• E. W. ARNOLD AND SON LTD. BUTCHERS OF QUAU'TY ETON WICK Daily Deliveries (ex Monday) Tel: Windsor64410 J. T. IRELAND LTD. JIUILDl!RS AND CONJ'ltACl'ORS 41 ETON WICK ROAD, ETON WICK. Telephone: Windsor 6S373 & 6630S THE SPANISH BIT RIDING SCHOOL ELMS FARM, DORNEY COMMON, Ponlee ilnd Coba for HIN Dally Rides Riding Holidays Quiet Ponies for ChlldNn Training of beglnl181'1 Is our Speciality Telephone: BURNHAM 61275 ----------------------------------------------- THE OLD SCHOOL ANTIQUES DORNEY SPECIALISTS IN 18TH & EARLY 19TH CENTURY PORCELAIN ALSO AN TIQUE FURNITURE PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY ANTIQUES YOU WISH TO SELL. FREE VALUA TIONS FOR PROSPECTIVE SELLERS. TEL: B URNHAM 32◄7 SERVICES IN THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST. JAMES EVERY SUNDAY VICAR: CHUR CHWARDENS: 8 a.m. Holy Communion I 0.1 5 a.m. Explorers & Creche at the Vicarage I0.30 a. m. Parish Service (Mattins & Family Communion) The Rev. John Methuen, The Vicarage, Dorney, Windsor, Berks. Tel: Burnham 62823 Lt. Col, P.D.S. Palmer, Dorney Court, Dorney, Windsor, Berks. Tel: Burnham 4638 Mr. M.J .L. Armstrong, Badgers, Vi II age Road, Dorney. Windsor, Berks. Tel: Burnham 5595 The Vicar tries to keep Thursday as his day off and you are asked please to respect this except in an emergency. ISSUE NO. 1/77 JANUARY, 1977 E D I T O R I A L We fix our eyes on the New Year before us with a mixture of apprehension and hope. Apprehension because we do not know what faces us and hope because without it we are lost. The grimness of the year that has passed, temporarily overshadowed by the spirit of Christmas and its tremendous power for goodness and hope, will be equalled in 1977 for most people. The difficulties that we face as a nation are self imposed because we too rarely learn from experience and make the same mistakes time after time, The die is cast for some time to come and we are forced to face the coming months hopefully with resolution. Resolution to try to reverse the feeling of helplessness that breeds apathy. Life will go on despite the additional burdens we will have to carry and, if a tremendous effort is made by everyone with the Love that shines through at Christmas carried through the year, a better life will be before us. While hope is ess ential it needs to be supported with determined constructive effort. Let 1977 be the year when we did something about our problems instead of just talking about them. - l - Dear Parishioners, It is with the very deepest regret that I have to announce that the term of my three year appointment as Parish Priest of Dorney and Warden of the Eton/Dorney Project comes to an end on the 31st August. I will, therefore, be leaving Dorney on or before that date. I am afraid that I am not actually in a position to be able to tell you where I am going, because that has not yet been fixed up. I have had and am still having, bearing in mind that there are still eight months to go, one of the most exciting and stimulating three years of my whole life and I, of course, feel very sad at the prospect of going. While I have been here I have seen both the Project and the Parish grow and develop in a most rewarding and interesting way. I am sure that you will all be delighted to know that Louise Henry and Kate Forrest are staying on for the present and I hope will be able to see the new Priest and Warden into his job. I am sure that you will want to make their jobs as easy and as fruitful as possible and to welcome a new Parish Priest to the Village. Louise, as you all know, has done an absolutely invaluable job over the past two and a half years. She came to the Project as my Assistant when I arrived and she has rapidly made herself an extremely responsible and committed member of the Project team. I would like to take this opportunity, publicly to express my very deep gratitude and my very great admiration for her, for her work, for her interest and involvement in everything that goes on both in the Village and in the Conference Centre. I am perfectly certain that all that has been achieved, all the growth and the development of the life of the Project and of the Parish could not have happened without Louise's untiring energy and commitment. I would like to draw your attention, very urgently, to the Riverside Parishes Youth Weekend at the Vicarage on Saturday and Sunday, January 29th/30th. This is intended for 11 to 14 year olds and the tital of the weekend is 'Please, Thank You, Sorry, Wow'. The conference is about Prayer, why do we do it, how do we do it, what's the point of it all? What does it mean? There - 2 - are a number of speakers who will be coming to talk to us and discuss things with us from several denominations and some of the speakers will be coming from some way away. There will be films and also a visit to Burnham Abbey. The cost of the weekend is £4.50 and I would like to encourage anybody between the ages of 11 and 14 seriously to consider ta.king advantage of this unique opportunity to have an enjoyable weekend, in which they also will learn more about the Christian faith, as well as meet a lot of other young people from this area. I would like to draw your attention particularly to the article and booking form which appear elsewhere in this magazine. I would also like to give advance notice of the Riverside Childrens Festival which takes place this year on Sunday, February 27th at 3.00 p.m. in the afternoon at Wraysbury. This is primarily intended for the under tens. You remember that we had a festival for the first time, last year at Dorney, which was a tremendous success, involving over 150 children. We hope to repeat this this year, under the title of •one of the Gang' and it will be yet another occasion in which the young people of the Riverside Parishes grow together and get to know each other better. The Church Council has agreed to subsidise this. Young people from Dorney who would like to go on the weekend, January 29th/30th please fill up the booking form in the Parish Magazine as soon as possible. For the under tens Festival on February the 27th there will be as last year, no charge. I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a very happy and a very prosperous New Year and in particular I would refer you to the 'Thought for the Month' which says a great deal I think about what our attitude should be towards the New Year with all its hopes, prospects and experiences. JOHN METHUEN Thought for the Month: 'Let the whole world feel and see that things which were cast down are being raised up and things which had grown old are being made new and all things are returning to perfection through him from whom they took their origin.• (Series 11 Holy Communion} ---------------------------- - 3 - 2nd Janua!)'. 2nd after Christmas 9th Janua!)'. 3rd after Christmas 16th Janua􀆮 4th after Christmas 23rd Janua!)'. 5th after Christmas 30th Janua!)'. 6th after Christmas 6th Februa!)'. 9th before Easter 08.00 10. 30 08.00 10. 30 08. 00 10. 30 08.00 10. 30 08.00 10. 30 08.00 10.30 ,􀀂 DORNEY CHURCH DUTY ROSTER SIDESMEN Holy Communion Mr.Eastgate Mattins and Mrs,Harpur Holy Communion Holy Communion Mr.Wilkinson Mattina and Mrs.Warner- Holy Communion Horne Holy Communion Mr.Robb Mattins and Col.Morrell Holy Communion Holy Communion Mr.Houldsworth Mattins and Mr. Hayton Holy Communion Holy Communion Mr.Armstrong Mattins and Mrs.Fauchon Holy Communion Holy Communion Mr. Liney Mattins and Mr.Belcher Holy Communion - 4 - READERS AT + = CROSS BEARER 10. 30 SERVICE AND SERVERS Col. Palmer +Jeremy Belcher Mrs.Thompson Sally Freemantle Sidesman Julie Freemantle Ben Wallbank +Ben Wallbank Mandy Fauchon Philip Wright Sidesman Col.Palmer Mrs. Graham- Campbell Sidesman Mr.McIntyre Mrs.Keith Sidesman Col.Palmer Mrs. Paton Sidesman Mr.Armstrong Mrs. Hammond Sidesman John Hellmuth +Jane Summers Kay summers Janie Lewis +cathie Shepheard Emma Shepheard Karen Barson +David Spencer Teresa Wilkinson Claire Spencer +Sally Julie David Freemantle Freemantle Burgess • • ' Baptism PARISH REGISTER Edward Francis Clavey Griffith Thomas Chatterton Hammond November 21st November 21st Please pray for Thomas and Edward, for their parents, families and sponsors . ---------􀀻------ DORNEY CHURCH CLEANING ROSTER January 8th 15th 22nd 29th Mrs. Ames/Mrs. Houldsworth Mrs, Roberts/Mrs. Chase Mrs. Armstrong/Mrs. McIntyre Mrs. Hellmuth/Mrs. Warner-Horne Mrs. Robb February 5th ----------------- DORNEY CHURCH FLOWER ROSTER A very happy New Year to all flower arrangers. Many people remark on the beauty of the flowers in the church. Mrs. Stacey will do a dried flower arrangement, so we can go into suspended animation. Thank you all very much. B.M, Ames ---------------- - 5 - THE PARISH PUMP or jottings on the December Parish Council Meeting. Silver Jubilee A member of the Council had attended a tree planting ceremony attended by Prince Philip in the Great Park. The P.C. accepted the proposed programme for the Dorney Silver Jubilee Celebrations and approved the ordering of mugs to celebrate the occasion. Harcourt Close Development A meeting is to take place in January at which the P.C. will meet members of the District Council. Accounts for payment Hire of School Typing of minutes Container Programme El6.0S 13.50 E29.55 approved. Usual places January 31st - 14th February 1977. - 6 - ' , ' Water Extraction The initial testing is now coming to its conclusion and the P.C. is now preparing to oppose any further planning applications for this site. Anyone who has any comments to make should do so in writing to the Clerk of the P.C. Points to consider are noise, effect on local roads, dust and dirt, property values etc. Now is the time to write while things are still fresh in your mind. Tree Planting Mr. Peregrine Palmer is to go ahead with planting eight clumps of trees in the Parish. ------------------􀀼 ADULT EDUCATION CLASSES KEEP FIT - MONDAY 1.45 - 2.45 in the Village Hall. Class starts 10th January, 1977. FEE £2.00 per term. FRENCH FOR HOLIDAYS - THURSDAY 7,30 - 9.30 in the school. Class starts 13th January, 1977. Beginners and those with some knowledge of French are welcome. FEE £4.00 per term. Further enquiries from Mrs. S. Poole Burnham Adult Centre, Opendale Road. Tel, Burnham 65513. ------------------- - 7 - Sunday, 2nd January Friday, 14th January Wednesday, 19th January Saturday, 29th January) Sunday, 30th January J Sunday, 6th February Wednesday, 16th February Friday, 18th February Saturday, 26th February Sunday, 27th February Sunday, 6th March Wednesday, 9th March Wednesday, 16th March Wednesday, 23rd March Saturday, 26th March Wednesday, 30th March Monday, 4th April Friday, 15th April Sunday, 1st May DIARY OF EVENTS Children's Christmas Party in the Village Hall. Dorney P.T.A. Beetle Drive - Village Hall @ 7.30 p.m. 'A Shepherd in the Country' - film@ Dorney Vicarage@ 8.30 p.m. Riverside Weekend for 11-14 year olds @ Dorney Vicarage. 'Please, Thank You, Sorry, Wow. ' Queen's Accession, 10.30 a.m. Festival Service in Dorney Church. 'A Shepherd in the City' - film@ Dorney Vicarage@ 8.30 p.m. D.D.H.S. Steak & Kidney Supper. Dorney P. T.A. Jumble Sale - Village Hall @ 10. 30 a.m. @ 3.00 p.m. Riverside Children's Festival for the under tens, Wraysbury Parish Church. 'One of the Gang'. 10.30 a.m. Confirmation by the Bishop of Buckingham followed by parish party. 'Hinduism' - film@ Dorney Vicarage @ a. 30 p.m. 'Buddhism' - film@ Dorney Vicarage @ a. 30 p.m. 'Islam' - film@ Dorney Vicarage @ 8.30 p.m. Dorney P.T.A. Spring Dance - Village Hall @ 8.00 p.m. 'Recalled to life' - film@ Dorney Vicarage@ 8.30 p.m. D.D.H.S. Spring Gardens Competition. D.D.H.S. Cheese & Wine Social Evening. St. James' Day, 6. 30 p.m. Festival Family Service and party. - 8 - " " Sunday, 8th May Saturday, 14th May Sunday, 5th June Saturday, 11th June Saturday, 25th June Sunday, 3rd July Monday, 11th July Saturday, 3rd September Saturday, 24th September Wednesday, 2nd November DORNEY WOMEN'S INSTITUTE DORNEY WOMEN'S SOCIAL CLUB DORNEY P.T.A. PARISH COUNCIL MEETING ROAD SAFETY COMMITTEE DORNEY P.C.C. DORNEY YOUTH CLUB D.D.H.S. Bring & Buy Morning. Dorney P.T.A. Jumble Sale - Village Hall @ 10. 30 a.m. Queen's Silver Jubilee Service. D.D.H.S. Barbecue & dance in celebration of our Queen's Silver Jubilee. Dorney P.T.A. Barbecue - 'Rookwood' Old Marsh Lane@ 8.00 p.m. Vicarage Happening. D.D.H.S. SUDDDer Gardens Competition. D.D.H.S. Annual Show D.D.H.S. Harvest Festival Supper D.D.H.S. Annual General Meeting. Meet second Wednesday of every month at 2.30 p.m. Meet fourth Wednesday of every month at 8. 00 p.m. First Thursday in every month P.T.A. Committee Meeting. First Tuesday in every month at 8.00 p.m. Dorney School. First Tuesday in every month at 7.45 p.m. preceding the Parish Council Meeting. First Wednesday of every month at 8.00 p.m. Dorney Vicarage. Meet every Sunday at 7.30 p.m. Dorney Vicarage. - 9 - DORNEY WOMEN'S INSTITUTE The monthly meeting of the Dorney women's Institute was held on December 8th. Mrs. Harpur, Vice President was in the chair. She opened the meeting by expressing regret at the President Mrs. Clifford's absence due to her sister's serious illness. She then welcomed Mrs. Barber making a return visit to give another cookery demonstration entitled "A Tasty Morsel". It was decided to hold the demonstration before the business of the meeting in order that Mrs. Barber could get away to attend another engagement. The dishes she made were suitable as starters or main course, and were both simple and delicious. At the conclusion of the demonstration, members had the opportunity of purchasing the dishes made and to buy copies of 76 recipes for 12p. Mrs. Harpur commenced the business meeting by reading the apologies for absence.Mrs. Allen,secretary,read the record of the last monthly meeting which was duly approved and signed. The Committee recommended that the date of Mrs. Wilkinson's sherry party should be February 16th. Details to be announced later. Mrs. Sharphouse and Mrs. Jones gave a very interesting account of their week spent at Denman College. Their course was on frame making. They exhibited some of their work, which members acclaimed as a very good effort. Mrs. Harpur read a letter from Mrs. Clifford thanking members for their hard work in making the Christmas Fayre such a success Mrs. Huddart - Treasurer read out the details and said the grand total was about £165. The monthly letter was gone through. Mrs. Horner agreed to attend the Secretaries Meeting at Aylesbury on January 26th. Members were asked to consider whether they would like to attend an Archaeological Day at Aylesbury on February 23rd. - 10 - , ' ' The Committee recoDDnended that the nomination papers for the Executive Council should not be filled in, as none of the applicants were known personally. This was agreed by the members. In the Ballot for the County president it was agreed to vote for Mrs. Geeves,noted for her efficiency as treasurer. Invitations for two members to attend parties in the Beeches Group had been received from Farnham Royal for December 15th and from Iver Heath for January 14th. Unfortunately December 15th is the date of the Carol party at West wycombe - but it was hoped that two members would attend the January party. A list was circulated for members to sign if they wished to attend outings to The Mermaid Theatre and The Planet Theatre Slough in the New Year. Also to volunteer for duties at the Eton Wick over 60's club. Members were reminded that subscriptions of El.SO were due and payable to Mrs. Huddart. Subscriptions for Home and Country due and payable to Mrs. Roberts at the January meeting. Mrs. Harpur wished all members a Happy Christmas. The Competition -The prettiest Christmas parcel was won by - 1. Mrs. Allen 2 . Mrs . Chase . The January Meeting will be held on January 12th. The Speaker will be Mrs. s. Tremlett of The Citizen's Advice Bureau. Speakers Hostess Tea Hostesses W.I. duties Competition - Mrs. Huddart. - Mrs. Looker, Mrs. Povey & Mrs. Wright. - Mrs, Harrison - Welfare Clinic. - "My favourite Christmas Card received in 1976." - 11 - DORNEY HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY Dear Members, We hope you have had an enjoyable Christmas and welcomed the New Year in the customary manner. Your committee has produced our programme for 1977 so please get your pen and diary at the ready. FEBRUARY 18TH STEAK & KIDNEY SUPPER APRIL 4TH SPRING GARDENS COMPETITION APRIL 15TH CHEESE AND WINE SOCIAL EVENING MAY 8TH BRING AND BUY MORNING JUNE 11TH BARBECUE AND DANCE IN CELEBRATION OF OUR QUEEN'S SILVER JUBILEE JULY 11TH SUMMER GARDENS COMPETITION SEPTEMBER 3RD OUR ANNUAL SHOW SEPTEMBER 24TH HARVEST FESTIVAL SUPPER NOVEMBER 2ND ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING FINALLY it is intended to organise at least 2 Coach Trips during the year and we would welcome suggestions of suitable places to visit, (we have received requests for another visit to Compton Acres) perhaps you will advise us of your preferences on 18th February. Kind regards. Bob Roberts. - 12 - • • ' .... w §0(') ()::r" 1--'lO l-'C1' t-'"d ,Q(1) -.J-.J, "'(1) r..,..t J:(1) ,.,:E.! (1)m rt (/) "' (1)(1) '< (/) (/)O" (/)tr :,(1) "0 " 0, .... /.:1 g. 0, tr 􀂩 I-'· 0 (/) rll "' 8 -°' H0, Jl} °' ::.: 􀀐 rll ,., - 'O 􀀑 :( 􀀑 t"'r rt..... g. 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(1) H:,; tii 1:l H 0 t,J "'H􀀒 Ill "'t,J o< i ()0 I H 􀀞 t,J NATURE NOTES: Earlier this year I mentioned having seen two fox cubs that had been ta.ken when a vixen had been shot in a suburban garden shed. These two were hand reared and are now living in a research unit of the Royal Holloway College where work is being carried out into their behaviour that might lead to the very rapid spread of diseases such as rabies. Photos of the cubs show them to be fine healthy specimens and I am told that they are quite tame and full of life. Few people seem to realise just how much wild life exists in our cities right under their noses. With the division of large old properties into several flats, the care of the garden has been forgotten so that many are now overgrown and afford good protection for foxes, badgers and even deer. In the press recently there have been accounts of the small muntjac deer which is only 45 cm high being seen in West Ham and on Barnes Common and of a fox being chased round Trafalgar Square. When one realises just how many wild animals there are present in our cities then one also realises that should rabies reach our shores from the Continent then its spread is likely to be rapid and the results quite dramatic from the point of view of the pet owner. Certainly all dogs will have to be muzzled out of the house and strays will be rounded up and destroyed. As a disease, rabies has plagued man and other animals throughout history. It is caused by a virus that attacks the central nervous system and which, once it has developed, is almost invariably fatal. Affected animals carry the virus in their saliva and so the disease can be spread not only through biting but also through contamination of cuts and scratches. Britain is one of the few countries in the world to have been free of rabies for most of this century, so few seem to realise its implications let alone to have seen a case. - 14 - The rapid action of the Authorities in the Camberley case in 1969 prevented an outbreak after Fritz, a terrier imported from Germany, began to behave in an unusual way. He hid under a bed and howled, seemed stiff in his hindquarters and although he did eat a little, refused to drink. Later, he bit his owner,killed a cat and bit through the sole of the milkman's.shoe. All this happened after Fritz had been released from quarantine kennels. Once captured and put back in quarantine, Fritz lived only four days and postmortem tests confirmed the diagnosis of rabies. Apart from the vaccination of over SO people, all the badgers, foxes, squirrels, hares, rabbits and carrion crows that lived on two commons where Fritz had been exercised were destroyed. DORNEY PARISH NEWS - Price Increase Commencing with this issue, the price of the Dorney Parish News has been increased to Sp. per copy. We trust that our readers will agree that this is still a very modest charge. - 15 - THE WEATHER OF NOVENBEll. For the first 12 days the barometer was low, and the weather continued the unsettled pattern of the previous two months. There was fog early on the 3rd and 11th, and there was a rumble of thunder at 16.00 on the 8th. The 5th and 7th were quite sunny, but it rained on every day apart from the 2nd and 3rd; but not very heavily until the 12th, when 19􀆬mm fell. This was the last of the unsettled spell for a fortnight, for the glass rose as a high became established in the west. There was rain on the 16th, but generally the weather was dry; the 13th,14th,2lst,23rd and 27th were sunny. There was usually enough wind to keep the fog away, and as the high was to the west, the winds tended towards northerly, and were rather chilly. Just when it seemed that the rainfall for the month would be no more than average, the glass dropped again, and as soon as it fell below 1015 millibars, down came the rain again. 8􀆭 on the 28th, and also on the 29th, and a squelching 31mm on the 30th. This last heavy rain came as a deep depression passed right over us, indeed the barograph shows that this happened around 15.30, and I saw it happen. My office window looks out towards the new Datchet reservoir. I noticed that the clouds had come very low, and as I looked I could see a thick curtain of cloud revolving in the sky, and to my intense excitement the sinister funnel of what the Americans call a "twister" lowered itself from the murk, the long tube snaking in the wind. It did not quite reach the ground, and within a minute it had withdrawn and the gyrations of the clouds had ceased. A rare experience which I should have missed if I had been more immersed in my work: The total rainfall for the month was 94.5mm, almost twice the normal, and now we really are beginning to make up for that dry summer. The minimum temperature was -1°c on the 4th, and again on the 14th, and the maximum 14°c on the 6th and 16th. ISOBAR - 16 - Material for publication should reach one of the Editors by the 16th of the preceding month. Editors: Publicity: Editorial Board: Distributors: Rate of Subscriptions: Mr. C.C. Cody, Easter Folly, 7, Dorney Reach Road, Dorney Reach, Tel: Maidenhead 24121 Mr. K.A.S. Spiers, 2, Raymead Court, Boulters Lane, Maidenhead. Tel: Maidenhead 27874 Mr.A.E.P. Turner, Lamont, 85, The Fairway, Burnham Tel: Burnham 4698 The Editors,Mrs. M.C. Cody, Mr. A.E.P. Turner Mrs.Ames, Mrs. Fauchon Mrs. Bartlett.Mrs. Cobb, Mrs .. ·Crane,Mrs. Groves Mrs •. -Hakesley,Mrs . 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JAMES EVERY SUNDAY VICAR: CHUR CHWARDENS: 8a.m. Holy Communion I 0.15 a.m. Explorers & Creche at the Vicarage I0.30 a.m. Parish Service (Mattins & Family Communion) The Rev. John Methuen, The Vicarage, Dorney, Windsor, Berks. Tel: Burnham 62823 Lt. Col. P .D.S. Palmer, Dorney Court, Dorney, Windsor, Berks. Tel: Burnham 4638 Mr. M.J.L. Armstrong, Badgers, Village Road, Dorney, Windsor, Berks. Tel: Burnham 5595 The ViCLJI. tries to keep Thursday as his day off and you are asked please to respect this except in an emergency. ISSUE NO. 2/77 FEBRUARY, 1977 E D I T O R I A L Have we a canine population explosion in Dorney Reach, and are homes and gardens so overcrowded that these four-footed residents must live in the street? I am conscious that in the past few months the regular roamers have been joined by a new and more boisterous element. Driving in this part of the Parish has become fraught with danger, due mainly to a few head-strong dogs playing 'chicken' across the road. Zooming from gateways into the path of passing cars, and only reaching the opposite pavement by the skin of one's tail, may enhance a dog's standing within the pack but it does not improve the nerves of the human road user. Personally, I do not care whether these undisciplined 'pets' pay the ultimate penalty for their folly or not but I am concerned that human life and property is being prejudiced in this way. From time to time the Parish Council has considered whether we should have a local by-law making it an offence for dogs to be loose upon the Parish Highways and Byways. Perhaps this matter should be raised again and readers may care to express their opinions through this magazine. In addition to being an obvious traffic hazard, loose dogs are a social nuisance to residents and a persistent annoyance and cause of anxiety to pedestrians both young and old. I know that a dog is considered to be a man's best friend and I am happy that so many people in the Parish enjoy these warm relationships. But we all like to choose our own friends,and therefore do not be offended if I say that your friend is not necessarily mine. I would be pleased if he did not call on me or accost me in the street again. - 1 - Dear Parishioners, I think it would be right to say that we had a very enjoyable and successful Christmas festival last December. There was a 10% increase in the number of communicants from last year. The Christmas Carol Singing fetched an all-time record of E41.00 and we had an unprecedented number of Christmas gifts for the children in foster homes and institutions. I would also like to draw your attention to the Church Council's allocation of funds for various purposes which certainly exceeds previous years donations. The list can be found elsewhere in the magazine. I am sure, however, that we all felt that our Christmas season was somewhat saddened by the deaths of Alice Sutherland and Hubert Hartley. I feel that their lives were full, long, satisfied, contented and fulfilled. Obviously we feel very close at the present time to Con, Allen and Grizel Hartley and all their families, but at the same time we can give thanks to God for their lives, for their examples, for their fellowship and also pray that he will bring them to that fulfilment, perfection and maturity which he intends for all men. What is more we can pray in confidence because we know how far both of them have travelled that road alreadY. There will be a memorial service to Hubert in Eton College Chapel on February 11th at 2.30 p.m. There are rather a large number of important events taking place this month, to which I would like to draw your attention. To begin with on Sunday, 6th February there is the Queen's Accession and there will be in Dorney Church at 10.30 in the morning a Festival Service and a Parade with of course special prayers for the Queen and for this Country. I am sure that a large number of people will want to begin our celebration of the Queen's Jubilee in this way and to thank God for the 25 years of her reign. - 2 - On Wednesday, February 16th there is another in the series of film and discussion evenings at Dorney Vicarage at 8.30 p.m. The film is entitled 'A Shepherd in the City' and takes a look at the life of Christian Churches in England today, demonstrating the Church at work in the inner city, where many houses are slums awaiting demolition, where there are problems of overcrowding, immigration and violence. The film examines how God's message can be brought to a community soured by its problems. On Sunday, February 20th at 10.30 our Lent Project will be started off with a Guest Preacher from the Church Missionary Society. He will introduce the Project to us and throughout Lent we will be learning about, and collecting money for the particular Project that the Church Missionary Society is running this year. Lent itself begins the following Wednesday, Ash Wednesday, 23rd and there will be a sung celebration of Holy Communion at 8.00 p.m. I hope that a lot of people will want to come to take advantage of this quiet and meditative beginning to Lent. On Sunday, 27th February at 6.30 p.m. there will be a concert in the church, given by the Thames Voyces. As you all know from now on our thoughts will be turned more and more to Easter, the lead up to it and our preparation for it. In addition to the CMS Lent Project there are also a series of films which the P.c.c. recommended some time ago that we should have in addition to our regular monthly film and discussion evening. The three films will be shown on the 9th, 16th and 23rd March and are respectively about Hinduism, Buddhism and Islam. Following the Deanery Synod's consideration of Christianity in relation to the other great world faiths it was felt that we should also think about the other great religions of the world and work out our ideas about them. In our cosmopolitan and diverse society today it is really impossible for us to ignore those vast numbers of people in our midst who subscribe to very different faiths and cultures from that which has arisen in this part of the world. Part of the work of the - 3 - Eton/Dorney Project has been to open our eyes to the wider world in which we live and I think that this is a particularly appropriate way of directing our thoughts this Lent. Do please come along on the dates I have mentioned. On Sunday, 27th February at 3.00 p.m. the Riverside Youth Committee have organised the second annual Childrens Festival for the under tens in the Riverside Parishes, This year it is taking place at Wraysbury Parish Church and is entitled, •one of the Gang'. I do hope that all our children will want to go to this event. It is not the sort of occasion when one sends a representative body but when we really want to gather together as many children as possible at one time to celebrate our identity in the Riverside Parishes and also to have an enjoyable time meeting each other and so on. The programme is as before, a service in which the children take a very large part in the Church first at 3,00 followed by a bun fight in the village hall afterwards. I know that the Explorers Teachers will be trying to organise Dorney•s end of things in the next week or two and I hope that parents will take note and will want their children to participate in this very important annual event. Last year we had 150 children in Dorney Church and at the Vicarage afterwards and the occasion was judged a tremendous success. The Confirmation this year is on Sunday, 6th March at 10.30 in the morning and this will be followed by a Parish party and our annual opportunity to meet the Bishop and for the Bishop to meet us. I do hope that the Christian community in Dorney will make this one of the great occasions of the year when we all gather together as a family under our chief leader, the Bishop of Buckingham. We have a number of adults and children being confirmed this year and I think it is very important for all of us to make this occasion something that will be significant for them also. Finally, may I bring to your attention once again the paper collection. We now have a very flourishing trade going and the - 4 - price which we can obtain for the sale of wastepaper collected at the Vicarage is increasing all the time. We are also very fortunate in being able to take advantage of paper collected throughout Eton College. So I think it is very important to have as many people as possible in Dorney collecting wastepaper, bringing it to the Vicarage (tied up in bundles, please) and then we are able to sell it for the Childrens Holiday Fund. More children than ever before, it is hoped, will be coming to Dorney this year, more weeks than ever before are allocated to the childrens holidays and it is all the more important that we make sure that our Childrens Holiday Fund is full of money so that the children concerned can all take advantage of coming to Dorney and having a holiday which, as you all know, they would not otherwise have. If you know of anybody who would collect papers, but has no transport, perhaps you could offer to bring the papers to the Vicarage for them. JOHN METHUEN Thought for the month: 'God deliver us from sullen saints!􀅵 SAINT THERESA OF AVILA PARISH REGISTER BAPTISM Keith David Hayton January 16th FUNERALS Alice Ann Sutherland December 31st Percival Hubert Graham Horton-Smith-Hartley January 10th Please pray for all the families concerned, particularly remembering the bereaved at this time. - 5 - "' 6th February 9th before Easter 13th February 8th before Easter 20th February 7th before Easter WEDNESDAY 23rd February 27th Februa􀅶 6th before Easter 6th March 5th before Easter DORNEY CHURCH DUTY ROSTER READERS AT SIDESMEN 10,30 SERVICE 08.00 Holy Connnunion Mr,Liney Mr.Armstrong 10.30 Festival Service Mr.Belcher Mrs.Grahamfor the Jubilee Campbell of the Queen's A cub Accession 08.00 Holy Connnunion Col.Morrell Col.Palmer 10.30 Mattins and Mr.Wilkinson Mrs.Methuen Holy Connnunion Sidesman 08.00 Holy Connnunion Mrs.Harpur Mr.Fauchon 10.30 Mattina and Mr.Gordon Mrs.Pepler Holy Connnunion Sidesman 08.00 p.m. Mr.Pepler Mr.Graham- ASH WEDNESDAY Campbell Service & Mrs.Thompson Connnunion Sidesman 08.00 Holy Connnunion Mr.Hayton Col.Palmer 10.30 Mattins and Mr.Houldsworth Mrs.McIntyre Holy Connnunion Sidesman oa.oo Holy Connnunion Mr.Eastgate Col.Palmer 10.30 CONFIRMATION Mr.Wilkinson Mrs.Robb SERVICE Sidesman ------------------------ + =CROSS BEARER AND SERVERS + D. Burgess D. Belcher s. Miggiani + T. Wilkinson T. Holt P. Wright + K. Barson J. Hellmuth J. Sunnners + K. Sunnners J. Lewis D. Burgess + J. Belcher D. Belcher D. Burgess + T. Holt s. Miggiani P. Wright • • February 5th March 13th 20th 27th 6th DORNEY CHURCH CLEANING ROSTER Mrs. Robb Mrs. Walsh Mrs. Ames/Mrs. Houldsworth Mrs. Roberts/Mrs. Chase Mrs. Armstrong/Mrs. McIntyre - 7 - THE PARISH PUMP or jottings on the January Parish Council Meeting. Silver Jubilee The P.C. has agreed to approach all local business organisations, on behalf of the Local Lieutenant of Buckingham to ask for donations towards the Silver Jubilee Appeal. The theme of the Appeal is "To help young people help others". UP to half of the donations received can be used towards projects in the County - any suggestions as to these projects should be forwarded to the Parish Clerk. Help thy Neighbour A OOE appeal on "Self help in the Environment" coincides with the P.c.c. "Help Thy Neighbour" scheme and will be coordinated through P. Belcher. Trumpers Field It is probable the Trumpers field will be handed to the P.C. for administration. However full details are not known but the P.C. will take special note of any agreement with particular regard to additional running costs. Barge Path The problem of cars using Barge Path as an access to the river - 8 - , • is continuing to cause concern. It should be stressed that the P.C. have no direct responsibility but are keen to help to find a solution. Accounts for Payment Printing of Minutes Petty Cash Lighting Maintenance Lamp Replacement Green Verge Cutting Bus Shelter Repair Total Estimates - Parish Rate 77/78 E 9.15 20.00 24.00 6. 33 13.50 56.70 £129.68 The finance Committee were congratulated on presenting a same again rate estimate of £1,060 which entails a 1. 1 p rate. Full details can be obtained from the Parish Clerk if required. Horse Riding on the Towing Path The P.C. were asked to help with this problem and ask for any details of incidents to be passed to them so that these can be forwarded to the respective authorities. Annual Parish Meeting Date for your Diary - 30th March 1977 - Village Hall. - 9 - DORNEY WOMEN 'S INSTITUTE The monthly meeting of the Dorney Women's Institute was held on January 12th. Mrs. Sharp, vice President was in the chair. She read the apologies for absence which included the President Mrs. Clifford, Mrs. Allen - Secretary, read the record of the last meeting which was duly approved and signed. In matters arising from these minutes, it was agreed that the proposed outing to the Planet Theatre Slough , should be left until the Pantomime season was over. However, it was decided to ask Mrs. Harrison to make a provisional booking for the Mermaid Theatre on the afternoon of April 27th. Volunteers were asked for to help with the over 60 Club at Eton Wick. Mrs. Wilkinson outlined the details of her sherry and bring and buy morning to be held at her home 'Chauntry' Lake End Road at 11. 15 a.m. on February 16th. Admission by ticket SOp. which includes sherry. A Ploughman's lunch available for 50p. if required. A volunteer was asked for to attend the secretaries meeting with Mrs. Horner on January 26th at Aylesbury and Mrs. Allen agreed to go. Mrs. Sharp then went through the monthly newsletter pointing out items of interest to members. These included an outing to the National Gallery on February 22nd - an Art Day on March 23rd - an archaeological day on February 23rd and a two day course on Patchwork in March. An idea for an outing was recommended. This would be a guided tour round the village of Burford in Oxon. Members agreed this would make a nice summer outing. Mrs. Allen read the correspondence - 1. A letter had been received from Mrs. Harpur written on behalf of the general 10 - • • • • purposes and Finance Committee of which she is a member, asking if the W.I. would consider making a fund raising effort for the Eton /Dorney Children ' s holiday fund. Mrs. Harpur and Mrs. Sharp agreed they would jointly arrange a coffee morning later on in the year. 2. A letter had been received from B. F.W .I. giving particulars of competitions and county show to be held in connection with Silver Jubilee year. 3. A letter about the Pantomime.-on-Ice at Wembley, 4. A phone call from Mr, Dutton giving details of a floral evening to be held at the Planet Theatre Slough on 24th January. 5. A letter from the Chiltern Travel Service Ltd. offering ideas for holidays. W.I. duties for January - Welfare - Mrs. Harrison Over 60 Club 􀇤 Mrs. Allen_, Mrs, Chase & Mrs. Wilks. Mrs. Sharp introduced the Speaker Mrs . Tremlett known to many members as Mrs. Homer 's daughter . Mrs. Tremlett gave a most interesting and inspired talk on the work of the Citizen' s Advice Bureau. It was quite an eye· opener to hear of all the different problems this wonderful voluntary service have to deal with. Mrs. Huddart proposed the vote of thanks. This month􀇥 competition was won by - 1. Mrs. Harpur 2. Mrs. Chase 3. Mrs. Wilks. The overall competition winner for 1976 was Mrs. Sharp who received a gift token. At the February meeting the Speaker will be Dr.J.Harrison on wine making. Hostess 􀇦 Mrs. Chase. There will be a presentation of the yearly budget. Competition - A dish of home made sweets. Tea Hostesses - Mrs. Binns, Mrs. Horner & Mrs. Spencer . - 11 - Friday , 4th February Sunday , 6th February Wednesday, 9th February Wednesday , 16th February Friday , 18th February Sunday, 20th February Wednesday, 23rd February Friday, 25th February Saturday, 26th February Sunday , 27th February Sunday, 6th March Wednesday , 9th March Friday , 11th March Wednesday, 16th March Friday , 18th March Wednesday, 23rd March Saturday, 26th March Wednesday, 30th March Wednesday, 30th March Monday, 4th April Friday , 15th April Sunday , 27th February DIARY OF EVENTS Whist Drive, Village Hall @ 8.00 p.m. Queen ' s Accession , 10. 30 a.m. Festival Service in Dorney Church. Dorney Babysitting Club-Farthing Cottage 2p.m. ' A Shepherd in the City' - film @ Dorney Vicarage @ 8. 30 p.m. D . D .H. S. Steak & Kidney Supper. 10.30 a.m. Parish Service and launching of the Lent Project with a speaker from the Church Missionary Society. Ash Wednesday 8. 00 p.m. Sung Holy Communion. Whist Drive, Village Hall @ 8.00 p.m. Dorney P.T.A. Jumble Sale - Village Hall @ 10. 30 a.m. @ 3.00 p.m. Riverside Children ' s Festival for the under tens , Wraysbury Parish Church. ' One of the Gang' . 10. 30 a.m. Confirmation by the Bishop of Buckingham followed by parish party . ' Hinduism ' - film @ Dorney Vicarage @ 8. 30 p.m. Dorney Conservative Association - March Hare Dance , Village Hall - 8.􀇧l o'clock. 'Buddhism' - film @ Dorney Vicarage @ 8. 30 p.m. Whist Drive, Village Hall @ 8.00 p.m. ' Islam' - film @ Dorney Vicarage @ 8. 30 p.m. Dorney P.T.A. Spring Dance 􀇨 Village Hall @ 8.00 p.m. ' Recalled to life ' 􀇩 film @ Dorney Vicarage @ 8. 30 p.m. Annual Parish Meeting 􀇪 Village Hall. D. D . H . S. Spring Gardens Competition. D. D.H. S . Cheese & Wine Social Evening. @ 6. 30p.m. A concert in the church , given by the Thames Voyces. - 12 - Frida,y, 29th April Sunday, 1st May Sunday , 8th May Saturday , 14th May Friday, 20th May Sunday , 5th June Saturday , 11th June Saturday , 25th June Sunday , 3rd July Monday , 11th July Saturday , 3rd September Saturday , 24th September Wednesday , 2nd November DORNEY WOMEN' S INSTITUTE DORNEY WOMEN ' S SOCIAL CLUB DORNEY P.T.A. PARISH COUNCIL MEETING ROAD SAFETY COMMITTEE DORNEY P ,C.C. DORNEY YOUTH CLUB Whist Drive, Village Hall @ 8.00 p.m. St. James' Day , 6 . 30 p.m. Festival Family Service and party. D.D. H . S. Bring & Buy Morning. Dorney P .T.A. Jumble Sale - Village Hall @ 10. 