Big Town Centre Festival this Weekend 🎉

Wycombe Celebrates in the town centre this Sunday, plus our local bucket list for Heritage Open Days...

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Wycombe Pulse
September 05, 2024

Good morning, Wycombe!

It's the Wycombe Pulse. Your local newsletter that's reeling from the fact that the town is soon to get it's fifth McDonald's.

Begging the question... how many chicken nuggets can one town truly need?

Anyway, check out the highlights from this week's edition:

  • A huge town centre festival celebrating all that's good about Wycombe 🎉

  • An artisan market full of local crafts, gifts and trinkets 🎁

  • The chance to go behind the scenes at some of our best heritage sites 🏛️

Plus plenty of live music, foodie experiences, big family days out and much more.

Food, Drinks & Entertainment

  • Wycombe Celebrates Festival - gear up for an unforgettable day in the town centre as we celebrate everything that's unique and brilliant about High Wycombe. This brand new festival on Sunday 8th September from 10am to 4pm will see the streets jam-packed with entertainment, workshops, stalls and more. Lots of the Heritage Open Days events (see below ⬇️) are being run at the same time 🎉

  • Boozy Bingo at the Bricklayers Arms on Friday 6th September at 8pm - head to the Brickies for fun and games at their boozy bingo night, where boozy prizes are on offer...

  • Sushi and Wine Experience at Daws Hill Vineyard on Sunday 8th September from 2.30-5pm - spend an afternoon pairing wine with sushi with expert Yoko from Sakana Oxford. She'll also teach you how to hand-roll your own sushi. Tickets are £55 🍣

  • Mummy and Me Afternoon Tea at JB's Bar & Cafe on Wednesday 11th September from 11am-1pm - a lovely way to bond with your little one and meet other mums at JB's in the Judo Centre. There'll be mimosas, afternoon tea, sweet treats, fresh fruit and barista coffee for the mummies and a play area, sensory corner and baby food pouches for the kids. Plus, it's jungle themed 🐒

  • Back to Rugby Big Bash at HW Rugby Union Football Club on Saturday 7th September from 2pm onwards - everyone's welcome at the rugby club on Kingsmead Road to celebrate the start of the season. There'll be a beers and Prosecco bar, bouncy castle, live music and BBQ. It's £10 entry (kids are free) and that includes a drink or bbq item.

  • Grazing Platter Workshop at The Brunch Lounge on Saturday 7th September from 6-8pm - learn how to make an epic grazing board for your next shindig and have fun along the way. Alongside all the fixings and ingredients you'll need, there'll be prosecco and juice, nibbles, and interactive games. Tickets are £30.

  • Desert Island Films with Nick Winton at the National Film & TV School on Sunday 8th September at 7pm - this charity film night with Nick, the son of Sir Nicholas Winton MBE who saved the lives of 669 Czechoslovakian children before World War II, charts his life story overcoming a life-limiting illness and shares the heroics of his father. Tickets are £20 and all proceeds go to the Sir Nicholas Winton Memorial Fund 🎬

Shop 'til you Drop

Live Music

Something a little different...

  • Chiltern 3 Peaks Challenge on Sunday 8th September - choose from 3 different length walking routes around the rolling Chiltern hills: 6.5 miles, 10 miles or 18 miles. This is a family and dog friendly event which raises vital funds for Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care charity. The route starts at Princes Risborough School - see you at the finish line! 🏁

  • Wicker Workshop: Catalan Platters at Wycombe Museum on Sunday 8th September from 10am-12pm - learn how to weave your own wicker tray with Jools Hopton of Nature's Jewels in the marquee in the museum's beautiful grounds. Tickets are £30 are it's suitable for adults and teenagers over 14.

  • Hazelmere Gardening Association Autumn Show at Hazelmere Community Centre on Saturday 7th September - come and admire all the amazing exhibits submitted by local gardeners, including fruit, veg, flowers, plants and even a section for children. It's open to the public from 2-3.30pm and there's also a raffle and refreshments 🍎

Heritage Open Days in and around Wycombe

Heritage Open Days is the biggest history and culture festival in the UK. This year, it's held from the 6th to the 15th of September.

Essentially, it's a chance to see inside places that are normally closed to the public, learn from historians and even see the local heritage places you already love in a brand new light.

There's absolutely loads on all over the country but we've chosen some top events happening right here in Wycombe:

  • Hughenden's Heritage Route: Unveiling Connections - join guided walks on the 6th, 10th and 14th of September where experts will unveil hidden gems and the intricate web of connections past, present and future that can be found in Hughenden.

  • Wheatsheaf Inn Open Day - dating from 1399, this is the oldest secular building in the town and well worth a visit since its recent restoration. You'll also be able to see a photography exhibition of Old Wycombe inside.

  • History of a Chilterns Route - starting and finishing at the Dashwood Arms in Piddington, join Simon Cains on 8th September at 10am on a 3-mile walk covering 2,000 years of history - including a medieval settlement, turnpike road and more.

  • Pann Mill Open Day - the last working mill on the River Wye will grind again on 8th September from 11am to 5pm.

  • Tour Holy Trinity Church in Penn - on 7th and 8th September from 10.30am to 4pm. Part of the church dates from the 12th century and it contains a rare 15th century painting of the Last Judgment, alongside lots of other historical titbits.

  • Wycombe Heritage Walks - on 8th September at various times. Local historian Willie Reid is leading 3 different walks around town: 'Chairmen and Chair Boys', 'The Heart of High Wycombe', and 'Back Through History'.

  • Revealed by the Creator, Created by the Pen - join artist and collector Razwan Baig in this beautiful exhibition of Islamic art in the Guildhall, a building not normally open to the public, from now until 8th September from 10am-4pm. It includes one of the largest private collections of Islamic manuscripts in Europe.

  • Walk along the River Wye with Chiltern Rangers - a guided walk on 8th September at 1.30pm along the Wye to Funges Meadow and back, discovering more about the internationally rare habitat of the chalk stream.

Where in Wycombe am I?

Where can you find this striking piece of street art? And -- go on -- how many bees can you see?

Last week's answer: I was next to the old Wycombe District Council offices overlooking the town hall. This paved area offers a spot of peace amongst the noisy chaos of the Magic Roundabout and Queen Victoria Road. Heather at High Wycombe Life magazine informs me that it's known colloquially as "Jack's Garden", after Jack Scruton - the man who spearheaded the campaign to save the Rye from being developed for housing back in the '60s.

Weather In Wycombe

We’re waking up to an official “Rainfall Warning” in Bucks, with some parts of the country expected to receive over a month’s rain in two days.

In other words… cancel those weekend BBQ plans.

Friday

🌧️ 21°C - 💨 7 mph - ☂️ 70% chance

Saturday

☁️ 22°C - 💨 7 mph - ☂️ 20% chance

Sunday

🌧️ 21°C - 💨 7 mph - ☂️ 60% chance

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Until next Thursday…

Steph
Publisher and Editor, Wycombe Pulse

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