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Letter from the EditorI can’t believe we are in full summer. Where has the year gone? I mean, lockdown seems to have gone so slowly; it seems ages since we’ve had a social life. But 2020 is running away with us. If I had my way, when things get back to normal, with restaurants, pubs, theatres and all other leisure businesses open again, I would rewind the year to 23rd March.

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Most of us have missed out on seeing spring flowers, apple blossom, tulips and the stunning rhododendron displays; we talked about these in our April editions, encouraging you all to go and visit Langley Park to see their wonderful displays, and then we were denied the opportunity; rightly so, of course.Wouldn’t it be amazing though if we could rewind the year, if we could enjoy the four seasons of 2020 together, instead of skipping straight from winter to late summer, or even autumn?At the time of writing this there is no news of when families can safely get together. No news of when restaurants, bars and cafes are reopening, other than for takeaway. No news of when we can have a weekend away, or take that much needed holiday. I’m sure things will change a lot during the month of July, and we will find ourselves raising a glass or two in celebration of seeing friends and family again, well let’s hope so!

As a nation, our thanks continue to go to NHS staff and key workers who have got us through this challenging time. Our thoughts go to those of you who have lost loved ones, family life and job security. Our thoughts are also with businesses that didn’t make it through; it’s been tough, I’m not going to lie. Ending on a positive note, the shops have reopened which is great news. Whilst I’m not enamoured with visiting the high street, I will endeavour to visit our local independents and family run businesses who desperately need our support.Until next time, keep well, keep safe and keep smiling.Helen [email protected] 07947 349134

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Over 140 Beaver Scouts (boys and girls aged 6 to 8) and volunteers from Amersham, Aylesbury, Burnham and Chesham participated in “The Great Pirate Camp@Home recently organised by Buckinghamshire Scouts. The event was broadcast live over Bucks Scout Radio. The event started at noon on Saturday and ran until 10.30am on Sunday. The rain and hail on the Saturday afternoon made the theme of the weekend somewhat more realistic.

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The children were given a task every hour throughout the time of the event. These included making a pirate hat, eye patch and a pirate boat. They were encouraged to get their parents/carers to share pictures and videos of the boats floating in the bath, sink, basin or paddling pool. The children were encouraged to make an obstacle course in either their garden or house and to “walk the plank”.

Other activities over the weekend included making a passport, making up a pirate name, cooking, a scavenger hunt, building a den, take part in quizzes, making a message and putting it into a bottle and finally having a campfire. Lots of the children called into the radio station so they could get a “shout out” live on air. Many of the parents/carers shared an array of photos across various social media channels. Sunday morning started with a workout which included escaping from the crocodile, climbing the rigging and digging for treasure.

Henry Sinclair aged 7 said, “I really enjoyed all of the activities. The best bit about camp was dressing up as a pirate all day, making a boat, walking the plank, having a camp fire and sleeping in a den. The best thing about being a beaver is I get to see my friends, do lots of fun things like going hiking, building dens in the woods, playing games and earning badges. I have 19 badges so far.”

Tessa Ingram, lead volunteer for Beaver Scouts across Buckinghamshire said, “It was great to see so many Beaver Scouts participating in the event. We know that lots of parents/carers and siblings also joined in the event and we’re pretty sure that everyone thoroughly enjoyed the weekend. It was great to see families having so much fun. We provided ideas of how to make particular items, and they could do them when they wanted to.

We also had lots of sessions on Bucks Scout Radio where the children could share what they had made. Many of the children built dens in their lounge or bedroom and then slept in them overnight. At this time of year many of the Beavers would be camping, or on a sleepover. We therefore wanted to provide them with something they would all enjoy.”

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Grounds and Gardens RE-OPEN – Saturday 20th JuneThe Museum rescues and reconstructs historical buildings and sets them within a landscape that tells the story of traditional Chilterns ways of life, practices, and skills. The Museum’s collection of historic buildings will not yet be open, but you can still explore the 45 acre site with its period gardens, ‘Dig for Victory’ allotment, fruit orchards and woodland.COAM’s shop and toilets will be open and you will be able to purchase hot and cold drinks and snacks from the Village Kitchen, but the Museum’s café will remain closed. There are picnic tables on site and dogs on leads are welcomed.Additional handwashing facilities have been put in place, as well as a regular contact point cleaning schedule. All visitors must abide by social distancing measures.

Government advice is continually changing so please check the Museum website for the latest information

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The Museum is only accepting card payments for onsite products, but you can put cash in onsite donation boxes and into the Museum’s well.

