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JAM ES S U N DAY 8.00 a . m . 1 0.20 a.m. 1 0.30 a.m. F I RST SUN DAY OF TH E MONTH F I FTH SUN DAY O F TH E MONTH 8.00 a .m. 1 0.30 a . m . 8.00 a.m. 1 0.30 a.m. Holy Communion Exp lorers and Creche at the Vicarage Parish Communion Holy Communion Family Service Holy Communion Mattins PR I EST-IN-CHARGE OF DO RNEY CHU RCHWARDEN Revd . Col in H. Ponti n 3 Leigh Park, Datch et, Slough, Berks, S L3 9JP. Tel : Slough 40745 Mr. Dav id Pepler 54, Hag H i l l R ise, Taplow, Maidenhead, Berks. Tel : Burnham (06286) 63593 To contact the Revd . Co lin Pontin either tel ephone him direct or leave a messa ge at Dorney Vicarage, Tel : Burnham 62823 . Printed by Suro Press Old Stat ion Yard Taplow Telephone: Burnha m 63122 ISSUE N0 .1/88 F ebrua ry 1988 ASS IS TANT TY PIS T RE QU IRED J e a n Spencer ha s kindly agreed to be Co- Edit or , and I am very grat eful for her assi stance . We still need an as sistant typi st , who for a sm a ll remunerati on is wi lling to help type or word proc ess some of ou r ten edit i ons per year . We h a ve mana ged to produc e thi s issue on a one- off ba s is, but we cannot gua rant ee a future for the ma gazine wi thout more help, Charles Cody NEW YEAR 1 S EVE DA NCE A raff le wa s held at the New Year 1 s Eve Da nce in aid of cha rity . Th e amount raised wa s doubl ed by a n anon ymous donor , a nd together wi th a con tribution from the Di sco, raised the swn of £2 52 , whi ch wa s sent to the Gr eat Ormond Street Hospital Appeal Fund . DORNEY CHURCH Th e Annual Church Jwnble Sale wi ll be held on Friday, February 26th at 7 p.m. Pl ease telephone Burnham 2243 for collection of you r unwant ed articles , or take them to the Vi llage Ha ll in the aft ernoon of the Sale . The Church ga ve £700 to va rious charities last year . The proc eeds of the Sale wi ll go towards thi s fund . Ma ry Robb From Revd . Colin Pontin February J. 9 8 8 O n e o f the things tha t impressed me during the Christma s period was the speed and nature of change . I noticed this especially as the fami ly arrived for the holiday. Outside , the house resembl ed a second-hand parking lot as their various vehicles arrived . (We are grateful for tolerant neighbours ! ) Inside the house it seemed like 1 wa ll to wall ' people : girl friends , boy friends, visitors enc ounter ed unexpectedly on the stairs and in the kitchen , my favourite chair commandeered and the general even tenor of our lives turned upside- down . Thi s , of course, i s family life, we expect it, accept it and ( for a brief period at l east ) enj oy it . It is lovely to have them all a round and we wouldn ' t have it otheqwi se . The fami ly of the Church is no different . As we launch out into a new year, we too face new developments which will inevitably bring changes . Changes in the way we do things, different peopl e in our c ongregation , new idea s and responsibiliti es which will make different demands upon us . In April the parish of Eton with Eton Wick and Boveney becomes part of the Riverside Team and thi s , too, wi ll inevitably bring some changes . How we c ope with these things is a t est of our understanding and unity a s the Family o f God , a n d our love for one another . We have much for which to thank God a s we look back on 1 9 8 7 . The Church Family at Dorney has grown and developed in a l l sorts of ways . We have welcomed many new people to our servi ces . The Family Service ha s become an established and im portant part of our church lif e . The Bible Study and Prayer group and the Women ' s Fellowshi 􂸷 provide places of l earning and fellowship . The Young Peopl e ' s Group ( now called the Dorney Dynamos ! ) i s establi shed , and enj oyed b y those who attend , and an increa sing number of chi ldren come to Sunday School each week . So many peopl e have worked hard and contributed s o much to the life of our church , and we are very grateful to you all . - 2 - We are, however , alwa ys being called to new things because this is the nature of the Christian Gospel . It is not static but always changing to meet new situations and demands and, as we go forwa rd in faith , we find that God never lets us down . S o a s we go out in to 1 9 88 let us gi ve thanks to God for all that he ha s done and is doing among us . Let us commit ou rselves afresh to hi s service , rec ogni s ing that whi lst it may not always be to our liking , God has a purp ose t· or us wh ich is grea ter than we can begin to imagine . And let us claim and experi ence tor ou rselves the p ow er of God to help us and the j o y wh ich comes t· rom following Christ . The writ er of the lett er to the Hebrews put it like this : 11 Let us rid ou rselves , then , of ev erything tha t gets in the way , and the sin wh ich holds on to us so tight ly , a nd let us run wi th determinat ion the ra ce tha t lies before us. Let us keep our eyes fixed on Jesus , on wh om ou r faith dep en ds from beginning to end . 11 ( Hebrews 12 :1-2 . Good News Bib le ) Colin Two dates for your di ary for February : A sh Wednesday F ebruary 17th . There wi ll be a service of Holy Communion for the wh ole of the Riverside Team at 8 . 00 p . m . in t he church . L ent 198 8 . The Lent Course this year wi ll b e the national course entitled 11Who On Earth Are You? 11 , and will be held in the Vicarage at 8 . 00 p . m . each Thursday evening during Lent , commencing on Thursday February 2 5th . The course asks us to tell our own stories and place them alongside f ive st ories from St . Luke 1 s gospel . Through this we are helped to see how our faith relates to the world today . Please come i f you are able . Advance Notic e : F am ily Servic e , Ma rch and A pril . To accommodate Mothering Sunday and Easter Day, the Family S ervice during these two months wi ll be on the SECOND SUNDAY of the month , i . e . March 13th and April 1 0th . - 3- THE PARISH PUMP Notes on a Pa ri sh Council Meeting , 12 Dec emb er 1 9 87 !. Wat er Tabl e. Th e rec ent low levels at Ta plow Lake a nd the Lot's Hole area are due to de-watering pum ping at Bu rnham Sewage Works . Th is has also resulted in a higher than usua l wat er level in the Lake End Common area . Levels are now return ing to normal , as wo rk is now compl eted . Z , Highway Matters . The Pa ri s h Cou nci l is awaiting negot iati ons at County level regarding the st retch of Ma rsh Lane wi thin the Pa rish . Representatives of the Count y Cou ncil vi sited thi s site a nd sub sequ ently spoke with the Cha i rman . j . Annua l Financ e Me eting . Th e Finance C ommittee presented its financial statement , wh ich the Pa ri s h Cou ncil appv o ved . 4 . Accounts for Payment . Accounts totalling approximately £110 were present ed . S . Planning Appl i cations . No comments were of fered on ext ensi ons to The Me ad and The Cha let , Dorney Reach Road, and sta ff accommodati on at The Spanish Bit Riding School . Plans for extensi on and ga rage to No .4 Ha rc ourt Road we re returned as need ing corrections . 6 . F l ood Wardens . Mr . Armst rong ha s accepted re sponsibility as Chi ef F l ood Wa rd en ; Mr . Shott and Mr . Langston act as wa rdens for Dorney Reach , a nd Mr . Sulley for the Boveney area . - LI - 7. It wa s noted with concern that there is st ill a speeding problem on the roads thr ough th e Vi llage. Th e Cou ncil would als o like to remind resident s of the bye laws regarding the fouling of pa vement s by dogs , These byelaws we re print ed in the June 1987 issue of this magazine . WHA T NEXT AFTER DUKE OF EDINBURGH AND QU EEN 1 S GU ID E ? You may rememb er that thi s time last yea r I wr ot e a report about my visit to Kensingt on Pa lace to rec eive my Qu een 1 s Gui de Award, then in Ma rch I went to St . James 1 s Pa la ce for the certificate of the Gold Duk e of Edinburgh 1 s Award . What ha ppens now I ' ve achi eved th ese awards? We l l, life cert ainly isn't qu iet ! I am now helping to run a joint Venture Scout and Ranger Unit in Burnham, where I am helping s ome of th ese young p eople through the same Awards . I've also spoken at meetings about my exp eri ences whi lst involved in the schemes , helped at Count y Pr esentations, and I'm now st arting to test the Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Expedition. But is there real cha llenge or adventure for me after the schemes? ... Yes . This year through the Gold Awa rd Holders ' Associatio n I am joining a group of 36 other holders on a four week expediti on to Ma la ysia . A maj or pa rt of thi s ex pediti oo is a nine d ay vi sit into the Nationa l Pa rk of Ma laysia . Wh ilst there we wi ll be studying vari o us features of the tropical ra inforest - for mys elf this wi ll ma inly be plant life, sinc e thi s is my field of work, having recently obtained a degree in App lied Plant Sciences from London University, du ring which time I did a cour se in Tropical Crop Scien ce . The effects of defore s tation and conserv ati on, pa rt icularly in tropical areas, is frequent ly in the pr ess these days, due to the irrfversible loss of thousands of plant s and also the resulting effect on the environment and climate . - 5- The trip wi ll also be a cultura l experien ce, visiting various Ma lay sian indust ri es, citi es and villages . Whi lst there we sha ll be staying with Ma laysian fami lies for three days - an experi enc e whi ch would be unparall eled by simi lar t ri ps . For the four weeks the 36 of us wi ll be living a nd working closely together , so team work and an understanding of other peopl e ' s needs will be vita l . It is also an opportunity to learn more about myself and my abilities . As you ma y appreci ate , the exp edition is cost ing in the region of £12 00 . We don't have a ny gr oup spon sorshi p, it i s up to each individual to raise the money . I am again proposing to gr ow bedding plants to help raise some of thi s . I ' ve a l so received the support of local industries who have given me compost , etc . for thi s venture; also I've received a grant from Dorney Horticultura l Society , f or which I ' m most grat eful . If you are prepared to support me by buying the plants, it would be helpful if I kn ew what you wanted me to grow, so plea se could you let me know what plant s you 1 d want . Whi l st in Malaysia I ' m antici pat ing taking many photos so that I can talk about my experi enc es on my return . Thi s a lso i s an area where I 1 m hoping to obtain loca l support from industry in the f orm of films . Thank you . Burnham 6658 5 Tracey Perryman 2 1 Lake End Road WHIST CLUB The rema ining Whi st C lub evenings for thi s session are a s follows : Thursday Thursday Thursday Thursday F ebrua ry 4th F ebruary 1 8th March 3rd March 17th - 6 - ST . JAMES DU TY ROS TER 14th February 8 . 00 a . m . 1 0 . 3 0 a . m . Sidesman 8 . 00 a . m . Sidesman 10 . JO a , m . 1st Reader Creche & Sunday School Cleaning C offee 1 7th February 8 . 00 p . m . Sidesman 1 st Reader 21st February 8 . 00 a . m . 10 . JO a . m . Sidesman 8 . 00 a . m . Sidesman 1 0 . 30 a . m . 1st Reader Creche & Sunday School C l eaning C offee 2 1:Sth February 8 . 00 a . m . 10 . 30 a . m . Sidesman 8 . 00 a . m . Sidesman 10 . 3 0 a . m . 1st Reader Creche & Sunday School Cleaning C offee SEVENTH BEFORE EA STER Holy Communi on Pa ri sh Communion Mr . Liney Mr . Hayton John 8 2- 11 Mr s. Hayt on Colossians l 18-2 3 Mrs . Dollimore, Mrs . Pe pler a nd Mrs . Baker Mrs . Parker Mrs . Baker and Mr s . Griffith ASH WEDNESDAY Riverside Team Holy Commun ion Mr . Eastgate Matthew 1 6 2 1 - end Adrian Cot terill Isaiah 1 11-20 FIRS T SUNDAY IN LENT Holy Communion Parish C ommuni on Mr . Dollimore Mrs . Richmond Luke 4 1 - 1 3 Kri stina Richmond Heb . 4 12- end Mrs . Evans , Mrs . King , Mrs . Hayt on Mrs . Street Mrs . Harpur and Mrs . Ames SECOND SUNDAY IN LENT Holy Communion Parish Communion Mrs . Ames Mr . King Matthew 12 2 2- 32 Tracey Perryman 1 John 3 1-10 Mr s. Ba ker , Mrs . Ki ng , Mrs , Pepl er Mrs . Robb Mr s. Pe rryman and Mrs . Dov er - 7 - 6 th March 8 . 0 0 a . m . 1 0 , 3 0 a . m . S idesman 8 . 00 a . m . S idesman 10 , JO a . m . 1st Reader C reche & Sunday School C l eaning Coffee THIRD SUNDA Y IN LENT Holy Communi on Parish Communion Mr . Handy Mrs . Harpur Matthew 16 1 3- end Mrs . Robb 1 Peter 2 19- end Mrs . Grenfell , Mrs . King, Mrs . Pepler Mrs . Harpur and Mrs . Allen Mr s . Ri chmond and Kristina 1 3th March 8 . 00 a . m . 1 0 . 3 0 a . m . MOTHERING SUNDAY , FOURTH IN LENT Doly C ommunion Sidesman 8 . 00 a . m . Sidesman 10 . J O a . m . Creche & Sunday S chool C l eaning Coffee Dear Editor , Fami ly S ervice Mr . Booth Mr . Grenfell Readings to be advised In Church Mrs . Pa rker and Mrs . Richmond Mr . and Mrs . Robb Dorney Court , 8th Dec ember 19 8 7 Filming o n Dorney C ommon I shared Mr Harris 1 f sustration at being held up on the day when the film comnany sought to represent Dorney C ommon a s a f l at pi ece of the Low Countries . However , the commoners and the own er have no control over delays and obst ruct ion by the poli ce or film c ompanies over the road itself . For allowing fi lm ing to take pl ace on the common wh ich wa s su pposed to be for ha lf a da y with a maximum of six vehicles, the com moners were pa id £50 , although I am we ll aware that more vehicles were pa rked for longer and so the fee shou ld have been proport ionately more . No money wa s paid to the owner . Yours sinc erely , P . P , D . Palmer THE PARISH PUMP Notes on a Pa rish Council Meeti ng hel d on 12 Janua ry 1988 I . Highway Matters . A lthough some roadsweeping has been d one, the C ounty C ouncil is t o b e informed that Village Road appears not to have been done for two yea rs . Speed Traps . These have been request ed by the Parish Counci l for the Village and have been successfully s et up . 2 . Lights . All our lights are designed to b e footpath and amenity lights and ar e not intended to give overal l i l lumination like street light s . Thi s i s t o preserve the rural nature of the village . However with the pa ssing yea rs it is now more ec onomib to ha ve these switched on by photoelectric cells inst ead of time- c locks whi ch have to be manually a ltered with the seasons . The bulbs wi l l now b e a mercury type which has a longer life and i s supposed to be vanda l resistant (not vanda l proof ). Me rcury light s are bright er than the present ones but do not have a mot orway glare . At preseat those in Southfi eld Close have mercury . Th e Pa rish Counc il is to replace half the column s in thi s financial yea r for £836 . 3.The Other Acc ount s for Pa yment totalled £107 . 8 1 t ogether with a p ayment to the Pa ri sh Maga zine of £1 50 . 4. Planning Appl icati ons . The landscape 9ropo sal s for Ma nor Farm have been welcomed, wi th the proviso that the trees should be semi -mature st andards rather than wh i 􂸻s . A gypsy transit sit e is to be consi dered by Berkshire on the "west side of the Ma nor Farm si te" , with an access via Laje End . Thi s had been proposed la st yea r but we we re assured that it wn s not pa rt of Berkshi re County Policy . Thi s new pr opos al was rec eived with out rage by the Pa rish Coun cil . A letter wr itt en by the Chief Executive of the Sout h Bucks Di strict Council to Berkshi re County Cou ncil was rea d to the meeting . Thi s was in such st rong terms that it received tota l su pport from the Pa rish Council . The way that Berkshi re and Slough cont inue to flout the ordina ry ru les of neighb ourliness by proposing so many unattractive uses of Ma nor Farm is exasperating . It is difficult to see how goodwi ll can be maintained wh en such uses are proposed in an area whi bh o nly affects Do rney and ha s absolut ely no eff ect upon Slough , and is d esign ed to reli eve Slough 's probl em. -9- ,----------------------------------------------------------- 5 . Twinning with Daun . We were a sked what our views were by the District . We felt there were language problems and that it might be preferable to link with an English - speaking community iL Pennsylvania . 6 . Ga s . S ome householders have received letters from the Gas Board saying that if 6 1 houses are connected to the main then the charge would be £ 5 7 8 per house . Thi s i s t o be rai sed at the Parish Meeting when the Ga s Board wi ll be a sk ed to attend . 7 . A document called A Plan for the River Thames was received from Maidenhead and Windsor District Council , and our views are that we would like representation on committees considering any proposals as so much of the Thames is in our Pari sh . 8 . The Maidenhead Flood Relief Scheme . A long discus sion took place as to the view the Pari sh should adopt when the proposals of the Thames Water Authority are announced . The conc lusions of the di scussion were that the Pa rish would prefer that Flood Reli ef should be undertaken in Maidenhead with a west bank soluti on and a combination of ra isi ng the banks and deepening the Thames . It wa s genera lly accepted that if a need for re l i ef wa s demonst rat ed and if it was demonstrated that the west bank solution wa s unaccept able, then the role of the Pari sh C ounc i l would become that of seeking to limit the damage to the envi ronment and to improve the environment . The gen era l vi ew of the Parish Counc il would be that it is i rresponsibl e to be host i l e to the scheme if it was demonstrated clea rly that there wi l l be very substantial damage to property and loss of l ives which could be in Dorney as elsewhere . 9 . Eton C ollege Rowing C ourse . A simi lar discussi on took place and the conclusion here wa s that the rowing cour se would not be of any benef it to th􂸼 vil lage and wou ld cause destructi on to the environment, not only during the c onstructi on period but aft erwa rds when its a va i labi l ity would be likely to att ract la rge scal e out si de usage . The a lt erati on to the landscape would - 1 0- -• be such that both Dorney and Dorney Reach would become islands . Th er e a ppe ar to be no adva ntages to the village, only di s advantages . LO . Dorney Pre servation S ociety. The counci l had a general di scus sion about whether a pr eservat ion society would be beneficial and would operat e in conj uncti o n with rather than in o p posit ion to the Pa ri sh Counci l. No conclusion was reached but it a ppea rs that the Parish Council , by being democratically elected and financed by everybody in the vil lage, ha s been successful in preserving the vil lage . It was felt that a preservation society might dilute some of the authority of the council but c ould c onduct its a ffairs in a high profile way unsuitable to Parish Council ways . DIARY OF EVENTS Thursday February 4th Thursday February l􂸽th Friday February 19th Friday February 2 bt h Thur sday Ma rch 3rd Ma rch 10th, 11th & 12th Thursday March 17th Friday March 1 8th S aturday July 2nd Saturday July 16th DORNEY W . I . DORNEY P , T . A . PARISH COUNCIL MEETING ROAD SAFETY COMMITTEE DORNEY P . C . C . DORNEY VILLAGE HALL MANAGEMENT COMMI TTEE DORNEY OVER b0 1 s CLUB BROWNIES GUIDES Whist Club Whist C lub D . D . H . S . Steak Supper Dorney Church Jumble Sa le Whi st C lub Dorney Pl ayers : The Ha opi est Days of You r Life Whi st C lub Dorne y School Jumble Sale Dorney School Summer Fet e Dorney S chool Summer Ba ll Second Wednesday of ea ch month First Monday of each month Second Tuesday ot' each month S ec ond Tuesday of every other month , preceding Pa rish Counc il First Wednesday of each month at Dorney Vicarage 􂸾 / . 00 p . m . Second Monday of each month in the Vi llage Ha l l , 8 . 0 0 p . m . Sec ond Tuesday of ea ch month , Luncheon at the Vicarag e. Each Thursday , Vi ll age Ha l l 6 p . m Each Wedn esd a y, Vi c a rage 7. 15p.m. - 1 1 - Meldrum , Boveney Road , Dorney . 2 4th Novemb er 1 9 8 7 . D ear E ditor , C ould my reply to Per egrine Pa lmer please b e pub li shed in the Pa r i sh Maga z i n e : Dear Per egrine , Tha nk you s o v ery muc h indeed for your court eous persona l l ong l etter in answer to mine in the Pa r i sh Maga zine . It wa s muc h a pprec iated . A lthough , v ery kindly , d etails were giv en , and much a ppreciated , ma ny points wer e not rea l l y relevant t o v the i ssu es rai sed , and why I rais ed them ; these I shou l d like to c l arify . Of c ourse t imes b ring change . We a r e not aga inst cha nge per s e , but we are c oncerned that DUE PROCESS ES OF ANY USAGES a r e a dhered to . We a r e a nxious t hat p r oper ways of making any cha nges are adhered t o , as we are most c oncerned that no prec ed ent is set as there i s a da nger that others may c ome later and d o the same with cons qu enc es that might abu s e Dorney Common . C ommon land h a s certa · n restrictions and l im i tat i ons , a nd cann ot be " owned " in the norma l way . for instance , it cannot b e b ought and sold as norma l land that i s " privat e ly " owned . Pl ea s e bel i eve , Peregrine that we are most a nxi ou s t o help in any way, a s you wi l l find if you t a k e u s i nto your confid enc e b efore things j ust happen to the C ommon . I think that you wi l l find that it i s not d i ff i c u l t t o obta i n su p!)ort . But it d oes need f u l l communicat i on with a l l those hol d i ng C ommon Rights , and poss i b l y out of c ourtesy , e l i c i t i ng the vi ew s of those living adj ac ent to the C ommon . I persona l ly l ov e the sheep , but there i s not much diff er ence between a fenc ed- off p i ece of c ommonland witc a v ehi c l e , a s at present ha s a ppea r ed ( wi thout goi ng thr ough the set cha nn s ) , to f ne e d - off land a nd a v eh i c l e for ext racting gra vel . - ] 2 - I • v • Yes, I am a wa ry old person ! But if you c ast your mind back a few years , you will perhaps r ememb er that the Commoners were al lowi ng saturati on of th e C ommon with Ginagro . I had read sci ent ific pa pers about the high l evels of cadmium and l ead in sewage obtained from industrial wa ste . I wrote t o the Parish Maga zine and a lerted everyone . On samples being taken by my request , and by me privately, the tests showed that the specimen soi l s AL READY contained the maximum d eposits c onsidered s af e . If I had not a ct ed , our C ommon would have been unusab l e and much surfac e land over all the C ommon would have ha d to b e remov ed , as i t ha s had t o b e t o a great depth at the Wat er Board Farm ! A s a result of the pr esent threat by the Wat er Board to the vi l lage and th e Common , in thei r possib l e F l ood R l i ef Scheme , w are thinking of forming a Dorney Preservat i on S oc i ety and do hope that you and J i ll wi l l b e members , f o r w e have t o tha nk . he Pa lmers i n the past and you rse l f for the wonderful oa s i s that is here . There wil l always be rea l thr a t s of enc roachment and it wi ll need vigi lant protect i on . An important way will b to see that a l l due proc esses for change a r e adhered to very c areful ly . W e u nd rsta nd your needs and I feel certa in would t ry t o hel p through the pr oper channels that a re there . I do hop t hat you aporec iate the rea son for my i n i t i a l lett er po the Pa r i sh . We hope to ke p persona l c hannels of c ommunicat i on open a s we l l ! W ith best wi shes , a s v er , Phyl l i s Phyl l i s Wa l l bank DOR EY BA BYS I TT ING CLUB For d eta i l s c ontact J an Foster- Key -13- Ma i d enhead 3 6 8 7 5 Flint Cottage , Dorney . 13th January 19 8 8 Dear Editor, I wi sh to concur with wh at Mrs . Dix said in last month 1 s issue rega rding speed ing traffic thr ough the village of Dorney . Howeve r, I feel her appr oa ch to the pr o blem is mi st aken , namely , con tacting the police as an indi vidu al . The police cannot possibly ma intain a 24- hour speed trap. The best way wou ld be to install road ramps . They are perma nent , and I woumd sugge st say four ramps as foll ows : on e at the Vi c arage , two more in the Vi llage road, and a fourth by the catt le grid lead ing on to Dorney Common . Thi s would stop all traffic speeding thr ough the vil lage from Eton Wi ck a s we ll as from the Pi neappl e Pub end . Th is would need a concerted effort by th e Dorney residents to tackle the Pa ri sh Counc il or Bucks D.C. Howeve r, having lived in Dorney for over 30 years I can tell you that there is no true comm un ity s p irit here now . So pr oposa ls such as this one would never get off the ground - whi ch is a pity , as a seri o us accident wi ll happen on e day in Dorney . Cars spe eding dangerously must be st opped . Jack Diamond Wh ite Lod ge, 49 Ha rc ouru Road , Dorney Reach . Dear Editor , Re NA TU RE NO TES - THE HURRICANE At the time of the 19 87 "Wind ", I wa s reading a book by Mi cha el Home - 11 Spring Sowin g" , in which he desc ribed the "Great Wi nt er" wh ich occurr ed towa rds the end of the last century , and then went on t o write : "It wa s soon afterwa r d s, just over a year as far as I rememb er, that we had the Great Wi nd . It began on a Sunday aft ernoon, and I can remember si t ting in our pew in the littl e -14- ,----------------------------------------------------------- - --- - ---- ----- -• chapel with my mother . Who wa s preaching I do not know, but before the service began there was no noticeable wind, and yet before it ended the windows wfre rattling with threats of broken gla ss, and so loud was the roar that the voice of the preacher was often drowned . I remember , too, that the evening preacher should have come from a fairly distant village and that he never arrived . And there wa s no wonder , for every roa d for miles around was blocked by fallen trees , and it was days b ef ore some of them were cleared . . . How many trees crashed in those woods cannot b e computed . Oaks and pines lay scattered everywhere as if the devil himself had run amok , 1 1 He further wrot e : 11 • • • of all those trees not one in a thousand was ever removed and the remains are there till this day . " ( 1945 ) The final paragraph reads : " . . . it would not be wholly unrea sonable t o call that Great Wind a s devastating in its effects as had been the Great Winter that prec eded it . 11 I have not quot ed all the writ ing . The writer was 11 years old in the Great Wi nter . It was a few days after our Great Wind that I came t o that part o f the book ! It i s set in Ousland and the vi ll ages of Heathley a nd Breckland in Norf olk , which are no l onger there , people having gradua l ly left them . Yours sincerely , Jean M . Field DORNEY PLAYERS The Dorney Players ' production of The Happi est Days of Your Life will be performed in the Vi l lage Ha ll on March 10th, 11th and 1 2th . PLEASE SU PPORT YOUR LOCAL THEATRE - 1'; - DORNEY W . I . December 1 9 8 7 As this meeting is nea ring the fest ive sea son it is usua lly regarded as a "Christmas Pa rty 11 , and we br ought a selec tion of trimmi ngs in an endeavour to ma ke the Ha ll look brigh ter , and wi th floral decorations , pretty tablecloths and red pa per serviettes , it did indeed pre s ent a w elcoming appea rance . The usua l busin es s preliminari es were kept as brief as p ossible, in order to keep the atmosphere light and entertaining . The ent ertainment took the form of "Give us a Clue" , a type of Charades , whi ch wa s quite amus ing , but either the per son s volunteering to perf orm we re too good at acting or ou r audi enc e wa s too good at guessing , as the correct answe rs were too readi ly found . Howev er it proved qu ite enj oyable . Aft er an exc ellent tea , there wa s a sing- s ong of Carols and the Christma s party spirit was wel l in ev idence . Our meeting wa s held a we ek earlier than usua l so that we could att end a Ca rol Pa rty at Ta pl ow W. I. This pr oved to be most enj oyable and entertaining , and was most ably led by Mr s. Ma rgett s, who showed gr eat pr owe ss as a Conduct or , leading the si ngi ng wi th firmn ess a nd considerable humour . January 1 9 8 8 What a we lcome change from Janua ry of last ye ar wh en our meeting had to be cancelled due to ice and snow, so we ha d a good assemb ly for the sta rt of the New Year . Let 1 s hope it cont inu es , and how we wou ld appr eciate ha ving a new member each month . The first ou t si de meeting commitment is the Resolu tions Selection at St oke Poge s on January 28th, a n d Mi ss Strugnell and Mi ss Ki lpatri ck volunteered to attend . As with all ot her organisati ons we ha ve to have fund raising efforts in or der to enab le us to pa y ou r ex penses , and to thi s end we are holding a Coffee Morning .. 