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Chiefs call off ‘ghetto’ house plan
A CHEAPER homes plan that could have created a Marlow "ghetto" has been thrown out early despite claims that the decision has done little to address the gap in affordable housing. Maidenhead and District Housing Association (MDHA) wanted to build 50
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MARLOW BOTTOM
COLLECTIONS for unwanted clothing and household items, from the door, are common place, so much so that you may not question them. Help the Aged, Oxfam and some hospices are frequent distributors of collection bags and their pedigree is beyond reproach
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COOKHAM
ANNUAL GARDENS OPEN DAY was held on Sunday afternoon and about £4,500 was raised for the Thames Hospicecare. This event is always organised by the Cookham supporters of the hospice and this year there were eight gardens open over the four hours. As usual
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MARLOW
A MEMORIAL PLAQUE dedicated to the memory of Eric Silvey, for many years captain of the tower and steeple keeper at All Saints Church, is planned for the church tower after the 170-year-old church clock has been restored. A fund has been established
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STOKENCHURCH
CHRISTIAN AID COLLECTION in the village amounted to over £1,180 which was more than last year. Thank you to all who collected and all who donated. IF YOU WOULD LIKE to increase your understanding of computers you could join up for four basic IT courses
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WIDMER END
ATTENDANCE AT THIS YEAR'S AGM of the Residents Association was far smaller than last when the Parish Plan was presented. Four of the committee stood down under rotation and three were duly re-elected with one member retiring from office. Chairman Trevor
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WEST WYCOMBE
ART OF AFRICA has a summer exhibition called "Cape to Kenya". It's at Fillingdon Farm in Piddington this weekend. You can visit between 10am and 5pm. The farm is on the A40 as you head up the hill towards Studley Green. This exhibition will feature a
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TERRIERS & TOTTERIDGE
TOMORROW St Wulstan's Church is holding its annual fair on Totteridge Common. From 11am until 2pm there will be a barbecue, tombola, cake stall, books, toys and many more stalls. There will also be lots of children's activities to keep them busy. GARDEN
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RISBOROUGH
SUNDAY IS FATHERS DAY so take Dad for a ride on the Princes Risborough & Chinnor Railway. All Fathers will travel FREE when accompanied by a fare paying passenger. Call the talking timetable on 01844 353535 or visit the web site www.cppra.co.uk.
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SEER GREEN
CHERRY PIE FAIR IS TOMORROW and starts with the parade leaving the shops in Orchard Road at 11am. This year it is very special with four veterans leading the parade in a vintage car and the children dressed in military uniform or 40's style dress to
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RADNAGE & IBSTONE
RADNAGE BRITISH LEGION are holding another of their popular vintage evenings on Wednesday at their headquarters and will be exhibiting motorcycles and other vintage vehicles and engines as before. This will be the branch's first opportunity to make a
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PRESTWOOD
GILES GATE COFFEE MORNING in aid of Arthritis Research will he held tomorrow from 10.15am. Donations of cakes and biscuits will be welcome, also items for the bring and buy stall. CHURCHYARD CLEARANCE DAY at Holy Trinity is tomorrow, all help gratefully
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PENN & TYLERS GREEN
SUMMER FAIR takes place at Manor Farm Pre School in Rose Avenue tomorrow from midday until 3pm. There will be fun for all. OPEN GARDENS SUNDAY was a great success and a large number of people visited some wonderful gardens in aid of Village Care. It
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NAPHILL
DISCOVER THE WORLD of wildlife on your doorstep. Explore hands-on and live displays. Meet a bat and join in a bug hunt. Find out how to attract wildlife to your garden. Discover what lives in your pond. Children can try their hand at making bat-masks
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LANE END
COFFEE SHOP will be open in the village hall annexe between 10am and midday tomorrow with the usual bring and buy and a raffle for a charity. THE SUN SHONE, the crowds came, to enjoy doughnuts, flowers, teas, games, displays, car boots, our French friends
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LACEY GREEN & LOOSLEY ROW
SUMMER CONCERT of Choruses and Arias takes place at Princes Risborough Manor House gardens tonight at 8pm. The gardens will be open to explore from 7.30pm. The proceeds will be shared between the Princes Risborough Pop-in Centre and support for Royal
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HUGHENDEN VALLEY
BIG WEEKEND last week for the football club. On Saturday they held their annual fundraiser which this year was an 80s disco. Hughenden has never been visited by so many celebrities before - Madonna, Adam Ant, Delboy and a special appearance by a Rubik's
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HOLTSPUR
TEA AT THREE is a theme for today and if you are supporting the Iain Rennie Hospice at Home with such an event phone Joanna on 01442 890222 as she would love to hear from you. ANOTHER TYPE of Tea Party would make a difference. "Could you have a small
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HOLMER GREEN
LOTS OF EVENTS taking place tomorrow all around. Details have appeared in this column. Now all they need is lots of visitors. CHADWICK LADIES meet on Monday in the village hall at 7.45pm for an interesting talk entitled School Days in the 50s, by Andrew
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HIGH WYCOMBE
HATHA YOGA CLASSES will be running throughout the summer, Amanda Green runs evening classes in High Wycombe and morning classes in Marlow and in Old Beaconsfield. She has extra training in back care as well as pre-natal yoga. Hence expectant mums are
