Chipperfield NEWS Issue 306 March 2019 www.chipperfield.org.uk SAVE THE DATE PILGRIM WALK TO ST ALBAN’S ABBEY Easter Monday 22 April Futher Details in April Chipperfield News SCHOOL BREAK-IN AND VANDALISM Unfortunately, we have had a break-in to our sheds and property damaged at school. The police have been informed. Due to the nature of the property tampered with and damaged, it looks like children/teenagers. The sheds have been broken into and sports equipment has been destroyed and thrown all over the place, including into our pond and wildlife area. Benches have also been broken and thrown into the pond. The site is a terrible mess; property has been destroyed and our wildlife has been disturbed. We have had other instances of disturbance recently. It is frustrating, to say the least, as staff have spent time organising resources for the benefit of the children and - with budgets as they are - we simply do not have the income to be able to replace damaged and stolen property. This affects staff time, provision and the quality of the environment for the children at our school. Could we ask all members of the village to be vigilant and please pass on this message. Thank you. Caroline Moore, Headteacher, St Paul’s C of E VA Primary School NEW BURIAL GROUND AT LONG LAST! Chipperfield News can report that after eight years of hard work by the project team there is now visible progress on the New Burial Ground. At the end of January the Trust signed a 125 year lease with Dacorum Borough Council which gave the Trust control of the small piece of land diagonally opposite Blackwells. The project began with a public meeting which was followed by an extremely positive survey of local residents. The small project team then put in a lot of time and work to obtain planning permission and meet the several planning conditions, following which Dacorum agreed to part with the land. Councillor Stewart Riddick, Christopher Gaunt and Nicholas Brown from Dacorum Borough Council gave the project team a lot of practical help and advice. More particularly, the Trust would like to thank Blackwells, the Parish Council, all villagers and the many Chipperfield businesses and organisations for their enormous and very generous fundraising support over the years. There remains significant work (and some fundraising!) to do before burials can start; such as clearing the site, construction of a brick and flint wall (similar to the churchyard wall) facing the road, and planting of a hedge along the other two sides in the autumn. The Trust, which is non profit-making, is registered with the Charity Commission and has the sole aim of providing space for burials and ashes to the families of past, present and future residents of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Chipperfield regardless of religion or belief. Fuller details will be made available in due course. Jim Good and Stephen Morrill on behalf of the Trustees. BIRDSONG WALK Thursday 7 March 8.15am The voices of birds are all around us, but do you know who's behind them? Come and learn how to identify some common birds by their songs and calls with local naturalist Sam Buckton on a walk around Chipperfield Common. This free guided walk will last an hour, starting and ending at the car park near Pill Pond. The walk finishes in time for the Friends of Chipperfield Common's working party session. OUR OFSTED by Year 5 “On Monday we had to get our classroom really tidy before we went home.” “The inspector kept stalling his car at the barrier and couldn’t drive it into the parking space.” (Somewhat alarmed we questioned this! The car was hired, suffered clutch failure and was replaced at the school – Ed.) “The teachers were under pressure and looked worried all day.” “We were allowed to wear our shoes in class; Mr. Fanshaw normally makes us take them off to keep his carpets clean.” “He asked me if I felt safe at school; I said yes because there are a lot of teachers around.” “I asked him if he wanted to play the shark game with us. He said no because he had his own games to play” (Hopscotch when you were at school? Google it - Ed.) “Mr. Fanshaw wore his lanyard all day; he usually keeps it in his pocket.” “The inspector looked at my Maths and English books.” “He spoke to me on the playground; I am a play leader and he asked what I did.” “We had to put our hands up before speaking”. And a final comment from year 1; “Miss. Moore had a new haircut and a new cardigan on when she took our class.” Editor - The Ofsted report will be published on the Ofsted website mid-March.
