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December/January 2021
Singing
in the Vale
Thame Town Council is renewing its
Neighbourhood Plan and needs to undertake
a Housing Survey, here:
https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/3KD2LXR
The aim of this is survey is to ask local Sing in the Vale Community Choir are
households if they have a need for the running an Open Door evening at
following types of housing: St Nicholas Church on Monday
Affordable Housing 13th December at 7.30pm- 9pm.
Older Peoples Housing Instead of a concert we invite you to
Other Specialist Housing Needs drop-in at any point during the evening to
Households are encouraged to participate by hear and see us rehearse, sing through our
completing the online survey by 8th December. current repertoire and enjoy the
To read more visit http://www.cuddingtonvillage.com/view-page.php?pid=44 beautiful church at Christmas.
It’s a great opportunity to find out about
our non-auditioning choir, hear the sort of
music we do and meet the members too.
Listen out for sleigh bells Contact emformusic@outlook.com if you’d
like to know more. Look out for a
Community Singing event in early Spring!
Listen out for sleigh bells at teatime on Tuesday 7th December
(around 5.30pm) when you may just
spot the man of the month as
he travels through Cuddington.
Santa and his friends will be collecting
food for Christmas hampers for those
in need and money donations for
Bernie the community bus.
Be good!
NICHOLAS ALMOND TRUST
CALLING CUDDINGTON STUDENTS AND APPRENTICES
Any students who received a grant from Nicholas Almond last year, or hope to receive a
grant this year, PLEASE put in your application as soon as possible to Mrs. Jennifer Schram
de Jong - Larden, Spicketts Lane, Cuddington, or jschramdejong@yahoo.co.uk. Please
provide full details of the university or other further education course you will be studying
for the coming educational year.
The Trustees will be considering all applications at the beginning of December.
Greetings to you all and HURRY Jennifer Schram de Jong
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Thought for the
I wonder what you are looking forward to this
Christmas?
Is it the food, the turkey and all the trimmings or
the presents? Or perhaps it’s spending time with
friends and family especially after last year’s Christmas.
What ever you are looking forward to, Christmas is a time for
hope. ‘Therefore, the Lord himself will give you a sign: the virgin
will conceive and give birth to a son and will call Him Immanu-
el.’ (Isaiah 7:14) Immanuel means ‘God with Us’ (Matthew 1:23).
Syria was threatening to invade Israel, but Isaiah tells King Ahaz
not to panic, God is in control. Services in
The good news of “God with us” is the same today as it was for
Ahaz! Christmas changes everything forever! God declared in December/January
Christ that He is with us and for us. Therefore as we prepare for
this Christmas, let’s not forget: 5th December Holy Communion in Church;
God with us means that He is on my side and by my side. In the children’s activities in Bernard Hall
uncertainties of life I am never alone. 12th December All-Age Morning Worship,
God with us means that everything will work out according to Gift Service
His plan. My life isn’t just a series of meaningless occasions or 19th December Holy Communion
mistakes. 19th December 4pm - Christingle
God with us means that even when others show they are not 24th December 2pm – Crib Service
there for me, God is. 24th December 7pm – Carol Service
God with us means when circumstances change, He will give me 25th December 8am – Holy Communion
the strength I need. 25th December 10am – All-Age Morning Worship
God is with us: He isn’t far away, but has made the journey into 26th December Benefice Holy Communion
our world. 2nd January All-Age Morning Worship
Here is the hope for the future, once we get past the trees, gifts, (Epiphany)
turkey stuffing and pudding! 9th January Holy Communion in Church;
Harriet Orridge children’s activities in Bernard Hall
16th January All-Age Communion
23rd January All-Age Morning Worship, children’s
activities in Bernard Hall
Remember, reflect, share 30th January All-Age Morning Worship
Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity is offering a virtual Tree of we felt it was incredibly
Light commemoration service, Books of Honour, and an online important to still offer a safe
dedication page to support those who have faced the loss of a space and time for reflection.”
