1 Dorney Parish News 􀓽 r,.,.j .. - - - - _.,._ - --􀆩------􀆪----:------ .􀁛 _ :.3-􀁜- .=--;􀁧􀁨􀁩􀁪 ---=-.:::.-------- ---;:;:::--==-􀁝 - -- -- UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF JILL HARRIS HOLIDAY COURSES SHOW JUMPING GYMKHANAS HACKING h RIDING SCHOOL & LIVERY pa.u/§lt􀀊! Elm Farm Boveney Road Dorney Common Nr. Windsor Berkshire Telephone: 01628 661275 INDOOR RIDING SCHOOL - QUALIFIED INSTRUCTION Daily and evening individual lessons and classes JANE MORGAN DRESSES ------ C::> ------ EVENING DRESS HIRE & SALES • Ball gowns, prom dresses & cocktail wear • Handbags, jewellery & wraps • Sizes 4 - 26, competitively priced • The dresses can be altered to ensure a perfect fit By appointment 6 days a week 01628 600509 janemorgandresses@fsmail.net Mob: 07887 994222 www.janemorgandresshire.co. uk Village Road, Dorney, nr Windsor & Eton Eton End School Eton Road, Datchet PREPARATORY DAY SCHOOL BOYS 3-7 GIRLS 3-11 DVl-t C-viLlclvioocl DVl-t 6cluccihoV\- •􀑁 excellent􀑁staff􀑁/􀑁pupil􀑁ratios􀑁 • high standards and academic success • sporting, musical and dramatic opportunities •􀑁 art􀑁and􀑁creativity􀑁 • outdoor learning and play •􀑁 extracurricular􀑁activities􀑁 • before and after school care For􀑁further􀑁details􀑁please􀑁telephone􀑁01753􀑁541075􀑁 35􀑁Eton􀑁Road􀑁 Datchet􀑁 Berkshire􀑁 SLl􀑁9AX􀑁 email: adminlmetonend.org website: www.etonend.or2: 􀂅 Design & Construction Wo□􀀔􀀕Gu□CP® 􀀝􀀞cap􀀟 &- Bal[t/i{l'f • Site Clearance • Pergolas • Terraces • Suppliers of: • Turfing • Driveways • Brickwork SAND • BALLAST • Plants, Trees • Car Parks Decorative WOOD CHIPS and Shrubs • Block Paving or Standard TOP SOIL • Fencing MUSHROOM - • Patios • Mature Trees COMPOST 01628 666022 • 661768 Mobile 07860 706675 THE TRADITIONAL RESTORATION COMPANY LTD Contact: Audrey Thompson The Coach House, Dorney Court 01628 660708 Restorers of Fine Antique Furniture 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. Lucy Holt The Vicarage, 69a Eton Wick Road, Eton Wick, Windsor, Berks. SL4 6NE Tel: 01753 852268 e-mail: revlucy@tiscali.co.uk 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 9.00am OUR LADY OF PEACE Saturday CATHOLIC CHURCH, Burnham 6pm Vigil Mass Sunday 9am, IO. I Sam and 6pm 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 0DX Tel: 01628624121 Mrs. J. M. Spencer, Dorincourt, 45, Harcourt Road, Dorney Reach, Maidenhead. SL6 0DT Tel: 01628 624213 Editorial Board: The Editors, Mrs. M.C. Cody Distributors: Mr Cobb, Mrs Cox, Mrs Grant, Mrs Hew itt-Teale, Mrs Jackman, Mrs Oxlade, Mrs Richmond, Mr Russell, Mrs Tuddenham, Mrs Tyler, Mrs Wiltshire, Mrs Wood-Dow, Mrs Wright 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. 1/10 EDITORIAL FEBRUARY 2010 For many of us January has sparked memories of winters past, when the season and snow were synonymous. In recent years snow has become the exception rather than the rule and it now seems to come as such a surprise that it brings much of the country to a standstill. Mind you, I don't think we ever coped with it too well, but at least we made more effort and 'Health and Safety' didn't close us down. Although we have experienced extreme low temperatures during the past few weeks, central heating in our homes has alleviated much of the discomfort that householders suffered in days gone by. In my youth (if my memory is to be trusted), every winter was cold and we would spend our evenings huddled around the grate where a greedy coal fire endeavoured to warm all the family. Its concentrated heat aggravated our chilblained toes, but beyond its radius the mercury quickly went down. Along with central heating, most dwellings have cavity walls and the air trapped in the cavity gives a degree of thermal insulation, although the main purpose of cavity masonry walls is to stop wind-driven rain from penetrating to the inside surfaces. Since the 1980's the Building Regulations have required new houses to be built with insulation material in the cavity. The insulation should be fitted to the inner leaf, leaving a narrow cavity to intercept rain water that penetrates the outer brick. The Government has promoted plans to accelerate the installation of cavity wall insulation, but many householders have reported that, following installation of blown mineral-wool fibre, their inside walls have become damp and mouldy. This may, or may not, be due to the fact that the fibre fills the whole cavity space, although manufactures and installers claim the material is waterrepellent and does not allow rainwater to penetrate across the cavity. There are reports, too, of damp patches on ceilings after high level loft insulation, due to a greater contrast in temperature between the loft space and the room below. The colder the loft space, the more prone it is to condensation. One solution, and probably the cheapest, is to let a bit of heat escape into the loft by reducing the thickness of insulation. One must also take into account that a cold loft increases the risk of a frozen cold-water tank and pipes. So, decisions, decisions. To insulate or not to insulate. And to what degree. As to cavity insulation, an open space is so convenient when electrical re-wiring is required! PARISH PUMP For the past thirty-four years the 'Parish Pump' has been written by Parish Councillor, Ken Richmond, as an unofficial report on some of the more interesting aspects of council meetings. Owing to ill health, Ken is unable to compose the usual precis, and so in this issue the full Parish Council Meeting Minutes are published -1- Revd Lucy Holt writes: Writing this the snow has just cleared and venturing outside seems more appealing than it has been for a little while. When I took the risk of venturing out in the snow it was good to see that most people were being incredibly careful. A trip down to Gatwick airport on a snowy morning was actually not too bad as people were generally slowing down and being more aware of the effect their driving was having on other people. Slowing down is something I don't think we are actually very good at in this day and age. Most of us live life at break neck speed trying to cram so much in that we have little time just to be still and rest. The problems this causes are obvious with the rise of stress and the negative impact on family life. On 1 7th February we will be celebrating the start of Lent with Ash Wednesday. We think of Lent as a time to give up something often chocolate or some other treat. But perhaps this year we should try to give up something which leads us to rush around. Perhaps we should think of Lent as another time to slow down not because of the weather but to spend time to reflect on the important things of life and to give more time to those whom we love. For information about our churches, activities and church history please see our parishes' web site: www.stjohnstjamesed.org.uk Church Services in February 2010 Wednesday 3rd February 1 0.00 am Holy Communion (said BCP) Sunday 7th February 9.30 am Holy Communion (said BCP) 1 1 .00 am 'Our Space' Family Service 6.30 pm Informal Service Sunday 14th February 9.30 am Holy Communion 1 1 .00 am Family Communion Wednesday 17th February (Ash Wednesday) 1 0.00 am Holy Communion (said BCP) 7.30 pm Holy Communion Sunday 21st February St John the Evangelist Eton St James the Less Dorney 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 Evangelist Eton St James the Less Dorney 9.30am Holy Communion St James the Less Dorney 1 1 .00am Worshipping Together (children's groups)St John the Baptist Eton Wick Sunday 28th February 9.30am Morning Worship 1 1 .00am Holy Communion (children's groups) St James the Less Dorney St John the Baptist Eton Wick George, Tom, Hill George spent a happy Christmas Day opening presents with his family at B urnham Lodge. Towards the evening he felt very tired and was assisted to bed in his room. But very early on Boxing Day morning he quietly passed away. He was 94. George had been working on farms since his youth, during which time after work he would cycle some eight miles to court his future wife Doreen. They were married in 1943. During one such ride at night, without lights, he rode full tilt into a horse. Luckily the animal was quite soft. He was for many years the manager of Pigeon House Farm, recruited by the late Colonel Palmer in the early sixties. The history of the farm is a subject on its own, but George managed it skilfully through its periods of change. He was widely known and respected, had a good sense of humour and a mind of his own, living by the axiom 'a fair day's wage for a fair day's work'. He was like men who work the land, physically strong and tough. One of the animal characters on the farm was Billy the goat who took a keen interest in all farm affairs. Billy also caused havoc among villagers who used the post office, resulting in many angry requests for help. George took part in parish affairs too. He was Chairman of the Commoners Committee, Chairman of the Maidenhead Young Farmers Club and a very active President of our local Horticultural Society. During his retirement he helped many in their gardens or other tasks. Always cheerful and ready to give a hand. One of his hobbies was Motor Sport in all its forms. He encouraged his sons to ride anything mobile including motor cycles and old cars. He was one of the first to visit racing circuits and F1 events with his family. On one occasion, in an old open Aston Martin repainted yellow, visiting the Thruxton circuit, they were mistakenly given VIP treatment, being allowed in first and for nothing to a special parking place beside the circuit. Some of us knew him as Tom, others as George or just Mr Hill. But to all of us he was a gentle gentleman and sadly we shall miss him. His wife Doreen predeceased him. He leaves three sons, Michael, David and Peter and their families. Our sympathies are with them. Ralph Liney ETON WICK HISTORY GROUP MEETING Eton Wick Village Hall at 7.30 p.m. Wednesday 24th February THE ROYAL WINDSOR TAPESTRY MANUFACTORY AND STAINED GLASS Speaker:- Mrs Hester Davenport -l w. '"' .12 .. u'\5-.. '"""'' i,rl-,w􀨽 fn,wo '"""' i.,,.. Oftltle.K. k, a 􀓨flft WC:. f􀨾 fo Jallftd, OW Jedi􀨿 we;b(ifu fri -H,e, i,rl-enational Mari::e+1 in #te- near- fvfum. ff irv wovlci Ii􀓩 fo k:now MOYe, pl􀓪e. /oof::. at ow unuf 􀩀􀩁i+e.. fn or-Jew no+ to mkt; ollf1 Y􀩂d'er' rr na􀄔 and .Jdro;t;_ We will infont1 'I°" at; (Don ac; we are .-..dj -I> fafc,, i'" P"P"rhi Jet.;/, ;, ord,w that tt,"'1 "'" 9' /;ve on tt,. f;n,/ ,vok;+e. If ft' agj-e llof on/ine, pf􀩃i;e. eftvt:- 􀩄 a u/1. iP1foe/aJ::e/e.t<;.11t;:,e-0111 1VWW./al::e,k;fl;.11f::.i:..om 0175} 6Z70)4 14.:el􀩅 i,; rart of PJ SA UJ, C-hart􀩆 511YV'􀩇 www.􀂝t;,v1f::.(.M1 THANKS TO THE CAROLLERS A note of thanks to all those who supported the carol singing around Dorney Village . This year we enjoyed singing in a true winter wonderland as we experienced the first of the heavy snow. I have to say our merry group of singers looked like so many of the Christmas cards on sale, wrapped up warm and enjoying the tradition of singing carols and wishing everyone a Happy Christmas. We raised £100, of which half will be given to St James Church, Dorney and the other half sent to Cancer BA CUP now a part of Macmillan cancer support. I would also like to say a special thank you to our village pub, Palmer Arms, where along with their customers we all joined together to enjoy some marvellous festive singing and mince pies. A perfect ending on a cold snowy night, many thanks. 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Incorporati09 the music of Noel (Me & My Girl} Ga(, this heart-warmi09 and always entertaini09 show also includes some classic wartime songs, and will appeal to all ages of audience - who will be encouraged to join in the fun! Director: Kay Lord Music Director: Pippa Eden £12 Tues/Wed/Thurs & Sat matinee £13 Fri/Sat (Consc. £10 Tues & Sat Matinee) Prices From Local £5 He athrow £2() Gatwick £55 luton £55 Stansted £80 london £45 Marlow £15 Maidenhead £6 viUage cars ,, 01 628 685557 Accounts Welcome - References Available Cars, MPVs and Mini Buses Serving Burnham Dorney Tap/ow £ton Wick Cippenham Maidenhead Windsor Bray Airports -Stations - Hotels - Bars - Clubs - Restaurants - Courier Service "Local services with a personal touch" -5- Glenda Collins Parish Clerk Tel: 01753 655331 Fax: 01753 654922 Email: dorneycounciJ@co-net.com www.bucksinfo.net/dorneypc Minntes of the Dorney Parish Council Meeting C/o Iver Parish Council 63 Chequers Orchard IYER Bucks SL0 9NJ held at the Eton Dorney Centre on Tuesday 12t11 January 2010 at 8 pm Present:- Councillors: K Harris (chaired the meeting), A Purdie, P Smith, G Easton, E Nelson. In Attendance:• Mrs G Collins (Clerk), County Cllr Dev Dhillon 134. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION - Cllr Dhillon reported to the Parish Council about the Local Area Forum meeting in November. He stated that there had been 10 County Council officers in attendance but only 3 councillors. There had been voting for various sums of money. 135. Apologies were received from Cllrs K Richmond and A Foxley, District Councillor Peter Adams, and Thames Valley Police. 136. Disclosure of interest in items on the agenda. Cllr Easton declared a non pecuniary prejudicial interest in item 141 Dorney Village Ha11 as he is on the village hall committee. Cllr Purdie declared a non pecuniary interest in item 146 (a) Playground as he is on the Playground4Domey Charity Committee. 137. Resolved to sign the Minutes of the last meeting held on s"' December 2009. 138. Clerk's Report a. Land off Marsh Lane Dorney Reach Road - it was noted that this work has not been completed by Thames Water but that probably the weather was against them and it would be monitored again in February. b. Update on Broadband link being investigated by Bill Dax- none available c. Licences for house to house collection for whole District i} Children our Future (Unicare Ltd} 251h Jan to 6th Feb 20 I 0 ii) Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 6th November to 13th November 2010. Noted. d. SBDC changes to pay and display car park charges. Noted. e. Chiltern and South Bucks Dial a Ride - thank you letter for the donation of£ I 00. Noted f. CSI newsletter from South Bucks District Council was noted- previously circulated on email. g. South Bucks District Guide -was distributed to each councillor h. Local Paths Initiative - noted that Mr Spencer would be willing to facilitate walks and it would be advertised at the Annual Parish Meeting. i. The clerk reported that she would be off work for 3 - 4 weeks with almost immediate effect, owing to having an operation. There would be a locum clerk appointed. 139. Local Area Forum - to review the Council's stance on supporting and attending future Local Area Forum meetings in the light ofthc infonnation recently received from Taplow Parish Council via Department of Communities and Local Government and the response of SBDC (previously circulated by email). BCC documents appended. Also considered the report given by Cllr Dev Dhillon. It was resolved not to take part at this juncture in line with other parishes as reported at SBALC and infonnation from the chainnan of SBALC. 140. Car Boot Sale - there were no further comments from residents of Dorney. Resolved not to progress with complaints to BCC and SBOC at this time but to await the outcome of the item at the Annual Parish Meeting. 141. Dorney Village Hall- received a brief update and rqx>rt from Cllr Easton on what had happened at the committee meeting earlier this evening. Approved circulating infonnation on the back of the agenda for the APM. Cllr Easton to provide one side of A4 to infonn the public what would be available as an exhibition at the APM for their comment. The Clerk to provide the Agenda and print off 350 double sided sheets for distribution by councillors from the IOlh March. 142. Email circulation feedback and web site - Cllr Nelson to report back on his findings from meeting with the clerk and looking at existing web site. This was deferred until the clerk is free to meet. 143. Tree Planting by new footpath in Marsh Lane and at the Picnic Park and Meadow Way - no -6- further information on grant funding. Received responses from Eton College and Thames Water for permission to plant on their land. More detail needed and perhaps site meeting. To be provided by Cllr Easton. Resolved to agree to place orders for plants and planting as soon as it is appropriate weatherwise. 144. Tree outside 24 Harcourt Road. The clerk said there was no response from the resident at number 24 and so planting would proceed. It was agreed that the clerk should place the order with Wyevale but at the cheaper price and request that BCC pay the balance after the donation from the resident. 14S. Bucks Transport Plan 3 - resolved to approve comments recommended by Cllr Foxley {appended to the agenda). 146. Correspondence a. Playground -resolved to approve signing of the licence with the District Council and the Playground Charity as per the appended documents to these minutes. Any 2 councillors or the clerk to sign. b. Olympic Transport Plan - resolved to defer this to the next meeting. Cllr Smith took the document and would provide a report for the next meeting although he would not be able to attend. It was resolved to complain about the name being used for the location as Eton Dorney when there is no such place. c. South Bucks Local Development Framework -Core Strategy - letter updating Council on the District's latest thinking. There were no specific amendments affecting Dorney and so no comments were made. d. Bollards for Harcourt Road - scheme has been costed and the Parish will need to pay £1,900 towards the scheme for it to go ahead as it is that much more than was allocated to Dorney in the delegated budget. Work needs to be done in this financial year in order for Dorney to receive the delegated budget allocated to it. Resolved to approve. e. Coombe Hill Monument Appeal -request for donation was refused. 147. CIRCULARS-resolved to receive and note December circulars as per list attached to the agenda. 148. Finance a. Resolved to authorise payment of Accounts for December 2009 in the sum of £1,925.06 net (appended) b. Resolved to receive list of income for December 2009 in the sum of £1,733.95 net (appended) c. Resolved to receive recent bank statements and chairman signed reconciliations. d. Budget for 09/10 to 31"' December was approved-copy appended along with financial summary. 149. Planning a. Resolved to note planning issues, decisions and appeals recently notified by South Bucks District (as per the agenda) b. Resolved to comment upon applications -as per list appended. ISO. Members' Reports Received reports from members on outside bodies: a Rowing Lake - Representatives Cllrs Keith Harris, Ken Richmond, Graham Easton. It was noted that parking outside the closed gates of the lake had caused some dangerous problems over the holiday period. Clerk to write to Ivor Lloyd to ask whether he can please put a large notice on the gates well in advance advertising closure dates and be consistent as to when it is closed so that people get to know about it. This will also be mentioned at the NAG and beat surgeries. b SBALC - Representative Cllrs Purdie and Foxley. Next meeting 21st January 2010 c The South Bucks Partnership - representative Cllr Smith/Cllr Harris (deputy). Next meetings 27 January 2010, 19 May 2010, 14 July 2010, 6 October 2010. d GC2C/Local Area Forum - representatives Cllrs Richmond and Foxley. No attendance. e Neighbourhood Action Group - Representative Cllr Keith Harris. No report. f Taplow/Domey Joint Meeting- to agree future meeting date, if any required. Not required. 1S1. Maintenance and highway employees/work-a) Resolved to note that John Farrell has started work 4 mornings a week (Monday to Thursday) b) resolved to note that John Muir has resigned and his holiday pay and outstanding pay is on the cheque approval list. c) resolved to approve training for John Farrell on highways, brushcutters, lawn mowers, manual handling, working at height, first aid and risk assessment/health and safety. This will be undertaken during the next year. d) resolved to purchase a hedge trimmer and strimmer for him. 152. Resolve any complaints received from residents. There were none. Date of Next Meeting - The next meeting of the Council will be held on Tuesday 9th February 2010 - 8 pm at Eton Dorney Centre. NB There will be no Village Hall feasibility study Committee meeting on that evening Meeting ended 9.55 pm -7- The Kejers Monthly Report. This comment on local events is discontinued. fX/-, 􀗧2010 ********************************************************************************* NORDEN FARM CENTRE FOR THE ARTS Altwood Road, Maidenhead Box Office O I 628 788997 Sunday 1 4th February at 7.30 p.m. St Valentine Concert Elisabeth Toye (soprano) Keisha Amponsa Banson (mezzo-soprano) Joe Morgan (tenor) Ross Ramgobin (baritone) Sally Goodworth (piano) The most beautiful arias from the most famous operatic scenes. £12 (£10 cone.) 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Windsor Berkshire Telephone: 0 1 628 66 1 275 INDOOR RIDING SCHOOL - QUALIFIED INSTRUCTION Daily and evening individual lessons and classes JANE MORGAN DRESSES ------ c:::> ------ EVENING DRESS HIRE & SALES • Ball gowns, prom dresses & cocktail wear • Handbags, jewellery & wraps • Sizes 4 - 26, competitively priced • The dresses can be altered to ensure a perfect fit By appointment 6 days a week 01628 600509 janemorgandresses@fsmail.net Mob: 07887 994222 www.janemorgandresshire.co. uk Village Road, Dorney, nr Windsor & Eton Eton En d Sch ool Eton Road, Datchet PREPARATORY DAY SCHOOL BOYS 3-7 GIRLS 3-11 oV\,e cviLLolvioool DVl-e 5oluccitLoV\, • • • • • • excellent staff / pupil ratios Wgh standards and academic success sporting, musical and dramatic opportunities art and creativity outdoor learning and play extracurricular activities • before and after school care For further details please telephone 01753 541075 35 Eton Road Datchet Berkshire SL3 9AX email: admin@etonend.ore: website: www.etonend.ore: 􀂆 Design & Construct ion Wo □ 􀀔􀀖Ou □ C?® 􀀏􀀐 t!ap􀀑 g. Ba llr/in 'l • Site Clearance • Pergolas • Terraces • Suppl iers of: • Turfing • Driveways • Brickwork SAND • BALLAST • Plants, Trees • Car Parks Decorative WOOD CHIPS TOP SOIL and Shrubs • Block Paving or Standard MUSHROOM - • Fencing • Patios • Mature Trees COMPOST 01628 666022 • 661768 Mobile 07860 706675 THE TRADITIONAL RESTORAT ION COMPANY LTD Contact: Audrey Th ompson The Coach House, Dorney Court 01628 660708 Restorers of Fine Antique Furniture 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. Lucy Holt The Vicarage, 69a Eton Wick Road, Eton Wick, Windsor, Berks. SL4 6NE Tel: 01 753 852268 e-mail: revlucy@tiscali.co.uk METHODIST CHAPEL, Eton Wick Sunday 10.30am Morning Service and Sunday School Evening Service 6.30pm ST. GILBERT'S CATHOLIC CHURCH, Eton Wick Sunday Mass 9.00am OUR LADY OF PEACE CATHOLIC CHURCH, Burnham Saturday Sunday 6pm 9am, 1 O. l 5am and 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 Te l: 01628 6241 21 Mrs. J. M. Spencer , Dorincourt, 45, Harcourt Road, Dorney Reach, Maidenhead. SL6 ODT Te l: 01628 6242 13 Editorial Board: The Editors, Mrs. M.C. Cody Distributors: Mr Cobb, Mrs Cox, Mrs Grant, Mrs Hewitt-Teale, Mrs Jackman, Mrs Oxlade, Mrs Richmond, Mr Russell, Mrs Tuddenham, Mrs Tyler, Mrs Wiltshire, Mrs Wood-Dow, Mrs Wright 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. 2/10 EDITORIAL MARCH 2010 My friend Ken Richmond died on the 29th January and I have just returned home from his Thanksgiving Memorial Service at our parish church of St. aJacmqueasin, twahnecrees ,t oI gceetlheebrr awteitdh hKiesn lo'sv elifde oanneds g, afrvieen tdhso,u ngehitg thob tohuer sm aanndy years of our association. A capacity congregation filled Dorney church, which I thought a fitting tribute to a mmaanin twahino t, hoev ecor tmhem yuenaalr sa,s hpaedc tgsi voef nD soorn meyu,c dhe ofef nhdisin tgim pea arisnhd einnteegrgrityy t ryanindg p tloa ying a contributory role in the social activtties promoted by local organisations. Ken was a Dorney Parish Councillor for thirty-five years, during which time he sloenrgveesdt esleevrveinng y emaerms baes rCs hoaf iramll atimn. eT. hBiretyin-gfiv ae pyaeraisrsh scuoruenlyc imlloard ise, hI itmh inokn,e a o pfr tehtety tshealfnleksless isn vtaoslvke amnedn yt eint Kmeant temras inthtaatin aefdfe hctise de notrh tuhsreiaastmen aendd o huard p aanri sahp etitquudileib froiur m. mI'ma dseu rheim h isa ne xinpvearileuancbele a mned mknboewr olefd tghee gteaainme. dR inic hdmeaolnindg P waitthh wloiclla bl eg oav learsntminegn t reminder of Ken's service to Dorney. Parishioners who remember the opening of the 'new' village hall in 1970 will also remember all the fund raising activities that took place during the previous tyheoasres . aKcteivni twieass aan dm eremmbaeinr eodf tah ec oVmillamgitete Hd amll eCmobmemr isttinecee t hthaat th teimlpee da nodrg faonr iaz e Hnuem wbaesr aolfs yoe ars was its chairman. the DJ for many village hall dances and provided mood music for The Dorney Players productions. uKpe tno wdaatse a w mitha jtohre c 'odnotirnibgust' oorf t toh eth eP aDriosrhn eCyo uPnacriisl ha nNde, wfosr ktheee ppiansgt mnien,e atenedn y ou, years, writing the fYrJ-article. That he was its author was probably the worst kept secret in Dorney, particularly as his initials were KJR. Throw in a couple of aeu'st haonrdit iaens , sc, oamndm iyttoeue'vse a gnodt oitr! gKaenjizearst iorengsu alanrdly, alasm wpaoso ntoe db en aetxiopneaclt eadn, dt hloec al articles often displeased those featured therein, but it was a popular page with the majority of readers who enjoyed Kejers singular perception of local affairs. Every month, Ken would come round to my house with his copy for the Parish News. There was really no need as he had already sent me emails with his contributions, but it was a ritual established before we were online. The meeting was always fixed at a time that we could enjoy a pre lunch aperitif wwahsils at wKaerne borfo Kugehnt's m seto uicp atcoc deapttea nwcieth o nfe twhes ionfe lvoitcaabl lepo plirtoicgsr. eTshsrioonu gohfo huist 2il0ln0e9s sI and was moved by his courage, fortitude and wry good humour. 1 already miss our monthly meetings and, of course, his contributions to this magazine as, I am sure, will our readers. Revd Lucy Holt writes: Right at the end of this month we will be celebrating Palm Sunday which marks the start of Holy Week and the lead up to Easter. Palm Sunday is a strange day because it is a day of sharp contrasts. In one sense it is a day of celebration in the church with the onus on Jesus triumphantly entering Jerusalem with the crowds shouting joyously. However, it is also a day when we begin the journey to the cross on Good Friday and see the crowds no longer shouting joyously but shouting Crucify. As Christians the joy and the pain of Holy Week are of course fundamentally joined together. Jesus was indeed "King of the Jews" but his Kingship was displayed in a completely different way from that of the world in suffer ing and service which led to the joy we receive in the benefits of his death and passion. Sacrifice, suffering and service are not necessarily things that are attr active in our present society which seems all out for what we can get as individuals. But if we were to follow the example of Jesus in service to others before ourselves then I am sure our communities, our country and our world would be a much better place to live. For information about our churches, activities and church history please see our parishes' web site: www. stjohnstjamesed.org.uk Church Services in March 2010 Wednesday 3rd March 10.00 am Holy Communion (said BCP) Sunday 7th March 9.30 am Holy Communion (said BCP) 11.00 am 'Our Space' Family Service 6.30 pm Informal Service Sunday 14th March (Mothering Sunday) 9.30 am Holy Communion 11.00 am Family Communion Wednesday 17th March 10.00 am Holy Communion (said BCP) Sunday 21 st March St John the Evangelist Eton St James the Less Dorney 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 Evangelist Eton 9.30am Holy Communion St James the Less Dorney 11.00am Worshipping Together {children's groups)St John the Baptist Eton Wick 4.00pm Bereavement Service St John the Baptist Eton Wick Sunday 28th March (Palm Sunday) 9.30am Morning Worship 11.00am Holy Communion {children's groups) -2- St James the Less Dorney St John the Baptist Eton Wick The Richmond Family - heartfelt thanks. Dad died peacefully at home on Friday 29th January, a flame that once burned with such passion and vitality quietly went out. All we have left is the precious memory of how brightly it burned; and the warmth it gave us. Even in this short time, there is a hole in our lives. We have been overwhelmed and comforted knowing that dad was admired and respected by you all, and thank you for your support and kindnesses. ANNUAL PARISH MEETING Wednesday 24th March 8 p.m. Village Hall to include Neighbourhood Action Group consultation 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 Charlie Coish 01628 629381 MARLOW MOBILE LIBRARY Visits Dorney Reach on every fourth Wednesday. Meadow Way 12.20 - 12.45 p.m. Dates for 2010 March 24 April 2 1 May 19 ETON WICK HISTORY GROUP MEETING Eton Wick Village Hall at 7.30 p.m. NO MEETING IN MARCH Wednesday 1 4th April THORN ISLAND (DORNEI), PILGRIMS AND RECUSANTS Speaker:- Mr. Robbie Gibbs - 3- Neighbourhood Policing Newsletter Welcome to the latest newsletter from the Taplow & Dorney Neighbourhood Team THAMES VALLEY POLICE 0845 8 505 508 CRIMESTOPPERS 0800 555 111 At the last public consultation, the neighbourhood priorities were agreed as 1. Speeding 2. Parking 3. Burglary HA􀑁VE􀑁YOUR􀑁SAY􀑁 Toe next beat surgery will be held on: Saturday 13"' March 2010 at STARBUCKS, Sainsbury's, Lake End Road, Taplow between 12-lpm Please feel free to come along and meet your neighbourhood police team and discuss any issues or concerns you have or alternatively you can e-mail us on AngelaO'Connell@ thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk or Trevor.walker@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk Also the Taplow & Dorney Neighbourhood Action Group will be holding a meeting as part of the Dorney AGM on 24th March 2010 at Dorney Village Hall, Meadow Way, Dorney. Please fe el free to come along and tell us what your three main issues are or alternatively if you can't attend the meeting please let us know by contacting the Neighbourhood Policing Team. Speeding Monthly speed enforcement is to continue now that the snow has cleared so beware the team will be out and about monitoring the speeds on the three designated roads. Berry Hill and Hill Fann Road in Taplow and Lake End Road in Dorney. Parking Parking still remains an issue, in particular around Institute Road, Taplow. The Neighbourhood Action Group is working with Taplow Parish Council to try to resolve this problem. Burglary The NAG have agreed to close this priority as burglaries have fa llen over the past year and will be looking into setting a new priority at the Have Your Say meetings. We would still like to remind residents to remain vigilant as there are always the occasional opportun ists! If you require any crime reduction advice, please contact the neighbourhood policing team or pop along to the beat surgery. Crime Information Shoplifters beware 􀘜 the Neighbourhood Police team have arrested five shoplifters this month from Sainsbury 's in Taplow and the Bishop Centre, this is down to various operations at both locations, two further offenders are currently under investigation. There have also been numerous other arrests, two males have been dealt with in regard to public order offences in relation to abusive and antisocial behaviour in Taplow. Three males were arrested for a robbery that occurred at Taplow Train St ation and one male has been arrested for burglary. All these are still under investigation. Anti-social behaviour One of our local offenders, Jack Dainty, has now received an interim ASBO for antisocial behaviour in the Burnham and Taplow area. NAG Meeting The Neighbourhood Action Group (NAG) are going to hold two public consultations during the parish AGM. The first is on 24th March 2010 at Dorney Village Hall, the second is still to be confirmed but will be held with the Taplow AGM. Please feel free to come along and let us know what your three top priorities are in your area. The next NAG meeting will be held on ih April 2010 at 7.30pm at Taplow Village Hall, Rectory Road, Taplow. This will be restricted to the first ten minutes of the meeting only! If you have any queries or questions regarding neighbourhood policing or any police matter, please feel free to contact the Tap low neighbourhood policing team on 0845 8 505 505, or contact us via e-mail on: Angela. O'Connell@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk or Trev or.wa1ker@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk You can also find us on the Neighbourhood pages: www.thamesvalleypo lice.co.uk -4- TAPLOW COURT Cliveden Road, Taplow, S L6 0ER (courtesy of SGI-UK) Friday 9 April 201 0, 7.45pm Al ex Prior with Fou r Young Virtuosos Tickets £15 As he prepares to return to his role as Assistant to the Guest Conductors with the Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Alex Prior performs with Four Young Virtuosos, as featured in the Channel 4 documentary series 'The World's Greatest Musical Prodigies', fresh from their performance with the Royal Philarmonic Orchestra at The Barbican. Doors open 7pm Cash Bar & Raffle . . . helping to raise funds for the • THAMES VALLEY ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND for children & adults with all types of special need Registered Charity Number 278336 To re gister interest, please contact Nicky Hutchinson at the Playground on 01628 628051, nicky.hutchinson@tvap.co.uk -5- Glenda Collins Parish Clerk Tel: 01753 655331 Fax: 01753 654922 0omep '?!2artsh 6>o unczl Email: doroeycouncil@co-net.com www.bucksinfo.net/dorneypc C/o􀑁 Iver􀑁Parish􀑁Council􀑁 63􀑁Chequers􀑁Orchard􀑁 !VER􀑁 Bucks􀑁 SL0 9NJ􀑁 Minutes of the Dorney Parish Council Meeting held at the Eton Dorney Centre on Tuesday 911, February 2010 at 8 pm Present:- Councillors: K Harris (chaired the meeting), A Foxley, P Smith, G Easton, E Nelson. In Attendance:- Mrs S (Moffat- Temporary Clerk), PCSO Angela O'Connell, PC Graham, County Cllr Dev Dhillon 153. