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Good morning, Wycombe!

It’s the Wycombe Pulse, your local newsletter that’s still in disbelief that it’s April, the sun’s shining, and we’re getting light at 7pm.

Life is good 😎

Buckle up: this jam-packed edition is loaded with Easter adventures, live music, family fun, and much more. Let’s dive in!

Some titbits:

• Easter adventure at the Hellfire Caves 🐣

• Men’s photography & mental health workshop 📸

• The amazing, artisan Cooper’s Market is back 🛍️

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Editor’s Highlights

• The Ramblin’ Roots Revue at Bucks Student Union on Friday 4th to Sunday 6th April — one of the UK’s most eagerly anticipated and best loved weekends of Americana, roots and alt-country live music 🤠

• West Wycombe Chamber Choir Spring Concert at St Lawrence’s Church on the Hill on Saturday 5th April at 7pm — featuring choruses from Handel’s Messiah plus a special guest soloist, in aid of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution 🎼

• Drag Night at The Stag Pub & Kitchen on Saturday 5th April at 6pm — an unforgettable night of entertainment with drag sensation Chamonix. Don’t forget the 2-4-1 cocktails! 🍸

• Fawlty Towers Dining Experience at Tylers Green Village Hall on Saturday 5th April at 7pm — tickets include a show and 3 course meal 🍽️

• “The Enumerator Strikes Back” at Trinity United Reformed Church on Tuesday 8th April at 7.30pm — the latest High Wycombe Society talk on the role of Enumerators, who went door-to-door to collect census information for the last few hundred years. A fascinating insight into the records still used by people today to create their family trees 🤓

Table of Contents

• Entertainment

  • Live Music 🎶

  • Theatre 🎭

• What’s on for the Kids? 👧🏻

  • Crafting Fun

  • For the Littl’uns

• Time for You 🧘🏻‍♀️

• Fancy a Short Drive? 🚘

• The Long View

• Business News

• Community Notes

• Where in Wycombe am I?

• Weather in Wycombe

Entertainment

• Ruby Moon Presents: Crystal Bass 6.0 at The Front Room on Saturday 5th April from 7pm — a night of full spectrum drum and bass.

• Easter Bingo Night at the Hilltop Community Centre on Friday 4th April at 7pm — with music by DJ Papadon and food on sale from Duss West Indian Cuisine.

• Drink & Draw at the Mad Squirrel on Thursday 3rd April at 8pm.

• Bring Your Own Vinyl Night at The Black Lion Naphill on Thursday 3rd April at 8pm.

• Pub Quiz at the Belle Vue on Thursday 3rd April at 8pm.

• Drum Unit Sessions at The Phoenix on Saturday 5th April.

Live Music 🎶

• Danny King at The Full Moon on Friday 4th April at 7.30pm — plus enjoy Buy 1 Get 1 Free on Prosecco by the glass!

• George Jack at Dolphin Eye on Saturday 5th April at 8pm.

• At the Mad Squirrel: Ellis & Green Duo on Friday 4th at 8pm (classic 80s covers); and Manos Puestas on Saturday 5th at 8pm (jazz trio).

• At the Belle Vue: After The Rain on Friday 4th, Faith Healers on Saturday 5th, and Electric Jam on Sunday 6th.

• Fizzi Duo at O’Neill’s on Saturday 5th April at 9pm.

Theatre 🎭

• Valley Players present 2 One-Act Plays at Hughenden Village Hall on Friday 4th and Saturday 5th April at 8pm — includes “You Just Never Know” by Liz Dobson and “You Can’t Take It With You” by Cheryl Barrett.

• High Wycombe Gang Show at Lancaster Arts Centre on Friday 4th and Saturday 5th April at various times — produced, managed and performed by the local Scout and Guide associations.

What’s on for the Kids? 👧🏻

• Egg-stroadinary Easter Adventure at the Hellfire Caves from Saturday 5th to Monday 21st April — explore a mysterious wonderland with a touch of Easter magic!

