Please find below information about forthcoming events. The Society’s talks are usually held in the Kings Chapel, 30 High St, Amersham HP7 0DJ. Doors open at 7.30pm when coffee/tea will be served and talks start at 8pm. The Society’s Committee meets six times a year, on the third Monday of every other month. If you have any questions, issues, or ideas you would like to be discussed at the next meeting, or if you are interested in joining the Committee, please get in touch.
Thu 15 Oct 2026 @ 6pm
BREAST HEALTH: A CLOSER LOOK
We were asked to spread the word about a FREE patient information event taking place at the Chiltern Hospital, Great Missenden. It will be hosted by leading consultants from the breast and mammography teams and dedicated to breast health, screenings, early detection, and treatment pathways – read more.
Mon 26 Oct 2026 @ 8pm
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2026
The Society’s AGM will be held in the Kings Chapel. It will be followed by a talk about Wycombe Homeless Connection, a local charity dedicated to supporting people who are homeless or at risk of losing their homes in south Buckinghamshire. It will be led by its Chair of Trustees, Kate Rogers, accompanied by trustee Jane Spoerry – read more.
Mon 16 Nov 2026 @ 8pm
DRAMATIC READING OF BENJAMIN ROBERTSHAW’S MEMOIRS
Join us for an additional event to celebrate the Society’s 70th Anniversary in St Mary’s Church. In the performance directed by well-known local actor Stan Pretty, the memoirs of the 18th-century rector of Amersham will be read by actor Don Crerar and, as a special bonus, Earl Howe will read the memorandum of his nemesis, Daniel Baker – read more.
Mon 30 Nov 2026 @ 8pm
CASSIOBURY: THE ANCIENT SEAT OF THE EARLS OF ESSEX
a talk by Paul Rabbitts
Cassiobury is now the principal public park in Watford, but for over two centuries it was a part of a vast, luxurious private estate shaped by royal ambition, grand architecture and legendary landscape design (please note, this is a change to our original advertised talk) – read more.