1 6- a nd Bring a nd Buy at the home of Mr s . Con A llen in Meadow Way at 10 .30 a.m. on February 2 4 th . Thi s is not restricted to W . I . members, and we would welcome all visitors wh o would like to join us on uhi s oc casion, and we hope to make it a plea sant get-tog ether . For those interest ed in Art there we re two it ems of int erest in the News Lett er . Wa terc olour Day Schools - a Beginners ' Day wi ll be held on F ebruary 2 3rd, and General Watercolour Day on February 24th at Hazell 1 s Ha ll, Aylesbury . On Ma rch 16uh Mr . Dennis Lack wi ll be criticising paintings in uhe morning , wi th a demonstration in Pastels by Mr . Menenski in the aft ernoon . The Competition this year is "Country Colour Painting of the Year" . There i s to be a Medical Day on March 2 8uh at Ayl esbury with subj ects such as Acupuncture , Wel l Women Clini c , C ommunity Health Council , and the Hospice Movement . On February 2 9th at Mandeville School , Ayl esbury, there is to be a fun evening of Keep Fit , Dance and Tap . No experience is necessa ry , j ust go along for fun . The News Letter c onta ined a cry for hel p . The Chi lt erns friends of ARMS (Acti on f or Research into Multiple Sblerosis } are in urgent need of hel p at their Therapy Centre at Princes Risborough . No nursing experienc e is required , just a physica l helping hand is requested not only at the C entre but a lso loc ally, as friends and helpers to patients and thei r relati ves . Further information can be obtained from their P . R . Officer , Mrs . Jennie Holman, 17 Walkwood Rise , Beaconsfield ( Beac onsfield 49 1 9 ) . Denman Col lege are having a spec ial weekend of c ourses from September 2 3rd t o 2 5th , in the first instance f or Bucks . members . There wil l be a choice from four c ourses : Music is Fun , Adventure int o Painting , an Ea sy Entertaining c ookery bourse , and the opportunity to R amb l e through the Count rys id e. Applications to be r eturned by February 2 9th . -17 - A most int er esting talk wa s given this month by Mi ss Stella Saund erson on her vi sit to the West side of Am e rica . The tour commenced in Va ncouver , proc eeded thr ough the Rocki es to Calgary, then inland a nd south to San Francisco. She had some very good slides showing the int eresting and beaut iful points of the tour . The competition each mont h wi ll cont inue to be some article connect ed wi th the Speaker 's subj ect . Th is ha s not been very we ll su pport ed during the pa st year, and memb ers we re r equ ested to ma ke an effort to bring something to make thi s competition worth wh i le . Their cont inued support for the Pr oduc e Sta ll wa s also request ed , as Mi ss Ntrugnell and Mi ss Ki lpatrick have put so mu ch hard work into thi s eff ort to make it a succ ess, and great credit is due to them for their wi l lingness to organi se thi s and to give thei r time . The Speaker next mont h wi ll be a Black Pa rk Wa rden on the duti es of a Ranger jn Black Park . NATURE NOTES - NOVEMBER/DECEMBER I wa s delighted to hear that Chinese Muntj ac or Barking deer have b een seen i n the vic inity of Boveney . The species were introduced to Britain in the 1900 1 s a s a park deer, and i t i s now fera l in many parts . It i s sma l l , can hi de ea sily and gives a raucous bark when disturbed . In summer it i s bright , foxy- r ed , and olive-brown in winter . The fawns are dark brown with white spots on the flanks . Muntj acs live singly or in pa irs throughout t he yea r . One or two fawns are usually born in lat e summer . My husband saw seven Bewick swans in f light through his b inocula rs . These winter visitors from North Russia are named aft er the famous 1 8th century naturalist who disc overed they were a sepa rate species . They differ from our native mut e swan in the colour of the beak whi ch is bright yellow at the ba se , tapering to black, a nd without th e knob which so distingui shes the mut e swan . They are also smaller , do not arch their wings aggressiv ely, a nd lack the singi ng/creaking noise of the mute swan in f light . Large numbers vi sit Britain, es pecially the wi ld life pa rks wh ere the re is an abundant food supply . Eight nest s in the r ookery by the river rema ined intact despite th e hu rricane , wh ich says mu ch for the bui lding ski ll of the rooks . I have noticed that each wint er the nests which do not fall to pieces are always in the same positions . Doubtless their owners have chosen a more secure site in the chestnut trees . Decem ber , so fa r, ha s brought in bitter weather with heavy frosts . The catch in the light tra p wi ll now be very small . There wa s still a good crop of Parasol Mushrooms at the beginning of the month . I heard on the radio that hedgehogs wil l hibernat e later this year , as owing to the poor summer they have not fed wel l and wil l need to eat a l l they can before going into thei r wint er sleep . This seems amazing when the wet weather provided a glut of slugs . NATURE NOTES - DECEMBER/JANUARY It was a bonus to hav e some mild days from midDecember and into the New Year . There are many la pwings in the meadows which i s pleasing a s la st winter they were few . S ome flowers remain unaffected by the wea ther . There are num erous daisies , Oxford ragwort and black horehound . The latter belongs to the nettle fami ly, bu shing up and out to a height of thr ee feet . The small flowers are pink . For the first time Wi nt er Moth and Wi nt er E ggar arrived in the light trap . The Da rk Umb er wh ich is ru st colour ed was also taken, somewhat late owi ng to the cold summ er . Du ring the festive season one looks out for mist letoe to decora te the home but it is not fr equ ent in our area . -19- However , just one spray is suf ficient to indulge in the o ld cust om of ki s sing underneath it . Up to JOO yea rs a go it wa s banned in churches bec ause of its pa gan association . Then a legend grew that it h ad onc e been a tree and it s woo d wa s used to ma ke the cross at the Cruc ifixion . For this crime it wa s reduc e d in si ze and made a pa rasite . This d oubtful di stincti on is also claimed for the aspen whi ch is said to tremb le in shame . My husband took a wa lk by the river and saw 27 different species of bi rd including herring gu ll , lesser black-ba cked gu l l, long- tailed tits, bu llfinches , goldfinches and mXny tuft ed duc ks . January also brought ga le force winds , but thi s time little dama ge seems to ha ve taken pl ace . It wa s report ed to me that du ring the early hours of one morning, a badger wa s seen asleep in the ga rden of a house in Old Marsh Lane wh ere there have been previ ous sight ings , The body fur was a brownish colour , so it must have been an elderly animal . I wa s delight ed to se e a sma ll group of bramb lings in the garden , Th ey never stop for very long in one place , and soon flew away . Wh i le wa lking by the river I noticed that ha z e l c a tkins are already go ld and powdery on some bushes and a few sprays of bla ckthorn are in bloom . The 1 1th of Janua ry wa s a mild, sunny day and birds were si nging j oyfully , but there is an old saying that if birds sing in January hard weather is on the way . On the 1 0th of January the first moth of the New Year c oming int o the light tra p wa s the Chestnut , attractively patterned in da rk and light hues of that colour . Lois Pa rker 2 9th Novemb er 1 9 8 7 20th Dec emb er 1987 3 r d January 1 9 8 8 BA PTISMS Ky lie Sarah Dolnhin Rachel Hutt Carly Norton - 2 0- From the Warden ' s Desk F ebruary 19 8 8 D ear Friends I have the honour and pleasure to welc ome two new m embers to Dorney and the staff at the Vicarage who serve the Proj ect : Doreen Mathers who j oined us early in January as our Cook and Housekeeper, and secondly Pa ul Baxt er wh o wi ll be with us for a year with the Time for God scheme . Doreen ha s been involved in cat ering with another centre for young people in Cumbria , at Rydal Hall, whi le Pa ul comes from Bedworth , near Coven try , and is s po nsored by the Time for God organi sati on who gi ve Chri stians the oppo rtunity to gain many and varied experi enc es of life through a year spent wi th a Christian organi sati on , su ch as the Pr oj ect . We would like to ext end a Dorney we lcome to them and hope that they wi ll enj oy their stay wit h us . Since Christma s, we have played host to internation al young Angl ican Del egates who w ere involved in the Belfa st conferenc e ov er t he New Year for a week . They arrived at Heathrow and were bro􂸸 ght to _ th e Vi ca rage to be welc omed and warmed whi le thei r host s from the rest of Brit ain came to coll ect them and show them something of the style and pa ce of life in the U . K . It was an ama zing sight , to find 22 South Afri cans of a ll bolours sharing a very cram ped 24 hours with 4 Ugandans and a coupl e of Cub ans , with one Sudanese too . The Pr oj ect ha s sleeping faci lities for 25, so we were r ather cram p ed for on e ni ght , but the friend ly atmosph ere nev er varied and a strange but wonderful 􂸹 nity pervaded the time we spent togeth er . Bla ck, Whit e and Asians together sha red very cl o sely , and found pat ienc e to give to one anot her . Their pu r pose wa s to meet as m embers of the Anglic an Church world wi de, to see and di scuss issues whi ch face the church today , includ ing the role of women and young people in th e church and the world . Th eir though,􂸺 s and resolutions wi ll be looked at b y the Bi shops ' Conference at Lamb eth later thi s year . -21- I feel honoured to have had time with these young peopl e from a round th e world, and I hope that we wi ll have the chance to learn from thei r insights, now that they have returned to their homes . With best wi sh es from Adri a n Cot terill Dorney Pa ri sh-Eton College Pr o j ect DORNEY AND DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY A new horticultural year i s here again . While you a r e sitting back planning your flower di splays for the swnmer , and resting your backs before the serious digg ing begi ns , let me tell y ou ab out the Soci ety 1 s events for the coming year . We wi ll be repeating the usual popular mixture of e vent s - some horticultural , some social , but mostly a c ombinati on of the two , We are also hoping to fit in a swnm er evening vi sit to Wat erers ' Nu rseries to pick up some ti ps from the professi ona l s . For thi s y ea r 1 s coach tri p we are looking into the p ossibility of vi siting the South of England Flower Show . Our next event wi ll be th e Steak and Ki dney Supp er on Friday , 1 9 th February at 8 p.m. in the Vi llag e Hal l . Plea se see your usua l representatives for ti ckets . If anyon e is new to the area and would like to kn ow m or e about the Society ( or if you ha ve lived here t en y ears but never heard of us ) pl ease cont act me . Fina lly , on beha lf of all the committ ee , I would like to thank all our memb ers for sup porting ou r events ov er the last y ea r. Liz Millward , Cha irman Ma idenhea d 2 4 26 7 The full Pr ogramm e of th e D.D.H.S . for 1 9 /8 wi ll be pub li shed in next month ' s issue . - 2 2- CBUllCH OF ST JAMES THE LESS DORNEY BERKS O:t 1 3th October 1987 at the invitation of Mrs Joy Richmond l v i s i ted S t James ' church and in her presence inspec ted the co􀙮dition of the remains of the 14th C. paint ings to be found on e ither side o f the entrance t o the Gerrard Chapel in the S . E . corner of the churc h . The painting depic ts The Annunc iat ion , w i t h the Ange l Gabrie l , s t i l l discernable though very dirty , t o the wes t of the arch and the V irg in painted on the east s ide of the arch. Unfortunately i t is almost impossible to make out the Virgin , part ly because the wax with which she was once t reated has now darkened with age and dirt ; bu t what has exacerbated the s ituation has been the fac t that the wal l has been damp , mainly caused by the external lead water spo􀙯t having been knocked out of shape ( presumably by a large vehic le) , the resu lt has been that inst ead of the water shooting out away from the wal l , i t has been direc ted down the surface of the wal l itsel f . A ceotain amount o f this water has soaked into and passed through the wall dissolving l ime and sa l ts en route . The se have then crystalised on and just below the sur face of tfe wax , creat ing an opaque vei l behind which the surviving parts of the paint ing are now hidden. Quite a large proport ion o f the plaster w􀙰 ich carries the painting i s now unsound , being either par tly de tached f rom the wal l or w i th a disintegrat ing surface . The very first move must be the re-shaping of the lead water spou t , then conservat ion of the wal l paintings can take pl ace . Th is should take the form of the removal of the wax, dirt , b loom of l ime and sal t s , followed by the reattachment of insecure plaster , consol idation o f decaying surfaces and t h e f i l l ing of holes and cracks , us ing a l ime mor tar which should be of a tone that blends in with the orig inal l ime p l as ter w􀙱ich forms the background to the l ineal pain t i ngs . Only a wel l s laked l ime and washed sand is envisaged as being used in the conso lidat ion of these pa int ings . After t reatment , instead of the present uns igh t l y d ir t y areas of plaster, the paint ings should once more form an a t t rac t ive fea ture in the Chancel with the subjec t mat ter becoming recognisab le again , Ann llal lantyne 8 St Paul ' s Road Richmond, Surrey 􀁿 Copies to: Parish Dr E C l ive Rouse Counc i l for the Care o f Churche s DC'r-NEY • t-'.T-:DL\ r-V.\L VALL PA INTINr.c- • Du rinR 1987 the church spaff hPcame concerned ah ou t the mediaeval wa ll pa intin􀗪s in the church wh ich appeared to be fad ing l:l;cid ly , and it wa111 tl0 erefore decicled to obt ain expe rt advi ce conc e rnine their restoration and preservation. Various discussions and inspections resulted , carried ou t by an expe rt , and the fol lowinL report was submitted in De cemb er 1987 :- report attached .....• The repairs to the lead waters pout hnve now been completed . Hr B .Ann Ba l lantyne (who carried out tho original inspection) has offered to carry out the remed ial work req,,i red on a cost plus basis le . at an hourly ra te plus the cost of 􀗫ate ria ls and mileage . It is estimated that the 􀗬os ts invo lved wi ll be apr,roximately 􀗭450 -£500 , subj ect to no unfo rs een ad ditional prob lems be ing encountered , If the paint ings are to be preserved for the benefit of future genera tions we fe lt that the work should be carri ed out without delay. We have , therefore , as ked Mrs .Ball ant¥ne to proc eed wi th the restoration as soon as possible . The church of St .Jame s is pa rt of our na tionaL he ritage and is the re sponsibi lity of the pa rish in its widest s"ns e , regardless of creed and denomination . Becaus e of this we felt we should let you know the posit ion as it may we ll be that you would like to he lp us in the cost of this work of restoration.One way of doing this perhaps , would be to make a contribut ion as a·memorial to so1u eone who was close to you in the pas t and , in thefe circumstanc es , the details will be record ed in the church re ccrds If you would like to help us in th is ma tter wi ll you please contact either Rev.C .H .Pont in, J Leigh Park , Ua tchet . Slough 4074 5, Mrs .J.Richroond , Jl Ha rcourt Rd . Dorney Re ach . M'Hd.26972 . Churchward en. Mr .S.Hellmu th . 'Boskerris ' 15 Marsh Lane , Dorney Reach. M'Hd.2849 1. Your he lp will be great ly appr ec iated . Vicar and Churchward ens , St .James , Do rney . -24- Church Treasurer. Material for publ ication should reach one of the Editors by the 1 6th of the preceding month. NOT PUBLISH E D I N JANUARY AND AUGUST Editors : Mr. C.C. Cody, Easter Folly, 7, Dorney Reach Road, Dorney Reach . 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David Pepler 54, Hag Hill R ise, Taplow, Maidenhead, Ber ks. Tel: Bur nham (06286) 63593 T o contact the Revd. Col in P ontin either teleph one h im direct or leave a message at D or ney Vicarage, Tel: Burnham 62823. Printed by Suro Press Old Station Yard Taplow Telephone: Burnham 63122 ISSUE NO. 2/88 March 1988 EDITORIAL Now that those athletic young men have finished climbing up the poles and sorting out our tangled telephone wires, we certainly seem to 􀓡e getting fewer misdirected calls. It was annoying, to say the least, to be summoned from some urgent household task only to hear a strange voice demanding: 11 Is that the Red Lion?" - 11 Bracknell Police Station? 11 - or, more recently, 11 Are you the Perfect Pizza􀐜 11 {To which the only answer had to be "Alas, no! 11) A friend of ours, recently retired, tells me he spends a large part of his day talking to distracted ladies trying to get through to their plumber or psychiatrist. After a pleasant chat and some helpful advice, they ring off quite happily, and probably give the plumber a miss. Who needs to pay for the notorious teenage chat-line, when you can make a friend merely by answering the telephone􀐝 -lHHHH􀀊 DORNEY VILLAGE HALL MANAGEM􀐰NT CO􀐄ITTEE The Village 􀑁all Committee would like to thank Mrs. 􀒸era Lake for her eight years' service as Booking Clerk. It is a job vital to the running of the 􀑂all, and Mrs. Lake has che􀓳􀜜rful 1 y carried out her duties with great efficiency and good humour. We are pleased to welcome as our new Booking Clerk Mrs. Michele Thick, of 3 Marsh Lane, whose telephone number is Burnham 65745. Will Committee Members and representatives of organizations please note that the March Committee Meeting has been put for·ward from March 14th to March 7th. DORNEY SCHOOL JUMBLE SALE AT D􀑺RNEY V􀑊LLAGE HALL FRIDAY 18 MARCH 1988 AT 7 􀒂􀑱 Items for sale can be br·ought i_nto school during the preceding week DORNEY PLAYERS Due to unforeseen circumstances, the p􀓱rfor·man􀓲es by the Dornc-y Players of The Happiest Days of Your Life have had to 􀓢e postponed until April. See our next issue for dates. -1- From Revd. Colin Pontin March 1988 My car is beginning to feel its agel The effects of family, miscellaneous freight, not to mention the dog, is causing it to protest and make odd noises. We feel that it is time to make a change. When looking at new models and talking to others it is surprising how prejudiced we are. I find myself rejecting certain makes of car because of an isolated bad experience in the past. Others never consider a model because they had a friend who had one who experienced 11nothing but trouble". It would seem that very often our decisions are totally irrational, based on very little knowledge and hard facts. As someone else once said: "We mustn 1 t let our opinions be confused by the facts". This is a very common human failing. For most of the time it is fairly harmless, but on a human level it can lead to intolerance and prejudice. It can isolate us from one another and cause all sorts of sorrow and bring many problems. Sadly, it is often this sort of prejudice that isolates people from the church. A bad experience in the past, a supposed snub, a report in the papers about General Synod, a speech by a bishop, an erring clergyman, or a change in the service patterns, and a crack appears which soon widens into a great gulf. The church is, of course, made up of human beings who are liable to sin from time to time. God, however, is greater than the church and it is because of this that 􀑗esus came to redeem us, to bring forgiveness, to heal wounds and to bridge the gap between us and God. Jesus told many stories to show how God will welcome back the person who has gone astray. In the parable of the prodigal son he taught that it didn 1 t matter how long we have been away or how small our understanding. It is never too late to start again. The problem is making the- first step! We have be-e-n greatly encouraged at St. James during recent months by many who have joined with us. Being a Christian is being part of the family of God, and families net>d to get together, to work and share togt􀜝ther, to laugh togPther and to worship together. Easter, which is just around the cornrr. is a time when we celebratP a new beginning, when Jesus rose again to bring life and hope to a sad and divid􀒄d world. What better timP for all of us to makP a fresh start and to experif'!􀑼􀐣􀐥' thP nnew 1 ife11 which Christ of frrs to all who put thP-i r tr·ust in him. By the tim(' thf' April mag·azine- i􀏿 available 􀐱astt•r will be over, so m􀓉y I tak<' 1his oppor·tunity to wish you all a 􀒹f􀜞r􀓇 happy Easter. Colin Don ! t for-g􀐖·t: Tht> 􀑨t.•nt, 􀐤our·sP, Who on Earth Are You, takes place at 8.00 p.m. ('ach Thur·sday evening during Lent in thf' Vicar·ag<', t·inishing on Thursday, March 24th. fh<' fol 􀑘m􀌀ine; 􀒨hursday, March 􀑙lst, there will be a Maundy l.'hut·sday servi ee of Holy Communion in the Chur("h at 8.00 p.m. -2- Advance Notice: A Confirmation Service for the Riverside Team has been arranged for Thursday, 􀑛uly 7th, at St. Thomas, Colnbrook. If you are thinking of confirmation or would like to discuss it, please contact me as soon as possible. Easter Services: Details of the Easter Services are in the magazine and will be circulated around the parish in due course. Please join us if you are able, you will be very welcome. ST. JAMES D􀒲TY ROSTER 20th March 8.00 a.m, 10.30 a.m. Sidesman 8.00 a. m. Sidesman 10.30 a.m. 1st Reader Creche & Sunday School Cleaning Coffee 27th M􀓊rch 8. 00 a.m. 10.30 a.m. Sidesman 8. 00 a.m. Sidesman 10.30 a,m. 1st Reader Creche & Sunday School Cleaning Coffee 31st March 8. 00 p. m. Sidesman 1st Reader 1st April 10. 00 a.m. 10.45 a.m. Sidesman FIFTH SUNDAY IN LENT Holy Communion Parish Communion Mrs. Breslin Mr. Belcher Mark 1 0 32-45 Mrs. Liney Hebrews 9 11-14 Mrs. Dollimore, Mrs. Westendorp ( and Mrs. Parker Mrs. Pepler and Mrs. Pontin Mr. and Mrs. Hayton Holy Communion Parish Communion Mr. Liney PALM SUNDAY Mr. Robb Matthew 21 1-13 Mrs. Parker 1 Cor l 18-25 Mrs. Evans, Mrs. W􀓸stendorp and Mrs. Hayton Mrs. Belcher and Mrs. Neal Mrs. Parker and Mrs. Butcher MAUNDY 􀒩􀑆􀒳R􀜠DAY Parish Communj on Mr. Armstrong 􀑩uk􀐬 4 Jessica Armstrong Rev Fam􀐆 ly :'iervicP Meditation at the Cros􀐂 16-2 1 l 56- 8 GOOD 􀐹RIDAY Mr. Peplf'r 􀒘eadin/:!,'.S to be advi,.;;􀓹d - 3- 3rd 􀐞nri􀑜 8 . 00 a.m. 10. 30 a . m. Sidesman 8 . 00 a . m . Sidesman 10 . 30 a.m. 1st Reader Creche & Sunday School Cleaning Flowers Coffee 10th April 8.00 a.m. 10.30 a . m. Sidesman 8 . 00 a, m . Sidesman 10.00 am Creche & Sunday School Cleaning Coffee Thursday Saturday 􀒪hursday Friday Thursday Saturday Saturday Saturday March Jrd March 5th M􀓋rch 17th March 18th May 12th July 2nd July 9th July 16th EASTER DAY Holy Communion Parish Communion Mrs. Ames Mrs. Richmond John 20 1-10 􀑡ristina Richmond 1 Cor 15 12-20 All in Church Mrs. Palmer and Mrs. Armstrong Mrs. Belcher and helpers Mrs. Morrow and Mrs. Westendorp FIRST AFTER EASTER Holy Communion Family Service Mr. Eastgate Mr. Hayton Readings to be advised All in Church Mrs. Eastgate and Mrs. ,􀑝ones Mr. and Mrs. Belcher DIARY OF EVENTS Whist Club Spring Dance Whist Club Dorney School Village Hall Jumble Sale Dorney Conservatives 11 Grain & Grape11 Dorney School Swnmer Fete Dorney Conservatives Barbecue at Dorney Dorney School Summer Ball Court Dorney Horticultural Society events appear on the next page. DORNEY W.I. DORNEY P.T.A. PAR􀑏SH COUNCIL MEET􀑐NG ROAD SAFETY COMMI􀒫TE􀐴 DORNEY 􀒎.C.C. DORNEY V rtLA􀐿􀐵 HALL MANA􀐨􀜡EMENT COMM rrn:r, DORNEY OVER 60 1 s CI.UB 13ROWN n:s (;I) [DES Second Wednesday of each month, 2.30 p . m . First Monday of each month Second Tuesday of each month, 8, 00 p.m. Second Tuesday of every other month at 7. 45 p.m., preceding Parish Council First Wednesday of each month at Dorney Vicarage-, 8. 00 p.m. Second Monday of each month in the Vi llagP Hal l, 8.00 p.m. -"'c-cond 􀒬uesday of each month, Luncheon at the Vj carage. Each 􀒭hursday, Vi llage Hall, 6-7.30 p.m. Ea􀓺h Wednesday, Vi.􀓻arar;?:􀓼, 7 . 15-9. 00 p.m, -4- DORN􀐶Y AND DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY By the time you read this we will have enjoyed the Steak and 􀑣idney Pie evening with the now annual quiz, which we hope will have given everybody an enjoyable evening. You will see from the programme that our next date is the Cheese and Wine evening on April 8th, with a talk about Herbs. lith a new moon three days from writing this we may well have had a wintry change to the weather. If not, many lawns will have got long and will be in need of plenty of work. You will also find, with the very mild wet weather we have had, that there are a lot of weeds about which will need attention. The wet weather will also have washed away many of the nutrients our plants require for the spring and summer ahead. So get some slow release organic fertilizer i.e. hoof and horn or fishmeal. This will be most important for all the early spring bulbs which will have been growing from their own reserves, and when growth starts early, as it has this year, if you don ' t feed them you will have a very poor display next year. Another problem to look for after such a mild winter to date is the build-up of aphids and other bugs as soon as the weather gets warmer. Tony Perryman DOR􀑸EY AND 􀐯ISTRICT HORTICULT􀒷RA􀑭 SOCIETY PROGRA􀑶E - 1988 􀐻riday 8th April Sunday 10th April Sunday 15th May Mid June Saturday 23rd July Sunday 21st August Saturday 3rd September Saturday 24th September 􀐼riday 21st October Friday 18th November 1:ill Saturday 28th January Cheese & Wine Evening Spring Gardens Competition Bring & Buy Sale Open evening to Watercrs, Bagshot Bar-B-Que & Dance Summer- Gardens 􀐪ompe-tition Annual Show Harvest Supper Cheese & Wine 􀐷vening A.G.M. Winter Dance Date of coach trip to be advised. Please book early for the most popular events in order to avoid disappointment. -5- THE PARISH PUMP Notes on a Parish Council Meeting held on 9th February 1988 1, Playground, Quotations are to be sought for various necessary repairs. 2. Highways. The County Council have reported that they have sent their sweeper three times to do the village street, but in effect this only meant it was swept once because there was so much rubbish there. 3 . Maidenhead Flood Relief Scheme. Members of the Parish Council had attended the meeting of the Regional Land Drainage Committee of the Thames Water Authority at the end of January, and made the following points in their report: a) The .imminent privatisation of TWA dominated their meeting . b ) The Flood Relief Scheme received a fairly brief discussion but they 􀓔greed in principle th􀓕t a flood alleviation scheme was needed and should be carried out. c) 􀒱hey had a preference for the east bank channel but wished to review all options formerly considered, together with differlng levels of protection. d) It is necessary to consider the problems of Windsor and Eton. e ) They hope to report in May. An east bank channel might be nelther wet nor dry, having an unnoticeable flow of ground water. This m1 ght mean to some people that there would be a de􀑰ightful microbe climate suitable for frogs, newts, to􀓖ds and reptil 􀐛s, but it might not be quite so attractive to sensitive noses on a hot, July day. lt appeared that thP channel might be 45 metres wide at the top, 30 metre>s w1de at the 􀓨ottom, and 5 metres deep overall, and cost som0 £25 million without inc- luding Windsor. 