The FREE Community Newspaper for HP16 Issue 33, February/March 2014 p4 ARTS & COMMUNITY p7 ENVIRONMENT p9 SPORTS & LEISURE p10 CHARITY & CHURCH Credit Union for HP16 M for Money is the credit union to be owned by the members, son Supervisory Committee that surplus made will be split three for this area and was launched at with the purpose of beneficially oversees the activity of the credit ways. Firstly, credit unions must the Chiltern District Council of- serving and helping each other - union. These are also unpaid develop reserves and a percent- fices on Friday 24 January this hence the credit union philoso- volunteers and ordinary mem- age will go into the credit union year. This gives local people access phy of “people helping people”. bers of the credit union. reserves. Secondly, the directors to an alternative to the High Street M for Money Credit Union has a The key activities of the may reinvest in developing the banks. Credit Unions are financial Board of Directors who are un- credit union are to assist mem- credit union, its products and institutions that offer the same paid volunteers elected annually bers to save and to provide a services. Lastly, the remaining products and services as banks but at the Annual General Meeting. range of loans for them. Mem- monies will be returned to savers operate quite differently. The Board monitors the fi- bers savings and loans are cov- as dividends. For information There can only be one credit nances, develops the business ered by loan protection and life and how to join please visit union for any one location. It is a plan and oversees the adminis- savings insurance, so debt always www.mformoneycreditunion.org not-for-profit financial coopera- tration. The Annual General dies with the debtor and is not or phone 020 8756 3866 or M4Money Launch tive, formed by and continuing Meeting also elects a three per- passed on to next of kin. Any email: [email protected] Misbourne Ofsted The Misbourne School’s recent any other secondary school in the September 2013 has become Ofsted inspection has won it the country. Robert Preston, Head- much more demanding and that Since the first issue of HP16 The issue we are moving these pages to accolade of being the most im- teacher, said, ‘This is a proud and is why so many schools are failing Source we have prioritised the need pages 15-16 to make them more ac- proved secondary school in the significant moment for all of to make the benchmark we have to include young people in the com- cessible for this age group. The country. School inspectors us…. We always knew we were achieved …. We are now amongst munity and the paper by giving the Source wants to thank Holly Bur- should give a school half-a-day’s good and Ofsted have confirmed the best and we continue our centre pages a ‘youth flavour’ with a rows for her work as the youth editor. notice, but owing to an Inset day, it. The Ofsted framework since quest to be the very best’. their phone call was too late in youth editor and designer. For this Please let us know your thoughts. the afternoon to be picked up. On the Tuesday morning at 8.00am, four inspectors arrived at the gate, thinking they might be turned away. However, they were HS2 Hybrid Bill welcomed in and continued with Your last chance to protect the Chilterns AONB by petitioning against the bill. their inspection. The results are We need to act now! therefore even more significant, Bucks County Council petitioning advice workshops will be held early evenings of as it was very much how it should Monday 10 March, 6–8.30pm, BCC Offices, Aylesbury HP20 1UY and be, a typical two days at The Mis- Thursday 13 March, 6–8.30pm, Amersham Community Centre, Chiltern Ave. bourne. Maximum 30 participants per workshop. The aim will be to enable effective petitioning. The school achieved ‘good’ Contact Alex Day: 01296 382409 Email: [email protected] status in teaching, behaviour, leadership and management. The Local support also available soon. Inspectors confirmed that The The petitioning period is set immediately after the second reading, which will take place Misbourne has made more no earlier than 28th April 2014. The exact dates will be clarified when these are released. progress in such a short time than Misbourne students and Head celebrate Ofsted success Deadline for submissions and advertisements for our next edition, issue 34, is Thursday 27 March 2014 2 NEWS & PARISH HP16 – The Source February/March 2014 Watching your waste Please support us by An increase in waste, not to say • The Link Road Car Park in Contents waist, seems almost inevitable in Great Missenden, becoming a member today’s culture. Most recognise • The Full Moon car park in the importance of recycling, but Little Kingshill, of HP16 