June at The Bell
Friday mornings continue to be extremely popular when The Bell is open from 10am for coffee and home-made cakes. This half term week, the garden was really bustling with children of all ages enjoying this safe haven with all its play equipment and toys while adults enjoyed a chat over coffee.
Tuesday June 6 is Bingo night – the last until after the Summer holidays. So take this opportunity of a good night out and maybe to go home a winner. There are good cash prizes for every line and house won, including the Snowball game, which has now increased to over £100. Eyes Down is at about 8.45pm.
Sunday June 11 is quiz night at 8pm.
Wednesday June 12 is Lunch Club for anyone who would like to join this now growing band of “older people” for a 2 course lunch with tea or coffee for a very reasonable special price. Please contact me on 208913 or Sharon if you would like to come. The lunch club started in Bucks several years ago by Community Impact Bucks, with the aim of supporting the local pub who would provide those people who had a limited social life with a good meal and the chance to get together each month. It proved very popular then and is now held every fortnight.
The Bell plays a very central part on Fete Day, Saturday June 24, open all day and providing a pig roast at 7pm and live band, Street Life, in the evening with dancing until late.
Midsummer Fete Saturday June 24 from 1pm until 5pm.
Our Fete always attracts a great number of visitors, not only villagers and surrounding villages but from miles away. There are many opportunities to get involved and be part of the day. Contact Angela on 202105 or email her at angela@grayemail.co.uk if you can help.
Donations for the various stalls are needed as detailed here:
- W.I. Cake Stall – cakes should be brought up to the village green from 11am onwards. Contact Anne Lewis on 2015000.
- Teas cakes and cookies are needed for the tea stall. Contact Justine on 07720 351938 or email Justine.yorke@nielsen.com or Rachel on 201566 email gerrysamp@aol.com
- Books and DVDs - Please bring to The Green on the morning or contact Thia at thiarichards@gmail.com
- Plants - Please contact Laura or Rose at laura@daleandheybrook.com if you have plants for this stall
- Craft handmade items are needed for the craft stall. Contact Anne on 201611
- Toys, including teddies of all description,s are needed. Contact Sarah on 208329. Email sarah.sawrey-cookson@sky.com
- Bric-a-Brac quality items needed. Please deliver to The Green between 9.30 and 11.30 on the morning. Contact Marion on 202631.
- Jewellery and accessories handbags, belts, jewellery, scarves etc. are welcome for this stall. Bring on the morning or contact Margaret on 208913
Fete Raffle
Some marvellous prizes for the raffle have been acquired and tickets are on sale in the shop or in The Bell. Prizes include £25 voucher from Costa coffee; £50 massage at Thame Therapy Centre; £20 x 2 vouchers for XT brewery; 50% off voucher for dinner, bed and breakfast for 2 at The Hundreds, Ashendon (value of c£100); golf at Crews Hill Golf Club, Enfield for 4 (value c£100); Half a day for a private handy man to complete jobs around the house (c£80); two hours computer clean up from ARG computers (value of c£100); 1 hour session for Pilates work out/health assessment with a personal trainer (value of c£50); load of winter logs delivered to your door (value c£75); food hamper (value c£50), Chearsley village print (value c£80); chimney clean (value c£50) and an extra raffle prize of 1 night’s accommodation and breakfast for 2 at the new Apex Hotel opening in Bath in August.
There will also be a Silent Auction on which you can bid. All bids should be sent to Angela Gray by 4pm on the day. Winners will be notified by June 26. Lots include dinner, bed and breakfast at The Hilton Puckrup Hall and golf for 4 (value c£500); Estee Lauder products for men or women (value c£150); cordless Husqvarna grass trimmer with battery charger (value c£225) and 2 tickets for Chearsley Cricket Club Dinner and Dance on November 11 2017.
Whether you come to help on a stall or help set up on the day or just come to walk round and enjoy the Fete, it is bound to be a good, friendly village day, raising funds for our new village hall.