4. Annual Padsh Meeting. rtems for the Agenda included the Annual Chai11nau 􀑔 s Report ; The 13est Kept Village Competition􀐍 Manor Farm; Seddin􀜦s Charity; Maidenhead 􀐽lood Relief Scheme; The Gas Man is rornj ng Lo talk abouL tlw proposed gas supply􀐎 Preservation Sor i.ety; and Plannjng. 5 . 6 . 7 . 8 . ' 9 , 10. Gas Supply. In order for the scheme to go ahead, 61 out of 242 possible households have to agree to take up a supply. They would envisage that 75% of households would be connected within five years. Village Hall. The new floor is to go down in 1988, and we are awaiting estimates as to what they expect us to pay. Accounts for payment totalled £120 and were approved. Cattle Grid on Dorney Common is being repaired to the latest British standard, and hedgehogs will be able to creep out one side. Plannin􀜧 Matters were considered relating to the Spanish Bit, No.4 Harcourt Road and the Oakley Court Hotel Boathouse. It was noted that the application in respect of the site by Highfield had been dismissed on appeal. The footpath which runs from Harcourt Close to the Village Hall was something which the Parish Council thought should be done if it was to receive a contribution from the EEC under EYE. (But as the amount available - £416- is so far away from the cost of a rough hogging path - £1100- it was decided that the EYE money would be better spent putting paving slabs around the Jubilee seats , ) BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE Village Projects Fund Rural Communities often face particular problems when trying to establish new voluntary projects, especially when it comes to raising the funds to start something from scratch. It is to help with these problems that the Village Project Fund is being launched by BCVS with the help of the Development 􀐫ommission for Rural England and local sponsors. Up to now 􀐢CVS has been able to supply advice and support to groups starting new projects􀐏 the Village Projects Fund will enable it to give 􀒦all grants to help get worthwhile initiatives off the ground: organising community transport, facilities for the old and young, community shops, village maps or studies , etc., etc. However in all cases the following points should be rempm􀓩0red: The project must be for the benefit of a rural community. - There must be evidence of interest by local peopl􀒒. - There must be a commitment to raise money locally. - Full details of other grants or loans that arr bPjng applied for must be given. Certain types of activity will not be funded by th0 􀒻 illag􀐙' Projects 􀐾und. These are proj ec-ts 􀑹' latinii; to any sort of political activity, general maintPnanre work and projPcts bring carried out in a community of over 10,000 ppople. Undrr· norm/\ 􀑕 circumstances grants will not exceed £100, and l􀐚il l only br given for work that has yet to be done. llo,s<'􀒼􀒓r-, th,· p,111<' 􀑖 may walve these conditions in excPptional ci.rc-umstanc,..s. Buckinghamshire Council for Voluntary 􀒥􀒔1·vlcr, 11/􀐐"l l ton llou-,,-', Walton Street, Aylcsbur·y, Bucks., II P2 1 7􀒖􀒗. Ayl r-.􀓪rrrsn 􀜨 1 0."lo British Gas? North Thames Regional Chairman John Gadd Mr P G ChapTian Clerk to the Domey 􀒐arish Council Tremawgan 19 Bredw􀓠 Close Burnham Buckinghamshire 􀒡Ll 70L 􀑿ur 􀒙ef: 􀑯L/􀑴/Housing Development Dear Mr Ch􀓞an Please reply to: L I..unley Ext 3252 􀐡􀑷orl􀒵rtlhh T 􀑀huam peise 􀒢􀒶lxo􀓥urgidhg e 􀒚oad Berks SL2 5NA Telephone 􀒣lough 77811 20th January 1988 􀒯hank you for your letter regarding the proposal to inst􀓗l gas supplies in the Dorney 􀓟ea. The backgrolllld is as follows􀐋 the total potential new customers in the Dorney area has been assessed at 242. 61, or 25%, is the minimun nun􀓧er required for the proposal to proceed and 182, or 75%, is the total nlJTlber we would hope would 􀓦e connected to a gas supply within a 5 - year period. To date, I have received 31 replies indicating a positive interest in a gas supply, and as soon as I have received the minirrn.rn nun􀓫r of 61 replies, arrangements will be made for all those custcmers to receive a visit frcm a 􀒛epresent􀓏tive to dis:,-;uss meter positions 􀓐nd estim􀓒tes for 􀓛y other work required. we would also be pleased to discuss with you hiring the 􀒺illage Hall so that local residents could call in to discuss their requirements. 􀐟nswers to your specific questions are as follows. 1 . The connection charges wil 1 remain the s􀓘e for either 5 yea.."􀒤 or & until the cost of the mains supply has been covered, and this would 2. be when 182, or 75%, of potential customers in the Dorney area had been connected. After this, 􀓝 new customers will be charged only 3. for the cost of the supply frcm the main to the premise. 􀒀ur experience indicates that it normally takes the full 5-year period for this penetration to be achieved. 􀑒f we do not receive 61, or 25%, positive replies requesting a gas supply during the 6-month period fr􀓓n the 1st J􀓙uary 1988, the project would not normally proceed. If insufficient customer response was received, less th􀓚 25%, but if those that had replied were willing to pay a higher contribution, the project could be re-assessed 􀓑nd a revised contribution calculated. 􀒰his would, of course, mean a higher contribution than that originally indicated. 􀒾ith reference to your request for a 􀒜epresentative to attend the 􀓜nual 􀒑arish 􀑲eeting on 16th 􀑳arch 1988, I am pleased to confirm that 􀑓 would be happy to attend this meeting but in the meantime, if you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact me. 􀒿ours sincerely / -8- 􀐒 􀑮umley ! !u􀓆:s􀓅' cs 􀐌)cvelopmen-c 􀑾fficer DORNEY W . I. February 1988 The one cheering outcome of this wet and cold February day was the very good attendance at our monthly meeting, something to bring a little warmth to the otherwise dull wintry day. After the usual preliminaries, efficiently dispensed by our President, Mrs. Street, and Secretary, Mrs. Allen, comments were requested from Miss Strugnell, who had attended, with Miss 􀑢ilpatrick, the meeting on Resolutions to be presented at the A.G.M. Miss Strugnell gave a descriptive and very interesting account of the Resolutions suggested to be put forward, and these were generally agreed by the members to be worthy of support. A reminder was given of the Home Economics Regional Meeting to be held at the W.I. Hall, Taplow, on March 21st at 10 a.m ., at which there would be a demonstration on the use of the Microwave Oven. There is also to be a Group Meeting at Taplow on April 20th at 2 p. m. Items from the News Letter worthy of note included a Craft and Home Economics Show at the Civic Centre, Aylesbury, featuring the Rev, John Eley of Pebble Mill and a Fashion Show by Ginny 1 s of Buckingham, on June 20th. A special day entitled 11 Australia Celebrates 200 Years 11 has been arranged for April 25th at Hazell 1 s Hall, Aylesbury. The speakers will be Mrs. Coral Cox and Lady Burnham. Rambles of approximately two hours 1 duration of easy walking are being organised throughout the County in May. There is to be an International Women 's Day on March 8th. A meeting on 11Women 1 s Role in Development" will be held at St . 􀑞ohn 's Methodist Church Hall, Woodside Road, Amersham at 8 p. m., organised by the World Development Movement. The Speaker this month was a Ranger from Black Park. 􀒞hP gavP a most interesting and instructive talk on this and 􀑫anglf'y Park. It was very surprising to learn of all the activities bPing undertaken in this area, and it is obviously a plar::e ver·y worthy of a visit. She also presentf'd some excellPnt slidPs which showed the beauty of the Park. Next month the -􀜢 peak Pr wi 11 􀑬-w the decorating of Easter Eggs. egg decorat0d for East0r. Mrs. C. R<'􀒏.S, w·ho wi 11 dt •monst r·i-1 tC' ThP Competition: A hard- bo·i l􀐘->d March 3rd March 10th March 17th March 24th March 31st DORNEY LENTEN Cll AR l TY Ll􀑟NCHE􀒟 Brigit Ames, PC'ar 'T'rPr. Cottag􀐩', Do1·n􀓽y Margaret 􀑇utton, 􀐺ruj tPrers 􀐧􀓌t 1', 􀓂)01·np􀐀· 􀐃arah Armstrong, Badgers, Dor-rw􀐁 Dorney Vic􀓍rage 􀒠ylvja Bampton, 􀒮umble􀓀voorl, 􀑽􀓎k ,...:.. t1tbb.--. I ,11w, Dot·t1r'􀐑' l􀜣t'il(·h. Everyone is welcome at thc- abovP Char- ity 􀑑 un􀓾h(',-., 􀓤(•h􀜤('􀐗'n I􀜥 and 2.00 p.m. Come and enjoy a light lunr·h in /:!,"nod (·om 1 1,111􀓁 help to raise money for the chosen cha1·ity 01s 􀒴w h< l--.t 1'-.,-.,. -9- l l < H l l \ .11􀑈I NATURE NOTES - JANUARY/FE􀐠RUARY 1988 The mild weather has brought squirrels temporarily out of hibernation and some hawthorn bushes are quite green with new leaf. There has been an increase in the number of peewits, and fieldfares, redwings and goldfinches are plentiful. While walking by the river I noticed that traveller 1 s joy, now in the form of old man 1 s beard, has climbed to over 30 feet where it has attached itself to tall trees. Much of it is still silvery and attractive. Mild, damp weather has also produced more fungi than usual at this time of year. I saw a group of small puffballs on a tree stump which had reached the mature stage where they 􀓣urst open and disperse the spore in brown, dusty clouds. On a sycamore tree I noticed the odd-looking yellow brain fungus which I have only seen once before. This one was bright orange which sometimes occurs. It has the shape of contorted lobes resembling a brain, It made a cheerful splash of colour in the bare branches. A larg􀒕 group of mallar·ds congregates at the end of Monkey Island, and as the river is swollen with a swift current their progress from side to side is slow but sure. It was fascinating to watch them swimming and positioning themselves slantwise against the current, using the inbuilt knowledge acquired over hundreds of years to make their journey seem fairly effortless. February 2nd - Candlemas 11 􀑎f Candlemas Day be fair and bright Winter will have another fight; If Candlemas Day be clouds and rain Winter is gone and will not come again11 , Th􀐳' day brought sun, gale force wind, cloud and rain, so the old verse leaves us no wiser as to the rest of' the winter weather. That week celandines werf' in bloom along the river banks, and I saw a squirr•el sleeping so soundly curled round a slender tree trunk that it did not stir when a twig cracked loudly under my feet. Palm and alder catkins were also well advanced, so that spring se􀒋ms very muc-h i n the air. During the second w􀒌ek in 􀐸ebruary I saw a Greater Spotted Woodpecker in Old Marsh LanP. It was a mature male as the crimson nape-patch was clearly visible. February 14th, St. Valentine ' s Day, dawned 11 fa􀐅 r and br'ight11 and was pleasantly mild, Birds were singing and many defending territory fiercely. Others were showing signs of courting :rituals, making the day live up to its name. 􀑪ois Parker BA􀒍TI:'iM 3r·d May 1987 Thomas Henr·y McCarthy -10- From the Warden' s Desk March 1988 Dear Friends We are beginning to get quite excited about the prospect of having the course 11 􀒅ersonal and Team Challenge11 in use for YTS and school groups. There have been many attempts to let the organisers of YTS schemes know that the Project can call upon outdoor pursuit activities, to enable personal development through new and challenging activities. You wi11 have heard in previous months of our involvement in archery, orienteering, canoeing, wall-climbing and abseiling, all of which add to the excitement of a rewarding time spent developing new skills which, when they are applied in ordinary settings, can aid young people to grow and develop their ability at work or in leisure. The Youth Group has been able to get involved in some of these activities, in the first year of its life, now with a name: the 11 Dorney Dynamos11 • If there are any young people aged 11 to 14 who are interested in Christian activity and fun, we meet on the second Sunday evening of each month at the Vicarage, and we would like to invite you to join us. Intermediate Treatment groups have begun to use the Project once again, both from Oxford City in February, during half-term, and from Hounslow for a Drama Workshop later this month. So the young offenders are being given a helpful time to re-learn their· lifestyles and gain experience of a peaceful ex.istencc> in Dorney. Christopher Longden has written a report about the Choir 1 s outing to Richmond Ice Rink, which was also a Dor·ney Dynamos r trip with the Pathfinder group of Datchet. With best wishes Adrian Cotterill and all at the Dorney 􀒆arish-Eton College Proje􀓴t. CHOIR TRIP On January 2Jrd, Dorney choir ,-.,ent on one of its rare out,ine;s, courtesy of the Church. We all travelled in thP minibus to Richmond 􀑌ce Rink, and were joined by a gr·oup from Datch0t. It was a pleasant evening, Pnjoyed by e-ve1·yonP involv􀒇d􀐇 about fifteen people in total went. The minibuf> s<'t off t'rom th􀒈 Vicarage at 6.15, and we were at the rink-side ,'lt 7. 􀑦􀒝; . .;;kati.n.􀜟 started at 7. 􀑚􀑻 and fj nished at 9. 45. l was sur·pr i sr!d to --;P<· such budding talent amongst us, most of the gyoup 􀒽􀐦'r·0 􀐕1•1i t(' experienced skaters, and those who wet·P not 􀓵ould be- <•a....;·j l􀓃v h􀐲·l p1•d along by the others. I conf􀓶·ss to fall 􀑧n12􀐈 over· oncP to1s,􀐊i1·d,-, ti􀑃' end myself - a very painful few minutes foll.owed - I ,􀌀a.--; 􀓄just becoming a bit too confident. lt "'as a r-Pl.ie-1" to 􀓷·om1· 01T i 1i some ways at the end, most people were· q11 i t􀒉 􀒊xha11 .. ...;t1·d. I n•r-von􀐓' was home by 11.00. I would like once again to thank Dorney 􀐭hu l'(􀐉h on 􀑍􀑅'h.t I l 􀐔)1 1 lw choir· for such a happy evening. Christopher Longden -􀑄- DORNEY GUIDES Our open evening which was held just before Christmas was well attended by many friends and parents. We raised about £45 at our sale of work, raffle and refreshments; this will be put towards company funds. Five of the Guides were able to gain their Hostess Badge, The White Rose Patrol put on a super Fashion Show which was part of their Patrol Purpose Patch Badge. Towards the end of the evening our District Commissioner Mrs. Edna Parrett presented Michaela with her warrant as Assistant Guider to the company. At the end of January the Guides invited the elderly citizens of Dorney to tea at the Vicarage, After tea they presented a play they had prepared, called "Splashdown 11 , and afterwards they played a few party games like pass the parcel and give us a clue. Everyone had such fun playing these games, it was a shame when the afternoon came to an end and they all had to go home. On one of our meetings early in February, the Guides all dressed up and donned their Red Noses for Comic Relief; calling 􀓈t most of the houses in the Reach, in return for a joke or two we were pleased to collect and send £75 towards the appeal. On the Monday evening of 22nd February our Guides joined the District at the Burnham United Reformed Church for a Thinking Day Service to celebrate the birthdays of Lord and Lady Baden Powell, Ea􀓬h Brownie Pack and Guide Unit paraded their flags at the service, and two Guides and Brownies dressed up in uniforms of Guides and Brownies of other countries for the 􀓭eremony. 􀒧he Guides have gain􀒁-d the following Badges: Kristina Richmond Juliette Hagan Sarah 􀐮a􀓮khous􀓯 Helen Linton Kate Mitchell 􀑤aura Dor·rington Sar·ah Backhouse Lucy Backhous􀓰 Helen Linton Gill 􀑥angston Patrol 􀒃urpose Patch Hostess Badge DORNEY CONSERVATIVES 11 GRAIN AND GRAPE 11 AT OLD DI􀑵􀑉NGS, VILLAGE ROAD, DORNEY May 12th 1988 T􀑋C􀑠ETS £2 7-9 p.m. {Maidenhead 23769) -12- Material for publication should reach one of theE ditors by the1 6th of the preceding month. NOT PUBLISHED IN JANUARY AND AUGUST Editors : Mr. C.CC. ody , Easter Folly, 7, Dorney Reach Road, Dorney Reach. 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CAMPSIE Your Fully lndependant Estate Agent THE OLD SCHOOL ANTIQUES DORNEY PURCHASERS AND VENDORS OF GOOD QUALITY A NTIQUES VALUATIONS & RESTORATIONS undertaken. Tel: BURNHAM 3247 APPL ETREE COTTAGE-ASHFORD LANE·DORNEY·Nr. WINDSOR·BERKS PATIOS· FENCING· TUA FI NG·PR UNI NG·AOTOV AT I NG· TA EE FELLIN G TEL, BURNHAM l06286161768 o, 66022 79 HIGH STREET, BURNHAM, BUCKS. K. C J. GUTHRIE FLORIST GREENGROCER e FRUITERER TELEPHONE: OPEN9.00a m.-5.30p m BURNHAM 63372 fmda􀁄saweek/ FLOWERS FOR ALL OCCASIONS. WREATHS AND BOUQUETS TO ORDER. SERVICES IN THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST. JAMES SUNDAY 8. 00a.m. 10.2 0 a.m. 10.30 a.m. FIRST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH FIFTH SUNDAY OF THE MONTH 8. 00a.m. 10.30 a.m. 8. 00a.m. 10.30 a.m. Holy Communion Explorers and Creche at the Vicarage Parish Communion Holy Communion Family Service Holy Communion Mattins PRIEST-IN-CHARGE OF DORNEY CHURCHWARDEN Revd. Colin H. Pontin 3 Leigh Park, Datchet, Slough, Berks, SL3 9JP. Tel: Slough 4 074 5 Mr. David Pepler 54, Hag Hill Rise, Taplow, Maidenhead, Berks. Tel: Burnham (0628 6) 63593 To contact the Revd. Colin Pontin either telephone him direct or leave a message at Dorney Vicarage, Tel: Burnham 62823. Printed by Suro Press Old Station Yard Taplow Telephone: Burnham 63122 ISSUE NO. 3/88 April 1988 SUMMER FETE SATURDAY 11TH JUNE 1988 On Saturday 11th June a fete will be held at Dorney Court by kind permission of Peregrine and Jill Palmer. We have the use of the grounds and the swimming pool for a sponsored swim and there may be an American style Tennis Tournament to add to the long list of varied attractions. An auction of good items, stalls, pony rides, teas with musical accompaniment and gas-filled balloons are amongst the other attractions. The fete will be followed by a dance to be held in a marquee in the grounds opposite Dorney Court which will be floodlit for the evening - very romantic! This is our own village fete and we would like people to come forward with further ideas and offers of help as there are always plenty of needs nearer the time. The co-ordinator of the fete is David Morrow of Dorney Court Cottages, telephone number Burnham 64258, so please do offer support to what we hope will be a super day with lots of fun for everyone - the young and not so young. This fete is in lieu of the Vicarage Happening and the funds raised will go to the restoration of the medieval wall paintings which have been fading badly and are an important part of our fine village church (see February issue of Parish Magazine). Some funds will also go to the vital work that the village does in providing holidays for the under-privileged children from Hackney in East London. Expeditions and activities are organised for the groups that come and as every year goes by the costs increase. For some of these children it is their first visit to the countryside and some have never experienced having caring people around to look after them. It is a worthwhile venture which we should continue to support. Please come forward now with your offers of help and ideas for any activities on the day. It is YOUR fete! Keep a look out in next month's magazine for further details including where to get dance tickets. Sarah Armstrong ***** BURNHAM SUMMER SCHEME The scheme which organises and runs activities for children (e.g. handicrafts and sports) during the first two weeks of August, urgently needs voluntary helpers for two hours for morning or afternoon and possibly some evenings. Anyone who feels they could help in any way please telephone Burnham 34002. ***** -1 - From Revd. Colin Pontin April 1988 The other day, my daughter Joanna, returning from shopping in Windsor, managed to drop a £1 coin in to the front flower bed as she came in the gate. This particular bed is full of grape hyacinths which form a mat of growth and effectively hid the coin from view. We all tried to find it but without success. Since then I have occasionally poked about amongst the greenery but the coin remains hidden. Now, I know two things; one, that "there is gold in them thar flower beds" and, two, if I am to find it I will have to clear away the mass of growth hiding it. But there is a snag. You see I like grape hyacinths, they are very pretty in the spring. I know that they grow at a tremendous rate and stop anything else growing {as well as hiding Jo's coin) but I prefer them to the coin, so I have done nothing more about it. Sometimes our faith is like Jo 1 s coin, it has somehow become mislaid. We know that it is there alright but other things have taken precedence, and the reality and the joy has been lost, buried away beneath the undergrowth. We know we should be doing more, caring more, loving more. We know that we can experience more of the love of God through the power that Christ has promised but we have given up, too easily satisfied with second best. I was reminded the other day of a recent definition of Christians by a man named Nigel Ford who described them as 11The only people capable of achieving absolutely anything, and the only ones who never try." Perhaps this is a bit over the top but it contain.s enough truth to be painful. Easter, just past, reminded us yet again that resurrection and renewal is a reality and is part of God's plan for us. We are also promised his help in making this true in our lives if that is what we want. Faith unused, will wither and become atrophied. As we begin to use it, however, we shall find that Jesus' promise to his disciples is still true - faith can move mountains. In Christ we can do absolutely anything. The sad thing is that we often can't be bothered! Colin. A reminder: A Confirmation Service for the Riverside Team has been arranged for Thursday July 7th at St. Thomas, Colnbrook. If you are thinking of confirmation or would like to discuss it, please contact me as soon as possible. 􀊃􀊄vance notice: On monday 9th May at 8.00pm there will be a service of celebration in st. Mary's Church, Datchet, to mark the 10th anniversary of the formation of the Riverside Team Ministry. Preacher the Bishop of Buckingham. All will be welcome. -2- • ST. JAMES DUTY ROSTER 1 0th April 8.00 a.m. 1 0.30 a.m. Sidesman 8.00 a.m. Sidesman 10.30 a.m. Creche & Sunday school Cleaning Coffee 17th April 8.00 a.m. 10.30 a.m. Sidesman 8.00 a.m. Sidesman 10.30 a.m. First Reader Creche & Sunday School Flowers Coffee Cleaning 24th April 8.00 a.m. 10.30 a.m. Sidesman 8.00 a.m. Sidesman 10.30 a.m. First Reader Creche and Sunday School Flowers Coffee Cleaning 1 st May 8.00 a.m. 10.30 a.m. Sidesman 8.00 a.m. Sidesman 10.30 a.m. 6.30 p.m. Sidesman 6.30 p.m. First Reader Creche and Sunday School Flowers Coffee Cleaning FIRST SUNDAY AFTER EASTER Holy Communion Family Service Mr. Eastgate Mr. Hayton Readings to be advised All in church Mrs. Eastgate and Mrs. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Belcher SECOND SUNDAY AFTER EASTER Holy Communion Parish Communion Mr. Dollimore Mr. Handy John 10 7-16 Mrs. Handy 1 Peter 5 1-11 Mrs. Baker, Mrs. Westendorp and Mrs. Hayton Mrs. Belcher Mr. and Mrs. Pepler Mrs. Baker and Mrs. Grenfell THIRD SUNDAY AFTER EASTER Holy Communion Parish Communion Mr. Belcher Mr. King John 1 1 17-27 Mrs. Grenfell Col 3 1 -11 Mrs. Dollimore, Mrs Parker and Mrs. Hayton Mrs. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong Mrs. Street FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER EASTER St Philip and St James Day Holy Communion Family Service Mrs. Breslin Mr. Grenfell ( to be advised) Patronal Festival Evensong Mr. Armstrong John 1 43-end Mrs. Armstrong Job 23 1-12 All in church Mrs. Stopford Mrs. Coish and Mrs. Paton Mrs. Robb -3- 8th May 8.00 a.m. 10.30 a.m. Sidesman 8.00 a.m. Sidesman 10.30 a.m. First Reader Creche and Sunday School Flowers Coffee Cleaning FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER EASTER Rogation Sunday Holy Communion Parish Communion Mr. Robb Mr. Pepler John 16 12-24 Angela Perryman Rom 8 28-end Mrs. Evans, Mrs. Parker, and Mrs. Grenfell Mrs. Springbett Mrs. Baker and Mrs. Griffith Mrs. Harpur and Mrs. Allen BAPTISM 6th March 1988 Abigail Ann Morrow ***** JUMBLE SALE Thank you to those who gave and those who assisted at the Jumble Sale. We made £242 for the Church charities. Ken Richmond did such a splendid job of auctioneering {the junk made £82) that I have asked him to do an auction on the lawns of Dorney Court at the June Fayre. Please help me to gather together items for this by looking in your attics, garages and cupboards for things you no longer use. It does not have to be an antique {although that would be very nice ). Anything is acceptable such as a vase, table-lamp, pushchair, perfume, wine, the unwanted gift etc. If Ken can make a fancy candle worth £1 1 at the Jumble Sale, he will certainly make a good price for anything you give. I will call on you in April or May. Mary Robb Burnham 2243 ***** The whole thing Sphinx The rowing urge of the schoolboy Is stronger than most people think And in the boating season He tries to keep in the pink. Now the proposed Thames Field Course Being almost as wide as the Nile Is why the Parish has got the hump And the College its inscrutable smile. ***** -4- THE PARISH PUMP Notes from the March Meeting of the Parish Council. 1 ) The Chairman welcomed Mrs. S Grafton, a mature student on work placement with Bucks Social Services Department who is doing research in the Parish. 2) Village Hall Floor. The Parish Council discussed the quotations received but have asked the Village Hall Committee for further details. It was agreed that this work is now urgent and the Parish Council are keen to get the work completed. 3) Playground. Two quotations are to be obtained for repairs and improvements to the playground equipment. 4) Payments Approved. Typing of Minutes and Agendas Subscription to CPRE Municipal Insurance Clerk 's Salary & Expenses £ 4 . 50 £ 8 . 0 0 £ 6 9 . 0 1 £ 5 2 . 3 1 5) Additional pot holes needing attention were reported to the County Council. 6 ) Litter Blitz. Parish Council agreed to partake in this initiative and have already had and accepted an offer from the Brownies. All Parishioners are invited to help "keep the Parish Tidy.11 7 ) The inaugural meeting of the Dorney & District Conservation and Preservation Society was noted. The Council is keen to find ways in which the two organisations can work together on common problems and this will be discussed at the April meeting. 8) Gas Main. The Council have been asked to investigate the possibility of meeting the cost "on the rates." 