August 2008 Archives

by Martyn Pritchard

CHESHAM Cricket Club was this week mourning the loss of its longterm president Jack Mash.
Mr Mash, who served the Meadow club over many years, was - variously - captain, president, and backroom stalwart.
He was, said current chairman, Jonathan Royals, a wonderful club man - "And someone who was very kind to me, personally."
Mr Mash, who died last week, aged 95, also sustained many longterm friendships during his cricketing years in Chesham. Geoffrey Reynolds, a vice president of Chesham Cricket Club, forged a friendship with Mr Mash which dates back to the 1950s.

GOT a bright idea? Think you might make a business of it? Forget The Apprentice or Dragons Den, The Business4Business event in Chesham is much more likely to put you on the right track for success!
The exhibition and networking event, which will be held at The Elgiva Theatre in Chesham on Tuesday, September 23 could help you to grow bright ideas into successful businesses.

FRIENDS of Lowndes Park in Chesham are holding a picnic in the park on Sunday, August 31.
Chairman of the group Michael Rowan said: "Already we are building a tradition of an annual park picnic and despite rain, wind, hail and anything else that the typical British summer can throw at us, we are going to do it again this year.
"We felt that we should end the summer by celebrating in the park with a picnic, and by choosing this Sunday we avoid any clash with Ramadan, allowing everyone to join in."

Rob Burnett
robburnett@trinitysouth.co.uk

THE family of a young man who died in 2004 are holding a memorial day for him this weekend.
Stuart Simpson from Little Chalfont passed away aged just 25 in August 2004 and his family have organised a get-together for all his friends this Sunday, August 31 at the pavilion, Westwood Park, Little Chalfont, from noon to 4pm.

THERE will be an open day at Hazeldene Organic Farm this weekend.
The event kicks off at 11am until 5pm this Sunday at the farm on Asheridge Road, Chesham.
There will be a lots of stalls, a barbecue, tea and cakes, classic cars, a bouncy castle, tractor and trailer rides, a farm shop, animals and much more, with 50 per cent of the gate money being donated to the Thames Valley and Chiltern Air Ambulance Trust.
Contact Liz Bateman on 01494 783501 for more information.

Thieves made off with £5,000 after burgling a house in Chesham.

At Chesham High School 95 students achieved five or more GCSE grades of A or A*, with ten pupils gaining ten or more A or A* grades.

A flat above shops in Greenway Parade, Chesham, was burgled between 9.30pm on Wednesday, August 13 and 10.43am on Friday, August 15.

Thia year's festival of art netted a total of £1,359, which will be put towards Amersham Town Council's charity jubilee account this year.

Amersham charities requiring some funding should contact town clerk Des Knowles at The Court House before Friday, October 10.

Mr Knowles said: "The festival was fabulous, a real win, win, situation for everyone concerned. The artists, who run the festival themselves, benfitted from an occasion to show off their work. We hung a total of 305 pictures during the 10 day festival."a

This is the face of the man police want to speak to in connection with a series of indecent exposures in Chesham.