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Spring 2010 Pitstone Parish Post Page
Pitstone Parish Post is Published by Pitstone Parish Council and delivered free to every household in the
parish. Circulation 1200 copies.
Spring 2010
The parish magazine of Pitstone - The Family Village
75p Where Sold
Issue No. 85
Page 2 Pitstone Parish Post Spring 2010
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Health
NHS Direct - 0845 4647
Stoke Mandeville Hospital - 01296 315000
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Warden Yardley Ave - Linda Taylor - 07970
793271
GPs
The Village Health Centre - 01296 668800
Rothschild House Surgery - 01296 662800
Police
Thames Valley Police - 0845 8 505 505
Local Services
Ivinghoe Post Office - 01296 668358
Library - 0845 230 3232
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Pitstone Volunteer of the Year Pitstone Parish Council set up The
Pitstone Volunteer of the Year Award in
memory of its Chairman, Ron Treacher, who
gave so many years of his time to the village.
The award consists of a certificate and £50 and
is presented at the Annual Assembly. To be
eligible the winner must have worked in a
voluntary capacity, for the benefit of the
village, or indeed the twin villages of Ivinghoe
and Pitstone.
There are so many people who qualify
for this award so if you know somebody you
think should be recognised for their work in, (Continued on page 29)
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for example, sport, education, leisure or just
being willing to help where they are needed,
then Laurie Eagling, Clerk to the Parish Council, would be glad to hear from you any
time during the year. Just drop her an email or
a note nominating the person and explaining
why you think they qualify, and the person will
be considered for the award in 2011.
The first recipient of the award, in 2009,
was Elaine Thorogood in recognition of her
services to Girl Guiding. This year the winner
is John Groom. Most of us are familiar with his
tractor trundling up and down Marsworth Road
or cutting the grass on the Recreation Ground
and the new football pitches. His dogs Wally
and Bella are often in attendance, Bella, in
particular making her presence known vocally
if not visibly.
John has been nominated for his
contribution to local football and cricket. He is
passionate about football and recently gave up
managing the Junior Football Club after 10
years. In the cricket club he is Sunday Captain
and helps with the U17 team. His other
important contribution is managing the football
and cricket grounds. This takes up hours of his
time. His wife, Jo, describes him as a
‘Workaholic’.
He has been a football referee for 10
years, and currently officiates in the Spartan
South Midlands League, as well as refereeing
the occasional match for the Junior Football
Club.
John and his sister Karen run Groom’s
Farm in Ivinghoe. John is a qualified butcher
and while Karen looks after the animals, John
can be found, when he’s not maintaining grass and cutting, serving meat to his many
customers. The shop is open all day on Fridays
and also on Saturday mornings.
John and Jo live in Pitstone and have been married for 20 years. They met in the
police force where they both worked. John left
the police when his father, also named John,
became ill with a brain tumour. Sadly he died
very soon afterwards and ‘Young’ John has
worked on the farm since 1988.
In his father’s day Willowdene was a
pig farm, dairy, and livestock haulage base.
It is now solely a livestock smallholding
where animals are reared for ultimate sale in
the Farm Shop.
Anyone who knows John will realise
that he is not very comfortable with publicity.
Jo and his sons are all very proud of him but he
would rather keep a low profile. According to
Jo he “Loves his village and just wants the
recreation ground to look its best. He does not
expect any reward for his efforts.”
John drinks in the Rose and Crown and
has recently started helping with the quizzes on
alternate Tuesday and Wednesday evenings
(see www.roseancrownivinghoe.com). He
plays all kinds of sports including golf, where
he has a handicap of 10. He was very proud in
2008 to have played cricket for the first time in
the same Ivinghoe & Pitstone team as his sons
Ollie and Alex.
As for the future, he wants “Just to stay
healthy and active”. With all that sport and
physical activity, he should be able to achieve that!
