priest annoints him all over 
with 'Chrism, or holy oil , accompanied by chants and 
set prayers . 
Every Coptic church possesses bones , mostly 
covered i n velvet , containing the bones of saints , and 
people confide their sorrows in them and ask for the 
saint ' s intercession. 
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'Ihese churches contain very few benches , as wo1shippers 
stand throughout the long service , and even corr.municate 
standing. They never kneel in prayer, but r emain upright 
with hands held outwards , the palms upwards and elbows 
close to the body. 
There are no statues, but many icons, some of them 
incredibly old and worn away as the result of constant 
kissing. Many represent the Virgin Mary or St. George , 
a greatly beloved saint of the Copts , whom they believe 
capable of working miI acles . 
Before leaving, we climbed down a flight of stone 
steps into the crypt , where Joseph , Mary and the Infant 
Jesus are said to have lived for some time when they fled 
into Egypt . Here is a dark little miniature church with 
a vaulted roof supported by two rows of pillars. In one 
wall is a niche where the Infant Jesus was cradled. 
In essence the other churches we visited were 
similar to St . Sergius, so, instead of describing them , 
I should like to say a word or two about the Coptic 
religion . 
The Copts r egard themselves as the descendents of 
the ancient Egyptians . Their church was founded by 
St. Mark , the Evangelist, who was martyrred and buried 
in Alexandria in 68 A.D. Monasticism, p:caycrs and 
fasting are part of their heri tage . 
In the 5th eentury some leading Coptic monks and 
dignitaries proclaimed that they wer e monophysites - 
that is, that they believed that Christ was not man , 
but only God , and that His earthly life was therefore 
only·an apparition. This heresy led to a break with the 
rest of Chr istendom, and , as a result , Greek was no longer 
used in the churches, but Egyptian, and the latter is 
still used in their Mass , or Korbon. 
Until recently the Coptic Patriarch was chosen from 

among the monks , but now bishops are eligible . The head 
of the Copti c chur ch must be over fifty , must never have 
been marrie d , and must abstain frotil meat or fish . Mar ried 
men may be ordained as priests , but no priest may marr y 
after ordination. 
Copts fast every Wednesday and Friday throughout the 
year , with the exception of the 50 days between the 
Resurrection and Pentecost. Thi s is pr actised because 
\'/cdnesday is the day on which the Scribes and Pharisees 
plotted against Christ , and Friday is the day they crucified 
Him . il.S for -the 50 day's exemption , it is because Christ said 
that the children of the bridechamber do not fast while 
the groom is with them. On Fast days t hey may cat the 
fruits of the earth, but no meat , butter , milk , fat or 
oil . This caused some difficulty at our lunch, which 
was on a \·/ednesday , but we managed to produce some salads 
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and cooked vege tables for the Priest. 
Many people think of Egypt as a Moslem country and 
are unaware that there i.s this large , important community 
of Christians with most interesting traditions e.nd 
relics of the past. 
Everyone visiting Cairo should try to visit the 
churches in Old Cairo and tho Coptic Museum . 
BELL rUNGING . 
During the 21 months that we have had our bells , 
over 20 people have boen taught how to ring them by Mr. 
Blagrovo . He has been quite wonderful coming every week 
on a bicyclo from Slough unless he has been r inging at 
Windsor Castle or sick. iUl of us have now reached a 
standard of being able to ring changes by call or from a 
blackboard, although there is still much to do before we 
can oo really experienced and competent ringers . It has 
been fun learning and ringing and I think that everyone has 
enjoyed it . 

Most of our ringers have been boys and girls of 
school age and they have been ver y quick to learn, 
enthusiastic and most conscientious about attending. 
However , quite a number have stopped coming because other 
interests have intervened, such as extra homework, outdoor 
games and sports or change of school, etc . l, few have lost 
heart because when they have turned up for a ring there 
have been too few others to make up a full band. ,U.l this 
is very natural. I cn.nnot help feeling that they would be 
encouraged if more grown-ups wer e to take part. 
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f>.S regards grown ups - I suppose that about six 
learned to ring but nearly all have left the Parish. 
only regular a ttender now is myself c.nd I only learnt 
as to be a reserve at call in case of need. It would 
a lot if more grown ups were to join in. 
Mr . BlnBTOve comes on Wednesdays at about 7 .15 p .m. 
for about an hour to tench and give us practice . ':le 
attend for part or all the time as suits our individual 
convonicmcc unless other commitments p:revent us . 
On Sundays we are on our own and the aim is to have 
a band of six to ring from 10,30 a.m . to 10.55 a . m. and 
from 6 p .m. to 6. 25 p.-m. It would be nice if we could be 
r elied upon to such an extent that Churchgoers could s e t 
their watches by us . \ve have nottachieved this yet. 
Indeed , although say , 15 may practice on Wednesday , we 
seldom scorn to get more than 4 on Sundays and then only 
for Matins . Some times we get none at all. I t is this 
which is so disappointing. 
Bell ringers ar e not expected to attend the service 
after ringing unless they want to . It does not matter 
wha.t clothes are worn , but girls are advised to wear 
jeans and jerseys or equivalent . 
I had thought that it might be possible to run a 
roster for Sunday bell ringing, but I am advised that 
this does not work and that -it is better just to ask those 
present on Wednesday's practice whether they can ring on 

Sundays. The snag here is that it is difficult for 
children to commit themselves so far ahead as they may not 
know \·ihat their Parents have planned for them. 'Ihis is 
not such a problem f or grown ups . 
I think that we ought to try and get things on a 
f irme r basis in 1964 and would like to suggest that a t 
least six grown ups , men or women , volunteer to be 
reasonably conscientious about ringing for say 12 
months . I"would also like to ask Parents to allow and 
to encourage their children to ring. 
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DORNEY PL,SE.~S :,CTIVITIES. 
On the afternoon of Saturday , 14th December , a very 
jolly party was held at the Dorney County Primary School. 
This had been organised by the ho.rd-v10rking Committee of 
the Dorney Player s . In ~ddition to the scrumptious feast 
which wm:; lo.id out before the children, there wer e games , 
ice- creams , and a present f~om Father Christmas . The 
highlight of the afternoon was a very fine performance by 
Uncle Boko , a magician from London . 
;.11 in all , a good time was had by about 90 local 
children between the ages of 5 and 12 years. 
The Committee would like to express their thanks to 
all the members and their fri ends who s ent along gifts of 
cakes , sandwiches, squash , balloons, fo.ncy hats , swee ts 
etc . 
In the evening the t een- age members of the Dorney 
Players entertained the older members and their friends 
to a pot- pourri of dancing, games , sketches and monclogues . 
The food , which had been prepared by the younger member s 
themselves , wa.s excellent and they had also decorated the 
Village Hall very tastefully . 
The e vening also brought a welcome r e turn visit from 

Bill Middlemass whom many Dorneyi tes will remember for 
his brillic'.lrlt monologue . 
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SOUTH BUCKS CONSERV,WI VE ltSSOCL~TION 
DORNEY BR!.NCH. 
I nvite you to 
,. NEW YE, '.R P ;.RTY 
on 
FRIDAY, 10th J,'i.NU:.RY , 1964 
at the 
VILLAGE H,U.L 
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D;.NCING - BINGO - ROULETTE - HORSE- R,\CING 
LICENSED 
Single Ticket L,/- 
Double " 7 / 6d. 
B,1R 
8 p .m. - Midnight. 
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ROi",D S,\FETY NOTES. 
D0.N ' T FL,\SH THE DIPPERS! 
Last month when announcing the current campaign t o • 
encourage the use of dipped headlamps all the time in built 
up areas after dark, Brigadier J .N. Cheney, Chief Constable 
of Buckinghamshire made speci al reference to those mot orists 
who have :ixed views against the use of dipped headlights 
under these conditions . 

During the first few weeks of the campaign it has been 
noticeable how many motorists have ignored this r equest . On 
approaching a vehicle complying with the Chief Constable ' s 
r equest to use dipped hea dlamps many motorists feel obl iged 
to r etaliate by flashing their own lights and in some 
instances keeping them blazing on high beam. 
Bucks Constabulary traffic patrol- car crews besides 
having instructions to encourage the use of dipped headlamps 
in built up areas arc a l s o making a point of cautioning 
motorists who persist in the practice of flashing at other 
drivers . The latter is far more dangerous than driving 
on dipped headlamps could ever be however one argued. 
,is has been stated on previous occasions the main 
benefit from driving on dipped heaaiamps in built up areas 
is t o be derived by the pedestrians. To those on foot the 
additional warning of the approach of an oncoming vehicle 
is immense and far outweighs any smull inconvcnienceto other 
drivers . 
No one can force you to comply with the Chief Constable ' s 
current campaign. If drivers wish to be selfish , that is 
unfortunately, their own matter. However there is no excuse 
to frustrate other drivers by flashing their lights . Such 
drivers arc not welcome in Bucks .:md stand .:i. very good chance 
of being told so by .:i. police patrol, 
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DORNEY LOCOSPOTTERS ' 
;.ND ,·J:RCR;Ji'T SPO'l'TERS ' CLUB . 
The monthly meeting was held on December 7th at 
"St . Holier ' s . 11 It was decided to have the Club ' s birthday 
meeting , to celebrate its sixth anniversary , on January 4th, 
provided the Chairman did not have to go abroad. This will 
be an indoor meeting at 5 p .m. at "St . Helier ' s . 11 
much 
r egular 
For 
'lhe Club , despite its six years of life , is now 
smaller than it u13c d to be , and now numbers only four 
members. \fo are urgently in need of ·new membership. 
those who do not know our activities we would mention that 

monthly meeti ngs arc held throughout the year. I n the 
wi nter these nre generally i ndoors at "St . Helier 1 s 11 but 
in Spring and Summer we often visit London Airport and 
once ort.-Jicc a year do a major excursion to an engine 
shed or oth8r place of railway interest. Excursions s o 
far made include Old Oak Common , the Port of London , the 
Bluebell Railway , Swindon , Wares. and St. Philip ' s Marsh , 
Bristol. 
Subscription is 6d. per meeting, but members pay a 
proportion of the special excursion costs. Come along , 
r ailwaymen and aircr aft enthusiasts ! 
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DOR~'EY WOMEN' S INSTITUTE. 
/,t the Deccmbe:r monthly meeting, Mrs . Co.ne , re-elected 
President for the comi ng y-.;o.r , r ead apologies for absence 
from Mrs . Williams , Mrs . Brazier , Mrs. Copping and Mrs . \-Jass , 
and welcomed Mrs. Povey as a new member \tho has had wide 
experi ence in the W. I . mov-~ment . The President then read 
out the names of the new Committee and asked them in turn 
to stand up so that new members could recognise the people 
r esponsible for running the Institute . Mrs . &tstgate wns 
welcomed as the new Treasur er , with Mr& . \hlliams as her 
assistant; Mrs . Finch , re- elected as Secretary , has Mrs . 
Smiley as her assistant , and th~ two Vice- Presidents o.re 
Mrs . Smiley and Mrs . Roche ; Mrs . Enstgate reminded us 
thnt subscriptions arc now due . 
Peopl e willing to help .:i.t the Welfare Clinic .:ind the 
Over 60 Club were Mkcd to give their nomes to Mrs . 
Williamson and Mrs . Finch during teatime . 
i.s the hat school held in October wos such an enormous 
success , it was decided to hold c'.lnother on ;,pril 27th when 
we hope to create so~e dashing spr ing models . 
r~s. Roche gave an amusing r eport on the one- day 
Christmas Prepar ations School which a few members had 
attended, and Mrs. Finch an impassioned plea for an .:ill- out 

effort to improve the Trading Stall in the coming year . 
Mrs . Stacey agree~ to be in charge of the stall, with 
two members to assist her each mcnth. 
Mrs . Horner, who has been a very able Group Convenor 
for the past three years decided not to st.:md for r e- election 
this year , and after one or two tent a tive s uggestions it was 
agreed to support the nomination of Mrs . Birley of Taplow 
Insti tutc . 
Mrs . Jones r eported on her visit to the J.rea Handi craft 
Meeting, and suggested a meeting of Handicr aft Guild members 
ai:; her home on January 22nd at 3 p.m. to s tudy the schedule 
for the Handicrafts October Show. 
Mrs . Horner , secr etar y of the Produce Guild spoke on 
the ;.rea Produce Guild Meeting on February 24th when there 
Hould be a demonstration and talk on the use of electric 
mixers . Mrs . Roche then ~oportcd that t he Drama Group ha d 
decided on scenes from Twelfth Night o.s their entry in the 
Sho.kespeare Drama Frestival next yeo.r . 
'Ihe Speaker in January will be Mr . L. Scr aso , on 
11House Plants and how to grow them ." Tea Hostesses : Mrs . 
Clifford, Mr s . Collins and Mrs . Loughnan. 
Mrs . Cane then int rodu~ed our demonstrators , Miss 
Taylor and Miss Lauder of the Southern Electricity Board 
who had come to sho\v us ho,! t o make some supper dishes. 
They wer e well equipped with the l a t est in electric 
cooker s and gave an excellent demonstration . Each dish 
was simple to prepare , but that little "some thing" to lift 
i t out of the ordinary. Miss Taylor made a savour y flan .:md 
tartlets , a very spcci.:il sort of apple flan flavoured with 
rum , and a delicious concoction of fish wi th onions , 
tomatoes and r.mshrooms , served with a creamy s auce . 
Mis s Lauder demonstrated grilled chicken , with a sauce of 
onion , toma to and ~ushroom , followed by pineapple upside 
down cake , cooked, t o ever yone ' s surprise , in a f rying pan 
on top of the s tove . 

,'.fterwards we wer e invited to sample any of these 
dishes and they proved to be as appetising as they looked. 
Mrs . Smiley eA-pressed the views of us nll in her vote 
of thanks to the two charming and competent demonstrators . 
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THE VILL,i.GE HALL. 
We have been G.sked to gi vc brief details of the 
conditions of hiring the Village HG.11. 
.Applications must be made on n form obtainable f rom 
the Secr etary nt least seven days before the proposed date 
of hiring. Fees arc payable when the ,'.grecment is signedo 
Loitering a t the entr ances to the Hall or :.nnexe , 
gambling or cc..rd playing for money , or tampering or 
interfering with electrical points or lights arc forbidden . 
:mybody hiring the Hall is r esponsible for any damage 
caused: if the Hall is hired by per sons under 21 and drunagc 
occurs , the par ents wil l be held r esponsible . 
No alchoholi c liquors nrc to be s old on or about the 
premises or consumed there \·d. thou t the wri ttcn consent of 
the Committee and Bottle Parties arc expressly forbidden . 
Full de tails of all conditions of hiring arc given 
on the officia l application f orm - the foregoing is n 
synopsis of the position f or information . 

NATURE NOTES . 
.ilJ!longst the decorations with which we o.dorn the 
house at Christmas it is customary to include one of 
our strangest plants - mistletoe . It is a plant 
which is shrouded in mystery , not only because it has 
a most peculiar life r i story but on account of its pagan 
origins. 
Mistletoe is r eputed to reveal hidden treasures , to 
open locked doors and even to drive away witches. How 
strange that it has become so firmly established in the 
celebro.tions . 
In the wild , mistletoe may grow on lime , poplar , 
hawthorn , ash or birch and i t can be cultivated on pear , 
plum or applo trees . :.pplc is the most satisfactory host 
for this parasitic plo.nt , although it is by no means easy 
to cultivate . For the best chance of success, an incision 
has to be made in the bark on the underside of a three year 
old branch of an apple tree in February . Into this cut 
insert .:1 few sticky ripe mistletoe berries nnd bind. the bark 
with r affio. . Growth, if any at all , is exceedingly slow at 
first and it may to.kc five years before a sizeable bunch of 
mistletoe can be harvested . The common country belief that 
in an orchard where mistletoe thrives the apple crop i s 
improved is erroneous . Mistletoe , if allowed to grow 
freely will weaken or even kill its host t r ee . 
W.AYF;JIBR. 
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The Editors, Mr. L . H. Eastgate, 
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Village and Lake End. 
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Mrs . Barker, Miss Bennett, Mrs. Raylor, 
Mr. Bartlett. 
Dorney Reach. 
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Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Wooller, 
Mrs. Adcock, Mrs. Cobb, Mrs. Pilkinton, 
Mrs. Gregory, Mrs. Farrington, 
Mrs. Smiley. 
Rates of Subscription: 6s. 0d. per pnnum for 12 issues. 
12 months1 reports for organisations : £2. 2. 0d. 
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Advertisers and treasurers of organisations should please 
pay t heir subscriptions punctually to Mr. Eastgate. 
Distributors who collect subscriptions for those taking 
the magazine should hand them to Mrs. Gibson. 
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DORNEY PARISH NEWS . 
No. 2. FEBRUARY 1964 . 
SERVICES IN THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST. JAMES. 
HOLY COMMUNION: Every Sunday at 8 a . m . 
First Sunday of the Month at 1 2 noon. 
Third Sunday of the month after Evensong. 
Every Wednesday at 10 a . m . 
MORNING PRAYER: Every Sunday at 11 a . m . 
EVENSONG: 
SUNDAY SCHOOL: 
VICAR: 
CHURCHWARDENS: 
Vicar's Y' arden: 
People I s Warden: 
Deputy People I s 
Warden: 
Every Sunday at 6 . 30 p. m . 
Ever y Sunday at 9 . 50 a . m . 
The Rev . E . T . Sherlock, A .K . C . , Hon. C . F . 
The Vicarage, Dorney, Windsor, Berks. 
Tel: Burnham 421 . 
Lt . Col. P . D. S . Palmer, 
Dorney Court, Windsor, Berks . 
Tel: Burnham 638 . 
Mr. J . E . Farrington, 
Melrose, Dorney Reach, 
Maidenhead, Berks . 
Tel: Maidenhead 27986 . 
Mr. T .W. E . Roche, 
St . Helier1 s, Dorney Reach , 
Maidenhead , Berks. 
Tel: Maidenhead 27047 . 

EDITORIAL 
T h ,s rr.onth's editorial is concerned with educaLon, a 
subiect of the most vital interest to ever v one of us. 
Parents whose children are !!rowing u p wtll know a ll 
too weli that t hev are t h e puinea-pig ('."e n e r ation on 
whom expe r iments have been t r ied by the politicians 
to see what svstern suits best. Too many of us have 
bitter memories of t he mental anguish which t he 11 e l even 
plus " in its unadulterated form meant to our chil dren. 
Now those who have l e ft school and are followin~ a 
car eer in Art have a similar obstacle suddenly place d 
before t h em. A r;overnment-sponsored Committee 1s 
mspectm,T all Art Collep-es and decidin rr that onl v certain 
of them mav grant th e coveted new Diplort1a in Art and 
Desil'!'n; unha ppily this deci s ,on is being made in the 
case of some colle c<es dur :n !!. the course of the academic 
vear . so ·that students already ther e have to t r y and P-et 
a t r ansfer at the end of t he vear to a colle ge which has 
the r 1rrh t to gr ant t he diploma - arid of course lose a 
complete vear i n the process. 
Nearer the home Dorriev· parents of Slour-h Hi!!h School 
girls have r eason to feel agr-r ieved because, although 
some of t hem and t h e Managers of Dorney Countv Primar y 
Sch ool have for a lone Erne be~n pressing th e Educat1on 
Authoritv to provide a school 'bus to the Hi<th School, th 1 s 
has still not come to pass a nd t hev are merelv told t hat 
" transport di ffic ulties " mak e it ur.possible to route a ' bus 
via Dornev. Yet a school ' bus is suppli.ed for Raf""stone Road; 
but the Hiqh School p- ,rls have to run the o-auntlet of the 
dange rous A4 to ffet across fro~T1. th e Blue Bus stop to t he 
T hame s Vallev wl-i i ch will not wai t a second for them. As 
a r e sult, t he v take risks. Thts is a state of affairs which 
should not be allowed to continue . 
C'n a happier note . turning to th e field of hi gh e r education 
the Dorney Parish News offers its sincere congratulat, ons 
to S i. r Arnold Ha ll on h i s appointment as Pro-Chancellor of 
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the n ew University of 'iVarwick. D orney n~ay feel proud 
that it is t he home of a Cambridge sc1ent1st of such r,-reat 
ability as Sir Arnold; who b e tter t o guide the step s of the 
y oungest of the new Universities of Britain ? 
S. Paul a nd the Sreek Games . 
The three Sundays, beginning with Septuagesima 
Sunday a nd leadinr up to Ash Wednesday, are intended to 
pre pa r e us for t he observan ce of the season of Lent. Lent 
is primar 11 y a period of pem tence a nd self- discipline, and 
although t h e idea of self- discipline may not be attr active to 
us. vet S . P aul str esses its impor tance in th e Chri s tian life. 
In cer tain of his E pistle s , h e makes frequ e nt allusions to th e 
athletic contests of ancient ~ r eece . As h e travelled among 
th e cities of Asia Minor - at Corinth , Ath ens , P hillippi and 
Ephesus - t he athletic con tests, t h e pride of r;.reece, met 
his eve and furnish ~d h in~ with t he most effective illustrations 
of t h e Christian ltfe . Even t h e city of Corinth , notorious for 
its dissolute l1~in?" , h ad on e redeeming feature t hat always 
brou1ht out th e best in its citizens and t hat was its love fo r 
game s . S . Paul had obviously vis ited the stadium and 
witnessed th e bouts of wrestling and boxing, th e ch a r iot 
r aces in th e h ippodrome, t he .iavelin throwing and t h e foot 
• r aces : and on e thing had impre ssed .itself upon his mind - 
how verv severe and exact ing t he corr:petitors were with 
t hemselves in the course of t heir preparation for t hese 
contests . And he roes on to argue that the Christian way of 
life demands a like self- discipline a nd care . 
In I Corinthians 9 . vv. 24 - 27, he draws our attentt0n 
to two thoughts : 
First , S . Paul l ikens t he Ch r i stian life to a foot r ace 
(v . 24). 1:Know ye not that t hey who run th e race run a ll, 
but one r eceiveth th e pri z e ? So run, that ye may obtain .' 
He suggests that our brief span of life, like a footrac e , has 

a definite obje ctive. He a lso likens this world to a "";reek 
stadium, and thinks of our baptism as the rn.oment of 
our enlistment when we are called upon to enter t he 
Christian race. All, he says, are included : there is no 
exception . And if we are to compete successfully, there 
must be no place for self- indulgence. On the contrary, 
the Christian r ace is an intense spiritual activity with our 
Lord as its objective. And its urgency is such that the 
Apostle exhorts us in h is Epistle to t h e Philippians 
( 3 v . 13) to forge t those things ·wh ich are behind - our pa st 
failur es - and to reach forward to those things wh ich are 
before toward the mark unto t h e prize of the high calling 
of "}od in Christ .Jesus (3 . v . 14) . 
Second, S. Paul stresses the need of t e mperance and 
self-control, if we would obtain t h e prize. The r:.reek athlete 
had to go into training for t e n months before he was allowed 
to compete in the game s. He was most careful about h is 
diet. Cnce a day h e would rub oil into h i s bodv, practise 
t h e most strenuous exe rcises and bathe his limbs. He was 
also required to a bstain from wine and women. This period 
of intense training was c a lled t h e ' askesi s ', the origin of 
our word ' ascetic'. Thus the athlete learned temperance and 
self-control in order th at his body might endur e the strain of 
the contest. Likewise, S. Paul teaches, Christians should 
learn to bring the ir bodily passions and appetites into subiection 
to the spirit. And referring to himself, he writes: 
(a) ' I keep unde r mv body' (v. 27) , literally, ' I strike 
under t h e eye or bruise my body with a cestus. ' And for 
wha t purpose? 
(b) 'And bring it into bondage, 1 literally , 'lead it as 
a slave from the field of battle ' ; 'lest tha t by any means 
when I have preached to oth e r ·s, I myself should be rejected. 1 
Such is the purpose of Lent. 
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The Oxford Diocesan Leaflet. 
T he attention of our readers is drawn to the Cxford 
Diocesan Leaflet which is a monthly publication, containinrt 
he Bishop of Oxford's letter and also notes on t he activities 
of various parishes through out th e Diocese , Copies for t h e 
month s of Januarv and February may be found on the table 
in church . T here is no ·charge and readers are invited to 
take a copy of e ach. 
Lenton Services. 
Cn Ash Wedne sday, 12t h F ebruary, and on succe edinl?' 
Wednesdays in Le nt, the r e will be administrations of Holy 
Communion at 7 a. m . a nd 10 a . m . 
Parochial Church Counc il Meeting . 
A mee t in g of the -Church Council will b e h eld at S . He lie rs, 
Harcourt Road, by the kin d per mis s ion of Mr. and Mrs. 
Roche, on Thursday, 13th F ebruary at 8 p. m . 
Baptism. 
December 29th. Stephen Mark, son of Stanley Ste phen and 
Miriam Doris Revnold s . 
Burial. 
Januar v 13th. Frederi ck T homas Newell, aged 67 years. 

ROSTERS FCR FEBRUARY, 1964 . 
Church Cleaning. 
1st February 
8th Februar v 
15th February 
22nd February 
29th Februar y 
Mrs. Farrington 
Mrs. Cane 
Mrs. Ames 
Delphine Roche: 
Mrs. Loughnan. 
Cffertory Countinf (Tuesday at 8 p . rrJ. . at the Vicarap-e ) 
4th February 
11th Februar y 
18th February 
25th February 
Sidesmen. 
8. 0 a.m. 
11.0a. m . 
6 .30 p . m . 
Mr. Farrin i;ton, Mrs. Farrington 
Mr. Alle n, Mr. Pilkinton 
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory 
Mrs. Ames, Mrs. Raylor 
All Sundays. 
2nd February 
9th February 
16th February 
23rd February 
All Sundays 
Mr. Farrington. 
·Mr. Gibson 
Mr. Allen 
Mr. Smiley 
Mr. Cottam. 
Mr. Roche ) b 
Mr. East gate) y t 
r, - ) arrangemen 
Mr . ;rr egory 
A CHURCH 8'0R L0NOON AIRPCRT? 
We all chuckle over funny articl es by Veronica Papworth 
about the man in the next seat in the aircraft sweating 
• profusely as her children r ead the emergency instructions 
out loud during take-off, but most of us when we are actually 
passen17ers in an aircraft have ever v sympathy with him. In 
kct there i s no form of transpor t in which the average passenger 
still feels such an uq!e to pray; an insurance policy? Well, 
perhaps. You don' t find most people wanting to pray before a 
railway iourney nowadays , thou~h a hundred years ago thev 
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.probably did . T hey r eally ought to pray before ·a car 
jour ney, if t hey pause tothink about th e statistics , but a 
car seems such a domestic animal t hat most people don' t 
bother. One is much more likely to pray for somebody 
el se, some loved one , who is making a car jour ney. 
T he same a pplies about relatives and friends 
tr~velling by air . The only snag is - at Heathrow if you 
want to pray for yourself or for somebody else there isn' t 
anvwhe re to do it. Most international airports have a 
chapel, generallv a non- denominational building or rooni; 
there is one at Crly , another at Idelwild . But London 
Airport has never had one, an astonishing fact in the 
largest international (as distinct frcrn the largest international-
cum-internal) airport in the world . Eight n ,illion 
passengers passed through it in 1963 and they couldn' 
attend a service or kneel for a moment in silence . The 
idea of havin g one has been moot e d on and off for a long 
time but seems gener ally to have floundered on apathy . 
T he airlines could have been more forceful, but weren1t, 
the Ministry of Aviation could have given a more positive 
lead, but didn1t .· Result : stagnation. 
Then, some months ago, the ·newly formed Catholic 
Guild on the Airport started a fund towards its own Church. 
Its Secretary, one of my own Immigration Officers, is a 
very live wire and had interested the Secretary to t he 
Archbishop of Westminster in the idea. I had nd idea this 
was going on when I got in touch with the Vic;lr of Harmondsworth, 
in whose parish London Airport lies, to see what the 
Church of England could do about a church or• chapel. He 
wrote to the Bishop of London and t hen came to see me and 
we made a joint a pproach to t he Ministry of Av±ation. We 
t hen dis covered that t he Catholics were alr eady very activewhat 
simpler than to discuss it with the member of my own 
staff who was t he moving s pirit? At his suggestion I 
arranged for him to have dis cussions with the Station 
Managers of the predominantly Catholic airlines - ·Air 

France, Aer Lingus, Alitalia and Lufthansa, for 
example . Consider abl e assistance was rendered in 
this respect by a French Protestant member of Air 
France and a Church of Ir eland member of Aer Lingus: 
It was a nice ecumenical touch~ Meanwhile t he Vicar 
of Harmondsworth brought t he Bishop of Willesden down 
to meet t he Ministry of Aviation ' s General Manager. 
What we shall achieve we don' t know yet; Ministry 
thinking is on the lines of a church on t h·e Nor th Side, 
but we do not feel thi s i s t he r ight answer . What is 
_needed is a chapel to cater for passengers and staff in 
the Central Area , including transit passengers who 
will be "in bond"·, as it were, not wishinp; to enter .the 
country, but with an hour or two a shore who would like 
to attend a service of the Church of England or hear Mass. 
So we hope to obtain an inte r-denominational chapel on the 
lines of t he Crly one , in which a glass scr een divides two 
hal ves of the church alonr. the "frontie r", so that both 
those in the country and those outside can attend and hear 
the ser vice but only the priest can m ove in and out of the 
State. 
T . W. E , Roche . 
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Parish Council Topics . 
The Parish Council met on Tuesday, 7th January, and 
busine ss included the following items: 
Field 242 . 
The E . R . D. C . representative told t he Council t ha t t he 
Distri ct Council would be approaching both Dorney and Taplow 
Parish Councils about t he use of t his ground. (T he land 
actually lies within Taplow P a r ish. It was mentioned that a 
Dorney Football team already existed, but ha d to play all its 
matches away for l a ck of a home gr ound (See also below). 
Finance . 
The annual Precept was present e d by the Treasurer and 
adopted. 

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Road Saf etv. 
It was r e ported that the k e r b on eithe r side of Court Lane 
at Dent' s Corne r was difficult to see at night. A resolution 
was passed a sking the County Council to paint thes e kerbs 
white or add r eflectors to t hem. It was a l so agreed that t he 
st reet lighting at t his point might be investigated. 
It was r e solved to ask Taplow P arish Council to attend to 
three faulty stree t lamps in Marsh Lane nor t h of the Motorway . 
Cycling on Footpath s . 
Notice was received of a byela w prohibitfog cycling on the 
footpath, on pa in of a five pound fine, on Marsh Lane betwe en 
the junctions with Cak Stubbs Lane and Cld Marsh Lane . 
Anti- Srr..oking Campaign. 
It wa s resolved to display a nti- smoking posters on notice 
boards within the Parish . 
Date of next Meetine : Tuesday, 4th February, 1964 . 
Emer gency Meeting of Parish Council, Friday, 17th J anuary. 
An emergency m eeting was held to discuss the question of 
Field 242 . The following r ecommenda tions were submitted to 
E.R. D . C . : - 
(i ) T hat the field should be made into a public ope n s pace. 
(i i) That one football pitch should be laid out. 
(iii) T hat the P arish Council could not be r e sponsible for 
cleansing and maintenance . 
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NEW VILLAGE HALL. 
At l ast news has been :received about the New Village Hall 
project - and it is GOOD news ! 
At a meeting of the newly formed Planning a nd Appeals 
Committee, held on 16t h January, Mr . Eastgate, t he Chairmar: 

reported t hat the Bucks. County Council Education Committee 
had said we could either (a ) buy the old Dorney School building 
when it became availabl e in about 2 year s ' time, or (b) we 
could purchase now t he 1 / 10th of an acre of land required fo r 
a new Hall at t he back of t he ol d school. . The :Committee 
resolve d to immediate. y ent~r into negotiations for purchasing 
t he land at · th e back of the old school and to follow t his u p with 
application for grants . 
The Appeal Fund fo r t he New Village Hall will be 
opene d on 1st February 1964 and Mr. Farrington of 
" Melrose " Dorney Reach Road, the Treasurer, is willing 
to a cce pt donations to this fund from individuals or organisations 
immediately. Cheques should be made paya ble to The 
Trustees, Dorney Village Hal 1. 
All householde rs in Dorney, Bo veney and Dorney Re a ch 
will shortly r eceive a lette r of appeal a nd the Committee hope 
they will r e spond as generously ns possibl e to the Appeal. 
. Donations to the New Village Hall Appeal Fund will be 
acknowledged from time to time in the Dorney Parish News. 
STOP PRESS ~ 
The New Village Hall Fund has got off to a flying start with 
the following donations from individuals a nd organisations:- 
Mrs. K . Loughnan £25 
Dorney Conservative Assoc . £25. 
Dorney Horticultural Society £25 
Dorney P l ayers • £15 
Miss E . C . Bennett 
(from Rummage Sal es) £30 
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DORNEY & DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SCCIETY. 
A Jumble Sale will be held on 22nd Febr uary in the Village 
Hall at 10. 30 a. m. Anybody who has any jumble for 
inclusion, please take it on Friday 21st, either to the 
Village Hall or to 11St. Helier' s", Harcourt Road . 
A lecture will be given on March 26th at 8. 0 p. m . at 
Dorney County Primary School by Mr. Hill, County 
Horticultura l Adviser. Ei'urther details will be given in 
t he Ma r c h issue of the "Dorney P a r ish ·News'' . 
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MODS. ALL ROCKERS. 
Now "Mothe r's Boy it might be thought 
is one of those who s hould be caught 
For spoi~ing the new Notice Board, but 
I shouldn't think he's got the gut . 
If he lets all his troubles come 
Home, and put on n. plate for Mum, 
They 'll never never go away - 
Of course, he leaves it all to "they"~ 
P e rhaps young Ricky gives the clue 
Of what he thinks i s be st to do. 
He says he loves to dance a nd sing 
And nowadays , that I s ever vthing . 
And s o one has to give a leatle 
'lhought for ever y kind of Beatle . 
But if these Mothe r's Boys do care 
For style , I WISH thev ' d cut their hair..' 
CLD ELIZABETHAN. 
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VILLAr,.E HALL P ARTY 
In case anybody is wondering why there were so many cars 
pa rke d outside the Village Hall on t he ni~ht of the 3rd January, 
I produce t h e unlikely explanat.ion t h at there was a party on. 
It was org~ni1?ed 1?Y t h e combined Raylor and He pburn families 
in aid of the Thalidomide babies. Musi c was provided by the 
" Squar es", a group from Acton who caused the joint to jump 
to no unce rtain tune . The great success of the party was 
largely due to t h e ir s plendid efforts . (Those who c a me were 
invite d to bring five s h illings· a nd a bottle with them. Nobody 
saw fit t o count the bottles but t h e fact th a t £16 . 6s. wa s 
collected a r gues that the r e were a bout s1xty of them) . In t he 
inte rval those pre s e nt fell upon delicious food provided by 
Mrs. Loughna n , Mrs . ViTass , Mrs. Thompson and Mrs .. 
F ancy Dress wa s the orde r of the day and among those 
pre s e nt we re Napol e on, Lady Hamilton , the Saint T a tania 
Roma nova, L ittle Mis s Muffit , La dy Chatterly a nd an amourous 
housewife from Cambe rley. pj racy was p opular and the r e 
we r e r e pre s e nt ative s from t he police , t he a r my a n d the 
medical profes sion. The Roma n Ar my was a lso r e pre sented 
but the twist was too much for th em. 
The party ende d iust before midnight with plenty of life 
left i n i t. A wonderful time had been hc\d by a ll. 
P. Horrocks Boothroyd. 
DC'RNEY WCMEN' s · INSTITUTE. 
In contrast with last January, th e weather th is year was 
mild, and th ere was a large attendance to the Village Hall for 
the first meeting of the Dorney Women's Institute in 1934 when 
the P r esident took the chair. 
The t r adin g stall looked extr e mely attractive , and th e 
Se cretary was able to r eport that a g ood send-off had been 

given to this new venture . She suggested th at the 
marmalade makers amongst us might br ing samples for 
sale at the February meeting when Mrs. Barker and 
Mrs. Stewart would be helping Mrs. Stacey. 
During the course of business it was agreed , on a 
major ity vote, that, for the time being , meetings would 
begin with the singing of th e National Anthem. 
The Treasurer announced the arrival of the new 
programmes, and that, as usual, th ese would be handed 
to membe rs with the receipt for their annual subscription. 
The date for the Spring Hat School was fixed for 
Tuesday, 28th April; and members were asked to consider 
where th e y would like t o go for an early summer outing - 
a visit to Berkley Castle or to th e Chichest er F e stival 
Theatre be ing two suggestions put forward. 
On 30th April twelve members plan to make a one - day 
tour of the Dutch Tulip Fields, leaving Slough by coach early 
in the morning , and flying to Rotterdam from Luton. On 
arrival there they will go by coach to Delft and see over a 
pottery, then on to the Hagu e for lunch, finishing with a tour 
nf the tulip fields and a visit to a world famous park in the 
afternoon, returning by air in the early evening . 
The Central Advisory Council for Education have 
r e quested the National Federation Executive Committee to 
submit a mem orandum on primary education in all its 
aspects. Institutes have been asked to consider various 
points and give their views. It was a greed that m embers 
would think about these during th e coming month, and t hat a 
short debate would be held at the February meeting - in place 
of a social time - when they would hear the opinions of a 
practising teacher and the mother of a primary schoolchild, 
and h ave a chance of commenting themselves. 
At the·conclusion of business, the P r e sident welcomed 
Mr. Scrase, the Chief Park Superintendent for Slough, who 
gave a fascinating talk on "House Plants and How to Grow 
T hem. " He had brought a great many specimens of 

varieties t hat could be coaxed to gr ow indoors , and also 
demonstrated th e various ways in which they could be 
propagated - w_ith actual cutting s a s proof . F r om the 
questions aske d afterwa rds it was obvious as Mrs. 
"Williamson mentioned in h e r vote of tha nks, that ever y 
membe r - whether a successful gardene r or not - ha d 
been greatly interested. 
Next month the r e will be a talk on Anti- Vivisection, 
and the tea hostesses a t this m eeting will be Miss Ire dale 
Smith, Mrs . Kennedy a nd Mrs. Sorensen . 
NATURE NCTES 
Dor ney Common is a de solate place in winter and, 
bein,rr devoid of s helter, few animals and birds choose to 
live t here . However, on e bi rd which appears to find the 
conditions agr eeabl e is t he Lapwing or Peewit or Plover , 
as it is variously called. It is r eadily i dentified by t h e 
crest of black feathers r i sing to a s p ik e on top of its head. 
Although t h e same lapwings probably r eside on t h e 
Common t hrough out the year, weeks go by when they are 
nowh e r e to be seen. The n they return and twenty or 
thirty can be counted along th e roadside . I am r ather 
surprised how accustomed they have become to moving 
m,otor traffic . Often t hey are with in a few feet of the 
road and as nonplusse d as .the cattle , vet an observer 
walking across the Common will see them either run 
away on their longish legs, or fly up uttering the 'pee - 
wit 1
. c r y . 
Lapwings m a y well n e st on t h e Comm on . The nest 
is eas i ly overlooked as it mer el y consists of a heap of 
dead gr a ss, out in t he open . Four eggs are l aid and they 
hatch in as little as t wo weeks . T he young, which are 

obviouslv rather vulnerabl e in such an exposed 
position, quickly learn to fend fo r themselves and can 
run well in two or three days. When the young a re in 
t he nest, th e femal e lapwing shows great acting 
a bility by feigning an injured wing so as to decoy 
would be e nemie s away from th e n est. 
WAYFARER. 
'WANTED' AND 'FOR SALE' COLUMN 
The Parish News is willing to accept s h ort adver tisements 
of articles 1Wanted1 or 'For Sale' at 6d . an 
insertion up to three lines, 1 / - thereafter . 

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DCR NEY PARISH NEWS . 
No. 3 . .MARCH. 
SERVICES IN THE PARISH CHURCH CF ST . JAMES. 
HCLY CC'MMUNIC'N: Every Sunday at 8 a . m . 
Fir st Sunday of the Month at 12 noon. 
Third Sunday of the Month after 
Evensong. 
Every V/ ednesdayat 10 a . m . 
MORNINC'i PRAYER: Ever y Sunday at 11 a . m . 
Every Sunday at 6 . 30 p . m . 
Every Sunday at 9 . 50 a . m . 
EVENSONG: 
SUNDAY SCHC OL: 
VICAR: The Rev. E . T . Sherlock, A.K . C . ,Hon. C . F . 
The Vicarage, Dorney, Windsor, Berks . 
Tel: 'Burnham 421. 
CHURCHWARDENS: 
Vicar' s Warde n: Lt.Col. P.D. S . P almer, 
Dorney Court, Windsor, Berks. 
Tel: Burnham 638 
People's '-Varden: Mr. J . E . Far rington , 
Melrose, Dorney Reach, . 
Maidenhead, Berks. 
Deputy People' s 
"''arden: 
Tel: Ma.i.denhead 27986 
Mr. T . W. E . Roche , 
St. Heliers, Dorney Reach, 
Maidenhead, Berks. 
Tel: Maidenhead 27047 . 

