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Pitstone and Ivinghoe, October 3
ROYAL BRITISH LEGION. Ivinghoe Branch of the Royal British Legion's Wine and Cheese Evening, held at the Millennium Room in Pitstone Memorial Hall, was well attended.
Members and friends enjoyed a social evening enhanced by John Byrom's entertaining Stanley Holloway monologues and a sketch by his sister on The way to make a Christmas cake.
President Cllr Derek Townsend welcomed those present and auctioned items at the end of the evening. Chairman Owen Wynne elaborated on the Legion's recently published 'Honour the Covenant', details of which can be found at www.britishlegion.org.uk and thanked everyone for contributing to a splendid evening, and also for helping to raise a grand total of 662 for the Legion Poppy Appeal.
Cllr Townsend again asked for more volunteers to help with the door-to-door collection in early November. The Royal British Legion in Buckinghamshire is launching its 2007 Poppy Appeal in three major towns in the county - High Wycombe, Aylesbury and Milton Keynes - at 11 am on October 27, when speakers at each of the ceremonies will highlight the purpose of the Appeal, especially welfare for ex-servicemen and their dependants, which is particularly important during the conflict in Iraq and other areas.
In Aylesbury, the venue is Friars Square. For further details contact Geoff Cox, chairman Aylesbury branch (01296 485934). There are over 5.5 million ex-service people and 7.5 million relatives in the UK who are eligible to ask for the Legion's help – one in five people.
The Poppy Appeal provides nearly half of the 50million spent each year to help ex-service personnel and their dependants. The Legion is always looking for more Poppy collectors - contact the County Poppy Appeal Co-ordinator, Geoff Jones, on 01494 815741.
MUSEUM SOCIETY. Pitstone and Ivinghoe Museum Society's meeting, at 8pm on Thursday October 18 in the Education Room at Pitstone Green Museum will feature Oonagh Kennedy, originally the curator of Luton Hoo and now a volunteer of the Luton Hoo Walled Garden Project.
John Stuart, Third Earl of Bute and a noted botanist and friend to King George III, established the walled garden in the late 1760s. Stuart's garden at Luton Hoo was second only to the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew but, as the estate evolved under new owners and managers, it changed to match the fashions in horticulture of the 19th and 20th century, only to fall into decline from the 1980s onwards.
The garden is now the focus of a fascinating restoration project which will revive the garden and repair its structures for the enjoyment of future generations. Oonagh Kennedy will give an illustrated talk on the project. All are welcome.
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