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To be honoured by MONOPOLY in this way is such a huge compliment to our lovely town, it will really put High Wycombe on the map, and remind people what a fabulous town and heritage we boast here”. Locally pupils from the school can be seen in Matilda the Musical; Matilda the Movie; and shortly in pantomimes at Wycombe Swan, Chesham, and Aylesbury. Each year the MONOPOLY dice roll on a new place – over the last two years it has been Palm Springs in leafy Riverside County, California and The Hamptons in New York state – and High Wycombe has beaten a shortlist of 24 other places from across the world (some of these perhaps perceived as far more glamorous, including Carmel-by-the-Sea in Monterey, California). She even patented in 1892 an invention that made the typewriting process easier by allowing paper to go through the rollers more easily.

HWBIDCo Chief Executive, Melanie Williams bagged her own copy for playing with friends over the festive season, “It’s great to see High Wycombe represented in such an iconic way, and a real coup for the town to be included in the prestigious list of Monopoly locations, especially with so many local organisations featured. It’s very exciting for us to have been a part of this process and I know it’ll be a hit with the High Wycombe audience – I can’t wait to have a play, but I will definitely be playing to win!” That venue was only temporary, whilst Newland Hall the school’s home for the next few years was refurbished. There will be a gigantic replica of the board game, MR. MONOPOLY, top hats, game boards and giant MONOPOLY money. Bang & Olufsen welcomes shoppers to their new store in Bicester Village. The doors will officially open at 09:00 on the 12 th December 2020 and customers are invited in on the opening day to explore the new store and collect a complimentary memento.

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As the public consult on the make-up of the game we encourage them to visit mywycombe.com to learn more about High Wycombe’s fabulous heritage and source places that could be included in the game.” We've been wonderfully spoilt for choice putting this board together. The game's sets will be themed from heritage to tourism, culture to charity, sport to shopping - and more." High Wycombe has landed the honour of its very own customised MONOPOLY game and on Friday (28th October 2022) is the game’s ‘Big Reveal’. James Simons, Head of Retail UK & Ireland at Bang & Olufsen adds, “Online has changed the retail landscape no question, but we believe an omnichannel approach is key to delivering the best customer experience. Customers will want to see our distinctive designs, immerse themselves with superior sound performance and feel the rich materials that set our products apart, with expert guidance on hand to help them with their requirements.”

Bosses of the world’s most famous board game have fallen in love with High Wycombe that today have announced it has landed the honour of its very own official game – after seeing off 24 other places across the globe, some A-List on glam and glitz She said: “I love Monopoly because it is a great game for all the family regardless of age to join in with and have a good laugh together.

All told, the closure of Murrays meant a very sad loss to the town of an innovative, independent department store. It was a true Icon.