CALENDAR - SEPTEMBER
2008
MONDAY 1ST SEPTEMBER
AMERSHAM
NEW SEASON'S INTRODUCTION - AMERSHAM PHOTOGRAPHIC
SOCIETY
Drake Hall. Community Centre. Chiltern Avenue. Amersham
7:30 pm
www.amershamphotosoc.com
Especially for new members & potential new members.
TUESDAY 2ND SEPTEMBER
SEER GREEN
POLICE SURGERY
Seer Green Baptist Church. Chalfont St Peter
7:00 pm
Residents of Chalfont St Peter will get the opportunity to meet their local
neighbourhood policing team and tell them which quality of life issues are
affecting them. A range of crime reduction information will also be available,
together with other community safety advice.
THURSDAY 4TH SEPTEMBER
LITTLE CHALFONT
THE 22ND CHILTERN CHARITY GOLF CLASSIC ORGANISED BY
THE ROTARY CLUB OF AMERSHAM
Harewood Downs Golf Club. Cokes Lane, Little Chalfont. HP8 4TA
All Day Event
The cost is £75.00 per person (teams of 2) which includes 9
holes
in the morning (optional), lunch, 18 hole team stableford
competition in the afternoon, dinner and prize giving.
01494 434544 - Nick Webb
nickwebb@pwwpl.com
The 22nd Chiltern Charity Golf Classic takes place on 4th September at
Harewood Downs Golf Club, Chalfont St Giles. The event has raised
around £100,000 over its 22 years benefiting Charities such as Iain Rennie
Hospice, The Pepper Foundation and The Rushymead Hospice. This year’s main
beneficiary will be The Hospice of St Francis.
THURSDAY 4TH SEPTEMBER
ALL CAMPUSES
AMERSHAM AND WYCOMBE COLLEGE - PART TIME COURSE
ENROLMENTS
Amersham, Chesham and High Wycombe Campuses
5:00 pm until 8:00 pm
Come and
talk to our tutors to find which course is right for you. Advice is available
for different subject areas at the 3 campuses as follows:-
AMERSHAM: A Levels & GCSEs, Art & Design, Computing & IT, Teacher Training &
Professional Development
CHESHAM: Beauty Therapy, Counselling, Plumbing & Construction
HIGH WYCOMBE: Beauty Therapies, Counselling, Electrical & Construction, Health &
Social Care, Management & Professional.
THURSDAY 4TH SEPTEMBER
AMERSHAM
YOGA CLASSES
Amersham Free Church Hall. Woodside Road. Amersham
8:00 pm until 9:30 pm
£30.00 for 5 Weeks (£6.00 per week)
Booking is essential as spaces will be limited.
Please download a Booking Form by
Clicking Here and sending to the Address noted on the Form.
Nicola Vyas who will run these classes is a Student
Teacher with the British Wheel of Yoga.
FRIDAY 5TH - SUNDAY
7TH SEPTEMBER
GERRARDS CROSS
A CENTURY OF CHANGE
Methodist Church. Oak End Way. Gerrards Cross. SL9 8DA
5th - 12:00 - 7:00 pm : 6th - 10:00 - 5:00 pm : 7th - Noon - 5:00 pm
Free Admission
A FLOWER FESTIVAL to celebrate 100 years. Coffee, Lunches and
Afternoon Teas Available.
FRIDAY 5TH SEPTEMBER
CHALFONT ST PETER
SID KIPPER - IN SEASON
Community Centre. Gravel Hill. Chalfont St Peter. SL9 9QX
8:00 until 10:00 pm
Adults - £10.00 : Under 16 - £5.00
Sid Kipper, comedian, will take you on a side-splitting spin around the
year. He is a quirky comic,
and he stands up - but hes not just a stand-up comedian.
SATURDAY 6TH
SEPTEMBER
CHALFONT ST GILES
CHALFONT ST GILES COUNTRY
SHOW
Stone Meadow. Chalfont St Giles
12:00 Noon onwards
The Chalfont St Giles Country Show has been running for over
100 years. It started out as a flower show and has developed
over the years into a large event with several thousand
people joining in. The theme is "Paradise". The event has 2
main aims: to give everyone a good day out, and distribute
any surplus to local good causes.
