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New Mural Unveiled!
Representatives from the Town Council, Buckinghamshire College Group, Amersham Action Group, Royal Mail and Amersham Museum, including members of the reminiscence group, were joined by Town Mayor Cllr. Elizabeth Shepherd as she unveiled the mural outside the Royal Mail Sorting Office this morning. Inspired by stories from the reminiscence group, Buckinghamshire College designed and painted […]
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Amersham in Bloom Wins Gold!
We are pleased to report that Amersham in Bloom picked up a gold award for the Memorial Gardens at the Thames and Chilterns in Bloom presentation ceremony in Woodley this afternoon. Scoring 28 out of 30, it was our best result to date (for the Memorial Gardens)- an amazing achievement, and quite a considerable one, […]
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New Mural Outside The Royal Mail Office
This morning, a 12-panel mural was installed outside the Royal Mail office, Hill Avenue. The mural – an Amersham Town Council initiative as part of an intergenerational project – was created by staff and students from Buckinghamshire College Group (Amersham Campus) in collaboration with Amersham Museum. In 2021, volunteers of all ages interviewed a number […]
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Painted Utility Boxes
This year, we’ve added seven painted utility boxes to Amersham, bringing the total to nine, with a further seven currently planned for next year (although we will likely add more!). With the imminent cold and wet spells we will be hitting pause on this project until spring. If you’re a budding artist with a passion […]
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Coronation Clock
Following the completion of the planting just a few days earlier, the coronation clock was officially unveiled by the Town Mayor, Cllr Elizabeth Shepherd on Heritage Day. The clock is of a box design, with a moulded turret and four illuminated dials, sitting on a laser cut stainless steel tower, which was designed by Andy […]
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Barn Meadow and Pondwicks Meadow River Restoration
We would like to apologise for any inconvenience while Affinity Water river restoration project takes place at Barn Meadow and Pondwicks Meadow in Old Amersham. The aim of the project is to re-naturalise and re-introduce rare chalk stream habitats in the River Misbourne, which will improve the environmental quality of our local area. The works […]
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Brown Trout & Swan Sculptures Added To Church Mead!
Take a look these gorgeous pieces of art that were installed in Old Amersham yesterday. Forming part of our Children’s Art Trail, three brown trout and two swan have been added to Church Mead (the meadow behind the Memorial Gardens), beside the River Misbourne. Huge thanks to Colin Pells who has been working in partnership […]
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The Coronation Clock – Planting Begins!
With the coronation clock switched on, displaying an accurate time with illuminated dials in dark, it was time to start planting the tower. We are using mixture of aspleniums, grasses, heucheras and ferns, to create a varied, almost tropical display that contrasts (and hopefully complements) the other displays in the memorial gardens. A watering system […]
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Tallest Sunflower Competition
Fantastic to see the first entries of our annual tallest sunflower competition coming in. Below are last year’s winners Jake and Callia White with this year’s sunflower, currently standing at 220cm. Can you beat it? Or perhaps you’ve set your sights on breaking Amersham’s record of 415cm? If you’d like to enter, please send your […]
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Coronation Clock at the Memorial Gardens
As part of our efforts to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III and to add a new display, we are pleased to have installed a ‘coronation clock’ in the Memorial Gardens. Working in conjunction with Andy Honour and the leaders of the 1st Chesham Bois Scout Group, the illuminated clock, complete with crown and […]
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