Are you Mr Wilstone?

Posted by admin - 12/05/10 at 05:05:29 am

Put June 6th in your diary as the village fete promises to be a fun packed day with Wilstone opening it’s holiday camp. Continue reading Are you Mr Wilstone?…

Pumping station revival at Little Tring

Posted by admin - 10/05/10 at 05:05:57 am

BRITISH WATERWAYS have plans to refurbish the historic Tringford pumping station at Little Tring, and make it a base for their local operations crew. Continue reading Pumping station revival at Little Tring…

Abandoned housing project

Posted by admin - 07/05/10 at 05:05:14 am

NO one has any idea what it going to happen to the affordable housing project in Wilstone, abandoned in March by the developer Aldwyck Housing Group. Continue reading Abandoned housing project…

New Parish Councillor selected

Posted by admin - 05/05/10 at 05:05:39 am

Three people expressed an interest in taking up the vacancy for a Parish Councillor left by the resignation of Mrs Kim Deathe. Continue reading New Parish Councillor selected…

Notice to toddlers: swing seats

Posted by admin - 01/05/10 at 05:05:52 am

All toddlers are advised that the “cradle seats” on the swings at Wilstone and Long Marston are to be replaced shortly. Continue reading Notice to toddlers: swing seats…

Long Marston on Google Streetview

Posted by admin - 20/03/10 at 06:03:28 pm

Its been a while since we looked at Google Streetview in our area. Recently Google has added 200,000 miles of streetview images to their database. Strangely the Google van only went down Cheddington Lane and Station Road, Tring Road and Astrope Lane aren’t ‘on the map’, sorry.


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Dick Whittington 2010

Posted by admin - 09/03/10 at 07:03:02 pm

Our village shop proves its worth!

Posted by admin - 09/01/10 at 07:01:55 pm

THROUGHOUT all the recent bad weather there was one bright spot for Wilstone and its neighbouring villages, the Wilstone Shop. Continue reading Our village shop proves its worth!…

The Long Marston Pantomime: Dick Whittington

Posted by admin - 23/12/09 at 07:12:41 am

The L M & P Horticultural Society is pleased to announce that tickets for The Long Marston Pantomime ‘Dick Whittington’, by Neil Gurney, will be on sale at Long Marston Village Hall on Saturday, 16th January from 11am to 12noon.

See posters for where tickets can be purchased after that date. Pantomime performances will take place at Long Marston Village Hall on:

  • Thursday, 18th February at 8pm
  • Friday, 19th February at 8pm
  • Saturday, 20th February 2pm & 7.30pm

Adults: £6, Senior Citizens: £4, Children: £3. For ticket sales please see www.longmarstonpanto.com

If you would like to help with the Panto please ring Vicky on 01296 661586

Long Marston Show: cups and trophies

Posted by admin - 31/08/09 at 12:08:07 pm

The Long Marston and Puttenham Horticultural Society awarded the following cups and trophies at the August show.

  • William Dean Cup (fruit and veg.) – Alan Reeves/John Rowe.
  • Grace Trophy (veg. collection) – Michael Glasser/John Rowe.
  • Ernest Gregory Cup (flowers) – Jeff Norwood.
  • John Chapman Trophy (roses) – John North/Alan Winfield.
  • Val Brash Memorial Cup (novice floral art) – Frances Farley.
  • Parker Cup (floral art) – Victoria Green.
  • William Huckvale Cup (domestic) – Carole Harrison.
  • Katherine Severs Memorial Plate (domestic, cakes) – Rozanne Wallis.
  • ‘Woman’ magazine cup (handicraft) – Margaret Kaye/Tabitha Conn.
  • Frank Hopkins Trophy (art) – Debbie Chalmers.
  • Sir Harry Vaisey Cup (most points, child) – Laura Edmonds.
  • Sheila Wood Trophies (veg. collection, child) – Grace Kirk, Maisie Driver, Liam Skells.
  • Sheila Wood Cup (veg. and flower, child) – Grace Kirk, Maisie Driver.
  • Astrope Cup (photography, child) – No overall winner.
  • Hales Trophy (most points, lady) – Carole Harrison.
  • Alan Taylor Cup (most points, gentleman) – Jeff Norwood.

The winner of the Thomas Chapman Award for contribution to village life is to be announced later.

Diplomas in Horticulture were awarded to: John North for flowers, and three to John Rowe for root vegetables, non root vegetables and a collection of vegetables. (Good with the veg. then. Ed.)

Certificates in floral art were awarded to Victoria Green and Caroline Smith-Wright.

Novice awards were earned by Alena Murrell and Phoebe Galloway

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