llornep ftarisb 􀀎etus •• • \ " , I I ,- • : • 􀀏 ·: i.;􀀪! ':-'!I:: '='-i.1,-J#IIIO·· ORNE.Y CHURCH BOUNDARY ROAD FARM RIDING & LIVERY STABLES (Established 20 years) Boundary Road, T aplow, Bucks SL6 0EZ Telephone: (0628) 602869 LICENSED RIDING SCHOOL & FULL LIVERY SPECIALIST IN CHILDREN & NERVOUS RIDERS HACKING* HOLIDAY RIDING* COURSES* SHOW JUMPING* SHOWS* GYMKHANAS CLOTHING: WAX JACKETS, COATS, HATS, CHAPS. JODHPURS, BREECHES, BOOTS, HATS, JACKETS. NEW & SECOND-HAND TACK: ENGLISH SADDLES & BRIDLES, NEW NYLON SADDLES FOR PONIES & HORSES, BITS, STIRRUP LEATHERS & IRONS, LEATHER HEAD-COLLARS, REINS. Proprietor: F.J. Morris, MBE (ex The King's Troop, The Royal Horse Artillery) v-c, TAPLOW TYRE ":􀀉\􀀊c,'\\l \ COMMESO BTIOL YE OU!! CL FULLY EQUIP P ED VAN THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY T YRES, BAT TERIES, WHEEL BALANCING WHEEL ALIGNMENT, P UNCTURE REPAIR & BRAKE PADS 􀀑 PAT or ANDY on 0628-667424 THE OLD SCHOOL ANTIQUES DORNEY PURCHASERS AND VENDORS OF GOOD QUALITY ANTIQUES VALUATIONS & RESTORATIONS undertaken. Tel : 10628) 60324 7 APPLETREE COTTAGE·ASHFORD LANE·DORNEY-Nr. WINDSOR-BERKS PA TIOS·FENCING-TUA FING·PRUNING-ROTOVATING·TR EE FELLING TEU0628) 661768 o, 666022 PRIOR'S MOORES LANE FILLING STATION ETON WICK NEWSPAPERS (Sales and Reliable early morning deliveries) PETROL GROCERIES DRY CLEANING (0753) 865784 SERVICES IN THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST. JAMES SUNDAY 10.20a.m. 10.30 a.m. FIRST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH FIFTH SUNDAY OF THE MONTH 8. 00a.m. 10. 30a.m. 8. 00a.m. 10. 30 a.m. TEAM VICAR OF DORNEY CHURCHWARDENS Mrs. Mary Baker Elm View, Marsh Lane, Dorney Reach, Maidenhead, Berks. Tel: (0628) 661435 Explorers and Creche at the Vicarage Parish Communion Holy Communion Family Service Holy Communion Mattins Revd. Colin H. Pontin 3 Leigh Park, Datchet, Slough, Berks, SL3 9JP. Tel: (0753) 40745 Mr. David Pepler 54, Hag Hill Rise, Taplow, Maidenhead, Berks. Tel: (0628) 663593 To contact the Revd. Colin Pontin either telephone him direct or leave a message at Dorney Vicarage, Tel: (0628) 6628 23 Printed by Suro Press, Old Station Yard, Tap/ow, Berks. Tel: (0628) 663122 l􀐿F. N'.J. 1 /90 FEBR􀑜RY 1990 From the 􀐩ev􀓛.Colin 􀐙ontin. The other tlay I visited a well known clothes shop to buy a warm shirt for the January weather .. (Since then it has been the warmest January for years! I wish our weather would get its act together.) There wasn't a suitable shirt in the place. They were all light-weight 􀑰nd short sleeved. The assistant looked quite pained when I remonstrated. ''Oh no,they are not available NOW. We are now stocking up for Spring and Summer." It is a fact of life I suppose, that we frequently live either in the past or in anticipation of the future, with the result that we fail to enjoy the present. Christianity certainly rejoices in t􀑱e past. Christmas, just over, reminded us yet again of the foundations of our faith. 'God became flesh and dwelt among us. 1 But we quickly adjust to the miraculous and in the rush and tumble of a new year the impact can soon be lost; put away with the other Christmas decorations for another year. Our faith too,looks on to the future. As we put our faith and trust in Christ we know that in spite of everything which may face us, the joys and the sorrows,the concerns and heartaches, nothing can separate us from the love of God, not even death .. But the immediate challenge of Christianity is NOW. Jesus constantly taught and demonstrated the immediacy of faith. Meeting today's needs, taking today's opportunities, rejoicing in what God is giving us here and now, and being prepared to trust the future to Him.This is not an easy lesson to learn. Perhaps we never do learn it fully. The vital ingredient which is often missing is 'Faith'. Being prepared to trust God in areas which we cannot anticipate or over which we have no control.( The latter is especially difficult. We like to be in control of everything!). Faith only begins to grow as we use it and this is always a problem. Christ knew this (which is not surprising, after all, it was God's idea in the first pl ace.) and he constantly took his disciples into 'faith-testing' situations through which they grew. He does the same with us. We either grow through them or we retreat into the safety of the 'known', with the result that we never fully understand or appreciate the good things that God has for us. Perhaps as we go forward in to 1990 a resolution which we should make and try to keep is to begin to trust God for today. Enjoy it, live every moment of it with Christ, learn its lessons, savour its joys and face its sorrows too. Jesus said: - l - ''Therefore do not be anxious saying 'Wl1at shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' ... your Heavenly Father knows that you need them all. But seek first his Kingdom and righteousness, and all these things shall be yours as well. Therefore do not be anxious about tomocrow,for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Let lhe day's own trouble be sufficient for tl1e day.'' (Hatt.6:31- 3 4. ) "Is it easy to trust God?'' asks an old author. ''It is easy,'' was the reply,''For those who do it.'' Colin. Confirmation: A service of Confirmation for the Riverside Team has been planned this year for Sunday 8th July. Classes will commence immediately after Easter. If you are thinking of being Confirmed or would like to discuss it, please contact me. Boiler Up-date.- By the time you read this the gas main should have been laid to the church, and installation be well under way. We are very flrateful to all who have contributed to the cost. A fairly substantial sum i s still needed but we hope that this will become available by the time the work is completed. If anyone still wishes to make a contribution, donations should be forwarded to me. one of the Churchwarden·s or our Treasurer, Mr.S .Hellmuth, ' Boskerris', Marsh Lane,Dorney. Colin. LENT 1990. There will be a combi ned service of Holy Communion for the whole of the Riverside Team on Ash Wednesday 28th.February at 8.00p■• St.Andrew's Church. Vraysbury. Lent Course. - This year the Lent Course is entitled 'TURKING POINTS.' This is a follow-up from previous courses sponsored by the 'Not Strangers but Pilgrims Inter Church Process'. Each study is i ntroduced by a lSmin audio cassette programme produc􀍓d by Ian Gall, well known as a presenter of BBC 1 songs ?f Praise. Through stories of things happening around these islan􀍔s and the rest of the world, the weekly themes of 'Turning Around'; 'Turning the Other Cheek'· 'Turning Point'· 'Turning Upside Dovn'; and 'No Turning Back: will form a sha;ed prep􀍕ration for Easter, and enable us to think through our commitment to one another. The course will commence at 8.00pm on Thursday 8th March in The Vicarage.Dorney. All will be very welcome to #join with us. - 2 - THE PARISH PlNP Notes on a Meeting of the Parish council held on 5th Decanber 1989. 1. MARJR FARM A reply is expected regarding possible traffic emerging frcm the farm on to the camion road. 2 • HIGHWAY MMTERS Householders are requested to cut back their hedges to their boundary as there are cases of pavenents being obstructed; winter evenings and sharp twigs are not canpatible. 3. NEIGmDJRIKXD WA'IOI 'Ihe Parish Council prop:ises to fund the si ting of ten Neighl:x>urhood watch signs at suitable spots in the Parish. 4. 'fflE DISTRICT o::uocn, 'Ihe District Council is prop::>sing to help parishes furnish their recreation grounds with suitable equiμnent. 'Ihe Parish Council is requesting rrore information on maintenance, insurance and life-expectancy. 5. F'INMCIAL PAYMFNl!5 Financtal payments were very small this month. '!he Finance SUb-c:amuttee presented its posit.ion with reccmnendations - for details see elsewhere. 6. PLJ\NNIHS Only one application has been fran the Planning carmittee. to 10 Harcourt Road. made this nonth, requiring no observations SBD 1237/89. 'l\..-o storey rear extension 7. The parishes within the District have received details of a revision of vehicle parking standards fran South Bucks District Council. 8. 'Itle Parish Council has ma.de an urgent request for a thorough road sweep and gutter clean, and a trimning back of overgrown verges, particularly on unkerbed stretches of road. 9. It has been proposed that the Registrar 's office in Slough be used for the registration of Bi.rths. - 3 - 'fflE PARISH 􀐢 r.btes on a Meeting of the Parish Council held on 9th January 1990 'Ihe 􀐗ainnan extended seasons greetings to the parish as a whole. l. MMlJR FARM Use of M􀒁nor Farm entrance by '!􀑭 lorries through Dorney. 􀚏 are to ask them to let us know in advance ( if they know) when use is to be made of the Dorney entrance and exit as we have been assured this will only happen when sanething major is taking place within the Manor Fann area to prevent the normal· use by lorries of 􀑩 Lane in Cippenharn. 2. C1IIIDRffiS 􀐟PARK Following up an offer by the 􀑇uth Bucks District Council of a starter contribution, we are going to investigate how a scheme might be developed for very young children. 3. 9'.XIlff BOCKS DI􀑀􀐫i􀓓 CIXN:1L IOCAL 􀐝 r.b 􀓂ts were made at this stage. 4. MAIDmIF.AD Mm 􀑶 FUXD 􀐯 􀐽 'Ihe Parish Council will meet at the NRA local headquarters in Maidenhead before the next meeting to receive the latest information. rt was pointed out that the NRA are trying to embody any constructive criticism beNewore their planning application is su.t:mitted. 5. R􀑝ISH IXNPI􀐮 IN 'fflE 􀑟 in particular 􀑗rs Field) 'Ihis appears to be getting ....arse in spite of the fact that there are skips in the village where anyone can throw rubbish and so we are to tour round to see how real the probl􀓱 is before taking action. 6. Accounts 􀚐 authorised for payment totalling £207 .63. 7. CilMJNITY CE\RGE 'As far as the Parish Council is concerned, there is unlikely to be any rraterial change in the w􀒂y we precept rroney and budget. 'Ihis year £3000 has been r􀓺uested. 8. 􀐞 A􀐡LICA.􀑋ICNS 􀐂 􀓁nts were made in resi::ect of a sma.11 extension for a 􀒮iler at the Vicarage or what appeared to be a minor revision to a previous application su􀒝'nitted for an extension at Cyprus Cottage. 9. BlXXS CilJNTY ."CXU«:Il.' S MINERALS PIJ\N 'Ihe revised plan will be sutmitted to the County Council on 31st January which will enable the Parish Council to c􀓊nt in February. 'Ihe revised plan will have been drawn up after taking into consideration the c􀒜nts on the informal document which we all considered last year. 10. 'Ihe next meeting will be on 13th February in the Village Hall. 11. GmERAI. HIGHWA􀑹 MM"IBRS Gravel ling in various places of the nature strip in Harcourt Road will be looked at by the Parish 􀓒cil in the spring to see if it poses an undesirable change; a particularly large pothole in D:>rney 􀒶 is getting very dangerous; 􀓙nts 􀑼re made on large puddles at Dents Corner and Cli.roos Corner . It was noted that leaves and general rubbish have just 􀒬n swept in Village Road by the county council. 12. NATICR\L LIT1'ER BLITZ 'Ihis will be for one week 􀒼ncing 23rd March 1990 and the Parish Council will be organising our own litter blitz on Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th March . All volunteers will be issued with plastic bags and the whole of the parish, including the tow path and forgotten areas, will be blitzed by us all. 'Ihe bags will then be cl􀓩 away by the 􀓑nty Counci l. Please bring your own rubber gloves to pick up untouchable i.tems . It is likely that Ibmey Ccnm::m will be blitzed the week before by the 􀒵ners as they do every year. 'Ihe stretch of road between the village and Lake End was considered to be too dangerous to be done without proper signs and the District Council will ask their contractors to do this job. 13. Bucks County Council is offering substantial 􀒏ts of daff􀓚ils, crocuses etc . , to beautify small areas and we are hoping to take advantage of this offer and have requested 5 􀓖t of bulbs for sundry planting areas , for whi.ch rrore volunteers will be required. 14. VILIAGE HALL we re ceived a letter setting out JX)S􀐵ible requirements for repairs and improvements over the next tt«> years , which we will be considering , probably for the precept for 1991. 15. 􀑠 APPRAI􀐼 P􀑞 we decided to awa it the re sults of the village appraisal before deciding whet-.-her a. vill􀒃gE> plan -was likely to 􀒩 of benefit and cost effective. ************* lXlRNE'l IOiIS CUJB EVERY SUNDAY 7.30 - 10.30 p.m. at the Vi llage Hall £1.30 per evening Free 􀑍ea/Coffee/Biscuits ****************** - 5 - 18th February 10.30 a.m. Sidesman First Reader Creche & Sunday 􀑂hool Coffee Cleaning 25th February 10.30 a.m. Sidesman First 􀐲der 􀓔eche and Sunday School Coffee Cleaning 4th >sphere and all the trimnings are added to suit the occasion. '!his year, however, one of the members, Mrs. Willi􀒒, suggested we had a change fran the normal and had a special lunch. 'Ihis was unaninously agreed, the Art Group volunteered to make all the arrang􀒌rents and Mrs. Barbara Smith very generously offered the use of her house. Members, and hus􀒨s of members, 􀓎tributed the aperitifs, wine for the lunch and prizes for a free raffle. '!he lunch was a huge success, thanks to the Art Group who had l«>rked tremendously har􀓟 and put on such an excellent meal , with beautifully arranged tables and all the trirrrnings organised to the last detail 􀒘 at very m::xlest 􀓐t. We all agreed that this had been a rrost wel􀒸e change and 􀑾rthy of a repeat performance. Mrs. Street expressed the grateful thanks on behalf of all the members to the Art Group for superb arrangements made and to Mrs. Smith for so kindly allowing us to use her house and making us all so welcane. Mrs. Street and Mrs. Allen then proceeded with the normal business of the meeting, which was rather rrore light-hearted than usual. 1here were few items of outstanding interest and the neeting ended with a presentation to Mrs. Chase, having attained the highest number of points for c􀒚tition entries. JARD\RY 'lbe new year started 􀑯ll, with a gcx.xl attendance at the first meeting. 'lbe business portion was crisply executed by our President, Mrs. Street, and secretary ,Mrs. Allen. Sincere appr􀓫iation was expressed to the Art Group for their 􀑽rk in arranging the Cllristrnas Lunch, to Mrs. Smith for the loan of her house and to Mrs. Crane for the 􀒎ditional financial w::,rk involved. Appreciation was also expressed to Mrs. 􀓕ane for the beautiful flower arrang􀓲ent she provides every rronth for the 􀐤esident's table, which are a pleasure to us all. 'Ihe 􀒷petition th.i,s year is to have a different subject each rronth. '!his one, which w􀒍s "your favourite Christrna.s c􀒛" prcx:luced a lovely display of very attractive cards. 􀐁t rronth is to l:::e a favourite item without which you w::,uld never travel, which should produce sane interesting exhibits. Dur Speaker this rronth, a charming lady, Mrs. M. 􀑫rklyn, had sane very interesting stories to tell. She had been a 􀐇rsing Sister employed in Hong Kong and was taken prisoner by the Japanese in the Second 􀑬rld War. Experiences of this nature are always more interesting to hear at first-hand, than to read second or third-hand. 'Ihe audience 􀊧re fascinated with the description of her experiences. A Coffee Morning is being held at the h􀓉e of Mrs. Allen at 10.30 a.m. on the 15th February. As usual this will take the form of a Bring and Buy and this is open to ·residents of Dorney Village and Dorney Reach regardless of whether they are 􀑥.I. members or not; all will be welcane. Do join us for a happy social chat. - 10 - • • ' Lm1'EN 􀐎RI'IY LUtOIES 'Ihe following Clarity Lunches will be• held during Lent fran 12 n􀓘 until 2 p.m. each 'Ihursday. '!he hostess chooses the charity to which she gives the rroney raised, so c􀒗e along, enjoy the lunch and the 􀒻y and help to raise sane money to help others. MARCH 1st Brigid .Ames, "Pear 􀑑ree Cottage" Dorney MARCH 8th Joy Richrrond, "Ranv.Urth" Harcourt Road, Dorney Reach MARCH 15th Paddy Springbett, "Abbey House'􀚕 Hunter􀒹 Lane, Dorney MARCH 22nd MARCH 29th APRIL 5th APRIL 12th Judith Randle, corney End, oorney Reach Road, Dorney Reach. Marion Hellmuth 15 M􀒊rsh Lane, Dorney Reach Sylvia Livsey "'Ihe Old Cottage" , Village Road, D::>rney Mary Baker, "Elm View" Marsh Lane, oorney ************************* DORNEY CHURCH JUMBLE SALE ( for CANCER RESEARCH) We r􀓼uire good jum􀒤le for the Sale on Friday, 16th.February at 7 p.m. We need:- Adults and childrens clothes, shoes etc. (good clothes are put on hangers and individually priced) Bric-bra􀓨 (any trash) 􀑐reasure goes into the auction cakes 􀒙 J􀒋m 'l􀒣ys and Bcx:>ks Any new goods suitable for 􀑓la kept for Sumner functions 􀑳en the sale is over warm clothes are sent to those in need. 􀑏EL Burnham 602243 for collection, or deliver to 'Ihe Chauntry, or take to the Village Hall after 2 p.m. on the 16th. WE NEED MANY HErPERS 􀐜lease cane at 6 . 50 p.m. & give an hour. 􀑦hilst doing your bit for charity you will be fascinated by the antics of auctioneer Ken Richmond making good rroney fran junk. *************************** A Barbecue Lunch is planned for Sun􀓞ay, 1st July at the Chauntry in aid of the Church Heating Fund. - ll - OORNEY PARISH a:xJOCIL - PARISH PROCEPT Financial Position u at' 20th No'"111ber 1989 Balances at 31st March 1989 General :.ccount MC! U,,htinr Account Combined. A.sset.s Conaol.s Cn O,posit (monies held) Receipts fTO!lf 1st April 1989 to date - Precept Interesto n ?.ates V.A.T. Rotund Orasscutt.ing (tram BCC) P􀑶nta to date. - V8.eilAltag :teo rHall_ _Pl 8Y·2Coronutnrid butions Loan Charge.s Cl.erk - Salary & Expenses Printing & Stat. (includes Village Appraisals forms) Petty Cash & H1sc Hire ot Rooms Subscriptions GeParinerahal H -en Alldit Fee Crass cutting (includes Strimmer & Mem..Gdn.Hedge) Litter Collection Lighting - En•?W - Maintenance (No a/c ' s recei'ft!d) Clerlc - Salaey - Expenses Petty C...h Printing & Stat. Hire:rn..unn or.. Rooms Subacriptions Parish News Audit Fee Loan Qu1rges Grass cutting, Equ:1.pment Gra3s cutting, Labour Recreation Orcnmd Litter Collection Village Hall Lighting - Enera - H&int. TotaJ.s £ Actual Es-te 12BBl89 1989/90 659 570 140 101 no 120 130 JO 80 70 120 87 110 405 400 100 125 88 88 240 120 270 270 112 2000 120 2500 311 450 1642 400 6735 5253 Less G'ra.ss Cutting 23 6 4983 157 666 612 259392 88 474 380 120 62 400 132 496 100 143 Pro198b9a/b9l0e 575 140 130 130 50 120 110 450 1l2 88 155 290 239 100 592 320 400 4021 Contribution trom Bucks CC: 612 ReC0111Dended Precept tor 1990/91 - £,000,rentaind.er or bees tmimaette tdroll e xpBeanlian,e cetos. - 12 - 3409 3428 • Rac1onnend990/91e d Est6i,mSo te 150 140 145 50 130 120 550 145 88 155 350 350 120 5.:!0 1450 5141 612 4529 February 1990 Dear Friends Since the last time of writing, we have had a very busy Christmas period with a Jewish Youth Group and a weekend group of Intermediate Treatment young people from Oxford. The latter used Role Play, to help them understand the point of view of parents and others. It is interesting to see them pretending to be parents and how they respond to problems in this new role. Ve also had a very happy and successful Holiday for the Children from Hackney. The helpers had all been before, and the holiday was a great success. We seem to have had far fewer problems with the children than when we first started. Xay I say a very big Thank You to the 'Regulars of the Palmer Arms , who very kindly supplied Christmas presents to the children. They were stunned to be receiving these gifts and it was love ly to know that the people of Dorney cared enough to ensure that these children had a little joy at Christmas. You may know that Hilary and I have had two pieces of news which have implications for the future. The first is that we are to become parents toward the end of July, when our first baby is due. The second news is that I have been accepted for Training with the Church Army, to become an evange list within the Church of England. So all three of us will be leaving Dorne y, during August of 1990. I will have two years at the Church Army College beginning at Blackheath. So sadly, after nearly six years, we will be leaving this beautiful little village, where we married and worked with the Project. 'ie will always have fond memories of being here. Finally an apology is in order, to the people in the Private land belonging to Dorney Court, who were disturbed late on Saturday evening 16th December 1989. A group of young people who were staying at the Vicarage, inadvertently strayed into this area, for a wide game . They must have made a certain aJ110unt of noise and disturbed the residents within those various houses. I have been asked to convey the sincere apologies of the group to the residents of Dorney, they did not mean to disturb any one, and had obviously overlooked the Private signs. As a matter of course the Project 's staff will only guide the groups to have such games either on Dorney Common or if it can be safe ly arranged at the ri verbank in Bovene y. We will never direct folk to walk over private land, unless there is a footpath. I hope that this wi ll be the last time that groups of people create such a disturbance. I would like to say that many groups of young people from dif1erent backgrounds have used the Project for their Youth activities and benefitted from the opportunity to be here and work through group building exercises. I hope that this wi ll be one of the valuable uses for the Project with out impinging on the vil lage un-necessarily. With best wishes for the New Decade . Adrian Cotteri ll Eton Dorney Project Warden. - lJ - IIAWIUl IOIBS -􀑲 1989 􀑔ards the end of 􀐆r the weather sudden! y 􀒫 very cold with hard frosts but there was always sunshine. 'Ihe clear skies showed up va-pour trails left by aircraft. 􀐥.e, in the shape of a rain1x1w, rsnained all night and 􀒱 rrorning had 􀒯oken up into an attractive chain pattern. It is delightful to watch the birds at our bird table now we are putting out nuts and seeds. Starlings c􀒖e in large numbers, constantly quarrelling over the food while r􀓗ks and magpies await their opp:,rtunity in surrounding trees, now bare. Greenfinches, .􀐘ff.inches, Blue Tits, Great Tits are frequent and occasionally a 􀓍l Tit. Being small, Coal 􀑎its are liable to be knocked off the nuts by larger birds. Robins are also much in evidence and Cecember is the nonth when they choose a mate. During Autumn both sexes st􀒇ke out their own territory which they defend fiercely but in Decanber a hen bird will enter a cock bird's territory. At first she is attacked and then gradually a􀒾epted. It is she who builds the nest selecting many odd pla􀓄s - empty cans, old pails, flower pots etc. 'Ihe 􀐣t Office was responsible for the ro􀒡in being associated with cards and letters at Cll.ristrra.s. In the 19th Century postmen were called robins and r􀓭sts because of their bright red unifonn. In the 1860 's cards cane into vogue and robins were depicted with a card in their beak thus symbolising the postman. r..ois Parker Nl\'IURE 10IBS - DFO>rld" is 􀒴ning to talk to us on "All the Year Round Colour in the Garden" and also show slides. As I have gone round lCXlking at members ' gar􀓝ens it shows up that many of you garden just for a stmner garden and miss the pleasur􀓡 of having an all year round garden. 􀑡.J. Parker ***************** 􀑢e wish to express our thanks to friends and neighlx,urs for the mon􀓢y ( £40) we collected for Mrs. Glover who passed away peacefully in her sleep on the 14th December. A wreath was sent and on r􀓻u􀓣st of her husband, Stan, the rest of the rroney will go towards a vase for her grave. 􀐛.0 and M.J. - 15 - Thursday 1st February Saturoay 10th Fe􀒰 'Ihursday 15th February Friday 16th February 'Ihursday 1st March Fri􀓜􀒅y 9th March 'lhursday 15th March Saturoay 17th March lhursday 29th March Friday 4th May Saturoay 5th May Sunday 1st July sunday 15th July Saturday 15th september Saturday 20th 􀐖tober Saturday 22nd December 􀐔 w.I. PARISH OJUNCIL MEETIN:; OORNEY P.C.C. OORNEY VILLAGE HALL MMW;EMENT CXM11Tl'EE 􀐐RNEY 􀐕 60's CLUB BRarney school P.T.A. Jmtble Sale -Village Hall 􀑧ist Club - Village Hall D:>rney Bowls Club Dance - Village Hall i'ilist Club - Village Hall D:>rney Bowls Club - Jumble Sale -Village Hall DVHtC Spring Dance St. James 0,.urch - Bartecue at the Cllauntry Lake End road - 12.30 p.m. Village Hai:pening - Vicarage Dorney Bowls Club - Bartecue,IDance - Village Hall DVHtC Anniversary Dance ( 20th ) DVHtC Christmas Dance *********************** 􀑃nd wednesday of each rronth 2.30 p.m. second 'l\lesday of each rronth 8 p.m. First 􀑱nesday of each rronth at corney Vicarage. 8 p.m. second r-􀒟nday of each rronth in the Village Hall second 'l\lesday of each rronth LUnch􀓹n at the Vicarage Each 'Ihursday Village ff.all 6- 7. 30 p.m. Each wednesday Vicarage 7.15-9.00 p.m. ************************* BELL-R IN:;IN:; - A OORID RECORD A band of bell-ringers fran the Oxford Diocese set a new 􀚓rld record ·for endurance ringing on New Year 's Eve. 'Ihe following notes (abridged) are supplied by a member of that band , Mr. John Martin: - 'Ihroughout the 1950 's and 1960 's a band of ringers att􀓸ted to set new records for the nost peals rung at different towers in a single day. 5 peals of Surprise Major were rung on 22nd April 1967 at Aldermaston , 􀐶tratford f.brtimer , 'Ihatcham, East Ilsley, & Highclere. 'Ihe 5 peal record was broken on 31st Dec􀓴r, 1989 when an Oxford Guild band rang peals at 6 different towers . J\bt only 􀑺ere six towers visited but each extent consisted of a different Surprise Minor method (a "method" is the technical term for a bell -ringing "tune ")which ena􀒞led all the r􀓰ular surprise Minor methcrls (plus Fryerning) to be rung . In addition to setting a n􀓾 multiple tower record , the band believes that this is the first time that all the regular 􀐷urprise Minor methods have been rung in thi_s w􀒄y i_n n day. 1he seeds for this day were planted on the 19th 􀐃v􀓳r 1988 when the s􀒐 6 ringers rang 4 peals in 28 different SUrprise Minor methods at 4 tc:A,,ers. 􀓷 that occasion we 􀒭ap our first peal at 8 a.m. and had finished the fourth by 8 p.m. leaving plenty of time for a further couple of att􀓶s! 􀑌he idea of ringing all 41 r􀓯ular Surprise methoos was proposed at this stage, so that we would get a varied diet. Various dates were discussed and 􀏿 Year 's Eve was selected for h«> reasons. Firstly, it was likely that we w::iuld be able to find 􀚑s to a􀒿te us fairly late at night. 􀑄ly, we felt that less nuisance 􀒀Uld be caused to residents in winter with fewer open windows for the noise to enter by. Five towers were found with no real difficulty but in order to be as re;axed as p::,ssible in terms of travelling and having free time during wl11.ch to eat, we wanted to start our first att􀓵t as near to midnight as possible. Finding a tower to a􀓀ate us at this time was quite a probl􀒓. We r􀓬ived a n􀑻 of refusals and were considering travelling into Iondon to attempt the first one on the top six at Shoreditch, when it was d􀓪ided to ask whether we could go to D::>rney. 'Ihe church at. D:>rney is not very isolated and there is no sound control, so we were quite amazed when we were given i::ennission to attempt the first peal there. In fact, the owners of the nearby manor house, the Palmers, were p::,sitively encouraging and pranpted us to have a publicity drive 􀑚lt the locality. 1he local press, the parish newsletter and the police were all informed of our intentions and the bells were also fully muffled. 'Ihe first peal started at D::>rney at just after midnight and when the writer spoke to the Dorney correspondent next day, it was nice to be told that our ringing had been enjoyed by the residents - despite the hour. A smmary of all the peals rung is as follows:- Starting at 00.06 Dorney, Bucks, st. James the L􀓠ss in 2h 29 (7) 5040 SUrprise Minor (l extent each Kelso, Ba.cup, Baml:XJrough, Hull, Fryerning, 􀐄rwich, Allendale) Starting at 04.09 Pad-..orth, Berks, St. John the Bapt in 2h 31 (7) 5040 Surprise Minor { l extent each 􀑪ler, Sandiacre, Berwick wells, Chester, Munden, Carlisle) Starting at 08.20 Peaserrcre, Berks, St. Barnabas in 2h 35 (8) 5040 Surprise Minor ( 1 extent each war􀚒rth, 􀑰annouth , Stamford, Lightfoot, Rossendale, London, Hexham) Starting at 12.50 Midgham, Berks, St. Matthew in 2h 28 {􀐴) 5040 Surprise Minor ( l extent each Canterbury, M:Jrpeth, Alnwick, Newcastle, C􀑙necastre, 􀐅rfolk, 􀑸ork) - 17 - Starting at 16.46 W::x:>lton Hill, Hants, St. 'Ihanas in 2h 22 {6) 5040 Surprise Minor {l extent each Whitley, Northumberland, Lincoln, Coldstream, westminster, Bourne, Ipswich Starting at 20.15 East \ob::dhay, Hants, st. Martin in 2h 37 (7) 5040 Surprise Minor {l extent each Annable 's London, Netherseale, Primrose, Durham, Beverley, SUrfleet, cambridge) In surrmary we rang 30240 changes in 15 hours 2 minutes. We rang extents of the all the regular Surprise Minor methods (plus Fryerning). 'Ihe day could not have taken place without the active help and encouragement provided by the clergy and local bands who made their towers available to us. 'Ihe Palmers and Mary Baker of D:xney, 'lbny Ellis of Padworth and Mike Till of M.idgham all deserve a special mention. 'Ihat the day ran srooothly is an indication of the anount of planning and thought which had been put into this venture in the rronths leading up to the big day. Our thanks also to all the well wishers who came to listen and encourage us. Finally, a special thank you to Sylvia Dcdd., who decided that this entire escapade should be sponsored and single handedly got sponsorship fran local canpanies and individuals. At the last count sane £800 had been raised for the Royal Marsden Hospital. ****************** WI\Nl'ED Cleaner for the Village Hall. Maidenhead 28460 if interested. Please contact Maidenhead 71668 or OORNEY BABY-SITrI􀍖 CLUB For details contact Jean Foster-Key Maidenhead 36875 CORNEY SCHCX>L P.T.A. Jl"8LE SALE OORNEY VILLAGE Hl\IL FRIDAY March 9th 1990 at 7 p.m. - 18 - 'DIE 􀐺Y 􀐈F A 􀐾L - PA􀐱 􀑷IV At the meeting of the SchOCll Bc>ard on the 22nd February, 1897, Mr. Ayres reHprted that aboutl.12 children resident in Boveney New Town .....-ere attending the Eton Wick and Eton Schools and that it was rumoured the Managers of those schOC>ls were intending to refuse admission to these children. In view of this information the Clerk to the Board was instructed to advise the members, at their next meeting, as to the exact p:)Sition, At the next meeting he produced a letter fran the Education Depart:nEnt stating that in the event of the Boveney New Tcwn children being refused admission to the Eton and Eton Wick SchOC>ls it v.Uuld devolve u[X.)n the Board of the United District of D:Jrney and Boveney to provide the necessary accarmodation So the members decided to let the matter stand until sanething of a definite nature arose. At the meeting of the 27th september 1897, the Clerk reported that he had supplied Mr. G.L. Vaughan, Chairman of the Eton Wick Parish ·council, with information as to the formation of the United District and the Board etc., in connection with the prop:>sed union of Boveney and Et.on Wick. His action was approved. The members hoped that this was the end of the matter but two years later on 25th september 1899, they heard fran the Education Department that Her Ma.jesty's Inspector, Mr. Kenney Herbert had drarwn their attention to the problem, which was "Should the United SchOC>l Board of CX>rney and Boveney be responsible for the children living on the other side of the cannon, to all intents and puposes in Eton Wick?" corresp::mdence in the Public Records Office, Ref. F.d2/18 shows that in a letter addressed to the &lucation Department, dated 6th August 1899, Mr. Kenney Herbert had drawn their attention to an outlying portion of Burnham Parish called New Town Boveney which was adjacent to the parish of Eton wick. He goes on to say that the schOC>l at Eton Wick is only large enough to take the girls of New 'town but not. the Infants. He p:iints out that 20-30 infants are running about New Tcwn who v.Uuld be at schcx:,l if places could be found for them. Enlargement of the Infant Schcx:,l at Eton Wick would settle the matter but the Managers of that schcx:,l are not prepared to go to the expense which they thought ought to be borne by the United District of CX>rney and Boveney. To be fair to the Managers of Dorney Schcx:,l they, in their corresp:indence with the F.ducation Department,stated that there was sufficient acccmnodation for these infants in their schOC>l. But obviously the F..ducation Department was thinking about the distance these infants rney School Board had said that there was plenty of acccmnodation for the infants of Boveney New 'Ibwn and that the road across the Dorney Ccmnon had been much improved in the last two years the matter was dropped. However, on close examination of the Minutes of the Board it was noticeable that the number of proceedings taken against parents living in New 'Ibwn for the irregularity in attendance of their children increased in the following t\.'