New Wycombe MP to launch walking scheme (From Bucks Free Press)
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New Wycombe MP to launch walking scheme
8:20am Saturday 8th May 2010 in Elections By Neil Phillips
New Wycombe MP Steve Baker
ONE of the first jobs for Wycombe’s new MP will be to launch a scheme to get the town walking on Saturday.
Conservative Steve Baker, who was voted in at Thursday's General Election, will walk through a giant paper banner in the Eden Centre at 11am this morning to signal the launch of the campaign.
High Wycombe town mayor Julie Pritchard will also be helping to kick the event off.
Walk Wycombe is a Transport for Buckinghamshire initiative to increase the number of people who walk in and around High Wycombe, as part of a healthy lifestyle.
To help local walkers, five notice boards have been installed around the town centre, on which 3D maps highlight three new walks – Town Walk, Heritage Walk and Rye Walk.
For more information go to www.walkit.com
Comments(45)
Whatsgoingonthen?
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8:35am Sat 8 May 10
I have to drive to work from school and back otherwise I would not be able to pick up my children on time, or get to work on time.
You ain't seen me
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8:44am Sat 8 May 10
Also, BFP... those threee walks don't seem to be on the site you mention?
demoness
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9:08am Sat 8 May 10
That's why I suppose the launch was cancelled a few weeks ago.
I HATE being told by a load of fat cats what's good for me.
Could they be more patronising?
BigTommy
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9:42am Sat 8 May 10
demoness wrote:I am sure they can and will prove it over and over again in the near future.
Well what can one say? That's why I suppose the launch was cancelled a few weeks ago. I HATE being told by a load of fat cats what's good for me. Could they be more patronising?
demoness
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9:45am Sat 8 May 10
Plus ça change...
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9:52am Sat 8 May 10
It helps if it's good for as long as possible.
We don't walk enough any more. very often the first thing we do when we go for a walk is get in the car first...!! Daft or what!
Just outside of, but very close to Wycombe - walking distance - and through Wycombe too, we have some of the most attractive walking routes you could hope to find.
We should maximise their use, keep these rights of way going and do ourselves and everyone else the greatest favour we can.
It is not a trivial initiative.
After an energetic town walk, a nice in-town picnic area would be handy though... Trees, shade, pergolas, benches, water features etc etc etc etc etc
For my pesto and banana sannies! Yay!
s/w
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towncryer
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10:03am Sat 8 May 10
get the minions to walk while they drive around in cars
demoness
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10:05am Sat 8 May 10
towncryer wrote:Typical stupid towncryer comment.
Typical Tory initiative get the minions to walk while they drive around in cars
Now I am no fan of this council and have made that obvious. BUT why do you persist in making ridiculous remarks like that?
Morag
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10:33am Sat 8 May 10
Plus ça change... wrote:Very well said, sir!
Health is one of the most important aspects of our life. It helps if it's good for as long as possible. We don't walk enough any more. very often the first thing we do when we go for a walk is get in the car first...!! Daft or what! Just outside of, but very close to Wycombe - walking distance - and through Wycombe too, we have some of the most attractive walking routes you could hope to find. We should maximise their use, keep these rights of way going and do ourselves and everyone else the greatest favour we can. It is not a trivial initiative. After an energetic town walk, a nice in-town picnic area would be handy though... Trees, shade, pergolas, benches, water features etc etc etc etc etc For my pesto and banana sannies! Yay! s/w on your-mark...
Morag
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10:36am Sat 8 May 10
You ain't seen me wrote:This is the second time the BFP has given a link to walkit.com and I still can't find those three walks.
Congratulation Mr Baker, I am so glad to see that you have your prioities right and feel that walking "through a giant paper banner in the Eden Centre" is top of your list. Also, BFP... those threee walks don't seem to be on the site you mention?
wayneo
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10:49am Sat 8 May 10
Slimster
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10:53am Sat 8 May 10
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Or maybe install some escalators - up Amersham and Marlow hills would be a good start. Cyclists could use them too. Get some of the unemployed to turn the winch handle to move the conveyor along :-)
towncryer
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10:54am Sat 8 May 10
demoness wrote:HI Demoness
towncryer wrote:Typical stupid towncryer comment.
