Monday 22 October 2018

Village News

with Margaret Morbey : 01844-208913

Village Crime Alert
A number of residents in Willow Gate had their cars rifled through during the day on Thursday October 18. A small amount of cash and an ipod were stolen from one. A timely reminder to be vigilant and aware that crime does happen in Chearsley.

Petition to Cut Beer Tax - Long Live The Local
Whether we visit The Bell or not, I think most villagers would agree that The Bell plays a vital part in Chearsley life, bringing all ages together throughout the year for its many events, attracting visitors to enjoy a charming thatched English pub with good food and lovely garden, and probably influencing the value of our houses. Pubs in general are under a range of tax and other pressures, including the Beer tax which at 54p on the cost of a pint is one of the highest in Europe. The Government is planning to increase the Beer tax in the next Budget and to continue to increase it every year. Sign the petition at www.longlivethelocal.pub to make a difference and to try to stop this happening. Then, go and have a meal, drink or a coffee at The Bell to support our very hard-working, dedicated, enthusiastic and lovely Landlady, Sharon.

Bereavement Service
A Service to remember loved ones who have died will be held at our church on Sunday October 28 at 6pm. Everyone is welcome to gather at this quiet and informal service to take time out of our busy lives to reflect and remember those dear to us who are sadly no longer with us. During the service you can ask for their names to be read out and/or you can light a candle in their memory. After the service you are welcome to share refreshments and memories.

Village Hall AGM
The Village Hall Management Committee invite everyone to its AGM on Monday November 12 at 8pm at The Village Hall

The Bell
Don’t forget there are many opportunities to visit The Bell for Halloween celebrations - Halloween Disco on Saturday 27, Pumpkin carving on Monday 29 and the children’s party on Wednesday 31. The next Bingo Night is on Tuesday November 6 when Bingo players can eat beforehand for just £7.50. Eyes Down at 8.45pm. Good cash prizes. Quiz Night on Sunday 11. Ongoing events are the Friday coffee mornings from 10am to 12pm with home made cakes, scones, sausage rolls on offer for £4 and a chance to call in and chat with friends and neighbours and make new friends; the ever popular Friday evening prize game at 8.30pm and the Meat Raffle which is drawn every Sunday at 3pm.

Not Quite Twelfth Night
A date for your 2019 diary to celebrate “Not Quite Twelfth Night” on Friday January 4 in the village hall. Another evening of fun and frivolity is being planned. More details shortly.

Services at St Nicholas:
  • Sunday October 28 at 6pm Bereavement Service
  • Sunday November 4 at 10am Family Service
Diary Dates:
  • Tuesday October 23 to Saturday 27 The Sound of Music at Lord Williams Upper School
  • Saturday October 27 Halloween Disco at The Bell
  • Sunday October 28 Bereavement Service at 6pm in the Church
  • Monday October 29 Pumpkin Carving 6.30pm to 7.30pm at The Bell.
  • Wednesday October 31 Children’s Halloween party at The Bell 4.30pm to 6pm. Tickets from Sharon
  • Saturday November 3 Coffee and Cake 1pm to 3.30pm at the village hall in aid of Cancer Research UK
  • Tuesday November 6 Bingo at The Bell
  • Sunday November 11 Remembrance Service 10.45am at The War Memorial and Chearsley Remembers Exhibition in the village hall
  • Sunday November 11 Quiz Night at The Bell
  • Monday November 12 Village Hall Management Committee AGM 8pm in the village hall
  • Saturday November 24 Cricket Club End of Season Dinner and Dance at Magnolia Park Golf Club. Tickets are selling fast. Contact Angela at angela@grayemail.co.uk or phone 07944290264
  • Saturday December 1 Elevenses and Christmas Food Fair at the village hall from 10am to 1pm
  • Saturday December 1 Quiz in the village hall in aid of Cystic Fibrosis. Contact Thia at thiarichards@gmail.com
  • Friday January 4 2019 Not Quite Twelfth Night in the village hall – more details to follow

Friday 19 October 2018

Defibrillator Course - Saturday 20th

Defibrillator Course available this Saturday
Due to late cancellations, there are vacancies on the Defibrillator course that is running on
Saturday, 20 October, from 9.00 to 10.00am
at
Chearsley Village Hall (change of venue from Odyssey)

If you have an hour to spare this would be an extremely good way of using it.

The course not only provides training on how to use our village defibrillator but also covers heart compression (CPR) - an essential first aid response and vital knowledge for everyone.