.D or three years. In the meantime the children had been presented with Diamond Jubilee Cards of Congratulation to Her Majesty the Queen on her record reign as sovereign. This was by courtesy of Messrs. Raphael /uck, the card and book manufacturers. On the 25th June, 1897, the children were conveyed to the Hane Park, Windsor to the Diarrond Jubilee Treat. 'Ihe carts were supplied by Mr. Allen of Manor Farm, Mr. Simco of Lodge Farm and Mr. t-nntague of Dorney. Miss Jane Trotter and her sister left in June 1897, and the school we:nt through a bad patch. A Miss Greenly was appointed as Headmistress but she was very difficult to get on with and two Assistant Mistresses left in a hurry. Finally the managers SUITTTl,3.rily dismissed Miss Greenly in December. 'Ihe school remained closed until 8th February, 1898, when the managers were very relieved to welcane back the tv.0 Misses Trotter at an increased salary for Miss Jane Trotter. 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Tel: (0628) 661435 Explorers and Creche at the Vicarage Parish Communion Holy Communion Family Service Holy Communion Mattins Revd. Colin H. Pontin 3 Leigh Park, Datchet, Slough, Berks, SL 3 9JP. Tel: (0753) 4074 5 Mr. David Pepler 54, Hag Hill Rise, Taplow, Maidenhead, Berks. Tel: (0628) 663593 To contact the Revd. Colin Pontin either telephone him direct or leave a message at Dorney Vicarage, Tel: (0628) 6628 23 Printed by Suro Press, Old Station Yard, Tap/ow, Berks. Tel: (0628) 663122 ISSUE IO. 2/90 THE PARISH AW Notes on a Meeting of the Pa rish counc il held on the 13th February 1990 I . HIGllliAY MATl'ERS MARrn 1990 j we are pressing for the restoration of the bridge at Clirro 's corner and for the refill ing of many potholes , mostly on the carroon. Usual carrnents regarding p:-,nding at Dents Corner and Marsh Lane. 2. PLIIYGROOND 􀕧 'Ihe District Counc il has offered to supply free of charge a multi-play unit suitable for 5 to 8 year olds , together with fencing to the value of SCIT!e £12,000. '!his offer is being made to all parishes in the District. 'Ibe sting in the tail of this generous offer is that the Parish will have to pay for insurance and maintenance . We decided that we ought to accept the offer but only if the ongoing costs were less than £500 a year . 'Ihe Pa rish would probably benefit rrore by having the rroney to spend on the Village Ha ll, which would be used by all age groups, but such an offer is not possible. 3. IDCAL PU\N We decided to mak.e no carment 4. THE VILIJIG.E HAIL 'Ihe Management Ccmnittee of the Village Hall has requested the Parish Council to consider helping with financing of repa irs to the car parking area , much used by children going to school , and also an electron ic noise cut out , new chc1i_rs, and eventua lly a possible extension. No corrment noc- approval in principle was made. 5 • l\CO'.XJm'S Accounts were author ised for payment tota lling £1,216.44; mainly for contribution to the Parish Magazine £600, 19 months of maintenance of street lights £531. 6 . PLANNIN:; No camients were made in respect of extensions at the Vicarage 􀕨 35 Harcourt Road ; Cowper Cot tage, Boveney Road and Ffuiters Gate now known as Fairfield Ho use. 7. MINERALS PLAN 'Ihe Coun ty Counc il are cons idering this in May so we can do nothing until then . 8. MAIDENHEAD FI1XD RELlEF SC1IEME An informa l meeting was held at the A.rea from which nothing really new emerged . - l - Office of the NRA before the meeting , 9. NEIGllBOORDXO WATOI Over 40 bicycles had been stamped with the security code and the signs are up now. 10. ROBBISII Cooment was ma.de that refuse was blowing across the river fran the area of Oakley Court, scattering across the fields into the Village. l l . AIUJALMEETIR, fflE lllUIAL MEETIR, WilL BE HEID 00 WFlllESDAY 21st MI\RCH Nr 8.00 p.m.IN fflE VILLAGE HALL. EVERYOOE IS WELCCME. ************************** LlTJ'ER BLITZ IN DORNEY The Parish Council has decided to take part in the Bucks County Council "Litter Blitz" during the weekend of Saturday, 24th March and sunday 25th March. 'Ibe object is to collect all litter fran the whole of the Parish during these t"-U days. The success of the scheme will only result fran your help and participation. Please makea note of the following dates and times to join the "LI'ITER BLITZ TEAM" :Dorney Village and Boveney 10.30 a.m. SA'IURDAY 24th MARCH OUl"SIDE THE PAIMER ARMS P.H. Dorney Reach and Lake End 10.30 a.m. on SUNDAY 25th MARCH AT THE CORNER OF HARCOURT ROAD AND MEAIX:m WAY. TAKE IBIS OPPORTUNITY 'II'.) MAKE YOOR PARISH FREE FRO! LlTJ'ER Children and Adults will be welcane. We \>.Ould aim to finish by 12.o'clock. Certificates will be awarded to all the children taking part. '!he wearing of gloves !Tlily help! Sacks will be provided. JOIN THE LITI'ER-BLITZ OORNEY SCHCOL P.T.A. J!NBLE SALE DORNEY VILU\GE HALL FRIDAY MAR.OJ 9th 1990 at 7 p.m. - 2 - 􀋷rom Revd . Co l i n Pontin. March 1 99 0 . The family have a game c a l le d 1 Go f o r Broke ' . E a c h player begins w i th £ 1 million and the object of the game i s to lose the money as quickly as poss ible . I t i s n o t so easy as i t sounds . A s f a s t a s you lose t h e money more s eems to c ome your way. The game is perhaps not too true to l i fe but it is c e rtainly t rue of the Chris t ian faith. Some c omplain that the church i s a lways asking for money, commitment , time, talents , love , c a r e , compass ion and many o ther thing s . This i s t rue . Jesus warned that i f we wish to follow him , s a c r i f i c e w i l l be an inevitable part of the process . BUT . . i t i s only one side of the c o i n . God i s no man 􀉎 s debtor and , as individual s and as a church , we sha l l find tha t whatever we give to him w i l l always be g iven back t o us and more besides. The problem is, that we have to e􀈵ercise faith i n the giving, to take God at his word 􀉨 and it i s only then that we will e􀈵perience the reality of Chr is t ' s promise . . . . 􀉆 Give and i t will be g iven you; good measure , pressed down , shaken together, running ove r , w i l l be pu t into your lap. For the measure you give will be the measure you get back . 􀉇 ( Luke 6 􀊲 3 8 . ) A s w e begin this season o f Len t , perhaps this i s a good t ime for us to examine our own faith and to find out what i s being asked of u s . Colin. There i s much happening in our parish . . . . . . The Lent Course details i n last different venues Eton . LEl!ilT COURSE. this year i s entitled ' Turning ·Poin ts ' month ' s magazine ) and i s taking place at within our c ombined par ishes of Dorney Course 1 . Monday evenings . 􀊦 . 30pm. 25 Eton Wick Road , Eton Wick. (on 5 t h ; l 2 t h ; l 􀊮 t h 􀈕 26th March , and 2nd Apr i l 􀉟 Course 2 . Thursday Evening s . B . OOpm . The Vicarage, Dorney . ( see two and ( on l s t ; Bth 􀊷 l 5 t h 􀈕 2 2 n d ; 29th March , and the 5 th Apr i l 􀉠 I f you are free on either of the courses w i l l be r􀈳n in parallel i f nece s s a r y , al though , ide a l l y , one group throughout the cour s e . above evenings do j o i n 􀈳 s . The so that you c an c hange venues it will be best to s tay with ************************ THANK YOU 􀉔O ALT., THOSE WHO 􀋑IB􀋌 JUMBLE OR GAVE OONATIONS TO THE CHURCH JUMBLE SALE IN FEBRUARY. WE WERE DELIGHT􀋪D 􀉗 SEND £4􀊈􀊣 􀉺50 􀉖 C􀊽ER RESEARCH. MAR􀈀 ROBB - 3 - CHURCH URBAB PUB􀋜􀉻 The c l o s i n g d a t e f o r t h e C h u r c h Urban Fund i s 3 1 s t M a r c h 1 99 0 . T o d a t e the P a r i s h h a s c on t r i bu t e d £ 9 3 8 t owards i t s t a r g e t o f £ 1 2 9 6 . The D i o c e s e and Deanery have a s k e d t h a t we make a s p e c i a l e f f o r t t o r e a c h o u r t a r g e t i f a t a l l p o s s ib l e . T h i s i s a v e r y wor thwh i l e c a u s e , g i ve n a n added impetus d u r i n g r e c e n t weeks by t h e r e c e n t C h u r c h o f E n g l a n d r e p o r t ' L iving Faith i n t h e C i t y ' which is t h e f o l l ow-up t o t h e o r i g i n a l 1 F a i th i n t h e C i t y r e p o r t o f 1 9 8 5 . T h i s l a t e s t r e p o r t w e l c om e s s ome I s i gn s c i t i e s , but warns t h a t t h e r e i s much unchanged ' . o f hope ' ' t h a t i s i n t h e inner d e p r e s s i n g l y T h i s i s a p r o b lem wh i c h c o n c e r n s u s a l l , and I a m s ure t h a t many o f u s f e e l h e l p l e s s i n t h e f a c e o f s o much n e e d . What c a n I do about i t ? One way w e c a n a l l h e l p , i s t o suppo r t the Church Urban Fund wh i c h h a s b e e n s p e c i f i c a l l y o r g a n i s e d t o h e l p those in need i n o u r Urban P r i o r i ty A r ea s . I f you have n o t a l r e a d y c o n t r ibuted t o t h e Fund and w i s h t o make a d o n a t i o n p l e a s e p l a c e i t i n a n envelope marked ' Church Urban Fund ' and b r i ng it t o t h e church or s en d i t t o me, one o f the Churchwardens o r t o o u r T r e a s ur e r Mr . H . Chan t l e r , 5 E t on C l o s e , Datche t , and we w i l l e n s u r e t h a t i t i s p a i d i n t o t h e Deanery c e n t r a l fun d . THE VICARAGE. We a r e p l anning t o move i n t o the new V i c a rage in E t on W i c k on l s t . Ma r c h 1 9 9 0 . From t h a t d a t e our new a d d r e s s w i l l b e : The V i c a r a g e , 69a E t o n W i c k Road , E t o n W i c k , W i nd s or , Be r k s . SL4 6NE . T e l . W i n d s o r 8 5 2 2 6 8 . T h i s i s the t h i r d move w e have made i n 6 % y e a r s and w e a r e now looking f o rward t o a p e r i o d of s t ab i l i t y ! A s soon a s we a r e s t raight w e h o p e that you w i l l c a l l i n t o s e e u s . 􀋎LIN These lunches 􀊊st March 􀊫th March 15th March 22nd March 􀊗􀊯th March 5th Apri􀈘 1􀊘th A􀈦ri􀈗 wil􀈗 LFNI'EN Clll\RITY LUIOIES be held between 12 ncxm and 2 p.m. each 􀉘hursday in Lent. Brigid􀉼 􀊾􀈉s , Pear Tree Cottage, Village Road, 􀋢rney Joy Richm􀈣nd , RanYXJrth, Harcourt Rd. D::>rney Reach Paddy Spririgbett, Abbey House, Huntercanbe L􀈂ne. D::>rney Jud􀈐th Randle, 􀋦rney 􀋫nd, oomey Reach Road, 􀋚rney Reach Marion Hellmuth , 􀋅skerris, 15 Marsh Lane, 􀋔rney Reach Sylvi􀈃 Livsey, 􀉒he Old Cottage􀉩 Village Road , 􀋏rney Mary 􀋁aker􀉪 􀋻lm View, Marsh L􀈂ne, 􀋣rney. - 4 - • DORNEY WOMEN ' S INSTITUT􀋬 February 1􀊟th February - a bleak and blustery day, not at all conducive to attending a meeting of any kind, but there was a good atten􀈽 dance􀊸 possibly due to the fact that it was Valentine ' s Day, a name to bring a smile to the face and a warm glow to the heart of most people - we needed it, it was cold in the Village Hall 􀉂 To cheer us, Mrs . Crane, who provides the President 􀊏 s Table with flowers each month, had brought a bowl of lovely Lenten Roses, a beautiful flower to be brave enough to bloom at this time of year. The President and Secretary briskly dispensed the business of the meeting, drawing attention to outside meetings worthy of attendance, and to the following items of interest in this month ' s News Letter: This year i s the 􀊧0th Birthday of Bucks . W. I . , and a Celebration 70 Book is being compiled with contributions from each W.I. A slide presentation on the history of Bucks. W.I. 􀊐 s is also being put together, and old photographs and any material of interest is being requested from all W.I. ' s . To commemorate the 7􀊢th Anniversary of the original W.I., members are invited to enter a decorated Mug or Goblet, which can be hand made in any medium or a purchased product. It must be hand decorated and􀊇or lettered, e . g . painted, engraved, carved, etc. Application forms to 􀈅e returned to Stuart Lodge by 􀊜1st March. An outing is being arranged to visit Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, and Berkeley Castle on May 2 2nd. Transport is by coach, with pick􀉳up point􀈰 at 􀋹arnham Co􀈛􀈛on and Beacon􀈰field. Our Speaker this month, Dr. B . Donnison, gave a very interesting description of an e􀈸tensive Caravan tour undertaken throughout Europe􀉭 and she had an e􀈸cellent collection of slides of wonder􀈽 􀈌ul photography illustrating the countries visited. The competition this month was: 􀉈Your favourite item without which you could not travel11 • The items produced wer􀈊 many and varied, from dancing shoes to false teeth, and caused much hilarity. A Group Meeting is to be held at Taplow W.I. on March 􀊚 1st . Th􀈊 sponsored K􀈞it-In is being held at the 􀈎ome o􀈌 Mrs . Williams, Harcourt Road, at 2 p.m. on March 􀊬th. The Speaker next month 􀈑s Mr . R. Morris on the H􀈑story of Vi􀈫􀈍inia Water, and the competition su􀈅j ect will be 11Water Bi􀈫ds11 , a􀈞d entries should be either a model or a photo􀈍raph . ************ HANGIN:; 􀋃SKSI'S AND OJNI􀉏AINERS PREPARED 􀋽R SUM-1ER - BILL PARKER, 17 Meadow Way, 􀋧􀈮ey Reach 􀉞Maidenhead 25307􀉢 􀉤****􀉥****** GAR􀊻E OR PARKIN:; SPACE R􀋲UIRED 􀋾R MJ'IOR 􀋰SIAST. AN􀈀 AR􀋼 OJNSIDERED. Tele􀈥hone MAIDENH􀋮D 664505 - 5 􀉴 CHURCH SERVICE TIRES IB THE RIVERSI􀋟E TEAM KIBISTRY. The clergy have been aw are , as have many in our congregations, of some considerable drawbacks in the pattern of the main Sunday services in our churches . Th ese problems have arisen because a) we have seven churches in the Riverside, and b) there has been no agreed pattern in the times of services. Accordingly , the Team Clergy and I have proposed a new pattern of starting times for the main serv ices . This proposal has been accepted by all the Riverside PC Cs , and the JPCC has decided a) That it should be brought in on Sunday 6th Hay 1990. and b) That it should be for a trial period of one year , after wh ich the situat ion should be reviewed. Th ere will also be interim reviews as necessary. The main service times will be􀊳 Coln􀈆roo􀈖􀉮 St .Tho••• • Datchet, St .Mary's. Dorney ,St.Jaaes the Less Eton. Eton W􀈒c􀈖.St.John the Bapt􀈒st Horton 􀉯St.Michael 􀊑 s Vrays􀈆ury􀉰 St.Andrew 's 9.30a■. 9.30••􀈾 11 .00aa. 11.00a■• 9.30a■• 9.30aa􀊃 11.00••􀈾 (None of the times of early morning or evening services will be affected .) With th􀈓s scheme some churches need to change their serv􀈓ce times and this could pose some problems . I am pleased howeve r,that the PCCs have agreed to accept the proposal, as I believe that the benefits of the scheme , in terms of the use of our clergy and the quality of our worship, will far outweigh any disadvantages. 􀋂ill Kn ight, Team Rector. BAPI'ISM Feb􀈭ua􀈭y 11th 1990 Ross Ma.rtin HAT􀋋HER DORNEY BABY-s= CLUB 􀋺or deta ils please contact Jean Foster-Key Ma.idenhead 368􀊪5 - 6 􀉷 * Saturday 24th M3.rch * Sunday 25th M3.rch 􀉛ursday 1st March Friday 9th M:trch 'lhursday 15th March Saturday 1􀊨th March 􀉱** 'l􀈇ursday 29th M:trch Friday 􀊤th Apr il Friday 4th May Saturday 5th May Su􀈢ay 􀊖3th May June 􀊒990 Sunday 1st July SUnday 15th July Sa􀉄urday 􀊛st July Saturday 􀊓5t􀈏 Sep􀉃􀈋r Saturday 22nd september October 1990 Wediday 19th October saturday 20th October Friday 16th N:wember Saturday 22nd 􀋥c􀈋r Saturday 􀊔9th􀊴 January 199􀊕 OORNEY W. I. PARISH OJUNCIL ME􀋭TING OORNE􀈁 P.c.c. OORNEY VILL􀊺GE HALL MANAG􀋯 ca+'lITrEE OORNEY OVER 60 􀉐s CLUB BR􀋍NI􀋳 GUIDES D.D.H.S. Please Note 􀋠I􀊹RY OF 􀋵 Litter Blit􀈻 - Do􀈯ey Village 10.30 a.m. Litter Blit􀈻 􀉵 Dorney Reach 10.30 a.m. Whist Club - Village Hall Dorney School P.T.A. Jumble Sale - Village Hall W􀈏ist Club - Village Hall Dorney 􀋇ls Club Dance - Village Hall 􀉉ist Club 􀉶 Village Hall OOHS 􀋗eese and Wine Evening [brney 􀋈ls Club - J􀈴ble Sale - Village Hall ovm-x:: Spring Dance OOHS Spring Bring and Buy sale coach Trip .Date a􀈢 Venue to be confinned. St. Ja􀈝s Ol􀊅urch 􀋄becue at 􀉜e Olauntry, Lake Village Hap􀈧ning - Vicarage /End Road. OOHS Bar-B􀊵􀉸e supper and Dance n::,􀈯ey 􀋉ls Club Barbecue/Dan􀈈e Village Hall OOHS Harvest Su􀈨r Autumn Bring and 􀋊y Sale Date to be confirmed OOHS 􀋘eese and Wine Even ing 􀋡VIK Anniversary Dance {20th􀉣 OOHS Annual General Meeting DVIK Oiristmas Dance OOHS Winter Dance ************************ Second 􀇿nesday of each month 2.30 p.m. Second Tuesday of each month 8 p.m. First 􀇿nesday of each month at 􀋨rney Vicarage 8 p.m. Second M:,nday of each rronth in the Village Hall second Tuesday of each month Luncheon at the Vicarage Each 􀉙􀈇ursday Village hall 􀊥-􀊩.30 p.m. Each wednesday Vicarage 7.15-9 .00 p.m. ************************** Fo llowing last ye ar 􀉑s support for the 􀈱allest sunflower we propose to run the sa􀈝 can􀈧t ition again this year 􀊄 supplied again for those children who wish to en􀈱er . 􀈈􀈄npetition at the show Seeds will be 1􀊭􀈲 March 10.30 a.m. Sidesman First Reader Creche and SUnday School Coffee Cleaning 􀊙􀊠􀈲 March 8.00 a.m. Sidesman 􀊌0.30 a.m. Sidesman Creche and Sunday School Coffee C􀈘eaning 1st April 8.00 a.m. Sides􀈜n 10.30 a.m. Sidesman First Reader Creche & Su􀈡day School Coffee Cleaning 8th 􀊿i􀈚 10 .30 a.m. Sidesman Fi􀊂rst Reader Creche 􀉋 Su􀈡da􀈹 School coffee Cleaning ST. JAMES lUlY RCEl'ER - 8 - 􀉚 SlHll\Y IN LENT Paris􀈎 􀋕ion Mr. King Matthew- 16 V 13 to end Mrs. Liney 1 Peter 2 v 􀊋􀊰 to end At the Vicarage Mr. & Mrs. Hayton Mrs. Pep􀈚er and Mrs Pontin l'ClllERIN'.; SllNll!\Y 􀊞th SlHll\Y IN L􀋱 Holy 􀋓munion Mt-. Handy Family Service Mr. Grenfel 1 Readings to be advised A􀈙l in Omrch Mrs. r-brrOw' and Mrs. Westendorp Mrs. Parker and Mrs. Baker PASSICN SIHl!IY Holy 􀋖ion Mr. 􀋶stgate Parish Ca􀈟􀈠union Mr. Hayton Mark 􀊍0 v 32-45 Mrs. Harpur Hebrews 􀊱 v 11-14 At the Vicarage Mr. & Mrs. Be􀈙cher Mrs. Armstrong P􀊼M SUNDA.Y Parish Ca􀈟􀈠union Mr. Belcher Matthew 21 v 1-13 Mrs . Hand􀈹 􀊎 Corinthians 1 v 18-2􀊡 At the Vicarage M􀈬. and Mrs. Armstrong Mrs. Eastgate and M􀈬s. Jones • lXBmEY 􀉊 􀋝ISTRI􀋒 IIFI"I􀋙TURAL 􀉌I􀋴 March is a very busy roonth, so much to do as the ground dries out. Prepare it for seed sowing and on fine days plant herba.ceous plants and any shrubs that need to be planted. 􀋐 not plant in wet􀉫 heavy soil. 􀈁ou can plant gladioli conns and bring on dahlia tubers for taking cuttings. Fuchsias can be brought into leaf after their dormancy by spraying them with tepid water daily. canplete pruning of roses and also plant roses of all types. '!his is your last chance. SWeep 1 ightl y, roll and rake the lawn before nowing. Repair old lawn and kill the moss before you rake it out. Keep the hoe going. Now is the t􀈔 to kill the weeds. When 􀈺u see weeds in the surrmer you wil 1 know 􀈺u d􀊀i.d not do a gcxxl job in the spring. Sane of our members have nice camellias. Remember to syringe them with water against frost and also keep them covered fran early noming light. Mulch around heathers with peat both winter and sunmer fl􀈤ring varieties. 􀋆th kinds are acid loving plants. 􀉕he winter fl􀈤ring varieties will tolerate a little l􀈔 but like a soil Ph of 6.2. '!he ne􀈶t event will be the cheese/wine on the 6th April when there will be a talk on p􀈪uning. W􀉽J. Parker IIMURE ICl'ES - Jl\NUI\RY/FmRIJARY 1990 '!here i􀊁s no shortage of fo􀈶es in our area al though I had not seen one for many years until one night recently I glimpsed one crossing the road on IX>􀈮ey Carm::,n. '!his was followed by an even closer sighting when a .near neightx:>ur asked my husband to bury a dead cat found in her garden. On closer inspection i.t proved to be a fo􀈷. It a􀈨ared to be in gocd condition and as there were no visible 􀉿􀊆unds the reason for its death is a mystery. Fai.rly mild weather has brought up sane fungi and one I had not seen before Xylaria hyp::>􀈷ylon 􀉝no English nam􀈉􀉡 . It is just over an inch high and shaped like miniature antlers with a black, felty stem and white tips. It grows on the st􀈴ps of dead trees. 􀉓nty one nests in the rookery near the M4 bridge had survived intact until the great storm of the 25th Janua􀈪y. Now, only four re􀈜in. A srrall Plum m􀈣th has been resting on the walls around our house for sane days . Its colours are beige and off white and it is 􀈩uite a ccmron variety but pretty and dainty. It is pleasing to see any kind of moth at this t􀈐me of the year. Hawthorn bushes 􀒔re already showing leaf. 􀋤s􀈥ite the severe winds the weather has been mainly mild and heavy rain has at last produced water in the brook by the church. A Nuthatch is c􀈄ning regularly into a garden in Harcourt Road . It is a very shy bird and prefers 􀈩uiet habitats􀉾 Nuts will entice it, hence the n􀈃me. I have never seen one in our garden 􀉬 􀈦robably because it is not sufficiently secluded to attract this specie. I􀋞is Parker ELECTORAL ROLL. A new church Electoral Roll i s being prepared this year . ( Fu l l details were inc luded i n l a s t month magazine) If you are el igible for inclusion and wish to be enrol led w i l l you please ensure that you c omp lete a form a n d return i t t o e i ther the church or to the Church Electoral R o l l Office r 􀉦 M r s . J i l l Palme r , n o later than the 1 8 th March . 􀋩lectoral Roll Forms are avai lable in church or from Mrs . Palme r . Dorney Court . CON􀋸IRMATION. A service of Confirmat ion for the Rivers ide Team Ministry will take place this year on the 8 th July at S t . Marys Church, Datche t . I f you wish to b e confirmed o r would l ike t o d iscuss i t , please contact me as soon as p o s s i b l e , as Confirmat ion Classes w i l l commenc e s h o r t l y a f t e r Eas t e r . BOILER UP􀉲DATE . • • • • As I write the new gas boiler i s being instal led . By the t ime you read this i t w i l l , hopefu l l y , be working . Installation has not been without i t s prob lems . The o riginal planned s i te for the boiler had to be moved s l i ghtly as it c oincided with a but t r e s s in the wal l . As i t was , the engineers had to d r i l l a hole 􀊝3\􀉅 long to get through the wall 􀈿 No wonder the church has stood for so long 􀉀 The Venture Scouts made a very neat job for the gas main along the back o f contractors have taken great pains installation is completed as neatly possible . We now have to pay the bi l l 􀉁 o f the access trench the church and the to ensure that the and func tionally as To date approximately 􀈼 2 , 500 has been donated agains t the total of 􀈼3088, We are very grateful to all who have helped us so generou s l y . Further donat ions towards the c o s t of this work w i l l , o f course, be gratefu l l y receive d . DEA􀋀ERY YOUTH SERVICE. S t . John the Bapt i s t 􀉧 Eton Wick 6 􀉹 30pm. Sunday l B t h . March . These services take place a t regular inte rvals throughout the Deanery. Many of the Youth Groups throughout the Deanery will be taking part and the theme of the the service on this occas ion w i l l be ' The Body of Chris t . 􀉍 This i s NOT however , a service for young people only; ALL are welcome . This is a t ime when we can meet some of our young people and offer them our enc ouragement and suppo r t . Please come along i f you are free 􀊶 you w i l l b e very welc ome . - 1􀊉 - THE S'IORY OF A s:IOOL - PART XV At the Triennial Elections in March, 1899, the Revd. J. Archer of D:lrney was elected in the place of Mr. J. L. M:x>re of Bc>veney so the D::irney representatives were once again forming the majority on the Board. Shortly afterwards we find that the Rates precepts made up::m the overseers were reversed and the Boveney Overseers found themselves obliged to pa.y more than the D:lrney overseers, pres1IM.bly this was because of the greatly increased population in Boveney New 'Ibwn, £54 as against D:lrney's £51. It gives one sane idea of the value of money in those days when one reads that a 'Ibrtoise stove was installed in the Infarrt class-roan for the sum of £2.6s.ld by Messrs. 􀉸llman Bros. 'Ihe year 1901 found the Clerk to the Board writing two letters of condolence, one was to the Hane secretary asking him to convey the sympathy of the Board to His Majesty King Edward VII on the death of his rrother, Queen Victoria. 'Ihe other letter was to Sir Oiarles Palmer expressing condolence on the death of the D::iwager Lady Pa lrner who had been a great friend to the school and to the children. Also in 1901 the Board of Education was asking teachers to teach children how to help their parents in filling in the Census Fbnns. Miss Trotter confirmed to the Board that she had duly given lessons on this subject to the children. Another circular letter fran the Board of Education reminds one of the poor artificial light there was available in the cottages during the dark evenings if one wanted to read or fill in forms. This letter reminded teachers of the serious accidents caused by petroleum (paraffin) lamps and suggested that object lessons up::,n the proper treatment and care of lamps should be given to the older children. Miss Trotter duly carried out this instruction and gave out 50 copies of a list of suggestions which had been supplied to her. Great changes were in the offing 􀉹ver and at the Meeting of the Board on the 27th April a Notice was received fran the Buckinghamshire county Council stating that Septanber 30th next had been fixed for the Appointed Day for Part III (Elenentary Education) of the Education Act, 1902. 'Ihis Education Act came into operation in March 1903. It had the effect of making education an integral part of the work of Local Government. Nearly 3,000 Schocil Boards were swept away, and direct access to Whitehall of over 14 ,000 bodies of management of voluntary schools was abolished. NcM the Board of Education was to deal with 328 Local Education Authorities, a trenendous advantage for purp:IBes of administration and for bringing about uniform educational standards. In July the Board was asked to ncminate four Managers to the governing body of the COunty Council School, which had been given the Number C21. 'Ihe naninations were:- Dr. J.H. waters and Mr. E. Groves for D:lrney and Mr. R.J. Lane and Mr. C.Ayres for Boveney, the ranaining two vacancies were filled by appointees of the Buckinghamshire COUnty Council Education Ccrrrnittee and these were the Revd.J. Archer and Mrs. LDuise N:)ttage. Finally a letter of the 27th August fran the Buckinghamshire county Education Ccrrrnittee requested that all liabilities of the Board to 29th septSTlber, 1903 should be paid. The last Meeting of the School Board for the United Schocil District of D:lrney and Boveney was held on the 28th Day of September, 1903. 'Ihe Oiairman expressed the thanks of the Board to Mr. Jones, the Attendance Officer, for his good work and regretted his enforced severance. In letters to each other the Headmistress and the Oiairman congratulated each other on the good works they had performed and expressed their good wishes for the future. 'Ihe Olairman tendered the 'Ihanks of the Board to its Clerk, Mr. webb, and Mr. webb made a suitable reply. Finally the Oiairman, Dr. Waters, expressed his gratitude to his fellow 􀉺rs for their hearty co-operation in the work of the Board, and on the proposition of Mr. E. Groves a Vote of '!hanks was pa.ssed to Dr. waters for the able way in which he had carried out the duties of O'lairman for so many years. - 11 - /\f t.er I his brief interlude of mutual congratulations the Board returned to the practical business of winding up their existence as the biggest spender of the rates in the area . 'lhe Clerk was instructed to inform Mr. A . .J, Hea ld, the Assistant Overseer of D:>rney and Boveney , that the Rates of the two Parishes should be credited by the County Cannittee by the Grants which v.ould shortly fall due in respect of the School . Finally the letter was read fran the Buckinghamshire County Education c.cmnittee asking for all Deeds belonging to the Board to be sent to than. 'Ihe Clerk was instructed to send these Deeds without delay - and so ended the final meeting of the Bcrird ,and incidentally we have cane to the end of Minute Bcok2 of the !:orney Boveney School Board. For the rest of the history of the Scbcol we have to rely on rough notes made by the Clerk which take us up to 1915, a School Log Book which ccmnences in 1927 , a Minute Book of the Managers cannencing 1931, and sane accounts 6f various happenings that were crnmitted to paper by Miss Bennett who was Headmistress fran 1919. Len Ea.stqate To be continued . The Wnrdens Desk Mn rc:h 1 990 March is the time of year when we see new life in the fields, where trees and flowers are sprou ting buds, and lambs can be seen bouncing on wobbly legs in the fields. It is such a beautiful time of year, and promises of warmer weather as summer draws closer. I marvel at the hand of the creator who made such natural beauty. He also made people and longs that we wou ld recognise the potential which we have, This 1s' only possible when we live our lives for God's sake. He can truly make something beaut iful when lives are given over to him. It is true to say, that all that is good in this world comes from God, and when it is in submission to him, the effect is out-standingly beau tiful. You may have noticed since the middle of January that Rosalind Seeley who was our Cook and Housekeeper has left. She left to follow her career in catering and we wish her we ll. With only a few months left of my wardenship, we ha\•@ managed to find a lady to do the catering part ti•me . Shirley has taken this job and is such a helpful and willing worker, we are grateful to her. Recently Social Services of Slough and the London Borough of Hounslow have come to the Project for Day conferences. They brought alon<1 tbei; staff to train them, whilst we provide a meal and the peace and q􀕦iet of new surroundings to re-think. Yw. ny of the groups who use the centre are able to be nefit from the time away from home through having the time and space to re-think :z:iany different topics. I am so pleased that tbe Proj1:ct 1s able to fulfil such a useful function, and espec ially for young people as they strive to find how they will deal witb this worldS probleIDS and pressures. During this month we Church in Aylesbury. more responsible and wi ll be performing conflict. It is so Christ to find a way will be receiving a visit from the Youth of a Si nce their last visit in 1989, they have become active, in their Church services. I know that they some drama in a service soon , on the theme of good to see this awareness growing and the hope in through the problems. Finally all Service' at Y.. arch 1990, come along, part1c1pate. Youth groups please take note, 'Tbere will be ll Deanery Youth St. John the Baptist Church in Eton Wick, on Sunday 18th beginning at 6-g0pm. If you wou ld like to join in, please whether you are 8 or 80, but you must be wi lling to So we wi ll see you then. 