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https://ickfordcommunity.com Autumn 2021
Your Parish Church, St Nicholas
We were pleased to resume services
for a few weeks in July before the
summer break in August. We were
able to worship each Sunday in
turn at one of the other churches in
the Benefice so there was always
somewhere to go to church for those
who wanted to. Services resumed
at St Nicholas in September
following the usual monthly pattern,
displayed on our noticeboards in the
churchyard and outside the shop.
Our services are still short, and
masks are required, but we can now
sing! In August we enjoyed a Musical
Soiree at Little Ickford Farm which
was wonderful, and ran the teas at
the Ickford Show, which was also
a great success and raised much
needed funds for the church.
The Church Fête was held on
September 4 , with several new
th
innovations and a great afternoon
out for families. It was both a social CGI image of the Deanfild Park development in Ickford from the air.
success for the village and a good
fundraiser for the church as we have
not been able to hold a fête for two A SIGNIFICANT
years due to the Pandemic.
The Harvest Festival came hot on
the heels of the Fête, enabling us
to enjoy the flower arrangements
in church and to have a bring and DEVELOPMENT
share lunch afterwards.
Rendezvous and Little Stars began
and was welcomed by many people. IS BEING UNDERTAKEN BY DEANFIELD HOMES
again at the beginning of September,
Sometime later in October we hope ND WILL FEATURE 66 NEW HOMES CONSISTING OF 20 affordable 1, 2 and
to start Puppet Club again – watch
out for news of this. A 3 bed homes and 46 private 2, 3, and 4 bed homes. Deanfield Homes
have partnered with the Vale of Aylesbury Housing Trust for the delivery of
Newcomers to the village will find a
warm welcome at St Nicholas at our the affordable homes.
services, or our social events. Why
not come along and see. v When completed, the development will With regards to the financial
have publicly accessible open space and an contributions made, the final decision
IN THIS ISSUE equipped children’s play area. In addition, regarding the exact use of these funds
financial contributions of over £1,000,000 rests with the District and County
• Section 106 Funding Grant 2 have recently been paid to the District and Councils.
• Friends of St Nicholas Church 3 County Council towards the following:
• Deanfield Update 3 We understand the Parish Council are
• Local Community Boards 4 • The provision of an additional classroom at in discussions with the County and
• Ickford Pre-School 5 Ickford Primary School. the District in respect of the Sport
• Ickford Parish Council 6 • The provision of an additional classroom at
• Nature Notes 8 Waddesdon C of E School. and Leisure contributions and we have
• Ickford Village Show 9 • Enhancement of sport and leisure facilities advised the Parish that Deanfield Homes
• Local Village contacts 9 within the village. will help where at all possible to ensure
• Book Reviews 10 • Enhancement of the existing bus service the financial contributions are put to good
serving the village. use as soon as possible.
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