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Chipperfield
NEWS Issue 306 March 2019 www.chipperfield.org.uk
SAVE THE DATE PILGRIM WALK
TO
ST ALBAN’S ABBEY
Easter Monday
22 April
Futher Details in
April Chipperfield News
SCHOOL BREAK-IN AND VANDALISM Unfortunately, we have had a break-in to our sheds and property damaged at school. The police have been informed. Due to the nature of the property tampered with and damaged, it looks like children/teenagers. The sheds have been broken into and sports equipment has been destroyed and thrown all over the place, including into our pond and wildlife area. Benches have also been broken and thrown into the pond. The site is a terrible mess; property has been destroyed and our wildlife has been disturbed. We have had other instances of disturbance recently. It is frustrating, to say the least, as staff have spent time organising resources for the benefit of the children and - with budgets as they are - we simply do not have the income to be able to replace damaged and stolen property. This affects staff time, provision and the quality of the environment for the children at our school. Could we ask all members of the village to be vigilant and please pass on this message. Thank you.
Caroline Moore, Headteacher, St Paul’s C of E VA Primary School
NEW BURIAL GROUND AT LONG LAST!
Chipperfield News can report that after eight years of hard work by the project team there is now visible progress on the New Burial Ground. At the end of January the Trust signed a 125 year lease with Dacorum Borough Council which gave the Trust control of the small piece of land diagonally opposite Blackwells. The project began with a public meeting which was followed by an extremely positive survey of local residents. The small project team then put in a lot of time and work to obtain planning permission and meet the several planning conditions, following which Dacorum agreed to part with the land. Councillor Stewart Riddick, Christopher Gaunt and Nicholas Brown from Dacorum Borough Council gave the project team a lot of practical help and advice. More particularly, the Trust would like to thank Blackwells, the Parish Council, all villagers and the many Chipperfield businesses and organisations for their enormous and very generous fundraising support over the years. There remains significant work (and some fundraising!) to do before burials can start; such as clearing the site, construction of a brick and flint wall (similar to the churchyard wall) facing the road, and planting of a hedge along the other two sides in the autumn. The Trust, which is non profit-making, is registered with the Charity Commission and has the sole aim of providing space for burials and ashes to the families of past, present and future residents of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Chipperfield regardless of religion or belief. Fuller details will be made available in due course.
Jim Good and Stephen Morrill on behalf of the Trustees.
BIRDSONG WALK Thursday 7 March
8.15am The voices of birds are all around us, but do you know who's behind them? Come and learn how to identify some common birds by their songs and calls with local naturalist Sam Buckton on a walk around Chipperfield Common. This free guided walk will last an hour, starting and ending at the car park near Pill Pond. The walk finishes in time for the Friends of Chipperfield Common's working party session.
OUR OFSTED by Year 5 “On Monday we had to get our classroom really tidy before we went home.” “The inspector kept stalling his car at the barrier and couldn’t drive it into the parking space.” (Somewhat alarmed we questioned this! The car was hired, suffered clutch failure and was replaced at the school – Ed.) “The teachers were under pressure and looked worried all day.” “We were allowed to wear our shoes in class; Mr. Fanshaw normally makes us take them off to keep his carpets clean.” “He asked me if I felt safe at school; I said yes because there are a lot of teachers around.” “I asked him if he wanted to play the shark game with us. He said no because he had his own games to play” (Hopscotch when you were at school? Google it - Ed.) “Mr. Fanshaw wore his lanyard all day; he usually keeps it in his pocket.” “The inspector looked at my Maths and English books.” “He spoke to me on the playground; I am a play leader and he asked what I did.” “We had to put our hands up before speaking”. And a final comment from year 1; “Miss. Moore had a new haircut and a new cardigan on when she took our class.” Editor - The Ofsted report will be published on the Ofsted website mid-March.
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CRIME REPORT I was appointed Neighbourhood Officer for the areas of Kings Langley, Chipperfield,
Flaunden and Bovingdon in August 2017. I have tried to be a visible presence by being
on patrol as often as possible in my police areas, as I believe this is the best way to
prevent crime. I am also assisted in the area by Police Community Support Officer,
Bardhyl ‘Bardi’ Agallili.
We have seen relatively low crime figures, although in the autumn we saw a rise in
home burglaries. This took our total number of burglaries up to twelve for the whole of
2018. Police forces across the country often see burglaries increase during the winter
months which is, in part, due to the days being shorter, thieves take advantage of the
darker evenings. They also know that in the run up to Christmas and afterwards there
are likely to be high value items within homes.