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Tel: (0628) 661435 Explorers and Creche at the Vicarage Parish Communion Holy Communion Family Service Holy Communion Mattins Revd. Colin H. Pontin 3 Leigh Park, Datchet, Slough, Berks, SL3 9JP. Tel: (0753) 4 074 5 Mr. David Pepler 5 4, Hag Hill Rise, Taplow, Maidenhead, Berks. Tel: (0628) 663593 To contact the Revd. Colin Pontin either telephone him direct or leave a message at Dorney Vicarage, Tel: (0628) 6628 23 Printed by Suro Press, Old Station Yard, Tap/ow, Berks. Tel: (0628) 663122 ISSUE NO, 3/90 EDITORIAL APRIL 1990 A deep depression settled over the Village Hall on the evening of Zlst. March. The fifty or so people who gathered there for the Parish Council Annual Parish Meeting, whilst not exactly expecting a jolly night out, were relatively happy until the Chairman introduced the last three items on the agenda: Maidenhead Flood Relief Scheme; B. C. c. Gravel Plan; Eton College Rowing Trench. From then on, despondency prevailed. It was not that these three proposals were new or had not been discussed and argued-over at other meetings. The threat to our environment and to our day to day life in Dorney and Dorney Reach, implicit in these schemes, has been a source of intense apprehension over the past few years. But now, we learned, application has been made by interested parties to include additional land in the list of preferred areas for sand and gravel production in South Buckinghamshire. If incorporated in the ten year plan, almost the entire local area encompassed by the A4, M4, the M4 spur road .,,.t junction 7 and the river may be designated a preferred area. The meeting was also told that Eton College has ideas for a water nature reserve between the proposed rowing course and the river. Some sceptics present at the meeting seemed to doubt the apparent altruistic intent of this reserve and wondered if perhaps more gravel was to be won from its construction. Scepticism was reinforced when it was disclosed that an unknown hand had felled some mature oaks alongside Barge Path athwart the line of the rowing trench, possibly to forestall a preservation order. It is the proposed Eton rowing trench that particularly angers Dorney residents because they cannot concede that it is a necessity and because they realise that the aggravation does not end after the five years of digging and transportation; rather it increases. For unlike some other gravel extraction schemes, we are not simply left with an expanse of tranquil water but an Olympic Rowing Course. This vast excavation has a length of twice the distance between the Dorney Common cattle grids and a width of ZS times the width of Common Road. The College states that the object is "to preserve Eton rowing and nothing else". This does not mean that it will be used solely by Eton rowers and it does not require a particularly fertile imagination to appreciate the international potential of this course and the ensuing demand for development and parking. The meeting made it quite clear, once again, that we are totally opposed to this proposed course. The Chairman then reminded us that plans are afoot for the widening of the M4 and the A4. The A4 dual carriageway is to be extended towards Maidenhead, permitting easier access from lead-in roads. The obvious equation between improved roads and permitted gravel lorry movements (should we view the upgrading of Marsh Lane with suspicion?) deepened the meeting's prevailing gloom. It is quite obvious that we have a testing time ahead and that the Parish Council will need the encouragement and support of all. I am sure that The Dorney -I and District Conservation Society will play an important role in our fight to preserve the Parish. Tim Smith, our M P , was present at the meeting. We must acknowledge the interest he has shown in our affairs and thank him for his many attendances at meetings in Dorney. He seems sympathetic to our various causes and I trust that he will prove to be a staunch ally. I am pleased to note that he was not educated locally! • • • • • • • • DIARY OF EVENTS Friday 6th April Friday 4th May Saturday 5th May Sunday 13th May Monday 14th May June 1990 Sunday 1st July Sunday 15th July Saturday 21st July Saturday 15th September Saturday 22nd September Octob er 1990 Friday 19th October Saturday 20th October Friday 16th November Saturday 22nd Decemb er Saturday 19th January 1991 DORNEY W . I . PARISH COUNCIL MEETING DORNEY P.C.C. DORNEY VILLAGE HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE DORNEY OVER 60 1 s CLUB BROWNIES GUIDES * DDHS Cheese and Wine Evening Dorney Bowls Club Jumble Sale - Village DVHMC Spring Dance Hall DDHS Spring Bring & Buy Sale DVHMC AGM 8 . 1 5 p. m. Village Hall Coach Trip - date & venue to b e confirmed St. James Church Barbecue at The Chauntry, Village Happening (Vicarag;J\!.ake End Road DDHS Bar-B-Que Supper & Dance Dorney Bowls Club Barbecue/Dance)Village DDHS Harvest Supper )Hall Autumn Bring & Buy Sale - date to b e confirmed DDHS Cheese and Wine Evening DVHMC 20th Anniversary Dance DDHS Annual General Meeting DVHMC Christmas Dance DDHS Winter Dance * Second Wednesday of each month 2.30 p . m. Second Tuesday of each month 8 p. m. First Wednesday of each month at Dorney Vicarage 8 p . m. Second Monday of each month in the Village Hall 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. HANGING BASKETS AND CONTAINERS PREPARED FOR SUMMER BILL PARKER, 17 Meadow Way, Dorney Reach (Maidenh ead 25307) Change of Address Mrs, Con Allen and Mrs. Mary Cliff, the Secretary and Treasurer of Dorney W . I . , have moved to 1, Windsor Close, Windsor Lane, Burnham, SLl 7HL, Telephone Burnham 66003 5 , * * -2- • , Article from Revd .Colin Pontin. April 1 990. I was privileged to pay a visit to Israel at the end of last year . During the visit, on Sunday morning, we attended an openair church service at the site of the Garden Tomb in Jerusalem. It was a beautiful morning and the garden , in spite of being very near the city, was full of flowers and birdsong. In stark contrast, the rock face containing the tomb looked grim and forbidding, The wooden door to the tomb was open for visitors and on it was fixed a notice: I t was a authentic geography ' He is not here, He is risen ! reminder to u s that whether or not this site of the t omb the important thing was but the person. As someone e lse has said was not the the "The proof of the resurrection was not the empty tomb but the changed lives of Chris t ' s d i s ciples . " Before that first Ea ster morning they were a group of frightened , disillusioned, disappointed men and women. They had expected so mu ch, pinned their hopes and future on wh at had apparently turned out to be a dream; beautiful wh ile it lasted but with no substance. And then came Easter morning "He is risen !" was the cry; could i t really be true? Christ didn 1 t leave them them, walked with them , transformed them from rej oicing witne sses who for him. Now that is reality ! in any doubt. He actually appeared to spoke with them and ate with them. He fearful disil lus ioned people into were prepared to lay down their lives Eas ter reminds us yet again , that the risen Chr ist is as real today as he was then. Then as now, there were sceptic s, doubters,people who were violently opposed, antagonistic , indifferent and scornful. Christ changed them and gave them a hope and a joy that was beyond anything they had dreamed; and so it is today. The theories about the resurrection will be debated as long as we live . But Christ wants to meet with us and turn our theories into realities if we will let him. If we are prepared for this then our response will be like those of the early church ••. '' Christ is risen,, He is risen indeed. A l leluia ! . " Colin. - 0- Jenifer and I wish to thank you all for your good wishes and the many cards that were sent to us when we moved into the new Vicarage in Eton Wick a t the end of February. We are now more or less s traigh t . If you are passing do look in. Confirmat ion: This year on 8th July at St.Mary the Virgin , Datchet. I f you are interested in being c onfirmed it is not too late to enrol for the classes. Please contact me as soon as possible. REMINDER : Don ' t forget that the time of the morning service at S t . James is to change from SUNDAY 6th MAY from 10. 30am to 1 1 . 00am. 10th March 1990 S ervice of Bl essing 17th March 1990 * WEDDINGS David Smith to Marlene Barwell Jeremy Adams to Anita Stephens * * ST. JAMES DUTY ROSTER 12th April 8.00 p.m. Sidesman First Reader Cleaning 13th April 10.00 a . m. Sidesman 10,45 a. m. 15th April 8.00 a. m. Sidesman 10.30 a.m. Sidesman First Reader Creche & Sunday School Coffee Flowers MAUNDY THURSDAY Parish Communion Mr. Armstrong John 13: 1-15 From Eton Wick 1 Cor. 11: 23-29 Mrs. Street GOOD FRIDAY Family Service Mr. Pepler S ervice of Meditation and Worship EASTER DAY Holy Communion Mr. Liney Parish Communion Mrs. Bak er John 20: 1-10 Mrs. Armstrong 1 Cor . 15: 12-20 On ho liday Mr. and Mrs. Pepler All ladies -4- • '> 22nd April 10 .JO a.m. Sidesman First Reader Creche & Sunday School Coffee Cleaning Flowers 29th April 8.00 a.m. Sidesman 10 .30 a.m. Sidesman First Reader Creche & Sunda y School Coff ee Cleaning Flowers 6th May 8.00 a.m. Sidesman 11. 00 a .m. Side sman Creche & Sunda y School Coffee Cleaning Fl owers 13th May 11.00 a.m. Sidesman First Reader Creche & Sunday School Coffee Cleaning Flow ers FIRST SUNDAY AFTER EASTER Pari sh Communi on Mrs. Rich mond John 6: 32-40 Kristina Rich mond 1 Cor. 15: 53- end On holiday Mrs. Coish and Mrs. Paton Mrs. Robb Mrs. Stre et SECOND SUNDAY AFTER EASTER Holy Co mmuni on Mr. Dollimore Mattins Mrs. Ames John 10: 7-16 Mrs. Parker Eenekiel 34 : 7-16 At the Vicarage Mrs. Baker and Mrs. Sagajllo Mrs. Pepler and Mrs. Pontin Mrs. Ames THIRD SUNDAY AFTER EASTER Holy Communion Mr. Eastgate Family Servi ce Mr. Hayton Readings to be advised All in Church Mrs. Harpur and Mrs. Ames Mrs. Parker and Mrs. Baker Miss Perryman FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER EASTER Parish Communi on Mr. King John 14: 1-11 Mrs. Pepler 2 Cor. 4: 13 - 5: 5 At the Vicarage Mrs. Perryman and Mrs. Smith Mrs. Belcher and Mrs. Neal Mr s. Stopford CHRISTIAN AID Chri stian Aid Week is May 14th-18th. Helen Stanton has been to San Salvador to see exactly what Christian Aid is doing out there. She is coming to tell us what she saw , on Sunday morning April 22nd at 10.30 in church, so do come and hear what is being done with your money. -5- LLAGE APPRAISAL - . • • ,;;;..--=-< _=.::::: -.,.- 􀀛 ,. . . The Appraisal committee are pleased to annou nce that a booklet conta ining the results of the survey conducted in November last will be published i n Apr i l ; we are curre ntly see k i n g sponsorship t o e nable u s t o d i str i bute a copy t o each house hold , otherw i se there. w i l l be a charge of 50 pence per copy, with any surplus to charity . Questionnaires were delivered throughout the Parish and nearly 60\ were collected. The returns indicate that nearly half the residents are 45 or over and the average numbe r of motor ve hicles is two per household ! Two in three households have a dog or a cat . About half the fam i lies move d to Dorney from the i mmed iate v ic i n ity and more than 60\ intend to stay indefinitely. Opinions d i f fered w idely, but there was a certa i n agreement on some subjects, as the following e xamples show. Of those who retur ned questionnaires * 50\ or more * thought that speeding was a problem in Dorney Village * were against the proposed Flood Re l i e f scheme * wanted more street l i ghts in Dorney Reach would prefer more v isible pol ice prese nce m i d n i ght-7 . 30 a . m * more than two thirds * regarded the plans for the Rowing Ditch unfavourably agreed that barbed wire fencing was environme ntally * offensive * ne ver use the public te lephone or mobi le l i brary were conce rned with envi ronmental problems within the * over 80\ * would support segregated re fuse collection * opposed gravel extraction at Lake End were in favour of council action against those offe nding * litter and dog fouling by-laws are generally sat isfied with the Church, Parish Counc il Village Hall *************** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * look out for the full report * * ne xt month * ********** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Pqbll:;shed by PYA. March 1990. • • • DORNEY WOMEN 'S INSTITUTE March A meeting to b e held once a month - it has a nice leisurely ring to it - but it seems to come around with amazing rapidity, and possibl y seemed more so this month with oth er activities being sandwich ed in b e tween. A Coffee Morning, which Mrs. Allen very generously held at h er home in February, proved to b e a very happy and successful occasion. Another event at the b eginning of March, held, b y kind invitation, at the home of Mrs. Williams, was a Sponsored Knit-In, and was again very enjoyable. Both of these events proved successful in several ways: they produced funds - for charitabl e purposes and our own funds - and were happy meeting places for old and new friends. Items in the Monthly News Letter included a reminder to the Arts Group of the 70th Bucks Anniversary Celebration at Dr. Challoner 's School, Amersham, on 3rd and 4th August. There is to b e an Art Exhibition, which will provide an opportunity to exhibit and sell work on display. Dorney W.I. has an excellent Art Group, who have much of their work worth y of exhibition, and it is h oped they will take this opportunity of enterin g some of their paintings. There is to b e Tennis Coaching at Halton, near Wendover, on 4th, 11th and 18th April, and reference should be made to the News Letter for the address for replies. Our Speaker this month, Mr. R. Morris, gave a very interesting talk on the History of Virginia Water. He began by giving the origins of Virginia Water, then showed a map of the area, followed by some beautiful slides, going round the Lake twice in different seasons. It served as a reminder that we have some beautiful places on our own doorstep, and should encourage us to take more exercise. The Speaker next month will be an Eton Florist. The competition this month w as "Water Birds" , a model or a photograph, and a lovely collection was submitted. Next month the subj ect is 11An Amusing Family Photograph". * DORNEY AND DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY March It is not too late to sow Amaranthus Caudatus, Calendula, Candytuft, Clarkia, Eschscholzia, Godetia, Laveteria and Ni gella, but it must be done right away. Rose pruning should be finished and for shrubs not in containers no later than the second week in the month. Newly planted shrubs must not be allowed to dry out during t heir first year (container shrubs also ). Now is the time to repot several plants, such as Asparagus Fern, Coleus, Groton, Cacti and Succulents, to give them a new lease of life. Remember to water the plants an hour b eforehand. This helps to loosen clinging roo ts. Last year white fly was a pest and it 's likely to be the same this year owing to the mild winter. It ls extremely difficulL to eradicate and all one can hope for is partial control. I use three different insecticides in rotati on. [n t.he greenhouse, -9- those yellow, sticky fly in Boots, are effective . rise and usually land on papers made b y P.B. I. , which If you shake the plant, the the card . I bought fly will This is also the season for weed control. Get the hoe moving. Keep paths and drives pristine with either Murphy ' s , Fison 1 s or I.C.I. 1 s Pathclear. Moss in lawns must b e tackled. Kill the moss b efore you rake it out, otherwise it will spread the seed. Any of the proprietary brands are effective and also mercurised lawn sand is very good. The next event is the Cheese/Wine evening on 6th April. David Penney from Berkshire Horticultural College, who is also on various radio programmes, will give us a talk on pruning. W. J.P. NATURE NOTES February/March 1990 By mid-February the delicate new leaves of the wild rose had appeared and elder was into leaf. Some hawthorns were covered with new leaves and blackthorns made a pretty show with their clouds of white blossom. To my surprise some cow parsley had flowered. The half-grown catkins of the aspens were at their attractive rust pink stage . At this time a group of aspens made a colourful show amidst the various greens and even bare branches. Early celandines and coltsfoot made welcome patches of gold along the river banks and in hedges and meadows. On 22nd February a Yellow Brimstone which had over-wintered came into our garden encouraged b y the warm spring-like day, and also a Queen Wasp. Nest building has commenced in the rookery by the M4 bridge, Some rooks were still courting, going through the ritual whereby the male offers the female food. Starlings, as usual, are nesting in the same place under our gutters, and Green Woodpeckers are frequently seen at Lake End. The mild weather caused Common Inkcap fungi to appear on the Vicarage lawn, but we paid for the mildest February of the century with another bad storm and March did not come in like a lamb. On 12th March a Small Tortoiseshell b utterfly which had overwintered came into our garden. This was an exceptionally warm, sunny day for the time of year. A few days later I saw a pair of mistle thrushes going through their courting routine but it did not seem to be progressing well, The female appeared to b e trying to drive the mal e away and eventually he went, However, he was not going to give up and returned shortly and perched on a higher branch. The female soon j oined him. Probably she was not quite ready to choose a mate but did not wish to entirely dismiss a prospective husband . Lois Parker • • , THE STORY OF A SCHOOL - PART XVI By the time the County Councils took over the running of the Board Schools, buildings and furniture which had b een acceptable in the 19th Century were beginning to be called in question, The high galleries, often thrown t?gether by the village carpenter, had continued for many years to confine the infants to their weary seats. In 1904 the County Council had obtained some of the new folding desks, and these were available for inspection by Managers. By the n ext year the Managers of Dorney School were proposing that the gallery s hould b e done away with and by 1906 three Infant desks had b een purchased for the cost of £1. ls. 7d, The school was enlarged about that time to take a maximum number of 104 children, and it is likely that the cloakrooms were built also . In an Education Committee Report of 1904 we find that 11 Sanction was asked for the Expenditure of a sum not exceeding one farthing in the pound for Higher Education in the following year11 • In the same year the total estimate for Elementary Education was £100, 000, of which £72 , 000 went i n teachers ' salaries, These were the days of 11 half-timers11 for boys over 12 engaged in agriculture and it must be admitted many farmers looked on children as a source of cheap lab our. Epidemics, too, tended to neutralize the efforts of the School Attendance Officer. Measles, whooping cough and scarlet fever, spread b y nature ' s provision for the cleaning of slates (spit and a piece of rag ) , were regarded and treated as trifles, There were no school meals as such in those days, and any child who came from a distance had to eat his sandwiches in the playground and was very lucky if his teacher was abl e to warm his drink on the top of the tortoise stove. However, Buckinghamshire can be proud of the pioneer work which began in 1900 at Lillingstone Dayrell C.E. School in the north of the County. This school was situated in a large private estate and served a very scattered area. This prompted the Hon . Mrs. Robarts, wife of the owner of the estate, to provide a school canteen at which substantial meals were prepared at a cost of a penny a day to the children, the deficit being borne by the Robarts family. Old inhabitants remember well the estate gamekeeper calling in on a Monday morning with his catch of rabbits to be skinned and prepared for Tuesday 1 s lunch. In other schools head teachers attempted to make packed lunches brought by their pupils into a palatabl e if rudimentary meal by providing a hot drink. This work was well in advance of action nationally, for it was not until 1906 that b y the Education ( Provision of Meals ) Act Local Education Authorities were empowered to provide food for necessitous children b y h elping voluntary associat ions and expending up to the product o£ a halfpenny rate. One of the first results of the Education Act of 1902 was a scholarship system giving to elementary pupils access to Secondary Schools, In 1904, for the whole county 10 Minor Scholarships were awarded, each of the annual value of £20. For entry, cand idates had to be under 13 on the 1st May. On 25th September 1911 the Managers of Dorney School received a letter from Sir Wil l i am Borlasc r s School in Har·low a sk i_ng i. f they had any candidatP Lo rccornmrnd for the F:xaminatlo11 . They consul ted Miss Trottf'r bu L - l 1 - unfortunately she had to say no, A typical Arithmetical question of these times was: If a boy runs at the rate of 2,6822 metres in a second, how many miles will he run in an hour if one mile is taken to equal 1609,32 metres? In 1910 Dorney girls were given the opportunity to attend Cookery Lessons in the Institute at Eton Wick. They had to walk all the way a cross Dorney Common, but there was usually only horse drawn traffic to avoid. Although, by then, the odd motor car did come through Dorney and one girl was knocked down near the school. School signs were put up shortly afterwards, Len Eastgate ( To be continued) Ktl)(]UR; OCWf 'IffE WALLS: FIXX:ATIOl 􀀚 One local and eminent clergyman is, I believe, taking a course on bricklaying. Cbviously he has discovered that learning should never stop; learning needs to go on and on for us all. We all need to learn and to keep on learning; what we learn is much less important than, thE!:. fact we are learning. Equally well, we can all teach; each and every one of us has sane experience of life, sane abilities, sane sensitivities, sane enthusiasms we can and should share with others. Learning and teaching have much to do with dem::>lition and with building. Begin with knocking down. We need to derrolish a few ideas and assunptions camonly held: we need to knock down the ideas that I do not need to learn, that I have nothing to give to others, that only my part or expression of the d1urch is right (and all the rest are wrong) and I can only learn frcm this p:rrt of the Olurch. We need to let our learning begin to build up, to construct; to build up my faith, my prayer, my search to grCM in discipleship, my being a member of the Church, my ministry. '!he Olurch as a whole needs to start in earnest to bui.ld up the unity Christ desires for us; for so much of the time we play with this .idea and fearing where it will lead (and being unready to trust other Christians) we refuse to learn together. Tragically while we allCM the walls of fear and ignorance to divide the Church the w::irld outside, fragmented and divided, can see nothing to hope for in us. Let me invite you to take part in a short Thameswey Christian Training Prograrnne course, especially if you have never yet taken one of our courses. After Easter (on April 25th, May 9th, May 23rd, June 6th and June 20th - all Wednesdays - fran 8.00 - 9.30 p.m. at St. Andrew's Church Centre, Stoke Pcqes) we wUl be having a five week course on Issues in Christian Ecumenism. We shall consider sane of the main theological issues which divide the Church: what is the Church, what are Baptism and the Eucharist, how should the Church be organised, what exactly is the nature of the salvation brought to us by Christ, how do we approach moral issues and moral challenges. Cone and learn and let others learn fran you. Take a little part in the process of learning how to take down the walls of Christian division. call me (Slough 42068) and sign up. Md finally, I am at present planning next years 'Ihameswey courses. 'Ihey belong to you. Tell me what you want and I will do my best to put it on for you. Michael Taylor - F.ducation Ola.plain -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: (0628) 24121 Editorial Board Distributors : The Editors, Mrs. M.C. Cody. Mrs. J. M. Spencer Dorincourt 45. 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JAMES SUNDAY 10.2 0 a.m. 10.30a.m. FIRST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH FIFTH SUNDAY OF THE MONTH 8. 00a.m. 10.30a.m. 8. 00a.m. 10.30 a.m . TEAM VICAR OF DORNEY CHURCHWARDENS Mrs. Mary Baker Elm View, Marsh Lane, Dorney Reach, Maidenhead, Berks. Tel: (0628) 661435 Explorers and Creche at the Vicarage Parish Communion Holy Communion Family Service Holy Communion Mattins Revd. Colin H. Pontin 3 Leigh Park, Datchet, Slough, Berks, SL3 9JP. Tel: (0753) 4 0745 Mr. David Pepler 54, Hag Hill Rise, Taplow, Maidenhead, Berks. Tel: (0628) 663593 To contact the Revd. Colin Pontin either telephone him direct or leave a message at Dorney Vicarage, Tel: (0628) 6628 23 Printed by Suro Press, Old Station Yard, Tap/ow, Berks. Tel: (0628) 663122 ISSUE 00. 4/90 'DIE PARISH P!NP Notes on a Meeting of the Parish Council held on the 10th April 1990. MAY 1990 j 1. Highway Matters We were assured that the bridge at Cl.imo's Corner w:::iuld soon be repa..i..red by the County Council . 2. New- Playground Equ1μnent 'Ihe District Council say that the money that they had offered cann ot be used for any other puq:ose, even though that might be more useful in Dorney. 3. '!he national litter blitz localised in [k:)rney was very successful with many people turning up and picking up lots of rubbish and sane very undesirable objects, including the mouldering carcass of a sheep which was wrapped up in a Slough Borough Council bag (definitely not of local origin). Although the tow- path had been blitzed by Et.on using a dump truck etc. , there is lots roore to do down there. 4. Pottle Bank at 'Ihe Palmer Arms 'Ihe District Council say that if they are approached officially, they will consider it on a trial basis. 5. Manor Farm and untreated sewage ap pearing in the Roundrocx:>r Ditch was put down to exceptional weather and had certainly not gone unnoticed by the authorities and various remedial. measures were being taken 00th in the short and the long tenn. 6. Debate follow.irtg the Annual Parish Meeting. 'Ihe problem of neighbours being unaware of de velopnent plans because they do not read either the newspapers of the Parish noticelx>ard was discussed and it was agreed that the Parish Magazine editor "-QUld be sent the so called white list fran the District Council so that this magazine can help by putting in entries which affect tbmey. 'Ihis matter will also be raised by our Dist.rict Council to see if the system can be improved fran the District Council end, perh aps by circulating ne ighbours. 7. '!he new Flcxxl Warden is to be Mr. Paxton at Boveney. B. Accounts for payment totalled £598.66, roostly for ligh ting repairs and maintenance and grass cutting. Details in the minutes. 9. Planning No camtent was ma.de in respect of an amendment to the previous notification on 10 Harcourt Road; no ccmnent was made about an amendment on a previously notified developnent at Cyprus Cottage. Redevelopnent at Bray Marina and UP3"rading of the car and boat park: we considered this to be too harsh, although it could be an impr ovanent upon the existing. An opportunity should be taken to soften and blend in the appearance and in par ticular WE! thought that the roof line could be too high. 10. Civil .Protection A ccmnun.ity volunteer is still needed. like to do that, very much a part-time job, they should notify the Parish Council or the Secretary at the DistciCt Council. - l - If anyone \\Uuld any member of l l. Bucks County Minerals Replacement Plan .Mrs. 􀈸ller has been on a tour of all the new sites put forward during the consultation period and came back depressed at their unsuitability for many reasons. Following the meeting, it appears that the proposed site at Lake End Farm is still in the plan. 12. Maidenhead Flood Relief Scheme The Parish Council will consider and make ccxrments to the NRA about what happens after the scheme is all finished frcxn environmental and recreational aspects. 13. Humps and other ways of slowing traffic, particularly in Harcourt Road. We will ask the Senior Highway Engineer to cane down and discuss this in view of the ccxrments in the national press that these may be pe:anitted. 14. camon Road The County Council have budgetted £15,000 to improve the edges. ************** .PARISH CLERK We are looking for a new Parish Council Clerk with an estimated w:>rk load of no rrore than fifteen hours per rronth. A m:xiest salary is only part of the reward. '!his is £618 plus £150 expenses plus £50 (approximately) for secretarial expenses, plus mileage at 48p per mile. '!he Parish Council meets once a month, usually on the second Tuesday at 8 p.m. for about tw:> hours with very seldan other meetings. '!he job is an essential one for the village and good nature and efficiency with liaising with the Distr.ict Council and other local bodies over a wide variety of imp:>rtant local topics improves the way of li􀈹e _for us all. - 2 - Froa Revd . Co lin Pontin. Hay 1990. I read in the newspaper the other day , that the yacht sman Chay Blyth is preparing a new yacht for a round the world race, c ircumnavigating against prevailing winds and curren t s , From the safety of my armchair 1 app laud him, but I have no wish to share the voyage. The interest ing thing i s , he has rece ived hundreds of applications from a l l over the world for the vacant crew p laces on the boat.Some of these reque s t s are from experienced yachtsmen, s ome have no experience at all. This enterpr i s e , at b e s t , i s likely to be challenging and exci t ing , at wo r s t , downright dangerou s . Chay Blyth is obviously a man to be trusted and to follow! The commi s s ion given to the early church was not d i s s imilar from Chay ' s voyage i n s ome respe c t s . Jesus said '' Go into all the world and preach the gospe l " . A command which was certainly chal lenging and , as it turned out, very unhea lthy in certain circumstances. The l i s t of Chris tian martyrs is end less. People obeyed the command because they knew their leader. They knew that where he led , even into apparent danger and adve r s i ty , they could follow with confidence. The result was that the then known world was set of fire for Chr i s t . This process cont inues today . Christ c a l l s us to fol low him, to obey his commands , even those that , humanly speaking, seem hazardous and fooli sh. Jesus promi ses that i f we obey him he will be with us and will give us the power to overcome every obstacle. It i s by our faithfulness and obedience to Chr i s t ' s commands that the world w i l l hear the ' good news ' o f the gospe l . Our failure to obey Chris t ' s commiss ion could be d i s a s t rous. Dr.Jim Flemming of the Bible Research Centre in Jerusalem made thi s comment recent l y : "Chri s tianity could d i e out in one generation, that i s a l l that i t would take , through people not passing on the mes sage . " As Chris tians i n an increasingly s ecular society we a l l need t o take that to hear t ! Col in. Bible Study Group. The Study Group has now grown to be too large to remain as one group. We are therefore d ividing into two. From the f i r s t week in May the s tudy groups will meet as fo llows : Wednesday evenings (commencing May 3rd.) 8.00pm . Ramsay Hou s e , W i l lowbrook, Eton. Thursday evenings ( commenc ing May 4th.) 8 . 00pm. The Vicarage , Dorney . The venues w i l l change in June to - Wednesday evenings - 1 Emlyn Buildings , Eton. Thur sday evenings : - The Vicarage , 69a, Eton Wick Road . Please do j o in with us i f you are free on one or other of these evenings . You will be very welcome . - 3 - Confir•ation. This year a s e rvice of Confi rmat ion w i l l take place on the 8th July at the church of S t.Mary the Virgin, Datche t . Preparation c lasses are now being organ i s e d . I f you are interested in being confi rmed or wish to d i scuss it , please contact me as soon as poss ible. C o l in. Riverside Teaa Anniversary Service. This year the service is to be held a t the church of S t.Thomas , Colnbrook at 8 . 