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION - PC Graham and PCSO O'Connell circulated a report on the latest crime figures in Dorney which was noted. It was also confinned that there would be police representatives at the Annual Parish Meeting to present reports. Mr Easton raised concerns about the illegal parking along the road leading up to Dorney Lake when the gate is closed. It was suggested that advance notice should be displayed for drivers when the gate is closed to prevent this happening. PCSO O'Connell said the police will be infonned in future when the gate is closed and will keep a close eye on the situation. Mr Harris said he would raise this issue with the Headmaster at Eton School and see if the school could set out traffic cones along the road when the gate is closed. Cllr Dhillon raised his concerns about the public inquiry on 23rd and 24th February regarding the planning application at Orchard Herbs, Lake End Road, Dorney. He stressed it was important for as many members of the public to be present as possible to support the planning decision for refusal by SBOC. Cllr Dhillon also asked if members of the Council will be attending the next Local Area Forum (LAF) on 25th February to pursue funding from the delegated budgets. Cllr Dhillon was seeking funding from the Community Action and Youth Action budgets for projects in Taplow and Dorney and also funds from the Transport budget for work to alleviate the flooding at Taplow Bridge. Mr Harris responded that the Parish Council has not attended a meeting of LAF to date but funding has been sought from the LAF, via the Clerk, for a tree planting scheme. A replacement representative for LAF will be raised at the next Council meeting after the sad demise of Mr Richardson. Cllr Dhillon also enquired about the £5000 grant from Bucks Community Foundation towards replacing the heating in the Village Hall as he was concerned the heating system was not environmentally friendly. It was pointed out that the Village Hall did not belong to the Parish Council and Mr Easton explained that the new heating was only a short tenn solution until it was decided whether to refurbish or renew the Hall. Mr Harris announced the sad demise ofCllr Richmond. He had been a parish councillor for many years and his contribution to the Council will be deeply missed. His funeral is at 11.30 am on 11th February and it has been suggested to donate money out of the Chairman's allowance to plant up the flower border near to his house in his memory. 154. Apologies were received from Cllr Smith. 155. Disclosure of interest in items on the agenda. There were none. 156. Resolved to sign the Minutes of the last meeting held on lih January 2010. It was agreed to bring forward agenda item 163. 163 Finance a. Resolved to authorise payment of Accounts for January 2010 in the sum of £2,07 1.34 net (appended). b. No income was received for January 2010. c. Resolved to receive recent bank statements and chairman signed reconciliations (appended). -6- • • • • 8.26pm Mr Harris left the meeting and Ms Foxley chaired the meeting. 157. Clerk's Re porta. Land off Marsh Lane Dorney Reach Road - Mr Easton reported that two bollards have been cemented in but he was doubtful if this would solve the problem. b. Consultation by Community Action on developing the banking and financial services available at the post office - Ms Foxley has completed and returned the questionnaire as agreed. c. Update on Broadband link being investigated by Bill Dax - Mr Dax and the Clerk have now written to Ian Livingstone, Chief Executive of BT Group pie, to pursue this matter as BT's local management team has not responded. d. South Bucks DC Council Tax Consultation - Noted. e. Voluntary Impact Bucks - Invitation to the 2010 Voluntary & Community Sector Conference on the 3rd March, 20 I 0 - Noted. 158. Tree Planting by new footpath in Marsh Lane and at the Picnic Park and Meadow Way - Cllr Easton infonned the Council that although a grant of £3200 has been received for the project, Wyevale Garden Centre has priced the work and materials to be £6500 in total for the project. If preparatory work can be done in-house it will reduce the cost. However it was felt., due to danger of underground cabling and chemical treatment of the weeds, the level of expertise was outside the remit of this Council. A request has been made for additional funding from delegated budget, so it was agreed to wait until the next meeting of LAF to see if the funding is made available. 159. To Resolve to agree the agenda for the Annual Parish Meeting to be held on the 24th March 20 I 0 as appended. HiO. To Resolve to respond to Consultation on the Draft Parking and Enforcement Policy at the next meeting after rece iving Mr Easton 's recommendation. ltjl. Correspondence a. Olympic Transport Plan - Cllr Smith was not present to report. b. Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead LDF Maidenhead Town Centre Area Action Plan Inviting comments from 14th January to 12th February, 2010. It was agreed to respond as individuals in view of the closing date. c. Proposed change of name of Buckinghamshire Voluntary Action to Community Impact Bucks- Noted. d. Withdrawal of the Berkshire Unitary Authorities Mineral and Waste Core Strategy - Noted. e. Eton Dorney Centre has decided to revise the charges for the hire of the room to £30 per session but will not charge for the extra hour. It was agreed to inquire about this increase as the room is only used for an extra hour once or twice a year. The Clerk to report back to the next meeting. 162. Circulars - to receive and note January circulars as per list attached to the agenda. 164. Planning a. Resolved to note planning issues, decisions and appeals recently notified by South Bucks District Council - as per list appended. b. Resolved to comment upon applications - No applications have been received. lt,S. Members' Reports No reports were made. 166. Resolve any complaints received from residents. a. A complaint regarding traffic speeding and dangerous road conditions along Lake End Road. It was agreed that the Neighbourhood Action Group may be the best means of actioning this complaint. However a query was raised regard ing the residency of the complainant living in Dorney or Taplow. Mr Easton offered to find out and the Clerk to respond accordingly. b. A complaint regard ing the amount oflitter on Dorney Common. The Clerk will chase up the Waste Management Officer as SBDC is responsible for the first I .Sm strip. Also the Clerk will ask the Chainnan of the Commoners if additional litter picking can be carried out . The meeting closed at 9.16 p.m. Q Date of Next Meeting - Tuesday 9th March 2010 - 8 pm at Eton Dorney Centre. -7- Reactivate South Bucks - Offering adults the chance to try new activities and get active! 10 weeks of Return to Netball for adults will run at Burnham Upper School starting in March. This activity along with others running across the District, has been set up by South Bucks District Council in partnership with Nexus Community. Sessions are aimed at those who may want to try out a new sport or return to a sport they've not taken part in for many years! Visit www.reactivatebucks.org for more info. Return to Netball: Tuesdays starting 9th March, 7.30pm-8.30pm Venue: Burnham Upper School, Opendale Road, Burnham. Cost: £2 per session Sessions are part of a 10-week course which can be joined at any point, with no need to book - just turn up. There will be no sessions during the Easter holidays (w/c 5th & 12'"April). NORDEN FARM CENTRE FOR THE ARTS Attwood Road, Maidenhead Box Office 0 1 628 788997 Sunday 7th March at 7 .30 p.m. Celebrity Piano Recital Dmitri Alexeev 7 Fantasias Op.116 Brahms Beethoven Schumann Sonata in C sharp minor Op. 27 No.2 (Moonlight) Symphonic Studies Op.13 £16 (£1 5 cone.) £14 (£13 cone.) £5 under l 8's DORNEY & DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY Cheese and Wine Evening with Speaker Dorney Village Hall Lease Lend? Friday 26th March at 8 p.m. Bring your own drink and glasses All Welcome Tickets from Yvonne Povey 0 1 628 603036 or Ralph Liney 0 1 628 620884 During WWII the Americans came over here and handed out chocolate. Now they are kraftily taking it back. • ,-Y, 􀁿 c. /:) 􀗰 Dorney Parish News , ,· l1 }; 1,t ,-. {:l'W l'IWlf ,-----:. 􀆬 "' -- ,...,: • £l "'.. ,c􀂶-G r • .;,. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF JILL HARRIS HOLIDAY COURSES SHOW JUMPING GYMKHANAS HACKING h RIDING SCHOOL & LIVERY par1f 􀀄h !!o& Elm Farm Boveney Road Dorney Common Nr. Windsor Berkshire Telephone: 01628 661275 INDOOR RIDING SCHOOL - QUALIFIED INSTRUCTION Daily and evening individual lessons and classes JANE MORGAN DRESSES -----c:> ----- EVENING DRESS HIRE & SALES • Ball gowns, prom dresses & cocktail wear • Handbags, jewellery & wraps • Sizes 4 - 26, competitively priced • The dresses can be altered to ensure a perfect fit By appointment 6 days a week 01628 600509 janemorgandresses@fsmail.net Mob: 07887 994222 www.ja nemorgandresshire. co.uk Village Road, Dorney, nr Windsor & Eton • Site Clearance • Turfing • Plants, Trees and Shrubs • Fencing Eton En d Sch ool Eton Road, Datchet PREPARATORY DAY SCHOOL BOYS 3 - 7 GIRLS 3 - 11 0111,f e,i,,LLolvwool OV\,e t:;ol ucaHoV\, excellent staff / pupil ratios • • • • • high standards and academic success sporting, musical and dramatic opportunities art and creativity outdoor learning and play • extracurricular activities • before and after school care For fu rther details please telephone 01753 541075 35 Eton Road Datchet Berkshire SL3 9AX website: www.etonend.or Design & Construction • Pergolas • Driveways • Car Parks • Block Paving • Patios • Terraces • Brickwork Decorative or Standard • Mature Trees • Suppliers of: SAND • BAL LAST WOOD CHIPS TOP SOIL MUSHROOM COMPOST 01628 666022 • 661768 Mobile 07860 706675 THE TRADITIONAL RESTORATION COM PANY LTD Contact: Audrey Thompson The Coach House, Dorney Court 01628 660708 Restorers of Fine Antique Furniture 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. Lucy Holt The Vicarage, 69a Eton Wick Road, Eton Wick, Windsor, Berks. SL4 6NE Tel: 01753 852268 e-mail: revlucy@tiscali.co.uk METHODIST CHAPEL, Eton Wick Sunday 10.30am Morning Service and Sunday School 6.30pm Evening Service ST. GILBERT'S CATHOLIC CHURCH, Eton Wick Sunday Mass 9.00am OUR LADY OF PEACE Saturday CATHOLIC CHURCH, Burnham 6pm Vigil Mass Sunday 9am, 1 O. l 5am and 6pm 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: 01628 624213 Editorial Board: The Editors, Mrs. M.C Cody Distributors: Mr Cobb, Mrs Cox, Mrs Grant, Mrs Hewitt-Teale, Mrs Jackman, Mrs Oxlade, Mrs Richmond, Mr Russell, Mrs Tuddenham, Mrs Tyler, Mrs Wiltshire, Mrs Wood-Dow, Mrs Wright 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. 3/10 EDITORIAL APRIL 2010 bLourcgalal prioelsic aen hda nvaet iisosnuael do ffainci aulr fgigeunrte wsa rrencinegn tolyf dains cinlocsreeads teh aint bthuerg nlaurms baerer of increasingly stealing victims' cars as well as household possessions. The number of burglaries where a car was also stolen rose twenty-three percent, to 19,401, in a year. This trend reflects a fall in the price of household goods such as televisions and computers which make resale less lucrative. In some cases, the most valuable thing that can be stolen from a home is the keys to the car outside. Despite the increase in burglaries, fewer and fewer burglars go to jail and in new proposals burglars could avoid prison even if they broke into a home containing children or used violence. Little wonder, then, that burglars are becoming bolder when punishment could simply be a community order. The new proposals come but a year after Lord Judge, the Lord Chief Justice, said courts must hand out tough jail sentences for burglars because the home sIfh yoouuld s bheo utlhde h "asvaefe tshte r emfuisgfeo"r.t une of apprehending a burglar in your home be very careful how you handle the situation. Use no force to detain him, for ten to one this will be in violation of his Human Rights. No, simply ask him if he would be so kind as to hang on until the police arrive and if, say, after an hour or so the constabulary have not turned up, best to let him go. Far better than being aIfc ocnu stheed ootfh feorr cheafnudl d yeotau ianmrrievent h aonmde f itnod finingd t hthaatt y yoouu a hraev teh eb eoenne tbhuartg gleode, sb tuot jail. the culprits have fled, don't touch anything and phone the police. They should be with you in a few hours, although it may be longer. After all, burglary is only the third priority, after speeding and parking. Is it sexist to refer to burglars as 'him'? wRehesind elenatfsl eotns pthree pIsalrein ogf hPoourstleahnodl,d Dso tros edte, awl ewrieth r eracdeinattliyo nth lreoawkns iwnteor ea panic distributed to 1,200 homes. The pamphlets, some of which were put through lneuttceler abro lxeeask affrtoemr d naurckl,e oaur tsliunbemd asarifneetys wmheiacshu creans tboe brteh taatk Peno rtinla tnhde peovret.n t of a Unfortunately, the distribution of leaflets coincided with loud hailer announcements by water company officials that the supply was being cut off. Residents, fearing the worst and following advice in the leaflets, barricaded themselves indoors and made frantic telephone calls to emergency services. The pamphlets were described as 'alarmist' and organisers of the Nuclear Accident Emergency Plan have been accused of scare-mongering. Well just the other day I received an 'alarmist' leaflet telling me that 'Floods operate in your area'. Having lived here for fifty-four years and from time to time seen parts of Maidenhead and Windsor flooded, but at no time being threatened by flood-water in Dorney Reach I was, naturally, alarmed by this EA revelation. Is it perhaps that now we are bordered by the Jubilee River there is more chance of inundation? If so, I can understand why the Environment Agency is feeling anxious about our safety and the effectiveness of the £1 10m flood 'relief channel. Revd Lucy Holt writes: I am looking forward to a bacon sandwich on Easter Sunday morning! Why you may ask, because for the period of Lent the Holt household has been vegetarian. It has been an interesting challenge for us and whilst saving money has also made us explore a new diet and tastes. Lent should be a time of exploration as we journey with Jesus to the cross by giving up things to spend time with God, at Easter though we come together in celebration of the empty tomb and the joy of new life. Our own journeys through life bring with them tremendous times of opportunity and challenge, often we don't fully appreciate this until we look back on our lives and see where the challenges have been. The theme of death and resurrection to something new is one which is key to the Christian message. However, it is important in our individual lives as well. Often it is in letting go of one thing, sometimes having to make a painful decision in the process, that new things can develop and grow in our lives. I do wish you all a very Happy Easter. For information about our churches, activities and church history please see our parishes' web site: www.stjoh nstjamesed.org.uk Church Services in April 2010 Friday 2nd April (Good Friday) 11.00 am Reflective Service, childr en's activities St John the Baptist Eton Wick Sunday 4th April (Easter Day) 9.30 am Family Communion 11.00 am Family Communion Sunday 11th April 9.30 am Holy Communion 11.00 am Family Communion Sunday 18th April St James the Less Dorney St John the Baptist Eton Wick St James the Less Dorney St John the Baptist Eton Wick 9.30am Holy Communion St James the Less Dorney 11.00am Worshipping Toge ther (children's groups)St John the Baptist Eton Wick Wednesday 21st April 10.00 am Holy Communion (said BCP) Sunday 25th April 9.30am Morning Worship 11.00am Holy Communion (children's groups) Sunday 2nd May 9.30am Holy Communion (said BCP) 11.00am 'Our Space' Family Service 6.30pm Informal Service -2- St John the Evangelist Eton St James the Less Dorney St John the Baptist Eton Wick St James the Less Dorney St John the Baptist Eton Wick St John the Evangelist Eton Easter Sunday 3 .oo pm Dorney Court Organized in aid of RiverReach the children's Christian holiday club: Entry £ 1 .00 per child. -3- G/e11clt1 Collins Parish Clerk Tel: 01753 655331 Fax: 01753 654922 cBomep 12ansh t?ouncz! Email: dorneycouncil@co-net.com www.bucksinfo.net/dorneypc Minutes ofthe Dorney Parish Council Meeting C/o lver Parish Council 63 Chequers Orchard !VER SLBO u9cNksJ held at the Eton Dorney Centre on Tuesday 9th March, 2010 at 8 pm Present:- Councillors: K Harris (chaired the meeting), A Foxley, P Smith, G Easton, E Nelson and A Purdie. In Attendance:- Mrs S (Moffat- Locum Clerk), PCSO Angela O'Connell, NSO Walker and Virginia Silvester. 167. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION - PC Walker and PCSO O'Conne!l circulated a report on the latest crime figures in Dorney with 2 amendments being {i) one unclassified theft not two and (ii) one additional burglary since the report was printed. The report was noted. PC Walker informed the Council that the police were commencing a 'Clear Car Campaign' where they will write to owners of vehicles if any valuables are left in a car on display. Concern was again raised about the illegal parking along the road leading up to Dorney Lake when the gate is closed. It was agreed that advanced notice of road closure was needed and Mr Harris and NSO Walker would arrange a visit together to discuss this with the manager at Dorney Lake. Virginia Silvester has volunteered to carry out the Rights of Way Survey for Bucks C.C. and presented a paper which was circulated. Bucks CC has suggested having a 'Walk your Local Paths' day for the community to carry out this survey. It was agreed that due to the official paperwork that needed completing, Mrs Silvester was happy to carry out the survey herself and report back to the Parish Council before organising any walking events. Mr Harris will hopefully mention 'Walk your Local Paths' day at the Annual Parish meeting in order to establish the level of support for this idea. 168. Apologies were received from Cllr Adams. 169. Disclosure of interest in items on the agenda. There were none. 170. Resolved to sign the Minutes of the last meeting held on 9th February 2010. 171. Clerk's Report - a) Update on Broadband link - BT has a commitment to connect 40% of UK premises to this new network by 2012. At present the main framework or 'spine' of the main cables are being installed up to the 'Green Box' but no dates were forthcoming when residential houses will be connected. Mr Dax will continue to chase. b) Eton Dorney Centre Revised Charges - The price increase does not take into consideration the additional hour but is due to the fact there has been no increase since 2006. c) Voluntary Impact Bucks are looking for trustee volunteers. Noted. d) The notice of vacancy for parish councillor expires on 12d' March 201 0. If no one has asked for an election by then the Parish Council may co-opt a councillor. e) Annual Parish Meeting is at 8p.m. on Wednesday 24110,-,; ;􀅐t fm,, l=I home OWlleK'.. 􀅑 a 􀅒uft we- i􀅓 to lavltU'I OVY dedlc-afed. ..w.ki+􀅔 -h, 11,e, uiton,,ti..,/ ma􀅕t, i• flie ne,r fvlvrn. 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If 'I"' ,,.,, not .. lino, ploa ---- EVENING DRESS HIRE & SALES • Ball gowns, prom dresses & cocktail wear • Han dbags, jewellery & wraps • Sizes 4 - 26, competitively priced • The dresses can be altered to ensure a perfect fit By appointment 6 days a week 01628 600509 janemorgandresses@fsmail.net Mob: 07887 994222 www.janemorgandresshire.co.uk Villa ge Road, Dorney, nr Windsor & Eton r • Eton En d Sch ool Eton Road, Datchet PREPARATORY DAY SCHOOL BOYS 3 - 7 GIRLS 3 - 11 OV've Cvt LlcH10ovl OV've 61il 1A.cC!tLOV'v • • • • • excellent staff / pupil ratios high standards and academic success sporting, musical and dramatic opportunities art and creativity outdoor learning and play • extracurricular activities • before and after school care For further details please telephone 017 53 541075 35 Eton Road Datchet Berkshire SL3 9AX email: admin website: www.etonend.or • Site Clearance • Turfing • Plants, Trees and Shrubs • Fencing Des ign & Construction • Pergolas • Driveways • Car Parks • Block Paving • Patios • Terraces • Brickwork Decorative or Standard • Mature Trees • Suppliers of: SAND • BALL.AST WOOD CHIPS TOP SOIL MUSHROOM U COMPOST 01628 666022 • 661768 Mobile 07860 706675 THE TRADITIONAL RESTORATI ON COMPANY LTD Contact: Audrey Th ompson The Coach House, Dorney Court 01628 660708 Restorers of Fine Antique Furniture 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. Lucy Holt The Vicarage, 69a Eton Wick Road, Eton Wick, Windsor, Berks. SL4 6NE Tel: 01753 852268 e-mail: revlucy@tiscali.co.uk METHODIST CHAPEL, Eton Wick Sunday I 0.30am 6.30pm Morning Service and Sunday School Evening Service ST. GILBERT'S CATHOLIC CHURCH, Eton Wick Sunday Mass 9.00am OUR LADY OF PEACE Saturday CATHOLIC CHURCH, Burnham 6pm Vigil Mass Sunday 9am, 10.15am and 6pm 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, Maidenh ead. SL6 ODT. Tel: 01628 624213 Editorial Board: The Editors. Mrs. M.C. Cody Distributors: Mr Cobb, Mrs Cox, Mrs Grant, Mrs Hewitt-Teale, Mrs Jackman, Mrs Oxlade, Mrs Richmond, Mr Russell, Mrs Tuddenham, Mrs Tyler, Mrs Wiltshire, Mrs Wood-Dow, Mrs Wright 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. 5/10 JUNE 2010 EDITORIAL In the late 1920s, when Dorney Reach was being developed, it was decided that the parish should have a village hall; and so local residents purposefully set about raising the necessary funds. Two large fetes were held, one at Dorney Court and the other at Dorney House and a round of whist drives, dances, concerts and sales, at various venues, brought in quite good sums. Amongst the novel money making schemes was a Penny Sale at which Mr. Victor Clime exhibited a wireless set. For many people this was their first introduction to radio and they eagerly seized the opportunity to listen-in, through headphones, for a penny a minute. As funds accumulated, thought was given as to what type of building was affordable and appropriate. Colonel C. Palmer gave a suitable piece of land alongside the village school. During this period a disastrous fire had destroyed two wards at Windsor Hospital and large temporary huts were used during rebuilding. It was one of these huts that was purchased, at a reasonable price, and Mr. Quarterman was responsible for moving it, piecemeal, from Windsor and erecting it on the Dorney site. A Grand Opening took place on 26th. July, 1930. The hall served the parish for almost forty years. It hosted many happy social events and was the centre for the babies/children's clinic, the W.I., the Brownies and other organisations. My own memories of the hall are from the 1950s when having been cast as Roger the Lodger in the popular farce, 'My Wife's Lodger', I spent many very cold winter nights there rehearsing. I can't remember how the hall was heated, but in the depths of winter it was truly freezing. I hope no-one in Dorney can remember my performance or my part in the next production, a thriller, which I have so successfully expunged from my mind that I cannot even recall the name of my character nor the title of the play. By the 1960s it was evident that a new bigger and better hall was needed and it was decided that it should be sited in Dorney Reach on Trumper's Field, which provided off-road access and parking space. Once again, residents set about raising the necessary funds and events similar to those of the 1920s (apart from the penny wireless listening opportunity) took place. Grants were received from the Dept. of Education & Science, Dorney Parish Council, Dorney Parochial Church Council, Eton R.D.C. and Local Organisations. The new hall was officially opened by Miss E. Bennett on Saturday 10th. October, 1970 and the day's programme included a Local Organisations Exhibition, a Dorney Historical Pageant which traced the history of Dorney from Saxon Times, and a Grand Opening Ball. The programme notes included the following extract:- 'A new Hall has been a glimmer in the Dorney eye for more than a decade and the result is a tribute to the many who have worked so hard to bring their plans to fruition. ' Now, forty years on, the passage of time and the resultant wear and tear have taken toll of this 'New' village hall. To modernize it is deemed impractical and plans have been drawn up to replace it with village hall number three. Apr onpeows ehda llh iasl,l oisf cporicuersde a, ta £ v4e0r0y ,0co0s0t/l£y 5p0r0o,j0e0ct0. . OAu lrit t1le9 7b0e yhoanll dc owshta £t 1w2e,0 c0a0n. The expect to raise by community events! Plans were exhibited at the Annual Parish Meeting and showed an areevsethneuteic. aGllrya pntlesa asrien ga vbauiilladbinleg, wanithd ttwheo bmaalainn chea lclso, uwldh biceh fwunilld iendc rbeya sae l othaen from the Public Works Loan Board. Repayment would be made by increasing the parish precept, estimated at £49 p.a., in perpetuity. The opinion from the floor abtu tt haes Athnen uMael eMteinegt winga sw naost tchoant sthidee rheadll rsehporuelsde bneta rteivbeu oiltf fthoer fwuthuorele gceonmermautinointys,, it was decided that the Parish Council should hold a public meeting to find out the views of the electorate before a decision is made. My thoughts on the matter link the funding of a new Dorney village hall with the 2012 Olympic events at Dorney Lake. I find it difficult to accept that the rowing Olympics will bring any benefits to the majority of Dorney parish residents. The logical expectation is for spectators to be bussed into Dorney for the start of eefafeccht doafy t'hse e Ovelynmtsp aicnsd u tpo obne Dboursnseeyd w oiullt pargoabianb alyt bthee diri scrounpctilouns ioann,d a hnads tshlee, mnoati n only for the period of the games, but in the months leading up to them. Therefore, in way of compensation and as a reward for our tolerance, I suggest that the Olympic Delivery Authority funds the new Dorney Village Hall. The Olympic Games are supposed to provide a lasting legacy for the local populace and I am sure that £500,000 is little more than petty cash in the overall Olympic expenditure; but such a sum would endow Dorney with a fitting memorial of the events of 2012. ************************************************************* NEW MOBILE LIBRARY SCHEDULE MARLOW􀑁MOBILE􀑁LIBRARY􀑁 VDaistietss fDoor rn20e1y0 R: eaJcuhn oe n7 a l2te1r nJautely􀑁M 5 o1n9d ayAsu.􀑁gMuset a2d o1w6 WSaeyp t1e2m.3b0er - 1132 .2475 p.m. October l l 25 November 8 22 December 6 20 ************************************************************* DORNEY􀑁TENNIS􀑁COURT􀑁 Open􀑁to􀑁all􀑁 £2.S0􀑁per􀑁hour􀑁or􀑁yearly􀑁season􀑁tickets􀑁available􀑁as􀑁follows:􀐬 £10􀑁under􀑁the􀑁age􀑁of􀑁18.􀑁 £20􀑁aged􀑁 18􀑁and􀑁over.􀑁 £35􀑁family􀑁 Contact􀑁Charlie􀑁Coisb􀑁 01628􀑁629381􀑁 -2- Revd Lucy Holt writes: We have a new government in place and I wonder what changes will take place over the next few months. It is a new era with the coalition and it will be interesting how this works out in practice. Some commentators have suggested that this may be the beginning of more compromise and a demise of the old adversarial form of government we have had for so long. I hope and pray that our new government would genuinely seek to serve in not only a spirit of compromise but of seeking the common good rather than the needs of certain more powerful members of our society. The role they have is an awesome one and we should support them in our prayers. We know that our society is multi cultural, however, I pray that our government would continue to hold to Christian values including justice and equity. Perhaps we should remind our MPs of the words of the prophet Micah when asked "what does the Lord require of you" he replies: "To act justly, to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God." ( Micah 6: 8) For information about our churches, activities and church history please see our parishes' web site: www.stjohnstjamesed.org.uk Church Services in June 2010 Wednesday 2nd June 10.00 am Holy Communion (said BCP) Sunday 6th June 9.30 am Holy Communion (BCP) 1 1 .00 am 'Our Space' Family Service 6.30 pm Informal Service Sunday 13th June 9.30 am Holy Communion 1 1 .00 am Holy Communion (children's groups) Wednesday 16th June 10.00 am Holy Communion (said BCP) Sunday 20th June St John the Evangelist Eton St James the Less Dorney 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 Evangelist Eton 9.30am Holy Communion St James the Less Dorney 1 1 .00am Worshipping Together (children's groups)St John the Baptist Eton Wick Sunday 27th June 9.30am Morning Worship 1 1 .00am Holy Communion (children's groups) St James the Less Dorney St John the Baptist Eton Wick Neighbourhood Policing Newsletter Welcome to the latest newsletter from the Taplow & Dorney Neighbourhood Team THAMES VALLEY POLICE 0845 8 505 508 CRIMESTOPPERS 0800 555 1 1 1 HAVE􀑁YOUR􀑁SAY􀑁 The next beat surgery will be held on: Saturday 5• June 2010 at STARBUCKS, Sainsbury's, Lake End Road, Taplow between 12-lpm. Please feel free to come along and meet your neighbourhood police team and discuss any issues or concerns you have or alternatively you can e􀑫mail us on Angela.O'Connell@ thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk or Trevor.walker@thFesvalley.pnn.police.uk Speeding Speeding is still an issue in the area and the Neighbourhood teF are continuing with monthly speed enforcement around the area with Roads Policing and other agencies. Parking We have seen an improvement in parking in and around the Taplow & Dorney area. Both schools have been working closely with the Neighbourhood teams and parents in an effort to reduce congestion and bad parking around the schools. There still continues to be a problem around the station but this is now being looked at by Bucks County Council. Crime Information The Clear Car Campaign is an ongoing local initiative to try to identify vulnerable vehicles that have valuables on display and a letter is then sent to the registered owner warning them that their car and property is at risk. The Taplow & Dorney neighbourhood team are committed to reducing vehicle crime in the villages and would like to remind residents not to leave any items on display in their vehicles. The Neighbourhood Beat Team have also been conducting leaflet drops around the Taplow & Dorney areas in conjunction with South Bucks Community Safety Team offering a new property marking scheme called Select DNA. This is being offered free to all burglary victims and residents living in affected areas. Community Clear Up The neighbourhood team recently held a community clear up day in Station Road, Taplow. Working with Bucks County Council and pupils from St. Nicolas school the area has been cleared of litter and all the hedgerows have now been cut back. This initiative was carried out having been identified on an environmental audit which was also carried out by the school. The pupils will be rewarded for their efforts in a presentation by the Olympic Committee who will present all 31 pupils with certificates and pins. The Community Payback team are also still in the area conducting estate clear ups in Maypole Road and The Buffins in Taplow. Anti-social behaviour Anti-social behaviour is an issue in some areas ofTaplow and the Neighbourhood Team have been tackling this by issuing offenders with Yellow Cards. This month has seen four yellow cards being issued for ASB at Sainsbury's in Taplow and also a further two for ASB in the Taplow area. A S59 warning was also issued to a youth for driving a moped along the footpath of the Jubilee River in Dorney. Should you experience any ASB please contact us on 08458 505 505. If you have any queries or questions regarding neighbourhood policing or any police matter, please feel free to contact the Taplow & Dorney neighbourhood policing teF on 0845 8 505 505, or contact us via e-mail on: angela.o'connell@ thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk or Trevor.walker@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk You can also find us on the Neighbourhood pages: www.thamesvalleypolice.co.uk Eton College Rowing Centre Dorney Lake Site access- Eton College Rowing Centre We welcome visitors to the Eton College Rowing Centre site, particularly from the local community. However, we find that we need to develop this "open door" approach in the light of experience - and in anticipation of the site becoming better known as a result of the 2012 Olympics. The basic position remains unchanged. This is that the site is private property, and visitors come by invitation, and subject to the rules displayed at the entrances to the site. Our primary users are those who come to use our sporting facilities. Others may be given access, but only to the extent that this does not interfere with sporting uses, and provided they do not cause an unmanageable and unwelcome nuisance. Recent experience - particularly during the summer months - has been of increasing abuse of the site from vandalism, litter, dog-fouling, fly-tipping, interference with sporting uses, and other nuisance, with resulting expense and unpleasantness. Anecdotally, we have learnt from the recent limited access restrictions during the Olympics construction works that some visitors incorrectly assume they have an unrestricted right to be on the whole site; and some of these have been quite belligerent when asked to respect the clearly signed restrictions. It is not our wish to restrict access any more than is needed to facilitate our primary sporting uses, and to protect the site from being abused or over-loaded. With this in mind, we consulted with a number of members of the local community last December, explaining our dilemma and seeking views. As a result of this consultation, we will be implementing site closures to vehicles on a limtted number of occasions during the year, in addition to the established closure over the Christmas/New Year period. Signage in and around the site will be used to alert regular visitors in advance to known closures (although there may need to be some unannounced closures; eg, if "travellers" are in the area). I hope you will continue to enjoy visiting. We value your support in maintaining the high standard of the site, and would welcome any comments or suggestions you may have. lvor Lloyd -5- There are more questions than answers . . . . . Reporting last month on the annual parish meeting and daily living in Dorney have raised a few questions in my mind. I wonder if anyone knows the answers ..... Why is Dorney in Bucks and not Berks? We all regularly quote our postal addresses as 'Berkshire'. rve heard that 'County' and 'District' regard our parish as an awkward little outpost in the deep south of an elongated county. Not having access to the Royal Borough's Advantage Card reminds me of a constant disadvantage each time we visit Maidenhead or Windsor. To misquote 'Life of Brian', 'what's Bucks ever done for us?' The most cogent reason I heard for our location was 'the old Colonel insisted on it.' I imagine there are benefits - could anyone explain them? Why are party labels attached to local councillors? I would think we're lucky here because our parish councillors don't usually represent political parties. Councillors in Taplow and Burnham do, as do all South Bucks district councillors. Doesn't this deter genuinely independent residents who want to benefit the community? Do district councils, let alone parish councils, really follow rigid party agendas? This doesn't seem to gel with the 'new politics' of co-operation and fluid voting patterns. Is the village less rural these days, and does it matter? rm lucky enough to benefit from the flourishing acer and maple trees recently planted for the PC in Dorney Reach. But it seems to me such 'green shoots' are thin on the ground in these parts. Whatever the long term advantages, the construction of the Rowing Lake and Jubilee River has changed our rural character - hopefully Boveney Road won't be sacrificed to Olympic transportation demands. This may be starry eyed nostalgia, but many residents seem to be hastening the process as front gardens and their greenery vanish under a tide of gravel and concrete. Would residents benefit from a community website? Many villages, including Taplow and Burnham, have these - but they are larger communities. We are an online village .... Dorney Court, the village hall, the church & the school, the Palmer Arms, the rowing lake and the PC all have sites. But do we need an interactive means of sharing information, gossip, photographs and experiences? Perhaps residents should make up a Facebook group. Maybe this magazine would benefit from online presence alongside the hard copy. , • • • ..... and finally, something quite different. Has anybody seen the inside of Boveney Church? St Mary Magdalene has always captured the imagination of our family and visitors, an effect enhanced by its current si lent and shuttered state. Even after its 'redundancy' in 1975, it opened three times a year , but now it is closed 'for renovat ion'. Does anyone recall this building in regular use? Has anyone witnessed the inside? Will the splendidly named 'Friends of Friendless Churches' who maintain it, ever open its doors again? Peter Bowman peter.bowman@virgin.net THE MILL AT SONNJNG Dinner Theatre Box Office O 118 969 8000 Wednesday 26/5 - Saturday 10/7 IF I WERE YOU a comedy by Alan Ayckbourn NORDEN FARM CENTRE FOR THE ARTS Allwood Road, Maidenhead Box Office O 1628 788997 Friday 25th June at 8 p.m. El Moreno An evening of romantic and exciting Spanish guitar music. Featuring beautiful solo pieces by the great masters of the past, such as Granada and Leyenda by Albeniz, Me mories of the Alhambra by Tarrega, the much loved Adagio theme from Rodrigo and fiery music in flamenco style Tickets: £10 (£8 cone.) Studio Fosteri ng Now 91, (The good die young!) I still go on a Monday night to the disadvantaged in Slough, giving food etc. It is supported by churches of different denominations. I have noticed rece ntly that if an alcoholic has a baby the way taken now is adoption rather than fostering, which seems to save the council money. This takes away the chance for the Mother to be refo rmed. 