09/06/2013: 12:30 pm - 4:30 pm
The Chesham Donkey Derby has been held on Botley Playing Fields for 23 years. Come rain or shine (usually the latter) the day is always well supported and much needed funds are raised for charities. This year it is on…
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Saturday 25 May Chesham’s Local Produce Market
Chesham’s Local Produce Market will be held on Saturday 25 May 2013 from 10am to 2pm in Market Square. Kathryn Graves said, ‘We’re excited to welcome Crepe Heaven to our market for the first time on Saturday. They come from…
Chiltern Steam Rally 6/7 July 2013
06/07/2013: 10:30 pm - 7:30 pm
07/07/2013: 10:30 am - 6:30 pm
07/07/2013: 10:30 am - 6:30 pm
The Chiltern Steam Rally will be taking place over the week-end of Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 July 2013 at the well signposted site near Prestwood, postcode for SatNav HP16 9HQ – the A4128 between Great Missenden and High Wycombe.…
Chesham Beer Festival on 25 May
The 26th Chesham Beer Festival will be on Saturday 25 May 2013 from noon until 7pm. It is a Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) supported event. Admission is free, just pay for what you drink. It will be at the…
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BWA Accessories, Fudgeit and Manwich at Chesham Street Market
Peter Jones Enterprise Academy (PJEA) will be Open For Business at the Chesham Street Market in Market Square on Saturday 11 May 2013 from 10am-2pm. Chesham Street Market offers remanufactured, recycled and/or reused goods for sale. It is on the…
Christian Aid Week in Amersham
Craft Fair 11 May. About 14 craft stalls run by craftsmen selling a variety of goods are the main feature of a fair being held for Christian Aid in St Michael’s Church, Sycamore Road, Amersham. It is on Saturday 11…
Art @ Christ Church, Waterside A Little Later This Year May 10 – 12th
The theme this year is Free as Air although other subjects are welcomed. Parking is on the Moor, just a short walk over the bridge. See the river running well again and possibly new cygnets will have hatched by then.…
The White Lion at St Leonards Not Closed
The White Lion at St Leonards is very much open. Trevor Barette has taken it over with the help of Jess in the kitchen. The White Lion Jenkins Lane, St. Leonards, Tring Hertfordshire HP23 6NW, call 01494 758387.
Bric-A-Brac Sale in Amersham on 4 May
A Latimer fundraising group is putting on a bric-a-brac sale with stalls, cakes, tea and coffee in aid of the Brain Tumour Charity on Saturday 4 May 2013 outside St Michael’s Church, Amersham on the Hill HP6 5DR, from 9.30am…
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Chesham Museum Quiz Pit Your Brains In A Good Cause
Chesham’s popular Museum Quiz is on in the St Mary’s church rooms, Church Street on Saturday 18 May 2013 at 7.30pm prompt. Make up or join a table of up to eight people. The quiz master will be Steve Coates…
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Trussell Trust Trolley Push 2013 for Foodbank
The Trussell Trust, the charity that runs the Foodbank Network has organised Phil the Trolley to visit Chesham on the afternoon of Friday 3 May 2013. Phil is a specially adapted supermarket trolley that is touring towns and cities where…
Posted in Food & Drink, Voluntary, Charity
Craft Market at Hazeldene Farm Chesham 5 May
Hazeldene Farm Chesham is setting up a monthly food market and craft fair to be held at the beginning of every month starting on Sunday 5 May 2013 between 11am-4pm. If you would like to be a trader on the…
Food Trail Leaflet from Walkers are Welcome
The Chesham Food Trail leaflet promotes food producers both in the town and in the surrounding villages. It has four trails; one in the town and three in the countryside. The leaflets are now available from the Town Hall and…
Deli Soon, Thai Fire Prawns Now
Richard Elkington of The Drawingroom says, ‘There’s a big discussion and much excitement in Chesham. It’s about a new shop coming to the Market Square end of town – a deli. It is local folk who live here, good people,…
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Saturday 27 April – Local Produce Market
Chesham’s Local Produce Market will be held on Saturday 27 April 2013 from 10am to 2pm in Market Square. Healthy food will be on sale as well as other locally produced goods. Change for Chesham which highlights traffic congestion, air…
May is Mild Month – For Drinkers At Least
When the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) set May aside for pubs to put on mild so customers could try it; many had never tasted it. We have seen success; now customers ask for it, pubs stock it and brewers…
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Spring Flower Festival at St Mary’s, Ballinger
Spring is coming. There will be a Spring Flower Festival on Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 April 2013 from 2 – 5pm at St Mary’s Church, Blackthorn Lane, Ballinger. You will find something for everyone. Visitors will be entertained with…
A Taste of Alchemy – Elizabeth Makes Fruit Beautiful
Elizabeth McCafferty is a young entrepreneur studying at the Peter Jones Academy in Amersham. She is the founder of A Taste of Alchemy, developing a new trend in party food. Elizabeth told Chiltern Voice, ‘I make fruit beautiful. I have…
Friends Unite at Coriander for a Good Cause 23 April
Dine at the Coriander Restaurant, near Amersham Station HP6 5AZ, to help raise funds for the Brain Tumour Charity. The set meal with starter, main course and coffee will cost £17.50 per head on Tuesday 23 April 2013 from 7.15pm…
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BURYfields Music & Comedy Fest for Chesham 22 June 2013
BURYFields will be more than just music and comedy with a host of activities to keep the family amused. Some activities that will be on offer are: graffiti, ukulele and crochet workshops (not all at once), a chill out zone,…