Amersham Society September 2020 Newsletter is now published and has been delivered to the Society members.
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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 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.
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 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.
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.
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 […]
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 […]
The recent article “An Heirloom Comes Home” by Barney Tyrwhitt-Drake published in the Society’s September 2019 Newsletter has sparked a lot of interest among our members. The fascinating story of his great great grandfather, William Tyrwhitt-Drake, a Cavalry officer at Waterloo, was told through the 200 year history of his […]
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.
Amersham Society September 2019 Newsletter is now published and has been delivered to the Society members.
About 100 members of the Amersham Society, the Friends of Amersham Museum and the Museum Volunteers accepted the invitation to get together in the Museum garden for an early evening reception on 5 Sep 2019. This joint event celebrated the long-standing commitment to promote cooperation between the Museum and the […]
The Society’s 2018 heritage project was to design and install a new map for the Amersham Old Town. Keeping up with the tradition of producing maps and promoting walks in and around the town, the new map slogan reads: “Walk the paths and enjoy the town’s hidden corners”.
This is an update on the progress of the Vagabond Notice conservation work commenced by the Amersham Society.
On 25 Sep we will welcome back Dr. Melanie Windridge, physicist, writer, lecturer and mountaineer. In the talk “Summiting the Science of Everest” she will tell us the story of her own summit attempt in 2018. Read more about Dr. Windridge and her passion for travelling under extreme conditions in […]
When the Amersham Society was formed the first item on the agenda of the first Committee meeting was to discuss the fate of Shardeloes House, the home of the Lords of the Manor of Amersham. It was decided that the Society should do all in their power to prevent its […]
The Amersham Society Talk on 30 Jan 2019, given by Edward Copisarow, was provocatively entitled “The Destruction of Shardeloes”. It illustrated how a change in public opinion with regards to Britain’s built heritage helped to protect this historic country house. The report below from our May Newsletter is enhanced by […]
Although the Amersham Society started originally as a historical society, very soon it became clear that it needed to deal with preservation of old buildings, signs, monuments, footpaths in and around the Town. One of the first heritage projects initiated and supported by the Society was a restoration of the […]
The Amersham Society Committee has decided to go ahead with conservation work on the Vagabond (or Vagrant) notice later this year. It has been 25 years since the previous restoration performed by the Society. Back in 1994 the work was carried out by Martin Cook, the local carver and expert […]
One of our guests, that we welcomed at the Society Recruitment Party on Wednesday, was Barney Tyrwhitt-Drake. He had previously given two well remembered talks to the Amersham Society back in 2000 and 2001 on the history of the Drake family.
We would like to thank all our members and their guests who joined us for the Summer Drinks Recruitment Party on 3 Jul 2019. The party was successful and everyone who has spoken with us since was enthusiastic about it.