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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”. In the early 1960s the couple moved their family, including daughter Marylyn, to High Wycombe and the school was closed.

What did you think about the reaction to yesterday’s announcement? Read more about the launch below. 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. A performance by the school was included in the programme for the launch of the High Wycombe Monopoly at the Arts Centre. Build houses and hotels on your property and charge other players rent when they land on your locations.

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Monopoly boss Afolabi Omotola said: “West Wycombe Park is one of the finest National Trust properties attracting tourists from all over the world. And the Listed Guildhall in the heart of High Wycombe is a stand-out crown jewel. In the Nazi-occupied Netherlands the German authorities saw that the Dutch people were using British or American versions of Monopoly so developed a version with Dutch locations.

Perhaps though most special this year is the 30th anniversary of the Wycombe Swan, in which we have three routines to help the celebration.” Writing competition winner Emily was awarded one of the first prints of the Wycombe MONOPOLY (Image: Newsquest) We are delighted to share the news of our new store in the year where we celebrate the brand’s 95 th anniversary. The UK is one of our six core markets and strategically important for our growth strategy, and opening this new store indicates our ambition to continue to strengthen our presence, also in psychical retail, and further improve the experience for our UK customers,” says Scott Anderson, Director UK & Ireland at Bang & Olufsen. It was not until the 21st century that Lizzie Maggie’s role in the invention of Monopoly was properly recognised. 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 the game.”Ten years later the school moved to St Augustine’s School in Daws Hill Lane, and Marylyn and Chris set up a new home close by, which also serves as the school’s administration centre. Her winning piece, which received huge applauds from the audience, read: “High Wycombe is my home town, let’s jump up and down. Monopoly is on its way, so let’s roll the dice – and play!” They moved to a part of Eden or Octagon that has previously been an Our Price Records, Virgin and Zavvi store - so that building is iconic for music and films. From a young age Marylyn had been taught to dance by her mother, then received professional coaching, including acrobatics by an ex-Hungarian circus acrobat.