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Editorial
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Please visit ourwebsite, where you will find a wealth ofinformation
about the parish of Peppard,our Churches, Schools, Charities, Clubs
&Societies, our Advertisers and much more.
Within our website you will find a Guest-book where we hope you
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My thanks to Rita (Sub-Editor and Com-positor of Peppard News)
for the hugeamount of time and effort she has put intothe website.
This has been a challenge toher and special thanks go to Tony
Tre-glown, the website developer for theBowls Club and the War
Memorial Hall,who set Rita on the right road. I hope you,our
readers, will agree that she has a donea wonderful job in putting
Peppard on themap! Obviously she could not have donethis without
some help from the rest of theTeam (you can read all about them on
thewebsite) and our contributors. Thank youall!
Susan Carter Editor Peppard News is a community newspaper
publishedby Rotherfield Peppard PCC with financial supportfrom
Peppard Parish Council, and is distributed freeto almost all
households in the ecclesiastical andcivil parishes of Peppard.
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Summer 2008
Elizabeth Goudge was recently com-memorated with a blue plaque
on RoseCottage, the house in Peppard where shelived. “She was the
kindest and most gen-erous person you could wish to meet:
athoroughly lovely lady in every way”; sosaid Mrs Betty Harper, a
very close andlong standing friend of Elizabeth Goudge.
As a child and young woman, Betty livedat the Dog pub with her
parents. WhenElizabeth Goudge moved into Rose Cot-tage in 1952,
Betty quickly becamea constant visitor to the cottage andalthough
there was a twenty yearage difference, they became firmfriends. At
that time, Rose Cottagehad no electricity, running water orcentral
heating and although Eliza-beth Goudge had electricity andwater put
in she lived without cen-tral heating all her life and
Bettyremembers that, with roaring logfires, she created a cosy
andhomely atmosphere.
She loved simple things and simplepeople – these she expressed
in herbooks, especially The White Witch- all written in longhand.
In The
White Witch she described Dog Laneand Flowercott Walk with its
avenue oftrees – taken from her own experience ofwalking in
Peppard. Betty’s own fa-vourite book is Gentian Hill.
The White Witch, in particular, arosefrom her love of children
although sadlyshe never married and had any of herown; Betty
believes this is simply as aresult of her moving around and
caringfor her parents – she didn’t have the op-portunity to meet Mr
Right!
She also cared deeply for other peopleand demonstrated this in
her kindnessand generosity to the couple who lookedafter her. Mr
& Mrs Wells were her gar-dener and housekeeper
respectively;Betty believes it was they who weredescribed in Centre
Water. When MrWells became seriously ill, ElizabethGoudge paid his
wages and continued todo so for 17 years until he eventuallydied.
She also helped and paid for theeducation and living expenses of
ayoung Hungarian refugee who fled theHungarian uprising in 1956.
She wasknown to have said “I am a rich lady andI don’t wish to
be”.
Only thirteen blue plaques have beenawarded in Oxfordshire
outside the cityof Oxford and now one commemoratesElizabeth Goudge.
We are very proud tobe able to boast of this fine author
andesteemed lady having lived here in Pep-pard.
Rita Hadgkiss
Elizabeth Goudge
Elizabeth Goudge
Rose Cottage
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School Matters
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Peppard School Last term, Foundation class had a visit toThe
Northmoor Trust Nature Reserve nearWallingford. The day included
pond dip-ping in the morning followed by a healthylunch in the
barn. After lunch the childrenran up and down Wittenham Clumps
andwent mini-beast hunting. We were fortu-nate to have glorious
weather and finishedthe day collecting lots of different petalsand
leaves to bring back to school.
Years 4 and 5 had their residential trips toSomerset and Oxford
respectively. Allthe children had a wonderful time. InSomerset they
took part in clay modelling,grass sledging and willow art. At
HillEnd, the Year 5 children had fantasticweather and they
experienced pond dip-
ping, data logging, a mini-beast safariand orienteering.
KS2 SATs – Well done to all the Year 6
children who had their SATs, they alltried really hard.
We held a Celebration Assembly forValerie Phelps who had an
importantbirthday recently. We sang a selectionof traditional songs
that included theNational Anthem. The Choir performed
a Latin song by Mozart, known to be afavourite of Valerie. Each
child wroteabout Valerie and drew pictures, whichwere presented in
a folder for Valerie tokeep. She was also given some vouchersto buy
books, a beautiful silk scarf and abouquet of flowers. Finally, she
wasasked to blow out candles on a largechocolate cake, later shared
between thechildren. This was followed by a sumptu-ous celebratory
lunch for staff and gover-nors, prepared by the TAs and the
schoolsecretary. Valerie was very touched bythe whole event and
very grateful to allinvolved.
The School Choir is going from strengthto strength and recorded
a song, AveMaria, which was played at Ms McNa-mara’s wedding in
Ireland during the holi-day.
Term 6 started on Tuesday 3rd June andwe anticipate our usual
busy, fun-filledsummer term. The children have nowbeen able to
return to Gillotts to use thenewly refurbished swimming pool.
Our Open Morning on Wednesday 4th
June was a great success with a good turnout of prospective
parents. FOPS sup-plied the refreshments.
Other Summer Events:The Summer Production this year will beon
25th and 26th June at Chiltern Edge andincludes a selection of
songs and dancesfrom different musicals.
We are practising in earnest for our annualtrip to Dorchester
Abbey on Thursday 3rd
July for the Festival of Voices.
Sports Evening is planned for Friday 4th
July, weather permitting. If the weather isinclement, the
alternative date will be Fri-day 18th July.
Highmoor class are collecting aluminiumcans for recycling and
would therefore bevery grateful for any donations.
Fiona Hilton
Foundation Class at the Northmoor Trust Nature Reserve
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Council Matters Parish
Council Chairman: Vivienne Kemp
Parish Clerk: Barbara Marston01491 684188
Website: www.rppc.org.ukSODC Councillors: Paul Harrison
0118 972 2665& Alan Rooke—01491 572919OCC Councillor: Carol
Viney
01491 680887
Rotherfield Peppard Parish Council usu-ally meets on 2nd Monday
of the monthat 19.30 in the Pavilion, though there is
no meeting in August. Parishioners mayattend and observe, and
may raise brieflyissues of concern to them. All may
attendintermediate planning meetings as well -
see Diary for dates and times.
