15 Bow Brickhill Parish Council Parish Clerk: Debbie Mayer 07904 339391 Email: [email protected]Councillors: Chair/RFO Ann Sidgwick 01908 368685 Deputy Chair: Robert Jones 01908 275079 Cllr: Sally Milford [email protected]Julian Price 01908 375224 Mark Evans 07801 354727 Pavilion Bookings: Debbie Mayer 01908 631007 Email: [email protected]Pavilion Caretaker: Andy Wright 01908 370323 Pavilion Cleaner: Gerald Crosby 07708 727419 Contacts: A.S.T.R.A.: Alan Preen 01908 647003 A.S. Lunch Club: Kay & Stuart Leeming 01908 372032 Book Club: Beverley Thompson 01908 372192 Bow Brickhill Pre-School 07887 918834 Brownies: Sally Pepper 01908 375365 Buckaneers: Derek Giles 01908 374494 Church Warden: John Wales 01908 373907 Line Dancing: Jan Cade 07721 420176 Women's Institute: Stephanie Warren 01908 671394 Website & E-Group [email protected]History Society [email protected]Preserve Bow Brickhill [email protected]Neighbourhood Watch Co-Ordinator [email protected]Youth Club: Mike Hallett (Chair) 01908 648373 Sue Stratford (Sec) Danesborough Ward Borough Councillor for Bow Brickhill: David Hopkins [email protected]Thames Valley Police Non Emergency: (101) [email protected]Anglian Water 08457 145145 Environmental Services 01908 252570 e-mail: [email protected].gov.uk The Village News is hand delivered to all the homes in Bow Brickhill and a few beyond Joint Editors: Gill Cannell & Chris French Published by: Ann Sidgwick & Associates : 25th September 2016 Printed by: The Print Cellar Woburn Sands Funded by BBPCC, BBPC, Donations & Advertisers Bow Brickhill Village News October 2016 Issue 46/2016/415 Village Entrance Signs The entrance sign design is not quite complete but this is a draft for you all to see. They will be coloured and on 3m high green oak posts placed at each entrance to the village decorated on both sides. They will be sited after the speed signs and it is hoped that this might slow traffic and make drivers realise that they are entering a village. We can live in hope.
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Bow Brickhill Parish Council
Parish Clerk: Debbie Mayer 07904 339391 Email: [email protected] Councillors: Chair/RFO Ann Sidgwick 01908 368685 Deputy Chair: Robert Jones 01908 275079 Cllr: Sally Milford [email protected] Julian Price 01908 375224 Mark Evans 07801 354727
Contacts: A.S.T.R.A.: Alan Preen 01908 647003 A.S. Lunch Club: Kay & Stuart Leeming 01908 372032 Book Club: Beverley Thompson 01908 372192 Bow Brickhill Pre-School 07887 918834 Brownies: Sally Pepper 01908 375365 Buckaneers: Derek Giles 01908 374494 Church Warden: John Wales 01908 373907 Line Dancing: Jan Cade 07721 420176 Women's Institute: Stephanie Warren 01908 671394 Website & E-Group [email protected] History Society [email protected] Preserve Bow Brickhill [email protected] Neighbourhood Watch Co-Ordinator [email protected] Youth Club: Mike Hallett (Chair) 01908 648373 Sue Stratford (Sec) Danesborough Ward Borough Councillor for Bow Brickhill: David Hopkins [email protected] Thames Valley Police Non Emergency: (101) [email protected] Anglian Water 08457 145145 Environmental Services 01908 252570 e-mail: [email protected]
The Village News is hand delivered to all the homes in Bow Brickhill and a few beyond
Joint Editors: Gill Cannell & Chris French Published by: Ann Sidgwick & Associates : 25th September 2016
Printed by: The Print Cellar Woburn Sands Funded by BBPCC, BBPC, Donations & Advertisers
Bow Brickhill Village News
October 2016
Issue 46/2016/415
Village Entrance Signs
The entrance sign design is not quite complete but this is a draft for you all to see.
They will be coloured and on 3m high green oak posts placed at each entrance to the village decorated on both sides.
They will be sited after the speed signs and it is hoped that this might slow traffic and make drivers realise that they are entering a village.
We can live in hope.
