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Events
Discover Bucks Museum
Tue-Sat, 10am-4pm, Church St, HP20 2QP
Open Art Exhibition - 29 April to 8 July. For more information visit www.discoverbucksmuseum.org.
Simply Walk
Weekly walks on Tuesdays from Wendover Clock Tower, leaving 10am. If you are a first-time walker, please arrive at least 15 minutes early and register with the walk leader. After the walk, there's an opportunity to socialise at the weekly all-ages drop-in at Wendover Christian Centre.
Cornelli Sugarcraft Classes
Dates vary, please visit www.cornellisugarcraft. co.uk/our-courses/ for details. See advert p18
May Day Morris Dancing
Mon 1 May various locations
Celebrate May Day with Whitchurch Morris Dancers who will be starting their tour on Coombe Hill at 6.30am, then dancing at The Hampden Arms and Chiltern View Garden Centre, finishing at Pitstone in the afternoon. For times and locations see p16.
Kimble & Ellesborough Horticultural Society
Tues 2, 8pm Stewart Hall HP17 OXN
Ornamental Grasses - George Lockwood will provide useful tips on this topic and a full list of the plants discussed. Sat 13, 10 – 11 30 am Plant Sale at Ellesborough Village Hall, Butlers Cross. A great opportunity to buy locally grown perennials, vegetables and annuals. Come early - everything is usually sold by about 11 am!
Craft Group
Wed 3,7 & 31, 10am-12noon, Wen Christian Ctre Craft Group provides warm space in friendly company to work on any kind of craft project. Please bring your own materials or just come to see what others are doing. All welcome. Coffee served at about 11am.
Chilterns Light Network
Wed 3 & 10, 7.30pm, Wen Memorial Hall
3 - Meeting / Social. 10 Food for Change with Marianne Hill. Cost £5 for non members. See p16
Aylesbury Dolls House Club
Wed 3, 7.30pm, Halton Village Hall
Annual General Meeting followed by a free mystery project for attendees. We will be announcing our exciting plans for the coming year and the possibility of a name change, so watch this space! arcadia96@btinternet.com
Wills and Estate Planning Surgery
Thu 4, 12noon-2pm, Wendover Library
Please call 01296 415700 or email iain@wanstallconsulting.co.uk for details.
Wendover Horticultural Society
Thu 4, 2.30pm, St Anne's Hall
John Marshall will speak about preparing containers and hanging baskets. cost £3. See p19.
Poetry Please
Fri 5, 10.30am, Wend Christian Centre
For May, the theme at our poetry reading group is ‘Celebrations’. Bring a suitable poem or come and listen to others’ choices. All welcome.
Wendover Canal Walk
Sat 6, 10.30am, Meads Farm Tea Room HP23 4NT
Guided walk by Wendover Canal volunteers, approximately 3 miles. Walks take place on the 1st Saturday, April to September 2023. Further details www.wendovercanal.org.uk. See p19.
St Mary's Church, Wendover
Sun 7, 10.00am, Parish Communion Service to celebrate the Coronation of King Charles III, followed by a glass of fizz! See advert p2
Events at Real Magic Books
Weekly and one-off events, including 7 May, 12 noon - Crochet Club. 12, 6.30pm - Jeremy Deller: Art Is Magic. 24, 6.30pm Real Magic Book Group discussing Curtis Sittenfield’s Romantic Comedy. 31, 6.30pm- Emma Forrest: Busy Being Free Every Sunday, 11am - Real Magic Story Time and Ambient Hour. www.realmagicbooks.com
Coronation Big Lunch
Sun 7, 1-4pm Witchell Meadow HP22 6EG
Coronation Big Lunch at Witchell Meadow, See front page
St Mary's Community Volunteering Day
Mon 8, 10-12.30 St Mary's Churchyard
Churchyard tidy up. Please bring your own tools. Tea and coffee provided. See advert p4 and article p16
The Big Help Out Rotary Planting
Mon 8, from 10am, Stoke Mandeville Stadium, HP21 9PP
To celebrate the King’s Coronation, help to plant up a quiet space for local charity Wheelpower. Renovating and beautifying a patio area for children and adults in wheelchairs and their families. Contact cheryl@monkeypuzzlehighwycombe.co.uk. See advert p2.
