November Issue Delayed - What's On

Sadly, due to a machine failure at the printers, the November issue will be delivered late this month, probably Wednesday 7th onwards.

Here is the What's On page for this month.

• Sunday 4th October Autumn Walk from Aston Rowant Church - 10:00 See page 7 for details
• Monday 5th October - 11:00 - 12:30World’s Biggest Coffee Morning and Performance by Chinnor Community Silver Band. St Andrew’s Church.
• Tuesday 6th October  WI: Wartime Children - talk by Karen and Brett Wiles
• Thursday 8th October - 10:30amOxfordshire Mind talk Chinnor Library - See page 15 for details
• 9th, 16th and 23rd Oct 2026, 11:30 - 13:30Marvellous Me! Now I'm nearly 2 - Chinnor LibraryThis is run with the health visiting team over three sessions, book via www.redkitefamilycentre.org/events
• Saturday 10th October - 11:00 to 12:00Craft Session - Chinnor Library
• Saturday 17th OctoberChiltern Big Sing salutes World Singing DayStokenchurch Primary School - 10:30 - 16:30Lego Saturday Chinnor Library - 11:00 - 12:30
• Wednesday 21st October - 19:00 - 20:00Prayer Vigil  'Climate Change - water' At the Methodist Church, Station Road.
• Thursday 22nd October - 16:30Children's Book Club - Chinnor Library
• Thursday 22nd to Saturday 24th OctoberChinnor Players Present: “Par for the course” a hilarious comedy by Peter Gordon
• Saturday 24th October Chinnor Community Church.10.00 a.m.to 2 p.m.MAKE A DIFFERENCE DAY.Sale of crafts and homemade food. 
• Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th OctoberArchaeological Digs at Donkey Lane Community Orchard: 10 am - 3:30 pm. Wear old clothes and stout shoes. Free event
• 26th to 30th October (except 27th) - 14:30 to 16:30Sphere Robot Cars Week!13th, 20th and 27th November, 11:30-13:30Marvellous Me! Now I'm 3-4 and Ready for School! - Chinnor LibraryThis is run with the health visiting team over three sessions, book via www.redkitefamilycentre.org/events
• Tuesday 27th October - 3:30pmFriends of St Andrew's Church : Talk by Dom Blyth on the English Civil War and Chinnor followed by a short AGM : St Andrew's Church

Letter of thanks

The following letter arrived a bit too late for inclusion in the October issue of the pump, so I felt it deserved to be printed here: Chas.

Dear Editor,

May I, through the columns of The Chinnor Pump, on behalf of The Friends of St. Andrews Church, thank everyone who attended the Quiz Night on the 25^th September 2026. The amount raised was a magnificent £477 towards the care and maintenance of St Andrew’s Church.

The results are as follows:

Nice but Dim 89.1% (1*); Nearly not all there 83.6% (1); Upper Chinnor Bakers +1 75.5%; Les Quizerables 69.6%; Back to Basics 69.1%; Just Five 65%; Crafty Crafters 63.6%; The Wild Ones 56.8%; Ladies that Lunch 54.5%; Silver Spoons 47.3%. Figures in brackets record the number of perfect rounds; * indicates a perfect round with the Joker in play.

Due to an oversight on my part, the answers to the Warm Up Quiz were not given. To correct this oversight, the Warm Up Quiz and answers follow:

1. In the Christian Calander, what name is given to the Sunday before Easter and the feast that commemorates Christ’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem? Palm Sunday
2. Which 97-mile river enters the North Sea at Berwick, Northumberland? Tweed
3. The National Wallace Monument is located just outside which Scottish city? Stirling
4. Which quiz board game involves the collection of coloured wedges? Trivial Pursuits
5. Founded in 1123, which hospital in Smithfield, London is the oldest hospital in Britain? St Bartholomew’s Hospital
6. What hereditary metabolic disorder, characterised by recurrent acute attacks of severe inflammation in the joints, is caused by the disposition of salts of uric acid? Gout
7. Which winter sport can Nordic or Alpine? Skiing
8. Raindrops keep fallin’ on my head; Walk on by and What the world needs now is love are among the countless hits by which prolific songwriting duo? Bert Bacharach and Hal David
9. In mechanics, what is the name given to the maximum speed that an object can reach while falling? Terminal Velocity
10. Which author of financial biographies has written works including Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon, a profile of convicted cryptocurrency Fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried? Michael Lewis

Once again, thank you for your support and we look forward to seeing you at the Quiz Night 2027.

Yours Faithfully,

David Watson

County Councillor Report - Chinnor division September 2026

29^Th September 2026 - Cllr Georgina Heritage 

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Local Matters – What I’ve been doing

I’ve written a lot about this on social media and to parish councillors so I won’t go into too much details in this report but, as any Chinnor resident (or anyone driving through Chinnor) will be aware, we have experienced problems with the clustering of roadworks in Chinnor.  Over the past two weeks Chinnor suffered urgent Thames Water work coinciding with extended developer works on the B4009, the closure of the B4445, and problems caused by works on Lower Icknield Way.

I’ve been actively involved in trying to alleviate the pressure by calling on Streetworks and Highways officers to intervene. They have largely been very responsive, including making site visits, inspections, and amending schemes to improve traffic flow. Having said that, it’s no secret that Lower Icknield Way has been a great disappointment. I was delighted and relieved last week when OCC’s planned works/closure were postponed due to the simultaneous B4445 closure, however this action evidently didn’t prevent UKPN (UK Power Networks) from going ahead with works on the same road. While Lower Icknield Way isn’t actually closed due to UKPN, the lights are clearly causing congestion and delays.

As I write, I am still seeking answers on this and have this morning forwarded many residents’ comments to Streetworks officers. I’ve repeated that communication and explanation regarding what happened with Lower Icknield Way are required for both Chinnor’s residents and myself. I’ll continue to follow this up and report back.

Throughout the roadworks and closures, I’ve also been aware of and involved in transport issues for children who usually use the bus to get to school. I hope this particular situation has now settled, but I look forward to engaging in person with parents and Sydenham Parish Council later this week, which will give me a better idea of what’s happening there.

While on a school-related subject, this morning I have also been trying to get some help with a problem Mill Lane Community School is having as a result of their improvements project. The headteacher reported to me that works are underway, which is great news, however due to a delay on the main building, toilet facilities would be inadequate for the number of children. I asked the Director of Property and Assets if the new toilet block can be brought forward (or another solution found for the children), as the remaining existing toilet block is around 50 years old and only has four toilets. He was confident he could help, and I’ve since been advised that a building surveyor has arranged to visit this week to assess the situation, which I’m so pleased about.

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