The Chiltern Society Directory

Executive Council

Chairman
David Harris*

Vice Chairman (CS Countryside Sites & Conservation Management)
Roger Newman*

General Secretary
Dr Adrian Lepper* – 01923 776128

Vice Chairman & Treasurer (Business Planning)
Richard Chantler* – 01494 864643

Trustees
David Abbis* (Assistant General Secretary) – 01494 864431

John Gladwin (Project Manager-HS2 Team) – 01494 866327

Roger Hands (Hertfordshire-Dacorum & Three Rivers) – 01442 393381
Paul Mason (Membership Development) – 01494 874385
Merrin Molesworth (CS Recreational Activities) – 01494 773381

Keith Muras (CS Heritage Sites) – 01844 343594

John Lynch OBE (Project Assessment) – 01491 681419

Mike Overall (Development Adviser) – 01628 525712

Robin Peirce (South Oxfordshire) – 01491 681542

Chiltern Society Administration/Office

The Chiltern Society
White Hill Centre, White Hill, Chesham, Bucks, HP5 1AG
Tel. 01494 771250, Fax 01494 793745

Opening times
9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday (excluding Bank Holidays). Please note that occasionally we may close at any time without notice. If you wish to visit the office for any reason, please contact us in advance.

Mail order books and maps
All enquiries to the Society Office. The Books by Mail Order service, based at the Society Office, can supply a variety of walking books and the Society's own Footpath Maps. All items are also shown – and are available to buy – in this website. Chiltern magazine includes our Footpath Maps list and new book reviews.

Retail Sales
All enquiries to the Society Office. The Society shop regularly appears at shows and shopping areas across the Chilterns, selling books, maps and cards, and recruiting new members.

Publications
Chiltern, the Chiltern Society's quarterly members' magazine, keeps everyone in touch with information about the Society and Chiltern matters. To read this magazine is to be informed and interested. Don't miss a word! Books and leaflets are also published.

Office Manager
Tracey Read


Where general enquiries about the Society should be directed.

Director Membership and Marketing
Jenny Gilmore*

Membership Admin
Trish Lennie


Where membership enquiries and changes of members' details, etc., should be directed.

Bookkeeper
Lyn Curthoys

Chiltern magazine Editor
Richard Bradbury

Chiltern magazine Advertising Manager
Sue Hutcheson – 07932 731033

Public Relations Officer
Peter Brown – All enquiries to the Society Office

Sites and conservation groups

Volunteer Coordinator
Geoff Wiggett* – 01442 875906

Health and Safety Officer
Rod Blunden – 01494 792813

Central Chilterns Conservation Group
Work on general conservation projects helping local communities make a difference. Groups operate mainly in central Chilterns. Opportunities to offer help with the wide range of activities can be seen in this website, or in the programme information in Chiltern magazine.

Co-ordinator
Christine Breden – 01844 353192

Wendover Woods Conservation Volunteers
This Conservation Group is based in the Wendover area and led by Mike Baldock. The Group works mid week, focusing initially on a wide range of conservation projects at Wendover Woods.

Organiser
John Rennie – 01753 887556

Lacey Green Windmill
Lacey Green Windmill was fully restored to working order by Society members and is open from May to September on Sundays and Bank Holiday Mondays, 2 to 5 pm.

Contact
Michael Hardy – 01844 275871

Ewelme Watercress Beds and Local Nature Reserve
Ewelme Watercress Beds in South Oxon are owned by the Society and maintained by local volunteers under a Management Committee. Guided tours and Open Days are regularly programmed.

Contact
Tom Stevenson – 01491 836888

Bottom Wood Group
Devotes its time and energy to managing and caring for this fine woodland in Society ownership, off the A40 near Radnage, Stokenchurch. Various plantations are maintained as examples of good woodland practice, and to encourage nature conservation. Footpaths and bridleways are in regular use, and Open Days are held to encourage members to come and see this special wood for themselves. This is a good place to see red kites.