• Bring a Friend Easter Workshops at Arka Learning on Wednesday 9th April at various times — FREE, fun and engaging creative writing workshops.

• Family Fun Fair on The Rye from Saturday 5th to Monday 21st April from 12-7pm.

• Spring into Easter at Odds Farm Park from Saturday 5th to Monday 21st April — lots of family fun including scavenger hunts, the Easter Bunny, live entertainment, creative arts, water play, tractor and trailer rides and much more.

Crafting Fun

• Kids Easter Workshop at Patch on Tuesday 8th April at various times — join Create Your Happy to make embroidered cards and spring animal hats for Easter Eggs.

• Children’s Easter Decoration Fused Glass Workshop at Great Missenden Memorial Centre on Monday 7th April at 11.30am.

• Family Crafting Workshops at the Walled Garden from Monday 7th April onwards — Toni from Easely Does It has plenty of fun up her sleeve including painting workshops, Carrot Babies and Bunnies, and Easter Bunny wreaths.

• Discover & Make: Royal Swans of Wycombe at Wycombe Museum on Tuesday 8th and Wednesday 9th April at various times — crafting paper swans alongside museum fun.

• Hobbycraft Workshops: Pom Pom Canvas Art on Saturday 5th April at various times; and Easter Clay Chicks on Saturday 5th at various times.

For the Littl’uns

• Little Farmers at Peterley Manor Farm from Friday 4th April to Saturday 19th April at various times — this fun pop-up is back, with indoor and outdoor imaginative play aplenty.

• Awesome Under 5s Day at Roald Dahl Museum on Monday 7th April — a special day with sensory storytelling and messy play.

• Babes in the Wood Forest School at Wycombe Museum on Thursday 3rd April at 10am — for kids between 18 months to 5 years. Outdoor play and exploring!

• Free Sleep Clinic at Wycombe Judo Centre on Wednesday 9th April at 10.30am — Norland-trained sleep consultant Melanie Hastings will be on hand to provide expert advice and practical solutions to help your kids sleep better.

• Dads & Tots at St Andrew’s Church on Saturday 5th April at 9am — soft play, bacon butties and chats!

Time for You 🧘🏻‍♀️

• Cooper’s Market on Great Missenden High Street on Sunday 6th April from 10am-3pm — wonderful artisan market.

• MenSnap: Mental Health & Photography Workshop at Patch on Monday 7th April at 7pm — a photography based support group offering a new way to approach mental health for men 📸

• Hand Tied Spring Bouquet Workshop at The Crown, Penn on Thursday 3rd April at various times — learn how to craft an exquisite bouquet from English flowers 💐

• Happy Hour at the Three Horseshoes Flackwell on Friday 4th April from 5-7pm — school’s out! Enjoy 2 for 1 on Prosecco, beers and small plates, with 80s and 90s tunes.

• Pregnancy Relaxation Evening at Cedar Barn on Sunday 6th April at 7.15pm — a FREE event, suitable for any stage of pregnancy, where you’ll learn gentle breathing techniques, a bit of birth prep, as well as enjoy a mini hand or head massage.

• Waterstones Book Club at The Front Room on Thursday 3rd April at 6.30pm — reading “James” by Percival Everett this month 📖

Fancy a Short Drive? 🚘

• Step into Spring with Mary Does Marlow on Thursday 3rd April at 7.15pm — join ‘Mary Shelley’ on this monstrous tour to discover Marlow’s fascinating history…

• Hot Cross Bun Workshop at Oxmoor Farm on Saturday 5th April at 5pm — learn how to make these delicious Easter treats with Kate from Bramble Bakes.

• The Pop Up Bazaar at The Town Hall, Berkhamsted on Saturday 5th April from 10am-4pm — small business and creatives pop-ups aplenty!

• Campfire Gin Tasting at Grape Expectations, Marlow on Thursday 3rd April at 7.30pm — a unique tasting evening with the maker of Campfire Gin.

