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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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Star dancer’s tour
January 21, 2020
An Audience with Anton Du Beke presents an intimate theatre tour with the indubitable King of Ballroom – and he’s performing in the area soon. The Strictly star (pictured above) shares tales and anecdotes, providing some fascinating insights from across his prolific career as one of the UK’s leading dancers, authors and celebrities. The evening’s […]
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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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Leader’s 2020 message
January 3, 2020
A message from Martin Tett, Leader of Buckingham County Council Firstly, can I take this opportunity to wish readers a very happy and prosperous new year. As we say goodbye to 2019, we remember the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of World War Two, the birth of another royal baby, the hot summer, our World […]
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Designs on excellence
December 9, 2019
Outstanding building and structural projects across the region have been recognised at the 26th annual Aylesbury Vale District Council Design Awards. The ceremony at the council’s Gateway Conference Centre brought together designers, architects, builders and contractors to showcase their excellence. Seven projects were shortlisted from the nominated schemes before being judged by an expert panel against […]
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Lottery birthday
December 5, 2019
Local good causes and special guest BBC Three Counties Radio and Waterside Theatre pantomime star, Andy Collins, joined Aylesbury Vale District Council to celebrate four years of Vale Lottery – the UK’s first online council lottery. Andy (pictured) said: ‘Vale Lottery is a brilliant initiative raising significant amounts of money for local good causes. Players […]
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