Added 4 February
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CSG SHOW EGM
The Chalfont St Giles Show Committee hereby formally serves notice of an Extraordinary General Meeting.
To agree to the show organisation becoming a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO)
The meeting will be held at the Chalfont St Giles Reading Room, High Street CSG on:-
Monday 09 March 2026 at 07:30pm.
The Chalfont St Giles Show Committee hereby formally serves notice of an Extraordinary General Meeting.
To agree to the show organisation becoming a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO)
The meeting will be held at the Chalfont St Giles Reading Room, High Street CSG on:-
Monday 09 March 2026 at 07:30pm.
The Trustees of Chalfont St Giles Memorial Hall are delighted to announce that, thanks to two generous grants, they can proceed with their plan to install solar panels and battery storage as part of their long-term sustainability initiative.
Trustees have received a £30,000 grant from HS2’s Community Environment Fund and £20,000 from the National Lottery Community Fund, which together cover the full costs of installation and associated works to enable this project to go ahead in late March.
The Trustees are very grateful to HS2 and the National Lottery for helping them to make the hall more sustainable, and assuring its future as an important community venue for the people of Chalfont St Giles. A low carbon air source heat pump system is already installed but electricity bills remain a significant drain on resources. With solar panels and batteries, the Hall can substantially reduce both its carbon footprint and energy costs.
The Hall has commissioned Kimble Solar, based in High Wycombe, to install the system.
Hall Website: https://www.csgmemorialhall.org.uk/
Further information on grants here:
https://www.groundwork.org.uk/hs2funds
www.TNLCommunityFund.org.uk
#NationalLottery
Trustees have received a £30,000 grant from HS2’s Community Environment Fund and £20,000 from the National Lottery Community Fund, which together cover the full costs of installation and associated works to enable this project to go ahead in late March.
The Trustees are very grateful to HS2 and the National Lottery for helping them to make the hall more sustainable, and assuring its future as an important community venue for the people of Chalfont St Giles. A low carbon air source heat pump system is already installed but electricity bills remain a significant drain on resources. With solar panels and batteries, the Hall can substantially reduce both its carbon footprint and energy costs.
The Hall has commissioned Kimble Solar, based in High Wycombe, to install the system.
Hall Website: https://www.csgmemorialhall.org.uk/
Further information on grants here:
https://www.groundwork.org.uk/hs2funds
www.TNLCommunityFund.org.uk
#NationalLottery
Trustee Wanted – Age Concern GX Plus
Age Concern GX Plus is seeking an active, hands‑on trustee who is ready to get involved and make a tangible difference to the lives of older people in our community.
This isn’t a passive board role. We’re looking for someone who’s happy to step in, support our team on the ground when needed, contribute ideas, help drive projects forward, and play a visible part in our charity’s day‑to‑day impact. You’ll help shape strategy, strengthen governance, and work closely with staff and volunteers to keep our services thriving.
If you’re practical, proactive, and passionate about improving later life for local residents, we’d love to hear from you.
Anita Weinel
Charity Officer, Age Concern GX Plus
8 Market Place, Chalfont St Peter, Bucks, SL9 9EA
Tel: 01753 917241
Email: info@ageconcern-gxplus.co.uk
Website: www.ageconcern-gxplus.co.uk
Age Concern GX Plus is seeking an active, hands‑on trustee who is ready to get involved and make a tangible difference to the lives of older people in our community.
This isn’t a passive board role. We’re looking for someone who’s happy to step in, support our team on the ground when needed, contribute ideas, help drive projects forward, and play a visible part in our charity’s day‑to‑day impact. You’ll help shape strategy, strengthen governance, and work closely with staff and volunteers to keep our services thriving.
If you’re practical, proactive, and passionate about improving later life for local residents, we’d love to hear from you.
Anita Weinel
Charity Officer, Age Concern GX Plus
8 Market Place, Chalfont St Peter, Bucks, SL9 9EA
Tel: 01753 917241
Email: info@ageconcern-gxplus.co.uk
Website: www.ageconcern-gxplus.co.uk
15th Annual Milton Lecture
Lessons in Free Speech from John Milton
Mercers' Hall, Ironmonger Lane, London EC2V 8HE & via Zoom
The Friends of Milton's Cottage are delighted to invite you to this year's Annual Milton Lecture, which will take place at Mercers' Hall on Monday 16 February from 6pm GMT.
