Longueville Hall Presents ... Agents, Aliens and Spies
After the summer break, the series of free Longueville Hall Presents ... talks resumes this Friday (18 September) with Agents, Aliens and Spies with author and historian Philomena Liggins. This promises to be a fascinating insight into the history of the British intelligence services from the Tudors through to the Cold War.
Doors open at 6.45pm for a 7pm start. The bar will be open and we will have the usual family-friendly quiz after Philomena's talk. The formal part of the evening will end around 9pm.
There is no advance booking, just come along! Entrance is free but voluntary contributions towards Philomena's chosen charity, the Epilepsy Society would be welcomed.
Buckinghamshire Draft Local Plan - Parish Council - comments submitted
Buckinghamshire Council’s consultation on their Regulation 19 version of the Draft Buckinghamshire Local Plan expired at midnight on Sunday night (Sunday 06/09/2026).
Many thanks to everyone who submitted their comments to Bucks before the deadline. You have very usefully highlighted a number of concerns. After going through the Plan page by page and line since it was released in late July, we have raised around 180 items.
The most common issue we’ve found is where Buckinghamshire council’s site selections within this parish do not meet multiple requirements contained within their own policies (ecology, flood risk, health & education provision, heritage, traffic, etc.). Then we have the issue that 92% of the housing allocations are in the north (the former Aylesbury Vale district) despite only 29% of housing need being in this area. The south of the county, where housing need is the greatest, has only a small share of the 91,000 total …
Public Meeting - Friday 17th July
Public Meeting - Friday 17th July
Many thanks to everyone who attended the public meeting in Longueville Hall. We had about 90 in the room including from Buckinghamshire Council our two ward councillors, Jilly Jordan and Caroline Cornell, plus Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Transport Thomas Broom.
Subjects covered over the two hours or so included the latest on the East West Rail train maintenance depot, the draft Buckinghamshire Local Plan and the two pre-application consultations (Pond Close and Richborough, close to the Stoke Road/Drayton Road/Newton Road in Stoke Hammond parish). The slides about the draft Buckinghamshire Local Plan may be read or downloaded.
Meet Your MP - Callum Anderson MP
Callum has asked us to clarify that the date of his Meet Your MP event at the Village Hall, Paradise is on Wednesday 23rd September from 6 to 7:30pm at the Village Hall, Paradise. You may have had a letter sent out by Callum's office which incorrectly mentioned another date as well.
Audit and AGAR
The parish council accounts for the year 2025-2026 have been submitted to the External Auditors PKF Littlejohn