Chesham Town Guide 2023/4

Environment
Chesham Environmental Group Voluntary action group.
Tel. Phil Folly on 783691.
www.cheshamenvironmentalgroup.org.uk
Chiltern Society Regional environmental charity.
Tel. 771250. www.chilternsociety.org.uk
River Chess Association
Local river conservation group.
www.riverchessassociation.co.uk and email:
secretary@riverchessassociation.co.uk
Sustainable Chesham
info@transitiontownchesham.org.uk and
www.sustainablechesham.org.uk
Fairtrade
■ Fairtrade Chesham supports Chesham’s Fairtrade Town
status. Tel. Kathryn Graves on 774842 ext 113
or kathryn.graves@chesham.gov.uk
Friends Groups
Friends of Chesham Cemetery volunteering group.
Contact via the Town Hall on 774842.
Friends of Lowndes Park volunteering group.
Tel. Phil Folly on 783691.
Gardening Groups
Bellingdon, Asheridge & District Horticultural Society
Tel. Tracey Ryan 775568 www.bellingdon.com.
Chartridge Horticultural Society Tel. Harry Denham 837405.
Chesham Horticultural Society & Allotment Holders’
Association Tel. Mike Allenby 784391.
Chesham in Bloom Civic gardening group.
Tel. Colette Littley 774842.
Model Clubs
Chesham & District Model Boats Club Meets every other
Sunday from 9.30am in Lowndes Park. Email:
david@hallnet1.uk. Tel. 07785 373267.
Chesham Model Railway Club White Hill Centre,
HP5 1AG. Mon at 8pm. Tel. Nigel Clark on 782347.
Model Flying Club White Hill Centre, HP5 1AG.
Weds at 8pm. Tel. D. Humphrey on 772853.
Natural History
Bucks Tree Club Biennial membership £10 (cheque payable to
‘The Dendrologist’). Postal address: Little Friars Arboretum,
Pednor Bottom, Chesham, Bucks HP5 2SS
Chesham & District Natural History Society St. Mary’s
Church Rooms, Church Street, HP5 1HY. Second Mon
7.30pm. Contact Trevor Brawn on
trevorbrawn50@gmail.com
Chesham Wildlife c/o Matt Kirby 07836 709584
http://www.mjk-art.co.uk
http://marieart.simplesite.com/
Photography
Chesham Photographic Club White Hill Centre, HP5 1AG.
Tues 8pm Sep-Apr. Tel. Julia Bradbury on 774593.
Chesham Wildlife c/o Matt Kirby 07836 709584
http://www.mjk-art.co.uk http://marieart.simplesite.com/
Poetry
Chess Poets This group meets on the first Friday evening of
each month to workshop poems in progress. New members
are welcome. For more information, please contact Ben
Batten on 01494 783217.
Political Organisations
Chesham & Amersham Conservative Association
12 Aylesbury End, Beaconsfield, HP9 1LW. Tel. 673745.
Chesham & Amersham Conservative Club
Lower Ground Floor, Douglas McMinn Centre, East Street,
HP5 1JD. Tel. 771003.
Chesham & Amersham Labour Party
Tel. Peter Ward on 772247.
Chesham Labour Party Tel. Mrs B. Hunter on 774552.
Chesham & Amersham Green Party
Tel. Kate Folly on 783691.
Chiltern Green Party jem.bailey@greenparty.org.uk
Chiltern Liberal Democrats
admin@chilternlibdems.org.uk
www.chilternlibdems.org.uk.
Service Clubs
PRO Amersham & Chesham Lions Club (CIO) We are a
service organisation operating in this area as part of Lions
International. We have resumed monthly meetings in the
Amersham Leisure Centre to discuss the needs of the
community which we can help, and raising the necessary
funds. If you are interested in joining us, please contact
aclions@hotmail.co.uk Tel, Ernest G Newhouse 01494 726915
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