Clubs/societies

YOUNGTERS' creative efforts were awarded when their floral designs were picked to be used as part of Amersham's entry into Britain in Bloom.
Schools in the town were invited to take part in a 'design a flower bed' competition, organised by Amersham Town Council.
The winners were judged by Councillor Ros Aitken, who is a member of the council's Amersham in Bloom committee, park superintendent Mark Richardson and four representatives from the Rotary Club of Amersham.

A CAMPAIGN aiming to raise funds and awareness to eradicate polio will get underway next week when empty shop windows will be filled with emotive displays about the disease.
The Rotary Clubs of Amersham, Chesham and Great Missenden have teamed up for the association's first national drive of its kind the 'Thanks For Life - Rotary Day' to celebrate its 105th birthday on Tuesday (23/2) while trying to stamp out polio from the world. The campaign aims to raise reach £1 million target with the help of its members across Great Britain and Ireland.
The clubs have decked out the former Post Office in Sycamore Road, Amersham-on-the-Hill, at the junction with Hill Avenue, and an empty shop in The Broadway, Chesham, with posters and statistics about the devastating effects of the disease which continues to exist in parts of Asia and Africa.

A CHOIR, which features people who have never sung in public before, has signed a multi album record deal.
Amersham Rock Choir, which is based at Elangeni School, in Woodside Avenue, Chesham Bois, has joined Universal, which also represents famous faces including Take That, The Rolling Stones and Lady Ga Ga.

A CORNER of south Buckinghamshire was forever Scotland as Burns Night was celebrated, complete with a haggis.
Amersham and District Scottish Association and its invited international guests donned kilts to mark the poet's birthday at Harewood Downs Golf Club, in Chalfont St Giles.
Guests were piped in by resident piper Alan Rouse before being welcomed by president Eileen Aitchison.
Traditions from north of the border involved the haggis was being addressed by Andrew Swann, and the Immortal Memory was given by Burns' enthusiast, Wylie White.
A selection of Burns' songs were sung by Phil Parkinson, and Leslie Gibson gave extracts from his favourite Burns' poem, Tam O' Shanter at the event on January 23.
The group's next event will be a Ceilidh to be held next month at Coleshill Village Hall. For more information contact the association's secretary on 01494 728729.

A HUNT to find the next Nigella Lawson or Jamie Oliver tested the culinary skills of young people on the weekend.
A cooking competition challenging 11-18-year-olds took place at Chesham Park Community College on Saturday.
Chief judge Adam Whitlock, head chef at Gilbey's in Amersham Old Town selected six contestants to become masterchefs at the heat organised by Pat Armstrong from The Rotary Club of Amersham.

A PUBLIC meeting on how to make Amersham reduce its carbon footprint by becoming a 'transition town' takes place tonight (21/1) at Café Africa in Chesham Road.
Organiser and campaigner Russ Fleming said: "The local Chiltern Authority of Amersham and Chesham is the top polluter in the UK - if you want to do something about this or find out more or reduce your own contribution to reducing our collective carbon footprint, please attend the meeting." The event begins at 7.30pm.

Ben Haggarty, a world renowned story teller will be telling Medieval winter tales in the Market Square Hall, Amersham this Sunday (December 13).

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MEMBERS of the Little Chalfont Evening WI put on a special nativity display for village schoolchildren.
The ladies headed to St George's CofE School, in White Lion Close, on November 30 to present a 'Nativity Sack' and re-tell the story of the birth of baby Jesus in their own individual style.

CHILDREN taking part in a drama workshop in Amersham attempted to save the world by becoming superheroes in their latest performance.
Youngsters aged four to eight went on mission to rescue the plant at the Perform session at Amersham Community Centre in Chiltern Avenue.

THE presenter of a new children's cookery programme visited Winchmore Hill to thank the children who helped to make it happen.
Katy Ashworth and her guitar made a trip to The Purple Kitchen in the Memorial Hall on Friday to thank its founders Sally Brown and Kate Morris, who helped to devise the BBC CBeebies I Can Cook series, as well as the 15 young students who attend to learn to cook and took part.