loved one this year. The Charity has also set up an
From 5pm on Saturday 18th December until the New Year, the online Tree of Light remembrance page where you can
virtual Tree of Light commemoration service will be available to dedicate a memory to someone special. To make
view on the Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity website. The a dedication online, allowing friends and family all over the
service will provide space and time for families and friends to world to view, you can do so by visiting:
remember and share those treasured memories in a variety of fnhospice.dedicationpage.org/treeoflight2021
different ways. There will also be readings and music with time to You can also have your dedication to your loved one
light a candle to take a moment of reflection and remembrance appear in our Books of Honour, which will be available to
“We recognise Christmas can be a very emotional occasion, a time view at the Charity’s Head Office in Aylesbury on selected
when we particularly think of loved ones who are no dates in December.
longer with us” says Ann Kenny, the Bereavement Support Team Lastly, you can also choose to have their name appear on
Lead at the Hospice. “These last couple of years have been our Roll of Honour which will be shown during our virtual
enormous challenges for everybody, and sadly, many people have Tree of Light Service. These additional dedications can be
faced the loss of a loved one with little outlet to express their requested when you make your online dedication.
feelings properly. To sponsor a dedication or to access the virtual Tree of Life
Whilst we cannot meet in person as usual at our traditional Tree of service go to fnhospice.org.uk/tree-of-light or call 01296
Light events, here at Florence Nightingale Hospice 429975 for more information.
Charity,
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Tuesday St. Nicholas’
Group Church Ali Lewis
At our November meeting, The Christmas trail is back!
members had been asked to From Sunday 19th December to Sunday 2nd
bring a ‘memento’ and to share January, collect a trail map and take part in this
its story. It proved a very year's Christmas trail.
Interesting afternoon. Around Cuddington there will be an array of
Among the items were an Christmas displays in windows and front
adorable teddy bear (a treasured gardens, all with hidden letters and numbers.
courtship gift) whose feet had Your job is to decipher the hidden Christmas
been attacked by mice during a message whilst enjoying the beautiful
stay at a school, but then Christmas decorations. The trail is for both
restored with the help of a children and adults and is a perfect
fondly remembered friend; a accompaniment to a winter walk around the
rosary received as a gift in Assisi village.
brought back memories of an Post your entries in the marked box in the
early 1950s trip to Rome; a rock church porch and you may be one of the lucky
(or fossil) was a memento of a winners. There will be a prize for the best
fabulous trip along the River display too so don't forget to vote for your favourite one. I hope you enjoy taking part.
Nile, and especially a hot air
balloon flight along the Valley of
the Kings which ended in an
emergency landing, thankfully a
Cuddington Fireworks sucess
safe one, the rock having been
Friday 5th November saw Cuddington’s annual
picked up whilst waiting for the
bonfire and fireworks party return after a year off due
rescue vehicle; a canoe paddle
to covid. The weather was perfect and a large turnout
brought back memories of
ensued.
happy times dinghy sailing on
The spectacular display was choreographed by the
the River Bonny, Nigeria in the
talented Blaise Brogan and set to music provided by
1970s.
Chris Long. The bonfire was kindly provided by James
Our next meeting will be held on
and Zoe Gibson. Mike Cottman did a great job of
Tuesday, 7th December at 2.30
compering the event and reuniting lost children and
pm in the Playing Fields
property with their owners.
Clubhouse when we shall have a
This year was the busiest yet as demonstrated by the
demonstration of Christmas
fundraising totals. Cuddington and Dinton School
flower arrangements by Liz
made a fantastic £380 on their tea and cake stall and
Shorthouse from Thame Flower
the CPFA stalls made an impressive £1645 combined.
Club, followed by festive
This is all before bar takings which smashed all
refreshments and Secret Santa!
records.
Meeting fee £2.00, including tea.
