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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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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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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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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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The Bard’s battle-axes
November 5, 2019
Shakespeare’s older women are the stars in The Power Behind the Crone on Sunday 10 November at the Players Theatre, Thame. This one-woman show is given by five-star review-winning actress Alison Skilbeck, from 7.45pm. Alison plays Prof Artemis Turret who sets out to prove there are first-class parts for older women in Shakespeare’s plays. Artemis […]
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