ED ITC-RIAL 
B oth last month's edition of the Parish News and this 
contain progress reports on the new Village Hall scheme, 
and it is safe td predict that this topic will recur.for a 
good many months to come. The Village Hall plays a 
unique part in the life of Dorney . It stages a variety of 
entertainments, it provides a meeting place for almost 
every local society and committee, it houses the fortnightly 
children1 s clinic; in fact, whenever any sizeable 
group of people congregates locally for a social purpose, 
the hall i s -pre sse d i nto s ervi c e . Without it , most of the 
local enterprise!3, of which we are iustly proud a~d whi ch 
provide so much ple asure for the village would perish 
Plaving ; as it doe s, so v ital a part in the social life of 
our com munity, the hall ought at l e ast to provide adequate 
facili t ie s for the orp-anisations which make use of it. 
Eve n t h e most fer vent Dorneyphi l e can hardly pret end t hat 
the e xi sting buildin g is able t o meet a fraction of the 
dem ands made upon it. We , the r efore , applaud the 
pre sent e fforts t o prov ide a hall which will s at isfy the 
v aried r e1uirements of the village. V7e ~ i sh the 
P lannin[! and Appe als Corn.n1ittee speedy success in its 
e ndeavours to raise funds foi;- a_ n e w building , _ and we 
eagerly await the dav when the promise of a winter 
function i n the Village Hall excite s ple:asurable expe ctation 
i nste ad of a chilly shudder. 

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T he Annual Parochial Church Meeting . 
T he Annual Meeting wi ll be held in the Village Hall on 
Tuesday , 24th March at 8 p . m. T hose whose name s are 
on t he Electoral Roll of t he Parish have the right to attend 
and take part i n the discu s sions and elections. T ho s e 
el e cte d to office must be communicate members of the 
Church of England . 
T h e Agenda. 
Part 1. 
Minutes of the last Annual Meeting . 
Vicar I s Report. 
Presentation of t he E l e ctoral Roll. 
Presentation of t he Audited Accounts for 1963 . 
Re port on the Fabnc and C'rnament s of t he Church. 
Election of the V1llac;e Hall Committee Repre s entatives . 
Part 2. 
Election of the Churchwardens. 
Election of t he Members of t he Par ochial Chur c h Council. 
(1 4 plu s thre e Churchwarde ns.) 
Election of Secretary and t he Assistant Secr etarv. 
Election of t he Diocesan and the Ruri -decana l Representatives 
( e x officio). 
P art 3. 
A Meeting of the newly-el ected Parochial Churc h Council . 
Mothe ring Sunday, 8th March . 
T he preacher at Mattins will be the Rev' d. C.H. Hare, 
the R ector of T a plow. The r e will be a Mot hering Sunday 
service in the afternoon at 3 p. m . Parents are invited 
to bring their childre n to this service . 

Service s during Holy Week and on Easter Dav. 
Palm Sunday, 22nd March. 
11 a. m . Mattins, Sermon and Distribution of Palm 
Crosses. 
Ma undy Thursday, 2 'Hh March. (Institution of th e Blessed 
Sacrame nt) . 
8 p. m . Eveninq Com munion. 
~ ood F r iday, 27th March. 
9 . 50 a . m. Children I s Service . 
11 a . m. 
8 p.m. 
One -hour Devotional Se rvice . 
Filmstr i p : 'The Crucifix ion of our Lord . 1 
Easter Dav, 29th March. 
7 a . m . 
9 a . m . 
9 . 50a. m . 
11 a.m. 
12 noon 
6 . 30p.m. 
Holy Comr.:1union . 
Holy Communion. 
Childre n I s Se rvice . 
Mattins, Anthen, and Ser mon. 
Holy Communion. 
Evensong a nd Sermon. 
' And note, t hat ever y Parishioner shall communicate at 
l east t hree times in the year, of which Easte r to be one. 1 
Praye r Book Rubric. 
Baptism. 
16t h Februarv - Kav E lizabeth Mary, daughte r of Joan a nd 
David r;eorge Summers. 
MR. F . NEWELL . 
In connection with t he death in January of 
Mr. F . Newell of Meadow Way, Mrs. Gray would like all 
fr iends a nd neighbours to know that a stone vase has bee n 

bought with the remainder of the donations, and is now 
by the grave in Dorney Cemetery. 
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Christian Giving Campaign 
There are now only 37 more weeks to the end of 
our three year Campaign. Thanks to unfailing support 
we can pride ourselves on having done remarkably well 
so far in terms of money. Time and talents have been 
and are being most generously given to the limit by the 
few. However, strangely enoup;h, it does seem that 
less people are prepared to make the sacrifice involved 
in regularly giving their time and talents than in giving 
money. The choir and bell ringing both still need more 
grown-ups. 
In Easter Week the new P. C. C. is elected, the 
audited accounts are presented for approval and·a report 
is made on the Church fabric, goods and ornaments. 
Then probablv in April the new P. C. C. will hold their 
Budget Meeting and we will learn what the task for the 
year is to be. 
At the end of our 9th Quarter on 26th. January, 
1964, the total amount received from pledged envelopes 
was £2,904. 4. 4. In addition, covenants and pledged 
annual donations came to £1,068. 9. 11. Thus total 
pledged money received is £3,972. 14. 3. 
To tliis must be added £1,716. 13. 7½. of 
unpledged money received to the_ same date. This is 
made up by families using envelopes without having 
pledged, £92. 12. 6; loose cash in Church collections, 
box, carols etc., £615. 15. 3½. old covenants 
£101. 18. 10; unpledge donations of £233. ~5. 0. from 
Parishioners and £672. 12. 0. from outside the Parish. 
Grand total for pledged and unpledged is £5,389. 7. 10½. 

The servic e s, turning to the spiritual side , on Christmas 
D:ty wer e, as usual , very well attended . The idea of having 
an a ugmented choir to sing a special carol at Mattins was a 
happy thought. The congreation fully appreciated thi s chora l 
a ddition to the s e r vice, and, we unders tand, the v olunta r y 
choir also thor oughly enjoyed the expe r ience . If this wer e 
done more often, i t might have the effect of incr easing our 
congr egations on Sunday m ornings . T here is a n u r gent need 
of a dults for the choir, and knowing somethinr; of t he capabilities 
of our people , we see no r eason why we cannot supply th is need. 
Looking back over t he l ast quarter, we a r e gl a d to say 
t hat we have made some l ittle pro ~ress in our domestic 
a ffairs and a lso met our commitments to th e various 
charities the P . C . C . agr eed to support. In pa rticul ar, the 
Freedom from Hunger Campa i gn rece ived a donation of £30 . 
to which were a dded the proceeds of the carol singing . The 
sum of £25 . was given towards the work of Moral ·wel far e 
and £10. to t he British Empire Cance r Campa i gn . Be sides 
t he s e , t he r e are oth er c harities and four missionary 
societies t hat r eceived financial help from us . All this Roes 
to show t hat our ·church is t r ying to fulfil its mission in t he 
world a nd not iust devoting its e ne r e-1e s to it s own material 
wants . 
A fr esh item of inter est is t he Bishop of Cxford's Appeal 
for New Churches. He wishes to r aise a l a r ge sum of money 
for t his purpose and suggests t hat each pa r ish in t he Diocese 
s hould contribute a nnua lly over the ne xt five years an a mount 
e qual t o half its t;:'luota . Cf course , t he P . C . C . will have to 
d eci de a t ··its ne xt budget meeting whethe r it is pre pa r e d to 
subscribe to t his Appeal. 
As r egards our immediate tasks, the modernisation of 
the vicarage is going steadily forward and should be completed 
~n April. Our plans to extend the gr aveyard have 
given r ise t o an unforeseen difficulty, but we a r e confident 
t ha t .it wi ll be solved to our satisfaction i n t he n ear future . 
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Two other projects - the new Village Hall and the 
improveme nts to the Church Vestry - will also receive 
·our attention during this year. 
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ROSTERS FCR MARCH, 1964 . . 
Church Cleaning . 
7th Ma rch 
14th 11 
21st 11 
28th 11 
4th Apr il 
Mrs. Williamson 
Mrs. Barker 
Delphine Roche 
Mrs. Farrington 
Mrs. Cane . 
fferto r y Counting (Tuesday at 8 p . m . at the Vicarage) 
3rd March 
10t h 11 
1 7th 11 
24th 11 
31 st 11 
Sidesmen. 
8 . 0 a . m . 
11.0 a . m . 
6 . 30 p. m . 
Mr. Roche, Mr. Eastgate 
Mr. Farr ington, Mr . Cot-tarn 
Mr. Alle n , Mr. Pilkinton 
Mr. & Mrs. Gr egory 
Mrs. Ames, Mrs. Raylor . 
All Sundays Mr. F arrington. 
1st March Mr. Gibson 
8th Ma rch Mr. Allen 
15th March Mr. Smi l ey 
22nd March Mr. Cottam 
29th March Mr. Gibson. 
All Sundays Mr. Roche ) 
Mr. 
by 
Eastgate) 
Mr. Gr egory ) 
arrangement . 
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DORNEY LCCCSPOTTERS1 & AIRCRAFT SPOTTERS CLUB. 
There will have been t wo mee,tings this mo!}_th by t}J.e 
time t he News appears, cone· on February 1st and the other 
on February 29th, both at "St. Helier1 s . " The season for 
doing anything other than indoor meetings is not yet with 
us but we h o pe it will soon return. In the not-too-distant 
future we h ope to visit another engine shed - perhaps 
Worcester . 
PARISH COUNCIL TCPICS. 
NC'TICE . The Annual Parish Meeting will be h e l d in t he 
Villa~e Hall on Tuesday, 3rd March-, 1964, at 8 p . m . 
immediately after t h e monthly m eeting of th e Parish 
Council. Copies of th e Agenda a 1.·e displayed in t h e 
Dorney Church porch -and on the Parish Council Notice 
Boards. 
The :Parish Council met on Tuesday 4th February , 
1964, and business included t h e followinrr items: 
Field 242 . 
The Council agreed _to inform E . R . D . C . that it 
would undertake the 1:1aintenance of the football pitch, 
if one was provided, and would help towards t he maintenance 
of the oth er recreational parts of the field, but it 
c ould not accept responsibility for t he cleansing of t he 
car park . 
Road Improvements. 
The Council decide d to write to the County Surveyor, 
advocating t h e inclusion of a footpath in r oad improvement 
plans from Dent's Cor ner to Lake End. 

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Dorney County Primary School. 
The Conncil nominated .Me ssrs . T . Clark and T . W. E . 
Roche as School Manager s for t he pe r iod 1964-6 7. 
War Memorial. 
The 11 th Annual Meeting of the Dorney Memorial 
Society was arranged for Thursday, 27th February, 1964. 
Date of Next Meeting. 
The next meeting of the Council was arran/!ed for Tuesday, 
3rd Mar ch , 1964 at 7 p . m . to be followed by t he Annual 
Parish Meeting at 8 p. m . 
N . B . Copies of t he Eton Rural District Council Minutes are 
now available at Cluarterman' s G-ar age, and may be inspected 
on r e riuest when the r..arage is open . 
To The Editor, 
Dorney P arish News. 
Dear Editor, 
"Medway ," 
Oak Stubbs Lane, 
Dorney Reach . 
21. 1. 64 . 
Your last month' s Editorial on Education was welcome 
but s poilt fo r me because it was mainly a collection of false 
implications and peculiarly uninformed t hinking. A good 
cause deserves better t han t hat. 
A good deal of t he muddle and inaccuracies i n t he 
E d itor ial a r e due, I believe, to t he general la ck of information 
about education and the myst ery in which it i s 
wrapped by its practitioners . (Common behaviour in 

p:ofes~ions that ser"."e the public . ) 
At this moment in Bucks, basic changes are about to 
be made in secondary education. A bare annoi...ncement has 
been made but with no supporting details and from the signs 
it looks that a decision has already been made. 
. The Local Education Authority have a gr eat r esponsibility 
to inform the public , but an even greater responsibility lies 
with t he public to see that they are informed. 
The eleven plus examination as a means of selection 
for secondary education is next to useless (it is forty 
per cent inaccurate), 1 streaming' in schools is turning out 
to be less useful and more pernicious than even the eleven 
plus, intelligence tests are being criticised on their r esults 
because they test environmental conditions as well as 
intelligence and if we a r e to h ave an e ducated nation 
according to our needs and not according to our circumstances 
it is said that selection tests should be done away with altogether 
. 
But ver y little information comes readily to the public 
s o that they may discuss, unde rstand and influence - which 
is their undoubted r ight. 
It is quite fantastic that members of the public should 
have to form protection organisations against professi0nal 
m ystics (The Patients Association is one of the latest) but 
the se are necessary and indeed helpful not onl y as af;encies of 
prote ction - which is r eally a ner;ative conception - but as 
means of understandinr and influencing the course of the 
hithe rto professional mysteries . 
A comparatively recently formed organisation is the 
Association for the Advancement of State Education which 
has managed to gain considerable status with even the 
Minister of Education (whichever that or he is at the present 
moment) . This orga nisation has a branch in Slough, has 
a pretty high r epresentation in Dorney and has at present 

set up a working party to look into careers advice for 
older schoolchil dren, many of whom don' t seem to get any 
anyway. The Slough Branch has members with children 
ranging from primary school pupils to university students 
and this means that the whole range of state education can 
come under review, as it effects local people, a nd with 
skill and luck pressure groups can be formed to influence 
educationa l standards . 
I am afraid, dear Editor, that I cannot resist concluding 
that if your Editorial writer had been a member he would not 
have produced such an odd miscellany which, between ours 
e lves, was baloney from the bit about "the guinea pig 
generation" to a school bus for the Slough High School girls . 
Dear Editors, 
Yours faithfully, 
H. H. Dorrell. 
1 Ha rcourt Close, 
Dorney Reach . 
I fail to see why so much fuss is being made over the 
fact that the Slough High School girls have no school bus . 
Those pa r ents concerne d should realise that t here are 
other children in this area who attend schools other than 
Slough High and Dorney County P r imar y . 
My daughter ,Tanet, attends Burnham Grammar School 
and she also finds it necessary to cross the dangerous A4, 
on he r return journey. There have been several occasions 
also, when Janet has missed the Blue Bus and has walked 
down Marsh Lane alone in the dark . This gives me more 
worry than the thought of her crossing t he A4. 
Howeve r, far fron, feeling aggrieved, I can see that it 
r eally would not be possible to run a bus from Dorney to 
Burnham Grammar School, just for the few pupils who 
attend there, the same applies for t he g irls going to the 

Slough High School. After all , the children attending 
Ragstone Roa d School outnumber by far the c hildren 
going to Slough High, Burnham Grammar etc. 
Yours since r e ly , 
Ma r geurite B . Spice r . 
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Letter from Cairo . 
The r e was gr eat excitement at the beginning of the 
Christmas holidays, because we wer e pre pa r ing to s et out on 
a long pla nned e xpedition to Upper Egypt, and shortly after 
Rosemary, P eter and a friend arrived out from England we 
set off . 
The first pa rt of our journey l e d us past many pyramids, 
for t here a r e not onl y the famous py r amids a t Giza, which 
every tourist visits , but many more besides, and some a r e 
olde r than the Gr eat Pyramid . It was an attr active road a l ong 
the cultivated valley of the Nile and, though the scenes along 
our route ha d a samene ss about t hem, the white- robed 
peasants, surrounded by buff - backe d he ron, tending t heir 
crops, t he b r ight gr een of t he luce rne and the d arke r gr een 
s pears of t he sugar cane , Archimedean screws, shadufs and 
sakias, those age - old contrivances for drawinR" up t he water 
to irrigate t he fields , the tethere d camels a nd over-laden, 
patient little donkeys , t he village minarets a nd <l.ovecotes 
amid the encircling palms - yet one never got bored. 
At dusk we r eache d the largish town of Assiut, whe r e we 
s pent t he night at t he American Mission hospital. 
Next day we made a short detour to visit Abydos, t he 
City of the Dead, which lies a few miles off t he main Cair o Luxor 
r oad. There we met a most e ccentric old English lady 
archaeologist, who lives in a mud hut beside th e temple of 
Seti a nd calls he rse lf Um Seti (Mothe r of Seti) , which is how 
Arab mothers wth son s style t hemselves . She believes herself 
to be t he incarnation of an E gyptian princess and , when looking 

at murals in th e temple de picting festivals in P ha r aonic 
times, she s ornztimes goes into 3. trance a nd says that she 
was t here . 
At sunset t hat evenin g we had the thrill of arriving at 
Luxor, or Thebes as it was called in ancient times, nestling 
among the date palms, with t h e famous Temple of Luxor 
etched against a v ivid orange sky . 
In olden timE:s t her e were two cities of Thebes - one 
on t h e east or r ight bank of t he Nile, which was t he city of 
the living with its palaces, houses and temples, while on 
the west bank was t he city of the dead . 
We lost no time in garagin g t he car and getting a boat 
acr oss to th e west bank, where we piled into a taxi and drove 
through the semi-da rkness into t he unknown. Soon the 
Colossi of Memnon, so familiar from books a nd pictures, 
loomed up on our r ight and bef ore l on~ we had reached t h e 
low, white castillated house of Sh eikh Ali Abdul Rassul of 
Qur na, who is descended from a lon g l ine of famous tomb 
r obber s ! He came out with a lantern to greet us ~s t he 
taxi screeched to a h alt and soon we were installed in a 
spartan, but clean suite of rooms on the upperfloor and 
were en.ioying a good Arab meal of rice and pigeon . Even 
t he ha rd, springl ess beds did not keep us awake for lon!! and 
in dreams as in r eality , we were soon in the land of Pharoahs 
and tombrobbers. 
Next morninrr we woke at dawn and rushed to t he windows 
to look out. To one side stretched a great flat expanse of 
i;reen crops with the Colossi in the distance . In flood season 
the Colossi stood in a ver itable lake and it is only when the 
flood recedes that the land around is cultivated. Cn the othe r 
side we could see the myste rious barren h ills and t he little 
village of Qurna straggling up its slopes . The houses looked 
just lik e t h e model s the Ancient Egyptians used to make fo r 
the souls of th e dead to dwell in. 

The Sheikh appeared after breakfast and presented me with 
a Roman bangle when he heard that it was our wedding 
anniversary that day. I wondered what str ange past history 
that bangle had and who had worn it - and, too, if the present 
Sheikh was guilty of the same nefarious exploits of his forbears~ 
There was a clatter of hooves and the donkeys we had asked 
for arrived. We set off in a hilarious mood on donkeys 
r ejoicing in such names as Whi sky Soda and Minni -haha, 
attended by rascally -looking, but endear ing donkey boys, for 
the Valley of the Kings some 4 o r 5 miles away . High up on 
our left we could see the entrance to the tombs of the nobles 
and on our right t he ruin s of a massive temple, called the 
Rameseum. Up we went through th e bare , silent valley 
towards t he forbidding hills , where for 2,000 years the 
embalmed bodies of Pharaohs we r e buried . Eventually we 
pa s sed through a gate leading into an enclosur e and dismounted. 
Everyone was anxious to see first the famous tomb of 
Tutankhamun, the only one to be left intact until r ecent times . 
It was small, but mo~t im pre s sive . In the inner sanctua r y 
there still lies t he golden sarcophagus containing the mummy 
of the King . All the other treasures found there a r e in the 
Cairo rnuseun-: and, as we have seen them t he r e, we.were able 
to imagine the thrilling sight that met Carter's eye when he 
first peepe d through a crack into th e tomb when he discove r e d 
it in 1922. 
We visited several othe r tombs of famous P ha r aoh s and 
we r e awed by the ir grandeur a nd the skill of t he wall r eliefs, 
then we l e d our donkeys up a steep, narr ow path to the top 
of t he plateau, where we remounted and rode gin p-erlv along a 
track on the very e dge of cliffs some 60 feet high. From the 
plateau we had a s plendid view across the Nile valley to Luxor, 
and of the famous temple of Queen Hatshepsut, whi ch we were 
to visit late r i n t he day, immediatel y below us. 
Next morning we visited the tombs of the nobles, which 
appealed t o me more than a nything else, because of t he 
exqui site paintings on t he walls - bright as if they had been 

done yesterday. T he tombs mostly consisted of an offering 
chamber opening on to another r oom, which was used to 
contain t he mummified body and t he de ceased ' s che ris he d 
possessions for his use after death, but all t hese treasures 
were stolen by tomb robbers centurie s ago . 
So gr eat was t he E gypt ians love of ever yday life t hat they 
wante d to pe rpetuate it for th e de cease d, and so t here a r e 
wall pa intings d e picting hunting, shoot ing and fishing in 
bird-haunted marshes a nd tree- fringed lakes . P easants a r e 
shown tillir1g t he fields or harvesting their crops , while othe r s 
trod t he grape s a nd dre w off th€ wine. In one painting a 
nobleman is standing in his pa pyrus boat wild fowling , whil e 
a daughter holds hi s l egs t o keep h im from falling out . 
The r e are intimate scenes too, of a woman tender ing holding 
an in.iured bird in her ha nd, a cat devouring a c hicken it has 
stolen under a tabl e at a feast. Another depicts a blind 
ha rpe r playin g at a party, surrounde d by beautiful gir ls 
disporting themselves. Nowhe r e el se do we get such an 
accurate pictur e of every detail of life in t hose far - off days . 
T hat evening we r e crosse d the Nil e to visit I<. arnak, t he 
home of the gr eat God Amun. The templ e of Karnak is vast 
a nd impre s sive with its im posing avenue of spinxe s, but, to 
rn.y n ,ind, not r eally beautiful, though from a cross t he 
Sacre d Lake adioining it t he v iew was r omantic . The smaller 
Temple of Luxor was m ore to our taste, but by t his time we 
wer e tired a nd a nxious to get to the Winter Palace Hotel 
whe r e we we r e s pendinf{ the night in order to make a very 
early star t by car for j\swan ne xt morning . 
( To be continued.) 
DORNEY WOMEN'S INSTITUTE. 
Several members wer e unabl e t o attend the Februa r y 
m eeting, some through illness a nd one or two who we r e 
away from home ... rhe Presid ent made the ir a pologie s, and 

then said how pleased we all were to welcome 
Mr. Wiltshire back again. 
Once again the trading stall was well stocked with goods 
including several pounds of hom&'made marmalade, which 
all found a ready sale. 
The Treasurer gave an estimates budget for the comin,; 
year and this made it quite evident that we shall need to 
make a success of our major money raising effort which 
will be held later in the year. 
Mrs. Finch regretted that all seats for the one day 
tour of the Dutch bulb fields were now filled although several 
more members had hoped to join the outing. It was decided 
to have an outing to Berkeley Castle on May 27th if this 
could be arranged, and possibly a visit to Chichester 
Festival Theatre to see Laurence Olivier in Cthello sometime 
in July. 
Mrs. Horner spoke about the Produce Guild and several 
members said they would like to attend the Spring Area 
Meeting to be held in the Women's Institute Hall at Langley 
on 24th February. The subject will be a Demonstration on 
the use of Electric Food Mixers and a talk on Markets for 
Slough. 
The Group Meetinr, will be held at Bourne End on 18th 
March. 
The President then welcomed Mr. Charles Slatter to 
talk on Anti-vivisection. This is a subject on which many 
people feel very strongly and there was some lively 
questioning at the end of Mr. Slatter's talk. 
After tea, instead of a social half hour a discussion was 
held on primary education in all its aspects. This was in 
answer to a request by the Central Advisory Council for 
Education throur,h the National Federation Executive 
Committee for the views of Women1slnsti'c1,tes throughout 
the country. It proved to be a very stimulating subject and 

views were freely expressed on such knotty problems as t he 
dearth of nursery schools, the aims and methods of pri1n a r y 
e ducation, t he rre t hods of selecti<:m ar:i,d t~e age of transfer 
to secondary schools and ~h e provision made for handicappe d 
ch ildr en . 
The Secretary, Mrs. Finch and he r assistant, Mrs. Smiley, 
will now submit a report of our findings to the Federation. 
Next month Miss J . Welsford will s peak on A Holiday in 
Russia, and the tea hostesses will be Mrs. Dorrell, Mrs. 
Hammerton and Mrs. Tatham. 
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Village Hall Management Committee . 
According to Rules of th e Villa ge Hall, l aid down in the 
Trust Deed, two members of the e l e cted Committee of 
Management, r etire each year, and the ir places are filled 
in the following way:- 
(1 ) Names of r etiring members must b e displayed on the 
Village Hall door (or board) for 14 day s . 
(2) Names of Par ishioners wishing to serve must b e sent 
to t h e Hon. Sec. dur _n g the 14 days mentioned in (1 ). 
(3 ) Each candidate for election must be over 21 years of 
a ge and must r eside in Dorney Parish a nd must be proposed 
and seconded by adult P a r i shione rs of Dorney. 
(4) If necessary an election is held at the Annual Vestr y 
Meeting. 
F or 1964. 
R etiring Members:- Mr . Stone. Miss Bennett. 
Display of above names, ~arch 1st to 14th. 1964. 
Last date for Candidates Names, March 14th, 1964. 
Date of Election, if necessary, Ma rch 24th, 1964. 
Hon. Sec. Miss E . C. Bennett, 3 Dorney Cour t Cottages, 
Dorney . 
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NEW VILLA"}E HALL. 
'-:¾rateful thanks are due to Miss E . C . Bennett for a 
fur ther donation of £9 . 12. 6d . and to Mr. J . Groves for 
the gift of a ha ndsome Collecting Box. 
A personal lette r of Appeal i s being sent out to all 
hotS e holders t his month and it is hoped t hat everyone will 
give as generously a s possible 
All village organisations that use t he prese nt Village Hall 
are being given the fullest information as and when it becomes 
available and it is hoped that they will brief. their representatives 
to put forward t heir particul a r points of view regarding 
t he detailed pla nning of t he New Hall. 
utline Plannin,,. Permiss ion has been sought a nd the 
Planning and Appeals Committee is now in negotiation with 
the Bucks. County Council Educa tion Committee regarding 
the purc hase price of the site . 
T he Committee is most grateful to those individua l s and 
or ganisations that have come forward with suggestions and 
offers of help. 
To start this Appeal Year the following items are being 
o r ganised for March and April. 
SPRINr,. FASHION SHCW. Presented by RC1BE RE of 
Maidenhead . (Maidenhead's Newest Fashion House.) 
Gar ments by lea ding London and Continental Fashion Houses. 
March 19t h , 1964. 7. 30 for 8 . O p. m . Dorney School. 
Entr ance Fee -2/6d. To include r efre shments. All proceeds 
in aid of t he New Village Hall Proiect. P r esentation by 
a rra ngement with Mrs . J . Wass . 
SPRIN+ SOCIAL. Saturday, 11th April, 1964. in Dorney 
Village Hall, Bingo, Horse- racing , Old. Tyme Dancing, 
Mode rn, etc . , PRCFESSIONAL ENTERTAINERS~'.'~'.' 
Admission by Ticket , 4 / 6d . Refreshments included. 
License d Bar (We hope). Pre sentation by· raen Allen. 
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CALLINS ALL SCCUTS~ 
Now that the 1st Dorney Cubs have got off to such a good 
start with Scouter-in-charge, Mr. J . Wh ite, and Cubmistress, 
Mrs. R . H. Kennedy, this has evoked an interest 
in the for mation of a local Scout Troop for older. boy s of 
11 - 18 years. Will any former Scouts or youths who are 
intere ste d in the formation of a 1st Dorney Troop of Boy 
Scouts pl ease get in tote h with the Scouter -in-charge or 
Mr. L . H. Eastgate, Hon. Secretary of the local Scout 
Group. 
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NATURE NOTES. 
Alt hough the majority of our native beetle s are small 
a nd inconspi cuous, evidence of their prese nce is often 
more familiar. A number of beetles spend their early 
stages in wood, eithe r seasoned or growing, and the most 
familiar of these i s the Death- watch, which has a particular 
liking for the oak in churches and other old buildings . The 
beetle , which is less than half an inch long , lay s it s eggs on 
the surface of suitable .wood and the tiny grubs , which are 
whitish in colour, hatch out and burrow into the wood where 
they live for three or more years. 
The burrows they make are very extensive and continue 
until practically all the wood is literally eaten away , 
although the outside bears no sign of damage. Ind,eed, 
damage is usually first suspected when small deposits of 
powdered wood begin to appear below the a ffected section, 
but at this stag e it is often too late to defea t the hidden 
enemy . Occa sionally damaged beams hav e been discovered 

only when a roof shows signs of collapse . When 
fullgrown the grub changes into a. pupa or chrysalis 
and from this the adult beetle emerges. 
The curious name Death- watch originates from the 
beetle I s habit of stri k ing its head on wood and producing a 
ticking sound . Many of the strange noises associated with 
haunted houses are nothing more ominous than the sound of 
t his beetle. 
A relative of this destructive species is the furniture 
beetle . The grub of this smaller insect is the 'woodworm' 
which is noted for its taste in antique furniture and som e 
house tim bers. Unfortunately it also once started to enjoy 
a few pews in St. James. Where signs of woodworr..1. are 
found it is most unwise to ignore the ·damage . Treat:1.1.ent 
with propr ietary liquids at intervals is an effective r emedy . 
WAYFARER. 
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OUR APRIL NUMBER. 
Contributions a r e asked, because of t h e earl y date 
of Easter and the fact that both Editors will be away at 
the end of March, to send in contributions for publication 
in t he April issue by March 18th at the ;tatest . 
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Sweets, Tobacco and Minerals. 
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Sundays ·: 10. 30 a. m. - 12. 30 p. m. 
TWO-DAY DRY CLEANING SERVICE. 
ALL GOODS AT REASONABLE PRICES . 
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40 Stoke Road, Slough. Tel: Slough 24945. 
Appointed Agents for Atco , Qualcast, Rotoscythe, Suffolk and 
Hayne Mowers. 
Rotogardener, Monrotiller, Simar, Versatiller Cultivators. 
Free Demonstrations. Terms and Exchanges. 
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Lost Property, Private Hire, Ring Slough 20442 or Slough 
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Home Baked Bread and Confectionery. 
Wedding and Birthday Cakes made to order. 
Deliveries daily . 
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PONIES AND COBS FOR HIRE. DAILY RIDES, RIDING 
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Express Services in Emergencies . 
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Mat ~rial fo1· pt<blication should reacb 0;1e of the editors 
by the 20th of the preceding monfo. 
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Editors: T.W.E. Roche, '1st. Helier1 s " , 
Dorney Reach , Tel: Maidenhead 27047. 
F. D. Gibson, "Arden" , Dorney Reach 
Tel: Maidenhead 23943. 
Editorial Board: The Editors, Mr. L.H. Eastgate, 
Mrs. A . Eastgate, Mrs. H. Roche. 
Distributors: Village and Lake End. 
Mrs. Finch, Mrs. Eastgate, Mr. Allen, 
Mrs. Barker, Miss Bennett, Mrs. Raylor, 
Mr. Bartlett. 
Dorney Reach. 
Mr . Gibson, Mrs. Crane, Mrs. Roche, 
Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Wooller, 
Mrs. Adcock, Mrs. Cobb, Mrs. Pilkinton, 
Mrs. Gregory, Mrs. Farrington, 
Mrs. Smiley. 
Rates of Subscription: 6s. 0d. per pnnum for 12 issues . 
12 months' reports for organisations: £2 . 2. 0d. 
12 months' insertion of advertisements: £1. 4. 0d. 
Advertisers and treasurers of organisations should please 
pay their . subscriptions punctually to Mr. Eastgate . 
Distributors who collect subscriptions for those taking 
the magazine s h ould hand them to Mrs. Gibson . 

DORNEY PARISH NEWS 
No. 4 . . . . APRIL 
SERVICES IN THE PARISH CHURCH CF ST . JAMES. 
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HOLY CCMMUNICN: 
MORNIN8 PRAYER: 
EVENSCNG: 
SUNDAY SCHCCL: 
VICAR : 
CHURCHVTARDENS: 
Vicar 1 s \!Varden: 
P eople I s Warden : 
Deputy People I s 
Warden: 
Every Sunday at . 8 a . m . 
Fir st Sunday of the Month at 12 noon 
Third Sunday of the Month after Evensong . 
Every Wednesday at 10 a . m . 
E ver y Sunday at 11 a . m . 
Ever y Sunday at 6 . 30 p . m. 
Every Sunday at 9. 50 a. m . 
The Rev . E . T . Sherlock,A.K . C ~ ,Hon. C . F . 
T h e Vicarage, Dorney, Windsor, Berks . 
Tel: Burnham 421 
Lt . Col. P . D . S . Palmer , 
Dorney Court, Windsor, Berks . 
Tel: Burnham 638 . 
Mr. J . E . Farrin gton, 
MelrC?se, Dorney Reach, 
Maidenhead , Berks . 
Tel: Maidenhead 27986 . 
Mr. T . V! . E . Roche, 
St. Heliers, Dorney Reach, 
Maidenhead, Berks . 
Tel: Maidenhead 27047 . 

EDITCRIAL 
Quite a high proportion of "the· parishioners of Dorney 
earn their bre ad and butter in the Metropolis and travel 
to and fro by trai• n as II commuters II , t o use _a h1" d eous 
Transatlantic phrase . Most use the Taplow to Paddington 
route but some pre fer Windsor to Paddington or Windsor 
to Waterloo . 
Your Editor, -delving through his piles of old working 
timetables and other railway a r chives, has obser ved how 
remarkably constant t he timetables have been over a number 
of years . The -8. 25 -from Taplow, for e xampl e, with which 
the Blue Bus connects, is almost as much an institution as 
t he Blue Bus itself. It appears to fulfill an entirely adequate 
funchon -an<l. this being so ther-e seems no s ense in changing 
it . 
Here and there, however , the timetable . might perhaps 
be improved; for example faster services to Taplow after 
t he 6 . 15 p. m . would probably be welcome , mor e t hrough 
coaches up the Windsor branch to save changes at Slough - 
often into already packed trains from further West - might 
be appreciated. In t hese days of diesel units t h rough 
coaches, propelling themselves· to "join up with the main 
t r ain, are feasible propositions. 
Your Editor was inviteq some little while ago to forward 
any proposals h e might have. for improved train servi_ces 
to his friend the Seneral Manager of t h e Western Reg10n . 
If, t herefore, any ·reader has any concrete suggestions h e 
will be h appy to receive them and forward t hem to t he 
appropriate quarter for consideration . 
Other pa rishioners use their cars to transport t hem to 
Slough, Windsor, London Airport etc., etc. Your Editors , 
being fellow-sufferers, are sure they speak for everyone 
when they deplore the sudden capr ices of the traffic lights 

at the junction of Yeats Lane, Eton, with the main road. 
Either they remain fixedly at red for long periods - four 
minutes has been clocked up on two occasions, by which· 
time there was a great queue round the corner - or they 
snap from red to green and green to red so quickly that 
cars have not reached the main road before. the change 
takes place, a most dangerous state of affairs. In any 
case, even when the lights are working properly, they 
allow very scanty time for Dorney traffic to get out and 
turn right or left. Keats Lane has a long 1'neck" with the 
lights set well back and traffic turning right into it from 
Slough is generally only able to start to move as the 
lights turn green towards Dorney - thus wasting a few 
more precious seconds. It is thought that these are 
inherent kinks in the mechanism and not the fault of the 
small Etonian who was recently observed calmly changing 
the lights by putting his hand through the slot normally 
used only by policemen on busy days'. 
THE FELLCWSHIP CF CHRIST'S RELIGION 
The expression 'the fellowship of Christ's religion' 
found in the Collect for the third Sunday after Easter comes 
from the Acts of the Apostles in which we read that the first 
Christians 'continued stedfastly in the Apostles' teaching and 
in the fellowship, in the breaking of bread and the prayers' 
(2. v. 42). 'The fellowship' - and we should note the definite 
article used in ·the text - is clearly another name for the 
Church with its sense of 'togetherness.' 
Now what does the expression 'the fellowship of Christ's 
religion' imply? Among other things it implies that 'Christ's 
religion' or Christianity exists only in and through the fellowship 
or Church. Today there are very mariy who think that 
'being a Christian' is one thing and 'being an active member 
of the Church' is another. They say that in order to be a 
Christian it is not necessary to go to Church : that a person 
can be as good a Christian without going to Church as those 
who go. In other words, our fr fends are actually saying 

that the Church is not essential to Christianity and t hat going 
to Church is really an ' optional extra' for those who like to do 
so. 
I s all this true? T he N. T . takes an entirel y different 
view on t his matter. It assumes t hat the Church is fundamental 
in Ch ristianity : it is its 1esse '. And t his is borne out in t h e 
Apostles' Creed. The Creed, which has its origin in t h e rite 
of Holy Baptism, is t h e summary of t h e essential Christian 
truths wh ich a person is required to accept before being 
baptised into the Church. And it is worth -noticing t h e very 
important things that it omits : there is no mention of ' our 
saying our prayers' nor is there any reference to the sacrament 
of Holy Communion nor the other sacraments of the Church, and 
yet it does affirm belief in the Church, ' I believe in the Holy 
Catholic Church' . i. e . the fellowship of Christ' s religion . 
And then again, it is a generally accepted fact that, technically 
speaking, no person can be described as a 'Christian' 
without having been baptised . That is the significance of the 
'Christian name' in Holy Baptism. Therefore it appears to be 
entirely contrar y to Christian t radition and practice for us to 
argue that we can be Christians apart from the Church . 
The Christian Church, it is true, has many defects, but 
that is no excuse for neglecting it. We should remember 
that it is of divine origin, founded by our Lord for a definite 
purpose - the extension of the Kingdom of God . 
In conclusion there is another fact which should be- stressed 
It is impossible to live t h e Christian life in ' isolation' . It is 
God' s will that you and I s h ould live t he Christian life in fellowship 
with one m. other . In point of fact, Christianity is a corporate
·- life in Christ, and it is this truth wh ich un.de.rlies t h e 
conception of the Church - t he idea of 'the fellowship' or 'the 
getting together' in the life of our Lord. 
April 7th : T h e Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary 
(transferred from March 2 5th). 
7 a.m. 
10 a . m . 
Holy Communion. 
Holy Communion. 

May 7th : The Ascension of our Lord. 
7 a.m. 
7.45 a.m. 
10 a.m. 
Burial. 
Holy Communion. 
Children I s Service. 
Holy Communion with Address '(young people 
invited to attend this service). 
13th March. Margaret Achurch, aged 68 years . 
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ROSTERS FOR APRIL, 1964 . 
Church Cleaning: 
4th April 
11th April 
18th April 
25th April 
2nd May 
Mrs. Cane 
Mrs. Ames 
Mrs. Loughnan 
Delphine Roche 
Mrs. Williamson 
Cffertory Counting (Tuesday at 8 p. m. at the Vicarage 
7th April 
14th April 
21st April 
28th April 
6th May 
Sidesmen. 
8.0a.m. 
11.0 a.m. 
Mr. Roche, Mr. East gate 
Mr. F.arrington, Mr. Cottam 
Mr. Allen, Mr. Pilkinton 
Mr. & Mrs. Gregory • 
Mrs. Ames,• Mrs. Raylor. 
All Sundays Mr. Farrington. 
5th April Mr. Allen 
12th April Mr. Smilev 
19th April Mr. Cottam 
26th Apr.il Mr. Gibson. 
are 
6.30p.m. All Sundays Mr. Roche ) 
by arrangement. 
Mr. Eastgate ) 
Mr. Gregory ) 
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DCRNEY LCCOSPCTTERS' & AIRCRAFT SPCTTERS' CLUB. 
At the monthly meeting on 29th February, it was agreed 
to make Monday 13th April·, the date of the next ·major excursion. 
Members (restricted to four and the Chairman, becat1se of the 
size of the car} ·should meet at St . Helier I s at 9. 3 0, bringing 
a packed lunch. 
It is hoped to visit Oxford, Worcester and _Gloucester 
motive power depots (the last-named Horton Road and 
Barnwood sheds) . Cn the way, with luck, some other railway 
working will be observed . 
VILLAGE Hi\.LL FUND . 
Allen and Eastgate Enterprises present for your entertainment 
a Saturday Nite at the Village Hall - a party and cabaret 
to raise funds for t he new building . 
Do come along and enjoy a grand everting of fun and help 
swell t he funds towards our target '. Reserve this date i n your 
diary now - 11th April, 1964, as Village Hall Night. Tickets 
obtainable from :- 
L . Eastgate, School House, Dorney. 
Quarterman' s Garage 
Dorney Post Cffice. 
W. Gregory, 18 Meadow Way. 
VILLAGE HALL FUND 
A JUMBLE SALE WILL BE HELD IN THE· VILLAGE HALL 
ON SATURDAY, 18th APRIL, 1964 . 
AT 10 . 30 A . M . ... 
PARISH COUNCIL ACTIVITIES. 
The Parish Council met on Tues<lay, 3rd March, 1964 . 
Business included t he following:- 

FIELD 242 . 
The Council heard a letter from a resident, asking t h at 
the proposed football pitch and car park should be situated 
as far as possible from her house . The Council undertook 
to try to reduce any inconvenience arising from t h e use of 
the ground to a minimum._ 
Road Improvements. 
The Chairman reported that it was proposed,. unde r the 
Lake End Road improvements scheme, to widen the road to 
twenty-four feet. He pointed out that this was the standard 
width for a second class road, and h e hoped that the fact 
would reasst1 re people who feared that the road :might become 
a speedway. 
Clerk1 sEquipmeni. 
The Council approved the purchase of a new filing 
cabinet for the Clerk . 
Date of n ext Meeting: F riday , 10th April, 1964 . 
ANNUAL PARISH MEETING. 
The Annual Parish Meeting for 1964 t ook place in the 
Village Hall on Tuesday, 3rd March, immediately after 
the Meeting of the Parish Council . Five members of the 
public attended in addition to members of the Council. 
Rates. 
Mr. Bundy, the Treasurer, reported that the rate demand 
for the year ending 31st March, 1965, was £169, which was 
equivalent to a rate of l¼d, a reduction of O. 2d . on the 
previous year . 
Seddings Charity. 
T h e Rev . E . T . Sherlock reported :the distribution of ten 
benefactions of thirty shillings each before Christmas, and 
a present cash balance of £6. 3. 2d . He. went on to say that 
the trustees had decided to r e -invest the funds in t h e Charities 
Official Investment Fund, which it was believed, would 

eventually bring in greater interest. 
Field 242. 
The Chairman introduced this item with an invitation to 
the Meeting to express·its views about t h e use of the ground , 
and a lively discussion followed . T he view expressed was 
that a car park with River access would att ract large numbers 
of visitors and that parking and litter- would prove a serious 
nuisance . Against t his was put the opinion that anything was 
preferable to indiscriminate street parking. A suggestion 
to l et the ground for grazing was opposed on the grounds 
that it might open the way even tually to building . The Chairman 
promised that all the views expressed by the Meeting 
would be borne in mind by th e Council. 
Road Improvements. 
The Chairman again referred to the proposed width of 
Lake End Road, and added that it was intended to level t h e 
bank to improve vision . Vandalism fo r oadside amenities 
was also discussed. 
Other Business . 
It was agr eed to enter the pa r ish for t he Best Kept Village 
Competition in three parts this year , Dor ney and L ake end 
being combined, and Dorney Reach and Boveney entered as 
separate hamlets as last ·year . The Chairman said t h at t h e 
Boundary Commission would probably operate in the a r ea 
within t he life of t he n ext Council, and h e r eferred to a new 
statute empowering parish councils to spend up to t ~e value 
of a fifth of a penny rate at its own discretion. 
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DORNEY PLAYERS. 
The Dorney Players will present on May 8th and 9th 
three One-Act Plays : 
THE STOLEN PRINCE 
THE MONKEY'S PAW 
NOTHING LEGAL 
(A children's play ) 
(A Thriller). 
(A Farce). 

