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Ellesborough Magazine
      Covering Butlers Cross, Dunsmore, North Lee and Terrick

   September 2021                                                    Issue 174

                            ANTI-LITTER CAMPAIGN
Helen Holman has been working with local village and school children in an anti-litter
campaign. A competition was held for the children to produce posters to advertise the
campaign and this was judged by John Hambly, a previous chair of the Parish Council,
helped by Debra Panikkar, the current chair of the Parish Council, and Judith Harper, a
local artist. Their posters, and of course the winning ones, were displayed outside the
Parish Hall on Thursday the 22nd of July. (See article page 7)
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Chairman’s Letter
Thank you to Paul and the committee in              The magazine is working closely with the
preparing and distributing the magazine this        Parish Council to see how best to fit in with
quarter.                                            their communications initiative. Their first news
                                                    letter is included in the edition
Also special thanks to Steph our advertising
manager. I am not sure how she has                  Richard Jennings
managed to do such a fantastic job while            rjhome@hotmail.co.uk
running the farm shop combined with her
family commitments.

Annabelle MacWhannell has stepped
forward to take on the role. Welcome
Annabelle.

                             Front Cover: Photo by Rob Alexander

                               A Note from the Editor
I hope you will find something of interest in       Ellesborough Magazine, in a previous
this edition of the magazine. We have               incarnation, put together by Tony Young.
included articles on a variety of topics
together with reports on local events and           We hope that the updating of the Parish
activities. As we are still in the immediate post   Council website now underway will allow us
restrictions period local organisations are still   to make the Ellesborough Magazine
only now formulating plans for the resumption       available online over the course of the next
of meetings and other regular activities, and       few months.
even where their programmes have been
published or regular meetings resumed               On a personal note I have included (on page
everyone is aware of the risk of restrictions of    34) an appeal for help in pulling together
some sort being reimposed. Hopefully we are         articles and notices for publication in the
all worrying unnecessarily, but it will take        magazine. If someone with good knowledge
some time for this worry to be dispelled.           of the community has a few hours available
                                                    each month to assist in this work the editor
This issue includes a newsletter put together       would be relieved of some of the pressure
by Helen Holman, which she hopes will be the        that he feels under when preparing the
first of a regular series of newsletters on         magazine for publication. Please contact
matters relating to the village and the             me or Richard Jennings, if you feel that you
community.       The first edition includes         can help in some way.
information of help to new residents

We are continuing with a Children’s Puzzle          With all good wishes,
page, and also have details of a Making a
Bird Box competition.                               Paul Couling
                                                    Editor
Of interest to some readers will be extracts        edellesboroughmgz@gmail.com
from the 1900 and 1901 editions of the

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Notices
     Ellesborough 200 Club                                     Ellesborough
                                                              Coffee Morning
June 2021
                                                     Sadly, the July coffee morning was just 3
      110 Dr & Mrs Knight               £50          days the wrong side of the lifting of lock-
        36 Nicola Golding               £35          down and was cancelled. But do come
                                                     to Ellesborough Parish Hall on Friday 20th
      122 Margaret Kettle               £25          August, for coffee and cake. 10 o’clock
July 2021                                            untill 12 noon.
            8 Mike & Ann Russell        £50          It’s free of charge and all are welcome,
      113 Suzie & Malcolm Wood          £35          see you there.
                                                                Dates for you diary.
      115 Linda Finch                   £25
                                                             Coffee mornings - Fridays,
                                                                  17th September
                                                                  15th October
                                                                  19th November
                                                                  17th December
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      that it does not necessarily agree with the views expressed in letters or
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Ellesborough Trust
               (formerly Ellesborough Relief in Need)
In May 2020 we reported that Ellesborough             Guiding Buckinghamshire acquired the
Relief in Need had merged with Ellesborough           freehold from the Chequers Trust in 1971,
Aid to create a single body with assets in            since when its activities have benefitted
excess of £150k. At the meeting of the                many people in our community. A significant
Trustees in July this year it was agreed to           extension and refurbishment of the building
change the name of the combined charity               has been proposed and the Trustees agreed
to Ellesborough Trust as this was considered          a contribution of £1000 to the fundraising
to be more representative of the potential for        campaign.
support within the Parish.
                                                      The steep increase in energy costs has been
The income from the Charity has enabled the           much in the news and the Trustees are
Trustees to make a grant of £15,000 to the            pleased to have been able to provide
Church of St Peter and St Paul, Ellesborough          support to several parishioners who have
as a contribution towards the Project 20 fund         been struggling with payment. If you or
raising. As you will know the facilities within       anyone you know is in a similar situation
the church are very limited and the first stage       please do not hesitate to contact one of our
of the project includes the construction of an        Trustees listed below:
internal toilet and improved servery. The
second stage will involve the re-opening of           Rob Nicholson (612658) Jackie Rysdale
the West Door and construction of a new               (615109) Debra Panikkar (613259) Judith
path to improve disabled access to the                Harper (622033) Peter Tilbury (624108)
church.

The Ellesborough Guide Centre is based in             Rob Nicholson
the old Victorian village school and there are
a few parishioners who still have vivid
memories of their time at the school. Girl

                           Welcome to the Village
 We would like to welcome our new neighbours Ed and Laura, Gaynor (Laura’s Mum) and
 their two girls Edith and Margot into the village. They are our new next door neighbours
 and moved in to Ellescombe during Covid restrictions. We would also like to wish all the
 best to Sandra, John and Emma Smith who have now moved to Wendover with their dog
 Pickles and cat Missy. (Helen Holman)

 We would also like to extend a warm Welcome to Duncan and Nina who have recently
 moved into 88 Chalkshire Rd, from North London, we hope they will be very happy in their
 new home

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Ellesborough Anti-Litter Campaign
Following the recent successful litter picks, we would like to applaud the community spirit, with
volunteers of all ages keen to get involved in the clear up operation. John Hambly had a
wonderful idea, to hold a competition for children to produce posters, to advertise the anti-litter
campaign. Helen Holman pursued this project by working with the local village children and
pupils from Great Kimble School and coordinated the seventy-two entries for the competition.
Each carefully crafted work of art were laminated and displayed on the railings outside
Ellesborough Parish Hall to raise awareness of this escalating issue.

