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Windsor Berkshire Telephone: 0628 661275 INDOOR RIDING SCHOOL - QUALIFIED INSTRUCTION Daily and evening individual lessons and classes 41 Eton Wick Road • Eton Wick• 0753 840898 All top titles £2.50 per night Children and Cartoons only £0.50 per night Opening times: Monday-Friday 1 ·00pm to S·00pm Saturday and Sunday 10·00am to S·00pm EtonWick Dry Cleaners Launderers Fresh Smoked Salmon Home Made Pickles • Chutneys Jams • Cakes • Farm Cheeses • Eggs Fruit • Vegetables • Cut Flowers Domestic Stoneware House Plaques Decorative Pottery 0628 666022 • 661768 Mobile 0860 706675 Design & Construction Geraniums Fuchsias Hanging Baskets 􀀊-ey􀀋--􀀌1---􀀍 • Site Clearance • Pergolas • Terraces • Suppliers of: • Turfing • Driveways • Brickwork SAND • BALLAST • Plants, Trees • Car Parks Decorative WOOD CHIPS and Shrubs TOP SOIL • Block Paving or Standard MUSHROOM. • Fencing • Patios • Mature Trees COMPOST --------THE.-------- .,,..... RESTQRATIQN COMPANY Specialists in Restoration off ine Antique Furniture Julian Howard THE COACH HOUSE, DORNEY COURT, DORNEY, BERKSHIRE SL4 6QP TEL: (0628) 660708 SERVICES IN THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST. JAMES SUNDAYS 1st Sunday 2nd-4th Sunday 5th Sunday 8.00a.m. No 11.00 a.m. 11.00 a.m. 11.00a.m. 8.00a.m. 11.00 a.m. Holy Communion Service at Dorney Combined Family Service at St Johns, Eton Wick Holy Communion Holy Communion Combined Service Child ren's Activity 2nd & 4th Sundays 10.45 a.m. St James Club ('Jlmmys') & Creche - Eton/Dorney Centre Child ren's Activity morning - St Johns Eton Wick. All child ren welcome (5-11 years old). 3rd Sunday 10.45 a.m. - 12.00 noon TEAM VICAR OF DORNEY Revd. Colin H. Pontin, The Vicarage, 69a Eton Wick Road, Eton Wick, Windsor, BERKS., SL4 6NE. Tel : (0753) 852268 CHURCHWARDENS Mr. Joe Hayton 46 Harcoun Road Dorney Reach Maidenhead, Berks. Tel : (0628) 23769 Mr. David Pepler 54 Hag HIii 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 NO. 1/94 FEBRUARY 1994 EDITORIAL We wish to express our grateful thanks to Mrs. Nancy Wiltshire for redrawing the front cover of our magazine and reworking and illustrating the advertisements. Nancy volunteered her artistic expertise and, at no charge upon our meagre funds, spent many hours at her drawing board revitalizing the cover pages. We very much appreciate her skill and kind support. It is opportune, with the first issue of the year, to offer our sincere thanks to the volunteers who distribute this magazine throughout the parish. Whatever the weather, they bring the Parish News to your door. This month their task will be more onerous, for they will be asking you for £4 to cover the copies you will receive in 1994. I am sure you will consider this a small charge for being kept aware of local events and will pay up with a smile. It is thanks to the financial support of the Parish Council that the price of £4 can be sustained. At the time of writing, the result of the two local Inquiries is unknown. With regard to the Relief Channel, it would seem that with good management the NRA has managed to contain the Thames despite the prolonged winter deluge. It may be too late to bear upon the Inspector's decision but surely it supports our argument that the expenditure of over £65M ajnuds ttihfei edd.i gging up of several riverside communities cannot be ADVANCE NOTICE - ANNUAL PARISH MEETING - WED 9th MARCH Agenda includes: * Street Lamps & Traffjc Calming * Flood Cl1annel & Rowing Trench * Local Governmenl Commission * M.4 1-'idening LOCAL GOVERNMENT REVIEW IMPORTANT MEETINGS Bucks County Council & S. Bucks District Council will be holding meetings to jointly present the various options for the p􀅅ople of Buckinghamshire. After short presentations, members of the public will be invited to comment and ask questions. Lively meetings can be expected. February 2nd - 8.30 pm Iver Village Hall February 8th - 8.00 pm St Andrews Church Centre, Stoke Pages *************** your nearest meeting *************** MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21st - 8.00 pm BURNHAM PARK HALL Members of the Parish Council will be in attendance, It is NOT expected that there will be a meeting in Dorney -1- From Revd Colin Pontin. February 1994. During recent years one of the things which has become almost an inevitable part of the main Christian Festivals has been the Bishop of Durham's comments on the Bible narrative and the traditional beliefs of the Christian church which surround them. Now I don't propose to add to the avalanche of words that have already been written in response to his latest broadsides concerning the Christmas story. I regret the things he said and there have been some very good articles written and I am sure that you have read them with avidity! The interesting questions which I think the comments do raise for Christians arc how do we react. and what positive understanding, ex perience and personal insights do we apply when making our own response? What is the basis of my faith? How well do I know my Bible? What is my personal experience of Jesus Christ? Sadly. too often. our faith can be 'second-hand'. Today 'Rel igion'; 'Faith1 , is a key issue in our society. What is the place of Christianity in the curriculum of our schools? What priority do we give to Christian moral teaching and what do we know about our faith anyway which can guide and direct us in our daily lives? Does Christianity have any more significance than the other faiths surrounding us? There is a new interest in the Christian faith today. Many arc asking questions about Jesus. Was he merely a man or is he the Son of God? Ifhe is, what are the implications for our daily lives? During the period of Lent this year we are hoping to address some of these questions through the use of a Study Course named 'Alpha' (the first letter of the Greek alphabet • a 'New Beginning!) which has been put together by Holy Trinity Church, l3rompton (the Church which led our Missiou last year.) In their literature they define Alpha as follows: Anyone interested in finding out more about the Christian faith. Learning and laughing together. lt is possible to learn more about the Christian faith and have fu n at the same time. Pasta and pudding. Eating a meal together from time to time gives people the opportunity to know each other. II cl ping one another. The small groups give you a chance to discuss issues raised in the talks. Ask anything.. /\lplrn is a place where no question is n:gardcd as Loo simple or too hostile. The course. which we have named 'Questions fol' Life-', is open to all whatever our degree of maturity and understanding (we all need to be reminded of the basics of our faith) . The programme is as printed below and from this it will be seen that whilst the main part of the course will be during Lent it will continue after the Easter holiday in the context of the normal Bible Study Groups. I do hope that as many as possible will join with us. Colin. PARISH OF ETON WITH ETON WICK AND BO VENEY. PARISH OF ST JAMES THE LESS, DORNEY LENT COURSE 1994. 'QUESTIONS FOR LIFE' The nrnterial which we are using for this course can be found in a book entitled 'Questions of Lifo' by Revd Nicky Gumbel published by Kingsway Publications Ltd. and is available from most Christian Bookshops.(some copies will be available in the church.) PROGRAMME: All meetings to be held in the Church of St John the Baptist, Eton Wick at 8.00pm unless otherwise notified. Thursday 10th February at 7.00pm for a meal together before the first session 'Who is Jesus?' which will be taken by a guest speaker from Holy Trinity Church, Brampton. Wednesday 16th February: 8.00pm Ash Wednesday Service of Holy Communion for the Riverside Team al the Church of St John the 1bursday 24th February: Thursday 3rd Ma1·ch: Thursday 10th March. Thursday 17th March: Thursday 24th March: Baptist, Eton Wick. 'Why did Jesus die'?'. 'Ilow can I be sure ofmy faith?' 'Why and how should I read the l.lihle'?' 'Why and how do I pray'!' 7.00pm for a meal before the session 'How can I resist CliJ'?' MaWtdy Thursday 31st l\larch. 8.00pm Servin· of' Holy Commwuon St ,James Chut·ch, Dornl·y. The Course will continue after Easter in the context of the usu:.1l Bible Study and Prayer Groups which take place on Thursday evenings at 8.00pm. (venues to be advised). Thursday 21st April: 'I-low does God guide us.' Thursday 28th April '\Vhy and how should Wl" kll others'!' Thursday 5th May: 'Docs God heal today'?' Thursday 12th May: 6.30pm Annual JPCC Sen·ke St Mary's Datchct. Thursday 19th May 'What about the Church'?' Thursday 26th !\.lay 'I low can I make the most of the rest of my life'!' ALL ARE WELCOME TO JOIN WITH US FOR THE ABOVE COURSE -3- ------ ----- -------------------,---------------------------------------- THE PARISH PUMP Notes on a meeting of the Parish Council held in December 1993 . _j Before the Council meeting, Mr. John Strange from SBDC presented a series of slides , some from the DOT, some his own , showing the impact of the M4 widening/Trunk Road scheme on this area. The District Council holds the view that the proposal is being organised in a somewhat piecemeal fashion, with little regard to an overall strategy. Incidentally, should the DOT's scheme go according to plan, 1994 should see an environment al statement , 1995 a public inquiry, 1998 the commencement of work, and 2000 the opening. We shall see. 1. The Parish Council welcomed Mr. Ron Alsworth as the new Parish Clerk. 2. Trees. 13 new replacement trees have been received from the County Counc il and will have been planted by the end of this month. 3. Street Lighting. It is likely that each new street lamp, should we wish to instal them, would cost about £1,000. Some proposals have been received as to siting. This matter is dealt with more fully elsewhere. Meantime , the Council is questioning maintenance - some lamps seem to be going off duty too frequently. 4. M4 widening. The Chairman reported on a meeting hosted by Bray Parish Council. Councillor Palmer has written to the DOT for further information as to the environmental imp act. 5. Planning. The CAA beacon off Old Marsh Lane is going ahead - having been held up for technical reasons . The erection of a detached house by Dell Cottage has been refused planning permission . 6. Finance. This month included £50 for tree planting; £224 for SEB; £700 total attendance allowances at the Rowing Trench Inquiry; £40 income from the sale of the mower and £389 from Dropet as surplus. 7. Improving Dorney. The Parish Council would like to plan ahead and have an on-going programme of projects to help improve the appe arance of the Parish. Obviously these would depend on money being available, but it would be helpful and interesting to have parishioners ' views on this subj ect. As a guide - do we need a regular litter watch? What could we do about reducing the instances of speeding through the Village? Do we want or need more comprehensive street lighting? Do we want to introduce an anti-dog-fouling scheme? These and other ideas will be welcome , preferably before the Annual Parish Meeting on March 9th, so firm decisions can be made . • . . THE PARISH PUMP Notes on a meeting of the Parish Council j held in January 1994 . 1 . M4 widening. In the spring we may expect a detailed plan from the DOT concerning the environmental impact of this scheme and its proposals for mitigating it. There will be a Public Inquiry some time, because of the enormous amount of objections from various quarters. There is a general impression that the DOT will favour the ' northern ' option, as fewer people would be physically affected, and there would be less noise to impact on inhabitants to the south. 2 . Replacement trees have been duly planted in the Parish - and no doubt well watered in! 3. Local Government Review. There is a great deal of confusion, re-writing of the rules and hasty re-timetabling on this subj ect . Implications are profound, so i t behoves us all t o be aware of alterations and options and, unfortunately, to reach our own conclusions as a matter of some urgency. There may well be a Public Meeting in the Parish to discover any suggestions or preferences that may be forthcoming - if so, may we urge all to attend. Overriding other considerations is the importance of accountability and accessibility, so our views count . Incidentally, a MORI poll has taken place - has anyone in the Parish been approached? 4 . This year sees the Centenary of Parish Councils - a matter to celebrate ! ! There is a suggestion to hold a show in the Village Hall in November to demonstrate the work of the various societies and clubs in the Parish - along the lines of the Grand Opening of the hall in 1970 . 5 . Finance . The Annual Parish Precept was discussed and approved . Payments this month included £50 hiring of the Vicarage; £86 to SEB for electricity; £15 to CPRE; £10 subscription to Thames Valley Planning and Amenities Forum. 6 . A reminder of the Annual Parish Meeting on 9th. March. There will of course be major issues to discuss and if you have any particular point you wish to raise , get in touch with one of your Councillors. It is, after all, the best way of bringing up local questions and trying to resolve them. The next meeting will be on Tuesday 8th. February. LENT LUNCHES The usual series of Charity Lunches will take place every Thursday during Lent . Everyone is welcome and the proceeds go to the charity chosen by the hostess of the day. Each lunch takes place from 12 noon to 2 p.m. , so do join friends and neighbours for a pleasant meal, and help raise funds for charity at the same time . Dates and venues are : - 17th. Feb. 24th. Feb. 3rd . March. 10th. March. 17th , March. 24th. March. Dorney Vicarage - Chernobyl Children ' s Holiday Fund. Mary Baker, Elmview, 1 , Marsh Lane . Muriel Pepler, 5 4 , Hag Hill Rise, Taplow. Angie Wood-Dow, Old Dimmings , Village Road. Marion Hellmuth, Boskerris, 15, Marsh Lane . Dot Belcher, Tregullas End, la, Oak Stubbs Lane . DORNEY VISITATION A month or so ago I reported on the 'Visitation' which was carried out in Dorney last summer and promised then that we would try to arrange a time when those interested could meet to discuss the results of the visits and the future of the Church in the Village. John and Angela Wood-Dow have kindly otforcd their house, ' Old Dimmings', Village Road, Dorney for an informal 'At Home' 8.00pm on : Thursday 17th February 1994. All are invited, especially newcomers to our Village, and, of course, those already on the Electoral Roll of the Church. Any matter relating to the work and place of the Church in the Village will be open for discussion. If anyone hoping to come has any special matter they would like to raise it may be helpful if you could let us know in advance. We are very grateful to John and Angie for their offer of hospitalitity. I hope that many in the Village will take advantage of this opportunity to meet and share together. See you there, Colin. TRANSPORT FOR COMBINED SERVICES We are now regularly combining scrvic(.:S in our two parishes; on the first Sunday of the month for the Family Service at the Church of St John the Baptist, Eton Wick and on the fifth Sunday fi.lr our special services which take place in each of our churches in turn. We regularly announce that transport can be arranged for any wishing to attend these services who me unable to tr.'.lvcl by their own transport. We rarely receive requests for help in this way hut lun·e sometimes receive,/ complaints that people have been ,mable to attend a seJ·l•ice because they have been unable to get to the church ! May I emphasise that transport can be readily arranged if required and we do hope that this will be used. On the Fifth Sunday services we try to organise the mini-bus from the Eton/Dorney Centre but this is not generally available for Family Services. There arc, however, plenty of cars and drivers who are more than prepared to help in this way. WE CAN ONLY HELP YOU IF YOU WILL LET US KNOW, Colin. -6- • DORNEY WOMEN 'S INSTITUTE December December 's meeting, due to its proximity to Christmas, usually takes on a festive atmosphere , and this year was no exception. The Art Group made all the preliminary arrangements and, as usual, made an excellent job of it. The tables were beautifully laid with specially made Christmas centrepieces and artistic napkins . Our own decorations , added to those already in the village hall, produced the desired effect for a happy preChristmas get together. Normal business procedures were efficiently handled by our President and Secretary. The only item from the News Letter for special comment was notice of a Women 's Interest Show being held on 10th. -13th. February 1994 at the Wembley Centre. This event will encompass everything for women of all ages: fashion, cookery, gardening, health & beauty, interior design etc . etc. and should be well worth a visit. Although this show is being fully supported by the WI it is being organised by The Women 's Interest Show Ltd. , Premier House, 10, Greycoat Place , London . SWIP lSB. Te l. 071 233 1869 from whom further details can be obtained . A truly festive Te a, provided by all memb ers , was very much enjoyed, and a raffle provided many attractive prizes. Mr , J. Hurst, of Dorney Reach, very kindly provided music for our entertainment , and this proved to be really toe tapping and had everyone up on their feet dancing . He played a variety of 'catchy ' tunes, which produced the right atmosphere for the occasion. Our grateful thanks to Mr . Hurst for providing this happy entertainment . DORNEY WOMEN 'S INSTITUTE January Start of a new year , but not exactly a 'get up and go ' atmosphere , perhaps due to the miserable weather we have been having, and there seems to be a steady loss of mem bers. New blood is needed . There was a prospective new member this month , but many more are needed, perhaps they could be per suaded to come for a trial period to see what we have to offer. Appreciation was expressed by the President and Secretary for the successful arrangements for the Christmas meeting and particularly to the Art Group for all their artistic embe llishments . A delegate be held in this. was requested for the Intermediate General Meeting to Birmingham, and Mrs . Spencer volunteered to consider Items from the Monthly News Letter included notice of the Celebration Scrapbooks which can be borrowed by Institutes for a few days for a 'browse '. As Dorney WI does not have suitable facilities for showing these books , it was suggested Dorney membe rs could visit Taplow WI when they have the books on loan. A reminder was given to listen to four teams from Bucks and four teams from Beds battling to find the champions of WIQ, a general knowledge quiz . This will be broadcast every Sunday from 23rd. January at 4.30 p.m. on R .. .d.i.u Three Counties 104 FM. -7- It was decided to hold a Coffee Morning and Bring & Buy on 17th. February at 1 0 . 3 0 a.m. at the home of Mrs . K . Crane in Meadow Way in aid of the RNLI . This is a most worthwhile and deserving group of people and in need of our support . It is hoped other residents of Dorney Reach, Dorney and other areas in addition to WI members will join us for a pleasant get together. A Group Meeting is being held at Dorney on 17th. March, members all are requested to attend, if possible, and assistance will be required in supplying the refreshments . The Speaker at our meeting was Miss S . Saunderson, who gave an interesting talk, with good accompanying slides , on her visit to Canada , going to Banff and Jasper and then down the West Coast of America to Mexico . The Speaker next month will be Mrs . G. Easton on Screen Printing. The Competition will be ' An Attractive Scarf ' . NATURE NOTES November/December After a short autumn it seemed by the third week in November that winter had arrived. The nests in the M4 rookery can be seen again as the leaf covering has fallen. Two nests were built in a tall willow as the chestnuts were full of nests, but only one has survived . Rooks change their habits in winter. By day they probe the ground on fields and meadows for worms and insects . They do not sleep in the rookery at night but fly to another roost often several miles away which will often be shared by birds from another rookery. During a walk along the Barge Path I was pleased to see five Lapwings, sometimes known as Peewits or Green Plovers . These birds have not visited our area in large numbers for some years . There was also a group of Fieldfares in one of the tall trees. During a second walk there were large numbers of Fieldfares in a meadow in the same venue. Groups of Goldfinches , Long Tailed Tits and, unusually, Wrens with them, were frequently seen. A Blackcap was spotted in our garden . Many spend the winter here since it became less severe . At one time they left for warmer climes . Redwings are also in our area often mingling with Fieldfares . By mid December most hawthorn berries had been stripped off the bushes by hungry birds . It is surprising how long some flowers continue to bloom. Yarrow, Hogweed, White Dead Nettle and Chamomile give patches of white amongst the yellow Oxford Ragwort . Lois Parker . NATURE NOTES December/January By the third week in December palm had put in an appearance and some hawthorns had new leaves with flowers actually in bloom . Others had tight buds ready to flower at any time . Other plants -8- • • have produced new growth . The leaves of Lords and Ladies are four inches high. There are not so many of the pinkish red Yew berries this winter. Against the dark green leaves they make a good splash of colour. The straggling branches of the Yew have been likened to claws, especially when they are swayed by the wind and dip down upon the unwary. Probably they seem to be sinister to some people because they grow mainly in churchyards . A female Blackcap came into the garden and Collar Doves come every day now we put out seeds. Far too many Starlings feed on the nuts which excludes some of the smaller birds . Robins, however, can hold their own. Green sycamore buds can be seen plainly and tiny buds have also appeared on blackthorn bushes . The black buds of ash are not so obvious . The wine coloured catkins of alder are well developed . So the process of rebirth and regrowth continues throughout the winter . Someone remarked to me that they were amazed at the number of daisies in bloom on Dorney common and elsewhere but this is nothing unusual at this time of year. Daisies are hardy plants and it is a j oy to see them .. It is good to see that the brook by the church is full again and also the ponds on the common . Lois Parker DORNEY CHURCH JUMBLE SALE & AUCTION and JAM & CAKE STALL in the Village Hall Friday 18th. February in aid of Thames Valley Adventure Playground and Church Funds Please bring your Jumble on the day or telephone 602243 or 605595 for collection. Helpers are desperately needed; we always need more than those who kindly turn up . -9- Thursday 17th February Thursday 17th February Thursday 17th February Friday 18th February Thursday 24th February Thursday 3rd March Monday 7th March Wednesday 9th March Thursday 10th March Thursday 17th March Thursday 24th March Thursday 14th April Wednesday 11th May Monday 6th June DORNEY W.I. DORNEY PARISH COUNCIL DORNEY P.C.C. DORNEY VI LLAGE HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE DORNEY OVER 60 's CLUB DORNEY BADMINTON CLUB DORNEY BOWLS CLUB RAINBOWS BROWN IES GUIDES VILLAGE HALL BOOKINGS DIARY OF EVENTS * * Coffee Morning and Bring & Buy in aid of RNLI 21 ,Meadow Way at 10.30 a.m. Lent Lunch. Dorney Vicarage 'Visitation' discussion. Old Dirnmings , Village Road . 8 p.m. Dorney Church Jumble Sale and Auction Village Hall, 7 p.m. in aid of Thames Valley Adven ture Playground and Church Funds Lent Lunch. Elm View, 1, Marsh Lane Lent Lunch. 54, Hag Hill Rise, Taplow Chernobyl Children 's Fund . Cheese & Wine Party at Eton Dorney centre ANNUAL PARISH MEETI NG . Village Hall 8 p.m. Lent Lunch. Old Dimmings , Vil lage Road Lent Lunch. Boskerris, 15, Marsh Lane Lent Lunch. Tregullas, la, Oak Stubbs Lane Chernobyl Children 's Fund. Barn Dance Burnham Grammar School. Chernobyl Children 's Fund. Fashion Show. Dorney Court. Chernobyl Children 's Fund. Barbecue Queen 's Eyot. Second Wednesday of each month Second Tuesday of each month First Wednesday of each month the Vicarage 8 p.m. Second Monday of alternate months i.e. March, May. July. September. Village Hall Luncheon in the Vicarage , Dor:ncy. Tuesdays 12.15-2.00 Dates : 1/2 8/3 12/4 10/5 7/6 12/7 11/10 8/11 13/12 Every Tuesday Village Hall 8-10 p.m. Every Sunday Vil lage Hall 7. 30-10 .30 p.m. Every Friday Dorney School 3.30- 4.30 p.m. Every Thursday Village Hall 6-7 .30 p.m. Every Wednesday the Vicarage 7.15-9 p.m. * * Mrs . Pat Guider * * 0628 71668 NEI GHBOURHOOD WATCH SCHEME Chief Co-ordinator :- Mike Hoile 0628 25407 TO REPORT ANYTHING SUSPICIOUS TELEPHONE LOCAL POLICE 0753 506000 TO REPORT INCIDENTS THAT REQUIRE IMMEDIATE POLICE ACTION TELEPHONE 999 -1 ,- • DORNEY {:;, an independent DEVELOPMENTS review of - local affairs Old Moor (sic) fortells the events of 1994 . JANUARY Bucks C . C submit planning application to School . Local Government Commission rebui l d (LGC) Dorney begins consultation s ; nobody notices . Floods . FSEeBcRrUeAtRaYr y of State approves NRA Flood Channel . LGC continues consul tations, but gets wrong answers . Secretary of state turns down Rowing Trench. College claims Council Floods. Par ish used its influence unfairly . Parish conditional l y supports school bui l ding application . MARCH NRA says floods in wrong place , must build channel elsewhere . Par ish Counc il announces new initi ative - Back to Basics" - at Annual Pari sh Meeting . Meeting equally divided on addi tional street lights and traffic calming , but promises ta fully support Best Kept Village Competition . Dorney Parish Council proposes to absorb Slough & Maidenhead into new Unitary Authority . LGC concludes consultations. Sleet . APRIL Despite objection from County Engineer, planning given for new school ; Bucks CC regrets that Schaal for 1993/4 funds. NRA says 'no money avai lable channel ; clearing York Stream best solution ' ! MAY permission is too late for relief Showers. Eton Col lege submit revised Rowing Trench Plan. Bucks CC say , ' regret too early for 1994/5 funds for new school ' . Dept of Transport submit, for comments , detailed scheme for M4 widening; no account taken of earl ier consul tation . Litter-picking supported by nearly 4 people. Showers. JUNE LGC submits recommendations , rejects all 6 alternatives from District & County , invites Maidenhead or Slough to take over S. Bucks . Best Kept Vil lage judging . Rain. JULY & AUGUST Counci l objects to Rowing Trench , M!t widening plans, LGC recommendations and Best Kept Vil lage judging. Dorney road-humping scandal reveale d . John Major resigns . Thunder . SEPTEMBER Fewer entries at Horticul tural Show due to drought . Bucks CC say Dorney joint-top for new school monies . Counci l bl ames poor Best Kept V i l lage result on lack of support . Dai ly Sun . OCTOBER Aylesbury school al located • Dorney now joint-top of recommendations and changes building monies. 1 i st ' . Government rules again . -1 1 - Bucks CC say rejects LGC Missed . NOVEMBER Complaints about leaves on roads - County de-forestry officer acts immediatel y . Residents claim new l ights are in wrong place , and where is the traffic calming ? Local Government Commission d isbanded . Fog . DECEMBER Public Inquiries announced into proposed Rowing widening, LGC, New l ights , Road Humps & and Best judging. Huge celebration towards end of month . Trench , M4 Kept Village Sleet . kejers GLIMPSES INTO THE EARLY WSTORY OF DORNEY By Elias Kupfermann (I) Dorney and Its Name During the Anglo Saxon period Dorney formed part of the estate of a Saxon thane known as Aldred. Aldred was the son of Uhtred. an earl who owned several large estates in Northumbria. He owed his allegiance to Morcar, Earl of Northumbria, another large northern landowner. Very little is known of Aldred's estate at Dorney, apart from the fact that it Is mentioned in the Domesday book. During this period, Dorney was almost certainly an island adjacent to the Thames, the course of which has changed a great deal over the last thousand years. In the early medieval literature Dorney is known as Domei or Domee. The placename comes from t11e Old English Dorena ieg meaning the Island of the Bumblebees. 