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Anti-social behaviour
In Cheddington this month we
received a report of two cars racing up and
down the High Street. One resident in
Pitstone had eggs and oranges thrown at
their front door whilst another in Wingrave
had pasties and other food smeared over
their car. Another Wingrave resident heard a
knock on their door and when they answered
it they discovered fishing line tied to it and
several young people were heard running
away. The reel was left behind and is now
being kept at Wing Police Office. If you are
missing a fishing reel please get in touch
with us.
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BROOKMEAD SCHOOL A Foundation School - Striving for excellence in
Learning, Living, Growing and Giving
BROOKMEAD CHOIR
TAKES STADIUM BY STORM It was sweet, sweet music all the way
at Milton Keynes Dons stadium on Saturday
February 27, as Brookmead School,
Ivinghoe, were among nine primary school
choirs showcasing their talent as part of the
Choir of the Year competition’s ‘Moving on
Up’ project.
Choir of the Year is a national
competition for choirs. Judges of the 2008
competition were so impressed with the
calibre of the youth choirs that entered that
they wanted to find a way for them to pass
on their expertise to primary school choirs.
The Moving on Up project, supported by
Sing Up! (a Government-funded National
Singing Programme which aims to put
singing at the heart of primary school-aged
children’s lives in England) was the result.
Members of three local youth choirs
and their conductors each visited three
primary schools to teach new
songs and work on performance
techniques, and each primary
school worked with its youth
choir to develop a solo piece for
the event at Milton Keynes.
Brookmead School received two
visits from some of the members
of Voice Squad Youth Choir
from Suffolk, led by Birgitte
Kenyon.
“The children really enjoyed the
rehearsals and were buzzing with
enthusiasm after the visits,” said
teacher Carol Nice.
Brookmead’s Key Stage 2 Choir
worked hard with its leader, Beth
Brimmicombe, and they were delighted to be
part of the performance in the Ballroom of
MK Dons Stadium, which showcased the
collaboration between the youth choirs and
primary schools.
Brookmead performed songs with
Voice Squad and the two other primary
schools in their group, and then performed
their solo piece, an arrangement of ‘You’ve
got a Friend in Me’ and ‘That’s what Friends
Are For’.
The children were spellbound when
they watched the three youth choirs perform
and this gave them the opportunity to see
what they could achieve in later life if they
keep singing, and their feedback shows how
much they enjoyed the experience.
“I thought the concert was fun and
exciting,” said Chloe Allder of Year 6. “It
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was very colourful and all the parents really
enjoyed it as well as us. We all thought it
was well worth the long drive to MK Dons.
The concert was successful and we couldn’t
have done this without the help of the Voice
Squad. I thought it was really nice how they
put the junior choirs and senior choirs
together.”
Katie Crombie, of Year 6, agreed.
“The sound of everyone singing was
breathtaking and I don’t think I’ll ever forget
that moment in my life! My favourite bit of
the whole show was hearing everybody sing
and also singing our special songs, ‘You’ve
Got a Friend In Me’, and ‘That’s What
Friends Are For’. The Voice Squad where
amazing at helping us sing and perform and I
don’t think anyone could have sung that well
without their help, so thank you!”
Anna Darby, of Year 4, said, “I really
enjoyed the concert, because I got lots of
inspiration from the other children and I
enjoyed the other choirs’ singing.”
Jack Gomm, of Year 6, added, “All
the other choirs were fab. Watching the
adults doing the warm up was so funny.”
The reaction from staff and governors
has been equally enthusiastic. Headteacher
Bob Thomson said, “I now want the
achievements of the choir to have a 'kick
start' effect on the rest of the school. None
of this would have been possible without our
choir leaders’ vision and confidence that we
could make such a contribution to this
project. The choir have set an excellent
example, not only with their performance,
but by their outstanding behaviour,
teamwork and pride in their work.”
