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HS2 given Notice to Proceed
Despite lockdown, families and friends are doing their best to support all members of our community. For example, Thank you Wendover residents of There are so many wonderful stories Manor Crescent emerging from the Good Neighbour Scheme raised a glass (at set up by Wendover Parish Council, see a safe distance!) page 17 for details. Well done everybody. to celebrate the 70th Wedding In addition, Wendover Parish Council has Anniversary of been able to recruit a bank of volunteers Enid and Lawrence Jeffery on Friday 10 April. who are delivering shopping or prescriptions to people who are vulnerable in any way. What an incredible milestone and we wish Even if you can’t go out and about, you might them many more. be able to cheer people up with a friendly phone call through the volunteering scheme. Another family contacted Wendover News to help celebrate a 100th birthday, see page 8. Many local retailers have been able to offer delivery services. There is a daily update on On a more sombre note, we were so sad to Wendover News social media: Facebook and hear that Ricky, one-time owner of the Raj twitter. Many thanks to those who are able to restaurant, was an early victim of COVID-19. deliver Wendover News. Please turn to page 21 to read tributes. 7:00am, 15 April 2020 — STOP PRESS! “HS2 Ltd today marks next step for the project, issuing ‘Notice to proceed’ on Britain’s new railway’.” Read the story on https://bit.ly/3ep94tR. More in the June print edition of Wendover News.
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