November 2015 - Hambleden Valley Churches

HAMBLEDEN VALLEY
Group Magazine
December 2013
Hambleden VALLEY
Nov 2015
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Serving the Communities of
Fawley
Fingest
Hambleden with Frieth and Skirmett
Medmenham
Turville
In This Issue
Group Letter
1
Group Notes and News
4
United Reform Church
8
Frieth8
Hambleden8
Calendar14
Sunday Services
15
From the Registers
22
Classified Advertisements
24
Church and Village Activities
and Contacts
26
Cover: All is safely gathered in, Couchfield Barn, Hambleden. This Page: Waiting for lunch, Hambleden
Weekday Services
Holy Communion:
Turville: Wednesday 10.15 a.m., with
Ministry of Healing on 4th Wednesday
Holy Days (except Weds), see Calendar.
Morning Prayer:
Hambleden (Lady Chapel): Friday
9 a.m. (except in August)
Fawley: 1st Monday 9.45 a.m.
Emergencies:
If you are unable to contact the Group
Priests, please get in touch with your
churchwarden.
All contributions are welcome, to the
editor, Nigel Snell.
Telephone: 01491 571687
editor@hambleden-valley-churches.org.uk
4 The Stables, The Manor, Hambleden, RG9 6SE
Please keep articles within 350 words. Copy
deadline is 15th of the month.
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Tel. 01491 419429
GROUP LETTER
On Advent Sunday, 29th November, we will be
celebrating the reopening of Hambleden Church
with a service of Advent music and readings
at 6pm. This is a wonderful service, please do
come and if you are concerned about driving in
the dark, please ask for or offer a lift so you have
company on the journey. The service begins in
darkness and candles are lit as the ministers and
choir process through the church but the lights
will be switched on during the service so that the
results of the rewiring project can be seen in all
their glory.
November 2015 Group Letter
It is wonderful to see how
we are all working together
during the vacancy. We are
grateful to Sue Morton and our
Churchwardens as they lead us
through it. Please continue to
pray for them and our visiting
Priests and Licensed Lay
Ministers.
I have recently visited Ffald-y-Brenin, the retreat
house in Pembrokeshire where Rachel Wigram
was healed. It is an amazingly beautiful place, one
of those “thin places” where Heaven comes close
to Earth and I came home refreshed and ready for
all that lies ahead.
We have several applicants for our new Rector and
by the time you read this we may know whether
or not we have made an appointment. If we have
then, “Halleluiah, thank you God for sending us
the right person”. If we have not then, “Halleluiah,
thank you God for giving us another chance to
find the right person”.
In either case we have some months to continue as
we are through All Saints, All Souls, Remembrance
Sunday, Advent and Christmas.
So Let Us Pray.
Thank you, Father for bringing us this far in our
vacancy. Thank you for the good things that have
arisen through the vacancy: getting to know folk
from other churches, growing closer to Lane End
and working together to make it all knit together.
We pray for our new Rector knowing that you will
send us the right person to lead us through the
next stage of our journey.
Dear Lord, may your Holy Spirit continue to
support us and enable us to support each other.
We ask this in Jesus’ Name, AMEN
God Bless, Jenny Roughan
Sat 14th Nov.
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would you do anything differently ?
 When have you experienced disturbance ? How
did you feel ? Have you ever deliberately created
disturbance ?
 What boundaries do you cross in your ministry ?
What boundaries remain to be crossed ?
 What feedback have you benefited from ? Have you
avoided receiving feedback ? What feedback do you
hesitate to offer to others ?
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Group Retreat Day
Last Saturday 10th October a group of us met in
Northend Village Hall for a day retreat. It was led by Jo
and Nick Gallant from Pelagos. Those who had been
at the retreat weekend last year recognised them as the
leaders from that time. Some of the ideas in the day were
influenced by the teaching of St. Ignatius of Loyola.
The day was a mixture of prayer, instruction and quiet for
meditation on the theme of “Letting God’s heart shape our
lives”. There was emphasis on listening to God’s voice and
allowing it to work in our lives. Jo and Nick led sessions
inviting response to ideas put forward, to find ways of exploring our own appraisal of our values and desires, even
an opportunity to design a “dream house” or create a work
of art! A session considering methods of making decisions
seemed to be particularly appreciated.
Lunch provided a chance for fellowship and relaxation,
thank you to the organisers, those who produced very
tempting biscuits and cake with the healthy option of
apples and strawberries. Thank you, too, to Jo and Nick
for a thought provoking and enjoyable day.