Elizabeth Young, a Brookmead
governor involved with the school’s
‘creative curriculum’, said a great deal had
been achieved since September, and that
Brookmead children and all the leaders and
supporters involved, (especially Carol Nice,
Beth Brimmicombe and Aidan Scahill) had
made the most of the opportunity of being
involved in the project. “‘You’ve Got a
Friend in Me/That’s What Friends are For’
was the most moving and well-prepared
presentation at Saturday’s event in Milton
Keynes, and I could think of no better way
of summing up something that is very
special about Brookmead and its pupils and
all its supporters. I hope the choir has an
opportunity to sing it all over again, very
soon.”
Chair of Governors Lisa Routh
agreed. “I was incredibly proud to be part of
Brookmead on February 27. Our children
did a marvellous job and were one of, if not
the best, children's choir in the room. If we
are able to do this on essentially half an hour
per week, then in the future we could be a
school well known for its singing prowess.
Hopefully this is just the start of a journey,
not only to encourage our children to enjoy
singing, but also to give them the confidence
to stand up in front of lots of people to do
something they love.”
Dave Sivers (LEA Governor)
0797 486 4592
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Spring 2010 Pitstone Parish Post Page 43
of it such as, rolling away the large stone of
Jesus tomb. The children then went home as
bunnies after their faces were transformed by
Joe, who kindly volunteered to do the face
painting. All in all a lovely day was had by
all.
Summer Term
We will be planning our final session
of the school year, which will take the form
of a summer party which was a huge success
last year. Activities may include a picnic,
lots of fun with music, a bouncy castle and
face painting, alongside some of our regular
activities. Hopefully we will be wearing our
sandals and shorts soon very soon...
We will also say a sad farewell to
some of our children who will be starting
full time school in September, and we of
course wish them all the very best for the
future.
About us
Our craft activities which are
creatively overseen by Ruth, serve as a
highlight each week as it gives the children
an opportunity to have fun and make a mess
with glitter, paints, etc. (while keeping their
own homes clean!). Many mums volunteer
in taking turns in helping with the craft,
which enables the children to show off their
abilities and have something to take home.
There are a wide variety of toys for
the babies who are in a safe soft area where
they are able to explore and have fun, until
they are able to venture out into the larger
area of the hall. Our toddlers have a range of
toys and activities such as, dress up clothes,
train tracks, slides, a trampoline area, tents,
etc. We are able to alternate these toys to
keep the children happy and entertained each
week they visit. After snack time they can’t
wait to have a chance to whiz around on
various ride on toys. The session is finished
off with song time with instruments, which
the children really enjoy!
Throughout the year we will continue
to welcome visits from local organisations &
enterprises, with products such as books,
cosmetics, jewellery etc. to name but a few.
This offers retail opportunities for the
parents and as well as any new up-coming
entrepreneurs. 10% of all sales come back to
the group so it is a great way for us to
support local people and our group at the
same time. If you or anyone you know,
would like to run a stall or give a
demonstration at a session, please contact
Rob, our Chair, on 663615.
Our group is run every Wednesday
during term times between 1.20 pm & 2.50
pm. If you would like any further
information, please either check out our
website
www.pitstoneandivinghoetoddlers.com
or call us on 663615. We look forward to
welcoming you.
Michelle Wood, Secretary
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On Sunday 21st February, Rainbows,
Brownies, Guides, Rangers and Leaders
from Wing District (the villages of
Cheddington, Wing, Wingrave and Ivinghoe
& Pitstone) all came together in St Mary’s
Church, Ivinghoe to celebrate Thinking Day.
This is an important date in the Girlguiding
calendar as it is the birthdates of both Lord
and Lady Baden Powell and is a chance for
us all to think about Guiding friends across
the world. This year we were particularly
thinking of children affected by the recent
disaster in Haiti and consequently our
collection from the service of £31.71 has
been donated to Hope for Children, a charity
based in Hemel Hempstead, specifically for
the children in Haiti. The girls all had fun
joining in with singing, making friendship
knots and learning a little more about
Guiding traditions. Our thanks go to both
the Rev. Tracey for her support and to Linda
Sayles for playing the piano for us.