Typical Tory initiative get the minions to walk while they drive around in cars
Now I am no fan of this council and have made that obvious. BUT why do you persist in making ridiculous remarks like that?
Here is the underlying message to my comments . Walking is nice but >>>>
Issue is -
The council needs to deliver decent public transport --More buses,longer hours of operation,all night buses to rural areas and lower costs of travel
The fundamental problem is to much commuter car journeys because we dont have a decent public transport system servicing High Wycombe Town with links to other key regions
Morag
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11:00am Sat 8 May 10
Bakersfolly
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11:15am Sat 8 May 10
Welcome to High Wycombe -- now speak out against Clarke ,Green and the local Tories about the disgusting way they treat the residents of the district
Mozez
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11:30am Sat 8 May 10
FatDuck
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12:19pm Sat 8 May 10
I live in lane end and now on a saturday / sunday we have no direct buses from Adsa to Lane end, so if you want to do your shopping there or even work there, you now have to get a bus from asda into town, transfer everything over and then get a bus from Town to lane end.
AbsolutlyBl**dy stupid, you want cars off the roan then you stop th buses running.
how does that work?
J B Blackett
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1:05pm Sat 8 May 10
Morag wrote:May I say 'Well said' - that's to you, Morag , saying well said to the original well said statement which itself was well said.
Plus ça change... wrote:Very well said, sir!
Health is one of the most important aspects of our life. It helps if it's good for as long as possible. We don't walk enough any more. very often the first thing we do when we go for a walk is get in the car first...!! Daft or what! Just outside of, but very close to Wycombe - walking distance - and through Wycombe too, we have some of the most attractive walking routes you could hope to find. We should maximise their use, keep these rights of way going and do ourselves and everyone else the greatest favour we can. It is not a trivial initiative. After an energetic town walk, a nice in-town picnic area would be handy though... Trees, shade, pergolas, benches, water features etc etc etc etc etc For my pesto and banana sannies! Yay! s/w on your-mark...
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And may I say (humbly) on my own behalf that me saying 'well said' to you about your 'well said' to the original well said remark (Pcc) could be deemed also as well said.
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Regards.
PS Well said to everybody else of course (but only if you said something well)
wayneo
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1:08pm Sat 8 May 10
J B Blackett
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1:29pm Sat 8 May 10
wayneo wrote:That's the spirit that's needed !
You been on the old Whiskey JB? :-)
Morag
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2:37pm Sat 8 May 10
J B Blackett wrote:I may as well say it …. IMHO only Maximus said it well. I tried to say it well. You had a spirited attempt as well but stay away from the dormice.
Morag wrote:May I say 'Well said' - that's to you, Morag , saying well said to the original well said statement which itself was well said. . And may I say (humbly) on my own behalf that me saying 'well said' to you about your 'well said' to the original well said remark (Pcc) could be deemed also as well said. . Regards. PS Well said to everybody else of course (but only if you said something well)Plus ça change... wrote: Health is one of the most important aspects of our life. It helps if it's good for as long as possible. We don't walk enough any more. very often the first thing we do when we go for a walk is get in the car first...!! Daft or what! Just outside of, but very close to Wycombe - walking distance - and through Wycombe too, we have some of the most attractive walking routes you could hope to find. We should maximise their use, keep these rights of way going and do ourselves and everyone else the greatest favour we can. It is not a trivial initiative. After an energetic town walk, a nice in-town picnic area would be handy though... Trees, shade, pergolas, benches, water features etc etc etc etc etc For my pesto and banana sannies! Yay! s/w on your-mark...Very well said, sir!
Especially if tea pots are involved.
Plus ça change...
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3:46pm Sat 8 May 10
Morag wrote:... Well said!