11,e prefix dora is Old English for bumblebee and the suffix ei or ey means eyott or island. The adjacent placename Boveney or Bouenie as it is called in the Domesday Book stems from the Old English btifan ieg meaning the place above the island .. This and the surviving placcname evidence appears to support the idea that Dorney was once an Island when the Thames was a great deal wider than it is today. (I) The Domesday Survey of 1086 The most enlightening source for the study of the late Anglo-Saxon and Norman landscapes is the Domesday Book of 1086. This was produced by William the Conqueror as a survey of the lands and occupants of the people of England. A translation from the NormanLatin of the entry for Dorney is given below: Extract relating to Dorney from the Domesday Book of c.1086 -------------------,---------------------------------------- • In Burnham Hundred Ralph holds Domei from Miles. It answers for 3 hides. There is land for 3 ploughs; in lordship one. 5 villagers with 4 smallholders have 2 ploughs, 2 slaves, meadow for 3 ploughs and for horses; one fishery at 500 eels; woodland for 150 pigs. Value 30 shillings; when acquired 10 shillings, before 1066, 60 shillings. Aldred, Earl Morca's man held this manor . From this entry It Is possible to identify four basic pieces of Information which can used to produce a detailed picture of the landscape of a Buckinghamshire Domesday settlement. The first of these Is the number of hides. The Buckinghamshire Domesday assessment is stated In terms of hides. At Dorney there are three hides of land, which Indicates a rather small estate. The hide can be seen as a unit of assessment rather than area. This measurement can vary from place to place , from county to county. An atte mpt has been made to quantify the hide In terms of measurement where It was found to be approximately equal to one hundred and twenty acres. If this was the case the Anglo Saxon estate at Dorney would have contained about three hundred and sixty acre s. A third of the lands at Dorney were reserved for the lord of the Manor, Miles Crispin, who owned over thirty manorial estates in Buckinghamshire alone . Crispin leased the manor of Dorney to Ralph Danvers. who owned the manor of Little Marlow and several others In Oxford shire. The Domesday survey records that at the time the manor was in the possession of Aldred, 'Earl Morcar's man'. 111e estate was valued at sixty shillings and. by 1086, the post-conquest revenue from the manorial estate had dropped to a mere ten shillings. This shows that the local economy had suffered somewhat between the late AngloSaxon period and the Norman Conquest. A similar fall In economy can be seen In certain settlements In East Berkshire. TO BE CONTINUED . (reproduced with kind permission) -13- Warden: Colin Morton A Residential Youth Centre The Vicarage, Dorney, Windsor, Berks SL4 6QS Tel: 0628 662823 CHERNOBYL CHILDREN'S HOLIDAY FUND Firstly, may I thank those who organised the Carol Singing both in Dorney and Dorney Reach anti to all those people who contributed to the collections. Also thanks to those that came to our Fish and chip supper. We would especially like to thank Mrs Sian Turner who did a sponsored slim and raised £350.00. So far we can bring 4 children over with the gifts that we have received As you can see then we have a long way to go in raising the fonds to enable us to bring the other 1 6 children and two adults. We have estimated the cost at £200 00 per child based on last years costs. We have received a number of letters from the children who stayed with us in May last year We thought you might like to read part of one of the letters from Olga received just after Christmas "Hello, Rosemary and Co/;11 Mor1011! I hope that all is well with you. I hm1e cm,ght a slight cold I am working hard at school geff111g 'A' and 'B' allhough sometimes 'C' of course. The firs/ term was good, hut the second was helter. The weather here is very bad; first if snows, then it thaws ancl then:'s slm'/1 e1·erywhere. I c/011'1 even have a1ry1 good winter boots. A.. 1 11m wanted to buy me some. bul !hey are l't:'IJ' exp,·m·iw - even more than Mum earns. For lhe time being I'm wearing my old ones, hut of course when I get home from school I hm1e wet feet and I am worried that I might fi.,1/ ill. I wm delighted to receive your feller. Let me know whether anybody else has wrilfen lo you. Give Julie my low and wish her a Happy New Year from me. I am missing you a lot. And .my a big hello to Anna, l.iw,, Ian and Beverley. Write to me. I am waiting for a reply like a swallow waiting for summer! I.ow from Olya The children that we are expecting in September have been in hospital for a period of 6 months to a year suffering from Thyroid Cancer or some other stonrnch illness Their home life is much poorer than those that came in 1993. We have organised some fund raising events during the year and we hope that yon will be able to join us at one or more or the following ocnsions. Monday 7th March 1994 Thursday 14tl1 April 1994 Wednesday 1 1th May 1994 Monday 6th June 1994 Cheese and Wine Party Barn Danct: Fash ion Show B-B-Q Eton Dorney Centre Burnham Grammar School Dorney Court Queen's Eyot The above fundraising events are for the Project so that we can fund the children while they are staying with us. We are looking for organisations or individuals who will sponsor a child's fare. The Dorney Parish-Eton College l'ruject The Purpose of the Project is to help and educate young people thruugh their /cisutc•lime ac1fri1ics so 10 develop their physictJI, me11ttJI and spirilut1I capacities 1hm they may grow to full m.11urity as i11Jivid1ta/s ,.md members vf society al'ld /hilt their col'lditiol'I of life may be improved. _ Trustees: The Very Revd. The Dean of Windsor (Chainnan); Ueadmas1cr of Elon Coll􀃖ge: MJ.L. Armstrong faq: The Right Revd. The Bishop of Buckingh:im: The Venerable The Archdeacon of lluckingham; P.P.D. Palm􀃗r Esq. Registered Charity No. 30599-' -14- PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS TO STREET LIGHTtNG.JAN'94 Residents of Dorney Parish have always been aware that the existing street lighting is based on standards set many years ago for rural villages and communities. We have mixed views about what is adequate for today's roads which now cater for more cars and more pedestrians, many of whom are exercising their dogs during the dark winter evenings. Our Parish Council recently received from residents, requests for some additional lighting in specific areas, and this prompted the Council to initiate a brief review / assessment of lighting within the Parish. The overall impression is that the lighting is sufficient within the Parish apart from one area which is frequently walked by dog owners and which at present has only one lamp cov'ering about 200m of road at the lower end of Harcourt Rd and Dorney Reach Rd. The sketch below shows the location of the two el(lra lamps which are being proposed as a solution to the problem. * (1 J • Existing lamps. HARCOURT CLOSE I MEADO"" _ ' Aj•. 􀈯\ \ • o New propased lamps. vvvv. _ * 0 * 0 HARCOURT RD. DORNEY REACH RD. 􀀄 -1 · Dorney Reach . If you know of other areas that need lighting, pass on your views either directly to any member of the Parish Council, or in writing to the address given below. Your comments on the above scheme would also be appreciated. -15- Dorney Parish Council. c/o C. Coish 41 Harcourt Rd. 20th. February 11.00 a.m. Sidesman First Reader Coffee Creche & Jimmy's Cleaning 27th. February 11.00 a.m. Sidesrnan First Reader Coffee Creche & Jimmy's Cleaning 6th. March 8.00 a.m. Sidesman 11. 00 a.m. Sidesman First Reader Coffee Creche & Jimmy's Cleaning 13th. March 11.00 a.m. Creche & Jimmy's ST. JAMES DUTY ROSTER FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT Parish Communion Mrs. Baker Luke 4 v 1-13 Mrs. Hayton Hebrews 4 v 12-end Mrs. Richmond At Eton Wick Mrs. Pepler SECOND SUNDAY IN LENT Parish Communion Mr. Hayton Matthew 12 v 22-32 Mrs. Pepler 1 John 3 v 1-10 Mrs. Langton & Mrs. Westendorp At the Vicarage Mrs. Parker & Mrs. Baker THIRD SUNDAY IN LENT Holy Communion Mr. Handy Parish Communion Mrs. Dyson Matthew 16 v 13-end Miss Hook 1 Peter 2 v 19-end Mr. & Mrs. Hayton At the Vicarage Mrs. Belcher & Mrs. Neal FOURTH SUNDAY IN LENT MOTHERING SUNDAY Combined Family Service at Eton Wick All in Church COFFEE MORNING AND BRING & BUY Thursday 17th. February. 10.30 a.m. at 'Gwent' 21 Meadow Way in aid of the RNLI Come and join Dorney WI members for a pleasant 'Get Together' and help the Lifeboats. DORNEY BABY SITTING CLUB For details please contact Karen Jones 0628 25037 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 : The Editors, Mrs. M.C. Cody. Distributors Mrs. J. M. Spencer Dorincourt 45. Harcourt Road, Dorney Reach. Tel: (0628) 24213 Mrs. Cobb, Mrs. Crane, Mrs. Gorle, Mrs. Harland, Mrs. Hellmuth, Mrs. Hewitt Teale, Mrs. P. Macaree, Mrs. Millward, Mrs. Milverton, Mrs. Oxlade, Mrs. Pilkington, Mrs. Rae, Mrs. Richmond, Mrs. Tuddenham, Mrs. Wiltshire, Mrs. Wooller, Mrs. Wright. Rate of Subscription : £4.00 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. cR[JJ􀀠 and [iJon FUNERAL DIRECTORS • MONUMENTAL MASONS PRIVATE/WEDDING CAR HIRE 40 CHURCH STREET, SLOUGH, SU IPJ TEL: (0753) 520081 61 ST. LEONARDS ROAD, WINDSOR SL4 3BX TEL: (0753} 865982 13 THE COLONNADE, MAIDENHEAD SL6 IQL TEL: (0628} 783738 PRIVATE CHAPELS DAY & NIGHT SERVICE 0 􀂳 1, Bell Lane n O Tel: 0753E t8o5n0 W99ic4k ";z􀁠nr:':::::::1:·=:,:;;?::.<><:cnJ1 HOLIDAY COURSES SHOW JUMPING GYMKHANAS HACKING h RIDING SCHOOL & LIVERY panish5il UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF JILL HARRIS Elm Farm Boveney Road Dorney Common Nr. Windsor Berkshire Telephone: 0628 661275 INDOOR RIDING SCHOOL - QUALIFIED INSTRUCTION Daily and evening individual lessons and classes 41 Eton Wick Road • Eton Wick• 0753 840898 All top titles £2.50 per night Children and Cartoons only £0.50 per night Opening times: Monday-Friday 1 ·00pm to S·00pm Saturday and Sunday 10·00am to S·00pm EtonWick Dry Cleaners Launderers Fresh Smoked Salmon Home Made Pickles • Chutneys Jams • Cakes • Farm Cheeses • Eggs Fruit • Vegetables • Cut Flowers Domestic Stoneware House Plaques Decorative Pottery 0628 666022 • 661768 Mobile 0860 706675 Design & Construction Geraniums Fuchsias Hanging Baskets Dorney □ 􀂯􀂰􀂱-E st 1_983 - ---'I • Site Clearance • Pergolas • Terraces • Suppliers of: • Turfing • Driveways • Brickwork SAND • BALLAST • Plants, Trees • Car Parks Decorative WOOD CHIPS TOP SOIL and Shrubs • Block Paving or Standard MUSHROOM- • Fencing • Patios • Mature Trees COMPOST ---------THE:-------- RE STQ RATl ON COMPANY Specialists in Restoration ef fine Antique Furniture Julian Howard THE COACH HOUSE, DORNEY COURT, DORNEY, BERKSHIRE SL4 6QP TEL: (0628) 660708 SERVICES IN THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST. JAMES SUNDAYS 1st Sunday 2nd-4th Sunday 5th Sunday 8.00a.m. No 11.00 a.m. 11.00 a.m. 11.00 a.m. 8.00a.m. 11.00 a.m. Holy Communion Service at Dorney Combined Family Service at St Johns, Eton Wick Holy Communion Holy Communion Combined Service Children's Activity 2nd & 4th Sundays 10.45 a.m. St James Club ('Jimmys') & Creche - Eton/Dorney Centre Child ren's Activity morning - St Johns Eton Wick. All child ren welcome (5-11 years old ). 3rd Sunday 10.45 a.m. - 12.00 noon TEAM VICAR OF DORNEY Revd. Colin H. Pontin, The Vicarage, 69a Eton Wick Road, Eton Wick, Windsor, BERKS., SL4 6NE. Tel : (0753) 852268 CHURCHWARDENS Mr. Joe Hayton 46 Harcourt Road Dorney Reach Maidenhead, Berks. Tel : (0628) 23769 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 • 9th MARCH-AN􀀔JUAL PARISH MEETING 2 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 8 9 11. 12 13 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE ANNUAL PARISH MEETISG WILL BE HELD O(J liEDNESDAY 9TH !'!ARCH 1994, IN DORNEY VILLAGE HALL STARTING PROMPTLY AT 8.00 PM. (Doors open 7.40) .I .2 .3 .4 . 5 .6 . 7 AGENDA INTRODUCTION APOLOGIES for ABSENCE APPROVE HINUTES of 1993 MEETING; MATTERS ARISING CHAIRMAN's REPORT FINANCE- BUDGET & PRECEPT REPORTS by COUNCILLORS: Chai:-man Cllr A.Page Audrey WOOLLER Addis PAGE Liz !'IILLWARD Charles COISH CONSERVATION AREA, Footpaths, Trees. ENVIRONMENT, Best Kept Village Competition NRA FLOOD CHANNEL, ROWING TRENCH, highways STREET LIGHTING, Bye-Laws, Ren RICHMOND CENTENARY of PARISH COUNCILS Paul BAMPTON Peregrine PALHER PLANNING incl. CAA Beacon, Gravel, Gipsies !14 WIDENING, Parish Traffic ETON DORNEY CENTRE NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH LOCAL GOVERNMENT REVIEW DORNEY SCHOOL RE-BUILDING PLAN Plans & Architects model will be on display DISTRICT COUNCILLOR'S REPORT COUNTY COUNCILLOR'S REPORT Tiff Sl'IITH, MP ANY OTHER BUSINESS at the discretion of the Chairman THERE WILL BE AN INTERVAL FOR TEA & COFFEE C Morton H Hoile Cllr K.Richmond Cllr P. Bampton Cllr J.Richmond Cllr V.Cu1:1mings *ALL RESIDENTS ARE INVITED TO ATTEND & DISCUSS !'IATTERS of LOCAL IMPORTANCE* It will assist the Council if resolutions, or arty other matters for discussion, are advised in writing before the meeting, for inclusion at the sole discretion of the Chairman. CLERK, R ALS􀃬0RTH Dhone,0&28 20975 17 H;arcourt Rd Dorney Ruch Haidenhud Sl60DT -1- ISSUE NO. 2/94 MARCH 1994 From Revd Colin Pontin. March 1994. I enjoy watching the TV programme 'Food and Drink', especially the wine tasting with Oz Clarke and Gilly Goolden. (although she docs go a bit OTT at times!) I never cease to be amazed at their accuracy in identifying wines. They can name the grape, the area, the vineyard and even the cost! The other day they were asked to produce a blend from a variety of wines. They both spent some time tasting and measuring and eventually came up with the results which exactly suited them. The owners of the vineyard were delighted with the result. They had confidence that their choice will also be acceptable to many others and , I suppose, produce a good profit when sold. In the church there is a tendency to do the same sort of thing, (not with the wine, although perhaps some might say we should!) A small amount of Sunday services with just a dash of prayer and study, a good pinch of attendance at Christmas and Easter and a helping of 'good works' to blend the whole together and the result is entirely to our own satisfaction. The 'Faith' which is produced is pleasant and relatively undemanding; it satisfies the palate and is e>,,'lremely effective for the 'Feel Good Factor'. The disciples tried the same sort of thing. They had very positive ideas as to what Jesus should and should not do and this was often coloured by their own preferences, prejudices and pre-conceptions. Jesus, however, had other ideas. Just before the tragic events of Good Friday the Disciples felt that Jesus had got it just about right. They were worried at first by his going to Jerusalem but then it all came together as he rode into the City and was acclaimed by the crowd on that first Palm Sunday. At last he was coming into his Kingdom. The hardships and problems were over. 'Lord, can we sit at your right hand when you come into your Kingdom?' In fact of course the reality was totally different. The end was in sight in one way. On the cross Jesus cried 'It is finished' and then died! The end was the end of the power of sin and its dominion over our lives; the chance of forgiveness and a new beginning. The resurrection on that first Easter morning set the seal on the new relationship which had been established between God and his creation. For the Disciples, of course, the challenge was just beginning. It was to take them along a road of service and suffering. Not a 'blend ' they would have chosen, but one which they ultimately found totally fulfilling. -2- The church in our two parishes , during Lent , is looking again at the basics of our Christian Faith;. the challenges that it presents to us and the call it makes upon our lives. In one way it would be easier just to sit back and carry on with the 'mixture as before'. That may be more comfortable but Jesus constantly calls his Disciples into new and fresh understanding and experiences and whilst we can always 'opt out' if that is what we want, we stand to lose out on the best that God has in mind for us. I am sure that at one level we all enjoy 'the blend' as it is. But who knows what good things are in store for us if we take our courage in both hands and dare to go forward, not on our own but hand-in-hand with Jesus. The Disciples found it hard but eminently satisfying and I believe that we will do the same if we dare to trust God and take him at his word. Why not join us for the remainder of the Lent Course, 'Questions for Life' , which is to continue after Easter. Colin. Leaders and heloers of voung church An opportunity to hear Martyn White's "50 ideas for Sunday Schools" at Slough and District Reli'gious Studies Centre (East Berkshire Teachers' Centre, Queens Road, Slough) SATURDAY 23 APRIL 1994 10 am - 12 noon Come for new ideas I afresh approach to familiar stories I ways of improvisitrg with materials at hand Marty11 's lively presentation will begin at /0./5, giving a chance to purchase Scripture Press material and to look around the Centre. To cover costs - it1cluding coffee and biscuits - .there will be a fee of£/ (£2 to non-members) Further details available from the Warden, Heather Collins, at the Centre or on 0753 522632 -3- CHURCH FINANCE - ST JAMES, DORNEY The new pattern of services in our two parishes of Eton and Dorney means that on at least 15 occasions throughout the year there is no service in St James Church, Dorney on a Sunday morning. with the consequent loss of income through the offertory plate. This has been discussed with the parish of Eton and arrangements have been made for the offertory to be split on these occasions but this only partially meets the problem. In addition to this, the third Sunday of the month 'Children's Activity Morning' held in Eton Wick, whilst very successful in terms of outreach among the children, has the effect of red ucing the congregation in the church thus affecting income. To overcome this problem the PCC have agreed that with effect from the I st April I 994 a 'Planned Giving Envelope Scheme' be introduced in Dorney. The way that this will work is as follows: At the beginning of April packs of offertory envelopes of distinctive colour and design will be available. Each pack consists of 52 envelopes dated for each week of the year. Those who wish to participate will be given one pack. Each week their offering is placed in the appropriate envelope, whether they come to church or not, and when they ne,1 attend church the accumulated envelopes can be placed in the plate as usual at either Dorney or Eton. These will be separated after the service and the envelopes belonging to Dorney will be returned, unopened, to the Dorney Treasurer. The process will act in reverse when the combined services are at Dorney. The benefits are not only that collections for each church will be allocated correctly bu􀁬 also, those who are unable to attend a church service every week but who wish to give on a planned and regular basis can do so with . . max1mum convenience. The above scheme can be used for covenanted gifts by arrangement with the Church Treasurers and will be totally anonymous. It is hoped that as many as possible will participate in this scheme. Further details can be made available if required. Colin. -4- • • • A Year Overseas Nowadays i t is quite common for s ixth formers to have a year off before going to universi ty . At the moment I am an A-Level student at Burnham Grammar School but when I f inish my studies, I wi l l be going abroad to do voluntary work for a year . I wi l l be teaching in e ither Zimbabwe . Thai land or Indonesia. The year is being organised by The Project Trust. a charity set up i n 1 967 to give young people a "better understanding o f the world outside Europe through l iving and worki ng overseas . Project Trust i s based on the Is le o f Cal l in the Western Isles and I trave l l ed up there for a week-long selection course in October . The isl and has only about 180 inhabitants and the boat comes just three times a wee]{ . This is used as a model for the type of remote communities many of the vo lunteers work i n . Among the things I had to do on the selection course included d igging potatoes . herding sheep ( I was the sheepdog) . butcheri ng pigs, learning Kurdi sh and Scottish country dancing and giving a talk about my community and the community on Col l . I wi l l probably be goi ng to Zimbabwe where I wi l l be e i ther teaching maths and science to GCSE standard in a secondary school or teachi ng music at the Col l ege of Mus ic i n Harare . TEhnge lpisrho jeasc tas ifnor Tehigani lalandng uanagd eI. ndonesia are a l l teaching I will be leaving in August but before that I need to ra ise £3 , 000 in sponsorshi p to pay for the year. If you wou l d be wi l l ing to he l p , any donation woul d be grateful ly received . You could sponsor me for a day overseas which costs £8 . 5 0 . Any i ndividua l sponsoring me £25 or over and any company sponsori ng me £100 or over wi l l receive four copies of my news letter whi l e I am abroad . Al ternative ly. i f you know of a company that may be wi l l ing to sponsor me . pl ease let me know. I am organising a concert at St James ' Church in aid of my year abroad on Friday. March 18th at 7 : 30 . TI1e performers wi l l a l l be past or present members ot my school . including myse l f . Items wi l l include Eine K l e ine Nachtmusik by Mozart and a choral work by Monteverdi . Tickets wi l l soon be on sale from Mary Bal{er. James Pep l er 0628 663593 - 5- TEAR FUND SUNDAY Sunday 6rh. March 1 994 Some of you may remember 1ha1 'Tear fund Sunday"' Is usually 1he firsl Sunday In March. On Tea fund Sunday In 1 992 and il 1 993 rhe congregolion of SI. Jomes lhe less, Dorney gave special lhoughl to Tear fund, which Is one of its regularly supporled charities. On borh of rhose occasions we held on Austerily lunch to raise money for Tear Fund. We rhoughr 1h01 lhis year everyone might enjoy a change and have ilsteod arranged to bring Teorcroft to Dorney. Teorcrofr Is Tear Fund's lrading minislry. Through rhe work and wilness of Tear Fund and its partners In the Third World, around I 0,000 craft workers gain borh rhe dignify of fair payment and the opporlunily to hear rhe Gospel of Jesus Chrisl. Many such collage • induslries are rhe product of Tear fund's job crealion schemes under rheir "Partners in Developmen1' programme. This Is on example of rhe way In which Tear Fund helps people to help themselves lo become self - sufficienl, rorher rhon providing immediole relief aid which, !hough much needed, provides no long - lerm benefir to rhe recipienrs. Afrer. rhe service on Sunday 6rh. Morch, or rhe Church of Sr. Jomes rhe less, Dorney, a representalive from Teorcrofr will be In rhe church, selbng a full range of crofls. • All are welcome lo slay afrer the service. If you ore nol artending 1he service, you are mosl welcome to drop in when it hos finished, which is usually ar obour 1 2 . 1 5pm. We hope rhar being able ro see rhe crafts, ralher lhan relying upon o catalogue, wtll encourage us ro furrher support rhe work of Tear Fund by buying some of rhe ilems, many of which make ideal gifrs, as well as being practical ilems for 1he home. In addilion lo lhis Tearcraft sale on 61h. Morch, Yioula from Tear Fund (whom some of you mel when she Joined us during rhe Mission lo 1he Combined Parishes lasl yearl will be joining us at both Dorney and Eron Wick on 241h. April. Please lislen and look out for furlher details of lhis nearer lhe lime. We look forward lo seeing you al Dorney on 61h. March. Please note 1ha1 lhis wiD be a service of Holy Communion, as 1he Family Service will rake place al Eron Wick on Morhering Sunday, I 31h. Morch. Alison Dyson Tear fund Church Represenlalive for Dorney -6- .. .. THE PARISH PUMP Notes on a meeting of the Parish Council held in February 1994 1. Maps of proposed additional street lighting in Dorney Reach have appeared in the Parish Magazine. It is to be hoped a decision will be reached on March 9th at the Annual Parish Meeting - think about it in advance and express your opinion! 2 . M4 widening. There is a great deal of political activity going on behind the scenes. Meetings of those parishes immediately affected are being held, voicing strong objections to the scale of the proposals, and insisting that, should objections fail, every possible measure should be taken to mitigate the noise, pollution, etc . 3 . Dorney School . The Council has received the plans of the new buildings proposed at Dorney School . Having to comment on these plans as presented, the Council is concerned to see no proposals as to access and parking, which remain (and will remain? ) a major problem . There is also concern expressed as to the future relationship of Village Hall and School Hall - should they run concurrently, and could they? These two major considerations need further careful and detailed deliberation, and the Couqcil is pressing for further discussions with all parties concerned. Our County Councillor, Mrs . Cummings, listened to a lively debate and will convey our thoughts to the County. 4 . The Agenda for the Annual Parish Meeting was finalised. As well as the usual items, there,will undoubtedly be major points for discussion and perhaps even decisions - the results from our two Public Inquiries may have surfaced; the M4 widening will rumbl e on; and now the Local Government Review. Options for re-organisation appear to be narrowing to three: a) 2 unitary authorities: Milton Keynes and the rest of Bucks. b) 3 unitary authorities: Milton Keynes, Aylesbury Vale and the rest of Bucks. c) 4 unitary authorities: Milton Keynes, Aylesbury Vale, Wycombe, Chiltern and South Bucks. Apathy is rife when contemplating changes to local government; let us hope Dorney Parish proves an exception! 5. What form should a celebration of the Centenary of Parish Councils take? November has been set aside for high j inks - ideas wanted, please. 6 . Finance. Extra work has been done on three rather tatty areas in Dorney Reach - £200; three months ' Clerk ' s salary £298; Association of Parish Clerks, £29; Thames Planning and Amenities Forum £10; extra printing £14. 7. Planning. As well as those plans submitted for the School, application has been received for a 2-storey rear extension to 55 Harcourt Road, to which the Council had no comment . 8. The next meeting is on Tuesday, March 8th, at the Dorney Centre . DORNEY BABY SITTING CLUB For details please contact Karen Jones 0628 25037 -7- 20th March 11.00 a.m. Sidesman First Reader Coffee Creche & Jimmy 's Cleaning 27th March 11 . 00 a.rn. Sidesman First Reader Coffee Creche & Jimmy' s Cleaning Jlst March 8.oo p.m. Sidesman First Reader Cleaning 1st April 11 . 00 a . m . Sidesman 3rd April 8 . 00 a.m. Sidesman 1 1 . 0 0 a .m . Sidesman First Reader Coffee Creche & Jimmy 's Flowers 10th April 11 . 00 a . m . Coffee Creche & Jimmy ' s Flowers ST. JAMES DUTY ROSTER FIFTH SUNDAY IN LENT Parish Communion Mr. Dollimore Mark 10 v . 32-45 Mrs . Liney Hebrews 9 v . 11-14 Mr. & Mrs. Pepler At Eton Wick Mrs . Armstrong PALM SUNDAY Parish Communion Mrs . Baker Matthew 21 v . 1-13 Mrs . Parker 1 Corinthians 1 v , 18-21 Mrs . Coish & Mrs. Paton At the Vicarage· Mrs . Eastgate & Mrs. Jones MAUNDY THURSDAY Parish Communion Mrs . Richmond John 13 v . 1-15 From Eton Wick l Corinthians 11 v. 2 J-26 Mrs . Street GOOD FRIDAY Service of Prayer and Meditation Mrs . Ames EASTER DAY Holy Communion Mr. Liney Parish Communion Mrs . Handy John 20 v . 1-10 Mrs . Hayton Revelations 1 v . 