Flackwell Heath Community Association
Managing the Community Centre and The Grapevine Newsletter for the Villagers of Flackwell Heath
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Archived Back Issues of the Grapevine from 2008
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2022
February: FHCA seeks booking manager, Old Kiln Road Car Park, Future of Landline Phones, Flackwell Football 500 Club
March: Storm Eunice, Peggy Woolhouse Obituary, Full Fibre, Social Prescribing
April: Pudsey at Carrington Infants, Cherry Orchards in Flackwell, Wye Valley Volunteers, Cake Sale for Ukraine
May: Platinum Jubilee Programme, Sports Trophies for Juniper, Community Speedwatch, Easter Trail
June: Keep Flackwell Clean, Coronation Day 1953 Memories, Crown Gall
July: Summer Activities, Jubilee Celebrations, FHRA Jubilee pullout (click to download)
September: Recreation Ground Fire, Wooburn Festival, Support for Ukrainians, Wild Orchids
October: Boxing and Fitness Gym, 36 Bus goes to hourly, Park & Stride
November: Village Quiz, New Pupils at Carrington, Downley Descants Concert
December: Village Fireworks, Debbie McGee at Christ Church, Gordon and his Green Walker, Slow Cooker Demonstration
2021
February: Defibrillator, Coronavirus, Vaccination, Children’s Stories, Juniper Book Bench
March: Abbey Barn Lane Junction, New Roundabout at play area, Jubilee Society of Mongolia
April: Luca Webb Scholarship, Scout Hut update, A Good Thing
May: Litter Pick, Car Park planning application, Flackwild Heath 2021
June: Gillie Retires, New Food Market, Bucks Art Weeks, The Albania Connection
July: Food Market Report, Local Pubs & Restaurant, The Parish Council
September: Village Fete & Picnic, Car Park Application, Pilates Qualification for Sue Arkle
October: The New Vicar arrives, Neighbourhood Action Group, The Artisan Butcher
November: Cecoelia’s, Village Quiz, FH Gospel Choir, Rev James Dwyer
December: Flackwell Remembers, Christmas Story Competition, Phones: Fibre and Broadband
2020
February: Christmas on the Green, Carrington Junior School, The Heath Singers, Cryptic Crossword
March: New clock, Flackwild Heath, Crumbs Corner
April: Budgens Development, Village Sign Returns, Poppies for VE-Day, Calling Aspiring Journalists
May: Local Heroes, 3D Printed Face Masks, In Memory: Jo Plaskitt
June: VE-Day in Lockdown, Covid-19 Support Group, Climbing Showdon, Support Hedgehogs
July: Shops & Library Re-open, Allotments in Demand, Walking Football, The Masked Ladies
September: Lockdown Schooling, Paperback Library Returns, Nature Images
October: Community Centre re-opens, New vicar needed, Flackwell Festival
November: British Legion Club closes, New head at Carrington Infants, FH Minors and Simply Waste
December: Police drugs operation, Children’s Story Competition, Dementia Action, Sensory Garden at Carrington Infants
2019
February: Award for Peggy Woolhouse, Rev Chris Bull becomes a Canon, Gill Kyle, Mr M Patel Retires – Again!
