Wild Amersham is a group within Sustainable Amersham set up by local people who care about the natural world and want to act to make a difference. To know more about who they are and what they do to encourage others to enjoy, learn about and support local nature, read […]
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Marieke Bosman, from Wild Amersham, continues her writing about some of the wildflowers growing in and around Amersham along with their historical heritage. Her first article was about three winter wildflowers – one for each month. For the second article published in the Society’s May 2024 Newsletter she chose just […]
A new A3 map leaflet for visitors to Amersham has been produced by Amersham Action Group volunteers which, for the first time, provides useful and interesting information for both parts of the Town. The front features the metroland-style designed map for Amersham-on-the-Hill and on the back is our Old Amersham […]
During 2024, Marieke Bosman, from Wild Amersham, will write about some of the wildflowers growing in and around Amersham along with their historical heritage. We hope this will encourage you to go out and enjoy them and perhaps look for ways to help protect this natural heritage for future generations. […]
Gary Gotch, the current Chair of the Amersham Museum Board, is retiring after 18 years in the job. The Trustees of the Amersham Museum are now looking for his successor. Below are details they asked us to share with our members.
The Amersham Museum is currently looking to fill the role of a volunteer bookkeeper. Below are details they asked us to share with our members including role description and how to apply:
The unveiling of a new town map of Amersham-on-the-Hill took place on Sat 18 Mar 2023. Designed in Metroland colours and style, the map will help residents and visitors navigate the town as well as provide them with information about its history starting from 1892.
‘Visit Amersham’ new website is an Amersham Town Council initiative to better showcase local businesses in Amersham to tourists and residents of surrounding areas. In practice it will be maintained as a repository of all things to see and do in and around the town.
Our colleagues at the Amersham Museum are currently looking for new Trustees and they ask us to share the information below with our members and local residents:-
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The article “The rainforest on Amersham’s doorstep” by Marieke Bosman was written for the Society’s January 2022 Newsletter and underscores the importance of our local habitat. Marieke is an Old Amersham resident who is passionate about wildflowers and their protection and enjoyment. Her wildflower art is @mrsbloem on Instagram.
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.
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.
Buckinghamshire Local History Network (BLHN) 2020 Conference will be held online on Sat 24 Oct 2020 from 1.30pm to 4pm. This free half-day conference “Wellers, Wethereds, Wheelers and the ABC – Buckinghamshire brewers through three centuries” will be accompanied by the Virtual Local History Fair – a website with a […]
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 […]
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.
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.
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.
The first town trail leaflet “Amersham: A Walk around the Old Town” was published in 1975 as a contribution to European Architectural Heritage Year. The Society joined the Council of Europe’s initiative to raise public awareness that architectural heritage consists not only of the most important monuments, it also includes […]
Archaeologist Michael Farley will be back at the Society meeting on 24 Apr with the talk “Moats, Mottes and Castles” about the history of conflict and defence in Medieval Buckinghamshire. The previous talk “Saxon Buckinghamshire”, which he gave on 24 Feb 2016, was very well received by members. Here is […]