Good morning, Wycombe!
Easter holidays are on the horizon — and I'm still going out in gloves. Spring, where are you? 🥶
It’s another jam-packed edition this week. A few highlights:
🐯 From Bucks to Sumatra - a talk on 8 years of wildlife conservation
🦀 Crab Feast is back
🌻 A brand new flower farm opening
Plus we’ve got a family ticket bundle to Peppa Pig at the Swan to give away, all the Easter holiday fun you can imagine, a sausage making class, loads of live music, and more.
Editor’s Highlights
📍Wycombe Rye Lido | 🗓️ Weds 1st April, 8.30pm
Lane and general swimming under the full pink moon in the open-air heated lido.
📍The Front Room | 🗓️ Sat 28th March, 7pm
Live jazz band MLN Ensemble reimagines dance hits and deep cuts from the Northern Soul era, plus arcade and board games all night.
📍Wycombe Museum | 🗓️ Sun 29th March, 1pm
A creative writing session led by Costa Novel Prize-winning author Claire Fuller, inspired by the Truth or Folly exhibition of local myths and legends.
📍EJ Churchill Shooting Grounds | 🗓️ Fri 27th & Sat 28th March, 9am-4pm
A top-class shooting competition designed to challenge even the keenest of shots. Expect entertainment and top prizes.
📍Oxmoor Farm | 🗓️ Sat 28th March, 9.30am
A guided foraging walk through the woods learning about wild fungi and flavours, followed by seasonal small plates, Neapolitan pizzas and wild dips back at the barn.
🐷 WIN 4 tickets to Peppa Pig's Big Family Show at Wycombe Swan!
We've got a family ticket bundle (2 adults + 2 children) to give away for Peppa Pig's Big Family Show at Wycombe Swan on Saturday 4th or Sunday 5th April! 🎉
🎭 Brand new show with baby Evie Pig's first-ever live appearance
🎶 Songs, dancing, and (obviously) muddy puddles
👶 The perfect first theatre trip for little ones
To enter: just reply to this email with your name. That's it!
The small print:
Four show times to choose from — Sat 4th at 1pm or 4pm, Sun 5th at 10am or 1pm
Competition closes Monday 30th March at 8pm
Winner drawn and contacted Tuesday 31st March
Tickets must be claimed by Wednesday 1st April or we'll redraw
Rather not chance it? Grab tickets via Wycombe Swan 🎟️
Performances
🎼 West Wycombe Chamber Choir Spring Concert
📍St Lawrence Church, West Wycombe | 🗓️ Sat 28 March, 7pm
An evening of classical music featuring Rachmaninov, Fauré, Vivaldi, Tallis and more.
🎭 Please Do Not Touch The Artwork
📍West Wycombe Village Hall | 🗓️ Thurs 26th to Sat 28th March, 8pm
Four short comedies by The Masque Players of West Wycombe set in an art gallery, featuring heists, bickering security guards, talking masterpieces, and a very awkward life drawing mix-up.
🎶 Far Out Live Acoustic Music Show
📍The Front Room | 🗓️ Tonight, 8pm
An evening of live acoustic sets from 11 local performers including Kayleigh Simmons, Sepia Tone Folk Collective, and Maz Marron.
🎺 Bisham Concert Band Afternoon Tea Concert
📍Stokenchurch Centre | 🗓️ Sun 29 March, 3pm
An afternoon of live music with refreshments and a raffle included.
Foodie Fun
👨🍳 Sausage Making Masterclass
📍Peterley Manor Farm | 🗓️ Tonight, 6–8pm
Join head butcher Alex for a hands-on session covering mincing, seasoning, filling and twisting, using free-range local meat, with a welcome drink and sausages to take home.
🦀 The Crab Feast
📍La Luna Ceylon | 🗓️ Sat 28th March, 12–10pm
A full four-course seafood blowout (starters, main, sides and dessert), followed by a DJ party till 2am.
🇦🇫 A Taste of Afghanistan
📍 The Full Moon, Little Kingshill | 🗓️ Tonight, 6.30pm
A lavish spread of authentic Afghan dishes with a welcome drink included.
🍖 Butchers Sunday Roast
📍Peterley Manor Farm | 🗓️ Sun 29 March
A sharing board of high-welfare, locally sourced roast with seasonal sides, goose-fat potatoes and proper gravy.
🔍 Family Fun Finder
🐣 Kids Easter Crafting Workshop
📍Patch | 🗓️ Tues 31 March, 10.30am & 1pm
Children aged 6+ can join Create Your Happy to make embroidered cards and spring animal egg hats.
🦁 Discover & Make: Mighty Lions
📍Wycombe Museum | 🗓️ Tues 31 March & Weds 1 April
Craft a lion inspired by Wycombe's iconic red statue and discover the town's other lion connections. Ages 4–11, £4.75 per child.
🌱 Easter Family Day with Grow Together Bucks
📍Back Lane Allotments, Wycombe Marsh | 🗓️ Mon 30 March, 10.30am
An Easter hunt, seed box making and compost exploration, followed by pebble painting and nest building. Free community fun!
🐣 Easter Egg Hunt
📍 The Full Moon, Little Kingshill | 🗓️ Mon 30 March–3 April, 12–2.30pm
Kids follow clues to hunt high and low for eggs, plus a free dessert with every kids' main meal.
🌱 Little Farmers Easter Edition
📍Peterley Manor Farm | 🗓️ Today to Sun 12th April
A farm-themed messy play pop-up in the Dutch Barn for toddlers and children up to 7, with sensory trays, mud kitchens, paint stations and water play.