1st Ivinghoe & Pitstone Guides have
also been celebrating as 24th February was
their “first” birthday since re-opening in
Ivinghoe Town Hall. Numbers have slowly
increased over the year so that now we have
11 girls on the roll under the leadership of Jo
Hubbocks. We are all very keen for Guides
to continue but desperately need some more
adult help. If you think you can help, or just
would like some more information about
Guiding, please contact either Jo on 660708
or myself on 661540.
Elaine Thorogood
Girl Guiding Celebrations
Wing District
I have discovered that as well as
GirlguidingUK celebrating its Centenary this
year, 1st Ivinghoe & Pitstone Brownies are
40 years old! I have some typed notes from
those early days and thought I would share
some of them with you –
“After many months of enquiries
consulting parents, hiring halls etc it was
finally decided to start a Brownie Guide
Pack in Ivinghoe. On Tuesday 27th April
1970, Mrs Darvill and Mrs Randall took 11
girls to visit a Brownie Pack in Tring to have
their first experience of a Brownie meeting.
The following week, 4th May, 12 girls duly
met in the Bank Room of the Town Hall, and
so formed the 1st Ivinghoe & Pitstone
Brownie Guide Pack.
Parents and friends and new recruits
who were on the waiting list, were invited to
an open evening at the Town Hall on 29th
June when 12 girls (Karen and Michelle
Pollington, Caron Chatto, Julia Darvill,
Tonietta Newton, Marthanna Stevens, Elaine
Bull, Gillian Snow, Angela Dungworth, Kim
Mackenzie, Kate Goodman and Jane
Morgan) were enrolled by Mrs Murgatroyd,
the Division Commissioner. Parents agreed
to pay a subscription of 1/- (5p) because of
the high cost of hiring the Town Hall!
During the summer holidays, two
Brownies (Jane Morgan and Kim
Mackenzie) had a small stall outside their
homes and presented the sum of 7/9d (just
under 40p) to the Pack which they had
raised.
Autumn term started with quite a full
pack and Susan Poppitt, a future Guider we
hoped, came as a Unit Helper.
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News from 1 s t
Ivinghoe & Pitstone Scout Group
Well we are already in April and as a
Scout Group we have been busy doing
various activities, here are just a few.
We ended 2009 with a Christmas
Carol Concert at St Mary’s Church, Ivinghoe,
we were accompanied by The Heath Band
and Alasdair Russell did a stirling job in
preparing mulled wine at the interval to keep
us warm on a snowy winter’s evening. The
Scout Group did us all proud by the rendition
of Twelve Days of Christmas.
The Scouts were the first ones of 2010
to go camping namely a Fire and Ice Camp
run at Tolmers – no guesses for why it is
called Fire and Ice! Moving on through the
year they entered two teams for the
Grimsdyke Hike, have entered a bowling
challenge and walked back from Aldbury to
HQ in the dark. The church also received a
good dust and polish one Friday night by the
Scouts. The Scouts have been working
towards their Community Challenge Badge
and Promise Challenge Badge - which in turn
helps them towards their Chief Scouts Gold
Award. Together they raised in excess of
£400, a fantastic amount, by wearing their
clothes backwards, apart from footwear and
walking backwards for 1 mile around The
Lawn for Sports Aid in the pouring rain. Not
as easy as it sounds.
Cubs too have been kept busy working
towards their badges namely chefs, ICT,
Community and first aid. They too have been
fundraising and perhaps I should comment on
how clean everyone’s car on Saturday 27th
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1st Ivinghoe & Pitstone Scout
Group
A successful Autumn Fayre was held
in the Town Hall in September and the sum
of £46:14:8d was raised and we were able to
start buying equipment, the most important
being our Toadstool and Owl.
Most of the Pack attended the
combined Remembrance Service at Ivinghoe
Church in November, the first time they
were seen together in public and very smart
they looked too. The Pack was duly
registered at Headquarters on 10th
November 1970.
