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Play day
July 29, 2019
A top family event returns to Aylesbury’s award-winning Vale Park on Wednesday 7 August for a family play day extravaganza. The event is suitable for all children up to 12 and has a variety of activities on offer from 11am to 4pm. Organised by Aylesbury Vale District Council to celebrate National Play Day, Play in the […]
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From Custard to robots
July 23, 2019
There will be a selection of fun activities for children to enjoy across the summer holidays in the heart of Aylesbury. Programme: Thursday July 25 is Magical Thursday, with Colonel Custard (pictured) and his award-winning magic show coming to town. He will be performing four times, at 11.30 am, 12.30 pm, 1.30 pm and 2.30 […]
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Author remembered
June 14, 2019
Aylesbury Vale District Council says it is ‘saddened’ to hear about the death of much-loved author and illustrator Judith Kerr, who will be sorely missed at this year’s WhizzFizzFest. Taking place on Saturday 22 22, between 10.30am – 5.30pm, WhizzFizzFest, Aylesbury’s family-friendly literary and arts festival, had included Judith alongside Cressida Cowell and Nick Butterworth […]
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Market ‘energised’
June 7, 2019
Aylesbury took part in the national ‘Love Your Local Market’ campaign, which ran from May 17-31. Foodie Friday Live provided tasters and cooking demonstrations and launched a fortnight of different market activities. These included performances by vintage vocal harmony trio The Bluebird Belles and The Mk Swing Dancers, who got people up and dancing. Famous […]
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Giant with no name
April 1, 2019
There’s an unmissable, giant new visitor coming to Aylesbury town centre as part of celebrations for this year’s WhizzFizzFest. Aylesbury’s children’s literary and arts festival is on Saturday June 22, and help is needed to name this larger-than-life addition. It stands at five metres tall, two metres wide, and is made from a combination of […]
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Rail fans go loco
February 14, 2019
A classic locomotive is to be relaunched after a 40-year restoration at Quainton. In 1978, Quainton Railway Society bought an old locomotive from a scrapyard in Barry Island, Wales. Locomotive no. 6989 ‘Wightwick Hall’ has been at Quainton, now better known as Buckinghamshire Railway Centre, ever since, while undergoing an incredibly long and complicated restoration, […]
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