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A branch of the Young Mens’ Christian Association (YMCA) has had a presence in High Wycombe for many years. They now have substantial premises in Crest Road, which is the largest YMCA hostel in the region. It has not always been so, as we shall see in this account of the early history of the branch. The origins of the YMCA Now a worldwide organisation, the YMCA founded by George Williams, a draper in London, and 11 friends. They were concerned about the lack of healthy activities for young men in major cities, particularly those who had been drawn there from rural areas by the Industrial revolution. ....
Transport history researcher and local author Paul Lacey is well known for his books tracing the history of bus services in Bucks and Berks. His earliest books date from the mid-1980s, and one of his latest is entitled Early Independents of the Henley & Marlow Area. Over half of the copiously illustrated 93 pages deal with the Marlow area. Paul’s book is not just a catalogue of dates and times when independent bus services were operating in Marlow, but includes evocative details of family, local and social history. It is a story of local enterprise beginning over one hundred years ago which affected most people, including our ancestors, in some way. ....