The competition was judged by John Hambly, a previous chair of the Parish Council, helped
by Debra Panikkar, the current chair of the Parish Council and Judith Harper, a local artist. The
judges were really impressed with all the entries and thanked the children for their artistic efforts.
Ellesborough residents are fed up with the amount and type of litter, with the majority of it,
consisting mainly of fast food and drinks packaging. We would also like to thank the litter picking
efforts of some of our residents and David Harper explained, “Over 30 bags of rubbish were
collected during the recent clear up and it was obvious from where it was dropped that 80%
was from car windows!”
Look out for the children’s posters and banners positioned around the parish and take heed
of their messages to NOT DROP LITTER!!

                      Photos of winning age categories are shown below:

                                                                Roo (winner of 5-8 years old
                                                                category) and Florence (winner
                                                                of 9-10 years old category) shown
                                                                receiving their prize money from
                                                                John Hambly with Helen Holman
                                                                in attendance

 John Hambly (seated in car)
 presents Callum (winner of 11-12
 years old category) with his prize
 money using one of the litter
 picking tools given to Great
 Kimble C of E School.

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Lindengate
 Aylesbury Road,
 Wendover
 Buckinghamshire
 HP22 6BD

                            Re-engage at Lindengate
Lindengate has flourished this Summer and           catch up. At Lindengate, we believe the
with the government guidelines easing, why          natural environment contributes to improving
not get together with friends, family or            wellbeing through nature, so why not arrange
colleagues and come and experience                  your next gathering at Lindengate, whether
Lindengate at our five acre site in Wendover.       for a business team meeting, or with a group
Our staff and team of volunteers have been          of friends. Bring refreshments or a picnic and
busy maintaining the site and we are now            take time to re-connect, surrounded by the
seeing an abundance of produce from our             sights and sounds of nature. Get in touch to
kitchen gardens, as well as incredible              book ahead, if coming with a larger group.
wildflowers and broods of ducklings, who are        Email: info@lindengate.org.uk.
thriving.                                           We are open to all, so drop in and come and
We know that many businesses and local              see for yourself. For opening times and full
community groups are working towards                details of all our programmes, go to
coming together again, to re-engage and             www.lindengate.org.uk

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Florence Nightingale Hospice
                                                    There are lots of opportunities available to suit
Charity seek new volunteers                         all interests including Hospice Drivers, Hospice
                                                    volunteers,         Bereavement         Listeners,
Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity has over       Complementary Therapists, Online Retail,
400 volunteers, working in their shops, their       Fundraising Support, Events, Shop Volunteers,
offices, at the hospice, drivers, gardeners and     Showroom Van Drivers, Office Admi and,
bereavement listeners, plus those out               Marketing & Communications support.
supporting their events in the community.
                                                    “The benefits to volunteering are endless, not
But they are urgently need more volunteers to       only can it help you develop your career by
join the team as many have stepped back from        gaining valuable experience in the workplace,
their roles following the Covid-19 pandemic, on     it’s also a great way to connect with other
both a regular and ad hoc basis.                    people and build confidence.”

“Our volunteers are absolutely invaluable to us     So, if you are friendly and motivated, and up
and we couldn’t do what we do without their         for a challenge to support local hospice care,
incredible support,” says Penny Bradshaw,           please        get        in     touch       at
Head of Volunteering at the Charity. “We offer      volunteering@fnhospice.org.uk or visit their
full support and training for new volunteers,       website www.fnhospice.org.uk/volunteer
wherever and however they volunteer.”

     IMPROVING FACILITIES IN ELLESBOROUGH CHURCH
We are very pleased that the long awaited           Not only will these improvements benefit
project to improve facilities are under way. The    regular church goers, visitors at weddings,
first stage, an internal w.c and servery is due     funerals and other services it will enable
for completion by the year-end, the second          greater use of the building for community use.
stage a new path with easier access via the         During the works normal services will continue
west door to follow as funding permits. We          with the west end of the church sectioned off.
greatly appreciate the fund raising activities
over the years, generous donations by               TY
individuals and a substantial grant by the
Ellesborough Trust who have made this
possible.

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Gardening in Ellesborough…
                           Notes from an occasional diary
It has been an extraordinary year in the                 We enjoyed having a group visit from the
garden in many ways. From a mild winter                  Kimble and Ellesborough Horticultural Society.
onwards we had a dry April, wet May, cool                Apart from individual visitors this was the first
June and a mixture of intense heatwave and               group of enthusiasts we have hosted for over
heavy rain. Right now in the middle of August            a year. It is always good to talk with people
when we reasonably expect to have sunny,                 as they look around and we can see the
warm and dry conditions, it is intermittently            garden afresh through others experience.
cloudy, windy and occasionally wet. Where
are those lazy, crazy days of summer? Of                 Earlier we had enjoyed a visit to the family
course it may be perversely that way once                owned      Kiftsgate   Court    Gardens       in
the holiday season is over from September                Gloucestershire. The house and gardens are
onwards. In these strange times it seems                 pitched on the edge of an escarpment over-
anything is possible.                                    looking Chipping Camden, close to the iconic
                                                         gardens at Hidcote. It was our first visit there
As of now so much is still growing away, not             for a number of years and it most certainly did
least the grass, with no seasonal break from             not disappoint. Three generations of women
the lawn mower. We are well behind with                  gardeners have contributed to a stunning
hedge trimming and the very lush grass banks             series of interlinked gardens each with an
left for wild flowers to seed are badly in need          abundance of flowering plants too many to
of the strimmer. Rather like haircuts needed             list. But we were particularly taken with the
during the lockdowns. At least the Head                  Delphinium requineii, Deutzia montbeigii and
Gardener’s (HG’s) vocal concern at not                   an Olearea Mollis. It too had only recently
enough rain is rarely heard. More recently the           come out of lockdown and had clearly
issue has been the need for more staking as              suffered nothing from the experience. It is the
plants have grown even higher and more                   kind of garden that inspires both with plants
vulnerable to the strong breezes.                        and garden design, however long one has
                                                         been gardening.
Earlier in the summer peonies, roses and
geraniums were a delight. Now we are just                Soon we will begin the inevitable progress
beginning with the second flush of roses. Much           towards what we hope will be a great and
of the HG’s summer plantings that filled in the          colourful late summer and early autumn.
spaces as the borders were cut back, have
been slow to flower in the cloudier, cooler
conditions. A more unusual buddleia, which               August 2021 TY
excels in hot, dry conditions is wilting away, it
clearly is not happy in this excuse for a
summer. And we doubt it will recover. Worst
of all for the HG, is the loss to blight of her
outdoor tomatoes, normally producing a crop
that lasts us well into winter. They have been
all removed, isolated and the equipment
sterilized. She has heard that this is a quite
general problem, no doubt also a
consequence of the kind of constantly
fluctuating growing weather we have had.
Thankfully, so far the plants in the greenhouse
seem safe. Sadly a major branch of our
Victoria plum tree collapsed under a massive
crop of fruit despite having been thinned out.
Whereas the apple and pear crop is very thin.

