TEAMS OF TEN paddlers plus one drummer are needed for the Dragon Boat Challenge, one of the features of the Town Regatta and Festival on Sunday, June 12. Teams will be given training on the day on how to handle the authentic dragon boats. To participate costs about £15 per team member. Entry forms are obtainable from 0870 011 8787 or can be downloaded from www.dragonsalive.co.uk ONCE AGAIN the Round Table has organised the May Fair in Higginson Park tomorrow. It is at 2pm and will be supported by churches and businesses in the area so it is well worth a visit, particularly for the children.
CHEQUERS PUB in the High Street is putting on a breakfast when the British Lions rugby team meet the mighty All Blacks next month. Admission is by a £10 ticket, these are on sale now, and this provides a massive breakfast of steak, chops, bacon and eggs, hash and beans, plus a juice. The match will be played on Saturday, June 25, and kick-off is 8.10am so it will be an early start.
AGE CONCERN is in urgent need of volunteer support. If you could offer an hour or two a month it would be of enormous help. Anyone who can help should contact Maria David on 01628 482883.
SOME OF THE locality's most artistic talents put their work on display in All Saints Church Hall from tomorrow until Thursday. The annual Arts & Crafts event winds up the Wycombe Arts Festival and will be open each day between 10am and 5.30pm. Admission costs 30p.
TO CELEBRATE Trinity Sunday, there is a Churches Together Service at Marlow Methodist Church in Spittal Street at 6.45pm on Sunday.
THE WILDLIFE TRUST is holding an Open Day at Homefield Wood Nature Reserve on Monday. All are welcome between 11am and 3pm to view the spring orchids. Turn left at Dog and Badger pub for the nature reserve.
FINAL LUNCHTIME organ recital of the 41st Wycombe Arts Festival will be given today by Malcolm Stowell, director of music at St Mary's Church in Slough. He will give his free concert between 1.10pm and 1.50pm.
MONTHLY FARMERS' MARKET has come around again. It is being held at the Causeway on Wednesday from 9am when there will be plenty of stalls tempting visitors to buy delicious fresh meat, vegetables, cheeses and so on from local farmers.
At the other end of the town in the Dean Street car park a small, friendly market also takes place from 9am until 3pm.
AMISH PATCHWORKS is the title of Shelagh Johnson's talk to the Evening Townswomen's Guild next week. They are always offering a warm welcome to new members and they meet up at Liston Hall on the first Wednesday of the month at 7.45pm.
FOUR SEASONS CLUB has an Open Day at Liston Hall on Wednesday before going off on a summer holiday for a week to Kent next Saturday.
HOW MANY species of birds can you identify? On Sunday the Wycombe Rangers are staging their annual Birdathon to see if they can beat last year's record. It is setting out from the Spade Oak car park at 9.30am and participants are invited to take along binoculars to spot the various types of bird life. There is no charge for children but for adults to participate costs £2.
SUMMER IS A COMING and Marlow can help the disabled enjoy the town and the riverside through the Shopmobility scheme. Free wheelchairs are on offer seven days a week from 9am to 5pm if you contact 01628 405218.
FREE REGISTRATION for organisations, clubs, societies, community bodies, etc, to get on the Bucks County Link Database is available if you pop into the Area Information Office and fill out a brief form. Addresses, contact names and telephone numbers, plus information about the days and times of meetings are all that is required. Pop into the office to give details or give a call to 01628 481717.
COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION is appealing for old mobile phones. They have a box at Liston Hall for old phones, which they can switch into funds for the centre.
THURSDAY EVENING is Yoga evening at the Red Cross Hall in Victoria Road. All standards are catered for and if you would like to know more call 01753 642823.
TEAMS ARE still needed for the golf day to support Marlow Guides. It is on June 16. The entrance ticket is £65, which brings lunch and dinner, plus an afternoon of golf that includes a stableford team competition and novelty events such as nearest the pin, longest drive, etc. To claim a place call 01296 640230 or 01628 472168.
AN EASY, moderate walk to introduce you to the Simply Walk programme takes place on Wednesday from the main entrance at Court Garden Leisure Centre. A one-mile walk is on offer or you can opt for a three-four mile amble around the river and countryside. Simply Walks is a scheme organised by the Primary Care Trusts and South Bucks District Councils as part of a "Walking the way to health" initiative.
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