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Picnic for Pepper
Local charity, The Pepper Foundation, are asking the community to host picnics this summer to help fund children’s hospice at home care in Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire in their first campaign – Picnic for Pepper.
Thames Hospice Receives £60000 from Freemasons
Thames Hospice, situated on Hatch Lane in Windsor, has received donations totalling £60,000 from the Provincial Grand Lodges of Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and the MCF (Masonic Charitable Foundation) which receive donations from English a Welsh Freemasons.
Tickets go on sale for the 26th Aylesbury Beer Festival
Michelle’s Marathons – update
A follow-up to the April article about Michelle White’s quest to complete two marathons for charity.
RAF compete in Winnie the Pooh Scarecrow Competition
Airmen from RAF Halton recently assisted a care home in a scarecrow building competition in Hailey Village.
Francis Habgood appointed as independent chair of Buckinghamshire Safeguarding Boards
As the County Council continues work on its Ofsted Improvement Plan – meet the man who will play a vital role in ensuring Buckinghamshire’s vulnerable children and adults are kept safe.
They told me I can’t because I’m deaf
Zachary Allen, from Chalfont St Peter (11), was diagnosed as deaf aged three and at eight was given cochlear implants in a bid to aid his speech perception, hearing and overall quality of life, but like all children of his age he wanted to take part in sports.
Ofsted says council making ‘steady progress’ to improve children’s services
Buckinghamshire County Council is making ‘steady progress’ to improve children’s services, with most children “receiving helpful support when they are first referred to children’s social care”, according to Ofsted in its monitoring letter published today.
Prescribing of over the counter medicines has changed in Buckinghamshire
In Buckinghamshire your GP, nurse or pharmacist will not generally give you a prescription for over the counter medicines for a range of minor health concerns. This follows national guidance from NHS England.
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