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Action Plan Bid Inspire 08 - Youth Event
Residents from Rotherfield Peppard andSonning Common have joined
forces toorganise a youth event, 'Inspire '08' onSaturday 19th July
15.00-19.00 at SonningCommon Primary School playing fields.
This initiative was borne from the Com-munity Action Plan (CAP)
process, whichboth villages are doing to establish whatresidents
want for their village (and don'twant!) and to make sure everyone
gets themost out of where they live. A main partof the CAP process
is gathering villagers'views on the village - covering areas suchas
Leisure (things to do and places to go),Housing, Environment,
Traffic and Clubs& Societies.
Inspire '08 is a vehicle for consulting withyoung people aged
11-19 years, but is alsointended to showcase the variety of
thingsthere are to do in the local area for youngpeople. There will
be live music, freedance and drama workshops, martial artsand
street dance displays and a demonstra-tion of bush craft and fire
skills - all pro-vided by local groups. There will also
beinformation on groups and activities thatyoung people can get
involved in, and ahog roast and barbeque
To be kept informed of this event, pleasee-mail
inspire08@sonning-
common.org.uk to join the email mail-ing list. The Rotherfield
Peppard CAPgroup will have a stall at the RevelsFamily Day on 21st
June where residentscan make their suggestions and sharetheir
views. If you would like to shareyour views on, and ideas for, our
villageplease visit the CAP stall at the Revels,e-mail
[email protected] or text 07526922112.
Anna Moulton
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Local Pub Review The Reformation
We had heard that the Reformation atGallowstree Common had had
its ups anddowns, having changed management sev-eral times over the
past few years, so wewere looking forward to seeing for our-selves
what it is like now.
Certainly, as you pull into the car park thepub is now very
spruced and looks wel-coming and inviting. This was more
thanmatched by the welcome we received aswe were greeted by the
charming youngwoman behind the bar. The Reformationis now run by a
husband and wife team –he as chef and she as front of house,
serv-ing both drinks and meals. We went on aTuesday and found there
were severalother diners, in fact most of the tableswere taken,
giving confidence of thepopularity of the place.
Although the Specials board had a goodchoice we both ordered
from the standardmenu—my friend ordered the crab cakesand I chose a
Greek salad. My salad, ac-companied by pitta bread, was
excellentwith very generous portions of feta cheeseand olives. I do
believe that a Greek saladis only truly a Greek salad if it is
drizzledwith fine olive oil; mine wasn’t and I didhave to put in a
special request for this.
Unfortunately my friend was not so fortu-nate in her choice. She
didn’t really enjoyher crab cakes, finding them very “un-crabby”
and made worse by being over-cooked and accompanied by
pre-cookedand then micro-waved potatoes. Beingsomething of a coffee
buff however, shedid comment that the coffee was one ofthe best she
had ever had.
We did not indulge in desserts althoughwe were very tempted
having seen whatwas being carried to other tables.
Our lunch was just under £25 which weconsidered very
reasonable.
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The Commons Jenni Hignett is the new Project Officerfor the
Nettlebed Commons Project – sheis appointed for 2 years and is
about 3months into her new role and is getting upto speed. At the
end of the 2 years, sheshould be in a position to submit an
appli-cation to the Secretary of State (SoS) tointroduce selected
grazing on KingwoodCommon. Other commons were consid-ered, but at
this stage it has been agreedthat concentration should be on
King-wood, as this represents the greatest op-portunity to restore
the lowland heath thatis so rare in Oxfordshire. There are
manyissues to address, commencing with ex-tensive public
consultation, followed byproposals then further consultation.
Leaf-lets are to be prepared that describe theaims of the project
and that will attempt toanswer some of the questions that arelikely
to be raised by concerned local resi-dents and groups. Drop-in days
in localhalls are proposed this summer.
In the Autumn, Jenni will start to preparethe application to the
SoS and to preparethe draft Management Plan, then shewill look for
funding sources for the graz-ing, including fencing. SoS
approvalcould take up to 10 months from submis-sion. Other
community schemes, e.g.access and interpretation are proposed.Jenni
confirmed that plant surveys existon Kingwood, so this information
will beuseful for the application. Six of the eightCommons are
registered as County Wild-life sites (includes Peppard &
Kingwood).Issues regarding grazing animals are to beconsidered as
part of the proposals.
Nigel Wooding
Health Walks Want to get some exercise and improveyour fitness
level? Come and join ourgroup of walkers and exercise in the
coun-tryside. Sonning Common Health Walksorganise 11 free walks
each week, whichare graded by distance, terrain/stiles tohelp you
judge which are suitable for you.On a Health Walk each person walks
attheir own pace so our groups do spreadout. Each walk has 2
trained leaders, oneat the front with the faster walkers,
puttingdown arrows to mark the route, the otherat the back with the
slowest walker. Lead-ers carry mobile phones to summon help
ifrequired. We start each walk by warmingup and doing some
stretching exercises.On your first walks we will ensure thatone of
the leaders walks with you to helpyou find the way. You walk at
your ownpace, which will make you feel slightlywarmer, slightly
raise your heart rate and
make you breathe faster, but you shouldstill be able to hold a
conversation.Health Walking has many benefits, forexample it helps
to prevent heart dis-ease, reduces cholesterol and bloodpressure,
relieves depression and anxi-ety, reduces stress, helps with
weightmanagement/obesity, helps with diabe-tes.
I started walking to help with low bonedensity. Being asthmatic
and workingfull time with a young familymade it difficult until I
wasintroduced to the HealthWalks. Initially even the easi-est walks
were very challeng-ing; I needed to stop at leastonce on hills. I
was delightedhow quickly I started to im-prove and soon found I
couldwalk up the hills (slowly)without stopping. Gradually Imoved
from being at the backof the group to being in themiddle and then
on to thelonger walks. My asthma andbone density have improved,my
weight has decreased andmy fitness levels have soaredand I made
lots of newfriends.