Watch our May issue for further details . 
To The Editor, 
The Dorney P a rish News . 
Arde n, Oak Stubbs Lane, 
Dorney Reach, M'Head , 
17th March,1964 . 
Sir, 
I am not very clear what the connection is between 
school buses or t h e grading of a rt colleges and the validity 
of e leven plus s election; but a s Mr . Dc_:>rrell has grasped this 
particular nettle, I should not like to see his letter go 
unanswered. 
Mr. Dorrell ch a r ges into t his perilous a rena with all 
the unabashed confidence of the layman. I only wish t hat after 
twelve years in the classr oom I could be equally certain of 
anything educational. But if t here is one th ing t hat experience 
has taught me, it is t h at the abilities of childre n differ; e l even 
plus selection is no more than a rational attempt to provide 
for those differences . I can also assure Mr . Dorrell that 
environmental conditions are a most significant factor ... 
perhaps the most important of all . .. wh en it co:mes to 
determining t h e educability of a child . Waxin g emotional 
about t h e injustice of it will nct solve a s ingl e educational 
problem, and pretending t h at such differences do_ not matter 
will only result in givin g t h e wrong sort of education to a 
m a jority of our c h ildren, instead of to an admittedly unfortunate 
minority . .. for I do not claim t hat our methods of 
selection are infallibl e . And in the end the same inequalities 
• will appear . .. t h e bright ones will prosper and the dull will 
fail . 
The only road to Mr. Dorrell's egalitarian utopia lies, not 
t hrough n on-sel ective education, but t hrough highly s elective 
breeding, wh ich will make us all as alike as a he rd of pe digr ee 
cows, and just about as intelligent . 
Yours faithfully , 
(Signed) F . D . Gibson. 

LETTER FROM CAIRC (Continued) . 
The first part of the journey from Luxor to .L\swan was 
over rough, stony desert and the landscape became barren 
and desolate, but from time to time we saw an interesting 
bird, among them a buzzard and, we t hi~k, • a golden eagle. 
At Aswan we joine d the Lotus, a Nile steamer that was 
to take us to Abu Simbel. There we had our first serious 
h itch . My husband and Peter could not find their cabin, 
which was number 44, and, on enquiry, found that the re 
were only 43 cabins'. After much discussion and the intervention 
of an Egyptia n General, a minute ~abin opening on 
to r.1. deep hatch that was presumabl y meant for .the crew 
was found for t hem. 
Soon after leaving .L\swan we passed the site of the 
High Dam, where men were working like ants, and every 
minute a lorry drove down the slopes to tip stones into the 
river. It was a lovely peaceful journey after that. We 
l azed on deck watching the little half-deserted Nubian 
villages (how much more attractive they were t h an the r esettlement 
villages the Government has built for them~) on 
both banks . Sometimes ·a picturesque figure was to be seen, 
but most of the villagers have now been evacuated because 
Nubia will disappear under the water when the High Dam is 
completed. There was a blissful feeling of content and noninvolvement 
as we glided along, often among partly submerged 
palmtrees . When t he unusual bird was sighted there 
was great excitement and we rushed to e·x·amine it through 
binoculars . We saw cranes , great white heron and ospreys . 
.L\t dusk we reached the temple of .L\bu Simbel, which has 
a commanding and romantic position on the cliff face on a 
curve of the Nile and so shows up to great advantage . To our 
surprise, it was lit by electricity and we had a two-hour 
conducted tour of the main and smaller temple, dwelling 
at l en gth on t h e magnificent relief s . Cne whole wall was 
devoted· to the famous Battle of Qodesh, which Rameses II 
fought against. the Hittites and another to the king before 
different deities. At the back of the temple is t h e inner 
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s anctuary, with a place carved out of the rock for the sacred 
bark. The smaller temple, built by Ra meses II for his wife 
Nefarti and dedicated to Hathor, goddess of Love and Joy, 
is a gem. 
The following day was Christmas and we rose at dawn 
to watch the first rays of the sun strike the temple . Slowly 
the four colossi of Rameses, which guard the entrance and 
the smaller statues representing members of his family, 
were suffused in a lovely r osyhue . We wandered over the 
temples again , dwelling on t he reliefs we each liked best, 
then rejoined the Lotus for the r eturn trip . 
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Dusk had fallen when we eventually reached Luxor on 
the following evening of Boxing Day, but we found our little 
donkey boys by the ferry, so decided to take them across 
to t he west bank with us and ride to the Sheikh I s on donkeys, 
ir.. stead of in a taxi . The donkeys were waiting patiently 
nea r the edge of the river and, to the accompanying shouts 
of the boys, we clambered on them and, clutching the 
luggage we needed for the night, set off at a brisk trot . 
Ther e were whoops of delight as one donkey, then another, 
led in t he race . 
To our alarm, when we reached the Sheikh' s we saw in 
the dim light t hat there were tents a r ound it and we fe ared 
the worst. Sheikh Ali appeared and gravely told us that 
h e had not got our message, sent by his nephew, a sking if 
we might stay the night . As Rosemary put it, the re was no 
room at the inn, so, when we had refreshed ourselves with 
some strong, sweet tea, t he Sheikh kindly gave us , we 
set off once more on our donkeys and trotted .back to the 
river, our spirits reviving as we rode and laughed at the 
odd nocturnal cavalcade we presented, with the little 
donkey boys panting in our wake . 
Luckily we were able to get rooms in the Luxor Palace 
Hotel, where we spent a comfortable and peaceful night and 
next morning left to return to Cairo by a different route, 
which led us acr oss a wild, desert road with magnificent 

scenery reminiscent of the Isle of Skye to the Red Sea. 
At times the mountains had a transparent, rosey hue, 
at others, coral or the deeper red of granite. Some were 
dark green and others purply-black. It was fantastic. 
Another contretemps awaited us at Hurghada, the 
village on the Red Sea wher-ewe had booked one of the 
bungalows advertised by Red Sea Tours some weeks 
before. We found that the bungalows had not yet been 
built, but, when we protested long and loudly, rooms were 
found for us in a motel that was in the process of construction. 
Water had not yet been laid on and we had l:arely 
enough to clean· our teeth that first night. Next day, however, 
fresh water was brought fron, Suez, some 200 miles 
away, and the tanks fitted manually. 
We had the most delightful bathe in the Red Sea and 
were happily collecting coral, beautiful shells and Red 
Sea stones and watching spell-bound the brilliantly 
coloured fish of all shapes and sizes through our masks, 
when someone sighted two sharks nearby, so we decided 
it was time to make for the shore and have our picnic 
lunch. 
At Hurghada there is a fascinating Marine Biology 
station with wonderful collections of stuffed fish, including 
a revolting looking mermaid and mermen, shells and birds. 
In artifical pools nearby are live sharks, turtles and dolphin. 
We could have spent _several days by the Red Sea, but, alas, 
at dawn next morning we had to leave on the last stage of 
our journey back to Cairo, having covered some 1500 miles 
by car alone. 
Now that we are back we are already planning an ·expedition 
in the Easter holidays to St. Catherine' s Monastry in 
the Sinai desert. Life in Egypt is never dull. 
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The · Trading Stall, gay with Easter eggs, tea-pots and 
plates , marmalade and lemon curd and a charming floral 
decoration for an Easter table made a welcome splash of 
colour at t h e March meeting . 
The President read an ap ology for absence from Mrs . 
Cundy and welcomed one visitor . Mrs . Horner reported 
on t h e Area Produce Meeting held in Langley on 24th 
February, and Mrs. Jones . on the forthcoming Handicraft 
Area Meeting w~ich is to be held on 20th March'. 
Mrs. Roche spoke on the Drama Group' s performance 
of scenes from Twelfth Night on 17th April and appealed 
for people to help Mrs. Jones in making the costumes . 
The Spring Group Meeting will be held at Bourne End 
on 18th March and transport was arranged for all members 
wishing to attend . 
The Assj stant Secretary, Mrs. Smiley, then read the 
r e port on Prima ry Education based on the discussion 
held on this subject last month. Mrs. Cane congratulated 
the Secretary and her assistant on the clear and comprehensive 
way in which they h ad written the report . 
Some years ago, Mrs. Halstead, who had been a 
faithful member ever since she came to the district, 
moved to Bourne End, but still contrived to attend 
Dorney Institute in spite of ill health and a growing family. 
Now, however, she finds it impossible to make t h e 
journey to Dorney ·each month and has reluctantly r e signed 
h er membership. It was decided to make a small presentation 
to Mrs. Ha lstead, and Mrs. Cane on our behalf had 
bought a very att r active tray decorated with a picture of 
Windsor Castle, which will be given to Mrs. Halstead at 
the Group Meeting on 18th March. 

Mrs. Barker, recipient of the 1964 Bursary to 
Denman College, told us of her visit there in February. 
She chose a course on Soft Furnishing in which each 
member had to make and cover a miniature chair. 
Mrs. Barker praised the friendliness, comfort and 
wonderful organisation at the College and urged all 
members to take advantage of the opportunities which 
Denman affords. 
The President then drew our attention to some 
important forthcoming dates, viz:- 
30th April. 
27th May. 
17th June 
8th July 
The Hat School. 
Outing to Berkeley Castle. 
Old People's Party. 
The Garden Meeting. 
. Mrs. Finch suggested that seedlings would make a 
welcome addition to the Trading Stall next mcnth. 
The :?resident th,m turned to County and National 
matters which were discussed at some length, and 
this concluding the business, welcomed Miss 'Nelsford 
to speak on "A Holiday· in Russia". 
Miss Welsford was an am.using and racy speaker 
who kept us enthralled by her account of a visit to 
Leningrad and Moscow. Her talk was illustrated by 
some first rate coloured slides and we were all sorry 
when it came to an end. Mrs .Sheen thanked the speaker 
very charmingly. 
At the April Meeting we are to hear Miss I. ShewellCooper 
on "The Pleasures of Reading". 
Tea Hostesses will be Mrs. Cundy, Mrs. Dimylaw, 
and Mrs. Hill. • 
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NATURE NOTES. 
Last year a fisherman was fined fo r fishing i n the River 
Thames at Taplow fro m privatel y owned river bank. He 
appealed to a higher court unsuccessfully . 
It app ears that under the 1861 Larceny Act it is an 
offence to take or destroy, or attempt to take or destroy 
fish in water running t hrough , or adjoining or belonging 
to the h ouse or to .any person who owned the water or 
h ad the fish e r y rights . In effect t his m eans that t h e 
fishing r ights on the l ocal river bank are vested in the 
property owners a nd that fishermen can only sit t here 
and fish by permission of the owner. T h is ruling, whilst 
coming as a shock to a large number of angl ers who 
fish along this stretch of t h e T hames, is unlikely to 
deprive them of t heir sport. 
A somewhat similar situation exists with rega rd t o 
t he use of t h e towpath. It is recognised as a right of 
way for users of the river bank across private land . The 
name towpath dates back to the use of horse - drawn barges 
where free right of way had to be available for towing 
horses . Cne is n ot legally entitled to picnic or camp along 
the towpath nor even to wander from it . 
T he enforcement of either of these regulations is 
n ormally unnecessary and generally undesir able . However 
t heir application may be justified when an amenity is being 
over indulged or abuse d. One point t h at arises which is a 
little disturbing is that t h e local lad dangling his worm on 
a bent pin may technically be c ommitting a c r iminal 
offence . 
WAYFARER. 

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General Prov isions, Stati onery, Haberdal:ihery and Hosiery . 
Sweets, Tobacco and Minerals. 
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Sundays ·: 10 . 30 a.m. - 12. 30 p.m. 
TWO-DAY DRY CLEANING SERVICE. 
ALL GOODS AT REASONABLE PRICE S . 
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Appointed Agents for A tco, Qualcast, Rotoscythe, Suffolk and 
Hayne Mowers . 
Rotogardener, Monrotiller, Simar, Versatiller Cultivators. 
Free Demonstrations. Term.s and Exchanges. 
All ty pes of r epairs and overhauls. 
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Lost Property, Private Hire, Ring Slough 20442 or Slough 
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Home Baked Bread and Confectioner y . 
Wedding and Birthday Cakes made to order. 
Deliveries daily. 
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Elms Farm, Dorney Common . Proprietor: W. T . Simmons . 
PONIES AND COBS FOR HIRE. DAILY RIDES . .. RIDING 
HOLIDAYS . . . QUIET PONIES FOR CIDLDREN . . . 
TRAINING OF BEGINNERS IS OUR SPECIALITY . 
Tel: BURNHAM 275. 
T. QUARTERMAN & SON. Builders and Contractors. 
White Heathe r Garage . 
Express Services i n Em e r gencies . 
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(R . J . 0 1 Flaherty, M. P . S . ) 
Nation al Health Dispensing, Drugs, Cosmetics, Films 
and Developing etc . 
Open Daily (Wed. excepted) until 6. 30 p. m. 
Ope n We dnesday from 6-7 p. m. 
Ope n Sunday mornin g 12 to 1 p. m. 
Tel: WINDSOR 62049 . 
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Material for publication should reach one of the editors 
by the 20th of the preceding month. 
Editors: 
Editorial Board: 
Distributors : 
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T . W. E . Roche, "St. Helier' s" 
Dorney Reach. Tel: Maidenhead 27047 . 
F .D. Gi• bson, II Ard en II , D orney R each . 
Tel: Maidenhead 23943 . 
The E ditors, Mr. L . H . East gate, 
Mrs . A . Eastgate, Mrs. H. Roche, 
Mr. K . Smiley. 
Village a nd Lake End. 
Mrs. Finch, Mrs. Eastgate, Mr . Allen, 
Mrs . Barker, Miss Bennett, Mrs. Raylor, 
Mr . Bartlett . 
Dorney Reach . 
Mr . Gibson, Mrs. C r an e , Mrs . Roche, 
Mrs. Williams, Mrs . Wooller, 
Mrs. Adcock, Mrs. Cobb, Mrs. Pilkinton 
Mrs . Gregory, Mrs. Farrington, 
Mrs. Smiley. 
Rates of Subscription: 6s. 0d . pe r annum for 12 issues . 
1 2 m onths' reports fo r or ganisations: 
12 months' insertion of advertisements : 
£ 2. 2. 0d. 
£1. 4 . 0d . 
Advertisers a nd Treasurers of Or ganisat ions should please 
pay th eir subscription s punctually to Mr. East gate . 
Dist ributors who collect subscriptions for those taking the 
m agazine should ha nd t hem to Mrs. Gibson. 
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DORNEY P A RISH NEWS 
No. 5. MAY 
SERVICES IN THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST. JAMES. 
HOLY COMMUNION: Every Sunday at 8 a . m . 
MORNING PRAYER : 
EVENSONG: 
SUNDAY SCHOOL: 
YICAR: 
CHURCHWARDENS: 
Vicar's Warde n. 
People' s Warde n: 
Deputy People ' s 
Warden: 
First Sunday of t he Month at 12 noon 
Third Sun~ay of t he Month after 
Evensong. 
Every Wednesday at 10 a. m . 
Every Sunday a t 11 a . m . 
Every Sunday at 6 . 30 p. m . 
Every Sunday at 9 . 50 a .m . 
The Rev . E . T . Sherlock, A .K.C . ,Hon.C.F. 
The Vicar a ge, Dorney, Windsor . Berks. 
Tel: Burnham 421. 
Lt.Col. P . D. S. Palmer 
Dorney Court , Windsor, Be rks. 
Tel: Burnham 638 
Mr. T. W. E . Roche 
St. Heliers, Dorney Reach, 
Maidenhead, Berks. 
T e l: Maidenhead 27047. 
Mr. J . E. Farrington 
Melrose, Dorney Reach, 
Maidenhead , Berks. 
Tel: Maidenhead 27986 

EDITORIAL 
Seven hundred years ago, on the mornipg of the 14th May, 
1264, the royal army of King Henry III confronted the baronial 
army of Simon de Montfort on the Down's above Lewes. The 
bloody battle which followed, and its successor at Evesham 
the succeeding year, had, surprisingly ertough, beneficial 
influence on the prosperity and future of Dorney. 
At Lewes the King's brother, Richard, Earl of Cornwall, 
and King of Germany, was captured, and removed by Simon 
de Montfort to the Tower of London and later to F enilworth 
Castle. While in the Tower he promised Simon, as a kind of 
ransom, that he would one day found an Abbey on his lands. 
After the royalist victory at Evesham he was released and 
immediately put his vow into execution; the result was 
Burnham Abbey, built on lands attached to Richard's manor 
of Cippenham. He chose this because it had important associations 
for him; at Cippenhain Manor, thirty-four years·· 
before, 1n 1231, he had spent his hon.eymoon with his first 
wife, Isabella Marshal. And at Cippenham Manor in 1266 
there gathered a collection of nobles, the King and the Lord 
Edward included, to witness the foundation ·charter of the 
Abbey. 
From the moment Richard's plans were laid, in 1264, his 
great wealth began to make itself felt on the neighbourhood. 
Dorney, which had not before had a regular priest to serve 
the small church attached to the manor of the Danvers family, 
received its first Rector, Rowland, whose name heads the 
long list which hangs in our church porch. Seventy years later 
in 1338, the living of Dorney passed to the Abbess of Burnham, 
who retained it for two hundred years, until the Dissolution 
of the Monasteries. 
Thus seven hundred years ago occurred the first link in a 
chain of important events which were to bind our Church closely 
to the great new religious foundation. To this same period of 
new-found prosperity belongs our nave, repbcing an earlier 
structure probably of timber whose floor level would have 
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the same as where the font now stands. 
We may say with some justification that we are celebrating 
the seven hundredth anniversary of these events by the conclusion 
of our three years' Christian Giving Campaign, with a 
church which is, for the first time for many years, solvent, 
repaired, and in good heart; and we must soon take steps to 
see that it does not slip back from this favourable position 
and that the new-found prosperity is maintained. It would be 
nice, if, for the seven hundredth anniversary of Burnln m 
Abbey's foundation in 1966, we could look back and say that 
in the intervening three years we had taken such steps that 
the Church's prosperity had been placed on a permanent 
footing. 
The Holy Spirit, Our Advocate. 
In his Gospel, S. John describes the Holy Spirit as 'The 
Comforter' - a title which is found only in his writings. It 
is indeed a beautiful word but it is ·difficult to see hew it can 
be regarded as a translation of the Greek 1paraclete1 
, since 
the Greek word can only be passive, while the word I comforter' 
is active. The N.E.B. translates it 'advocate'. Literally 
the word 1paraclete1 means one who is called to our side 
to help us in some emergency or difficulty. It is clearly a 
legal term, generally applied to the advocate for the defence 
in a lawsuit. Although this meaning does not strictly apply 
to its use in the Fourth Gospel, it is at least in the background 
and suggests the thought that the Holy Spirit comes to our 
side in order to help us and to plead for us. As S. Paul says, 
'The Spirit Himself maketh intercession for us with groanings 
which cannot be uttered' (Rom. 8. v. 26). 
When our Lord speaks of 'another' in S. John 14. v. 16, 
He is implying that the disciples had already one advocate, 
namely, Himself; but after His Ascension, they would receive 
another who would bring them into a new and more intimate 
relationship with Himself. And this came about on the first 
Whitsunday. Today, we live in the era of the Holy Spirit, 

and there are three aspects of His work within us which 
should be considered: 
(1) First, the Holy Spirit enlightens ,our intellects. The 
Bible reminds us that all man's creative activity emanates 
from the Holy Spirit. And yet it is an indisputable fact that 
the most brilliant intellect may fail to see the divine purpose 
of life and its experiences. The divine 'plan' is not 
obvious to ui; it is only by the divine illumination of our 
intellects that we are enabled to perceive it. 
(2) Second, it is in the light of this divine knowledge that 
the Holy Spirit strengthens us to face the sorrows, trials 
and adversities of our daily lives and to use them and all 
other creatures as a means to an end - the glory of God 
which is the chief end of man. This does not mean that 
we should accept them with patient endurance, realising 
something of the greatness of the work which they are 
intended to effect in us. 
(3) Third, the Holy Spirit kindles our affections with love 
for God. Once again it is hard to believe that God is love 
when we are in the throes of some bitter experience. On 
such occasions it is much easier to exercise stoical 
courage than to repose in God's love. And yet it is 
precisely under these circumstances that the Holy Spirit 
strives to draw us closer to the love of God. 
The New Bishop Suffragan of Buckingham. 
The new Bishop of Buckingham, the Reverend C. Pepys, 
will be consecrated at S. Paul's Cathedral on the 1st May 
at 10 a. m. We are asked to remember him in our prayers. 
The Ascension of Our Lord : 7th May. 
7 a. m. Holy Communion. 
7. 45 a. m. Children's Service. 
10 a. m. Holy Communion with Address (young people are 
invited to attend this service.) 

Whitsunday, 17th May. 
7 a. m. Holy Communion 
8 a. m. Holy Communion 
9. 50 a.m. Children's Service. 
11 a. m. Mattins and Sermon 
12 noon Holy Communion 
6.30 p.m. Evensong and Sermon. 
Marriage: 
21st March : Cyril King Hutley and Janet Sharphouse. 
Cremation: 
15th April : Edythe Jesse Mary Batt-Collins, aged 83 years. 
WAR MEMORIAL GARDEN. 
At the Annual Meeting this. year of the Dorney Memorial 
Society it was agreed that the lonicera hedge bordering the 
memorial garden should be removed unless a sufficient number 
of parishioners wished it to remain and adequate offers of help 
for its maintenance were forthcoming. Any parishioner who 
favours the retention of the hedge or is prepared to help to 
maintain it she uld communicate with the Clerk to the Parish 
Council, who will notify the Memorial Society accordingly. 
Caretakers for May - Mrs. Ames and S/Ldr. & Mrs. Wass. 
DR. BARNADO'S COLLECTION: 
Mrs. Gregory would like collectors and subscribers to know 
that the recent collection in Dorney raised the sum of £9. 15. 6½d 
Everyone who supported the Homes is most warmly thanked. 
There will be a Bazaar, also in aid of this valuable work, at 
Burnham Village Hall on 23rd May at 3 o'clock. It is hoped 
that many Dorneyites will be able to attend. 
N.S.P.C.C. 
All those who collected for, or subscribed to, the recent 
collection for the Society will be pleased to hear that the sum of 
£12 was raised. Mrs. Gibson is most grateful to all who took 

part in this excellent effort. 
ROSTERS FOR MAY, 1964. 
ST. JAMES CHURCH. 
CHURCH CLEANING: 
May 2nd. 
11 9th. 
11 16th 
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23rd. 
30th 
June 6th. 
Mrs. Williamson 
Mrs. Barker. 
Mrs. Farrington 
Mrs. Cane 
Delphine Roche 
Mrs. Ames. 
OFFERTORY COUNTING: (Tuesday at 8 p. m. at the 
Vicarage). 
May 5th 
11 12th 
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19th 
26th 
SIDESMEN: 
8.0a.m. 
11.0 a.m. 
G.30 p.m. 
Mrs. Ames, Mrs. Raylor 
Mr. Roche, Mr. Eastgate 
Mr. Farrington, Mr. Liney 
Mr. Allen, Mr. Wilkinson. 
All Sundays 
3rd May 
10th May 
17th May 
24th May 
31st May 
All Sundays 
Mr. Farrington 
Mr. Allen 
Mr. Smiley 
Mr, Cottam 
Mr. Gibson 
Mr. 
Mr. 
Mr. 
Mr. 
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arrangement. 
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PARISH COUNCIL TOPICS. 
The last Meeting of the present Council took place 
on Friday, 10th April, 1964. Among other matters the 
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It was regretted that an item at the Annual Parish Meeting had 
been reported in the local press against the express wishes of 
the Meeting. It was remarked that this was the first occasion 
on which the press had flouted the wishes of the Council. 
Road Safety: 
The Council took note of the fact that three accidents to cattle 
had occurred since the start of the present grasing season. 
Parish Council Elections: 
The view was expressed that the Returning Officer, while 
observing the statutory minimum, had allowed very little time 
for the completion and return of nomination papers. 
Street Lighting: 
The Council noted that the firm of F. J. Lloyd and Sons of Burnham 
which for several years had maintained the street lamps, had 
changed hands. It was hoped that a satisfactory tender would be 
received from the new management. 
Playground: 
A report was received that several items of equipment in the 
children I s playground bad suffered damage. The matter is being 
investigated, and it was hoped that the conversion of Field 242 
into a recreational space would put an end to the improper use of 
the playground. 
Chairman's Remarks: 
The Chairman said that this would be the last_ Meeting of the 
present Council. He thanked the members for the work they had 
done and the support they had given him throughout their term of 
office. 
Date of next Meeting: 
The Chairman announced that the first Annual Meeting of the new 
Council would take place on Tuesd!Y, 26th May, 1964. 
MANNEQUIN SHOW. 
On Thursday, 19th March, a mannequin show was presented 
at Dorney Primary School. Organised by the Planning and Appeals 

Committee, and arranged through the courtesy:of Mrs. J.Wass, 
this was the first major money-raising effort for the new 
Village Hal 1. With the co-operation of 1Ro1bere 1 and 1Steve1s 
Man's Shop, both of Maidenhead, it was proposed to give a 
sample of Spring fashions for both sexes - and both sexes 
eagerly supported it . , . one hundred and seven people were 
present. • 
The programme was opened with a warm welcome from 
Mrs, C. Williamson, who was to introduce the collection. With 
her attractive voice and lively manner, she proved .an excellent 
link between the models and the audience. 
Sprin", suits and dresses were shown first. These laid an 
emphasis on crisp lines and clear colours and there were 
details to be noted in the edgings of plaited, matching braid 
on hems, cuffs and pockets, and the favouring of the cape in 
place of the jacket. Rainwear has an inevitable place in any 
English fashion show. We were shown that rain need not damp 
our spirits .or our style: .there was a varied selection of coats 
and saucy hats, in fabrics .ranging from plastic to .tweed, that 
would double on fair 4S well as rainy outings. The men's styles 
featured both the formal and the casual. Sheepskin coats J¥ere 
much admired, and Italian tailoring is still popular. It is to be 
hoped that sorre erstwhile cautious husbands will be spurred to 
dress a little more dashingly. The garC:en party, the cocktail 
hour, and bed-time - there was no occasion missed - and the 
final group of bride, groom and assembled guests concluded a 
gay and most erjoyable show. 
It was very pleasing to see, among the mannequins taking 
part, two Dorney girls - Miss L. Raylor and Miss L. St.one - 
and they did us great credit, strolling and twirling with truly 
professional aplomb. Much of the smoothness of the programme 
must be attributed to the accompaniment provided by Mr. W. L. 
Williamson at the piano. Never intrusive, he always had an 
apposite tune at his fingertips from 1Louise1 when the lady of 
that name ap JEared, to 'Black Magic I for a svelte cocktail dress. 
After appropriate words of thanks from Mrs. Williamson, 
Mrs. Phillips of 'Ro1bere1 
, and Mr .. L, H. Eastgate on behalf of 
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t he Planning and Appeals Committee, the evening close d with 
the serving of coffee and biscuits. This was our first Dorney 
fas hion s how, let us hope it will not be t he last. But may I 
close with a suggestion to 1Ro1bere1 and 1Steve1 ? I t hink a 
simple list of clothes and prices, circulated for us to follow 
the programme, woul d have encouraged sales . As it was, 
by t he _en~ of th e evening, I could not r ecall the price of that 
black cocktail dress , and I hate t o enquire after a model that 
proves to be beyond my means - t he subsequent retreat is so 
ingl orious~ 
D . P . G. 
DCRNEY PLAYERS . 
PRESENT AT THE VILLAGE HALL, DCRNEY, CN FRIDAY 
AND SATURDAY, 8th and 9th MAY AT 8 . 0 p . m . THREE 
ONE-ACT PLAYS! 
'T he Stolen Prince 1 
- an oriental fantasy with a youthful cast - 
produced by Mrs . A . M. Wooller . 
1T he Monkey ' s Paw - a thriller with a difference - 
produced by Mrs. D . P . Gibson. 
'Nothing Legal' - a criminal comedy - 
produced by Mrs . H. Roche. 
TICKETS - price 3 / 6 -(children 1/ 6) are obtainable 
from a ny membe r of the Players . 
REFRESHMENTS will be served . . . a lively evening is 
assured~ 
Letter to t he Editor . 
Dear Edfror, 
The Old B r ick House, 
Dorney, 
Windsor. 
10th April,1964 . 
I always read the letters in t he P a rish News, whatever the 

subject, as frequently they are edifying or enter taining . 
I know nothing about Education, and I regret that reading 
Mr. Gibson's lett e r did nothing to r emedy that unfortunate 
defect; however, his multifarious exaspe r ations leave me 
quite unmoved, but I admit that I do wax emotional over t he 
very last line of hi s letter - He says t hat "with highly 
sele ctive br eeding . . . . . we s ha ll all be as a like as a h e r d 
of Pedigree Cows, and just about as intelligent" . . .. . 
Any cowman - a highly skilled pe r son - would tell 
Mr. Gibson that every cow in a Pedigree Herd is an 
individual, and highly intelligent. Each cow is differe nt to 
the n e xt in size, colour, food intake, milk yiel d, butterfat 
percentage, like s, dislikes , and other foibles, and all t hese 
must be studied carefully in order to get the best out of her. 
It ~s always unwise to draw comparisons between animal s 
and human beings, because in most cases t he animals beat 
t he humans into a cocked ha t whe r e intelligence is concerned. 
It is unde rstandable that Mr. Gibson s hould fall into this 
tra p, for he admits that he hn.s lived for the last 12 years in 
a classroom. - I commend him to visit a cowshe d during 
t he holidays; b e ·would find there a hive of industry, a nd 
get a valuable l e sson i n communal life ; all t he l ady- inhabitants 
working t he.ir hardest, chewing the cud all bent on the 
same end - product of high quality, MILK - which proba bly 
contributed mo r e to raise the ' educability of a child' , than 
the intricacie s and supe rficialities of t he eleven- plus. 
P e rhaps Mr. Gibson will grasp this particula r nettle 
rathe r gingerly , t hen it may sting. 
Yours sincerely, 
Angela Bell. 
ROAD SAFETY NEWS (Exce rpt from the Buckinghamshire 
ROAD ACCIDENT BULLETIN. 
Make the Childr en take a Ba ck Sea t - - - its safer ~ 
Children love to look out of the car window when 
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travelling . It is e qually true that for a child to travel with its 
nose pressed a gainst th e windsc!een of a vehicle is extremely 
dange r ous shoul d an ei:nergency a r ise . Yet ever y day you will 
see instances of th is taking place . 
Safety belts are undoubtedly th e answer for both drive r and 
fr ont seat passenger, but many childr en a r e too small to wear 
seat belts and often adults a r e travelling in the vehicle at t he 
same time . 
In an emergency passenger s unr est rained by a seat belt may 
easily be thrown against or even through t he vi ndscreen. A 
young child standing up or sitting on the knee of a passenger in 
front is pa rticularly vulnerable . 
E very pare nt s hould give serious conside ration to a rule 
r estri cting young childre n to the rear seat of the car. The re 
they will be safest and the driver freed from t he child' s oft e n 
unpre dictable and distracting antics . 
DORNEY CRICKET CLUB. 
The Club held its Annual General Meeting on Thursday, 
19th Ma rch. Reports given showed that t he 1963 Season ha d 
been l ess succe ssful. There appear to be two main r easons 
for this - the first, the ba d weather conditions , the second that 
the Club is in need of more playing membe rs. Our strength 
ha s de clined because some of our best player s were unable to 
be with us during most of last summe r, a situation which we 
hope will not r ecur this year. 
It was decide d that our Football T rials we nt so well t h is 
winte r t hat we would run a fully organised Football Team ne xt 
winte r, so if t he r e are any cricketer s and footballers who a re 
not yet membe rs we should be glad to hear from them . 
Our season opens on May 3rd wit h a match against our old 
friend Simon Ames and his XI. The following is a list of t he 
r est of the fixtures for May.:-

S3.turday, May 9th. 
Sunday, May 10th 
-Saturday, May 16th 
Sunday, May 1 7th 
Saturday, May 23rd 
Sunday, May 24th 
Saturday, May 30th 
Sunday, May 31 st 
Nil. 
Colnbrook C . C . 
Slough Estates C . C . 
TaplowC . C. 
Nil 
Nil 
Thorpe C . C. 
Abbey C . C . 
Home 
Away 
Home 
Away 
Home 
In closing I should like to thank all those who supported 
us during 1963 and hope that your continued support will be 
forthcoming during 1964 . 
I-L A . Cook, 
Hon. Secr etary, 
40 Harcourt Roa d , 
Dorney Reach . 
DORNEY LOCOSPOTTERS ' CLUB . 
The great day of this out-ing was Monday 13th April, when 
the Club contrive d to visit three engine sheds, three important 
junction stations and a numbe r of closed stations and branch 
lines . 
The first call was at Oxford Motive P ower depot, where a 
wide range of steam locomotives, from a "Castle " to pannier 
tanks, a nd some of the l atest Brush diesels were on view, 
apart from three sad lines of condemned "Halls" awaiting the 
scrapyard. 
YVc then followed the former Fairford bra nch, which is now 
open for goods onl y as far as Witney; this part of it seems· in 
good heart . No. 3794 was engaged in complicated shunting at 
Eynsham and we followed or rather preceded her to V ✓ itney , 
where we saw her enter the goods yard which was humming 
with activity, as was the former: passenger station, now a 
parcels depot, where pile s of Witqey bl ankets were being 
loaded into parcel s vans . 

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Beyond Witney, however, the track has been taken up, and 
a visit was paid to the now derelict station of Brize Norton 
& Bampton, where two signals remain amid a sea of wreckage. 
The Club amused itself pulling one of these signals up and down 
until the Chairman bade it desist, fearful that trigger-happy 
U, S. security guards at the nearby airfield would take it for 
a signal to some hidden spy . Before leaving the Club we 
were able to watch some low landing of big U.S. jets over the 
nearby road. 
Depressed by Br.ize Norton's scene of death we made all 
haste through Burford and over the lovely Cotswolds to Kingham, 
a still live junction, whose layout fascinated Member Ferris 
so that he declared he must make a .model of it and sketched 
out a plan there and then. We had ·already seen steam on exi,ress 
duty, when No. 5076 "GLADIATOR" passed us at Oxf-ord 
with the 9. 15 down Worcester; now at Kingham we were 
rewarded, as we ate our sandwiches in the sunshine on the 
up platform, with the sight of No. 7020 "GLOUCESTER 
CASTLE" rolling in at the head of the next down Worcester 
express, the-11.15 from Paddington. Alas! an almost 
empty station rang to her barking exhaust as she pulled away; 
its raison d'etre has virtually gone, with the closure to 
passengers of its two branch lines, to Chipping Norton and 
Cheltenham, and it is on Executioner Beeching' s list. 
We followed the Cheltenham branch past Stow-on-theWold, 
where a 41XX had just called on a freight train, to the 
now completely closed portion and spent more sad nostalgic 
momen1sprowling round the former busy.Andoversford 
Junction, where the branch joined the Midland and South 
Western Junction Railway which ran to, by odd coincidence, 
Andover Junction far to the south. The signal box, levers, 
tablets, etc., all intact, as was the signalling, but decay 
was everywhere; a gang of men were ripping up the platform 
railings and the M. S. W. J, metals had all been lifted, We 
followed this line into the heart of the Cotswolds, at Withington 
Station in its picturesque primrose-filled cutting, but here the 
vandals had had a field day, smashing everything and littering 
a lovely spot with glass, wood, bricks and bits of metal. 

Again depression set in; we must see live trains. 
so off we went to Gloucester to be rewarded with a junction 
very much alive. With the tolerance typical of the West of 
England railwayman they let us have full scope to see what 
we wanted at Barnwood shed, the former Midland Depot, and 
at Horton Road, a feast of Great Western steam; a final 
hour was spent on Gloucester Central station before we 
headed for home. Even so it was not quite over; at the 
northern foot of the Chilterns we paused to inspect the ruins 
of Aston Rowant station on the· closed Watlington branch and 
then, as we reached Bourne End, we were brought to a stand 
by a three-coach diesel, filled with city commuters in bowler 
hats, and had the satisfaction of seeing two branches not on 
Beeching' s list, the Bourne End and Marlow lines, in action 
and passengers changing from train to train. 
DORNEY WOMEN'S INSTITUTE. 
The April Meeting was held on one of the ·rare warm 
sunny days of this cold and windy spring. Gardening 
enthusiasts, of whom the Institute has many, feeling 
perhaps that it was a pity to be indoors on such a lovely 
day, were pleased to find many bedding plants for sale on 
the Trading Stall. 
As Mrs. Finch, the Secretary, was on holiday "lazing 
on the beach" somewhere in Dorset, the Minutes were 
read by Mrs. Smiley. 
The President reminded us of the Hat School to be held 
on 25th April and names were taken of those wishing to 
attend. 
On 30th April, several members are flying to Holland 
on a one-day visit to the bulb fields and famous Kuekenhof, 
and we look forward to hearing all about their trip next 
month. 

On 22nd May a secondhand clothes sale to raise money 
for the new Village Hall Fund will be held and names were 
taken of people willing to help get the Hall ready on the • 
previous day, and with the sale itself. 
On 27th May we are having an outing to Slimbridge and 
Berkeley Castle. This is being organised by Mrs. Williams, 
and given good weather should be a very enjoyable day. 
The Grenfell Group is having two outings this summer, 
one of which is a visit to the Mermaid Theatre. Many Dorney 
members hope to go on this outing. 
Mrs. Horner reported on the proposed preservation school. 
This will take the form of four evening classes where we will 
learn how to make unusual pickles and preserves. A similar 
course was held some time ago and those who attended the 
classes were very enthusiastic about them. 
All over the world people are celebrating the 400th 
anniversa-vof Shakespeare's birth and his plays will be 
performed in world famous theatres by the best known 
actors and actresses of our generation. It is fitting too, 
that in hundreds of village halls up and down the country, 
amateur groups will be presenting, if not whole plays, then 
scenes from some of the best lcved of his works. Dorney' s 
choice is from Twelfth Night and Mrs. Roche announced 
that instead of a social half hour we would be able to see a 
dress rehearsal of the play which will be performed in Stoke 
Poges Village Hall on 15th April. A great deal of hard work 
has gone into this and the President thanked all who had helped 
in so many different ways. She particularly thanked Mrs. 
Thirlway, the producer and her husband, Mr, and Mrs. 
Roche, Mr. Smiley, Mr. Williamson, Mr. Sheen and Mrs. 
Jones, the wardrobe mistress who had rra<le most of the 
costumes singlehanded. 
We thoroughly enjoyed watching the dress rehearsal and 
were filled with admiration for the colourful costumes, graceful 
movements, clear diction and delightful singing, and indeed 
of the way in which the entire cast tackled a very difficult 

play. The following week several members went to 
Stoke Poges to support the group and spent a very 
enjoyable evening. Besides the extracts from Twelfth 
Night we saw scenes from Henry VIII, Romeo and 
Juliet and A Winter's Tale, while two choirs sang some 
Shakespearean songs. All the performances were of a 
very high standard and should be a fitting answer to the 
Critics who persist in regarding Women's Institute 
members as being .mainly interested in the making of 
jam. 
The speaker this month was Miss Shewell-Cooper 
whose subject was 1The Pleasures of Reading. 1 It is 
many years since we had anyone to speak on a literary 
subject and it proved to be a popular choice. Miss 
Shewell-Cooper is very widely read and although she 
appreciates some modern novelists her favourites are 
Dickens, Trollope, the Brontes and Jane Austen. She 
quoted several amusing passages from Pride and Prejudice 
including the opening lines 1It is a truth .universally 
acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good 
fortune must be in want of a wife. 1 
The time passed all too quickly and many people felt 
that they would have enjoyed an informal discussion of 
their own favourite books and authors with the speaker. 
Perhaps this could be arranged some time in the future. 
Next month Mrs. Sunley V. C. C. will be at the 
meeting to discuss Resolutions. 
Tea Hostesses: Mrs. Jones, Miss Kelsey and 
Mrs. Sheen. 
VILLAGE HALL NEWS. 
During the month of April the following amounts of 
money have been raised for the New Village Hall Fund:- 
Spring Fashion Show 
Social and Cabaret 
£16. 0. 0d. 
£12. 0. 0d. 

