November 2009 Archives
SCHOOLCHILDREN came face-to-face with a war hero while on a trip visiting World War One battlefields.
Year nine students from The Misbourne School attended a service of remembrance at the Menin Gate in Ypres, Belgium, last week when they unexpectedly came across Australian Trooper Mark Donaldson, a winner of the Victoria Cross for his service in Afghanistan.
He spoke to the 140 students from the Great Missenden school about his experiences and showed them his selection of medals including the Victoria Cross awarded for bravery, which he was given in January.
YOUNG people across Chiltern were allowed to 'takeover' policing as part of a national day to let them go behind the scenes.
Sixth formers from The Misbourne School, Chalfonts Community College, Chesham Park Community College and Amersham School were given an insight into how Thames Valley Police operates as part of 11 Million Takeover Day on Friday.
A STUDENT who used to be a school rebel but became a role model has been nominated for a Causeway Buckinghamshire Young People of the Year award.
Kesia Nagle, of Roberts Ride, Hazlemere, overcame personal problems to inspire fellow students, staff and parents.
The 18-year-old who attends Holmer Green Senior School, in Parish Piece, Holmer Green, admitted she went off the rails after her parents separated and she lost two grandparents five years ago.
A TOTAL of 27 drivers were fined for not wearing seatbelts in a three-hour crackdown in Great Missenden.
They were slapped with £60 fixed penalty notices for the offence in the police and council operation in Link Road on Friday.
A PHARMACY believed to be the oldest in Buckinghamshire is under threat after a surgery began promoting a new delivery service from a rival eight miles away.
Concerned customers at Kinton Pharmacy in High Street, Great Missenden, began a petition to try to prevent nearby Prospect House Surgery taking away trade from the village's only facility.
Kinton's owner Mukesh Ruparel said he fears for the future of his company after finding out about the surgery's deal with High Wycombe-based Lansdales Pharmacy through patients at the surgery.
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