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Interregnum Thoughts
In Embracing Chaos: leadership insights from complexity
theory Tim Harle a Bristol Business School Consultant and
Lay Canon of Bristol Cathedral, reflects on examples from
nature of chaotic leadership such as termites building huge
mounds despite having no apparent leader. He suggests
Church leadership too may involve being “comfortably
out of control” just as no one Person of the Trinity is
permanently subordinate to any other Person.
The outcomes such as “trust”’ then simply result from
interactions between members of the Church – and also,
critically, with newcomers - reflecting Matthew 25 (“just as
you did it to one of the least of these, you did it to me”).
Small actions however may accumulate badly – the
Holocaust began with restricted hours in which Jews could
go shopping. But three natural protections can prevent
this; disturbance, boundary-crossing and feedback.
Ponds undisturbed by fresh water turn into lifeless slime.
We should beware of longing for an end to change, for
the quiet life. Jesus crossed boundaries repeatedly in
associating with people considered unclean. We should
beware of our congregations being closed to entry by
newcomers on anything but our own terms. Jesus asked
“Who do people say that I am ?” Do we give any more
feedback than a bland “Nice sermon, Vicar” ?
Seeking a new Rector might we usefully ask candidates
some of these questions Tim suggests church leaders
should ask of themselves:
 What values would a visitor encounter in your church ?
How do they relate to the values we as Christians
espouse ?
 What examples of self-organisation have you seen ?
How have you encouraged or discouraged them ?
 What experience do you have of situations that have
become unhealthy ? If you had your time again,
More immigrants!
When I was young I was at a school not far from here
through which the river Pang flowed. We fished it for
trout with varying degrees of success and also fished the
beautiful miniature lobsters called Crayfish. These were the
British White Clawed Species, about five inches long and
black in colour. I’m afraid to say that we used to boil them
up in our little paraffin stoves and eat them! Rather sad
really as they have now died out totally in the River Pang to
be replaced by the larger American Signal Crayfish which
has escaped from fish farms and colonised our rivers. It has
also brought a plague to which it is immune but which our
poor little native species is very susceptible.
Like many foreign animals that are introduced where
they should not be, these crayfish find themselves with no
enemies and no competition so they breed like wildfire.
Our brook has been dry since about last April but recently
I have been given two specimens of this Signal crayfish
found in the bed of the brook. One was dead and the other
was just alive, neither had rotted so they had both been
alive recently. Where? I can only think that they were in
temporary puddles or buried in the mud but it just shows
how tough they are and like the wretched grey squirrel
unlikely to be eliminated.
With regard to the latter beast The Vincent Wildlife Trust
are re-introducing Pine Martins to Western England and
Wales. Apparently Pine Martins much prefer to eat grey
squirrels than our native red, they are fatter and not so
active. It seems that where pine martins live grey squirrels
diminish rapidly, let’s hope if we can find something that
eats Signal Crayfish and not our lovely little White Clawed
ones.
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The branch’s Remembrance Service will take place at
St Mary’s Church, Fawley, on Sunday 8th November.
Members are requested to parade outside the church
at 10.40am. Members will be led into the church by
the Turville, Medmenham and Hambleden standards.
Refreshments will be served after the service. The house
to house collections in support of the Poppy Appeal
are taking place from 24th October to 7th November.
Collection boxes will be available in local pubs and the village shop.
The Branch’s Annual General Meeting will be held in
the Hambleden Village Hall at 7.30pm on Wednesday
18th November. Suggestions for agenda items should
be forwarded to Gillian Loveridge on 01491 638895 or
at mail@dandgloveridge.plus.com. Cheese and wine
will be served. The evening will be rounded off with a
presentation from the Army Engagement Team.
I would like to take this opportunity to wish RBL
members and their families all the best for Christmas 2015
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is one of the most ancient wine regions.
From the time the ancient Etruscans settled in the gentle
rolling hills of Tuscany, viticulture and wine production
have been an important element of everyday life. Tuscany’s
climate ranges from the Mediterranean on the coast to the
continental deep in the Apennines. More than two thirds
of the province is covered with hills, an important terroir
factor in its fine wines. Sangiovese is the dominant red
grape variety planted along with other indigenous grape
varieties like Canaiolo, Ciliegiolo and Colorino. Vernaccia
di San Gimignano, Trebbiano Toscano and Malvasia
Bianca Lunga are the famous whites that are known to
make quality wines from the region.
It may not be a heavyweight in terms of quantity, but as
home to three of the country›s most famous fine wines
– Chianti, Brunello di Montalcino and Vino Nobile di
Montepulciano– it certainly holds its own in terms of
quality. There are of course the Super Tuscans, a term
coined by Robert Parker who is one of the most influential
wine critics in the world of wine. These wines are produced
by blending the native Sangiovese grape with Bordeaux
grape varieties like Cabernet & Merlot. Sassicaia by Tenuta
San Guido (DOC Bolgheri),Tignanello by Marchese
Antinori and Bottiglia Particolare by Castello di Verrazzano
are a few worth mentioning.
