Keep Britain Tidy have just announced that The Great British Spring Clean will be postponed until September 2020.

We have therefore cancelled our event scheduled for this Saturday 21st March

Your views are sought on the Proposed Parking Controls for Amersham and Chesham Bois. You can view the plans and complete the survey at https://democracy.buckscc.gov.uk/mgConsultationDisplay.aspx?ID=10570

Alternatively, you can complete the survey and view the plans at Amersham Temporary Library at the CDC offices or at Country Hall in Aylesbury.

The survey closes on Tuesday 14th January 2020.

The next village fete will take place on Saturday 13th June 2020. If you are interested in taking a stall please email the Parish Council office on clerk@cheshamboispc.org.uk or phone 01494 432585

The new Buckinghamshire Council will replace Aylesbury Vale District Council, Buckinghamshire County Council, Chiltern District Council, South Bucks District Council and Wycombe District Council) on 1 April 2020.  It will be responsible for providing all services for the residents of Buckinghamshire.    This includes waste and recycling collections, roads and transport, education and learning, health and social care, planning where new housing goes or making use of our many parks, libraries and leisure centres.

Residents, local organisations and businesses are being asked their views on what the new council should focus on and the proposed budget for 2020. The consultation will run until 25 November 2019.  The Survey which takes 10 minutes to complete is available at  https://shadow.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/consultations/budget2020/

Chesham Bois Burial Ground has scooped a prize at the National Cemetery of the Year Awards.

The Memorial Awareness Board (MAB) has been promoting and organising the Cemetery of the Year Awards for nearly 20 years. Chesham Bois Burial Ground won the 2019 Silver prize in the Parish, Town and Community Council Cemetery category of the National Competition and received the award at the ‘Institute of Cemetery and Crematorium Management Learning Convention and Exhibition’ earlier this month.

Philip Potts of the Memorial Awareness Board said; ‘The awards are an excellent opportunity to reward hard-working staff and demonstrate the central role cemeteries and church yards can play in the community. They provide places of peaceful contemplation and beauty, as well as their historical, social and ecological importance.

 ‘The team at Chesham Bois Burial Ground performed exceptionally throughout the extensive judging period which is focused on Industry Standards, Good Practice and Freedom of Choice.

throughout the extensive judging period which is focused on Industry Standards, Good Practice and Freedom of Choice.

Cathy Woolveridge, Chairman of Chesham Bois Parish Council said: “This award is such a wonderful pat on the back for our team, it acknowledges that we really go above and beyond to try and provide a reliable, friendly and quality service. The Councillors and Staff who have been working so hard, are thrilled’.

The Cemetery of the Year Award has been supported and endorsed by leading industry Associations –

• Institute of Cemetery and Crematorium Management (ICCM)
• The Federation of Burial and Cremation Authorities (FBCA)
• The Society of Local Council Clerks (SLCC)
• British Register of Accredited Memorial Masons (BRAMM)
• National Association of Memorial Masons (NAMM)

Join us at the War Memorial at 10am on Saturday 12 October to take part in the Chesham Bois Common Clean Up