The CPFA will be looking to use this money to make
Our first meeting of the New
some improvements to the clubhouse. Thank you to
Year will be held on Tuesday,
all who helped, attended and donated, this is a
11th January at 2.30 pm in the
wonderful achievement. We are incredibly fortunate
Playing Fields Clubhouse. New
to have such a great community.
friends welcome.
Ellen Dyer
Meeting fee £2.00.
Carol Singing Around the Village
We are delighted that we can again sing carols in the village.
Please join us – well wrapped up and with a torch! - on the Upper
Green at 6pm on Tuesday 21st December for a walk around the village
singing traditional carols from our carol sheets until
about 7.30pm followed by refreshments.
A collection will be taken for Crisis and Tearfund.
Please come and enjoy!
Alan and Stella Marsh 292466
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Aylesbury
Choral
Society
will be performing their
Christmas Concert on
Saturday 11th December
at St Mary’s Church,
Aylesbury.
The concert starts at 7.30
pm and will include works
by a contemporary
composer Eric Thinman,
together with other
seasonal music.
Tickets, advance
bookings only (due to
Covid restrictions) are £15
are obtainable from
www.aylesburychoral.org.uk.
Birds in the River Thames
A monthly bird survey of the entire River Thame has been
carried out by 16 local birdwatchers and run by the River
Thame Conservation Trust since December 2015. A total 40
different wetland bird species have been recorded on the river
and over 100 bird species in total. Highlights include : Curlew,
Whimbrel, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Jack Snipe,
Snipe, Redshank, Goosander, Kingfisher, Little Egret, Teal,
Wigeon, Shoveler, Lapwing and Golden Plover.
As several new wetland areas have been created along the
river in recent times, numbers of birds are increasing,
particularly at this time of year when migrants such as lapwing
and teal can arrive in large flocks.
The species most commonly seen are Canada geese, greylag Photographs courtesy of Doug Kennedy
geese, herons, swans, mallard ducks and moorhens. The geese
in particular can often be seen close to the road bridge below
the village, or heard flying in V formation over Cuddington. Canada geese are large and strong and very noisy, and their
population has increased dramatically since they were
introduced from the Unitied States (they are not a native
species).
They can be easily identified by their black head and neck with
a white band across the throat and a dark bill.
Native greylag geese are a bit smaller and grey with a white
breast and a bright orange bill. They can occasionally be seen
in quite large flocks grazing on grass, sometimes alongside
Canada geese.
Last winter a huge number of birds were to be seen on the
flooded fields at Eythrope where hundreds of lapwing, teal,
geese and swans taking off made a glorious sight, and one that
we can hope will be repeated now that much of the land
alongside the Buckinghamshire Thame is being allowed to
remain wet, particularly in the winter.
There is a footpath that leads from Nether Winchendon
eastwards, following the river, all the way to Eythrope, a
distance of under 3 miles if you start from Cuddington.
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Merry Christmas from Bernard Hall
The Crown
We are excited and looking forward to celebrating our first
Christmas with you all.
Major changes as we
Nick Preston will be joining us again on Christmas Eve for a Seasonal
sing-along. We will be offering a buffet at a suggested price of £5 per
say goodbye
person, this is a donation and in this season of goodwill 50% of the
Our long-standing Chairman, Markus Bolton, who has
takings from the food will be given to charity.
overseen great improvements to the Bernard Hall, is
Our Christmas menu is available to pre-book from 30 November to 22
now resigning from the management committee.
December, the menu is shown on page 4.
One of the first changes Markus introduced was the
For the New Year how about trying out a new skill? We are hosting an
addition of disabled access, followed soon by the new
Arty Paint Party on Thursday 20 January. Tickets will be £25 per
toilet area. Then after a great deal of work on his part
person, all art materials will be provided together with a glass of
to obtain a major grant, the wonderful new kitchen
prosecco. January of course also means Burns Night so on Tuesday 25
was built in 2010. Much needed general
January we will be celebrating the poet’s life with some Scottish Fayre,
refurbishment, including a completely new heating
again at £25 per person. If you are willing to read out a poem as part
system, has also been undertaken at his instigation in
of the evening please get in touch.
recent years.
