Two of Beaconsfield’s biggest community groups look set to merge after plans to wind up a residents' association were announced this week.

Beaconsfield Old Town Residents Association (BOTRA), whose president is MP Dominic Grieve, will be wound up within a year of a merger with The Beaconsfield Society (TBS), if members agree to the proposal at their AGM on May 6.

BOTRA, a group of volunteers who aim to protect and enhance the Old Town, were almost forced to close the organisation down after failing to attract volunteers to help run their service in 2014, until a new chairman, Sandy Saunders, stepped in.

However, BOTRA and TBS, chaired by Mike Elliott, now have a combined membership of hundreds of residents and BOTRA’s general secretary Pete Foster said uniting the two groups seemed like a “sensible move.”

He said: “BOTRA and The Beaconsfield Society have worked together very closely in the past, with Wilton Park Watch and the Local Plan Watch. There is a lot of crossover between members, so it is not really rocket science.

“I cannot see a reason why members would not agree with the move. We are planning to combine what BOTRA has been working on with what The Beaconsfield Society is working on and taking the best bits of both of the organisations.

“There are lots of events held in the town like Beaconsfield Now! that can be run a bit better.”

Any of the residents' association's remaining assets will then being transferred to TBS with the intention that any of their cash should be spent on the Old Town.

Beaconsfield MP Dominic Grieve also looks set to remain in his role as president, after discussions with his office.

It has not yet been confirmed who will become chairman of the new organisation, with Mr Foster saying there will be a nomination and a vote by members to decide who will take on the role.

The changes are likely to come into force with immediate effect after the AGM if two-thirds of their members agree to the proposals, but members of The Beaconsfield Society will also have to agree at a meeting of their own in June.