Kicking off the Summer Holidays ☀️

Good morning, Wycombe!

The summer holidays have finally arrived and the town is really stepping up to the plate with a heap of activities, events and amazing opportunities on offer for everyone to have fun in the sun. Or the rain. Definitely the cloud.

It is a British summer after all...

Check out these highlights from this week's Wycombe Pulse:

• Family food truck night in West Wycombe 🍕

• Open air theatre at Hughenden Manor 🎭

• High Wycombe cemetery tour 🪦

And that's not including the kids' craft events, volunteering spots, quiz nights, festivals and much more. Let’s get to it!

Family Fun

• Street Food Evening at the West Wycombe Walled Garden on Friday 26th July 5-9pm. Super family friendly with kids' portions available. Trucks include Burgervore, Pizza Please, We Will Wok You and the Yorkie Wrap 🤤

• Marvellous Makers "Stained Glass Windows" on Saturday 27th July 2-3pm at High Wycombe Library. Make your own stained glass window -- recommended for kids older than 4 (remember to bring your grown-up!)

• Treasure Hunt around West Wycombe -- pick up a £3 map from the Village Store to enter the treasure hunt around the village. Successful finishers will be entered into a prize draw to win a hamper of amazing goodies and treats. Running now until Friday 6th September.

• Chilterns Chairs Festival Family Fun Day at Wycombe Museum 11am to 3pm on Sunday 28th July -- bring the family for local history, fun crafting and kid-friendly activities. Plus, it's free!

• Creation Station Arts and Crafts Weekend at West Wycombe Walled Garden on Saturday 27th to Sunday 28th July. Free arts and crafts all weekend to celebrate Buckinghamshire Culture Open Weekend 🎨

• Eden's Eco Maze at the Eden Centre -- featuring the UK's first ever cardboard maze, Eden promises this to be 'the ultimate exploration activity for children this summer'. Running from now until the 4th September -- make sure you book in advance.

Up for a drive?

If you're up for venturing just outside the town limits, try these kid-centric events on for size.

• Holtspur Scarecrow Trail - the famous Scarecrow trail around Holtspur is back on Saturday 27th July for one week only. Pick up a £2.50 map from one of the small businesses in Holtspur and head out to find all the different scarecrows dressed as book characters!

• Family Fun Day at Kew Little Pigs Farm on Sunday 28th July, 10am to 3pm. Expect bouncy castles, live music, croquet and face painting alongside Kew's amazing ensemble of adorable micro pigs. It's Alice in Wonderland themed so don't forget your Mad Hatter costume 🐷

Food, Drinks and Entertainment

• Lope Fest at The Antelope on Saturday 27th July -- it's free entry at the largest beer garden in town from 2pm to 2am (family friendly until 9pm). Expect live music, an outdoor bar, craft ciders and a pop-up kitchen.

• 'Songs of Summer' Bledlow Coffee-Time Concert on Saturday 27th July at 11am -- Soprano Anna Sideris will be gracing the stage at Holy Trinity Church in Bledlow for a coffee-time classical music concert alongside Mezzo-Soprano Beatrice Dupuy and Chad Vindin on piano. Tickets are £10 🎶

• Harry Potter Quiz at the Flint Cottage on Sunday 28th July. Their annual quiz is back, costing just £1 per person and there's a £50 bar tab on offer for the winners. Message the Flint Cottage on Facebook to book. Accio beer!

• Save The Princess at Wycombe Arts Centre on Saturday 27th July. The Edinburgh Fringe hit is heading to Wycombe to showcase their live action video game for our entertainment. Doors open 6.45pm and tickets are 'pay what you can' 🎮

• Chair Bodger's Pub Tour - anyone with a hankering for local history combined with local pubs will love this trail route around 8 Chilterns pubs, starting at the Beech Tree in Hazlemere. It's free to download and offered as part of the Chilterns Chair Festival, promising to bring to life the connections between pubs and chairmaking.

• £7 cocktails all night long at The Snug on Friday 26th July -- someone save me a piña colada 🍹

• Charity Bingo Night at the Hilltop Community Centre on Friday 26th July -- expect prizes, raffle, food, drinks and a DJ until 1am. Legs eleven!

• Treasure Island - a live production by Creation Theatre performed in the grounds of Hughenden Manor. 30th July at 7pm. A swashbuckling adventure for the whole family 🏴‍☠️

Where Are Our Readers Eating Out?

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Sports

• Wycombe Wanderers are playing Watford at Adams Park on Tuesday 30th July in their only home pre-season friendly. Kick off is at 7.30pm so come on down to cheer on the Chairboys ⚽️

• And if you're a fan of footgolf, you might want to take on the Chairboys' invitation to 'A Game of Two Halves' on the same day - you'll play 18 holes at Richings Park in Iver before returning to Adams Park for a pre-match meal and prizes, followed by watching the friendly against Watford. Tickets include coach travel between the locations.

• Raging Ball, the pool hall on Corporation Street, is currently undergoing some refurbishments. Several English pool tables will be out of action for the next few days. Rest of the club is unaffected.

Something a little different...

We've mentioned the Chilterns Chairs Festival a couple of times and one of their events that really stands out is their 'Chair and Chair Alike' cemetery tour around High Wycombe cemetery on Sunday 28th July.

Sally Scagell will lead the tour for around 60-75 minutes, linking Wycombe's rich local chairmaking history with the many individuals now at rest in the cemetery. Sally is renowned for her excellent cemetery tours, so this is a must-attend if you're so inclined.

Community Notes

• Community Action Day today, Thursday 25th July, with Bucks Council, Thames Valley Police, NHS Bucks and local housing providers to address residents' concerns of anti-social behaviour. Drop in and chat to the teams at Wycombe Museum from 11am to 3pm today. Time to get your voices heard! 📣

• Bucks Council want to hear your views on their draft Air Quality Action Plan for the county - please consider completing their survey. The draft outlines their plans to improve air quality between 2024 and 2030.

• The second-hand bookshop at Hughenden Manor could do with more books, particularly fiction. You can drop any donations off at the visitor reception on the way to the car park.

Volunteering opportunities

• Kingswood and River Wye Clean -- join the brilliant Chiltern Rangers on one of their many volunteer days to improve the area we live in. You'll be helping out at Kingsmead Rec in and along the river banks, clearing any litter and excess vegetation, as well as hedge cutting, clearing the paths and even planting wild flowers. Arrive at 10am today for wader fitting 🦆

• Tucking in and trimming the vines at Daws Hill Vineyard on Friday 26th and Saturday 27th July -- a great way to see and contribute to the wine making experience. And even better... lunch is included alongside some sparkling wine 🍾

Where Am I?

Let’s put your eagle eyes to the test…

Whose sumptuous High Wycombe sitting room am I standing in?

First to get it right wins bragging rights (and possible posthumous regards from Queen Victoria...) 😉

Weather in Wycombe

Friday

🌤️ 23°C - 💨 10 mph - ☂️ 10% chance*

Saturday

🌤️ 22°C - 💨 8 mph - ☂️ 10% chance*

Sunday

🌤️ 26°C - 💨 7 mph - ☂️ 10% chance*

*Famous last words. Please check the sky before lighting your BBQs!

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Until next Thursday…

Steph
Publisher and Editor, Wycombe Pulse