Jumble Sale and Raffle £15, 5. 0d. 
"The grateful thanks of the Committee are extended to 
all those who gave so much of their time and talents to make 
these events such a success. 
Social and Cabaret. 
To see and hear fifteen Welshman on Dorney Village Stage 
singing with great enjoyment was a treat seldom met with 
before in the history of the village. The Glee Singers were 
every bit as good as we had been led to believe and the 
audience thoroughly enjoyed their repertoire which ranged from 
light operatic and folk songs, to modern songs and hymns. 
There were tears in several eyes as they finished with 
"Bless this House, 11 and I am sure that Welsh people resident 
in Dorney were really proud of their fellow-countrymen in 
their beautiful white shirts and red cummerbands that night. 
Ted and Ken, the Two Mimers, had everybody in fits of 
laughter from start to finish. Here was a turn worthy of the 
London Palladium. It was impossible to believe that they 
were miming to records. Dressed up in their various 
costumes they treated us to a performance as good as the standard 
at the Old Tyme Music Hall in Leeds. This was without 
doubt the finest professional entertainment that has ever been 
seen on a Dorney Stage. 
As regards the Social part of the evening it was up to the 
usual excellent standard we have come to expect from Glen 
Allen and his band of helpers, with Bingo and the Favourite 
Horse Racing Game to the fore. This time the horses even 
had young jockeys\ The food was good, the bar was very 
satisfactory - a most enjoyable evening was had by all. 
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NATURE NOTES. 
A few days ago I visited a local badger set for 
the first time this year to see how they had survived the 
winter. There were obvious signs of recent activity, and 
freshly moved soil indicated that they had started their 
spring cleaning. The bedding, on which they slept during 
the winter has been turned out and dragged away from the 
entrance holes. It will be replaced with dry grasses in 
preparation for the breeding season, for badgers are 
fastidious animals devoting much time and energy into 
keeping both themselves and their homes clean. 
I first discovered this particular set late one evening 
when I saw 'Brock' sitting upon his haunches peering 
straight at me. Then he turned and shuffled back down 
his burrow. There are aaout ten entrances to this set, 
which is doubtless inhabited by more than one family of 
badgers~ and part of it is probably shared by foxes as I 
have seen fox-cubs close by. I am rather surprised that 
the badgers are surviving successfully for they are only 
a few hundred yards from houses. It is interesting that 
they have selected for their set a small area which is 
slightly higher than the surrounding land. This must be 
one of the few places around Dorney where it is possible 
to excavate ten or so feet below ground without the risk 
of being flooded out in winter. 
Badgers eat a wide variety of food including roots, 
fruits, slugs, snails, wireworms, wasp grubs, beetles, 
and even moles, rabbits and young birds. The remains 
of meals are usually neatly buried not far from the set. 
After feeding and digging the claws are cleaned by 
scratching on a tree like a cat, so there are always a 
few trees near the set with shredded bark on the trunk. 
Man (especially when young) is the badgers only enemy, 
but I hope the local badgers are allowed to remain undisbeen 

turbed for many years to come. 
WAYFARER. 

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Mr. Bartlett . 
Dorney Reach. 
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DORNEY PARISH NEWS 
No. 6. JUNE . 
SERVICES IN THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST. JAMES. 
HOLY COMMUNION: Every Sunday at 8 a. m . 
First Sunday of t he Month at 12 noon . 
Third Sunday of the Month after 
Evensong. 
Every Wednesday at 10 a . rn. 
MORNING PRAYER: Every Sunday at 11 a: m . 
Every Sunday at 6. 30 p . m. 
Every Sunday at 9. 50 a . rn . 
EVENSONG: 
SUNDAY SCHOOL: 
VICAR 
CHURCHWARDENS: 
Vicar1 s Warden. 
People 's Warden: 
Deputy People1 s 
Warden: 
The Rev. E.T. Sherlock, A. K. C. Hon_C. F. 
The Vicarage, Dorney, Windsor,_ Berk s . 
Tel: Burnham 421 . 
Lt.Col. P.D.S. Palmer, 
Dorney Court, Windsor, Berks. 
Tel: Burnham 638 
Mr. T. W. E. Roche 
St. Heliers, Dorney Reach, 
Maidenhead, Berks. 
Tel: Maidenhead 27047 
Mr. J . E. Farrington, 
Melrose, Dorney Reach; 
Maidenhead, Berks. 
Tel : Maidenhead 27986. 

EDITORIAL 
Before t he year ends we shall have endured a plethors of 
politics . . . county council -elections, municipal elections, 
parliamentary elections, not to mention the election of a 
new President of the U. S ~A.- • Be·side these everits tlie 
appointment. of a new Parish Council, reported elsewhere 
in this issue, may seem a somewhat trivial matter. But 
that is not the right way to regard it . A parish council 
represents its electorate no less than a county council or 
even Parliament; and it enjoys one advantage denied to 
larger bodies; its members are in intimate .contact with 
their elect ors; they know t hem personally, and even share 
t he same lo.cal problems. 
C'ur. last Council for Dorney witnessed the opening of 
the Maidenhead section of the M4, the completion of the 
first stage of the Dorney-Lake E nd road improvements 
a nd the negotiations for the purchase of Field 242, and 
handled such controversial and emotional issues as the 
re-naming of r oads and the numbering of houses. There 
i s every reason to suppose that problems of similar 
interest and magnitude will occupy the new Council . In 
fact , at least one matter of importance to· everyone in 
Dorney is certain to arise during its life : when the 
Local Government Commission moves irito this area it 
will debate and settle the revision _of par~sh bour.1daries . 
Anyone who feels strongly about the possible absorption 
of Dorney into Slough, or even the re-drawing of 
boundaries with Taplow and Burnham, would do well to 
make his views known, if the Council is faithfully to 
reflect local feeling. 
Meanwhile, we wish our new representatives every 
success in their handling· of this and other thorny problems 
that come their way. • They will not satisfy everyone, but 
the more vocal the public becomes, the more likely local 
hopes are to be realised . 

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Anglican-Methodist Conversions. 
For the first time in 200 years, representatives of the Church 
of England, appointed at the request of the two Convocations, met 
representatives of the Methodist Church, in official conversations 
on Church unity; and later, having examined the implications of 
a sermon 'A Step Forward in Church Relations' preached by the 
Archbishop of Canterbury before the University of Cambridge in 
1946, left it to the individual Churches 'to decide whether, as 
the result of our work, they shall enter upon the stage of 
definite negotiations. 1 
In 1953, the Methodist Conferenca agreed to proceed to a 
further stage 0:1 the promotion of irtcr-communion with the C:mrch 
of England, on condition that the Churcl:: of England gave the 
following assurances : 
(a) That the Church of England acknowledges that our divis:c, , , 
are within the Christian Body which is throughout in a sh:.te 
of schism. 
(b) Tiiat the same liberty o: interpretation of the nature of 
episcopacy =d of prie::;thood would be accorded to the 
Niethodist Ch1,:rch as prev, ':, in 'che Church of England. 
(c) That the Methodist Church w:mid be f:·ee to preserve t:-1s 
relations of inter-communion ~nd :'ellov,s::ip ·with otI-... e.r nonepiscopal 
Churches which it :-iow b1joys. 
Theee three points having been carefully cor.sider,-=d and 
certain safeguards proposed by the two Convocations, the Methodist 
conference in 1955 accepted an invitation to enter more fully into 
consultation with the Church of England with ultimate union in 
view. Beginning in July, 1956, meetings were held in joint 
residential sessions - 16 in all - during which papers on many 
topics both theological and pastoral were read and discussed 
for the purpose of reaching mutual understanding and with the 
view of the two Churches drawing together. The report 
'Conversations between The Church of England and The 
Methodist Church' gives us the summary of their deliberations. 
It is proposed that the two Churches should come together 
in two stages. If the Churches agree to accept stage one, it 

is essential that they should at the same time accept stage 
two, that is, the obligation to achieve union in one Church. 
Stage 'one will open with a service of Reconciliation 
making the existing ministries one by reciprocal action. It 
will also mean the acceptance by the Methodist Church of 
episcopacy and the practice of episcopal ordination for its 
ministers in the future. Both Churches will be in union, but 
each will continue for the time being to retain its own distinct 
life and identity; it will be a unity in diversity. The Methodist 
Conference will choose men fo:· consecration as bishops, and 
thus 'episcopacy' which at present in Methodism is distributed 
among the President of the Cor,ference, the Chairmen of 
Districts and Superintendent Ministers wEl be ccntrecl in 'single' 
persons' who will be responsib'.e to the Conference. It will be 
necessary to consult the Home C'ffice and the Crovm Office in 
order to obtain a Royal Mandate for this consecration of Methodist 
bishops, and it is possible that new parliamentary legiscation 
may be required. A problem, however, wol'ld confront the 
Church of England, if the proposal is accel}ted, and that is tr.e 
Methodist practice of allowing laymen to celebr2.te Holy Communion. 
There are also problems involved in the inter-communion 
and fellowship which Methodism enjoys with non- episcopal 
Churches. It is admitted that there would be irregularities and 
a degree of confusion during stage one. 
To conclude this brief summarv, it must be evident to all of 
us that the existence of two parallel Churches in full communion 
which we envisage during this '.interim period' would be unsatisfactory 
except as a step toward.s organic unity. In the meanwhile, 
the question we have to answer is this: 
'Do you believe that the report on "The Conversations 
between the Church of England and the Methodist Church" and 
the proposed reconciliation of the two Churches and their 
ministries offers in broad outline the way forward ? 

Baptisms. 
22nd March : Simon Alexander, son of Peter Vere and 
Margaret Anne Rycroft. 
19th April : Paul .John, son of John William and Anita 
Phyllis Humpleman. 
26th April : Mark Kenneth, son of Frank Kenneth and 
Kathleen Thelma Holding. 
Marriage. 
25th April Alan Geoffrey Hollidge and Penelope Anne 
Rigden . 
S. P. G. 
Recently the vicar received a visit from Miss Margaret 
Maddren, a teacher on leave from S. Thomas' School, New 
Delhi. Miss Maddren had much to say about the wonderful 
work of S. Stephen's Hospital which has nearly 100 years 
of tradition behind it, yet moving with the times to bring 
modern medicine to India's women and children. It is one 
of the oldest mission hospitals in North India, having 212 
beds and cots, with a large medical and surgical ward. 
The average number of out-patients treated annually is 
something like 45,000; in-patients about 5,000 and midwifery 
cases about 1,800. As we have now included in our 
budget the S. P. G. , it would be an excellent idea to send 
our contribution towards the maintenance of this work. The 
Sunday School will continue to give its support to the Turnelong 
Mission in South Africa. 
C. M. S. 
Miss Kelly, now on furlough from Malaya, has been 
appointed as our representative for C, M. S. 

ROSTERS FCR JUNE. 
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Altar Flower List. 
7th June 
14th " 
21st " 
28th " 
5th July 
Mrs. Williamson 
Mrs. Bundy 
Mrs. Cottam 
Lady Blake 
Mrs. Barker. 
War Memorial Caretakers.· 
1st Half of June Rev. E.T. Sherlock 
2nd Half of June Mr. R. Bundy. 
Offertory Counting. 
2nd June 
9th June 
16th June 
23rd June 
30th ,Tune 
Mr. & Mrs. Gregory 
Mrs. Ames, Mrs. Raylor 
Mr. Roche, Mr. East gate 
Mr. Farrington, Mr. Wilkinson 
Mr. Allen, Mr. Liney 
Please note that Mr. Farrington pairs with Mr. 
Wilkinson, Mr. Allen with Mr. Liney. Will these 
gentlemen please amend the copies of the roster sent 
them· previously. 
Church Cleaning. 
6th June 
13th June 
20th June 
27th June 
Sidesmen. 
8.0a.m. 
11.0a.m. 
Mrs. Ames 
Mrs. Loughnan 
Mrs. Williamson 
Delphine Roche 
31st May Mr. Roche 
All other Sundays - Mr. Farrington 
31st May Mr. Allen 
6th June Mr. Smiley 
13th June Mr. Cottam 
20th June Mr. Gibson. 
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Sidesmen (Cont'd). 
lL0a.m. 27th June Mr. Allen 
6.30 p.m. 6th June) 
13th June) Mr. Eastgate, Mr. Gregory - by 
arrange - 
20th June) byment. 
27th June) Mr. Rachi; Mr. Eastgate - 
arrangement . 
CHRISTIAN GIVING CAMPAIGN. 
At the meeting of the Parochial Church Council held on 21st 
May i.n the Village Hall it was unanimously decided that in order 
to maintain the spiritual life of the Church and to assure its 
finances at a figure which would enable it to be kept in good 
repair and to play a leading part in Parish affairs a continuation 
of the system of Christian Giving was essential after the 
end of the present three years' campaign in October, 1964. 
It was further decided that the Wells Organisation would not 
be asked to organise the continuance of the system but that the 
Parish would do this itself. Mr. Roche and Mr. East gate 
were appointed as organisers. Fuller details, together with 
a budgetary progress report, will be given in our July issue. 
South Bucks Conservative Association 
DCRNEY BRANCH. 
The Annual General Meeting will take place on Monday 
June 8th at 8 p. m. at the Village Hall. It is hoped all 
Members will be present. 
FOR SALE. 3 weeks-old GOLDEN HAMSTERS, ready by June 
13th. 5/ - each. A Hamster is an ideal pet for your child - 
gentle-natured, amusing and costs an average of 6d. per week 
to keep. Also one pair of ball-bearing roller skates, hardly 
used. 15/- ... Royal blue raincoat, quilt-lined. Fit 6 year old. 
worn 3 times onlv £2. Girl's camel coat and blue wool dress 
to fit 10 year old. 10/- each. Apply - 1 Harcourt Close. 

PARISH CCUNCIL TOPICS. 
There has been no Meeting of the Paris·h Council since 
t hat held on 10th April and reported in t he .May number of 
t he Parish Ne:ws. . Sine~ ,the?J.•, however, a n~w Council has 
been appointed. As in 1961, only seven candidates stood for 
the seven vacancies, and once again, therefore, it proved 
unnecessary to hold an e'I.'ed:ion . But there has been one 
change cf membership, Mrs. Hall replacing Mr. Farrington . 
The full membership of the new Council is as follows :- 
Mr. F . C . Brooks, Mr. R . Bundy, Mr. T . H. Clark, Mr. 
L . H. E;stgate, Mrs. C.A. Hall, Lf.Coi. P . D.S. Palmer 
and Mrs . A . M. T . Williams . 
VILLAGE HALL. 
Come to 
A PENNY PARTY 
in the Village Hall 
at 7 p.m. 
on 
FRIDAY~ JUNE 19th 
and help the New Village Hall Fund 
Admission ld . 
Games, Refreshments etc . at ld. each. 
THE DCRNEY PLAYERS. 
Cn 8th and 9th M<;ly, t he Dorney Players. presented three 
Qie Act Plays in the Village Hall. The first, 'The Stolen 
Prince' a Chinese play by Dan Totheroh was produced by 
Mrs. Wooller . None of the players could have been more 
than thirteen years old and several were under eleven . 
They all looked charming in the colourful costumes de sig·ned 
and made by Mrs. Woolle r., Patsy Dobson, as chorus, sp0ke 
bcaubfully a s sbe ir:.tr odE-:!ed :md linked the scenes together, 
0cca.sio:rn.lly stopp~ng to belab:.m_· -~he Property kan , pl ayed 

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with great dignity by Ian Wooller, who was inclined to drop off 
to sleep at crucial moments. As is usual in Chinese plays 
there was no scenery, but all essential properties , a flowering 
Cherry t ree, a fishing boat and even a river were brought in 
at the right moment by the Property Man. Even a handkerchief 
for the nurse (Susan Groves) to dry he r tears appeared just at 
the right time. 
The story is of twin babies born to the Empress and left 
for a moment on a seat by the nurse . The girl baby being 
considered quite 'useless' was to be put to death but was 
saved by Wing Lee (Patricia Eastgate) and Long Fo (Colin 
I< ennedy) who put her into a tub and let it float down the river. 
Unfortunately t hey chose t he wrong baby and it was the prince 
who was found and adopted by a fisherman Hi Tee (Angela 
Crane) and his wife Li Mo (Gillian Morley) . 
Nine years later, the couple, perce ptibly older and 
brought nigh to starvation, sent t he adopted son Joy, (Angela 
Lyn) out with their trained duck Lee Mee to try to catch a 
fish. He soon returned with a s plendid red fish, but just 
as th ey were about to eat it up one of the Emperor's soldiers 
(Christopher Bell) came in saying it was the magic carp from 
the r oyal lake, and hauled them all off to prison . 
All ended happily when the nurse and Wing Lee recognising 
the jade necklace worn by Joy realised that he was the stolen 
prince. 
All the children were so good in their parts that it would 
be invidious to single nnyone out, but I feel I must mention 
the Executioner (David Eastgate) in his scarlet hood, who 
made t he very most of the only sound he uttered, a snarl of 
rage at being baiked of his victims . He looked as if he 
were just longing to swing that hefty axe and slice off their 
heads . 
In complete contrast, t he second play was the macabre 
story of the Monkey's P aw by W.W. Jacobs . This was 
produced by Mrs. Gibson and proved to be a r eal spine 
chiller . 

The scene opens on a stormy night in t he drab 
London home of Mr. & Mrs. White (Francis Gibson 
and Babs Stone) and their son Herbert (Kennedy Smiley) 
an electrical engineer. They a r e awaiting the arrival 
of an old friend and frequent visitor Sgt . Major Morris 
(Bruce Hepburn). • He arrives at t he height of t he storm 
and after several tots of whisky tells them of the 
mysterious power s of a monkey's paw which he acquired 
while soldiering abroad. It has the power of granting 
three wishes to its owner and as Mr. White 1s obviously 
fascinated, he leaves the paw with him after warning 
him that t he power is an evil one . Herbert is sceptical 
and goes off to work on t he night shift . 
Encouraged by his wife , Mr. White, half in fun . 
half in fear holds t he paw in his right hand and wishes 
for a modest £200. He immediately drops the paw and 
says it moved in his hand, then as no money miraculously 
appears they retire to bed·, feeling rather foolish . 
Next morning at br~ak_fast a letter comes and we a ll_ 
feel the mounting tension as Mr. White opens it, but it 
is only a rece ipt . Mrs. Vvhite is watching from t he 
window as it is time Herbert came home from work, and 
she sees a stranger approach and after some he s itation 
knock at the door . The scene was very well acted and 
we wait in horror for some terrible news . Herbe r t has 
been killed at work a nd the company have sent Mr. 
Sampson (Glen Allen) to offer £200 as compensation to 
the parents. 
The -final scene opens on the distraught parents 
unable to rest or comfort each othe r. Mrs. Vfhite finds 
the monkey' s paw and in a sudden flash realises that they 
h ave only had one wish . She implores her husband to use 
another and wish for their son to be alive again. Although 
horrified at the t hought of what will happen Mr. White at 
last yields to his wife's entreaties and makes the wish. 
A few moment' s lc..ter we ·11ea ::.· footsteps and a l ou,::. k .., o~king 
at the door. Mrs. White rus he s to open it but is una l;:>le to 
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undo the bolt . Mr. White frantically searches for the paw and 
in a scene of mounting horror with the knocks getting louder 
and Mrs. White hysterical with longing to see her beloved son, 
just manages to find it and wish that Herbert be allowed to 
rest in peace a s the curtain comes down. 
This play was e xcellently produced and the acting throughod 
was first rate . The four male parts were very well played and 
Mrs. Stone whom we often saw as a comedienne in the old 
Dorney P antomimes proved to be equally convincing in tragedy. 
Having been thoroughl y shaken up by the horrors of the 
Monkey1s P aw, we turned almost with relief to t he third and 
l a st play. This was a farce, 'Nothing Le gal I by Ian Stuart Black 
produced by Mrs. Roche . 
F r om the moment the· scene opened on three elderl y ladies 
most comically played by Audrey Eastgate (Agnes), P eggy Finch 
(Tabitha ) and Mary Smiley (Cynthia ) we knew we were in for a 
thoroughly amusing time . We were not disappointed. These 
highl y respectable old dears, determined to e ducate their 
niece Stephanie in a manner befitting a delicately nurtured 
young lady, had been forced by l ack of means to turn to a life 
of crime. Cynthia was a dab hand at forging £5 notes and 
Premium Bonds, Agnes concocted 'vintage port 1 
, complete with 
crust and cobwebs, while Tabby was in charge of t he swag, 
mostly antique silver, stolen for them by a certain Mr. Potter, 
now unfortunately serving a prison sentence. Mrs. P otter (C on 
Williamson) arrives with a shopping bag full of l oot , and 
messages from he r husband including the name of a r eliable 
burglar to take his place while he was in prison . 
While the old ladies were busy at their various jobs, their 
maid Dolly (Elizabeth R oche) announced the arrival of Mrs. 
Graham (Babs Stone) befurred and bejewelled, who wanted their 
help at a Sale of Work. While one engaged her in conversation 
the other t wo were skilfully removing some of the superfluous 
jewellery a nd furs. Hardly had she gone than a second visitor 
was announced . This was Miss Hill (Delphine Roche) a social 
worke r come with offers of financial assistance, indignantly 
r efused by t he entire family. 

Dolly now comes in to say that Stephanie· who should 
have been in her finishing school in Switzerland is getting 
out of a taxi at the gate . They almost push poor Miss 
Hill out of the door and hastily remove the bottles from 
under the table and put the stolen jewellery in a safer 
place behind the books in the library. Stephanie {Lorna 
Stone) enters, not the schoolgirl we and they expect to 
see but an elegant sophisticated and much married 
young lady. 
She ultimately saves them from disgr ace by hiding 
the things in a much safer place under the floorboards. 
The curtain falls on the three old ladies and Stephanie 
planning to rob the Bank of England and drinking a toast 
"Bank of England, here we come~ 11 
This was a rollicking farce produced at a live l y pace . 
The costumes and make-up were very good and it made a 
happy ending to a thoroughly entertaining evening. 
Dorney is fortunate in hi.::.ving such n wealth of talent 
and having seen and admired the way in which producers 
and players cope with a small stage and ina dequate 
facilities we look forward to something really spectacular 
when we get t hat NEW VILLAGE HALL. 
To the -Editor, 
Dorney Parish News. 
Dea r Editor, 
"Me d way, II 
Oak Stubbs Lane, 
Dorney Reach. 
The eleven plus test that Mr. Gibson considers 
rational is an irrational administrative device with an 
error factor of 40% and t o persist in its use is not rational, 
it is lunatic. The test is a relic of the 1920s when these 
so·rt of tests were devised and accepted and eventually discredited 
during the war when they were used on a large and 
controlled scale for the first time . 
The t est has no p)ace ir. educ ational thin!~ing but or..ly in 
the administration of education and it was imposed by many 

education authorities as an easy way out of an administrative 
difficulty . 
The· eleven plus· test is in fact a competitive examination for 
a limited number of places . It is not part of the Education Act 
and it can be said to defeat the Act which, if words have any 
meaning at all, sets out to provide comprehensive education 
according to the varying requirements of our boys and girls . 
The result of continued application of the eleven plus test 
has been t o waste the talents of the majority and to select a 
minority for leadership among v.hom are now appearing disastrously 
immature people who may be a ble to parse a sentence 
or recite Mendel's l aws but crumble when faced with the 
problem of living . 
I cannot accept, indeed I decidedly dislike Mr. Gibsonis 
light hearted washing his hands of the II admittedly unfortunate 
minority " of children who suffer because the eleven plus test 
is not "infallible". So much depends upon whether or not you 
are among the unfortunate minority I suppose. But the 
extension of this doctrine to the II admittedly unfortunate 
minority" of dull children, to the mentally retarded, the dea f, 
the chronic sick, is an all too easy step along a road that I 
do not travel. Neither does modern educational thinking in 
this country . 
We shall not solve our problems by washing our hands of 
them. And educational thinking is fast ·moving a way from the 
impos ition of an arbitrary and unreliable selection at eleven, 
towards the conception of a comprehensive variety of courses 
within which the pupils can move and interchange . 
It h as been said that a new breed of teachers will be 
required for this conception of education but I do not believe 
this. Within my experience there are ·plenty of existing teachers 
capable of keeping up with education developments and the ycmg 
teachers coming from the training colleges - graduate and nongraduate 
- I have been meeting over the last year or so, seem 
to be the right sort. 
I arr. optjmistic enough to t hink that if the i::ublic, the administrators 
and the teachers can t e.lk to ea"~ other on level t er~f', 
alv.,s.y~ r emembe ring that educa:ion is in t :ie service of ·1.he 
children and not of the practitioners, we might get an educational 

system in this country worthy of t he name. 
To the Editor. 
Dear Sirs, 
(Signed) H. H. Dorrell. 
Dorney, 
Sometime. 
I was very interested in r ecent correspondence in the 
Parish News on the subject of cows and educ ation and 
according to the arguments the rein produced it seems to me 
that peripatetic inroads into the variability- inclined polemics 
of present-day incti genous society show that any immediate 
decision must be arrived at r ather against the adumbration of 
sheer hypothesis . 
We are surely therefore confronted with the unde sirable 
and irrefutabl e conclusion that any heterogeneous congolmeration 
of facts on the subject must contribute a vast and irreconcilabl 
e reward for all our computative efforts . 
Of the present day 11through-t hought 11 protagonists, a 
l earned Germ:--tn Professor ha ~, in my view, the clearest 
a pproach - Prof. A .G. von EISCHMELLERAT. He sn.ys that 
thought processes such as are envisaged by the writers are a 
subtle form of inter- relationship between, as one mi ght say, 
the end product and t he cow. In other words t he two a r e 
virtually inseparc>ble. This, I think, makes t he point_ of 
inseparability indentifiable with all the forms of nee-pragmatism. 
I hope that you have followed my e sote ric preamble but, 
to get back to the .subject of cows and t heir intellectual relationship 
to t he possible inherent capabilities of humans, may 
I suggest that the original writer on t he subject should stick 
to a form of conformative egalitarianism which I feel could 
contribute a vast reward for future generations. 
I hope. that what I · have said proves that, in spite of the 
many attempts at selective and intensive breeding, cows are 
not people in t he accepted sense of the word. And, of course, 
vice versa . 
Yours sincerely, 
PRO BONO PUBLICO ET VACCARUM. 

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(We have consulted our bovine residents. Asked to comment 
t hey stated t hat t hey felt cowed~ Eds. ) 
Letter from Cairo . 
A Visit to St. Catherine' s Monastery in the Sinai Desert. 
As generations of pilgrims have done before us, we made 
t he journey across the desert to Mount Sinai, on the summit 
of which God revealed t he 1T e n Commandments'to Moses. 
We set off at midnight on Good Friday by land rover and 
some hours later, in convoy with other cars, got the chain 
ferry acr oss the Suez Canal. We skirted the Gulf of Suez 
for some distance and after that we were in complete desert 
a barren, desolate, yet fascinating expanse of sand and 
mountains of every hue. 
The drive was long and tiring and for much of the way our 
landrover lurched, bumped a nd skidded on deep sand or hard 
rock across the Wilderness of Sin, where t he Children of 
Israel first began to murmur against Moses for taking them 
out of Eg-ypt . We stopped to have a drink at the spot where 
Moses struck the rock and water gushed forth . (Numbers 
Chap. 20 . Verse 11). 
About mid- day we reached n welcome little oasis., known 
as the Wadi Feiran, or Pearl of Sinai, and in its charming 
shady gardens we had a picnic lunch and watched the many 
interesting birds that abound the re. 
Feeling much refreshed we set off again and some hours 
later, without warning, we glimpsed our goal - the Monastery 
of St. Catherine's, which nestles near the foot of Mount 
Sinai, or the Mount of Moses, as the Arabs call it . 
This monastery, in appearance very like a fortress, 
was built by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian the Great 
fourteen centuries ago on the traditional site of the Burning 
Bush. Here God called Moses, charging him to deliver the 
children of Israel out of Egypt. (Exodus, Chapter 3. Vers es 
1-10. ). 
It wa:::- an a mazing sj ght that 1 ~y befor e -u:=-- . T owering 
peaks dwarfed the monastery, wr:ich looked so mafest ic, 

so beautiful, so lonely. The starkness of the scene was 
relieved by a walled garden, in which were tall, stately 
cypresses, olive trees and fruit trees, a few of which 
were in blossom and looked ethereal. 
St. Catherine I s is one of the oldest active monasteries in 
·existence . Behind the weather-beaten walls of granite a 
handru1 of monks carry on the tradition of retirement from 
this world and preparation for the next. 
The sun was setting as a few ragged Bedouin, who live 
around the monastery and are fed by the monks, for whom 
t hey r.e rform menial tasks, helped us to unload our belongings. 
(We had to bring provisions to l ast us for five days). In olden 
times visitors were drawn up in a basket, but we passed 
through a massive, low door into a courtyard with a maze 
of streets, covered passages and buildings, and were soon 
installed in a spartan room in the great monastery itself . 
/1.. very primitive kitchen with a rough-looking Bedouin cook 
and a dining room were allocated to our party and after a 
quick supper we were soon sc,und asleep. 
Suddenly I was awakened by a strange, resonant sound, 
which I later learned was caused by the semandron, a 
metal bar beaten by a hammer, calling t he monks to prayer - 
at 3.30 a .m. This daily morning service lasts from 4 a . m. 
- 7 a . m . , and the monks , who :ire nearly all old, stand 
throughout. 
It was a strange Easter Sunday service we attended at 
7 a . m . that morning and we understood little of it , but 
the atmosphere of the prayers and the devotions of 
centuries enveloped us . 
T4e Church of the Tran.s figuration, where ~he service 
was held, is remarkable, with its richly ornate decorations 
and its gleaming wealth of icons in brilliant blues, gr eens 
and golds . In the dome above the apse , in which the High 
Altar stands, is the famous Justinian mosaic of the 
Transfiguration, which is a triumph of early Byzantine art. 
Cther mosaics, obviou sly of later date, show Moses 
beside the Burning Bush and receiving the Ten Commandments. 
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At the foot of the altar , in a marble tomb, rest the remains 
of t he monastery' s patroness, St. Catherine of Alexandria, who 
was martyred in t he 4th century. Legend has it that her remc!ins 
were transported to Sinai by angels . 
Leaving the altar, we descended three steps into a large 
domed chamber, where the monk asked us to take off our shoes , 
as we were about to tread on holy· ground - t he very spot where 
Moses had stood before t he Burning Bush. Barefooted, and in 
awed silence, we stooped through a low door into a small shrine 
where a simple· marble slab, surmounted by an altar, marked 
the spot where God commentjed Moses "to take My people, the 
children of Israel, out of Egypt" (Exodus, Chap. 3. Verse 10) . 
A red light burns eternally in this room, honouring the 
Burning Bush. . . 
Beside the church is a mosque, because the site of t he 
Burning Bush is sacred to Moslems, t·oo, and t hey revere 
Moses as a great prophet . . 
One of the monks took us to see the library and picture 
gallery, which contains a unique collection of valuable Greek 
icons, many dating from the 6th and 7th centuries, when 
most icons were destroyed. In the library there is a wealth 
of manuscripts of great antiquity, but the most remarkable 
of a ll - the Codex Sinaticus - was taken by a German scholar 
to Russia, where it remained until purchased by the British 
Museum. 
Later we visited the Charnel House in the monastery 
garden . Cne brief look was enough for me, but the _rest of 
the family spent some time inside. Guarding the door was a 
hideous skeleton in vestments strapped to a chair, keeping 
endless vi gil. This is the skeleton of SL Stephen, who died 
in 580 A . D. He was a hermit on the slopes of Mount Sinai .and 
used to guard the way up the Holy Mountain, examining each 
pilgrim to see if he were spiritually worthy to make the 
ascent. 
Piled almost to the ceiling in one corner were human bones 
and in another cor ner skulls . It is the custom of the monks 
to exhume t l:.c i:!.· 082.G &.r,d leave +hem ~hv.s , 0:?1Jy ~he bJ.s ho:rs 
a nu arc~~bi.s1101.,.: c:r c aliowec'i boxe~. 

• As dusk fell we sat on a parapet on the .roof of the 
monastery and looked down on the plain below us. This 
plain is called El Raha and is, according to tradition, the 
place where the Children of Israel camped and worshipped 
the golden calf while Moses was communing with God on top 
of Mount Sinai (Exodus. Chap. 32). 
We looked forward with reverent awe to the following day 
when we, too, would be on that hallowed spot. 
To be continued. (Ascent of Mount Sinai). 
W.I. Wittery. 
Of course the W. I. maketh jam, 
It is a wellknown fact! 
And also very sure I am 
That they know how to act. 
If all the tales I hear are true, 
Their chapeaux are superb, 
11.nd they know how to garnish food 
With every spice and herb. 
I do admire their skill and taste 
In Christmas decorations, 
With logs and moss and flowers and paste 
They pass all expectations. 
Their sponge cakes are a dream, and how 
I wish that I could whisk it, 
Alas, my cookery is such 
As only takes the biscuit. 
If only I joined W. I. 
I'd learn all this, they'll say, 
Oh yes, and how I'd put on weight 
With sponge cairns every day! 
I wish our W. I. good cheer 
On twelve Wednesday afternoons a year! 
OLD ELIZABETHAN. 
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DORNEY W.I. 
At the opening of the May meeting the President expressed 
our sympathy at the death of Mrs. Collins (Senior) last month. 
Mrs. Collins had been a very popular member. of the Institute 
for a few years before her accident. Several. members had 
attended the service held in Dorney Church on 15th April. 
That the One Day Hat School had been a great success 
was evident by the number of very attractive models worn by 
those who had attended the class. They were outstandingly 
good - quite fit to grace the Royal En closure at Ascot'. 
Mrs. Williams gave an excellent report on the Half Yearly 
Council Meeting held at Aylesbury in April, to which she went 
as our delegate. 
Mr. Finch entertained us with a splendid account of the 
Tulip Flight to Holland which you will be able to read in full in 
this issue. 
On 27th May we are having an outing to Berkeley Castle. 
We hope for a fine day, but whatever the weather, we are sure 
of an enjoyable time . 
Mrs. Jones, Handicraft Secretary had arranged a very 
tasteful display of the entries for the Handicraft area meeting 
held last month in Langley. These consisted of knitted baby 
clothes and blankets, felt toys, an embroidered rug, a baby 
basket, cot sheets and pillow cases, a lamp shade and stand, 
a child's pinafore and a nursery picture designed by one 
member, embroidered by another and framed by a third; a 
really co-ooperative effort. The colour scheme throughout 
was pale yellow and white. Congratulations to Mrs. Jones 
without whose driving force nothing would have been at-tempted. 
On 1 7th June we are entertaining the old people of Upton 
Towers to tea. This is an annual event much enjoyed by the 
old people and W. I. members alike. As usual Mrs. Livesey 
Elli bank House, T·aplow, has kindly offere·d the use of her 
beautiful house and garden for the occasion. 

The President reminded us of the W. I. Jubilee Year 
1965 when we hope to hold a Rally at Cliveden. Each 
group in Bucks has.been asked to submit suggestions for a 
stall. Dorney thinks a homemade cake and sweet stall 
would be a good idea; Taplow has suggested a continental 
flower stall. There will doubtless be further ideas from the 
other institutes in the group and we will decide on the most 
popular. 
At the .Tune meeting we will make the draw for the 1965 
Bursary to Denman College, and it is hoped that many 
people will put their names forward. 
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On Tuesday 23rd June a very interesting meeting will 
be held in Hazell's Hall, Aylesbury. Dr. Alan Pallister 
is to speak on "The Peoples of South East Asia, 11 and 
Mrs. Schroder, A.C. W.W. Area Vice-President for the 
South Pacific will tell us about her work there. 
By the time you read this the W. I. 1 s first effort towards 
raising funds for the New Village Hall will have been made. 
This is a second hand clothes sale which will be held at 
Flaxford, kindly lent by Mrs. Ames, on 22nd May. We 
hope to make a substantial sum as our preliminary contribution. 
We would like to thank Mrs. Nancy Wiltshire for 
the very attrflctive posters which she designed and printed 
for us. 
The speaker at the May meeting was Mrs. Simley, 
V. C. C. who came to discuss and clarify the Resolutions 
for the Annual General Meeting to be held at the Albert 
Hall on 2nd and 3rd June . Mrs. Reffell gave the vote 
of thanks. 
Next month Mrs. Midgeley Carver will speak on 
"Witchcraft. 11 
Tea Hostesses - Mrs. Clark and Mrs. Fudge .. 

W.I. TULIP FLIGHT. 
I am sure that everyone has at some time or another been on 
a day trip, maybe to the seaside, into the country, or perhaps 
visiting a town or house of historic interest, but on Thursday, 
30th April, 1964, 12 members of the Dorney Women's Institute 
went on a Day Trip 'with a difference. 1 They left England and 
did a tour of the Dutch towns and Bulbfields - a One Day Trip 
to Holland; a long day, a tiring day, but a wonderful experience 
that will remain a very happy memory for a long time to come. 
The tour, a special Buckinghamshire W. I. Charter Flight, 
,.vas organi•;ed by Messrs. Clarksons, and arrangements h<td 
been m:c,.d·ce 'or us to be taken by coach from Slough to Lutrn•. 
.:i.i,·por:. Fe left Slough at 6. 30 a. m. and after picking up 
othc,r W. L members on the way, we arrived at Luton Airport 
at 8. G a ,n. where after the usual preliminaries 34 W. '.L 
mernbe~s (i:-:c~uding the Dorney contingent) boarded a Viking 
airc:,aft L.0w;:1 by Autair Airways. Those of us who were making 
our fi.:'."st air trip looked at the plane with more than a little 
apprei:1enGioE,- but after being welcomed aboard by our cliarming 
Air Hostess, w,: settled down happily to a journey lasting about 
an hour nnd twenty minutes. I am sure we all thoroughly enjoyed 
the flight which was made in absolutely ideal weathe:'." 
conditions. 
We made a perfect landing at Rotterdam Airport just before 
10 a. m. and boarding a Europa Express luxury coach, . 
,i.ccompanied by an extremely courteous and m mpetent English 
speaking Courier, we started our tour of Holland·. 
First of all through Rotterdam with its great h.arbour (one 
of the 1 argest in the world) its good wide roads, beautiful 
new buildings, a city almost completely destroyed during the 
war and re-built in modern design. we· noticed that every 
public building and almost every house, not only in Rotterdam 
but in every city, town and village we passed through was 
flying the Dutch flag, and the Courier informed us that this 
was in celebration of Queen Julianna's birthday - in fact the 
Queen's birthday, 30th April, was a public holiday in Holland. 

and this particular fact was especially noticeable around 
the Bulbfields where not only Dorney W. I. were sightseeing 
but so were many thousands of Dutch people'. 
From Rotterdam we went on to Delft, a fine old 
city in complete contrast, with its narrow streets and 
bridges over an abundance of waterways. Here we were 
shown round a Pottery which made the famous Blue Delft 
ware, a truly beautiful if rather expensive product. Then 
back into the coach and on to The Hague where we had a 
typical Dutch Koffietafal lunch consisting of soup, croquettes, 
an assortment of cold raeat::::, with various kinds of bread, 
cheese, preserves and butte:-. After lunch by coach on a 
route which took us past the famous Peace Palace and through 
Scheveningen, the popular Dutch holiday resort, for a tour 
through the Bulbfields, a sea of Tilips, Hyacinths, Daffodils 
and N arcissi of every shade and colour, 
And then to what we can only describe as the highlight 
of the day - Keukenhof Park, near Lisse on the main road 
from Leyden to Haarlem. We srent 2 hours ir. the Park, and 
to wander through this fabulous ?ark, with its sixty acres of 
colour and beauty, more than 100,000 Tilips o:' over 700 
varieties, its wonde:dul display of Hyacin',h3, :ho perfume 
from which still lingers in our nostrils, its flowering shr,1bE 
and artistically arranged lakes ano ponds where the beautiful 
and stately flamingo nest, its enormous green:1ouses full of 
special and rare blooms, to drink tea and eat delicious 
traditional Dutch cream cakes sitting out in this galaxy of 
colour and beauty, is something I don't think any of us will 
ever forget. 
Eventually we left K eukenhof and headed inland through a 
rustic and picturesque part of Holland's waterland via 
Sassenheim, Oegstgeest, Leyden (famous University town and 
birthplace of Rembrandt) through Zoeterwoude, Stompwijk and 
Berkel, along country lanes and high dyke roads, back to 
Rotterdam Airport. 
And so, having done a tour of something like 100 kilometers 
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through Holland, we flew back to England in the same Viking 
of Autair Airways, with the same crew and the same c harming 
Hostess. 
A truly wonderful and unforgettable Day Trip. 
DORNEY CRICKET CLUB 
On 3rd May, Simon Ames brought his London team down to 
play Dorney for the sixth year in succession. The day started 
wet and at· one time it was thought t hat perhaps t he game would 
have to be called off. However it cleared a little and 1t was • 
decided to have an early lunch and a start was made about 1. 30. p . m. 
The pitch was soggy as a 'pudden' and the ball certainly did 
some astounding things off it . Charlie Yeldham was turning the 
ball from the off at least a foot which at times made him virt ually 
unplayable. Two bowlers took a wicket with their first ball, one 
being Fred Alder who ended up with an anylsi s of 5 wickets for 
6 runs. But the most remarkable analysis was that of F rank 
Peck; one ball, no runs, one wicket'. The outfield was terribly 
sl.ow a nd it was quite impa, sib le to sco re a four along the ground 
It was a case of "sixes" or else 11 run it . 11 Two catches were 
made off a bowler' s second b ounce as, unless pitched well up, 
the balls we r e sca rcely bouncing at all. Dorney lost by 45 runs 
t o 38 . Top score for Simon Ames's XI was Yeldham with 21 and 
for Dorney was D'Bras with 19 not out. In the beer match that 
followed A . Howland-Jackson hit a splarkling 39. A very 
enjoyable day was had by all and Simon is bringing his team down 
a gain on Sunday, 9th August, when Dorney hope to have their 
revenge. 
SUMMER TRAIN SERVICES. Our readers are reminded that the 
summer train services on the Western Region come into force on 
June 15. Amendments will be mi. de from Sept. 7. the 24-hour 
clock is in use in the new timetable and is quoted here . The 
principle alterations which affect Dorney are :- A_ new non-stop 
train from Taplow on Mondays to Fridays at 8. 12 arriving at 
Paddington at 8. 40. This will be in addition to the 8. 28 which 
will run as usual. (NOTE : A different timetable operates on 
Summer Saturdays . ) 

In the return direction, the 18. 15 is now timed away from 
Paddington at 18. 18 and reaches Taplow at 18. 45, the 1~. 38 at 
18.40 but arrives at Taplow at its usual time of 19. 16. T he 
20. 18 from Pad<lirigton stops at Taplow at 20. 58 and t he 21.10 
at 21. 51. 
There are also some alterat~On$ on the Slough-Windsor 
branch. The morning thrd"ugh- service to Paddington leaves 
Windsor at 8. 0 . arriving in London at 8. 32. In the reverse 
direction there are good connections off the 18. 05, 18. 40, 
19 . 05, 20 . 18. , 21.10 and ·23.00 from Paddington and the 17 . 30 
remains the through train , due at Windsor at 18. 01. 
NATURE NOTES: 
Having suffered some considerable discomfort during the 
removal of a patch of nettles from my garden recently I was 
interested to read in a book on herbs how valuable this nasty 
weed is said to be. It seems that the leaves can be infused to 
make nettle tea and also a n~ttle beer. Young nettle tops may 
even be boiled and eaten as a vegetable by those who so desire . 
Furthermore, nettles are recommended for inclusion in cattle 
and poultry food, as they contain iron, sodium and a fair 
amount of protein. _ 
T he leaves of t he stinging nettle are also valuable as a 
source of chlorophyll and the sterns yield a very tough fibre. 
From this fibre nettle-flax of considerable strength was spun 
and used to make household linen . There are three varieties 
of the true nettle, U rtica: t h e very common stinging nettle, 
the Roman nettle (rather scarce, but particularly violent in 
its sting) and the little Annual nettle that plagues gardens in 
the spring. • The first two species usually spread by means of 
strong runners just under the ground, whereas the Annual 
nettle readily seeds. The Dead-nettles, although similar in 
appearance, belong to a different family of plants. They have 
mauve-pink or white flowers and lack the sting. The nettles 
serve as a food plant for one of our common, but none t h e less . 
handsome little butterflies, the small tortoise-shell. The 
butterfly is or~ngy-brown in colour with blue borders to the 
wings and is frequently seen on flowers in June and September. 