10-18 Mrs . Baker & Mrs. Eastgate On holiday All ladies FIRST SUNDAY AFTER EASTER Combined Family Service at Eton Wick Mrs . Perryman & Mrs. Smith All in Church Mrs . Belcher MR. JOHN RAE I would like to thank all friends and neighbours for the flowers, letters, cards and donations to the Cancer Research Fund on the death of my husband John, and for the kind words and concern shown by all to me and my family. Marj orie, Eileen and Alison Rae. -8- • • • DORNEY WO MEN 'S INSTITUTE February February 's weather has been equa lly as unpleasant as January 's; it was therefore most surprising and greatly appreciated that there was an almost full attendance of members at this month 1 s meeting. A reminder was given of the Group Meeting to be held at Dorney on March 16th, and a full attendance would be appreciated, together with assistance in the provision of refreshments. Items of interest in the Monthly News Letter included a County organised coach trip to London on 11th May, with the morning free to visit places of interest such as the Bank of England, the Barbican or the London Museum, and in the afternoon an official London Guide will take groups on a tour of the Inns of Court . To celebrate International Women 1 s Day, March 8th, the National Council of Women have organised an event on creative technology entitled 11 Technol ogy for Life - Learn to Love it !11 An exhibition will be held at Earls Court Park Inn, 47 Lillie Road, London SW6 from 9.15 ·a .m. to 5.30 p.m. , and tickets can be obtained from the National Council of Women, 36 Danebury Street, Islington Nl 8JU, Tel .071 354 2395, A number of rambles are being arranged. These are of approximately two hours ' duration (4-5 mi les) and lunch is provided afterwards, if required, at a cost of £3. Notice of one of these given in the News Letter is at Penn and Tylers Green, 10 .30 a.m. on 7th May. The walk starts at the Village Hall and proceeds through the countryside around Penn House. Mrs. Gill Easton gave a very interesting and absorbing talk on Screen Printing and her own involvement in this fascinating occupation. Few of us had any previous knowledge of the subj ect, But Mrs. Easton 1 s talk held the attention of all. The Speaker n0xt month will be Mrs. M. Cobbins on the subj ect of Dried Flowers, and the competition will be a small dried flower arrangement . NATURE NOTES January/February In mid January two rooks, probably a mating pair, were busy repairing what was left of the one remaining nest in the only tall willow of the M4 rookery . Ten nests remain in the chestnut trees, most of them in good condition. The rooks doing maintenance had started almost a month before the official 11Choose yOur partner11 day named for St . Valentine. A week later repair work had stopped. Perhaps those two rooks decided it would be better to start afresh with a new nest. Mild days brought squirrels and hedgehogs out of hibernation. Squirrels do not hibernate for long during a mild Winter. I saw a Red Kite hovering near the M4 . A walk along the Barge Path produced six Canada Geese, wrens, a large group of Long Tailed Tits, two Ring Necked Parakeets, and the remains of a partridge. Only the head and wing feathers were left so it was probably caught by a fox. When my husband moved a wheelbarrow, full of garden rubbish since Autumn, six mice jumped out and ran under our shed. They had been sharing the same beautifully woven nest. When I took rubbish to the skip I dropped the last few pieces of old grass and leaves which was fortunate as a toad crawled out . Had I not done so it -9- would have ended its life in the skip. material and put it in a safe place. I covered it with garden Whilst waiting for the bus at the top of Harcourt Road I saw a mouse running along the opposite path. It must have been very pleased about something as it skipped and leapt up and down before disappearing in the grass. On the 27th January I saw the first celandine of the year. By 10th February repair work to nests in the M4 rookery was well under way with rooks busy carrying quite large twigs . A moth appeared on the window to our front door and proved to be a Spring Usher moth. The wingless female lays her eggs in the crevices of trees so they are well protected. This species adapts its colouring to its surroundings . Normally the underwings are a light beige but this particular specimen had both sets of wings a darker brown . Redwings were seen on St. Valentine1 s Day, and the old rhyme 11If Candlemas Day be fair and bright, Winter will have another bite11 came true with icy winds and snow on that day. Cormorants have been seen along our stretch of the river, Someone told me of a newspaper report which said they would upset the environment by coming inland. This cannot be accurate as they have been coming inland for many years in Winter and leave in Spring, so their fishing cannot have any lasting effect. Lois Parker Dorney an Developments WHICH WAY ROUND independent review of local affairs Kejers, they say, ls an expert at skating ( on thin ice ) but he would like to know why lee dancers always do their triple axles anti-clockwise; and do they do it clockwise if they are in Australia ? Answers to the Editor, please, on the back of a ten pound note . MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS Do the 700 or so Dorney residents really need :t.!lQ halls within a few yards ? In the Green Belt . That ls what the County Education Authority propose in the ir current application, Why are they so anxious to spend nearly 400,000 pounds (which they haven ' t got ) on what is,virtually, a duplicate building ? Why not give priority to the well-being of the children and replace the temporary classrooms before building a Hall ? Why are they proposing to keep the temporary buildings ? TWO INTO ONE WOULD GO lf. a new school hall ls really essential, then it should be built only after the temporary classrooms have been replaced, and be constructed and equipped to a speclfication suitable for both school a.ru:l community use; the Hall could be controlled by the Schoo¼ and residents ' local bookings at economical rates safeguarded. This scenario vould solve the parking and access problems vhich vould be associated with the building of a second, additional hall. -10- OPEN SEASON Regular readers will be aware that this column ls normally entirely factual . However, it would be wrong of me .to not to let you ln on the latest rumours about the Local Government review. This disaster continues to roll, albeit with the gIota li-sp ossatisd mthoavte d,t hela stC ommmonistshi, obny tchuer rHeingthly C oufravto. urs a s ingle authority combining the existing South Bucks, Chiltern & Wycombe Districts . From the same source, I hear that Burnham mtoigwhatr dbs e sead umceodr ei ntvoia jbolein insgi zeS lougahn;d , thisp ewrhoualpds , brisnagv eS loutgheh Parliamentary seat for the true-blues. Dorney & Taplow would become isolated and left with a choice of masters Wycombe, Slough or Maidenhead . Hobson 's I VICE-VERSA Readers may be suprised to learn that the DoE have stated that the result of the NRA Inquiry will not be known until Atphreiirl oRorw Hinagy . TIrten mcihg htp laben st ot toh e baed vacnotnasgide eorefd E taonn dC oplluebgleis hfoerd f irst. Imminently. Have their strategists been at work ? 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Tel: (0628) 663122 • ISSUE NO. 3/94 APRIL 1994 EDITORIAL (Sold down the trench?) The morning after the Annual Parish Meeting I was 'out & about' in Dorney. It was a glorious day, trees were in blossom, the sun shone with the new found warmth of spring and the parish basked in apparent contentment. Often, in my business life, when I drove to Taplow station for my train to Town, such a morning would make me a very reluctant commuter. When the time came for retirement I looked forward with eager anticipation (D.V.) to the many years in which I might reap the benefit of living in this most pleasant parish. Unfortunately it is not to be, and I could find little satisfaction in the beauty of the post-meeting morning. The majority in the crowded hall on the previous evening had come in the faint hope that 'something' could be done about the Environmental Secretary's outrageous approval of the Eton development. Since Mr. Gummer's pronouncement I have felt like a condemned man, the victim of a great injustice, knowing the axe is about to fall but hoping against hope for a last minute reprieve, some mitigation of sentence. The meeting offered little comfort, being mainly confined to 'damage limitation'. Dorney is not a parish of transitory habitants. I and many of my local friends and acquaintances have lived here for well over thirty years. In various ways we have played some small part in the life of this village and in fostering the community spirit which has been very evident during our time here. We must not expect any rewards in this life, but we were hoping for a better future than that to be inflicted upon us by the Eton intrusion. We are told that ten years is just 'a blink' etc. Some of us fear that we have few blinks left! Truthfully, I was not expecting the Inquiry to go against us and despite the Inspector's recommendation I do not accept that such a development should be permitted here, within the green belt, nor should it be permissible to alter the geography of the village lanes. The approval was of course in no way influenced by the Old School Tie network. That the Inspector received 24 letters from members of both Houses of Parliament, all but one in support, was of little consequence! Of the 1,500 letters in favour, many were in answer to Eton's request for support. The request, naturally, made no mention of the removal of 4.5 million tonnes of gravel over a ten year period nor what adverse effect this would have upon the Dorney environment and upon the lives of the Dorney community. I like to think that perhaps, just perhaps, some consciences would have been pricked and support less enthusiastic if this had been more widely known. (continued over) -1- Before the Inquiry I thought rowing to be an agreeable pastime, made infinitely more pleasurable by the natural beauty of the river, with its varied flow and changing horizons. At the Inquiry I learned that rowing was a sport and had nothing to do with pleasure. It was all to do with winning, and if winning required a 2,000 metre canal, then The School would like one. No, more than that - for the sake of others too, it must have one. No, more than that - it is a national need! How many people in the Country, apart from participants in the sport, can remember, if they ever knew, the name of a winning crew or individual medal winner at national, international or Olympic level? One such oarsman spoke at the Inquiry, and I have had to refer to my newspaper cuttings to identify him. He told of the necessity for the trench, although he had apparently become an Olympic champion without such an aid. Medals are only important to the competitors who either win or do not win them. For the rest of us, they may arouse momentary interest, but surely no sporting trophy is worth the price that this village is being asked to pay. Not surprisingly, the rowing fraternity are very much in favour of the course, but rowing registers less than one percent in the scale of sporting activities in this country - hardly a national need! It is without doubt of prestigious value to the College and, I suspect, of more than prestigious value, but permission to build it in Thames Field should not have been given. This may sound NIMBYish, but be assured that ten years of gravel extraction would not have been countenanced in Eton College's backyard. For me, the most painful part of this sorry business is Mr. Peregrine Palmer's support for the proposed development. Without his co-operation I doubt the plans could have been realised. In his Inquiry evidence Mr. Palmer explained, in persuasive detail, how it would benefit his estate, but his assessment of the benefits to the village in general is, to say the least, naive. 'The employment proposals of the Rowing Lake would restore life, working life; the cottages would once again house people who worked the land, the nature reserve, arboretum and the water. The landscape would have purpose. The people would have local village work to do' I am certain that job prospects for, say, half a dozen 'people' is no recompense to you and me for the next ten years nor for the subsequent regular invasion of the parish by participants in the sport and the passage of Event traffic, estimated by the College to vary, according to the occasion, between 350-500 vehicles per hour and 820-2,600 vehicles per day. I maintain that rather than being a benefit to the village, the Course will be a constant source of aggravation. The whole character of the village will change and there is a very good chance that it will lose its identity and become a mere adjunct to The Eton College Boating Centre. In my opinion this community has been sacrificed to the maintenance of Dorney Court and to the fortunes of the Palmer family, and this is no slight affliction or small hurt that will soon be mended and forgotten. It is a running sore that will not heal. -2- • From Rcvd Colin Pontin April 1 994 We had a problem with the heating in the church in Eton a few days ago. The problem was discovered on a day which was 'nippy for the time of the year' and the meeting which was scheduled for that day had to cope without any heat at all and was therefore perhaps less enjoyable than i't might have been!. Everyone turned up however, and with tnie 'British ...__ ____, detem1ination' continued in spite of everything!. Investigation later revealed the problem. The boiler was fine, the system was faultless, the radiators were in order. There was, however, a hold-up between the source and the experience of heat... the pump had jammed! During our 'Alpha' course - 'Questions for Life' which will be half way through by Easter, we have been reminded of the greatness of God, the love of Christ which is potentially 'new every morning' and the resources and good things available to us to experience and enjoy as Christians. We have also been made aware that there is often a gap between the source and the experience, that the pump is jammed! We had to do something about the loss of heat in the church. We knew what it should be like and the comfort of the heat when it was working properly. We knew what was missing and were not content until it had been restored. Sadly, in our Christian experience we are often content to put up with less than the best, the cold and discomfort of a faith which seems to be distant and theoretical, because we have never known the reality or perhaps it is only a dim and distant memory. God is not limited but we are often less than enthusiastic. The call to each of us is not to be satisfied with anything less than the best that God has for us. The 'Alpha' course re-commences on Thursday 2 1 st April (details in church), why not join with us. I was reading recently an account of an 'Alpha' course held in the village of Bishopstone in the Chalice Valley in Wiltshire. The village is very similar to our own in size and inhabitants and at the end of the course some of those participating were asked to note down their reflections on the course and their experiences ... three of these perhaps sum up them all: " This course changed my life. Jesus is real to me, just as real as he nmst have been to the disciples after his resu"ection:' "Before the course he (Jesus) was a distant figure, but now !feel closer and talk naturally to him as I would to a friend. It has brought a new sense of peace and a lot of the fear has gone. " " It has strengthened my ownfaith. .. the tapes were very good showing us a practical side to our Christian faith; the whole course was a lovely opportunity to grow closer, in fellowship with each other". Their experience can be ours too! Colin. A VERY HAPPY EASTER TO YOU ALL -􀀉- ffl􀀇 BARN DANCE with the HAMPTON BARN DANCE BAND Thursday 14thApril 1994 8.00pm Burnham Grammu School nckets: £9.00 including food Ring Colin Morton for further details (0628) 662823 This Is a fund raising event for the Chernobyl children's holiday fund theEtmiD􀀈􀀉t;l􀀊Y The Vicarage, Dorney, Windsor Registered Charity No. 305994 -4- • j PARISH PUMP SPECIAL MEETI NG- 22nd MARCH 199Q A special meeting of the Parish Council was cal led to further consider the position relating to the approval of the Rowing Trench. in particular matters raised at the Annual Parish Meeting . Two senior representatives of the County Council were in attendance : SBDC were also invited. but could not come. All six Parish Councillors and the District Councillor were Present. Judicial Review Initial discussion confirmed advice that options for any sort of leoal action were limited. It was agreed that the Inspector 's deCision was so perDerse that it should be possible to find a basis uoon which a iudicial review could be init iated. David Pickard (Bucks CC) agreed to submit points raised by the Co unc il for further investigation by County legal eagles : and the County Chairman of Planning agreed to write to MPs and ministers drawing attention to the undemocrat ic nature of the planning process - millions of pounds are spent preparing statutory plans according to government ouidel ines . which the mon ied, powerful & pri vileged then persuade 􀌑inisters to ignore. The Council Chairman agreed to draft letters to be sent to our MP & M=P . Sainsbury 's, the media and others. although it is unlikely that this will have any short term effect. !,,,iaison wi tJJ... ...... 􀌒_ton Cg_l leag The meeting had reservations about the possible effectiveness of the standard . County Council run . Li ason Committee and felt that there was probably a need for the Parish Council to have early discussion with the Co lleae on the following matters :- Alternative roUting of gravel : re-instatement of Court Lane after comoletion : tree-olantin9 on boundaries in addition to arbore tum : pedestrian footpath from Harcourt Rd to the new Court Lane : timing of whole ope ration : resident engineer (s) : compensa tion for those severely affected : other contributions to Vil lage needs. If you have more ideas . let the Council know in time for discussion at the monthly meeting on April 12th. Bucks County Council The Council decided that . although the original actions of the County Council left something to be desired. there were no grounds for them to be sued. as suggested at the APM. Prqperty Reval u􀌓_t ion At the suggestion of Parish Clerk Ron Alsworth. the Council has approached the Val uation Office Agency regarding revaluation of local properties for Council Tax. In the event that any of the major development schemes actually starts the Counc il will act as agent app ealing against current property valuations on the grounds of "material change in the environment". Counc illors Wanted The Cou ncil has had one volunteer who . subject to legal forma lities. will be co-opted at the Aoril meeting. Audrey Woo ller has now formally resigned and another person is still needed, preferably, but not necessarily. from the Vi llage : otherwise there may be no liaison committee or. perhaps. the grass won 't get cut. Are you sure that you can't spare a few hours a month ? 􀌔 -5- THE PARISH PUMP Notes on a meeting of the Parish Council held in March 1994 . j 1 . The Council received with regret the resignation of Councillor P. Palmer, and thanked him for his years of service. 2. There is no further information regarding the M4 widening. 3 . The controversy regarding the planning application by the School continues. Objections have been lodged by the Village Hall Management committee and some local residents, largely concerning the question of access which according to the County Engineer, "should raise no problem". The issue is a minefield of complications - building in the Green Belt, possible competition with the Village Hall, being the main worries . An on-site meeting is being arranged with the County Council to try to resolve these difficulties. 4. The Parish Council, faced with the decision to approve the Rowing Trench application, discussed its future action, which would seem to be a damage limitation exercise. Specific detailed plans of working practices have to be approved by the County council under agreement, and must be strictly adhered to. 5 . The CAA Beacon off Marsh Lane still seems to have a question mark hanging over it, as the NRA are looking at flood levels and design - could a re-siting be in prospect? A new threat has loomed on the horizon, on the Bucks/Berks border to be precise, a proposed in-filling of land at Manor Farm, the works exit to be - you've guessed it - Lake End Road. The Council has no objections to proposed alterations to 1 and 2 Lake End Road, and a change of use from farm buildings to residential garage. No comment was also made on proposed extensions to the Spanish Bit feed and tack rooms. The application by Bressingham to replace temporary buildings by permanent ones three times bigger , together with carpark facilities, was opposed. Bressingham assures us they have no further plans. 6 . Great concern was expressed at the felling of trees and undergrowth on the M4 motorway banks at Dorney Reach, particularly as no one was informed. Protests at the felling and lack of information are being made to all relevant authorities. 7. Finance. £179 SEB electricity charges and £79 new bulbs: £15 to the CPRE. 8. The next meeting will be at the Dorney Centre on Tuesday 12th. April at 8 p.m. REFUSE SKIPS LOCATION Island opposite Marsh House, Marsh Lane Marsh Lane next to SEB Station 11th. 18th. 25th. 25th. 25th. April - 18th. April - 25th. April - 9th. April - 9th. April - 9th. May - 10th. Village Road near Cattle Grid Lake End Road Harcourt Road junction Meadow Way Island to Oak Stubbs Lane/Marsh Lane 3rd. REFUSE COLLECTION - BANK HOLIDAY WORKING SCHEDULES Friday , 8th. April Friday, 6th. May Friday, 3rd. June Saturday, 9th. April Saturday, 7th. May Saturday, 4th. June April April May May May May Blooms of Bre ssingham Ltd Bressingham, Diss, Norfolk IP22 2AB Telephone: (0379 88) 464 Fax: (0379 88) 8034 11 March 1994 Dear Editor We are very keen to reassure parishioners of Dorney that we have no intention to develop our Bres singham Plant Centre into a Garden Centre. The Plant Centre opened and in general terms has progres sed very much along the lines which we envisag ed. At the time that we started we explained that we would need a tearoom of approp riate proportions for a Plant Centre of this kind. Outline planning consent was obtained and we are now proceeding with an application for approval of details. We have talked in detail with the planners about the tearoom. We would have preferred it to be located in a different position because of practical convenience as well as aesthetics, but have been content to meet the requests of the planners that it be located on the South West corner of the Centre. We believe that on any view what we are now proposing is aesthetically pleasing in an essentially sensitive area. As we anti cipated when we embarked upon the Plant Centre, the rationale for the tearoom is that a large proportion of our customers are of older years and after they have been on their feet for some considerable time looking at the choice of plants, there is a real need for them to sit down and have a cup of tea - we have found this has in fact become an essential part of the Plant Centre experience. Our plans are that we are now proceeding with similar Plant Centres in the grounds of other Historic Homes . We are looking in each case of a Plant Centre with tearoom and our available resources are specifically focused on creating a number of Centres of a similar type in aesthetically sensitive areas as opposed to devoting resources to building a Garden Centre with extensive covered areas selling everything from hose pipes to barbecues. We make no secret of the fact that we don' t want to become a Garden Cent re. We hope that you will find our reassurance to be helpful. Ken March Ma/ging Director -7- R􀀚11is1ereJ in England No. JQ_\ 1551 ANNUAL PAROCHIAL MEETING 1994 ST JAMES THE LESS, DORNEY. The Annual Parochial Meeting is to be held this year at: 8.00pm on Wednesday 20th April in the Eton/Domcy Centre. During the meeting we review the year that is past and receive reports on various aspects of Church life. We also elect Churchwardens and Parochial Church Councillors for the coming year. All parishioners are welcome to this meeting although only those on the Electoral Roll of the Church are entitled to vote. If you would like your name to be included on the Electoral Roll, forms are available in Church. These should be completed without delay and returned to the Electoral Roll Officer, Mrs Joy Richmond, 31 Harcourt Road, Dorney Reach, or to a member of the Church staff. Please join us if you are free, you will be very welcome. TEAR FUND Sunday 24th. April 199-4 FoDowing 1he Tearcraft sale on "Tear Fund Sunday-, 6th. March, al. Jomes 1he less, Dorney, I am pleased lo be able 10 leU you of anolher Tea Fund evenf. On Sunday 241h. April, a speaker from Tear Fund is visiling rwo of our seivices. Her name is Yioulo Tahadorou and she is Tear Fund's Youlh Officer for 1he Sourh and East of England. Despile 1his U.K. remil, she has also lraveBed and worked abroad for Tear Fund. She will be felling us about her work on 241h. April. YiotAa will be joining us al 1he 9 .30am seNice at E1on Wick. and will 1hen be making her way speedily over lo Dorney 10 join us al the 11 .00am service there. Some of you may remember Yioula from our Mission lasf year, or perhaps from 1he Tear Fund Songs of Praise which was televised last Oc1ober !repeated in December). Yioulo is a mos! lnferesling speaker and will, I am sure, give us a valuable insighl inlo the ministry of Tear Fund. AD ae welcome 10 join us al eilher lor even bolhl of lhe service$ on 24th, Aprt Alison Dyson Tear Fund Church Represenlotive for Dornoy -8- Dear Editor, IA Oak Stubbs Lane Dorney Reach 10th March 1994 I would like to express my disgust at the manner in which the resignation of Mr Peregrine Palmer as Parish Councillor was handled at last nights Annual Parish Meeting. Mr Palmer has given many years as a District Councillor and Parish Councillor for which he deserves our thanks. He like many others who offer themselves for election at all levels in public life find that occasions will arise when their personal interests are involved when items are being debated. The declaration of interest and withdrawal from meetings is standard practice. In the furore surrounding the Rowing Trench who of us in this Parish can say "we have NO personal interest"? We can raise green belt, safety, noise, dirt, disturbance or conservation which it may be argued are not personal. However many of us are house owners who fear rightly that property values may fall, this is a personal issue. I do not want the Rowing Trench but I would hope that this small community recognises the democratic rights of others as well of our own and returns to the practices of common decency as demonstrated in times past. One is entitled to ones views and even if we do not agree with others views we can, at least, show some respect. I would hope that the Parish Council, on our behalf, can find a way to say thank you to Mr Peregrine Palmer for his service to our community over many years. Sincerely Q􀀓 􀀔 Peter Belcher. -9- Dorney Parish Precept 1994/5 In recent years, the Parish Precept has been presented as items with no framework for parishioners to set them in. tried to create such a frainework by dividing our proposed one of 5 broad categories, as follows. a set of individual This year, we have expenditure into a) Operation of the Parish Council - this includes such things as photocopying, stationery, hire of meeting rooms and parish clerk salary. b) P'fp•.,,... - mainly insurance, audit fees , and loan charges c) Cowunications - this includes subsidising the Parish News, maintaining noticeboards in the parish, and subscriptions to local goverruaent organisations such as CPRE and their publications d) Maintain Enviromaent - includes grasscutting, bus shelter repairs, litter collection and lighting costs. How ■uch we spend in this category depends on the standards we want to maintain eg how much grass we want cut and how often. For 1994/5, we are adding the following:- 1. Hore grasscutting - specifically, a) a twice yearly cut of the areas at the H4 end of Old Harsh Lane and the northern corner of Oak Stubbs Lane and Harsh Lane b) the recreation ground behind the Village Hall - corrects an oversight of the past 3 years c) the verges of Lake End Road from the Pineapple to the H4 bridge 2 . Repairs to the bus shelters in Harsh Lane and Court Lane - the roofs were done last year; the rest will be completed this year. 3 . Litter picking - once per week in Kay-Sept, once per fortnight in Karch, April, Oct, Nov, in public areas - assuming we can find someone to do it. e ) Jnyefblent/protection - in the past two years, we have had to co-it funds to the protection of our environment against the likes of Eton College and the NRA. We would like to hope that in future a part of the precept could be set aside not so much for protection but rather for improving our enviroruaent; such funds would cover capital expenditure associated with any approved proposals. We don' t know how large this should be so have quite arbitrarily set it at 25\ of the precept for next year - experience will help us decide what the right level should be. In 1994/5, we are considering 3 projects 1 . Additional tree planting - where? 