1a. BOVINGDON Fire Station closed, despite waves of protest by local fire-fighters and their supporters.
What year was this?

2a. In 1959, whilst living in Chipperfield, he played the part of Fred Kite, a tough-talking union shop steward. He also owned an outlandish mechanical elephant
Who was he?

3a. Name the pub which stood at 44 Pudds Cross?

4a. The Bobsleigh Inn on Box Lane, was the Bovingdon Country Club until 1964.
It was renamed because of whom?

5a. The Three Rivers District is named after which three rivers?

6a. Graham Frederick Young was a local serial killer. He was notable for his obsession with the use of poison. He worked as a quartermaster at John Hadland Laboratories.
In what year was he arrested?

7a. Who was the first contestant to be knocked out of last years Strictly Come Dancing show?

8a. This Village was known as Isenhampstead until the middle of the thirteenth century, What is it now known as?

9a. Many American film stars visited Bovingdon during WWII including Bob Hope, Clark Gable, Marlene Dietrich and of course Glenn Miller.
From where did Glenn Miller take off on his last flight, 66 years ago?

10a. From the crossroads at the Halfway House, I drive in a north-easterly direction for 2 miles. What pub will I be outside?

I’ll publish the answers in a week or so under comments. Happy New Year.

A new comedy entertainment pilot show for BBC1 produced by Zeppotron and starring Lee Mack, is looking for homemade videos.
We’d love to see your video if you can say yes to any of the following:

• Do you have an act or skill that is instantly entertaining and distinctive?
• Do you have any talents that would wow our audience?
• Can you do something you feel the world needs to see?
  We’re looking for short clips to feature on the show of anything from a song, to a magic trick, to a comedy act, to a strange party trick – anything that you think would entertain our audience!
  It can be anything, the only criteria is that your clip be 15 seconds long.
  If you’d like to take part drop us an email with your 15 second video clip to:
  http://www.endemoluk.com with your contact email, telephone number. Applicants must be 18 or over.

By submitting this information you are consenting to our use of your information for the purpose of selecting contributors for the programme and (if your clip is selected by us) for producing the programme. If your clip is selected you agree to enter into a licence for our use of the clip as part of the show. Please only send in clips that you have filmed yourself.  We cannot guarantee we will contact everyone who applies.
We look forward to hearing from you!

There has been a temporary team running 2^nd Bovingdon Brownies for over a year now and they are standing down at the end of 2010.  New Leaders had been found for the pack but they have had a last minute change of heart and Brownies will cease to exist in Bovingdon at the end of the year unless new Leaders can be found.

 This is an established, full pack of Brownies with a waiting list to join.  It is based in the Infant School Hall at Bovingdon Primary and runs on a Tuesday evening for 1½ hours in term time.

 A small team of enthusiastic volunteer “Owls” is needed to keep the pack running.  You will be given support by the District and local guiding team and full training will also be given.

If you or someone you know can step in to keep the Bovingdon Brownie pack running, please contact Frances Evershed on 01442 832236 or Ruth Brown on 01442 834865.

 Thank you.

Just a point. If you need a taxis or mini-bus over the Christmas break, please use your local drivers where possible. There’s Murray, with a lovely Merc or Steve with a number of 8 or 16 seater mini-buses.

Check the classifieds for numbers and details.