Christmas and New Year Opening Times It was also Markus’ inspiration which led to the setting
Christmas Eve 11am-midnight Live music - Nick Preston Buffet
up of the Village Picture House, which from the
(Donation 50% to charity)
beginning showed new and classic films. However,
because of his brilliant idea to approach the National
Christmas Day 11am-2pm No food
Theatre, we are also able to show NT Live
Boxing Day 9am-6pm No food
performances, making the Cuddington Picture House
Bank Holiday (Mon 27 Dec) 4pm-10pm No food one of the smallest NT Live venues in the country.
Bank Holiday (Tue 28 Dec) 10:30am-10pm No food Our popular cinema has helped financially to support
Wednesday 29 Dec 12pm-11pm Food 12-2:30 & 6-8:30pm
the village hall, and is an important social amenity for
Thursday 30 Dec 12pm-11pm Food 12-2:30 & 6-8:30pm
many local residents, who otherwise would not be
able to see films and plays.
New Years Eve 12pm-Late Party Time 7:30pm
Markus is now resigning from the position he has
New Years Day 11pm-6pm Brunch:
held for more than 20 years, as he and Nicky are
11:30pm Prebooking only
moving on to pastures new early next year.
2:30pm Fully booked
Markus and Nicky will be greatly missed and we wish
Sunday 2 Jan 10:30-9pm Roasts 12 - 2:30pm Prebooking
both of them all the best for their new future.
Bank Holiday (Mon 3 Jan) 4pm-10pm No Food We are pleased to announce that Rob Morris Jones
Tuesday 4 January 12pm-10pm No food has agreed to take on the role of Chairman of the
Bernard Hall Management Committee.
Community Speedwatch
As results for 2020 were a little
I am sure you are all familiar with seeing SIDs in villages inconsistent, we have
and towns. These Speed Indication Devices accurately used those from 2019 for
show the speed of approaching vehicles, and displaying a comparison. Based upon the
smiley face, or a message to slow down. Cuddington is number of sessions undertaken
now in the process of purchasing its very own SID. we have seen a 25% increase in
Unlike the static displays we already have in the village, offences over two years. The top speed has also
this device can be moved to different locations and will increased from 51, to a horrifying 61 along Aylesbury
provide us with a vast amount of data, 24 hours a day, Road back in August.
on traffic volumes, speeds, and on vehicle behaviour As always, I would like to thank all of our volunteers for
throughout the village. This data can then be used to braving the cold weather and early starts. However, we
formulate traffic policy and target more effectively desperately need more volunteers. All we ask is for an
Community Speedwatch. hour of your time, once a week, once a fortnight, or even
The statistics for 2021 Cuddington's Community once a month. It will all help towards making
Speedwatch are almost complete. In the space of 12 Cuddington's roads safer.
months, 779 motorists have been caught exceeding the You can contact me on stepnwright@gmail.com
speed limit through the village. Each one of these Thank you for your time.
motorists will have been contacted by Thames Valley I hope you have a Merry Christmas
Police. 5and a Happy New Year!! Steve Wright
Red Kite Radio
Red Kite Radio has been broadcasting in our area for four years now, with local
presenters and newsreaders playing music from the sixties right through to today’s
newest releases, and giving out information about local news and events.
It’s a great way to feel connected to the community and you can listen to us in
several ways. Firstly, you can tune your home or car radio into 107.2 FM. Or, if you
have a smart speaker, you can just say your wake-up word and ask “Play Red Kite
Radio”. You can also hear us on our website www.redkiteradio.com by clicking on the
Listen Now button at the top of every page.
The station is on air 24 hours a day, every day of the year. We have breakfast,
morning, afternoon and drivetime shows during the week, which play music from
every decade, and then there are specialist music shows in the evenings and at
weekends along with continuous, uninterrupted music running throughout the night.
