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Press Release from Buckinghamshire Council26 August 2021 Summer bank holiday bin collections across BuckinghamshireBin collections across Buckinghamshire will be operating to a revised timetable next week.With no bin collections on the bank holiday (Monday 30 August) all collections that week will take place one day later than usual.Residents are asked to check the revised timetable and present any bins by 6:30am on their rescheduled collection day.Bank holiday revised bin collection dates:Usual collection day Revised collection dayMonday 30 August Tuesday 31 AugustTuesday 31 August Wednesday 1 SeptemberWednesday 1 September Thursday 2 SeptemberThursday 2 September Friday 3 SeptemberFriday 3 September Saturday 4 September“The revised collection days are typical for bank holiday weekends, so I’m confident that residents won’t be caught out or inconvenienced by the change,” said Peter Strachan, Cabinet Member for Climate Change and Environment.Peter added: “Buckinghamshire’s nine household recycling centres will remain open from 9am to 6pm over the bank holiday weekend – including on Monday 30 August. However, before making a trip to the tip, please check our website for all the latest household recycling centre information.”To check your bank holiday bin collections and to find your nearest household recycling centre, visit Buckinghamshire Council’s recycling and waste webpage: buckinghamshire.gov.uk/bin-collection-recycling-and-wastePlease also follow @BucksCouncil to keep up to date with the latest recycling and waste information on their Facebook and Twitter pages.–Ends– ... See MoreSee Less

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COVID-19 guidance for waste services Information on waste services and how they are affected by the coronavirus emergency

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Press Release from Buckinghamshire Council27 August 2021 Weekly roadworks updateAs part of Buckinghamshire Council’s £100m investment in roads across the county over the next four years, work will be taking place next week at the following locations through Transport for Buckinghamshire’s Strategic Highway Maintenance Programme. Some activities are extremely weather dependent, therefore dates shown are subject to change at short notice. No weekend working unless specified. DfT Challenge Fund:A418, Aylesbury Road, Rowsham – Traffic lights north of Bierton to Wing (Tuesday 31st August to Sunday 5th September)Plane and Patch Resurfacing works to sections of the carriageway using a night time road closure in operation between 7:00pm and 6:00am.Micro Surfacing Programme:Cherry Tree Road, Beaconsfield – various location along length of road (Wednesday 1st September to Friday 3rd September)Kerbing and ancillary works using localised traffic management in operation between 7:00am and 7:00pm.Footway Improvement Works:London End, Beaconsfield – length of footway (Tuesday 31st August to Friday 24th September)Footway Improvement works using localised traffic management and 2 way temporary traffic signals in operation between 7:00am and 7:00pm.Drainage Improvement Programme:Westbrook End, Newton Longville – approx. 50m either side of bridge (Tuesday 31st August to Friday 3rd September)Drainage Improvement works using temporary traffic signals in operation between 7:00am and 6:00pm.Junction Improvement Works:Crest Road, High Wycombe signalisationContinuation of major works to convert the existing roundabout on A4010 John Hall Way into a signalised junction with Crest Road, with completion anticipated early September. –Ends– ... See MoreSee Less

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Thames Valley PoliceOlder Drivers Forum WebinarsMessage sent on behalf of The Older Driver's Forum:The Older Drivers Forum are supporting Project Edwards week of action, themed ‘Fit for the Road’ between the 13th to 17th September 2021. The Forum will be running a series of six free webinars during the week. Each webinar is on a different subject and designed to help and support the mature motorist to carry on driving safely for longer. Project EDWARD stands for 'Every Day Without A Road Death’ and is an annual UK-wide road safety campaign backed by government, the emergency services, highways agencies, road safety organisations and British businesses.Shockingly, on average 5 people a day are killed and around 150,000 people are injured each year on roads in Great Britain. Unfortunately, 20% of all deaths on our roads are older people. As older licence holders are increasing every year, fatalities for drivers aged 70 and over are forecasted to increase by 22% by 2040. We know that older motorists have a wealth of experience, confidence and tolerance. However, sight, hearing, reaction time and judgement of speed and distance may not be as sharp as it once was.The Older Drivers Forum is about keeping mature motorists on the road safely for longer. Whether that’s helping giving practical and informative help and support to continue driving or pointing people in the right direction for an assessment to identify their driving needs – from wing mirror adapters to an elevated driving seat – the Forum’s here to help and signpost you to the people to help. The Forum is a not-for-profit organisation made up of experts in road safety – from representatives from the emergency services, to charities, local authorities and businesses specialising in keeping older people on the road.The chair and founder of the Older Drivers Forum Rob Heard said “We are excited and proud to support Project Edwards quest to make the roads safer for all. We can all become complacent about our driving and often pick up bad habits, which if not addressed can increase our risk of an incident on the roads. This week of webinars will help give advice on a number of subjects from Confidence building appraisals, Safe driving tips, Electric vehicles and driving with various medical conditions. We have a special webinar on Thursday afternoon hosted by Valerie Singleton OBE on Dash cams, which is one not to miss. We have 1000 free places, so make sure you book early to reserve your place.I am looking forward to welcoming you again to our webinars. We have had great feedback from previous ones we have run, one person who attended said ‘Extremely useful and informative. This is definitely one of the better webinars I’ve attended over the past few months, both in presentation and content.’The webinars are FREE and have expert speakers as well as participants being able to ask questions. People will need to register their place for each webinar and this can be done by visiting olderdriversforum.com/webinars/ .We have increased the number of places available this time to 1000 free places, so should be able to accommodate anyone who wishes to register.Message Sent ByCaitlin Rosetti (Police, Communications Support Assistant, Thames Valley) ... See MoreSee Less

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Older Drivers Awareness week 2021 – FREE webinars This year the awareness week will run virtually between Monday 13th to Saturday 18th September 2021. Each day we will run webinar/s to help o...