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Contents:
Contents 1 Volunteer Needed to Publish the Newsletter 2 Open Village 17th June 2017 2 Thought for the Month 3 Church Hall Drop-in 3 Church Open 3 ASTRA 500 Club Draw Results - August 3 Bow Brickhill Youth Club 4 All Saints Lunch Club 4 Trafalgar Night 4 Helping Hands 5 MK Heritage Church Open Day 5 Hire of the Pavilion 5 Harvest Supper 6 The Bow Brickhill Feast 6 Hammond Gravestone 6 Dates for your Diary 7 W.I. Meeting - 27th October 8 Church Bazaar - request for bric-a-brac 8 Bow Brickhill Rainbows 8 Community Parking Scheme for Pavilion 8 Three Parishes Outing 9 Harvest Thanksgiving Service and 9
Harvest Auction at the Wheatsheaf 10th October 9 Planning Applications Received 9 Cycling Activities and Courses 10 A Special Offer for MK Football Lovers 10 The Wheatsheaf - What’s On 11 Jan Cade and The Strutting Stars Marathon 11 Annual Canvass of the Electoral Register 12 Danesborough Chorus Autumn Concert 12 Walnut Tree Post Office 12 Church Flowers & Cleaning Rota 13 Deadline for Next Issue - 22nd October 13 Contact Details for the Rector 13 Contact Details for the Neighbourhood Police 13 Services in the Benefice - October 14 Prayers for Healing and House Communion 14 BBPC & Contacts 15
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Bow Brickhill : All SaintsBow Brickhill : All Saints
OctOctOct
2nd 6.00 p.m. Evensong
9th 11.00 a.m. Family Service Harvest Festival
16th 10.00-11.00a.m Church Open
23rd 9.00 a.m. Holy Communion
30th 11.00 a.m. Family Service with Holy Communion Benefice Service
6.00 p.m. All Souls Service At Little Brickhill
Stoke Hammond : St Luke
Oct
2nd 11.00 a.m. Family Service
9th 9.00 a.m. Morning Worship
16th 9.00 a.m. Holy Communion For St Luke’s Day
23rd 9.30 a.m. Café Church
SERVICES IN THE BENEFICE
Great Brickhill : St Mary the Virgin
Oct
2nd 11.00 a.m. Family Service Harvest Festival
9th 9.30 a.m. Holy Communion
16th 9.30 a.m. Morning Worship
23rd 11.00 a.m. Family Service
House CommunionHouse Communion
A service of Holy Communion for residents of Bow Brickhill is held on most Thursday mornings in the village.
Transport can be arranged
Phone Cynthia on 01908 642878
Little Brickhill : St Mary Magdalene
Oct
2nd 9.30 a.m. Holy Communion
16th 11.00 a.m. Family Service Harvest Festival
30th 6.00 p.m. All Souls Service
Prayers for healingPrayers for healing
Monthly meetings are held at the Rectory in Great Brickhill
The Rectory, 10 Pound Hill, Great Brickhill MK17 9AS
Churchwarden: John Wales Tel: 01908 373907
To contact both the Rector and Churchwarden Email: [email protected]
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!! VOLUNTEER NEEDED TO PUBLISH THE NEWSLETTER !!
After four years of publishing the village newsletter, Ann feels it is time that she stepped down, so a new volunteer is needed - he or she will need to be proficient in desktop publishing.
Since the filling of this vacancy is necessary for the on-going production of the newsletter, if no-one is found, it is likely that the newsletter will cease to be produced.
I’m sure you will all wish to join us in thanking Ann for her hard work over
the last four years. Ann has said that she hopes a new publisher will bring
fresh ideas to liven up this publication which is enjoyed by many villagers
who do not have access to the internet or any of the media groups.
If you are able to help, please contact Chris or Gill
Please offer your help to ensure that this newsletter continues ….
Help Needed
Open Village 17th June 2017
We’re organising another major fund-raising event for the new Church Hall on 17th June next year.
The Open Village will be similar to Open Gardens but with added attractions, in-cluding the Church Tower.
We’ve already got a number of people offering to open their garden on the day. Could you do the same? It doesn’t have to be National Trust size or standard - although those would be welcome! Smaller gardens are also of great interest to people.
There will also be other attractions on offer, e.g. models, aircraft, honey, play area for children etc so if anyone else has a talent or something they could do, show or share we would love to hear from them.
If you would like to join in - either by opening your garden or doing duty at the Church Tower or serving teas at the Pavilion, please contact
The church hall is open on the second Wednesday of the month for anyone
to drop in during the afternoon for the chance to meet up with others and
enjoy a cup of tea or coffee and a chat. The October get together is on Wednesday
12th anytime between 2.30pm and 4.30pm.
Thought for the Month : Ecclesiastes Chapter 3, verses 3 – 8
For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven:
a time to be born, and a time to die;
a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted;
a time to kill, and a time to heal;
a time to break down, and a time to build up;
a time to weep, and a time to laugh;
a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together;
a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
a time to seek, and a time to lose;
a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
a time to tear, and a time to sew;
a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
a time to love, and a time to hate;
a time for war, and a time for peace.
