Author: bavhadmin

Church of St John – Summer news

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Many thanks to everyone who came to the cream teas for Christian Aid. We raised a total of £154. The total for the envelope collection has not yet been finalised, but many thanks to everyone who has contributed in this way.

We are running a variety of monthly summer afternoon services in addition to our weekly morning services, which take place at 10am.

On Sunday 17th June from 16.30 to 17.30 there will be tea followed by ‘taize’-style worship, and on 15th July from 16.30-17.00 there will be Songs of Praise with some well-known hymns. Everyone is most welcome!

On Saturday 30th June we have a stall at the village fete and look forward to meeting people.

The weekend of 14-15th July (Sat 10.30-16.30, Sun 14.00-16.30) we will be running an event in the church called ‘Bellingdon past & present’. If anyone would like to lend us anything we could exhibit or tell us about the history of any aspect of life in Bellingdon or Asheridge please get in touch with Jane Edmunds on 01494 782889 or on j.edmunds@sky.com.

We’d also love to receive information about businesses and activities running in the villages now. On both days Tim Yates will give a short talk on the history of Bellingdon.

You may have noticed that the outside of the church is being decorated. We are so pleased, as the inside is lovely! Do come and visit us!

Jane Edmunds

Village fete: the countdown begins

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Its just over two weeks until our Bellingdon & Asheridge Village fete and the clock is ticking!

We’ll be knocking on doors next week collecting all your lovely donations: bottles, raffle and tombola prizes, good condition books, toys and board games, bric-a-brac and old crockery for the china smash.

We’ll also give deliver a free event programme to each house as well as giving you the opportunity to purchase raffle tickets. Prizes this year include Rugby tickets , a case of wine, vouchers and many others.

If you’re out we can collect black bags marked “Fête” from your doorstep. Alternatively our friendly door knockers will leave a car so you can call them to come at a more convenient time.

To donate, help out or find out more about the fête, please contact fete@bellingdon.com. To join the doorknock as a volunteer or to arrange a specific collection time, please phone Emma on 07971 218970.

 

June 2018 Rumble Festival: a conscious dance festival

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Rumble is inspired by many other music and dance festivals, camps and gatherings sharing similar themes and creating beautiful safe spaces to explore and play.
Bringing together various different practices, combined with an appreciation of a good solid dance floor, tasty and healthy food and lots of space for random happenings and wonderings, Rumble is the place to relax, meet, experience a variety of different movement based practices and most importantly have loads of fun. 50% discount for local residents.

www.rumblefestival.co.uk

 

National Bike Week 9th – 17th June 2018

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From the Community Safety Team, CDC

Property marking is one of many ways that residents can help the
police in reducing bicycle theft and ensuring your bike is locked when
leaving it and not leaving it insecure at home.

Chiltern District Council and South Bucks District Council are
encouraging residents to be more conscious of how secure their bikes
are and if they haven’t already, get them marked to reduce the risk of
theft. Whilst some bicycles are returned to their owners, most are never
seen again because they have no markings on them, or no recorded
details such as frame serial numbers and size, make, model, colour or
a picture.

Bike marking is a simple solution to this problem and means that the
police are more likely to identify the bike and return it to the owner: a
simple sticker with your postcode on, stuck to the inside of your bike
frame, will inform the police of ownership.

To support the National Bike Week Campaign, Chiltern & South Bucks Community Safety Team will be providing bicycle security marking labels to local residents. If you would like a bike label then please contact communitysafety@chiltern.gov.uk with ‘bike label’ in the subject line or call us on 01494 586535.

As well as marking your bike there are other ways of preventing and reducing the risk of bike theft:

  • Keep your bike in a locked garage or shed, as more than half of bike thefts take place on the victims’ properties.
  • Always lock your bike when you are leaving it, use a strong lock and secure it to a bike rack where possible; as thieves can lift bikes over signposts especially if the lock is loose.
  • There are other ways to identify your bike, such as recording and registering it on www.immobilise.com or investing in an electronic tagging system.

For more information about National Bike Week visit www.bikeweek.org.uk
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