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DCR NE Y P A RISH NE WS 
No. 6 . JULY 
SE R,VICE S IN THE PARISH CHURCH C F ST . J AMES 
HOLY CCMMUNION: 
MORNING PRAYER: 
E VENSONG: 
SUNDAY SCHOOL: 
VICAR 
CHURCHWARDENS: 
Vicar 1 s \Varden . 
People 1 s Warden: 
Deputy People 1 s 
Warde n: 
Ever y Sunda y at 8 a . m. 
F irst Sunday of the Month at 12 noon. 
Third Sunday of t he Month a fter E vensong . 
Ever y Wedne sday at 10 a . m. 
E ve r y Sunday at 11 a . m. 
Ever y Sunday at 6 . 30 p. m. 
E ve r y Sunday at 9. 50 a . m. 
The Rev. E . T . Sherlock,A .K . C .Hon. C .F . 
The Vica r age , Dorney, Windsor, Be rks. 
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: Lt . Col. P .D . S. P alme r 
Dorney Court , Windsor, Be rks. 
T e l: Burnha m 638 
Mr. T . W . E . Roche, 
St. He liers, Dorney Reach, 
Maidenhead, B e rks . 
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Melrose, Dorney Reach, 
Ma idenhead, Berks. 
T e l: Maidenhead 27986. 

ED I TORIAL 
In anot h er part of t his is·su e we have published , 
at t he request and expen s~ of -a resident, t h e full text of a 
series of letters relatin g to t he propo s ed road devel opments 
at Lake End. Such a featur e is someth ing of a departure, but 
so mu_cI:>- ~ontE2..vez:s__y h~~-·r8:ge~ -~pout t h is section of road that 
it was felt to warrant in clusion as a matter of public interest. 
Readers will" ~e • intereste·d to _note that a ·public enqui~y into 
• the matter is to be held in Do.rney Village Hall on the morning 
of 29th July. There is sometimes a feeling of resignation at 
t he ap parent impossibility of halting the march of bureaucratic 
progress . If by publishing this correspondence we can 
persuade some of our readers th at t he individual _voice can 
still occasionally ·make itself heard, we shall be more than 
s atisfied . 
Disinterested Love for God. 
S . Thoma s a Kempis asks: "What dost Thou specially 
require of a guilty and wretched sinner, but that he should 
be contrite? 11 ('Cf the Imitation of Christi - B.k .. ~.-- c. 52) . 
The question recalls to mind the penitence of David: "The 
sacr~fices of God a re a · broken s pirit : a broken and a 
contrite heart, 0 God, T hou wilt not despise ' (Ps 51. v . 17) . 
But wh at is a ' contrite heart 1 ? It is so,:n1:;thing more 
than just a passing f e eling . of emotion or even someth ing 
t hat proceeds from the intellect . ·u is a hearty sorrow for 
sin , hav ing as its motive t h e disinterested love for God in 
our souls . The expression 'the disinterested love for God' 
mea ns a love for God Himself- without t hought of gain or 
personal reward; Whether it •is possible to attain it in t his 
life is indeed an ·open question. T h e greater number of us 
experience less worthy motives.: For example, often we 
sorrow for sin on account of what we have lost by our 
transgressions - peace of mind or the joy of communion 
with God - or a gain, out of fear of t h e consequences of our 
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wrongdoing - the l oss of our s elf- r e spect o r t he fear of being 
found out . These are r eally examples of attrition rather t han 
contrition and do not spring from 1t he disinte·rested love for 
God . 1 
The incide nt of S. Mary of Magdala I s conversion in t he 
house of Simon the Pha r i s ee is a wonderful e xample of what 
is meant by a I contr ite heart. 1 What impress e s us m ost 
abo~t t he conduct of S. Mary is the sheer extravagance of her 
penitence and love for Christ. We r ead t hat she washed His 
feet with her tears, wiped them with the h air of her head and 
then anointed them with the costly spikenard - and notice, 
all t his she di d publicly, completely indifferent to t he 
opinions of those who were present . And what was the 
motive t hat compelled S . Mary to do all t his? It was her 
gr atitude and love for Christ Who had set her free and 
opened the gate of a new life for her. And it was a love 
t hat broke the bounds of convention and refused to recognise 
moderation . Only one person in that r oom understood it all - 
and that wa.3 our Lord Himself. To the self-respecting 
Simon, S. Mary' 3 behaviour was a scandalous exhibition 
thoroughly disgusting and unpardonable, and he was a sto~nded 
t hat our Lo:;.~d should have tolerated it without a word of 
rebuke . And no doubt his guests felt likewise. But this is 
the whole point of the incident. In that moment of self - 
oblation, S. Mary was hardly conscious of her environment, 
only of her love for Chr ist . T he incident teaches us that 
love is superior to propriety on occasions and certainly 
deeper t han common sense . Simon failed to see t hat true 
penitence, inspired by love, cannot help being lavish; it 
sometime s breaks t he bounds of convention, and when it 
pays its tributes, it is often extr avagant. 
But Simon did not unde rstand . He was not conscious of 
the need of forgiveness in his own life, and t he r efore the r e 
was no love for t he one Person Who could meet that need . 
If we have sinned muc h , we love t he more, because we have 
received t h e utmost forgiveness. Our Lord Who was not 
indiffe r ent t o t he demands of convention pe r ceived the motive 

of S. Mary' s imm9der8:t e conduct and pre dicted its 
appreciation. by thoughtful Christians t hroughout. the 
centuries. 
1Truly , I say unto you, where soever this . 
Gospel shall b e preached throughout t he 
whole world, this ·also that she h ath done 
shall ·be spoken . of as a memorial to he r' . 
(S ·. Mat : 26 v . 13). 
Anglican-Methodist Conversations . 
At a meeting of members of our congregation in the 
Village Hall on the 10t h June, it w::ls unanimously agr eed 
by those present t hat the report op 'T he Conversations 
between t he Church of England and t he Methodist Church' and 
t h e . proposed r econciliation of the two C hurches an d t heir 
ministries offered in broad outline t he way forward, and t hat 
a s visible Christian unity is a part of God1 s will , t h e two 
Churches should be pre par~d to accept patiently the irregulariti 
es t hat will a r ise dur ing Stage On e and seek to. clarify their 
differences before enterin g Stage Two. The meeting t ~ ought 
t h at not h ing would be gained by postponing the issue to a later 
date . 
_Sunday Sch ool and Catechism 
T h e Sunday School and Cat echism will close for t he 
mont h of August and re-open on Sunday t h e 6th September 
at 9. 50 a . m. 
Confirmation. 
-Young people who a re t hinking about Confirmat ion a r e 
invited to give t heir .nam e s to t h e Vicar. Instruction classes 
\.\'.ill start a fter the summer holidays . 
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Altar Flower List. 
5th July 
12th " 
19th " 
26th " 
2nd August. 
Baptisms. 
31st May. 
7th June. 
Marriage. 
23rd May. 
Mrs. Barker 
Mrs. Adcock 
Mrs. Thompson 
Mrs. Loughnan 
Mrs. Smiley. 
Anne Elizabeth Evershed, daughter of 
Robert George and Susie Evershed Cope. 
Leslie John, son of George Richard and 
Margaret Daphne Worley. 
Roger Harry George Still and Valerie 
Marion Ayres. 
ROSTERS FOR .JULY, 1964. 
Church Cleaning. 
4th July 
11th " 
18th " 
25th " 
1st August 
Mrs. Barker 
Mrs. Roche 
Mr.s. Farrington 
Mrs. Ames 
Delphine Roche. 
Offertory Counting (every Tuesday at the Vicarage at 
or as arranged). 
Mr. & Mrs. Gregory 
Mrs. Ames, Mrs. Raylor 
Mr. Roche, Mr. Eastgate 
8 p.m. 
7th July 
14th " 
21st 11 
28th 11 Mr. Farrington, Mr. Wilkinson. 

Sidesmen. 
8. 0 a. m. Services. All Sundays 
11.0 a.m.Services. 5th July 
12th July 
19th July 
26th July 
6. 30 p. m,Services. All Sundays 
Mr. Farrington 
Mr. Smiley 
Mr. Cottam 
Mr. Gibson 
Mr. Allen. 
Mr. 
Mr. 
Mr. 
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,regory 
CHRISTIAN GIVING CAMPAIGN. 
The Campaign is proceeding very satisfactorily. Total 
money received from all sources up to 26th April, 1964 was 
£6,201.12. 10d. Cf this sum £1,281 was spent cin campaign 
fees and expenses, £1,323 on the bells and the bell-frame, 
£1,104. on Church repairs, £1,050 on Church expenses, 
£888 on the Vicar's expenses of office etc., £469 to Charities 
and £60 to bank charges - i.e. £6,175. 
There is a separate account for the Vicarage repairs and 
modernisation - the P. C . C. has authorised an expenditure of 
£683 towards this, and the Patron has generously pledged a 
seven years' covenant of £200 p.a., i.e. £1400; in addition 
£1,000 towards the repairs was paid by the Church Commissioners. 
Naturally the P.C.C. has had to open an overdraft 
account to cover this large capital expenditure but the bank 
charges on this will be well covered by the Income Tax rebate 
on the Patron's covenant. 
• PARISH COUNCIL ACTIVITIES 
• The newly elected Council met for the first time on 
Tuesday, 26th May. Col. Palmer, as retiring Chairman, 
welcomed the new Council and then Col. Palmer and Mr. 
Bundy were re-elected Chairman and Vice-Chairman respectively 
for the coming year. 
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Planning Applications . 
T h e Council lear ned from t h e E . R . D . C . Representative 
t h at in t h e absence of any stated opinion t he District Council 
assumes that t h e Parish Council is hostile to any a pplication . 
T he Council felt t h at this fact made it imperative for anyone 
seeking planning permission to approach the Parish Council 
first for support before submitting any application to the Eton 
Rural authority. 
Field 242 
The Council decided to ask t h e E. R . D . C . to provide a 
football pitch for next season as soon as it was known that its 
maintena nce could be undertaken locally. 
Street Lighting. 
It was resolved to enter into a new contract with t he 
successors of Lloyd' s of Burnham for the maintenance of 
street lamps. The charges were slightly highe r, but in view 
of present costs they were thought to be reasonable . 
Bus Shelter. 
The Council_ agreed to allow notices to be displayed in the 
bus shelter at Dorney Reach, provided t h at they related to the 
purely social activities of recognised local institutions, and 
were removed by the organisation concerned as soon as 
obsolete. It is hoped that secretaries of local organisations 
will take note of these conditions . 
Playground. 
An estimate for repairing the deliberate damage to the 
fencing of t h e children's playground amounted to £29 . l 0s . 0d. 
The high cost and wanton nature of the damage, coupled with 
the likelih ood of general alterations to Fiel d 242 persuaded the 
Council to postpone. repairs . 
Best Kept Village Competition . 
Once again Dorney has entered for this competiton, this 

time, in order to conform with new regulations, in two parts, 
Dorney R each and Dorney Village, including Lake End and 
Boveney . Residents· are reminde d that judging takes place 
du ring July , and are ask ed to have their gardens in good order 
then . 
Road Sign. 
It was decided to make another request to t h e highway 
a uthority, t h at t he road sign for Oak Stubbs Lane s h ould have 
added t he words I Lea ding to Meadow Way. 1 
Date of next Meeting : Tue sclay, 7th July, 1964 . 
vVAR MEMORIAL. 
Caretakers for July : Mrs. Williamson and Mr. Eastgate . 
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COPY 
Bucks County Council (Dorney ) Compulsory 
Purchase Orde r, 1963 . 
STATEMENT OF REAS.ONS. 
Eton-Dor ney-Taplow Road. B. 3026. 
Improvement North of Dents Corner, Dorney. 
T h e improvement of Dents Corner in Dorney Village 
opposite t he junction of Court Lane, has r ecently been completed 
. The County Council has now approved a scheme for 
wide ning and improving t he section of this road northwards 
from Dents Corner to the a pproach to t he brid ge over the 
Motorway, M. 4. , near t h e Pineapple P.H. , at Lake End, 
whic h involves th e acquis ition of land on the frontage of 
Dorney Vicarage and a long t he opposite (eastern) side of t h e 
road including th e frontage of several properties . 
This is a Class II road ·which carries a consider able 
amount of traffic from Eton via Dorney Common and Village 
to the Bath Road, A . 4 . , at Taplow. 

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The Council' s intention is to proceed with t he improvement 
of the narrow section between Dents Corner and t he 
P ineapple P.H. , as soon as t he land r equired is available . 
Sir, 
3rd Februa r y, 1964. 
The Bucks County Council (Dorney), 
Compulsory Purchase Order, 1963. 
I a m writing to you in connection with a circular letter 
dated 16th J anuar y 1964, which I, in common with a few other 
inhabitants of Dorney in Buckingham s hi r e, have received 
from t he Cl e rk to t he Bucks County Council. 
2. T he pa pers deal with proposed improvement, so-called, 
of t he Eton-Dorney- T a plow Road, B . 3026, north of Dent I s 
Corner in Dorney Village . You will no doubt be aware of the 
contents of t hese pa pers, and I t herefor e refrain from 
reciting them . T he r ecipients of t h e l etter a r e invited to 
write you, before 21st February, 1964 , if they wish to put 
forward any objection s to t he Order . That is the purpos e of 
t his letter. 
3. I am t he l essee and occupant of Number on Map 2A, 
Halfway Cottage, Dorney. You will see t hat t he extent in 
measurement to which I am interested is der isory - put at 
a pproximately 7 square yards. The loss of this small area 
would "per se" cause me little or no ha rm or even inconvenience, 
but, having leased and occupied t his prope r ty for 
some 27 years, I feel entitled to put forwa rd my objection on 
general grounds to t he whole schem·e . 
4 . T he reasons for rn:v objection to t he scheme a r e as 
follows: - 
Since t he r ecent realignment of Dent 's Corner, which 
I agree is an improvement, I consider that a ll has already 
been done t hat is necessary or desir a ble . Any fur th er l arge 
scale operations will inevitably r ob t hi s pleasant village of 
its rural cha racter, whic h is hi ghly prized by its residents. 
Villages like Dorney should in my opinion be allowed to 
r etain t he ir bucolic charm; a nd should not be urbani~ed by 

schemes which, t hough they may be intended to promote 
safety on the roads, only too often produce _precisel y the 
opposite result by providing motorists with wide straight 
approaches calculated 1D encourage fast drive rs to travel 
at-a speed which may make it impossible for them to slow 
down to the legally permitted speed until th ey are perhaps 
halfway through the village. I may say that by no means 
all the inhabitants of Dorney share my view expressed above 
that the Dent ' s Corner bend is in fact an improvement, and 
certainly since it was completed I must admit to having 
witnessed several dangerous pieces of driving by motorists 
who apparently think that the widening of t he road was 
intended to encourage passing on t h e bend, which I sincerely 
hope is not th e case. 
5. Accordingly I put forward a · strong plea for l eavin g 
well alone, and in particular for the abandonment of items 
3, 4 and 5 in the proposed schedule. From Halfway Cottage 
to the Pineapple P.H. is practically dead straight, and quite 
as wide as it should be for the neck of a thoroughfare on 
which south-bound traffic is running down a fairly steep • 
incline from the crown of a flyover . Admittedly there is a 
small bulge in the Vicarage garden (Number on Map 1), the 
shaving off of which might slightly improve the field of 
vision for traffic going north, and, if that were done, no 
doubt 2A and 2B also should be trimmed as proposed. To do 
more would, I feel certain, be a complete waste of money , 
and, what is worse, might aggravate, instead of ameliorating, 
the dangers of t he road. 
6 . If the Bucks County Council has funds to s pare for road 
improvement, I can suggest two alternative schemes which 
seem to me much more desirable: 
(a ) To widen th e road across Dorney Common. This 
road, only just wide enough for two vehicles abreast, 
is made still more dangerous by the shamefully bad 
surface, with a lot of inadequately patched potholes 
in t h e gutter, and by the fact that for a l arge part 
of its length it is a causeway raised well above the 
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level of the surrounding common, with the ever-present 
risk, especially at night, of toppling over the verge . 
To revise the traffic control arrangement s at the meeting , 
north of the Bath Road, between Huntercombe Lane North and 
Stomp Road. The present arrangement, which is of very 
long standing, i s not the usual one of having HALT signs on 
two opposing entries to the crossing, but on two adjacent 
ones, thus leaving traffic on the other two roads to enter 
unchecked although the entrants are moving at right angles 
to each other. In August 1962 I wrote to the Bucks Council 
drawing attention to this obviously dangerous corner, and J 
received a reply to t he effect that the Coun'cil had recently 
approved a proposal for the r e -design of this junction, bu t 
nothing has been done . 
I am, Sir, 
Your obedient servant, 
W. G . LELY. 
The Minister of Transport, 
St. Christopher House, 
Southwark Street, S . E . 1. 
COPY 
Our ref. HL 9/3/032 . 
Dear Sir, 
MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT, 
St. Christopher House , 
Southwark Street, 
London S. E . 1. 
25th February, 1964. 
Bucks County Council (Dorney) 
Compulsory Purchase Order 1963 
I have to r efer to your letter of 3rd February making formal 
objection to the above- named Compulsory Purchase Order .and to 
inform you th~t a copy of your letter has been sent to the Bucks . 
County Council who made the Crder and have submitted it .to the 
Minister for confirmation . 
Unless the objection is resolved as a result of negotiations 
with the Council,' the Minister, before confirming the Order, is 

requir ed by t he First Schedule to t h e Acquisition of Land 
(Authorisation Procedure ) Act, 1946, to caus e a Public 
Local Inquiry to be he ld or to afford t he objector an opportunity 
of appearing before and being he ard by a pe rson appointed 
by him for t he purpo s e . Further information about the arrangements 
for an Inquiry or hearing if one becomes necessary will 
be sent to you later. 
W. G . Lely Esq. 
Halfway Cottage, 
Dorney, Berks. 
Yours faithfully, 
(Signed) M. V . HYLAND 
COUNTY OF BUCKINGHAM 
County Hall, 
Aylesbury, 
Our Ref. H. 1/15/25 HJAA. Bucks. 
25th F'eb.1964 . 
Dear Sir or Madam, 
The Bucks County Cou.ncil (Dorney) 
Compulsory Purchase Order, 1963. 
I now attach an amended statement of reasons for the 
making of the Order in t his case . 
A fuller statement of the Council I s case will be pre. 
pared in due course in t he event of t he Minister deciding 
to hold an Inquiry . 
Sent to : 
Yours faithfully, 
. R . E .Millard, 
Clerk of th e Bucks. County Council. 
Rev . E .T. Sherlock, T he Vicarage, Dorney 
J . V. Balfour Esq., Dowgate Hill House, London E . C . 4 . 
P . P . D . Palmer Esq., Dor ney Court, Dorney. 
W. G . Lely Esq, Halfway Cottage, Dorney . 
G . E.B. CollinsEsq., Nor t hfield, Dorney. 
Mr. T hompson, Dorney Court Farm, Dorney. 
W. M. Routh E sq. , Cyprus Cottage, Lake End, Dorney. 
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Lady E. Blake, Rose Cottage, Lake End, Dorney. 
T he Bursar, Eton College, Eton. 
The Secretary, Ministry of Transport. 
Messrs. Macfarlanes , Solicitors, Dowgate Hill Hous e, E . C . 4 . 
Messrs. A . C . Fros t & Co. 18 Sheet Street, Windsor. 
Messrs. E. & C . Bowyer, 15 Cur.iOn Street, Slough . 
2 copies to C . S . 
MINISTRY OF TRANSPCRT . 
Ref. HL 9/3 /03 2 . 
St. Christopher House, 
Southwark Street, 
London S . E . 1 . 
Dear Sir, 
29th May, 1964. 
The Bucks County Council (Dorney) 
Compulsory Purchase Order 196 3. 
I am to refer to your letter of the 3rd February, 1964 . 
and to in.form you that the Minister has appointed an independent 
inspector to hold a Public Local Inquiry to hear objections 
to t he above Order. 
A fc rmal Notice of the Inquiry is enclosed. 
Yours faithfully, 
M . V . HYLAND (Miss) 
W. G . Lely Esq. 
Halfway Cottage, 
Dorney. 
THE HIGHWAYS ACT, 1959 . 
and t he 
ACQUISITION OF LAND (AUTHORISATION PRCCEDURE) AC~ · 
1946. 
The Bucks. County Council (Dorney) Compulsory Purchase 
Order, 1963 . 
NOTICE is he r eby given that a Public Local Inquiry in 
connection with t he above Order will be held by Mr. A . C . Rid(',:1 t 
(a person appointed by the Minister of Transport for t hat purpose) 
at Dorney Villa.ge Hall on 29th July , 1964 at 10. 30 a. m. j 

when representations from persons interested in the land concerned
· and from any other persons who may desi re to appear 
will be heard. 
The said Order is an Order which has been ·made by t he 
Bucks County Council under the above Acts, and which, if 
confirmed by the Minister of Transport; will · authorise the 
Council to purchase compulsorily the land described therein 
for thE: improvement of t he Eton-Dorney-Taplow Road. B. 3026, 
in the Parish of Dorney. 
A copy of the Crder and of the Map ref erred to therein 
have been deposited at the offices of the Bucks County Council, 
County EJ;all, Aylesbury and may be seen there at all reasonable 
hours . 
St. Christopher House, 
Southwark Street, 
London S. E . 1. 
29th May, 196-1 . 
(Signed) L . E . DALE . 
An Assistant Secretary of the 
Ministry of Transport. 
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NEW VILLAGE HALL. 
Progress on a project such as a New Village Hall must 
inevitably be slow at the onset, but the Committee a·re able to 
report that at last things are beginning to move, albeit still 
very slowly. 
Negotiations are going a head for the purchase of the land 
required at the back of the old Village School and Cutline 
Planning P e rmission is being sought. The Committee have 
appointed Messrs. Maurice Day & Associates of Henley to act 
as their Architects. T he Architects have visited the site and 
as soon as ,Planning. Per mission has been received they will 
present sketch plans of a new Hall for the Committee's 
approval. The next step will t hen be to a pply to t he Bucking hamshire 
County Council for grant aid towards the capital 
expenditure and if t his is approved t he County Council will 

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grant us two--thirds of th e approved cost on the assurance t hat 
the remaining one-third is obtained by local effort. A general 
appeal fo r money has not yet been made until such time as t h e 
Commi tee is able to estimate t h e amount we shall have to 
raise, but t he followin ...,. amounts have already been received 
and the Committee are grateful to those who have already 
contributed to the Fund and hope that individuals and organisations 
will continue to support it. 
Amounts already acknowledged in the Dorney 
Parish News. 
Spring Fashion Show (Mrs. Was~) 
Jumble Sale (Miss Bennett) 
Social Evening (Mr. Allen ) 
Donation from "The Concords" 
Collecting Box. 
Total to date. 
DORNEY W. I. 
£l20. 0. 0 
14. 6. 0 
15. 5 . 0. 
12. 0 . 0. 
2. 0. 0. 
1. 12. 6 
£165 . 3. G. 
Mrs. Roche, Vice President, took the chair at the June 
Meetin g as the President Mrs. Cane, was i n hospital having 
had an operation the previous week . At the last Committee 
Meeting it was decided that anyone who had r oses in their 
garden might take one or two to Mrs. Williamson who would 
arrange them in a bowl and take them to Mrs . Cane . This 
was done and as they had obviously given Mrs. Cane a great 
deal of pleasure, it was suggested that another bowl should 
be taken to Lingmell to welcome her home next Saturday . 
Mrs. Roche r eported that t he secondhand clothes sale 
h eld last month at F laxford. had realised the wonderful sum 
of £67. 16. 0. which was to be our first contribution towards 
the New Village Ha 1. Some clothes that were left over had 
been sent to Upton T owers and a letter of thanks on behalf of 
the old people was written by t he Matron. 
The outing to Berkeley Castle had been a great success 
and Mrs. Wiiliams was warmly thanked fo r the excellent way 
in which t his had been organised . 

The Gr oup's T heatre Cuting to t he Mermaid Theatr e is 
now fixed for 9t h July and several Dorney members hope to 
.i oin the party . 
Mrs. East gate gave t he half-yearly financial statement 
which showed that we need to have a money raising effor t 
later in the year in order to cover commitments for the n ext 
two years. This effort will take t he form of a Christmas 
Gift a nd Food Fair on Saturday, 5th December. Fur ther 
details will appear in later issues. 
Mrs. Barker and Mrs. Smiley gave t hei r r e ports on 
t heir•visit to the A. ~ -M. at t he Albert Hall 0n 2nd and 
3rd June. 
Mrs. Finch drew our attention to the list of 196 5 Pregramme 
sug!:[estions which would be passed r ound durinr: tea 
and asked if we would add any subject in which we were 
pa rticularly interested . The suggestions \Ii 11 t hen be voted 
on next month. It was decided to a sk for a U. C . C . to come 
and speak at the Oct?ber meeting rather than at t he A.G . M. 
next year . 
Mrs. Roche then welcomed t he speaker Mrs. MidP,:le.vCarver, 
t he subject of whose talk was witchcraft . The 
speaker fo r June should have been Mrs. Byner with a demonstration 
and talk on Pottery, but as she was unable to come 
Mrs. Midgel ey-Carver had kindly agreed to alter her date 
from October . A sultry June afternoon was not -the ideal time 
f.- r a talk on witchcraft . but in s ·pite of t his we found it a 
fascinating subject. The speaker was obviously keenly 
interested in the histor y of witchcraft whic h is still widely 
practised in a ll parts of the world and appears to be on t he 
increase . even in this country. Even t he sce ptics a gr eed 
that it was an interesting subiect and Mrs. Midgelev-Carver 
replied to many questions at the end of her talk. The vote 
of thanks was given by Mrs. Jones. 
Clinic Rot a . 16t h June. Mrs. Collins & Mrs. Jones. 
7th July . Mrs. Roche & Mrs. Eastgate. 

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July Meeting at Mrs. Sqrensens Speaker: Mrs. K. Page on 
Mime. 
Tea Hostesses - Mrs . Barker, Mis.s Bennett, Mrs. Bundy, and 
Mrs. Kay -Green. 
Arden, 
To The Editor, 
Dorney P arish News. 
Dear Sir. 
Cak Stubbs Lane 
Dor ney Reach. 
21 st ,June, 1964. 
I wish Mr. Dorrell had troubled to read my letter before 
attempting to answer it . I did not defend the eleven plus t est 
at all; I wrote th at segregation was a rational practice . 
whether we employ t he best possible method of determining 
that segregation is quite another matter . Even so, Mr. Dorrell' s 
assertion of a 40% error factor i s educational nonsense; 5% 
o r less would be nearer t h e mark. 
Mr. Dorrell goes 0n to accuse me of callousness because I 
' wash my hands' , as he puts it, of an unfortunate minority who 
are wron gl y selected. Perhaps he is right ; but what of his own 
callousness, which cheerfully jeopardi ses t he -prospects of 20% 
and more of our chi.ldren in grammar schools by-a ruthless 
destruction of a system which has served us well fo r the last 
twenty years . But t hen· it is obvicms from the inanity of his 
t hird paragraph that, with his sentimentality over duller 
c hildren, Mr. Dorr ell combine s that paranoeic hatred of t h e 
gifted pupil which characterises so much l eft-wing opinion. 
To be cleverer than the maior ity ... and that generally m eans 
also m ore industrious and educationally deserving .. . is something 
that Mr. Dorrell and his like cannot forgive . 
Mr. Dorrell concludes with a eulogy of our I new breed of 
teach e rs' .. . I appreciate the implication of my own exclusi< n 
from t h is select brotherhood ... who seem to him 1th e right 
s or t ' . I h a ve no wi s h to disparage my profess ional colleagues , 
and am quite prepare d to believe that t h ey a re a ll t hat Mr. 
Dorrell claims . But on what evidence does he base his 

plaudits? Anyone can talk plausibly about education, but th e 
only valid test of a teacher' s competence is in the classroom. 
I suspect t h at in dubbing them 'the right sort' Mr. Dorrell 
only means that he agrees with their ideas. It is time that he 
forsook his airy theorising and learnt something of the 
realities of the subject. 
Yours faithfully, 
F . D . Gibson. 
T h e Youth of Today. 
It is refreshing to know that in spite of all the pubbci.ty 
in the daily newspapers about "Mods and Rockers" we can 
be proud of the behaviour of m ost of our own Dorney boys 
and girls. 
A few weeks a go the first Dorney Beat Gr oup to put on a 
public performance attracted an audience of ever 100 of our 
young· folk to t he Village Hall. This was the rrroup consisting 
of Keith Harris, Paul Sharpelhouse, Andrew Willia~ns, 
Nicholas Dorrell, James Smith, in other words, "The 
Concords. " 
The behaviour was excellent and it is to be h oped t hat 
we shall be seeing some m ore of this talented group in the 
near future . 
Incidentally, you will be pleased to learn that these 
youngsters have handed over to the ·New Villa ge Hall 
Planning and Appeals Committee their £2. profit which 
they made on t he dance! 
STOP PRESS NEWS! We hear rumours that there is 
another group likely to e nter the public arena in t he near 
future . It is surely most gratifying to think that in these 
days of canned entertainment, television , etc . , young folk 
are beginning to .ioin together in makin g their own musical 
entertainment. 

ROAD SAFETY REMINDERS. 
The opening of M4. motorway has eased the traffic ,flow 
on the main London-Bath road where it passes through 
Buckinghamshire, But the motorway has also become an 
unexpected potential source of danger, Parents are asked 
to impress upon their children that motorways are made for 
motor cars and fences are put there to protect anyone from 
the temptation of setting foot there. Never walk on a motorway 
and never play near any of the bridges. It is an offence 
for a pedestrian to be on a motorway and TRESPASSERS 
WILL BE KILLED. 
Of the total number of casualties on the roads ·in this 
country during HJ63, 40 of the 90 killed and 1,869 of the 
4,009 injured lived in the local authorit:Varea where the 
accident occurred, Cnce a,;ain this emphasises how many 
accidents occur on home ground. 
In the first 6 months of 1963, two-thirds of the children 
who received fatal iniuries while playing near delivery 
vehicles were under three years old. Keep your garden 
gates well fastened if you have a toddler in the family. 
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Letter from Cairo. 
Ascent of Mount Sinai. 
It was Easter Monday and, as preparation for our pilgrimage 
to the top of Mount Sinai, our daughter read aloud to us 
Chapter 19 of Exodus. The centuries seemed to roll back. We 
could sense the presence of the Children of Israel, and were 
full of awe as we looked up at the distant peak above us, where 
God had revealed His Laws to Moses, 
Accompanied by a monk to guide us, we set off. Some of 
the ladies in our party and I mounted camels, but the others 
went on foot. 
Seldom have I en!oyed anything so much, There I sat, 
perfectly comfortably, with my legs crossed in true camel

riding fashion in front of the saddle, while he bore me slowly. 
but sure-footedly, up and up those mountain slopes. A noble 
panorar;na of indescribable gra.ndeur surrounded me. Mountains, 
many of them with crosses fixed on their summits by a pious 
monk, who made. it his life work to do this, were piled around 
me and each one seemed more breathtakingly lovely than the 
last. 
Gradually the monastery became a distant speck in the 
valley and eventually the camel could go no further, so I 
left him with his Bedouin master and set off to climb the 
last 7 50 steps that lead to the summit. Soon I could see the 
small chapel of Mount Sinai above me and, a few yards away, 
separated from it by a low stone wall, a tiny mosque, which the 
Ara.bs visit once a year to sacrifice a sheep to Moses. 
My husband stood on the topmost step holding a bottle of 
water invitingly towards me and, after a long draught he led 
me to the well of Moses, where the children were hauling up 
more water in a bucket. 
We visited the chapel which is adorned with vividly 
coloured scenes from the Old Testament, painted by the 
monks. Beside the altar a portion of the rock is left bare 
and this is the sacred spot where the Ten Commandments 
were given to Moses. 
Outside is a low cavern formed by a natural fissure in 
the rock. Mosescrep.t into this grotto at the Divine Command 
in order that he might not see the glory of God passing by. 
(Exodus Chap. 33. Verse 22). 
A party of Belgian pilgrims, led by a Jesuit priest, were 
celebrating Holy Communion outside the Chapel. so we knelt 
and worshipped with them. 
It was wonderful to be there in that sacred spot right on 
the roof of the world with nothing but mountains and sky around 
us, and to feel God's presence with us. 
Reluctantly we decided that it was time to make the descent. 
We did thi.s by a more direct route than the one by which we 

ascended. It led down a steep stai.rcase of three t hous a nd 
five hundred irregular s t eps, cut_ in t he mountain side as 
a penance by a monk named Moses . . 
Many traditional sites are met on· th e way. First we 
came to a plain on which stands a t all solitary cypress 
t ree, said to be 500 years old . This marks the spot wher" 
after a mighty wind, an earthquake and a fire , the Lord 
appear e d to Eliiah and s poke to h im in a still , small 
voice . In a cave here Eli.iah l odged when t h e Children 
of Israel , who had forsaken ~od's covenant and slain t h e 
prophets, were seekin1; to kill him . The Prophet stood, 
before God at t he m outh of this cave wit h hi s face wrapped 
in his mantle and received the orde r to annoi nt Elisha 
as his successor. (1 Kings 19, Verses 13-16). 
A little fu r ther on we ca·me to t he arch where St . 
Stephen t h e monk of th e Charnel house, used to s it. 
examining the p il gr ims. We cau ght our breath at t h e. 
superb view framed by this arch. The forms of t h e 
rocks were so weird t h at I h ad t h e uncanny feeling t hat 
t h ey may have be en t h e fa ces of the Ch ildren of isr ael 
t hems elves tur ned to s tone . 
T h e steps wound round huge boulders , which h i d us 
f r om each other1 s view from tim e t o time, and we 
descended fo r t h e most part in r everent silence, thmking 
of t hose passage s from th e Bible t hat had now become 
s o real t o u s. 
In due course we r each ed a small Chapel built of 
stone, de dicated to th e Virgin Mary, in commemoration 
of a supposed miraculous extirpation of fl eas in t h e 
m onaster y. 
Finally we came to a beautiful well with water clear 
as cr y stal , wh ich is said t o be t he place where Moses 
watere d his flocks. 

Below us now in t he valley l a y our Shangr i La, t he 
monastery, and , reluctant as we were to leave t he 
stillness and infinite peace of the Holy Mountain, we 
quickened our steps in ant icipation of t he welcome meal 
that awaited us. 
NATURE NOTES. 
Amongst the insect pests of t he garden t hrour-hout 
the gr owinp- season Aphi ds (Greenfly and Blackfly) are 
probabl y the most important . Ther e is hardly a species 
of plant, cultivated or wild, that escapes a phid infes tation . 
T his tiny insect make s up for its frailness by reproducing 
at a fantastic rate . The few eggs which survive 
the winter in crevices in plant stems and leaves soon 
hatch out in the s pring and give rise to millions more 
within a few weeks. Some develop wings to enable them 
to fly to other plants whilst other s remain on the host 
plant. Aphid food is sap extracted from t he plant in a 
similar way that a mosquito 11 bites 11 man. As plant sap 
is a very dilute form of nour ishment large amounts have 
to be withdrawn by the aphid . Much of this is then exuded 
in t he form of honeydew. Honeydew is much beloved by 
ants who readily climb plants to "milk" the a phids - and 
some ants will even keep aphids in t h eir nests for this 
purpose . 
Large number s of aphids on a plant may extract s o 
much sap t}:lat the plant wilts and t here is also a danger 
that fungi and bacteria may enter the numerous punctur e 
holes caused by the feeding aphids . 
Cont r ol of aphids is carried out mos t efficiently by 
lady bird beetles and other predatory insects. When 
sprays of insecticides such as DDT and malat hion are 
used ladybirds are kille<cl as readily as a phids, the newer 

systematic insecticides overcome this disadvantage 
and are selective a gainst aphids . Insecticides should 
never be used on plants in flower, for risk of killing 
bees. 
WAYFARER. 

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by t he 20th of the preceding month. 
Editors: 
Editorial Board: 
Distributors: 
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T. W.E. Roche, "St. Helie r's" 
Dorney Reach. Tel: Maidenhead 27047. 
F. D . G1• b son, "Ar d e n II , D orney R each . 
Tel: Maidenhead 23943. 
The Editors, Mr. L.H. Eastgate, 
Mrs. A . East gate, Mrs. H. Roche, 
Mr. K. Smiley. 
Village a nd Lake End. 
Mrs. Finch, Mrs. East gate, Mr. Allen, 
Mrs. Barker, Miss Bennett, Mrs. Raylor, 
Mr. Bartlett. 
Dorney Reach. 
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Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Wooller, 
Mrs. Adcock, Mrs. Cobb, Mrs. Pilkinton 
Mrs. Gregory, Mrs. Farrington , 
Mrs. Smiley. 
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DORNEY PARISH NEWS 
No. 8. AUGUST 
SERVICES IN THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST. JAMES. 
HOLY COMMUNION: 
MORNING PRAYER: 
EVENSONG: 
SUNDAY SCHOOL: 
VICAR: 
CHURCHWARDENS: 
Vicar's Warden: 
People's Warden: 
Deputy People's 
Warden: 
Every Sunday at 8 a. m. 
First Sunday of the Month at 12 noon. 
Third Sunday of the Month after 
Evensong. 
Every Wednesday at 10 a. m. 
Every Sunday at 11 a. m. 
Every Sunday at 6. 30 p. m. 
Every Sunday at 9. 50 a. m. 
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The Rev. E.T.Sherlock,A.K;C. 
The Vicarage, Hon. C. F. 
Dorney, Windsor, Berks. 
Tel: Burnham 421. 
Lt.Col. P.D.S. Palmer . 
Dorney Court, Windsor.Berks. 
Tel: Burnham 638 
Mr. T. W,E. Roche, 
St. Heliers,. Dorney Reach, 
Maidenhead, Berks. 
Tel: Maidenhead 27047 
Mr. J.E. Fa:rrington, 
Melrose, Dorney Reach, 
Maidenhead, Berks. 
Tel: Maidenhead 27986. 

