Good morning, Wycombe!
It’s the Wycombe Pulse, your local newsletter that believes time is just an illusion. What else could explain the fact that there’s less than 7 weeks left of 2025? 😵💫
Before you join me in existential panic, there’s lots of fun stuff coming up this week:
🎭 Opera for kids
🍻 Comedy + beer festival double bill
🏛️ New history walks at Cliveden
✨ The big Christmas lights switch-on
🎅 Plus: Christmas markets, a sound bath giveaway, International Men’s Day events, model railways and more!
Editor’s Highlights
📍High Street
🗓️ Saturday 15th November, 2-7pm
The festivities kick off with a craft market, street food, funfair, and live music — plus appearances from Father Christmas and Po from Kung Fu Panda! 🎅🐼
💡 Lights switch-on at 6.45pm — expect crowds and plenty of cheer!
📍Garsington Studios
🗓️ Wednesday 19th November, 6.45-10pm
Ever wondered how lighting, costumes and wigs transform a performance? This free hands-on workshop gives adults a behind-the-scenes taster of life backstage — perfect for the curious, the creative, or anyone thinking of a career switch.
📍The Antelope
🗓️ Saturday 15th November, 12-4pm
Join the characters of the Bucks Buxom Belles and Wycombe’s creative community for this big jumble sale and vintage teas in aid of Pawt in a Storm.
📍HW Rugby Club
🗓️ Friday 14th & Saturday 15th November
A weekend of laughs, pints and good times! ( Explore the 16 guest beers at just £4 a pint)
🍻 Friday: Comedy Night + Festival launch
🍔 Saturday: Beer Festival from midday — free entry, pints flowing till late.
📍Peterley Manor Farm
🗓️ Today - Sunday 16th November
A four-day artisan shopping extravaganza where you can discover more than 90 boutique stalls offering interiors, jewellery, candles, clothing, crafts and more.
🌙 GIVEAWAY: Relaxing Sound Bath at Patch
Sunday 30th November, 3pm | Patch, Queen Victoria Road
Feeling a bit frazzled lately? Same. This gorgeous, gentle sound bath led by local practitioner Annalisa Thomas is designed to help you slow down, unwind, and reconnect with yourself — all in the beautiful Reading Room at Patch.
You’ll lie down in comfort and be bathed in soothing sound from instruments and voice. Expect soft lighting, deep rest, and the sort of peace that feels like exhaling for the first time all week.
One Wycombe Pulse reader will win a pair of free tickets. 💛
To enter: just reply to this email with your name.
Entries close: Wednesday 19th November
Winner notified: Thursday 20th November (chosen at random)
🧘 Please note: Sound baths are not recommended during the first trimester of pregnancy, or for those with sound-induced epilepsy or acute mental health conditions.
Prefer to book directly instead?
👉 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/relaxing-sound-bath-tickets-1856526032339
Take a breath. Rest is a gift — and you deserve it. 🌙
🖼️ Culture Vultures
📜 History on our High Street Walking Tour
🗓️ Sunday 16 November, 10am | 📍 Starts at Pann Mill
Uncover hidden Wycombe stories on this free guided walk through the town centre.
🎶 Marlow Choral Society November Concert
🗓️ Saturday 15 November, 7pm | 📍 All Saints Church, Marlow
Enjoy Eternal Light: A Requiem by Howard Goodall, performed by this accomplished local choir.
🏛️ Cliveden History Walks (National Trust)
🗓️ Tuesdays & Thursdays from 18 November, 11am
Volunteer-led tours exploring the estate’s remarkable past — from dukes and duchesses to gardeners and guests.
🎟️ Free; tickets first-come-first-served from the Information Centre.
🧘🏻♀️ Wellness Moments
🧍♂️ Brothers of the Wild at Slohaus Wild Spa
🗓️ Wednesday 19th November, 7pm | 📍 Peterley Manor Farm
In honour of International Men’s Day — an evening of breathwork, cold plunge, sauna and connection.
🎶 Gong Bath at Flackwell Heath Community Centre
🗓️ Sunday 16th November, 7pm
Join Phoebe for a deeply relaxing sound session.
☕ Wellbeing Café at St Peter’s Church
🗓️ Mondays, 1.30–3.30pm
Open to all — relax, chat, do a jigsaw or enjoy quiet tea and reflection.
