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Swanbourne
Village News Newsletter No. 131 June-July, 2016
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DIARY DATES 11th June 2016 – Church/Village Fete at Swanbourne House (see P. 1) 13th June 2016 – SCA Tea in the Afternoon, 2.30pm at the Village Hall 24th June 2016 – A Midsummer Night’s Dream at SHS, 6pm (see P. 3) 26th June 2016 – Annual Chapel Outdoor Service, Brises Farm at 5pm (see P.5) 10th July 2016 – Swanbourne-Mursley Cricket Match held at SHS (see P.5) 11th July 2016 – Parish Council Meeting, 6.00pm in the Village Hall (see P.2) 11th July 2016 - SCA Tea in the Afternoon, 2.30pm at the Village Hall 16th July 2016 – Swanbourne Sports Saturday 1.00pm at the field (see P.8) 24th July 2016 – Tri-Tournament Cricket, held at Drayton Parslow CC (see P.5) 26th July 2016 - Book Club; 8pm at the Betsey (see P.11)
SWANBOURNE PARISH COUNCIL – Your local Parish Councillors:- Tom Finchett (Chairman) Tel. 720256 email: [email protected] Clive Rodgers (Vice Chairman) – Planning matters and liaison with SCA, History Group and Playing Fields Committee. Tel. 720062 email: - [email protected] Helen Cleaveley – Speedwatch and MVAS. Tel. 728567 email: - [email protected] Simon Hitchins – Local Area Funding meetings for Funding and Grants. Tel. 720264 email [email protected] David Blunt – Highways (liaising with BCC) and verges. Tel. 720397 email: - [email protected] Jean Tuer – Village Hall liaison. Tel. 720251 email: - [email protected] Linda Sirett – Devolved Services (verge mowing, sign cleaning, footways in the village). Tel. 728034 email: - [email protected] Swanbourne’s Fibre Broadband Progress We are pleased to report that Swanbourne now has 45% of Swanbourne residents signed up, so as this is above the required 40% minimum, all systems are “go”, and Aylesbury Vale Broadband will definitely come to our village!! You can follow progress at the AVB Website:- http://avbroadband.co.uk/ or https://www.facebook.com/avbroadband/ Stuart Greenwood has the role of Broadband “Tsar” for Swanbourne, and will help you plan your cable route and installation. If you wish to talk through any of the practical aspects with Stuart, you can call him on 07855397076 or email [email protected] To contact Andrew Mills (who manages AVB), please email: [email protected]
Parish Council meeting There will be a Parish Council meeting at 11am, on 11th July, 2016 at Swanbourne House School. Open to members of the public (as observers).
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Recent Swanbourne Planning Applications – News
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Recent Swanbourne Planning Applications - News
16/01676/ATC Goodwyn Works to four yew trees and one conifer
Pending
16/01272/APP Deverells Farm Barn conversion and three new houses Pending
16/01519/APP Nearton End Farm Erection of new agricultural building Pending
Planning applications - https://publicaccess.aylesburyvaledc.gov.uk/onlineapplications//search.do?action=simple&searchType=Application Planning information is also posted on the notice board near Swanbourne Stores. Clive
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Swanbourne House School
Friday 24th June 18:00-20:30 Swanbourne House is delighted to announce that Illyria are
performing an outdoor production of A Midsummer Night's Dream at the school on Friday 24th June.
The performance is suitable for children and lasts for 2hrs 20minutes, including an interval. Tickets are £10 or £7 for 4-13yrs, 3
and under are free. For more information and to order tickets, please contact Mrs
Hitchings ([email protected]). Please note that these tickets are non-refundable.