00pm.Tuesday 8th May. The gue s t preacher w i l l be Revd.Canon Mar t i n Pierce, Canon Resident iary of Oxford and Diocesan Director of Ordinands and of Post Ordinat ion Training. Re freshments w i l l be served after the service. All will be Welcome. CHURal CLEANERS REQUIRID More volunteers are needed to clean the church. A number of cleaners have resigned during the p.3.st year so that the remaining cleaners find their tum canes round Il'K)re frequently. I hope that we can soon return to the situation where each cleaner is only needed six times a year or less. If you could help, please contact Mary Baker on 0628-661435 or myself on 0628-663593. David Pepler BARBIDlE John and Mary Robb are happy for us to use their garden at 'Ihe Chauntry, Lake End Road , for a barbecue on Sunday 1st July 1990 fran 12 noon until 4 p.m., in aid of oorney Church funds. stop play! There will be a marquee so rain will not Please ccxne and join us and l:x::>ok your tickets as early as possible so that we can get organised. 'ltmtola, Bar - first drink fi;ee. Tickets adult £4.00 and Olildren £2.00 Please ring: Marion Hellmuth - Maidenhead 28491 Dot Belcher 27047 - 4 - I • THE SIORY OF A SCBX>L - PART XVII Qi the 16th December 1907 the Managers of D:>rney Elementary School received a letter fran the Buckinghamshire Associa tion for the use of the National Flag in Elementary Schools in the County. It expressed the hope that the Managers would consider the case for the erection of a pole and flag and hinted at the possibility of sane financial help. On 30th Ma.rch 1908, a circular fran the Buckinghamshire County Council arrived bearing the news that all school-children \\OUld be granted a half-day 's holiday on the 24th May, Empire Day. 'Ihe Managers lost no time in obtaining am estimate of 6s. 6d. for a flag and £2 for the supply and erection of the pole. '!he Associa tion pr ovided £1. 10s. towards the cost and the Managers made personal subscriptions to cover the rest of the account. 'Ibis flag-pole was erected in the garden in front of the School and at 11.00 a.m. on Empire Day the children were paraded in front of it to salute the flag. Patr iotic songs were sung and these were followed by country dances and games, with more patri otic songs in the evening for adults. 'Ibis was the pattern followed for many ye&-s. As well as the treats provided by Mrs. Palmer of D:>rney Count and Mrs. Boyle of Hunterccmbe Manor the children still benefited fran the frequent holidays granted for Roya l occasions. No doubt many played truant when Buffalo Bill brough t his circus to town in July, 1904 and also when Mr. Sopwith brought his aeroplane to Datchet in February 1911. In March 1910, the Managers purchased a map of the local district to be hung on the school wall together wi th a map of Palestine, New Testa ment. At that time the County Council also had a scheme for supplying pictures to be hung on school walls , sane of our older readers will rananber then, no doubt. '!hey will also remember this name, Miss E.C. Bennett. Eleanor catherine Bennett was the longest serving Head Tea cher that the school has ever had, 1919 - 1952. 'Ibis rosy cheeked young lady came fran Minchinhampton in Gloucestershire and she arrived like a breath of fresh air and she transformed the school. Her soldier fiance had been killed in the Great war. She founded the Red Cross Cadets, the Mothers' Clinic, ran the Village Library and was instrumental, with Mr. T. Quarterman , in obtaining the first Vil lage Hall, an old 􀑷 and corrugated iron Army type hut transported fran the grounds of the Wi ndsor Hospital. But let us hear the story of her arrival in D:>rney and how she found the village in 1919, just as she wrote it down for the Parish Magazine twenty four years ago. "I came to Dorney March 1st, 1919, three months after the end of 􀑸rld War I. How different the old village was then . 'Ihe water supply only wells and pumps. No street lighting, only oil lamps and candles in houses and church . No public transport, so it was bicycle or walk to shop in Windsor . M:>tor cars were still a novelty and horses were used on the fanns and by tradesmen delivering gcx:>ds. '!h ere was a village smithy where horses were shod, and one of the sights I lik ed best was the return of teams of horses ambling up the village after a hard days ploughing, their weary teamsters sitting side saddle on their backs. - s - THE SI'ORY OF A SCHOOL Cont 'd . . . 'Ihe roads were in p:>ar repair after the war years. We could never have canpeted in a tidy village canpetition for the wooden garden fences were old and untidy. 'lhere were no proper side paths and no curbs. Drainage was very primitive so water lay about in the gutters. 'Ihe entrance to the village fran the Ccxtm:ln was spoilt by a rubbish dump on the piece of ground now used as a War Menorial, and the field on which the Post Office now stands was often a camping place for gipsy caravans. In spite of these drawbacks Corney was then as now a delightful village in which to live. " E.C.B. I.en F.astgate ('lb be continued) 20th May 11.00 a.m. Sidesman First Reader Coffee Creche and Sunday Schcx,l Cleaning Flowers ************ ST. J.AME::; DC1lY ROOTER FIFIH SONDAY AFl'ER EASIER Parish Cotmunion Mr, Grenfell John 6 v 12 -24 Mrs. Hayton Rara.ns 8 v28 to the end Mrs. Richroond and Kristina At the Vicarage Mrs. Armstrong Mrs. Belcher - 6 - ./,' ./,' 27th May 11.00 a.m. Sidesman First Reader Coffee Creche and Sunday School Cleaning Flowers 300 Jnne 8.00 a.m. Sidesman 11.00 a.m. Sidesman Coffee Creche and Sunday School Cleaning Flowers 10th June 11.00 a.m. Sid.esman First Reader Coffee Creche and S unday School Cleaning Flowers sr. JAMES DUlY ROOTER SONDAY AFTER ASCENSION Parish Ccmnunion Mr. Belcher LUke 24 v 45 to the end Mr. Cotterill Ephesians 4 v 1-13 Mrs. Parker and Mrs. Butcher At the Vicarage Mrs. F.Astgate and Mrs. Jones Mrs. Springbett PEN.I'ECC6T OR WHIT SUNDAY Holy Carmunion Mr. Liney Family service Mrs. Dyson Readings to be advised Mrs. Morrow and: ·Mrs. westendorp All in church Mrs. street Mrs. Snith TRINITY 5UNlll\Y OR PEN'.l'IIlEl' I Parish Ccmnunion Mr. Armstrong John 14 v 8-17 Mrs. Liney Ephesians 1 v 2-14 Mr. & Mrs. Belcher At the Vicarage Mrs. Robb Mrs. street lll\N:i!N3 BASKETS l\ND a:N1'AINERS PREPARED FOR '.tflE S!MOl'ES - MIIRCII/APRil, 1990 By mid-March trees were well into leaf and hawthorns were in bloan. Hedgehogs came out of hibernation but probably regretted it when there was a spell of very cold weather at the end of the rronth. 'Ihe weasel seen often in the vicinity of the Barge Path has reappeared slink ing along on the look out for prey. 'Ihere was an amusing incident with a swan which landed on the ploughed field by oak stubbs . It appeared to be hurt so the R.S.P.C.A. at Wexham was 'phoned 'Ihey said that Dorney was under Wheatley so they were contacted and eventually three people frcxn the Windsor SWannery arrived with a pole carrying a loop to catch the swan. As they neared the bird it rose majestically into the air apparently in fine fettle having made fools of its well-wishers. Tree creepers and a Great Si;:otted W::x:ldpecker are visiting gardens in D:>rney Reach and Goldftnches, which were few this winter in spite of the mild weather, are with us again. - 10 - NA'IURE OOI'ES Cbnt'd .. One sunny, warm day I was pleased to see a Yellowharrmer in Old Marsh Lane and flying near it was a lovely Yellow Brimstone butterfly. On 6th April a biting east wind sprang up bruising blossan but the yellow green clusters of sycamore flowers and the rusty pink of elm seemed little affected. 'Ille rookery by the M4 bridge is flourishing. is 10 up on last year. There are now 32 nests which Lois Parker DORNEY & DISTRICT OORTIOJL'IURAL SOCIETY BRIN:; AND BUY SALE SIHll\Y 13th HAY M! 10 A.M. VILL1lGE Hl\IL CAR PARK cx:t,1E AND BUY AT REALisrrc PRICES AND ADD cm.OUR '.ID YOUR GI\RDEl'i ********* VILU\GE Hl\IL 􀈺 ClMnday May 14th at 8.15 p.m. in the Village Hall. All members of the Parish are invited to attend, when the Camtittee reviews the past year, the carmittee for 1990-1991 is elected and future plans discussed. Do make an effort to cane. 'Ihe Hall is pa.rt of your village and can only function if it gets the supp::irt of the Village. DORNEY llOW[S CLUB EVERY SUNDAY 7.30 - 10.30 p.m. AT VILLAGE Hl\IL £1.30 per evening Free tea/coffee/biscuits DORNEY BABY-s= CLUB For details contact Jean Foster-Key Maidenhead 36875 - 11 - DORNEY WOMEN'S INSTITUTE April Meeting - it has a lovely spring sound to it; even the off-putting word meeting doe!:-· not spoil it, and it obviously had the same effect on me..mbers, as there was almost a full attendance, which always produces a different 11 tone 11 to the general atmosphere. In addition, tl!ere was a lovely ,,ase of spring flowers for the President's table, produced, as always, by the generosity of Mrs. Crane. The annual outing, also arranged by Mrs. Crane, was discussed and the date, decided by popular vote, was June 28th, the venue yet to be decided. Items from the News Letter included a reminder of a Photographic Competition being held, and for anyone interested details can be obtained from Mrs. Allen. There was also a novel suggestion called nttappy Endings 11 , which suggested that if anyone had an unfinished piece of handicraft they should send it to the Celebration 70 event in August, together with the materials to finish it, when it was hoped that someone would take over where the owner had left off. Too hopeful? The Treasurer, Mrs. Cliff, was asked for comments on our halfyearly budget and, thanks to her very efficient accounting records, she gave us a prompt and very welcome reply to the effect that the books still showed a favourable balance. As next month is the time for deciding on Resolutions to be proposed at the Albert Hall General Meeting, a V.C.O. will be addressing our own meeting. The Speaker this month was the owner of the Eton Flower Shop, and she amazed and delighted us all with the speed and artistry with which she produced some beautiful arrangements of fresh flowers and other unusual artistic items, The competition next month will be a flower arrangement for a dinner table, to be not more than 9 inches in diameter and small in height. * * - 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: (0628) 24121 Editorial Board Distributors : The Editors, Mrs. M.C. Cody. Mrs. J. M. Spencer Dorincourt 45. Harcourt Road, Dorney Reach. Tel: (0628) 24213 Mrs. Cobb, Mrs. Crane, Mrs. Foster-Key, Mrs. Goodyear, Mrs. Gorle, Mrs. Groves, Mrs. Harland, Mrs. Hellmuth, Mrs. Hewitt Teale, Mrs. Millward, Mrs. Oxlade, Mrs. Pilkington, Mrs. Rae, Mrs. Richmond, Mrs. Tuddenham, Mrs. Wiltshire, Mrs. Wooller, Mrs. Wright. Rate of Subscription: £3.50 per annum for 10 issues. (Payable in Advance). It is requested that Treasurers of Local Organisations pay their subscriptions in January. Distributors who collect subscriptions from those taking the magazine should hand them to Mrs. Cody. The Editors are not responsible for the opinions of correspondents expressed in letters or articles published in this magazine. E. SARGEANT AND SON FUNERAL DIRECTORS MONUMENTAL MASONS PRIVATE/WEDDING CAR HIRE Head Office: Church Street, Slough. Tel: (0753) 20081 PRIVATE CHAPELS J. B. PET SUPPLIES. 31, Eton Wick Road, Eton Wick. Tel: (0753) 850994 Windsor Branch: 61, St. Leonards Road, Windsor. Tel: (0753) 865982 DAY & NIGHT SERVICE PETS: INCLUDING BIRDS & SMALL ANIMALS. PET FOODS for CATS, DOGS, SMALL ANIMALS and BIRDS. BULK FOOD ALSO SUPPLIED. EXPRESS DAIRY LIMITED "The Dairy On Your Doorstep" Milk • Skimmed Milk • Cream - Eggs - Bread - Fruit Juice • Potatoes 􀀥f)0 +,,Rio'? 733, Bath Road, Taplow. 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Colin H. Pontin 3 Leigh Park, Datchet, Slough, Berks, SL3 9JP. Tel: (0753) 4 074 5 Mr. David Pepler 5 4, Hag Hill Rise, Taplow, Maidenhead, Berks. Tel: (0628) 663593 To contact the Revd. Colin Pontin either telephone him direct or leave a message at Dorney Vicarage, Tel: (0628) 6628 23 Printed by Suro Press, Old Station Yard, Tap/ow, Berks. Tel: (0628) 663122 ISSOE N'.>. 5/90 THE PARISH PIM' Notes on a Meeting. of' the Parish Counc il held on the 10th May 1990 'Ihe following officers were elected for the caning year :- Chairman:- vice Olairrnan :Standing Carmittee :Finance Ccrrmittee :Planning Ccrrmittee :- Mr. P. Belcher Mr. D. Shott Olairman, Vice Olairman , Mr. M. Armstrong Mr. Armstrong , Mr. Bampton , Mr. Richrrond Mr. Armstrong , Mr. Bampton , Mrs . W:x:>ller . 'Ihe following representatives were afPOinted :- S.B. Association of local counci ls:'Ihame s Planning & Amenities Forum :Parish News:- School Governing Body :- Mr. Belcher , Mr. Shott Mr. P. Palmer Mrs. A. W:x:>ller Mr. K. Richroond *************** JUNE 1990 1. Highway Matters Repairs to Court Lane Bridge are still outstanding but we should see action soon . 'Ihe question of "sleeping p:>licernen" in Harcourt Road is under investigation . 2. Gitter 'Ihank.s were expressed to all who contributed to the general clean up. 'Ihe National Rivers Author ity are aware of the problem along the river , but clearing the debr is has a l􀌧r priority than other rrore urgent work; their dccnain is the river 􀌨 not the towpath . .1. •Planning Applications '!here is no statutory requirement Council to inform neighbours of any planning applications. Council is considering how best to deal with this question . for the District However, the Parish 4. Minerals SUbject Plan Barge Farm and New Town Farm are no longer included in this plan. However Lake End Farm (now designated Area 12) is, but no planning pennission will be made until there is a decision on the Flood Relief Scheme and possible traffic implications are known. See elsewhere for rrore details. 4. Flood Relief Scheme 'Ihe Parish Council expressed its firm opinion that the "after use" of the channel should be confined to ensuring there was as minimum impact on the environment as possible. -1- 5. App:>intment of Parish Clerk '!here was general discussion on this matter , and 'Ihe Council hopes an appointment will be made soon . 6. Fin ance Payments this rronth include £44 repayment to the Loan .aoarct, £30 for grass cutting , £60 for salary to the Clerk . 7. Planning Application '!here was only one ,. ,an amended plan for the upgrading of Bray Marina . Mlile gratified Lfat there has been sane adjustment to the roof level , the CCmnittee reiterates its main objections. 8. Village Appra isal It is expected that the results will be published by the next meeting . '!be date of the next meeting , please note , is June 5th. ********************** For general information , the Planning Comdttee of the Parish Council will publish a list of planning applications that have been received during the previous rronth. Ref. N:J. 423395 (under spheres of mutual interest) Redevelopnent of Bray Marina , upgrading of car and 1:x:,at parks. (revised. plans ). ********************** lr-K;LFNX>K , DORNEY VILLAGE 3.5.90 Dear Sir/Madam, ROAD RAMPS '!he Transport Secretary , Mr. Cecil Parkinson , recently suggested the installation of ROAD RAMPS to slow down speeding traffic in residential areas , and he assured councils that money was available for such . Can the villagers of Dorney now have sane p:Jsitive action fran this Parish Co uncil and the District Council (J:::oth co uncils have in the past scratched their heads and wrung their hands in a quandary on this issue) and have ROAD RAMPS installed fran the Pineapple Pub to the Dorney cattle grid adjacent to the camion. Everyone in Dorney Village is aware of traffic through the village ignoring 30 mph mandatory signs and speeding well in excess of 50-60 mph. Police speed traps are only a temporary measure , and no-one in their right mind could expect a police 24 hour survei llance . Let us have ROAD RAMPS please ! '!hey are quick, easy and cheap to install. No more dithering fran this Parish Counc il! It is tirre for action . Yours faithfully Mrs . L. Langtry /2 AREA 1 2 Location: South of the M4, Lake End rarm , Dorney Area: 1 6 . 5 hectares Potential Yield: 950, 000 tonnes {Proven ) Gravel Type: Concreting Aggregate Pl.amdng Bi.story: An application was made to extract sand and gravel from this area in July 1965 by Hall and Haro River Ltd. The application was refu.sed by the County Council in March 1966 principally because a) extraction would be contrary to agricultural interests ; b) sand and gravel working would damage the amenities of the locality; and c) it was considered that there was not sufficient need to justify the proposal . Area 12 was excluded from the draft and adopted MSP because it contains a large proportion of high grade agricultural land. Description: This area lies to the south of Junction 7 of the M4. It is shown as largely Grade II agricultural land on HAFF' s 1 inch Agricultural Land Classification Map. However, because of the size of the site, the working of this land is unlikely to conflict with the advice in Circular 16/87. Since the area is fairly flat adequate screening measures must be taken to protect the properties at Lake End. Access: Access would be taken from Lake End Road and gravel traffic routed northwards by legal agreement to the A4, Haunching and strengthening work to Lake End Road and improvement to its junction with the A4 would be required by the highway authority at the developer' s expense . Because Lake End Road rises on an embankment to cross over the M4, Area 18 is lower than Lake End Road at the proposed point of access , and a ramp would need to be constructed to carry the access road from the site to Lake End Road. Proposals to work this area would need to prove the feasibility and environmental acceptability of this arrangement or demonstrate how an alternative , satisfactory access could be provided. Max1aum Prod􀄁tion Rate: 100, 000 tonnes per annum. Pba:,ing: The County Council will not grant a planning permission on this area until a decision is made on the proposed Maidenhead , Windsor and Eton Flood Relief Scheme and its traffic implications are lo1.own. Uter Treataent: Landscaped lake Arter-Use: Recreation or nature conservation - 3- u -4- 1: . '-­ 􀐩-------I :􀐪 I : .􀀠\-􀀡 \ f 􀐭'--: · - - -ec, jf a:'.ic '< i ; , :c,·, ), " - -::􀐮:. '.', ,, ,, 􀀪 􀀫•\-_____ - ----- -- :􀀬,-, - -Dorney Corr ··,,_ . "-, ';t::.􀀟:􀀠: ' 0 ---􀀊 : ' • 0 1 ' 3 From Revd .Colin Pontin . .June 1990. Have you e a t e n a l l your E a s t e r Eggs ? I s t i l l have o ne l e f t . I t looks s o d e c o r a t ive that I c a n ' t bring mys e l f t o open i t . I know that i f I d o it w i l l s p o i l the appearance and anyway , I am t o l d that cho c o l a t e , in c o mmon with a lmo s t everything else I enjoy , i s p r obably bad f o r me . Perhaps i t i s b e s t t o l e ave we l l alone . I c an e n j o y looking at i t , I c an touch i t g i n g e r l y from t ime to time , but even i f i t won ' t d o me any harm i t i s b e t t e r t o p l ay s a fe ! The way I l o o k at my e g g is the way many C h r i s t i a n s hand l e their f a i t h . The o u t s i d e looks a t t r a c t ive ; after all the label p ro m i s e s love , j o y , p e ac e , v i c t o r y over prob lems , God ' s p r o v i s i o n f o r n e e d , endurance i n s u f f e r ing and many o th e r t h ings . T h e troub le i s that it i s so w e l l wrapped that we never get beyond the o u t s ide . It looks n i c e , w e c an e n j o y having it around but we never a c t u a l l y experience i t s r e a l i t y . Anyway , w e t e l l our s e l ve s , i t m a y n o t be good for u s . It may make demands wh ich we wou l d find uncomfo r t ab l e . I t may, heaven p r e s erve u s , engender exci tement and enthu s i a s m , wh i c h , as good Eng l i s h people we should avoid a t a l l co s t s ! This month we c e l ebrate again the g i f t o f the Holy S p i r i t o f God given t o the church a t Pentec o s t . The d i s c i p l e s hadn ' t h e a r d of Easter Egg s ; they had o ther p r o b l ems . They were f e a r fu l , fr ightened , f u l l o f d o u b t s and anxie t i e s . They found , howeve r , that when t h e y began t o u s e the g i f t that God had given t o them i t changed them r a d i c a l l y , gave them new und e r s tanding and p e r s p e c t ives and , far from being bad for them, gave them a d imen s i o n o f l i fe and expec t a t i o n wh ich they never b e l i eved p o s s i b l e . Perhaps I s h o u l d l ive dange r o u s l y a n d e a t my E a s t e r Egg . Perhap s , more imp o r t an t l y , we should a l l begin t o unwrap t h e g i f t s t h a t God h a s given t o u s , and t o f i n d o u t f o r o u r s e l v e s the r e a l i t y o f "The f a i t h o n c e d e l ivered t o the S a i n t s " . . . . . C o l i n . *************** MARRil\GE May 19th 1990 Simon Peter Brades to Gillian Susan Wright -5- Bible Study Groups . The S tudy G r o u p s c on t inue to m e e t o n two s e p a r a t e o c c a s i on s each week . This month the venues are as f o l lows : Wedne s d ay 8 . 0 0 pm . The Vica rage , 6 9 a E t o n Wick Road . Thursday 8 . 0 0 p m . 1 Em lyns Bu i l d ing s , E t on . ( o p p o s i t e the Wate rman ' s Arms . ) We w i l l b e c o n t inuing j o i n u s i f you a r e f r e e we l c ome . to s tudy t h e l i fe o f Abraham • • Do p le a s e o n one of these evenings . You will be very Riverside Tea• News. The Revd . Je f f e r y H a l l , Team Vicar of S t . Thoma s ' C o l nbrook , w i l l be l e aving the Team in S e p t ember to take up the p o s t of Rector o f the P a r i s h of Ans t e y in the D i o c e s e of L e i c e s t e r . Jeff has c o n t r ibuted a g r e a t deal t o the l i fe of t h e R i ve r s i d e Team, and we s h a l l b e v e r y s o rry t o s e e him go . Please b e g i n t o pray that the right man may be appointed to r e p l a c e h im in C o l n b rook . Mrs . Phoebe Swa rt -Rus s e l l w i l l b e j o i ning the Team as a Deacon in S e p t emb e r , at tached t o the P a r i s h o f S t . Mary s , Datchet . ( s e e a r t i c le by Team Rector . ) ************** SIHnth 2.30 p.m. Second 'I\Jesday of each m::>nth 8 p.m. First Wednesday of each m::>nth at Dorney Vicarage 8 p.m. Second l't>nday of each nonth in the Village Hall Second 'I\Jesday of each m::>nth Luncheon at Vicarage Each Thursday Village Hall 6-7.30 p.m. Each Wednesday The Vicarage 7 . 15 - 9 . 00 p.m. HANGING BASKETS AND CONTAINERS PRE PARED FOR THE SUMMER - PLEASE CONTACT BILL PARKER, 17 MEADOW WAY, DORNEY REACH. (Maidenhead 2 5 3 0 7 ) -9- VILIJ\GE HAIL M>\NI\GEMENr 0MnTrnE 1990-1991 Chairman: Vice Chairman : Secretary: Treasurer : Booking Officer : Mrs. Sue Bill ington Mr. Ken Richmond Mrs. A. W:x:>ller Mrs. E. Millward Mrs . P. Guider Entertainments Officer : Mrs. M. COx Amen ities and Gard en: Mr. H. Cook, Mr. J. Jackman, Mr' .. John Roberts The Management Ccrrmittee sanetimes wonder despairingly if Dorney really cares about its Village Hall. Twenty years ago a terrific voluntary effort on everyone 's part brought it into being. tbw it is used to virtually full capacity by the school, sports , leisure and social organisations , for dances, \oRddings and parties , as a Pol ling Station and venue for pub lic rileetings. success? Yes . But scxneone has to run it, and this is where the worry begins. 'Iw:!lve members are elected as a cannittee , under the oonstitution . In addition every org anisation using the Hall regularly has the privilege and duty to send a representative to the 10 neetings held every year . Sane societies gladly send their representatives , and their help, opinions-and criticisms! - are very welcane. Alas, sane we seldan see. Now we are reaching the stage when it is difficult to find 12 members of the public willing to stand as elected members, and these often wear another hat as a represen tative . can we not stir the conscience of the Parish to relieve long-standing members by caning forward to help? Mr. John Rober ts, after many years of invaluable service as Cllairman, has relinquished the post:: 􀐯 all owe him a great deal of gratitude for service to the ccmnun ity. Mr. Peter Lake has also, after a very long time, decided to stand down: he will be greatly missed . Mrs. Maureen Cox, who with Mrs . Guider has been responsible for organising the exce llent and popular dances, has stated firmly this is her last year. And in 1991 the Secretar y will be hanging up her Biro . You have been warned ! 'Ihe Hall is fully used , financially sound , an irreplaceable ccmnunity amenity. If it is to continue so, we must have full backing fran societies and organisations and an infusion of new blood. vha.t .a.bout it2 **************** JOIN US FOR DORNEY SCHOOL'S SUMMER 8 A L L at School Ha ll, Eton College Saturday 14th July 1990 7.30 for 8.00 p.m. LIVE BAND * BAR * 3 COURSE MEAL For tickets at £20 each please call Burnham 662599 -10- • • • • DORNEY WOMEN 'S INSTITUTE May Mrs. A . Jones, V.C . O . , was welcomed to the meeting. Mrs . Allen will be our representative at the Albert Hall Meeting in June which the Queen is to attend this yea r . Mrs. Crane announced that the coach trip on June 28th will be to Althorp. Mrs. Grant read her report on the half-yearly Council meeting. She said that the committee was promoting the Celebration 1 70 Craft Day to be held on 3rd and 4th August at Dr. Challoner 1 s School, Amersham. Those present had been entertained by a sketch, choir singing and a talk by Barry Johnson, son of the commentator Brian Johnson. He related amusing incidents in his life as a pop star and pop group manager. Mrs. A . Jones then explained the resolutions to b e discussed at the Albert Hall, which are as follows: 1 . That the practice of artificially producing higher levels of BST in milk cows to increase yield should not be introduced. 2 . That Antarctica b e declared a wilderness park. 3 . That the revised constitution for the W . I . b e adopted . A vote was taken and all three resolutions adopted. The raffle prizes were won by Mrs. Binns , Mrs. Crane and Mrs. Looker. The speaker next month will give a talk on the Bucks Scout Expedition to Kenya , and Mrs. Grant will act as hostess. The competition will be an African handicraft or ornament . L . Parker . DORNEY & DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY For gardeners it has been an indifferent spring, warm dry days with plenty of sunshine , and cold nights with the occasional hard frost. The ground is bone dry - this doesn 1 t help planting - and bedding plants in boxes that are left out have their growth checked, so we just have to make the best of it and cope. The members who are reaping benefits are those wise gardeners who manured their ground well last winter, for it is still holding moisture from the winter ' s rains. There must be a good argument for the Society to employ a Rainmaker! Now is the time when you should be able to see the results of all your spring labours . Tomatoes should be setting, salad crops should be well advanced, and strawberries with cream should be on the menu . All spring bulbs can be lifted and left to dry off in a box. This should free beds for dahlias, chrysanthemums and bedding plant s . Remember t o fork fertiliser into soil before planting, -itex Q4 is a very good short-term fertiliser, and will supply the plants • needs. You can now place delicate house plants outside where they will benefit from sunshine and showers . Give a little protection from the wind, and some can easily be plunged into the border in their pots. Water wel l . Make sure all those newly-planted shrubs are well watered in their first year. Newly-planted climbers will need support. Remember to disbud your roses. Supplementary feeding will help. Spray against mildew, and watch out for insect pests. W . J . P. -11- NAWRE lCll'ES l\PRIIJMAY 1990 New hatchings of Holly Blue butterflies and sane Whites appeared during April. Peacock and Orange Tip butterflies were plentiful . '!here is a Ladybird explosion owing to the dry sumner and mild winter. 'Ibey will rid our gardens of aF,ilids but late frost could halve the pJpU.lation of this early breeding. Tufted Duck and Dabchick (Little Grebe) are still in the vicinity of the M4 bridge. 1he beautiful Great Crested Grebes are now a fixture there. Flowers are abundant. Sane chestnut trees were showing candles in flower by mid April. The bright blue alkanet in Old Marsh lane is doing well and pink and white dead nettles mingled with yellow Oxford ragwort, pale bllle lamb ' s lettuce and purple ground ivy make a colourful shCM. It is amusing to watch the antics of birds during spring. I saw a starling struggle with a long piece of straw to reach its nest in the roof of a house opposite and cleverly weave it in. 'Ihen a sparrow found a piece of tissue three times its size. 'Ihe bird hopped along , frequently tripping over, until it manoeuvred the tissue into a manageable p:>sition to facilitate flight to the nest. 'Ihe perseverance of birds is quite amazing. on the 1st M3.y a Carma butterfil:y came into the garden and I saw the first dragonfly of the year - the blue and black Agrian Splendens. La[Mings are nesting in the fields along Marsh Lane and try to drive off anyone walking along the footpath. A swallow was seen in Do:mey village so sunmer must be on the way. Fran further infonnation received it appears that the lone swan in the field by oak Stutbs Cottages was in m:rurning. 'Ihe dead l:x:>dy of its mate had been found there during ploughing so the surviving swan did not wish to leave its sp::>use. Let ' s hope he/she will find another mate. Lois Parker 'DIE S'IDRY OF A SCHCOL PART XVIII We continue this story with rrore excerpts £rem Miss Bennett's Reminiscences: OORNEY SCHOOL 1919 "On Sunday, March 2nd, I had a look at the school . I was not impressed by the drab walls covered by ancient maps. '!here were high windows , which prevented the children or teachers seeing anything outsider a swinging lamp far out of reach, a tortoise stove with a hole in the side, and worst of all , plain wcx:xi desks to seat five or six pupils with no back or foot-rests. '!here was no water supply and there were no wash-tx:,...,ls -12- or towels. '!he playground was covered with very coarse gravel. Next rrorning I was in good time to meet the children . . !here were over forty be􀐫 four and fourteen years old. During the war years the schoolboys had been allowed to w::>rk on the fa:rms, and when they returned , were very difficult to manage . At first, also, the school had had no Head Teacher for six roonths , and had had irregular supply teachers so there was very little law and order. :Ihe children seerred to think I was their enemy and a target for their jokes . On the Wednesda¥ of my first week a boy brought sane mice to school , and while I was marking the register put one of them on the floor . I finished my job and stood in front of the class. Saneone said, 'Oh, look , there is a rrouse .' 'Yes, ' I replied, ''!he OOy who brought it please catch it and put it out again into the field. ' At the same time I was looking at the culprit . At last he got up and caught the frightened rrouse in the corn er. '!hen a small girl said, 'Aren 't you afraid of mioe , Miss?' 'Certainly not,' I said. 