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Crocuses Popping Up Around Town!
It is fabulous to see so many purple crocuses popping up around town. Starting back in 2010 and every year since (the photos in the post document this journey), in conjunction with Rotary in Amersham and many school pupils we have planted over 120,000 crocuses on the verges throughout Amersham. Why so many crocus.. The […]
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Update From The Community Allotment
The girls from Alfriston School worked so hard at the community allotment last week, helping to clear lots of old, rotten wood before making a start on sanding the picnic table and bench, as well as entertaining everyone with some beautiful singing! The benefit of working with your hands on mental health is well documented. […]
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New Bug Hotel for the Memorial Gardens
On Wednesday morning, we installed our latest bug hotel. A very different design to the existing hotels, and a fantastic addition to the tea hut wall in the Memorial Gardens. Huge thanks to Colin Pells, who worked in partnership with the Town Council to create this shelter for insects and invertebrates. Bug hotels are of […]
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Happy New Year!
2023 was another wonderful year for Amersham in Bloom, from the burst of colourful spring bulbs to the Coronation Meadows and field of sunflowers in the summer, to the Coronation Clock and, more recently, the new tiny urban forest along Chiltern Avenue. Amersham Town Council incredibly grateful to the businesses, community groups, schools, Bloom volunteers, […]
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Fox Sculpture Added To The Tiny Urban Forrest
The latest addition to the upcoming Children’s Art Trail, was installed on Thursday last week. A fox, created using two recycled copper water tanks, stands within the new ‘tiny urban forest’ on Chiltern Avenue. Huge thanks Colin Pells who worked in partnership with the Amersham Town Council to create this wonderful piece of art. The […]
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Community Carol Service 2023
The Town Mayor, Councillor Elizabeth Shepherd is pleased to invite residents to the Amersham Town Council Community Carol Service, taking place on Wednesday 6th December 2023 at St Michael & All Angel’s C of E Church, 70 Sycamore Road, HP6 5DR, commencing at 6.30pm. The event is free to all who wish to attend, and […]
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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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Amersham Christmas Festival – Saturday 2nd December 2023
Come and join us for the Amersham Christmas Festival on Sycamore Road, Amersham on the Hill, on Saturday 2nd December, from 10am to 5pm! There will be street and indoor markets (60 stalls have already signed up!) as well as: It promises to be a Blooming fantastic day out – make sure it is in […]
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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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Remembrance Day Service in the Memorial Gardens
Hundreds of residents joined scout and guide groups, school children, representatives from local organisations and members of Amersham Town Council to show their respects at the Remembrance Day Service in the Memorial Gardens yesterday. Huge thanks to Rev. Jonny Rapson for leading the service, the Amersham Band for providing the music and the Royal British […]
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