CHURCH OPEN 16th OCTOBER
On the third Sunday of each month, when there is no Sunday service, the church is open from 10am to 11am for anyone who wishes to get away from the noise and
hustle of everyday life and spend some time in peace and quiet.
You are welcome to come at anytime during the hour for as little or as long as you like and experience the tranquillity of your parish church
ASTRA 500 Club The results of the August draw
1st prize: Sally Robinson ticket number 25 £28.25 2nd prize: Sue Malleson ticket number 14 £19.78 3rd prize: Georgy Holden ticket number 97 £ 8.48
Andrea Spurdle : 500 Club Manager
The draw is held in The Wheatsheaf on the last Thursday of every month - do come along and support Andrea
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Annual Canvass of the Electoral Register
Household Enquiry Forms have been delivered to every
property in Milton Keynes
We are required to do this every year by law so that we can ensure an accurate register is
published on 1 December.
The forms have pre-printed on them the information we currently have for the address.
Households must respond to the form even if there are no changes to the details. If the
there are no changes then you can respond by internet, telephone or text (details are on the
form) or sign and return the form in the pre-paid envelope. If you need to make changes
then you can respond by internet or by completing and returning the form.
If a new person needs to be added to the register they will also need to
complete an individual form to complete their registration. This can be
done on-line at gov.uk/register-to-vote or a form will automatically be
sent to them to complete.
Please respond as soon as possible to avoid having a reminder form sent to you.
You can’t vote if you are not on the Electoral Register.
Danesborough Chorus Autumn Concert : Saturday 12th November 2016 at 7.30
Hockliffe Street Baptist Church, Leighton Buzzard
A programme of American and American-inspired music:
Samual Coleridge-Taylor Hiawatha’s Wedding Feast Eric Whitacre Light and Gold Selection Samuel Barber Agnus Dei Aaron Copland Old American Songs Morten Lauridsen Sure on Shining NIght
Justin Lavender, Tenor - Ian Smith, Conductor
Tickets £15 and £10 (under-18s £5) available from Beverley Thompson, e-mail [email protected].
Walnut Tree Post Office will close for refurbishment on Tuesday 11th October
The new style branch is scheduled to open on Monday 24th October at 1p.m.
If there are any unforeseen schedule changes which means these dates will change, notices will be displayed in the branch.
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The Wheatsheaf www.wheatsheafbowbrickhill.co.uk
01908 374795
Real Ale selection: Bombardier Burning Gold Bucks Star, Eagle and Doom Bar
Sunday Roast £9.95 (please book in advance)
Daily Menu: Pan Fried Sweet Chilli Salmon Rump Steak with trimmings Gammon Egg & Chips Scampi Pan Fried Cod in a Mustard & Marrowfat Pea Sauce
Events: Every Wednesday - Cash Bingo
Function Room available for hire Christmas Bookings now being taken
Garry is pleased to report that the Northern Soul night held at the Wheatsheaf on 28th August raised £371.69 for Willen Hospice
Please visit www.wheatsheafbowbrickhill.co.uk to see any additional information
also facebook is updated daily
Huge Congratulations to ….
Jan Cade and the "Strutting Stars" line dancers …..
who raised an amazing £5,348 for the Friends of Willen Hospice by doing a 12-hour sponsored marathon non-stop line dance - what a brilliant target they all achieved
Cheque being presented The amazing team
Don’t forget line dancing every Monday night at the Pavilion come and join in and give it a try
ALL SAINTS LUNCH CLUB – Sunday October 16th
14 guests and helpers enjoyed an excellent roast lunch and special
cake on September 18th to mark the anniversary of 12 years of the lunch club.
Thanks go to all those who prepare and provide the food each month and help with transport.
Our October meeting will take place on Sunday 16th at the usual time of
12.30pm at the church hall. All are welcome, particularly those who live alone, and transport to and from the lunch can be arranged.
For more details, or to book in, contact Kay or Stuart on 372032.
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Are you aged 9 - 16? Then why not join the ……….
……… BOW BRICKHILL YOUTH CLUB
1st & 3rd Thursdays of each month
6.30 p.m. at the Pavilion : Cost £2 per child
Helpers urgently required without your support this much valued facility will have to close
Please contact Mike Hallett on 01908 648373
Trafalgar Night
On the 21st October 1805 the combined fleet of France and Spain was decisively defeated at the Battle of Trafalgar.
The Commander Admiral Lord Nelson was mortally wounded at the moment of victory.
