Good morning, Wycombe!
It’s the Wycombe Pulse. Half Term is in full swing and I'm seriously considering an IV drip for my coffee. How do children have this much energy? What happened to colouring and watching TV?!
There is a lot on this week — I've been cutthroat with the curation. Here are a few highlights:
🥩 A brand new restaurant hitting all the right notes
🎧 A music production workshop for beginners
💻 3 free places up for grabs at a kids' tech academy
Plus half term fun, wellness events, a history talk, Chinese tea tasting and much more.
💃✨ Fancy Learning to Dance?
Swap the sofa for the dancefloor and join Come Dancing With Me for proper Ballroom & Latin classes that'll get you moving, laughing, and feeling brilliant — no experience (or partner!) needed.
🌟 Learn all the classics: waltz, foxtrot, cha cha cha, rumba & jive — in a relaxed, welcoming group that's perfect for total beginners.
📅 Beginner classes run Wednesdays, 7.30–8.20pm
📍 Downley Old School Community Centre, HP13 5TR
💷 £10 per class on the night
💷 £8.50 per class when you book 6 sessions in advance (3-month expiry)
🌐 comedancingwithme.co.uk/booking-form
📧 karen@comedancingwithme.co.uk | 📱 0787 353 8709
✨ Already got the basics? There's also a Progressor class on Tuesdays.
Editor’s Highlights
📍The We Make Wycombe Hub | 🗓️ Sat 21st Feb, 11am
Learn the fundamentals of music production from award-winning producer Caio Duarte. Perfect for beginners wanting to get hands-on with digital music production.
📍Wrights Meadow Centre | 🗓️ Sun 22nd Feb, 4-5.30pm
Celebrate Chinese New Year and enjoy a festive tea tasting, where you’ll learn brewing techniques, flavour notes and cultural stories behind these teas.
📍Wycombe Abbey School | 🗓️ Fri 20th and Sat 21st Feb at 7.30pm (plus 2pm Sat)
Fourways Theatre Company is back with their latest production — an Agatha Christie thriller.
📍Queen Victoria Road council offices | 🗓️ Today, 11am-4pm
Come and meet the Mayor and Charter Trustees, and explore the Mayor’s Parlour (probably your last chance before it relocates!).
📍Trinity United Reform Church | 🗓️ Thurs 26th Feb
Join the High Wycombe Society for this talk on the history of our local hospitals — from Leper to War Memorial. Followed by refreshments. FREE!
D’Luna - Incredible Brazilian Dining on Crendon Street
We were invited to try out D’Luna at the top of Crendon Street last Friday night, and I’m still thinking about it days later.
This might just be your new favourite restaurant in Wycombe.
It’s a proper night-out kind of place but with the cosy interiors and warm service that almost feels like you’re in someone’s home. The kind of vibe that makes you want to linger over cocktails before you’ve even ordered. Which we did, obviously🍹
Everything was delicious, fresh and flavourful but the real star of the show has to be the tomahawk steak. Perfectly cooked to our liking, beautifully presented, and absolutely massive. And yet we still found room for dessert.
It's the kind of place Wycombe needs more of — high calibre dining without feeling stuffy, great service, and food that actually lives up to the setting. Go!
📍 D'Luna, Crendon Street, High Wycombe
👉 See our video here
Half Term Fun 🤩
❄️ Little City “Ice City” Special
📍Great Missenden Memorial Centre | 🗓️ Fri 20th Feb
Calling all Frozen fans! Everyone’s favourite role play pop-up is back with a special “Ice City” theme, with a special guest appearance, gifts and more.
🐶 PAT Dogs with Coco & Pickle
📍Beaconsfield Library | 🗓️ Fri 20th Feb, 11am
Meet the therapy dogs, stroke and ask questions.
🪩 PreSchool Disco
📍Hazlemere Youth Centre | 🗓️ Fri 20th Feb, 10am
A fun-filled half term disco.
📖 Charlie’s Child Heroes Village Trail
📍Roald Dahl Museum | 🗓️ Today, various times
A guided walk through Great Missenden spotting the real-life locations that inspired Roald Dahl — suitable for ages 6+.
🌌 Family “Northern Lights” Book Nook Workshop
📍Hughenden National Trust | 🗓️ Fri 20th Feb, 1.30pm
Build a miniature Northern Lights winter scene to sit on your bookshelf. A hands-on family craft workshop at Hughenden for ages 5+.
Family Fun Finder 🔍
👶🏻 Dad & Child Playgroup
📍St Thomas Church Hall | 🗓️ Sun 22nd Feb, 10am
Dads and their kids are invited to this free event, which includes breakfast, entertainment from Books & Boogie, and making Mother’s Day cards.
💟 Snowdrop Saturday
📍St Peter & St Paul Church, Gt Missenden | 🗓️ Sat 21st Feb from 2-4pm
Visit the snowdrop displays at Overstroud Cottage and the church, then warm up with cream teas and music.
