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Beggars can choose
January 24, 2020
Visitors to Aylesbury and other towns across the region are being encouraged to donate to local charities rather than to give money to street beggars. The ‘Spare Change or Real Change?’ campaign highlights the fact that many people begging have drug and alcohol misuse issues and giving them money enables them to feed their habit, rather than meet […]
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Enter the dragon
January 22, 2020
Gable Events and MacIntyre are celebrating Chinese New Year by inviting entries into the 19th Milton Keynes Dragon Boat Festival. This popular annual event returns to Willen Lake in Milton Keynes on Saturday 27 June when more than 40 crews are expected to battle it out in brightly painted Chinese dragon boats over the 200m […]
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MS grant boost
January 19, 2020
Physiotherapy at the Chilterns MS Centre has been backed for a second year by the Thriving Communities Fund, a Vale of Aylesbury Housing Trust grant scheme for community projects. The trust has granted £10,000 towards the ongoing costs of providing this vital service to people affected by multiple sclerosis. Regular physiotherapy and support can help […]
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Crowdfunding tips
January 14, 2020
Our Vale, Aylesbury Vale’s crowdfunding platform, has seen success throughout 2019 with a number of impressive community projects reaching and even surpassing fundraising targets. To celebrate these achievements and to encourage more people to get involved in 2020, Aylesbury Vale District Council and Spacehive are hosting a free, interactive workshop at The Gateway on Thursday […]
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Your say on masterplan
January 9, 2020
A draft masterplan for Aylesbury Garden Town and a public consultation on its aims and ambitions is now open. Local residents have been working with Aylesbury Vale District Council during the past two years helping to define and understand the challenges that face Aylesbury in the future, which has informed the content of the draft […]
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Historic bridge repairs
January 8, 2020
The 200-year-old Ivinghoe Bridge, near Cheddington, is to be repaired and strengthened following a structural review. The work, originally planned for January, has been rescheduled to start in the autumn following an ecological survey that identified possible bat nesting sites. Further bat activity surveys will now have to be carried out during the breeding cycle […]
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