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Dalek Inspires Dr Who Event Wednesday, June 3, 2015 www.bucksherald.co.uk Bucks Herald 3 News museum Cyclist killed after Inquiry into floods collision with car that hit Willows A 54-year-old woman has The cause of floods which died after being involved in threatened homes on the a road traffic collision. Willows Estate is to be Exterminate! Dalek The incident, which invol- investigated as part of a ved a black Nissan Qashqai council inquiry. and a cyclist, happened An inquiry into flooding around 10.30am on Satur- in Buckinghamshire has day morning on Tring Hill, been started by the Bucks inspires Dr Who event Aston Clinton, near to the County Council’s transport junction of Upper Icknield environment and localities Way. select committee. by neil shefferd we still need lots of help from Sadly, the female cyclist It will look at the lessons [email protected] the public. died at the scene. learned from the afterma- 01296 619778 “I am hoping to have some The driver of the Nissan th of the severe winter wea- swap cards soon and my god- was uninjured. ther last year, to ensure An exhibition on popular son in Cheshire has a lot of Anyone with information strong and speedy respon- family television programme things which he will lend.” about the collision is being ses by the council and part- Mr Durtnal, who has only urged to contact PC Colin ners in the future. Doctor Who is being planned been working at the museum Riley from Amersham Several communities, at Bucks County Museum – all for a month said: “I think they roads policing on non- including the Willows in thanks to a Dalek called tasked me with co-ordinating emergency number 101. Aylesbury, were affected Darren. the exhibition because they If you don’t want to speak by surface water and over- wanted to see if I could man- directly to the police, flowing rivers in February The idea for the showcase age it! contact Crimestoppers last year. came about after the museum “I have been thrown in at anonymously on 0800 555 The two-day inquiry begins was loaned Darren the Dalek, the deep end and I don’t quite 111. on July 21. made by Neal Davies, a techni- know what will happen, but cal television supervisor from I’m looking forward to it. Hawkslade. “My personal memories Mr Davies said: “I built the of Doctor Who are watching Dalek a few years ago after a some of the original episodes friend made a £20 bet that I from behind the sofa during would not be able to construct the 1960s!” one to go as the front window Anyone interested in con- display at our office. tributing items to the upcom- “It is brilliant because it ing exhibition should e-mail can talk, nod its head and [email protected] or you light up. can contact the museum on “It is built out of plywood Neal Davies with Darren the dalek at Bucks County Museum 01296 331441. and fibreglass and is the same Visitor service manager at height and dimensions as the the museum, David Erskine, Daleks used in the TV series.” that makes TV shows includ- as well display it and I hope added: “It is a real privilege The museum is now asking ing Grand Designs and Escape everyone feels the same about for us to have this wonderful for donations of toys, games, to the Country added: “I hope their items.” Dalek made by Neal. costumes, books, posters, au- people really get behind the The exhibition, which “This exhibition is re- tographs and any other memo- exhibition. starts on June 25, is being co- ally exciting for us because rabilia related to the television “I decided that once I had ordinated by Phil Durtnal, a we hope it will connect series to sit alongside Darren . built the Dalek there was no volunteer at the museum. with all the generations and Mr Davies, who works for point in it sitting and gather- Mr Durtnal said: “We have get lots of families to the Fremantle Media, a company ing dust in my lounge, I might got the Dalek and a Tardis but museum.” Continued from front CLAYDON HOUSE ‘Thieves are taking money from hospice’ Wendover store, the thieves they were still there and damaged a panel of a Bar- were going to jump out.” A clays cash machine con- similar break-in took place tained within the hospice at the charity’s shop in Ayles- building for customers in bury High Street. Kings Head Parade. But they B u r g l a r s s m a s h e d gave up trying to access the through the fire door at the bank notes and escaped. back of the shop but the Assistant manager Ange- alarm went off and it was la Edwards, who found the enough to scare them away. damage on Saturday morn- Head of retail for the ing, is upset that the charity hospice, Phil Moody, said now has to fork out for repair he was reluctant to claim on work. insurance because of how She said: “They’re taking it bumps up the premium – money away from the hos- meaning the charity is facing pice and to think of all the a bill of £1,000 to fix damage. hard work of the volunteers. Mr Moody is also prepar- Textile artist shows work It has affected everybody. ing to spend hundreds of “There was a big, dark extra pounds to bolster se- The artist-in-residence at Claydon House, Barbara Shaw, hole at the bottom of the curity at the Wendover shop. demonstrated some of her textile work at the house in Mid- door and it looked like some- Mr Moody said: “It’s mon- dle Claydon over the weekend of May 30 and 31. one had peeled it open like ey that should be going on pa- Mrs Shaw said: “The house is fascinating and I am really a sardine tin. I was worried tients. enjoying interpreting aspects of it in textiles.”.
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