EDITORIAL 
Summer has visited Dorney this year and has found the 
village ready to receive it. For a moment, life in our part 
of England has justified the advertisements which the 
tour.ist authorities cause to appear in magazines overseas. 
There is tennis on the lawn, there is sailing on, swi,mminR 
in or walking beside the placid Thames, afternoon tea may 
be taken in the garden and the door need not be closed• 
when the Sunday congregations are assembled. 
Unfortunately this last does net apply to some bedroom 
windows in the still, summer nights. The Motorway 
is in excellent form. 
With the coming of the fine weather the M. 4 can· be 
received, like the developing television services,.· in an • 
increased number of homes. Like the television, the 
M. 4. is equal to the challenge of a larger audience. The 
dry surface leads to ~igher speeds with a corresponding 
increase in engine noise (eveh a family saloon can sound 
like a Le Mans special). Thff ·whine of tyre reaches a 
much more penetrating pitch. The volume of traffic 
naturally grows which adds to the rich variety of the 
uproar. And, of course, the happy motorists are out 
much later which means that the Motorway, again like the 
television, can provide a. much longer service. 
No-one denies the need for the Motorway. Most of us 
use it. Most of us look forward to the time when we can drive 
to London on it. But many of us feel that the inconvenience 
to those unfortunates who live near it should be kept to the 
absolute minimum. 
What is required is a solid fence on each side of the highway 
where it passes a residential area. These ::;olid fences are 
already used where there is the possibility of headlights from 
subsidiary roads causing dazzle on the M. 4. They would 
perform an equally important function by reducing th" noise 

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to an endurable level. They would add to the cost of the project - 
but only in a small proportion to the total outlay. 
This is an opportunity for our bureaucracy to show that the 
comfort of the few is not a matter to be ignored. It does not 
seem to be too much to ask. 
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The Vicar's Holiday. 
The Vicar has arranged 1:,0 be on holiday from the 3rd - 
24th August : he will conduct the Sunday Services and visit in 
cases of sickness. 
An Appreciation and an Appeal. 
For some years Mr. Farrington and Mrs. Farrington and 
Mr. Back have given time and labour towards keeping our 
churchyard and graveyard in decent order, and, as parish 
priest, I should like to express to them on behalf of the P. C. C. 
and the parish, mr very sincere appreciation for their useful 
services. It is easy for us to take this voluntary work for 
granted. 
Volunteers are needed to share in the task. It is true 
that the care of the cemetaries is the responsibility of the 
P. C. C. but it is also true that it is a rluty that should be 
shared by the parishioners and not left to a few devoted helpers. 
Those who possess family grav.es can do much in the way of 
assisting us by looking after them - in fact certain families 
are doing so already. Perhaps others might be encouraged to 
follow their example. The formation of a band of caretakers 
would be a step towards the solution of our problem. 
Mr. Frank Blagrove. 
Mr. Frank Blagrove is leaving Windsor to take up a teaching 
post on the staff of a Secondary School in Salisbury, Southern 
Rhodesia. He and his family will be away for eighteen months. 
We shall miss him and his invaluable instruction to our bell

ringers in Dorney. Happily for Mr. Blagrove , his name is 
well known among the fraternity of bellringers in Salisbury 
so that he wi.11 very soon be at home. We are indebted to 
him for all he has done for the church in Dorney over the 
past two years and wish him and Mrs. Blagrove every 
blessing in the future. 
Altar Flowers. 
August 2nd 
August 9th 
August 16th 
August 23rd 
August 30th 
Mrs. Smiley 
Miss Bennett 
Mr s . Horn~r 
Mrs. Reffell 
Miss D . Roche 
Sept. 6th Mrs. Sherlock. 
Marriage 
July 4th. ' Terence Edwin Kirkby and Linda May Watson. 
ROSTERS F OR AUGUST, 1964. 
Church Cleaning. 
1st August Delphine Roche 
8th II Mrs. Loughnan 
15th II Mrs. Williamson 
22nd II Mrs. Barker 
29th II Mrs. Farrington 
5th September Mrs. Cane 
Offertory Counting (every Tuesday at the Vicarage at 
8 p. z:n . <?r as a rranged). 
4th August 
11th 11 
18th 
25th 
II 
II 
1st Sept. 
Mr. Allen, Mr. Liney 
Mr. Gregory , Mrs. Gregory 
Mrs. Ames, Mrs. Raylor 
Mr. Roche, Mr. Eastgate 
Mr. Farrington, Mr. Wilkinson. 
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Sidesmen. 
8. 0 a. m. 2nd August Mr. Farrington 
9th 11 Mr. Roche 
16th II Mr. Roche 
23rd 11 Mr . R och e 
30th II M r. F arr1•n gto n 
11. 0 a. m. 2nd 11 Mr. Smiley 
9th II Mr. Cottam 
16th II Mr. Gibson 
23rd II Mr. Allen 
30th 11 Mr. Smiley 
6. 30 p. rn. All Sundays: Mr. Roche 
Mr. East gate 
Mr. Gregory 
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DORNEY & DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY 
The Society's Annual Show was held at the Village Hall 
on Saturday, 18th July, and was attended by the usual fine 
weather up to the early afternoon - which was fortunate for 
the staging of exhibits. After about 3 o1 clock, however, it 
began to thunder and torrential downpours and flalh es of 
lightning spoilt the efforts of the ice-cream sellers and kept 
everyone else inside the Hall, to the advantage, we suspect 
of the auction. 
We quote the judges as saying what very fine exhibits 
there were in all the Divisions, Magnificent onions vied 
with shapely roses to entice the eye away from toothsome 
pots of strawberry jam, while in the Annexe the flower 
arrangement classes provided a spectacular display. In the 
marquee the children excelled themselves and the range of 
talert, from metal-working to painting and wood carving to 
hand writ ing presaged well of the coming generations. 
Medals and prizes awarded were as follows: 
Banksian Medal Mr. Lely 
Williamson Challenge Cup Mr. Bown 

Woodhouse Cm Henge Cup Mrs. Jones 
Sainsbury Challenge Cup Mrs. Williams 
Gardening Book Mrs. Stacey 
Bulbeck Cup Mrs. Clifford 
Dowding Cup Mr s. Farr ar 
Novice Prize Mrs. \Vass 
Housekeeping Book Miss Cole. 
Homes - Garden1 s Subscription Mrs. Blundell. 
In t h e c hildrens1 classes: 
Rycroft Cups (1) Boys 
(2) Girls 
Ames Cup 
Challenge Shield 
Peter Sharphouse 
Susan Groves 
Diane Holloway 
Christine Adaway, Rita Condon, 
Ja son Hudson . 
T he Committee are to be cor.gratulated on their hard work 
which led to everything going off without a hitch. The prizes 
were presented by Mrs. Chenevix-Trench, wife of the 
Headmaster of Eton College . 
PUBLIC LOCAL INQUIRY INTC' THE LAKE END \VIDENINrr 
SCHEME. 
All readers of the Parish News are advised t hat the Public 
Local Inquiry into t he road widening between Den1t Corner and 
Lake End, which was to have been held on 29th July, has now 
been postponed until 8th September. Its venue will still be t he 
Village Hall. 
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PARISH COUNCIL TOPICS. 
The Parish Council met on 7th July and pusiness included 
t he following items: 
Field 242. 
It wa s learned that arrangements for the pu- chase of this 
ground by E . R. D. C. had not yet been complete d , and co nsequently 
a football pitch could not be prepared for use before 
the autumn of 1965 . 
Road Improvements - Lake End. 
The Council decided to enquire into t he exact plans for 
the development of Lak e End Road in order t hat it might be 
able t o express an informed opinion at the forthcoming Public 
Enquiry. 
New Village Hall. 
T he Council agreed to look into the question of its powers 
for giving financial aid to this venture. 
Road Sign - Dorney Reach. 
The Council was informed t hat E . R . D. C. intended to place 
a new street name- plate on the south side of Oak Stubbs Lane, 
and that the other mme- plate WOJld be endorsed with the words 
"Leading to Meadow Way11 
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Road Safety. 
It was agr eed to seek the support of the P ol ice and the 
T hames Conservancy to prevent mopeds being r idden on the 
River towpath. It was also decide d to a sk the Highway 
Aut hority to lop any low branche s along Court Lane, Ma rsh 
Lane and Harcourt Road which might be dangerous to traffic. 
Date. of next Meeting. 
A brief site meeting was arranged for Tuesday 21st Jul y t o 
consider t he pl ans fordevclopini Lake End Road. Details of 
this will a ppear in the September issue of the Dorney Parish 
News. T he next full Meeting will take place on F r iday, 
11th September. 

PLANNING APPLICATIONS. 
Last month there appea r e d, unde r ~arish Council Topics, 
a brief statement advising pa rishioners to inform the Parish 
Council of any intended planning application before. submitting 
it to the E. R .D . C. We are now publishing a fuller statement 
which may ~lear_u p _a ny misunderstanding . 
Notice of all planning applications is sent to the Parish 
Council by E. R. D. C. Although t he P arish Council has no 
statutor y powers at all in connection with planning , its views 
can exe rt some influence on t he local planning authority. 
Indeed, · it is understood that, if the P a r ish Council makes n o 
comment, t his is taken to mean t hat t he local planning 
authority should adhe r e to the provisions of the Green Belt 
r egulations in t heir strictest sense . 
It will be understood that such a negative attitude by 
the Parish Council may well involve t he applicant in substantial 
expense . It is thought that this might often be 
avoided if applicants sought the views of t he Parish Council 
when first putting up their proposals . 
T h e Parish Council wishes it to be lmown t hat it is 
prepared in future to make observations on all planning 
applications affecting t he parish , provided that they a r e 
informed comments. It is sugge sted, therefor e, that 
applicants may find it convenient eith er to send a copy of 
t heir proposals to the Cler k of the Parish Council or- by 
arrangement, t o appea r before t h e Council to explain t hem in 
person. It would, in some cases, help t he Council to reach 
a decision if the opinions· of neighbm1ring residents could be 
produced at the same time. 
The Council wishes it to be cle4rly !understood that it is 
not a planning authority, and it has no wish to overstep its 
powers. T his advice has been given solely to give parishioners 
t he best possibl e chance of hnving t heir planning 
applications approved, and to s pa r e t hem possible waste of 
time and money. It is entirel y up to t he parishioner to decide 
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whether he will accept this counsel or not. 
S,yringa 
The Editors. 
Dear Sirs, 
Harcourt Road, 
Dorney Reach. 
14. 7.1964 
I followed the correspondenceconcerning La·ke end 
Road with much interest . I noted that this .follows the u s ual 
pattern of those who s ee their amenities threatened, and 
quite understanda bly wish t o preserve them, versus t he 
11 authority", But throughout the exchanges there i s no 
mention of those for whom t he right of way wa s originally 
made - t he pedestrian. 
I agr ee t hat the roa d as it is, i s good enough for 
motorists, but it is deadly dangerous for t hose on foot. 
Segregation may be a dirty word in one context, but it is t he 
only way of preser v ing the pedestrian on de-restricted 
country roads. There are several s t retches on both Lake 
End Roa d and Marsh Lane from Oak Stubbs to Dent's Corner , 
where vis,ibility is n ot good enough for the speeds habitually 
r eached on them. 
T hose of us vll o pa ss mothers wheeling prams on these 
r oads cannot fail to realise the danger they run. Pedestrians 
need the protection of an invi_olate part of t h e road to them s 
elves . We s hould press n ot for t he roads to be improved, 
but for footpaths to be laid down along both Lake E nd Road 
and Marsh Lane. 
The same principle of segregation would also resolve 
the crossing of the A4 by Taplow Station. A footbridge is t he 
correct answer here, and eventually all major arterial roads 
will be so bridged where minor roads feeding residential areas 
join t hem. It is high time that more pre ssure was brought to 
bear t o protect t he pedestrian, and I suggest t hat we make a 
sta rt in Dorney, by telling the authorities where their duties 

really lie . 
Yours faithfully, 
(Signe<l) M. P . W ooller. 
The E dit ~rs, 
Dorney Parish News. 
Septemle r House, 
Marsh Lane, 
Taplow. 
Dear E ditors, 
To r eturn once more to t h e subject of education in general 
and the I eleven-plus' in particul ar, before you may decide that 
' this correspondence must now cease•, and \U thou wishing to 
sprinkle salt on wounds inflicted on one another by previous 
contestants in t his arena, permit me to pre s ent a potentially 
educable layman ' s point of view. 
Any view on education must in evitably be allied to a 
particular view on life and the purpose of life, 1:n sed consciously 
or subconsciously on some form of ethics . The most 
universally accepted ethic i n our form of democracy is that 
of equal opportunity fo r all. This, at l east, will be acceptabl 
e to most as an ideal to aim at . 
In terms of education t hi s means to me an equal 
opportunity for all our children, regardless of race, creed, 
colour OR I . Q . , t o be taught to make use of whatever 
creative ability is latent in them . Any form of segregation 
in education must be a denial of this principle, and, in the 
case of the II eleven-plus", the implication is that democracy, 
in fact, stops at eleven. 
Returning to t he precept of creative ability , I believe 
that this take s a s many forms as human character. Since 
we have no mathematical standards for measuring the 
value of any man I s life, I certainly cannot agree t hat there 
are any st andards by which we can measure t he p otential 
value of a child. 

Our imma diate problem, in view of th e shortage of 
qualified teachers, is whether : 
(a) to allow tuition by a limited number of good teachers of a 
limited number of children, s el e cted by a process no better 
t han the drawing of lots, o r 
(b) to allow all children limited access to a limited number of 
good teachers in those subjects which are in accordance 
with t heir individual innate abilities . 
This latter method is undoubtedly the only one compatible 
with our ideal of equal opportunity. 
Your s faithfully, 
(Signed) E . H. Bush. 
P . S. For the benefit of t hose readers who have only recently 
moved into the parish, I would like to add that the a menities 
of our modern primary school a r e in no small measur e due to 
the efforts of Harry Dorrell . Whether or not we agree with 
t he opinions he expre sse d in t hese columns, I t h ink we may 
safely credit him with a fair grasp of the realitie s of our 
educational system. 
DORNEY PLAYERS 
A COFFEE MORNING AND BRING AND BUY SALE 
will be held, by kind permission of Mrs. T. W. E. Roche, 
at ST. HELIER'S, Dorney Reach, on SATURDAY, 12th . 
SEPTEMBER, 1964, at 10.30 a . m . 
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FANCY GOODS ..... . BRIC -A-BRAC . . . . . Please support us. 
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DCRNEY PLAYERS - SOCIAL ACTIVITIES: 
On Thursday, 11th June, about 40 members and 
friends met at Norman's Wine Chambers in Beaconsfield 
for a wine-tasting. This was a new venture for the Players, 
suggested and organised by Len Eastgate. 
A friendly welcome was extended by the proprietor and 
his staff, and glasses of a chilled Bordeaux were promptly 
poured and circulated, together with a list of the six wines 
which were to form the basis of the evening's deliberations. 
There followed a leisurely hour or two of sniffing and 
sipping and savouring as our guide led us by "the nose" 
through the Rhone, Gironde and Burgundy areas of France, 
and the cooler slopes of the Rhineland. He had something 
memorable to say about each area, and many pleasant 
anecdotes to recount which enlivened his theme. His 
detailed advice about the wines we sampled, and many more 
besides, made the whole skill of the connoisseur seem more 
fascinating and more complex than ever. (It was noted that 
more than one pi. rticipant left the cellars with a tissue - 
wrapped bottle or two under his arm, doubtless to continue 
his tasting at greater leisure at home). 
The Players are greatly indebted to Len Eastgate for 
this unusual social event, and hopes have been expressed 
that there ·might be another such occasion in the future. 
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On 4th July, about two dozen members, (not cars as 
reported elsewhere!) left the Village Hall on what has become 
an annual outing - the Treasure Hunt. 
The Committ.ee had adopted a suggestion that the winners 
of_ the previous year should lay the trail. Accordingly, Audrey 
and Maurice Wooller had kindly planned the route, which led 
us first to Cookham. Cars were parked, and competitors 
travelled on foot over a prescribed course, ettempting to find 
the answers to ten clues as they went. This procedure was 
repeated at Hurley, where, at four-thirty the exhausted but 

enthusiastic assembled for tea. Covert glances were cast 
at the judges marking their sheets, while gossip ran that 
one party had deliberately slaughtered a bird to procure a 
feather for a bonus point . 
The result was a win for Len Eastgate and party. The 
schoolmaster' s erudition resulted in his being the only 
competitor to solve the clue "Soap forever" by spotting, on a 
tombstone, the words "Lux perpetua." This gave his party 
the lead over the Gibson car, and that of the Roches, which 
came second and third respectively . 
T his was a delightful afternoon, blessed by perfect 
weather and excellent or g2.nisation. Many thanks to Audrey 
and Maurice : we look forward to following where Len, 
presumably, will lead us next year. 
D.P.G. 
SOUTH BUCKS CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION 
DORNEY 
BRANCH 
T he Annual General Meeting of the Branch was held 
on ,Tune 22nd. The President, Commander Dixon announced 
with great regret that Mrs. Sainsbury was relinquishing the 
Chairma_nship as she was leaving the district. She had done 
a great deal of work in the last five years, and kept Dorney 
up to a high standard of efficiency . 
Mr. Coll"..ns was elected the new Chairman;, and 
Mr. Allen, Treasurer; and Mrs. Ames, Secretary. 
The agent for the constituency Captain Wilkinson, then 
spoke. He said Mr. Bell, our member was in what is 
known as a II safe seat" . But a great deal of work needed to 
be done before the election, as it was most important to 
return him this time with .as large a majority as he had 
before . 
Anyone who had time to go and help at Uxbridge or 
Slough would be most welcome, as they were very short of 

helpers. . With help both seats could be '-'On. 
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BROWNIE NOTES. 
The Brownies have had a successful year. Several 
have gone on to Glides - Patricia Eastgate gained her 
Golden Hand and flew up to Eton Guides but we still have 
17 Brownies on roll. 
The Pack attended Thinking Day at Datchet in February 
and Brownie Revels at Eton Wick during May. 
The Annual Outing was to Hampton Court, returning by 
steamer, after an interesting and enjoyable day. 
We have been very fortunate in having a very willing 
and able Pack Leader in Margaret Brooks, who has been 
most helpful during the past year. 
After five and six years service respectively, Brown 
Owl and Tawny Owl would like to retire! and would be 
pleased to he.ar from anyone interested in taking over the 
Pack! We should be grateful for any offers of help and 
experience is not necessary. If you are interested 
please 'phone Mrs. Williams, (Maidenhead 27763) 
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NEWS ITEM, 
Just across the border in the Parish of Hitcham a group 
of yolllig people known as the Carmack Recorder Ensemble 
gather for rehearsal on Saturday mornings. This group of 
some -twenty highly skilled recorder players (aged 11 to 15) 
won the championship trophy for recorder ensemble classes 
in this year's London Musical Competition Festival. They 
frequently give concerts in parish churches after evensong 

both locally and farther afield. Among the places wlE re 
they have given recitals are Trinity College of Music, London, 
and Worcester College, Oxford, and Taplow and Hitcham 
Parish Churches. 
Murray Carmack, a Canadian who taught in Maidenhead 
schools for a time, directs and trains the group. Beginning 
in September he plans to build up another group from which 
to feed this establishe.d ensemble and will be glad .to hear 
of any young recorder players who might be interested in 
playing in such a group. Also he plans to start a percussion 
group for younger children which may lead them on to more 
ambitious music later. 
Mr. Carmack who lives at Canon Way, Marsh Lane, 
Taplow, will be pleased to answer any enquiries (Maidenhead 
27713). 
NATURE NOTES 
At ·dusk on fine summer evenings, I often have the 
opportunity to watch bats in flight, for they include a circuit 
of the how'!e in their regular beat. Exact identification of 
the flying animal is nearly impossible, and as I have not 
been able to discover and examine them in their roost I can 
only assume that they are the Pipestrelle or Common bat - 
the species which far outnumbers all others. 
The pipestrelle is known to form large colonies in church 
roofs and towers, barns, hollow trees and old houses. It 
roosts in newer houses less commonly but when it does select 
a cavity behind tile cladding or in a roof space its noisy 
activities can disturb the householder. 
Bats are the only British mammals which fly and they 
achieve this feat by means of a membranous wing stretching 
betwea::i their long fingers. The eyes are small and the sight 
poor bnt hearing for high pitched vitrations is extremely 
well developed. It is this faculty, a sort of simple radar, 

which enables them to avoid touching objects in flight. 
It is also the means by which they locate and catch the 
flying insects on which they feed. The young are born 
this month, one per female, and for the first two weeks 
of life it remains clinging to its mother. She then removes 
it and hangs it beside her in the roost - upside down .. 
WAYFARER 

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Dor ney Reach. 
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No. 9. SEPTEMBER. 
SERVICES IN THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST. JAMES. 
HOLY COMMUNION: 
MORNING PRAYER: 
EVENSONG: 
SUNDAY SCHOOL: 
VICAR: 
CHURCHWARDENS: 
Vicar's Warden: 
People's Warden: 
Deputy People's 
Warden: 
Every Sunday at 8 a. m. 
First Sunday of the Month at 12 noon. 
Third Sunday of the MQnth after 
Evensong' . .• 
Every Wednesday at lO a·. m. 
Every Sunday at 11 a. m. 
Every Sunday at 6 . 30 p.m. 
Every Sunday at 9. 50 a. m. 
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The Rev. E. T.Sherlock, A.K.C. 
The Vicarage, Hon. C. F. 
Dorney, Windsor, Berks. 
Tel: Burnham 421. 
Lt.Col. P.D.S. Palmer 
Dorney Court, Windsor. Berks. 
Tel: Bnrnharn 6 38 
Mr. T . W.E. Roche , 
St. Heliers, Dorney Reach, 
Maidenhead, Berk~. 
Tel: Maidenhead 27047 
Mr. J.E. Farrington, 
Melrose, Dorney Reach, 
Maidenhead, Berks. 
Tel: Maidenhead 27986. 

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The Summe r holidays are , as always, a period of re cess as 
fo_r as vii loge activities a.re conce rned.. It is the re fore perhaps 
fortunate in one way that. the Editor mislaid th~ July Wome n's 
Institute re port, so that it is_avo_ilable for the curre nt numbe r • 
when we are short of "copy"; but it is no doubt ve ry irritating 
for the Wome n's Institute , who ce rtainly had the ir report in in 
good time , and we can only apologi-se to the m for the muddle. 
This might ·indeed .be be tte r headed "Apologie s." than_ . • 
"Editorial", for we also have to apo;logise to all our reade rs 
for the Parish Ne ws appearing late this month. This is, as we 
ore proud to boast, a ve ry rare occurre nce and is'only due' now 
to its normal production period -co-ir:iciding exactly with the holidays 
of our printe r, Mrs . Davis. We are sure our reade rs will unde r- 
• stand-and will join with us· in hoping that Mrs. Davis, who produces 
ovr magazine so exc e lle ntly~ and he r family have had an 
enjoyable· break in Cornwal I . . • 
Autumn activities wil I soon be in full swing ag~in• and this :: · 
promises to be an exc~-ptionally busy pe riod, espe cially in Churc:h 
affairs; as has alre.ady be~n me ntioned in these page ~, and is 
me ntioned again e lsewhere .~n this issue , a Christian Stewardship 
Developme nt Campaign, organised by layme n of the Parish, 1s 
to be launched this autumn: · 
A meeting of the ·Editorial Board wil I be he ld in Se pte mbe r 
at which the Magazine's ·prospects and finances wi 11 be discussed. 
Despite the voliant -e fforts _of our_exce llently-organised ~orps of - 
distributo rs it is a continyous battle- to keep the Parish Ne ws's he ac,I 
above the financial wave.s qr:id, _ tempting though it is to launch out 
into bumper numbe rs, our margin. is so small - indeed ofte n nonexiste 
nt - that we simply cannot afford to do so. 
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S . Matthew, A & E . 
21 st Se ptember. 
Although the first Gospe l has attached to it the name of Matthew 
it does not follow that he was its author. Ce rtain facts bear this out:-' 
If we go carefully through the Gospe l underlying with. a blue 
pe ncil eve ry verse in it which is found in Mark's Gospe l, we should 
find that 606 of Mark's 661 verses are found in Matthew's Gospel 
It is evide nt from th is that the Eallitor of Matthew's Gospe l incorporated 
nearly the whole of Mark's Gospe l with the exception of 
55 verse s. It is now ce rtain that Mark's Gospe l is the earliest of 
the four Gospe ls and was probably written at Rome about 65 A.D. 
If now we go through the re mainde r of Matthew's Gospe l underlying 
with a red penci l what is common to Luke's Gospel, we shall 
find that both, the editor of Matthew's Gospe l and Luke himself made 
use of a second docume nt or source which consists of the sayings and 
discourses of our Lord to which Mark did not have access . This 
second docume nt, col led 'Q ' (Quelie = source), no longer exists, • 
but it appears to have had its origin at Antioch about 50 A. D. · 
It was originally writte n in Aramaic, the language used by our Lord, • 
and late r translated into Greek. Eusebius· te lls us that about l30 A.D. 
a Church Fathe r, named Papias and Bishop of Hie ropolis, set down 
what he had learned from the Elde rs conce rning Matthew : 
'Matthe-.v compi led tb~ J..ogia in the He brew (Aramaic?) 
language· and _eve ryone trans~ated the m as he was able. ' 
There i~ also a third dpcume nt the editor of Matthew made use 
of called 'M' ; · a special sou"rce connected with Jerusalem about 
75 A.D. It comprises both narrative and teaching, e .g. M~tthew 6. 
vv. 1 - 18 ; also several parables such as the ume rcifu I se rvant, the 
laboure rs in the vineyard, the two sons and the te n v'i rgins. It 
includes stories about Pe te r and Pilate , and incide nts like the coin 
in the fish's mouth, and the sealing of the Tomb. 

Scholars find it hard to be lieve that one of the Twe lve could hove 
copied so closely, as I Matthew' does, the work of Mork who was not one 
of the Twe lve , and the re fore for the re asons'·stcited above , the y believe 
the first Gospe l was the work of an edI-~or. · V{hy the n did the Early 
Church associate Matthew's name with the first Gospe l? Because the 
Apo~tle Matthew compiled 11Q 11 which is one_ of the Gospe l's .main 
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sourc~s. • 
'The problem solved is stated here: 
Our Mark did first of all ·appear, 
For Luke and Matthe w used him both. 
But Luke and Matthew nothing loth, • 
T6 odd some more, used Q (for G ue l le) 
And each a special source as well.' 
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The Harve st Thanksgiving Services. 
The Harvest Serv ices on Sunday, the 4th O~tob.,r (Trin ity 19) 
wi 11 be as fol lows:- 
8 a.m. 
9 .50 a . m. • 
11 a .m; 
12 noon. 
6.30 p. m. 
Holy Communion. 
The Children's Service . 
Mottins and Sermon 
Holy Commu~ion. 
Eve nsong and Se rmon . 
Gifts of e ggs, fruit, vege tables and tinned-foods wil I be greotlyapproc 
iated and also flowers for the decoration of the church .. . The 
children ore invited to bring thei r gifts to the se rvice at 9.50 a.m. 
The harve st produce will be distributed a~ong the sick and the 
o ld age pe ns ioners. 
Parochial Church Co,•ncil Meeting. 
The re wi 11 be a meeting of the Church Council at the Vicarage 
0n Wednesday, the 9th Septembe r, ·at 8 . 15 p.m. 
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Altar Flowe rs. 
6th Septe mbe r 
13th Septembe r 
20th Septembe r 
27th Septembe r 
4th Oc tober 
Baptism. 
2nd August . 
Marriage . 
1 st August. 
Mrs. She rlock 
• Mrs. Ames 
Mrs . Raylor 
Mrs. East gate . 
Mrs. Gibson. 
Phil"ip James, son of Lionel Edward James 
and Dulc ie Wright. 
Barry Desmond Brook a nd Margaret Dorothy 
Flore nce Roche . 
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ROSTERS FOR SEPTEMBER, 1964. 
Church Cleaning. 
5th Septe mbe r 
12th Se ptember 
19th Se ptember 
26th Se ptember 
3rd October 
Mrs. Cane 
De lphine Roche 
Mrs. Ames 
Mrs. Loughnan 
Mrs. Williamson. 
Offe rtory Counting (eve ry Tuesday.at the -Vicarage at 8 p.m. or as arranged) 
1 st Se pte mber 
8th September 
15th Se ptembe r 
22nd Se pte mbe r 
29th Septembe r 
Mr. Farrington, Mr. Wilkinson 
Mr. Alle n, Mr. Liney 
Mr. & Mrs. Gregory 
Mrs. Ames, Mrs . Raylor. 
Mr. Roche, Mr. Eastgote. 

Sidesmen. 
8.0 a.m. 
11.0a.m. 
Al I Sundays. 
6th September 
13th September 
20th September 
27th September· 
6.30 p . m. All Sundays 
Mr. Farrington . 
Mr.· Cottam 
Mr. Gibson 
Mr.· Allen 
Mr.· Smiley. 
Mr. Roche 
Mr. Eastgate 
Mr. Gregory 
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CHRISTIAN GIVING CAMPAIGN . 
The present three-year campaign ends on Sunday, 25th Octobe r 1964, 
and its final results should appear in our Decembe r numbe r. Of the 
hundred or so families who had the courage to make a three-)€ or pledge at 
the onset, nearly all have found the strength needed to fulfil it. 'A ve ry 
few, due to changed circumstances, have been compe lied to var1 or 
suspe nd the ir gifts for the time be ing. The be ne fit for .the Church 
resulting from the sacrifices of so many people have e>,ceeded the most . 
rosy expectations of the organisers of the original Campaign . 
Pledged givi ng has not, of course , been the only form of support. 
Many, both inside the Parish and without, have made generous gifts of 
mone y, time and tal e nts . . 
At the _e nd of the e leventh quarter up to 26th July, the total r~ceived 
from pledged e nve lopes was £3,465. 12. 7d. In addition, covenants and 
pledged annual donations came to£ l , 321 . 11. lOd. Thus the total 
pledged mone y received was £4 ,787. 4.· 5d . To this must be added 
£ 1, 842. 19. l 0½d. of unp I edged m·one y from various sources; the 
grand total is thus £6,630. 4s. 3½d . a truly re markable amount. 
The Parochial Church Council has been faced with what to do at 
the e nd of the three year period, and has de cided to support a new effort 
to be organised entire ly by people in the Parish. For various reasons 
th is cannot start be fore the e nd of Dece mber and there will the refore be a 

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two montns hiatus between the two campaigns. Mr. Roche , as 
Chairman of the Development' Ca.mpaign Committee , wil I be 
advising parishioners.shortly how the gap is to be bridged. Later 
during the autumn he ·and Mr. Eastgate, with Mrs. Williamson as 
Hoste ss Chairman, will be organising the start of the Deve lopment 
Camp-aign and it is understood that their plans include a Parish 
-Supper to be held within the Parish in November and th~ introduction 
of the "Fish" scheme, which has proved so successful in other parts of 
the Diocese . This is a scheme of social service to he lp those in need, 
emergencies etc. · 
. More details will be give n in out succeeding numbers and in a 
Campaign Brochure whi ~h ·will be circulated just before the start of 
the Campaign·; 
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DORNEY LOCOSPOTTERS' & AIRCRAFT SPOTTERS' CLUB. 
Perchance it is not dead but sleepe th, said someone . He was 
right; the Club is only in rec~ss till its ~embers' ~o_lidays ~re over 
a nd it is then the inte ntion to start meetings and v1s1ts again. The 
Chairman admits that his daughte r's wedding and all its a tte ndant 
pre parations and afte rmcth have virtually fossilised him for a month 
or mo re as far as Club activitie s are concerned, but he has heard a 
whisper of at least one prospective new member and looks forward 
to a resumption of activity ve ry s~on. Members will be advised whe n 
the September meeting is to be held. 
FOR SALE 
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Price £20.- · Ring Maidenhead 27777, 6p.m. -8p.m. 
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To The Editors, . 
Dorney Parish News. 
The Old Brick House,. 
Qorney, . 
Nr. ·windsor, 
Berks. 
I heartily agree with Mr. M.P . . Woolle r· that pedestrians,!who ve.nture 
a long the country roads round Dorne y need footpaths to wa I k- on. I venture 
to e·nqui_re why the P~_blic Footpaths, so clearly signposted round about the 
vii loge , should be so difficult to fol low; the re is no clear indication of 
the routes of these paths, and onl y the e ldest inhabitants can trace some 
of them. Public Footpaths are (usually) the quickest way from point to 
point across country, a nd in other counties these paths ore ~ept cut-out 
so that people can use the m as they were meant to be used . 
Nowadays, when the roads are· not placed to walk along for 
pleasure (alas), our Public Footpaths could fulfil a real purpose. Could 
someone make a large -sca le map ~f the real footpa ths? 
Yours sincerely, 
Ange la Be ll. 
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DORNEY PLA YERS 
A COFFEE MORNING & BRING & BUY SA LE 
wil I be held, by kind permission of Mrs. T. W. E. Roche, at 
ST. HELIERS, DORNEY REACH, on SATURDAY, 12th SEPTEMBER, 
1964 . at 1 0 . 30 a . m. 
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CONFECTIONERY . .... PROVISIONS .. . .. PLANTS ... . . FANCY 
G OODS . .. . . BRIC-A-BRAC . PLEAS E SUPPORT US . 
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DORNEY W . I. 
The July meeting is usually he ld in a me mber's garde n and this year 
Mrs . Sore nse n had kindly invited us to use her's for this purpose . 
Unfortunate ly the weather was cool and showery and we were obliged 
instead to mee t in ·the Vil loge Hall. 
The floral arrangements e nte red for competition mode a bril'liant 
group -near the stage which portly compensated for the dre ary surroundings 
of the halL This compe tition, devised a nd judged by Mrs. Stace>', was 
for on arrangeme nt in a shallow container and showing some water. It 
was won by Mrs. Eastgate with a charming arrangement of roses . 
Mrs. Jones hod brought the banner, the designing of which formed 
last year's compe titi on, a nd which is now nearing completio n. 1t looks 
very effective and Mrs . ·J ones thanked al I members of the handicraft 
group for the ir he lp and co- operation. 
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Final arra ngement s were made for the twelve people wh9.intended 
joining the group outing to the Merma id Theatre to see The Maid's 
Trajedy . 
The President welcomed a new membe r, Mrs . Crook, and hoped 
she would e njoy our meet ings ~ 
The speaker was Miss Page who gave a fos-:inating talk and 
demonstrat ion on the a rt of mime . , ... · ... 
The vote of thanks was given by Mrs. Collins. After the meeting 
the Committee met to discuss the almost completed programme for next 
year and we lcomed Mrs . Olive Stacey who hos been co-opted on to 
the Committee. 
There was no meeting in August and we look forward to Se ptembe r 
when the speake r on the 9th will be Mr. K. Smiley who will talk on 
some ofhis experiences as a journa list . 
Teo hostesses: Mrs . Hood, Mrs. Forme r and Mrs. Ri gden._ 

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The common teasel has now become well established on th~ 
banks of the motorway near the rive~ . It is an unmistc k~ble plant 
with stout, prickl_y stem.s reaching five .or six feet in he ight and 
large, bristly heads of lilac flowers .. This massing of small flowe rs 
into compact head·s is very ch<:1ract.~ristic of the tease l family, and 
serves the _useful purpose of makir:ig smal I flowe rs more conspicuous to 
insec'ts than they otherwise would be. 
A point of special interest about the teasel is that it is; noJ; 
only splendid ly e quipped for attracting the insects that it needs, ,· 
but that it also has a special arrangement for preventing unwarited 
insects from pilfering the nectar that it provides for its friends. The 
leaves grow in opposite pairs and a rise directly from the stem. In 
some.of the lowe r pairs the ir brood bases ore joined in such a way as 
to form cups that hold conside rable quantities of rain and dew. The 
inse cts that the tease l needs to pollinate its flowe rs are flying inse cts 
and these moats, which are rare ly e mpty, are a safeguard against 
creeping ma raude rs from below. Some of the moats are large e nough 
to hold two o r three egg-cupfuls of water . 
Many observe rs have tried to discover the origin of the water 
in the tease l's cups. Some of it, undoubtedly comes frotn rain ancl 
dew, but there ~re good reasons for believing that, at any rote insome 
cose·s, . d ·certai'n amount is exuded by the plant .itself. ' • 
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The drcti~~a;·y described the teasel as a -plant with large burs 
or heads cov e red with stiff, hooked awns, which are used in raising 
a nap on c ~ot~. Ho,weve r, the common wild tec;:isel has no hooked awns 
at oil, arid· i~)heref;re, wholly use less for the purpose. These 
hooked structures are a distinguishing feature of a close ly related 
plant known as the fuller's tease l, which was once· wide ly cultivated 
for the jolb. It does not grow in a truly wHd state in this country, 

but only as on occasio nal, naturalized alien. 
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DORNEY PCST OFFICE AND VILLAGE SHOP - Bur nham 95. 
General Provisions, Stationery, Haberdasher y and Hosiery. 
Sweets, Tobacco and Minerals . 
Weekdays: 8.30a. m. -6p. m. (except Wed. 8 . 30a. m . - lp. m . ) 
Sundays: 10. 30 a . m. - 12 . 30 p . rn. 
TWO-DAY DRY CLEANING SERVICE . 
ALL GOODS AT REASCNABLE PRICES. 
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POWER GARDENING · LIMITED. 
40 Stoke Road, Slough. Telephone - -Slough 24945 . 
Appointed Agents for Atco , Qualcast, Rotoscythe, Suffolk and 
Hayne Mowers. 
Rotogardener, Monrotiller ,. Simar, Versatiller Cultivator s . 
Free Demonstrations. Terms and Exchanges . 
All types of repairs and overhauls . 
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BLUE BUS SERVICE LTD. 
Windsor - Dorney Reach - Maidenhead. 
Lost Property, Private Hire, Ring Slough 20442 or 
Slough Agents, Slough 22112 . 
HOWARDS TRAVEL AGENCY. 12 High Street, Slough. 
ROAD, RAIL, SEA AND AIR BOOKINGS. ALL WORLD TRAVEL 
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UNDER ·NEW MANAGEMENT. 
VILLAGE BAKERY AND GENERAL STORES. 
C. V . RIGDEN, BURNHAM 374. 
Home Baked Bread and Confectioner y . 
Wedding and Birthday Cakes made to order . 
Deliveries daily. 
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THE SPANISH BIT RIDING SCHOOL 
Elms Farm, Dorney Common. Proprietor: W. T. Simmons. 
PONIES AND COBS FOR IDRE. DAILY RIDES, RIDING 
HOLIDAYS, QUIET PONIES FOR CHILDREN. TRAINING 
OF BEGINNERS IS OUR SPECIALITY. Tel: BURNHAM 275. 
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T. QUARTERMAN & SON. Builders and Contractors. 
White Heather Garage. 
EXPRESS SERVICES IN EMERGENCIES. 
Telephone: BURNHAM 188. 
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YOUR NEAREST CHEMIST ETON WICK PHARMACY. 
(R.J. 0 1FLAHERTY, M.P.S.) 
National Health Dispensing, Drugs, Cosmetics, Films and 
Developing etc .. 
Open Daily (Wed. excepted) until 6. 30 p. m. 
Open Wednesday from 6 - 7 p. m. 
Open Sunday morning 12 to 1 p. m. T el: WINDSOR 62049. 
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REMOVALS ...... ANY DISTANCE. 
For prompt and efficient service ..... Call, write or 
Telephone G.A. SAVAGE & CO. (SLOUGH) LTD. 
Transport & Removal Contractors. Tel: SLOUGH 21080 
14 Salt Hill Avenue, Bath Road, Slough. 
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Lessons in piano and the theory of music. Class instruction 
in recorder and percussion. ENQUIRIES WELCOME~ 
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Material for publication should reach one of the editors 
by the 20th of the preceding month. 
Editors: 
Editorial Board: 
Distributors: 
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T. W. E . Roche, "St . Helier' s" 
Dorney Reach. Tel: Maidenhead 27047. 
F .D. Gi• bson, II Ard en 11 , D orney Reahc . 
Tel: Maidenhead 23943 . 
The Editors, Mr. L .H. Eastgate, 
Mrs. A . Eastgate, Mrs. H. Roche, 
Mr. K. Smiley. 
Village and Lake End. 
Mrs. Finch, Mrs. East gate, Mr. Allen, 
Mrs . Barker, Miss Bennett, Mrs. Raylor, 
Mr. Bartlett . 
. Dorney Reach. 
Mr. Gibson, Mrs. • Cane, Mrs. Roche, 
Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Wooller, 
Mrs. Adcock, Mrs. Cobb, Mrs. Pilkinton 
Mrs. Gregory, Mrs. Farrington, 
Mrs. Smiley. 
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Distributors who collect subscriptions for those taking the 
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DORNEY PARISH NEWS . 
No. 10. OCTOBER. 
SERVICES IN THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST. JAMES. 
HOLY COMMUNION: 
MORNING PRAYER! 
EVENSONG: 
SUNDAY SCHOOL: 
VICAR: 
CHURCHWARDENS: 
Vicar' s Warden : 
People' s Wa r den: 
Deputy People' s 
Warden: 
Every Sunday at 8 a. m. 
F irst Sunday of the Month at 12 neon. 
Third Sunday of the Month after Evensonc . 
Every Wednesday at 10 a . m. 
Every Sunday at 11 a. m . 
Every Sunday at 6 . 30 p. m. 
Every Sunday at 9. 50 a . m . 
The Rev. E . T . Sherlock, A.K.C. 
The Vicarage, Hon . C . F ., 
Dorney, Windsor, Berks. 
Tel: Burnham 421. 
Lt. Col. P . D. S. Palmer 
Dorney Court, Windsor, Berks . 
Tel: Burnham 638 . 
Mr. T . W. E . Roche, 
St. Heliers, Dorney Reach, 
Maidenhead, Berks. 
Tel: Maidenhead 2704'.7. 
Mr. J.E. Farrington , 
Melrose, Dorney Reach, 
Maidenhead, Berks. 
Tel: Maidenhead, 27986 

EDIT ORI AL 
What does Dorney mean to us? Very shortly we are 
going to have to ask ourselves that question under two headings. 
Firstly, are we going to ensure that the Parish continues as 
a robust and healthy entity with the Church at the centre of Hs 
life. and secondly are we going tc ensure that the character 
of the Parish remains unharmed? 
The opportunity to de the f-irst is almost upon us. 
When the present Christian Stewardship Campaien has run its 
course at the end of Cctober we shall be on our cwn, out on a 
limg, in fact. No super-efficient outside organisation is going 
to help our Parish keep its Church in running order, extend 
the interest in the Church, increase the soc1:il life of the 
Pnrish and undertake a number of'jcbs which are ancillary 
tc. all thi::i. 'Dorney will hmre to get on with it and we do not 
.doubt that those whose responsibility it is to organise a 
Development Campai';Il will bring this fact forcibly before 
all parishioner::; .. 
The opportunity to do the ::iecond may come at any time. 
We have already seen that an Enquiry was held in September 
into the proposed widening and straightening of Lake End Road. 
Do we want Dorney to remain a picturesque and tolerably 
pea.ceful rural village, or do we want it to become a race 
track? Traffic moves fast enough already and we have' only 
to look at the example of Eton. Vii.ck, where widening and 
straightening of. the road has encoura1:;ed such speeding, to 
realise what. may happen to us. : The Police with their radar 
traps in Eton Wick this sum.me r have caught such a crop of 
speeders that nc further evid·ence is surely needed. 
Whilej_s behoves us thei:efore to protect ourselves 
from being bui.ldozed straight iri the name of progress, we 
must net blind ourselves to the still greater danger lurking 
without. If we want Dorney to re.nain Dorney we must be 

on the alert for the first whisper of any proposed boundary 
changes which might cast us into the capacious maw of the 
giant Slough. Let us ask ourselves why we choose t o live 
in Dorney; is ·it not because it is one of the l ast outposts 
of picturesque rural Engl and l eft anywhere near -London? 
And if so, is not it utterly alien t o think of it as part of a 
gr eat indusfri~lised County Borough? Let us not delude 
ourselves; it could happen, just as John Betjeman's wavini:r . 0 
fields of Middlesex corn are now buried beneath surburbia, 
red electric trains and screaming jets . 
This month is a time of national importance and by 
the time our next issue appears we shall !mow what Government 
the elector ate has chosen . But this is also a season 
of great lccal importance. Let us be far-sighted, both 
nationally and paro chially for we have in our hands the 
future of the place we l ove. 
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S .. Luke, the Historian. 
18th Octobe r, 1964. 
S. Luke is known t c us not only as the Author of the 
Third Gospel. but also as the first historian of the Christian 
Church. Vie are indebted t o him for almost everything we know 
cf the first spread_ of Christianity, of the original Gospel 
preache d by the Apo stles, of the steps by which the Christian 
Church moved t owards a definite form of or ganisation, and 
of the histor y of the man whose life and work was more 
decisive than that of any other for the shaping of the Christian 
faith - we mean S. Paul. 
As S. Luke is cur one s olitary authority of any importance 
for that in'lmensely interesting period, it concerns us t o know how 
far he can be regarded as a._ trustworthy historian of the events 
he records in the Acts of the Apostles . 

