To commemorate the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe we will be holding a Street Party style Celebration on the Village Green on Sunday 11th May 2025, starting at 1pm. More information will follow in a Newsletter.

First at the table eyeing up the feast ahead

Following and announcing our success in our Green being granted Village Green status at the Summer BBQ we have held a number of events including a family picnic for children and a progressive supper, together with organised litter picking in our patch.

We would like to wish all residents a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. As usual we will be Carol singing in December (17th) and seeing in the New Year at midnight on the 31st in the usual way with a firework display.

On Friday 12th July 2024, after 7 years of going through hoops and legal wrangles including a possible public enquiry,  John Fowler was notified that our application for a Village Green had been successful.   John had worked tirelessly with Bucks County Council through officers in Aylesbury over this period.

In 2017 WWRA applied for Village Green status to protect the Green from future plans for it’s development. To qualify, the Committee provided Buckinghamshire Council with evidence for recreational use by residents for a period of 45 years (See footnote – Village Green, Oct 15th 2017)

The now ‘Village Green’ is a focal point for our residents through regular BBQ’s, children’s play and volunteering activities to enhance it’s value for residents and the environment. We now have confidence that these activities can continue into the future without threat from development.

The ‘Village Green’ continues to be owned by BC and maintenance will continue to be their responsibility.  We will continue our close dialogue with BC to serve the needs of our residents and the environment.

 

 

 

 

 

One for the diary. Sunday 14th July. Family and friends invited. We certainly struggled with the weather last year but as you can see we got it right in the end after postponements. Hoping for this good weather on schedule – please! Back up date 21st July.

A great afternoon with about 100 residents (families and friends).  We fortunately picked the best day of the 4 day Jubilee Bank Holiday for good weather and we were honored by a visit from the new Mayor of High Wycombe, Cllr Arif Hussain and the Deputy Mayor Nabeela Rana.  The Mayor duly planted our Jubilee Tree, a Whitebeam, to Commemorate the Queen’s 70 years Reign.

All brought a very fine selection of food that was finished off with a magnificent Jubilee cake provided by the Association.  Lots of games from Aunt Sally through to a Scavenger hunt…….  Finally a protracted Raffle due to the generosity of residents.

Some pictures to commemorate this unique occasion below.

Celia welcoming the Major and his Deputy

The Mayor, Chairman Celia and Secretary Pete after planting the Jubilee ‘Whitebeam’

Graham supervising the ‘Aunt Sally’ 

Sharon receiving a token of our appreciation on retiring from the Committee

Food, glorious food………..

All events will be also announced in a Newsletter

Here are just some of the sunflowers grown on the estate in 2021 and some of the best entered into the sunflower competition, judged on numbers of blooms and height.  Any more photo’s before judging soon?