What's On Amersham

Chorleywood Choral Society’s Spring Concert. Soloists: Kate Wili, soprano; Leslie Davis, mezzo-soprano; James Robinson, tenor; Wyn Pencarreg, baritone; Iestyn Evans, organist. Conducted by Graham Wili.

A special Saturday evening of live music and dancing to a brilliant singer/guitarist. He’ll be including many songs from the 50’s and 60’s right through to the 2000’s. Music for dancing or just sit and enjoy! A very friendly club with drinks at a sensible price!

The Chiltern Painters are a long established and well known group of artists and will be showing their latest paintings in a variety of media as well as sculpture and pottery. A large selection of reasonably priced cards will also be available. Admission to the exhibition is free and all are welcome.

Chesham based TouchPoint Productions presents “Relish“, a dark comedy written and directed by Mary Scott. “Excellent production. Good blend of humour and tension” (Oxfringe2011) Dan and his new wife, Stacy, are holding a birthday dinner party for his older sister, Fran.

After “NOISES OFF” & “RELATIVELY SPEAKING” New Penny Theatre Company hits the stage at the Elgiva once more with Alan Ayckbourn’s hilarious hit comedy “BEDROOM FARCE”. Set in the seventies, we visit three bedrooms over one night and the next morning, following the story of four married couples.

C14/15 Manor House within award-winning gardens. Throughout the garden permanent herbaceous plantings are complemented by two distinct seasonal plantings for spring and summer.

The eighth Chalfont St Giles and Jordans Literary Festival gets under way on the 8th May at 7.15pm in the Memorial Hall at Chalfont St Giles. A host of distinguished guest speakers have been lined up, who between them will deliver 12 days of sessions designed to delight, entertain, and inform.

Chorleywood Choral Society will be performing Haydn’s ’Creation’, with Berkhamsted Choral Society, at St Peter’s Church, Berkhamsted on Saturday, 8th September.

This month’s meeting will include a talk by Laura Manners. Laura is a potter who makes hand thrown earthenware vessels which are colourfully illustrated with themes from landscape and industrial heritage.

Artistic chalk garden on two levels. Collection of C17/C18 plants incl auriculars, hellebores, bulbs, pulmonarias, peonies, geraniums, herbs and succulents. Many antique, species and rambling roses. Potager and lily pond. Cottage was once C17 fever house for Missenden Abbey.

Experience traditional Elizabethan May Day Merriment with dancing and music Discover what it was like to live in Elizabethan times and experience an Elizabethan May Day celebration. The Suffolk Free Co.

On Saturday 12th May, see the Enchanted Museum come to life as legendary creatures (including the beautiful winged Pegasus) appear at an exciting twilight event at Chiltern Open Air Museum. The Museum’s historic buildings will be lit up by candle, lantern and firelight for you to explore.

Join us for an elegant afternoon tea and live music in the breath taking 12th Century Abbey. Perfect gift for the special person in your life. £20pp to include homemade sandwiches, scones,cakes, tea or coffee. Tickets need to be pre-booked by contacting fundraising@chilternsmscentre.org

Walk across the emerging wildflower meadows to visit the native bluebells in the 4 acres of ancient beech woodland and return for organic refreshments in the tearoom. New for 2018 - Farmer’s Market - locally sourced organic produce and hand crafts.

We welcome back talented singer/guitarist Johnny Wheeler for his second visit this year. He’ll be entertaining the members and guests with an evening of live music from the days of swing through Rock ’n’ Roll to ballads and (a little) country.

Great Missenden Choral Society will perform the Following works: Henry Purcell - Welcome to All The Pleasures Ralph Vaughan Williams - Five Mystical Songs EJ Moeran - Songs of Springtime Tony Hewitt Jones - Seven Sea Poems and Gerald Finzi - Let us Garlands Bring.

Choose from a wide selection of good value home-grown plants and home-made cakes, pickles and preserves....plus books, crafts, gifts and excellent refreshments all to raise funds for local wildlife conservation. The plant market is run by volunteers from the Chilterns Group of The Wildlife Trust.

A friendly welcome awaits at this long-running popular market where you’ll always find a comprehensive selection of quality, local produce.

Both suites are licensed for civil ceremony, and can host between 150-288 guests in a modern, sophisticated setting.

Over the weekend of 12th and 13th May this private nature reserve will be open to the public. The reserve is one of Rickmansworth’s hidden secrets and is home to a rich variety of wildlife including waterfowl, woodland birds, bats and butterflies.

¼-acre garden with lots of year-round colour, interest and perfume, particularly on opening days. Sloping site containing rockeries, 2 small ponds, herbaceous border, island beds with bulbs in Spring and dahlias in Summer, roses, fuchsias, patio pots and tubs galore - all set against a background of trees and shrubs...

Dacorum Symphony Orchestra Concert with James Beadle (Piano) playing Schumann’s Piano Concerto. Also Brahms Festival Overture and Kodaly Hary Janos Suite

Our Program detail entails the following: Mill End Community Centre Open Day on 28th April from 12pm to 3pm - Dance and singing performances from the locals in the community.

The Pepper Foundation (reg. charity 1056823) is holding a fundraiser in support of Pepper Nurses on Thurs 10th May at The Gatsby in Berkhamsted and celebrating all things 1920s. There will be dancing, a live jazz band, hot two-course buffet, a raffle and more!

