Vintage Wheeler End Association Poster

At the picnic on Saturday, Graham brought along this amazing poster for the Wheeler End Association Annual Fete - dating back to 1961.

Might give us some ideas for next year - anyone for "Bowling for Pig" ?

Summer Picnic - Saturday 21 June

Just a brief note to say we are planning to hold the Wheeler End Village Picnic / Fun Day on Saturday 21 June this year - our very own Summer Solstice.

Hopefully this avoids clashing with any local events, major sporting events, school holidays etc and assuming the weather does better than last year it should be a enjoyable afternoon.

More details in the next few days and we'll be doing a drop of leaflets around the village but please try and come along if you can - the more the merrier.

As ever any volunteers who can help setting things up in the morning and clearing up afterwards would be gratefully appreciated.

Chilterns 3 Peaks Challenge 2014

Full details of the Chiltern 3 Peaks Challenge are now on the website – click here – this year it's Sunday 14 September from Princes Risborough to Ivinghoe Beacon.

Quite a few people have expressed an interest – looks like we should have 10 or 15 people making up a team. Why not join us – and remember you don’t have to walk the full 18 miles – there are options to do 5 or 9 miles.

Easter Monday - Thanks All

Well we timed it perfectly for the weather - more by luck than judgement - and got a really good turn out.

Just to say thanks very much to everyone who helped/collected eggs/contributed/socialised/cleared up etc

Special thanks to Emma for organising the kids artwork session - makes a change from just chocolate - we have got them photos which we will post on here soon.

Easter Egg Hunt

Hope we can get a good turnout tomorrow for the Easter Egg hunt on the common tomorrow morning  - just checked the weather forecast for Monday morning and it looks quite decent - certainly a lot better than last year.

Chilterns 3 Peaks Charity Walk

A couple of years back a small group of us did the Chilterns 3 Peaks Challenge to raise money for Rennie Grove Hospice Care - it proved a great day out and we raised about £1,000 for a very good cause.

This year the walk is on Sunday 14 September and we are hoping to get a decent group together - go on, give it a go - I hadn't walked 18 miles since I was at school and other than sore legs the next day it was most enjoyable.

Pencil the date in your diary and watch this space.

"Common People" Photos

Have a look at the photos in the Photo Gallery tab - a great set of pictures taken by Doug Ward who also provided all the music on the day.

Doug Ward Photography & Design
Phone - 07710 341742
Email - douglasward@btinternet.com

Big Day Out!

Well we just about got away with
it on Saturday - after some heavy
showers it all turned out well from
3.30PM onwards and with a serious
dose of village spirit (not to mention
brollies and towels) a good time was
had by all. Thanks to all who helped/contributed/attended etc
and made it such an enjoyable afternoon.

Special thanks to Doug for yet again doing
such a grand job with the music.

Highlight of the day has to be brave
Sir Nigel (and his trusty metal detector)
for finding Gerda's lost wedding ring
on the common - one to go down in the
history books there.

If anyone's got any photos from the day,
let me know and we can put them up here.

Village Picnic/Big Day Out - Next Week

Just a reminder - hope you can all make it - should be a cracking day

Big Day Out - Village Picnic

Following the success of the Jubilee party last year, we are organising another event on the common this year - same principal, just as much fun - though without the Union Jack bunting and national anthem.

Plans are coming along for our "Big Day Out" on Saturday 15 June - from 1.00PM to 7.00PM

We'll be distributing leaflets in the next week or two but the basic plans are for a village picnic on the common from 1.00PM plus

• Bouncy castle all afternoon
• Various game after the picnic - softball/rounders, tug-of-war, golf chipping etc
• The legendary wheelbarrow racing
• Music
• Raffle

If anyone else wants to get involved or has any other ideas please get in touch - drop me an email or call me on 07879 841474 / 01494 882221