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JAMES, DORNEY Full details of our Services and Children's Activities are included in this magazine VICAR OF DORNEY Revd. Lucy Holt The Vicarage, 69a Eton Wick Road, Eton Wick, Windsor, Berks. SL4 6NE Tel: 01753 852268 e-mail: revlucy@tiscali.co.uk METHODIST CHAPEL, Eton Wick Sunday 10.30am Morning Service and Sunday School 6.30pm Evening Service ST. GILBERT'S CATHOLIC CHURCH, Eton Wick Sunday Mass 9.00am OUR LADY OF PEACE CATHOLIC CHURCH, Burnham Saturday Sunday 6pm 9am, I 0. 15am and 6pm Vigil Mass Mass Material for publication should reach one of the Editors by the t 6th 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 0DX Tel : 01628 6241 21 Mrs. J. M. Spencer, Dorincourt, 45. Harcourt Road, Dorney Reach, Maidenhead. SL6 0DT Tel: 01628 6242 1 3 Editorial Board: The Editors. Mrs. M.C. Cody Distributors: Mr Cobb, Mrs Cox, Mrs Grant, Mrs Hewitt-Teale, Mrs Jackman, Mrs Oxlade, Mrs Richmond, Mr Russell, Mrs Tuddenham, Mrs Tyler, Mrs Wiltshire, Mrs Wood-Dow, Mrs Wright RATE OF SUBSCRIPTION: £5 per annum for 10 issues (Payable in Advance) It is requested that Treasurers of Local Organ isations 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. 6/10 EDITORIAL JULY 2010 The Olympic Delivery Authority's 'drop-in' meeting at Dorney Lake on the 28th. May attracted a substantial audience eager to learn of the latest plans for the Rowing Olympics and, in particular, how the transportation of competitors and s1 pdeoc ntaotto trhsi nwko tuhladt iantneyr fpelraen ws ihtah vthee bire deani lfyin raoliusteinde as.n d they seem to change from meeting to meeting, but this 'drop-in' has, at least for the time being, clarified the bussing-in arrangements; and to our advantage. At our Annual Parish Meeting we were given to believe that some spectators, particularly those aBrorviveinnge ya tR Toaapdl.o Awt Sthtaet iLoank, ew moueledt ibneg ,b tuhses eOdD iAnt sto aDtoerdn tehya at nd dropped off m be bussed into Dorney, and Taplow will not be a designateNdO O slypmecptiact roarislw aarey to tshtaet sioitne. Afonry ao pneed aersritvriinagn aetn tTraapncelow t hSrtoautgiohn twheill phearvime etote wr faelkn ctoe tish ey eLta tkoe bweh ere dpeecr iddaeyd,, wbuillt bpero bbuasbsley da tf rBoomv esunerryo. uAnldl iontgh edre sspigencattaetodr sra, ilnwuamyb setraetdio nats 3a0n,d0 0p0a rkand- ride areas, to Windsor Racecourse from where they will gain entrance to the Lake via the proposed footbridge over the river. So, apart from vehicles carrying competitors and officials (approx. 6,000 persons per day) Dorney will Tbehe a nlo gOislytmicsp iocf v peahrikc-lea nfdre-reid zeo/nraeil.- VanIPds-r imdea/y W arirnivdes obry R haeclieccooputersre. /Rowing Lake are daunting to even contemplate. When applying for a ticket, will one have to state method and route of travel, or will it be a matter of chance as to the numbers arriving at each pick-up destination? We can all apply for tickets on line in 2011. If lucky, we may be allowed to walk to Boveney or we may have to drive to a park-and-ride and board a bus to the Racecourse. The Dorney Parish News is not published in August. We ask that material for publication in the September edition is submitted to the editors_ by the due date i.e. 16th. August. This deadline is particularly important on this occasion. 􀆮 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 􀆯 111 DORNEY & DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY 111 m m Ill Ill Ill Ill ANNUAL SHOW Saturday 4th. September Ill Ill Ill Ill m m 111 in the Village Hall 111 r e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e _ 􀀥 MARLOW MOBILE LIBRARY Visits Dorney Reach on alternate Mondays . Meadow Way 12.30 - 12.45 p.m. Dates for 201 0 : July 5 19 August 2 1 6 September 13 27 October 1 1 25 November 8 22 December 6 20 -1- Revd Lucy Holt Writes: I am much looking forward to my summer holiday as a time to relax with my family. In the busyness of life I am sure that you will agree that times when we can be together with those we love are really precious. The God-given principle of rest on the 7th day is one which we have to fight to hold on to in our 24/7 culture. So I do hope and pray you will enjoy any time of rest you find over this holiday period. In the church we are again holding RiverReach,our holiday club for children 5-9 years,from the 27th-291h July at Eton Wick School. With a Wild West theme this year we will be having fun with activities such as panning for gold, making wagons, line dancing, and much more besides. It is always great fun for both the children and those running it although we all need a rest at the end! The children of our three local schools of Dorney, Eton Wick and Eton Porney have all been invited but if you have or know of other children who may want to come please do gel in contact with me. For information about our churches, activities and church history please see our parishes' web site: stjohnstjamesed.org.uk Church Services in July and August 2010 Sunday 4th July 9.30 am Holy Communion (said BCP) 1 1.00 am Our Space (All Age Family Service) 6.30 pm Informal Service Wednesday 7th July 10.00am Holy Communion (said BCP) Sunday 11th July 9.30am Holy Communion 1 1 .00am Holy Communion Sunday 18th July St James the Less Dorney St John the Baptist Eton Wick St John the Evangelist Eton St John the Evangelist Eton St James the Less Dorney St John the Baptist Eton Wick 9.30am Holy Communion St James the Less Dorney 1 1 .00am Worshipping Together (children's groups) St John the Baptist Eton Wick Wednesday 21st July 10.00am Holy Communion (said BCP) St John the Evangelist Eton Sunday 25th July 9.30am Morning Worship 1 1.00am Holy Communion (children's groups) -2- St James the Less Dorney St John the Baptist Eton Wick Sunday 1 st August 1 1 . 00 am RiverReach Service 6.30 pm Holy Communion (said BCP) Sunday 8th August 9.30am Holy Communion 1 1.00am Holy Communion Sunday 15th August 9.30am Holy Communion 11.00am Worshipping Together Sunday 22nd August 9.30am Morning Worship 1 1.00am Holy Communion Sunday 29th August 11.00am Combined Holy Communion service HORTICULTURAL NOTES Eton Wick School St James the Less Dorney St James the Less Dorney St John the Baptist Eton Wick St James the Less Dorney St John the Baptist Eton Wick St James the Less Dorney St John the Baptist Eton Wick St John the Evangelist Eton Summer is with us once more, let's hope that it will last. The countryside looks at its best, making travel much more pleasant. But now we look forward to seeing the results in our Annual Show, which will be held in the village hall on Saturday September 4th. The Show is open to everybody , so all exhibits are welcome. We especially want youngsters to take part, parents please encourage your family to do their bit. Last year was encouraging, let's make this year even better. Alan Russell and his youth group will be staging their own show in the adjacent field. Rumour has it that it will be even larger than last year. Should be fun. On Saturday September 1 1th The Eton Wick Allotment Association will be holding their own show in Eton Wick School Hall. The group is expanding to include items similar to our own show. Well worth a visit. Our two organisations help each other with exhibits, so long may it last. We have new young families in the area who we ask to come in. Call Yvonne Povey on 01628 603036, Ralph Liney 01628 620884 or any of the committee members for a Show Programme or more information. We hope that you will have happy holidays and look forward to meeting you later in the summer. Ralph Liney tch Landscapes Ltd Tree Surgery • Landscaping • Garden Design • Planting • Lawn Care Stump Grinding For free quotations and advice call Tom on: 07976 643 382 or 01628 624 113 or email tchlandscapesltd@yahoo.com A N Gr□undcare B Garden. 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A number of ODA staff were on hand, as well as some representatives of Local Authorities. The session was well-attended and included a spontaneous 'Q and A' session. Now the site 'enhancement' works are completed, matters such as transport and security, about which questions were asked, will be fully addressed. The ODA will continue to keep in touch via their Engage newsletter, which is delivered to residents both sides of the river. They have also offered to field attendees or speakers at community events. You can reach them on their free Construction Hotline on 08000 722 110. Here's something cheering: the Grade I Listed, 13th Century St Mary Magdalene Church, Boveney, used in former times by the village and the Thames watennen, is having more renovation work done, this time to the windows, to further conserve it. As you'll know, the church is weatherboarded, has a timber- framed tower, decorative 'galletting' on the exterior and simple internal fittings including the early mediaeval 'tub' font. The wistfully-named The Friends of Friendless Churches has cared for it since it was closed in 1983. They are hoping in due course to set up a local group to manage the church. Over £400,000 will have been spent on ensuring this piece of our history is in fine order, so its fuh1re should be a good one. Anyone interested in perhaps helping should apply to Matthew Saunders. Hon Director of The Friends, on tel 020 7236 3934 or at office@friendsoffriendlesschurches.org.uk. And he re's a recent snippet from The Guardian - a list of works of literature featuring rowing. They range from The Odyssey (Homer) to Our Mu tual Friend (Dickens) to Therese Racquin (Zola) to Five on a Treasure Island (Blyton) to The Ta lented Mr Ripley (Highsmith). And more. Not forgetting The Wind in the Wi llows, which has a wonderfully charming display of its own at The River & Rowing Museum, Henley. Lastly, we have to revert to more sombre matters - the continuing need the Dorney Lake management feel to close the site, sometimes at short notice, because of the anti-social, not to say criminal, behaviour of some visitors. It is a great shame but it must be emphasised, as Ivor Lloyd, Managing Director, said in the last 'Lake Lines' that Dorney Lake is privately-owned, is primarily a top-class sporting venue and Eton College 's offering it to the local community is effectively by invitation, not by inalienable right of access. It is such a lovely place, for which devotees, including our stalwart Volunteer Wardens, feel affection. Let's hope things improve so we can all enjoy the sporting events and add-ons such as walking. Patricia Powell -5- Glenda Collins Parish Clerk Tel, 01753 655331 Fax: 01753 654922 Email: domeycouncil@co-net.com www.bucksinfo.net/domeypc ; .. ?􀈤i§􀈥􀈦 .1 cl ' Minutes of the Dorney Parish Council Meeting C/o Iver Parish Council 63 Chequers Orchard !VER Bucks SL0 9NJ held at the Eton Dorney Centre on Tuesday 8tb June 2010 at 8 pm Present:- Councillors K Harris (chaired the meeting), A Foxley, E Nelson, P Smith, G Easton In Attendance:- Mrs G Collins (Clerk), District Cllr Adams. 22 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION - The chairman read a report provided by County Cllr Dev Dhillon. He had had a meeting with the chairman of the Parish Council and Jim Stevens (head of transportation at BCC) regarding the traffic congestion caused by the car boot sale on the A4. Concerns were expressed about traffic backing up on Bath Road and M4 isolating Dorney and parts of Burnham and Taplow and a1so causing rat runs and making emergency service access difficult. It was requested whether the County could look into restricting the size ofthe car boot sales and Mr Stevens said that he would get all relevant parties together to talk about the safety concerns. A meeting is to be arranged with the South Bucks Safety Advisory Group. Cllr Dhillon will attend and report back because when he was canvassing for County Council elections congestion caused by the car boot sale was a major issue for many residents. The chainnan reported that PC Trevor Walker is not well and so the PCSO is having to work very hard and thus could not attend tonight's meeting. District Cllr Adams reported that Peter Beckham of the District Council had some information about the transport plan for the Olympics. Cllrs said that it was still changing all the time and so there is a need to be careful about who has the latest infonnation. Clerk to email Peter Beckford to see what information he has. 23 Apologies were received from Cllr Purdie, County Cllr Dev Dhillon and the Police. 24 Resolved to receive, and in so far as is required, approve the minutes of the previous meeting held on the I Ith May 2010. 2S Disclosure of interest in items on the agenda. Cllr Easton disclosed an interest in item 28 as he is on the Village Hall Committee. This is a non pecuniary interest. 26 Clerk's Report -(a) No further news on Broadband Link - noted (b) Wyevale maintenance visit has taken place to trees at Harcourt Road (tree outside number 29 strimmer damage and those outside numbers 33-45 not as happy as others). Noted ( c) Thames Water has been asked whether they would allow the Parish Council to re-ali gn the fe nce on their land in Marsh Lane at Parish Council expense, to allow for the hedge and a site meeting is hoped to take place. The chairman reported that it would cost approximately £300 to move the fe nce. Thames Water has dug a trench along the boundary where travellers could enter the site to prevent a recurrence. (d) The BCC winter maintenance fe edback document for 2009 - 10 was passed around for councillors to read. (e) the clerk was asked to contact James Palmer about the need for repairs to the fo otbridge over the stream near Boveney as soon as possible following a resident's complaint. 27 Local Area Forum - a) Resolved that Dorney Parish Council would not support and attend the Beeches LAF. b) Resolved not to attend the Event to develop a Local Area Plan for the Beeches Area on Wednesday 161h June 6.30 - 8.30 pm at Burnham Football Club (invitation to chairman and clerk or their nominated replacements). c) resolved to apply for some money towards a new parish council mower that is needed costing approximately £3,000. Clerk to notify Stephen Young and also Cllr Dev Dhillon of this request of the LAF. 28 Provision of Dog Bin in Marsh Lane - resolved to approve expenditure of £272.32 net for purchase of a bin the same as that on Lake End Road. SBDC will add it to their schedule for emptying. 29 Rebuild of Dorney Village Hall to - To resolve the following:- Q CJUALIIT PARISH (OUNCIL a) Whether the Parish Council is prepared to take on the loan/resp:msibility of a new Village Hall? Resolved that this decision will be taken once the public consultation has taken place but in principle if the Council has the support of the residents then it is happy to go ahead. b) How the Parish Council engages with the community to ensure everyone fully understands the implications and the increase in precept to pay back a loan for building a new village hall? A paper (appended) was circulated as a draft for circulation to residents. It was agreed that Cllr Smith would amend the document with the revisions required by the Parish Council at the meeting and bring it back to the next meeting for final approval. Cllr Easton was asked if an arti􀭐 impression of the new hall could be added to the document. It was agreed that it would then be printed and circulated to each house by the Village Hall Committee with an envelope for responses. Responses should be collected by the Committee so that any questions can be answered. c) What level should be set for parishioners who need to be in agreement with spending money on the village hall in order for the Parish Council to proceed with this project? Resolved to defer this to the next meeting. 30 Annual Report- resolved to approve the annual report (appended) and to print it in house with copies to be put on notice boards, web site and in local businesses. Residents would be notified via the parish magazine that they can request a personal copy by email or post. This should keep costs down. 31 Planning a. Resolved to note planning issues, decisions and appeals recently notified by South Bucks District Council -( on list to be fotwarded). b. Resolved to comment on the Wakeham, Boveney Road applications (10/00782/FUL and I 0/00787 /LBC) with no objections. 32 Finance b) Resolved to authorise payment of Accounts for May 2010 in the sum of£ 1,486.37 net c) Resolved to receive list of income for April and May 2010 in the sum of £8,563.56 d) Resolved to receive recent bank statements and chairman signed reconciliations e) Resolved to receive accounts with revisions as approved by the internal auditor (appended) f) Resolved to complete the Statement of Assurance for the Annual Return as appended. 33 Correspondence for Action a) Bucks CC Parish Consultation Portal - resolved that the Parish Council wants to receive only electronic consultations from the County Council provided that the clerk does not have to search for revisions,etc. but will be notified with a linkiand nominated the clerk for training although recognising that a Saturday was not an appropriate day for this to take place. b) Bucks CC - new website has been created by the County Council which holds all parish plans with breakdown of actions. Resolved that Cllr Foxley would update the actions on the Dorney plan. c) Orchard Herbs Fann - Goods Vehicle Operators Licence (previously emailed). Noted that residents who could be directly environmentally affected should be encouraged to write and object. d) Street Lighting -annual report from Bernard Leigh was noted - I column leaning ( 16 in Marsh Lane @ £75) and 4 need re•painting (£55 each). One column needs a new head (Oak Stubbs Lane £695). Resolved to approve expenditure in the sum of £990 to get these works done. e) Invitation for a representative of the Parish Council to attend SBDC Overview and Scrutiny Panel on 9th July IO am where the Chief Executive of Wexham Park Hospital will be talking about his turnaround plans and also the ambulance service on response times. Resolved that Councillors would respond individually to this invitation. 34 Resolved to receive and note May circulars list (appended). 35 Member's Reports a) Rowing Lake - report on Olympic Delivery Authority progress by Cllr Harris. The chairman reported that ODA is probably not going to use Taplow Station now but Burnham, Slough, Windsor Riverside and Maidenhead instead. The commuter car park in Maidenhead may be closed to use as a coach park. However, the plans are still not set in stone. Cllr Harris reported that there had been a problem at the Lake a week or so ago (at a weekend) and Dorney Lake Services had had to close the main gates due to vandalism. There was a canoeing event taking place on the day in question and so the canoeists parked in the Ramblers car park and emergency entrance gateway, which caused congestion. Cllr A. Purdie and Cllr P. Smith also attended the situation. The chainnan received several complaints from residents asking him what was happening and why. He telephoned the Lake and asked that lvor Lloyd Q QUALITY PA.RISH COUNCIL -7- contact him when he was available so that it could be discussed (expecting that this would be a day or so away). Another member of staff rang the chainnan back on the Tuesday and was quite difficult and angry; and so the chairman had to hang up the phone rather than get into any argument,also because it was on his car phone in the presence of family and friends. About a week later lvor Lloyd sent an email to the chainnan (and copied in many residents) saying that the chairman had been rude and unprofessional amongst other things and asking that the parish council appoint another spokesperson. The Council has agreed that it is right and proper for the chairman to be the spokesperson for the Council and fully supported the chairman who stated that in no way had he been rude. The chairman said that he had since met face to face with lvor Lloyd and this had been amicable and productive. It was agreed that the chainnan should ask lvor Lloyd to clarify the position with all those residents that he had copied into his first email in order to re-assure residents that the misunderstanding had been cleared up to the satisfaction of both parties. b) Neighbourhood Action Group -no report c) SBALC - no report 36 Resolve any complaints received from ruidents-there were none. 37 Maintenance and Highway employee/work. Noted communication from the tree warden and that the first 3 items had already been carried out by Wyevale at their maintenance visit on 1 3111 May. Clerk to forward John Farrell the letter for infonnation so that he can check the works have been carried out satisfactorily and also feed the bulbs as requested by the tree warden Gill Easton. The chairman said that a new ride-on mower is required costing £3,000 approximately. Th.is will be on the next agenda for approval once it is known whether any funding is available from the LAF. The chairman aJso reported that the maintenance worker has worked a few extra hours to get ready for the Best Kept Village competition. The Council agreed that this was in order. Date of next meeting - 8pm on 13th July 2010 at the Eton Dorney Centre Meeting ended 10.15 pm ETON WICK HISTORY GROUP MEETING Wednesday 1 4th July Eton Wick Village Hall at 7.30 p.m. SECRETS OF THE BOX Speaker:- Mr. Tony Weston NO MEETING IN AUGUST Thursday 9th September Eton Wick Scout Hut at 7.30 p.m. See programme below ETON WICK VILLAGE HISTORY GROUP NOTICE ""Q-"'"' """"' Oue to Eton Wick Village Hall refurbishments throughout August and September, the September History Group event will be held at the Eton Wick Scout Hut in Hayward's Mead on Thursday, 9th September at 7.30 p.m. The Committee will be elected at this meeting followed by a local talk. Subsequent events will, of course, return to the Village Hall. The Committee members wish to convey their gratitude to the Scouting movement for generously making their premises available. 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 Charlie Coish 01628 629381 -8- i Dorney Parish News " -􀀮---=--􀀯--􀀰---· -􀔈 􀔉-􀔊- - 􀔍 ·􀔋-----􀔌- _· ----:-.:􀄶· -􀄦 - 􀂌􀂍--:--􀂎- -=-􀄷 - - -:--=-- -_ 􀄸 ---· -- 􀄹- ·- 􀀿r􀁀􀁁;iJ1􀁂􀁃􀁄R 􀂏..,. -..􀔎 .􀔏 􀔐 HOLIDAY COURSES SHOW JUMPING GYMKHANAS HACKING Th RIDING SCHOOL & LIVERY >8pa!J/§hI􀀍!t UNDER THE MANAGEMENT DF JILL HARRIS Elm Farm Boveney Road Dorney Common Nr. Windsor Berkshire Telephone: 01628 661275 INDOOR RIDING SCHOOL - QUALIFIED INSTRUCTION Daily and evening individual lessons and classes JANE MORGAN DRESSES - - - - -- c:::, ------ EVENING DRESS HIRE & SALES • Ball gowns, prom dresses & cocktail wear • Handbags,jewellery & wraps • Sizes 4 - 26, competitively priced • The dresses can be altered to ensure a perfect fit By appointment 6 days a week 01628 600509 janemorgandresses@fsmail.net Mob: 07887 994222 www.janemorgandresshire.co. uk Village Road, Dorney, nr Windsor & Eton Eton End School Eton Road, Datcher PREPARATORY DAY SCHOOL BOYS 3 -7 GIRLS 3 - 11 OVl-t CviLLolvioool OVl-e t5oluccitLoVI- • • • • • excellent staff / pupil ratios high standards and academic success sporting, musical and dramatic opportunities art and creativity outdoor learning and play • extracurricular activities • before and after school care For further details please telephone 01753 541075 35 Eton Road Datchet Berkshire SL3 9AX email: admin{a)etonend.otR" website: www.etonend.or􀔥 uS Design & Construction Wo□􀀔􀀕Du□C?® 􀀝􀀞cap􀀟 &- Bal£r/i(l'l • Site Clearance • Pergolas • Terraces • Suppliers of: • Turfing • Driveways • Brickwork SAND • BALLAST • Plants, Trees • Car Parks Decorative WOOD CHIPS and Shrubs • Block Paving or Standard TOPSOIL MUSHROOM - • Fencing • Patios • Mature Trees COMPOST 01628 666022 • 661768 Mobile 07860 706675 THE TRADITIONAL RESTORATION COMPANY LTD Contact: Audrey Thompson The Coach House, Dorney Court 01628 660708 Restorers of Fine Antique Furniture 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. Lucy Holt The Vicarage, 69a Eton Wick Road, Eton Wick, Windsor, Berks. SL4 6NE Tel: 01753 852268 e-mail: revlucy@tiscali.co.uk METHODIST CHAPEL, Eton Wick Sunday I 0.30am 6.30pm ST. GILBERT'S CATHOLIC CHURCH, Eton Wick Sunday Mass 9.00am Morning Service and Sunday School Evening Service OUR LADY OF PEACE CATHOLIC CHURCH, Burnham Saturday Sunday 6pm 9am. I O. l 5am and 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 0DX Tel: 01628 624121 Mrs. J. M. Spencer, Dorincourt, 45, Harcourt Road, Dorney Reach, Maidenhead. SL6 0DT. Tel: 01628 624213 Editorial Board: The Editors. Mrs. M.C. Cody Distributors: Mr Cobb, Mrs Cox, Mrs Grant, Mrs Hewitt-Teale, Mrs Jackman, Mrs Oxlade, Mrs Richmond, Mr Russell, Mrs Tuddenham, Mrs Tyler, Mrs Wiltshire, Mrs Wood-Dow, Mrs Wright RATE OF SUBSCRIPTION: £5 per annum for 1 0 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. 7/10 EDITORIAL SEPTEMBER 2010 I have not heard what response the Parish Council received from its questionnaire on the need and financing of a new village hall, but I hope that the majority of parishioners supported the proposal for a new building. I am also hoping that there is majority agreement for an increase in the parish precept to pay for it, for I believe that this is the only way funding can be achieved. Maybe, like me, you rarely join in the activities in the village hall; you may, perhaps, have never darkened its doorstep, but I think a community spirit should come to the fore here. After forty years, our present hall does not meet today's expected standards, and the planned new building with its updated facilities will, unquestionably, encourage greater use. I recently went to an open day at the new Burnham Park Hall. An inspirational building and a great credit to the foresight of Burnham residents and their Parish Council. I am sure Dorney residents will consider the plans for our new village hall with the same foresight and determination. You will read in the Clerk's Report in the Parish Pump that there is no further news on our Broadband Link. I find this very disappointing, for despite upgrading my computer, and my provider initially promising a temptingly high speed link, connection is extremely slow. The reason, I am told, is that I am 6,000 metres from the exchange. On page 1 1 of this issue you will find an article published by BELP (Bucks Economic & Learning Partnership) an organisation set up to enhance the economic and learning prospects within the County. This article argues that the provision of high speed broadband is an essential vehicle for economic and social development. To this end, B ELP is conducting a survey to help achieve this target. You are asked to participate in this survey by entering www.belp.co.uk , click on Better Broadband for Bucks click on Broadband Questionnaire. Let's add our weight to the argument! ' Through our letter boxes we have all received the latest pamphlet (August 2010) from the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG). It carries a message from Seb Coe in which we are advised (yet again) that Eton Dorney will provide the setting for the 2012 Rowing and Olympic Canoe Sprint events. Where is this new location, Eton Dorney? I certainly can't find it on my ordnance survey or road maps. Now I don't know if this upsets you in any way, but every time I read 'Eton Dorney' my hackles rise. Will Lord Coe, LOCOG, and the ODA please note that the venue for the Rowing Olympics is Dorney Lake, DORNEY. .......... ············································ ............. . DORNEY & DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY ANNUAL SHOW Saturday 4th. September in the Village Hall Revd Lucy Holt Writes: The Eton Dorney Centre has been part of the community of Dorney for a large number of years. Over the last year the trustees of the centre have been dveisrcyu ssosoinng R cehvadn gDer oJfo ehnm Bphreaasdiso fno rw itilsl bues ea rarnivdin agr eto pwleoarske pda trot tiinmfoer mfo ry tohue that centre on a new project. tI oh aannd o poevenr e tov ehniimng t oto e fxinpdla oinu at mlittolree o. f the new work of the centre and invite you Invitation to The Eton Dorney Centre, November 2, 7 for 7.15pm - 8.30pm AFAN (All Faiths & None) Open Night What is AFAN? AFAN is a multi- faith and belief project designed specifically for 16-18-year-olds in education. It was originally conceived for the further education sector to promote the spiritual and moral development of learners. (Outside of schools there is no statutory RE provision.) AFAN is both a web-site and a team of six individuals from different faith and belief traditions who work nationally with students and their staff on life's 'Big Questions·. You can learn more by going to www.afan.uk.net. How is the EDC involved in the work of AFAN? Since March the EDC has been the venue for a number of day workshops on faith and belief questions; areas already covered include freedom and authority, death, and violence. Each workshop was attended by fifteen young people from schools in the Eton and.Windsor area. Funding has come through the government -sponsored ISSP (Independent/State School Partnership) programme. In collaboration with the EDC, Eton College has been the 'host' for these events. The hope is that from 2011 the Centre will become the full-time home for the project which will, in time, offer a wide range of day and residential learning opportunities for students and staff from schools and colleges both local and national. The AFAN programme will run alongside current centre activities. What will happen on the night? The evening will provide local residents with an opportunity to learn more about the project's core aims and philosophy. Members of the team will be present to meet and talk to about AFAN and plans for the Centre in 2011 and beyond. At 7.15pm there will be a short DVD presentation. Refreshments will be provided from 8pm followed by a time of informal conversation. On behalf of the team I sincerely hope you will be able to meet with us in November. From, Revd. Dr. John Breadon Director, AFAN/Eton Dorney Project For information about our churches, activities and church history please see our parishes' web site: stjohnstjamesed.org.uk Church Services in September 2010 Wednesday 1st September 1 0.00am Holy Communion (said BCP) Sunday 5th September 9.30 am Holy Communion (said BCP) 1 1 .00 am Our Space (All Age Family Service) 6.30 pm Informal Service Sunday 12th September 9.30am Holy Communion 1 1 .00am Holy Communion Wednesday 15th September 1 0.00am Holy Communion (said BCP) Sunday 1 9th September St John the Evangelist Eton St James the Less Dorney 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 Evangelist Eton 9.30am Holy Communion St James the Less Dorney 1 1 .00am Worshipping Together (children's groups) St John the Baptist Eton Wick Sunday 26th September 9.30am Morning Worship 1 1 .00am Holy Communion (children's groups) We- ar-c:. e,􀘞􀘟c.