The Ley Hill Flower Club invites you to a flower demonstration by Carol Vincent entitled dreaming spires. It will be held at Ley Hill Memorial Hall HP5 3QS on Wednesday 14 April at 2pm. Carol is an experienced flower arranger and a member of the Bucks, Berks and Oxon club. She will demonstrate on [...]
On Sunday 11 April at 2pm there will be a Heritage Walk in the town centre starting from the Chesham Museum in Market Square. It is to raise funds for the museum with guides Fi Bingham and Peter Forsyth, and will last about two hours The museum will stay open to 4.15pm to allow walkers [...]
The Chess Valley Archaeological and Historical Society is holding its annual meeting on Friday 16 April in the White Hill Centre at 8pm. This short AGM will be followed by a talk by the President, Stewart Bryant, Archaeological Officer for Hertfordshire County Council on Dark Herts: evidence for Anglo-Saxons AD450 – 600. All are welcome [...]
Young people can enjoy free sports day at Moor Fitness Centre, Bois Moor Road on Saturday 10 April 2010 from noon – 4pm. There will be basketball, tennis, five-a-side football, rounders and fun games for young people aged 12 – 17 years. Free raffle and refreshments and loads of prizes including: a mobile phone; £100 [...]
The 2010 annual general meeting will be held on Tuesday 13 April in the Amersham Free Church Hall, Woodside Road at 7pm for 7.30pm. The evening will include a talk on local architecture by Julian Hunt. Official business will be followed by an open forum and non-members are welcome – thank goodness because Julian is [...]
Enjoy a classic start to the May bank holiday weekend, Join David Cropper, formerly of the BBC Concert Orchestra, as he conducts Opus 70 for an evening of musical splendour. The concert will be held at 7.30pm on Saturday 1 May in St John’s Church, Boxmoor, is in aid of the Hospice of St Francis, [...]
Do you enjoy a glass of wine? On Saturday 24 April at 8pm there is to be a wine tasting evening in aid of Chesham Museum at St Mary’s Church Rooms, Church Street, Chesham. Taste a selection of fine wines: an expert will be on hand to give a short presentation and answer questions. Cheese [...]
Wallington House Community Centre needs an experienced cook for our Luncheon Club to work five hours every Thursday. Responsibilities will include: buying supplies within an agreed budget; preparing and cooking two-course lunch for up to 25 members of the local community; assisting with serving meals and clearing afterwards. You will need experience of cooking for [...]
Chesham Cricket Club registration evening is to take place on Friday 16 April starting at 6.30pm for under 12 year olds, and from 7.30pm for older age groups. Graham Rance said, “This will not be a formal training night but we would like to see as many as possible”. Training starts the following week [...]
There will be a Social Action Day on Pond Park estate on Saturday 29 May, 2010 (the last bank holiday in May). Sam Owoo, Minister, Hivings Free Church, Upper Belmont Road, Chesham HP5 2DB (more formally known as Samigel Owondukwe) hopes youth groups and youngsters from the churches will be encouraged to seriously support this [...]
April’s talk for the Chesham Society at the Town Hall will be on LEPRA which started life as the British Empire Leprosy Relief Association in 1924. David Carter said, “I am sure that Gail Mason will have a lot to tell us about what LEPRA has been doing since then to help eradicate leprosy and [...]
There is a new youth club at Hivings Free Church on Friday nights from 7.30-9.30pm. It became fully operative from at the beginning of March. The aim is to create a social space on Friday nights for youngsters between the ages of 13 to 19 years of age. It is a space where they can [...]
Sure Start Children’s Centres activity timetable is as usual, packed with tempting things to do for families with children under five years of age. For example Giggles and Rhymes will be held from 10 – 11.30am starting on Tuesday 27 April to Tuesday 25 May, call Lee on 07736385970 for more information and to book [...]
The Chiltern Film Society‘s next presentation on Wednesday 14 April is The Grocer’s Son rated 12a. Antoine, the rudderless son of a rural grocer is forced to return home to run the business when his father becomes ill, and rediscovers his love of the countryside. Time Out said, “A well rounded film which achieves [...]
Tickets are selling well for the Tinlin album launch party on Saturday 17 April at the Drawingroom. If you’d like to go, you’ll need to go and see Richard Elkington personally at The Drawingroom, Francis Yard, Chesham HP5 1DG call the land line on 01494 791691 or mobile 07973 664 551, or visit www.the-drawingroom.co.uk.
Arriving at the beginning of May for one night only, the Elgiva theatre welcomes one of the hottest comedy prospects in the UK. As seen on Live At The Apollo, Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, The Secret Policeman’s Ball, Have I Got News For You and Eight Out Of 10 Cats, this will be a [...]
“Would you like to work off some of those Easter eggs?” Joan Clark of the Friends of Lowndes Park suggests, “Instead of going to an expensive gym, why not join us in Lowndes Park this coming Sunday 11 April at 10am for a working party. This time we will concentrate on the wild garden but, [...]
Voluntary Action closed but re-opened as Community Impact Bucks. They hope to serve everyone better than before. The merger of four Buckinghamshire partner charities – Vale Volunteers, The Priory Centre, Bucks Community Action and Voluntary Action took effect at the beginning of April. The new name is Community Impact Bucks. They will continue to provide [...]
PowWow has gone into administration. Pow Wow had its headquarters on the Oxford Business Park, Cowley and there are no workers on the site near McMinns. The water abstraction licence renewal has been put on hold as the Environment Agency will have to deal with any new owners.
Another imminent closure is the Chesham Bookshop at [...]
The Museum committee is delighted to say that more that 700 people have visited Chesham Museum, and that’s not counting the many who have just popped in for a chat and to buy a postcard or two. It re-opened at the end of October 2009 in the pedestrian area of Market Square. They hope that [...]
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