Good Causes

YOUNGSTERS in Gerrards Cross met the Easter Bunny at the weekend for an egg hunt.

The event took place on Easter Sunday at the Memorial Hall in East Common and was organised by the Gerrards Cross Community Association.

With the Gerrards Cross Fun Run coming up on May 20, the Advertiser is taking a look at the progress of mother and son Anna and Rowan Micham, who are in training with a fitness academy in the build up to the big day. JACK ABELL finds out how they got on in their first training session

A mum-of-three and her son who are being professionally coached to get in shape for the 2012 Gerrards Cross Fun Run are planning to step up the pace over Easter.

BUSINESSES and shoppers in Gerrards Cross are being given an Olympic boost for 2012 thanks to a campaign to brighten up the village centre.

About £13,000 is being pumped into the village by the Traders Association, using money donated by Tesco to make the village a more attractive place in the hope it will improve trade and encourage shoppers to the area.

AN IVER campaigner is calling on cyclists to hit the road to raise funds and awareness in the battle to overcome domestic violence.

THE OLYMPIC spirit is set to come to Chalfont St Peter and Gerrards Cross this year even for those who have been unable to get tickets to the main event.

A series of Olympic events are being held on the main commons of the two villages to get people together to enjoy the sporting events which will take place in July and August.

A DATE has been set for the Gerrards Cross Fun Run, one of the most popular events in the village's calendar.

The five kilometre race, which takes place every two years, will go ahead on Sunday, May 20, and organisers are encouraging as many adults and children to register to take part.

TEENAGERS in Gerrards Cross are to be among the first to benefit from a £100,000 grant.

Tesco gave the money as an apology for the disruption caused while its new supermarket was being built in the village. It opened in 2010.

SINGERS who fancy taking part in the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations in June should head along to Gerrards Cross on Monday (February 27).

A dog that had been missing for three months has been found and reunited with his owners after he was hit by a car on the M40.
Buster has now been reunited with his owners in Farnham Royal was microchipped. He was spotted by some concerned members of the public and rescued by the local highway agency along with RSPCA animal collection officer Dennis Lovell.

A GERRARDS Cross dog enjoyed a happy new year when it was rescued from an underground drainpipe after being stuck there for three days.

A springer spaniel which had gone missing while out for a walk in woodland off Oxford Road on Thursday, December 29, was found in an underground pipe in the same area on Sunday, January 1.