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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Dear member<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We are very sad to record the death of Karl Lawrence. Karl had been a strong committee member of the Society for fourteen years and chairman from 2011. He made great contributions to criticisms of the Bishop Centre re-development and helped steer the creation of the Supplementary Planning Document for the Mill Lane project. We will miss his critical but very human presence and extend our sympathy to Rosaleen and the family.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Attached is a notice for the 2017 AGM meeting on the 8<sup>th</sup> December.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>There is the necessary business of electing the committee for 2018. Please give serious thought as to whether you could contribute to the committee’s work. As the population of Taplow changes we are in need of fresh members to ensure we remain relevant. Changes and development pressures can come unheralded and we need to be ready at short notice.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We propose to amend the constitution of the Society. This is simply to bring it more into line with current practice for small associations.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>In addition to the formal business we are delighted that Martin Knight will then talk about the background to the footbridge being constructed across the Thames that he has designed and has done so much to bring into being.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The concern over the County proposal for the A4 cycleway continues. We have supported the Parish Council Freedom of Information request to the County to discover why they appeared to take no action on criticisms for some 8 months. There will be an update on this at the AGM.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Bucks CC are intending to close the mobile library service. There is a consultation over this at: <a href="https://www.buckscc.gov.uk/services/libraries/mobile-library-service-consultation/">https://www.buckscc.gov.uk/services/libraries/mobile-library-service-consultation/</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Roger Worthington, Secretary<br>07787556309<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:106%'>This mail has been sent to you from the Hitcham and Taplow Society. If has been sent to you in error or you do not wish to receive such communications, please reply to <a href="mailto:secretary@taplowsociety.org.uk">secretary@taplowsociety.org.uk</a> and we will remove you.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:106%'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>