The man behind legendary music club Friars wants to hold a major exhibition of memorabilia next year.

David Stopps is hopeful of convincing Aylesbury’s County Museum to be the venue.

The founder said: “We’ve been talking to them for a long time about it.

“I think there would be a lot of interest in it, so we live in hope.”

The club is trying to expand its archive by selling Friars posters it has multiple copies off to finance those it does not possess.

This week a rare Friars Club David Bowie poster sold for more than £2,000 on eBay and another has been gifted to the superstar for free.

A buyer from Japan bought the poster advertising an Aylesbury gig in 1972 for £2,200, with the famous music club using the money to invest in missing posters for its archive.

Joseph Stopps, son of David and part of the Friars team, said: “It’s fantastic, it did really well.

“It’s quite interesting that one of the biggest collectors in the world for Bowie is himself.

“We didn’t think it was fair to have him bidding for his own gig so we are passing one on to him directly. We told 
him you don’t have to get involved.”

Mr Stopps said the money pays for the two rare Genesis posters missing from their archives which were bought for £1,000.

The club is now on the lookout for a red double crown Bowie poster from September 1971 which it believes will 
fetch a similar price to this sale.

Joseph added: “We know of at least one in existence so there’s got to be some more out there.”

Friars also sold posters from The Clash’s 1982 gig for £410, a Siouxsie and the Banshees poster from 1980 which sold for £127, a 1982 Simple Minds poster for £84 and The Kinks poster from the same year for £65.

Two Bucks Healthcare NHS Trust staff have had their work recognised at the first Women in Spinal Cord Injury awards.

Karen O’Donnell, a National Spinal Injuries Centre sister, won the Outstanding Women (spinal cord injury centre) category and received the Stephen Bradshaw award for women in spinal cord injury for her work to establish a unit for youngsters at the centre.

Felicity Ashworth, a consultant in obstetrics and gynaecology, won the Outstanding Women (in a non-specialist centre) category at the ceremony, organised by the Spinal Injuries Association.

Ms O’Donnell said: “I am so proud that the service we provide for children and young people with spinal cord injury has received such recognition.

“The awards from the Spinal Injuries Association are an honoured accolade to the dedication, commitment and expertise of our team.”

The awards recognise women who contribute to the treatment and care of spinal cord injured people across the UK, as well as celebrating the achievements of spinal cord injured people.

Ms Ashworth said: “I feel very honoured to receive this award.

“This award also reflects the hard work and dedication of the many members of staff who I work with in both obstetrics and at the National Spinal Injuries Centre.”

The awards took place earlier this month at the Botanical Gardens in Birmingham.

They were attended by more than 180 guests and celebrities from stage, screen and sport, including Gary Lineker, who hosted the event.

A new Bucks County Council video has launched telling people and businesses the best way to prepare for an emergency.

The video called ‘The House...Are You Ready?’ tells the story of everyday people suddenly caught in a flood, a power cut and an evacuation from a gas explosion.

Produced by Cliff Productions the video aims to inform people about the importance of being prepared.

An inquest has been opened into the death of an Aylesbury man who was shot with a crossbow.

Darrell Farnham, 44, was found dead at his Belgrave Road home on Sunday night.

Beaconsfield coroner’s court heard how Mr Farnham was shot with a metal bolt from a crossbow in the chest.

Detective sergeant Steven Ring said: “The first cause of death is one by haemorrhaging due to a significant puncture wound to the chest.”

Mr Farnham, who was not married, was originally from Barking in Essex.

Coroner Richard Hulett adjourned the inquest indefinitely, pending the outcome of ongoing police investigations.

Mr Hulett said: “I will wait to see how that develops.”

Two people arrested in connection with Mr Farnham’s death, a 40-year-old man from Aylesbury and a 37-year-old woman, also from the area, have both been released on bail until Friday.

Police are continuing to appeal for anyone with information to come forward.

Anyone with information should call police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

An overwhelming majority of MPs have voted in favour of the HS2 paving bill following a debate in the Commons.

