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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.

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JBSHO online TV channel now live

Posted by Edward Aboud on Sunday, September 16, 2012, In : TV Channel 
We now have an online TV channel with the latest videos on HS2. Click here or visit www.jbsho-tv.co.nr to view the channel.

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Latest poll results

Posted by Edward Aboud on Wednesday, August 29, 2012, In : Website 
The following results are from the homepage.

What is your opinion of HS2?
I strongly support the idea - 14%
I support the idea - 14%
My opinion of HS2 is neutral - 0%
I am against the idea - 14%
I am strongly against the idea - 57%

As you can see, the above results show that the majority of people so far are strongly against HS2. The poll is still on the homepage so if you haven't voted, vote now! (Above results are correct as of on 29th August 2012 at 4.08pm and do not add up to 100 because they ar...

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Stop HS2 poster

Posted by Edward Aboud on Wednesday, August 29, 2012, In : Wendover HS2 
Wendover HS2 (wendoverhs2.org) and the National Campaign Against HS2 (stophs2.org) are encouraging people to download a poster by clicking the link below.

http://www.wendoverhs2.org/documents/stophs2poster.pdf

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Our organisation to become more popular

Posted by Edward Aboud on Monday, August 27, 2012, In : Uncategorized 
Thanks to Wendover HS2, a link to our website has now been added to the links page on their site. Wendover HS2 are also considering a partnership with us.

Click here to go to the Wendover HS2 website.
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Coming October 2012: JBSHO Online TV Channel

Posted by Edward Aboud on Friday, August 24, 2012, In : Uncategorized 
I have just decided that the Junior Bucks Stop HS2 Organisation should have their own online TV channel. From October 2012, we will have our own online TV channel, with all of our YouTube videos and other videos about HS2.

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Coming Soon: App update 4.2

Posted by Edward Aboud on Friday, August 24, 2012, In : Our free app 
App update 4.2 will be released between 25th August and 5th September. The update will include:
  • HS2 - My Story: Ed's life story on HS2
  • The history of JBSHO (January 2011 - June 2012)
The 2 updates will be posted on the website first and will then be on our free app up to 2 days later.


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App update 4.1

Posted by Edward Aboud on Friday, August 24, 2012, In : Our free app 
App update 4.1 has just been created. The update includes:
  • A link to our new HS2 Quiz
  • A link to our new HS2 Survey
  • Link on the 'Home' page is now to our mobile website instead of the desktop site
To download the new update, delete the app that you have currently installed on your device. Then, download the app again at www.eyemags.com/12938.
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New video

Posted by Edward Aboud on Friday, August 24, 2012, In : Website 
A new video has just been posted on the 'Videos' page. It explains about the cost and what £34 Billion can buy.

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Croxley Rail Link to be cheaper alternative to HS2

Posted by Edward Aboud on Thursday, August 23, 2012, In : 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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68% of us don't want HS2 to go across the Chilterns

Posted by Edward Aboud on Thursday, August 23, 2012, In : 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...

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App troubleshooting page now on our website

Posted by Edward Aboud on Wednesday, August 22, 2012, In : Website 
As part of our app & website upgrade to celebrate receiving 1,000 app downloads, there is now a page on our website to troubleshoot problems with our app that you may have.

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HS2 Quiz and Survey now on website

Posted by Edward Aboud on Wednesday, August 22, 2012, In : Website 
The first part of our 1,000th app download upgrade has been completed - you can now test your knowledge on HS2 with our new online HS2 Quiz or let us know your opinion by taking our HS2 Survey.

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App receives 1,000 downloads

Posted by Edward Aboud on Wednesday, August 22, 2012, In : Our free app 
I am pleased to announce that our app has just received its 1,000th download! To celebrate this, we are upgrading our website and our app to make them more informational. The upgrade includes:

  • An HS2 survey on our website
  • An HS2 quiz on our website
  • Ed's story on HS2 on our website and our app
  • History of our campaign on our website and our app
All of the upgrades will be in place by 5th September 2012. Please check back regularly, as their will be many new updates in the future containing the upgra...
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HS2 to cost £1 billion before work even starts

Posted by Edward Aboud on Tuesday, August 21, 2012, In : 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...


