It's Party Time In Wycombe 🥳

Good morning, Wycombe!

It’s the Wycombe Pulse. A day late and full of roast potatoes. Your local newsletter that’s hoping it stands out amongst all the other emails you’re receiving wishing you a Generic Merry Christmas And A Nagging Reminder To Please Buy All Our Sale Stock.

It’s a shortie this week but there’s still plenty of fun to be had if you dare to leave the sofa:

• Christmas mystery trail at Cliveden National Trust 🔎

• Roald Dahl walk around Great Missenden 📚

• Family New Year’s Eve daytime party at Magnolia Park 🥳

Plus we’ve got the lowdown on all Wycombe’s New Year’s Eve parties, from free entry to a luxury night on the tiles, as well as walks, sports events, kids’ fun and much more.

This Week’s Highlights

• New Year’s Day Parkrun at The Rye at 9am — start 2025 the way you mean to go on! It’s sure to be a festive and fun experience on the 5km route, whether you’re a seasoned parkrunner or are trying it for the first time. Everyone is welcome! See you there? 🏃🏻‍♂️

• Christmas Trek and Treat at Roald Dahl Museum on Friday 27th December at 11.45am and 2.15pm — blow off the Christmas cobwebs with a guided tour around Great Missenden, where you’ll see some of the places that inspired Dahl, and return to the museum for a hot drink and a sweet treat 🥧

• New Year’s Day Walk starting at The Red Lion in Penn at 10.30am — bring your wellies! Dogs and kids are welcome too 🥾

• Aladdin at the Wycombe Swan from 26th December to 5th January 2025 (no performance on 1st January) — it’s been extremely well reviewed so far and promises to be a riotously good day out, starring Vernon Kay and La Voix 🎭

• ‘Paws for Pudding’ Charity Dog Walk at Black Country Park on Friday 27th November at 11am — bring your pups and your Christmas jumpers for a super-chill hour-long walk finishing up at the Lakeside Café 🐕‍🦺

New Year’s Eve Parties 🥳

• Casino Royale NYE at Missenden Abbey from 7pm — expect an elegant casino night to remember with a 6-course dinner, champagne reception and midnight toast, music and dancing, and roulette and Black Jack tables. £135 per person, carriages at 2am ♠️

• NYE Guilty Pop Pleasures at The Front Room from 8pm-1am — join the Catch 22 All-Star band for live music and party vibes. Tickets from £15.

• New Year’s Eve Family Party at Wrights Meadow Centre from 7.30pm to 1am — featuring live covers band Leech. Adult tickets from £15 and kids from £10.

• New Year’s Eve Party at the Mad Squirrel from 7pm — featuring live music from Andy Barret, Tal Jones and AJ Acoustic.

• New Year’s Party at The Antelope from 10pm-6am (doors close at 2am) — entry is £5 and includes a glass of bubbly at the door, plus fireworks and Alex Dnlo 🥂

• New Year’s Eve at The Crown Penn — expect a 5-course meal, a glass of fizz, and live music all night for £90 per person, or just drinks and dancing for £20 each (going towards your first round).

• NYE 2024 at Hazlemere Youth Centre from 7pm — will include a special children’s celebration at 10pm if you can’t make it to midnight!

• XC’s New Year’s Eve Bash at The Snug from 9pm to 1am — live reggae and soca music from XC’s.

• Back To The 80s Party at The Stag, Flackwell Heath from 7pm-1am — free entry, expect 80s themed entertainment as well as prizes for the best dressed 🕺🏻

• New Year’s Eve Party at The Green Man, Prestwood from 12pm to 1am — no ticket required and a DJ from 8pm.

• Trilogy Presents NYE at Trilogy Nightclub from 10pm to 4am — VIP booths available and tickets from £3.25.

• New Year’s Eve at Cressex Community Centre and Social Club from 7.30pm — there’ll be a DJ to bring in 2025. Tickets from £10.