30 a.m. Whist Drive , Village Hall @ 8.00 p.m. Queen ' s Silver Jubilee Service. D.D.H.S. Barbecue & dance in celebration of our Queen ' s Silver Jubilee. Dorney P.T.A. Barbecue - 'Rookwood' Old Marsh Lane @ 8.00 p.m. Vicarage Happening. D.D.H. S . Summer Gardens Competition. D , D . H .S. Annual Show D.D.H. S. Harvest Festival Supper D . D.H.S. Annual General Meeting. Meet second Wednesday of every month at 2. 30 p.m. Meet fourth Wednesday of every month at 8.00 p.m. First Thursday in every month P.T.A. Committee Meeting. First Tuesday in every month at 8.00 p.m. Dorney School. First Tuesday in every month at 7.45 p.m. preceding the Parish Council Meeting. First Wednesday of every month at 8.00 p.m. Dorney Vicarage. Meet every Sunday at 7. 30 p.m. Dorney Vicarage. - 13 - DORNEY PARISH/ETON COLLEGE PROJECT PROGRESS REPORT October to December, 1976 The Vicarage is looking particularly bleak this winter after an extensive tree-felling operation. Sadly, many of the trees were found to be diseased or dead and had to come down. This does mean though that we have a great deal of timber which we intend to cut up and sell as logs in aid of the Children ' s Holiday Fund. Meanwhile,- inside the house, the Community Service boys have beavered away at the unending task of keeping the house painted and in reasonable repair . Not least, they made a first-rate job of ' tidying-up ' the two large dormitories, which had been painted with more speed and enthusiasm than skill, by boys in E and F on their Expedition Day. The Sunday Club's outings are now arranged and shepherded by the ingenious Julian Nott and his Etonian helpers. Fishing at Eton {surprisingly successful) and tramping up to the Copper Horse provided two new ways of engaging the members ' interest and energy. On December 12th the Club held its Christmas party with plenty of food, and a string of scratchy, but well-received cartoons. The Dorney Youth Club, which is now in possession of a healthy bank balance, had a ' disco' on Halloween and a lively Christmas party on the 19th December. In January the Club will be going skating at Richmond. There are fourteen houses at Eton which support our wastepaper scheme, and thereby the Childrens Holiday Fund. Since this represents a great deal of paper we are trying this Half to make the collections more efficient, and hopefully less arduous, by inveigling a couple of boys into helping us load the stuff into the van. we owe special thanks to Aubrey of RHP for the vast amounts of paper he has collected on our behalf . - 14 - • • • • Within the usual programme of monthly film evenings, we have been able to include two supper sessions, to which Etonians were invited. The boys then had the opportunity to discuss the films with parishioners, and we have extended the invitation to other interested, local schools. Etonians were again involved in three Confirmation weekends and in November four boys came to Dorney as helpers for the Hammersmith Teenage Project. The young people from Hammersmith were all either persistent truants, or had been suspended from school, and the Hammersmith Project exists to provide such children with a 'last chance', when they have been given up by the educational authorities as too disturbed and disruptive. The weekend taught us that such ventures need more discussion and planning beforehand than we had realised, and all credit must go to the Etonians who weathered a challenging and difficult weekend with considerable fortitude. We were very pleased to be • re-united' at a party in October with those boys who had helped with the childrens holiday in August. Several of the older Etonians have since left the school, and we hope that the younger ones who have experienced such holidays will encourage their friends to volunteer for what is a hugely enjoyable, rewarding and exhausting time. Manor Lodge Assessment Centre used the Vicarage for a week-long series of staff training days in October. Frank Goodman brought a group of young confirmands for a weekend under the 'Quest 1976 ' programme. John Churcher re-appeared in OCtober with a bunch of Methodists from St. Albans for a conference entitled 'Visible Unity - Ten Propositions ', and pupils from St. Edward's School, Oxford spent a weekend tackling 'human relationships'. Three · members of the U.S.P.G. discussed youth training for a weekend and Richard Christian arranged a conference for a dozen or so young people on the theme of 'Youth•. In December, Mrs. Langston and her Guides arranged their annual Christmas party and entertainment for local old folk, as usual a real feast and delight for everyone. There are already a - 15 - handful of Etonians who visit old people in the Parish. It would seem only sensible that we should arrange to meet these boys regularly, so that they might inform us of any extra help that is needed and so that we might direct them towards other old people who might welcome a weekly visit, shopping and odd jobs done for them. The Riverside Youth Committee has not been idle, and billed for the last weekend in January is a conference called, 'Please, Thank You, Sorry, Wow', which promises to provoke some interesting thoughts among the 11-14 year olds on the subject of prayer. It would be obtuse􀅸 to mention 'The Royal Hunt of The Sun' at the College last Half - a KRS/John Methuen co-production! I (Louise), who contributed absolutely nothing to the staging of the play can testify to the enormous amount of hard work which it entailed. The result was a splendid and at times spectacular production, equalled by some impressive and very moving performances. There was a super response to the appeal for gifts at the Festival Family Service on Christmas Day. These were distributed amongst children in local foster homes and institutions. Many parishioners braved an uncommonly cold evening to go carol singing, and their cheerfulness was well rewarded by the collection of E41.00, which was divided between Slough Mencap and the Bucks Association for the Blind. Kate Forrest (our Housekeeper) contributed a magnificent 201 mince pies to the occasion - which were gratefully consumed by the singers at the end of the evening. We are thrilled that Kate has decided to stay as Cook/Housekeeper to the Project. She originally came to Dorney in November with a special responsibility to get the house 'straight'. We would like to pay tribute to Kate's energy, enthusiasm, and organising genius and hope that she will be as happy with us as we are with her. LOUISE HENRY -------------------- - 16 - , • • PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL ALLOCATIONS I91(, £ p Christian Aid ••••..•.....•••••••.. 64 40 LSeocpiraols yW Moriks •si•o•n• .••.•..•......•....••••••••••..•....•• 23)4 603􀁸 Guatamala Relief .......••••••••.•• 20 00 FOe.eDd. 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G..u.i.d.a.n.c.e. .. 5 00 eouncil 5 00 BDru.c kGsr aHhiasmtso rHiocm eCsh,u rKAchLeIsMP TOMruGs.t.......... 5 00 OD Cuild of Ch. bellringers - 5 00 Incorporated ChuRrcehs tBoruailtdiiongn F Suoncd•.A.· 5 00 = · 􀃟?{,--i,OOl!!- W5 I2n House to house collection BDS Parish Share Lent Bozes CCoolnfliermctaiotni o2n2 ncdo lFleecbtriuaonr y BHaDrSv ePsatr.iFsehs tSihvaarle BChDSil Pdarreinseh F eSshtairvea l, 14th March Christmas Day Collection RCeamreoml brSainncgei nSgu nday Cerol Singing ------------------------- - 17 - VILLAGE WHIST DRIVES Are there really only sixteen to twenty people living in and around Dorney who enjoy playing friendly whist, in a convivial atmosphere? We play every third Friday evening starting at 8 o'clock and normally in the new extension of the village hall - very cosy and comfortable. Do come and join us, have a laugh, a natter, meet friends and make new ones, and of course enjoy progressive Whist all for the very low cost of 25 pence per person (which unfortunately will have to be increased soon if we do not swell our numbers). Make a note of the dates booked so far this year. February 4th February 25th March 18th April 29th May 20th By the way, the 25p includes coffee or tea after the first 12 hands played. If you have any queries ring - or Albert Taylor - Maidenhead 27131 Adrian Wood - Maidenhead 20872. - 18 - • • I-' ID t:i I! 􀀪- rn I I "' I-' 􀄧 􀄣 11 􀄤 c.(I) 􀁃 i >< 􀄨 gJ 􀄩 􀄪... iii !l; 8 ...ij i 􀄥 􀄦 􀄫 ...::i 􀄬 ili: t:, ...:,: rn ...􀄭 .(') 2 􀄮 ,_ 􀄯 :,: I-' 􀀆 g 􀄰 'l' I-' 0 0 I-' a 􀀂 ! 􀀇 􀀈 ill 􀀐 !} i:l ! (I) ! 1 I J I I I I I I Il l 1 Cl 8 I:< 8 ..... 11 .... ::r t-" Ill Ul CD I-' 0 ll> § (I) HI ' I-'· 0 11 ::, ,... ,... (I) Ill C. 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Britain has not always been free from rabies, for in 1420, the Duke of York described it in hounds and also how it was transmitted. Since those days "canine madness" has been a serious problem of the Midland Towns especially during the nineteenth century, and even as late as 1886 there was an outbreak amongst the deer in Richmond Park. However, with the stri.ct quarantine laws we have been free of the disease since 1903 except for the odd occasion such as the Camberley Case mentioned last month. How we managed to eradicate it from the wild life I have not been able to discover. There have been arguments as to how long animals should be kept in quarantine and this disagreement stems from the variable incubation period for the disease. In humans for example, it is usually two to six weeks but may occasionally be as long as two years. Just to let you know how you might suffer if you became infected and did nothing about it, the following description indicates the course of the symptoms,- It starts with a headache and a strange sense of apprehension. This is followed by a gradual paralysis with cramping or spasm of the muscles used for swallowing. Rabies has also been called hydrophobia because, at this stage, the sight of even a glass of water may produce a violent spasm in the throat. Delirium and convulsions may follow, and death from respiratory paralysis occurs within a week of the first symptoms. Of course prevention is better than cure, so people with jobs where contact with rabies is possible (e.g. in quarantine kennels) should receive regular vaccinations. However, all is not lost if you are bitten by an infected animal, for a different vaccine is available but I gather this involves a rather long and painful course of injections. - 20 - The 1974 Rabies Act has as its essence the prevention of the disease by deterring people from smuggling animals in through the customs. Recently we have seen the law in action with sentences involving imprisonments and large fines. - 21 - THE WEATHER OF DECEMBER The first five days of December were unusual, for the weather proved fine and sunny, with night frosts, and little wind. Just what you would expect from an anticyclone; except that we were in the middle of a very COl!lplex low pressure area, with the glass so low on the first, that people were ringing the weather centre, to check whether their barometers were wrong. It couldn't last of course, and the 6th and 7th were more in keeping with the weather pattern, being wet, with a rumble of thunder in the afternoon of the 7th. By the 8th the glass was rising fast, and an anticyclone became established for the next week or so. The 9th, 10th, 11th and 15th were sunny, but the days between were dull: just a slight shift in the wind, and we get cloud instead of sun. By the 17th it looked as if winter was really with us, for we woke to a couple of inches of snow, which gradually disappeared, with succeeding rainy but still cold days. The Christmas period was cold, but not unpleasant, but there was more snow on the 28th; about an inch of it. The 29th saw freezing fog all day; and the month, and the year closed with a depression, and some more rain. Total precipitation for the month was equivalent to 60mm of rain, which is about average. The earlier part of the month was sunnier than usual, and my impression is that it was also colder than usual. The maximum never exceeded s0c, and we had minima of -4°c on the Sth6 and -s0c on the 29th, on which day even the maximum was -1 ':, c. This cold weather came from nearby depressions on a southerly track, sucking in cold Arctic air. Such conditions are unstable, and seldom last long. But look out for a steadily rising glass, and an east wind, for these bring the cold weather associated with stable conditions, and which once established, are slow to change: and just hope it doesn't happen! ISOBAR - 22 - DORNEY BABYSITTING CLUB There will be a meeting for members of the babysitting club on Wednesday, 9th February 2 p.m. at Farthing Cottage. Anyone interested in joining will be most welcome. MARY ROBB, - 23 - - 24 - Material for publication should reach one of the Edi tors by the 16th of the preceding month. Editors: Publicity: Editorial Board: Distributors: Rate of Subscriptions: Mr. C.C. Cody, Easter Folly, 7, Dorney Reach Road, Dorney Reach, Tel: Maidenhead 24121 Mr. K.A.S. Spiers, 2. Raymead Court. Boulters Lane, Maidenhead. Tel: Maidenhead 27874 Mr. A.E .P. Turner. 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Tel: Burnham .5595 The Vicar tries to keep Thursday as his day off and you are asked please to respect this except in an emergency< ISSUE NO. 3/77 MARCH, 1977 E D I T O R I A L As daylight lengthens and signs of Spring appear, we hear the birds singing before we rise each morning and snowdrops and crocus show the way to a new season of life and colour. Nature covers the wounds of Winter's weather and likewise the wounds of man. Life goes on and the seasons follow one another no matter how ineptly or badly or terribly man treats his fellows. Can inequalities that exist in Rhodesia or South Africa require the attention of so many people in so many countries, when to many it appears that there is more urgent work to be done elsewhere in the cause of human rights and dignity. Is it better to be free in Uganda, Cambodia, Tanzania, Mozambique etc., etc., or are we taken in by the Communist lobby and propaganda? To extinguish a million lives in Cambodia indicates a ruthless depravity and a complete disregard for human life. No doubt Communist propaganda would suggest that it's preferable to lose one's life than one's dignity. The same sort of twisted reasoning was put forward in Rhodesia when the seven missionaries were slaughtered. The murderers were not to blame - a black.Jesuit priest says it is the fault of the racial policies of the Rhodesian Government. This sort of thinking results from brain washing and is in evidence everywhere. How many times does one see excuses made for bad behaviour or crime by blaming someone else. It is time we all began to think straight and see things as they really are and not as insidious propaganda suggests they are. A million souls have departed and it barely makes a headline. Life goes on and Summer will follow Spring and they will be forgotten. But pressures demand that relatively humane government in Rhodesia be replaced by another black Idi who will eliminate all the opposition, heads will roll but without loss of dignity!! So life goes on - we read of these events with horror and we do little to put them right - time dims the memory and nature heals the scars. But what catastrophe are we building up for ourselves? - l - Dear Parishioners, As we move into Lent I would like to encourage everybody to take part in the activities of the next few weeks as fully as possible. To begin with everybody should have by now a Lent collecting box. If you haven't yet got one, there are some in Church, or they can be got from the Vicarage. This year our Lent project is to do with the Church Missionary Society in Sierra Leone. This is particularly appropriate for Dorney since, as you remember, we support the Reverend Michael Butler and his work in Freetown. And last year he came over to see us and to tell us about what sort of work he is doing. The special Lenten events this year will take place at the Vicarage. I have already spoken about them in last month's magazine. They will consist of four film evenings which will be followed by discussion. These will take place on the 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th March at 8.30 p.m. in Dorney Vicarage. The first three look at three of the great religions of the world - Hinduism, Buddhism and Islam. All of which have a large following not very far from here and there are Mosques and Temples in Slough. The fourth one is the last of our regular monthly film evenings. It is entitled 'Recalled to Life' and directs our thoughts towards Easter and the new life that Jesus brings us. I do hope as many people as possible will take part in these events. The P.c.c. have decided that we should look very much more closely at the other religions of the world and here is an opportunity to do so in a fairly relaxed, yet informed manner. I would like to draw your attention to a couple of events during this month, in particular on March 10th at 10.30 - 12.00 there is to be a coffee morning, 'Bring & Buy' sale and raffle etc. at Dorney Vicarage in aid of the Explorers. As you know the work of the Explorers has expanded considerably in the past few months and with a more interesting and varied programme for the children comes obviously additional expenditure. This coffee morning is designed to raise some money for the Explorers so that our work amongst the children is not constantly a drain on our other financial commitments. On March 14th and 15th is the annual - 2 - 'Help the Aged' appeal. As you know for several years the Vicarage has been a collection centre for clothes, blankets etc. and I do hope very much that people will respond to this appeal and will look out some of their unwanted, or less wanted clothes. As you know old people all over the world are particularly vulnerable, especially to the sudden changes in the weather such as we have experienced over the past twelve months. Please, therefore, give this your urgent attention. As you know the Vicarage has had to fell a large number of trees over the past few months and a number more have still to come down. This means that we have a considerable quantity of wood, that I am very anxious that we should be able to sell in order to raise money for the childrerls holidays. We have a large number of children coming each year and this number is steadily increasing. This year we have a record number of weeks - 10 - when children will be coming and we therefore have got to find a lot more money to help subsidise the children coming, for otherwise they will not be able to come at all. The collection of wastepaper continues to go forward and I hope that everyone will continue to do that. The selling of logs, I hope, will also swell the Childrerls Holiday Fund. If you would like some logs, please get in contact with us IMMEDIATELY. I am not offering these at an absolutely rock-bottom price, because part of the thing is to raise money. On the other hand I suspect that the logs will be cheaper than at most other places where they can be obtained. Please support the children now. As you know, the season of Lent is designed to be a period when we can reflect a little bit more deeply about our faith and our commitment and this serves as a preparation for the greatest Christian festival, namely Easter. This year the Easter festival at Dorney is from April 3rd - 10th. On Palm Sunday, April 3rd we are going to experiment with a new form of celebration - I say new, in fact it is extremely ancient, but I don't think it has been done in Dorney, at least for many years. At 10.30 as many people as are able I would like to encourage to come to the Vicarage, where the Palm crosses will be distributed and I hope the Explorers and the Guides, Cubs and Brownies will join us. - 3 - we will then process down to Church, This syP\bolic act commemorates the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem to begin that great drama, that great act of salvation, that great sacrifice, through which God and Man are united again, and in which we can participate and so be rejoined, both to each other and to God. Obviously, the very aged and infirm will no doubt want to go straight to Church. But I hope that as many people as possible will want to join in this syP\bolic act. Who knows, we may even have a donkey! And possibly a band to lead us in some singing. On arrival at the Church we will have the usual Palm Sunday Service (somewhat abbreviated!) On Maundy Thursday, 7th, the Maundy Thursday sung Holy Communion will take place at 8.00 p. m. as in former years. This service commemorates the institution of Holy Communion by Jesus at the Last Supper. Also it is an occasion on which we particularly remember his command to us, given on that occasion, that we should love one another, as he has loved us. It is for thieo reason that the presentation of the Lent boxes will take place at that Service, to remind us of our commitment to other people. The Service also has a sombre note however, as it is that night that we commemorate Jesus' agony in the garden and the waiting for his final sacrifice to be accomplished. As last year we will have a vigil of prayer divided into half hour periods from 9.00 p.m. - midnight. I feel that this was one of the most extraordinarily significant and successful acts of worship that has happened at Dorney in recent years and I hope that a lot of people will want to take part in it. The atmosphere of prayer, recollection and anticipation last year was quite overpowering. The next day, 8th is Good Friday and at 10. 30 there will be the usual Good Friday Service which includes the dramatic reading of the Passion according to St. Mark. This is a very dignified and simple service in which we recall together the events of Good Friday. We pray for the Church and for the world and we renew our dedication and commitment to our crucified Lord. Also on Good Friday at 5. 00 p.m. will be the usual childrens service and I hope that we will be able, once again, to devise an occasion in which as many children as possible can take part actively and so make it a meaningful occasion. On Easter Day, April 10th, Holy Communion will be at 8.00 a. m. At 10. 30 a. m. will be the Festival Family Service with Holy Communion and also the Baptism of Aston James McNeilly and as - 4 - usual, the distribution of Easter eggs to all the children. There are so many things that go on in Holy Week and Easter, but it is the one great, central Christian festival of the year, and although each unit and occasion stands alone and in its own right, I hope that as many people as possible, will be able to take part in the whole week. Because it is in the measured, reflective, episode-by-episode involvement in the events which founded our Christian faith that enables us to participate most fully in it. After all, this week is the foundation of our life as Christians and by sharing in the commemoration of those events, we can renew ourselves, our commitment, our faith and our enthusiasm, as well as making stronger that most fundamental aspect of our lives, our relationship with God. JOHN METHUEN Thought for the Month: On Growing Older Lord, Thou knowest better than I know myself that I am growing older, and will some day be old. Keep me from getting talkative, and particularly from the fatal habit of thinking I must say something on every subject and on every occasion. Release me from craving to try to straighten out everybody's affairs. Keep my mind free from the recital of endless details - give me wings to get to the point. I ask for grace enough to listen to the tales of others' pains. Help me to endure them with patience. But seal my lips on my own aches and pains - they are increasing, and my love of rehearsing them becomes sweeter as the years go by. Teach me the glorious lesson that occasionally it is possible that I may be mistaken. Keep me reasonably sweet; I do not want to be a saint - some of them are so hard to live with - but a sour old woman is one of the crowning works of the devil. Make me thoughtful, but not moody; helpful but not bossy. With my vast store of wisdom it seems a pity not to use it all, but Thou knowest, Lord, that I want a few friends at the end. - 5 - I I.,, 21....,, .􀀛.... ..... .<:.., .-t.., O>0, .O>,-4 :,:0. .....:E ..3: E-< .,, "' + i:: ..,Q) "'0 ,uO> .i::.... ..,0) .-i.'( :Ii . . 0 O.... Q) .<:U.. ...0.. i -!!! 2l.. :5 :5 rJ "' "' Oil . . a)0 ....0 i:: a 0 ..... ..... § ii 􀀄 u0 01i:: U >, ...,.... ....>, .0... ..,,u :,:0 :,: :E gg a)0 ....0 - 6 - . . . .., 􀀜.., + Q) .. t' O> i:: 􀀂 § 􀀃 􀊑􀊒 ><0 Q)"' i!• i!• 'llal i:: a 0 ..... ..... § Ii 􀀄 u0 !l01 U ....>, ..,.., ::;􀀝 􀀄i gg a)0 ....0 :5.. g .. 'lla, .<:" ...." ....u 􀀎.¥: March April DORNEY CHURCH CLEANING ROSTER 6th Mrs. Armstrong/Mrs. McIntyre 13th Mrs. Hellmuth/Mrs. Warner-Horne 20th Mrs. Robb 27th Mrs. Walsh 3rd Mrs. Ames/Mrs. Houldsworth - 7 - THE PARISH PUMP or jottings on the February Parish Council Meeting. Silver Jubilee The P.c. were delighted to thank the guides for a E25 donation towards the tree planting fund. Further details of our celebrations will be given at the Parish Meeting on March 30th. Trumpers Field Further discussion on the proposal to pass Trumpers field over to the P.C. on a 21 year lease left many details to be clarified - not least of which is 'what advantage will it be to own the field'? If you have any views on this please let the clerk to the P.C. know. Horse Riding This subject covered both bridle path and towing path - a meeting is to be arranged between parties to attempt to find a solution. Annual Parish Meeting A note for your diary, 30th March 8 p.m. Village Hall. Please attend and let the P.C. know your views on items concerning this Parish or of general interest. Coffee and biscuits will be served. The agenda is included in this issue of the magazine. - 8 - > Taplow Gravel The Planning application is with the County Council for their deliberations. Harcourt Close Despite amendments to the plans the P.C. still have strong reservations on this development and are suggesting a further meeting with the Planning Dept. Expenditure Street Lighting Typing/Dup. Subscriptions £21.57 Ell. 00 E 4.00 Parochial Church Re-organisation The P.C. were informed of the discussions currently taking place with a view to forming local parishes into the Riverside Team Ministry. The P.C. agreed to write to the P. C.C. to suggest that, if such an organisation was to be implemented, their attention should be given to the possible effect of Parochial and Civil boundaries not being aligned. Expenses. A brief discussion took place on Councillor􀊔 expenses when attending meetings away from the Parish. It was agreed that although the claiming of expenses should be left to the discretion of individuals, the paying of expenses is a legitimate expense on the Parish Council. The Cha.1.rman thanked County Councillor Mrs, A, Milne for her attendance at the meeting. The P.C. were informed of the offer of an offset litho press and will make further investigations. Next Meeting - 7th March at 8 p.m. - 9 - THE DORNEY WOMEN' S INSTITUTE The monthly meeting of the Dorney Women's Institute was held on 9th February. Mrs. Clifford, President,was in the chair. Apologies for absence were received from Mrs. Stacey and Mrs. Rayner. Mrs. Allen, Secretary, read the record of the last meeting which was duly approved and signed. In matters arising, Mrs. Harrison said that she had finalized the visit to the Mermaid Theatre on 27th April and the coach would pick up members at the corner of Harcourt Road at 3 p.m. The cost of coach and ticket was £2.75 plus 75p. for tea. Members requested to pay at the March meeting. Members were asked to fix a date for the outing to Burford, and provisionally agreed on May 26th. There would be no help at the over 60 Club in March as the date coincided with a Group meeting. Details for the sherry morning at The Chauntry were completed and Mrs. Wilkinson reported a good response to the ticket selling. Mrs. Horner gave her report on her visit to the Home Economic Secretaries meeting. This had mainly dealt with tips on exhibiting in connection with the Silver Jubilee. The coffee morning and home made bring and buy sale in aid of the Children's Holiday Fund will be held on 20th April at Mrs. Harpur' s house, Norbury Cottage. The monthly letter was received. Members attention being drawn to the Concert by The Avalon Singers at the Fulcrum Theatre Slough on 18th May at 7.30 p,m. Dealing with correspondence Mrs. Allen exhibited four other w.I. - 10 - programmes in the Beeches group, with an open invitation to members to attend as visitors. A letter had been received from N.F.W.I. giving details of the Silver Jubilee. An embroidered box is to be made and presented to The Queen. There will be a craft stall at Debenhams in Oxford Street as a fund raising effort to pay for the gifts. Preliminary agenda has been received for N.F.W.I. Annual General Meeting also ballot papers for the election of the National Executive Committee. Mr. Belcher has made a formal request on behalf of the village Jubilee Committee that Dorney W.I. should organize teas at the Village Fete to be held on June 7th in the grounds of the Palmer Arms. Mrs. Huddart, treasurer, reported on the budget for 1977. Funds should be sufficient to cover the costs, but it was felt that perhaps some small fund raising efforts should take place periodically throughout the year. The speaker this month was Doctor J. Harrison, who gave an excellent talk on wine making. He eXPlained the process from start to finish, and members were invited to taste two of his superb wines. This months competition, a dish of home made sweets was won by - 1. Mrs. Roberts 2. Mrs. Chase and Mrs. Harpur jointly. Next month's meeting will be on March 9th. The Speaker will be Mrs. Musgrave on a journey up the Nile. Hostess - Mrs. Sharphouse Welfare Clinic - Mrs. Harrison Tea Hostesses Competition - Mrs. Chase, Mrs. Jones & Mrs Sharp - Flower of the month. - 11 - Sunday, 6th March Wednesday, 9th March Thursday, 10th March Friday, 11th March Monday, 14th March Tuesday, 15th March Wednesday, 16th March Friday, 18th March Sunday, 20th March Wednesday, 23rd March Saturday, 26th March Wednesday, 30th March Wednesday, 30th March Sunday, 3rd April Monday, 4th April Thursday, 7th April Friday, 8th April Sunday, 10th April Friday, 15th April Thursday, 21st April Friday, 29th April D==IA-R=-Y􀀉 =O-F- E--VE-􀀊N=-T-S 10.30 a. m. Confirmation by the Bishop of Buckingham followed by parish party. ' Hinduism ' - film @ Dorney Vicarage @ 8. 30 p. m. 10. 30 - 12 noon Coffee morning and Bring & Buy in aid of the Dorney Explorers. At Dorney Vicarage. Dorney Conservative Association - March Hare Dance, Village Hall @ 8.-1 o'clock. Help the Aged Appeal. Old Clothes etc. to Dorney Vicarage throughout the two days. ' Buddhism' - film @ Dorney Vicarage @ 8. 30 p. m. Whist Drive, Village Hall @ 8.00 p. m. 10. 30 Mothering Sunday Service & Parade Dorney Church. ' Islam ' - film @ Dorney Vicarage @ 8. 30 p. m. Dorney P. T.A. Spring Dance - Village Hall @ 8. 00 p. m. 'Recalled to life' 􀊕 film @ Dorney Vicarage @ 8. 30 p.m. Annual Parish Meeting - Village Hall @ 8 p. m. 10. 30 Palm Sunday Procession from Dorney Vicarage and Parish Service in Dorney Church. D.D.H. S. Spring Gardens Competition. Maundy Thursday @ 8. 00 p.m. Family Communion. Good Friday @ 10. 30 a.m. Good Friday Service @ 5.00 p. m. Childrerls Service. Easter Day @ 10. 30 a. m. Festival Family Service & Holy Baptism. D. D.H. S. Cheese & Wine Social Evening. 8. 00 p. m. Annual Parochial Church Meeting at Dorney Vicarage. Whist Drive, Village Hall @ 8.00 p. m. - 12 - Sunday, 1st May Sunday, 8th May Saturday, 14th May Friday, 20th May Sunday, 5th June Saturday, 11th June Saturday, 25th June Saturday, 25th June Sunday, 3rd July Monday, 11th July Saturday, 3rd September Saturday, 24th September Sunday, 25th September Friday, 30th September/ Sunday, 2nd October Wednesday, 2nd November St , James' Day @ 6 , 30 p,m, Fe􀊖tival family Service in Dorney Church @ 7. 30 p. m. Cheese & wine party in the Village Hall. D.D.H.S. Bring & Buy Morning. Dorney P.T.A. Jumble Sale - Village Hall @ 10.30 a.m. Whist Drive, Village Hall @ 8. 00 p. m. Queen's Silver Jubilee Service. D.D.H.S. Barbecue & dance in celebration of our Queen' s Silver Jubilee. Dorney P.T.A. Barbecue - ' Rookwood' Old Marsh Lane @ 8. 00 p. m. Riverside Day at Dorney Vicarage for 7..-10 year olds. Vicarage Happening. D.D.H.S. Summer Gardens Competition. D. D.H. S. Annual Show. D.D.H.S. Harvest Festival Supper. 10. 30 Harvest Festival Service in Dorney Church. Riverside Parishes weekend for 15-18 year olds. D.D.H.S. Annual General Meeting. PLEASE SEE SEPARATE PAGE RE DATES FOR OORNEY SILVER JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS. OORNEY WOMEN' S INSTITUTE OORNEY WOMEN' S SOCIAL CLUB OORNEY P. T.A. PARISH COUNCIL MEETING ROAD SAFETY COMMITTEE Meet second Wednesday of every month at 2. 30 p.m. Meet fourth Wednesday of every month at 8. 00 p.m. First Thursday in every month P.T. A. Committee Meeting. First Tuesday in every month at 8.00 p.m. Dorney School. First Tuesday in every month at 7.45 p.m. preceding the Parish Council Meeting. First Wednesday of every month at 8.00 p.m. Dorney Vicarage. OORNEY P.c.c. OORNEY YOUTH CLUB ______M_Ve 􀊗1tc arevae2rey. __Su_n_d_a_y at 7.30 p. m. Dorney __ _ - 13 - DORNEY SILVER JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS SUNDAY BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY BANK HOLIDAY TUESDAY 5th June - Open Air Service and picnic. Comic Cricket Match. 6th June - p. m. Street Party, Children and Old Folk. Evening - bonfire. 7th June - p.m. Village Fete. WEDNESDAY 8th June - Evening - Art, Photographic Evening Wine & Cheese Party . THURSDAY 9th June - Evening - Young Peoples Disco. SATURDAY 11th June - Evening - Barbecue & Dan ce . Helpers and ideas still needed - don't be shy - half the fun is in the preparation. P. BELCHER Maidenhead 27047. - 14 - • • ANNUAL PARISH MEETING WEDNESDAY, 30TH MARCH 1977 @ 8.00 p.m. VILLAGE HALL - DORNEY REACH The annual meeting is a forum to which all members of the parish are invited - it is not a council meeting. Why not come along and air your views? Proposed Agenda. Seddings Charity, Water Extraction - latest position. Parish Precept - 77/78. Best Kept Village Competition. Tree Planting. Silver Jubilee. Gravel Extraction - latest position. Beaconsfield District Council. Self Help in the Environment. Pastoral Reorganisation. --------------------􀀞- - 15 - The Editor, Dear Sir, 16 Harcourt Road, Dorney Reach. I agree wholeheartedly with your editorial on dogs. It needed to be said, and you said it well: but this nuisance has been with us a long time, and exhortations have been of little avail. There are of course some who cherish their pets, as members of the family, to be looked after properly, and these will seldom give trouble. But there are many who just keep dogs. Why? Perhaps the children wanted one. But whatever the reason, the owners apparently have neither the time nor the inclination to give their pet the attention it needs, and it is left to its own devices for much of the day. As it is somewhat less of a nuisance fouling someone else's property, there is little inducement to keep it in its own garden. Between my front wall and the road is a small lawn, which like other householders, I cut regularly. They would no doubt confirm that this little task, which we perform for the benefit of our rather pleasant environment, is always distasteful, because of the dog dirt. I have a small spade reserved solely for the removal of these offensive deposits. The roamers are not the only culprits. There is a monumental indifference about many dog owners; for I have seen people taking their dogs for a walk, wait patiently while their animals foul my lawn. If I remonstrate they seldom apologise; they seem amazed, even hurt, that anyone should wish to deny their pet the luxury of defecating where it wants to. No doubt the rather over sentimentalised association between dog and man is partly responsible. Whoever coined the phrase "Man's best friend", has a lot to answer for, as it creates in some a sort of sublime belief that their pet can do anything, and it will be forgiven. To those of us who do not like dogs, and it will be obvious that I am one, dogs are rather unpleasant, - 16 - • > noisy, smelly animals, frequent!􀊓 depositing unpleasant litter, and sometimes given to biting people. These are penalties you put up with if you like, and keep them; but rather hard on those who don't. Do we need legislation to try to stop this nuisance? I doubt it. Despite my views, I must admit that it is a relatively minor offence, and I do not expect that the police would regard it as one of their more urgent priorities. Perhaps the Parish Council might wish to distribute a leaflet calling attention to the desirability of keeping dogs under control. No one would then have the excuse of not being aware of his responsibility. Yours faithfully, M.P.WOOLLER. - 17 - DORNEY REACH DELINQUENTS You may think this a strange title but we see them every day of the week. Some are white but most are coloured, many good natured, others rather nasty. Pure breeds from home countries some from fellow EEC countries, but most with uncertain parentage. You will by now know that I mean those four-legged pests that are left to roam and foul our footpaths and gardens. Dogs are like children, they should be controlled and disciplined. By law they should have collar and licence. I travel up and down Harcourt Road at least six times a day and never fail to see one of these pests about. As yet they have managed to miss me. Most gardens are big enough to hold dogs in and if you can't afford a fence get rid of the dog. It is strange that the Parish Magazine should arrive at the time I was writing this. It is about time something was done. There are plenty of people to make a noise about things that are very necessary to modern life e.g. water extraction, mud on roads from fields, smell from genuine muck essential for crop growth, a few bangs from bird scarers for crop protection. I wonder how many of these so called pet owners would like a shovelful of ripe pig muck outside their front door and walked through the house. True dog owners don't get me wrong. I love to see you giving your disciplined dog its needed daily exercise. P.A. Perryman. - 18 - • D.w.s.c. Dorney Women's Social Club opened their year's diary with a Fashion Show in September, kindly arranged by Chatterbox of Burnham. This proved to be a very successful evening. The following month the ladies went to the Theatre at Windsor to see 'Arsenic and Old Lace' which was a very popular outing . The November meeting was very apt, as Mrs. Alcock from Windsor kindly came along to give some ideas on Christmas decorations with flowers. The Christmas Supper Dance was a great success attended by 100 members and guests. In January Mrs. Richmond kindly let us hold a Bring and Buy Coffee evening at her home and over E6.00 was raised towards club funds. The January meeting had a continental flavour when Mrs. Baldwin gave a talk with slides, on Sweden. The next meeting to be held in the Village Hall on February 23rd at 8 p.m. March 23rd April 27th May 25th June 22nd July 20th Programme for 1977 Talk by Kate Brooking. Talk by 'Campbell Soup'. Visit - Maidenhead Police Station. Qpen Evening. A.G.M. and Cheese & Wine. - 19 - DORNEY EXPLORERS A COFFEE MORNING AND BRING AND BUY SALE -------------------- will be held at the Vicarage on Thursday 10th March 10. 