Events

We should like to remind you that the Buckinghamshire Council’s Final Statutory  Consultation on proposed parking controls in Amersham will end on Fri 17 Jul 2020.

This is a final opportunity for residents and businesses to comment on the proposals before they become legal parking controls. To find out more about the current phase of the Amersham parking review follow the link.

If you wish to raise anything at the Amersham Society Committee Meeting, please contact the Chair, Dorothy Symes, on 01494 434858.

Anthony Davis has collected fine bookbindings since he was a schoolboy. In this talk we will make a virtual visit to his library and look at some of the books he has found, as well as hearing some thoughts about why people collect books and what the key components to a successful collection might be.

Anthony is a retired lawyer. He is a Council member of the Bibliographical Society and writes and talks about fine bindings and book collecting. He is also a qualified tour guide specialising in book related walks in central London.

If you wish to join the meeting please contact us requesting the invitation.

The talk “Printed Board Games as a record of History – both real and imagined” by Prof Adrian Seville FSA is the last in our ‘Lockdown Special’ Summer Season.

Adrian’s academic career began in Physics and has for many years collected printed board games. Since retirement he has become the world’s leading authority on the Game of the Goose – a simple dice game known throughout Europe for over 400 years. Many of these games give great insight into the social history of the time. He has exhibited his collection in New York and his latest book on the subject was recently published the the University of Amsterdam Press.

The talk starts at 8.00pm. If you wish to participate in the meeting please email to info@amershamsociety.org requesting the invitation.

Amersham Town Council have informed us that following the Government advice about COVID-19 this year’s Heritage Day have been cancelled.

If you have any questions please contact the Town Council directly.

If you wish to raise anything at the Amersham Society Committee Meeting, please contact the Chair, Dorothy Symes, on 01494 434858.

A talk by John Storr.

Coffee/tea and biscuits will be available from 7.30pm. The talk starts at 8.00pm. No booking necessary. Guests and new members welcome.

On-site parking is normally available and there is good disabled access.

The Society’s Annual General Meeting followed by an illustrated talk on the charity The Horse Trust, Speen led by Libby Surman and a team from the Horse Trust.

A talk by former Chairman of the Amersham Society, Martin Brooks, about his recent visit to the North East Frontier.

Coffee/tea and biscuits will be available from 7.30pm. The talk starts at 8.00pm. No booking necessary. Guests and new members welcome.

On-site parking is normally available and there is good disabled access.

If you wish to raise anything at the Amersham Society Committee Meeting, please contact the Chair, Dorothy Symes, on 01494 434858.