Residents' Association AGM
- Phil
- Mar 14
- 4 min read
Updated: Mar 24
The Winchmore Hill Residents' Association annual general meeting was held on Tuesday 18th March at 7.30pm in the Memorial Hall.
The minutes of the meeting were taken by WHRA Secretary
Winchmore Hill AGM. 18.3.2025
Attendees: 32
Village communications
Plans to stop printing Village News but to replace with monthly e-mails with news articles linking to the WH website (Winchmore Hill Residents' Association, Amersham, Bucks UK)
Anyone who has a story please contact the committee via the website and we will communicate it for you
For all Village Voice contributors please share news updates and they will continue to be shared via email
Advertisements: £30 flat rate fee or £75 for longer advertorials
Finances
3 main events ran (Village Show, Open Gardens and Carols
Open Gardens ; raised £1200 for Rennie Grove
Village Show: £2500 cost to run with profit of £3500 from the day
Carols: good attendance made small surplus of £65
Adverts: £1100 of income
Bank balance: £13,700 and petty cash for Village Show float: £505
Village Show and Open Gardens
Open Gardens: 14 June: 8 gardens signed up so far including Hertfordshire House and Penn House; raising money for Rennie Grove; some hosts will offer pimms and scones. Anyone willing to open their garden please get in touch.
Village Show: 6 September. Lots of favourite activities including lots of things for kids. Evening activity details to be determined.
Community Lunch
Everyone welcome; been running for a year.
Consists of a soup and a roll; free to attend, paid for by WHRA.
Occurs second Monday of every month from.
Safari Supper
19 July
6 people host main course for a dinner in the evening. Sell tickets with names drawn our of a hat to determine which host you go to.
Start in Memorial Hall with glass and canapes and finish in the hall with dessert
£20 or £25 TBC – not profit making but to cover costs
Details to be shared via socials and email.
Penn Parish Council
Several boundary changes; we are now in Penn, Tylers Green and Loudwater Ward and East Buckinghamshire District Board (board that focuses more on Wycombe and Marlow rather than towards Amersham). PPC are fighting this.
Consultation considering closing Seeleys House in Knotty Green (adult care centre). Parish is in favour of it being kept open.
Recent referendum results won significantly in favour of the PPC Neighbourhood Plan.
New policy been brought in – if the public comment on a planning application, comments will no longer be published. PPC challenging this as it isn’t democratic, transparent nor is it helpful for councillors when reviewing an application.
Memorial Hall
Have approval to run gift aid scheme.
Need to make some radical changes to prevent the hall closing as it is expensive to run. Trying to establish building for next 100 years
Looking to increase lets, focused on long-term, repeat business.
Looking to use skills of committee members to help with the upkeep e.g. lighting, improving toilets, improving seating etc.
Considering other uses e.g. introducing film club, renting out storage
Need circa £70K to do everything need to do; if did it over period of time could self-fund.
Running Club
Weekly at 6pm on a Monday evening
Looking to introduce couch to 5K group
Winchmore Hill Cricket Club
Improvements made including baby change and disabled toilet. Plan to spend on roof repairs.
Introduced pool table; started doing pool competitions.
No plans to hold the music festival this year.
Changed licence and changed membership card to loyalty card so open to all with annual fee that gives you discounted prices on the drinks.
Looking to host summer event called It’s a Knockout, probably on 26 July.
Now in mid Bucks league so more local cricket to encourage more young people to join.
Quick cricket starts on 11 April for kids and young people.
All Stars and Dynamos starts on 11 May.
Hosting Bucks games because of facilities, including against Dorest on 22-24 July.
Bucks Over 60s International (England v USA) on 6 August.
Quiz night on 5 April with some tables still available. £15 per table for up to 6 people.
Potters Arms
Added Nepalese touch to the pub.
Looking to grow Nepalese menu.
Like to work with and support community.
Looking to introduce bingo, live music, comedy nights.
Recycle, reuse
Looking to start back up; first Sunday of the month if fine weather, leave goods don’t want outside the house for others to pick up for free.
AOB
Wildflower meadow: Chiltern Society looking for £150 contribution for it to be scythed again. Trying to get the cutting incorporated into the grass cutting contract into the longer term.
Gawde Water information board: rescued from pond; with plans for new surround to be built for free.
Bus shelter to be painted by Chris.
The Plough: no definite news; some interest to be bought but sellers seem disengaged. It has Heritage Status which protects it.
Thanks all for coming and contributing
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