September 2009 Archives

A SHED at the back of an Amersham garden is the set for a new ten-part television programme to be screened on The Country Channel this month.
Entitled 'Talking Threads', it is the brainchild of Jamie Malden, 52, a retired headmistress, who has used her new found free-time to set up Colouricious, a TV and video production company. Run from her home in Copperkins Lane, Mrs Malden had an inspiration for a programme dedicated to textile art and profiling some of the artists who have taught at Missenden Abbey.

AMERSHAM residents, businesses and schoolchildren are celebrating after the town was announced as 'best town' winner in the region for Britain in Bloom.
The town scooped the trophy in the category for the Thames and Chiltern area, pipping towns such as Henley-on-Thames and Kidlington to the post.

Police have arrested a 21-year-old man on suspicion of arson.
The arrest relates a number of bin arsons in the town. He will answer bail at Aylesbury Police Station on October 22.

ANTI-SOCIAL behaviour was shown the red card in Amersham on Sunday when youngsters took part in a football match against the town's police.
The match was organised by police community support officer (PCSO) Tony Churchill after residents in Danes Close had complained about teenagers playing football in their street.

TWO brazen thieves broke into an Amersham home this week and stole jewellery from a bedroom despite triggering the security alarm.
The incident happened between 6.55pm and 7.05pm on Tuesday (22/9) at a property in Copperkins Lane.

ONE of the 11 donkeys stolen from a farm near Chalfont St Giles has been recovered.

SIXTY years ago Ken Larner met the love of his life - problem was he was on a date with her friend at the time.
Mr Larner, 82, was preparing for a date but needed to find a girl to accompany his friend and make it a foursome.
His date, Joan, then made a telephone call that was to change his life forever and invited her friend Dot to join the trio at the pictures in their home town of Harrow, north-west London.
Ten weeks later Mr Larner and Dot married and last Thursday celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary at their home in Orchard Avenue, Holmer Green.

TWO new councillors were elected to serve Amersham and Chesham this week after the sudden death of community stalwart Pauline Wilkinson MBE suddenly in June forced a by-election. Both paid tribute to their predecessor when speaking to GREG BURNS after the results were announced.

MOBILE phones were hoisted into the air and alarms set off in Amersham this week as part of a global campaign to raise awareness of climate change.
A group of climate change protesters, led by Russ Fleming, set their mobile phone alarms for 12.18pm on Monday in the hope of providing the political parties with a wake up call in the Old Town.

A MERCEDES Benz, jewellery, a laptop and phones were some of items stolen in a spate of burglaries in Amersham last week.
At 2.40pm on Friday (18/9) the owner of a maroon Mercedes A class was changing a light bulb in his car when he stopped to talk to neighbour in Chenies Avenue, Little Chalfont.