Chianti is one of the most popular wines from Tuscany
and its largest classified wine region. The region is
divided into two DOCG zones, Chianti & Chianti Classico.
The best Chianti’s are produced within the Chianti
Classico zone which lies between Florence and Siena. To
be called a Riserva, the Chianti has to age a minimum of
24 months before release. Here one should look for the
Black Rooster emblem which is an assurance of quality for
Chianti’s produced in the Chianti Classico zone.
Brunello is the name of the local Sangiovese variety
grown around the village of Montalcino. In contrast
to the Chianti zone, Brunello di Montalcino is drier
and warmer and produce quite robust and fuller
bodied wines. Brunello di Montalcino cannot be released
for sale until five years after the harvest, or six years in
the case of Brunello di Montalcino Riserva. During this
time the wines should be aged for at least two years in oak,
followed by at least four months in bottle. Fine examples
include Biondi Santi, Costanti, Lisini and Soldera.
Vino Nobile di Montepulciano was promoted to DOCG
status in 1980 and combines the richness of Brunello
di Montalcino with the perfume of Chianti Classico.
Unlike Chianti and Brunello where the soil is made up of
limestone, the region has a mix of sandy, gravelly and clay
soils. As a result the wines tend to be medium to full-bodied
with firm tannins and lively acidity. The wine received its
name in the 17th century, when it was the favourite wine
of the Tuscan nobility.
Vin Santo or holy wine is the name given to the
amber-hued straw wines traditionally from Tuscany.
The origins of the name are disputed, but most agree it
comes from the time when these wines were used
for Holy Communion. Vin Santo is the passito wine
obtained by the white grape-varieties Malvasia and
Hambleden Valley Garden Club
At the beginning of October members visited Wittington
Estate Gardens. S.A.S are carrying out extensive
restoration, from a derelict state, to these famed gardens created by Hudson Ewbanke Kearley, later Viscount Devonport, over 35 years from about 1898. Andrew Ford, Estate Manager, lead a tour starting from the
terraces, with new herbaceous borders and re-discovered
rose garden, above the steep chalk cliff, from where there
are wonderful views down to the river and the landscape beyond. A long flight of steps descend to the
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and the ferry wheel, used for hauling and lowering
barges over the rapids before the weir and locks were built.
There are 5 gardeners (including Andrew) and S.A.S staff
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and have the opportunity to have an allotment within
the 110 acre grounds. The site of the garden is most
impressive and a leaflet giving the historical background
was very interesting. For the first of the winter talks, Timothy Walker, Master of
Horticulture, gave a highly stimulating and entertaining
talk starting with a fascinating journey round the world
visiting a selection of interesting plants in their native
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In the first of my series on wine regions, I have chosen to
start with Tuscany where wine has literally been a part of
the Tuscan civilization for over 3,000 years. Of the twenty
wine producing zones that produce wines in Italy, Tuscany
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“Presented to the Pheasants Hill U.R.C. Playgroup
1969-2015 May this tree grow and flourish as the
children have done in your care. With thanks from the
parents.”
On Saturday 5th September the above plaque was put
beside a chestnut tree planted in The Dene, Hambleden.
There were about 70 former leaders, helpers, mothers
and grandmother, past students and friends gathered
in The Dene. The youngest one present cut the ribbon
and uncovered the plaque. They enjoyed refreshments
after.
It was a fitting and unexpected tribute to all those who
helped during those 49 years.
J. Keene
The Great Hambleden Bake Off was a resounding
success with an array of ingenious and highly creative
bakes filling the Hall with bright colours. At one point
there was a queue outside of people wanting to purchase.
The category winners were, Eric and Shirley Downes for
small cakes; sisters Poppy, Lola and Sacha Hamilton for
children’s cup-cakes. Charley Lumley won the biscuits
category. Richard Brown baked the best bread. Diane
Moulder baked the best desert. The best of breed, the
showstopper was a gingerbread cake most carefully and
precisely formed and coloured as a model of the parish
church. That showstopper was made by Julia Lacey.
Many thanks to Diane Moulder , manager of Hambleden
Stores and her helpers, and to the judges, for this happy
initiative which raised further funds for the great rewiring
project.