With this in mind, I would like to urge residents to re-evaluate their home security,
including checking any outside lighting is working correctly, cutting back large hedges
that may shield the front of houses from view and give offenders the opportunity to
break into houses unnoticed, and keep any side gates shut and locked. Keep valuables
out of sight from windows, keep keys out of reach of letterboxes and consider installing
camera doorbells. These are just a few things that you can do to deter thieves. I am
happy to visit residents to offer crime prevention advice in Chipperfield; please feel
free to email me to arrange this if required. [email protected]. We had fifteen thefts from motor vehicles during 2018 in the Chipperfield area. Please
do not leave items of value within your vehicles, not even loose change. Remember to
lock your vehicle when you get out and make sure it has actually locked before walking
away by checking the door handles.
I am fully aware that speeding through the village is a concern for residents and would
like to assure you that road traffic offences will not be tolerated. I will continue to
monitor this and deal with these offences when I see them. I am encouraged by the new
speed indicator device on Tower Hill which I hope will have a positive impact and
reduce the risk of accidents in the village.
Overall, Chipperfield is a very safe area in which to live and work, but please remain
vigilant and report any suspicious activity as soon as possible either through the non-
emergency number 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. If you
believe a crime is in progress, always dial 999.
You can also find further crime prevention advice on our website www.herts.police.uk
and you may wish to sign up to our Online Watch Link (OWL) which sends policing
updates and alerts to you via email. Visit www.owl.co.uk/herts PC Karl Diggins
SPECIAL CHORAL
SOCIETY CONCERT
At our Spring Concert we will be
performing the Brahms Requiem and
Mendelssohn's 'O for the wings of a
dove'. The concert will be very special
this year as it is dedicated to Alan
Taylor, our much loved patron, who died
at the end of last year. In Alan's memory
our other patron, Emma Bell, the world-
renowned opera singer who sang with
the choir in the early days of her career,
has agreed to sing the soprano solos, so
this will be a very special musical treat.
The baritone soloist will be the very
accomplished Charles Rice.
The soloist in 'O for the wings of a dove'
will be a previous winner of ‘Choirboy
of the year’ so this will be another
musical treat.
The concert takes place on Saturday 30
March in King's Church, Amersham.
Tickets are available now from choir
members, or from the Box Office on
01923 400520. With soloists and music
of this calibre tickets will sell very
quickly so do buy your tickets as soon as
you can so as not to miss out on this
highlight of the local musical calendar.
www.chippperfiedchoral.co.uk John Morrish
AWARDS FOR SERVICE
TO THE POPPY APPEAL
The local branch of The Royal British
Legion is delighted that the following
poppy collectors have received their
well deserved awards.
Jane Kearney 5 years Stephen Morrill 10 years
There are many other loyal collectors
who will be due an award very soon
having completed many years service.
Happily they are all willing to be out
again this year, through all weathers, to
ensure everyone is wearing a poppy. A
very big thank you to you all.
CHIPPERFIELD
COMMUNITY LIBRARY
needs
NEW VOLUNTEERS
It’s not hard! The Library opens
twice a month, first and third
Tuesdays from
3 - 4.30pm.
The more volunteers, the fewer times
you do it! Will you help Keep Reading Real in Chipperfield
Sun 24 Garry Walton from Gold Hill, Chalfont St Peter
Sun 31 NO SERVICE HERE (5th Sunday
All services are at 10.30am with Communion on the 1st Sunday unless otherwise stated.
SERVICES AT OUR LADY MOTHER OF THE SAVIOUR
Sunday 10am Mass
Saturday 6.30pm Vigil Mass
Tuesday and Friday 10am Mass
ALL ARE WELCOME
VOLUNTEERS CORNER
Are you able to assist with any of the
following? If so, read on.
Village Hall – the second Theatre
Group shed. Anyone willing to apply
preservative? A 14yr old will have
painted the boiler house floor soon after
you read this.
Wooden furniture and sheds in
the school grounds – could you help
paint when the weather gets warmer? Or
repair and strengthen storage sheds in
the grounds broken open before half
term?
Parking area opposite Queen St –
CPC and Dacorum are looking at
options.
The red phone box – awaiting
warmer weather for the 2 who have
volunteered to complete the black and
gold work outside and the white inside.
Cost is covered.
The Church Lychgate – listed
structure which would appreciate some
wood preserver. Money has been
provided, but who will do the work?