• Epic Family Fun Day at Haddenham Village Hall on Sunday 6th April from 12-4pm — FREE entry and loads of activities to enjoy.

The Long View

Thanks to everyone who voted and provided feedback on the poll last week about the best time to receive the Wycombe Pulse. I really appreciate everyone’s ideas and insights.

Narrowly winning was the option to keep the day as Thursday but to include a glimpse at a few choice events in the near future that you might want to keep your diary free for.

So without further ado…

• Murder Mystery at Missenden Abbey on Saturday 12th April — expect a 3-course meal, work out the whodunnit, and even dress like its the 1920s… 🔪

• Easter Concert by the Bisham Concert Band and HW Glee Club at Wycombe Abbey School on Sunday 13th April — in aid of South Bucks Hospice 🎶

• Great Missenden Spring Food Festival from Friday 18th to Monday 21st April — delicious food and drink, cookery demos and masterclasses, live music and more 😋

• The Bucks Country Show at Penn House Estate on Sunday 4th and Monday 5th May — a huge event with classic cars, falconry, a dog show, food and drink, arts and crafts, live music, wildlife and farm displays, and so much more.

Sports and Activities

FOOTBALL

⚽️ Wycombe Wanderers vs Reading away on Saturday 5th April: KO 12.30pm

⚽️ Wycombe Wanderers vs Huddersfield Town away on Tuesday 8th April: KO 7.45pm

⚽️ Wycombe Wanderers Women vs Winchester City Flyers at Burnham FC on Sunday 6th April: KO 2pm

RUGBY

🏉 HWRUFC vs Chinnor III at home on Saturday 5th April

🏉 High Wycombe Belles Women vs Fullerians Ladies at home on Sunday 6th April

RUNNING

🏃🏻‍♂️ Parkrun 5km on The Rye (meet at the Lido) at 9am on Saturday 5th April

🏃🏻‍♂️ Junior Parkrun 2km on The Rye (meet at Pann Mill) at 9am on Sunday 6th April

🏃🏻‍♂️ Risborough Run In The Park at Wades Park on Sunday 6th April at 9am

Business News

Ruby Moon is closing on Sunday 20th April at 4.20pm — please support them and grab a bargain before they go.

The Naughty Goat Gift Shop is opening at Widmer Farm Park on Saturday 5th April at 10am, with 10% discounts on all gifts for the first 20 customers.

Community Notes

COFFEE MORNING: The South Bucks Hospice is hosting a Forget Us Not Coffee Morning on Friday 4th April at 10.30am at Butterfly House, open to anyone connected to the Hospice or who would like to be a friend of the Hospice.

FOOTBALL KIT DONATION: Donate your old kit (any size, any team) to Adam’s Park until the 12th April for KitAid.

VOLUNTEERING: Join the Chiltern Rangers in creating conservation bundles at Gomm’s Wood on Monday 7th April at 10am. You’ll be creating bundles from coppiced wood to be used in the Rangers’ river projects.

Where in Wycombe am I?

Last week’s answer: I was outside of Subway on Frogmoor — and if you look to the second storey, you’ll see the old ‘Popp’s’ signage. Back in the early 20th century, this spot was home to a newsagent and tobacconist owned by Jacob Popp, a bit of a local legend (or rascal) in Wycombe. Popp was notorious for defying the outdated Sunday Trading Laws — he was charged at least 325 times for opening his shop on Sundays for the locals. And he did it anyway, paying around 15 shillings a week in fines — a small price for the £20–£30 he’d earn every Sunday. Now that’s a bit of rebellious local charm!

Weather in Wycombe

Officially that time of year where every jacket you choose is wrong.

Friday

🌤️ 21°C - 💨 27 mph - ☂️ 5% chance

Saturday

🌤️ 17°C - 💨 27 mph - ☂️ 5% chance

Sunday

🌤️ 13°C - 💨 25 mph - ☂️ 5% chance

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