Chew Magna buildings reflecting the history of the village. The River Chew flows through the village. Just outside the village is Chew Magna Reservoir: this small Bristol Water supply reservoir intercepts the Winford Brook. There is one primary school, and an adjacent secondary school, several shops and small businesses, three churches, and three pubs serving the area. There is also a football pitch and children's play area. The village frequently wins regional categories in the Calor Village of the Year competition, and is currently moving towards zero waste status, having been described as "probably the greenest parish in Britain". Chew Magna has
Geoffrey Chew "(pre-)events" play a fundamental role, not only "particles". He sees similarities among his approach and the notion of "occasion" of Alfred North Whitehead. Chew received the Hughes Prize of the American Physics Society for his bootstrap theory of strong interactions in 1962. He also won the Lawrence Prize in 1969 and Majorana Prize in 2008. Geoffrey Chew Geoffrey Foucar Chew (; born June 5, 1924) is an American theoretical physicist. He is known for his bootstrap theory of strong interactions. Chew has worked as a professor of physics at the UC Berkeley since 1957 and has been an emeritus since