United Reformed Church in Chesham Broadway which has been hiding behind big black hoardings for the past eight months, will emerge in mid-May. All the work renovating the inside will be revealed. Even members of the Congregation have not been…
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…
Go along to one of the drop in sessions for support and advice on tracing your family tree and accessing and using online resources. Free access to Ancestry, C19th British Library newspapers, the Times Digital Archive and more. It is…
Metro-land, the birth of Amersham-on-the-Hill, runs from Tuesday 14 May to Saturday 1 June 2013. It is open every day from 10am-4pm except Sunday 19 and Monday 20 May. The exhibition features objects, photographs, documents and oral history testimonies, as…
On Wednesday 24 April 2013 the Chesham Town Picture was unveiled by the Mayor Cllr Colette Littley in the Museum, Market Square. Elizabeth Payne of the Francis Trust thanked the Chesham Library for displaying the picture for the last 30…
The Moor Gym and Swim – Chesham’s friendly community sports centre – is holding a fun day on Saturday 4 May 2013 from noon-5pm. This is the day for the annual tradition of opening of the swimming pool by the…
Chiltern Voice for Chesham has heard from another distant reader. John Wood Hopkinson left Chesham in 1954 to join the New Zealand Navy for eight years. ‘I never thought there would be so much to do in Chesham,’ he says…
Scripture and Science – trying to untangle the knot is a lecture presented by the Reverend Canon Angela Tilby, Diocesan Canon of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford and Continuing Ministerial Advisor for the Oxford Diocese. Before ordination Angela worked as a…
The Rotary Foundation’s Group Study Exchange (GSE) program is a unique cultural and vocational exchange opportunity for business people and professionals between the ages of 25 and 40 who are in the early stages of their careers. The program provides…
Throughout the Chilterns there are groups of people looking into the history, environment and uses of their local commons. Here in Chesham three people are on the case – Andrew Clark, Ken Austin and Jean Staveley. Jean said, ‘There are…
Camilla Goodman reported in the Bucks Examiner on Thursday 4 April 2013 that the Chiltern Society is negotiating to take control of Captain’s Wood Chesham from Bucks County Council (BCC). (Conservationists: We will look after wood). Captain’s Wood (11 hectares)…
Thanks to Clive Foxell for reporting that Steam is Back on the Met on Saturday 25 to Monday 27 May 2013. You can experience the golden age of steam with the return of the newly restored Metropolitan Steam Locomotive No.…
The next meeting of the Chess Valley Archaeological and Historical Society (CVAHS) will be held on Friday 19 April 2013 when the President of the Society and well-local personality Tim Yates, will give a talk entitled Richard Bowles and conflict…
Chiltern District Council (CDC) is seeking public participation at this stage of its Delivery Development Plan Document (DDPD) which follows the Core Strategy adopted in November 2011. The DDPD will contain more detailed policies, land use allocations and proposals to…
Bucks Free Press reporter Andy Carswell broke the following alarming story last Saturday 30 March 2013 Green Belt plan would be council’s ‘biggest mistake’. Andy said, ‘Chiltern District Council (this week) announced it has been ordered to review its planning…
My Year as Chesham’s Mayor is the subject of a talk by Councillor Colette Littley, on behalf of Chesham Museum at Chesham Library, 2.30pm on Monday 15 April 2013 Mayor Colette Littley has been a great supporter to the museum,…
A history of the Metropolitan Railway is explored in the first of Amersham Museum’s 2013 programme of talks. On Wednesday 10 April 2013, London Transport Museum Trustee Ian Arthurton, will share the story of the Metropolitan Railway, from its beginnings…
The next meeting of the Cholesbury-cum-St Leonards Local History Group is this coming Friday 5 April 2013 at Cholesbury Village Hall, starting at 8.15pm. In a change to their published programme Dave and Sandy Clarke will be giving a talk…
This Chilterns Spring some intriguing attractions and opulent historic houses are open to explore. Due to the proximity to London, the great, the good and the not-so-good have all made their homes in the Chilterns. Some of their finest houses…
Amersham Museum is offering a fun filled programme of family activities this Easter. Take your children to hunt for Easter animals, get creative with the activities in the new craft cases, or play with some of the new resources. Hunt…