-i􀘠 CMYMOIIS" iirfe.r-e,;f from loc..a/ hol'V!e- St James the Less Dorney St John the Baptist Eton Wick Ot'\IIIMS. Af a Y&;;U'/t we:, ill1'Ud to /awii:.h OVY de.di􀘡 we.kite- to #, e, i􀘢onal 1ttarl::e;f, Jn #ie. 11e-aY fvtu,Ye. If '1°" wo11fd like to 􀘣w MOY&, please- loolc at ow c.urren+ wekite-. In OYkY no+ to mis􀌨 ol/1", Y􀘤SfoY '1°11...- ltalM and addrt½􀘥. We- wi/f inform '1°11 􀘦 ¼lfi as rv& ar-e ..-..dj to t.,;ce '1"" f"'FIT'I ..tail, in on/« fhat f""'J '"'" 9' livo °" 􀘧 final wu;• I Dorney Parish News -- -- - --•--:;-􀁦- - --· - ·- -- 􀄽-􀄾::-- • 􀄿 ----­ -􀔑􀔒 􀅀- - -- - 􀅁􀅂 􀅃􀅄􀅅 􀅆 􀄧􀄨􀄩􀄪- -􀄫􀄬􀄭 -- --:-· -- -::-- HOLIDAY COURSES SHOW JUMPING GYMKHANAS HACKING Th RIDING SCHOOL & LIVERY 􀀉paBu!§􀀊J!o! UNDER THE.MANAGEMENT OF JILL HARRIS Elm Farm Boveney Road Dorney Common Nr. Windsor Berkshire Telephone: 01628 661275 INDOOR RIDING SCHOOL - QUALIFIED INSTRUCTION Daily and evening individual lessons and classes JANE MORGAN DRESSES - - -- - c:::> - ----- EVENING DRESS HIRE & SALES • Ball gowns, prom dresses & cocktail wear • Handbags,jewellery & wraps • Sizes 4 - 26, competitively priced • The dresses can be altered to ensure a perfect fit By appointment 6 days a week 01628 600509 janemorgandresses@fsmail.net Moh: 07887 994222 wwwJanemorgandresshire.co.uk Village Road, Dorney, nr Windsor & Eton Eton End School Eton Road, Datchet PREPARATORY DAY SCHOOL BOYS 3 -7 GIRLS 3 - 11 O111,e cnLLo!nooo! DIM! 6o!ucaH0111, • excellent staff / pupil ratios 􀐴􀑁 high􀑁standards􀑁and􀑁academic􀑁success􀑁 • sporting, musical and dramatic opportunities • art and creativity • outdoor learning and play • extracurricular activities • before and after school care For further details please telephone 01753 541075 35 Eton Road Datchet Berkshire S1...3 9AX email: admin@etonend.or website: www.etonend.or 􀂆 Design & Construction WoD􀀆􀀇GiJ□CP® 􀀝􀀞cap􀀟 &- Ballr/in'l • Site Clearance • Pergolas • Terraces • Suppliers of: • Turfing • Driveways • Brickwork SAND • BALLAST • Plants, Trees • Car Parks Decorative WOOD CHIPS and Shrubs • Block Paving or Standard TOP SOIL • Fencing • Patios • Mature Trees MUSHROOM . COMPOST 01628 666022 • 661768 Mobile 07860 706675 THE TRADITIONAL RESTORATION COMPANY LTD Contact: Audrey Thompson The Coach House, Dorney Court 01628 660708 Restorers of Fine Antique Furniture SERVICES IN THE LOCAL CHURCHES ST. JAMES, DORNEY Full details of our Services and Children 's Activities are included in this magazine VICAR OF DO RNEY Revd. Lucy Holt The Vicarage, 69a Eton Wick Road, Eton Wick, Windsor, Berks. SL4 6NE Tel : 01753 852268 e-mail: revlucy@tiscali.co.uk METHODIST CHAPEL, Eton Wick Sunday 10.30am Morning Service and Sunday School Evening Service 6.30pm ST. GILBERT'S CATHOLIC CHURCH, Eton Wick Sunday Mass 9.00am OUR LADY OF PEACE Saturday CATHOLIC CHURCH, Burnham 6pm Vigil Mass Sunday 9am, I 0. l 5am and 6pm 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 0DX Tel: 01628 624121 Mrs. J. M. Spencer, Dorincourt, 45, Harcourt Road, Dorney Reach, Maidenhead. SL6 0DT. Tel : 01628 624213 Editorial Board: The Editors, Mrs. M.C. Cody Distributors: Mr Cobb, Mrs Cox, Mrs Grant, Mrs Hewitt-Teale, Mrs Jackman, Mrs Oxlade, Mrs Richmond, Mr Russel l, Mrs Tuddenham, Mrs Tyler, Mrs Wiltshire, Mrs Wood-Dow, Mrs Wright 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. 8/10 EDITORIAL OCTOBER 2010 I have been away on holiday for almost the whole of September and so this October magazine is rather behind schedule, but I hope your copy will reach yteonut enrohto mokosr ea wthaaitnin ag w deeelivke laryte! r than anticipated. I doubt that you have been on I was hoping that ideas for an editorial would come to me during my days of alewisauitrien,g b muty i nasttpeirnatitoionn hdaess perrtoevdid mede faonodd If oreturned unscripted. However, copy r thought. I am dismayed to learn that the Dorney & District Horticultural Society is, once again, in danger of closing down through lack of people willing to serve on the committee. The Society has been in existence for sixty years and although support is not what it once was, there is still enthusiasm for the annual show and for the social evenings held at intervals throughout the year in the village hall where talks are given by guest horticulturists. These are very pleasant teovgeentihnegrs. Istp weinllt b wei tvhe frryie snadds iaf nadll tnheisig ihsb loousrt.s O ennejo dyoinegs an' td hrianvke a tnod b ae ma egaalr dener to join the Society and participate in the events. Many Dorney societies have bitten the dust over the years, ii seems that people have become more insular and less community minded. But surely there are two or three people among us who will come forward to save the D&DHS . Serving on its committee is not onerous and involves attendance at five short meetings over the year and helping to arrange two or three outings/visits. In all, very few hours of your time per annum. Please give it some thought. Results of the Residents Survey regarding the proposed new village hall indicate that the Village Hall Management Committee can progress to the next Astlathgoeu ogfh o tbhtea imnianjgo rditeys sigunpsp,o crtoesdti nfugnsd ainngd wfuitnhd ain glo. an and the inevitable increase in the parish precept, this has still to be discussed at a parish meeting when the results of the next stage are available. We must look to the future and plan ae nhvairlol tnhmate wnti.l incorporate facilnies for expanding use within an attractive You will read in the parish council meeting minutes that the Clerk had been contacted by the local press regarding my objection to 'Eton Dorney'. She suggested 'Windsor Dorney' would be more helpful! I won't comment! Advance notice of November meeting. Let it not be the last. DORNEY & DISTRIJcT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY AGM + Supper and Speaker Dorney Village Hall Friday 26th November AGM 7.30 Supper 8 p.m. -1- Revd Lucy Holt Writes: This month I want to update you on some new things happening within the Churches at Dorney and Eton Wick. Firstly, we are very pleased to welcome to our Benefice the Revd Janet Binns as an Assistant Curate. Janet has previously been a curate at St Paul's in Slough and has been appointed by the Diocese of Oxford to be chaplain for the Olympic Games. Janet will be attached to the Benefice and will work with me in different ways including leading worship on a Sunday. Her role with the Olympics is one which is evolving and she has a special focus to encourage churches and communities to get involved - I am sure we will be hearing much more about this in the coming months. Secondly, following work on Bovenei Church it is hoped that there will be a weekend of events on October 9-101 . I hope to lead a service of Harvest Songs and readings on Sunday 1 0th at 3pm. Please keep an eye out for posters with more details of this and other events. For information about our churches, activities and church history please see our parishes' web site: stjohnstjamesed.org.uk Church Services in October 2010 Sunday 3rd October 9.30 am Holy Communion (said BCP) 1 1 .00 am Our Space (All Age Family Service) 6.30 pm Informal Service Wednesday 6th October 1 0.00am Holy Communion (said BCP) Sunday 10th October 9.30am Holy Communion 1 1 .00am Holy Communion (children's groups) Baptist Eton Wick Sunday 17th October St James the Less Dorney St John the Baptist Eton Wick St John the Evangelist Eton St John the Evangelist Eton St James the Less Dorney St John the 9.30am Holy Communion St James the Less Dorney 1 1 .00am Worshipping Together (children's groups) St John the Baptist Eton Wick Wednesday 20th October 1 0.00am Holy Communion (said BCP) Sunday 24th October 9.30am Morning Worship 1 1.00am Holy Communion (children's groups) Sunday 31st October 1 1 .00am Combined service St John the Evangelist Eton St James the Less Dorney St John the Baptist Eton Wick St John the Evangelist Eton The following is an email from Bill Dax to Ian Gillespie SBDC which will be of interest to local internet users. Ed Dear Ian, I noted in the recent South Bucks & County Times that you are the contact for superfast Broadband in South Bucks. You will be aware that there are two fibre optic cables, one from Maidenhead exchange running down Marsh Lane to Dorney Lake and one from Burnham exchange running down Lake End Road towards the M4 bridge and then on to Dorney Lake. These are for the Olympic Games at Dorney Lake in 2012. Attached is a letter I sent to Keith Harris, Chairman of Dorney Parish Council last September outlining my research and offering my help to try and see if Dorney and Dorney Reach might be fast-tracked for superfast broadband as part of the Olympics legacy. A similar exercise is proceeding in Weymouth linked to the Olympic sailing etc. The Parish Council asked me to move it forward which I did up to about 6 months ago when everything ground to a halt. Attached are some of the results of my research etc. Recently I have been advised, unofficially, that indeed Dorney and Dorney Reach would be connected up to these fibre optic cables by BT either before or, most probably, after the Olympics in 2012. I would be most grateful if you could advise me whether this unofficial view is correct or not and let me have any further information you might have on this very important subject. Very many thanks Bill NORDEN FARM CENTRE FOR THE ARTS Attwood Road, Maidenhead Box Office 01628 788997 Sunday 24th October at 2.30 p.m. Seabright Productions and Barbershopera Productions present Barbershopera II - The Barber Of Sbavingham This award-winning musical comedy comes direct from the West End. The unlikely story of a Catalan matador who inherits a Norfolk barbershop unravels in this delightful madcap show packed with laughs, tears and stampeding cows. It received rave reviews at the Edinburgh Fringe. "A delightfully cod opera of equally balanced melodrama and idiocy. Pitch perfect." Tickets: £13 (£1 I cone.) Meal & Ticket £25 (£23 cone.) A N Gr□undcare 8 Garden. Tree 6 Field Management Field Maintenance - Harrowing - Rolling - Poo Picking - - Fertilising - Spraying - - Fencing - Topping - Hedge Cutting - Tree Surgery - Pruning - Felling - Stump Grinding - - Dead Wooding - - Logs and Wood Chip for sale - Garden Maintenance - Grass Cutting - Hedge Cutting - Fencing - - Turf supplied & laid - Garden Clearance - t. 01189 345341 m. 07814 006639 e. office@anb-groundcare.co.uk w. www.anb-groundcare.co.uk DORNEY XTRAS "Everything but tbe main course" Canapes • Tarts • Puds • Cakes • Italian bread • Quiches Baked in the Aga to order using great ingredients Ease the strain when you Entertain! Phone 0773 6061365 or email nikkioliver27@hotmail.com for more information Learn to cook courses for teenagers during school holidays! lllNLEY PLAYERS PRESENT A VOYAGE ROUND MY FATHER 19-23 October 7.45 pm The Kenton Theatre, New Street, Henley-on-Thames. RG9 2BP Theatre box office opens 20 September 01491 575 698 AN AMATEUR PRODUCTION BY ARRANGEMENT WITH SAMUEL FRENCH LTD DORNEY COURT CHRISTMAS TREES This is to give ample notice that we will be having a day selling Christmas Trees on SUNDAY 5th DECEMBER at Dorney Court in aid of the Dougie Dalzell Memorial Trust. Dougie was the son of a very great friend who was tragicall y killed by an JED in Afghanistan whilst commanding a platoon of the Coldstream Guards. He died aged 27 on his birthday. His web site to find out more is www.dougiedalzellmemorialtrust.co.uk. We will be selling trees from 1 0am until 4pm at £20 a tree regardless of variety, shape etc. We will have hot dogs and other refreshments for sale. These trees are as they come, i.e. they have not been pruned to shape and they come in all shapes, sizes and varieties! As some of the Dorney residents will remember we did a similar day in 2008 for the Henry van Straubenzee Memorial fund and I very much hope you will go onto his website and see the acknowledgment for our donation - as far as I remember it was just over £3,000 in the end. 1bis has built a teachers' accommodation block in Uganda and there were pictures on the website but I am not sure whether they have been replaced with others by now. Henry's site is www.henryvanstraubenzeemf.org.uk . I very much hope the Village will come out and support this extremely worthwhile Charity which has been set up in Dougie' s name. Jill Palmer -5- Neighbourhood Policing Newsletter Welcome to the latest newsletter from the Taplow & Dorney Neighbourhood Team THAMES VALLEY POLICE 0845 8 505 505 CRIMESTOPPERS 0800 555 111 Neighbourhood Priorities The Neighbourhood Action Group (NAG) has now reset the neighbourhood priorities to 1 . Anti-social behaviour 2. Parking 3. Litter These priorities were set from surveys completed by local residents at the two public consultations held in both Dorney and Taplow ear1ier this year. Speeding is to remain as a fourth priority as there are some long term issues still being addressed by the NAG and the neighbourhood team will continue with monthly speed enforcement around the area. Crime information The Neighbourhood team held an arson awareness event in Maypole Road, Taplow, at the end of July together with Buckinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service and the South Bucks District Council Community Safety Team. The aim was to raise awareness, provide crime reduction advice and promote Neighbourhood Watch after the recent spate of arson in this area. This event was very successful and was attended by over 50 residents. New signage has now gone up in and around Taplow warning, criminals that residents in these areas are using SelectaDNA. The South Bucks Community Safety Partnership is offering all households in the burglary hotspot road a free DNA Forensic Property Marking kit called SelectaDNA to help deter criminals from the area. Items such as televisions, computers, satnavs, MP3 players, bicycles and antiques can be instantly secured by applying SelectaDNA. Once dry, SelectaDNA is invisible to the naked eye, but each kit conta ins a unique DNA code that glows under UV light. The police search for traces of Selecta DNA as rt allows them to quickly link stolen goods with a crime scene and a suspect. Tamper resistance stickers are supplied with each kit to warn criminals away from marked rtems. Victims of burglary are also given SelectaDNA by Thames Valley Police. Criminals know about SelectaDNA and fear its power to forensically link them with the scene of a crime. So, by coding your valuables and displaying the SelectaDNA deterrent signs, you are sending out a powerful warning to any thieves and burglars operating in your area Statistics show that by marking your belongings, displaying warning stickers and having a sign for your road you can reduce your chance of burglary by up to 85 per cent For more information on Selecta DNA, please visit http://www.selectadna.co.uk/ If you have any questions regarding this initiative, please do not hesitate to contact the South Bucks District Council Community Safety Team on 01895 837200 or the South Bucks Crime Reduction Advisor at Thames Valley Police on 0845 8 505 505. You can also email communitysafety@southbucks.gov.uk. Community clear-up The community payback team have now completed the refu rbishment of Maypole Road, and the Buffins in Taplow and they have also completed the garage area in Harcourt Road. All three locati ons have been cleared of weeds/debris and all garages and fe ncing have been repainted by local offenders as part of the community pay back scheme -6- Ant-social behaviour We have seen a reduction in anti-social behaviour over the past few weeks and this could be related to the holiday period and the poor weather we have been experiencing this summer. The Neighbourhood Action Group (NAG) is now researching areas of concern with the neighbourhood policing team in an effort to try to reduce anti-social behaviour in the future The neighbourhood policing team has been working closely wtth lvor Lloyd at Dorney Lake to reduce the number of people who visit this for Illicit swimming sessions which often result in anti-social behaviour. Swimming in the lake is also very dangerous due to submerged underwater cables. Regular patrols are continuing in these affected areas and we would like to encourage residents who are experiencing anti-social behaviour to contact us on 0845 8 505505. If you have any queries or questions regarding neighbourhood policing or any police matter, please feel free to contact the T aplow and Dorney neighbourhood policing team on 0845 8 505 505, or contact us via e-mail at Taplow&domeyNHPT@ thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk You can also find us on the Neighbourhood pages: www.thamesvalleypolice.co.uk HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY IN DANGER OF CLOSING Dorney Horticultural Society is likely to close if it cannot find people to join the committee. The society has been running without a secretary for the last two years and now two members of the current committee are standing down after many years of service at the end of this year. If the society cannot find new committee members including a secretary by the end of the year it will be unable to function and unfortunately forced to close This would be a very sad loss to the local community as the society, which has been running for nearly sixty years, puts on a number of interesting supper functions throughout the year as well as the annual show. If anyone is or knows anyone who is interested in finding out more, please contact Ralph Liney on O 1628 620884 or any committee member. The AGM Supper will be held on November 26th at 7-30pm in the village hall where supper and a guest speaker will follow a brief AGM. Ron Alsworth - Treasurer THE MILL AT SONNING Dinner Theatre Box Office O 1 18 969 8000 Wednesday 25/8 - Saturday 9/10 SPRING & PORT WINE a comedy by Bill Naughton Wednesday 13/1 0 - Saturday 27/1 1 TWO INTO ONE a comedy by Ray Cooney -7- PARISH PUMP Extracts from j Minutes of the Dorney Parish Council Meeting held at the Eton Dorney Centre on Tuesday 14* September 2010 at 8 pm Present:- Councillor A Purdie (chaired the meeting), A Foxley, E Nelson,, G Easton In Attendance:- Mrs G Collins (Clerk), Andy Crawford of British Rowing PUBLIC PARTICIPATION - Andy Crawford distributed an information sheet about the Junior Championships to be held in 20 I I (copy appended). He is a member of the organising committee responsible for co-ordinating traffic management. Ben Hunt Davies the chairman of British Rowing sent his apologies as he is at another meeting and Jim Harlow who is in charge of the facilities at the event is on holiday. Andy emphasised that there is a difference in scale to the Olympics and the event is for under 18s only. The event (4-7 August 2011) will be half to two thirds of the scale of the 2006 World Championships. Schools will be encouraged to attend on the Thursday and Friday with Saturday and Sunday being the main days for the most visitors from abroad. They are testing the accommodation for athletes at Royal Holloway Coll􀭖ge and the transport from there to the lake for the Olympics. All parking will be on site (not Windsor Race Course) with a maximum of 1500 vehicles per day mainly around 8 am and 4 - 5 pm. All vehicles will use Lake End Road and Court Lane. 60 nations are competing. 50 boat trailers will anive mostly on the Saturday (30th July) prior to the event and there will be lorries from 18th July to bring equipment to the site (eg marquees). The organising committee is working with the Traffic Police and the Safety Advisory Group at SBDC. There may be a shuttle bus from Taplow Station if the demand is there but that won't be known until early 201 1. There is probably no need for planning applications as they will be within the 28 day rule but they are addressing highways conditions imposed on previous planning pennissions. There will be no restrictions placed on the movements of residents and rogue parking will be addressed as it is a ticketed event and rogue parking may mean people trying to enter without tickets. Signage will be put on Marsh Lane to try to prevent access on that route with police assistance. Councillors asked Andy to check out the car boot sale on the Sunday and try to sort out any possible problems with that beforehand. Councillors suggested that he put a piece in the parish magazine to try to inform residents ahead of any press advertising of the event. Clerk's Report - (a) Village haHs help strengthen communities (infonnation from NALC appended)-Noted (b) Wyevale Landscapes July and August reports - Noted ( c) Free seminar for councillors from Quality Councils at Thatcham on 22nd October (NALC)-noted but nobody wanted to attend (d) Local Transport Plan postponed by Bucks CC awaiting information from Government on priorities and cuts. Noted. ( e) update on Broadband appended - noted that it is looking good for getting the fibre optic link for Broadband after the Olympics (f) Sustrans improvements to Walking and Cycling routes (map appended) - noted. (g) introduction from new CEO of BALC - John Gibbs - noted (appended) 9h) Good Vehicle Operator Licence application 16th July 2010 was circulated to neighbours. Noted (i) the clerk is taking early retirement from 2200 October 2010. Noted with regret. G) Walk your Local Paths Initiative - clerk was asked to check that Virginia Sylvester has registered with BCC as the leader of this in Dorney (k) car park charges in SBOC car parks to increase -noted (I) temporary bridleway 2 and footpath 18 order for closure -clerk was asked to find out why (m) referendum on excessive council tax increases -noted that the consultation period was over and this meeting was too late to put in a comment. If it goes ahead it will not be until 2012/13 (n) postponed polls for parish council elections -noted that if the parish council elections are delayed owing to the government referendum on changes to the voting system then costs incurred will be able to be reclaimed (o) delegated budget 201 1/12- resolved to put in a bid for a village sign (stone base with wood stem and the Dorney shield on the top perhaps with Dorney- home to the 2012 Olympics. Approximate cost £8,500 (double sided) to go on Dents corner. Casual Vacancy -the clerk reported that no applications had been received. Local Area Forum - There was no report of meeting held 8th September 2010 in the absence of Cllr Dhillon. Noted that the next meeting is on 1 st December 2010 and then on 2nd March, I st June, 7th September and 71fl December 2011 at Burnham Park Hall. Clerking Arrangements with Iver Parish Council - noted that Iver Parish Council is giving Dorney Parish Council 3 months' notice of the termination of the agreement for clerking services. Therefore, this agreement will end on 14th December 2010. Iver Parish Council would be willing to talk about continuing on new terms if Dorney Parish Council so wishes. Resolved that the chainnan should be authorised to open negotiations on new terms with Iver Parish Council (meeting arranged for 8th October) and to review any offer at the next meeting -8- Best Kept Village - information from judges was noted. It was felt that there were some inconsistencies between the marks and the comments. Comments from the judges about there being no fence ar01md the playground and thus dogs could freely access it were noted and it was resolved that the Playground4Domey group should liaise with Simon Gray of SBDC over how any problems with dogs could be resolved. Tree and llledge planting at the Picnic Park, Richmond Path and a few in Meadow Way/Harcourt Road. To note that the grants received are as follows: £1,000 Dev Dhillon, £500 Peter Adams, £158 Tree Council, £2,000 SBOC (half for picnic park and half for Richmond Path), £316 rest of Tree Council grant, £1,500 parish council, £6,000 BCC (for Richmond Path only). Total of £1 1,474. The table of quotes was discussed and resolved that Wyevale should be the contractor and the clerk should put in the order for planning in November and in the meantime the chairman (Keith Harris) should get the fence moved back as agreed with Thames Water as soon as possible. A paper on bow the funding works out with the whole planting scheme including replacement trees in Meadow Way, trees in the picnic park and the replacement tree at 24 Harcourt Road was circulated and it was noted that the Parish Council contribution is £1,398 which is s1igbtly less than the £1,500 maximum that was agreed last year. Explained that the project has not yet gone ahead owing to weather issues. The tree council are happy for planting in November. Rebuild ofDorney Village HaU SEE ELSEWHERE IN T!IlS ISSUE. Ed Finance Resolved to authorise payment of Accounts for July/A ugust 2010 in the sum of £2,200.14 net Resolved to receive list of income for July/August 2010 in the swn of £2,382.44 net Resolved to receive and approve the budget monitoring statement to 31st August 2010 Resolved to receive recent bank statements and chainnan signed reconciliations Resolved to defer approval of purchase of a tractor mower until next meeting. Approx. £3,000. The chairman said that he would see ifhe could get a better deal by part exchanging the old one but was not at the meeting. No funding from LAF, Innovation Fund or Delegated budget as it does not meet the criteria. Resolved to receive report from external auditors for 2009/10 accounts. There were no adverse comments. Resolved to note that the Bank of Ireland is transfening part of its UK banking business to a new UK subsidiary, Bank oflreland (UK) pie. This will be directly regulated by the FSA. Correspondence for Action Olympic Planning proposals -considered the infonnation from the recent exhibitions and on the 2012 web site. Consultation document previously emailed. Latest On Time magazine was circulated. Noted that Ben Olney of the ODA would be willing to answer questions by email or in person and asked the clerk to thank him for his offer. Resolved to await the planning applications before deciding whether it would be necessary for him to visit. However, the clerk was asked to see whether someone from LOCOG or the ODA could explain why Dorney would be getting nothing back even though the parish will get disruption during the events. Bucks Economic & Learning Partnership questionnaire on Broadband - councillors reported that they had all done individual responses. Dorney Common -. Request from Eton Town Councillor for the Parish Council's views on the provision of a foot/cycle path across the Common. Resolved that the clerk should ask Cllr Lawless to seek the views of the Commoners (Trustees of the Common) in the first instance as they are responsible for the Common. Councillors believed that this issue had been raised once before. If they wanted a footpath then the Parish Council would consider whether to support an application to BCC for it. Members' Reports Rowing Lake Committee meetings {NB there are no formal committees meeting at present) -representatives Cllrs Harris and Smith. Noted that the clerk had been contacted by the press regarding the name Eton Dorney being used for the Olympics following an article by the editor of the Parish Magazine. She had said that if the name was to help people find their way to Dorney then it was flawed because the recommended route to the lake is not via Eton. Also surely Windsor is a more widely known tourist location so why not 'Windsor Dorney'? Neighbourhood Action Group - Cllrs Harris and Nelson. Cllr Nelson did not attend the meeting held on 17th August but hopes to go to the next meeting on 22nd September. SBALC -next meeting 15th July. Representatives Cllrs Purdie and Foxley. Cllr Purdie did not have his notes and will report to the next meeting. Next SBALC meeting 14th October 2010 South Bucks Partnership - Representative Cllr Smith. No report from Cllr Smith on meeting held 14th July. Next meeting 6th October 2010. Resolve any complaints received from residents- Cllr Fox.Icy raised residents' concerns about parking on Village Road since their cars had been hit by a car travelling from the Common through Dorney and some written off. It was suggested that residents contact the NAG and BCC Highways for advice. 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JAMES, DORNEY Full details of our Services and Children's Activities are included in this magazine VICAR OF DORNEY Revd. Lucy Holt The Vicarage, 69a Eton Wick Road, Eton Wick, Windsor, Berks. SL4 6NE Tel: 01753 852268 e-mail: revlucy@tiscali.co.uk METHODIST CHAPEL, Eton Wick Sunday 10.30am Morning Service and Sunday School 6.30pm Evening Service ST. GILBERT'S CATHOLIC CHURCH, Eton Wick Sunday Mass 9.00am OUR LADY OF PEACE CATHOLIC CHURCH, Burnham Saturday Sunday 6pm 9am, I 0. I 5am and 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 Etutors: Mr. C. C. Cody, Easter Folly, 7, Dorney Reach Road, Dorney Reach, Maidenhead. SL6 0DX Tel: 01628 62412 1 Mrs. J. M. Spencer, Dorincourt, 45, Harcourt Road, Dorney Reach, Maidenhead. SL6 0DT. Tel: 01628 6242 1 3 Editorial Board: The Editors, Mrs. M.C. Cody Distributors: Mr Cobb, Mrs Cox, Mrs Grant, Mrs Hewitt-Teale, Mrs Jackman, Mrs Oxlade, Mrs Richmond, Mr Russell, Mrs Tuddenham, Mrs Tyler, Mrs Wiltshire, Mrs Wood-Dow, Mrs Wright 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. 9/10 EDITORIAL NOVEMBER 2010 The Coalition Government's defence review outlined cuts across the armed forces that confirmed that Britain could no longer go to war alone, but would be reliant on allies such as France. As a one-time naval rating I am particularly sorry to see our Navy, and Fleet Air Arm, reduced to an almost inconsequential force. Readers of my age will remember the Spithead Naval Reviews, particularly the 1937 "The Fleet's Lit Up" wireless commentary by Lt. Cdr. 'Tommy' Woodroffe. At the Coronation Spithead Review in 1953, among the great fleet assembled, there were 197 British warships, and 300 Fleet Air Arm aircraft in the flypast. Today, the latest announced cuts will reduce the Navy's fleet of warships from 24 to 19. Of course a large naval fleet is no longer sustainable nor, perhaps, needed, but to be left without aircraft carriers equipped with fighter jets seems almost irresponsible. 