March 2009 Archives
The final two parts of the Becoming Batman series have been released on Youtube and show our hero and the Joker coming face to face in battle.
The series was launched after residents of Chalfont St Peter called for a Batman style vigilante to clean up the village of anti-social behaviour.
One man took up their challenge and 14 hilarious videos later the series comes to its dramatic conclusion.
BECOMING BATMAN: THE FINALE (PART ONE)
BECOMING BATMAN: THE FINALE (PART TWO)
A youth club in Denham is set to have re-launch to encourage a new group of youngsters to join up.
The Zone group is sending out a use it or lose it message to Denham teenagers who are stuck for ways to spend their evenings.
The group started in 2005 following a long history of graffiti and other vandalism at the area surrounding Denham Cricket Club in Cheapside Lane, due to the apparent boredom of youths in the village.
Several clean-up days organised recently by Misbourne River Action have proved particularly successful, with several volunteers from Chalfont St Giles joining group chairman Bob Older and his son Paul in an operation to encourage the flow of the river.
Volunteers made temporary repairs to river banks that were leaking into adjacent fields, painted the bridge over the river by the Chalfont St Peter community centre and eased the flow of the river past the duckpond in Chalfont St Giles.
Activity Chest toy shop, in Market Place, will turn five on March 20 and is looking for children in the area who will also be celebrating their their fifth birthday on the same day.
Any child that is would go along to the shop to cut the cut a special cake with owners Liz Royal and Michael Warner at a special ceremony to be held after school on Friday, March 27.
Staff at Fake It in Chalfont St Peter got into the Red Nose spirit by coming to work in fancy dress.
Workers at the hair salon in Market Place came dressed either in a 1970s style or as schoolgirls.
The staff managed to raise £140 for the cause by people donating money to them throughout the day.
A home in Lower Road was burgled on Monday morning.
Thieves gained entrance to the house through an insecure patio door between 1.30 and 6.30am.
They stole several unframed paintings, rugs and carpets, and anyone with any information should call police on 0845 8 505 505.
Police are warning residents to be more vigilant now that the days are getting longer and gangs of youths are hanging around the streets until later at night.
There are also concerns that gangs in Chalfont St Peter and St Giles have joined together in recent months and are now loitering in areas between the two villages.
Although there have been no major crimes in the last few weeks, police believe that people should be aware that gangs are going to be on the streets much later at night over the next few months as the evenings get later and warmer.
Chalfont St Peter CofE School celebrated the beginning of the season with their annual Spring Fayre at the weekend.
Visitors flocked to the school in Penn Road for the event which included a number of stalls and attractions.
Highlights this year included the Sing Star competition and a selection of games and activities designed for visitors by year six pupils as part of a Design and Technology project.
There were also a variety of different tombolas and a pitch and putt contest, as well as a lucky dip and a selection of stalls selling items such as plants, toys and books.
The first blockbuster installement of the three-part Becoming Batman finale has been posted onto Youtube and shows the Chalfont St Peter hero finally coming to blows with his arch enemy.
Entitled Becoming Batman: The Finale Part One the clip shows the superhero the village called for tackling his nemesis without realising yet that it is his best friend.
With two more episodes to go the internet phenomenon shows no signs of letting up after their videos have been viewed by thousands of people.
BECOMING BATMAN: THE FINALE PART ONE
This is a list of the latest planning applications registered at Chiltern District Council.
Representations should be made either in writing to the Head of Planning Services, Chiltern District Council, King George V Road, Amersham, Bucks, HP6 5AW or by e-mail to planning@chiltern.gov.uk. If you use e-mail would you also include your postal address.
This is a list of the latest planning applications registered with South Bucks District Council.
Any person wishing to make representations should do so in writing to Development Control either by email to planning@southbucks.gov.uk, by letter or via 'Planning Online' on the website.
The Riddler, one of the enemies of Chalfont St Peter's Batman, has returned with a new video clip.
In the episode, he continues to spout bile about the population of the village, and even has a few choice words about a certain Advertiser reporter.
The series is to come to a close on Monday having run since November last year after a spate of anti-social behaviour in the village.
Since then, the videos have proved hugely popular on the internet, with some of them being viewed more than 70,000 times on You Tube.
The Riddler's new video
A fundraiser who has raced across the Sahara for the National Society for Epilepsy (NSE) is now planning on trekking through the Arctic Circle to raise cash for the charity.
Keith Flood, 51, is planning a 350 mile footrace through the hazardous conditions, described as the most extreme marathon on the planet.
Motorists in Denham are being warned to be extra vigilant after a spate of thefts from cars since the start of February.
Thames Valley Police have seen 12 incidents of cars being broken into in Village Road since the beginning of last month and are concerned about the rise.
The Party Shop in the High Street had its door smashed on Tuesday evening.
The incident happened between 6-7pm and police say that they believe that it was caused by a man kicking the door in frustration after a row with his girlfriend.
A man has been arrested in connection with the incident and is currently speaking with police.
A new chairman is set to take over at Chalfont St Peter's Neighbourhood Action Group and vowed to bring all members of the community together to battle its problems.
Mark Tosh, 45, will now be in charge of the group after previous chairman Robin Hadfield was forced to step down due to ill health.
Mr Tosh, who lives in Gravel Hill, has not served on the NAG before but says he is looking forward to the new challenge.
An explosive three-part finale to the Becoming Batman series will be unveiled on Monday, March 16.
The series began in November last year after residents of Chalfont St Peter called for a Batman style vigilante to rid the village of anti-social behaviour.