Our specialist shows cover the Sixties, Seventies, Eighties, Nineties, recent hits,
musicals, classic rock, Motown, blues, country, party hits and an easy listening show
for bedtime.
At 12 noon every Sunday, we broadcast the Wychert Vale church service from St.
Nicholas’ church or one of the other churches in the benefice.
Our hourly news bulletins include the national headlines but also cover local news,
events and weather, and our daytime presenters all provide detailed information
about events taking place in the local community.
Red Kite Radio has its broadcast studio in Haddenham. The station is not-for-profit
and we have around twenty unpaid volunteers who present the shows, source and
read the news, and provide technical support. These volunteers, who are all from the
local area, come from all walks of life. We’re of all ages, with various interests, but the
one thing on which we are all united is the spirit of the station: to provide music from
across the decades interspersed with friendly chat, fun, companionship and plenty of
local news presented in a very professional manner.
If you want to feel really connected to the beautiful area in which we live, do tune into
Red Kite Radio on 107.2 FM, on your smart speaker or online.
And if you’d like to contact the station with your own news or event for broadcast,
please email contact@redkiteradio.com
Our programme schedule is printed opposite. Happy listening!
Heather Jan Brunt Afternoon Show presenter
Books of the Year Super-efficient houses?
In the November issue, I offered the chance to have your
house checked for leaking heat using a thermal imaging
Cuddington’s book club – the Bookworms – meets once a camera but received only one response. Does this mean that
month at the Playing Fields Clubhouse on the first Wednesday everyone’s house is super-efficient, or that people didn’t
of the month. Unlike other book clubs, we don’t all read the notice? The offer remains open.
same thing. Instead, we come along to share whatever we Doug Kennedy (doug@doug-kennedy.com)
have been reading that month to discuss and inspire others to
reach for books they may not have previously heard of or BOOKS OF THE YEAR TOP TWELVE..!
considered. Hamnet, Maggie O’Farrell
As it’s nearing the end of 2021 and as you are looking for Educated, Tara Westover
presents for loved ones we thought it would be useful to share Where the Crawdads Sing, Delia Owens
our collective top books of the last 12 months. These are not Last House on Needless Street, Catriona Ward
necessarily books that were released this year, but rather the The Mercies, Kiran Millwood Hargrave
ones that caught our attention and encouraged a lot of The Vanishing Half, Brit Bennett
discussion! Migrations, Charlotte Maconaghy
Bookworms brings together a group of very different women Mayflies, Andrew O’Hagan
(although men are always welcome!) who all like to read a Troubled Blood, Robert Galbraith
variety of tomes but the list below reflects what we have The Weight of Small Things, Julie Lancaster
enjoyed as a group. They are not necessarily in any order but Small Pleasures, Claire Chambers
they would all make a great gift for someone this autumn. The Climb, Chris Froome
All of these books are available at The Book House in Thame – Our next meeting with be Wednesday 8th January at 8pm.
please consider supporting local businesses this Christmas! Look forward to seeing you there!
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Masses of penguins (not happy - moulting and warm!) whales,
Why visit the world’s birds, seals, icebergs. Penguins are curious creatures so
keeping away from them with their shuffling approach was
coldest, highest, important even when we wanted to get close up and
personal. We saw
thousands of them,
windiest, iciest desert? mainly Gentoo and
Chinstrap. They are
If you had asked us in December 2019 what we were going to beautiful funny creatures
do in retirement, taking a walk for an hour and only making but they do smell!
essential journeys was not it. What a world we live in. We are We are now experts on
adventurous travellers and found our plans for 2020 and the many different types
beyond in tatters (though probably the least of everyone’s of ice. Glacier (irregularly
worries!) We did, shaped), tabular
however, go on an (flat-topped), domed
expedition to Antarctica (smooth and rounded on top.). We could go on….
just before Covid Changing weather conditions gave different perspectives and
changed everything and plenty of photo opportunities (3000+). The best times were
yes, it really is a desert! dawn and dusk. No lie-ins for us! The trip was called an
The only way for tour- expedition for good reason. It was hard work at times. The
ists to reach the Antarc- night skies were stunning. Pollution free and stable weather
tic Peninsula is by sea. conditions provided great opportunities for star-gazing.