In Naval ships and establishments this event is commemorated annually. Come along and help to celebrate this occasion and raise funds for the new church hall. Enjoy a glass or two of Grog with a traditional messdeck supper, hear eyewitness accounts of the battle, join in singing some sea songs and gam-ble your prize money on the man o war races. Tickets £10 - at the time of going to press there are only a few tickets remaining so please mail Stuart Leeming on [email protected] as soon as possible.
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MK Heritage Church Open Day
On Sunday September 11th 147 visitors came to the church as part
of the MK Heritage Open Days and around 120 of them climbed the
tower to enjoy some magnificent views on a lovely sunny day.
All the visitor feedback forms reported a very enjoyable visit and
included many positive comments – friendly welcome, could feel
community spirit, lovely well maintained church, great tower views, yummy cakes!
£260 was raised for church funds from donations and the sale of refreshments. A
big thank you to all who came along to support the event and special thanks to
those who manned the tower, served refreshments and made delicious cakes.
The Pavilion
Do you want to hold a party at the Pavilion? The Pavilion is available to hire for residents (and non-residents) at a very competitive rate should you wish to get available dates or hire rates
Please contact Debbie Mayer on 01908 631007
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CYCLING ACTIVITIES AND TRAINING COURSES RUN BY MILTON KEYNES COUNCIL
In brief, the activities include:
· Learn to Ride courses – until March 2017 · Bikeability for children, adults and families – until March 2017 · Guided rides to join: Family, Ladies Only, Health Rides – until end of September, starting again in March · Bike maintenance courses (for over 16s only) – October and November · Ride Leader training courses – one course in November, one in January · Cycle to Work Day events including Rollapaluza and Bike Smoothie Challenge – 12th to 16th September · National Cycle Challenge 1st to 30th September 2016 · Beat the Street’ challenge – February and March 2017
More information about all of these events is available on our events page www.milton-keynes.gov.uk/cycle-events with local cycling information available on www.milton-keynes.gov.uk/get-cycling - this page includes a handy google map of cycling activities and clubs, shops etc.
We are also promoting the new ‘Get to Work’ scheme – free Santander Cycles MK annual subscriptions, free cycle training and places on Ride Leader, Bikeability In-structor and Cytech 1 cycle mechanic courses for the unemployed http://www.milton-keynes.gov.uk/streets-transport-and-parking/cycling/get-to-work-cycle-project
W: http://www.milton-keynes.gov.uk/cycling
Press release: A special offer for MK football lovers
Living Archive Milton Keynes are offering a very special half price offer on ‘Players, Passion and Pitches’ a book of compiled memories of football in the Milton Keynes area. The book boasts anecdotes, stories, poems and images from as far back as the early 1900s giving an insight into the events and heritage that has lead to MK’s football future. “Milton Keynes enthusiasm for the game did not go unnoticed by the city’s forefa-thers, whose plan for a 30,000 all-seater stadium provided much of the inspiration for the world class venue you see at stadiummk today” Pete Winkleman, Chairman of MK Dons. Offer price £2.50 (plus £1.95 p&p) To get a copy of the book go online at: http://www.livingarchive.org.uk/content/online-shop/books/players-passion-and-pitches, call 01908 322 568 or email [email protected]
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THREE PARISHES OUTING
Wednesday 19th October : Witney
Tickets can be booked from Ron and Sylvia Fox - tel. 01908 378289
This will be the last one this year. The first trip next year will probably be in March
– more details nearer the time
All Saints’ Church : Bow Brickhill
Harvest Thanksgiving Service On Sunday October 9th at 11 o’clock
Everybody is welcome to come along to our lovely wood-land church to enjoy singing some traditional Harvest hymns and to listen to some music, poems and stories
There will be surprises for the children and refreshments to enjoy afterwards
We would also be delighted to receive any gifts of produce you could donate which we will use to decorate the church and then sell at the
Harvest Auction at The Wheatsheaf on Monday October 10th
Please call Trish (01908 374577) or Brenda (01908 372172) if you would like us to come or to collect your donations or if you need a
lift to the service
Planning Applications Received by BBPC:
Application no: 16/02576/FUL
Proposal: Erection of conservatory at rear of dwelling At: 2 Edwin Close Bow Brickhill Milton Keynes MK17 9JX On this application the Neighbour consultation expiry date is 19th October and the determination deadline is Wed 2nd November
Application No - 16/02421/OUT
Proposal - Variation to application 15/02629/OUT to vary condition 8 which re-stricts any dwelling to be single storey seek to vary this condition to allow a two storey dwelling. At - Bellow Hill Farm, Woburn Sands Road, MK17 9JY.