Following the Advertiser front page story one man answered their call and eleven Youtube clips later he looks set to face his destiny according to a teaser trailer posted on Youtube.
The clips have become an internet phenomenon with some being viewed by as many as 70,000 times.
The Finale is Coming
This is a list of the latest planning applications registered at Chiltern District Council.
Representations should be made either in writing to the Head of Planning Services, Chiltern District Council, King George V Road, Amersham, Bucks, HP6 5AW or by e-mail to planning@chiltern.gov.uk. If you use e-mail would you also include your postal address.
This is a list of the latest planning applications registered with South Bucks District Council.
Any person wishing to make representations should do so in writing to Development Control either by email to planning@southbucks.gov.uk, by letter or via 'Planning Online' on the website.
A manhunt has been launched after a girl was sexually assaulted in an alleyway in Chalfont St Peter.
The incident happened on Tuesday, December 2 last year but the victim was left so traumatised by the attack that she has only been able to report it to Thames Valley Police this week.
Parents at Lovel End nursery are set to host an indulgence evening in order to raise funds.
The Passion 4 Fashion company will be at the event, offering a series of treatments to visitors.
There will also be a raffle with the chance to win a week's accommodation in Majorca.
The event takes place at 7.30pm on Thursday, March 12 at the Chalfont St Peter Infant School.
Entrance is £5 and each treatment costs £3.50.
The first event in the Chalfont's Got Love campaign is set to go ahead on Red Nose Day.
The event, entitled Flour, Flour Everywhere will involve a huge flour fight held in the playing fields of the Chalfonts Community College.
It has been organised by Christina Zealey who vowed to improve morale in the village after a series of vandalism incidents in Chalfont St Peter.
The fun starts on Saturday, March 14 at 1pm.
The Village Hall pub is set to host a South African dinner.
The themed meal will include four courses of South African food and wines chosen to complement the food.
A guest speaker will also be on hand to introduce the wine at the event on March 19 at 7.30pm.
Tickets are £30 in advance only and can be bought at the pub.
An African drum group is set to entertain the people of Chalfont St Peter while making money for Comic Relief in an event at the weekend.
Africa Junction, a drum and dance band, will be giving a half hour performance in the centre of the village on March 7.
Passers by are being urged to donate cash to the band, who are hoping to raise as much money as possible for this year's Comic Relief event.
A man found his best friend had committed suicide after going to his house for a visit, an inquest heard.
Neil Searle, of Chipstead, Chalfont St Peter, had become concerned after not being able to get in touch with his friend Simon Legge for several days.
He went to his house in Hiljon Crescent on October 3 last year and after knocking and receiving no answer, he let himself in.
A coffee morning is set to be held to raise funds for the refurbishment of the parish hall.
The event takes place in the hall in Church Lane on Saturday, March 14 between 10am and noon.
There will also be a raffle and a number of other stalls selling various items.
Contact Jackie on 01753 890 398 or Shirley on 01494 874 940 for more information.
The teenage victim of a vicious mugging in Chalfont St Peter has told of his shock at being attacked and beaten outside his home by three thugs.
The incident happened shortly after midnight on Saturday morning in a quiet residential road off the A413 in Chalfont St Peter.
The 18-year-old, who has asked not to be named, had his mobile phone taken from him by the gang, who walked away laughing after they attacked him.
There was more trouble with the recycling bins in Chalfont St Peter this week when two of them were set on fire.
One of the bins in Church Lane, which have been the subject of much anger from nearby residents in the past, was found ablaze early on Sunday morning.
A fire crew from Gerrards Cross were called to the scene at 7.39am and extinguished the flames.
The Chalfont Fine Art Association is set to celebrate its 40th birthday.
The group, formed in 1969, will hold a celebration for its members on Wednesday, March 18 at the village's Community Centre.
The event will include dinner and a speech from members of the group.
Chalfont St Peter looked more like Cardiff than a South Bucks village this week when Welsh flags were flown.
The Red Dragon was attached to all the shops along Market Place to celebrate St David's Day, the Welsh national day.
The flags were put up by the Village Association, which decorates the village at certain times of year to mark special occasions.
Last year, it put in place a number of Olympic flags while the Beijing games were taking place, and at Christmas, it attached miniature trees to all the shops in the road.
Chalfont St Peter Parish Church has spoken of its anger and frustration after a wave of petty vandalism has cost it hundreds of pounds.
The parish church in Church Lane has had to spend funds allocated for the refurbishment of its hall on repairing damage done to its buildings by a group of yobs.
On Sunday night, youths knocked a number of tiles off the roof of the church hall by continually throwing large pieces of wood at it, and before Christmas, two fire extinguishers were stolen from the hall when the door was briefly left open.
A fund raising group is to launch a huge money making blitz throughout March by hosting a series of events in Chalfont St Peter.
The group, called Making a Difference, links South Bucks with a variety of children's projects in Kampala, the capital city of Uganda.
They are inviting people across South Bucks to join together throughout March by taking part in their fund raising schemes.
This is a list of the latest planning applications registered at Chiltern District Council.
Representations should be made either in writing to the Head of Planning Services, Chiltern District Council, King George V Road, Amersham, Bucks, HP6 5AW or by e-mail to planning@chiltern.gov.uk. If you use e-mail would you also include your postal address.
This is a list of the latest planning applications registered with South Bucks District Council.
Any person wishing to make representations should do so in writing to Development Control either by email to planning@southbucks.gov.uk, by letter or via 'Planning Online' on the website.