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O give thanks to the Lord, for he is gracious, for his steadfast love endures for ever.

Psalm 107.1

Stone, Dinton, Ford, Upton, Hartwell & Bishopstone with Aston Sandford - Part of the Wychert Vale Benefice

October 2020 Issue ~ £1.00 (£7.50 annual subscription)

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Parish News 2 October 2020

WYCHERT VALE BENEFICE CONTACTS

Benefice Rector

Currently Vacant

Associate Rector Revd

Canon Dr Phil Groves

7, Badgers Rise Stone Aylesbury HP17 8RR

Tel: 01296 748 390 Email: [email protected]

Hon Treasurer Naomi Corbould

6 Eythrope Yard Eythrope, Stone HP18 0HT

Tel: 01296 747689 [email protected]

Curate Revd Nigel Featherston

Greenwood, New Road, Dinton, HP17 8UT

Tel: 01296 747454 Email: [email protected]

For Baptisms, Weddings and Funerals please contact the Parish Administrator at the

Benefice office St Mary’s Centre Station Road Haddenham Aylesbury HP17 8AJ or email [email protected] or [email protected]

St John the Baptist, Stone Eryl Morgan Churchwarden

101 Baker Street Waddesdon, HP18 0LQ

07784 869430 [email protected]

Raymond Medhurst Churchwarden

10 Grenville Road Aylesbury HP21 8EY


St Peter and St Paul, Dinton

Rosemary Jackson Churchwarden

Innisfree, New Road, Dinton, HP17 8UT


Neil Chudley Churchwarden


St Michael & All Angels, Aston Sandford

Marilynne Morgan Hon Treasurer

[email protected]

David Peck Churchwarden.

20 Wykeham Gate, Haddenham, Aylesbury, Bucks. HP17 8DF


Nick Morgan Churchwarden


Front Cover: Harvest at Saint Peter and St Paul, Dinton

mailto:[email protected]




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Parish news

NOTE: Events and services published in the magazine are correct at the time of print though may change in light of the Coronavirus advice.

Editorial

I wonder if people will continue to use facemasks long after they really need to. Some cautious people may want to use them just in case of other infections. For others they may become a fashion item. Perhaps there may one day be a nostalgic retro vogue for them. Certainly at some time this pandemic will be a memory then history. We experience the changing seasons and look forward to them, but this also means that everything has a season. Nothing bad, or good, lasts for ever. The coronavirus pandemic seems to have been going on for a long time. What we hoped would end by now has stretched into many months but at some time it will end. For now, we can enjoy the world we live in. There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build, ... Ecclesiastes 3

News team Editor: David Pickup 01296 748170 [email protected] Editorial: Carole Fryer 01296 748538 [email protected] Advertising: Sue Unwin 07760 177599 [email protected] IT Producer: Heather Harris 07766 086280 [email protected] Distributor: Fiona Rysdale 01296 747466 [email protected]

Parish News is a community magazine for the residents of Stone, Dinton, Ford, Upton, Bishopstone, Hartwell and Aston Sandford. We welcome news, announcements by societies and clubs, and articles on local and other issues. We do not charge for charities or personal notices such as weddings, baptisms or acknowledgments and welcome advertising by local businesses.

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ecclesiastes%203&version=NIVUK



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Parish Services and Calendar

October 2020

St John the Baptist

Stone

St Peter & Paul

Dinton

Stone Methodist

Chapel

St Michael & All Angels

Aston Sandford

4 October Trinity 17

10.30 Morning Worship


11.00-11.30am

Worship**



6.00pm Parish

Evensong

11.00-11.30am

Worship**




11.00-11.30am

Worship**

11am Open Air Morning Prayer

for Harvest Sunday

25 October Bible Sunday

9.00 Mattins 10.30

Morning Worship

11.00-11.30am

Worship**

1 November 10.30 Morning Worship


11.00-11.30am

Worship**

These will be simple said services. There will be music but singing is still not allowed.