March: Sinkhole – Again! Cindy Thomas retires from Vets, Carrington Infants’ is ‘Good’
April: Abbey Barn development starts, New Chairs, Kneadwood Pizzas
May: Hats Off to Easter, Bucks Art Week, Rashmi Patel: Beekeeper
June: Attacks on Shops, Litter Pick. Allotment Family, Flackwell FC’s season
July: Flower Power, Minors’ Football Tournament.Gilly goes to the Palace, D-Day Landings Remembered
August: Village Fete and Picnic, New Chairman for Residents:Lenny White, Goodbye Margot – Hello Isaac at Christ Church
October: New Editor Wanted! Cherries’ 30th Birthday, Vandalised ATM,Don’t Feed Kites
November: Gardeners Go Getty’s, Look 4 A Book, FH Minors Badge Competition
December: Pudsey at Juniper, The Big Sow Down, Bonfire Night
2018
February: Snowman, Christmas lights turned on Daisy’s Gift Shop is 20, Azzurro Training
March: Keira Middleton – gymnast, Carrington Infant School, Robin Gardner publishes a Romance, Nick the Barber Goes Unisex
April: The Girls’ Brigade, Simply Waste Solutions, Litterpick, The Oak
May: Litterpick and FHMFC, High Wycombe’s Aviation History: 100 years of the RAF, New Editor for The Grapevine
June: A Right Royal Coincidence! The Jones’s Garden
July: Sinkhole – Again! Minors’ Mascot Hobbo, Coffee Stop, Juniper’s Jubilee
August: Village Picnic, Hedge Plans, PCSO’s Defibrillator Gift, Juniper’s Jubilee
October: Barclays Closing, New Head for Juniper, Charlotte Emery’s Beauty
November: Gilly Fryer Reaches 90! Girls’ Brigade
December: ‘We Will Remember Them’, Bonfire and Fireworks
2017
February: Christmas Lights, Hawthornden Surgery, Richard Chalmers gets British Citizen Award
March: The Stag, Youth Group, Simply Walk
April: CPR, Visit to Gin Distillery, Tim Woodford: Dancer
May: Lily Simons Reaches 100! Recycling – the WI Investigates, Circus for Carrington
June: Fly Tipping, Footway Lights, Jan Siberechts: Painter, Flanders Fields
July: Rennie Grove gets Queen’s Award, Footpaths, Ruth Walne on a Mercy Ship
August: Village Picnic, Minors celebrate 50 Years! The Green Dragon, Heath Singers’ concert
October: Full English at the Football Club, Water, Water…., Kings Bridge Club, Day Centre Boat Trip
November: That Hole….., Julie Martin’s New Venture
December: Bonfire Night, Street Art Drop, Jan Churchouse: Musician
2016
February: Reginald Bryson, Wardrobe Mistress to The Mavericks, La Bodega
March: Joyce Goff – Painter, Gardener, Frog Marathon, ‘Clean for The Queen’ – ad
April: ‘Clean for The Queen’, From Seattle to New York….by Sea!
May: Easter Headwear at Carrington, Geoff Hughes and ‘Flackwell’s Special People’, Vet Alun Walters Retires
June: Oasis Celebrates Queen’s 90th Birthday, Bowls Club, Tim Kendell, former Editor, dies
July: New Playground, ‘For This Relief Much Thanks..’ – new loo at allotments, New Head for Carrington Junior, Greenlands Celebrates
August: Village Picnic 2016, He’s Magic! Flackwell Heath Minors Football Club, An Olympian Remembers…
October: On the Buses…, Crawly…but not Creepy! Three Horseshoes Charity Golf Day
November: Back Home Safe and Sound (ocean sailor), Meet Margot Suter: new curate at Christ Church
December: Christmas Lights go up, Neighbourhood Action Group
2015
February: The Boat Wins! How Many Years, Vicar? Suzanne Lear gets her MBE
March: Giggles Party Shop, Pigeon House Farm, New Footpaths
April: Miss Amanda Fell, Singing for Pleasure…and Charity, Zambia Link at Carrington
May: Easter Bonnets, Cup Winners (FHMFC u14s), Juniper does Comic Relief, Metal Detecting Club
June: Wycombe Chestnuts Bowls Club, FHMFC Win Another Cup (u13s), A Newby’s View of the Village
July: Boozy Bertha Wins for WI, Daton (PCSO) Moves On.., MVAS, Rally…for Dogs and Owners
August: Village Picnic, Charlie Darby, Mrs Jane Gardener
October: Pilates at 90! Holiday at Home, Ken Ross gets MBE
November: Double Yellow Lines…at Last, Great Little Traders, Carrington Infant and Pre- Schools
December: Methodists’ 150th Anniversary, George O’Leary (Jr) – Young Chef of the Year, Charlie Darby at Bomber Command Memorial
2014
February: MVAS Unveiled at Last! Goodbye Mrs Gatis! Children’s Shop and Sensory Room
March: Parkour is coming to Flackwell Heath, Feeding Red Kites Causes Concern, Meet Sue and Ethan, a Potential Future Hearing Dog
April: Flackwell Heath & Loudwater Local History Group, The Mavericks Drama Group, DickRimmer Sculptor
May: Toyshop opens! Would you know…. What is a DEMENTIA FRIEND? “Cubs do your best!!!” The Three Horseshoes
June: Parkour – Open!! Mavericks’ success at Henley, Carrington and Zambia
July: Flackwell Forum, Wendy Bull becomes a priest, Japan Jamboree, School SATs Party
August: Village Picnic, Allotment Association, Heath Singers’ 45th Anniversary concert, Hilary Nohavicka leaves Juniper Hill
October: New Playground opens, HWDMAC Model Aircraft Show, Ellen Heawood, Mid-day Supervisor at Juniper, retires after 46 years
November: Bowls Club, Our Men at War 1914 – 18, Little Buddies Day Nursery, ‘With Cadillacs and Rockabilly’ – Ken and Janet Chadbone
December: ‘So, How Was It For you?’ (new gas mains), Flackwell Minors Origins, New Head for Juniper Hill, ‘Cherry News’ at Carrington
2013
February: Westward Bound, Sally Scagell, Flackwell Community Library, Oakwood Purchase
March: Playground consultants, Flackwell Heath Bowling Club, Cosy Cafe
April: Going, going, gone….., Plaque Cheque, Goodbye Irene…, Carrington hosts Zambian visitors, Best of British Weekend, Carrington Pre-school
May: CWPC To serve…, Allotment Winners! The Crooked Billet, Carolyn Worrall Calligrapher, Carrington Infant School
June: Durston The Third Generation Joins the Firm, Wendy Bull to be a Deacon, Durston: Queens Award
July: Budgens to Close, Drug Proof Your Kids, The Green Dragon Lives again, Village Picnic
August: Cherry Fayre, The Reverends Bull! ‘Palm Court Revival’, Carrington Fayre
October: Cherry Fayre, Mark Ashton’s Cycle Ride, The Mavericks, Melvyn Christie London Cabbie, 50 Years Dancing!