Our current timetable is available fromthe Health Centre or the
Library. If youwould like more information please con-tact me on
0118 9242515.
Please do bring with you any medicationthat you need whilst
exercising. Hopeto see you soon on the walks.
Chris(tine) Brook
Bishopswood NIMBY? No, it is in Sonning Common's back-yard.
The Sports Ground was sold out of pub-lic ownership, with the
proviso that it beused for 'Sport & Recreation'. A plan-ning
application has been presented toSODC for a new pavilion on the
site ofthe existing shacks. The pavilion willbe a traditionally
designed and builtlong structure and includes a flat for
acaretaker.
The second phase, which is included inthe application, will
approximately doublethe size and encompasses a tower to housea
climbing wall. It is well screened fromthe surrounding habitation
by the existingwoodland.
The developers, who are local people,have given an assurance
that they have the£1M development finance is in place andthey hoped
to start work on the develop-ment this autumn.
The only aspect of the proposal whichneed concern Peppard
residents is access.The concept is that Sonning Commonresidents
will be the main users and willapproach by foot from the centre of
Son-ning Common and walk through thewoods to use these sports
facilities. Caraccess will be from Horsepond Road,turning by the
Day Nursery.
The development will be wheelchairfriendly, but it will not be
possible to getthere in a wheelchair without a car, sincethere is
no provision for a wide, smoothtrack through the woods, such as is
pro-vided by BBOWT (Berkshire, Bucking-hamshire & Oxfordshire
WildlifeTrust)and others.
All users from surrounding villages willno doubt arrive by car
and this will inevi-tably generate more traffic on the roads
ofPeppard.
Jim Smith
Architect’s Model of the New Bishopswood
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Slugs & Bugs With summer finally with us, make themost of
the season at Greys Court andenjoy it while it lasts. The Garden
andTearoom are open Tuesday to Saturdayplus Bank Holiday Mondays
from middayto 17.00 with last admission at 16.30, untilSeptember
27th 2008.
For families - join the Slug and Bug hunts,featuring a relaxed
day of activities forchildren in the garden, with an organicpicnic
lunch included in the price. The dayinvolves looking for and at
various gardenslugs and bugs which can be found atGreys Court and
then various craft activi-ties relating to our garden and the
slugsand bugs. All children must be accompa-nied by an adult. These
take place onTuesday 5th and 19th August 2008, startingat 11.00.
Tickets cost £15 per child andnormal admission charge applies to
adults.Please do book in advance on 0871 5271887 or
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/thamesandsolentevents. For further
infor-mation on this and other events, pleasecall the property on
(01491) 628529 orcheck the Peppard News
website(www.peppardnews.co.uk)
Paul Williamson
FISH The FISH AGM took place on Monday28th April 2008 preceded
by a BuffetLunch for volunteers and invited guests; Ibelieve a good
time was had by all. Ourvolunteers and supporters come from
allwalks of life and they prepare and donatemost of the food and
beverages con-sumed. At the end of the meeting theyroll up their
sleeves, wash up and sweepthe hall. It is heartening that we have
somany like minded people in this and sur-rounding villages who
willingly give uptheir time to help others.
The Co-ordinator Barbara Perez, retiredat the AGM after serving
almost fouryears, and is succeeded by CarolineStockill who will no
doubt give the samelevel of commitment that our clients havecome to
enjoy over the years. Three otherCommittee members retired:
CliffordPryke, Sue Frayling-Cork and RuthWhitaker, who have all
given many yearsof excellent service between them.
Barbara reported that our volunteers havecarried out 687 ad hoc
driving jobs duringthe course of the year, in addition to atleast
12 regular weekly/fortnightly jobsbringing the total to well over
1000 carjourneys. Our minibus makes trips mostweekdays, again
driven by volunteers,taking our clients shopping and to placesof
interest.
Malcolm Cooper-Smith, our Treasurer,reported that we had a small
excess ofincome over expenditure and our financesare beginning to
look healthier after thepurchase of the new minibus three yearsago
which somewhat depleted our bankbalance. We are most prudent in our
ex-penditure, and are ever mindful that with-out client and
supporter donations wecould not operate effectively.
Reg Foster, our Bus Manager is preparinga new programme of
events for the com-
ing months including the popular After-noon Tea trips, so look
out for the post-ers and book in advance to avoid
disap-pointment.
Our Chairman, Philip Clark, took thisopportunity to thank all
our volunteersand supporters for their help during thelast year and
all the Committee thankyou in advance for your continued sup-port
during the next.
Barbara Perez
Enter the Dragon Experience the exhilaration of DragonBoat
Racing! This is your chance torace in a team in 30ft Hong Kong
styleDragon Boats on the beautiful RiverThames at Remenham Farm on
Sunday13th July 2008. Have a fun filled daywhilst raising funds for
Sue Ryder Care– Nettlebed Hospice.
Dragon Boat Racing is a team effort andis ideal for community
minded organisa-tions. Teams compete in heats, racingfor position
in the Grand Final. Tro-phies will be awarded to the winningteams,
the best fancy dress and the teamthat brings the most sponsorship
moneyon the day.
Remenham Farm, in Henley-on-Thamesis a lovely setting for this
event. Specta-tors and participants alike can relaxalong the river
bank and watch the spec-tacle. There will be car-parking on siteand
refreshments.
Teams can consist of up to 15 peoplealthough only 11 members can
be in theboat at one time (10 paddlers and 1drummer). Entry fee is
£150 per team(£10 per person if 15 members) and theminimum
sponsorship is £1000 perteam. To reserve your place or for
moreinformation, please contact Sarah on01491 641070, email
[email protected] or text
Dragon (07917 558760) with your fullname and address.
Fancy putting on your running shoesfor Sue Ryder Care?Run with
us and raise vital funds to helpus put back what life limiting
conditionssuch as Cancer and Multiple Sclerosistake away. Contact
Gabriela [email protected] orcall 01491
641070
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A Good Cause? In Need of Funds?
