ru17 D()rney Parish News f{􀀈 • =􀀆􀀇􀀈, • . t􀀻 􀀼􀀽 f 􀀂9 􀀈::;•t􀀉􀀊i ' 􀀊@􀀋􀀌 -- .:::i -- ·- -· - -·􀂛􀂜- -:------ 􀀆--􀀇:--:- -.􀀌􀀍􀀎􀀏 - ·--=-􀀐􀀅 -.-=-􀀇I􀀈..::..􀀆- -----􀀉-=􀀊 ,=----;- Bu1t/;nL NURSING & RESIDEI\JTIAL HOME Convalescence and Respite Care Burnham Lodge is an ideal location for convalescence following an accident, illness or operation. We can also provide respite care for stays lasting anything from a couple of days to several months, depending on circumstances. • Highest standard of nursing and residential care • Stunning individually decorated bedrooms and landscaped gardens • Delicious home-cooked food • 3 large lounges with daily activities organised in one of these • Rated 'Good' by CQC in 2016 I • JANE MORGAN DRESSES C:::> EVENING DRESS HIRE & SALES • Ball gowns, prom dresses & cocktail wear • Handbags,jewellery & wraps • Sizes 0- 20, competitively priced • The dresses can be altered to ensure a perfect fit By appointment 6 days a week 01628 600509 jane@janemorgan.co.uk Mob: 07887 994222 www.janemorgandresshire.co.uk IJ follow us on Facebook Village Road, Dorney, nr Windsor & Eton E Sargeant & Son Established in 1712 FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND MONUMENTAL MASONS A family oriented business which offers a traditional and caring service with attention to detail For immediate personal assistance, please call 01753 520081 40 Church Street, Slough SL 1 1 PJ 01628 783738 12-13 Colonnade, High Street, Maidenhead SL6 1QL 01753 865982 61 St Leonards Road, Windsor SL4 3BX • Providers or the Perteet Choice funeral Plan SERVICES IN THE LOCAL CHURCHES ST. JAMES, DORNEY Full details of our Services and Children's Activities are included in this magazine VICAR OF DORNEY Revd. La Stacey The Vicarage, 69a Eton Wick Road, Eton Wick, Windsor, Berks. SL4 6NE Tel: 01753 852268 email: revlastacey@gmail.com METHODIST CHAPEL, Eton Wick Sunday 10.30am 6.30pm Morning Service and Sunday School Evening Service ST. GILBERT'S CATHOLIC CHURCH, Eton Wick Sunday Mass (on first Sunday of the month only) 9.00am OUR LADY OF PEACE CATHOLIC CHURCH, Burnham Saturday Sunday 6pm 9.45am 6pm Vigil Mass Mass Material for publication should reach one of the Editors by the 16th of the preceding month. NOT PUBLISHED IN JANUARY AND AUGUST Editors: Mr. C. C. Cody, Easter Folly, 7, Dorney Reach Road, Dorney Reach, Maidenhead. SL6 ODX Tel: 01628 624121 Mrs. J. M. Spencer, Dorincourt, 45, Harcourt Road, Dorney Reach, Maidenhead. SL6 ODT Tel: 01628624213 Editorial Board: The Editors. Mrs. M.C. Cody Distributors: Mr Cobb, Mrs Cox, Mrs Leishman, Mrs McCabe, Mr McGuinness, Mrs Oxlade, Mr Penfold, Mrs Richmond, Mr Schwartz Miss Snook, Mrs Tuddenham, Mrs Tyler, Mrs Wood-Dow RATE OF SUBSCRIPTION: £5 per annum for 10 issues (Payable in Advance) It is requested that Treasurers of Local Organisations pay their subscriptions in January. Distributors who collect subscriptions from those taking the maga1.ine should hand them to Mrs. Cody. The Editors are not responsible for the opinions of correspondents expressed in letters or articles published in this magazine. • • , (iii)Domey Lake Chrlsbnas/New Year Closure. Awaiting response regarding possibility of leaving ii open this year. (iv)Parktng along Cllmo's Comer/Court Lane at Dorney Lake Entrance. Dorney lake parking charges are being increased in line with Burnham Beeches weekend charges which have increased to £3 a day. Discussions held with all residents and businesses in Court lane regarding proposal to place narrow/primrose double lines (not thick bright yellow lines) from just north of Dorney Pumping Station gates to the end of Court lane. These lines are, apparenHy, acceptable alongside a Conservation Area and similar rural locations. There was unanimous support for the proposal from the frontagers. This will be included in the final proposals to Transport for Buckinghamshire. (v) Update on Major External Threats: (v.a) SMART M4 Capacity ratio figures show that there will be more queues on the M4 between Junctions 6 & 8 over the next 20 years than there are now. SignificanHy more traffic will be diverted down the B3026, Marsh Lane and from Eton Wick through Dorney. DlWG will consider, in its Traffic Calming proposals to TIB, recommending certain of the measures to be done at the same time as the new bridges construction where it makes sense. (v.b) Eton By Pass Awaiting their survey results on 􀍞rat runners". II has been indicated that Eton College conducted a full technical survey of the possible scheme two years ago, prior to raising a sum of £45m on the bond market. (v.c) A4 Understand that proposed cycle way along A4 may not go ahead due to lack of finance. Proposal from the DlWG is to hold the Dorney Parish Council Meeting on 14" February 2017 at The Vicarage to include a presentation of the Traffic Proposals including residents• comments in order to make the final proposal for TIB by 31 March 2017. Dorney Parish Councll to decide at the next Council meeting to hold the Council meeting on 14" February at The Vicarage to view the proposals of DlWG. Dorney Parish Council strongly opposes the Eton By-Pass that is mentioned in Eton and Eton Wick's Neighbourhood Plan as this would have a severe detrimental effect on the traffic in Dorney. Therefore the Parish Council would advise the DTWG to raise this object.on in their proposals. Resolved not to adopt the second red telephone box by the Pineapple PH. BT have been informed that Dorney PC wishes to adopt the one outside the Old Post Office. Resolve any complaints/comments received from residents; Member's Reports - Cllr Kittel received a complaint from the 'Walk to School' Group regards the November Council Minutes that stated the 'Walk to School' route was unsafe. Cllr Kittel wanted to clarify that 􀍟 was the route from Dorney to Burnham schools that was unsafe for children which she has been campaigning for on behaW of Dorney to try and get school transport for school children attending secondary schools in Bumham., and not the Walk to School' route for Dorney Combined School. Date of next meeting - 8pm Council Meeting on 1 O"' January, 2017 at Dorney Village Hall. Meeting ended 9.24 pm. Dorney Website The Dorney website address is domey.orq.uk and the twitter account @DomeyPC Find minutes, planning, tweets. links to SBDC articles etc. Extracts from the Minutes of the Dorney Parish Meeting of the Council held at the Dorney Village Halt on Tuesday 10th January 2017 at 8 pm Present:- Cllr K Harris (chaired the meeting),Cllr A Foxley Cllr G Easton, Cllr A Purdie and Cllr R Ormond. In Attendance:- Cllr D Peplar, Mr Dax and Mrs S Moffat (Clerk). PUBLIC PARTICIPTION - SBDC Report - Cllr Peplar (i) Circulated an update on the Animal Sanctuary. No formal decision has been made by SBDC to take enforcement action as yet; (ii) SBDC will be approving their proposals for Modernising Local Government in Bucks at the Council meeting next week. Once approved these proposals will be submitted to the Secretary of State. Cllr Foxley asked Cllr Peplar, as a parish councillor at Burnham, if he could organise for the cycle path to be cut back as soon as possible as there is only about a 6 week gap to do this before nesting starts. Resolved for councillors to review the proposals of the DTWG at The Vicarage at 7pm before the Council meeting at 8pm at Dorney Village Hall... Report from Mr Dax on Dorney Traffic Working Group (DTWG). Mr Dax had circulated a report prior to the meeting (as attached). Mr Dax had collated data to show volume of traffic and vehicle speeds. The volume of traffic from the data shows an increase of 10% but peak volume varies. 85th percentile for speed shows 40mph in a 30mph zone. The report concluded:- • If it is decided that the correct, safe speed through Dorney is 20mph, then significant physical steps need to be taken to reduce the 85th percentile speed from the existing 40mph to 20mph. • The road design that has been amended at various times over the years has not been consistent with the stated speed limit. • Professional traffic engineers should analyse the substantial data obtained so far to confirm, or otherwise, the findings to date. • Speed data will continue to be sourced in a planned way from the existing two locations using the MVAS unit. Cllr Harris questioned the validity of the volume of data as he believes this has increased more than the data shows, particularly after the Olympics which has attracted more people into the area and visitors to the increased number of events at Eton Dorney Lake. Also he would question the speed data as not many cars exceed 50mph. Cllr Harris pointed out that now there is funding for the new off-line motorway bridge for the M4 Smart Motorway, this may present the opportunity to include schemes to restrict speeding. Cllr Purdie enquired if a speed survey could be carried out by the sharp bend by Court Lane. Mr Dax believes this could be possible if the warning sign on the MVAS is turned off so it does not cause an distraction. At present though there are only 2 agreed locations for the MVAS sign. Lastly Mr Dax added that there were no problems with the Rowing Lake car park being opened over the Christmas period and hopefully this will be repeated next Christmas. -6- ' • •I • t Resolved to pursue the proposal of having a defibrillator in the telephone box outside the Old Post Office (adopted by Dorney Parish Council) subject to funding opportunities. Cllr Foxley reported that it was approximately £3000 to purchase a defibrillator and £300p.a. to maintain. Also volunteers will be needed to check it on a regular basis .. Resolved to respond to RBWM's draft local plan (which includes an additional 14,298 new homes in the Borough) with similar concerns as expressed by Taplow Parish Council. Correspondence (i) Priorities Neighbourhood Survey by TVPA. Cllr Foxley will organise for this to go on the 'Nextdoor' website so residents have the opportunity to respond. Resolve any complaints/comments received from residents: Member's Reports - Cllr Purdie was concerned that the results of the BT Fast Broadband survey which should be completed by the end of February with implementation by the end of December have now been postponed to June 2018. Cllr Purdie will investigate. Maintenance and Highway employee/work - Cllr Harris will organise the new arrangement for taking down and erecting the MVAS by John Farrell in order to allow Mr Dax time to download the data. Date of next meeting - 8pm Council Meeting on 1 4th February, 2017 at Dorney Village Hall. Meeting ended 9.10 pm. PREVENTION MATTERS. Helping you stay independent. Tea & Chatter in Dorney Village Hall Further to our notes in the last Parish Magazine, we have set a date of Tuesday 2 1 st February in Dorney Village Hall, 1 0.00 to 1 2noon, to discuss the 'Chat' club. Please come along for a cup of coffee or tea and a cake to give your views on the feasibility of this type of Club. We appreciate that a Tuesday may not be the most convenient day but your views are important . Joy Richmond Jacqueline Austin-Lavery (B.C.C) Sue Moffat (Dorney Parish Council) DORNEY TENNIS COURT Open to all £2.50 per hour or yearly season tickets available as follows:£ 10 under the age of 18. £20 aged 18 and over. £35 family Contact Gavin Scott 01628 620314 -7- ... and a Happy New Year to you! It's still (just) the start of the New Year. I've been thinking about what needs to be achieved in 2017. We really must sort out our home Wi-Fi & broadband. It's no longer just a question of speed but of our signal virtually dropping out altogether for regular intervals. Knock on effects are growing and bewildering. Smart phones & TVs with their insatiable demand for upgrades have fallen foul of the sclerotic pace of our connection. I know there have been local suggestions (including in these pages) which I should study. My family and computer advisor advocate a dongle solution from one or other mot>ile telephony providers. I know that BT should be announcing the local progress of their latest phase of broadband roll-out next month and discussions continue about linking Dorney to Dorney Lake's fibre optics. Must get up to speed! So my resolution is 'if we start 2017 attac hed to Ta lkTalk's copper wires, that's not where we'll be on December 31'. Resolutions can be more personal. By the end of 2017, I'm going to be a guitarist. I had such ambitions in the 1960s, but now the aim is to progress from Norden Farm's Absolute Beginners class to the Beginners. I've tried a few times, to be honest. Half a century ago a group of learners (this has been a long process) formed a band called The Rep tiles. A decade later that would have been a good name for a punk band. I might be the only person in the village who has performed I Wan t To Hold Yo ur Hand on stage, but it was at a children's party. I then swapped my first guitar for a pair of Cuban-heel boots. That was probably the worst decision I've ever made. This year I'm going to read more books. I might be suffering from 'Moby Dick syndrome'. I'm told this is when in late middle age you realise that if you haven't read the greatest American novel. either you never wi II or that you'd better get a move on. Trouble is, more unread books keep coming into my keeping, and the Dorney Reach phone box doesn't help. I'd love to know who contributes various volumes - I'm a great fan of 1950s science fiction, and to find there a Penguin edition, evocatively priced at 3/6, of John Wyndham's The Ch rysalids created the sort of thrill you'd expect from second hand shops in Henley or Choring Cross Road. Either there is a -8- • ISSUE NO. 1/17 EDITORIAL FEBRUARY 2017 In our last issue I referred to my difficulties in trying to communicate with a mysterious 'Joe· at the office of the Bucks Mobile Library. Soon after, I received a very nice email from Jo Lo in which he confirmed that the library has not been withdrawn and will be visiting Dorney Reach throughout 2017. It will be parked in the 'banjo' junction of Meadow Way and Oak Stubbs Lane between 12.40 - 12.55 on a certain Friday each month. The dates can be found on page 11. The date for January was Friday 20th ., but as the DPN is not published in January you will probably have been unaware of ii. I went along to the banjo on the due date and found the library parked and ready for business. I had a long conversation with the driver/l ibrarian, a charming lady, known as Fizzy. She told me that the mobile library had not visited Dorney Reach for some months, due to lack of custom, but would now call every month, hoping that at least a few parishioners will appreciate its presence. I stayed until the quarter of an hour was up and Fizzy left, disappointed and, I'm sure, thinking "yet another wasted journey." The ·coach' is nicely appointed with a sofa-like seat in which you can sit and browse and it has books for children. It was once popular, but perhaps the age of the mobile library is passed, or could it be that the telephone kiosk library is sufficient for Dorney's needs? More likely we are too busy looking at ·screens.' Whatever the reason, in an age of reduced govern ment funding and where councils are forced to make cut-backs, sending a mobile library to Dorney Reach is a questionable decision. If you think ifs worthy, then ·use it or lose it.' I am always conscious that we are all indebted to our dedicated band of Dorney Parish News distributors who deliver the magazine to our door come rain or shine (or even snow). Many of them (past and present) have/had been in the team for decades. This month I wish to express our sincere thanks to Shirley Hewitl-Tea le who. after delivering the magazine around the village for thirty-th ree years, is handing over to Rob Schwartz. And, of course, our thanks to Rob who, I understa nd, willingly volunteered for the job. With this issue. Rob and all distributors will be asking for your £5 annual subscription. The best value in town! My plea for a visit from the BCC road sweeping vehicle was answered before the December magazine had even left the printers. My thanks to the Council; and for the record, the sweep took place on Friday 2nd. December. Visit The Old Vicarage (former Eton Dorney Centre) on Wed nesday 8th. February 10.30 - noon to review the Dorney & Dorney Reach Traffic Calming initiative and to express your opinion. Revd La Stacey writes: What a difference a baby's birth makes! I remember the dramatic changes that having a baby made to our life - not just that we never needed an alarm clock again, but that our relationship to everything changed. The birth of Jesus changed a whole wor1d-view too. God the all-powerful, ever-present, all-knowing, all-righteous, unchanging one was recognized in one that had to be cared for and fed, had to learn to talk, grew up in a particular culture at a particular place, and put himself at the mercy of human fallibility. If we dare consider this, it can change everything we might mean when we talk about 'God', or goodness. If we let it, the birth of this baby is something that can change us even more profoundly than becoming parents ourselves. In February the bible readings are from Jesus' 'sermon on the mount' - teaching that is as much needed now as it ever was to counter our inward-looking, selfpromoting tendencies. Uncomfortable material for the sermon-wr􀃪er! We have a regular service in Eton Wick now at 9.30 in the morning for half an hour for those whose children are determined to act as alarm clocks even on a Sunday morning - this is in addition to the usual 9.30am at Dorney and 1 1 .00am at Eton Wick. And watch out for Lent Lunches coming up too. We are still looking for hosts on 9th or 30th March. Lunch is soups and rolls, and the charity is chosen by the hosts. For information about our churches, activities and church history please see our parishes' web site: www.stjohnstjamesed.org.uk Church Services in February 2017 Wednesday 1 st February 10.00 am Holy Communion (said BCP) Sunday 5th February 9.30 am Holy Communion (said BCP) 9.30 am Family Praise (half hour with coffee) 1 1 .00 am 'Our Space' Family Service Sunday 12th February 9.30 am Holy Communion 9.30 am Family Praise (half hour with coffee) 1 1 .00 am Holy Communion (children's group) Wednesday 1 5th February 10.00 pm Holy Communion Sunday 19th February 9.30 am Holy Communion 9.30 am Family Praise (half hour with coffee) 1 1 .00 am Morning Worship (children's group) Sunday 26th February 9.30 am Morning Worship 9.30 am Family Praise (half hour with coffee) 1 1 .00 am Family Holy Communion 6.30 pm Evening Praise St John the Evangelist Eton St James the Less Dorney St John the Baptist, Eton Wick St John the Baptist Eton Wick St James the Less Dorney St John the Baptist, Eton Wick St John the Baptist Eton Wick St John the Evangelist Eton St James the Less Dorney St John the Baptist, Eton Wick St John the Baptist Eton Wick St James the Less Dorney St John the Baptist, Eton Wick St John the Baptist Eton Wick St John the Evangelist Eton .. , Dorney Parish News - February 2017 Qomev & Dorney Reach Traffic f.almlng Six months ago the Dorney Traffic Working Group was set up with the objective of addressing a number of long-standing issues,raised whenever neighbours got together, regarding traffic volumes, speeds and other related subjects in Dorney & Dorney Reach. It is supported by Dorney Parish Council. We have been fortunate to hear, so far, from over 60 residents who have given us their views on these subjects. Based on these views, together with obtaining considerable data regarding traffic volumes and speeds in the villages, research on traffic calming and some advice from traffic professionals we have prepared a discussion paper on Dorney Traffic Calming which can be found on the Home page of our website - www.dornewillagetraffic.uk. As some of you will be aware, we recently circulated this paper to those residents and businesses for whom we had an electronic means of contact - email address or they are on the Dorney Next Door network. However, we do recognise that we are not able to reach everybody via these means. Hence this article for the Dorney Parish News, which has a large circulation in the villages. We invited those residents who wished to do so to come to our Drop In Centre at The Old Vicarage (Eton Dorney Centre) in Lake End Road on certa in dates in January so that we could give them more information on the contents of the paper and get their views. As the Dorney Parish News won't be distributed until early February we felt that it would be helpful to add a OPN Drop In date of Wednesday gth February 2017 between 1030hrs and 1200hrs. This would allow those of you who were unaware of the January dates to drop in and share your views with us. During the first two weeks in February we will be asking residents, in a very brief survey, two questions that will enable the Traffic Calming initiative to move forw ard. The questions are: What do you believe should be the speed limit in Dorney & Dorney Reach? 30 mphor 20 mph Do you agree that the Traffic Calming paper, after consultation and any amendments, should be sent to Transport for Buckinghamshire requesting their professional assistance In developing a Traffic calming plan for Dorney & Oorney Reach? Yes or No We would be grateful if Dorney Parish News readers, who are not yet on the Dorney NextDoor network, would let us have their comments either at the Drop In Centre, by using the Comments page of the website or just email me directly. We look forward to seeing as many of you as are able to meet with us on 8th February 2017 at The Old Vicarage between 1030hrs and 1200hrs. Bill Dax bill@daxfamilv.com Extracts from the Minutes of the Dorney Parish MeeUng of the Councll held at the Dorney Village Hall on Tuesday 13°' Decamber 2016 at 8 pm Present:- Cllr K Hanis (chaired the meeting),Cllr A Foxley, Cllr L Kittel, Cllr A Purdie, Cllr P Smith and Cllr R Ormond. In Attendance:- Cllr Dev Dhillon, Cllr D Peplar, Mr Dax and Mrs S Moffat (Clerk). PUBLIC PARTICIPTION - Bucks CC Report - Cllr Dhillon reporled that:- (i) The proposed cycle route in T aplow associated with the new development at Mill lane has been put on hold due to safety issues; (ii) Major road and footpath works will be ta king place from 9'h January 2017 in Stomp Road and Priory Lane; (iii) BCC have sent their proposals for Unitary Authority to the Secretary of State. Adult Social Care and Education costs the County more than what is budgeted. Money saving measures need to take place to cope with spiralling costs and the proposals for Unitary Authority hope to achieve this. Parish councils will remain independent and will be able to take on more devolved work if these changes take place; (iv) Riviera Hotel by the Maidenhead Bridge is being demolished. TfB are discussing with Maidenhead Council to introduce an extra lane on the LHS to alleviate traffic congestkm. Cllr Hanis pointed out that the Cycling project paid by Sustran which includes the cycle path from Sainsbury's to Dorney is no longer viable due to overgrown vegetation along this section making it impossible to pass . It was agreed to approach Burnham Town Council to take action. SBDC Report - Cllr Peplar reported :- (i) If the third runway at Heathrow takes place this will affect Burnham, Dorney and Taplow. However this has not yet received final Government approval; Cllr Foxley added that if it does take place Dorney wm not get compensation as the boundary stops near Boveney; (ii) SBDC Council tax will only increase by a modest amount next year. Cllr Harris asked Cllr Peplar to keep Dorney PC informed if the Eton/Slough by-pass is discussed at SBDC and there is any further development? Apol0ies were received from Cllr G Easton. Resolved to receive and approve the minutes of the previous meeting held on the 8th November 2016 after clarifying Minute 87 that the 'Walk to School' route is unsafe refers to the route to Burnham secondary schools for the children of Dorney Parish that is unsafe not the 'Walk to School' scheme for Dorney Combined School. Clerks Report - Bucks CC and the four District Councils have now sent their respective proposals on Modernising Local Government to the Secretary of State for consideration. Bucks CC are recommending Unitary Authority and the Districts are recommending a Two Tier Unitary Authority. Chairman's Report - Cllr Hanis had nothing to report. Resotved for Mr Dax to become a non-voting member to work on behalf of Dorney Parish Council on Dorney Traffic Group and report back to Council each month. Mr Dax then went on to present the following report:- Actlons taken by DTWG during November 2016 for Information (i) Dorney Traffic Working Group is now based in The Vicarage, Lake End Road at no charge until Diocese sells the property. Probably at Easter. CurrenUy setting up visual presentation for residents to drop in during January 2017 and get their reactions. Vehicle ActlvaUon System (MVAS) -The Unit has been taken to SWARCO in Milton Keynes and is waiting repair. (Ii) Data received from Traffic Counter at VIiiage Road Cattle Grid. The Clerk has passed over the exa mple week data that she was sent from Bucks CC - w/c 17OCT16. The counter is working well and provides vehicle count data by hour and by direction. Requested back data in order to esta blish volume trends and future data. 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L F ;, "T 􀀑- F '- - SERVICES IN THE LOCAL CHURCHES ST. JAMES, DORNEY Full details of our Services and Children's Activities are included in this magazine VICAR OF DORNEY Revd. La Stacey The Vicarage, 69a Eton Wick Road, Eton Wick, Windsor, Berks. SL4 6NE Tel: 01753 852268 email: revlastacey@gmail.com METHODIST CHAPEL, Eton Wick Sunday 10.30am 6.30pm Morning Service and Sunday School Evening Service ST. GILBERT'S CATHOLIC CHURCH, Eton Wick Sunday Mass (on first Sunday of the month only) 9.00am OUR LADY OF PEACE CATHOLIC CHURCH, Burnham Saturday Sunday 6pm 9.45am 6pm Vigil Mass Mass Material for publication should reach one of the Editors by the 16th of the preceding month. NOT PUBl,ISHED IN JANUARY AND AUGUST Editors: Mr. C. C. COOy, Easter Folly, 7, Dorney Reach Road, Dorney Reach, Maidenhead. SL6 ODX Tel: 01628 624121 Mrs. J. M. Spencer, Dorincourt, 45, Harcourt Road, Dorney Reach. Maidenhead. Sl,6 ODT. Tel: 01628 624213 Editorial Board: The Editors. Mrs. M.C. Cody Distributors: Mr Cobb, Mrs Cox, Mrs Leishman, Mrs McCabe, Mr McGuinness, Mrs Oxlade, Mr Penfold, Mrs Richmond, Mr Schwartz Miss Snook, Mrs Tuddenham, Mrs Tyler, Mrs Wood-Dow RATE OF SUBSCRIPTION: £5 per annum for 10 issues (Payable in Advance) It is requested that Treasurers of Local Organisations pay their subscriptions in January. Distributors who collect subscriptions from those taking the magazine should hand them to Mrs. Cody. The Editors are not responsible for the opinions of correspondents expressed in letters or articles published in this magazine. • • • • ISSUE NO. 3/17 EDITORIAL APRIL 2017 A recent headline in the daily newspaper read: 'First private Moon mission ready for lift off. European scientists aim to land next year with plan to install communications network for future visitors.' A group of rocket engineers called PTScientists (Part-time Scientists) has built a landing module and two rovers, which are likely to launch in 2018 on board Elon Music's SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The group announced ii had teamed up with British telecommunications giant Vodafone which will provide the highspeed link-up to Earth for the mission. "This is a crucial first step for sustainable exploration of the solar system," said Robert Boehme, the chief executive of PTScientists. "In order for humanity to leave the cradle of Earth, we need to develop infrastructures beyond our home planet. With Mission to the Moon we will establish and test the first elements of a dedicated communications network on the moon". II is comforting to learn that should one decide at some future date to travel to the moon, one will still be able to dial-a-friend. This article caught my eye when I was going through a particularly bad patch with my Broadband service. Broadband speed is always pretty abysmal al my Dorney Reach residence, but for over a week it had failed to climb above 0.40Mbps. A call to TalkTalk and some tweaking at the Indian end of the line, produced 1. 76Mbps, but in succeeding days the speed dropped away; 1.30 - 0.88 - 0.60 - 0.42. Following more hours on the phone to TalkTalk a visit from their 'Bright Sparks' engineer proved that there were no faults in my in-house equipment and an OpenReach engineer was called. He changed the profile and did 'something' in the wayside 'boxes.' He left me with a speed of 1.31 Mbps, which lasted one day before settling down to 0.86Mbps, where it remains. The given explanation for this almost unworkable speed, is that I live 6,000+ metres from the Maidenhead exchange and some 600+ metres from the nearest 'box.' Hooray for good moon communications, but could some attention be given to Dorney Reach Road. I am now going to bore you a little more with another perennial local subject - potholes. Local roads have been in a poor condition for some time, but just lately the disintegrating surfaces have become more evident. Common Road, Boveney Road, Village Road, Court Lane, Lake End Road, Harcourt Road and Marsh Lane, all need urgent attention. We know that things will probably get worse, because despite millions of pounds being available for a questionably 'Smart' motorway, very little money is available for regular road maintenance. But what annoys me is the ludicrous policy of haphazard repair. In Marsh Lane, close to the Jubilee River, a maintenance unit came and repaired some of the holes, but other substantial potholes within spitting distance were left. They look quite deep, but perhaps not deep enough and need to erode another centimetre or so before being considered worthy of some tarmacadam, necessitating another visit from the maintenance unit. Can this piecemeal policy be justified? Is it cost-effective? -1- Revd La Stacey writes: One time Jesus asked a foreign woman for a drink of water. Jewish men aren't allowed to talk to foreign women, but Jesus always pushed the boundaries. He valued people above rules. The two of them had a bit of a chinwag, and then Jesus made an offer of water in return: unlimited water with eternal guarantee. "Whoever drinks the water I give them," he said, "will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life." You always wonder where the catch is with a free offer like that. The story about how such a free offer can be made will be told again through Holy Week and Easter. If you'd like to come and take part in the story, we'll be celebrating Palm Sunday on 9th April, then through Holy Week we'll remember the Passover and the last supper, wash feet and plunge the church into darkness, carry the cross through the whole benefice from Eton to Dorney and then on Easter morning celebrate at very silly o'clock in the morning with a bonfire and candles and singing and bacon butties. All details below. As an enduring advertisement and celebration of the eternal free offer, the church in Dorney has a good high tower which you can come and climb up on the first May bank holiday, so do come and have a look at the lovely view from the top if you haven't done so already. Details elsewhere in the magazine. Church Services in April 2017 Sunday 2nd April 9.30am Holy Communion 9.30 am Family Praise (half hour with coffee) 1 1 .00am 'Our Space' Family Service Wednesday 5th April 1 0.00 am Holy Communion (said BCP) Sunday 9th April (Palm Sunday) 9.30 am Morning Worship 9.30 am Family Praise (half hour with coffee) 1 1.00 am Holy Communion (children's groups) Wednesday 12th April 6.30 pm Passover Communion Thursday 13th April (Maundy Thursday) St James the Less, Dorney St John the Baptist, Eton Wick St John the Baptist, Eton Wick St John the Evangelist Eton St James the Less Dorney St John the Baptist, Eton Wick St John the Baptist, Eton Wick St John the Baptist, Eton Wick 7.00pm Foot Washing, Communion & Tenebrae St James the Less, Dorney Friday 14th April (Good Friday) 9.30am Start of Walk of Hope 10.30am Good Friday Service 12.30pm Service with readings at end of walk 3.30pm Messy Easter St John the Evangelist Eton St John the Baptist, Eton Wick St James the Less, Dorney St John the Baptist, Eton Wick • • • • Sunday 16th April (Easter Day) 5.45am Sunrise Service 9.30am Holy Communion 9.30 am Family Praise (half hour with coffee) 1 1 .00am Family Communion Wednesday 19th April 10.00 am Holy Communion (said BCP) Sunday 23rd April 9.30am Morning Prayer 9.30 am Family Praise (half hour with coffee) 1 1 .00am Holy Communion (children's groups) Sunday 30th April 9.30am Holy Communion 9.30 am Family Praise (half hour with coffee) 1 1 .00am Holy Communion (children's groups) St Mary Magdalene Boveney St James the Less Dorney St John the Baptist, Eton Wick St John the Baptist Eton Wick St John the Evangelist Eton St James the Less Dorney St John the Baptist, Eton Wick St John the Baptist Eton Wick St James the Less Dorney St John the Baptist, Eton Wick St John the Baptist Eton Wick For information about our churches, activities and church history please see our parishes' web site: www.stjohnstjamesed.org.uk Women's World Day of Prayer I would like to thank the parishioners of St. James the Less, Dorney, who, together with the churches in Eton Wick and Eton joined us at St. Gilbert's Catholic Church on 3rd. March to celebrate the international Women's World Day of Prayer. The service this year was organised by the women of the Philippines, whose lives are very different from our own. This was followed by a tea party, which gave us all the opportunity to chat and get to know each other better. It was a truly ecumenical occasion which was enjoyed by us all; and together we raised £105.30 for the cause. So, thank you all again. Sandy McCabe ETON WICK IDSTORY GROUP MEETING Eton Wick Village Hall at 7.30 p.m. Wednesday 12th. April ETON WICK- THE FRENCH CONNECTION Speaker: Mr. Keith French Dorney Traffic Working Group letter to Charles Cody Dear Charles, www.domeyvillagetraffic.uk 15th March 2017 It was encouraging to read your very balanced editorial in the March issue rega rding the traffic challenges in Dorney. The traffic calming issues in Dorney Village do, unfortunately, affect Lake End Road and Court Lane in addition