🧙🏻♀️ Wicked Dance Workshop
📍Wycombe Swan, Old Town Hall | 🗓️ Tues 24th Feb
Learn iconic dance moves from Wicked and channel your inner Glinda or Elphaba at this workshop for 8-11 year olds.
🎱 Family Bingo Night
📍Holmer Green Sports Association | 🗓️ Fri 20th Feb, 6.30pm
50p a ticket and prizes to be won. Plus a fully stocked bar!
🦋 Ben Plants a Butterfly Garden Trail
📍Hughenden National Trust | 🗓️ Until Sun 8th March
A free family trail around Hughenden's gardens following the story of Ben and his butterfly garden, based on the book by Kate Petty.
Entertainment 🎉
🍷 Wine Tasting with Lloyd’s Wines
📍The Stables | 🗓️ Fri 20th Feb, 7.30pm
A night of food and wine pairings with 6 different wines and some bubbly.
🍻 Hazy Day Sampling
📍The Crown Penn | 🗓️ Thurs 19th & Fri 20th Feb
Discover and taste the delicious Hazy IPA.
🤣 Comedy Night
📍The Black Horse Great Missenden | 🗓️ Thurs 19th Feb, 7pm
Headlined by BGT’s Johnny Awsum plus Elle Burt, Javier Jarquin and Robin Boot.
🪩 80s Day Disco
📍Trilogy | 🗓️ Sat 21st Feb, 3-8pm
🧘🏻♀️ Wellness Moments
🔔 Relaxing Sound Bath
📍Patch | 🗓️ Sun 22nd Feb, 3.30pm
Be bathed in sound with Annalisa Wellness.
📸 MenSnap Meetup
📍Django’s | 🗓️ Mon 23rd Feb, 5pm
A photography based mental wellness support group for men.
🔔 Gong Bath
📍Flackwell Heath Community Centre | 🗓️ Sun 22nd Feb, 7pm
A soothing Sunday evening gong bath to unwind, reset, and drift into deep relaxation.
☕️ SEND Café
📍Adams Park | 🗓️ Tues 24th Feb, 10am-12pm
A monthly drop-in café for parents and carers navigating SEND education.
🎨 Get Creative
🪓 Workshops with BackWoods Experiences
📍Stotts Nursery | 🗓️ Sat 21st & Sun 22nd Feb
Try your hand at axe throwing, botanical plaster casting, making willow obelisks and more.
🪴 Macramé Plant Hanger Creative Session
📍Cedar Barn | 🗓️ Tues 24th Feb, 7pm
Choose your cord colour, learn the knots, and go home with a finished piece.
📖 Zine Workshop
📍Refresh Wycombe | 🗓️ Sun 22nd Feb, 10.30am
An opportunity to make art to be displayed in the local community.
✍🏼 Creative Writing Workshop
📍Wycombe Arts Centre | 🗓️ Sun 22nd Feb, 11am
A relaxed three-hour creative writing session for all ages (7+).
🧠 Quizzes
The Full Moon, Little Kingshill | Tonight | 8.30pm
Belle Vue | Tonight | 8pm
Cressex Community Centre | Sun 22nd Feb | 7pm
Bricklayers Arms | Fri 20th Jan | 8pm
Dates for your Diary 🗓️
🏃🏻♂️Run In Colour event
Ibstone Common, Sunday 19th April at 11.45am
A colourful 1km or 2km fun run for kids aged 4-11, with colour powder stations dotted around the course.
🍽️ Afghan Food Night
The Full Moon, Thursday 26th February from 6.30 pm
A delicious evening celebrating the vibrant flavours of Afghanistan. £24.95 pp including a drink on arrival.
Sports and Activities
⚽ FOOTBALL
Wycombe Wanderers vs Stevenage at home on Sat 21st Feb. KO 12.30pm.
Wycombe Wanderers Women vs Southampton Women at home on Sun 22nd Feb. KO 2pm.
🏉 RUGBY
High Wycombe Belles Women vs Marlow Ladies at home on Sun 22nd Feb.
🏃🏻♂️ RUNNING
Regular runs: Parkrun (Saturday, Rye Lido, 9am) | Junior Parkrun (Sunday, Pann Mill, 9am) | Risborough Run In The Park (Sunday, Wades Park, 9am).
Business News
The Tesco superstore on Denmark Street has announced that it’s reopening its doors today at 10am.
The amazing Easy Thai Takeaway in Flackwell Heath have confirmed that they’ve secured a new venue after a car drove into their last place. Excitingly, the option to dine in may be in the works too…
Community Notes
Service Launch - Buckinghamshire Young People’s Drug & Alcohol Service at The Round House on Mon 23rd Feb. The official launch of Buckinghamshire's new drug and alcohol support service for young people. Drop in between 2-5pm to meet the team, hear from local health leaders, and find out what support is available.
Adjusting to a Diagnosis of Dementia at Ridley Manor on today at 6pm — Dementia specialist Barbara Stephens shares practical advice on what to expect after a diagnosis and how to live positively through the changes ahead. A chance to connect with other carers, swap experiences, and pick up a free dementia guide with communication tips.
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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