J B Blackett wrote:I may as well say it …. IMHO only Maximus said it well. I tried to say it well. You had a spirited attempt as well but stay away from the dormice. Especially if tea pots are involved.Morag wrote:May I say 'Well said' - that's to you, Morag , saying well said to the original well said statement which itself was well said. . And may I say (humbly) on my own behalf that me saying 'well said' to you about your 'well said' to the original well said remark (Pcc) could be deemed also as well said. . Regards. PS Well said to everybody else of course (but only if you said something well)Plus ça change... wrote: Health is one of the most important aspects of our life. It helps if it's good for as long as possible. We don't walk enough any more. very often the first thing we do when we go for a walk is get in the car first...!! Daft or what! Just outside of, but very close to Wycombe - walking distance - and through Wycombe too, we have some of the most attractive walking routes you could hope to find. We should maximise their use, keep these rights of way going and do ourselves and everyone else the greatest favour we can. It is not a trivial initiative. After an energetic town walk, a nice in-town picnic area would be handy though... Trees, shade, pergolas, benches, water features etc etc etc etc etc For my pesto and banana sannies! Yay! s/w on your-mark...Very well said, sir!
Plus ça change...
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3:52pm Sat 8 May 10
You'll soon be as clapped out as your 'ride'...
demoness
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3:58pm Sat 8 May 10
Plus ça change... wrote:Well well said. :))
Morag wrote:... Well said!J B Blackett wrote:I may as well say it …. IMHO only Maximus said it well. I tried to say it well. You had a spirited attempt as well but stay away from the dormice. Especially if tea pots are involved.Morag wrote:May I say 'Well said' - that's to you, Morag , saying well said to the original well said statement which itself was well said. . And may I say (humbly) on my own behalf that me saying 'well said' to you about your 'well said' to the original well said remark (Pcc) could be deemed also as well said. . Regards. PS Well said to everybody else of course (but only if you said something well)Plus ça change... wrote: Health is one of the most important aspects of our life. It helps if it's good for as long as possible. We don't walk enough any more. very often the first thing we do when we go for a walk is get in the car first...!! Daft or what! Just outside of, but very close to Wycombe - walking distance - and through Wycombe too, we have some of the most attractive walking routes you could hope to find. We should maximise their use, keep these rights of way going and do ourselves and everyone else the greatest favour we can. It is not a trivial initiative. After an energetic town walk, a nice in-town picnic area would be handy though... Trees, shade, pergolas, benches, water features etc etc etc etc etc For my pesto and banana sannies! Yay! s/w on your-mark...Very well said, sir!
ivor
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6:10pm Sat 8 May 10
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Have you read Ivor’s blog today? Click on the “YOUR SAY” link at the top of the page then click on “BLOGS”.
Morag
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6:53pm Sat 8 May 10
ivor wrote:Not so well said :-))
Walking thorough a paper banner? I would rather walk through a DOOR when I go into the complex! ~ Have you read Ivor’s blog today? Click on the “YOUR SAY” link at the top of the page then click on “BLOGS”.
hondo
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7:59pm Sat 8 May 10
Lucky to find a pavement that's walkable; without hedge overgrowth, weeds, brambles, pot-holes, broken slabs, litter or dog-crap.
ivor
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10:09pm Sat 8 May 10
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Have you read Ivor’s blog today? Click on the “YOUR SAY” link at the top of the page then click on “BLOGS”.
J B Blackett
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12:14am Sun 9 May 10
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But they took umbrage (a kind of big gas-guzzling car) instead.
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Which sort of defeated the purpose of what I said. I found the Jehovahs Witnesses far more polite and accommodating and at least they walked to my door. However I didn't believe their dogmatic brain-washing fairy stories either.
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Where have all the real down-to-earth honest people gone these days ?
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Rgds
Plus ça change...
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9:53am Sun 9 May 10
Ahem ........
Morag
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10:10am Sun 9 May 10
Plus ça change... wrote:There's one!
'Where have all the real down-to-earth honest people gone these days ?' Ahem ........
wayneo
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12:43pm Sun 9 May 10
Morag wrote:True, but Plus thinks he's marcus aurelius :-)
Plus ça change... wrote: 'Where have all the real down-to-earth honest people gone these days ?' Ahem ........There's one!