to Village Road. Ashford Lane residents are also affected given their access to Lake End Road at a particularly dangerous junction. I would like to draw your attention, however, to the following concerns that were expressed by some Dorney Reach residents with regard to the speed of vehicles, especially along Harcourt Road and Marsh Lane. Incidentally, Marsh lane was cited as a "major traffic danger-spot'' by 72% of respondents in the 2000 Parish Appraisal Questionnaire. Here are some of these documented comments - specifically regarding the speed of vehicles down Harcourt Road - respo nding to a suggestion, by a Dorney Reach resident, of a 20mph speed limit: • n1 would love to see the limit reduced - I walk the children every Wednesday and Friday to Dorney school and at the moment we can have up to 40 children coming down Harcourt road at 8.30 ish . There are times I have been extremely concerned for our safe ty. '' • HWe've been complaining about speeding vehicles in Harcourt Road for at least 45years/H nBrillia nt idea!! It's an accident waiting to happen H HWs not only Harcourt Road that has the problem, Meadow Way should be induded and Oak Stubbs Lane especially when it 's the "school ru n" and on the bend leading into Marsh LaneH HI am often shocked at the speed and carelessness of drivers in Harcourt Road. n • HI agree the speed needs to be limited but please not speed bumps. n • "Wholeheartedly agree 11 • 020 mph - YES - speed bumps / rumble strips - NO thank you" • "Totally agree. Far too many people go much too fa st. Harcourt Rd is really quite narrow and with people parking especially parents during school drop off and pick up times it becomes dangerous for everyone. n • 0Whilst I agree with the 20 mph speed limit, I absolutely don't want speed bumps in the road. 11 0People do need to slow down, especially in Harcourt Road but we do not want speed bumps!0 With regard to your comment about accident statistics, I would urge great caution in accepting them at face value. It is much more complex than that- and they can be very misleading - as those presented by Bucks CC were. This is why the primary objective of the Dorney Traffic Working Group is "To ensure that steps are taken now to avoid fata lities and serious injuries - not after these happen I" As you rightly say, let's see if the traffic calming scheme has the backing of the majority of residents and businesses. The result will be available in early April. Regards Bill (Dax) Dorney Traffic Working Group • • • • • Extract from the Minutes of the Dorney Parish Meeting of the Council held at the Dorney Village Hall on Tuesday 14th March 2017 at 8 pm Present:- Cllr K Harris (chaired the meeting),Cllr A Foxley, Cllr G Easton, Cllr A Purdie, Cllr R Onnond, Cllr L Kittel and Cllr P Smith. In Attendance:- Cllr Dev Dhillon (Bucks CC), Cllr D Pepler (SBDC), Steve Delahunty (Maidenhead Advertiser) and Mrs S Moffat (Clerk). PUBLIC PARTICIPTION - SBDC Report - Cllr Pepler reported:- (i) Animal Sanctuary - SBDC Planning Department only has a narrow jurisdiction in regulating this site and has directed its efforts to remedying the breaches in planning control that have been identified to date; (ii) Regards the state of the bridge mentioned in the last Minutes, Cllr Pepler had contacted the complainant but no further response has been received; (iii) SBOC has lodged an objection regards the proposed 'Garden Village' in South Bucks as proposed by Slough BC. Bucks CC Report - Cllr Dev Dhillon reported:- Firstly, Dorney PC thanked Cllr Dev Dhillon for organising the repair of the potholes outside the Palmer Arms PH. (i) Cllr Dhillon will be addressing there were further potholes caused by a utility company ( cables being laid to the Electricity sub-station) in Court Lane and will ensure these repairs are carried out at the cost of the utility company and not at the cost of taxpayer; (ii) Broadband - Central Government is providing some funding to improve Broadband in rural areas. Cllr Purdie has been infonned that BT should be allocating funding for 2018/19 and 2 additional cabinets will be installed, one opposite the Pineapple PH; (iii) The Government should announce its decision on the proposed 'Unitary Authority' by the end of March; (iv) Cllr Dev Dhillon has been informed that there is an error in the Traffic accident data issued by Bucks CC and he will check this out. Apologies were received from Cllr Foxley and Cllr Kittel. Clerk's Report - The Clerk reported that the latest up-date on the defibrillator has only just been received so will put this as an agenda item for the next meeting. However ii was noted that Burnham Rotary Club may be interested in donating money towards a defibrillator and Cllr Dev Dhillon offered to make up any shortfall. Dorney Traffic Working Group - Mr Dax has sent a letter of resignation as a nonvoting member of the Council due to Dorney Parish Council's unanimous decision not to support the recommendations of DTWG due to accident statistics from Bucks cc differing from those of DTWG. Dorney PC did recognise all the hard work Mr Dax has undertaken and wished to thank him for this. The agenda for the Annual Meeting of the Electorate on 1 9th April 2017, as attached, was agreed. Agreed to enter the Best Kept Village Competition and looked forward to Nick Teale's input again. Members Report - Cllr Purdie offered to go to the Beeches LAF on 22nd March, 2017. Resolve any complaints/comments received from residents: (i) Complaints about potholes and the danger these are to cyclists including the one already mentioned in Court Lane; (ii) Drain subsided outside The Old School House, Village Road. Date of next meeting - 8pm Council Meeting on 11"' Aprll, 2017 at Dorney Village Hall. Meeting ended 8.55pm. -5- Sue Moffa t Parish Clerk Tel: 07443 588361 Email: clerk@doroey.org.uk www.doroey.org.uk Notice is hereby given that the ANNUAL PARI SH MEETING 20 Beocbmaoor Crescent Cbalfont St Peter Bucks SL99HL will be held on Wednesday 19th April 2017 at Dorney Village Hall starting promptly at 7.30 pm I. Welcome and Introduction 2. Apologies for absence AGENDA Cllr. Keith Harris 3. Approval of minutes of2016 meeting and matters arising Cllr. Keith Harris Cllr Keith Harris Cllr Keith Harris 4. Chairman's report 5. Finance- Budget & Precept Report Cltr. Richard Ormond 6. M4Smart Motorway 7. Superfast Broadband Representatives from Highways Agency Richard Wyatt from BT 8. Dorney Lake Update 9. Thames Valley Police Authority 10. Village Hall Update 11. Youth Club & Playground Update 12. Best Kept Village 13. Reports from SBDC 14. Report from Bucks CC Report from Eron Rowing Lake Representative from TVPA Cllr. Graham Easton CllrL Kittel Nick Teale Cllr D Pcplcr Cllr Dev Dhillon 15. Any other business at the Chairman's discretion Cllr Keith Harris Any other written reports received to be distributed at the meeting The Parish Meeting may by Law discuss all parish affairs and pass re solutions about them. Signed: s. Moff,, .................. Clerk to the Council Agendaon20 "' March 2017 -6- .., • Chiltern District Council/South Bucks District Council Community cards scheme helps set Y6 pupils up for secondary school A sticker-collection scheme which aims to help prepare Year 6 pupils for their autumn transition to secondary school gets underway in South Bucks and Chiltern schools on Tuesday 18 April. This year 29 schools across the two districts are taking part in the scheme, run by the joint Community Safety team for both South Bucks and Chiltern district councils, with Thames Valley Police. Pupils collect up to 24 different stickers by completing various challenges and tasks, or by attending an event. Topics cover money management, cyber safety, personal and road safety, healthy living, environmental issues, sport and wellbeing. The class whose pupils collect the highest average number of stickers by the 1 g June closing date will win a day trip to LEGO LAND® Windsor Resort, and there are other prizes up for grabs. Cllr Paul Kelly, South Bucks District Council's Portfolio Holder for Healthy Communities, said: "This is a great way to prepare pupils for secondary school. The transition period can be an anxious time for some youngsters, but the skills and knowledge they gain in a light-hearted and fun way through this scheme will help them no end." Cllr Graham Harris, Chiltern District Council's Cabinet Member for Community, said: ''We've been running this scheme since 2009. It's popular because it works and teaches youngsters life skills they will need in upper school. Pupils learn by enjoying themselves, and each year we see more schools taking part. LEGOLAND® Windsor have always been incredibly supportive and I'm delighted they have once again agreed to provide a day out for the winners." 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I was the voter with the 'closed mind' this time as I asserted to Mr. Dhillon that I couldn't vote for a party or candidate with a different view on Europe from mine, while our councillor quite reasonably was talking about youth fac ilities, schools and parking in the locality. Dorney is part of the electoral division of Cliveden. The last poll was in May 2013. Actually, we saw quite a close race as Dev got home ahead of UKIP by some 44 votes. Again, this column commented at the time - UKIP ach ieved a sizable share of 39% in our local division which was rat her higher than their share of 27% across Bucks as a whole and 22% across all the 2013 local elections. Given the state of current national opinion polls, . 2017's results may be more straightforward. I hope Dorney residents will vote on May 4th . 2013's turnout in Cliveden at 27% was a good deal lower than the national figure of 31% I have had high hopes that the website Nextdoor Dorney would play a key role, alongside our excellent Dorney Parish News, in boosting engagement with local issues. I'm truly disappointed that local postings seem to be waning. This very probably derives from the extens ion of the site to cover almost a thousand members from 'Nearby Neigh bourhoods' - interact ion between Dorney's 150 plus members has been swamped by fences in Cl ewer and garden equipment in Dedworth. It would be better if 'your neighbours' was the default option and 'nearbys' an add-on, rath er than the other way around. I􀈟 you're being overloaded with email notifications of every posting both local and nearby go to the drop down menu on the far top right of the page next to your photo (if you've posted one), scroll down to 'Settings' and change your email preferences. 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JAMES, DORNEY Full details of our Services and Children's Activities are included in this magazine VICAR OF DORNEY Revd. La Stacey The Vicarage, 69a Eton Wick Road. Eton Wick, Windsor. Berks. SIA 6NE Tel: 01753 852268 email: revlastacey@gmail.com METHODIST CHAPEL, Eton Wick Sunday 10.30am 6.30pm Morning Service and Sunday School Evening Service ST. GILBERT'S CATHOLIC CHURCH, Eton Wick Sunday Mass (on first Sunday of the month only) 9.00am OUR LADY OF PEACE CATHOLIC CHURCH, Burnham Saturday Sunday 6pm 9.45am 6pm Vigil Mass Mass Material for publicaNtiOonT sPhUouBldU reSaHchE oDn IeN o fJ AtheN UEdAitRorYs bAyN !Dhe A 16UtGh UofS tThe preceding month. Editors: Mr. C. C. Cody, Easter Folly, 7, Dorney Reach Road, Dorney Reach, Maidenhead. SL6 ODX Tel: 01628 624121 Mrs. J.M. Spencer, I:>orincourt, 45, Harcourt Road, Dorney Reach. Maidenhead. Slh ODT Tel: 01628 624213 Editorial Board: The Editors. Mrs. M.C. Cody Distributors: Mr Cobb, Mrs Cox, Mrs Leishman, Mrs McCabe, Mr McGuinness, Mrs Oxlade, Mr Penfold, Mrs Richmond, Mr Schwartz Miss Snook, Mrs Tuddenham, Mrs Tyler, Mrs Wood-Dow RATE OF SUBSCRIPTION: £5 per annum for I O issues (Payable in Advance) It is requested that Treasurers of Local Organisations pay their subscriptions in January. Dislributors who 1.·ollect subscriptions from those taking the magazine should hand them to Mrs. Cody. The Editors are not responsible ror the opinions of correspondents expressed in letters or articles published in this magazine. ISSUE NO. 4/17 MAY2017 EDITORIAL In this issue you will find an article written by Peter Tyler, headed CROSSRAIL. In It, Peter brings to our attention the worrying prospect of crossrail being commissioned without the provision of ample and secure car parking spaces at Taplow station. It is forecast that 600 commuters will travel from Taplow every day and one would imagine that a car park for, say, 250 vehicles would be high on someone's agenda. Not a bit of it! At the Annual Parish Meeting, BCC Cllr. Dev Dhillon revealed that there are no present plans for a car park and commuters will have to find spaces in surrounding roads. Should (or when) this arrangement succeeds in choking up the immediate environment, then double yellow lines will be introduced. Cllr. Dhillon indicated that when, and only when, the situation will no longer be tolerated by commuters and local residents, will the provision of a satisfactory car park be considered. This is called forward planning. At the same Meeting, SBDC Cllr. David Pepler, spoke about the local plan for housing development sites. The site adjacent, or close, to Sainsbury's on the Bath Road has been removed from consideration and replaced by the area accommodating the motor cycle training track/caravan hire business adjoining Taplow Station and facing the Bath Road. Now I think we can all (well, when I say all, I'll exclude county planners) think of a much better use for this land! The Annual Parish Meeting is adequately covered elsewhere in this issue, but my own impression of the evening is of representatives of public services telling us that 'nothing can be done' or, apart from the Smart Motorway (which we would willingly forego), there is no funding to allow 'it' to be done. The police seem to be powerless in many areas in which we would once have expected some action and to compound the danger of parked cars at the top of Marsh Lane, it came to light that some may be from the police station across the road. We can apparently forget Superfast, or for that matter, adequate Broadband for at least two or three years: and as for potholes - they can't be filled if they are too shallow because they need to be deeper to retain the filling. There was a time when the road maintenance men owned a pickaxe and could make the pothole deep enough to ensure a lasting result. But there, perhaps that's too technical! Still, cheer up. It's Best Kept Village time. A thought for the Election. A politician never believes anything he says, so he is always amazed when other people do. Charles de Gaulle Revd La Stacey writes: The Bishop is coming. And he is offering confirmation! I am told that the last time he did confirmations in this parish church was 42 years ago. So now is your opportunity! Furthermore the Bishop is coming on Pentecost Sunday. There couldn't be a more appropriate day. Did you know that the reason bishops wear pointy hats is to signify the flames of the Holy Spirit that fell on the disciples on Pentecost Sunday? One of the jobs a bishop does is to pray for the Holy Spirit on those he confirms. Do get in touch if you would like to be confirmed. We like to make the Bishop work for his keep. We are preparing through May on Tuesday evenings. We start with a meal at 7 and we are through by 9. If Tuesdays don't suit you we can tailor something to your needs. And talking of not missing opportunities, there is another chance to climb the tower and view Dorney from on high on Bank Holiday Monday, 1st May. See life from another perspeclive! For information about our churches, activities and church history please see our parishes' web site: www.stjohnstjamesed.org.uk. Contact the vicar on revlastacey@gmail.com Church Services in May 2017 Wednesday 3rd May 10.00 am Holy Communion (said BCP) Sunday 7th May 9.30 am Family Communion 9.30 am Family Praise (half hour with coffee) 1 1 .00 am 'Our Space' Family Service Sunday 14th May 9.30 am Holy Communion 9.30 am Family Praise (half hour with coffee} 1 1 .00 am Holy Communion (children's group) Wednesday 17th May 10.00 am Holy Communion (said BCP) Sunday 21 st May (Trinity Sunday) 9.30am Holy Communion 9.30 am Family Praise (half hour with coffee} 1 1 .00am Morning Worship (children's group) Sunday 28th May 9.30am Morning Worship 9.30 am Family Praise (half hour with coffee) 1 1 .00 am Holy Communion (children's group) - 2- St John the Evangelist Eton St James the Less Dorney St John the Baptist, Eton Wick St John the Baptist Eton Wick St James the Less Dorney St John the Baptist, Eton Wick St John the Baptist Eton Wick St John the Evangelist Eton St James the Less Dorney St John the Baptist, Eton Wick St John the Baptist Eton Wick St James the Less Dorney St John the Baptist, Eton Wick St John the Baptist Eton Wick CROSSRAIL Preparations for Crossrail are now very visible at Taplow station and completion of the whole project is scheduled for December 2019. Transport for London believe that Taplow station will be used by some 600 commuters each weekday morning. I read in the Slough Observer (23"' March) that a major new car park is proposed up the line at lver station The suggested plan for lver is to provide spaces for 250 vehicles with a development that is independent of Crossrail's work. Taplow Station's own parking areas comprise some twenty two places (ten curbside) at the front of the Station and much more to the rear. Although this latter area is currently taken up by Crossrail contractor's equipment it should provide some sixty or so spaces, noting that there have always been issues with vehicle security. An alternative, on-street parking in nearby Station Road is already full most days which effectively reduces traffic to a single lane. Overspill of parked cars elsewhere such as down Marsh Lane is already unwelcome because it is creating congestion at the traffic lights. Similarly residential Haghill Rise is unsuited for additional parking. Contemplating that Crossrail could be commissioned without provision of ample and secure parking spaces at Ta plow is a worrying prospect. Even with a minimal figure of say fifty more vehicles attracted, the whole area will be choked with parked vehicles unless remedial measures are put in place before Crossrail comes on stream. I urge the Parish Council to monitor this situation and keep us informed as to what is the proposed solution for dealing with the expected additional number of vehicles. Peter T􀂍er April 15 2017 Dorney Horticultural Society Wednesday 7th June 2017 - 11am Join us at the Royal Horticultural Society Garden at Wisley RHS Wisley is now a large and diverse garden covering 240 acres. In addition to numerous formal and informal decorative gardens, several glasshouses and an extensive arboretum, it includes small scale "model gardens" which are intended to show visitors what they can achieve in their own gardens, and a trials field where new cultivars are assessed. 1ne Bicentenary Glasshouse covers three quarters of an acre and overlooks a new lake built at the same time. It is divided into three main planting zones representing desert, tropical and temperate climates. RHS Gardens Wisley lies between Cobham and Ripley in Surrey, offtbe main London to Portsmouth road (AJ) south of junction 10 of the MlS. Follow the brown tourist Dower signs on the A3 and Ml5 to the RHS Ganleo - GU23 6QB. Car parking is free. It is important you book your free tickets with Louise so that we can reserve your ticket. Meet at the entn.nce to the gardens at 11.00am to collect your entry tickets. If you are delayed please contact Ron oo 07766 721559. Dorney Traffic Working Group www.dorneyvillagetraffic.uk Improving safety at Oimo's Comer - the junction of Marsh lane & Court lane and the entrance to Dorney lake. Following many comments from concerned residents, especially during the traffic calming discussions, about cars parking dangerously along Marsh Lane and Court Lane at the entrance to Dorney Lake - usually on the footpath/cycleway - the Dorney Traffic Working Group has been working with Dorney Lake & Eton College to attempt to reduce the problem - and possibly, eventually, virtually eliminate it. The majority of the cars parked along these roads are visiting Dorney Lake. However, the daily charge is, for some, considered to be a high price for a short walk. So, to avoid the cha rge, they park outside the entrance gates. This blocks the footpath/cycleway for people with buggies and cyclists (including young children). In addition there are horse field entrances along this stretch of road. This results in an unsafe cocktail of risks to people, horses and vehicles - on a blind bend. There have, not surprisingly, been a number of collisions and near-misses at this location. We discussed a number of options with Dorney Lake & Eton College in order to attempt to reduce the risks. One option is to put double yellow lines all the way along Court Lane, round Climo's Corner and up Marsh Lane to the Dorney Pumping Station gateway. However, this would prevent the congregation at St James the Less parking whenever services are taking place in the Church. So, we have decided to trial another of the options. We have ascerta ined that the people who park outside the entrance to Dorney Lake are mainly "locals", albeit from further away than the current Free Parking Pass area of Dorney Parish. They are also regulars, using Dorney Lake daily or weekly for walks, dog walking, cycl ing etc. Dorney Lake & Eton College have agreed to a proposal made by the Dorney Traffic Working Group that they expand their free parking offer beyond Dorney Residents to a wider group of local residents for a limited period as a trial. Our recommendation was to provide free parking passes, on application, to residents in the following neighbouring postal sectors: SL4 6XX - includes Dorney, Eton Wick & Eton SL6 OXX - includes Dorney Reach and Taplow Sll SXX - includes Burnham Sll 7XX - includes Burnham SL6 8XX - includes Maidenhead Riverside (where XX is any postcode within the sector) This has been agreed by Dorney Lake Management and Eton College. This became effe􀈩ive on 7th April 2017 and the trial offer runs until 31st May 2017. The details of the Offer together with an App􀉫ication Form and Terms & Conditions are a􀋱ached. We believe that this generous offer by Dorney Lake/Eton College could be a ma􀉥or step in significantly reducing the number of cars parked outside the entrance on most days and thus somewhat alleviating the risks. However, it won't happen overnight and the offer may well have to be repeated. We still have to solve the parking problem caused when there is a regatta taking place and an entrance charge is made. There are only a few of these, fortunately. Work in progress! Members of the Dorney Traffic Working Group have been advising owners of cars parked along Cou􀋊 􀈇oad about this generous offer and a number of people that used to park on the 􀉈otpath/cycleway are now happily and safely parking in one of the two Dorney Lake car parks. During the rest of May we will continue to advise those parking along Court Lane about the free parking offer at Dorney Lake. The FREE Dorney Lake Parking 􀈀r is al􀋛 availa􀈗le, u􀊖 􀋪 31􀋝 May 2017, to 􀊛􀊗le living in the five postcode s􀈷ors a􀊀 who visi􀋟 Dorney Lake. 􀈈imply advise any 􀈿mily & friends who live in any 􀊋 the 􀉆ve 􀊡t􀈦e 􀋗􀊒 and who you 􀈜lie􀋽 may wish to take a􀈲antage of this o􀉃r to go to the Dorney Tra􀉄c website - www.d􀊑n􀈽lla􀉔􀊪uk - and they will 􀉅nd the 􀇿er details and an Application Form tog􀈼her with Terms and Conditions. They can p􀊼nt the Application Form and send it, or take It, to the R􀈴e􀊢ion at Dorney Lake B􀊄thouse. Alternatively t􀉗y can pick up an Application Form at the Dorney Lake Boathouse. The 􀋒me form can be used 􀉉r Dorney Pari􀋙 r􀈻idents as well, 􀈎e free par􀉪ng at Do􀋃ey Lake is available to them all year round. If you already have a Pass please check the renewal datel Bill Dax bill@daxfamil􀋻.com On behalf of the Dorney Traffic Working Group Dorney Website 􀈊􀉖e Do􀋄ey we􀈘site address is dorne􀋼.o􀋇.uk and 􀋣e twi􀋲er a􀈞􀈥u􀉻t @Do􀉶ey􀈂C Find minutes, planning, tweets, links to SBDC articles etc. Windrush, Village Road, Dorney 24 April 2017 Dear Editor Orient Silk Road Express I have previously reported on journeys on the Trans Siberian railway and the Deccan Odyssey in India. We have just completed a two week journey by train along part of the Silk Road through three former Soviet Republics, Kazakstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. We flew with Turkish Airlines (pretty good!) via Istanbul to Almaty, wealthy capital of Kazakstan. It stands in the foo thills of the mighty Tien Shan mountains which form a snow covered backdrop to a very modem city. The only vestiges of Russian influence are the monuments to the war dead. Everyth ing else was removed after independence in 1991. We paid extra for the luxury of a cabin with en-suite facilities, which was in the last wago n. This meant a walk through six other carriages to reach the excellent dining car and opening and closing 21 doors en route. After an overnight journey we stopped in Turkestan. Then we continued to the capital of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, where it was bitterly cold and wet. There were plenty of restored mosques and vast monuments and parks to visit. Then on to Samarkand. This is where Timur (aka Tamerlane) is revered as he created an empire across Central Asia where previously Genghis Khan had ruled. The Registan square with two restored madrassas facing each other and a mosque on the third side is stunning. All buildings, domes and minarets are decorated in blue mosaic tile patterns and their size is overwhelming. Uzbekistan is very proud of famous son Al Khowasmi who invented algebra and algorithms, the bane of my maths classes at school! Next stop Khiva, one of the most important trading posts on the Silk Road. This is a beautifully preserved oasis city fou nded 2500 years ago in the middle of the desert. The city wall, gates and bastions enclose an enchanting network of alleyways, mosques, domes, minarets and market stalls. In Bukhara we visited one of the last remaining caravansaries, a walled courtyard (to keep out the desert sand) which houses basement lock-ups for goods, an open square for camels to rest and above the lock-up, accommodation for merchant travellers. Merv is another ancient fortress town with Unesco World Heritage status. I'll have to sort my many photos out to recall which of these cities had the best arcMecture but H would be a tie between Samarkand and the ruins of Merv. The last stop was Ashgabat in Turkmenistan. Whereas the Uzbecks were really fri endly and we were freq uently asked for setfies with the locals, the Turkmen are somewhat surly. The country is run by Turkmenbas hi, self proclaimed leader of all Turkmen. He has golden statues of himself at key points in the marble clad city. Every building is white! It's a wonder if there's any marble left in Italy. It is also forbidden to smoke outside, so the place is spotless. These countries are rich in minerals and gas/oil and now they are independent they spend it. Throughout Soviet occupation religion was forbidden and the mosques fell into disrepair. They are now restored with a vengeance. There were 66 passengers on board. We were in a group of 12 English speaking with four Americans, four Australians, three Brits and a Singaporean. We had our own excellent tour guide for outings. We got on like a train on fire! There were other groups of French, German and Norwegians. Although travelling through mainly Muslim countries there was no shortage of beverages on the train or in the hotels we stayed in Samarkand, Bhukara and Ashgabat. The train journey was expertly organised by a Bertin based travel operator, Lemidee. We booked through Cox & Kings. Nick Teale ETON WICK HISTORY GROUP MEETING Eton Wick Village Hall at 7.30 p.m. Wednesday 24th. May A HISTORY OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST CHURCH Speaker: Mr. Frank Bond El ectrical Services Burnham Napit Part •pn Approved Additional SOckets - Ughts New Fuse Boards - Updates Security - A- Lighting Home - Landlords Certificates Portable Appliance Testing All other Elecbical Work Free advice and eatinaates All work guaranleed No job too small Phone Rob on 01628 60 30 63 Mobile 07801 832 792 • NAPIT Dorney Social Diary Monday t" May Wednesday 3"' May Tuesday 16" May Saturday 20" May Wednesday 24th May Wednesday .,.. June Tuesday 20• June Tuesday 18°" July DORNEY PARISH COUNCIL DORNEY VILLAGE HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE DORNEY BADMINTON CLUB DORNEY SHORT MAT BOWLS CLUB DORNEY YOUTH CLUB (for children of the parish) LITTLE FISHES For pre-school children (and parents or carers) Songs, sto􀁭 treasure bunts, fun and refreshments. VILLAGE HALL BOOKINGS St. James the Less. Church Tower Open Day 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. DDHS Visit to Mapolia House Gardens, Woohum 2p.m. Tea & Chatter in Dorney Village Hall 10 a.m. TV AP Spomored Wall< Eton Wick History Group Meeting Eton Wkk Village HaU 7.30 p.m. DDHS Group Visit to RHS Wisley 11 a.m. Self Drive Tea & Chatter in Dorney Village Hall JO a.m. Tea & Chatter in Dorney Village Hall 10 a.m. Second Tuesday of eaeh month (except August) Village Hall 8 p.m. Second Monday of alternate months Le. May July Village Hall 8 p.m. Every Tuesday VUlage Hall 11-10 p.m. Every Sunday Village Hall 7 - to p.m. Every Tbunday evening during term time 6.00 - 7.30 p.m. Village Hall Dorney 5-16 year olds in two groups contact Leanne Kittel 07919 484855 Every Wednesday (f erm time only) St. John's Church, Eton Wick 10 a.m. - 11.30 a.m.. Graham Easton 01628 628819 & 07503 745760 Em.ail: enquiries@dorneyvillagehalLcom IRONING by FLORI Your Ironing, my Mission! On Facebook: Cleaning & ironing by Flori florentinateisanu@yahoo.co.uk Mob: 07879626434 I collect and deliver for free. Prices start at £2.20 per lb. Minimum price £1 1 . I can collect from home or work, day or night. I provide a friendly, professional and reliable service with experience over 10 years -e- • Dorney Yo uth Club Footba ll Team Success It was a very sunny but windy afternoon on 24 March when Dorney You􀋥 Club soccer team played their inaugural match. The untested team wearing their bright green and yellow strip met their opponents, Burnham Footb al􀉰 Club decked out in blue. Some fifty suppo􀋋ers and their fa milies had turned up to witness this event. Trumpers field pitch was hardly like Wembley tu􀊹 but the hum􀊘s and hollows and long grass helped the teams control the ball. In the first ha􀉮f both teams shared possession equally and some well-aimed shots at goal were confidently stopped by the goalies. Ta ckles were gentle and the attempted headers were contro􀉱led. The score at half time was nil-nil and a􀉍er a good second half the full-time score was 4-1 with Dorney the winners! A t􀋅phy was presented by J􀊈 Case the leader of Burnham Youth Club to Jude Alexander the Captain of Dorney Youth Club. The names of the Dorney team comprised Jude (Captain) and Louis Alexander, Oliver Anse􀉲l, Matthew Burrows, Freddie and Georgie Ellis, Dylan Bavazzan o, Ma􀋳hew Nelson, Ben and Har􀋑 Scott, Dylan Snowden, Dylan and Libby Gilbert, and Finlay Sta unton All players were aged between 5 years and 13 years and comprised both boys and girls. The team's manager and trainer were Herve Bavazzano and Rob Ansell. After the final whistle both teams tucked into a t􀈔sty tea which awaited them in the playground The team plans further matches in the very near future. Whilst Dorney Youth Club have a lovely foo tball kit comprising 13 kits , kindly donated by a l􀊅a􀉯 business, C E COR􀈄ORA􀈍E LOGIS􀈋ICS L􀈌 D, they are asking if anyone would be happy to sponsor a further 10-15 kits in larger sizes as the children are showing a keen interest across all ages and the kits do not stretch! If you would be happy to support them with sponsorship, please contact Leanne on 0791 9484855 to discuss. -9- Bi􀉓 Iss􀋹s rd award a silver star to our Parish Councillors for laying on a comprehensive & lively Annual Meeting. rd also hand out a black mark to us local residents because after a year which saw interest peak in issues from traffic calming to travellers, the attendance was way too low and largely confined to the seasoned regulars. Many can remember a time when locals would almost literally queue up to have their say. Talking about handing out awards, I don't recall a meeting with so much spontaneous applause. Sue Moffat, the Parish Clerk.,recently completed the North London Half Marathon & thus raised a decent sum for the Dorney defibrillator fund. Cllr Leanne Kittel had raised another £45k for the football area in Dorney Reach. Finally, Nick Teale reported on what may well be his final Best Kept Village campaign. My award to Thames Valley Police might be 'should try harder'. They regard Trumper's Field as 'secondary land' from which they do not seek to evict travellers. 'Secondary' maybe, but it backs on to our houses, playground & school and is (or was) rich in flora & fauna. It was minuted last year that the Chairman said that 'in theory' it was the police who should be dealing with dangerous parking in Court Lane by visitors to Dorney Lake. Our local team leader Sgt Mutch's response was indeed 'theoretical' & definitely not practical. Admittedly the situation is complicated by the fact there are no restrictions on parking here & congregations need access to St James. The police can do nothing, and it seems that the sergeant's priority is more burglaries in Farnham Common than road safety in our parish. Neither can they deal with cars parked at the A4 end of Marsh Lane - many of which are police vehicles overflowing from the A4 HQ. Jane Darley of BT Community Fibre Partnership came to offer a partnership with BT to provide 'superfast' broadband for about £25k. It was made clear to her that what we needed was any half way usable broadband in most of the village. Anything superfast was an impossible dream. Fibre broadband was installed at Dorney Lake for the Olympics, a network now it seems owned by the British Rowing Association. If we should have been connected to this network after 2012, just who promised what to whom? Just why is it not worth it for BT to include Dorney in its roll out plans? Why is South Bucks District Council the only Bucks DC not sponsoring this impending 'second rollout' by BT? Leaving aside the complexities of tapping us into Dorney Lake's fibre, we are reliant on BT building new junction boxes which are planned for the Pineapple area & the junction of Harcourt Road & Marsh Lane and could come on stream from late 2018-mid 2020. This year traffic, Eton and the Lake wouldn't go away. 