There is no charge for the course.
If you are interested, please contact Keith Turnbull as soon as possible at  keith.turnbull1@gmail.com

Saturday 13 October 2018

Village News

with Margaret Morbey : 01844-208913

AVDC Design Awards 2018
Fingers crossed for an award for Chearsley Village Hall in this year’s AVDC Design Awards. This year has seen a high number of entries and our new hall has been shortlisted. Judges will be visiting the hall on Judging day, October 30 prior to the Presentation of Awards on the evening of Thursday November 29. All shortlisted entries will be posted on the AVDC website. In previous years, Stony Furlong and Odyssey have been shortlisted and been commended by the judges.
To celebrate 25 years of outstanding design in The Vale, the public are this year being invited to vote for their favourite. Chearsley Village Hall is one of 9, but with some strong opposition, including Dinton Folly. Details of how to vote and before and after photos of the 9 entries, can be found on the AVDC website. Voting closes on October 31.

Community Speed Camera Programme
Chearsley Parish Council is asking for volunteers to help with this scheme. Following input from village meetings on ways to help curb speeding through Chearsley, the Parish Council is looking to implement a Community Speed Camera programme. This will require a number of volunteers to be trained and to operate the local Sentinel speed camera at designated spots in the 30mph zones approved by the Police. Depending on the number of volunteers available, this would likely take up to half a day on designated days. The speed camera is shared amongst several neighbouring villages, so it needs to be booked ahead of time and will be available for operation a day or so at a time. The main task is just to look after the device, as once collected and set up on its stand, it automatically captures details of cars travelling at speeds above 35mph. There is already a small core nucleus of trained volunteers who can quickly train anyone who is interested and has the time to help. The work is being co-ordinated on behalf of the Parish Council by Keith Turnbull, who can be contacted at keith.turnbull1@gmail.com or phone 07785 725177. Please help if you can.

A Cake and Coffee Sale will be held on Saturday November 3 in Chearsley Village Hall from 1pm to 3.30pm. This is to raise funds for Cancer Research UK and the Children’s Cancer Charity (CLIC). Everyone is welcome.

Elevenses and Christmas Food Fair Saturday December 1 will be held in Chearsley Village Hall from 10am to 1pm when there will be coffee and cake, Christmas decorations and goodies for sale and a Prize Raffle.

A Quiz Night on Saturday December 1 is being held in Chearsley Village Hall in aid of Cystic Fibrosis Trust, helping change the lives of people with cystic fibrosis, a charity supported for many years by Chearsley residents. Cost is £15 per person to include nibbles, fish and chips from Mermaid Fish Bar, Long Crendon, water and bottle of wine for each table. There will be a bar with beer, wine and soft drinks on sale. Also a Prize Raffle. The Quiz master is Martin Hearmon. Teams of 6 to 8 welcome. Please contact Thia at thiarichards@gmail.com to book a table and for more information.

“Chearsley Remembers”
The Parish Council is sponsoring a “Chearsley Remembers” event on Remembrance Sunday November 11 to commemorate the centenary of the ending of The Great War. It will take place in the Village Hall immediately following the service at the War Memorial. It is hoped this will be a wonderful opportunity for the Chearsley community to share their memories, photographs, letters and other memorabilia from The Great War, as a fitting tribute to all those from our own village as well as the many others who made the ultimate sacrifice on behalf of us all.
Please bring your memorabilia and exhibits to the hall on the day where tables and display boards will be available. Or you may like to create a display ahead of the event. Please let the Parish Council know your plans to help them plan the exhibition which will also include a display of art by children in the village. Please contact John Howard on 07970 651326 or email jnh@dbmc.co.uk.
On Remembrance Day, November 11 at around 12.30pm, the bells of St Nicholas Church will be ringing in unison with other local churches as part of a nationwide campaign “The Ringing Remembers”. In addition, the Parish Council will be raising funds for their chosen charity “The Not Forgotten Association”.
Programme for Sunday November 11:
10.45am Remembrance Service at The War Memorial
11.30am Chearsley Remembers Exhibition opens at the village hall with free entrance and refreshments available.
12.30pm (approximate timing) The Ringing Remembers at the church.
2.00pm The exhibition closes.

Children’s Art Work
The Parish Council would very much like to put a display of children’s art work in a large frame in the bus stop and are inviting all children to create a picture of about A5 size for Remembrance Sunday. All pictures will be on show in the Village Hall on Remembrance Sunday before being put in the bus stop display frame. All entries should include the child’s first name and age and given to Sharon at Cloverdale, Lower Green Lane by November 8.

