Leigh & Yvonne Axe - Revision history

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 '''Hallmark August 2023.'''  '''Local Community Champion.'''  (Leigh was unaware that he had been nominated, so he was taken by surprise)
-Our very own ‘Proud of Bucks’ awardee
+This award is sponsored by the North West Chilterns Board.  Leigh won the Highly Commended prize
 There were several categories and it was suggested that Leigh be nominated as our “Local Community Champion”.

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 In 2007 they bought a house in Lacey Green intending that to be the last move ever as they had now moved house 10 times.  Leigh went to work as a civilian investigator with the police but after 6 months battling the M25, he retired again.  Next job was with the local police clearing out their over-laden prisoners’ property stores –drugs, stolen property and other exhibits. It needed a little expertise to decide what could safely be disposed of - too complicated to explain here.
-.  Following an inquiry at the [[Thursday Coffee Morning]] in 2005, Leigh confirmed that he had helped start and then run, the village website, laceygreen.com, ever since.   This is listed on [[Social Snapshots 2001-2022 inc]]
+.  Following an inquiry at the [[Thursday Coffee Morning]] in 2005, Leigh confirmed that he had helped start and then run, the village website, www.laceygreen.com, ever since.   This is listed on [[Social Snapshots 2001-2022 inc]]
 The Local History Group was set up in 2008.  Norman Tyler recommended Leigh to be just the man needed to set up a website for them. He did this by  making it a section of the Lacey Green website.  He still deals with anything that come to it even though the Local History Group no longer meets.   This is listed on [[Social Snapshots 2001-2022 inc]]
 In 2012 Leigh reported on Queen Elizabeth II's diamond jubilee party in [[Meadow Rise]], where they lived first in Lacey Green.  ''"Size didn't matter except when it came to the barbeque.   At 2 o'clock our little group sat down in the street for tea and cake and spent an hour trying to solve '76 T in the BP' and several other puzzles like it.   After everyone woke up from their afternoon nap it was decided to barbeque in a back garden where we had a lovely view down the valley and were entertained by a Red Kite taking off and landing from a very nearby tree.   Amazingly it took off just as I tried to photograph it and didn't return.''
+[[File:Leigh and Yvonne Axe.jpg|thumb]]
 ''Food and company proved to be excellent and I think we should do it every year in nicer weather."''
-Throughout these years Leigh remembered village life in his early years, he had relations there still and knew that villages thrived when the people were ‘involved’.  He and Yvonne went to a meeting at the Village Hall of [[The Horticultural Society]].   Leigh was invited to fill a Secretary Vacancy.  Yvonne joined [[The Womens Institute]] and they both became joint Treasurer for the [[Village Hall]].   Leigh was part of the group that set-up the village website www.laceygreen.com and continues to update it.  They started the Bowls Club, now in its sixteenth year and volunteered to run the over 60’s Pub-Lunch Club with [[The Black Horse]].  He is a member of the village History Group.
+Throughout these years Leigh remembered village life in his early years, he had relations there still and knew that villages thrived when the people were ‘involved’.  He and Yvonne went to a meeting at the Village Hall of [[The Horticultural Society]].   Leigh was invited to fill a Secretary Vacancy.  Yvonne joined [[The Womens Institute]] and they both became joint Treasurer for the [[Village Hall]].   Leigh was part of the group that set-up the village website www.laceygreen.com and continues to update it.  They started the [[Short Mat Bowls Club]], and volunteered to run the over 60’s Pub-Lunch Club with [[The Black Horse]].  He runs the website for [[The Local History Group]] as part of the Lacey Green website..
 Somewhere in all this Yvonne had contracted Parkinsons and as her condition worsened they started dropping most of their activities.  Yvonne now still organises the Pub-Lunch and Leigh still runs the Bowls club but Leigh is now a full-time carer for Yvonne.  We still see them at coffee morning – which is where this story started.
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 Leigh works tirelessly for the older and younger members of our village.  Yvonne organises the 'Over 60's Pub-Lunch' each month. When the village pub – [[The Black Horse]], changed hands Leigh convinced the new owners that they should re-instate and continue with the ‘Once a Month Lunch Club’.
 Leigh realised that there were some villagers missing out on activities within the village and set about ensuring that everyone who wanted to attend anything could do so.

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 ''As inspector he was posted to Golders Green which also covered Finchley – the constituency of one Margaret Thatcher.''  He was there at the Notting Hill riots where he was side-stepping petrol bombs and broken paving slabs. He was never one to curry favour with senior officers and when a vacancy came up at West Hendon, he was volunteered.
+[[File:Leigh Axe Lincs.jpg|thumb]]
 He became an authorised shot – this was a time when firearms were held in the police station only to be used when required.  Leigh was told the worst situation was someone in a loft with a gun, guess what his first call to arms was?

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 .  Following an inquiry at the [[Thursday Coffee Morning]] in 2005, Leigh confirmed that he had helped start and then run, the village website, laceygreen.com, ever since.   This is listed on [[Social Snapshots 2001-2022 inc]]
-The Local History Group was set up in 2008.  Norman Tyler recommended Leigh to be just the man needed to set up a website for them. He did and still deals with anything that come to it even though the Local History Group no longer meets.   This is listed on [[Social Snapshots 2001-2022 inc]]
+The Local History Group was set up in 2008.  Norman Tyler recommended Leigh to be just the man needed to set up a website for them. He did this by  making it a section of the Lacey Green website.  He still deals with anything that come to it even though the Local History Group no longer meets.   This is listed on [[Social Snapshots 2001-2022 inc]]
 In 2012 Leigh reported on Queen Elizabeth II's diamond jubilee party in [[Meadow Rise]], where they lived first in Lacey Green.  ''"Size didn't matter except when it came to the barbeque.   At 2 o'clock our little group sat down in the street for tea and cake and spent an hour trying to solve '76 T in the BP' and several other puzzles like it.   After everyone woke up from their afternoon nap it was decided to barbeque in a back garden where we had a lovely view down the valley and were entertained by a Red Kite taking off and landing from a very nearby tree.   Amazingly it took off just as I tried to photograph it and didn't return.''