Daytime Parties 🌞

• Family Fun New Years Eve at Magnolia Park from 12-4pm — there’ll be a disco, toddler soft play area, inflatable games, full bar and food available. Family tickets for 4 people are £15.

• Family NYE Party at Merletto Lounge from 3-5pm. More information to come so keep an eye on their Facebook page.

Twixmas Fun

• A Christmas Mystery Trail at Cliveden from Thursday 26th December to Sunday 5th January — it’s Christmas Eve 1924 and you’ve received an invitation to Lady Nancy Astor’s elegant Christmas party, but all is not as it seems. You’ll need your detective skills and puzzle solving brain to complete the trail. Suitable for young, old and in-between! Just £3 per trail.

• A Nordic Christmas at Hughenden from Thursday 26th December to Friday 3rd January — explore the decorated house inspired by Norse mythology and the family activity trail.

• Big John’s Xmas Bash at Trilogy on Friday 27th December from 10pm — join Big John for a night at Trilogy. Bosh!

• Heroic Animals with Jungle Juniors at Roald Dahl Museum on Saturday 28th December at various times — get up close and personal in this animal handling session, just £4 per person in addition to museum entry.

• Jon Walsh live at the Mad Squirrel on Friday 27th December from 8pm — an acoustic jazz and Chicago blues duo.

Sports and Activities

• Wycombe Wanderers vs Charlton Athletic away at The Valley on Sunday 29th December with kick-off at 12.30pm and vs Exeter City at Adam's Park on Wednesday 1st Jan at 3pm ⚽️

• Parkrun (5km) near the Lido, Wycombe Rye on Saturday 28th December at 9am and Junior Parkrun (2km) near Pann Mill, Wycombe Rye on Sunday 29th December at 9am 🏃🏻‍♂️ and don’t forget the New Year’s Day Parkrun too!

Community Notes

Child Bereavement UK are collecting and recycling Christmas trees from Thursday 9th to Sunday 12th January 2025 in postcodes HP7, HP8, HP9, HP10, HP11, HP12, HP13, SL2, SL6, SL7, SL8, and SL9. You can make a donation and book your collection by registering online by 5th January 2025.

Received a tub (or 6 🐷) of chocolates this Chrimbo? Greene King pubs have brought back their ‘Tub2Pub’ campaign for 2024 whereby you can bring your empty chocolate tubs to any Greene King from 1st January to 11th Feb. All proceeds from recycling the plastic tubs will be donated to Macmillan Cancer Support. Our closest Greene Kings are The Crown Penn, The Crown Hazlemere and Marlow Donkey.

Do you know a 16 or 17 year old who uses the Voi e-scooters that are dotted around town? Bucks Council have announced that they will not be able to use them from 1st January 2025 as Voi’s insurers have decided to stop offering insurance to under 18s.

The Pulse’s Christmas Message 2024

As we approach the end of the year, I want to say a heartfelt thanks to you, the reader, for supporting Wycombe Pulse in 2024.

From our (very) humble beginnings back in July, we’ve grown every week and there are now almost 3,000 of you receiving our weekly emails. For everyone that opens and reads, as well as those that let me know about upcoming events or interesting stories, thank you so much. We’ve also got a very engaged community on Facebook and Instagram so thank you to everyone who’s recommended us, liked or commented on our posts or even just mentioned us to others. We always notice and we’re really grateful.

My inbox is always open so please feel free to send me an email if you’ve got any ideas, comments, events, or anything else you want to share.

Wishing you all a very happy and healthy 2025. Happy New Year!

Weather in Wycombe

Twixmas = grey and overcast 😶‍🌫️

Friday

🌤️ 6°C - 💨 7 mph - ☂️ 5% chance

Saturday

🌤️ 7°C - 💨 11 mph - ☂️ 5% chance (but expect mist)

Sunday

🌤️ 9°C - 💨 16 mph - ☂️ 5% chance

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