What's on in Nightingales

Buckinghamshire, England

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The proper local stuff the big sites overlook — from open mic nights to dog shows, toddler groups to talks about local history that turn out to be more interesting than you'd think. Nightingales keeps its calendar surprisingly full, and we've tracked down the lot. Coffee mornings that turn into proper catch-ups. Quiz nights where the same team wins every week and everyone pretends not to mind. Craft fairs, food markets, community screenings, and workshops teaching you things you didn't know you wanted to learn. All the things that make living somewhere feel like actually living somewhere, not just sleeping there.

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Nathan Poole

Amersham Spiritualist Centre is putting on Nathan Poole and, honestly, we reckon it's worth a look. Their site has the full story.

Fri 17 AprAmersham Spiritualist Centre(1.5mi)

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Magpie Club (term time)

Another belter from Coleshill Village Hall. Magpie Club (term time) — pop over to their site for the full lowdown.

Fri 17 Apr09:00Coleshill Village Hall(3.2mi)

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Plants and Places; an Amersham amble

Plants and Places; an Amersham amble

Karen in museum garden In partnership with Wild Amersham join local botanist Karen van Oostrum for a gentle walk along the Misbourne chalk stream, through St Mary’s churchyard, and down the High Street of Old Amersham. Discover the plants that grow on your doorstep Learn about the chalk streams, geography and history of your local landscape Find out how key local industries have changed over the years Enjoy comparing historic images with what you see in Old Amersham today This is the second of 4 walks in this series, taking place in winter, spring, summer and autumn. Each walk follows the same route, helping us to notice the seasonal changes as we progress through the year. Note that the walk isn’t aimed specifically at families, but children are welcome if they have an interest in local wildlife and history, and would enjoy a walk packed full of information. Karen has a love of plants and the environment, and enjoys sharing this with others, through courses and guided walks. A Biology graduate of Oxford University with a Ph. D. in wheat genetics, Karen was Head of Education at Cambridge University Botanic Garden for several years, and has worked with people of many ages from diverse backgrounds. These days, Karen works with the Field Studies Council, where she writes and delivers botany courses and hosts school visits at FSC Amersham Field Centre.

Fri 17 Apr10:30Amersham Museum(2.6mi)

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Judo 61 Club

Coleshill Village Hall is putting on Judo 61 Club and we're making sure you know about it. Job done. Details on their site.

Fri 17 Apr18:30Coleshill Village Hall(3.2mi)

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Family Easter 'Rave'

Family Easter 'Rave'

Gold Hill Baptist Church has got Family Easter 'Rave' pencilled in. We've got the date — they've got the detail. Between us, you're sorted.

Sat 18 AprGold Hill Baptist Church(3.8mi)

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Men's Breakfast

Come and join us for our Men's Breakfast at the Pennsylvanian. Who doesn't love a 'spoons breakfast? https://ctf3rivers.churchsuite.com/events/tfnnqejw

Sat 18 Apr08:30Catch the Fire Three Rivers(2.9mi)

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Artlife

Found this on Coleshill Village Hall's radar. Artlife — sounds promising. Click through for the director's cut.

Sat 18 Apr14:30Coleshill Village Hall(3.2mi)

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Youth

CTF Youth is now running on alternate Sunday mornings. Youth will be in for the first part of worship, and then have their session in the Youth Room.

Sun 19 Apr09:30Catch the Fire Three Rivers(2.9mi)

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Lacemakers at the Museum

Lacemakers at the Museum

Come and see the traditional craft of bobbin lacemaking in action at Amersham Museum. Our volunteer lacemakers will demonstrate how bobbin lace is made there will be a chance to give it a go yourself, ask questions, and learn about the history of bobbin lacemaking in Amersham. Adults and children welcome, normal museum entrance fee applies.