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App update 4.0

Posted by Edward Aboud on Tuesday, August 21, 2012, In : Our free app 
I have just updated our free mobile application again. The new update includes:

  • Minor text changes
  • New logo with lighter blue to make the words 'Junior Bucks' more clear
  • Information on homepage telling users what update they have and how to find out about future updates

To download the new update, just delete the current version of the app that you have and download the app again at www.eyemags.com/12938.
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New app update

Posted by Edward Aboud on Thursday, August 16, 2012, In : Our free app 
Our free mobile application now has a new update, which includes:
  • New icon and homepage image
  • New logo on most pages
To download the new update, delete the existing app you have downloaded on your device and download the app again at www.eyemags.com/12938.

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2nd article in Bucks Examiner still most popular

Posted by Edward Aboud on Thursday, August 16, 2012, In : Uncategorized 
I was amazed when I logged on to the Bucks Examiner's website to catch up on the latest news and I saw that our 2nd article was the most popular story after 2 months.

The Junior Bucks Stop HS2 Organisation has been a great success over the 20 months since we started off in January 2011. To view the people that we thank for helping us along the way, please go to the 'Credits' page.
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New app update

Posted by Edward Aboud on Sunday, June 24, 2012, In : Our free app 
Our free app now has a new update, which includes:

  • A link to the new Bucks Examiner article
  • A new icon
  • New photo for the 'Our Online News Articles' page

To download the new update, delete the existing app you have and download the app again at www.eyemags.com/12938.
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App reaches over 800 downloads

Posted by Edward Aboud on Sunday, June 24, 2012, In : Our free app 
Thanks to our mention in the Bucks Examiner on Thursday, our free mobile app now has 832 downloads. To download the app, just visit www.eyemags.com/12938.

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Another article coming up in the Bucks Examiner

Posted by Edward Aboud on Tuesday, June 12, 2012, In : Our free app 
After our Bucks Examiner article on 27th January 2011, the newspaper has decided to put an article in this Thursday's issue about our free app that's available to download for all smartphones, iPad and iPod touch at www.eyemags.com/12938.

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1 year since we were in Bucks Examiner

Posted by Ed on Friday, January 27, 2012, In : Uncategorized 
Today it is exactly 1 year since an article was published about our organization in the Buckinghamshire Examiner. Below is a photo of our article that was published in the newspaper exactly a year ago today.



This is by far the most significant event in the history of the Junior Bucks Stop HS2 Organization.  We didn't know at the time that 22 people would go onto our website and sign our online petition. We also didn't know that 78 people at school would sign our anti-HS2 petition by hand. We w...

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Find us on Facebook

Posted by Ed on Sunday, January 22, 2012, In : Uncategorized 
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).
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1st Anniversary

Posted by Ed on Friday, January 13, 2012, In : Uncategorized 
During this month (January 2012) it will be a year since the Junior Bucks Stop HS2 Organization started.



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VERY BAD NEWS

Posted by Ed on Tuesday, January 10, 2012, In : High Speed 2 
BAD NEWS VERY BAD NEWS - Today the government has decided that HS2 will go ahead.

Click on the link below to view a BBC news article where there is a bird's eye view of the route of HS2. Most of the video shows the countryside affected.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16478954

Click on the link below to view a video of what HS2 will look like going through the Chilterns.

http://vimeo.com/34661478

We unfortunately lost the fight against the white elephant high speed rail line, but thank you very much ...

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DCGS open tomorrow

Posted by Ed on Thursday, January 5, 2012, In : School 
Ed, Chris & Alex will be back at school tomorrow (Friday 6th Janaury) and Dr Challoner's Grammar School will be operating as usual.

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3 of us get days off school due to wind damage to roof

Posted by Ed on Thursday, January 5, 2012, In : 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...

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Happy New Year!

Posted by Ed on Sunday, January 1, 2012, In : High Speed 2 
2012 will be a big year for all of us at the Junior Bucks Stop HS2 Organization and for many other people against HS2, as 2012 will be the year that Justine Greening MP (the Secretary State for Transport) will make the big decision as whether or not HS2 will go ahead. It will also be a year since we were in the Bucks Examiner on Friday 27th January.