'I have alwa¥S lived in the country . I like all creatures .' '!here was a chorus of 'But our last teacher climbed on a cha ir, and we thought you \o.Ould too. ' I laughed and so did they ; then we were better friends. I was keen on country dancing , and another thing which helped was the fonna.tion of a sword dance team, for which they had pra ise and pleasure . I found that the parents were ready to help when they understood that I wanted to help them and the children . I was greatly helped by my young assistant , Miss Harrison , who soon was affectionately known as the little teacher ." Miss F.ennett goes on to describe sane of the well-known Dorney characters of that period : Old Dorney Olaracters '"Ill.ere are in all villages one or two characters who are remembered for many years . Dorney had several of these when I came here in 1919. Mr. '.l\l􀐬 , the keeper of the camon gate , was one of the old school, who dressed in the Sunday clothes \\Urn fifty or sixty years before: a black cut-away coat , much washed , tight-fitting' corduroy breeches, cloth gaiters , with red handkerchief and billycock hat . Every day he stcxx:l at the o:mnon gate , which he opened and shut for the traffic . He got a small wage augmented by tips . If a pedestrian went through with only a polite 'thank-you ', the old man repl ied, 'I've had a pocketful of them today.' He had a tiny hut for wet days . He continued his job until he could no longer walk up to the gate , even with two sticks. Another well known character who lived in one of two cottages where Pond House now stands , was an old lady called Granny Burrows . It was the custarr for villagers of Eton Wick and Dorney to do washing for Et.on College in their own hanes. Mrs . Burrows had a donkey and cart to collect and deliver the washing. I remember her as the old lady with the black bonnet and shawl , sitting on a cross seat of the donkey cart , surrounded by bundles of laundry, which she took to the college t"-0 or three times a week. - 13- Mr. Cl.i.no, the village blacksmith, carried on his· trade under a spreading yew tree until horses and wagons were no longer in use on the fa 􀌪 . casual workers often came to corfiey for farm work ; sane of them were quaamt characters, who \t.Orked hard and lived rough. One easily remembered was Old Tan, who , when he- had one over the eight, preached to the Q:mnon gate po􀌫t. Another was Jed, who lived for several years in a caravan where the Post <;>tfice 􀄀CM stands and was visited for a few days in spring and autumn by friends with a small fair, which they used to set up in the field, to the delight of the children. " E.C.B. As Miss Bennett writes about the boys working on the farms during the Great war I have looked up a few facts and these make interesting reading. For instance, do you realise that roore than 600,000 children were withd.:awn prematurely fran schools b::) \-.Ork on munitions, on the farms and down the mines. under the Fisher F.ducation Act of 1918 exemptions fran school attendance under the age of 14 years were at last abolished, but i􀌬 wasn 't. until 192􀌭 that fulltime schooling to the end of the term when the child had its 14th birthday became universal and canpulsory. I.en Eastgate (To be continued) -1 4- BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COUNCIL FOR VOL UN TARY SER VICE President: Cdr. The Hon J.T. Freman!le. FIN !retl To: Village and Parish Newsletters . Chairman Mrs. M. Thackray Walu;m House Walton St. Aylesbury Bucks HP21 700 Tel: (0296] 2t036 Charity Reg. No. 270206 Oirector: Clare Graham For your information and to be included in your newsletter if you wish, now or at a future date. VILLAGE PROJECTS fUNO The Buckinghamshire Council for Voluntary Service is a registered charity which exists to promote voluntary work and self-help initiatives throughout the county. BCVS is also i.he Rural Community Council in Bucks, and so pays special attention to the rural areas because of their particular problems which may include lack of services, high house prices and isolation. Often voluntary projects in villages fail to get off the ground because of the lack of initial funding. To help with this problem BCVS, in conjunction with the Rural Development Commission and local sponsors, set up the Village Projects Fund to provide small pump-priming grants to help get worthwhile schemes going. Almost any new scheme in a community with a population of less than 6000 is eligible for consideration. The project must be run on a voluntary basis for the benefit of local people. Grants are usually only up to £100, but this may be enough to help get things going. Recently the committee awarded grants to a playgroup, a village newsletter, a nature reserve, a village appraisal and a youth group. If you want to know more, please contact: Catherine Hinton, Field Officer, Bucks CVS, Walton House, Walton Street, Aylesbury, Bucks. HP21 700 . --(􀌩 h.\L . ;i,oS. lork in thi=envi ronment to develop a more just and humane society; to interpret and express the Chr istian Gospel by listeni􀆨g and caring for those 1.,.ho work in that environment; to assist the Church towards a clearer understanding of its pastoral and prophetic: mi nistry in the industrial community; to enab le Christi ans to interpret their faith in terms of their changing responsibi lities at wor k, and to e:Jh ic:h all denominations are represented. VJe try to fulfill our aims in various ways. We each visit one 1 ar-ge company (Bob- ICI Paints plc:, Jo -Coopers Payen U·.d) on a regular one day a week basi s. We walk around the company tal king to people, with occasional visits to managers and tr-ade union gr-cups within the c:omJbany. Muc:h of this work is of a pa-. storal natur-e .. We al so visit other- pl aces of work, sometimes on a regular monthly basi s, sometime:; 1 ess frequently than th.:\t , but 􀆫ndeavour ing to ma intain a network .of contacts, and to 'test tt,􀆬 ternperatur-e ' of what is going on in the wor-king life c·F Sl ough .. Jc does some trai ning in life ski lls with young people st.:!'.rting wort􀆭 , and we l􀆮eep c:ontac:t with the career-s service and +. r· ,;.,.inin-:i =cht?mes .. 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Tel: (0628) 663722 ISSUE ID. 6/90 JULY 1990 F􀊜􀊁􀋔􀋜 R􀈙􀋁􀈐.C􀊂􀉒in􀋜 P􀊃n􀊳in.􀋜 I􀋜 have􀋜 􀉆ust􀋜 returned􀋜 from􀋜 the􀋜 garden􀋜 with􀋜 a􀋜 bunch􀋜 of􀋜 radishe&.􀋜 It􀋜 remi􀉹􀈑ed􀋜 me􀋜 that􀋜 when􀋜 I􀋜 􀋂aa􀋜 a􀋜 small􀋜 boy􀋜 􀉫y􀋜 father􀋜 gave􀋜 me􀋜 a􀋜 minuscule􀋜 plot􀋜 of􀋜 ground􀋜 to􀋜 cultivate,in􀋜 our􀋜 garden􀋜 at􀋜 home.􀋜 I􀋜 obta􀈶ned􀋜 a􀋜 􀉓arge􀋜 packet􀋜 of􀋜 radish􀋜 seed,􀋜 (you􀋜 got􀋜 􀊩􀋜 lot􀋜 for􀋜 your􀋜 money􀋜 in􀋜 those􀋜 days!)􀋜 I􀋜 planted􀋜 the􀋜 whole􀋜 packet􀋜 nevar􀋜 really􀋜 e􀋇pecting􀋜 Anything􀋜 to􀋜 happen.􀋜 I􀋜 remember􀋜 the􀋜 ecstasy􀋜 of􀋜 seeing􀋜 real􀋜 plants􀋜 beginn􀈷ng􀋜 to􀋜 grow.􀋜 They􀋜 were􀋜 tended􀋜 wit􀈭􀋜 lovi􀉺g􀋜 care,􀋜 watered􀋜 almost􀋜 out􀋜 of􀋜 e􀋈istence􀋜 and􀋜 eventually􀋜 harvested.􀋜 They􀋜 were,􀋜 I􀋜 remember,􀋜 about􀋜 the􀋜 si􀋐e􀋜 of􀋜 peas;􀋜 I􀋜 couldn't􀋜 wait􀋜 any􀋜 longer!􀋜 The􀋜 ex􀊛uisite􀋜 taste􀋜 of􀋜 those􀋜 radishes,􀋜 mi􀋉ed􀋜 with􀋜 soil􀋜 I􀋜 had􀋜 􀈄􀉔eaned􀋜 them􀋜 􀈀y􀋜 􀊴he􀋜 􀊪i􀉬􀊓le􀋜 expedient􀋜 􀊄􀈨􀋜 wiping􀋜 t􀈮􀈚m􀋜 􀊅􀉻􀋜 􀉭y􀋜 trousers)􀋜 remains􀋜 with􀋜 me􀋜 to􀋜 this􀋜 day.􀋜 I􀋜 have􀋜 had􀋜 a􀋜 soft􀋜 spot􀋜 for􀋜 radishes􀋜 ever􀋜 since.􀋜 I􀋜 was,􀋜 of􀋜 course,􀋜 fully􀋜 under􀋜 the􀋜 impression􀋜 that􀋜 I􀋜 was􀋜 entirely􀋜 responsible􀋜 for􀋜 the􀋜 germination,􀋜 growth􀋜 and􀋜 development􀋜 of􀋜 my􀋜 plants.􀋜 It􀋜 was􀋜 only􀋜 later􀋜 that􀋜 I􀋜 realised􀋜 that􀋜 after􀋜 my􀋜 clumsy􀋜 ministrations􀋜 I􀋜 was􀋜 luc􀉋y􀋜 to􀋜 have􀋜 harvested􀋜 anything􀋜 at􀋜 all.􀋜 It􀋜 is􀋜 salutary􀋜 to􀋜 be􀋜 reminded􀋜 from􀋜 time􀋜 to􀋜 time􀋜 that􀋜 our􀋜 ideas,􀋜 efforts􀋜 and􀋜 'good􀋜 ideas'􀋜 are􀋜 incidental􀋜 to􀋜 the􀋜 real􀋜 work􀋜 that􀋜 God􀋜 is􀋜 doing.􀋜 He􀋜 asks􀋜 us􀋜 to􀋜 be􀋜 available,􀋜 to􀋜 be􀋜 seed􀋜 sowers,􀋜 carers,􀋜 channels􀋜 through􀋜 whom􀋜 he􀋜 can􀋜 wo􀊝k.􀋜 The􀋜 real􀋜 results􀋜 however,􀋜 are􀋜 his􀋜 work.􀋜 Sometimes􀋜 our􀋜 c􀉕umsiness􀋜 appears􀋜 to􀋜 destroy􀋜 rather􀋜 than􀋜 build,􀋜 but􀋜 the􀋜 encouraging􀋜 thing􀋜 is􀋜 that􀋜 God􀋜 never􀋜 gives􀋜 up􀋜 on􀋜 us􀋜 but􀋜 continues􀋜 to􀋜 call􀋜 us􀋜 to􀋜 his􀋜 service.􀋜 There􀋜 is􀋜 much􀋜 happening􀋜 in􀋜 our􀋜 church􀋜 today,􀋜 especia􀉖ly􀋜 as􀋜 we􀋜 approach􀋜 the􀋜 Decade􀋜 of􀋜 Evangelism.􀋜 We􀋜 can􀋜 easily􀋜 1 opt􀋜 out􀋓􀋜 because􀋜 we􀋜 think􀋜 we􀋜 'are􀋜 not􀋜 good􀋜 enough';􀋜 'haven't􀋜 anything􀋜 to􀋜 offer';􀋜 'are􀋜 not􀋜 good􀋜 at􀋜 that􀋜 &ort􀋜 of􀋜 thing'.􀋜 Perhaps􀋜 feeling􀋜 that􀋜 we􀋜 are􀋜 not􀋜 gifted􀋜 or􀋜 able􀋜 to􀋜 speak􀋜 to􀋜 others.􀋜 (Just􀋜 like􀋜 the􀋜 first􀋜 disciples􀋜 in􀋜 fact!)􀋜 God􀋜 still􀋜 calls􀋜 us􀋜 and􀋜 who􀋜 knows􀋜 what􀋜 sort􀋜 of􀋜 'Harvest'􀋜 will􀋜 be􀋜 forthcoming􀋜 as􀋜 we􀋜 go􀋜 ahead􀋜 in􀋜 faith.􀋜 The􀋜 worst􀋜 thing􀋜 we􀋜 can􀋜 do􀋜 is􀋜 opt􀋜 out􀋜 and􀋜 not􀋜 try.􀋜 Colin.􀋜 *************** OfRisrIAN AID P.O.􀋜 BOX􀋜 100􀋜 I..CXIJIXlN􀋜S.E.l􀋜 7􀉗IT􀋜 We􀋜 are very grateful to􀋜you􀋜 for your􀋜donation and for the ccxnpassion and understanding behind it. Within the overall task given us by the Omrches to s7rv7 those in greatest need arrong the world's -pp:,r, the refugees and disastN' v1.ct1JTIS, we are ever mindful of individual suffering as well as the conditions which cause o􀊞􀋜perpetuate it. o.ir wide range of projects reflect this: improved agriculture and nutrition; health care; trade training; relief and medical supplies; resettlement; and camrunity schemes of self-support and􀋜 self-education. T􀈯an􀉌􀋜 you for helping to􀋜support them. Thank 􀋍ou􀋜 very much. OORNEY Is CCNl'RIBtn'IOO £236.00 - 1 . B.M. Ames The Wardens Desk J u l y 1 990 Dear friends, sadly this will be my last letter to the Parish Magazine, as Warden to the Dorney Parish Eton College Project. After nearly six years here in Dorney, we are due to move to the Church Army Training College at Blackheath in London. Hilary and l with our new baby, will be starting quite a new life style. I will be a student for two years, while Hilary will be mother ond housewife. I should be commissioned as an Evangelist within the Church Army in July 1992. I shall be given the title of Captain, but underneath I shall still j ust be Adrian. Fro■ the 16th of this 1DOnth, the new Warden and his wife Colin and Rosemary Morton will begin work with the Project. They are coming fro■ a similar work in Norfolk, called the Pickenham centre near Swaffham. I am sure that you will enjoy their company, and I am confident that they will be en asset to the Project. Please welcome and encourage them in their work here in Dorney, as you have with Hilary and I. They will be at the Vicarage Happening on the 15th July 1990, to meet you if you are there. Looking back over the time I have been here, there are far too 118.ny people to sey Thank You to. But I would like to let you know that I a■ grateful for all of the practical help and encouragement which has been available from. so many. I have been the stable link for the Project' s development, but it has been the staff who have come and gone, who have been responsible for 1110ny of the ideas which have secured it s stability. In the last month the first Church of England Middle School, cam.e overnight for one night. They sampled the delights of Dorney, getting t o know the History and Geography of the Vicarage and the Church, and other things of interest. This could be the first of many visits by this School, and I hope the contact and connection for other Schools to come to Dorney for Educational courses. We have enjoyed our time in Dorney, there have been times of great sadness, as well as joy, in the varied work of the Project. The Hackney Children' s Holidays, have been a source of hard work and fun, through which I have grown. learning to care for these children. Groups from. different countries, and delegates from around the World have created havoc arriving in numbers greater than the Project ' s 25 beds. We did cope with the help of local friends and neighbours. One piece of work which has been successful is the Indoor Quiz, with thirty questions in half an hour, set entirely inside the House. The questions range from finding a pictures location, to trick quest ions about how many legs you would find around a table with six chairs in use around it. In the three years nobody has ever answered them. all correctly. It is a marvellous introduction to new groups finding their way around the House. We have had long term relationships with several mentally handicapped people through the Relief Care Scheme. Several Special Schools have relaxed here, enjoying the space, attractions, facilities and peace of this lovely place. We shall miss the village and people very much. May we wish you all Shalom, as we contemplate moving away at the end of August. With our love and prayers Adrian and Hilary Cotterill - 2 - RIVERSIDE RBWS. As reported in last month 's magazine , the Revd .Jeffery Hall, Carol and the family will be leaving us in September when Jeff is to take up a new appointment as Rector of the Parish of Anstey in the Diocese o f Lichf i e l d . A farewe ll s ervice f o r t h e fami ly i s planned f o r 7.00p■ Sunday 2nd Septe■ber at St.Mary ' s Datcbet. Do please come if you are f r e e . The Riverside Team churches are to make a farewell presentation to Jeff and Carol at this service. If you would like to contribute to this will you please send your gifts to either me or our church Treasurer . You will all know by now that Adrian and Hilary Cotterill will be leaving us in August when Adrian will begin a two year training for full t ime C h r i s t ian m i n i s tJ;Y i n the Church Army. We have all greatly appreciated Adrian and Hilary 1 s minis try and friendship and we shall m i s s them gre a t l y . Our loss however , w i l l be for the gain of others and I am sure that I speak for you all in assuring them o f our prayers and support f o r the future . Adrian and Hilary have to find most o f their c o l lege and living expenses and in view o f this the Rive r s ide Team felt that we should a s s i s t them as far a s possible . Contr ibutions have been pledged by all the Team churche s . The PCC of Dorney have pledged to pay the sum o f £500 per annum for the next two years as our share in th is . If any wish to contribute please contact either me o r the Treasure r . A public ' Farewe l l ' w i l l b e g iven t o Adrian and Hilary a t the Vicarage Happening on July 1 5 th. CAi...l.OlLilliL.f_}Eil TO I.BARI TO i:W1_ Jeni needs a lot of help to take one step in the right direction. Jeni is 2 years and 9 months old. She suffers from a condition known as Aicardi 's Syndrome . This is an extremely rare brain abnorJM.lity. The condition affects girls of which there are 10 known cases in the UK. Jen i's prospect of gaining any independence is unlikely: she has severe learning difficulties caused through this brain damage. She 􀈾 stand a chance of learning to walk through an intensive and repetitive exercise programne . Vith a little help from some friends this goal could be achieved, making life JWcb happier for her. Jeni needs many volunteers in groups of 2 or 3, who can work through the exercises with her and teach her brain to respond to the DOvements that we take for granted. If you can spare an hour or two a week or fortnightly, and feel that you would like to help Jeni, please contact her Jlum, Lesley Honey-Green at:- 4, Harcourt Road, Dorney Reach. Telephone ;- 0628 27974. - 3 - 'IUE PARISH PUltP Notes on a Meeting of the Parish Council held on the 12th June 1990 The Parish Council welccmed Mrs. Karen Harding of Burnham on her appointn-ent as Parish Clerk. 1. Highways A short sharp note is to be sent to the appropriate authority regarding the unacceptable delay to repairs to the bridge in Court Lane. 'Ihere is apparently no justification to altering the road sign at the top of Harcourt Road, which shows one, not two, side roads. 2. For a trial pericd of one year the Plantlirlg Ccmnittee is to inform nearby property owners of planning applications which might affect them, on a discretionary experimental basis. 3 . Minerals Subject Pldil 'lhe District Council is reaffirming its objections to this plan. It will encourage objections by members of the public - and it is noted that last time this exercise took place fewer than 1000 people fran the whole of Buckinghamshire expressed their opinions. 4 . A proof copy of the Village Appraisal was subnitted to the Council . 5. Accounts totalling £460 were approved, including £30 for grass cutting and £310 for repainting and lighting maintenance. 6 . 'Ihe Annual Audit:lxx:>ks will be available for inspection at the Council offices fran the 18th June. 7. Planning Application 0473/90 for the erection of new sales building, car park area with access, Dorney Court. 'Ihe Parish Council is preparing a detailed document on si:ecific and wider issues. 8. Any other Business It was agreed to inquire whether sfzE-d ramps in Village Road are possible. ***************** MARRIAGE JUNE 30th 1990 Michael Richard Stoddart to Elisabeth E)Tma Mary Robb . - D􀊆wn in􀈫􀋜 H::-.􀈛􀋜 Dorney􀋜 T􀊇 :􀋜Th􀈝􀋜 E􀈒􀋜􀈼􀋜􀊺1:,􀊡􀋜 Dorney􀋜 Far i sh􀋜 News􀋜 Dear􀋜 S i r , 􀋜 3rd􀋜 􀋕1 un􀈜􀋜 1 9 9 (!􀋜 May􀋜 I􀋜 use􀋜 the􀋜 co􀉝umns􀋜 of􀋜 your􀋜 e:􀋖c􀈤llent􀋜 maga􀋑 i n e 􀋜 t􀊈􀋜 reply􀋜 t 􀊉 􀋜 the􀋜 correspondent􀋜 who􀋜 h a s 􀋜 shown􀋜 herse l f 􀋜 to􀋜 b e 􀋜 most􀋜 concerne􀈓􀋜 about􀋜 the􀋜 speed􀋜 of􀋜 tra f f 􀈽 c 􀋜 pas s i ng􀋜 through􀋜 Dorney􀋜 v i llage ?􀋜 Please,􀋜 Mrs􀋜 Langtry,􀋜 d o 􀋜 not􀋜 be􀋜 􀊻􀋜 harsh􀋜 o n 􀋜 our􀋜 Par i s h 􀋜 Co􀊼nc i l ; 􀋜 the i r 􀋜 budget􀋜 i s 􀋜 small􀋜 and􀋜 the i r 􀋜 power􀋜 􀈅o􀉮􀉯e􀉼􀊫􀊽􀊟a􀊵􀈞.􀋜 To􀋜 persuade􀋜 h 􀈾 gher􀋜 author 􀈿ty􀋜 to􀋜 do􀋜 anyt h i ng􀋜 wh ich􀋜 i t 􀋜 does􀋜 n􀊊t􀋜 e􀊬pe c i a l 􀉦 y 􀋜 favour􀋜 􀉞 :5 􀋜 mo::.t􀋜 d 1 f f 􀉟􀈆􀊾lt􀋜 an􀈔􀋜 􀊶 im􀈟􀋜 􀈇on􀊭umi n g . 􀋜 Howe v e r , 􀋜 a l l 􀋜 i s 􀋜 n o t 􀋜 l os t . 􀋜 􀈈ons ider􀋜 f irst􀋜 the􀋜 appl ication􀋜 t o 􀋜 bu i 􀉧 d 􀋜 a􀋜 m i n i 􀋜 Garden􀋜 Centre􀋜 in􀋜 the􀋜 Green􀋜 Belt􀋜 of􀋜 Dorney􀋜 Cour􀊷􀋜 comp􀉠ete􀋜 w i t h 􀋜 280􀋜 car􀋜 􀊕ark􀋜 􀋗- 􀊖aces􀋜 accessed􀋜 from􀋜 Court􀋜 Lane;􀋜 and􀋜 the􀋜 poss i b i l i ty􀋜 􀊋f􀋜 v i r t ually􀋜 unl imited􀋜 e􀋊pan􀈬ion .􀋜 Then , 􀋜 ne􀋋t,􀋜 dwe􀉨l􀋜 upon􀋜 t􀈰e􀋜 pub 􀉡 i s hed􀋜 prop􀊌sals􀋜 f r om􀋜 Eton􀋜 College􀋜 to􀋜 further􀋜 rape􀋜 the􀋜 green􀋜 belt􀋜 by􀋜 constructing,􀋜 within􀋜 our􀋜 Par ish,􀋜 a􀋜 Rowing􀋜 Trench􀋜 some􀋜 2 0 0 0 􀋜 metres􀋜 l ong􀋜 and􀋜 to􀋜 i n v i t e 􀋜 the􀋜 nation 1 s􀋜 rowers􀋜 to􀋜 use􀋜 the􀋜 ( i n t e r na t i onal􀋜 standard )􀋜 faci l i t ies .􀋜 Perhaps􀋜 another􀋜 200􀋜 car􀋜 par 􀉏 ing􀋜 spa􀈉es,and􀋜 heavy􀋜 Gravel􀋜 l o r r i es􀋜 through􀋜 the􀋜 Par ish􀋜 until􀋜 the􀋜 end􀋜 of􀋜 the􀋜 decad􀈠 .􀋜 I􀋜 have􀋜 calculated􀋜 that􀋜 t h i s 􀋜 could,􀋜 at􀋜 t i me s , 􀋜 r e s u 􀉢 t 􀋜 in􀋜 the􀋜 narrow􀋜 roads􀋜 of􀋜 the􀋜 Par i s h 􀋜 having􀋜 to􀋜 cope􀋜 with􀋜 well􀋜 over􀋜 3 0 0 0 􀋜 ( THREE􀋜 THOUSAND ) 􀋜 traf f i c 􀋜 movements􀋜 p e r 􀋜 day;􀋜 perhaps􀋜 a􀋜 m i n 􀉀 -roundabout􀋜 would􀋜 be􀋜 needed􀋜 at􀋜 the􀋜 􀉇 unction􀋜 of􀋜 court􀋜 Lan􀈡􀋜 and􀋜 Village􀋜 Road .􀋜 S o , 􀋜 Mrs􀋜 Langtry,􀋜 you􀋜 would􀋜 not 􀋘􀋜 your􀋜 􀊮 􀉣 e e 􀊗 i n g 􀋜 pol i 􀈊eme n ; 􀋜 t h i s 􀋜 sheer􀋜 volume􀋜 of􀋜 t r a f f i c 􀋜 would􀋜 surely􀋜 b e 􀋜 incapable􀋜 o f 􀋜 􀉰ore􀋜 than􀋜 􀉱inimum􀋜 􀉽1ot􀉁on􀋜 !􀋜 􀋒􀋜 I t 􀋜 seems􀋜 unl i 􀉐􀈢ly􀋜 that􀋜 the􀋜 amount􀋜 of􀋜 add i t i onal􀋜 tra f f i c 􀋜 generated􀋜 by􀋜 the􀋜 Flood􀋜 Rel i e 􀈩 􀋜 an􀈕􀋜 Gravel􀋜 E􀋌trac t i o n 􀋜 plans􀋜 would􀋜 􀈁e􀋜 s u f f i c i en􀊸􀋜 t o 􀋜 􀉈 u 􀊯 t i f y 􀋜 a􀋜 dual􀋜 carr iageway.􀋜 )􀋜 I t 􀋜 .Q.Q.!J.l.d.􀋜 be􀋜 that􀋜 you􀋜 may􀋜 s t i l l 􀋜 favour􀋜 your􀋜 rather􀋜 old􀋜 fas􀈱i one􀈖􀋜 solut i on􀋜 and􀋜 that􀋜 you􀋜 are􀋜 not􀋜 par t i culary􀋜 taken􀋜 wit􀈲􀋜 these􀋜 new􀋜 sc􀈳􀈣mes;􀋜 in􀋜 which􀋜 case,􀋜 may􀋜 I􀋜 suggest􀋜 that􀋜 you􀋜 raise􀋜 your􀋜 􀊍b􀉉􀋜 ct􀉂 ons􀋜 d 􀉃 rect􀉤􀋎􀋜 with􀋜 Peregr ine􀋜 Palme r , 􀋜 our􀋜 loca 􀉥􀋜 D i s t r ict􀋜 Counc i llor ,􀋜 who􀋜 w i l l , 􀋜 no􀋜 doubt,􀋜 br i ng􀋜 yo􀊿r􀋜 r e s er va t i ons􀋜 to􀋜 the􀋜 attention􀋜 of􀋜 the􀋜 D i s t r i c t 􀋜 Planne r s . 􀋜 I f 􀋜 I􀋜 r emember􀋜 correctly,􀋜 t h i s 􀋜 has􀋜 been􀋜 par t i cularly􀋜 e f fect i􀋃e􀋜 in􀋜 the􀋜 pa􀊰t,􀋜 when􀋜 plans􀋜 to􀋜 s i te􀋜 a􀋜 mere􀋜 6􀋜 Caravans􀋜 in􀋜 Cou r t 􀋜 Lane􀋜 were􀋜 wi thdrawn􀋜 promptly,􀋜 following􀋜 strongish􀋜 representat ions􀋜 from􀋜 a􀋜 number􀋜 o f 􀋜 res i􀈗ents .􀋜 s - You􀈋;f􀋙i t h􀉊􀈂􀋚􀋜 􀋛!a􀋜c􀋜he􀋜r􀋜 15th July 11.00 a.m. Sidesman First Reader Coffee Creche and Sunday School Cleaning Flowers 22nd July 11.00 a.m. Sidesman First Reader Coffee Creche and Sunday School Cleaning Flowers 29th July 8.00 a.m. Sidesman 11.00 a.m. Sidesman First Reader Coffee Creche and Sunday School Cleaning Flowers 5th August 8.00 a.m. Sidesman 11.00 a.m. Sidesman First Reader Coffee Creche and Sunday School Cleaning Flowers sr. JAMES Dl1N ROOTER PENI'ECOST VI Parish Carmunion Mrs. J>mes Mark 10 v 46 - end Mrs. Armstrong Ephesians 4 v 17 - end Mrs. Baker and Mrs Sagajillo At the Vicarage Mrs. Eastgate and Mrs . Jones Mrs. Belcher PENI'ECOST VII Parish Carmunion Mr. Dollimore John 20 v 11-18 Mr. A. Cotterill Cor 5 v 14-17 Mrs. Harpur and Mrs. J>mes At the Vicarage Mrs. Street Mrs. Springbett PENTECOST VIII Holy Carmunion Mr. Armstrong Mattins Mr. Grenfell Luke 6 v 27 - 38 Mrs. Parker Ezekiel 37 v 1-14 Mrs. Perryrran and Mrs. smith At the Vicarage Mrs. Robb Mrs. smith PENTECOST IX Holy CarmUnion Mr. Eastgate Family Service Mr. Hayton Readings to be advised Mrs. Richmond and Kristina All in church Mrs. Pontin and Mrs. Pepler Mrs. Street - 6 12th August 11.00 a.m. Sidesman First Reader Coffee Creche and Sunday School Cleaning Flowers 19th August 11.00 a.m. Sidesman First Reader Coffee Creche and Sunday School Cleaning Flowers 26th August 11.00 a.m. Sidesman First Reader Coffee Creche and Sunday School Cleaning Flowers 2nd September 8.00 a.m. Sidesman 11.00 a.m. First Reader Coffee Creche and Sunday School Cleaning Flowers PENTEmsT X Parish Carmunion Mr. llelcher Luke 7 v 36 - end Mr. Cotterill Galatians 6 v 1-10 Mrs. Parker and Mrs . Butcher At the Vicarage Mrs. Parker and Mrs . Baker Mrs. Nnes PENTECOST XI Parish Carmunion Mrs. Dyson Matthew 20 v 1-16 Mrs. Liney Phil . 1 v 1-11 Mrs. Morrow and Mrs. Westendorp At the Vicarage Mrs. Belcher and Mrs. Neal Mrs. Stopford PENTECOST XII Parish Ccxtrnunion Mr. Pepler Matthew 5 v 13-16 James Pepler Acts 17 v 22 - end Mr. and Mrs. Hayton At the Vicarage Mrs. Armstrong Mrs. Belcher PENTECOST XIII Holy Carmunion Mr. Liney Family Service Readings to be advised Mr. and Mrs. Belcher All in church Mrs. Eastgate and Mrs . Jones Mrs. Springbett SUNDAY 15th JULY - VILLAGE HAPPENING - OORNEY VICARAGE SfALLS, GAMES, B(X)KS, 'IU>lBOLA, TEAS AND AN OPPOR'IUNTTY TO SPEND THE AFTERl'OJN 1N THE GROUNOS OF THE VICARAGE. PLENI'Y OF PLAY EQUTPMFNT FOR Ylli􀊨re􀋜 Lu􀉍e􀋜 11􀋜 v􀋜 1-13􀋜 Mrs .􀋜 Hayton􀋜 E􀊘􀋜3􀋜 v􀋜 14􀋜 - end􀋜 Mr.􀋜 and􀋜 Mrs.􀋜 Ar􀉳strong􀋜 At􀋜 the􀋜Vicarage􀋜 Mrs.􀋜 Street􀋜 Mrs.􀋜 S􀉴ith􀋜 DIARY􀋜 OF􀋜EVENI'S􀋜 St.􀋜 J􀇿s􀋜 O􀉲􀊠ch􀋜 Barbecue.􀋜 'I􀊹􀉩e􀋜 Chauntry,􀋜 La􀉎e􀋜 End􀋜 R􀊎d􀋜 - 12􀋜 n􀊐n􀋜 - 4􀋜 p.m.􀋜 Whist􀋜 Club􀋜 Village􀋜 Hall􀋜 8􀋜 p.m.􀋜 􀊑􀊥ey􀋜 SCh􀈃􀉙􀋜 SU!Tmer􀋜 Ball􀋜,􀋜 Eton􀋜 college.􀋜 7.􀋜30􀋜 for􀋜 8 . 􀋜 Village􀋜 Happening ,􀋜 D:>rney􀋜 Vicarage􀋜 - 2􀋜 p.m.􀋜 W􀈵ist􀋜 Club􀋜Village􀋜 Hall􀋜 8􀋜 p.m.􀋜 OOHS􀋜 Bar-B--Que􀋜 Supper􀋜and􀋜 Dance􀋜 􀋄ist􀋜 Club􀋜 V􀈺llage􀋜 Hall􀋜 8􀋜 p.m.􀋜 D:::>rney􀋜 Bo􀋅ls􀋜 C􀉚ub􀋜 Barbecue/Dance􀋜 - Vi􀉛lage􀋜 Hall􀋜 OOHS􀋜 Harvest􀋜 Su􀊙r􀋜 Aut􀋀􀉿􀋜 Bring􀋜 and􀋜 Buy􀋜 sale􀋜 - Date􀋜 to􀋜 be􀋜 confi􀉾􀊀􀋜 DDHS􀋜 Cheese􀋜 and􀋜 Wine􀋜 Evening􀋜 DVHl-C􀋜 20th􀋜 Anniversary􀋜 Dance􀋜 DDHS􀋜 Annual􀋜 General􀋜 Meeting􀋜 DVHMC􀋜01.rist􀉶s􀋜 Dance􀋜 DDHS􀋜 Winter􀋜 Dance􀋜 Second􀋜 􀋆nesday􀋜 of􀋜 􀈥ch􀋜 􀊦nth.􀋜 Second􀋜'I\J.esday􀋜 of􀋜 each􀋜 􀊧nth􀋜 at􀋜 8􀋜 p.m.􀋜 First􀋜 Wednesday􀋜 of􀋜each􀋜 􀊢􀊣nth ,Dorney􀋜 V􀈻carage􀋜 8􀋜 p.m.􀋜 􀊲cond􀋜 1'bnday􀋜 of􀋜 each􀋜 􀉷nth􀋜 in􀋜 the􀋜 Village􀋜 Hall􀋜 Second􀋜 'I\J.esday􀋜 of􀋜each􀋜 􀉸nth ,􀋜 lunch􀈧n􀋜 at􀋜 Vicarage􀋜 Each􀋜 Thursday,􀋜 Vi􀉜lage􀋜 Hall􀋜 6-7.30􀋜p.m.􀋜 Each􀋜 Wednesday􀋜 at􀋜 the􀋜 Vicarage􀋜 7 . 15􀋜 - 9.00􀋜 p.m.􀋜 **************􀋜 OORNEY􀋜 BABY-SITIING􀋜 CLUB􀋜 For􀋜 details􀋜 contact􀋜 Jan􀋜 Bo\,,m,3.n􀋜 0628􀋜 23228􀋜 • • DORNEY AND DISTRICT HORTia.JLTURAL SOCIETY Still the drought goes on - the problems it brings! Time is taken up with watering shrubs and trees looking sick and grass turning brown. All the newly planted shrubs I put in last winter I have lifted and replaced them in their i:ots where they can be looked after rrore easily. Shrubs such as senecio Greyi, Phlanis Fruticosa (Jerusalem sage) and Cistus do well in dry soils. There is sane consolation writing this on the 16th June as my tanatoes are caning on a treat. Also the weeds are not quite as rampant but white fly seems as bad as ever. Biolog-ical control is the only way to be rid of this pest as chemicals only control it. I always grow my aubergines in EX)ts. I sow the seed in early April and pot on the plants in 8" pots. I also grow peppers but never ?)t in anything larger than a 6" container. 'Ihese are kept in the frame until the risk of frost has gone. 'Ihen they are stood in the fu 11 sun. I feed both plants on Chempak No. 2 when they are small. 􀉵 the fruit has set I change to No. 4 which I also use on my tana.toes. I find it better than 'Itmatorite. 'Ihe Barbeque is on the 21st July. this year. Get your tickets early as they will be limited Our Bring and Buy sale in May was a great success. plants and had many tu:.ppy and contented rranbers. W.J.PARKER NA'IURE OOI'ES - MAY/JUNE 1990 We sold nearly £400 worth of 'Ihe carpets of chickweed which should be bright green at this time of the year haw­ been burnt brown by the unusually warm weather. 'Ihe bull rushes by the M4 bridge are now- rather sparse 5nd shc,c,,,,ed a patch of yellow iris which I had not noticed before. At the same time a flash of vivid blue betrayed the presence of a Kingfisher. House Martins have arrived in good m.llli::iers and their nests are evident in the area. I had the delightful experience of watching a fox cub walk along the dry ditch at the bottan of the ban"- by the M4 footpath. 'Ihe noise of the traffic did not seem to bother him and he failed to notice me. An older fox would have imnediately sensed my presence. I found a young rook in our drive too weak to fly. I put sane, bread and water out for it but it was not interested. 'Ihe parents were calling frantically to it fran a roof q:p:,site. It disappeared t"'° hours later so I presuned it had recovered and flown hane. I dug in six different places to find wonns for it without success. 'll'le earth is so dry that wonns have gone much deeper into the soil. Rain arrived in June but br6ught cold weather with it. A Jay came into our garden for the first time and I also saw a Kingfisher again. It was reported to me that a pair of swans had four cygnets and 'were seen swimning up to Bray Lock. 'Ihe cob very angrily patrolled the river to keep their way clear casting a suspicious eye on the canada Geese nesting in the reed bed by M:>nkey Island. swans will tolerate ducks nesting near them but never geese. LOIS PARKER - 9 " OORNEY 􀈺 'S INSTITUTE JUNE cludging by our sadly depleted number A.ttending this month's meeting, the holtday season must al.ready be under way and ¼Duld perhaps be a pointer to starting a recruiting campaign to encourage the involvement of new menbers, who v.ould be welcane additions to our present small group. Due to the unavoidable absence of our President, Mrs. Street , greatly missed fran her position in the Chair, Mrs. 􀈻larpur kindly volunteered to deputise and did a gr􀈼nd job as Deputy. Mrs. Allen, our secretary, was asked to give a report of her attendance at the Albert Hall General Meeting, and she gave an excellent account of the entire meeting, with interesting personal ccnments, so much so, that it gave members listening the feeling of having been there themselves. All manbers who have attended this meeting have been greatly impressed and have enjoyed the experience, an unusual experience for meeting attendance. Items of interest fran the News Letter were tv.o preliminary notices: 25th September, Stoke Pages Regional Meeting - Organic Gardening - and 29th October, Little Chalfant, 'Europe at a Glance ' , an opμ:,rtunity to find out about various aspects of the E.E.C. Also, Prcm:iting Tourism in Europe. 1990 is European Year of Tourism with events, canpetitions and travel discounts on offer. 'Ihe E.E.C. will be looking for Europe 's tidiest city, and best kept village. It is also aiming for easier health care and more safeguards for travellers. For more information contact Louise Buckley at the Ccmnission Office, 8 Storey 's Gate, London SWlP 3AT or the British Tourist AUthbrity {081 846 9000) . 􀈽 request was made for helpers in providing tea/atth e Village Happening on the 15th July and the provision of cakes for this event. As there is no meeting in August it was agreed to hold a Tea Party on the 8th August and Mrs. Will iams very kindly offered us the use of her garden for this purpose . It is hoped all members will cane and bring their friends. Notice was also given of a B:lttle of Britain Flower Festival at Halton House on the 17th, 18th and 19th August, which should prove to be a v.orthwhile event. OUr speaker this month was the representative frcm Bucks Scouts , who led the scouts exped ition to Kenya , prov iding medical suppl ies, sewing machines, etc. She gave ·a most interesting account of their experiences on this very v.orthwh ile ventu re, and it is hoped that all their hard work has reaped sane gcxxI rewards for the people they want to help. 'Ihe meeting in July is to be held at the hane of Mrs. Barbara Smith. She very kindly offered the loan of her garden if the weather is kind, but, if not, she generously said we may have the meeting in her house (No wellies please - only sl ippers !). *************** SATURDAY 14th JULY OORNEY SCHOOL 'S SlM-1.ER BALL AT SCHOOL HALL , E'I\'.N OJLLEGE LIVE BAND * BAR * 3 COURSE MFAL ** TICKETS AT £20 each BURNHAM 662599 PLANNil'iKi APPLICATIONS SBD 0473/90' Erection of new sales building, W.C. building and plant sales area , new car park and landscaping with access [X)rney Court, Vil lage Road/Court Lane. - 1 0 - THE STORY OF A SCHOOL -- PART XIX About t h e same time a s M i s s Benne t t came t o Dorney , 1 s t March, 19 1 9 , another s tranger was being welcomed into the vi llage by the Matron of the Dorney Childre n ' s Home, Miss M . K . Ferguson.She described him a s a puny l i t t l e thing , "only three weeks old and suffering from jaundice. 11 H e survived and went on t o become a pupil a t Dorney School during the years 1924 to 1 9 2 7 when Miss Wince was the teacher in charge of the Infant Clas s . She must have given him a good grounding in the 3 R ' s because he later became a prosperous farmer in Australia. H e i s now r e tired but the story o f h i s adventurous l i f e has been featured in the Australian newspapers and t elevis ion . A recent documentary film shown on our own t e l ev i s i on service called "The Los t Children o f the Empire" told the story o f orphan children like him who were sent out to Canada, South Africa and Aus tralia by charitable organisations in the early part of this century. But l e t ' s hear what the State newspaper has to say about our Dorney emigran t : - "Bob - or i s i t Bertie? - Powel l , who fought with the AIF in the Middle Eas t and New Guinea, does not know who he i s . For most of his 68 year s , the s i lver-haired former Fairbridge Farm boy has lived in a sort of personal limbo , wondering who his parents are , or were, and hoping one day t o f ind out. A ret ired farmer, Bob Powell - his Fairbridge papers called him Bertie - has gone through l i f e w i thout a birth cer t i f icate, which has o f ten been a source o f 8.nguish t o him. He and his e l d e s t daughter , Mrs . Barbara Botter i l l , declare that they will not r e s t till they find out h i s ancestry and give him an iden t i ty in his autumn years . Mr . 􀃖owel l ' s s tory reads l ike pages fran a gothic novel. He is believed to be the illegitimate son of a housemaid who worlted for Sir O..rthbert and Lady Headlam in LOndon in 1919. "We have been told that my mother d is appeared and that my father was never known , " said the f i t - looking man at his comfortable ret irement cottage. "I have been trying s ince 1944 when I was in the Army to f i:1d out who my parents were by writing to the a •·chives a t the Liverpool University where the Fairbridge Soc i e t y ' s records are held . But i t was not t i l l rece n t l y that records t h a t had been c l o s e d f o r 100 years were released to me. But unfortunately they did n o t shed any light on my P·".ren t s . " When Bertie Powe l l ' s mother guardian and she put him Children ' s Home a t Dorn e y , d i sappeared Lady in an orphanage near Wind s o r . Headlam became his called the Dorney "We have ascertained that I s tayed in the orphanage t i l l I was e ight years· old , though I have only vague memories of the - 11 - place, 11 he said. Beatrice Headlam authorised my emigration to Western􀋜 Australia􀋜 under􀋜 the􀋜 Kingsley􀋜 Fairbridge􀋜 Child􀋜 Emigration􀋜 Scheme􀋜 in􀋜 1927.􀋜 Before􀋜 I􀋜 left􀋜 she􀋜 spent􀋜 five􀋜 pounds􀋜 to􀋜 buy􀋜 me􀋜 an􀋜 overcoat,􀋜 a􀋜 suit􀋜 an􀈍􀋜 a􀋜 hairbrush􀋜 and􀋜 comb. 11 With􀋜 13􀋜 other􀋜 orphans􀋜 Bertie􀋜 saile􀈎􀋜 for􀋜 Fremantle􀋜 in􀋜 the􀋜 steamer􀋜 Barrabool􀋜 on􀋜 December􀋜 22nd􀋜 of􀋜 that􀋜 year􀋜 and􀋜 arrived􀋜 via􀋜 the􀋜 Cape􀋜 of􀋜 Good􀋜 Hope􀋜 on􀋜 January􀋜 30th,􀋜 1928.