Many of you will know about Paul Slater, without knowing you know about him. Over the past 20 plus years, his artwork has graced the Daily Express, The Times and the Saturday Times, illustrating the words you read, and no doubt creating a familiar sort of ‘face’. Paul’s inimitable style is quintessentially British, with echoes of WWII propaganda, … More Paul Slater – Illustrator Innovator
Meet Louise, a Chesham Dweller locally known for her water colour depictions of shoes and the iconic Volkswagen Beetle. In keeping with Chesham’s history of boot making, it seems Louise, short of being a *cordwainer, is keeping this aspect of Chesham’s associations alive. She remains humble about her work despite the fact that people obviously … More Louise Hickman – Shoes, Cars and Animals…
A sad but joyful evening – the final Temperance Social Eating experience was last night, held once again within the atmospheric Temperance Hall in Old Chesham. Having sampled every Temperance installation so far, and even serving at one of them, Chesham Tales was hugely thankful to attend the final show. This one was a particularly … More Chesham’s Final ‘Will and Temperance’
How lucky was Chesham? Privileged to be on the route of the Tour Of Britain, masses of Chesham folk flooded the pavements, verges and house fronts to cheer on the cyclists nearing the end of their epic journey. There was a great atmosphere and the build up was exciting, police bikes swerving round corners and … More Tour of Britain
Meet Theo, a Chesham Dweller since birth. A skateboarder and musician, Theo has been a regular on the ramps in Lowndes Park for the past five years. Alongside this he makes films and composes his own music, playing gigs and open mics at local venues The Bell at Chartridge and further afield, such as The … More Theo Kitching and the Ramp Revamp
Meet Christopher Young. Another London ex-pat, Chris has been a Chesham Dweller for the past two years, having upped sticks from the city after falling in love with the area through visiting his father here. Largely self taught in art (he attended a short course at St Martins), Christopher is building a formidable reputation thanks … More Christopher Young – Artist
Friday 25th April heralded the much anticipated BURYFields Spring Party, at Chesham’s Elgiva Theatre. With The Equators headlining, supported by Chesham’s own The Almays, the town was treated to a little taster of the main Summer BURYFields event, to be held at The Bury this coming June 21st. With crowd entertainment from the edgy and … More BURYFields Spring Session with THE EQUATORS
Come and meet Tim. You’ll find him in the Chesham Brewery Shop – one of Chesham’s most popular recently installed establishments. Tim manages the store, selling the 120-150 different beverages, including hand crafted cask ales, sour beers, lagers and ciders, some of which are brewed in the award-winning Red Squirrel Brewery, in nearby Potten End. … More Chesham Brewery Shop
Meet Paul. An engaging and interesting character, you’ll find him hidden behind his mask while he paints. Infamous locally and in the street art world, Paul was in Chesham supported by JPS Stationer’s, promoting the accessibility of art through demonstrations and workshops during the day, and performing at Kirsty Wright’s ‘Simply Vega’ pop up restaurant … More Paul – Artist at StreetArtDrop
Having stumbled upon Chesham’s very own museum, in preparation for its re-launch, it proved too good a before-and-after Tale to pass up. Chesham Tales is now even a member. Couldn’t resist. So, about the museum: Remarkably, it was originally housed within a local pub. The kindly inn keeper, Shay Comaskey of the Gamekeeper’s Lodge gave … More Chesham Museum
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