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At the time of writing (16/10) tickets are available for
the fine dining experience of Hambleden’s first pop-up
gourmet restaurant by Wild Season Catering on
November 7th It promises to be a splendid evening. The
prizes in the silent auction are just excellent. If you haven’t
booked yet there may still be time to book, even with a
party of friends. Call Jilly Holland 01491 411579 or
jillyholland@gmail.com This is the penultimate event
to help us complete our financial target for rewiring
relighting the church and is therefore well worth
supporting.
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Boring news this but good to have on record. When
we raise money for church maintenance there is often
little outward sign of how it is spent. The boiler house
furnace (that which keeps the church warm in winter)
has a sandstone chimney of great age which was so
dangerous as to be ready to fall in a gale. It has been
repaired by clever stonemasons so that you will not
know that they had been there. Thanks to Paul Webb for
organising the stonemasons and thanks to Save our
Churches for paying for this essential and timely work.
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Canon Cavell Cavell-Northam is getting better after a
bothersome lengthy illness. Long retired, he has served
the parish church robustly for more years than he will
FRIETH
Frieth Harvest Festival
We held our Harvest Festival
service at Frieth on Sunday 27
September, and the church looked
as beautiful as ever with decorations
of flowers, foliage and produce.
The service was followed by the
now-traditional delicious breakfast of bacon butties, croissants,
pastries, tea and coffee.
For the first time this year we also held a scarecrow
competition. We spent a most enjoyable, if slightly hectic,
morning with years 3 and 4 at Frieth school making little
scarecrows out of kebab sticks, pipe-cleaners, styrofoam
balls and scraps of fabric and felt for clothes and hats. The
little scarecrows decorated the font for the service, and
also for the school’s own harvest festival on the following
Wednesday. We also had a few full-size scarecrows in
attendance, although they stayed in or around the church
porch. We are very grateful to those who took the time
to make a scarecrow, and also to Will Lacey who kindly
judged them.
The congregation on Sunday and the school children on
Wednesday brought gifts for the One Can Trust, building
up supplies for families in need as the weather gets more
autumnal.
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Vergers Choice 2 The return of Imperial College
Choir: Saturday December 5that 6pm. This will be a
‘free- to-attend’ concert in church with a retiring collection
for the Choir’s bar fund. This concert is in appreciation of,
and a thank you to all the donors who have raised so much
money that we are able to embark on rewiring, relighting
and re-decorating our glorious parish church.
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A new Hambleden Christmas card is to be seen on the
church and Stores notice board and is available from
the house of the verger in Pheasants Hill. We have the
generosity of Judith Fletcher to thank for this; the card
being a further contribution to the rewiring fund.
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After Men’s day at church teas we had 37 china plates left.
This is now down to 24. They have been moved from
the back of church . Yours is probably here. Call 571324.
Claimant collects
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We still need a volunteer and two friends, to assemble
Christingle oranges, each with a ribbon and candle.
Without them I guess there may be no Christingle(s) this
year. Tel 571324
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Recently a newly appointed bishop who had an audience
want to admit. An element of his illness has been loss of
balance which has prevented him from taking services
with us. Since we are all very keen to see him back, I’ll ask
him in January how we feels about taking a service. From
conversation I sense that he is as anxious to re-appear, as
we are to see him and hear him again.
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Verger’s Choice 1. Advent carols: Advent Sunday
29.11. Parish church 6pm.
This will be our annual much loved evening candlelit
service of readings interspersed with Advent carols
sung by all of us and Advent anthems sung by the massed
ranks of our choir. Advent Sunday when we quietly
anticipate the birth of Christ will be sandwiched between the
frenetic, acquisition hysteria and likely punch ups of Black
Friday and the intense spending-fest of Cyber Monday. My
three purchases will be accomplished easily and in perfect
comfort. Each will be one pint of excellent Doombar
in the Stag. Well outside my travelling boundary the
aggressively commercialised Festival of Remorseless
Acquisition will be underway where the joy of Christmas
will come from supermarket bargains. Thank goodness
we have an Advent Sunday alternative in Hambleden, the
peace and beauty of thoughtfulness, Just one hour, yet so
very very worthwhile.
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CALENDAR FOR NOVEMBER 2015
Sun 1
Mon 2
Tues 3
Wed 4
Thurs 5
Fri 6
Sun 8
Mon 9
Tues 10
Wed 11
Fri 13
Sun 15
Mon 16
Tues 17
Wed 18
Thurs 19
Fri 20
Sun 22
Tues 24
Wed 25
Fri 27
Sun 29
Tues 1
Wed 2
Thurs 3
Fri 4
Sat 5
Sun 6
Mon 7
Tues 8
Wed 9
All Saints. Valley Services:
10am, Valley Choral Eucharist, Turville with preacher Glyn Evans.
6pm, Oasis, Fingest.
