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2 My dear friends. I’ve been thinking a lot about the nature of hospital-ity, to whom we offer hospitality and when. This is something which has been ask of us lots of times over the past few years. Most recently when we were asked if we could host Ukrainian refugees. The concept of hospitality is demonstrated through-out the Bible, looking back to the Old Testament we see strangers when arriving at the nomadic settle-ments being offered food and drink and treated as honoured guests. With the best being offered to them. In the New Testament we see Jesus moved with compassion for those who have come to hear Him speak and have had nothing to eat, here we see Him performing mira-cles in providing food for thousands. Hospitality and compassion are often seen going hand in hand, for example the parable of the Good Samaritan, being moved by compas-sion for the injured traveller and ensuring he is cared for, even after he has initially cared for the stranger’s wounds. But this was a long time ago, in a country a long way away and in a culture where food and water was not as readily accessible as it is today. But this divide is not as wide as it might seem, the social conven-tions of offering drinks and food to visitors remains, these social norms are deeply seated into us. But I wonder if we have limited our views on who we should be hospitable to? Yes we will show kindness to those who are visiting our homes, but what about those who are in need of kindness? How do we view those who are coming to this country seeking asylum or refuge, as well as those who live here who are struggling to get enough money to keep their homes warm and themselves fed. Does the fact that we don’t know the person personally make a difference? Does it matter that the person is not the same as us? The reality is, they are us, and we are them. Those who are making dangerous crossings are humans just like you, just like me. Those who use the food bank and the fuel bank could be our neighbours, they could be our friends, it could be you, it could be me. When we look at the hospitality offered by people in the bible we are seeing people offering what they have to others, they did so with no hope of reward but because they saw in the stranger themselves. They knew that there may come a time when they would be the stranger in need of food or water or shelter. They knew that there may come a time when they would be the one in need. When the Good Samaritan saw the injured person he was moved because he saw himself in that person, he saw another human who was in need. He helped because he empathised with the injured person. Empathy is not a cultural trait, it’s not a trait which is alien, but we can become jaded over time to the plight of others, we can look at another person and see the perceived reasons why they might be in that situation. We can be nudged to view another person with suspicion or malice by the media we consume, by the company we keep. We end up judging them. There are many issues when we start to judge others; we will never be in full possession of the facts. We will see only the result not the reason. Jesus tells us clearly that we should not judge less we in our turn be judged. When we make assumptions about others we are reducing them to stereo types, caricatures, either made from our own prejudices or those projected onto us by others. We are being told how much ination is going to affect us all, The rise in the cost of keep-ing warm through the autumn and winter will affect us all; and it is at this time that we need to come together to help each other, not just those who we know, but those who we don’t, without judgement, with-out thought of reward. Because it is the right thing to do. Be-cause it is the human thing to do. Please join us on October 9th at 9.30am for our harvest service. We will be collecting dry and tinned goods for the food bank. There are collection points at most supermarket checkouts, there are collection points in the village as well. If you, or someone you know is in need of sup-port from the foodbank please speak in con-dence to the vicar: Vicar@colnbrookanddatchet.co.uk, 07442 197 723. When I was hungry and you fed me ; I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in , you clothed me when I needed and you visited me when I was in prison ….. whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’ Matthew 25: 34— 39 , 40