More formal services (eg Holy Communion) will not be resumed for some time due to the present C0VID19 regulations.

Please bring your own Bible if you wish.

Complying with the Government and Diocesan regulations, both churches have been properly prepared and places are socially distanced. Hand sanitiser and antibacterial cleaner are readily available.

Face masks must be worn in church. This does not apply to children under 11 years.

The porch at St John the Baptist is open every day for private prayer. The church itself is open on Sundays from 10.15 - 11.30am. 4th Sundays now open from 9.00am. St Paul & St Peter, Dinton is open for private prayer on Wednesdays from 10.00am to 5.00pm.

** Please call

01296 748369 in advance to be sure of a socially distanced seat.

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For a selection of streamed services, prayers and reflections

available online, visit the following websites:

https://www.oxford.anglican.org/coronavirus-covid-19/livestream/

https://www.oxford.anglican.org/coronavirus-covid-

19/livestream/parish-streams/

https://www.wychertvale.org/youtube/

https://www.churchofengland.org/more/media-centre/church-online

https://www.oxford.anglican.org/coronavirus-covid-19/livestream/

https://www.wychertvale.org/youtube/

https://www.churchofengland.org/more/media-centre/church-online

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BREAKFAST ROLLS, ‘REAL’ COFFEE,

HOME BAKED CAKES AND MUCH MORE (NO CHARGE FOR REFRESHMENTS, BUT DONATIONS ARE WELCOME!)

SATURDAY 3RD OCTOBER JUBILEE PAVILION

STONE RECREATION GROUND 10.00am - 12.00pm

RUN BY ST JOHN THE BAPTIST CHURCH, STONE

THE LOCAL CHURCH IN THE COMMUNITY, SERVING THE COMMUNITY

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Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2020

This year the appeal will be very different with no face to face collections at all;

collecting bowls or fund raising events. We are not allowed to hold door to door

or static collections, or have a collecting bucket at an open air event.

Please continue to support this important appeal. You can send me a donation

by cheque or cash or pass this to one of the people who usually collect poppies

where you live (if they agree). I have a small number of RBL donation envelopes

which can be used and you can add gift aid to reclaim tax.

It will still be possible to obtain poppies from supermarkets. You can donate on

line or send a donation directly to the Royal British Legion. I am hoping that the

local schools, which are always very generous, will have collecting material and

bank credit slips to make donations direct.

The work of the Legion is still essential so please donate if you can. Next year

marks the legion’s centenary and we hope that will be well supported,

Any queries please let me know.

David 01296 3977094 [email protected]

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Local Harvest Festivals over the years Then shall the earth bring forth her increase, and God, our own God, will bless us.

Psalm 67.6 O give thanks to the Lord, for he is gracious, for his steadfast love endures for ever.

Psalm 107.1 The tradition of celebrating the Harvest Festival in churches began in 1843 when, at Morwenstow in Cornwall, The Reverend Robert Hawker conducted a special thanksgiving service at his church and blessed the crops. A year later, The Reverend Henry Alford’s hymn, ‘Come, ye thankful people, come, raise the song of harvest-home!’ was published, and we open our service with it today. In the decades that followed, Harvest Festival services grew in popularity in churches throughout the country. It was first recognised officially in the Church of England in 1862. Harvest festivals are very popular. According to research last year,

• Two thirds of people (67%) say there is still value in children taking part in Harvest Festivals.

• Half (49%) of parents say their children participate.

• Three quarters (73%) remember celebrating harvest festival as a child, with most remembering bringing in food to give to people in need (61%) as well as attending Harvest services, singing hymns or saying prayers (64%).