The vote came after the Government announced the budget for the controversial line has jumped by nearly £10 billion to £42.6bn.

A rebellion of Tory MPs led by Chesham and Amersham MP Cheryl Gillan voted against the High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill, but they were defeated by 325 votes to 37.

Aylesbury MP David Lidington did not take part in the vote, despite many of his constituents saying he should vote against it.

Mr Lidington, the European minister, said he would have had to resign from government and lose influence over key players if he voted against the plan.

Transport minister Patrick McLoughlin earlier told the Commons the new projected cost of HS2 had risen massively from its original £33bn estimated price-tag.

The new figure includes a £12.7 billion contingency fund.

The budget is made up of £21.4bn for phase one - from London to Birmingham through Aylesbury Vale - and £21.2bn for phase two.

Mr McLoughlin’s announcement came immediately after the latest spending review was unveiled, in which Chancellor George Osborne laid out £11.5 billion savings.

Stop HS2 Campaign Manager Joe Rukin said: “The casual way in which a 30% jump in the costs of HS2 has been announced by the transport secretary, which almost completely wipes out the cuts made in the spending review, is unbelievable.

“The DfT have always said the costs wouldn’t go up as there was an ample contingency built in, but now we know, like everything else which has been said about the case for HS2, that this was completely false.

“To push ahead with HS2 blindly because it sounds like it must be a good idea is simply insane and a kick in the teeth to everyone affected by the cuts.”

The HS2 bill now has to go through the committee stage in the Commons.

One thousand lucky people have a chance to win tickets to see the stars of this year’s pantomime at the Waterside Theatre in a special 45-minute showcase.

EastEnders and stage actress Anita Dobson who plays Carabosse the Wicked Fairy will join Andy Collins and Holly Brewer to give a taste of what you can expect from Sleeping Beauty at Christmas time.

A similar event last year with Russell Grant sold out within a week of being announced, so get down to the theatre or call the box office on 0844 871 7607 straight away to secure your tickets.

The enchanting morning, which will take place on Saturday July 20 from 10.30am will be a magical, fun filled event with songs, games, competitions, goodies, entertainment and refreshments.

Everyone there will get an exclusive glimpse of panto magic. And there will be a chance to get to know the stars of Sleeping Beauty and ask questions.

Beautiful Holly Brewer who plays Sleeping Beauty, returns to the Waterside after performing in last year’s panto with comedian, actor and telvision presenter Andy Collins who is also returning to play Chester the Jester.

Anita Dodson has performed in the role of Carabosse before, and is looking forward to reprising the wicked fairy.

“I hope the beautiful costumes I had are still available,” she told the Herald earlier this year. “Carabosse is great fun, the baddies always are, and the children love to hate you.

“Pantomime is often the first theatrical experience for a lot of children, and gives them that first opportunity to get them into a theatre and excited by it.”

Two men are due to appear in court today following a series of police raids across Aylesbury.

Twenty nine year old Ronald Mannion, of Foster Close, Aylesbury and 34 year old Fayaz Zaman, of no fixed address, have been charged with conspiracy to supply class B drugs and are due at High Wycombe Magistrates’ Court.

Six other men arrested as part of Tuesday’s Operation Armageddon have been released on bail until August 7.

They are all from Aylesbury and range in age from 21 to 41.

A 31-year-old man from Aylesbury remains in custody.

More than £10,000 cash, two stun guns and class A and B drugs were seized when police swooped on 10 homes across the town early on Tuesday.

Police have warned drug dealers there may be further raids in the future as a result of the investigation.

Parents going through the trauma of a relationship break-up, who are having difficulty obtaining contact with their children, are invited to attend a meeting tonight (Thursday).

Recent changes in the law mean separated parents in dispute over their children can no longer obtain Legal Aid to go to court and seek residence and contact orders.

Aylesbury Child Contact Centre is hosting the meeting at the Methodist Church in Buckingham Street at 7.30pm to explain what other avenues are now open to families in such circumstances.