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We are here to help 24 hours a day Funeral Partners esargeant. co. uk • SERVICES IN THE LOCAL CHURCHES ST. JAMES, DORNEY Full details of our Services and Children's Activities are included in this magazine VICAR OF DORNEY Revd. La Stacey T he Vicarage. 69a Eton Wick Road. Eton Wick, Windsor, Berks. SL4 6NE Tel: 01753 852268 email: revlastacey@gmail.com METHODIST CHAPEL, Eton Wick Sunday 10.30am 6.30pm Morning Service and Sunday School Evening Service ST. GILBERT'S CATHOLIC CHURCH, Eton Wick Sunday Mass (on first Sunday of the month only) 9.00am OUR LADY OF PEACE CATHOLIC CHURCH, Burnham Saturday Sunday 6pm 9.45am 6pm Vigil Mass Mass Material for publication should reach one of the Editors by the 16th of the preceding month. NOT PUBLISHED IN JANUARY AND AUGUST Editors: Mr. C. C. Cody, Easter Folly. 7, Dorney Reach Road, Dorney Reach, Maidenhead. SL6 ODX Tel: 01628 624121 Mrs. J. M. Spencer, Dorincourt, 45, Harcourt Road, Dorney Reach, Maidenhead. SL6 ODT Tel: 01628624213 Editorial Board: The Editors. Mrs. M.C. Cody Distributors: Mr Cobb, Mrs Cox, Mrs Leishman, Mrs McCabe, Mr McGuinness, Mrs Oxlade, Mr Penfold, Mrs Richmond, Mr Schwartz Miss Snook, Mrs Tuddenham, Mrs Tyler, Mrs Wood-Dow RATE OF SUBSCRIPTION: £5 per annum for 10 issues (Payable in Advance) It is requested that Treasurers of Local Organisations pay their subscriptions in January. Distributors who collect subscriptions from those taking the magazine should hand them to Mrs. Cody. The Editors are not responsible for the opinions of correspondents expressed in letters or articles published in this magazine. • • ISSUE NO. 5/17 JUNE2017 EDITORIAL A number of wild rabbits seem to have chosen our garden as the ideal venue to spend their days sitting in the sun, munching succulent green shoots and liberally dropping their droppings over lawns and paths alike. They have become a pest and whatever empathy Watership Down may once have stirred in me, I am looking for ways to get rid of them. I have consulted the internet for ideas, but nothing seems truly effective except for a ferret or a shotgun, although 'serious fencing' might do the trick. However, Helen Yemm, writing in the Saturday Telegraph gardening section, tells of a spray that can be used to deter rabbits, based on a form of calcium and apparently beneficial to plants. Called 'Grazers,' it is successfully used by farmers and is also available to gardeners. It works by systemic action, making plants unpalatable to rabbits and other grazing animals, including deer. Well, Grazers sounds promising, although it will only deter animals from eating plants that have been sprayed and won't keep them from entering the garden. 'Serious fencing' consists of 3ft. high chicken wire, with the bottom 6ins. buried horizontally under the ground on the invaders' side and stoutly supported at regular intervals. If the fence is also to deter deer, then the chicken wire must be at least 6ft. high. Deer, of the rather unattractive muntjac variety and a pair of either fallow or roe (I don't know one from the other) also like to visit us. I have ring fenced a couple of taxus trees that the deer find irresistible and I think that is as far as my fencing will go. I will resort to my usual tactic of rushing forth into the garden whenever I see a rabbit or a deer, but I know they are just playing me along. The mobile library, which carries books, audio books, DVDs and magazines, has been calling regularly this year and on its May visit I once again went along to have a word with the librarian, Fizzy. She told me that following my earlier editorial comments, six 'borrowers' called on her in February and they indicated that they might become regular clients. The following month there were but two and since then, no-one. At last October's Parish Council Meeting, the attending Community Links Officer for Bucks CC, Jacqueline Austin-Lavery, explained that her role was to keep isolated and vulnerable adults independent and active and wanted to know if there was a need for this in Dorney. The PC felt there was a need, particularly for the elderly, as there is only a bus service twice a week and no longer a mobile library, which did serve as a meeting place. There are no immediate plans to withdraw the mobile library service, although as there seems to be little or no interest in it, its survival is questionable. Fortunately, Ms Austin-Lavery's plan to keep the isolated and vulnerable independent and active is to be formulated at a series of meetings, to be held in the village hall, entitled Tea & Chatter. See page 11. -1- Revd La Stacey writes: What's on your spiritual shopping list? Would a basket of Wisdom and Understanding, Counsel and Power, Knowledge and Delight do you? Those are classically the gifts of God's Spirit - those 6 gifts, along with something called 'the fear of the Lord'. (Check out Isaiah 1 1 verses 1 -3 if you want to see where this list comes from.) How about translating that last one as 'deep respect'? The Bishop is coming on Pentecost Sunday 4th June and will pray for some members of the congregation to be confirmed by God's Spirit. The basket of gifts comes as part of the package. I wonder if a bit more fear of the Lord (deep respect for the love of God) might mean a bit less fear of other people and so go a long way to making our lives more full of wisdom and delight. It seems like a good package of gifts for those representing us in parliament to have too. May they be given wisdom and understanding, counsel and power, knowledge and delight as they govern us in a context of deep respect for all. For information about our churches, activities and church history please see our parishes' web site: www.stjohnstjamesed.org.uk Church Services in June 2017 Pentecost Sunday 4th June 9.30 am Holy Communion with Confirmation 9.30 am Family Praise {half hour with coffee) 1 1 .00 am Holy Communion with Confirmation Wednesday 7th June 1 0.00 am Holy Communion (said BCP) Sunday 1 1th June 9.30 am Holy Communion 9.30 am Family Praise {half hour with coffee) 1 1 .00 am Holy Communion (children's group) Sunday 18th June 9.30am Holy Communion 9.30 am Family Praise (half hour with coffee) 1 1 .00am Morning Worship {children's group) Wednesday 21st June 1 0.00 am Holy Communion (said BCP) Sunday 25th June 9.30am Morning Worship 9.30 am Family Praise (half hour with coffee) 1 1 .00am Holy Communion (children's group) St James the Less, Dorney St John the Baptist, Eton Wick St John the Baptist, Eton Wick St John the Evangelist, Eton St James the Less, Dorney St John the Baptist, Eton Wick St John the Baptist, Eton Wick St James the Less, Dorney St John the Baptist, Eton Wick St John the Baptist, Eton Wick St John the Evangelist, Eton St James the Less, Dorney St John the Baptist, Eton Wick St John the Baptist, Eton Wick , South Bucks District Council Bids for community fund invited Grants of up to £1 500 are being offered to community groups in South Bucks District, with a total of £20,000 to distribute to worthy local causes. The deadline for applications is midday on Wednesday 28 June. Groups wishing to apply will first be required to complete an expression of interest form. Once that has been received, an online grant application form will be sent to individual groups. Grants are open to voluntary and community charitable groups based in South Bucks District, or which work to the benefit of district residents. The fund is provided by South Bucks District Council, and is being delivered in collaboration with Heart of Bucks community foundation. Applications for funding can be for new and existing projects; core costs or capital expenditure - such as equipment, building modifications etc. Village Hall projects can qualify if they are to improve standards of the facility - not for wear and tear. Similarly, playground projects would be considered, providing the applying group has consulted with the local community over the type of equipment desired. Successful organisations will demonstrate how they meet South Bucks District's key themes for:- a thriving economy/a sustainable environment/safer communities/health and wellbeing/ cohesive and strong communities. Visit the South Bucks District Council website to find out more and how to apply. MARLOW MOBILE LIBRARY Visits Dorney Reach once a month on a Friday. Banjo junction Meadow Way/Oak Stubbs Lane 12.40 - 12.55 p.m. Dates for 201 7 June 9 July 7 August 4 September I , 29 October 27 November 24 December 22 ETON WICK HISTORY GROUP MEETING Eton Wick Village Hall at 7.30 p.m. NO MEETING IN JUNE Wednesday 1 9th. July EX PLO RATION OF A ROY AL LANDSCAPE Speaker: Mr. Elias Kupfennann -3- Dorney Defibrillator The Parish Council are looking to buy a Lifeline View defibrillator to install in the phone box in Village Road phone box which is soon to be decommissioned by BT. This defibrillator has a screen which shows users how to use it as well as voice prompts and on screen text prompts, the majority of the others give only voice commands and text. The machine also gives demonstrations of how to perform CPR. The process for using a defibrillator is that you always phone the ambulance service and if there is one within a certain distance they direct the caller to it and give them the code to unlock the cabinet. The distance varies according to the Ambulance service, in the South East it is 500m, many areas only 200m, whilst in the East of England it is 1 ,500m! We are going to put it in an unlocked cabinet, as it is covered under the Parish Council insurance. The cost is £1 650 if the cabinet is unlocked and there will be installation costs in addition. This fee includes the Governance System where we record the weekly and monthly checks (which links to the Ambulance service), signage for the box, and if you go with Community Heartbeat Trust 7 years of free electricity which BT continue to provide, a two hour training session and a paint kit to restore the telephone box. Maintenance will be around £200 pa, including insurance and replacement of pads etc. We hope to raise as much funds for the initial costs as possible and have applied to Awards for All, which is a lottery fund - maintenance is however rarely covered by these schemes. Finally can I thank all those who kindly donated to Sue Moffat our clerk who ran the North London Half Marathon (an astounding feat in my view) to raise money for us. With the generous donation of the Dorney Commoners we have over £600. Alice Foxley G & J Decorating Local decorators with 20 years' experience. All aspects of decorating undertaken to the highest standard. 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June at 4 p.m. Newbold Church, Bin field RG42 4AN *family concert* Overture: In the South Oboe Concerto in D minor The Chairman Dances Carmen: extracts An American in Paris Oboe: Alison Bowen-Davies Elgar Albinoni Adams Bizet Gershwin Tickets £ 1 2.50 £5 student/child. Concert tickets are available at the door (subject to availability) or from the ticket hotline tel. 0118 966 5149 or from www.wmso.org.uk -5- Sue Moffo t Parish Cl erk Tel: 07443 588361 Email: clerk@dorney.org.uk t,0;u1i-f-{,;;iu􀇂f! CD'JN CIL 2...1 Dorney Parish Council 20 Benchmanor Crescent Chalfont St Peter Bucks SL9 9Hl Minutes of the Annual Dorney Parish Meeting of the Council held at the Dorney Village Hall on Tuesday 9th May 2017 at 8 pm Present:- Councillors K Harris (chaired the meeting), G. Easton, A Foxley, P Smith and R Ormond. In Atte ndance:- Mrs S Moffat (Clerk) and SBD Cllr David Pepler. 1. At the proposition of Cllr R Ormond, seconded by Cllr A Foxley, ii was agreed to elect Cllr Harris as Chairman for the ensuing year. 2. Declaration of Acceptance was made by the newly-elected Chairman. 3. PUBLIC PARTICIPTION - SBDC Report - Cllr Pepler reported that:- (i) He has just been at the AGM of SBDC and Cllr Duncan Smith has been voted in as Chairman for a second year of office; (ii) There have been discussions about changing to unitary authorities but no further progress from the Secretary of State; (iii) SBDC is carrying out a consultation on Public Spaces Protection Order and; (iv) No more news on the Animal Sanctuary and no further updates on the site next door at Orchard Herbs but he noted that the heaps of waste seem to be getting bigger .. 4. Apologies were received from Cllr L Kittel, Cllr A Purdie and Bucks CC Cllr Dev Dhillon , 5. Resolved to receive and approve the minutes of the previous meeting held on the 111h April 2017. 6. Disclosure of interest in Items on the agenda - None. 7. At the proposition of Cllr Harris, seconded by Cllr Smith, it was agreed to elect Cllr Purdie as Vice- Chairman for the ensuing year. 8. Resolved to fix the amount of the Chairman's allowance in pursuance of section 15(5) of the Local Government Act 1972 at the budgeted amount of £150. 9. Finance Committee - Resolved that all councillors are members of the Finance Committee. At the proposition of Cllr Harris, seconded by Cllr Easton, Cllr Ormond was elected Chairman of the Finance Committee. 10. To appoint representatives on the under.mentioned bodies:( a) SBALC - Resolved to appoint Cllr Foxley and Cllr Purdie0 (b) BALC - Resolved to appoint Cllr Easton. 11. Resolved to fix the dates and times of meetings of the Council for the ensuing year - to be at 8pm on 2nd Tuesday of every month at the Dorney Village Hall and no meeting in August. The Finance Meeting to set budget and precept and review internal audit plan and risk assessments, will be held before the Council meeting on 14th November, 2017 at Dorney Village Hall. 12. Clerk's Report - No reports. 13. Chairman's Report - Cllr Harris was pleased lo report that Cllr Dev Dhillon has been elected again as the County Councillor for Dorney. 14. Any updates for the proposal of having a defi brillator in the telephone box outside the Old Post Office once adopted by Dorney Parish Council - The Clerk confirmed that the defibrillator is insured up to £5,000 whether it is locked or unlocked. Cllr Foxley is in the process of seeking grant funding. She explained that the Ambulance Service will only give the code to -6- 1 use the nearest defibrillator within a 500m radius in this area and Dorney Reach would be outside this radius. 15. To consider any future changes to the judging area of the Best Kept Village competition - Dorney Parish Council thanked Nick Teale for meeting Mr Pushman (the organiser of BKV} and noted the comments Mr Pushman made. However, it was unanimously agreed that this year and in the future, the whole of the parish of Dorney will be entered and not just that part which is considered 'pretty'. Dorney Village Hall area, although not classed as 'pretty' in the comments made, is an area where a lot of community involvement is carried out as reflected in the play area which has been purchased and maintained by local volunteers. and Dorney Village Hall and its surrounds which is managed by local volunteers. These factors should be taken into consideration by the judges. However Dorney PC did take onboard the comment about the names in the War Memorial being faint, and will organise for the names on the stone to be repainted. Nick Teale has pointed out that he is moving away from Dorney soon and although he is willing to organise the Village clean up this year, a replacement is needed for the future. Cllr Smith offered to look after Boveney area. 16. Any updates on Dorney Traffic Working Party - The revised parking permits for local residents at Eton Dorney Lake car park were noted. Cllr Ormond suggested that one solution to reduce speeding may be to have a 'Driver feedback sign' (i.e. a sign that flashes up the speed of the vehicle) rather than a 30mph warning sign. The Clerk will find out the cost of this. It was also agreed to accept the offer from Cllr Dev Dhillon to invite an Officer from Bucks CC to a meeting at Dorney, together with the DTWP, to receive professional advice on the matter. It was noted that DTWP's petition is being presented to LAF on 7th June, 2017. 17. To consider any changes to Tennis Club Lease now that Management of the tennis court is being transferred to Playground4Dorney Committee. It was agreed that the Lease does now need changing and items2:5, 2:7 and 4:2a need removing from the lease. Cllr Smith offered to examine the lease and report back to the next Council meeting. 18. Planning (i} To note planning issues, decisions and appeals recently notified by South Bucks District Council - (as appended). (ii)To consider and comment upon applications - (as appended}. 19. Finance (a} It was agreed to accept the 3 year insurance quote with Inspire which is the lowest of 3 quotes provided by Came and Company Insurance Broker. Inspire also offers the services of RRIDOR online. (b} Resolved to authorise payment of Accounts for May 201 7 (as circulated). c} List of income for May 2017 not yet available as the monthly bank statement had not been received. d} The Chairman was unable to sign the reconciliation of the monthly bank statement as it had not been received. e) To receive the draft budget for May 2017 in the absence of the bank statement not being available. 20. Member's Reports - SBALC - No one was able to attend the last meeting but Cllr Foxley's report she had submitted was noted. 21. Correspondence (i) SBALC Minutes of 20th April 2017; (ii} Road Side Tree Inspection - It was agreed to carry out an inspection of the road side trees at the War Memorial, (iii) SBALC Report on lver PC's response to the consultation of Third Runway at Heathrow - It was delegated to Cllr Foxley to send a response on behalf of Dorney PC. 22. Resolve any complaints/comments received from residents: None 23. Highway employee/work • All going well and the village is looking good. It was noted that as the 'Teale family' are moving out of the Village, a replacement is needed for Mrs Teale who has kept the Village Road noticeboard updated for many years. It was suggested that Chris Vine may be willing to do this. Dorney PC thanked Mrs Teale for all her work over the years, it was much appreciated. Date of next meeting - 8pm on 131h June, 2017 at Dorney Village Hall.Meeting ended 9.10 pm. -7- United We Stand? This column hos said it before, but I love elections. Not the rancour and clamour of electioneering (which is a depressing backdrop as I write) but the analysis of the results and the excitement of election night. One recalls Monty Python's 'the Silly Party hos taken Luton' .... As I pointed out a couple of issues ago, we Dorney-ites vote in local elections in the electoral division of Cliveden. I don't know about 'silly parties' but on May 4 voters ensured continuity in our Bucks County Council representation by returning Dev Dhillon who represents the Conservatives. I'm sure many will see this as the continuation of an experienced safe pair of hands, not least the choir of our own Parish Council who at the PC AGM come os close to an endorsement of Dev as protocol allowed. We've got so used to seismic political events that it's easy to overlook big changes since the lost contest in 2013. Mr Dhillon's share grew from 41% to 53%, the Liberal Democrats polled more than Labour (unlike in 2013), and an Independent beat UKIP who dropped from 39% & second to 7% & fifth. Again, we're not enthusiastic voters - only 30% (better than last time's 27%) turned out compared to 35% across the county and 36% nationally. A local resident remarked to me that this column hod avoided controversy in reporting the March AGM. OK, then let's be a bit forthright. Our representation at County & District Councils hos recently seemed to me ineffectual. This probably reflects on the system rather than the hard working representatives, but recently things have happened locally mainly because of private initiatives. I know it's a cliche, but 'I'll raise it at County/District' is the cue for issues being lost in a talking shop. Over issues like Trumper's Field and the Animal Sanctuary, the DC seems particularly sclerotic. Fed up with party politics, I opted for the independent Edwina Glover who come fourth. I was impressed with her passion at the AGM and her wisdom struck a chord - 'they should concentrate on County, the District doesn't count .. .' That seems to be a growing view, not least at Bucks County Council itself. 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We are here to help 24 hours a day Funeral Partners esargeant. co. uk SERVICES IN THE LOCAL CHURCHES ST. JAMES, DORNEY Full details of our Services and Children's Activities are included in this magazine VICAR OF DORNEY Revd. La Stacey The Vicarage, 69a Eton Wick Road, Eton Wick, Windsor, Berks. SL4 6NE Tel: 01753 852268 email: revlastacey@gmail.com METHODIST CHAPEL, Eton Wick Sunday 10.30am 6.30pm Morning Service and Sunday School Evening Service ST. GILBERT'S CATHOLIC CHURCH, Eton Wick Sunday Mass (on first Sunday of the month only) 9.00am OUR LADY OF PEACE CATHOLIC CHURCH, Burnham Saturday Sunday 6pm 9.45am 6pm Vigil Mass Mass Material for publication should reach one of the Editors by the 16th of the preceding month. NOT PUBLISHED IN JANUARY AND AUGUST Editors: Mr. C. C. Cody. Faster Folly, 7, Dorney Reach Road, Dorm:y Reach, Maidenhead. SL6 0OX Tel: 01628 624121 Mrs. J.M. Spencer, J)orincourt, 45, Harcourt Road, Dorney Reach, Maidenhead. Sl,6 0DT Tel: 01628 624213 Editorial Board: The Editors. Mrs. M.C Cody Distributors: Mr Cobb, Mrs Cox,Mrs Leishman, Mrs McCabe, Mr McGuinness, Mrs Oxlade, Mr Penfold, Mrs Richmond, Mr Schwartz Miss Snook, Mrs Tuddenham, Mrs Tyler, Mrs Wood-Dow RATE OF SUBSCRIPTION: £5 per annum for I O issues (Payable in Advance) II is requested that Treasurers of Local Organisations pay !heir subscriptions in January. Distributors who collect subscriptions from those taking the magazine should hand them to Mrs. Cody. The Editors are not responsible for the opinions of correspondents expressed in letters or articles published in this magazine. .. • C • ISSUE NO. 6/17 EDITORIAL JULY 20 17 Ralph Liney, our good friend and one of Dorney's best known and respected residents died on 28th May, aged 96. Ralph and Jean came to live in Harcourt Road in 1961 and so, for almost 60 years, Ralph played an active part in local activities and the social life of the parish. From time to time, Ralph would write to the Dorney Parish News on many varied subjects, particularly if our local environment was being threatened. but he also wrote to support and encourage favourable proposals and ideas, or submit humorous articles purely for our amusement. We will remember him and his contributions to this magazine with affe ction. Our sincere condolences to Jean and all the family. An obituary written by Ralph's daughter, Judith, is on page 4. ETON WICK HISTORY GROUP MEETING Eton Wick Villa!'e Hall at 7.10 p.m. Wednesday 19th. July EXP LORATION OF A ROY AL LAN DSC APF: Speaker: Mr. Elias Kupfennann The Dorney Parish News is not published in August. Copy for the September issue should be submitted to the editors by 16th August Dorney & District Ho rticultural Society Annual Horticultural Show Saturday 26th August 2016 Dorney Village Hall Show categories include: vegetables, fr uit, flowers, handicrafts, domestic, photography, children's section Please come along. All welcome Obtain your show programme from any committee member: Yvonne Povcv Ron Alsworth Pf'ter 80\vman ,Janet Messitt Louisf' Whalf':v Peter Ty,J er 01628 603036 0 l628 669988 01628 623228 01628 664.107 01628 625589 01628 62 1560 Revd La Stacey writes:: I went to a conference recently. It was run by a Catholic group, but anyone was welcome. I had signed up as Revd La Stacey. I was quite amused to get an email confirming my booking that started 'Dear Father Stacey'. And I was the only person there wearing a dog collar who was female, which felt a bit strange. It set me off reflecting on what it must have felt like being Mary of Bethany. Mary of Bethany if you remember got told off by her sister for sitting at Jesus· feet and listening to the rabbi instead of doing the work that was expected of her. You only sat at the feet of the rabbi in that society if you were training to be one. Jesus though didn't see a problem with Mary sitting there. Indeed he commended her for it. And the gospel accounts themselves are dependent on the words of women - Luke's gospel in particular is recognized in recent scholarship to be partly dependent on the eyewitness accounts of women who supported him in his ministry. Have you ever noticed the window in St John the Evangelist, Eton depicting Mary and Martha? It is one of the two south facing stained glass windows which have been preserved in the church above the doctor's surgery in the High Street. The church will be open on Saturday aftern oons through July and August if you would like to pop in. Dorney church is open through the summer holidays too and St Mary Magdalene Chapel is open every day in daylight hours. It is a great blessing to still have these quiet, worshipful places that can be shared and thanks are due to all those from our communities who make access possible. We'll be celebrating the feast of Mary Magdalene in the Chapel as usual this summer. Do come and celebrate this bearer of the news of the resurrection - who was a woman! For information about our churches, activities and history please see our parishes' web-site: www.stjohnstjamesed.org.uk Church Services in July and August 2017 Sunday 2nd July 9.30 am Holy Communion (said BCP) 9.30 am Family Praise (half hour with coffee) 11.00 am Open Space (All Age Family Service) Wednesday 5th July 1 0.00am Holy Communion (said BCP) Sunday 9th July 9.30am Holy Communion 9.30 am Family Praise (half hour with coffee) 11.00am Holy Communion Sunday 16th July 9.30am Holy Communion 9.30 am Family Praise (half hour with coffee) 11.00am Morning Worship St James the Less Dorney St John the Baptist, Eton Wick St John the Baptist Eton Wick St John the Evangelist Eton St James the Less Dorney St John the Baptist, Eton Wick St John the Baptist Eton Wick St James the Less Dorney St John the Baptist, Eton Wick St John the Baptist Eton Wick • • • • Wednesday 1 9th July 1 0.00am Holy Communion (said BCP) Saturday 22nd July 4.00pm Patronal Festival Communion Sunday 23rd July 9.30am Morning Prayer 9.30 am Family Praise (half hour with coffee) 1 1 .00am Holy Communion 6.1 5pm Worship Workshop Sunday 30th July 9.30am Holy Communion 9.30 am Family Praise (half hour with coffee) 1 1 .00am Holy Communion Wednesday 2nd August 1 0.00am Holy Communion (said BCP) Sunday 6th August 9.30 am Holy Communion (said BCP) 9.30 am Family Praise (half hour with coffee) 1 1 .00 am Open Space (All Age Family Service) Sunday 13th August 9.30am Holy Communion 9.30 am Family Praise (half hour with coffee) 1 1 .00am Holy Communion Wednesday 1 6th August 1 O.OOam Holy Communion (said SCP) Sunday 20th August 9.30am Holy Communion 9.30 am Family Praise (half hour with coffee) 1 1 .00am Morning Worship Sunday 27th August 9.30am Morning Prayer 9.30 am Family Praise (half hour with coffee) 1 1 .00am Holy Communion St John the Evangelist Eton St Mary Magdalene Boveney St James the Less Dorney St John the Baptist, Eton Wick St John the Baptist Eton Wick St John the Evangelist Eton St James the Less Dorney St John the Baptist, Eton Wick St John the Baptist Eton Wick St John the Evangelist Eton St James the Less Dorney St John the Baptist, Eton Wick St John the Baptist Eton Wick St James the Less Dorney St John the Baptist, Eton Wick St John the Baptist Eton Wick St John the Evangelist Eton St James the Less Dorney St John the Baptist, Eton Wick St John the Baptist Eton Wick St James the Less Dorney St John the Baptist, Eton Wick St John the Baptist Eton Wick RALPH SELBY LINEY 1921-2017 Ralph and his family have been part of Dorney since 1961 , with the church and the family home in Harcourt Road as focal points of many happy years in the community. Ralph passed away peacefully on 28 May and despite a few previous brushes with death he'd made it to 96. Born to the Reverend Alfred and Edith Uney in Upton, Peterborough in 1921, Ralph was the second of three children. At the age of eight Ralph was sent to boarding school, first at Hunstanton and then Ramsgate and recalls that his child hood was very happy. In 1939 the family moved to Brampton near Northampton. It all seemed idyllic, but WW2 was soon upon them. Ralph, who at that time had a temporary job as a draughtsman, joined the Home guard (Dad's Army). With old rifles, a few shot guns and next to no ammunition, they did early morning patrol on the Brampton golf course to 'stop' any German parachutists. Ralph said they had no idea about warfare but their role was to keep the enemy engaged until the army arrived. We, and you, were lucky! Ralph joined up in 1941 and initially served in an anti-a ircraft reg iment and after Pre-Officer Cadet Training in Aldershot was accepted at the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst and was presented with his commission in 1943. Ralph fought in the North African and Italian campaigns. In 1947 Ralph was demobilised. After five and a half years of his life, the gratuity paid was £175 plus a suit, a pair of shoes and hat, but no career. He was, however, resourcefu l. By 1950, Ralph was awarded a BSc in Zoology from Leeds University and was recruited by the Overseas Development Administration (i.e. he became an Overseas Civil Servant) and spent ten years posted to Sierra Leone and The Gambia. Both positions to teach and develop farming. Of course, the highlight of those years was meeting Jean who worked as a nurse and in the Medical Research Station (MRS). They married in November 1958 and son Tim fol lowed ten months later. Ralph and Jean had many happy days abroad and made many friends in the ODA and other organisations such as UAC. With a second child on the way (Judith ) , Ralph and Jean returned to the UK in 1961. For those returning home, the ODA provided a small but necessary lump sum to help their transition. Ralph sank the money into a house in Harcourt Road, Dorney Reach. After jobs as a grain merchant, Ralph joined Berkshire College of Agriculture in Burchetts Green as a tutor on the Agricultural Merchants course. He was offered a role at Witney Agricultural College but unable to find a suitable house near Oxford, for a year Ralph had a weekly commute and had to rely on the favour of a local farmer to park his caravan in one of his fields. BCA offe red Ralph his old tutor role back and he remained with them until his retirement at 67. With a BCA colleague, John Northridge, Ralph wrote some agricultural text books for secondary schools in Sierra Leone. Ralph has been a major contributor to the Dorney Horticultural Society. His enthusiasm for the annual Horticultural show never waned, even if his rock cakes didn't win. He enjoyed being given the opportunity of being 'a bit nosy' as a judge of the gardens competition seeing the creativity of Dorney gardeners. The social talks and dinners were a source of fun and catch-ups with neighbours. Dorney Church was a focal point for Ralph and his family. Ralph enjoyed every aspect from being a sidesman to maintaining the church yards with Stan Helmuth. S port always interested him; playing rugby, hockey and cricket at school. Rugby or football was fre q uently played by the regiments and he was mentioned in the local Northampton press for representing the army in a rugby match against his own county. Somewhere along the line Ralph also became an orange belt at Judo. He avidly watched the boxing, wrestling, rugby and Formula 1 racing and he played and coached squash until he was 67 at BCA. • • • • • • • A motor bike and sports car enthusiast, the 'petrol head' in Ralph occasionally resulted in a policeman knocking on the door at number 47 and a month's ban at the age of 70 when caught at 100mph on the motorway. As always, Jean 'rolled her eyes'. However, a stint round Silverstone at the age of 74 revealed a clever and extremely competent driver. When Ralph retired he took on the cooking, providing Jean with interesting suppers. The statement 'I've jazzed the sauce up a bit' became a family phrase even if the strange vivid pink colour was a bit of a worry. Ralph and Jean were married for nearly 60 years and he devoted himself to her right up to the end Judith Barton (nee Liney) Tea & Chatter - Meeting 20th June Around 15 people met on Tuesday 20th in the Village Hall with a view to discussing our ongoing meetings and the format to take. Lively discussion over tea, coffee and cake took placewith many suggestions for the autumn. At our next meeting on Tuesday 18th July, we will be having a series of short talks from members, John Barker will be discussing market gardening, now and then, explaining the changes in vegetables grown. Peter Tyler will be bringing the Book written at the Millennium on The Natural History of Dorney Parish (flora and fauna). Peter will also be bringing pictures and descriptions of the historic buildings, large and small, of the Parish. Members will be bringing photos of something of interest in their gardens. Thea Pine will be bringing a list of things she has to offer on the IT subject and people can tick those they are most interested in. We can then arrange future events around these subjects. Future events suggested are: IT. Get the best from your mobile phone and more (Thea Pine) Craft table ... Bring and Swap. Pick up a paint brush (watercolours, acrylic) Making Christmas Cards. Lunch at Garden centre, Pub etc. Book Club associated with film. and more ...... Come along anyone who happens to be at home .... no lower or upper age limit. Joy Richmond Dorney Website The Dorney website address is dorney.orq .uk and the twitter account @DorneyPC Find minutes, planning, tweets. links to SBDC articles etc. Breaking a leg on Dorney Common Kristina Perkins As I approach the anniversary of my twelfth year living on Dorney Common, I reflect how embedded I have become living on the edge of this beautiful green expanse where cows signal the passing of seasons. Their spring arrival cheers the advent of light evenings and approaching summer days, whilst their autumn departure warns of winter's icy imminent visit. I first moved into Dells Cottage at the beginning of December 2005, to a lifestyle that brought both complete tranquillity, but also enduring dark winter nights. It was not until I met my husband, Dave, five years later, that I considered this could be my final resting place. A unique small protected hamlet far from the madding crowd that sits alongside our lovely community neighbours of Dorney village and Dorney Reach. However, long dark nights brought winter chill and the scurry of neighbours dashing quickly into their warm homes. At Christmas, eighteen months ago, we discussed over the port and cheese, a way to find a joint hobby with an aim to meet new people and fresh ventures. My idea to join a drama group was embraced by Dave and so we trundled off to meet the Maidenhead Drama Guild (MDG) one frosty February evening. Arriving at the MDG rehearsal rooms in Maidenhead, we quickly acknowledged that this was no ordinary am-dram society. The professional attitude of the group made us feel slightly overwhelmed! Not for long, as very soon we were engaged as principal dressers for the leading male and female actors, in a small studio production that required twenty-six costume changes each, some with a three second change. A baptism of fire! Later, we went on to set build, prop source, make specialist effects, fashion costume creations, and learnt many other back stage skills which made us feel useful in the productions held in 'proper' theatres such as the Courtyard Theatre at Norden Farm or the Desborough Suite at Maidenhead Town Hall. The smell of the greasepaint and the swish of the curtains had us hooked. Last Christmas we trod the boards for the first time. Terrifying! In front of a packed house each night at the Desborough Suite, with seven performances over five days, we danced and sung our way in the Pantomime chorus, gathering pace and confidence with every step. All ages, altogether, all the fun in the world. As an additional privilege, and a jolly hot and sweaty one, I also had the pleasure of occupying the rear end of Buttercup the cow, swelteringly hot hoof dances under that heavy thick foam and dense hairy structure, to unexpected huge applause! The credits for this can only be directed to my hirsute bovine friends that live with us on the common each summer, to whom I sincerely thank for allowing me to gain such close up observational detail. • • t • MDG is a local community group, who embrace all ages, young, middling and autumnal, so come give it a try. There are youth opportunities for those who might consider one of the stage areas, a taste before commitment. It is non-profit making, entirely run by dedicated volunteers who kindly give up much of their time. Everyone has a chance, whether it is treading the boards, creating or making, rigging or digging, crafting techie light and sound designs, or just supporting and making friendships. The Guild has existed for over 70 years in Maidenhead, now putting on four performances each year, from light comedy, classic literature and serious drama to our very famous end of year Christmas Panto! Oh yes we do! Oh yes you can! I thoroughly recommend any age to give it a go, the facilities are fantastic, the members diverse and friendly, giving untold rewards and new friendships. Either way it is bags of fun and buckets of laughter! Kristina Perkins Dells Cottage 07971 816130 peonywigglar@gmail.com TIIE MILL AT SONNJNG Dinner Themre Bo, Office 0 1 18 9<,9 8000 Thursda) 6/7 Saturday 9/9 SPIDER'S WEB T hrillc.:r comedy from 1he Queen of Crime. 