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Val Finch Remembered
Despite the weather on Friday 30th July – rain    Val’s ashes were planted under a weeping
and wind for most of the day, the turn out for    cherry tree where her great grandchildren
Val’s Memorial was a warm testament to            left painted pebbles. Many of Val’s family
how much she meant to so many people              were there, headed by her son Steve, who
within the village.                               plan to return when the tree is in blossom and
                                                  sit on the soon to be installed memorial
After a long-awaited get together following       bench.
covid restrictions, it was good to meet up
and share memories at the village hall, a         Ellesborough Parish Hall Committee
building and community treasured by Val.

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Ellesborough Parish Church Services
                        September to November 2021
       Sunday 5th September          10.45 a.m. Songs of Praise
       Sunday 12th September         10.45 a.m. Parish Communion
       Sunday 19th September         10.45 a.m. Sung Matins (BCP)
       Sunday 26th September         10.45 a.m. Parish Communion
       Sunday 3rd October            10.45 a.m. Songs of Praise/Harvest Festival
       Sunday 10th October           10.45 a.m. Parish Communion
       Sunday 17th October           10.45 a.m. Sung Matins (BCP)
       Sunday 24th October           10.45 a.m. Parish Communion
       Sunday 31st October                        No Service at Ellesborough Church
       Sunday 7th November           10.45 a.m. Songs of Praise
       Sunday 14th November          10.00 a.m. Remembrance Sunday Service
                                                followed by Service at the War
                                                Memorial (11 a.m.)
       Sunday 21st November          10.45 a.m. Sung Matins (BCP)
       Sunday 28th November          10.45 a.m. Parish Communion
       Sunday 5th December           10.45 a.m. Songs of Praise/Christingle

          Note: Ellesborough Church services will continue during building work

           Dunsmore Church: Harvest Festival Sunday 17th October at 3.00 p.m.

                               Summer Reflection
During our recent hot weather and the              Jesus offers. I am thinking of the women at
confusions of our current situation, I have        the well in Samaria. She had what could be
been dreaming of swimming. I would like to         described as a somewhat chaotic life and
swim in the Kariega River in South Africa in       the story makes it clear it was hot that day.
particular because some of my happiest             What does Jesus offer her? He says: I will be
moments have been there. I think of that           living water for you always. He tells her that
refreshingly cold water as well as that            God can be a like a spring of water within
carefree feeling of weightlessness you get         us; a spring welling up to eternal life. In these
when you float. I should say almost carefree       difficult times, could we take a minute or
as where I swim, one does have to keep an          two to stop and ask the Lord to be that living
eye out for ragged tooth sharks which have         water to us - to refresh us, to help take the
been sighted there and you have to be              weight from us and though we cannot be
savvy about tides and currents which at            entirely carefree as we need to be careful,
times could sweep you out to sea. But the          take some of our cares away? Meeting
water is usually calm, clear and the               God is always beautiful, restorative and
surroundings beautiful – a glimpse of              having experienced it you will always want
paradise.                                          to do so again. You will be able to add the
                                                   experience to your happiest moments – a
I can’t have my swim now but my thoughts           glimpse of paradise.
turn to the fact that we all have access at
any time to the refreshing ‘water of life’ that    Rev’d. Janet Wales

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Great Kimble C of E School
                                                                                      Church Lane
                                                                                      Great Kimble
                                                                                         Aylesbury
              G           K                                                      Buckinghamshire
                                                                                         HP17 9TH
                                                                     Telephone / Fax 01844 346189
                                                                         E Mail office@gkglt.co.uk
                                                                       Headteacher: Mrs C Lodge
            Love Learn Live

                       School News - September 2021
As you may be aware, we are making the                Kimble team as Midday Supervisors this term.
transition to an all-through primary school           I have also made the incredibly difficult deci-
with mixed age classes, and by September              sion to leave Great Kimble as Headteacher
2022 we will be at full capacity. In September        and Mrs Clare Lodge will take over my role
2021 we will have:                                    from September 2021.
  • a new Reception class
  • a mixed KS1 class (Years 1 and 2)                 Diversity and Inclusion Parent Group: We all
                                                      remember the important events that sur-
  • a mixed lower KS2 class (Years 3 and 4)
                                                      rounded the Black Lives Matter movement
  • a Year 5 class.
                                                      last year. At the time, we felt it was vital for us
Our commitment to all our children has al-
                                                      to reflect and review how we celebrate the
ways been to deliver high quality teaching
                                                      diversity of our school community. We had
and to provide them with the very best edu-
                                                      open and honest discussions about inclusion
cational experiences. We are delighted that
                                                      within our school and from this we created a
our mixed KS1 class this year has been such a
                                                      BAME Action Plan that has been implement-
success and will ensure that this continues
                                                      ed throughout this year. We will meet regular-
into our mixed class in KS2 next year.
                                                      ly to discuss this very important aspect of
                                                      school life.
World Maths Day: At the beginning of May we
celebrated World Maths Day with a range of            Sports Day: Despite not being able to wel-
maths activities taking place in every year           come parents to our Sports Day this year, Mr
group throughout the day. The children had            Bell did a wonderful job in organising a fan-
a wonderful time and it was great to see              tastic afternoon of sport. As always, the chil-
them putting their mathematical knowledge             dren shone through each activity/race with
into practise, working collaboratively and            an enthusiastic outlook and congratulating
learning new skills. Competitions were run by         each other, regardless of their finishing place.
Mathletics, a school computer package, and            From tense egg and spoon races to fast
the children enjoyed competing with other             paced speed chute (parachute) races, the
children from around the world.                       children showed quality sporting values
                                                      throughout such as, determination, resilience
Collective Worship: On Wednesdays Tim                 and sportsmanship. For me, the only down-
Harper has joined us to deliver Collective            side to this event was being unable to share
Worship across the school. We warmly wel-             this experience with all the families, however
come Tim to our Great Kimble School com-              within these times, it was the safest option. I
munity.                                               look forward to sharing this experience with
                                                      you all next year!
New staff: I would like to warmly welcome
Miss Sommer and Mrs Uhart who joined the

