Our congratulations to the Amersham in Bloom team, who have been crowned as the Overall Winner at the 2022 UK Finals of Britain in Bloom, held at the RHS Lindley Hall in London on 10 Oct 2022! They also received a Gold Award in the Town category for creating an […]
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Amersham Society September 2022 Newsletter is now published and has been delivered to the Society members.
We would like to share a short video “End of the Line – Amersham” by Geoff Marshall. It is full of quirky and interesting facts about Amersham Station and ends in Old Amersham.
In 2018 the Amersham Society provided the informative Town Map display board outside the Memorial Gardens. This appears to be well used by visitors and locals alike. Mainly using money from a legacy, we now want to produce a similar board about the River Misbourne, probably to be located on […]
The following notice regarding cancellation of the Amersham Charter Fair this year was received through doors of Old Town residents on 13 Sep 2022:
Please take notice that the Annual Charter Fair will be held in the High St and The Broadway in Old Amersham on Mon 19 and Tue 20 Sep 2022, operating within the hours of 14:40 and 23:30 approximately. Parking restrictions will commence at 00:01 on 19 Sep and cease at […]
Last year Dave Roberts from Western Approaches HQ Museum, Liverpool contacted the Amersham Society about the early days of 30 Commando (later 30 AU) created by Ian Fleming. He knew that the unit was originally based in Amersham and Chesham Bois and was hoping to find out more about their […]
The Amersham Society Committee is pleased to introduce and welcome our two new members – Carol Chesney and John Catton. Earlier this year both Carol and John kindly responded to our survey when we asked members to share their views and ideas how we all might help the Society to […]
Amersham Society May 2022 Newsletter is now published and has been delivered to the Society members.
At the end of April, Amersham Town Council reported that the first stage of the repairs project to Market Hall had been completed. The major renovation was done to the historic structure within the clock turret, which houses the bell and clock workings. Also the clock now chimes between 8am […]
Amersham Town Council asked us to share the information about their plans for the Platinum Jubilee bank holiday and how our members and the residents of the Old Town could help them to organise the celebration. Here are the details:
After almost two years of Zoom talks the Amersham Society Committee is delighted now to let you know that from 30 Mar 2022 our lectures will again be at the Kings Chapel. The entrance charge remains £2 for members and £3 for non-members.
Every year during the non-summer months the Amersham Society organises lectures. Usually we meet in the Kings Chapel and occasionally in St Mary’s Church. Between April 2020 and February 2022 our meetings were held online via Zoom. With permission of the speakers the video recordings of these talks are now […]
Amersham Society January 2022 Newsletter and 2022 Programme are now published and soon will be delivered to the Society members.
Our first outing for two years took place on Wed 22 Sep 2021 when 24 Society members and their guests took a safe and comfortable journey to the Gurkha Museum in Winchester. On arrival to the Museum they were met by Martin Brooks, past Chair of the Amersham Society and […]
The permission to close the roads throughout Old Amersham for A Magical Christmas Evening event on Fri 3 Dec 2021 has been granted by Buckinghamshire Council. The notification about road and bus stop closure was published on the Council’s service update page:
On Fri 19 Nov 2021 Misbourne Environmental Protection (MEP) learnt that the High Court has rejected their request for a judicial review of the Environmental Agency’s approval of HS2 Ltd and Align’s actions in the Chilterns Tunnel. Please see their website for:
On Sun 14 Nov 2021 the Remembrance Day Service took place in the Memorial Gardens in Old Amersham after Covid-19 restrictions affected the event last year. Large numbers of residents, local youth groups, the Royal British Legion, all came together to pay tribute to the fallen in the First and […]
Below is the statement by Amersham Town Council explaining the current status and further plans regarding the repairs to the Market Hall.
At the Society’s Annual General Meeting on Wed 27 Oct 2021 the six existing Committee members were re-elected unopposed as follows: Dorothy Symes, Chair Edward Copisarow, Vice-Chair Geraldine Marshall-Andrew, Hon. Secretary George Allison, Planning Peter Borrows, Membership Secretary Elena Morgan, Website Manager The AGM was held online on Zoom. The […]
Our congratulations to the Amersham in Bloom team who received multiple awards in national Britain in Bloom and regional Thames and Chilterns in Bloom competitions this year.
Amersham Society September 2021 Newsletter is now published and has been delivered to the Society members.
Please take notice that the Annual Charter Fair will be held in the High St and The Broadway in Old Amersham on Sun 19 and Mon 20 Sep 2021, operating within the hours of 14:40 and 23:30 approximately. Parking restrictions will commence at 00:01 on 19 Sep and cease at […]
Local people have formed a Limited Company “Misbourne Environmental Protection” and with the help and support of leading UK Geologists and Hydrologists from the area they have launched Stage 1 of a High Court Judicial Review of the Environmental Agency’s approval of HS2 Ltd and Align’s actions in the Chilterns […]
Amersham Town Council informed local residents that on Mon 30 Aug 2021 The Broadway in Old Amersham (between the Memorial Gardens and St Mary’s Court) will be closed to traffic from 8.00am until 5.00pm. The parking bays will also be suspended during this period. This has been authorised by Buckinghamshire […]
The Amersham Society May 2021 Newsletter told the story of The Wellerman, a sea shanty which had become very popular on the social medium TikTok earlier in the year.
A notification notice of full closure of the A413 at Little Missenden over a whole weekend was sent by HS2 to local residents.
Old Amersham Market runs every Saturday under the Market Hall in the heart of the Old Town and normally would consist of up to eight stalls and a range of produce is sold would include plants, bric a brac, cakes and biscuits. It is one of two markets run by […]
Amersham Society May 2021 Newsletter is now published and has been delivered to the Society members.
Local residents and businesses have been informed that there will be three filming session of “Midwich Cuckoos” in Old Amersham between 8 Jun and 22 Oct 2021. This will cause road closures in some locations during shooting time. The details of the first visit are as follows: Tue 8 Jun […]