Ballinger www.hp16.org.uk The FREE Community Newspaper for HP16 Issue 40, July / August / September 2015 p4 ARTS p11 CHURCH & CHARITY p12-13 EDUCATION p14-15 SPORTS Misbourne student wins at Silverstone Racing for Beechdean time in the GT4 class at Motorsport, sixth form 2m16.053sec. Since then the Misbourne student Ross team has spent a successful Gunn and his team mate week at the Le Mans Aston Jamie Chadwick claimed Martin Festival, and will go their second consecutive on to their next race at the Avon Tyres British GT Spa Francorchamps circuit The leaders at Chequers Parade Championship victory, in Belgium on the weekend winning the third event of of 10-11 July with a lot of Final stage of Aviva Women's Cycling Tour 2015 the season at the positive momentum. Silverstone 500 on Sunday Beechdean may be better Supported by Buckinghamshire County cyclists over the testing climbs including 31 May. This places the known for excellent ice Council, Wycombe District Council, Frith Hill. The race sped through the heart team 31.5 points clear of cream, but at this rate they Chiltern District Council and Leap (the of HP16, at an average speed of around their nearest rivals at the may be equally known for Bucks and MK Sport and Activity Partner - 40mph and people lined the route top of the British GT4 their successes in motor ship), Sunday 21 June was the first time cheering both leaders and those further Drivers Championship. The sport. Read more about Buckinghamshire has welcomed the back. Pictured above, the leaders prepared victory was topped off by Ross and his racing career Women’s Tour following the visit by the for one of the sprints, down Prestwood Ross Gunn & Jamie Chadwick Ross claiming the fastest lap on page 15. Men’s Tour of Britain in 2014. High Street. Stage 5 was won by Briton Much of the 64-mile route was through the Hannah Barnes of the United Healthcare Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural team, and the overall event won by Lisa Beauty, taking the world's top female Brennauer of Velocio-SRAM. Local MP asks, “Will HS2 be undeliverable?” On the same day that the Secretary of State disappointment that the reports had not for Transport was at the despatch box been made available to her and her announcing the shelving of rail upgrades colleague MPs before they voted for the and replacing the leadership of Network second reading of the High Speed Rail Rail, the government also published the (London – West Midlands) Bill in the last Major Project Reports from 2011 and 2012 Parliament. Mrs Gillan will be writing to on HS2. The ban on publishing these the chairman of the Major Projects Authority reports, imposed by the Secretary of State, to ask for a fully updated analysis of HS2. Beechdean’s Aston Martin GT4 Vantage was overridden by the Information Com - (See more on HS2 on page 8) missioner. They show the enormous risks Recycle your Spectacles Great Missenden posed by the HS2 project. “In the light of Don’t leave old glasses in Defibrillator what was announced yesterday about the the drawer! Bring your old There is now a Public Access northern rail upgrade project cancellations, frames to Defibrillator in Great describing the projects as ‘undeliverable’, Chiltern Opticians, Missenden. It is located on what does this mean for HS2?” asks Cheryl 75 High Street, Great the wall of Kinton Phar - Gillan, MP for Chesham & Amersham. Missenden, they’ll be sent macy at the entrance to the “Will the HS2 project itself become to Vision Aid Overseas. Baptist Church. See page 11 Tracey James of Healthy Balance undeliverable?” Mrs Gillan again expressed Waiting for the select committee Deadline for submissions and advertisements for our next edition, Issue 41, is Thursday 27 August, 2015 2 NEWS & CONTENTS HP16 – The Source July / August / September 2015 HP16 The Source 40th Issue This issue of The Source is those who live, work and the paper, and in particular Contents celebrating the success of visit here, and to all age the Parish Council. the paper by growing from groups. To do this we have a Getting invloved News and Contents – page 2 16 to 20 pages. The idea for dedicated team of volun - If you feel you could con - HP16 - The Source came teers who deliver, proof tribute by volunteering, or Parish Council - page 3 from the Market Town read, design, edit, write, helping financially, please Health Check, and Com - investigate, take photo - do get in touch with us, and Arts – page 4 munity Vision for HP16. graphs, administrate and do from the next issue onwards First Issue 2007 That was 2007-8 and since the finance, and many there will be opportunity to For example, this was Interviews – page 5 then, through the vehicle of more. We want to thank our become a friend of The expressed in a recent letter Community– page 6 a ‘not for profit’ Community volunteers, a team numbering Source by donating £10 per we received from Cllr. Kay Interest Company (CIC), well over 100, for all their year. We look forward to Allan (see the page oppo - Business – page 7 we have delivered between hard work. What they do is developing this. site). Also, a senior citizen, 5-6000 copies, five times per truly valued. We also want Thank you for reading! who is not a computer user, HS2 Update - page 8 year free to all those in the to thank our advertisers, Finally, thanks to all of you told of the scrap book of Environment – page 9 local area. The aim has been and those groups that have who read The Source. We Source clips that she is com - to focus on ‘good news’, donated generously to The are constantly hearing of piling. Again, thank you - Wellbeing – page 10 information, stories of Source having recognised people who use The Source and we hope that you enjoy interest and relevance to the value, and the need for as their ‘source’ of information. Issue 40 - all 20 pages! Church & Charity – page 11 Hi All, Education – pages 12 & 13 You may recall that we were the charity of the year for the Methodist Monday Club after Sport – page 14 & 15 members read The Source article. Well they had their last fund-raising event on Saturday which was a strawberry tea garden-party. (I was there for 15 mins before I had to go on a Events – page 16 & 17 job, but managed to eat some strawberries!). They have raised £1,130 which they will be presenting at their AGM on 6th July. Puzzles – page 18 This is the last large pledge we have to collect and the total for the car stands at a little Source Youth – pages 19 & 20 over £19,000, which I think you will agree is far more than any of us thought possible, which means that we have plenty left for the upkeep of our Panda for some time to come. Community First Responder Panda The Panda will soon be going to the signwriters to have the names of the main sponsors Contacts on one quarter-light and on the other it will say 'Provided and supported by the people of Prestwood and sur - rounding villages'. That should reinforce the feeling of ownership that a huge number of local people have for Reception: Gina Kelland 'their' car. Well done everyone for your efforts in:- publicity, contacts, speaking to groups, manning stalls, begging etc, etc! [email protected] Our Panda is proving its worth time after time as people who are expecting a marked vehicle immediately recog - Editor: Colin Veysey (01494 862257) nise us. It is also great off road, although it has not been put to the test seriously yet. I am hoping for at least some snow this winter, sorry but I really want to see if it is good as they say in the white stuff! Di rectors So many thanks again, Colin Veysey (01494 862257) and Anthony Sykes Bob Davy (Community First Responder 01494 865682) (01296 620830) would like to thank the growing num - (Please do contact Bob if you feel you could offer a few hours as a Community First Responder. ber of people who contribute in many different ways to No prior experience is needed as training is provided. Editor) make this enterprise a success. Your time and talents are very valuable and much appreciated. 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