Garden Scene – Is anyone willing
to help provide and maintain the flower
displays outside the Post Office this
Spring? Or are we aiming for a butterfly
wilderness / some bee friendly plants /
that ‘Due to be demolished – whatever
we build will be an improvement’ look!
Any other ideas for work?
Give me a ring.
Stephen Morrill 01923 263182.
Advertising Manager Vacancy
A great opportunity to join our team of volunteers and get involved in the community life of the village. Advertising is important to the magazine and this role requires an outgoing person to maintain links with existing customers and to sign up new ones. It doesn’t take up too much time and much is done on the phone and email.
Chipperfield News is a newspaper for the community of Chipperfield and the surrounding area. Articles are welcomed though are published at the discretion of the editors. While it is our intention that readers should find these of interest, any such contribution, whether or not it bears the author’s name, is published on the basis that the views contained therein may or may not reflect those of Chipperfield News and, in all such cases, are not endorsed by the newspaper. As such, Chipperfield News takes no responsibility or liability for the information in these articles.
Chipperfield Village Hall Committee
has been working very hard to update,
upgrade and make the hall more user
friendly; not only for its regular users
but for the whole community and
beyond.
We are extremely grateful for all the
grants and local support we have
received through our fund raising events.
Why not pop in and take a look? You
may be pleasantly surprised and even
consider it for your next event venue.
However, we really need more help!
Can you spare a few hours volunteering
to sell refreshments at one of our events?
Or bake a cake for us to sell? Can you
help set up/close down the Hall for an
event? Can you help with small repairs
or the odd bit of spring cleaning to help
the hall keep working efficiently?
Could you be part of our committee to
help us decide how we manage the hall
for the benefit of the community as a
whole? Individuals, clubs, groups etc.
are all welcome. Any help would be
gratefully received and there are no
minimums/maximums, specific dates
etc. for you to worry about.
If you can spare some time, we would
love to have your on our team!
Please contact, with no obligation:
Janet Newman 0774 956 0422 James Bush 0798 310 6669
THE LONDON MUSICAL
THEATRE ORCHESTRA
Late in 2018 there was an item in
Benefice News about the London
Musical Theatre Orchestra, a charity
which was started by Freddie Tapner
whose family live in the village. As a
charitable organisation the LMTO aims
to present concerts of musical theatre
repertoire to the public. It also helps
singers and instrumentalists who are at
music schools or starting their
professional careers by giving them an
opportunity to play or sing with a full
orchestra of which Freddie is the
conductor.
In October a group of twelve people
went to see a concert performance of
‘Camelot’. A concert performance is
without set design, staging or costumes
although there is usually some dialogue
which puts the songs in context. The
whole stage is occupied by the orchestra,
choir and individual soloists. There was
a full house at the London Palladium
and it was enjoyed enormously by the
group. Although ‘Camelot’ had not
been presented in London for twenty
years, nevertheless, the music was
familiar and added to the enjoyment.
Later we learnt that three performances
of ‘A Christmas Carol’ would be given
in December and several of the group
decided that this was something that
they would enjoy. Fourteen people got
tickets, organised a coach and went to a
matinee performance at the Lyceum
Theatre. Although the music was not
familiar, it was a stunning performance
and, at times, very emotional. Scrooge
was played by Griff Rhys Jones and he
was superb.
Performances by the London Musical
Theatre Orchestra are something many
of us will certainly be going to again and
can be highly recommended. Look at
their website LMTO.org and find out
more about them and their future
performances. Tony Briselden
CHIPPERFIELD
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
A.G.M On Wednesday 6
February we held
our AGM. The
Small Hall was
full and extra
chairs had to be
found in order for
everyone to be
seated; the
evening was a great success. The
meeting was taken by our President,
Valerie Briselden, and our Chairman,
Sue Tyler. Thirty minutes later we
settled down to listen to Wendy Bathurst talk to us about ‘Wildlife in
our Gardens – friend and foe’. She made
it so very interesting, from animals and
insects that help us to improve and
pollinate our gardens to the deadly foe of
many of us, the Glis Glis! A big thank
you to her for a very informative and
interesting talk. The evening ended
with cheese and wine and a chance to
mingle and talk to friends and fellow
gardening enthusiasts.
Our treasurer, Jane Whittles, will be
retiring as Treasurer at the end of this
year and we will need to appoint
someone to take this position. No
Society can function without a treasurer,
so if you feel you could help, please
contact us.