Site co-ordinator
Peter Towersey – 01494 636615

Brush Hill Local Nature Reserve

Site co-ordinator
David Kent – 01844 343330

Captain’s Wood Local Nature Reserve

Site co-ordinator
Euan Russell – 01494 721378

Chesham Bois

Site co-ordinator
Anthony del Tufo – 01494 416330

Marlow Common

Site co-ordinator
Jeff Short – 01628 481358

Prestwood Local Nature Reserve

Site co-ordinator
Phillip Pratt – 01494 523869

HS2 Project

Rivers & Wetlands Conservation Group (RWCG)
Members keep watchful eyes on all rivers and streams, reporting problems to the authority responsible, keeping notes of flow and levels, and studying the needs of wetland conservation. Meetings are held to hear expert speakers and discuss possible problems/action. Outside visits are also arranged.

Chairman
Roger Lerry – 01494 721142

Secretary
Jean de Selincourt – 01296 662151

South Chilterns (Hamble, Wye & Misbourne) Group Contact
John Norris – 01494 874069

Central Chilterns (Chess, Bulbourne & Gade) Group Contact
Jean de Selincourt – 01296 662151

North Chilterns (Lee & Mimram) Group Contact
Vacant (c/o John Norris – above)

Historic Buildings & Landscapes Group (HBLG)
Responds appropriately to planning applications for alterations/repairs to listed buildings and other constructions, and keeps a watching brief on any such neglected and under threat. Conversions / alterations to traditional farm buildings are studied particularly carefully. Regular meetings are held in winter months and guided tours are arranged in the summer to places and buildings of special note.

Chairman
Vacant

Secretary
Keith Baggaley – 01494 875968

South Chilterns Group Contact
Barbara Wallis – 01628 523444

Central Chilterns Group Contact
Marian Miller – 01494 563707

North Chilterns Group Contact
Peter Bradford – 01442 826131

Farming Liaison Group
Chilterns-wide representative study group.

Chairman
Gill Kent – 01494 562245

PhotoGroup
Makes records of the Chilterns now for archival purposes, to add to the collections donated in the past, which are now available to view on web at chilternphoto.org.uk. Winter indoor meetings and summer photo tours are organized to improve the knowledge of the Group, and add to its records.

Chairman
Barry Hunt – 01494 713345

Photo Website Editor
Quiller Barrett – 01442 871249

Planning Group

Considers applications for development and responds to these where appropriate. It also considers governmental and local authority consultation papers and plans likely to affect the Chilterns' environment in any way. This work is done by members acting as Planning Field Officers (PFOs), by the Planning Coordinator's team meetings, and by members with expertise in a variety of relevant fields acting as Advisers.

Vacancies
Occasionally, the Planning Group has vacancies for PFOs as indicated by the word 'Vacant' below. If you are willing to help in monitoring planning applications and influencing local planning policies where a vacancy exists, please contact the Volunteer Coordinator (details here on this page).

Please phone the Society Office on 01494 771250 for other contact information. The PFO information below is also accessible via our interactive PFO Parish Map and List (with alphabetical parish list).

Chairman
Vacant – 01494 771250

Administrator
Anna Barnard – 01442 874760

Website Editor
Glynis Sutton – 01442 890211

General Adviser
Geoffrey Legge – 01296 661291

Adviser on Government Planning Consultations
Gill Gowing – 01923 777715

Area Coordinator
Merrin Molesworth – 01494 773381

PFO Amersham
Amersham, Latimer, Ley Hill, Homer Green, Hyde Heath, Lt Chalfont, Lt Missenden
Colin Jones – 01494 725710

PFO Chesham
Mrs Merrin Molesworth – 01494 773381

PFO Chiltern North
Ashley Green, Buckland Common, Cholesbury, Pednor, South Heath, Bellingdon, The Lees
Susan Jordan – 01494 786966

PFO Chiltern South
Chenies, Coleshill, Seer Green, The Chalfonts, Penn
Adrian Marsh – 01494 875134

PFO Great Missenden
Great Missenden, Great Kingshill, Prestwood
Anne Bowring – 01494 866249

Area Coordinator
Initial contact Martin Mace – 01494 549908

PFO South Bucks
Martin Mace – 01494 549908

Area Coordinator
Vacant c/o Anna Barnard – 01442 874760

PFO Dacorum M
Flamstead, Markyate
Peter Thring – 01582 840501

PFO Dacorum P
Nettleden, Potten End, The Gaddesdens
Mrs Anna Barnard – 01442 874760

PFO Dacorum B & H
Bovingdon, Berkhamsted, Chipperfield, Flaunden, Hemel Hempstead, Kings Langley, Northchurch
Mrs Jenny Habib – 01442 873029