2. Additional street lighting - see proposal elsewhere in this magazine 3. £100 to research possible traffic calming measures. - 1 0- ,. I ,. I 􀃮t for Oomev - 1991-..ll.; 92-93 93-94 Actu3l Budget QfS!!lll!Si BALAll!;I £6,697 £6,830 UCJIPTS Precept £6,231 £28,917 Interest £422 £200 VAT refund £0 £500 Grasscutting £720 £750 Other £357 £0 TOTAL RECEIPTS £7 ,730 £30,367 TOTAL FUNDS £14,426 £37,197 PADIQTS Pariah eounen Operations Clerk - aaluy Stationery/Copying Hire of roou Other expenses Subtotal 􀄅 Insurance Audit Fee Loan charges SUbtotal C-OW'miRee/noteaict1e b011o1a rd• Subacriptiona Pariah Neva Subtot.il Kai,nt.atn envirpqaent Hover repair• Graaa cutting Hedge cutting Litter collection Village Hall Lighting - energy - atnce Bua •helter Subtotal Eton Roving Trench Street Lighting Traffic calming Tree planUn9/atce Hue Subtotal TOTAL VAT TOTAL PAYMENTS CLOSING BALARCE £1.064 £119 £195 £16 £1.394 £349 £195 £87 £631 £25 £245 £275 £545 £359 £644 £40 £49 £2,099 £271 £206 £0 £3,668 £61 £0 £0 £0 £690 £150 £901 £7,139 £457 £1, 100 £150 £200 £200 £1,650 £150 £200 £87 £437 £50 £130 £300 £480 £300 £750 £50 £100 £0 £400 £450 £50 £2,100 £0 £25,000 £0 £0 £250 £250 £25,500 £30,167 £200 £7,596 £6,830 £30,367 £6,830 - 1 1 - 􀄄 93-94 94-95 Outlook Budget £6,830 £4,455 £23,969 £4.226 £420 £200 £3 , 126 £600 £750 £500 £0 £1 £28,265 £5,527 £35,095 £9,982 £1, 100 £1, 150 £170 £170 £200 £200 £200 £200 £1,670 £1 , 720 £150 £175 £274 '£300 £87 £87 £511 £562 £0 £50 £130 £130 £500 £500 £630 £680 £100 £100 £420 £750 £20 £50 £0 £300 £1,500 £0 £400 £500 £600 £600 £468 £500 £3,508 £2,800 £1 £0 £20,000 £0 £0 £800 £0 £100 £320 £250 £500 £770 £20,821 £1 ,920 £27,140 £7,682 £3, 500 £300 £30,640 £7,982 £4,455 £2,000 BEA UTY AT wl3;􀀅1 -'.] ') Facials 􀀉 􀀃􀀄: :􀀅􀀆 ))) Ampoules 􀁂 Electrolysis 'l( Arom atherapy ( \ Ear Piercing Hand Massage Ma ke Up Lessons L ash/Brow Tinting Ga I vanic/H igh Freque ncy For a Free Consultation Red Ve in Treatment Make Up For Occa sions Manicures or appointment telephone (0753) 511181 & Pedicures UNISEX FACILITIES \ 􀀐 133a HIGH STREET, SLOUGH (near the fountain) ample car parking in Queensmere -12- • DORNEY DEVELOPMENTS NO OTHER WAY ? an independent review of local affa irs Well, they've got their trench and i f you want to sell your house in Dorney Reach prices, I am told, are likely to be down. surely, though, there MUST be another way to transport the gravel without ruining the area . come on Eton, think of the residents . SEEN TO BE DONE Why, I wonder, is so much time & effort spent stopping small and inoffensive Green Belt development when all the large proposals - those that really matter - seem to be regarded with favour. Two recent applications to inf ill in Dorney Reach were promptly re-defined as back-fi lling and, as such, totally inappropriate developments in our Green Belt, certainly NOT suitable for special case treatment. But look at those that have got through . NO PROBLEM, SIR Dorney Plant Centre was approved because of myster ious "special circumstances", now they want a bigger bui lding. Three and a half times bigger. You will have heard more than enough about (and will hear more than enough from) the Eton Rowing Trench, infamously approved because of a discovered "National" need and College influence. Maidenhead river-side residents "are entitled to" flood pr-otection, probably more justified than a pleasure trench . NRA Flood Scheme decis ion expected soon. Dorney School "have to have" another hall in the Green Belt, the Village Hall is not good enough. Looking further into the future there seems to be a National " demand" for a 12 lane H4; and Berkshire are expect ing to "need" to dump their waste on Manor Farm . Perhaps it vould save a lot of time, trouble and effort if the area were to be redesignated out of the Green Belt. Then everone could have a go, not just the large and the influential . BAK TO SKOOL Bucks County Council planners have deferred the School ' s application for new buildings whilst the School, Education Author ity, Village Hall and Parish Council knock their collective heads together. The School want their own Hall, the Village Hal l want no commercial opposition and the Par ish Council sees no need for two halls in the Parish and, in any case, says that new classrooms should have priority.Don't you? Is there enough goodwill to agree a compromise, or will the County Council give itself permission to do what ll wants. in the Green Belt, of course. • VILLAGE HALL BOOKINGS • • • Mrs. Pat Guider • • -13- kejers 0628 71668 Dorney Comb ined School PTA INDOOR BOOT SALE Saturday April 16th 1994 Dorney Village Hall Doors open 9 .00 am - 12.00 noon Tables £ 5.00 in advance For further information contact Penny Thompson - Telephone 0628 268 10 Not selling? - Lots of bargains to be had by the early buyer ! Also:- Refreshments, Cakes Stall, Raffle. SOUTH BUCKS DISTRICT COUNCIL Concessionary Fares Scheme 1994/95 The renewal of Concessionary half-fare Permits for handicapped and those of pensionable age who are resident in South Bucks District Council area will commence on Monday 14th March 1993, and will be available until Friday 15th April at all Crown and Sub Post Offices within the District. The Handling Charge for the forthcoming year is £7. 70 per permit . For those wishing to have a Permit for the first time application should be made either in person or in writing to the Treasurer at the Council Offices , Windsor Road , Slough , Berkshire SLl 2HN. Residents are remin ded that there is a supplementary pass available for travel between Slough and Windsor to those persons holding a half-fare permit and applications must be directed to the Treasurer at the aforementioned address. The Handling Charge is £1.52 per perm.it . There have been no changes in the scope of . the Council's scheme for the forthcoming year , and residents are reminded that car owner/ drivers do not qualify for half-fare permits . In the event of any query please telephone Slough 533333 Ext 369 . -14- • C 24 February 1 994 The Editors Dorney Parish Magazine Dear Sirs, Dorney End Dorney Reach Nr MAIDENHEAD SL6 ODX Tel : 0628 28983 We now know Mr Gummer's decision on the Eton rowing .. trench". Surprisingfy (or maybe not), this has been announced before the NRA Flood Relief Scheme, the enquiry for which, was long before that for Eton's scheme .. The outcome of the Eton enquiry and the delay to the NRA announcement appears to me to prove the •Golden Rule" . he who has the gold, rules! The golden rule applies more so when there is gold in it for he who rules! Yours faithfully, L' , 􀀋 UN J. •• ·, f¼\,1,c.C•-\x.. Clive A Randle HELP WANTED DORNEY PARISH COUNC IL is seeking to co-opt TWO peYsons until the next full elections aye held in MAY 1995. The main committment would be to at tend mont hly meetings of the Cou ncil and, peYhaps, to take chaYge of one of the Cou ncil's pYojects. Also yequiyed aye peysons wil ling to act as TREE & PATH WARDENS. TheYe aye cuYYently only five Council loYs, who cannot possi bly look after eveY ything. Foy infoymation about this inteYesting and YewaYding woYk pl ease contact Maidenhead 26972 or 20975. NOW ;􀈂􀈃 IF YOU DON'T DO IT MAYBE NOBODY WILL ! ! ! ! 'ILYJ􀀊 Uti11l VICTORY FOR DORNEY SCHOOL NETBALL TEAll Chiltern and South Bucks U12 Tournament VERY SHALL SCHOOLS SECTION On Saturday 12th March , Dorney Schoo l"e Year 6 & 7 went in search of a Netball Trophy. We all met at the Kingsmead Netball Centre, High Wycombe at 8.30 a.m.- we needed plenty of time to warm up! The tournament matches consisted of 5 minutes each way per game. First game we won 3-0 , then we had to stand and watch for a couple of games. Second game , oh dear ! we lost 2-3, but this did not set us back . In true Dorney School spirit, we fought back and in the third game we won 4- 1. We were on a high now and there was no stopping us. We went on to win the fourth game 3-1 and the last game 1-0. Yea - we had made the Final! But it was against Heatherton House , the team which has beaten us in the second round. No problem, off we went . heads held high. We were playing for Dorney School and very proud of it ! It was a very exciting game , but we soon found ourselves 2-0 down . A team chat at half time rallied the team spirit and , after a remarkable second half.we won 4-2. Hurray !! We had won . what a mom ent. All that was left was to collect the cup. I have to say, it was a very proud mcmen t. Congr􀌐tulations to : G.S. - Sarah Mil lward G.A. -Nata lie Clarke W.A. - Laura Turner C. - Laura Hodgson (Capta in) G. D. - Rebecca Kattenhorn G.K. - Helen Wil3on . W.D. - Stephanie Rainer/Allison Truelove A br illiant day was had by all the girls and thei:- faithful supporters. Sian Turner Team Coach ! REVD.S .. J. {Jll\Q NEWELL Jim is due to retire on the 30th of this month alter nineteen years as Vicar of St Andrew's Wraysbury and, for the last few years. as Team Vicar of St Michael's Horton. Jim has made an enormous contribution to the life of the Church in the above areas and throughout the Riverside Team since its formation just over 10 years ago. His wisdom and wry sense of humour have been greatly appreciated by us all, especially by his colleagues in the Team Ministry an&panish Bit UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF JILL HARRIS Elm Farm Boveney Road Dorney Common Nr. Windsor Berkshire Telephone: 0628 661275 INDOOR RIDING SCHOOL - QUALIFIED INSTRUCTION Daily and evening individual lessons and classes 0 41 Eton Wick Road• Eton Wick• 0753 840898 All top titles £2.50 per night Children and Cartoons only £0.50 per night Opening times: Monday-Friday 1 ·00pm to S·00pm Saturday and Sunday 10·00am to S·00pm EtonWick Dry Cleaners Launderers Fresh Smoked Salmon Home Made Pickles • Chutneys Jams • Cakes • Farm Cheeses • Eggs Fruit • Vegetables • Cut Flowers Domestic Stoneware House Plaques Decorative Pottery 0628 666022 • 661768 Mobile 0860 706675 Design & Construction Geraniums Fuchsias Hanging Baskets 􀀊-ey􀀋--􀀌1_= 􀀍 • Site Clearance • Pergolas • Terraces • Suppliers of: • Turfing • Driveways • Plants, Trees and Shrubs • Fencing • Car Parks • Block Paving • Patios • Brickwork Decorative or Standard • Mature Trees SAND • BALLAST WOOD CHIPS TOP SOIL MUSHROOMCOMPOST ---- - - --THE.---- ---- RE STQ RATJ Q N COMPANY Specialists in Restoration eff ine Antique Furniture Julian Howard THE COACH HOUSE, DORNEY COURT, DORNEY, BERKSHIRE SL4 6QP TEL: (0628) 660708 SERVICES IN THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST. JAMES SUNDAYS 1st Sunday 2nd-4th Sunday 5th Sunday B.OOa.m. No 11.00 a.m. 11.00a.m. 11.00 a.m. B.00a.m. 11 .00a.m. Holy Communion Service at Dorney Combined Family Service at St Johns, Eton Wick Holy Communion Holy Communion Combined Service Children's Activity 2nd & 4th Sundays 10.45 a.m. St Ja mes Club ('Jimmys') & Creche - Eton/Dorney Centre Child ren's Activity morning - St Johns Eton Wick. All child ren welcome (5-11 years old ). 3rd Sunday 10.45 a.m. - 12.00 noon TEAM VICAR OF DORNEY Revd. Colin H. Pontin, The Vicarage, 69a Eton Wick Road, Eton Wick, Windsor, BERKS., SL4 6NE. Tel : (0753) 852268 CHURCHWARDENS Mr. Joe Hayton 46 Harcourt Road Dorney Reach Maidenhead, Berks. Tel : (0628) 23769 Mr. David Pepler 54 Hag HIii 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 NO. 4/94 §orncp tJarLsb PUBLIC MAY 1994 CSouncLL I􀀄 11 I . • 11rri􀀃 !L􀀆 T11'N1 ' IJ'􀀅 Thursday 5th May Village Hall ....... 8.15 • OWi el, M4 arm Tip 1T rench, etc In 􀀉􀀊ndance: TIM- SNIITH M.P.©hitLnk􀀬 -1- Article this month from our Lay Reader Mrs Alison HassaU .......... . I love this time of year. Our garden is full of early flowers. the lawn is cut in green stripes as we try yet again to get it smoother - not easy with two dogs continually rampaging over it! - and suddenly we become keen gardeners. We plant lettuce, spinach and beans and bring out our window boxes and hanging baskets . Spring is exciting - everything new and green and bright . The start of the early church was exciting - people enthusiastically talking about and acting out their faith . They were so thrilled with it that they couldn't keep quiet but just had to tell their friends and neighbours .The church spread like wildfire - to the Middle East , Europe , Africa and further . Where have we lost our way ? As we enjoy the onset of spring with the burgeoning forth of new life in !lowers , trees and hedgerows all around, it is good to think of the coming of the Holy Spirit , giving birth to the Church , which we celebrate at Pentecost , this year on May 22. This could be a new start for us too, just as it was in Jerusalem 2,000 years ago . But it depends on us , Jesus' followers in Eton , Eton Wick and Dorney ; whether we are willing to act on the promptings of the Holy Spirit, throw away our inhibitions and really live and talk our faith . As I look around, I see buds opening: a keen Youth Task group, overseeing fresh initiatives in children's and youth work , the 'Questions for Lifo' course . study day in June and follow up from that , to name but two . But we need to move on from these, to develop and not stagnate. NOT_the same as before. Rather, this year, let us give God some space and time , listen to and , as I have said , act on the promptings of the Spirit, volunteer our time and abilities to further the church in our community. After all, the church is people and surely it is up to each one ofus to pull our weight as best we can .Let us live out our faith and in so doing we will find it strengthened and should grow in love and friendship ourselves and , perhaps capn1re the excitement of the early church,- and its consequent expansion. Alison SERVICE OF BLESSING 16th. April Ronald Smith Nicola Green 21st. May MARRIAGE Rupert Sargeant Katherine Moore From Revd. Colin Pontin. May 1994. For information: ..... . ORDINATION OF WOMEN. Canon C4(B)(of Women Priests) was brought into effect on the 22nd February 1994, allowing women to be ordained as priests. Where there is opposition to this in a parish the Parochial Church Council may pass either one or both of the following resolutions: Resolution 'A' 17,at this PCC would not accept a womm1 as the minister who presides at, or celebrates, the Holy Comnnmion or pronounces the Absolution in the parish. Resolution 'B' 17,at the PCC would not accept a woman as incumbent, or Priest in Charge, of the benefice, or as a Team Vicar for the benefice. Whilst the benefice is full there is no obligation upon the PCCs to take action immediately the Canon is promulgated. It would be necessary, however, for the matter to be discussed again when a vacancy nc>i.1 occurs. The PCC discussed the above at their last meeting and it was generally foll that there was no objection to a woman presiding at the Eucharist or giving the absolution in this parish and therefore no immediate action need be taken. Team Vicar; Churchwardens. Richard Hancock, our Youth \Vorkcr, was married to Kate Boutflower on the 26th March. A collection was made for Richard and Kate in our Parishes and the sum collected was pooled with others from the Riverside Team. A Crystal Rose Bowl was purchased with the money and a cheque for the balance remaining was also given to them. I am sure that I speak for us all in wishing Richard and Kate every happiness for the future. Colin. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• CHERNOBYL CHILDREN A L I GHT (LENT L I KE ) LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH w i. l 1 be ava i l a b l e from 1 2- 2pm on MAY 26th at 31 Harcourt Road , DORNEY REACH (phone : 26972) ALL are WELCOME ·P·R·O·C·E·E·D·S· ··to·:· ·· ··􀀏.· ·. ·····P·R•O·J􀀐E·C􀀑T· ·C·H·E·R·N·O·B·Y·L· ·C·H· ·IL·D·R·E·N· ·F·U·N·D· ······ Mr. R. C. Alswonh, Planning and Transportation Department MIKE HARDY DIVISIONAL SURVEYOR Beaconsfleld Division, 29 Windsor End, Beaconsfield, Bucks HP9 2.ftx Telephone: (0494) 672501 Fax: (0494) 674508 YOUR REF: MY REF: 25(14JMFI-VJS CONTACT: DIRECT LINE: DATE: MR. M. F. HMDY 0484672501 5 Aprl 1994 Oerk to Dorney Parish Couacil, Dear Mr. Alsworth, TSG AND STRUCTURAL MAINTENANCE SCHEMES 199415 I enclose for your information details of the above schemes that arc to be undertaken within your area this financial year. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you require further information about any particular site. Yours sincerely, DIVlSIONAL SURVEYOR Encs: REVENUE ESTIMATES 1994195 BEACONSFIELD DIVlSION SOUTI-1 BUCKS AREA ROAD NO DESCRIPTION AND TREATMENT B.3026 B.3026 U.10S NON-PRINCIPAL ROADS -MAINTENANCE WQRKS VlLLAGE ROAD, DORNEY CATILEGRID - COURT LA.NE Resurface carriageway COMMON ROAD, DORNEY BOVENEY ROAD - COUNTY BOUNDARY Resurface carriageway UNCLASSIFIED ROADS -MAINTENANCE WORKS SOUTHFIELD CLOSE, DORNEY Reconstruct footwuy, including kcrbing -4- 2JJ • ,, • Dear Editor, White Lodge 49, Harcourt Road, Dorney Reach. 2nd. April, 1994. It is not surprising that Mr. Belcher is 'ex directory1 -------I was going to tell him personally what I thought of his letter! My true thoughts are unprintable. ( Perhaps he is one of Mr. Palmer's lackeys?) HOW DARE HE ASK DORNEY RESIDENTS 11TO SHOW SOME RESPECT" ? What respect has he or Eton College shown us? RESPECT has to be earned. Mr. Palmer has lost our respect for good I imagine. If Mr. Belcher thinks Eton Rowing Trench is a PERSONAL ISSUE --where has he been all this time? Yours sincerely, Jean M. Field. P.S. There was a time when I thought we were privileged to live 'under the umbrella ' of Eton College and to have the backing of Mr. Palmer. How unlucky can we get??? KILL THIS M4 PLAN The proposed widening of the M25 to 14 lanes has been shelved for at least two years due to the very high number of obj ections to the plan - a figure of 10,000 was quoted. Is it too much to hope for a similar decision from the Ministry of Transport to the proposed widening of the M4 to 12 lanes; I am sure this could be achieved if enough people, particularly those living near the M4 , aired their views against the destruction of the countryside and related chaos if work commenced in 1997 as planned. What we need is immediate Government action to inject funds to improve the public transport system, which is a disgrace. More trains, longer trains , more buses, greater reliability: these factors would help to reduce the number of cars on the roads, roads which are for ever being repaired due to the sheer volume and weight of traffic. Come on everyone, let's have a concerted effort to kill this project once and for all. BARRY ALLEN, Ascot Road, Maidenhead. HANGING BASKETS AND CONTA INERS PREPARED FOR SUMMER OR SUPPLIED COMPLETE Bill Parker, 17 Meadow Way, Dorner Reach. (0628 25307 ) -5- DORNEY WOMEN' S INSTITUTE April The cold wintry weather seems to be having its effect on the Dorney WI membership, as, sadly, the numbers are getting smaller and smaller, but, together with local news of impending events, it is doubtful if recruiting efforts would produce any satisfactory results. Mrs. Allen thanked all members for their assistance at the Group Meeting, which, although we only had a very short time to prepare the hall and arrange the refreshments for such a large number of members, was a great success - largely due to the excellent Speaker, who kept us all entertained with a hwnorous and descriptive account of his j ourney down the Blue Nile. Mrs. Allen also said a letter of thanks had been received from the RNLI for our contribution from the coffee morning. Mrs. Cliff, asked for comments on the six-monthly budget , gave the welcome news of a satisfactory figure on the credit side of our account. Mrs. Allen advised the meeting of a Memorial Service to be held at Taplow Church at 3 p.m. on 23rd. April, organised by the National Trust, in memory of service rendered by the Canadian Red Cross Hospital, and asked for anyone willing to assist at this event. Items of interest from the News Letter included notice of an excellent booklet and information on Drug and Solvent Misuse entitled ' Drug Pack' which is available from the Department of Health by phoning their free line 0800 555777 for copies. A Spring Fashion Show will be held at Littlewoods, High Wycombe, on 25th. May. Guests will be welcomed into the Store with a glass of wine or fruit juice, and the Fashion Show will take place in the Restaurant while guests are enjoying a light Supper. Doors will open at 6.30 p.m. and the Fashion Show will start at 7 p.m. Tickets are £2.50 each which allows for a 10\ discount on shopping during the evening. Contact Mrs. Marion Taylor or Miss Karin Tan on 0494 459748 as soon as possible as limited tickets are available. Anyone interested in the 1994 Bucks National Gardens Scheme wsh. ould send a stamped addressed envelope for details to Mrs. D. Fraser, The Old Butcher' s Arms, Dark Lane , oving, Nr. Aylesbury. HP22 4HP. The Speaker this month, Mrs. E. Cryer, gave an absolutely fascinating and humorous description of her recent trip to Uganda. This lady apparently undertakes some amazing and venturesome trips abroad and achieves some very worthwhile results for her hard won efforts. The description she gave of her trip would make much more interesting watching or listening on the television or radio than the programmes presently on offer, and something which has actually been experienced. A v.c.o. will be attending the May meeting to explain the Resolutions to be put forward at the Triennial General Meeting. WANTED FOR THE VILLAGE HALL A good second-hand ELECTRIC COOKER ( preferably a gift) Tel. 0628 71668 -6- • . • THE PARISH PUMP Notes on a meeting of the Parish Council held in April 1994. j 1. M4 Widening. Still no definite news to report, the whole business being procedurally complicated. Some details have been received on a plan provided - which to say the least, lacks clarity. 2. School. A meeting of interested parties is taking place on 18th. April, at which opinions will be expressed. This is also a complicated issue , involving several issues, and it is to be hoped some can be unravelled and solved. 3. The Annual Parish Meeting still seemed pretty divided on the subject of street lighting, with a slight majority in favour. Is this enough to proceed? 4. Local Government Review. Once again a prolonged discussion took place on the various options - which now would seem to include retaining the status quo. The Council is at present divided on whether to support the option of joining with Chiltern, or staying as we are. Who knows, when you read this there may well be yet another recipe. 5. The Centenary Celebration of Parish Councils has received a financial boost ; which means we can really indulge ourselves later this year ! 6. Liaison with the College on environmental issues following the Rowing Trench Inquiry will proceed - a 'shopping list' of requirements is being drawn up. 7. No comment was made on two planning applications, extension at Old Cottage , Village Road and loft conversion at 1 , Marsh Lane. 8. Finance. £720 has been received from County towards our grass cutting, for which the Parish Council is the sub-contractor, and £4, 227 for the Precept. Outgoings include £67 to Mr. Burke for grass cutting, £80 to SEB and £104 for the obligatory advertisement for a new Councillor. 9. It appears we are not the only ones in the dark about the tree felling beside the M4. A letter from County to the Tree Warden_ _ states ' ... . the section of road is managed on behalf of the Department of Transport by Berkshire County Council for engineering works and by the Forestry Commission for horticultural work. The result of this arrangement is that this office was totally unaware that these works were to be , or were being, undertaken . ' The next meeting will take place at the Dorney Centre on Tuesday 10th. May at 8 p.m. 􀍔 􀍕􀍖, ip: ()\The Parish Counc il has...arranced a PUBL IC -..::::;;..::::,,,􀍗 -...; 􀍘 : .,,,-􀍙 MEET ING on . Thursda􀍚-tn May rn the Village ({ ,.. Hall starting at.,,8. 1S p.m. . . 􀍛 TIM SM ITH M.P,..A:4"ill be in attendance. Residents will be uodated with iii'e latest information about · ETON 􀍜OW ING RENCH MLI WIDEN.I NG NRA Fj..E!OO CHANNEL MA􀍝OR FARM GRAVEL EXTRACT ION & WASTE TIP SCF!OOL HALL & CLASS..R􀍞 OM REPLACEMENT . 􀍟PLANT CENTRE SALES'" BU ILDING Tim Smith w advise wnat is bei,r,g done . at Nat ional level. to try to.s op some .of these ings happening and will resoond 􀍠o the 􀍡r ish Counc 1 ; 􀍢;􀍣􀍤 en t on Planning . which is pr1nted elsewhere in this ma7.􀀅. T􀍥􀍦re 􀍧i !l 􀍨e an o ocor:􀍩nit1/ ta ask ouestions on anv matter arrectlng Dorney . -7- COUPLETS TO YOU! The Hon. Percy Ainsford-Coates Passed pleasant hours in rowing boats Enjoying with his schoolboy friends The Eton reaches of the Thames. Swinging together , bodies between knees ( As Percy said, "Well worth the fees" l Their dipping blades would speed the way Through Boveney and up to Bray. Occasionally these well bred river users Encountered oafs in flashy motor cruisers Cutting the water, causing waves upsetting Giving the Hon. Percy and his chums a frightful wetting. "We can ' t have this , " said College men At the prospect of boys drowning ( even now and then) "For parents would be miffed to hear we ' d lost a future PM o ' er the weir." And so a rowing lake was planned Just for the boys you understand But wait; why not exploit the situation And offer it unto the nation. A meadow of the right dimensions Was found to suit the grand pretensions And a promised golden gravel yield Sealed the fate of old Thames Field. Suspecting wicked commercial ploys Disguised as · ' safety for the boys ' The local villagers agreed "A rowing course we do not need." Adopting the acronym of DROPET Determined, if they could, to stop it All were against the College planner Except the needy Lord of the Manor. The various council authorities vowed The College scheme would not be allowed Planning permission was denied, entirely: The next verse tells of an Inquiry. As in J. B. Priestley ' s play An Inspector called, in early May And perched astride the judicial fence Considered all the evidence. College sent out a rallying call Old boys and parents, one and all MPs and Members of the House of Lords Promised The School its ' just' rewards. The Inspector ' s report offered little joy To the whingeing Dorney hoi polloi Their opponents said, "Perhaps that ' ll teach ' em to vilify our arboretum." -6- J r. l 'l J r. l 'l Mr. Gummer , a religious man, Paused on his way to Rome, and ran An eye over Inspector Smith ' s submission And, acting God, gave his permission. Now future generations of Ainsford-Coates Won ' t row the Thames in College boats Another Percy ' s schoolboy friends Won ' t know backwaters, currents, bends. They ' ll row a dead straight trench, and then Return and row it yet again There may be an Olympic medal calling But I hope they find it utterly boring. And if that self same Ainsford-Coates on the road from Eton to the Dorney boats Should fall foul of a gravel lorry It may be hard to feel truly sorry. c.c.c. DORNEY VILLAGE HALL NEWS. It has been brought to my notice that there are in the last months some new residents that have moved into Dorney and Dorney Reach and it seemed a good idea to enlighten them as to the regular activities taking place on their doorstep. The Village Hall is quite the centre of Village life and many of us are proud of the way that this has been maintained over the last 23 years of the halls life. There would be few who would not agree with me, that there tends to be an element of something for everyone. To name but a few of the events that take place, we have Bowls, Brownies, Women' s Institute, Ballroom Dancing Lessons , Whist, Aerobics, Badminton , Horticultural Society talks and social functions and that does not include the Village Hall Social Committee Dances that are nearly always a sellout. All of these clubs and societies are pleased to see new faces so please feel you can approach any of them for membership. A footnote just to remind residents that our A.G.M. will take place in the Village Hall at 8.15pm on Monday 9th May. We are still looking for willing helpers to join our committee, so what better way for some of our ne􀍪 villagers to feel involved please come along and join us. 1 Sue Billington. Chairman. WHIST DRIVE The next Whist Drive will be held in the Village Hall at 8 p.m. on Thursday 2nd. June. Everyone welcome. -9- 􀍓nrsday Stl:i 114a¥, Monday 9th May Thursday 26th May Sunday 29th May Thursday 2nd June Monday 6th June Sunday 3rd July DORNEY W.I. DORNEY PARISH COUNCIL DORNEY P.C.C. DORNEY VILLAGE HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE DORNEY OVER 60' s CLUB DORNEY BADMINTON CLUB DORNEY BOWLS CLUB RAINBOWS BROWNIES GUIDES VILLAGE HALL BOOKINGS DIARY OF EVENTS J:>ubU Meeting '.il.J.age...Hu lJll.,. Dorney Village Hall Management Committee AGM. Village Hall 8.15 p.m. Charity Lunch. 