The Old Gaolers
THE Old Gaolers' next production will be Dangerous Corner, by J B Priestley, to be shown at the Buckingham School, London Road, from Thursday, October 30 to Saturday, November 1.
Tickets are £8 and can be bought in advance from the Old Gaol, in the centre of Buckingham, between 10am and 4pm, Monday to Saturday.
Telephone 01280 823020 for ticket information. Any remaining tickets will be available on the door each night.

Buckingham and District Horticultural Society
THE next meeting of the society is on Tuesday, November 4 with a talk by Kay Bradley on How To Pickle, etc.
The December meeting will be on Tuesday, December 9.
This will be 'hands-on' when we will be making Christmas door wreaths. All materials will be provided. Please bring along a pair of gardening gloves and some snips.
The fair will be held at Buckingham Community Centre on Saturday, December 13, after the Christmas Parade.
All society meetings begin at 8pm in the small hall of the community centre unless otherwise stated. Subscriptions are due in November.
Looking ahead to 2009, the Open Bulb Show will be held in Maids Moreton Village Hall on Saturday, March 9.

Buckingham Acoustic Club
WHAT a great evening we had at the recent club meeting.
Kicking off the evening and driving the PA was Dave Crawford with When I Die and finishing up with First Cut Is The Deepest, all performed with his usual effortless guitar style and great voice.
Next up was Adam who was joined by Matt on bass guitar.
The guys performed a medley of songs which included Rocking In The Free World and Heart Of Gold.
Apparently, this was the first time they had played together and had just 20 minutes of practice before appearing, but their performance was solid and professional and we look forward to hearing more from this new duo.
Next we had another duo in the shape of Brian and Mike with a selection of rock and roll songs. They were joined for Midnight Special by Craig on harmonica.
Robert took to the stage and gave us House Of The Rising Sun and a self-penned number about his wife. Next we had Udo who was in blues mood with Here Comes The Blues.
Winding up the evening, Mike performed a variety of songs from the sixties and some laid back numbers.
Join us again at the New Inn Buckingham next Wednesday at 8.30pm.

Buckingham and Winslow Scouts
SCOUT troop members from Stewkley and Tingewick and Cub packs from Maids Moreton, Stewkley and Steeple Claydon all travelled to Wendover Woods to contest the county orienteering competition.
Set on the paths of the steep slopes of Forest Enterprises, Wendover Woods, the Cubs were confined to courses on the paths, while the Scouts had to take compass bearings to successfully navigate through the woods to get to some of the Controls in the shortest distance or take a long way around the paths.
The 1st Maids Moreton Cub team of Joe Greener, Sam Abbott and Daniel George finished in seventh place and in 12th place were the Stewkley Cubs of Alice King, Catherine Kleen, Jessica Payne, and Sarah Defley.
In 18th place were the 1st Steeple Claydon Cubs of Freddie Truck, Luc Vingoles, Jocelyn Ayres, with a second Steeple Claydon team of Jack Bush, Ross Foster and Thomas Brown finishing in 22nd place out of 36 teams.
The Stewkley duo of Samuel Chadd and Joshua Price were in seventh place and the other Stewkley team of Matthew Pickering, Jon Redmon and Joshua Moreton in 41st place out of 68 competing teams.
For more information contact the district commissioner on 0845 8382847.

Buckingham and District Royal British Legion
THE next branch meeting will be on Tuesday, October 28, commencing at 7.30pm, at the Buckingham Town Football Club, Ford Street.
With hallowe'en a few days away, the subject will be Investigating The Paranormal. Adrian Perkins will talk about the many true life situations he has experienced, presented with photos. All are welcome to attend.
At the September meeting, Flt. Lt. Tim Barlow, from RAF Halton, gave an illustrated account of the building of one of the prisoner of war huts at Stalag Luft 3 in Poland.
Last Saturday, around 100 attended the rededication of the WW1 Memorial in Akeley, unveiled by John Bercow MP.
The 2008 Poppy Appeal will commence on Saturday, October 25.
Volunteer collectors are always welcome. Contact Colin Armstrong on 01280 817285 or the secretary on 01280 860207.
A few seats remain for the Old Time Music Hall on Sunday, November 30 at Wicksteed Park.

Buckingham Probus Club
VICE-PRESIDENT Vic Pennington welcomed 36 members of the Buckingham Probus Club to their monthly meeting at the Old Thatched Inn, Adstock.
Members applauded the return of our Hon. secretary Norman Shipley.
After the loyal toast, Vic announced the birthdays occurring during the month.
They were for Russell Tobin, Frank Beale, David Mander, Peter Cammas, Steve Stevenson and Chris Fogden.
Probus member Ron Jones was the speaker this month.
He spoke firstly about his home, where one day in 1836, a man was found hanging in what is now Ron's barn.
The barn had been surrounded with mud, and because the dead man's shoes were clean, foul play was suspected.
To this day, the mystery has not been solved.
Ron then told of anecdotes from his early career in the medical profession, and his good-natured talk was punctuated with amusing scenes.
Fellow retired surgeon Roy Taylor gave the vote of thanks and alluded to how much the members had enjoyed this talk.
The raffle was won by Russell Tobin, after which the meeting closed with the club's traditional toast to Fellowship and Friendship.