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The exhibition was a last minute substitute for a planned visit to the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. The terrible North Kensington fire made travel into London from the west ill advised. My answer to Jon's suggestion was 'great, it will be May Week'. Now, I got that wrong ... the fortnight of bacchanalia and Brideshead Revisited which follows final exams is only known as 'May Week' in Cambridge (it's called that because it lasts two weeks and is in June) but there was a definite sense of celebration and relaxation around Oxford last week. That's what this village needs - our own 'May Week'! We will have the Annual Show but in future years let's please add to it a revived vil lage fete and maybe a summer picnic or even a summer dance. We have templates - there were the former youth club fetes run at the same time (but independently of) the Show, the events marking royal jubi lees and weddings and (many moons ago) a lovely summer vil lage event at Dorney Court. On the theme of celebrat ing, is anyth ing more enjoyable than an afternoon in a pub garden? I got the impression last week that the Oxford locals were in no hurry to return to their laboratories or lecture halls. Now, we're blessed with two fine local pubs with decent enough gardens and there's always the Dorney Court Kitchen Garden. We're regular visitors to all three but visits by us and other customers seem 'functional' with the most obvious function being lunch. It might be my limited social I ife or rose coloured nostalgic spectacles, but didn't we have village pubs 20 odd years ago where village people did three important things - met, talked and drank? It's fine if the venues prosper on the current model, but wouldn't it be great to have community pubs? So, during our 'May Week' we'll have a 'let's go down our pub week' .... 1 Dorney Parish News rtt, 7 - c;, \- ' ,':, h 􀀂· 􀁴􀁵􀁶􀁷􀁸- 􀁹. - 􀁺 -􀀇 -- • . 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SL4 6NE Tel: 01753 852268 email: revlastacey@gmail.com METHODIST CHAPEL, Eton Wick Sunday 10.30am 6.30pm Morning Service and Sunday School Evening Service ST. GILBERT'S CATHOLIC CHURCH, Eton Wick Sunday Mass (on first Sunday of the month only) 9.00am OUR LADY OF PEACE CATHOLIC CHURCH, Burnham Saturday Sunday 6pm 9.45am 6pm Vigil Mass Mass Material for publication should reach one of the Editors by the 16th of the preceding month. NOT PUBLISHED IN JANUARY AND AUGUST Editors: Mr. C. C. Cody, Easter Folly, 7, Dorney Reach Road, Dorney Reach, Maidenhead. SL6 ODX Tel: 01628 624121 Mrs. J. M. Spencer, Dorincourt, 45, Harcourt Road, Dorney Reach, Maidenhead. SL6 ODT Tel: 01628624213 Editorial Board: The Editors. Mrs. M.C. Cody Distributors: Mr Cobb, Mrs Cox, Mrs Leishman, Mrs McCabe, Mr McGuinness, Mrs Oxlade, Mr Penfold, Mrs Richmond, Mr Schwartz Miss Snook, Mrs Tuddenham, Mrs Tyler, Mrs Wood-Dow RATE OF SUBSCRIPTION: £5 per annum for 10 issues (Payable in Advance) It is requested that Treasurers of Local Organisations pay their subscriptions in January. Distributors who collect subscriptions from those taking the magazine should hand them lo Mrs. Cody. The Editors are not responsible for the opinions of correspondents expressed in letters or articles published in this magazine. • • • ISSUE NO. 7/17 EDITORIAL SEPTEMBER 2017 'Fly me to the moon and let me play among the stars, let me know what spring is like on Jupiter and Mars.' I am writing in August, but already the newspaper supplements are trying to entice us to next year's new and exotic holiday destinations. This morning's Telegraph contained a twelve page pull-out entitled 'Beautiful journeys of Discovery 2018.' Surely irresistible ! It doesn't seem so very long ago that we were enthralled by the advent of package holidays and the new opportunities of family holidays abroad. Then, we were more than content with Spain, Greece, Italy and their islands. Now, our l)orizons have broadened and nowhere is entirely out of the reach of today's holiday traveller. An acquaintance is just off, trekking in Mongolia (sleeping in a yurt). Last year, my grandson and his wife and 22 months old baby daughter holidayed in Vietnam and Cambodia. When a child, I was never taken anywhere quite as exciting, although in the 1930s, we did holiday in Charlton, South London. In August, we would stay with my uncle and aunt and cousins in their three storey Victorian house which was large enough to accommodate us all in relative (is this a pun?) comfort. Even allowing that Charlton's charm may have faded since the 1930s, I don't think it was ever thought to be a holiday resort. But what matter, we made our own entertainment and if the weather was set fair we would gather our cricket paraphernalia, and a prepared picnic, and take the bus to Blackheath where we would set up our wickets for the day. There were, too, boating lakes on Blackheath and Greenwich Park where boats could be hired by the hour. At the top of the hill in Greenwich Park is the Observatory where, like other visitors, we would stand astride the Prime Meridian, with one foot in the eastern hemisphere and the other foot in the western hemisphere. The Observatory was a must visit place for us, for my father, when a young man, was employed there as a Computer, learning to observe with the Transit Circle and the Great Equatorial telescopes. In 1908/9, under the direction of astronomer Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin, he was engaged on calculations to determine the time and position of Halley's Comet, which would appear in 1910. Al that time the possibility of space travel or landing a man on the moon seemed highly improbable, but today NASA is planning to establish a human colony on Mars by the 2030s. Publicity tells us that Mars is Marvellous, but with a journey time of 150/300 days I wouldn't bank on its popularity as a holiday destination. Think of the unending cries of "Are we nearly there yet?" Best stick with Richard Branston's vision of stop-over space hotels, from where short sight-seeing tours to the moon will be launched. Is this the dawning of the age of the celestial holiday package? Revd La Stacey writes:: There have been wonderful aromas wafting from the kitchen into my study these past few weeks. We've had red and white currants that are far too pippy if you make jam with them, but delicious made into jelly; tens of pounds of apples all off one tree that are wormy and bruise really easily, but make scrum my crumble and pie and chutney; there've been damsons free from the hedgerows which have been made into jam; lots of odd shaped, not very auspicious-looking fruit which can be picked and cooked and made into something fabulous. Sounds like a metaphor for the promise we receive at our Sunday services as we come to Communion. We're told that however pippy or bruised or worthless we may feel, we are taken into God's creative heart-space. In his warmth our hard skins are softened, the easily bruised flesh is transformed and we are somehow sweetened and changed by the Holy Spirit so that the goodness of God can be sensed in our spirit. There's even a verse in one of Paul's letters that says this: "God uses us to spread the aroma of the knowledge of him everywhere." He was talking about himself being hard pressed by his experiences, but finding that this somehow meant that he was used all the more to help others. So don't give up on yourself. God has some magnificent recipes for which you are the perfect ingredient in his hands. (Maybe one can push a metaphor too far . . . ) For information about our churches, activities and history please see our parishes web site: stjohnstjamesed.org.uk Church Services in September 2017 Sunday 3rd September 9.30 am Holy Communion (said BCP) 9.30 am Family Praise 1 1 .00 am All Age Service and Youth Alpha Wednesday 6th September 1 0.00am Holy Communion (said BCP) Sunday 10th September St James the Less Dorney St John the Baptist Eton Wick St John the Baptist Eton Wick St John the Evangelist Eton 9.30am Holy Communion St James the Less Dorney 9.30 am Family Praise St John the Baptist Eton Wick 1 1 .00am Holy Communion (with children's group) St John the Baptist Eton Wick Sunday 1 7th September 9.30am Holy Communion St James the Less Dorney 9.30 am Family Praise St John the Baptist Eton Wick 1 1 .00am Morning Worship (with children's group) St John the Baptist Eton Wick Wednesday 20th September 1 0.00am Holy Communion (said BCP) Sunday 24th September St John the Evangelist Eton 9.30am Harvest Festival St James the Less, Dorney 9.30 am Family Praise St John the Baptist Eton Wick 1 1 .00am Holy Communion (with children's group) St John the Baptist Eton Wick 6.30 pm Worship Workshop St John the Evangelist Eton • • • • 27 The Fairway, Burnham, SL 1 8DS 30 June 2017 Dear Editor Last Musings from the Bench When this edition of Dorney Parish News is distributed in September, we will be living at the above address! It will be difficult leaving Dorney. We moved here from Germany, where we spent seven years, 35 years ago in August 1982. Before then we lived for three years next to Stomp Road playground and bowls club in Aldboume Road, so we were familiar with the area when we returned. Dorney provided the perfect balance of what we were looking for, larger house and garden, proximity to schools and lovely surroundings. It was a real bonus when the milk yard became Sainsbury's. We survived the potential onslaught of Eton Rowing Trench (remember Dropet !) which was needed so the boys could row in safety. Now it seems to cater for more "Swim/Bike/Run" events and ro wing is fitted in between! We also lived through the construction of the Windsor and Maidenhead Flood Alleviation Scheme. Both huge undertakings have turned out to be most enhancing for Dorney, but they have perhaps contributed to greater traffic volume. Downsizing is not an easy task. Our new home will be smaller, as will be the garden, which is what we want as we approach our mid-seventies. Proximity to the shops and services within walking distance will be as much a bonus as Sainsbury's was. We bought our house in Dorney in 1982 from Mr T. Curry. By an amazing coincidence, the previous owner of our new home up until four years ago was the same (late) Mr. Curry! We are not moving far away and we hope to stay in touch with the many friends we have here and in Dorney Reach and we look forward to meetings of the Dorney and District Horticultural Society as well as Wednesdays in The Palmer Arms and although we are not reg ular church goers I can also include events in St. James the Less church. There will be a vacancy for a daily volunteer litter-picker. Litter-picking sticks are available from the disabillty shop in Lent Rise Road for about £15! The Jubilee River car park in Lake End Road is a particularly bad spot as is the Biffa bin opposite. Some people use it as their own bin and It is usually full by Thursday afternoon after having been emptied on Wednesday, so there is no room for the rubbish of the fishermen, campers and picnickers who use the Jubilee River. Unfortunately I will not be coming to sort that out. There is also a vacancy for a volunteer to orchestrate the Best Kept Village competition! We hope that the new residents of Windrush will be as happy here as we have been. I shall miss sitting on the bench in front of my house! Goodbye Dorney! Nick Teale Dorney & District Horticultural Society Harvest Supper with Guest Speaker Rosi Rollings Friday 29th September 7.30pm Domey Village Hall Bring your own drink and glasses Please come along - all welcome Tickets £10 Reserve your place with Ron Alsworth O 1628 669988 Louise Whaley 0 1628 625589 or any committee member Diwali It is planned to hold a Diwali Celebration Supper in Dorney Village Hall on Saturday 1 4th October 7 p.m. to 10.30 p.m. There will be a non-spicy dish for those who prefer it. (Please make this known when purchasing your ticket). Admission by ticket only. Ticket prices £17 Children £7 (Free 5 years and under) Monies will be split between the following charities. Macmillan Support Mother Teresa's Orphanage, Goa Great Ormond Street Hospital Tickets from 01628 676688 07731 958794 • ... • • DORNEY AND THE CHALCOTS ESTATE In the aftermath of the Grenfell fire, was anyone else intrigued by the names of four tower blocks in London, partially evacuated due to safety concerns? These are on the Chalcots estate in Primrose Hill, and the four high-rise tower blocks are called Dorney, Taplow, Burnham and Bray. What, I wondered, could possibly be the reason for these names? It turns out that it's all to do with Eton College. In 1449, Henry VI who founded the College granted it the leper hospital of St James in Westminster. Among the hospital's property, which passed to Eton, was the manor of Chalcot, in the southern part of Hampstead. Although Henry VIII later forced the College to relinquish much of the former hospital's lands, they kept their Chalcots estate. This land was rented out to tenant farmers, providing the College with an income stream. However, London was steadily moving out into the countryside, and major landowners seized the opportunities to increase the revenue from their property by building houses. The Fellows of Eton College began to develop Chalcots in the mid-1820s. Initially they sought to attract a high class of resident, and in 1829 they were advertising plots of land for secluded villas. To preserve this exclusive ambience, they successfully negotiated for the new London to Birmingham railway line to be concealed in the Primrose Hill Tunnel, opened in 1837.Development was piecemeal. By the end of the 1850s they had constructed an extensive series of streets lined with middle-class villas. Later house building was more densely packed, but most households still kept at least one servant. A further phase of building took place in the 1880s, and the estate was not completed until the 1890s. Many of the road names reflect the Eton connection - Fellows Road, Provost Road, Eton Villas, Eton Avenue. During the 20th century, the villas and houses on the estate were gradually subdivided into flats, while bombing caused severe damage in the Second World War. In the 1960s, Camden Council redeveloped the central part of the Eton estate to become what is now known as the Chalcots Estate, and the College made an additional 5 acres of land available for this project. The social housing comprised a mix of high-rise tower blocks and low-rise terraces, and was regarded as a striking example of Le Corbusier's "Plan Voisin". The four 23 storey blocks at the western end of the estate were named after villages near Eton - hence Dorney, Taplow, Burnham and Bray. And that is how a London block of flats came to share the name of our village. Virginia Silvester. Extracts from the Minutes of the Dorney Parish Meeting of the Councll held at Dorney Village Hall on Tuesday 11th. July 2017 at 8 pm Present:-Councillors K Harris (chaired the meeting), G Easton, A Foxley, P Smith and R Ormond. In Attendance:- BCC Cllr Dev Dhillon, SBDC Cllr D Pepler, Jacqueline Austin-Lavery, Community Links Officer (Southern Locality),Prevention Matters, from Bucks CC's Communities Engagement and Development Team and Mrs S Moffat (Clerk). PUBLIC PARTICIPTION-.Jacqueline Austin-Lavery, Community Links Officer, was pleased to report that a small committee has been set up in Dorney to organise meetings for those people in the Village who may find it difficult to get out and meet people. The first meeting was well attended and from this a second meeting has been arranged for the 1 9th July to try 6 taster sessions on topical issues such as Understanding the Mobile, Using the Internet, if there are enough volunteers to lead each session. From September the committee is hoping to have a monthly Tuesday meeting from 1 0 to 12 noon. The Group has to be self-sufficient as no funding available. No fees are charged, just contributions, in order to ensure no one is excluded. To this end Mrs Austin-Lavery asked the Chairman of the Village Hall, Cllr Easton, about the possibility of having free use of the Village Hall. Cllr Easton agreed to this and Dorney Parish Council fully supported the ethos and activities of this group. There are volunteers to collect anyone who needs help to travel to the meeting and there is the possibility of using the Burnham Community Bus. There will be a leaflet drop to advertise the group which Cllr Foxley kindly offered to organise. The Parish Council also offered to promote these meetings on the web site and noticeboards although it was recognised that the Dorney Parish News is a good way of advertising as well. SBDC Report - Cllr Pepler reported:- (i) Orchard Herb Farm - SBDC Enforcement Officer is monitoring the situation. The waste heap is getting bigger and Cllr Harris reported that the big animals have now gone from the Sanctuary; (ii) SBDC are promoting the Food Waste scheme and any food waste bins that are broken can be replaced on request. Cllr Smith suggested encouraging residents to use the scheme by explaining the benefits of it i.e. the production of energy from incinerating the bio mass; (iii) SBDC are supporting summer activities for young people and the Youth Club/Playgrond4Dorney may wish to apply for funding and ; (iv) Dorney PC asked that the overhanging branches and weeds growing in the tarmac could be removed along the cycle way from Dorney to Sainsbury's. It is pointless paying for a cycle path to be installed if it is not maintained so it is fit for use. Cllr Pepler will report back to the Clerk at Burnham PC for action. Bucks CC Report - Cllr Dev Dhillon reported:- (i) There is 253k tonne of waste incinerated in Bucks of which 43% General, 17% green, 6% food, 18% regular and 16% HRC, producing 22MW of electricity, energy for 36,000 homes. This should encourage householders to recycle waste. Cllr Harris asked about the possibility of recycling polythene and Cllr Dhillon will investigate and report back; (ii) Cllr Dhillon has written to the Enforcement Officer at BCC, Olivia Stapleford, about the enforcement monitoring at Orchard Herbs Farm. The response was that BCC have now handed this over to SBDC so Cllr Dhillon is chasing this up with Ben Temple, the Enforcement Manager at SBDC; (iii) Dorney Traffic Working Party (DTWP) has submitted a petition on traffic calming plans for Dorney and Dorney Reach to the Beeches LAF which will be presented at the meeting on 1 9"' July (previous LAF meeting cancelled). Cllr Dhillon is hoping to get a Bucks CC Officer to the next Council meeting in September to talk about road safety issues in Dorney; (iv) Today he attended a Transport and Environment meeting at Bucks. With all the future development from Cross Rail, East/West Rail, HS2, M4 Smartmotorway and the Heathrow expansion, the need for more housing, transport and consequently the infrastructure to support this growth will be critical. Bucks CC are looking at S106 Sustainable Transport schemes which include the 2m wide cycle track -6- • • ' • along the A4; (v) Cllr Hanis reported that the Oak End Way cycle track is unusable, the cattle grid on Common Road is broken again and dangerous. Cllr Dhillon agreed to look in to these matters; (vi) Cllr Dhillon reported that temporary measures are in place for a school bus to transi,i;ort children from Dorney to Burnham. Cllr Appleyard is happy to meet parents on 26 July to discuss school transport as it is now recognised that the roads from Dorney to the upper schools in Burnham are dangerous for school children to use and lastly; (vii) Please inform Cllr Dhillon if any funding requirements are needed for 2017-18. Chairman's Report -Cllr Harris reported that work on the Smartmotorway has already started on the bridges in Dorney. It was agreed to invite the Highways Agency to the next meeting to explain the timeline of work and exactly what will be happening in Dorney. Any updates for the proposal of having a defibrillator in the telephone box outside the Old Post Office once adopted by Dorney Parish Council - Cllr Foxley reported that shelves, kindly made by Nick T eale, are in the telephone box along with books. The funding request for a defibrillator has been submitted to 'Awards for NI' and we are now waiting to hear if successfu l. The Clerk reported that the contract for the purchase of the box has been agreed by BT Payphone. Traffic Calming Measures In Dorney:- (I) Speed Reduction sign - Cost approx. £2500. Solar energy signs are ava ilable at additional cost of approximately £1 500. Dorney Parish Council agreed that traffic calming signs which flash up the speed of the vehicle will encourage a positive reaction from motorists to reduce their speed when required. Nso solar energy signs will be permanent fixtures and require less manpower to operate as there are no batteries to charge. In order to promote more traffic calming measures in Dorney, Dorney Parish Council agreed to seek funding from LAF for 2 VAS signs. (Ii) Any updates on Dorney Traffic Working Party - Cllr Dhillon reported that a petition has been submitted to the Beeches LAF for a traffic calming plan otherwise no further updates. To changes the Tennis Club Lease now that Management of the tennis court is being transferred to Playground4Domey Committee. Cllr Smith recommended a Licence Agreement rather than a lease and circulated a draft copy. This was agreed subject to the following amendments:- (i) A condition is included that the tennis court is maintained and repaired to a satisfactory standard and; (ii) There is an automatic renewal from September on a 6 monthly basis. This will then be approved at the Council meeting in September. To consider any proposed security measures required at Trumpers Field after the meeting with the Estates Officers from CDC and any cost implications. Dorney Parish Council agreed to the proposals suggested by SBDC and offered to contribute £150 towards these works. The proposals are:- (i) Dig the ditch deeper; (ii) Extend the ditch at the Village Hall end and (iii) Install timber knee high rail along the car park side of the ditch with a lockable bollard. It was agreed to continue with the same regime of locking the entrance gate whenever possible i.e. The school to unlock the gate in the morning during term time, hirers of the Village Hall to open gate (if locked) during school holidays and hirers to lock gate at night if no cars are parked in the car park. It was recognised that it may not be possible to keep the gate locked at all times particularly during school holidays but the site is protected by the height barrier which needs to be kept locked at all times. Resolved to carry out a Tree Survey at Dorney War Memorial by Pyramid Consulting at a cost of £140 Resolve any complaints/comments received from resldents:(i) Resident complained that the turning circle in Old Marsh Lane has not been cut. Cllr Harris believes this location does fall within the parish of Dorney and will discuss the matter with John Farrell. Meeting ended 9.50 pm. Date of next meeting - 8pm on 12th September, 2017 at Dorney VIiiage Hall. -7- Bock in the 20th Century. It was de-cluttering time. There was an over-full folder. It dropped out - a copy of Dorney Parish News. I could tell that by the familiar image of St. James the Less on the cover. But this issue was dated April 1993. Here was a journalistic Time Machine. What was going on in these parts getting on for a quarter of a century ago? These days as you enter our village, large signs celebrate our status as an Olympic venue in 2012. Visitors passing these totems and indeed many • residents who have come to Dorney in the 21st Century might find it incomprehensible that in 1993 the village was almost entirely united in an enthusiastic, and at times, bitter, campaign which opposed Eton College's proposals to build the rowing lake, a development we witheringly characterised as 'The Trench'. That issue of DPN featured the Annual Meeting of the Parish Council which was focussed on the Public Inquiry which was due to open in Langley on May 12th and which ultimately went against the campaign. This column has complained over the years at the sparse attendance at these AGM's in our village hall, but that year the hall was packed. Dorney was angry. The Chairman described the College as ·selfish & arrogant' and their proposals would 'vandalise the environment'. The debate was one sided. No one could be found to speak up for the Trench and 'resolutions which condemned Eton College proposals ... were unanimously approved. None against! No abstentions!' Supporters were urged to attend the opening of the inquiry (we did) and 'Wear Your Badges, Display Your Car Stickers, Write to the Press'. There is no doubt in my mind that the attitude of the College towards local residents stoked up this anger. But I recall many motivations behind the campaign. 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We are here to help 24 hours a day Funeral Partners esargeant. co. uk SERVICES IN THE LOCAL CHURCHES ST. JAMES, DORNEY Full details of our Services and Children's Activities are included in this magazine VICAR OF DORNEY Revd. La Stacey The Vicarage, 69a Eton Wick Road, Eron Wick. Windsor, Berks. SL4 6NE Tel: 01753 852268 email: revlastacey@gmail.com METHODIST CHAPEL, Eton Wick Sunday 10.30am 6.30pm Morning Service and Sunday School Evening Service ST. GILBERT'S CATHOLIC CHURCH, Eton Wick Sunday Mass (on first Sunday of the month only) 9.00am OUR LADY OF PEACE CATHOLIC CHURCH, Burnham Saturday Sunday 6pm 9.45am 6pm Vigil Mass Mass Material for publication should reach one of the Editors by the 16th of the preceuing month. NOT PUBLISHED IN JANUARY AND AUGUST Editors: Mr. C. C. Cody, Raster Folly, 7, Dorney Reach Road, Dorney Reach, Maidenhec1d. SL6 ODX Tel: 01628624121 Mrs. J. M. Spencer, l)orincourt, 45, Harcow-t Road, Dorney R􀃥ch, Maidenhead. SL6 0DT. 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Public places where people could gather and drink, date back at least as far as the Romans, but are first thought to have become a common sight in the Anglo-Saxon period, when people opened their homes as alehouses. According to the British Beer and Pub Association, public houses are closing at a reported rate of 52 each week and together with the Campaign for Real Ale (Camra) they are urging the Government to support the pub industry. Congratulations, then, to Chiltern and South Bucks District Councils who have announced a rate relief scheme for local pubs, outlined in this extract from their press release. 'Pub Relief is designed to support local pubs with a rateable value of £100,000 or less. They will get up to £1,000 discount on their bill for 20 17-18. In South Bucks 30 pubs have been awarded relief; in Chiltern it's 44. The cost of £74,000 will be reimbursed by the government so there will be no cost to council tax payers in either district'. Time will tell whether this support is enough to prevent closures, for it is apparent that pubs are failing to attract the custom that they once enjoyed. The village pub and the urban 'local' once played no small part in the life of the community. I'm sure this is still so in many parts of the country, but the breathalyzer, the no smoking re gulations and the ever increasing price of a pub pint have taken their toll. In order to survive, many pubs are now first and foremost, resta urants, and that is what the clientele want, whereas we were once content with a pint or two and a bag of crisps, conversation with friends and maybe, on a Friday and Saturday evening, a pub pianist. Literature through the ages has embraced the pub. Falstaff, Mr. Pickwick, Inspector Morse - all have joined their companions for a glass or two in the local hostelry. Without the English pub, English history would be a dull read. 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There's some ancient 3000 year-old wisdom recorded in the book of Proverbs which says: "A generous person will be enriched and one who gives water will get water." The harvest season is a good time to find ways of blessing others with the blessings we have received. If we share the joys we have, we find the joy is multiplied. "Some give freely yet grow all the richer; others withhold what is due, and only suffer want." Solomon had some good sayings! For information about our churches, activities and church history please see our parishes' web site: stjohnsljamesed.org.uk Church Services in October 2017 Sunday 1 st October 9.30 am Holy Communion (said BCP) St James the Less, Dorney 9.30 am Family Praise (half hour with coffee) St John the Baptist, Eton Wick 1 1 .00 am All Age Harvest Service St John the Baptist, Eton Wick 4.30 pm Commissioning Service (Week of Prayer) St John the Baptist, Eton Wick Wednesday 4th October 10.00am Holy Communion (said BCP) Sunday 8th October 9.30am Holy Communion 9.30 am Family Praise (half hour with coffee) St John the Evangelist, Eton St James the Less, Dorney St John the Baptist, Eton Wick 1 1 .00am Holy Communion (with children's group) St John the Baptist, Eton Wick Sunday 1 5th October 9.30am Holy Communion St James the Less, Dorney 9.30 am Family Praise {half hour with coffee) St John the Baptist, Eton Wick 1 1 .00am Morning Worship (with children's group) St John the Baptist, Eton Wick Wednesday 18th October 10.00am Holy Communion (said BCP) SI John the Evangelist, Eton Sunday 22nd October 9.30am Morning Worship St James the Less, Dorney 9.30 am Family Praise (half hour with coffee) St John the Baptist, Eton Wick 1 1 .00am Holy Communion (with children's group) St John the Baptist, Eton Wick 6.1 5pm Worship Workshop St John the Evangelist, Eton .. • Sunday 29th October 9.30am Holy Communion 9.30 am Family Praise (half hour with coffee) 1 1 .00am Family Holy Communion St James the Less, Dorney St John the Baptist, Eton Wick St John the Baptist Eton Wick Chiltern District Council/South Bucks District Council Affordable Warmth service may bring you in from the cold More people living in Chiltern and South Bucks districts will qualify for help in keeping their homes wanm this winter, thanks to changes in setting the criteria for Energy Company Obligation grants. Both Councils support the Affordable Warmth Network, which provides help and advice to anyone struggling to keep their home warm and pay their energy bills. The Affordable Warmth Network is affiliated to the National Energy Foundation, aimed at improving use of energy in the homes. Grants are available to householders for some heating improvements and energy-saving measures, and until recently applicants had to be in receipt of certain benefits to qualify. Recognising regional differences, local authorities have now been given greater flexibility to set their own criteria to say who will be eligible for funding, although the criteria for deciding the eligible work is still set by the energy company. Chiltern District Council's Cabinet Member for Healthy Communities Cllr Liz Walsh said: "By giving local authorities a greater say in setting the criteria, we hope this excellent service will ensure more of our residents can keep their homes warm and energy efficient for years to come." South Bucks Port1olio Holder for Healthy Communities, Cllr Paul Kelly, said: "There can be nothing worse than having to make the choice between being cold in one's own home or turning up the heating and living in fear of the fuel bill arriving. Help is available through the Affordable Warmth Network and these recent changes will make help available to people who may have previously just missed out before." To learn more about Affordable Warmth and the help available please visit the Councils' websites: Chiltern District Council: http://www.chiltern.gov.uk/affordablewarmth South Bucks District Council: http://www.southbucks.gov.uk/affordablewarmth Alternatively, the Affordable Warmth Network can be contacted on 0800 107 0044 27 The Fairway, Burnham, SL 1 8DS Sept 9 2017 Dear Editor Best Kept Village Competition Below are the results by category Dorney achieved this year compared with 2016. We made quite an improvement but not sufficient to achieve a merit award. The winner of the Morris Cup (population 500-1500) was Cuddington. Castlethorpe was the runner-up. Possible 2016 2017 Principal Features 1A Cemet""'', nrave\lard 10 7 8 1 B Common, nreen, nlavinn field 10 6 7 1 C Children's nJav area 10 6 8 1 D Nature conservation areas 5 4 4 1 E Villa,,.,. Hall, commun • centre 10 7 8 1 F General features thednes, ve s, ditches) 10 7 8 Other Features 2A Areas around shoos 5 3 4 2B Areas around ~ •bs . . 