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Science Oxford Visit: In early July Science Ox-                   Covid-19: We made it! I can’t quite believe we
ford visited us giving presentations to all year                  managed to get to the end of term without
groups. Despite maintaining social distancing,                    having to close any bubbles. A big thank you
Mr Snell engaged the children with wonderful                      to the school community for all their efforts with
demonstrations and interesting ideas. We                          this, and ensuring that COVID-19 regulations
learned about the incredible balancing power                      were adhered to regarding isolating and test-
of friction, the amazing thrill of magnetism,                     ing. I am so proud that we managed this
how the 5p coins have fascinating new prop-                       during such tough times.
erties that can delight when the circumstanc-
es are right, and Shelley - the egg that wants                    Goodbye - Finally, it has come to that time for
to swim... and she did too!                                       me to wish you all the best for the future and
                                                                  thank you enormously for all your support dur-
New Playground Markings: A big thank you to                       ing my time as Headteacher of Great Kimble.
FOKS and all the parents for your fundraising                     It has been a busy 5 years with the expansion
efforts this year. I am delighted to say that over                from an Infant to a Combined School, sustain-
the summer holidays the playground will be                        ing the future to enable our children to stay on
getting a revamp with lots of lovely new play-                    in KS2 to complete their Primary education at
ground markings. This will include a netball                      Great Kimble. Along the way we have faced
court for use in PE, activity trail and a 100                     many challenges from delays and the alterna-
square and numbered target shoot. I am sure                       tive classroom (Yurt!), endless paperwork and
the children will be very excited when they                       dealing with the complications faced with
return in September, so thank you to everyone                     COVID-19, but the resilience of the staff team,
for your contributions and enabling the school                    pupils and school community to pull together
environment to be further improved.                               during these times has been admirable. I wish
                                                                  Mrs Lodge all the best for next year and know
Kimble Time Capsule: On our last day of term                      you will continue to support the school to en-
in July we buried a time capsule to finally cele-                 sure the very best outcomes for our children. It
brate the school expansion. Each class made                       has been an absolute honour to be the Head-
posters to go into the capsule and we plan to                     teacher at Great Kimble and I look forward to
open it in 2034 to mark 200 years since full time                 hearing about the future success of the school.
school began at Great Kimble. Thank you to
Mrs Hodgkinson and Mrs Howgate for all their                                       Mrs M Cozadinos, Headteacher
hard work in organising the celebrations and
to Mr Audley for his extra help.

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Church of the Resurrection, Dunsmore
We finally managed to hold our first cream tea              We are with sadness saying goodbye to John
since 2019 on the 1st August. It was a great                and Jeni who are moving away from the area.
success as the threatened rain held off, we had             Jeni has been a trustee and our secretary for
lots of visitors and the cake table was soon                many years and has organised and led many
looking very depleted. It was lovely to see the             of our services, she will be very greatly missed.
church and grounds buzzing with happy,                      We wish them both many happy years in their
chatting people again. Thank you so much to                 new house.
everyone who helped during the afternoon
and to our magnificent team of bakers for their             We are also saying goodbye to Graham Nash
delicious contributions. The teas are now                   who has played the organ for many years, he
organized by Jacqui, thank you for such a                   is moving to the north for his retirement.
successful start.
                                                            Although several people have now left the
Our Harvest Festival Service is on Sunday, 17th             village for pastures new they have been
October at 3.00pm in the church. This will be               replaced by other families. We are delighted
our first service since our last harvest festival as        to welcome Jacqui Lipton-Rose and Tod Weller
both Christmas and Easter services had to be                as trustees, they have already stepped in to
cancelled. At this service we will be collecting            help at church events. We are also pleased to
dried and tinned goods to give to the                       welcome Luke Cooper who has agreed to
Wendover food bank. We will send out an                     replace Graham as our organist.
email nearer the time letting you know what
goods they are particularly short of. If you                Our Carol Service will be on Sunday, 12th
would like to donate food but can’t come to                 December and we will be having a Holy
the service you may drop goods off at Lynne’s               Communion Service on Christmas morning.
house, Chequermate, either hand them in or
leave donations on the patio.

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Wonderful Wild Flowers
It has been a wonderful year for wildflowers in             Apart from planting some spring flowering
Ellesborough Churchyards. More different                    bulbs and a modest sowing of the parasitic
species and varieties are joining the usual                 Hay Rattle to weaken the more vigorous
favourites. And it is all so good for the insects           grasses, all the wild flowers that are seen are
and     the   eco-system        generally.    An            indigenous to our locality and have settled
environmental triumph in our parish.                        naturally.

It does not happen by chance. The careful                   For information about the plants identified and
management is a collaborative effort                        to volunteer for next year’s great rake off
between the Parish Council, the Church and                  contact Tony Young, Church Warden.
local volunteers. Our efforts over recent years
are really paying off. In recognition of this, the          TY
area around the Church is designated by the
local authority as a Local Wild Life Site.

To encourage wild flowers it is important to
carefully time the two cuts of the grass, once
in high summer and again in the autumn.
Crucial to the process is letting the seeds ripen
and fall and then raking up the hay to ensure
that the soil is not enriched and for this we are
so grateful for the sterling efforts of the group
of our local volunteers.

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News & Reports
                             Kimble & Ellesborough W.I.
 Kimble and Ellesborough WI meet at Stewart Hall, Station Road, Kimble, on the first Wednesday of the month at 2pm. We love
 to have visitors and everyone is made very welcome. We have a speaker each month and of course there is always plenty of tea!

