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Chesham In Bloom Garden’s Signage
Janet Rance of Chesham In Bloom is grateful to Potter and Ford for sponsoring flagboards and directional signs for the open gardens. One will be placed in Germain Street and one at the beginning of Lye Green Road. Janet said,…
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Plant Sale at the Trinity Baptist Church
The Chesham Horticultural Society plant sale is on Saturday 18 May 2013 from 9.30am – noon. It is on outside the Trinity Baptist Church in Red Lion Street, Chesham. Yvonne Webster said come and stock up on those flower and vegetable…
Posted in Environment, Voluntary, Charity
Blooming Marvellous Flower Demonstration
29/05/2013: 2:00 pm - 4:15 pm
The Ley Hill Flower Club invites you to a flower demonstration entitled Blooming Marvellous at the Ley Hill Memorial Hall, Chesham HP5 3QR on Wednesday 29 May at 2pm. Entrance costs £6 at the door and this includes refreshments. The…
Posted in Arts, Environment
Not To Be Missed, Bellingdon and Asheridge Village Fete 29 June
29/06/2013: 12:30 pm - 5:00 pm
The Bellingdon and Asheridge Village Fete is to be held on Saturday 29 June 2013 from 12.30 until 5pm in the Bellingdon playing field grounds. The main attraction is a Fun Dog Show run by the Bank Farm Riding for…
Will Butterflies be There for CDNHS
The field meeting of the Chesham & District Natural History Society (CDNHS) takes place on Saturday 18 May 2013. Meet at the Moor car park at 10.30am, where car sharing will be organised. This meeting hopes to see butterflies at…
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Canal Festival at Rickmansworth 18 & 19 May 2013
18/05/2013: 10:30 am - 5:30 pm
19/05/2013: 10:30 am - 5:30 pm
19/05/2013: 10:30 am - 5:30 pm
The Rickmansworth Festival takes place on the third weekend of May every year. This year it is on Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 May 2013 and the Chiltern Society has a stall. Society members are invited to help in manning…
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Bellingdon & Asheridge Horticultural Society Plant Sale
The Bellingdon, Asheridge and District Horticultural Society will be holding its annual Plant Sale on Saturday 18 May 2013 at 10am in the Bellingdon Village Hall. There will be bedding, vegetable and perennial plants for sale, as well as the…
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Recent Archaeological Finds in the Chess Valley 17 May
The Chess Valley Archaeological and Historical Society (CVAHS) will hold its final meeting for this season on Friday 17 May 2013. The talk is the one that had to be postponed in January because of the snow. It will be…
Open Garden Chesham Bois Not Blanketed in Snow
After a disastrous start to the National Gardens Scheme which raises large sums of money for charity, when snow blanketed the three acre garden on Sunday 24 March, spring has at last arrived. Julia Plaistowe’s Chesham Bois House grounds at…
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CD Transport Users’ Group Meets
The Chesham and District Transport Users’ Group meets on Tuesday 14 May 2013 at 7.30pm at Chesham Town Hall. Alan Wallwork, Secretary of the Group is hopeful of seeing new faces at the meeting since the publicity in the latest…
Trotting Across the Chilterns Sponsored Off Road Horse Ride
07/09/2013: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
On Saturday 7 September 2013 at 9am you and your pony can go trotting across the Chilterns from Dundridge, St Leonards. This is yet another chance to experience the six mile delightful trail through woods and copses. With some 30…
Run Through Woody Glades and Farmland
Also on Saturday 7 September 2013 but at noon, the Rotary Club of Chesham is holding a fun run. It is a cross country 10 kilometre run at Dundridge, St Leonards for both serious runners, and occasional joggers, across Chiltern…
Chesham Environmental Group Meets Saturday 11 May
Newtown will get a tidy-up from the Chesham Environmental Group. Meet 10am on Saturday 11 May 2013 outside the Brockhurst Road entrance to Newtown School. Litter picks and black bags provided, but take your own gloves.
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Welcome to Plant Sale at Trinity Baptist Church, Red Lion Street
The Reverend Colin Cartwright Minister of Trinity Baptist Church tells us there will be a sale of plants, books and home-made cakes on Saturday 11 May 2013 from 10am – 1pm at the Trinity Baptist Church, Red Lion Street, Chesham.…
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Chesham in Bloom Talk by Rachel Watts
Rachel Watts of Chesham in Bloom will be giving a talk in the Library on Wednesday 8 May 2013 from 11am – noon. Find out who Chesham in Bloom are, what they do and their future plans. Visit Chesham in Bloom. …
Wildlife Trust Plant Sale by BBOWT to Fight HS2 Sat 4 May
Berks, Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust (BBOWT) Chilterns Group is holding a plant and produce market to raise funds to help in the fight against the HS2 proposals. The Trust has supported Stop HS2′s judicial review process and is also…
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BCC News – Judge Dismisses Energy from Waste Judicial Review Applications
On Monday 29 April 2013, a High Court judge dismissed two judicial reviews brought against Buckinghamshire County Council (BCC)’s decision to give planning permission for an energy-from-waste plant at Greatmoor, near Aylesbury. The applications sought to challenge the decision of…
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Gardeners Group Hears Rosemarie Knight Speak
The Herbaceous Border is a talk by Rosemarie Knight on Tuesday 7 May 2013 at Chesham’s White Hill Centre for the Gardeners Group. Tea and coffee will be served and there will be a raffle. It starts at 8pm and…
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Chesham Carnival is Coming Up on 15 June
15/06/2013: 12:00 pm - 5:15 pm
The Schools of Chesham Carnival 2013 will be held in Lowndes Park, on Saturday 15 June. It is now in its 39th year. Eight infant and junior schools and Chiltern Hills Academy are all participating, and as ever all monies…