30 - 12 noon. Coffee & Biscuits lOp. Raffle. Everyone is welcome including people who would like to know what happens at Sunday School. we need funds for new books and equipment. If any mums have spare paper, wall-paper, paints, crayons and particularly scissors perhaps they could bring them along. -------------------- - 20 - • • RECIPES WANTED Have you a favourite recipe that you would like included in the Eton-Dorney Jubilee Recipe Book? To be sold in aid of the Eton-Dorney project children's holiday fund. Closing date for recipes March 31st. Please contact - Soo Clyde Sukula, Marsh Lane. Maidenhead 30049. or Sarah Armstrong Badgers Village Road, Dorney. Burnham 5595. - 21 - NATURE NCYrES Here is a problem to keep you amused this month. I thought that it would make a change from the usual notes. There are five houses, each with a door of a different colour, and inhabited by men of different nationalities, with different pets and hobbies. Each man grows a different kind of plant in his garden. The Englishman lives in the house with the red door. The Spaniard owns the dog. The Ukranian grows Dahlias. The house with the green door is immediately to the right (your right) of the house with the ivory door. The sailing enthusiast keeps snails. The fisherman lives in the house with the yellow door. Fuschias are grown in the garden of the middle house. The Norwegian lives in the first house on the left. Hollyhocks enhance the house with the green door. The Birdwatcher lives in the house next to the man with the fox. The Fisherman lives in the house next to the house where the horse is kept. The Rambler grows onions. The Japanese is the astronomer. The Norwegian lives next to the house with the blue door. Who grows tomatoes? Who owns the zebra? Number your houses 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 from the left and work out the colour, inhabitant, hobby, pet and garden produce for each. Solution next month. BROCK - 22 - door • THE WEATHER OF JANUARY January started with a low barometer, and a deluge-17mm- of rain. But the glass rose very quickly, and the weather became sunny and cold for the next two days. The glass remained high for nearly a week, with a sunny day on the 7th. Then a low developed in the North Sea, and the weather became unsettled: and as air was drawn in from the north, cold as well. There was a rumble of thunder on the 9th, and a sprinkling of snow overnight on the 10th. The glass did not rise again quickly as is often the case, and it dropped even further on the 13th, to 977 millibars; and at the same time snow set in. It looked very ominous, for it snowed steadily from 12.00 to 16.00; but as tends to happen when snow comes with a low barometer, it soon turned to rain, which was prolonged and heavy. This was a cold and wintery geriod, for from the 10th to the 18th the maximum never exceeded 4 C. A short but very temporary rise in the barometer, brought sunshine on the 16th and 17th, but no added warmth. From the 18th to the end of the month the glass remained low again, but the depressions were on a more northerly track, and sucked in warmer air. There was some rain on most days, but very little sunshine until the 29th and 31st. The 25th was very windy, with widespread damage in the south of England. The total rainfall was 85.5mm, which is above normal, but while the surface is now very wet, it is still welcome to replenish the underground reserves. There were three really wet days, the 1st, 14th and 22nd; the wettest being the 14th, with 191,mm. My chart shows that apart from the first week, the barometer remained low and fluctuating, which accounts for the high rainfall. This would often mean warm weather, but because some of the depressions were well south of their usual track, much cold moist air came in from the north, and we were very fortunate to escape most of the snow which affected much of the country. It was certainly a more wintery January than we have had for some years. ISOBAR - 23 - MARCH HARE DANCE at the VILLAGE HALL on FRIDAY, MARCH 11TH AT 8-1 o'clock GEORGE GRIFFITHS AND HIS MUSIC. Arranged by DORNEY CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION BAR. REFRESHMENTS. - 24 - TICKETS El.SO. Material for publication should reach one of the Editors by the 16th of the preceding month. Editors: Publicity: Editorial Board: Distributors: Rate of Subscriptions: Mr. C.C. Cody, Easter Folly, 7, Dorney Reach Road, Dorney Reach, Tel: Maidenhead 24121 Mr. K.A.S. Spiers, 2, Raymead Court, Boulters Lane, Maidenhead. Tel: Maidenhead 2 7874 Mr.A.E.P. Turner, Lamont, 85, The Fairway, Burnham Tel: Burnham 4698 The Editors.Mrs. M.C. Cody, Mr. A.E.P. 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FREE VALUATIONS FOR PROSPECTIVE SELLERS. TEL: BURNHAM 32◄7 SERVICES IN THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST. JAMES EVERY SUNDAY VICAR: CHURCHWARDENS: 8 a.m. Holy Communion 10.ISa.m. Explorers & Creche at the Vicarage I 0.30 a.m. Parish Service (Mattins & Family Communion) The Rev. John Methuen, The Vicarage, Dorney, Windsor, Berks. Tel: Burnham 62823 Lt. Col. P.D.S. Palmer, Dorney Court, Dorney, Windsor, Berks. Tel: Burnham 4638 Mr. M.J .L. Armstrong, Badgers, Village Road, Dorney, Windsor, Berks. Tel: Burnham 5595 The Vicar tries to keep Thursday as his day off and you are asked please to respect this except in an emergency. ISSUE NO. 4/77 APRIL, 1977 E D I T O R I A L The Church, the Pub and the Village Shop have been at the centre of English village life for many years. These three establishments not only provided for the needs of villagers but were the focal meeting places of the countryside, and thus God, Good Neighbours and Gossips were served. Alas, the face of England changes. Many churches are closing because the burden of maintaining them has become too great, and one's regular place of worship may now have to be in the next village and not just across the green. Similar problems also beset the shopkeeper and we in Dorney suddenly find that we have no village store or post office. The supermarket is chiefly responsible for the demise of the Village Shop, coupled of course with the mobility provided by the motor-car, enabling residents of rural and semi rural areas to reach the lower priced goods of the town. Sheer economics prevent the local trader from offering bargain prices or being able to maintain a business with only the occasional customer. The expected total withdrawal of our local bus service may have provided a stimulus to the trade of our local shop. Unfortunately it will be too late to confirm this theory. And so we find that we are caught-up in another silly circle; environmentalists desire the curtailment of the motor-car, yet the curtailment of local services makes the use of cars more necessary. The Village Pub is the one remaining institution which thrives and even attracts custom from the town. Obviously it is more profitable to be a Nation of Landlords than Shopkeepers. It is confirmed that uncontrolled dogs are rather unpopular in Dorney Reach, We already have a bylaw that makes it an offence to allow a dog to foul the highway, Many residents now wish for a bylaw making it an offence to allow a dog to be loose on the highway. such a bylaw should not be necessary, but as some owners are apparently insensitive to complaint, the law may be the only resort against the persistently troublesome offender. - l - Dear Parishioners, I do hope that everybody will have a happy, restful and joyful Easter when we can reflect upon and give thanks for the life, death and resurrection of Jesus which is declared once and for all the sort of God we believe in, the sort of things he is prepared to do, and his ability to conquer and destroy all the problems, difficulties and tragedies of life in this world. In particular, I would like to remind everybody once again of the Palm Sunday procession and Family Service at 10.30 on Palm Sunday starting at Dorney Vicarage. Don't forget that the Lent boxes ought to be back for the 8.00 p.m. sung Holy Communion, and as last year, this service will be followed by the Vigil of Prayer until midnight. Please take part in this event. It was a most exciting occasion last year and one of the most important parts of our Easter observance. Good Friday and Easter day of course form the climax of the week. I shall be on holiday for a few days after Easter and the services on the Sunday after Easter, 17th April, will be taken by the Reverend Roger Royle and the Reverend Trevor Dennis. The Annual Parochial Church Meeting this year takes place on Thursday, April 21st at 8. 00 p.m. at Dorney Vicarage. This is an important occasion inasmuch as we are able to take stock of our situation, not just financial but also other aspects of the life of the Church in this Village. When we can plan for the future and everybody has an opportunity to talk, listen, ask questions and receive information. As part of this occasion it is perhaps important again to remind you that everyone who really wants to stand up and be counted as a member of the Christian family in Dorney ought to be on the Electoral Roll. There are Electoral Roll forms in Church, and if you are not already on I would very much like to encourage you to join. It is not just a matter of voting at the Annual Parochial Church Meeting, but is one way of expressing ones commitment to Christ and his Church. - 2 - Our Annual Patronal Festival, St. James' Day, May 1st, falls this year on a Sunday. As a matter of fact we shall be able to keep St. James' Day for the first time in the past three years, actually on the right date rather than on the adjacent dates. For this occasion it seems very appropriate that we should move the 10.30 Parish Worship on that particular Sunday to 6. 30. We have done this in the past and it has proved very successful. At that occasion, which is one of the few festivals which we at St. James' really have as our own. It is not something that we particularly share, either with the Church at large, or the world at large, but is our specific annual patronal festival. The 6.30 parish service should therefore be an occasion of great signi ficance to us all. It will, of course, be the last such festival, when I myself will be present and I hope that all the members of the parish family will make a special effort to be there. The guest preacher this year is the Reverend James Thompson, who is Rector of Thamesmead London. A very experienced and very wise priest who will have a great deal to say that will be of tremendous value to us in Dorney. At 7.30 in the Village Hall there will be the annual parish Cheese and Wine party. I will be sending round my St. James' Day letter later with more details of that, cost etc. These have been very successful in the past and I hope that we will all want to be there. I would like to draw your attention to a matter that the P.C.C. has been thinking about recently, namely the proposed Riverside Team Ministry and the question of Dorney's involvement in it. I have reproduced below a copy of the letters sent by the P.C.C. and signed by myself, Colonel Palmer, Michael Armstrong and Peter Belcher (as acting secretary of the P.C.C.). I think we all feel that the decision that has been taken is a very important one and that we have been very concerned in the proposals to safeguard the position of the Eton/Dorney Project. I may add that the decisions arrived at by the Joint Working Group, between the Finance and General Purposes Committee of the Project and the P.C.C. have been fully endorsed in principal by the Diocesan Pastoral Committee, at least by its Secretary. This is to say - 3 - that some of the wording that we had suggested be included in the Scheme is perhaps not possible legally, but the general intention has been recognized and agreed. The Secretary of the Pastoral Committee indeed welcomed our suggestions and is going to implement them as far as is possible. These were all fully discussed at the extraordinary Parochial Church Meeting which took place on March 2nd, immediately before the P.c.c. took its decision and perhaps it is not appropriate for me to put them down in detail here, but anybody who wants clarification is very welcome to come and talk to me about them. We have devoted a great deal of time to this, and in view of its importance and the effect that it will have on the life of the Church and the Project I feel that the right decision has been made and I think that we can look forward with confidence to a new phase in the life of the Church in this area, and in particular of the Eton/Dorney Project to which I believe we are all committed. JOHN METHUEN Thought for the Month: "We had such a funny minister at our Church on Sunday, he asked us to be silent and to think about our sins; I mean you don't do that kind of thing in the Church of England". Comment in a Village Street. -.... -------.... ---.----􀀦- - 4 - Sunday, March 6th PARISH REGISTER Confirmation Joan Griffith Sally Hutton Carl Jaycock Daren Jaycock Paul Jaycock Stephen Tarrant Teresa Wilkinson Please pray for these new full-members of our Christian community and support them as they begin a new phase in their involvement with and commitment to Gcd and his family, the Church. - 5 - tl E-< H .i: ii: Ul "1 p,; Cll [:I 0 :5 '; o! 8 t 􀀆 ... 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III :3: i! i! gg CD .,;, 0 April 3rd 10th 17th 24th May 1st April 2nd (Easter) 9th 16th May 23rd 30th 7th DORNEY CHURCH CLEANING ROSTER Mrs. Ames/Mrs. Houldsworth Mrs. Roberts/Mrs. Chase Mrs. Armstrong/Mrs. McIntyre Mrs. Hellmuth/Mrs. Warner-Horne Mrs. Robb DORNEY CHURCH FLOWER ROSTER Mrs. Ames Mrs. Thompson Mrs. Belcher Mrs. Roberts Mrs. Houldsworth Mrs. Turner-Laing - 7 - THE PARISH PUMP or jottings on the March Parish Council Meeting. HARCOURT CLOSE DEVELOPMENT The P.C. were pleased to welcome two representatives from B.D.C. who came to explain their view on the proposed development. Despite pleas from the P.C. that the density of housing should be reduced we were given to understand that ''any reductions would mean a lowering of the Dept.of Environment allowances. This would make the development uneconomic". In reply to the suggestion that it should be privately developed, the answer given was "that a similar density would probably still apply". Another problem with private development is that local people do not generally buy as first time buyers of new property and therefore the housing list would not be reduced. In later discussions the P.C. agreed to continue to press for a level of reduction when giving comments to the Planning Committee for consideration at their next meeting. PARISH CLERK The P.C. were disappointed that Mr. R. Sharphouse had tendered his resignation but expressed thanks to him for his hard work in the past. - 8 - ' ' SIGNPOSTS AT THE VICARAGE Bucks County Council, in reply to the P.C.'s request, explained that they did not feel that warning signs were necessary at the roadside bordering the Vicarage - the P.C. are to pursue the matter. CONTAINER PROGRAMME usual places 2nd - 17th May. PAYMENTS Hire of Village Hall Printing Insurance SILVER JUBILEE £ 2. 70 9.00 23.65 £35. 35 Most organisations have been contacted and have agreed to help although ideas and help are still needed. DATE OF NEXT MEETING 5th April, 8 p.m. at School. I - 9 - DORNEY HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY Dear Members, Our first function of 1977 was well attended. Apart from the supper beautifully prepared by the ladies of your committee we were treated to a very instructive and enjoyable talk by our guest speaker Mr. G. Wileyman. It is with thought I would like you to make a note in your diary of our Cheese and Wine evening to be held on Friday, 15th April, when we intend to hold a competition for the best - 1. Pot Plant 2. Spring Flower Arrangements. Our guest speaker will be Mr. Percival who is well known to most of our members. Finally we would appreciate a bumper number of entries for our Spring Garden Competition to be judged during week commencing 4th April. Bob Roberts APPEAL If any readers have BRIC-A-BRAC they would like to give to our Jubilee Fete Stall, on June 7th. Please contact - Dot Belcher Maidenhead 27047 or Jean Barson Burnham 3756. We will collect. ------------------ - 10 - CLERK TO DORNEY PARISH COUNCIL The Parish Council invites applications for the post of Clerk which will become vacant after the 17th June following the resignation, for personal reasons, of Mr. R.C. Sharphouse. It is the duty of the Clerk to attend the monthly Parish Council, and other occasional meetings, so as to advise the Council and prepare the minutes. Other duties include the writing of letters, payment of accounts, keeping office records, despatch of agendas and minutes and the posting of notices on the Parish noticeboards. The post, which is part-time, carries a salary of £224 p.a. and of course any expenses incurred in carrying out the duties are reimbursed in accordance with the Local Government rules. Office equipment, including a typewriter, is provided by the Parish Council which also meets other office expenses and makes allowance for the part use of accommodation. Applicants, men or women, must have a telephone and may need occasionally to use a car. Experience in similar activities would be an advantage but an enthusiastic officer will find willing help and advice if needed and the field of activity is worthwhile as contributing materially to the well-being of the community. Letters of application should be sent, by the 2oth April, to - P. D. S.P. The Chairman, Dorney Parish Council, Dorney Court, Dorney, Windsor, SL4 6QP. - 11 - Sunday, 3rd April Monday, 4th April Thursday, 7th April Friday, 8th April Sunday , 10th April Friday, 15th April Wednesday, 20th April Thursday, 21st April Friday, 29th April Sunday, 1st May Sunday , 8th May Saturday , 14th May Thursday , 19th May Friday, 20th May Sunday , 29th May Sunday, 5th June Saturday, 11th June Saturday, 25th June DIARY OF EVENTS 10.30 Palm Sunday Procession from Dorney Vicarage and Parish Service in Dorney Church. D.D.H.S. Spring Gardens competition. Maundy Thursday 8. 00 p. m. sung Holy Communion 9. 00 p. m. -midnight. Vigil of Prayer. Good Friday @ @ Easter Day @ 10.30 a.m. Good Friday Service 5. 00 p.m. Children's Service. 10.30 a.m. Festival Family Service & Holy Baptism. D.D.H.S. Cheese & Wine Social Evening. D,W.I. Coffee morning & Bring & Buy Sale , Norbury Cottage, Oak Stubbs Lane 10.30-12noon 8. 00 p.m. Annual Parochial Church Meeting at Dorney Vicarage. Whist Drive, Village Hall @ 8. 00 p.m. St. James' Day @ 6. 30 p.m. Festival Family Service in Dorney Church @ 7. 30 p. m. Cheese & Wine party in the Village Hall. D.D. H.S. Bring & Buy Morning. Dorney P.T.A. Jumble Sale - Village Hall @ 10. 30 a.m. @ 8. 00 p.m. Ascension Day sung Holy Communion in Dorney Church Whist Drive, Village Hall @ 8.00 p.m. @ 10.30 Whitsunday. Festival Family Service and Connnrmion. Queen's Silver Jubilee Service. D.D. H. S. Barbecue & dance in celebration of our Queen's Silver Jubilee. Dorney P.T.A. Barbecue - 'Rookwood ' Old Marsh Lane @ 8. 00 p. m. - 12 - 'I " • 'I " • Saturday, 25th June Sunday, 3rd July Monday, 11th July Saturday, 3rd September Saturday, 24th September Sunday, 25th September Friday, 30th September/ Sunday, 2nd October Wednesday, 2nd November Riverside Day at Dorney Vicarage for 7-10 year olds. Vicarage Happening. D.D.H.S. Summer Gardens Competition. D.D.H.S. Annual Show. D.D. H.S. Harvest Festival Supper. 10.30 Harvest Festival Service in Dorney Church. Riverside Parishes weekend for 15-18 year olds. D.D.H.S. Annual General Meeting. PLEASE SEE SEPARATE PAGE RE DATES FOR DORNEY SILVER JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS. DORNEY WOMEN' S INSTITUTE DORNEY WOMEN ' S SOCIAL CLUB DORNEY P.T. A. PARISH COUNCIL MEETING ROAD SAFETY COMMITTEE DORNEY P.C.C. DORNEY Y0\1rH CLUB Meet second Wednesday of every month at 2.30 p.m. Meet fourth Wednesday of every month at 8.00 p.m. First Thursday in every month P.T.A. Committee Meeting. First Tuesday in every month at 8.00 p.m. Dorney School. First Tuesday in every month at 7. 45 p.m. preceding the Parish Council Meeting. First Wednesday of every month at 8.00 p.m. Dorney Vicarage. Meet every Sunday at 7.30 p.m. Dorney Vicarage. 􀀦-----􀀧---------------- - 13 - DORNEY SILVER JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS SUNDAY BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY 5th June - Open Air Service and picnic. Comic Cricket Match. 6th June - p. m. Street Party, Children and Old Folk. Evening - bonfire. BANK HOLIDAY TUESDAY 7th June - p.m. Village Fete. WEDNESDAY 8th June - Evening - Art, Photographic Evening Wine & Cheese Party. THURSDAY 9th June - Evening - Young Peopl􀈝s Disco. SATURDAY 11th June - Evening - Barbecue & Dance. Helpers and ideas still needed - don't be shy - half the fun is in the preparation. P. BELCHER Maidenhead 27047. - 14 - DORNEY PARISH-ETON COLLEGE PROJECT Edwin Gater Esq. , Hon. Secretary, Riverside Joint Council. Dear Mr. Gater, RIVERSIDE TEAM MINISTRY Dorney Vicarage, Windsor, Berks. SL4 6QS. 9/3/77, wednesday The Dorney P.c.c. has now considered the draft proposals for the establishment of a Riverside Team Ministry at its regular meetings in January, February and March. It has obtained the views of Eton College and the Diocesan Pastoral Committee, and we are grateful to the Vice-Provost and to Michael O'Connor for their help. Since the existence of the Trust Deed setting up the Dorney Parish-Eton College Project presented complications and some practical difficulties, the P.c.c. accepted an invitation from the Project's Finance and General Purposes Committee to set up a joint working group that would recommend an acceptable response to the Riverside Parishes Joint Council. The working group comprising The Revd.Roger Royle(Chairman) , The Revd.John Methuen(Secretary) , Colonel P.D.S.Palmer, Mr. George Gordon, Mr. Michael Wilkinson, Mrs. Barbara Bignell, and Mr. Michael Artmstrong, met on the 24th February, and their unanimous decision was to recommend certain changes, the essential purpose of which was to allow Dorney to join the Riverside Team without detriment to the functioning and purpose of the Project. The Dorney P.C. C.Meeting on March 2nd was preceded by an extraordinary Parochial Church Meeting to which parishioners were - 15 - invited, to seek information and express views. During the P.C.C. which followed, the findings of the Joint Working Group were presented, and discussed in detail. The P.C.C. felt that they represented the proper and necessary changes to the draft proposals to safeguard Dorney's particular circumstances within the proposed Team. It was unanimously resolved to adopt the proposals, as amended by the working group, and the secretary was asked to inform the Riverside Parishes Joint Council accordingly. We would, however, like the Riverside Joint Council (and the Pastoral Committee) to be aware that it has not been easy to come to these decisions. A great many points were made during the debate, both at the Parochial Meeting and at the Council meetings. Some of the principal ones are outlined below. The Pee resolved unanimously that the adoption of the proposals for the Riverside Team Ministry, as amended by the Joint Working Group, does not imply that the PCC were of one mind that these proposals were the only possible solution to the problems of Pastoral Reorganisation in this area. The following points were made during the discussion, but were not agreed by the Council: 1) A fear was expressed of the loss of Dorney's identity, particularly in view of the fact that most of the Riverside Parishes are in a different County - Berkshire - from Dorney. 2) In connection with this, some members of the Council and some Parishioners felt that the possibility of a Team Ministry being established with Burnham, Hitcham, and Taplow, should not be excluded by the decision making bodies. 3) Another alternative that the Pastoral Committee should be asked to look at, is the establishment of Dorney (including the Project) , Boveney, Eton Wick, Eton Town and Eton College as an identifiable unit, eg. a Team Ministry. - 16 - ' We hope that this letter gives some of the flavour of the discussion of these issues, both at the Parochial Church Meeting and at the PCC. Yours sincerely, J. METHUEN P. D. S.PALMER M.J.L. ARMSTRONG P.J.BELCHER Priest-in-charge Churchwarden Churchwar den Secretary of the PCC - 17 - THE DORNEY WOMEN'S INSTITUTE The monthly meeting of The Dorney Women's Institute was held on 9th March. The President - Mrs. Clifford was in the chair, and opened the meeting by reading the apologies for absence. Mrs. Allen - secretary, read the record of the last meeting which was duly approved and signed. In matters arising Mrs. Harrison said that she had finalised the arrangements for the visit to the Mermaid Theatre on 27th April, but that she had just heard that as it was the opening day of the show only the press were allowed to attend the matinee. So unless the date was changed, it would mean attending the evening show. A vote was taken and members agreed to this. The new time of departure will be given next month. With reference to the proposed outing to Burford on 26th May. Mrs. Harrison said more names were needed to fill up a coach. Mrs. Clifford announced that a cheque for £100 had been presented to Dorney W. I. as a result of the extremely successful bring and buy sherry morning at The Chauntry and she expressed her sincere thanks to Mrs. Wilkinson. The Home Economics Meeting will take place on 31st March, and about 9 members hope to attend. Mrs. Clifford said she had attended a meeting with the D.W.S.C. about the Silver Jubilee Fete on 7th June. The W.I. have been asked to serve tea and squash, but it was hoped that members would also supply cakes for the D.w.s.c. stall - and also find items for a Bric-a-Brae Stall. The monthly letter was then reviewed. Mrs. Allen read the correspondence - leaflets had been received from Sadler's Wells. Also particulars of The Bulb scheme, and - 18 - The Knational Knit-in. Members decided not to participate in the Knit-in this year. An invitation to meet the County Executive has been received - details to be supplied later. Schedules for the Stoke Poges, wexham and Fulmer Horticultural Society are now available for their open show on July 30th. The B.F.W. I. Annual council Meeting is on 27th April which coincides with The Mermaid Theatre outing. It will not therefore be necessary to vote on the resolutions if no members are attending. The N.F.W. I. Annual General Meeting at the Albert Hall will be attended by a Taplow representative this year. The committee gave their recommendations for the County and Executive Committees ballot - which members adopted. Mrs. Harpur gave her report on the Group Committee she attended an March 4th at Stoke Pages. This was to make arrangements for the Group Meeting to be held at Hedgerley on March 29th. Unfortunately, owing to the largeness of the Beeches Group, it would only be possible for Dorney to send 6 members. Tea will cost 15p. Dorney were asked to supply a pot plant for the raffle. The Speaker will be Mr. Mayes on 'country Ways and Customs in Bucks'. The Autumn group meeting will take place at Fulmer on either the 25th or 27th October. The speaker this month was Mrs. Musgrave, who gave a particularly interesting talk - illustrated with slides on her journey up the Nile. The vote of thanks was given by Mrs. Sharphouse. The 1. 3. competition - The flower of the month was won by - Mrs. Harpur 2. Mrs. Roberts Jointly by Mrs. Allen and Mrs. Sharp. - 19 - Mext month's meeting will be on April 13th. The speaker will be Miss J. Archer on 'Travels with Two Jack Russells'. Hostess Welfare Clinic Tea Hostesses Competition - Mrs. Harpur - Mrs. Harrison - Mrs. Harrison, Mrs. Sharphouse & Mrs. Wilks - My prettiest Brooch. - 20 - DORNEY WOMEN'S SOCIAL CLUB Members enjoyed an evening 11 abroad11 at the January meeting when Mrs. Baldwin, herself a Swede, gave a very interesting and enlightening talk on life in Sweden, using some colour slides to show the beautiful scenery and architecture. About 35 ladies attended the talk and were served with coffee and biscuits later. The February meeting was held on Wednesday 23rd and about 25 members were present when Mr. Wooller kindly gave a talk on local fungi, their growth and the different types to be found. A draw was held and won by Sylvia Bampton, Rita Brades and Con Williamson. The next meeting is at the Village Hall on Wednesday, April 27th. Any ladies wishing to attend would be very welcome. DORNEY WOMEN'S INSTITUTE A Coffee morning and Bring and Buy Sale Will be held at Norbury Cottage, Oak Stubbs Lane on Wednesday, April 20th 10. 30 - 12 noon. Coffee and Biscuits 15p. Raffle. Proceeds in aid of The Eton/Dorney Children's Country Holiday Fund. Everyone is welcome. Please support this good cause. Home-made produce a W. I. speciality. - 21 - NATURE NOTES With the comments in the last two months Parish Magazines in mind, I feel it might be worthwhile mentioning that a blindness known as "Toxocariasis" can be caught from cats and dogs. Although such tragedies are extremely rare nevertheless the risk does exist and should be borne in mind. Various worms are common parasites in cats and dogs. The type that causes toxocariasis, the roundworm, lives in the animals' intestines. Human infection comes occasionally through contact with an animars excreta so that a person swallows the roundworm eggs. These eggs which are microscopic, are usually carried to the mouth by the person's hands but if you have ever watched a dog cleaning itself or investigating the corpus delicti of other dogs, then you will realise that the transfer may also be made when a dog licks its owner's face. After being swallowed they hatch and the immature worms travel through the body tissues to lodge eventually in parts such as the eye, brain, lung or liver. Whilst affected sight is perhaps the most dramatic symptom, it is possible that epilepsy and some chest diseases may also result. Surveys have shown that 2% of the population of this country have at some time been infected, which taking into account the rarity of reported disease suggests that most people do not develop much actual illness. However, because the symptoms can be serious when they do occur, toxocariasis is a disease to be avoided. Soil samples from public places all over the country have revealed a disturbing level of contamination with eggs - one showing the presence of eggs in 24% of the samples tested. As it is a preventable condition, the following specific measures can be taken:- 1. By repeated treatment, owners can ensure that their dogs and cats are free of worms. Well treated animals do not constitute a risk. Reputable breeders normally take steps to provide worm-free puppies. - 22 - 2. If you handle a pet then you should wash your hands before going on to other activities. 3. Prevent the pollution of public places (and so lessen the risk from contaminated soil) by a better control of animals. Pets add enjoyment to the lives of many people and the simple precautions given above should in no way spoil that enjoyment. SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM SET LAST MONTH. 1. 2. 3. 4; 5. Norwegian Ukranian English Spaniard Japanese Yellow Blue Red Ivory Green Fisherman Birdwatcher Sailor Rambler Astronomer Fox Horse Snails Dog Zebra Tomatoes Dahlias Fuschias Onions Hollyhocks - 23 - THE WEATHER OF FEBRUARY Few will need reminding that February was a wet, and unsettled month. It started with some snow on the 1st, but from the 2nd to the 25th, the barometer remained below 1015 millibars, as one depression after another came sweeping across from the west. The wettest periods were around the 10th and 11th, and on the 20th, when two deep depressions came very close. There were rumbles of thunder on the evening of the 12th, and again on the morning of the 23rd. Oddly enough despite all the rain, there were ten days when the sun shone for at least half the daylight hours. This is largely because unsettled weather of this type usually provides short clearances, when the wind veers, and the clouds break up. Towards the end of the month, the ground was becoming so saturated with successive downpours, that the river was rising quite alarmingly, and on the 26th it was over part of the local towing-path. But then apparently the same providence which brought an end to last summer's drought, came to our aid with three fine days, at the very end of the month, and the threat subsided. There were nineteen days when it rained, with a total precipitation of 98.5mm, which is about twice the normal for the month. Frosts only occurred at the extreme ends of the month, with a minimum of -2°c on the last day. Although the maximum was no higher than 11½0c, on the 7th, the month was noteable for the number of days when the temperature approached that figure. The unsettled weather made it quite windy at times, and there were no fogs. ISOBAR - 24 - Material for publication should reach one of the Editors by the 16th of the preceding month. Editors: Publicity: Editorial Board: Distributors: Rate of Subscriptions: Mr. C.C. Cody, Easter Folly, 7, Dorney Reach Road, Dorney Reach, Tel: Maidenhead 24121 Mr. K.A.S. Spiers, 2, Raymead Court, Boulters Lane, Maidenhead. Tel: Maidenhead 27874 Mr. A.E .P. Turner, Lamont, 85, The Fairway, Burnham Tel: Burnham 4698 The Editors,Mrs. M.C. Cody, Mr. A.E.P. Turner Mrs . Ames. 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Tel: Burnham 5595 The Vicar tries to keep Thursday as his day off and you are asked please to respect this except in an emergency􀂅 ISSUE NO. 5/77 MAY, 1977 E D I T O R I A L In spite of all the pressures upon the life and unity of a family, and few would deny that they are present, the comfort and love that each member experiences continues and grows. Every family will differ depending upon the personalities of the mother and father in its resilience to absorb without difficulty the everyday irritations of living or, occasionally, perhaps the repercussions from some misdeed of one member of the family. Although the minor rows that occur can cause some emotional upheavals, major problems are often handled and dealt with with little aggravation. It is perhaps in those sort of circumstances that the basic love and understanding that is inherent in most families manifests itself to meet the occasion. One parent families aptly describes many situations today where families have broken up and although on the surface the arrangement works, there is often a gap and a great deal of responsibility falls upon the one parent. Not uncommonly it seems the mother is left to cope, but whichever parent has the task to play two roles, the job is unenviable and demands strength of character to succeed. There is no intention in any way to detract from the tremendous effort that is made by these parents, as generally speaking they have to contribute more than husband and wife would need to in an unbroken family and it has to be said that one caring parent may be more successful than two who are uncaring. The intention is to emphasise the benefit that arises from a more usual family unit where a wide view balanced by the contribution from two caring parents will project a good solid reasonable approach to the everyday difficulties which arise. - 1 - Dear Parishioners, I am at last now in a position to be able to tell you that the Bishop of Oxford has appointed me to be Vicar of St. Marks, Parish in Reading. My last Sunday in Dorney will be on August 7th and Bridget and I and the children will be moving from Dorney that week. we are hoping to be able to have a little bit of holiday and I am expecting to be inducted as Vicar of St. Marks on Tuesday, September 20th. No doubt I shall be able to tell you more about that nearer the time. St. Mark'" is a large parish in the centre of Reading although, surprisingly enough, it has only just been made into a fully-fledged parish and I will in fact be the first vicar of it. About 10,000 people live in the parish which also contains Battle Hospital and the Reading Football ground: There is a great deal of work to be done in that part of Reading since the last priest there left before Christmas. It is a very interesting and challenging area. There is a large west Indian community and the area has a number of problems related to high-density, urban life. I Qbviously don't know very much about the place yet. The people I have met are very friendly and welcoming and they care a great deal for the Church. I am much looking forward to working with them. None of this, of course, means that I am not sorry to be leaving Dorney. I still have several months with you and although we do not yet know who my successor is going to be, I will try, of course, in the next few weeks to make his first weeks and months at Dorney as easy and as uncomplicated as possible. I am sure you will too. I am very pleased to be able to report on one event that was for the staff at the Vicarage and myself, a complete and very pleasant surprise. A number of the children in Dorney Reach got together last month at Mr. and Mrs. Humpleman's house and organised a Jumble Sale which raised for the Childreds Holiday Fund over £20.00. we were all thrilled with this very splendid effort and would like to record our congratulations and very deep thanks to all those who were involved. Perhaps their example will serve as a spur to other people who would like to help the Project in this way. As you know, with more and more children coming each - 2 - year, the Childrens Holiday Fund has to be filled up to enable the children who really need to come (those who would not otherwise be able to afford it) to have an enjoyable holiday at the Vicarage. I would like now to bring to your attention a number of events during the next few weeks which I think are important. Christian Aid Week is this year from May lStjl - 21st and we will be having the usual house-to-house collection. The envelopes will be brought round and I would ask you to be particularly generous. The cost of a couple of pints of beer can make a very real difference to somebodys life in Bangladesh or Rumania and the other disaster areas of the world. Also that week, there will be two hunger lunches run by the Project on Monday 16th and Wednesday 18th at the Headmaster's house at Eton College. Anybody who would like to come and have a very simple lunch and also at the same time help to raise money for Christian Aid Week will be very warmly welcome. On Friday, 20th May I and the staff at the Vicarage are holding a barbecue and dance to raise money for the Childreds Holiday Fund. This will run from 7 .00 - 11. 00 and will be suitable for all ages. There will be different sorts of dancing for different sorts of groups. 'Sirius' from Eton college, a steel band and a discotheque. There will also be a Bar, Raffle and of course Barbecue supper. I hope that as many people as possible will want to come and support this event and have an enjoyable time as well. If the weather permits the event will be held both inside and outside. The first Sunday in June sees the climax of our Jubilee Celebrations. At 11.30 we will hold our Parish service on Dorney Common. This will mean a certain amount of re-arrangement, obviously, including the fact that the service will be an hour later at 11.30 a.m. Since it is hoped (weather permitting) to follow the service with a picnic lunch on the common it would seem sensible to make the service later in the morning. As you remember we kept the Jubilee of the Queens Accession in February . - 3 - June 5th is the Jubilee of her Coronation. I am sure that everybody will want to be present at this great occasion. The Annual Childrerts Gift Service at Oxford Cathedral is going to be at 3.00 on Wednesday, June 8th, this year. The project for 1977 is a very worthwhile one, namely collecting money for respirators and kidney machines for Aylesbury and High Wycombe Hospitals. I do hope as many children as possible in the village will want to take part in this and to send their donation to Oxford where the Bishop of Oxford will receive it and add it to the gifts of an enormous number of parishes, towns and villages in the counties of Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire. I do hope that all adults will support the children in this venture. We have taken part in this annual Childreds Gift Service for the past two years and particularly in 1975 this has been a great success. I would, finally, like to give advance warning of another visit to Dorney of the Reverend Michael Butler and his wife from the 18th - 20th June. You may remember that the Butlers came to see us two years ago and we have received from them a regular newsheet (the last one appeared in last month's magazine) telling us of their activities. We support them quite a bit financially and we help to enable them to continue their work. This is an opportunity for us to meet them, to find out what our money is being used for. We are also very fortunate that this ties in with this year's Lent project which was on Sierra Leone, where the Butlers live and work. Don't forget that two important festivals of the Christian year occur in May; Ascension is on Thursday, 19th and there will be sung Holy Communion in Dorney Church at 8.00 p.m. Similarly, Whitsunday falls this year on the 29th and the Festival Family Service and Communion will take place at 10.30 a.m. Since this Sunday is the birthday of the Christian Church it is a very important day indeed and I hope that as many people as possible will want to be present. Since Whitsunday has been separated from the so-called Whit Bank Holiday it has meant that more people - 4 - • are able to come together in their home parishes for this the third great festival (after Christmas and Easter) of the Christian calendar. JOHN METHUEN Thought for the Month: 'Why were the saints, saints? Because they were cheerful when it was difficult to be cheerful, patient when it was difficult to be patient; and because they pushed on when they wanted to stand still, and because they kept silent when they wanted t􀊟 talk, and were agreeable when they wanted to be disagreeable. That was all. It was quite simple and always will be.' Baptism Easter Day, April 10th Marriage Saturday, April 2nd Anon. PARISH REGISTERS Aston James McNeilly Jeffrey Bernard Dawkins & Patrina Lois Shaw Please pray for them and their families. --------------------- - s - 8th May Easter IV 8. 