Amersham A Cappella is an all-female chorus which sings in four-to-eight part a cappella harmony. Although based in Amersham, the chorus draws its members from all over the Home Counties. Founded in 1982, they are winners of multiple national and international awards. This year, for the first time, they are[...]
HS2 together with Align JV will be holding an online update event about the quality and supply of water during the works in the Chilterns and the Colne Valley on Thu 23 Mar 2023 between 6.30pm and 8pm. This is opportunity for you to hear and ask questions about what[...]
Join a guided walk to learn more about life and death in Tudor Amersham. Guides in 16th century costumes will tell you about the the markets and fairs, the housing and work, language and health. The walk stops at about 8 places, some directly relevant to events of the time.[...]
Amersham Town Council presents a new season of Summer Band Concerts. This year performers include Amersham Big Band, RAF Halton Voluntary Band, Amersham Concert Brass and Fehlheim Band, Chalfont Wind Band, Buckinghamshire Band and Oberhessisches BlechbläserEnsemble, The Climb, Dixieland Swing Kings and Hemley Hillbillies. This concert starts at 10.30am.
Amersham Town Council presents a new season of Summer Band Concerts. This year performers include Amersham Big Band, RAF Halton Voluntary Band, Amersham Concert Brass and Fehlheim Band, Chalfont Wind Band, Buckinghamshire Band and Oberhessisches BlechbläserEnsemble, The Climb, Dixieland Swing Kings and Hemley Hillbillies. All concerts start at 2.30pm, unless[...]
Amersham Town Council is inviting you to take part in ‘Great Amersham Spring Clean’ community litter pick event on Sat 18 Mar, between 9.30am and 11am. Meeting points: Market Hall, Old Amersham and St Michael’s Church, Sycamore Road. Litter pickers and bags will be provided. Everyone welcome. Please do come[...]
Affinity Water will be hosting a stakeholder engagement event for the River Misbourne Restoration Project at Barn Meadow Pavilion on Thu 2 Mar between the hours of 3pm and 7pm. This will be a drop-in session that is open to all. Please come and use this opportunity to discuss and[...]
Amersham Museum reopens on Sat 11 Feb 2023. For more information about visiting the museum please click here.
The Amersham and Chesham Bois Choral Society (Amchor) of today is a well-regarded choir of some 60 singing members, who come together from a variety of backgrounds and locations to embark on a repertoire ranging widely from Monteverdi to Vivaldi, Handel, Haydn, Mozart and Rossini through more modern composers such[...]
The Amersham and Chesham Bois Choral Society (Amchor) of today is a well-regarded choir of some 60 singing members, who come together from a variety of backgrounds and locations to embark on a repertoire ranging widely from Monteverdi to Vivaldi, Handel, Haydn, Mozart and Rossini through more modern composers such[...]
The Amersham and Chesham Bois Choral Society (Amchor) of today is a well-regarded choir of some 60 singing members, who come together from a variety of backgrounds and locations to embark on a repertoire ranging widely from Monteverdi to Vivaldi, Handel, Haydn, Mozart and Rossini through more modern composers such[...]
In this talk Dr Jill Eyers will tell a story of her trip up the Amazon in a boat, survival in the jungle with only a canoe, a hammock and fishing line, and all about the ancient ecosystem and people of this wonderful part of the world. Coffee/tea and biscuits[...]
In 1793-4 Humphry Repton, the last great English landscape designer of the 18th century, was consulted by William Drake Jr on improvements to the north part of the park at Shardeloes, Amersham. After two visits to the estate, Repton produced the Red Book presenting his proposals for creating landscaped park[...]
Gillian Mason is a Cultural Heritage Curator for the National Trust. Since 2016 she has been very involved in the restoration and replacement of sculptures. She will be speaking about the Stowe Landscape Programme and her role in recreation of the ‘lost’ statue group Apollo and the Nine Muses, which[...]
Buckinghamshire has a 600 year history of subversion, sedition and espionage. The county has been home to radical plotters, heretics and heretic hunters, agents provocateurs and informers. Two world wars brought spies, secret agents and saboteurs to the county and many of our stately homes housed wartime code-breakers, eavesdroppers, boffins,[...]