5 4 5 2C Bus shelters 5 3 4 20 Notice boards 5 3 4 2E War memorial 10 9 5 2F Communih, activitv, oraanisations N/A 2G Overall ann.o.arance ilack of litter, litter bins' 15 1 1 13 Total 100 70 78 The judges' comments are as follows: 1a. The Churchyard was in nice condition, small and well maintained in a tidy condition. The overflow burial area was in fine condition generally tidy and cared for. The wonderful Wyche gate was particularly notable. (My note, it should be Lych gate, comes from Gennan Leiche meaning corpse!) 1 b. The playing field is adequate for its purpose; it was dominated by motorway noise but well maintained. 1 c. The play area was very well equipped and innovative equipment is installed. It was rather dominated by a new mugga facility nearby. 1d. The conservation area is basic but overwhelmed by motorway noise. It does provide a haven for wildlife though. 1 e. The village hall is in good shape and well maintained. It has recently been refurbished externally and is tidy, litter free and well used. 1f.Generally, a tidy and well maintained community, albeit dominated by a very intrusive motorway. The village community has obviously cared well for its surroundings and exhibited pride in its community assets. • • • • • • • 2a. The garden centre and restaurant was the only retail facility, it was tidy, litter free and has a large car park and appeared to be busy. 2b. The pub is in a good tidy condition, well used and a village asset. 2c. The bus shelter was clean, tidy and litter free. 2d. The notice board was of average quality fairly informative, no BKV poster was visible. 2e. There is no memorial although the memorial garden is in nice condition and well maintained. 2f. Overall a ve,y tidy and we/I- kept village which shows good community engagement and although (sic)ve,y busy with traffic. Quite why there is so much reference to motorway noise and traffic is beyond me! There is no reference to either in the judging guidelines. The judges must also have overlooked the memorial stone bearing the names of the war dead and the adjacent wooden board on posts. Unfortunately there was also no mention of the two telephone kiosk libraries. This is the tenth year I have volunteered to help organise the village efforts in the BKV competition, but now that I have moved to pastures new, I hope Dorney will be successful in recruiting my successor and wish you all good luck and a neat and tidy (noise free) continuation. Nick Teale Past B KV Co-ordinator Diwali II is planned to hold a Diwali Celebration Supper in Dorney Village Hall on Saturday 1 4th October 7 p.m. to 10.30 p.m. There will be a non-spicy dish for those who prefer it. (Please make this known when purchasing your ticket). Admission by ticket only. Ticket prices £ 1 7 Children £7 (Free 5 years and under) Monies will be split between the following charities. Macmillan Support Mother Teresa's Orphanage, Goa Great Ormond Street Hospital Tickets from 01628 676688 07731 958794 Getting physical on Dorney Common I think everyone is wearing them, you know, those little black rubber wrist gadgets that monitor every step, calorie burnt and cough emitted. Well, perhaps not the cough but certainly the number of miles covered in one day along with a variety of other vaguely interesting statistics. They use guilt to extract a result, make comparisons on a leader board to create shame and send a weekly email of congratulations you nearly made it! Having purchased my first one some time ago, striding more frequently around the office and offering to make the coffee only produced a meagre uplift, so it was time to get the boots out and walk. At first the compulsion to smash the 10k steps marker was the incentive, but as local exploration took precedence to the fitness app my world expanded. The first thing discovered was that St Mary Magdalene was open most days and offered a peaceful solitude second to none. Not only did this little chapel provide shelter from the unpredictable English weather but also a place to sit and contemplate the meaning of life in the stillness and silence. At the rear of the church rises a giant hatched oak spine which seems to form the support for the tower, really quite amazing in its naked form. Like many of us it stands quite ugly without its dressing gown, but then, one sees it is overwhelmingly magnificent in its fortitude. To the front the pews and altar are simple but very charming, and retain the stamp of many centuries of generations that have birthed and passed, to leave their mark on this heritage spot. With eyes shut and a deep inhale, one can almost hear the voices echoing back from when the wharf was once in place and the bargemen still trading. The second discovery was that aside from the common that has become my home, it is surrounded with many footpaths and bridleways that filter out like arteries through wonderful landscapes of changing colour and texture. Walking often, one can observe habits of others too; people with different shaped dogs, and dogs leading different shaped people. Men in vans, parking up to fly birds of prey, little sparrowhawks that land on their thick leather gloves. Prolific wildlife that inhabit locally, from green parakeets to graceful swans, muntjac deer, and a whole dictionary of wild ducks and geese. Walking along the Thames bank one sees various marine craft moored up, including one very small motor boat, 'Tammuz' which is home to one very majestic tabby called Raj. This stately cat exits and enters through a small canvas flap in the blue soft top roof, but can often be seen basking in the sun or passing the time of day playing in the long grass. f • .. ' • However, on the subject of domestic pets, the spring in my step was slightly thwarted as casting eyes down sees knotted poo sacks at regular intervals. Seems rather a shame that they lie there unable to degenerate, their thin plastic raincoat shrouding a rather unpleasant interior. Mostly though, there is fresh air, simply lungfuls of it, along with an enormous green palette that repaints the scenery with every month that passes. The theatre of our countryside, what better show is there in town! How very lucky our villages are to have such a delightful offer of walkways with a perfect viewing window to the diverse landscape. It is not the computerised gadget that now commands the requirement to fulfil the daily step goal, but the chance to stride alongside this local habitat. I still wear the gadget, some days still fail to trigger the 'you nailed it' firework, but most of all I'm indebted to it for prompting the joy of walking, and most of all to the opportunity to observe closely our beautiful locality, with clarity through eyes that only glanced before. Kristina Perkins Dells Cottage Raising Money for Macmillan Cancer Support The Spanish Bit Riding School & Livery Boveney Road, Dorney Common will be holding a cake sale on Saturday 7th October 9.30 a.m. to 1 2 noon ETON WICK HISTORY GROUP MEETING Eton Wick Village Hall at 7.30 p.m. Wednesday 25th. October ST. GEORGE'S CHAPEL Speaker: Miss Charlotte Manley L VO (Chapter Clerk) THE MILL AT SONNING Dinner Theau·e Box Office O I 1 8 969 8000 Thursday 28/9 - Saturday 1 8/1 1 PERFECT WEDDING Robin Hawdon's h ilarious comedy Every ticket comes with a home-cooked two course meal. -·,- 􀀔- --- - ------------------------------------------------ Digital Futures and Digital Past I've been a bit disappointed by websites recently. Take Next Door, for instance. This site is in the same business as Dorney Parish News - updating residents and sharing opinions. I had very high hopes for this site (which I just about retain) but progress has been impeded by the owners swamping Dorney's local feed with many other neighbourhoods without explaining how easy it was to cherry-pick your information as well as their merger with Street Life which seemed to have a rather different ethos. So, I think it's a bit of a pity that a forum for debate has become almost entirely a bulletin board for 'lost & founds' and trade recommendations. Don't get me wrong - that's a very useful function. We've taken advantage of surplus garden produce and followed up useful recommendations on whatever services are locally available. I just hope all residents will use the site, whatever their motivation. Talking of recommendations . ..I'm cohscious that any such for a local barbershop or take-away might be unfair to all the other worthy local providers, but two local businesses have certainly added to my sense of well-being in recent months. Geoffrey Atkinson paid tribute in DPN to the former owners of Eton Wick's 'Jade Garden' as Connie and her family retired to Hong Kong. I admit we were not regular patrons before, but we are now. This household greatly appreciates both fish 'n chips and Chinese take-a ways and based on that enthusiasm and expertise, the new regime has maintained the 'Jade Garden's' place in the front rank. It must be a 1960s throwback, but I feel generally averse to hair-cuts, even though the task tends to be a short one these days. I wouldn't expect to find the answer in the Eton Wick Road, but if the idea of a cut within the ambience of a 1950s American barber's with suitable pampering lotions thrown in appeals, I recommend LA Jak's. As the juke box played, I discovered with surprise a shared enthusiasm with a cutter rather younger than myself for the works of soul legend Sam Cooke. It's great to see two such flourishing businesses in our neighbouring village. The biggest disappointment on the website front for me remains that of the Parish Council. 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Tel: 01628 624213 Edilorial Board: The Editors. Mrs. M.C. Cody Distributors: Mr Cobb, Mrs Cox, Mrs Leishman, Mrs McCabe, Mr McGuinness, Mrs Oxlade, Mr Penfold, Mrs Richmond, Mr Schwartz Miss Snook, Mrs Tuddenham, Mrs Tyler, Mrs Wood-Dow RATE OF SUBSCRIPTION: £5 per annum for 10 issues (Payable in Advance) It is requested that Treasurers of Local Organisations pay their subscriptions in January. Distributors who collect subscriptions from those taking the magazine should hand them to Mrs. Cody. The Editors are not responsible ror the opinions of correspondents expressed in letters or articles published in this magazine. ., ISSUE NO. 9/17 EDITORIAL NOVEMBER 2017 I was reading in last Sunday's newspaper that in today's fast paced world, concentrating on a television programme for an hour is a big commitment and the BBC is testing 'chopping up' its shows, for the busy, busy people to watch on their mobile phones. The Corporation is trailing 'object-based media.' in which viewers without the time or inclination to watch a full episode will instead be offered a bite-sized mini drama focusing on the storyline or characters of their choice. Thus, for instance, you can concentrate on the leading protagonists without having to bother with other potentially less interesting characters and sub-plots. Will this arbitrary bowdlerizing be acclaimed, or will the targeted viewers find they're left with little more than a synopsis? You may already be familiar with 'object-based media' and welcome this new innovation, but I find the whole concept a rather sad reflection on present day life. At regular intervals throughout the years someone at Highways England or at County or District Council decides, for various reasons, that a section of the A4 between Dorney and Maidenhead needs to be dug up. This time it is to do with a pedestrian crossing, to be constructed in a most unlikely position. These jobs can take an unconscionable long time, and because workmen are afraid of the dark, cannot be done at night. And so one journey from home to Maidenhead took three quarters of an hour. Even before this work started, the synchronization of the traffic lights at the top of Marsh Lane went haywire, causing extremely long queues from Maidenhead. Surely the Taplow traffic police are aware of the situation, but no action has been taken. IRONING by FLORI Your Ironing, my Mission! On Facebook: Cleaning & ironing by Flori florentinateisanu@yahoo.co.uk Mob: 07879626434 I collect and deliver for free. Prices start at £2.20 per lb. Minimum price £11. I can collect from home or work, day or night. I provide a friendly, professional and reliable service with experience over 10 years Revd La Stacey writes I have just been wandering in Tyne Cot cemetery near Ypres in Belguim. The roses called 'Remembrance' are still blooming in the October sunshine. We managed to find the plot of the Eton Wick soldier, Private Ashman, and the commemoration on the memorial wall for Private Brown, also from Eton Wick, both killed in 1917. The tragedy of the batt les still reverberates in this place. There have been ceremonies of remembrance through all this 100th year anniversary of the battle of Passchendaele. Remembrance of past events has a lasting effect on the present. In our churches on Sundays we have a weekly 'act of remembrance'. We vicar-types have a particular word we use for this: "anamnesis". It means bringing the past into the present. The power of Jesus' past act of loving sacrifice works in us in the present. I have known lives sig nificantly changed when people bump into this reality. Angela Tilby, of radio 4 'Thought for the Day' fame is coming on 19th November to lead us deeper into this reality. She's going to do a workshop with us that afte rnoon from 2 to 4pm. Do get in contact if you might be interested. Meanwhile, may the memory of the past make us more thankful and compassionate. For information about our churches, activities and church history please see our parishes'web site: stjohnstj amesed.org.uk Church Services in November 2017 Wednesday 1 st November 10.00am Holy Communion (said BCP) Sunday 5th November 9.30 am Holy Communion (said BCP) 9.30 am Family Praise (half hour with coffee) 11.00 am All Age Light Party(Service) Sunday 12thNovember (Remembrance Sunday) 9.30am Holy Communion with Remembrance 9.30 am Family Praise (half hour with coffee) 10.55am Remembrance Service 3.00pm Remembrance Service with scouts Wednesday 15th November 10.00am Holy Communion (said BCP) Sunday 19thNovember 9.30am Holy Communion 9.30 am Family Praise (half hour with coffee) 11.00am Holy Communion Sunday 26thNovember 9.30am Morning Prayer 9.30 am Family Praise (half hour with coffee) 11.00am Holy Communion 6.30 pm Worship Workshop St John the Evangelist Eton St James the Less Dorney St John the Baptist, Eton Wick St John the Baptist Eton Wick St James the Less Dorney St John the Baptist, Eton Wick St John the Evangelist Eton St John the Baptist Eton Wick St John the Evangelist Eton St Janies the Less Dorney St John the Baptist, Eton Wick St John the Baptist Eton Wick St James the Less Dorney St John the Baptist, Eton Wick St John the Baptist Eton Wick St John the Evangelist Eton a Improved Broadband in Dorney I am very pleased to report that there might be positive movement on improved broadband speeds for properties in Lake End and Dorney Village. A new green BT cabinet (Number 42) has recently appeared in Lake End Road between The Pineapple and the M4 overbridge. An enquiry on the Connected Counties website has confirmed a change to the status of broadband for Lake End & Dorney Village: Enabled Area You are connected to cabinet number 42 on the Burnham exchange. [Until now we were connected to Cabinet 23 which is opposite Sainsbury's] Your area is enabled for Fibre but your cabinet is not ready yet so you can't place an order today. It is in our plans to be upgraded and we update this info weekly, so please check back later. We're connecting power to the new fibre cabinet and joining the new fibre lines to the existing copper network. You can't order a fibre service today but typically it'll be available to your premises within the next four months. Discussions that a resident had with the OpenReach guys from Bristol installing the cabinet indicated that this green box should be activated sooner rather than later. Fibre optic cable (that was installed in 2010/1 1 to Dorney Lake for the Olympics) is being attached in this box to the copper wires that run to Lake End and Dorney Village properties. This should increase the download broadband speeds in Lake End to around 30+Mbps compared to the current 10-1 SMbps and in Dorney Village to 1 0-1 5Mbps compared to the current 1 -2Mbps. The Olympic legacy might now be arriving - after 5 years! At present, according to the Connected Counties website, there appear to be no plans to improve broadband speeds in Dorney Reach which remains served by Cabinet 24 (Maidenhead Exchange) towards the top of Marsh Lane. Bill Dax PS Just had an email from a resident in Oak Stubbs Lane who saw some OpenReach guys pulling yellow fibre cable out of one of the BT cabinets in Marsh Lane across from Harcourt Road and they indicated it was to improve broadband in Dorney Reach! So there might be some good news coming there as well. Bill Having kittens on Dorney Common The view from our kitchen back door is mostly pastoral. At the rear in the distance, horses graze on the farmland, and on our own patch, chickens scratch the dirt as the garden grows wild in a cottagey way, blousy and rambling. Autumn has arrived in its coat of splendid russet, with a nip in the air and a freshness that clears out the cobwebs to sharpen the mind. Making her way across the mossy lawn, I see our little cat, a lithe brown shape, a delightful pet with the sweetest nature. As she draws nearer, I observe she is not walking but lugging, and on closer inspection in her mouth is a large lump of movement. By the time my hands have fumbled to unleash the door lock, the small baby rabbit has gasped its final breath on our terrace slabs, whilst the cat looks on vaguely amused. It's a cruel thing to see, but that's nature, predators and victims, the cycle of life and a similar bike to which we ride each day, too. Part of this circle is to recycle, what exists now will also exist in the future, fragments returning in an altered format, mulched down to re-emerge elsewhere. What to do? I apply my red thick rubber garden gloves and with gritted teeth pick up the warm limp body by the back of the neck to walk with deliberation to the compost crate. As I walk a thin yellow ribbon of wet leaks out like the last vestige of life departing, and in turn my eyes leak too, their own trickle of sorrow. Later, reflecting, over a cup of tea, what do we call a baby rabbit? Is it a bunny? No, that's just an infantile term. My finger pirouettes over the smart screen and very soon up pops the answer. A kitten! How ironic, the cat annihilated a kitten! How wonderful today's palm gadgets are, information at our finger tips at all moments of the day or night. How rich our knowledge has become with this instant electronic compendium of facts. Astonishing opportunities to absorb data and whittle away time. News as it happens and messages sent and received in a nano second, marvellous, unless one is a newspaper mogul or a vendor of postage stamps. My thoughts go to an elderly aunt, who passed away a few months ago, the tail end of her life documented to all friends and relatives. Living in Australia for most of her life it was too far for most to visit, so Facebook closed this distance with a daily bulletin. In the end there were videos of her move to a hospice and even finally the poignant Scottish bagpipe farewell. Joining in the dialogue and giving empathy to my distant family, it was a good opportunity to be there in spirit, offering support and participation from my armchair in Dorney. A few days after the demise of the kitlen, an email pinged in. An elderly uncle who I usually only see at Christmas, sent an urgent message, telling me he had just heard and that I ought to know that his cousin in Australia passed "' • • away over two months ago. I have committed a fatal error of invalid assumptions that we all use social media. What a fool! However clever these gadgets are for photo selfies, Twitter tweeting, supplying spurious information or checking one's bank balance, I mustn't overlook the original intention which is real time vocal exchange. It's Panto season! The long run up of thrice weekly rehearsals has begun, along with elaborate preparations of psychedelic wigs, rainbow clothes and fabulous ball gowns, as it is Cinderella this year. In addition, as Properties Mistress, my task this year besides sourcing fifty-two personal props, is to create four enormous adult sized hobby horses. Without giving the game away too much (let's keep this our local secret), two pure white Arabs with long flowing manes (grey for those in the horse world) to pull the bubble shaped carriage, whilst the other pair, stout hunter types, are destined to frolic friskily down the auditorium with the two ugly sisters astride. We are about halfway through this equine production line, with my husband Dave sawing and sanding away in his man-shed, as I sit most Sundays stitching strand by strand the thick wool filaments into each regal crest. Tickets are selling fast. Not because of these huge horses, but because these productions are old fashioned fun in real time, nothing electronic apart from the theatre lights. A kaleidoscope of colour, live band music with uplifting songs, choreographed dancing, along with a feel good merriment of festiveness. Come and see for yourself, at the Desborough Suite in the Maidenhead Town Hall, and yell out loudly 'They're behind you! Look here come the Dorney horses!!' Kristina Perl. Paper copies of the consultation will be available, on request, at main libraries and at mobile library service stops. We are emailing all of the customers who solely use mobile libraries and for customers who have not provided an email address we will be posting a letter, copy of the survey and a freepost address. We are also writing to all Parish Councils, Town Councils and Local Area Forums. How you can help I am keen that you should inform the consultation and hope that you will submit a survey form and/or email your views to me at this address Library@buckscc.gov.uk I am also asking for your help in promoting the consultation by sharing this email with your council members and by displaying or distributing the attached consultation poster. I know that the mobile library service is valued by the residents who use it and I will be making every effort to put alternative arrangements in place if mobile services are discontinued. If you have any ideas as to how alternative service arrangements might be developed in your community I will be very happy to attend a council meeting and discuss these ideas. Deposit collections in community venues, click and collect, home library visits and library buddy arrangements can all be considered. Yours sincerely David Jones Head of Customer Focus ,. ,. • (, 4, &nefice o/Eton with Eton Wick & BoVffley & Domq Sunday 10th December 3.00pm 13oveney, Candlelit Advent Carols Sunday 17th December 9.30am l<􀁄ton Wick, Fan1ily Praise 11.00am Eton, Holy Con1n1union 4.00pm F􀁅ton Wick, Fan1ily Carols 6.30pm Dorney, Nine l,essons and Carols by candlelight ·t Sunday 24th December 9.30am Eton Wick, Family Praise '•.&. 3.00pm Dorney, Christingle t 4.30pm l<􀁄ton Wick, Christingle 4, 11.30pm Dorney, Midnight Communion 4. Monday 25th December 4, 4. 10.15am J.<􀁅ton Wick, Family Communion t _.,_ Extracts from the Minutes of theDorney Parish Meeting of the Council held at the Dorney Village Hall on Tuesday 14th November2017at 8 pm Present:-Cou ncillors K Harris (chaired the meeting), A Purdie, L Kittel and R Ormond. In Atte ndance:- SBDCs Cllr D Pepler and Matt Bezzant, TVPA Sgt T Walker and Sue Moffat (Clerk). PUBLIC PARTICIPTION-TVPA - Sgt Trevor Walker reported on the three recent car accidents in Dorney:- (i) The accident in Village Road was due to a medical problem where the vehicle crashed in to a tree at approximately 30 mph or less; (ii) The accident involving a police car from Slough in the Dorney Common area which spun round quickly to respond to a call and a vehicle close by drove in to it and; (iii) A cow was hit on the Common which has been one of 2 similar incidents this year. Regards the use of the Community Speed Watch camera, Farnham and Taplow operations are up and running. The camera measures the speed of all cars but only records any vehicles at speeds of 35mph and above. If any one driver receives notices of 3 speeding offe nces driving the same vehicle then the police will look to prosecute that driver. If DTWG would like to partici pate, 4 volunteers would be required for the police to train in operating the camera and using the Police National Computer to record the speeding offe nces. PCSO Angie O'Connell organises this training. SBDC Report - Cllr Matt Bezzant reported that he has now been a district councillor for just over a month and a lot has gone on at District during this time. Cllr Bezzant will find out which Committee(s) he will be on this coming week. Cllr Pepler reported:- (i)SBDC has recently elected a new cabinet with Cllr Nick Naylor as the leader; (ii) As he mentioned at the last meeting SBDC are comm itted to providing a new development of affordable housing in Taplow; (iii) The Chief Constable of TVPA is visiting SBDC, so please let Cllr Pepler know if there are any questions you wish him to raise .. Cllr Purdie asked that the question should be raised if there is a consistent policy for the police in dealing with illegal travellers' incursions, a problem highlighted at the recent SBALC meeting; (iv) Burnham is setting up a museum and would appreciate input from Dorney and Taplow; (v) Regards the effect of the Green Belt Preferred Options, the only effect on Dorney is the proposal for a commercial site next to the land at Sainsbury's. No plans for Marsh Lane; (vi) SBDC is campaigning for a new car park at Taplow Station to accommodate the increase of users due to the launch of Crossrail. No plans at present for parking meters on adjacent roads; (vii) No further updates on the Orchard Herbs Farm site. Apologies were received from Cllr A Foxley, Cllr G Easton, Cllr P Smith and Bucks CC Cllr Dev Dhillon. Any updates for the proposal of having a defibrillator in the telephone box outside the Old Post Office once adopted by Dorney Parish Council - The new defibrillator is covered under the Council's insurance. Final payment to be confirmed by Cllr Foxley at the next meeting. Best Kept Village Competition -Agreed the letter of concern to be sent to organisers as suggested by Cllr Foxley. -s- .. II ' Traffic Calming Measures in Dorney (DTWG) - (i) Response from DTWG to the question raised at the last Council meeting as to who is actually on the DTWG is as follows:- 'The DTWG is a virtual group of 77 people who hove colloboroted and contributed to the various traffic matters thot are being addressed. DTWG is supported, on the subject of traffic calming, by 183 supporters. Mr and Mrs Dox are the coordinators of DTWG'. Dorney Parish Council would appreciate a representative of the DTWG to attend a Council meeting when there are matters to be discussed as the decision making process of the Council is by a resolution at a Council meeting. Dorney PC will continue to seek to purchase 2 solar panelled Speed Awareness signs as a traffic calming measure. Proposed locations for them are along Village Road by the cattle grid at one end and before the Pineapple PH at the other end of the Village but will discuss these locations with the Highways Authority at Bucks CC and DTWG. However it was agreed that the latter location, i.e. near the Pineapple PH would be deferred until 2018, after the SmartMotorway works, in case there is change in road layout. To consider the Quotes to carry out the work of the results of the Tree Surveyat Dorney War Memorial. Still waiting for a third quote. Cllr Kittel suggested applying to the War Memorial Trust for a grant. Proposed security measures required at Trumpers Field after the meeting with the Estates Officers. No further updates for the Estates Officer. However concern was raised about the recent removal of the bund and concrete block to allow access to the Smartmotorway work which appears to require access through Trumpers Field to a compound that is being installed near to the motorway. Heavy vehicles are also causing the ground to be churned up making it impassable to pedestrians along this footpath. Also machinery being used during busy periods of use such as school drop off and pick up times. It was agreed to ask a representative of the Highways Agency to attend a meeting to explain the situation. To respond to the Mobile Library consultation- Will ask Dorney News to advertise this consultation for residents to respond and put up information on noticeboards. Member's Reports - Minutes of the SBALC meeting on 19" October. Cllr Purdie highlighted the concern raised about the inconsistency of action by the Police to remove illegal travellers' incursions. Correspondence(i) Dorney PC: Community Speed Watch from TVPA- PCSO O'Connell would be happy to help train volunteers to use the Speed Camera; (ii) Loan Sharks Christmas 2017 from SBDC Community Safety Officer; (iii) Minutes of SBALC of 19-11-2017 (iv) Invitation for the Chairmen to attend a meeting with the new Healthcare development at the former Roots Garden Centre. Resolve any complaints/comments received from residents:(i) To ask Cllr Dhillon and Bucks CC's LAT to inspect the increasing number of potholes particularly in Village Road near the Pineapple and Dorney Common; (ii) To ask SBDC to replace the broken dog bin in Jubilee River car park which has now been removed; (iii) 26 Meadow Way, Fallen tree on fence - Cllr Purdie will check and report back. Meeting ended 9.20pm. Next meeting - 8pm on 12th December, 2017 at Dorney Village Hall. Dorney Parish Council: Website not compliant with the 2014 Transparency Code for smaller authorities? I have read with interest the comments on the Dorney Parish Council website from Peter Bowman in the Dorney Parish News over recent months. They raise the important question of what information the Parish Council should provide to electors and how. The Department for Communities and local Government issued a ''Transparency Code for smaller authorities" in December 2014. This Code is based on the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 and is "a code of recommended practice as to the publication of information by local authorities about the discharge of their functions and other matters". The Code was to be implemented by parish councils with an annual turnover not exceeding £25,000 by July 2016. This appears to include Dorney Parish Council. The Code states that the data and information specified in the Code must be published on a website which is publicly accessible and free of charge. It appears that the Dorney Parish Council website does not currently provide certain of the information specified in the Transparency Code and is therefore, currently, not compliant with the Code: • All items of expenditure above £100. No information on DPC website. • End of year accounts. No copy of the bank reconciliation. The 2014/15 Audited Accounts are misstated as 2015/16. 