00 Holy Cooununion 10.30 Mattins & Holy Cleaning Flowers Sidesman Creche Explorers Coffee 1st Reader 2nd Reader Sidesman & 3rd Reader Cross bearer Servers Cooununion. Mrs. Walsh Mrs. Turner-Laing 8.00 Mr. Gordon 10.20 Mrs. Gordon & Mrs. Haney (11.20) 10.20 Mrs. Armstrong & Mrs. Humpleman (11.20) Mr. & Mrs. Liney 10. 30 Col. Palmer 10.30 Mrs. Keith 10.30 Mrs. Warner-Home Mr. Spencer Isaiah Revelation John 62: 1-5 3: 14-22 21: 15-22 Miss C. Spencer"& Miss D. Belcher 15th May Easter V Rogation Sunday 8.00 Holy Communion 10.30 Mattins & Holy Cooununion. Cleaning Flowers Sidesman Mrs. Ames/Mrs. Houldsworth Mrs. Stacey 8. 00 Mrs. Fauchon Creche Explorers Coffee 10.20 Mrs. Richmond & Mrs. McNeilly (11. 05) 10.20 Mrs. Graham-Campbell & Mrs. Hammond (11.05) 1st Reader 2nd Reader Mrs. Perryman & Mrs. Richmond 10. 30 Mr. Young Isaiah 51: 10.30 Mrs. Houldsworth I Corinthians 15: Sidesman & 3rd Reader 10.30 Mr. Robb John 16: Cross bearer Servers Miss J. Suouners Miss K. Suouners & P. Wright - 6 - 1-6 21-28 25-33 19th May ASCENSION DAY 8.00 p.m. Sung Holy Communion. 1st Reader Mrs. Graham-Campbell Daniel 7: 13-14 2nd Reader Mrs. Warner-Horne Acts 1: 1-11 Sidesman & 3rd Reader Mr. Eastgate Matthew 28: 16-20 Cross bearer Miss D. Belcher Servers Miss J. Lewis & B. Wallbank 22nd May Easter VI 8,00 Holy Communion i0,30 Mattins & Holy Communion. Cleaning Flowers Sidesman Creche Explorers Coffee 1st Reader 2nd Reader Sidesman & 3rd Reader Cross bearer Servers Mrs. Roberts/Mrs. Chase Mrs. Graham-Campbell 8. 00 Mr. Hayton 10.20 Mrs. Hutton & Mrs. Griffith (11.20) 10.20 Mrs. Graham-Campbell & Mrs. Hammond (11.20) Mrs. Harpur & Mrs. Ames 10. 30 Col. Palmer Danie 1 7 : 10.30 Wg.Cdr. Fauchon Ephesians 1: 10.30 Mr. Houldsworth Luke 24: Miss s. Freemantle 9-14 15-23 44-53 Miss J, Freemantle & Miss T. Wilkinson - 7 - 29th May WHITSUNDAY 8. 00 Holy Communion 10.30 Mattins & Holy Communion Mrs. Armstrong/Mrs. McIntyre Mrs. Robb 8.00 Mr. Liney Cleaning Flowers Sidesman Creche Explorers Coffee 10.20 Mrs. Hayton & Mrs. Methuen (11.05) 10.20 Mrs. Graham-Campbell & Mrs. Hammond (11.05) Mr. & Mrs. Pepler 1st Reader 10.30 Col. Morrell Joel 2: 23-29 2nd Reader Sidesman & 3rd Reader Cross bearer 10.30 Mrs. Pepler 10. 30 Mr. Armstrong Acts 2: 1-11 John 14: 15-27 s. Miggiani Servers T, Holt & J, Belcher 5th June TRINITY SONDAY - QUEEN'S JUBILEE 8.00 Holy Communion 11.30 Mattins & Holy Coumunion - Open air Service N.B. Please note time. Further details to be announced. Cleaning Flowers Sidesman Creche Explorers Coffee 1st Reader 2nd Reader Sidesman & 3rd Reader Cross bearer Servers 8.00 ) ) ) 11.30 11.30 11.30 Mrs. Hellmuth/Mrs. Warner-Horne Mrs. Humpleman Mr. Pepler Not applicable this Sunday Col. Palmer Mrs. Graham-Campbell Mr. Belcher B. Wallbank Proverbs I Timothy Matthew Miss D. Belcher & Miss c. Spencer - 8 - 8: 2: 20: 6-16 1-7 20-28 DORNEY PARISH/ETON COLLEGE PROJECT PROGRESS REPORT January to March, 1977 Since Christmas, Dorney has played host to three groups of Eton Confirmation candidates, the weekends being conducted by the Reverends Martin Flatman, Vicar of St. Johns Newbury, Peter Beck and Richard Christian, Diocesan Youth Chaplains. We also received a most handsome cheque for the Project, being the collections from the Confirmation Services. We were especially pleased and grateful to learn that the Eton boys themselves had determined that some collection money should come to Dorney. In February, Beaconsfield Parish brought a group of young confirmands following the Quest programme. Langley Young Communicants made use of the next weekend with a conference under the intriguing title 'Tomorrow Begins Today'. All Souls Clubhouse, from Langham Place, London spent a weekend reviewing their work and the Reverend Mark Bryant returned with his group from Weybridge in Surrey. At the end of March, two teams of 'Fives' players from Wolverhampton Grammar School and King Edward's School, Birmingham stayed at the Vicarage, when they were not battling it out on the courts at Eton. The Riverside Parishes Weekend for 11-14 year olds on prayer (Please, Thank you, Sorry, Wow) was particularly well supported by Dorney Young People and proved a considerable success. Day events have included one for parishioners from Wexham, another for Christchurch Reading, and a day for social workers from Slough Youth and Community department when they discussed the problem of violence. The membership of the Sunday Club is rather 'down' at the moment, after the democratic ousting of a few children, whose desultory attendance, and unsporting behaviour was the cause of some resentment amongst the diehard members, and a strain to the helpers. We hope to gently introduce some new children to the Club this Half - probably on a 'bring a friend' basis. over at the Cheshire Home in Gerrards Cross we have fully completed our long-term painting product, the lavatories. In - 9 - March we invited some of the residents to supper at Dorney and then took them to see the 'Merry Wives of Windsor' at the College. Though we are, of course, only too happy to make ourselves of practical use at the home, we feel that these outings are more personally rewarding for us, and we hope more exciting for the residents than watching us paint. In February, we thought it was about time we said 'thank you' in a modest way to some of the people who have given their time and interest to Vicarage activities lately. So we had a party for the bellringers, Sunday Club helpers and boys who visit the Cheshire Home. We think everyone enjoyed the evening, not least the impromptu singing and turns on the piano, performed by the less inhibited guests. In January and March the Dorney Youth Club took to the ice at Richmond and in February paid a friendly visit to a youth club in Maidenhead where they won an inter-club quiz. Membership now stands at fifty eight. We were very disappointed at the miserable response from local schools to our invitation to supper and an informal meeting, the purpose of which was to re-establish some Inter.Schools Liaison. In the end the evening had to be cancelled. However, afterwards, several schools =ntacted us to say they were interested in the suggestion; and so, undaunted by past failure we have arranged a similar meeting in May. We hope that soon we shall be able to report that the meeting took place, and produced some ideas and enthusiasm. On February 22nd there was a good turn out tea party we held for local elderly folk. Eton Wick and Dorney came out to see their helped with cakes and transport, and we are event in May. We intend to make these sort regular feature, and suggestions as to what doing for this section of the community are to the Shrove Tuesday Boys who visit in friends, parishioners arranging a similar of 'socials' a we could and should be always welcome. There is little to say about the Community Service Scheme, except - 10 - that it is going well, and to repeat that the help we receive from the workers is invaluable. They undertake work for which we have not the time, expertise, or muscle ourselves, and which we could not possibly afford to have done professionally. The great parish event of the last three months was the Confirmation on March 6th by the Bishop of Buckingham. Afterwards, a goodly number of parishioners squeezed themselves into the Conference Room for a sherry party to celebrate the occasion and meet the Bishop. Etonians were very keen to attend the film evenings last Half, the Parish less so. But the latter turned out in strength to see the three special films for Lent on Islam, Buddhism and Hinduism. Finally, we must say a tremendous 'thank you' and congratulations to several young ladies in Dorney Reach who completely of their own initiative (and unknown to us) arranged a jumble sale on behalf of the Children􀊠 Holiday Fund. They raised over E21.00 and we are very, very grateful for their hard work and enterprise. LOUISE HENRY. --------------------􀀤 - 11 - Sunday, 1st May Sunday, 8th May Tuesday, 10th May ✓ Wednesday, 11 th May Saturday, 14th May Sunday, 15th May to Saturday, 21st May Monday, 16th May and Wednesday, 18th May II II II Thursday, 19th May Friday, 20th May II II II Sunday 29th May Sunday, 5th June V Wednesday, 8th June Saturday, 11th June Saturday, 18th June to Monday, 20th June Saturday, 25th June II II II DIARY OF EVENTS St. James' Day @ 6. 30 p.m. Festival Family Service in Dorney Church @ 7. 30 p.m. Cheese & Wine party in the Village Hall. D.D.H.S. Bring & Buy Morning. Party for O.A . P. ' s at Dorney Vicarage 3 . 30 - 6.00 p . m . Dorney Guides Open Evening, Village Hall from 7. 30 - 9.00 p.m. Dorney P.T . A . Jumble Sale - Village Hall @ 10. 30 a. m. Christian Aid Week Hunger lunch at Headmaster' s Bouse, Eton College in Aid of Christian Aid Week . Village Hall Management Conutlttee - A.G.M. @ 8.00 p.m. @ 8. 00 p.m. Ascension Day sung Holy Cotmnunion in Dorney Church. Whist Drive , Village Hall @ 8 . 00 p . m. May barbecue & dance at Dorney Vicarage in aid of Childrens Holiday Fund 7.00-11 . 00 p. m . @ 10. 30 Whitsunday. Festival Family Service and Communion. Queen' s Silver Jubilee Service @ 11. 30 a.m. on Dorney Common. @ 3. 00 p. m. Childrens Gift Service - Oxford Cathedral. D.D.H.S. Barbecue & dance in celebration of our Queen ' s Silver Jubilee. Visit of the Reverend Michael Butler, of the Church Missionary Society. Dorney P.T.A. Barbecue - ' Rookwood ' Old Marsh Lane @ 8.00 p.m . Riverside Day at Dorney Vicarage for 7-10 year olds . - 12 - Saturday, 25th June Sunday , 3rd July Monday, 11th July Sunday, 7th August Saturday , 3rd September Saturday, 24th September Sunday, 25th September Friday, 30th September/ Sunday, 2nd October Wednesday, 2nd November Saturday, 12th November Saturday, 26th November D.D.H .S. Coach trip to Dodington House, Chipping Sadbury . Vicarage Happening. D.D.H.S. Summer Gardens Competition. @ 10. 30 a.m. Last service conducted by the Reverend John Methuen. D.D . H.S. Annual Show. D.D.H.S. Harvest Festival Supper . 10 . 30 Harvest Festival Service in Dorney Church. Riverside Parishes weekend for 15-18 year olds. D.D.H. S . Annual General Meeting. Dorney P.T.A. Christmas Bazaar. Dorney P.T. A . Christmas Dance. PLEASE SEE SEPARATE PAGE RE DATES FOR DORNEY SILVER JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS. DORNEY WOMEN' S INSTITUTE DORNEY WOMEN' S SOCIAL CLUB DORNEY P.T.A. PARISH COUNCIL MEETING ROAD SAFETY COMMITTEE DORNEY P. C.C. DORNEY YOUTH CLUB Meet second Wednesday of every month at 2. 30 p.m . Meet fourth Wednesday of every month at 8.00 p.m. First Thursday in every month P.T. A . Committee Meeting. First Tuesday in every month at 8.00 p . m . Dorney School. First Tuesday in every month at 7 . 45 p . m . preceding the Parish Council Meeting. First Wednesday of every month at 8.00 p.m. Dorney Vicarage. Meet every Sunday at 7 . 30 p . m . Dorney Vicarage. -􀀥-􀀦---------------- - 13 - THE PARISH PUMP or jottings on the April Parish Council Meeting. TRUMPERS FIELD The P.C. are to ask that damage caused by heavy vehicles involved in work on the motor.,.way bridge, should be repaired when work is completed. HORSE RIDING ON FOOTPATHS & TOWPATH Problems had risen over the riding of horses on the towpath and Trumpers Field despite the riders being informed that this is not allowed. The anticipated closing of the barge path Bridle Way may help but steps are being taken to inform users that they are infringing bye-laws of both the Thames Water Authority and Beaconsfield District Council. BEST KEPT VILLAGE COMPETITION It was agreed that the Parish would enter as a single unit in the Morris cup. WARNING SIGNS AT THE VICARAGE The P.C. are to await the next letter from the County Council on these signs before deciding what steps to take next . - 14 - ; • , LOCAL GRAVEL WORKINGS Members of the P.C. attended a meeting with the Local Associations of Parish Councils and the County Council. Fears were expressed that some gravel working will have to be allowed in South Bucks at some stage. The P.C. will continue to fight against any development in this area should this arise. FOULING OF FOOTPATHS BY DOGS A bye-law exists which makes the fouling of footpaths by dogs an offence for which the dog owner may be prosecuted. Any person may make a report to the police who may then take action. The owner does not have to be with the dog at the time of the offence and the fine can be up to E20. ACCOUNTS FOR PAYMENT Refreshments at Annual Meeting Typing School Fee Lamps and maintenance Hire of Hall Clerks Salary Office Allowance Petty Cash 1977 Dorney Parish News Petty Cash Float 77/78 DATE OF NEXT MEETING 10th May at 8 p.m. - 15 - E 3.39 11.25 17.79 32.25 2.70 96.00 17.50 9.41 30.00 10.00 DORNEY HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY Our Spring Garden Competition was judged by Mr. Grant of Slough Parks and Gardens who was very impressed with the very high standard achieved by the entrants, especially after the colossal amount of rainy weather we have experienced which was followed by some very sharp frosts. The first three places are as follows - 1st Mrs. Pollard Joint 2nd Mr. & Mrs. Belding Mr. & Mrs. Williams The committee extend their congratulations. The attendance at our Cheese and Wine evening was unfortunately down compared with last year (49 cOJllpared with 84). However I am sure that those present enjoyed the very impressive slide show of various gardens covering the four seasons of the year presented by Mr. Jack Percival. FUTURE EVENTS 1) You are reminded of our Bring and Buy held at Village Hall between 10.00 a. m. and 1.00 p.m. on Sunday May 8th. 2) Our Jubilee Barbecue and Dance Saturday June 11th. 3) Coach Trip to Dodington House, Chipping Sodbury on Saturday 25th June. This should be an enjoyable day out for all the family. There are 700 acres of Natural and landscaped grounds by Capability Brown - Lakeside and Woodland Trails - Childrens 4 acre woodland. Collection of a) British Model Soldiers, b) Horse drawn Carriages, - 16 - • • • t ' c) Agricultural Implements plus a visit to the House all inclusive. Lunches may be ordered in advance,prices range from £1.30 to £6.00 per person or you can bring your own picnic. You are advised to contact your committee member or phone Maidenhead 24127 as soon as possible as only one 53 seater coach is available. Bob Roberts. VILLAGE HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE The Annual General Meeting of the Village Hall Management Committee will be held at the Village Hall at 8 p.m. on Wednesday 18th May. AGENDA 1. Apologies for absence. 2, Minutes of the previous meeting. 3. Committee's Report. 4. Treasurer's Report. 5. Election of Committee. 6. Any Other Business. Coffee will be served. This meeting is open to all interested parties, and you will be most welcome. A.M. wooller Hon. Sec. - 17 - 1st. OORNEY BROWNIE GUIDES During last month the Pack was busy preparing for a Mothers' Day party and this was held one Sunday afternoon. As well as their mothers , we invited the ladies who test badges for ,us. Seven Brownies acted as hostesses preparing sandwiches and baking scones and cakes, whilst others set tables. Another group entertained the guests with songs, poems and a play. ,/Everyone agreed it was a successful afternoon. We welcomed Lucy Scott, and enrolled her into the Pack, and from the Guide Company we now have two Pack Leaders, Jane Aldridge and Beverley Smith, who are proving very helpful. On Monday 18th April we visit the Commonwealth Institute in Kensington, and on Saturday April 23rd St. George's Day we will join with the Guides for a Jubilee Clean-up of Trumper's Field. Hostess Bades were gained by - Jane Dobner Wendy Young Beverley Davis Vicky Turner Louise Poole Tracey Guider Irene Vint. Jester Badges were gained by - Elizabeth Robb Helen Taylor Mandy Humplemann Jane Dennis Lisa May Aisling McCabe Emma Lewis. Lisa May also gained her Artist's badge. Brown OWL ------------------- - 18 - • • ' • DORNEY WOMEN'S INSTITOI'E The monthly meeting of the Dorney Women's Institute was held on 13th April. Mrs. Clifford - president was in the chair and opened the meeting by reading the apologies for absence. Mrs. Allen - secretary, read the record of the last monthly meeting which was duly approved and signed. In matters arising Mrs. Harrison stated that the new time of departure to the Mermaid Theatre on April 27th would be 4.00 p.m. More names were still needed for the coach outing to Burford. Mrs. Horner gave a report on her visit to the Home Economics meeting at Stoke Poges. This was a demonstration by a butcher on how to cut up a pig carcass into joints, and which were the best cuts etc. Nothing very original and therefore a little disappointing. Mrs. Allen gave a report on her visit to the Group Meeting at Hedgerley, which she said proved to be a very enjoyable afternoon. Members were reminded of the Coffee morning to be held at Mrs. Harpur•s house on April 20th in aid of the Children's Holiday Fund. Mrs. Clifford welcomed Mrs. Livesey - who on her return to live in Dorney has rejoined the W,I. She was originally a Founder member. Reading the monthly letter the president asked members if they could supply any items of craft to sell at Debenhams for the Queen 's Silver Jubilee Appeal. Several members volunteered to make something. Dealing with correspondence the secretary said she had received several letters about suggested forms of talks. Also a letter - 19 - inviting two members to attend a "Meet your Excutive" meeting. The representative this year, for the N.F.W.I. Annual General meeting would be Mrs. Wiseman of Taplow & Hitchen W.I. The secretary then read through the resolutions to be voted on next month. W.I. Duties Clinic - Mrs. Harrison over 60 Club - none in April. May 31st - Mrs. Roberts, Mrs. Sharp and Mrs. Sharphouse. The Speaker Miss J. Archer, assited by a colleague and both W. I. members, gave a very interesting talk, illustrated by colour slides on their travels with their two Jack Russell dogs, Sally and Trudie. At the conclusion of the talk, both dogs were brought in and introduced. Mrs. Harpur proposed the vote of thanks. The Competition "MY prettiest brooch" tied three first places - Mrs. Chase, Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Harpur. The next meeting of Dorney w. I. will be May 11th. The resolutions for the N.F.W.I. Annual General Meeting will be voted on - v.c.o. - Mrs. Thirlway Hostess - Mrs. Horner Tea Hostesses - Mrs. Harpur, Mrs. Rayer and Mrs. Stacey. Competition - A souvenir of a Royal Occasion. - 20 - • • • DORNEY GUIDES After Easter we welcomed Anne Sherlock, Phillipa Whiting and Louise Lebentz to Guides. The Guides will be pleased to welcome parents and friends to their Qpen Evening on May 11th at the Village Hall from 7.30 - 9.00 p.m. During the evening the Guides will entertain you, and will also show you some of their skills which they have learnt during the year. Light refreshments will be available. A Week-end camp is being planned for May 20th/22nd at Cliveden. Several of the Company are attending a large International Guide and Scout Camp to be held at the Lincolnshire Showground at Scampton from the 30th July - August 6th called Poacher '77. The Guides have gained the following badges - Beverley Smith Rebecca Cheshire Deborah Aldridge Tracey Perryman Tracey Lake Claire Sanders, Jane Aldridge, Mandy Lebentz & Lindsay Hollidge Angela Perryman Joanne Grant Carole Richmond, Angela Haisman, Denise Jones, Sandra Coish, Claire Bampton, Michele Kirkby, Joanne Mallabar & Katrina Palmer Gill Langston. - 21 - - Reader. Map Reader - Chi" ld Nurse. Firefighter " " " " " Map Reader. " " " - Accident Prevention - Speaker Fire fighter OORNEY SILVER JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS SUNDAY BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY BANK HOLIDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY 5th June Open Air Service and picnic. Comic Cricket Match. 6th June - p.m. Street Party, Children and Old Folk. Evening - bonfire. 7th June - p.m. Village Fete. 8th June - Evening - Art, Photographic Evening Wine & Cheese Party. 9th June Evening - Young People's Disco. 11th June - Evening - Barbecue & Dance. Helpers and ideas still needed - don't be shy - half the fun is in the preparation. P. BELCHER Maidenhead 27047. •* **********************--*-*-*-*-*-**-**-**************************• •: THE WARDEN & STAFF OF THE ETON/OORNEY PROJECT :• •• Invite you to •• •• A May Barbecue & Dance •• •• on Friday, May 20th at Dorney Vicarage •• •••• -----f-ro-m -7 .-00- -- -11-.00-- p-.m-. ---- •••• .•• A􀀢t􀀣tr-ac-ti-o-ns- i-nc-l-ud-e: ••. •• Dancing to 'Sirius', and a steel band •• •• and a discotheque «• •• Barbecue supper and first drink •• •• Raffle «• •• Bar •• •• Soft drinks «• •! Tickets: Single E2. SO - Double E4. 00 !• •« Obtainable from Louise Henry at the Vicarage. •« •: THIS EVENT IS IN AID OF THE CHILDRENS HOLIDAY FUND. « HURRY! HURRY! HURRY! : ..... ********************************************************* - 22 - NATURE NOTES I saw my first sand martins of the year on the 13th of March. we were sailing on a gravel pit at Staines when, in a slack moment between the almost gale force gusts, we noticed a group of six martins quartering the water in their search for insects. Later in the afternoon, they were nowhere to be seen, so they must have continued on their migratory flight which started in Africa. one of the effects of traffic movements on our railways and motorways has been to distribute plant seeds over considerable distances. In some instances, the only known Buckinghamshire record for some plants come from discoveries made on railway embankments. With the greatly increased movement of heavy lorries to and from the Continent one must expect a greater chance of new and interesting finds. one plant (not an alien) that has appeared and then spread rapidly westward through the Parish alongside the motorway has been the Hemlock. I first noticed it flowering on the side of the M4 by Lot's Hole in 1974. Last year a number of plants flowered just west of Marsh Lane and although most were cut down, some managed to fruit. Their seedlings can now be seen level with and also in Trumper•s Field. If you collect rabbit food then beware - it is poisonous. As a result of the Dutch Elm Disease taking most if not all the tall elms at Dent's Corner, the rookery has become fragmented with most of the birds trying out other types of trees. There are a few occupied nests in a dead elm but the rest are either in Ash or Horse-chestnut, Neither offers the twiggy growth that gives support to the nest and neither really has the easily snapped twigs of the elm which are used in nest building. so far the rooks seem to be coping. ----------------------- - 23 - THE WEATHER OF MARCH March started with some rain on the 1st, but for the next week, with a high barometer, the weather was quite pleasant, and indeed the 2nd recorded the highest temperature of the month, 1s0c. From the 2nd to the 5th it was sunny, but there was fog early on the 7th. It was sunny again on the 9th, 11th and 12th, but after that the next ten days were rather unsettled. From the 11th to the 22nd, only the 12th was free from rain, and the 14th and 16th were quite wet, each producing 10mm of rain. During this period only the 12th and 19th were really sunny. By the 20th a depression had moved into. France, and an east wind set in. There was thunder at lunch time on the 20th, even though it was distinctly chilly. Quite soon a high settled in to the north, and this dominated the weather until the 30th. It caused the depressions approaching from the west, to slide away to the south; with the result that cold northerly winds became established. As is so often the case then many days were cold, and dull. There was 11• of rain on the 27th, and quite heavy snow showers on the following day. But by then the glass was rising, and it was clear that the anti-cyclone was getting closer; so that the 28th, 29th and 30th were sunny, but cold, and there were the first night frosts of the month. On the 31st the anticyclone had departed, and the month closed as it began, dull and damp. The total rainfall was 65•, which is slightly above average. It was noticeable that in the month which heralds spring, and hopefully gets warmer, exactly the reverse hagpened, for the 2nd was the warmest day, and the 30th, with 1 C of frost, was the coldest. ISOBAR --------------------- - 24 - Material for publication should reach one of the Editors by the 16th of the preceding month. Editors: Publicity: Editorial Board: Distributors: Rate of Subscriptions: Mr. C.C. Cody, Easter Folly, 7, Dorney Reach Road, Dorney Reach, Tel: Maidenhead 24121 Mr. K.A.S. Spiers, 2, Raymead Court, Boulters Lane, Maidenhead. Tel: Maidenhead 27874 Mr. A.E .P. Turner, Lamont, 85, The Fairway, Burnham Tel: Burnham 4698 The Editors,Mrs. M.C. Cody, Mr. A.E.P. 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Tel: Burnham 5595 The ViCttI tries to keep Thursday as his day off and you are asked please to respect this except in an emergency􀄥 ISSUE NO. 6/77 JUNE, 1977 E D I T O R I A L During the reign of George VI and especially at the time of war, the British people's inherent affection for the Crown was strengthend by the exemplary example of the King & Queen and their family. Thus when Princess Elizabeth succeeded to the Throne, she was received by her subjects with love and declared allegiance. In the twenty-five years of her Majesty's reign there have been many changes in the Commonwealth and in the acceptance of the idea of monarchy; but we in Britain have become increasingly aware that our trust, given so readily to the young Queen twenty-five years ago, was not misplaced. It is a reign of unstinted devotion to duty and of impeccable public and private standards. She has been our mitiring ambassador abroad,and at home has achieved the 'common touch' whilst retaining the air of majesty. In her we find no difficulty in vindicating the principle of hereditary monarchy or of placing the supreme leadership of the State beyond the reach of private ambition or party strife. Across the Country, this early June will be a time of celebration. The festivities will encompass all age groups and all strata of society and will be a recognition of our loyalty and affection. Elizabeth II can still install a feeling of pride in British hearts and maybe this Silver Jubilee will rekindle a spirit of new purpose, uniting all factions and all parties in this Great Britain. - 1 - Dear Parishioners, I am very pleased to be able to announce that the Reverend Paul Hawkins will be coming to Dorney in September to be the new priest-in-charge and Warden of the Eton/Dorney Project. He is married. His wife's name is Jackie. He has two children, Vashti- 5, and Thomas 3. At present he is assistant curate at St. Stephens, Ealing and he is 29 years old. I am sure that everybody in the village will be forthcoming in their welcome to him and his family when they arrive. And I would like to express my very best wishes for them and my high hopes and confidence in the development of this stage in the life of the village and of the Project. Paul Hawkins will be licensed on Monday, September 12th in Dorney Church, and I am sure this will be the start of a long and successful ministry in this area. As you know there is a great deal to be done and the job of parish priest and warden is a very taxing one. I am therefore certain you will all give him the support which he needs and deserves. Before that great event, however, there seem to be an awful lot of things going on. June is a very full month at the best of times and this year it is even fuller as a result of the Jubilee celebrations. On June 5th, to celebrate the Silver Jubilee, there will be an open-air Festival Parish Service and Parade on Dorney Common at 11.30 a.m. I am sure that the whole of Dorney community will feel that they are welcome at this occasion, and that everybody is invited to participate in it. Please bring a picnic lunch and we can all eat together on the Common and share an enjoyable time. If by an unlucky chance the weather should be quite impossible, the service will be held at the same time in Dorney Church. The Childrerls Gift Service this year is at Oxford Cathedral on Wednesday June 8th at 3.00 p.m., and some representatives, children and adults will be going to that occasion from Dorney School and the Dorney Church Explorers. I hope that everybody in the village will support the children in this annual effort to raise money themselves, by doing little jobs and so on. This - 2 - year the money is being raised to buy respirators, kidney machines and other necessary equ ipment for High Wycombe and Stoke Mandeville Hospitals. The Diocese have set the target of £2,500 and an enormous number of Parishes, Schools and Churches in Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire will be taking part. This is something that the children do themselves, and I am sure it will be a success. The Reverend Jeffrey Whale is being licensed as priest-in-charge of Datchet on the evening of June 16th. This is of particular interest to Dorney and I hope that a number of people will go to that occasion, if only because the Bishop has appointed Jeffrey Whale with a view to him becoming the first Team Rector of the Riverside Team Ministry. Jeffrey is at present priestin- charge of St. Georges, Britwell, so the move will not be a very distant one. I hope there will be an opportunity for us to get to know him at the earliest opportunity. Most of you will remember that two years ago the Reverend Michael Butler, and Joanna his wife, visited us for a few days. Michael is a missionary with the Church Missionary Society in Sierra Leone and the Parish supports him with prayers and money. The Explorers have recently done a Lent project on his work in Sierra Leone, and we have another opportunity to see where our money goes and what sort of work he is involved in. He will be arriving on Saturday, June 18th and I hope that the pattern of events will be similar to last time, i.e. that various people will invite him to a meal, and invite a number of their friends so that he can meet as many people as possible in as an informal and relaxed way as possible. I feel it is much more satisfactory to have a lot of small groups, than one big one. Anyway, he will be preaching on Sunday morning, 19th at 10.30 when his wife will speak to the Explorers at the same time. I also hope there will be an opportunity for him to see the Youth Club and on Monday morning, immediately before he goes he is going to talk to the Dorney School Assembly. Please make sure that you have the opportunity to meet him, and listen to him and talk with him. - 3 - We have devoted over the years quite a lot of effort and cash towards Sierra Leone, and it is very important that we should identify with the work which is actually going on and to which our gifts contribute. I am very happy and proud to announce that Allan Handy and Alaistair Sampson have agreed to come to Dorney Church on Thursday, June 23rd and give a recital at 8. 30 p.m. for the Eton/Dorney Project's Children's Holiday Fund, for which there will be a retiring collection. The recital will be for trumpet and organ and Allan and Alaistair are very distinguished performers on their respective instruments. This sort of event has not been very well supported in the past. I do hope that a lot of people will come to the recital. It is not often that we get the opportunity to hear artists of this stature on our doorstep, so to speak, and it is an opportunity not to be missed, at the same time the event will also help the Children's Holiday Fund. The Riverside Parishes Youth Committee have arranged their next event in the year's programme for young people in the six parishes. This one is an all day activity for 7- 10 year olds at Dorney Vicarage on Saturday, June 2Sth from 10.30 - 4.30. The cost will be El.SO per head. The title of this event is 'Spikey says Save It', and a very interesting programme has been arranged. The children will be encouraged to think about the ways in which we care for God's world, with conservation and care of animals particularly in mind. Activities will include a visit from the RSPCA and a litter hunt. Do please encourage all children of 7-10 years old to come. There is a booking form elsewhere in the magazine. A lot of children came to this event last year and I hope that a lot will this year, particularly if some Dorney children have not been to a Riverside event before, here is a good opportunity to see what goes on. On Sunday, June 26th, Mrs. Brigi t Ames has very kindly agreed to hold another Sherry Party at her house, Pear Tree Cottage at 12.00 in order to raise money for the Children's Holiday Fund. I hope that a lot of you will be able to attend. - 4 - Finally, the last in a long list of events taking place in the next month, the Vicarage Happening is scheduled for the first Sunday in July, July 3rd. This is usually a most enjoyable occasion and I would like to commend it very much to your attention. There is no really neat way in which I can describe to you what goes on at the Vicarage Happening if you have never been, the only way really is to come along and see what it is like. The profits are divided between the Parish and the Eton/ Dorney Project. Finally, I would like to correct a mistake in last months magazine. My institution as the first vicar of St. Marks, Reading is on Wednesday, 21st September, St. Matthew's Day, and not as advertised last month on Tuesday, 20th. JOHN METHUEN Thought for the Month: 'The pearl is lovelier than the most brilliant of crystalline stones because it is made through the suffering of a living creature.' Baptism April, 23rd H.G. Wells. PARISH REGISTERS Matthew Risborough Sargeant. - 5 - FOR SUNDAY 5TH JUNE PLEASE SEE LAST MONTHS MAGAZINE 12th June Trinity I 8.00 Holy Communion 10.30 Mattins & Holy Cleaning Flowers Sidesman Creche Explorers Coffee Communion. Mrs. Harpur & Mrs. Allen Mrs. Thompson 8.00 Mr. Robb 10.20 Mrs. Richmond & Mrs. McNeilly 10.20 Mrs. McIntyre & Mrs. Pepler Mr. & Mrs. Armstrong 1st Reader 2nd Reader 10.30 10. 30 Mr. McIntyre Mrs. Williamson Exodus 19: 1-6 Sidesman & 3rd Reader 10.30 Cross bearer Mr. Graham-Campbell Miss C. 5Pencer l Peter John Servers 19th June Trinity II 8.00 Holy Communion 10.30 Mattins & Holy Cleaning Flowers Sidesman Creche Explorers Coffee 1st Reader 2nd Reader Sidesman & 3rd Reader Cross bearer P. Humpleman & P. Wright Communion. Mrs. Walsh Mrs. Ames 8.00 Mr. Wilkinson 10.20 Mrs. Hutton & Mrs. Griffith 10.20 Mrs. McIntyre & Mrs. Pepler Elizabeth & Mrs. Robb 10.30 Col. Palmer Deuteronomy 10. 30 Mrs. Hammond Romans 10.30 Mr. Armstrong John Miss J. summers 2: 1-10 15: 1-5 6:17-25 6: 1-11 15: 6-11 Servers Miss K. Summers & Miss J. Lewis - 6 - 26th June Trinity III 8.00 Holy Communion 10.30 Mattins & Holy Communion. Cleaning Flowers Sidesman Creche Explorers Coffee 1st Reader 2nd Reader Mrs. Ames & Mrs. Houldsworth Mrs. Belcher 8.00 Mr. Houldsworth 10.20 Mrs. Hayton & Mrs. Methuen 10.20 Mrs. McIntyre & Mrs. Keith Mrs. Cox & Mrs. Coish 10. 30 Mr. Young 10. 30 Mrs. Handy Deuteronomy 7: 6-9 Galatians 3:26-4: 7 Sidesman & 3rd Reader 10.30 Mr. Skinner John 15:12-15 Cross bearer Servers 3rd July Trinity IV 8.00 Holy Communion Miss K. Barson T. Holt & D. Jaycock 10.30 Mattins & Holy Communion. Cleaning Mrs. Roberts & Mrs. Chase Flowers Mrs. Roberts Sidesman 8. 00 Mr. Pepler Creche 10. 20 Mrs. Richmond & Mrs. McNeilly Explorers 10.20 Mrs. Fauchon & Mrs. Keith Coffee Mrs. Roberts & Mrs. Chase 1st Reader 10. 30 Col. Palmer Exodus 20: 1-17 2nd Reader 10.30 Mrs. Robb Ephesians 5: 1-10 Sidesman & 3rd Reader 10.30 Mr. Gordon Matthew 19:16-26 Cross bearer Miss K. Shepheard Servers Miss E. Shepheard & Miss T. Wilkinson - 7 - THE PARISH PUMP or jottings on the May Parish Council Meeting. 1. As this was the Annual Council Meeting elections took place and the following were elected . Chairman - Col. P. Palmer Vice Chairman - Mr. D. Shott 3rd Member of Standing Committee - Mrs. P. Williams Finance Sub Committee - Mr. K. Richmond & Mr. R. Smith Planning Sub Committee - Mr. D. Shott, Mrs. P. Williams & Mr. R. Smith Representative to Beaconsfield District Association of Parish Councillors - Mr. R. Smith & Mr. K. Richmond Village Hall Management Committee- Mrs. A. Wooller Thames Planning & Amenities Forum - Mr. P. Belcher Publicity - Mr. P. Belcher 2. The P.C. interviewed two candidates for the position of Parish Clerk, Mr. R. Chapman was appointed. He is a local government officer and lives in Burnham. 3. The P.C. approved the Jubilee Programme. 4. Entry to the Best Kept Village Competition was confirmed. Details were discussed and Col. Palmer agreed to provide details for the magazine. 5. Shops - no further details are available. - 8 - • 6, The P.C. expressed a v,:ite of thanks to the guides who cleared litter from Trumpers Field. 7. Mr. Sharphouse and Mr. Shott reported on repairs that were being done to the childrens swings, 8. Street Lighting - information given to the P.C. indicated that charges for electricity would be increased by 26% in the future. 9. Beaconsfield District Council are pressing the T.W.A. to make good the river bank in Trumpers Field. 10. Following rumours the authorities stated that there are no plans to discontinue Bus Service Number 62. 11. The P.C. are investigating alternative methods of providing a gate to the river path from Dorney Reach Road. 12. The P.C. "books" and accounts will be audited at Beaconsfield District Offices on 4th July. Members of the public may call on this day to see the auditor or alternatively they may examine the records at Dorney Court at dates to be advised. 13. Date of next meeting - 13th June in the Village Hall. - 9 - 1st to 15th June 16th June to 31st July Sunday, 5th June Wednesday, 8th June Saturday, 11th June Saturday, 18th June to Monday, 20th June Thursday, 23rd June Saturday, 25th June • " " " " " Sunday, 26th June Sunday, 3rd July Wednesday, 6th July Monday, 11th July Sunday, 7th August Saturday, 3rd September DIARY OF EVENTS Best Kept Village Competition 1977 Prelimina.,:y judging Best Kept Village Competition 1977 - Final judging Queen's Silver Jubilee Service @ 11.30 a.m. on Dorney Common. @ 3.00 p . m. Childrens Gift Service - Oxford Cathedral. D.D.H.S. Barbecue & dance in celebration of our Queen's Silver Jubilee. Visit of the Reverend Michael Butler , of the Church Missionary Society. 8. 30 p.m. Trumpet & Organ Recita.l in Dorney Church, Allen HandY & Alaistair Sampson in aid of Children's Holiday Fund. Dorney P.T.A. Barbecue - 'Rookwood' Old Marsh Lane @ 8.00 p.m. Riverside Day at Dorney Vicarage for 7-10 year olds. (Spikey Says Save - It) . D.D.H . S. Coach trip to Dodington House, Chipping Sodbury. 12.00 noon Sherry Party at Pear Tree Cottage in aid of Children' s Holiday Fund. Vicarage Happening . Beaconsfield Constituency Conservative Association, Dorney Branch-Jubilee River Cruise 8 p.m. - 11 p.m. Windsor to Runnymede & back. D.D.H.S. Summer Gardens Competition. @ 10.30 a.m. Last service conducted by the Reverend John Methuen. D.D.H.S. Annual Show. - 10 - I• Monday, 12th September Licensing of .the Reverend Paul Hawkins as Priest in Charge of Dorney, and Warden of the Eton/Dorney Project in Dorney Church. Saturday, 24th September D.D.H.S. Harvest Festival Supper. Sunday, 25th September 10.30 Harvest Festival Service in Dorney Church. Friday, 30th September/) Riverside Parishes weekend for 15-18 year Sunday, 2nd October ) olds . Wednesday, 2nd November D.D . H.S. Annual General Meeting. Saturday, 12th November Dorney P.T.A. Christmas Bazaar. Saturday, 26th November Dorney P.T.A. Christmas Dance. PLEASE SEE SEPARATE PAGE RE DATES FOR DORNEY SILVER JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS. DORNEY WOMEN'S INSTITUTE DORNEY WOMEN'S SOCIAL CLUB DORNEY P.T.A. PARISH COUNCIL MEETING ROAD SAFETY COMMITTEE DORNEY P.c.c . DORNEY YOUI'H CLUB Meet second Wednesday of every month at 2.30 p . m . Meet fourth Wednesday of every month at 8.00 p . m. First Thursday in every month P .T.A . Committee Meeting. First Tuesday in every month at 8.00 p.m. Dorney School. First Tuesday in every month at 7.45 p.m. preceding the Parish Council Meeting. First Wednesday of every month at 8.00 p.m. Dorney Vicarage. Meet every Sunday at 7.30 p.m. Dorney Vicarage. - 11 - BEST KEPT VILLAGE COMPETITION, 1977 According to the wishes of the Annual Parish Meeting Dorney, Boveney, Lake End and Dorney Reach have been entered as a single unit in the Morris Cup for populations of between 500 to 1500. I am very sorry that this note will not appear in the Parish Magazine until just a.s the preliminary starts. However I am confident that we can buckle down to it and get ourselves into the final, which we have a good chance of winning. Preliminary judging - any day between 1st to 15th June by judges appointed by Beaconsfield District Council. Final judging - any day between 16th June to 31st July Judging by the President (Sir Francis Dashwood), County Planning Officer (or his deputy) and a member of the Chiltern Society. The entry which secures the highest number of marks in each District area will go forward for final judging. Marks will be awarded as follows - 1. The appearance and condition Dorney Church, Boveney Chapel, churchyards, graveyard and extension, Village Hall, the School, War Memorial, childreds playground, football pitch, cricket pitch, bus shelters, Dorney and Lake End Commons. 