It was so sad to have to ring all the members                      Hearts was a winner, also the 10 of Spades,
of our W.I. to tell them that because the                          the 5 of Diamonds and several others.
lockdown had been extended until 19th July,
our planned luncheon at Doe Hill Farm was                          Every table was decorated in keeping with
cancelled to keep in line with Government                          the theme, and Sue made and served us
regulations. We were so disappointed and                           with a sumptuous cream tea, ably assisted
started to wonder if we would ever get                             by her sister Stephanie. Second helpings
together again.                                                    were encouraged. Bev Russell had made a
                                                                   fabulous Alice in Wonderland cake for us to
But here we are past the post, the lifting of                      share.
lockdown has actually happened. The
President, Elizabeth Hine, gathered her team                       A big THANK YOU, to the committee
together again, and instead of a coffee                            members who worked so hard to make our
morning which we usually have in August, a                         first meeting together since September 2020
celebration garden party was arranged. A                           such a success, and to our fellow members
Mad Hatter’s Tea Party, in the grounds of The                      who all came along, wearing their mad hats
Plough, in Terrick, courtesy of Sue and John                       to support the day. Such a lovely afternoon
Stewart.                                                           in so many respects, and it was just great to
                                                                   see all of our friends again after almost a year.
Beautiful teapot shaped invitations were
printed, ‘Eat Me’ and ‘Drink Me’ labels                            All proceeds were donated to the National
made, and even ‘Buy Me’ labels were made                           Garden Scheme, and the Women’s Refuge.
for the goodies on the bring and buy stall,                        The Dormice were sold in aid of the charity -
organised by Jeanette Jones.                                       Women and Girls.

Dozens of red and white paper roses were                           Normal WI meetings start again on
made and dormice crocheted! A Cheshire                             September 1st, and on every first Wednesday
Cat was grinning in a rather sinister manner                       of the month, 2pm at Stewart Hall, Kimble.
from his tree, beautifully made and painted                        Visitors are always made welcome.
by our artistic member, June Culliford. Sue
Stewart made new ‘Wonderland’ bunting to                           We are looking forward to a river cruise, in a
decorate the marquee.                                              centrally heated boat from Runnymead to
                                                                   Windsor on 8th December. Husbands, family,
After a week of rain and storms, we were all                       friends and YOU are welcome to join us. It’s
delighted when the day dawned bright and                           £40 and a coach will transport us to
sunny, we could hardly believe it!                                 Runnymede from Stuart Hall. Mulled wine is
                                                                   served on arrival at the boat, followed by a 3
The invitations asked - if you have a Mad Hat,                     course Christmas dinner with coffee and
please wear it. As usual almost everyone                           mince pies after, and a visit from Santa.
obliged and some fantastic and imaginative
creations were on display. It was so much fun.                     We’re not all Jam and Jerusalem!

Instead of raffle tickets, playing cards were                      EH.
used, it was fun to hear that the Queen of

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Kimble & Ellesborough W.I. - Mad Hatter’s Tea Party

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Dunsmore News

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Bring on a (Normal) Dunsmore Autumn
As atypical as the summer has been in a usually-             Also leaving London are Philip and Nicky Hoffman,
sociable Dunsmore, this year did provide us with             who will be living in Daffodil Cottage, the oldest
some outstanding moments. July got off to a                  house in the village, which is currently undergoing
nervous start for the Dunsmore Village Hall                  some updating. You, too, are extremely welcome
Association as we all waited for possible relaxation         to this lovely spot. We look forward to meeting you,
of COVID restrictions. Even after the green light on         and perhaps your grandchildren, at village events.
12th July, nails were bitten as a turn-around was
anticipated. But – good news! – Saturday 24th July           At the end of July, the Edmondstone family from
saw the Dunsmore Common in preparation for our               Chesham moved into Dunsmore Lodge. Welcome
VC Day celebration, with hog roast and games VC              to Jason, Tina and their daughters Mila and Edith.
Day was partially a postponed Victory in Europe              It was lovely to see dad and the two young ladies
(VE) Day from 2020 and additionally a celebration            at the church cream tea! It was sad to bid Andy
of Victory over Coronovirus (sort of). The brainchild        and Eneka Stewart a fond farewell, especially as
of Ray Hague, this idea was widely received as we            Eneka pulled the village together with her
all looked forward to a morale boost with our friends        pandemic ‘snapshot’ of Dunsmore, with photos of
and neighbours. Nearly 90 people from Dunsmore,              us all during that very distanced time. We’ll miss
Dunsmer, Little London and Wendover Dene were                them, but we wish them well with their lives in
in attendance, so it was hard to determine what              Scotland. We hope all of you will enjoy living here
was most popular: The hog roast? The selection of            and will join in our newly-revived activities.
ales from the Chiltern Brewery? The games?
                                                             Big Birthdays
Drinks and pig were consumed in short order                  August was an important month for birthdays in
against the backdrop of bunting and gazebos, with            Dunsmore. Ros Wood celebrated her 90th at the
tunes from the 1940s providing an uplifting                  end of the month, and David Marshall had his 80th
atmosphere. Most popular game was ‘Splat the                 birthday earlier. These two residents are held in
Glis Glis’, a perennial favourite in a hamlet plagued        great esteem by villagers for their decades of
by Rothschild rodents. Entertainment was rounded             service and hard work on behalf of the Dunsmore
off by the wheelbarrow carnival, a closely fought            Village Hall Association and the village church.
contest between the Coopers, their entry                     Without these two dedicated supporters of life in
resembling a WWII tank, and Luis Hamer’s Merchant            Dunsmore, this would be a poorer place. Many
Navy Steamer, the SS Boaty-McBarra-Face. Judges              happy returns to both Ros and David.
Gabriel, from The Pippins, and Ryan of Moonrising
                                                             OpenReach Fibre Optics?
finally settled on Luis’ entry. Congratulations all!
                                                             At this writing, BT OpenReach is due to close our
A huge collective effort pulled off this wonderful           road from the A413 for a limited time in August in
event, but special thanks go to Ray, as well as              order to upgrade our pitiful internet connections.
Adrian Wilson for his Common mowing, and the                 We await the work and the results eagerly, but we
entire DVHA Committee, who did all the usual                 must give a hearty ‘Thank You’ to Jodie King who
behind-scenes work to pull it off and clear up at the        pursued BT diligently until he got the response he
end. A huge thank you to all, including Iain and             (and we) wanted. We are grateful for your
Alison Oakes, for their generous contribution to the         herculean efforts on this issue, Jodie.
event coffers.
                                                             Coming Events
One exciting feature of the day was the                      Mark your calendars with these dates:
introduction of puppies Bracken, Esme, Jasper and
Truffle to their neighbours and fellow canines.              Saturday 9 October: Annual General Meeting,
They’ll all be loving their walks in due course.             followed by cheese and wine
                                                             Sunday 31 October: Halloween Pumpkin Carving
Welcome to New Residents                                     Competition
Over the last few months, several homes have                 Saturday 20 November: Quiz Night with fish and
changed hands in Dunsmore. A very warm                       chips
welcome to Andrew and Heidi Swift at Muirton, who            Friday 17 December:    Winter Warmer
are leaving the London suburbs for the Chilterns.
Work on the cottage will soon be complete, and               Keep an eye on your email inbox or letterbox for
they’ll join us full-time with their two sons.               addition details.

