MANY readers of the free twice-yearly summer issue of Chesham Town Talk have expressed disappointment that the magazine did not contain a tribute to the late Dr Arnold Baines who died in mid-March this year.

The summer issue of the magazine is still advertising for voluntary positions with many benefits; the credentials required are enthusiasm and the use of a typewriter. The positions are Sports Editor, Arts/Music Editor, Youth/Education Editor, Food & Drink Editor, Business Editor and Homes & Gardens Editor.

If you are interested, please write to Chesham Town Talk, White Hill Centre, Chesham. The editorial team of five has Liz Ashley as Copy Editor. Liz joined the Town Talk team at the end of last year. The countryside and animal welfare are among her interests.

Fiona Bingham is the Community Editor. Born and educated in Amersham, Fiona has lived in Chesham for the past 25 years. She trod the boards with Chesham Theatre Club but nowadays plays tennis at Chesham 1979 Club. She loves local history and enjoys walking, cycling and dancing.

Margaret Drinkwater is now the Administrative Editor. She has lived in Chesham for nearly 25 years and became Editor of Town Talk in 1996. She is involved with several local societies and enjoys country walking.

Ian Freeman is the Picture Editor and a member of Chesham Camera Club. He is also on the committee of the Chesham Museum Project, as well as the Chess Valley Archaeological & Historical Society. He has written about Roger Crab, Chesham's "mad hatter" and in 1999 interviewed the late Tony Harman, well-known farmer and author.

Peter Hawkes is Heritage Editor. He was born in Chesham in 1966 and continues to live and work in the town. He has been a graphic designer and photographer for over ten years and runs his business from premises only yards from the bicycle shop established by his grandfather. Peter has written articles about local history, organic gardening and the environment for Town Talk since 1995. He is proud that a son, born last Christmas, will carry on the family name recorded in the town for over 500 years.

Chesham Town Talk Issue 24 is available free of charge from Chesham Library in Elgiva Lane and the White Hill Centre, Chesham.

JORDANS Music Club concerts are held in the Mayflower Barn in Jordans, situated between Beaconsfield and Chalfont St Giles, and two concerts will complete the summer season in July.

On Sunday, July 8, at 8pm, the Vanburgh Quartet, one of Europe's most successful quartets, play Beethoven's Quartet in A, Op18 No5, E J Moeran's Quartet No2 in E flat and Beethoven's Quartet in C sharp minor, Op131. For £11.50 tickets contact Mary Owen on 01494 724996.

MEET the Romans on Saturday, July 7 and Sunday at Chiltern Open Air Museum. For details call 01494 872163.

THE seventh Annual Flower Show, White Hill Centre, Chesham, is on Saturday, July 7. For details call 01494 775190.

THE auction/family fun day at Chesham Bois C E Combined School is on Saturday, July 7. For details call 01494 766816.

SATURDAY, July 14 sees 2001 A Space Oddity Amersham Carnival starts at midday. For details call 01494 792387.

THERE will be a Victorian blacksmith at Chiltern Open Air Museum on Saturday and Sunday, July 14 and 15. Call 01494 872163.

WANT something to wile away a rainy day or long wait at the airport this summer how about this? Quiz addicts are invited to have a go at a 200-question quiz which has been compiled to raise money for the Iain Rennie Hospice at Home (IRHH). The quiz includes anagrams, number questions, nursery rhymes and dates to solve and can be obtained from IRHH bookshop at 15 Castle Street, High Wycombe, also IRHH shops at Warners End and Bennetts End, Hemel Hempstead, price £1, or by sending an SAE and £1 to IRHH, 52a Western Road, Tring HP23 4BB. You have until February to complete the quiz and the first prize is a Kodak Advantix camera.

IRHH provides specialist nursing care for patients who wish to remain at home during the final stages of a terminal illness. No charge is made to patients and the charity relies heavily on donations and fundraising.

CHILTERN Volunteer Bureau. Why you? Millions of people have discovered that voluntary work can be rewarding and fun. Volunteering is not just about others, it is about you too. You may want to undertake voluntary work to gain confidence, make friends, have fun, develop new skills, help others, see the world or simply because you enjoy the activity.

To volunteer contact: Chiltern Volunteer Bureau, 150 High Street, Chesham (01494 793470).

THE historic county of Buckinghamshire is fortunate in its gardens. Our proximity to London and the Court at Windsor made it desirable for many of the rich and powerful to settle here, and they created fine gardens and parks around their houses. Although many of these gardens have since been nibbled at the edges and in other cases destroyed, many still remain in public and private hands.

A good number of smaller but nonetheless significant gardens have been, and are being created here. By learning more about them we can help in their preservation and enhancement. Gardens can be works of art, of historic, horticultural, architectural, scientific, literary or scenic interest. Although we are a relatively small county, we have a rich cultural, literary and political tradition.

The Buckinghamshire Gardens Trust will provide the opportunity to learn about the history of the design, development and wider significance of our gardens and to experience them at first-hand.

We are part of the association of gardens trusts, which now covers most of the country. This meets regularly to exchange views and opinions, and to discuss the plight of our gardens.

THE Baron Wool shop has closed in Chesham Broadway and work is being carried out to turn the shop into The Broadway Barber shop, which will be opening soon and I understand it will open on Sundays.

WANT to drive a fire engine or a bus, stockcar or traction engine now you can at our charity driving challenge at Bovingdon Airfield on Sunday, July 22.

Ring the Children's Society for registration details on 01582 811500.

THE Chiltern Crematorium at Amersham is holding an open day on Sunday, July 8, from 10.30am to 5pm.

CHARTRIDGE School Fete is on Saturday, July 7, from 1pm. Nottingham Forest goalkeeper Dave Beasant will open the fete. There will be fun for all the family including cream teas, barbecue and bouncy castles.

THE William Durant School Fete is on Sunday, July 8, from 2pm to 4pm.

THERE is a charity car boot sale at Hazeldene Farm, Ashridge Road, Chesham, on Friday, July 27. Set up at 4pm for a 5pm start. Contact 01494 776188 for details.