His history covers .the period from o.bout A.D. 30 
t o A . D. 6 0, shortly before the death of S. Paul. In the 
preface t o his Gospel, he tells us that , ' having traced 
the course of all things 'accurately' from the first ' and 
inquired of those who were I eyewitnesses and ministers 
of the word' , he is abl2 to let Theophilus lmow 'the 
certainty of the things about· which he had received c r al 
instruction. 
It is evident from this that S. Luke had made 
careful research in order t o ensure, as far ns possible, 
the accuracy of his information before writing his Gospel . 
And we mn.y a ssume that this holds equally true of his 
later work, .the Acts of the Apostles. 
Readers will hc.ve noticed that the Acts foll into 
two halves at the end of cho..pte r 12 . The first half covers 
the stor y of the Church within the borde rs d Palestine 
until it rea ches Syrian Antioch. The centre of Church 
life is J e rusalem anp the Ch}1rc}:l is Jewish-Christian in 
character. This half might be called the Acts cf Peter. 
It seems that S. Luke for this part of his history wn.s 
dependent upon the oral tradition current in the Jerusalem 
Church ,- a tradition which h~d come t c him from Jevrish 
eyewitnesses and mintsters of the 3cspel, chiefly the 
Apostles· at Jerusalem and n otably S . Peter. 
_vlith chapter 13 we are concerned with the seconc;i 
great period of the Church' s history. This time the centre 
of activity is Antioch, the threshold of the heathe n world. 
The personality ne w in the forefront of the picture is S. Paul 
under whose leadership the Church breaks through the 
narrow limits cf Judaism into the Gentile world until it 
reaches Rome. This second h::i.lf of the Acts might very 
suitably be called the Act a cf P nul. It is interesting t o 
n cte that the 'we' sections of the Acts imply that S. Luke 
was n ew a co:;:npanion d S. Paul and :in eyewitness of the 
events he records. 

As t c the date of the Acts of the Apostles , it is very 
difficult t o give nn answer . Some scholars think that it was 
written not l oni after S. Paul' s two -year imprisonment at 
Rome about A. D. 6 5 or 66 . Others would place the date 
after the fall of Jerusalem in A. D. 70. 
One ot her point worth mentioning about the book is its 
title which is s omething of a mistr anslation . The Greek could 
be more accur3.tely translated 'Acts of Apostles' , and this 
seems more appropriate t o the contents of the book which 
as we have see n, chiefly narrates the acts of SS . Peter ~d 
P aul. 
The Harvest Thanksgiving Services . 
T he Harvest Servi ces cm Sunday, the 4th October (Trinity 
19) will be a s follows:- 
8 a. m . 
9 . 50 a. m. 
11 a .m. 
12 noon 
6. 30 p . m. 
Hol y Communion. 
The Children• s Ser vice . 
1\/Iattins and Sermon . 
Holy Ccmmunion . 
Evenson g and Sermon. 
Harve st produce and tinned- foods will be greatly 
appreciated and al so flowers for the decoration of the Church. 
The augmented choir will sine a short anthem at the 11 a . m . 
service . The children are invited t o bring their harvest gifts 
t o the service at 9 . 50 a . m . 
Altar F lowers. 
4th Octcber Mrs. Gibson . 
11th Cctcber Mrs. F inch. 
18th Octobe r Mrs. Lely 
2 5th Cctober Mrs. Bundy 
1st November. Mrs. Horner. 

Marriage . 
5t_l). September . Andrew F ranGis Par s ons and J oyce 
Mur i.el Grego:ry.· • 
Burial, 
11th September . Alfred Reffell, age d 77 years . 
THE .NEW VILLAGE EP,.LL FUND . . 
TV/C FORTHCOMING EVENTS. ,· .. • 
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F r iday, October 9th at 7 . 0 p . m . - A II Penny Party" 
and 
Saturday , Octobe r 17th at 10. 30 a . r.n . · ... A Rumm.:rge Sal e . 
Both at the Vi lla e-e Hall. 
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CHRISTIAN STEV/ARDSHIP 
.A..s the old Ca.mpoign draws t o its end prepa rations 
a r e in full swing behμid the scenes for t he st~rt of the 
Development Campaign which is t o r eplace it . As the 
or ganisers, Messrs. Rcche and Eastgate, v1ill be unable 
been.use of their work to undertake t o· or eanise the new 
campaign immediately aft e r the old, all those whc have been 
giving regub.rly under the old scheme will be invited t o 
c cntinue givine a s before during the. hiatus p e r iod of e ight 
weeks. The new Christian Stewardship system will start 
on 1st January, the first Sunday in the New Year. 
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No term is being set t o' the new system as it iG 
obviou s that Christian Steward::,hip must l;>ecome part of the 
way of life cf this Parish. V ✓ e ask all parisioners t o r emember 
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that this time we are going it alone, with no help from an 
outside or ganisation, and that ther efor e everybody is in it 
together and we want everybody's help, not merely 
financial but also L."1 respect of doing things t o make the 
Church a livine entity and to help each other. 
The most important new aspect of the latter will be 
the introduction of the F ish Scheme, which will cater fo r 
emergencies, old people-·in difficult circumstances and s o on. 
This will be operated by parishioners for each other, regardless 
of the r eligion of the recipients. The basic idea is that 
the Parish will be divided into two main areaG, Dorney and 
Dorney Rench, each under an Area Leader who will di splay 
the F ish sien outside his house; Ar ea Leaders will be 
assisted by Road Leaders and by any ethe rs who are willinG 
t o volunteer t o help in numerous different ways. By placing 
a F ish card in his or her window a parishioner needing 
assistance, e . e. t c r,et t o hospital, because of sudden illness, 
etc ., will attract the attention of the F ish scheme, just as 
similar cards hove in the past attracted the attention of 
Carter ? aterscn or the G . 'W . R . 
In Novembe r invitations t o a Parish Supper will be sent 
out, and 3-1.so leaflets full y explaining the F ish scheme and 
inviting you t o volunteer for 'Mlatever kind of job y ou elect 
t o do - and t hese include the many t a sks r ound about the 
Church itself, such as cleaning, bell-ringing , choir and 
churchyard t cndine . The intention of the new Campaign is 
t o bring ev~rybod.y in, t o share both the inte rests and the 
responsibilities of parish life, t o spread the l oad s o that 
everythine does n ot fall on the shoulders of the faithful few. 
As t 9 finance, we again hope that as many as possible will 
pledge· a regular weekly amount for the Church, but as this 
is esse~tiilly aDorney venture, we do not intend t o ienore 
conscientious c bjections t o the practice of pledging, and 
for this rea.son the F ree Will Offering scheme is t o be 
r eintroduced side by side with pledr;es and covenants. Fuller 
details will be given in ou.r November issue and the complete 
comprehensive story will be set out "in the Br ochure which 

Church of England members will r eceive shortly before 
the start of the Devel opment Campaign. 
T .W. E . R . 
ROSTERS FOR OCTOBER, 1964. 
Church Cleaning. 
3rd Cct ober 
10th October 
:1r-7th Cct ober 
24th October 
31st C'ctober 
_ Mr s . Williamson 
Mr s . Barker 
E lizabeth Roche 
Mr s ·. Farrington 
1\/Irs. Cane. 
Offe rtory Counting (every Tuesday at the Vicarage at 8 p. m . 
or as arranged. 
6th October 
13th Cctober 
20th October 
27th October 
Sidesmen. 
8. 0 a . m . 
11.0 a . m . 
6 ,30p. m . 
lV!r . Farrington, Mr . Williamson 
Mr . Allen, Mr. Liney 
Mr . & • lv:rs . Gr egory 
Mrs. Ames, Mrs. Rayl or . 
All Sun days Mr ·. Farrington. 
4th October Mr . Cot tn.m 
11t h Cctober Mr . Gibson 
18th October Mr. Allen 
2 5th Cctober Mr . Smiley. · 
All Sundays Mr. Roche )b 
Mr . E astgate) Y 
Mr. 
arrange- 
Gr egor y ) t 
men . 
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PARISH COUNCIL TCPICS. 
The Parish Council met on F riday 11th September. 

Road Improvements - Lake E nd. 
It was noted that the Parish Council had been represented 
at the Public Inqui;ry fnto the proposed r oad improvements and 
had submitted the following evidence: 
(1) It was suggested that the propos~d footpath sh ould stop 
short of Cypress Cottage . 
(2) .It was suggested that a small strip of bnd shculd be 
taken from the g~rden of Cypr ess Cottage t o n.llcw for the 
widening of the carriageway. 
(3) It was sugeested that the c wner of Cypress Cottage 
mi ght be cnlled upcn t o enter into an greement t o make 
availabl e the land needed f c T the eventual completion of the 
footpath , when he finn.lly disposed of the property. 
Viar Memorial. 
The Council expr~:rncd its appreciation of the gift of a 
new gate and po sts by Mr. \V . G. Lely . It wns dso decided t o 
put in hand the prunint; of the c ak t rees. 
New Villa 0e Hall. 
It was r~solved t c invite the next Parish 1\/!:eeting t o 
sanction the raising of a 2d. r ate t c be contributed t owards the 
New Village Hall Fund. 
Blue Bus Service. 
It was a greed t o invite a representative of the Blue Bus 
Compo.ny t o discuss nny intended changes in the services with the 
Council at it s next meeting . 
Buck~. ~Pln.~inS F ields Association. 
It was agreed t o send a subscription of one guinea t c the 
Association , as in previous years. 
Date of next l'./Ieeting - F riday, 2nd Cctober, 1964 at 8 p. m . 

BEST KEPT VILLAGE COMPETITION. •• 
Dorney Village (with Lake End and Boveney) once again reached 
the final r ound with th~ following mar ks: 
Order liness o.f Adve,r- ti s ements 
Absence of l itter. 
General Tidiness 
Total 63/ 70. 
8/ 10 
37/ 40 
18/ 20. 
Marks obtained by Dorney Reach in the P r eliminary Judging 
were as follows: 
Orderliness cf Advertisements 
Absence of litter. 
General Tideness 
T otal 63 / 70 
10/ 10 
37/ 40 
16 / 20. 
A l etter of thanks was sent t o Mr. Webb for his splendid work 
in keeping t he village tidy. 
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Civil ·Defence Recruitment 
Mr . J. Vaughan, the Ar ea Civil Defence Officer, has 
requested that the follov,ing appeal for Civil Defence Volunteers 
be published in the Pariah News. He write s : - 
, The sol e purpo se of the Civil Defence Corps and its 
tra inine is, in the event of a n ational disaster or emergency, t o 
bring s ome measure of control t o a stricken area, save life, 
provide for and succour the homeless, tho se who are temporarily 
unable t o look after themselves and are without means of sustenance, 
and above all, t o help restc:re the means and will to live. 
As l ong as the dangers of national disaster and war exist, 
it wculd be short-sighte d and foolish not to_ prepare. to tr_ain, t o 
s ave life, l ook after tho se less fortunate thcμi others and t o br ing 
s ome order from chaos , and as disasters are no respecters of 
l ocality it is necessary t o provide an or ganisation in every village, 
t own and city in the country for that purpo se. 

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Civil Defence Training includes F irst Aid and Home Nursing 
and v olunteers a r e taught other life- saving skills which would 
enabl e them to help deal with household, r oad, and other 
calamities which are unfortunately an increasing part of our 
everyday life. 
The training takes two hours per week during the autumn 
and winter months · and fa usually- car ried ou in the parish. After 
initial training , volunteers can qualify for more advanced 
training , a bounty and officer rank. Men and women betwem 
the a ge of 17 and 60 are required for this important work. 
I hope the readers of your magazine and the l ocal orgnisations 
will give this matter the ir serious c onsideration and for m 
a Civil Defence team in the parish. I shall be pleased t o advise 
them and make all the necessa r y arrangements for the training. 
I do hope that anyon e interested in this humanitarian work 
will contact me. 
Mr. J . Vaughan, Civil Defence Officer, 11 Windsor End, 
Beaconsfield, Bucks. Tel: Beaconsfield 1281. 
Letter t o the Editor . 
Dear Sirs, 
Vine Cottage, 
Dorney, 
Windsor. 
5th September, 1964. 
Can anything at all be done t o prevent the constant 
slaughter of cattle on Dorney Common? Unless one lives 
on the common itself it is oifficult t o appreciate the concer n 
that these accidents cause, most of which happen at night . 
Me r e often than n ot , the animal cannot be found immediately 
and it is l eft lying in agony until the following morning . 
At the l a st Commoners meeting it was pointed. out that 
the e xisting signs were c ompletely inadequate . It wa s 

suggested and apprcved thnt much l a r ger signs should be 
acquired and placed at the correct height for ca r headliehts 
t o pick up immediatel y . This plan does net seem t o have been 
pursued. I sincerely hope that something will be done as soon 
as possible . 
T o The Editors 
D_orney Parish News. 
Dear Sirs , 
Yours truly, 
R . G. J. Hepburn. 
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The Popl a r s , 
Old Marsh Lane, 
Tapl ow. 
I r ead with interest the Editorinl on the AuPUst " Parish 
News" contc.ining the suegestb n thnt there should be a s olid 
fence on either side of the M4 whe r ever it passes clo se t o a 
r esidentinl area. 
Since I moved here in September l a st I have twice· 
written t o the l\iJ:inistry 6f Transpor t on this very subject, 
in fact my letters expresse~ almo st wor d for word the same 
views ns your Editorinl about the fence . 
In their reply t o my first letter the Ministry of Transport 
wrot e that my house appeared t o be ab out 85 yards from 
the near est traffic which "is not consider ed close by n or mal 
standards11 
• many pr operties being nearer t o existing motorways. 
The Ministr y appr eciated that the curve of the r oad 
would tend t o make car headlights sweep r ound the windows of 
my house. but they would "have thou ght that when the lights 
a r e close enough t o have effect, they a r e pointing in another 
dir ection on account of the curve . 11 The l ette r ended "Although 
t here a r e two houses in the area closer t o the motorway than 
your own and althou gh the Maidenhead By-Pass was opened 
as l ong ago as June, 1961, this is the first such complaint we 
have received. It is r egretted therefor e that your suggest ion 
for panelling the steel par apet, which might well be c onsidered 
obtrusive, cannot be considered. 11 
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I replied that the fact that they had received no complaints 
hitherto was surel y irrelevant t o the fact that the noise created 
could be reduced s o easily, i. e . by the small-scale experiment 
0f e recting so~ 200 yards of complete panelling. I ventured 
t o suggest t hat the inconvenience t o the Ministry of arranging 
an investigation would be small compa r ed with the inconvenience 
suffered by this small community during the pe riod when the M4 
was being constructed. 
This elicited a furthe r letter from the Ministry; whil e n ot 
unsympathetic t o my grievance, they felt they c ould not justify 
the precedent of fe ncing , as there a r e possibly thousands of 
househol ders in similar circumstances either as near t o the 
carriagew:i.y or even nearer thnn I. T hey further suggested I 
should e r ect s ome kind of screening on my own land : "In any 
case your views have been n oted and will be borne in mind 
s hould we r eceive furthe r complaints on similar lines. 11 
It may well be, Sir, that s ome of your readers would 
support the views I ha.ve expressed n.nd you have expressed 
in your Editorial, if s c , the last paragr aph of the Ministry's 
l etter suggests they would be taken notice of if they would 
write t o t he Miniotry expr essi ng their views. The Ministr y ' s 
n,ddr ess is: St. Chr istopher House, Southwark Street, 
London S . E . 1 . 
Yours faithfully, 
W. H. TOLL. 
(Any e ther :readers' letter s on t his subject would be welcomed. 
We also endor se the suggestion that p:irishioners affected should 
write t o the Ministr y . In our view Dorney is n specinl case - it 
is the only pc int on the whol e of the M41 s present course from 
Maidenhead Thicket t c- Langley whe r e the mot or way passes 
throu gh n. residential area. A panelled fenc e would also add t o 
safety of parishione rs, their children and animals; and as t o 
• expense -ne happen t o know that the Ministry s aved £ 10. 000 
thanks t o Dorney' s willingness t o for e go the footbr idge on the 
path from Lake End t o the Thousand Bushes. - Ed. ) 

T o The Editors, 
Dorney Parish News. 
Dear Sirs, 
Ar den, 
Cak. Stubbs Lane, 
Dorney Rench. 
20th September, 1964. 
Space has been dev oted in your pages, and those of the 
l ocal ·press, t o praice of 'The Concor des' . With ctll that h o.s 
been said I am in complete o.gr e ernent. It is encour aginf; t o 
find that people a.re prepa r e d t o make the ir cvm muaic in nn 
::i.ge when s o much i s mechanically provided; it is o.dmirnblc 
when such sums as are :raised thrcugh the musicians' 
efforts a.re devot ed t o a c ause of gener al l ocal interest - I 
refer t o the donation t o the New Vill c..ge Hall F und. 
There is, however, anothe r side t o 'The Conccrdes' 
with which I, and othe rs, a.r e not in such accord. It is 
acceptnble that they must practise , but must it be for three 
or four h ours nt n. stretch on Sunday afternoon with the 
windows wide open? Many loccl gar deners like t o ho.ve 
their l abours nccor.1panied by a transistor radio, but it is 
seldom that one is heard unle ss you pass clc se beside the 
worker. I have no doubt that my dauchter will wish t o pla.y 
some sort of instrument when old enough t o do s o , but I 
hope that both she and he r parents will be considerat e 
enough t o ensure that practice is limited, and done behind 
closed doors nnd windows. 
I am aware that we have, until recently, kept a large 
and noisy dog which caused distress t o some l ocal r e side nts. 
Before I nm called t o nccount on this scor e I shoulq like t o 
point out that we spent much time and enerey. in a.tte:mpting 
t o check him, and when all foiled found another home for 
him~ largely because we felt his behaviour W<:\S nnti-socbl. 
• I would be the last t o suggest that such drastic steps 
be taken with our l ocal talent, but I feel sure that I nm n ot 
the only resident t o be ·driven frantic by the n oise of endl e ss 
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practising, and the lack of consideration fer others from 
which it stems. . ___ . -. 
Yours faithfully , 
D ~P . Gibson. 
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DORNEY PLAYERS - COFFEE MORNING AND 
BRING . AND BUY SALE. 
On So_turdny, 12th September·, ~ coffee mom ing and 
brine nnd buy sal e wns held at St. Helier' s . A br i ght sun 
enticed 'custome rs t o view an attractive displ ay of gifts . 
The·re wer e exquisite , hand- knitted baby and dolls' clothes 
and s oft toys, carved ornaments, potted cacti, household 
goods n.nd costume jewellery. Coffee and biscuits were 
served in_thc ~un logeia, with squash available for y ounger 
visitor s . The p.-r n.nd sum of £ 10 was raised in a little over 
an hour, and cne member wns heard t o remark, "I don't 
know why we trouble t o put e n plays !1 
Unfortunatel y very few member s and friends wer e able 
t o attend . It was r eassuring t o bolste r funds s o well; 
distressing t o feel that a most pleasant s ocial occasion had 
been over l ooked by s o many . 
The P l ayer s are mo st grateful t o Yetta Roche and 
he r family for providing the setting of their home once 
a gnin for n. s ocial gatherine . 
NEXT PRODUCTICN: 
It has been decided t o present a three-act play on 20th 
and 21st November, produced by Yetta Roche , and casting 
will be compl ete and r ehearsnls-under way by the time this 
n otice appears. (Membe rs are asked t o n ote that the playreadin~, 
scheduled fo r 16th October, will not n ow be hel d). 
D. P.G. 

DORNEY W. I. 
Mrs. Cane t ook the Chair at t he September meeting 
which was held in Mrs. Sorensen' s gar den. It was a 
gl orious day and we alJ enjcyed basking in the sunshine 
in such pleasant surr oundings. 
Apologies fo r absence were read from Mrs. Gundry 
and Miss Iredale-Smith. 
The President referred t o the sad news of the death 
of Mr. Reffell and expreosed our sympathy with Mr s , 
Reff ell who has been a faithful W. I . Member ever since 
they came t o live in the village two years ago. 
The Minute s and Matters Arising were dealt with 
by Mrs. Finch. The programme for 196 5 is almost 
complete and the committee was given a free hand t o 
fill in the go.pn. 
A list of the peopl e who are willing t o stand for the 
1965 Committe e will be available at the October Meeting 
at which Mrs . Smiley , one of the two Vice-Presidents 
will t ake the Chair. 
A ccurse of four preservation classes , beginning 
on Tuesday, 8th September will be held at Westgate 
Secondary Modern School from 7 - 9 p . m. 
Mrs. Roche asked members of the Drama Group . 
if they woul d be willing t o provide an entertainment for 
the s ocial time at the A. G. M. in November. 
Mrs. J ones, Handicr aft Secretar y reminded us of 
the forthcoming Autumn Ar ea Meetings . That for the 
Slcu gh Area will be held at Stoke P oges Village Hall n.t 

7. 30 p. m . on Wednesday 30th September. The speaker 
will be Miss Duthoit N. F . W. I . Handicrafts Adviser who 
will specl{ on Colour and Design, illustrated with colour 
slides. 
Mrs. Cane gave more details of the proposed Village 
Sera? Book which is tc be c ompiled next year and suggested 
suitable headings under which the information could be 
grouped. 
This concluded the business and t he President then 
welcomed Mr. Smiley (after the hurried departure of his spouse) 
t o speak on s ome of his experiences as a journalist . 
It was one of the most enjoyable talks we have had for a ver y 
l ong time. Mr. Smiley is a polished and witty speaker and 
k ept us all entertained with tales of his early day s as- a 
cub r eporter in Belfast, which ultimately led t o assignments 
in many different parts of the wc rld . 
We all enjoyed this peep behind the scenes and were 
s orry when the talk came t o an en<l. But, as with Mr. Roche 's 
talk on the history of Dorney, we hope that this t oo will only 
be a first instalment of Mr. Smiley's journalistic 
experiences. 
Mrs. Rav,den proposed the v ot e of thanks. 
Cct ober Meeting . Speaker: Miss Ackroyd on P otte r y. 
Tea Ho stesses. Mrs. Ames and Mrs. Ravden. 

DORNEY WOMEN' S INSTITUTE. 
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CHRISTMAS GIFT AND FOOD FAIR 
VILLAGE F..ALL, 
Saturday, 5th December, 1964. 
In order t o avoid disappointment. place your orders 
fo r any of the following coods NC"W. 
Mincemeat 
Xmas Puddings 
Potted Beef 
Br awn 
Cakes. 
Sewing. 
Knitted goods 
(Bedjackets etc. ) 
Lampshades 
(Made from your own 
materials) . 
W. I . Members will make goods t o order nnd also for 
sale at ~he I<' air. Please give your order t o any W .. I. 
M_ember before 31st October, No orders accepted 
after that date. 

NATURE NOTES. 
In the hedgerows along Marsh Lane a somewhat 
unusual plant, the Hop, Humulus lupulus, has recently 
become very noticeable. In fact it has grown so well that 
it is tendin;; to dominate the other hedgerow shrubs with its 
twininc- sterns laden with masses of green flowers. 
The prolific growth that the hop can make is particularly 
obvious on the supporting wires for an electricity pole where, 
since the spring, a plant has climbed some twenty-five feet. 
Further along the lane another plant has practically reached 
the top of a lamp-post. Young hop plants, or vire s as they 
are called, when grown commercially, have been observed 
to grow six inches or more in twenty-four hours under 
favourable conditions. Male and female flowers are always 
born on separate plants. The small male flowers produce 
pollen which is carried by the wind to the female flowers. 
These are most attractive, resembling clusters of yellowish 
green fir cones, and are papery to the touch. The female 
flcwers contain certain essential oils and resins which 
pc,ssess the characteristic aroma and bitter taste to which 
the brewing and medicinal properties of hops are attributable. 
WAYFARER. 

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DORNEY PCST OFFICE AND VILLAGE SHOP - Burnham 95. 
General Provisions, Stationery, Haberdashery and Hosiery. 
Sweets, Tobacco and Minerals . 
Weekdays: 8 . 30 a . m. - 6 p.m . (except Wed. 8 .30 a . m. - 1 p.m.} 
Sundays: 10. 30 a . m . - 12 . 30 p . m . 
TWO-DAY DRY CLEANING SERVICE. 
ALL GOODS AT REASCNABLE PRICES. 
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40 Stoke Road, Slough. Telephone - -Slough 24945 . 
Appointed Agents fur P...tco, Qualcast, Rotoscythe, Suffolk and 
Hayne Mowers. • 
Rotogardener, Monrotiller ,. Simar, Versatiller Cultivators . 
Free Demonstrations. Ter1ns and Exchanges. 
All types of repairs and overhauls . 
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BLUE BUS SERVICE LTD. 
Windsor - Dorney Reach - Maidenhead. 
Lost Property, Private Hire, Ring Slough 20442 or 
Slough Agents, Slough 22112. 
HOWARDS TRAVEL AGENCY. 12 High Street, Slough. 
ROAD, RAIL, -SEA AND AIR BOOKINGS. ALL WORLD 
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UNDER .NEW MANAGEMENT. 
VILLAGE BAKERY AND GENERAL STORES. 
C . V. RIGDEN, BURNHAM 374. 
Home Baked Bread and Confectioner y . 
Wedding and Birthday Cakes made to order. 
Deliveries daily. 
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Elms Farm, Dorney Common. Proprietor: W. T. Simmons. 
PONIES AND COBS FOR HIRE. DAILY RIDES, RIDING 
HOLIDAYS, QUIET PONIES FOR CHILDREN. TRAINING 
OF BEGINNERS IS OUR SPECIALITY. Tel: BURNHAM 275. 
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White Heather Garage. 
EXPRESS SERVICES IN EMERGENCIES. 
Telephone: BURNHAM 188. 
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National Health Dispensing, Drugs, Cosmetics, Films and 
Developing etc., 
Open Daily (Wed. excepted) until 6. 30 p. m. 
Open Wednesday from 6 - 7 p. m . 
Cpen Sunday morning 12 to 1 p. m . Tel: ·wi:NDSOR 62049 . 
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For prompt and efficient service . . . .. Call, write or 
Telephone G.A . SAVAGE & CO. (SLOUGH) LTD. 
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Lessons in piano and the theory of music. Class instruction 
in recorder and percussion. ENQUIRIES WELCOME. 
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Material for publication shoul d r each one of the editors 
by the 20th of t he preceding month. 
Editors: 
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Dorney Reach. Tel: Maidenhead 27047 . 
F. D . Gi• bson, II Ar d enI I , D orney R each . 
Tel : Maidenhead 23943. 
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Mrs. A . Eastgate, Mrs. H. Roche, 
Mr . K. Smiley. 
Vill age a nd Lake End. 
Mrs. Finch, Mrs. Eastgate, Mr. Allen, 
Mrs . Barker, Miss Bennett, Mrs. Raylor, 
Mr. Bartlett. 
Dorney Reach. 
Mr. Gibson, Mrs . -Ctr.ane, Mrs. Roche, 
Mrs. Williams, Mrs . Wooller, 
Mrs. Adcock, Mrs. Cobb, Mrs. Pilkinton 
Mrs. Gregory, Mrs. Farrington, 
Mrs. Smiley. 
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12 month s ' repor ts for organisations: 
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pay their subscriptions punctually to Mr. East gate . 
Distr ibutors who collect subscriptions for those taking the 
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No. 11, NOVEMBER. 
SERVIC.ES IN THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST. JAMES. 
HOLY COMMUNION: 
MORNING PRAYERS: 
EVENSONG: 
SUNDAY SCHOOL: 
VICAR: 
CHURCHWARDENS: 
Vicar's Warden: 
People's Warden: 
Deputy People's 
Warden: 
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Every Sunday-at 8 a.m. 
First Sunday of the Month at 12 noon. 
Third Sunday of the Month after Evensong. 
Every Wednesday at 10 a. m. 
Every Sunday at 11 a. m. 
Every Sunday at 6.30 p.m. 
Every Sunday at 9.50 a.m. 
The Rev. E.T. Sherlock, A.K.C.Hon.C.F. 
The Vicarage, 
Dorney, Windsor, Berks, 
Tel: Burnham 421. 
Lt.Col. P.D.S. Palmer 
Dorney Court, Windsor, Berks, 
Tel: Burnham 638. 
Mr. T.W.E. Roche, 
St. Heliers, Dorney Reach, 
Maidenhead, Berks. 
Tel: Maidenhead 27047. 
Mr. J.E. Farrington, 
Melrose, Dorney Reach, 
Maidenhead, Berks. 
Tel: Maidenhead, 27986. 

EDITORIAL 
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Few would deny thot Dorney's chief attraction is.thEl River. 
There is no greater local pleasure than to stroll along its shady 
banks, whether the 111idsummersun,is·beatihg down'or thia ground 
is carpeted in frost; and we are fortunate to enjoy such natural 
beauty at our .doorsteps. But it is not only ourselveswho . .are · 
.sensible to its appeal. Every week-'end, and in hlgh siiinmer at 
mid-week as well, numero1.1s vi.sitors flock to this pleasant retreat. 
This is a~ it.should be; we cannot monopolise even a rural fastness, 
and most of us are more than willing to share it.with our urban 
neighbours. • Such wiilingness, however, is conditional upon the 
conduct of our visitors, and there are times when our generosity' is 
severely strained. Lines of thoughtlessly parked vehicles, the 
cacophony of blaring transistors, the. wanton erosion of the River 
bank by clambering fishermen - these are things we cannot welcome. 
And when it comes to mopeds on the tow-path, and cars and motor 
• cycle tombinations driven al·ong the River bridge cycle trackanci' 
parked for easy access to'the bank, charity begins to rebel. Some 
of these outrages have been reported to the police, and spot-checks 
have resulted. But without pE:rpetual vigilance more will occur. 
The north bank of the River is a pub I ic right of way, and no one who 
proposes to enjoy .it sensibly can or should be excluded. But abuse 
of privilege should always be challenged. It behoves everyone who 
cares for the River to be perpetually on his guard, and to take what 
steps he lawfully can to prevent this pleasant retreat from becoming 
a Hampstead Heath or o Brighton Beech. 
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Remembrance Sunday Services, 8th November. 
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The _Su!lday Services will be as follows:- 
8.0 a.m. Holy Communion. 
9.50 a. m. Sunday School and Catechism. 
10.50 a.m. Mattins with Special Introduction and Sermon. 
6.30 p.m. Evensong and • Sermon. 
The 'Two Minutes Silence' will be obse.rved at 11 a.m. and Mr. J .A.H. 
Williams has also kindly consented to sound the Last Post and Reveille. 
The loose money taken in the plate will be given to the Earl Haig's Fund. 
An Appreciation from Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia. 
Mr. Frank Blagrove has written to the vicar, expressing his sincere thanks 
to the Parochial Church Council for the farewell cheque of £10. He ::3oes 
on to write : 
'We had a pleasant flight out, and flying over the mountains 
at sunset 'Nas c wonderful sight. We have been made very 
welcome out here, both at the school ond ot the Cathedral. The 
Cathedral is still being built, and is a big building, about the 
size of Guildford Cathedral. The school is comprehensive, with 
about 1100 boys. Everything starts very early out here, and we 
are teaching by 8 a. rri. each morning.' 
Gifts of Kneelers. 
Mrs. Sainsbury·has given our church five very ottractive kneelers, the 
handiwork of her mother, the late Mrs. Adams. The vicar has also 
received from Mrs. Loughnan two handsome, blue kneelers for the 
chancel and one each from Mrs. Ames and Mrs. Williamson. These 
kneelers have been beautifully worked and we are grateful to the 
ladies for their gifts.· 

An Open Day at the Vicarage .. 
Tuesday, 10th November, hcis l:ieen fixed as an open--day at the Vicarage 
for parishioners to see what has been done in the way of modernising the 
Vicarage. The Vicaroge will he opeb to visitors froin 11 ci.m. onwards. 
Altar Flowers-. 
1st November 
8th November 
l 5th November. 
22nd November 
29th November 
24th December 
27th December 
Mrs. Horner 
Mrs. Williamson 
Mrs. Roche 
Mrs. Cottam 
Advent Sunday -- no flowers during the Advent 
Season. 
Mrs. Palmer. 
Christmas flowers. 
Confirmation Candidates. 
Margaret Brooks and Richard Clarke are being prepared for 
Confirmation and your prayers are askec:1 on their behalf._ 
Baptism 
11th October. Susan Jean, daughter of Peter Sydney and 
Jean Phyllis Tyler. 
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CHRISTIAN STEWARDSHIP CAMPAIGN. 
NovemE,,.r, 1964, sees the start of a new method of Christian 
Stewardship in the Parish of Dorney, replacing the Christian Giving 
Campaign started with the· help of the Wei Is Organisation three years 
ago and run since then with conspicuous success. 
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On Sunday, 22nd November, at 11.0 a.m. there will be a, inaugural 
service in Church at which the preacher will be the Rev. B.C. Daniell, M.A., 
of Slough, who is well-known to many of us and who served Dorney so well 
during the interregnum between the departure of Mr. Adcock and the cominQ 
of Mr. Sherlock. We hope as many people as possible will come to church 
that morning to hear him and to take part in the launching of the new 
Christian Stewardship Campaign. 
The following Friday, 27th November, the Annual Supper will take 
place at Dorney County Primary School, Harcourt Close, Dorney Reach 
at 8.0 p,m. The Bishop of Buckingham will.be present and will say a few 
words in support of the new scheme. We don't want to whet your appetites 
too much too early but we can say that an attractive menu has been 
arranged and that a musical entertainment will follow the serious business 
of eating: -Invitations to the Supper and descriptive Brochures setting 
out the aims of the Christian Stewardship Campaign and the achievements 
of the old car,1paign wil I be distributed roi.Jnd the Parish. by our team of 
ladies shortly bafore the week in question. We would stress that there is 
no charge wha•cver for the Supper, and that everyone is welcome. We 
hop<, indeed h make it an annual occasion. 
The Brochure wil I give details of how the new scheme differs from 
the old. Suffice it to say that the object is to bring everyone together 
1n working for :·he Church and their fellow-parishioners; Domey is 
doing this aione, with 'lo help from outside,. We are setting no three·· 
year term to thi~c instead we want everybody i"a realise that the practice 
of giving our J-ofents, our time and our money in God's service is something 
which must continue as a regular habit. 
The most important new feature will be the Fish Schem<;J. In.the 
course of this month smal I silver Fish badges ·wi·II ~e appearing on certain 
gates and doorways in Dorney and Dorney Reach and these will indicate 
that the inhabitants of that house is an Area Leader or a Road Leader in 
the Fish Scheme, which is a Social Service scheme designed particularly 
to bring help in emergency and difficuli"y. Thie sc,,eme will be open to 
a!I frc,e of c:hc:rge and regardless of reiI!fous d0 no:~.i,a :-;en. Lc,aflets 
giving full details of it will be disrributed with the Brochure as will forms 

for people to volunteer to give their time and talents in specific ways 
to he lp tbe Church and to help.the S~ciol Service sche me.. Anyone 
wishing to. fa.ke .advantage of the sche me wil"I be given a Fish- card which 
can be put in the window in the event of ·anything going wrong and the 
parishione r be ing unable to get to a telephone or a ne ighbour; any 
passe r-by seeing such a cord in a window is asked to caH at once , find 
out what is wrong and notify the nearest Leader of the Fish Scheme . 
This is a ve ry brief resume of what the Fish Scheme wil I mean. 
More information about it wil I be give n in the Brochure and in one of 
the speeches at the Suppe r-. The scheme will also enabl e a registe r 
to be made of those who are wi 11 ing to give t ime and tal e nts to fh e • 
Church in doing a l I the many jobs which running it, cleaning it and ; • 
keeping it tidy re qu i re. You wil I find that in this new Campaign we 
are placing special emphasis on this aspect of Stewardship. The re 
remains the financial side - a Church doesn't run itse lf. We hope , of 
course , that most people will accept e nvelopes and pledge to give a 
regular weekl y amount, a nd that that a mount wi 11 represe nt a true 
sacrifice and not a casual sum. For those who have a conscientious 
objection to pl edging - although nobody wi 11 be asked to sign - we 
are re introducing the Free Wil I Offe ring Scheme, and he re again we 
fe rve ntly hope that the giving unde r it will be sacrificial and not just 
a casual sum. A th i rd way e xists - by making a covenant, and more will 
be said about that at the Suppe r. 
Mak(: a note of the dote ~ We hope to see you the re . Remembe r, 
this is DORNEY ON ITS OWN ~ 
We would re mind you that the Inaugural Se rvice wJ,I I be held at 
11 o'clock on Sunday, 22nd November at which the preache r will be 
the Rev. B.C. Danie ll, M.A. and we hope that you will come and give 
him your full est support. 
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Church Cleaning . 
Novembe r 
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7th 
14th 
21 st 
28th 
Mrs. Ames 
Mrs. Loughnan 
EI i zabe th Roe he 
Mrs. Williamson . 
Offe rtory Counting'.lnte rim pe riod - Tuesdays at 8 p.m . at the Vicarage ). 
Nove mber 3rd 
II 10th 
II 17th 
II 24th 
Sidesmen 
8.0a. m. 
11 . 0 a . m. 
6. 30 p . m. 
Mr. Roche , Mr. Eastgate 
Mr. Farrington, Mr. Wilkinson 
Mr. Alle n, Mr. Liney 
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory . 
All Sundays 
1 st Nove mbe r 
8th Nove mbe r 
15th Nove mbe r 
22nd Nove mbe r 
29th Nove mber 
l st Noye mbe r 
Othe r Sundays 
Mr. Farrington 
Mr. Cotta m 
Mr. Gibson 
Mr. Alle n 
Mr. Smile y 
Mr. Cottam 
Mr. Eastgate . 
Mr. Roche , Mr. Eastgate , 
Mr. Gre gory - by arrangeme nt. 