The Chiltern Edge Community Associa-tion, a charitable trust
formed in 1979, isoperated by a management committeedrawn from
local organisations. The com-mittee meets twice a year to allocate
sur-plus income to local organisations andindividuals in accordance
with its consti-tution – “…. to promote the benefit of
theinhabitants of Sonning Common, KidmoreEnd, Rotherfield Peppard
and theneighbourhood in a common effort to ad-vance education and
to provide facilitiesin the interest of social welfare for
recrea-tion and leisure-time occupation with theobjective of
improving the conditions oflife for the said inhabitants”.
Since 2002, donations have totalled inexcess of £18,000.
Recipients have in-cluded Guides, Playgroups, Schools,Scouts,
Village Halls and a variety of lo-cal organisations and not least
young peo-ple wishing to carry out sporting activitiesor to
travel.
The CECA is keen to encourage requestsfor financial support,
both for adults andyoung people, which in the first instanceshould
be by letter to the secretary –Jenifer Titchener, 19 Sedgefield
Close,Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9TS
Green Gym Having spent several sessions on the pro-ject, the
Green Gym finally completed theremoval of a redundant fence in
Flower-croft Wood at the end of April. The car-pet of bluebells
made an idyllic setting fora satisfying morning's work.
See the Green Gym's current programmeon
www.greengym.org.uk/sonningcommon or call Robin Howles0118
9723528.
Julia Booker
Local Recycling Group Claims Early Success
The Sonning Common RecyclingGroup, launched last October, has
justrecycled its 50th item: a wooden chest.The group achieved this
through an in-novative website which is dedicated tothe free
exchange of goods. The siteworks like Ebay, but everything listed
isfree. Anyone living near Sonning Com-mon is welcome to use the
site.The group’s aim is to save things fromlandfill and promote
re-use and recy-cling. Group member Michael Harpersuggests -
“instead of taking unwantedpossessions to the tip, why not list
themon the site? Whether it is a bed or a bi-cycle, someone might
well be able to useit”.One of the fun features of the site is
theMember Map: A map of the South ofEngland which then quickly
zooms intoSouth Oxfordshire. Anonymous redmarkers show the location
of each mem-ber of the group. There are severalmembers scattered
around Peppard andKingwood. If you register on the site,you can
have fun finding your ownmarker.The software was written for the
Son-ning Common Recycling Group by asixteen year old pupil of
Chiltern EdgeSchool. There is an uplifting and verypositive feel to
the website. There aresome useful items on offer and the site isa
reminder of the generosity of the peo-ple living all around you.Of
100 items listed, 50 have alreadyfound a new
home.Visitwww.sonningcommon.recyclinggroup.org and start recycling
today!Michael Harper, Sonning Common Re-cycling Group;
e-mail:[email protected]
The Dog The old Dog pub, close to Rose Cottagewhere Elizabeth
Goudge lived, recentlyclosed and has now been transformed intoan
Italian restaurant – The Ruchetta, sisterrestaurant to one in
Wokingham.
We haven’t been yet, but have you?Would you like to send us your
review ofthis new restaurant? Please share yourexperience and views
with other readers.
Susan Carter
The Dog Pub—Drawing by Nigel Wooding
Oak Tree Peppard News readers will recall that Ox-fordshire
County Council felled a hugebeech tree located on the circus
outsideAll Saints' Church last Autumn. We arehappy to report that
as part of its arbori-cultural programme OCC has now plantedan oak
tree to replace this beech.
At the same time, Oxfordshire HighwaysDepartment is actively
looking at ways ofsolving the problem of the very large pud-dle,
almost a permanent feature, outsidethe gates of All Saints' Church.
TheHighways Department hopes to addressthe problem by constructing
a soakawayunder the site of the puddle.
Ian Fraser
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for Fresh flowers, Bouquets, Plants and more 0118 9721240
Wedding flowers Funeral tributes
Make a bee line to
BRAMBLES New premises now open opposite
village hall car park exit42 Wood Lane, Sonning Common
Greenshoots Your Local Plant Nursery We have had a record number
of visitorsto Greenshoots to buy their summerplants. Thank you for
your feedback onthe improvements at Greenshoots; theyhave been
appreciated and well received.
You may not know that Greenshoots ispart of The Ways & Means
Trust, a Char-ity, which was set up in 1968 - we arecelebrating our
40th anniversary.
We work with adults who have a range ofdisabilities. The Charity
was set up by DrDavid Duncan, and it provides a safe,friendly
environment, where adults maylearn new skills or refresh old ones,
togain confidence to progress towards em-ployment. It was started
in premises pro-vided by an old established Reading Com-pany,
Huntley and Palmers. GreenshootsNursery opened in 1994.
Plans for Greenshoots continue;sadly, one plan has resulted from
thedeath of Mark Bradbury, who hadbeen working with us for some
time.We have already collected £100towards developing a quiet
area,where people may go to reflect andbe still. This idea came
from thosewho knew Mark well and wished alasting memory.
We support the annual NationalMoth night, to provide data on
thestatus of the moth population.
Studying these 'little brown jobs' isimportant for two reasons:
a) weneed moths as pollinators because ofdeclining bee populations,
and b)their short life makes populationtrends good indicators of
climate andhabitat change. Greenshoots has beenparticipating in
this survey for severalyears; the good news is a healthy and
di-verse moth population, which indicatesgood site management - 150
species re-corded!
If you wish to join us on Friday 25th July,from 20.30 onwards,
e-mail Denise – [email protected] (or tele-phone, 0118
948 1944) – we do needsome idea of numbers. We will have sev-eral
moth traps and local moth ‘expert’,John Notton, will be supervising
us. Chil-dren enjoy this event and there is no
charge – all donations towards refresh-ments will be gratefully
received. Re-member though, ‘little brown jobs’don’t like rain, so
if it does, we willcancel. If we have your e-mail address,we will
contact you to say when we arerescheduling.
Frances Hill
Peppard War Memorial Hall
Peppard War Memorial Hall is still seek-ing a Chairman to lead
its Committee.
The Hall is a valuable community re-source used by many
including PeppardBowls Club, Peppard Mother & ToddlerGroup and
the Women’s Institute as wellas being home to the Chiltern
Players.
