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Walking – July 2025
Long Walk July 2nd led by Angela Wall After meeting at The Bell in Chearsley, we set off along the Chilton Road enjoying the cooler fine weather. After a short distance, we took a path which led behind Chearsley Hill House admiring the views across the valley. On...
How we remember and why we forget
At our August monthly meeting Dr Ellis gave us a fascinating talk on how memories are made and forgotten. Did you know that the average brain weighs an average of 3 pounds, contains 8.6 billion neurons and uses a massive 20% of our energy? Jim took us through how...
Books and Book Reading – This Lovely City by Louise Hare
Ten of us met to discuss the book. The story is about the Windrush generation who came to the UK in answer to the Government’s call to help the country rebuild after the Second World War. Those who upped sticks and came were promised a warm welcome which sadly didn’t...
Visit to WINTERBOURNE HOUSE AND GARDENS AND BIRMINGHAM BOTANIC GARDENS JULY 21ST 2025
It was a reasonable morning as 44 of us left Risborough on time for a 2 hour journey to Birmingham, with fingers crossed the weather would hold for us. We had a very good journey until we hit a protracted band of ‘cats and dogs’ between Warwick and Birmingham. But,...
Monthly Meeting
Our Meeting was held in the Methodist Hall. We had a very good critique of the photos taken in June at Little Marlow/Bourne End. Richard gave us some really helpful tips on editing our photos. Members brought their cameras along Carole and Sue set up a selection of...
Photoshoot – Little Marlow / Bourne End
Our photoshoot day out in June was to Little Marlow/Bourne End. Eleven members came along, the weather was lovely and sunny. Strolling along by the river towards Bourne End we were able to take some nice photos. (See Slide Show). The pub lunch after was at The...
Walking – June 2025
Long Walk June 4th led by Chris Ten walkers met at KOC in Monks Risborough for a local walk via Cadsden, Ellesborough and then circumnavigating Chequers before going on down to Askett for lunch at the Three Crowns. After lunch there was a short walk back to Monks...
Books and Book Reading – Double Feature
Double feature June and July 2025 Due to changes in the library opening hours we didn’t meet in June so had a double feature meeting in July to discuss both books. Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus first. Against all the odds Elizabeth Zott is a scientist in the...
Short Mat Bowls
Short Mat Bowls will restart on Wednesday 1st October 2025 and will run through the autumn and winter months until Wednesday 29th April 2026. New members are welcome, we'll lend you a set of bowls if you don't have your own. Any queries, contact Elspeth Banks on 01494...
Textiles – book making
The textile group started to make a cloth book using cotton calico. They created signatures by cutting out pages of fabric 6 x 9 ins and folding these in half and inserting pages inside each other. The folded pages were sewn together and then the signatures were sewn...
Books and Book Reading – moved to mornings
Due to changes in the staffing of Princes Risborough Library we've had to change the time of our meetings. We'll still meet on the first Friday of the month but at 10.30am in the morning rather than 2pm in the afternoon. Any questions please contact Mary via...
Visit to Capel Manor and Myddleton House, 16th June
The weather was glorious and Cliff's refrigerated Chinese coach took us round the M25 in less than an hour - the gardens lying very close to both the motorway and the old Cambridge Road. Capel Manor College is a thriving higher education establishment offering a wide...
Water, we use and abuse it
How interested are we in sewage! Well, it turns out that a quite lot of people are. Dr Jane Sellwood spoke at our June monthly meeting, she was an excellent speaker and incredibly well informed on all aspects of water from its source to how it’s used and where it...
Walking – May 2025
Long Walk May 7th led by Jeane Richards We met at the Bull and Butcher in Turville for this 6.5 mile circular walk, with perfect sunny weather that lasted the whole day. The walk began by turning left out of the pub car park, through the picturesque Turville...
VISIT TO KATHY BROWN’S GARDEN 21st MAY
What a delightful trip to Kathy Brown’s garden! The weather was beautiful and we didn’t get the promised rain, thank heavens!We arrived in good time to have a tour of the garden after our free time to explore. We were divided into two groups and shown around by Kathy...
VISIT TO WIMPOLE HALL AND CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY BOTANIC GARDENS APRIL 1ST 2025
It was a beautiful, sunny day as we left PR on ‘pinch and a punch’ day a little later than planned after encountering a maintenance lorry blocking our way but we arrived at Wimpole Hall dead on 11am. It was a large site, although a buggy was available to those who...
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