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Crowdfunding support
March 4, 2019
A council has pledged £12,250 to help support three local community projects which are crowdfunding on Our Vale. They are ‘The Next Step Youth Homeless Project’ by Youth Concern; ‘New Play Equipment for Dagnall Rec’ by Dagnall Village Hall; and ‘Paralympic Heritage Learning Tools’ by the National Paralympic Heritage Trust. Aylesbury Vale District Council launched its […]
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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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Dung Beatles head up fest
January 26, 2019
Music in the Park returns to Elms Park, Thame, on Sunday May 5, with the popular Dung Beatles headlining. Featuring more than 30 performers across three stages, Music in the Park offers music and dance acts across a wide range of genres. If you love Beatles music played the way the Fab Four intended, then […]
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Book a place!
January 24, 2019
The newly refurbished Aylesbury Library is opening its doors – and the county council want people to come to a fun-packed family day from 11am on Saturday January 26 to help celebrate the occasion. There will be storytelling, demonstrations of new equipment and a special guest appearance from the Gruffalo among the activities. The library […]
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Lots on this spring with National Trust
January 15, 2019
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE Ashridge Estate Near Berkhamsted. HP4 1LT Tel: 01442 851227 Half-term trail and craft Mon 18 – Fri 22 Feb 10am-3pm Follow a trail through the woods about hibernating animals before heading inside for a craft. Child £3 Exhibition: Citizen Science Sat 30 Mar – Feb 2020 New exhibition focusing on wildlife surveying and citizen […]
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Wondercrump writers wanted
December 16, 2018
WhizzFizzFest isn’t just about reading stories – it’s about writing them, too. To coincide with this year’s WhizzFizzFest, Queens Park Arts Centre in Aylesbury will be running its first ‘Queens Park 500 Words Challenge’. Aspiring authors aged five-13 are invited to take part and submit their own original 500-word fiction story. These can be written […]
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