If you think that you can help, or requirefurther information,
please contact Jill
Kendal on 0118 972 2201.
There will be a Summer Fete takingplace at Peppard War
MemorialHall on Saturday 28th June from14.00 in order to raise
urgentlyneeded funds for a new roof andgeneral refurbishment. There
willbe games and stalls as well as acolouring competition, face
paintingand raffle. We look forward to wel-coming you.
For further information, please con-tact Emma Dag on 0118 924
2821.
Peppard 10K Run Charity runs - or strolls - help feed hun-gry
children. Whether you are in serioustraining or just wanting a
gentle stroll inbeautiful countryside, Feed The Chil-dren's popular
Peppard 10K run/7Kwalk could be for you. The mostly off-road course
starts from Greys GreenGolf Course, Rotherfield Peppard (RG94QG)
and is for all the family – includ-ing the dog - on Sunday 28th
September.Runners start at 10.30am, walkers at10.35, and
registration is from 09.30.
Proceeds are in aid of international char-ity Feed The Children,
which supportsneedy children and families in situationsof famine,
disaster, conflict and poverty,across Africa, Asia and eastern
Europe -and here in the UK with breakfast clubsin deprived
areas.
Entry fees are: Runners, £8 for adults inadvance, £10 on the
day. Walkers: £5for adults in advance, £6 on the day. £1for all
children under 16.
For further information about the char-ity's work and to
download a registrationform, see www.feedthechildren.org.uk,
call Sally Brown on 0118 932 0095 oremail
[email protected].
The charity would also love to hear fromyou if you could
volunteer on 28th Septem-ber to help with tasks such as
registeringthe runners, marshalling the course ormanning the water
points.
Sally Brown
Christian Aid 2008 The amount raised from the houseto house
collection during Chris-
tian Aid Week was £1,832. This figurewill increase by £200, when
the tax re-claimable from gift-aided donations iscollected. With
the inclusion of the pro-ceeds from the March Miscellany
concert,residents of Peppard and Greys will havedonated a very
generous £2,454 to enableChristian Aid to continue their work
tohelp the world’s poorest communities.On behalf of Christian Aid,
we would liketo thank the team of collectors, everybodywho donated,
and Rebecca Bell andAnthea Fry for their delightful concert.
Ian and Pat Fraser
Last Year’s Peppard 10K Run
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Church Matters All Saints’
Church of England
www.allsaintspeppard.org.uk
Rector: Revd Graham Foulis Brown 0118 972 3987Asst. Priests:
Revd Hugh Warwick 0118 972 3070
Revd Barry Olsen 0118 924 2812Churchwardens: Adrienne Heriot
01491 629254
Peter Hutt 0118 984 1061
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Our Small World We have recently returned from New Zea-land. We
spent eight weeks there duringwhich Marion gave concerts in six
venuesand the time in between was spent catch-ing up with families
and friends. NigelFoster, Marion’s young English pianist,remarked
on what lovely friends we haveand how they all seem to live in
houseswith glorious views!
When we arrived we stayed with friendsin Auckland. Also staying
with them wasa ‘wwoofer’. I learned that that means ‘awilling
worker on organic farms’. Our‘wwoofer’ tries to visit New Zealand
eachyear where she works on various farmsand for our friends in
their B&B in returnfor lodging. She is a clergy widow andback
in England runs a Quiet Garden inLudlow, a place one can visit for
quiet andspiritual reflection. We look forward tomeeting up with
her on this side of theworld.
A little later we went to stay with oursinging/farming friends,
the Thorburns.They told us that they had other friendsfrom England
staying. When the otherfriends arrived in from a walk they
turnedout to be Margaret and Paul Jeffersonfrom Durham. Margaret is
Dr JohnHasler’s sister! We had last met at ourTrafalgar Day
celebrations.
And so our tour continued. At Taupo theyoung lady sitting next
to me in the hotpool in the evening was from Reading. It’sa small
world. I’ll leave you to work outthe spiritual implications of this
for your-self! I imagine you’ll come up with some-thing about how
interconnected and inter-dependent we all are.
Barry Olsen
A New Churchwarden At the Annual Vestry meeting on22nd April,
Adrienne Heriot waselected as church warden to succeedKeith
Atkinson. During the meetingPeter Hutt thanked Keith for the
sig-nificant contribution he has made tothe church and the parish
during theeight years that he has served as war-den. Churchwardens
in the HenleyDeanery were sworn in at the Arch-deacon’s visitation
at Goring on 15th
May. Adrienne is looking forwardto serving as churchwarden
andkeeping this ancient and importantrole alive.
A Concert by Quire On Saturday May 10th another in theseries of
concerts at All Saints’ wasgiven by Quire. As the title suggeststhe
theme running through the con-cert was preparation and
contempla-tion for the night ahead, and sleep.Interspersed within
the musicalitems were four readings which in-cluded Night Mail by W
H Auden, apoem by Dylan Thomas, In the Secu-lar Night by Margaret
Atwood andGoodbat Nightman by RogerMcGough, a parody on Batman
andRobin. There have been many ex-cellent concerts and recitals at
AllSaints’, but this concert must rankamongst the most memorable
for theprofessionalism of the singers andthe obvious enjoyment with
whichthey delivered the programme. Thevoices blended beautifully
and the
The E-type Returns Last year Hat Trick productions spenta day at
All Saints’ filming a pilot epi-sode for a projected new series
OurMutual Friend. This obviously wentdown well with the BBC and
there isnow to be a six episode series of thiscomedy drama. Once
again residentsof Church Lane had a grandstand viewof a vintage
E-type Jaguar, this timedriven by the new star, AlexanderArmstrong,
traversing up and downthe Lane. Co-star Keeley Hawes willfeature in
a wedding scene when thefilm company returns to film scenesfor
episode six in late June.
Hard Act to Follow The all star team representing All
Saints’came second in the county in terms ofmoney raised at last
September’s Oxford-shire Historic Churches Trust Ride orStride -
over 500 churches in the countytook part! The challenge is to do
evenbetter this year. The event takes place onSaturday 13th
September and Ian Fraser,the OHCT organiser for All Saints’,would
welcome new team members.Please phone Ian on 01491 629631 if
youwould like to take part in a very enjoyableevent.