1 am writing this on Trafalgar Day, and to learn that our future naval effectiveness is dependent upon France is particularly ironic! When the Traffic Police base on the corner of Station Road/Bath Road, opposite Marsh Lane, was demolished, we wondered what were the plans for the site's redevelopment. Would it be another block of flats or perhaps a supermarket? Construction has been going on for some time now and an article, written by Laura Enfield, in this week's Burnham advertiser, puts us in the picture. If you did not read it, here is the gist. SBDC have given the Thames Valley Police Authority planning permission to rebuild this base in time for the Olympics. It is hoped to be completed by the end of 201 1 so it can be used by officers policing London 2012 activities. It will be a three-storey building with car park for 91 motor vehicles and 16 bicycles, including a two-storey raised deck for 23 cars. Access to the site will be via Station Road with a pedestrian entrance on Bath Road. Up to 137 officers will be based there on a shift basis providing 24/7 cover. The Dorney Lake Rowing Olympics are expected to attract 400,000 to the area. The Olympics and anything to do with the Olympics escaped the comprehensive review of government spending. Roman Emperors would put on 'Games' for the citizens as a distraction from the unpleasant vicissitudes of life, but I doubt whether a two week distraction in 2012 will stop me thinking that the money could have been better spent. Dorney School PTA Bonfire and Fireworks Night. Sat 6th Nov. Gate opens 5.30pm, Bonfire 6pm, Fireworks, 6.30pm. Hot food. Mulled wine etc. Admission by ticket only from the school. -1- Revd Lucy Holt Writes: The shops are already full of Christmas things- garden centres aglow with tinsel and lights already. Wait a minute I find myself crying it's not even Advent yet! Whilst the shop keepers tell me they have to have the stock out or they will miss out it leads me to reflect on why we need to wait. Let's not rush into Christmas without spending time on the other important dates we share together particularly in the church's calendar. November comes with it a focus on remembering. Looking back with thanks as we remember All Saints and All Souls and then of course Remembrance Sunday. It is so easy in life to rush forward to the next thing without taking time out to reflect. And these times give us such moments. We remember the past, and those in the past, to help us in the future. In the case of Remembrance Sunday we remember in order to work together for peace. Whilst we should not dwell in the past it is right to give time to remember and to give thanks for those who have, and still are, risking their lives in the service of mankind. If we are so busy looking forward to the next thing that we forget to look back then we are in danger of missing out on so many lessons that have been learnt and of making similar mistakes for the future. For information about our churches, activities and church history please see our parishes' web site: stjohnstjamesed.org.uk Church Services in November 2010 Wednesday 3rd November 1 0.00 am Holy Communion (said BCP) Sunday 7th November 9.30 am Holy Communion (said BCP) 1 1 .00 am Our Space Family Service 6.30 pm Service of healing and wholeness Sunday 14th November (Remembrance Sunday) St John the Evangelist Eton St James the Less Dorney St John the Baptist Eton Wick St John the Evangelist Eton 9.30 am Holy Communion St James the Less Dorney 10.55 am Remembrance Service St John the Evangelist Eton 3.00 pm Ecumenical Remembrance Service St John the Baptist Eton Wick Wednesday 17th November 1 0.00 am Holy Communion (said BCP) St John the Evangelist Eton Sunday 21st November 9.30 am Holy Communion St James the Less Dorney 1 1 .00 am Worshipping Together (children's groups)St John the Baptist Eton Wick Sunday 28th November (Advent Sunday) 9.30 am Morning Worship 1 1 .00 am Holy Communion (children's groups) Sunday 5th December (Advent 2) 9.30 am Holy Communion (said BCP) 1 1 .00 am Our Space Family Service 6.30 pm Advent Carol Service St James the Less Dorney St John the Baptist Eton Wick St James the Less Dorney St John the Baptist Eton Wick St John the Evangelist Eton Eton College Rowing Centre Dorney Lake Another year nearly gone and, well in time for those who enjoy walking in our Park and Arboretum, we give you the end-year site closure dates: We shall be closed for all vehicle access from Friday, December 24th and will be open again as usual from Tuesday, January 4th 2011. We take this opportunity to thank our Volunteer Scheme members, under the kind and efficient aegis of Mrs Ann Newman, Volunteer Coordinator and a stalwart herself, for their input over the last several months. Their help in ensuring casual visitors get the most out of coming to Dorney Lake and in gently keeping an eye on the place is greatly appreciated. Anyone interested in joining the Scheme for next season (usually late April to September) is welcome to contact me at p.powell@dorneylake.co.uk or via tel 01753 832756. We offer members a 'gettogether' once or twice during the winter months by way of a thank you and so they all feel part of the whole. Back to the charming and historic St Mary Magdalene Church, Boveney. Phased restoration work has continued to be carried out by The Friends of Friendless Churches, latterly on the window masonry and the floor to the tune of £40,000, with a similar amount to be spent next year on interior conservation, and there is now a local group of interested people who plan to open the church to view in due course. What is our interest? Well, apart from being good neighbours, the land round the church is owned by Eton College and there is on-going liaison between the College and the restorers about trees, fencing and general surrounds. There are also possibilities for occasional community use, occasional because electricity and heating aren't there. Updates are available from Matthew Saunders, Hon Director of The Friends, at office@friendsoffriendlesschurches.org.uk or on 020 7236 3934. Talking of trees, you may have seen that our Arboretum trees are maturing very pleasingly, thanks to the good care of Head Groundsman Paul Oatway and Assistant Groundsman Bradley Gardiner, and some of the wire fencing, which protected the saplings, is being taken down. Viewed by a world-wide television audience during the 20 12 special events, our grounds should look even more beautiful. 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To be honest, I was quite envious to read in last month's DPN about Geoffrey Atkinson's current role in a John Mortimer play. Also, that Stephen Fry doesn't help, always publishing new volumes of autobiography, full of early thespian success. There were school performances, usually in roles that involved wearing doublets and hose while speaking blank verse. When I went up to Cambridge University, like Stephen Fry, I was going to follow in the footsteps of John Cleese, if not Ian Mckellen. But compared to Mr Fry, and probably Mr Atkinson as well, my impact was mediocre. I don't remember why it took me a couple of years to join the Dryden Society, but better late than never I thought when I was cast for a key role in 'The Chairs' by Eugene Ionesco. Plays like this represented the Theatre of the Absurd' - lots of plots in the 50s and 60s were about miserable people sitting waiting for an eternity for something that would answer all life's mysteries - a bit like Dorney and high speed broadband. The last few survivors on earth were waiting for The Orator, who had all the secrets - and I was cast as him! Alas, he only arrives in the very last scene, and reveals himself as a deaf-mute, as the other cast members commit suicide on stage. Not much blank verse there ..... Another trend of the time was to have more or less improvised 'plots' in which random audience members, stage hands or ushers revealed themselves as part of the action and engaged patrons in confrontations about the vagaries of life or the coming revolution. So, next, r was a 'stage hand' in 'A Reasonable Amount of Fleas', with again not one coherent word of script. Does it sound like a fun night out to you? No, that's what the audience thought, as did The Guardian who scathingly reviewed it. A disaster, but surely, my blank verse moment would come? Finally, I was cast i n a piece of genuinely classical drama, a comedy by the Roman dramatist, Plautus. My role, Second Slave Boy, sounds like Carry on up Pompeii - indeed I found it impossible to deliver my one speech (something about 'oh, my master, he's so big') without sounding like Kenneth Williams. Alas, the Society had foolishly decided to tour South Africa and play to white only audiences, an issue which divided the college down the middle - as it did me, because I was on the committee of the Anti Apartheid group. I must be the only actor who has organised a demonstration against himself. The comrades occupied the stage just before my big moment, the week's run was cancelled, and rve never acted si nee. Here, finally is an appeal to any experienced or aspiring Dorney luvvies. Can we revive a drama group in the village? I vaguely recall one production in the village hall in the 1980s. Will the new hall retain, or expand its current stage? Sounds like it might have an auditorium as big as the Old Vic. Perhaps it's not too late to revive my stalled acting career. Peter Bowman (peter .bowman@virgin.net) -5- Glenda Collins Parish Clerk Tel: 01753 655331 Fax: 01753 654922 °£ c..-2..o􀁟D Dorney Parish News UNDER THE MANA GEMENT OF JILL HARRIS HOLIDAY COURSES SHOW JUMP ING GYMKHANAS HACKING h RIDING SCHOOL & LIVERY pa,u /§l1] L􀀊 Elm Farm Boveney Road Dorney Common Nr. 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JAMES, DORNEY Full details of our Services and Children's Activities are included in this magazine VICAR OF DORNEY Revd. Lucy Holt The Vicarage, 69a Eton Wick Road, Eton Wick, Windsor, Berks. SL4 6NE Tel: 01 753 852268 e-mail: revlucy@tiscali.co.uk 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 9.00am OUR LADY OF PEACE Saturday CATHOLIC CHURCH, Burnham 6pm Vigil Mass Sunday 9am, 10.15am and 6pm 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: 01628 624213 Editorial Board: The Editors. Mrs. M.C. Cody Distributors: Mr Cobb, Mrs Cox, Mrs Grant, Mrs Hewitt-Teale, Mrs Jackman, Mrs Oxlade, Mrs Richmond, Mr Russell, Mrs Tuddenham, Mrs Tyler, Mrs Wiltshire, Mrs Wood-Dow, Mrs Wright RATE OF SUBSCRIPTION: £5 per annum for 1 0 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. 10/10 DECEMBER 2010 EDITORIAL A recent Sunday morning began with two souped-up Minis rewing-up in Dorney Reach Road. The drivers were looking for Dorney Lake and after some anxious consultation they sped off, and hopefully found the right turning. Later that morning I passed a number of Minis coming down Marsh Lane. Eventually, eighty Minis lined up beside the Lake to publicize next year's 'The Italian Job Rally to Italy'. Now, am l mistaken in thinking that this sort of event is outside the remit of the use of the Rowing Centre as forecast at the Public Inquiry and as promised by the College? Although it may seem churlish to criticise this meeting, particularly when it raised £3,000 for charity, I think we should be wary of the 'thin end of the wedge' especially when the organisers say "This is a great venue and next time we'll get 300 Minis along here." The good news this month is that the Horticultural Society has been reprieved. Volunteers have come forward to serve on the comm ittee and we can now look forward to the social and informative events of 201 1 . We thank all our reg ular contributors to this magazi ne and all those who advertise herein. We are particularly indebted to the distributors who deliver the Parish News to your door. In February they will be asking for your subscription for 201 1. It remains at £5 - surely a rewarding investment! THE DORNEY PARISH NEWS IS NOT PUBLISHED IN JANUARY Christmas and New Year Refuse and Recycling Collection Dates. All refuse, green waste and recycling collections will be as follows. Note. These changes are not the normal one-day difference. Normal Collection Day Revised Colleetion Day Wednesday 29th December Friday 31st December Wednesday 5th January Saturday 8th January Wednesday 12th January Friday 14th January Wednesday 19th January Thursday 20th January vf Vt􀩙 Ha.r_r{ C-li.ri.ttilM 111\d Ntti Yt-..r. 􀩚 - 1 · Revd Lucy Holt writes The diary of church services seems to be overflowing this month as we come to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ- God's own Son. It is good in the stress that is involved with Christmas just to take time to reflect on what we are truly celebrating and I hope you may be able to do this at one of our services this season. Please do note the service at Boveney on the 12th (bring a torch with you!) and the change in time of our carol service at Do rney on the 19th (time changed due to av ailability of organists). In the New Year our churches will be taking part in the El 00 Challenge which is a way of reading I 00 Essential passages of the Bible over a 6 month period. This will enable us to get a better understanding of how the bits of the Bible hold together and what relevance it has for our daily lives. Our Sunday sermons will follow 1he readings and I hope to put 1hese on the Benefice website as well as have a "biog" with thoughts to help us on the way. If you would like to take part in this challenge yourselves please let me know and I can let you have all the materials you will need. May I wish you all a really Happy and Joyful Christmas and all of God's blessings for 201 1. For infonnation about our churches, activities and church history please see our parishes' web site: www.stjohnstj amesed.org.uk Church Services in December 2010 and January 2011 Wednesday 1st December 10.00 am Holy Communion (said BCP) Sunday 5th December 9.30 am Holy Communion (said BCP) 11.00 am 'Our Space' Family Service 6.30 pm Advent Carol Service Sunday 12th December 9.30 am Holy Communion 11.00 am Holy Communion (children's groups) 3.00 pm Carol Service Wednesday 15th December 10.00 am Holy Communion (said BCP) Friday 17th December 7.30 pm Carol Service -2- St John the Evangelist Eton St James the less Dorney St John the Baptist Eton Wick St John the Evangelist Eton St James the less Dorney St John the Baptist Eton Wick St Mary Magdalene, Boveney St John the Evangelist Eton St John the Baptist Eton Wick - -- --------------------------------- Sunday 1 9th December 11.00 am Combined Communion with carols 4.30 pm Crib Service 7.30 pm Carol Service Friday 24th December: Christmas Eve 4.00 pm Christingle Service 5.30 pm Christingle Service 1 1.30 pm Midnight Communion 1 1.30 pm Midnight Communion Saturday 25th December: Christmas Day 9.00 am Family Communion 10.15 am Family Service followed by Communion Sunday 26th December 9.30 am Combined Holy Communion Sunday 2nd January 9.30 am Holy Communion (said BCP) 1 1.00 am 'Our Space' Family Service 6.30 pm Informal Service Wednesday 5th January 10.00 am Holy Communion (said BCP) Sunday 9th January 9.30 am Holy Communion 1 1.00 am Holy Communion (children's groups) Sunday 16th January St John the Evangelist Eton St John the Baptist Eton Wick St James the Less Dorney St John the Baptist Eton Wick St James the Less Dorney St James the Less Dorney St John the Baptist Eton Wick St James the Less Dorney St John the Baptist Eton Wick St James the Less Dorney St James the Less Dorney St John the Baptist Eton Wick St John the Evangelist Eton St John the Evangelist Eton St James the Less Dorney St John the Baptist Eton Wick 9.30am Holy Communion St James the Less Dorney 1 1.00am Worshipping Together (children's groups)St John the Baptist Eton Wick Wednesday 19th January 10.00 am Holy Communion (said BCP) Sunday 23rd January 9.30am Morning Worship 1 1 .00am Holy Communion (children's groups) Sunday 30th January 1 1.00 am Combined Service -3- St John the Evangelist Eton St James the Less Dorney St John the Baptist Eton Wick St John the Evangelist Eton A N Gr□undcare 8 Garden. Tree 6 Field Management Field Maintenance - Harrowing - Rolling - Poo Picking - - Fertilising - Spraying - - Fencing - To pping - Hedge Cutting - Tree Surgery - Pruning - Felling - Stump Grinding - - Dead Wooding - - Logs and Wood Chip for sale - Garden Maintenance - Grass Cutting - Hedge Cutting - Fencing - - T urt supplied & laid - Garden Clearance - t. 01189 345341 m. 07814 006639 e. office@anb-groundcare.co.uk w. www.anb-groundcare.co.uk DORNEY XTRAS "Everything but the main course" Canapes • Ta rts • Puds • Cakes • Italian bread • Quiches Baked in the Aga to order using great ingredients Ease the strain when you Entertain! Phone 0773 6061365 or email nikkioliver2 7@hotmail.com fo r more information Learn to cook courses for teenagers during school holidays ! -4- VI LLAGE HALL DEVELOPM ENTS The recent village survey returned clear majority support for a modernised Village Hall to serve the needs of our small community and, if deemed appropriate, to raise necessary funds to achieve this end. At the same time a number of people have raised legitimate concerns rega rding the justification for such significant expenditure - particularly in the current climate of austerity. The process of eva luating the possible options to solve the problem of a deteriorating building and balancing this with the money that might or might not be available from grants, loans and rental income is difficult and challenging. The Dorney Village Hall Management Committee (all volunteers) now have the help of an experienced property construction professional to guide the process logically through the labyrinth of actions required for the benefit of Dorney. In this context, the Development Sub-Committee (DSC) has taken the following actions. • Visited the New Burnham Park Hall and discussed the process they went through with their residents, architects, builders etc,and we have arranged visits to 2 further halls that are more of a similar size to ours to learn of their experiences. • Reviewed all the options with our architects and requested new designs, including a refur bishment of the existing building with costs. • Attended a full day work-shop of Fund-raising tech niques and Grant application writing. • Taken legal advice from Bucks Council regard ing governance and tax. The Sub-committee is determined that the process shall be as tra nsparent as possible. Many people gave their views on the survey forms retu rned and we would like to invite everyone now to give more ideas of what they would like to see in a refurbished/new building. What features they would like to see, when they would use it, what clubs or events, anything?? Please email on DVHyourcomments@>aol.com or send to 39 Harcourt Road. After we have reviewed the designs and costs from the architects we will hold a public meeting- with snacks and refreshments- in the new year for everyone to have their say and to hear the results of the initial studies. We have taken this step back to evaluate further options in more detail to fit the new hall to our needs more closely and to our available budget,and we hope the residents will travel with us through this process. -5- NORDEN FARM CENTRE FOR THE ARTS Altwood Road, Maidenhead Box Office 01628 788997 Saturday 1st January at 7.30 p.m. St. Jo hn's Chamber Players NEW YEAR'S DAY CONCERT 􀔕 􀔖 : With works by Handel, Vivaldi and J. S. Bach The annual sell-out concert returns for the tenth year- an ideal start to 201 1 Tickets: £15 £13.50 (£5 under 18s) THE MILL AT SONNING Dinner Theatre Box Office O 118 969 8000 Tuesday 30/1 1 - Saturday 15/1 A BED FULL OF FOREIGNERS a comedy by David Freeman Wednesday 19/1 - Saturday 26/2 FRAMED a thriller by Martin Sterling ETON WICK HISTORY GROUP MEETING Eton Wick Village Hall at 7.30 p.m. Wednesday 8th December HOW PAGAN IS CHRISTMAS Speaker :- Mr. Leslie Grout Wednesday 12th. January ST. MARY MAGDALENE (Boveney Church) and the OLYMPICS Speaker:- Revd. Janet Binns, Chaplain for 2012 Entry for your 20 11 diary:- Valentine Dance. Village Hall, Saturday 12th. February, 2011 -6- • PARISH PUMP j Extracts from Minutes of the Dorney Parish Council Meeting held at the Eton Dorney Centre on Tuesday 9di November 2010 at 8 pm, Present:- Councillors K Harris(chai:red the meeting), P Smith, G Easton and E Nelson. In Attendance:- Mrs S Moffat (Clerk), Cllr Dhillon and 2 members of the public PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Report from Bucks County Council - CUr Dhillon reported that during this coming winter, Bucks CC's web site will show the roads that have been gritted. He has also asked for Harcourt Close (where the school is located) to be included on the gritting rota. Last year, Bucks CC used 8 and half tonnes of grit. This year there is 12 and half tonnes in stock in readiness for cold weather and the type of grit is a higher standard as less is required to be effective. Also the section of road at Taplow Station Bridge has been revamped and water will now drain away. Gulley cleaning in Dorney will take place in 2 weeks when hopefully most of the leaves have fa llen. Cllr Dhillon went on to report that the next meeting of LAF is on 1st December where his proposal should be agreed to provide a £450 grant to the Village Hall fund. If there is unallocated money left in the delegated budget, he will ask for it to go towards the grit bin that is needed in Dorney. Cllr Dhillon also pointed out as the Footpath Partnership has now been dissolved between Cowity and the parishes, it may be beneficial to ask for funding from LAF to maintain the fo otpaths. Mr Harris enquired about the absence of police at the council meetings. There has been a spate of burglaries in Dorney and concern has been raised about the length of time it has taken for the police to respond. Cllr Dhillon will email the Chief Constable to ask the police to attend. On the Olympic front, Cllr Dhillon has not heard from the Olympic Authorities and there has been no planning application for Taplow St ation to date. Lastly, Cllr Dhillon asked the Parish Council to spread the news about 'the Big Heat Campaign' which is being launched by Buckinghamshire Community Foundation whereby eligible older people who do not need the Winter Fuel Payment may donate this money to help the most vulnerable older people in the County. Rebuild of Dorney Village Hall - Mr Easton reported that the cost of the new build is a lot higher than expected. In light of this, and the fee d back from the local community, the Village Hall Committee are re-exam ining all the options available regarding rebuild or refurbishment of the village hall and will ensure these are carried out with more transparency and with a clearer audit process in place in future. A new member of the Village Hall Committee is chairing the sub-committee for the rebuild/refurbishment who has expertise in this field of work. Members of the committee will be attending a 'Proj ect Grant Application Writing' workshop with the view of applying for funding from outside sources such as the Big Lottery Fund. It was highlighted that the 'public consultation process' is a very imtxtrtant fa ctor in the grant application process. Mr Easton went on to say there is a time schedule for each section of the review and the next public consultation is programmed for January 2011. Mr Harris pointed out that January is a tight schedule and there may be greater public participation by having this consultation at the Parish Council's AGM in March. If it is resolved that the Parish Council commits to help fund this project, it will be too late to include it in next year's precept as the budget will have already been agreed for 2011-12. Also it may be prudent for the Parish Council to include professional fees in precept for 2011-12 for lega] advice. The following item was deferred until further information becomes available:- 'To decide whether the Council wants to commit a sum of money for funding a re-build at this stage and whether the Council wants to decide whether to become So le Trustee of the Village Hall'. Maintenance and Highway employee/work - It was noted that all work required to be carried out by the Highway employee should be directed through Mr Harris. The grass verge aJong Harcourt Lane, damaged by fire engines, will be repaired as soon as possible and bus shelters will be painted over the winter period. -7- CAR OL SINGING mDOR NEY VIL LAGE THE TR ADITION GOES ON TUESDAY 21st DECEMBER - 6.30 p. m. • , .-. Starting from - OLD DIMMINGS, VILLAGE RD. The Wood - Dow Family will be providing pre-singing mnlled wine and mince pies in their porch to start the evening off in good spirit. Then we will complete a short walk around the village, singing outside as many homes as is possible bringing hearty Christmas tidings. The warmth of the Palmer Arms will be onr final destination with fes tive singing with all those present to make a really enjoyable evening. We look forward to welcoming everyone in good voice, young and old alike. Please bring torches, song sheets provided. For enquires: Angie - 01628 660507 Money coUected will be shared between St James Church, Dorney and Cancer Research/Support CURTAI NS ETCETERA Curtain Making and Interiors With over ten years' experience I offe r a friendly, profess ional service to help you with every aspect of your interior design need s, including beautiful handmade curtains and blinds, cushions, bedspreads and upholstery. A wide selection of fabrics from which to choose or provide your own. Free home visit. Stockist of Osborne & Little, G.P & J.Baker, Romo, Harlequin and many more 10% discount on fabrics with this advert Contact Judith O'Reilly on: 01753 841 404 or 07808869445 • Dorney Social Diary Saturday 4th December Dorney School Christmas Fayre 12-2.30 p.m. Sunday 51b December Christmas Trees for sale at Dorney Court Wednesday 8" December Saturday 11 tll December Tuesday 21 st December Friday 31 st December Wednesday 12th January Saturday 12 .. February DORNEY PARISH COUNCIL DORNEY VILLAGE HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITfEE DORNEY OVER 60's CLUB DORNEY BADMINTON CLUB DORNEY SHORT MAT BOW LS CLUB DORNEY TENNIS COURT DORNEY YOUTH CLUB (for children of the parish) BROWNIES LITTLE FISHES For pre-school children (and parents or carers) Son􀇭 stories, treasure hunts, fun and refreshments. VILLAGE HALL BOOKINGS 10 a.m to 4 p.m. Eton Wick History Group Meeting Eton Wick Village Hall 7 30 p.m. Playground4Dorney Christmas Discos Vi llage Hall 5 p.m. & 7 p.m. Carol Singing in Dorney Village 630 p.m. DVHMC New Year's Eve Dance Party Village Hall 8 p.m. till 1230 a.m. Eton Wick History Group Meeting Eton Wick Village Hall 7.30 p.m. DVHMC Valentine Dance Village Hall 8 p.m. Second Tuesd•y of each month (e:s:cept August) Eton Dorney Centre 8 p.m. Second Monday of alternate months i.e. January, March Village Hall 8 p.m. Luncheon in the Vicarag􀇮 Dorney 14/12 Christmas Lunch 12 noon Second Tuesday in month 12.15 -2.00 Dates 2011 No lunch in January 812 8/3 12/4 10/5 14/6 Every Tuesday Village Hall 8-10 p.m. Every Sunday Village Hall 7 -10 p.m. Telephone 01628 629381 (between 430-5 p.m. Monday-Friday) Every Thursday evening during term time in hut in grounds of Dorney School 6-16 year olds in two groups contact Alan Russell 01628 784515 Every Thursday Vi llage Hall 6-730 p.m. Every Wednesday (Term time only) St. John's Church, Eton Wick 10 a.m. - 11.30 a.m. Dawn Russell 01628 784515 NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH SCHEME ********** Area Co -ordinator:- VOLUNTEER WANTED ********** TO REPORT ANYTHING SUSPICIOUS TELEPHONE POLICE 08458 505505 TO REPORT INCIDENTS THAT REQUIRE IMMEDIATE POLICE ACTION TELEPHONE 999 -9- Neighbourhood Policing Newsletter Welcome to the latest newsletter from the Taplow & Dorney Neighbourhood Team THAMES VALLEY POLICE 0845 8 505 505 CRIMESTOPPERS 0800 555 1 1 1 HAVE YOUR SAY The next beat surgeries will be held on: Sunday 28th November at Starbucks, Sainsbury's, Lake End Road, Taplow between 1 0-12am, and Wednesday 1st December at Dorney School between 2.30 and 3.30pm. where we will be handing out the Christmas Crime Menu to all local residents ready for the holiday season. Please feel free to come along and meet your neighbourhood police team and discuss any issues or concerns you have or alternatively you can e-mail us at taplow@dorneyNHPT@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk Have Your Say online You can now send non-emergency messages to us using the online form that is available on the Thames Valley Police website. A number of people have already sent their concerns using this method. Please allow some time for us to get back to you as we do check our mail box only at certain times of the day. NEIGHBOURHOOD PRIORITIES Antisocial Behaviour - Op Ghostbuster was run over the Halloween and Bonfire period with additional resources working in the Taplow & Dorney areas. This operation was very successful with only two reports of criminal damage being received over the two week period compared to the large volume of calls and criminal damage reported last year. The Neighbourhood team also closed various footpaths in the area with the agreement of the Parish Council and a leaflet drop was carried out to all Hotspot locations. All ASB perpetrators were provided with a personal visit by the Neighbourhood Team prior to the festive season to make them aware of our Zero Tolerance policy. Litter - Dorney Combined School recently carried out a community clear up of the Jubilee River and surveyed local river users. The results were presented to the NAG and the presentation is now being sent to the Environment Agency for consideration. Some of the suggestions made by the children were for Dog Bins, Seating/Picnic Areas and Safety Equipment. Parking - Parking appears to be an ongoing issue around Taplow Station, the Neighbourhood Action Group are currently looking into this with the help of the Railway Authorities. If you are interested in becoming involved in tackling these new priorities then please contact the neighbourhood team or come along to the next NAG meeting on Monday 1 Oth January 2011 at 7.30pm Eton Dorney Centre, Lake End Road, Dorney Winter Car Campaign The Neighbourhood team recently conducted a winter car campaign at Sainsbury's in Taplow with the Road Safety Team. Free ice scrapers were being handed out to local residents along with information about ensuring your vehicle is in tip top condition for the cold season. This was a very successful event with over 180 residents attending from around the area. If you need any information please contact the team and we will be more than happy to send this out to you. Speeding The Neighbourhood team have continued to conduct monthly speed enforcement around the Taplow & Dorney area. In a recent operation over 26 vehicles were stopped for speeding in Lake End Road, Dorney, and 40 vehicles on Berry Hill, Taplow. 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If I am interpreting the information on page 16 of that edition correctly, then of the 275 questionnaires delivered to homes 175 or 63.6% agreed that a village hall was required. What is not clear is whether or not that referred to a "Brand New" village hall or just the general idea of a village hall like the one we already have. On the subject of the loan for a rebuilt hall my calculation suggests that 56% of the homes approached support the idea. On the subject of the number of homes canvassed I am not sure if this represents all the homes or not but I am certain no form was delivered to my home and the only contact that we had was when my husband answered the door to someone asking if we would support the building of a new hall. My husband explained that, as the "village" had not been interested in doing anything about the motorway noise, we had no interest in the hall (which we have never used in the 22 years we have lived here). The doorstep representative then said "Oh I will put you down as a yes shall I?" My husband said that under no circumstances would we support a new hall. This, of course, brings the very narrow positive margin into question. Peter Bowman's comments about affordability in these very difficult economic times are well taken. If we do need a Brand New Hall surely it is unreasonable to ask virtually half of the local population who do not support the idea, to fund it. While the suggested rating increase seems minimal it is not insignificant to those who are already struggling to make ends meet. Those of us who have a firm grasp on the realities of commercial projects will know that initial estimates often fall short of the final budget required and it is likely that seemingly insignificant rating increase will grow significantly as the project develops. Surely a much fairer approach would be for those using the new hall to pay for it. If the new hall's supporters are correct in their assertion that the facility will be widely used the remedy is simple, you just charge an economic rate for its use and it will pay for itself. If the hall's supporters are not confident that this will be the case then obviously the whole project falls into question. If the hall is not viable as a commercial venture in its own right then we are saying that almost 50% of the residents who do not agree with this idea of increasing the rates are being asked to subsidise the little more than 50% who like the idea. Clearly more analysis is necessary and we should start by examining current usage and projecting the most likely revenues that this will generate. It is only in this way that we will get a clear idea of whether or not we really need to do anything. Barbara Willoughby DORNEY & DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY AGM + Supper and Speaker Dorney Village Hall Friday 26th November AGM 7.30 Supper 8 p.m. Bring your own drink and glasses All Welcome Tickets from Yvonne Povey 01628 603036 or Ralph Liney 0 1628 620884 DORNEY VILLAGE HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Announce an EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING November 8th at 7.30pm In Dorney Village Hall 1. To elect a new Chairman - all nominations welcome 2. To change the name used by the Charities Commission from The Vlli age Hall to Domey Village Hall WlNDSOR & MAIDENHEAD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Saturday 20th November at 7.30 p.m. Licensed Victuallers School, London Road, Ascot SL6 8DR Nocturne No.2: Fetes Appalachian Spring Romance for Bassoon Bassoon: Madeleine Millar Symphony No.5 Tickets £15 (£5 student/child) Debussy Copland Elgar Tchaikovsky Concert tickets are avaiJable at the door (subject to availability) or from Sheargold Pianos, 53, King Street, Maidenhead or from the ticket hotline tel. 0118 966 5149 or from www.wmso.org.uk Young athletes come to Dorney Eton CoUege Rowing Centre at Dorney has become a world-renowned venue for staging rowing events and once again it has been selected to hold a prestigious regatta in 201 1 . This time it is the turn of the World Rowing Junior Championships to visit the course on 4th - 7th August. The Organising Committee for the 201 1 event is conscious of the impact that major events held at Dorney Lake can have on the local community and so here are some facts and figures about the Championships. The World Rowing Junior Championships are very different from the Rowing World Cup and World Rowing Championships that were held at Dorney during 2005 and 2006 respectively. The event is held over fewer days and from previous experience at other venues we are expecting fewer spectators in 20 I 1 than the previous international regattas. The World Junior Championships are always very exciting as they form a springboard from which young athletes can move onto competing at senior level. These Championships frequently see the launch of the rowing stars of the future and many junior athletes go on to achieve Olympic and other senior championship successes. British successes in the past have included: Tim Foster (Olympic Gold medallist in 2000) - Gold, coxless 4,1987 & Gold, coxless pair, 1988 (with Matt Pinsent) Matt Pinsent (four times Olympic Champion) - 8th in 1987 & Gold, cox.less pair in 1988 James Cracknell (Olympic Champion in 2000 & 2004) - Gold, coxless 4, I 990 Steve Redgrave (five times Olympic Champion) - Silver, double sculls, 1980 And from the current squad: Debbie Flood & Frances Houghton (twice Olympic silver medallists in 2004 & 2008) - Bronze in 1998 WRJC (first Junior Women's Sculling medal for GB) Matthew Langridge {Olympic silver medallist in 2008) - Gold in 2001 WRJC in single scull The first FISA Youth Regatta was held in 1967 and has been held every year since then, being changed to the Junior World Championships in 1985. In the beginning the regatta was only for young men but in 1993, following the strength of women's rowing in the Olympics, events for young women were included. To qualify as a Junior, a rower or coxswain remains classified as such until the 3 1 st December of the year in which they reach the age of 18. Around 700 young athletes from around 60 countries are expected to compete in 2011 and it would be fantastic to see a good crowd lining the course cheering home not only our British crews but the junior athletes from all the other nations too. The event website www.wrjc20 I I .corn is now live and has all the information for volunteers and spectators as weU as athletes and the media. It will be updated regularly over the corning months so do visit it regularly. Tickets for the Championships will go on sale in 201 1 and will be available for all four days of racing, with discounts for those who book early. There will be ticket options available for grandstand seating and enclosure access so look out for ticket price details and how to buy on the website - you can also register to receive ticketing updates via email at www.wrjc20 I I .corn/spectators It is not just about rowing though. It is also about showing the other nations that we will turn out to support the youth of the world as they strive for excellence. Do come along and support these dedicated young men and women either as a spectator or as a much-valued volunteer. Over the next nine months the potential impact of the event on local community will certain! y be on the Organising Committee's agenda. With the benefit and experience of managing international events at Dorney over the past five years, the Committee will be working closely with the relevant statutory authorities to minimise impact on the village and we will keep you informed through this newsletter and of course direct contact where necessary. -15- CURTAINS ETCETERA Curtain Making and Interiors With over ten years' experience I offer a friendly, professional service to help you with every aspect of your interior design needs, including beautiful handmade curtains and blinds, cushions, bedspreads and upholstery. A wide selection of fabrics from which to choose or provide your own. Free home visit. Stockist of Osborne & Little, G.P & J. Baker, Romo, Harlequin and many more 1 0% discount on fabrics with this advert Contact Judith O'Reilly on: 01 753 841 404 or 07808869445 SLOUGH PHILHARMONIC CHORUS & ORCHESTRA GALA EVENING Saturday 20th November at 7.30 p.m. The Centre, Slough Swan Lake, Suite Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini Soloist: Alexandra Dariescu - Piano Polovtsian Dances Enigma Variations Tchaikovsky Rachmaninov Borodin Elgar Tickets £14 Students & Ul6s £10 The SPS box office is managed through the Norden Farm Centre for the Arts Altwood Road, Maidenhead, SL6 4PF. Telephone 01628 788997 www.sloughphil.org 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 Charlie Coish 01628 629381 -16- DORNEY VILLAGE HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE PRESENTS 'Arabiart Nights' Disco Saturday 2.0th NoveWlber 2.01-0 7.30p1M fov- 8 .oopw.. UV\til 1..2:3OaW\ Tickets £1.3 ov- £1..5 0V\ tl"le doov- Bv-iV\g youv- 0WV\ dv-iVlk - hot suppev- pv-ovided Tickets fv-oW\ Mav-y Bakev- - (01..