• Two thirds of participants (65%) say their memories of Harvest Festival were positive

https://www.churchofengland.org/more/media-centre/news/parents-still-value-harvest-festival-their-children-poll

On 31st October 1903 the Bucks Herald reported on a harvest festival held at the small hamlet of Sedrup in the parish. The service was led by Rev Morgan Rhys assistant curate at Hartwell and Stone. It was a fully choral service with the Hartwell choir. There was a good congregation for a small place who sang the “grand old harvest hymns”. Services then were held every fortnight on Sunday afternoons and on a week night in



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Winter. The previous Tuesday there had been a harvest tea in a room decorated by Miss Hance and Miss Faithfull. The audience were entertained with songs and a musical sketch. Rev Rhys’ “indefatigable energy” was praised “in working for the common good of young and old”. The newspaper report mentions surnames which crop up regularly in the village such as Small and Batson. It is interesting that Sedrup which probably only had a population of forty or so had regular church services and a harvest festival. Hartwell church was big enough to have a church choir. As long as the earth endures, Seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, Summer and winter, day and night Shall not cease. Genesis 8.22 In October 1888 Stone Harvest Festival for some reason was held on a Thursday. There was a service of Holy Communion at eight am. The vicarage garden was opened to the public at 2 pm and a tea was held in a tent on the lawn followed by a thanksgiving service at 6.30. On the following day 5th October there was harvest service at Bishopstone in the evening and £6.00 was collected for the Bucks General Infirmary. In October 1893 a tea was held in Dinton schoolroom, and music played by Dinton band. There were services at 8 am and 6.30 pm. £4 4 shillings was collected at the Sunday services where Rev J M Challis preached on the text, “Man shall not live by bread alone” and he appealed to the congregation to value the bible more.

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Two ways to donate to foodbanks in Aylesbury and other local charities:

• Tinned meat, fish and veg Surplus vegetables can

• Toiletries be made into healthy

• Long-life milk ready-meals or used to

• Cereals feed animals in the care

• Chocolate of charities.

• Tea, coffee

Please place any donations in the yellow crates

at Stone Methodist Church and

Stone Service Station.

Bernie the Bus will collect them on

Thursdays

Thank you

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Southern Hawker Dragonfly in St John the Baptist churchyard, Stone This is a picture of a male Southern Hawker Dragonfly which was resting in the long grass in St John the Baptist Churchyard at around 3.00pm on Monday 31st August 2020. It is one of the largest British Dragonflies and is common in Southern England and Wales. Its abdomen is about 60mm in length and its hind wings each measure about 50mm. One of its outstanding features is the eyes which occupy most of its head and provide all round vision. This enables it to approach its prey from underneath and from the rear thus giving an element of surprise. It feeds on flying insects such as small flies, midges and mosquitoes which it catches and devours in flight. The spines on its legs form a basket which is ideal for scooping prey out of the sky. Dragonflies are voracious feeders and consume up to 20% of their bodyweight every day. The Southern Hawker emerges from the pupal larva in July and its flight season lasts until October. These Dragonflies have an interesting life cycle which commences with the laying of eggs in ponds and small garden pools during July and August. These eggs remain dormant during the winter months and hatch into larvae in early spring. The larvae which are very voracious feeders live under submerged plants and leaves and act as ambush predators as they pounce on small invertebrates as they pass by. The larval stage extends over three seasons or more depending on local conditions. As the larvae grow, they shed their skins between 8 and 18 times depending on the species. During the second spring the larvae become large enough to feed on tadpoles and small fish. When they are fully mature and ready to emerge as flying insects their breathing system changes from gill-breathing to air-breathing. At this stage the fully formed adult insect is present inside the final larva stage. In July the mature larva leaves the water during the night and climbs up a reed or small twig with the objective of transforming into a mature flying insect before dawn. At this time the larva case splits open and the mature insect emerges; it needs time for its wings and skin to harden before it can start to fly. The insect is very vulnerable at this stage and it aims to emerge during darkness to avoid being attacked by predators such as birds, ants and slugs. Michael Pitt-Payne

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Foreign Coins or unwanted gold

Keep sending in any foreign or old coins or unwanted gold jewellery. We can convert this into funding for the church. We’ve raised much needed funds recently from a few obsolete foreign banknotes and jewellery.

You can send them to 12 Roundhill, Stone

HP17 8RD Tel 01296 748170 or

[email protected]

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carve or eat this October.