The Rector’s Anniversary On 4th July our Rector, the Revd
GrahamFoulis Brown, will celebrate the 25th An-niversary of his
ordination to the priest-hood with a special service at 20.00 at
theChurch of St John the Baptist, KidmoreEnd. Everyone is most
welcome to attendthis rather special occasion.
pieces were impeccably performedconveying the beauty and
serenity ofthe music. A retiring collection in aidof Helen and
Douglas House raised£560.
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The Unicorn Kingwood Common
Tim & Steve thank the people of Rotherfield Peppard for
their support, help and custom in making their dream come true.
01491 628 452
Minister
Revd Phil Cheale0118 972 4519
St Michael’s Catholic ChurchRevd Chris Bester 0118 972 3418
Revd Francis Andrews 0118 972
[email protected]
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turn-out: just the usual suspects, so tospeak. And that can be
positive, becausewe can interpret it as a sign of
ap-proval....."Silence gives consent".
However we can’t rest on our laurels,and with a noticeable rise
in our congre-gation, particularly young families, weperhaps have
to consider the provisionof a creche. Since our present
buildingisn’t really suitable we need to thinkcreatively about
building an extension.
A genuine concern voiced at the AGMwas that we do not readily
come to-gether for social events, and it was sug-gested that the
Hall itself was not asinviting as it could be. So we have toface up
to the idea of a make-over tomake the Hall a more enticing venue.We
shall be seeking funds from the Lot-tery and possibly from funds
and chari-ties in Europe. These are rather pleasant
issues to be faced with, because theyspeak of a lively and
expanding commu-nity which is looking to develop anddeepen its
social life.
Two weeks ago, 20 young children madetheir First Communion, and
in three moreweeks our Archbishop will come to ad-minister
Confirmation to another group ofour young parishioners. These are
twoimportant steps in the lives of young peo-ple. We hope that they
will see these ritesas affirming their maturity as young peo-ple
preparing to face life's challenges andtake their place in our
modern world.
As the weeks pass we all look forwardwith longing to our summer
holidays. Ihope we can all make the very best of theopportunities
we are offered in order torenew and refresh ourselves.
God bless you allFr Chris Bester
At St Michael's we come together eachyear for our Annual General
Meeting:these are never the most exciting eventsand tend to be
endured rather than en-joyed. But they do serve to allow every-one
to come along and put any grievances,worries or complaints about
the way mat-ters are proceeding. Our AGM was onSunday May 4th, and
we combined it witha Bring-a-Dish lunch. For those of youwho have
endured many such meetingsyou will know that if a great number
ofpeople turn up then you are in trouble,because in all likelihood
folk have comealong to complain. So it was with a greatsigh of
relief that we did not have a huge
A Short Tribute to the Rev. Philip Cheale
Phil Cheale, the minister of Peppard Con-gregational Church, now
known asSpringwater, has decided to retire in Au-gust of this year.
Phil was offered the pas-torate in the summer of 1991 by the
mem-bership at that time, which I believe num-bered six stalwarts
of the church.
I would say these people were brave anduncharacteristically
adventurous, not tomention in touch with the Lord, in makingthis
appointment. Why do I say this? Be-cause Phil Cheale is a
fantastically enthu-siastic and outspoken preacher neverafraid to
"rock the boat" - if this is what isrequired to get across Jesus’
message.
However his biblical knowledge is phe-nomenal and the prayer and
love thatgoes into his inspirational teaching havealways been
evident.
The vision those church members hadwhen appointing Rev. Cheale
has beenwitnessed by the huge growth in thecongregation over the
ensuing years.This enabled the expansion of the prem-ises, also
needed to accommodate largenumbers of children who attend the
Sun-day school classes for various ages.There is also a
parent/toddler groupserving the local area and outreach intothe
schools and community and includ-ing Springwater's involvement in
theCCA shop in Sonning Common.
Phil and his wife Sylvia were missionar-ies for many years (20,
I believe) in Si-erra Leone and then Liberia in WestAfrica, before
coming back to the UKwith their children. One could fill abook
describing just that period in Phil's
life but suffice it to say that he, and there-fore this church,
have strong links, par-ticularly with Liberia. Among other
pro-jects, we support the Cheale VocationalCollege, to which
containers of com-puters, clothes, etc, and even a large gen-erator
have been sent.
Pupils at the college have gained a voca-tional skill and many
have come to knowthe Lord, including some who previouslyhad tragic
lives, even ex-child soldierswho had been drugged to kill and
maim.This is in no small part due to the courage,determination and
vision of Phil.
We are all going to miss this great man ofGod, this teacher,
this loyal friend but noone deserves a rest more, although Iknow,
even in retirement the Rev. PhilipCheale will continue to work for
his be-loved Jesus in one way or another.
Thank you Phil for having been our pas-tor.
Chris Girdler
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Clubs and Societies
Mike Farina Auto ServicesServicing, repairs and welding for all
makes of vehicles
21 Sedgewell Road, Sonning CommonTelephone: 0118 972 4036
MOT tests arranged
Colin Porteousof Sonning Common
Taxi Service0118 972 2193
Peppard Relief in NeedA local safety net for helping those who
have fallen on hard times
If you know someone who could do with a little financial help to
getthem through a crisis, (or you need help yourself) please let us
know.
Your call will be dealt with in total confidence - just
telephoneSue Nickson (0118 972 4520) or Pat Fraser (01491
629631)
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HAPPY PETSAre happier at home whilst their owners roam
Let us visit, feed, and cuddle daily while you’re awayVET
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Phone/Fax 0118 972 1871 & 0118 924 2589
Wyfold Riding for the Disabled
Several of our members have been out andabout recently. Jane
Jones drove Magicon a sponsored drive around WindsorGreat Park
raising money for the Air Am-bulance. It was the first organised
eventshe had taken part in and she had a won-derful time. Driver
Helen Towner wentwith Magic to the Royal Windsor HorseShow. They
were not placed in their sec-tion of the showing class but came
secondin the cones competition. Helen wasthrilled especially as
Prince Philip stoppedand spoke to her. Rider Sara Lee has been
to some dressage competitions withBenjy. They have done so well,
gainingboth first and second places, that theyhave now been entered
for the SouthRegion RDA Show in June where wehope they will be just
as successful.