9) Next Meeting: 1 2th April in the Village Hall. ***** DORNEY BABY-SITTING CLUB For details contact Jean Foster-Key Maidenhead 36875 -5- From the Warden's Desk April 1 988 As the season of Easter is upon us may I wish everyone a very happy Easter, and hope that the life of the countryside which is bursting with blossom will not go un-noticed. The Church is celebrating the death and rising of Christ into new life. May I commend to you the hope which is in Christ of new life and freedom from the wrong we have all done one to another. The example of the blossom bringing new life, is similar to hope for a fresh start in life. Through Christ hope for new life and the free gift of God's love is welcome in this troubled world. During March the Project played host to the regular weekend groups from different churches, and a School from Wolverhampton who spent a week playing Eton at 11Fives11 • Besides this we were able to give a School the opportunity to use the Vicarage for a Day Conference to discuss and explore Religious Education in their School. This is a scheme which Kenneth Baker, the Education Secretary, has suggested schools do from time to time. Slough Social Services came for a Day Conference too. Both of whom were pleased with the pleasant surroundings and atmosphere of Dorney, coupled with the ease of getting here. Dorney Dynamo ' s, who are the Church Youth group for Dorney, held a joint meeting with representatives from a similar group in Datchet called Pathfinders. I f any young people from the area would like to join this fun packed group with many diverse activities and Christian emphasis, we meet on the second Sunday in each month between 7pm and 9pm, at the Vicarage, all are welcome. Finally we are anticipating two weeks of children from Oxford being brought for two separate weeks holiday by Exeter College. They have planned an active and happy time for these youngsters and we hope that you will enjoy the sight of these children creating a rumpus over nights and enjoying their time spent in this lovely little village with so much to see and do in the vicinity. With best wishes from Adrian Cotterill and all at the Eton Dorney Project. ***** DORNEY AND DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY Our Steak Pie supper was enjoyed by over 80 membe rs, with the quiz to give some light hearted information afterwards; the M.C. will have to sort out some of his pronunciations before next year. The next meeting will be on 8th April which is a Cheese and Wine '-'i ith a talk and slides on Herb's by Deni Bown, who has j ust had a book published. Our visit to Waterers at Bagshot has been arranged for Friday 24th June, mid sumrner day, let 's hope for some summer weather. -6- Early April is a busy time in the garden: lawns to feed, along with moss and weedkiller. All the spring bulbs will be looking for some extra food to make a store for next year ' s show, take all the flower heads off as soon as the colour has gone, it only takes food away from the bulb. Most of the early vegetables should be in the soil waiting for some warm sun to shoot and germinate; don ' t put too much nitrogen around your sowings, it can affect the germination. Anybody with bedding plants under glass should not be tempted to get them out too early, we often get frost in April. I f you want to make sure of some colour when they go out, cut back on the feed and water; a bit of stress makes them flower. Fruit will probably flower early this year so routine spraying will start early. A little frost will help thin out a heavy blossom. Don ' t forget the spring garden competition on 10th April. The Coach trip is to be a visit to the South of England flower show, book early. Tony Perryman ***** CHARITY SPRING DANCE The recent Spring Dance organised by Joy Richmond, Sue Hagan and Jan Bowman was enjoyed by a full house of 120 persons. Village Hall funds benefited by commission on ticket sales amounting to £85, and the remaining profit of £304 has been sent to the local THAMES VALLEY ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND for the Mentally Handicapped. Our thanks to all who supported this event and to those who assisted on the evening. Ken Richmond ***** DORNEY CONSERVATIVES "GRAIN AND GRAPE" AT OLD DIMMINGS, VILLAGE ROAD, DORNEY MAY 1 2TH 1 988 TICKETS £2 7-9 p.m. (Maidenhead 23769) ***** -7- THE DORNEY & DISTRICT CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION SOCIETY Meeting to be held on Thursday 21st April at 8.30.p.m. at Wakehams, Boveney Road, Dorney Common. , . 2. Report on Flood Relief Scheme Report on Eton Rowing Trench 3. Report on Sewage Plans 4. 5. 6. Path Walk reports from: Lake End/Dorney Reach/Boveney/Dorney Charitable Trust Registration Presentation to the Society of 3 year collection of flowers from this area by: Sir Arnold Hall - collected and presented by: Lois Parker 7. 8. Proposal for discovery walks by: Lois Parker Annual Subscription - proposal £2.00 9. Treasurer 1 s Report 10. Area Reports: Lake End/Dorney Reach/ Boveney/Dorney 1 1. Short Talk on tree planting for this and the next generation 1 2. ANY OTHER BUSINESS 13. DATE OF NEXT MEETING Chairman: Phyllis Wallbank Burnham 2399 NATURE NOTES - FEBRUARY/MARCH 1988 by: David Paxton By mid February the blossom of the wild plum began to drop. The mild weather which seemed to have brought an early spring continued for a week, and one day the temperature was 63deg. White dead nettle and bright blue speedwell appeared among the yellow celandines and coltsfoot. Several moths arrived in the light trap including the March Moth which has a diagonal pattern of fawn and brown. It often appears in February. The Small Brindled Beauty which has never visited us before also came and the Dotted Umber which is pale fawq and peach with a row of white dots near the edge of its •t1ings. A weasel was again seen at Clime 's Corner and was most inquisitive as it thoroughly explored a garden shed. -8- It was also reported to me, although 8 months after the event, that a tawny owl with 3 fledgelings was seen there in one of the gardens. This is worth recording as it proves the tawnies are breeding successfully. A Peacock butterfly was seen in Dorney Reach, brought its over-wintering hiding place by the mild weather. hibernating butterfly is disturbed and flutters madly window pane it is best to remove it gently to a quiet the house or garden shed. out of If a against a corner of By the last week in the month rooks had started nest building and so had a starling under our eaves , as usual. March came in like a lion and some very cold days seemed as if winter was having the fight promised by the Candlemas rhyme. While walking along the river I saw a reed bunting, several wrens and jays but no winter visitors. Perhaps some of them have left early this year. There was also an abundance of yellow, black banded snail shells belonging to the Black Lipped Hedge Snail also called the Grove Snail. It hibernates in Autumn by digging a hole in the earth and seals its shell with a sticky substance. As the shells were empty it would seem the snails fell prey to birds. Probably the rains of January made the ground soft so it was easy for the birds to ferret out the snails. Many species of snail hibernate and excluding water snails there are around 30 British species. It has been reported to me that a pair of hobby hawks are in the vicinity of "Dorney Court" and prey upon the collar doves . Also, in Dorney a large badger sett which had 20 inhabitants has been deserted by its owners. The Oak Beauty moth which has only visited us once before came into the light trap. It is a pretty moth, white and sprinkled and cross lined with black. By mid March there were 27 nests in the rookery by the M4 bridge which is an increase on last year. Lois Parker ***** DORNEY _ 'if._􀊆 Once again, thanks to the W.I. members for a full muster to this month1 s meeting, it 􀊇akes a tremendous difference to the general atmosphere and to the enjoyment and participation 0f all present. Mrs. Allen , in commenting on the Coffee morning held at her home, thanked all the members for their. support, and the W . I . members generally, wish to express their appreciation to a ll the other local residents who joined us on this occ,1s ion ,1nd helped to make this such a pleasant and P.nj oyable ev:􀊈nt. We hope to have the pleasure of their cc,mpany on future •Jcc.is i on.􀊉 - -9- Items of interest in the News Letter included an outing to the Clore Gallery on May 18th. This is an opportunity to see the paintings of G. R. Turner and as it is situated next to the Tate Gallery there is plenty of interest for everyone. An evening ' s entertainment in the form of an Old Tyme Music Hall is being held at Aylesbury on May 20th at 7.30 p.m. Audience participation by donning suitable attire, is requested, but is not compulsory. Persons wishing to exercise, without too much effort, may be interested in a leaflet available from W.I. HQ entitled Armchair Exercises - sounds ideal. The W.R.V.S. are appealing for help with their Refreshment Bar at the Spinal Unit, Stoke Mandeville Hospital 9.30 to 11.30 am and 2 to 4.30 pm. Phone number for contact is Aylesbury 82813 (County Office) or Nan Lee 623568 evenings. Mrs. C. Rees, our Speaker for this month, gave a fascinating demonstration on the making and decorating of Easter Eggs. She made the making of the most beautiful flowers out of Sugar Paste seem so easy, a feat which I fear few of us could emulate. Our competition of the month was decorated Shell Eggs and all the entries were worthy of winning, they were so beautifully done. The Trading Stall continues to be well supported, which is much appreciated, also the Raffle, the prize for which is generously supplied by a member each month. The Speaker next month will be Mrs. D. Blackman and the subject, Old Burnham . ***** DORNEY SCHOOL Logo has arrived. During this term the children from the oldest class have been introduced to logo and some of the results have been quite spectacular. Logo is a method of making a computer do what you want rather than merely responding to instructions from the computer. It has been designed specially for school children and j udging from the reaction so far Seymour Papert knew what he was doing. Several teachers are currently being kept very active increasing their logo knowledge and skills. Currently our objective is to write a duet for computers and recorders to be performed in July. The video cameras came to Dorney School at the beginning of March. The resulting video is now being used in Buckinghamshire to demonstrate good practice in managing a classroom with a particular emphasis on using other adults in the classroom. The Dorney School policy is to welcome adults in to work in a classroom under the direction of the class teacher. A child ' s education is a partnership between school and home. We have now received the go ahead to develop the old kitchen into a Craft, Design and Technology area. It is being funded by the P.T .A. A mas􀊅ive thank you to all those who sponsored the children recently. (I can't give you details of the result as I am writing this the day before the event). It is the first -1 0- • sponsored event for 5 years and hopefully the last on this scale for a similar period. The resultant area will be of enormous benefit for all the children in the school and is the culmination of planning over several years. Finally, as you enjoy your Easter break, perhaps you could contact the school if you can help us with information about Dorney and area during the Victorian period. I appreciate that this was well before the lifetimes of most but you may have newspapers, pictures, diaries etc. so please phone me or drop into school. C.J.R. Luckin Headmaster ***** JOB OPPORTUNITIES There are two vacancies within the Parish. GRASS CUTTER £30 per cut (approximately at three-weekly intervals during season) Mower and Fuel Provided. LITTER PICKER £25 per month Applicants must be over 16 years old. CONTACT P. BELCHER MAIDENHEAD 27047 Friday 8th April Sunday 10th April Thursday 21st April Monday 9th May Thursday 12th May Sunday 15th May Saturday 11th June Friday 24th June Saturday 2nd July Saturday 9th July Saturday 16th July Saturday 23rd July Sunday 21st August Saturday 3rd September Saturday 24th September Friday 21st October Friday 18th November 1989 Saturday 28th January ***** DIARY OF EVENTS D.D.H.S Cheese & Wine Evening D.D.H.S Spring Gardens Competition Conservation & Preservation Society Meeting Wakehams, Boveney Road, 8.30pm Riverside Team Anniversary Service, St.Mary's Datchet, 8pm Dorney Conservatives "Grain & Grape" D.D.H.S Bring & Buy Sale Summer Pete. Dorney Court D.D.H.S Open evening to Waterers, Bagshot Dorney School Summer Fete Dorney Conservatives Barbecue at Dorney Court Dorney School Summer Ball D.D.H.S Bar-B-Que & Dance D.D.H.S Summer Gardens Competition D.D.H.S Annual Show D.D.H.S Harvest Supper D.D.H.S Cheese & Wine EveninJ D.D.H.S A.G.M. D.D.H.S Winter Dance -11 - DORNEY W.I. DORNEY P.T.A. PARISH COUNCIL MEETING ROAD SAFETY COMMITTEE DORNEY P.c.c. DORNEY VILLAGE HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE DORNEY OVER 60 1 s CLUB BROWNIES GUIDES Second Wednesday of each month, 2.30 p.m. First Monday of each month Second Tuesday of each month, 8.00 p.m. Second Tuesday of every other month at 7.45 p.m., preceding Parish Council First Wednesday of each month at Dorney Vicarage, 8.00 p.m. Second Monday of each month in the Village Hall, 8.00 p.m. Second Tuesday of each month, Luncheon at the Vicarage. Each Thursday, Village Hall, 6-7.30 p.m. Each Wednesday, Vicarage, 7.15-9.00 p.m. This month's edition of Dorney Parish News has been prepared on a word processor by Caroline Wiggins of Berkshire Business Services. Should anyone in the Parish require any word processing services for reports, c.v.'s, letters, mail-shots etc. Caroline can be contacted on Maidenhead 76021. As from 18th April 1988 the contact telephone numbers will be:Windsor {0753) 830703 Fax: 0753 830546 Evenings Maidenhead 76021 1985/86 1986/87 PA1USH PRECEPT Actual Actual C:lerk - Salary 452 411 - Office Allow. 90 100 Petty Cash 121 B7 Printing and Stat. 71 B4 Hire of Rooms 46 lB InsurBnce 60 B9 Subscriptions " 72 Parish Nevs Donation 250 275 Audit Fees 54 7B Loan Charges BB BB Grass Cutting+ 20 Recreation Ground 40 Litter Collection 70 Village Hall f'..ontribution Lighting -- Energy 22, 172 Haint. 264 384 Contingency Fund 312 400 Totals 2100 2474 +Mower Costs only- - Grasscutting covered by payments 1987 I 1988 1988/89 Estimate Probable Recommended 495 50 I Estimate 120 120 532 130 110 100 120 125 12') 125 60 60 6o 90 95 120 90 90 95 ,oo 300 JOO 80 B4 90 BB BB BB 100 50 100 50 100 490 75 100 650 3500 240 22B 350 400 255 1100 (􀃃.aint. £3'.JO New Equip. £7'.JO) 72 72 2420 2999 7300 from B.c.c. Of the £7300 Recommended Estimate for 1988/89 it is proposed that £4640 be met from precept on South Bucks District Council and the remaining £2660 from Balances. This vould give rise to ,i Pqrish Rate of 3.7p. -12- Material for publication should reach one of the Editors by the 16th of the preceding month. NOT PUBLISHED IN JANUARY AND AUGUST Editors : Mr. C.C. Cody, Easter Folly, 7, Dorney Reach Road, Dorney Reach. Tel : Maidenhead 24121 Editorial Board Distributors : The Editors, Mrs. M.C. Cody. Mrs. J. M. Spencer Dorincourt 45. Harcourt Road, Dorney Reach. Tel : Maidenhead 24213 Mrs. Cobb, Mrs. Crane, Mrs. Foster-Key, Mrs. Gorle, Mrs. Groves, Mrs. Harland, Mrs. Hellmuth, Mrs. Hewitt Tea le, Mrs. Hutton, Mrs. Millward, Mrs. Oxlade, Mrs. Pilkington, Mrs. Rae, Mrs. Sharphouse, Mrs. Tuddenham, Mrs. Wiltshire, Mrs. Wooller, Mrs. Wright. Rate of Subscription: £3.50 per annum for 10 issues. (Payable in Advance). 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CAMPSIE Your Fully lndependant Estate Agent THE OLD SCHOOL ANTIQUES DORNEY PURCHASERS AND VENDORS OF GOOD QUALITY ANTIQUES V A LUA T IONS & RESTORATIONS undertaken. Tel: BURNHAM 3247 APPLETREE COTTAGE-ASHFORD LANE·DORNEY·Nr. WINDSOR·BERKS PATIOS·FENCING-TUAFING·PAUNING·AOTOVATING·TAEE FELLING TEL, BURNHAM 1062861 61768 o, 66022 79 HIGH STREET, BURNHAM, BUCKS. K. C J. GUTHRIE FLORIST GREENGROCER e FRUITERER TELEPHONE: OPEN 9.00a.m.-5.30p.m BURNHAM 63372 /mdaysaweel<) FLOWERS FOR ALL OCCASIONS. WREATHS AND B O UQUE TS TO ORDER . S ERVIC ES IN THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST . JAMES SUNDAY 8. 00a. m. 10.20a.m. 10.30 a.m. FIRST SUNDAY O F THE MONTH FIFTH SUNDAY OF THE MONTH 8. 00a. m. 10.30a.m. 8.00a.m. 10.30a.m. Holy Communion Explorer s and Crec he at the Vicarage Par ish Communion Holy Communion Family Service Holy Communion Mattins PRIEST-IN-CHARGE OF DORNEY CHURCHWARD E N Revd. Colin H. P ontin 3 Leig h Park, Datc het, Sloug h , Berks, SL 3 9JP . Tel: Sloug h 40745 M r. David Pepler 54, Hag Hill R ise, Taplow, Maidenhead, Berks. Tel: B urnham (06286) 63593 T o c ontac t the Revd. Colin P ontin either teleph one h im direc t or leave a message at D orney Vicarage, Tel: B urnham 62823. Printed by Suro Press Old Station Yard Taplow Telephone: Burnham 63122 ISSUE NO. 4/88 May 1988 The Floodlit Supper Dance is being held in the grounds of Dorney Court after the Fete on Saturday, 11th June. If you would like to obtain tickets (at £12 per head) please contact:- Liz Houlton, Paddocks End, Dorney Village Tel: Burnham 63916 or Mary Wakefield, Jameson Cottage, Marsh Lane Tel: Maidenhead 26376 ***** DORNEY PLAYERS The Dorney Players production of "The Happiest Days of Your Life" will be performed in the Village Hall on:- Thursday 12th May at 8.00 p. m. Friday 13th May at 8.00 p.m. Saturday 14th May at 7.30 p.m. Tickets E2.50 OAF'S & Children £1 • so ***** THANK YOU During the last 3 months I have been collecting information for a community profile of Dorney and Dorney Reach, as part of my academic work whilst studying for a B.Sc and C.Q.S.W certificate at Buckinghamshire College of Higher Education. I would like to thank everyone who took the time to answer my questions and apologise to those whom I did not manage to contact. The conclusion gained from my research is that Dorney and Dorney Reach are active and thriving communities with local activities for most age groups. Thank you all again for your help. Sue Grafton Community Work Student. ***** Contributions for the June edition of the Parish News must be delivered to the editors by the 16th May. ***** DORNEY BABY-SITTING CLUB For details contact Jean Foster-Key Maidenhead 36875 -1- From Revd. Colin Pontin May 1988 The Annual Parish Meeting was held on 13th April. This is the time when the church elects the Churchwardens and the Parochial Church Council for the coming year and reviews and reports on the year gone by. It was a good meeting. It was encouraging to see how much had happened during 1987; new activities started, new people joining with us for worship, new initiatives and efforts reflecting a growing understanding of the power and presence of God. We are very grateful to all who have worked so hard and have supported us during the year. The danger of this sort of occasion is that it can lead to complacency. The fact is, that however good the year has been, our church at Dorney is still only making contact with a very small percentage of the total population, and we need to ask ourselves why this is so. The power of the early church was that those who had experienced first-hand the goodness and power of God couldn't keep it to themselves and perhaps this a lesson we need to re-learn. The church is often seen as an anachronism and irrelevant to the modern world, when in fact, the joy and power of the Easter Gospel is totally relevant and carries within it the power to change lives, meet the deepest need and to bring joy and rejoicing into the darkest situation, and we certainly have our share of these, even in Dorney! It was because of this that Jesus spoke as he did at the Sermon on the Mount:- 11You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hidden. Nobody lights a lamp to put it under a bowl; instead he puts it on a lamp-stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way your light must shine before people, so that they will see the good things you do and give praise to your Father in heaven." (Matthew 5:14-16 GNB) The Parish of Eton with Eton Wick and Boveney joined the Riverside Team on the 21st April and will be working together with us here at Dorney. We warmly welcome them into the Team and look forward to meeting with them and facing together the new challenges that this will bring. It will inevitably mean changes for all of us. How we cope with these will be a measure of our love for one another and the reality of the power of God in our lives. It is easy to see these situations as "problems". Let us instead, see them as God-given opportunities to prove afresh the sufficiency of Christ. If we do this I am sure that our next Parish Meeting will be even better than the last. Colin. Reminder: A new Bible Study Group for ladies has now started at 10.00a.m. on Monday mornings at the home of Mary Baker, Elm View, Marsh Lane. The group meet to study basic Christian teaching from the bible and how it relates to our everyday lives. All ladies are welcome. The meeting lasts approx. 1 hour. -2- The Thursday Bible Study group continues to meet at 8.00pm each week at the Vicarage. All are welcome. ***** ST. JAMES DUTY ROSTER 15th May 8.00 a.m. 10.30 a.m. Sidesman 8.00 a.m. Sidesman 10.30 a.m. First Reader Creche and Sunday School Coffee Flowers Cleaning 22nd May 8.00 a.m. 10.30 a.m. Sidesman 8.00 a.m. Sidesman 10.30 a.m. First Reader Creche and Sunday School Coffee Flowers Cleaning 29th May 8.00 a.m. 10.30 a.m. Sidesman 8.00 a.m. Sidesman 10.30 a.m. First Reader Creche and Sunday School Coffee Flowers Cleaning -3- SUNDAY AFTER ASCENSION Holy Communion Parish Communion Mr. Liney Mr. Hayton Luke 24:45-end Mrs. Pepler Ephesians 4:1-13 Mrs. Baker, Mrs. King and Mrs. Grenfell Mrs. Harpur and Mrs. runes Mrs. Ames Mrs. Pepler and Mrs. Pontin PENTECOST OR WHIT SUNDAY Holy Communion Parish Communion Mrs. Richmond Mrs. Ames John 20:19-23 Mrs. Hayton Acts 2: 1-21 Mrs. Dollimore, Mrs. King and Mrs. Pepler Mrs. Perryman and Mrs. Dover Mrs. Street Mrs. Parker and Mrs. Richmond TRINITY SUNDAY OR 1ST AFTER PENTECOST Holy Communion Mattins Mr. Eastgate Mrs. Harpur Mark 1:1-13 Mrs. Liney Isaiah 6:1-8 Mrs. Evans, Mrs. Westendorp and Mrs. Pepler Mrs. Richmond and Kristina Mrs. Belcher Mrs. Belcher and Mrs. Neal 5th June 8.00 a.m. 10.30 a.m. Sidesman 8.00 a.m. Sidesman 1 0.30 a.m. Creche and Sunday School Coffee Flowers Cleaning 12th June 8.00 a.m. 10.30 a.m. Sidesman 8.00 a.m. Sidesman 10.30 a.m. First Reader Creche and Sunday School Coffee Flowers Cleaning 2ND AFTER PENTECOST Holy Communion Family Service Mr. Handy Mrs. Grenfell Readings to be advised All in church Mr. and Mrs. Robb Mrs. Smith Mrs. Palmer and Mrs. Armstrong 3RD AFTER PENTECOST Holy Communion Parish Communion Mr. Belcher Mr. Dollimore Luke 8:41-end Chris Longden Acts 4: 8-12 Mrs. Baker, Mrs. Westendorp and Mrs. Pepler Mr. and Mrs. Hayton Mrs. Stopford Mrs. Eastgate and Mrs. Jones DORNEY WHIST CLUB VILLAGE HALL AT 8 p.m. Thursday May 5th Thursday May 1 9th Thursday June 2nd Thursday June 16th Thursday June 30th Thursday July 1 4th As usual, all are welcome, visitors included. No special skills required ! ***** VIT􀆲LAGE HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE 'l'he Committee will hold its Annual General Meeting on Monday May 9th at 8pm in the Village Hall. This is your opportunity to hear a report on the past year ' s running of the Hall, and its hopes and plans for the future. It is also an occasion to make observations, suggestions and criticisms - your chance to contribute towards the successful maintenance of this Village amenity. -4- THE PARISH PUMP The April Meeting of your Council. The Village Hall Floor. It now seems that only the concrete of the annexe floor will need replacing when the old tiles are removed. There has been a strong recommendation that as the hall floor becomes very damp with condensation under some uses, vinyl flooring should not be used but rather hard-wood maple boards on wooden filletts be laid instead. The cost, at about £4000, would probably be less than that for the replacement of the present vinyl and the reconcreting of the annexe floor. The Council were reminded that the alternative to the Council footing the bill could well be the County Education Committee taking over the Hall. In which case the hire charges would rise to at least £1 3 per hour, and this would kill all local use. Road Safety nPlease Drive Carefully through the Village"- the Council is to write to B.C.C. to get their views on the addition of these words to our village signs. The need for the regular use of Radar Speed Traps in the village will be drawn to the attention of the Police. The County Highways Dept are to be asked for the rules governing the positioning of Double White Lines on a road, (we have Marsh Lane in mind). Gas Supply - Mains on the Rates The Clerk reported that this could only be funded up to a maximum of a 2p rate. Flood Relief The latest plans were displayed at the meeting. T.W.A. intend to submit their formal planning application early next year. Your Council is writing once again to express its total opposition to the East Bank Scheme, a view shared by Taplow P.C .. Eton Wick are not pleased about a southerly route round their village. The local farmers are likely to be affected by a reduction in their acreage. The latest cost is put at £33.25 million. Account of Payments Grass cutting - two cuts S.E.B. electricity Best Kept Village Entry Wm. Fuller - Updating our way-lighting (Had you noticed that some are now on all Wm. Fuller - Maintenance White Heather Garage - petrol for mower Road fund licence for mower Insurance for mower Minutes - printing Clerk's salary and expenses -5- E 58.00 57.00 4.00 961. 40 night?) 1 53.40 9.13 1 6. 00 20.00 6.00 52. 31 Best Kept Village Competition. Preliminary j udging 1st - 1 5th June Final j udging completed by 3 1 st July Planning matters. 1. Detached house and garage to rear of 5 Meadow Way fronting on to Oak Stubbs Lane. 2. Temporary siting of 2 caravans for staff and 3. Application for a certificate to use premises at Dorney Meadow (in Taplow) for stabling and training of horses. 4. Extensions/alterations to 3 Harcourt Road. 5. Extension to garage at 19 Oak Stubbs Lane. 6. A conservatory at 15 Marsh Lane. 7. Extension to 21 Harcourt Road. Burnham Grammar School. A letter was received thanking the P.C. for its support in the successful fight to prevent closure. Pleasure Boat Parking on the Thames opposite Trumper's Field. Letters are being written to the appropriate authorities across the river to ascertain if this is being done with planning permission, and if so, why we were not consulted when it affects us, and if not, what they are doing about it. Bulk Refuse Containers in the Parish in the next 12 months. See elsewhere in this issue. Main Offices Beaconsfield Arnersham Outstation Slough ***** ARRANGEMENTS FOR REGISTRARS for Births Marriages and Deaths. Monday - Friday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Monday Thursday -6- 9 . 1 5 - 1 2 . 30 2 . 00 - 4 . 30 2 . 00 - 4 . 00 9 . 3 0 - 1 2 . 3 0 2 . 0 0 - 3 . 0 0 1 1 . 3 0 - 1 2 . 30 2 . 0 0 - 3 . 00 2 . 0 0 - 4 . 00 1 1 . 3 0 1 2 . 3 0 1 0 . 00 - 1 1 . 30 1 0 . 0 0 - 1 1 . 3 0 NATURE NOTES - MARCH/APRIL 1 988 The new yellow green leaves of willows against tall black poplars bearing gold catkins, which will soon turn crimson, make an attractive background to banks and hedges. Chestnut leaves have burst out of their sticky buds and some are showing all their five "fingers". The hawthorns are so far advanced that they could have blossom by 1st May. Hawthorns are as sociated with the old fertility cult and the blossom was placed on the maypole which is part of the ancient fertility rites. Legend has it that the Crown of Thorns was made from the hawthorn and on Good Friday it groans and sighs. The catch in the light trap has increased. The Grey Shoulder Knot moth has arrived. It flies from August to September and then hibernates to emerge in March. The Pale Mottled Willow Moth came two months early. Although it appears from February it has not come into the light trap before May. The Engrailed moth and Twin Spot Quaker moth were also taken. The latter seems to visit us only once a year. The beauty of these moths is in the patterns as their colours range through the fawn and brown shades. A cheerful patch of colour has been provided by large groups of brambles as their leaves have remained a purple and wine hue all Winter. A lone jackdaw arrived in the garden after a long interval and was chased off by rooks. Our bird table is roofed and on a pole to enable small birds to feed without hindrance but one wily rook managed to cling onto the bars and thrust its beak through to grasp a piece of bread. Their beaks are very strong and they break large , tough twigs from trees for their nests. One rook buried a chop bone in our manure heap doubtless to peck at later. So far April has given us snow, sun and rough winds. Some cow parsley was in bloom early and hedgehogs out of hibernation well before their usual time. I discovered a patch of white and purple violets near the river which I had not seen before as they were largely hictden by foliage. Comma and yellow brimstone butterflies have been seen and a dead heron was seen by the Cressy Brook. Lois Parker ***** DORNEY W.I. April 1 988 April 1 3th - a lovely sunny Spring day - much too nice to be indoors - a thought obviously shared - as attendance at this month's meeting was not up to the standard of previous months, the holiday spirit creeping in early this year. Mrs. Street opened the meeting on a very sad note , with the announcement of the death of a Dorney l'l.I. past-Presi (Established 76 years) (Dorney) LTD. Telephone: Burnham 3188 OFFER THE FOLLOWING SERV/CESAutosense ®Computerised Vehicle Test System Pinpoints problems quickly, eliminating "trial and error" methods. Prints out a report showing your car's actual performance compared to factory standards. Professional Repair and Servicing using Sun Roller brake tester, Hartridge Headlamp setter and Dunlop alignment equipment. MOT Testing carried out vvhile you vvait and vvatch feel free to ask questions. 