31 Harcourt Rd. 12 noon - 2 p.m. Songs of Praise St. James the Less 11 a.m. Whist Drive. Village Hall 8 p . m. Pepler Fundraising event. Burnham Grammar School 6.30-8 p.m. Chernobyl Children's Fund. Barbecue Queen's Eyot. Village Happening Eton Dorney Centre 2-4 p.m. Second Wednesday of each month Second Tuesday of each month First Wednesday of each month the Vicarage 8 p.m. second Monday of alternate months i.e. May. July. September. Village Hall Luncheon in the Vicarage , Dorney. * * Tuesdays 12.15-2.00 Dates: 10/5 7/6 12/7 11/10 8/11 13/12 Every Tuesday Village Hall 8-10 p.m. Every Sunday Village Hall 7.30-10.30 p.m. Every Friday Dorney School 3.30- 4.30 p.m. Every Thursday Village Hall 6-7.30 p.m. Every Wednesday the Vicarage 7.15-9 p.m. * * Mrs. Pat Guider 0628 71668 * * NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH SCHEME Chief Co-ordinator : - Mike Hoile 0628 25407 TO REPORT ANYTHING SUSPICIOUS TELEPHONE LOCAL POLICE 0753 506000 TO REPORT INCIDENTS THAT REQUIRE IMMEDIATE POLICE ACTION TELEPHONE 999 REFUSE COLLECTION - BANK HOLIDAY WORKING SCHEDULES Normally collected on Friday, 6th. May Friday , 3rd. June -10- Will be collected on Saturday, 7th. May Saturday, 4th. June • . • Bor11cp Chairman, KJ Ri ::hmond phone,0026 20572 I􀃟.-• .. .. ... . .-: Y l i i t U l t ! t l l 􀃠...,,. u. u... - 1. 1,. Planning and the Green Belt The Counci􀍇 and loc􀍈l residents have been considering the perceived undemocratic operation of the country ' s planning processes. Hundreds of thousands of . pounds of publ􀆄c money is spent on preparing Statutory Planning Documents in accordance with government ggouviderenlmineenst,, tahneds ef osltlaotwuitnogr y cpolnasnusl taartieo ns ubwsietqhu eanltll y laepvperlosv eodf byl octahle government. However they can be readily set aside, by those same ministers; the opinion of a single Inspector is sufficient to override the agreed and democratic rules and the Parish District and County Councils who have voted to support those rule;. It would be a rash person who could say that this process is not open to manipulation by the rich and powerful. Locally, permission has already been given for a Plant Centre and a Superstore; a massive 2.2Km long by 250 metres wide rowing trench yielding 500,000 tonnes of gravel per annum for 10 years has recently been allowed, on appeal, by influential Eton College. A decision is about to be made, following a Public Inquiry, as to whether an llKm NRA channel is to be allowed for Maidenhead flood relief. Other proposals under consideration are the widening of the M4 from 6 to 12 lanes and the excavation o·f more gravel from a large pit adjacent to our borders and subsequent waste infilling. All this within a rural area of Green Belt of less than 3 square miles. And we are all aware of the influence of Winchester College at Twyford Down. It would seem that our society is still far from classless and the government ' s commitment to the Green Belt and our environment is not co􀍉vinc􀍊ng. _Talk is easy; it is clear beyond doubt that its loyalties still lie with the old boy netwoFk and big business lobbies. It is . not surp:is􀆄ng that local r􀍋sidents who are regularly refused p􀍌a􀍍ning_ permi􀍎sion for extensions and minor development are disillusioned with the planning processes and regard it as None law for the rich and powerful, another for those less so". Not unreasonably the􀍏e are suggestions of privilege, undue influence and worse. The planning laws are perceived as unfair and undemocratic · laws . which are constant!􀍐 􀍑louted, especially when it is to th􀍒 detriment of the less privileged, are bad laws · it is time some action is taken to restore credibility. ' CLERK, R ALSYORTH phone,0628 20975 17 H.arcourt Rd Dorney Reach H.aidenhead SLGODT NATURE NOTES March/April March proved to be a very windy month, blowing blossoms off the blackthorns and other flowers. I was pleased to see that there were many Coltsfoot blooming in Marsh Lane as I thought the workmen making a clearance there in the autumn may have disturbed them. Nest building is well in hand in the M4 rookery. So far there are 24 nests, an increase on last year. A Robin with an injured beak and a Blackbird with one leg are still doing well, frequenting gardens in Harcourt Road. There has been some sun in March and several butterflies appeared, mainly Yellow Brimstones and Peacocks. Nuthatches and Tree Creepers come into gardens along the river. Nuthatches are shy birds and it is usually difficult to see them but nuts put out are a great attraction to them. It is regrettable that we shall no longer see elms with their rust pink flowers and young limes with their sweet smelling bloom along the M4 footpaths. We are asked to plant trees but it seems that as fast as a new tree is planted older ones are destroyed. Along the M4 the growth of 35 years has been demolished. We noticed pieces of lamb's wool in our garden and on inspection they seemed to be floating down from the roof of the house. We eventually realised that Starlings were making a nest in one of the chimneys but they never recover the pieces of wool dropped. Sycamore trees look attractive at present before the leaves appear as they are protected in a sheath, a delicate pink colour and pale grey green. After the blossom these trees are no longer considered worth a second glance. A warm, sunny day on 11th. April brought out butterflies again but cold weather soon returned. The banks by the M4 footpath are looking a little better as spring progresses as most have a carpet of ivy and Ground Ivy is in bloom covering large patches of it with purple flowers, which helps to hide the hideous scar left from the tree clearance. Lois Parker. James Pepler ' s Fundra ising Update You may remember reading about the year I am going to spend abroad doi ng voluntary work . I have now found out that I wi l l be teaching at the Zimbabwe Col l ege of Mus ic in Harare . I have so far raised £2. 300 towards my target of £3, 000 which I need to pay for the year . I would l ike to say thank you to everyone who has supported me so far . My next fundraising event wi l l be a Zimbabwean Feast Thursday on 2nd June from 6 . 30 to 8pm at Burnham Grammar Schoo l . This is a chance to eat a traditional 1nea l as i s served a t weddings or other ce l ebrations in Zimbabwe . On the menu there wi l l be beef and chicken accompanied by sadza , a traditional Zimbabwean stapl e food; peanut butter and more . Bring your fami ly and friends and experience a taste of Africa . Tickets are £4 for adu lts. £3 for concessions and are on sa le now from me , James Pepler . So that we know how much food is needed. there wi l l be NO TICKETS ON THE DOOR . James Pepler (0628) 663593 -12- • ,, • domeY ., - an independent develom,ents • . review of local affairs SCHALL ',"'""'- Although it is expected that the County Council will give itself permission to build a new school hall (when funds become available). there may be problems if the District CoWJcil insist that the right of way, through Trumpers Field. is restricted to hirers of the Village Hall. Bear in mind that SBDC has already objected for Green Belt reasons and that the County Council do not, in any case, seem prepared to pay for the upgrading of the access road and car-parking. Discussions will, no doubt, continue. RE-SIGN Parish Council objections to an additional sign at entrance to Dorney Plant centre have been rejected by the District Council, but I don't suppose that it makes much difference ifwe consider what is planned for Court Lane in the near future. The design of the permanent Sales building is now being re--considered. DEAD HEADS And, writing of Court Lane I suppose that we should thank the contractors carrying produce from the adjacent fields for dead-heading some of the daffodils on Dents Comer. With their tractor. Probably what we shall come to expect once the gravel lorries start rolling. ITS NOT MY WAY The proposal to widen the M4 to 12 lanes has survived the government's review and is categorised as first priority. A Dorney resident has received a drawing from the D.O.T. which shows that widening in the Dorney area is to the NOR TH. although the official results oflast autumn's consultations are not expected until the summer. LISTEN Have you noticed that the flight path for the western approach seems to have moved bringing more planes over Dorney; or is this my imagination ? Such suggestions have been denied when previous1y put to the C.A.A. FORELOCKS A lener published in last month's magazine suggested that the community 'did not recognise the democratic rights of others' and exhorted residents to ' return to the practices of common decency' . I would have thought that this missive would bave been more appropriately addressed to the promoters of the Eton Rowing Trench and their associates, and not to the many who will have to suffer much inconvenience and financial loss for l O years and more. ! SAID ALICE Well, the consultation stage of the Local Government Review looks like ending as might well have been forecast • in confusion. At the time of writing, the County Cow1ci] is considering altering its col1ective mind and changing the previous recommendation to one that the "status quo" be maintained. If you were 011e of the lucky ones to receive a voting leaflet, this option was not available for you to comment upon; so the Commission will just have draw its conclusions and await the probable uproar when they are published. In any case, it may not be possible for the status to remain absolutely quo, as the Commission is proposing to halve the number of Councillors overall, so this excercise. intended to increase accountability, may, in fact, reduce it ! NO PARTY In view of nation-wide protests, the Parish Council has. I bear, cancelled the proposed D-Day celebrations and street party in Village Road. This letter and map, which has been passed to me , may be of interest. As there i s no ( or little) gravel to be won from this location I doubt it would have been considered! Ed. RICHARD CLEMENTS, 125 CROSS ROAD , MAWNEYS, ROMFORD, ESSEX. RM? BEA Tel : Romford [0708 ] 746252 Rt Hon John Gummer , Secretary of State for the Environment , Department of the Environmen t, 2 Marsham Street, London. Dear Mr Gummer, March 14th 1994 I was greatly saddened to read that you had allowed Eton College 's appeal concerning the proposed rowing lake at Dorney . When I lived at Shepperton in Middlesex, I used sometimes to cycle to Dorn.ey and beyond .. . _I well remember the ;;!je expanse of grasalanO over \:!. :i.c.:h cattle freely roamed and the quiet village. Now, thanks to your decision, the grassland will be desecrated by monstrous gravel-digging machines and the villagers will be tormented by 20-ton lorries snarling by at the rate of 200 a day for the next ten years. Ten years may seem no more than a 'blink of hi story ' in the cloud-cuckoo-land of academic deba te ; but, in the real world of distress and unhappiness, it is a hell ot a long time . Looking a t a map of the neighbourhood , I have found a possible alternative site for the rowing lake, 11amely : the worked-out ballast-pits at Wraysbury . If you will study the enclosed map, you will see that a 2 , 23 0 metre rowing lake could be constructed with very little excava tion. I estimate that oply about 20 acres o f land - i s lands, headlands and i sthmuses - would need to be cleared; and the spoil would not have to be carted away by lorries but simply dumped in the water. A bridge to carry Station Road over the rowing lake would have to be bu i l t , of course, but a low one should suffice. A rowing lake at Wraysbury would have several advantages over one at Dorney besides not spoiling the view and -:;ps::e:tt!r..g th:e :-asi de.-,ts . It .,-.::;uld be r.;uct, cheaJ?er; it could be completed much more quickly, perhaps by 1996; there would b e ample space near b y for practi s ing starting and for other water-sports such a s canoeing and sai ling; and the lake would be readily accessible by public transport : Windsor and Eton Riverside station i s only about six or seven minutes walk from the college while the boathouse - if it were at the north-west end of the lake - would be no more than a step from Sunnymeads station. I know that there i s legally no appeal against your decision, but could you not reverse your decision on the grounds that a better site for the rowing lake had been suggested? Yours sincerely , -14- The basic map was photocopied fran W.H. Smith's "Canplete London 􀁲reet Atlas", pages 62 and 72. After an outline of the rowing lake was superimposed, the map was enlarged by 41%, thus making the scale 4.47 inches to the mile. MA,,iO,t ,AJI.M ISTA.JC " 15th. May 11.00 a.m. Sidesman First Reader Coffee Creche & Jimmy's Cleaning Flowers 22nd. May 11.00 a.m. Sidesman First Reader Coffee Creche & Jimmy's cleaning Flowers 29th. May 8.00 a.m. Sidesman 11.00 a.m. Sidesman Coffee Creche & Jimmy's Cleaning Flowers 5th. June 8.00 a.m. Sidesman 11.00 a.m. Coffee Creche & Jimmy's Cleaning Flowers 12th. June 11.00 a.m. Sidesman First Reader Coffee Creche & Jimmy's Cleaning Flowers ST. JAMES DUTY ROSTER SUNDAY AFTER ASCENSION Parish Communion Mr. Dollimore Luke 24 v 45-end Mrs. Parker Ephesians 4 v 1-13 Mrs. Langton & Mrs. Westendorp At Eton Wick Mrs. Belcher & Mrs. Neal Mrs. Ames PENTECOST Parish Communion Mrs. Baker John 20 v 19-23 Mrs. Hayton Acts 2 v 1-21 Mr. & Mrs. Pepler At the Vicarage Mrs. Armstrong Mrs. Belcher TRINITY SUNDAY Holy Communion Mr. Liney Combined Service - Songs of Praise Mr. Pepler Mr. & Mrs. Hayton At the Vicarage Mrs. Eastgate & Mrs. Jones Mrs. Street SECOND SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST Holy Communion Mrs. Ames Combined Family Service at Eton Wick Mrs. Baker & Mrs. Eastgate All in Church Mrs. Street Mrs. Smith THIRD SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST Parish Communion Mrs. Richmond Luke 8 v 41-end Miss Hook Acts 8 v 8-12 Mrs. Coish & Mrs. Paton At the Vicarage Mrs. Robb Mrs. Springbett DORNEY BABY SITTING CLUB For details please contact Karen Jones 0628 25037 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. Gorle, Mrs. Harland, Mrs. Hellmuth, Mrs. Hewitt Teale, Mrs. P. Macaree, Mrs. Millward, Mrs. Milverton, Mrs. Oxlade, Mrs. Pilkington, Mrs. Rae, Mrs. Richmond, Mrs. Tuddenham, Mrs. Wiltshire, Mrs. WooUer, Mrs. Wright. Rate of Subscription £4.00 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. 8./JJ􀀎 and /JJon FUNERAL DIRECTORS • MONUMENTAL MASONS PRIVATE/WEDDING CAR HIRE 40 CHURCH STREET, SLOUGH, SU IPJ TEL: (0753) 520081 61 ST. LEONARDS ROAD, WINDSOR SL4 3BX TEL: (0753) 865982 13 THE COLONNADE, MAIDENHEAD SL6 IQL TEL: (0628) 783738 PRIVATE CHAPELS DAY & NIGHT SERVICE O [b 1, Be llLane n O Tel: 0753E t8o5n0 W9i9c4k e » C> ounty Council Court Lane and re-surfaced part of Lake End Road fact that the Col l ege w i l l soon be completely these roads as part of the gravel haul route ? You pay. JUST ASKING RIGHT HAND has "mended" drees-pbiuteil dtihnge If we are entering the Best Kept Vi lla ge Compe tition this year , have you tidied XQY.t area ? This mu st be our last chance unt i l the next century . kej ers -15- 19th. June S1i1d.0es0 maa.nm . FCiorfsfte eR eader CClreeacnhien g& Jimmy's Flowers 26th. June 11.00 a.m. Sidesman First Reader CCroeffcehee & Jimmy's CFlloewaneirnsg 3rd. July S8i.d0e0s ma.amn. C1r1e.0c0h ea .& rnJ.i mmy's FClleowaneirnsg 10th. July S1i1d.e0s0m aan. m. CFoifrfsete Reader CCrleecahnei ng& Jimmy's Flowers ST. JAMES DUTY ROSTER FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST MPrar. iKshle Ctotm mLuunkeio n1 5 v 1-10 MMrrss.. ArnPepel'se r Acts 8 v 26-38 AMrts .E tPoenp Wleirc k Mrs. Ames FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST MPrarsi. shH anCdoym muLunkieon 10 v 1-12 MMrrss.. PLeirnreyy maAnc ts& M1r1s .v S4m-i1t8h MAtr st. hPe arVkiecra ra& gMer s. Baker Mrs. Belcher SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST HMro.ly HCaonmdym union AClolm biinn edC huFracmhil y Service at Eton Wick MMrrss.. BSetlrceheetr & Mrs. Neal SEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST MPrar. iHsahy tCoonm muMnairokn 12 v 28-34 MMrrss.. RPiacrkhemro ndR omans 8 v 1-17 AMtr st. hAer mVsitcraornagg e Miss Perryman DORNEY BABY SITTING CLUB For details please contact Karen Jones 0628 25037 CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBERS FOR VILLAGE HALL ACTIVITIES ABEARDOMIBNITCOSN BALLROOM DANCING LESSONS BOWLS WHIST -16- 00662288 00662288 0628 62062514082 7710606038 24213 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 Distributon The Editors, Mrs. M.C. Cody. Mrs. J.M. Spencer Dorincourt 45. Harcourt Road, Dorney Reach. Tel : (0628) 24213 Mrs. Cobb, Mrs. Crane, Mrs. Gorle, Mrs. Harland, Mrs. Hellmuth, Mrs. Hewitt Teale, Mrs. P. Macaree, Mrs. Millward, Mrs. Milverton, Mrs. Oxlade, Mrs. Pilkington, Mrs. Rae, Mrs. Richmond, Mrs. Tuddenham, Mrs. Wiltshire, Mrs. Wooller, Mrs. Wright. Ra!e of Subscription £4.00 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 letten or articles published in this magazine. 8.9)􀀆 and 9Jon FUNERAL DIRECTORS• MONUMENTAL MASONS PRIVATE/WEDDING CAR HIRE 40 CHURCH STREET, SLOUGH, SU IPJ TEL: (0753) 520081 61 ST. LEONARDS ROAD, WINDSOR SL4 3BX TEL: (0763) 866982 13 THE COLONNADE, MAIDENHEAD SL6 IQL TEL: (0628) 783738 PRIVATE CHAPELS DAY & NIGHT SERVICE O lli) 1, Bell Lane Eton Wick n O Tel: 0753 850994 .!JPET SUPPLIES PETS : INCLUDING BIRDS & SMALL ANIMALS PET FOODS for CATS, DOGS, SMALL ANIMALS and BIRDS. BULK FOOD ALSO SUPPLIED We are a local firm manufacturing good solid carcasses complemented by a wide range of beautiful doors in all finishes. Visits to our factory can be made to see us in production. 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JAMES SUNDAYS 1st Sunday 2nd-4th Sunday 5th Sunday e.ooa.m. No 11.00 a.m. 11.00a.m. 11.00 a.m. B.00a.m. 11.ooa.m. Holy Communion Service at Dorney Combined Family Service at St Johns, Eton Wick Holy Communion Holy Communion Combined Service Children"s Activity 2nd & 4th Sundays 10.45 a.m. St James Club ('Jimmys') & Creche - Eton/Dorney Centre Child ren's Activity morning - St Johns Eton Wick. All child ren welcome (5-11 years old). 3rd Sunday 10.45 a.m. - 12.00 noon TEAM VICAR OF DORNEY Revd. Colin H. Pontin, The Vicarage, 69a Eton Wick Road, Eton Wick, Windsor, BERKS., SL4 6NE. Tel : (0753) 852268 CHURCHWARDENS Mr. Joe Hayton 46 Harcourt Road Dorney Reach Maidenhead, Berks. Tel : (0628) 23769 Mr. David Pepler 54 Hag HIii 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 NO, 6/94 JULY 1994 DORNEY PARISH COUNCIL - ETON COLLEGE PRESS INFORMATION Dorney Parish Council and Eton College have agreed to fonn a local liaison group called Domey/Eton Environmental Panel (DEEP) to facilitate co mmunications between residents of Dorney and Eton College during the construction of the College's Rowing Lake project and its associated road works. Members of the panel have been chosen to represent various interests;- Dorncy Parish Council (2) Eton College Eton Dorney Project Dorney Combined School The Lord of the Manor of Dorney, and Dorney Commoners Boveney Residents Lake End Road Residents Taplow/Bumham Residents DEEP will meet at regular intervals, under the alternating Chainnanship of Ken Richmond (Chairman of Dorney Parish Council) and Roderick Watson (Bursar of Eton College). The venues for the meetings being alternately Eton College and the Old Vicarage (Eton Dorney Project). The object of DEEP is to air matters relating to the Rowing Lake project; take steps to keep the residents informed of the timetable for construction works; and to agree measures to mitigate the effect on the environment of the Parish of Domc:y and the parts of the Parishes of Taplow and Burnham which lie south of the Bath Road (A4). Since DEEP will be an associate panel of the Eton Collc:ge Environmental Fund, set up by the Provost and Fellows of Eton College as part of the 550th Anniversary Celebration, it will be eligible for funding from that source. END 24.5.94. For further infonnation:- Ken Richmond 0895-257971 Roderick Watson 0753-6712!3 From Revd Colin Pontin. July 1994. During recent months we have heard a great deal about the finances of the Church of England arising from the losses incurred by the Church Commissioners and the 'knock-on' effects that this will have for parishes and clergy. Somo of these are mentioned in the article by the Rural Dean which also appears in this month's magazine. The danger of all this is that we can begin to think of the 'real' life of the church in ternts of business management and finance rather than seeing it as the expression of the life of Christ on earth with the primary task of preaching and demonstrating the 'Gospel', the good news of Jesus; buildings taking precedence over mission and finance over faith! The underlying suggestion in the present discussion seems to suggest that if we can only get the business and financial side of our church life sorted out then all the other things will follow. In fact Jesus taught the opposite .... 0 men of littlefailh!. ... do not seek what you are to eat and what you are to drink, nor be of anxious mind For all the nations of the world seek these things, and yollr Father knows that you need them. Instead, seek his Kingdom and these things shall be yours us well ' (Luke 12:28b-31.) Jesus emphasised time and time again that following him involved paradox. We have to die to live, give to receive, when we arc weak then arc we strong, God's strength being demonstrated through our weakness. It is as our spiritual lives are transformed and become Christ centred that we shall begin to find the answers to the problems which confront us in other areas. We obviously need to be practical but we also need to get our priorities right. Perhaps the first lesson we need to learn from the present situation is the need to.return to the basics of our faith, to prayer, to mission and to seeking God's will rather than our own. Archbishop George Carey in his little book 'The Church in the Market Place' quotes the theologian Emil Brunner who defined the nature of the church 'As afire exists by burning, so the church exists by mission' George Carey adds 'A church does not exist for itself; but for the world.' If the church is primarily concerned with 'nuts and bolts' then we have really lost our way. We are always encouraged to think of the present crises as a challenge rather than a problem and I am sure that this is right providing we have a right understanding that the challenge is primarily to address the needs of our spiritual lives. God will then take care of all the rest! Colin. • • THE ARK 3rd -Sth AUGUST 1994. ,!/lJ!Jj /If l!/JJ!J CHURCHMEAD SCHOOL, DATCHET. FROM 10.30AM TO 3.00PM DAILY. AGE RANGE: TODDLERS TO 10 YEARS OLD. The 'ARK' project is a truly Ecumenical Team Event, with all the Christian denominations in the Riverside area (Eton, Eton Wick, Dorney, Datchet, Wraysbury, Horton and Colnbrook) pooling help and resources to ensure a 3 day event packed with fun. This year we are hoping to welcome 400 children on each of the three days. Planning started as soon as last year's event was over, with lessons learn ed being structured into the plans for this year. Registration for the event takes place in July in Schools and Churches throughout the area. That inforn1ation helps the time-tabling for the va rious age groups. Already we have some 40 different crafts/ games/ activities lined up. To give some idea of numbers, we need 100 Captains and helpers, to look after grou ps of eight children all the time that they are with us. There are additionally, site security helpers (24 hour cover), craft organisers, a quiet area, refreshments, registration, games and first aid teams - all volunteer helpers working for the three days of the event. The 'ARK ' event is FREE. The children just have to bring a packed lunch. This ability to offer a free event to the children in the area is the most cherished principle held by the 'ARK' organisers. In order to hold to this principle, fund raising takes place throughout the year and donations are always welcome. If anyone would like to give an hour, a day, or more to help with the crafts or in any other way please contact our Chaimian, Alison Hassall, on (0753)543324 or Secretary, Beryl Walters on (0784)482092 and we will welcome you to our volunteer brigade for the fun event for all the local children. all children will be welcome .... see you on the 3rd August! REMINDER The Parish News is not published in August . THE PARISH PUMP Notes on a meeting of the Parish Council held in June 1994. j 1. The following officers were elected:- Chairman Vice Chairman Finance Planning Highways Environment K. Richmond P. Bampton P. Bampton, A. Page , G. Easton P. Bampton, c. Coish, E. Bentley E. Millward A. Page Bye-Laws & Lighting c. coish 2 . Local Government Review. Three options were being considered by County. 21 .. TThher epe rUenseintat rytw oA utthioerri styiestse m- wMoiultlodn r Kemeyaniens. -- WAyycloemsbbuer, yC hiltern and 3 . Two Unitary Authorities South Bucks -- MRielstto onf KBeyucnkess D3i. s Ptraircisth C ocouunncciil lsto' cCeenletebnraartye . thAe swnabo voef . mTonheiys cios uladv abiela abnle e vfreonmt (e.g. Taplow is holding an ox roast on their green in July) or a printed tea mug for each household or a bench with a plaque etc. Any comments or suggestions please to G. Easton 0628 27416. 4. DEEP. Dorney/Eton Environmental Panel has been formed to aid communications between the two parties to lessen the impact of the rowing course workings . Any concerns or suggestions should be directed to K. Richmond to be brought up at its monthly meetings . cSo.n Ftrinaacntcoers. ePatymc. ewnetrs ef mora deel. ectricity, insurance , electrical 6 . Planning. Reservations were expressed about the size of operations at the Bressingham centre and possible future growth. V7i. lIlatg we aCso mapgereteitdi othna t we would not be entering the Best kept this year. TREE WARDEN The Parish Council is looking for someone to help out by acting as the Parish Tree Warden. If you are able to spare a little time to help preserve our environment please contact either Ken Richmond on 26972 or Ron Alsworth on 20975. CHRISTIAN AID COLLECTION The collection in Dorney Parish raised £300.65 Thank you for your donations and to the helpers for supporting this charity Dot Belcher -4- • • • Maidenhead 773556. The Editor, Dorney Parish News . Dear Editor, The Boathouse, Dorney Reach, Maidenhead, Berks. SL6 ODX. 6th. June , 1994. Is Mr . Penfold being serious or merely provocative? DORNEY WOMEN 1 S INSTITUTE Yours sincerely, Sybil Fladee. June The meeting opened with a 11welcome back" to Mrs. Street, our President , looking fit and well after a holiday in the sun, something which we are all missing after the long spell of inclement weather . Mrs . Allen confirmed that enquiries had been made regarding an Outing in August . The venue was suggested as Littlecote Park, Hungerford, and the 17th. for the date. Further enquiries regarding a Minibus were being made and would be notified at the July meeting, which is being held at the home of Mrs. Smith in Meadow Way, and she has very generously volunteered to have us - Rain or Shine . I tems from the News Letter included notice of a Day Trip to Brighton on 22nd. September . Coach pick-up for this area will probably be Taplow. MAFF has issued guidelines as follows : - Do not use Clingfilm in conventional ovens , in a microwave oven only use for defrosting or reheating food. When cooking, use for covering containers but not in contact with food or for lining dishes, and do not use in contact with high fat foods . If in doubt use an alternative wrapping material . Apple Day is October 21st. In 1981 NFWI passed policy urging WI ' s to do all in their power to maintain national varieties of fruit and vegetables. This year the idea of apple giving is being organised and promoted. More information can be obtained from Common Ground, 41, Shelton Street, London WC2H 9HJ . 