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Other Useful Information
Amersham Town Council |
Civic
Structure
The Town Council consists of 17 members representing
the following Wards: |
| Amersham Common Ward |
Ottaway, Mrs B
Passmore, V A
Weedon, A J |
27 Little Reeves Avenue, Amersham HP7 9JB.
t: 01494 762490
19 Darlington Close, Amersham HP6 5AD. t: 01494 728397
St Martins, 12 Highland Road, Amersham HP7 9AU. t: 01494
726631 |
| Amersham on the Hill Ward |
Guest, B J
Head, Mrs V G
Raffety, D E
Ricketts, J T |
9 Chiltern Avenue, Amersham HP6 5AE. t: 01494 721565
10 Cherry Orchard, Amersham HP6 6LE. t: 01494 727254
76 St Nicholas Close, Amersham HP7 9NP. t: 01494 764579
1 Briery Way, Amersham HP6 6AT. t: 01494 724211 |
| Amersham Town Ward |
Allen, Mrs D I
Hancock, R J
King, M
White, Miss M J |
14 Stanley Hill, Amersham HP7 9HR. t: 01494 721085
5 Shardeloes House, Amersham HP7 0RL. t: 01494 725985
2 School Lane, Amersham HP7 0EP.
13 Lane Wood Close, Amersham HP7 9JL. t: 01494 764256 |
| Little Chalfont Ward |
Dean, G H
Finnigan, J D
Hilton, K M
Simpson, A B |
Little Retreat, 62 Amersham Road, Little Chalfont HP6
6SL. t: 01494 762382
3 Elizabeth Avenue, Little Chalfont HP6 6QB. t: 01494
765224
21 Beechwood Avenue, Little Chalfont HP6 6PL. t: 01494
762874
24 Badgers Walk, Cedars Village, Chorleywood, Herts WD3
5GA. t: 01923 350831 |
| Weedon Hill Ward |
| Breadmore, Mrs M |
15 Woodfield Park, Amersham HP6 5QH. t: 01494 433886 |
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| Administration is provided by the Town Clerk,
Mr D Knowles IPSM and his staff with an office at: The Court
House, King George V Road. t: 01494 725091 |
The Council’s responsibilities
are for:
• Street Lighting • Cemeteries • Allotments
• Parks & Woodlands • Recreation Grounds &
Open Spaces • Public Halls |
| Leisure Amenities |
Amersham is well provided with both indoor
and outdoor leisure amenities.
Community Halls
The Town Council has two halls for public use: The Market
Hall accommodates 130 (max) Little Chalfont Village Hall accommodates
160 (max)
Both have recently undergone major refurbishment. The Market
Hall is ideal for social and business functions and exhibitions
and Little Chalfont Village Hall, with a Music and Dancing Licence
from Monday to Saturday, is a multipurpose hall complete with
mobile stage. Both halls can be hired at modest charges for
morning, afternoon and evening sessions.
Also available are: Amersham Common Village Hall; Red Cross
Hall, Chiltern Avenue; Amersham & District Community Centre;
British Legion Hall, Whielden Street; Polish Ex-Servicemen’s
Club, Raans Road, Amersham-on-the-Hill.
For bookings refer to Halls for Hire - (General Information) |
Recreation
The town’s parks, recreation grounds and playing fields
are of a high standard and the pavilion accommodation on the
playing fields is excellent. The parks are situated in extremely
pleasant settings. Barn Meadow, alongside the River Misbourne
gives a panoramic view of the Old Town and its valley; Hervines
Park on the Hill is set amid woodlands whilst Westwood Park
at Little Chalfont stands high above the Chess Valley.
Football, cricket and hockey may be played at all parks and
at Hervines Park is the six rink bowling green, proud home of
Amersham Bowls Club and of county standard. This green may also
be used by the public. Tennis is played on grass courts at Barn
Meadow and on four all-weather courts at Westwood Park. Adjacent
to the town’s Civic Centre is the King George’s Field,
founded by public subscription at the time of King George V’s
Coronation and now used as a play area.