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The Community Bus is Back -
                           Please Jump on Board
                                                        Monks Risborough and Longwick as well as
                                                        the villages of Speen, Bledlow Village and
                                                        Bledlow Ridge.

                                                        This year the little green bus celebrates 10
                                                        years of service! And it has proven to be an
                                                        incredible success story. In addition to
                                                        scheduled services, there are two or three
                                                        monthly outings to places of interest and the
                                                        bus is also available for use by “not-for-profit”
                                                        organisations or individuals. These have also
                                                        been phenomenally successful - having
                                                        completed an estimated additional 14,000
                                                        passenger journeys during the 10 years.
Heavy shopping? Fed up with finding a
parking spot? Fancy meeting friends over a              After stopping for over a year, the bus service
cup of coffee in a charming market town?                restarted on July 26th and the dedicated
Want to take the kids on a novelty bus trip?            volunteer drivers are keen to welcome all age
Need to nip to the bank, Tesco or M&S? Trying           groups back on board. If you have a bus pass
to save the planet by leaving the car at                or are under 16, unlimited trips on the bus are
home? There are many reasons to jump                    free. If you don’t qualify, a single fare costs
aboard the little green ‘hail and ride’ bus that        only £2.00.
passes your house.
                                                        When you see that green machine looming
This community bus is for everybody and                 towards you, put out your arm and get on
passes through Great and Little Kimble,                 board. Pick up a timetable and make a trip
Ellesborough and Terrick on a Monday,                   on the bus part of your routine. Hopefully you
Thursday and Saturday morning. The bus also             too will become a regular tripper.
serves the communities of Princes Risborough,

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SOME LOCAL HISTORY
        - Extracts from Ellesborough Magazine Vo1s 1 and 2
June 1900.                                            might trespass amongst the gorse and
Saturday, the 19th May was a happy day for            heather. On the next day we offered up our
the nation and the Empire. The long-hoped-            special and hearty thanks to God for His great
for news had at last come – that MAFEKING             mercy.
was relieved! We do not often have to thank           “For the Soldiers!” Once every week from
the Boers for a kindness, but they were good          January to Easter a working party has been
enough to send us the welcome news three              engaged in the Manor House Classroom, and
days before it could arrive by our own means          with very practical results, for they have
of communication. None of us will live long           despatched to South Africa 87 shirts, 34 pairs
enough to forget the great outburst of joy that       of socks, 35 helmets, 11 comforters, etc., and
ran round the whole English-speaking world.           16 dozen pocket handkerchiefs. These have
If there is a man in the moon he had an               been sent to the Imperial Yeomanry, the Army
excellent opportunity of making a map of the          Service Corps, the Bases Hospital at
British Empire, for it was painted so brightly with   Martizburg, and – in response to special
flags and bonfires that he must have seen it.         requests – to one of the Colonial regiments
Of course we had our own rejoicings in                and to a company of Artillery.
Ellesborough. The bells were rung, flags were         December 1901
displayed, and youthful patriots formed               The great event of the month has been the
impromptu and very audible processions. But           Dedication of the Window and Reredos
the chief point of interest was the bonfire on        erected (in Ellesborough Church) to the
the top of Coombe Hill. For weeks we had              memory of Mrs Frankland-Russell-Astley (of
looked wistfully at that pile of brushwood            Chequers). The Reredos is the special
clustering round the flagstaff, and when              memorial of her three sons, the Window of a
President Kruger took the chair at the top of         large number of her friends. But the two
the pole we were very anxious not to keep             offerings combine to make one effect, and
him waiting much longer. It was wonderful to          that a very beautiful one, in the adornment
see that stack of brushwood grow on                   of the Chancel which she built. For they are
Saturday afternoon. Mr Cox was throughout             the work of one man’s mind, that of Mr. J.N.
the moving spirit of it all, working                  Comper, who has succeeded in producing
indefatigably; he was helped by a large               that difficult but happy result, an adornment
number of willing hands, too numerous to              both of richness and of purity. The window has
mention separately.                                   a general ground-hue of soft coolness which
At nine o’clock the Rector called the large           encloses the brighter colours of the figures
crowd around him on the side of the bonfire           represented in an atmosphere as of silver; the
looking down upon the little village of Stone,        effect of grace and light thus obtained is
the scene of Baden-Powell’s boyhood, and              upheld and emphasised by a solid strength of
where at that moment his dog “Bob” was                very powerful yet harmonious colour on the
representing his master in a torchlight               tracery around and on the beautiful Reredos
procession. After saying a few words about            beneath.
the happy occasion, the Rector set light to
the fire, and the sudden change of climate            (John Ninian Comper (1864-1960) famous
caused a general stampede in all directions.          church architect and designer. Knighted
Presently the band appeared and added to              1950)
the bright and lively scene by playing patriotic
airs. As it was very late before the fire died
down and the “kopje” was abandoned, a                 Tony Young
special word of thanks is due to Mr. Golding
for waiting so long to arrest any sparks which