December 7th, our last meeting of the
year, we had a coffee evening for parents
and friends with a couple of stalls and a
further £8 was raised. The Brownies had a
group photograph taken.
We had a successful trip to the Ice
Pantomime at Wembley by coach for
Brownies and friends on December 21st and
two members of the Mothers Union were
invited as our guests.”
You may like to know that we still
have the original Toadstool and Owl and use
them every week! It would be interesting to
know if any of the original girls or Guiders
mentioned are still in the area – would they
be willing to come and talk to today’s
Brownies about what Brownies was like in
those early days? Does anyone have a copy
of that original group photograph taken in
December 1970?
Please get in touch with me – we
would love to hear from you!
Elaine Thorogood, Brown Owl
01296 661540
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Spring 2010 Pitstone Parish Post Page 51
March looked as the Cubs hosted a Charity
Car Wash in aid of Keech Cottage Children’s
Hospice raising a whopping £100. They have
had at least two trips out this term to Luton
Ambulance Station and Hazzard Alley in
MK. They have also been working on their
snow survival skills – very helpful
considering the snowfall we all experienced
the beginning of the year.
Not forgetting the Beavers who have
had a visit to St Marys Church working
towards their Faith Badge; plus they have
been working hard towards their Promise
Challenge Badge and ICT1 Badge. All the
Beavers in the district got together for
Handicraft Day in March. I & P Beavers
ended the term with Easter Activities.
As a whole group 1st Ivinghoe &
Pitstone Scout Group took over Tring
Swimming Pool on 6th March where we
hosted a swimming gala. This is one of the
ways we try to get all the children involved –
and they certainly had fun taking part in the
various relay races.
The next activity for the Group will be
on April 24th when we unveil the Joy
Hammond Memorial Plaque, between 2pm
and 4pm. We are being joined by The
Leighton and Linslade Concert Band who
will play an assortment of music for our
entertainment. For the children there will be
a string trail and treasure hunt and a
demonstration of backward cooking. This
event is free and we welcome everyone who
knew Joy and wish to be part of her Memorial
unveiling. Refreshments will be available.
Looking forward even further we have
the Children’s Disco on Sunday 27th June
2010 5:30 to 7pm for all children up to and
including year 6. This will take place in the
marquis on The Lawn. There will be sweets
and drinks available.
A note for your diary the AGM will be
held on 16th July at HQ, The Lawn, Ivinghoe
- the time has yet to be decided but keep an
eye out on the Ivinghoe/Pitstone village
website for timings of this and other events
mentioned. (Pitstone.co.uk or Ivinghoe.co.uk)
As you no doubt appreciate, Scouts is
run entirely by volunteers. Although we have
been very lucky to secure Leaders to run
Cubs on a Wednesday evening, Hattie is still
running Cubs on Thursdays 6:30 to 8pm with
very little committed support. This is a plea
to everyone out there who has had the
experience of Scouting or Girl Guiding (or
even if you haven’t) to come
forward and help Hattie – we
are not asking you to become
a warranted leader but great if
you wish to, just to put your
name forward to help on a
regular basis at the Thursday
meets, help in the planning,
take on some of the activities.
Just think what it will look
like on your CV. Please
telephone Hattie McKinder
direct for more information on
01442 824358.
Angela Hollands
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P & IC United created County Cup
history in the Berks & Bucks Junior Cup final
at Newport Pagnell Town last Saturday, when
in front of a crowd of 113 they retained the
trophy that they won ay Olney Town last
season. This year they beat Reading YMCA
Res 3-0 and in doing so completed a feat that
was last achieved at the turn of the century in
1901 and 1902, when Newbury retained the
trophy in consecutive seasons.
P & IC United started strongly on a
good playing surface and Carl Fox and Roy
Henney went close with some snap shots. P &
IC started to take control with Karl Thomas
and Roy Henney dominating in midfield, with
Reading YMCA having limited opportunities
to test Rob Adlem.