7.30pm, All Soul’s Service to remember the departed, Turville.
10.30am, Silent Reflections, Fingest.
3-4.30pm, Hambleden Valley Churches Tea Club, Parmoor.
10.15am, Eucharist, Turville.
2.30pm, Tea afternoon at URC, Pheasants Hill.
7.30pm, Frieth Fellowship.
9am, Morning Prayer at URC, Pheasants Hill.
Remembrance Sunday. Valley Services:
8am, BCP Holy Communion, Frieth.
9am, Remembrance Sunday Prayers, Fingest and Frieth.
10.40am, Royal British Legion Service of Remembrance, Fawley.
9.45am, Fawley Fellowship, Round Hill House, Fawley.
7pm, Prayers for Peace, Mousells.
3-4.30pm, Hambleden Valley Churches Tea Club, Parmoor.
10.15am, Eucharist, Turville.
9am, Morning Prayer at URC, Pheasants Hill.
2-3pm, Barney’s Toddler Group, Frieth Village Hall.
2nd Sunday before Advent. Services in all churches except Hambleden.
8pm, Medmenham PCC meeting.
3-4.30pm, Hambleden Valley Churches Tea Club, Parmoor.
10.15am, Eucharist, Turville.
7.30pm, New Informal Worship, Mousells, Fingest.
9am, Morning Prayer at URC, Pheasants Hill.
Sunday next before Advent. Services in all churches except Hambleden.
10.30am, Silent Reflections, Fingest.
3-4.30pm, Hambleden Valley Churches Tea Club, Parmoor.
10.15am, Eucharist with prayers for healing, Turville.
9am, Morning Prayer at URC, Pheasants Hill.
Advent Sunday. Valley Services:
9am, Holy Communion, Fingest.
6pm, Advent Candlelit Service, Hambleden –
Celebration of new electrics – with The Venerable Karen Gorham
CALENDAR FOR DECEMBER 2015
3-4.30pm, Hambleden Valley Churches Tea Club, Parmoor.
10.15am, Eucharist, Turville.
11.30am, Advent Pilgrim Course, The Barn, Turville.
2.30pm, Tea afternoon at URC, Pheasants Hill.
7.30pm, Frieth Fellowship.
9am, Morning Prayer, Hambleden (Lady Chapel).
6pm, Concert by Imperial College Choir, Hambleden.
Trinity 18. Valley Services:
10am, Valley Choral Eucharist, Medmenham.
6pm, Oasis, Fingest
9.45am, Fawley Fellowship, Round Hill House, Fawley.
3-4.30pm, Hambleden Valley Churches Tea Club, Parmoor.
10.15am, Eucharist, Turville.
11.30am, Advent Pilgrim Course, The Barn, Turville.
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Sunday Services This Month
www.hambleden-valley-churches.org.uk
Hambleden Medmenham
Fawley
Fingest
Frieth
Turville
1st Nov
All Saints
10am, Valley Choral Eucharist, Turville with preacher Glyn Evans
6pm, Oasis Fingest
8th Nov
Remembrance
8am, BCP, Frieth
9am, Remembrance Prayers and Reading, Fingest and Frieth
10.40am, Royal British Legion Service of Remembrance, Fawley
Church closed for
repairs,
11am Holy
please worship at Communion
2nd Sunday one of the other
before Advent
churches
9am Holy
Communion
15th Nov
Church closed for
repairs,
please worship at
Sunday next one of the other
before Advent
churches
9am Holy
Communion
11am Holy
Communion
6pm Evensong
9am Holy
Communion
22nd Nov
11am All-age
Communion
URC
9am Morning
Praise service
with uniform
organisations
9.30am
Communion
and Church
Mice
11am Holy
Communion
29th Nov
Advent Sunday
9am, Holy Communion, Fingest
6pm, Advent Candlelit Service, Hambleden,
celebrate the new electrics with The Venerable Karen Gorham
6th Dec
Advent 2
10am, Valley Choral Eucharist, Medmenham
6pm, Oasis, Fingest
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UNITED REFORMED CHURCH NAD FRIETH
by Mardi, Fran Hannah and Ken. They all did a
wonderful job.
The money raised this year was over £1,000, half
of which will go to sponsoring Chris Emmett who is
fund-raising for the Lymphoma Association, and the
other half to the fund for the rewiring of the Church.
Frances Cugnoni
Continued from page 11
with the Pope, had complained that the burden of his
office had caused insomnia and that he lay awake night
after night suffering from great anxiety. ‘Oh,’ said the
Holy Father, ’that’s interesting. The very same thing
happened to me in the first few weeks when I took over this
job. Then one night my guardian angel appeared to me in
a dream and whispered “Don’t take yourself too seriously,”
and ever since then I’ve been able to sleep’.
