Chiltern District Council has published details of a public consultation regarding Gypsy, Travellers and Travelling Showpeople Site Options which will run from 2^nd September to 14^th October.

Full details can be found on the Council’s website, at http://www.chiltern.gov.uk/planning/deliverydevelopmentplandocument

This is part of a lengthy process. The Council emphasises that although it has identified potential sites at this stage of the process, that does not mean that those sites are acceptable in planning terms, since all of them are on Green Belt land.

Area 4 identified in the document is a field on the Winkers Farm site between Winkers nightclub and the Scout Camp. The Chalfont Heights Estate holds restrictive covenants over the fields belonging to Winkers Farm.

The Council acknowledges that the owners of the site have not yet even been contacted to determine whether they are prepared to allow the site to be used.

Chalfont Heights Roads Committee Limited will be submitting a response to the Council’s consultation. Residents of the estate may wish to submit individual responses and should follow the procedure set out on the Council’s website.

It was with great sadness that we learned of the death of Rob Burge, who was a Chalfont Heights Roads Committee member from 2003- 2013. He passed away on 28^th April.

Rob lived on the Estate for almost thirty years. He was an engineer and highly experienced insurance assessor whose work took him to all parts of the world inspecting, investigating and analysing the sites of crashed aircraft on behalf of insurers.

He was a man with many interests, including quite arduous walking: he climbed Mount Kilimanjaro and had reached the base camp of Mount Everest. Rob was an enthusiast for sports cars of the 1950s, and was the proud owner of two MGAs. He also enjoyed life afloat as the owner of two boats.

Rob was a very active Committee member and had responsibility for the repair and maintenance of the roads, ensuring that the Estate roads were maintained to a high standard, whilst carefully controlling the costs of what is the largest single item of our annual expenditure. During last winter, between quite long spells in hospital, he kept the grit bins filled and assisted with spreading during icy weather to keep our roads open to traffic.

Rob’s sound, logical judgement, calm disposition and good natured enthusiasm made a significant contribution to the effective management and running of the Estate over the past ten years. He also served on the Parish Council in Chalfont St Peter from 1987 to 1991.

Our condolences and thoughts are with Rob’s wife Paula, son Andrew and daughter Claire. On 16^th May, the Parish Church of St Peter was packed with friends and family for a celebration of his life.

Donations in Rob’s memory, in aid of Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research, may be made at this website: http://www.justgiving.com/robertburge

Thanks to Derek Bryan, former Chairman, who is the principal author of this tribute.

Youngsters Luke & Natasha from Upway and their two school friends Lucy & Katie want to thank Chalfont Heights residents who kindly supported their fundraising efforts in aid of Comic Relief.

The children spent several hours baking cakes and biscuits in the kitchen, and then offered them last Sunday to willing neighbours in Chiltern Hill, Lincoln Road & Woodside Hill.

The goodies were free but recipients made voluntary donations to Comic Relief. The children say they raised £128.30, which will all be forwarded to the charity.

The youngsters said: “We’d like to thank everyone who donated for their good spirit, kindness and generosity. Hope you enjoyed the cakes!”