Clubs/societies

BUDDING bakers from across the town are being encouraged to take part in a special cake making competition.
Chesham4Fairtrade is celebrating its fifth birthday this month and is inviting people to take to their ovens and bake the best cake using Fairtrade ingredients.

CHESHAM'S Annual Arts Festival celebrated its 34th birthday of putting on classes for music, speech and dance.
Following six days of classes, adjudicated by professionals , a final concert was held at the Elgiva featuring the highest scoring competitors with 70 trophies awarded to the winners.
Faye Zhao won most promising junior for her performances on piano and violin while viola player James Duff won most promising senior trophy.
The pair received a bursary from Chess Valley Male Voice Choir and have been invited to perform at one of their next concerts.

AN OPEN forum is set to take place this month for people to find out about the work being done to preserve the River Chess.
The meeting will be held by the Impress the Chess group at the town hall on Thursday, March 18 at 7pm.
Admission is free and the evening will include an update on the Trout in the Classroom project at Waterside School along with a presentation about the new River Chess Association.

GIRL Guides in Chesham came together at the weekend to take part in a national event and link up with fellow Guides across the world.
Around 30 girls from Chesham North District Guides headed to Hivings Free Church, in Upper Belmont Road, on Saturday (20/2) to get involved with World Thinking Day.

FASHION collections from local designers will be paraded along the catwalk for a special show at The Elgiva next month.
Designs from People Treem Traidcraft, Komodo and Five G will all be paraded at the Fairtrade Fashion Challenge Show on March 4.

A CHESHAM amatuer theatre company were celebrating this week after Carey Mulligan, one of their former proteges, scopped a Best Actress BAFTA.
Chesham Panda Players handed the leading role in their 2004 play Once Upon A Mattress to an 18-year-old Carey Mulligan who, six years later, scooped the gong for her lead role in hit film An Education.

A CAMPAIGN aiming to raise funds and awareness to eradicate polio will get underway next week when empty shop windows will be filled with emotive displays about the disease.
The Rotary Clubs of Amersham, Chesham and Great Missenden have teamed up for the association's first national drive of its kind the 'Thanks For Life - Rotary Day' to celebrate its 105th birthday on Tuesday (23/2) while trying to stamp out polio from the world. The campaign aims to raise reach £1 million target with the help of its members across Great Britain and Ireland.

HUNDREDS of people packed out the Elgiva to help Shed@ThePark celebrate their fifth birthday this month.
A cast of 100 people put on the 'Colour the World' show at the theatre, in Elgiva Lane, Chesham, on February 7.

CHAMBER of Trade and Commerce are hosting a Keep Trade Local event at Chartridge Golf Club this month.
Business groups and residents are being invited to the evening on Tuesday, February 23 from 6pm.

A QUIZ night will be held at Chesham United Football Club to raise money towards the British Legion Rebuild Fund.
The event will be held from 8.30pm on Saturday, February 20, at the club, in Amy Lane.
Tickets cost £5 per person which will include a light supper with a raffle also being held. Call 01494 772256 for more details or to book a table.