SATURDAY 6TH SEPTEMBER
AMERSHAM
AMERSHAM GARDENING ASSOCIATION - MEMBERS SHOW -
VISITORS WELCOME
Amersham Community Centre. Chiltern Ave. Amersham. HP6 5AH
2:00 pm onwards
01494 765267
The Autumn Members Show and Lunch - but Visitors to the Show are welcome.
SATURDAY 6TH
SEPTEMBER
CHESHAM
JOHNNY WHEELER IN CHESHAM
Chesham British Legion. 50 Church Street. Chesham. HP5 1HY
8:00 pm until 11:30 pm
Tickets on the Door
01494 783864
Chesham British Legion have invited High Wycombes
own singer/guitarist Johnny Wheeler along to bring you his brand of music on
this special Saturday evening! He will be singing chart material from the 50s
through to the 2000s.
SUNDAY 7TH SEPTEMBER
WOODROW
SULGRAVE MANOR & THE
WASHINGTON FAMILY - A TALK BY MARTIN SIROT-SMITH - WOODROW HIGH HOUSE
Woodrow High House. Cherry Lane. Woodrow. Amersham. HP7 0QG
6:30 pm for 7:00 pm start
£12.50 to include 2 Course Supper
01494 676594 - Dilys Reeves / 01494 674851 - Rosalie Field
contact@woodrow-high.co.uk
www.londonyouth.org.uk
THURSDAY 11TH -
SUNDAY 14TH SEPTEMBER
CHILTERN AREA
HERITAGE OPEN DAYS - ACCESS
TO WOODLANDS
Various Woodlands Around the Chilterns not usually open.
11th Sept : Special Trees in Wooburn Green @ 6:00 pm
12th Sept : Memorial Trees in Tylers Green @ 5:45 pm
12th Sept : Talk on Fennels Wood @ 7:30 pm
13th Sept : Special Trees around Naphill @ 2:00 pm
14th Sept : Special Trees in Harpsden Bottom @ 2:30 pm
As Above
01844 355525 - Liz : Call for more detailed information.
www.chilternsaonb.org/special
Each year The Civic Trust celebrates England's
culture with a weekend of Heritage Open Day Events. This Year, Special
Trees and Woods Project Volunteers are taking part in this national initiative
by leading events about their special trees.
THURSDAY 11TH SEPTEMBER
AMERSHAM
ARE YOU RETIRED OR
SEMI-RETIRED - COME AND JOIN A NEW U3A
Amersham Community Centre. Chiltern Ave. Amersham. HP6 5AH
10:30 am
Free to all
The current Chiltern U3A currently has 1000 Members and is currently full. Plans
are in hand in conjunction with Chiltern District Council and the Third Age
Trust to establish an additional U3A - which will provide educational, creative
and social opportunities for retired and semi-retired people.
FRIDAY 12TH
SEPTEMBER
NEAR AYLESBURY
CHARITY GOLF DAY - IN AID
OF AGE CONCERN BUCKS
Weston Turville Golf Club, near Aylesbury, Bucks HP19 9HH
9:00 am - All Day
£27.50 including Refreshments
01296 431911 - Age Concern
ageconcern@ageconcernbucks.org.uk
A good days golf playing in teams or singles. Full
18 holes. Various fun competitions.
SATURDAY 13TH SEPTEMBER
AMERSHAM
INAUGURAL 2008/9 BUFFET
SUPPER - AMERSHAM & DISTRICT SCOTTISH ASSOCIATION
White Gates. Cokes Farm Lane. Little Chalfont.
6:30 pm for 7:00 pm
£8.00 including Buffet & Glass of Wine
01494 728729 - Dorothy Rae - Please Book before 10th September
This is an ideal occasion to catch up with old friends and
also introduce any Scots you know who may be interested in joining the
Association.
SUNDAY 14TH
SEPTEMBER
CHESHAM
CHESHAM HERITAGE DAY
The Bury. Church Street. Chesham. HP5
10:00 am until 5:00 pm
01494 774842
Guided Tours of The Bury Manor House with displays
in the grounds. Other landmarks will open, including St Mary's & Broadway
Baptist Churches, the Friend's Meeting House, the Mosque, Chesham Bois
Manor, White Hill Centre and the Museum. Croft Meadown, a smallholding on
Amersham Hill and Mathews Brickyard in Bellingdon will also open.