Winslow Ramblers
IT was a lovely day on September 15 when our chairman led a scenic walk from Granborough to East Claydon and then provided refreshments in her garden.
Starting from historic Newport Pagnell, Anne and Chris led us across Bury Field to Mill Farm and Quarry Hill Farm.
We returned via the village of Lathbury.
The following walk, led by Peter, gave us an opportunity to view pretty villages near the Oxford Canal and the River Cherwell.
A morning stroll was taken from Waddesdon on October 4 and some of the party visited the garden centre afterwards.
It was unusally warm on October 12 when Geoffrey, our vice chairman, showed us what could be described as 'the lake district of northern Milton Keynes'.
The flood defences were explained to us and we saw the ruins of Stanton Low church and a former rail track.
Next month's walk, with contact details, are as follows: November 2, East Claydon at 2pm, 01296 670045; November 8, Long Marston at 2pm, 01296 641777; November 15, Wiggington at 2pm, 01442 822345; November 20, Milton Keynes at 10.30am, 01908 543315; November 22, Twyford at 2pm, 01296 730548; and November 29, Wicken at 10am, 01280 812418.

Brackley and District History Society
THE next meeting of the society is on Wednesday, November 5 in the Methodist Church, Brackley, at 7.30pm.
The speaker will be Professor John Clarke of Buckingham University.
His talk will be entitled Life and Labour in Mid-Victorian Northamptonshire.
The meeting will be followed by free refreshments. Visitors to the talk are welcome, cost £2.

Buckingham Choral Society
TICKETS are now on sale for Buckingham Choral Society's December concert on Saturday, December 6 at 8pm in Buckingham Parish Church.
This will be the last concert under the musical direction of Michael Ridley, who has been the society's musical director for nine years and will be a wonderful evening's music including Mozart's Requiem and the delightful Mass of the Children by John Rutter.
The society will be joined by children from Beachborough School near Brackley, members of the Orchestra of Stowe Opera and young talented soloists from the Royal Academy of Music.
Tickets for this popular concert are already selling very quickly so the number of tickets on sale will be limited and are available from The Duke's Music, Market Hill, Buckingham, and the Tourist Information Centre, The Old Gaol, Buckingham, prices £13, and £5 for under 14s.

Northants and District Poultry Club
THE Northamptonshire and District Poultry Club is holding its annual show and sale on Sunday, October 26 at Marrowell Farm, West Haddon.
The farm is a mile to the east of the village on the Guilsborough Road and the event runs from 11am to 2pm with refreshments available.
The club has over 70 members but is always looking for new enthusiasts to join, and you do not have to be a member to come along to the show.
There is plenty of parking and entry is free.
You will be surprised at the different breeds on show from a variety of breeders throughout the county and beyond. In addition to the rare and traditional breeds, there are also classes for the prettiest cockerel or the most likeliest layer! If you would like more information then please call Chris on 01327 830523 or visit the club website at www.northamptonanddistrictpoultryclub.org.

Buckingham Canal Society
THE Buckingham Canal Society is taking part in Make a Difference Day tomorrow, Saturday.
This is a nationwide volunteering day to encourage people who haven't tried before to have a go at volunteering. So, if you enjoy working outside join us for the day.
This year we will be working at the Beds, Bucks, Oxon Nature Reserve, which is situated off the A422 road to Buckingham.
Look for a brown sign advertising Winslow Auction, opposite this sign is a farm, and this is where we will be meeting.
Look for the balloons on the gatepost or ring me for more directions on 01908 661217. Anybody volunteering will be helping both the canal society and the local wildlife trust. We meet at 10am and should finish at 3pm.
All volunteers will receive a certificate for taking part.

Twyford and Charndon WI
MEMBERS and guests were welcomed by president Wendy Churchill to our October meeting and plans were discussed for the forthcoming Florence Nightingale Group meeting, including the competition which is for a favourite book to be represented by a display.
Twyford and Charndon Institute is also hosting this year's Christmas Party at the end of November and this, too, was discussed.
When the business was completed, Mr L Woodley, an ex-policeman, enthralled us with his accounts of Murders In The 19th Century, which centred in Bucks and the surrounding counties.
He has extensively researched this subject and has written a number of books.
After questions he was thanked by Mrs Churchill.
The competition for a murder poem was won by Joy Landells, second Pat Handford and third Eileen Trimble.
For next month's meeting we will be entertained by Mo and Maddy with musical entertainment.
Visitors are always welcome.

