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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New Mini Urban Forest Near Amersham Station!
Last week, we completed phase one of an exciting project to create a mini urban forest on the verge opposite Amersham Station in Chiltern Ave. The verge, despite being relatively narrow, proved the perfect location for a ‘pocket forest’. Providing a wow factor winter with its vivid white bark, nine Himalayan birch trees (Betula utilis […]
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Plenty Of Blooms Throughout Amersham
It may be mid-October but there are still plenty of blooms throughout Amersham. The pockets of wildflowers, tubs and borders are unseasonably pretty, offering a wealth of colour and interest in today’s sunshine. As the season draws to a close, the Town Council would like to thank the ever-committed bloom volunteers, the talented leaders of […]
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25,000 Bulbs Being Planted Across Amersham!
Over the past couple of weeks bloom volunteers, members of the Town Council team and pupils from Stony Dean School have joined forces to commence a project to plant over 25,000 bulbs throughout Amersham. We have planted tulips, daffodils, alliums, bluebells, crocuses, snowdrops and snowflakes (the latter have been planted in Chiltern Avenue amongst the […]
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HMS Dreadnought Returns to the Memorial Gardens
Refurbished and back from the dry dock, we are pleased to announce the return of HMS Dreadnought to the Memorial Gardens. The replica battleship has been planted and looks great in its new position. Along with the pair of SE5a bi-planes and lone soldier, HMS Dreadnought formed part of the display which was installed to […]
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Tiny Urban Forest and Winter Garden
In late November, we added the final few plants to complete (for this season) the ‘Tiny Urban Forest and Winter Garden’ on the verge opposite Amersham Station in Chiltern Ave. This pocket forest comprises 20 Himalayan birch trees (Betula utilis jacquemontii ‘Snow Queen’) and one Tibetan Cherry (Prunus Serrula). The trees, with their wonderful white […]
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