RICHARD KAY: Fox lovers harass the Hurlingham That never-ending feud between country folk and townies has moved to an unexpected new battleground - the 42 prime acres of the exclusive Hurlingham Club overlooking the Thames in West London. Boasting 20 outdoor tennis courts, cricket pitches and a new £30 million swimming pool, the £1,500-a-year club (waiting list: 12 years) has been trying to rid its elegant grounds of vermin, including foxes and crows. But attempts to keep nature's trouble-makers at bay have been undermined, I am told. Traps set by staff have been mysteriously tampered with. Exclusive club: Attempts to keep nature's trouble-makers at bay have been undermined The Hurlingham - whose members include actor Trevor Eve, broadcaster Ed Stourton and Kate Winslet's husband Ned RocknRoll (sadly, Ferrari-loving Lord Brocket's application was blackballed owing to his stay at Her Majesty's pleasure) - employs a team of groundsmen to tend the lawns and gardens, plus a lake full of carp. There also used to be a prized family of black swans on the lake - until a fox killed the pen and her cygnets. Problems arose when staff tried to trap the foxes, as well as crows and magpies which have been taking their toll on the local songbirds. According to one member, the club's efforts have been thwarted by misguided townies. "The [bird] trap failed totally as the decoy bird was deliberately released," says Abigail Kirby-Harris in a letter to the club's magazine. She points out foxes have also been released from a humane trap before the groundsmen could deal with the animals. Could we not all co-operate and permit the groundstaff to carry out their work without interference? Our songbirds would certainly benefit," she writes. Another member tells me: "What's happening at the Hurlingham epitomises the countryside versus urban divide. You have country members who understand these things - and then you have the soppy, namby-pamby townies who have watched too many Disney films and release vermin the staff have caught. These members don't realise that crows and magpies destroy songbirds by eating their eggs. Emma altars her course... The day will have to be special to rival Emma's first nuptials in the Houses of Parliament chapel She has already postponed her wedding twice - so fingers crossed that Sir John Major's former daughter-in-law Emma Noble really is getting married this time. According to pals, Emma has at last set a date next month to wed diplomat's son Conrad Baker and this weekend mother-of-two Emma will be letting her hair down on a hen night with guests including fashion mogul Karen Millen. Meanwhile, royal wedding dress designer Elizabeth Emanuel is once again getting out her sewing kit to make the gown. One-time glamour model Emma, 42, who has a teenage son from her marriage to James Major, became engaged to Conrad three years ago and since then various dates for their wedding have been suggested - and shelved. In between, the couple produced a son, Roman, two, and have been running an events catering company. "After a lot of postponements for various reasons, Emma is very excited and it's all systems go for next month," says a friend. The day will have to be special to rival Emma's first nuptials in the Houses of Parliament chapel, followed by a lavish reception at the Dorchester Hotel. Oona bares the necessities Her grandfather Charlie Chaplin wouldn't have been seen dead on screen in anything but rags, but Oona Chaplin prefers to wear absolutely nothing at all. The Game Of Thrones actress has appeared in her birthday suit in the cult TV series, and while most actresses dread stripping off for their "art," she has no such qualms. The Game Of Thrones actress has appeared in her birthday suit The world would be a much happier place if everyone was content being naked. In fact, I enjoy doing sex scenes - because I am happy being naked," coos Rada-trained Oona, 27, daughter of eccentric actress Geraldine Chaplin, as she partied at the London launch of new hotel chain, the Autograph Collection. And it shouldn't matter what shape you are. I don't like my arms. But big deal - there are more important things in life. When David Cameron was pictured taking his youngest daughter Florence - or Flo as she is known - from No 10 to nursery this week, it focused renewed attention on the House of Commons creche. The PM is one of the few parents in Parliament who make use of what has been described as the nation's most expensive nursery - it cost more than £500,000 to create. Fees are £295 a week, and parents have to pay up to £49.50 a day extra if they want to keep their children entertained after 6pm - which most MPs need to. The nursery was championed by Speaker John Bercow and I am told: "Flo usually gets taken there most mornings by her nanny, but one or two days a week her father takes her." However, the 40-place nursery loses around £90,000 a year because only 31 children are enrolled. Few go every day and, reportedly, some days there are only six or seven children attending. The man who discovered four-times Olympic gold medallist Sir Bradley Wiggins when he was a teenager has fallen out of love with cyclists. Bradley's former manager Richard Allchin, who first spotted Wiggins when he was an aspiring 17-year-old, has sharp words for bicycle riders, especially those who jump red traffic lights. "I reckon 90 per cent of cyclists go through the lights," says Allchin, whose book, Golden Stages Of The Tour De France, has just been published. He adds: "It's every kind of cyclist - women, men, casual cyclists, racing cyclists . . . If we want to make the roads safer, they have to stop acting so selfishly. And then perhaps drivers might. Dapper Alan Whicker's devoted partner Valerie Kleeman used to think messages of condolence were rather crass - until she was inundated with poignant tributes to Alan, who died last week aged 91. "Everyone has written saying such wonderful things about him that I've quite changed my mind," says Valerie after his funeral at Holy Trinity Church near St Helier in Jersey. Even the girl I buy my lingerie from at Marks & Spencer wrote me a letter saying that the only time there was peace and quiet in her house was when Whicker's World was on television. Adds Valerie: "He gave pleasure to so many people and had a wonderful life - it was my good fortune to have been part of it."