All tickets must be pre-booked via the Museum’s website, where there are timed entry slots and limited ticket numbers to ensure staff and visitor safety.Chiltern Open Air Museum is an independent charity; it’s a great opportunity to show your support by booking a ticket.

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Midnight Walk rises from the ashes as NOT THE MIDNIGHT WALK

A local charity facing the loss of its biggest fundraising event has found a uniquely “lockdown” solution.Every year, hundreds of women, men and children from all over Buckinghamshire get to-gether in Aylesbury to walk 5 or 10 miles to raise money for Florence Nightingale Hospice. This year, with coronavirus restrictions on mass gatherings, that will not be possible. This is a big problem for Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity because the Midnight Walk is its biggest fundraising event, raising on average £50,000 each year for hospice care in Buck-inghamshire.

“How about a sunrise stroll instead?” says, Vicky Harman, Events Manager at the Charity. “It’s still a challenge to get up really early and go for a long walk. As the sun rises at 5am, walkers can set off to walk by themselves, with their household, or socially distanced with friends or family. They can walk the usual five miles, or ten miles, or they can walk further if they want to.”

“It’s not the Midnight Walk we know and love,” she says. “But it’s still a chance to challenge yourself and support your local Hospice and we’re hoping that will inspire people to join us on this virtual challenge and share their walk with us on social media.”

The walk must be a minimum of 5 miles and should start at 5am on Saturday 18th July and it can be completed in your house, garden or outside, as long as walkers comply with Government guidelines and social distancing regulations at all times.

Florence Nightingale Hospice is located at Stoke Mandeville Hospital. It provides support, palliative treatment and care for people with terminal illnesses or who are at the end of life, both at the Hospice and in their own homes across Buckinghamshire, free of charge. It also, crucially, supports them and their families at an emotionally devastating time.

For more information and to sign up, please visit www.fnhospice.org.uk/notthemidnightwalk or call 01296 429975

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The Sales Catalogue described the Hedgerley Park Estate as being 800 acres comprising a Mansion, Pleasure Grounds, Lodges, Plantations, Ornamental Lakes, Stables, Keepers Lodge, Kitchen Garden and the Manor of Hedgerley with “a never failing supply of excellent water”.

The Estate also included 5 productive farms – Colley Hill Farm Homestead (now known as Tara), Manor Farm and Leith Grove Farm both in Hedgerley Green, Hedgerley Court Farm Homestead (now known as Court Farm) and “The One Pin” Farm.

Mrs Stevenson was born Ellen Emily Hodgson in Clapham Common Surrey in 1845, her father

John Hodgson was a tobacco broker. In 1868 Ellen married Lt Henry S Stevenson (Royal Horse Artillery) at St Mary’s Battersea. Sadly, Henry died of a brain disease in Wales in 1870 age 30. Ellen had enjoyed less than 2 years of marriage and was a widow age 25 with 3 small children Twins Mabel Grace and Ethel Caroline and younger daughter Maud Sophia.

In 1886 Ellen became a Churchwarden at St Mary’s Hedgerley a position she was to hold for 36 years. In 1893 she gave the

use of Court Farm and some land to the Church of England Waifs and Strays Society for use as a Farm Home, teaching agriculture to boys between the ages of 12 and 16. It was formally opened in 1893 and closed in 1926.

In 1899 one of the twins, Mabel, married the painter Hugh Littleton Norris and they settled in Hampshire.

The School Log books for the Hedgerley School record ‘that happy times were enjoyed when the whole school was invited to picnics in Hedgerley Park Grounds with tea, buns and bananas given by the Misses Stevenson’.

Maud Stevenson wrote poetry and one of her compositions While the World Sleeps was published in Country Life.

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KEEP SAVING After months of lockdown, the temptation is there to go out and spend large sums or make lots of online purchases. Of course, it’s good to treat yourself from time to time but try not to neglect your savings while doing so. Using a simple budget each month can really help with this as it can help you keep track of what disposable income you have left to spend.SHOP LOCAL When you do decide to make purchases, why not try and shop local. So often, it’s easy to get sucked into a cycle of mindlessly scrolling and ordering from large brands online. By making a conscious decision to support a smaller business you are not only boosting the local economy and making a genuine difference to local firms, you are also actively thinking more about what you buy. It is likely you may end up buying less, but more useful and beneficial products that you actually use.