The Sound of Music
Inter Church Productions present an amateur production by special arrangement with Rogers & Hammerstein Theatricals Europe of The Sound of Music with performances at Lord Williams Upper School from Tuesday October 23 to Saturday October 27. Evening performances at 7.30pm and a matinee on Saturday at 2pm. Tickets cost £14 and £12.50 concession for over 65s and under 14s £12.50 and £11.00. This production includes over 50 adults and children from Thame and surrounding villages from all denominations. For tickets, contact the booking office at www.thelittleboxoffice.com/icp.

Services at St Nicholas:
  • Sunday October 14 Holy communion at 9am
  • Sunday October 21 Chearsley Praise at 10am
Diary Dates:
  • Sunday October 14 Messy Church 4.00pm to 5.30pm in the village hall
  • Monday October 15 Parish Council Meeting at 7.30pm in the village hall
  • Tuesday October 23 to Saturday 27 The Sound of Music at Lord Williams Upper School
  • Saturday October 27 Halloween Disco at The Bell
  • Monday October 29 Pumpkin Carving 6.30pm to 7.30pm at The Bell.
  • Wednesday October 31 Halloween party at The Bell 4.30pm to 6pm. Tickets from Sharon
  • Saturday November 3 Coffee and Cake 1pm to 3.30pmat the village hall in aid of Cancer Research UK
  • Sunday November 11 Remembrance Day
  • Saturday November 24 Cricket Club End of Season Dinner and Dance at Magnolia Park Golf Club. Tickets are selling fast. Contact Angela at angela@grayemail.co.uk or phone 07944290264
  • Saturday December 1 Elevenses and Christmas Food Fair at the village hall from 10am to 1pm
  • Saturday December 1 Quiz in the village hall in aid of Cystic Fibrosis. Contact Thia at thiarichards@gmail.com

Thursday 4 October 2018

Wednesday 3 October 2018

Children's Art Work

The Parish Council have had the lovely idea of putting a large frame in the bus stop to display our children's art work, starting with a display for Remembrance Sunday. If your children would like to create a picture of about A5 size, and drop it down to Cloverdale, Lower Green Lane by 8th November, we will display it, first in the village hall on Remembrance Sunday, and then in the bus stop.  Please include your child's first name and age.  Here is just one idea, using fingerprints.



Monday 1 October 2018

Village News

with Margaret Morbey : 01844-208913

CPR and Defibrillator unit training classes
2 more sessions have been arranged to take place in October for training in CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation ) and use of the village Defibrillator unit which is stationed outside The Bell. These will take place on Wednesday October 17 from 6.30pm to 8.30pm at Odyssey (next to The Old Vicarage) and Saturday October 20 from 9am to 11am at the Village Hall.A further session will be planned for November. If you would like to attend either of the October sessions, or be interested in coming to one in November, please send an email to defib.team@chearsley.com

Hedge at The Village Hall
The Village Hall Committee are looking for someone to trim the Village Hall hedge. Would this be of interest to anyone in the village? The hedge needs cutting now and the job would be suitably remunerated. Please contact Antonia on antoniastratford40@gmail.com as soon as possible if you can help.

October at The Bell
Bingo Monthly: Bingo starts again on Tuesday 2nd. Get your dobbers ready and prepare for a good evening with the chance to win some good cash prizes. Bingo players can eat beforehand for £7.50. Email Sharon to book your table. Eyes Down is at 8.45pm. There is a raffle during the interval with the proceeds going to the current Bell charity.
Quiz Night starts again on Sunday October 7th starting between 8 to 8.30pm. Friendly teams and plenty of banter with refreshments during the break. Come on your own or in a team.
Halloween Time with something for everyone:
Halloween Disco on Saturday October 27 8 till late with a mixture of music from the 60s, 70s and 80s. Come dressed to scare and daring to try a Halloween themed cocktail. Gin and Deadly Nightshade sounds tempting. More information available from Sharon.
Pumpkin Carving on Monday October 29 The Pumpkin contest is a bit different this year when pumpkin carving will take place at The Bell between 6.30 and 7.30pm. Pumpkins will be supplied. Anyone of any age is welcome to take part, individual entries or as a team. Please contact Sharon if you are interested in showing off your pumpkin carving skills.
Halloween for the children: Wednesday October 31st Party at The Bell from 4.30pm to 6.00pm. Scary fun, spooks, games and food. Choose from jacket potato, hot dog or fish fingers. Please buy a ticket from Sharon beforehand, £5 per child.

Services at St Nicholas
  • Sunday October 7 Family Communion at 10am
  • Sunday October 14 Holy Communion at 9am
  • Sunday October 14 Messy Church 4.00pm to 5.30pm in the village hall
Diary Dates:
  • Monday October 15 Parish Council Meeting at 7.30pm in the village hall
  • Saturday November 24 Cricket Club End of Season Dinner and Dance at Magnolia Park Golf Club