􀋜 "I􀋜 remember􀋜 the􀋜 voyage􀋜 􀊚uite􀋜 well,"􀋜 he􀋜 recalled.􀋜 "I􀋜 was􀋜 seasick􀋜 for much of the way. We were met by Mrs. McLaren, a house-mother at􀋜 Fairbridge􀋜 Farm,􀋜 and􀋜 we􀋜 l􀈘ft􀋜 for􀋜 the􀋜 farm􀋜 by􀋜 horse􀋜 and􀋜 buggy􀋜 almost immediately." The West Australian, which reported the boys'􀋜 arrival,􀋜 said:,􀋜 "The􀋜 boys,􀋜 who􀋜 were􀋜 either􀋜 orphaned􀋜 or􀋜 in􀋜 poor􀋜 circumstances,􀋜 came􀋜 from􀋜 parts􀋜 of􀋜 _England􀋜 as􀋜 far􀋜 apart􀋜 as􀋜 Liverpool􀋜 and􀋜 London.􀋜 Well􀋜 spoken,􀋜 polite􀋜 and􀋜 full􀋜 of􀋜 healthy􀋜 energy,􀋜 they􀋜 made􀋜 a􀋜 good􀋜 impression􀋜 on􀋜 the􀋜 ship􀋜...􀋜11 He􀋜 spent􀋜 six􀋜 years􀋜 at􀋜 Fairbridge􀋜 Farm􀋜 School􀋜 and􀋜 then􀋜 he􀋜 was􀋜 chosen􀋜 with􀋜 another􀋜 boy􀋜 and􀋜 two􀋜 girls􀋜 to􀋜 work􀋜 on􀋜 the􀋜 farm􀋜 of􀋜 Dr.􀋜 F􀋜.A.􀋜 Hadley􀋜 on􀋜 the􀋜 Frankland􀋜 River,􀋜 near􀋜 Cranbrook,􀋜 the􀋜 boys􀋜 as􀋜 farmhands􀋜 the􀋜 girls􀋜 as􀋜 housemaids.􀋜 He􀋜 had􀋜 to􀋜 work􀋜 very􀋜 hard􀋜 and􀋜 at􀋜 the􀋜 ;ge􀋜 of􀋜 fourteen􀋜 he􀋜 was􀋜 considered􀋜 to􀋜 be􀋜 good􀋜 enough􀋜 to􀋜 cook􀋜 three􀋜 meals􀋜 a􀋜 day􀋜 for􀋜 three􀋜 others􀋜 and􀋜 himself,􀋜 besides􀋜 doing􀋜 the􀋜 milking􀋜 and􀋜 other􀋜 labouring􀋜 jobs.􀋜 "When􀋜 Mrs.􀋜 Hadley􀋜 asked􀋜 my􀋜 name􀋜 and􀋜 I􀋜 told􀋜 her􀋜 Bertie,􀋜 she􀋜 said,􀋜 "Well,􀋜 from􀋜 now􀋜 on􀋜 it's􀋜 going􀋜 to􀋜 be􀋜 Bob,"􀋜 and􀋜 I've􀋜 been􀋜 Bob􀋜 ever􀋜 since􀋜 except􀋜 to􀋜 the􀋜 people􀋜 of􀋜 Fairbridge,􀋜11 he􀋜 reflected.􀋜 After􀋜 seven􀋜 years􀋜 on􀋜 the􀋜 farm􀋜 Bertie􀋜 Powell􀋜 left􀋜 and􀋜 􀉄umped􀋜 a􀋜 train􀋜 to􀋜 Melbourne.􀋜 111 had􀋜 five􀋜 or􀋜 six􀋜 pounds􀋜 in􀋜 my􀋜 pocket􀋜 and􀋜 when􀋜 I􀋜 got􀋜 to􀋜 Melbourne􀋜 I􀋜 had􀋜 nothing􀋜 so􀋜 I􀋜 decided􀋜 to􀋜 􀉅oin􀋜 the􀋜 army􀋜 II he􀋜 said.􀋜 The􀋜 sergeant-major􀋜 in􀋜 the􀋜 recruiting􀋜 office􀋜 aske􀈏􀋜 me􀋜 for􀋜 my􀋜 birth􀋜 certificate􀋜 and􀋜 I􀋜 asked,􀋜 "What􀋜I s􀋜 that?"When􀋜 he􀋜 asked􀋜 me􀋜 who􀋜 my􀋜 mother􀋜 and􀋜 father􀋜 were􀋜 and􀋜 I􀋜 told􀋜 him􀋜 I􀋜 didn't􀋜 know􀋜 he􀋜 was􀋜 ama􀋏ed.􀋜 But􀋜 he􀋜 said,􀋜 "Sign􀋜 here,"􀋜 and􀋜 I􀋜 was􀋜 in􀋜 the􀋜 army.􀋜 He􀋜 served􀋜 with􀋜 the􀋜 21st􀋜 Ordnance􀋜 Company􀋜 of􀋜 the􀋜 Seventh􀋜 Division􀋜 in􀋜 Palestine,􀋜 and􀋜 after􀋜 Singapore􀋜 fell,􀋜 he􀋜 went􀋜 to􀋜 fight􀋜 the􀋜 Japanese􀋜 in􀋜 New􀋜 Guinea,􀋜 volunteering􀋜 as􀋜 a􀋜 paratrooper.􀋜 After􀋜 the􀋜 war􀋜 he􀋜 developed􀋜 a􀋜 War􀋜 Service􀋜 L<:nd􀋜 Settlement􀋜 Farm􀋜 in􀋜 the􀋜 south􀋜 of􀋜 the􀋜 state􀋜 and􀋜 brought􀋜 up􀋜 five􀋜 children􀋜 of􀋜 which􀋜 he􀋜 now􀋜 has􀋜 10􀋜 grandchildren􀋜 - what􀋜 he􀋜 missed􀋜 out􀋜 on􀋜 with􀋜 ancestors,􀋜 he􀋜 made􀋜 up􀋜 for􀋜 with􀋜 descendants!􀋜 Miss􀋜 Bennett􀋜 and􀋜 Miss􀋜 Wince􀋜 wou􀉑d􀋜 have􀋜 been􀋜 very􀋜 proud􀋜 of􀋜 their􀋜 former􀋜 pupil.􀋜 Len􀋜 Eastgate􀋜 To􀋜 be􀋜 continued.􀋜 - 12 - Material for publication should reach one of the Editors by the 16th of the preceding month. 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Tel: /0628) 663122 ISSUE􀒅 NO,􀒅 7/90􀒅 SEPTEMBER􀒅 1990􀒅 fflE PARISII FIM' Notes􀒅 on􀒅 a􀒅 meeting􀒅 of􀒅 the􀒅 Parish􀒅 Council􀒅 held􀒅on􀒅 the􀒅 10th􀒅 July􀒅 1990.􀒅 ,..... ...................􀒅 􀒅 1.􀒅 Highwa􀑳􀒅Matters􀒅 '!'he􀒅 O,uncil􀒅 is􀒅 delighted􀒅 to􀒅 see􀒅 the􀒅 bridge􀒅 at􀒅 Cli.mo􀒅's􀒅 Co􀐣er􀒅 repaired􀒅 a􀑀􀒅 last,􀒅 but􀒅wish􀒅 to􀒅 have􀒅 reflectors􀒅 added􀒅 to􀒅 the􀒅 p:>Sts.􀒅 'Ihe􀒅 county􀒅 Engineer􀒅 sees􀒅 no􀒅 future􀒅 in􀒅 our􀒅 suggestions􀒅 al:x>ut􀒅 "sleeping􀒅 policemen",􀒅 the􀒅 essential􀒅 objection􀒅 being􀒅 econanic.􀒅 '!he􀒅 Parish􀒅 Council􀒅 record􀒅 their􀒅 disa􀐊in􀑊nt􀒅 and􀒅 ask􀒅 the􀒅 Co􀑒nty􀒅 for􀒅􀒀􀒅proposals􀒅 to􀒅 improve􀒅 road􀒅 safety.􀒅 2.􀒅 Mineral􀒅 Subjects􀒅 Plan􀒅 By􀒅 the􀒅 time􀒅 􀑷u􀒅 read􀒅 this􀒅 you􀒅wi􀒅11􀒅 have􀒅 had􀒅 a􀒅 chance􀒅 to􀒅 voice􀒅 your􀒅 objections􀒅 and􀒅 su􀐌t􀒅 the􀒅 District􀒅 Council's􀒅 effor􀑂s􀒅 in􀒅 opp:,sing􀒅 the􀒅 County􀒅 Council's􀒅 Plan.􀒅 3.􀒅 Village􀒅 Appraisal􀒅 All􀒅 households􀒅 have􀒅 received􀒅 a􀒅 copy􀒅 of􀒅 the􀒅 Appraisal.􀒅 'Ihe􀒅 Parish􀒅 Council􀒅 .is􀒅 stl.rlying􀒅 the􀒅 results,􀒅 and􀒅 a􀐇ropriate􀒅 natters􀒅 will􀒅 receive􀒅 further􀒅 consideration.􀒅 'Ihe􀒅 final􀒅 deficit􀒅 of􀒅 £92􀒅 is􀒅 to􀒅 be􀒅 funded􀒅 by􀒅 the􀒅 Council.􀒅 '!hanks􀒅 \Ere􀒅 expressed􀒅 to􀒅 those􀒅 who􀒅 have􀒅 given􀒅 time􀒅 and􀒅 effort􀒅 to􀒅 a􀒅 􀑬rthwhile􀒅 and􀒅 very􀒅 interesting􀒅project.􀒅 4.􀒅 Tree􀒅Preservation􀒅 A􀒅 list􀒅 will􀒅 be􀒅 drawn􀒅 up􀒅 of􀒅 those􀒅 trees􀒅 in􀒅 the􀒅 Parish􀒅 which􀒅merit􀒅 preservation.􀒅 5.􀒅 Finance􀒅 A􀒅 total􀒅 of􀒅 £291􀒅 this􀒅m:,nth,􀒅 which􀒅 incl􀑙es􀒅 Electricity􀒅 £78,􀒅 Grass􀒅 cutting􀒅 £30􀒅 and􀒅 Clerk's􀒅 Salary􀒅 £68.􀒅 6.􀒅 Planning􀒅Applications􀒅 SBD􀒅 0583/90􀒅 SBD􀒅 0580/90􀒅 SBD􀒅 0473/90􀒅 Retention􀒅 of􀒅 front􀒅 porch􀒅 - 46􀒅 Harcourt􀒅 Road􀒅 - no􀒅 objections􀒅 Extensions􀒅 Blackhall􀒅 Court􀒅 - 5􀒅 Old􀒅 Marsh􀒅 Lane.􀒅 'Ihe􀒅 Planning􀒅 Cam􀑁ittee􀒅 note􀒅 the􀒅 nearness􀒅 of􀒅 the􀒅 side􀒅 extension􀒅 to􀒅 the􀒅 boundary􀒅wall.􀒅 Plant􀒅 Sales􀒅 Area,􀒅ca􀐔pa:􀐕k􀒅and􀒅 access,􀒅 Dorn􀒁􀒅 Court.􀒅 'Ihe􀒅 Parish􀒅 Council􀒅 object􀒅 to􀒅 this􀒅 develo􀐃nt􀒅 on􀒅 the􀒅 grounds􀒅 of􀒅 its􀒅 effect􀒅 on􀒅 increased􀒅 traffic􀒅 􀐳ts,􀒅 and􀒅 its􀒅 implications􀒅 for􀒅 p:,ssible􀒅 develo􀑼ent􀒅 in􀒅 this􀒅 area.􀒅 7.􀒅 Mud􀒅 on􀒅Roads􀒅 'Ibis􀒅 is􀒅 a􀒅 􀐟ing􀒅 nuisance.􀒅 canplaints􀒅 should􀒅 be􀒅 made􀒅 to􀒅 the􀒅 0,unty􀒅 Solicitor􀒅 􀐓ting􀒅 the􀒅 exact􀒅 time􀒅 of􀒅 the􀒅 offence,􀒅 and􀒅 the􀒅particular􀒅dr􀒂_ver/vehicle.􀒅 --- 8.􀒅 Best􀒅 Kept􀒅 Village􀒅canpetition􀒅 Our􀒅 score􀒅􀑤s􀒅 69,􀒅 which􀒅 does􀒅 not􀒅 bring􀒅 us􀒅 into􀒅 the􀒅f1􀒅nal.􀒅 I.owiest􀒅􀐭rks􀒅\'KlUld􀒅 a􀐈r􀒅􀑌􀒅be􀒅 for􀒅 the􀒅Comon/playing􀒅 field,􀒅 b􀑑s􀒅 shelter/􀐁ne􀒅 toxes􀒅 and􀒅 notice􀒅 boards;􀒅 the􀒅 highest􀒅 for􀒅 the􀒅 shops(!)􀒅 and􀒅Village􀒅 Hall.􀒅 'Ihe􀒅 next􀒅 meeting􀒅 is􀒅 on􀒅 T􀑐esday􀒅 11th􀒅 September􀒅 1990.􀒅 -1- From Revd.Colin Pontin. September 1990. I hope that you have all enjoyed your holidays and have returned feeling refreshed and re-invigorated. I am writing this article (early August) on what promises to be the hottest day of the year so far. Fridges are working overtime, the tarmac outside is melting and even the dog is flat out on the floor looking sorry for herself. The gardens and grass areas are all now a dull brown and the trees and flowers are looking limp and jaded, and, judging by the look of the people passing my window, they are feeling the same. The oases in the overall brown are easy to see; the places which have been cared for and watered. What is interesting is how quickly the brown areas respond to a little water. Almost as you look at them they begin to turn green. The life is there but without moisture they remain dry and lifeless. Watered they spring up and quickly begin to look interesting and attractive. This picture is not unlike our Christian life. We so easily become institutionalised, entrenched in our traditions, and as time goes by we too can become dry and ineffective, unattractive to ourselves and to others. The dynamism and power, the joy and rejoicing which we are led to believe is a part of the Christian faith, being conspicuous by its absence. And yet the life is there! When we begin to take God seriously. When we remember that the Christian faith is not primarily what we do but a person we can know; the person of Jesus Christ. And when we begin, however tentatively, to develop that relationship by communicating with him, listening to him and becoming involved with those who love him too, it is then that the brown dead areas begin to come to life. The prophet Jeremiah speaking about the restoration of Israel to their own land after exile and their return to following God said "They shall come and sing aloud on the height of Zion and they shall be radiant over the goodness of the Lord, ..•• and their life shall be like a watered garden, and they shall languish no more" (Jer.31:12ff) This is one of the objectives for the Decade of Evangelism. Certainly we need to take the Gospel to the world but before we can do this we need to ensure that we have a product which is relevant and desirable, which we have experienced and enjoy ourselves and can recommend to others. A person selling hot water bottles today, with the temperature in the 90s, is on a loser. A person selling cool drinks however, will be very welcome! Colin. -2- l • BIBLE STUDY GROUP S. The weekly groups re-c ommence this month. The venues will be : On wednesday evening - Ramsay House, Willowbrook, Eton, and Thursday at The Vicarage, Dorney; both at 8. 00pm. During the Autumn we shall begin to look at the challenges facing us during the coming Decade of Evangelism. The combined churches of Datchet, Colnbrook, Dorney, Eton Wick, Horton and Wraysbury are combining to launch the Decade by a series of Bible Studies entitled •COUBTDOWB". The series will be launched at a combined ecumenical service at THE DATCBET BAPTIST CHURCH ac 4.30p■• Sunday 9th September. The programme of events following the service will be as follows : Study Groups during week commencing 10th September. 17th September 24th September 1st Oct ober. SATURDAY 6th OCTOBER - A DAY CONFERENCE IS TO BE HELD, LED BY REVD.DAVID WI■TER, KISSIOBER TO THE DIOCESE OF OXFORD. Study groups will continue during weeks 8th October 15th Oct ober. Please make a note in your diaries. All of us are involved and all of us will be needed for the tasks ahead. Further details concerning the above are available in Church. **************􀒅 We􀒅 raised􀒅 a􀒅 total􀒅 of􀒅 £410􀒅 at􀒅 the􀒅 Barbecue􀒅 at􀒅 Mary􀒅 and􀒅 John􀒅 Robb's􀒅 hane􀒅 􀑏􀐘ds􀒅 Olurch􀒅 Funds.􀒅 Excellent.􀒅 I􀒅 􀑮ld􀒅 like􀒅 to􀒅 apologise􀒅 to􀒅 those􀒅 who􀒅 had􀒅 tickets􀒅 and􀒅 did􀒅 not􀒅 get􀒅 a􀒅 full􀒅 meal.􀒅 At􀒅 the􀒅 time􀒅 of􀒅 buying􀒅 provisions.􀒅 we􀒅 had􀒅 63􀒅 tickets􀒅 paid􀒅 for,􀒅 we􀒅 catered􀒅 for􀒅 80􀒅 but􀒅 over􀒅 100 t􀑜ed􀒅 up􀒅 on􀒅 the􀒅 day.􀒅 It􀒅 must􀒅 be􀒅 a􀒅 tickets􀒅 only􀒅 next􀒅 time,􀒅 bought􀒅 early􀒅 enough􀒅 to􀒅 enable􀒅 the􀒅 food􀒅 to be􀒅 catered􀒅 for.􀒅 A􀒅 big􀒅 thank􀒅 you􀒅 to􀒅 Ma􀐗y􀒅 ana:· John,􀒅 Sarah􀒅 and􀒅 M.ike􀒅 A􀐖mstrong􀒅 who􀒅 did􀒅 a􀒅 sterling􀒅 job􀒅 cooking􀒅 the􀒅 food􀒅 and􀒅 to􀒅 the􀒅 ladies􀒅 􀑩􀒅 provided􀒅 the􀒅 salads.􀒅 '!hanks􀒅 too􀒅 to􀒅 Joy􀒅 Riclm:>nd􀒅 for􀒅 her􀒅 tanbola􀒅 and􀒅 Dot􀒅 Belcher􀒅 for􀒅 coping􀒅 with􀒅 the􀒅 fcxxi.􀒅 Marion􀒅 Hel􀒅l.muth􀒅 -3- Thursday􀒅 6th􀒅 􀐺ptember􀒅 F􀐙iday,􀒅 14th􀒅 September􀒅 Saturrlay􀒅 15th􀒅 Se􀐏r􀒅 Saturrlay􀒅 22nd􀒅 September􀒅 'Ihursday􀒅 27th􀒅 September􀒅 October􀒅 1990􀒅 Thursday􀒅 11th􀒅 October􀒅 Friday􀒅 19th􀒅 October􀒅 Saturrlay􀒅 20th􀒅 October􀒅 Thur􀐹y􀒅 25th􀒅 October􀒅 Thursday􀒅 8th􀒅 November􀒅 Friday􀒅 16th􀒅 November􀒅 Thursday􀒅 22nd􀒅 November􀒅 Thursday􀒅 6th􀒅 December􀒅 :lliursday􀒅 20th􀒅 December􀒅 Saturrlay􀒅 22nd􀒅 December􀒅 1991􀒅 Saturday􀒅 19th􀒅 January􀒅 OORNEY􀒅 W.:r.􀒅 PARISH􀒅 CC:OOCIL􀒅 MEEI'I􀑅􀒅 OORNEY􀒅 P.C.C.􀒅 OORNEY􀒅 VILLAGE􀒅 HALL􀒅 MANAGEMENT􀒅 CXJ,f,,fITl'EE􀒅 OORNEY􀒅 OVER􀒅 60's􀒅 CWB􀒅 BROiNIES􀒅 GUIDES􀒅 DIARY􀒅 OF􀒅 EVmrs􀒅 􀆪ist􀒅 Club,􀒅 Village􀒅 Hall􀒅 8􀒅 p.m.􀒅 DVm-Carmittee􀒅 Junble􀒅 Sa.le􀒅 7􀒅 p.m.􀒅 O::>mey􀒅 Bc7wls􀒅 Club􀒅 Barbecue/Dance􀒅 - Village􀒅 Hall􀒅 OOHS􀒅 Harvest􀒅 SUpper􀒅 rhist􀒅 Club,􀒅 Village􀒅 Hall􀒅 8􀒅 p.m.􀒅 Autiim􀒅 Bring􀒅 and􀒅 Buy􀒅 Sale􀒅 - date􀒅 to􀒅 be􀒅 confinned􀒅 rh.ist􀒅 Club,􀒅 village􀒅 Hall􀒅 8􀒅 p.m.􀒅 OOHS􀒅 Cheese􀒅 and􀒅 Wine􀒅 Evening􀒅 DVHM:􀒅 20th􀒅 Anni􀑠rsary􀒅 Dance􀒅 􀑿ist􀒅 Club,􀒅 Village􀒅 Hall􀒅 8􀒅 p.m.􀒅 Nlist􀒅 Club,􀒅Village􀒅 Hall􀒅 8􀒅 p.m.􀒅 OOHS􀒅 Ann ual􀒅 General􀒅 Meeting􀒅 Niist􀒅 Club.Village􀒅 Hall􀒅 8􀒅 p.m.􀒅 Wlist􀒅 Club,􀒅 Village􀒅 Hall􀒅 8􀒅 p.m.􀒅 􀆪.ist􀒅 Club,􀒅 Christmas􀒅 Party!􀒅 􀒃􀒅 Chris􀑉s􀒅 Dance􀒅 OOHS􀒅 Winter􀒅 Dance􀒅 *****************􀒅 5econd􀒅 Wednesday􀒅 of􀒅 each􀒅 􀐰th􀒅 Second􀒅 Tuesday􀒅 of􀒅 each􀒅 m::inth􀒅 at􀒅 8􀒅 p.􀐤.􀒅 First􀒅 􀒄y􀒅 of􀒅 each􀒅 􀐱th,􀒅 O::>rney􀒅 Vicarage􀒅 8􀒅 p.m.􀒅 Second􀒅 􀐜y􀒅 of􀒅 each􀒅 month􀒅 in􀒅 the􀒅 Village􀒅 Hall􀒅 5econd􀒅 T􀑚sday􀒅 of􀒅 each􀒅 􀐦th,􀒅 luncheon􀒅 at􀒅 Vicarage􀒅 F.ach􀒅 'Ihursday,􀒅 Village􀒅 Hall􀒅 6-7. 30􀒅 p.m.􀒅 F.ach􀒅 Wednesday􀒅 at􀒅 the􀒅 Vicarage􀒅 7.15􀒅 - 9.00􀒅 p.m.􀒅 **********􀒅 DORNEY lll\BY-s=R; CLUB For􀒅 details􀒅 contact􀒅 Jan􀒅 Bownan􀒅 0628 -23228 OORNEY􀒅 &􀒅 DISl'RICT􀒅 HORTICUL'IURAL􀒅 SOCIETY􀒅 'lhe􀒅 Scx::iety􀒅 will􀒅 be􀒅 desperately􀒅 in􀒅 need􀒅 of􀒅 cannittee􀒅 members􀒅 for􀒅 the􀒅 caning􀒅 year􀒅 as􀒅 sever al􀒅 members􀒅 cannot􀒅 stand􀒅 again􀒅 owing􀒅 to􀒅 ccmni􀑋ts􀒅 with􀒅 their􀒅 "'°rk.􀒅 We􀒅 hope􀒅 sane􀒅 of􀒅 you􀒅 will􀒅 volunteer􀒅 to􀒅 serve􀒅 on􀒅 the􀒅 camri.ttee􀒅 􀐾􀒅 that􀒅 our􀒅 excellent􀒅 society􀒅 can􀒅 continue􀒅 to􀒅 function.􀒅 Anyone􀒅 willing􀒅 to􀒅 do􀒅 so􀒅 please􀒅 contact􀒅 the􀒅 􀑡􀑲ersigned􀒅 (Maidenhead􀒅 25307 ).􀒅 We􀒅 will􀒅 be􀒅 pleased􀒅 to􀒅 see􀒅 you􀒅 all􀒅 at􀒅 the􀒅 PG1􀒅 on􀒅 Friday􀒅 16th􀒅 November.􀒅 IDIS􀒅 PARKER􀒅 Secretary􀒅 -4- • • 'Ihe􀒅 Fditor.􀒅 Parish􀒅 Maga􀑺ine,􀒅 Dorney.􀒅 Dear􀒅 Sir,􀒅 45􀒅 Henry􀒅 Bull􀒅 Drive􀒅 BULLCREEK.􀒅 6155􀒅 WESTERN􀒅 AUSI'RALIA􀒅 24th􀒅 April􀒅 1990􀒅 I􀒅 \otOOO.ered􀒅 if􀒅 it􀒅 might􀒅 be􀒅 􀐅sible􀒅 for􀒅 you􀒅 to􀒅 􀐐t􀒅 the􀒅 following􀒅 article􀒅 in􀒅 the􀒅 local􀒅 parish􀒅 ma.gazine􀒅 as􀒅 I􀒅 􀑭uld􀒅 be􀒅 grateful􀒅 to􀒅 receive􀒅 information􀒅 relating􀒅 to􀒅 my􀒅 father's􀒅 early􀒅 life􀒅 in􀒅 the􀒅 U.K.􀒅 I􀒅 am􀒅 interested􀒅 in􀒅 obtaining,􀒅 firstly,􀒅 information􀒅 about􀒅 the􀒅 historical􀒅 building,􀒅 OORNEY􀒅 HOUSE,􀒅 a􀒅 t􀑣-storey􀒅 structure􀒅 which􀒅 formed􀒅 part􀒅 of􀒅 the􀒅 Do􀐥y􀒅 Court􀒅 Estate,􀒅 when􀒅 it􀒅was􀒅 a􀒅 Olildren􀒅's􀒅 Private􀒅 Or􀐀anage􀒅 for􀒅 the􀒅 ten􀒅 years􀒅 1918-1928.􀒅 F􀐞􀒅 1895􀒅 to􀒅 1918,􀒅 and􀒅 fran􀒅 1930􀒅 onwards,􀒅 it􀒅was􀒅 occupied􀒅 by􀒅 private􀒅 residents.􀒅 '!he􀒅 o􀐫anage􀒅 was􀒅 called􀒅 the􀒅 Dorney􀒅 Cllildren􀒅's􀒅 Hane􀒅 (which􀒅 I􀒅 believe􀒅 was􀒅 operating􀒅 previously􀒅 􀐸ere􀒅 in􀒅 Wiltshire)􀒅 and􀒅 housed􀒅 14􀒅 or􀒅 􀐯re􀒅 orphaned, and􀒅 􀐲tly􀒅 illegitimate,􀒅 children􀒅 (one􀒅 fran􀒅 a servant􀒅 at􀒅 E􀑆on􀒅 College ),􀒅 and􀒅 including􀒅 my􀒅 father,􀒅 named􀒅 Eertie􀒅 Powell,􀒅 who􀒅 was􀒅 put􀒅 in􀒅􀑾this􀒅 institution􀒅 by􀒅 his􀒅 guardians,􀒅 Mr.􀒅 and􀒅 Mrs.􀒅 Olthpert􀒅 HE'J\DLAM.􀒅 'lbe􀒅 institution􀒅 was􀒅 privately􀒅 funded􀒅 by􀒅 Major􀒅 Jim􀒅 and􀒅 Violet􀒅 WALKER,􀒅 friends􀒅 of􀒅 Mr.􀒅 and􀒅 Mrs.􀒅 .HEIIDU\M,􀒅 was􀒅 v.isi􀒅ted􀒅 by􀒅the􀒅 Infant􀒅 Life􀒅 Health􀒅 Inspector􀒅 fran􀒅 Burnham􀒅 regularly, administered􀒅 by􀒅 Matron􀒅 Mary􀒅 K.􀒅 FerquSOn,􀒅 and􀒅 disbanded􀒅 in􀒅 1928/29.􀒅 I􀒅 am􀒅 interested􀒅 in􀒅 finding􀒅 any􀒅 records􀒅 or􀒅 knowledge􀒅 of􀒅 the􀒅 operations􀒅 of􀒅 the􀒅 Dorney􀒅 Children 's􀒅 Hane􀒅 and􀒅 if􀒅 anyone􀒅 can􀒅 tall􀒅 me􀒅 whether􀒅 a􀒅 person􀒅 named􀒅 "Sargent"􀒅 opened􀒅 the􀒅 Hane.􀒅 I􀒅 am􀒅 trying􀒅 to􀒅 locate􀒅 a􀒅 LESLIE􀒅 AR'IHUR􀒅 SARGEN'l'􀒅 who􀒅 knew􀒅 my􀒅 father􀒅 in􀒅 their􀒅 childhcxxl􀒅 and􀒅 has􀒅 sane􀒅 clues􀒅 as􀒅 to􀒅 my􀒅 father's􀒅 family,􀒅 of􀒅 whan􀒅 my􀒅 father􀒅 knows􀒅 nothing􀒅 as􀒅 he􀒅 has􀒅 no􀒅 birth􀒅 certificate􀒅 or􀒅 proof􀒅 of􀒅 identity.􀒅 I􀒅 \tO.lld􀒅 also􀒅 be􀒅 grateful􀒅 if􀒅 anyone􀒅 can􀒅 􀐠r􀒅 an􀑸e􀒅 by􀒅 the􀒅 name􀒅 of􀒅 PCl'IBLL,􀒅 in􀒅 particular􀒅 Emily􀒅 Powell􀒅 of􀒅 E􀑎􀒅 Wick􀒅 and/or􀒅 Constance􀒅 Hilda􀒅 Powell􀒅 􀑪􀒅 was􀒅 baptised􀒅 at􀒅 Eton􀒅 in􀒅 May􀒅 1905􀒅 and􀒅 later􀒅 s􀏿t􀒅 sare􀒅 years􀒅 at􀒅 st.􀒅 Micha el's􀒅 Herne for􀒅 􀐝therless􀒅 Girls􀒅 in􀒅 Shalbourne,􀒅 Wiltshire.􀒅 Her􀒅 brother,􀒅Arthur􀒅 Oliver􀒅 Powell􀒅 was􀒅 emigrated􀒅 to􀒅 canada􀒅 under􀒅 child􀒅 migration,􀒅 as􀒅 was􀒅 my􀒅 own􀒅 father􀒅 in􀒅 1927􀒅 at􀒅 the􀒅 age􀒅 of􀒅 8􀒅 under􀒅 the􀒅 auspices􀒅 of􀒅 the􀒅 Kingsley􀒅 Fairbridge􀒅 ClJ.ild􀒅 Emigration􀒅 Scheme.􀒅 '!here􀒅 may􀒅 be􀒅 a􀒅 c:onnection􀒅 with􀒅 this􀒅 family.􀒅 I􀒅 \oO\lld􀒅 indee::i􀒅 be􀒅 grateful􀒅 if􀒅 􀑹􀒅 might􀒅 print􀒅 these􀒅 details􀒅 and􀒅 if􀒅 anyone􀒅 \olOUld􀒅 care􀒅 to􀒅 􀑰ite􀒅 to􀒅 me􀒅 at􀒅 􀑇􀒅 aoove address􀒅 I􀒅 􀑯ld􀒅 be􀒅 most􀒅 grateful􀒅 to􀒅 hear.􀒅 My􀒅 father􀒅 is􀒅 entering􀒅 his􀒅 autllTll􀒅 years􀒅 now􀒅 and􀒅 isn't􀒅 getting􀒅 any􀒅 younger.􀒅 I􀒅 have􀒅 3n􀒅 researching􀒅 his􀒅 family􀒅 histo􀐵􀒅 for􀒅 nearly􀒅 six􀒅 years􀒅 and􀒅 though􀒅 I􀒅 know"􀒅m􀑕ch􀒅 about􀒅 his􀒅 guardians,􀒅 there􀒅 is􀒅 no􀒅 record􀒅 to􀒅 show􀒅 us􀒅 where􀒅 or􀒅 when􀒅 he􀒅 was􀒅 born􀒅 and􀒅 to􀒅 whan.􀒅 Yours􀒅 sincerely,􀒅 Barbara􀒅 Botterill􀒅 (nee􀒅 Powell)􀒅 Info􀐡tion􀒅 can􀒅 be􀒅 addres􀐻􀒅 to􀒅 Mr.􀒅 Len􀒅 Eastgate􀒅 care􀒅 of􀒅 the􀒅 F.ditor􀒅 /5 16th September 11.00 a. m. Sidesman First Reader Coffee Creche and SW'lday School Cleaning Flowers 23rd September 11.00a. m. Sidesman First Reader Coffee Creche and Sunday School Cleaning Flowers 30th September 8.00 a.m. Sidesman 11.00 a.m. Sidesman First Reader Coffee Creche and Sunday School Cleaning Flowers 7th October 8.00 a.m. Sidesman 11.00 a.m. Sidesman First Reader Coffee Creche and Sunday School Cleaning Flowers ST. JAMES IlUIY RCSl'ER PENI'ECOST 'Xc,/ Parish Cannunion Mr. King Luke 11 V 1-13 Mrs. Harpur Ephesians 3 v 14--ald Mr. & Mrs. Pepler At the Vicarage Mrs. Robb Miss Perryman PENTEX:.'OS'I' XVI Parish cannunion Mrs. Richmond Luke 16 v 19 - end􀒅 Mrs. Handy John 4 v 15 - end Mrs. Coish and Mrs. Paton All in church Mrs. Pontin and􀒅 Mrs. Pepler All ladies PENTEX:.'OS'I' XVI I Holy cannunion Mr. Handy Mattins Mrs. Ames Luke 7 v 1 - 10 Mrs. Parker Gal 2 v 15 - 3 v 9 Mrs. Baker and Mrs. Sagajillo At the Vicarage Mrs. Parker and􀒅 Mrs. Baker Mrs. Street PENTEX:.'OS'I' 'Xc,/II I Holy cannunion Mr. Eastgate Family Service Mr. Grenfell Readings to be􀒅advised Mrs . Harpur and􀒅 Mrs. l'Jres All in church Mrs . Belcher and Mrs. Neal Mrs. l'Jres -6- ,a rD ,a rD 14th October 11.00 a .m. Sidesman First Reader Coffee PENTEX:.'OS'I' XIX Parish cannunion Creche and􀒅 Sunday School Cleaning Mr. Hayton Luke 19 v 1 - lO Mrs. Pepler Ranans 5 v 1 - ll Mrs. Perryman and Mrs. smith At the Vicarage Mrs. Armstrong Flowers Mrs. Stopford OH LA LA! FRrnQI FETE RAISES £2,500 Dorney School took on a continental air when it held its annual School Fete on June 30th; red, white and blue stalls laden with goodies filled the playground and classrooms, and an initial torrential downpour did nothing to dampen the "entente cordiale". The aroma of croissants, quiche, 'chiens chauds' (hot dogs!) and French apple tart wafted from the school's own version of Cafe Rene, complete with pavement tables, French music and Le Louvre gallery displaying the children's entries for the art competition. The Fancy Dress was on a French theme, too, with a splendid array of costunes, including a nrustard pot, champagne bottles, onion seller, guillotine, and a frog. Our thanks go to Madame Denise Brahns, who opened the Fete, and together with Mr. Len Eastgate, a former Head of the school, judged the competitions. Sholen Dance Academy entertained the crowds with a thrilling display which included, of course, the can-can, and our appreciation goes to everyone who participated in the event. The money raised will be used to purchase vital science equipnent, and a computer and television for our new extra classroom opening in September. Merci ! SBO 0583/90 SBO 0580/90 SBO 0627/90 SBO 0655/90 SBD 0680/90 PLANNrn:; APPLICATIONS RECEIVED Retention of front porch 46 Har=urt Road Single storey side/rear extension and 1st floor side/rear extension Blackhall Court 5 Old Marsh Lane First floor extension - Pieman 's way 4 Old Marsh Lane Extensions and alterations in=rporating double garage '!he Chalet 4 Dorney Reach Road Rear Conservatory '!he Orchard 33 Har=urt Road -7- NAWRE􀒅 N'.JI'ES􀒅 - JUNE-JULY􀒅 1990􀒅 Rain􀒅 has􀒅 helped􀒅 grass􀒅 and􀒅 vegetation􀒅 to􀒅 recover􀒅 and􀒅 becane􀒅 green􀒅 again.􀒅 HO'weVer􀒅 carefully􀒅 I􀒅 net􀒅 our􀒅 stra􀑥rries􀒅 and􀒅 raspberries,􀒅 starlings􀒅 and􀒅 blackbirds􀒅 still􀒅 manage􀒅 to􀒅 pilfer.􀒅 'Ihere􀒅 are􀒅 many􀒅 young􀒅 sparrows􀒅 this􀒅 year􀒅 and􀒅 my􀒅 husband􀒅 watched􀒅 parents􀒅 feeding􀒅 their􀒅 offspring􀒅 which􀒅 they􀒅 had􀒅 placed􀒅 in􀒅 the􀒅 thick􀒅 clanatis􀒅 which􀒅 climbs􀒅 over􀒅 our􀒅 shed.􀒅 Very􀒅 few􀒅 rooks􀒅 now􀒅 cane􀒅 to􀒅 thE!􀒅 bird􀒅 table􀒅 much􀒅 to􀒅 the􀒅 delight􀒅 of􀒅 the􀒅 magpies􀒅 as􀒅 they􀒅 no􀒅 longer􀒅 have􀒅 strong􀒅 o􀐋sition.􀒅 Lady 's􀒅Bedstraw􀒅 and􀒅 St.􀒅 John's􀒅 Wort􀒅 are􀒅 now􀒅 in􀒅 blocm,􀒅 making􀒅 golden􀒅 patches􀒅 along􀒅 verges􀒅 and􀒅 banks.􀒅 I􀒅 also􀒅 saw􀒅 a􀒅 solitary􀒅 Camon􀒅 Brocmrape􀒅 by􀒅 the􀒅 river.􀒅 It􀒅 is􀒅 said􀒅 that􀒅 if􀒅 there􀒅 is􀒅 rain􀒅 on􀒅 29th􀒅 June,􀒅 st.􀒅 Peter􀒅 and􀒅 st.􀒅 Paul's􀒅 Day,􀒅 there􀒅 will􀒅 be􀒅 a􀒅 bad􀒅 harvest.􀒅 Fortunately,􀒅 for􀒅 our􀒅 area,􀒅 this􀒅 day􀒅 was􀒅 warm􀒅 and􀒅 sunn􀑞.􀒅 'Ihe􀒅 continuous􀒅 dry􀒅 weather􀒅 is􀒅 beginning􀒅 to􀒅 kill􀒅 off􀒅 trees.􀒅 I􀒅 have􀒅 noticed􀒅 alders􀒅 and􀒅 white􀒅 willows􀒅 are􀒅 particularly􀒅 affected􀒅 and􀒅 a􀒅 large􀒅 patch􀒅 of􀒅 brambles􀒅 by􀒅 the􀒅 M4􀒅 footpath􀒅 is􀒅 now􀒅 dead􀒅 􀑢.􀒅 'Ihis􀒅 is􀒅 very􀒅 "'°rrying􀒅 as􀒅 so􀒅 many􀒅 trees􀒅 \>.Ere􀒅 lost􀒅 during􀒅 the􀒅 t"'°􀒅 recent􀒅 hurricanes.􀒅 Toadflax􀒅 and􀒅 bright,􀒅 blue􀒅 chicory􀒅 help􀒅 to􀒅 take􀒅 one's􀒅 eye􀒅 off􀒅 the􀒅 r􀑖bbish􀒅 􀑈􀒅 onto􀒅 the􀒅 M4􀒅 footpaths􀒅 and􀒅 the􀒅 Great􀒅 Mullein􀒅 seems􀒅 to􀒅 be􀒅 doing􀒅 well􀒅 this􀒅 year.􀒅 'Ihis􀒅 is􀒅 a􀒅 tall􀒅 plant􀒅 with􀒅 a􀒅 long􀒅 spike􀒅 of􀒅 􀐽all􀒅 􀑶llow􀒅 flowers􀒅 and􀒅 furry,􀒅 grey􀒅 leaves.􀒅 Once􀒅 the􀒅 wind􀒅 blows􀒅 its􀒅 seed􀒅 into􀒅 your􀒅 garden􀒅 you􀒅 have􀒅 it􀒅 forever.􀒅 It􀒅 is􀒅 often􀒅 grown􀒅 in􀒅 the􀒅 borders􀒅 of􀒅 gardens􀒅 being􀒅 called􀒅 by􀒅 its􀒅 latin􀒅 name􀒅 of􀒅 􀑟erbascun􀒅 'Iha􀐎us􀒅 but􀒅 if􀒅 nature􀒅 makes􀒅 you􀒅 a􀒅 gift􀒅 of􀒅 it􀒅 your􀒅 garden􀒅 will􀒅 have􀒅 a􀒅 􀐶triking􀒅 plant􀒅 at􀒅 no􀒅 cost.􀒅 LOIS PARKER NAWRE􀒅 NJl'E.S - JULY/Aix;tJST􀒅 1990􀒅 Grass􀒅 is􀒅 b􀑝t􀒅 brown􀒅 and􀒅 garden􀒅 plants􀒅 are􀒅 dying􀒅 owing􀒅 to􀒅 the􀒅 heatwave􀒅 but􀒅 so􀒅 called􀒅 􀑧s􀒅 flourish.􀒅 Burdock,􀒅 Hogweed,􀒅 St.􀒅 John's􀒅 \'k>r t,􀒅 'Ibadflax,􀒅 Wild􀒅 carrot􀒅 Wild􀒅 Parsnip ,􀒅 Wall􀒅 lettuce,􀒅 Corn􀒅 'Ihistle,􀒅 Cllico ry,􀒅 Traveller "s􀒅Joy,􀒅 etc.,􀒅 are􀒅 '􀒅 thriving.􀒅 Pale􀒅 mauve􀒅 teasels􀒅 are􀒅 beginnill9􀒅 to􀒅 bloan􀒅 and􀒅 the􀒅 long􀒅 spikes􀒅 of􀒅 docks􀒅 seeding􀒅 early􀒅 make􀒅 splashes􀒅 of􀒅 russet􀒅 against􀒅 stalks􀒅 of􀒅 bleached􀒅 grass.􀒅 I􀒅 was􀒅 pleased􀒅 to􀒅 see􀒅 a􀒅 Purple􀒅 Lettuce􀒅 in􀒅 Marsh􀒅 Lane􀒅 and􀒅 also􀒅 a􀒅 large􀒅 cl􀑗np􀒅 of􀒅 Narrow􀒅 leaved􀒅 Bird 's􀒅Foot􀒅 Trefoil.􀒅 'Ihe􀒅 Purple􀒅 Lettuce􀒅 is􀒅 similar􀒅 to􀒅 the􀒅 Wall􀒅 Lettuce􀒅 e􀑱cept􀒅 that􀒅 it􀒅 has􀒅 􀐷mall􀒅 purple􀒅 flowers.􀒅 Eb􀑄h􀒅 grow􀒅 to􀒅 around􀒅 3􀒅 ft.􀒅 'Ihere􀒅 is .􀒅a􀒅 pair􀒅 of􀒅 swans􀒅 in􀒅 the .􀒅vicinity􀒅 of􀒅 the􀒅 M4􀒅 bridge􀒅 with􀒅 one􀒅 cygnet.􀒅 It􀒅 is􀒅 not􀒅 possible􀒅 to􀒅 tell􀒅 whether􀒅 this􀒅 is􀒅 the􀒅 same􀒅 pair􀒅 I􀒅 reported􀒅 with􀒅 five􀒅 cygnets.􀒅 Cygnets􀒅 fall􀒅 prey􀒅 to􀒅 rats􀒅 and􀒅 pike􀒅 which􀒅 drag􀒅 them􀒅 under􀒅 the􀒅 water.􀒅 Foxes􀒅 are􀒅 -8- • • doing􀒅 well􀒅 for􀒅 themselves􀒅 having􀒅 taken􀒅 my􀒅 ne.ightour's􀒅 chickens􀒅 and􀒅 ducks,􀒅 A􀒅 friend􀒅 has􀒅 info􀐢d􀒅 me􀒅 that􀒅 a􀒅 female􀒅 hedgehog􀒅 canes􀒅 into􀒅 her􀒅 garden􀒅 in􀒅 Harcx:>Urt􀒅 Road􀒅 with􀒅 her􀒅 baby.􀒅 1he􀒅 baby􀒅 is􀒅 􀐿th􀒅 coated􀒅 as􀒅 it􀒅 is􀒅 not􀒅 yet􀒅 old􀒅 enough􀒅 to􀒅 develop􀒅 prickles.􀒅 She􀒅 also􀒅 has􀒅 many􀒅 frogs􀒅 and􀒅 it􀒅 is􀒅 a􀐴sing􀒅 to􀒅 watch􀒅 her􀒅 dog􀒅 trying􀒅 to􀒅 catch􀒅 them.􀒅 'I\..o􀒅 fungi􀒅 known􀒅 as􀒅 Dryad 's􀒅saddles􀒅 are􀒅 growing􀒅 on􀒅 a􀒅 syca􀐬ore􀒅 tree􀒅 in􀒅 this􀒅 garden􀒅 despite􀒅 the􀒅 hot􀒅 􀑦ther.􀒅 'Ihere􀒅 are􀒅 many􀒅 butterflies􀒅 enjoying􀒅 the􀒅 sunshine.􀒅 '!he􀒅 Gatekeeper􀒅 butterfly􀒅 is􀒅 well􀒅 represented􀒅 on􀒅 our􀒅 marjoram,􀒅 now􀒅 in􀒅 flower.􀒅 A􀒅 Speckled􀒅 ltxxi􀒅 and􀒅 Meadow􀒅 B􀐪􀒅 came􀒅 into􀒅 the􀒅 garden􀒅 which􀒅 is􀒅 unusual􀒅 as􀒅 gardens􀒅 are􀒅 not􀒅 their􀒅 no􀐛mal􀒅 habitats.􀒅 I􀒅 was􀒅 also􀒅 pleased􀒅 to􀒅 see􀒅 a􀒅 Magpie􀒅 noth􀒅 in􀒅 our􀒅 porch,􀒅 once􀒅 so􀒅 camon,􀒅 now􀒅 fairly􀒅 rare.􀒅 I􀒅 had􀒅 a􀒅 tele􀐂e􀒅 call􀒅 fran􀒅 a􀒅 house􀒅 in􀒅 oak􀒅 stubbs􀒅 Lane􀒅 to􀒅 say􀒅 that􀒅 a􀒅 Sparrawhawk􀒅 had􀒅 flown􀒅 against􀒅 their􀒅 kitclen􀒅 window􀒅 and􀒅 broken􀒅 its􀒅 neck.􀒅 It􀒅 was􀒅 a􀒅 young􀒅 bird􀒅 and􀒅 ringed,􀒅 probably􀒅 as􀒅 a􀒅 nestling.􀒅 1he􀒅 ring􀒅 is􀒅 to􀒅 be􀒅 sent􀒅 􀑍􀒅 the􀒅 British􀒅 Musell􀑃l.􀒅 1ho􀑛h􀒅 the􀒅 bird's􀒅 death􀒅 is􀒅 sad􀒅 it􀒅 is􀒅 gocx:1􀒅 to􀒅 know􀒅 that􀒅 this􀒅 species􀒅 is􀒅 in􀒅 our􀒅 area􀒅 as􀒅 their􀒅 nmibers􀒅 were􀒅 greatly􀒅 reduced􀒅 owing􀒅 to􀒅 insecticides.􀒅 LOIS􀒅 PARKER􀒅 DORNEY􀒅 AND􀒅 DISTRICT􀒅 HORTICULTURAL􀒅 SOCIETY􀒅 There􀒅 are􀒅 always􀒅 pluses􀒅 and􀒅 minuses􀒅 in􀒅 this􀒅 hot􀒅 weather.􀒅 1he􀒅 lawns􀒅 do􀒅 not􀒅 have􀒅 to􀒅 be􀒅 nown􀒅 but􀒅 the􀒅 parched􀒅 grass􀒅 looks􀒅 terrible.􀒅 It􀒅 is􀒅 also􀒅 amazing􀒅 that􀒅 when􀒅 plants􀒅 are􀒅 looking􀒅 sick􀒅 fran􀒅 lack􀒅 of􀒅 water,􀒅 all􀒅 the􀒅 \Eeds􀒅 look􀒅 lush􀒅 and􀒅 flc,,,.,er􀒅 magnificently.􀒅 Let'$􀒅 hope􀒅 􀑨􀒅 you􀒅 read􀒅 this􀒅 that􀒅 we􀒅 will􀒅 have􀒅 had􀒅 a􀒅 good􀒅 down􀐆r􀒅 to􀒅 perk􀒅 everything􀒅 up􀒅 for􀒅 the􀒅 SUrrner􀒅 Show.􀒅 I.eave􀒅 new􀒅 gladioli􀒅 co:an.s􀒅 undisturbed􀒅 until􀒅 fully􀒅 mature.􀒅 Plant􀒅 irises􀒅 (Dutch,􀒅 Spanish,􀒅 F.nglish)􀒅 for􀒅 flCMering􀒅 in􀒅 May/June.􀒅 Start􀒅 planting􀒅 lilies􀒅 as􀒅bulba􀒅 becane􀒅 available.􀒅 Purchase􀒅 S\Eet􀒅 peas􀒅 for􀒅 planting􀒅 next􀒅 􀐮th.􀒅 Plant􀒅 Spring􀒅 bulbs􀒅 as􀒅 simner􀒅 bedding􀒅 plants􀒅 die􀒅 and􀒅 also􀒅 in􀒅 grou􀐍􀒅 around􀒅 􀐼􀒅 and􀒅 in􀒅 the􀒅 la􀑫.􀒅 Now􀒅 is􀒅 the􀒅 time􀒅 to􀒅 overha ul􀒅 the􀒅 greenhouse􀒅 and􀒅 give􀒅 a􀒅 good􀒅 clean􀒅 inside􀒅 and􀒅 out.􀒅 Use􀒅 Jeyes􀒅 Fluid􀒅 as􀒅 it􀒅 kills􀒅 all􀒅 those􀒅 little􀒅 insect􀒅 eggs􀒅 which􀒅 are􀒅 so􀒅 hard􀒅 to􀒅 see.􀒅 'Ihen􀒅 let􀒅 the􀒅 house􀒅 air􀒅 for􀒅 bo􀒅 days􀒅 before􀒅 replacing􀒅 the􀒅 plants.􀒅 If􀒅 you􀒅 have􀒅 not􀒅 taken􀒅 your􀒅 fuchsia􀒅 and􀒅 zonal􀒅 pelargonii.rn􀒅 cuttings􀒅 now􀒅 is􀒅 your􀒅 last􀒅 chance.􀒅 'Ihe􀒅 later􀒅 you􀒅 leave􀒅 it􀒅 the􀒅 m:>re􀒅 likely􀒅 the􀒅 young􀒅 cuttings􀒅 will􀒅 die.􀒅 It􀒅 is􀒅 best􀒅 to􀒅 keep􀒅 the􀒅 old􀒅 plants􀒅 and􀒅 take􀒅 cuttings􀒅 in􀒅 the􀒅 spring.􀒅 Continue􀒅 dead􀒅 heading􀒅 and􀒅 cutting􀒅 back􀒅 ha􀐚dy􀒅 herbaceous􀒅 plants.􀒅 Continue􀒅 feeding􀒅 dahlias􀒅 once􀒅 a􀒅 fortnight􀒅 with􀒅 a􀒅 li􀐒uid􀒅 fertiliser􀒅 not􀒅 only􀒅 to􀒅 produce􀒅 good􀒅 bloans􀒅 but􀒅 also􀒅 to􀒅 build􀒅 up􀒅 strong􀒅 t􀑘rs.􀒅 Also,􀒅 remember􀒅 to􀒅 save􀒅 sane􀒅 dahlia􀒅 seed.􀒅 start􀒅 to􀒅 prepare􀒅 for􀒅 Christmas.􀒅 Hyacinths􀒅 are􀒅 a􀐧g􀒅 the􀒅 􀐨t􀒅 􀐄lar􀒅 bulbs􀒅 for􀒅 g􀐩ing􀒅 indoors.􀒅 You􀒅 can􀒅 p􀑔t􀒅 all􀒅 manner􀒅 of􀒅 bulbs􀒅 into􀒅 pots􀒅 and􀒅 you􀒅 should􀒅 have􀒅 a􀒅 display􀒅 fran􀒅 Olristmas􀒅 to􀒅 F.aster.􀒅 Don't􀒅 forget􀒅 the􀒅 containers􀒅 you􀒅 have􀒅 outside􀒅 all􀒅 year.􀒅 1here􀒅 is􀒅 a􀒅 great􀒅 variety􀒅 of􀒅 miniature􀒅 bulbs􀒅 so􀒅 delicate􀒅 and􀒅 colourful􀒅 and􀒅 when􀒅 they􀒅 flower􀒅 winter􀒅 will􀒅 be􀒅 disa􀐉ring􀒅 and􀒅 spring􀒅 will􀒅 be􀒅 round􀒅 the􀒅 corner.􀒅 W. J.PARKER􀒅 -9- Advance notice .• • •• •• A concert of : ·EBGLISB CHURCH MUSIC or THE GOLDEB AGE· including Duets, Trios and organ music of the period will be given in St.James Church, Dorney 8.00p■• FRIDAY 12th OCTOBER 1990. b􀑴􀒅 THE DATCHET MU SIC GROUP "HOSICA RIPERSISw Proceeds will be in aid of church funds . Ref reshments will be provided and are included in the cost of the tickets. Entry by prog ramme, availa ble from Mrs Mary Baker. Elm View, Harsh Lane, Dorney.Te l: Burnham 661435. Adulta 􀑻5.00;􀒅 Senior Citizens £3.00. Children(under16} roe. SUSAN HANDY srnJOL CF-JlAION::: Principal:􀒅 SUsan􀒅 Handy,􀒅 A.I.S.T.D.􀒅 Hons.􀒅 Classes􀒅 for􀒅 children􀒅 aged􀒅 2\􀒅 u􀐑rds 􀑽in􀒅 Ballet􀒅 General􀒅 Dancing􀒅 Drama􀒅 Tap􀒅 M::ldern􀒅 Jazz􀒅 Ballet􀒅 O'iildren􀒅 entered􀒅 for􀒅 examinations􀒅 in􀒅 the􀒅 Enrico􀒅 Cecchetti􀒅 method􀒅 Keep􀒅 Fit􀒅 with􀒅 Creche􀒅 & Ballet􀒅 classes􀒅 for􀒅 adults􀒅 Classes􀒅 in􀒅 Etoo,􀒅 Da.tdlet􀒅 and􀒅 Windsor􀒅 Enqu.i..ries􀒅 "IeleplCne􀒅 0753 42990 July􀒅 28th􀒅 1990 August􀒅 4th􀒅 1990 August􀒅 4th􀒅 1990 August􀒅 18th 1990 w,mm:;s Mark􀒅 Leslie􀒅 Pettitt􀒅 to􀒅 L􀑓cy􀒅 Anne􀒅 Dale􀑵􀒅 Briscoe􀒅 Michael􀒅 Broadley􀒅 to􀒅 catriona􀒅 Pontin􀒅 Duncan􀒅 Russell􀒅 Guest􀒅 to􀒅 Nicola􀒅 Jane􀒅 Sponneck􀒅 Tim:,thy􀒅 Lane􀒅 to􀒅 Kathryn􀒅 Gereson􀒅 **********􀒅 -10- l DORNEY WOMEN 1 S INSTITUTE July The July meeting is always planned to be held outdoors, usually problematical due to our inclement weather, but this year there seemed little doubt but that plans could be firm; however, our hostess presented us with an extremely generous invitation, the use of her lovely garden if fine, and her house if the weather should change. July 11th proved to be yet another glorious sunny day, and our_ grateful thanks go to Mrs. Barbara Smith for her hospitality, which made our meeting a very happy and pleasureable occasion. Appreciation was expressed to Mrs. Crane for the arrangements she made for the visit to Althorp House in June. It had been a very pleasant and interesting excursion and, as always, had been efficiently organised. A group of members attended the Village Happening on July 15th and provided the Teas for this occasion. On August 3rd several members went to the ttCelebration 70" birthday event at Dr. Cballoner 1 s Grammar School, Amersham. This proved very enjoyable, with many interesting things to see and events in which to participate. There was a splendid Exhibition of Paintings, containing many excellent works of art, and the Hall containing the Craft Exhibition had the most beautiful and artistically arranged stands displaying craftwork of all kinds made by W.I. members. We obviously have very talented people in the W.I. As there is no meeting during August it was decided to have an Afternoon Tea Party, and Mrs. Williams very generously volunteered to hold this in her garden. Again, the weather proved to be cooperative, there was a very good attendance, and everyone enjoyed this very pleasant get-together in lovely surroundings. Our appreciation and grateful thanks to Mrs. Williams for allowing us the use of her lovely garden and house. An item of interest in the News Letter advised that Action Packs are available for members wishing to learn Quilting. The packs are for beginners and small groups, and they contain all information needed without a tutor. Address for application is given in the News Letter. The National Tea Party is being held at the Group Meeting at Iver Heath on September 11th, and members are reminded that as many as possible should attend this memorable event. A competition is being held for a flower arrangement for a dinner table. The Speaker at our own meeting on September 12th will be Mr. G. Messenger on Madame Tussauds. THE STORY OF A SCHOOL - PART XX Truth is stranger than fiction! Bertie Powell, the hero of our last chapter, has had a telephone conversation with one of his childhood friends of the Dorney Children 1 s Home and has heard from a teacher who was at the school during the First World War. His daughter, Mrs. Barbara Botterill, has been doing a lot of research on his behalf and is appealing for further help - see letter in this month's Dorney Parish News. It may turn out that Asuosmteroanel iia.n EtLoent• osr hEotpoen tWhiactk tmhaiys hsatvoer ya hlaosn ga lhoasptp yu necnldei nign. -11- Now here are some more excerpts from Miss Bennett's notes on life in the village during the Twenties. Some Vicars I have known One of the first people to welcome me to Dorney was the Vicar, the Revd. Moriarty. His wife, too, was most friendly and helpful. They were always ready to join in the activities of the Parish. Mr. Moriarty had been a naval chaplain for many years, and everyone who knew him also knew of his loyalty and how he tried to express his loyalty to the children. He gave the School a large Union Jack, and this was flown on all royal occasions and historical anniversaries. He came every now and again to see if it had been flown properly. When he died, his coffin was draped with this flag. After a short interval his successor was appointed, a much younger man; and although he was only here a few years, we shall always remember him as the person who held the first meetings and set the project of building a Village Hall in motion. Unfortunately, Mr. Ford was not strong, and his health helped to cause his resignation before the Hall had really got started. Unwelcome Visitors The first arrived a few weeks after I came to Dorney, on Palm Sunday. We had gone to bed and were almost asleep, when we heard horrible noises coming from the garden. These got worse and worse until we could stand it no longer; and putting on warm coats we crept out the back way and went for help. We knew very few people, but Mr. Webb very kindly got up and came to our assistance. At first he was as puzzled as we were, but he traced the noises to a narrow flower-bed under my front room window. There behind a box hedge he found a young man wearing only one boot and in his shirt sleeves. He was very drunk, and when at last he was roused and stood up he protested that he meant no harm, and wanted to get to Windsor. He had no idea where his coat, tie, collar and other boot were. We found the coat hanging on a post in the playground, so he put it on and went limping off to Windsor with only one boot. The other, together with the collar and tie, were found in various parts of the village, but we never heard any more of the young man, so could not return his clothes. Several years later we came back from our summer holidays to find a policeman waiting at the gate to tell us that a burglary had been committed. Thieves had ransacked every room in the house, turning out every drawer and cupboard, but taking very little, as all money and valuables had been put safely away before we left home. The thieves, three men and a woman, had used the schoolhouse as a resting place before visiting several large houses in the district. They were caught on their way back to London, tried and sentenced to several years' imprisonment, thanks to our local police. Len Eastgate To be continued. -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. 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Colin Pontin either telephone him direct or leave a message at Dorney Vicarage, Tel: (0628) 662823 Printed by Suro Press, Old Station Yard, Tap/ow, Berks. Tel: (0628) 663122 ISSUE NO. 8/90 THE PARISH PUMP Notes on a meeting of the Parish Council held in Septen1ber 1990 OCTOBER 1990 1. !!ighway Mai;,!,􀃼 Once again it appears that t.he economic climate prevents the implementation of some road safety devices, including road humps. However, further speed enforcement by police in Village Road will be undertaken when possible. 