For nature lovers, open spaces and woodlands have been conserved,
including the Memorial Gardens and Church Mead in the Old Town
also Hervines Woods and Willow Wood. The woodland, and pond
at Finch Lane, Little Chalfont, have been restored and the Town
recently bought Parsonage Wood covering 22 acres on the hillside
above the Old Town.
Together these parks and open spaces form a not inconsiderable
estate, which is well managed by the town’s Parks Manager
Mr Mark Richardson and Estates Manager Mr Shaun Grainger.
On the Civic Centre site at Chiltern Avenue, Chiltern District
Council has an excellent leisure centre providing swimming and
diving pools, flumes, gymnasium, boules and tennis facilities
A climbing centre opened early in 1997.
Privately owned sports grounds include Amersham and Chiltern
Rugby Club in Weedon Lane; Chesham Bois Tennis and Squash Club
in Woodfield Park, and Amersham-on-the-Hill Cricket Club in
Woodside Road. Amersham Cricket Club plays in Shardeloes Park;
Amersham Town Football Club has its ground in School Lane and
there are several other private cricket, football and hockey
clubs. In Cokes Lane is the eighteen hole course of Harewood
Downs Golf Club and Little Chalfont Golf Club, a nine hole course,
is situated in Lodge Lane.
Horse and pony riding is increasingly popular and there are
several riding stables in the area. |
| Clubs and Societies |
A wide range of well supported clubs and
societies include:
• 2 branches of the Royal British
Legion • 3 Women’s Institutes • 1 Townswomen’s
Guild • Rotary and Round Table Clubs • Film and Photographic
Societies • Arts Club • Stamp Club • Horticultural
Society • British Red Cross & St John Ambulance Societies
• Scouts • Guides • Church Organisations •
Youth Clubs • Clubs for the Elderly
Details are available from the local libraries. |
Sports Clubs
Amersham and Chiltern Rugby Club, t: 01494 725161
Amersham Cricket Club, t: 01494 721066, Pavilion: 01494 433020
Amersham Hill Cricket Club, t: 01494 764526, Pavilion: 01494
721454
Amersham Hockey Club, t: 01923 284281, 01494 864166
Amersham Town Football Club, t: 01494 727428
Chesham Bois Tennis & Squash Club, t: 01494 433330
Little Chalfont Tennis Club, t: 01494 721401 |
| The Amersham Music Club presents classical
concerts as does the Amersham Music Festival. A choral society
meets and performs in the town, and there are orchestral, light
music and theatre groups in the area. |
The Amersham Society based in the
Old Town endeavours to preserve its old buildings, character
and amenities. Its permanent Museum in a 15th Century medieval
hall house in the High Street was opened in April 1991 and extended
with a lottery grant in 2001, to display the history and artefacts
of the Town and local area.
The activities of the Society will interest all who care about
Amersham Old Town and want to preserve its character and amenities.
A key aim of the Society is to be actively involved in the conservation
of a living town, not just the preservation of its past. We
study all planning applications for the old town; opposing plans
where necessary to maintain the character of the town, whilst
encouraging sympathetic conversion of old buildings and high
standards of design in new developments.
The Society is involved in environmental issues of public concern
and welcomes the views of its members. We have published leaflets
and guides to help visitors to enjoy the historic town. Amersham
Society members enjoy monthly lectures and discussions in the
town’s 17th century Market Hall from September to April.
During the summer months there is a programme of visits to places
of interest. The newsletter, published three times a year, keeps
members in touch.
The Amersham Society is a Registered Charity (No. 276870), it
is also registered with the Civic Trust and a member of ANTAS
the Association of North Thames Amenity Societies.
The Society has nearly 500 members and welcomes new members.
