recreation

Badminton.
Whiteleaf Badminton Club
Contact: Mrs A J Summerfield
Tel: 01844 344260

Bowls
Princes Risborough Bowls Club Men’s Section.
Contact: Neil Perry t. 01844 343498
Princes Risborough Bowls Club Ladies Section
Contact: Mrs Janet Preston. 01844 345961

British Legion
An active Branch of the Royal British Legion operates from Bell Street, Princes Risborough. It has a fully licensed club room for members and the upstairs hall accommodates 180 people and is available for hire for social activities.
Contact: Mrs J Perks
Tel: 01844 345872

British Red Cross Society
P.R. Day Care Centre
Tel: 01844 347720
Head Office: 01296 739300
Emergencies (Out of Hours) 07659 136008

Bucks Vision
Tel: 01296 487556

Bucks Canine Society
Dog Training Contact: Mrs G Bird
Tel: 01296 485287

Cagebird Society
Contact: R.Carr
Tel: 01844 213600

Care in the Community
Risborough Carers
Tel: 01844 343371 or 07817 549864
risboroughcarers@btconnect.com

Community Association
Tel: 01844 342460

Cricket
There are two Cricket clubs in the parish, both based at the Windsor Playing Fields, Horsenden Lane.

Monks Risborough Cricket Club
Contact: Mr C Brown
Tel: 01296 747786
www.ukcricket.org/mrcc

Princes Risborough Cricket Club
Has two Saturday League Teams and one Sunday XI. They also have several junior teams and a strong coaching programme for youngsters.
Tel: 01844 343893 (Pavilion)
Email via the website.
www.princesrisborough-cc.co.uk

Cycling
The Phoenix Trail, part of route 57 of the National Cycle Network, is an award winning cycle route that follows the disused railway line from Princes Risborough to Thame (some 6 miles). There are many interesting sculptures and excellent views along the Trail, which is well signposted from The Town Centre, and the Railway Station. Details can be obtained at the Information Centre in Horns Lane.

Dog Training
Whiteleaf Dog Training Club
Risborough Rangers Football Club
Horsenden Lane
Princes Risborough
Tel: 01844 273285 / 07775 680850
ana@whiteleaf-dtc.co.uk
www.whiteleaf-dtc.co.uk

Fishing
Fishing can be arranged at Thame or in nearby rivers and private lakes.

Football
Risborough Rangers Football Club with its headquarters at Windsor Playing Fields run a number of teams playing at various venues within the town.
Risborough Rangers Football Club
Contact: C Makepeace
Tel: 01844 346640
Risborough Rangers Junior Football (6-11)
Tel: 07801 853647

Golf
There are nine-hole Golf courses at Whiteleaf and Saunderton Lee and there are eighteen-hole golf courses at Ellesborough and High Wycombe. Some of the country’s most famous eighteen-hole courses are within easy reach.
Whiteleaf Golf Club
Contact: Mr Derek Hill
Tel: 01844 274058
Risborough Golf Club
Tel: 01844 346989
www.prgc.co.uk

Gym
There is a fully equipped, air conditioned, Health and Fitness Studio at Risborough Springs.

Heritage
Council for Protection of Rural England
Tel: 0870 2416642
Princes Risborough Area Heritage Society
Contact: Dr S McFarlane
Tel: 01844 343004
Risborough Countryside Group
Contact: Mr F Gomme
Tel: 01844 274865

Horticulture
Monks Risborough Horticultural Society
Contact: Mrs A Maltby
Tel: 01844 344318
Princes Risborough Horticultural Society
Contact: Mr M Dear
Tel: 01844 345136

Pilates Classes
Stewart Hall, Station Road, Little Kimble. HP17 0XN
Contact: Lenka
Tel: 01869 277835 or 07986 582768
Tuesdays 10:30am - 11:30am and 12:00am - 1:00pm
Wednesdays 4:45pm - 5:45pm and 6:00pm - 7:00pm
lenka-pilates@hotmail.com
www.lenka-pilates.co.uk

Princes Risborough Music Society
Contact: Mr G Tyack
Tel: 01844 291629

R. N. L. I.
Contact: Mrs Ann Maltby
Tel: 01844 344318

Racing
Princes Risborough is quite convenient for both Windsor and Ascot Race courses. The Old Berkeley Beagles and the Vale of Aylesbury Hunt support local Point-to-Point races at Kimble at Easter and Kingston Blount at other times during the season.