Presents…
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Swanbourne History Website News Thirteenth Report
In this edition, we return to our series on Swanbourne’s WW1 heroes:- William Thomas Hinton
Duke of Cambridge’s Own 1st Battalion, Middlesex Regiment 1876 – 1918 William Hinton was born in Swanbourne, probably in April 1876 and he was baptised at St Swithuns on 30th April. His parents were Joseph and Sarah Hinton (nee Higgins), who had married in 1859. They had at least six children but William was the only boy, having five older sisters - Mary Ann (1862), Emily (1864), Jane (1867), Louisa (1871) and Eliza (1874). His mother died aged 43 and was buried in Swanbourne on 12th Feb, 1881. In 1871, before William was born, the family were living in Duck End, and in 1881, they were in Church Street (Winslow Road). William, aged 5, was described as a scholar. In 1891, they were probably in 20 Winslow Road, and William aged 15 was an agricultural labourer, like his father. William has not been found in the 1901 census, but on 4th June, 1904, he married Emily Smith, (born c1881 in Devizes, Wiltshire) at the Primitive Methodist Church, Harrow Road, Kensington. In 1911, William and Emily Hinton were living at 6, St. Ervans Road, North Kensington. William, aged 35, was a stableman, living with wife Emily, aged 30, and four children, Cecil aged 6, Stanley aged 5, Reginald aged 3, and Winifred 8 months. The first three children were born in Paddington, but Winifred was born in Rutland. He had one further child, Doris who was born in Kensington in Jan 1913. As a married man of 40, William would have been in one of the last groups of men to be conscripted under the 1916 Conscription Act. At the time of his enrolment, he was 40 years and 4 months old, and his address was 79, Wornington Road, Kensington. He gave his age as 41 when he enlisted at the White City on 9th March 1917. He gave his religion as Church of England, and his trade as stableman. His medical classification was Class CII. He was on home leave until 31st May, 1917, and then he embarked for France on 1st June, joining the Labour Corp Base Depot at Boulogne in 2nd June before going into the field on 5th June with the 250 Division Employment Company. He seems to have suffered some kind of illness on 16th June, and was again a casualty on
18th August, 1917, being taken to No 1 General Hospital, Etretat, with a double hernia. He was brought back to England on the Hospital Ship Carisbrook Castle. Further ill-health led to him being hospitalised in the Fulham Military Hospital, and then being deemed unfit for
service on 24th April 1918 with a sarcoma of the pelvic colon (aggravated by, but not due to M.S.) and he was discharged from the army on 15th May with a weekly allowance of 27s 6d awarded for 28 weeks. He died on 18th July, 1918. His death certificate states that he died at 79, Wornington Road, age 41 years, the informant being E. Hinton, the widow of the deceased who was present at the death. His occupation is stated as Private in the Labour Corps
(Horsekeeper) and the cause of death as Influenza. Linda and Ken
The Swanbourne Mums & Tods has re-started! We meet every Friday in term time
at 1-30pm for play, chat (or even a nap)! Contact Natalie on 728187. Frankie
Village Hall Bookings - For bookings, please call 07582967171 and leave a message for Simone; your call will be returned within 24 hours. Mark Oldfield
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REGULAR WEEKLY ACTIVITIES HELD AT THE VILLAGE HALL Monday am Circuit Training Kirstie Davies – [email protected] Monday pm Pilates Lesley Gowers – Tel. 07976 666797 Tuesday Yoga classes – Paul Blissett teaches daytime/evening yoga classes – Tel. 680454 for further details or email to: [email protected] Wednesday am Pilates – Tel. Phil Nuttridge Tel. 01280 817200 Thursday pm Giocoso Concert Band - Tel. David Sharp 01908 503461 or email [email protected] Friday am Pilates Lesley Gowers – Tel. 07976 666797 SWANBOURNE NEIGHBOURHOOD AND COUNTRYSIDE WATCH As a member of the scheme you can receive regular information from Thames Valley Police which will bring you up to date with crime in our area. Scheme members can also report suspicious activity to other members by
informing the watch co-ordinator who will circulate the information. We are updating the records, so if you would like to be part of the scheme or want more information please email [email protected] and/or tel:- Mo on 720269 or Doody on 728161. Mo & Doody
METHODIST CHAPEL –
SWANBOURNE ANNUAL OPEN DAY SERVICE On Sunday June 26th at 5pm Swanbourne Chapel will be holding their annual
Open Air Service in the field at Brises Farm or in the Barn if wet. The music will
be provided by Secklow Brass and the Aylesbury Youth Choir will be singing.
The service will be led by Rev. Irena Byron and the children and young people will
also take part. This is a great village occasion, so do put the date in your diary.
Bring picnic chairs if you don't fancy hay bales!
From 3pm teas will be served in the Chapel and there will be a round-the-village
activity for families and young people. Contact Frankie on 720454 for more details.
Attention cricket fans! Below are the proposed dates for village cricket
this year. Please check your diaries and contact me if these dates clash with other
village events, or if you would be available to play in either, or both, of these
fixtures. Swanbourne vs. Mursley - Sunday 10th July - Venue: Swanbourne
House SchoolTri-Tournament - Sunday 24th July - Venue: Drayton Parslow
Cricket Club Best wishes, Ashley Sherwood – Tel. 07545 247927
Best wishes,
Ashley Sherwood - 07545 247927
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Derby’s Diary 2 - June/July 2016 - by Jo Hill
then tried to put it in again) in Milton Keynes, and done so much more....it’s a dog’s life!
