Culture development in High Wycombe

We're working on a cultural transformation of High Wycombe.

We've worked with Bucks Culture and the local creative community to secure funding from Arts Council England’s Place Partnership Fund and The Rothschild Foundation.

This funding will:

• strengthen the cultural sector
• build new partnerships
• create opportunities for creative professionals and communities

This project is called We Make Wycombe.

We want to strengthen creativity in High Wycombe by supporting local artists to learn new skills and collaborate.

We're establishing a long-term plan to:

• create more opportunities for artists
• create a cultural hub to promote the culture, heritage and arts
• celebrate diversity
• ensure that culture is an important part of High Wycombe's future

We want the community to shape the future of the culture.

To do this, we'll need to collaborate with:

• local creative practitioners
• cultural organisations
• local businesses
• community groups

We have secured a hub for creative and cultural activity in the centre of High Wycombe.

The address is:

1-2 Cornmarket
High Wycombe
Buckinghamshire
HP11 2BW

Spotlight Weeks are a key part of We Make Wycombe. They are designed to showcase High Wycombe’s creativity in a way that is fresh, inspiring and impossible to ignore.

Empowered Expression is our first Spotlight Week and will open on 25 October across multiple venues. It will run until 3 November and will showcase Disability Art. Every event is free. View the full programme.

Spotlight Weeks are available each month from October 2025 to March 2028. Each Spotlight Week runs for one full week, including 2 weekends. It provides a platform to shine a light on creativity, culture and heritage – raising visibility, engaging the community and celebrating High Wycombe's cultural energy.
We are now inviting Expressions of Interest (EOIs) for upcoming Spotlight Weeks.

To apply, contact the project manager on [email protected] and/or download this form.

We hold Cultural Conversations at the hub on the last Friday of each month. You can join anytime from 12pm to 2pm.

The next conversation is an Inspiration talk on Access and Inclusion, led by Vicky Hope Walker, CEO of Paralympic Heritage Trust. Vicky will be speaking on 31 October at 12:30pm, but doors open at midday. Bring your lunch and join in the conversation. Tea/coffee provided.

If you would like to lead a Cultural Conversation, contact the project manager on [email protected].

The project started in April 2025 and we have:

• held 3 Steering Group meetings with Strategic and Community Partners and our next meeting is 21 October
• designed and developed a brand and identity for the project and partners in collaboration with the local creative, cultural and heritage communities
• secured a domain for the project: wemakewycombe.org
• opened the hub doors to the wider community on 27 September with live music, collaborative art and interative AI experiences.

We're currently:

• developing a skills programme
• receiving requests from the creative community for use of the hub
• developing a Spotlight Programme of activity and application process for the creative community to be part of the project. View more information and apply using the application form.

We'll publish updates on this page including:

• meetings you can attend
• workshops you can attend
• other ways to collaborate with us

To find out more, or register for updates, email [email protected]