Sun 19 Apr12:00Amersham Museum(2.6mi)

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Sunday Carvery

Our Sunday Carvery is open as usual, serving roast lamb, turkey & beef with all the trimmings

Sun 19 Apr12:00The Dumb Bell Public House(2.8mi)

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Days and life of Thomas Harding martyr

Days and life of Thomas Harding martyr

Walk guide: Amy Davis Commemorating 500 years of Tyndale’s New Testament and the Life Given for its Truth (1526 – 2026) St Mary’s Church are opening especially for us as Thomas Harding was held and tried there. The walk is approx 2 hours, please wear sensible walking shoes as part of the walk is through woodland and over uneven ground. Where to meet Meet at Moor Road Car Park by the Gym and Swim Purchase your ticket Days and life of Thomas Harding martyr £6.00 Add to basket

Sun 19 Apr14:15Chesham Museum(4mi)

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Walk – Early Development Of Amersham Old Town

Walk – Early Development Of Amersham Old Town

A fascinating walk, led by a guide, around old Amersham. Discover the historic buildings and the interesting stories of the people who lived in and shaped the town in the past. Early history of Amersham Local patronage and its influence Parish church and its rectors Brewery and the maltings Town Mill and the Charter Fair 17th century & Victorian almshouses 1½ to 2 hours. Pre-booking is recommended. Notes If you would like to visit the museum on the same day as your walk, this is possible from 11:30am before the walk starts, but there is not time after the walk finishes. If you have queries about accessibility or routes, please get in touch and we would be happy to provide you with detailed information. Please make sure you have checked details before ordering tickets. It is necessary for the museum to charge a cancellation fee of £1 to cover credit card and administration costs.

Sun 19 Apr14:30Amersham Museum(2.6mi)

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Explore the Rose Family

Explore the Rose Family

Workshop 1: ‘Plant Families, and Vegetative Features of Rosaceae’ In partnership with Wild Amersham, this series of workshops for adults offers an introduction to the concept of a ‘Plant Family’, by exploring the Rose family, Rosaceae. This is not a family exclusively of roses – it is also home to a diverse array of other plants. These include many of our domestic fruits (Cherries, Strawberries, Apples, Raspberries), as well as garden plants (Potentilla, Spiraea, Alchemilla) and wildflowers (Wood Avens, Agrimony and Tormentil). Under the guidance of local botanist Karen van Oostrum, you will discover why such diverse species are included within the same family. Karen will take you through the key features of plants in Rosaceae, giving you the opportunity to look carefully at the structures of leaves, flowers and fruits from a range of species. In Workshop 1, we will begin with an introduction to the concept of a plant family. Karen will explain what a plant family is, how it relates to classification and taxonomy, and why it is useful. Participants will then explore the vegetative features (leaves and stems) of species within Rosaceae. Along the way, Karen will introduce a few botanical terms to help describe these features.

Mon 20 Apr09:30Amersham Museum(2.6mi)

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Reminiscence Group

Reminiscence Group

Join us at Amersham Library to chat about your memories and meet new people. We explore a new theme each time. The sessions are free. The Library is located within the Chilterns Lifestyle Centre which has a large car park (payment required). There is level access and automatic doors from the car park to the Library, and accessible toilets. Please get in touch if you have any queries.

Mon 20 Apr10:30Amersham Museum(2.6mi)

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An evening with Jane Harper & Elly Griffiths

