The Chess Section meets weekly in the Eghams Room on Wednesdays between 7:30 pm and 11:00 pm between September and April and monthly during the summer. As well as friendly games we participate in local county leagues playing matches against other chess clubs. Our top players take part in national competitions, but we have players of lower standard as well.

The Chess Section meets weekly in the Small Hall on Wednesdays between 7:30 pm and 11:00 pm between September and April and monthly during the summer. As well as friendly games we particip

Founded in 1970 Bourne End Junior Sports Club is a registered charity run by volunteers to provide sport and recreation for children and young people, with many being highly qualified in their own sport. The Sports Hall was built in 1982 and later extended to include a climbing wall and a club room. The multi-sport centre is used extensively by club members and members of the whole community. We currently offer 9 different sports – Badminton, Basketball, Canoeing Climbing, Football, Inline Hockey, Swimming and Table Tennis. All abilities are welcome from beginners upwards. Ages range from 5 to 18+ years and vary with the different sports.

Bourne End Twinning Association was formed in 2003 when we set up a link with a delightful village near Le Havre called Octeville sur mer. Each year we exchange visits for a long weekend alternating between the two villages. Language is never a problem as sign language, dictionaries and a good sense of humour are all that are needed. However, for those members who do wish to ‘brush up’ on their French we have friendly relaxed classes available. The weekends are always good fun with an excellent balance between organised day trips and time spent in the homes of our ‘counterparts’. Many lifelong friendships have been formed over the years and often members from both villages spend time together apart from the official ‘twinning’ weekends

In between visits we hold a variety of fund raising events here in Bourne End throughout the year, such as barn dances, garden party and meals together; the profits from these cover costs of excersions and events when our Octeville friends visit us - a favour amply returned when we visit them. Our members from Bourne End and the surrounding district enjoy our local events when the camaraderie is palpable.  We also have a thriving choir who entertain locally at Christmas and we are able to enjoy their talents at some of our events during the year

Ever wondered who your ancestors were? Where did they come from? What did they do? If so then welcome to the world of Family History. The Buckinghamshire Family History Society has been helping people find their ancestors for over 40 years.  Censuses, parish registers, wills, birth marriage and death certificates and many more historic records will help you find your ancestors.

We hold monthly meetings at Bourne End, Aylesbury and Bletchley. Most meetings have a speaker. You would be very welcome to pop along to the Community Centre one month and meet us.

We meet on the 2nd Tuesday each month in the Eghams Room at Bourne End Community Centre. Click here to view our program of talks at our three venues or Click here to view our program of talks at Bourne End. 

We are the local Townswomen's Guild Federation for the Chiltern & Castle area, which includes guilds in Amersham, Chesham, Bourne End, Burnham, Maidenhead Highway, Maidenhead Cox Green and Maidenhead Central, Slough and Windsor.  We meet at the Community Centre every 2 months for our committee meeting and our council meetings.  We also hire the facilities for various events which we run throughout the year including quizzes, lunches, games afternoons, and hire the large hall for other activities which in the past have included drama events and art & craft days.   The  Bourne End Guild also meet at the Centre in the Target Room.

We are a friendly drama club who celebrated our 40th anniversary in 2008 and we try to put on two plays or revues and a pantomime each year. We meet most Mondays and Wednesdays at 8.00pm at the Bourne End Community Centre.

We have a good sized stage and have a large scene dock to store flats and props, which allows us to build our own sets.
Anyone is welcome to join our club, you don't have to act as there are plenty of backstage, front of house roles.

Headway South Bucks runs a Resource Centre for Adults with Acquired Brain Injury from the Bourne End Community Centre on a Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday helping people with acquired brain injury improve memory, cognitive, social and life skills by delivering organised activities specifically designed to improve these skills.

Support for Headway South Bucks Carers
HSB developed the Carer’s Support Programme specifically to support Carers of HSB clients.  The programme consists of Network/Support sessions, Outings and Special Events, Individual  Tailored assistance and Emergency Funds.