Chairman Sue Hewitt said: “What we provide hasn’t changed. This centre is for people in dispute who cannot reach agreement.

“But we want to raise awareness about the change in the law. And explain that the Citizens Advice Bureau and mediation are options which could be considered.”

Everyone is welcome to the free meeting. Solicitors, social workers and the police have all been invited too.

Mrs Hewitt said the government has withdrawn Legal Aid unless there is proven domestic violence, saying it is up to parents, not the court, to determine the best course of action for their own children. But in cases where a relationship has broken down it can be very difficult to reach agreement.

At the meeting a specialist solicitor will be available to help answer questions about how to sort out who a child lives with and how to arrange contact meetings.

The Aylesbury Child Contact Centre provides a safe, neutral space for a parent to spend time with their children and is run from the Methodist Church two Saturdays a month. Six volunteers work in shifts to supervise the visits. Up to 30 families are given assistance each year by the Centre, with 14 or 15 families linking up each Saturday.

An artistic creation, the work of professional and amateur artists, was unveiled in a musical ceremony in the courtyard of the National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville yesterday (Wednesday).

The Wall is four separate canvases created by four different groups of people, working under the guidance of urban artists, put together to create one piece of work.

The artists included patients from Stoke Mandeville Hospital, and The Wall will remain at the spinal injuries centre until the second week of July when it will be moved to The Henley Festival.

The festival has developed charity arts projects throughout the Thames Valley since 2000 and now The Wall project has established a new relationship with the hospital.

Guided by artists Ordu and False from the London West Bank Gallery, young people including patients from the hospital and students from Aylesbury College took part in the series of hands-on sessions.

Stewart Collins, Henley Festival programme director, said: “I’m so glad we’ve got ourselves in a project like this – all in all it’s been hugely rewarding and eye-opening watching the artists working with their various groups. So many positive messages have been coming out.”

To accompany the unveiling of The Wall, composer and musical director Jeremy Avis went back to the roots of Hip Hop and graffiti culture in 1970s New York, and created an original sequence of Hip Hop-inspired songs. Entitled “Walls have Ears”, they were performed by singers from Aylesbury College and staff from the hospital.

The Wall moves to the Henley Festival for July 10-14 and will be exhibited alongside original works from Banksy and other top names.

A 27 year old man has been charged with racially aggravated harassment.

Daniel Collings, of Elmhurst Road, Aylesbury, was charged after using racist language towards a taxi driver in Kingsbury at 2.20am on May 28.

The incident was one of several to occur in Aylesbury in the weeks after the terrorist murder of Drummer Lee Rigby in Woolwich on May 22.

The abuse against the town’s Muslim population led to calls for calm from community leaders and the police.

Collings is due to appear at Aylesbury Magistrates’ Court on July 9 and remains on bail.

A ‘pop-up’ job shop in Aylesbury is aiming to help young people find work.

The temporary shop, based in Hale Leys shopping centre between Next and Accessorize, has been set up by the county council in partnership with the district council, Bucks Business First and Connexions.

If offers people aged 16 to 24 the chance to chat with experienced advisers and offers access to job opportunities, interview advice, careers guidance and CV writing help.

County council education and skills chief Mike Appleyard said: “It’s a tough job market for young people at the moment. This job shop will help arm them with practical, useful skills, which should give them a head start when they are job-hunting.”

The job shop opens on July 4 (2pm to 7pm), July 5 (10am to 4pm) and July 6 (10am to 2pm).

Bucks County Council has apologised for starting its road resurfacing earlier than planned on the A413 Wendover Road.

Work was due to start from 7pm overnight on each weekday between Thursday (July 20) and Wednesday but one motorist said delays were caused by workmen starting an hour earlier than planned.

Andrew Matthews wrote to The Bucks Herald and said: “6pm is firmly in the middle of the rush hour. Closing the road at this hour is absolutely unacceptable especially when you carried out similar closures on two days last week.”

A council spokesman denied work started at 6pm but admitted contractors did jump the gun: “The contractor put the temporary traffic lights on at 6.40pm. They have been instructed not to do that again. They are not meant to do that and will not be doing it again.”

