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The Maddie Martin Big Band - Saturday 25th July 2026

London based vocalist, Maddie Martin, is quickly carving her own path as a dynamic new voice on the UK jazz scene. Since graduating from The Royal Academy of Music in July 2025, Maddie has released her first single (Dream Boy - Maddie Martin) from her upcoming album, Part One, and toured the music from the record at iconic venues including Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, The 606 Club and The Verdict Jazz Club.

As well as London venues, Maddie has bought her bands to play two successful gigs In Chalfont St Giles, the village where she grew up… and is now proud to present The Maddie Martin Big Band!

Born from Maddie’s deep love of big band music, she is thrilled to bring her very own contribution with this 15-piece ensemble! This exciting and collaborative project is co-founded with composer, arranger, and trumpeter Gabriel Taylor. Their shared passion has shaped a rich and diverse repertoire, brought to life through Gabriel’s vibrant arrangements.

This gig is a fundraiser to help fund a new Maddie Martin Big Band project! Gabriel and Maddie are hoping to bring new arrangements and debut the band in new venues. Please come and support Maddie, Gabriel and The Band, and join us for an evening of swinging big band sounds, blues and soul…guaranteed to get you dancing! We can’t wait to see you there!

Venue: Chalfont St Giles Memorial Hall

Timings: Doors open 7pm, Music from 7:30-10:00pm, Curfew/Bar closed 10:30pm.

Drinks are available to purchase at our bar.

Tickets are also available on the door.

Ticket link here

Added 22 July

Churches Together (light blue) tabards - need returning.

My parents John & Sue Smithson, you may know, are recently deceased. I have been clearing their property and have found 2 Churches Together (light blue) tabards, which I wish to return to the rightful place/people but don't know where/who this would be, can you help?
Either ask someone to contact me - 079615404511 or advise me where I can take them.

Kind regards, Debi

The theme for this year’s annual Council for British Archaeology (CBA) Festival of Archaeology is ‘Archaeology and Nature.’
The Seer Green and Jordans Society’s community heritage project, Our Living Village, has again partnered with the Buckinghamshire Archaeology Society (BAS) to offer two guided walks as part of the festival, on the morning and afternoon of Sunday 23rd August.

These 3.5 km / 3 hr walks will explore 2000 years of human occupation in Hodgemoor Woods, Seer Green, one of the largest areas of remaining ancient woodland within the Chilterns. During the walks we will look at the evidence for Iron Age / Romano-British settlement, the best preserved section of Roman Road in the Chilterns, medieval Ridge and Furrow ploughing, the site of a 17th century Pest House, the 18th/19th century extraction of raw materials for brick-making, early 20th century ornamental water gardens, and the remains of World War II occupation and post-war resettlement.

The number of attendees is limited by Forestry England permit, so booking is essential, either through the Festival website or directly with Buckinghamshire Archaeological Society. The small charge for non-BAS members supports the charitable objectives of the county archaeological society.

Search the full CBA event listing at https://www.archaeologyuk.org/festival.html for other activities during the festival.

If you are interested in these walks, or the history of Hodgemoor Woods, but are unable to book or this date does not suit, then we are always open to running similar events for small groups - please contact us via email at ourlivingvillage@hotmail.com.

Nigel Rothwell

🎉Exciting News for the Chalfonts!🎉

Chalfonts and Gerrards Cross Buckinghamshire Community Wellbeing Hub is proud to be partnering with Brook as a free registered condom distribution centre and sexual health signposting service.

Through this partnership, the hub will support young people aged 13 - 24 by providing access to free condoms, sexual health information, and signposting to appropriate services.

We are proud to be part of this initiative, and these services are available now at:

Chalfonts and Gerrards Cross Buckinghamshire Community Wellbeing Hub;
Chalfonts & Gerrards Cross Hospital,
Hampden Road,
SL9 9DR.

Could you help make CSG more climate-friendly?

A group of local residents has come together to form the Chalfont St Giles Climate Action Network (CSG CAN).

We want to bring together the projects and initiatives already happening in our village that help raise awareness and tackle climate change, while starting a positive conversation about what more we can do as a community.

If you'd like to:

• Join the Climate Action Network
• Be part of the conversation on climate change
• Tell us about an initiative you're already involved in
• Get more involved in relevant local community activities
...we'd love to hear from you!

We're also planning a public screening in September of the thought provoking People’s Emergency Briefing to inspire discussion and share ideas. Full details will follow.

Together, we can build on the good work already happening in Chalfont St Giles and help create a more sustainable future for our community.

Interested? Contact Brionywickenden@hotmail.com to find out more.

Added 15 July

If you won a cup or trophy last year, please can you return it to the CSG Library so the committee can prepare them for this year's competitions.

Early Bird Savings

Discount tickets are now available via our Website. Save a third of the on-the-day cost by getting yours now.

Website
www.csgshow.org

Ticket Link

A Pictorial History Of St Giles

If you were unlucky enough to miss the 2 presentations on the Pictorial History of St Giles in the last few months, then this is for you. The presentation was recorded and is available on Youtube here.

The Misbourne Patient Bulletin – July 2026

🔗 Read the Bulletin here

Added 10 July

Added 1 July

Save a small Fortune!

Discount tickets are now available via our Website. Save a third of the on-the-day cost by getting yours now.

The Show Schedule with details of all our competitions is now available in the local shops, namely; Yaldens, White Hart, Merlin’s and the Library.
You can also download a pdf version from here.

Website
www.csgshow.org

Ticket Link

Pre- Show Colouring Competition

Sponsored by The Chalfonts Beekeepers Society

There are two this year depending on age. Print out the appropriate pdf, colour it in, put your name, age, school and year group on the back and give it to your school office (St Giles Schools Only) or hand it in to the CSG Library. Copies will be available in CSG schools and you can download the PDF files from our competitions page

Now Open For Competition Entry

If you've looked through the schedule and see a competiton class that you think that you'll win, you can now officially enter. There is no charge for this but there are cash prizes.

This year you can enter a family and add family members to just one log-in.

If you have previously entered our competitions online, your log-in details will be the same.

Click here to go to the Competition webpage for more information and a link to the secure Competiton log-in website.

Good Luck!