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Recycling praised
September 20, 2017
Householders in Aylesbury Vale are doing a great job recycling – and are being encouraged to do even better over national Recycle Week (Monday 25th September to Sunday 1st October). Aylesbury Vale District Council residents recycle on average 52% of their waste each year, which is well above the national average of 44%. Cllr Sir […]
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Pubs’ cattle project
September 1, 2017
Pub-goers popping into The Thatch and The James Figg in Thame are being asked to put their change from buying a round – or any cash they can spare – towards Herds for Change, a project aimed at achieving vital and sustainable change in the Mara, Kenya. The pubs have declared this week Peach Foundation […]
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Stirring stuff for Macmillan
August 4, 2017
Macmillan Cancer Support’s much-loved World’s Biggest Coffee Morning will be returning to homes, workplaces, communities and schools across the country – for its 27th year – on Friday 29th September 2017. They raised a total of £29.5 million in 2016 and this year’s event aims to raise even more vital money for people affected by […]
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Get in the spirit with Gin-Fest
July 5, 2017
Gin will be the ‘drink du jour’ at The Crown Inn, Sydenham, from Friday 7th until Saturday 15th July, as an international ‘Gin-Fest’ takes residence, with more than 25 different varieties of the popular spirit to try. Featuring gins from across the globe – including a Columbian chocolate gin, a botanical gin from Northern Canada, a […]
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Whizzfizzing extravaganza
June 4, 2017
Tickets are now available for a range of workshops, including some hosted by famous faces, at Aylesbury’s Whizzfizzing Festival, formerly known as the Roald Dahl Festival, taking place on July 1st. With the theme of Fantastical Creatures, the workshops will be part of a spectacular day packed with interesting activities and including sessions hosted by […]
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Father’s Day soapbox derby
June 2, 2017
Around 30 karts will be taking part in Aylesbury’s third Soapbox Derby, in an attempt to take home an amazing trophy. During the past two years, people have seen some truly inspired karts race through Whitehill Park, from the fast and furious, sleek and lean karts made for speed, to the bizarre and obscure karts […]
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