The minimum subscription is only £4 p.a. (or £6
for two members of one family at the same address). If you would
like to join, please contact the Membership Secretary, Mr R
D Hockey, 8 Longfield Drive, Amersham HP6 5HD. t: 01494 433979
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| Amersham and District Community Association
is an independent organisation, a registered charity, determining
its own policy and programme and relying on voluntary service
from its members for much of its work. The Community Centre
consists of The Barn Hall and adjacent buildings which were
originally part of Woodside Farm, built in the 17th Century
and the purpose built Drake Hall. The Centre provides meeting
places for many of the Association’s affiliated societies,
accommodation for Adult Education Classes and many other functions. |
| There is also a League of Friends of Amersham
and Chesham Hospitals who would welcome new members who
will support functions and possibly do some voluntary work.
Interested persons should contact the Chairman Mrs Norris. t:
01494 433469 |
Little Chalfont Preservation Society was
founded in 1960 and now has a membership of some 700 subscribing
households in the village. The Society aims to preserve and
improve the rural character of Little Chalfont in conjunction
with local government authorities and conservation organisations
with similar aims, such as the Council for the Protection of
Rural England and the Chiltern Society. It resists encroachment
on green belt land, encourages housing development of a style
and density appropriate to the area, and undertakes a wide range
of activities to improve the environment and encourage wildlife.
There are two general meetings of the Society each year, usually
with a speaker on a local or environmental topic. Between these
meetings the elected committee meets regularly to monitor local
planning applications and deal with matters of concern raised
by members or other village residents.
The Society’s striking display of daffodils each spring,
the cultivation of the attractive village green and the provision
of a colourful Christmas tree are obvious. Less obvious activities,
but of vital importance to the village, are the planting of
flowers and trees (often together with local schools), the protection
and care of footpaths and the constant liaison with commercial
concerns to ensure that their activities do not harm the local
environment. Calming the road traffic through the village, the
protection of established trees and woodland, and the revitalization
of the shops of Little Chalfont are live topics in which the
society is currently involved. |
Amersham & District Residents Association
was formed in 1960. The committee meets monthly to discuss and
act upon a variety of local issues, including Planning, Environmental
and Traffic matters, whilst working within the framework of
the Association’s aims, which are to:
• Encourage
action which will improve the quality of life in Amersham Chesham
Bois and the surrounding area.
• Establish effective
communication between residents and the Local Councils and other
agencies.
• Maintain an active, non-party political
stance in local affairs, in order to represent all residents.
• Nominate candidates for local elections and to support
them fully.
• Representatives of the Association also
serve on the Amersham on the Hill and Amersham Old Town Revitalisation
Groups set up by Chiltern District Council and the Jubilee Steering
Group set up by Amersham Town Council.
• The Association’s
Newsletter is published in the Autumn each year and the AGM,
which is usually lively and well-attended, is held in the Spring.
Join today. The greater our numbers (currently approximately
1475), the greater will be our standing in local affairs. An
application form can be obtained from the Membership Secretary,
Mrs Rosemary Dean on 01494 726517. If you are concerned about
any local matter, please contact Carolyn Spencer or any committee
member - a current list can be found in Amersham Library - and
we will do out best to help.
If you think that you might be interested in joining the committee,
we would be delighted to welcome you as a guest to one or more
of our meetings before you commit yourself. Committee meetings
are generally held on the third Wednesday of the month. Further
details from Chairman: Mr Bron Curley, Hydrons Lodge, 129 Woodside
Avenue, Amersham. t: 01494 724988 |
| Useful Local Listings |
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Amersham
Town Council |
The Court House, King
George V Road, Amersham, Bucks HP6 5ST. t: 01494 586892
f: 01494 586890 |
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Buckinghamshire Association for the
Blind |
B.A.B. Resource and Training
Centre, 143 Meadowcroft, Aylesbury, HP19 3HH. t: 01296
487556 |
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Buckinghamshire County Council |
Council Offices, King
George V Road, Amersham. t: 01494 729000 |
| Bus Services |
Chiltern Rover
Bus services to surrounding towns and villages. t:
0345 788788
B.C.C. Travel Line
A bus and train timetable enquiry service operating
from:
Monday to Friday 7am - 8pm Weekends 8am - 8pm t: 0345
382000 |
| Careers Office |
Amersham College, Stanley
Hill, Amersham. t: 01494 432661 |
| Chiltern District Council
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Council Offices, King
George V Road, Amersham. t: 01494 729000 |
| Churches |
Church of England
St. Mary’s, Amersham Old Town. t: 01494 729380
St. Michael’s, Amersham-on-the-Hill. t: 01494 726680
St. George’s, Amersham Common. t: 01494 762233
Roman Catholic
St. Aidan’s, Little Chalfont. t: 01494 763518
Evangelical Church
King’s Church, Amersham Old Town. t: 01494 728784
Methodist Churches
Amersham Old Town. t: 01494 433504
St John’s, Amersham-on-the-Hill. t: 01494 433504
Little Chalfont. t: 01494 433504
Free Church
Amersham-on-the-Hill. t: 01494 727100
Quakers
- Friends Meeting House
Amersham Old Town. t: 01494 433905 |
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Citizens’
Advice Bureau |
Hill Avenue, Amersham.