🎨 Get Creative
Spring Bulb Planter Workshop at St Francis of Assisi Church Hall on Sunday 16th November at 2pm — learn how to make a bulb lasagne that will create a beautiful spring display 🌷
Christmas Bubble Felting Workshop at The Apple Orchard Shop on Friday 14th November at 3pm — create your own festive decorations.
🔎 Family Fun Finder
🎮 Code Ninjas Parents’ Night Out
🗓️ Friday 14 November, 6.30–9.30pm | 📍 BNU
Drop the kids for an evening of games, puzzles & VR fun (ages 7+).
🎶 Little Terror Family Opera
🗓️ Sunday 16 November, 10.30am | 📍 Garsington Opera Studios
An interactive 45-minute show about courage — ideal for ages 3–7 and learning-disabled audiences. The show allows free movement and breaks, so everyone can feel comfortable.
🍰 Family Catch-Up Café
🗓️ Saturday 15 November, 10am–12pm | 📍 St Anne’s Church
Toys, crafts, tea & cake — free and open to everyone.
👼 Make Angel Wings & Cards
🗓️ Saturday 15 November, 12–3pm | 📍 Refresh, Chiltern Shopping Centre
Free festive crafts, no booking required.
☕ SEN Coffee Morning
🗓️ Monday 17 November, 9.30am | 📍 The Walled Garden
Supportive meetup for parents & carers with Yeti Nuggets.
🐉 Knights & Dragons Stay & Play
🗓️ Friday 14 November, 9am | 📍 Little Thorpies Nursery (Thorpe House School)
A magical themed morning for boys aged 2+.
🛍️ Markets & Fayres
🎄 Patch Christmas Makers’ Market — Sat 15 Nov | 12–4 pm
🌾 Flackwell Heath Market — Sat 15 Nov | 9 am–12 pm
🍰 Crafts & Cake Fayre, West Wycombe Hall — Sat 15 & Sun 16 Nov | 11 am–3 pm
🎁 Seer Green Village Christmas Market — Fri 14 Nov | 9 am–12 pm
🛍 Autumn Small Biz Pop-Up @ The Crown Penn — Fri 14 Nov | 11 am–2 pm
🧵 Marlow Market, The Causeway — Sat 15 Nov | 10 am–3 pm
Quiz Nights
At Hazlemere C of E School on Friday 14th November at 7.45pm — just £5 per person and max 8 people per team.
At The Crown Penn on tonight at 7.30pm.
At Belle Vue on tonight at 8pm.
🧩 The Wycombe Wordle
This week’s Wycombe Wordle is a little abstract.
Six guesses. No pressure. Don’t throw your phone.
Game rules:
🟩 Right letter, right place
🟨 Right letter, wrong place
⬜ Not in the word
Sports & Activities
⚽ FOOTBALL
Wycombe Wanderers vs Port Vale away on Saturday 15th November. KO 3pm.
Wycombe Wanderers FC Women vs Abingdon United FC Women at home on Sunday 16th November. KO 2pm.
🏃🏻♂️ RUNNING
Regular runs: Parkrun (Saturday, Rye Lido, 9am) | Junior Parkrun (Sunday, Pann Mill, 9am) | Risborough Run In The Park (Sunday, Wades Park, 9am).
Community Notes
👚 Clothes Bank
At Christ The Servant King Church on Friday 14th November at 10.30-11.30am — come along for a hot drink and browse their selection of pre-loved children's clothes age 0-14yrs, all for free!
Tuesday 18th November, 6.30pm | Wycombe Arts Centre
A relaxed evening celebrating our local wildlife and wild spaces, with talks from community groups, nature organisations and local experts. A chance to learn what’s happening across High Wycombe’s woodlands, rivers and green corridors — and how to get involved.
Free entry; adults, experts and beginners all welcome.
Join Snap Fitness and the team on Wednesday 19th November from 5-7pm to support Men’s Walk and Talk, a local charity which champions men’s mental health and wellbeing.
They’ll be offering free:
🏋🏻♀️ Gym trials
💈 Barber cuts
🚗 Car washes
…plus good vibes and community spirit all round.
The event’s free to join, with donations encouraged to support this brilliant cause.
👉 Donate here
That’s a wrap for this week’s Pulse!
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