Chiltern Compass seeks to encourage everyone to consider and plan for their death. To this end we are keen to give presentations to organisations which have an interest in improving the lives of their members in this way. We do not charge for these events but donations towards our running costs are appreciated.
Please contact us to discuss the timing and planning of an event.
We also hold public events and workshops to which everyone is welcome.
Our next event
Next Event
Chiltern Compass Conversations
Where – Chapter Two Community Bookshop, 10, High Street, Chesham, HP5 1EP
When – Wednesday Feb 25th at 6.30 pm
‘Diaries of a Death Doula’.
Lyn Jenkins will be interviewing Martine Collumbien and Ann Kempster, who both volunteer at the Hospice of St Francis. Martine holds the monthly Death Café at the Drawingroom in Chesham and Ann is a Butterfly volunteer in Milton Keynes Hospital. Both provide support to private clients and their relatives at home. They trained with Living Well Dying Well and are members of End-of-Life Doula UK.
Tickets £10 via the Chapter Two Facebook page or website, or at the door. (Proceeds to the St Frances Hospice)
Local events
The first of our Chiltern Compass Conversations, Living and Dying without a Religious Faith, was held on 22nd October 2025. A video of the event can be found here
The second of our Chiltern Compass Conversations, Peace of Mind with Life and Death Planning, was held on 22nd November 2025. A video of the event can be found here
A Death Cafe is held at The Drawingroom courtyard in Chesham, HP5 1DG. Welcoming people from all communities and belief systems, bringing the richness of different perspectives into the conversation. Every 3rd Wednesday of the month. January, March, May, July, September, November @7-9pm. February, April, June, August, October, December @ 3-5pm. Facilitated by Martine, Death Doula.
It is free to attend. The Chesham Death Cafe featured on ITV’s “Time to Sort Your Affairs”
Online global events
There are online events held from bases around the world via Deathcafe.com. Anyone can sign up to these for free.
“Our [Death Cafe’s] aim is to increase awareness of death to help people make the most of their (finite) lives”.