t: 01494 433262 |
| Community Centre |
Chiltern Avenue, Amersham.
t: 01494 433436 |
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The Chilterns Crematorium |
Whielden Lane, Amersham.
t: 01494 724263 f: 01494 433065. |
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Electoral
Registration Office |
Council Offices, King
George V Road, Amersham. t: 01494 729000 |
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Environmental Health Department |
(Chiltern District) Council
Offices, King George V Road, Amersham. t: 01494 729000 |
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Fire
Station |
Woodside Road, Amersham.
t: 999 in emergency |
| Halls for Hire
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Little Chalfont Village
Hall
The Market Hall
Old Amersham.
Hervines Park and Barn Meadow Pavilions t: 01494 586892
Amersham Common Village Hall t: 01494 786846
Community Centre, Amersham. t: 01494 433436
Red Cross Hall,Amersham. t: 01494 721921
Royal British Legion,Amersham Old Town. t: 01494 722095
St. John Ambulance,Chichester Row, Amersham-on-the-Hill.
t: 01494 721938
Many churches also let their halls. |
| Health Services |
Area Health Centre,Chiltern
Avenue, Amersham. t: 01494 434344
This is a general health centre and clinic but there are
other natal clinics and child welfare centres in the area.
Amersham General Hospital,Whielden Street. t: 01494
434411
Wycombe General Hospital has an accident
and general emergency unit and there are other hospital
and specialist clinics in the area and a surgery complex
in School Lane. |
| Job Centre |
Red Lion Street, Chesham.
t: 01494 654700 |
Leisure Centre /
Swimming Pool |
Bensheim Way, Amersham-on-the-Hill.
t: 01494 586800 |
| Libraries |
The well-equipped central
library is at The Civic Centre, Chiltern Avenue. t: 01494
724691
A branch library operates at Cokes Lane, Little Chalfont.
t: 01494 764602. |
| Magistrates Court |
King George V Road, Amersham.
t: 01296 482371 |
| Newspapers |
Bucks Examiner, Friday
t: 01494 792626
Bucks Free Press, Friday t: 01494 52121
Amersham Advertiser, Wednesday t: 01753 888333 |
| Police Station |
King George V Road, Amersham.
t: 01494 431133
call 999 in emergencies |
| Rail Station |
London Underground Limited
provides frequent services to Baker Street and the City
and to Chesham via a branch line. British Rail services
operate to Marylebone Station and Aylesbury. The stations
at Amersham and Little Chalfont are common to both services.
Travel information t: 020 7222 1234 |
Registrar
of Births, Marriages & Deaths |
(By appointment only)
t: 01494 475200 |
| Samaritans |
149 Station Road, Amersham.
t: 01494 432000 |
| Social Security Office |
This office is located
in Chesham. t: Aylesbury 01296 314700 |
| Social Services Offices |
Buckinghamshire County
Council, Council Offices, King George V Road, Amersham.
t: 01494 729000 |
| Surveyors (Roads) |
Buckinghamshire County
Council, Divisional Surveyor, 29 Windsor End, Beaconsfield.
t: 01494 586600 |
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