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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Saving Water
Using less water day-to-day will not only save you money and divert less water from our rivers, bays, and estuaries, which helps keep the environment healthy, but can also reduce water and wastewater treatment costs and the amount of energy used to treat, pump, and heat water. Here are some top tips to consider for […]
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The Mayor’s Charity 2023
Each year the Mayor of Amersham chooses a local charity that he or she would like to support to help make a difference to the local community. Funds raised at local events that year are then donated to the charity. The Mayor of Amersham, Cllr Elizabeth Shepherd is pleased to announce the following – “As […]
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Huge Success for Saturday’s Environment Action Day & Children’s Eco-Fest
Thank you to everyone who attended the Environment Action Day and Childrens Eco-Fest on Saturday, and all of the volunteers and organisations that took part. Special mention to Bizi (Discovery Sprouts) and Joley (@joleymakes) for putting on some great, creative activities for the kids to help engage them with nature and the environment. Huge […]
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