Our pumpkins have been grown from seed and have been carefully guarded by our

growing turkeys and geese right here on our farm.

Gates open on Saturday 17th October and throughout half term from 10am – 4pm daily

until all our pumpkins are gone (be quick!).

For further information please email us at [email protected] and keep

updated with our latest news on our Facebook page.

Starveall Farm, Oxford Road, Upton, Aylesbury HP17 8PZ



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GARDENING NOTES – OCTOBER

Hopefully, this month the weather will be kind to gardens. It seems so far this year, we have endured some extreme conditions. Too hot, too dry, very windy and August at times very cold.

Wet or dry October is a busy time, dig up and store chrysanthemums, dahlias and gladioli and towards the month’s end plant tulip bulbs. Herbaceous plants can be lifted and divided. If they are being replanted take the opportunity of digging the soil over deeply and incorporating well-rotted compost or manure. Lawns will always need some treatments this time of the year. Level any hills or hollows, carry out deep spiking, renew any worn patches and apply suitable fertilisers. I expect, given the very variable conditions, grass will keep growing for many more

weeks. Now is the time to pick any remaining out-door tomatoes even if they are still green. Keep them in the warm and they will generally ripen quite quickly. Plants growing outdoor in containers, will need to be inspected quite often to ensure that they do not become too wet or too dry. Plants growing indoors also need to be treated kindly and have a good look at them from time to time as it is amazing how quickly they can get infected with pests. PS

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Simply Walk in Stone, Haddenham & Dinton

Welcome Back! To Simply Walk for an hour or so in the countryside. Group numbers are restricted, so you will need to LOOK For the venues below at www.bookwhen.com/simplywalk Where there are walk dates/details and how to BOOK A place on our walks at:- Methodist Chapel, Eythrope Road – STONE Wednesday: 7th and 21st October Bradmoor Farm (rear) car park, Stanbridge Road – HADDENHAM Wednesday: 14th October Seven Stars PH, New Road – DINTON Wednesday: 28th October We meet in the morning for 10.30 It’s friendly, fun and free We’re not quite back yet, to normality When it comes to the coffee or tea! Walking for Health with Simply Walk For details visit www.buckscc.gov.uk/simplywalk Or call Fiona Broadbent on 01494 475367 Stay well & keep walking!

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http://www.bookwhen.com/simplywalk

http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/simplywalk

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Mystery House (No 6 in the series) - who can remember this building? Answer on page 22

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Michael’s Peace Woodland, near Ford We featured Michael’s Peace Woodland, near Ford in last month’s magazine and would like to point out that anyone wishing to visit should stay on the designated footpaths and not venture onto surrounding private land. A map showing the public rights of way for the area can be viewed via the Bucks County Council website link below https://prow.buckscc.gov.uk/standardmap.aspx

More information is also available on the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty website https://www.chilternsaonb.org/ccbmaps/645/137/michael-s-peace.html

https://www.chilternsaonb.org/ccbmaps/645/137/michael-s-peace.html

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Would you like to join the editorial committee? We’re looking for someone to join us voluntarily to help out with putting together the monthly magazine on alternate months. We’re a small team who meet monthly (currently via Zoom) though usually locally and in between meetings we correspond via email. The person we’re seeking would need to have reasonable IT skills on a home computer or laptop and be especially familiar with Microsoft Word. If you’re interested or would like further details please contact the Editor, David Pickup on 01296 748170 or email [email protected]

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NEWS FROM CHAPEL HILL STONE METHODIST CHAPEL Eythrope Road, Stone HP17 8PH Minister: Revd. Keith Edwards Tel: 01296 423363 [email protected] Village contact: Mrs. Sue Spinks Clowesbourne, Upton, HP17 8UA [email protected]

The Chapel with heart, at the heart of the village

Sadly for the moment we are unable to offer an open welcome to Sunday Services due to

the restrictions of social distancing in our small space.

