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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Dear Members<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>As the country is slowly coming out of restrictions there are a number of things to look forward to now.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Tidy Up Taplow<br></span></b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Last year we were unable to run this contribution to Keep Britain Tidy but we are planning to run it this year, although on a necessarily more modest scale with no tea and biscuits<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Sunday June 6<sup>th</sup> 10:00 to 12:00</span></b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> at the Village Hall Car Park. We will provide litter pickers jackets and rubbish bags and receive full bags in the corner of the car park to be collected by the council. Additionally some guidance notes on safe practice.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>There has been a most welcome increase in walking habits resulting from the pandemic restrictions which we hope will continue but it has led to an increase in litter around Taplow. It will be great to see people out and about starting up communal activities and freshening up Taplow ready for the full release of restrictions later in the year. <b>Do please join us!</b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>The Village Green Party<br>We intend to run this on July 3<sup>rd</sup></span></b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>, subject to government guidance remaining as it is. We will take the decision at our May committee meeting on the 17<sup>th</sup> and will then let you know ticketing arrangements etc. So fingers crossed that the easing of the pandemic continues as expected.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Mammoth <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Hedsor House<br></span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>The Gardens & Park will be opened in aid of the NSPCC on Sunday 23rd May</span></b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><br><span class=MsoHyperlink><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hedsor-house-open-gardens-park-in-aid-of-the-nspcc-on-sunday-23rd-may-tickets-151052781937">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hedsor-house-open-gardens-park-in-aid-of-the-nspcc-on-sunday-23rd-may-tickets-151052781937</a></span><br><b><br>The Newsletter</b><br>We are sorry to say that Nigel Smales has decided to stand down as editor after many years. Nigel has produced a series of outstanding editions and the Society has been fortunate to have been able to offer such an informative and entertaining magazine. Our enormous thanks to Nigel for this. I am of course sure that we have not seen the last of his contributions, not least on the Taplow of yesteryears.<br>It means of course that we need to find new blood to continue to issue our newsletter. So if you have any interests in recording the life and times of Taplow, persuading others to do the same or would simply like to write a contribution do please do more than just think about it. Call me or any committee member.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Mammoth Films Donation<br></span></b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>We are discussing whether their £500 donation should be simply added to reserves or allocated to some specific project. Any suggestions welcomed.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Civic Societies<br></span></b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>The Civic Voice organisation makes many effective representations to government on matters of interest to Civic Societies such as ourselves. They are in particular working to create an All Party Parliamentary Group for Civic Societies and we have written to our MP Joy Morrissey asking her if she will support this effort. We see this as important as present government policy is leading to planning legislation that significantly reduces the opportunities for communities to contribute to Local Plans and planning applications.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Best wishes<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Roger Worthington, Secretary HTS<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>