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And there’s lots of great Buckinghamshire-based businesses out there you could support – just have a look through this hiya bucks magazine!TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR PENSION Even with some relaxations in the government’s guidelines, this summer is likely to be a lot quieter than most, so it could be a good time to check in with the parts of our finances we tend to ignore. Pensions are some of the most ignored assets, perhaps because we don’t immediately benefit from them, but they are so important for everyone in retirement. Now could be a good time to sort through old workplace pensions and combine them into one pot so you have a clearer idea of your total savings. Having done this, if you’re not happy with the amount you’ve saved so far, you could also consider increasing your contributions into your current workplace pension or look into setting up a private pension.

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You may not think that you are familiar with the music of Jack Garratt but who can forget the song Surprise Yourself from the soundtrack to movie Me Before You, starring Emilia Clarke and Sam Claflin, or Water from the Netflix original movie To The Bone starring Lily Collins.

Making people dance just happens to be one of the intentions Jack Garratt had in mind when writing his new album “Love, Death & Dancing”. I had the pleasure of interviewing Jack and getting to know a little bit more about this new album or, as Jack likes to describe it, ‘dance music for people that don’t like to go out’.

Jack knows Buckinghamshire very well, having grown up in Little Chalfont. He

fondly remembers visits to his local fish and chip shop where he says “it was the best fish and chips in the whole world”. He was brought up in a house that was always full of music. With instruments everywhere (his Mum was a music teacher) he would just pick them up and play. His parents noticed his love of music early on and always supported him.

I asked Jack what his favourite song on the album was; he had to think for a few seconds before saying “that is a very, very, very hard question”. After a moment he said the song that means a lot to him is called “She will lay my body on the stone”. He refers to it as the best song he has ever written.

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The name of the album “Love, Death & Dancing“ comprises all the things the album is about and Jack just thought that it was a great sounding title. Since he decided on the title it’s created a new meaning to him because love, death and dancing are all things he is scared to do himself; scared to love himself, scared of dying and scared of dancing. At least he was before he started putting this album together. He says that this whole album was about facing those fears in himself.

I would highly recommend that you stop what you are doing and listen to “Love, Death & Dancing”. Throw your own little dance party and just enjoy yourself.

If you ever get the chance to see Jack perform live, you definitely should! His concerts are a breath-taking experience (I was lucky to see him perform live at Hammersmith Apollo). He lives for his music on stage and the energy he puts in definitely spreads to the audience. He plays all the instruments himself and just gives his all,

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saying that he doesn’t want to walk off stage thinking he could have done more. Jack further doesn’t want his audience to leave and not be as sweaty and exhausted as he is after a concert.

So, for as long as this pandemic goes on, enjoy the music in your own home and get a taste of a new kind of Jack Garratt, because even if I wanted to I couldn’t compare his music to anyone else’s.

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The chorus of Wooburn Green’s Zeeteah Massiah and her husband Paul Caplin’s lockdown song could not be more apt for the current times of uncertainty and division around the world. And indeed, this was their rational for choosing to cover ‘United We Stand.’ “We wanted to say something about how we feel about the world in these extraordinary times, and this 50-year-old song by Brotherhood Of Man pretty much sums it up,” the pair explained.

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During the current lockdown, Zeeteah and Paul wanted to show their support and spread some joy to musicians, many of whom are really struggling at the moment, having lost all their income effectively overnight due to the pandemic.

It is a very scary time for musicians as there is no indication when venues will be able to open again, and even if people will feel safe attending gigs once they are allowed to take place. Paul admitted there are worries that “the world has permanently changed… and people are learning to consume music differently.”

However, they hope gigs do come back quickly as the feeling during a gig is “something you can’t put into words. You’re just buzzing for months on end,” after good performances.

Knowing many of their friends and colleagues are currently struggling, Zeeteah and Paul decided “we need to do something,” and the idea for the lockdown song was born.

In total, it took around three weeks to record the song and another three weeks to make the video. While this is a substantial amount of work, Zeeteah has always loved recording so considered it “more fun than work.” It also served as a real testament to what you can do at home, with the whole track created

without leaving their house.

And you can tell how much they’re enjoying themselves in the video, which is impossible to watch without a smile on your face. Not only does the song include a melodious soprano sax solo from Vasilis Xenopoulos, it also includes their friends and family, who filmed themselves in their own homes around the world all singing the final chorus.

“We didn’t know what our friends were going to come back with,” and they

You can check out the song for yourself here: lockdownsong.net and find out more about Zeeteah here: https://www.zeeteah.com/

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Dance Charts. Throughout her career Zeeteah has worked with some world-renowned artists including Tom Jones, Robbie Williams, Phil Collins and French Rock icon, the late Johnny Hallyday.