P & IC United created numerous
chances and finally took the lead after 29
minutes scoring with a beautiful shot on the
turn after a cross from the right.
Reading YMCA Res had a set back
after 33 minutes, when after a goalmouth
scramble and making two good saves, the
goalkeeper had to be substituted with a
dislocated finger.
After this incident, P & IC United
tested the new goalkeeper, but failed to find
the net again before half time.
P & IC United started the second half
looking to forge further head and after some
close misses, were rewarded fortunately,
when after 54minutes a good run by Roy
Henney, he saw his cross diverted into his
own net by a Reading YMCA Res defender to
make it 2-0.
P & IC United then started to play
some nice open football in the warm
conditions and Reading YMCA Res were
limited to few chances and Rob Adlem did
not have a shot to save.
P & IC United went further ahead after
59 minutes, when Paul Cavell beat the
Reading YMCA offside trap to drive the ball
home. After this P & IC United continued to
create chances and had two further goals
disallowed for offside, but still ran out
comfortable winners 3-0.
The Junior Cup was presented to Karl
Thomas by B&B President and Life Member
Bill Gosling, which led to the P & IC United
fans starting their joyous celebrations.
Unfortunately P & IC United will be unable to
try and make it three in a row next season as
with their anticipated promotion to the ADL
Premier next season they will have to play in
the Saturday Intermediate Cup.
Nik Sabatini
P&IC United Create County Cup History
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Little Cravings Catering
From dinner parties to weddings we specialize in
bespoke menus
for your individual
consultation, please call
07980 615 798
WATERSIDE CAFÉ AT PITSTONE
Enjoy home cooked food
Breakfasts
Soups
Lunches
Sandwiches
Cream teas
Hot and cold drinks
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Opening Hours
November – February: Friday to Sunday March - October: Wednesday to Sunday
Computer Support for Home & Business Users Problem Solving: Virus, spyware detection & removal Internet & email assistance Fault diagnostics, repairs & upgrades Slow running PCs
Services: Computer support for PCs, Macs & Linux Wireless & wired networking Data recovery Install & Setup Health checks
The Baby Café is a drop in centre offering help, information and support to breastfeeding and pregnant mums (and their supporters). It is open to all mums wherever they live and will give them a place to relax, talk and breastfeed in a
friendly, calm and informal atmosphere.
The café is staffed by Health Visitors and volunteers
For further information please contact your Health Visitor or: Jill Latch, Pitstone Surgery, Yardley Avenue, Pitstone, LU7 9BE 01296 663784
Spring 2010 Pitstone Parish Post Page 65
PITSTONE MEMORIAL HALL &
MILLENNIUM EXTENSION The large Millennium Extension consists of a generous room with a capacity for 70-80
people and a smaller room with a capacity for 50 people.
The original hall has a capacity for 100 - 120 people and is ideal for larger functions.
Adjoining it are changing rooms. Bar facilities are available by arrangement with the booking
clerk.
For further details and prices please contact the Booking Clerk:
Mrs Sue Gregory, 4 The Crescent, Pitstone. 661609
New to the area with young children at home? Recently had a baby and want to meet other
parents in the village?
Why not come along to Pitstone Memorial Hall on Wednesdays (during term time)
from 1.20 pm to 2.50pm. You can be sure of a warm welcome and a cup of coffee, and for the little ones we offer a
variety of activities
Music Sessions, arts and crafts, toys and games, story time
No need to book, just turn up on the day
For more information please call Michelle Wood (Secretary) on (01296) 663311
Social Club At Pitstone Memorial Hall Open every Friday 7.30pm
Membership £1 Darts, Cribbage, Music
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Chairman, Cllr Robert Saintey
2 Albion Road, LU7 9AY, T: 668633
(Chairman of the Council, Chairman of the Planning Committee,
Chairman of the Pavilion & Pitch Committee, Chairman of the
Staffing Committee, Representative on the Memorial Hall
Committee, Representative on the Pitstone Development Area