…caring about our town: past, present and future
In this first event of the High Wycombe Society’s Autumn programme, John Shaw will outline the history of Chiltern Rangers from its inception through to the diverse range of projects it currently undertakes in and about High Wycombe, not to mention plans on the horizon. Chiltern Rangers mission is to enhance the Chilterns’ habitats through conservation, education and community engagement. […]
All welcome: Admission Free There will be plenty of water in the Wye so the restored mill should be running and grinding locally grown wheat into quality wholemeal flour that will be for sale. Explore the mill and see it grinding wheat. Meet the millers, enjoy tea, cake and other refreshments and several local interest […]
John Leighfield, affectionately known to local historians as “the Map Man”, will give a talk about the history of mapping from prehistoric times up until the 21st century, richly illustrated with key historical maps showing High Wycombe. From the earliest primitive maps of Britain to the apps available today, via individual mapmakers such as Saxton and Speed, and organisations […]
Steve Strutt will take us through the history of hospitals in Wycombe from the 1100’s to the 1930s Wycombe has a long history of hospitals, infirmaries, and maternity homes dating back to medieval times. Steve will guide us through these institutions, beginning with how religious beliefs created the early hospitals. Then he will explore how […]
Martha Glennon from the Chilterns Conservation Board, will be talking about the Chilterns Chalk Stream project - Not Bourne Yesterday: Chalk Stream Communities of the Chilterns "Not Bourne Yesterday" is a Heritage Fund-supported initiative aimed at restoring endangered chalk streams in the Chilterns, by telling the 8,000 year-old story of Chilterns chalk streams with the […]
The Society will be at the We Make Wycombe Hub in Church Square for the three days prior to our first Mill open day of the year. Find out more about the work of the Society, how you can get involved with local planning, discovering and researching the history of Wycombe, and see some of […]
All welcome: Admission Free There will be plenty of water in the Wye so the restored mill should be running and grinding locally grown wheat into quality wholemeal flour that will be for sale. Explore the mill and see it grinding wheat. Meet the millers, enjoy tea, cake and other refreshments and several local interest […]
Following the High Wycombe Society’s AGM, Martin Howard from Chiltern Railways will deliver a talk on recent updates and changes to the rail service passing through our town.
All welcome: Admission Free There will be plenty of water in the Wye so the restored mill should be running and grinding locally grown wheat into quality wholemeal flour that will be for sale. Explore the mill and see it grinding wheat. Meet the millers, enjoy tea, cake and other refreshments and several local interest […]
All welcome: Admission Free There will be plenty of water in the Wye so the restored mill should be running and grinding locally grown wheat into quality wholemeal flour that will be for sale. Explore the mill and see it grinding wheat. Meet the millers, enjoy tea, cake and other refreshments and several local interest […]
A talk by Tony Mealing on the history of All Saints Church, based on his book issued for the 100th Anniversary of the Rotary Club. "A Short History of All Saints High Wycombe and the Town That Grew Around It From The Beginning To The Present Day"
A talk on the history of the A40, the artery that runs through our town.