We meet every Wednesday morning during term time from 9am to 12 midday at the Community Centre. We are a sociable group and with just one court there is plenty of time for coffee and chatter. At present we have a full membership but this can change anytime and we do require new members to have some playing experience.

MMPA exists to support and encourage users of the branch line from Marlow to Maidenhead. We do this by making our members’ complaints and suggestions known to Great Western Railway, the operator of the service, with whom we have regular meetings at all levels of seniority up to the Group Managing Director.

Originally founded when there were concerns that the remainder of the former High Wycombe to Maidenhead line might be closed (the High Wycombe to Bourne End section was shut in 1970) it remains a long-term aspiration to see the closed section re-opened. We continue to monitor High Wycombe station on the Chiltern line and also Taplow on the Paddington line.

Membership is £5 p.a. for which you will receive a quarterly newsletter and (should you so desire) all local timetables when issued.

President: Mark Hopwood

Illustrated talks on a railway topic are held at Bourne End Community Centre on the third Thursday of every month, commencing at 7.30pm. These are free for full members, but visitors are most welcome for just £3.00 at the door.

Full membership costs £16 per annum, but associate membership is also available at £8. This suits people living outside the area, who can now access meetings via ZOOM.

All members receive a regular newsletter by email, along with a quarterly magazine called "The Marlow Donkey" (named after the former steam train which ran on the branch railway line).

The Society’s website contains details of forthcoming talks and events together with a Gallery of railway photographs and previous editions of “The Marlow Donkey”.

Probus Clubs are for retired/semi retired professional and business people who enjoy getting together and meeting other people from similar backgrounds. The Club was formed in 1981 and over the years has expanded and we now have a full membership of 60 men.

We meet at The Grovefield House Hotel, Taplow Common Road, Burnham on the third Wednesday of each month for a drink and chat before lunch at 1 o'clock. This is followed by a guest speaker and meetings usually end by 3.15. In June and December we do not have a speaker and instead are joined by our ladies for the summer and Christmas Ladies Lunches. We also arrange two or three day trips each year.

New members are welcome, although at this time we have a short waiting list. It is hoped that in due course new members will be willing to serve on the committee as the club cannot function without one.

If you would like to try something different you are welcome to join us at the Bourne End Short Mat Bowls Club. Come along and play a few games, tuition and bowls will be supplied. However, footwear must have flat soles and be changed at the venue. We meet at Bourne End Community Centre at 7.15pm Mondays and Tuesdays throughout the year for a social evening playing friendly games. Your first three sessions are free.

The club has an annual membership of £15.00 plus £3.00 subscription to the BE Community Association. £4.00 is payable per evening of play.

Please note that we do not meet on the first Tuesday of each month.

For further information contact:-
Mr. Roger Gould, Chairman on 01628 524122 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Mrs Chris Thomas, Secretary on 01628 520361 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

St Paul’s and St Mary’s, both in Wooburn, are Church of England churches with a diverse congregation and style of worship suitable for today’s times - neither ‘high church’ nor ‘happy clappy’.  St Paul’s has a rich heritage going back over 800 years, whereas St Mary’s is a purpose built church completed in 2001.

St Paul’s, in Town Lane, holds a Parish Holy Communion with Sunday Club at 9:30am on the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Sundays; and on the 5th there is an All Age Service with Communion.

There is a Friday Communion Service and Lunch at 12noon held at St Mary’s, Glory Mill Lane, during term time.  For children there is Toddlers on Tuesdays 9:30am, and Tots Praise on Fridays 9:45am, all at St Paul’s Church Hall during term time. St Mary’s Church Hall and St Paul’s Church Hall and Garden can be hired out

If you would like to learn more about Art, it’s history, design, gardens and homes, etc please come along to our talks given by specialist speakers. We meet, when more than 100 people gather, at the Bourne End Community Centre to hear illustrated talks. These talks take place on the second Thursday of each month at 10.30 am between September and June. We also arrange coach outings to places of interest be it to galleries, stately homes and gardens. The annual cost is £45 but you can come along for a taster session for £5.00. We look forward to you joining us and us to meeting you.