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HVRA Subscriptions 2026-7

Residents are reminded that the annual sub has now been raised to £8 per household and is due to be collected from 1st July. You can pay your road rep (the back pages of Hughenden News contain a list of road reps), or via bank transfer into the HVRA’s Lloyds Account as follows:-

Account Name: Hughenden Valley Residents Association

Account No: 25967260       Sort Code: 30 99 55       Business Account

Residents should identify their house number/house name, road and surname in the 18-character reference section when paying on-line. 

For example:  90TreesRdSmith

Just in case you are wondering what HVRA does thru the year, apart from the magazine Hughenden News that is issued 3 times a year, there are numerous things that the Executive Committee and Officers very busy throughout the year, such as:

  • Represent residents on planning issues affecting the community
  • Helping residents with planning issues that affect them
  • Liaising with the Parish Council and County Councillors on local matters
  • Carrying out Speedwatch sessions in the locality and liaising with Thames Valley Police
  • Applying to lower the speed limit from 50 – 40mph on Cryers Hill
  • Reporting of Bucks Council and Hughenden Parish Council grass and hedge cutting where failing
  • Monitoring and raising cases of highways issues
  • Beautifying the village with flowers in the large steel planters
  • Working for the community on watercourse, drainage and sewage issues
  • Partaking in Chiltern Society and chalk stream projects
  • Organising events for residents such as the annual Potter Cup Quiz and the Summer Family Picnic
  • Plus events for our senior residents such as the Seniors Autumn Afternoon Tea and providing Christmas Gift Bags on alternate years.
  • Also, HVRA Road Reps can act as a conduit by passing on the concerns of their residents to the Executive Committee for help and advice.

Road Safety Data – Thames Valley Police

We would now like to share our next Quarterly reports of road safety statistics with you. This is Quarter 4, October – December 2025

We prioritise enforcement and education for drink and drug driving, the non wearing of seatbelts, excessive speed, careless driving and driving whilst distracted.

Community Speedwatch is an educational scheme run by our local volunteers.

The figures for the Mobile Camera enforcement are from our dedicated Safer roads police staff and the Fixed penalty notices are from any Officer on patrol dealing with a motorist.

Click to access police-traffic-stats-202512.pdf

Joint Operation Unit – Safer Roads, Traffic Management, TVP

HVRA magazine

Contributions are invited (articles &/or photographs) for the Summer edition of Hughenden News.  We welcome articles on almost any topic related to life in Hughenden Valley, Bryants Bottom & Cryers Hill, and a bit wider afield! So if you run a club or society, have attended or are planning an event, or think that there is a topic that should be brought to a wider audience then do get writing.

We would like to hear your stories about village life, growing up in the village, are you “valley born” or “just arrived”, & do you have any photos to share – ancient or modern? We can help you develop the text.

Please send material, by 15th June, to magazine@hughendenresidents.org . Also use that address if you have any questions.

Please provide photographs & graphics as separate files to the text.

Finally, some previous editions of the magazine are available on-line at https://hughendenresidents.org/magazine/

Hughenden Lunch Club

The Hughenden Street Association (HSA)was started a few years ago as part of Buckinghamshire Council’s (BC) initiative to combat loneliness & isolation in the older population. At one time several street associations worked well in Bucks and a co-ordinator was employed. When she resigned support was reduced.

HSA was run by a committee of 3 volunteers as needed. In the last few months the Chairman has resigned and the Communications Secretary has had a stroke. This leaves one person, the Treasurer. Luckily a few years ago we associated ourselves with the ‘Lunch Club’ initiative, again run by BC, and this has been a great success.

These are well attended but there is space for more people who want to make and meet new friends. 

Volunteers organise three lunch clubs per month in the local area:

1st Wednesday, The Harrow, Hughenden Valley

3rd Wednesday, The Spindle & Thread, High Wycombe

4th Wednesday, The Full Moon, Little Kingshill

The list below gives the dates & contacts for each venue. If you are interested please contact Anne Smart, Susan Bickerstaffe or Janet Booth using the numbers below. They can tell you the menu choice & take the booking. 

We also run a monthly table-top games afternoon held at the Bon Ami cafe in Naphill, which may be of interest. Contact Anne for details.

1st Wednesday of each month at The Harrow, Hughenden Valley

Anne 07970 037 419

  • 3rd June, 1st July, 5th August, 2nd Sept, 7th Oct, 4th Nov, 2nd Dec.

3rd Wednesday, Spindle and Thread, High Wycombe

Susan 07880 519 323

  • 20th May, 17th June, 15th July, 19th Aug, 16th Sept, 21st Oct, 18th Nov, 16th Dec.

