Good morning, Wycombe!
It’s the Wycombe Pulse on this, the 867th day of January. It’s currently wet, foggy, and altogether dreary, so I’m formally requesting an early return to Spring.
Thankfully there’s plenty on in Wycombe this week to distract from the January blues…
🍔 Street food night is back
🤍 Snowdrop walk at West Wycombe Park
🌕 Full Moon sound bath
Plus the wonderfully weird debut of Wyrd Wycombe, a pop-up wine bar at Peterley, a free music and arts workshop in town, roller disco, and lots more reasons to put a coat on and leave the house.
Limited Earlybird offer of 2 tickets for £10!
Wycombe's brand-new grassroots comedy club returns — and it's bringing the laughs! Hosted at Patch in The Old Library building, this new night is run by local legend Elliot Wengler (of Speen Festival fame) and features a stellar line-up of circuit favourites and rising stars.
🎭 Headliner: Sooz Kempner – viral sensation, all round legend, internationally variety circuit superstar, ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (Chortle)
⭐ Opener: Caitriona Dowden - esoteric and charming, Oxford based act, winner of Chortle's student comedy award and newcomer nominee.
🔥 Plus sets from Sally Firth and Nick Byard, with Elliot himself as your MC.
Expect big laughs, unbeatable vibes, and a great night out at Wycombe's favourite community spot.
📍 Patch, The Old Library
📅 Thursday 12th February, 7.30pm
🎟️ Tickets: 2-for-£10 until February 7th, £8 standard
📲 Follow Select Comedy on Instagram for upcoming show dates
Editor’s Highlights
If you only do a few things in Wycombe this week, make it these:
📍Town Centre | 🗓️ Sun 1st Feb, 12.55-4pm
A pageant based on local myths and legends. Expect a dramatic battle between the Wycombe Wyrm and a fully armoured knight, live art demonstrations, roaming folklore characters, esoteric craft stalls and live music. Full timings here.
📍West Wycombe Walled Garden | 🗓️ Fri 30 Jan, 5-9pm
Everyone’s favourite street food night is back, with The Rub (burgers, wings, fries etc) and Darn Fine (mac bowls, hot dogs, waffles etc) serving from their trucks.
📍Wycombe Museum | 🗓️ Sun 1st Feb, 2pm
Local artist and historian Cally Trench presents an illustrated talk on artist Edmund John Niemann: The High Street or the Road to Ruin?
📍Garsington Studios | 🗓️ Sat 31 Jan, 11am & 1.30pm
Discovery workshops at the opera house, starting with a family workshop in the morning where kids can craft their own props; and one in the afternoon for teenagers on how to design a show.
📍Hellfire Caves | 🗓️ Fri 30 Jan, 8pm
Dare to explore the famously haunted Hellfire Caves with Haunting Nights, delving into the dark history of the Hellfire Club, ghostly legends and reported paranormal activity deep within the tunnels.
🧘🏻♀️ Wellness Moments
Sound baths aplenty in Wycombe this week:
Harmony Gong Bath | Wycombe Guildhall | Fri 30 Jan, 7.30pm
Deep Meditation & Sound | Wycombe Guildhall | Tonight, 7.30pm
Relaxing Sound Bath | Patch | Sat 31st Jan, 3.30pm
🌕 Full Moon Evening
📍Wycombe Guildhall | 🗓️ Tues 3rd Feb, 7.30pm
A relaxed full-moon wellness evening with gentle movement, journalling and a guided sound bath, designed to help you release tension and reset in a welcoming, all-genders space.
📖 Waterstones Fantasy/Romantasy Book Club
📍The Front Room | 🗓️ Fri 30 Jan, 7pm
The first meeting of a brand new book club dedicated to fantasy and romantasy. No reading material this week — you’ll decide on the first read by the end of the session.
🎨 Painting Party
📍Merletto Lounge | 🗓️ Mon 2nd Jan, 7pm
Paint your own version of A Colourful Walk.
Entertainment 🎉
Ceilidh Night at High Wycombe Rugby Club on Saturday 31st January - with a live band and caller to teach Scottish dancing (no experience necessary!) plus a 3-course traditional Scottish meal 🏴
Drag Bingo at O’Neill’s on tonight at 6pm — raising money for Stokenchurch Dog Rescue.
🔍 Family Fun Finder
🎨 Catch22 Connections
📍The Front Room | 🗓️ Sat 31st Jan, 2-3.30pm
A FREE (Lottery funded) event with arts, crafts and wellness workshops as well as live music, free beverages and snacks.
🐻 Story Explorers Workshop
📍Hampden Way Family Centre | 🗓️ Weds 4th Feb, 10am
A playful learning session inspired by Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? for children aged 1-4 with their grown-ups.
🛼 Rewind Roller Disco
📍Hazlemere Youth Centre | 🗓️ Sat 31st Jan, various times
Live DJs playing the best of the 70s, 80s and 90s while you skate!
❄️ Winter Witch/Snow Princess Family Craft Workshop
📍Hughenden NT | 🗓️ Sat 31st Jan, 10.30am
A magical family craft workshop.