SUNDAY 14TH SEPTEMBER
OLD AMERSHAM
OLD AMERSHAM HERITAGE DAY
Old Amersham
10:00 am until 5:00 pm
SUNDAY 14TH SEPTEMBER
OLD AMERSHAM
AMERSHAM BAND CONCERT - THE AMERSHAM BAND
The Memorial Gardens. Old Amersham
2:30 pm until 4:30 pm
The bands play a variety of music to suit all ages and
refreshments are available
This Concert is part of Heritage Day in Old Amersham.
SUNDAY 14TH SEPTEMBER
AYLESBURY
CHARTER DAY - TUDOR FAYRE
Market Square. Aylesbury. HP20 2QF
11:00 am until 4:00 pm
Free Admission
Family entertainment including The Ratcatcher,
Singing Plague Victims, Travelling Players, Jesters and Tudor Craft people at
work.
SUNDAY 14TH SEPTEMBER
HIGH WYCOMBE
OPEN DAY : PAN MILL
WATERMILL - HERITAGE WEEKEND
The Rye. High Wycombe.
11:00 am until 5:00 pm
enquiries@pannmill.org.uk
www.pannmill.org.uk/4613.html
Milling demonstrations and wholewheat flour for
sale, water permitting.
TUESDAY 16TH SEPTEMBER
GREAT MISSENDEN
PHOTOGRAPHING INSECTS
Memorial Centre. Great Missenden. HP16 9AZ
7:45 until 10:00 pm
£2.50
01494 447763
Jill Pakenham's talk will interest anyone who has ever tried to photograph
quick and elusive insects. It will cover a range of species, particularly
found in local Counties. Jill will be giving tips to achieving great photos as
well as demonstrating the use of a moth trap.
THURSDAY 18TH SEPTEMBER
AMERSHAM
SOLO AROUND THE SYSTEM - CHILTERN BRANCH OF INLAND
WATERWAYS ASSOCIATION
Amersham & Chiltern Rugby Club. Weedon Lane. Amersham. HP6 5QU
8:00 pm
01494 813338 - Peter White
A talk by Adrian Rayson who has cruised nearly all the waterways of England
single handed. No one to open the lock gates, no one
to hold the ropes, or make a cuppa. That is an achievement, and one that he will
relate to us.
FRIDAY 19TH SEPTEMBER
AMERSHAM
THIRD MEGA MUSIC QUIZ - AMERSHAM ROCK 'N' ROLL CLUB
- OPEN TO ALL
The Polish Club. Raans Road. Amersham. HP6 6LX
8:00 pm
£1.00 per person - All profits to Macmillan Nurses Charity.
01494 727173
Send your Order for Tickets, together with a Cheque payable to "The Polish
Club" and a Stamped Addressed Envelope - adding your Telephone Number - post to
The Polish Club. Raans Road. Amersham. HP6 6LX
After holding two highly successful Mega Music Quizzes at our host venue, the
Amersham Polish Club, we have decided to open them up to the public under the
umbrella of the Amersham Rock 'n' Roll Club.
So please come along and test your knowledge of nearly six decades of pop
music with Napoleon XIV's quiz masters Jim and Adam -- after the questions they
set, you will want the men in white coats to take them away ha-haa!!!. They will
be ably assisted by Kaiser Bill's Batman Alan -- yes, he was the inspiration
behind Whistling Jack Smith's big hit and you'll soon realise why Jack couldn't
find any words to go with the tune!!!
There will be a prize for the winning team. We normally look at having teams
of four to six people, so make up your own or come along and we will link you up
with other friendly faces.
TUESDAY 23RD SEPTEMBER
CHESHAM
BUSINESS 4 BUSINESS 2008 & NETWORKING DAY
The Elgiva Theatre, St Mary's Way, Chesham, Bucks, HP5 1HR
11:00 am until 7:00 pm
Admission is Free
www.cheshamchamber.com/b4b/index.htm
This major networking event is firmly established as a key date in the Chilterns
business calendar and has grown to be the largest event of its kind in the area.
Over 50 Stands and the opportunity for networking.
WEDNESDAY 24TH SEPTEMBER
HIGH WYCOMBE
GROWING OUR OWN
Hughenden Manor. High Wycombe. HP14 4LA
11:00 am onwards
£19.00 per person
01494 755573
Lecturer L Engers gives an insight into growing vegetables and supplying the
Stables Restaurant. A brief introduction into the work of Bucks Adult
Learning Horticulture Students at Hughenden.