2. Neatness of appearance of dwelling houses, workshops, shops, Palmer Arms and Pineapple P.H. Tidiness of flower and vegetable gardens and neat appearance of outhouses, yards and sheds. 3. General condition of hedges, trees, fences and walls adjacent to and surrounding buildings and gardens; 60 30 cleanliness of verges, ditches, ponds and streams. 30 - 12 - ' 4. Appearance of signboards and notice boards, taste and restraint shown in advertisement displays. 15 5. BONUS marks for general appearance of the Village with special attention to condition of refuse dumps, absence of litter and provision of litter baskets. This year the Competition is considerably more comprehensive than in the past. The essential thing is that we should clearly show that we are competition minded and that we are 15 150 all pulling together. This means that we should act as good neighbours and help each other - particularly those who are physically unable to cope or who are away on holiday or business. If you do see any litter, please pick it up. If the amount is beyond you, please contact a Parish Councillor. Get the wombles busy. The Competition lasts 2 months and so is a test of endurance and determination to remain in the best condition throughout. We can do it􀇟 Let's WIN!!! With best wishes for our success. P.D.S.P. - 13 - BEACONSFIELD CONST ITUENCY CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION DORNEY BRANCH are holding a **************************** « « : JUBILEE RIVER CRUISE : **************************** on Wednesday, 6th July 1977 8 p. m. - 11 p.m. Windsor to Rwmymede and back BAR *** *D*IS*C*OTHE****Q**UE* D*E*L**IC*I*O*U*S* *F*O**O*D Tickets will be £4 each If you wish to come please contact your Committee Member or - Mrs. B. Ames, Pear Tree Cottage, Dorney. ----------------------------------------- r----------------------------------------1 Mrs. Ames invites everybody to 1 I I a sherry party on Sunday, June 1 I I 26th at noon, at Pear Tree , Cottage, Dorney - entrance 60p, children lOp. - in aid of the Children's Country Holidays at Dorney Vicarage. Please come along. ---------------------------------------- - 14 - ------ DORNEY WOMEN'S INSTITUTE The monthly meeting of the Dorney Women's Institute was held on May 11th. Mrs. Clifford - president opened the meeting by welcoming Mrs. Thirlway v.c.o. and Mrs. Wiseman from Taplow W.I. Apologies for absence were read. Mrs. Allen - secretary, read the record of the previous meeting, which was approved and signed. In matters arising from the record - thanks were given to Mrs. Harrison for arranging the successful outing to the Mermaid Theatre. Arrangements for the outing to Burford on 26th May were now complete. The Coffee morning in aid of the Children's Holiday Fund raised £20. Reminders were given about the Silver Jubilee week. Members were asked to volunteer to help with the refreshments at the Village Fete on 7th June also to supply cakes for cake stall and to collect items for the Bric-a-Brae stall. The Hobbies Exhibition on June 8th organised by Mrs. Tyler and Mrs. Jones would also be a wine and cheese party price 75p. Members requested to exhibit any items of home made craft. The Horticultural Society's Barbecue is on 11th June. Mrs. Clifford went through the monthly news letter pointing out items of interest. Members requiring 1978 diaries and calendars should give in their names. Mrs. Horner said leaflets for 1978 bulbs were now available. - 15 - Mrs. Allen read the correspondence - first giving the annual report. Leaflets have been received about a performance of the Messiah at the Albert Hall on 9th March, 1978. Also particulars of trips that could be made to Savill Gardens. In any other business members were reminded that the Village Happening would take place on July 3rd details to be discussed at the next meeting. A new copy of Jerusalem has been published and as the W.I. are famed for "Jam and Jerusalem" it was decided to purchase a copy. W.I. Duties - No welfare clinic this month. over 60's Club - May 31st - Mrs. Roberts, Mrs. Sharphouse and Mrs. Harpur. Mrs. Thirlway v.c.o. then read through the five resolutions to be voted on at the N.F.W.I. annual meeting at the Albert Hall. Mrs. Wiseman of Taplow W.I. will be the delegate this year. The first resolution dealing with Nuclear waste and the fast breeder reactor was rather technical and after much discussion it was agreed to leave the voting to the discretion of the delegate. The second resolution dealt with alternative sources of energy, the third with day centres and after care of the mentally ill. The fourth with the use of waste and derelict land. The fifth with transport policy for the disabled. After lengthy discussions, members agreed to support these four resolutions. The vote of thanks to the speaker was given by Mrs. Horner. The Competition "A souvenir of a Royal Occasion" was won by - Mrs. Horner and Miss Kilpatrick jointly first Mrs. Allen and Mrs. Stacey jointly second. - 16 - • At the June meeting there will be a report of the N.F. W. I. Annual Meeting by Mrs. Wiseman. The speaker will be Sgt. Howe on Crime Prevention. Hostess - Mrs. Sharphouse. Tea Hostesses - Mrs. Williamson, Miss Kilpatrick & Mrs. Horner. Competition - A rose from my garden. .- ............................... · . MEMBERS PLEASE NOTE VILLAGE HALL NOT AVAILABLE ON 2ND WEDNESDAY, 8TH JUNE JUNE MEETING ON 3RD WEDNESDAY lSTH JUNE . . ............................ ................... "SPIKEY SAYS SAVE-IT" This very topical title is the name given to the latest event being staged by the Riverside Parishes Youth Committee. As usual it will take place at the Dorney Centre, and this one is for 7- 10 year olds. It will be on June 2Sth from 10.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. These events are becoming an attractive feature of Riverside Parishes life, and if your children have not yet attended one, now is your opportunity. The activities are always specially geared to the age-group in question, and this particular day looks as if it will be great fun. There will be singing, painting, talks about pets, a litter hunt and various other activities, all of which will help the children to understand the importance of looking after the wonderful world which God has created for us all. The cost of the day will be El.SO per head. Please book your place as soon as possible, using the booking form below. BOOKING FORM - SPIKEY SAYS SAVE-IT - JUNE 25TH Name: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Parish: ............ ...... .. . . Address: ........ ........... ....... ....... ............... • • • •. • • • • • Please enclose fee of El.SO and send to: Mr. C. Moorman, 16, Wraysbury Road, Wraysbury, Staines, Middx. Cheques should be made payable to - Riverside Parishes Youth Committee. - 17 - NATURE NOTES Last year must have been a very good year for beech trees. Most summers do not produce many fertile masts but last year was quite an exception if the masses of seedlings coming up under the trees are anything to go by. Such is Nature's way that, of the thousands produced by one tree, perhaps only one or two will find themselves in favourable conditions where they will be able to survive and grow for more than just a few weeks. Normally under mature beech trees in woodland there will be no gaps in the tree canopy to let in light or gaps in the soil surface where the established beech roots will not be monopolising the available water and minerals. Have you noticed how the water crowfoot with its white flowers has flourished in the pools on Dorney Common this year? I cannot remember seeing them at anytime in the last 14 years, though I must admit that there have been very few winters in which there has been water in the low lying areas for any length of time. The seeds of this particular species must have been dormant in the soil and stimulated into action by their long immersion. The plants I have examined do not seem to have been very successful so far in their production of seed as many old flowers have only two or three fruits that are going to produce seed. This plant's structure is adapted to life under and above the surface of the water. The floating leaves, which are almost circular in outline are more or less deeply divided into segments, whilst the submerged ones are quite different, being made up of fine hair-like segments. Quite a variation can be seen on the branches where there is a transition from the submerged to floating forms. Like all the members of the buttercup family to which the crowfoots belong, they are poisonous and quite acrid to taste. Usually cattle avoid them when grazing. The poison is probably the narcotic anemonin. - 18 - THE WEATHER OF APRIL The first half of April was dominated by a high pressure system, but it was unfortunately in the wrong place, and too far away, to give us fine weather. Quite often in the late winter a "blocking high" settles down over Europe, and stops the depressions coming in from the west: but this time the high got stuck to the west of Ireland. As winds travel clockwise round an anti-cyclone, which is another word for a high pressure area, a high which is well to the west of us, brings winds from the northern sector. If the high is sufficiently far away to let in troughs of low pressure around its perimeter, then we get unsettled weather with northerly winds. And this is what we had; cold, windy, and with blustery showers, which at times were laced with sleet. There were some frosts, but the wind stopped the temperature dropping too low at night, and the minimum did not fall below -1°c. During such weather it is usually possible to see if rain or snow is on the way, because this will be seen as nearly vertical streaks beneath the clouds. The streaks will be straight and dark if it is rain, but lighter than the cloud background, and more wavy if it is snow, because snow falling more slowly than the rain, swirls in the wind. These are very useful symptoms with which to become familiar if you are fond of walking, as they provide warning of when to start looking for shelter. Conversely their absence may reassure you that despite the glowering sky, little rain will fall. This is often the case towards the end of a showery day, when the rain is spent, and the heavy clouds presage gloom but no rain. By the third week the "high" came rather closer, and the weather improved; but it soon receded, and the last week saw a lot more showers, with hail on the 29th, and thunder on the 30th. During this period there were spectacular skies, and of course showers interspersed with sunshine, produced some splendid rainbows. The total rainfall for the month was 41mm, which is below average. - 19 - With a maximum of only 11°c on the 22nd, it was distinctly cool and maintained the sequence of cold springs, which seems to have become well established over the last few years. As the gardeners will know, this delays the warming of the soil, and reduces the available growing period. ISOBAR DORNEY SILVER JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS SUNDAY 5th June - Open Air Service and picnic. Comic Cricket Match. BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY 6th June - p.m. Street Party, Children and Old Folk. Evening - bonfire. BANK HOLIDAY TUESDAY 7th June - p.m. Village Fete. WEDNESDAY 8th June - Evening - Art, Photographic Evening Wine & Cheese Party. THURSDAY 9th June - Evening - Young People's Disco. SATURDAY 11th June - Evening - Barbecue & Dance. Helpers and ideas still needed - don't be shy - half the fun is in the preparation. P. BELCHER Maidenhead 27047. - 20 - , Material for publication should reach one of the Editors by the 16th of the preceding month. Editors: Publicity: Editorial Board: Distributors: Rate of Subscriptions: Mr. C.C. Cody, Easter Folly, 7, Dorney Reach Road, Dorney Reach, Tel: Maidenhead 24121 Mr. K.A.S. Spiers, 2, Raymead Court, Boulters Lane, Maidenhead. Tel: Maidenhead 27874 Mr.A.E.P. Turner, Lamont. 85, The Fairway, Burnham Tel: Burnham 46 98 The Editors, Mrs. M.C. Cody, Mr, A.E.P. 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JAMES EVERY SUNDAY VICAR: CHURCHWARDENS: Ba.m. Holy Communion I 0.15a.m. explorers & Creche at the Vicarage I0.30 a.m. Parish Service (Mattins & Family Communion) The Rev. John Methuen. The Vicarage, Dorney, Windsor, Berks. Tel: Burnham 62823 Lt. Col. P.D.S. Palmer, Dorney Court, Dorney, Windsor, Berks. Tel: Burnham 4638 Mr. M.J .L. Armstrong, Badgers, Vi I I age Road, Dorney, Windsor, Berks. Tel: Burnham 5595 The Vicar tries to keep Thursday as his day off and you are asked please to respect this except in an emergency. ISSUE NO. 7/77 JULY, 1977 E D I T O R I A L How thrilling it was to see the great success of the main Jubilee celebrations and feel the throbbing warmth of the huge crowds that swarmed along the procession route and in front of Buckingham Palace. The massive expression of support for the Queen from the crowds, damp but underterred by the weather, had to be seen to be believed. The spontaneity of the warm joyous welcome given to the royal party surprised many and annoyed some of the antiroyalist left. There are no doubts that many people, many ordinary people, support the monarchy with unswerving loyalty. Some may find this odd, but hopefully it is a sign that many are looking for leadership which in the absence of such in government or politics manifests itself in the traditional love of ceremony and the monarchy. There is also hope that in recognising the common need for respected stable leadership, people will again adopt those attitudes that went hand in hand. Love of doing a job well - doing a good turn and always doing one's best. There is an opportunity to grasp in this Jubilee Year and our Queen could be an inspiration to all. - 1 - Dear Parishioners, First of all I would like to put on record my thanks to everybody who worked so hard in the various functions that were held in the village in celebration of the Queen's Jubilee. In particular, I think that public mention has to be made of the tremendous efforts, enthusiasm and thought that were put in by Dot and Peter Belcher. A very large number of other people helped and did a great deal of work, but theY, the two of them,were an inspiration to us all. The weather, as everybody knows could have been kinder to us over the holiday week and we owe not a little to Dot and Peter's determination and refusal to be downcast that, despite the rain, the events were so successful, so enjoyable and so very much worthwhile. Thank you very much. A party from Dorney of adults and children went up to Oxford on June 8th for the Bishop of Oxford's Children's Gift Service. In the midst of all the Jubilee celebrations, I had thought that perhaps this event might not have got as much publicity as it deserved. But I am very happy to report that a larger group (seventeen) went up from Dorney than ever before and found the cathedral full to bursting. A very enjoyable and worthwhile time was had by everybody and the target of £2,500 raised by the children of the Diocese was reached. We are not certain yet exactly what the final figure is but certainly the children's aim was fulfilled. Well done children! I am very pleased to say that George and Edith Wood have agreed to hold a summer barbecue and dance at their house, Goosenest, Bailey's Lane, Waltham St. Lawrence on Friday, July 15th to raise money for the Children's Holiday Fund. This will run from about 6.30 p.m. onwards and will cost 75p a head. There will be dancing, a barbecue and a bar. Food will not be provided and you are asked to bring your own to be barbecued. Tickets can be obtained either at the door, or from Mrs. Wood at Shurlock Row 265. I hope that a lot of people will want to - 2 - • go to this event. There are not very many other occasions being organised in the middle of the summer and I hope that a lot of people will want to go to this one, enjoy themselves and help to raise money for the Holiday Fund at the same time. Many of you will know already that Kate Forrest, who has been housekeeper at the Vicarage since November, is going to Canada for two months and will be back in the middle of August. During her absence Miss Margaret Tew is coming to help at the Vicarage and the period of her stay coincides with the first four weeks of the children's holidays. I hope that she will be very happy here and that the village will welcome her for this brief, but very arduous visit. I would like to take this opportunity to place on public record my gratitude to Kate for all the work that she has been doing over the past few months. She has done an enormous amount beyond the narrow scope of her duties. We wish her well for her holiday and trust that she will come back bronzed and fortified to deal with the rest of the children's holidays and for the conferences in the autumn. Kate1 s return coincides with my final departure and I do hope that you will all rally round and support and help Louise and Kate in particular during the month that separates my departure from Paul Hawkins' arrival. This period without a Warden coincides with the heaviest part of the season when the children's holidays are at their height and when everybody at the Vicarage is going flat out all the time. As you know we are able to have more children this year, and more children's holidays, and I am sure that everybody will want to welcome the young people to the village and support the resident staff . As the summary wears on I hope that parishioners will remember the great piles of logs ready and waiting at the Vicarage to be sold for firewood in the autumn. The money raised in this way goes to the children's holiday fund, and the rates are, as you remember, 3p each, E3.00 for 100, El0.00 for 400. May I also remind you that the paper collection is also continuing and - 3 - this provides a regular income to the children's holiday fund in a relatively painless way. The supply of paper has recently greatly increased because of the contributions by Eton College boys, but there is always room for more from the village. If you do still throw your newspapers away, please remember that they do mean money if they are brought round to the Vicarage and stored in the paper shed. Finally, I would like to put in an appeal for help. The administration of the Vicarage has increased immensely, as you can imagine, over the past couple of years and the Warden and Assistant Warden find it increasingly difficult to cope with all of it. Secretarial help from the Village would be extremely welcome if there are people who would be prepared to help out, say one morning a week. If anybody would be interested in helping the Project in this very direct way, we would be very pleased and grateful to hear about it. JOHN METHUEN Thought for the Month: 'Sometimes it is hard not to say "God forgive God". Sometimes it is hard to say so much. If our faith is true, he did'nt. He crucified him.' Funerals C.S. Lewis. PARISH REGISTERS June 3rd Hilda Frances (Peta) Reffel June 16th Julian Stanley Cameron Holt June 22nd Kathleen Honnor Rashleigh Loughnan. Rest eternal grant unto them O Lord. And let light perpetual shine upon them. Please pray for them all. Their friends and relations, particularly their families and for our Christian community that will feel their loss so much. - 4 - • • • 3rd July Trinity IV 8.00 Holy Communion 10.30 Mattins & Holy Communion. Cleaning Flowers Sidesman Creche Explorers Coffee 1st Reader 2nd Reader Sidesman & 3rd Reader Cross bearer Servers 10th July Trinity V 8. 00 Holy Communion 8.00 10.20 10.20 10. 30 10.30 10.30 Mrs. Roberts & Mrs. Chase Mrs. Roberts Mr. Pepler Mrs. Richmond & Mrs. McNeilly Mrs. Fauchon & Mrs. Keith Mrs. Roberts & Mrs. Chase Col. Palmer Exodus 20: 1-17 Mrs. Robb Ephesians 5: 1-10 Mr. Gordon Matthew 19: 16-26 Miss K. Shepheard Miss E. Shepheard & Miss T. Wilkinson 10.30 Mattins & Holy Communion. Cleaning Mrs. Armstrong & Mrs. McIntyre Flowers Mrs. Houldsworth Sidesman 8.00 Mr. Liney Creche 10. 20 Mrs. Gordon & Mrs. Handy Explorers 10.20 Mrs. Fauchon & Mrs. Keith Coffee Mrs. Clifford & Mrs. Warner-Horne 1st Reader 10. 30 Mrs. Robb Exodus 24: 3-8 2nd Reader 10. 30 Mrs. Humpleman Collossians 3: 12-17 Sidesman & 3rd Reader 10. 30 Col. Morrell Luke 15: 11-32 Cross bearer P. Hellmuth Servers s. Tarrant & B. Wallbank - 5 - 17th July Trinity VI 8.00 Holy Communion 10.30 Mattins & Holy Communion. Cleaning Flowers Mrs. Hellmuth & Mrs. Warner-Horne Mrs. Turner-Laing Sidesman Creche Explorers Coffee 1st Reader 2nd Reader Sidesman & 3rd Cross bearer Servers Reader 24th July Trinity VII 8.00 Holy Communion 8.00 10.20 10.20 10. 30 10. 30 10.30 Mr. Belcher Mrs. Heyton & Mrs. Methuen Mrs. Fauchon & Mrs. Pepler Mrs. Thompson & Mrs. Williamson Col. Palmer Hosea Mrs. Paton I Corinthians Mrs. Warner-Horne Matthew Miss D. Belcher J. Belcher & s. Miggiani 10.30 Mattins & Holy Communion. Cleaning Flowers Sidesman Creche Explorers Coffee 1st Reader 2nd Reader Mrs. Harpur & Mrs. Allen Mrs. Stacey 8. 00 Mr. Armstrong \ Holiday Mr. & Mrs. Wilkinson 10. 30 Mr. Young 10.30 Mrs. Wilkinson Sidesman & 3rd Reader 10.30 Mr. Wilkinson Ezekiel Galatians John Cross bearer Servers Miss C. Spencer P. Humpleman & P. Wright - 6 - 11: 1-9 13: 1-13 18:21-35 36:24-28 5:16-25 15:16-27 • • • 31st July Trinity VIII 8.00 Holy Communion 10.30 Mattins & Holy Communion. Mrs. Walsh Mrs. Robb 8.00 Mrs. Harpur !Holiday CleMing Flowers Sidesman Creche Explorers Coffee Mr. & Mrs. Houldsworth 1st Reader 2nd Reader Sidesman & 3rd Reader Cross bearer Servers 7th August Trinity IX 8.00 Holy Communion 10.30 10. 30 10. 30 Col. Palmer Mrs. Houldsworth Mr. Robb Miss J. Summers Miss K. Summers 10.30 Mattins & Holy Communion. Cleaning Mrs. Ames & Mrs. Flowers Mrs. Humpleman Sidesman 8.00 Mr. Eastgate Creche Explorers :Holiday Coffee Mrs. Richmond & 1st Reader 10. 30 Wg.Cdr. Fauchon 2nd Reader 10.30 Mrs. Methuen Sidesman & 3rd Reader 10.30 Mrs. Fauchon Cross bearer Miss K. Barson Joshua 1: 1-9 Ephesians 6: 10-18 John 17: 11-19 & Miss J. Lewis Houldsworth Mrs. Perryman Job 42: 1-6 Philippians 2: 1-13 John 13: 1-15 Servers T. Holt & D. Taycock - 7 - THE PARISH PUMP or jottings on the June Parish Council Meeting. Col. Palmer welcomed Mr. P. Chapman as the new Parish Clerk who takes over from Mr. R. Sharphouse. The Council's thanks to Mr. R. Sharphouse were expressed by the Chairman. His efforts on our behalf during his term of office were very much appreciated and we all wish him and his wife well for the future. The duties of Clerk are very often carried out behind the scenes and the P.C. leans very heavily on him for support. School Managers - Mrs. J. Tyler, Mr. P. Bampton and Mr. P. Belcher were re-elected for a further term of office. The P.C. expressed their thanks for all the efforts made for the Jubilee Celebrations. The Chairman read out the telegram sent to Her Majesty the Queen on behalf of the people of the parish. Village Shop - the possibility of a shop unit being made available in Dorney is being considered, but many details need to be considered before any decision can be taken. Planning Applications - Dorney Bakery - change of use of ground floor - approved by P.C. Additional house at 4 Harcout Road - the P.C. felt that their observations to previous applications still apply for this development. - 8 - • • • t Barge Farm Gravel - an appeal has been lodged by the developers against the Bucks C.C. decision. This will probably mean a Public Enquiry in the Autumn. Repairs have been carried out to swings and roundabouts in the childrens playground. The possibility of a gate at the entrance to the footpath, to the river, off Dorney Reach Road is still being considered. Mr. R. Smith and Mr. D. Shott are to attend a meeting to discuss Village Facilities. The P.C. did not feel it could give financial help at this time to Bucks Association of Boys Clubs (I am certain that they would appreciate donations from individuals). The P.C. were pleased to note that horse-riding in Trumpers Field and on the Tow Path has declined. Expenses - Printing Salary of Clerk Office Allowance Petty Cash Petty Cash Advance Playground Fittings Insurance (Jubilee) Bucks Ass. Local Councils Telegram £ 8.90 41.40 7.50 6. 77 20.00 39.28 10.00 26.97 4.21 Date of next meeting 11th July at School. Electoral Boundary Revision. The P.C. agreed that we wish to continue as a single ward Parish with 7 Parish Councillors and 1 District Councillor. Large Container Programme - usual places - lst-lSth August. Maps - two or three maps produced recently had errors and the P.C. is continuing to press for corrections to be made. P. BELCHER - 9 - SILVER JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS A week to remember for many reasons - most pleasant reasons but I suppose that the one thing that we shall all re-call in years to come was the weather. I apologise but can only assume that my seaweed has passed its best. Despite everything that the elements could supply, all the events were well received and well supported - in fact the weather seemed to bring out the best in everybody in the 'True British Spirit'. We should like to thank everyone for their efforts. The list is enormous from tree fellers, street cleaners, porters, waitresses, entertainers, cooks, stall holders, donors of gifts, sellers of tickets, bonfire lighters, artists, disco dancers, barbecue cooks and everyone who lent their support in one way or another. In fact the response was tremendous and this made all the work worth while. The fund so far stands at over E400 and donate end of more is promised. personal gifts the July - please make order to allow those who wish to fund will be kept open until the cheques payable to Dorney Parish Council. In Further mugs are being purchased and I apologise to those who are still waiting for their gift. A big, big thank you to you all. P.S. Dot & Peter Belcher on behalf of Dorney Parish Council. If you have not yet found your plate, tins etc. please call at 6 HARCOURI' ROAD - 10 - • • ' ' where you will find a wonderful selection. P.P.S. A public meeting will be called to allow parishioners to decide how the money raised should be spent. Perhaps this could be the time to bring your pictures of the celebrations for public viewing. ••* *********************************************************•* • : Dorney Village Hall Management Committee : :• in association with Local Organisations :• ••« present their ••« ••• 7TH A N N I V E R S A R Y D A N C E ••• ••« on ••« ••• SATURDAY 8th OCTOBER 1977 ••• •«• at «•• ••• DORNEY VILLAGE HALL ••• •: music by :• •! THE GEOFF GROVES QUARTET •: !: 8.3 0 - 12. 30 Free Buffet & Bar Admission E2 : •• :•• **************************** ******************************* - 11 - 16th June to 31st July Sunday, 3rd July Wednesday, 6th July Monday, 11th July Friday, 15th July Sunday, 7th August Saturday, 3rd September Monday, 12th September Monday, 19th September DIARY OF EVENTS Best Kept Village Competition 1977 - Final judging. Vicarage Happening. Beaconsfield Constituency Conservative Association, Dorney Branch-Jubilee River Cruise 8 p.m. - 11 p.m. Windsor to Runnymede & back. D . D.H. S. Summer Gardens Competition. Summer barbecue and dance at Mr. & Mrs. Wood, Goosenest, Waltham St. Lawrence, in aid of the Children's Holiday Fund. Bring your own food. From 6.30 p.m. @ 10. 30 a.m. Last service conducted by the Reverend John Methuen. D . D . H . S . Annual Show. Licensing of the Reverend Paul Hawkins as Priest in Charge of Dorney, and Warden of the Eton/Dorney Project in Dorney Church. P.T.A. Open Evening, A. G . M . , Cheese and Wine at Dorney School. Saturday , 24th September D. D. H. S. Harvest Festival Supper. Sunday, 25th September Friday, 30th September/) Sunday, 2nd October ) 10. 30 Harvest Festival Service in Dorney Church. Riverside Parishes weekend for 15-18 year olds. - 12 - Saturday, 8th October Dorney Village Hall Management Committee 7th Anniversary Dance @ Dorney Village Hall 8.30 - 12.30. Wednesday, 2nd November D.D.H.S. Annual General Meeting. Saturday, 12th November Dorney P.T.A. Christmas Bazaar. Saturday, 26th November Dorney P.T. A. Christmas Dance. DORNEY WOMEN ' S INSTITUTE DORNEY WOMEN ' S SOCIAL CLUB DORNEY P.T.A. PARISH COUNCIL MEETING ROAD SAFETY COMMITTEE DORNEY P .C.C. DORNEY YOUTH CLUB Meet second Wednesday of every month at 2.30 p. m. Meet fourth Wednesday of every month at 8.00 p.m. First Thursday in every month P.T.A. Committee Meeting. Monday, 11th July @ 8.00 p.m. Monday, 5th September @ 8.00 p.m. First Tuesday in every month at 7 . 45 p.m. First Wednesday of every month at 8. 00 p.m. Dorney Vicarage. Meet every Sunday at 7.30 p.m. Dorney Vicarage . - 1 3 - DORNEY WOMEN'S INSTITUTE The monthly meeting of the Dorney Women's Institute was held on June 15th. The meeting was chaired by Mrs. Clifford - president ,who commenced by expressing her sorrow at the recent deaths of two W.I. members , Mrs. Loughnan had been a founder member and Mrs. Reffell, a staunch member until her recent illness. A short silence of remembrance was observed. Mrs. Clifford welcomed back Mrs. Copping and also Mrs. Wiseman from Taplow Institute who had come to make her report of the N.F.W.I. A.G.M. - Mrs. Wiseman then played a recording she had taped at the Albert Hall of the singing of Jerusalem and members joined in. After apologies for absence had been read Mrs. Allen, secretary, read the record of the last monthly meeting which was duly approved and signed. In matters arising, it was agreed that the outing to Burford had been a great success, and as the cost had been slightly over estimated, there would be a small rebate, which would be held over until Mrs. Harrison ,the outings organiser, returned from Holiday. Members who organised the selling of tea and squash at the Jubilee Fete were thanked. Unfortunately due to the adverse weather, there was not much demand for such refreshment. Arrangements for supplying tea, squash and cakes at the Village Happening on July 3rd were finalised. Mrs. Wiseman then gave her report on the N.F.W.I. A.G.M. She opened by saying what a great experience it was, and that the day of "The hat" was no more. She went on to say how the voting on the resolution had gone. The first resolution dealing with - 14 - ' ' • • • the Fast Breeder reactor was subjected to a great deal of discussion and Dorney W.I. had given her the right to vote as she thought best. Mrs. Wiseman then switched on the tape recorder and members listened to the speech by Lady Anglesey. As a result she decided to vote against the resolution, which was actually carried but by too small a majority to put forward to the Government. All the other resolutions were carried by large majorities including the urgency resolution asking the Post Office to re-instate Sunday post collections. Mrs. Huddart proposed a vote of thanks for Mrs. Wiseman I s excellent presentation of her report. The President then reviewed the monthly news letter and said that a list for suggesting 1978 speakers would be circulated at tea time. Under correspondence Mrs. Allen said she had received a letter from N.F.W.I. about the urgency resolutions referred to by Mrs. Wiseman in her report. Also a letter had been received from the Welfare Council in Burnham asking for volunteers to serve on a joint council. Mrs. Allen reminded members this was the last chance to order 1978 W.I. diaries. W. I. Duties - Over 60 Club - 28.6.77 Mrs.Harrison, Mrs. Looker and Mrs. Wright . The Speaker this month was Sgt.Howe of Slough Constabulary, who gave a really excellent talk on crime prevention. He dealt mainly with the burglar proofing of private houses, and explained the different type of locks that can be fitted to doors and windows - it was certainly a talk that made members sit up and think, but anyone seriously concerned can ring up the crime prevention department at Langley who will send out an expert to advise on safety precautions - entirely free of charge. The vote of thanks was given by Mrs. Sharphouse. - 15 - The Competition "A rose from my garden" was won by 1. Mrs. Raynor 2. Mrs. Harpur. 3 jointly by Mrs. Cleeland, Mrs. Allen and Mrs. Jones. A happy record number of entries were received. The July meeting will take place on July 13th. The speaker will be Mrs. Stacey on flower arranging. Mrs. Stacey will bring two made up flower arrangements - Members are invited to bring their own containers - oasis and flowers and Mrs. Stacey will advise on arrangement. Vote of thanks Mrs. Harpur. Tea hostesses - Mrs. Cleeland, Mrs. Dorrell & Mrs. Jones. *********************************************************** I would like to express my sincerest thanks to Peter and Dot Belcher, and all the many helpers who worked so hard to make Dorney' s celebration of our Queen's Silver Jubilee such a success. Despite the adverse weather conditions nothing daunted the community spirit of Dorney residents. As an O.A.P. I must say a special thank you for the V.I.P. treatment we received at the street party. The nice thing about life in Dorney is that we old folk never feel lonely or neglected. Helen Harpur, Norbury Cottage, Dorney Reach. *********************************************************** - 16 - t • • • The Editor, Dear Sir, 16 Harcourt Road, Dorney Reach. 12th June 1977 During the Jubilee celebrations, newspapers, T.V. and radio revealed many towns and villages which had entered into the spirit of Jubilee, and where it was evident that much time and thought had been given to the decorations, and to the organisation of events in keeping with the mood of the country. It is also obvious if you care to think about it, that such events do not just happen; they require the inspiration of some guiding spirit. Dorney was able to contribute so effectively, and so happily, because it had such guiding spirits in Peter and Dot Belcher; and all of us who enjoyed any part of the celebrations, owe them a big thank you. Even those who took no part, must have derived some satisfaction from the realisation, that once again, Dorney had shown the strength of its community spirit, happily not in adversity, but as part of the national rejoicing. Being a guiding spirit is not just a matter of telling others what to do; it requires a lot of hard work. It is rumoured that the Belchers suffered from triangular spots before the eyes for two days after having conjured the festive bunting from quite mundane origins. All those who are prepared to give their time and inspiration for the benefit of others, ask but one reward: that the fruits of their efforts should be seen to be appreciated and enjoyed. The success of the various Dorney functions spoke eloquently enough - but it is also nice when someone says, thank you. So on behalf of all of us, thank you Peter and Dot Belcher, and well done. Yours sincerely, M.P. WOOLLER. - 17 - DORNEY PARISH COUNCIL Silver Jubilee of H.M. The Queen The Chairman of the Parish Council acting on behalf of the Parishioners of Dorney sent the following telegram to The Queen on her Silver Jubilee. "The people of Dorney Parish in Buckinghamshire send their most loyal greetings with affection and congratulations on your Silver Jubilee. Long may you remain our Queen." The following telegram was received in reply - "The Queen sincerely thanks you and the people of Dorney Parish for your kind and loyal message on the occasion of Her Majesty's Silver Jubilee." BURNHAM ADULT EDUCATION CENTRE OPENDALE ROAD The prospectus for next session is available from the library with details of all courses, enrolment procedure and fees. CLASSES AT DORNEY. KEEP FIT MON. 2.00 - 3.00 Village Hall - Mrs. E. Good FRENCH FOR HOLIDAYS WED. 7.30 - 9.30 School - 18 - - Mrs. G. Wood • • • • BEACONSFIELD CONSTITUENCY CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION DORNEY BRANCH are holding a **************************** ***J**U*B*I*LE**E* **R*I*VE**R* *C**R*U*I*S*E* ** on Wednesday, 6th July 1977 8 p.m. - 11 p.m. Windsor to Runnymede and back BAR *** DISCOTHEQUE *********** Tickets will be £4 each DELICIOUS FOOD ************** If you wish to come please contact your Committee Member or - Mrs. B. Ames, Pear Tree Cottage, Dorney. CHRISTIAN AID I want to thank all the young people who took envelopes round, and collected them again with such care. We made £73. £7 more than last year. We are so grateful for such good help. Brigit Ames. - 19 - FIRST DORNEY GUIDES Our Jubilee week-End Camp at Cliveden was enjoyed by 16 of our Company and 9 from 2nd Burnham, the weather was kind to us and the sun shone for most of the week-end. On the Saturday afternoon the Bumble-Bee Patrol entered the Division Round of the Burnham Cup Competition, which is a test of camping skills, unfortunately they failed to win the round by 3 marks. At the close of the camp on Sunday Louise Lebentz, Anne Sherlock and Phillipa Whiting made their promise as Guides and we duly welcomed them into the company. 8 of our Guides and 4 of their friends participated in the Thames Riverside Sponsored Walk in aid of Local Needy Children and The Aged, which was organised by Lions International of Slough. They all completed the course and raised nearly E32. On Friday July 15th our patrols are entering the Burnham District Cup Final Competition,this to take place at Taplow. The Guides have gained the following Badges - Denise Jones, Joanne Mallabar, Michele Kirkby, Louise Lebentz, Anne Sherlock and Phillipa Whiting Rebecca Tierney, Claire Bampton, Sandra Coish, Michele Kirkby, Tracey Lake, Joanne Mallabar and Tracey Perryman Beverley Smith Angela and Tracey Perryman Gill Langston - 20 - Hostess. Entertainer. Toymakers. Friend to Animals. • • • • __I_ _ NATURE NOTES MY remark last month that in my 14 years in Dorney I had not seen water crowfoot on the Common, has had a sequel in that Colonel Palmer says that he cannot ever remember seeing it growing there. By all accounts, the seed has been lying dormant for a good few years!! If, whilst on holiday this year, you are intrigued by the variety of seaweeds you find in the rock pools and feel tempted to make a collection, here is a method you might like to try out for the smaller and more fragile red ones. This method involves mounting them on paper. However, when you normally try mounting dried specimens they crack and tear and certainly will not lie flat. The end-product is never as attractive as the weed seemed when first found in the pool. Float out the seaweed in a shallow dish of water and then slide a sheet of paper under the weed. If you now hold the base-end of the weed on to the paper at the desired position it is possible to slide the paper over the lip of the dish taking the seaweed - 21 - with it. With a bit of practice it is quite easy to arrange the weed and slide out the paper with it looking just as you saw it originally and not like a bit of red cotton wool. It can now be dried under pressure between blotting paper. The naturally mucilaginous nature of the weed will make it adhere to the mounting paper. • . Quite large seaweeds can be mounted using this technique though you may find that they need a touch of adhesive here and there when dry. These prints were taken from mounts I made ten years ago. - 22 - • ,__ THE WEATHER OF MAY The first two days of May were quite pleasant, with warm sunshine, but the next fortnight was unsettled, and rather chilly; as a succession of troughs came in from the west. The 3rd was the wettest day of the month, with 9mm of rain, and thereafter it rained on most days until the 16th. The troughs brought windy westerly weather, whose turbulence produced heavy showers rather than persistent rain. Such weather tends to produce the odd clap of thunder, and this occurred on the 2nd, and on the 12th. On the 17th the barometer rose suddenly, and defied the old adage "short notice soon passed" for it remained high for the rest of the month. We then had a spell of very pleasant summer like weather, with plenty of sunshine on all but the last two days of the month. Each day seemed to become warmer than the previous one, until on the 28th the maximum rose to 26°c, which is warm indeed for May. Wind was also a prominent feature, which is why, despite the warm sunshine, it never became oppressive. The high was to the north of us, and a vigorous low in the south of France. Between them they kept strong east winds blowing. When the high predominated, the winds came from Scandinavia, and when the low was closest they came from southern Europe: so the closer the high came the cooler it was, and vice versa. Although the weather never really broke during this period, the presence of the low, when it came rather closer, was felt by minor disturbances running around its perimeter. One such occurred early on the morning of the 26th when with little warning, a house in Old Marsh Lane was suddenly struck by lightning. This could easily have ended in disaster, for the flash penetrated the roof, and set fire to some jumble in the loft. Fortunately the fire brigade arrived very quickly, and dealt with the outbreak both efficiently and courteously. It is of interest that the house concerned had no external T.V. aerial as this was in the loft. An external aerial is a sort of lightning conductor, and when present is the most likely part - 23 - of the house to be struck. This does not protect against fire of course, for the merit of a proper lightning conductor is that it passes the charge outside the building, whereas with an aerial it is carried inside. For this reason it is advisable to disconnect a T.V. set from both aerial and mains during a thunderstorm, for a strike could damage the set, and even set it on fire. Portable wirelesses are not so, affected. Rainfall for the month was below average at 37mm. The maximum temperature was 26°c on the 28th, and the minimum 3½0c on the 14th, so there were no air frosts. A month in two halves; miserable for the first part, and vecy pleasant for the second. ISOBAR DORNEY VILLAGE HALL HIRE CHARGES Sun-Fri. Saturday Returnable per hour 0800-1230 1230-0100 Deposit Dorney residents and organisations Main Hall or annexe only E0.90 - - ElS.00 Whole building El.30 E3.00 El 7 .oo " Non-Residents Main Hall or annexe only El.SO - - E25.00 Whole building E2.25 E4.00 E26.00 " Note: Minimum evening booking 3 hours. - 24 - Material for publication should reach one of the Editors by the 16th of the preceding month. Editors: Publicity: Editorial Board: Distributors: Rate of Subscriptions: Mr. C.C. Cody, Easter Folly, 7, Dorney Reach Road, Dorney Reach, Tel: Maidenhead 24121 Mr. K.A.S. Spiers, 2, Raymead Court, Boulters Lane, Maidenhead. Tel: Maidenhead 27874 Mr,A.E.P. Turner, Lamont, 85, The Fairway, Burnham Tel: Burnham 4698 TheEditors,Mrs. M.C. Cody, Mr. A.E.P. 