📖 Tiny Talk Time
📍Wycombe Museum | 🗓️ Fri 30th Jan, 10am
Stories, crafts and museum fun for 2-5 year olds based on The Girl, The Bear and the Magic Shoes by Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks.
🤍 Snowdrop Walk for Child Bereavement UK – Sunday 1st Feb from 10.30am-4pm at West Wycombe Park. Enjoy a peaceful walk through beautiful grounds, plant a snowdrop in memory of someone special, take part in a children’s treasure hunt and finish with hot food, cakes and refreshments in West Wycombe Village Hall — all while supporting an important cause.
🚘 Fancy a Short Drive?
🧘🏻♀️Women’s Deep Rest & Relaxation Evening
📍Liston Hall, Marlow | 🗓️ Tues 3rd Feb, 7pm
A candle-lit, 2-hour relaxation session with gentle breathwork, stretching and grounding, ending in a crystal sound bath with optional head massage and Reiki.
🕯️🎶 A Vivaldi & Mozart Candlelight Experience
📍St Mary’s Church, Amersham | 🗓️ Fri 30th Jan, 5-10pm
Experience Vivaldi and Mozart by candlelight at St Mary’s Church, Amersham, with a live string trio performing favourites from The Four Seasons, Eine kleine Nachtmusik and more.
🕵️♂️ Spymaster: The Man Who Saved MI6
📍St Mary & All Saints Church, Beaconsfield | 🗓️ Sat 31st Jan, 2.15pm
A talk by Dr Helen Fry for the Beaconsfield Historical Society on MI6 spymaster, Colonel Thomas Kendrick, who ran networks across Europe, facilitated the escape of Austrian Jews and set up the “M Room”.
🎼 Come and Sing with the Wooburn Singers
📍The Beaconsfield School | 🗓️ Sat 31st Jan, 10am-5.30pm
A day working with this celebrated chamber choir on the music of Ralph Vaughan Williams.
🧠 Quiz Nights
Belle Vue — tonight, 8pm.
The Crown at Hazlemere — tonight, 7.45pm.
The Mad Squirrel, with Bucks Fizz — tonight, 8pm.
The Crown Penn — tonight.
The Flint Cottage — Tuesday, 7pm.
Sports and Activities
⚽ FOOTBALL
Wycombe Wanderers vs Mansfield Town away on Sat 31st Jan. KO 3pm.
Wycombe Wanderers Women vs Sholing away on Sun 1st Feb. KO 2pm.
🏉 RUGBY
HWRUFC vs Reading Abbey at home on Sat 31st Jan.
🎾 TENNIS
HW Lawn Tennis Club vs Halton 1 at home on Sat 31st Jan at 1pm.
🏃🏻♂️ RUNNING
Off-Grid 5k Run Club at Oxmoor Farm on Sunday 1st February at 10am — free entry for all abilities, plus 25% off their breakfast menu afterwards!
Regular runs: Parkrun (Saturday, Rye Lido, 9am) | Junior Parkrun (Sunday, Pann Mill, 9am) | Risborough Run In The Park (Sunday, Wades Park, 9am).
Business News
📌 Staff Wanted
Cupcake Kangaroo — the beautiful new soft play and family-friendly café at Glory Park, Wooburn Green — is looking for a new member to join their small team. They want someone who enjoys being around little ones and who has a background in hospitality. Please send your CV to hello@cupcakekangaroo.co.uk
🚪Businesses Closing
Craft Coop in the Eden Centre is closing its doors for good on Saturday 31st January. Pop in for beautiful handmade gifts from local makers before they go.
The historic Antelope pub is sadly closing its doors on the 21st February. Please stop by to raise a final glass.
🔮 New Beginnings
Elwoods Hair & Beauty is consolidating into its larger town-centre salon (the former Toni & Guy site). All Loudwater staff are moving across, so you can still book with your usual stylist or therapist.
Community Notes
Do you know somebody living with sight loss?
“I live with sight loss and know how isolating and frustrating it can feel when everyday life becomes harder.
In 2023 I joined the Bucks Vision Wycombe Social Club — and I only wish I’d done it sooner. I’ve made many friends and found a place where I feel accepted, included and supported.
The club meets on alternate Thursday afternoons in Hazlemere, with live music, guest speakers, outings, seated exercise, a Christmas lunch and carol service. On the in-between Thursdays, there’s a friendly Craft Club.
Transport is available for Wycombe members who can walk to a car, with fully trained and vetted drivers.
To find out more or arrange a taster visit, contact Bucks Vision volunteers Richard Martyn (07846 389981) or Julie Moore (07447 979519). You can also call me on 07704 276377 with any questions (just not on a Thursday!).”
— Irene Wright
The Wycombe Wordle
Six guesses. Five letters. One Wycombe connection. Let me know if you get it!
🟩 Right letter, right spot
🟨 Right letter, wrong spot
⬜ Not in the word
That’s a wrap for this week’s Pulse!
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