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	In 2007 they bought a house in Lacey Green intending that to be the last move ever as they had now moved house 10 times. Leigh went to work as a civilian investigator with the police but after 6 months battling the M25, he retired again. Next job was with the local police clearing out their over-laden prisoners’ property stores –drugs, stolen property and other exhibits. It needed a little expertise to decide what could safely be disposed of - too complicated to explain here.		In 2007 they bought a house in Lacey Green intending that to be the last move ever as they had now moved house 10 times. Leigh went to work as a civilian investigator with the police but after 6 months battling the M25, he retired again. Next job was with the local police clearing out their over-laden prisoners’ property stores –drugs, stolen property and other exhibits. It needed a little expertise to decide what could safely be disposed of - too complicated to explain here.
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		+	2008. Following an inquiry at the [[Thursday Coffee Morning]] in 2005, Leigh confirmed that he had helped start and then run, the village website, laceygreen.com, ever since. This is listed on [[Social Snapshots 2001-2022 inc]]
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		+	2008 The Local History Group was set up in 2008. Norman Tyler recommended Leigh to be just the man needed to set up a website for them. He did and still deals with anything that come to it even though the Local History Group no longer meets. This is listed on [[Social Snapshots 2001-2022 inc]]

	In 2012 Leigh reported on Queen Elizabeth II's diamond jubilee party in [[Meadow Rise]], where they lived first in Lacey Green. ''"Size didn't matter except when it came to the barbeque. At 2 o'clock our little group sat down in the street for tea and cake and spent an hour trying to solve '76 T in the BP' and several other puzzles like it. After everyone woke up from their afternoon nap it was decided to barbeque in a back garden where we had a lovely view down the valley and were entertained by a Red Kite taking off and landing from a very nearby tree. Amazingly it took off just as I tried to photograph it and didn't return.''		In 2012 Leigh reported on Queen Elizabeth II's diamond jubilee party in [[Meadow Rise]], where they lived first in Lacey Green. ''"Size didn't matter except when it came to the barbeque. At 2 o'clock our little group sat down in the street for tea and cake and spent an hour trying to solve '76 T in the BP' and several other puzzles like it. After everyone woke up from their afternoon nap it was decided to barbeque in a back garden where we had a lovely view down the valley and were entertained by a Red Kite taking off and landing from a very nearby tree. Amazingly it took off just as I tried to photograph it and didn't return.''

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	'''Leigh & Yvonne Axe'''. Report by Joan West.		'''Leigh & Yvonne Axe'''. Report by Joan West.

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 ''Leigh met Yvonne at a dance in Dalston.  Leigh was a young police constable, like the other lads on the lookout for the girls. Yvonne said that her friend had persuaded her to go.''
+[[File:Leigh and Yvonne Axe Wedding.jpg|thumb]]
 ''Leigh and Yvonne married in 1971. They were allocated a police flat in Wilmington Square WC2.''  It was nice, until you looked out the window at numerous dustbins on one side and a public baths on the other.  They started looking for their own place.

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 Excerpt from Hallmark.  Leigh later wrote an obituary for Bett Tyler ([[Norman & Bette Tyler]]) in which he wrote "we were still unpacking, when we were invited to an event at the [https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/Home_of_Rest_for_Horses Home of Rest for Horses] by Bette and Normans Tyler making us feel welcome.
-'''Hallmark August 2023.'''  '''Local Community Champion.'''  (Leigh was unaware that he had been nominated, he was caught out)
+'''Hallmark August 2023.'''  '''Local Community Champion.'''  (Leigh was unaware that he had been nominated, so he was taken by surprise)
 Our very own ‘Proud of Bucks’ awardee

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 Excerpt from Hallmark.  Leigh later wrote an obituary for Bett Tyler ([[Norman & Bette Tyler]]) in which he wrote "we were still unpacking, when we were invited to an event at the [https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/Home_of_Rest_for_Horses Home of Rest for Horses] by Bette and Normans Tyler making us feel welcome.
-'''Hallmark August 2023.'''  '''Local Community Champion'''
+'''Hallmark August 2023.'''  '''Local Community Champion.'''  (Leigh was unaware that he had been nominated, he was caught out)
 Our very own ‘Proud of Bucks’ awardee
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 There were several categories and it was suggested that Leigh be nominated as our “Local Community Champion”.
-Many of you will Know Leigh as the Innovative, Reliable and Dependable person around the village.
+Many of you will know Leigh as the Innovative, Reliable and Dependable person around the village.
-He was recruited by Joan Smith to help run, with others, the [[LLS Youth Club]] that meets in the [[Village Hall]].
+He was recruited by Joan Smith to help run, with others, the [[LLS Youth Club]] that meets in the [[Village Hall]] he stayed on longer than the others to keep it going.
 Leigh and Yvonne are joint treasurers of the of the Millennium [[Village Hall]] and he takes on a lot of the day to day running and liaising with contractors and utility companies, especially of late, the new tarmac surfacing of the village hall car park
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 The picture above is of the Conservative MP Greg Smith presenting Leigh with his award at a recent ‘Party in the Park’ sponsored by the North West Chilterns Board in Wades Park in Princes Risborough.