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GUTHRIE FLORIST GREENGROCER e FRUITERER TELEPHONE: OPEN9 00a.m.-5.30p m BURNHAM 63372 /mdavsaweek/ FLOWERS FOR ALL OCCASIONS, WREATHS AND BOUQUETS TO ORDER. SERVICES IN TH E PARISH CHURCH OF ST. JAMES SUNDAY 8.00a.m. 10.20a.m. 10.30a.m. FIRST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH FIFTH SUNDAY OF THE MONTH 8.00a.m. 10.30 a.m. 8.00 a.m. 10.30 a.m. Holy Communion Explorers and Creche at the Vicarage Parish Communion Holy Communion Family Service H oly Communion Mattins PRIEST-IN-CHARGE OF DORNEY CHURCHWARDEN Revd. Colin H. Pontin 3 Leigh Park, Datchet, Slough, Berks, SL3 9JP. Tel: Slough 40745 M r. David Pepler 54, Hag Hill Rise, Taplow, Maidenhead, Berks. T el: Burnham (06286) 63593 To contact the Revd. Colin Pontin either telephone him direct or leave a message at D orney Vicarage, Tel: Burnham 62823. Printed by Suro Press Old Station Yard Taplow Telephone: Burnham 63122 ISSUE NO, 6/88 JULY 1988 EDITORIAL I am not altogether sure what the Government's present policy is regarding the de-restriction of land for development. There would seem to be a certain degree of ambivalence in recent pronouncements. When they are reported I am at first convinced that my environment is, at least for the time being, inviolable. Then I am not so sure and finally I am plunged into deep despondency. Over the past decades the Green Belt has been the bulwark against unbridled urbanization. A relaxation of restrictions will encourage the speculative builder whose insatiable appetite for the green grass of country meadows has been controlled by the vigilance of the environmental weight watchers. At least once a week I read of consortiums who have grand plans for hypermarkets and large housing estates. Substantial profits are gained from these developments and the constructors are determined not to be gainsaid. Helicopters traverse the Home Counties on plot-seeking flights and direct defoliating attacks by purveyors of bricks and mortar. My desire to retain the openness of my surroundings is, I know, selfish. However I do not feel too badly about this because I also know that those who would hem me in are not generous spirits endeavouring to provide for the homeless, although they would have me believe so, but are business mortals seeking the financial rewards to be gained from the rape of the countryside. I, like many in the Parish, am concerned about the proposed rowing course, the flood channel, the sewerage works and the intermittent threats from gravel extractors. I am equally concerned about what development will be permitted in the area and the apparent relaxation of in-filling restrictions. I realise that, like Esau, we all have our price. But individual greed must not be allowed to shape the growth of a community and local authorities must do everything in their power to prevent such a course. Notes in the Magazine of the Hay Parish Council meeting reported that the Council considered it inevitable that gradual change of the Village pattern would take place. expect that they consider this a constructive attitude. thought it rather defeatist. some I I I believe that death alone is inevitable. Are we then to countenance the death of the Village? ***** -1 - DORNEY MAGAZINE - July 1988 From the Team Rector, Canon Jeffery Whale Dear Friends and Colleagues, A Team Vicar for Dorney I am delighted to tell you that The Revd Colin Pontin has been appointed Team Vicar of the parishes of Dorney, and of Eton with Eton Wick and Boveney. He will be licensed as Team Vicar on Wednesday, September 7th at 8.00 pm in St. John the Baptist Parish Church in Eton Wick. Book the date now! His appointment by the Bishop and myself follows consultations with both PCCs and with the four churchwardens meeting together. For many of you at Dorney you might well wonder what the fuss is about! Has not Colin been at Dorney these past two years? Well yes, he has. But only in the capacity of an assistant priest exercising care of Dorney on my behalf. From September he will have special responsibility for both parishes as Vicar within the team. Colin joined us in July 1986 and since that time has added much to the life and work of the Team - and particularly to Dorney. We are all confident that this is the best possible appointment for Dorney and for the Team as a whole. One aspect of this appointment not yet resolved is the provision of a house in Eton Wick where it is specified Colin and his family should live. It may well be that at the beginning of his new ministry he will continue to operate from Datchet - but that is something we hope will not be for long. Please pray for Colin, Jennifer and their family, and for a resolution of the housing situation. Wanted, a new Team Rector! You may have also heard that, after 11 years, I am resigning as Rector of Riverside to take up an appointment as Rector of Windsor in October. It is with mixed feelings that I contemplate the move since it will mean leaving behind so many friends made in the six parishes over these years. I am particularly pleased, however, that the appointment of your Team Vicar will have been accomplished. Now the process of appointing a new Rector has begun and I hope the interregnum will be short. Again I ask for your prayers. Yours sincerely, Jeffery Whale. -2- From Revd. Colin Pontin July 1988 When the Bishop offered me the post of Team Vicar of the combined parishes of Eton with Eton Wick and Boveney together with Dorney I was very pleased to accept. As a family we have been very happy here. You have made us feel very much at home and we look forward to continuing to work together with you as well as developing and deepening our links with the Parish of Eton. This new arrangement will inevitably bring some changes and present us with new challenges. I am sure that as we meet them together, under God's hand we can use them to further His work in the area. Our pleasure at this new appointment was tinged with sadness when we heard that Jeffery Whale will be leaving the Riverside Team in the autumn. I know, from having worked closely with Jeffery during the last two years, how hard he has worked for the Team both as Team Rector and as Rural Dean. He will be greatly missed and I am sure that we all wish him the very best in his new appointment as Rector of Windsor. I would also like to take this opportunity to say a very big 1 Thank You' to all who were involved in organising the village Pete on June 11th., and to all of you who so enthusiastically supported it. It was a great success both financially and from a community point of view. Many commented on the friendly 1 Village' atmosphere of the Pete. It is good to have these times when we can get together to 'play' together as well as to work and worship. This is the last letter before the summer holidays. It is important to break the pattern of the normal routines, to take time off to relax whether at home or away. I hope that you have a very happy and relaxing break so that we can all return in the autumn refreshed and ready for the new challenges which lie ahead. Colin. Reminder: On the 7th July at 7.30pm. the Bishop of Buckingham will be conducting a service of Confirmation for the Riverside Team at St. Thomas, Colnbrook. Please come if you are able, you will be very welcome. ***** Marriages June 4th Graham Price - Kerrie Watts June 18th Murray Coulson - Jane Greenwood ***** -3- ST. JAMES DUTY ROSTER 3rd July e.oo a.m. 10.30 a.m. Sidesman 8.00 a.m. Sidesman 10.30 a.m. Creche and Sunday School Coffee Flowers Cleaning 10th July 8.00 a.m. 10.30 a.m. Sidesman 8.00 a.m. Sidesman 10.30 a.m. First Reader Creche and Sunday School Coffee Flowers Cleaning 17th July 8.00 a.m. 10.30 a.m. Sidesman 8.00 a.m. Sidesman 10.30 a.m. First Reader Creche and Sunday School Coffee Flowers Cleaning 24th July D.00 a.m.; 10.30 a.m. Sidesman 8.00 a.m. Sidesman 10.30 a.m. First Reader Creche and Sunday School -4- 6TH AFTER PENTECOST Holy Communion Family Service Mr. Pepler Mrs. Baker Readings to be advised All in Church Mr. and Mrs. Belcher Mrs. Street Mrs. Robb 7TH AFTER PENTECOST Holy Communion Parish Communion Mrs. Breslin Mr. Robb Mark 12: 28-34 Mrs. Robb Romans 8: 1-11 Mrs. Baker, Mrs. King and Mrs. Hayton Mr. and Mrs. Pepler Mrs. Belcher Mrs. Parker and Mrs. Allen 8TH AFTER PENTECOST Holy Communion Parish Cor:imunion Mr. Liney Mrs. Richmond Luke 6: 27-38 Kristina Richmond 1 Corinthians 12: 4-13 Mrs. Dollir:iore, Mrs. King and Mrs. Grenfell Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong Mrs. Smith :-.!rs. Pontin and Mrs. Pepler 9TH AFTER PENTECOST Holy Communion Parish Communion Mrs. Ames Mrs. Harpur Mark 9: 14-29 James Pepler 2 Corinthians 6: 3-10 Mrs Evans, Mrs. Westendorp and Mrs. Pepler • Coffee Flowers Cleaning 31st July 8.00 a.m. 10.30 a.m. Sidesman a.oo a.m. Sidesman 10.30 a.m. First Reader Creche and Sunday School Coffee Flowers Cleaning 7th August 8.00 a.m. 10.30 a.m. Sidesman 8.00 a.m. Sidesman 10.30 a.m. Creche and Sunday School Coffee Flowers Cleaning 14th August 8.00 a.m. 10.30 a.m. Sidesman 8.00 a.m. Sidesman 1 0.30 a.m. First Reader Creche and Sunday School Coffee Flowers Cleaning 21st August 8.00 a.m. 10.30 a.m. Sidesman a.oo a.m. Sidesman 10.30 a.m. First Reader -5- Mrs. Coish and Mrs. Paton Mrs. Stopford Mrs. Parker and Mrs. Richmond 10TH AFTER PENTECOST Holy Communion Mattins Mr. Eastgate Mrs. Grenfell Acts 27 Mrs. Armstrong Jeremiah 38:1-13 Mrs. Parker and Mrs. Pepler Mrs. Baker and Mrs. Griffith Mrs. Springbett Mrs. Belcher and Mrs. Neal 1 1TH AFTER PENTECOST Holy Communion Family Service Mr. Dollimore Mr. Hayton Readings to be advised All in- Church Mrs. Harpur and Mrs. Ames Mrs. Ames Mrs. Palmer and Mrs. Armstrong 12TH AFTER PENTECOST Holy Communion Parish Communion Mr. Armstrong 􀏚Ir. Belcher Hatthew 5 : 13-16 􀏛-1rs. Hayton Acts 1 7: 22-cncl On Holiday Mrs. Perryman and Mrs. Mrs. Street Mrs. Eastgate and llrs. 1 3TH AFTER PE􀏜JTECOST Holy Communion Parish Communion Mr. Robb Smith Jones Mrs. Baker Matthew 10: 16-22 Mrs. Handy Acts 20: 1 7-25 Creche and Sunday School Coffee Flowers Cleaning 28th August 8.00 a.m. 10.30 a.m. Sidesman 8.00 a.m. Sidesman 10 .30 a.m. First Reader Creche and Sunday School Coffee Flowers Cleaning 4th September 8.00 a.m. 10.30 a.m. Sidesman 8.00 a.m. Sidesman 10 . 30 a.m. Creche and Sunday School Coffee Flowers Cleaning 1 1th September 8 .00 a.m. 10 .30 a.m. Sidesman 8.00 a.m. Sidesman 10.30 a.m. First Reader Creche and Sunday School Coffee Flowers Cleaning -6- On Holiday Mrs. Richmond and Kristina Mrs. Belcher Mrs. Baker and Mrs. Grenfell 14TH AFTER PENTECOST Holy Communion Parish Communion Mrs. Breslin Mr. Grenfell Readings to be advised Mrs. Parker Readings to be advised On Holiday Mr. and Mrs. Robb Mrs. Smith Mrs. Street 15TH AFTER PENTECOST Holy Communion Family Service Mr. Liney Mr. Pepler Readings t9 be advised All in Church Mrs. Parker and Mrs. Butcher Mrs. Stopford Mrs. Robb 1 6TH AFTER PENTECOST Holy Communion Parish Communion Mrs. Richmond Mrs. Harpur Luke 1 6 : 1 9-end Mrs. Liney 1 John 4: 1 5-end Mrs.Baker, Mrs.King and Mrs. Grenfell Mr. and Mrs. Hayton Mrs. Springbett Mrs. Harpur and Hrs. Allen • • " • • THE PARISH PUMP Notes on a meeting of the Parish Council held on 7th June 1988: 1. The meeting welcomed the Chairman of the Village Hall Management Committee to discuss the tenders which had been submitted for the renewal of the Village Hall floor. The lowest in the sum of £3,500 approx plus VAT from Hewetsons was considered acceptable. There will be some additional costs for items not covered in their quotations which the council were made aware of. The floor is to be a new, suspended maple wooden floor to replace existing vinyl. It was considered that it would be sensible to employ a professional consultant if necessary to monitor the contract. 2. Playground repairs. These were deferred pending advice from the National Playing Fields Association. 3. Highways. Only three weeks had elapsed since the previous meeting and there was nothing further to report although there was considerable anxiety over the state of the overgrown verges, particularly at Clime ' s Corner where there is long grass and elm suckers. In view of the recent tardiness in getting work done we are to seek advice from the County Council as to the time-scale to which they are working. 4. Maidenhead Flood Relief Scheme. A very long discussion took place once again on this matter, the conclusion of which is that a representative of the Thames l':'ater Authority will be visiting the Parish Council to clarify certain matters. The Parish Council believes moving to a position whereby although the overall strategic line of flood relief for Eton Wick , Windsor and Datchet will be necessary any channel which j oins the Thames upstream of Eton Wick is only doing half the job. The problem for Dorney residents of a channel running along the Eton Wick side of the Common will mainly be the problem of public access after it is considered. However, the Parish Council has to make detailed observations now on the proposals as they now stand, notwithstanding their reservations about s. the whole, in order that the impact on individual properties and people is considered early enough. Finally , the Parish Council needs to know the effect on Dorney, in particular the back up of water in the village should the scheme not be extended below Datchet. Community Adviser. adviser for Dorney. action to all sorts We still do not One is needed of disasters. -7- have a community to co-ordinate immediate The position is unpaid ! The District Council now has a full time (paid) person in charge of the detailed work which formerly fell on the local person. This job could suit some energetic person who finds with their children growing older they have a bit more time. 6. Large rubbish containers. The Parish Council considers that the lowest price for the supply of these is counterproductive and if we are to continue to have them then they must be properly serviced. 7 . Council payments were authorised in the sum of £209. 8. Next Meeting will be on 1 2th July in the Village Hall. 9. Cattle grid on the Common. Cattle have been walking round the edge into the village. 1 0. Permission was given for the hedge and grass in the Memorial Garden to be cut. 1 1 . Four boxes of geraniums in substantial stone containers have j ust been deposited at Dents Corner. This matter had in general received approval as an initiative by the District to beautify the area. We hope they will be put in their correct places and will add to, rather than detract from, the scene. ***** DORNEY FETE - JUNE 1 1 TH 1 988 They started a traffic queue before the 1 .30 p.m. opening and thankfully it remained dry despite an ominous forecast. How delighted we all were, especially the longer standing residents to have Roger Royle, who was Vicar of Dorney during the early Seventies, to officially open the Event for us - even though he did humorously refer to our Wall Paintings as 1 4th Century graffiti before enlarging on The Project and other needs of our Parish Church. r,ots of good humour and much hard work by helpers, organisers and general participants kept the visitors coming and spending with enthusiasm and many stalls were sold out well before the close of day. Teas on the lawn proved to be hard work with the electricity and •,1ater supplies at opposite ends of the Dorney world - as organiser I must apologise to the helpers and promise we ' ll do better next time round . The Dorney Proj ect team had a slice of the action and Ken Richmond ' s successful Auctioneering style could not, indeed would not, be drowned out by the splendid overtures of the l'lindsor & llaidenhead Symphony Orchestra. Our American friends ' the Kletts ' lajd on a balloon race and provided a touch of American Razz-ma-tazz in colourful costume -8- ,., t' ,., t' with the appearance of ' Toni' the Clown, a widow and close personal friend of theirs who flew over from Los Angeles especially for the Event. She was really delighful in amusing many a youngster and quite a few parents too. The end of a successful day was enj oyably completed by an equally successful Flood-Lit Supper Dance in The Marquee. Regrettably space constraints limited the availability of tickets and an early sell out caused disappointments. As always everybody deserves a special mention and that is simply not possible but all will get satisfaction from knowing that the combined day and evening activities raised for The Church Funds the sum of £2,150 after deducting all expenses. For this I am indeed grateful and express my thanks to all who worked so hard, especially the Committee, their relatives, friends of the Village and many anonymous helpers amongst whom were a number of pre-teen and teenagers whose tireless energies were put to good use. Also our public thanks to the local businesses, industry and the community for their generous support with gifts, prizes, equipment and most importantly of all a BIG THANKYOU to our visiting public whose generosity exceeded all expectations . In closing, a final and particular personal Thankyou from everybody to Peregrine and Jill Palmer to whom we are indebted for the generous use of The Court facilities which did so much to give the day ' s success that special added attraction. David J. Morrow Winning numbers in The Raffle in order of Draw were :- 1 st Prize - 02169 : 2nd Prize - 021 35 : 3rd Prize - 00633 Followed by: - 02243, 00248, 00644, 00285, 0061 5, 02236, 0061 2, 02387, 00974, 01 977 and 01066. All winners have already been notified. ***** From the l·larden ' s Desk July 1 988 In the first half of this year, the Proj ect has had its 􀏞usiest period to my knowledge with far more mid-week bookinqs from previous organisations consolidating their interest in using the centre. These users have included mentally-handica􀏟ped schools and special schools for people with learning difficulties, NIACRO (Northern Ireland Association for Care and Resettlement of Offenders) and a grour of young reo􀏠lc from Hamburg who are arriving for a fortnight-long stay before nost school holidays begin. These 1·1ill be foll01,cd hy the usual children ' s holidays, both from Hackney anc'l also fro"'\ the Oxforn area. The two groups from NIACRO have both been here ;::,rcvious ly, "'ut -9- they represent very different and valuable work. The first is the Whitehead Railway project who are young people who work on railway carriages to repair and improve them, as a work experience programme, for 16 to 18 year olds. The second group from Londonderry represents the after-school youth club work for Catholic and Protestant clubs. The two clubs represented were one from each religious and political persuasion who had not met previously. They drove to the ferry and spent some 18 hours travelling together to reach Dorney. The feeling was difficult to begin with, but grew more friendly as the week at Dorney progressed. They thoroughly enjoyed their stay, and especially the visit to Eton College where they met boys of one of the houses and had a tour of the College. They would like to come again and I hope that we will be able to encourage this friendship and trust to grow between them. It is good to see the Project being used in this way, and to find various people supporting the work and helping when needs arise. So a big thank-you to all who show an interest and help out when we are in need of help in various ways. With best wishes to all for a fun-filled and happy summer. Adrian Cotterill Warden to the Eton and Dorney Project. ***** SUSAN HANDY SCHOOL OF DANCING 20 Eton Road, Datchet, Berkshire CHILDREN 1 S CHARITY MATINEE to be held at THE FARRER THEATRE - ETON COLLEGE on Saturday 2nd July 1 988 at 4pm in aid of the Imperial cancer Research Fund TICKETS £7.50 EDITORS 1 NOTE Sue Handy has organized this Matinee and the performers are all pupils of her dancing school with ages ranging from two and a half up to seventeen years. The children will be j oined by one of Sue ' s first pupils who is now a student at the Royal Ballet School and two soloists from Sadlers i·lells Royal Ballet Company. Unfortunately we doubt whether you will receive your Parish news before the date of the performance but we bring it to your attention because we think you may wish to support Sue ' s work for this fund. ***** T!-IE DORNEY & DISTRICT CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION SOCIETY Parish support for the Society is evident from the full attendance at meetings. We hope to include an up-to-date report in the next issue of th*e* **Pa*r ish News. - 1 0- • • • • " DORNEY AND DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY Sorry you have missed out with information in the last two publications. The plant sale has been and gone and I hope all the plants are growing away, don't forget to take off any dead flower heads as this encourages the plant to produce new flowers, also keep feeding your borders, there is a big demand on the soil. Not too much nitrogen, plenty of potash and phosphate. The first flush of roses will be over and you need to prune the flower stalks back eight or nine leaves to encourage fresh shoots and flowers. Again they need plenty of feed and regular spraying to keep the foliage clean and healthy. We hope you are all looking to the Summer Garden competition in August and the show in September. The Spring Garden prize winners were:- Assisted - 1 st Mr.R.Lock, 2nd Mr.D.Springbett. Unassisted - 1 st Hrs.L.Rutterford, Joint 2nd Mrs.It.Darker & Mrs. M.. \'lilliams. By the time you read this we will have had our visit to Bagshot. I hope it is a warmer evening than we are having at the time of writing this. The vegetable plot should be full up now and in full growth; carrots and cabbages should have been 9rotected against root fly; if not you need to get it on quickly. Harmer weather will bring out the butterflies and aphids so keep a regular spray programme. Spray very early in the morning or late at night so as not to kill the bees. Apple trees will have made the June drop so you should he able to see the size of your crop. Hhen you are doing tha summer pruning if you have a lot of fruit on the tree thin out so as to get a good size fruit. For autumn picking, if you have plum trees, always prune them as soon as the fruit is finished, never prune in the winter. As soon as Raspberries are over get the old fruit canes cut and away so as to get rid of any c:Usease and give next year ' s canes time to grow strong for the new crop. J'l.11 other soft fruit keep clean and healthy , as this affects your crop 􀏝or next year. Looking forward to autumn two things ; firstly, plan Hhat you intend to do with your lawns to take them through the Hinter, and also sor.iething which often gets forrook Dorney Conservatives !3arbecue at Dorney Court - Lunchtime Dorney Nhist Club - Village Hall 39m Dorney School, PT.7\ Sur'IT!ler .'3all D.D.II.S. Bar-I3-0ue & Dance D.D.H.S. Summer Gardens Competition D.D.H.S. Annual Show D.D.H.s. Harvest Su!)p(r -1 5- Friday 21st October Friday 18th November 1989 Saturday 28th January DORNEY W.I. DORNEY P.T.A. PARISH COUNCIL MEETING ROAD SAFETY COMMITTEE DORNEY P.c.c. DORNEY VILLAGE HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE DORNEY OVER 60 1 s CLUB BROWNIES GUIDES D.D.n.s. Cheese & Wine Evening D.D.H.S. A.G.M. D.D.H.S. Winter Dance Second Wednesday of each month, 2.30 p.m. First Monday of each month Second Tuesday of each month, 8,00 p,m, Second Tuesday of every other month at 7.45 p.m., preceding Parish Council First Wednesday of each month at Dorney Vicarage, a.oo p.rn. Second Monday of each month in the Village Hall, 8.00 p.m. Second Tuesday of each month, Luncheon at the Vicarage. Each Thursday, Village Hall, 6 - 7.30 p.rn. 