Good morning, Wycombe!
It's the Wycombe Pulse. I'll be honest — I've had it with the rain. Seriously considering jacking it all in and launching the Singapore Pulse. Who's coming?
Rain or not, Wycombe's got a cracking week ahead:
🤣 Grassroots comedy club is back tonight
👻 A ghost hunt on Friday the 13th
🍔 Street food night returns
Plus Valentine’s date ideas, all the half term fun, wellness events, live music and more.
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Editor’s Highlights
📍Slohaus | 🗓️ Sat 14th Feb, 5pm
2 hours of blissful Wild Spa — sauna, cold plunge and hot tub — plus enjoy a glass of fizz while you soak. Valentine’s sorted.
📍Walled Garden West Wycombe | 🗓️ Fri 13th Feb, 5-9pm
Artisan pizza, burgers, drinks and a cosy atmosphere to kick off Valentine's weekend. Dogs welcome. No tickets — just turn up.
📍St Michaels & All Angels Church, Hughenden | 🗓️ Sun 15th Feb, 3pm
A FREE event for children and families. Expect fun and games, crafts and a shared tea together — this month it’s all about pancakes!
📍The Front Room | 🗓️ Sat 14th Feb, from 7pm
Sharing boards, handcrafted cocktails and live music from Laura Marie Benson, followed by a 90s R&B DJ set.
📍The Front Room | 🗓️ Tues 17th Feb, 11am
Children make their own sushi using traditional Japanese techniques. For ages 8-16.
🎭 WIN: Tickets to Double Indemnity at Wycombe Swan
Fans of The O.C., crime thrillers, or anything with a deliciously twisty plot — this one's for you.
Wycombe Swan is hosting a stage adaptation of the iconic noir thriller Double Indemnity from 7–11 April, starring Hollywood favourite Mischa Barton.
Los Angeles. 1930s.
An insurance salesman who spots scams for a living.
A dangerously persuasive wife.
A life insurance policy that shouldn’t exist.
What follows is a web of lust, greed, betrayal… and the perfect murder plot.
And one lucky Wycombe Pulse reader is going to be there to see how it all unravels.
🎟️ The Prize
A pair of tickets to see Double Indemnity at the Swan.
The winner can choose their preferred date and time between 7–11 April.
✉️ How to enter
Simply hit reply to this email with your name. That’s it.
Closing date: Wednesday 18th Feb at 8pm.
Winner will be drawn at random and contacted directly.
Good luck — and remember… trust no one.
💕 Valentine’s Day Fun 💕
👉 Looking for date ideas in Wycombe? Check out our guide on Facebook.
🎨 Valentine’s Portrait Evening
📍 Pony Espresso Café | 🗓️ Sat 14th Feb, 4.30pm
Paint your loved one and enjoy a glass of Prosecco.
💘 Valentine Game Night
📍 The Three Horseshoes, Flackwell Heath | 🗓️ Fri 13th Feb
Drinks, music and games including a Mr & Mrs style gameshow and a £150 jackpot. Just £5 per couple.
💐 Pop-Up Flower Market
📍Hughenden Village Store | 🗓️ Fri 13th & Sat 14th Feb, 9am-5pm
Beautiful bouquets and gifts from Studio39.
🍷 Valentine’s Date Night
📍 The Bricklayers Arms | 🗓️ Fri 13th Feb
A charcuterie board and a bottle of wine for £25, plus live music from Tal Jones.
🎶 Friday Night at The Barn Kitchen
📍Peterley Manor Farm | 🗓️ Fri 13th Feb from 6pm
Small plates, deli boards, burgers, sharing desserts and live music from Soraya Ray.
Half Term Guide ✅
🦙 Lovable Llamas Crafting Workshop
📍Patch | 🗓️ Weds, 10.30am & 1pm
Fun mixed media crafting for ages 6+.
🧙🏼 Quest Week
📍Hellfire Caves | 🗓️ Sat 14th-Sat 21st
An immersive fantasy adventure where children complete magical challenges, meet costumed characters, and earn prizes along the way.
🦔 A Wild Day Out!
📍Tiggywinkles | 🗓️ All week
Vet talks, hedgehog encounters and free wildlife crafts.
🎨 Feb Half Term Workshops
📍The Front Room | 🗓️ All week
A variety of creative craft sessions, including terrarium creation, sushi making, watercolour painting, mini calligraphy club, pot painting and seeding.
✈️ Discover & Make Flying Machines
📍Wycombe Museum | 🗓️ Tues and Weds, various times
Be inspired by Wycombe’s aircraft-making history and create your own wooden aircraft!
🌿 Rebel Rangers with the Chiltern Rangers
📍Locations around Wycombe | 🗓️ Mon, Thurs & Fri
Conservation sessions for 11-16 year olds in local rivers and woodland.
🥞 Community Pancake Morning
📍Christ The Servant King Church | 🗓️ Tues, 10am
Pancakes, toppings, toys and activities. All welcome.
🎡 Kids Funfair
📍Magnolia Park | 🗓️ Sat 14th-Sun 22nd Feb
Unlimited rides for £9.99, plus refreshments, game stalls and free parking. Ages 12 and under.