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After 1st Nov, don't put your cardboard in the Blue Bin!Press Release from Buckinghamshire Council24 August 2021 Change in cardboard recycling collections in South Bucks areaRecycling cardboard is about to get even easier for residents living in the South Bucks area as they will no longer need to separate their paper and cardboard into two separate containers.Residents are being asked to put both into a new 44L recycling box which will start being delivered to homes across the South Bucks area from Tuesday 31 August, with deliveries expected to be completed within a few weeks.Buckinghamshire Council wants residents to start using their new recycling box for both paper and card, as soon as it arrives.A leaflet will be delivered inside the box explaining what items should and shouldn’t be put into the box for recycling. For example, food contaminated paper/cardboard, such as pizza boxes, kitchen paper and paper towels should all go straight into the general rubbish.From Monday 1 November, blue-lidded bins containing cardboard, will no longer be emptied.In the case of larger items which cannot fit into the box, they can be folded down and flattened and left beside the box for collection, or be taken directly to one of the local Household Recycling Centres.The new box will continue to be collected alongside the blue-lidded bin (recycling week), and can contain cereal boxes, catalogues, envelopes, junk mail, magazines, newspaper, office paper, yellow pages, greeting cards (plain card only, no glitter), cardboard packaging, including boxes, egg boxes and kitchen/toilet rolls holders.Peter Strachan, Cabinet Member for Climate Change and Environment, said:“We’re really lucky in Buckinghamshire, our residents are great at recycling and go to a lot of effort to make sure the correct items are put in the correct bins.“We hope that this small change will make recycling even quicker and easier for those in South Bucks. It will also align the service we provide residents across the southern areas of Buckinghamshire which will all be collected by the same contractor from 1 November.“I’d like to stress that from that date, blue-lidded bins won’t be collected if they contain cardboard, so please, don’t get caught out.“If you’re not sure which item goes into which container, we have a really helpful online ‘waste wizard’ tool. You simply type in what you need to dispose of, and it will tell you how and where to do it. It’s available on our website at: recycleforbuckinghamshire.co.uk/waste-wizard.”You can check your recycling and rubbish collection days on the Council’s website at: buckinghamshire.gov.uk–Ends– ... See MoreSee Less

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During this difficult time, Beaconsfield Town Council are committed to keeping you connected with the services and activities that are going on in our town.

As part of the measures to manage the Coronavirus Public Health situation Beaconsfield Town Council have made arrangements for staff to be able to work from home. As they won’t be in the office to pick up the phone, the best way to contact is via email on info@beaconsfieldtowncouncil.gov.uk and this can be accessed by our office staff who will be able to respond to you.

For the time being, both the Town Hall and the Public Conveniences at Windsor End will be closed until further notice.

In the meantime, please make sure you know where to go to keep up to date with the latest advice.

A useful resource from Buckinghamshire Council if you are looking for help is here - Directory

If you feel ill please go to https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

For government advice please see https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus

And https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/public-health-england

Locally, the Beaconsfield Coronavirus Volunteer Network is an initiative that is being co-ordinated through Better Connect Beaconsfield http://www.betterconnectedbeaconsfield.org.uk

You can follow them on Facebook here https://www.facebook.com/betterconnectedbeaconsfield/

For the advice around the county please look at the Bucks Community Hub on the following link.

https://www.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/community-and-safety/coronavirus/volunteer-groups-in-your-area/

Heart of Bucks has launched the Bucks Coronavirus Appeal, please give generously as many will face hardship dealing with this crisis https://www.totalgiving.co.uk/appeal/coronavirus-response-appeal

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“Beaconsfield Town Council believes that growth in the Town is essential in order that the community continues to prosper. Without growth it is likely that there will be decline as the existing population ages and the needs of the next generation continue to be ignored.

For the Town Council to support release of Green Belt land it must be demonstrated that exceptional circumstances exist. The development must not only address the key issues of infrastructure but also achieve the maximum amount of affordable housing. In this context the development must seek to include an appropriate volume of housing capped at a maximum of £350,000. .

Further development work will require a detailed framework masterplan, with infrastructure needs such as schools and medical facilities as well as roads and mains, with timing, phasing and so on. These needs should be assessed holistically on a town-wide basis to ensure any complementary enhancements required to the existing town are integrated. We therefore strongly recommend that at least three representatives from the local community including one from the Town Council work with landowners and developers as part of a multi-disciplinary group having responsibility to safeguard the interests of the existing population”.

12th December 2016

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