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Tidying Pondwicks With The Chilterns Green Gym
It was great to spend a morning in Pondwicks, Old Amersham, with the Chilterns Green Gym (TCV – The Conservation Volunteers), practicing the ancient way of mowing—scything. It was wonderfully quiet with only the sound of swishing and the occasional blade sharpening breaking the silence. Similarly, swapping out noisy, fuel-guzzling machinery for a simple blade […]
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Britain in Bloom Awards 2022
We are delighted to announce that Amersham has been crowned the overall Winner at the 2022 UK Finals of Britain in Bloom. In addition to this amazing accolade, Amersham was also named the winner of the Children and Young People’s Participation Award and the RHS discretionary Sustainable Gardening Award. RHS Community Gardening A quite remarkable […]
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Amersham In Bloom – Thank You To All Involved!
Earlier today, we welcomed RHS Communities judges Richard Budge and Mary Bagley to Amersham. As part of the tour, we visited the jubilee pollinator bed and Met 1 in Amersham-on-the-Hill, Willow Wood, Pondwicks Community Orchard, and finally, the Memorial Gardens, where we completed the tour. To be chosen as one of only 46 UK villages, […]
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Openreach Cabinets Receive A Makeover!
This week we began a project to paint over graffitied Openreach cabinets throughout Amersham. Thank you to Michelle Gorman for her beautiful wildflowers, the first of the cabinets, located at the Station Road/London Road junction… what an improvement (and yes, we do have permission).
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The Wildflower Meadow
The wildflower meadow at the rear of Stanley Hill Cemetery is looking gorgeous at the moment- a lovely mix of poppies, daisies and cornflowers. Please use the public footpath beside the cemetery to access the meadow.
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Community Matters
Please support Amersham in Bloom by popping a green token into ‘our’ Community Matters slot at Little Waitrose in Amersham. The more green tokens…the more improvements we can make this summer… Thanks once again to Little Waitrose & Partners for supporting the bloom initiative.
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