Our guest lecturer is Professor Nicholas McDowell, of the University of Exeter, who will explore Milton's relevance for the information age in Lessons in Free Speech from John Milton. As well as being a great poet, Milton was a prose writer of distinction, and the questions he raised on social, political and press freedoms, in pamphlets such as Areopagitica, feel more urgent than ever.
Lessons in Free Speech from will be delivered as a hybrid lecture to a live audience in the atmospheric Mercers' Hall - home to one of the world's oldest livery company - where the ticket price includes drinks and canapes after the lecture. For those unable to be with us in person, we hope you can join us virtually via Zoom.
Tickets cost £30 in-person (£10 for students) and £10 via Zoom (£5 for students) with all proceeds supporting Milton's Cottage - Milton's only surviving residence, and the place where he completed his epic masterpiece Paradise Lost.
Please note that booking is essential, via this link, and those wishing to attend in person must book by 9 February at the latest:
Lessons in Free Speech from John Milton
Mercers' Hall, Ironmonger Lane, London EC2V 8HE & via Zoom
The Friends of Milton's Cottage are delighted to invite you to this year's Annual Milton Lecture, which will take place at Mercers' Hall on Monday 16 February from 6pm GMT.
Our guest lecturer is Professor Nicholas McDowell, of the University of Exeter, who will explore Milton's relevance for the information age in Lessons in Free Speech from John Milton. As well as being a great poet, Milton was a prose writer of distinction, and the questions he raised on social, political and press freedoms, in pamphlets such as Areopagitica, feel more urgent than ever.
Lessons in Free Speech from will be delivered as a hybrid lecture to a live audience in the atmospheric Mercers' Hall - home to one of the world's oldest livery company - where the ticket price includes drinks and canapes after the lecture. For those unable to be with us in person, we hope you can join us virtually via Zoom.
Tickets cost £30 in-person (£10 for students) and £10 via Zoom (£5 for students) with all proceeds supporting Milton's Cottage - Milton's only surviving residence, and the place where he completed his epic masterpiece Paradise Lost.
Please note that booking is essential, via this link, and those wishing to attend in person must book by 9 February at the latest:
Added 28 January
New Osteopath at The Tilsworth Clinic
Added 14 January
Need Funding?
Applications for funding from the Show profits close on 28th Feb.
All good causes that need help in the St Giles Parish considered.
Click here to apply.
The Committee are now working hard organising for this year's show which will be on the 5th September.
Applications for funding from the Show profits close on 28th Feb.
All good causes that need help in the St Giles Parish considered.
Click here to apply.
The Committee are now working hard organising for this year's show which will be on the 5th September.
Protect St Giles Greenbelt
protectstgilesgreenbelt@gmail.com
12th January 2026
Notification of large housing development on field behind High View,
Chalfont St Giles by Hill Group
Dear Chalfont St Giles Community
You previously asked to be kept up to date with the potential development of the field behind High View in Chalfont St Giles. Many of you helped to contribute to the rejection of the previous planning application in 2021. Thank you!
Now there is a new threat:
The field has now been sold to the Hill Group, who are a large developer with a focus on gaining permission to develop houses on Green Belt. They have already been taking aggressive action in the field by cutting down large mature trees and degrading the site. This article was recently published in the Bucks Free Press.
Today, Hill Group opened a website to show their plans for the intended development of 62 houses including 50% affordable housing on the site. They have argued that the new National Planning Policy Framework warrants the field being classified as Grey Belt. Grey Belt are sites that have previously been developed and/or do not contribute strongly to the Green Belt. They will aim then to show that there is unmet need for housing, including affordable housing, and that High View is a sustainable and accessible location, meaning it limits the need for residents to have a car and that they can rely on public transport, walking and cycling to access amenities and employment.
Please click on ‘Find Out More’ to see the proposed housing plan. They have asked for community feedback on the plans by Monday 26th January via the above website.
Please respond with your objection on the “Have your say” page to show the strength of support for protecting the Green Belt!
The next step afterwards is that the Hill Group will then submit a Planning Application. At that stage, we can formally object.
When we know more details on the final application we will be able to guide you on specific arguments that you could use in your objection.
Even if you don’t live that close to High View please bear in mind the survival of Chalfont St Giles as the beautiful village that you know and love largely rests on the protection that the Green Belt gives it!
