September 2008 Archives

Beaconsfield Twinning Association are holding their Annual General Meeting at the Council Chambers in Beaconsfield New Town on Friday 10th October at 8pm.

Coffee Club at the community centre every Thursday from 10.30am to 11.30am in term time. Volunteer drivers needed. Please call 01494 875133.

Ballroom and Latin beginners' dance classes at the church hall, Church Lane every Monday evening from 8.30pm to 10pm and every Tuesday from 2.30pm to 4pm.

Call Barbara on 01753 893 440

Well Baby Clinics on Thursdays, 9.30am to 11am in the Chalfont Community Centre, Gravel Hill.

Call Anne Toon on 01753 888 665.

It's an interactive six-week course to help parents stop children aged eight upwards being tempted to try alcohol, cigarettes or drugs.

The course starts on Tuesday, October 7 from 7.30pm to 10pm at the youth centre. It is being run by presenters trained by Care for the Family and costs £20 per person or £30 per couple.

For details and registration, call Deborah Elliott on 01753 890 791.

Councillors took it in turns to beg a developer to "put something back into the community" at a planning meeting of South Bucks District Council on 24 September 2008.

Fundraisers collected £1,430.23 for Macmillan Cancer Support in Penn Road, on September 5 and 6. The committee would like to thank shoppers for their generosity, which will help Macmillan to assist cancer patients who are in need of support.

ALPHA courses started again this week. Call 01494 674 146 for a 10-week evening or day course with crèche.

A new season of dancing starts with a series of informal classes at St Michael's church hall on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month from 8pm to 10pm. Everyone welcome.

Christian Aid coffee morning in the Fitzwilliams Centre, coinciding with the Farmers' Market in the Old Town on Saturday from 9am to noon.

The Beaconsfield Big Sing takes place at the United Reformed Church, Aylesbury End, on Sunday at 4pm. Led by Beaconsfield Brass and guest soloists, with refreshments afterwards.

Model Railway Exhibition on Saturday,

October 4 from 10.30am to 5pm at Beaconsfield Girls' High School, Wattleton Road, Beaconsfield Old Town. Adults £3, concessions £2, children £1. Call Roy Jackson on 01753 643 724.

The South Bucks Branch of the Motor Neurone Disease Association collected £282.86 in Beaconsfield on June 28. There were no expenses deducted.

The Pirates of Penzance will be presented by Wycombe Savoy at the Beacon Centre, Holtspur from October 8 to 11 at 7.30pm. For more details call 07799 875 162.

Chiltern and South Bucks Volunteer Centre is looking for volunteers to become leaders or helpers for Cubs, Beavers or Scouts. Help with lively activities for various age groups in the early evenings. Training will be given. Call the volunteer centre on 01895 837 545 or see www.do-it.org.uk. Other opportunities are also available.

The Jazz Club at Beaconsfield meets every Wednesday at Beaconsfield Sycob FC. For more information, call Alan on 01296 425 188.

To cater for young people with busy lives, the Free Methodist Church has an additional Sunday School every Friday from 6pm to 7.15pm, for anyone aged five to 11.

Beaconsfield Community Association runs a Thursday Lunch Club for pensioners at the Curzon Centre. If you are interested in coming along or helping, please call Olga McBride on 01494 673 813 or John Pell on 01494 676 059.

Silver study group with Ian Pickford twice monthly at the Beaconsfield Centre (Old School House), Windsor End on Fridays from 10am to noon. £60 for 10 sessions or £6 per session. Call 01494 674 170 for more information.

Pregnancy yoga on Wednesdays from 10am to 11.30am at Forty Green Community Hall. For more information, call Sharon on 01494 670 506.

By Jack Abell

Police are investigating an alleged road rage incident in Beaconsfield which involved a motorcyclist punching a driver several times.
The incident happened last Thursday at around 3.30pm on Amersham Road.
PC Robert Mellor said: "During the incident a motorcyclist is alleged to have overtaken a car before laying his bike on the road and walking up to the driver's door, opening it and punching the driver several times in the face. He then road off in the direction of the A40."
Police are asking for anyone who saw a motorbike driving aggressively in the town at the time or who know who the rider is to call them on 0845 8 505 505, or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Adults will be able to hone their computer or language skills next month thanks to new night classes being run by Beaconsfield High School.
The courses will start on Tuesday, October 14, at the school, in Wattleton Road.
For language students there will be beginner classes aimed at enabling the learner to express and understand language in life situations including greetings, numbers and signs, and ordering food and drink.
People who attended evening classes last year will be able to build on their skills with each course lasting for five weeks with a one hour session per week.
There will be two computer courses - in basic Word and Powerpoint, and basic Excel - and will run for five weeks, two hours per week from 6pm to 8pm.
Closing date for entries is Friday, September 26. Email morris-p@beaconsfieldhigh.bucks.sch.uk stating your name, contact details, including phone number and the course you wish to attend.

Beaconsfield MP Dominic Grieve will be officially opening the refurbished Hedgerley Youth Club this Friday.
The ribbon will be cut on the building, in Hedgerley Hill, at 5pm, with members of the club and their families attending also.
Fully modernised, the new building has a state-of-the-art kitchen, modern storage facilities, a small office, and toilets.
It was made possible thanks to a number of grants donated by local churches, The Buckinghamshire Foundation, and The Veolia Environmental Trust.