Recently a small gathering of peoplecelebrated the planting of a
tree in mem-ory of the late Marcella Skinner, a foun-der member and
friend of Wyfold RDA.The whitebeam tree looks extremelyattractive
with a seat round it that shouldprove popular in the summer.
On July 5th we are planning a Fun Dayand BBQ for our young
riders, parents,friends and helpers.
Adrienne Heriot, Chairman
The edge On Saturday 5th July The edge Youth clubis holding its
second annual open day atthe Youth Wing at Chiltern Edge.
Lastyear's event was well attended, in spite ofthe weather, and
we'd love to see evenmore local residents and friends joining usto
see what our youth get up to! We willhave sports, games,
refreshments andother attractions to be announced nearerthe time.
For more information pleasecontact us on 0118 972 4418.
Secondly, we and local businesses aresponsoring a young authors'
competitionfor 11-19 year olds in the Sonning
Com-mon/Peppard/Kidmore End area, to bejudged by a panel of
experienced youthwriters and English teachers. There aremany prizes
to be won, including laptopcomputers, book vouchers, and the
chancefor entrants to see their work performedon stage! Interested
young writers willhave until October to submit their work.Full
rules and conditions can be found onthe Sonning Common Parish
website(http://www.sonningcommonparish.co.uk/Writing/).
Ros Jones
Peppard WI With a smaller committee than normal,Peppard WI
members are all beingasked to make a larger contribution tothe
running of our monthly meetings.This, in turn, brings an even
warmersense of fellowship. At our May meet-ing, the two resolutions
to be brought tothe NFWI annual general meeting inLiverpool, ‘ The
inappropriate imprison-ment of the severely mentally ill’ and‘Ban
on Bottom Trawling’! were clearlyexplained by two members. We
dis-cussed these before we indicated to ourdelegate that we wished
to vote for bothresolutions. We are hoping that theweather will be
kind to us for our Julymeeting when we will be celebratingDinah
Payne’s 100th birthday in a mem-ber’s garden. Dinah joined Peppard
WIaround the time that many of the mem-bers were born. In August we
are havingan ‘Open Garden’ event and we wouldwelcome family and
friends to join us.Do contact me on 01189478392 or anyother member
for more details
Irene Lindsay
Peppard Bowls Club Following the Open afternoon at the
be-ginning of the season four or five newmembers have joined and
are attendingClub afternoons on Mondays and Thurs-days. The Club is
doing well in the MULand Plomer Cup leagues with five wins todate.
Two new fixtures for friendlymatches this year: one at AWRE,
anotheragainst Hanborough got off to a good startat the beginning
of Bank Holiday week-end. Unfortunately due to bad weather theDick
Bishop Cup competition and thereturn friendly at Goring Almshouses
wascancelled - after a win for Peppard whenthey played them at
home.
Gala Day is fixed for Sunday 10th Augustwhen we shall be
entertaining a number oflocal Bowls Clubs in an all day
competi-tion. See our website atwww.peppardbowlsclub.btik.com
Betty Freeman
1st Sonning Common Cubs
At our big musical spectacular at the startof April we
entertained all our parentswith puppet shows and songs from
JungleBook. This term we have completed ourPromise Challenge. As
part of this we dida ‘Good Turn Every Day’ for two weeks!And we
have just started our Fitness Chal-lenge. Most of us marched in the
HenleySt George’s Day Parade and we entered ateam in the ‘Cub
Powered Go-Karts’ com-petition in Goring. It was the taking
partthat mattered! We are now preparing forthe June district camp
in Homer.
We meet every Tuesday at 18.00 in Bask-erville Road, Sonning
Common. If youare interested in joining us please contactPenny
Cottrell (Akela) on 0118 3262790.You can put your name down at any
ageand we always welcome new Cubs.
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Peppard Cricket Club Flaming June has arrived more with awhimper
than a bang as the rain continuesto make the wickets soft and the
likeli-hood of cricket being rained off very high.With a
combination of poor cricket, goodopposition and indifferent weather
it wasonly on the 1st June that the club recordedits first win in
any form of competition. Afact that had even Marty Evans
scratchinghis head to recall the last time it took Pep-pard so long
to record the season's firstvictory.
This weather has how-ever meant that evenmore attention needs
tobe given to the squareand the outfield withwilling volunteers to
thefore.
The club has hobbledinto the 21st century andestablished a
website,http://peppard.play-cricket.com/home/home.asp where
anyonecan view the club’s re-sults and read reports ofgames. Those
of a statis-tical persuasion canview the batting andbowling figures
of theplayers going back to2005 and this willgradually be extended
astime permits.
We all look forward to the summer finallygetting into full swing
to get the best outof the facilities on the common and if
theweather ever relents, would welcomespectators down to the common
to watchproceedings on a Saturday or Sunday af-ternoon.
Ronnie Brock
2nd Kidmore End Brownies
The Brownie movement is linked verymuch to everyday life and
tries to providewhat is useful and fun that school just
doesn’t have space for – so, overthe last few months, this has
led toactivities for the Road Safetybadge and Healthy Heart
award.As summer comes along we lookforward to participating in
VillageDay at Kidmore End where weprovide a game to raise money
forcharity, one chosen by the Brown-ies in traditional form, a
pow-wow! To join the waiting list,please telephone 0118
9724606.
Ros Jennings
Peppard Mother & Toddler Group
We are a friendly group of parentsand carers that meet each
Tuesdayduring term time from 09.45 to11.45 at Peppard War
MemorialHall, Gallowstree Road. Comeand join us to play, listen to
a
story and sing songs. Refreshments pro-vided.
Summer term ends on 15th July but wecontinue to meet at Binfield
Heath play-ground during the summer break, weatherpermitting!
For further information call Emma Dag on0118 924 2821 or just
turn up.