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4 July 2022 saw the passing of a very inspirational lady, a very modest but powerful personality and the person who brought The LINK from birth through to its adolescence, developing it into the early phase of the rich and broad content maga-zine it is today. The team has since built upon this rm foundation but without Gwenna, and it would not have been such a success. It is hard to do justice to someone in a few words when their whole life held vibrancy and positive impact on those around them and the communities lived in, worked and worshiped amongst, but I hope this gives a avour. Gwenna was already working hard for Datchet in various roles when she took over the LINK. It was the brain child of Revd. Robert Spicer, then Cu-rate of St Mary’s, and Jim Hart who felt a move away from a traditional church newsletter to something more friendly link-ing Church with Community was needed; the birth of The LINK was brought about. The initial edition was only a small print run and left inside St Mary’s. Gwenna picked it up and, after reading it, felt it deserved to be given a much bigger prole and distribution to the whole village, not just the Church and any who wandered into church to pick up and read. Straight away Gwenna became involved. Speak-ing to Robert and Jim, she canvassed local busi-nesses, groups and organisations for advertising and supported the them as the Editorial Team, taking over as editor when Revd. Spicer moved to Beaconseld to be the team vicar there. This would be around 2001, she continued as Editor until June 2016, when she handed over the reigns to Sally-Anne Jarvis—and has proven to be a very hard act to follow! When Gwenna retired from being Editor (she still proof read every edition until just before Covid hit) the Team wanted to include an article on her for our ’Spotlight on’ series. After many (and per-sistent) attempts at requesting her permis-sion to feature her- to which she always said ‘no, people don’t want to hear about me’ she nally gave in. I had the privilege to interview her, amongst much fun and hilarity (not mention downing cups of coffee and being fed scrump-tious cakes)! The completed article was published in the September 2017 edition and received so many positive comments it was clear people found it fascinating. I include here, from that piece, some of the key parts that highlight the unique person Gwenna was, and remains so in our hearts, thoughts and memories., adapted to reect the present day. …… ‘Have I told you I’m descended from Charle-magne?’ …. A dramatic pause, a look ….and then we both giggled! … it was a tale I had heard a few times and was never stale in the telling. These were often words that Gwenna greeted new friends with as a prelude to the joke she loved to play on herself –and in so doing exhibited herself-deprecating sense of humour. It turns out that everyone of European descent is descended from Charlemagne, so it is not a spectacular claim to fame! However, just listening to the way Gwenna revealed the pin prick to ego, is just a taster of the wonderful, and inspirational, lady she was. Born in Canada in 1931, the youngest of four children ( by several years) : her early childhood experiences were key to forming the outlook and varied career choices made on thejourney through the 91 years that she lived. On meeting her it was hard to believe she was in her ‘winter’ years—she was always so youthful in her outlook and energy, and shared her gifts and skills willingly, helping others, and in particular those with Mental Health needs. England was her ‘heart home’, having fallen in love with on her rst sight—through the port-hole of the ship she had trav-elled on. She worked as a Social Worker for sick children in London, and to cope with the travel bought herself a Lambretta Scooter — I have visions of Gwenna racing around the town and country-side as the scooter version of the intrepid pilot Amy Johnson. Anyone who knew Gwenna was moved and inspired by her practi-cal, deep and profound faith – and could be forgiven for assuming her faith had always been a part of her life, but when she came to England she was a non – believer, although she been brought up an Anglican. She found her faith, when she attended St Martin in the Fields with a group of young people to make friends. She describes setting herself a puzzle about how to ‘know’ God: ‘...Suddenly one day I knew! He was there! It wasn’t an emo-tional conversion experience; it was more a gentle ‘hello’ “ . This was the birth of the new pathway that would later see Gwenna take the challenges of God’s calling in several ways, honestly and sometimes painfully but always with a trust in God’s message that it was the right thing to do. This eventually led to her dedicating her life to God, ad she entered the Religious life of a Nun in an Anglican Community, the process of going from postulant to Nun taking 51/2 years. She worked in several of the houses and the local communities and was content with the life. However, after a period of severe depression she found the sense that she was being urged to work more closely with people in the mental health eld increased and the question of where, and how, this should happen was raised with the new Reverend Mother. ‘Somehow this was a life changing event in my life and I found myself asking what am I doing here? – I want/need to work in mental health’ after being encouraged to take a year out to reect on, consider the question and discern God’ will she left the Order and started working for The Richmond Founda-tion. During this time she moved to Datchet. Gwenna was a great one for telling jokes and tales, her sense of humour never left her, and she would have everyone holding their sides with the laughter. On retirement Gwenna had more time to devote to hobbies like painting—her home was lled

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5 THE EDITORS WISH TO NOTE THAT ALL IDEAS, THOUGHTS AND OPINIONS EXPRESSED WITHIN THE ARTICLES FOUND IN THE LINK ARE THOSE OF THE RESPECTIVE AUTHORS, AND NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE EDITORS, NOR OF ST MARY’S CHURCH with her beautiful artwork. She tack-led many tasks in and around the Village such as Datchet United Chari-ties, Parish Administrator (in the time of Revd Bill Knight) although she admitted it ’wasn't my nest phase of working’ as she felt she wasn't a very good administrator…. She regarded her activities in retirement as ‘not very much’ but she remained a hard work-er in so many areas, particularly with St Mary’s, leading Bible studies, inter-cessions (prayers) during a service, Sacristan, locking/unlocking, picking up and driving people to various places, and always on the lookout to help people—and cats! - There was a tale of one being stuck in the walls of the Convent in Derby .. She led the rescue mission , successfully : A visit-ing nun from the Convent said to me that Gwenna had a gift of encourag-ing people and always helped them overcome their difculties—she never stopped doing that. Gwenna did not like blowing her own trumpet and was modest about how she lived her life of Service to others She was generous in every sense of the word;. She had a very vibrant sense of humour and down to earth attitude to life. Whilst having a deep faith, she was not ‘churchy’ or ‘religiousy’ but genuine and sincere and very warm. Her faith exuded naturally, without need of attention seeking and was expressed in practical daily living; she inspired and encour-aged but could also be a very rm gentle challenger too, when needed. I can hear her telling me off as I am writing this, that I have made her look far too good—no Gwenna, that is how you were and will remain. The LINK we have today is due to Gwenna’s vision, hard work and ener-gy in establishing and embedding it as the magazine for the community of Datchet, where we aim to deliver it into every letterbox, and even sent abroad. Past residents often request they be added to our mailing list. It only remains for me to say THANK YOU GWENNA, Gone but never forgotten, generous and forgiving Live on in memories and hearts If you want to read more about Gwenna and her life then please visit Tribute to Gwenna Mary Howard, 1931 - 2022 (muchloved.com)

