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New greenway plan
December 28, 2019
Work could start as soon as next summer on creating a new, traffic-free walking and cycling route linking Haydon Hill, Aylesbury, with Waddesdon Greenway. So popular has the Greenway proved – attracting more than 70,000 users in its first year – that the scenic traffic-free link has been designed to connect it with Aylesbury’s cycle network. […]
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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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Top class virtual school
November 19, 2019
Buckinghamshire’s Virtual School is supporting more care leavers to go on to higher education and university. Currently 20 Buckinghamshire care leavers are at university studying a range of courses including sports therapy, medicine, health and social care, law and nursing, with a further 14 post-16 students who are being supported to apply to university in […]
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Pot for your plot
November 15, 2019
Aylesbury Garden Town is launching a funding scheme to support community projects in the local area. A total of £25,000 is available, in the form of grants of up to £3,000 each, to non-profit community or voluntary sector organisations. The launch of the Community Projects Funding Pot follows the recent unveiling of the Aylesbury Garden […]
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WhizzFizz to return
November 10, 2019
Aylesbury Vale District Council has announced the return of WhizzFizzFest on Saturday 27 June 2020. Festival-goers can expect another whizzfizzingly wonderful day as the eagerly-anticipated family-friendly literary and arts festival returns to Aylesbury for 2020. Following on from last year’s success, WhizzFizzFest will be brimming with exciting celebrity author guests, involving county-wide workshops and a giant […]
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New community hub
October 31, 2019
A brand-new community facility will be opening its doors in Oakfield Village in Kingsbrook, Aylesbury, on 1 November. The Oakfield Community Building will provide space for a nursery and local community activities and clubs. To celebrate the launch, there will be an open evening at the new venue on that date between 5pm-7pm, with Cllr […]
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