Railway
The Chinnor and Risborough Railway Association
The old railway line between Chinnor and Princes Risborough holds regular Steam train events throughout the year. This is a great day out and a fascinating experience with the final link to Princes Risborough Station soon to be reopened.
Tel: 01844 354117

Risborough and District Model Railway Club
Contact: F Gomme
Tel: 01844 274865
rdmrc@btinternet.com
http://www.rdmrc.nildram.co.uk/

Risborough Dolls House Club
Contact: Mary Bott
Tel: 01844 342168

Risborough Good Neighbours
Tel: 01844 342600

Risborough Nutrition
Tel: 01844 275163
www.risboroughnutrition.piczo.com

Risborough and District Photographic Society.
Contact: Albert & Pat Rigby
Tel: 01844 345776

Risborough Area Residents Association
Contact: Mr Tony Davies
Tel: 01844 346903

Retirement
Civil Service Retirement Fellowship
Contact: C. Blanchard
Tel: 01844 344378
Darby and Joan Club.
Contact: Mrs Julia Appleton
Tel: 01844 343704
Evergreen Club
Contact: Mrs A Cook
Tel: 01844 345167

Riding
As well as the many footpaths there are many Bridleways in the area. The Chilterns and surrounding countryside offer fantastic riding terrain. Details available at The Information Centre.

Rotary Club
Contact: P Robinson
Tel: 01844 342599

Round Table
Tel: 01844 346495 or 01844 261222

Royal Naval Association
Contact: Mr. C Smith
Tel: 01844 344991

Ryder-Cheshire Volunteers
Contact: Kathryn Robinson
Tel: 01844 350381
k.robinson@RCV.org.uk
www.RCV.org.uk

Rugby
RFC London Wasps are based at The Causeway Stadium, High Wycombe, and there are local Rugby Football Clubs that play at Aylesbury, Chinnor, High Wycombe and Thame.

Swimming
Risborough Springs Swim and Fitness Centre
Tel: 01844 274200

Tennis and Bowls
Princes Risborough Tennis Club have their own courts off New Road, and Horsenden Tennis Club has courts at the Windsor Playing Fields.
Horsenden (Risborough) LTC
Contact: Caroline Williams
Princes Risborough LTC
Contact: Sally Sculsor
Tel: 01844 345895
Over 50’s Tennis
Contact: Mrs Townsend

Vale Volunteers
Contact: Karen Boddy
Tel: 01296 337456

Walking
Princes Risborough is one of the few towns that sits on The Chiltern Ridgeway, and as such is a very popular place for walkers, both serious, and not so. There are many footpaths, bridleways, circular walks, and interesting historical sites to visit in the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. This part of the country offers some of the finest views in the Chilterns, with an abundance of interesting and unusual natural history. This area is an excellent place to see Red Kites soaring over the hills. Details of the varied walks and footpaths can be obtained at The Information Centre.

Whiteleaf Residents Association
Contact: Mr R Shaw
Tel: 01844 343524

Women’s Institutes
The local WI Groups meet as follows:
Princes Risborough
1st Monday of each month 7.30pm, 2nd Wednesday each month 10am
Monks Risborough
1st Wednesday each month 2.30pm
Longwick
2nd Wednesday each month 7.45pm
Bledlow
2nd Wednesday each month 7.30pm
Bledlow Ridge
2nd Wednesday each month 10am
Kimble and Ellesborough
1st Wednesday each month 2.30pm
For further information contact the Bucks Women’s Institute, Stuart Rd, High Wycombe
Tel: 01494 526685

Young Farmers
Contact: Mr Adam Dunmar
Tel: 07905 252868