Alzheimer's Society
THE Aylesbury and Buckingham branch of the Alzheimer's Society is here to offer help and support to people with dementia and those people who care for them in the Aylesbury, Winslow and Buckingham areas and surrounding villages,.
We are available to discuss any concerns you may have related to dementia or memory problems and we can also provide information and signposting to other organisations.
There are many people across Bucks who are living alone and feeling lonely and isolated.
Some of them are housebound and spend most of the week on their own not seeing anyone for days.
The Aylesbury and Buckingham branch is looking for people (befrienders) who can provide friendship, support and encouragement to carers and people with dementia.
We offer all befrienders training and support and pay all out-of-pocket expenses.
For further information and support or details about becoming a befriender, please call Nicole on 01296 331722.

Steeple Claydon WI
WE were amazed at the quality, quantity and diversity of treasure found with a metal detector by this month's speaker, Michael Hodges.
From ancient coins and war medals to beautifully forged bronze age axe heads.
Our garden meeting was held in the Northamptonshire home of one of our recently moved former members, and although the weather was not good, we were able to enjoy seeing the garden work so far attained, and hear of plans for future work.
The evening flew past with a lovely supper and the chance to catch up on news, a perfect evening to remember was enjoyed by all.
We held a plant stall at the Village Fayre; the money raised was donated to the Air Ambulance.
Members enjoyed a Scrap Booking craft evening, run by Linda Gransby, one of our previous speakers.
Photos, including some from our WI Archives, were trimmed, labelled and expertly arranged.
A trip to the MK theatre to see a stunning production of West Side Story was much enjoyed by all.

Maids Moreton WI
THE usual business occupied the first part of the meeting.
This included a reminder for the event tomorrow, Saturday – Scanna Appeal in Maids Moreton Village Hall from 10am to noon. Any cakemakers/helpers welcomed.
The Christmas party for members is to be held on December 10 and a sub-committee to organise food would be welcomed. Members to put their names down and details of any dishes they will contribute. Dates and venues for the January meal were discussed.
A break for tea and cakes was followed by our AGM. Chris Howell was re-elected president, and the nine existing committee members agreed to carry on with their good work. We now have 62 members, a thriving group indeed. The next meeting will be on November 12 and our speaker, Mrs Louise Reed, will talk to us about Elizabeth Garrett Anderson. The competition will be A Cold Remedy.

The Film Place
THE Film Place is showing In Bruges (18) today, Friday, at 8pm.
The most celebrated medieval town in Belgium is the stunning and contrasting setting for the film, which tells the story of two Irish men, Ray (played by Colin Farrell) and Ken (played by Brendan Gleeson) who are forced into hiding.
Priceless (12A) can be seen tomorrow, Saturday, at 7.30pm (in French with subtitles).
Fans of Breakfast at Tiffanys will be seduced all over again by this delightful French remake, starring another Audrey: Audrey Tatou, whose beauty is only too reminiscent of Miss Hepburn's.
Films can be seen at the Iain Fairbairn Lecture Hall, Chandos Road Building, University of Buckingham.

Tingewick Scouts
THE Buckingham Fun Run saw a small band of 1st Tingewick Scouts running the drinks stations for the 10k road race from Buckingham's Bull ring to and around Stowe before returning to the Bull ring.
The scouts, Max Heaton, James Closesmith, Alex Sexton and Matthew Groves were at the Corinthian Arch giving out cups of water as the runners began their circuit of Stowe and returning to the same station as they left for a long straight run down Stowe Avenue.
If there are any young people in the Tingewick area who have been inspired to take on these sorts of community-related exercises, or adults who are up to these types of activities or leadership duties offered by the movement, then you should contact Roger Williams on 01280 847824 for more details.CHARLOTTE Hastings, the dramatist who wrote Bonaventure – the Players' autumn production, set in a Norfolk convent – would, I feel, have been delighted with the authenticity of their performance.
Through Peggy Watson's performance, we knew exactly what it felt like to be woman condemned to die for a murder she hadn't committed.
And, through Theresa Ross's interpretation of Sister Mary Bonaventure, we came very close to experiencing the doubts felt by a woman dedicated to a religious life but whose intelligence baulked at the acceptance of all its rules; in sharp contrast to her Mother Superior - played by Carol James - who had no such qualms.
All three parts were played with a sort of understated emotion which made them totally believable when they could, so easily, have been overplayed.
All other roles were played with the professionalism we have come to expect from the players.
As Derry French wrote in her chairman's notes, all the characters were brought splendidly to life.