November: Chris Cramer, The Fair in Flackwell – in past times, Oasis Bereavement Groups
December: Old School Plaque, Carrington Year 6 Goes PGL! Chloe Dodge – Judo Star
2012
February: Digital TV Switchover, The Importance of Learning through Play, Monkey Music, The Friends of Flackwell Heath Library
March: Statement from Cherrymead Surgery, Goodbye Green Man, Local History Group, Orchids A Fascinating Hobby
April: Our New Community Library Opens, The al Habtoor Youth Award, Flackwell Heath Bowling Club, The Goldfinch, The Young Heathens
May: A Volunteer’s Journey to London 2012, Durston Queen’s Award, Day Centre, New Chairman for FHCA, Diamond Jubilee Plans
June: Juniper Hill’s Gardening and Orchard Clubs, Your Community Library is Open, We met Jill Archer and Patricia ‘Paddy’ Greene, Durston Queen’s Award for International Trade, Are you ready for Flackwell’s Diamond Jubilee Festivities?
July: Jubilee, So where were Flackwell Heathens born? Chickens come to roost at Carrington Junior School, Alison Peach
August: Cherry Fayre 2012, Tree Of Knowledge – Your Local Branch!! O l y m p i c Inspiration! Recreation Ground: Straight Bit
October: Paralympic Torch, Sainsbury’s Local Opens, Flackwell Tennis Club, Olympic Memories, Cosy Café to Open
November: Christmas Tree, Shopping in Flackwell Heath is changing, Feeding Birds, The Pet Store, John Reyntiens from Juniper Hill to designer of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee window
December: Oakwood, Zumba, Mr Brian Peter Smith – Headmaster, Lynn McMeekin
2011
February: Our New Police Officer, The al Habtoor Youth Award, Carrington goes Crackers for Christmas
March: Wanted – Village photos, Haircut, Sir? The Flackwell Heath Gospels, Youth, buses, and a red tape buster
April: World Book Day at Carrington Infant School, The al Habtoor Youth Award, Mark Ashton’s Fight for Sight in the Marathon, From Flackwell to Fern
May: Thanks for Six Very Enjoyable Years: Tim Kendell, Carrington Infant School: Eco week, King’s Bridge Club, ‘Purple Pinkie’ Crocuses, Carrington Junior School, Year 6 Residential Field trip
June: Hello! Sue Arnautov, new Grapevine Editor, Christ Church Wedding party, Street Party Flackwell Celebrates! Exciting new adventure playground, Julie Martin’s ‘Race for Life’
July: The Green Man, Keeping our history alive, The Three Horse Shoes, Juniper’s Wild We(s)t Fete, Ancient Greece Comes to Carrington, Puzzling Puzzle Day at Carrington Juniors
August: Green Man PERMITTED, Anna Pike’s Dance School, Mrs Dru Opens New Doors, Stewart Linford Furniture Maker, New Parish Clerk
October: Craig Lewis, Singer & Questionmaster, New faces at Carrington Juniors, Retailing in Flackwell, Library Progress!