Liberty, the iconic London shop, needs very little introduction. Yet the story of this world famous department store is full of surprises, from its historical connection to Buckinghamshire to the effects of wartime on the company’s creative vision. Come and find out more at this talk by Will Phillips, Keeper[...]
A talk by local apiarist Howard Pool was originally scheduled for Mar 2020, but unfortunately had to be postponed due to the pandemic. We were very grateful to Howard for the article he wrote for our Newsletter. Now we are looking forward to hearing him in the Kings Chapel. Howard[...]
The John Hampden Society‘s treasurer, Sam Hearn will be delivering a talk on William Hakewill MP, a notable lawyer, historian, antiquary and a close colleague of John Hampden’s. He was the senior of Amersham’s two MPs when the borough was re-enfranchised in 1626. He was a renowned constitutional lawyer and[...]
If you wish to raise anything at the Amersham Society Committee Meeting, please contact the Chair, Edward Copisarow, on 07932 152522.
South Bucks Choral Society presents A Festive Christmas Concert with plenty of carols for choir & audience. The concert will be in St Mary’s Church in Old Amersham on Sat 17 Dec 2022 at 7.30pm. Soloist – Daisy Livesey (soprano) Organist – Gregory Drott Conductor – Iain Ledingham Tickets include[...]
A one-day conference ‘Buckinghamshire HS2 Archaeology Conference 6’ has been re-arranged and will now be held on Sat 22 Oct from 10am to 4.45pm at The Oculus Conference Centre in Aylesbury. Come and hear about the archaeological discoveries made in Buckinghamshire along the route of HS2. This is probably your[...]
This year our outing will be to the National Trust property at Greys Court near Henley followed by a two hour boat cruise with tea and cakes on the Thames from Henley. Further details have been circulated to members by email.
Buckinghamshire Local History Network (BLHN) 2022 annual conference and local history fair will be held in person only at the Oculus Centre in Aylesbury on Sat 1 Oct 2022 from 10am to 4pm. This year subject is “The cottage industries of Buckinghamshire”. Experts in local history will speak on pots[...]
Amersham Town Council, in partnership with Buckinghamshire Council, have arranged a deep clean of the High Street (Mill Lane to Market Hall) which will be taking place on Mon 18 Jul between the hours of 7.00am and 9.00am. To enable the contractor to carry out this exercise, residents and business[...]
We would like to inform you that HS2 together with Align JV will be holding a community in-person event about the final revised plans for the Amersham vent shaft headhouse on Thu 7 Jul 2022 between 3pm and 8pm at the Royal British Legion Hall in Old Amersham. This is[...]
St Mary’s Church, Old Amersham invites you for an afternoon of fun and entertainment for all the family including Chalfont Wind Band, Prize Draw, novelty Dog Show, Knitting competition, Coconut Shy, Hoopla, Tombola, Bouncy Castle, Book stall, Plant stall, Cake stall, Refreshments, BBQ, Beer Tent and other attractions. The Parish Fete[...]
The planning consultants DLBP Ltd will be holding a presentation regarding proposed redevelopment at the Maltings on 15 Jun 2022 between 2pm and 7pm at Market Hall in Old Amersham. The Maltings is a historical site within a conservation area of the Old Town with some of the buildings listed[...]
FiveRivers are working with Affinity Water and Amersham Town Council to restore two sections of the River Misbourne in Barn and Pondwicks Meadows in Old Amersham. This is part of Affinity Water’s River Restoration Programme for 2020-2025. To discuss proposed plans they will be running a day of drop-in sessions[...]
Jubilee events organised by Amersham Town Council include:- PICNIC IN THE PARK: Thu 2 Jun, 12pm – 4.30pm at King George V Playing Fields, Amersham on the Hill SPECIAL CONCERT: Fri 3 Jun, 12.30pm – 4.30pm at the Memorial Gardens, Old Amersham CHILDREN’S ECO-FEST: Sat 4 Jun, 10.30am – 2.00pm[...]
Chiltern Compass, a local community-orientated charity, asked us to share information about their new face to face event which will take place on 11 May 2022 at Missenden Abbey: “Leaving Well: Planning & Providing for End of Life How do we encourage discussion to enable a “good death”? How do[...]