􀀸.28) 􀀸􀀸1..435 -P NORDEN FARM CENTRE FOR THE ARTS Altwood Road, Maidenhead Box Office O 1628 788997 Sunday 14th November at 11.45 a.m. LUNCHTIME CONCERT AJasdair Beatson (piano) Fantasia in F sharp minor, Op.2 Soaate Ecossaise Impromptu in B Flat D.935 (Theme & Variations) Fantasy in C, Op. 17 Mendelssohn Schubert Schumann Alasdair Beatson is one of the Country's most outstanding young pianists Tickets: £1 1 (£5 under 1 8s) Meal & Ticket £23 THE MILL AT SONNING Dinner Theatre Box Office O 1 1 8 969 8000 Wednesday 13/10 - Saturday 27/1 1 TWO INTO ONE a comedy by Ray Cooney Tuesday 30/1 1 - Saturday 1 5/1 A BED FULL OF FOREIGNERS a comedy by David Freeman ETON WICK IDSTORY GROUP MEETING Eton Wick Village Hall at 7.30 p.m. NO MEETING IN NOVEMBER Wednesday 8th.December HOW PAGAN IS CHRISTMAS Speaker:- Mr. Leslie Grout -DORNEY COURT CHRISTMAS TREES Sunday 5th December 10am till 4pm All Christmas trees for sale at £20 a tree regardless of variety, size, shape etc. IN AID OF THE DOUGIE DALZELL MEMORIAL TRUST -18- Bucks Home Library Service uses Hughenden to Thank Volunteers. © Alan Parry On a sunny Tuesday in September, the Bucks Home Library Service (HLS) held a meeting at Hughenden Manor, High Wycombe, to thank the many volunteers who help make the service a success. The Bucks HLS, is run in partnership with WRVS (Women's Royal Voluntary Service), to provide access to libraries for those people in the county who have difficulty accessing a library. Anyone who is unable to get out and visit a library, whether that is due to illness, disability, age or caring full time, is eligible for this free service. A WRVS volunteer will be allocated to them, they choose the reading material and deliver it on a monthly basis ensuring they spend some time with the housebound person as the social contact is an important part of the service we provide. The Tuesday morning event took place in the beautiful gardens of Hughenden Manor, thanks to the National Trust management who provided the venue, a great speaker and a tour of the Manor at the end of the meeting. The venue, informative speakers, home made cakes and house tour helped make the event special, gave the volunteers a chance to meet each other and enabled us to thank them for their work & dedication in ensuring that over 2000 items are delivered every month. The NT Conservation Assistants explained how a National Trust property is cared for and what's involved in cleaning the items you see when visiting a historic property, the art of using 'saliva' or 'spit' in cleaning certainly amused everyone. The WRVS Energy Adviser gave some useful advice about how to save money with the energy providers, which a number of volunteers have already started looking into & are passing on the information to their service users in order to help them cope with another cold winter. The Ulverscroft speaker gave a very informative & interesting talk about Large Print & Audio books, the history, the present & the future of them, which affects the service users as around 450 spoken word books are delivered each month. Homemade cakes were provided by the HLS team to be enjoyed at the refreshment break along with hot & cold drinks. If you would like to join this merry band of volunteers please contact Hazel Clarke on 01296 387863 or hmclarke@buckscc.gov.uk. If you would like to enjoy a friendly volunteer bringing the library service to you, in your own home, or you know of someone who would love to receive this wonderful FREE service please contact the library service on 0845 2303232 or library@buckscc.gov.uk. MARLOW MOBILE LIBRARY Visits Dorney Reach on alternate Mondays . Meadow Way 12.30 - 12.45 p.m. Dates for 20 10 : November 8 22 December 6 20 Dear Editor, Wyndham, Village Road, Dorney NATURE NOTES + HEAVEN October blew in with plenty of bluster and rain, then suddenly calmed down giving us plenty of warmth and sunshine - much appreciated by resurging blue Canterbury bells; dahlias; gladioli; roses; pink Japanese anemones; Chinese lanterns; white Russian vine; michaelmas daisies; pink spindle berries plus plenty of rose hips; mountain-ash berries and conkers. All our birds have been busy with the family of crows; rooks; magpies and jackdaws very much in evidence. Some of the smaller garden birds will temporarily disappear as there is plenty of fruit around at present. But they will return later on. A fine young robin has established himself in our back garden and sings out as soon as he spots you in the morning. Then he starts a serenading routine whilst I'm preparing the bird food. His tune will often vary in pitch, tone and melody. He is most entertaining and I am sure he was trained at the Royal Robin College of Music, London - only the best of course! I hope he stays with us through to next year - he's a little cracker. Gentlemen, we are being brought to task by the girls. A recent survey of several thousand women asked them what irked them most about their menfolk - as if they needed asking! Top of the list? - yes, you've guessed it - we leave the toilet seat up. Guilty as charged your Honour - take that lid down! This was followed by the leaving of towels and clothes all over the place, walking in with muddy shoes etc., etc. - you get the picture. Then the girls were asked what they missed most of all from their menfolk? Was it chocolates? Maltesers? Flowers? Bacon sandwich? Cup of tea? No, what they missed most was ........ tell you later. Now, gentlemen, will we be given the chance to say what irks us most about the girls? No doubt you have your own thoughts on this important matter, but for now I couldn't possibly comment, as I can smell a delicious apple and blackberry crumble cooking in the kitchen. Aren't our girls wonderful! Oh yes, the girls said what they missed most from their menfolk was .......... a Hug - yes, a BEAR HUG! When did you last give your beloved a BEAR HUG? Hugs are simple; free (or should be) and environmentally friendly. So, I'll play a number which could just help set the scene, composed and sung in 1960 by Bob and Eddie Cochrane called "Three Steps to Heaven." "Now there are three steps to Heaven Just listen and you will plainly see And as I travel on, and things do go wrong Just call it steps one, two and three. Step one, you find a girl to love Step two, she falls in love with you Step three, you kiss and hold her tightly Yeah! That sure seems like Heaven to me. Just follow, steps one, two and three". 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Dorney Social Diary Monday 4th October Wednesday 201h October Tuesday 2nd November Monday 8th November Friday 26th November Sunday 5th December DORNEY P ARJSH COUNCIL DORNEY VILLAGE HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE DORNEY OVER 60's CLUB DORNEY BADMINTON CLUB DORNEY SHORT MAT BOWLS CLUB DORNEY TENNlS COURT DORNEY YOUTH CLUB (for children of the parish) BROWNIES LITTLE FISHES For pre-school children (and parents or carers) Songs, stories, treasure bunts, fun and refreshments. VILLAGE HALL BOOKINGS Cinema Evening at Eton Dorney Centre 7 p.m. Eton Wick History Group Meeting Eton Wick Village HalJ 7.30 p.m. AFAN Open Night Eton Dorney Centre 7 p.m. DVHMC Extraordinary General Meeting Village HaU 7.30 p.m. DDHS AGM + Supper with Speaker Village HaU AGM 7.30 p.m. Supper 8 p.m. Dorney Youth Club Theatre Outing Christmas Trees for sale at Dorney Court 10 a.m to 4 p.m . Second Tuesday of each month ( except August) Eton Dorney Centre 8 p.m. Second Monday of alternate months i.e. November, January Village Hall 8 p.m. Luncheon in the Vicarage, Dorney Second Tuesday in month unless indicated (*) 12.15 - 2.00 Dates 12/10 9/11 14/12 Christmas lunch Every Tuesday Village Hall 8-10 p.m. Every Sunday Village Hall 7 - 10 p.m. Telephone 01628 629381 (between 4.30-5 p.m. Monday-Friday) Every Thursday evening during term time in hut in grounds of Dorney School 6-16 year olds in two groups contact Alan Russell 01628 784515 Every Thursday Village Hall 6-7.30 p.m . Every Wednesday (Term time only) St. John's Church, Eton Wick 10 a.m. - 1 1.30 a.m. Dawn Russell 01628 784515 NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH SCHEME ********** Area Co-ordinator:- VOLUNTEER WANTED ********** TO REPORT ANYTIDNG SUSPICIOUS TELEPHONE POLICE 08458 505505 TO REPORT INCIDENTS THAT REQUIRE IMMEDIATE POLICE ACTlON TELEPHONE 999 - 1 1 - A NEW VILLAGE HALL. ...... TRIUMPH OR FOLLY? There it was on page 5 of the new Burnham edition of the Advertiser. 'Villagers back bid for new £!l00,000 hall' said the headline. It was reported that the Village Hall Committee had canvassed every Dorney household, had received a creditable response rate of over 70% and that about three quarters of those respondents favoured a rebuilt village hall 'despite a possible £2.50 a month increase in council tax. ' It was minuted at the September meeting of the Parish Council that these results would be published in the parish magazine, and questions raised by villagers during the consultation would be answered. Any remarks I make here may well, therefore, be superseded by the definitive, official view in the same issue. Clearly, this process has been valuable because a sufficient level of basic support for an expensive, state of the art solution to the genuine problems facing the hall has been revealed and advocates of the rebuilt hall are justified in proceeding to the next steps. It's also clear to me that my current view of the plans - that is, decidedly sceptical - is a minority view. It may well be that radical improvements are required to the current structure. But I just do not believe that the only acceptable solution would cost around half a million. More importantly than that, I cannot conceive how a council of any sort could impose such a hefty increase that would strike everybody including hard pressed people on fixed incomes, regardless of their likely use of the facility. All this at a time of spending cut backs and what I thought were frozen council tax bills. While accepting that this view is currently in the minority, I would urge the Parish Council to ensure that three factors are kept in the spotlight as the project moves forward. 1. Why does Dorney need a rebuilt hall? The objective is hard to pin down. The hall is 'well used but deteriorating', but can it not merely be renovated? In July 2009, South Bucks DC approved an application to enhance the premises with a pitched roof and single storey extension. Are these plans now discarded? The hall needs to be 'aesthetically pleasing and green'. No one would argue with 'green', but for that price rd expect the Taj Mahal. The new building now needs 'two main halls to increase revenue'. Is that the main objective, to take on Eton in the conference and weddings business? If so, what of the negative impact on those residents who are neighbours to the Hall? Is the Hall in danger of closure if the Committee cannot ensure it remains 'safe and reliable' with disabled facilities etc. 2. Will all residents be able to see the plans and hear arguments on both sides? The minutes of the annual public meeting of the PC in March are clear - 'the PC should hold a public meeting to find out the views of the electorate before a decision is made. ' I do hope that the consultation process just passed is not seen as pre-empting this meeting. I admit I didn't return my recent form because I judged it inadequate on which to make a judgement. -12- 3. The interests of all must be considered. I was surprised to discover that PCs are perfectly entitled to set the level of their own precept. Unlike council tax proper, parish precepts are not capped. I hope the temptation is resisted to impose what is a considerable increase on all Dorney residents, regardless of their ability or enthusiasm to pay it, because a democratic mandate has been secured to do so. Despite the results this summer, it strikes me there is much more consulting and discussion to be had. Peter Bowman (peter.bowman@virgin.net) DORNEY YOUTH CLUB Dear Dorney Residents. Dorney Fete this year complemented a great Day in the Parish. C/o 6 Meadow Way Dorney Reach Maidenhead SL6 ODS Ph 01628 784515 Email: alrussell@talktalk.net Mainly because I received a First for my Grapes at an amazing Horticultural Show, we must have good soil in Dorney! But also so many people and organisations came together to raise funds and enjoy 'Village life'. For the Youth Club and the Play4Dorney charity, we each made a good profit. The numbers attending this year were the highest I have ever seen. The evening was rounded off with a Family Barn Dance staged in the Village Hall by the Village Hall Committee. I have to thank the Young people, families, friends, and most importantly leaders who gave up their day to help set up, run stalls and clear away. The funds we raised will go towards the winter's activities and the transport costs for the Christmas Show. I am open to ideas for next Year's Fete, whether you wish to run a stall for your chosen charity, your organisation or business, or you would like to become involved in just organising the Fete. Or in supervising the Young people at meetings, please contact me. Finally, Friday 26"' November 2010 Dorney Youth Club will be taking its members and families to see 'We Will Rock You' in London. As usual I will sell left over tickets on a first come first served basis to anyone wishing to join us. The £67 seats will cost you £45 each to include transport by coach from Meadow Way. Alan Russell. -1 l CURTAINS ETCETERA Curtain Making and I nteriors With over ten years' experience I offer a friendly, professional service to help you with every aspect of your interior design needs, including beautiful handmade curtains and blinds, cushions, bedspreads and upholstery. A wide selection of fabrics from which to choose or provide your own. Free home visit. 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They looked terrific, though, particularly with those little planes whizzing round shooting at them. Sometimes the road in front of the house would glitter with red hot shrapne l. Brilliant! Poor kids, nowadays, have to rely on !pods for similar thrills. Having spent half my working life looking after older people, I am horrified by the apparent inevitability of adopting their attitudes now that I am one of them. I can't be bothered to try to keep up with developments in l.T. I've got a PC and internet access (when it works!!!) that's more than enough. As for my mobile phone, it is ancient and brick-like and almost never used - if ! tum it on, people might phone me! The only recent innovation that I seem to like is my satnav, except that there is little joy in driving anywhere nowadays. Every main road seems to be blocked by roadwork s. It's not like it was in the good old days of the open road! Yes, grumpy old manhood has arrived at my house and is here to stay. I said that one of the causes of my current mood might be the play I am working on at the moment. It is by the late Sir John Mortimer, and it is about his father who seems to have been a grumpy old man since he was forty when he was blinded; but what a wonderful character he was. On one hand he was obviously an outstanding if slightly barmy barrister - you can see aspects ofRumpole of the Bailey in him - on the other hand he tended to live in a world of literature and natural history, often quoting Shakespeare or nature to make his point even during everyday conversations. One of my favourite non sequiturs, which comes out of nowhere when he is walking on Stonor Hill with his son starts "Consider the liver fluke . . . . . . . . ." you'll have to come and see it to find out what follows that, because I haven't learned it yet, but it made me laugh when I read it. I mention all that partly, I admit, to encourage you to come and see "A Voyage round my Father'', and partly within the context of my reactionaryness. (I've just invented that word - the spell check is having a nervous breakdown). Tue play reminds me of better days when I were a lad. Tue father frequently refers to listening to things "on the wireless". What a sense of another era that provokes, doesn't it? Families used to sit round the wireless using their imaginations to colour in the word pictures provided by the voices they were listening to. Those were the days! Television is a good alternative - although it currently seems to be going through a particularly low quality period - but, good or bad, it will never completely replace the wireless for grumpy old men like me or John Mortimer's father. Geoffrey Atkinson -15- DORNEY VILLAGE HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Announce an EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING November 8th at 7.30pm In Dorney Village Hall 1. To elect a new Chairman - all nominations welcome 2. To change the name used by the Charities Commission from The Village Hall to Dorney Village Hall NEW VILLAGE HALL The results of the Residents Survey were as follows: Number of questionnaires delivered to houses: 275 Number of questionnaires collected or returned: 197 (72%) Question 1 : Do you think a village hall is required: 175 (90%) yes : 20 (10%) no Question 2: Do you support the Parish Council and the possibility of taking out a loan: 1 54 (78%) yes : 39 (19%) no CONCLUSION: The 154 supporting the rebuild is 54% of total residents. Based on this information the Parish Council have decided that the Village Hall Management Committee can progress to the next stage of obtaining designs, costings and funding of a new hall. There were many comments raised on the returned questionnaires some of which we answer here. OlJESTION ANSWER Is there a limit to the loan Yes - it will not be more than £300,000 causing a rise of £2.50 per month for 40 yrs BUT depending upon grants it could be a lot less. Is a rebuild really necessary To refurbish will cost nearly £200,000, a loan would be required and repaying would be difficult because the lavout has onlv one room to let at a time. What are the advantages of The new building will look good. It will have low running a rebuild costs. It will have 3 rooms to let at the same time so income is maximised to helo reoav the loan. What grants are being The Lottery is launching a new Community Fund this sought autumn for Village Halls etc. We are already applying for Landfill Tax refunds from the Waste companies who landfill in our area. Will a new hall generate The new design will have the services on the houses side more noise? and the halls will face the field so houses should be affected less bv noise. -16- As is now the case, residents benefit from huge discounts on hiring the hall and we are looking at other ways to extend advantages to the locals. The following table shows the difference of charges between locals and others. SUNDAY to FRIDAY Rates r hour LOCAL RESIDENTS OR ORGANISATIONS £7.00 £50.00 £37.00 £74.00 £96.00 NON LOCAL RESIDENTS OR ORGANISATIONS £16.50 £l00.00 £91.00 £202.00 £266.00 The Hall is well used as the following table shows - please contact if interested. AM PM EVENING Monday Joan Dancing M -670003 Tuesday Pilates Badminton 078 1 1 331950 M-621383 Wednesday Gemini Nursery Pilates Lynne Dancing 07795 664245 0781 1 331950 07765 968226 Thursday Twinkle Tots Joan Dancing 07990 635970 M-670003 Friday Joan Dancing M-670003 Saturday Joan Dancing M-670003 Sunday Lynne Dancing Bowls 07765 968226 01753 853350 MARLOW MOBILE LIBRARY Visits Dorney Reach on alternate Mondays . Meadow Way 12.30 - 1 2.45 p.m. Dates for 2010 : October 1 1 25 November 8 22 December 6 20 -17- Windrush, Village Road, Dorney Dear Editor September 12, 2010 Best Kept Village Competition Well, we didn't manage a placing this year. Very disappointing following last year's Certificate of Merit! After all the hard work so many of us put in to improve, yet again, these are the judges' marks and comments, and I have added previous years' marks for comparison: Primary Features Possible Actual Actual Actual IA Places ofworshio/OTI1vevard/cemeterv Marks 2010 2009 2008 1B Common, 10 7 7 7 OTPP􀁧 olavino field 20 14 15 9 1 C Vill,me hall, communitv hall, church hall 20 16 16 10 ID Boundary hedges, verges, ditches, fences and 10 8 9 6 defined wildlife conservation areas Secondarv Features 2A areas surroundinE! inns, hotels, oubs, shone 10 8 9 8 2B Bus shelters, telephone kiosks, notice boards, 10 6 8 6 toilets 2C Ancillary features e.g. war memorial, pond, 10 7 10 8 stream, villaJ!;e pump Bonus Points 3 Additional marks for overall appearance and 10 8 9 6 evidence of community effort (marks may be deducted for inrufPlluate m􀘭ns) 100 74 83 60 A huge amount of work was put in by volunteers in the graveyard, but irrespective, our points remain constant. 1B is difficult, as we have designated the comer of Village Road/Lake End Road as "Village Green" and the five tubs have been in abundant flower! At least we remained constant with the Village Hall! 2A and 28: I think we need a local Ashford Lane resident to adopt the 'phone kiosk and litter pick, as we do for the kiosk in Harcourt Road, including the notice board. Any volunteers? As for the war memorial, 2C, after the two benches were painted, all the scrub cleared from the ditch and the grass well mowed, I can only assume the judges visited on a day the resident pigeon or crow had messed all over the seat! The judges did comment that they "were very impressed with the village. It was completely litter free and beautifully tidy. The village hall is clearly well used. We liked the play area and the children 's part of it has some imaginative equipment. We thought however that the children's part might be fenced to prevent dogs fouling on the ground and equipment where children play. There was a dog on site when we were there. The wildlife area of the village is magnificent and a most attractive feature particularly for walking and cycling. The asparagus on sale is to a very high standard! Perhaps we need some more plants around the village hall to show we can cultivate as well as mow, but they were stolen when we tried three years ago! Maybe the judges were new this year and had not noted the significant improvements. Thank you all, and thanks to Alan Russell for his co-ordination in Dorney Reach and to John Farrell for his Parish Council work, he has really earned his keep! I hope all readers will be willing to help to enhance our comer of South Bucks as a super place to live in! Here's to next year! Nick Teale Horticultural Notes There are several events that we must mention before autumn is finally with us. Many of you came with us to visit Ightham Mote in June, a moated medieval house with lovely gardens and water features.We were lucky again with the weather and it was generally agreed the visit was one of the best we have had. Our annual Show was held in September. Vegetables and flower exhibits better than expected after a mildly wet then dry summer. Fewer beans were on show, tomatoes were excellent while root crops were of good quality. There were plenty of cakes and other cooked items to admire as well. However the exhibits from the Dorney school children were first class and lifted the show. We are very grateful to them and their teachers for all their hard work. Well done indeed. The events organised by Alan Russell in the field outside the village hall drew a crowd of people and children, while members of the local youth club took an active part in running their show. We want to thank Alan for his enthusiasm and for the time he gave to making it such a success. Members will not receive the Parish News until after the harvest supper held on September 24th., but we hope you enjoyed the lasagne and found the speaker's talk interesting . Sorry about the microphone not functioning properly though. The society is now having to think carefully about the future. It was started by Brigit Ames during the forties who ran it with local help. Sadly she died a few years ago, but was a constant adviser. It would be a great pity ifwe have to close and to lose all those good friends who have loyally supported us. Where else would we meet to chat, to listen and to eat? But as you see several committee members want to leave, so we shall have too few to carry on. We really do need a secretary to take notes and run the ad.min. side. Times are changing with less use made of, or spent in, gardens that are also much smaller than they used to be. But it would be sad to see it disappear. The final meeting for the year will be the AGM and supper, with a speaker, on November 26th. at 7.30 p.m. We look forward to meeting you all again then and hope that it will not be for the last time .. .ln the meantime enjoy the autumn. Ralph Liney ETON WICK msTORY GROUP MEETING Eton Wick Village Hall at 7.30 p.m. Wednesday 20th. October BERKSHIRE BEYOND THE OBVIOUS (Lesser known sites and events of historic interest - a 'sunny' show to wann an autumn evening) Speaker:- Mr. Trevor Ottlewski - 19- Wyndham, Village Road, Dorney Dear Editor, NATURE NOTES + PROMS + ROUTINE The end of August and the beginning of September weatherwise was beautiful. Since then up to mid-September as I write it has been a mix, which has helped enhance bull rushes and tall sedge grass by the Rowing Trench's two small ponds, with lots of dragon-flies about. Elsewhere, Russian vine (white); violets; scyllas; autumn crocus; orange Chinese lanterns; yellow daisy-like fleabane; roses and Canterbury bells are doing well, as are apples; pears; plums; runner beans; cucumbers and tomatoes - delicious! A red alert is on for greenfinches, suffering some devastating virus, as befell sparrows over a year ago. Remember to change drinking /bath water frequently and hose down bird stands and feeders to rid them of ties. All other garden birds are thriving well. Has anyone seen a straight banana? No, I'm not talking politicians, thank you. The E.U. complained that bananas sold in the U.K. were too curly. Fortunately a farming M.E.P. reminded Brussels that nature decides banana shapes, thus hopefully saving further ministerial slip-ups. Banana skins can be used for compost, being rich in phosphoric acid and potash (potassium carbonate). Also you can cut up banana skins and dig them into the soil around your roses, as roses benefit from potassium. Parents and supermarket staff and no doubt others have expressed relief that the children are now back at school. Life seems to return to some semblance of routine or normality. Speaking to Dame Brigit of the Emerald Isle in our local supermarket, I did mention the 'flip-side' of the coin, namely, the 163 children and teenagers aged 1 3 to 18 years old who performed in the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain recently in the Proms at the Royal Albert Hall. "Ah, sure weren't they marvellous," said Dame Brigit. "Yes indeed, a credit to us all," I replied. " ... and wouldn't it be wonderful if more parents and schools encouraged children to take up and enjoy real music?" Dame Bridget concluded. "That's what is lacking today, real culture." With her customary "God Bless You," she left for home. The National Youth Orchestra ofG.B. played the Sorcerer's Apprentice by Paul Dukas; Fantasia by modern composer Julian Anderson and Symphonie Fantastique by Hector Berlioz - a wonderful evening's entertainment. For those glad to get back to 'normality' after the holidays, I have just the tune, 'Back in the Old Routine,' composed by Wilson Stone in I 95 1. "I'd give the world to start all over, back in the old routine To live my life in fields of clover, back in the old routine Give me my old straw hat and a double truckin' down the avenue we'll go Folks passin' by us will stop and eye us And soon there'll be more all calling encore We'll walk in a wonderful glow Oh gee, the joy to be there pluggin' back in the old routine You're up, you're down, you're in there sluggin' back in the old routine Oh give me the jazz, the razz-ma-tazz and we'll tread on Heaven's scene Back in the old routine." Regards, Tony Dixon-Smith (D.D.) 