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6 The Manor Hotel has certainly not been lost. In fact it has been so much developed from its origi-nal size that it now faces both the Green and the High Street as a very large building. On the left is the tall Manor House, two dwellings under four tall gables. Next are the two much lower Manor Cottages sharing a at brick front. From there, and as far as the right edge of the photo, two low buildings and two taller ones all have white-washed walls. These were the original buildings which became the Manor Hotel. All the land on the south side of the Green had belonged directly to the Lord of Datchet Manor since medieval times. This is why the buildings were called the Manor House, Manor Cottages, and later the Manor Hotel. Beyond the left edge of the photo was also manorial land, later given to build the village school and the old Working Men’s Club. By 1900 the whole south side had become a range of buildings owned or rented to others by the Lord of the Manor. The Lords themselves did not live in the Manor House but at Riding Court, a grand house north of the village which also be-longed to Datchet Manor. This detail (picture 2) is from an 1877 painting by William Cordon. The view looks directly at the top corner of the High Street where it meets the Green. There is an entrance to the original white-washed building on the corner. This probably led into a bar used by locals while the rest of the building was being upgraded. Evidence for the history and development of this property as a pub is only obtained from the available photos or paintings, but it was listed as an inn from the 1750s.The building may well have dated from the 1600s as others in the Manor range do, but it seems that extensions and alterations have obliterated any early in features of this building. We do know that it was called The Half Moon in 1753, then changed to The Horse and Groom in 1767, nally becoming The Manor Hotel by 1877. The 1870s were a period of much updating and improvement throughout Datchet. The railway had arrived in 1850 and the village was rapidly adjusting to its popularity for commuters who worked in London. There was a signicant housing boom, and businesses were keen to cater for new and wealthier residents. The Manor House had set the scene with a fashionable new timber patterned façade disguising its 1600s interior. Being in the same ownership, the Manor Hotel was decorated in a similar way, starting with those parts of the building which faced the Green plus a new entrance with a porch. The new style was eventually used across that whole frontage and continued round into the High Street as far as the level crossing. From the late 1800s through to the present, extensive new wings have been added to maximise the number of guest rooms and facilities for events. datchethistory.org.uk datchetvillagesociety.org.uk Picture 1: A detail from the rst photo of Datchet (1870), when the Greens had recently been created by culverting the old stream and pond Picture 2: This detail is from an 1879 painting by William Cordon . The rst part of Lost Pubs focused on those around the eastern end of the village and ended at The Royal Stag just within the old centre of Datchet. Part Two deals with those facing the Greens plus several in the High Street which now survive only as private houses or shops.

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7 To contact Janet :-  janetkennish123@gmail.com  07778 455706 This photo (picture 3) was taken dur-ing the 1891 ood, showing the corner structure and side entrance as it is now. At the time it was said that the greatest of all oods had been that of 1852, which washed down the corner of the Manor Hotel. Several stories have been told about the Hotel. Any which give the date 1332 are mistaken for the Manor House in Ditton Park which existed then and also belonged to the Lords of Datchet Manor. One story is true though: If the County Coroner needed to view the body of a person found dead in a parish, it was laid out in the chief inn of the town or village for the Coroner to pronounce his verdict be-fore burial. In Datchet, that inn would be the Manor Hotel, which also provid-ed refreshments. The 2020 photo ( picture 4) of The Manor Hotel Shows the present build-ing facing the Greens left of Cross and top of High Street on its right. In the High Street The Rose, The Duke of Northumberland’s Head, or Elegant Hats for Hire Many people will remember this lovely house at 20 High Street, when it belonged to Margaret Partington. Her amazing array of hats lled all the rooms and shop windows, especially when social events brought ladies needing to hire glamorous hats for Ascot, Hen-ley and other fashionable occasions. This complex property has a clear traceable history back to the 1590s. From the early 1600s the building was an alehouse or tavern, at rst called The Rose and then the Duke of Northumberland’s Head. By about 1750 it had become a butcher’s premises, as it still was into the 1970s, owned by J.W. Gillett. The picture over the page (picture 6) shows the house from the rear of the property looking out to the High Street, with Mrs Gillett at the kitchen door. Picture 3 Taken during 1891 ood, showing the corner structure and side entrance as it is now Picture 4 This picture, taken by Adrian Giddins for the Datchet Village Society 2020, show the modern building today Picture 5 The Rose, The Duke of Northumberland’s Head, or Elegant Hats for Hire : This picture shows the Georgian front block

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8 The oldest surviving part of the present house is under the lower roof and white- washed exten-sion, while the tall block is a Victorian addition with kitchen. Facing the road is the ne Georgian brick frontage with shop windows and entrance. Seen in picture 5 on page 25 Any house which had been called by the name of the Rose or the Duke of Northumberland’s Head must once have been an inn or alehouse, but it had ceased to be so before 1730. The ‘Rose’ was a common inn sign in Tudor times but here it was changed sometime before 1718. This ts in with the life of the actual George Fitzroy, Duke of Northumberland, an illegit-imate but acknowledged child of Charles II and Barbara Villiers. He was working for the secret service in Venice in the 1680s, to be creat-ed Duke of Northumberland on his return. These two houses, together with the site of Park Villas next up the High Street and Datchet Lodge on the opposite river-side corner, were all owned by James Haydock in the 1770s. He built Datchet Lodge and was also responsible for updat-ing Old Bridge House in the fashionable style of the time. The ownership history of the whole group is very complex and con-fusing because the legal paperwork for all four properties have settled in a large bundle at Old Bridge House with little in-dication as to which deeds might refer to which purchase, inheritance or property. The earliest deed (said to date from 1575 but no longer existing), could refer to Old Bridge House or to the Post House, or both. The history of these properties is one of the most difcult to interpret in Datchet.. For some years in the 1700s part of the property was an alehouse called the White Horse. Following the lists of owners and tenants, part of the premises were of-cially licensed from 1723 to 1767, although the absence of a licence in some years doesn’t mean that ale wasn’t actually be-ing sold. By 1622 one of the premises in question (whichever one these documents might refer to) was owned by the Newman fami-ly and by Henry Newman in 1639. There was a Henry in three generations of the 17th century Newmans and we know quite a lot about the Henry born in 1653. In 1688, 1689 and 1690 he was indicted at Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions for keeping an unlicensed alehouse and was bound over to keep the peace after an as-sault. The Crown & Angel, Windsor end of Datchet Bridge With the Manor Hotel at the High Street top corner, then the Rose and the White Horse, another inn built at the far end of the bridge over the Thames on the way into Windsor implies a lot of thirsty foot and horse trafc until 1850, when the railway arrived and this building as well as the bridge were demolished. Picture 6 showing the back with Mrs Gillet standing in the kitchen doorway Picture 8 The White Horse, or Old Bridge House (right) and the Post House (left) Picture 9 showing The Crown & Angel at the Windsor end of Datchet Bridge and the bridge