4th Wednesday, The Full Moon, Little Kingshill

Janet 07976 896 219

  • 27th May, 24th June, 22nd July, 26th Aug, 23rd Sept, 28th Oct, 25th Nov, 9th Dec (allowing for Christmas) 

The dates are also shown on the Hughenden Valley Hub calendar page https://hughenden.org.uk/events/month/  or the HVRA calendar page https://hughendenresidents.org/calendar/  

Anne Smart

New survey launched to unlock tree planting opportunities across Buckinghamshire​

Press Release from Buckinghamshire Council30 April 2026

New survey launched to unlock tree planting opportunities across Buckinghamshire​

Buckinghamshire Council is inviting expressions of interest from those with land and large gardens available for tree planting, to help realise the ambition of the Bucks Tree Mission, which aims to plant over half a million trees by 2031 – one for every resident living in Buckinghamshire. Almost half of the target has already been achieved, with 257,000 trees predominantly planted in new woodland created on council-owned land.
Now, residents, business owners, public organisations, community groups, farmers and landowners are being invited to support the mission by taking part in a short survey. The survey aims to identify what support would be needed to unlock more tree planting opportunities across the county. Anyone with land potentially suitable for tree planting is encouraged to complete a short, multiple-choice questionnaire (https://yourvoicebucks.citizenspace.com/environment/tree-planting/ ) that takes no more than three minutes to complete.
Participants can also sign-up to receive further information about future funding opportunities and tree giveaways, as well as planting and maintenance advice and guidance on which species are best suited to their location.

Annual Parish Meeting of Hughenden Parish Council

On behalf of Hughenden Parish Council I wish to let you know about our upcoming Annual Parish Meeting, taking place on Tuesday 5th May at Great Kingshill Village Hall, with doors opening at 7:30pm for an 8:00pm start. The agenda is currently being finalised and will be shared closer to the date.

The Annual Parish Meeting is a valuable opportunity for residents to come together, hear updates on parish activities, and speak directly with members of the Council. It also gives residents the chance to learn more about the work happening across our local community, raise ideas, and share feedback in an open and welcoming setting.

We would also like to give local organisations the opportunity to take part. Having a presence at the meeting allows you to introduce your services, speak with residents, share information, and answer any questions they may have. If you would be interested in having a table or display at the event, please let us know by the 13th April, we would be delighted to accommodate you.

We hope you will be able to join us and look forward to hearing from you.

Kind regards

Jason Wise

Deputy Parish Clerk & Services Manager

Hughenden Village Community Association

First Meeting: Monday 16th March at 7.30pm

Large Hall, Hughenden Village Hall

Invitation to the Meeting

We would like to invite you to the first meeting of the Hughenden Village Community Association on Monday 16th March at 7.30pm in the Large Hall of Hughenden Village Hall. We will expound our ideas and introduce the first whole-village event.

From Peter Gieler:

I have been the current Chairman of Hughenden Village Hall for the past 2 years. I have lived in Hughenden for over 43 years and have been constantly involved in the local community and served for some years as a Parish Councillor. For some time I have been concerned with the various organisations working within the parish but running parallel to each other, rarely combining or working together. Since the Covid pandemic it has become difficult to attract volunteers, be it for the Village Hall, Residents Association, the shop or even the Parish Council. Our age profile concentrates on the elderly, missing our youth. We all need to widen our appeal and approach.

What then is a Village Community?

A village community is a small, typically rural human settlement where residents live in close proximity, often sharing a similar lifestyle and strong social ties. It acts as a primary, tight-knit group focused on mutual aid, with residents sharing local services, a common area, or a place of worship.

Hughenden does not meet these factors. We are a spread-out residential development without a typical village centre. Both the local church and the pub, usual meeting places for locals, are at extreme ends of the village and far from each other. The Village Hall sits fortunately in the middle and, with the shop and its café, attracts many visitors.

What is the Problem?

During the year there are several events organised by the local PTAs, the Residents Association, the Football Club, the local Drama Group, the Art Group and the Photographic Group. At each and every event we struggle to gather enough volunteers. Would it not make sense to have an association where we can support each other and make more residents aware of the community they reside in? We are fortunate to have two Primary Schools in or bordering Hughenden, but the Parish suffers from not having a secondary school. This makes communicating with our younger generations difficult.

Plans So Far:

Hughenden Valley Village Hall celebrates its 80th Birthday on 5th September 2026, which is a Saturday.

Events organised so far include:

Afternoon Event: Open Air Brass Band Concert with Chiltern Brass, Picnic in the Park, Children’s Fancy Dress

Evening Event: Decades Disco hosted by Bob, Jasper and Richard

All Day / Weekend Event: Photographic and painting exhibition of Hughenden in the last 80 years

We hope you will actively support this event and, in turn, we hope to be able to support events you organise.

Peter Gieler

Chairman, Hughenden Valley Village Hall