PFO Dacorum T
Aldbury, Wiggington, Tring
Miss Greta Brown – 01442 891800

PFO Three Rivers
Abbotts Langley, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, Sarratt
Peter Prashner – 01923 721162

Area Coordinator
Initial contact Peter Willis-Fleming – 01491 641536

PFO Henley & adjacent
Henley, Harpsden, Shiplake, Eye & Dunsden, Binfield Heath
Maurice Day – 01494 881423

PFO Nuffield & adjacent
Nuffield, Swyncombe, Britwell, Brighwell Baldwin, Benson, Ewelme,Crowmarsh & South Stoke
Peter Willis-Fleming – 01491 641536

PFO South Oxon
Pshill with Stnr, Watlington, Pyrtn, Shirburn, Lewknor, Aston Rowant, Cuxham, Crowell, Chinnor
David Reed – 01491 638563

PFO Nettlebed & adjacent
Bix Ass, Nettlebed, Rthld Ppprd, Rotherfield Greys, Snng Cmn, Stoke Row, Highmoor
Peter Arlidge – 01491 574580

PFO Woodcote & adjacent
Mapledurham, Chckn, Wdct, Kdm End, Ipsdn, Goring, Goring Heath, Whitchurch
Elizabeth Chatwin. 01491 641894

Area Coordinator
Mike Chadwick – 01494 483663

PFO Wycombe West
High Wycombe, Lane End, Radnage, Stokenchurch, Turville
Mike Chadwick – 01494 483663

PFO Wycombe South East
Marlow, Gt & Lt Marlow, Hedsor, Wooburn, Bourne End, Chepping Wycombe
John Harris – 01628 521760

PFO Wycombe South West
Hambledon, Piddington, Wheelers End
Debby White – 01494 485524

PFO Wycombe North West
Princes Risborough, Bledlow, Bradenham, Downley, Longwick
Patrick Voss – 01844 345128

PFO Wycombe North East
Hazelmere, Hughenden, Naphill, Walters Ash
Don Hide – 01494 716694

Area Coordinator
Charles Firth – 01494 758631

PFO Aylesbury Vale North
Edlesborough, Ivinghoe, Marsworth, Pitstone
Geoffrey Legge – 01296 661291 PFO

Aylesbury Vale South
Aston Clinton, Buckland, Drayton Beauchamp, Halton, Wendover, Weston Turville
Charles Firth – 01494 758631

Area Coordinator
Charles Firth – 01494 758631

PFO Central Beds
All Parishes
John Miles – 01525 872979

Area Coordinator
Nigel Agar – 01462 459870

PFO North Herts
All Parishes
Nigel Agar – 01462 459870

Rights of Way Group (ROWG)

The Rights of Way Group does all it can to secure improvements to the path network in the Chilterns, to prevent or mitigate changes which would harm it, and to provide opportunities for its enjoyment.

Vacancies
Occasionally, the ROWG has vacancies for Area Secretaries as indicated by the word 'Vacant' below. If you are willing to help in monitoring rights of way and as a consequence help us maintain them, where a vacancy exists, please contact the Volunteer Coordinator (details here on this page).

Area Secretaries, who form the bulk of the Rights of Way Group Committee, monitor paths on a regular basis with the help of a large number of Path Representatives and review all proposed orders for changes to the path network. The Group runs walks and cycling programmes and creates the Society's Footpath Maps.

Chairman
David Harris – 01494 813088

Secretary
Brian Lawson – 01494 815814

Chiltern Way Officer – North
Paul Coleman – 01442 870123

Chiltern Way Officer – South
Alan Hockley – 01494 534110

Chiltern Way Officer – The Berkshire Loop
Richard Booth – 01628 521185

Donate-a-Gate
Stuart Gulliman – 01494 771250

Bedfordshire ROWG Area Secretaries

Luton and Central Beds 9a
Luton, Barton le Clay, Chalton, Harlington, Hyde, Shillington, Streatley, Sundon, Toddington.
Paul Douglas – 07804 186064

Central Beds 9b
Caddington, Dunstable, Eaton Bray, Houghton Regis, Kensworth, Slip End, Studham, Totternhoe, Whipsnade.
John Rowe – 01442 862619