Morag
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1:07pm Sun 9 May 10
wayneo wrote:I thought it was son of Maximus?! Seems a lot more down-to-earth than a lot of people here..... LOL
Morag wrote:True, but Plus thinks he's marcus aurelius :-)Plus ça change... wrote: 'Where have all the real down-to-earth honest people gone these days ?' Ahem ........There's one!
Plus ça change...
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10:12pm Sun 9 May 10
wayneo wrote:Wow. Promoted!
Morag wrote:True, but Plus thinks he's marcus aurelius :-)Plus ça change... wrote: 'Where have all the real down-to-earth honest people gone these days ?' Ahem ........There's one!
I'm just 'a tiles short of a villa...'!
Plus ça change...
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10:17pm Sun 9 May 10
Morag wrote:Well said!
wayneo wrote:I thought it was son of Maximus?! Seems a lot more down-to-earth than a lot of people here..... LOLMorag wrote:True, but Plus thinks he's marcus aurelius :-)Plus ça change... wrote: 'Where have all the real down-to-earth honest people gone these days ?' Ahem ........There's one!
'Ahems' can be very powerful. Is there an 'Ahem Party'...
They'd walk it.
Plus ça change...
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10:22pm Sun 9 May 10
Plus ça change... wrote:Aw, shucks... 'a few tiles short of a vila'... ah, well, that attempted joke went out the window without a ripple.
wayneo wrote:Wow. Promoted! I'm just 'a tiles short of a villa...'!Morag wrote:True, but Plus thinks he's marcus aurelius :-)Plus ça change... wrote: 'Where have all the real down-to-earth honest people gone these days ?' Ahem ........There's one!
I'll stick to 'well saids' and antiquities.
cressexpert
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9:10am Mon 10 May 10
Plus ça change...
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9:40am Mon 10 May 10
I think I'm being 'BFreePicised'...
Morag
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9:42am Mon 10 May 10
Plus ça change... wrote:Yes, the "Ahem Party" might make people stop and think. I'd vote!
Morag wrote:Well said! 'Ahems' can be very powerful. Is there an 'Ahem Party'... They'd walk it.wayneo wrote:I thought it was son of Maximus?! Seems a lot more down-to-earth than a lot of people here..... LOLMorag wrote:True, but Plus thinks he's marcus aurelius :-)Plus ça change... wrote: 'Where have all the real down-to-earth honest people gone these days ?' Ahem ........There's one!
J B Blackett
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12:53pm Mon 10 May 10
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I think they recently broke away from the too radical (bronchial ?) alliance / coalition of the Ahem and Hiccup parties.
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There's nothing new under this sun.
Morag
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3:06pm Mon 10 May 10
J B Blackett wrote:The Hiccup party? You have got to be joking, they just kept on repeating the same old policies. I quite like the Sneezies, until it got around to the spring and then they got a bit manic.
Amen to that ! And don't forget about the Polite Cough Party - that's if you don't mind of course. . I think they recently broke away from the too radical (bronchial ?) alliance / coalition of the Ahem and Hiccup parties. . There's nothing new under this sun.
J B Blackett
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3:37pm Mon 10 May 10
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Sneezies - never heard of them. Are they connected to the MPs in the Dopey , Grumpy or Sleepy Parties ? Do they lean to the Left or the Right and are they trade unionists from the ol' factories ? Somebody nose the answer.
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Is their party leader the well-travelled Captain Nostril from the Nautilus boat ? He usually stands on the bridge and waves a handkerchief (semaphore, you know - a dying skill in this digital age)
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Regards
Morag
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8:58pm Mon 10 May 10
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Their party anthem is ring a ring a roses.
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They are allergic to any form of corruption and large expense claims make their eyes water.
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Unfortunately, while the women manage to carry on despite these afflictions, their male colleagues often succumb to manflu and are unable to carry on with their duties.
Plus ça change...
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9:29pm Tue 11 May 10
BigTommy says...
8:27am Sat 8 May 10