2015/16 are not available. • List of councillor responsibilities. No information provided regarding representation on external local public bodies. • Minutes, agendas and papers of formal meetings. o Minutes. • No Minutes of Finance Committee Meeting December 2016 o Agendas. • No Agendas for any meetings posted at least three days prior to Meetings o Associated Meeting Papers • No Associated Meeting papers posted at least three days prior to Meetings In addition, other Acts and Government guidelines require the Parish Council to provide additional information on its website: • Freedom of Information Act- Policy. No information provided on DPC website • Code of Conduct. No information provided on DPC website • Standing Orders. No information provided on DPC website • Financial Regulations. On DPC website but appears not to have been updated since 2013. • Handling Complaints Procedure. No information provided on DPC website Also best practice advises that annual budgets and expenditure details, the parish plan and the policy on funding community groups should be available for download. The Transparency Code should have been implemented by July 2016 so Dorney Parish Council has not complied with this Code for some time. Indeed there is no record in the Parish Council minutes since December 2014 that it has even been discussed. - 1 0- It is of interest to note that the websites of our three neighbouring councils - Taplow, Burnham and Eton - all seem to be guided by the Transparency Code. It appears that funding might be available, if required, for this purpose from a £4.7 million Transparency Fund sponsored by the government to support small parish councils to become compliant with the Transparency Code for Smaller Authorities. This funding is being delivered through the National Association of Local Councils and has been available since April 2015 for a 3-year period. The funding programme aims to provide support, training and guidance to assist those authorities that require support to move to online publishing of this information. This will ensure that the authorities are accountable to their communities and have established an online presence with which they can remain transparent by publishing key information on a timely basis. l fully recognise the commitment required to keep a website up to date. It appears that www.parishcouncilwebsites.org.uk may be able to provide a custom made solution. Bill Oax bill@daxfamily.com ETON WICK HISTORY GROUP MEETING Eton Wick Village Hall at 7 .30 p.m. Wednesday 1 3th. December 140th ANNIVERSARY OF THE SALE THAT MADE ETON WICK. Speaker: Mr. Frank Bond Wednesday 1 7th. January ROGUES AND VAGABONDS, PRISONS AND PUNISHMENTS IN 19th CENTURY WINDSOR. Speaker: Dr. Brigitte Mitchell IRONING by FLORI Your Ironing, my Mission! On Facebook: Cleaning & ironing by Flori florentinateisanu@yahoo.co.uk Mob: 07879626434 I collect and deliver for free. Prices start at £2.20 per lb. Minimum price £1 1 . I can collect from home or work, day or night. I provide a friendly, professional and reliable service with experience over 1 0 years - 1 1 - The Party's Over? It may have passed you by, dear reader, and I wouldn't blame you if it had, but you now have a new representative on South Bucks District Council. On October 5 there was a by-election in the Burnham Lent Rise & Taplow ward - and even though you wouldn't think it from the name, that ward covers Dorney - and the election was won by Matthew Bezzant standing as a Conservative. I was rather pleased by this result. I never want to reveal personal preferences when discussing these political issues, but I should point out that I didn't vote for Mr. Bezzant, so the pleasure was not for partisan reasons. No, Matthew struck me as an interesting candidate, and in passing, it seemed to me that all four candidates were impressive, reasonable - and local. This, together with the controversial Bray Parish Council elections held in early November, where independents prospered at the expense of the ruling Conservatives, rather highlighted the rising political temperature in these parts to which I referred in last month's column. So, why the 'pleasure'? Firstly, our new councillor is young - according to his literature, he's 26. Secondly, he seems to be committed to reaching out to, and most importantly, keeping informed, those he will be representing. Believe me, his use of social media is informative and entertaining. In passing, and here I'm in danger of revealing more of my personal views, Matthew was in the period running up to the referendum Chair of Britain Stronger in Europe in Berkshire, so well done to him say I for the 54% Remain vote in our neighbouring county. These issues of communication and representation keep cropping up. Zoe Hatch, the Green candidate, had a hard hitting electoral address. Her time, I believe, on Taplow Parish Council was stormy, and involved 'holding the old guard to account with regard to petty corruption and malpractice'. But she claimed credit for 'vastly improved parish wide communication', a 'redesigned Taplow PC website' and the setting up of an email parish newsletter. These are riches we can barely dream of in Dorney. Fiona Hattey, a recent victor in the Bray PC elections, claimed that party politics had no place in the parish council and that 'everyone should be doing what's required by the residents'. Locals and candidates seem to be calling for more authentic representation and communication. There is a malaise in local government. The turnout in the SBDC election II ' .. was about 19%. When I went to vote in the Village Hall, a long queue of electors was not snaking around Trumper's Field. Even in a controversial contest as in Bray with full write ups in the Maidenhead Adver tiser, voting levels barely climbed above 20%. Which gets us back to youth. Local government is the interface with issues of most concern to younger people - housing, planning, leisure/sport & libraries, transport. If I was a young adult today I would feel totally let down by a complacent older generation and, furthermore, I would see representatives of that generation populating the often un-elected and coopted places on county, district and parish councils. Given the current calls for a reduction in the voting age to include 16 year olds and the crucial role new commun ications technology should play in reviving local government, I'd like to see some boldness in this field. Why not try out a reduced voting age in local elections? Given the inabil ity of local politicians to engage more than about one in five voters judged by those recent turnouts, why not even try an experiment with online voting in local elections? Even though I'm against party politics at vil lage level - and long may Dorney PC retain its freedom from this trend - I do admire the Conservative, Labour, Liberal & Green candidates and their supporters who gave up hours in an attempt to engage the voters of 'Burnham Lent Rise & Tap low' and, especially, the successf ul independents in Bray. It's just a shame that the rest of us seem so indifferent to their actions. 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I have a quilter's sewing machine that has sat gathering dust for quite some time, years in fact, so with determined grit and manual at hand, the time had come where we needed to make friends. This process, after deciphering the complex instructions, took place by machining simple lines of endless colourful bunting, churned out in prolific amounts like a sausage maker. Little triangles of colour embellished with lace that blew joyously in several friends' gardens and beyond! Easy. The next step was a graduation onto cushion making. Downloading some instructions from the world wide webopaedia, the learning curve smoothly transformed fabrics into 3D square shapes. Small ones, large ones, ones with a flap and ones with a zip. Girlfriends, bringing in the damp bunting now the warm weather had receded, received a plump handmade cushion. Sitting at my machine, the mobile rings with news from the Panto Director that the ball gown costumes are a bit of a muck up, and the inevitable next phrase, can you help? The correct answer should have been, but I am only on cushions, next month will be aprons, which are half an outfit and okay as long as the dancers do not pirouette. Of course that's not my answer, it was bring them round and let's have a look. The skirts hugely voluminous are not easy garments to wear, sitting on ones hips in an unflattering faux pas. So with concepts of a pucker and additional camouflage, it was decided to modify them to a more flattering shape. I say we, because of course the Director has other very important issues to address, so the alteration lands on my sagging lap. They comprise only a small section of the costume itinerary, but quite critical as they will feature in the Cinderella ballroom scene, where all shapes of chorus fit into a glamorous gown to form an elegant background for the ugly sisters to perform their worst. Of course since I am in this ensemble one has a direct incentive. Only a few weeks to opening night at the Maidenhead Town Hall, and only a few more until Christmas lands on our chimney pots. As time ticks by endless reminders signal Santa's approach, the feeling of excitement is in the air as families plan to come together to celebrate and give each other the greatest gift of all, time spent together. • (, ,. ,. Within days, metres of lavish bright fabrics pile into my stitch area, festoo ning the room as if one is sitting inside a giant Christmas stocking looking out. Where to start? Cut nip and tuck, any plastic surgeon would welcome me onto his team. We have learnt our lines, rehearsed our routines and fine-tuned our vocal chords, ready to perform to a house fast selling out. As the countdown begins, all that remains are last minute tweaks and the final few costumes to conclude. I am conscious of the days passing, but my machine has become my good friend as it eats into the material miles. My candle is burnt at both ends and singed in the middle, but I can wax lyrical about my sewing machine now. We shake feet daily, my slipper on his footpedal, and continue to plough neat stitches into the fabrics, creating fabulous ball gowns for our hardworking cast to wear. However, if you do come along, do not bring your opera glasses, these are forbidden, as close up you might see that I am only up to cushion level . After all, aprons are not until next month. Have a wonderful final few weeks of this year, and I do hope to see you at the Desborough Suite Theatre in Maidenhead, opening on Wednesday 13th December for five nig hts and seven performances. Happy Christmas! Kristina Perkins Dells Cottage Dorney Common Carols at Christmas St. Mary's Church Church Street, Slough Sunday 10th December 5.30 p.m. Traditional Carols Listen to the Christmas Story See Mary, Joseph and the baby Jesus (we also have a donkey coming along!) Children - come as Kings, Shepherds or Angels and Join In. Seasonal refreshments Help to support our local charities For further details please contact Father Andrew Allen 01 753 529988 or upton.c.chalvey@gmail.com Service kindly sponsored by E. Sargeant & Son, Funeral Directors www.esargea nt.co.uk The service is a great opportunity to raise much needed funds for Crossroads Care, Slough and The Alexander Devine Children's Hospice Dorney Social Diary Sunday 10th December Tuesday 12'h December Wednesday t3'h December Tuesday 16th January Wednesday 17th January DORNEY PARISH COUNCIL DORNEY VILLAGE HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE DORNEY BADMINTON CLUB DORNEY SHORT MAT BOWLS CLUB DORNEY YOUTH CLUB (for children of the parish) VILLAGE HALL BOOKINGS Carols. St. Mary's Church, Slough Try Something New Village Hall 10 a.m. - 12 noon Dorney Village Carol Singing Gather at: Lilac Cottage 5.45 p.m. Eton Wick History Group Meeting Eton Wick Village Hall 7.30 p.m. Try Something New Village Hall 10 a.m. - 12 noon. Eton Wick History Group Meeting Eton Wick Village Hall 7.30 p.m. Second Tuesday of each month (except August) Village Hall 8 p.m. Second Monday of alternate months i.e. Jan. March. Village Hall 8 p.m. Every Tuesday Village Hall 8-10 p.m. Every Sunday Village Hall 7 - I O p.m. Every Thursday evening during term time 6.00 - 7.30 p.m. Village Hall Dorney 5-16 year olds in two groups contact Leanne Kittel 07919 484855 Graham Easton 01628 628819 & 07503 745760 Email: enquiries􀁭dorneyvillagehall.com Try Something New We meet in Dorney Village Hall at 1 0am on the third Tuesday of the month. December 1 2th. January 1 6th. Bring and Share coffee morning. To be arranged. At all meetings we have a table where your hobbies and crafts can be displayed for others to enjoy. Perhaps you have some talent, hobby or somewhere you have visited and would talk to us about it, please come along to a meeting to see what happens ...... . 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Compared to our nearest urban neighbour, Maidenhead, Oxford seems to be organised for real people who need to move around reliably and comfortably not for some property developers' dystopia. I'm no expert on public transport, but I get the impression that our village is badly served by bus links to nearby centres and that in Maidenhead operators are intent on cutting routes which are vital for many. Thornhill Park & Ride on our (eastern) side of Oxford restores your faith in public infrastructures. Park your car and there's a bus to the city centre every 12 minutes. The journey is a sociable experience in itself. It's a rather nice classless experience to get on busy public transport which works and all this is an effective antidote to the arid, cuts driven environment of Maidenhead or even Dorney with our rat runs and potential speed bumps. John Major nominated as his Desert Island Discs luxury The Oval. I'd plump for the British Museum. A visit to a museum prompts the thought that our local heritage is getting a bit rusty. The names on the War Memorial are faded. Events to mark Great War centenaries did not materialise. The main report from Oxford Archaeology on Bronze Age bridges now under Dorney Lake remains unpublished. Notice boards carrying some of this information in the arboretum area I noticed the other day are weather beaten and illegible. Perhaps it's time to revive our History Group as the custodian and recorder of these events. Oh dear, too many serious thoughts from a pub and some pictures. Still, you can't beat a good day out. Tomorrow we're off to the seaside .... Peter Bowman peter.bowman@talktalk.net MARLOW MOBILE LJBRARY Visits Dorney Reach once a month on a Friday. Banjo junction Meadow Way/Oak Stubbs Lane 12.40 - J 2.55 p.rn. Dates for 20 17 July 7 August -l September I, 29 October '27 November 2-4 December 22 Dorney Social Diary Tuesday 18th July Wednesday 19th Jui􀃜 Saturday 261h August Saturday 141h October DORNEY PARISH COUNCIL DORNEY VILLAGE HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE DORNEY BADMINTON CLUB DORNEY SHORT MAT BOWI.S CLUB DORNEY YOUTII CLIJB (for children or the parish) VILLAGE IIALL BOOKINGS Tea & Chatter in Dorney Village Hall IO a.m. Eton Wick History Group Meeting Etou Wick Village Hall 7.30 p.m. DDHS Annual Horticultural Show Diwali celebration supper. Village Hall Second Tuesda) of each month (except August) Village Hall 8 p.m. Second Monday of alternate months i.e. July Sept. \'illage Hall 8 p.111. Every Tuesday Village Hall 8-10 p.m. Ever') Sunda) Village Hall 7 - 10 p.m. Evt'I') Thursda) evening during lerm time 6.00 7.30 p.111. Village Hall Dorne) 5-16 )ear olds in two groups contact Leanne Kith'! 07919 484855 Graham Easton 01628 6288 19 & 07503 745760 Email: t'nq uiriesr,t' dorneyvillagehull.com FAM I LY FUN DAY Satu rday 5th AUGUST 1 2 noon - 5 pm PHOE N IX RFC INSTITUTE ROAD, TAPLOW, SL6 ONS BBQ FACE PAINTING TUG OF WAR DJ TAG RUGBY CRAFTS CANDYFLOSS BEER TENT PLUS MORE FOR ALL THE FAMILY ALL WELCOME t • • • THE ANNUAL HORTICULTURAL SHOW IS ON SATURDAY AUGUST 26TH. IT'S TIME TO BE PREPARING YOUR ENTRIES! Last year's Show (the 63"' in a row!) was a great success. The Horticultural Societv intend that the 64"' Show will be even bigger and better. In 201 6 there was a record number of entrants - the nwnber of residents of Dorney and surrounding districts entering the Show was up by 30% on 2015. The Society was ve1y pleased. Despite poor weather at crucial times, entries in the horticultural classes held reasonably steady but the quality and number of entries in the Domestic and Handicrafts divisions were verv satisfactorv. Almost best of all was the revival in the Children's section. 􀄋 " In our report on the last show in DPN we recalled that the Annual Show had always been a ·great village event and a great family event'. So. when the Village Hall in 20 I 6 was pretty well packed for the public inspection of the enuies and the prize giving ceremony in the afternoon. the Hort. Soc. was well pleased. So, let's build on the standard of all those prize winning photographs and championship winning cakes and let's hope younger Domey-ites will (with grown ups· encouragement'?) soon be building Lego models and designing miniature gardens. So, dn1r readers arish News. Ralph passed away in May. He was a true gentleman and a fine chairman. The Society sends our condolences to Ralph 's family. Ralph 's memory will be the greatest encouragement for us all to work to make 201 7's Show the hest ever. Peter Bowman, Secretary OOHS Diwali A date for your diary. Diwali celebration supper will be held in the village hall on Saturday 14" October. Details nearer the time. Extracts from the Minutes of the Dorney Parish Meeting of the Council held at the Dorney Village Hall on Tuesday 13th June2017at 8 pm Present:-Councillors A Purdie (chaired the meeting), A Foxley, Cllr L Kittel, P Smith and R Ormond. In Attendance:-Mrs S Moffat (Clerk). PUBLIC PARTICI PTION- SBDC Report - Cllr Pepler was unable to attend the meeting but sent a repo rt:- (i) Cllr Matthews is now the Chairman of SBDC and he is Vice-Chairman and; (ii) Animal Sanctuary site - SBDC Planning have been instructed to refra in from further action whilst the RSPCA are involved. Possibly Bucks CC are going to take the lead on enforcement at this site. Cllr Purdie reported that the heap of spoil has increased even higher at the site and should ask Olivia Stapleford at Bucks CC to check this with existing photos to ensure there is no infringement on the Enforcement conditions. Apologies were received from Cllr K Harris, Cllr G Easton and SBDC Cllr D Pepler. Clerk's Report - The Clerk reported that:- (i) 2 quotes have been received for a mobile Speed Indicator sign, both approximately £2600. She will ask if the sign can be leased rather than purchased and if it works from solar energy. Also it was agreed to search for any reports on the effectiveness of such a device. Possibly 4 locations would be needed; either end of Village Road, Marsh Lane and Court Lane. The Clerk will ask Cllr Dhillon about the possibility of LAF funding for these; (ii) The Clerk recommended a Tree Consultant to inspect the trees at the War Memorial. It was agreed to seek a quote for a tree inspection. Again, LAF funding could then be sought for any work required. Any updates for the proposal of having a defibrillator in the telephone box outside the Old Post Office once adopted by Dorney Parish Council - Cllr Foxley has placed the order for the defi brillator and will now apply for Lottery funding. The Clerk has received the contract from BT Payphones to purchase the red kiosk for £1 and it was agreed to submit this. Any updates on Dorney Traffic Working Party - No further updates. Changes to the Tennis Club Lease now that Management of the tennis court is being tran sferred to Playground4Dorney Committee. Deferred until the next Council meeting when Cllr Smith will report back. The Clerk will inform the insurers but the use of the Tennis Court is already covered for Public Liability. Members' Reports - (i) Cllr Foxley's response to the Heathrow Third Runway consultation. Correspondence - (i) Sup! Yvette Hitch is leaving the Chiltern and South Bucks Local Policing Area; (ii) Meeting with SBDC to discuss the security of Trumpers Field to be held on 20th June at 2pm. Resolve any complaints/comments received from residents :(i) Resident complained that the turning circle in Old Marsh Lane has not been cut; (ii) Street light on the bend by the Pineapple PH is not working. Also a shade • • • • • • • may be required to prevent the light shining in to the adjacent house. The street light number to be confirmed by Cllr Kittel; (iii) Complaints that Dorney PC website is not being kept up to date. However the web site is managed by a volunteer. It was agreed to consider a new, more effi cient computer for the Clerk to assist in managing the website; (iv) Trees outside 7 and 5 Dorney Reach Road need pruning. Dead tree outside 31 Harcourt Road needs removing and overgrown hedges at 3 Dorney Reach Road. Also pavements are dipping where trees have been removed. The Clerk will report these issues to Bucks CC and CC Cllr Dhillon; (v) Apologise to Nick Teale for not informing him before publishing Dorney PC's decision to keep the original area for the BKV Competition. Nick is hoping to move out of Dorney on 19'" July and Dorney PC would like to give him something in recognition for his work . Date of next meeting - 8pm on 11"' July, 2017at Dorney Village Hall. Meeting ended 9.10 pm. IRONING by FLORI Your Ironing, n1y Mission! On Facebook: Cleaning & ironing by Flori florentinateisanu@yahoo.co.uk Mob: 07879626434 I collect and deliver for free. Prices start at £2.20 per lb. Minimum price £ 11. I can collect from home or work, day or night. I provide a friendly, profes sional and reliable service with experience over 10 years 􀀈- 􀀉-- --- -- --------------- --􀀓 G & J Decorating Local decorators with 20 years' experience. All aspects of decorating undertaken to the highest standard. Free estimates and refe rences available. Gav 07795 081 141 James 07813 289468 or 01628 655658 Dorney School The Dorney School has been taken out of Special Measures as it forms a new Multi-Academy Trust with Burnham Grammar School. As of Thursday June 1, the school in Harcourt Close joined the popular Burnham secondary school in the Beeches Learning And Development Trust, which was created following a request from the Department for Education. Burnham Grammar School will be supporting the staff of The Dorney School to improve their already high standard of teaching, as well as assist in the behind the scenes running of the school. Dr Andy Gillespie, headteacher at Burnham Grammar School said: "Under the direction of new headteacher Henrik Rademacher the teaching team at Dorney have transformed teaching and learning since the Ofsted inspection. This is an exciting, vibrant, forward looking school which we are delighted to support. With the current state of school finances, arrangements such as Multi~Academy Trusts are a key way for schools to share back room services and save money. Our Investors in People Gold Award, Investors in People Champion status and nationally recognised professional development programmes, Burnham Grammar is aptly placed to help Dorney to develop the already high standard of practice of their teachers ensuring that inspirational learning leads Dorney out of special measures." The Multi-Academy Trust status was requested by the Department of Education following the Ofsted inspection in the summer of 2015 which put The Dorney School into special measures. Burnham Grammar School was approached as the 'sponsor' for the primary school, and hard work behind the scenes in the setting up of the MAT will help both schools and has been taking place over the last year. Mr Rademacher added: " At Dorney we are delighted to start our new partnership with Burnham Grammar School, which will bring benefits to both schools." Being part of the MAT and transforming into an Academy automatically removed Dorney School out of special measures. FREE I have plenty of good, clean honey, olive and jam jars with lids plus a good number of Quality Street chocolate tins (empty of course) for anyone who wants them. Best times to ring and collect are any day before 10.30am or between 4pm - 6pm. Phone:- 01628 667871 Tony Dixon-Smith iD.D.) Wyndham, Village Road, Dorney • • • • Set in the decadent world of Victorian London , cJ beautiful y<)Url[J man called Dorian Gray becomes infatuated by the exquisite FX)rtrait that Basil Hallward has painted of him. He makes a 􀄜nustion pact which gives him the capacity to explore every possible vice and desire while his moral decay is hidden away in his painted porlT01t that bears all the marks of his degeneration. www.maidenhead-drama.org .uk (l@MaidenheadDG rJ This prodix:lion contains m::i!erid of on adult nature. Hu omale<.!r μo:loction ot "Pk:i􀄝e oi l.Juo,on Guy, The' "' r,reserted b:, specml orro􀄞t ,...,tr, r.A/V'l!El FRFr-£H CD Wyndham, Village Road. Dorney NATIJRE + TAKE IT EASY This year. weatherwise. May was a good month for Dorney and Dorney Reach with plenty of dry mild days. the odd chilly wind to keep us on our toes and with June following in like fashion until 5th and 6th - with stonny winds and rain, followed by glorious sunshine. Changeability is something ,ve can take. Plants thri\'ing include Canterbury bells: alyssum: periwinkle: iris: tulips: poppies: white Chinese lantern: mauve chive blossom: roses: geraniums: forget-me-not: pheasant eye: stone crop: v,,:ild garlic: gree11 alkanet; pansies: speedwell: red campion: sweet William; white bryony (climbs up hedges):cow parsley plus blossoms of elderberry and horse chestnut. Our generally good weather has been ideal for our wild garden birds and their chicks. TI1e chicks need wann. dry weather to help give them a good start in life -- with lots of blackbirds: robins: blue and great tits: sparrQ\vs: goldfinches: spotted and green woodpeckers: jay: chaffinches: wrens: hedge accentors : starlings - but as yet no greenfinches. Has anyone seen greenfinches in their garden lately? This time last year I correctly forecast the closing: of A&E Departments throughout the land. and others ,viii just end up as secondaf) Emergency Departments. It's happening right no\\" . One husband said his wife always gives him a hand \\·hen he does the housework. but he"d prefer more than just applause. Yes indeed! Would you not agree that to a certain degree thermometers are surpr isingly accurate. Some months ago. two ladies v. ,·ere enquirinμ about splendid organ music. As well as the pieces I recommended. Sl. Paurs Cathedral. London. along with its organ. choir and assisted h􀈌 the Choir of Great 13ritain. has done a great recording entitled ·Jubilate.' during which Handers ·zadoc the Priest' is powerfully pla)ed and sung - most cnjoyahle and I highly recommend it to you. Enjoy! Also on a 'high note· is N.A.S.A's hottest and fastest spcice mission )et. Retv,· een July J !'1 and August 19th 2018. The Parker Solar Probe \v iii lly to within J • 7 million miles of our Sun·s surface. The probe will travel at 118 miles a second. reaching speeds of430.000 m.p.h. Hitherto it has heen impossible to enter the Sun· s atmosphere \\·here temperatures start at 1.400(" and reach 15 million Cat its core. Mind how you go. rhe f I· 3 billion mission will discover more ahout our closest star - 93 million miles from Earth and hopefully help us to forecast major spc1ce weather events that could destroy power and communication networks. I'm sure. after recent e-xperiences. Heathrow Airport will he much reli eH.•d ! The thennal shield to protect instrumenls is 8ft. in diameter and made of-1-· 5 inches thick carhon composite. Its se-ven )ear mission \\• ill use the gravitational tield of Venus to orbit the Sun 24 timt􀈍s. getting closest in December 2024. Another great challenge for science on\\'ards and upwards! With summer \\ ·ell on its \Vay and hopefully more- lovely sunny days - time to relax with •Nice ·N· Easy.' composed by Marilyn & Alan Bergman and Lew Spencer ( 1960) . Let's take it nice 'n' easy, it's gonna be so easy for us to fall in love. Hey baby, what's your hurry? Relax and don't you worry, we're gonna fall in love. We're on the road to romance, that's safe to say But let's make all the stops along the way. The problem now of course is, to simply hold your horses To rush would be a crime Enjoy your summer. 'Cause nice 'n' easy does it, nice 'n' easy does it Nice 'n' easy does it every time. Regards. Tony Dixon Smith (D.D.) _11._ • .. • C TYRE FIT NEXEN DEALER TAPLOW We fit tyres at a price that fits you Need new tyres? At home or work, we will come to you Plus: TYRES & EXHAUSTS. BATTERIES. STEERING. SUSPENSION. SERVICING. CATALYTIC CONVERTORS. MOTs. TRACKING. ALLOY WHEEL REFURBISHMENT. 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Why not let them stay in our apartments? • Ideal for family get-togethers, or reunions . • Up to 16 guests. • Pets welcome too. • Ideal for small children. • Competitive prices. • Rural location. • Convenient for Windsor and Burnham. 􀀒 Design & Construction WDD􀀈􀀉lli)OCP@ g􀀋cap􀀌 C Ba,1.#aI9 I • Site Clearance • Pergolas • Terraces • Suppliers or: • Turfing SAND• BALLAST • Plants, Trees and Shrubs • Fencing • Driveways • Brickwork • Car Parks Decorative WOOD CHIPS TOP SOIL • Block Paving or Standard MUSHROOM • Patios • Mature Trees COMPOST 01628 666022 • 661768 Mobile 07860 706675 THE TRADITIONAL RESTORATION COMPANY LTD The Coach House, Dorney Court 01628 660708 www.TraditionalRestoration.co.uk enquiries@TraditionalRestoration.co.uk Restorers of Fine Antique Furniture r t SUSAN HANDY SCHOOL OF DANCE Ballet Baby Ballet Ballet Stretch Contemporary Creative Dance Modern Jazz Musical Theatre Tap Adult Tap Adult Ballet GCSE Dance Elite Dance Group Boys Classes i- ETON • WINDSOR • DATCHET • OLD WINDSOR ICKENHAM • PYRFORD • WOKING • RICHMOND WWW.SUSANHANDYDANCE.CO.UK 01753 542672 / 07515 270432 e: office@susanhandydance.co.uk BHS & ABRS Approved Riding School and Pony Club Centre Th􀀌panish 5il Rdm11 School & l.rven Elm Farm, Boveney Road, Dorney Common Nr Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 6QD We are a family run Ri ding School based on Dorney Common established for over 35 years! • Qualified lntructors • Lessons available fro,n 7 years upwards • Pony Rides available for children as young as 4. • We offer very popular Birthday parties • Large Indoor and Outdoor chools • Pony Club and Own a Pony activity days • Open 6 days a week, Tuesday-Sunday • Gift Vouchers available through the vvebsite For bookings and enquiries please call us on 01628 661275 www.spanishbit.co. uk as to make way for a 'Unitary Council'. Remember, the councils hove different responsibilities -SBDC handles housing, council taxes, bin collection and environmental health, while the CC is in charge of (as they would see it) 'big ticket' items like education, libraries and roads. The argument will ploy out and embrace issues which directly affect us here at the southern tip of Buckinghamshire. The county's arguments will probably be mainly about saving money - they maintain that over the decade 2010-20 central government funding to our county will go from £88million to £nil - whereas we here in the deep south might be concerned about further concentration of power away from the most economically active port of the county. The County reckons that two councils amounts to an 'old, expensive, bureaucratic system'. One council would lead to greater investment (especially in roads), potentially reduce council tax and save around £18 million each year. The remoteness of one dominant council would be offset by the establishment of 'community hubs' which would 'offer a physical presence for the council in 19 locations throughout Bucks'. The Bucks CC case can be read on the Next Door website. So far, I feel more drawn to the counter proposals drawn up by the 5 existing district councils (see www.modernisingbucks.org). These would involve an acceptance of the need for unitary councils but having not one at county level but two to reflect the geography of North & South Bucks. As port of South Bucks DC, Dorney would be port of a new unitary body with High Wycombe & Chiltern districts. The Bucks argument seems simplistic and purely about cost cutting, whereas the districts seem concerned with how a new form of accountable local government might work reflecting the different economies and geographical orientation of different parts of the county. The housing issues, for instance, are very different here compared to the rural, less metropolitan north. A debate worth having, I think. Peter Bowman peter. bowmon@talktalk.net -9- Dorney Horticultural Society Wednesday 7th June 2017 - 1 1am Join us at the Royal Horticultural Society Gardens at Wisley RHS Wisley is now a large and diverse garden covering 240 acres. In addition to numerous formal and informal decorative gardens, several glasshouses and an extensive arboretum, it includes small scale "model gardens" which are intended to show visitors what they can achieve in their own gardens, and a tnals field where new cultivars are assessed. The Bicentenary Glasshouse covers three quarters of an acre (3,000 m') and overlooks a new lake built al the same lime. ft 1s divided into three main planllng zones representing desert, tropical and temperate eh mates. RHS Garden Wisley lies between Cobham and Ripley in Surrey, off the main London to Portsmouth road (A3} south of Junction 10 of the MZS. Follow the brown tourist flower signs on the A3 and MZS to the RHS Garden • GUZ3 6QB - Car parking Is free. It Is Important you book your free tickets with Louise so that we can reserve your ticket. Meet at the entrance to the gardens at 1 1.00am to collect your entry tickets. If you are delayed please contact Ron on 07766 721559 1 Tea & Chatter Dorney - meeting 16th. May 2017 Loneliness and isolation are an ever increasing problem within communities in today's fast paced society. As Community Link Offi cer for Bucks County Council in South Bucks, I contacted the Parish Council asking about needs and support available in Dorney for older residents. The Clerk suggested contacting Joy Richmond to explore what would benefit the village. Having been offe red three dates by the Village Hall Committee to use the hall for meetings, like-minded villagers were invited to discuss what could be implemented in the village to increase socialisation. Loneliness and isolation increase vulnerabilities including depression, which in itself seriously affects health. Ideally everyone should have the ability to stay in their own home environment for as long as they want to. During our initial meeting Thursday 161h May it was highlighted that whilst there are activities within the village much more could be done: • Past Groups o Film club o Lunch club o Coffee mornings • Current known groups o Horticultural Society suppers and speakers o Diwali party (fast becoming an annual event) o Youth club etc. • Potential groups o Pub lunch club offering a small menu selection at a fixed price with booking in advance for the group o Tea and Chatter Club that would also cater for grandchildren in the holidays when locals are on grandparent duty, offering board games and puzzles o Walking football / netball At this meeting five residents volunteered (Joy Richmond, Wendy and Robert Tattersall, Raya Rawlings and Moni Hunjan) to act as the core group to discuss what activities would be popular and possible, thanks to you all. Over the next four weeks we are asking everyone to put their thinking caps on and come up with suggestions for groups that could be formed, self-managed and