In 2012, Zeeteah returned to the UK from Germany to live with Paul, at which point she formed her own band again. Since then we've been playing in mostly West End venues to sold out audiences.

Meanwhile, Paul, who shares her passion for music, played with a pop group in the 1980s. However, while he never stopped making music, it became more of a hobby to him as he found himself busy running software companies, the last of which he sold five years ago.

In fact, he said: “I didn’t realise how much I missed [making music] until I started working with Zeeteah.”

For those enjoying the song, there’s much more to come from Zeeteah and Paul. Having already written two albums together, Juice and Maybe Tomorrow, they’re currently working on the third, which will include lots of original songs and reggae beats. “My love of reggae is back in full swing and now I have a wicked new reggae line up,” Zeeteah noted.

didn’t disappoint, they all entered into the spirit, one even created a pole dance to the song. “It’s just lovely they all took the time,” Zeeteah said.

The duo has been “astonished” by the response to the song, which at the time of writing has amassed nearly 5,000 views on YouTube in just over a week, with very little promotion. It’s even been picked up by radio stations and played on air.

Zeeteah is no stranger to the music world, having been singing as long as she can remember. Born in Barbados, she came to the UK with her parents and sister as part of the Windrush generation when she was six. She released her first record when she was just 17. Since then, she’s had a prolific career, which has taken her all over the world.

At 21, she fronted her first band, Lady Love. They toured Poland and became the first European band to play behind the Iron Curtain. She’s also starred on the West End in Little Shop of Horrors, where she played Chiffon.

Later in her 20s she discovered house music and recorded lots of records, many of which were successful in the UK and one even hit number 1 in the US Billboard

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Modern supply chains work on a just in time system meaning there is only enough product and raw material in the chain to cover usual demand. When demand increases by between 100% and 400%, it can lead to widescale shortages and, depending on how quickly products can be manufactured, the gap in supply can last weeks.

Whilst all the Partners I work with were proud to be "feeding the nation", we did feel disappointed that we couldn't maintain our usual availability standards, or offer enough online deliveries. Toilet rolls, pasta, flour, sugar, cleaning products and hand soap all took a turn in widespread shortages, and it felt really uncomfortable having empty shelves and disappointed customers.

As the country went into lockdown shopping habits changed greatly and we adapted to home cooking rather than eating out. The UK public has been incredibly resourceful, substituting products and getting creative with making their own yeast for sourdough bread.

With hospitality shut down the demand for supermarket beers and wines has also gone up to higher than Christmas levels. Waitrose stores have a great range of wines, supported by wine specialist Partners on hand to offer advice. Although the beers can never be quite as good as supping a pint at your local, there are still some great bottled beers to try!

As Covid-19 set in, and we started getting used to the 2m social distancing guidelines, the shop

felt like a strange place with anxious customers not talking or making eye contact, and our Partners trying to keep out of the way unable to offer the usual service. Happily, as people have become used to the situation, we are back to having conversations with customers and enjoying a hello as they arrive.

All stores have set safe limits for the number of customers to allow for shopping in a socially distanced way. Customers have been incredibly kind and understanding around the queues outside shops, and we’ve been so lucky that the weather has been on our side. Many customers have chosen to shop alone which is amazing as it means the queue is shorter and customers will wait less time to shop. Whilst in store customers have also been considerate and caring, waiting to move around in a safe way.

Looking around the store now the general availability is good; we always knew people wouldn't starve.

To help keep everyone safe we have had to make some other changes. We had to turn off our coffee machines and remove the green tokens for the Community Matters Scheme (we hope these are reinstated soon). We have continued to support the local community with the normal monthly good cause donations directed to food banks and additional support going to local groups, hospitals and care homes through an emergency community fund.

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Initially, before the lockdown was announced, we experienced panic buying like never before. While there were calls for customers to only buy what they needed, with everybody topping up on essentials concerned that they may not be able to get out, the demand for products was much greater than Christmas; an event we plan for months in advance and build stock levels up.

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We have also had to close checkouts to allow paying customers to be 2m away from each other. There are now trials taking place to try to provide protection around checkouts so more can be opened. Waitrose has also accelerated plans to increase the number of delivery slots available, recruiting new Partners at pace and investing in the infrastructure.

We have additional cleaning measures in store with our cleaners completing extra daily cleans, as well as our Partners working through the day to keep contact points, trolleys and baskets clean; I think we have all complained about sore skin on our hands as the number of times we wash them has multiplied.

