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Who organised putting up Prestwood’s Christmas lights?
Thomas Tyrrell did, with PEG and help from others. Prestwood is very grateful to our excellent Events Group (PEG) who have organised our Christmas lights for so many years. This year, Thomas Tyrrell helped organise things with them. The costs of installation were met...
Brown before Green – call for Brownfield Land Sites
Please read this in conjunction with our recent post on the Local Plan - Buckinghamshire Council Earlier this year Buckinghamshire Council held our first call for brownfield sites as we started work on the Local Plan for Buckinghamshire. This plan will allocate sites...
Great Missenden Repair Cafe
From the Parish Council’s Repair Cafe Working Party: The Great Missenden Repair Cafe has provisional joined the International Repair Cafe Foundation (IRCF), an invaluable source of advice and assistance. They have an interesting website at https://repaircafe.org/en/....
Great Missenden and Prestwood Repair Cafe update
Bulletin 29 October 2021 Here is an update from the organisers of the Repair shop which we highlighted last month - follow this link.. To all who have expressed support or volunteered for the Repair Cafe – Greetings Thanks are due for a magnificent response to the...
Will You Join the Repair Revolution?
Do you have the skills to join the Repair Revolution? People are becoming increasingly aware that our throw-away society is not good for our pockets, not good for the planet. To address this, Repair Cafes are popping up everywhere, in Buckinghamshire and elsewhere. At...
Interest Group Formed ref building development on Greenlands Lane
Editors note: The title on this post was incorrectly given the name Green Lane, and not Greenlands Lane. This was corrected on the 26/05/21 We have been passed the following from Catherine Bunting, it is also being distributed around parts of Prestwood as a flyer. It...
Planning Application 13 Dwellings Greenlands Lane
A planning application for development in Greenlands Lane has been submitted to the council. PL/21/1676/OA | Outline application for the erection of 12 dwellings including 5 affordable homes, and the conversion of stables block to provide a further 1 dwelling. | Land...
Election Results
Please click below to view the results of the Buckinghamshire Council election for Great Missenden, which includes Prestwood: https://buckinghamshire.moderngov.co.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=28&RPID=3545163 The Parish Council election results for...
Chiltern Hospital/London Road Junction – Important Survey
Reminder: the closing date for this survey is 30 April. The Great Missenden Parish Council is asking for responses to a short survey regarding views on the Chiltern Hospital/London Road junction on the A413, which is of concern to many people. This is a real...
Green Man planning application
Planning application for The Green Man public house If you wish to view the documents, comment or just find out what is going on follow the link to Green Man planning application PL/20/4468/FA . Remember, your views are taken into account by the planners so make...
Chiltern Hospital/London Road Junction – this may not happen
Evidence of your demand needed if anything is going to happen. Please help Below is a post we put on at the end of February. Funding is available! We understand there have not been enough responses. Without evidence of demand from you, nothing will happen. But...
Community Involvement Consultation
Involving local people in the planning process - deadline April 6 The purpose of a Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) is to explain how we will involve local communities at each stage of the planning process. Creating and publishing an SCI is a legal requirement...
Station approach development now at planning stage
Great Missenden Village Association (GMVA) ask you to comment We have received the following from GMVA (website greatmissendenva.com) The proposed development at the Station has gone to Planning and details are available here to view and to comment: Planning...
New Benches on the Common
Two lovely benches from Richard Hildreth Many thanks indeed to Richard Hildreth and GMPC for donating the two lovely benches which have appeared on the Common – what with the successful track and now the benches, things are looking up in Prestwood. You may have...
Transport for Bucks Survey
Transport for Buckinghamshire manages highways on behalf of Buckinghamshire Council. They would like opinions of how well people think they are working on Buckinghamshire’s roads. They will use the responses to help to improve how they communicate and deliver works...
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