Below is Amersham Town Council‘s letter to residents of the Old Town regarding works to be undertaken by Buckinghamshire Council to clear and unblock gullies and drains. This will take place in the High Street on Wed 7 Oct between 7am and 3pm. These important works are needed to prevent […]
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Amersham Town Council, together with Amersham British Legion, have informed us that this year’s Remembrance Day Service in the Memorial Gardens on Sun 8 Nov has been cancelled due to the latest COVID-19 restrictions. Instead the Mayor and Deputy Mayor will be laying wreaths on behalf of local organisations.
Amersham Society September 2020 Newsletter is now published and has been delivered to the Society members.
We are getting a number of requests via our website asking about the status of Amersham Charter Fair this year. Below is the leaflet delivered to the local residents which clarifies the situation:
The Society’s Committee is pleased to release the first (beta) version of Old Amersham Interactive Map. Following our tradition to accomplish at least one heritage project per year, this is our response to times of lockdown and social distancing during the pandemic. This map can be used on your computer […]
On 20 Aug 2020 HS2 revealed the proposed designs for the Amersham Ventilation Shaft and Headhouse. The shaft is one of five structures that will be built to provide ventilation and emergency access to the high-speed rail line’s 10 mile-long Chiltern tunnel.
This summer from 5 Jul 2020, the NHS’s 72nd Birthday, the Aircraft Restoration Company‘s Spitfire has been flying over a number of NHS hospitals across the UK. On 1 Aug 2020 at 4pm the flypast will take place over Amersham Hospital in the Old Town.
On 19 Jun Buckinghamshire Council proceeded to the final statutory consultation of the Amersham Parking Review 2020. This review covers Amersham, Chesham Bois and Penn. If you would like to comment, support or object, you can view the proposals or the amended maps via the Your Voice Bucks website at:
On 29 May the River Chess Association reported that the water in some areas of Shardeloes Lake on the River Misbourne had temporarily turned from “clear to milky” – see photos on their Facebook post.
Amersham Town Council have informed us that Serco have agreed to undertake a deep clean of the High Street on Mon 22 Jun between 7 and 9am. This is really good news and we thank both ATC and Serco for listening to the residents and businesses.
The Society is delighted to announce a bonus Summer Season of Zoom Talks to bring us all together over the long gap from May to September. Three distinguished collectors have kindly agreed to tell us the fascinating stories of their collecting and something of the discoveries they have made. Put […]
Amersham Town Council have informed us that following the Government advice about COVID-19 this year’s Heritage Day along with the remaining band concerts have been cancelled. Similarly, the river improvements at Barn Meadow have been postponed by Affinity Water.
Amersham Society May 2020 Newsletter is now published and has been delivered to the Society members.
On 29 Apr 2020 the Amersham Society broke new ground triggered by the current lockdown. The presentation by well known local historian Julian Hunt on Metroland was the first Society meeting held online via Zoom. Over 60 participants connected into the meeting from their living rooms. As many joined as […]
Buckinghamshire County Council have been releasing local information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) including service changes, business support and how to get help on the Buckinghamshire Council * website: Latest Updates to Services » Among the affected services are: Community Support Adult Social Care Transport Libraries Waste Collections Country Parks etc. * ) […]
The Amersham Society Committee very much regret that, as the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues to escalate and in line with Government response, we are having to cancel the talk “The World of the Honey Bee” by Howard Pool due to be given on Wed 25 Mar.
Buckinghamshire County Council has now published results of the first stage of Amersham Parking Review. Based on feedback received during the Informal Consultation carried out between 3 Dec 2019 and 14 Jan 2020 some roads will proceed to the formal consultation, some are removed from the parking review altogether and […]
Below are further details which were forwarded to the Society by Amersham Town Council. This is a background document to the intended works along the River Misbourne at Barn Meadow announced in Nov 2019.
Thames Valley Police held a walk-in session in the Market Hall in Old Amersham from 11am to 1pm on Thu 13 Feb. This was the first such event in the Old Town. Previously they have only been held in top Amersham. Unfortunately the advance publicity for the inaugural event was […]
Following numerous diversions and traffic lights on the roads around Old Amersham in the last few months, we would like to share with you a link to the one.network site which we think might be useful.
Amersham Society January 2020 Newsletter and 2020 Programme are now published and have been delivered to the Society members.
Following an audit of all representations on the Local Plan 2036, the Planning Policy Team of Chiltern and South Bucks District Councils have now made all comments public through their consultation portal.
We are very pleased to announce the winner of the best dressed front door competition. Congratulations to Sundari Ferris of Whielden Street The judges found it really difficult to choose just one winner from the selection of beautiful and creative wreaths that they saw on so many residents’ doors and […]
In Nov 2019 Amersham Town Council issued a notice to inform residents of the Old Town of intended works along the River Misbourne at Barn Meadow. The restoration scheme was proposed by Affinity Water which will be funding the project and working in partnership with Environmental Agency and the Town […]
In Dec 2019 Buckinghamshire County Council started the parking review in the Amersham area (yellow lines, parking bays) across 49 roads. The purpose of the review is to see if new parking controls are needed or if the current controls need to be changed.
The Old Amersham Business Association and the Amersham Society would like to inform residents of Old Amersham that the permission to close the roads throughout the town for A Magical Christmas Evening event on Fri 6 Dec 2019 has been granted by Bucks County Council.
We are encouraging all residents of the Amersham Old Town to get creative in time for A Magical Christmas Evening and join in the local Best Front Door Decoration competition supported by the Amersham Society and the Amersham in Bloom team.
Your new 2019-20 committee was elected at the Society’s Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, 30 Oct and the members are as follows: Dorothy Symes​​, Chair Edward Copisarow​​, Vice-Chair Geraldine Marshall-Andrew​, Hon. Secretary David Atkinson​​, Hon. Treasurer George Allison​​​, Planning Peter Borrows​​​, Membership Secretary Elena Morgan​​​, Website Manager All the above […]
Our congratulations to the Amersham “Bloomers” who received the joint highest score ever for the region. The results of the competition were announced on 24 Sep at Thames & Chilterns in Bloom regional awards ceremony held in Woodley. Amersham won in three categories:
The Vagrant Notice is back up on the wall of no. 60, The Broadway. As Peter Borrows, our project co-ordinator, reports: it has been cleaned, woodworm treated and the lettering carefully re-painted and now much more legible – all thanks to Martin Cook of Martin Cook Studio.