door behind us when we go out she would fall out of her chair; it’s just as well I can do it for her. I have so many favourite jobs! Jo
I have been very busy, helping my mum and we have been out and about a lot which has been great fun. I’ve travelled on trains and in cars, buses and taxis. I’ve carried bags, picked things up and pressed lift buttons (I especially love doing that). I’ve paid for lunch in the Betsey Wynne and for groceries in the Village Shop. I’ve taken my mum’s card out of the payment machine (and
Now the weather is warming up we have been outside at home more too, which I love. This means that we have the doors open a lot more, which means I have more chances to push/pull them shut! At the moment I am learning to bring the doorstop inside first, before I shut the back door – I’ve nearly grasped it. If my mum tried to close the front
Please note:- from 7th June onwards some bin collection dates may be changed - See P. 8,
or go to: http://www.aylesburyvaledc.gov.uk/find-your-bin-day#sthash.1OmqdqqU.dpuf
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Village information via email - Newer village residents may like to know that information is regularly circulated by email. If you wish to be added to the
circulation list, please contact Marion Lowe at [email protected] Marion will also circulate items on your behalf, but please do this as part of the
main body of the email.
Newsletter Editors: - Clive Rodgers & Linda Rodgers; email [email protected] Print costs funded by Swanbourne Parish Council; printed by Harlequin Press.
FOR ALL THINGS LOCAL – SEE THE SWANBOURNE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION WEBSITE: - www.swanbournecommunityassociation.com
BOOK CLUB This is a reminder to those who have or have not read the book all are
welcome, that book club is at 7.45 for 8pm at the Betsy Wynne.
On April 5th we discussed H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald - Booker prize winner,
this book had a very mixed reception and varied views resulted in an in depth
discussion. Our next books are as follows;
May meeting will be The Corpse Reader by Antonio Garrido - a very interesting read
on life in ancient China. "After his grandfather dies, avid scholar and budding forensic
investigator Câi Song begrudgingly gives up his studies to help his family. But when
another tragedy strikes, he's forced to run and also deemed a fugitive – meet on
Tuesday 24th
May.
The July meeting will be The Name of the Rose by Umberto Echo - an historical novel
It is a historical murder mystery set in an Italian monastery, in the year 1327, an
intellectual mystery – meet on Tuesday 26th
July.
The September meeting will be Room by Emma Donoghue - The story is told from the
perspective of a five-year-old boy, Jack, who is being held captive in a small room
along with his mother – meet on Tuesday 27th
September.
The November book will be The Penguin Lessons by Tom Michell - The unique and
moving true story of a remarkable penguin who is saved by a young teacher and adapts
to life at a boarding school – meet on Tuesday 1st November.
The January book will be The Once and Future King by T H White - An Arthurian
fantasy novel written by Terence Hanbury White. It was first published in 1958, and is
mostly a composite of earlier works written between 1938 and 1941 – meet on 10th
January 2017.
I will need suggestions for next reading material March, May and July so need you to
get your thinking caps on and please email me.
If you would like to pass on email to anyone who may be interested please do
Ruth Marsden [email protected] Tel. 01525 852147
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SWANBOURNE REFUSE COLLECTION DATES Date Food waste Recycling Bin Waste Bin Garden waste
Tuesday : May 31 COLLECTION No Collection COLLECTION No Collection
Saturday : Jun 04 No Collection No Collection No Collection COLLECTION
Tuesday : Jun 07 COLLECTION No Collection COLLECTION No Collection
Monday: Jun 13 No Collection No Collection No Collection COLLECTION
Tuesday : Jun 14 COLLECTION COLLECTION No Collection No Collection
Tuesday : Jun 21 COLLECTION No Collection COLLECTION No Collection
Monday : Jun 27 No Collection No Collection No Collection COLLECTION
Tuesday : Jun 28 COLLECTION COLLECTION No Collection No Collection
Tuesday : Jul 05 COLLECTION No Collection COLLECTION No Collection
Monday : Jul 11 No Collection No Collection No Collection COLLECTION
Tuesday : Jul 12 COLLECTION COLLECTION No Collection No Collection
Tuesday : Jul 19 COLLECTION No Collection COLLECTION No Collection
Monday : Jul 25 No Collection No Collection No Collection COLLECTION
Tuesday : Jul 26 COLLECTION COLLECTION No Collection No Collection
Tuesday : Aug 02 COLLECTION No Collection COLLECTION No Collection
Swanbourne Sports Saturday - 16th July from 1.00pm Some of you may remember the Jubilee Sports which began in 1977 as part of Swanbourne’s Silver Jubilee celebrations and continued as an annual event for some years after. Many village children of the late 1970s and early 80s have fond memories of races and challenges and a few have felt cheated ever since! With the success of the Play Out events the Playing Fields Committee have decided to revive the event and will be holding a traditional sports day on Saturday 16th July from 1.00.
Plans include a picnic and barbeque lunch followed by traditional sports for the children, and grown-ups too, including sack racing, three-legged race, egg and spoon race, welly wanging and a slow bicycle race. Book the date, request a sunny day and we hope to see you there! Eleanor