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Some 80% of premises within the county achieve speeds of between 2 - 8 mb/s with 20% being very poorly served at less than 2mb/s some at zero. • That 20% equates to approx 35,000 premises, within which are substantial numbers of small businesses who we believe would willing pay realistic rates for a reliable service • This situation already constrains the ability to attract new business, with some leaving the county now, along with severe constraints on business & residents for: o business video, e-commerce, cloud computing, office collaboration o working from home o downloading education material for coursework, o use video conference & Skype type facilities, o use of iPlayer or downloading High Definition home entertainment o and will damage expectations for delivery of online public services and Tele-medicine. • Even today, education material, particularly course work is required to be completed on-line which means some children are having to travel mites to access the internet for their work. • Substantial numbers of individuals would like to work from home, reducing travel and carbon impact, but without useful broadband speeds are unable to reliably do so. • We would appreciate your assistance in compiling appropriate data for your area to assist with prioritising where our intervention may be most helpful. Please complete the survey at www.belp.co.uk or using the hard copy form and returning to the address below. Friars Court, Friarage Passage, Aylesbury, Bucks. HP20 2SJ Tel: 01296 383806 Fax 01296 434142 Email broadband@belp.co.uk Web: www.belp.co.uk -11- 1086 & ALL THAT This column has come over all medieval this month. The renovation of St Mary Magdalene - the most ambitious yet undertaken by the Friends of Friendless Churches - is on course for completion by the end of August. This makes public access likely by mid-2011, and probably this 12th century gem will be a spiritual and historical bonus available to 2012 Olympic spectators. Enthusiastic interested parties such as FFC themselves, the Parish, DPC & Eton College met one evening in June at the church. I was faintly disappointed by the bare, pew-less interior, but this was largely a result of the building repairs needed to make the roof and tower secure. There's a splendid picture of the interior, taken before the recent work, on the Friends' website www.friendsoffriendlesschurches.org.uk. Public access will always be limited by the lack of light and heating, but plans for an event to mark the opening are underway. A medieval choral concert in the gathering gloom of a Boveney autumnal afternoon was just one notion that intrigued this resident. Yes, I'm rather keen on things medieval. In the course of BBC TV's splendid season on the Normans, I realised that Domesday Book, which was prepared for William the Conqueror in 1086, was now available online from, among others, the National Archives and the Cambridge University project into Anglo-Saxon prosopography (PACE). No, I hadn't heard that word before, either. My research is as yet sketchy, but Dorney, or Dornei as it was then, seems to have been a pretty exotic place. Some things never change, however, because in 1086, we were noted as being in the shire of Buckingham, so my suggestion a couple of issues ago that we switched to Berks didn't have the sanction of our Norman conquerors. All over England, it seems, Saxon big-wigs with names straight out of lord of the Rings or Beowulf were being elbowed out by the Norman cronies of William, who had rather smooth sounding modern names. Before the -12- conquest, Dorney was 'held' by Ealdraed, who was the 'man' of Ea rl Morcar. By 1086, the 'tenant in chief' was the agreeable sounding Miles Cr isp in, whose sub-tenant was Ralph. Miles came from Neaufles in Fronce, and he was rewarded for his family's part in the invas ion with extensive lands around here and several neighbouring counties. It looks like he replaced Earl Morcar, who might (as I said, my knowledge is as yet limited) have been the Earl of Nort humbria, who led anti-Norman resistance, most notably in league with Hereward the Wake. It's a bit scary that Miles kept a couple of slaves at Upton while Ralph had two such unfortunates here in Dorney. Rather more re-assuringly, Dornei had 'one fishery rendering 500 eels and woodland for 150 pigs.' The Conqueror's commissioners confronted villagers with a few straightforward questions. Rather the same process as happened in Dornei has been recently occurring in Dorney. Us Dorney 'villans' have been asked whether we approve of, yes or no, firstly Dorney School's 'walk to school' initiative and, secondly the proposals for a rebuilt village hall, or more precisely, the funding of that project. I feel like submitting the answer which wasn't open to the Soxons .... .'Don't know'. There are 'fors' and 'aga insts' for all projects like these. On the latter question, I know the PC is commendably seeking evidence of maj ority support in the village. The current written questionnaire may be seen as sufficient evidence, but I hope there is still time for a dedicated public meeting, or open debate of some kind. Now, that wasn't a luxury our Dornei predecessors were able to enjoy in 1086 .... Peter Bowman peter.bowman@virgin.net THE MILL AT SONNING Dinner Theatre Box Office O 118 969 8000 Wednesday 25/8 - Saturday 9/10 SPRING & PORT WINE a comedy by Bill Naughton -13- CURTA INS ETCETERA Curtain Making and Interiors With over ten years' experience I offer a friendly, profe ssional service to help you with every aspect of your interior design needs, including beautiful handmade curtains and blinds, cushions, bedspreads and upholstery. A wide selection of fabrics from which to choose or provide your own . Free home visit. Stockist of Osborne & Little, G.P & J. 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I have to say that, from our end of Dorney, the Hall and the Rowing Trench both seem to be part of the same problem, or - who knows? - opportunity. Whatever your view of the Olympics and other major events at the rowing trench - love 'em or hate 'em - I am sure that everyone will agree that they will cause considerable disruption to us local yokels. There will inevitably be noise pollution and increased litter in spite of their best efforts to control them. Also traffic congestion will increase before, during, and after the various games. I love the idea of dropping most of the punters at Windsor Racecourse, and then making them plod across a temporary river bridge, but scores of vehicles will still battle their way in and out of the Court Lane entrance every day. This will make it extremely difficult for people in Dorney Village to get anywhere near our Village Hall. As for getting to Sainsbwy's??? Lordy! I'm going to lose a lot of Nectar points. Boveney Road, where we live, still has a big question mark over it. At the moment it is planned that it will be closed to all but pedestrians, cyclists and emergency vehicles. The Olympic officials looked rather vague when I asked ifwe and our visitors would have to have special vehicle passes. One even floated the idea that we might need to find alternative parking. Any restriction on our movement would strike me as an unacceptable intrusion into our residential rights. All of Dorney will suffer similar inconvenience to a greater or lesser extent and it seems to me that Boris, both as Mayor of London, and indeed as an influential ex Etonian will owe us big time. When we were asked to vote on whether we need a new Village Hall and, if so, whether the Parish Council should make a loan, I said ''yes" to the former but "no" to the latter. I know that excellent things happen at the present hall - particularly the youth activity, but its location is surely wrong. Dorney is, in reality, two villages. The Hall is at the far end of the Reach and is actually further from the houses on the Common than Eton Wick Village Hall, which is in the next county. It would be so much better and more welcoming tucked between the villages, wouldn't it? Somebody owns a lot of land there, don't they? Who is it now? Two years ago they were able to rent out a substantial amount of it for a massive and very noisy wedding marquee. How much better and more appropriate it would be if they donated a slice of their obviously surplus land to Dorney. Then the Olympic Authority could contribute towards, or even donate a new village hall to say "thank you for having us". Pie in the sky? Maybe, but it is only a few years since that was all peaceful meadowland and the idea of the Olympics happening there was pure fantasy. Everything is possible. Geoffrey Atkinson. -15- Windrush, Village Road, Dorney August 9, 2010 The Edttor, Dorney Parish News Smokers! Dear Editor What is tt about smokers that gets up my nose? I have no problem with the wonderful ruling that came into effect a couple of years ago and made restaurants and public houses smoke free, but then I am not a smoker! Smokers have four ways of making the area unattractive: 1. A new pack of fa gs has a cellophane cover, always cast aside. 2. Then there is the silver paper covering which protects the filter tips. It is invariably chucked. 3. When the smoke is finished, the filter tip is stubbed out. It takes months to degrade. 4. When the packet is finished it ends up discarded. My market research from empty packets and stumps is that most people use filter tips, none of them read the Government Health Warning and none of them care about litter! Is there any chance that smoking walkers, with or without dogs, could take their stubs and empty packets home? Yours, without ash! Nick Teale NORDEN FARM CENTRE FOR THE ARTS Allwood Road, Maidenhead Box Office O 1628 788997 Thursday 30th September at 7.30 p.m. John Lill (piano) Sonata in D, K576 Sonata in F minor, Op 57, Appassionata Nocturne in C minor, Op 48/1 Polonaise in F sharp minor, Op 44 Variations on a Theme by Handel, Op 24 Mozart Beethoven Chopin Brahms Britai n's most well known pianist, John Lill is known for his aristocratic interpretations of Beethoven and the great masters of the nineteenth and twentieth century piano repertoire. Tickets: £19 (£18 cone.) £18 (£17 cone.) -16- The Windsor and Eton Relief Road is undergoing a facelift. The work will continue for the next seven months, and as this road comes within the orbit oflocal journeys I thought you would be interested in the following extracts from the Royal Borough's website. Ed The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Windsor and Eton Relief Road (WERR) The Windsor and Eton relief road and Clarence Road roundabout road improvements scheme (WERR) started on Monday 21 June and is due to be completed by March 201 1. Work on the relief road has to be carried out to ensure the road remains safe for users and to bring the road up to today's current sta ndards. Clarence Road roundabout will be redesigned to improve the flow of traffic through this key junction. And while road works do mean an impact on road users, a key priority throughout the work will be to minimise traffic delays and to minimise the effect of this essenti al work on local residents, businesses and motorists. Why are we doing it? Road improvements include essential maintenance work and improving traffic flow through the roundabout. The £7m project is funded by central government following a successful bid by the Royal Borough. It includes renovating and upgrading bridge parapets, waterproofing, resurfacing and erecting safety barriers to ensure the road remains safe into the future and to bring it up to current sta ndards. It is also an opportunity to update the lighting, signage and landscaping with extensive planting of trees to improve the look of the main gateway to Windsor. One of the main aims of the scheme is to reduce noise levels for residents who live near the road. The relief road is the main route into the borough for visitors and business traffic and by far the busiest, carrying up to 22 million vehicles a year. The improvements are scheduled to finish by March 201 1, well before the 2012 Olympics when the relief road will be a key transport link to the rowi ng events at Dorney Rowing Lake. Cllr Colin Rayner, lead member for highways and streetca re, has welcomed the opportunity to improve the road and roundabout. He said: 'This project will mean a state-of-the-art road that will better meet the need of local commuters and visitors." -17- Neighbourhood Policing Newsletter Welcome to the latest newsletter from the Taplow & Dorney Neighboumood Team THAMES VALLEY POLICE 0845 8 505 505 CRIMESTOPPERS 0800 555 111 HA VE YOUR SAY The next beat surgery will be held on: Saturday 4th September at Sainsbury's, Lake End Road, Taplow between 5-6pm Please feel free to come along and meet your neighbourhood police team and discuss any issues or concerns you have, or alternatively you can e-mail us on Angela.O'Connell@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk or Trevor.walker@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk SPEEDING/PARKING The Neighbourhood team have been conducting various operations in the area to try to combat these two priorities. The NAG is also working closely with the parish conncils to arrange more long term solutions. CRIME INFORMATION In conjunction with Neighbourhood Watch week the neighbourhood team have been conducting letter drops in the Taplow & Dorney area promoting Neighbourhood Watch and Community Messaging. If you are interested in joining Neighbourhood Watch and receiving regular updates please contact the Neighbourhood Team. Three arrests have been made in relation to drug offences in the Taplow & Dorney area through proactive patrolling. Two for possession of cannabis and one for possession of cocaine. One male has also been charged and remanded in relation to the thefts from motor vehicle in Boveney Road, Dorney. Operation Gruelling took place during the first week in June to crack down on local criminality. At certain times of the year we have peaks in serious acquisitive crime (burglary, robbery and vehicle crime) and the operation tackled this spike by concentrating our efforts on hot spot areas. The patrols carried out were very effective - the implementation of Operation Gruelling showed a reduction in crime in the following areas compared to previous year's figures for South Bucks. Dwelling Burglary Theft from motor vehicle Theft of motor vehicle Down 37.1% Down 60.7% Down 33.3% A drugs dog operation took place in June and not a single person was found to be in possession of drugs during a recent search using drug dogs in eight pubs across South Bucks district. The result came as a surprise to officers, who were used to finding at least some people in possession of drugs - albeit small amowits -during similar operations in the past." The operation covered pubs in Beaconsfield, Burnham, Farnham and Taplow. COMMUNITY CLEAR UP The community payback team have now completed the refurbishment of Maypole Road, Taplow and have now started painting the garage areas in Buffins, Taplow and generally tidying up the estate. ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR The wann weather continues to see a rise in antisocial behaviour in view of this the Neighbourhood Team recently carried out a house to house door knock to provide information and reassurance to residents in and around the Maypole Road area. There have also been several grass fires reported in the Taplow area where extensive damage has been caused due to the ground being very dry which has caused the fire to spread very quickly. The Neighbourhood Team are working in conjunction with Bucks Fire and SBDC Community Safety Team to raise awareness and provide information in relation to arson. The team are planning on holding a street meeting for residents in the affected areas over the next couple of weeks. -18- A further ten banning letters and yellow cards have been issued in relation to local youths swimming and being a general nuisance by the Thames, Jubilee River and Dorney Lake. Dorney Lake is private property and due to the increase of vandalism and ASB they are now restricting access at times. Regular patrols are continuing in these affected areas and we would like to encourage residents who are experiencing antisocial behaviour to contact us on the non emergency number. If you have any queries or questions regarding neighbourhood policing or any police matter, please fee free to contact the Taplow & Dorney neighbourhood policing team on 0845 8 505 505, or contact us via e-mail on: angela.o'connell@ thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk or Trevor.walker@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk You can also find us on the Neighbourhood pages: www.thamesvalleypolice.co.uk Electrical Services Burnham Napit Part "P" Approved Additional Sockets - Ughts New Fuse Boards - Updates Security - Attic Lighting Home - Landlords Certificates Portable Appliance Testing All Other Electrical Work Free advfce and estimates All work guaranteed No job too small Free Phone Rob on 0800 955 49 42 -NAPIT Cinema evening at Eton Dorney Centre Monday 4th October at 7 p.m. To see - August Rush - an incredible journey moving at the speed of sound. Nominated for an Oscar in 2008. Another 3 wins & 9 nominations. Runtime: 1 14 min. £ 4.00 (includes refreshments, popcorn, cakes). All welcome. The funds raised will be used for renewing the children's books and indoor games at the Centre. Tel: 01628 662823. MARLOW MOBILE LIBRARY Visits Dorney Reach on alternate Mondays . Meadow Way 12.30 - 12.45 p.m. Dates for 20 I O : September 13 27 October 1 1 25 November 8 22 December 6 20 -19- Wyndham, Village Road, Dorney Dear Editor, NATURE NOTES + MUSIC+SPORT Summer so far (as I write mid-August) has been very good in the Dorney Parish area, with a warm dry June and July and a mild-mix August, with the odd welcome shower. Plants doing well include blue succory; pink/blue scabious; pink flock; orange Chinese lanterns; king of the forest orange/green berries; pink and white convolvulus (field bindweed); hedge bindweed with large, white trumpet flowers; white sweet-scented meadowsweet; lots of poppies; good variety ofroses, plus lots ofreddish-purple greater knapweed to mention a few. So far, there are more sparrows this year, hopefully overcoming the saliva virus which decimated them over a year ago; hedge accentors; chaffinches; blue and great tits; spotted and green woodpeckers; blackbirds; greenfinches; goldfinches; pied wagtails; starlings; ringdoves; wood pigeons; magpies, plus our resident crows. Regularly seen now are red kites and buzzards. Flying in and around Village Road Memorial Garden are some small resident bats. Some toads have also taken up residence in our back garden - welcome indeed. This summer we have had plenty of sport so far, with Wimbledon tennis; followed by World Cup football from South Africa accompanied by the vuvuzela, to everyone's delight; European Athletics from Barcelona; cricket and golf; and to round it all off, the enjoyment of the Proms from the Albert Hall, with the Last Night of the Proms to come. Talking of music, this year is an anniversary birth year for some wonderful composers such as Chopin (I 81 0), Robert Schumann (18 10) and Gustave Mahler(l 860). Their wonderful music still lives on and will continue to do so for posterity, giving pleasure and delight to many. In fact, this year's Proms are featuring much of their music, and I am looking forward to hearing some piano concertos, hopefully played by some of our own pianists such as Stephen Hough and Peter Donahue. A concerto is a musical work in which a solo instrument ( e.g. piano; violin; cello; oboe; clarinet etc.) is contrasted and blended with the orchestra, accentuating the virtuosity of the soloist. Someone suggested composing a concerto for the 'vuvuzela' that 3ft. long, 127 decibel £2 plastic trumpet made famous in this year's football World Cup competition. What a challenge that would be, and I suggest a suitable venue would be the House of Commons for the world's first V uvuzela Concerto! 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Annual Show Eton Wick School Hall Second Tuesday of each month ( except August) Eton Dorney Centre 8 p.m. Second Monday of alternate months i.e. July September Village Hall 8 p.m. Luncheon in the Vicarage, Dorney Second Tuesday in month unless indicated (*) 12.15 - 2.00 Dates 13n Day Out. * SEE BELOW No Lunch Club in August 7/9* 12/10 9/11 14/12 Christmas lunch Every Tuesday Village Hall 8-10 p.m. Every Sunday Village Hall 7 - 10 p.m. Telephone 01628 629381 (between 4.30-5 p.m. Monday-Friday) Every Thursday evening during term time in hut in grounds of Dorney School 6-16 year olds in two groups contact Alan Russell 01628 784515 Every Thursday Village Hall 6-7.30 p.m. Every Wednesday (Term time only) St. John's Church, Eton Wick 10 a.m. - 11.30 a.m. Dawn Russell 01628 784515 • Eton Dorney Centre over 60's Lunch Club Outing 13/07 Day Out will be organized by Lili Illes and Sue Eaton. Coach trip to Beale Park meeting point at the Centre in Lake End Road at 1 1:15 am and return at 4:00 pm. Cost including transport & entrance £17.00 (cheque payable to the EDC or cash). Bookings till 1 0/07. Tel: 01628 662823 E-mail: info@etondomey.org.uk -10- Pedalling Thoughts. Regular exercise is important. We all know that. My way of keeping fit is cycling along the Thames Path early in the morning. I've done it twice already this year. If you ignore the litter left by fishermen and concentrate on the scenery it makes you glad to be alive. It's good thinking time too. Before I left this morning, I checked my Emails and there was one from our editor, Charles Cody, asking if! was going to write anything, so I set off trying to think of a subject. Should I write about the election that we missed because we were in Canada? No, perhaps least said, soonest mended. I'll stick with what I said last month, 'don't blame us, we didn't vote for any of them.' It was difficult, even on a pleasant bike ride, not to think about the "Bloody Friday" inquiry which reported yesterday. I suppose the outcome was to be expected, but it was a different and violent time. I was in lTister in the 60s just before the 'Troubles' officially began. Police rode in armoured cars while banks and public buildings were sandbagged. It was the only place where I ever found myself on the wrong end of a gun. It was a snowy winter' s day in Londonderry. I was walking along the shopping street looking down at my feet to avoid ice when an unmistakeable muzzle came into view and stopped just short of my chest while a threatening voice said "othor soide!" The armed guard meant that I should cross the road to avoid the security men delivering to a bank. I didn't argue. I sympathise with the fam ilies on both sides, and the inquiry result didn't surprise me, but the cost certainly did. £200,000,000. Has the world gone mad? I would suggest that there should now be an inquiry into the inquiry except that it would cost as much again. I used to wonder how old people, who grew up talking in hundreds, coped with the leap into millions and, since the recession, billions. Now I feel very old myself as I learn that the joint assets of the major oil companies are close on three quarters of a trillion. No wonder the nice man from BP keeps telling us shareholders not to worry as his leaky well wipes out half the marine life in America. Then I arrived at the rowing trench, and thought about Mr. lvor Lloyd's comments in last month's Parish News. I sympathise - sorry, I mean empathise with the problems they are having caused by anti-social behaviour. The litter problems he identifies are shared by the whole village including the Common. But I would add another type of pollution to the list - noise from the lake. He must understand that it is in the nature of a major sporting venue to attract and create these problems. Just think how much worse it is going to be in 2012. Finally, as I pedalled up Boveney Road, I completely depressed myself thinking about the plans to march 30,000 flag-waving trumpet-blowing fans up and down past our house every day during the sacred Olympics. Please NO!!! Geoffrey Atkinson PS. Yes, Mr Bowman, why are we in Bucks instead of Berks? I nearly got lynched when I dared to ask that question in 2005, I hope you survive and write some more. Good luck. -11- Windrush ,Village Road, Dorney 25 May, 2010 Dear Editor Best Kept Village Competition I would like to offer a big "thank you" to those volunteers who turned up at the Village Hall on Sunday May 16. With some new muscle and an ingenious use of a car jack Alan Russell was able to lift broken posts out of the car park area and replace them and the crossbars. Let's hope that no one reverses into them before the judges tum up, some time in June! The flower beds by the hall and by the entrance to the school were well weeded and the area around the Village Hall completely tidied up. The playground area was mowed by a young chap who could only use one arm! That was true dedicat ion! The benches in the Memorial Ground on Village Road have been painted as have the fences around the cattle grid, making the entrance to the village from the Common much smarter. As I write this, some new bedding plants are being placed in the tubs on the "Village Green" on the comer of Village Road and Lake End Road, courtesy of John Barker. Parish Groundsman John Farrell is continuing his good work with verge mowing, strimming and generally keeping things tidy. The Farrells have done a remarkable job in cutting back overgrowth in the graveyard . It is the visitors who need contro lling. After the "Human Race" at the rowing lake this weekend the length of Court Lane was strewn with plastic bottles and discarded leaflets. I blame the London marathon for this type of behaviour, where it is the done thing to grab a water bottle, have a swig and then throw it! I hope all residents will keep a look out for litter and keep their patch free of the blight it poses. Many thanks again to all those who do their bit to keep Dorney and Dorney Reach in with a chance of winning! Nick Teale Contact Nick on 01628 605177 Alan on 01628 784515 DO RNEY FETE on Trumper's Field Saturday 4th September 12.30 -3pm Demonstration by the Berkshire Search and Rescue Dogs. Climbing Wall. Ferret Racing. Tombola. Coconut Shy. Beer Tent. Burgers. Cakes. Christian Aid Collection I should like to thank everyone who contributed to the Christian Aid collection organised by St James Church in Dorney Parish this year. We raised a total of £670, which was slightly more than last year. Well done to all, and thank you. Gill Hayton (Christian Aid co-ordinator) -12- Neighbourhood Policing Newsletter Welcome to the latest newsletter from the Taplow & Dorney Neighbourhood Team THAMES VALLEY POLICE 0845 8 505 505 CRIMESTOPPERS 0800 555 1 1 1 Have Your Say The next beat surgery will be held on: Saturday 3rd July 2010 at STARBUCKS, Sainsburys, Lake End Road, Taplow between 12-lpm. Please feel free to come along and meet your neighbourhood police team and discuss any issues or concerns you have or alternatively you can e-mail us on AngelaO'Connell@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk or Trevor.walker@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk. Speeding/Parking The Neighbourhood action group have recently held two public consultations and are now re-assessing the current priorities. These will be reset at the next NAG meeting on 1st July 2010 and will be held at the Dorney Eton Centre, Lake End Road, Dorney at 7.30pm. Members of the public are welcome to attend but the public session will be limited to ten minutes only at the beginning of the meeting. Several issues were raised at the recent parish general meetings by local residents, these issues were addressed by personal visits being conducted by the neighbourhood team and Neighbourhood Sergeant. Crime Information The neighbourhood team have been conducting letter drops in the Taplow & Dorney area in conjunction with South Bucks community safety team offering a new property marking scheme called Select DNA. This is being offered free to all burglary victims and residents living in affected areas. If you have not received the letter and would like a kit then please contact the neighbourhood policing team. A recent drug operation carried out in Taplow resulted in one male being arrested with intent to supply, over £3000 pounds worth of class A drugs were recovered. Over the last month two mopeds were seized for being used in crime in the area and a third stolen moped was recovered. The Clear Car Campaign is an ongoing local initiative to try to identify vulnerable vehicles that have valuables on display and a letter is then sent to the registered owner warning them that their car and property is at risk. The Taplow & Dorney neighbourhood team are committed to reducing vehicle crime in the villages and would like to remind residents not to leave any items on display in their vehicles. We have also had some bogus callers working in the area recently trying to obtain money from local residents. The Neighbourhood team would like to remind all residents to remain vigilant and not to allow strangers into their property. If you would like a crime reduction leaflet on how to tackle bogus callers please contact PCSO O'Connell. Community Clear Up The community payback team have now nearly completed the refurbishment of Maypole Road, Taplow and will soon be moving on to the Buffins, Taplow where they will again be re-vamping the garage areas. Anti-social behaviour Anti-social behaviour has been on the rise with the warmer weather with local youths swimming and being a general nuisance by the Thames, Jubilee River and Dorney Lake. This is being tackled by issuing offenders with Yellow Carcls and banning letters where appropriate. This month has seen five banning letters being issued for ASB at Dorney Lake. Dorney Lake is private property and due to the increase of vandalism and ASB they will now be restricting access at times. The world cup has also now started and so far has gone smoothly with only one Penalty Notice being issued for Public Order. Should you experience any ASB please contact us on 08458 505 505. 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Are there any midsummer customs which used to be celebrated here in days gone by? Another individual voice is Bob Dylan, the greatest (in my opinion) artist of the zotti century. His early songs inflamed my youth while his recent songs nurture my maturity. Only in an English parish magazine could such a figure be quoted under the heading of Nature Notes! Thanks for that, Tony Dixon-Smith. Over 20 years ago, Bob began the 'never-ending tour', continuously on the road, re-interpreting several hundred songs with young musicians. Last month, I realised that a number of other eccentrics follow their own unending paths. Norden Farm in Maidenhead played host to the admirable Dave Sealey, who night after night recreates the life story and live performances of the 'cheeky choppy', Max Miller. It was a wonderful evening, enhanced by the presence of numerous daft blokes (is it always blokes?), many probably past their seventh decade, who seemed to know every word of every song and joke from a personality who last performed half a century ago. Back in the 1980s, a Liverpool band called The Icicle Works topped the charts. l\low in his fifties, their founder and songwriter, Ian McNabb regularly performs in quirky venues. Sipping a cold beer on a warm evening at the Firestation in Windsor, listening to acoustic versions of Ian's sad and funny songs, while another audience, this time only a little younger than Max Miller's, again sang along to every word, I reflected how good the world is if daft blokes will keep performing and other daft blokes will go along to enjoy the performances. I further reflected how lucky Dorney is to have two such splendid venues on our doorsteps in Maidenhead and Windsor. Now, an organisation calling itself the 'Friends of Friendless Churches' has to be both English and eccentric. In response to my question last month about the future of Boveney Church, I hear that they, the trustees of St Mary's, are holding a public meeting on June 22 to reveal their plans to open this, yes, 'eccentric' building on a more regular basis. I can't wait to see inside! Peter Bowman peter.bowman@virgin.net -15- Wyndham, Village Road, Dorney Dear Editor, NATURE NOTES + WELL FLAGGED Hark! The herald blackbird sings. From 4.30 a.m. until 9.30 p.m., blackbirds in particular have been the dominant songsters so far this year, the weather has generally suited the birth and survival of bird chicks, with lots of blackbirds and blue tits along with robins; starlings; hedge accentors; chaffinches; wrens; woodpeckers; jays; ring doves; wood pigeons, magpies, plus our two resident crows who have been busy seeing off intruders (rooks, buzzards and red kites) flying in their 'air space' and too close to their nesting chicks. These amazing crows will not tolerate any incursion. Jn the first week in June five red kites were seen soaring in the sky together by the first Rowing Trench car park. In the largest of the two ponds which lie parallel with the Rowing Trench, a pair of coots with eight chicks were seen, with several small dabchicks (around nine inches in size) swimming nearby. Dabchicks are the smallest of British grebes, with a dark brown back, chestnut breast and neck, and small pale patch on the face. An adult heron was stalking prey on the pond's edge. Plant-wise, there are carpets of yellow bird's-foot lotus with orangey underside; lots of yellow biting stonecap; white and mauve clover; ox-eye daisies (white with yellow centre) also known as white chrysanthemum; buttercups and daisies; foxgloves; roses; white elderberry flower; several types of tufted vetch (bush; wood and wood-bitter vetch) blue and deep purple in colour; scented dog- roses, pink and white; deep blue pheasant-eye; bluish/purple periwinkle, to name a few. They seek 'em here, they seek 'em there, those English flags are everywhere. On the roads, in the car parks and on building sites, England's flag of St. George, the red cross on a white background, flutters proudly where no foreign flag dare fly. The support for England's football team is amazing, and I believe English (indeed England's) supporters deserve better. Not having won football World Cup in 44 years speaks for itself. Today, we need a new format, namely, a proper National team to win. Picking players from various teams is not on, as this selection of players rarely play together as a team and don't have the time nor skills to gel into winners. Their loyalty i_s first and foremost to their clubs which pay their weekly salaries. A rich entrepreneur with a proper English National team, taking on and beating all-comers, would make a fortune and give genuine supporters a team they richly deserve. Or am I singing in the rain? Well why not:- * "I'm singing in the rain, just singing in the rain What a glorious feeling I'm happy again I'm laughing at clouds so dark up above The sun's in my heart and I'm ready for love Let the stormy clouds chase everyone from the place Come on with the rain I've a smile on my face I'll walk down the lane with a happy refrain And singin' just singin' in the rain." Enjoy your summer. Come on England! Regards, Tony Dixon-Smith (D.D.) 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Enquiries: Telephone 07515 270432 / 01753 542672 e-mail: office@susanhandydance.co.uk website: www.susanhandydance.co.uk BOSCH Service 􀂇 Bosch Car Service WHITE HEATHER GARAGE (DORNEY) LTD VILLAGE ROAD, DORNEY WINDSOR, BERKSHIRE SL4 6QJ Our Services Include: ✓ MOT Testing ✓ Manufacturers' Servicing ✓ Electrical & Mechanical Repairs ✓ Electronic System Diagnosis ✓ ABS Braking ✓ Traction & Stability Control Systems ✓ Air Conditioning , . ?' .. 􀁤 i􀁚 le,,...,. . 1􀂈· ;􀂉' 􀂊􀂋I' ' • i-􀂊 Hours of Business: 08:30 - 1 7:30 Monday - Friday Tel/Fax: 01 628 603 1 88 tom@whiteheathergarage.co.uk Printed by Indigo Print & Design - Tel: 01628 668562 scott@indogopandd.co.uk .. • 􀐳􀑁 • Dorney Social Diary Sunday􀑁27th June􀑁 DDHS􀑁Coach􀑁Trip􀑁to􀑁Ightham􀑁Mote􀑁 Wednesday􀑁14th July􀑁 EtonWick􀑁History􀑁Group􀑁Meeting􀑁 DORNEY􀑁PARISH􀑁COUNCIL􀑁 DORNEY􀑁VILLAGE􀑁HALL􀑁 MANAGEMENT􀑁COMMITTEE􀑁 DORNEY􀑁OVER􀑁60's􀑁CLUB􀑁 DORNEY􀑁BADMINTON􀑁CLUB􀑁 DORNEY􀑁SHORT􀑁MAT􀑁 BOWLS􀑁CLUB􀑁 DORNEY􀑁TENNIS􀑁COURT􀑁 DORNEY􀑁YOUTH􀑁CLUB􀑁 (for􀑁children􀑁of􀑁the􀑁parish)􀑁 BROWNIES􀑁 LITTLE􀑁FISHES􀑁 For􀑁pre-school􀑁children􀑁 (and􀑁parents􀑁or􀑁carers)􀑁 Songs,􀑁stories,􀑁treasure􀑁hunts,􀑁fun􀑁 and􀑁refreshments.􀑁 VILLAGE􀑁HALL􀑁BOOKINGS􀑁 Eton􀑁Wick􀑁Village􀑁Hall􀑁7.30􀑁p.m.􀑁 Second􀑁Tuesday􀑁of􀑁each􀑁month􀑁(􀑁e􀐣cept􀑁August)􀑁 Eton􀑁Dorney􀑁Centre􀑁8􀑁p.m.􀑁 Second􀑁Monday􀑁of􀑁alternate􀑁months􀑁 i.e.􀑁 July􀑁 September􀑁 Village􀑁Hall􀑁8􀑁p.m.􀑁 Luncheon􀑁in􀑁the􀑁Vicarage,􀑁Dorney􀑁 Second􀑁Tuesday􀑁in􀑁month􀑁unless􀑁indicated (*)􀑁 12.15􀑁- 2.00􀑁 Dates􀑁 8/6􀑁 13/7􀑁Day􀑁Out.