The Sunflower Field at Willow Wood
The sunflower field at Willow Wood has proved a great success looking particularly spectacular in the early evening sunshine (and morning mist, as per the attached photographs). If you haven’t already, try to pop along while flowers remain in bloom. Once again, our grateful thanks to Barnett Waddingham for sponsoring the project, which we hope […]
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Street Art on Oakfield Corner
We still have to pinch ourselves….what a year 2022 was! And you may have noticed some lovely street art to commemorate our incredible achievement last year, a new addition to Oakfield Corner, standing proud alongside the Met 1 steam locomotive replica and Sir Topham Hatt.
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Pockets of Flowers Under Road Signs
We hope that you are enjoying the small pockets of flowers that are adding vibrancy and colour to the road signs throughout town. This year we have used a mix of dwarf sunflowers, nicotiana and cosmos. The sunflowers – Sunbelievable Brown Eyed Girl – in particular, are a delight with their two-tone flowers and vigorous […]
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Bus Timetable for Amersham Heritage Day
Why not travel to this year’s Amersham Heritage Day in style by hopping on one of the heritage buses which will be running every 12 minutes between Amersham on the Hill (bus stop opposite Tesco Express in Hill Avenue) and Old Amersham, on Sunday 10th September. This is a free bus service and you can […]
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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 Sunflower Meadow
The sunflower meadow behind Stanley Hill Cemetery is getting better and better by the day. Thanks again to Barnett Waddingham for sponsoring the display and Stuart Channer for sowing the seeds.
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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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