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11 I would like to introduce myself. My name is Jacqueline Sealy - I am the founder of We Stitch & Fix Tailoring and Alteration business which is based in The Old Post Ofce The Green, Datchet. I had been searching for the right location to base my business since last year and I was so pleased when the opportunity to take on the vacant Old Post Ofce became available. The shop has been opened now for 4 months and I have been so pleased of the reception I have re-ceived to date. What l have thoroughly enjoyed is meeting so many different people from this beauti-ful community and I look forward to welcoming more of you into the shop. A little bit about me. I was born in London and I have been happily married for 13 years, have 2 sons, 3 grandchildren and have now lived in Slough for 19 years. I, have been working in the fashion industry for over 35 years - My rst step after graduating from the London College of Fashion in 1987, was working as a sample machin-ist and technical pattern cutter for Buecher Webber and Ally Ca-pellino. I worked for S.R Gent as a sample room supervisor/quality controller in 1990 who supplied garments to M & S, Richards, C & A just to name a few.(For those old enough to remember two of these fashion heavyweights are no longer with us). After several years of working in the industry and freelancing for designers as a sample machinist, I decided to return to The London College of Fashion to take up a post as a Sewing Technician, supporting teachers and stu-dents. It was while I was doing this role, that I considered doing my teaching qualication as I enjoyed work-ing with students but wanted to get more involved. I then successfully applied for a teaching position giving me an opportunity to share my skills and knowledge with students. I ended up being there for 25 years in a variety of teaching and management roles. Some of my roles included teaching Profes-sional Sewing Courses, BA Hons Menswear, Diploma in Pattern and Garment Technology, Programme Manager for Foundation Degree in Fashion and BA Hons in Bespoke Tailoring. (which I successfully led, for three years, the only bespoke tailoring course in the country). I also taught internationally, for 3 years, on behalf of The London College of Fashion at the Istanbul Moda Fashion Academy in Turkey. I then decided to take voluntary redundancy to spend more time with my family. However this also gave me the opportunity to start building my edg-ling atelier business (garment repairs and altera-tions) service from home on a part/time basis. I then returned back to teaching part-time working as a senior college lecturer in Fashion at Morley College Chelsea London. However my part time atelier business was growing steadily and was conicting with the increasing demands on my time through teaching students. I realised that I really wanted to full the potential of my atelier business. So that meant leaving Morley College after I had found my premises in Datchet to create the ideal working environment I was told if I could deliver the quality of service that I promised then the Datchet community would support me as a small business! Which they have to date. This is the mantra I follow each day. I love what I do and believe that I can help you make the best out of your existing wardrobes, from simple repairs and alterations, to customisations and re-purposing. What I do enjoy is transforming old garments into something new as well as creating bespoke pieces - from dresses, shirts to made to measure suits. You also get a professional tting service in a relaxed environment. Within the short time that I have been in the shop it has grown, slightly, as I was approached by a couple of lovely talented local ladies, Lisa Smith and Tanya Rebello, who have been making Be-spoke fascinators for 8 years. They were looking for a space to showcase their fabulous custom-made pieces. They are always searching for new ideas to help them create wonderful head pieces to go with outts. They, like myself, love what they do and take great pleasure in seeing the re-sults of their labours: ladies looking beautiful and resplendent with their hats complimenting their outts. I look forward to meeting many more of you. If you’re in the area do pop in and say hello.....

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14 “I will start by saying that to be a writer, you must rst be a reader. You can’t write unless you read, and a lot of it! As a reader, you can experience a variety of books, see if a writer is good or not, what sort of stories you like most, what style you prefer. Do you like writing in the third person rather than the rst? Do you enjoy descriptions or do you prefer lots of direct dialogue? Start to notice this sort of thing. Reading allows observing how other writers describe characters, land-scapes, how they set up scenes, how many points of view they utilize. Do they write a story in chronological order, or are they tell-ing it beginning at the end, or perhaps in the middle? Reading is crucial to enrich your vocabulary, improve grammar and syntax, learn about pace, experience various types of storytelling. There’s quite a mix of technical elements that make a story good, even great. And as a reader you learn all this by seeing what writers do. Another critical element is you have to like writing. Does it seem obvious? Well, it’s worth considering that if you can’t keep it up for more than a couple of pages, and you get bored, that’s probably a sign that this type of activity might not be for you. Writing is simultaneously a job and a passion, and while you can be a great journalist or a brilliant communication professional, writing a novel is a totally different kettle of sh. The length of an adult ction book is approx-imately 80-100,000 words – which roughly corresponds to some 350 pages. There’s a lot of writing involved to get to that amount! You do it because you genuinely enjoy it: it’s incredibly hard work. As a writer of ction the challenge is to create an imaginary world and draw the reader into that imaginary world. You need to have a lot of imagination, of course, but as a writer your job is also to ensure you en-tertain your audience. Unless you write just for your own personal pleasure, as an author you have to think about your readers all the time, making sure that they can follow your story, that their interest is kept high all time and can’t wait to read the next page. Last, but not least, to write a novel you need discipline: write, every day. Be prepared to have good days and bad days. As writer you need a good dose of determination. Never sur-render. And nish writing your novel. An au-thor is a writer who never gave up.”

