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Facelift road shock
December 4, 2019
Just months after the district council completed a facelift of Long Lional in Aylesbury – the final phase of the transformational Exchange development – contractors have dug up the newly-laid stone paving (pictured) to work on underground services. The works, of which Aylesbury Vale had no prior notice, address a variety of unrelated issues, including […]
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Panto time
November 30, 2019
Thame Players are staging Dick Whittington as their ever-popular pantomime this year. It opens on Friday 6 December at the Players Theatre, Thame, and promises to be at least as much fun as previous pantomimes, if not more. Dick Whittington is one of the best-known and best-loved family pantomimes, based on the traditional story of […]
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Parking paradise
November 27, 2019
Aylesbury Vale District Council is offering free Christmas parking in town centre car parks in Aylesbury, Buckingham and Wendover on selected days in November and December. Council car parks in Aylesbury and Wendover will be free after 3.30pm on the following Thursdays: 28 November, 5 December, 12 December and 19 December. This will allow visitors […]
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Free gift market
November 26, 2019
Aylesbury’s Christmas Craft & Gift Fair returns to the town centre on Sunday 1 December between 11am and 3pm. Visitors will be able to soak up the festive atmosphere while enjoying more than just a market. The fair will offer a wide range of seasonal activities and the shopping experience will be enhanced with live music […]
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A Victorian Christmas
November 25, 2019
The Players Theatre and Thame Museum are staging a Victorian Christmas event between November and December featuring Victorian imagery and displays, Christmas-related activities for children, and readings of festive stories and poems by members of Thame Players (pictured). All the events and activities being held are free to take part in and entry to the […]
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Rethink your bird feeding
The RSPB is reminding Christmas dinner chefs not to put the cooking fat from their festive roast out for garden birds as the greasy mixture can damage their feathers. Christmas is a time for feasting and living off the fat of the land, not least for garden birds. But doing so literally for our feathered […]
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