Chearsley Artist and Bucks Open Studios
This annual event in Bucks is run by Visual Images Group c/o Obsidian Art, Stoke Mandeville and has an alliance of over 600 artists in Bucks. The fortnight enables local artists and makers to show their skills and talents when they open their studios to the public. A wonderful opportunity of seeing art of many descriptions for free. This year, Mark Stallwood, of Lower Green Lane, Chearsley, is taking part for the first time and welcomes visitors to his studio at weekends during the Open Studios fortnight. These are Saturday and Sunday June 10 and 11, 17 and 18 and 24 and 25 between 10.30 am and 4.30. Mark lives at Orchard House, Lower Green Lane, Chearsley. Good luck to Mark. You can see his work and learn more about what he does on his website www.imagineoils.co.uk . For more information of other open studios in the area, visit www.bucksopenstudios.org.uk
Chearsley Cricket Club
The club has become a regular host to County Cricket matches for the past three years. This season, Bucks CC Veterans have already played at the ground in a midweek fixture when they narrowly lost to Sussex. Pete Redfern and Larry Warr of Chearsley Cricket club have made regular appearances for “the Vets”. There will be a game between Bucks and Kent at the Chearsley ground on Wednesday July 12 at 1.30pm. Pete or Larry may well be playing. Come up and watch and cheer them on.
Nether Winchendon Fete Saturday June 10
This is always a lovely traditional village fete in the grounds of Nether Winchendon House. Open from 2 until 5pm. Another lovely day out.
Turn End Trust
There is an Open Gardens Weekend 17 and 18 June from 11 to 4pm for a chance to view this beautiful garden for £4, children free. No booking required. To find out more about Turn End, an award winning architect designed house in Haddenham, go to their website turnend.org.uk. They are also holding a Midsummer Night’s tour with Jackie Hunt the head gardener on Wednesday June 21 from 7.30 to 9.30. Stroll round the garden with a glass of Pimms or cordial when Jackie will talk and explain about the garden. Tickets cost £10 and booking is required at turnendtrust.eventbrite.co.uk. A Propagation Techniques Workshop is being held on Tuesday August 15 from 10.30 to 1pm. Tickets cost £25 and booking is required.
Possible /Probable Flying Scotsman on the Chiltern Line through Chearsley on this Tuesday June 6 and again Friday June 9. This is the Chiltern Hills Lunchtime Tour organised by Steam Dreams, leaving Paddington at 12.21 on a trip pulled by Flying Scotsman through the Chiltern Hills connecting to the new line at Bicester joining the Chiltern mainline to Oxford before returning to London via the Thames Valley.
Sorry, I have no information about the return time. You have the chance to see it again on a similar Lunchtime tour on Friday June 9 again leaving Paddington at 12.21pm. In August, another journey this time to Shrewsbury pulled by the Duchess of Sutherland is planned by Steam Dreams passing through Princes Risborough at 9.30am. But, things often change and can’t always happen. My main informant is not available to confirm details on the June 6 and 9, and trips I am only going by the Steam Dreams online brochure. I hope I am not giving out misleading information!
Services at St Nicholas:
- Sunday June 11 Morning Celebration at 10am and Evensong at 6pm
- Sunday June 18 Holy Communion at 9am
- Sunday June 25 Pet Service at 10am More details to follow
- Friday June 9 Disco for Juniors at the Cricket Club from 6.30 to 8.30pm
- Monday June 19 Parish Council meeting in the village hall at 7.30pm
- Saturday June 24 Village Fete 1 until 5 onwards on and around The Green. Pig Roast and Live Band at The Bell 7pm until late
- Friday, Saturday, Sunday, June 30, July 1 and 2nd Flower Festival in St Nicholas church
- Saturday July 8 Meadow Song from 6.30pm at the village hall.
- Sunday September 10 Chearsley Classic & Vintage Fun Day from 12 noon at the Cricket Club
- Friday 30th June - Sun 2nd July, Flower Festival in St Nicholas church
- Saturday July 8 Meadow Song from 6.30pm at the village hall.
- Sunday September 10 Chearsley Classic & Vintage Fun Day from 12 noon at the Cricket Club
