Added 13 August
Two Amersham events
Drawn into nature
Local nature art makers Marieke Bosman and Adrian Porter will guide you to spend time in the Museum Garden to see how nature draws your attention. Looking closely at that tree, flower, insect, or bird to get a really good sense of it and create an artistic response. It might be sketching, painting, or writing – it’s up to you. Marieke and Adrian will share some simple techniques to get you started. By immersing yourself in the garden and in nature, you can create a personal record of your experience.
Aimed at teens and adults, aged 12+. No particular experience of (or talent for) drawing, writing or painting required. You are welcome to bring your own materials, but we will also provide art materials for you to use.
A Amersham Museum and Wild Amersham collaboration.
Drawn into Nature with Wild Amersham - Amersham Museum
Wild about Amersham
This Wild Amersham event gets children to engage with local wildflowers in lots of fun ways: through botany bingo, a pollinator puzzle, exploring stuff through a microscope and art activities, including the Japanese art 'hapa zome' (making plant pigment prints). The event will be held outdoors at the Amersham Band site where Wild Amersham looks after a lovely meadow. It will be led by botanist and educator Karen van Oostrum who will be supported by Wild Amersham volunteers.
The afternoon is split into two sessions of 1.5hrs each (one from 14.00 to 15.30, and one from 15.30 to 17.00) and is suitable for children aged 6 - 14. Parents will need to stay with their child throughout the activity; parents are welcome to bring younger children along. Tickets are £5 per child (to cover event costs); adults go free. Children should wear sturdy shoes and clothes that can get dirty. There are toilets and handwashing facilities on site; there is some parking available but if possible please park elsewhere to give the children more space.
Wild Amersham as part of Sustainable Amersham encourages people to explore, protect and restore local nature.
Workshop Tickets
Drawn into nature
Local nature art makers Marieke Bosman and Adrian Porter will guide you to spend time in the Museum Garden to see how nature draws your attention. Looking closely at that tree, flower, insect, or bird to get a really good sense of it and create an artistic response. It might be sketching, painting, or writing – it’s up to you. Marieke and Adrian will share some simple techniques to get you started. By immersing yourself in the garden and in nature, you can create a personal record of your experience.
Aimed at teens and adults, aged 12+. No particular experience of (or talent for) drawing, writing or painting required. You are welcome to bring your own materials, but we will also provide art materials for you to use.
A Amersham Museum and Wild Amersham collaboration.
Drawn into Nature with Wild Amersham - Amersham Museum
Wild about Amersham
This Wild Amersham event gets children to engage with local wildflowers in lots of fun ways: through botany bingo, a pollinator puzzle, exploring stuff through a microscope and art activities, including the Japanese art 'hapa zome' (making plant pigment prints). The event will be held outdoors at the Amersham Band site where Wild Amersham looks after a lovely meadow. It will be led by botanist and educator Karen van Oostrum who will be supported by Wild Amersham volunteers.
The afternoon is split into two sessions of 1.5hrs each (one from 14.00 to 15.30, and one from 15.30 to 17.00) and is suitable for children aged 6 - 14. Parents will need to stay with their child throughout the activity; parents are welcome to bring younger children along. Tickets are £5 per child (to cover event costs); adults go free. Children should wear sturdy shoes and clothes that can get dirty. There are toilets and handwashing facilities on site; there is some parking available but if possible please park elsewhere to give the children more space.
Wild Amersham as part of Sustainable Amersham encourages people to explore, protect and restore local nature.
Workshop Tickets
Sustainable Amersham Repair Café Saturday 6th September
Sustainable Amersham has grown hugely since we started in 2020, and we now run a wide variety of sustainability and wildlife initiatives.
These include promoting recycling and reducing plastics, running the Repair Café and Toy Swaps, providing advice on Green Energy, managing wildflower meadows and planting trees and hedges on three sites, and organising many activities and walks.
We have become a CIO, (Charitable Incorporated Organisation) which gives us a great platform for future development.
Looking ahead to the next 5 years, we are starting a community-wide conversation to understand how Amersham is responding to the challenges of climate warming and biodiversity loss, and how as a community we can better adapt and promote greater resilience.
We will be talking to people at the Repair Cafe to find out what issues concern them most- a project which is called Future Amersham.
People are welcome to come in to the cafe, whether they are there for a repair or not!
Sustainable Amersham has grown hugely since we started in 2020, and we now run a wide variety of sustainability and wildlife initiatives.
These include promoting recycling and reducing plastics, running the Repair Café and Toy Swaps, providing advice on Green Energy, managing wildflower meadows and planting trees and hedges on three sites, and organising many activities and walks.
We have become a CIO, (Charitable Incorporated Organisation) which gives us a great platform for future development.
Looking ahead to the next 5 years, we are starting a community-wide conversation to understand how Amersham is responding to the challenges of climate warming and biodiversity loss, and how as a community we can better adapt and promote greater resilience.
We will be talking to people at the Repair Cafe to find out what issues concern them most- a project which is called Future Amersham.
People are welcome to come in to the cafe, whether they are there for a repair or not!
Added 6 August
Chiltern u3a - Open Day in Amersham: 13th September
For more information please visit our website chiltern-u3a.org.uk and Facebook page