2. Playgroun.!LE'􀈎 The s􀈏at has now been installed. The Council is looking jnto various options concerning the boundary hedge which in places has become unsightly. 3. Payments for the last two months include: Grass cutting £60; £189 audit; £78 street lighting; £65 copying services; £136 salaries. The certificate of audit will appear on the notice board. 4. The Council is becoming increasingly concernnd about the danger to pedestrians, particularly children, of overgrown hedges obstructing the pavement. It is hoped householders concerned will turn their attention to this potential hazard. 5. There were no objections to the following planning applications: 0627/90 First floor extension 4 Old Marsh Lane 0655/90 Extensions and alterations 4 Dorney Reach Road 0680/90 Rear conservatory 33 Harcourt Road 6. Some householders will have received survey forms to assess public reac.;tion to the Flood Alleviation Scheme. These forms are not viewed with satisfaction by the Parish Council, who have invited a N.R.A. rep1·esentative to a future meeting. 7, M4 Widening Following the appearance of yellow marks on some roads in the parish, the Cc,uncil is continuing to watch the situation carefully to ensure that any work has the minimum adverse effect. Fnrt.her details are hoped for in November. 8, There will be a vacancy for District Councillor in May 1991. * * DORNEY & DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY Bring & Buy Sale Sunday 7th October - 10 a.m. Dorney Village Hall Car Park From Revd.Colin Pontin. Oct.ober 1990. During the summer we visited France. One of the things we always enjoy, especially in the smaller towns, is to visit the local markets. Every large town has its inevitable Hyper-Market. These are vast places rather like airports, where you can buy everything from a pin to an elephant; they are, however, soulless and totally impersonal. The markets we visit are the small local affairs where the people meet to sell their produce, exchange news and views and enjoy one another's company. It is a spiritual operation as much as commercial, and, I have no doubt, is the highspot of the week. If they make a few extra francs well and good, but one feels that this is not the primary objective. In England especially, church going is sometimes reduced to the Hyper-market model. We go, when we must, to satisfy our conscience, fulfil our 'duty', or to fill the spiritual gap in our lives. We try not to get too close to other people and under no circumstances get emotionally involved. Our prayer life can be reduced to filling our trolley and getting home again as quickly as possible. The life of the Family of God should not be like this; perhaps it should be more like the local market. The Apostle Paul, writing to the Christians at Corinth1 emphasised that when we come together we should bring with us the gifts that God has given to us, to share with others,to enjoy one anothet's faith and company,to give as well as receive. Perhaps the reason why our church life is very often boring (to use an over-worked word), is that it has become a 'spectator sport'. If there is no involvement then it can become very boring indeed. When next we attend church let us ask ourselves the question: 11 what am I taking to share with others? 11 Perhaps it will be profound spiritual experience, perhaps a smile or an encouraging word. It is as we •trade' together that we shall grow together and, I believe, grow in numbers. Colin. 'COURTDOVB' The series of studies to prepare us for the Decade of Evangelism commenced in September. The series will continue this month. The venues for the groups during October will be: Wednesday Evenings: 8.00pm. The Vicarage, 69a Eton Wick Road, Eton Wick. Thursday Evenings: 8.00pm. 1 Emlyns Buildings, Eton. You will be very welcome if you are free. -2- 21st October 1 1 . 00 a .m. Sidesman First Reader Coffee Creche & Sunday School Cleaning Flowers 28th October 11 . 00 a . m . Sidesman First Reader Coffee Creche & Sunday School Cleaning Flowers 4th November 8 . 00 a .m . Sidesman 11 . 00 a .m . First Reader Coffee Creche & Sunday School Cleaning Flowers 11th November 11 . 00 a.m. Sidesman First Reader Coffee Creche & Sunday School Cleaning September 2nct September 15th ST. JAMES DUTY ROSTER LAST SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST Parish Communion Mrs. Dyson Matthew 2 5 : 1-13 Mrs. Liney Rev. 7: 2-4, 9-end Mrs . Richmond and Kristina At the Vicarage Mrs . Eastgate and Mrs . Jones Mrs . Belcher NINTH SU􀅯DAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS Parish Communion Mr . Belcher John 1 : 1-14 Mrs . Hayton Col . 1 : 15-20 Mrs. Parker and Mrs. Butcher At the Vicarage Mrs . Street Mrs . Springbett EIGHTH SUNDAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS Holy Communion Mr . Liney Family Service Readings to be advised Mrs . Morr·ow and Mrs. Westendorp All in church Mrs. Robb Mrs. Smith SEVENTH SUNDAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY Parish Communion Mr s. Baker ) Readings to be advised Mrs. Harpur) Mr . and Mrs. Hayton At the Vicarage Mrs . Pontin and Mrs. Pepler BAPTISMS Kimberly Louise Smithies Thomas Henry Liney MARRIAGES Al exander Jacob Wolswinkel to AngC>la June Perryman Stephen Webster to Elizabeth Wlllets - 3 - ADVANCE NOTICE: On Saturday af ternoon 3rd November the PCC is p lanning to meet to pray together and to discuss objec tives for the church in Dorney for the next 2/3 years . We hope that this will be the first o f seve ral such meet ings when we c an set aside the 'nuts and bolts ' o f church life and concentrate on the spi ritual life of the paris h . If anyone has a particular worry o r idea which you would like the PCC to consider will you please let us know. We cannot promise to give you immediate answer s but we will certainly give serious consideration to any c ommunication we receive . Please pray for us anyway that in a l l our discuss ions and decisions we may be able to dis c e rn the mind of God for us here in Dorney . C o l i n . Sunday 7th October Thursday 11th October Friday 19th October Saturday 20th October Thursday 25th October Thursday 8th November Friday 16th November Thursday 22nd November Thursday 6th December Thursday 20th December Saturday 22nd December Saturday 19th January DORNEY W.I. PARISH COUNCIL MEETING DORNEY P. C.C. DORNEY VILLAGE HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE DORNEY OVER 60 ° s CLUB BROWNIES GUIDES DIARY OF EVENTS DDHS Bring & Buy Sale 10 a.m. Village Hall Car Park Whist Club Village Hall 8 p.m. DDHS Cheese & Wine Evening DVHMC 20th Anniversary Dance Whist Club Village Hall 8 p.m. Whist Club DDHS Annual Whist Club Village Hall 8 p.m. General Meeting Village Hall 8 p.m. Whist Club Village Hall 8 p.m. l\1tist Club Christmas Party DVHMC Christmas Dance DDHS Winter Dance * * * Second Wednesday of each month 􀈐 Second Tuesday of each month 8 p.m. Fi t·st Wednesday of each month Dorney Vicarage 8 p.m. Second Monday of each month in the Village Hall Second Tuesday of epch month Luncheon at the Vicarage Every Thursday Village Hall 6-7.30 p.m. Every Wednesday at the Vicarage 7.15-9.00 p.m. * DORNEY BABY-SITTING CLUB For details contact Jan Bowman 0628 23228 -4- • • 14 Septemher 1990. Dear Editors Junk Mai l. Melrose Oorney lteach . We all receive junk mail from time to time. extolling the virtues of purchasing limited editions, souvenirs never to be repeated and heavily disguised offers for time share accommoda tion. Recently the quality of the offers has increased . I can now have my own rowing lake , country park and nature reserve. This is being offered to me by Eton College . As with all such offers it is difficul t to discover the total cost and more importantly the profit that will accrue . It appears tha t the cost to me will be eight to ten years of total devastation and the pro fit will come from the sale of three and a ha lf million tonnes of gravel at market prices together with the commerc ial use of the facilities. I urge everyone to resist such a tempting offer , after all we already have all the facilities planned . We live right in the middle of a rowing facility, country park and a nature reserve. Do not be deceived hy commerce hiding behind environmental prom ises . Yours sincerely ,􀀃 t.􀀄 Michael Langston . -5- DORNEY WOMEN ' S INSTITUTE September Regardless of the fact that we are still in the holiday period, the W.I. seems to have been pretty actlv􀉕 during recent weeks. Due to the generosity of Mrs. Williams in letting us have the use of her lovely garden, a Tea Party 1,· as held there on August 8th. This was well supported and proved to be a very happy occasion; the weather was lovely, everything was very well organised by the Art Group who supplied an excellent tea, and a donation was given to the Thames Valley Hospice from the proceeds. In addition to our usual meeting on the 12th, there was a Group Meeting at Iver Heath on the 11th September - two meetings in one week - there must be enthusiasm. This was a country-wide celebration to mark the birth of the W . I. in the U . K. on 11th September 1915 , and the fact that there are now 9085 Women ' s Institutes in the U.K. must be a factor worth celebrating; as someone commented on the radio recently, it could be a force to reckon with. The 11th was a very happy occasion ; four local Institutes combined their efforts to hold a Tea Party, with entertainment provided by professional singers and each W. I . The competition for a flowe1• arrangement was won by Dorney. The proceeds of the afternoon ' s activities were being contributed to Childr·en ' s Charities. Tetleys very generously supplied tea, sugar and milk for the party, together with tea towels for Raffle prizes. A request was made at the meeting on the 12th for names to be submitted of members willing to serve on the Committee for next year, and the result will be given at next month ' s meeting. The Speaker this month was Mr. G. Messenger, on the History ot· Madame Tussauds. This proved to be most interesting, as Mr. Messenger was an able and entertaining speaker, and his talk was supported with very good slides, which included some of the Windsor Exhibition - a place well worth a visit. Next month the Speaker will be Squadron Leader R. Collins on Arthritis and Rheumatism Research - we should all make a point of being present. * * * NATURE NOTES August/September 1990 It was a pleasure to see the grass growing again after a weekend with rain in mid August. It is surprising how quickly it recovers. I am delighted t.o report that a h<>dgehog is once again visiting us, and hope it will not be a victim of our busy roads. Many Painted Lady butterflies have been seen ancl all species usual for th􀉖 time of year. My husband found a toad behind a big flowerpot . They are good for the garden and we have not had one visj ting us for years. They often hibernate under heaps of garden rubbish, and care has to be taken when burning it that toads or hedgehogs are not sleeping underneath. The swans previously seen with one cygnet now have one more with them which is encouraging. -6- While walking by the M4 footpath I saw a wasp attack.ing a 􀉗mall green caterpillar, obviously stinging it into unconsciousness so that it could be eaten. I found a good, strong- p J ant of Bur Marj gold not fa1· from Bray Lock. It grO\,s to around 3 ft., and does not resemble any other kind of marigold. The yellow flowers are as big as a buttercup and surrounded by a small collar of tiny leaves. Although it is normally very common, I have not seen it in our area before. A few days ago a beautiful C rimson Underwing moth flew into our house. It is a large moth and not uncommon. Its upper wings are brown but the bright crimson underwings make it a striking insect. September has brought some sunny and warm weather but rain i s still badly needed. Despite the drought there i s a crop of large horse mushrooms in our garden. Skeins of Canada geese a1·c frequently seen, which is a sign that autumn is near. Lois Parker * * * THE STORY OF A SCHOOL - continued from last month Here are some interesting excerpts from the School Log Book : February 10th, 1928 - School Dentist and Nurse Aldana visited this morning for the F IRST DENTAL II\SPECTIONS under the new scheme. March 16th, 1928 - RECORD OF PROGRES8 EXAMINATIONS taken this morning from 9. JO to 12.00 noon. Mrs . Dickens and Mrs. Nason sat with the children while the papers were being worked for some time, and the Revd. Ford came in later to help as invigilator. The children were given a holiday in the afternoon while the teachers marked the papers. March 25th, 1928 - The BURNHAM WATER COMPANY has installed a water system in the school and hand basins have been provided also. During the previous year, 192 7 , the Summer Holidays had been extended to allow for alterations to be completed. The School had been thorc,ughly repaj red, the Infants' Room enlarged, lighting and ventilation improved, new cloak-rooms made, and redecoration throughout. At that time there were 74 children on roll and three teachers. July 11th, 1928 - Evelyn An11iE, Young has been successful in gaining a £50 scholarship offered by the Daily Sketch and Allied Newspapers. She is 14 years of age, in Standard VII, and has always been a good worker . Len Eastgate To be continued -7- NOTES FROM THE DF.ANEHY. At your Annual Parochial Church Meeting , around Easter time , you elected your new Parochi<\l Church Counc il and your new represen tatives on the Deanery Synod . That Synod , which has about 115 members drawn from par.ishes in proportion to the numbers on the ir Electoral Rolls, met in July , and in turn elected members to be its Officers and members of its subcommittees. Janet Piggo tt, from Da tche t, was elected to be Lay Chairman in succession to John Irvine who had completed five years of hard work. The Revd Frank Wright from We st Slough succeeded the Revd Alan Bignell as Secre tary , and Paul Hurst from Hedgerley took over the Treasurer 's job from Chris Metcalfe of Stoke Pages. The Lay Chairman has a very important part to play. One of the major obj ectives of a Deanery Synod , as set out in the Synodical Government Measure, 1969 , is:- 'To bring together the views of the parishes of the Deanery on common problems , to discuss and formulate common po licies on these problems , to fos ter a sense of community and interdependence among those parishes and generally to promote in the Deanery the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecume􀅂 ical . 􀅃 Increasingly the Deanery, and particularly the Lay Cha irman, shares .in making important decisions in pu tting this idea into effect . For ins tance in the Pa storal Commi ttee we are asked to consider the deployment of clergy - and all the Teams in this Deanery, together with our Sector Ministries , have been developed as a result of ini tiatives in the Pastoral Committee. As from this year Deaneries are having responsibility in making the apportionment of Parish Shares between the parishes of the Deanery - and that affects us all very direc tly ! During the coming year there will be deba tes on the Ordination of Women to the Priesthood, developing work with 'Children in the Way', the Decade of Evangelism and the role of Church Schoo ls. The Rural Dean and the Lay Cha irman will have primary responsibi lity for mounting those debates. Please pray for your Deanery Synod , the members from your parish or Team , the Officers and all those who serve on it. Simon Brown . Runi.l Dean, -8- • • • FIRST DORNEY BROWNIES During our Sumter Term we welcomed Katie Blackman, Sarah Mi llward, Allison Truelove, Siobhan O'Haire, Karen Harlow and Clare Blow to our Pack. It is real ly nice to see our numbers increasing, we shall soon have a full pack which is very encouraging. The Pack continues to help other people less fortunate than themselves. We spent one Brownie meeting making biscuits for the District Cake Stal l , which was supporting an event to raise money for the Winnicott Baby Unit. The District raised over £120 during that afternoon. We were pleased to welcome Mrs Shirley West on behalf of Great Onnond Street to one of our meetings, she came to receive our cheque for £106.40 which the Brownies had raised recently by a Sponsored Stamp Trim. She told them all about the hospital and what their money would be used for. District Revels this year was held at the Village Hall. All the Brownies came dressed as a Nursery Rhyme character. During the day they played games and participated in various activities laid on for them. The afternoon ended with a sing song. In July the Brownies helped at the Vicarage Happening. Our side shows were 'FisO for a can of coke' and guess how ■any sweets in a large tin of Qual ity Street. Lots of fun was had by all. Laura Turner, Dawn Delpech and Katie Blackman were enrolled and made their promise at a ceremony to which their famil ies were invited. Zoe Clements and Eleanor Lewis served tea very nicely for them and so gained their Hostess Badge. We are pleased to welcome Mary Peachey as a Pack Leader along with Genna Ibbotson, they are a great help during our busy Pack meetings. The Imps new Sixer is Sarah Bosher and Zoe Clements i s her Seconder. Congratulations to the fol lowing Brownies who have gained badges: Zoe Clements Hostess, Footpath Laura Turner Pony Rider Eleanor lewis Sarah Dosher Hostess Road Deborah Linton Road Brown Owl . -9- DORNEY VILLAGE APPRAI SAL The report g iving details of your answers to the questionnaire issued last autumn was distributed to all households in the Parish in the early part of June . I f you did not receive your copy please contact Dorothy Holle on Maidenhead 25407, and she wi ll be pleased to forward you a free copy. I would like to thank all members of the Appraisal Committee and others who helped in printing and distr ibution for the considerable effort which resulted 1.n a return of nearly _.60% of questionnaires . Now it is up to everyone to see that the maximum notice is taken of the opinions reflected in the report . The committee, at its f inal meeting, cons idered an extract o f answers where there seemed t o b e a definite opinion held by a high percentage of the respondents . Question number opinion 8 Parish council should take action on by-laws 23 More visible police presence required 5 speeding in Village a considerable problem 16 use of Barbed wire is dangerous & offens ive 6 would like more lights in Dorney Reach 2 Regard the proposed Rowing Trench unfavourably 5 Speeding in Dorney Reach a cons iderable problem 39 In favour of a Recreati on Area for under 12s 18 In favour of bonfire & noise restr ictions 1 Aga inst the Flood Relief proposals 6 would like more lights in the Village 4 Parking in Dorney Reach a cons iderable problem 9 would l ike more grass cutting held by percent 92% 91% 87% 75\ 71\ 71\ 70% 6 6\ 61\ 59\ 58% 58\ 50\ Suggest ion: A proper footpath to link Reach-Church-Village The Par ish Counc il is to be asked to give consideration to the above opini ons and will no doubt keep res idents informed of their deliberations through the pages of this magazine and at the Annual Parish Meeting . The Committee wish to thank the Parish Council for fund ing the balance of the cost of printing both the questi onnaire and the report, thus relieving the committee members of the ir commitment to donate a sufficient sum to enable all households to receive a copy of the report. The final accounting i􀅮 as follows : Pr inting questionnaires Pr inting Report Stati onery + Postage Grant from Bucks Counc i l for Voluntary services Contr ibuti ons from Dorney Parish Council Keno Richmond -10 - 237 1 6 9 24 4 3 0 1 0 0 237 93 4 3 0 Auoust 1990 EDUCATION: 1990 and Beyond I hopt, you have had something of a summer holiday and find yourselves rested in body, soul and spirit. In this, my last piece to you, I shou]d like above all to thank you for all your kindness and friendliness over these last four and a half years. So many of you have been so welcoming and encouraging; thank you. Please remember me and my family as we move to our new work in Nottingham. Could I ask you to consider once again taking one or more of the courses of our Thameswey Christian Training Programme? There will be a short leat·1 et and a full prospectus from Thameswey in your church. Please do pick up a leaflet, think about taking a course, and sign up as early as you cana Courses will be available this year in Old Testament Studies, New Testament Studies, Prayer, Worship (all the nflw resources available for worship in our Church), Church History, Christian Ethics Christian Service and Pastoral Care, and in Mission and Evangeiism; there ·will also be a short. course considerjng the theme of Evil and Suffering. Please do feel that you will be very welcome on our courses. Thank you to all of you who have made􀉔 Thameswey possible and, I hope, fruitful and enjoyable. May the good Lord bless your growing in Christ in faith, in hope and in love. Michael Taylor Deanery Education Chaplain -11- TERSE VERSE Local motorists, please drive as you ought or sleeping policemen will be sought. Why should a reckless speeding fool give the hump to one and all? ************ A beastly cruiser on the Thames swamped rowing Billy and his friends. So now they'll flood a local meadow to accommodate the little fellow., ************ When the idea of The Course was broached where Olympic rowers would be coached traditionists opposed it. Yet the 'aye1 vote won, on aggregate. ************ From lakes and parks and fowl reserve dear Lord we villagers preserve and if you 1 ve time sweet Saviour, pray divert the Thames another way. -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: (0628) 24121 Editorial Board Distributors : The Editors, Mrs. M.C. Cody. Mrs. J.M. Spencer Dorincourt 45. 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Tel: (0628) 661435 Explorers and Creche at the Vicarage Parish Communion Holy Communion Family Service Holy Communion Mattins Revd. Colin H. Pontin 3 Leigh Park, Datchet, Slough, Berks, SL3 9JP. Tel: (0753) 40745 Mr. David Pepler 54, Hag Hill Rise, Taplow, Maidenhead, Berks. Tel: (0628) 663593 To contact the Revd. Colin Pontin either telephone him direct or leave a message at Dorney Vicarage, Tel: (0628) 662823 Printed by Suro Press, Old Station Yard, Tap/ow, Berks. Tel: (0628) 663122 • TSSUF: NO. 9/90 THE PARISH PUMP Notes on a meeting of the Parish Council held in O'.:'tober 1990 NOVEMBER 1990 l. Highway Matters It is anticipated that \\Ork will t,egin in November to strengthen the edges of a stretch of the road across the Carmon. 2. Minerals Subject Plan '!he Parish Council is being asked to support the District council in its observations and objections to the County Council's Replacement Miner􀒮ls Local Plan, Area 12. 3. Playground Hedge The Parish council is obtaining a quotation for clearing the shrub layer under the trees between the recreation ground and Harcourt Close, and cutting back overhanging branches where necessary. 4. Flcx:x'I Alleviation Scheme A copy of the draft recreation scheme has been received and will be carrnented on in due course. 5. Finance '!his rronth's outgoings include a donation of £280 to the Parish News: £270 for street lighting: £76 for Clerk's salary and typing of the Minutes. 6. Planning Apelications Under the spheres of mutual interest, amended plans for the developnent of Ma.nor Farm have been received. 'Ihe Planning Crnmittee reiterates its ccmnents on p:>ssible problems arising fran the access fran Carmon roa.d, and a developnent which intrudes on Green Belt land. 7. '!he Council has received with great regret the resignation, due to pressure of 􀒯rk, of Mr. David Shott, after 25 years of service to the Camiunity. Fro■ Revd.Colin Poncin. Noveaber 1990. This month we are remembering again those who gave their lives in two world wars and in the many other campaigns and confrontations since. We also remember and pray for those who bear the scars and still suffer from injuries received, both mental and physical. It is a great tragedy, that even as we remember past conflict, we appear to be on the brink of yet another war, which, if it breaks out into open hostilities will inevitably lead to yet more heartbreak and sorrow, pain and injury, and sow the seeds of future hatred. Facing this situation what should we, as Christians, be doing? The most important thing we can do is to give ourselves to prayer. It has been one of the strengths of this country, that when faced with 􀒰 impossible odds, at Dunkirk, the Battle of Britain and at other times in our history, we have committed ourselves to pray. I believe that this has been a decisive factor in preserving the peace. Let us pray for those caught up in the Gulf crisis, those held hostage, and especially the leaders of the nations involved, that reason and humanity may prevail. I am sure that we all support the stand against tyranny and oppression but let us also remember that we are all involved in the failures of mankind; right is never wholly on one side. The Bishop of Oxford recently reminded some of us of the prayer of Reinhold Niebuhr during World War II. It reads: "Lord, we pray this day mindful of the sorry confusion of our world. Look with mercy upon this generation of your children so steeped in misery of their own contriving, so far strayed from your ways and so blinded by passions. We pray for the victims of tyranny, that they may resist oppression with courage. We pray for wicked and cruel men, whose arrogance reveals to us what the sin of our own hearts is like when it has conceived and brought forth its final fruit. We pray for ourselves who live in peace and quietness, that we may not regard our good fortune as proof of our virtue, or rest content to have our ease at the price of other men's sorrow and tribulations. We pray for all who have some vision of your will, despite the confusions and betrayals of human sin, that they may humbly and resolutely plan for and fashion the foundations of a just peace between men, even while they seek to preserve what is fair and just among us against the threat of malignant powers.'' A good prayer for this November. Colin. Reaembrance Day Service Please note that the service in church on Sunday November 11th will be slightly earlier Chan uaual. It vill co••ence at 10.45a■• to enable us to observe the tvo minutes silence at 11.00a■• - 2􀉅 - From: Revd. Bob Hind. Deanery Industrial Chaplain. Slough 2813 1 . ETHICAL􀉅 INVESTMENT􀉅 --- an􀉅 idea􀉅 whose􀉅 t ime􀉅 has􀉅 come?􀉅 Recently􀉅 at􀉅 King' s􀉅 College􀉅 London,􀉅 a􀉅 seminar􀉅 was􀉅 convened􀉅 on􀉅 this􀉅 subject.􀉅 Arranged􀉅 by􀉅 General􀉅 Synod' s􀉅 ethical􀉅 investment􀉅 group􀉅 CCEIG)􀉅 together􀉅 with􀉅 the􀉅 Ethical􀉅 Investment􀉅 Research􀉅 and􀉅 Information􀉅 Service􀉅 vember Saturday 24th November 'lhursaay 6th December 'lhursday 13th December 'Ihursday 20th December saturday 22nd December Saturday 19th January Friday 22nd February OORN EY W. I. PAR ISH COUNCIL MEETING OORNEY P.C.C. OORNEY VILT.AGE HALL MANAGEMENI' CX:M-'!ITl'EF.: OORNEY OVER 60 's CLUB RAINBCMS 􀒳IES GUIDES Yours sincerely, 􀀝-..)4---s---- 􀒲arris ************************************* DIARY OF E.VENI'S W'list Club Village Hall 8 p.m. Corney Schcx:,l Firew::rrk Celebration OOHS Annual General Meeting Wlist Club Village Hall 8 p.m. Corney Schcx:,l Christmas Bazaar W'list Club Village Hall . 8 p.m. Brownie & Guide Christmas Bazaar & Cp=n Evening \'hist Club Christmas Party IJVHr.c Christmas Dance OOHS Winter Dance D:>rney Olurch Jumble Sale - Village Hall ********************* Second Wednesday of each roonth Second Tuesday of each rronth 8 p.m. First Wednesday of each rronth D:>rney Vicarage 8 p.m. seoond M:Jnrlay of each rronth in the Village Hall seoorn;l Tuesday of each rronth - Luncheon at '!he vicarage Every Friday - oorney Schcx:,l 3-30 p.m. - 4-30 p.m. Every ni.ursday - Village Hall 6 - 7.30 p.m. Every Wednesday at the Vicarage 7.15 - 9.00 p.m. * ******************** CORNEY BABY-SI'ITIN:; CLUB F'or details pl ease contact Jan Bownan 0628 23228 - 9 - NM.URE􀉅NJTf.S􀉅 - SEPTENBER/OC'IOER􀉅1990􀉅 Rain􀉅 came􀉅 during􀉅 the􀉅 night􀉅 of􀉅 21st􀉅 Septanber.􀉅 Next􀉅 r􀈎rning􀉅 cob\,,ebs􀉅 bet􀈴n􀉅 long􀉅 stems􀉅 of􀉅 brown􀉅 grass􀉅 a:ld􀉅 on􀉅 bushes􀉅 glittered􀉅 with􀉅 sparkling􀉅dro􀈀 .􀉅 [X)g􀉅 roses􀉅 are􀉅 covered􀉅 with􀉅 scarlet􀉅 hips􀉅 a􀈁ld􀉅 sane􀉅 ha􀈷􀉅 bushes􀉅 are􀉅 in􀉅 flower􀉅 and􀉅 bearing􀉅 berries􀉅 at􀉅 the􀉅 same􀉅 time.􀉅 1his􀉅 l􀉅 have􀉅 never􀉅 S::!en􀉅 before .􀉅 T􀈈aveller's􀉅Joy􀉅 has􀉅 revived􀉅 and􀉅 is􀉅 still􀉅 producing􀉅 cream􀈻􀉅 bloans􀉅 along􀉅 with􀉅 the􀉅 seeds􀉅 we􀉅 call􀉅 Old􀉅 Man 's􀉅Beard.􀉅 Aut􀈩nn􀉅 is􀉅 upon􀉅 us􀉅 and􀉅 large􀉅 flocks􀉅 of􀉅 can<􀈟da􀉅 Geese􀉅 are􀉅 feeding􀉅 in􀉅 the􀉅 surrounding􀉅 fields.􀉅 'lhe􀉅 leaves􀉅 of􀉅 sane of􀉅 the 􀈥es􀉅 􀈤k􀉅 on􀉅 t􀉂1e ir􀉅 aut􀈭al􀉅 hues􀉅 during􀉅 s􀈮r􀉅 owing􀉅 to􀉅 the􀉅 dry􀉅 weath􀈛ir .􀉅 My􀉅 hedge􀉃􀉅 seems to􀉅 have􀉅 deserted􀉅 the􀉅 garden .􀉅 I do􀉅 not􀉅 l ike􀉅 to􀉅 think􀉅 it􀉅 has􀉅 met􀉅 with􀉅 an􀉅 accident.􀉅 House􀉅 Martins􀉅 left􀉅 early􀉅 this􀉅 􀈿􀉅 for􀉅wanner􀉅 climes􀉅 and􀉅 I􀉅 􀈶der􀉅 if􀉅 this􀉅 is􀉅 a􀉅 sign􀉅 of􀉅 a􀉅 bad􀉅 winter ,􀉅 although􀉅 it􀉅 could􀉅 well􀉅 prove􀉅 to􀉅 be􀉅 an􀉅 old􀉅 wives '􀉅 tale􀉅 as􀉅 the􀉅 same􀉅 is􀉅 said􀉅 when􀉅 berries􀉅 on􀉅 hawtho􀈌s􀉅 are􀉅 plentiful􀉅 as􀉅 they􀉅 were􀉅 du􀈉ing􀉅 our􀉅 last􀉅 two􀉅 mild􀉅 winters.􀉅 A􀉅 few􀉅 butterflies􀉅 are􀉅 still􀉅 around ,􀉅 nostly􀉅 whites􀉅 but􀉅 an􀉅 occas iona l􀉅 Red􀉅 Admiral􀉅 is􀉅 seen .􀉅 A.􀉅 friend􀉅 in􀉅 Harcourt􀉅 Road􀉅 watched􀉅 one􀉅 feeding􀉅 off􀉅 the􀉅 nectar􀉅 in􀉅her􀉅 African􀉅 Marigolds.􀉅 Moths􀉅 and􀉅 butter flies􀉅 possess􀉅 an􀉅 ama􀉀ingly􀉅 long􀉅 tongue􀉅 so􀉅 that􀉅 they􀉅 can􀉅 dip􀉅 well􀉅 into􀉅 a􀉅 flower.􀉅 Another􀉅 house􀉅 in􀉅 Harcourt􀉅 Road􀉅 had􀉅 a􀉅 visit􀉅 fran􀉅 􀈢􀉅 fox(􀉄s􀉅 at􀉅 the􀉅 same􀉅 time􀉅du􀈊ing􀉅 one􀉅 night.􀉅 '!he􀉅 British􀉅 Museum􀉅 has􀉅 replied􀉅 concerning􀉅 the􀉅 Sparrowhawk􀉅 which􀉅 broke􀉅 its􀉅 neck􀉅 flying􀉅 into􀉅 a􀉅 kitclien􀉅 window.􀉅 As􀉅 I􀉅 tho􀈪ht,􀉅 it􀉅 was􀉅 a􀉅 year ling􀉅 bi􀈋􀉅 and􀉅had􀉅 been􀉅 ringed,􀉅 only􀉅 a􀉅 rronth􀉅 before􀉅 its􀉅 death ,􀉅 at􀉅 Flenish􀉅 Farm,􀉅 Windsor􀉅 Great􀉅 Park .􀉅 IDIS􀉅 PARKER􀉅 lXJRNEY􀉅KMm􀉅'􀈒􀉅INS'lT.nJI'E􀉅 OC'll'.lBER􀉅 A􀉅 very􀉅 sparsely-attended􀉅 meeting􀉅 this􀉅 rronth,􀉅 perhaps􀉅 the􀉅 holiday􀉅 period􀉅 is􀉅 a􀉅 little􀉅 extended􀉅 this􀉅 􀈾r.􀉅 Sadly,􀉅 sane􀉅 absences􀉅 have􀉅 been􀉅 due􀉅 to􀉅 ill􀉅 health􀉅 and􀉅 in􀉅 these􀉅 cases􀉅 the􀉅 best􀉅 wishes􀉅 of􀉅 all􀉅 members􀉅 go􀉅 out􀉅 to􀉅 then􀉅 for􀉅 a􀉅 speedy􀉅 recover􀈼.􀉅 Let's􀉅 hope􀉅 next􀉅 􀈑nth􀉅 sees􀉅 a􀉅 ret􀈯􀉅 to􀉅 nonnal􀉅 attendance.􀉅 A􀈐g􀉅 the􀉅 business􀉅 items,􀉅 Mrs .􀉅 Allen􀉅 read􀉅 out􀉅 two􀉅 very􀉅 apprec iative􀉅 letters􀉅 aclnthly􀉅 News􀉅 Letter􀉅 were􀉅 notice􀉅 of􀉅 SUgarcraft􀉅 Classes􀉅 to􀉅 be􀉅 held􀉅 in􀉅 High􀉅 Wyccmbe􀉅 on􀉅 14th,􀉅 21st􀉅 &􀉅 28th􀉅 January􀉅 and􀉅 4th,􀉅 18th􀉅 &􀉅 25th􀉅 Febr􀈨ary .􀉅 Advice􀉅 of􀉅 application􀉅 is􀉅 given􀉅 in􀉅 the􀉅 News􀉅 letter ,􀉅 with􀉅 instructions􀉅 to􀉅 apply􀉅 early.􀉅 'Ihe􀉅 second􀉅 item􀉅 was􀉅 a􀉅 reminder􀉅 of􀉅 a􀉅 Grand􀉅 ca􀈍l􀉅 Sing-In􀉅 to􀉅 be􀉅 held􀉅 at􀉅 the􀉅 Civic􀉅 Centre􀉅 Aylesbur􀈽􀉅 on􀉅 10th􀉅 December ,􀉅 7􀉅.45􀉅 p.m.􀉅 to􀉅 10􀉅 p.m.􀉅 A􀉅 similar􀉅 even t􀉅 was􀉅 held􀉅 last􀉅 year􀉅 and􀉅 all􀉅 who􀉅 attended􀉅 said􀉅 \-mat􀉅 an􀉅 enjoyable􀉅 even ing􀉅 this􀉅 had􀉅 been.􀉅 Applica􀈣on􀉅 for􀉅 tickets􀉅 shou ld􀉅 be􀉅 made􀉅 thro􀈫h􀉅 Mrs.􀉅 Allen􀉅 and􀉅 must􀉅 be􀉅 received􀉅 before􀉅 the􀉅 19th􀉅 November.􀉅 'Ihe􀉅 Speaker􀉅 this􀉅 100nth􀉅 􀈳s􀉅 Sqn.Ldr.􀉅 R.􀉅 Col lins,􀉅 of􀉅 the􀉅 Arth ritis,􀉅 Rhe􀈬 ti􀈚􀉅 Research􀉅 Coun cil,􀉅 and􀉅 he􀉅 gave􀉅 an􀉅 interes ting􀉅 talk,􀉅 su􀇿rted􀉅 by􀉅 slides,􀉅 on􀉅 the􀉅 \IIOrk􀉅 of􀉅 the􀉅 Research􀉅 Cou ncil􀉅 in􀉅 discovering􀉅 reasons􀉅 for􀉅 and􀉅 p:>5sible􀉅 cures􀉅 for􀉅 these􀉅 debilitating􀉅 diseases.􀉅 Ne􀈸t􀉅 100nth􀉅 will􀉅 be􀉅 the􀉅 A.G.M.􀉅 As􀉅 there􀉅 will􀉅 be􀉅 no􀉅 Speaker􀉅 there􀉅 will􀉅 be􀉅 a􀉅 canpetition􀉅 for􀉅 the􀉅 best􀉅 hat􀉅 􀉁made􀉅 at􀉅 hane)􀉅 fran􀉅 any􀉅 itans􀉅 used􀉅 in􀉅 􀈠he􀉅 kitchen .􀉅 The􀉅.usual􀉅 rronthly􀉅 canpetition􀉅 will􀉅 be􀉅 an􀉅 Autumn􀉅 T.eaf􀉅 Arrangement.􀉅 A􀉅 suggestion􀉅 was􀉅 put􀉅 for􀈲ard􀉅 that􀉅 the􀉅 D2-Canber􀉅 meeting􀉅 and􀉅 that􀉅 all􀉅 attending􀉅 members􀉅 should􀉅 go􀉅out􀉅 to􀉅 lunch .