September is the month of St. Mary's church "patronal" festival, the festival to mark the saint's day of its patron, the mother of Jesus....

Denham’s education history on the national scene In this supplement to the August 2020 education theme “The Happiest Days of Our Lives”,...

As schools prepare to open fully in September 2020, following their closure or partial closure during the Covid-19 pandemic, this month’s...

The oldest documented non-ecclesiastical property in the village is the Old Bakery. One survey suggests a very precise date of the...

Once eleven cottages, now just two If you had been strolling through Denham Village in 1795, you might have been very interested in the...

In any other year in June, there would be a succession of regularly scheduled early summer activities for all age groups in and around...

For the first time in very many years (perhaps a reader can tell us exactly) there will be no Denham Village Fayre in May 2020. The rules...

The “Long Read” for April is now on line. Click here to take a look. To supplement the story of growing up in the village in the...

The freedom that gives our children the capacity to wander and play unsupervised has gradually been eroded and never more so than now...

Stuck at home, bored and trying to find something to do ? Well now, why not make a contribution to the Denham Community History Project ?...

Homely tales of Denham’s gardening history Click here for the long read about Denham's gardens "Not forgetting watercress" OR GO here to...

Stories from the heydays of Denham Film Studios (The February “long read” tells the story of the studios from the days of Alexander Korda...

“ I went back to Denham in the fall. There was the ancient brick wall beside the footpath, leaning, staved by trees. In the distance the...

25th January 2020, and 100 years of Girl Guiding in Denham is being celebrated today at St. Mary’s church. Here are the Guides and...

(Rather listen than read ? Then click here to listen to the Podcast) Although certainly not the oldest house in the village, Bowyer House...

We promised a monthly theme. So, for this month we're telling the story of the Bowyer House and the tale of the Charity School at which...

New Year’s Day 1829 was not perhaps the best of days for all the pupils at the Bowyer Charity School. It was the day the school’s...

Best Christmas wishes to the Denham Community. Looking forward to growing the Denham Community History Project in 2020.

To the Saxons who occupied the south of England in the sixth century, less than six hundred years after the time of Jesus Christ, the...

Mac's father, Dr Paton was the Denham village doctor. Mac tells his Christmas story: Christmas was always a big event. One of my...