The producers and supply chains have done some amazing work to improve availability back to a good level, but there are still some areas we struggle to maintain. For example, our Fair Trade brown sugar is picked by hand in Mauritius and with social distancing in place the pickers can't keep up with demand.

In a time of great change I hope our customers have found some excellent products to help with success in producing wonderful meals and cakes at home. We will continue to follow advice and offer as wide a range of products as possible.

I really hope the weather remains good over the coming months and everyone can enjoy entertaining in their gardens around the BBQ.

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When you have the opportunity of eating the finest food cooked by a professionally trained chef you know you are in for a treat. This is food cooked by Lewis Twydle. It’s cooked with love, with patience and with so much flavour it’s insane how good it tastes. The lobster mac&cheese was rich, indulgent and packed with large pieces of lobster. The wild mushroom arancini with a side of truffle mayonnaise was deliciously moreish, and the tender lamb rump with accompanying lamb shoulder croquette was divine and deliciously wholesome.However, it was the chicken tagine and accompanying couscous from his Middle Eastern Tapas menu that had us talking. Honestly, we could eat this over and over again. The couscous was the best thing ever, and that’s not to take away from the other dishes as we enjoyed them all. Even my husband, who

Flavour, Flavour, FlavourThat’s what you get with food cooked by Lewis Twydle

has always disliked couscous, is now a convert saying “if couscous tasted that amazing all the time I would order it any day”. Both the chicken and lamb tagines had so much flavour, a serious amount of flavour, a flavour we want to enjoy time and time again. Sitting in the garden, in the warm sunshine, the tagines took us to faraway places with their exotic spices and seasonings; they made us feel like we were on holiday (not on lockdown).To round off, we enjoyed the chocolate mousse with cherries, tonka bean and homemade honeycomb. It was heavenly, indulgent but not overly rich, smooth, chocolatey and scrumptious and we loved it! We loved everything, in fact, we were very happy people!Order from Lewis Twydle for a professional service with food that oozes flavour and takes your mind to a place that we are not able to physically go to at this moment in time.

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The lockdown, whilst pretty miserable for the majority of us, has brought friends and family closer together, not in a physical way, but in a virtual way. This is where Rachael from Kitchen at 4a saw a glimmer of hope with a diversification of her baking business.

She told us “When the pandemic hit I was about to see my best couple of months ever (out of the 2½ years I had been seriously running Kitchen at 4a). With 5 weddings booked for April and another 3 in the following months I was devastated when everything started being cancelled”.

“After being furloughed from my full time job I decided to shift my efforts

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Having trained as a pastry chef at Westminster Kingsway College, and then working in London bakeries, Rachael decided she wanted a job close to home. “I’ve been heading the cake section at Pantry Hazlemere for the last 5 years and making wedding cakes as a side business with Kitchen at 4a. I also provide wholesale cakes to the Front Room and the Apple Orchard in West Wycombe.”

For the past few weeks Rachael has been offering mini 5” cakes which give the perfect isolation amount of 4-6 slices, cupcakes, and brownies. The brownies, vegan caramel and gluten free tahini milk chocolate, can be sent via post to loved ones. Her letterbox brownies have been incredibly successful, and no wonder, they are a delight to receive; indulgent, gooey and oh so moreish.

Macarons are a Kitchen at 4a speciality. Single flavour boxes are available for pre-order from https://www.kitchenat4a.com/ and then occasionally flash sales occur where there are a limited amount of mixed flavour boxes. They might just be the nicest macarons we have ever eaten; crisp on the outside but with a chewy centre and a middle layer so full of flavour we just don’t know how she does it.

We loved our lockdown box of sweet treats; it really made our day. There honestly isn’t anything nicer than receiving a unique gift like this from family you can’t see.

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Bake in the middle of the oven for 20-25 minutes until lightly golden and firm. For the caramel; gently heat the sugar and butter in a saucepan, stirring constantly, until melted. Add the condensed milk and bring to a boil, stirring continuously. Cook for a minute or so or until the filling has thickened. Pour the caramel over the base. Leave aside until the caramel has set.For the chocolate layer; melt the two chocolates in separate bowls over saucepans of simmering water. Pour the dark/milk chocolate over the caramel and then creatively decorate with the melted White Chocolate. Allow to chill outside of the fridge until set. Remove from the baking tin by lifting the baking paper up and out. Cut your millionaire shortbread into 16 squares – heat a sharp knife by dipping it in hot water and drying it on kitchen towel to make it easier to cut through the chocolate if it is really firm.