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18 The annual review of the Datchet Parish pre-cept is looming and with inflation forecasted to hit 18.9% in the coming months and into 2023, it is becoming clear that a rise of the precept in line with inflation is a real worry for us all. The precept has been kept the same for several years while projects were delayed due to the Pandemic. This will need to be reviewed in coming years to meet the list of outstanding projects, and the maintenance of assets and grounds around the village. We encourage residents to engage with the Parish Council to explore options throughout the year as to how we can manage all that the Parish is responsible for, while minimising the costs to residents but maximising the benefits for the village community. We would like to see increased income for the village through its assets and access points, while maintaining or trying to reduce costs (This is obviously a difficult climate during 2022-23) so we can look to meet our ongoing increases in costs and responsibilities due to inflationary pressures. The Lead Member for Finance will continue to review all financial aspects of the Parish ex-penditure and income to recommend to the Council a budget and precept to maintain an improvement to village life. The report on the Precept will start to be presented to the Parish Council between November 2022 and the New Year to find a recommendation to present to he Council for approval. This is one of the responsibilities of the Parish Council - to maintain all the Parish Buildings and assets. It is one of the highest areas of expenditure of the Parish Council and the Lead member for Properties will continue to keep an eye on the quality and maintenance of all the Parish properties throughout the financial year. On 10th August 2022 our long serving Parish Clerk, Katy Jones retired. Katy had served the Parish for a number of years, as our Clerk. Katy added great value to the Council and residents during her service. So we would firstly like to thank Katy for her time supporting the residents of Datchet. Katy will continue to oversee the legal, financial and regulatory requirements of the Parish Council on a reduced part time capacity while the Council looks to put in place a new Clerk and additional administration support for the residents and the volunteer Parish Councillors. This is an opportunity for the Council to strengthen it’s administration team to fit in with a growing population of Datchet over the next few years. A reminder is set out below of the serving Parish Councillors that have been voted into Lead & Deputy Lead positions of the Council. Contact details of Parish Councillors can be found on the Parish Council website here: https://www.datchetparishcouncil.gov.uk/Your_Councillors_1733.aspx Or you can call the Parish office on 01753 773499 We continue to see inflation increase costs of raw materials, energy and labour that impact all the Parish Councils outgoings. With reduced income against outgoings the Parish is looking at ways to continually create efficiencies and reducing costs. Datchet Parish Council web-site address:  www.datchetparishcouncil.gov.uk AREA LEAD DEPUTY LEAD FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION Cllr Monica Davies Cllr Tim O’Flynn PROPERTIES Cllr Denny Loveridge Cllr Amit Verma GROUNDS Cllr Ian Thompson Cllr Andrew Clemens PLANNING Cllr David Buckley Cllr Phillip Bicknell HIGHWAYS & GENERAL PURPOSES Cllr Linda O’Flynn Cllr Mary Fitzgerald FLOODING & DRAINAGE Cllr Ian Thompson Cllr Ewan Larcombe EVENTS Cllr Andrew Clemens Cllr Amit Verma