Our departure city was We visited Port Lockroy, the most southerly British Post
Ushuaia, the southern- Office, and at vast expense sent postcards with Antarctica
most city in the world and incredibly boring! Some had sailed franking. None of the recipients noticed… The people at the
there (!) but the majority travel by ship as we did. Ours was Chilean Research Station were also pleased to see us. We
small, environmentally-minded (no posh frocks!) and our tour made a change from penguins!
company had the lowest possible CO2 footprint of all The itinerary was constantly adapted to suit conditions,
expedition trips to Antarctica. We never dropped anchor so mainly encroaching sea-ice and icebergs. Daily lectures from
there was no damage to the seabed. We were able to spend lots of ‘-ologists’ gave a real insight onto what we were seeing.
time ashore every day and to preserve the pristine nature of The last lecture was from a behavioural psychologist, about
the continent, our wellies were disinfected every time we the mental impact of
went ashore and returned, as were the kayaks and Ribs (rigid being isolated, unable to
inflatable boats) which we used to get to land. get fresh air, unable to see
Antarctica is a vast, isolated, icy wilderness, absolutely friends and family. She
breath-taking and full of wildlife. No trees, lots of ice and talked about remote
rock, some pink and green algae to tint the ice. To say it is places such as the
awesome is an Antarctic Research Station
understatement. and the International
While the guide Research Station, and the
books will say it is effects of living there for
the coldest place on months at a time. Little did we realise …….
earth and We loved every minute of the trip and would go back again in
temperatures a heartbeat. The best time to visit is during the Antarctic
remain below zero summer, December to March. We arrived home just before
for most of the year, the first lockdown. How lucky were we!
it was 8oC when we As someone once said: ‘The person who is able to express the
arrived - a bit of a feeling of being in Antarctica in words has probably not been
surprise! The scenery is to die for, overwhelming. there.’ We gave it a try. Viv Birkby
The animals have no fear of humans.
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one sister benefiting from the acquaintance with the Wilcoxes
(owners of the beloved country home Howards End), the
other all but destroyed by it. Compelling and brilliantly acted,
the film remains an entertaining, exquisite and elegant
pleasure, as moving and relevant as it was on the day of its
Our Christmas and New Year programme at the Village Picture original release. “Radiates quality at every turn,” says The
House gets under way on Thursday 2nd December with Telegraph. “Sumptuous heritage
Nowhere Special (cert. 12A). James Norton (Happy Valley, cinema with real passion,” says The
Grantchester) plays thirty-five-year-old window cleaner John, Guardian.
who has dedicated his life to bringing up his son after the On 13th January, come and banish
child’s mother left them soon after giving birth. When John is the January blues with In The
given only a few months to live, he attempts to find a new, Heights (cert. PG), the hit musical
perfect family for his three-year-old son, determined to shield of last summer from Lin-Manual
him from the terrible reality of the situation. “A tender tale of Miranda. Bright-eyed Usnavi runs a
fatherhood ... James Norton gives a subtly powerful bodega in the lively neighbourhood
performance,” says The Guardian. “James Norton’s of Washington Heights, Manhattan,
heartbreaking new film is a model of beautiful restraint ... it selling the best coffee in town. He
will blow you away,” says the Evening Standard. dreams of saving up enough money
On 9th December we’ll be screening Promising Young Woman to return to his island and restore
(cert. 15), starring Carey Mulligan. Leading an uneventful his late father’s business in the
existence, emotionally scarred medical school dropout Cassie Dominican Republic. These streets
has found the perfect way to deal with the painful past. At are made of music, and as the temperature rises, nothing can
night, dressed to kill, she frequents the local bars and stand in the way of youthful, sun-kissed optimism… “The
nightclubs, pretending to be dead-drunk, utterly helpless and Hamilton creator’s stage-musical-turned-movie is, in body and
vulnerable. Lethally beautiful Cassie is on the prowl for all soul, a celebration of community,” says The Independent. “A
sorts of nocturnal predators who are unaware that, sure-fire spirit-lifter ... the dance routines and eye-popping
sometimes, the hunter can become the prey. When she fashions are to die for,” says Radio Times.