PARISH COUNCIL TOPICS. 
The Parish Council met on Friday, 2nd October., and business 
included the following items :- 
Clvil Defence. 
N\r. Beckett, represent.ing the area Civil Defence Officer, 
spoke to the Counc i I on the need for wardens and other workers for 
the parish, and appealed for the help of the Council to find volunteers 
for these jobs. The Chairman promised to provide a iist of like ly 
volunteers . 
Blue Bus Service . 
It was noted that' no immediate; changes to the bus schedules is 
intended by the Company. 
Train Services. 
It was agreed to support a complaint by Burnham Parish· Council 
against the suspension .of cc rtain 'ev ening tra i ns from Paddington to 
Burnham and Taplow. 
School Bus 
It was learned w·ith regret that a request for a school bus fo serve 
grammar s·chbols in the Slough and Eton area had been refused. The 
Council decided to ask for the support of the Eton Urban District Council 
in a renewed appeal. 
Street Lighting. 
Once again it was resolved, as a safety measure, to extend the 
hours of street lighting over the periods of Christmas and the N ew Year. 
Footpath Diversion. 
It was decided not to oppose the proposed diversion of a public 
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footpath at Manor Farm, Dorney Common. 
Date of next Meeting - Thursday, 29th October, 1964. 
BUCKS PLAYING FIELDS ASSOCIATION - COLLECTION . 
The annual collection made in Dorney on behalf of the Bucks 
Playing Fields Association real ised £6. 14. 0d. compar-ed wHh a total 
of £7. 10. 0d. last year. 
Letter to the Editors. 
Dear Sirs, 
Craven Cottage, 
Meadow Way, 
• Dorney Reach. 
6.10.64. 
On behalf of "The Concords": I .should l_ike to apologise to 
Mrs. (;;iqson for any annoy<;:1nce we moy have caused her. 
The occasion to which she must be referring was the first practise 
we had had for over three month:;,. We .were using new amplifying equipment 
and had no idea that we could be heard from Mrs. Gibson1s garden. 
We know that people living very much nearer could hear us but we have 
been told personally by many of them that they thoroughly enjoy our 
playing. Howev er, we do appreciatE: that our type of music is not to 
everyone1s taste. 
If Mrs. Gibson had complained at_ the time we would willingly have 
reduced the volume on the amplifiers and if necessary closed the windows so 
that no one was affected by the practise . There was no 1lack of consideration' 
i nvolved and we would have been 011ly too pleased to co-operate . 
A phone call from Mrs. Gibson would have brought immediate results, but 
apparently she preferred to be a martyr for three hours and then publicly 
reprimand us for an offence we did not know we had committed. Surely 
it would have been much more sensible, and also more 'neighbourly1 to 
have taken some action at the time instead of allowing herself to be 

drive n frantic. 
I wonde r how she would have fe lt if someone had used this 
' le tter to the Pqrish Magazine '-method of complaining about he r dog. 
No doubt she would h~ve been rather annoyed. 
I can assure all the local reside nts that we have no wish to be 
a nuisance and wil I do our best not to .offend ag.ai-n, Howeve r, if 
we do inadve rte ntly· annoy someone , win they please be kind enough 
to complain to us so that we can take action immediate ly. We would 
be ve ry grate ful. • 
Yours faithfufly, 
Ke ith Harris. 
DORNEY PLAYERS . 
The Playe rs have pleasur~ in announcing the prese ntation of 
'BLITHE SPIRIT' by 
Noe l Coward 
at The Village Hall, Dorney, on 
Friday and Saturday, 20th & 21st Nove mbe r, 1964, at 8.0 p.m. 
Admission~ 4/- Rese rved - first few rows . Ch"ld h If . 
:/ U I re n a price . 
3 - nrese rved •. . . ... .•... 
·Re freshme nts will°be se rved in the inte rval. 
'BLITHE SPl"RIT' 
One· of the wittiest of No~J Coward's ploys, 'Blithe Spirit' was 
rec e ntly produce d on te levision, ar'tlJ e njoyed great popularity as a 
film some ye ars ago, ·apart from the host of admire rs it acquired in _ its 
original form as·a~stage play. 
It -is a ~, ambitious choice for an a~ate ur sodety, and tbe Play·e ~ 
have marshal.led all th,ei r tal~n-ts to do justice to it . Produc_t ion is in 
thL capable hands qf Ye tta· Roche , who has a lways give n Dorney 
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audie nces an evening's e nte rtainme nt that lived in the memory. The 
one rous part of Charles, m·ore bedevilled by wives than Bluebeard 
himse lf, is token by Bruce He pburn. He is not unfamiliar with the 
role , having played it with anothe r company some years ago. His 
wives are played by She ila Cundy and Audrey Woolle r. This is 
Mrs. Cundy's first part for the Playe rs, but she will be familiar to 
Dorney audie nces for her appearances in plays for the Women's 
Institute Drama-Group, and the Playe rs feel fortunate to have found 
someone so e mine ntly suited to the part of the spirited Elvira. Mrs. 
Wool ler has late ly confined he r tal e nts to back-stage work, but as Ruth 
she will appear.before the foot-lights again. 
Peggy Finch is-cast in the part of Madame Arcati . This is a ve ry 
differe nt part from anx Mrs. Finch has assumed for the Player~ before , 
and it wifl be inte rest ing to see how this most abl e actress makes the 
characte r come to life . The Doctor and his wife - witnesses to so 
much of the drama - are played by Ken Smiley and Con Williamson. 
One suspects that hidde n veins of humour wi l I be revealed in t hese 
rather stock characte rs by playe rs as e nte rtaining as these ~ The 
dim-witted maid, who dashes in and out, and proves so vital a characte 
r in the action of the play, is in the ccmpete nt hands of Bobs 
St·one. Since joining the Players, Mrs. Stone has appeared in 
pantomime , drama and farce , and with this character part will have 
about cove red the range of stage types in a short twe lve months. 
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NEW VILLAGE HALL. 
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The Dorney New Village Hall Committee gratefully acknowledge 
the following donations to the New Village Hall Fund :- 
Amountk previously acknowledged 165. 3. 6. 
Dorney .Women's Institute 68. 13. 6 
Miss Bennet - Penny Party 3. 7. 0 
Jumble Sale 14. 14. 6½ 
CollectinQ Box and sundries 3. 0. 0 
Total to date £ 254. 18. 6½d. 
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DORNEY W. I. 
At the October meeting, Mrs. Smiley, Vice-President, took the 
Chair and after welcoming two visitors, Mrs. Rayner and Mrs. Wilks, 
she drew members attention to a picture on show which had been 
painted by our artist member, Mrs. Dimbylow, and which had just 
completed a successful year's tour of Women's Institutes through9ut the 
country. 
Twelve members indicated their intention of -:;thrnaing the Grenfell 
Group Meeting to be held at Eton Wick Institute on Wednesdcy, 2lsl· 
October and Miss Bennett kindly of'ered to propose the vote of lnanks 
to rhe visiting V.C.O. 
The Secretary announced the speakers for 1965 and members were 
delighted to hear that Mr. Smiley had very kindly agreud to come to 
our March meeting and continue his "Experiences as a Journalist", o 
talk which everyone enjoyed so much last month. 
A letter was read from Mr. L. Eastgate, Chairman of the New 
Village Hall Committee, thanking the Institute for their recent 
contribution of £68. 13. 6d. to i·he New Village Ha!! !"ur.d. 
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Nominations for the 1965 Committee were made and it was 
also agreed that we should follow the lead of the Bucks. County 
Executive Committee and nominate one of our own members, Mrs. 
C.A. Williamson, who is.also the County Consultative Council 
Representative and __ a V. C. 0., for the National Federation Executivt 
Cqm!"ittee. 
The Resolution to be put to the Autumn Council Meeting of the 
Bucks. Federation was discussed and Mrs. Roche, our delegate, was 
instructed how to vote. 
The W. I. Christmas Bazaarwill be held in the Village Hall on 
Saturday, 5th December, 1964. It will open at 2.0 p.m. and 
afternoon tea will be served. Stalls will be: Produce; Cakes; 
Bazaar; Ha~dkerchiefs and Xmcis Decorations; and a "Mystery 
Parcel'' Stal I. It is hoped that Father Christmas can be persuaded 
to come to se 11 sweets to the Children. • 
The next meeting will be on 11th November 1964, and it will 
be the Annual General Meeting. The Hall will be open at 2 p.m. 
so that members can vote for the 1965 Committee. Mrs. Pelton, 
V,C.O. will be present and our 15th Birthday cake will be made by 
Mrs. Kay-Green and iced by Mrs. Stacey. The Drama Group will 
organise the Social Time which will be "Hints on How to give a 
Dinner Party". Tea Hostesses: Mrs. Hohnen, Mrs. Reffell and 
Mrs. Wass. 
Child·Welfar" Clinic duties for Novcember 3rd and 17th arG 
Mrs. Dorrell and Mrs. Stacey. 
After the business was conlcuded, Mrs. Smiley welcomed the 
speaker, Mrs. Laddie Ackroyd of Touchen End Potteries. Mrs. 
Ackroyd gave us a most interesting demonstration of pottery m;:,king 
and as she had brought along her Potter's Wheel, clay, glazes etc., 
we were able to see a large piece of clay transformed into a beautiful 
piece of pottery "under our very eyes". Mrs. Hcidd expressed 
our sincere thanks to Mrs. Ackroyd for a most fascinating demonstration. 

FOR SALE. 
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2-Berth Cabin Cruiser - in excellent condition - 
twin cylinder inbaard Stuart. T11rner2 stroke 
electric starter. Recently overhauled. £250 o. n.o. 
Telephone : Windsor 64950Monday to Friday 9 - 5. 
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NATURE NOTES. 
The red squirrel, which once so gracefully inhabited our woodlands, 
has completely disappeared from this area during the past thirty 
. years. It has been ousted by the grey squirrel which is a destructive 
and aggressive species locking the playful habits of its red cousin. 
Grey squirrels were introduced into Britain from North America 
about the turn of the century ·and it is known that some of the 
first immigrar-its were released at Ciivedon ond Farnhcm Royal 
probably to adorn large gardens. • 
Little was it realised that the grey squirrei would become widely 
established and turn out to be a pest and major enemy of both 
forester and gamekeeper. They eat the buds, young shoots, and 
the bark of decidious trees, especially saplings and have a great 
liking for birds eggs, young birds and even young rabbits .. At 
this time of year they become bold and enter gardens as they have 
a particular passion for fruit, tearing off far greater quantities 
than they eat. 
Although grain, seeds, and berries are stored in times of plenty 
it seems that the squirrels often' never return to their stores. They 
do not hibernate but are inactive in cold weather so a severe 
winter does much to limit their numbers. 
WAYFARER. 

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General Provisions, Stationery, Haberdashery and Hosier y . 
Sweets, Tobacco and Minerals. 
Weekdays: 8 . 30 a.m. - 6 p.m. (except Wed. 8.30 a.m. - 1 p . m.) 
Sundays: 10.30 a . m . - 12 . 30 p.m. 
TWO-DAY DRY CLEANING SERVICE. 
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Appointed Agents for P...tco, Qualcast, Rotoscythe, Suffolk and 
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Rotogardener, Monrotiller ,. Simar, Ver satiller Cultivators . 
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Lost P r operty, Private Hire, Ring Sl ough 20442 or 
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Wedding and Birthday Cakes made to order . 
Deliveries daily. 

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Elms Farm, Dorney Common. Proprietor: W. T. Simmons. 
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EXPRESS SERVICES IN EMERGENCIES. 
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Open Daily (Wed. excepted) until 6. 30 p . m . 
Open Wednesday from 6 - 7 p . m. 
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Material for publication should r each one of t he editors 
by the 20th of the preceding month. 
Editors: 
Editorial Board: 
Distributors : 
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T. W.E. Roche , "St. Helie r's" 
Dorney Reach. Tel: Maidenhead 27047. 
F.D. G1' b son, 11A r d enII , D orney R each . 
Tel: Maidenhead 23943 . 
The Editors, Mr. L.H. Eastgate, 
Mrs. A. Eastgate, Mrs. H. Roche , 
Mr. K. Smiley. 
Village and L ak e End. 
Mrs. Finch, Mrs. East gat e , Mr. Allen, 
Mrs. Barker, Miss Bennett, Mrs. Rayl or, 
Mr. Bartlett. 
Dorney Reach. 
Mr. Gibson, Mrs. ·Or·ane, Mrs. Roche , 
Mrs . Williams, Mrs. Wooller, 
Mrs. Adcock, Mrs. Cobb, Mrs. Pilkinton 
Mrs. Gregory, Mrs . Farrington, 
Mrs. Smiley. 
Rates of Subscription: 6s. 0d. per annum for 12 issues. 
12 months' reports for o r ganisations: 
12 months' insertion of advertisem ents: 
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Dist ributors who collect subscriptions for those taking the 
magazine should ha nd them to Mrs. Gibson. 

DORNEY PARISH NEV ✓ S 
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No. 12. DECEMBER 
SERVICES IN THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST. JAMES, 
HOLY COMMUNION : Every Sunday at 8 a.m. 
First Sunday of the Month CJ.t 12 noon. 
Third Sunday of the Month c,_fter 
Evensong. 
Every Wcdnesdc,_y at 10 a. m. 
MORNING PRAYERS: Every Sunday at 11 a. m. 
EVENSONG; 
SUNDAY SCHOOL: 
Every Sunday at 6,30 p.m. 
Every Sunday at 9. 50 a. m. 
VICAR: The Rev. E.T. Sherlock, /,. K. C. Hon. F. C. 
The Vicarage, 
Dorney, Windsor, Berks, 
Tel: Burnham 421 
CHURCHWii.RDENS: 
Vicar's 
V ✓ ardcn: 
People's 
\:Varden: 
Deputy 
People's 
\:Varden: 
Lt.Col. P.D.S. Po.lmcr, 
Dorney Court, Windsor, Berks. 
Tel: Burnhetm 638. 
Mr. T. W ,E. Roche, 
St. Helicrs, Dorney Reach, 
Maidcnhco.d, Berks. 
Tel: Mo.idcnhcc,ad 27047. 
Mr. J, E, Farrington, 
Mclroscc,, Dorney Rcc,ach, 
Mo.idcnhcad, Berks. 
Tel: Maicknhcad 27986 

EDITCRIAL 
bnce aga~ri the season of goodv.ill approaches. An 
active, exciting and pleasant late autumn has enveloped 
Dorney. ·Th·e leaves lingered on till a slant of strong southwesters 
fetched most of them down and from up on the fly-over 
above the modern motorway you can again see, if you know where 
to look, the tower of St. James' s Church among the trees. This 
is the core of Dorney as we all really know and if we pause to 
think it may come as a shock to realise that at least part of the 
church has stood there nearly a thousand years - half as long 
as the· time which separates us from that rem"ote event when 
the Star in the· East stood over the stable in Bethlehem. 
It is fashionable to decry the past and think only of the 
p;e sent or. the s·pace age of th·e future, but the three are in 
reality inseparable. We are just as much a part of the men 
who built those fir~t stones into a rough chapel or cell as we 
are of generations to come who will travel the planetary 
system. We can be proud to celebrate next year the seven 
hundredth anniversary of the arrival of Dorney' s first 
parish priest and thankful that bygone generations have left 
us such a fine and fascinating building which it is ·our 
privilege to maintain and hand on. A country church, a 
village and agricultural land are ~he _Pith_ of England; we 
have them all here, mercifully pre served so very nea,r to 
London. The inhabitants of Dorney have ii great deal for which 
to be thankful. 
So this Magazine approaches th_e <';nd _of another year. Its 
Editors hope it has provided its reader·s with the atmosphere 
of Dorney, reporting its_ activities and acting as safety-valve 
for its grievances. They thank all its readers for their continuing 
support and interest and wish them a Very Hctppy 
Christmas. 
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God's Great Gift to Us. 
The Christmas Collect, which is said to have been 
composed by Archbishop Cranmer in 1549, reminds us of a 
simple truth - that Jesus Christ is God's great Gift to each 
one of us. We pray 'Almighty God, Who hast 'given' us Thy 
only-begotten Son .... ' God has given us many .wonderful 
things, but the best of all His gifts is Jesus Christ. 
On Christmas Day we do not welcome the chance appearance 
of some outstanding genius ·whom our race has produced, 
but One Who comes to us as the chosen and deliberate Gift of 
God. It is a Gift that involved centuries of preparation-. The 
world has seen the appearance of many great men for whose 
teaching and guidance we are indeed grateful to God, but 
Christians have ne·ver been able to feel that these men came 
to us in quite the same way as they feel about the Bat.e of 
Bethlehem. In other words, Christians believe that the world 
did not evolve Jesus Christ, but received Him. We notice that 
the Gospels always speak of our Lord as being 'given' to us. 
'God so loved the world,' writes S. John, 'that He gave His 
only-begotten Son ..... 1 
However little we may realise it, there can be no doubt 
that the universal custom of sending Christmas presents has 
its origin •in the fact that men have felt that in the Gift of the 
Holy Child they have received from God the most priceless of 
all gifts. A Christmas present is really meaningless as a 
'Christmas' present unless, sorrP where wrapped up within it, 
there is a remembrance of the Christ-Child. 
Since then ·Jesus Christ is God's great Gift to us, it is 
easy to see what follows. Christ is ·given us that we may accept 
Him, thankfully and wholeheartedly. And it is in the acceptance 
of our Lord that we find the secret of real Christmas happiness. 
May I suggest to you that there is no better way of showing our 
gratitude to God fo1: this unique Gift of our Lord than by recei

ving Him at our Communion on Christmas morning. 
A Happy Christmas to us all 1 
Christmas Day Services. 
Christmas Eve, 24th December. 
11. 45 p. m. Midnight Eucharist (no Address) 
Christmas Day, 2 5th December. 
8 a. m. Holy Communion. 
9. 50 a. m. The Children's Service. 
11 a. m. Mattins and Sermon 
12 noon Holy Communion. 
There will be no Evensong on Christmas Day. Ladies are 
invited to provide flowers and help in the decoration of the • 
church for the Christmas Festival. Non-pledged money 
taken in the plate will be given to the Church of England 
Children's Society. • • 
The Christmas Pantomime. 
It has been arranged to take the children of the Sunday School 
and Catechism to see 'Little Red Riding Hood' at the Theatre 
Royal on Tuesday afternoon, the 22nd December at 2. 30 p. m. 
Parents are asked to make a note of this date. 
The Children's Toy Service. 
On the 20th December (4th Sunday in Advent), we shall 
have our usual Toy.Service in church at 3 p.m. The parents 
of the children are invited. • Mr. H. Devine, a Senior 
Inspector ·of the National Society for the Prevention of 
Cruelty to Children will be present to receive our gift of 
toys. It seems incredible in these days that there are 
children not so far away from Dorney who will be without 
toys on Christmas Day, and yet it is a fact. So this 
appeal is being made to parishioners, and not only to the 
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children of the St1nday School, to bring. books and toys to 
the vicarage for distribution among these unfortunate 
children. Mr. Devine will be most grateful for your gifts. 
The Christmas Carol Service. 
We propose again this y°ear to. have a Carol Service of Nine 
Lessons on Sunday evening, the 20th December at 6. 30 p. m. 
The Service will take the place of Evensong. 
Visiting Preacher on Sunday, the 13th December .. 
The Re:vd. F.H, de Jonge, the Rector of Hitcham, has 
consented, at the .Vica_r' s invitation, to preach at 11 a. m. 
Mattins on Sunday, the 13th December. Please come to 
church and give him a good welcome. 
C onfirmaticin Candidates. 
The vicar has been informed by the School Chaplins that 
Nigel Cundy and _Jonathan Farrington are being confirmed 
at school on Saturday, the 5th December. Kindly remember 
them in your prayers. Margaret Brookes and Richard 
Clark were confirmed at Taplow Parish Church on Saturday, 
the 28th November and Elfaabeth Roche hopes to be confirmed 
sometime in the New Year. 
Altar Flowers. 
December 6th 
December 13th ·Season Of Advant (no flowers) 
December 20th 
December 24th Mrs. Palmer. 
December 27th Re-arrangement of Chri. stmas flowers. 
Baptism. 
October 25th. Anμe Maria, daughter of Raymond John and 
Joan Irene Hogbin. 

ROSTERS FOR DECEMBER, 1964 . 
Church Cleaning. 
December 5th 
December 12t h 
December 1 9th 
Decembe r 26th- 
Mrs. Barker 
Mrs. Farrington 
Elizabeth Roche 
Mrs. Cane. 
Offertory ·counting (Tuesdays at 8 p . m . at the Vicarage . 
December 1st Mrs. Ames, Mr's , "Raylor . 
December 8th Mr. Roche, Mr~ Eastgate . 
December 1 5th Mr. Farringti:m, Mr. Wilkinson 
Decemre r 22nd Mr. All en, Mr . Liney 
December 29th Mr. & .Mrs. Gregory. 
Stdesmei:i . 
8 , 0a. m . 
11. 0 a . m . 
All Sundo.ys Mr. Farrington. 
6th December 
13th December 
20th December 
Christmas Day 
27th Decemre r 
Mr. Gibson 
Mr. Allen 
Mr. Smiley 
Mr. Roche 
Mr. Cottam. 
G. 30 p . m . All Sundr::.ys Mr. Roche, Mr. En.stgate 
Mr . Gregory - by arrangement. 
11. 4 5 p . m . Christmas Eve Mr. Roche . 
CHRISTIAN STEWARDSHIP 
This point in time is an extr emely important one in t he 
history of Christian Stewardship in t he Parish of Dorney, fo r 
it marks the end of t h(? initial t hree ye ar Campaign and the 
beginning of the new. Most of our readers will recall t he 
events which led up to the decision to start a Campaign of 
Christi2.11 Stewardship t hree years ago with the help of a 
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professional or ganisation;· the situation obtaining then i s 
de scribed in the Br ochure which hn.s been sent out t o most of 
the homes in the Parish. 
T h ough t he scheme was e mbn.rked 1:1pon with some misgiving, 
in the event it proved outstandingly successful. Not only were a 
number of families hitherto on the fringe of Church affairs 
brought much more closely into them, but the generosity 
inspired by the understanding of what Christian Stewardship 
really meant provided the financial means to tackle repairs 
and projects which otherwise would nevcl;' have got done . 
Statistics are often dr eary but ours, we feel arc spectacular . 
The total received in three years from pledged envelopes was 
£3_, 788 . 2. 10d. Covenants and pledged annual donations came 
to £1634 . 6 . 3d . . ~o that t he total money pledge and received 
was ~5,422 . 9 . l d . 
Unpicdged moneys received totalled £1, 914 . 12 . ll½d. made 
up from families using envelopes 'vvithout having pledged , loose 
cam in collections, boxes, carols, etc . old covenants and 
unplcdged donations both from within o..nd without the Parish 
and from pbces as far away as Susse~ and Somerset. The 
grancl. total for pledged and unpledgcd ~ctua.lly r9ceived was 
thus £7337 . 2. 0½d. A few arrears of pledged envelopes 
remain, also soμie tax rebate, so it is fair to say that the 
final financial result of the old three year Campaign is not 
far short of £8,000 . . a wonderful feat for a parish of 800 
inhabitants . . 
·Most of you will lmow what has been achieved with the 
money r eceived, how the church has been repaired, repainted, 
the bells chamber restored and t he bells rehung, the vicarage 
r e paired and modernised, our contributions to charity increased. 
Most of you will oJ.so have read in the Bro.chure what the 
targets a r e for the immediate future - the renovation of the 
vestr y , extension of t he graveyard and a contri. bution to the new 
Yinage Hall. In ndditio:i;i the fundamental need to m.ai~ta~n the 

church's ·general budget remains . It would be unthinkable 
to drop back to t he £290 per annum we had before 1961. An 
adequate budget for running• a church like ours nowadays is 
nearly four tj.rnes as much. 
Quite apart from t he financial side t here is t he need to 
give of our time and n.bilitie s in gratitude to God for all the 
benefits we enjoy. In so doing "':,Ve can also help each other 
and t his will be done through the " Fish" scheme which we are 
publicising widely. The response to our 11Fish11 leafl~ts is_ 
already terrific and we foresee early ir ':he New Year a 
fully organised service coming into being. So when you look 
.at the Rosters in tl_ie Janunry number you should find the jobs 
connected with running the Church spread over a much wider 
field; you will sec " Fish" badges on door· nnd gate-posts·, · 
perhaps sometimes Fish cards in windows . . If the latter, it 
means someone is in trouble, so plcn.se go to. the door, find 
out what is wrong n.nd notify the nearest Big Fish - whose 
badge i:s orr his -pr her gate . 
Our new Campa_ign will be bnsed on the idea. that o..s 
many people as possible will ngain pledge to give n.n amount 
of mon_ey every week, a sum which will represent a so:crificc to 
themselves . Only they can work out how much that is, when 
they have considered carefully what their: disposublc income is 
nfter all their commitments have been met. But there arc 
some fellow pn.r ishioners who conscientiously object to 
pledging but wish to support the church, _and for them free - 
will offering envelopes will agn.in be available . The emphasis 
of the new Campaign will be t hn.t free - will offering too , should 
represent an element of sacrifice and not just the giving of 
casual change . 
Behind t he scenes activities have been going on continuously 
during November . The old Pledge Fulfilment Committe·e , which 
has done such ster ling work dur ing the last three years , is being 
replaced by a somewhat larger Executive Committee .of t he 
P . C . C . which will meet quarterly, shortly before the P . C . C . 
itself, to conduct all the business of t he new Christian Steward- 
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ship Campaign. It will approve a repor t -for the Par ish 
News and t his will take t he place of t he quarterly letter s 
hitherto sent out to all givers .. 
On Sunday; 22nd November, the Campaign moved into 
its initial st age , when our old friend Mr. Danfoll came over to 
Dorney to preach t he sermon at the Inaugur al Se!'vice ~t _1 1 
o1 clock. In his usual brief and natural manner he pointed 
the lessort to be drawn from the present occasion and the 
way to go. The Holy Spirit activated all rno.nkind' s better 
motives and it was t o the Holy Spirit that we should turn for 
guidance in conducting our affairs . There was a little boy 
who had been taken by his father to see Westminster Abbey, 
and when he got home he told his mother .ill about it - the 
Coronation Chair, the tombs of the Kings, Poets' :Corner , 
ending up with the windows - '1full of saints, Mummy; we 
didn' t lmow who ·they were but the light was shining through 
them . 
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us, and, in the words of the liymn, qur thoughts inspire. 
By the time this issue appears, the Annual Parish 
Supper will have been held and the visitors will have started 
their calls . If we m ny, we would say to you - r eceive them 
kindly, please - it isn' t an ensy tn.sk they have to do - and 
remember, we are a ll in this together. Thank you all in 
advance for your unde rstanding, your generosity and your 
willingness to take part . 
DORNEY HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
Owing to unforseen circumstances the Annual General 
Meeting, which was to have been held in November, has had to 
be postponed. It will now be held at 8 p . m . on December 3rd 
in Dorney Countr y Primary School . 

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MAGAZINE F INANCES . 
It _h,as 1,1.nfortupcJ,t~ly_not ypt provep possible to _hold 
a .meetirJ.g aLthc_Editox ;i..al_ B.oa.ro bm t b..~_EditQr:q h~:¥~.P.)S;;:i.roi11~d 
t~ ...M;:tg:a z.ine!.s.. :t:in nuc..c.s. ..l(V.iib. ..c an.s.idcr o.bk .1nis.giv.ings_ _ T.hey 
• wer..c. la.:::i.tlL..c.i tb.c.r to . ..dis.c.Qllt in u c.. p:c o.d.IJ.ctiml. ·02: .to...incr c ~ c.,.t he 
μtiJ; e -.--Put. w..i.:J;l;i..tw. m:-q ;c.d.r. .:lit o:t c; •J"Ql ~ £.18 b; ;it.b... po.s.s.ip: i,J.iti e s 
were Geriou Gly considered . However, our renders ·will be 
pleased to knew that at their meeting e,n November lGth 
the Parochial Church Council generously agreed fo increase 
their contribution t o the Magazine to n.n extent which should 
en able it to get bn.ck into the 11black1 1 and stay there . Thanks 
t o them ther e will therefore still be n. Dorney Pn.rish News 
and it will still sell for sixpence . 
P/.1.RISH COUNCIL TOPICS . 
The Parish Council met on Thursday, 29th October . 
A short meeting included the following items of business 
Elm T rce , Harcourt Clo sc . 
It was decided thn.t this tree constituted a possible 
danger to neighbouring buildings, and the Council 
resolved that it should be lopped . 
School Bus. 
The Council agreed to take further steps to secure t he 
provision of a school bus for grammar school children in the 
aren. . 
War Memorial. 
An anonymous gift of bulbs for the Memorial Garden 
w:2.s n.clmowledged. 
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Bus Stop, Dent' s Corner . 
It was agreed to acc~pt a proposal by the Divisional 
Surveyor that the bus stop should be moved by about 
twenty yards in t he inter ests of road safety. The Council 
r equested that the seat and shelter should not _be m oved. 
Date of ne:>..'i: Meeting • Tuesday, 24th November, 1964. 
DORNEY W. I. 
The Institute held its l .1.nnual General Meeting n.nd 
celebrated its fifteenth birthday on 11th November in the 
V i~ln.ge Hall. 
The President, Mrs. Cane, welcomed a new member, 
Mrs. Rayner , and welcomed back a former member, Mrs. 
Sharphouse . She also gave a very warm welcome to Mrs . 
Horner on her return after an illness . 
l1.rrangements for the forthcoming Christmas Bazaar 
were discussed. Preparations would be made on the Friday 
a ft e rnoon and help would be much appreciated from 2 . 30 p . m . 
onwards , 
Mrs. Roche gn.ve an excellent and detailed report on the 
B . F . W. I. Council Meeting. She h2.d attended in October 
and she ended by tellin.£{ us how much. she had enjoyed it and 
t hanking us for sending her as delegate. 
. The next meeting will be on the 9th December, 1964, at 
which the Speaker will be Mrs . H. White on "Cake Icing o.nd 
Decoration11 
• Ten. Hostesses - Mrs. Horner, Mrs. Hohrien 
and Mrs. Stewart. . B - 
• This c oncluded the Ordin::rry usmess. 

Madame President asked for the Sub-Section reports 
n.nd Mrs . Jones, s peaking on Handi°craft told t he Institut e of the 
Group1 s success in t he Cmmty Handicraft Exhibition where 
Dorney had gained several places . vVe were delighted to see 
t he completed banner and Mrs. Cane congratulated Mrs. Jones 
and the Handicraft Group on its achievement . In Mrs. Collins 
absence, Mrs. Cundy read her report on the Drama Group. 
The members had entered an extract frQm Twelfth Night 
adapted·and produced by lVIrs . • Thirlway, in the Shakespearean 
Festival. This was also performed for the members as a 
Social Time and at Datchet Institute afterthe Festival. 
Mrs. Roche had produced a Ghe i., .. ct Play 1Mother and Me' 
which was performed for the .Institute and also for an Old 
People1 s Club in Slough. Mrs. Horner reported on the 
Produce Guild and asked members if they wished to order 
11 Peel and Core" and "Oranges and Lemons" - two very useful 
publications. There was a tremendous rcsponne and Mrs. 
Williamson kindly agreed to collect ~hem from County 
The Secretary, Mro. Finch, read her .,\nnual Report in 
wli~h s he gave n very vivid picture of the Institute.I s activities 
during the year . She ended by expressing her thanks to the 
President for her help and enoourngement throughout the year 
and her regret that a very happy partnerohip ,~o.s brealdng up 
after three years . 
• The. President, Mrs. Cone, then gave n most moving 
and beautifully expressed Presidential nddress in wh_ich she 
said good-bye to us ns President and told us how much_ sh? . 
had enjoyed her three years in office . She thanked the members 
and Committee for their support with particular reference to 
the Secretary and the Treasurer and assured the Institute of 
her continued interest and support ao an ordinary member. 
She ended by moving t he adoption of the 1'...nnual Report . 
Mrs . Williq.mson t hanked the President on our behalf for 
three years devoted service to the Institute .and said that, 
i.:.mder ·Mrs . Cane' s Presidency , it had grown and prospered. 
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She expressed t he members' sorrow n.t her departure 
and t he ir deep gratitude for all she had done for the 
Institute-. 
T he Treasurer t hen presented the Finn.ncial 
Statement which showed clear ly how well Mrs. Eastgate 
has looked after our financial interests . The Treasurer 
proposed the adcption of th.c Statement which was seconded by 
by Mrs. Smiley . 
Mrs. Cane then welcomed the V . C .-o. Mrs. Pelton, 
who remarked on the warm nnd friendly atmosphere 
she had noticed when entering the Hall. She congratuL 
ated tm " President on n. well run Meeting and m~ntioned how 
comprehensive and interesting she had found nil the 
reports . She admired the banner and congratulated 
Mrs. Jones and the Handicrn.ft Group. In her address, 
Mrs. Pelton told us of some of the achievements of the 
W. I. Movement since it begun almost 50 years ago - how 
it had given some sort of social life to country women 
where none had existed before and how it had fought to 
see that cll the necessary amenities, such as electricity 
and running w:1ter, were· provided in rural districts to 
enable its members to l e ad a more plc8.sant and full life . 
She closed her address by telling us some of the 
things the Movement hoped to achieve over the next 50 
years after its Golden Jubilee in June of next year . Mrs. 
Cundy thanked Mrs. Pelton for her very lively and 
stimulating address. 
The following membcr·s . were elected to serve on 
next year' s corhm'ittec : Lady Blake, Mrs . Cl if ford~ 
Mrs. Eastgate , Mrs. Finch, Mrs. Hill, Mrs. Jones, 
Mrs. Kay- Green, Mrs. Roche, Mrs. Stacey and Mrs . 
Williamson. The Institute elected Mrs. F inch as 
its P resident, Mrs. Smiley thanked Mrs. Stone and Mrs. 
Griffiths from Taplow W. I. for acting as Tellers . 

At tea the depai:-ting President c;md the newly 
elected ·one cut the b1rthaay cake which had been made 
by Mrs. Kay- Green and iced by Mrs. Stacey. Mrs. 
Willin.mson thanked t he se two members from all of us for 
a beautiful looking and utterly deli cious cake . 
After tea members cxchn.nged ideas on "How to give 
a dinner party n.nd c nj oy it . " T he sc rn.nged from exotic 
recipes for pti.tc and casseroles to a brainwave by one • 
mem_ber wl10 1 i~ seems to me, has solved the problem. 
"Let your husband do it . " Mrs. Clifford offered to 
run off some c9pics of the recipes for those who wanted 
them. Mrs. Cane thn.nked Mrs. Roche who had arranged 
this Social Time . 
DORNEY W . I . 
A GRAND XMAS BAZAAR AND 
FOOD FAIR 
will be held in THE VILLAGE HALL 
on 
SATURDAY, 5th DECEMBER, at 2 p . m . 
Produce , Cakes, Bazaar, Handcrchicf and Xmas 
Dec... orations , White Elephant and ."Mystery Parccl11 
Stalls . Afternoon Te;:i . 
Father Ch. r~stmas will arrive _at 3 p . m . . 

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DORNEY PLAYERS. • 
In the November is:3ue a preliminary announcement was 
made of the fort hcoming production of ' Blithe Spirit' by Noel 
Coward, It admitted that t his was an ambitious choice for 
an am ateur s ociety, but the P layers rose to t he occasion 
and when the play was -produced on 20th and 21st November 
gave the best performances ev er seen in Dorney. 
When the curtain rose on the chal'.'ming living room of 
Ch arles Condomime' s house in Kent, we realised that this 
was something above the average in decor. The cramped 
stage was transformed i n a miraculous way into a really 
spacious room. 
Bruce Hepburn gave a wonderful performance as Charles 
Condo mine, writer of mystery novels who invited an eccentric 
medium, Madam Arcati to hold a seance in his house to provide 
him with the authentic jargon and n.tmosphere for his forthcoming 
book. The local doctor and his wife, played with 
their usual competence by Ken Smiley and Con Williamson, 
were invited to join Charles and his second wife , Ruth (Audrey 
Wooller) to meet Madam 1\.rcati. Mrs. Woollcr gave a 
convincing p9rtrayal of Ruth, the quiet , sensible intelligent 
second wife, so soon to be driven into hyste r ical jealousy 
and bewilderment. 
Madam .tlrcati presently arrived , having just "popped on 
my bicycle I and cycled seven miles, clad in a wierd 
collection of velvet gown and feather boas and hung about 
with beads and broaches like a Christmas tree . Peggy 
Finch kept the audience in gales of laughter at her histrionics - 
ch anging from slangy hoy~en to intense melodramatic medium 
with the utmost ease . 
The situation becomes complicated when Eluira, Char les 
first wife , dead for ·sev e n years, appears , but is visible 
only to him . • Sheila Cundy looked perfect as this ethereal 

rather malicious ghost, and drifted around the room in a 
truly supernatural manner. Ruth is upset by her bus band's 
strange behaviour and·he has to tell her that Eluira is there, 
and as it proves later, there to stay. 
It soon becomes ovious that Eluira is trying to kill 
Charles so _that he will join her on "the other side,'' but 
unfortunately it is Ruth who is killed, and the two wives who 
are deeply jealous of each other, now combine to haunt 
Charles, who begs Madam Arcati to get rid of the two of them. 
Edith the maid ·(Babs Stone) a highly nervous half wit who 
galumphs around at the double proves to be a natural medium 
and with her assistance the two wives fade out. 
But Charles, sensing that they are not far away decides to 
go away across the water where ghosts cannot follow and the 
curtain falls on a series of bumps :ind crashes, while vases 
plates and cushions hurtle mysteriously across the stage. 
Bruce Hepburn who was seldom off the stage gave a most 
polish e:l performance as Charles and it is difficult to imagine 
how this could have been bettered. The two wives, Sheila 
Cundy and Audrey Wooller wore perfect foils for one another. 
Peggy Finch was a riot as Madam Arcati and Babs Stone, 
last seen as a bereaved mother in The Monkey's Paw proved 
to be equally at home ii: farce. 
Congratulations to Yetta Roche for this really excellent 
production. And to all who helped behind the ·scenes - the 
poltergeists Dora Cane and Audrey Eastgate, Rosemary· 
Hepburn who was responsible for the scenery and decor, 
Francis Gibson whose lighting effects enhanced the appearance 
of the stage and last but not least, to fhe prompter, Mary 
Smiley; wh_o appeared tc have nothing to do, but whose hidden 
presence was doubtless very reassuring to the cast, we say 
thank you for a most enjoyable evening. 
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The Dorney Players wish to acknowledge with grateful 
thanks a further anonymous gift of £10 to their funds. This 
will help them to mount what they hope will be a successful 
production and they are deeply appreciative of their unknown 
friend's generosity. 
DORNEY LOCOSPOTTERS' 
CLUB 
The 27th October, half-term for Club members, saw a 
party of five setting out from Taplow bY. the 10. 37 diesel multiple 
unit for Reading. A long wait there enabled a great deal to be 
seen, including the passage of the do,yn "Cornish. Riviera" until 
eventually the Southern multiple unit from Basingstoke came 
sneaking .into its obscure bay platform. 
1\ very interesting and unusual journc,y followed, via Mortimer 
and Bramley to Basingstoke, where a rebuilt "West Country" came 
in on a down Salisbury Train at the adjacent platform. Then on 
through the rolling Hampshire downland, past Worthing J1mction 
where the Salisbury and Exeter line diverges, Micheldever amid 
its chalk cuttings and Winchester. At Shawford the old Didcot, 
Newbury and Southampton line joined us and in a few minutes 
we were at Eastleigh. 
Lunch ::, n the platform· in the autumn sunshine was in full 
swing when Robert Lyn joined us from his relatives' home in 
Southampton. Armed with our precious pass we set off to the 
gate of Eastleigh works, eyes alert as steam loco after steam 
loco, "Merchant Navy", "Battle of Britain" and 
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hove in sight. After some telephoning the gateman organised us 
and oth\'!r waiting groups into a large party which was then 
escorted through the Works in groups. Here is one of the few 

places left where steam locos still reign supreme and they 
were there in every stage of undress and rc:b uilding. We were 
quite footsore when we emerged but undaunted made our way tc 
the Motive Power Depot, where a friendly group who were sho1 t 
of numbers got us in on their pass. 
Outside the sheds were line upon line of'condcmned engines, 
many very forlorn without; their nameplates, some of which hac 
been simply cut out with oxyacetylene, obviously for eager 
buyers. Inside the shed the "live" exhibits ranged from a 
diminutive 90 year-old "Terrier" from the now closed 
Hayling Island branch destined for preservation, to "Cunard 
White Star, 11 a Merchant Navy resplcndent•in new paint and 
polish. Why? we asked a friendly driver, thinking of all 
the other engines whose green was scarecely distinguishable 
under months of grime. "Cunard White Star" was rostered to 
pull the Queen Mother's train from Southampton Docks the 
following day, he told us. 
l\.nd at 4. 28 we were· orice more in a multiple· unit, speeding 
through the gathering dusk, tired but triumphant, en route for 
home. 
NATURE NOTES. 
Now that the leaves have fallen from the trees and 
shrubs, the hcdgrows take on a new interest. The skeleton 
structure of twigs ::md branches that have been clothed with 
leaves all summer can now_be seen in detail. Each small 
branch adds 1,o the symmetry of the whole tree at the same 
time as it-enables the leaves to receive maximum sunlight. 
The autumn fruits are now displayed to full advantage - 
the scarlet of rosehips and the crimson clusters ·of hawthorn 
berries, for example - both hitherto shrouded in leaves. 

A closer look into the branches may reveal = empty 
bird's nest, the fledgelings having long departed. 
Some nests are simply bundles of twigs laid in the 
fork of a branch, whilst others have been carefully 
woven with straw =d grass and lined with feathers. 
It is surprising how near tc the ground and footpaths 
some of the nests arc built. With a little experience 
one can determine fairly accurately which species of 
bird used a particular nest. 
Two other curiosities which become obvious when 
the leaves have fallen arc the 'bracket fungi', which 
grow out from the trunk of a tree as large white or 
pink chunks of polyporus, and, of course, that queer 
parasite which is topical at this season, mistletoe. 
WAYF,\RER. 

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