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Parks put out the flags
July 18, 2019
Aylesbury’s Bedgrove Park and Vale Park (pictured), along with Buckingham’s Heartlands, have been recognised by the Green Flag Award Scheme as some of the best open spaces in the UK. They are among a record-breaking 1,970 UK parks and green spaces that have received a prestigious Green Flag Award/Green Flag Community Award – the mark […]
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Map out your race
July 16, 2019
Thames Valley Orienteering Club is running another Thame Urban Race this year, with the support of Thame Town Council. It takes place on Sunday September 1, with courses for all ages and abilities. It is a race with a twist – there is no set route to the courses. Each competitor is given a special […]
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Stadium’s 50th party
July 14, 2019
Fiftieth anniversary celebrations for the world renowned Stoke Mandeville Stadium in Aylesbury will take place at the athletics arena on Friday August 2. WheelPower, the national charity for Wheelchair Sport, is inviting volunteers from past and present to attend a garden party at Stoke Mandeville Stadium, which is recognised as the birthplace of the Paralympic Movement, to express […]
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Waddesdon’s ‘Aladdin’s cave’
July 8, 2019
More than 300 rarely seen objects spanning two millennia are to be revealed in new, permanent gallery at Waddesdon Manor. From a 1st-century cameo of Augustus Caesar’s grandson, to a microscope used by entomologist and flea expert Charles Rothschild, via jewellery given as presents from Queen Victoria, to objects bearing Nazi inventory numbers, gold boxes, […]
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Design awards – your call
July 2, 2019
If people know of a new development that makes them look again and think it deserves wider recognition they are advised to nominate it for the Aylesbury Vale Design Awards 2019. To nominate a scheme, email DesignAwards@aylesburyvaledc.gov.uk with a summary of why the nomination is being made. Nominations are open now and entries close on Wednesday July 31. The awards […]
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60 up for Mini
June 26, 2019
The record-breaking Mini grids at next month’s Silverstone Classic (26-28 July) have just got even larger. Special dispensation has come from Motorsport UK, the governing body of UK motor sport, for the addition of two extra entries to the previously permitted sell-out 58 car grid, ensuring the British motoring icon’s 60th birthday is celebrated in fitting […]
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