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19 Channel One we at the Parish Council are focused on what action can be created in conjunction with all Local Authority and Government bodies to se-cure and protect the village for current and future generations. The Lead member for flooding has reported recent-ly that he is working with other Parishes affected by flooding to re-introduce the local flood defence groups and work tirelessly to get the funding in place for the only real flood defence of Datchet, the RTS Channel One project. Please support our efforts to get protection for your homes and fami-lies not just from the physical effects of flooding but the financial impacts on insurance, safety, home values and disruption for local businesses, resi-dent’s and commuters. Please bring any concerns or questions to the Parish Council or you can attend regular Parish Council meetings where you can raise questions to the Council and it’s members. We hope that the actions and vigorous work the Lead members do voluntarily for resi-dents means that most of your concerns or needs are met in advance, but should you have any issues, please bring them to the Parish Council so we can always advise or support you. Following the huge success of Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Picnic on the Rec the Lead member for Events along with the Parish Councill will look forward to regular annual new events being sup-ported for residents. Sometimes during difficult times, we as a Parish can all pull together, to make simple contributions to community life by holding regular events, where all can enjoy fun and laughter together. We are approaching winter where events for Christmas and the winter festivities are being organised. Events like ‘Christmas on the Green’ that has seen the last few years of success for the community being organised. The lighting of the Christmas tree event will accompany the Christmas festivities and we look forward to a Happy festive period for all. We hope that many, if not all, Datchet residents will get to attend these days, where we can all come together. Cllr David Buckley Chairman Datchet Parish Council Email: chairman@datchetparishcouncil.gov.uk A monthly report is sent to the Council with recommenda-tions and updates on all work carried out, or to be carried out, by the Properties team. This is posted onto the Parish website each month for public review or comment. This continues to be the largest area of work that the Parish Council are charged with, and the ongoing projects are very large and time consuming, and we continue to make progress. As noted by the Finance team the ongoing inflationary pressures are being worked around by the Lead Member for Grounds to make the best use of resi-dents and public money. Some projects are being reviewed to reduce expenditure at these difficult times but as always maintenance of our beautiful village does not stop and needs maintaining or repairing as an ongoing need. We would like to encourage the community to contribute on an ongoing basis as to your needs in the village by coming to our monthly Parish meetings to engage and have input with the Councillors to discuss where you feel improvements can be made or what further positive steps could be taken to benefit the whole community. The Parish Council has active legal cases with contractors who have damaged Parish Ground in the village without consent from the Parish Council. Acting on behalf of resi-dents the Parish Council will continue to take action against unauthorised utility companies or persons on be-half of residents. We hope to report positively in the future on these ongoing legal cases. The planning team continue to see lots of activity in the applications for development of existing and new proper-ties in the Parish of Datchet, and work to support residents on local knowledge and weighted recommendations to the RBWM planning team. Through the years there is a reduced need for Parish local planning recommendations due to a National Planning policy which has made the majority of applications Permitted Planning, but we continue to add local input on resident’s behalf. Additionally, we have seen the successful adoption of the Datchet Design Guide and a Neighbourhood Plan nearing its introduction. Once adopt-ed, both, these two documents will add weight to any Par-ish recommendations and help protect the Historic and de-sign of Datchet for years to come. We approach the next winter and with Climate change being very apparent by the high temperatures and the lon-gevity of the summer heat, we can see the case for being alert for future flooding. With the raising water levels around the world, it is more important than ever, for a river adjacent village, like Datchet, to keep on top of mainte-nance, push for financial support and protection for our village flood defences. With the recent failure of the Borough to secure funding for the River Thames Scheme - Cllr David Buckley Chairman, Datchet Parish Council , e-mail: chairman@datchetparishcouncil.gov.uk FLOODING

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21 NUMBER 4 BIBLE STUDY CAROLINE COLE Datchet Women’s Institute is nearly 75 years old and has had its own Art Group for many of those years. I have been a member for more than 12 years and its secretary for the last 7 or 8. It has always thrived as a group of mixed ability artists, both male and female, with a few professionals thrown into the mix as well as a lot of talented amateurs. Covid-19 and lockdowns however have hit us very hard; from a membership roster of around 20 we now find our-selves with a paid-up membership of 10, with around 6-8 attending weekly. We are a club, rather than a class, but we are usually happy to swap tips and advice and always enjoy a chat over a cup of tea. When circumstances and funds allow, we try to invite professional artists to share their skills with us in the form of demonstrations or workshops and many of you will know that we have permanent exhibition space in The Bridge, where we try to change the pictures regularly to tempt both regulars and visitors alike to enjoy and maybe even purchase our work. We meet in the W.I. Hall – through the arch between Enzo’s and Stitch and Sew. We meet on Tuesday mornings between 10am and noon and would love to see some new faces. If you find yourself looking to do something creative, perhaps you haven’t had a chance to draw or paint since you were at school but are now looking for some friendly people to interact with; or maybe you are working less hours or more often from home and need to see some new faces and make some new friends. Come and give us a try. Please contact : Lesley West on 07930 362403 or by email at lesleywest125@btinternet.com for more information, or just call in one Tuesday morning, we would love to see you. WI BAPTISMS, MARRIAGES, DEATHS AND SPECIALS CELEBRATIONS BAPTISM MARRIAGE DEATHS

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22 I think all the residents of Datchet will agree we have had a marvellous summer, the highlight of which was the celebrations for the Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty the Queen. As always, Datchet WI were thrilled to take an ac-tive part in these celebrations, bunting was flying in-side the hall and the gates to our hall were decorated which added to the decorations on and around the village. Two of our talented members, Alex, Joy, and her daughter Emily created a letter box topper which was much photographed and admired. June 2nd heralded the Lighting of the Jubilee Beacon and planting of a WI commemorative Oak tree on the Cut by our joint presidents watched by our five long-est members. This was courtesy of Datchet Parish Council. Our hall was constantly busy as we provided refresh-ments, had a cake sale and ran a Tombola which raised the magnificent sum of over £300 which was donated to Thames Hospice. Thank you Datchet for supporting our chosen charity so generously. On Saturday June 4th our presidents, Kate and Bever-ley joined with the Bridge to serve teas and refresh-ments at the Picnic on the recreational ground, anoth-er brilliant event. A very busy few days which were enjoyed by everyone. Our regular meeting in August is always a day out; this year due to the heat we decided to stay local. Ten members went to Hands on Art Pottery painting located in Old Windsor in the morning to develop and expand our painting skills. We then went on to The Fox and Castle pub where 27 of us had an excellent lunch. Many of our members knit and crochet purple poppies for the War Horse Charity. Our President, Kate attended the Annual memorial service at Ascot where a short service of thanksgiving was held to remember horses and all animals killed in the act of war. JOINT DATCHET WI PRESIDENTS BEVERLEY EDWARDS & KATE RAYNER CONTACT DETAILS  Email: datchetwi@berkshirewi.co.uk  Beverley Edwards : 01753 971938  Kate Rayner : 07729 732710