Ann Soanes
CHIPPERFIELD HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY SPRING SHOW
Saturday 23 March in the Village Hall This show is the sign that Spring is really on its way and winter and all the bad weather is behind us. The hall will be filled with wonderful colour and scent of all the spring flowers and bulbs. There are the usual classes for flowers, vegetables, floral art, handicraft and domestic. The three photography classes are, ‘Footprints’, ‘Bursting buds’ and ‘Markets’. Look out your photos for that all important winning picture. The maximum size is 5” x 7” and may be mounted but not framed. The juniors have their own classes, ‘An illustrated Spring poem’ and ‘An Easter Hat’. Two different age groups 3 – 7 years and 8 – 15 years; do encourage them to enter. It must be their own unaided work but school work can be submitted. After judging has taken place, the doors will open at 2.30pm when we will be serving delicious homemade cream teas. Prize giving will take place about 3.30pm followed by an auction of produce and a raffle. Entries can be handed in to Chipperfield Store with the correct entry fee, placed in a sealed envelope or emailed to [email protected] by noon on Thursday 21 March. Regretfully no late entries will be accepted. We look forward to seeing you at the Show.
CLOCKS CHANGE
British Summer Time begins at 2am on
Sunday 31 March. Please remember to
put your clocks forward one hour.
Chipperfield NEWS March 2019, Page 9
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FOX FUN AND GAMES My early morning walks and breakfasts are lonely affairs now that my best pal Ted has
passed away. The bird feeders are always busy first thing and I keep an eye on them as
I have my toast. Looking further down the garden at a winter wonderland, I spied a fox
having a roll in the snow. It was not the biggest and was quite a pale colour but it
seemed to be enjoying the snow. Then another one came into view, much darker in
colour and much bigger. And so the game began, a bit of tag, a bit of pouncing, trying
to catch an imaginary mouse. A lot of playing hard to get! Foxes mate in January and
a dog fox may follow a female for a day or even two waiting for her to be ready for his
advances. She was interested, they were never far apart, and for at least fifteen minutes
they acted like a couple of teenagers on a first date, all in sight of my breakfast table!
She finally led him off into the little wood at the top of my garden….. her cubs will
most likely come in early April.
With a covering of snow and no dog prints to confuse the issue, I was amazed just how
much the foxes and badgers use the garden. Badgers have several clear runs from
neighbouring gardens and out on to the footpath, with a bit of snuffling about on the
way, but the fox tracks crisscross everywhere. No area of snow was left untouched.
Was it lots of different foxes or just my couple of love birds? At least they cheered me
up; I hope to have a new puppy by the middle of May. The foxes may find things a bit
different when a bouncy young dog is playing in the garden! Wendy Bathurst
IN YOUR GARDEN IN MARCH The dormant season is almost at its end and spring is well on its way. March is a busy
month for gardeners and there are some things we must do.
Flowers and shrubs. If we are going to dig up and move existing shrubs in the garden,
this must be done by the end of March before sap starts to rise. Bare root hedging
plants, such as beech, hornbeam, quickthorn and privet must also be planted this month.
Pot grown and container grown plants can be planted at any time but the earlier they
are planted, the longer growing season they will have. Established perennials can be
lifted and divided. Use bonemeal fertilizer when planting shrubs and Toprose or Vitax
Q4 fertilizer thereafter. Rhododendrons, azaleas and heathers do not like bonemeal so
are fed with ericaceous feeds at all times. Deadhead daffodils and apply a fertilizer and
start to plant gladioli corms and lilies and summer flowering bulbs. Sow in the garden
nasturtium, eschscholzia, clarkia, godetia, nigella and larkspur. Give hedges a light
trim before the birds start to nest. Now is the time to hard prune twiggy dogwoods
(cornus), buddleias and late flowering clematis. Canterbury bells, sweet williams,
forget-me-nots and pansies can be planted.
Vegetables and fruit. Now is the time to sow cabbage, carrots, parsnips, peas, spinach
and turnips, plus broad beans, if not already sown in the autumn. Salads, such as
lettuce, radish and spring onions can be sown. Plant onion sets, shallots and Jerusalem
artichokes. Add growmore fertilizer when sowing or planting.. Seed potatoes that have
been chitted can be planted out, especially early varieties that are to be grown for new
potatoes. It is important to plant raspberry canes along with rhubarb and strawberries.
