Parish Council Vacancy Notice  - click here

If any villagers would like any further information or advice re the vacancy they are welcome to contact Kathryn Le Neve Foster Clerk to Chenies Parish Council (01923 284659) at any stage.

The Bus is Back!  We need to use it to keep it!! 

Picture of the first Bus taken by Parish Councillor David Betts

Thanks to the efforts of our Parish Council we now have for a trial period - a reduced Bus Service.  Please see Parish Council update below for more information. 

New Bus Timetable - click to view

Bus Routes Serving Chenies  - download Parish Council update (19/01/2010) 

Free Fire Safety Checks
 
Free safety checks to help reduce the risk of a fire or other emergency in your home are available from Buckinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service.  Free smoke alarms are fitted where required, and firefighters will also help you find out  more about other useful local services if you are interested.

The checks take about 30 minutes each, depending on the size of the house, and are usually carried out by firefighters. The householder needs to be present to answer a few questions.  Firefighters  will offer fire safety advice, based on any potential fire risks that they may have identified during the check, and answer questions. They will then fit as many smoke alarms as they think necessary. Buckinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service currently fits British Standard smoke alarms with a sealed battery that should last 10 years in normal use.

To book one of these free checks, ring 01296 744477 or email cs@bucksfire.gov.uk
Community safety manager Terry Ridgley said: “When fires break out, smoke alarms provide a vital early warning sign. If the fire happens at night, they are often your only warning.”  Here are Terry’s top tips to ensure you and your family stay safe from fire:

• Fit and maintain a smoke alarm: You should have one on each level of your home and test it weekly. The ideal position is on the ceiling, in the middle of a room, or in the hallway and landing. Test it weekly.
   
• Plan your escape route: Make sure you and your family know the quickest way out in the event of fire. Consider an alternative route in case your usual one is blocked.
  
• In the event of a fire, get out, stay out and call 999: Don’t delay for valuables, and don’t investigate or try to tackle the fire. Use a mobile, a neighbour’s phone or a phone box to call 999. If someone needs to be rescued wait safely outside for the firefighters who have the equipment and training to do it. Never go back in.
  
• Check on others: When you visit relatives or friends, look out for safety hazards in the home. Offer to help test their alarm and plan escape routes together.
  
• Keep internal doors shut: This will slow down the spread of fire.
  
• Get out, stay out and call 999.
  

New Benches in Chenies!

Parish Councilor Peter Ashby alongside the new bench as it is installed on the 'green sward', oppposite the Glebe Land.  Peter explained that the Parish Council managed to secure County Council funding towards the cost of the bench and its installation.  Also Van Hage Garden Centre contributed towards the cost by kindly providing the bench at a discount. 


 

The bench in Place House Copse was built and installed by our Parish Council Chairman, Sir John Quinton.  Located at the top of the wood it provides a welcome resting point after climbing up from the bottom of the valley!






 

Chenies Parish Council September 2009 - Free Logs for your Fires!

Chenies PC has assumed responsibility for managing the woods called Place House Copse (between the Manor and the Chesham Road). We have recently undertaken some tree work on the woods. The work involved coppicing the Goat (or Pussy) willow, thinning out the small ash trees and chopping down some of the larch and Douglas fir. All this work has taken place on the bottom right (or North East) by the Chesham Road. Chenies residents are invited to to remove some of the logs for your own personal consumption - please do inform Peter Ashby or Kathryn Le Neve Foster in advance if you wish to do so.  We do want to retain some logs and cuttings so as to sustain wild life, so please take in moderation. Please do not use motorised vehicles or chain saws.Further work will be undertaken shortly which is aimed at cutting back ivy which is threatening some trees and ‘spacing’ some of the larger trees by the top footpath. Again you would be welcome to help yourselves.  Enjoy the Warmth!