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Local chef Dan Bailey recently created the idea to deliver the Meat Feast BBQ Box to local families and we love this idea!

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grill and finish with a squeeze of lime to intensify the flavour” and “place chicken skin side down to get a lovely crispy skin” and “treat your burgers like a steak and let them rest”.The food smelt amazing when it was cooking making us so hungry, and then we felt absolutely stuffed afterwards! We shared the contents of the box with each other, meaning we tasted everything included, and boy oh boy you do not want to miss out on

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We all know that paper comes from trees, but do you know how many trees the paper industry uses worldwide in a single day? It’s well over two million! We have come to depend on paper for so many things, but our current rate of consumption is unsustainable. Where is it all going and how could we use less?

PRINTING Businesses in particular use huge amounts of paper. If you have to print anything at work or home, look for alternatives, especially digital. Storing documents on computers, backed up in ‘the cloud’, saves time too.

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WRAPPING PAPER We can keep the fun but ditch the paper by using cloth wrapping. Buy it or make your own from old bits of material. Make it part of the gift, or ask for it back later. If everyone in Britain did that we’d save over 65,000 trees a year!

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A special thanks go to Noah Brown and Inge Jeffries for setting up a collection scheme at the Beacon school and Juniper Hill School respectively. We have been so impressed by the children’s commitment to recycling!

We’re still recycling even during lockdown and beyond! If you would like to get involved take a look at our recycling leaflet which can be downloaded from our website for further information: https://www.medictomedic.org.uk/help-us/how-to-help/recycling-1

We’ve started to expand our charity recycling and we’re now collecting books (fiction, non-fiction, music and textbooks) for trading using the Ziffit app. As well as this we have some volunteers recycling fabrics from their textile boxes to make face coverings. We’re selling these face coverings at £3 each. To drop off recycling, books or to order a face covering please email [email protected].

Medic to Medic supports disadvantaged students training as health workers in developing countries. We have a community of over 126 graduates in Malawi working on the frontline as doctors, nurses, pharmacists, physiotherapists and clinical officers. During the pandemic we were able to run a successful crowdfunding campaign and raised £12,400 to provide our graduates with PPE kits to help them during the pandemic.

We have a further 65 students in training in Malawi where we support bright but poor students with their tuition fees, allowances, medical equipment, books and a laptop so that they have everything they need to successfully qualify and work in the impoverished health services of their country. If you’d like to find out more, check out our website: www.medictomedic.org.uk

There are 4,000 members belonging to 119 different WIs from Olney and Sherington in the north of the county to George Green in the south and across to Chorleywood (yes, we know that is in Hertfordshire, but they didn’t want to leave us when the county lines were re-drawn!).

Disappointingly, many of our planned celebrations have had to be put on hold until next year but that hasn’t dampened our pride in being part of one of the key women’s organisations in the UK.

The first BFWI meeting took place in June 1920 at the Judges’ Lodging in Aylesbury. The Federation Chairman was Mrs. Wesley Taylor and the Federation President was the Lady Susan Trueman. The first Federation office was in the home of the Secretary, Mrs. Woodgate, at 749 London Road, High Wycombe whereas we now have our own premises on Stuart Road.

In 1920 the annual subscription was 2/- (2 shillings) which is about the same as 10p one hundred years later.

Hyde Heath WI went on an outing to Clacton in a magnificent charabanc and WIs were formed at Bledlow, Bradenham, Brill, Denham, Ickford, Milton

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We’ve been very busy supporting Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, the South East Ambulance service plus many other establishments around Buckinghamshire and Berkshire with our scrubs laundry bags and buttoned headbands – almost 7000 bags have been sewn and distributed within a month! Those linen cupboards never looked so bare!

The indomitable, resilient and inspiring characteristics of the WI members are still of value now as they were 100 years ago.

The WI is a democratic, social and educational charity operating throughout England and Wales. Membership of your local WI entitles you to attend 11 free meetings a year with speakers, demonstrators or entertainment as decided by members. You also receive the WILife membership magazine, delivered to your door eight times a year. Other gatherings, such as craft clubs, ramblers, discussion or drama groups and choirs, are also often offered by individual WIs. Federation events are organised throughout Buckinghamshire and appeal to anyone with interests in art and crafts, sports and leisure, drama, public and international affairs, ecology and conservation and more.

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May 21st 2020 marked a huge milestone for the wonderful members of Buckingham Federation of WIs says Pat Poole, County Chairman. We celebrated our Centenary having been founded on the 21st May 1920.

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