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Ellesborough Parish Council Notes - August 2021
lI cannot believe how quickly the weeks are                cycle/pathways, one along Nash Lee Road,
passing by and I hope that you are all able to             which has been unsuccessful, and one along
get away to have a well earned rest and                    the A4010 which is progressing to the next
relaxation with your families.                             stage. Buckinghamshire also sees its first HS2
                                                           Marshall, Mark Rann took up this role in July and
As you are aware an election has been called               is keen to help residents impacted by HS2
to elect a Councillor to the Parish Council, as            projects and keen to build relationships with
a vacancy became available due to the                      interested parties. You can contact Mark by
resignation of Mr Crouch. We now know that                 emailing
there are two candidates and that the election             Ewrandhs2enquiries@buckinghamshire.gov.uk
will be held on the 9th September 2021.
                                                           Recreational Ground
We are aware that some of our Parishioners                 Led by Councillor Holman an application for
feel that we are failing with our communication            funding has been made for heavy duty
to the Parish. To improve this we are in the               matting to be installed in the field, to enable
process of developing a more updated and                   parking along one side of the field, removing
user friendly website, led by Councillor Holman.           the need for parking along the roadside, which
Councillor Hares has set up a Facebook page                as we know has caused issues for some time
…Your Ellesborough, and we have also agreed                now.
a Communication Policy.
                                                           Footpaths
Affordable Housing                                         We are looking at making the Village safer for
All households should now have received the                residents and visiting walkers, especially along
Affordable Housing Needs Survey and by the                 the bend in the road at the church and
time this goes to press have returned them. You            alongside the golf club. The latter is supported
will all have noted that this survey is not site           by the Chiltern Society and Mr Jennings.
specific, which is what the Council voted for at
the meeting on May17th. The draft of this                  We have proposed a meeting with Stoke
survey was sent to Bucks Council Planning and              Mandeville Parish to consult on their
Housing department for comments prior to its               neighbourhood plan and non vehicular access
distribution and it was as a result of their advice        arrangements between our parishes.
the site specific need was removed. It was not
our decision. When contacted by a few                      Bus Survey
Parishioners that had not received their surveys           Bucks Council are looking for our thoughts and
EPC acted quickly to make sure copies were                 comments on our transport services. We have
sent to them the next day. The Council has not             continued to have the bus service through the
been involved in the wording or distribution of            village reduced, would you take some time to
the survey so that it can remain unbiased. At              complete a survey ?
the moment the current proposed site is on
Chalkshire Road.                                           https://yourvoicebucks.citizenspace.com/inte
                                                           grated-transport/busstrategy2021/
HS2
We are still trying to meet with HS2                       We have not received any updates yet
representatives,    and     Councillor    Steve            regarding the parking consultation proposals
Broadbent to discuss the issues along North Lee            for the village and Dunsmore, but hope to raise
Lane. Since Marsh Lane has been closed for                 them with Councillor Broadbent.
works, North lee Lane is experiencing an
increase in traffic and speeding. We had                   On a personal note it was a great honour to
Submitted       two       applications       for           be asked to judge the Anti Litter Poster

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Ellesborough Parish Council Notes (cont’d)
competition along with Mrs Judith Harper and        memory and a memorial bench will be
past Chair of the Council, Mr John Hambly. I        installed very soon.
was blown away by the amount of entries
there were, and the imagination of all the          Our Next EPC meeting will be held in Dunsmore
children involved. Soon with the help of Mr and     Village Hall on the 21st September 2021 at
Mrs Harper and Mr Len Newman we will see            7.30pm. (I suggest those intending to attend
the winners have their posters placed at            try to car share as there are limited parking
strategic points in the village. A big thank you    spaces).
To Councillor Holman for organising the
competition, I do hope that you will have           We welcome you to join us at the start of our
taken the time to look at some of the entries       meetings for the Open Forum. Please contact
that are on display outside our Ellesborough        the Clerk should you require any urgent
Parish Hall.                                        assistance.

We would also like to thank Mrs Gill White and      Stay well and Stay safe,
her team for organising a very fitting memorial
for Mrs Val Finch, who had given of her time for    Debra Panikkar
many years on the Village Hall Committee. A         Chair
lovely Weeping Cherry tree was planted in her

                        Parish Council Meetings in 2021
               Tuesday 21st September (Dunsmore Village Hall)
                                Tuesday 16th November
       All meetings start at 7.30 p.m., and except where indicated
                      are held in te Butlers Cross Village Hall

                             The Editor Needs Help!
  Can you devote a few hours every month to help the editor collect
  and prepare for publication articles of general interest, news about
         the village, and community events and activities?
  We could write a detailed job description, but that might make the
                  task appear too onerous - it isn’t!
                          Any help would be appreciated!
          If you are interested please contact either Richard
   (rjhome@hotmail.co.uk) or Paul (edellesboroughmgz@gmail.com)