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HEDGERLEY
SUMMER MINI-MARKET will open at 10.30am tomorrow in the Memorial Hall with lots of stalls. There will be home-made cakes, bric-a-brac and books. In addition you will find smoked salmon, crafts, plants, a raffle and refreshments, all until 12.30pm. Admittance
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HADDENHAM
FOOTBALL CLUB are looking for additional team management and players (especially strikers) for next season. The teams meet at the recreation ground for training in the evenings. Pop along and ask for Russell Thomas or give me a ring. BOWLING CLUB are
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HADDENHAM
THIS YEAR'S FETE was enjoyed by a good crowd entertained by a variety of activities in the event ring, ranging from a procession of vintage cars, including a gleaming pink Cadillac., breathtaking displays by Thame Duellists and football displays by Haddenham
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GERRARDS CROSS
DOG LOVERS will be homing in on Pinewood Studios tomorrow. The world-famous film studio is hosting the RSPCA'S Summer Fair and Dog Show. One of the main attractions will be the local heat of the RSPCA Dog of the Year show, which is open to all rescued
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FRIETH
PLEASE CONTACT Jean on 01494 881140 if you would like to join the trip to the Litmore Shaw estate at Ibstone on Sunday. The estate manager will be conducting the walk where there are wonderful views and much wildlife to be appreciated. The start time
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GREAT MISSENDEN
VISIT ROALD DAHL'S garden at Gipsy House for a family fun afternoon tomorrow from 2pm to 5pm. YOU ARE INVITED to an evening of varied musical entertainment tomorrow evening in Little Missenden village hall at 7.30pm. The artistes are Clare Graham, cello
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GREAT KINGSHILL
FAMOUS PIE SUPPER will be on Saturday, July 9 starting at 7pm with songs and readings by members and friends of Cryers Hill Methodist church. Please book the date and plan to come. VILLAGE FUN DAY held at The Full Moon on Sunday organised by Little Kingshill
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FLACKWELL HEATH
COFFEE MORNING tomorrow in the day centre is from 10am to midday. There's all the usual stalls including cakes, plus children's activities. SUMMER FAIR tomorrow at Juniper Hill school is from 4pm to 8.30pm. This great outdoor event should enable parents
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DOWNLEY
FINGERS CROSSED AGAIN, please, for fine weather tomorrow as Downley Day takes place on the common from 2pm. I look forward to meeting lots of you on my Bucks Free Press table, do come along and introduce yourself. DISCO this evening is from 7pm to 9pm
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CHESHAM
SCHOOLS OF CHESHAM CARNIVAL is tomorrow. The procession will start at midday from Asheridge Road, go along Bellingdon Road, Townsend Road then through the town to Lowndes Park for a great afternoon of fun and laughter for all the family. "Books" is the
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CHESHAM BOIS
HOW TO GROW GREAT HUMANS for the future. I have attended a number of AGM's recently where lots of young people are involved. I have been positively amazed and stunned at the array of skills these young people show in the challenges they have been set.
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THE CHALFONTS
CONGRATULATIONS to Hilary Ann Warner on her MBE for services to the community in Chalfont St Giles. Hilary has worked tirelessly for the good of the village for over 60 years. More awards for St Giles people came at Chiltern District Council's third
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THE CHALFONTS
CONGRATULATIONS to Hilary Ann Warner on her MBE for services to the community in Chalfont St Giles. Hilary has worked tirelessly for the good of the village for over 60 years. More awards for St Giles people came at Chiltern District Council's third
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BOOKER
SUNDAY SEES A CHANGE in the arrangements for services at St Birinus and St John's Church. From now on both the traditional and the worship together services will be held at the Booker site. The times remain the same, 9am and 10.45am respectively. 1ST
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BEACONSFIELD
TEA AT THREE will be hosted by Liz Lewin this afternoon in aid of the Iain Rennie Hospice at Home and all are welcome. Just phone 01844 274961 for full details. BEACONSFIELD OLD TOWN Residents' Association (BOTRA) will welcome you to the Reading Room
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BOURNE END/WOOBURN
WOOBURN GREEN is the place to be tomorrow afternoon when The Meadows have their annual Summer Fete. Children will be the star attractions in the arena with dancing and gymnastics displays. Lively music will entertain and keep your toes tapping while you
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AMERSHAM
BUCKS OPEN STUDIOS enters its 20th anniversary year tomorrow when the doors will open on two weeks of artistic delights. Run by the Visual Images group it is an alliance of over 400 artists and craftspeople. The open studios cover a wide range of crafts
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Blues wage war on the agents
WANDERERS have declared war on football agents and say they won't pay them a penny. Managing director Steve Hayes said: Our view is that if a player wants to bring in an agent, then the player should be paying for the agent. It's nothing to do with us
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Who are Ya asks Blues chief
STEVE Hayes wants to know who is watching Wanderers and fans buying tickets for the Chelsea game on July 13 are being asked a series of questions. Hayes wants to build up a data base of information on the clubs fans and says it is vital to help him improve
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Donald tees it up with Tiger