A way to spend a few hours in the open air sharing the towpath space & meeting traders who live & work on the canals. Arts & crafts, food & "Not on the High Street" goods.

Fun for all the family: 10k and 5k adult races, children’s obstacle run, Ultimate Warrior new for 2018. Register online from February www.chilternsmscentre.org 10k £16 per adult / £14 affiliated runner,5k £10, Children’s Ultimate Warrior £10

A range of 36 beers from breweries in and around the Chilterns. Plus 12 ciders, wine and soft drinks available and a range of street food including burgers, curry and vegetarian options. All accompanied by live music from the best of our local bands.

Manor Tour. Join a member of the house team for a 45 minute tour behind the scenes. See our conservation work in action and get a sneak peep into some of our store rooms. Booking Essential. Phone: 0344 249 1895. Adults and older children. Assistance Dogs only are welcome.

Let your imagination take over as you create your very own lavender filled Victorian keepsake doll. All materials supplied and no previous sewing experience required. Booking Essential. Phone: 0344 249 1895. Not suitable for children. Assistance Dogs only are welcome.

The Great British Dog Walk is an annual event in aid of Hearing Dogs for Deaf People. 20 dog walks across the UK Picturesque locations A free doggie bandana for each adult ticket purchased Working hearing dogs at the walks who you can meet Fun activities for all the family Stalls with gifts and...

With Matt Richardson Troy Hawke Jenny Collier Alex Boardman

Set sail once again with the award winning, world famous Big Fish Little Fish family ravers and their mates Camp Bestival as they bring acid house, techno, house, hip hop, drum ”n’ bass for families with 0-8 year olds as part of the ‘Around the World in 18 Raves’ Camp Bestival warm up tour.

Benjamin Harte and Simon Davies present an eclectic programme of beautiful music written for violin and classical guitar. Including music from the 19th Century virtuoso, Paganini via the Baroque splendour of Vivaldi to the Argentine Tango of Piazzolla. The concert takes place in the beautiful Hastoe Village Hall.

Wendover Choral Society sing Joseph Horovitz Samson featuring internationally renowned Sir Thomas Allen as Samson accompanied by The City of Cambridge Brass Band. In addition we will be performing John Tavener Song for Athene, Three Shakespeare Songs by R.

Programme - Haydn - Sonata in C major, Beethoven: Bagatelles Op 119, Schoenberg: Six Little Pieces Beethoven: Variations on a Theme by Diabelli. Regarded as one of the finest interpreters of Classical and Romantic repertoire, Imogen is internationally renowned for her virtuosity and lyricism.

The Waterboys. Artists performing: Waterboys.: Tickets avaiable.

Four gardens will open in 2018, incl one new, in the delightful chalk stream Misbourne Valley. Wind in the Willows has over 350 shrubs and trees, informal woodland and wild gardens incl riverside and bog plantings and a collection of 80 hostas and 12 striped roses in 3 acres.

Jazz night in the bar at the Community Centre Bourne End. We feature a different band each month. On April 3rd, Dave Rance and his Rocking Chair Band are giving us an evening of traditional music and on May 1st we have another visit from The Powerhouse Band who went down a storm last year with their great...

Many of us wander around churchyards and cemeteries, tracing family members or just out of interest. Kevin Varty’s illustrated talk to members of Buckinghamshire Family History Society explores the sometimes hidden meanings of the symbols which are often found carved into the headstones, revealing a lost...

The BLOOMING marvellous annual plant sale in aid of Michael Sobell Hospice Charity, Northwood, returns on Saturday 12th May, 10.00am-12.

If you’ve made a New Year’s Resolution to get a bit fitter or already love to take to your bicycle and hit the road, then why not sign up to take on the Michael Sobell Hospice Charity’s (MSHC) ‘On Your Bike’ 40-mile sponsored cycle challenge, taking place on Sunday 20th May.

Join us in welcoming Spring to Tring with our launch of our Spring Fayre fortnight. Community Stalls, mobile zoo (fee applies), Tring Farmers’ Market and FREE children’s treasure trail. Plus we are launching our Tring Spring photo competition

Fun for all the family at St Peter’s and St Paul’s Church in Tring. Children- bring your teddy for a ride on the Teddy zip wire. Climb the spiral tower staircase and try some bell ringing. Stalls: plants, jewellery, toys, cake stalls. Raffles and tombolas.

Beautifully planted frontage entices visitors to a large rear garden. A calm oasis enclosed by mature hedging. A rare variegated flowering tulip tree provides dappled shade alongside rhododendrons, peonies, magnolias and diverse acers. Lavender hues of phlox foam along the raised patio.

Woodland Flower Walk at Pulpit Hill and Wood. Join Nick, Pulpit’s Ranger, for a walk through the woodland identifying spring flowers. A two hour walk followed by tea/coffee and a chance to learn more about the flora and fauna of the area. Booking Essential. Phone: 0344 249 1895. Not suitable for children.

TRING BOWLS CLUB OPEN DAYS. PENDLEY SPORTS CENTRE, COW LANE TRING, HP23 5NS We welcome all newcomers to our Open Days whether you’ve never bowled before, perhaps have played a few ends in a public park, or maybe you used to bowl and are thinking about taking it up again.

The ever popular Watford 10k returns once again in 2018. The race takes place along the beautiful Bluebell Route in Cassiobury Park. The long-established race, organised on behalf of Watford Mencap will, once again, be looking to attract runners of all abilities, from novices to experienced runners.

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