The Source! and Contacts waste disposal done incorrectly • The High Street car park in can prove costly. This article is a Prestwood, This is community in action. As a member you will have the right brief guide on recycling and waste • Little Kingshill Combined to vote on our proposals and push us in the right direction. News & Parish – pages 2 & 3 disposal in HP16. School, Membership costs just £5. Arts & Community – pages 4 & 5 • The Misbourne School, • Missenden Abbey Confer- I I wish to become a member and enclose a cheque for £5 HS2 & Environment – page 6 ence Centre, payable to HP16 CIC • Great Missenden Combined and / or Environment – page 7 School, I I wish to make a donation to HP16 CIC and enclose a Although for the whole of • Prestwood Junior School and cheque for made payable to HP16 CIC HP16 postcode, waste collection Health & Wellbeing – page 8 • Great Missenden Library. is the responsibility of either When disposing of items Full name: Sport – page 9 Chiltern or Wycombe District such as equipment, tyres, mer- Councils, recycling and waste dis- Address: cury vapour strip lights (includ- Charity & Church – page 10 posal choices begin at home. The ing low wattage domestic ones), two councils played their part Business – page 11 batteries or items made of wood with the introduction of weekly and metal, there are collection Phone number: kerbside recycling and waste col- Easter events plus– page 12 points open for private cars at: lection using plastic wheeled bins Email address: • London Road depot in Amer- (for recycling, garden waste and Events – page 13 sham HP7 9DT general household waste) and Please accept the clearing of your cheque as an Puzzle page – page 14 unwheeled food waste bins. Being • High Heaven at Clay Lane acknowledgment of receipt. Cut out the form and Booker High Wycombe SL7 3DJ predominantly a rural postcode, return with your cheque(s) to Mayertorne Youth – pages 15 & 16 • Rabans Close, Rabans Lane, the secure bins to HP16 was a big Cottage, London Road, Wendover HP22 6QA improvement over the system of Aylesbury HP19 8RS flimsy plastic bags, which were an • Latimer Road, Chesham, Reception desk: Gina Kelland invitation to every neighbour- HP5 1TL [email protected] hood fox in search of a free lunch. Finally, if you need to get rid Chiltern District Council’s Where individual circumstances of an item that might be usable create problems with the kerbside by someone else, take it along to Delivery Development Plan Directors collections, please contact your one of the local charity shops. Sharon Kavanagh (01494 488820), Colin Veysey local District Councillor. Recog- Despite all these opportuni- Document (DDPD) (01494 862257) and Anthony Sykes (01296 nising that kerbside collections ties for disposal and recycling 620830) would like to thank the growing number of are not suitable for everything we there may be some members of Following CDC’s Cabinet meet- Great Missenden Parish the community tempted to ing on 11 February, it has been Council (GMPC) is holding three people who contribute in many different ways to want to dispose of, the councils are maintaining the distributed dump waste rather than recycle confirmed that the public con- public meetings to provide infor- make this enterprise a success. Your time and talents large waste collection points it. That can be both very costly, sultation dates for the DDPD mation on the latest draft and give are very valuable and much appreciated. around the area. These are for and dangerous. Please help to will be from Thursday 20th Feb- you the opportunity to have your plastic, glass, clothing, paper, manage your waste responsibly ruary to Friday 4th April. say and input to the feedback. HP16 The Source shoes and even books, located at: by using the facilities provided. http://www.chiltern.gov.uk/ These are now confirmed as: c/o Anthony Sykes, Mayertorne Cottage article/2803/Delivery-Develop- • Tuesday March 4th – Prest- ment-Plan-Document-DDPD wood Village Hall – 7.30pm Wendover, HP22 6QA In it they declare an interest • Wednesday March 5th – Great Volunteers needed! in what local people think. How- Missenden Small Committee Website: www.hp16.org.uk Great Missenden Parish Council hour and takes place on a week- ever, for example, the SHLAA room, Memorial Centre – Email addresses: is looking for volunteers to help day during the day. The signs are site at The Glebe, Prestwood, for 7.30pm move the new Mobile Vehicle Ac- also swivelled mid-way through 9 dwellings has been upgraded to • Wednesday March 12th – Editorial: [email protected] tivated Signs. (MVAS) the month but this only takes a a “Housing Proposal Site”. The Ballinger Memorial Hall – Advertising: [email protected] There are 4 sites in Prest- short time.