Gill Emmett
Apology
I have had one complaint about the joke that appeared
at the end of verging on last month. I am sorry if it upset
anyone, it was a very busy issue which meant that items
were not checked as usual.
Again my apologies
The editor.
Gill Emmett, an events project manage
has died aged, 57. She moved to the area,
with her family in 1971. Gill married,
local farmer, David Emmett in June 1982
at Hambleden church. Gill worked in the
conference and events industry for Maritz,
later Grass Roots, based in Marlow for
over 20 years. Here she would organise
events all over the globe, including St Petersburg, Monte
Carlo, and Vancouver, for company’s such as Jaguar Land
Rover and the wholesale company- Landmark. David and
Gill have 3 sons; Matthew, Christopher and Edward, all of
whom attended Frieth school followed by Gillotts school
and afterwards, The Henley college. Gill was always very
supportive of her family whether at home or working in
Marlow or abroad, and was instrumental in getting her
two younger sons interested in sport especially rugby. She
would often be supporting the boys when they played for
The Henley rugby club. As well as working in events, Gill
was a big part of the family farm, based at Rockwell End,
near Hambleden. She could often be seen running the stall
at local farmers markets in the local area, and at the the
Hambleden covered market. Gill played a major role in
the Hambleden community group from 2005, using her
organisation skills to run the village bonfire night as well as
other community projects. Gill carried on work and travel
during her breast cancer and more latterly her lymphoma
treatment, even this June when she was in Abu Dhabi with
work. The funeral took place at Hambleden church, on
Wednesday 23rd September, with well over 400 people
in attendance, which is testament to Gill’s popularity
in all walks of life. Donations at the church, after the funeral and to the funeral directors have totalled £2200, all
of which will be donated to The Lymphoma Association.
Christopher, David and Gill’s middle son is running the
Snowdonia marathon in aid of Lymphoma Association,
Hambleden Guy Fawkes Night 2015
A BLAST-OFF FOR GILL will be held on The Dene on
Sunday 8 November. Gates will open at 6.00 pm. Guy
and decorated pumpkin competitions Results of the
competitions 6.45 FIREWORKS 7.00
Hot dogs, soup, hot chocolate, toffee apples, mulled
wine chocolate brownies and drinks all available
Tickets bought in advance (available in the village shop)
£4 for adults, £3 for children under 12 Tickets on the night
£4.50 and £3.50
Harvest Festival Lunch 2015
Although I was away and was not present to see for
myself, those who were there will know how well
everything went There were not quite so many tickets
sold as usual, but this perhaps made everything a little
more comfortable for those who did attend. There was
the usual splendid selection, with the rabbit pie being an
even greater star attraction than in the past I have been
told, however, that the shepherd’s, cottage, and fish pies,
not to mention the vegetarian lasagne and chicken curry,
were all delicious. As usual, the formidable array of
puddings set the seal and everybody left with hunger
more than appeased. The marvellous team worked very
hard. There is always a lot of preparatory work in an
event of this kind but the least pleasant part comes at the
end - the clearing up. The Community Group - Jaime,
Caroline, Charlie, Jemima and Liz - was supplemented
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HAMBLEDEN
on Saturday 24th October. He can be sponsored at www.
justgiving.com David, Matthew, Christopher and Edward
would like to thank everyone for all the support over this
difficult time.
Hambleden W.I. Centenary
16th September 2015
President, had organised a tree planting ceremony, and
asked Jeanne Keene, the longest standing member to
join her in planting a horsechestnut tree at the edge of
the sports field to replace one which had died during the
winter. There is a plaque to commemorate the event,
and members were glad to dash out of the rain to eat a
delicious tea and celebration cake made by Joyce Hynd
to mark the event
In spite of a torrential downpour members of Hambleden
W.I. congregated at The Sports Pavilion to celebrate the
nationwide event. Memorabilia from the founding of this
local Branch 96 years ago had been unearthed, and the
boards showing the current groups and their members
activities were a great attraction. Frances Emmett,
Hambleden
Women’s
Institute
October
Meeting
Frances Emmett, President, welcomed members and
guests to the meeting, and Sue Walden, Treasurer,
thanked all who had helped at the Bridge Drive, our
second fund raiser of the year, which raised over £500.