sustained to help bring the community closer together. There are examples within the county where such groups have been extremely successful; the Winslow Big Society and Burnham Health Promotion Trust help and support a variety of activities to name just two. This can only work if people will spare a little time to help. Why not come along to our next meeting in the Dorney Village Hall at 1 0am on June 201h with your thoughts. Dorney needs you. Jacqueline Austin-Lavery -11- Dorney Social Diary Wednesday 7tk June Tuesday 20th June Tuesday 1 8th July Wednesday 19th July DORNEY PARISH COUNCIL DORNEY VILLAGE HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE DORNEY BADMINTON CLUB DORNEY SHORT MAT BOWLS CLUB DORNEY YOUTH CLUB (for children of the parish) LITTLE FISHES For pre-school children (and parents or carers) Songs, stories, treasure hunts, fun and refreshments. VILLAGE HALL BOOKINGS DDHS Group Visit to RHS Wisley l t a.m. Self Drive Tea & Chatter in Dorney Village Hall 1 0 a.m. Tea & Chatter in Dorney Village Hall 10 a.m. Eton Wick History Group Meeting Eton Wick Village Hall 7 .30 p.m. Se£ond Tuesday of each month (except August) Village Hall 8 p.m. Second Monday of alternate months i.e. July Sept. Village Hall 8 p.m. Every Tuesday Village Hall 8-10 p.m. Every Sunday Village Hall 7 - 10 p.m. Every Thursday evening during term time 6.00 - 7.30 p.m. Village Hall Dorney 5-16 year olds in two groups contact Leanne Kittel 07919 484855 Every Wednesday (Term time only) St. John's Church, Eton Wick 10 a.m. - 1 I.JO a.m. Graham Easton 01628 628819 & 07503 745760 Email: enquiries􀂩dorneyvillagehall.com DORNEY TENNIS COURT • Open to all • £2.50 per hour or yearly season tickets available as follows:- • £10 under the age of 18. £20 aged 1 8 and over. £35 family Contact Gavin Scott 01628 620314 NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH SCHEME ********** Area Co-ordinator:- VOLUNTEER WANTED ********** TO REPORT ANYTHING SUSPICIOUS TELEPHONE POLICE IOI TO REPORT INCIDENTS THAT REQUIRE IMMEDIATE POLICE ACTION TELEPHONE 999 -12- • • Chiltern District Council/South Bucks District Council Slough Local Plan Consultation Response South Bucks District Council and Chiltern District Council have submitted a joint response to Slough Borough Council's recent local plan consultation. Slough are in the early stages of preparing a new local plan. Their recent consultation sets out Slough BC's views on the major planning issues they will be facing over the next 20 years and their thinking on possible options for where Slough's housing and other growth might take place. South Bucks District Council and Chiltern District Council have welcomed the fact that Slough BC are preparing a new local plan which will include a significant increase in housing development within Slough. The two District Councils have objected to Slough's options which would see the development of thousands of homes on Green Belt land within South Bucks District. Slough's options include a northern expansion of the town which could include East Burnham, Stoke Green, Wexham Street, George Green, Middle Green and Shreding Green and land between Slough and Richings Park and at Taplow and lver. South Bucks and Chiltern District Councils are preparing their own joint local plan. The Councils have looked at the possibility of housing growth to the north of Slough but have rejected it because it would conflict with national planning policy for the Green Belt. It will not be possible to build homes to meet Slough's needs within South Bucks and Chiltern Districts because the two Districts cannot meet their own needs in a sustainable way. This means the Slough Local Plan needs to look at other options, both within its own boundaries and across Berkshire. South Bucks District Councillor Nick Naylor, Portfolio Holder for Sustainable Development said: "We welcome the fact they are consulting with us at this early stage. However, we believe that Slough Borough Council hasn't, so far, met the requirement to test a full range of reasonable options for accommodating their housing and economic growth. We feel that Slough needs to be looking more closely at what scope there might be within the Borough and across Berkshire. We object to an expansion of Slough into South Bucks District which would be contrary to Green Belt policy. We will continue to work with Slough BC to ensure that our objections are taken on board before Slough BC progresses its local plan." To see the full consultation response please visit the Planning Policy pages at http://www. south bucks. gov. uk The above press release was received in March. Lack of space prevented publication In previous editions of the DPN. Ed plus 􀆍 change, plus c'est la ml\me chose I am short of copy this month and so to make up the required number of pages I am resorting to a 30 years old editorial which has a tenuous election connection. EDITORIAL June 1 987 Today is a depressive Sunday. Perhaps not quite of the Tony Hancock genre, but nonetheless rather dismal. The warm sunny spell of a week or two past has proved to be but the flash of fools' gold and the early afternoon rain heralded by this morning's leaden sky has settled in to a steady drizzle. The temperature, too, has shown a reluctance to acknowledge the time of year and all-in-all it is the sort of May day that English poets seldom, if ever, versified. To cap it, today sees the beginning of the general election campaign and before us is the prospect of four wearisome weeks of political promises and platitudes liberally (note the small I) sprinkled with invective. The press, radio and television seem to imagine that the general public looks upon the unrelenting coverage as something of a treat, A radio announcer told me only yesterday of all the exciting extra hours of political comment I could expect in the coming days, apparently unaware that force-feeding is inclined to make one heartily sick. Should I escape abroad? Should I take time tomorrow to scour the travel agents for a bargain package to some sunny shore where the favourite party colour is deep tan? I am tempted, but a recent report suggested that foreign holidays can be very stressful and it is far more beneficial and relaxing to stay at home and simply alter one's routine. Some recommendations were made, including moving into the spare bedroom (not necessarily in exile) and serving candle-lit dinner in the bath. We would add, for the election period, cancel the newspapers and disconnect the TV and radio. None of these fanciful ideas had cured my despondency. Then just a few minutes ago my mood, like The Jackdaw of Rheims, 'was so changed in a moment 'twas really absurd.' for I spotted a newspaper item that I had missed earlier in the day, 'British scientists have discovered a Dorian Gray compound that will delay ageing in human skin.' More importantly, as far as I am concerned, it will reverse the ageing process in skin cells that have already deteriorated because of age and will restore the suppleness it has in youth. Clinical trials of a cream incorporating the compound will begin next year and I wish for a speedy and successful conclusion, for I am sorely in need of an undelayed and generous application. I do believe that the promise of eternal youth can sustain me right through the election campaign. What a pleasant Sunday it is after all. , IRONING by FLORI Your Ironing, my Mission! O n Facebook: Cleaning & ironing b y Flori florentinateisanu@yahoo.co.uk Mob: 07879626434 I collect and deliver for free. Prices start at £2.20 per lb. Minimum price £1 1 . I can collect from home or work. day or night. I provide a friendly, professional and reliable service with experience over 10 years Dorney Website The Dorney website address is dorney.org.uk and the twitter account @DorneyPC Find minutes, planning, tweets, links to SBDC articles etc. THE MILL AT SONNING Dinner Theatre Box Office 01 1 8 969 8000 Thursday 1 1/5 􀆌 Saturday 1/7 DON'T DRESS FOR DINNER A breathtaking farce by Marc Camoletti. An hilarious follow-up to 'Boeing Boeing.' Every ticket comes with a home-cooked meal. Electrical Services Burnham Napit Part "P" Approved Additional Sockets - Lights New Fuse Boards - Updates Security - Attic Lighting Home - Landlords Certificates Portable Appliance Testing All Other Electrical Wor-k Free advice and estimates All work guaranteed No job too small Phone Rob on 01628 60 30 63 Mobile 07801 832 792 -15- • NAPIT Wyndham, Village Road, Dorney NATURE+ CONKERED So far, up to mid-May, the weather generally continues as April ended, somewhat cloudy; dry, sunny periods, but a rather chilly northerly wind. However, this has not deterred lots of lovely plants and blossoms including periwinkle; green alkanet; soldiers and sailors; lots of bluebells; tulips; chives; wild garlic; wisteria; pansies; pheasant-eye; heathers; forget-me-not; kerria; columbine; pink herb-robert; blue anemone; pink cuckoo flower (hopefully we 'II hear the cuckoo this year); laburnum; lilac; hawthorn and horse chestnut. Our wild garden birds have been busy with several blackbird chicks arriving; robin and sparrow chicks too; whilst others are still feeding their broods - blue and great tits; hedge accentors; chaffinches; wrens; chi ff-chaff calling for a mate; crows; rooks and jackdaws all scrambling for food. In the first week of May several goldfinches landed in my back garden, and where the odd dandelion had gone to seed, these beautiful finches were eating the seed. I know finches are seed eaters, but I've never seen goldfinches eating dandelion seed before -- well now they can have a feast along Lake End Road to Sainsbury's. Later on, of course, they will go for teasel seeds. So gardeners, dandelions do have a good purpose, not only for bees, hovertlies and butterflies whilst in flower, but later on whilst in seed. Recently, a Wiltshire town had to call off its charity day fete because it didn't have an anti-terror plan. Who should have such a plan in place? Dorney Parish Council meeting; pubs; shops; public buildings; churches; places of work? Should we demand to see their policy on how they would deal with such an attack? Should you have your policy pinned on your ftont door to allay visitors' fears whilst they have tea and biscuits with you? Where do we go from here? Recently, Berkeley University in California discovered why shoelaces come undone. We learnt that in the Scouts. Some retail advice ftom Morrisons' chairman Andy Higginson, 59. "When you find something that works, go after it really hard and fast before your competitors can latch onto it. When it comes to things that don't work, bury them and pretend you never did them in the first place and, on that basis, you can claim a very successful career." Next stop, Westminster? Our British Isles have over 6,000 miles of coastline and at last a tidal power station has received accreditation and has since set up three turbines running off the Ness ofQuoys, Caithness, North Scotland. Atlantis Resources aim to eventually build 260 turbines. Tidal power is much more reliable than wind power. Let's go for it at last! English comic actor Stan Laurel, of Laurel and Hardy fame, once said, "If any of you cry at my funeral, I'll never speak to you again!" A funny man to the end. At one of my music sessions, William, a young boy aged 8 or 9, told me he was soon starting at a new school. "The best thing is, we can play conkers at this school," he said. Have we another 'William the Conkerer' in the rnaking9 With all the lovely flowers and blossoms about, I'll now play 'We'll Gather Lilacs" by lvor Novello (1945). We'll gather lilacs in the spring again and walk together down an English lane Until our hearts have learned to sing again, when you come home once more And in the evening by the firelight's glow, you'll hold me close and never let me go Your eyes will tell me all I want to know, when you come home once more Regards, Tony Dixon Smith (D.D.) -16- • • TYRE FIT TAPLOW We fit tyres at a price that fits you NEXEN DEALER Need new tyres? At home or work, we will come to you Plus: TYRES & EXHAUSTS. BATTERIES. STEERING. SUSPENSION. SERVICING. CATALYTIC CONVERTORS. MOTs. TRACKING. ALLOY WHEEL REFURBISHMENT. Old Station Yard, Station Road, Taplow, Bucks SL6 ONU - Eton End / 0vght . 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It was also noted that Dorney Traffic Working Group had agreed with Dorney Lake that the free parking permit scheme would be extended to Burnham & Taplow residents for an experimental period thereby (hopefully) mitigating the parking congestion outside the Lake's main gates. There was much discussion around DTWG's proposals for 'traffic calming'. 183 residents had voted for these to be forwarded to Transport for Bucks for consideration but Dorney PC had unanimously agreed that it could not support this move. I don't think the meeting was particularly up in arms over this, the PC has every right to take this course, they believe that some of the data collected was flawed, and they argued their case vigorously. But I still can't quite see why the rejection of this (to me) splendid initiative had to be so absolute and the rift between the PC & DTWG has to be so complete. Some of the fears expressed about the polling seemed misguided - in my experience the use of online polling via the widely respected SurveyMonkey ensure that the organisers know exactly who they are talking to. This year's update on the M4 Smart Motorway from Mouchel (the planners) & Balfour .Beatty (the builders) passed by with little comment. Last autumn, the Secretary of State granted development consent for the scheme & that decision has survived judicial review. Starting about now there will be a series of site surveys around the current verges. We will notice these, but not be disrupted by them. Work proper should start in late 2018. Cllr Kittel delivered a rather inspiring review of how £120k had been spent over 9 years on the playground & multi use games area with the tennis court soon to be incorporated in these open use facilities. It seems that the Best Kept Village judges had commented on the untidy overflow of mulch around the base of climbing frames & recommended fencing in the site. A further £5k might remedy this, but Leanne was determined our children would not be fenced in. Nick Teale revealed advice he had received that entering Dorney Village alone might conform more closely to the competition's requirements. I don't think Dorney Reach residents were as outraged as Nick had feared. The PC defended itself against critics of its lack of communication, especially on social media, by effectively highlighting pitfalls likely to result from limited resources. Our finances are sound with the Parish breaking even last year & the Village Hall committee sounds rather more optimistic than in previous years. Dorney seems safe from development on the Green Belt as revealed by the Local Plan with development now more likely on the land to the west of the Roots garden centre rather than adjacent to Sainsbury's. No one seems able to decide responsibility for the 'Animal Sanctuary' but at least SBDC are now threatening some kind of sanctions. Overall, this outsider was left feeling frustrated that our PC constantly is forced to petition bodies who have demonstrated they do not prioritise our interests - SBDC, Thames Valley Police, Eton College & BT. Peter Bowman peter.bowman@talktalk.net -11- Update on improved broadband for Dorney. Dorney Reach & Boveney It won't come as a great surprise that we are in for a further two month delay regarding the pla􀉼s for improved broadband in Dorney. I have recently received the following update from Connected Counties regarding the Bucks Phase 2 Rollout of improved broadband: "We have received the Bucks contract 2 proposals from BT last week and are currently assessin g them. This has delayed the previous dates we were working to. Without full signoff by the proje ct stakeholders, we would not be able to communicate the scheduled timescales. Once signed off, I can send you the phases and scheduled dates for the postcodes 􀈒Do􀊧ney, Dorney Reach & Boveney􀈓 you sent me in your earlier email. The "When Can I Get Fibre" checker on the Connected Counties website will be updated aft er full sign off for contract 2, we anticipate that the 'c hecker' will have Bucks data by the end of May. " In addition, Andrew Purdie advised, in the Dorney Parish Council March meeting minutes, that he "has been informed that BT should be allocating fu nding for 2018/1 9 and 2 additional cabinets will be installed, one opposite the Pineapple PH". This should significantly improve broadband speeds in Dorney & Boveney. An additional cabinet (if placed at the 􀉦unction of Marsh Lane and Harcou􀊨t Road) should also improve the broadband speeds in Dorney Reach. The underlying impression therefore appears to be reasonably posit􀉜ve on this - if somewhat slow. Whilst this Bucks Phase 2 Rollout pla􀉽ning is in progress there is no logic to move forward with the Dorney Lake f􀉝bre optic solution. We continue to have agreement from Eton College to access the fibre opt􀉞c cable at Dorney Lake but the infrastru􀈪ure cost required to get 􀉟t to our homes (transmitters/receivers/BT access costs) is around £30,000. No specialist broadband wireless supplier would be willing to ris􀉨 that amount of money un􀉬ess Dorney, Dor􀉾ey Reach& Boveney are definitely not included in the Bucks 􀈃hase 2 Rollout. 􀈑ou can check the Connected Counties "When can I 􀉒et fibre" checker at the end of May - hopefully with some good news. Just for your information the current indication from this checker states that in SL4 6􀈆W we sho􀋸ld be able to receive around 􀈉Mbps. The actual speed is less than 􀉭Mbps. For SL6 0DT it is indicating a current speed of around 13Mbps. I'm not sure that is the actual current broadband speed 􀉠n Harcourt Road. Bill Dax -12- • SIMIAY 20TM MIY 0 T%@ U!J [;J] lQ) D,E 􀀄 Lent Lunches Many thanks to those who supported our Lent Lunch on 23'" March 2017. We have forwarded £200 to the Slough Child Contact Centre at Cippenham. A Child Contact Centre is a place where children of separated fa milies can enjoy contact with one or both parents and sometimes other family members in a relaxed, comfortable and safe environment. In this locallty there are three centres, Cippenham Slough, Church Street Slough and Maidenhead. Jean and Peter Tyler. Another year is passing very quickly, and the Lent Lunches came and went some weeks ago. I am delighted to say the lunch held at 31 Harcourt Road made £230 for the Thames Valley Adventure Playground, wonderful. Raya with her (very large saucepan) of Dahl soup, Gill with her vegetable soup, helped to make it such a success. Thank you all who came along and made this possible. The Cake Sale at Spanish Bit raised the MAGNIFICENT sum of £413.05 (not a typing error!) for the Macmillan Fund. Many thanks to all the bakers and buyers. Joy Richmond. On behalf of 'The Book at Lunchtime' group, I would just like to say how much we enjoyed the Lenten Lunches provided by Joy Richmond and Jean Tyler. The soups, on both occasions, were very innovative and tasty; and we can well imagine the amount of time and effort that went into preparing such delicious fare. It was pleasing to hear that useful sums were raised for The Thames Valley Adventure Playground and for The Contact Centre. And what a lovely opportunity such an event provides, for meeting up with friends and acquaintances and catch ing up on local news. Sandy McCabe. MARLOW MOBILE LfflRARY Visits Dorney Reach once a month on a Friday. Banjo jnnction Meadow Way/Oak Stubbs Lane 12.40- 12.55 p.m. Dates for 20 I 7 May 12 June 9 July 7 August 4 September I, 29 October 27 November 24 December 22 Windrush, Village Road, Dorney Dear Editor Aprtl 20 2017 Best Kept VIiiage Competition Below are the new categories which will be judged and the points allocated last year: In 2016 they increased points possible for overall appearance from 10 to 15 and decreased children's play area from 10 lo 5. We did not do very well compared with previous years. In order to help improve our perform ance the Partsh Council asked the organisers for some assistance. On Aprtl 19"' I met Mr Richard Pushman, Chairman of the BKV competition based in County Hall Aylesbury. I walked around Village Road with him, took him to the WeUands on the Jubilee River, to the Church and cemetery and then on to Harcourt Road and the Village Hall. His comments on the village and church area were most favourable and he indicated that if it were judgement day we would probably obtain a mertt award. However, he was not so impressed with the Village Hall area and wondered why we included it as the hall had no redeeming features! He fett our map area was too large. The judges preferred compactness. Including Dorney Reach in the competition increased Iha population size, which is why we are in the Morns Cup for populations of 500 to 1500. If we concentrated on Dorney Village we could enter the smaller Gurney Cup. I have passed these conclusions to the Partsh Council for their consideration for future years. In the meantime we crack on! Judging will be in June and so I suggest a general claan up day for Sunday May 21 meeting at 09.30 at the Village Hall. I know the youth club will do their bit on whatever day of the week they mee􀃼 either before or after the above date. I hope all residents will do their bit and keep their own frontages tidy, particula􀃽y as regards ove rhanging hedges and weeds between garden walls/fences and pavement. Sincere thanks are due to all who volunteer to keep our comer of south Bucks looking trim. Prlnclnal Features Possible 2016 2015 1A CemeteN, arave•=rd 10 7 8 1 B Common, areen, alavina field 10 6 7 1 C Children's alav area 10 6 3 1 D Nature conservation areas 5 4 3 1 E Villa= Hall, communitv centre 10 7 7 1F General features lhedaes, vemes, dltchesl 10 7 13 other Features 2A Areas around shoos 5 3 4 2B Areas around aubs 5 4 4 2C Bus shelters 5 3 5 2D Notice boards 5 3 4 2E War memorial 10 9 5 2F Communitv activitv, omanisations N/A 6 2G Overall an􀃾arance /lack of lltter, litter bins) 15 11 7 Total 100 70 76 Many of you will know that we are planning to move from Dorney after 35 years. The Partsh Council will therefore be looking for a new volunteer to take on the manUe of BKV co-­ ordinator. Please form an orderly queue at the next PC meeting. I hope my move will not interfere with the date for claan-up! Nick Teale Extracts 􀉋 Minu􀋢s of the Dorney Pa􀊺sh M􀈹ng of 􀋤e Council held at the Dorney Village Hall on Tues􀈮y 1 1"' Ap􀋀l 2017 at 8 􀊝 Present:- Councillor K Harris (chaired the 􀉹ting),Cllr A Foxley,Cllr G Easton, Cllr A Purdie, Cllr R Ormond. In Attendance:- Cllr Dev Dhillon (Bucks CC) and Mrs S Mo􀉂t (Clerk). P􀈏BLIC PARTICIPTION - Bucks CC Report - Cllr Dev Dhillon reported:- (i) Dorney Traffic Working Par􀋵 (DTWP) have presented Bucks CC with the 􀊷lts of the questionnaire and a 􀉊nal request for improving the sa􀉀ty of the roads in Dorney which he ci􀊮lated at the meeting. In response to this Dorney Parish Council stated that the Council disagrees with the findings and recommendat􀉣ns of DTWP. However Dorney Parish Council are committed to working with Transport for Bucks (TfB) for the 􀋓ty of the roads in Dorney; (􀉙i) Cllr Dev Dhillon reported that he is hav􀉛ng a walk- about with the L􀊆l Area T􀈶nician from TfB to ins􀊚 the state of the roads. Apologies were 􀊯ived from Cllr L Kittel, Cllr P Smith and SBDC Cllr Pepler. Clerks Report - The Cle􀊿 repo􀋍d that:- (i) She has had a request from Mr Dax, on 􀈙half of DTWP, for the foll􀊔ng informa􀋦on:-Copy of Annual Re􀋴rns from 201 1112 to 2015/16, copy of Approved bu􀈱et from 201 1/12 to 2017/18, Parish P􀊰pt 2011/12 to 2017118, Minutes of the Finance Committee meetings from 201 1/12 to 2016/17, copy of the Agreement of the 􀈅LB for the re􀉏􀊫ishment works for the Village Hall including date of loan, amount, type of loan, Terms of repayment, Interest rate and 􀊙riod of loan; and (ii) Representatives from M4 Smartmotorway and BT will be attending the AGM. So 􀈾r no email contact from Eton Lake 􀈝t it was suggested to con􀋡 the Provost for Eton College, Janet Walker. C􀉕ai􀋁an's Report- Cllr Harris re􀊠 that in his Chairman's report at the forthcoming AGM, a􀉎r in􀋭ucing the councillors, he will 􀈚 repo􀊤ting on Dorney Pa􀊻sh Council's response to the illegal in􀈬rsion of the travellers at Dorney Village Hall and the DTWP. Any updates for the proposal of having a deflbrlllator In the telephone box o􀋺􀉚􀈯 the O􀉳 P􀊓t 􀈁 􀊍􀈠 􀈕 􀈖y Dorney Parish Council. Cllr Foxley 􀊳mmended a d􀈺brilla􀉴r at a cost of £1750. This is a sligh􀋩y more expensive model but d􀊉 in􀈤ude a V􀉢eo S􀈨n to illu􀋞te the 􀊐ratio􀉿l p􀋆ure. Cllr Foxley recom􀉷nds that this is pu􀊬a􀋘 from Community Hea􀋌at wh􀉡 works with BT to install the defibrillator in phone boxes and the cost includes insurance and 􀋬ining. There is a Maintenance cost 􀊊 £120 p.a. Cllr Foxley will apply for 􀉐nding from the Lottery. If not su􀈟l, will then 􀋫y Sain􀋔ury's Family T􀋏st an􀈭or Te􀋕 Bags for Help Community Grant S􀈢me. Dorney Parish Council ag􀊴 to sup􀊟 the 􀊣􀊭ase of a de􀉇brillator and unde􀋐 any sho􀋎ll in 􀉑nding. It was also ag􀊵 to have an un􀉵ed defib􀊽llator rather than a l􀊇ed 􀊎 to a􀋜ist 􀈳􀋖 of use when required. Mem􀈛􀋉 Report - Cllr Purdie reported that the Management of the Tennis Court is moving to Playground4Domey Gr􀊃up. Need to check the Tennis lease and L TA's insurance 􀊏ntract. AJso Playground4Domey needs an insurance quote for the new Muga. Co􀊦respondence (i)) Beeches LAF Info - Local a􀈫vities for older people in Burnham; (ii) Minutes of the Parish Liai􀋚n Meeting; (iii) Changes to charging enforcement in South Bucks car pa􀊾s; (iv) Result of the survey question - Dorney & Dorney Reach Traffic Calming Recommendation (v) The Pre Election Pe􀊥iod or Purdah (vi) List of Candidates SBDC - Bucks County Council El􀈵tions 4 May 2017 (vii) Minutes for Beeches Local Area Forum, Wednesday 22nd March 2017, (viii) SBALC Agenda 20th April 2017; (ix) M4 Smart motorway - Borehole ad􀉤acent to Do􀋂ey Village Hall; (x) Result of the survey question - Dorney & Dorney Reach Tra􀉁ic Calming Recommendation, Resol􀋾 any c􀊌􀊜ain􀋯􀈧􀉸n􀋮 􀊱iOff 􀉌 􀊶i􀈰: (i) Co􀋈ndence 􀊲ived ob􀉧ng to Dorney & Dorney Rea􀈡 T􀊩c Calming Recommenda􀋨ns, Da􀋠 of 􀊁xt 􀉺􀊂- B􀊞 Dorney Annual Parish Coun􀈣l Mee􀋧ng on 9"' May, 2017, M􀈸ting ended 9.44pm. -16- 􀀈 LET LIZ DO IT STYLE, SORT OR STAGE YOUR SPACE Affordable home styling for everyday living • Design a total new look for one room or an entire house • Integrate a new colour scheme • Plan the layout of an extension or new space • Decluttering help • Inventive storage solutions • Source trades people • Project management • Selling your home? 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( Children must be over 8 years old and accompanied by an adult) -17- Dorney Traffic Working Group www.dorneyvlllagetraffic.uk Result of Dorney & Dorney Reach Traffic Calming Pet ition Quenion: ·ao ,,.., Ofltee that Ille Dorney & Dorney Reach lndlcotlve tro/fk calmlllfl paper, Including amendments In green type, should be sent ID Trrm,partfor Buddnghamsblre tequestlllfl tllelr profe5s/anal assistance In deve/oplllfl a Traffic Calmlllfl plan for Dorney & Dorney Reach?" There were 214 votes cast, with 86" (183 wtesl voting "Yes" and 14" (31 votes I votln• •No". The petition was sent to Buckinghamshire County Council, according to their Petition Protocol. The Petitions Officer (Monitoring Officer) at Buckinghamshire County Council was sent, as required, the petitioners'recorded details to allow the appropriate compliance to be conducted. We are pleased to report that Bucks CC have received and accepted our Traffic Calming petition. Transport for Bucks is preparing their response. The process is then as follows: • Local issues regarding Dorney will normally be dealt with by the Beeches LDcal Area Forum. https:/Jdemocracy.buckscc.gov.ukfmgCommltteeDetails.aspx?ID=637 • A report will be written giving an officer's response to the petition which will be considered by the Local Area Forum. If the Forum does not agree with the officer's response they can decide to refer the issue to the relevant Cabinet Member for reconsideration with an explanation of their reasoning. • Graham Easton, Dorney Parish Councillor, represents Dorney Parish on the Beeches Local Area Forum. • Dev Dhillon currently represents the County on the Forum. • The next Local Area Forum at which our petition will be discussed will be 7th June 2017 at 1900hrs at Huntercombe Room, Burnham Park Centre, Burnham. Through the help of the members of the Working Group we managed to get electronic or paper information regarding the recommendation survey to over 90% of households in Dorney & Dorney Reach. The four articles in the Dorney Parish News (circulation 200+) took our communication to nearly 100% of households. Local democracy worked very well here in Dorney and Dorney Reach! IATEST NEWS - FATAL ACODENT ON IAKE END ROAD. 20"' FEBRUARY 2017. Transport for Bucks have recently advised DTWG that the resutt of the most recent accident, which occurred on Lake End Road at the entrance to 'The Chauntry' on 20th February 2017, was, unfortunately, that the driver of one of the vehicles involved has subsequently died of his injuries in hospital. This is currently being investigated by the Police. DTWG is recording all accidents, Incidents and near misses in the area that we are aware of on the Dorney Village Traffic website. Should you be aware of any that are not recorded, please use the Comments form, email or text us and let us know. DORNEY PARISH COUNOL DO NOT SUPPORT THE TRAFFIC CALMING RECOMMENDATION Dorney Parish Council, at their meeting on 22nd February 2017, took the decision not to support the recommendation. Their position, if maintained, will not assist the electorate in our future discussions on traffic calming with Bucks CC/Transport for Bucks. The facts are as follows: • The Minutes of the meeting record - --cJomey Parish Council agreed that it cannot suppart the recommendation from Dorney Traffic Working Group• [We are advised by the Clerk that this decision was unanimous] • It appears from the minutes that the primary reason for this decision was that there aren't enough "FatalH or "Serious" accidents in Dorney according to the traffic "statisticsH for the last five years -18- provided by Bucks CC at the meeting. • We do, however, have a concern that the information regard ins the dates, locations and severity of accidents in the Bucks CC report, provided to the Parish Council at the meeting on accidents in the Dorney area, appears to be inaccurate. The inaccuracies relate to the number of accidents, the dates of the accidents and the severity of the accidents. o A detailed critique of the information provided, based on Police Reports and other evidence, has been sent to Dev Dhillon in order to seek clarity from Bucks CC so that the correct information might be provided. o The Bucks CC report indicates 15 accidents - all of •slight"' severity between 2011 and 2016. o The revised numbers, to be confirmed, show 19 accidents of which up to 6 were "Serious" and the balance were "Slight". o Use of any raw accident statistics by those who are not trained to interpret them Is not advised. One Dorney Village councillor, Cllr. Ormond, stated in the Agenda for the 2200 February meeting that his •own vie􀉯 having spoken to others in the village, is that the silent majotlty are ambivalent to any change." o The facts prove otherwise. The result for the residents of Dorney Village {those living on Lake End Road, Village Road and Court Lane) was that 59%of all of the residents in Dorney Village voted "Yes" with 8% voting "No". The majority is not silent- nor are they ambivalent. One of Councillor Ormond's electorate, who lives in Village Road, wrote the following brief, but moving, email on 20th February 2017 to the Dorney Traffic Working Group: "Well done on your hard work at promoting and fighting for a safer Dorney". • At an earlier Parish Council meeting, in January, when the results from the data from the Traffic Counter (vehicle volumes) and the Mobile Vehicle Activation System (vehicle speeds) were shown to the Parish Council, the Chairman, Olr Harris, "questioned the validity of the volume of data as believes this has increased more than the data shows, particularly after the Olympics which has attracted more people into the area and visitors to the lncreaffd number of events at Eton Dorney Lake. Also he would question the speed data as not many cars exceed 50mph. o The facts again prove otherwise. The traffic volume data was checked and was correct. Approx. 10% increase between 2005 and 2016. o The speed data was checked and was correct. It confirmed that there were over 100 cars every day exceeding SO mph in Dorney Village -approx. 2% of all cars. That's equivalent to over 35,000 a year. Some were recorded at 70mph. The legal speed limit is 30mph. o Cllr. Harris was incorrect on both points. 0 "When the facts chance, I chance my mind. What do you do. sir?" John Maynard Keynes At the next meeting of Dorney Parish Council, on 11th April 2017, the Dorney Traffic Working Group - representing the views of the 86" (183 votes) of respondents who voted that they would like Bucks County Council/ Transport for Bucks to provide their professional assistance in devek>ping a Traffic Calming plan for Dorney & Dorney Reach -formally requests that Dorney Parish Council carefully reconsider their position and support the majority recommendation. We also request that the Parish Council will agree to provide all the assistance it possibly can to ensure that the majority view of the respondents is actioned by Bucks CC/Transport for Bucks. We trust that, at the Dorney Annual Meeting of Electorate at 1930hrs on Wednesday, 19th April 2017 at Dorney Village Hall, the Dorney Parish Council will confirm that it will support the recommendation and provide the necessary support to the electorate going forward. The Dorney Traffic Working Group April 2017 -19- Wyndham, Village Road, Dorney NATURE+ RISING SUN March this year certainly set the trend, so far, for some beautiful sunny weather in Dorney and Dorney Reach, bringing out a host of golden daffodils on the comer of Village road and Court Lane, and continuing into Dorney Reach as I delivered my letter to the D. P. News editor. Indeed, I was impressed with some of the lovely blossoms and gardens all round. The Duke was mightily pleased and well done everyone and carry on, thank you! As our hosts of daffodils disappear, we are now greeted by a host of golden dandelions along Lake End Road to Sainsbury's and the A4. Other plants thriving include wisteria; primulas; crocus; snake-head fritillary; pansies; periwinkle; tall green alkanet with white-centred blue flowers; heathers; purple violets; red and white camellias; chives soon to have lilac flowers loved by bees; magnolia; tulips; hyacinths; pink and blue soldiers and sailors; bluebells; wild garlic and kerria. Coming shortly, lots of columbine and King-of-the-forest, plus roses and plenty of blossoms. The sunny, dry weather has helped our garden birds plus their chicks. The chicks of robins and sparrows have arrived already in my back garden. The RSPB research so far says the robin population since 2015 has increased in England by 12% - well he is England's No.I bird again for 2017. Others thriving are blackbirds; starlings; wrens; hedge accentors; chaffmches; jays; blue, great, coal and long-tailed tits; sparrows; goldfmches and ring-doves. Mr. And Mrs. Mallard duck have landed in the back garden again for spring, whilst our two crows have settled in a nearby neighbour's tall ash tree, giving excellent aerial view, ready to strike at any marauding hawks, ensuring 'all quiet on the Western Front!