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Not the Editorial

I am a Newsletter without an Editor. I have been created by a committee. After so long in the wise and tender hands of Fred Russell it feels rather strange to have the opportunity to gaze at my navel and muse....

What am I for? Some might dispute that his words now ring true but Lord Reith set the compass for the BBC by defining its purpose as being 'to inform, educate and entertain'. This works for me. I aim to do just that by sharing reports and stories about the physical, historical and social fabric of Taplow and Hitcham.

I don't appear often enough to be a newspaper and I am determinedly apolitical but I try to keep people in touch with 'hot topics' such as the hope of a Dropmore revival and the proposed developments at the Bishop Centre and Mill Lane. I don't advertise but I can tell tales about the history of or the people at local commercial enterprises such as Odds Farm Park and Hedsor House. I am always delighted to support organisations such as Taplow Choirs and the Royal British Legion and to celebrate individual achievements and community activities from the fun stuff like the Village Green Party, the Royal Wedding Race to the Church, the Jubilee Raft Race and Carols on the Green to collective initiatives such as the renewal of Old Priory Garden and the rubbish clearances. I love to celebrate the heritage that makes our villages just that little bit different from anywhere else. And I like to think I'm adding a little to that heritage by maintaining a gradually unfolding record of what life is like today in our little corner of the world.

Ten people have penned my pieces. My successors will welcome contributions from others like them who share these aims and ideals.

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