Prune blueberries, plus autumn fruiting raspberries, but summer flowering raspberries
are pruned in the summer after they have fruited.
The greenhouse. Sow busy lizzies, alyssum, lobelia, marigolds and petunias, plus
tomatoes and cucumbers, aubergines, melons, French beans and peppers. Pot up plug
plants and starter plants and also corms of gloxinias and begonias. If not already done,
sow sweet peas but make sure mice do not get in. Take cuttings of dahlias, geraniums
and pelargoniums, as soon as possible. Check for pests and diseases and ventilate if the
greenhouse gets too warm; make sure that the heater works in case we get a late hard
frost.
Lawn and garden. If wet, keep off the lawn and then start mowing with the cut set
high. Spike and aerate and apply lawn sand or mosskiller. Once the moss has died it
can be raked out and, should there be large patches, it may be necessary to apply fine
topsoil and reseed. New turf can be laid now and turfing can continue until the weather
gets too hot and dry. The pond will need to be cleaned out and the garden tidied up.
Keep adding plant material to the compost heap and keep up with the weeding at all
times. Garden events. See page 2.
Terry Simmonds
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CHIPPERFIELD CLUBS, CLASSES AND SOCIETIESEVENT DAY TIME LOCATIONAfter School Club Monday Friday (Term time) 3pm Small HallArt Group Thursday 2pm Parish RoomArt Workshop Saturday (monthly) 9.30am Parish RoomBallet Monday 4pm BlackwellsBallet Tuesday 4pm BlackwellsBallet Saturday 9am BlackwellsBingo Thursday 8.30pm BlackwellsBowls Tuesday 7pm Village HallBowls Friday 7pm Village HallBrownies Wednesday 6.30pm Parish RoomChipperfield Breakfast and After School Club Monday Friday (Term time) 7:30 9am then 3 6.15pm Small HallChipperfield PreSchool and Lunch Club Monday Friday (Term time) 9am 3pm Small HallChipperfield Holiday Club School Holidays and Inset Days 8am 4.30pm Small HallChoral Society Thursday 7.30pm Village HallExtend Exercise for 60+ Thursday 10.30am Village Hall Film Night Friday (2nd in the month) 7.15pm (October March) Sarratt Village HallHealth Walks Tuesday and Thursday 9.30am Blackwells car parkIrish Dancing Thursday 4pm BlackwellsJazzercise Monday 9.30am Village Hall Karate Tuesdays (Term time) 6pm Small HallKeep Fit Tuesday 10.30am Parish RoomKeep Fit Thursday 10.30am Parish RoomParents and Toddlers Tuesday 9.30am Village Hall Pilates Monday 9.10am, 10.10am and 11.10am BlackwellsPilates Monday 9.30am Parish RoomPilates Monday 6.45pm and 8pm Parish RoomPilates Tuesday 7pm and 8pm BlackwellsPilates Wednesday 9.10am, 10.10am and 11.10am BlackwellsPilates Wednesday 9.15am Village Hall Pilates Wednesday 6.30pm and 7.30pm BlackwellsPilates Thursday 6.30pm, 7.30pm and 8.30pm BlackwellsPilates Friday 9.10am, 10.10am, 11.20am and 12.20pm BlackwellsPilates Friday 9.30am Parish RoomPilates Friday 10.30am Parish RoomT’ai Chi Friday 1.45pm Parish RoomTap Dance Monday (Term time) 9.30am Baptist Church HallTheatre Group Monday 7.30pm Village HallYoga Monday 1.30pm Village HallYoga Wednesday 6.30pm Village HallZumba Lucy Monday 7.45pm 8.30pm St Paul’s SchoolZumba Lucy Tuesday 9.30am Parish Room
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41 HIGH STREET,
KINGS LANGLEY
WD4 8AB
CHIPPERFIELDFreehold £500,000
This four bedroom semi-detachedfamily home, presented in gooddecorative order, right in the heartof the village centre. EER: D.Freehold £500,000
CHIPPERFIELDFreehold £895,000
A deceptively spacious fourbedroom detached chaletbungalow, with landscaped gardensand generous off-street parking ona level plot in excess of 0.275 acres.EER: D