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JAMES EVERY SUNDAY VICAR: CHURCHWARDENS: 8a.m. Holy Communion I 0.15 a.m. Explorers & Creche at the Vicarage I 0.30 a.m. Parish Service ( Mattins & Family Communion) The Rev. John Methuen, The Vicarage, Dorney, Windsor, Berks. Tel: Burnham 62823 Lt. Col. P .D.S. Palmer, Dorney Court, Dorney, Windsor, Berks. Tel: Burnham 4638 Mr. M.J .L. Armstrong, Badgers, Village Road, Dorney, Windsor, Berks. Tel: Burnham 5595 The Vicar tries to k􀂺p Thursday as his day off and you are asked please to respect this except in an emergency, .. ISSUE NO. 8/77 AUGUST, 1977 E D I T O R I A L Whenever I open a newspaper I am reminded of the lady who asked "whatever became of all the nice news?", for nearly every newsworthy story is a reminder of the disturbing political and social climate that prevails in the world and, of late, particularly in this country. An attempt is being made, by an aggressive and vociferous minority, to undermine both Government and Law. This minority, whose allegiance no doubt lies elsewhere, unfortunately finds ready support from those unable or unwilling to understand the economic problems of the day or the threat of anarchy that exists in the unacceptance of legislation. Alongside the stories of motivated violence we read of the ever increasing acts of vandalism by young people and it is difficult not to be uneasy of the present and despairing of the future. This week's local paper contains reports of destruction and theft at local schools, an attack by youths on foreign students, and other frightening episodes. The vandalism at one school is described as 'of epidemic proportions' and unfortunately this is a sickness which spreads only too rapidly amongst those not immunised with a disciplinary vaccine. we must not be surprised at the intolerably rude and aggressive behaviour of many of today's children when so many of their elders display such militant contempt for authority. But we must be concerned at the present educational trends which seem to be producing more than an acceptable proportion of mindless monsters who will only be fit in later life to join the ranks of the bully-boys recently to be seen on the streets of London. - 1 - Dear Parishioners, I am very pleased to say that the Vicarage Happening this year surpassed all expectations and raised £177, which is almost double that of previous years. I would like very much to thank Joy Richmond and the Social Committee for organising the event, as well, of course, as all the organisations of the village, all the helpers, including those from Eton College and from Christchurch, Reading. There were more stalls than ever before and during the afternoon over 300 people attended. One of this year' s highlights was, I think, the raffle organised by Michael Armstrong of the gigantic teddy bear which raised £48.00 alone. I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who was involved in the production and sale of the Dorney Quick Look Cook Book which was sold in aid of the Children's Holiday Fund. In particular, Mrs. Soo Clyde whose idea it was, and Mrs. Sarah Armstrong who helped her with the compilation and preparation. They have done an enormous amount of work to ensure the success of this highly enterprising venture. People who have been unable to purchase copies of the first edition will be delighted to know that another edition is in preparation - see elsewhere in this magazine. A great deal of money has been raised in this way for the Children's Holiday Fund. Well done, and thank you. I would like also, publicly to put on record my thanks and appreciation to Colonel Palmer and Michael Armstrong as Churchwardens, to the Parochial Church Council and to all the various bodies, groups and individuals who have helped and supported and run the Christian community at St. James during the last three years. There have been a number of changes, some difficult decisions, some very happy moments, some sad occasions. In many ways I believe that the Christian family in Dorney has grown, not just in numbers, but in depth and sensitivity and in Christian understanding. It is very often difficult I believe, in a village,to set things in perspective. There is such a very long tradition, which - 2 - stems from centuries in a place like Dorney, and recent developments, new ideas and modern insights have to be set in the context of all that our ancient heritage and our Christian culture have handed down to us over the years. I believe that most people in Dorney have achieved this blend to a remarkable extent. It is difficult, particularly in a society like ours, where Christianity has been around for such a very long time, to present our faith and practice in a way which can capture the imagination of twentieth century man. Too many of us, perhaps, tend to view the Christian Church simply as part of the landscape, which it is very nice to have around, which it would be a pity to lose, but which does not have great relevance to the actual business of living. It is but a short step from that approach, to treating the Church as a museum, as a characteristic of the traditional English way of life, as a kindly, nostalgic, old- fashioned, but rather outdated concept of what life is all about. It is the duty and the privilege of our present Christian family, as it has always been the duty and the privilege of each generation of Christians to show that the Christian faith means something today, that it can and does inspire people's lives, gives them a purpose, an understanding, a destiny and provides a framework in which whole societies can grow, move and develop. More than that, in the last resort Christians do not believe because it helps them with their work, or because it makes them happier, or because it satisfies their needs, (although all these things may be true as well) but because they believe that the Christian claims happen to be true. Despite the recent controversy about the book, 'The Myth of God Incarnate', I believe that the fundamental truth of Christianity is that God became a man, that he was born, lived and died and that he rose from the dead. Now there is not a single one of those statements that is not open to tremendous controversy, argument, misunderstanding and doubt. It is the task of the Church, of the Christian family, to proclaim those truths afresh in each generation in terms that that generation can understand, even if it doesn't accept them. There are two places where this proclamation takes place in particular. The worship of the Church is perhaps supremely the - 3 - context in which we can celebrate and participate in the presence of God with us here and now; that is what prayer is all about, that is what Holy Communion is all about , that is what all the aspects of Christian worship are fundamentally speaking about; the family of God, gathering together to meet him week by week. The second place in which this proclamation happens is in our daily lives. That of course is a truism, but the fact remains that unless the world sees that our Christian faith actually makes a difference to our lives and the way we behave, the way we think, our decisions, our problems and difficulties, our relationships, our work, our attitudes, our strengths and weaknesses, then as a Christian family or as Christian individuals we will have failed. As Christians we believe that Jesus is the answer to the world's problems. really treat him and the Christian message as important fact of our lives. 'God became Man, become divine. ' JOHN METHUEN We must, therefore, really the most so that Man might Thought for the Month:'These things, Good Lord, that we pray for, give us thy grace to labour for.' Sir Thomas More. PARISH REGISTERS Baptism: July 17th Emma-Kate Charlotte Handy Edward James Matthew Rivers Handy Marriage: July 23rd Mark Igoe & Hazel Ann Cundy Please pray for them, their families and this new stage in their lives within the family of Christ's church. Funeral: July 11th Frances Michaela Woolsey. - 4 - .. SEE LAST MONTHS MAGAZINE FOR THE 7TH AUGUST 14th August Trinity X 8.00 Holy Communion 10. 30 Mattins & Holy Communion. Rev. Trevor Dennis, Eton College, will take the services. Cleaning Mrs. Roberts & Mrs. Chase Flowers Mrs. Thompson Sidesman 8. 00 Col. Morrell C􀊱c􀊲 ) ) Holiday Explorers Coffee Mrs. Harper & Mrs. Ames 1st Reader 2nd Reader 3rd Reader & Sidesman Cross bearer Servers 21st August Trinity Xl 8.00 Holy Communion 10.30 Col. Palmer Isaiah 42: 1-7 10. 30 Mrs. Williamson 10.3 0 Mr. Pepler Kathy Shepheard Emna Shepheard & 2 Corinthians 4: 1-10 John 13:33-36 Teresa Wilkinson 10. 30 Mattins & Holy 􀊳ommunion. Rev. Keith Punshon, Eton College, will take the services. Cleaning Mrs. Hellmuth & Mrs. Warner-Horne Flowers Sidesman Creche Explorers Coffee 1st Reader 2nd Reader 3rd Reader & Sidesman Cross bearer Servers Mrs. Ames 8. 00 Mr. Gordon 􀊴Holiday Mr. & Mrs. Pepler 10. 30 Mr. McIntyre 10. 30 Mrs. Paton 10. 30 Mr. Hayton Isaiah 49: 1-6 2 Corinthians 5:14-21 John 17:20- 26 Paul Jaycock Carl Jaycock & Daren Jaycock - 5 - 28th August Trinity Xll 8. 00 Holy Communion 10. 30 Mattins & Holy Communion. Rev. Roger Royle will take the services. Cleaning Mrs. Armstrong Flowers Mrs. Belcher Sidesman 8. 00 Mr. Robb Creche ) ) Holiday Explorers & Mrs. McIntyre Coffee Mr. & Mrs. Belcher 1st Reader 10. 30 10. 30 Col. Palmer Mrs. Pepler Isaiah 50: 4-9 2nd Reader 1 Peter 4: 12-19 3rd Reader & Sidesman Cross bearer 10. 30 Mr. Belcher Debbie Belcher John 16: 1-11 Servers Jeremy Belcher & Simon Miggiani 4th September Trinity XIII 8.00 Holy Communion 10. 30 Mattins & Holy Communion. Rev. Roger Royle will take the services. Cleaning Mrs. Harpur & Mrs. Allen Flowers Mrs. Roberts Sidesman Creche Explorers Coffee 8. 00 Mr. Wilkinson 􀊵 Holiday 1st Reader 2nd Reader Mr. & Mrs. Armstrong 10. 30 Mr. Young Leviticu s 19: 9-18 3rd Reader & Sidesman Cross bearer Servers 10. 30 Mrs. Hammond 10. 30 Mr. Graham-Campbell Claire Spencer Romans Luke Paul Humpleman & Philip Wright - 6 - 12: 9-21 10:25- 37 LICENSING SERVICE FOR REV. J?AUL HAW(J:NS Paul Hawkins will be licensed as priest in charge of Dorney by the Bishop of Buckingham at 8 p. m. on Monday, 12th September 1977 in St. James Church, Dorney. This event will usher a new era into our lives and into the conduct of the Project and I am sure that a large number of Parishioners will wish to attend. Unfortunately seating in the Church, even with the addition of chairs, is limited. Paul's family and friends, about a dozen clergy and a number of representatives from Eton College and the Project are being invited. This will leave about 90 seats for Parishioners, who will be accommodated on a basis of first come first served under the directions of the Sidesmen. After the Service there will be a party in the Village Hall with coffee and biscuits. Do not be deterred by this frugal fare, but come along and act as hosts to our guests and to ourselves on this happy occasion. Even if you have not been to the Service, please come to the party and help make it all really worthwhile and memorable. I believe that the next 5 years will be happy ones and good for all of us in the Parish and for the Project. They will start with a joyous peal of bells lasting three hours. P.D.S. P. THE DORNEY QUICK LOOK COOK BOOK The compilers of the cook book would like to thank all those who contributed recipes for the cook book and of course those who have bought copies. We are intending to get a reprint in the very near future and would like to recommend it as a good Christmas present for relatives and friends. To be sure of getting the number of copies you want please place an order with either Soo Clyde, Maidenhead 30049 or Sarah Armstrong, Burnham 5595. When all the copies are sold we hope to be able to give the Children's Holiday Fund of the Eton-Dorney Project about £500. - 7 - THE PARISE PUMP or jottings on the July Parish Council Meeting. Best Kept Village Competition Col. Palmer outlined the results and his comments are included in this issue. The P.C. felt that the results were disappointing. Verge Cutting Unfortunately the village is now without a person to cut the verges. Anyone who would be interested in taking this post should contact the Parish Clerk. District Audit The Clerk was pleased to report that the accounts had been audited and that everything is in order. Village Facilities Meeting Councillors Shott and Smith attended a meeting on this topic. Whilst many topics were discussed the major topic was local transport. Southfield Close The P.C. Planning Sub Committee are to meet with District Officials to discuss the implications of the leasing of a shop unit to the P.C. - 8 - Gate or footpath to River The County have said that a gate can be errected but will depend upon there being no objections. The P.C. are continuing to consider this proposal but are concerned that a gate may not solve the problem of wandering children. A gate will need to be self closing without "banging" closed (a possible cause of nuisance to local residents) and also how do you ensure that it is not opened by young children on their own. Any suggestions? Jubilee Fund The P.C. were pleased to hear that D.D.H.S. has raised El25 from the Barbecue and Dance. This means that the fund now stands at about E 475. The jubilee mugs are now avaii'able and will be distributed - if you know of a child or older person who is still waiting please contact P. Belcher. A public meeting, to decide how to spend this sum of money, has been called for Wednesday 14th September at 8 p.m. in the Village Hall. Accounts Village Hall Minutes Letterheads Lighting Audit Fee Conference Expenses E 8.10. 7.10. 3. 24. 27.02. 23.76. 15.00. The Parish Clerk is querying a bill for £188.14 from Slough for grass cutting in the recreation ground. As normally this item is below E20 we feel sure that an error has been made. - 9 - Book Sales Bucks Libraries are offering books for Sale on the 4th Monday in each month prices 25p for adults' books 15p for children's books. Date of next meeting 5th September. DORNEY VILLAGE HALL HIRE CHARGES Sun-Fri. Saturday Returnable per hour 0800-1230 1230-0100 Deposit Dorney residents and organisations Main Hall or annexe only £0. 90 - - £15. 00 Whole building £1. 30 £3. 00 £12. 00 II Non-Residents Main Hall or annexe only £1. 50 - - £25. 00 Whole building £2. 25 £4. 00 £26. 00 II Note: 1. Children's organisations for approved purposes. 35p. per hour. 2. Minimum evening booking - 3 hours. 3. Local organisations may hire the hall for a Saturday afternoon or evening only on not more than four occasions a year at a charge of £8. 50 per booking. - 10 - DORNEY PARISH/ETON COLLEGE PROJECT PROGRESS REPORT April to June, 1977 Like every other charity, the Project is presently under considerable pressure to find funds. It has therefore been most heartening that so many people have given of their time and generosity to a series of fund-raising ventures just when they were most needed. We hope everyone now has their copy of the distinguished 'Quick Look Cook Book', and we are indebted to Mrs. Armstrong, Mrs. Clyde and Miss Johnstone who worked so hard compiling and distributing the book, as well as to everyone who contributed to and bought it. More copies are being printed: if you have not already had one, or would like some more (e. g. as Christmas presents) please contact Mrs. Clyde {Tel: Maidenhead 30049) . Mrs. Ames held her annual sherry party on behalf of the Project in June, and Allen Handy and Alastair Sampson lent their talents to a splendid trumpet and organ concert in Dorney Church. In May, the residents held a barbecue/dance. Arranged in a hurry, we found ourselves about a week before the event only having sold about 20 tickets. But in the end there were over 230 guests, and £370 was raised for the Children's Holiday Fund. A very big thank you is due to everyone who helped, but especially 'Steve' the butcher, Mr. Weeks, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Richmond and Sirius, and of course, to all the people who came and supported us (and we hope enjoyed themselves) so wholeheartedly. We have already had two children' s holidays at Dorney this year - the Macaulay Club, Clapham and St. John's Childrens Scheme, East Dulwich. Despite the churlish weather, both groups managed to find plenty of indoor and outdoor activities and the children from East Dulwich were able to join in some of the super local Jubilee celebrations. - 11 - Otherwise, conferences have been tremendously varied. The Reverend John Mortiboys brought a group of very charming children from St. Mary' s School, Reading for a week. The Reverend Richard Christian returned with a small group of young people from the parish of Hurley. In May there was an Eton Confirmation weekend, and throughout June local schoolchildren stayed at Dorney whilst attending an introductory course at Berkshire Agricultural College. Day events have included a Confirmation preparation day for children from Altwood School, Maidenhead, A Wexham Parish day, and St. Paul' s, Slough ' Quiet Day' . In May, Mr. Howard Moseley, an old chum of the Project, who now works for Nacro Education in Cambridge, brought a group of his students to stay at Dorney whilst they looked round the area, in particular Eton. The Music Masters' Association had arranged a number of concerts at Eton and the young musicians spent two days, performing at the College and living and practising at Dorne y. On Saturday, June 25th about thirty bouncy 7-10 year olds were i nvolved in the latest Riverside Parishes Day, entitled ' Spikey says save it' , a programme about the environment, explained under the headings, ' Save it - for living creatures' , ' Save it - take your litter home' , 'Save it - its beautiful' , and 'Save it - it feeds us' . The Sunday Club has been very busy having fun this half with visits to the Safari Park, Hell Fire Caves, Bekonscot, swimming at Maidenhead (very warm) and Baileys Pool (very cold) . The average age of the Sunday Club' s members has dropped dramatically, but adaptable as ever, the Eton boys have proved themselves just as capable of 'nannying' five-year- olds as controlling the more boisterous twelve- year-olds. As the boys who have been visiting the Cheshire Home have been undergoing ' A' levels this half, they have been unable to come to Gerrards Cross recently. So we would like to take this opportunity of thanking Fabian French and James Brown for their hard work, loyal attendance and cheerful company over the last few months - - 12 - J J even when the work we had to do was not very inspiring. We hope that there will be other boys in the future who would like to continue the contact with the Home. The long-awaited Inter Schools Meeting finally happened in May , though it was attended by only three schools - Heathfield, St. Bernard's Convent and Eton. It was felt that if the initial response by schools to our overtures was so poor, there was little likelihood of establishing a really active Committee. But there were some happier spin-offs from the meeting. A number of girls from St. Bernards have gamely offered to help with the two weeks of children􀊶 holidays run by Eton, and a bevy of Heathfield girls went to assist with the massive Jubilee tea-party held at Eton for local old people. Early in May there was another less ambitious tea-party for old folk from Dorney, Dorney Reach and Eton Wick at the Vicarage. During the afternoon the Eton Magical Society staged a most professional and mystifying performance. When listing all these occasions involving Etonians, there is one name that keeps on cropping up - Hamish McFall. It is high time that we thanked Hamish publicly for his consistent and invaluable help, kindness and inspiration over the last eighteen months. LOUISE HENRY Secretary. Vacancy exists for a Secretary to the Parochial Church Council. Please contact Mr . M. Armstrong if you are interested. - 13 - * Sunday, 7th August Saturday, 3rd September Monday, 12th September Monday, 19th September Saturday, 24th September Sunday, 25th September Friday, 30th September/) Sunday, 2nd October ) Saturday, 8th October Wednesday, 2nd November Saturday, 12th November Sunday, 13th November Saturday, 26th November DORNEY WOMEN'S INSTITUTE DORNEY WOMEN'S SOCIAL CLUB DORNEY P. T. A. PARISH COUNCIL MEETING ROAD SAFETY COMMITTEE DORNEY P. C. C. DORNEY YOUTH CLUB DIARY OF EVENTS @ 10. 30 a. m. Last service conducted by the Reverend John Methuen. D.D. H. S. Annual Show. Licensing of the Reverend Paul Hawkins as Priest in Charge of Dorney, and Warden of the Eton/Dorney Project in Dorney Church. P. T. A. Open Evening, A.G. M. Cheese and Wine at Dorney School. D.D.H. S. Harvest Festival Supper. 10. 30 Harvest Festival Service in Dorney Church. Riverside Parishes weekend for 15-18 year olds. Dorney Village Hall Management Committee 7th Anniversary Dance @ Dorney Village Hall 8. 30 - 12. 30. D.D. H. S. Annual General Meeting. Dorney P. T. A. Christmas Bazaar . Remembrance Sunday. Dorney P. T. A. Christmas Dance. Meet second Wednesday of every month at 2 , 30 p. m. Meet fourth Wednesday of every month at 8. 00 p. m. First Thursday in every month P. T. A. Committee Meeting. Monday, 5th September @ 8. 00 p. m. and thereafter, second Tuesday in every month. Second Tuesday in every month at 7. 45 p. m. preceding the Parish Council Meeting. First Wednesday of every month at 8. 00 p. m. Dorney Vicarage. Meet every Sunday at 7. 30 p. m. Dorney Vicarage. * Wednesday, 14th September Jubilee Fund Public Meeting. Village Hall @ 8 p. m. - 14 - BEST KEPT VILLAGE COMPETITION 1977 In Beaconsfield District there were 8 entries in the Morris Cup. We have not yet been told how Dorney' s entry was placed in relation to the others, but we did not get into the Final. we were judged on Saturday, 4th June, which was the day before our Jubilee service and our week of Jubilee celebrations. The marks awarded to our entry were as follows - 1 . 2. 3. 4. 5. Max Marks poss. awarded The appearance & condition of Dorney Church, Boveney Chapel, churchyards, graveyard & extension, Village Hall, The School, War Memorial, childrens playground, football pitch,cricket pitch, bus shelters, Dorney & Lake End Commons. Neatness of appearance of dwelling houses, workshops, shops, Palmer Arms and Pineapple P.H. Tidiness of flower and vegetable gardens & neat appearance of outhouses, yards & sheds. General condition of hedges , trees, fences & walls adj acent to & surrounding buildings & gardens ; cleanliness of verges, ditches , ponds 60 35 30 15 & streams. 30 15 Appearance of signboards & notice boards, taste & restraint shown in advertisement displays. 15 BONUS marks for general appearance of the Village with special attention to condition of refuse dumps, absence of litter & provision of litter bins. - 15 - 15 150 5 5 75 You will notice that it was those items at No. 1, which are looked after by communal effort, which did best. The Judges say that we lost marks because "the cemetery and Church were in a disappointing condition" . You will remember, among other things, that the churchyard had been mown, but the graveyard looked like a hay field. Items at Nos. 2 & 3, which are the responsibility of individuals, earned 50%. This is what one mtght expect having regard to the exceptionally short notice given by the organizers of the Competition. We did not have time to show the Judges that all of us were really competition minded. Even so, in parts our entry was simply excellent and I do congratulate those who made the effort. In particular I congratulate those who helped others. Having been round the Parish twice before judging began, I would have expected that we would have earned htgher marks. Finally let me say that we must all have been tremendously impressed at the way the Jubilee organizers cleaned up after each celebration event - despite the weather. They were splendid: I hope that everyone will give thought now to how they can make a better showing next year. P. D. S.P. (SEE PAGE 24 STOP PRESS) PEN-FRIEND SOUGHT During the comic cricket match played in Trumpers Field on Jubilee Sunday 5th June, someone kindly loaned the scorer, Mrs. Fauchon, a grey Parker biro. Mrs. Fauchon cannot remember to whom the pen belongs but s he would be pleased to restore it to its owner. - 16 - DORNEY WOMEN'S INSTITUTE The monthly meeting of Dorney Women' s Institute was held on Wednesday 13th July. Mrs. Clifford - president took the chair and opened the meeting by reading the apologies for absence. Mrs. Allen - secretary read the record of the previous month's meeting, which was duly approved and signed. In matters arising, Mrs. Clifford said there had been a surplus of about £14 from the outing to Burford and asked members to vote whether they wished to have a SOp rebate, or donate the money to W. I. Funds. Mrs. Euddart suggested that the money should be donated to a charity, and this was agreed. Thanks were given to all W.I. helpers who had provided tea and cakes for the Village Happening. Members were asked to write down their requests for 1978 speakers. The president reviewed the monthly letter, pointing out items of interest. The secretary read the correspondence. A letter had been received from the N. F.W.I. announcing the newly elected members of the Executive Committee, details in the monthly news letter, also about the resolutions passed at the A.G.M. with particulars of how members should support them by expressing their views to their local M.P. A letter received from B. F.W.I. gave details of the next half yearly council meeting on 31st October 1977 and also about the Agenda Conference which would deal with the resolutions for the next A.G.M. Only 1 v.c.o. would be allowed next year - and subscriptions will rise by lOp. - 17 - Leaflets have been received about Courses at Denman College, Waste Collection, Silver Year Awards, Art Exhibition and Drama Special. A letter had been received from Mrs. Belcher thanking W. I. members for their co- operation with the D.W. S.C. in collecting Bric- a- Brae which had raised £100 for the Jubilee Fund. Mr. A. Sharp wrote a letter thanking the W. I. for their letter of sympathy at the death of his mother Mrs. K. Loughnan. Finally a telephone message was received from Fulmer W. I. inviting Dorney members to attend their annual craft and produce meeting on Thursday 8th September at 2. 30 at the Fulmer Village Hall. Mrs. Huddart treasurer gave her financial report, which happily showed a healthy balance in hand which hopefully would be sufficient to last out until the next major fund raising effort in November 1978. Mrs. Clifford announced that she would be holding a sherry party, bring and buy sale at her home on Wednesday 10th August, The proceeds to pay for the items of craft provided by Dorney members for the sale of work at Debenhams. All members who have promised such articles - please price them and contact Mrs. Allen before the end of August. W. I. Duties - Welfare Clinic Mrs. Harrison Over 60 Club - 27.9.77 Mrs. Sharp, Mrs. Roberts & Mrs. Jones. The Speaker this month Mrs. Stacey assisted by Mrs. Raynor, gave a talk on flower arrangements exhibiting an exquisite example of her own work, and a second charming exhibit by Mrs. Raynor. Members were invited to make their own floral arrangements, and Mrs. Stacey went around advising and helping. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the afternoon, particularly those less experienced in the art. Mrs. Stacey gave her comments on - 18 - the result of members' efforts. The vote of thanks was proposed by Mrs. Harpur. As there was no competition this month, members who had made floral arrangements exhibited their work and were voted on in the usual way - Mrs. Sharp & Mrs. Allen - tied first Mrs. Chase & Mrs. Spencer - tied second Mrs. Roberts & Mrs. Harpur - tied third. The next meeting will take place on September 14th. The Speaker will be Mr. F. Winter on a portrait of Bucks County. Hostess - Mrs. Sharp. Tea Hostesses - Mrs. Harrison, Mrs. Sharphouse & Mrs. Timbrell. Competition - Four home grown tomatoes. / ************************************************************ • • . . ! Dorney Village Hall Management Committee • ! in association with Local organisations ! • • ! present their ! • • ! 7TH A N N I V E R S A R Y D A N C E ! • • • • on • • • SATURDAY 8th OCTOBER 1977 ! • • • • at • • • • DORNEY VILLAGE HALL • • • • * music by * * * * • * THE GEOFF GROVES QUARTET * • * • * • Free Buffet & Bar • * • • B 30 12 30 Admission £2 • *. - . ;...:..;; _____ * * ************************* ************************************ - 19 - DORNEY & DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY Dear Members, You will I am sure be pleased to know that we have contributed £125 to the Village Jubilee Fund from the proceeds of our Barbecue. A total of 18 entries were received for the Summer Garden Competition which was judged during the week commencing 11th July. The judge used the official form issued by the Royal , Horticultural Society and these were passed to the participants showing the points awarded. The first three of the 2 Classes are as follows - Open Class 1st Mrs. P. Pollard, Dorney End, Dorney Reach. 2nd Mr. & Mrs. Belding, 17 Harcourt Road. 3rd Mr. & Mrs. Wilkinson, The Chantry, Huntercombe Lane. Restricted Class 1st Mr. & Mrs. H. Williams, 18 Harcourt Road. 2nd Mr. & Mrs. R. Smith, Little Pippins, Ashford Lane. 3rd Mrs. Evans, 19, Harcourt Road. - 20 - .. The cups will be presented at our Annual Show on Saturday 3rd September. Needless to say we anticipate a bumper number of entries for our show which embraces classes for all ages from 5 years of age. The classes include,naturally, Vegetables - Flowers - Flower Arranging plus practically every aspect of domestic cooking - Wine-making - Painting - Woodwork - Metalwork - Needlework - Knitting - etc. For the 5 to 14 age groups the subjects are practically as the adult classes, plus Natural History and Wild Flowers. By the time you read this brief resume you should have received from your committee member our complete schedule. Looking forward to seeing you again fully laden with your entries on SATURDAY 3RD SEPTEMBER. BOB ROBERTS. ********************************************** VICARAGE HAPPENING Thanks are due to all those who helped in different ways at the above event. On a sunny Sunday, a profit of nearly £170 was made; to be divided between the Parochial Church Council and Eton/ Dorney Project. Many thanks once again. Joy Richmond ********************************************** - 21 - NATURE NOTES Two evenings this week, I have watched a flock of between two and three hundred rooks. I think the right term for such a gathering must be a "congregation". They spent much of their time making short flights from one or two trees close to the river on the Bray side opposite Trumper's Field. Now and again, the great flock would take off and fly to one of the three rookeries in the area - one close to where their antics were taking place on the Bray bank, or to the now divided rookery at Anlerden and sometimes right over to the one in the wood at Dent' s Corner in the village. On both evenings the aerobatics were kept up for well over an hour. Last summer, Cress Brook dried up for most if its length and it has been interesting to look at this stream on Dorney Common where it crosses the Boveney Road. Already a number of types of water snail have made their way back into this stretch. Sticklebacks are also present again in large numbers, but then they can swim so that is not very surprising. For all my searching, I could not find any of the leeches and other carnivorous animals which have been present in past years. No doubt they too will gradually return, though if this dry weather continues they will be wiped out again. The brook has already stopped flowing under the bridge at Clime's Corner. - 22 - THE WEATHER OF JUNE June started quite well, with a high nearby, and four pleasant, warm days, with some sunshine; but by the fifth, a low produced some rain, although this was mostly in showers. In such conditions it is worth noting the progress of the clouds: for if they appear quite early in the morning, and steadily grow in size, showers are very likely; the first ones often occurring at lunch-time, and then diminishing after tea. On the 8th for instance, although it was bright early on, clouds were already building by 07. 30. Fortunately the sky was bright blue between the clouds, for then only showers are likely: but had the sky filmed over as well, more prolonged rain could have been expected. After the low had apparently passed, and while the barometer was hovering around the 1015 millibar mark, we had the worst spell of the month, with three days, the 10th, 13th and 14th being really wet, and during this period 49mm of rain fell, including a thunderstorm in the early hours of the 14th, which apparently let us off rather lightly. The barometer then rose gently as a high became established to the N.W. The 16th was encouragingly sunny, at last it was getting better, wasn't it? But no, the high was in the wrong place once again, the winds brought a persistent layer of cloud from the North Sea, and the longest sunless June spell for some fifty years. Fortunately the high did eventually move, and influenced our weather in a more benign way, for there was sunshine on the 22nd, 23rd and 26th, and at last it became warmer, and rather more like summer. June was really a very poor month. Rainfall was 62½mm, very different from last year, and so was the temperature. The maximum of 23°c on the 3rd and 24th, was below that for May, and what was worse, was that from the 5th to the 21st the maximum never exceeded 18°c. So that whilst we had all the rain we needed, the soil remained cold, and growth was very slow. ISOBAR - 23 - STOP PRESS BEST KEPT VILLAGE COMPETITION 1977 The results for the preliminary judging for the Morris Cup within Beaconsfield District are - 1. Hedgerley 122 out of 150 2. Fulmer 99 3. Hitcham 80 Willow Bank 80 s. Dorney 75 6. Colnbrook 73 7. Farnham Royal so Higher Denham so The results of the final judging of the Morris Cup are - 1. Medmenham (Wycombe Dist. ) 139 out of 150 2. Oakley (Aylesbury Vale Dist. ) 134 3. Lavendon (Milton Keynes Dist.) 132 4. The Lee (Chiltern Dist. ) 121 s. Hedgerley (Beaconsfield Dist.) 119 The competition is for the best kept village, not the prettiest. The Judges, when they saw us on 4th June, awarded us 50%. We were only half as well kept as we might have been. And this was despite the fact that some parts of our entry were excellent. I think that enthusiasm, determination,pride in ourselves and our Parish and good neighbourliness are the keys to success. I would very much like to have your ideas through the Parish Magazine - what improvements are needed and how can they be achieved before 1st June 1978 and maintained during the judging period. P.D.S. P. - 24 - .. .. Material for publication should reach one of the Editors by the 16th of the preceding month. Editors: Publicity: Editorial Board: Distributors: Rate of Subscriptions: Mr. C.C. Cody, Easter Folly, 7, Dorney Reach Road, Dorney Reach, Tel: Maidenhead 24121 Mr. K.A.S. Spiers, 2, Raymead Court, Boulters Lane, Maidenhead. Tel: Maidenhead 27874 Mr. A.E.P. Turner, Lamont, 85, The Fairway, Burnham Tel: Burnham 4698 The Editors, Mrs. M.C. Cody, Mr. A.E.P. Turner Mrs .Ames, Mrs. Fauchon Mrs. Cobb, Mrs. Crane, Mrs. Groves Mrs .. flakesley,Mrs. Hellmuth, Mrs. Warner-Horne, Mrs.Oxlade, Mrs. Pilkinton, Mrs. Rae, Mrs. Sharphou se, Mrs. Shott,• Mrs. Sorensen, Mrs. Thompson, Mrs. Williamson,Mrs. Wiltshire Mrs. Wooller, Mrs. Wright. 60p per annum for 12 issues. Advertisers and Treasurers of Organisations should please pay their Subscriptions punctually to Mr. Turner. 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. E. SARGEANT .. .\ND SON FUNERAL DIRECTORS MONUMENTAL MASONS Head Office: Church Street, Slough, Tel: Slough 20081 Windsor Branches: 61 & 313 St. Lconards Road, Windsor. Tel: Windsor 65982 & 60762 PRIVATE CHAPELS DAY & NIGHT SERVICE HANDYSTORE (G.F. WILLIAMS AND SON) SHOE REPAIRS • HARDWARE • WALLPAPERS • All FISHING REQUISITES CYCLE REPAIR SPECIALISTS I, BELL LANE, ETON WICK. Tel: Windsor 60576 Do-lt-YourHlf Centre NEVILLE AND GRIFFIN LIMITED DAIRY FARMERS (Est. 1857) open 8.30-7p.m. Sunday 9-1 p.m. Milk• Cream • Eggs • Bread - Fruit Juice• Potatoes • Corona Products 733, Bath Road, Tap low. MICHAEL S. COBB UPHOLSTERER ANTIQUE AND MODERN FURNITURE Tel: Burnham 3277 KING STABLE STREET, ETON. FIRST CLASS WORK BY EXPERIENCED CRAFTSMAN Tel: MAIDENHEAD 30806 Estimates Free . I VIOLIN TUITION Beginners or advanced students. May fol low The Associated Board of The Royal Schools of Music exam syllabus. Either half-hour or one-hour lessons. Contact Simon Houldsworth L.R.A.M. for enquiries. The Old Brick House, Dorney. Tel: Burnham 4224 BURNHAM ADULT EDUCATION CENTRE OPENDALE ROAD The prospectus for next session is available from the library with details of all courses, enrolment procedure and fees. CLASSES AT DORNEY. KEEP FIT MON. 2.00 - 3.00 Village Hall - Mrs. E. Good FRENCH FOR HOLIDAYS WED. 7.30 - 9.30 School - Mrs. G. Wood j 􀀌'llfmHeather/ Garage ooRNEY AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERS PHONE: Burnham Specialists in: - Crypton tuni• ng (Aids Petrol Economy), M.O.T. Testing Maintenance & Servicing 3188 .... £Y CHURGN A. BOND & SONS (ETON WICK) LIMITED For your Fruit, Vegetables & Flowers. Phone us your weekly order. We will deliver. 