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Live-In Care and Visiting Home Care
                           – Affordable and Safe Care
It can be very daunting when you realise that               The amount of PIP awarded will depend on
you or someone in your family needs extra help              health and ability to care for yourself independ-
as they are getting older or are facing the diag-           ently. As a general rule of thumb, award rates
nosis of a debilitating illness such as dementia. In        vary from £60 to £89.60 for the daily living com-
the past this often meant there was only one op-            ponent and £23.70 to £62.55 for the mobility
tion – going into a residential care home, but              component per week (rates correct as of July
nowadays it is well documented and researched               2021).
that staying at home can also be a cost effec-
tive and safe alternative.                                  For sound advice the Live-In Care Hub, of which
                                                            Ashridge Home Care is a founding member,
In the UK, social care is available for the ageing          strongly recommends individuals facing into care
population, but financing this care very much               needs should seek advice from an in-partial inde-
depends upon the needs of the individual and                pendent financial advisor informing them that
their personal circumstances. Read on to discov-            your first option is to remain in the comfort and
er what options are available, the cost and how             safety of your own home. The CitizensAdvice Bu-
you can finance this care to ensure a positive              reau can help you find one:
outcome.                                                    ttps://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/debt-and-mon-
                                                            ey/ getting-financial-advice/
Research conducted earlier this year by the Live-
In Care Hub confirms that the cost of live-in care          Ashridge Home Care is one of the few care com-
is on a par with many care and nursing home                 panies to offer both part time visiting care and
fees, especially in the South East and London,              full time live-in care. Having a part time visiting
and is broadly equivalent to the price of the top           carer is often a good trial to see how help at
half of care homes in the south of England. Most            home could make a difference to your life and
people will at some stage of their life have to             the team at Ashridge Home Care can help with
pay for care and unlike a care home the eco-                making difficult decisions. Understanding how to
nomics of a live-in carer are very simple. Your             finance care can be difficult and feel over-
payment goes towards their wages and in return              whelming.
you get 1to1 care. Whereas in a residential care
home most the payment goes towards back of-                 Tel 01494 917344 for a friendly chat or visit
fice and not to the person looking after you.               www.ashridgehomecare.co.uk for further articles
                                                            and advice.
In the South East of England, over half of all nurs-
ing homes cost in excess of £1,000 per week. The
price of live-in care ranges from between £800-
£1,500, making it a far more affordable alterna-
tive in many cases, especially for couples. In the
UK, elderly care is means-tested. If you have sav-
ings or assets over £23,250, you will be expected
to finance your own care. Any amount under
this and your care will be funded by the govern-
ment. Disability Living Allowance (DLA) is slowly
being replaced by Personal Independence Pay-
ment (PIP), a non-means-tested benefit with an
award that is calculated based on how any
medical conditions you may have affect you.

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Parish Hall Bookings

 Ellesborough Parish Hall is available to hire @ £15/hr with use of all crockery, glasses,
 kitchen appliances, toilets etc. If a regular user 1st hr £15 then £12 extra hours. All hand
 sanitizer/wipes available but bring own face masks. Catering options can be provided
 by local branch of W.I. starting from cream teas @£6.50/head.
 HH

                            Bucks County Museum
                             We’ve changed our name
         Bucks County Museum has changed its name to Discover Bucks Museum
Our new name
As we launch our new galleries this September, we are completely transforming what we
offer our visitors, so we thought this is a great time for a new identity. We are still the same
great people with a wonderful line up of exhibitions and events - a space to explore, learn
and wonder about Bucks and to find out about the stories of people and places in this area
and beyond.
Our new website has just launched!
With a brand new name comes a brand new website. It’s a fantastic place to find out what
we are up to, what we have coming up and to explore star objects in our collections, as well
as charges, opening times and booking information. You’ll see a new website but it will be
under our old name for a few more weeks.
www.buckscountymuseum.org

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Wendover Art Club Programme
             September - December 2021 (Revised)
   All meetings are held at St Anne's Hall, Wendover Christian Centre, Aylesbury Road,
                         Wendover, HP22 6JG from 7:30 - 9:30pm

Please note there is a charge of £10 for visitors who are non members but this is deductible
                 from the £30 subscription if they decide to join the Club

                                    September 23nd
                 Demonstration of portraits in watercolour by Gordon King

                                      October 14th
                                     Working evening

                                      October 28th
                       Watercolour landscapes with George Boyter

                                    November 11th
   Working evening with a choice - design you own Christmas Cards; try a watercolour
    landscape in the style of George Boyter, or, even better finish your entries for the
                                       exhibition.

                                  November 25th
    DVD evening - our chance to watch one a famous artist at work and discuss their
               techniques and now we might benefit from the advice.

                        Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th December
                 - Our Christmas Exhibition at Wendover Library Room
 Admission free but donations appreciated. Cards, prints and original artworks for sale.
 Our chance to show what we can do, possibly sell some of items, but really to promote
                                       the Club.

                                  December 9th
 Members Christmas Party, when we are less serious and indulge in a few games loosely
                                connected with art.

                         General Data Protection Regulation
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designed to give people more control over the personal data held by companies and other
organisations, and impose greater control over the way that data is held and used. Personal
data is necessarily held for a variety of reasons, some to comply with legal and similar
statutory requirements or to allow processes essential to the functioning of the organisation
to be carried out. In some instances however, where such requirements do not apply, the
specific consent of private individuals to the holding and use of personal data is required.

Where we publish contact details of the representatives of local organisations whose contact
information is a private or personal telephone number or email address we will confirm your
consent to us holding and using such data.

                                                                                  Editor

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                  Chiltern Brewery     Brewery selling award        01296 613647                     2
                                       winning ales & tastings      www.chilternbrewery.co.uk

                  The Russell Arms     A real village pub and       hello@therussellarms.co.uk       51
                                       restaurant                   01296 624411
                                                                    www.therussellarms.co.uk
                Ashridge Home Care     Care company providing       info@ashridgehomecare.co.uk      53
CARE & HEALTH                          around the clock care in     01494 917344
  SERVICES                             your own home                www.ashridgehomecare.co.uk

  FUNERAL         Bradley & Jones      Funeral Directors            www.bradleyandjones.co.uk        54
  SERVICES                                                          01296 622975

  PRIVATE       Store More Containers High quality secure 20ft      antony@stokefarm.co.uk           49
  SERVICES                            storage containers for rent   01296 612447

   RETAIL       Antiques at Wendover A datelined antiques centre    01296 625335                     60
                                                                    www.antiquesatwendover.co.uk

ACCOUNTANCY       KDA Accountants      Bookkeeping and              info@kdaaccountants.co.uk        47
  SERVICES                             Accounting, Payroll and      01844 867357
                                       VAT Services                 07956 513529

                  Numbers Limited      Accountancy, Tax and         info@numbers-ltd.co.uk           52
                                       Bookkeeping Services         01296 620220
                                                                    www.numbers-ltd.co.uk

COMPUTER AND            Nettl          Website Design and Printing 01296 327568                      50
  INTERNET                                                         www.nettl.com
  SERVICES
                Wendover Computers Computer Equpment                pete@wendover-computers.co.uk    59
                                   Supply, Repair and               0800 3118385
                                   Upgrading                        07881 555482
                                                                    www.wendover-computers.co.uk

   TRAVEL       Travel Impressions Independent Travel Agent enquiries@                               51
  SERVICES                                                  travelimpressions.co.uk
                                                            01442 890265
                                                            www.travelimpressions.co.uk

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