071 379 3109. The Speaker this month was Mr. Lamb, of the Bucks , Berks and Oxon Naturalist Trust , and, after an explanation of this very worth while organisation and its activities, gave an excellent Slide Show, which had its own commentary, and was very interesting. VILLAGE HAPPENING The Village Happening, in aid of Church Restoration and the Chernobyl Children' s Fund, is on 3rd. July and, to date , the organisers are disappointed by the poor response to their appeal for support . They need: - Bric-a-brac Toys and books in good condition Tombola and Raffle prizes Items can be collected by telephoning Mary Baker 661435 or Penny Thompson 26810 . Please help to make the Happening a success. -5- NATURE NOTES May/ June The chilly, wet days of May with few warm spells has compensated us with hedges and banks lush with flowers and long grass. The mess left by the clearance of bushes from the M4 footpath is now well covered and also hides the rubbish thrown out from cars . Buttercups , Margue rites , Poppie s, Clover , Lady Slipper, Blue Alkanet, Wood Sorrel, Tufted Vetch, Bryony, Yarrow and Treacle Mustard all add colour to the scene . Yellow Iris are in bloom by the river and a few Dog Roses have appeared. Their delicate pink flowers are a welcome sight . Elder bushes are now showing their creamy, flat flower heads . Some Chestnuts still have their white candles and a few late flowering Hawthorns are still to be seen. I found two more mouse nests in our Clematis Tanquinii which climbs against a fence. The nests were built high up to avoid predators and they were warm and snug for the mice to over winter and also beautifully woven. A wild bees ' nest has been dug out by some anim al, probably a bad ger, in the bank of the meadow by the M4 Marsh Lane bridge . Wild bees only make enough honey for their own needs . There are a large number of small snails around, no bigger than a thumb nail. Their shells are pretty - gold and fawn, gold and grey, gold and black and russet and fawn. Doubt less they are not welcome to gardeners . I saw a Yellow Hammer in Marsh Lane which was pleasing as I had not seen one for some time, I thought they had left. The young Starlings raised by the pair which nest under our gutter each year are now old enough to fly and there are many young Sparrows around . One morning in June we found a young Toad in our greenhouse which is good news for a gardene r. There are also many Frogs in our garden which have strayed from neighbouring ponds . Lois Parker. DORNEY & DISTRICT HORT ICULTURAL SOCIETY The Barbecue will be held on Saturday 23rd. July and let's have a really good turn out. We should have plenty of fun. On Sunday 24th. July there is the Summer Garden Compet ition - so membe rs let 's have a good number of entries. After all the hard work that has been put in, competing with rain, cold and wind, the weather having been so awful right up until the second week in June , you can stand back and admire what you have achieved and let your garden be judged, not with the idea of winning, but in taking part. With all the upheaval which is about to descend upon us do not become despondent . The wonderful colours and peace you get from a beautiful garden will help to clear away gloom - for as unfortunate , little villagers, there is almost nothing we can do about it . Raising really nice, big fuchsias which flower prolifically, takes a little bit of effort . The plant must be started off in autumn in a small 2 1/2" pot and kept growing through the winter months . The temperature should not drop below SSdeg. F. In early March pot into a 4 1/2" pot and start to feed with nitrogen fertiliser. Also take out the tips to make a bushy plant .In May pot into a 6 11 pot and feed with Chempax No . 4. This should liven up the plant buds. When the plant is in full flower feed with more nitrogen . This will encourage more growth. When the stems have grown to a good size (do not pinch tips out) feed again with Chempax No. 4. You should take first prize for the best pot plant. W.J.P. -6- • .. The Chairman Dorney Parish Council Ranworth 31 Harcourt Road Dorney Reach Maidenhead Berks SL6 ODT 13th June 1994 Dear Sirs re - Subduing of Traffic in Eton Wayside i Harcourt Road Dorney Reach Nr Maidenhead Berks SL6 ODT Reading articles in the Slough Observer over the last few weeks regarding the offer from Eton College to provide the bulk of the funding, ie. £90 . 000.00 towards the El20 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 cos t , of the proposed above. I would like to suggest that they F1JND to a similar amount , the prevent of the traffic from their Rowing Trench works from passing through Dorney Reach and Dorney Village. If traffic gates and subduers were put in from Harcourt Road to Dents Corner and from the j unction of Court Lane through Village Road to the cattle grid, fears of many residents in both areas would be allayed. The lorries would have to use the proposed route in Court Lane and then on to Lake End Road , which I understand are to be widened and straightened to accommodate them. This measure would also, stop the through traffic that many residents have been campaigning to halt for a number of years . Safer access for the school via Marsh Lane would be achieved. Eton College and Eton Wick would gain by not having the through traffic that they are obviously trying to stop in Eton itself. By carrying out the road works in Dorney and Dorney Reach four parties would bf'ln':!fi t , Nnt- j,1,:;:t P.t.nn Col 1 A!JA􀂫 w. A. c . Breslin copy to Slough Observer , Dorney Parish Magazine, and held for further publications . -7- Sunday 3rd July Sunday 10th July Saturday 23rd July Sunday 24th July Saturday 3rd September Saturday 24th September Friday 21st October Friday 18th November DORNEY W . I . DORNEY PARISH COUNCIL DORNEY P . C . C . DORNEY VILLAGE HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE DORNEY OVER 6 0 ' s CLUB DORNEY BADMINTON CLUB DORNEY BOWLS CLUB RAINBOWS BROWNIES GUIDES VILLAGE HALL BOOKINGS DIARY OF EVENTS Village Happening Eton Dorney Centre 2-4 p . m . TVAP Fete & Open Day. The Playground, Bath Road . Noon - 4 p . m . DDHS Barbecue DDHS Summer Garden Competition DDHS Annual Show DDHS Harvest Supper DDHS Cheese & Wine Evening DDHS AGM Second Wednesday of each month Second Tuesday of each month First Wednesday of each month the Vicarage 8 p . m . Second Monday of alternate months i . e . July. September . November . Village Hal l Luncheon in the Vicarage, Dorney. Tuesdays 1 2 . 15-2 . 00 Dates : 12/7 1 1/10 8/11 13/12 Every Tuesday Village Hall 8-10 p . m . Every Sunday Village Hall 7 . 3 0-10 . 3 0 p . m . Every Friday Dorney School 3 . 30- 4 . 30 p . m . Every Thursday Village Hall 6-7 . 3 0 p . m . Every Wednesday the Vicarage 7 . 15-9 p . m . Mrs . Pat Guider 0628 71668 NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH SCHEME Chief co-ordinator : - Mike Hoile 0628 25407 TO REPORT ANYTHING SUSPICIOUS TELEPHONE LOCAL POLICE 0753 506000 TO REPORT INCIDENTS THAT REQUIRE IMMEDIATE POLICE ACTION TELEPHONE 999 The Pari s h Counci l is trying to build up an overall picture of local break-ins . Please report such occurrences to Mike Hoile who will keep the Council informed. -8- DEVELOPMENTS review of DORNEY 􀅠 an independent JULY 1994 local a ffairs SLIP OF THE TONGU For the bene f i t of those few readers who will not have read the Annua l Report of the Southern Council for Sport & Recreation, attention i s drawn to a statement on page 12 commending the future Eton Rowing Trench as an " International" fac i l ity. This ls contrary to the evidence given by the College at the Publ ic I nquiry. Misunderstanding or Secret Agenda ? No bets taken. FLOOD ( CHANNEL ) RECEDING ? Whatever happened to the NRA Flood Re lief Scheme . I hear that there is heavy inf ight ing and all sorts of manoevouring behind the scenes and that permission may not be granted, or may be heavily condit ional . LOCAL GOVERNMENT OMISSION A leak from a well respected source- now conf irmed- indicates that the Local Government Commission has fai led to take any notice of local views . The Commission will be inviting you to chose from three opt i ons of their own, the least objecti onable of which may be a combinati on of Wycombe , Chiltern & South Bucks Districts as a un itary author ity. This would be l i ttle improvement on the present arrangements . Thi s strange decis i on conf irms that I have been r ight to describe this farce as an expensive shambles and you v l l l , no doubt, tell the Commission s o . I f the ir suggestions for other Counties are are similarly uninspired, the probable uproar may well s ignify the end o f both the Commission and the nice Mr Maj or . BEST KEPT VILLAGE I t seems that the Par ish Counci l did not enter the v i llage this year ' s compet i t i on due to lack of supports . Just well that I did not waste t i me tidying up my frontage . DOWN THE RIVER i n as Recent editions of this magazine have been much enlivened by rowing trench/gravel correspondence penned by angry residents, woolly thinkers, gravel fel l ow travellers, local sycophants and erudite scr ibes, or a combinat ion thereof; (answers on a post-card, please I ) Now that respons ibilit ies have been properly attr ibuted, spleens extensively vented and axes sharply ground, res idents should put their weight behind MP Tim Smith ' s suggestion that it is feas ible to change the gravel haul route to one less environmentally disastrous . Why not write to the College and its supporters, NOW . I t can ' t do any harm. DON ' T FORGET TO STAMP This magazine is not published in August and , once again, I would like to wish all my reader wel l , for the hol iday season ; and to g ive my thanks, in advance, for the deluge of hol iday picture post card which I anticipate that I shall rece ive . Me ? I ' m going boating . kejers -9- Bcrri1rp 􀂩niun, K􀂪 Ric:Nllond phone,OoZS 2,;972 PRESS INFORMATION The Parish Council is pleased to co-operate with Eton College in the formation of DEEP . DEEP will provide a direct channel of communications between the Council and the College, less formally than the official County Liaison Committee . It is hoped that discussion of potential problems ay an early stage will prevent them becoming major issues . I understand that the College will keep the panel fully informed on all environmental matters relating to the construction of the trench. This would include draft and detailed timetabling, traffic control measures , tree planting etc. The Council will also be looking to the panel to propose environmental improvements, over and above those agreed by the Inspector, which might mitigate the construction and haul route nuisance . The College is aware that Council representatives are not able to make any firm commitments at meetings of the panel, other than those specifically agreed by the Parish Council . The Parish Council will also be represented on the County Liaison Committee . I hope that this new panel will fulfil the purposes envisaged and provide , at least, some relief from the problems which will arise over the next ten years . Ken Richmond Chairman of the council Presentation of BADEN POWELL TREFOIL BADGE Congratulations to Mary Peachey of the 1st. Dorney Guides who received her Baden Powell Trefoil Badge at a presentation ceremony at Dorney Vicarage on 15th. June . Guide Captain, Michaela Clarke , told the gathering of family, friends , Guides ( including the Commissioner) and Brownies , of the many activities and projects undertaken by Mary to earn this coveted award . Pinned to Mary ' s uniform it took pride of place among two dozen or so badges and trefoils that Mary has gained for her personal achievements and commitment to the Guiding Movement and is the culmination of Mary ' s happy years with the Dorney Company. Mary, a very popular Patrol Leader, has in the past borne the responsibility of taking her Patrol to Camp and proved herself the champion fire lighter . She now moves on to become Young Leader/Venture Scout , assisting Brown Owl in running the Dorney Brownies being her first assignment . We wish Mary "Good Guiding" in her new ventures . -10- • .. THAMES VALLEY ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND • FOR CHJLDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS Registered Charity No. 278336 Sun day 10th Ju ly 12 noon to 4 p.m. Th e Play gr ound Bath Road, Tap/ow -11- VISIT OF CHERNOBYL CHILDREN SEPTEMBER 1994 We are expecting 20 children, 10 boys and 10 girls aged between 8 and 12. If you have any second-hand clothes good and wellingtons that would fit children of this age we would appreciate them very much. Please could you drop them off at the Eton Dorney Centre, The Vicarage, Dorney at any time. (Telephone No. (0628) 662823). Thank You. REFUSE SKIPS LOCATION Island opposite Marsh House, Marsh Lane 18th. July - 25th. Marsh Lane next to SEB Station 18th. July - 1st . Village Road near Cattle Grid 18th. July - 1st . Lake End Road 18th. July - 1st . Harcourt Road junction Meadow Way 18th . July - 1st . Island to Oak Stubbs Lane/Marsh Lane 25th. July - 1st . REFUSE COLLECTION - BANK HOLIDAY WORKING SCHEDULES Normally collected on Will be collected on Friday, 2nd. September Saturday, 3rd . September - 1 2- July August August August August August • • 17th. July 1 1 . 00 a.m. Sidesman First Reader coffee Creche & Jimmy1 s Cleaning Flowers 24th . July 11. 00 a.m. Sidesman First Reader Coffee creche & Jimmy' s Cleaning Flowers 31st. July 8 , 00 a.m. Sidesman 1 1 . 00 a.m. Creche & Jimmy' s Cleaning Flowers 7th. August 8 . 00 a.m. Sidesrnan 11.00 a.m. Coffee Creche & Jimmy' s Cleaning Flowers 14th. August 1 1 . 00 a.m. Sidesman First Reader Coffee crech & Jimmy ' s Cleaning Flowers 21st. August 1 1 . 00 a.m. Sidesman First Reader Coffee Creche & Jimmy ' s Cleaning Flowers ST. JAMES DUTY ROSTER EIGHTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST Parish Communion Mrs. Dyson Luke 6 v 27-38 Mrs. Hook 1 Corinthians 12 v 4-13 Mrs . Langton & Mrs. Westendorp At Eton Wick Mrs . Eastgate & Mrs. Jones Mrs . Smith NINTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST Parish Communion Mr. Dollimore Mark 9 v 14-29 Mrs . Hayton 2 Corinthians 6 v 3-10 Mr. & Mrs. Pepler At the Vicarage Mrs. Street Mrs. Springbett TENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST Holy Communion Mr. Liney Combined Service at Eton Wick At Eton Wick Mrs. Robb Mrs. Ames ELEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST Holy Communion Mrs. Richmond combined Family service at Eton Wick Mr. & Mrs. Hayton All in Church Mrs. Parker & Mrs . Baker Mrs. Belcher TWELFTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST Parish Communion Mrs . Ames Matthew 5 v 13-16 Mrs. Liney Acts 17 v 22-end Mrs . Coish & Mrs. Paton On Holiday Mrs. Belcher & Mrs. Neal Mrs . Street THIRTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST Parish Communion Mr. Pepler Matthew 10 v 16-22 Mrs. Parker Acts 20 v 17-35 Mrs . Baker & Mrs. Eastgate on Holiday Mrs. Pepler Mrs. Smith -14- 28th." August 1 1 . 00 a.m. Sidesman First Reader Coffee Creche & Jimmy ' s Cleaning Flowers 4th. September 8 . 00 a.m. Sidesman 11. 00 a.m. Creche & Jimmy ' s Cleaning Flowers 11th. September 11.00 a.m. Sidesman First Reader Coffee Creche & Jimmy' s Cleaning Flowers ST. JAMES DUTY ROSTER FOURTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST Parish Communion Mrs. Handy Luke 11 v 1-13 Mrs. Pepler Ephesians 3 v 14-end Mrs. Ames On Holiday Mrs. Armstrong Mrs. Springbett FIFTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST Holy Communion Mr . Handy Combined Family Service at Eton Wick All in Church Mrs. Eastgate & Mrs. Jones Mrs. Ames SIXTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST Parish Communion Mrs. Klett Luke 16 v 19-end Miss Hook 1 John 4 v 15-end Mrs. Perryman & Mrs. Smith At the Vicarage Mrs. Street Mrs. Belcher DORNEY BABY SITTING CLUB For details please contact Karen Jones 0628 25037 CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBERS FOR VILLAGE HALL ACTIVITIES AEROBICS BADMINTON BALLROOM DANCING LESSONS BOWLS WHIST James Pepler 1 s Fund-raising Up-date 0628 0628 0628 0628 0628 602102 26548 70003 71668 24213 I would like to thank eveyone who has helped me by supporting the supporting the sponsored Quarter-peal , Lent Lunch, concert or Zimbabwean Feast towards my year in Africa with Project Trust. I have now raised my target of £3, 000 and will be leaving at the end of August to teach music in Harare. -15- From The Rural Dean .... Revd Simon Bro\\n. July 1994. O􀀧E - BIIT NCYr SO MUOI RESfl Qlt\N:;E always seems to be in the ak. It's part of the world we live in. It is a sign of vitality and growth , of course. Anything that is not changing is dead, in biological terms . But sometimes we cannot help hoping that the rate o f change would slow down somewhat , and let us catch our breath. We have recently been adjusting to the fact that we now have women priests in our church, and that has been a ma jor change after so many years of prayer and debate, anquish and frustration. And iust as that matter was caning to a climax the news of the Church Comnissloners difficulties broke in the press, and we have been anxiously waiting to see what the implications of that would be in our own parishes. By the time you read this the Diocesan Synod will have been presented with a report from the Bishop's Council entitled ''Mission and Ministry in the Diocese of Oxford." Two of the key affirmations of that docunent are:- and "tha t a living Church should generate resources sufficient to support its present and forseen comnitments andto developa dynamic future. 11 ''Ihat the Christian congregation in each centre of commmity should wherever possible assume full financial responsibility for its own life and local mission and, according to its means, contribute to the needs of the wider church." TI1e challenge is on. We are being called to a greater degree of responsibility for financing the ministry. We are also being challenged to develop the total ministry of the people of God, laity and clergy, paid or unpaid, working together, and working across parish boundaries with the deanery playing an increasingly important role. 'There are major aspects of the report which worry some of those who have read it, and we will be trying to get some changes during the Synod debate on 18th June. However unless the proposals being made by the Bishop' s Council are totally rejected then, we will all be involved in discussion of these proposals over the next 12 months . If they are carried through they will radically change the way our Parish Share is assessed, they could substantially affect the number of stipendiary clergy we have in the Deanery, and they will force us to look together at how we are approaching Mission and Minis try in this Deanery in the future. lhat is a measure of the importance of the Deanery Review we are currently • .undertaking. We started planning it well before this particular change was upon us. At first we just wanted to review our Team Ministries and the United Benefice, to see how effectively parishes or congregations were or were not working together. Now, if everyone takes part fully, it will give us invaluable information fron which to try to move to fuller discussion about our future and the future of Ministry in the Burnham Deanery. So fill in your questionaires, attend your e􀆈tended PCCs if they have not been held already, and make sure all the information gets back to the Deanery Review Group. Your Omrch needs YOU! Simon Brown - Rural Denn PS. Questionnaires with explanatory letter available in all our churches. -16- • • 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 : D istributors : The Editors, Mrs. M.C. Cody. Mrs. J.M. Spencer Dorincourt 45. Harcourt Road, Dorney R each. Tel: (0628) 24213 Mrs. Cobb,M rs. Crane,M rs. Gorle,M rs. Harland,M rs. Hellmuth,M rs. Hewitt Teale, Mrs. P.M acaree,M rs.M illward,M rsM. ilverton,M rs. Oxlade,M rs. Pilkington,M rs. Rae, Mrs. RichmondM, rs. Tuddenham,M rs. Wiltshire,M rs. Wooller,M rs. Wright. Rme of Subscription £4.00 per annum for 10 issues. 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JAMES SUNDAYS 1st Sunday 2nd-4th Sunday 5th Sunday 8.00a.m. No 11.00 a.m. 11.00 a.m. 11.ooa.m. 8.00a.m. 11.00 a.m. Holy Communion Service at Dorney Combined Family Service at St Johns, Eton Wick Holy Communion Holy Communion Combined Service Children's Activity 2nd & 4th Sundays 10.45 a.m. St James Club ('Jlmmys' ) & Creche - Eton/Dorney Centre Child ren' s Activity morning - St Johns Eton Wick. All child ren welcome (5-11 years old). 3rd Sunday 10.45 a.m. - 12.00 noon TEAM VICAR OF DORNEY Revd. Colin H. Pontin, The Vicarage, 69a Eton Wick Road, Eton Wick, Windsor, BERKS., SL4 6NE. Tel : (0753) 852268 CHURCHWARDENS Mr. Joe Hayton 46 Harcourt Road Dorney Reach Maidenhead, Berks. Tel : (0628) 23769 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 NO. 7 /94 SEPTEMBER 1994 PUBLIC MEETING MONDAY IZTII SEPT in DORNEY VILLAGE DALL at8 pm TIM SMITH MP will disc!uss & answer 11Uestions on • ETON TRENCH • ALTERNATIVE GRAVEi. ROUTE • NRA FI..OOD RELIEF SCHEME • M4 WIDENING • STD TERMINAL 3RD RlJNW AY • CAA BEACON DORNEY REACH • ENVIRONMENTAL POi.ICY • IAN MARSH will give details o1 GRAVEL DAUL ROUTE bomtp pari•!J tounc,1 -t From Revd Colin Pontin. September 1994 We said farewell to Richard Hancock, our Youth Worker, and his wife Kate, and also to Alisdair and Rachel Paine and their son Tom at the Family Service on Sunday 7th August. Both Richard and Alisdair are leaving to train for the Ordained Ministry in the Church of England; Richard at Lincoln Theological College and Alisdair at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford. Both have contributed a great deal to the life of our Church. Richard's contribution to the work among the young people has been immense and he has left us a great legacy on which to build. Alisdair, in addition to his work in the College, has served on the PCC at Eton for a considerable time and has assisted in the taking of services. Rachel has also helped us with the Music and has assisted the Music Group at our Family Services and at other times. The reading at their final service was from Luke 6: 46 - 49 the story of the wise and foolish men who built their houses on the rock and sand. Richard spoke from the passage and this is part of what he said: "Today's reading is very appropriate. It talks about building foundations on rock with Christ at the centre of our /;ves rather than on sand that will be washed away. Two of us today are leaving/or Theological College which could be thought of as building foundations for ministry. Here I would disagree and say that the foundations for ministry, certainly for me, have been built while I was a member of/he congregalion. It is your prayers and encouragement thal have led me forward over /he past lwo years, and it is upon thal rock that I wt/I survive the ups and downs of Theological C,ollege. This reading ls also importan/ for the Church today. We have been built on a sure foundalion with Christ at the centre. That is why we have survived lhe recent flood of /he Church Commissioners losing the odd million or so. Yes, the money is important, but not as important as you, the people silting here. We have been faced with an exciting challenge. I believe that the Church is poised for a second reformation. We have to sit up and begin to think how we can build a church for the next century. The comers/one for this, apart from Christ, is the young people silling here and outside these walls. We must make every effort to take the Christian message lo them wherever they are and lo bring them into the fold to continue building. Our future does not lie with how much • • money there is in the church coffers but with the people who tum to follow Christ. I believe that over the past two years we have begun to build a solid fo undation for our youth ministry in this area, and there are many new and exciting things in the pipeline. We may not have all the youngsters in church yet but we do have growing youth clubs and we are looking at how we can include them in regular Sunday worship. I would like to say a big 'thank you' to everyone who has been involved with the youth and children's work over the past two years. It has been a very fulfilling lime for me and has become a foundation stone for n(Y future ministry. " Richard's message is very important for us all. We have recently reminded ourselves that if the Church is to grow we need to be true to the commission given to us by Christ; to become 'Mission Minded' Let us continue to pray for Richard and Kate and also for Alisdair, Rachel and little Tom that God will go with them and greatly bless their future ministry. Let us also pray for each other that God will enable us to fulfil the work entrusted to us. Colin THE ARK The 'ARK' children's holiday event this year was a great success. Some 370 children from all our parishes in the Riverside Team area attended on the three days 3rd - 5th August at Churchmead School, Datchet, and a good time was had by all. The weather was ideal, lots of sun and yet not too hot. There were a variety of activities for the children from puppet theatre to drama, from music workshops to scientific demonstrations. In addition there was teaching and singing and of course lots of games and activities. The adults enjoyed it as much as the children although I am sure that they were glad to put their feet up for a while afterwards! At the end every child was given a pack containing a badge, a book and some sweets and a list of all the church services of the churches involved in the planning and running of the 'ARK'. We hope that both the children and their families will continue to keep in touch with us and we would assure them of a welcome to any of our services and activities throughout the year. Next years 'ARK' is already in mind. Please conti nue to pray for the organisers and all those involved both for the event just finished and for the future . PARISIIOF ETON\VffiI ETON WICK AND BOVEl\'EY PARJSII OF ST JAMES, DORNJ!Y. AlITUMN PROGRAMME 􀀇IPll®IBrn:lkl . auistian Youth Group (FOR CHILDREN 8-UYEARSOLD) 􀀺􀀻 􀀼 SEPTEMBER: 6th and 20th. 􀃩 OCTOBER: 4th and 18th NOVEMBER 8th and 22nd. DECEMBER 6th and 20th. all meetings 6,00 - 7. 30pm. SEE CIIURCI-1 DIARY OR C111Jlt01 NOTICE BOARDS FOR DETAILS OF MEETING PLACE . 'SONSHINE SEEKERS' (F0ROIJLDREN 5- 10YEARS OLD) SEPTEMBER 18th., ... OCTO!lER 16th 􀃪::0-, . NOVEMllER20th .... :., DECEMBER 18th . '\ 􀀽􀀾 􀀿􀁀 ALL MEETINGS AT ST JOHN THE BAPTIST CHURCH,ETON WICK 10.45 am - 12.00noon. SUNDAY SCHOOL - 'JIMMYS' - MEETS AT 11.00am ON THE 2ND AND 4TH SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH AT THE ETON/DORNEY CE NTRE. (FOROULDREN l- lDYEARS OLD.) for fu rther information on any of the above contact either Liz Cochrane. (0753)860005 or any member of the staff or our du-cc churches. • • C􀂑irman, KJ Richmond phone,0628 26972 BUCKINGHAMSHIRE REVIEW Local Government Commission For England Dolphyn Court 10-1 1 Great Turnstlle Llncolns Inn FIieds London WCI V 71U Dear Sirs, Wlll you please take the following submission Into consideratlon. 1 7th Augusc 1994 1. This Council ls very concerned at the numerous changes in rules and dates, and at the interference and intervendon co which the Commission has been subjected. It ls difficult to be conndent, In the circumstances, that the best soludon will be chosen. 2. The Council Is concerned that conslderatlon of cross-border options was not allowed, thus disqualifying discussion of valid alternatfves to those currently available. 3. The Council Is concerned about the massive reduction in the number of Councillors under the Uniwy authority proposals and about the associated combining of "wards". 4. The Council considers that, In the circumstances, the re-organisation should be postponed and reactfvated within the next 1 2 months, taking Into account paras 1 •3. 5. Of the options presented by the Commission: The Council is in favour of OPTION 2, the combining of existing South Bucks and Chiltern Districts; but the number of Councillors proposed by the Commission must be increased. 