Please know that all village friends are in our prayers, week by week,

using an alphabetical list of village streets.

Please use the ‘Prayer Letter Box’ on the Chapel porch for your personal prayer

requests – anonymous if you prefer.

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This month as we give thanks for the harvest of our gardens and fields,

I would like to share with you this special version of

THE LORD’S PRAYER

OUR FATHER - who is in us here on earth

HOLY IS YOUR NAME - in the hungry who share their bread

YOUR KINGDOM COME - a generous land, flowing with milk and honey

LET US DO YOUR WILL - standing up when it would be easier to sit it out

YOU GIVE US OUR DAILY BREAD - in the beauty of nature and the miracle of

harvest

FORGIVE US - for keeping silent in the face of injustice; for not sharing your gifts

DON’T LET US FALL INTO TEMPTATION – of resigning ourselves to injustice

BUT DELIVER US FROM EVIL – giving us perseverance to look for love

SO SHALL WE KNOW YOUR KINGDOM WHICH IS BEING BUILT FOR EVER AND EVER.

AMEN


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YES, IT’S SHOEBOX

TIME AGAIN – BUT

NOT AS WE HAVE

KNOWN IT………

This year I’m not asking for individual itmes to pack

as all the current restrictions are making this difficult.

Instead, LINK TO HOPE suggest alternatives:

[1] I will ‘bulk pack’ items already donated and Link To Hope

staff will use these to pack boxes themselves

[2] Send donations which will be used to buy ‘shortfall’ items.

PLEASE WILL YOU MAKE A DONATION

which I will forward to LINK TO HOPE

with the items I have already received.

Please leave in a sealed envelope in our postbox at

CLOWESBOURNE, UPTON, HP17 8UA

[Cheques payable to LINK TO HOPE]

Do log on to the LINK TO HOPE website to read about their

valuable work and for the latest information about

current needs

https://linktohope.co.uk/shoebox-appeal-2020/

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Letter from Aston Sandford

St. Michael and All Angels held its last service before the COVID 19 lockdown on 16th February. On hearing the news, in July, that churches were allowed to reopen for public worship we eagerly assessed the situation. Unfortunately, because our church is so small, with social distancing applied we could seat only ten people, so it was deemed to be impractical to hold a service.

Towards the end of July, however, I think the Lord took a hand in things. My wife had been encouraging me to hold a service of some sort and by chance I spotted a Facebook post from our previous Rector, Margot Hodson, about an open air service she had held in her new parish. At almost the same time I received a call from the Ven Dr Gordon Kuhrt, asking if we had any plans to restart services at Aston Sandford. At this point I realised that the prompts were coming from all directions and an “Open Air Service” had to be organised. Plus it would make a change from spending my time in lockdown doing gardening and clearing the loft!

After a considerable amount of time spent reading the Church of England’s and Government COVID regulations for public gatherings, not to mention insurance policies, I came to the conclusion that a service in the churchyard was possible. We decided to hold it on our usual third Sunday of the month,16th August, and we were delighted with the enthusiastic response we received when we asked the congregation if they would be interested in attending.

My next task, with help from my wife, was to write a Risk Assessment (RA), I hadn’t realised that there were quite so many hazards in a churchyard! I then had to decide on the type of service and taking the RA into account I went for Morning Prayer and fortunately I found a suitable version on the C of E website which had the necessary copyright agreement. Based on this outline and with considerable help from Gordon, I finalise the wording for the service sheet and distributed it to the congregation by email so that they could print it off and bring it along.

By the middle of the week before the service I thought that most things were in place, but there was still one major problem, the weather! The forecast for the Sunday was rain and thunderstorms, not what I wanted to hear. We needed a plan B and as there was no suitable building or barn nearby, lateral thinking was called for. We finally came up with the idea of a drive-in service using the Manor Courtyard (our usual carpark next to the church). We planned to erect a gazebo in one corner

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for Gordon to take the service from and the congregation would stay in their cars with their windows down. I felt with plans A and B in place that maybe we were ready.

