ST EDMUND'S CHURCH. More than 30 parishioners attended the parish supper in Ashendon Village Hall on November 10 and enjoyed a splendid meal organised by Mary and Kevin Nash and helpers.
This was a fundraising event as well as a social occasion and raised £412.67 for parish funds.
ST MARY'S CHURCH. There will be a Holy Communion service from the Book of Common Prayer at 9.30am on Sunday December 2.
BECK AND FETTO CHARITY. The s
econd Waddesdon based charity with a Westcott representative considers applications from anyone under 21 who is undertaking formal training for a career and incurring expenses for books, travel etc. To apply for a grant, write with full details to Norman Carr, clerk to the trustees, Beck and Fetto Charity, 70 Quainton Road, Waddesdon, Aylesbury Bucks HP18 OLP. The third charity on which Westcott Parish Council is represented will be reported in this column next week.
PETER BENENSON, founder of Amnesty International, lived in Westcott for many years and was a friend to residents needing legal advice as he was a barrister. A book on his life, written by David Winner, is available from the County Library in a series entitled People who have helped the world. A book of memoirs by his mother, Flora Solomon, entitled Baku to Baker Street gives a fascinating account of her life and Peter's earlier life as a child. Peter's daughter married a Westcott boy, the son of a one-time resident.