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New Logo

Posted by Ed on Saturday, December 31, 2011, In : Website 
The Junior Bucks Stop HS2 Organization now has a new logo which is now on every page of our website.

 

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New Google +1 Button on homepage

Posted by Ed on Friday, December 30, 2011, In : 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'.

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App Update 2.6

Posted by Ed on Friday, December 30, 2011, In : 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...

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New Mobile Website

Posted by Ed on Thursday, December 29, 2011, In : Website 
We now created a new, easy-to-use mobile website! All you have to do is visit www.stopthehs2.yolasite.com on your mobile device and you will be redirected to the mobile site.

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New Stop HS2 Poster

Posted by Ed on Thursday, December 29, 2011, In : High Speed 2 
Ed has designed a new poster against HS2 for the Junior Bucks Stop HS2 Organization. Below is the poster.

 

To print the poster, click here and then hold down Ctrl + P (does not work on mobile devices).

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Stop the HS2 App Reaches Over 500 Downloads

Posted by Ed on Wednesday, December 28, 2011, In : 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).

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Oak Tree Lament Reaches #1 in HMV chart

Posted by Ed on Wednesday, December 28, 2011, In : Uncategorized 
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.
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Oak Tree Lament (Stop the HS2) Single

Posted by Ed on Monday, December 19, 2011, In : High Speed 2 

A band called Dirty Mavis was asked to write a song about the effects of HS2. Their song has come out today and is now downloadable on iTunes, Amazon and on the HMV website - just search 'Oak Tree Lament'. You can also watch the music video on YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdruOY7clX0.

Please download the song now and rate it 5 stars!


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App reaches 300 downloads

Posted by Ed on Thursday, August 25, 2011, In : Our free app 
Our free mobile application now has over 300 downloads!

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HS2 Public Consultation has now ended

Posted by Ed on Wednesday, August 3, 2011, In : High Speed 2 
The HS2 Public Consultation ended on 29th July.

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Petition sent to David Cameron again

Posted by Ed on Wednesday, July 6, 2011, In : High Speed 2 
Since we waited a month and got no reply, the petition has been sent to David Cameron again today.

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Still no reply from 10 Downing Street

Posted by Ed on Saturday, June 18, 2011, In : Uncategorized 
We still don't have a reply from sending our anti-HS2 online petition to 10 Downing Street, and the petition was posted on 3rd June. We are hoping to receive a reply within the next week. We apologize for any inconvenience caused.

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Proposal for Croxley Rail Link means getting to Birmingham quicker

Posted by Ed on Tuesday, May 31, 2011, In : Uncategorized 
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...

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App reaches 200 downloads

Posted by Ed on Sunday, May 29, 2011, In : Our free app 
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.

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Only 3 days until deadline for subscribing replies

Posted by Ed on Sunday, May 29, 2011, In : Uncategorized 
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.

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Sign Up for Monthly Newsletter if you haven't signed our online petition

Posted by Ed on Saturday, May 28, 2011, In : 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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Weekly Newsletter Petition is created

Posted by Ed on Saturday, May 28, 2011, In : 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.

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Anti-HS2 online petition entries are posted to David Cameron

Posted by Ed on Monday, May 23, 2011, In : High Speed 2 
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.

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New Credits Page

Posted by Ed on Saturday, May 14, 2011, In : 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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Anti-HS2 online petition entries finally come to a close

Posted by Ed on Saturday, April 30, 2011, In : 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 ...

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Countdown until closing date for anti-HS2 online petition entries - 3 days

Posted by Ed on Wednesday, April 27, 2011, In : Uncategorized 
It is now only 3 days to go until the closing date for all anti-HS2 online petition entries.

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Only 10 Days Until Closing Date for Anti-HS2 Online Petition Entries

Posted by Ed (On behalf of the Junior Bucks Stop HS2 Organization) on Wednesday, April 20, 2011, In : 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...

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Ed goes on first high speed rail link to see the Gadget Show LIVE 2011

Posted by Ed on Tuesday, April 19, 2011, In : High Speed 2 
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 ...

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