15, Eton Wick Road, Eton Wick, Tel: Windsor 60557 Floral Tributes at short notice . G. A. SAVAGE & CO. [Slough] LTD. ROAD TRANSPORT & REMOVAL CONTlfACTORS Member of the British Association of Removers 167 Bo-Way, Cippenham, Slough. SLI SHB Tel: Slough 21080 J. T. IRELAND LTD. BUJU>JIRS AND OONTRACI'ORS 41 ETON WICK ROAD, ETON WICK. Telephone : Windsor 65373 & 66305 I A. De Sonol 2 Bell Lane, Eton Wick. Windsor. Berks. Tel: Windsor 65682 TH E OLD 5 CHO OL ANT I Q U E 5 DORNEY SPECIALISTS IN 18TH & EARLY 19TH CENTURY PORCELAIN ALSO ANTIQUE FURNITURE PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY ANTIQUES YOU WISH TO SELL. FREE VALUATIONS FOR PROSPECTIVE SELLERS. TEL: BURNHAM 3247 SERVICES IN THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST. JAMES EVERY SUNDAY VICAR: CHURCHWARDENS: 8.00 a.m. Holy Communion I 0.15 a.m. Explorers & Creche at the Vicarage 10.30 a.m. Parish Service (Mattins & Family Communion) The Rev. Paul Hawkins, The Vicarage, Dorney, Windsor, Berks. Tel: Burnham 62823 Lt. Col. P. D.S. Palmer, Dorney Court, Dorney, Windsor, Berks. Tel : Burnham 4638 Mr. M. J. L. Armstrong, Badgers, Village Road, Dorney, Windsor, Berks. Tel: Burnham 5595 The Vicar tries to keep Thursday as his day off and you are asked please to respect this except in an emergency. ISSUE NO. 9/77 SEPTEMBER, 1977 E D I T O R I A L Although known to old squares, like the writer, the name of Presley never produced much reaction and his music, never particularly identified, was probably lost among all of the noisy modern dance music to which one is or was subjected from time to time. However much one may wish to play down the extraordinary scenes at his house during the time his body was lying there, the thought is forced upon one that it could not be put down to hysteria alone. Many of those crowding to see him were women, and no doubt since they were small girls have carried a great emotional "thing" for Elvis. The phenomenon is not new but it is still a mystery to many that such feeling is engendered and kept alive for so long. Perhaps one could be excused for believing that such emotion, understandable in the young is less easily understood in otherwise predictable adults. The fame of Elvis was apparently enormous and even if not understood or enjoyed by all, his music gave pleasure to millions, and for that alone he deserves to be remembered. Perhaps in reincarnation those who were not "with it" may be allowed to enjoy his music next time round. "There are more things in heaven and earth " - 1 - Dear Parishioners, Just a quick note because by the time you read this I shall have well and truly gone, I would just like to express my tremendous thanks to you all for the wonderful send off and gifts which you gave us. Bridget, Judith, Caroline and I were absolutely ovei:whelmed and extremely touched by your generosity, thoughtfulness and love. May I repeat that I would like to welcome anybody and everybody who is able to come on September 21st at 7.30 p.m. to St. Mark's, Reading for my Institution and Induction as first vicar of the Parish. one item of business, I would like to remind everybody that the Explorers and Creche meet again after the summer break at 10. 15 a. m. at Dorney Vicarage on September 11th and the Youth Club re-assembles on the same day at the Vicarage at 7.30 p.m. I need hardly remind everybody about the Licensing Service of Paul Hawkins as Priest-in-charge of Dorney and Warden of the Eton/Dorney Project the next day Monday, 12th September at 8.00 p.m. in the evening. This is a tremendous opportunity for the Christian community in this place to gather together and affirm their loyalty and commitment to God and to each other and particularly to the new priest and to pray for a successful, happy and fulfilling ministry here. I would like to wish him, Jackie, Vashti and Thomas all the success that they would wish for and to say that they and you all will be constantly in my thoughts and prayers in the coming years. JOHN METHUEN Thought for the month: 'The Harvest is rich but the labourers are few, so ask the Lord of the Harvest to send labourers for his Harvest. ' St. Matthew's Gospel. - 2 - ST. JAMES DUTY ROSTER 4th September Trinity Xlll 8.00 Holy Communion 10.30 Mattins & Holy Communion. Rev. Roger Royle will take the services. Cleaning Mrs. Harpur & Mrs. Allen Flowers Mrs. Roberts Sidesman Creche Explorers Coffee 8.00 Mr. Wilkinson !Holiday 1st Reader 2nd Reader Mr. & Mrs. Armstrong 10.30 Mr. Young Leviticus 19: 9-18 3rd Reader & Sidesman Cross bearer 10.30 Mrs. Hammond 10.30 Mr. Graham-Campbell Claire Spencer Romans Luke Servers Paul Humpleman & Philip Wright 11th September Trinity XlV 8.00 Holy Communion 10.30 Mattins & Holy Communion. Rev. Alan Robson, Eton College, will take the services. Cleaning Mrs. Walsh Flowers Mrs. Houldsworth 8.00 Mr. Houldsworth 12: 9-21 10:25-37 Sidesman creche Explorers Coffee 10.15 Mrs. Hutton & Mrs. Griffith Mrs. Graham-Campbell & Mrs. Elizabeth & Mrs. Robb McIntyre 1st Reader 2nd Reader 3rd Reader & Sidesman Cross bearer Servers 10. 30 10. 30 10.30 Col.Palmer Mrs. Robb Mr. Skinner Jane Summers Kay Summers - 3 - Isaiah 54: 1-8 Ephesians 5:21-6: Mark 10: 2-16 & Janie Lewis 4 12th September 8. 00 p. m. Licensing Bishop of Cleaning 1st Reader 2nd Reader Sidesmen Cross bearer Servers Service of Rev. Paul Hawkins by the Buckingham Mrs. Ames & Mrs. Houldsworth Lay Chairman of the Deanery Synod A Churchwarden Mr. Wilkinson, Mr. Belcher, Mr. Houldsworth & Mr. Robb Claire Spencer Kathy Shepheard & Jane Swmners 18th September Trinity XV 8.00 Holy Communion 10.30 Mattins & Holy Communion Cleaning Flowers Sidesman Creche Explorers Coffee 1st Reader 2nd Reader 3rd Reader & Sidesman Cross bearer Servers Mrs. Roberts & Mrs. Chase Mrs. Turner-Laing 8. 00 Mr. Liney 10.15 Mrs. Gordon & Mrs. Handy Mrs. Graham-Campbell & Mrs. McIntyre Mrs. Cox & Mrs. Coish 10.30 Mr. Wilkinson Isaiah 45: 1-7 10. 30 Mrs. Pepler Romans 13: 1-7 10. 30 Mr. Armstrong Matthew 22:15-22 Karen Barson Tim Holt & Stephen Tarrant - 4 - • 25th September Trinity XVl HARVEST FESTIVAL 8. 00 Holy Communion 10.30 Mattins & Holy Communion. Cleaning Flowers Sidesman Creche Explorers Coffee 1st Reader 2nd Reader 3rd Reader & Sidesman Cross bearer Servers Mrs. Hellmuth & Mrs. Warner-Horne Mrs. Robb 8.00 Mr. Graham-Campbell 10.15 Mrs. Richmond & Mrs. McNeilly Mrs. Graham-Campbell & Mrs. McIntyre Mrs. Roberts & Mrs. Chase 10. 30 Col. Palmer Deuteronomy 8: 3-10 10. 30 Mrs. Handy I Timothy 6: 6-10 10.30 Mrs. Warner-Horne John 6:27-35 Kathy Shepheard Emma Shepheard & Teresa Wilkinson 2nd October Trinity XVll 8.00 Holy Communion 10. 30 Mattins & Holy Communion. Cleaning Flowers Sidesman Creche Explorers Coffee 1st Reader 2nd Reader 3rd Reader & Sidesman Cross bearer Servers Mrs. Armstrong & Mrs. McIntyre Mrs. Humpleman 8.00 Mr. Hayton 10. 15 Mrs. Hutton & Mrs. Griffith Mrs. Hammond & Mrs. Armstrong Mrs. Warner-Horne & Mrs. Shepheard 10.30 Mr. McIntyre Deuteronomy 26: 1-11 10.30 Mrs. Keith 2 Corinthians 8: 1-9 10.30 Mr. Gordon Matthew 5:21-26 Paul Jaycock Carl Jaycock & Daren Jaycock - 5 - From the Reverend Paul Hawkins, Warden elect of the Dorney Parish/Eton College Project. We are all very excited about coming to Dorney; having started our married life in Oxford, and having since lived on a Council Estate next to an oil refinery and then in a London suburb, we have not lived in a village before and so very much look forward to being part of the village community, as well as of the local Christian community. We feel worshipping in St. James will be like coming home: we loved the Church where I served my first curacy which, like St. James, was small, ancient, and beautiful. we very much appreciated the welcome we received from everybody over lovely food and wine at the evening held at Dorney Court in May. Our two children have varying attitudes to the move: Thomas, aged 3, has not quite taken it in - his main interests in life are Batman and Kung Fu and as long as they exist in Dorney, he does not mind. Vashti, aged 6, has been shown round her new school in Dorney and is enthusiastic about starting there. One of the main events of September is the Harvest Festival: I have been warned that it is customary for the Vicar to provide the entertainment for the Harvest Supp er and have therefore taken the precaution of fixing up something before arriving. Some friends from our present Parish have agreed to come and do a Victorian Music Hall, led by Peter Charlton, whose name the younger members of the Parish might have seen as a director of, and chief joke writer for, the children's television programme, 'Play Away'. I am very glad that this will provide another early opportunity for meeting people, as will tl-􀁉c "jd.thering in the Village Hall after the licensing service on September 12th. Paul Hawkins. - 6 - • • DORNEY WOMEN'S INSTITUTE Members are reminded that the next meeting will be held on September, 14th. Speaker Hostess Tea Hostesses competition Mr. F. Winter on a portrait of Bucks County. Mrs. Sharp. Mrs. Harrison, Mrs. Sharphouse & Mrs. Timbrell. 4 Home grown tomatoes. l************************************************************'ltftc « « ! Dorney Village Hall Management Committee ! «: in association with Local Organisations !« «! present their !« :« 7TH A N N I V E R S A R Y D A N C E !« « « ie on -tc « « :« SATURDAY 8th OCTOBER 1977 «: •« at -tc« « « «« DORNEY VILLAGE HALL «« «« «« «-tc music by «« «« THE GEOFF GROVES QUARTET «« « « ! Free Buffet & Bar ! ! 8. 30 - 12. 30 Admission £2 ! «« «« 􀆪************************************************************' - 7 - Saturday, 3rd September Monday, 12th September Wednesday, 14th September Saturday, 17th September Monday, 19th September Saturday, 24th September Sunday, 25th September Friday, 30th September/) Sunday, 2nd October ) Saturday, 8th October Wednesday, 2nd November Saturday, 12th November Sunday, 13th November Saturday, 26th November DIARY OF EVENTS D.D.H. S. Annual Show. Licensing of the Reverend Paul Hawkins i as Priest in Charge of Dorney, and Warden of the Eton/Dorney Project in Dorney Church. @ 8 p.m. Jubilee Fund Public Meeting. Village Hall @ 8 p.m. Cliveden Hospital Qpen Day 2-5 p.m. P.T.A. Open Evening, A.G.M. Cheese and Wine at Dorney School. D.D. H.S. Harvest Festival Supper. 10.30 Harvest Festival Service in Dorney Church. Riverside Parishes weekend for 15-18 year olds. Dorney Village Hall Management Committee 7th Anniversary Dance@ Dorney Village Hall 8.30 - 12.30. D.D.H.S. Annual General Meeting. Dorney P.T.A. Christmas Bazaar. Remembrance Sunday. Dorney P.T.A. Christmas Dance. - 8 - i DORNEY WOMEN'S INSTITUTE DORNEY WOMEN'S SOCIAL CLUB DORNEY P.T.A. PARISH COUNCIL MEETING ROAD SAFETY COMMITTEE DORNEY P.C.C. DORNEY YOUTH CLUB Meet second Wednesday of every month at 2.30 p.m. Meet fourth Wednesday of every month at 8.00 p.m. First Thursday in every month P.T.A. Committee Meeting. Monday, 5th September@ 8.00 p.m. and thereafter, second Tuesday in every month. Second Tuesday in every month at 7.45 p. m. preceding the Parish Council Meeting. First Wednesday of every month at 8.00 p.m. Dorney Vicarage. Meet every Sunday at 7.30 p. m. Dorney Vicarage. - 9 - DORNEY HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY Dear Members, There is an amendment to the results of our Summer Garden Competition which were published in last montlis magazine Mr. R. Smith of Little Pippins has informed us that he entered his garden in the Qpen Class, but unfortunately this was not noted on his entry form. Needless to say we thank him for bringing this to our notice. To ensure a non re-occurance of this nature our forms in future will clearly indicate the two classes. The result for the first three of the Restricted class are now - 1st MR. & MRS. H. WILLIAMS 18 HARCOURT ROAD. 2nd MRS. EVANS 19 HARCOURT ROAD. 3rd MR. & MRS. L. WRIGHT AUTUMN FOLLY, HARCOURT ROAD. May I remind you of our - (1) Annual Show on 3rd September w.hen we anticipate exceeding last years excellent number of entries. (2) The Harvest Festival Supper on 24th September - Tickets £1. 50. Bob Roberts. ------------􀀒------- - 10 - • • H O S P I T A L O P E N D A Y The Canadian Red Cross Memorial Hospital at Cliveden, Taplow is opening its doors to the general public on Saturday 17th September from 2 - 5 p.m. Visitors will be invited to look around various departments including Pathology, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Catering, School and Youth Club. Teas and light refreshments will be available. PLEASE COME AND SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL HOSPITAL. BURNHAM ADULT EDUCATION CENTRE OPENDALE ROAD The prospectus for next session is available from the library with details of all courses, enrolment procedure and fees. CLASSES AT DORNEY. KEEP FIT MON. 2. OO - 3.00 Village Hall - Mrs.E. Good FRENCH FOR HOLIDAYS WED. 7. 3O - 9.30 School - Mrs.G. Wood - 11 - 'THE QUEEN'S SILVER JUBILEE' A COMPETITION FOR ALL LOCAL CHILDREN Write an essay about the Queen's Silver Jubilee What you thought about it What you did How you enjoyed the celebrations Closing date: 30th September, 1977 Col. Palmer has kindly consented to judge the entries. Please write your name, address and􀆩 at the top of your paper. £5 has been donated as prize money and will be converted into W.H. Smith vouchers for distribution between the adjudged best essays. Age, handwriting and neatness will be taken into consideration. Please send your entry to - C.C. Cody, 7, Dorney Reach Road. The winning compositions will be published in the Parish News. - 12 - • DORNEY VILLAGE HALL HIRE CHARGES sun-Fri. Saturday Returnable per hour 0800-1230 1230-0100 Deposit Dorney residents and organisations Main Hall or annexe onl} £0.90 - - £15.00 Whole building £1. 30 £3.00 £12.00 " Non-Residents Main Hall or annexe onl) £1.50 - - £25.00 Whole building £2.25 £4.00 £26.00 " Note: 1. Children's organisations for approved purposes. 35p. per hour. 2. Minimum evening booking - 3 hours. 3. Local organisations may hire the hall for a Saturday afternoon or evening only on not more than four occasions a year at a charge of £8.50 per booking. - 13 - NATURE NOTES Two or three times recently when I have been on the gravel pit at Taplow, I have noticed a heron quartering the water. The significance of this activity has now become apparent, for a heron alighted on the water - much as a gull might do, even down to the folding of the wings. It scooped up a fish and having swallowed it took off again. This heron must have learnt that there may be dead fish floating on the surface, having been killed by a careless fisherman. Normally, herons spend much of their time on the ground or in shallow water where they move with a deliberate walk or stand motionless waiting for a suitable prey to pass within reach. Round here they are especially active in the evening and near dawn, returning to the heronary up at Dropmore during the day when human activity spoils their hunting. Some have a day-time roost in a local field where I have counted as many as eight on occasion. On holiday last week, we were in the car and heading down a country lane for the beach when we came across a boy watching a chase in the middle of the road. We stopped to watch as well. A weasel was chasing a vole, at least as large as itself to and fro across the road, sometimes into the grass at the verge and then back into the road. Eventually the vole escaped and the highly annoyed weasel continued to run backwards and forwards trying to pick up the scent. In the end we had to drive on as we were blocking the road and that scared off the weasel. This little drama took place within 15 feet of us. - 14 - THE WEATHER OF JULY The first week of July brought a reminder of 1976, for apart from the 1st, when there was a little rain, it was really warm, and sunny. The second week was also fine, but there was less sunshine, and it was noticeably cooler; indeed on the 12th, the temperature did not rise above 18°c. Right up to the 17th, the barometer remained above the 1015 millibar mark, but fell just below on the 18th, and 19th, when there was a little rain. The last week of the month, was much more unsettled. There was little prolonged rain, but many sharp showers reminiscent of April; or rather of April's supposed reputation, for in recent years April has produced very few showers. During this period 8􀆨 of rain fell, and as the earlier part of the month had been so dry, this was scarcely sufficient to keep things growing, and it is just as well that the wet winter and spring, had provided a partial recovery from last year's droughta The last two days of the month were dry again, and soon the effect of the showers was barely discernible. Altogether it was quite a good holiday month. A fair amount of sunshine, but not so enervatingly hot as last year, with maxima of 2s0c on the 3rd, and 5th. The minimum was 9°c on the 15th. Total rainfall was only 14mm; about a quarter of normal. ISOBAR ------------------- - 15 - - 16 - Material for publication should reach one of the Editors by the 16th of the preceding mo nth. Editors: Editorial Board : Distributors: Rate of Subscription : Mr. C.C. Cody, Easter Folly, 7, Dorney Reach Road, Dorney Reach. Tel: Maidenhead 24121 Mr. K.A.S. Spiers, 2, Raymead Court, Boulters Lane, Maidenhead. Tel: Maidenhead 27874 The Editors, Mrs. M. C. Cody. Mrs. Ames, Mrs. Clyde, Mrs. Cobb, Mrs. Crane, Mrs. Groves, Mrs. Hakesley, Mrs. Hellmuth, Mrs. Oxlade, Mrs. Pilkinton, Mrs. Rae, Mrs. Sharphouse, Mrs. Shott, Mrs. Sorensen, Mrs. Thompson, Mrs Warner-Horne, Mrs. Williamson, Mrs. Wiltshire, Mrs. Wooller, Mrs. Wright. 60p per annum for 12 issues. 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JAMES EVERY SUNDAY VICAR: CHURCHWARDENS: 8.00 a.m. Holy Communion I 0.15 a.m. Explorers & Creche at the Vicarage I 0.30 a.m. Parish Service (Matt ins & Family Communion) The Rev. Paul Hawkins, The Vicarage, Dorney, Windsor, Berks. Tel : Burnham 62823 Lt. Col. P. D.S. Palmer, Dorney Court, Dorney, Windsor, Berks. Tel: Burnham 4638 Mr. M. J. L. Armstrong, Badgers, Village Road, Dorney, Windsor, Berks. Tel: Burnham 5595 The Vicar tries to keep Thursday as his day off and you are asked please to respect this except in an emergency. ISSUE NO. 10/77 OCTOBER, 1977 E D I T O R I A L When Congreve observed that 'music hath charms to soothe a savage breast' I doubt whether 'background' music intruded upon his life as it does upon ours today: and if Dr. Johnson had had to contend with the sort of piped music I sometimes find when I go for a 'quiet' drink, his anecdotes expounded in the taverns and coffee houses of London, would have passed unheard by Boswell and thus been lost to posterity. Maybe music has been introduced to public places as a panacea for rising prices or deficiencies in service and quality, but when unsolicited and undesired it irritates more often than it soothes. If we drink or dine in a public-house or restaurant we are naturally offered a choice at the bar and of menu, but have you ever been asked if you require Bacharach with your bitter, Schonberg with the soup or silence with the sole? When shopping, is your preference for the smooth orchestral strings that gently caress your supermarket trolley, or for the tormenting beat of the half-lit fashion boutique? Or would you gladly settle for neither? Consider too, incidental music, particularly favoured by TV producers. It is of course an important ingredient in the creation of scenic and dramatic atmosphere but in many television programmes, and especially in documentaries, it is the action and dialogue which have become incidental to the music. We can appreciate a Bronowski without Bruckner, or enjoy a walk across the moor unaccompanied by Elgar; and must Vivaldi continually compete with Lord Clark? The ultimate intrusion is witnessed at the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts, where the sophisticated antics and rhetorical wit of the promenaders is constantly interrupted by that damned orchestra. - 1 - Dear Parishioners, At the time of writing there must be six very blistered pairs of hands being nursed in the parish: the peal that was achieved on the evening of the licensing service was an incredible physical achievement on the part of the bellringers - and a skilful one as well. I was overawed by all the effort that went into the service, not only on the part of the bellringers but also on the part of all the many people who took part in the organisation of it. The lovely flowers that were given to us in the hall reminded us also of the work that went into that end of things. Two of the things that stick in my mind most about the service are the candle-light - the Church's ancient symbol for Christ as light to the world - and secondly, the mystery of sharing bread and wine together and, in the sharing, knowing Jesus Christ. Why call the latter a 'mystery'? It is a mystery in the sense that it is something that each of us has only barely begun to understand in all its fullness and depth: a mystery is something the truth of which we have certainly glimpsed, but about which we have a lot of learning to do. That is why it is so exciting to be a Christian - because it means being committed to growing, to learning, to being open to new possibilities and discoveries. So, our age of science and our religion come together: science committed to exploring the God-given creation, religion committed to exploring the love that lies at the centre of that creation. But both mean the willingness to discover new things, openess to all that life has to offer, openess to God, to each other, and to the world. Now two pleas for help, which may already have been publicized by the time thisis published.First, the Sunday night Youth Club that meets at the Vicarage: if this is to continue we need two adults to act as leaders and who can commit theIT:selves to coming at least every other Sunday evening. Secondly, the Explorers, the Sunday School children who meet at the Vicarage on Sunday - 2 - . mornings: they also need two more teachers, who would only need to do about four Sunday duties in each school term. Please think seriously about these two areas of need: in either case, no previous experience is necessary as help and training can be given! Do feel you can talk to me about it more without threat of being immediately roped in: I would like to suggest, at the end of this article each month, a book for the month, which will be available for sale in the Church on a small bookstall which I hope to start soon. With best wishes. PAUL HAWKINS. Book for the month: 'Mister God This is Anna' by Fynn. Published in paperback, 60p, by Fountain. The extraordinary story of the life and death of a small girl, and of her placid and intense awareness of God. Marriage PARISH REGISTERS 3rd September - 3 - John Ward Langfield & Catherine Mary Moss ST. JAMES DUTY ROSTER 2nd October Trinity XVll 8.00 Holy Communion 10. 30 Mattins & Holy Communion. Mrs. Armstrong & Mrs. McIntyre Mrs. Humpleman 8.00 Mr. Hayton 10.15 Mrs. Hutton & Mrs. Griffith Mrs. Hammond & Mrs. Armstrong Cleaning Flowers Sidesman Creche Explorers Coffee Mrs. Warner-Horne & Mrs. Shepheard 1st Reader 2nd Reader 10.30 Mr. McIntyre Deuteronomy 26: 1-11 10.30 Mrs. Keith 2 Corinthians 8: 1-9 3rd Reader & Sidesman 10.30 Mr. Gordon Cross bearer Paul Jaycock Matthew Servers Carl Jaycock & Daren Jaycock 9th October Trinity XVlll 8.00 Holy Communion 10. 30 Mattins & Holy Communion. Cleaning Mrs. Robb Flowers Mrs. Thompson Sidesman 8. 00 Y,r. Harpur Creche 10.15 Mrs. Hayton & Mrs. Richmond 5:21-26 Explorers Coffee Mrs. Humpleman & Mrs. Graham-Campbell Mrs. Thompson & Mrs. Williamson 1st Reader 2nd Reader 3rd Reader & Sidesman Cross bearer Servers 10.30 Col. Palmer Genesis 28: 10-22 10. 30 Mrs. Wilkinson Hebrews 11: 1-3 & 7-16 10.30 Mr. Belcher Luke 5: 1-11 Simon Miggiani Jeremy Belcher & Paul Humpleman - 4 - 16th October Trinity 8. 00 Holy Communion 10.30 Mattins & Holy XlX Communion. Cleaning Flowers Sidesman Creche Explorers Coffee 1st Reader 2nd Reader 3rd Reader & Sidesman Cross bearer Servers 23rd October Trinity XX 8.00 Holy Communion Mrs. Harpur & Mrs. Allen Mrs. Ames 8.00 Mr. Skinner 10.15 Mrs. Gcrdon & Mrs. Handy Mrs. Humpleman & Mrs. Armstrong Mr. & Mrs. Wilkinson 10.30 Mr. Young 10.30 Mrs. Houldsworth 10. 30 Mr. Robb Jane Summers Jeremiah Philippians John Kay Summers & Philip Wright 29: 1 & 4-l 3: 7-21 17:1-10 10. 30 Mattins & Holy Communion. Cleaning Flowers Sidesman Creche Explorers Coffee 1st Reader 2nd Reader 3rd Reader & Sidesman Cross bearer Servers Mrs. Ames & Mrs. Houldsworth Mrs. Belcher 8. 00 Mr. Pepler 10. 15 Mrs. Hutton & Mrs. Griffith Mrs. Pepler & Mrs. Collins Mr. & Mrs. Houldsworth 10.30 Col. Pal􀋗er 10. 30 Mr. Hayton 10.30 Mr. Houldsworth Karen Barson Daniel 3: 13-25 Hebrews 11: 32,12: 2 Luke 9: 59-62 Tim Holt & Stephen Tarrant - 5 - 30th October Trinity XXl 8. 00 Holy Communion 10.30 Mattins & Holy Communion. Cleaning Flowers Sidesman Creche Explorers Coffee 1st Reader 2nd Reader 3rd Reader & Sidesman Cross bearer Servers Mrs. Roberts & Mrs. Chase Mrs . Roberts 8. 00 Mr. Armstrong 10. 15 Mrs. Gordon & Mrs. Pepler & Mrs. Richmond 10. 30 Mr. McIntyre 10. 30 Mrs. Humpleman 10. 30 Mrs. Harpur Mrs. Handy Mrs. Collins & Mrs. Perryman Exodus 19: 16-24 Hebrews 12: 18-29 John 4: 19-26 Kathy Shepheard Emma Shepheard & Teresa Wilkinson 6th November Trinity XXll 8.00 Holy Communion 10. 30 Mattins & Holy Communion. Cleaning Flowers Sidesman Creche Explorers Coffee 1st Reader 2nd Reader 3rd Reader & Sidesman Cross bearer Servers Mrs. Hellmuth Mrs. Houldsworth 8.00 Mr. Eastgate 10.15 Mrs. Hayton & Mrs. Richmond Mrs. Pepler & Mrs. Collins Mrs. Harpur & Mrs. Ames 10. 30 Col. Palmer Lamentations 3:19-26 10. 30 Mrs. Hammond I Thessalonians 5:12-24 10. 30 Mr. Graham-Campbell Matthew 20: 1-15 Paul Jaycock Carl & Daren Jaycock - 6 - THE PARISH PUMP or jottings on the September Parish Council Meeting. Verge Cutting A contractor has expressed interest in providing a service and is to be asked to quote. The present method of cutting the childre n's playground is under review as there appears to be a problem due to local government re-organisation. A parishioner has written to the Council regarding the state of local verges and whilst it appears to be a problem for adjoining authorities, particularly in Old Marsh Lane, other verges in the Parish could be kept in a better state. Village Shop Members of the P.C. are meeting on the 9th September with officers of B. D.C. to investigate this possibility. Ashford Lane junction - the country highways department are to be asked to investigate this junction with a view to making it safer. Bridleway No.8 Eton College have written to B.D.C. to ask for closure of this path as a bridleway. - 7 - Elm Trees in Oak Stubbs Field these are included in Eton College􀋘 programme for tree felling. Accounts for payment - Printing Hire of School Clerk's Salary Office Expenses £ 6. 50 5.32 56.00 8.75 approved approved approved approved. Credit for scrap metal from playground El. OS. Container Programme - usual places 31.10 - 14. 11. Colne Valley - leaflets are available on this scheme. Trees The P.C. have ordered 20 hardwood trees for planting in Trumpers Field. The D.D.H.S. are to be approached for their help. Vandalism A spate of vandalism has hit the playground leaving the slide and swing in an unsafe state. Anyone with knowledge of the culprits should contact the local Police. Pastoral Reorganisation The P.C. agreed to write to B. D.C. to restate that whilst they did not wish to comment on religious matters they would hope that no action will be taken that could in any way affect local civil parish boundaries. This comment was for incorporation in B. D.C.'s reply to the Church Commissioners. Date of next meeting - 8 p.m. 11th October at Dorney School. - 8 - PLAYH,G .',:. IST? are he1 d on Fri day evenings in al l every ,uonth. atmosphere io friu,dly and all are wel come. ar e, 14th Octobc-r th J;ovem ber 18th or 25th l,ove;nter 2nd or 9th December 30th Doce.;sber Al bert Tayl or , .;l aide.nh ead 27131 like furthRS 41 BTON WICK ROAD, BTON WICK. Telephone: W'mdsor 6S373 & 6630S I A. De Sano I 2 Bell Lane. Eton Wick. Windsor. Berks. Tel: Windsor 65682 .. THE OLD SCHOOL ANTIQUES DORNEY SPECIALISTS IN 18TH & EARLY 19TH CENTURY PORCELAIN ALSO ANTIQUE FURNITURE PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY ANTIQUES YOU WISH TO SELL. FREE VALUATIONS FOR PROSPECTIVE SELLERS. TEL: BURNHAM 32◄7 SERVICES IN THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST. JAMES EVERY SUNDAY VICAR: CHURCHWARDENS: 8.00 a.m. Holy Communion I 0.15 a.m. Explorers & Creche at the Vicarage 10,30 a.m. Parish Service (Mattins & Family Communion) The Rev. Paul Hawkins, The Vicarage, Dorney, Windsor, Berks .. Tel : Burnham 62823 Lt.Col. P.D.S. Palmer, Dorney Court, Dorney, Windsor, Berks. Tel: Burnham 4638 Mr. M. J. L. Armstrong, Badgers, Vi I I age Road, Dorney, Windsor, Berks. Tel: Burnham 5595 The Vicar tries to keep Thursday as his day off and you are asked please to respect this except in an emergency. IS SUE NO. 11/77 NOVEMBER, 1977 E D I T O R I A L The tributes to Bing Crosby only confirmed our own feelings for the person who symbolised many of the nicer traits of man. He was loved for his image of the Christian who was the same person in real life as the parts he played on the screen. Apart from his singing, which was enjoyed by so many, and which demonstrated his relaxed easy going nature, his gentle honest and open personality always came across whether in films, on the golf course or in interview. The fact that immense popularity, riches and talent did not spoil him, and that he did not lose his principles or his religion, provide confirmation of his quiet strength of character. How necessary it is to realise that Christian standards must be upheld in the face of so much evil and vicious behaviour perpetrated in the name of this and that. Whether it is left wing extremists taking every opportunity to bash the police or terrorists in some guise or other murdering with impunity, it is time to call a halt. Many believe that Christ would expect that the "other cheek" be offered only so often, and the time comes when punitive action is required. - 1 - Dear Parishioners, Any excuse for a party. One look at the Diary of Events in this magazine makes it clear that that phrase and Dorney go together: there may be no village shop and very few buses but there is no shortage of community life! It was marvellous that the Harvest Supper, complete with home-made beer and cider, was so good and at the same time provided E75. 00 profit to be divided between the Parish and the Eton/Dorney Project. And how could anyone fail to enjoy the Dorney Village Hall Management Committee Anniversary Dance when wine was being served in half-pint glasses! However, as everybody knows, important and enjoyable as such functions are in the life of the community, successful community life depends on a great deal more, whether we are thinking in terms of just our own home, or of the whole village, Church, nation, whatever. On November 13th falls Remembrance Sunday, which, in a sense, means thinking about what living in a community means in the deepest and widest sense. Few things can be more important, because failures on our part to understand how we can happily and creatively live together are, or can be, or will be, disasterous, whether we are talking about universal destruction through atomic warfare at one end or the painful breaking up of our own families at the other. In between come all the other contemporary refusals to see humans as beings who need to be given the chance to live in community: the shutting away of the old and mentally ill, tower blocks, the size and nature of industries that can only make employees feel small and unimportant, and so one might go on, ending up with our own individual abilities to make each other feel, at times, pushed out and unwanted. What will we be doing on Remembrance Sunday? What will we be making of the traditional two minutes silence, and of the Readings and Hymns that go with it? Of course we will be remembering those who., in war, gave their lives for the defence of others. But we would be utterly throwing away the sacrifice if we did not use the time for more than that: we will also be thinking of the - 2 - ghastly effects of community breakdown in our own generation, the killing of children in Northern Ireland, people dying of hunger while we have to make an effort to keep thin here, and so the catalogue could go on; we will be thinking of what lies behind all this, that is to say, sin, man's separation from God. Not the other person's sin, not our husband's or wife's sin, not that of the terrorist in Northern Ireland, but our own. Finally we will be reaffirming our belief in the one source of healing and reconciliation: the love of God as revealed on the Cross. Only if we learn to accept this love have we any chance of finding the deepest kind of peace fulfilment and reconciliation, whether between one person and the next, or nation and nation. Confirmation classes are forming now for the Confirmation at 6.30 p.m. on February 12th. I would like any more names as soon as possible please. I would be very grateful if anybody has any ideas as to how the Church bookstall could be better presented or arranged: I think it needs a bit of ingenious carpentry. With best wishes. PAUL HAWKINS. Book for the month: 'For All Mankind' by the Archbishop of York. Published by B.R. F. in paperback, 95p. A book about the Old Testament and about us. - 3 - ST. JAMES DUTY ROSTER 6th November Trinity XXll 8. 00 Holy Communion 10. 30 Mattins & Holy Communion. Cleaning Flowers Sidesman Creche Explorers Coffee Mrs. Hellmuth Mrs. Houldsworth 8.00 Mr. Eastgate 10.15 Mrs. Hayton & Mrs. Richmond Mrs. Pepler & Mrs. Collins Mrs. Harpur & Mrs. Ames 1st Reader 2nd Reader 10. 30 Col. Palmer Lamentations 3: 19-26 10.30 Mrs. Hammond I Thessalonians 5:12-24 3rd Reader & Sidesman Cross bearer 10.30 Mr. Graham-Campbell Matthew 20: 1-15 Paul Jaycock Servers Carl & Daren Jaycock 13th November Trinity XXlll REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY 8. 00 Holy Communion 10. 30 Mattins & Holy Communion. 8. 00 10. 15 Mrs. Hellmuth & Mrs. Belcher Mrs. Robb Mr. Wilkinson Mrs. Hayton & Mrs. Sherlock Cleaning Flowers Sidesman Creche Explorers Coffee Mrs. Graham-Campbell & Mrs. Hawkins 1st Reader 2nd Reader 3rd Reader & Sidesman Cross bearer Servers 10.30 10.30 10.30 Mr. & Mrs. Liney Col. Palmer Mrs. Pepler Col. Morrell Simon Miggiani Michah I Timothy Matthew Jeremy Belcher & Paul Humpleman - 4 - 4: 3-5 2: 1-7 5: 43-48 20th November Trinity XXlV 8.00 Holy Communion 10.30 Mattins & Holy Communion. Cleaning Flowers Sidesman Mrs. McIntyre & Mrs. Armstrong Mrs. Humpleman 8.00 Mr. Gordon Creche 10. 15 Mrs. Hutton & Mrs. Griffith Explorers Mrs. Graham-Campbell & Mrs. Hawkins Coffee Mr. & Mrs. Pepler 1st Reader 10.30 Mr. Young Wisdom 9: 13-17 2nd Reader 10. 30 Mrs. Harpur I Corinthians 12: 4-13 3rd Reader & Sidesman 10. 30 Mr. Hayton John 14: 23-26 Cross bearer Servers Jane Summers Kay Summers & Philip Wright 27th November ADVENT SUNDAY 8. 00 Holy Communion 10. 30 Mattins & Holy Communion. Cleaning Flowers Sidesman Creche Explorers coffee 1st Reader 2nd Reader 3rd Reader & Sidesman Cross bearer Servers Mrs. Robb Mrs . Thompson 8. 00 Mr. Belcher 10. 15 Mrs. Handy & Mrs. Lightwood Mrs. Graham-Campbell & Mrs. Hawkins Mrs. Clifford & Mrs. Collins 10.30 Col. Palmer Isaiah 51: 4-11 10.30 Mrs. Williamson Romans 13: 8-14 10.30 Mr. Pepler Matthew 25: 31-46 Kathy Shepheard Emma Shepheard & Tim Holt - 5 - 4th December Advent II 8.00 Holy Communion 10.30 Mattins & Holy Communion. Cleaning Flowers Sidesman Creche Explorers Coffee Mrs. Harpur & Mrs. Allen Mrs. Ames 8.00 Mr. Robb 10.15 Mrs. Gordon & Kathy Shepheard Mrs. McIntyre & Mrs. Keith Mr. & Mrs. Belcher 1st Reader 2nd Reader 10. 30 Mr. Young 10.30 Mrs. Handy Isaiah 2 Timothy Luke 64: 1-5 3: 14 4: 5 3rd Reader & Sidesman 10.30 4: 14-21 Cross bearer Mr. Armstrong Paul Jaycock Servers Carl & Daren Jaycock THE VICARAGE GARDEN During conversation with Jackie Hawkins a few days ago, she mentioned it was unfortunate there was a lack of flowering plants in the Vicarage garden. On recollection, our garden was in the same state when we moved to Dorney sixteen years ago, and how very much we appreciated receiving from Mrs. Brigit Ames several clumps of plants which remain in our garden to this day, giving us endless pleasure. I am sure if any Parishioner can spare a clump or two of perennials for the Vicarage, they will be gratefully received and very much appreciated. MARY ROBB. - 6 - • • THE PARI SH PUMP or jottings on the October Parish Council Meeting. The Chairman of the P.C. presented a framed print of a local scene to Mr. R. Sharphouse OBE in recognition for his services as Parish Clerk. GATE AT ENTRANCE TO TOWPATH The P.C. have received a quote for E90 for the installation of a gate. There are however certain legal and technical points to be resolved and the P.C. would be pleased to hear any views on this subject. VANDALI SM There appears to have been a spate of vandalism in the Parish and the police have been asked to maintain a special watch. The offenders appear to be between 10-13 years old. At a recent meeting in Slough on this topic it was clear that it is up to the public to be more aware and not to pretend not to see. SHOP IN SOUTHFIELD CLO SE The following details could apply to this proposed development. Rent El,000 p.a. 21 year lease,rates E300, available 1978(late) . Anyone interested should contact the P.C. for further details. RIVER BANK It is hoped that parts of the bank may be repaired next year . LIBRARY BOOKS Beaconsfield D.C. are threatening to take Court action against borrowers of library books if they are not returned. BULK CONTAINER S Usual places - 31st October to 14th November. - 7 - ETON/DORNEY PROJECT PROGRESS REPORT July to September, 1977 Traditionally, the first Sunday in July is a scorcher. For this is the date of the Vicarage 'Happening' , when local organisations and kindly individuals run stalls, games, teas - the proceeds from which are. divided between the Parish and Project. This year, the main attraction was undoubtedly the massive teddy-bear raffle, which alone raised something in the region of £40. 00. our very belated thanks to everyone who worked hard and cheerfully to make this so jolly an occasion. Just before the Vicarage was overrun with children from London and Oxford, two parishes in Reading - Tilehurst and Christchurch - sneaked in Confirmation preparation weekends. Then the Oxford/ Dorney and Lincoln College Projects launched into their holidays, which were the most successful we can remember, thanks to the untiring efforts, understanding and imagination of the student leaders. But, most important of all for the Project are the Children' s Country Holiday Fund holidays, with children fran Hackney; the fun and supervision provided by Eton and other friends of the Project. This year we had altered the arrangements by extending the usual eleven-day holiday for sixteen children, to two weeks, with sixteen different children each week. Under the old scheme there tended to be a bewildering coming and going of helpers, since they were often unable to make themselves available for all of the eleven days. We hoped they would find it easier to commit themselves for a week. More important, it meant that double the number of children might have a holiday. Despite a rather disappointing number of Etonian volunteers, those who did come along were magnificent - about half a dozen boys, Roger Royle, Stephen Drew, plus an assortment of well-wishers. - 8 - • • • ' Deserving special mention are the four girls from St. Bernard's Convent who, with very little introduction, threw themselves wholeheartedly into caring for and amusing the children. We hope very much that they, and other girls from St. Bernard's will be able to participate in, and even initiate future Project activities. By now, everyone must be familiar with what goes on during these holidays: Chessington Zoo, swimming, Hell Fire Caves, Wellington Park, films etc. etc. , with this year, the phenomenally popular addition of skating at Richmond ice -rink, which we survived with only one (very small) broken bone. All the children' s holidays depend on the support and tolerance of the residents of Dorney. Especially, we are very grateful to Mr. and Mrs. Hill for showing them round the farm, to Roger Palmer for allowing them to see the wolves and monkeys, and to Mrs. Horner for having them to tea. For two months during the summer, Katie Forrest was off on a jaunt to Canada and her place as cook/housekeeper was taken by Margaret Tew. Margaret has just what is needed for a children's holiday season - good nature, adaptability and energy. So thanks to Margaret and welcome back Katie. The Dorney Youth Club re-opened in September with a new Chairman - Paul Hellmuth. We had advertised for a couple of adults to help run the Club, and Colin Roberts has very kindly volunteered. If there is anyone else interested, we would be very pleased to hear from them. The Sunday Club has also re-convened, and although the same old outings never seem to lose their appeal, we would like to equip the Vicarage with more games and toys for the benefit of all the children who come here. We particularly have in mind games for seven to thirteen year olds. So, if there is anyone with old, and reasonably complete games they do not want, records, and fancy - 9 - old clothes for 'dressing up' , please contact us before throwing them out. on September 24th great fun was had at the Harvest Supper. I am sure everyone would like to join with us 'in thanking the Horticultural Society and the 'entertainers' from Ealing for giving us such a splendid time, and also raising a tremendous E75.00 for the Parish and Project. The Eton Action Fair proved to be another money-spinner for the Project. The Vicarage ran a cake stall, which was made possible entirely thanks to the contributions from the village, and sold the Cook Book. Mrs. Jayne Hartley organised a stall with goods from her shop with the Belchers, and we are extremely grateful for their enterprise, generosity and continuing interest in the Project. In the end, about E73. 