• A family went for a ride in the country one sunny Sunday afternoon. In the car was the husband, his wife, son Tony and Grandma. They stopped in a lay-by, admiring the view, and Grandma said to Tony aged Syrs. "How many sheep can you see in that field?" Tony replied, "Well, all of them, Grandma." Smart boy. Meanwhile, a mother was travelling in her car with her son aged 4 yrs, with the car radio on which was giving out traffic news. After listening to the radio for a while, her son asked, "Mwnmy, I've got an Auntie Debbie?" "Yes, she replied." .. And also I've got an Auntie Wendy?" "Yes, she replied." " ..... so who is Auntie Clockwise?" With smart young children like those, I feel the future of our country is quite safe in their hands. Some years ago whilst playing the piano at the pleasant pub/restaurant 'The Crispin,• which lies between Lego Land and Heatherwood Hospital, a great cheer and lots of excited clapping was heard when I finished playing. The response had come from a Japanese family - Mum, Dad, Grandma and two young sons in smart Ascot School uniforms. The tune I had just played was called 'House of the Rising Sun.' Of course Japan is called the Land of the Rising Sun and their flag also portrays the Sun. Hence their excitement, but did they realize the significance of the tune's lyrics? The mother came up to me, thanked me for playing 'their tune' and would I play it again later? Of course, I obliged. So here's the tune- 'House of the Rising Sun' (1%4) arranged by Alan Price, sung by 'The Animals.' 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Sorry about that little bit of technicality, but some fellow villagers have suggested this all might be clarified in DPN Ta lking about local elections and local media, I don't think local politicians do enough to communicate with us locals. Well, actually, they barely communicate at all. The minutes of the February PC meeting in this magazine's last issue rejects the use of Nextdoor and confirms that 'information published by the PC will be limited to DPN , the PCs website and (good grief) noticeboards. It goes without say ing that I hope DPN retains prime position in village communications. But I can see little reason to visit www.dorney.org.uk with the latest minutes being from January and planning applications ceasing in July last year. As I stood in the rain before the noticeboard in Harcourt Road, I thought 'is this how little regard our council has for us?' There were the agendas of two (past) meetings of the PC on the noticeboard. There was a helpful list of our district councillors - helpful that is if you wanted to know who represented us in 2011. Why wouldn't a council take the opportunity of using social media? Remember the need to keep residents informed during the traveller invasion last year? It's not just a matter of online - why can't we have a parish magazine expanded by reports and updates from local council lors? I'm looking now at a (hard copy) magazine from a community in rural Oxfordshire. It contains not just minutes but reports on county, district & parish council affairs plus regular quarterly columns from two district councillors not to mention discussion on the Neighbourhood Plan. Mind you, I suppose the walk to the not iceboard will do me good .... PeterBowman peter. bowman@talktalk.net St. James the Less, Dorney CHURCH TOWER OPEN DAY Bank Holiday Monday 1st May 1.00 - 5.00 p.m. Another chance to climb the stone spiral staircase to the top of the tower. Admire the scene from the highest viewing point in Dorney! No Charge but donations for our ancient building app reciated. (Children must be over 8 years old and accompanied by an adult) -9- The A6 murder, the Dorney connection On the 26th. August 1961 a tragic event was initiated in Marsh Lane, Dorney Reach. Valerie Storie aged 22 and Michael Gregsten aged 36 were sitting in a car parked by a farm track off Oak Stubbs Field when they were hijacked by a man with a gun. He threatened them and made them drive around for several hours, to end up near Clophill on the A6. At the roadside there the assailant, James Hanratty, drew the gun, killed Michael and shot Valerie five times, seriously wounding her. Hanratty was arrested for the crime and he was picked out by Valerie at an identification parade. His trial which followed centred around his plea of misidentification. However he was found guilty and on the 4th. April 1962 he was hanged at Bedford Prison. (He was the last person to be hanged in Britain.) His family continued to dispute his innocence until, in March 2001, his remains were exhumed and subjected to DNA analysis. This confirmed his guilt. In May 2002 the Court of Criminal Appeal upheld that Hanratty's conviction had been sound and that there were no grounds for a posthumous pardon. The case, which was to be known as the A6 murder, attracted some notoriety and much national publicity. Michael and Valerie were both employed by the Government Road Research Laboratory and, despite her disability of paralysis from the waist downwards, Valerie had managed to continue to drive for a few years until she was confined to spend her life in a wheelchair. She lived alone locally in Cippenham and was much involved in local charitable work. This included raising sufficient funds to enable the purchase of two minibuses which were specially adapted to take wheelchairs for use by Slough Community Transport Service. This is the first anniversary of Valerie's death, at the age of 77, and the whole tragic incident has received much recognition. Regrettable as it was, intense investigations and accusations have been made over many years and these have been very well documented (see Wikipedia James Hanratty). The A6 murder has continued to be high profile and inevitably it has become a part of Dorney's history. Peter Tyler MARLOW MOBILE LIBRARY Visits Dorney Reach once a month on a Friday. Banjo junction Meadow Way/Oak Stubbs Lane 12.40 - 12.55 p.m. Dates for 2017 April (Good Friday no service) May 12 June 9 July 7 August 4 September I, 29 October 27 November 24 December 22 -10- • .., Dorney & District Ho rticu ltural Society Spring Buffet with Guest Speaker and Plant Bring and Buy Sale Friday 28th April 7.30pm Dorney Village Hall Bring your own drink and glasses Please come along - all are welcome to a buffet style supper followed by top speaker Ray Broughton back by popular demand to complete his '80 things you may not have lmown about horticulture ' begun at 2016's meeting. Tickets £10 Reserve your place with Ron Alsworth 01628 669988 Louise Whaley 01628 625589 or any committee member. DDHS are again holding a Plant Bring and Buy Sale during the evening. All proceeds will go to Thames Valley Adventure Playground. Please bring any potted plants that you want to sell .... they can be labelled and priced on the night. All plants are to be sold on the night so you won't have to take your plants back home with you. DORNEY P ARlSH COUNCIL ANNUA L PARISH MEETING Wednesday I 9th April 7.30 p.m. Village Hall -11- Dorney Social Diary Wednesday 12th April Wednesday 19th April Friday 281h April Monday l st May Saturday 20'" May DORNEY PARISH COUNCIL DORNEY VILLAGE HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE DORNEY BADMINTON CLUB DORNEY SHORT MAT BOWLS CLUB DORNEY YOUTH CLUB (for children of the parish) LITTLE FISHES For pre-school children (and parents or carers) Songs, stories, treasure hunts, fun and refreshments. VILLAGE HALL BOOKINGS Eton Wick History Group Meeting Eton Wick Village Hall 7.30 p.m. Annual Parish Meeting ViUage Hall 7.30 p.m. DDHS Spring Buffet with Gnest Speaker Village Hall 7.30 p.m. St. James the Less. Church Tower Open Day 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. TV AP Sponsored Walk Second Tuesday of each month (except August) Village Hall 8 p.m. Second Monday of alternate months i.e. May July Village Hall 8 p.m. Every Tuesday Village Hall 8-10 p.m. Every Sunday Village Hall 7 • 10 p.m. Every Thursday evening during term time 6.00 - 7 .30 p.m. Village Hall Dorney 5-16 year olds in two groups contact Leanne Kittel 07919 4848S5 Every Wednesday (Term time only) St. John's Church, Eton Wick 10 a.m. - 11.30 a.m. Graham Easton 01628 628819 & 07S03 745760 Email: enquiries@dorneyvillagehall.com DORNEY TENNIS COURT Open to all £2.50 per hour or yearly season tickets available as follows:£ 10 under the age of 18. £20 aged 18 and over. £35 family Contact Gavin Scott 01628 620314 Dorney Website The Dorney website address is dorney.org.uk and the twitter account @DorneyPC Find minutes, planning, tweets, links to SBDC articles etc. -12- • • • • • Thames Valley Police Extracts from Neighbourhood Policing Newsl-r Issue 2017/1 You Said, We Did You said you were concerned about Speeding. We did: The Neighbourhood T earn have been working closely with local residents on the roads identified in the last survey where speeding was raised as a priority. Our findings are as follows: Marsh Lane, Dorney - Speed monitoring has been carried out at this location with 72 vehicles passing through the checkpoint and no vehicles identified as speeding. Having police at a speed check is only effective when the police are present, longer term this is unsustainable. Speed monitoring is predominantly carried out by the PCSOs on the Neighbourhood Team and too many roads have been identified by the community as a "problem· for them to manage. There is a Community Speed Watch Scheme which we have been encouraging the local Parish Councils to seek volunteers from the community for. If you require further information please go to the Thames Valley Police website at http://bit.ly/2gmavzl You said you were concerned about Higher Police Presence. We did: We have been working with the community conducting Community Speed Watch events, monitoring the speed of vehicles, schools talks, crime reduction leaflet drops, ongoing work at St Peters Close, Burnham. Due to the size of the neighbourhood area patrols are often carried out in vehicles which are a mixture of marked and unmarked vehicles. There have been a number of abstractions over this time for incidents which have occurred in other areas. Other News Since November the Neighbourhood team have consulted the public for their priorities, and 12 individual issues have been identified. The issue of most concern this quarter is Speeding. This issue is universally raised on almost every neighbourhood and as mentioned above requires long term solutions such as road engineering. We would like to know how you would measure success to enable us to remove this as a priority. The second most popular is Parking in particular around Burnham High Street. As parking was decriminalised approximately four years ago police now only have powers for vehicles which are causing an obstruction, all other matters should be directed to either South Bucks District Council, for car parks, (off street parking), or Bucks County Council, through their contractor NSL, for all on street parking enforcement. They regularly attend the High Street to address these issues. If there are any specific concerns please feel free to contact them directly on 01494 478826 or email them on transportforbuckinghamshire@nsl.co.uk. Suggestions raised from members of the public concerning Dorney Lake, is that the parking tariff Is too high which is causing visitors to park on the road outside. This has now been raised with Eton College for them to discuss. Month of action on rural crime - Thames Valley. The Thames Valley Police Rural Partnership is launching a month of action in order to further combat crime in rural areas. The campaign, which will run throughout this month, will be focusing on combating crimes which affect rural businesses in the Thames Valley, particularly burglaries at non-residential properties such as farm outbuildings, storage units and stables. The campaign is being undertaken by Thames Valley Police alongside its partner agencies. In addition, we will continue to work with residents in rural areas who fall victim to burglaries and other crimes. lnsp. Andy Thompson of Neighbourhood Policing and Partnerships, who is spearheading the campaign, said: "The Thames Valley area has one of the largest rural populations in the country, and there are many businesses operating within It. "This month of adion is designed to work against those who target businesses in rural areas, especially those who aim to carry out burglaries at these locations. "Rural businesses, including fanns, are often targeted by thieves for their equipment, and the costs of being burgled can be very high for business owners. 'We • • • • want to highlight the impact that crime can have on businesses in rural areas, and do everything we can to disrupt those who aim to commit It" Among the activities taking place this month will be: A series of property marking events across the region in collaboration with partners such as Datatag and Young Farmers. Proactive and covert operations taking place in rural locations throughout the Thames Valley. Updates on social media using the hashtag #TVPRural, with statistics and videos being shared throughout the month. For a full programme of planned activities, and to find out how you can support the campaign, go to http://releasd.com/0904 Contact Us: TAPLOWBURNHAM&THEFARNHAMS @TVPChiltSBucks @thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk Sign up to Thames Valley Alerts to receive crime and policing updates directly from your local Neighbourhood Team as well as more crime and policing issues. Sign up to the service online at: www.thamesvalleyalert.co.uk or speak with one of your Neighbourhood Team. By Telephone: Thames Valley Police. Call 101 In an emergency always call 999 North London Half Marathon In last month's magazine you will have read that our Parish Clerk, Sue Moffat, had entered the North London Half Marathon and was seeking sponsorship in aid of the Dorney defibrillator fund. Sue completed the course in 2 hours 41minutes and on the day sent me the following email. "Please tell all sponsors that I was thinking of you all and, when I reached the eleven mile mark, the thought that the defibrillator might help someone in need, spurred me on. It was a great feeling running in to Wembley Stadium as you appear on a giant screen right in front of you." In our next issue I hope to be able to tell you how much Sue raised and the present balance in the defibrillator fund. To contribute to the defibrillator fund, contact Alice Foxley. mail@alicefoxley.co.uk Ed. IRONING by FLORI Your Ironing, my Mission! On Facebook: Cleaning & ironing by Flori florentinateisanu@yahoo.co.uk Mob: 07879626434 I collect and deliver for free. Prices start at £2.20 per lb. Minimum price £1 1 . I can collect from home or work, day or night. I provide a friendly, professional and reliable service with experience over 1 O years Wyndham, Village Road, Dorney NATURE+ BLACK MAGIC MOMENT February was a month of contrasting weather with mild sunny days and some cold and wet plus Storm Doris, hand-bagging everyone for a couple of days or so. As the snowdrops and yellow aconite disappear, thanks to some warm sunny March days, daffodils; periwinkle; pansies; blue great hyacinths; crocus; primroses; celandine, soldiers and sailors and violets; plus various catkins, all show forth. To emphasize spring is with us, bumble bees and ladybirds are coming out of hibernation, even a few butterflies. Our wild birds have been busy nest building and making their spring love calls. Robins; chaffinches; jay; thrush; blackbirds; wrens; long-tailed, blue and great tits; hedge accentors; starlings and sparrows, very much in evidence. Our two crows have been busy, but I'm waiting to see their final home destination. Have you noticed during family-type TV adverts, the increase in showing husbands as complete wallies? I hope their wives are not complicit in this conspiracy. Gentlemen, it's time to find out. During a quiet, relaxed period (known as the Black Magic chocolate moment) ask your beloved the straight question, "My dear, do you consider me to be a complete wally?" Note carefully her reaction. (1) If it's that sly 'I know something you don't know' smile- her answer is 'Yes.' (2) If she shows surprise with arched eyebrows (Roger Moore style) and her hand to her mouth, as women do when surprised or shocked, then either (a) she is a good actress indicating 'Yes' or (b) genuinely surprised and off-guard, her answer is 'No.' (3) If your wife laughs most gaily at your question, wiping tears from her eyes, then her answer is 'Yes,• but she still loves you for it. Don't be put off by "not now dear, I've got a headache." It's known as evasion. Good luck gentlemen. Did anyone in Dorney Parish mistakenly receive an Oscar recently? Accountants, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) would like to hear from you. PwC is held responsible for the February 2017 Oscar cock-up. Its other black marks include the auditing of the now defunct British Home Stores (BHS) and failed lender Northern Rock. It also failed to spot the multi-million pound black hole in Tesco's accounts two years ago. Yet, PwC's recent chairman, Ian Powell, 60, still managed to snatch a Knighthood in the New Year's honours List. Who said wallies are losers? Not me Guv - I don't do TV adverts. Now then girls, if you think the way to a man's heart is through his stomach, then cardiology is not for you. Meanwhile, a wise wife always forgives her husband when she is wrong. With the latest showing of our luxury prisons, Julian Assange must be wishing he was in a British prison rather than a foreign embassy. A pensioner was sitting on a park bench next to a homeless man. The pensioner asked him how he ended up that way. He said, "Until last week I had it all - plenty to eat, clothes washed and pressed; a roof over my head; I had TV and internet; went to the gym, the pool, the library; I was doing my MBA online; had no bills, no debt and full medical coverage." The pensioner felt sony for him and asked, "What happened? Divorce? Drugs?" "Oh no, nothing like that," the man replied, "I just got out of prison." So now you know. I'll finish now with a very pleasant simple tune called 'Rowbottom Square' by Les Reed & Barry Mason (1968). Look it up -I hope you enjoy it. If you're alone tonight, lying there losing your mind, Call up a cab tonight, leave all your crying behind. 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Your opinion. Tuesday 2151 February Wednesday 22 -.ii February Thunday 2nd March Thursday 161• March Thunday 23rd March DORNEY PARISH COUNCIL DORNEY VILLAGE HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE DORNEY BADMINTON CLUB DORNEY SHORT MAT BOWLS CLUB DORNEY YOUTH CLUB (for children of the parish) LITTLE FISHES For pre-school children (and parents or carers) Songs, stories, treasure hunl􀍠 fun and refreshments. VILLAGE HALL BOOKINGS The Old Vicarage. Eton Dorney Centre 10.30 - 12 noon Tea & Chatter in the Village Hall 10- 12 noon Eton Wick History Group Meeting Eton Wick Village HaU 7 .30 p.m. Lent Lunch Eton Wick Church Room Noon -2 p.m. Lent Lunch 31 Harcourt Road, Dorney Reach Noon -2 p.m. Lent Lunch Dormouse, Oak Stubbs Lane, Dorney Reach Noon -2p.m. Second Tuesday of each month (except August) VIiiage Hall 8 p.m. Second Monday of allernale months i.e. March May Village Hall 8 p.m. Every Tuesday Village Hall 8-10 p.m. Every Sunday Village Hall 7 - 10 p.m. Every Thursday evening during term lime 6.00 - 7.30 p.m. Village Hall Dorney 5-16 year olds in two groups contact Leanne Kittel 07919 484855 Every Wednesday (Term lime only) St. John's Church, Eton Wick 10 a.m. - 11.30 a.m. Graham Easton 01628 628819 & 07503 745760 Email: enquiries@dorneyvillagehalLcom LENT LUNCHES 2017 This year Lent will start on Wednesday 1st March. We have so far arranged the following lunches to be held in aid of charity during Lent: Thursday 2nd March at Eton Wick Church Room This will be hosted by Sue Eaton and Pam Cannon and will be in aid of Send a Cow - a Christian based charity which helps poor people in Africa. Thursday 16°' March at 31 Harcourt Road, Dorney Reach This will be hosted by Joy Richmond and will be in aid of the Thames Valley Adventure Playgrou nd. Thursday 23rd March at Dormouse, Oak Stubbs Lane, Dorney Reach This will be hosted by Jean Tyler and will be in aid of the Slough Child Contact Centre. At each of these a light lunch will be served from noon to 2 pm. Please come along, bring your friends and meet some neighbours. Chiltern District Council/South Bucks District Council Make property marking your New Year's resolution Chiltern District Council and South Bucks District Council's joint Community Safety team is urging people to take a few minutes to security mark any valuable new gifts they may have been given over Christmas. Many residents will have been lucky enough to have received iPads, tablets, cameras, games consoles and new bikes for Christmas, all of which are desirable to thieves. Marking property is an excellent deterrent, as it can be difficult to re-sell stolen property if it has been security marked. It is also easier for the Police to return stolen goods to their rightful owners in the event of rt being recovered after a burglary. Property should be marked on the back or underneath with a postcode and house number using an ultra violet (UV) pen which are available in most DIY stores. Larger items, such as bikes, tools or garden machinery can be permanently marked using an engraver or etching kit. And lasUy, doni forget to register your gifts on Immobilise.corn. Most consumer electricals have a unique identification code such as a serial number or for mobile phones an IMEI number. You can find out your IMEI by dialling •#06# on your mobile. Using forensic marking products such as SmartWater and Selecta DNA are also a highly effective way to mark property. A liquid solution is applied giving items either a chemical or DNA code depending on the product used, which is unique to the owner. The solution cannot be seen by the naked eye and is incredibly difficult to remove. It glows under ultraviolet light, allowing the police to detect it. If you would like to purchase these products please email the community safety team at communitysafety@chiltem.gov.uk It is a good a time of year to check that you're fully covered by your home insurance policy. Find out what level of cover your policy offers and check that your contents cover is high enough to cover the value of any new expensive gifts. Your existing policy may not automatically cover the theft of expensive items like laptops, digital cameras, bikes, watches and jewellery. Single items worth over a certain amount (usually £1 ,500 - £2,000) will probably need to be individually specified on a policy. If you've treated yourself to some extra gifts in the post-Christmas sales hang onto receipts, make a note of any serial numbers and lake photographs of high value items. If they are ever lost or stolen, you may be asked by your insurer to provide 'reasonable evidence' that the lost item(s) belonged to you. South Bucks District Councillor Paul Kelly, Portfolio Holder for Community says: "Unfortunately, thieves find the newly acquired presents irresistible. Popular small, portable electronic goods are attractive as they are high value but are easier to move around than larger, similar1y priced goods, but there are some simple steps people can take to reduce your chances of falling victim. ·A few minutes spent marking your valuables and registering them on Immobilise.corn is time well-spent. You stand a much better chance of getting your item back in the unfortunate event of it being lost or stolen." Chiltern District Council's Cabinet Member for Community, Graham Harris says: "Property marking is by far the best way to protect your valuables such as jewellery, laptops and antiques. If it's expensive, it's desirable, so ptease get it marked. Registering items on Immobilise and BikeRegister.com is also a good idea just in case you're unfortunate enough to have anything stolen." If you would like a free UV pen email communitysafety@chiltem.gov.uk (please note pens are limited to one per household and subject to availability). ' • .. , Dorney & District Horticultural Society Hot Supper and Quiz Friday 24th February 7.30pm Dorney Village Hall Bring your own drink and glasses Please come along - all welcome Tickets £10 Reserve your place with Ron Alsworth 0 1 628 669988 Louise Whaley 0 1628 625589 or any committee member NEED YOUR HOUSE CLEANED ? Quality cleaning company now available In your area ! Cleaning inside and out Ironing service With 10+ years experience, we are able to do: Weekly/fortnightly cleans, spring cleans, post building cleans, after party cleans References fully available Call VERONICA on: 07984 537165 or 01628 31 5839 veronicamummery@gmail.com FREE FROM HOUSEWORK Wyndham, Village Road, Dorney NATIJRE + 60103 F.S. A Happy New Year to you all, especially to my loyal, avid Dorney Parish readers who were kind enough to send me letters of support, Christmas cards and good wishes as well as invites to Christmas dinners and soirees. Very much appreciated. Every body seemed to want a Duke. Obviously, I couldn't satisfy everyone, but I did the next best thing -tell you later. December was a mix of mild, cloudy days and cold bright sunny periods followed by misty mornings, with January so fa r, mid-month, following in a similar pattern. A word of warning. Following the wonderful London New Year firework display, word has it that the Phantom Raspberry Blower of Old London Town has been aroused. He wears a long, black, vampire-like swishing cloak (in the fashion trade called the 'Christopher Lee') and he could be taking advantage of the recent foggy and misty days. He could be closer than you think and up to his dastard ly deeds. Stay alert - you have been warned! Plants still around include kerria; yellow winter jasmine; the odd rose in sheltered spots; daisies; primroses have come alive; yellow winter mahonia and the beautiful flaming dogwood bushes. Plenty of birds around including a large group of long-tailed tits plus the blue and great tits; more chaffinches this year; blackbirds partnering up; wrens; hedge accentors; our squad of starlings singing in the nearby oak trees; pied wagtails; sparrows and rob ins. Our robin once again has been voted 'England's No. I' favourite bird. Who could deny our faithful cheeky chappie the title? He also appeared on many Christmas cards and presents. We11, he is an essential part of our fe stive season. Talking of the fe stive season, as agreed by many, wasn't this yea r's Christmas Dinner so much better without Brussels? Does anyone recognize the I.D. No. 60103? Yes, you've guessed it - it's that mighty beast 'The Flying Scotsman' locomotive. Thanks to BBC4 TV on 29th. December, it showed the train driver and his two colleagues in their cab carrying out their duties whilst driving this beautiful steam train through the British countryside. Happy days and memories for many I should think. Excellent program me. Thanks to my vineyards in Spain. a delicious. full bodied deep red wine is now for sale within the British Isles. With its juicy, silky and opulent texture and a seriously soft and smooth finish, this fine red wine is ideal for red meat dishes, roasts and barbecues. It is rea sonably priced and called 'The Duke'. Well, what else would you expect? and can now be bought at fine wine stores and major supermarkets such as Tesco's at the Bishop Centre. Kindly raise a glass of this fine wine to the future of Great Britain and its peoples and of course to the Duke - thank you! On that positive note.,. I wil1 play you the splendid tune 'Everything's Coming Up Roses' by Stephen Sondheim & Jule Styne ( 1981 ). You'll be swell, you'll be great. gonna have the whole world on a plate Starting here, starting now, honey everything's coming up roses Clear the decks, clear the tracks , you've got nothing to do but relax Blow a kiss, take a bow, honey everything's coming up roses Now's your inning, sta nd the world on its ear, set it spinning, that'll be just the beginning Curtain up, light the lights, you got nothing to hit but the heights You 'll be swell, you'll be great. I can tell, just you wait That lucky star I talk about is due, honey everything's coming up roses for me and for you. Regards, Tony Dixon Smith (D.D.) • kindred spirit in Dorney Reach or an attic which could yield further treasures. I've mentioned my next resolution in these columns before. I remember nothing about the mechanics of putting on a stage production, but every year when in The Arch ers the Ambridge pantomime struggles to its inevitable triumph, I think 'Dorney could do that'. Could this be the year that at last that spacious, unused stage in the Village Hall comes alive? My special joy in 2016 has been to see the chapel of St Mary Magdalene down in Boveney not only restored, which it has been for a number of years, but open - not just occasionally, but daily. This glorious 800 year old building was the subject of break-ins & vandalism earlier in 2016. The lease holders, The Friends of Friendless Churches, took a brave and positive decision that the best way to counter this was to proudly open the doors to all who pass by. In earlier years, I longed to see inside the little church. Judging by the visitors' book now placed inside, this feeling was widely held. Walkers express their delight at the peaceful haven which once was a special comfort to the bargees who transported timber down from Windsor Forest . As a local 'Friend', I know that one of our objectives is 'to propagate local interest in and understanding of the church and the community it served for so long'. That sounds to me like a pretty good reso lution for 2017. Peter Bowman peter.bowman@talktalk.net Electrical Services Burnham Napit Part "P" Approved • Additional Sockets - Lights • New Fuse Boards - Updates • Security - Attic Lighting • Home - Landlords Certificates • Portable Appliance Testing • All Other Electrical Work Free advice and estimates AH work guaranteed No job too small Phone Rob on 01628 60 30 63 Mobile 07801 832 792 -9- • NAPIT A return of the Quiz night, a favourite speaker revisits & a bumper Annual Show - Dorney & DistrictHorticultural Society - Our Plans for 2017 Now is your chance to fill in those diary dates as we set out the proposed 2017 events organised by Dorney & District Horticultural Society. As we said last year, it would be great if 2017 was the year when DDHS welcomed new generations of members. Remember, the Society provides just about the best way in the village for neighbours and friends to meet socially while sharing a common interest in gardening and rural pursuits .... and DDHS welcomes everybody, whatever their level of horticultural interest and expertise. Our very successful Hot Supper & Quiz night as usual kicks off the year's programme. This year it will be held in the Village Hall on Friday, February 24th. Peter Tyler will be the compere. Our Cheese and Wine Evening is scheduled for Friday April 28th. Ray Broughton was our speaker last year, and very much by popular demand he returns 12 months later. Ray was very well received in 2016 and luckily for us about 40 items remain from his super speech last year on '80 Things You May Not Have Known about Horticulture'. On that evening another favourite returns - the Plant Exchange organised by Peter Tyler. By the way, we have been gently taken to task over the years about the title of this April evening. We can assure you that the supper will go well beyond just 'cheese' and members can bring whatever liquid refreshment they prefer. 'Cheese & Wine' is a traditional name we don't seem able to improve on! Of all the events, perhaps we are most proud of the Annual Show - 2017 will see the 64th show in a long, unbroken sequence. This flagship event for Dorney will be held in the Village Hall onSaturday August 26th. Last year's show was a great success - if horticulturalists were hampered by poor weather, the upturn in crafts and (most welcome of all) entries by children was a big compensation. The Harvest Supper (with another guest speaker) is scheduled for FridaySeptember 29th in the Village Hall. Finally, our Pre-Christmas Supper is turning into an end of November fixture. Will the entertainment match last year's tribute to our very own musical gardening champion John Akerman as Dorney's Christmas celebrations get a kick start on Friday November24tll? -10- t ' • •I • In addition to these events, there will be an afternoon visit sometime in May 2017 to a garden of interest nearby. You may be assured that this venue will serve a fine tea! In recent years, the annual summer coach trip (usually to a National Trust venue) has attracted fewer numbers and thus has become less and less viable. We will be looking at every option. We will try to keep you informed via Dorney Parish News. Nextdoor.Dorney and the Society's Facebook page. 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