LUKE Donald began his bid for his first major title yesterday alongside the best golfer on the planet. The former Beaconsfield and Hazlemere golfer teed up with Tiger Woods and American Ryder Cup star Chris Di Marco in the US Open at Pinehurst. The
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Teenager takes four wickets in four balls
TEENAGER Terry Morton took four wickets in four balls for Flackwell Heath last Sunday. The 17-year-old's once-in-a-lifetime performance destroyed Frieth as Flackwell romped to a 142-run victory in last Sunday's friendly match. The former Wye Valley
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Go wild in your garden
FOXES, bats and badgers are just some of the animals who regularly live in some of our own back gardens and now there is a chance to learn more about them. The Buckinghamshire County Museum is hosting a wildlife day on Saturday, June 18 from 11am to
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It’s a dogs That’s Life for Esther
TELEVISION presenter Esther Rantzen visited Hearing Dogs for Deaf People headquarters in Saunderton last Thursday to present awards to volunteers and dogs from the charity. The Desmond Wilcox Volunteer of the Year award was presented to Heather Shute
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Hundreds to join race for children’s charity
HUNDREDS are expected to cross the finishing line of the Penn and Tylers Green super fun run on Sunday. The village is staging the popular fundraiser for the 22nd time, alongside the more serious Penn Seven. Organiser Ian Barnett, said: "This year we
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Crisis talks scheduled to stop ‘crippling’ taxi strike
CRISIS talks between High Wycombe's cabbies and police have been scheduled for next week in a bid to prevent further strike action. Strained relations between police and taxi drivers came to a head after the arrests of two taxi drivers on June 3, prompting
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Heather is awarded for voluntary work
A FORMER midwife at Wycombe Hospital has been honoured for her work with Buckinghamshire charity The Child Bereavement Trust. Heather Cawthorn, of Lansdell Avenue, Booker, was awarded the medal of the Order of Mercy at a ceremony in London last week
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Loakes Park 1957
LOOKS like a sell out at Loakes Park as supporters cheer on their favourite Chairboy players. This match goes all the way back to April 13, 1957, as thousands fill Wycombe Wanderers' former ground. The club moved to its current surroundings at The Causeway
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Loudwater Combined school
PUPILS from Mrs Sarah McDermott's Year 1 class at Loudwater Combined school have been commended by their head teacher for their "exemplary behaviour" on a school trip last week. Head teacher Ann McGinity was full of praise for the way the children
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Wycombe High gets gold award from Arts Council
WYCOMBE High School has struck gold after it received top honours from the Arts Council last week. It has been awarded Artsmark Gold Status for its achievements in drama, music, dance and art. The school successfully demonstrated its competency and
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Alexander plays important role at 2005 world skills competition
STUDENT Alexander Bellini played a pivotal role as the UK stormed to 11th place at the 2005 world skills competition in Helsinki. The BCUC undergraduate, from High Wycombe, triumphed in the cabinet-making category and scooped a medallion of excellence
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Eden builders insist project will go ahead
MULTIPLEX, the company developing High Wycombe's £180million Eden Centre, said this week that the project would go ahead. The owners of Stannifer have been in trouble over its redevelopment of Wembley Stadium, on which it expects to lose £45m. Its share
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New drug test set to cut deaths
TRAFFIC cops have been given new powers to test drivers that they suspect of being under the influence of drugs. Legislation is now in place which allows officers to conduct a field impairment test (FIT), which puts drivers they believe have been taking
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Enough is enough – that’s it from me
WELL that's it from me folks. After two and a half years of venting my spleen I've decided enough is enough. As from next Tuesday I will be relinquishing my stranglehold on page six, and stepping out of the firing line that is Straight Talking. Can't
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Distraught mother wants photos back
A DISTRAUGHT mother is appealing to thieves to return a camera containing pictures of her new born baby. Maria Pascoe, from White Close, High Wycombe, had her bag snatched while out shopping on Wednesday which contained a mobile phone, her purse and
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Murder charger: youth remanded
A 17-YEAR-OLD from High Wycombe, charged with the murder of pensioner Alan Irwing, has appeared before magistrates for a second time. The youth, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was called to Wycombe Youth Court on Friday, June 10. Prosecution
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Water load of hassle
A WORRIED mum believes her water supply has cau-sed her children to vomit, turned their clothes yellow and induced mouth ulcers. Sara Mills, of Wooburn Green Lane, says a letter from Thames Water warning of increased iron levels, prompted her to question
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‘Tony and I always read the Free Press’
PRIME Minister Tony Blair and his wife Cherie read the Free Press to find things to do for their family, it has been revealed. Mrs Blair proudly claimed her family were Free Press readers when she attended the official opening of the Roald Dahl Museum
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Win tickets for Chelsea friendly
The winning team at Loans.co.uk, official Wycombe Wanderers' shirt sponsors, are offering one lucky reader and their guest the opportunity to watch Wanderers face the Premiership Champions Chelsea, in their first pre-season friendly on July 13th at the
