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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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Library is the last word
February 15, 2019
The newly refurbished Aylesbury Library welcomed nearly 9,000 visitors in its first fortnight – and nearly 5,000 people a week are enjoying the new space. The building has been completely remodelled into a modern and welcoming space with many new features including: > A colourful, inviting new children’s space with sensory wall and ‘bubble tubes’. […]
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New Year message
January 1, 2019
A New Year message from Martin Tett, Leader of Buckinghamshire County Council: “2018 was quite a year. With Brexit ongoing, two royal weddings, a pretty good year for English football and of course the ‘Beast from the East’ and the long, hot summer – it was certainly one to remember. Local government also had its highlights […]
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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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Learning the ropes
December 11, 2018
Crowdfunding platform Our Vale is celebrating its first successful community project to reach its target. The Adventure Learning Charity, based at Aston Clinton’s Green Park, was raising money through Aylesbury Vale District Council’s Our Vale crowdfunding initiative to replace and improve its ropes courses to include one of the only wheelchair-accessible high ropes courses in […]
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WhizzFizzFest to return
December 6, 2018
Aylesbury’s WhizzFizzFest returns on Saturday June 22 next year. The spectacular La Voix (pictured) from Aylesbury Waterside Theatre’s Peter Pan Christmas production was on hand to make the announcement. Festival-goers can expect another whizzfizzingly wonderful day. With some familiar faces alongside plenty of new things to see and do, the event will be brimming with celebrity author […]
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