Category Archives: High Wycombe Society

High Wycombe Society talk on 14th May

As the HVRA is an affiliate member of the High Wycombe Society, I am passing on this invitation to attend a talk about John Hampden at 7.30 on this coming Wednesday in The Trinity United Reform Church opposite Pann Mill.  It is a free event and could be very interesting indeed!

Dear Members,


A reminder of our Talk this week, to be held in Trinity United Reform Church  (opposite Pann Mill on the London Road) .

Wednesday 14th May – 7:30pm

This talk explores why John Hampden came to personify popular opposition to King Charles 1’s arbitrary taxes in the mid 17th century, his transition from hard working MP to brave Colonel in the Civil War and how his name resonated after his death in British & American history.

Please forward to anyone you know who may be interested.
It’s a FREE event and ALL are welcome!

We look forward to seeing you!

High Wycombe Society events

Dear Members

We’ve all been invited to a wonderful event at Bucks New University.

A special concert: ‘The World of the Orchestra’.
To be held in The Atrium, High Wycombe Campus.
 MONDAY 24th JUNE – Time: 7:30-9:30pm

This event is more than just a concert; it’s a wonderful opportunity for our community to come together and enjoy an evening of beautiful music.

We would love for you to take your family and friends along.
Admission is open to everyone. To secure your place, please reserve your tickets in advance using the following Eventbrite link:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-world-of-the-orchestra-a-musical-concert-experience-tickets-906023258957

Next up from the Society, is our ever popular Pann Mill open day.
 SUNDAY 14th JULY – 11am – 5pm 
This coincides with the National Mills Open event. Admission is free and there will be refreshments, flour ground by our Millers, information and other stalls.

“Beacons of the Past’ a talk by Dr Wendy Morrison – Friday 28th May 7.30pm

The HVRA is an affiliated organisation to the High Wycombe Society; their next event sounds very interesting indeed. You and your neighbours are welcome to join, via zoom, a talk on Friday May 28th. at 7.30pm by Dr Wendy Morrison of Chilterns AONB “Beacons of the Past”.

The link to the talk is given below and is open from 7.15pm.

Archaeologist Dr Wendy Morrison’s research areas are Prehistoric European Archaeology and Landscape Archaeology. Closer to home, Wendy leads the Chilterns ‘Beacons of the Past’ project. Her work seeks to engage and inspire communities to discover, conserve, and enjoy what is around us and the unique Iron Age hillforts and their prehistoric chalk landscapes. The Chilterns has one of the largest collections of hillforts in the UK, yet many are poorly preserved, and little is known about them. Luckily, several of these hillforts are accessible from the Ridgeway. A key part of Wendy’s project is the largest LiDAR survey ever flown for archaeology in this country, and one of the largest in the world! Images are captured with a laser scanner mounted on a small plane that captures information about the ground below; revealing intriguing ‘lumps and bumps’, such as hillforts, that are hidden by tree cover and other vegetation. Wendy is also a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries.

Would you please pass this message on to as many residents as possible in your road in case they wish to zoom in.

The link to this meeting is:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7211505280

If the link does not work, open or download the Zoom application (it’s free) and enter Meeting ID: 721 150 5280 (no passcode required)

For those with limited technical facilities it will be possible to hear the proceedings by phone: 0203 051 2874 – enter the meeting ID on your keypad followed by # as instructed.

The session opens at 7.15pm to allow time for people to join and resolve any little niggling technical issues, and people can stick around for a chat after the talk and questions if they so wish. Sorry, but everyone will have to provide their own tea/coffee and biscuits!