Saturday morning saw my wife, daughter, son in law and grandson and myself erecting two gazebos and placing waterproof cables through the trees in the drizzle and wondering if it was all a waste of time. We decided to be positive, however, and on our return home I sent out the email to the congregation to say the service would go ahead whatever the weather!

After a sleepless night and lots of prayers. Sunday dawned and the weather looked OK and we began to hope. The service was due to start at 11am so the team met up at church at around 9am to prepare everything. We had a few, very worrying, spots of rain around 9.30am but, thank goodness, that was it and later on we even had sunshine. We had a very busy couple of hours, half the team measuring out seating positions with garden canes and football dots, while the other half organised lecterns, a table for the cross and flowers and the very necessary PA system.

At 10.30am Gordon arrived, fully robed and he and Olive, his wife, set themselves up in the gazebo, which included space for Olive’s portable organ. Soon the congregation started to arrive, carrying their chairs, and being checked in and given their seating instructions at the gate. We did have some 72 hour quarantined chairs set out for those we knew couldn’t carry their own, but it was a very hectic fifteen minutes for the team.

The service, however, started bang on time and we had 32 adults and three children in the congregation, all suitably social distanced in the churchyard.

Gordon took a wonderful service, Olive played some lovely music for our times of reflection and also some well-known hymns, which we were not allowed to sing, but that could be hummed quietly.

After the service most people lingered in the churchyard and really welcomed the chance to catch up with people they hadn’t seen for six months. Subsequently we have received messages saying how much people had enjoyed the service and would like a similar one next month. Many people enjoyed it so much they suggested it could become an annual summer event!

We are planning to hold another churchyard service and hoping that we don’t have to resort to plan B.

Finally, I must say that this type of event could only happen with the wonderful help of Gordon and Olive, our loyal Aston Sandford congregation and, of course, my family. I would like to thank them all.

David J Peck Churchwarden, Aston Sandford

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YParish Virtual Garden Show

We were pleased to receive several entries for the Virtual Garden Show though not enough in numbers to cover all the suggested classes.

Here are a selection of entries received:

Our Best in Show award goes to Dee James of Stone who wins a garden plant.

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Mystery House no 6 answer (from page 15):

Littleworth Farm

Part of the Hartwell Estate and now completely gone, Littleworth Farm was hidden away, north east of Burn Hill and north west of Whaddon Hill Farm, facing north to the river Thame. The N Bucks Way now passes the site In 1864 Admiral Smyth recorded in his Addenda to the Aedes Hartwellianae that Littleworth, 125 acres in all, 107 acres of pasture, and 25 of arable, was tenanted by George Thorpe. George followed a 4 year rotation, with turnips and swedes, barley with clover, wheat and beans and peas. He also grew mangold wurzels to feed his cattle – they made “beautiful butter”. Farmyard manure was used generously as a fertilizer. The pasture held dairy cows – the Stone farms were big milk producers. Smyth complemented Thorpe on his “careful husbandry”. From the early C20 the farm was tenanted by the White family until Jack White died in 1955 – his widow Nell (nee Plested) and sons moved to Sedrup Farm. Local children played here in the ‘70s and ‘80s and watched the slow deterioration and eventual demolition of this attractive farmhouse. Two ladies who visited the SLHG exhibition in 1912 remembered being evacuated to relations at Littleworth at some time during WWII to avoid the London bombing - but one of the few bombs that did fall on Stone hit the cowsheds at Littleworth. Fortunately, there were no casualties. The Littleworth acreage, still part of the Hartwell Estate, now Ernest Cooke, is now farmed by Jack and Mike Woodford of Lower Farm, Hartwell. The photograph shows William and Elizabeth White with daughter Jane, c 1920 With thanks to Janet and Brian White for information and the photograph Stone Local History Group

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October at Waterperry This is an ideal time to see the Formal Garden and enjoy an autumn stroll along the River Walk as the leaves begin to fall.

