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Stadium’s 50th party
July 14, 2019
Fiftieth anniversary celebrations for the world renowned Stoke Mandeville Stadium in Aylesbury will take place at the athletics arena on Friday August 2. WheelPower, the national charity for Wheelchair Sport, is inviting volunteers from past and present to attend a garden party at Stoke Mandeville Stadium, which is recognised as the birthplace of the Paralympic Movement, to express […]
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Going potty for a month
July 12, 2019
An exhibition called Pots & Prints will be running for a month at Bucks County Museum in Aylesbury. Olney potter and printmaker, Deborah Hopson-Wolpe, grew up in a creative household in London with her parents, Berthold Wolpe, typographer and graphic designer and Margaret Wolpe, sculptor and silversmith. Deborah studied ceramics in London and Japan before […]
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Waddesdon’s ‘Aladdin’s cave’
July 8, 2019
More than 300 rarely seen objects spanning two millennia are to be revealed in new, permanent gallery at Waddesdon Manor. From a 1st-century cameo of Augustus Caesar’s grandson, to a microscope used by entomologist and flea expert Charles Rothschild, via jewellery given as presents from Queen Victoria, to objects bearing Nazi inventory numbers, gold boxes, […]
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Design awards – your call
July 2, 2019
If people know of a new development that makes them look again and think it deserves wider recognition they are advised to nominate it for the Aylesbury Vale Design Awards 2019. To nominate a scheme, email DesignAwards@aylesburyvaledc.gov.uk with a summary of why the nomination is being made. Nominations are open now and entries close on Wednesday July 31. The awards […]
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60 up for Mini
June 26, 2019
The record-breaking Mini grids at next month’s Silverstone Classic (26-28 July) have just got even larger. Special dispensation has come from Motorsport UK, the governing body of UK motor sport, for the addition of two extra entries to the previously permitted sell-out 58 car grid, ensuring the British motoring icon’s 60th birthday is celebrated in fitting […]
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Joust the ticket
June 25, 2019
For the first time, Stonor will be hosting the Knights of Royal England for a weekend of jousting in the medieval park. An exhilarating day is promised for the whole family, with flags flying, falconry displays, archery and dancing dragons, knights and their squires rushing from tent to the tournament. Horse riding events will test […]
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