On 13 Jul 2024 the first information panel about the rarity and ecology of chalk streams and the history of the River Misbourne in Amersham was unveiled by the Town Mayor, Dominic Pinkney on Church Mead. The panel was developed as a part of the River Misbourne Project, launched by […]
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Amersham Society May 2024 Newsletter is now published and has been delivered to the Society members.
Amersham Society January 2024 Newsletter and 2024 Programme are now published and have been delivered to the Society members.
At the Society’s Annual General Meeting held in the Kings Chapel on Wed 25 Oct 2023 the eight current Committee members were re-elected. They are: Peter Borrows, David Cash, John Catton, Carol Chesney, Edward Copisarow, Geraldine Marshall-Andrew, Elena Morgan, Dorothy Symes. There were no new nominations. After George Allison’s retirement […]
In preparation for the Society’s Annual General Meeting on Wed 25 Oct 2023 at the Kings Chapel we publish the report from our Chair Edward Copisarow. There will be a vote for its adoption at the meeting. To dowload a printable copy please click here.
Amersham Society September 2023 Newsletter is now published and has been delivered to the Society members. Read Society Newsletters »
Amersham Society May 2023 Newsletter is now published and has been delivered to the Society members.
The Amersham Society embarks on 2023 in good heart and is looking forward to our first full Zoom-free year of meetings in person since 2019. The team of six Committee members led throughout the pandemic by Dorothy Symes has now been joined by Carol Chesney who is taking on planning […]
Amersham Society January 2023 Newsletter and 2023 Programme are now published and soon will be delivered to the Society members. Download 2023 Programme »
At the Society’s Annual General Meeting on Wed 26 Oct 2022 the eight existing Committee members were re-elected unopposed. They are: George Allison, Peter Borrows, John Catton, Carol Chesney, Edward Copisarow, Geraldine Marshall-Andrew, Elena Morgan, Dorothy Symes. The meeting was held in the Kings Chapel with approximately 40 members attending. […]
Amersham Society September 2022 Newsletter is now published and has been delivered to the Society members.
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.
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 […]
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 […]
Amersham Society September 2021 Newsletter is now published and has been delivered to the Society members.
Amersham Society May 2021 Newsletter is now published and has been delivered to the Society members.
Amersham Society January 2021 Newsletter and 2021 Programme are now published and soon will be delivered to the Society members.
The new 2020-21 Committee was elected at the Society’s Annual General Meeting on Wed 28 Oct and the members are as follows:
Amersham Society September 2020 Newsletter is now published and has been delivered to the Society members.
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 […]
Amersham Society January 2020 Newsletter and 2020 Programme are now published and have been delivered to the Society members.
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 […]
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 […]