00 was made. Many thanks. In August John Methuen finished his term as Warden of the Eton/ Dorney Proj ect and priest-in-charge of Dorney. I would like to express my own thanks and congratulations to him for all his hard work, enthusiasm and ideas over the last three years, and to wish him, Bridget, Judith and Caroline the very best of luck at St. Mark' s, Reading. A month later Paul, Jackie, Vashti and Thomas Hawkins arrived. I am sure they will give the Project a new lease of life, and hope that they will be very happy here. LOUISE HENRY - 10 - • • • I I CRE CHE Anyone interested in helping with the creche on Sunday mornings at the Vicarage please contact - Jo Gordon Maidenhead 21922. 1-------------------------------------------------􀀖 THE QUEEN' S SILVER JUBILEE COMPETITION Thank you Samantha & Fraser McNeilly Elisabeth Robb and Barbara Young for telling us how you enjoyed the Queen's Silver Jubilee . Col. Palmer was very pleased with your entries and you will by now have received your W.H. Smith vouchers, shared as follows :- Elisabeth Robb £2 Samantha McNeilly £1 Barbara Young £1 Frazer McNeilly £1. The entries are reproduced in the following pages but of course they cannot show the lovely colours and lacings of the originals. I . . . . - 1 1 - • I I - 14 - • • Bdt'bct.ro. Yo \J.n 9- 􀀈l Oor nex Red..c.h P.o°'-t:L A9e "1-i-'3 w-e t.\\r.. We -------..I - 15 - r1 I ' >----- -- - V 􀀓 z:V \0 \j) a-, d ,. Q) V, d ' l.... LI.... - 16 - . .c +' s "D C c:s Q.J h ::s -3 0 -.-> (); 􀀔 "l) Qi ..s:::. -v 􀀕. \)> 0 -i-1 't Qj 1__1 C 0 Q s I: (,.. :C􀀂 ,.,:V ' • • • Wednesday, 2nd November Friday, 4th November Friday, 11th November Saturday, 12th November Sunday, 13th November Friday, 18th November Tuesday, 22nd November Saturday, 26th November Friday, 2nd December Saturday, 3rd December Friday, 30th December DORNEY WOMEN' S INSTITUTE DORNEY WOMEN' S SOCIAL CLUB DORNEY P. T. A. PARISH COUNCIL MEETING ROAD SAFETY COMMITTEE DORNEY P.C.C. DORNEY YOUTH CLUB DIARY OF EVENTS D.D.H.S. Annual General Meeting. Whist at Village Hall@ 8 p.m. SideBawds & Drawers, Old-Tyme Music Hall@ Dorney Village Hall@ 8 p.m. Dorney P.T.A. Christmas Bazaar. Remembrance Sunday. Whist at Village Hall@ 8 p.m. Explorers & Creche - Bring & Buy & Coffee Morning@ Mrs. Ferryman' s House, Barnwood, Harcourt Road@ 10.30 a.m. Dorney P.T.A. Christmas Dance. Whist at Village Hall@ 8 p. m. Jumble/Christmas Fayre@ Dorney Village Hall @ 10-12 noon. Whist at Village Hall@ 8 p.m. Meet second Wednesday of every month at 2.30 p.m. Meet fourth Wednesday of every month at 8. 00 p.m. First Thursday in every month P. T.A. Committee Meeting. Second Tuesday in every month @ 8 p.m. Dorney School. Second Tuesday in every month at 7.45 p.m. preceding the Parish Council Meeting . First Wednesday of every month at 8.00 p. m. Dorney Vicarage. Meet every Sunday at 7.30 p.m. Dorney Vicarage. - 17 - DORNEY WOMEN' S IN STITUTE The monthly meeting of the Dorney Women' s Institute was held on October 12th. The President Mrs. Clifford chaired the meeting, and commenced by reading the apologies for absence. Mrs. Allen, secretary, read the record of the last monthly meeting which was duly approved and signed. In matters arising, it was stated that the Silver Year Show had proved successful and that Dorney' s contribution of fruit and vegetables to the Group Entry had been much appreciated, although no prizes were won. Mrs. Harrison gave particulars of the shows that could be seen at the proposed visit to Guildford and members voted in favour of the Leslie Crowther Show on 24th November. Mrs. Clifford reviewed the monthly news letter, and then Mrs. Allen read the correspondence. A letter had been received from B.F.W.I. saying that the Beeches and Carrington groups were causing problems because of the largeness of these two groups. Thus it was proposed to bring back the old Grenfell group - which would consist of Dorney, Taplow, Ivor Heath and the new group of George Green. Dorney members were asked for their comments. Everyone welcomed the idea, and Mrs. Harpur volunteered to attend a group meeting at the home of Mrs. Huggins at Stoke Poges to discuss the matter. Nomination forms had been received for - a. Group Convenor b. County President c. Consultative Council representative. Mrs. Horner proposed Mrs. Wood should be nominated for County President. A list of carol parties had been received and members wishing to attend the one at Amersham on December 19th at 2. 30 p.m. were asked to give in their names. - 18 - • • • • Names should also be given in for members wishing to attend a regional craft meeting on 28th October at Stoke Pages. Taplow Institute require 2 Tellers for their A.G.M. on November 1st. Mrs. Harpur and Mrs. Sharphouse volunteered. The autumn B.F.W.I. council meeting will take place at Aylesbury on October 31st. Mrs. Clifford asked for a volunteer delegate and a given member to accompany her. Mrs. Spencer agreed to be the delegate and Mrs. Horner offered to accompany her. At this meeting the delegate will be asked to vote on the resolution and amendment to prohibit street parking of heavy goods vehicles and coaches in residential areas. Dorney will support the resolution. Nominations for the 1978 Committee requested at tea-time. Mrs. Harpur gave a cookery demonstration called ' Finishing touches'. Having prepared some delicious confections she showed the members how to decorate them, giving many useful hints as she went along. The results were mouth watering and Mrs. Horner expressed the thanks of the members to Mrs. Harpur for her demonstration. Competition - an attractive shell was won by - 1. Mrs. Livesey 2. Mrs. Clifford 3. Mrs. Chase. The November meeting will be held on 9th November. Mrs. Spencer will present her report on the Autumn Council Meeting . The A.G.M. will follow. v.c. o. Mrs. Sunley - hostess Mrs. Williamson. The meeting will elect the 1978 Committee and President Tea Hostesses - Mrs. Chase, Mrs. Roberts & Mrs. Sharp. Competition - A pot plant. W.I. Duties: Welfare - Mrs. Harrison Over 60 Club 29.11.77 - Mrs. Chase, Mrs. Harrison & Mrs. Sharphouse. - 19 - 􀀊IDEJ'BAWDS and j!\RAWERS TICKETS PRICE £2. include i bottle wine and Buffet. Your LOCAL ORGANISATION has a Table Allocation BOOK TODAY so or in Direct from Maidenhead DORNEY VILLAGE HALL 26972 􀀥 FRIDAY 11th 0 :0VEMBER, ,,.. 􀀦 􀀧 8.00pm for 8.15p¼ 􀈌\ 􀀂􀀃􀀄􀀅fi - 20 - • I M P O R T A N T: Jumble/Christmas Fayre Saturday, 3rd December 1977 Dorney Village Hall 10 - 12 noon. All proceeds will go to Taplow and Dorney Anti-Gravel Pit Fighting Fund* Stalls include: Home Produce "Good as New11 Clothes Toys White Elephant Tombola Raffle Refreshments served. Entrance: Adults 5p Children Free * The Appeal against a gravel pit (60x22 tonne lorries per day) on Barge Farm will be heard in February. Taplow Parish Council backed by TAG and other Amenity Groups will be legally represented with the aid of your funds. BERK SHIRE COUNTY BLIND SOCIETY Is there anybody in Dorney who would be willing to give a helping hand to the Blind. We need somebody to go and buy goods at the Cash and Carry, and bring them to meetings held on the third Tuesday in every month and help sell them. Also we need drivers to take blind people to these meetings. If you have the time, please ring me - Brigit Ames, Burnham 61665. - 21 - DORNEY COMMON The 1977 grazing season on Dorney Common ended on Saturday, 29th October. The pasture made a good recovery from the exceptionally dry season of 1976 and the areas which had been ploughed and reseeded, including certain verges, showed satisfactory progress. There were more thistles than usual and most of these were mown. There was an alarming spread of wall barley and this also was mown. The intention is to spray selected areas this autumn within the limits of money available. P.D. S.P. ExPLORER S & CRECHE We are holding a - BRING & BUY & COFFEE MORNING on TUE SDAY, 22nd NOVEMBER 10. 30 a.m. at Mrs. Perryman's house Barnwood, Harcourt Road. The proceeds will go towards new books and equipment for the Sunday school and creche. There will be cakes and groceries. Coffee & Biscuits lOp. Raffle. - 22 - NATURE NOTE S May I recommend to you the East. Berkshire Ramblers' Association Group's publication entitled ETON AND DORNEY FOOTPATH MAP. At lOp from bookstalls or 17p by post from the Secretary, Mrs. M. Knowles, April Cottage, Elm Grove, Maidenhead, it is a pretty good record of the footpaths in our area and as such provides many interesting ways of how to spend a pleasant afternoon. I received an interesting flowerpot this week! It seemed to contain just dry peat, but on inspection I found that beneath the surface were some very large white bodied grubs. They were certainly not the most beautiful of animals, for they were the grubs of the June bug or cockchafer beetle. Each was nearly 9 cm long and 2 cm wide at the broad tail end. They had very heavy jaws and vigorously attacked the pencil point that was used gently to turn them over. They are vegetarians and normally spend the time chewing their way through plant roots below the soil surface. These are scxne of the delicacies that are searched for so assiduously by the starlings when they arrive in their flocks on my lawn to carry out a probing search with their long beaks in the grass. This afternoon I watched two robins each claiming my garden as part of their territory. There was scxne rather loud singing frcxn each to start with and then, quite suddenly, one flew at the other and drove it out of the garden. It seems that it isn't the sight of the whole robin so much as the red breast that precipitates this territorial behaviour. You can try this for yourself with some cottonwool dyed the appropriate shade of red and then fixed at the right height by a piece of wire to a fence post or tree branch. - 23 - THE WEATHER OF SEPTEMBER September started with variable weather. The wettest day of the month was the 2nd, with 9• of rain, followed by two fine days. The 6th, 7th and 8th were dull, after which we had a week of fine, sunny weather, due to the influence of a high pressure system. By the 17th, although the barometer showed no change of pressure, because the centre of the "high" remained at roughly the same distance from us, it had moved to the north of Scotland, and produced a drab, cold week. When the 11high11 is in such a position, the winds, which run clockwise round it, pass over a vast stetch of sea, so that they reach us from the north-east, cold and damp. At this time of year the land is warmer than this cold air, so that as the winds pass over the country, the cloud pall gradually disperses: as the warmer the air, the more moisture it can hold without forming cloud. Unfortunately we are too close to the east coast to benefit, and it is not until the wind reaches the west of England that sunny periods develop in these conditions. There was a little rain on the 23rd, 24th and 25th, and the 24th was the only day when the barometer dipped below 1015 millibars, and then only to 1013. By the end of the month, although the glass rose again, the 11 high" was more favourably placed, and it became warmer, indeed the 27th was the warmest day of the month with 22i,0c. It was a dry month with a total rainfall of only 17',mm, which is about a third of the average. It was a quiet, almost insipid month, and the equinox passed without any gales, only the last day being at all windy. 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[Slough] LTD. ROAD TRANSPORT & REMOVAL CONTlfACTORS Member of the British Association of RefflOvers 1 ff7 Bower Way, Cippenham, Slough. SL I SH B Tel: Slough 21080 J. T. IRELAND LTD. IIUILDBRS AND CON11lACl'ORS 41 E'I'ON WICK ROAD, E'I'ON WICK. Telephone : Windsor 6S373 & 6630S I A. De Sonol 2 Bell Lane. Eton Wick, Windsor, Berks. Tel: Windsor 65682 ' THE OLD SCHOOL ANTIQUES DORNEY SPECIALISTS IN 18TH & EARLY 19TH CENTURY PORCELAIN ALSO ANTIQUE FURNITURE PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY ANTIQUES YOU WISH TO SELL. FREE VALUATIONS FOR PROSPECTIVE SELLERS. TEL: BURNHAM 32◄7 SERVICES IN THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST. JAMES EVERY SUNDAY VICAR: CHURCHWARDENS: 8,00 a.m. Holy Communion I 0.15 a.m, Explorers & Creche at the Vicarage I 0.30 a.m. Parish Service (Mattins & Family Communion) The Rev. Paul Hawkins, The Vicarage, Dorney, Windsor, Berks. Tel: Burnham 62823 Lt. Col. P. D.S. Palmer, Dorney Court, Dorney, Windsor, Berks. Tel: Burnham 4638 Mr. M. J. L. Armstrong, Badgers, Village Road, Dorney, Windsor, Berks. Tel: Burnham 5595 The Vicar tries to keep Thursday as his day off and you are asked please to respect this except in an emergency. ISSUE NO. 12/77 DECEMBER, 1977 E D I T O R I A L By the time you read this editorial, President Sadat's visit to Israel may no longer be newsworthy and the acclaim at present being given to this momentous meeting may have turned to expressions of disappointment. Whatever the outcome, and we all hope it will be fruitful, the lesson to be learned from this unprecedented journey is apparent. In this one significant gesture we find the promise of the Christmas salutation 'peace on earth to men of good will'. Two nations, at war for thirty years and divided by a barrier of hate, suddenly, by the initiative of two men, can hope and strive for peaceful coexistence. If this spirit can be' engendered between such sworn enemies, the possibilities for peace between other nations and communities must be boundless; but we see in this illustration that mutual trust is dependant upon men of mutual good will. We must endeavour to establish this ideal in our everyday associations. Because we are men of principles we often feel that we cannot compromise, but let us be sure that our principles are not prejudices that make us blind to the justness of our opponents argument. Let us take courage from this meeting in Jerusalem, which, like a new star shining in the east, sheds rays of peace upon the world this Advent. - 1 - Dear Parishioners, Christmas is the season of stories, stories full of poetry and magic, some grounded in history and some emanating from the religious imagination of those close to the historical Jesus. So here is another story. There was once a country doctor: he was a pompous and unimaginative man. He was summoned to attend the wife of the squire for her delivery. After the affair was successfully over, the woman, still only half alive, moaned that it was unbearable; 'Why' she asked, 'does one have to suffer such pain?' The doctor showed his learning. 'My dear lady,' he said, 'if you had looked, as I have looked, into the workings of nature, you would perceive that the nobler the animal the more developed must be its condition when it separates from its parent; and the more developed the condition of the offspring, the greater must be the wrench from the parent. Now man is the noblest of animals. The pain of human childbirth is the price of man's nobility.' The doctor's voice trailed in the woman's listless ear. 'That makes it no better', she murmured, 'it hurts just the same'. At that moment her mother came into the room, carrying her son. And she began to think how it would be when she suckled him; and suddenly she remembered no longer the anguish, for her joy of that little man who was born into the world. And that is what Christmas is about: we find joy in the knowledge of God's birth into the world as the mother was consoled by the birth of her son. Most of us would feel that it is impossible to provide a sufficent explanation for the amount of sorrow and suffering that exists in the world, but Christianity is not concerned with providing that kind of explanation: it is concerned with God's active response to us, which is the emptying of himself into the world. The helpless child of a carpenter's wife in a mucky stable is a powerful image of that: - 2 - God does not give answers, he gives himself. In the midst of human anguish there is joy, joy that that little man was born into the world. May he be born again in us this Christmas. The times of Christmas services are noted elsewhere in this magazine. Children are invited to bring a present to the Christingle Service on Christmas Eve: their presents will be given to deprived children. The preacher at the Midnight Communion will be the Reverend Alan Robson, head of the Divinity Department at Eton College. Christmas collections go to the Church of England Children's Society. We are extremely grateful for the £75 that was given to the Eton/Dorney Project from the Jubilee Fund: this has been spent on new crockery which was badly needed! The Finance & General Purposes Committee are aware that there may be some newcomers to the parish who have not had an opportunity to discover what the Project is about: we are therefore holding an open evening on Friday, January 13th, beginning at 8.15 p.m. All who have not had an opportunity to see and hear about the Project are warmly invited to the Vicarage on that evening. Some light refreshments will be included! Another important date: on Sunday April 16th we will be holding a Parish Day at the Vicarage. I would be very grateful if you could book this in your diaries􀆾- We will be preparing for it during Lent. It is hoped that it will give us all a chance to look together more deeply into the life and mission of the Church. Whole families can be involved: entertainment will be found for children. Finally, a Christmas fund-raising effort of behalf of both the Project and the Church roof: on the first four Saturdays of December (3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th) there will be a stall in the - 3 - Vicarage dining room selling new goods from 'The Cheapest Shop in Town' in Windsor. All profits will be divided between the Children's Holiday Fund and the Church Roof. It will be open from 10 a.m. to 1 p. m. except on December 10th when it will close at 12 noon. There will be plenty of items for stockings! Any enquiries, especially about particular items required, to Jayne Hartley, Burnham 5134. With best wishes for a happy and blessed Christmas. PAUL HAWKINS Baptisms: October 2nd October 30th Marriage: October 1st R.I.P. : October 10th REGISTERS FOR OCTOBER Caroline Victoria Sherlock Benjamin Nugent Sherlock Mathew Sam Groves Nigel Mark Brame Jones to Veronica Clare Hall Elsie Williams - 4 - ' ST. JAMES DUTY ROSTER 4th December 2nd Sunday in Advent 8.00 Holy Communion 10.30 Mattins & Holy Communion. Cleaning Flowers Sidesman Creche Explorers Coffee Mrs. Harpur & Mrs. Allen Mrs. Ames 1st Reader 2nd Reader 8.00 Mr. Robb 10. 15 Mrs. Gordon & Kathy Shepheard Mrs. McIntyre & Mrs. Keith Mr. & Mrs. Belcher 10.30 Mr. Young 10. 30 Mrs. Handy Isaiah 3rd Reader & Sidesman 10. 30 Cross bearer Mr. Armstrong Paul Jaycock 2 Timothy Luke Servers Carl & Daren Jaycock 11th December 3rd Sunday in Advent 8. 00 Holy Communion 10.30 Mattins & Holy Communion. Cleaning Mrs. Ames & Mrs. Houldsworth Flowers Mrs. Holt Sidesman 8.00 Col. Morrell Creche 10.15 Mrs. Hayton & Mrs. Sherlock Explorers Mrs. McIntyre & Mrs. Keith Coffee Mrs. Paton & Mrs. Coish 1st Reader 10.30 Col. Palmer Malachi 64: 1-5 3: 14 4: 5 4: 14-21 3: 1-5 2nd Reader 10.30 Mrs. Shepheard Philippians 4: 4-9 3rd Reader & Sidesman 10. 30 Mr. McIntyre Matthew 11: 2-15 Cross bearer Simon Miggiani Servers Jeremy Belcher & Paul Humpleman - 5 - 18th December 4th Sunday in Advent 8.00 Holy Communion 10.30 Mattins & Holy Communion. Cleaning Flowers Sidesman Creche Explorers Coffee 1st Reader 2nd Reader 3rd Reader & Sidesman Cross bearer Servers Mrs. Roberts & Mrs. Chase Mrs. Roberts 8.00 Mr. Graham-Campbell 10.15 Mrs. Hutton & Mrs. Griffith All teachers Mr. & Mrs. Armstrong 10.30 ) ) ) Said Service ) ) CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL 1977 Sunday 18th December 6.30 p.m. CAROL SERVICE Sidesman: Mr. Belcher Saturday 24th December 5.00 p.m. CHRISTINGLE SERVICE (for children) Sidesman: Mr. Gordon 11.30 p. m. MIDNIGHT COMMUNION 1st Reader 2nd Reader Sidesman & 3rd Reader - 6 - Mr. Skinner Mrs. Robb Mr. Houldsworth Isaiah 1 John John 9: 1-7 4: 7-14 1: 1-14 ' • • 25th December CHRISTMAS DAY 8.00 Holy Communion 10.30 Mattins & Holy Communion (Parish Christmas Communion) Cleaning Flowers Sidesman Creche Explorers Coffee Mrs. Hellmuth & Mrs. Belcher Mrs. Robb 8.00 Mr. Eastgate ) ) Holiday ) 1st Reader 10.30 Col. Palmer Isaiah 9: 1-7 2nd Reader 10.30 Mrs. Pepler 3rd Reader & Sidesman 10.30 Mr. Wilkinson 1 John 4: 7-14 John 1: 1-14 Cross bearer Cathy Shepheard Servers Emma Shepheard & Tim Holt 1st January 1978 NEW YEAR'S DAY 1st after Christmas 8.00 Holy Communion 10.30 Mattins & Holy Communion Cleaning Flowers Sidesman Creche Explorers Coffee Mrs. Armstrong & Mrs. McIntyre Mrs. Houldsworth 1st Reader 2nd Reader 3rd Reader & Sidesman Cross bearer Servers 8.00 Mr. Eastgate \Holiday Mrs.. Roberts 10.30 Mrs. Harpur 10.30 Mrs. Keith 10.30 Mr. Young Paul Jaycock & Mrs. Chase Isaiah Ephesians Matthew Carl & Daren Jaycock - 7 - 49: 3: 2: 7-13 1-6 1-12 8th January 2nd after Christmas 8. 00 Holy Communion 10.30 Mattins & Holy Communion Cleaning Flowers Sidesman Creche Explorers Coffee Mrs. Robb Mrs. Humpleman 8.00 Mr. Hayton ;Holiday Mrs. Thompson & Mrs. Williamson 1st Reader 2nd Reader 10.30 Col. Palmer Deuteronomy 16: 1-6 3rd Reader & Sidesman Cross bearer Servers 10.30 Mrs. Houldsworth 10. 30 Mr. Handy Jane Summers Romans Luke Kay Summers & Paul Wright 8:12-17 2:41-52 THE PARISH PUMP or jottings on the November Parish Council Meeting. Children's Playground The cost of making good the damage in the playground has been estimated at £100. The local Police have been asked to increase their Patrols in an effort to avoid further vandalism of this kind. Footpath near Telephone Box - Harcourt Road The County Council have contacted the contractor who was responsible for the work on the footpath during main drainage connections. It is hoped that their "making good" will soon be started. Payments Public Works Loan Board £63. 90. Finance Sub-Committee This sub-committee will be meeting shortly to for next year to be presented at the December Planning prepare estimates Meeting. Harcourt Close. The P.c. have commented on the planning application and have again stated that they object on the ground of density, access and the hazard of additional traffic - 9 - at the School entrance. Shop in Southfield Close The Post Office have written to inform the P.C. that in their estimation a P. O. in Dorney is no longer viable. This is regretted by the P.C. who had earlier been advised by the P.O. that if a site were found a Post Office would be available. Without the Post Office support the P.C. did not feel that they could pursue the matter of a shop in Southfield Close and have informed the B. D.C. accordingly. Jubilee Fund The Eton/Dorney project have sent a letter of thanks for their donation of E75 and in thanking the P.C. explained that the money had been spent on much needed crockery. Motor Cyclist Experienced motor cyclists and moped riders are needed to help train learners. Interested persons should contact Mr. Trevor Jenkins, Beaconsfield 2298. Nature Observers Anyone who wishes to add their observations on the local flora and fauna should contact the Museum at Aylesbury 82158/88849. - 10 - • • • DORNEY HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY At the recent A.G.M. of the Society members were confronted with the resignation of the entire committee elected in 1966. various reasons were given for this situation arising. After some rather hesitant minutes with very few nominations forthcoming, a committee was eventually formed, which is set out below - Chairman Secretary Treasurer Committee - Mr. H. Cook - Mr. D. Fowles - Mrs. K. Sharp - Mesdames. Messrs. Burgess Williamson Fowles Jones Sharp Burgess Parker Branch. You will notice that it contains some old names and some new. Noting a decline in attendances at most of last year's activities I take this opportunity of asking all our members to give us their fullest support in the coming year, without which this cannot be the Happy Friendly Society of the past. H. A. Cook Chairman. - 11 - JANE PALMER I am most grateful to Tony Packe for restoring the memorial of Jane Palmer in the Chancel of Dorney Church. He does this work most expertly as a hobby and has spent 4 months of painstaking effort on the job. The result is most rewarding. Under her Father's Will Jane was left a portion on her marriage or on becoming 22 and in default her eldest brother Roger Palmer was to benefit. In the event she died unmarried on 4th August 1663, aged 21. So presumably Roger did benefit and I think, therefore , that he , then aged 29 and with London contacts, was the most likely person to have commissioned the memorial. It is beautiful and of an exceptionally high standard of craftsmanship and is thought to be the work of a London statuary. The experts , however, will not commit themselves to an attribution on the style alone without something further to go on. They have offered 7 possible names, including master masons to King Charles I I , and I am doing some research on them. The latin inscription on the memorial "Mors mihi lucrum" can be translated as "Death to me is light". P.D. S. P. - 12 - r r 1st. DORNEY BROWNIE GUIDES Since the new term began we have enrolled the following new Brownies Anita Breslin , Mandy Kelly, Nicola Wellspring and Nicola Kirkby ; we also welcomed Sarah Bales from the U. S.A. where she was a Brownie Scout. One Pack meeting was spent scrubbing the Village Hall chairs and tables before the Anniversary Dance and at another meeting we planted wallflowers in one of the flower beds round the Hall. Job week this year at half term was a great success again - the Brownies earned over £30 for Pack funds. They are now practising (I hope) for the District Swimming Gala to be held at the Maidenhead Leisure Centre on Saturday December 3rd. Badges gained: - SAFETY-IN-THE-HOME Anne Dennis Beverley Davies Wendy Young Jane Dobner Helen Taylor Alison Keith Louise Poole COOK Alison Keith Irene Vint Jane Dennis Lisa May Tracy Guider Helen Taylor HOSTESS Lucy Holt Helen Taylor PONY RIDER Paula Duffy Karen Hodge I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Badge Testers for the splendid work they do for us. BROWN OWL. - 1 3 - Friday, 2nd December Saturday, 3rd December " 3rd December Wednesday, 7th December Saturday, 10th December Saturday, 17th December Wednesday, 21st December Saturday, 24th December Friday, 30th December 1978 Sunday, 8th January Friday, 13th January Saturday, 28th January Sunday, 16th April DORNEY WOMEN' S INSTITUTE DORNEY WOMEN'S SOCIAL CLUB DORNEY P.T.A. PARISH COUNCIL MEETING ROAD SAFETY COMMITTEE DORNEY P. C.C. DORNEY YOUTH CLUB DIARY OF EVENTS Whist at Village Hall @ 8 p.m. Jumble/Christmas Fayre @ Dorney Village Hall from 10 - 12 noon. Stall in Vicarage dining-room 10 a.m. to 1 p. m. Guides Open Evening in Village Hall from 7 - 9 p.m. Stall in Vicarage dining-room 10 a. m. to 12 noon. Stall in Vicarage dining-room 10 a . m . to 1 p. m. Carol Singing Stall in Vicarage dining-room lOa. m. to lp.m. Whist at Village Hall @ 8 p.m. Explorers' Christmas party, Vicarage Project Open Evening, Vicarage P.T.A. Jumble Sale, Village Hall @ 10. 30 a.m. Parish Day at Vicarage. Meet second Wednesday of every month at 2. 30 p.m. Meet fourth Wednesday of every month at 8.00 p.m. First Thursday in every month P.T.A. Committee Meeting. Second Tuesday in every month at 8 p.m. Dorney School. Second Tuesday in every month at 7. 45 p.m. preceding the Parish Council Meeting. First Wednesday of every month at 8. 00 p. m. Dorney Vicarage. Meet every Sunday at 7. 30 p.m. Dorney Vicarage. - 14 - • • • DORNEY WOMEN'S INSTITUTE The Annual General Meeting of Dorney Women's Institute was held on 9th November. Mrs. Clifford, president,was in the chair, and opened the meeting by welcoming the V. C.O. Mrs. Sunley - and also the two new members Mrs. Hutton and Mrs. Moran. Apologies for absence were read. The record of the last meeting read by the secretary, Mrs. Allen was duly approved and signed . In matters arising, Mrs. Harrison finalised the particulars of the outing to Guildford on 24th November. Mrs. Harpur gave her report on the Presidents and conveners meeting she attended on October 28th to discuss the formation of the new Grenfell Group which was unanimously adopted, commencing 1st January 1978. She also reported on the very pleasant group meeting she and 4 members attended at Fulmer on 25th October. Mrs.· Spencer who attended the half yearly council meeting of the B.F. W.I. at Aylesbury on October 31st as Dorney' s delegate gave an excellent report. The resolution to prohibit the parking of large vehicles and coaches was adopted almost unanimously, and she said the speaker Mrs. Jacobs gave a brilliant address. Mrs. Clifford reviewed the monthly newsletter and said she thought the visit to the Tate Gallery on 21st February 1978 would be of interest, particularly, to members of the painting group. Mrs. Allen read the correspondence. Two invitations had been received for Christmas parties in the Beeches group. She reminded members wishing to attend the carol party at Amersham on December 19th to give in their names. A letter had been received from Mrs. Huddart thanking members for the bottle of champagne sent to her during her illness. Mrs. Clifford said how pleased she was to welcome Mrs. Huddart back. - 15 - W. I. duties - Welfare - Mrs. Harrison Over 60 Club on 29th November - Mrs. Chase, Mrs. Harrison & Mrs. Sharphouse. The Annual General Meeting followed. Mrs. Huddart stated that it would be necessary to appoint a new auditor and that Mr. Hellmuth had agreed to take over in place of Mr. Hohnen. Mrs. Huddart presented the financial report for 1977 which happily showed a very healthy balance. The adoption of the report was proposed by Mrs. Williamson and seconded by Mrs. Spencer. Mrs. Allen gave the Committee's Annual report of the year's activities, including the bursaries supplied to two members, the fund raising and jubilee efforts and the social events and outings. The president gave her address and proposed the adoption of the committee's report. She thanked Mrs. Allen for being such a wonderful secretary, and the committee for giving their loyal support. Mrs. Sunley - v.c.o. gave a warm and encouraging address. She said she was particularly pleased that Dorney had been able to give bursaries for 2 members to attend Denman Collage on a course of picture framing. She stressed the fact that the W. I. was an educational organisation and not just a Social Club. She said the W.I. had started as a "Jam and Jerusalemn organisation and that gradually members had become interested in their neighbcur's institutes, hence the formation of groups, and then widened to county and finally national activities. She gave special mention to ex-president Mrs. Williamson for her work on sub committees and as a v.c.o. and group convenor, in the past. The vote of thanks was given by Mrs. Sharphouse. The new committee was announced as mesdames Allen, Chase, Clifford, Dorrell, Harpur, Harrison, Huddart, Roberts, Sharp and Sharphouse. Mrs. Clifford was re-elected as president. - 16 - Mrs. Horner proposed a vote of thanks to Mrs. Clifford. Mrs. Allen proposed a vote of thanks to Mrs. Harpur for making the birthday cake. After tea, Mrs. Williamson organised a members time asking everybody in turn to own up to their particular extravagances, which proved very entertaining. The competition - a pot plant was won by Mrs. Roberts. The December meeting will be held on December 14th. Speaker - Mrs. B. Showler on - A year in the rock garden Hostess - Mrs. Sharp Tea Hostesses - Mrs. Spencer, Mrs. Williamson & Mrs. Wilkinson Competition - Three Mince Pies. - 17 - The Editor, Dear Sir, 16 Harcourt Road, Dorney Reach. I realised recently that my entry in the Telephone Directory still gave the house name instead of the number, and checking up, I found that this also applied to some of my neighbours. This is largely why we continue to get letters addressed to 11 syringa", because people have looked up our address in the Telephone Directory: so I wrote to the Post Office asking them to amend my entry, and also suggesting that as their postmen were amongst those deriving most benefit from the change to numbers, they might circularise the district, asking people if their entries in the Telephone Directory needed amending. But this apparently they could not do; it was up to each person to take the initiative, and to advise them if they wanted the entry changed. I suspect that most of us, like I did, assumed that the Post Office had been notified of the changes en bloc, and in their own interest would have amended the Telephone Directory, but not so; perhaps the telephone lot don't talk to the mail lot. It seems a pity that the change to numbers, which is of potential benefit to house owners, and visitors alike, has not been properly completed, due to this flaw in the arrangements. So the purpose of this letter is to advise that if your house name still appears in the Telephone Directory, it will not be changed, unless you ask the Post Office to do so. Yours faithfully, M.P.WOOLLER. - 18 - • • ' DORNEY GUIDES We welcomed Elisabeth Robb, Aisling McCabe & Mandy Humpleman to the Company when the guides returned after the Summer Holidays. The Brownies from their Pack came to say their traditional goodbyes. A Poacher Re-Union was held at one of our meetings in October, it was nice to meet up with the Guides from Burnham & Taplow and to exchange photographs of the camp held back in the summer. Nineteen Guides from the Company went on a Company Hike to Bears Rails, Windsor during the Half-term Holiday. It was very enjoyable walking through Windsor Great Park in the Autumn sunshine. A successful coffee morning was held during this week. Our thanks to all who helped and suported it. The P. L's planned a very enjoyable Halloween Party, decorating the Barn, and organising the games and food. A competition was held during the evening to find the best home-made mask. Lisa Sudlow was the winner. Elisabeth Robb, Aisling McCabe and Mandy Humpleman made their promise as Guides during one of our meetings in November, on the same evening we welccmed Lorraine Zaremba to the company. A district Swimming Gala is being held on Saturday December 3rd at Maidenhead Leisure Centre, we shall be entering a team. Our Guide Open Evening takes place in the Wednesday December 7th from 7p.m. - 9p.m. welcome. Village Hall on Everyone will be very The Guides will be joining the Brownies from 2nd Eton-Wick Pack to go Carol Singing on Thursday December 15th. - 19 - The Guides have gained the following Badges - Rebecca Tierney - Speaker Angela Perryman - Cook - Rabbit Keeper Susan Tyler - Rabbit Keeper, Hiker Claire Bampton, Sandra Coish, Joanne Mallabar and Michele Kirkby - Child Nurse Tracey Lake & Sandra Coish - Toymaker Tracey Perryman - Gardener Beverley Smith & Jane Aldridge - Service Flash. GILL LANGSTON. - 20 - ' THE EDITORIAL BOARD w I s H y 0 u A L L A H-- -A- -p- -p- y-- -C-- H- -R- --I --S- T- -M--A-- -s - 21 - NATURE NOTES If one looks into the origins of some of our native plants by searching through one of the books on the British Flora one discovers that they fall into three categories. Some are described as being native which means that they are not known to have been introduced by human agency; others as endemic - that they are only known from this country or from a special region; and thirdly they may be described as introduced. This latter category implies that as they could not have arrived on their own they must have been introduced by man at some time in the past. The other day, with this in mind I was quite surprised to come across a statement that implied that the Field or Common Maple which I took to be native was not in fact so. This set me off on an investigation and it seems that the statement is correct and the source of my original information - the Flora of the British Isles- wrong. My researches proved very interesting as I hope this account will show. The evidence comes from investigations into the changing composition of peat as one goes deeper into the peat bog, with a special emphasis into pollen analysis. Most, if not all, of our native trees liberate into the atmosphere pollen which is blown about by the wind. Some of this pollen settles down on neighbouring lakes and pools or on the surface of peat bogs. The bog mosses, which with other plants inhabit the bog surface, grow from year to year on the slowly accumulating remains of their incompletely decomposed selves. In the course of the 10,000 years since the last Ice Age, a small lake basin may be filled with peat to a depth of perhaps 6 metres of more. As pollen grains are very resistant to decay they will be preserved indefinitely and will be a record of the plants that were growing when that layer of peat was at the surface. If core samples are taken from various depths they can be used to show the changes over the centuries. The fact that pollen barely decomposes would not in itself be of much use if it were not for the fact that many plants have pollen grains that have features almost as good as a finger print for - 22 - identification purposes. Perhaps the plant cannot be identified to species but certainly to the genus. i.e. down to Oak but not perhaps to the type of oak. Here are some examples of pollen grains. C. 25,.. m c.40,..,., Im= .. . : . _.,.• •. , .... ; .. :_ :·. : 1,000,000,,.,., .. ·t :·.· ·:.· ·-: : .. .- Guia/i'cus ( O􀀌t<) This will be continued next month. - 23 - THE WEATHER OF OCTOBER The first week of October was unsettled, with rain on 7 of the first 9 days; as a deep depression lingered nearby; although the rain was not as heavy as the glass suggested. By the 9th the barometer was rising, as an anticyclone became established over southern Europe; and the weather was fine until the 20th; most days being sunny after the clearance of early fog. The tendency for the fog to thicken for a time after dawn, was noticeable on several days. This may seem odd, but is due to the influence of the sun as it rises. Providing the fog blanket does not extend upwards very far, the warmth of the sun will penetrate, and heat the ground, which when moist, causes more water to evaporate to join the fog. For a time the fog becomes denser, until it too is warmed by the sun, and it disperses when the temperature of the air has been raised sufficiently to be able to absorb the water vapour without condensation. As the high was to the south of us, the winds were southerly and warm, and the days very pleasant when the sun came out. It was good to notice during this foggy motorists were using dipped headlights. getting through at last, although there to be convinced. period, that many The message seems to be are still some who remain The 21st was rather a surprising day, for a small, but very active front produced 16• of rain. This scarcely registered on the barometer, which never dropped below 1013 millibars. Yet the deep low of the earlier part of the month, which registered 994 millibars, and which persisted for several days, produced less rain during the whole of it's influence. The glass soon rose again and the 23rd and 25th were sunny. The month ended as it began, for the last weekend was very unsettled, many parts of the country getting gales, and heavy rain. We escaped relatively lightly. The total rainfall for the month 0 was 45􀆽mm, slightly below average. With a maximum temperature of 18 C on the 19th, 21st and 22nd, and a minimum of 4°c on the 11th, it was a pleasantly warm month with no air frosts. ISOBAR - 24 - Material for pub I ication should reach one of the Editors by the 16th of the preceding month. Editors: Editorial Board: Distributors: Rate of Subscription: Mr. C. C. Cody, Easter Folly, 7, Dorney Reach Road, Dorney Reach. Tel: Maidenhead 24121 Mr. K. A. S. Spiers, 2, Raymead Court, Boulters Lane, Maidenhead. Tel: Maidenhead 27874 The Editors, Mrs. M. C. Cody. Mrs. Ames, Mrs. Clyde, Mrs. Cobb, Mrs. Crane, Mrs. Groves, Mrs. Hakesley, Mrs. Hellmuth, Mrs. Oxlade, Mrs. Pilkinton, Mrs. Rae, Mrs. Sharphouse, Mrs. Shott, Mrs. Sorensen, Mrs. Thompson, Mrs Warner􀂄Horne, Mi-s. 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