Meanwhile, road resurfacing works will begin on the Aston Clinton bypass on July 5 starting at 7.30pm.

More than 6,000 people have signed a petition calling for an investigation into A&E services at Stoke Mandeville Hospital.

The petition has been organised by Lib Dem county councillor Julia Wassell after concerns were raised about the centralisation of A&E services from Wycombe in Stoke Mandeville.

Bucks Healthcare NHS Trust, which runs both hospitals, said it has been meeting national standards since April and that £5 million has been invested in a new clinical decisions unit, resuscitation area and a surgical assessment unit in A&E.

The petition says: “We all know in Wycombe that the centralisation of accident and emergency is not working, but there needs to be an investigation to highlight these flaws.

“Without an official report there is little chance of ever getting back our hospital services.

“We call upon Buckinghamshire County Council to carry out an immediate investigation into the service provided by Stoke Mandeville Hospital to ensure Wycombe residents are not being disadvantaged due to the lack of a local accident and emergency service in High Wycombe.”

Thousands of people have signed the petition online and in person.

To draw attention to the cause, Ms Wassell, who represents Ryemead and Micklefield, is walking to Stoke Mandeville Hospital from Wycombe Hospital on Sunday.

The hospital trust said: “Following an extensive public consultation last year, the urgent care service at Wycombe Hospital was changed from an emergency medical centre to a minor injury and illnesses unit.

“This change was clinically-led and necessary to ensure that we could continue providing our patients with safe, high quality care.

“We did not see any more patients than expected over the winter period and, similar to other trusts across the country, the prolonged cold weather and outbreak of norovirus put a strain on our services.”

A promising Aylesbury basketball player’s chances of making the big time soared after he got a £1,000 town council grant.

Connor Stuart, an England under-18 international, will use the money to attend a basketball tournament with Team Hoop Dreams UK in Florida from July 8 to 24.

Town council committee administrator Belle Daytonn said: “These grants are for young people who show a high aptitude for achievement in sport. He’s already competing at international level.”

Following the announcement that the price-tag for HS2 has jumped to more than £42 billion, the Bucks Herald looks at what else that kind of money can buy.

Incredibly, HS2 is now worth nearly the same as the entire gross domestic product of Ecuador (£43 billion), is more than that of Croatia (£41 billion) and nearly twice Kenya’s (£22 billion).

Closer to home, the money being spent on HS2 could pay for more than 1.9 million trainee doctors for a year or nearly two million junior teachers or 2.4 million regular soldiers.

The new Aylesbury Vale Academy was given a price tag of £22 million. More than 1,900 such academies could be built for the cost of HS2.

Numerous other major UK-based projects have only cost a fraction of what the controversial line is expected to.

The Channel Tunnel would have cost around £11 billion in today’s money, while the final bill for the London 2012 Olympics came in at just under £9 billion.

Aylesbury’s Morrisons store is undergoing a £500,000 facelift which will help showcase the traditional skills of its staff.

The supermarket in Station Way has already begun its transformation is the latest to be turned into a ‘Craft Skills Academy’.

Morrisons is revamping the interior and will focus on the talents of its staff such as butchers by installing a counter so customers can see processes like sausage making at work.

Store general manager, Gary Hunt, said: “When the work is finished and the counters are more open-plan we hope more customers will approach our specialists and tap into their knowledge.

“The work is progressing well, the new ceiling is finished and the shop feels brighter already. The next stage is to fit a new energy efficient refrigeration system. Shoppers have been very patient while the work is being done and we’re really grateful.”

The ‘Craft Skills Academy’ promotes training through its in-store apprenticeship scheme.

Three men have been injured during a fight at a Thame park.

The altercation broke out between four white men at the Southern Road recreation ground at around 6.15pm on Tuesday, with a dog thought to have been involved.

Shortly afterwards, another fight took place between the same group in Van Dieman’s Road, during which a vehicle was damaged.

