Category Archives: Environment
Tidying Pondwicks With The Chilterns Green Gym
It was great to spend a morning in Pondwicks, Old Amersham, with the Chilterns Green Gym (TCV – The Conservation Volunteers), practicing the ancient way of mowing—scything. It was wonderfully quiet with only the sound of swishing and the occasional blade sharpening breaking the silence. Similarly, swapping out noisy, fuel-guzzling machinery for a simple blade […]
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30,000 Newly Planted Bulbs In Our Town!
Over the past couple of weeks, the Town Council team, bloom volunteers and pupils from Stony Dean School have joined forces to plant over 30,000 bulbs- tulips, daffodils (including native narcissi), crocuses and native bluebells- in the beds (including beneath many street signs), tubs and planters around town. Many of the bulbs are those lifted […]
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Platinum Jubilee Pollinator Bed Information Board Installed!
It is fantastic to finally install an information board at the Platinum Jubilee Pollinator Bed, Sycamore Corner. Be sure to have a read when you are passing. Huge thanks to those who helped fund the project- Amersham Action Group, Barnett Waddingham, Amersham and District Residents Association and Rotary in Amersham. We would also like to […]
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Britain in Bloom Awards 2022
We are delighted to announce that Amersham has been crowned the overall Winner at the 2022 UK Finals of Britain in Bloom. In addition to this amazing accolade, Amersham was also named the winner of the Children and Young People’s Participation Award and the RHS discretionary Sustainable Gardening Award. RHS Community Gardening A quite remarkable […]
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Turning grey to green (and saving water)
We can take a variety of steps to re-use water, in the absence of much needed rain. Washing up water and other “grey” water can be poured onto outdoor plants instead of down the sink. Before you get into the shower, and while you wait for the water to run warm, you can collect the […]
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Amersham In Bloom – Thank You To All Involved!
Earlier today, we welcomed RHS Communities judges Richard Budge and Mary Bagley to Amersham. As part of the tour, we visited the jubilee pollinator bed and Met 1 in Amersham-on-the-Hill, Willow Wood, Pondwicks Community Orchard, and finally, the Memorial Gardens, where we completed the tour. To be chosen as one of only 46 UK villages, […]
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Wildflowers Across Our Town
Over the past year the Town Council has made a conscious effort to increase the number of wildflowers throughout town. In fact, we have sown an additional 30%, when compared to last year, adding splashes and pockets of colour to many more corners- some of which are just beginning to flower. What patches have caught […]
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Sycamore Corner’s new addition… a stag beetle tower!
Did you know that the stag beetle is Britain’s largest terrestrial beetle? Needless to say, we planted some bee friendly pollinators around the tower too.
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The Wildflower Meadow
The wildflower meadow at the rear of Stanley Hill Cemetery is looking gorgeous at the moment- a lovely mix of poppies, daisies and cornflowers. Please use the public footpath beside the cemetery to access the meadow.
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New Flowerbeds, Planters & Borders Across The Town
Last week we saw a remarkable week of dedication from the ATC staff and volunteers (including the 2nd Amersham Common Beavers). If it wasn’t needed (to keep the sun off) we wound take our hats off to you all. With the majority of the beds, planters and borders planted we can be very satisfied with […]
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