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The Wendover Good Neighbour Scheme (WGNS) helped a lot of people through Lockdown 1. The simple ethos of neighbour looking after neighbour, a bit of shopping, a prescription or two and all delivered with a kind word showed our community in the very best light. None of the wardens joined up to get recognition but, as the Rolling Stones song goes “You can’t always get what you want.” Wendover has won a Proud of Bucks Award for its warden scheme. I’m to accept it but I don’t do that on behalf of the WPC or any single organisation. I do it for you, the people of Wendover. The wardens and drivers that went the extra mile to help out. The Wendover Youths and the Food Bank and for all of you who stayed home, stayed safe and prevented the NHS being swamped.

There should, Covid being equal, be a Parish Council election in May 2021. Anyone who’d like to join what is a very successful Parish Council should watch out for the invitations to apply to appear on our website in the springtime. The long dark winter nights are a great time to consider what you would do to make a difference as a councillor.

In these uncertain times Christmas is on a lot of people’s minds. The WPC will play its part in keeping Wendover lit for the Christmas festivities. Our ground staff and contractors will safely install all of the trees and the Clocktower lights, just like normal. I’d like to thank James and Nicola at No2 Pound St for sponsoring the big tree this year. I’ve seen this big tree, it was handpicked and it looks great.

If you can do one thing for your community during the holiday, please just stay safe and have the very greatest Christmas that you can.

Tom Walsh

Wendover Community Awards Presentation

This year the Wendover Community Awards were done a bit differently. The community were invited to nominate their heroes and an independent selection panel made up of individuals from local businesses, schools, sports clubs, emergency services and the community assembled to ensure an unbiased result.

Unfortunately, the award ceremony, which was originally planned to take place in April at the Annual Parish Meeting, was cancelled due to coronavirus. However, on Wednesday 28 October the Parish Council were able to present the awards outside Budgens on Manor Waste.

Please visit the webpage www.wendover-pc. gov.uk/post/wendover-community-awards-1 to view the award winners for each category.

Halloween Baking Competition Wendover

Parish Council are proud to announce the winner of the Halloween Baking Competition is Leah Watson- Edwards, aged 10. Leah has won herself a £50 voucher to spend on Wendover High Street. The competition received 23 entries in total. Thank you to everyone who entered, we received some lovely photos of families baking together! Please visit the webpage www.wendover-pc. gov.uk/halloween-competition to view a full gallery of all the entries received.

Christmas Trees on the High Street

Despite the annual Christmas Celebration on Manor Waste being cancelled this year due to coronavirus, to keep some Christmas cheer alive, the Parish Council have decided to fund the mini Christmas trees located every year along the High Street in Wendover, instead of the High Street businesses. It has been a difficult time for all our local businesses and the Parish Council wanted to support them, ensuring that every business that purchased a mini Christmas tree in 2019 will receive a free one in 2020. Furthermore, on behalf of the community, a very big thank you to No.2 Pound Street for generously sponsoring the 18ft Christmas tree on Manor Waste this year!

The Christmas tree will be dressed in decorations made by children from local schools and nurseries.

Wendover Parish Council wish the community a Merry Christmas! We know Christmas may look and feel very different for everyone this year and we look forward to merrier times for us all!