Beating the Bounds: Sat 9 June 2pm
Tuesday, May 28th, 2019Become a Friend Against Scams
Friday, July 10th, 2020Are there people you could protect directly or people within your community who you could encourage to join the fight against scams? Buckinghamshire and Surrey Trading Standards are are offering 2 “Friends Against Scam” courses and 1 “Scam Champion Training” course and would be pleased to welcome you to join one of these [Read full article…]
Bois Lane Closure due to Road Resurfacing from 9th April 2018
Monday, March 12th, 2018Transport for Bucks will be carrying out resurfacing work on Bois Lane, between Woodside Avenue and the Railway Bridge. This part of the road will be closed from 9th April until 13th July 2018. [Read full article…]
Buckinghamshire Council Have Established 8 Coronavirus Community Support Hubs
Friday, March 27th, 2020The support is intended for those who have severe medical conditions, and who do not have access to family, friends or local support networks. These hubs will be coordination and distribution points for Bucks Council’s networks – they are not ‘drop in’ centres for the public and will not be open to the general public. […] [Read full article…]
Buckinghamshire councils lift all parking charges
Friday, March 27th, 2020All council car park charges and on-street parking restrictions have been lifted today across Buckinghamshire. The five existing councils have taken the unprecedented step to help support communities, key workers and volunteers during the Coronavirus outbreak. The changes will mean all council car parks across the county will be completely free to use and all […] [Read full article…]
Burial Ground Open Day
Thursday, August 10th, 202316th September 2pm – 4 pm Come and discover our peaceful, hillside ‘hidden gem’ and meet the team who run it. Our beautiful newly refurbished 1920’s Chapel which is usually closed except for services, will be open to visitors to take time to remember a loved one. Chesham Bois Burial Ground is situated off Bois […] [Read full article…]
Burial Grounds Heritage Day
Sunday, September 9th, 2018The Heritage Open Day for our unique Burial Grounds in beautiful Chilterns countryside was a resounding success, with 120+ visitors enjoying history tours from Alison Bailey, of the Amersham Museum and Cathy Wolveridge’s wildlife tours of the grounds and the adjacent chalkland meadow. The beautiful 1920s Chapel (which is usually closed except for funeral services) was crowded […] [Read full article…]
Burial Grounds memorial safety checks January and February
Friday, February 4th, 2022We request that memorials marked with a safety warning are not touched until they have been made safe. [Read full article…]
Cemetery of the Year Awards 2019 Silver Award Winner
Monday, September 30th, 2019Chesham Bois Burial Ground has scooped a prize at the National Cemetery of the Year Awards. The Memorial Awareness Board (MAB) has been promoting and organising the Cemetery of the Year Awards for nearly 20 years. Chesham Bois Burial Ground won the 2019 Silver prize in the Parish, Town and Community Council Cemetery category of […] [Read full article…]
Changes to Household Recycling Centres
Friday, March 8th, 2019The first of April will see the first major change to Buckinghamshire’s household recycling centres for a generation. The County Council’s Cabinet made the decision in January to bring in the following changes to safeguard the future of the service against a backdrop of continually reduced funding and the need to protect other critical council […] [Read full article…]