Standard Consultation Expiry Date - Thursday 29th September 2016 Neighbour Consultation Expiry Date - Thursday 6th October 2016 Determination Deadline - Wednesday 19th October 2016
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Harvest Supper All are welcome!
The harvest supper will take place at 7pm in the church hall on Saturday 8th October
The evening is a bring and share event, so please come along with something to share and bring your own drinks.
There is no ticket fee for this event - the idea is that we all bring our food to share instead. This year’s designated charity is the Church Urban Fund’s "Mustard Seed Appeal”, raising money to help millions of people in England who are struggling with debt and money problems. All proceeds will go to that charity.
If you’d like to come please contact: Andrea on 01908 648373 or [email protected] as numbers will be limited
Hammond Gravestone
For those who do not regularly receive the Citizen, this is a rewriting of John Tay-lor’s column of a couple of weeks ago:
“The gravestones (which are now almost illegible) apparently recorded
2 Hammonds as having died at the ages of 134 and 139. This story was
widely reported in the local press – however it was discovered that the
stones had been defaced and the “d” in `aged’ altered to a 1, to change
their respective ages from 34 and 39!”
Bow Brickhill History Society presents
The Bow Brickhill Feast 1941 Saturday 12th November 2016 at 7.30pm
The Church Hall Church Road
Despite rationing, a traditional Buckinghamshire Pork Clanger & Bow Brickhill Pudding will be served.
The year is 1941, so if you can, please come dressed appropriately. After dinner you will witness the appearance of Eustace Stone land-lord of the Wheatsheaf and John Foulkes landlord of The Plough who will appear in front of magistrates to answer charges of pur-chasing tea without the requisite coupons.
Tickets £10.00 per head with any profits being donated to ASTRA - Contact:
Wednesday 12th Drop-in Afternoon Church Hall 2.30 - 4.30 p.m. Brownies Church Hall 6.00 p.m. MK Acoustic Guitar Club Church Hall 8.00 p.m.
Thursday 13th Parish Council Meeting Pavilion 7.30 p.m.
Sunday 16th All Saints Lunch Club Church Hall 12.30 p.m.
Monday 17th Line Dance Pavilion 7.00 p.m.
Wednesday 19th 3 Parishes Outing to Witney Pick-up in Bow Brickhill Brownies Church Hall 6.00 p.m. Buccaneers Club Pavilion 8.00 p.m.
Thursday 20th Youth Club Pavilion 6.30 p.m.
Monday 24th Line Dance Pavilion 7.00 p.m.
Monday 24th - Friday 28th
School Half Term
Wednesday 26th MK Acoustic Guitar Club Church Hall 8.00 p.m..
Thursday 27th W.I. - Health & Beauty Pavilion 7.30 p.m.
Monday 31st Line Dance Pavilion 7.00 p.m.
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BOW BRICKHILL WOMEN’S INSTITUTE
October Meeting: 27/10/16
HEALTH & BEAUTY EVENING
Please come and join us at the Pavilion in Rushmere Close We meet at 7.30 p.m.
Advance Request for bric-a-brac for the Church Bazaar
on Saturday 19 November
Once again we will be holding the popular bric-a-brac stall at the Bazaar but this year, due to the loss of our storage facility, could we ask that you
only donate good quality items. This will not only help with storage logistics but also the frantic and exhausting job of setting up and clearing away the stall. This year we are going for quality not quantity to suit our discerning clientele.
As in past years we are not able to accept clothes, furniture or large items. To con-tribute contact Wendie Mills at [email protected] or phone her on 01908 374745 Thank you
BOW BRICKHILL RAINBOWS
It is with sadness that the Bow Brickhill Rainbow unit closed in July this year.
Whilst many parents offered to attend the sessions to help I was unable to continue to run and manage the group on my own.
The Rainbows all had a lot of fun and I would like to thank them all for making the sessions a pleasure to be at. I would also like to thank the Brownie Leaders for their support and encouragement, the Parish Council for their grants and the Parish Church for letting us use the Hall. Clare Evans
Community Parking Partnership Scheme - Milton Keynes Council
At the September Parish Council meeting the above scheme was on the agenda for discussion. The scheme asks Parish Councils to submit a pre application for consid-eration where they can identify a local need. The Parish Council therefore are to submit a pre application requesting the car park located on Parkway be considered for funding.
The request would be to refurbish this car park so that it is more useable for resi-dents and visitors to the village to help alleviate current parking issues. If anyone has any objection to this application being submitted please do advise the Parish Clerk accordingly - [email protected].