Please share this information with your Social Media/WhatsApp Groups
If anybody else you know wants to be kept up to date and involved in protecting the Green Belt please ask them to write to protectstgilesgreenbelt@gmail.com and we can add them to our mailing list. The size of this community was relevant to the previous appeal ... so please sign up!
Kind regards
The Protect St Giles Green Belt Team
protectstgilesgreenbelt@gmail.com
12th January 2026
Notification of large housing development on field behind High View,
Chalfont St Giles by Hill Group
Dear Chalfont St Giles Community
You previously asked to be kept up to date with the potential development of the field behind High View in Chalfont St Giles. Many of you helped to contribute to the rejection of the previous planning application in 2021. Thank you!
Now there is a new threat:
The field has now been sold to the Hill Group, who are a large developer with a focus on gaining permission to develop houses on Green Belt. They have already been taking aggressive action in the field by cutting down large mature trees and degrading the site. This article was recently published in the Bucks Free Press.
Today, Hill Group opened a website to show their plans for the intended development of 62 houses including 50% affordable housing on the site. They have argued that the new National Planning Policy Framework warrants the field being classified as Grey Belt. Grey Belt are sites that have previously been developed and/or do not contribute strongly to the Green Belt. They will aim then to show that there is unmet need for housing, including affordable housing, and that High View is a sustainable and accessible location, meaning it limits the need for residents to have a car and that they can rely on public transport, walking and cycling to access amenities and employment.
Please click on ‘Find Out More’ to see the proposed housing plan. They have asked for community feedback on the plans by Monday 26th January via the above website.
Please respond with your objection on the “Have your say” page to show the strength of support for protecting the Green Belt!
The next step afterwards is that the Hill Group will then submit a Planning Application. At that stage, we can formally object.
When we know more details on the final application we will be able to guide you on specific arguments that you could use in your objection.
Even if you don’t live that close to High View please bear in mind the survival of Chalfont St Giles as the beautiful village that you know and love largely rests on the protection that the Green Belt gives it!
Please share this information with your Social Media/WhatsApp Groups
If anybody else you know wants to be kept up to date and involved in protecting the Green Belt please ask them to write to protectstgilesgreenbelt@gmail.com and we can add them to our mailing list. The size of this community was relevant to the previous appeal ... so please sign up!
Kind regards
The Protect St Giles Green Belt Team
A Huge Thank You to Everyone Who Brought Christmas to Chalfont St Giles!
We’re so grateful to everyone who took part in this year’s Christmas Window Competition and The Christmas Tree Trail.
The village looked wonderfully festive, and with 28 shops joining in the fun, the window displays were truly spectacular. Sparks Pharmacy was crowned the public’s favourite—congratulations!
The Christmas Tree Trail once again brought colour and creativity to every corner of Chalfont St Giles. Ten fantastic groups and charities decorated trees with flair, and this year’s winner—chosen by the community—was All Together Community, whose vibrant tree brightened up the Community Fridge in Blizzards Yard Car Park.
These festive activities aren’t just enjoyable—they also help bring people into the village and support our fantastic local businesses.
We’re so grateful to everyone who took part in this year’s Christmas Window Competition and The Christmas Tree Trail.
The village looked wonderfully festive, and with 28 shops joining in the fun, the window displays were truly spectacular. Sparks Pharmacy was crowned the public’s favourite—congratulations!
The Christmas Tree Trail once again brought colour and creativity to every corner of Chalfont St Giles. Ten fantastic groups and charities decorated trees with flair, and this year’s winner—chosen by the community—was All Together Community, whose vibrant tree brightened up the Community Fridge in Blizzards Yard Car Park.
These festive activities aren’t just enjoyable—they also help bring people into the village and support our fantastic local businesses.
CSG Village Website
Don't forget about the dedicated vilage website here.
If you know of anything that needs changing, or adding, then please do email the ed. localnewsbyemail@gmail.com
If you have seen messages in the past suggesting that the site is not safe, it was, but it is now encrypted for 2 way communication.
The Memorial Hall website also now has this security.
Don't forget about the dedicated vilage website here.
If you know of anything that needs changing, or adding, then please do email the ed. localnewsbyemail@gmail.com
If you have seen messages in the past suggesting that the site is not safe, it was, but it is now encrypted for 2 way communication.
The Memorial Hall website also now has this security.