Buckinghamshire ROWG Area Secretaries

Aylesbury Vale 1b
Aston Clinton, Buckland, Drayton Beauchamp, Edlesborough, Halton, Ivinghoe, Marsworth, Pitstone, Wendover, Weston Turville.
John Savage – 01442 827702

Chiltern 3a
Amersham, Ashley Green, Chesham, Chesham Bois, Latimer.
Paul Mason – 01494 874385

Chiltern 3b
Chalfont St Giles, Chalfont St Peter, Chenies, Coleshill, Seer Green.
Peter Degen – 01753 884729

Chiltern 3c
Chartridge, Cholesbury cum St Leonards, Great Missenden, Little Missenden, Penn, The Lee.
Melissa Laing – 01494 778518

South Bucks 4
Beaconsfield, Burnham, Denham, Farnham Royal, Fulmer, Gerrards Cross, Hedgerley, Stoke Poges, Taplow, Wexham.
Gordon Austin – 01494 677208

Wycombe 5a
Ellesborough, Great and Little Hampden, Great and Little Kimble, Lacey Green, Longwick cum Ilmer, Princes Risborough.
James Emery c/o Society office (details at the top of this page)

Wycombe 5b
Bledlow cum Saunderton, Bradenham, Downley, Hughenden, Piddington and Wheeler End, Radnage, West Wycombe.
John Newman – 01494 868954

Wycombe 6a
Chepping Wycombe, Great Marlow, Hazlemere, Hedsor, High Wycombe, Little Marlow, Marlow, Marlow Bottom, Medmenham, Wooburn.
Charles Colton – 01628 520084

Wycombe 6b
Fawley, Hambleden, Ibstone, Lane End, Turville.
Richard Booth – 01628 521185

Wycombe 7a
Stokenchurch.
Mike Fox – 01844 344356

Hertfordshire ROWG Area Secretaries

Dacorum 1a
Aldbury, Northchurch, Tring, Tring Rural, Wigginton.
Greta Brown – 01442 891800

Dacorum 2b
Berkhamsted, Bovingdon, Chipperfield, Flaunden, Hemel Hempstead, Kings Langley, Nash Mills.
Tom Presland – 01442 385773

Dacorum 9b
Flamstead, Great Gaddesden, Little Gaddesden, Markyate, Nettleden with Potten End.
John Rowe – 01442 862619

North Herts 10
Hexton, Hitchin, Ickleford, Ippollitts, King's Walden, Langley, Lilley, Pirton, Preston, Offley, St Paul's Walden.
Nigel Agar – 01462 459870

Three Rivers 2a
Abbots Langley, Chorleywood, Croxley Green, Rickmansworth, Sarratt.
Edgar Anderson – 01923 775993

South Oxfordshire ROWG Area Secretaries

South Oxon 7a
Aston Rowant, Chinnor, Crowell, Lewknor, Pyrton, Shirburn, Watlington.
Mike Fox – 01844 344356

South Oxon 7b
Benson, Brightwell Baldwin, Bix and Assendon, Britwell, Cuxham with Easington, Ewelme, Nettlebed, Pishill with Stonor, Swyncombe.
Maggie Templeman – 01491 637942

South Oxon 8a
Binfield Heath, Crwmrsh, Harpsden, Henley on Thames, Highmoor, Nuffield, Rotherfield Greys, Rotherfield Peppard, Shiplake, Sonning Common, Stoke Row.
Stephen Fox – 01491 681646

South Oxon 8b
Checkendon, Eye and Dunsden, Goring, Goring Heath, Ipsden, Kidmore End, Mapledurham,Stoke, Whitchurch, Woodcote.
Alan Futter – 01189 543266

Path Maintenance Volunteers (PMVs)

Central Chilterns PMV Coordinator
Richard Boas – 01628 527978

South Chilterns PMV Coordinator
Howard Dell – 01494 764149

Walks Programme

Coordinator
Judy Sonley – 01494 712857

Cycling

Coordinator
Roger Lerry – 01494 721142

Thursday Rides
Ken Davies – 01923 779140

Society Advisers

Geological and Landscape
Dr Haydon Bailey – All enquiries to the Society office.

Historic Buildings and Landscapes
Mrs Pauline Wilkinson – 01494 882709

Transport
Walter Horn – 01494 873437

Health & Safety
Rod Blunden – 01494 792813