🧁 Brand New Bake Pantry Opens Tomorrow

Good morning, Wycombe!

It’s the Wycombe Pulse. Back this week with a sparkly new website (more on that later) and a new lease on life now the sun has made a cameo appearance.

It’s another jam-packed week. Here are some highlights:

🌱 The vegan market returns
🧁 A brand new bake pantry is opening
🏨 A talk on the history of Wycombe’s hospitals

Plus the Soma House Open Day (Cryotherapy for £30, anyone?), return of jazz night, loads of foodie fun, local theatre, and much more.

🎤 A Proper Headline Gig. In Wycombe.

Big news: acclaimed singer-songwriter Natalie Gray is bringing her biggest headline show yet to the Wycombe Arts Centre on 24th April — and she's skipping London to do it.

Wycombe gets it first. And only. This is the show.

Described as the love child of The 1975 and Madonna, expect epic guitar solos, wall-to-wall synths and a whole lot of colour. She's shared stages with Becky Hill and Rag 'n' Bone Man — now she's headlining with a full live band right here in town.

What makes this night special:

🎵 Brand new music — performed live for the very first time
🛍️ Exclusive merch you won't get anywhere else
🤝 Meet & greet with Natalie

Support comes from Beth Eliza — an Oxfordshire singer-songwriter with crystalline vocals and a gorgeous blend of folk, pop and country. The kind of act you'll be glad you caught early.

Editor’s Highlights

💉❄️ Soma House Open Day 

📍Soma House | 🗓️ Sun 1st March from 12-5pm 
Free afternoon of taster treatments and live talks from Dr Bashir on NAD and Peptides — plus some seriously good deals, including £30 Cryotherapy and 25% off IV Therapy.

🎷Catch 22 Curated Jazz Jam: Synthwave… but it’s Jazz

📍The Front Room | 🗓️ Sat 28th Feb at 7pm
The house band reimagines synth and sax-drenched hits, followed by a lineup of hand-picked local musicians.

🌱 High Wycombe Vegan Market

📍High Street | 🗓️ Sun 1st March from 10.30am-4pm 
Street food, bakers, ethical jewellers, environmental charities and more.

🎭 Award Winners’ Concert

📍Garsington Opera | 🗓️ Weds 4th March, 7pm
Three of Garsington's rising stars — countertenor Hugh Cutting, soprano Jessica Cale, and tenor James Micklethwaite — perform an evening of operatic highlights at the stunning Wormsley estate, just down the road from us.

Foodie Fun 😋

🦀 Crab Feast
📍 La Luna Ceylon | 🗓️ Sat 28th Feb, 12-10pm 
Sri Lankan mud crab, starters, sides, and dessert for £39.99, and if last time is anything to go by, it'll sell out fast.

🍷🧀 Pop-Up Wine Bar
📍Peterley Manor Farm | 🗓️ Tonight, 6-10pm 
Curated wine flights, cheese and charcuterie boards — tickets are £15, which you get straight back to spend on the night.

🇦🇫 A Taste of Afghanistan
📍The Full Moon, Little Kingshill | 🗓️ Tonight, 6:30pm 
A lavish Afghan banquet (mantu, kabuli pulao, lamb kebab and more) for £24.95pp including a drink on arrival, pre-booking only.

🍞 Introduction to Sourdough
📍Oxmoor Farm | 🗓️ Sat 28th Feb, 3pm 
A hands-on class covering everything from starter to shaping, and you leave with two loaves to bake at home.

🌭🍷Sausage-Making Masterclass
📍 Peterley Manor Farm | 🗓️ Tonight, 6pm
Learn the full process from head butcher Alex, go home with your own handmade sausages, and stick around for the pop-up wine bar afterwards.

🏛️ History & Nature Talks

🏥 Wycombe's Hospitals – Leper to War Memorial
📍Trinity United Reformed Church | 🗓️ Tonight, 7:30pm 
Tracing the town's medical history from medieval leper hospitals in the 1100s to the War Memorial Hospital. Hosted by the High Wycombe Society, free to attend and followed by refreshments.

🐝🌸 Plants for Pollinators Talk
📍Trinity United Reformed Church | 🗓️ Fri 27th Feb, 7.30pm 
Local botanist Karen Van Outen joins the High Wycombe Beekeepers Association to share how to enrich your garden and understand the Chilterns' habitats, all welcome.

🤔 Invasion 1940 - What If?
📍 St Mary’s & All Saints’ Church Beaconsfield | 🗓️ Sat 28th Feb, 2.15pm
Beaconsfield Historical Society hosts a talk with WWII speaker Tony Eaton, who reveals the RAF's unsung secret partner during the Battle of Britain.

🔍 Family Fun Finder

🛼 Rollerize RollerRave Roller Disco
📍Hazlemere Youth Centre | 🗓️ Sat 28th Feb, various times 
Open to skaters of all abilities.

🐝🎨 Home Ed Pottery Painting
📍Prestwood Creative Hub | 🗓️ Thursdays, 2.30pm
Pottery painting for Home Ed students. Quote SIBLING10 for 10% off two or more sessions.