bumps into Ryan, a kindly and caring old classmate, Cassie On 20th January, our film will be The Courier (cert. 15) starring
wants out, but breaking bad habits is easier said than done... Benedict Cumberbatch and Jessie Buckley. In this true-life spy
“Carey Mulligan is at her ice-cold thriller, an unassuming British
best in this fearless unpicking of businessman is recruited into one
entitlement and victimhood,” says of the greatest international
The Guardian. “A masterly tale of conflicts in history. At the behest of
vengeance ... crackles and fizzes a CIA operative and the UK’s
with style and wit,” says The MI-6, he forms a covert, dangerous
Times. partnership with a Soviet officer in
Then on 16th December our an effort to provide crucial
Christmas film is Last Christmas intelligence needed to prevent a
(cert. 12A) featuring the music of nuclear confrontation and defuse
George Michael and Wham! and the Cuban Missile Crisis. “Dominic
starring Emilia Clarke, Henry Cooke’s spy thriller is stylish,
Golding and Emma Thompson. old-fashioned and enormously
Kate harumphs around London satisfying,” says The Times.
accompanied by the jangle of bells “Benedict Cumberbatch shines in
on her shoes, another irritating consequence from her job as this gripping true-life espionage thriller,” says The Telegraph.
an elf in a year-round Christmas shop. Tom seems too good to Lastly, on 27th January, National Theatre Live presents
be true when he walks into her life and starts to see through Leopoldstadt (Cert. 12A). Captured live at the Wyndham’s
so many of Kate’s barriers. As London transforms into the Theatre in London, Tom Stoppard’s Olivier Award-winning new
most wonderful time of the year, will Tom and Kate’s growing play is a passionate drama of love, family and endurance. At
attraction turn into a Yuletide romance? “Delivers pretty the beginning of the 20th century, Leopoldstadt was the old,
much everything a rom-com connoisseur could desire,” says crowded Jewish quarter of Vienna. But Hermann Merz, a
The Express. “A star-studded rom-com that plays like an factory owner and baptised Jew, has moved up in the world.
expensive Hallmark film,” says The Independent. We follow his family’s story across half a century, passing
After the Christmas break, our first film for 2022 is the classic through the convulsions of war, revolution, impoverishment,
Howards End (cert. PG) on 6th January, starring Anthony annexation by Nazi Germany and the Holocaust. “Tom
Hopkins, Emma Thompson, Vanessa Redgrave and Helena Stoppard’s shiveringly sensual journey through the terrible
Bonham Carter. Now re-released in 4K ultra high definition, 20th century is a masterpiece,” says The Independent. Please
this landmark adaptation of E.M. Forster’s classic novel is note that if the Government decides to implement its
about the interwoven fates and misfortunes of three families so-called “Plan B”, we may need to restrict numbers and/or
in Edwardian England. The film tells the stories of two insist on the wearing of face coverings. For more details of all
respectable sisters, Margaret and Helen Schlegel, who collide features: www.cuddingtonvillage.com/cinema
with the world of the very wealthy –
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Dates for your Diary 2021/22
“Ring out the old, ring in the new,
Ring, happy bells, across the snow:
The year is going, let him go;
Ring out the false, ring in the true.” — Alfred Lord Tennyson
December
Wednesday 1st, 8.00pm Bookworms Book Club at Playing Fields Clubhouse With Christmas fast approaching, it’s a
Thursday 2nd, 7.30pm ‘Nowhere Special’, Village Picture House busy time in school. I am delighted we
Tuesday 7th, 2.30 Tuesday Group, Playing Fields Clubhouse have managed to adjust the majority of our
Thursday 9th, 7.30pm ‘Promising Young Woman’, Village Picture House usual seasonal celebrations allowing us to
Monday 13th, 1:30pm Sunshine Club, Playing Fields Clubhouse celebrate safely together with our school
Thursday 16th, 7.30pm ‘Last Christmas’, Village Picture House community. We will have three showings
Sunday 19th, 4.00pm Christingle, St Nicholas Church of the much loved Infant Nativity, and the
Friday 24th, 2.00pm Crib Service, St Nicholas Church juniors will be singing their Carols at the
Friday 24th, 7.00pm Carol Service, St Nicholas Church School Christmas Fayre on the Junior
Saturday 25th, 8.00am Holy Communion, St Nicholas Church site. The Christmas Shop is always a
Saturday 25th, 10.00am All-Age Morning Worship, St Nicholas Church highlight; the children really enjoy doing
Sunday 26th, 10.00am Benefice Communion, St Nicholas Church their own Christmas shopping and being
Tuesday 28th, 7.00pm Parish Council Meeting, Bernard Hall able to choose presents to give to their
family.
