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Beggars can choose
January 24, 2020
Visitors to Aylesbury and other towns across the region are being encouraged to donate to local charities rather than to give money to street beggars. The ‘Spare Change or Real Change?’ campaign highlights the fact that many people begging have drug and alcohol misuse issues and giving them money enables them to feed their habit, rather than meet […]
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Lights-up date
November 5, 2019
Aylesbury town centre is heralding the start of Christmas on Thursday 14 November with the annual lights switch on. The event will include stage entertainment hosted by Mix 96, which will take place between 5.30pm and 8pm in Aylesbury’s historic Market Square, with a street food court and a funfair in Kingsbury which will run […]
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M&S charity aid
October 23, 2019
Colleagues at M&S Aylesbury have raised more than £2,500 to Chilterns MS Centre – a charity which supports those living with multiple sclerosis and their families and carers. The money raised will go towards funding physical, practical and emotional support and treatment for users. Store staff have been fundraising for the charity for the past year […]
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Top business award
May 3, 2019
Thame-based HR consultancy, SYLO Associates has been recognised at The South & Vale Business Awards by winning SME of The Year award for South Oxfordshire. The awards, sponsored by Milton Park, were announced earlier this month and coincides with the company’s celebrations of their tenth anniversary in business. This was an extremely competitive award with […]
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Streetwise donations
December 14, 2018
Aylesbury Vale District Council is supporting the national campaign ‘Have a Heart, Give Smart’, which aims to raise awareness of homelessness and street begging and to provide alternative options to giving money directly to those on the street. Although begging and homelessness can be linked, not all rough sleepers beg or vice versa, says the […]
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Mental health support
October 25, 2018
Kooth is a new online counselling service supporting young people’s emotional wellbeing and mental health. The online service can help young people avoid the stigma sometimes associated with seeking help. Oxford Health NHS FT, lead mental health provider in Buckinghamshire, Buckinghamshire County Council and Buckinghamshire Clinical Commissioning Group, have commissioned XenZone, provider of online counselling services, to […]
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