ATC are HIRING! – Vacancy for an Apprentice Groundsperson

APPRENTICE

GROUNDSPERSON / GARDENER

37 hours / week

18 Month contract – commencing 11 September 2017

Would ideally suit somebody entering the job market for the first time

Salary £9620.00 per annum plus London Allowance of £579.00 per annum

A hardworking, reliable individual is required to assist the Depot team.

Duties will include sports ground maintenance, gardening, grass cutting, grave preparation, helping to maintain parks, gardens and open spaces.

Full training will be provided to achieve NVQ Level 2 in Horticulture.

For further details please contact:

Mark Richardson – Facilities Manager

Amersham Town Council

Flint Barn Court

Church Street

Amersham

Bucks

HP7 0DB

Email: MarkR@amersham-tc.gov.uk

Closing Date for Applications – 22 August 2017

Click to download the Apprentice – Job Description

Click to download the ATC – Apprentice Job Application Form

Amersham Town Council – Supporting the Community!

Former Mayor of Amersham, Councillor Mark Vivis had the pleasure of visiting the newly-refurbished Amersham Museum on Friday 28^th July 2017 and was delighted to present the Museum’s curator, Emily Toettcher with a cheque for £200.00! Councillor Vivis was thrilled to take in a tour of the Museum and its beautiful gardens before presenting the cheque which came from the remainder of his Mayoral Fund.

Amersham Museum re-opened on 12^th July 2017 following an extensive refurbishment which took approximately 10 months, in addition to four years of planning. The total cost of the renovation and expansion of the Museum was around £1.1 million which the Museum obtained through the generosity of individual donations, community fundraising and Heritage grants.

Councillor Vivis said “The Amersham Museum forms an intrinsic part of the fabric and history of Amersham and I, as a representative of Amersham Town Council, am delighted to be able to support their development. The Museum holds a very special place in the heart of the Town’s community and we are in awe of their achievements following this fantastic refurbishment!”

The newly-enlarged museum is open every Wednesday through to Sunday from 12 noon – 4.30pm with entrance fees costing £3.00 for adults, whilst children go free. For more information about the expansion of the Museum, planning your visit and to find out what’s on, why not visit the Museum website www.amershammuseum.org

ATC GRANTS COMMITTEE:

Are you a member of a local community group, registered charity, sports club, faith group or voluntary sector organisation? Are you looking for financial assistance to deliver a particular project or initiative? Then we would very much like to hear from you! Amersham Town Council is actively seeking Grants Application requests from any of the above for the ATC Grants Committee to consider at their annual meeting on 16th October. There are grants available to those that meet certain criteria set out in the ATC Grants Application Guidance Notes which can be found below. We invite grants requests from anywhere between £100 and £1500, although requests outside this band will be considered in exceptional circumstances. So why not get in touch! If you would like more details please call the office on 01494 434000 for more information.

The deadline for grants applications is Friday 29th September 2017 at 5.00pm.

ATC Grant Application form

ATC Grant Application guidelines

ATC Grants Committee policy-for-awarding-grants-to-local-groups-and-organisations

DCGS Student Exchange – Bensheim Students Visit Amersham!

Town Mayor, Cllr. Clive Morgan had the pleasure of hosting 22 students and 2 members of staff from Bensheim, on Wednesday morning (7th June 2017), as part of the Dr. Challoners Grammar School Exchange Programme. The students visited the historic Market Hall where Cllr. Morgan gave a brief talk on the history of the building as well as some other interesting facts about Amersham!

We very much hope the group enjoyed their time in Amersham!

New Mayor & Deputy Mayor of Amersham for 2017-2018

It is with great pleasure to announce that Councillor Clive Morgan has been elected as the new Mayor of Amersham.
Cllr. Morgan accepted his Chains of Office from outgoing Mayor, Councillor Mark Vivis, at the Annual Statutory Meeting of the Town Council which took place at Flint Barn Court on Monday 15th May. Councillor Caroline Jones was elected as Deputy Mayor. We would like to take this opportunity to wish both Cllr. Morgan & Cllr. Jones every success for their term in office!

Italia in Piazza – Italian Market – Sunday 14th May 2017

ATC are delighted to inform you that Italia in Piazza, the Real Italian Food Market will be visiting Old Amersham on Sunday 14th May 2017.
…… Just imagine a few delicate slices of bresaola on a bed of rocket salad, shavings of the best parmesan and a drizzle of the finest extra virgin olive oil.
On the side perhaps some olives individually stuffed by hand with garlic cloves and a sea salt focaccia bread with a cream of balsamic dip!….DELICIOUS!!

Pop along between 9.30am and 4.30pm on 14 May and you’ll be able to try most of these and many more ingredients

ATC Summer Band Concerts…….. 2017 Dates Released!

Summer is nearly here and we have released our 2017 Band Concert dates…don’t forget to join us fortnightly on Sundays from 2.30pm in the Memorial Gardens!  Our first concert is on Sunday 14th May where we will be entertained with music from the Nils Solsberg Quartet – See you then!

Charity Band Concert – 1st May 2017 = CANCELLED

It is with regret, that we have CANCELLED the Charity Band Concert scheduled for tomorrow afternoon in the Memorial Gardens. The forecast is for rain and thunderstorms with a temperature of just 10 degrees at 3.00pm. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. We shall advise you of the re-arranged date as soon as it has been confirmed.

Mayor’s Charity Concert in aid of Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity!

We are delighted to officially announce our first Band Concert of the season, taking place on Bank Holiday Monday 1st May 2017! This extra special concert is being held in aid of the Mayor of Amersham, Cllr. Mark Vivis’ chosen charity for his Mayoral year, which is Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity! Based in Woodside Road in Amersham, the charity provides vital support to seriously ill children and their families.

Musical entertainment will be provided by Soundforce Big Band and ATC staff will be manning our Tea Hut providing a selection of cakes as well as offering tea, coffee and soft drinks! It promises to be a wonderful occasion!

Citizen of the Year Awards 2017 – WINNERS ANNOUNCED!

Following the Annual Town Meeting held in the Market Hall yesterday evening, we are delighted to announce the winners of the 2017 Amersham Citizen of the Year Awards as chosen by the Mayor of Amersham, Councillor Mr. Mark Vivis.

Citizen of the Year 2017 – Jack Gocher

Young Citizen of the Year 2017 – Tom Cawley

Business of the Year 2017 – Barracuda Café

Mayor’s Special Award 2017 – Tom Yum Thai Restaurant

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WINNERS!!!