Marlow Bottom News, May 3, 2013
CELEBRATIONS were taking place in the Barn Club last Sunday. A large party of family, friends and supporters of some of the valley London marathon runners was in fine spirits enjoying an excellent meal.
View ArticleMarlow Bottom News, May 10, 2013
the time of year has arrived when parents of young children are having to think about their formal education and where they will be when the new year begins in September.
View ArticleMarlow Bottom News May 17, 2013
EVENTS often follow circumstances, I find. So it is that some of this week’s items reflect, on the bad side, the times of austerity and, on the better side, the emergence of signs that winter may be...
View ArticleMarlow Bottom News, May 24, 2013
FASCINATING what one hears in odd spots in the valley.
View ArticleMarlow Bottom News May 31, 2013
APOLOGIES to anybody who turned up for the Barn Club and Village Hall AGMs last Wednesday. It had to be postponed, and I was alerted too late to get it into last week’s column.
View ArticleMarlow Bottom News, June 7, 2013
FLYING more flights than British Airways, and covering parts of the world not on the normal international network, is a little known flying organisation that is funded by charitable support.
View ArticleMarlow Bottom News June 14, 2013
BURGER burglars are abroad. I’m told that one valley household was getting a barbecue ready, waiting for the charcoal to be just right.
View ArticleMarlow Bottom News, June 21, 2013
FREQUENTLY I’ve written regarding assistance for the Baden Powell groups in Marlow Bottom, but this time its different. It’s very urgent and new, even so soon after last week’s appeal in the MB...
View ArticleMarlow Bottom News June 28, 2013
TIMING of pieces of news sometimes gets in the way of their content. Such it was last week, concerning the Guides’ expected sharp increase in hire charges for their current Burford home.
View ArticleKites flying in record numbers
REMEMBER when kites were either made of paper or were extremely rare? Well, Peter and Sandie Kemp have an updated view of the latter.
View ArticleGet in the pink for a worthy cause
WEARING a pink bra is not really me, but we can all help improve detection of breast cancer locally through more seemly conduct in an October Scannappeal project by organising a pink themed...
View ArticleNumber plate thefts on the rise
NUMBER plate theft is still a problem in the area, including Marlow outskirts, with several incidents recorded in the last couple of weeks. You can ask for police advice to make your plates tamper...
View ArticleBBC Radio Two stars head for Marlow
FAVOURITES of BBC Radio 2 come to Marlow next week. Tuesday’s Marlow Jazz Club Gig (February 15) sees the welcome return of the very popular Five Star Swing Big Band.
View ArticleOur battle has finally paid off
THE PARISH Council and the Residents’ Association got together last weekend for a tidy up and pruning of the area at the valley entrance. The maintenance exercise was both seasonal and preparatory for...
View ArticlePink is the order of the day at the chippy
PINK is the order of the day today. The fish and chip shop will be decorated in pink; staff will be dressed in pink for the day (I expect to be one of the greatest expanses of pink on display); the...
View ArticleHospital visit left me feeling much better about state of health service
QUITE what hit me just before Christmas, and has persisted until now, I don’t know, but I must apologise for missing out on my column.
View ArticleMarlow Bottom news, February 14, 2014
FRUSTRATING to the point of distraction has been the ear problem I’ve had since early December.
View ArticleComputerised medical records help to make me feel better on my travels
ENTERPRISING fundraiser, Diana Bond, has told me that her latest afternoon tea party went very well on February 25, in a great turn-out in the Barn Club, the valley’s largest meeting place, which was...
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CONSIDERING all the contentious views concerning the NHS and its proposed databases, there is another sponsored by the NHS, less publicised, but containing much more usually private information. The...
View ArticleDiscussions get underway about a potential new cycle path to school
DISCUSSIONS are being conducted to assess the viability of a cycle path that will lead from Marlow Bottom (the current putative start point is Burford) to link ultimately to Great Marlow School.
View ArticleDomestic burglaries reduced by half in the Marlow area in three years
Burglaries on homes in the Marlow area have almost halved over the last three years.
View ArticleMarlow Bottom News April 4, 2014
GOING out for the evening any time between now and April 11? You may need to be aware that the closures of the A404 southbound carriageway scheduled to end last week were delayed through unexpected...
View ArticleRock Bottom reflects how our tastes and habits dance to a different beat
ROCK BOTTOM is hardly an apt epithet for this community, but it may be a sign of things to come. A lot of mumblings preceded the Valley’s first rock concert last summer; people feared the...
View ArticleMarlow Music Makers will masquerade Movie Melodies mellifluously this July
ALTHOUGH five years may be a modest cause for celebration, Marlow Museum was glad to recall, last Saturday, its inauguration in 2009. There were balloons and bubbly as Marlow Mayor, Suzanne Brown, cut...
View ArticleIt’s a fayre swap for the Women’s Institute
VALLEY WI held their usual Spring Fayre last week, with some trepidation, no doubt, as to how the weather would treat them.