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26 NOTICE OF PUBLICATION OF THE PROPOSED DATCHET NEIGHBOURHOOD DEVELOPMENT PLAN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD PLANNING (GENERAL) REGULATIONS 2012, REGULATION 16 AND LOCALISM ACT 2011 Datchet Neighbourhood Plan Group has submitted a neighbourhood plan for the Datchet neighbourhood area to the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead for independent examination. The plan aims to manage the development coming forward in the neighbourhood area to better reflect the wishes of the community in the area and to take greater account of what makes the area special to the community. It sets out a number of objectives for the area and planning policies to guide future development and to help determine planning applications in the area. The proposed neighbourhood plan has been published for a 6-week consultation period from Monday 5th September and will run until midnight on Monday October 17th. All submitted comments will be collated and submitted to an independent examiner and will be made publicly available after the publication consultation has ended. Documents and response forms can be viewed in the following locations: • On the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead website at: https://www.rbwm.gov.uk/home/planning/planning-policy/emerging-plans-and-policies/neighbourhood-plans/ consultations-neighbourhood-plans • In paper form at : Datchet Library, Montagu House, 8 Horton Road, SL3 9ER, Datchet Parish Council Office, 1 Allen Way, Datchet, SL3 9HR, and the Bridge Café, The Green, Datchet SL3 9EH Comments can be submitted in the following ways: • online via our consultation portal https://consult.rbwm.gov.uk/kse • emailing a completed response form to planning.consultation@rbwm.gov.uk. • Posting a completed response form to: Planning Policy, Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, Town Hall, St Ives Road, Maidenhead, SL6 1RF. Any representation may include a request to be notified of the local planning authority’s decision under Regulation 19 in relation to the neighbourhood plan. Comments must be received no later than midnight, Monday 17th October 2022. For further information, please email planning.consultation@rbwm.gov.uk

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27 am delighted to be joining Eton End this Septem-ber, I have already received a warm welcome from the staff, children and parents at the school and am looking forward to becoming part of the lo-cal community as term gets underway. I have been teaching since 1994 and feel so privileged to be involved in the childhood of so many children. I grew up in Staffordshire, the daughter of a teacher and Industrial relations manag-er and as a family we moved to Berkshire in 1991, the day after I completed my A-levels. I took my rst degree in Politics with History at the University of Warwick, graduating in 1994. Teaching was always my passion and I studied for my PGCE at the University of Reading graduating in 1995. For the rst 6 years of my career I taught in Bucking-hamshire preparing pupils for the 11+ and then moved back to Berkshire in 2001 following the birth of my rst daughter. I taught at a local primary school and was the literacy consultant for Bracknell Forest be-tween 2004 and 2007. In 2011 I moved to the independent sector relishing the freedom to put the learning needs of the children ahead of the pressure of SATs and the latest inspection regime. I have been part of the senior leadership team in four schools both maintained and inde-pendent and my last post was as Headteacher of the Infant and Junior School at LVS Ascot where I spent ve wonderful years. I am married with three daughters, one of whom is on the path-way to qualifying as a educational psychologist, one who is train-ing to be a children’s nurse and the youngest who is currently in Year 9 at Heatheld School in Ascot. My husband works as a business development manager for a manufacturing company in Wo-king. I have just completed my Masters degree in Educational Leadership and Management and gained Chartered Manager Status with the Chartered Man-agement Institute – a timely re-minder of the pressures of study and of the vulnerabilities of learners. Education is, and always has been my passion. I believe in equipping children to navigate the uncertainties of life and to believe that with hard work anything is possible. During my tenure as Head-mistress of Eton End School I am determined that our pupils will love learning and, despite the pressures of the modern world, they will have a childhood that is protected and full of fun. Eton End pupils thoroughly embraced the events surrounding the celebration of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee with their enthu-siasm, energy and joy! They were so keen to learn more about the life and dedicated service of our Queen who only lives down the road! They had a fabulous dressing up day in their extra special Royal party regalia for photos under our balloon arch, enjoyed a cake sale, linked the events of the Queen’s life across the curriculum with endless art and craft ideas and musical activities whilst learning about key historic events during her reign through a carousel of subjects. Every child also visited Windsor Castle for a tour which was a lovely local opportunity to embrace in our community.

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32 MU has had a busy time since I last wrote. We had a very successful Jubilee celebration and all three stalls made a healthy prot especially Pam’s water into wine venture. Our dice rolling competition was also very popular especially with one youngster who seemed to spend a lot of his money trying to win the sweet prize! Our craft part with plants and Stella’s scarves was equally popular. The choir of St Mary’s dedicated a choral evensong on Sunday, 4th June to the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee with music chosen especially to reect her seventy years. MU also provided refreshments as part of their initiative. Altogether we made over £200 which will be sent to AFIA, a MU charity which pays for families to go on holiday.Our next event was in July when we held a beetle drive for our local families. We had ve youngsters and 19 adults who enjoyed a sh and chip supper. Judith’s grandsons were especially competitive against Elaine’s and they both seemed to be able to throw the correct dice to nish their games quickly to win. The winner of the youngsters was Yusuf and Elaine won the adult prize but we extended this to include a few more winners as we had plenty of prizes. The highly successful ‘Water into Wine’ stall –could you turn the cost of a go into a bottle of wine? Lots did ! Also showing the dice game on the right The craft and plant stall with Stella’s colourful scarves Datchet Mothers’ Union usually meets the third Thursday of the month in The Bridge, at 7:45pm. you are welcome to come along and join us If you want to nd out more about the MU AFIA Pro-grammes ( AFIA stands for Away from it all– a holiday program for people or fami-lies who would normally manage to get away at all) scan the QR code here or vis-it www.mothersunion.org A selection of tasty nibbles for people, whilst waiting for their sh and chips! More tasty nibbles to sustain the players through the games .