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Parish and other websites

Church https://stonedintonhartwell.com/

Stone with Bishopstone and Hartwell Parish Council

http://www.sbhpc.org/

Jubilee Pavilion http://www.sbhpc.org/Jubilee-

Pavilion/Jubilee-Pavilion-Home

Dinton with Ford and Upton Parish Council

https://www.dinton.org/

Dinton News https://www.dinton.info/

Benefice Website https://www.wychertvale.org/

Oxford Diocese (The Church of England serving the people of Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire)

https://www.oxford.anglican.org/

Church of England https://www.churchofengland.org/

A selection of local Facebook pages to follow for local news and events.

Parish and Community News Search Facebook with @stonedintonparishnews

Stone, Bishopstone and Hartwell Parish Council Search Facebook with: @sbhpc

Stone, Buckinghamshire – a local community page Search Facebook with: @StoneBuckinghamshire

Wychert Vale Benefice Search Facebook with: @WychertValeBenefice

Stone, Dinton & Hartwell – church news Search Facebook with: @stonedintonhartwell

Diocese of Oxford Search Facebook with: @dioceseofoxford

https://stonedintonhartwell.com/

http://www.sbhpc.org/

http://www.sbhpc.org/Jubilee-Pavilion/Jubilee-Pavilion-Home

http://www.sbhpc.org/Jubilee-Pavilion/Jubilee-Pavilion-Home

https://www.dinton.org/

https://www.dinton.info/

https://www.wychertvale.org/

https://www.oxford.anglican.org/

https://www.churchofengland.org/

https://www.facebook.com/StoneDintonParishNews/

https://www.facebook.com/sbhpc

https://www.facebook.com/StoneBuckinghamshire/

https://www.facebook.com/WychertValeBenefice/

https://www.facebook.com/stonedintonhartwell/

https://www.facebook.com/dioceseofoxford/

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T & B Private Hire

01844 261116 Mob: 07831882694

Email: [email protected]

Air Conditioned Cars/MPVs for Airport Transfers

Special Events, Theatres Touring, Sight Seeing,

Weddings or any other special occasion

Ric Lee “Handyman”

General House Maintenance

Painting and Decorating Flat Pack Furniture Assembly

Bespoke shelving, cupboards and storage units built and fitted to

your specification

Tel: 01296 749044 Mob: 07831 658909

JUBILEE PAVILION W W W . J U B I L E E P A V I L I O N . C O . U K

• Great venue for village activities, fund raising events,

parties and groups.

• Includes a well-equipped kitchen with cooker and fridge.

• Changing rooms with hot showers for recreational hire.

• Car park with easy access. For availability and booking enquiries contact Angela

Email: [email protected] or visit https://www.sbhpc.org/Jubilee-Pavilion/Jubilee-Pravilion-Home

http://www.jubileepavilion.co.uk/


Hartwell House Hotel

Throughout SEPTEMBER and OCTOBER SAVE £5pp PLUS enjoy a complimentary GLASS OF BUBBLY

The government's scheme 'Eat out to Help out' has now come to an end, and we know how much you enjoy our afternoon teas.

Throughout the months of September and October, we will treat you to a *£5 discount per person plus a complimentary glass of bubbly

with each Traditional Afternoon Tea, valid Monday to Wednesday.

Afternoon tea is served every week day from 1.30pm to 5.00pm and on Saturday and Sunday from 3.30pm to 5.00pm.

Booking is essential at a specific time in order to allow for your safe arrival and social distancing, so book in advance to

avoid disappointment.

Please visit our website to read the safety measures we have put in place to ensure your safety and wellbeing during your visit to Hartwell House.

We look forward to seeing you and a warm welcome awaits!

Telephone 01296 747444 for more information and to book Terms & Conditions: Please quote Septembertea20 when making your booking, only available to new reservations and not existing bookings,

and not in conjunction with any other offer or discount. Subject to availability.

Visit hartwell-house.com for more information

Oxford Road, Buckinghamshire HP17 8NR

http://hartwell-house.com/

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