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SINGERS who fancy taking part in the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations in June should head along to Gerrards Cross on Monday (February 27).

A SPORTS masseur from Chalfont St Giles has rounded up a team of up and coming actors to join him in a 400 mile bike ride for charity.

Scott Heath, 35 who runs a sports massage centre in the village and has worked with a number of sports and television stars, has decided to cycle from St Ives in Cornwall back to Chalfont St Giles to raise money for Great Ormond Street Hospital.

TWO brothers from Chalfont St Peter who lost their father to cancer last year have raised thousands of pounds for charity in his memory.
Gabriel Lewis, eight, and his brother Joel, six, lost their father Jeremy to the disease lin 2010, and ever since have wanted to do something to help others suffering from the illness.

A WOMAN will be forgoing a valuable night's sleep and stepping out on a 10 mile midnight walk for charity next month.

Sarah Lumb, 28, will not be settling into her comfortable bed in Chalfont St Giles on June 18 but will instead be pounding the streets of Amersham to raise money for Iain Rennie Hospice at Home (IRHH) who cared for her grandma before she died from lung cancer in September.

A BRAVE youngster who lost his sight in one eye after battling a dangerous eye infection, is running a 5K race for charity.

Matty Thomas, 12, from Chalfont St Giles, was disgnosed with Toxoplasmosis in November 2009 after telling his dad Mike that he couldn't see properly.

The condition developed quickly and 15 months ago Matty lost the sight in his right eye after a hole developed in his retina.

A MUM from Chalfont St Peter is set to take on the Great Wall of China in order to raise funds for charity.
Jules Montogomery-McCullagh has taken on the challenge of the 80km trek with the aim of raising £3,000 for the children's cancer charity CLIC Sargent.

A RETIRED accountant from Chalfont St Peter who has helped hundreds of disadvantaged young people to transform their lives has been nominated for a Royal award.
David Priest, 60, has been short-listed for a prestigious award at the national Prince's Trust Celebrate Success ceremony.

A CYCLIST who appealed for travelling companinons to accompany her on a trip to South Africa has set off on her journey.

Lindsey Cole, 27, is making the epic trip 8,000 mile in order to reach the country in time for the World Cup, which starts in June.

AN AUTHOR from Chalfont St Giles who died suddenly last year has had her first novel published.
Katie Roy, unexpectedly died in February 2009, after collapsing at her home in the village.

A ROTARY club has dug deep to make a big effort to raise money for those effected by the Haiti earthquake disaster.
The Rotary Club of Gerrards Cross and Chalfont St Peter, has managed to raise £2,500 to assist the victims of the devastating quake.