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Silverstone set to swing
February 26, 2020
The annual Silverstone Classic (31 July – 2 August) is renowned for its roster of retro races and equally loved for its array of family entertainment. Live music has become one of the high octane show’s many major highlights and, with more and more visitors of all generations choosing to spend the entire weekend at […]
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Joe’s extravaganza
An ‘audio visual extravaganza’ is promised by vocalist Joe Payne when he visits the his home town of Tring to entertain at the David Evans Court Theatre. Payne’s personal achievements include being voted Best Male Vocalist for two years running in the Prog Magazine Readers’ Poll demonstrating an impressive five-octave range, while frontman of The […]
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Youth football boost
February 25, 2020
Chinnor Youth Football Club have received £26,377 to help keep their pitches in good condition, thanks to an agreement South Oxfordshire District Council struck with a housing developer building homes nearby. The funds are from developer contributions for the new homes at the former Chinnor Garden Centre in Thame Road and the land off Lower […]
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Country fair returns
February 24, 2020
The popular annual Thame Country Fair is back again on its new date of Saturday and Sunday 2 and 3 May. There will be the usual blend of family and countryside entertainment; displays in the two busy arenas, or one of the many smaller rings; ‘have a go’ activities for children and plenty to buy, […]
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Trek challenge
February 21, 2020
Aylesbury-based Lymphoma Action are calling for keen adventurers to join them in March 2021 on a trek through Kenya’s Great Rift Valley to raise money for people affected by lymphoma, the fifth most common cancer in the UK. With the full support of trained expedition leaders and Maasai guides, those taking part in the nine-day […]
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Leaders slam HS2
February 19, 2020
Joint statement in response to the Government’s HS2 announcement from Martin Tett, Leader Buckinghamshire County Council, and Angela Macpherson, Leader Aylesbury Vale District Council ‘The wrong decision, not just for Buckinghamshire but the country’. This was the view of Buckinghamshire Leaders Martin Tett, Leader of Buckinghamshire County Council and Angela Macpherson, Leader of Aylesbury Vale District […]
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