View ArticleHandy Cross junction still raising blood pressure
BIRTHDAY party or family reunion coming up, and can’t face having the house turned upside down? The Village Hall Committee meeting has told me that bookings for the hall during August leave a lot of...
View ArticleMemories will spur Andy on throughout his epic challenge
CYCLING is the undisputed flavour of the month, so when better to undertake a major charity project.
View ArticleHandy Cross: another fine information mess
STORM Flies and Repeat Offenders will enter the valley in just over a month. Those are the names of just two of the groups that will thrill and excite the audience, as Marlow Bottom's own Rock Bottom...
View ArticleConfused by a WDC letter about voting registration? You’re not the only one...
POLICE will hold a series of information stalls in the area, during August. It’s a chance for the public to meet local officers and to receive information and guidance.
View ArticleIt seems a long way off, but it’s time to get in training for the 10th Santas...
SHORT notice, I'm afraid, but tomorrow morning (Saturday, August 16), from 10am until 11am, in Marlow Bottom Village Hall, the local Conservatives have arranged an opportunity for you to hear Steve...
View ArticleWhat’s happened to the thunder in the valley?
LISTENING to the thunder and the rain hammering down in a couple of short storms we’ve had recently got me thinking about how I perceive the valley’s weather patterns have changed over the more than...
View ArticleChef gives Rebellion some national mussel
REBELLION, on film, does Saturday Kitchen Live. Chef Tom Kerridge was demonstrating his special dish of mussels in ale on the Saturday morning cooking programme a couple of Saturdays ago.
View ArticleA chance to influence outpatients services
SOMEHOW, much new information this week (and next) involves medical issues, and most will be of specific interest to residents of the valley as well as Marlow town, but we’ll start with a potentially...
View ArticleMarlow Jazz Club is back in business with a gig from two of Britain’s finest...
HAVING enjoyed a break with an essentially quiet August, Marlow Jazz Club are back in business on Tuesday, September 16, with a gig pairing up two of Britain’s finest saxophonists.
View ArticleAward for a lady at the Heart of our community
CLIVEDEN MANOR residential and care home on the Little Marlow Road held its opening ceremony last Wednesday and marked the event by introducing their Heart of the Community awards.
View ArticleHave your say on our health service
HEALTH is a major topic of interest for this week, although Handy Cross (Shambly Cross, as it is irreverently known by some in the village) does get a mention thanks to BCC induced confusion on the...
View ArticleShame of the impatient motorist
DISILLUSIONED residents contacted me about particularly discourteous conduct from a driver in the valley. As the cortège for the funeral of Lance Winder, the tragic victim of the digger accident, was...
View ArticleIt’s time to get into the pink again
WEARING pink is back at the top of the autumn fashion choices. Always ready to support deserving causes, Gav Singh will be putting the valley chip-shop in the pink of things.
View ArticleMP wins applause after question time
POLITICAL meetings, I would guess for most people, may not come very high in the popularity poll for evening entertainment. But last Friday a significant size of audience went to the Methodist chapel...
View ArticleRiding into danger as the clocks change
AUTUMN has arrived, albeit a very benign one so far. But, with the hour going back, it does mean there is an additional hazard to contend with. Darkness has now encroached into our normal hours of...
View ArticleGunpowder plot to help the playing field
FIREWORKS have become an essential part of financing our playing field in Burford Close.
View ArticleLeave your car warming up and you could be left without it
FIRST frosts have already visited the Valley. Please be warned that de-icing your car before you go to work can be risky.
View ArticleMarlow Bottom News - November 21
SEEMINGLY, rain is only the second cause for concern for organisers of fireworks displays; high winds are much more threatening. So, Burford Fireworks went ahead without significant disruption after...
View ArticleFish ‘n’ chips give charity’s funds a healthy boost
ALTHOUGH it has been a while since the event, there will be many who may be eager to know what was the outcome of their being filched of all their change, just as soon as they had paid for their fish...
View ArticleWe’re speeding towards a disaster
BRUCEWOOD Parade was the site most recently chosen to monitor traffic speeds in the valley.
View ArticleMarlow Bottom News - December 12
EXCELLENT all the way this week, and as we consider various elements of excellence in our community, at this point just before Christmas, two particularly deserve mention.
View ArticleMarlow Bottom News - January 9, 2015
CLEARING up a few things to start, I wish you all a happy new year.
View ArticleCar park machine is not the ticket
HAVING been caught inextricably by the new parking machines in Marlow when I encountered them for the first time a few days ago, I have some strong criticism of what I consider to be a very poor use...
View ArticleProgress on bid to honour Sir Steve
Welcome back, in reverse as it were! I’m almost tempted to say ‘by popular demand’. Many readers have asked after my wellbeing and wondered when/if I would return. Thanks for the interest; let’s just...
View ArticleSpring is in the air
SPRINGTIME always appeals to me. Perhaps it’s the primeval drive of life returning, or the increasing light levels and warmth. Even birdsong seems more relaxed. As I write, a muntjac deer is dozing,...
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