February 2009 Archives

A gala evening of comedy is set to take place to raise funds for charity.
The Chesham Rotary Club has teamed up with Chesham Theatre company to put on three comedy plays.
Gigglers are invited to bring a picnic and drinks to the evening at The Little Theatre by the Park, in Church Street, on March 12 at 7.30pm.
Tickets cost £10 with funds raised going to Heritage House and Iain Rennie Hospice at Home. To buy them contact Helen Salisbury on 01494 793 877.

Defra has chosen to use Chesham Town Council as an example of good practice on giving out environmental information.
The council completed Meades Water Gardens regeneration and achieved a Green Flag for its managing of Lowndes Park in sustainable way last year. It intends to continue its environmental work by installing solar panels at Chesham Moor Gym & Swim and devising a tree management policy for Lowndes Park.

Pupils from half a dozen schools across south Bucks banded together to work on an imaginative project which encouraged qualities of lateral thinking.
Target Mars was the title of the science day which took place at Chesham Preparatory School in Orchard Leigh. Participating schools were Ley Hill, Hawridge and Cholesbury, Chartridge, Brushwood, and Chalfont St Giles Junior.
A total of 30 youngsters aged between nine and 10 took part. They were tasked to complete various assignments which included demonstrating a basic knowledge of micro-chemistry, building a robot, a wind turbine, and a buggy.

Hannah Tidd, a seven-year-old pupil at Pipers Corner School has been short-listed in a national letter writing competition being run by Post Office Limited.
The competition aims to encourage letter writing amongst youngsters at a time when there is an increasing preoccupation with the internet.

A campaign to 'Keep Trade Local' is set to be launched tonight.
Chesham Chamber of Trade and Commerce is holding an open event for businesses at Chartridge Park Golf Club at 5.30pm to promote trade in the town For more information call 0800 027 3842.

Thieves have been branded 'heartless' after a charity was among businesses raided in a spate of shop break-ins across Chesham.
Cash was stolen from the RSPCA shop in High Street after burglars forced their way in through the back door.
Area shops manager Josie Alleway criticised the thieves, who broke in last Tuesday night, and said the charity was considering stepping-up security all of its premises. She said: "I think they are heartless. A lot of people who work in the shops work for free and give their time for free.

Traffic lights at every junction on a busy Chesham road could be introduced in a bid to improve air quality.
An 'urban traffic system', which could see all turnings on to Berkhampstead Road and Broad Street become signalised is one of the options suggested for solving high emission levels caused by congestion in the area.

Jason Hollier, 39, of Fullers Close, has lived in Chesham all of his life. The father to Jessica, 14, Niran, 11, and Luke, three, is married to Puntip, and works as a salesman and estimator at Summerling Carpets. He is also youth leader at Chesham Methodist Church.

Q: Do you like Chesham?
A: Yes I really love this town. I feel safe here and it's lovely with the countryside. I am a great walker and I love the surrounding Chiltern Hills. The fact you are on the end of the Metropolitan line makes it easy to get to London or the bigger towns.

A debate on identity cards is due to be held at Chesham High School tonight.
The free open meeting will be hosted by the Chiltern branch of the Liberal Democrats, which has invited a member of an anti-identity card group to speak about the issue on Wednesday (25/2) at 6.30pm.

Sainsbury's celebrated its tenth birthday with a special lottery for customers this weekend.
The Chesham superstore in St Mary's Way held a draw on the hour for lucky customers to pick a present to celebrate a decade in the town.
Party-hat-wearing staff, some who joined the company at the opening of the store ten years ago, handed out balloons to children to mark the day on Saturday.