6. The Council is most strongly against OPTION 1-Wycombe+S.Bucks+Chiltern . This would be a very large authority, probably even less accessible and accountable than the existing twtrtier system. AT THE TIME OF WRITING, MOST RESIDENTS OF THIS PARISH HA VE NOT YET RECEIVED THE COMMISSION'S VOTING FORM. Yours faithful1y, Chairman AL ZAN D @ffcb ni􀀒doJz, 􀀓 f'/40#4amme. §.oo. ceah✓J @War.w,: 061/cl 66.28.2.J ar al d:, daar • NATURE NOTES June/July There are not so many butterflies around at present probably due to cold weather earlier in the year. A butterfly will not emerge from its pupa until humidity and temperature are right. If these conditions are not met it will remain in the pupa case until the following year. I found a drowned Magpie in a neighbour's pond and it seems to be one of the pair which visit our garden each day. As Magpies mate for life it will be difficult for the remaining bird to find another mate. Its only chance is one of this year' s young which will choose a mate next February. The flowers of high swnmer are now in bloom - Knapweed, Lady' s Bedstraw, Chicory, St. John ' s Wart, Toadflax, Scabious and Blue Meadow Cranesbill. owing to the rigorous cut back along the M4 footpath only one plant of Meadow Cranesbill remains and Toadflax. few Twenty Bee Orchids have been seen in Trumper' s Field which is cheering. Burnet Moths were resting on Scabious · but I could not see if they were 5 or 6 spot. Their red and grey colouring is very pretty. I have seen a few Magpie Moths and some Brimstone Moths in the garden. One Painted Lady came into the garden and a Yellow Brimstone. In other parts of our area I have seen some Meadow Browns and Speckled Woods. I found a clump of Greater Celandine along the river bank near Amerden Priory. These are rare in our area. I was also surprised to see Sparrows feeding on lupin seeds in our front garden. Lois Parker. NATURE NOTES July/ August Although the grass in hedgerows and meadows is burnt brown by recent hot weather there is the compensation of numerous butterflies - Painted Lady, Small Heath, Gatekeeper and Green Veined White along with the more common Large White Tortoiseshell and Peacock. The Green Veined White is not the one that produces caterpillars which eat your cabbages. Two small yellow and black Longihorn Beetles were seen flying in our garden. I investigated to see why a Wren was making loud clicking sounds in a bush and found it was warning off one of my cats. A Swallowtail Moth came into our garden. It is very pretty, being pale primrose in colour with two brown spots on the lower wings where the curved part resembles a Swallow's tail. During the first week in August I saw three Common Blue Butterflies, one in Marsh Lane, two in our garden. Unfortunately, the Common Blue is becoming uncommon. Blackberries have ripened early and Traveller's Joy is well in bloom. Its creamy clusters festoon the dried up hedges. I also saw my first skein of Canada Geese flying over, which is a sign that autumn is on its way. Already the berries of Lords and Ladies are changing to vermilion. Packed close together on the stem they resemble the beads we used to thread as children. Goldfinches came into our garden again and around a dozen House Martins gathered on the wall of the house next door for some time. They must have been finding insects there. Ladybirds have appeared in abundance which is good news for gardeners. -7- Rain on the 10th. and 11th. August freshened up our area and green grass is already emerging. Lois Parker. ETON ACTION FAIR 24th. September I am running a stall in aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care. John disliked hospitals and hospices and this foundation was of great benefit to us, as he wanted to be at home. These nurses stay eight hours, so that the carer can get a night's sleep. The charity is very much underfunded, so the patient is only allowed two nights in any one week. It was arranged that we had two more nights in succession. During that time John constantly requested to stand up. on the fourth night the nurse who stood on my doorstep announced herself as Mrs. Robb ! Like John, she had been brought up in Fifeshire and so we sat in the study on each side of John ' s bed and talked the whole night through about Scotland, while she administered the morphine driver, and restrained him. I was happy that I stayed awake, as he died that morning. I was told later that the last of the senses to go, is hearing. For the stall I am selling anything - even if you only have one item which would make £1 I ' ll willingly collect it. Also, jam j ars are needed. There are a lot of little oak trees in my garden which I cannot bear to throw away. Has anyone got use for them, or can suggest where I plant them? Mary Robb. Tel. 0628 602243 CHILDREN IN NEED once again we ask you to help the starving children in Bosnia. They want j ars of BABY FOOD, TINNED MEAT, TINNED FRUIT and PASTA. These can be taken to St. James' Church, Dorney, on Harvest Festival Sunday, 25th. September or during the week 19th. -25th. to: - J4o6e, HHaayrtcoonu rt Road Dorney Reach Thank you very much. Mary Baker Elm View Marsh Lane Brigit Ames Pear Tree Cottage Dorney My thanks to everyone in Dorney village who contributed to the door-to-door collection for Barnardos ( £25) and Greenpeace ( £20 ) in June. Julian Howard. -8- l t l t Saturday 3rd September Thursday 8th September Saturday 10th September Monday 12th September Saturday 24th September Saturday 8th October Friday 21st October Saturday 22nd October Friday 18th November Sunday 20th November DORNEY W.I. DORNEY PARISH COUNCIL DORNEY P. c . c. DORNEY VILLAGE HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE DORNEY OVER 60's CLUB DORNEY BADMINTON CLUB DORNEY BOWLS CLUB RAINBOWS BROWNIES GUIDES EXPLORERS. Christian Youth Group ( 8-12 years old) VILLAGE HALL BOOKINGS DIARY OF EVENTS * * DDHS Annual Show Whist Drive Village Hall 8 p.m. Dorney Bowls Club Barbecue 8 p.m. - Midnight Public Meeting Village Hall 8 p.m. DDHS Harvest Supper Calzando Sacred Music Recital St. James the Less 7. 30 p.m. DDHS Cheese & Wine Evening Dorney Bowls Club Indoor Boot Sale 9 a.m. - Noon DDHS AGM Confirmation St. John the Baptist Eton Wick 6.30 p.m. Second Wednesday of each month Second Tuesday of each month First Wednesday of each month the Vicarage 8 p.m. Second Monday of alternate months i. e . September. November. January. Village Hall Luncheon in the Vicarage , Dorney. Tuesdays 12.15-2. 00 Dates : 11/10 8/11 13/12 Every Tuesday Village Hall 8-10 p.m. Every Sunday Village Hall 7.30-10 . 3 0 p.m. Every Friday Dorney School 3. 30- 4 . 30 p.m. Every Thursday Village Hall 6-7 . 30 p.m. Every Wednesday the Vicarage 7.15-9 p.m. Tuesdays 6. 00-7. 30 p.m. See Church diary/notice boards for meeting place Dates: 6/9 20/9 4/10 18/10 8/11 22/11 6/12 20/12 * * Mrs. Pat Guider 0628 71668 * * NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH SCHEME Chief Co-ordinator: - Mike Hoile 0628 25407 TO REPORT ANYTHING SUSPICIOUS TELEPHONE LOCAL POLICE 0753 506000 TO REPORT INCIDENTS THAT REQUIRE IMMEDIATE POLICE ACTION TELEPHONE 999 The Parish Council is trying to build up an overall picture of local break-ins . Please report such occurrences to Mike Hoile who will keep the Council informed. -9- DORNEY AND DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY There were slightly fewer entries for the Garden Competition than usual as three people who normally enter were on holiday. Sixteen gardens were judged. Considering the dry spell the gardens were in excellent condition. I was impressed by their tidiness. In the Assisted class Mr. Griffin's park was outstanding. Jill Palmer's border was at its very best and Paddy Springbett's garden was excellent for colour. In the unassisted class Mr. Akerman's garden was a riot of colour with the best lawn. The Williams still keep to a very high standard. Mrs. Stewart is fast becoming a plants lady with germinating cuttings everywhere and her long garden provided plenty of interest. Mr. Burgess had the best roses and Carol Taylor manages to keep her small garden crammed with everything. Mrs. Jackman's garden is always a pleasure. Her use of grey shades was well manipulated. Liz Millward ( this very busy lady) deserves a medal for the way she keeps her large garden and greenhouses up to scratch. Mr. Westendorp ' s garden improves every time I see it. The most restful garden is owned by Sue Billington. The McLaughlin's garden is one that is now nicely taking shape and Joy Richmond ' s ecological efforts were most worthy. Her Weeping Ash was in excellent condition. Tony Perryman1 s garden is first rate for a small garden especially in respect of colour. Keep it up Tony. Well done everyone. If the best village was judged on gardens we would win hands down. Thank you all for taking part. Our barbecue was a wonderful affair. Unfortunately, it was too hot to dance but the food was good. Our only disappointment was that attendance was down and would have been even lower had it not been for the efforts of Yvonne Povey. The Society is very grateful to her. Our next event is the Show on 3rd. September. Great things are expected from the Reach and the Village. on 24th. September the Harvest Supper will be held. Don't forget there's a lot more to the DDHS than putting in an exhibit once a year. WJP. DORNEY WOMEN'S INSTITUTE July July is the month when we change the venue of our meeting and move outdoors, to enjoy the fresh air and sunshine of our English swnmer. Incredibly, to date we have been extremely fortunate, and this year was no exception. The day commenced with frowning grey skies, but by lunchtime this had changed and we had a lovely sunny afternoon, enabling us to enjoy Mrs. Barbara Smith ' s garden, so generously loaned by her for this occasion . Business was suitably shortened, due, partly to noise from aircraft, and the wish to enjoy our lovely surroundings. Mrs. Spencer gave a brief description of her visit to the Annual General Meeting, held in Birmingham, which she had found interesting and entertaining, and promised to give a more detailed account at the next meeting. • Notes from the Monthly News Letter included the following items of interest. On 31st. October, at Hazels Hall, Aylesbury, members are invited to participate in a day on Japan, further details of which will be given in the August News Letter. Water Conservation. It is suggested that letters be written to the Water Company to ask how much water is lost through leaking pipes and what they are doing about it. It is estimated that up to 30% of water lost is through leakage. Repair overflowing cisterns and dripping taps, Report leaks in the street to the Water Company. Buy the appliance that uses water most effectively. Don't leave taps running unnecessarily. Collect rainwater for garden use. Cornwall Federation are organising a 5-night break at the Hotel California, Newquay, from 20th. April, 1995. Open to members, family and friends. Further details can be obtained from Mrs. John, Cargoll Vean, Cargoll Road, St. Newlyn East, Newquay, TR8 SLB. The Speaker next month will be Mrs. Bridges, and the subject - "Wings on my Suitcase". DORNEY Palmer Arms Car Park BURNHAM Jennery Lane Car Park Moat House Hotel Neville Court Car Park ( Dropmore: Road) Summers Road Car' Park ETON WICK Recreation Ground Car Park RECYCLING SITES GLASS X X X X X CANS X X X PAPER TEXTILES X X X X X HOUSEHOLD WASTE SITES BURNHAM Crow Piece Lane MAIDENHEAD Stafferton Way GLASS, CANS , PAPER, TEXTILES, OIL, CFC and all NON HAZARDOUS HOUSEHOLD WASTE. -11- THE PARISH PUMP Notes on a meeting of the Parish Council held in July 1994. j 1. Street Lighting. Because there was some resistance to new street lights in the river end of Harcourt Road the matter was deferred. If any group of residents would like extra lighting near their homes, contact C. Coish ( 0628 29381). 2. Parish Council Centenary. It was suggested that a new wooden bench ( with a suitable engraved plate) should be sited at the bus stop in Marsh Lane at the end of Harcourt Road. Costs and approval are being sought. 3. Accounts for mowing/strimming were paid and authorisation to look after the newly planted trees given. 4. Complaints about noise from Monkey Island peacocks have been received and will be investigated. The next meeting is on Tuesday 6th. September at the Dorney Centre. WHIST DRIVE The next Whist Drive will be held in the Village Hall at 8 p.m. on Thursday 8th. September. Everyone welcome. BAPTISM • • • • • • • • 14th. August Ellen Guest • • • • • • • • • DORNEY BOWLS CLUB BARBECUE Saturday 10th. September 8 p . rn . 12 midnight LIVE MUSIC • Tickets £6 (ring 0628 71668) Bring your own drinks and glasses • • • • • • CONFIRMATION • • * • • • • • • • • • A service of Confirmation will take place in the Riverside Team at 6.30pm on Sunday 20th November at St John the Baptist Church, Eton Wick. If you wish to be confirmed or would like to discuss it please contact the Vicar as soon as possible as Confirmation Classes will be starting in the Autumn .. -1?- • • The Hospital Chaplain's Department Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals RELIGION ON THE "HEALTH". In days long since gone, the majority of places where the sick were cared for were of a religious or charitable foundation and the church often had a leading role in the adm inistration and provision of care for the patients. Times changed and we found ourselves in the hands of the medical profession, a few large hospitals. and numerous cottage hospitals whose doors were always open to visiting clergymen , particularly the parish priest where they were situated. Times have changed again and now we find very large hospitals, which offer the high degree of expertise which is appropriate to the late 1990s. This is a change which has come about due to advances in medicine and the economic impossibility of providing these facilities in every sma ll village. It has been realised for some time that spiritual care is an integral part of "curing" a patient and to this end mos t of our hospitals now spend some of their precious budget providing for priests to be available for their patients. The job of the Hospital Chaplain has grown as our hospitals have developed and the chaplain now finds that he or she ministers to a very large number of transient patients, an even larger number of relatives and friends as well as to the staff which may run into 1,000s . Many of these people are perhaps facing issues of life and death and suffering for the first time, or .are trying to come to terms with a whole variety of human problems. In an ideal world, there would be very many more hospital chaplains to meet all the needs that arise, but in a condition where funds are limited this is not a realistic propos ition . The church however does ·have one great advan tage; ·most of these needs can be ·met by someone who professes and practices the chr istian faith , and is able to translate love of neighbour into action. Wexham Park Hospital, in common with many other hos pitals, is supported by christians from the areas which it serves. The Chaplaincy Visitors team provide to each ward someone who will vi$it, talk and listen to patients and share their time with tho·se who are ill and distressed, as a witness to their belief in the God whose Son brought healing for all mankind. Some churches run the Sunday services, providing manpower to take patients to and from the chapel as well as taking the service. Other people keep the chapel decorated with flowers, making it a place of peace and tranquillity in the middle of a hive of activity, a place where people of all faiths can be still and know God. Other members of the chaplaincy team offer a host of other talents as their part in offering spiritual care to their neighbours. If you feel you would like to give expression to your faith in this way, or would wish to know more about the Visitors team, please contact The Revd. Philip Harbord the Cha plain at Wexham Park Hospital 0753 (633660) Hight I also ask that you remember the chaplaincy team, the staff and all those whom we care for at Wexham in your prayers. Revd Dick Cheek Assistant Chaplain (CofE) -13- YOUTH WORKER This month we welcome our new youth worker : Mr Peter Costello Peter is taking over from Richard Hancock. He has had considerable experience in youth work and we are delighted to have him join us in the Riverside Team. He will be visiting all our churches in due course and you will soon have the opportunity of meeting him. 1 am sure I speak for you all in giving a very big 'welcome' to Peter and assuring him of our support and our prayers as he begins his work among us. Colin. HARVEST TIIANKSGIVING. Harvest Thanksgiving services will take place this month in all our Parish Churches at the time of the morning service on_ Sunday 25th September. and in the church of St Mary Magdalene, Boveney at 3.00pm on Sunday 18th September. LOCATION - ---􀀧---· ----- REFUSE SKIPS Island opposite Marsh House, Marsh Lane Marsh Lane next to SEB Station Village Road near Cattle Grid Lake End Road Harcourt Road junction Meadow Way Island to Oak Stubbs Lane/Marsh Lane • • • • • • • 17th. 17th. 10th. 10th. 10th. 17th. • DORNEY BOWLS CLUB • INDOOR BOOT SALE • Village Hall • Saturday 22nd. October • 9 a.m. - 12 noon (Set up 8 a.m. ) • £5 per table • • For bookings ring 0628 71668 • • • • • • • • • -14- Oct. - 24th. Oct. - 24th. Oct. - 24th. Oct. - 24th. Oct. - 24th. Oct. - 24th. • • • • Oct. Oct . Oct. Oct. Oc t. Oct. • • • • • • • • • • DORNEY AN INDEPENDENT DEVELOPMENTS REVIEW OF LOCAL AFFAIRS BAK TO SKULB IT has been confirmed that no monies will be available, for the proposed new School Hall, from the County Council during this financial year. This could well be the situation when a new Unitary Authority, scheduled for April 1997, takes over. I wonder what will happen then; bear in mind that the first £400,000 is needed just for the School Hall, and the children will continue to be housed, mainly, in temporary classrooms. An estimated £1 million will be needed to provide permanent accommodation throughout. WELL, WHY NOT, THEN MOVES are afoot, I hear, to cry to persuade the Eton College to reconsider gravel routes which would not require the re-building and re-alignment of Court􀂝Lane & Lake End Road, which would cause all sorts of disruption for about nine months. If you want to learn more, the Parish Council has arranged a Public Meeting for 12th September. If the College, has, as it claims, any regard for the residents and the environment they should be prepared to use another route, or tell us why not. Perhaps our Lord of the Manor might like to support this reasonable initiative. NO BEACON BECKONS A PLANB DRIVER aquaintance assures me that the new radio beacon proposed for Dorney Reach is unlikley to be built. Apparently, advances in satellite navigation techniques have made such terrestrial devices unnecessary. Perhaps the CAA will eventually confirm this to be so. An example of Woollers law nto delay can be to defeat".But for the prevarications of the Parish Council, this beacon may already have been built. LOCAL GOVERNMENT REVUE LATEST event in this long running farce, is that the Commission has sent its conclusions re BERKSHIRE to South Bucks residents with "SL" postcodes. So, at the time of writing, you will not have received the BUCKINGHAMSHIRE information and the voting form. It is very important that you do vote, as the commission, in its wisdom, has recommended a large unitary authority combining Wycombe, Chiltern & S.Bucks Districts, this option was not proposed by anybody else; it would have all the disadvantages of the existing structure and be hardly less remote and accountable . For more information, the Parish Council has published their deposition in this magazine. But do vote, otherwise the Commission will think that you aren't interested. Are you ? NO REL:tEF SO PAR THB RESULT of the Public Inquiry is still awaited. Answering criticisms of the Inquiry system, the Secretary of State for the Environment claimed that Inquiry Inspectors were completely impartial and not subject to influence beyond evidence presented at an Inquiry. This is just not true; further "informationn has been privately submitted by interested parties and taken into account by the Inspector. I have no doubt that the Inspector is also being subiected to pressure by other government departments and influential organisations. Just like the Eton Rowing Trench Inquiry? 18th. September 11.00 a.m. Sidesman First Reader Coffee Creche & Jimmy's Cleaning Flowers 25th. September 11.00 a.m. Sidesman First Reader Coffee Creche & Jimmy's Cleaning Flowers 2th. October 8.00 a.m. Sidesman 11.00 a.m. Creche & Jimmy's Coffee Flowers 9th. October 11. 00 a.m. Sidesman First Reader Coffee Creche & Jimmy's Cleaning Flowers ST. JAMES DUTY ROSTER SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST Parish Communion Mr. Dollimore Luke 7 v 1-10 Mrs. Hayton Galatians 2 v 15-3 v 9 Mrs. Richmond At Eton Wick Mrs. Robb Mrs. Street EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST HARVEST FESTIVAL Parish Communion Mrs. Baker Matthew 25 v 14-30 Mrs. Liney 1 Peter 4 v 7-11 Mr. & Mrs. Hayton At the Vicarage Mrs. Pepler Mrs. Smith NINETEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST Holy Communion Mr. Liney Combined Family Service at Eton Wick All in Church Mrs. Westendorp & Mrs. Langton Mrs. Springbett TWENTIETH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST Parish Communion Mrs. Dyson Matthew 7 v 13-27 Mrs. Pepler 1 Corinthians 9 v 19-end Mr. & Mrs. Pepler At the Vicarage Mrs. Parker & Mrs. Baker Mrs. Ames DORNEY BABY SITTING CLUB For details please contact Karen Jones 0628 25037 CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBERS FOR VILLAGE HALL ACTIVITIES AEROBICS BADMINTON BALLROOM DANCING LESSONS BOWLS WHIST -16- 0628 0628 0628 0628 0628 602102 26548 70003 71668 24213 • Material for publication should reach one of the Editors by the 16th of the preceding month. 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"'-" ••• ,_I(.:...,':: ,: -..:•_ 􀀢 -sr:t :; r' -9- NATURE NOTES October/November By mid October the autumn colours were at their best though many leaves had fallen making a thick and sometimes slippery carpet for pedestrians. Goldfinches are in our area again and several Grey Wagtails have been seen. My husband saw Kingfishers along the Cut. I was amused to see two Rooks trying to rob a Starling of a piece of bread without success as their tactics were clumsy. When more Starlings arrived the Rooks flew away but it seemed they were also trying to filch the bread rather than helping to defend the one in possession. Not many fungi have appeared although weather conditions have been right for them. Parasol Mushrooms and Lawyer' s Wig are the only new ones I have seen. Bats mate during autwnn. The fertilised ova will remain dormant in the female until mid winter and then develop. Badgers also mate at this time of year. The fertilised ova will float inside the female badger also until mid winter and be implanted so that the young can be born in spring when the weather is milder. There are many Long Tailed Tits flying around by the river and M4 footpath. They never stay anywhere long, darting from one tree or bush to another. My husband saw a Little OWl while walking along the Barge Path. I saw two Great Crested Grebes behaving in a peculiar way near the M4 bridge. They seemed to be making swift circles swimming around each other and then quickly diving. Perhaps this is the forerunner of their courting dance and they have been misled by the mild weather to believe spring is round the corner. Lois Parker. CHARITY CAROL SINGING DORNEY REACH MONDAY 19TH DECEMBER MEET AT 6.30 HARCOURT ROAD MEADOW WAY JUNCTION SINGERS AND COLLECTORS NEEDED (Wine and Mince Pies to finish) Please join us CONTACT PETER or DOT BELCHER 7 REFUSE COLLECTION - BANK HOLIDAY WORKING SCHEDULES Normally collected on Friday, 23rd. December Friday, 30th. December Friday, 6th. January -10- Will be collected on Thursday, 22nd. December Friday, 30th. December Friday, 6th. January • Dorney Parish News ce11􀀙 e11aQ ejf alU J􀀚- Cc91tflCJU SUPPLEMENT PARISH COUNCILS 100 YEARS OLD The Parish Council is the most ancient type of local government unit in Europe and, in England it has in some cases been used for civil purposes since the eighth century. Under Elizabeth I it became the basic area for Poor Law administration and thereafter miscellaneous powers were conferred upon a number of different authorities operating within the ancient boundaries. In 1834 the Poor Law authorities began to group parishes into Unions, with the original ecclesiastical units remaining for church purposes. Within a Parish there were often many separate management bodies, each performing a specific function. The Local Government Act of 1894 transferred all the civil functions of the older authorities to the new institutions - the Parish Council and the Parish Meeting. In this way the Church and state at parish level were completely separated. The council and the meeting of the rural parish assumed the powers appropriate to a local authority, wh ilst the managers of the ecclesiastical parish confined their activities to church affairs. In 1920 these latter functions were taken over hv the parochial church councils. K.R • 􀂍􀂎 edition of DORNEY MAGAZIN E is being ·stributed to non-subscribers with he compliments of the Parish ouncil. The magazine is published onthly and contains news and • ews of local event s; construction chedules for the Trench and Flood hannel will be regularly updated. AL SUB SRIPTION £4 . • PUBLISHED BY DORNEY PARISH COUNCD.,- DECEMBER 1994 LIFE BEFORE THE PARISH COUNCIL by Audrey Wooller In the eariy part of the century the population of Dorney was insufficient to permit the formation of a Parish Council until 1928. Before then, an (statutory) Annual Parish Meeting was held and minuted. From these minutes, brief as they are, one can catch glimpses of the everyday life of Dorney Folk. Perhaps not surprisingly, the problems of 100 years ago were much the same as they are today. Some have not changed at all ! In 1894 the agenda of the Annual Parish Meeting consisted of administering the Sedding Charity and appointing "overseers of the poor". Two Parish Constables were nominated, one of the earliest being a Quartermain, The Clerk was instructed, in 1898, to write to the Great Western Railway, asking him to "erect a station on the Eton Wick Road". By 1900 an application had been made to close Dorney churchyard Familiar names begin to appear- Mr Climo was nominated as a Constable. 1906 sees the sphere of interests widening; minutes are fuller and in immaculate copperplate. "Defective roads" are reported. Eton Rural District Council is "requested to arrange for the removal of old cans and other refuse which have been left on the side of the Ditches". There is a motion to ask the GWR to (I consider "running a charter Bus from •Burnham to Windsor via Taplow and Dorney". Obviously the Parish • Meetings are beginning to flex their muscles. In 1908 was the first mention of - guess what - "offensive smells" from the Sewage Farm. It will not surprise you to learn that further complaints were made in 1913,1914,1923,1926 and 1927. Some things are ever with us . "Storm water" was a continuous irritant. In 1908 the "ditch from Lot's Hole near West Town Farm running at the rear of the Church to Dorney Common" needed "cleansing". By 1913 the water "lay • in a pool near the Vicarage". 