Police would like anyone who witnessed the incident or who has information regarding either incident to call 101 and ask to speak to Investigator Stephanie Chase at Abingdon CID.

Alternatively you can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at crimestoppers-uk.org

Like the phoenix from the ashes Cuddington and Dinton School’s hall has quite literally risen again after reopening its doors today (Friday).

The junior school hall at Dinton was badly damaged after a fire started by a electrical fault in the kitchen in June 2011. But fast forward two years and headteacher Kim Price has unveiled a brand new building.

She said: “It has been really difficult. The reopening was about thanking everyone’s patience, without it we wouldn’t be looking at this beautiful building.”

The school is split over two sites with the junior pupils at Dinton and the infants at Cuddington.

The junior school pupils were pressed into using Cuddington Church, the village hall and crammed into other classrooms while the hall was rebuilt.

Despite the pain of the fire Mrs Price said they seized the opportunity to make a better school hall which could fit all pupils from both sites.

She added: “From something that could have been disastrous we have looked at it as an opportunity and come up with this amazing building.

“It’s very emotional for lots of different people and lots of different reasons.

“I’ve got staff who have been at the school a very long time and never thought they would see this. I did shed a few tears.”

For the headteacher it has been a journey too, with the fire coming at the end of not only her first year in charge but her first headship.

“It has really been a baptism of fire. It’s been a very interesting time for us but lots of very positive things have happened.”

Mrs Price was particularly pleased with the direct involvement students had in the vision of the new hall.

She added: “The children asked for certain things. They wanted it light, bright, airy and spacious. They designed it.”

A Thomas Hickman pupil has won a scooter after raising the most money in the Florence Nightingale Scootathlon.

Jayden Carr, six, was the lucky winner of a fantastic scooter worth £50 courtesy of Indigo Scooters, Duck Farm Court after scooping the prize for raising the most sponsorship money for his recent Florrie’s Scootathlon challenge.

The challenge saw him complete a 400m scoot, 400m cycle and a 250m run at Stoke Mandeville Stadium last month.

Jayden raised £258 for taking part in the sporty children’s scootathlon event (the highest amount of sponsorship raised by an entrant), which helps raise funds for the Florrie’s Children’s Team, who visit sick children and their families in the familiarity of their own home.

To add to Jayden’s fundraising efforts, local company MA Assist, Gatehouse Way, have doubled this amount – making a grand total of £516.

Commenting on the event, Ruth Early of Florence Nightingale Hospice said: “We must say a very big thank you to all our Florrie’s Scootathlon entrants and their families for coming along to support them in their fundraising challenge and for raising vital funds for our Florrie’s Team.

“It truly was an amazing day and you certainly proved the Olympic legacy is going strong in Aylesbury!”

She added: “A big well done to Jayden for raising the most sponsorship money of all our entrants, and a huge thank you to MA Assist and to Indigo Scooters for kindly donating such a fantastic prize – one very happy boy! Plans are currently underway to bring Florrie’s Scootathlon back for 2014 so watch this space.”

The Florrie’s Children’s Team look after 48 families across Aylesbury Vale and surrounding areas. This service is fully funded by the Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity (FNHC) at a cost of over £100,000 a year.

If you would like to support Florrie’s, a special event is taking place at Waterside Theatre next month on Sunday 7th July. The Susan Diane School of Dance is hosting a ‘Splash of Colour’ in aid of the children’s team - a dance show spectacular.

Tickets are available via the Waterside Box Office on 0844 871 7607. Then on Friday 26th July, children’s popular entertainer Colonel Custard will be at Broughton Junior School, 11am-3pm, as part of the annual Florrie’s Family Fun Day – a free event with bouncy castles, arts & crafts, outdoor activities and a children’s tombola – simply a ‘must’ for every child (and parent!) at the start of the school summer holidays.

Police across Aylesbury Vale are to be armed with special body cameras to record incidents they attend.

The lightweight cameras, which capture sound and images, will be worn by all response officers.

Police expect the move to help deter people from committing crimes and help with gathering evidence.