Welcome to the Blog Welcome to the Junior Bucks Stop HS2 Organisation's official news blog. Here, Ed will keep you updated with the latest news on our organisation, where you can browse categories, search for posts, view blog entries with specific tags and you can view our Blog Archive with all the news from previous months.
Posted by Edward Aboud on Friday, August 24, 2012,
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Website
A new video has just been posted on the 'Videos' page. It explains about the cost and what £34 Billion can buy. Continue reading ...
Posted by Edward Aboud on Thursday, August 23, 2012,
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High Speed 2
I am supporting an idea of the London Underground Metropolitan line to be extended to Watford Junction. Although the existing Watford station would be closed, there will be many benefits: - Quicker access to Birmingham from Chesham, Croxley and all train stations between Aylesbury Vale Parkway and North Harrow, by getting the Croxley Rail Link to Watford Junction and then using the existing London - Birmingham line from there
- It will allow new proposed stations at Ascot Road and Watford Hospital,...
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Posted by Edward Aboud on Thursday, August 23, 2012,
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High Speed 2
According to a current poll on the Buckinghamshire Examiner website ( www.buckinghamshireexaminer.co.uk), 68% of us have answered 'No' in a poll which asks 'Do you support plans for a high speed rail link to whizz trains through the Chilterns on their way from London to the Midlands?' This has made us more confident about stopping HS2, although the poll only asks if people want HS2 to go across the Chilterns, and not if they support the whole idea. Go to http://www.buckinghamshireexaminer.co.u...
Posted by Edward Aboud on Tuesday, August 21, 2012,
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High Speed 2
New figures show High Speed 2 is set to cost the Government £1 billion before any contruction work begins. The figures, revealed under the Freedom of Information Act, have been attacked by anti-HS2 protesters in Bucks. Campaigners have long argued that the business case has not been made for the £34 billion high speed rail project and wanted to find out how much HS2 Ltd had already spent on the link through the Chilterns. The Government has already spent more than £88 million including both r... Continue reading ...
From now on, we will only be posting our most important updates on this website. Most of our updates will be on our new official Facebook page ( https://www.facebook.com/pages/Junior-Bucks-Stop-HS2-Organization/306918449345129). Continue reading ...
Posted by Ed on Thursday, January 5, 2012,
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School
Ed, Chris & Alex will be back at school tomorrow (Friday 6th Janaury) and Dr Challoner's Grammar School will be operating as usual. Continue reading ...
Posted by Ed on Thursday, January 5, 2012,
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School
Ed, Chris and Alex have already had Wednesday 4th and Thursday 5th January off school due to wind damage. There were high winds in Amersham on Tuesday 3rd January which tore off materials on the roof of the school hall at Dr Challoner's Grammar School. The term was supposed to start on Wednesday 4th January, but it is currently unsafe on the school site. "We cannot go to school because the loose material on top of the school hall may blow off and potentially cause injury. Construction workers... Continue reading ...
Posted by Ed on Friday, December 30, 2011,
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Website
A Google +1 Button has now been added to our homepage. This tells us how many people visit this website are interested in our site. If you like our website, please go to the homepage now and click on '+1'. Continue reading ...
Posted by Ed on Friday, December 30, 2011,
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Our free app
Our official mobile application now has a new update (update 2.6). To download the app (if you don't have it already), visit http://eyemags.com/12938 on your device, click on 'Install' then click on 'Install Now!' and then follow the instructions.
To download the new update (if you do have the app already), delete the app that you currently have installed onto your device first. Then, visit http://eyemags.com/12938 on your device's web browser, click on 'Install', then click on 'Install Now!' a... Continue reading ...
Posted by Ed on Wednesday, December 28, 2011,
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Our free app
Our official mobile application for iPhone, iPod touch, iPad and for all Android, BlackBerry, Samsung, LG and Nokia smartphones (details of how to download the app are on the homepage) now has a total of 524 downloads! (Correct on 28th December 2011 at approximately 7.45pm). Continue reading ...
Oak Tree Lament by Dirty Mavis (the official HS2 protest song) has recently reached #1 in the HMV Digital Top 40 Tracks Chart. The song needs to stay at #1, so please use email and social networking websites to spread the word about Oak Tree Lament. Note: This message was up-to-date on 28th December 2011 at approximately 7.30pm. The HS2 protest song may not still be at #1 at the time you are reading this. Click Here to view the current HMV Digital Top 40 Tracks Chart. Continue reading ...