🧶 Craft Workshops
📍Wycombe Arts Centre | 🗓️ Tues and Weds, 10am-12pm
Clay modelling on Tuesday and junk modelling on Wednesday. Just £2 per child.
🖼️ Family Craft & Painting Workshops
📍West Wycombe Walled Garden | 🗓️ All week
Guided painting and craft classes with Easely Does It.
Childcare Options
Cooking Workshop at Carrington Junior School on Weds from 10am-3pm — for ages 5+, £40.
Soccer Camps with Wycombe Wanderers Foundation from Monday to Friday from 8.45am-3pm — for kids in Year 1-Year 7; with appearances from WWFC players.
Rugby Camp and Masterclass at HWRUFC on Tuesday and Wednesday 10am-3pm — Camps for U7–U12 (£35/day) and U13–U16 masterclasses (£15). Boys and girls. Coached by Ealing Trailfinders.
Arts and Crafts Workshop at Cedar Barn on Wednesday from 1.45-4.15pm — an afternoon of creativity for ages 5-14 year olds, £25.
Entertainment
🤣 Select Comedy Night
📍Patch | 🗓️ Tonight, 7.30pm
Wycombe's grassroots comedy club is back — headliner Sooz Kempner plus other emerging stars.
👻 Hellfire Caves Ghost Hunt
📍Hellfire Caves | 🗓️ Fri 13th Feb, 8pm
Explore the eerie tunnels and hear chilling legends — from the wandering spirit of Paul Whitehead to the tragic story of Suki. Friday the 13th, no less.
🎱 Bingo Night
📍 JB’s Bar & Café | 🗓️ Tonight, 7.30pm
🎧 Magnolia Park Open Deck Night
📍 Magnolia Park | 🗓️ Fri 13th Feb, 7pm-1am
First come first served, a free 30-minute set in any genre.
🎲 Board Game Night
📍 Mad Squirrel | 🗓️ Tonight, 8pm
A new night with a range of games to play for free. Bring friends or make new ones.
🪩 Ultimate Rave Bingo
📍 Trilogy | 🗓️ Sat 14th Feb, 5.30pm
Bingo, real DJs, big prizes, great vibes.
🔍 Family Fun Finder
🎬 Ultimate Indoor Cinema Night
📍 JB’s Bar & Café | 🗓️ Fri 13th Feb, 7.30pm
🏺Family Pottery Class
📍 Downley Community Centre | 🗓️ Sat 14th Feb, 1.30pm
Make and decorate a cute trinket dish together.
📖 Tiny Talk Time
📍 Wycombe Museum | 🗓️ Fri 13th Feb, 10am
Crafts and museum fun based on Coming Home by Michael Morpurgo.
💿 Vibez with Kidz
📍 Butlers | 🗓️ Sun 15th Feb, 1-4pm
An afternoon of music, fun and positive energy with two young DJs, face painting and food.
Quiz Nights 🧠
The Full Moon | Tonight | 8.30pm
Belle Vue | Tonight | 8pm
The Crown, Penn | Tonight | 7.30pm
The Crown at Hazlemere | Tonight | 7.45pm
🗓️ Dates For Your Diary…
🏛️ Mayor’s Parlour Open Day
Thursday 19th Feb, Queen Victoria Road
Meet the Mayor and Charter Trustees, explore the Mayor’s Parlour before it’s relocated, and learn all about the history of the mayoralty.
🎼 Wycombe Sinfonia - Next Concert
Sunday 8th March, All Saints Church
A one hour concert on the theme of Musical Trains.
Sports and Activities
⚽ FOOTBALL
Wycombe Wanderers vs Reading away on Sat 14th Feb. KO 12.30pm.
Wycombe Wanderers vs Exeter City away on Tues 17th Feb. KO 7.45pm.
Wycombe Wanderers Women vs Badshot Lea at home on Sun 15th Feb. KO 2pm.
🏉 RUGBY
HWRUFC vs Bicester away on Sat 14th Feb.
🏃🏻♂️ RUNNING
Off Grid Run Club at Oxmoor Farm on Sun 15th Feb at 9.45am — a conversational 5k route led by a running coach through the woodland trails.
Regular runs: Parkrun (Saturday, Rye Lido, 9am) | Junior Parkrun (Sunday, Pann Mill, 9am) | Risborough Run In The Park (Sunday, Wades Park, 9am).
Business News
Good news from a familiar face: the team behind the Antelope (closing 21st Feb) have announced they're taking over The Beech Tree on Amersham Road, reopening on Friday 6th March at 2pm. One door closes…
Community Notes
🔨 Repair Café — Give your broken bits a second chance this Saturday 14th Feb (10am–1pm, last repairs 12.30) at All Saints Church. Toasters, toys, clocks, clothes, ceramics — skilled volunteers will do their best to fix them for free. Donations welcome.
👶 0–14 Years Clothes Bank at Christ the Servant King Church — Fri 13th Feb, 10.30–11.30am. Free children's clothes, hot drinks and cake.
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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