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34 SEPTEMBER Friday 2nd Term STARTS Churchmead ( Year 7’s ONLY) Datchet St Mary’s Academy Sunday Trinity 12 4th 8:00am 9:30am Holy Communion (BCP) Sung Eucharist Monday 5th Term STARTS at Churchmead for WHOLE School Wednesday 7th 11:00am Holy Communion in St Mary’s Church Saturday 10th PATRONAL FESTIVAL WEEKEND 10th 10:00am –3:00pm From 1pm Table Top sale in St Mary’s BBQ in the Churchyard Sunday Festival of the Blessed Virgin Mary 11th 8:00am 9:30am NO Holy Communion Patronal Festival sung Eucharist Wednesday 14th 11:00am Holy Communion in St Mary’s Church Sunday Trinity 14 18th 8:00am 11:00am Holy Communion ( BCP) Sung Eucharist Monday 19th 8:00pm St Mary’s PCC meeting in the Church Community Centre (CCC) Wednesday 21st 11:00am Holy Communion in St Mary’s Church Sunday Bible Sunday 25th 8:00am 9:30am 6:30pm Holy Communion (BCP) Sung Eucharist Choral Evensong ( refreshments are served after the service) Wednesday 28th 11:00am Holy Communion in St Mary’s OCTOBER Sunday Trinity 16 2nd 8:00am 9:30am Holy Communion (BCP) Sung Eucharist Wednesday 5th 11:00am Holy Communion Sunday Trinity 17 Harvest Festival 9th 8:00am 9:30am 6:00pm Holy Communion (BCP) Harvest Festival Bring & Share Harvest Supper with St Thomas’ in St Mary’s CCC Wednesday 12th 11:00am Holy Communion Sunday Trinity 18 16th 8:00am 11:00am Holy Communion Sung Eucharist Wednesday 19th 11:00am Holy Communion Friday 21st Term ENDS at both Datchet St Mary’s and Churchmead Sunday Bible Sunday 23rd 8:00am 9:30am Holy Communion Sung Eucharist Wednesday 26th 11:00am Holy Communion Sunday All Saints Day 30th 8:00am 9:30am 8:00pm Holy Communion Sung Eucharist Bereavement Service Monday All Hallows Eve 31st Term STARTS at Datchet St Mary’s and Churchmead

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35 NOVEMBER Wednesday 2nd 11:00am Holy Communion Sunday 3rd Before Advent 6th 8:00am 9:30am Holy Communion (BCP) Sung Eucharist Monday 7th 8:00am St Mary’s PCC meet in St Mary’s CCC Wednesday 9th 11:00am Holy Communion Sunday Remembrance Sunday 13th 8:00am 10:00am Holy Communion (BCP) Remembrance Service, followed immediately after by the laying of the wreaths at the Cenotaph on The Green Wednesday 16th 11:00am Holy Communion Sunday Christ The King 20th 8:00am 11:00am Holy Communion (BCP) Sung Eucharist Wednesday 23rd NO Holy Communion Sunday Advent 1 27th 8:00am 9;30am 6:30pm Holy Communion (BCP) Sung Eucharist Choral Evensong refreshments are served afterwards Wednesday 30th 11:00am Holy Communion December Saturday 3rd 12:30pm - 3:00pm From 5pm St Nicholas Fayre in St Mary’s Church Christmas on The Green with lighting of the Christmas Tree Sunday Advent 2 4th 8:00am 9:30am Holy Communion (BCP) Sung Eucharist December—advanced notice ( NB: some dates or times may change ) Thursday 8th TBC Churchmead School Christmas Service in St Mary’s Sunday 11th 6:30pm Churches Together in Datchet Ecumenical Carol Service Sunday 18th 11:00am Christingle Service Christmas Eve 24th TBC 11:30pm Crib Service Midnight Mass in St Mary’s Church Christmas Day 25th 8:00am 9:30am Holy Communion Sung Eucharist USEFUL CONTACT DETAILS Editor Sally-Anne Jarvis  0175 385 7403  0771 126 9545 Sa_j2@btinternet.com Advertising & Treasurer Justine Elmore  0771 034 7484 justineelmore@yahoo.co.uk Distribution Vacant  VICAR: Revd. Darcy Chesterfield – Terry Vicar of Joint Benefice Colnbrook and Datchet  0175 358 0467 0744 219 773vicar@colnbrookanddatchet.co.uk @ StMarysDatchetChurch Parish Administrator Fiona Norton  0175 358 0467 office@stmarysdarchet.org.uk Churchwarden Elaine Eastham  0796 085 9697 ladypink_11@hotmail.com Treasurer Via Office  0175 358 0467 office@stmarysdatchet.org.uk Datchet Parish Council Clerk : all enquiries Katy Jones  0175 377 3499  clerk@datchetparishcouncil.gov.uk

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