1913 also includes a fascinating reference .; to obnoxious smells from pig sties and a grumble that nothing had been done. The 1917 meeting took no action on the suggestion that the Parish Constables should be "provided with handcuffs and armlets at a cost of 12s 0d a set" This year also saw the departure of Mr Jones for military conlinued on next page • 􀄦 :􀄧 continued from previous page service. There are surprisingly few references to the First World War. Interestingly, in 1 9 1 8, the Eton R.D.C. asked if Dorney required "additional housing for the occupation of the working class whose work lay within the Rural District". No! In 1 9 1 9 Mr Grove was appointed Rat Warden and authorised to pay 2d per rat to persons providing dead rats "with their tails intact". March 1928 sees the first discussion about the formation of a Parish Council. The population, now 298, was deemed sufficient; matters proceeded with an alacrity which we can only envy and, in June of that year, the first Dorney Parish Council was elected. The Chairman was Col C.H.D. Palmer, with Mr. Barry, Mr Barksfield, Mr Grove (the rat catcher ?), Mr Moss and Mr. Woodley as Councillors. A new era had begun . • Anyone interested in forming a Dorney History Society is invited to contact Virginia Silvester on 75146. HOW YOUR MONEY IS SPENT Analysis of recent Parish Council expenditure reveals the following average, per annum, figu res: Admin., incl Clerk's Salary £ 1 ,800 Insurance, Audit, Interest 600 Parish News subsidy 500 Village Hall subsidy 1,000 Lighting (power + maint) 1 , 1 00 Environment - grass cutting, bus shelters, litter, trees 1 ,000 Any necessary capital expenditure is often met out of council reserves which are estimated to amount to around £2000 at the end of this financial year. • ELECTIONS IN MAY Parish Councillors are elected for a term of four years; the next polls are scheduled to take place in May next year. Incidentally these elections coincide with those for the District Council, and, probably with the new Unitary Authority. Dorney Parish Council has seven Councillors and only rarely are there more candidates than vacancies! • CASH FOR QUESTIONS •,•,•,•,•, What's in it for Parish Councillors? Some of you may be considering standing at the May elections - the Clerk will give you all the information which you need. There are 1 1 Council meeting during the year plus the Annual Parish Meeting. Each Councillor is asked to take on a number of specific tasks. The Council has an interest in lighting, footpaths, highways, bye-laws and the environment generally. There is a small planning committee which comments on local applications (2-3 a month) and a finance committee to look after your money. Meetings outside the Parish are usually attended by the Chairman, often because no one else wants to go. So most Councillors will spend between 5 and 10 hours a month; the Chairman at least double that. Parish Councillors are unpaid and may claim small allowances only for attendance at meetings outside the Parish. Most don't. So, (unfortunately) there is no Cash for Questions. • TRENCH & CHANNEL -THREE RESIGN Following the resignations earlier in the year of Peregrin; Palmer and Audrey Wooller, Cllr. 􀆄ddis Page has decided that enough 1s enough. After the results of "Public Inquiries" into the Channel and Trench, Addis, towards the end j of his first term as a Parish (1 Councillor feels that "there is no ' point in being a member of a council which can be so wilfully ignored." Can't argue with that, really, but life must go on. Our thanks are due to Addis who looked after Council budgets and, after much investigation, rationalised and organised grass cutting and litter picking . He also encouraged us to enter the Best Kept Village Competition, but was unimpressed with the support which he received from residents ! Mr. Palmer decided to stand down, in March, because of his interests in the Rowing Trench. The Jt Council extends its thanks to ·Peregrine for his many years of service to the community. It was the decision to permit the construction of the Eton Trench that caused Audrey Wooller to quit after 23 years on the Council. Audrey, a former teacher at Dorney School, could be relied upon to look after all matters environment al , continued on next page j 1 ' Jt ·' COULD YOU . DO BETTER? The Council is always looking for assistance in looking after many aspects of village affairs, in particular those affecting the environment. At the moment we do not have a tree or path warden. In view of the major civil engineering in prospect, it is vital that we soon find someone to look after these important amenities. If you would like to help in any way please contact the Clerk, or any Councillor* continued from previous page including orchids in Trumpers Field, footpaths and trees; not to mention skips and buses. She will be remembered for what is know locally as Woollers Law - "To delay may be to prevent" or, more colloquially ' it isn't over till the fat lady sings'. Luckily for us, Audrey can still be prevailed upon to undertake the odd task - for the next few months she will be sifting the Council archives, so there are probably some interesting magazine articles in store. If YOU would like to join the Council for the last four months of its term phone Maidenhead 26972* ANNUAL ARISH MEETING 29th MARCH 1995 At the 1995 meeting the Council • try to re-instate some of the egular Agenda items which time has ot permitted to be included over the ast years. So you can expect to ear about old favourites like the edding Trust. Any local rganisation which wishes to talk bout its current activities at this eeting should contact the Clerk. The precept and Budget will be xplained and the latest information bout the Rowing Trench and the lood Channel will be available. Also n the agenda will be Traffic aiming, Lighting and Harcourt Rd o Court Lane Footpath. Any esident may raise any matter for • scussion, preferably giving advance otice to the Clerk and at the ·scretion of the Chairman . • COUNCILLORS 1 994/5 CHAIRMAN: Ken Richmond Lighting, Bye-laws: Charles Coish Finance, Environment: Addis Page Planning: Paul Bampton (V.Chairl Highways. trees: Liz Millward Parish Pump: Graham Easton Adult Education: Eileen Bentley DISTRICT: Joy Richmond COUNTY : Vannessa Cummings CLERK: Ron Alsworth PARISH COUNCILS ARE THEY WORTH IT ? Parish Councils are funded by the District Council which recovers the money through your Council Tax payment. It costs about £6000- £7000 a year to run Dorney - £23 per household. So what do you get for your money? Not a lot, it may seem, as most of the local facilities are provided by District and County Councils, paid for by Government and your Council Tax. The Parish Council spends most of its time trying to make sure that you get more than your fair share of the County & District cake, by constantly representing what it hopes are your views and requirements to these authorities. The council also endeavours to ensure that advantage is taken of such grants as may be available from time to time and that local expenditure of County and District monies is directed where we need it and not at the whun of some remote bureaucrat. The Council is also consulted during the preparation of local plans for the environment and on individual planning applications affecting the parish. At least one Councillor will regularly attend meetings of environmental and other pressure groups. During the next few years the Council will be heavily involved in monitoring the construction of the Rowing Trench (and perhaps the • NRA Flood Channel and M4 􀄦 widening), to ensure that laid down :conditions (noise, dust, mud etc) are complied with. The Council is often not successful in its representations, but it is a fact that, collectively, many hundreds of hours are spent annually, trying to look after the parish. It may seem a lot, more than £20 a year from each resident; many things have not gone our way of late; but think how much worse it could be. Anyway, Parish Councils are compulsory. • NO RATE REVIEW YET The Valuations Officer has advised that no review of rates can oe considered until work actually sta1ts on the Trench or Channel. The act that our properties are already olighted cannot be taken into account. Ah, well, you lose some, you lose some . • (I •i • • .; A LOOK AT DORNEY IN 1891 by VIRGINIA SILVESTER It seemed like a good idea to mark the centenary of the introduction of parish councils with a look back to Dorney at that time - or to be exact, in 1 891 when the census was taken. Unfortunately someone at some time has tom out a couple of the pages in the official record of the 1 891 census for the village; the m1ssmg pages would have included Dorney Court and the vicarage. Those pages that are left are marred by corrections and omissions, but as the page giving the census enumerator: s name is one of those tom out, it's impossible to know who to blame, and a bit late to do so anyway Having said all that, the census return does give us a detailed picture of over 80% of the people living in Dorney then, about threequarters of the households in the village. So what does it show us? The population in 1 891 was around 260 to 280. There were 64 inhabited houses in the village, of which 50 were cottages with less than 5 rooms. A surprisingly large number of houses - 10 - were uninhabited at the time of the census. But there is no evidence of particular overcrowding, even though two young farm workers were living one in a barn and one in a stable. Agriculture was the main source of work in Dorney, accounting for almost half of those whose occupations we know. This included two farmers, at Dorney Court Farm and Manor Farm; at this time, Pigeon House Farm was occupied by a shepherd, one of three in the village. There was a stock.man and a corn and cattle dealer. But the great majority were farm labourers - 41 of the total 96 known occupations. These labourers ranged in age from 1 2 to 80, but were predominantly young; over a third were aged 20 or under. Many of these lived as lodgers, of whom there were no less than 1 4 in the recorded households. The second most common occupation was domestic service. The records show I 0 servants, and 5 households with servants living in. These numbers would be higher if we had the missing census pages. continued on nellt pa,:e continued from previous pai,i Dorney does not appear to have been one of the places where the women worked in the fields. But seven of the local women had their own specialist occupation, working as laundresses. This supports the tradition of washing being carri ed out in the village for the Eton schoolboys. Less than half the inhabitants of Dorney had been born there or in the neighbouring areas of Lake End, Boveney or Eton Wick. Of those born in Dorney itself, 60% were aged 20 or under. This is a higher proportion than that for this age group in the population of Dorney as a whole (49%), which suggests a tendency for adults to have moved into the village. But they did not necessarily come from very fa r. Over a quarter had been born elsewhere in Bucks or in Berks, often in nearby towns and villages. A further 12% were born in Oxon, Hants or Wilts. Others came from as far afield as Glasgow, Lanes, Yorks, Cardiff, Cornwall and even Paris. tt ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This supplement is funded by grant from South Bucks District ouncil and published by Dorney arish Council, who wish to thank he Editors of Dorney Parish agazine for their co-operation in rranging for this supplement to e included with the December 994 edition and distributed to all ouseholds. Edited by Ken ichmond, research by Audrey ooller and Joy Richmond .• NEW SEAT FOR DORNEY REACH South Bucks District Council has encouraged all Parish Councils within the District to commemorate the Centenary, by making a grant available, writes Cllr Graham Easton. Commemorations by other Councils include exhibitions and functions, a Parish Walk. leaflet, pigroast, a public clock. LocaJ residents made few suggestions and even fewer offers to actually do anything. A Barn Dance, coffee mugs tree planting and park furniture were considered. The Council eventually decided that a seat wouJd be a usefuJ, permanent reminder of the centenary, and it was agreed to provide a seat at the Harcourt Road bus stop,(already installed), to which would be attached a suitable plaque. * • May I thank all those who helped finance and provide clothes for the visit of the Children from Belarus in September. In March next year we are planning to visit Belarus. Our trip is not only to visit the children that have stayed during the last two years but also to take medical supplies, clothes and other items that are in desperate short supply. You can help us in the following ways: • Provide any of the following: Toothpaste, Toothbrushes, Soap, Towels, Flannels, Tea bags and Tins of Coffee. New or very good second hand clothes, toys etc. • Put us in touch with anyone who can provide a lorry or another vehicle (Camper or Minibus). Both need to be diesel. • Raise money for the cost of the trip, medicines etc. FUND RAISING EVENTS • Chapter Library in Windsor Castle on the evening of Thursday 2nd March 1 995. Cost £ 1 5.00 which includes a buffet meal and tour of St. George's Chapel with the Dean of Windsor. Could YOU please help by providing items and promises for an auction. • BBQ on Queen's Eyot on Monday Bank holiday 29th May. • Band concert at Sc. John's, Eton Wick on Friday 1 4th July with a youth band that are staying at the Centre. The plans for our extension are progressing well and we hope to start building in the new year. So far we have raised a total of £94,000, but we need a further £ 1 0,000. Any contribution, however small would be most appreciated. For further information please contact Colin Morton, Warden at the Centre on 0 1 628 662823 - 1 1 - Thursday 15th December Monday 19th December 1995 Friday 24th February Thursday 2nd March Monday 29th May Friday 14th July DORNEY W.I. DORNEY PARISH COUNCIL DORNEY P.C.C. DORNEY VILLAGE HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE DORNEY OVER 60's CLUB DORNEY BADMINTON CLUB DORNEY BOWLS CLUB RAIN BOWS BROWN IES GUIDES EXPLORERS . Christian Youth Group (8-12 years old ) VILLAGE HALL BOOKINGS DIARY OF EVENTS * • Whist Club Christmas Party 8 p.m. Charity Carol Singing Meet at 6.30 p.m. Corner Harcourt Road/Meadow Way. Jumble Sale & Auction. Village Hall in aid of TV?.P . Eton/Dorney Centre Fund Raising Event Chapter Library, Windsor Castle. £ton/Dorney Centre Fund Raising Event Barbecue. Queen's Eyot . Eton/Dorncy Centre Fund Raising Event Band Concert. st. John's Eton Wick. Second Wednesday of each month Second Tuesday of each month First Wednesday of each month the Vicarage 8 p.m. Second Monday of alternate months i.e. November . January . March. Village Hall Luncheon in the Vicarage, Dorney. Tuesdays 12.15-2.00 Dates : 6/12 3/1 14/2 Every Tuesday Village Hall 8-10 p.m. Every Sunday Village Hall 7.30-10.30 p.m. Every Friday Dorney School 3. 30- 4.30 p.m. Every Thursday Village Hall 6-7 .30 p.m. Every Wednesday the Vicarage 7.15-9 p.m . Tuesdays 6.00-7.30 p.m. See Church diary/notice boards for meeting place Dates : 13/12 10/1 24/1 7/2 28/2 * * Mrs. Anne Caldwe ll 01628 602706 • * NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH SCHEME Chief co-ordinator: - Mike Holle 01628 25407 TO REPORT ANYTHING SUSPICIOUS TELEPHONE LOCAL POLICE 01753 506000 TO RE?ORT INCIDENTS THAT REQUIRE IMMEDIATE POLICE ACTION TELEPHONE 999 • • Chiltern and South Bucks will become a JJNITARY APTBORITY under proposals submitted by the Local Government Commission . This was the preferred option of the Parish Council , but the perceived advantage to our Parish of no longer having to deal with an unhelpful and remote County Council could be more than offset by the fact that Dorney will not be able to elect its own representative councillor to the new authority. The Commission has ignored calls from the Association of Parish Councils for "single ward" representation, which must be more effective and democratic than the recommended combining of Taplow, Dorney and Lent Rise to elect THREE councillors . You may also have read that the Chairman of the Commission has called its recommendation a 1 great gamble11 not justified by any evidence that a unitary system is better than the existing two-tiers ' . If you think we should retain the status guo, write to the Commission Now! The Maidenhead Flood Alleviation Channel has been approved by the Secretary of State, subj ect, mainly, to suitable guarantees of an adequate flow of sweetening water through the channel . Experts have advised the Council that , during long spells of dry weather, the channel could become virtually stagnant, like Maidenhead ' s 1 960's York Stream. The Council is also concerned about the construction sites affecting Marsh Lane, the combined effect of the Channel and Rowing Trench being constructed concurrently and the cost effectiveness of the £100 million, of your money, which it will cost . Please write to John Major telling him your objections . Now ! The Council may also need to consider the appointment of a resident to monitor the operations of the NRA and the college on a day to day basis and to deal with problems immediately they start to arise . 􀊦􀊧, Anyone with the time and inclination, 􀊨􀊩. -_u __ 􀄧 􀄨 please contact the Clerk, phone 20975 --·-􀊪 -=• ......... u, Ken Richmond DORNEY VILLAGE IIALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE The Management Committee would like to express their thanks Mrs. Pat Guider, who has been a member of the committee several years and has been Bookings Officer for most of time. to for that The Village Hall owes a lot to her continuous hard work. Pat and her family are moving away from the area and our loss will HASTINGS gain. We wish you all the best in your new home, Pat. From December 1st Bookings Officer, an answer phone your call. BOOKINGS OFFICER 1994 , we welcome Mrs. Anne Caldwell as our new she can be contacted on 01628-602706. There is on this number if no-one is available to take -13- WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS t'ti AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR ( excavations pennitting) DORNEY & DISTRICT HORTICULTUR AL SOCIETY (A!hliaced to the Royal Horticu!tunl Society) Dorney & l.Jistrict Horticultural .:::uciety \􀉦as been in existence since the early 1950's and was formed to promote horticulture in the Village and Reach . It has e:one fro:r, strength to st:.·c ngth ev':!r s:i..nce. This is a soc iety where members take rart in a variety of activities - Garden comoetitions and Annual Shm1 . We :run a c0ach trip to a garden/house of interest, hold two chu:se/wine evenings when the subject is always of a horticultural bent. We have a fund raising barbeque with a dance and a Harvest Supper which p􀉧ovides a donation to the Church. The Society is organised by a small co􀉨mittee chosen annually and run by Royal H9rticul tura l Society rules to which we are an affiliated member. Qur members are friendly and helpful and will freely give advice on all horticultural matters . New members are ma.de very welcome . The subsc ription is £1.,50 per household, Life Membership is £?0 for pensioners and £?.5 for others . W ,J.P. REFUSE SKIPS LOCATION Island oppo site Marsh House, Marsh Lane 16th . Jan . - 23rd. Jan . 23rd. Marsh Lane next to SEB Station 16th. Jan . - Jan. Village Road near Cattle Grid 16th. Jan. - 30th. Jan. Lake End Road 16th, Jan . 30th . Jan. Harcourt Road junction Meadow Way 16th. Jan. - 30th. Jan. Is land to Oak Stubbs Lane/Marsh Lane 23rd. Jan . - 30th . Jan. -14- • • 􀀓 Slough - Maidenhead/Woodlands Park +,i via Eton Wick LI Th:..:e_B_e_e_Li_ ne _ _ _ 6__ 4--1 J MONDAYS TO SATURDAYS @ NS s (1) NS s NS SLOUGH, Bus Station .... ···* 0845 0945 1045 1145 1245 1345 1445 1545 1605 Churchmead School .. 1510 Windsor Bridge, Brocas Street... 11853 0953 1053 1153 1153 1353 1453 1553 1613 Eton Wick, Bell Lane 11857 0957 1057 1157 1257 1357 1457 1515 1557 1617 Eton Wick, Colenorton Crescent 0901 1001 1101 1201 1301 1401 1501 1518 1601 1621 Dorney, Harcourt Road .... 0907 1007 1107 1207 1307 1407 1507 1522 1607 Taplow, Marsh Lane 0910 1010 1110 1210 1310 1410 1510 1610 Maidenhead Bridge 0715 0805 0913 1013 1113 1213 1313 1413 1513 1613 1613 Ray Park Avenue .. 0720 0810 0916 1016 1 1 16 1216 1316 1416 1516 1616 1616 Bou11ers Lock ..... 0722 0811 0918 1018 1118 1218 1318 1418 1518 1618 1618 Summerleaze Road ... 0725 0015 0921 1021 1121 1221 1321 1421 1521 1621 1621 MAIDENHEAD, Frascati Way ···········* 0729 0819 0927 1027 1127 1227 1327 1427 1527 1627 1627 WOOOIANOS PARK .. 0747 083J- 0949 1049 1 149 1249 1349 1449 1549 1649 1649 SLOUGH, Bus Slation * 1705 1805 Windsor Bridge, Brocas Street... 1713 1813 Eton Wick, Belt Lane ... 1717 1817 Eton Wick, Colemorton Crescent.. 1721 1821 NS s NS s s NS NS MAIDENHEAD, HalifaK Road 0845 0945 1045 1145 1245 1345 "" 1545 Maidenhead, Frascati Way ... . * 0855 0955 1055 1155 1255 1355 1455 1555 1555 Maidenhead, Bridge Avenue ...... .... * 0857 0957 1057 1157 1257 1357 1457 1557 1557 Summerleaze Road .. 0902 1002 1102 1202 1302 1402 1502 1602 1602 Boulters Lock .. 0905 1005 1 105 1205 1305 1405 1505 1605 1605 Ray Park Avenue .. 0907 1007 1107 1207 1307 1407 1507 1607 1607 Maidenhead Bridge. 0910 1010 1110 1210 1310 1410 1510 1610 1610 T aplow, Marsh Lane .. 0913 1013 1113 1213 1313 1413 1513 1613 Dorney, Harcourt Road 0916 1016 1116 1216 1316 1416 1516 1616 Eton Wick, Colenorton Crescent... 0749 0815 0920 0920 1020 1120 1220 1320 1420 1520 1620 1624 Eton Wick, Bell Lane. 0752 0818 0923 0923 1023 1123 1223 1323 1423 1523 1623 1627 Windsor Bridge, Brocas Street... 0759 0825 0930 0930 1030 1130 1230 1330 1430 1530 1630 1634 Churchmead School .. 0808'1) SLOUGH, Bus Station ························ * 0814 0833 0938 0938 1038 1138 1138 1338 1438 1538 1638 1642 MAIDENiiEAD, Halifa􀄃 R;;ad 1645 1J41;1 Maidenhead, frascati Way .. ···* 1655 1755 Maidenhead, Bridge Avenue . · · ···* 1657 1757 Summerleaze Road 1702 1802 Boulters Lock .... 1705 1805 Ray Park Avenue .. 1707 1807 Maidenhead Bridge 1710 1810 T aplow, Marsh Lane. 1713 1813 Dorney, Harcourt Road ... 1716 18161 Eton Wick, Colenorton Crescent. 1720 1820 Eton Wick, Bell Lane. 1723 1823 Windsor Bridge, Brocas Street... 1730 18􀄄C Churchmead School .. SLOUGH. Bus Station ·· ··· ····· ··········· * 1738 1838 CODES: NS - Not Satmdays S - Saturdays only m - Schooldays only ® - Saturdays and Mondays to Fridays on school holidays # - Not Saturdays • - Saturdays only * - Rail Station nearby -15- OeeP IJOIJNLY - I I ON I NVll!ONMI N I/II l 'IINI I ABBREVIATED MINUTES OCTOBER. Eton College has written lo D.O. T rc'lucst;ng direct access for a;ravel trucks to new trunk roads should they come about .Ian Marsh, the College highways representative, reported on discussions with the Cow1ty Engineer regarding the re-design of Court Lane and Lake End Rd; in particular the possibility of a roundabout at the junction and other types of traffic calming. Attention was drawn to possible traffic delays at Marsh Lanc/A4 junction and requested temporary traffic lights. Assurances were received that access to Dorney Church be maintained during road re-constmction. Final landscaping plans would be submitted for planning pennission and to DEEP; Site fencing will have to comply with statutory requirements. Discussions took place regarding acoustic fencing at Elm Viev,; Farm and elsewhere. The No.8 footpath will be bounded by post & rail fencing; eventually there will be planting on the adjacent mound. Locked gates will prevent unauthorised access, by cars and motor cycles, to this J)ath. The following projects would be considered by the College Environmental Fund: re-seeding of Dorney Common around Bovcney/ Lock Rds. trees along West side of Marsh Lane, south of Harcourt lt.d. The request for funding of a footpath from Harcourt !Rd to Court Lane was deferred until availability ofland East of Marsh Lane could be confinned. Mr Palmer said that he was very hesitant about making the land available since a number of residents opposed the proposal, it could initially affect the quiet grazing of the meadow and possible NRA changes. Mr Watson stated that it was not feasible to locate the gr:ivcl processing plant further east. SBDC will not normally attend meetings of DEEP. The wheel-washing site will be close to the processing plant and the road from there to Climos Comer will be fully surfaced. It will no longer be possible for the Beagles to use l11amcs Field and there will be no shooting except of authorised clay pigeons. TI1e wetland between the rowing lake and the return lanes will remain undug; no wastefill will beallowed on the site. NOVEMBER REPORT "Reconstruction" of Court Lane and Lake l:nd Road is still scheduled to start in April. completion December. 11,creforc start on trench 1st Jan )996. Work would be on 150 metre sections, at which the delay will not normally exceed 30 sees (!?!). More detailed plans of Ramblers' Car Park (Oovency) were presented. Photographs were shov,11 of possible posts to stop vehicles driving onto the Common at Bovency. Whereyer trees are planted they will normally be 18" to 2➔" (but some up much taller);preferred species: ash,oak,willow. Assurances were given that noise, dust levels, credentials of truck drivers and road\\'Orthiness of vehides would be properly monitored. Tu avoid conflicting or dupli..::ated working, liaison with NRA would be essential. TI1e Parish Council were seeking to have pluns re Dorney Reach to Court Lane footpath approved at March Anuual Parish Meeting, subject to availability ofland, funding would be considered then. Flll.L MIN UTES 􀋜JAY HE VIEW[ll AT TIIE t:TON-llOltNEY CENTnt: on ON APPLICATION TO TIIE PAnISII COllNCIL.. IF VOii IIAVI: ANYTHING WHICH YOll WISII TO ltAISE, l'IIONI: 26972 • dornev develoPments XMAS PRESENT Jw,, ,a;n,/;.L d',w,􀇔, an independent review of local affairs C= w,. pi,- /,nu" a, nw pd,i.c invF: "f tWJlJW, we I.we 1,,J, /J,,, oUw,, Im ... 'Tflwrrw"f "I /J"-'f wi,, ""'1' & ""t> IJ,,, pi=VTJ,, flMn twrul '"-""flin"f, tJ, IJ,d cwvr,J, I,,, Ui,m WVrUf '1wru:k Jc., llUf> ?'3/" u,,;,,"f iJ,,, pdl, wooU JuJ,;J,. lei,, ancinruili, mwJ, ,ruw. /kn, {j,,, caJUW 'I""" 'UlJAulw, ,:un, r1, & IJ,,, t+ F"ll,, 11wc,, 'i'"JJ,t- WHAT A RELIEF t,J,, of lm sl''"'"'"' The NRA Alleviation Channel has been provisionally approved by the Inspector and Mr Gummer. Tim Smith is reported as saying that. as he now has more time on his hands, he will question the Secretary of State about the cost effectiveness of the scheme. but the Parish Council say they do not know if they can afford it. LIGHT FANTASTIC Following little more than fifteen years deliberation the Parish Council has made a final snap decision to install another light towards the western end of Harcourt Road. I understand that the editor of this magazine has asked if this improved illumination will facilitate the building of road humps. EASY PEASY The Chairman of the Parish Council has denied allegations that Eton College paid for half an hotel bill on his behalf. He is quite certain that he has , probably, never stayed in half an hotel, unless you count that week in Benidorm when lntasun had been too optimistic about the speed and productivity of Spanish builders. Nevertheless. he has asked me to mention that he is a member of several influential committees and is in a posIt1on to raise such questions as may be required ... REVIEWING TIIE REVUE The Local Government Commission has recommended that Chiltern and South Bucks District Councils should combine to form a single unitary authority. This plan has sLill to be endorsed by the Government. who may well find it unacceptable that the only Tory shire county should be abolished. County Councillors are none too pleased about the idea and are constdering applying for a judicial review, which could delay implementation beyond the anticipated date. May 1 996. MERRY XMAS I would like to wish all my reader the compliments of the seoson ancl a happy and successful new year. 􀂋 -17- ',r FROM THE COMMUNITY CHAPLAIN - REVD DEREK WEST, SLOUGIL "Give us courage to change what should be changed ; serenity to accept what cannot be changed , and wisdom to know the difference ," We don 't go in much for learning prayers by heart today - but if a poll was taken of the prayers that people do know - I am sure thut the above would be in the top three. It was composed hy Reinhold Niebuhr, one of the most distinguished political thinkers of our time, lie composed the prayer and used it at the little church where his family went on holiday. The congrega tion so liked it that they asked for copies and from there it h3s gone all over the world, in slightly different forms . It has been printed and used today by Alcoholics Anonymous. It is a prayer which I, as commu nity chaplain take to heart as it sums up for me the approach that all Christfons ought to take to social concern. Give us courage to change whi..!t should be changed ; Our most besetting sin as Christians is to put up with what can and should be altered. For centuries slavery was tolerated by the Church and Christian men and women owned slaves, but \Hlbcrforce and like~minded people saw that such activities were inimical to the Gospel message and despite vested interests and great opposition they had the courage to change what should be changed . Today we are faced with great inequali ties in opportunities and wealth, both in the world and nationally. Despite Our Lord saying 'You will always have the poor ', we must not accept this as part of the unalterable constitution of things. But to seek from God the courage to work for the eradication of deprivation, whether it is in the lack of warmth and shelter, food and health or friendship and love. Serenity to ricccpt 1, h:it cn1111ot !Jp ch.:mged If one of our faults is to make too e.:isy ;rn acu1ptrn1cc of th.ing:-; as they are, we also have the blindness of Zl'