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Christmas unwrapped
December 28, 2019
Aylesbury Vale District Council is encouraging residents to make the most of their recycling bins and to be aware that during the festive period all households will be affected by revised waste collection dates. Over the festive season, households generate around 30% more waste, so it is even more important to reduce, reuse and recycle, […]
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Designs on excellence
December 9, 2019
Outstanding building and structural projects across the region have been recognised at the 26th annual Aylesbury Vale District Council Design Awards. The ceremony at the council’s Gateway Conference Centre brought together designers, architects, builders and contractors to showcase their excellence. Seven projects were shortlisted from the nominated schemes before being judged by an expert panel against […]
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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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Rethink your bird feeding
November 25, 2019
The RSPB is reminding Christmas dinner chefs not to put the cooking fat from their festive roast out for garden birds as the greasy mixture can damage their feathers. Christmas is a time for feasting and living off the fat of the land, not least for garden birds. But doing so literally for our feathered […]
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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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Food for thought
November 5, 2019
At a time when environmental issues are quickly climbing the national agenda, it is a sobering thought that 7.1 million tonnes of food is wasted every year in UK homes. That’s not only a massive waste of the Earth’s resources, but a waste of money, too – about £230 per person annually in the UK. […]
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