The Secretary, Nikki Mainds gave a brief report on the
year’s activities, particularly the Centenary celebrations,
which had made it a very special year. The next meeting
will be the AGM, when Frances and Margaret will be
retiring after five years on the Committee. Hambleden
will be hosting the Slade Group Meeting on the 22nd
October, when Colin Henwood will be the speaker. Molly Carter is organising a digital camera workshop and
members wishing to attend were asked to sign up. The
outing to Althorp on 2nd December is fully booked, and
we hope to have a wonderful day. At the Christmas Party
in December there will be a special performance by the
Drama Group who are rehearsing over the next two months.
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Brian Clews, an ornithologist from the RSPB was the
speaker and his understanding of birds was amazing.
Many members were also extremely knowledgeable,
and recognised all the slides he tested them with. He
mentioned casually that the country now spends £200m.
annually on feeding them, and there are so many
different types of feeders that birds are now becoming
quite fussy on their diet from them. Unfortunately the
bird now most common in gardens is the pigeon, and
with their breeding capacity one pair can now produce
a lineage of 100 birds in less than a year, and so many
small birds seem to be disappearing from the countryside.
A witty vote of thanks was given by Inger Osborne,
who felt that he must be awake all night watching and
making notes for his lectures. Helen Grubb and Jo
Bunting served a delicious tea.
A huge thank you to all the bakers, jam makers, sign
putter outers, music makers, tea makers and everyone who
has been involved - it has been a wonderful village project
as always. We have raised £4953.73 this year which has
been given, as always, to the church.
Sharon Howgego
McMillan Coffee Morning
Carol and Pat thank everyone who attended the coffee
morning on September 26th. A magnificent sum of £565
was raised. Also to thank Mavis and Alison for their help.
See you next year.
Carol Bradford and Pat Eldridge
From The Registers
Holy Baptism
Church Teas 2015
Oct 25
Saskia Sheldon
Medmenham
Holy Matrimony
Sept 26
Christopher Thomas and
Francesca Plant
Hambleden
Rest in Peace
The good weather this summer has meant that it has
been a hive of activity most weekends in the church yard.
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Sept 28
Robin Howland Burial of ashes, Frieth
Oct 15
Sydney Gregory
Funeral, Turville and Burial, Hambleden
Hambleden VILLAGE STORES AND POST OFFICE
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Travel Insurance, Car Insurance, Pet Insurance, Home Insurance etc. are all available at competitive prices.
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CHURCH AND VILLAGE ACTIVITIES AND CONTACTS
Hambleden Valley Group of Churches
Frieth (St John the Evangelist )
Group Rector: Vacancy
Churchwarden: Judy Hunt,
01494 882227, ajh.claypit1@btinternet.com
Curate: The Revd Sue Morton, 07808
517347, suemorton131@gmail.com
Village Hall Bookings: Angela Detsiny
01494 881176 friethvillagehall@gmail.com
Licensed Lay Ministers: Sue Brice, 01494
882084, sue.brice@btconnect.com;
Jenny Roughan, 01494 456242,
jenny.roughan@hotmail.co.uk,
John Kimberley 01491 413155
lordkimberley@gmail.com
Uniformed organisations: Lesley Ansell
01494 882665 (after 4 pm)
Director of Music and Choir:
Christine Wells BEM, 01491 571588,
c@wells.vnworks.net
Rainbows and Brownies: ,
Mrs Lesley Ansell, Rainbows now meet on
Mondays from 5pm - 6pm
friethrainbows@hotmail.co.uk 01494 882665
Miss Katherine Gomme now runs Brownies
Brownies now meet on Mondays from 6pm
- 7.30pm
friethbrownies@hotmail.com 07545549910
Group Treasurer: David Napier, 01491
574230, david_napier@btopenworld.com
Frieth Natural History Society:
Alan Gudge 01494 881464
Parish Visitor: Jenny North, 01494 881580,
north@frieth.entadsl.com
Frieth Village Society: Caroline Walker
01494 882333
Group Administrator: Penny McLeish,
01491 571288, penny_mcleish@hotmail.com
Frieth Pre-School:
www.friethpreschool.co.uk Monday to