􀉅 month 's􀉅meeting.􀉅 should􀉅 be􀉅 a􀉅 r􀈏re􀉅 festive􀉅 one,􀉅 'Ihis􀉅 will,􀉅be􀉅decided􀉅 at􀉅 next􀉅 􀒰 THE STORY OF A SCHOOL - PART XXI By November 29th, 1929, the number of children on roll at the school was down to So, so when Miss Pring left she was not replaced and that left just Miss Bennett and Miss Waters. Previously there had been a long curtain in the big room dividing two classes so now it was taken down and Miss Bennett combined the Standards III to VIl whilst Miss Waters took the Infants and Standards I and II in the smaller room. But children from the school continued to score successes in National Competitions and on December the 19th it was reported in the School Log Book that Peggie Quarterman had won a 10s. Od. prize in the Health Week Competition organized by the Royal Sanitary Institute and Winnie Barrett had received a Certificate. So we come to 1930, a year in which Miss Bennett played an important role in securing for the village a much needed amenity. I am sure many inhabitants may not be aware that 1990 marks the Diamond Jubilee of the Village Hall Committee on which Miss Bennett served for more than 40 years right from the very beginning. This is what she wrote in her memoirs:- "At the time we were thinking of a Village Hall Dorney Reach was being developed, and in Harcourt Road we found several people willing and ready to help with the plans. The most active of these were Mr. and Mrs. Moss. Both of them had theatrical experience and helped greatly with whist drives, dances, concerts and sales, which brought in quite a good sum of money. Among these was a Penny Sale at which Mr. Victor Climo exhibited a 􀒱ireless set. We could listen in for a penny a minute. To many of us this was our first introduction to radio. Two large fetes were held, one at Dorney Court and the other at Dorney House. As our money accumulated we began to think of what kind of building to have and a site for it. The late Colonel C. Palmer gave us a suitable piece of land near the School. A Subcommittee made several excursions to view possible buildings and at last selected one at Windsor Hospital. A disastrous fire had destroyed two wards and large temporary huts were used during the rebuilding. One of these we obtained for a reasonable price and Mr. Quarterman gave us an estimate for moving and rebuilding it. This was done piecemeal, but unfortunately there came a severe gale. The Hospital section was carried across to the gate of the Hospital. The section at Dorney was blown down, thus adding about £100 to the cost. At last everything was finished and paid for, and a Grand Opening was held on t're26th July, 1930." Modest as ever, Miss Bennett does not tell us that she was the main driving force in this project, ably supported by Colonel C. Palmer and Mr. Quarterman. However, I have been able to - 11 - unearth some facts and figures which fill in the background to this piece of village history. On the evening of 13th April,1929, a small group of interested villagers met at Dorney Court. This group consisted of Colonel and Mrs. Palmer, Mr. and Mrs. Moss, Mr. Giddy, Miss Bennett, Mr. Barksfield, Mr. Hiscock and Mr. Doble. The Vicar, the Revd. F.K.B. Ford was unavoidably absent but was ably represented by the two Churchwardens, Colonel Palmer and Mr. Hiscock. They formed a small temporary Action Committee under the Chairmanship of Colonel Palmer with Mr. Moss as Honorary Secretary and the Revd. Ford as Honorary Treasurer, and immediately set about the business of obtaining estimates. Further metings continued to be held at Dorney Court; Mrs. Quarterman was co-opted on to the Committee to maintain contact with her husband, the master-builder of the village. Thanks to donations, fetes, sales of postcards, raffles, sales of work and personal subscription cards the Village Hall Fund had reached £163 and Colonel Palmer had offered the gift of a piece of land close to the School. By 5th March, 1930, the treasurer was able to announce that the Windsor Hospital Authority had been sent a cheque of £140 for one of their temporary buildings. Mr. Quarterman was asked to dismantle and re-erect the hut, to supply water pipes and taps, lay out the drainage, paint the Hall, order and supply cupboards and fixtures and to supply and fit a stove. So the work went on in spite of the gale. Two Trustees, Mr. Dadson and Mr. Moss, were appointed to act as underwriters, positions they willingly accepted. Mr. Q􀃌arterman had already spent £72 of his own money in the dismantling and re-erection of the Hall. However, money kept flowing into the Fund and the treasurer was able to pay Mr. Quarterman £60 on account. During the next four months work on the Hall continued until, at last, by 26th July everything was ready for the Opening Ceremony. This was performed by Lady Florence Duncombe at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. The platform party, followed by the villagers, then proceeded to Mr. Dadson's field where the Garden Fete was held. The attractions included a Fortune Teller,Coconut Shies, Wheel of Fortune, Tug-of-War, Races, and Side Shows of all kinds supported by the Concert Party and Band. Last but not least was the Baby Show with Prizes presented by Mrs. Palmer. I wonder if any of those babies are still living in the village, there should be some of them around as it is only sixty years ago. It would be nice to hear from them, or from any of the older children of that generation who remember the Opening Ceremony and the Fete that followed it. On Friday, 1st August, 1930, the temporary committee met for the last time and adopted a draft Trust Deed di.wn up for them by Mr. Hogarth, Colonel Palmer's solicitor. Len Eastgate To be continued - 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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Explorers and Creche at the Vicarage Parish Communion Holy Communion Family Service Holy Communion Mattins Revd. Colin H. Pontin 3 Leigh Park, Datchet, Slough, Berks, SL3 9JP. Tel: (0753) 40745 Mr. David Pepler 54, Hag Hill Rise, Taplow, Maidenhead, Berks. Tel: (0628) 663593 To contact the Revd. Colin Pontin either telephone him direct or leave a message at Dorney Vicarage, Tel: (0628) 662823 Printed by Suro Press, Old Station Yard, Tap/ow, Berks. Tel: /0628) 663122 ISSUE 00. 10/90 THE PARISH PUMP Notes on a meeting of the Parish Council held in November 1990 DECEMBER 1990 j 1.. Highway Matters 'Ihe missing guardrails at the schml entrance are soon to be replaced. 2. M4 Widening '!here are as yet no detailed plans. but the Council has been given the contact address, so are expressing their wish to be consulted at the earliest p:>ssible OP{X)rtunity. Incidentally there are pamphlets available fran the Department of the Environment on regulations regarding noise insulation, canpulsory purchase, etc. , - details fran the Parish Council. 3. Financial Arrangements Payments this rronth include £68 salary, £7. 50 typing, £8.45 copying, £43.00 Loan Hoard and £275 for a major overhaul to the rno,.o.er. 4. 'Ille Counci 1 is considering the refurbishment of the Bus Shelter at the top of Harcourt Road. 5. Following the publ i.shing of the Village Appraisal the Council are considering possible action on the rrore p:>pular p:>ints raised in the Parish. 6 . Planning Applications It> observations were made on an application for a tw::> storey front extension to 31 Meadow way. 7. Th.e County Council has donated a large quantity of daffodil bulbs to the Parish whi.ch have been planted in the Dents Comer area by tw::> councillors and tw::, conscripted volunteers. 8. Wann tributes were pa id to David Shott who has retired following 25 years' service on the council. i\t their next meeting the Council will be considering whether or not to co -opt a parish councillor until May. If anyone knows of a suitable candidate, the Council \'.OUld be glad to receive suggestions. - l - Fro■ Revd.Colin Pontin. Deceaber 1990. Christmas is here once again and brings us to the end of yet another year. So much has happened since the New Year parties at the beginning of the year which heralded in the new decade with so much hope and anticipation. There has been much for which to thank God both in our Parish and in our national life. We have welcomed new people in to our congregation. Objectives, both practical and financial have been reached and we are already beginning to think about new developments for the time ahead. In the wider world new freedoms. both political and spiritual. have been gained.especially in eastern Europe, tyrannies have been overthrown and families and people re-united after years of separation. Sadly, it is now overshadowed by yet another 'crisis', where war seems imminent and which brings with it a rising tide of inhumanity, sadness and sorrow. And yet ••••. the Christmas message remains the same with its promise of joy and hope, both now and for the future, if we will only listen to it above the clamour of the cash registers and stay long enough in one place to hear it! ''Yet, with the woes of sin and strife, The world has suffered long; Beneath the angel's strain have rolled Two thousand years of wrong; And man,at war with man. hears not The love-song which they bring: Oh,hush the noise,ye men of strife. And hear the angels sing." Let us make the last two lines of this verse our own resolution for this Christmas. Hay I wish you all a joyful Christmas and a very happy new year. Colin. JU'-1BLE SALE The Church ,Jumble Sale in aid of Cancer Research is to be held in the Village Hall on Friday, 22nd' February at 7 p.m. - 2 - CAROL SINGIRG I■ THE VILLAGE. During recent years support for the Carol Singing in the village , organised by the church in aid of charity,has been diminishing. Last year only about six parishioners attended. In view of this the PCC have decided to abandon Carol Singing this yea r . Proceeds from the evening have always been donated to Slough Mencap - To assist the men tally hand icapped . Bucks Assoc iation for the Bl ind . and Berks Association for the blind. If anyone would like to contribute to these charitiea over the Christmas period will you please forward your donations to the Church Treasurer, Mr Stan Hellmuth. Boskerria , Harsh Lane , Dorney, who will arrange for the ir onward transmission. PCC NEETING 3rd ROVENBER 1990. The PCC met on the above date to pray together and to plan ahead for the next two/ three years . Our thanks to all those who put sugge stions in the box in church for consideration. Many aspects of the Church 's work were discussed both practical and spiritual. At the end of the meeting fifteen ideas had been isolated for further discussion . The PCC is planning a further me eting in January when we hope to reduce these ideas down to about six which will form the basis of our long-t erm plans for the time ahead. We will publicise these objectives as soon as possible for your prayers and , we hope , your support. C o l i n . MEMORIAL B001. The Memorial Book recording the names of those given 􀋕o us during recent months is now being completed and we hope to display this in the church on a regular basis. To enable this to happen without the book being damaged we require a lockable display case of approx.dimensions 24"long x 12" wide x 4" deep vith a glass top. If anyone has such a case which could be given to us or could make one for us we vill be very grateful. In which case please contact either me or one of the Churchwardens. C o l i n . - 3 - tw BUCKINGHAM SHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL Social Services Department County Hall Aylesbury Bucks HP20 1EZ Aylesbury 395000 Fax No. 383182 G.P.D. Marsh Director of Social Services This matter is being dealt with by Extension Your Ref. TO: ALL PARISH COUNCILS IN BUCKINGHAMSHIRE Dear Colleague My Ref. Date HEALS ON WHEELS SER.VICE 1H BUClCIHGIL\HSllll.E ·Mr M Tidball 8094 MDT/CL 14 September 1990 As I am sure your Parish Council will know, the County Council's Social Services Department is assisted by a wide variety of voluntary organisations in the care it provides for elderly, sick and disadvantaged people. The organisations involved include the WR.VS, which provides most of the county 's meals on whee ls, (apart from in the South Bucks District Counc il area) the British Red Cross Society, which runs 12 day care centres, and Age Conce rn. In addition we are helped by a large number of voluntary day care schemes in villages and small communities throughout the county. With the WRVS we have been reviewing the Meals on Wheels Service. We both recognise the need to plan in the context of the obvious demographic trends and the increase in the elderly and very elderly population throughout the county. We also wish to improve and extend the Meals on Wheels Service. That is why we would like to appeal to your Parish Council to assist us in recruiting extra volunteers for the WRVS . We believe Parish Councils are ideally positioned within their communities to identify those public spirited people most likely to want to become volunteers. Finding them will enable more meals to be delivered to people who are house-bound and who very much depend upon our service. If you would like further details regarding the duties and the way in which volunteers could help, please contact the 'WRVS County Organiser, Mrs Pat Pearson at 2 Rickfords Hill, Aylesbury, telephone (0296) 82813. Yours sincerely, M D TIDBALL Deputy Director of Social Services PCWRVS .149 - ' - MANDY DOWN ES (MRS) HQ Co-ordinator Organised Food WRVS The Editors Dorney Parish News Dear Editors The Rowing Trench 16 Harcourt Rd Dorney Reach 12. 1 1 . 1 990 I refer to Mr Harrie' s letter on the above. The improvements made in Eton are of direct concern to the College. We are concerned about a potentia1 development remote from Eton College, but adjacent to ourselves. our objections relate to two separate aspects of it. The first is that the construction of a rowing trench, which in effect means an elongated gravel pit , would cause a great deal of local inconvenience for a number of years, and could have an alverse effect on property values. If the rowing trench proceeds despite our opposition, then of course we would wish to see the raw wound camouflaged as soon as possible. But we do not want our area sanitised. All over the U.K. once quiet and beautiful places are being ruined by such practices. Even the Pennine Way is suffering severe erosion. So we would not regard a country park as an asset. The ingress of large numbers of people and their cars would spell absolute ruin. Do not for goodness sake believe that Eton College are planning to do us a great favour. They are not! Yours sincerely r1􀀙 c..J􀀚 Maurice Wooller 1\CKN::Mr.,E[X;EMEm' OF KINDNESS AND CARIN:; 􀉿rthfield Cottage, Corney. 9 . 11.90 I wish to show" my appreciation to Mr. Stephen Townsend, Anthony and Clifford, and their friends , for the help and rroral supp:>rt they gave me when I rroved my hane, a traunatic experience, especially to be endured alone. Stephen and his young family and friends sacrificed their \Eek-end and gave the rrost precious gift of life, their time. For a mere token payment they ooved and installed furniture, and filled numerous bags of leaves and disp:,sed of them for me. The team \\Ork was a credit to them. Stephen tackled a marathon task of clearing a blocked drain which was causing a flood; he also corrected a constant drip, cleared the guttering, and after all that cleared a van-load of rubbish fran the garage, and disp:>Sed of it in his van; and declined to take any p:1yment. All credit to the senior Mr, & Mrs. Townsend who are responsible for rearing such a family. I could not have managed without such help, and I shall always be grateful to Stephen and his family. Very sincerely, ANN SI'RmNELL SRN. , SCM. RAINBOW BROWNIE & GUIDE OPEN EVENING THURSDAY 13th DECEMBER 6-30 p.m. VILLAGE HALL CHRISTMAS BAZAAR - 6 - NA'IURE mrES/CCIOBER/toVEMBER 1990 We were lucky to have a spell called a St. Luke 's SlIIITIE?r. as a St. Martin " s surmer. of warm, sunny weather in mid--October. 'Ihis is Mild, damp weather at the end of October is knONn Rain has raised another crop of Horse mushrocm.s in our garden and sane Parasol mushrocrns have appeared. A ma.le Yellow Brimstone butterfly flew into our front garden , probably the last \-.€ will see this season. I was surprised to see a Yellow Wagtail in Harcourt Road. long Tailed Tits in qroups of 12 or so are often seen and many Goldfinches feeding on seeds. Blue Meadow Cranesbill and pale, ma.uve teasels continue to bloan. Sane dog' rose bushes have produced flowers and hips at the same time. 'Ihis must be caused by the vagaries of the weather as sane hawthorns were similarly affected. Hallowe'en draws near, the time when the old church festival of All Hallows Eve was kept. October 31st was also the day of the celtic festival of Samhain which marked the end of sunmer. It was the Celtic and Anglo-Saxon New Year 's Eve when laws were re-affirmed and land tenures renewed. It was thought that evil powers \-.€re let loose on this night and bonfires \-.€re lit to drive away witches and evil spi_.ci ts. One sunny rrorning in early November, I saw three swans flying. 'lhey looked so graceful outlined against a clear, blue sky. I expect the pair which parade the river in Dorney Reach will soon be driving away their cygnet which is now fully qrown. 'Ihis is a sad occurrence in nature but the young must face fending for themselves in order to make way for next year ' s brood. IDIS PARKER 1.6th December U.00 a.m. Sidesman First Reader Coffee Creche and .Sunday Schc:x)l Cleaning Flowers 23rd December 6 . 30 p.m. Sidesman Cleaning Flowers ST. JAMES DlTI'Y ROSTER ADVENI' III Parish CCmnunion Mrs. Dyson John I v 19 - 28 James Pepler I Car. 4 v 1 - 5 Mrs . Baker and Mrs. sagajillo At the Vicarage Mrs . Evans and Mrs. Westendorp Mrs. Smith ADVENT IV Carol Service Mr. Grenfell Mrs. Street O'lristmas Decoration fran each lady on flower rota 24th December 5.30 p.m. sidesman l0.00 p.m. sidesman First Reader 25th December 9 . 00 a.m. Sidesman 10.15 a.m. Sidesman 30th December 8.00 a.m. Sidesman 11.00 a.m. Sidesman First Reader Coffee Creche and SUnday school Cleaning 6th January 8.00 a.m. Sidesmm 11.00 a.m. Sidesman Coffee Creche and Sunday School Cleaning 13th January ll.00 a.m. Sidesman First Reader Coffee creche and Sunday School Cleaning 20th ,January 11.00 Sidesman First Reader Coffee Creche nnd Sunday SChc:ol Cleaning CHRIS'IMAS EVE Olristingle Service Mrs. Baker Readings to be advised Parish Ccmnunion Mr, Pepler Luke 2 v 1 - 14 Mrs. Liney Hebrews 1 v 1 - 5 CHRIS'IMA.5 DAY Holy Ccmnunion Mr. Fastgate Family CCimrunion Mrs. Richrrond Readings to be advised 1st SUNDAY AFI'ER CHRIS'INAS Holy Ccmnunion Mr. Liney Mattins Mr. Belcher John 1 v 14 - 18 Mrs. Harpur Isaiah 7 v 10 - 14 Mrs. Harpur and Mrs. Ames At the Vicarage Mrs. Robb EPIPHANY Holy Crnmunion Mr. Handy Family Service Mr. [k)llim:Jre Readings to be advised Mrs. Perryman and Mrs. sni.th All in church Mrs. Pontin and Mrs. Pepler EPIPHANY I Parish Carmunion Mr. Hayton Matthew 3 v 13 - end Mrs. Hayton Acts 10 v 34 - 38 Mrs. Richlrond and Kristina At the Vicarage Mrs. Parker and Mrs. Baker EPIPHANY II Parish camiunion Mr. King Mark 1 v 14 - 20 Mrs. Pepler Acts 26 v 1 & 9 - 20 Mrs. Parker and Mrs. Butcher At the Vicarage Mrs. Belcher and Mrs. Neal - 8 - ,, ,, 27th January 11.00 a.m. Sidesman First Reader Coffee creche and Sunday School Cleaning 3rd February 8,00 a.m. S1i1d.e0s0 man Sidesman Coffee Creche and sunday School Cleaning 10th February 11.00 a.m. Sidesman First Reader Coffee Creche and Sunday School Cleaning 'Ihursday 6th Decanber 'Ihursday 13th December 'Ihursday 20th December Saturday 22nd D2Ca'nber Saturday 19th January FriQay 22nd February OORNEY w.r. PARISH COUNCIL MEE.TI􀊾 OORNEY P.C.C. OORNEY VILT.AGE HALL MANAGEMFNI' aM-1I'ITEE OORNEY OVER 60 's CLUB RAINECldS BRCMNIES GUIDES 9th BEFORE FASTER Parish Camrunion Mrs. limes Matthew 5 v 1 - 12 Mr. Morton 1 Cor 4 v 8 - 13 Mrs. Morrow and Mrs. Westendorp At the Vicarage Mrs. Armstrong 8th BEFORE EASTER Holy D:mnunion MFarm.i lF.ay st􀊽qartv􀊼ice Mrs. Dyson Readings to be advised Mr. & Mrs. Belcher All in church Mrs. F.astgate and Mrs. Jones 7th BEFORE FASTER Parish Catmunion Mr. Grenfell Mark 2 v 13 - 17 Mrs. Parker PhilEmJn v 1 - 16 Mr. & Mrs. Hayton At the Vicarage Mrs. Evans and Mrs. Westendorp DIARY OF EVEm'S Whist Club Village Hall a p.m. Bro.,,,r:tie and Guide Cllristmas Bazaar & 􀊿n Evening W:list Club Orristmas Party DVHMC Olristmas Dance OOHS \"i'inter Dance D:lrney Olurch Jumble Sale - Village Hall **************"**** second Wednesday of each oonth second Tuesday of each rronth 8 p.m. First Wednesday of each rronth. D:>rney Vicarage 8 p.m. Second Monday of each month Village Hall second Tuesday of each month - Luncheon at Vicarage Every Friday - [k)rney School 3.30 - 4.30 p.m. Every 'Ihursday - Village Hall 6 - 7.30 p.m. Every Wednesday at the Vicarage 7.15 - 9.00 p.m. ******************* OORNEY BABY-SITI'In.; CLUB For details please contact ,lan Bownan - 9 0628 23228 DORNEY GllIDES Summer Torm During the summer tenn 8 Guides had the chance to learn to canoe or to improve their skills of canoeing. Fred Harrod from Hedgcrley Venture Scouts ran the course with help of some of his Venture Scouts for a six week course starting at Longridge Scout Camp Site at Marlow and then the remaining weeks on the Thames at Dorney. All the Guides managed to do a capsize successfully and all gained their Boatswain Badge. Other meetings included a Bike Ride to Burnham High Street with a quiz and a portion of chips as a treat, an American Independence evening when all the Guides dressed up in good American fashion - ranging from Cheer Girls, Football players, Red Indians and more! The evening was spent doing an American quiz, cooking pancakes, painting each others faces and eating hamburgers. The rest of the other summer evenings were spent on camping activities such as tent pitching and cooking on fires. At the end of the term the Guides enjoyed an Its A Knockout Evening at Melrose when most of the races included getting very wet but much fun was had by all. We enjoyed a weekend camp al Domeywood in June when 14 Guides enjoyed a weekend full of a camp activities. We all went on a hike on the Saturday around the Beeches and had a picnic lunch and a game of rounders. Debbie decided to join us on her first camp and I hope that we haven't put her off. As usual Dorney Guides entered the Division Tent Pitching Competition, we won the District Round beating 1st Taplow and 2nd Burnham but we unfortunately lost to 1st Farnham Common in the final which was held at Burnham Guide Hut in July. Another District competition was held in July which was the Cup Final, this year it took the theme of Enjoying The Out Of Doors - firelighting, cooking and nature. Dorney Guides entered two Patrols and we came third and first beating 1st Taplow. We haven't won this competition in a few years and we were pleased to have won it at last. Winter Term Since going back to Guides in September we have been very busy. We held a Conservation/Green Evening when all the Guides brought things which they found in their homes which could be recycled. During the evening we had a quiz on 'Green' issues, the Guides designed posters showing things that we should be concerned about the environment and an acting game. We welcomed famie and Katie Blais who have returned from li\'ing in America together with Melanie Penfold and Gemma Roberts at the start of the term. We also welcomed Rebecca Mockett, Kate Winsall and Caroline Millward from Brownies_ The Guides enjoyed a Saturday night out in October at the Roller Disco ..it the Magnet Leisure Centre. Also in October we had an evening swimming at Mnntcm Sports Centre in Slough. - l 0 In Half Term 14 Guides enjoyed a day trip to Bath, travelling on the train from Taplow, visiting the Roman Baths, the oldest house in Bath (Sally Lunn's Bakery) as well as having a look around the shops. Halloween Night fell on our Guide night for the first time in years and we had our annual party with everybody dressing up as ghouls, witches, bats and the Living Dead! Each patrol ran their own Halloween game such as doughnuts on a string, sweets in flour, pinning the witch's broom on blindfolded as well as a scary trail outside. We said goodbye to Victoria Lewis who is moving to Charvil and unfortunately it is too far to travel to Guides, we hope she makes lots of new friends at her new Guide company and we have asked her to keep in touch. A Bonfire and Fireworks party was held at Melrose when the Guides burnt their Guys they had made in Patrols. We all enjoyed the hot dogs and soup kindly provided by Brown Owl. During the next few weeks the Guides will be making Christmas gifts and decorations for our Joint Bazaar with Dorney Brownies which is being held on Thursday 13th December at the Village Hall. Some of the Guides will be putting on a play to gain their Entertainers Badge. [ would like to extend an invitation to everybody in Dorney to come and enjoy an evening with us. Well done to the Guides below for gaining the following badges: Caroline Ashford Kate Mitchell Lucy Backhouse Sarah Backhouse Anna Mitchell Gemma Ibbotson Laura Dorrington Mary Peachey Corinne Comer Emma Nawrocki Anna Ibbotson Victoria Lewis MICHAELA LANGSTON Blue Trefoil, Cooks, Commonwealth, First Aid, Emergency Helper and Service Emblem ) Boatswain, First Aid, Emergency Helper & ) Service Emblem First Aid, Boatswain & Green Trefoil First Aid, Boatswain & Service flash First Aid and Green Trefoil Boatswain & Yellow Trefoil ) Yell ow Trefoil ) ) Boatswain & Child Care - ll. - Dorney Parish - Eton College Project has a new logo OVER 60's! Vlhy not join the luncheon club ' h°EtonDorney c e n t r e · every 2nd Tuesday Cost £1.50 Transport Available Morton A Residential Youlh Centre The \"ic.are:;e, Domc:J·, nind􀁄or, Berks S1.A 6QS Tel: Burnham (06Z8) 66:S:3 - 12 - Rev Colin Pontin The Vicarage, 69a, Eton Wick Road, Eton Wick, Windsor, Berks, SU 6NE Dear Colin and all at St. James ADRIAN AND HILARY comRILL 114 MYCE􀀝 ROAD 81.ACKHEATH LONDON SE3 7SR Tel:• 081 86318115 2nd November 1990 Although I have not yet finished the first term's work, the tine in College is drawing to a close. The term began ten days after Hilary and I were bundled into a renovals van with all our belongings, and sadly left all we knew and loved of Dorney behind. The new House in Mycenae Road is lovely, with three bedrooms, one of which is a study for Adrian. We were surrounded by boxes of things for about 4 weeks before we managed to put things away. Peter has his own room which is adjacent to ours, which has been handy for his night feeds, Every night we take a freezer box with his feeds in and a thermos flask of boiled water to be able to heat up his feeds quickly, when he awakes. The College has a total of 43 students of whom some do a three year course while a few (like me> do two years, My year group are a lively group of people from pretty well all over England and one young woman from Southern Ireland. They are a wonderful people, and we get on well together. There have been three essays this term in New Testament Studies, Old Testament with Theology of Mission and Evangelism, and Welfare State. We have had some interesting practical pieces of work, including Street Theatre at Covent Garden, and a trip to Speekers Corner where eeich of us spoke for a few minutes, and learned how to cope w1 th being heckled. From 8th November to 20th December, we are being sent to a Northern city to experience life in an Urban situation, there we will participate in the life of a church and the parish and practice some of the evangel istic work we have learned so far. I am to be attached to a Perish in South Eest Sheffield called Handsworth with the Reve' d Bruce Leng, at St .Mary" s Church. If any one would like to write I would enjoy contact, but I may not have sufficient time to write back. Hilary and I will have to be apart for most of this time, so we have arranged for Hilary and Peter to stay with my parents in Birmingham. I am hoping to be able to pop over to see them as often as I can, a distance of 80 miles by mainly motorways. So it should be possible to travel one way in an hour and a half. Please pray for us as this separation will not be very easy, especially while Peter is so young. Peter is now aged 3 months, holding his head up fairly well, squeaking with delight when we take notice of him. He is a very alert baby and likes to take notice of all that goes on around him. He does not sleep as much as we woul d like, which makes life quite hard with his demands on our busy lives. Life does definitely change having a baby in the fami ly, but he is such 11, Joy to have around, I will probebly miss him very much. May I wish you all a very happy and joyful preperation for Christmas, may we all give time to the God who loves to share our lives with Him, and give him the glory 11,nd worship as we contempl11,te the busyness of life. May I say once again thank you for your love prayers and practical support. With much love and our prayers for you all. Adri an, Hilary and Peter Cot terill Training in evangeUsm with the Church Army. - 13 - THE STORY OF A SCHOOL - PART XXII There was no electricity cable in Dorney in the e?rly Thirties so the Village Hall lighting arrangements consisted of two paraffin lamps which had been provided by Mr. Quarterman at the same time as he had installed the storm lantern which hung in the porch. This me thod of illumina tion was the same for. the school and the residents in the village. But gas , electricity and mains water were all taken for granted in the urban areas and wages were higher there too. An engineering craftsman could earn more than £3 a week whilst an agricultural labourer would be lucky if he could bring home £2. A waitress could earn 17s. Od. 8 week, l e s s l s . Od . for uniform and 1 s . 3d . £01: Insurance s tamp but there were free breakfas t , lunch and t_ea if you were on early turn and supper instead of breakfast if you were on late duty . Cheap black s tockings_ cost_ 9d. a_ pair 􀃿nd . man􀄀 o f the country girls preferred a Job like this t o going into service" as a maid in some Big House where they would only get 12s.Od. per week plus their keep. In those days f lour was 71b. for 6d. while jam was Sd. per lb. and sausages were 6d. a pound. If you preferred to have a cup o f tea and a bun from a stall in the town i t only cost you 2d. Newspapers only cos t one penny each and postage costs were only 1\d f or a 2oz. l e t t er and 1d. for a post-card. By this time Mis s Bennett had already started up a small Lending Library charging one penny per book on two weeks ' loan and s everal village families were the proud pos se s sors o f battery radio s e ts . Many improvements had been made to the school the Infant Room had been enlarged , new cloak-rooms had been p'rovided with concrete floor s , lighting and ventilation had been improved and the Burnham Water Company had installed a new sys tem in place of the old pump together with new handbasin s . Nowadays we read in the newspapers about the increasing intere s t of the general public in the standards of education and the use of periodic tests. In Miss Benn e t t ' _s time these standards were maintained by ensuring that the children worked through the Record of Progress Examinations in English and Arithmetic. Thes e were usually tackled one morning in March and lasted from 9 . 30 a . m . to 1 2 . 00 noon. Invigilators like the Vicar and one or two Managers came in to help t!te teac􀄁ers and the children would be given a half-day holiday while the teachers marked the papers. Methods were gradually changing too , the old-fashioned Drill became Physical Ins truction and Miss Bennett s tarted to take the chil