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Park perks up play
April 17, 2019
Ongoing improvements to Aylesbury’s Alfred Rose Memorial Park are making it an increasingly pleasant place for recreation, play, exercise and relaxation. Improvements include recently installed upgrades to the junior and teenage play equipment in the park – with these already proving to be a great success during the first two weeks of the Easter holidays. […]
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Farm animals are stars
April 15, 2019
Aylesbury Market Square turned into a hive of activity during the first week of the school holidays when a mobile farm pitched up and brought along a range of cute animals. Wendy, a pygmy goat and her three-week-old kids, were the star attraction of the day, along with lambs, ducklings, chicks, guinea pigs, rabbits (pictured) […]
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Running profits
April 10, 2019
This year’s annual run in Prestwood has had a makeover. Run Prestwood is the new name for the Prestwood 10k, as the event now incorporates a 5k fun run and a children’s obstacle course as well as the popular 10k timed race. Taking place on Sunday, May 12 at Sprinters Leisure Centre, the event raises […]
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Kids on the move
One of the best ways to help children is to get them moving. But it can sometimes be hard to know what to do and how to keep little ones interested and involved. The Move aims to improve games as part of a full programme now being taught in nurseries, pre-school and primary schools across […]
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Meet the May makers
March 25, 2019
Queens Park Arts Centre’s annual May Maker’s Fair is returning for its fourth consecutive year, with this year’s event scheduled for Saturday, May 11. The fair is a celebration of the talents of the centre’s many tutors, students, staff and volunteers. All the handmade art and craft on sale at the event has been created […]
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Authors book in
March 18, 2019
Frustrated at discovering two talks by the same local author had been cancelled, a newcomer to Long Crendon has teamed up with other library volunteers to launch a series of Meet the Author talks in the village. Former journalist Diana Bowerman became a volunteer at Long Crendon library soon after moving from Devon to the […]
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