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Chequers Folk 15th Nov 2023
Dear Chequers Folk folk... When one of The Wick Trimmers' favourite callers for their barn dances, Geoff Chapman, let on that he also played in a cajon band, we thought 'Aha, that's a sound we would love to hear at Chequers Folk!' And so, Cajon Boogaloo was booked. On...
Carousel Buses Timetable Change
From David Hillas Please see the Carousel Buses website below which mentions that the timetable for the above bus route will change slightly from Monday 27th November next. https://www.carouselbuses.co.uk/service-changes-26th-november-2023
Prestwood High Street Parking Charges
From David Bennett I was speaking to Antonio in the barbers about the High Street Parking. First of all that the ticket machine has not been working for months, and if you use the RinGo app it charges you 20p for the first hours free parking, which is not really fair....
Special General Meeting using Zoom
Prestwood Village Association wishes to call a Special General Meeting at 7:30pm on 10th October 2023 to vote on the following two constitutional changes. Added to the Objects part of the Constitution: Be proactive and/or lead activities for the benefit of Prestwood...
Progress for Prestwood
Earlier in the year PVA began to explore support in Prestwood for a fully fledged Village Association. (Many people are unaware that the PVA constitution defines our purpose as being a communicator rather than an initiator). We held a meeting of some 20 local...
Green Man in Prestwood Launch Party Weekend 27-28 May 2023
This Bank Holiday weekend at The Green Man, Prestwood SATURDAY 27th: Join us to celebrate the re-opening of The Green Man! With a special BBQ menu, live music, PIMM’s & special celebratory drinks! SUNDAY 28th: Wind down and enjoy the long weekend with our special...
Winchmore Hill Gardens June 17th 2023
Winchmore Hill Open Gardens is coming round again and we would love your members to come along. The event is fast approaching – Saturday 17th June – and this year includes the other big house around the village, Hertfordshire House (which has a beautiful garden). The...
Open Farm Sunday 11th June 2023
Open Farm Sunday is a fun afternoon out for all the family, giving visitors the opportunity to learn more about farming and the countryside. It's free to attend. There will be BBQ, freshly baked cakes, pizza oven and other refreshments available to purchase. See the...
The History of our Village.
Are you aware of the Prestwood Archive? If you want to know more about the history of Prestwood visit The Prestwood Archive website for a fascinating look at times gone by. It is well worth the visit. In addition, below is the talk given by Mrs. Valerie Corteen, one...
Bus changes – Carousel take over 41 from Arriva – extra services
41 Service withdrawn by Arriva and will be operated by Carousel Buses from January 8 2023. The service will operate hourly between Great Missenden and High Wycombe extending at school times to Marlow Hill Schools. Customers with Arriva tickets and passes valid after...
Where there’s a Will, there’s a way, and a Wick-ed pun.
Dear Chequers Folk folk... There's a lot of focus on the pound at the moment, and while that's not so good economically, it's brilliant for November Chequers Folk! On Wednesday 16th Will Pound (melodeon and harmonica genius) will definitely be providing a high rate of...
Prestwood Community Fridge
(From John Gladwin) An update to share this with friends, colleagues and others in the community who might also want to be involved regarding the community fridge. PRESTWOOD COMMUNITY FRIDGE A food sharing project for the whole community Over a year ago Holy Trinity,...
Prestwood Gardening Society
Prestwood Gardening Society has been around since 1976 and currently has almost 300 members. The Society holds monthly meetings on the second Thursday of the month where they have a different speaker each month talking on various subjects – gardening, wildlife,...
Chequers Folk – Wednesday 21st of September at 8pm
Dear faithful Chequers Folk folk.... So here is a plain and very simple invite to next week's Chequers Folk club. These are definitely strange and poignant times but we do have an evening of great folk lined up with Fraser & Toots and Kate Golledge. The Wick...
Overtime Rock at the Full Moon
Prestwood's rock covers band Overtime Rock (https://overtimerock.uk) will be playing at the Full Moon in Little Kingshill on Saturday 1st of October from 6pm. Playing vintage and classic rock covers from the 1960's to the present day.
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