An evening with Jane Harper & Elly Griffiths

Get ready for a thrilling evening with best-selling authors Jane Harper and Elly Griffiths, as they chat about their brand new novels. LAST ONE OUT by Jane Harper He had been here, that was clear from the marks in the dust. And he had been alone. In a dying town, Ro Crowley waits for her son on the evening of his twenty-first birthday. Sam never comes home. His footprints in the dust of three abandoned houses offer the only clue to his final movements. One set in. One set out. Five long years later, Ro returns to Carralon Ridge for the annual memorial of Sam’s disappearance. The skeletal community is now an echo of itself, having fractured under the pressure of the coal mine operating on its outskirts. But Ro still wants answers. Only a few people remain. If the truth is to be found in that town, does it lie among them? THE KILLING TIME by Elly Griffiths Join Ali Dawson and her cold case team for another thrilling case. Ali Dawson is a police detective who leads a unit that investigates cases so cold her team must travel to the distant past to solve them. But Ali and the team haven’t been allowed to time-travel ever since their technical expert, Jones, got stuck in Victorian London, never to be seen again. To distract herself from meaningless tasks, Ali decides to look into a present-day case – an apparent suicide of a young man who fell to his death from a high building.

Mon 20 Apr19:30Chorleywood Bookshop(1.7mi)

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[?] Oasis - Tuesday

[?] Oasis - Tuesday

Sign up here for Wednesday Oasis! We have a variety of children's toys and equipment for your children to play with and we usually have a craft and a story as well. For the parents we provide tea, coffee & biscuits and a snack for the kids. (Please bring their own drink). We ask for a donation of £1.50 for the first toddler you are booking into the group and 50p for any additional children. This is to cover our costs in running this group. Our toddler group is popular (like may others) so you will only be able to attend one day per week. If the group is already full please sign up to be on the waiting list HERE. If you have any questions please do contact us below. If you are not the parent/guardian of the child please also provide these details in the boxes provided. ****IMPORTANT NOTICE******** You may be aware of the high demand for Oasis and that there are people waiting patiently for a space. Therefore, as a general rule we say that if you miss two weeks running without any reason then we will offer the space onto the next person on the waiting list. (We will only do this after trying to contact you as there may be a good reason for the absence.) ************************************

Tue 21 Apr08:45King's Church Amersham (KCA)(1.6mi)

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An evening with Edward Chisholm

An evening with Edward Chisholm

From the author of A Waiter In Paris... In 1960s Paris, the high-life and the low-life go hand in hand. It is a time of glamour, sports cars, casinos and night clubs with a cast of actresses, petty criminals, high-level gangsters and compromised politicians. And with French cinema taking the world by storm, the man at the dark heart of it all is an enigmatic film star dubbed ‘the most beautiful man in the world’. With a shady past and a taste for bad company, Alain Delon lives on the edge. But when a dead body turns up in the outskirts of Paris that turns out to be his associate, Stevan, questions begin to be asked. That Delon shot to stardom playing the stylish and murderous Tom Ripley does not go unnoticed. Is art imitating life or is life imitating art? And who killed Stevan Marković? Edward Chisholm takes us into the city’s demimonde and draws us intimately into events as they unfold. And as we inhabit the lives of the players in this extraordinary true-life drama, we witness what became to be known as The Marković Affair from the inside, as it spirals out of control and not only pulls down Alain Delon but everyone in his orbit.

Tue 21 Apr19:00Chorleywood Bookshop(1.7mi)

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Oasis - Wednesday

Oasis - Wednesday

Sign up here for Wednesday Oasis! We have a variety of children's toys and equipment for your children to play with and we usually have a craft and a story as well. For the parents we provide tea, coffee & biscuits and a snack for the kids. (Please bring their own drink). We ask for a donation of £1.50 for the first toddler you are booking into the group and 50p for any additional children. This is to cover our costs in running this group. Our toddler group is popular (like may others) so you will only be able to attend one day per week. If the group is already full please sign up to be on the waiting list HERE. If you have any questions please do contact us below. If you are not the parent/guardian of the child please also provide these details in the boxes provided. ****IMPORTANT NOTICE******** You may be aware of the high demand for Oasis and that there are people waiting patiently for a space. Therefore, as a general rule we say that if you miss two weeks running without any reason then we will offer the space onto the next person on the waiting list. (We will only do this after trying to contact you as there may be a good reason for the absence.) ************************************

Wed 22 Apr08:45King's Church Amersham (KCA)(1.6mi)

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