􀑁 No􀑁Lunch􀑁Club􀑁in􀑁August􀑁 7/9*􀑁 12/10􀑁 9/11􀑁 14/12􀑁Christmas􀑁lunch􀑁 Every􀑁Tuesday􀑁Village􀑁Hall􀑁8-10􀑁p.m.􀑁 Every􀑁Sunday􀑁Village􀑁Hall􀑁 7 - 10􀑁p.m.􀑁 Telephone􀑁01628􀑁629381􀑁 (between􀑁4.30-5􀑁p.m.􀑁 Monday-Friday)􀑁 Every􀑁Thursday􀑁evening􀑁during􀑁term􀑁time􀑁 in􀑁hut􀑁in􀑁grounds􀑁of􀑁Dorney􀑁School􀑁 6-16􀑁year􀑁olds􀑁 in􀑁two􀑁groups􀑁 contact􀑁Alan􀑁Russell􀑁 01628􀑁784515􀑁 Every􀑁Thursday􀑁Village􀑁Hall􀑁 6-7.30􀑁p.m.􀑁 Every􀑁Wednesday􀑁 (Term􀑁time􀑁only)􀑁 St.􀑁John's􀑁Church,􀑁Eton􀑁Wick􀑁 10􀑁a.m.􀑁- 11.30􀑁a.m.􀑁 Dawn􀑁Russell􀑁 01628􀑁784515􀑁 DORNEY & DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY by coach to IGHTHAM MOTE A super 14 th century moated manor house in Kent has features including the Great Hall, chapels and extensive garden Sunday 27th June All Welcome Contact Ron Alsworth O 1628 669988 -9- A N Groundcare B Gar Hours of Business: 08:30 - 1 7:30 Monday - Friday Tel/Fax: 01 628 6031 88 tom@whiteheathergarage.co.uk Printed by Indigo Print & Design - Tel: 01 628 668562 scott@indogopandd.co.uk 1 J , • Dorney Social Diary Sunday 4th April (Easter Sunday) Friday 9th April Wednesday 14th April Saturday 81h May Saturday 22nd May DORNEY PARISH COUNCIL DORNEY VILLAGE HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE DORNEY OVER 60's CLUB DORNEY BADMINTON CLUB DORNEY SHORT MAT BOWLS CLUB DORNEY TENNIS COURT DORNEY YOUTH CLUB (for children of the parish) BROWNIES LITTLE FISHES For pre-school children (and parents or carers) Songs, stories, treasure hunts, fun and refreshments. VILLAGE HALL BOOKINGS Easter Egg Hunt. Dorney Court 3 p.m. Alex Prior with Four Young Virtuosos Taplow Court 7 p.m. Eton Wick History Group Meeting Eton Wick Village Hall 7.30 p.m. SSAF A Fundraising Day St. James the Less, Dorney TV AP Sponsored Walk Second Tuesday of each month ( except August) Eton Dorney Centre 8 p.m. Second Monday of alternate months i.e. May July Village Hall 8 p.m. Luncheon in the Vicarage, Dorney Second Tuesday in month unless indicated (*) 12.15 - 2.00 Dates 13/4 Every Tuesday Village Hall 8-10 p.m. Every Sunday Village Hall 7 - 10 p.m. Telephone 01628 629381 (between 4.30-5 p.m. Monday-Friday) Every Thursday evening during term time in hut in grounds of Dorney School 6-16 year olds in two groups contact Alan Russell 01628 784515 Every Thursday Village Hall 6-7.30 p.m. Every Wednesday (Term time only) St. John's Church, Eton Wick 10 a.m. - 11.30 a.m. Dawn Russell 01628 784515 NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH SCHEME ********** Area Co-ordinator:- VOLUNTEER WANTED ********** TO REPORT ANYTHING SUSPICIOUS TELEPHONE POLICE 08458 505505 TO REPORT INCIDENTS THAT REQUIRE IMMEDIATE POLICE ACTION TELEPHONE 999 -11- A N Gr□undcare B Garden. Tree H Field Management Field Maintenance - Harrowing - Rolling - Pao Picking - Fertilising - Spraying - - Fencing - Topping - Hedge Cutting - Tree Surgery - Pruning - Felling -Stump Grinding - - Dead Wooding - - Logs and Wood Chip for sale - Garden Maintenance - Grass Cutting - Hedge Cutting - Fencing - - Turf supplied & laid - Garden Clearance - I. 01189 345341 m. 07814 006639 e. office@anb-groundcare.co.uk w. www.anb-groundcare.co.uk DORNEY XTRAS "Everything but the main course" Canapes • Tarts • Puds • Cakes • Italian bread • Quiches Baked in the Aga to order using great ingredients Ease the strain when you Entertain! Phone 0773 6061365 or email nikkioliver27@hotmail.com for more information Learn to cook courses for teenagers during school holidays! - 1 2- Due to my incompetence the following article was omitted from the February and then the March issues. My apologies to Alan and the members of the youth club. Ed. Dorney Youth Club News. Though it was very cold, slippery and dark on Saturday 9th January, we saw youngsters meet in Meadow Way at 0630 to take part in the Lions Swimarathon at 0700 at the Magnet Centre, Maidenhead. Dorney Youth Club entered 2 teams that performed with the most admirable attitude and spirit. The Swimarathon, a sponsored team event, ( open to any organisation) where members of a team of 8 swim in relay for a total of 55 minutes, raising funds for Lions' charities, and each team's chosen cause. The Youth Club were followed by two teams from Dorney School, who were equally excited and committed to the challenge. I quote from an Email received from the organisers:- Hi Alan What a brilliant bunch of youngsters you've got in Dorney. It was really good to see them turn out in the bad weather and enjoy themselves in the pool so early in the morning. Whilst it was a difficult choice, with many teams standing out as embodying the spirit and fun of the event, our Lions Club President, Peter Newbound, has decided to award Dorney Youth Club with the President's Cup this year. We hope you and representatives of the swimmers will be able to come to the Awards evening planned for Wed 14 April when we hope Steve Rider will again be presenting the awards. Congratulations & kind regards Ed So there you have it, we have some great young ambassadors for the Parish, Well done everyone. I am very proud of you all. Other Youth Club news. We enjoyed along with some residents of the Parish, a Trip to see Grease as the Christmas treat in London. We were entertained by the i-Van, a travelling multi media studio, provided by the Buckinghamshire Community Foundation. We will be providing training for our older Young People to gain a vocational qualification in First Aid, and our younger members will receive practical First Aid training. We also aim to visit the Royal Windsor Tattoo, as well as all the usual other activities that come our way. Alan Russell. 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 Charlie Coish 01628 62938 -13- CURTAINS ETCETERA Curtain Making and Interiors With over ten years' experience I offer a friendly, professional service to help you with every aspect of your interior design needs, including beautiful handmade curtains and blinds, cushions, bedspreads and upholstery. A wide selection of fabrics from which to choose or provide your own. Free home visit. 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The work will be done in phases with Phase 1 seeing the installation of the junior section. We are currently in the process of raising the funds to complete Phase 2, the toddler section and Phase 3, the "I play" machine. A design of the playground will be available for all to see in the window of the Village Hall. We are running a competition to formally name the playground at our opening ceremony (date to be confirmed). If anyone has a suitab le suggestion and would like to enter the competition then please email your suggestion to info@p1ayground4dorney.org.uk We would like to take this opportunity to thank various groups for their support, Play Builder Scheme & South Bucks District Council for the funds raised to date; the Parish Council for facilitating the land & insurance; the Village Hall Committee for allowing the use of the hall􀅤 facilities during construction, Dorney Primary School and the youth club for their design input. This project is being solely managed by six residents of the community who have volunteered their time through a newly formed charity, and who have worked tirelessly to achieve this outcome in an impressive 18 months. The playground will continue to be supported by the charity for the foreseeable future. If any residents would like to offer their support to the charity, they would be very welcome! Thank you from the Playground4Dorney Charity Committee Horticultural News Potatoes I have known Many of you will have already bought and probably sprouted the early varieties, but in case you have not, take a quick look at the varieties on sale at the garden centre not more than a mile or two away. Four of the early ones are, Rocket, which some say is delicious, but personally I don't think so. Others include Foremost, Epicure and Duke of York. Foremost has good flavour as has Duke of York, while Epicure is a good salad variety and is said to recover well from frost damage. One second early, Rooster, tastes good and has a red skin. For some reason red skinned spuds do not get attacked by insects so easily in my book. Charlotte is said to be a waxy and creamy potato, as is the old favourite Maris Peer. The Main crop varieties on sale include Desire. I have great success with this one with its red skin and cooking quality. Maris Piper is well known and reliable too, but can lack quantity. I see the Jersey Royal is now called International Kidney. Not so easy to peel perhaps. Everything depends on how we grow them. Too early and we risk losing them through frosts. Not enough water during the growing season or too much shade, so they fail to mature. One doesn't need much space in the garden, so why not grow a few in a growbag. No matter what we buy in the shops, the home grown spuds taste far better - yes, they do! Ralph Liney We should like to thank all who sent cards and letters after Ken's death. They have been a great comfort to us. Many friends sent donations to:- Macmillan Cancer Support lain Rennie Trust in memory of Ken. THANK YOU £410 £585 We know these donations will enable others to receive the wonderful support these dedicated people have to give. Joy Richmond and family. -16- 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 All work guaranteed No Job too small Free Phone Rob on 0800 955 49 42 THE MILL AT SONNING Dinner Theatre Box Office 01 1 8 969 8000 -NAPIT Wednesday 24/2 - Saturday 10/4 WE'LL ALWAYS HAVE PARIS a comedy by Jill Hyem World Premiere! Wednesday 1 4/4 - Saturday 22/5 LOVE FROM A STRANGER by Agatha Christie NORDEN FARM CENTRE FOR THE ARTS Altwood Road, Maidenhead Box Office O 1628 788997 Saturday I 0th April at 8 p.m. King Pleasure and the Biscuit Boys More than just the world's greatest swing band, King Pleasure and the Biscuit Boys are an institution! They have toured for two decades and played every European country, the US and Russia. They have recorded 10 CDs and made more than 50 television appearances. £14 (£12 cone.) £ 1 1 Members If at first you don't succeed ..... . then skydiving is not for you! Arthur Smith. Taplow Court, Cliveden Road, Taplow. (courtesy ofSGI-UK) Friday 9 April 2010, 7.45pm Alex Prior with Four Young Virtuosos As featured in the Channel 4 documentary series 'The World's Greatest Musical Prodigies'. Tickets £15 Doors open 7pm. Cash Bar & Raffle Helping to raise funds for the Thames Valley Adventure Playground Contact Nicky Hutchinson at the Playground on O 1628 628051 ETON WICK HISTORY GROUP MEETING Eton Wick Village Hall at 7.30 p.m. Wednesday 14th April THORN ISLAND (DORNEI), PILGRIMS AND RECUSANTS Speaker:- Mr. Robbie Gibbs Music is flourishing at Eton End School! Many of our pupils learn an instrument, with some receiving tuition on two instruments or taking individual singing lessons. We have peripatetic teachers offering lessons on the piano, violin, flute, clarinet and singing. Children are actively encouraged to develop their musical potential One of the ways we do this is to offer children in Year 2 a half term's free tuition on the violin with the loan of an instrument to encourage practice. All children regularly participate in musical performances and religious services. There are plenty of opportunities for pupils to perform in assemblies and during informal concerts. Amongst our regular performances are the Carol Service in Eton Lower Chapel and the Easter Service at St Mary's Church in Datchet. There is also a spring term event at school which includes dance as well as music. We have some wonderful young musicians at Eton End! We are very proud of the older pupils who have recently been offered five music scholarships at the following Independent Schools: Lady Eleanor Holies, St George's Weybridge and The Abbey School in Reading. It was at The Abbey School that our choir recently attended a whole-day choral event. We were one of nine schools to take part and each school's choir contributed a choral song to an afternoon concert. We sang 'One Single Light' by Dave and Jean Perry. The day proved to be instructive, entertaining and hugely enjoyable. -18- A Bit of This and a Bit of That. First of all, on a serious note, may I add my small tribute to the excellent Ken Richmond. I only met him a few times, but his 'Kejers' column was a joy to read. Perceptive, knowledgeable and witty, I looked forward to what he had to say about local issues. How splendid to name the fo otpath after him - a fitting tribute to a speciam Dorney man. Ken cared so much about the village that I know he would have been disappointed by the way that the Common has been used, or rather 'abused' recently. I can't remember a year when it has had so much rubbish dumped on it and I know that this is a view shared by many of those who use it regularly for walking, riding or just for looking out of the window, as I am doing now, trying to think what to write next. I concede that a lot of the problems have resulted from the almost permanent Notth East wind blowing waste across to our side, but a drive to Eton Wick reveals scores of empty cans and bottles that have been thrown out of passing cars. On the positive side it is splendid to see how many thoughtful people pick up litter when they are out walking. This includes folk who are not locals. Can we have a concerted litter picking day? I would certainly volunteer. Another misuse of the Common is when strangers drive on it. There was a terrifying incident recently when someone drove a 4X4 at considerable speed backwards and forwards followed, and sometimes surrounded by four very excited large white dogs. Other walkers cleared the common as the dogs raced up to them barking aggre ssively. I was glad that there were no horses or cattle out at the time. I am bound to say, though, that this incident was only marginally worse than those who take their dogs for a walk holding the lead out of their car window while driving down the road. Talking of motor cars, reminds me of those Sp per litre off motor fuel vouchers you sometimes get from Sainsbury's. The problem is that their nearest petrol forecourt is over 7 miles away, so one would use up most of the saving getting there and back. In the circumstances I was really chuffed recently when we had to go to North London. I was low on fuel so it made sense to drive home via Ealing and fill up at Sainsbury's in Haye s. But something went dreadfully wrong in Southall where a traffic jam held us up for over 45 minutes. My dear wife, Tina, kept asking barbed questions about how much I thought I was saving wasting so much time and fuel ticking over in the traffic. Finally we got to the forecourt, bought 50 litres and I smugly pointed out that not only had we used the voucher, but diesel was 2p cheaper there anyway so I had saved us 7p per litre, i.e. a total of£3.50 "So there!!!" I am sure you can imagine how red my face was two weeks later when a notice arrived from Ealing Councim with pretty photos of us sitting in a yellow hatched box junction for 2 minutes. The traffic had been so dense that I hadn't even seen it. So, even if I didn't really save much money on fuel, thanks all the same Sainsbury 's. Your voucher reduced my £60 fine to £56.50. Geoffrey Atkinson -19- Dear Editor, Wyndham, Village Road, Dorney NATURE NOTES + WHEELIE BEENIES At last it is official that we have experienced the coldest winter for over 30 years. Just who can you believe these days? Government sponsored climatologists at East Anglia University; Chief executives of Banks; Health Authorities; Councils and Governments themselves? Well-intentioned 'whistleblowers' are either suspended or lose their jobs for telling the truth when the aforesaid are telling porkies As composer Cole Porter wrote in one of his 1930's tunes " .... anything goes"! Time surely for a 'Truthfinder General' with the power to bring such miscreants to book, and full protection in law be given to Truthfinders (whistleblowers). Less waltzing around - more quicksteps. Seen recently at the Jubilee River was a beautiful shelduck (black and white and a brown band across the chest, and the size of a barnacle goose); herons; gulls; lots of tufted ducks (black and white, with a tuft of hair at the back of the head); grebes and cormorants. Nearby, a skylark rose, singing and heralding the beginning of March, which has now cooled off after a beautiful March 1st, St. David's Day. The garden birds are busy pairing up and nesting, with areas of moss fast disappearing. I also observed through binoculars our resident crows selecting suitable bendable oak branch pieces for their nest in a nearby resident's tall tree. They really are clever, and are still quite clearly telling air-space intruders to "clear offi" The snowdrops up to mid-March are lasting well, as are primulas, crocuses and violets. Holding back in many areas until the weather warms up are the daffodils and narcissi as well as many tree buds, with the pussy willow just bursting out in sheltered areas. Brave catkins of silver birch; hazel nut and alder trees are still putting on a splendid show. Hands up those who like their wheelie bins? Well, that's life - some do and some don't. I find them very useful indeed. How would you like to be left outside in all weathers 24/7/365 and then regularly hoisted up onto the back ofa bin wagon. No good shouting "mind my arthritis", or "mind my new hair-do", before being shaked, rattled and rolled, biffed and banged and then left outside your property "all shook up". Out of respect for our wheelies, I have composed a lyric which can be sung to the children's jolly song "We are the Ovaltineys" composed I understand around the 1930's. 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VILLAGE HALL BOOKINGS Eton/ Dorney Centre 12 noon -2 p.m Annual Parish Meeting Village Hall 8 p.m. Lent Lunch Dormouse, Oak Stubbs Lane, Dorney Reach 12 noon - 2 p.m. DDHS Cheese & Wine + Speaker Village Hall 8 p.m. Eton Wiek History Group Meeting Eton Wick Village Hall 7.30 p.m. Second Tuesday of each month (except August) Eton Dorney Centre 8 p.m. Second Monday of alternate months i.e. May July Village Hall 8 p.m. Luncheon in the Vicarage, Dorney Second Tuesday in month unless indicated (*) 12.15 - 2.00 Dates 9/3 13/4 Every Tuesday Village Hall 8-10 p.m. Every Sunday Village Hall 7 - 10 p.m. Telephone 01628 629381 (between 4.30-5 p.m. Monday-Friday) Every Thursday evening during term time in hut in grounds of Dorney School 6-16 year olds in two groups contact Alan Russell 01628 784515 Every Thursday Village Hall 6-7.30 p.m . Every Wednesday (Tenn time only) St. John's Church, Eton Wick 10 a.m. - 11.30 a.m. Dawn Russell 01628 784515 NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH SCHEME Area Co-ordinator:- Jon Willmore 01628 663334 jwillm@btinternet.com TO REPORT ANYTHING SUSPICIOUS TELEPHONE POLICE 08458 505505 TO REPORT INCIDENTS THAT REQUIRE IMMEDIATE POLICE ACTION TELEPHONE 999 Make yaur 􀀔ottJe tt1ake ttJO,iey We an. e:..xpe,Ylc:.nc..-i"5-e.io􀅓 inf«􀅔t fro,., loc.-1 home o􀭂. k;, a 􀅕ult we- ill1'end to lav"c-h OUY Jc:dic-afe:d wekite to 􀭃 ,,t.,.,ti,../ Marie:,,+, in -11,e ,.,., f,t,,o. If '1'" woo/J /i4 t, "-ow Wk>Ye, pleat;e- look. a+ ovy l-Vn-e,rl- we.:kite. /11 oydQ" not to mi,;,;: ovf-, re&,;:t« 7''11'" 11ame and addr eK We wi/f i11forM 'r"v a,;: ¼Ill a,;: w-e. am 􀭄 t,, t,4 'I'" P"P""'I Jot.ii( i, """' fhat th"'! "'" f!l """ '" tho fio,/ wu - ,. .!;t'. "' Hours of Business: 08:30 - 1 7: 30 Monday - Friday Tel/Fax: 01 628 6031 88 tom@whiteheathergarage.co.uk Printed by Indigo Print & Design - Tel: 01 628 668562 scott@indogopandd.co.uk ,, Dorney Social Diary Saturday 13th February Tuesday 16 th /Saturday 20th February Wednesday 24 th February Friday 26th February DORNEY PARISH COUNCIL DORNEY VILLAGE HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE DORNEY OVER 60's CLUB DORNEY BADMINTON CLUB DORNEY SHORT MAT BOWLS CLUB DORNEY TENNIS COURT DORNEY YOUTH CLUB (for children of the parish) BROWNIES LITTLE FISHES For pre-school children (and parents or carers) Songs, stories, treasure hunts, fun and refreshments. VILLAGE HALL BOOKINGS Valentine Dance Village Hall 8 p.m. The Grimm Players present Radio Times Desborough Suite Maidenhead Eton Wick History Group Meeting Eton Wick Village HaU 7.30 p.m, DDHS Steak Pie Supper & Speaker Village Hall 7.30 p.m. Second Tuesday of each month (except August) Eton Dorney Centre 8 p.m. Second Monday of alternate months i.e. March May Village Hall 8 p.m. Luncheon in the Vicarage, Dorney Second Tuesday in month unless indicated (*) 12.15 - 2.00 Dates 9/2 9/3 13/4 Every Tuesday Village Hall 8-10 p.m. Every Sunday Village Hall 7 - 10 p.m. Telephone 01628 629381 (between 4.30-5 p.m. Monday-Friday) Every Thursday evening during term time in hut in grounds of Dorney School 6-16 year olds in two groups contact Alan Russell 01628 784515 Every Thursday Village Hall 6-7.30 p.m. Every Wednesday (Term time only) St. John's Church, Eton Wick 10 a.m. - 1 1.30 a.m. Dawn Russell 01628 784515 NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH SCHEME Area Co-ordinator:- Jon Willmore 01628 663334 jwillm@btinternet.com TO REPORT ANYTHING SUSPICIOUS TELEPHONE POLICE 08458 505505 TO REPORT INCIDENTS THAT REQUIRE IMMEDIATE POLICE ACTION TELEPHONE 999 -9- Electrical Services Burnham Napit Part "P" Approved Addltlonal Sockets - Lights New Fuse Boards - Updates Security - Attic Lighting Home - Landlords Certificates Portable Appliance Testing All Other Electrical Work Free advice and estimates All work guaranteed No Job too small Free Phone Rob on 0800 955 49 42 SLOUGH PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA Saturday 6th March at 7.30 p.m. Eton College School Hall Overture - The Corsair Chaconne from Partita No 2 in D minor Cello Concerto in E minor (Neil Charlton - Cello) Symphony No 2 in D Tickets £14 & £10 Students £10 & £7 -NAPIT Berlioz Bach Elgar Brahms The SPS box office is managed through the Norden Farm Centre for the Arts Attwood Road, Maidenhead, SL6 4PF. Telephone 01628 788997 www.sloughphil.freeserve.co.uk/tickets.html Are you looking for somewhere to grow your own vegetables? Some space is available at Burnham Abbey. Contact: Sister Elizabeth Mary Phone number: 0 1 628 60 40 80 -10- , "Radio Times" Our splendid editor (grovel! grovel! !), Charles Cody, has kindly invited me to say a few words about the next production wot I am appearing in. Actually, I think it deserves a special mention, not because I am in it, but because it is so unusual, and such good fun. It centres on an imaginary 1941 radio variety broadcast. Anyone remember Tommy Handley? or Max Miller? Or Gracie Fields? Well they are not in it, but they could have been. All the songs are by Noel Gay, including "Who's Been Polishing the Sun?" "Ali Baba's Camel" and "Hey Little Hen." - and we have to try to create the atmosphere of a broadcast whilst also having off stage calamities including an air raid and absent performers. Did you see that excellent production of"Murder on Air" at the Theatre Royal last year? If so the microphones, scripts and the sound effects table will all be familiar to you. As someone who can't sing or dance, I am attending rehearsals in awe struck wonder at the complexity of the staging, and the talent and patience of our director Kay Lord (grovel grovel! again). Our singers, musicians and dancers are just so clever. Sheet music is double dutch to me. Yes, I did say 'dancers'. I know it is supposed to be a radio show, but it has a studio audience, so it would certainly have had dancers, albeit when they are on air they do tap routines for the microphones. Nearly everyone involved is much younger and prettier than I am, so the period and style of the broadcast were foreign to them at first; but the misery of coping with winter bugs and struggling through the snow to rehearsals has helped to create a good blitz spirit. I think none of us will ever forget the discomfort we have suffered working together on Radio Times during this particularly bad winter. So, if! can't sing properly or dance at all, what do I do in "Radio Times"? Well, suffice it to say that as I play Mr Bultitude, the show's "jobsworth" producer, I have probably got the most boring part- but then again ????????????? - I won't spoil the plot for you. I hope you will decide to come and see for yourselves. Winter Footnote. I've mentioned our unpleasant winter weather conditions. The roads have been dreadful especially first thing in the mornings. A lot of services were cancelled and as I write our bins are still waiting to be emptied despite the complete absence of snow and ice. The media dramatise·Iack of post, unsalted roads or closed schools; but why can't we be more positive and sing the praises of those who do make it. Most of the excellent local shops stayed open. Malcolm the newsagent from Eton Wick never missed a day and often added emergency supplies for people who couldn't get out themselves. Most remarkable of all were the carers. The lady who visits my neighbour, three times a day, never missed once. Even on the snowiest mornings she always arrived by 6am. She and scores of others like them deserve our recognition and thanks, don't they? Geoffrey Atkinson - 1 1 - CURTAINS ETCETERA Curtain Making and Interiors With over ten years' experience I offer a friendly, professional service to help you with every aspect of your interior design needs, including beautiful handmade curtains and blinds, cushions, bedspreads and upholstery. A wide selection of fabrics from which to choose or provide your own. Free home visit. Stockist of Osborne & Little, G.P & J. Baker, Romo, Harlequin and many more 1 0% discount on fabrics with this advert Contact Judith O'Reilly on: 01753 841 404 or 07808869445 MARLOW MOBILE LIBRARY Visits Dorney Reach on every fourth Wednesday. Meadow Way 12.20 - 1 2.45 p.m. Dates for 2010 Feb. 24 March 24 DORNEY & DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY Steak Pie Supper and Speaker Dorney Village Hall Friday 26th February at 7.30 p.m. Bring your own drink and glasses All Welcome Tickets from Yvonne Povey 01628 603036 or Ralph Liney 0 1628 620884 The Horticultural Society Programme for 2010 will be published in the March magazine - 1 2- IN THE VILLAGE HALL ON SATURDAY 1 3TH FEBRUARY 8 p.m. - 1 2.30 a.m. Jim° io?l>F.It J.-t;RmF. BRING YOUR OWN DRINK AND GLASSES TICKETS £13 in advance. £15 at the door. PHONE MARY BAKER 01628 661435 Dorney Village Hall Management Committee -13- Neighbourhood Policing Newsletter Welcome to the latest newsletter from the Taplow & Dorney Neighbourhood Team THAMES VALLEY POLICE 0845 8 505 508 CRIMESTOPPERS 0800 555 111 At the last public consultation, the neighbourhood priorities were agreed as 1 . Speeding 2. Parking 3. Burglary Mobile Beat Surgery The next beat surgery will be held on 13th February 2010 and the neighbourhood van will be at the following locations 12.00pm: Taplow Village Hall (Car Park) 12.30pm: Dorney Village Road (Bus Stop) Please feel free to come along and discuss any issues or concerns you have or alternatively you can e-mail us on Angela.O'Connell@ thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk or Trevor.walker@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk Speeding With the snow and ice on the roads, we would like to remind drivers to keep an eye on their speed. The recent heavy snowfalls have caused serious traffic problems for police. Should we get heavy snow􀔥 please consider if your trip is absolutely necessary. Please adjust your driving according to the weather conditions. The neighbourhood policing team will continue with the monthly speed enforcement around the Taplow and Dorney areas once the weather improves. f!rl!il!& Parking still remains an issue, in particular around Institute Road. Taplow. The Neighbourhood Action Group is working with the Parish Council to try to resolve this problem. Burglary Your neighbourhood policing team has been busy assisting the Priority Crime Team and CID with numerous warrants which led to 20 arrests in Bumham/Taplow and South Bucks area. This was all part of Operation Grip, which saw us focusing on vehicle crime, robbery and burglary. High visibility pWaetr holasv ien scereimn ae f'ahlol ti nsp boutr' galraeraies sw oivlle cr othneti nue. past year, however we would ask residents to remain vigilant as there are always the occasional opportunists! If you require any crime reduction advice, please contact the neighbourhood policing team or pop along to the beat surgery. Crime Information We have seen a rise in vehicle crime in the Taplow area. some of which have occurred due to items being left on display in vehicles. We remind drivers to remove any such objects from their car so they don't become victims! One male has been arrested in relation to vehicle interference and burglary in the Taplow area which is currently being investigated. Antiwsocial behaviour During the recent bad weather there were numerous ca11s to us of young people throwing snow balls at passing cars and generally being a nuisance. The neighbourhood policing team has been working hard to keep in touch with residents and to encourage reports of Anti-social behaviour. NAG Meeting The Neighbourhood Action Group (NAG) have agreed at the last meeting to allow members of the public to pop along to the meetings to voice any opinion or suggestions in relation to the three priorities speeding, parking and burglary. The next meeting will be held on 2nd February 2010 at 7.30pm at Eton Dorney Centre, Lake End Road. Dorney. This will be restricted to the first ten minutes of the meeting only! If you have any queries or questions regarding neighbourhood policing or any police matter, please feel free to contact the Taplow neighbourhood policing team on 0845 8 505 505, or contact us via e-mail on: Angela.O'Connell@ thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk or Trevor.walker@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk You can also find us on the Neighbourhood pages: www.thamesvalleypolice.co.uk A N Groundcare B Garden. T rae 6 field Management Field Maintenance - Harrowing - Rolling - Poo Picking - - Fertilising -Spraying - - Fencing - Topping - Hedge Cutting - Tree Surgery - Pruning - Felling -Stump Grinding - - Dead Wooding - Logs and Wood Chip for sale - Garden Maintenance - Grass Cutting - Hedge Cutting - Fencing - - Turf supplied & laid - Garden Clearance - t 01189 345341 m. 07814 006639 e. office@anb-groundcare.co.uk w. www anb-groundcare.co.uk DORNEY XTRAS "Everything but the main course" Canapes • Tarts • Puds • Cakes • Italian bread • Quiches Baked in the Aga to order using great ingredients "'°' • I 􀀋 • : ,;.; 􀁾 ...􀌑 - - ' , , Ease the strain when you Entertain! Phone 0773 6061365 or email nikkioliver27@hotmail.com for more information Learn to cook courses for teenagers during school holidays! -15- Wyndham, Village Road, Dorney Dear Editor, NATURE NOTES+ ON PARADE Most plants have been keeping their heads down whilst we go through this 'climate warming' cold period. Bulb plant5 such as snowdrops; narcissi; daffodils etc. won't mind the snow as it gives them liquid refreshment and hopefully keeps any freezing frost and ice at bay. Our local red kites are frequently to be seen now as they fly lower over Dorney Parish in search of food. It can't be easy for any wild life, with adult foxes seen during the day and our wild birds scrambling for food and fresh water. Thrushes; blackbirds; robins; chaffinches; pied wagtails; hedge accentors; sparrows; blue, long-tailed and great tits; jays; wrens; starlings; ring doves; wood pigeons; magpies and our resident two crows are all doing well thanks to extra crumbled bread; peanuts; bird seed and daily fresh water. At least it gives them a good chance for survival this winter. Regimental Sergeant Major (R.S.M.) now speaks - "Parade- atten ... tion! Parade - stand at ... ease! Hands up those who believe in climate warming?" The R.S.M. casts a beady eye over the de-iced parade ground. "Ah! Not as many as last year I see, and I wonder why, I ask myself most diligently? Hands up those who last September and October when we enjoyed a pleasant autumn , moaned 'we need the rain, we need the rain' and then look what happened - we ended up with the wettest November on record, followed by the coldest December for thirteen years and the coldest January for over thirty years!" "Right, you know the rules you 'orrible climate moaners - on a fizzer at the double, running on the spot for half an hour whilst repeating in a loud clear voice: 'I must not moan about the weather in England'. Then my lovely boys and girls, feeling fully refreshed and invigorated, you will watch in the mess-room my favourite DVD which Santa left me for Christmas, namely Delia Smith cooking her favourite spring-time dishes. Stop groaning in the ranks!" Here, the R.S.M. casts his eyes longingly heavenwards and whispers through his bristling 'tash "Aah, my lovely Delia C.B.E.!" Whilst shopping in Sainsbury's, Taplow, in January, I was greeted by "Hello there and a Happy New Year." It was Dame Bridget of the Emerald Isle. "Hello Bridget, and the same to you," I replied. "Did you go to Copenhagen for the climate warming Jamboree?" I asked. "Ah, sure, I've never seen so many eejits under one roof. How can they expect so many countries to pull together? It's bad enough getting the British Isles to pull together, to be sure." "Good point Bridget," I replied, appreciating more pearls of wisdom. "In fact, I have a piece of music called Wonderful Copenhagen." "Yes, and it used to be sung by Danny Kaye," replied Bridget. "In that case, I'll play it on the piano for the Danish people to wish them a Happy New Year." "Splendid idea!" she replied. Here we go then- *Composed by Frank Loesser (1951) *Wonderful,􀑁wonderful􀑁Copenhagen􀑁 Friendly􀑁old􀑁girl􀑁of􀑁a􀑁town􀑁 'neath􀑁her􀑁tavern􀑁light,􀑁on􀑁this􀑁merry􀑁night􀑁 Let􀑁us􀑁clink􀑁and􀑁drink􀑁one􀑁down􀑁 To􀑁wonderful,􀑁wonderful􀑁Copenhagen􀑁 Salty􀑁old􀑁queen􀑁of􀑁the􀑁sea􀑁 Once􀑁I􀑁sailed􀑁away,􀑁but􀑁I'm􀑁home􀑁today􀑁 Singing􀑁Copenhagen,􀑁wonderful,􀑁wonderful􀑁 Copenhagen􀑁for􀑁me.􀑁 Regards, Tonv Dixon-Smith !D.D.) 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