November: Celebrating the Diamond Jubilee, Cori in Guatemala, Flackwell Heath Cherry Fayre Lives On, Olympic Preparations, Hover Bother (Birds)
December: Flackwell Fireworks! Robin your heart, Miss Amanda Fell: New Head of Carrington Juniors, More mayhem on Treadaway Hill? Countryside Nurseries
2010
February: Snow in Flackwell Heath, Iain Rennie Hospice Shop: 1st year, The al Habtoor Youth Award, Cherrymead Surgery, The Chapel Dental Practice, Pigeon House Farm
March: John Sweetman Passes on the Baton, 438 km for Dallaglio Foundation, Flackwell Heath Golf Club, “Have Your Say” to your local Police
April: The al Habtoor Youth Award, The Green Man is Back Again, Improvements at the Vets, Dance at the Community Centre, Flackwell Heath Bowls Club, Leanne Thomas
May: Schools, ‘Among the best in Bucks’, The Captain’s Annual Drive, Flackwell Heath Minors FC, Rosemary Conley Diet and Fitness Clubs, What do you do in your garden?
June: New Chairman of the FH Community Association, Carrington Junior School 50 years old, Rita Trigger Plans to Enjoy her Retirement, Hidden treasure found in Flackwell Heath, First Soccer
July: Mrs Jo Plaskitt is Retiring, Ken Ross becomes an Alderman, Green Woodpeckers, Flackwell Heath Cubs, Flying Over Flackwell
August: Cherry Fayre – the Family Day, Karate Kids, Flackwell Heath Library, The Heath Singers, Community Pay Back
October: Mrs Daphne Dru: Carrington Junior’s New Head, Age Concern Day Centre, Build your own roundabout and meet the neighbours, Mr Khalaf Al Habtoor
November: Flackwell Heath Amateur Dramatic Society, Juniper Hill school, Rounds
December: A Library for the Future, The Jemma Thomas Scholarship, Billy knows, do you? Flackwell’s own Banksy! West Wycombe Community Library, Flackwell Players
2009
February: Footpath Down Sheepridge Lane, Louvains Hairdressers, Kumon
March: Mike Overall, Ammerslee Pet Supplies, Bank Job
April: Post Office, Business as usual, Weather Man of Flackwell, Flackwell Heath Golf Club
May: Pam Mannering The Residents’ Association Has a New Chair, Muriel Carpenter Leader of the Heath Light Orchestra, The ‘other’ Flackwell Golf Club, Harry Merryweather in watercolours, John and Joan Sweetman
June: Who Glows There? Marathon Medalists, 500 Miles to Edinburgh For Charlie and PACE, FH Community Association AGM, David Tyler Astrophotographer
July: Jeff Herschel, Cindy Thomas – Her Dream Job, Carrington Junior School has just been awarded the ‘Artsmark’, Juniper’s Eco-friendly Curriculum
August: Bigger and Better Every Year, King Harry Meets the Carrington Gardeners, Problems getting to see your doctor? Flackwell Heath – A joy to live in, Day Centre reaches 25th Birthday
October: Meeting with Cherrymead Management, Flackwell Heath Minors get new goals, Daisy Gifts, Josh Stanners
November: Flackwell Retailers to join together, Three Horse Shoes, The Library Celebrates 10 Years of Progress
December: Flackwell Heath & Loudwater Local History Group, Flackwell Heath Allotments, Josh Stanners, Glenn James: Postman, Dick Whittington
2008
February: Buses and now the good news, Pat Townsend Writer and Local Historian, Vivienne Brown: Honey Judge
March: All Bright and Shining, Mary Smethurst, Nikki Owens of Classic Beauty
April: Arise Sir Harry, Thank you Mr Grandidge, First Impressions of Eden, Flackwell Heath’s Greatest Fan, My Great Uncle Arthur Squire of Flackwell
May: Goodbye Mr Grandidge, Walking Groups in Flackwell, Table Tennis Successes, Rita Trigger
June: Summer Serenade, Arthur Wilks’ War
July: House Prices in Flackwell Heath, Cherry Fayre 2008, “Greenlands” Neighbourhood Watch, Dr. Christine Moretto, Abby Kumar a Passion for Badminton, Anthony & Joyce Curtis an Artists’ Partnership
August: The Brilliant Cherry Fayre, Summer Serenade, The Heath Singers, How lucky we are to live in Flackwell, Betty & Edna – Our London Guests, Good News for Walkers and Drinkers
October: New Faces at the Green Dragon, Local Badminton – at every age and every level, Family Taxi firm celebrates 40 years
November: Quiz Night, The Three Horse Shoes, Flackwell Authors for Christmas, The Empire of India
December: Carrington Celebrates with Gilly, After School Club 10 Years On
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