Wednesday 8.30-3.30 and Thursday
and Friday 8.30-12.30. Kirstin Chaplin or
Donna Watkins 07928 186738
frieth-preschool@outlook.com
Baptisms: Vicky Hollier 01491 638760
vickyhollier@aol.com
Tea Club: St. Katharine’s, Parmoor,
Tuesdays, 3 - 4.30pm
Sue Brice, 01494 882084,
sue.brice@btconnect.com or Gillian Loveridge,
01491 638895, mail@dandgloveridge.plus.com
Hambleden (St Mary the Virgin)
Churchwarden:
Michael Tebbot, 01494 882261,
m.tebbot@gmtw.co.uk
Website:
www.hambleden-valley-churches.org.uk
Verger:
Alan Armstrong, 01491 571324,
alan@eurolibraries.com
Fawley (St Mary the Virgin)
Bell Ringing: Fri 7.45pm practice, Barbara
Oldham 01491 571452,
barbara@EasySaveAndEarn.co.uk
Churchwarden: David Napier,
01491 574230,
david_napier@btopenworld.com
Village Hall Bookings: Jamie Baker
01491 410669, www.hambledenvillagehall.org
Village Hall Bookings:
Margaret Hope,
0776 8426625
Women’s Institute:
President Frances Emmett
01491 881600
Pilates: Mondays 11 – 12 Fran Presho
07951 019594
Fingest (St Bartholomew)
Bridge Club: Fridays 1.30 – 4.30
Frances Cugnoni 01491 576409
Churchwardens:
Brian Barnes, 01494 882613,
brian@navdac.freeserve.co.uk
Hambleden Social and Sports Club:
Open daily from 8 pm Pat Eldridge
01491 576067
Jill Dean, 01491 638678, jill.dean50@sky.com
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Tennis Club: Jenny Sanderson
01491 575883 jennysanderson@talktalk.net
Turville (St Mary the Virgin)
Churchwarden: Anne Jones, 01491
639344,
annejones.tur@btopenworld.com
Tennis Coaching: Kate Borthwick
07980565636
Bell Ringing: Mon 8pm practice,
Linda Green, 01491 638650
Royal British Legion: PGillian Loveridge
(Secretary) 01491 638895 or Jonathan Mason
(Membership) 01491 578571
Sunday School: Sara Harman
01491 639211
Yoga: Monday 7pm-8.30pm
Debbie Flavell 01491 414403
debby@debbyflavell.com
Turville Northend
Village Hall Bookings: Susie Phillips
Indoor Market: Hambleden, 2nd Saturday in
Month (except January)
Parish Council Contacts
Hambleden: Parish Clerk Lorna Coldwell
01494 528443 clerk@hambleden.org.uk
www.hambleden.org.uk
Circle Dance Thursday 7pm – 8.30pm
Debby Flavell 01491 414403
debby@debbyflavell.com
Medmenham: Parish Clerk Carole Burslem
01494 449215 mpc.clerk@gmail.com
Medmenham (St Peter and St Paul)
Turville: Parish Clerk Deirdre Hansen
01494 562254 turvillepc@tiscali.co.uk
Churchwardens: Dennis Harwood,
01628 810143,
dennis.harwood411@btinternet.com
Angela Magee 01628 484043
angela.magee@yahoo.co.uk
Fawley: Parish Clerk Mrs. M Hope 01491
411783
Magazine details
Editor: Nigel Snell, 01491 571687
editor@hambleden-valley-churches.org.uk
or nigel@redbird.org.uk
Village Hall Bookings: Emma Tentori
07759 014396
Uniformed organisations: Group Scout
Leader Christine Hockley 01628 472244
New subscriptions: Penny McLeish
01491 571288, penny_mcleish@hotmail.com
Meetings on Fridays: Beavers: 5.15-6.15pm,
Cubs: 6.30-8pm, Scouts 8-10pm
Advertising Manager: David Napier,
01491 574230, david_napier@btopenworld.
com
Medmenham Matters: Jo Baxter, 01491
573901, medmenhammatters@yahoo.co.uk
Distributors:
Fawley: Hilary Beck-Burridge, 01491 413171;
Fingest: Brian Barnes, 01494 882613;
Frieth: Tony Parkins, 01494 882170;
Hambleden: Samantha Webb, 01491 414418;
Medmenham: Jim Tilbury, 01628 487135;
Mill End: Robert Spicer, 01491 577747;
Northend: Susie Phillips, 01491639584;
Elizabeth Arnott, 01491 638337,
Cayla Twemlow, 01491 638591;
Pheasants Hill: Kate Hussey, 01491 576913;
Skirmett: Bessie Webb, 01491 638574;
Southend: Margaret Drage, 01491 638384;
Turville: Rosie Rosier, 01491 638329;
Woodend: Helen Balkwell, 01628 471403.
Pheasants Hill (United Reformed
Church)
Contact Jeanne Keene 01491 571321
Skirmett
Village Hall Bookings: Susan Walker
01491 638690 www.skirmettvillagehall.org
Pilates: Mon and Weds 11.15am – 12.15 pm
Julia Farey 07747 825 830
Hambleden Valley Garden Club: Meetings
Oct-Mar on first Tuesday each month at Skirmett
Village Hall 7.30. Contact Celia Warren 01491
638691 or Susan Walker 01491 638690.
Postal Distributor: Caroline Cook, 01491
571214.
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