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Weather doesn’t stop mad hatters from raising cash
IT was hats off to pupils in Great Missenden when they raised cash for Macmillan Cancer Care nurses. Pupils at the Gateway School donned hats as part of National Hat Week, sponsored by the charity. Children from the school were allowed to bring in a
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Pupils give miracle show
YOUNG actors performed a near miracle at Hughenden Manor when they put on a first class performance with little preparation time. Crowds flocked to the former home of Benjamin Disraeli over the weekend of June 11 and 12 to celebrate the 60th anniversary
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Beechview School
CLASS teacher Gemma Mills was beaming with praise for her class, 3M, which has impressed her with their welcoming behaviour. The kids from Beechview School, High Wycombe, have been commended for making student teacher, Katrina Shaer, feel so at home
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Young artists wow judges
TALENTED young artists went head to head during an inter-school competition hosted by Hazlemere school Sir William Ramsay. Youngsters from Hazlemere C of E Combined School, Tylers Green County Middle School, and Widmer End Combined School all showed
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Plea for ex pupils of Widmer End School
Remember Mr Chandler? Have any abiding memories of him, or your time in his class that you would like to record? Got any photos of him, or with him in? After 15 years he is leaving Widmer End School, and the school is putting together a book of memories
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King Fu Hustle
IF Zhang Yimou's Hero and House of Flying Daggers were the well-dressed parents of the martial arts genre, Kung Fu-Hustle is its Ritalin-addled problem child. It has special effects that owe more to Tex Avery cartoons than live action, some of the bizarrest
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Holiday was like a sitcom
MEMO to the many people who keep asking if I had a good holiday: NO, I DIDN'T. I returned to the office yesterday after more than two weeks in Toronto, Canada, and the best way to sum up my trip is to say I've never been more glad to see High Wycombe
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Hundreds make the running in 10km race
MORE than 300 runners descended onto Wooburn to take part in the Wooburn Park Sports Association 10km run during a sunny weekend. The race, which began in Wooburn Park, off Town Lane, was started by Dominic Grieve, MP for Beaconsfield, at 10.30am on
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Bethany flies high in contest
A HIGH flying air cadet from High Wycombe climbed to the top of the winners' podium three times at a recent RAF athletics meet. Bethany Twitchen, 14, of Baring Road, took home three golds, a silver and a bronze medal from the national competition held
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Adecco
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It’s all Wright for Wycombe
Cricket: MARK Wright was in sensational form as he helped Wycombe Warriors to maintain their trophy charge. The all rounder scored 107 and also took a crucial wicket as Warriors edged out Eastcote by 43 runs in the Evening Standard Trophy. And the day
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Thieves ruin charity day
THIEVES have stolen 150 golf balls putting a cloud over a charity golf day this weekend. Charity golf day organiser Jason Eldridge, 33, is now trying to rustle up new golf balls for the event. The balls were stolen from the Live and Let Live Pub,
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Walking the way to fitness
A WEEKLY village walk aimed at promoting healthy lifestyles has proved so popular even schoolchildren are signing up to join. Launched last August the Holmer Green "Simply Walk" has snowballed, regularly attracting dozens of people of all ages keen
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Visitors gain a glimpse of rare garden paradise
A COLLECTION of rare trees unique to the Chilterns attracted crowds of enthusiasts during a recent open day. The Priestfield Arboretum, in Little Kingshill, is a secret garden of foreign and native delights managed by volunteers, the Friends of Priestfield
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Triumph for Scannappeal
THE generosity of South Bucks residents has helped a charity race to its target of £150,000. Scannappeal's bid to equip two state-of-the-art mobile units came to a close last week after just 18 months of donations. Hitting the target means the units
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Unbeaten CBF go nine points clear
CBF are nine points clear of Wycombe Town A at the top of the Cressex Summer League after an unbeaten week. They took ten points from a possible 12 to maintain their grip on the title race. They beat AFC Barnes 3-0, AFC Totteridge 2-0 and FC Desborough