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Colin Pontin either telephone him direct or leave a message at Dorney Vicarage, Tel: Burnham 62823. Printed by Suro Press Old Station Yard Taplow Telephone: Burnham 63122 ISSUE NO. 7/88 SEPTEMBER 1988 EDITORIAL This has been a year of commemorations. Beacons were lit all over the country to celebrate the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588; the Queen paid a visit to Holland to thank the House of Orange for providing us with a King in 1688, and Australians have been remembering the foundation of their country as a colony in 1788. There must surely be something special about the double figure eight for it to have attracted so many memorable events; in fact, the Chinese regard it as particularly lucky, and predict a wonderful future for the Royal Baby born on 8.8.88. But was the year always so auspicious? A faded manuscript, not totally authenticated, describes how in the year 1088, the British seamen became tired of ferrying the Normans and their horses to and fro across the Channel for very little pay, and went on strike. The Normans therefore decided to dig a tunnel under the sea to France. They started at Southampton in a direct line for Normandy, but by the time they reached the Isle of Wight they had fallen behind schedule and their funds were running out. Emerging on to the beach, they were immediately accosted by time-share touts, trying to sell them holidays in Roman-style villas, In despair, they retreated into their tunnel again ... (Here the manuscript, fortunately, ends). Better authenticated are the festivities at Knaresborough in Yorkshire, where people are celebrating the birth in 1488 of Old Mother Shipton, "England I s most famous prophetess", whose portrait hangs in Dorney Court. Many of her predictions, made in rhyming couplets, appear to have come true - she foretold the use of motor cars, submarines and aeroplanes. The most alarming of them is the one which says the world will come to an end in 1991. However, the original version ran thus: 11 The world to an end shall come In eighteen hundred and eighty-one11 and when this didn't happen, the verse was simply up-dated, What would all these people think of life in 1988, I wonder, when Armada gales have ruined our summer, a flotilla of British craft has sailed to Sydney, the Australians have invaded all our homes via the television set, the Spanish are terrorized by English hordes descending on them from Mother Shipton 1 s aeroplanes, and the Dutch have come to camp by the Thames. And what happened in 1888? That was the year of Jack the Ripper. * * The collection in June for the BRITISH DIABETIC ASSOCIATION Research Appeal raised £80,48, Mrs. Wright would like to thank all those who contributed so generously to this cause. -1- From Revd. Colin Pontin September 1988 It is possible that by the time you read this I will already have been licensed by the Bishop of Buckingham as Team Vicar of the combined parishes of Eton with Eton Wick and Boveney, together with Dorney. After all the speculation and discussion this is something of a relief; we can begin to plan for the future together. Needless to say, whilst I am very pleased to be entrusted with this task, I am also very aware that if anything is to be achieved it can only be with your continued support and prayers. As a family we are very grateful to you all for all the encouragement and love shewn to us during the last two years and, as we go forward together, I am sure that God has great things in store for us. Will the new parish arrangements bring changes? Possibly, although it is too early to say exactly what these will be. In the short term we may have to rationalize our service pattern. We face an interregnum in Datchet which may well last until the new year. The absence of a Team Rector, combined with the additional services at Eton, will inevitably stretch our resources, especially on Sundays. In the long term I hope that we can begin to plan how we can work and worship together. It is important that each parish retains its identity, but also to recognise that we are 11 All one in Christ Jesus", and that together we can give a greater impetus to the wider mission of the church. The Joint PCC of the Riverside Team has already been considering a joint effort for visitation. It has been decided that members from all the parishes in the Team co-operate to carry out parish visitation starting, possibly, in Horton and Colnbrook. The purpose of these visits may be simply to find out who is there, what relationship they have with the church, or, simply, to show our care and concern. Plans for this are in preparation. We need, too, to be outward looking. In April of this year, the Archbishop of Canterbury launched the Church Urban Fund with a target to raise £18,000,000 over two years. The target for the Diocese is £1,500,000, of which £475,000 will be from reserves. The balance is to be raised in different ways within the parishes. What is it for? It arises out of the Faith in the City report. The fund will be used to help improve the quality of life in rundown areas of our towns and cities, establishing Day Centres and Community Centres, meeting community needs, and helping to fund locally-based enterprises which use the combined skills and resources of both church and community. Those of us who visited Hackney Wick will know at first hand some of the desperate needs of such communities. Please continue to think and pray about all these things. There is always the danger of seeing them as someone else's problem, but God asks something from all of us in one degree or another. We have a great resource in our combined parishes, and who knows what can be achieved as we offer ourselves to God. So let us go forward together echoing the prayer which we pray at the end of the service of Holy Communion: "Send us out in the power of your Spirit to live and work to your praise and glory." Colin, -2- A date for 10.30 a.m. 6.30 p.m. Baptism July 17th Marriage July 2nd the Diary:St. James St. Mary 1 s Datchet SEPTEMBER 2 5th Harvest Festival - Family Holy Communion A combined Team service to bid farewell to Jeffery Whale. This is Jeffery's last service in the Riverside Team as Rector, after 11 years of ministry. Please come if you are able. Alison McCarthy Andrew Wiltshire - Lesley Ellen THE DORNEY AREA PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION SOCIETY MEETING Thursday 29th September at 8.30 p.m. in the Village Hall At this meeting of The Dorney Area Preservation and Conservation Society, representatives from Thames Water Sewage Treatment Works, The Flood Relief Scheme and The Eton College Rowing Trench will be present to up-date us on their proposals and to answer questions from the floor. This meeting is in the Village Hall in order to accommodate the many parishioners who are anxious about the effect of such schemes upon our environment. Saturday 3rd September Thursday 22nd September Saturday 24th September Thursday 29th September Thursday 6th October Thursday 20th October Friday 21st October Tuesday 1st November Thursday 3rd November Friday 18th November 1.2.§.9. Saturday 28th January DIARY OF EVENTS D,D.H.S. Annual Show Dorney Whist Club - Village Hall 8 p.m. D.D. H.S. Harvest Supper Preservation and Conservation Society Village Hall 8.30 p.m. Dorney Whist Club - Village Hall 8 p.m. Dorney Whist Club - Village Hall 8 p.m. D,D. H.S. Cheese and Wine Evening Preservation and Conservation Society Autumn Sale - Old Place, Boveney, 8 p.m. Dorney Whist Club - Village Hall 8 p.m. D.D. H,S. A. G.M. D.D.H.S. Winter Dance -3- ST. JAMES DUTY ROSTER 18th September 8.00 a.m. 10.30 a.m. Sidesman 8.00 a.m. Sidesman 10.30 a.m. First Reader Creche and Sunday School Coffee Flowers Cleaning 25th September 8, 00 a.m. 10, 30 a,m, Sidesman 8.00 a,m. Sidesman 10, 30 a,m. First Reader Creche and Sunday School Coffee Flowers Cleaning 2nd October 8.00 a,m. 10, JO a.m. Sidesman 8, 00 a,m, Sidesman 10, JO a, m. Creche and Sunday School Coffee Flowers Cleaning 9th October 8. 00 a,m. 10. JO a.m. Sidesman 8, 00 a.m. Sidesman 10, 30 a,m. First Reader Creche and Sunday School Coffee Flowers Cleaning 16th AFTER PENTECOST Holy Communion Parish Communion Mr. Handy Mrs. Ames Luke 7: 1-10 Mrs. Pepler Galatians 2: 15 - 3: 9 Mrs. Dollimore, Mrs. Grenfell and Mrs. Hayton Mrs. Morrow and Mrs. Westendorp Mrs. Ames Mrs. Pontin and Mrs, Pepler 17th AFTER PENTECOST - HARVEST FESTIVAL Holy Communion Family Communion Mr. Eastgate Mr. Hayton Readings to be advised Adrian Cotterill All in Church Mr. and Mrs, Belcher Mrs. Street Mrs. Parker and Mrs. Richmond 18th AFTER PENTECOST Holy Communion Family Service Mr. Belcher Mr. Armstrong Reading to be advised All in Church Mrs. Coish and Mrs. Paton Mrs. Belcher Mrs. Belcher and Mrs, Neal 19th AFTER PENTECOST Holy Communion Parish Communion Mr. Dollimore Mr, Robb Matthew 7: 13-27 Mrs. Robb 1 Corinthians 9: 19-end Mrs. Baker, Mrs. Parker and Mrs, Hayton Mr. and Mrs. Pepler Mrs. Smith Mrs, Palmer and Mrs. Armstrong -4- • THE DORNEY AREA PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION SOCIETY Meldrum. Boveney Road, Dorney Common, Windsor. Berks SL• 6QD PRESIDENT: Sir Arnold Hall, F.R.S. CHAIRMAN: Phyllis Wallbank G.C.ALISCN Esq. l\SSIS'rANT Ml\Nl'GER=SID!XIB. SEWAGE TREATMENT W'.JRKS l\tXlD LANE SLOUGH SL1 9EB Dear Mr Alison, August 5th 1988 Thank you for your letter of the 11th of July, in reply to mine written on pehalf of The Dorney Area Preservation and Conservation Society, regarding the believed escape of toxic sludge into the ditch and brQOk., that link with water later used for drinKing. I note that you admit a breach from plot 19 even though the guilt would seem lo be laid at the rabbi ts' door ! ! ..... .. Hcwever ,it seems to me that a Preach is a breach ,through whatever cause ! Re your info,rl11ation that "lead and cadmium are not water soluble": am 1 not correct in understanding that lead can be suspended in water and that this is why one is told. not to have lead water pipes? Therefore is not our Society correct in registering alarm at a considerable arrount of sludge containing these substances, being al lowed to escape into water that has subsequently come onto the edges of some of our m:rnbers' gardens a.'1d into The Tharres? o.rr meeting is on 'lbursday Septerrber the 29th at 8. 30 pm. The venue is usually with Sir Arnold Hal l, at Wakehams, Dorney Corrm::in , but we ITlily change the venue to THE VILLA.GE HALL as there may well be a larger nurrber of people who wish to corre,and we are already a tight squeeQe at our meetings. _We will confirm the venue later. We should very much appreciate it if we cou ld have someone to speak with us at this treeting about the two problem areas nentioned in your letter. I wonder also if you would very kindly give us the name of the manager who would be responsible for any poss ible Perry oak sewage deve lopment within our locality ,in case this should again be contemplated. We should like to invite him to our meeting . We are also inviting the nanager ,for our area, of The Flood R21ief Scheu--e, to answer. questions from our members. we also hope to have representation from those connected with the Eton College Rowing Trench scherre to give further details and answer our questions. Thank you for your detailed letter, Yours sincerely, OIAIRMAN OORNEY AREA PRESERVATION SCCIEI'Y. - 5- From the Warden 's Desk September 198 8 During July and August the Project had its busiest time yet, beginning with a group of young people from Hamburg staying at Dorney for a fortnight . The main purpose was to meet other young people and to have a "bird ' s-eye view" of England. The language barrier was hampered by only the two group leaders having sufficient grasp of either langua ge. The Dorney young people met the Em maus group (which in German sounds like "e-mouse" ). We shared a joint English and German high tea with quite a few dishes including chocolate bread and a rich fruit loaf, contrasted by the pizza s, cakes and other English foods brought along by Dorney young peopl e. There was a chance to play a few games again, from each of our count ries, and to teach one another some songs too. During the fortnight the group visited London and local places of interest, as well as going to Coventry to visit the International Peace Centre which is by the old burned-out Cathedra l. My own involvement with the group had to end quite abruptly when, during a party half-way through their time here, I managed to end up in hospital with cartilage problems and a locked knee once again. I was taken into Wexham Park Hospital and operated on to remove the offending piece of cartilage. All thanks to the many people who supported and helped out during that time, when our need of help was great. I know that Paul very much appreciated the help which was available, during my incapacitation. So a big THANK YOU to all who did help, and for the cards and get well wishes, which I am happy to report must have done the trick, as I am now on my feet once again. I have a little jar with my piece of cartilage for all to see. We are moving into an exciting time as we become the joint Parish of Eton, Eton Wick with Boveney and Dorney. I hope and pray that our ability to help and understand one another will continue as we begin to worship and grow into a unity of purpose and direction with guidance from Colin Pontin, our new Team Vicar. Finally, I am able to welcome Rosalind Seeley who joins the fulltime staff at Dorney as Cook and Housekeeper, from the beginning of this month . I hope you will make her welcome as she moves south from the midland town of Nuneaton. Strangely, that means all of the Project 's resident staff have come from the same area to within 20 miles . With best wishes from Adrian Cotterill Warden to the £ton-Dorney Project DORNEY BABY-SITTING CLUB For details contact Jean Foster-Key -6- Maidenhead 36875 ,, IJ ,, IJ THE PARISH PUMP Notes on a Meeting of the Parish Council held on 12th July 1988 1. Maidenhead Flood Relief Scheme. A senior representative of TWA attended the meeting for an informal update on the situation, and explained they were seriously considering the options of a west bank scheme which would probably involve an east/west passage through the Tham esfield and the Common and out to below Boveney Lock. However, he empha sised that a scheme which finished at Boveney was basically unsatisfactory as the water still needed to be taken around Windsor, and so any scheme should really omit the Boveney element and incorporate a scheme to finish below Romney Lock. He pointed out that the new channel would be 45 metres wide and would be between rough grassy banks and would be of a variable width depending on environmental requirements, so that there may be islands where there is enough space, trees and shrubs and so on. As regards timing, it is possible that a planning application could be submitted in a year 's time, which would probably mean a public enquiry so that a start might be made in 1992 to finish in 1997 . The essence of all this is that the TWA are still considering the various options but no decisions have been made. 2. The Village Hall Floor . This will be finished by the end of August . 3. Highway Matters. The police have run four speed checks and ten people have been reported and twenty cautioned . The County Council is investigating double white lines to go over the M4 bridges. Time scale for repairs - none appeared to be possible at the moment although we noted with pleasure the very hi.gh standard of work that has recently been done in Village Road; but it was pointed out that there are various other areas in the parish which need to be kept in trim, notably the grass around Clime 's Corner and along Marsh Lane, on a regular basis. 4. Playground . Further information is st ill being sought on the swings and the slide, and the costs. 5. The Stone Flower Sinks at Dents Corner have been moved under the direction of a member of the PariRh Counci l, and arrangements have been made for autwnn and spring planting to see they look most attractive. 6. Audit. The books have been on view between 1st and 19th August at the District Council Offices. Comments can be made in the days thereafter while the audit is actua lly being undertaken . For those eager audit exami ners, the timetable is nearly always the same, so make a note of it for next year in your diary, as all this will have taken place bet'ore you read these words. 7. Accounts. £229 .54 for normal items were passed l'or payment . - 7- 8 . Planning. ground in roof line No comments were made about a small adventure playthe grounds of the Vicarage and an alteration to the to put in a pitch at Trevose, Harcourt Road. 9, An Observation Bore Hole has been sunk in Trumpers Field by the Mid Southern Water Board Company, and we wish to know the results and what it is needed for. 10. Next Meeting. 12th September in the Village Hall. 11. Best Kept Village Competition. Dorney achieved above average results in all categories, with a 20 point bonus mark, resulting in total points of 73, but it was not good enough to prevent Hedgerley winning the section. (Marks out of 100). THE STORY OF A SCHOOL Alt􀌇ough, as a nation, we are proud of our old Universities, ancient grammar schools and the various foundations ot· King Edward VI, Henry VIII, and Queen Elizabeth, it is a t·act that in the early days of Queen Victoria we were lagging behind the German and other continental peoples in the provision of schooling t·or the poorer classes. 'l'his had been left to the Churches: the Church of England with its National Schools, the Noncontormists' British Schools, the Roman Catholics with their schools, and a variety of Dame schools . I n Dorney the Lord of the Manor, the Revd. Sir Henry Palmer, had set up a sohool in Dorney Cottage, quite a fair-sized building with a large iron gate at the entrance to the drive, as one can see to this day when standing at the bus-stop at Dents Corner. Since the 18J􀌈s these schools had been subject to a certain am?unt of . inspection by the state, and we know that the 1, J00, 000 children in voluntary school s were outnumbered by those who did not g􀌉 to school at all, namely the chimney sweep boys, the crossing boys, the crow-scarers, the stone-pickers and the thousands of chil dren who had to work in the factories and on the land to help support their families. However, in 1870 Forster 1 s Education Act laid the foundations of a national network of schools, 11 0ur object, 11 he said, 11 is to complete the present voluntary system and to fi 11 in the gaps. 11 W . E. Forster was a wealthy Quaker who had married the daughter of Dr. Thomas Arnold, the famous Headmaster ot Rugby School, and was one of the ablest of Gladstone's Ministers. Although Forster 1 s Act appeared to be very complicated to administer, it laid the foundations of our Elementary School System and some of us in our 00 1 s and 70 ' s remember with gratitude the 3 R's and also the fairly broad curriculum we were taught in those same Elementary Schools which lasted into the 1930 1 s. His idea was that wherever the voluntary schools could not provide enough school places for all local children, a -8- • • • • School Board was to be elected by the rate-payers to provide school premises, and enforce attendance if it thought fit. Then in 1880 education was made compulsory for all children under twelve and in 1891 it was made free - previously there had been a maximum fee of a few pence a week. In Dorney and Boveney (one must realise that there was virtually no Eton Wick then) children were accepted from three years of age, and the poor mites had to walk to school across the Common from New Boveney, which later came to be part of the New Town of Eton Wick by 1889. Compared with the paper-work involved in the organising and running ot· schools nowadays the system really was not all that complicated. There were just over 2 , 500 School Boards, supporting their schools from the rates as well as from government grants. The School Managers for each voluntary school were supported by government grant and Church subscriptions. Wouldn't it be interesting to be transported back in time to hear in the actual words of the people of those days what was actually happening in Dorney as the people faced up to this tremendous challenge of the Education Act of 1870, So now we can step back in time and listen to the words of Mr. C.F. Dean, Clerk to the School Board of the United District of Dorney and Boveney in the County of Bucks as he records the minutes of the First Meeting on the 1st day of April 1875. We have the actual copy of that meeting, taken word for word, from Minute Book No, 1 of the Board. Read on and enjoy the machinations, secret pacts, arguments and pompousness that appear to be part of local government, as it was, is now, and ( I suppose) ever shall be, Thanks to Mrs, Joy Richmond and Mr. Chris Luckin, Headmaster, we have been able to link the Minute Books with the Accounts Books. Mrs. Richmond recently found the Accounts Book in the Parish Chest in the Church Tower, and Mr, Luckin tracked down the Minute Books for me, Len Eastgate ( To be continued) DORNEY WOMEN'S INSTITUTE July 1988 July is normally the month when we take to the great outdoors for our meeting, a welcome change especially on a lovely summer day, but oh dear, what to do on July 13th, this indeterminate weather, However, the hardier members decided we should take a chance and ignore the leaden looking skies, and they proved to be right, We had a lovely afternoon in the beautiful garden of Mrs. Field, who had very kindly offered to be our hostess. We had sunshine some of the time, and even the rain kept away until we had finished tea, Our grateful thanks to Mrs. Field -9- for the use of her lovely garden, and for helping to make it such an enjoyable occasion. During the brief period allowed for business, the outing to Broadlands in June was referred to. Everyone who had participated in this pleasant event had thoroughly enjoyed the visit, and grateful thanks were expressed to Mrs. Crane for her very efficient handling of all the necessary arrangements. Appreciation was also expressed to Mrs. Grant for the most welcome gift of a basket for the transporting and storage of our crockery, which will be of considerable assistance. Thanks were also given to the members who had made scones for refreshments at the fete held at Dorney Court. Items of interest referred to in the Monthly Newsletter were the Bucks County Show to be held at Weedon on 1st September, at which the W.I. will have a marquee, a reminder of the Better Driving Day at R.A.F. Halton on 1st October, and notice of Day Schools on Pen and Ink drawing to be held on 15th and 16th November, The Speaker for the September meeting will be Miss Audrey Timberlake, and her subject the Winged Holiday Fellowship. We are missing the company of one of our regular W.I. members due to hospitalization and subsequent convalescence, and it is hoped she will soon be well enough to be with us again. We miss, too, a very staunch W.I. member, and old friend to many of us, who is presently unable to join us, and our warmest wishes go out to her through the publication of this magazine: kindest regards to Mrs. Kay Sharp. NATURE NOTES JUNE/JULY 1988 From mid June the weather was mainly warm and sunny, and it seemed as if a good summer was under way. A jay came into our garden for the first time, and we were surprised and delighted when a kestrel alighted on our fence for a short time. She was probably after prey, either mice or fledglings. Mice have certainly increased this year and I frequently see them scuttling through the grass. We saw the pretty sight of two young thrushes feeding each other - what a relief for their hard worked parents. Grey wagtails were seen and the cuckoo heard often. It was rather sad to see a handsome toad dead in the road, and the number of dead hedgehogs has mounted, which keeps the magpies busy scavenging the grisly remains. The Lobster moth came into the light trap. The caterpillar really does resemble a lobster, The Blue Bordered Carpet arrived - not a floor covering but a small fawn and brown moth with a blue border to the wings. Since we have grown Sweet Williams the Coronet and Shark moths have also been taken. The river banks are a mass of flowers. The rare pinky-mauve Crown Vetch is in bloom, and creamy Meadowsweet and Blue Cranesbill are -10- in abundance. Yellow Rattle, sometimes called Hay Rattle, spread across Tru.mpers Field, Last year it was rather sparse. In spite of July 1 s wind and rain there is a mass of bloom everywhere. Last month I reported that a Little Owl had been seen, I did not mean it was small. The Little Owl is a separate species, The Meadow Brown Butterfly came into the garden which is unusual as they usually keep to meadows. A beautiful Eyed Hawk Moth came into the trap in mid-July, It is one of the prettiest of the Hawk Moths. The hedgehog which comes for left-overs every night is now bringing a friend. JULY/AUGUST 1988 St. Swithin, Bishop of Winchester, died in 892 and had asked to be buried where rain would drip off the eaves of the cathedral on to his grave, A hundred years later, when the monks wished to transfer his remains to the new cathedral, they were prevented from doing so by 6 weeks of rain which commenced on 15th July - hence the legend that if it rains on that date there will be 6 weeks of rain. It did not rain on 15th July this year but rain came next day so the legend is unreliable. Look out for Lammas leaves, the new growth which appears amidst the well-established foliage and which is brightly coloured red, russet and vivid green, The Lammas celebration for the first fruits of the harvest was on 1st August. After that, farm animals were allowed to graze on the stubble of the Lammas fields particularly designated for this purpose, The existence of Lammas rights has prevented the overdevelopment of some villages. In this part of the country July was the wettest since 1936. Heavy rain has caused a luxuriant growth along the river banks. Bright blue chicory and the blue flowers of Meadow Cranesbill are the worse for the inclement weather but Yellow Water Lily, St, John's Wort, Toadflax, mauve Scabious, purple Loosestrife and creamy Travellers' Joy abound. I also found a few plants of Dwarf Spurge. Birds never cease to amaze me. Young house martins are feeding on the wing, They meet the parent bird in mid air and thus food is transferred from one to the other, The speed at which this operation takes place is incredible. There is a chaffinch in the village which continuously pecks at a window. This is because it sees its own reflection as a rival. Sunny days from 5th August brought out the butterflies again. Painted ladies which are immigrants were frequent, and the Essex Skipper was seen. The latter was once confused with the Small Skipper until it was realised that it is a separate species. So far Meadow and Holly Blues have not been sighted. A Giant Puffball grew in the garden, and several specimens of Boletus Subtormentosus (Yellow Crack Boletus} were found in Harcourt Road, which is most unusual. The Boletus family is large and colourful, When cut they stain crimson, indigo and purple. Most fungi have gills under the cap which produce the spores but Boletus have tubes which resemble a fine sponge. Boletus Edulis (Ceps} is used in soups in place of field mushrooms as these do not dry well. Lois Parker· -11- DORNEY AND DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY Autumn will soon be with us, I'm sorry to say, with all the work it brings with it. Any new bulbs you need for next spring should be planted. Be very careful about cheap lots - they could be suspect. If you intend planting over the top of them next year, make sure you plant them 6 in. deep, and if possible put some organic manure under them. We are all very aware of the slug problem this year, with a mild winter and wet weather, so make sure you keep all the dead leaves and rubbish cleared up as rotting vegetation is the ideal place for them to lay their eggs. For those people with greenhouses, tomatoes need deleafing so that the fruit can ripen. Also now is the time to take geranium cuttings. You will find a lot of young shoots; cut them about 5 leaves down, trim the bottom 3 off, and put them in some fine moist sand and keep damp. When rooted, pot into some open compost for the winter. They will be happy as long as you keep the frost out and keep them on the dry side. All cane fruit should have been pruned as soon as they finished fruiting. Make sure the old canes are burnt or carried away from the garden. Plums will have been picked, so prune out any broken branches and paint any large cuts. Watch out for strong winds the second or third week of the month - you could lose a lot of your top fruit. Autumn care of the lawns is very important; a good spiking will keep them well drained. This helps keep the moss away and allows oxygen to reach the roots for the winter. Don't forget the Harvest Supper on the 24th of this month - get your tickets from your committee member. Tony Perryman PRIOR'S NEWSAGENT Moores Lane Eton Wick Petrol, Newspapers, Groceries etc. Open 7 days a week Tel. 