January As many children as possible took part in
Wednesday 5th, 8.00pm Bookworms Book Club at Playing Fields Clubhouse this year’s Waddesdon Christmas
Thursday 6th, 7.30pm ‘Howards End”, Village Picture House decoration activity. They chose a
Tuesday 11th, 2.30pm Tuesday Group, Playing Fields Clubhouse destination that they would wish to travel
Thursday 13th, 7.30pm ‘In The Heights’, Village Picture House to by boat, and these then came the
Tuesday 25th, 7.00pm Parish Council Meeting, Bernard Hall Christmas decorations for Miss Alice's
Thursday 27th, 7.30pm NT Live ‘Leopoldstadt’, Village Picture House Drive – The Illuminated River at Waddes-
don Manor.
And every Wednesday, at 9.15am, in termtime, Cuddingtots takes place in the Along with all the preparations for
Playing Fields Clubhouse; and every Friday, at 10.00am, also in termtime, Christmas, it has most certainly been back
Toddlers Singing Group takes place in St Nicholas Church. to ‘business’ in school. Year 3&4 had a
fantastic time at Science Oxford and can’t
Everyone is welcome, but places are limited for both groups, so please book. wait to return. We also held a Poetry
For more details please contact Amy (07782199707) for Cuddingtots, and Competition. It was a difficult task to select
Christine (christine.jackson@live.co.uk) for Toddlers Singing Group. the winners - we had so many entries and
For more information please refer to the village website – cuddingtonvillage.com it was great fun to read them all.
Congratulations to all the winners.
We held two Remembrance Services for
Christmas wordsearch the children, laying wreaths on the memo-
rials in Cuddington and Dinton Church-
Thanks to Janine Humphreys wordsearch wizard yards. As always, the children were re-
spectful and thoughtful in their responses
Snowman I T U R K E Y F Z N E I during the services.
This weekend Mr Jackson and I, together
Decoration R D S A N T A F O I O N with several parents and children, planted
Presents the tree whips that have come from the
Y N O W C R T I P K Y D Woodland Trust and are part of the
Elves initiative to involve children in replanting.
L T U R C I T E N T S E
These will be used to make a hedge
Turkey
I V E S N A C B I S S E between the field and the sheep on the
Tinsel Junior site. With the great teamwork, we
G E R S R N V Y E T H R were able to plant about 100 tree whips in
Santa just an hour! We will be planting more in
H E E O I X W V O T P P
the Spring. There are also two trees (one
Fairylights
T L C M B U L G T R E E for each site) as part of the Jubilee
Tree celebration for the Queen and these will be
S E P R E S E N T S C planted by the Gardening Club.
Candles Wishing everyone a very Happy and Safe
D F E R T S E L D N A C
Christmas.
Mincepie
Mrs Price
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