THURSDAY 25TH SEPTEMBER
CHALFONT ST GILES
LADIES LUNCH - SOUTH BUCKS
HOSPICE
Harewood Downs Golf Club. Cokes Lane. Chalfont St Giles
12:00 Noon
£25.00 per Head
01494 537775
info@sbhospice.org.uk
http://www.sbh.org.uk
Speaker : Sean Davoren - Head Butler at the
Lanesborough Hotel in London.
Raffle and small selection of exclusive stalls.
FRIDAY 26TH SEPTEMBER
AMERSHAM
WORLD'S BIGGEST COFFEE
MORNING - MACMILLAN CANCER SUPPORT
Puffins. 119 Woodside Road. Amersham. HP6 6AL
10.30 am until 12:00 Noon
No Charge - Donations only
Your hostess, Celia Palmer, invites you to join her and says 'A Warm
Welcome Awaits You'
FRIDAY 26TH
SEPTEMBER
THAME
CHARITY GOLF DAY - CBS GOLF
CLUB (CHILTERN BUSINESS CLUB) - IN AID OF CANCER RESEARCH UK
The Oxfordshire Golf Club. Rycote Lane. Milton
Common
Thame. Oxfordshire. OX9 2PU
10:00 AM UNTIL 10:00 PM
£105 per person
01494776600 - Bob Swayne
cbcgolfsociety@uwclub.net
The day will start with a Full ‘English’ breakfast being
served between 9:30am & 11:00am. There will be a Golf clinic between
11:00am & 13:00am.
The match itself will be an 18-hole Stableford Golf Competition for teams of
three or four. There will be prizes for the 1st, 2nd & 3rd Teams as well as the
‘Tail End Charlies’ team
More challenges and opportunities for all competitors to win prizes,
including:
•‘ Nearest the
Pin’ competition
•
separate ‘Longest Drive’ competitions for men & women
•'spot
prizes’ for displays of individual golfing prowess [?]
and of course, the
‘hole-in-one’ competition!
[NB. A hole-in-one prize is available on each of the Par 3 holes]
There will also be a 9 hole Putting Competition [with a difference!]. A Grand
Raffle and ‘Silent’ Auction will be held during the evening. A 4-course Dinner
will be served at 7:30pm. followed by a cabaret by Mr. Eugene Matthias
(President of the Magic Club of Great Britain) [Eugene will also be performing
close up magic during the dinner]. Prize-Giving and Grand Raffle will follow the
Cabaret.
SATURDAY 27TH SEPTEMBER
CHESHAM
THE MAGICAL BAMBOO - 20TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS
The Elgiva Theatre. St Mary's Way. Chesham. HP5 1HR
1:00 pm until 4:00 pm
www.elgiva.com
Meet the
Panda Family and the colourful clownettes in this fun educational piece of
children’s theatre. Hosted by children’s personality Rainbow Bigbottom. Join in
with the magic, singing, dancing and balloon fun, for children aged 3 to 8
years. Dancers form the Maggie Monk School of Dancing will be appearing. Bring
your cameras, as the cast will be in the foyer for photos and birthday cake!
MONDAY 29TH SEPTEMBER
SEER GREEN
POLICE SURGERY
Seer Green Baptist Church. Chalfont St Peter
10:00 am
Residents of Chalfont St Peter will get the opportunity to meet their local
neighbourhood policing team and tell them which quality of life issues are
affecting them. A range of crime reduction information will also be available,
together with other community safety advice.
TUESDAY 30TH SEPTEMBER
CHESHAM
MIND, EXERCISE, NUTRITION .. DO IT !!
Chesham Leisure Centre.
Twice a Week for 10 Weeks - 4:15 pm until 6:15 pm
Free
01494 732103 or 732177
godell@chiltern.gov.uk
www.mendprogramme.org
- Booking online possible
MEND offers families the chance to get on the
path to a healthy future. Expert advice is at hand for parents
in Chiltern looking to raise healthy, happy kids.
The MEND scheme gets kids on
the go, using fun hands-on activities and games
to encourage them to eat well and exercise
regularly. The MEND Programme requires at least
one parent or adult carer to attend each session
with their child, as the Programme aims to
improve the entire family's eating and exercise
habits, thereby promoting sustained improvements
in overall health, fitness and wellbeing.
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