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Colin Pontin either telephone him direct or leave a message at Dorney Vicarage, Tel: Burnham 62823. Printed by Suro Press Old Station Yard Taplow Telephone: Burnham 63122 • . ISSUE NO. 8/88 OCTOBER 1988 (This poem first appeared in the Dorney Parish News twenty years ago, and shows that, weatherwise, nothing much has changed.) SEPTEMBER LAMENT Where wert thou, faithless Sun, all summer through? We had no need this year to seek the shade; Why always hiding when we needed you, Like children when the table's to be laid? FWiotrh thherlede y oluorn g ramyosn thfsr omy oue vleerfyt gaursd ehne ref ettoe , pine, LAnikde ngoowv aetr nlmaesntt yhoeulp ,c ontdoeos cleitntdl et oa snhdi ntoeo, late! • • • PRIZE WINNERS The Great Dorney Balloon Race FRiafctee.e n ThCea rdwsi nwdesr ew erree tsuurncehd o fnr otmh et hdea y Gorfea tt heD oVrnielyl agBea lFloeotne (June 11) that the balloons took a course which followed the M3--from Crowthorne and Sandhurst to Sherfield on Leddon, Basingstoke, Winchester, and beyond. The prize winners are: First Prize: £15 Rosebud Marrs Lodge Farm, Dorney (Balloon found at Totten, Southampton) Second Pri􀈪e: £10 Fergus Thompson Sarah's Cottage, Bray (Balloon found at Romsey, Hants.) Third Prize: £5 Matthew Huston Address Unknown (Balloon found at North Baddesley, Hants.) Wtheu hsa vfea rn, oh atevlee pbheoenn e uonra baled dtroes lso cfaotre t hhei mT.h irIdf hPer izwei lwli nindeern,t iafnyd himself to us by 20th October, the prize will be awarded. If no identification is made by the date above, the prize will be awarded to an alternate winner. Congratulations to the Prize Winners! -1- Eddie and Gordon Klett Tel: Burnham 67593 From Revd. Colin Pontin October 1988 May I say a very big 'thank you' to you all for your support and encouragement, expressed in so many ways, as I began my new ministry as Team Vicar of the parishes of Eton with Eton Wick and Boveney together with Dorney on 7th September. It was good to see so many of you at the licensing service and, as a family, we greatly appreciated your love and prayers and we are delighted that we are able to continue to work and worship with you. October is a very important month in the life of the Riverside Team. During the month applicants for the position of Team Rector will be interviewed by the Bishop and Patrons of the Benefice. It is of course very important that the 'right' man is appointed, not o􀈫ly to suit'us, but that he should also be God's man to build and extend the work of the Team into the future. The processes of appointment seem very cumbersome. It is comforting to reflect however, that God works through human institutions however frail they may appear, and, as they are offered to him in prayer and adelple noduarn cmeu dhdel ebsr ainndg s uanbcoeurtt ahiinsty p.u rpPolesaes teh mroaukgeh t hthiesm a inm asttpeirt e foofr your urgent prayer that, through the guidance of the Holy Spirit, God's will may be known and God's man appointed. Those of you who have visited the church recently will have no doubt noticed the very attractive teak seat in the churchyard. This seat was given to us by Martin and Susie Tremlett in memory of Mrs.Tremlett1 s monther Mrs.Shirley Horner, who lived and worshipped in Dorney for many years, and whom many of you may riet mwemiblelr .be Wgree aartel y vaepryp regcraitaetfeudl bfyo mra nthy ivsi gsiitfotr asn dto Io aumr schuurrec hth.a t One other matter for your thought and prayer. On Saturday 29th October a day conference has been arranged for the Riverside Team to be held at the Vicarage. The theme of the conference is 'One World, One Faith, One Per Cent', which is the title of a national initiative by the Anglican Church to help those in need in other parts of the world. The introductory paragraph of the diocesan leaflet explains the objective:- "THE 1% FOR WORLD DEVELOPMENT RESOLUTION - is a nationwide Church of England initiative. Our Diocese is asking church members to give 1% of their annual net income and a day a year to help the world's poor. Why 1% Because our government has accepted the U.N. target - Bbuecta uisse nbowyh oeurer enxeaamrp laec hiaenvdi nggi viintg. we make a moral case Bteocwaarudsse mmoankienyg isM Psl itkhe itnhk ea lgoavine. o f God - in a sense it can spread round the world. This resolution will encourage those already supporting overseas agencies and will remind others of the gospel message to the poor. -2- • • • • We want to encourage you to think, pray, and ACT. World Poverty Central to our concern are the estimated 800 million people, who are permanently on the edge of starvation - about one in seven of the human family. Sometimes their plight is brought berore us on T.V. Usually their premature deaths are barely noticed. 11 Recent disasters in Bangladesh and the Sudan have reminded us all too vividly of these problems, and, as Christians, we need to think through our response. We hope that the conference will help us to do this. Please come if you are free on that day. Details are available in the church. Colin Thursday 6th October Friday 14th October *Thursday 20th October Tuesday 1st November Thursday 3rd November Saturday 5th November Thursday 17th November Friday 18th November Saturday 26th November Thursday 1st December Thursday 15th December 1989 Saturday 28th January DORNEY W.I. DORNEY P.T.A. PARISH COUNCIL MEETING ROAD SAFETY COMMITTEE DORNEY P.C.C. DORNEY VILLAGE HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE DORNEY OVER 60's CLUB BROWNIES GUIDES • Friday 21st October ••• DIARY OF EVENTS Dorney Whist Club - Village Hall 8 p.m. Dorney School Jumble Sale - Village Hall 7 p.m. Dorney"Whist Club - Village Hall 8 p.m. Preservation & Conservation Society Autumn Sale - Old Place, Boveney 8 p.m. Dorney Whist Club - Village Hall 8 p.m. Dorney School Fireworks/Bonfire Dorney Whist Club - Village Hall 8 p.m. D.D.H.S. - AGM. Dorney School Christmas Bazaar Dorney Whist Club - Village Hall 8 p.m. Dorney Whist Club Party Village Hall 8 p.m. D.D.H.S. Winter Dance Second Wednesday of each month, 2.30 p.m. First Monday of each month Second Tuesday of each month, 8.00 p.m. Second Tuesday of every other month at 7 .45 p.m., preceding Parish Council First Wednesday of each month at Dorney Vicarage, 8.00 p.m. Second Monday of each month 1n the Village Hall, 8.oo p.m. Second Tuesday or each month, Luncheon at the Vicarage. Each Thursday, Village Hall, 6 - 7.30 p.m. Each Wednesday, Vicarage, 7.15 - 9.00 p.m. D.D.H.S. Cheese and Wine Evening ST. JAMES DUTY ROSTER 16th October 8.00 a.m. 10,30 a.m. Sidesman 8.oo a.m. Sidesman 10.30 a.m. First Reader Creche and Sunday School Cof.f,,e FlOWt.'rS Cleaning 23rd October B,oo a.m. 10.30 a.m. Sidesman 8.00 a.m. Sidesman 10.30 a.m. First Reader Creche and Sunday School Coffee Flowers Cleaning 21st AFTER PENTECOST Holy Communion Parish Communion Mrs.Breslin Mrs.Harpur Matthew 25: 1-13 Chris Longden Rev􀈭lations 7: 2-4 Mrs.Baker, Mrs.Westendorp and Mrs.Hayton See page 10 Mrs. Stopford Mrs.Eastgate and Mrs.Jones 9th BEFORE CHRISTMAS Holy Communion Parish Commuriion Mrs .A.Ines Mrs.Richmond John 1: 1-14 9-end. Kristina Richmond Colossians 1: 15-20 Mrs.Doll1more, Mrs.King and· SMeres .pHaagyet o1n0 Mrs.Springbett ------------------------- --M-r--s.-B-a-k-e--r- a-n-d- Mr-s.-Gr-en-f-e-l-l- ---------- 30th October 81.0.003 0a .m. Sidesmaa.nm .8 .oo a.m. Sidesman 10 .30 a.m. First Reader Creche and Sunday School Coffee Flowers Cleaning 8th BEFORE CHRISTMAS Holy Communion Mattins Mr.Pepler Mrs.Grenfell Luke 13: 18-end Mrs.Liney Proverbs 9: 1-11 Mr.Grenfell, Mrs.King and SMeres .pPaagrek e1r0 Mrs.Ames ------------------------------M-r-s--.-S-t-r-e-e-t- ------------------- 6th November B10.o.o3 0a .am.m.. Sidesman 8.oo a.m. Sidesman 10.30 a.m. Creche and Sunday School FCloofwfeeer s Cleaning 7th BEFORE CHRISTMAS Holy Communion Family Service Mr.Liney Mrs.Baker Readings to be advised All in Church See page 10 Mrs.t>treet Mrs.Robb -------------·------------------------------------------------- -4- ... • • • • • • 13th November 81.00.03 0a .am.m. . Sidesman 8.oo a.m. Sidesman 10.30 a.m. First Reader 6th BEFORE CHRISTMAS REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY Holy Communion Parish Communion Mr.Eastgate Creche and Sunday School Mr.Hayton John 15: 9-17 Mrs.Hayton Romans 8: 31-end Mrs.Baker, Mrs. Westendorp and Coffee Mrs.Grenfell Flowers Cleaning MMrrss..RSimcihmtho nd and Kristina --------------------------M--r-s-􀈰H--a-r-p-u-r- a--n-d- -M-r-s-.-A-l-l-e-n- ---------- D O R N E Y S C H O O L J U M B L E S A L E VILLAGE HALL FRIDAY, 14TH OCTOBER 1988, 7 P.M. REFRESHMENTS - CAKE STALL - AUCTION Items for sale can br brought into school during the week before the sale. • • • MARRIAGE 3rd SEPTEMBER 1988 - MARK HOPKINS TO DIANA CARTER • • • PRIOR'S' NEWSAGENT Moores Lane Eton Wick Petrol, Newspapers, Groceries etc. Open 7 days a week Tel. Windsor 865784 • • • DORNEY BABY-SITTING CLUB For details contact Jean Foster-Key Maidenhead 36875 THE PARISH PUMP Village Hall Floor 1. The Village Hall Management Committee has expressed its concern that the work was begun late and is not yet finished. The Parish Council is to express its dissatisfaction at the desultory way in which the firm has undertaken this project. 2. Playground Fmuairnthteenra necxep loofr aptiloanysg rwouinldl beqeu mipamdee nat.s to the provision and 3 , Highway Matters oIft wthaes greacso gpniipseesd h atdh act authsee d csloomsuer ei nocfo nMvaernisehn Lcaen be udtu roni ntgh eth we hollaey ing things had gone quite well. The bus company had co-operated fully and maintained its service. The Parish Council will keep an einy e Trounm pthere ' rse Fiinesltadt eims efnot ro fte rsotiandg, pthaet hdso wannddr avwer ogfe sw. atTerhe cbaourseehdo bley pumping. 4. Payments Regular payments have been made for electricity, the cutting of verges, clerk ' s salary and copying charges. The Auditors have pronounced themselves satisfied with the accounts; their fee is £100. The next phase of improvements to the street lighting has begun at a cost of £671. 5 . Planning No comments were made on applications for extensions to provide an indoor pool for Elm Farm, Boveney Road; extension to provide a double garage to Virginia House, Village Road: a listed building application for a carport at Lavender Cottage, Village Rapopaldi.c aTtihoen Pltoa nenrinegc t Coam mSianttietaer ya reS tasotimoewn haatt cBoonvecneeryn eLdo cakt , ana nd is asking the District Council if such a facility in the green belt is really necessary. No formal reply has been received from Thames Water about the overflow from Slough Sewage Works. PEatorni,s heEsto nan Wd iwcki lla ndbe Baodvmenienyis htearvee dn obyw btehceo Tmeea mp aVrit caofr , ththee R iverside Revd.Colin Pontin. DORNEY VILLAGE HALL There will soon be a vacancy for the post of Treasurer of the Village Hall. If you are interested and wish to know more about -6- .. .. • •• 1 what this worthwhile job entails, please contact the Chairman on Maidenhead 28460 . Incidentally , this year sees the coming-of-age of the Village Hall. It is now 18 years since the Hall, built by the efforts of the community and aided by a grant from the Department of Education , was opened . Since then it has served the various organisations of the Parish, been the venue for individual functions and public meeting s , served as the School Hall and has in all respects fulfilled its purpose. It is run by a Committee of elected members, together with representatives of every organisation using the Hall, all of whom work voluntarily to ensure that it continues to provide a vital service to Dorney . SHORT MAT BOWLING CLUB Fancy yourself as a budding David Bryant? Now Autumn and dark evenings are approaching, try your hand at this up-and-coming sport. All are welcome at the Village Hall on Sunday evenings at 7 p.m. The subscription for members is £5 annually , but casual visitors are welcome at £1 per attendance. Refreshments are available, and the evening ' s entertainment is 50p. P . S . Strikes are forbid􀂀en ! ! If anyone has an unused set of bowls they wish to dispose of, the Club would be glad to hear from you, but you do not have to produce your own set to enjoy this new fast-growing sport. * * * THE STORY OF A SCHOOL - PART II At the first Meeting of the School Board for the United School District of Dorney and Boveney in the County of Bucks held at the School Room, Dorney on the 1st day of April 1875 _ Present The Revd . E.V.Mason Mrs . S . J . Mason Mr.Thomas White Part of time Capt. F . G.D. Watson R.H.Barrett , Returning Officer The Returning Officer reported that the Revd. E.V.Mason, Mrs . S .J.Mason and Mr.Thos .White all of Dorney had been duly elected members of the Board and the notice convening the meeting was read. On the proposition of Mr.Thomas White, seconded by Mrs .Mason, the Revd . E.V.Mason was elected Chairman of that meeting. Proposed by Mr.Thomas White, seconded by the Revd . E.V.Mason and carried unanimously that Sir Charles James Palmer , Bart. of Dorney Court be and he was thereby elected a Member of the Board . Proposed by the Revd . E.V.Mason and seconded by Mrs . S . J . Mason that Captain Francis Gordon Degge- Watson be elected a Member of the Board . for the proposer and seconder against none Proposed by Mr.T. White that Mr .G. T . White be elected a Member of the Board. Sir Charles James Palmer, Bart. and Capt.Francis Gordon DeggeWatson were then declared duly elected as Members of the Board to make up the full number thereof in accordance with the Education Acts Rules and Regulations , and Captain Watson took his seat at the Board. Proposed by the Revd. E.V.Mason , seconded by Mr .T.White and carried unanimously that Sir C .J.Palmer , Bart. be and he was thereby- appointed Chairman of the Board until the next triennial election. Proposed by Capt. F. G. D. Watson , seconded by Mr. T.White Banudck sca brer iaednd unhae nwimaosu stlhye rtebhya ta Mppro.Cihnaterdle Csl Ferrked teor itchk e DBeoana rdo ff Solro uognhe year at a remuneration to be thereafter agreed upon. Resolved that the next meeting of the Board be held at the School Room , Dorney , on Thursday the 29th day of April instant at 12 o' clock at noon and that the Clerk should give due notice thereof to each member. (Signed) Charles James Palmer Chairman. Some of the names mentioned in these minutes will be familiar , Wsuhciht e aws aSs ira Ctehnaarlnets f Jaarmmeesr lPailvminegr , ato fM Danoorrn eFya Crmo,u rMtr. .GM.Fr..WThhoimteas Vwaisc aar otef nDaonrtn efayr, maenr da Ct aCpotauirnt FFa.Grm.D, .Wthates oRne vad . gEen.Vtl.eMmaseonn o wfa ps rithvea te mofea nths ew Bhoo awrads, alast were stoha lcolm es eein. to conflict with the other members Mr.Charles Frederick Dean was the junior partner in the old established legal firm of Barrett and Dean , solicitors of Upton-cwn-Chalvey , later Slough. Len Eastgate (To be continued) * * * DORNEY WOMEN ' S INSTITUTE September 1988 It seemed a long time since our last meeting , due , no doubt, to the fact that the last one - in July - was held in Mrs.Field ' s delightful garden , creating a holiday atmosphere , and the pbrereaiokd ofis n so tmilele tpinrge vainil Ainuggu, srte.s uUlntifnogrt uinna ate lryat, hetrh ep ohoorl idaatyte ndance this month and it is hoped for a better result in October. Our Treasurer , Mrs.Cliff made a very welcome return , after a spell away in Hospital and convalescence and we were delighted to see her well on her way to a complete recovery . The Coffee morning held in August had been a great success. We were fortunate in having a lovely sunny day , so we were able to be outdoors and enjoy Mrs.Crane ' s lovely garden. Appreciation was expressed to her for her efficient handling of this event and for making this such a very pleasant and enjoyable occasion. -8- I a I a Items of interest included in the news letter were the notice of the Pen and Ink Day Schools to be held on 15th and 16th November in Hazells Hall , Aylesbury , the Regional Meeting , at Taplow W.I. on 21st October , and a note concerning Aerosols which advised that a copy of Aerosols which do not contain C.F.C . s , printed by Friends of the Earth , were available from Stuart Lodge. Our Speaker, this month, was Miss Audrey Timberlake , of the Winged Fellowship Trust . She gave a very interesting and informative talk, with accompanying descriptive slides on the work of this very worthwhile organisation, which provides holidays for disabled people. They presently have three purpose binu iSlut rrceeynt, rEesss, exw hainchd Nloootkteindg hvaemrysh airtetr, aacntidv oeb avniodu wsleyl ls etaqfufipepde db,y very caring people . These residences would seem to provide a much needed place of relaxation and enjoyment for disabled people and to give the relatives an opportunity for a well earned break. The address of this Trust , for further details is Angel House , Pentonville Road , London , Nl 9XD. The Speaker next month will be the Area Organiser for Save the Children Fund. Competition for the Month will be a Holiday Snap . * * * Further to the September Road Safety meeting which precedes the Parish Council meeting it was felt that a few words might be inserted in the Parish Magazine as not everyone might read the minutes which are posted around the village following our bi-monthly meetings. Concern was expressed at the danger of young children who ride on the footpaths at faster than safe speeds especially near driveways where car drivers are at a disadvantage when manoeuvring. Obviously for very young children the pavement is safer than the roadway but dangers do exist not only for the children but also pedestrians. It would be much appreciated therefore if parents might advise their children of the risks before a nasty accident occurs. It might also be a good time to remind cyclists to check their lights ready for the dark nights especially as the clocks are altered next month. Cycle training for the children will resume in February (when its nice and cold) and the school will be advising of further details nearer the date. Motorists are also reminded of the many joggers around our lanes especially where no footpaths exists , resulting often in a jogger suddenly appearing as if from behind a bush or hedge so-to-speak. Quite what they do there remains a mystery.! ! NATURE NOTES - AUGUST/SEPTEMBER There were a few hot days in mid August but wind, rain and cold weather soon returned. We saw Spotted Flycatchers fairly often in the garden and found a robin ' s nest while cutting the hedge. A pair of Bullfinches flew into the garden and settled on the clothes line. They appeared to be quarrelling and after a few angry exchanges swiftly flew away . I was delighted to catch sight of a Green Woodpecker near the M4 . They are often seen in Marsh Lane but not our side of the M4 . House Martins have been congregating in large numbers on roofs and telegraph wires probably arranging when they will leave us in the Autumn . There is a scarcity of Small Copper and Small Heath butterflies in our area this year but interesting moths are still arriving in the light trap . The Pebble Hook Tip which has only come once before visited us . It has spots which resemble pebbles and hooks on the upper wings . It appears where birch and alder grow. There were many tiny moths belonging to the Pyralid family hovering round our sage . They were very pretty being russet and beige with rust coloured spots. The Small Umber and Dark Sword Grass appeared and they are not frequent visitors . Both have brown and beige colouring and their beauty is in the patterns . The Dark Umber is seen where broom grows. The attractive beds of deep pink Rosebay Willow Herb are producing the feathery seeds which make such a good display during Autumn . Great Willow Herb which has fewer blooms and grows very tall on damp ground is flowering well often mingled with Water Figwort and bull rushes . Parakeets are now on the British Bird List. Many of these exotic birds escaped from private parks and have bred successfully, being reported in a number of areas . They have been seen at Boveney and by the river although which particular specie is uncertain. Not all of them are natives of warm climates and some live high in the Andes . They must be fairly hardy to survive our Winter. The Little Owl is much in evidence frequently giving its screeching call in the Boveney area. It would seem they too have had a good breeding season. Lois Parker * * * ST. JAMES CHURCH - COFFEE ROTA 2nd 9th 16th 23rd 30th 6th October October October October October November Mr. and Mrs . Armstrong Mr. and Mrs. Pepler Mrs . Coish and Mrs . Paton Mrs. Baker and Mrs . Griffiths Mrs .Harpur and Mrs . Ames Mrs . Perryman and Mrs . Smith -10- 1 .. .. • •• DORNEY AND DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY September has been a busy month. Since the last letter we have had the Summer Gardens judged and it is very nice to see some new winners of the cups. Mrs.Field won 1st Place beating all othuer ufsiuraslt teinmtrea anntds .I 'Mmr .sSurper imnagnbye totf w oyonu thhaev aes wsaitsctheedd c lhaiss s for garden develop over the past few years and agree with the judge. The show was again very good with many high class entries when one considers the weather. The lady who judged the domestic classes told us that we had a much higher standard than LittleWniiccek Green show; "well done all you cooks11 • It was also very to see new people collecting some of the Cup's at the show. The Harvest Supper will have come and gone again by the time you read this. Always an important event in my own calendar, pirtso duac eti myeea wr heanf twere ysehaorul; d wbeh evn ewrey tsha.een ks.foumle _foofr twhhea tp rwoeb lceamns around the world it has been a good year again. Ttohe Cheese and Wine on the 21st October will be an evening not miss. You will remember Tracey growing and selling plants to help pay for her trip to Malaysia; she has been and has some super slides to show us and a very interesting story to tell, so please come along. October can be a nice month in the Flower garden or a sad one, depending on frost. So if you have any plants that need protection keep a close watch on the weather forecast. All your top fruit should be picked and carefully stored in a cool dry dark place and i t should keep until April. Your winter cabbage and root crops will grow very well in October. Look out for a late attack of the cabbage blue aphid, it will spoil your over wintering Jan King Savoys and spring cabbage. Do not lift any of some cold weather. they keep. your root crops to store until we' ve had You need to get the temperature down before Wallflowers and polyanthus should be bedded out for the spring. Don't forget the lime I wrote about in one of my previous letters . Tony Perryman -ll With a big thank you to all the Dorney Brownies who have sent in stamps to help our fund raising. STAN'S CHARITY STAMPS Mai4d6e nSheanadd rBinegrhkasm RSoL6a d7 PN NEWSLETTER July - September 1988 M.V .Perryman Wrealisle,d w uitph t yoo tuhre h eenldp ,o wfe Jhuaneve isn o£w 5s,6p0on0s, orwehdi cho uris f£if60th0 tGouwidaerd Ds ogo ura nds ixttheh Gamuoidunet Dog. None of this would have been possible if a l l you good folk had not helped us by collecting as many stamps as possible. Thank you all for your support. gAe bti ga btehtantke ry opur itceo ofourr vthoelmu.nt eers who help us by trimming stamps so that we can nWeea rha vteh e bepeenr froercaetiiovni ngo r sohmade vthaelu apbapleer stskaminpnse, do fnrlyom t ot hef inbdac kt.he y Thhaevsee abreeen ucsuetl etsoso, wpiotshs inbole .va lue, so PLEASE leave at least a ¼" of paper all round the stamp where Wbela dhaevse, reveecne ivberodk ean fegwla spsa.ck agPelse aosef fstoalmkp, s tcaokent caairnein wgh erna zpoar cbkliandge tsh, eS tstaanmlepys. fWeo raelisgon ccooilnlse cta nod ldpa paendr mneowne yG.re ePn leSahsiee lsde nstda wmhpast, yCoo-uo cpa ns tsapmaprse,. g arage tokens, mSoomree doef tyaoiul sm cayo ntlaikcet ytoo uhr enlepa erveesnt mAoprpee.a lsW hOyf fnicote join your local branch? For "A VERY SPECIAL FRIEND" enclosed or become a membHe ra oddfr tehses oAns stohcei atleioanf.le t My wife, Marjorie, opens and deals with ALL the correspondence. This enables mnoet t op ocsosnicbelnet rtoa teen otne rg eintttoin gle ntghteh ybe csto rprresicpeon fdeonrc te hwei tstha minpsd.iv idUnufaolsr tbuunta tweely w iitl l is cporongtrineuses itngo. s end out a newsletter every three months to let you know how we are oFrfom d otinimge c thoa rtitimye w woerk .re ceThivee releatstoenr si s asskiminpgle .wh y I I amdo bnl'tin gde tin ao nper oepeyre , johabv ein sat ead heart problem, am l iving on part of one lung and am a senior citizen. POSTCARDS We have the ever popular postcards depicting Guide Dogs. four different, sold in packs of four, price 60p post free, again make your cheque etc payable to GOBA please. TEA TOWELS Tea Towels are available in eight different designs at £1 . 99 each post free. CHRISTMAS CATALOGUE Spolerrayse, Oseongda lougs uyeo, uwr inlalm ebe a andv aaidladbreless fraonmd wmei dw􀈯Aiulglu setn.su reIf tyhoatu woonue ldis lsiekent a tcoo py you. -12- • • • • ... • • MALAYSIA - THE COUNTRY OF CONTRAST The year has flown by since I wrote my last article in the February issue of the parish magazine, about my trip to Malaysia. Many thanks to all of you who supported me by buying bedding plants - I am most grateful for your support. All that seems a long time ago, now that I've been and come back and my mind is buzzing with thoughts, impressions and pictures of experiences on the trip. It was a fantastic experience to see a totally different culture and plants and animal life. Wwee dsrtaovret etdh rwioutghh ttwhoe d caiysty i wna Ssi nhgoaw pgorreee, nm yi tf iwrasst. impression as Although Singapore is only 1° N of the equator, it has a high rainfall, the peak occurring November-January, during the monsoon, but distributed throughout the year. Singapore is also known as wthaelk Goavrerdesn a rCei tyc oavse readl l wtihteh rcloiamdsbe rarse anldi npelda wnitst ha lpolnagn tts,h et htoep . Singapore is very much a city of contrast with the old Chinesestyle houses being overshadowed by the new, modern skyscrapers tinh et hoel d bhaockugsreosu nadnd. reIbt uiilsd thwei thgo vbelorcnmkse notf pfollaictsy. toS akdnloyc kt hdoew n country will have lost all its character within the next twenty years due to this policy. Malaysia is also a very green country, once covered in virgin rainforest which is very rapidly being cut down, with the loss of many thousands of plant species, many of which are unknown , The land is then replanted with crop plants, such as rubber, banana, oil palm, or even as we saw in one area, with pines! eArlotesrinona tiivs elay m iatjo ri sp broebilnegm u sbeetdw efeonr ddeefvoerloepsmtaetnito np raonjde crtse.pl aHnotiwnegv er-, along many road edges we saw the very sad sight of denuded land aoncdcu resr.o sioInt idosw un ndtheer shtailnldsaibdlee , wthay kidnegf odroewsnt amtioorne torcceuerss ,a s thiet cthoeu nltroyca nles ednse edt het o fmoarkeeig na cliuvrrienngc yt oa fnede wde t dheem faanmd ilthye ahnadr dthweorodes ; Iist iinsc eraesaysi ansg porbessesruvreer s frtoom s athye iWn etsht e tolo nbgu yt etremle yvoisui'ornes ,r uientci.n g the landscape, losing valuable plant species and causing changes siunr vthiev e wiena thtehre e-nvweir'ornem eonntly. loOourk iGnug idien taonldd dousn 'wte h waevree tpor ivileged to see the forest as our next generation won't be able to, it will all have been cut down. The standards of living vary considerably around the country. Around the city and town centres the people live quite a westernised existence, but moving out of the centre and into the rural areas living conditions become more primative. The typical Malay houses are wooden structures with zinc roofs built on stilts, to keep animals and the rain out. Around the house are usually a few crop plants, such as ban􀈮nas, papaya, pineapples, tapioca and coconut palms. The house also may have a few shrubs around, e.g. crotons, hibiscus, bougainvillias and orchids. nIat tiwvase csiezret aains ltyr weoensd aenrdf usl htroub ss.e e oUup ri nho uthseep claennttrsa glr roawi ntofo rtheesitr, -13- where transport is only by foot or on the rivers by boats, the people live a life of virtual subsistence - wooden houses, no furniture, few crop plants and a few chickens wandering about. Despite the apparent poverty the people seem contented, life moves at a slow pace, what doesn't get done will do tomorrow, mind-Kou it's far too hot to move quickly, temperature is up in the 90 F's most of the time. Wherever we were the people were very friendly and helpful. Most speak English, which until independence in 1957, was the language in which school lessons were taught. With a mixed 􀈬opulation: Malays; Chinese; Indians; Eurasians and Europeans :nany languages are spoken. The trek into the jungle was a real experience and adventure. Seeing the magnificent trees, 100-200 feet high, with straight trunks and only branching at the top, some had large buttresstype roots. There is very little vegetation on the forest floor due to the density of the canopy above so very little light filters through to the floor. However, there