 🍫 SEND Explore Your Way Relaxed Day
📍Roald Dahl Museum | 🗓️ Sat 28th Feb
Reduced visitor numbers, quieter sounds, sensory storytelling, and free Explorer Kits to borrow.

🦋 Ben Plants a Butterfly Garden Storytelling Session
📍 Hughenden | 🗓️ Mon 2nd, Tues 3rd and Fri 5th March at 10.10 & 10.40am
A free story session for children aged 3–6 in the cosy Second-Hand Bookshop, illustrated by the artist behind The Gruffalo, booking essential.

📖 Tiny Talk Time
📍Wycombe Museum | 🗓️ Fri 27th Feb, 10am 
Crafts and museum fun based on I Am Oliver The Otter by Pam Ayres.

🧘🏻‍♀️ Wellness & Creative Moments

🎨 Painting Party | Merletto Lounge | Mon 2nd March, 7pm — guided painting workshop.

🕯️ Women’s Deep Rest & Relaxation Evening | Liston Hall, Marlow | Tues 3rd March, 7pm — a candlelit relaxation session with breathing practices, sound bath and more.

👨🏻‍🎨 Botanical Watercolour Workshop | The Walled Garden | Sat 28th Feb, 1pm — artist Gail Jones guides you through a seasonal botanical in watercolour.

✏️ Wycombe Life Drawing | Wycombe Arts Centre | Tues 3rd March, 7.30pm — untutored, all-abilities, short poses to start.

💊 Women’s Wellness & Supplement Review Clinic | Patch | Tues 3rd March, 12-6pm — a short consultation with Marci on getting the most out of your vitamins.

Entertainment

• 🤠 Yee Haw Honky Tonk Day Party at Wycombe Swan Old Town Hall on Sat 28th Feb, 4pm — with award-winning country DJ Rattlesnake Johnny, live performances, line dancing, and a dress code that demands your country best. 2-4-1 offer here!

• 🎲 Boozy Bingo at Bricklayers Arms on Fri 27th Feb, 8pm.

🧠 Quiz Nights

• Mad Squirrel | Tonight | 8pm

• Belle Vue | Tonight | 8pm

• The Crown Penn | Tonight | 7.30pm

• Three Horseshoes, Flackwell | Mon 2nd March

• Bricklayers Arms | Sat 28th Feb | 8pm

🗓️ Dates for your Diary

🍽️ Chefs’ Night
📍The Lounge | 🗓️ 13th March
Three courses: crispy chicken brioche, beef tenderloin with dauphinoise potatoes, and salted pistachio semifreddo, tickets cover two guests.

🩺❤️ Brave Together: First Aid Fun for Mums & Daughters
 📍Patch | 🗓️ 8th March
Practical first aid for girls aged 6–11 — calling 999, bandaging, the works — led by Sammy and her 8-year-old daughter Audrey. £15 per mum-and-daughter pair, all profits to Kindness in Bucks.

Sports and Activities

⚽ FOOTBALL

• Wycombe Wanderers vs Burton Albion at home on Sat 28th Feb. KO 3pm.

• Wycombe Wanderers vs Barnsley away on Tues 3rd March. KO 7.45pm.

• Wycombe Wanderers Women vs Winchester City Flyers at home on Sun 1st March. KO 2pm.

🏉 RUGBY

• HWRUFC vs Bletchley at home on Sat 28th Feb. KO 2pm.

• Ladies Lunch — HWRUFC are hosting a Ladies Lunch this Sat 28th Feb to celebrate the women of the club — players, volunteers, supporters and everyone in between. Special guest is rugby legend Maggie Alphonsi MBE. Two courses, a glass of fizz on arrival, and live music from 7pm. Tickets are £30.

🏓 REC SPORTS

Open Sports Day at Micklefield Community Centre on Sat 28th Feb from 6pm — free table tennis, darts, and pool; meet the team; grab some food and a drink; and help shape what's coming next for the centre.

🏃🏻‍♂️ RUNNING

Run Club x Slohaus Wild Spa at Peterley Manor Farm on 1st March (8–10am) — a 5–8km run through the Chilterns followed by sauna and cold plunging 🏃🧖

Regular runs: Parkrun (Saturday, Rye Lido, 9am) | Junior Parkrun (Sunday, Pann Mill, 9am) | Risborough Run In The Park (Sunday, Wades Park, 9am).

Community Notes

🛝 Playgrounds Improvement Engagement: Two local playgrounds are getting a revamp — Totteridge Recreation Ground and Shelley Recreation Ground — and Bucks Council wants to hear from you before finalising the designs. New equipment for toddlers and juniors is on the cards. Email [email protected] with your ideas before 4th March 2026.

🌱 Free Community Screening of Six Inches of Soil at Wrights Meadow Centre on Wednesday 4th March from 7pm — a documentary following British farmers working with nature rather than against it, with a group discussion afterwards.

🌍 Community & Climate Café at Patch on tonight at 7:30pm — a relaxed evening around the "Take the Jump" initiative — exploring how doing less might actually mean more joy.

The Wycombe Wordle

Six guesses. Five letters. One Wycombe connection. Let me know if you get it!

🟩 Right letter, right spot
🟨 Right letter, wrong spot
⬜ Not in the word

👉 [Play here]

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Steph