January 2009 Archives

A car park is set to be closed for most of February
The site in Packhorse Road will be shut from February 2 until February 20 while South Bucks District Council resurfaces it.
Recycling bins at the site will be moved while work is completed.

Paintings by artists from across the county will be showcased in the offices of a Gerrards Cross law firm.
BP Collins, in Packhorse Road, will be displaying the work of a host of Buckinghamshire based artists as part of the Creative Bucks project.
The firm's Chalfont Suite, which is usually used for meetings, will be displaying 29 pieces of original art until May this year.

Waitrose has withdrawn its plans to build a supermarket in Gerrards Cross.
The application for the 13,500sq ft store, which would have been in Station Road, has been cancelled according to the planning section on South Bucks District Council's website.
Residents who live nearby to where the store was going to be built have received letters today informing them of the decision.
The reasons for withdrawal are not yet known, and it is uncertain whether developers Frontier Estates will reapply.
The plans had caused much controversy in Gerrards Cross, with many residents unhappy about the extra noise and traffic that a fourth supermarket in the village would have caused.

A section of road in Gerrards Cross is to be closed until 2010.
Part of South Park Drive subsided last year and work has been going to fix the problem since then.
It is anticipated that the work will be completed in the residential road by January next year.

Three women were injured in an early morning traffic accident involving four cars in Farnham Royal.
The incident happened on Saturday, January 24, at 7.02am in Park Road.
Fire crews from Beaconsfield and Gerrards Cross attended the scene where they released one of the women from her car.
The other two were released before fire fighters arrived at the scene.

Girls at Maltman's Green School were turned into living sculptures last week when an artist came to visit them.
Stefan Jennings paid visit to the school in Maltman's Lane, Gerrards Cross on Thursday and Friday last week to show them his unique artwork techniques.
Year four girls braved the wind and rain to go outside and help Mr Jennings with his project.

The annual parish meeting in Gerrards Cross has been changed.
The meeting contains reports on the area from organisations such as BucksCounty Council and the Highways Committee, as well as a report from parish council chairman David Peters.
Residents are welcome to attend the meeting, which will now take place on Friday, April 29, at 7.30pm.

A pupil at Gayhurst School enjoyed another taste of the world of showbusiness last week when he starred in a BBC radio play.
Max Baldry, 13, had a major role in the play A Prayer for Owen Meany, which was broadcast every afternoon on Radio 4 last week.
Max played the part of Johnnie in the play of the John Irving novel about two boys growing up together in America in the 1950s and 60s.

Plans to increase the cost of parking in car parks in Beaconsfield and Gerrards Cross have been slammed by councillors and businesses.
South Bucks District Council wants to increase the cost of parking by around 20 per cent so that a half hour would increase from 50p to 60p, while the cost for an hour would go up from £1 to £1.20. Parkers would be charged until 8pm, instead of 6pm now.

The annual attic sale is set to be held next month.
The event will be held at the Memorial Centre in East Common on Saturday, February 28 between 9.30am and noon.
Anyone wanting to book a table at the event should call 01753 883 759 or email office@gxca.co.uk.
Entrance for visitors is 50p, and parking is free.