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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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The Coronation Sunflower Meadow
The first of many sunflowers has bloomed in our new Coronation Sunflower Meadow behind Stanley Hill Cemetery. With their bright, showy petals, sunflowers are incredibly attractive to pollinators, especially bees who are drawn to their UV patterns, with the added benefit of pollinating surrounding plants along the way. The seeds are a fantastic source of […]
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New Willow Sculptures Installed Across The Town
Late last week, three willow sculptures (a pair of boxing hares, a red kite and Sir Topham Hatt) were installed in the Memorial Gardens, on Sycamore Corner and alongside the Met 1 display on Oakfield Corner. The sculptures were created by Nicky Bunce (Wild for Willow) as part of our new children’s art trail, to […]
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Another communications box comes to life!
Eliott Bulpett, an illustrator and past student of Amersham College, recently painted the comms box at Woodside Close (alongside the EE shop) as part of our ongoing project to bring more art into the landscape. I think you’ll agree that the artwork brings lots of colour and cheer to the street. Thank you so much […]
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Coronation ‘Parade’ Winners Announced!
Thank you to all of the children who sent in Coronation ‘parade’ photos. We are delighted to announce that Town Mayor Cllr Mark Roberts chose baby Freya as his overall winner, with Suki and Tilly runners up, and Albie, Ameya, King’s guards Hugo, Henry, George and Dylan, and Imogen and Freya highly commended! I’m sure […]
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Coronation Celebrations at the Memorial Gardens
Huge thanks to everyone who joined us in the Memorial Gardens on Monday afternoon. As the sun shone The Polka Dots performed – a perfect afternoon! Watch the video on facebook here.
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