1st Peppard Guides With (we thought) the dark days of ourwet
winter behind us we decided to greetour new term with lots of
outdoor activi-ties. Well, the weather at the beginningof term did
not match our confidence insuch pursuits, but as we got closer
tohalf term the weather positively shonedown on our map reading
exercises andthanks to the lovely grounds we have atour meeting
place the girls held an ener-getic rounders match – which was
bothhotly contended and great fun.
We rounded off the first half of theSummer Term with a bell
boating ses-sion at Longridge in Marlow. The girlshad a fantastic
(if rather wet) time withtheir instructors Conrad and Kim.
We are looking forward to the weathercontinuing to shine on us
for the rest ofthe Summer Term as we get stuck intomore outdoor
activities, e.g tracking and
1st Peppard Guides—Bell Boating
trailing, a riverside walk and barbeque –not to mention our
weekend trip to JubileeHouse at the end of June. But whateverthe
weather we are sure we will have agreat time.
Amanda Coull
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CHURCH SERVICES
STATIC ATTENDED DUSTCARTS/KERBSIDE GARDEN WASTE (BROWN BINS)
Sunday Services at Springwater(Peppard Congregational
Church)
Family Service: 10.30 - 11.45 � Sunday School 10.30 - 11.30
Mass at St Michael’s Roman Catholic Church�Monday-Friday
09.00�
Saturday 17.30 � Sunday 09.00 & 10.30
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Trade CounterBishopsland Farm, Peppard Road, Dunsden, Reading
RG4 9NR
Tel: 0118 972 2028 Fax: 0118 972 4559
PEPPARD BUILDING SUPPLIES
Month July August September
Date 2nd 4th 16th 30th 1st 13th 28th 29th 10th 24th 26th
Place RP SC RP SC
Place: RP = Peppard Xroads, SC = behind Somerfield.
Garden/electrical waste will NOT be accepted,ONLY Non-recyclable
general. Times: Fri 8-11
Gdn Wste � � � � � � �
JULYTue 1 Mobile Library – see below for time & place Wed 6
Police Surgery/SC Village Hall/10.00-12.00Thu 3 Peppard
School/Festival of Voices/Dorchester Abbey Mon 11 RPPC Planning
Committee/Pavilion/20.15 scheduledFri 4 Peppard School/Sports Day
(or 18th) Tue 12 Mobile Library – see below for time & placeSat
5 SODC/OCC Councillor Surgery/10-12/St Michaels Wed 13 WI/Open
Garden
The edge Youth/Club Open Day/0118 9724418 Thu 21 FISH Pub
Lunch/11.30/Details FISH officeWyfold RDA/ Fun Day/BBQ Tue 26 RPPC
Planning Committee/Pavilion/20.15 scheduled
Sun 6 Circle Dancing/Christ the King/15.30-17.00 Mobile Library
– see below for time & placeMon 7 RPPC Planning
Committee/Pavilion/20.15 scheduled Sat 30 Sue Ryder/Sale of
Goods/10.30-13.30
FISH Garden Centre Outing/13.30/Details FISH office SEPTEMBERWed
9 WI/ Garden Meeting/ Roger and Shirley Hartley-Booth Mon 1 FISH
Garden Centre Outing/13.30/Details FISH officeSat 12 Sue Ryder Sale
of Books/10.30-12.30 Wed 3 Police Surgery/SC Village
Hall/10.00-12.00Sun 13 Sue Ryder Dragon Boat Race Peppard
School/Term beginsMon 14 Police Surgery/Sports Pavion/17.30-19.30
Sat 6 Hort.Soc./Autumn Show/CE School/15.00
RPPC Council Meeting/19.30/Pavilion Sun 7 Circle Dancing/Christ
the King/15.30-17.00RPPC Planning Committee/21.30 scheduled Mon 8
Police Surgery/Sports Pavion/17.30-19.30
Tue 15 Mobile Library – see below for time & place RPPC
Council Meeting/19.30/PavilionWed 16 Police Surgery/SC Village
Hall/10.00-12.00 RPPC Planning Committee/21.30 scheduledThu 17 FISH
Pub Lunch/11.30/Details FISH office Tue 9 Mobile Library – see
below for time & placeWed 23 Peppard Lunch Club/12.15/Memorial
Hall Wed 10 WI/My Life as a Wimbledon Umpire/14.30/Mem.Hall
Peppard School/Term ends lunchtime Sun 14 Sue Ryder/10 or 30
mile bike ride/Sarah 01491641070Mon 28 RPPC Planning
Committee/Pavilion/20.15 scheduled Wed 17 Peppard Lunch
Club/12.15/Memorial HallTue 29 Mobile Library – see below for time
& place Thu 18 FISH Pub Lunch/11.30/Details FISH officeAUGUST
Sat 20 RPPC Planning Committee/10.00/PavilionSat 2 SODC/OCC
Councillor Surgery/10-12/St Michaels Sue Ryder/Sale of
Goods/10.30-12.30
Sue Ryder/Sale of Goods/10.30-12.30 Hort.Soc./Outing to
Wisley/Janet Evans 0118 9723245Hort.Soc./Evening Reception/Lychgate
Farm Tue 23 Mobile Library – see below for time & place
Sun 3 Circle Dancing/Christ the King/15.30-17.00 Sun 28 Feed the
Children/10K RunMon 4 FISH Garden Centre Outing/13.30/Details FISH
officeMobile Library – time & place – Peppard School 11.45 –
11.55 FISH Office: 0118 9723986 (Mon-Fri, 09.30-11.30)Green Gym:
Robin Howles – 0118 9723528 Peppard Lunch Club: Sally Longhurst
0118 9722808
Please Note that the generalwaste cart has now beenmoved to a
FRIDAY
Sunday Servicesat All Saints’
JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER NOTES
6 13 20 27 3 10 17 24 31 7 14 21 2828th SeptemberHarvest
Thanksgiving09.00 Communion � � � � � � � � � � � � �
10.30 Communion (sung) � � � � � � �10.30 Matins � � �10.30
Family Service � � �10.30 Sunday School � �18.30 Evensong � � � � �
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Peppard Diary