Django’s & The Patch – A Connection in High Wycombe’s Old Town

High Wycombe’s Old Town Hall is one of those grand buildings we often take for granted. It is elegant and grand, with a small clock tower protruding from its roof. Built in 1904, it never quite got the life it was designed for. Due to budget constraints, the north wing that was initially planned was never built, meaning much of the civic work continued at the nearby Guildhall. As a result, the beautiful town hall became the town’s premier public assembly hall and entertainment venue. And that’s pretty much how things have been ever since. Big names have played here: The Rolling Stones, The Who, and Joy Division, and in 1992, it was incorporated into the Wycombe Swan, the theatre and entertainment complex. But in the last few years, two businesses have moved in and have come to define a modern kind of gathering: Django’s Coffee Shop and a Patch coworking space. A Corner of Calm Walk through the doors of Django’s and there’s a shift. The tempo slows. The air is filled with the kind of scent that suggests someone’s been paying attention to the beans, the baking, and the background music. It’s not pretentious. It’s not sterile. It’s relaxed, calming – precisely what you want when you need to dip out of the manic world. You’ll find groups swapping stories over flat whites, freelancers fixing typos between sips, and some just gazing, because, well, why not? Django’s isn’t trying to be anything other than exactly what it is: a space that works because it welcomes. It’s simple and homely – not cluttered that many coffee shops tend to be. Interesting fact: Django’s began life as a coffee van that once stood just outside the Eden, High Wycombe’s main shopping centre. It was a huge hit, and the rest, as they say, is history. Django’s is run by Melina Lympoudi and Chris Evangelidis, who moved to the UK from Greece in Former Primary school teacher Melina said, “It all started 10 years ago when we got our dog, Django. We always said that when Chris would manage to have his own...