Posted by Ed on Thursday, August 25, 2011,
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Our free app
Our free mobile application now has over 300 downloads! Continue reading ...
Posted by Ed on Wednesday, August 3, 2011,
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High Speed 2
The HS2 Public Consultation ended on 29th July. Continue reading ...
Since we waited a month and got no reply, the petition has been sent to David Cameron again today. Continue reading ...
I have heard about a proposal for the LU Metropolitan Line to be extended from Croxley to Watford Junction. We are in favour of this proposal. Here is what that section of the Metropolitan Line would look like if the extension went ahead: 
This could make it quicker for people to get to Birmingham from Chesham, Amersham, Little Chalfont, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, Moor Park, Northwood, Northwood Hills, Pinner, North Harrow, Harrow-on-the-Hill, Northwick Park, Preston Road, Wembley Park, Cr... Continue reading ...
Our free EyeMags application now has over 200 downloads! The app is available to download for iPod touch , iPad, all smart phones and most other phones. To download the app, just visit eyemags.com/12938.
If you want to be emailed all the replies we receive from 10 Downing Street from sending our anti-HS2 online petition entries to David Cameron, please email 'SUBSCRIBE REPLIES' as the subject to edaboud.stophs2@gmail.com immediately. The deadline is Wednesday 1st June at 8.30pm.
Posted by Ed on Saturday, May 28, 2011,
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Website
I have now added a form on this website where you can sign up for our monthly newsletter, even if you haven't signed our anti-HS2 online petition. To sign up, just click on "Sign Up for our monthly newsletter" and fill in the form.
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Posted by Ed on Saturday, May 28, 2011,
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Website
We have now created a "Weekly Newsletter Petition", which allows us to look at who wants our current monthly newsletter to become weekly, and who wants our monthly newsletter to stay monthly. If you want it to become weekly, click on "Weekly Newsletter Petition", and fill in the form. Continue reading ...
Ed has now posted our anti-HS2 online petition entries to David Cameron. If you want to look at the replies we receive from 10 Downing Street, either check regularly on the 'Gallery' page of our website or email 'SUBSCRIBE REPLIES' as the subject to edaboud.stophs2@gmail.com.
Posted by Ed on Saturday, May 14, 2011,
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Website
We have now created a credits page, to show our appreciation towards a few people and companies that have helped our organization be more successful. If you have signed our anti-HS2 petition, you are mentioned on the page. To view it, just click on 'Credits', below 'About Us' and above 'Contact Us' on the left.
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Posted by Ed on Saturday, April 30, 2011,
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Website
You can no longer sign our anti-HS2 online petition, as Ed will send all of our online petition entries to David Cameron within the next few days. Thank you to the 22 people who did sign our online petition and the 78 people who signed our hand-written anti-HS2 petition, making a total of 100 anti-HS2 petition entries! We are delighted that we are representing Buckinghamshire and Tring and have a lot more anti-HS2 petition entries than we expected, thanks to Ben Dent, Caitlin Barratt, Edward ... Continue reading ...
It is now only 3 days to go until the closing date for all anti-HS2 online petition entries.
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Posted by Ed (On behalf of the Junior Bucks Stop HS2 Organization) on Wednesday, April 20, 2011,
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Website
It is now only 10 days until the closing date for all Anti-HS2 online petition entries on Saturday 30th April, and after that, you won't be able to sign our Anti-HS2 petition, not by hand or online, so if you haven't yet, we advise you to sign our Anti-HS2 online petition IMMEDIATELY to ensure your entry will be counted. And a big thank you to everyone who has already signed our Anti-HS2 petition, whether it's by hand or online, it makes it even more unlikely that the HS2 will go ahead. THANK... Continue reading ...
Ed, the manager of the Junior Bucks Stop HS2 Organization, went on the first high speed rail link up to The NEC in Birmingham to see the Gadget Show LIVE 2011 over the weekend. He said "The first high speed rail link between London and Birmingham only took 1hr 10 mins on the way and 1hr 30 mins on the way back. The time went very quickly and there is no good reason for a new high speed rail link. A lot of countryside had already had to be destroyed to build the first high speed rail link and ... Continue reading ...
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