🐰 Easter Trail & Cafe
📍 Flackwell Heath | 🗓️ Sat 4 April
A free village trail for all ages, ending at the Methodist Church with hot cross buns, tea, coffee and a prize for every completed trail.
👀 Looking for even more Easter fun? Check out the latest on the blog: 16 Easter Activities in High Wycombe
🎱 Family Bingo Night
📍 Holmer Green Sports Association | 🗓️ Fri 27 March, 6.30pm
🚂 High Wycombe & District Model Railway Society Open Day
📍11 Duke Street | 🗓️ Sat 28 March, 10am–3pm
Layouts, test tracks, pre-owned sales, and a working scale model of West Wycombe Station in its final years of steam. Bring your own models for a health check too.
🛍️ Sales and Markets
Indoor Car Boot Sale | Hazlemere Community Centre | Sun 29th March, 9.45am-2pm
Marlow Spring Festival | Liston Court Gardens | Sat 28th March, 10am–4pm
Jumble Sale | Stokenchurch Dog Rescue | Sat 28 March, 10–11.30am
🫂 Support Groups
🧠 Neurodivergence in Women
📍 Wycombe Air Park | 🗓️ Today, 6pm
A free session exploring how hormones impact the neurodivergent brain, why so many ND women are misdiagnosed, and practical strategies for navigating hormonal shifts.
🚶♂️The Proper Blokes Club High Wycombe Launch
📍Meet at High Wycombe Train Station | 🗓️ Mon 30th March, 6.30pm
The launch of a free, weekly walk and talk group for men.
💙 Monthly SEND Café
📍 Adams Park Stadium (Executive Box 6) | 🗓️ Tues 31 March, 10am
A relaxed drop-in hub for parents, carers and professionals to connect and access SEND education advice and support.
📸 MenSnap
📍Patch | 🗓️ Mon 30 March, 7pm
A men's group using photography to explore mental health, led by a psychotherapist and photographer.
Get Creative
🏺Adult Pottery Painting
📍 Chequers Parade, Prestwood | 🗓️ Fri 27 March, 7pm
A relaxed evening of pottery painting for adults, starting with a glass of Prosecco.
🌸 Tea for Two Flower Workshop
📍 Hughenden Village Store & Coffee Shop | 🗓️ Today, 6pm
Create your own teacup floral arrangement.
🎨🍷Sip & Paint
📍 HGSA | 🗓️ Weds 1st April, 7pm
Paint your own Cherry Blossom masterpiece with step-by-step guidance, music, and drinks from the bar. No experience needed.
🕺 Entertainment
Drag Bingo | O’Neills | Tonight 8pm
Race Night Fundraiser | Longwick Village Hall | Sat 28th March, 6pm
Luna Cortez Drag Show | Bricklayers Arms | Sat 28th March, 8pm
DNB Junction | The Flint Cottage | Sat28 March, 12pm–midnight
Quiz Nights
The Mad Squirrel | Tonight | 8pm
Belle Vue | Tonight | 8pm
The Crown Penn | Tonight | 7.30pm
Merletto Lounge | Fri 27th March | 8pm
Growing Hope Quiz Night at St James' Church, Downley | Fri 27 March | 7.30pm
Sports and Activities
⚽ FOOTBALL
Wycombe Wanderers vs Port Vale at home on Sat 28th March. KO 3pm.
Wycombe Wanderers Women vs Woodley United away on Sun 29th March. KO 2pm.
🏉 RUGBY
HWRUFC vs Wallingford away on Sat 28th March.
🏃🏻♂️ RUNNING
Run Club x Slohaus Wild Spa at Peterley Manor Farm on Sun 29 March, 8–10am — a 5–8km group run through the farm followed by sauna and cold plunge recovery. Max 8 spaces, book via Slohaus Spa. 🏃
Regular runs: Parkrun (Saturday, Rye Lido, 9am) | Junior Parkrun (Sunday, Pann Mill, 9am) | Risborough Run In The Park (Sunday, Wades Park, 9am).
🗓️ Dates for your Diary
🌾 Pann Mill Open Day
Pann Mill, The Rye | 10th May
Come down to meet the millers, watch the mill grind local wheat, and buy its fresh ground flour! Plus local stalls and refreshments.
🚨Air Raid Shelter Open Day
Hamilton Academy | Sat 9th May
The recently restored WWII air raid shelter at Hamilton Academy opens for a public look-around.. All welcome, plus pop-up cafe and crafts.
Business News
Marlow Studios has acquired Marlow International as its new HQ — putting the team right next to the 90-acre development site and moving things firmly from plans to reality. One to watch. 👀🎬
Run a local business? You can list it for free in the Wycombe Pulse directory — already home to 250+ local businesses. 📋
Community Notes
High Wycombe Community Board Meeting at Totteridge Community Centre on Tuesday 31st March, 6:30pm — open to all, with updates on local projects and details on how you can get involved.
🌱 Community & Climate Cafe at Patch on tonight at 7:30pm — talk on growing your own food, covering soil health, seed saving, and a seed planting activity to take home.
The Rumour Mill…
We've heard that High Heavens Reuse — the tip shop run by South Bucks Hospice — might be closing, and honestly? It would be a real loss.
It's the perfect home for things that aren't broken but you want rid of. The furniture that's too good for the skip but too bulky to lug to a charity shop. Good for the environment, good for bargain hunters, good for the hospice. We really hope this one doesn't go. 🤞
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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