is plenty of leaf litter, which is rapidly broken down, by various insects and fungi, including ants an inch longJ Our route took us from one side of a mountain to another, over a period of four days. Down one side of the mountain meandered a river, as we were going virtually straight up this meant wading in and out. After the initial shock of getting our clothes wet we just went straight in, often up to waist height. We weren't dry for four days! Matters weren 1 t helped by the fact that though this was supposed to be the dry season the first night we were washed out of camp due to a rain storm! By morning what had been our camp the previous night was under two feet of water! Fortunately the level dropped rapidly, but none of us had slept that night, soaked to the skin. Along the river banks we saw some beautiful butterflies, saw some kingfishers and would hear the monkeys and birds chattering and singing in the forest. We didn't see any large animals, though tigers, deer and elephants do wander the forest - I think a group of forty pairs of tramping feet would frighten anything away! After the trek we had four days rafting down the river to the National Park. Though the river was wide, about thirty feet, it was very shallow so stretches had to be walked - in the river again. We soon learnt how to navigate the river from the way the water was flowing. On the riverbanks the forest looked very green and dense. Due to the extra sunlight many shrubs, climbers and epiphytes grow up giving this dense appearance. It was very peaceful going down with just the splashing of oars, the animals in the forest - very close to nature. As we came into the National Park the effects or deforestation became apparent. The river marked the boundary, on one side was dense green vegetation, with a high sky line, the other side was open, few trees, crop plants and eroded hillsides. -14- • • • • Fortunately with the National Park the Government does appreciate the need to preserve some of the forest, which is millions of years old. We can help by writing to Friends of the Earth. Tracey Perryman • • • s.o.s. A special plea to all ex Guides or Mum's of Brownies Past or Present. Help is required very urgently for our Brownie Pack here in Dorney. Should yof think you could help in any way, please could you come orward now. At present our District Commissioner Edna Parrett is keeping the pack open on Thursdays. The loss of our Brownie Pack will eventually mean the closure of our Guide Company. Gill langston • • • DORNEY GUIDES At our last meeting before Easter Sarah Penfold and Carolyn Ftohes tceorm-Kpaeny ym.a dKea tthe eMiirt pcrhoemlils, eL ausc gyu iandde s Saarnadh wBearcek hwoeulcsoem, eHde liennt o Linton and Laura Dorrington concluded their final pieces for their Entertainer Badges,, we,were grateful to Adrian for sparing time to pop in and see them. OurCamp in May was very successful and thoroughly enjoyed by all the Guides. We went to Langridge, the National Scout Boating Centre at Marlow, for one of their organised Boating weekends. It has certainly stimulated a lot of interest into going to more activity camps like this in the future. We were very pleased that Kristina Richmond and Cleo Hill wanted to Join our local range/venture unit at Burnham. This is the vheoprey ftihreys t wtiillm e htavhea t ltohtiss mhoraes fhuanp peinne dt hiwsi thsienc tioounr cofo mGpauniyd.i ngW/ e Scouting and maybe more guides will join them later. After Half Term we welcomed Gemma Ibbotson to the Company from Brownies. The Guides spent a lovely afternoon at the Village Happening at Dorney Court with all their stalls, side shows and games. They raised about £40 in total. The Company joined other Brownies and Guides at Burnham for a Fun Evening and Barbeque. The District Round for the Tent Pitching Competition was held at Dorney Vicarage. Three Companies competed and we were thrilled that our Company had won. We now go into the Division Round which will be held on Saturday, 1st October at Farnham Common. Our last meeting before we broke up for the summer holidays was held at 'Melrose'. We organised an 'It1 s a Knockout' The Acorn's were the winners. A lot of fun was had by transporting a bucket of water which they had to carry on their head and then transfer into a bucket at the end. A Barbeque and drinks were well received after such energetic games. We were sad to say goodbye to Caroline Brooke who had hJuesrt. p actormoplle wteerde fopurers yenetaerds wiint Ghu ithdeeisr wiPatthr ouls .P urCpaorsoel iPnaet cahn d which they had been working for over the past week. In September we welcomed Anna Mitchell and Georgina Williams to Guides from Brownies. The Guides have gained the following badges:- Fiona Macleod Kate Mitchell Lucy Backhouse Sarah Backhouse Helen Linton Laura Dorrington Caroline Brooke Kate Mitchell Laura Dorrington Sarah Penfold Gill Langston ) ) ) ) ) ) • • • -16- Entertainers Patrol Purpose Patch . • Material for publication should reach one of the Editors by the 16th of the preceding month. NOT PUBLISHED IN JANUARY AND AUGUST Editors : Mr. C.C. Cody, Easter Folly, 7, Dorney Reach Road, Dorney Reach. Tel: Maidenhead 24121 Editorial Board Distributors : The Editors, Mrs. M.C. Cody. Mrs. J. M. Spencer Dorincourt 45. Harcourt Road, Dorney Reach . 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Col in Pontin either telephone h im direc t or leave a message at Dor ney Vicarage, Tel: B ur nham 62823. Printed by Suro Press Old Station Yard Taplow Telephone: Burnham 63122 • ISSUE NO. 10/88 December 1988 From Revd. Colin Pontin During the last few weeks I have been deluged with unsolicited brochures and catalogues, detailing things which I should give my friends for Christmas, and which I should obtain for myself without delay, if both they and I are to avoid total frustration, and without which our lives will be incomplete. I have studied them carefully. Do I really need an electric fluff remover for my sweaters? Maybe! An Atmospheric Ioniser? I am not sure, I have managed up until now without one! A personalised, Half-ayard- of-ale glass with solid pine bracket complete with screws? Where would I put it? The words 1 fulfilment 1 , 1 satisfaction 1 , and 1 delight 1 appear frequently with other incentives such as 'Buy now, pay later 1 and 'Be the envy of your friends 1 • In other words, Christmas is here again, coming earlier, more strident, more materialistic than ever. A far cry from the reality of Christmas when, as we sing: 1How silently, how silently, the wondrous gift is given! So God imparts to human hearts the blessings of his heaven. 1 It's all good fun, of course, and I enjoy it as much as anyone, or at least parts of it. Perhaps the most important thing is that amidst the razz-a-ma-tazz and noise of Christmas we make a place for the Prince of Peace whose birthday we are celebrating and who, contrary to the usual practice, offers us a gift rather than the other way about. At the first Christmas God initiated the greatest thing that has ever happened to mankind, 1God became flesh and dwelt among us 1 not just to see the mess that we had got ourselves into but to bear the burden of our humanity, to suffer for us, and to eventually die so that we could be given the gift of 1Eternal Life'. This is the gift which is offered to us afresh at Christmas time. It is surely one we should desire with all our hearts, accept with gladness, and which should move us, as it did the shepherds and the Kings, to praise and glorify God. I wish you all a very happy Christmas and every blessing for 1989. Colin. An apology: In the November magazine I outlined the new pattern for the 8.00 a.m. services at St. James. I omitted to mention that the new arrangements commence on 1st January 1989 Please accept my apologies for this omission. -1- The Parish of Eton with Eton Wick and Boveney. Please remember that we are now linked with the above parish. It will be a great encouragement to both our parishes if we can occasionally visit each other. For your information their Christmas services are as follows: December 18th 9.15 a,m. Holy Communion (Rite IA I) 3.00 p.m. Carol Service December 2;!.th 4.00 p.m. •Children Is Service 11.30 p.m. Holy Communion December 22th 9.15 a.m. Holy Communion {said) * * * CAROL SINGING The annual Carol Singing round the Parish will take place on Tuesday 20th December, starting at 6,30 p.m. from the corner of Harcourt Road and Meadow Way. In order to make it successful, we need plenty of singers and people to knock on doors. The money that we collect will be divided between Mencap, Bucks. Association for the Blind and Berks. Association for the Blind. Last year we were able to send to these charities a total of £150. Do please book this date in your diary and join us. I am sure that you will find it extremely enjoyable and worthwhile. As the evening wears on, there is usually a kind parishioner who provides liquid refreshment to oil the throat. 18th December 6.30 p,m. Sidesman Cleaning 24th December 5,30 p.m. Sidesman 10,00 p.m. Sidesman First Reader Cleaning Wedding October 22nd 1988 David Pepler. ST. JAMES DUTY ROSTER FOURTH SUNDAY IN ADVENT Carol Service Mr. Armstrong Mrs. Eastgate and Mrs. Jones CHRIS™AS EVE Christingle Service Mrs. Baker Parish Communion Mr, Pepler Luke 2: 8-20 Mrs. Armstrong Acts 13: 16-26 Mrs. Baker and Mrs, Grenfell Andrew Rattue - Jacqueline Roynon -2- • • • 2 5th December 9.00 a.m. 10.30 a.m. Sidesman 9.00 a.m. Sidesman 10.JO a.m. 1st January 8.00 a.m. 10,30 a.m. Sidesman 8.00 a.m. Sidesman 10.JO a.m. Creche & Sunday School Coffee Cleaning 8th January 10.30 a.m. Sidesman First Reader Creche & Sunday School Coffee Cleaning 15th January 10.30 a.m. Sidesman First Reader Creche & Sunday School Coffee Cleaning 22nd January 10.30 a.m. Sides.man First Reader Creche & Sunday School Coffee Cleaning 29th January 8.00 a.m. 10.30 a.m. Sidesman 8.00 a.m. Sidesman 10,30 a.m. First Reader Creche & Sunday School Coffee Cleaning CHRISTMAS DAY Holy Communion Family Communion Mr. Liney Mrs. Richmond John 1: 1-13 FIRST SUNDAY AFTER CHRISTMAS Holy Communion Family Service Mrs. Breslin Mr. Hayton Readings to be advised All in church Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong Mrs. Street FIRST SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY Parish Communion Mr. Grenfell Matthew 3: 13-end Mrs. Parker Acts 10: 34-38 A Teachers to be advised Mr, and Mrs. Pepler Mrs. Robb SECOND SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY Parish Communion Mr, King Mark 1: 14-20 Mrs. Liney Acts 26: 1 and 9-20 Teachers to be advised Mrs. Coish and Mrs. Paton Mrs. Harpur and Mrs. Allen NINTH SUNDAY BEFORE EASTER Parish Communion Mr. Dollimore Matthew 5: 1-12 Chris Longden 1 Corinthians 4: 8-13 Teachers to be advised Mrs. Harpur and Mrs. Ames Mrs. Pontin and Mrs. Pepler EIGHTH SUNDAY BEFORE EASTER Holy Communion Mattina Mr. Eastgate Mrs. Ames Mark 2: 1-12 Adrian Cotterill Zephaniah 3: 14-end Teachers to be advised Mrs. Perryman and Mrs. Smith Mrs. Parker and Mrs. Richmond -3- 5th February 8.00 a.m. 10,30 a.m. Sidesman 8 . 00 a.m, Sidesman 10,30 a,m, Creche & Sunday School Coffee Cleaning 12th February 10,30 a,m, Sidesman First Reader Creche & Sunday School Coffee Cleaning SEVENTH SUNDAY BEFORE EASTER Holy Communion Family Service Mr. Liney Mr. Belcher Readings to be advised All in church Mrs. Richmond and Kristina Mrs. Belcher and Mrs. Neal FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT Parish Communion Mr. Handy Matthew 4: 1-11 Mrs. Handy Hebrews 2: 14-end Teachers to be advised Mrs. Parker and Mrs. Butcher Mrs, Palmer and Mrs. Armstrong The Annual Church Jumble Sale will take place on Friday, February 10th. Contributions gratefully received. Tel. Burnham 2243. * * * My Trip to Malaysia by Tracey Perryman Following my recent trip to Malaysia, I shall be showing my slides and giving a talk about the trip on Friday 27th January at 8 p.m. at Dorney Court by kind permission of Peregrine and Jill Palmer. Tickets £2.50, to include Cheese and Wine. Proceeds to Church Funds, Tickets available from Margaret Perryman (B .66585) or Joy Richmond (M,24972), Dear Editor, Pear Tree Cottage Dorney Nov,11 I was recently in America, on the day when the shuttle went up into space. It was a very exciting day. We saw it on the television screen. A book came out, called 11 The Mission", On the first page of the book was this poem, It is so beautiful I thought Dorney would enjoy it. Particularly pilots. Yours, B.M. Ames -4- • • 'l One of the things Christa McAullife carried with her aboard the ill-fated flight of the Challenger was a copy of the poem HIGH FLIGHT written by John Gillespie Magee Jr, a Canadian combat pilot who died over the white cliffs of Dover in 1941 . It expresses the sentiments of all who reach out, and up: Oh I have slipped the surly bonds of earth and danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings: Sunward, I've climbed and joined the tumbling mirth of sunsplit clouds - and done a hundred things You have not dreamed of - wheeled and soared and swung High in the sunlit silence - hovering there, I've chased the shouting winds along, and flung My eager craft through footless halls of air Up, up the long, delirious, burning blue I've topped the windswept heights with easy grace Where never larks, or even eagle, flew And, while with silent, lifting mind I've trod The high untrespassed sanctity of space, Put out my hand, and touched the face of God. -5- The Wardens Desk December 1988 Back at the end of October a church group from St. Helens Church Abingdon, visited the Project for their fourth year in succession. They always appear to have fun, and they wrote a song to the Tune ' Didn ' t we have a lovely time the day we went to Dorney' The various references will have helpful comments to help us all to understand the comments. l hope that you will enjoy this as much as they obviously did. Didn't we have a loyely time "Didn't we have a lovely time the day we went to Dorney, Beautiful day, got lost on the way and David nearly visited Windsor. Toad in the bole and beans for tea, and Dawn washed up for ever. Wide games outside, we all went to bide, and the yellow team won. "Didn't they have a noisy time trying to sleep in bunkbeds, Springs came undone, but we finally won, after reading Thomas Hardy. Visiting lacs and losing pillows, Darren fell out of bis bed, then Barbara appeared in her natty night-gear, <"Barbara Group leader" ) and it all went quiet. " Early today, to all our dismay, you got out of bed so early, made such a din,we couldn't lie in, but Richard brought us coffee and tea. At breakfast time which was a surprise, the food was gobbled up loudly, but eventually though, surprising so, the toast bad gone. "Richard tried bard to get some replies in bis session about the Kingdom, it got fairly deep, and so11e fell asleep so out we went to get some fresh air, Up at the church a car bad to swerve, ' cos Andrew was up to bis antics, but lucky for us it wasn' t a bus, so we' re all still here. -6- "Didn ' t we have a lovely time the day we went to Windsor, most of us went in the bus, and Richard drove up on the pavement, \/hen we arrived we went down the slide, and spent too long in t' Jacuzzi, Tere􀃩 wants one 'cos she thought it was fun, and we all got changed. "After getting quite dry we let out a sigh, as we all saw Kate in the cafe, stuffing herself with food no good to herself, and Darren spent the rest of bis money. Eventually though it was time to go, back to the house at Dorney, but on the way back, you filled up a sack for your midnight feast. • Wishing every one a very happy and blessed Christmas and New Year in 89. Adrian and Hilary Cotterill, Paul Baxter, Rosalind Seeley. Varden Asst Varden Cook/Housekeeper PRIOR 1 S NEWSAGENT Moores Lane Eton Wick Petrol, Newspapers, Groceries etc. Open 7 days a week Tel. Windsor 865784 -7- DORNEY GUIDES The final of the Beeches District Tent Pitching Competition was held on Saturday, 1st October, in the grounds of the Farnham Common Guide Hut. Our team of Emma Jones, Fiona Macleod, Caroline Ashford, Lucy and Sarah Backhouse and Kate Mitchell were quite determined to regain the trophy for the company. We were pleased that all the parents went to support them, as we were unable to go. The final was between 2nd Stoke Poges and ourselves; there was no unit representing Beaconsfield District. Imagine our delight when we learnt that Dorney Guides had won once more. In October we went Ice Skating at Slough, and we entered the District Inter-Company Cup. 1st Taplow Guides were the winners. Our Beetle Drive was very enjoyable, but we were a bit sad that it was not so well supported as we had hoped, The money raised will be sent to the Children in Need Appeal. Our Halloween evening was fun; everyone dressed up and we played Halloween Games. Gemma Ibbotson, Georgina Williams and Anna Mitchell made their promise as Guides and were welcomed into the company as Guides. The company is busy making things for their Christmas Bazaar, which is being held on Wednesday, 7th December, at the Village Hall. We hope that everyone will come and support us on this occasion. Thursday 1st December Wednesday 7th December Monday 19th December 1il2.Tuesd ay 20th December Friday 27th January Saturday 28th January Friday 10th February DORNEY W.I. DORNEY P.T.A. PARISH COUNCIL MEETING ROAD SAFETY COMMITTEE DORNEY P.C.C. DORNEY VILLAGE HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE DORNEY OVER 60 1 s CLUB BROWNIES GUIDES Gill Langston. * * * DIARY OF EVENTS Dorney Whist Club - Village Hall 8 p.m. Dorney Guides Christmas Bazaar Dorney Whist Club Christmas Party Dorney Church Carol Singing Slides of Malaysia - Tracey Perryman D.D.H.S. Winter Dance - Village Hall Dorney Church Jumble Sale Second Wednesday of each month 2.30.p.m. First Monday of each month Second Tuesday of each month 8 p.m. Second Tuesday of every other month 7,45 p.m., preceding Parish Council First Wednesday of each month at Dorney Vicarage 8.00 p . m. Second Monday of each month in the Village Hall 8.00 p.m. Second Tuesday of each month Luncheon at the Vicarage Each Thursday, Village Hall, 6-7,30 p.m. Each Wednesday, Vicarage, 7,15-9 , 00 p.m. -8- 'l • • THE PARISH PUMP Notes on a Meeting ol the Parish Council held on 8th November 1988 1) The Village Hall floor is nearing completion and it should very soon be painted with the proper Badminton court markings. Compensation is being sought from the contractors in view of the delay. 2) Footpath from and to Lake End which is in the field, The ?seurofpalcee has been destroyed by the Gas Board which discourages from using it. The Gas Board is to be asked to put it right urgently. 3) Dorney and District Preservation Society. A letter was received about the relationship of pond life to stagnant water/ pollution/cattle, The council will be writing to the TWA drawing their attention to problems caused by possible inadequate drainage and pollution control. It was also pointed out that the quality of wildlife on the Common this year had never been more interesting, with an especially large number of wading birds. 4) Accounts. The main item was the Village Hall floor in the sum of £2,875, with a number of usual small amounts totalling £2,993.67. 5) Planning applications. No comment was made in respect of a small extension to No. 12 Harcourt Road. 6) Alarm system available to the elderly and infirm. The District Council runs a 24-hour monitor scheme which is available to anybody, not just Council tenants. Anyone who feels that they know people who might benefit from the system should contact the District Council. 7 ) The County Council ' s transport programme, We had no particular comments for the coming year except to ensure that the buses are at least maintained at the present minimum level. 8) Highway matters concerned a number of street lights, pot holes and perhaps most important the parking of cars along both sides of Meadow Way means that emergency services may not be able to get through at all times, The next Meeting is to be on 6th December. * * VILLAGE HALL BOOKINGS Mrs. Michele Thick Burnham 65745 DORNEY BABY-SITTING CLUB For details contact Jean Foster-Key Maidenhead 36875 -9- DORNEY WOMEN'S INSTITUTE November 9th Almost all members present, a most welcome improvement; let's hope we can hold out throughout the Winter - weather and health permitting. During the business session Mrs. Allen commented on the Council Meeting attended by herself and Mrs. Street, and said how interesting and informative this had proved to be. Volunteers were requested for attendance at the Resolutions Selection Meeting to be held on January 23rd. Invitations had been extended from Taplow, George Green and Iver W.I. 1s to their Christmas festivities, and these were happily accepted. Mrs. Allen, in the absence of our Treasurer Mrs. Cliff, gave details of the Financial Statement for the year, which fortunately still remains with a credit. Our thanks to Mrs. Cliff for a job well done, especially as she suffered illness during this period, and, subject to her acceptance, it is hoped she will continue in this capacity for the coming year. Next year 1 s Committee was named, new additions being Mrs. Harpur and Mrs. Smith. It was with great regret that Miss Strugnell's resignation was accepted, as she has been a valuable member during the past years and always willing to undertake additional duties and attend outside meetings when other volunteers were not forthcoming. We hope she will remain a member of this W.I. for a long time to come. We lost a valuable and popular member, Miss Kilpatrick, when she passed away earlier this year. Again, a member always ready and willing to volunteer for extra duties and attend meetings - we miss her greatly. Mrs. Street was re-elected unanimously as President. She had proved to be very efficient and popular in this position, and we were all very pleased when she agreed to continue. Mrs. Allen was also unanimously re-elected as Secretary. This position entails a considerable amount of work, which she performs with the utmost efficiency and dedication, we simply could not carry on without her. As this was the Birthday month, Mrs. Ferris very kindly offered to make the cake and, as usual, it was superb, both in content and decoration; our grateful thanks to her for this excellent contribution. Items of interest from the News Letter included advice that the Denman College Appeal had achieved its target, and that means we can now continue to attend the many courses held at this very lovely College in the years to come. Notice was given of a Craft programme, entitled "Handmade", to be shown on BBC TV at 5.30 p.m. on 18th November, 16th December, 6th January and 3rd February. Wheelchair Users Survey - Anyone in contact with Wheelchair Users, or a Wheelchair User thernselves,is asked to contact Mr. Simpson, 106 Heath End Road, Flackwell Heath, Bucks.,(913 22242) who is trying to find out how many Wheelchair Users there are in this district. In conjunction with the Physically Handicapped and AbleBodied Club he is trying to assess the requirements of Wheelchair Users on public transport, as some Bus Companies are considering the idea of specially adapted vehicles. Orange Badge Scheme - The Department of Transport has issued a leaflet giving qualifying conditions for this Badge, which allows -10- • • • parking concessions for disabled drivers and passengers. The leaflet is an interim measure pending the current review of the scheme and future changes which may include stricter qualifying conditions. This leaflet is available free from the Department of Transport, Publicity Stores, Building 3, Victoria Road, South Ruislip, Middx. HA4 ONZ. Christmas Festivities will be the order of the day at the December meeting. Invitations have been extended to Taplow, Iver Heath and George Green W.I.'s, so it is hoped we shall have a full attendance to welcome the guests. The Committee and the ladies on the Tea Roster for December are organising the refreshments, the Art Group are arranging the decorations, and each member is requested to donate a small gift. NATURE NOTES October/November 1988 October was mainly mild and brought forth a good crop of fungi. I found several Wood Blewits which have a blueish lilac stem when young, groups of a very small yellow/fawn species with ragged edges to the cap called The Miller (Clitophlus Prunulus) and Clitocybe Flaccida which is an orange tan and becomes funnel shaped exposing the gills. Many butterflies were still around enjoying sunshine while they could. While trying to chase a wasp out of the kitchen, it flew behind the curtain where unbeknown to me there was a spider 1 s web. The wasp was trapped and the spider ran down to wrap the meal up in thread until it was ready to eat it. Suddenly the spider bolted to the other end where it stayed. The wasp had obviously stung it and was thus enabled to disentangle itself and escape. There is a saying that after the Feasts of St. Simon and St, Jude winter comes at a trot. This falls during the last week in October and the heavy frosts which followed bore out the old saw, Several interesting but not rare moths have come into the light trap - November moth, Mallow moth and Red Line Quaker, The latter has very pretty patterns, Several residents of Dorney Reach combined their efforts to help an injured seagull found in Trumpers Field. One lady spent considerable time telephoning to find the RSPCA office. She was then told that as seagulls are scavengers they can pick up toxic material which causes them to become dopey and stumble about as if hurt. Eventually someone contacted a gentleman who cares for injured creatures and he took charge of the bird, which had a broken wing, but not before it had pecked him on the nose. It is as well to bear in mind when handling a bird with a powerful beak that it can damage you. The bird is not to know that you are trying to help it and will claw and jab in panic. The same lady who 1phoned the RSPCA reported that she sees Green Woodpeckers in her garden, This is good news, as the last time I saw them in Dorney Reach was in 1946, The terrible winter of 1947 killed off many of these lovely birds, Lois Parker PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF DATE The Whist Club Christmas Party, previously billed for Thursday, December 15th, will now take place on Monday, December 19th, at 8 p.m. -11- DORNEY AND DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY December is with us, the season of sitting around eating too much, so if you need some fresh air and exercise find the spade and get all your digging done. This is very important so that all the winter weather we get will help to break the soil down for spring. Make sure all the fallen leaves harbour problems for next year. year, make sure you winter wash any over-wintering pests. are cleared up as they only Talking of problems for next your top fruit so as to clear Having finished all these jobs, a very important inside job needs attending to in early January when the snow covers the ground: get out the seed catalogues, think of the swnmer, and get your seeds ordered. I would like on behalf of the committee to wish you a Happy Christmas and an enjoyable New Year in your garden. up Tony Perryman THE STORY OF A SCHOOL - PART IV - has unfortunately had to be held over until our next issue. * * * The Editors would like to extend the compliments of the Season to all our Readers. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * • • • • * • • • • • • • • • • • • • * TO YOU Al,l,. -12- • Material for publication should reach one of the Editors by the 16th of the preceding month. NOT PUBLISHED IN JANUARY AND AUGUST Editors : Mr. C.C. 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