Registration 10:00 am, Singing from 10:30 – 4:00 pm.
Singing from the 2025 edition of the Sacred Harp - some loaner books expected to be available, though please do bring a book if you have one as loaners may be limited.
Bring and share dinner on the grounds.
Please bring dishes ready to serve with any utensils and collect your leftovers and crockery towards the end of the singing. There will be some facility to warm food, but no food to be cooked from frozen. There will be turkeys, one of them will be vegan!
A collection will be taken to cover costs.
Jordans’ Village Hall is a small one, with only 50 chairs, so please RSVP either on Facebook or directly to
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As in previous years, those who want to are invited to the The Royal Standard of England at Beaconsfield after the singing. If you are interested in joining the group, please let me know by Monday 17 November so I can reserve a large enough space.
SAFETY INFORMATION
Please take a lateral flow test for Covid-19 on the morning of the singing and bring proof of a negative test. If you feel unwell on the day, have cold/flu symptoms or have been in close contact with someone known to have Covid, please stay home. There will be some tests available at the venue.
Masks are not required, but you are welcome to wear one if you wish. Please get in touch if you would like more info.
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TRAVEL
Directions to Jordans, HP9 2SY
MOTORWAY ROUTE
Leave the M40 at junction 2 with the A355 to Beaconsfield/Amersham/Slough. This is RIGHT from London, and M25, and LEFT from Birmingham and Oxford.
In a short distance on the A355, turn RIGHT at the next roundabout, on to the A40 London Road.
Take first turn LEFT on to minor road called Potkiln Lane, over railway bridge, down the hill. Ignore left turn along Long Bottom Lane where Potkiln Lane becomes Jordans Lane, ignore right turn along Welders Lane, go up the hill, admire the Quaker Meeting House on right, and turn LEFT at next junction (Seer Green Lane) into Jordans Village.
The Village Hall is on the far side of the Village Green behind the village shop. There is a small car park to the rear of the shop, next to the Hall, but if this is already full, park somewhere along the road round the Green, but beware cottage entrances and the shop, which can get busy in the mornings especially.
RAILWAY DIRECTIONS
The village of Jordans is served by the Chiltern Line, which runs between Marylebone and Birmingham. The nearest station is Seer Green and Jordans, which is a mile’s walk from Jordans Village.
An hourly service, leaving Marylebone at 09:07 minutes past the hour arrives at Seer Green and Jordans at 09:39,calling at Wembley Stadium at 09:18.
An alternative is the 09:37 direct service to Beaconsfield, where a quick change at 10:03 will see you on the 10:04 service back to Seer Green and Jordans, arriving 10:07.
Hourly trains back to London from Seer Green & Jordans are at 8 minutes past the hour. A more frequent service to London operates from Beaconsfield.
For those travelling from the North, a train from Birmingham Moor Street at 07:43, with a change at High Wycombe at 09:57 will get to Seer Green and Jordans at 10:07.
There is a pleasant 15-20 minute walk from the station to the village hall (see image in the chat), but if the weather is unfriendly, please let me know and station pickups can be arranged.
Also check out other Meetups in Beaconsfield.
