Events

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 on a site of earlier formal gardens. However only the limited implementation of his design was carried out.  To find out what was realised and what remains on paper please do come to this talk by family historian Barney Tyrwhitt-Drake.

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

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. It lasts about 2¼ hours (short-cut possible) and includes a climb up through the fields (taken slowly).

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Buckinghamshire Local History Network (BLHN) 2023 annual conference and local history fair will be held at the Oculus Centre in Aylesbury on Sat 7 Oct 2022 from 10am to 4pm.

Hundreds of heritage assets valued by local people make up the character and identity of Buckinghamshire. These may be objects, buildings, archaeology, parks, gardens or works of art. They may have little or no protection: over time our special places can be lost. The county’s new Local Heritage List raises their profile. “Putting our local heritage on the map” is this year’s subject.

To find more about the conference programme please click here.
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The Society’s Annual General Meeting will be held in the Kings Chapel on Wed 25 Oct 2023 at 8.00pm. Doors will open at 7.30pm when a glass of wine and soft drinks will be provided.

AGENDA

1. Apologies for absence.
2. Minutes of the 2022 Annual General Meeting and business arising.
3. Chairman’s Annual Report.
4. Honorary Treasurer’s Report and Statement of Accounts.
5. Election of Committee Members and Officers. *
6. Any other business.

The AGM will be followed by:-

• Discussion of topics raised by members.
• TALK: “Buckinghamshire Search and Rescue Dogs” by Jonathan Crowther, Trustee of Search Dogs Buckinghamshire Charity. He will be accompanied by his dog Ted.

* Election of Committee Members and Officers. Nominations should be sent by 19 Oct to the Hon. Secretary at 162 High Street, Amersham, HP7 0EG.

If you wish to raise anything at the Amersham Society Committee Meeting, please contact the Chair, Edward Copisarow, on 07932 152522.

Talk by Dr Jill Eyers. More details will follow closer to the date.

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 as Lauridsen, Britten and Rutter. Music Director is Nick Austin.

The season usually starts from an informal afternoon concert with tea and cake in Amersham Free Church. The main concerts are in May and December in St Mary’s Church, Old Amersham.

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