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Aylesbury Town Council re-open the Railway Club…and they’re inviting the community in!
In a video released today, Cllr Richard Lloyd, Leader of the Council, announced that the Railway Club had reopened its doors for the community.
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Help available for Unpaid Carers in Bucks
Do you know someone who is providing unpaid care for a family member, friend or neighbour? It is something people do without a second thought and although rewarding, providing regular care for another person can impact your own health and wellbeing. It can be tiring and sometimes lonely but help and support is available.
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Leighton Linslade Rotary Club Launches Lifesaving Neighbourhood Defibrillators Project
Timed to coincide with World Restart a Heart Day, the Rotary Club of Leighton Linslade today launched its Neighbourhood Defibrillators Project — a community-driven initiative aimed at dramatically improving access to lifesaving equipment across Leighton Buzzard and surrounding areas.
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Library Flex rollout completed across Buckinghamshire's main libraries
Longer library opening hours and greater access are now on offer in Buckinghamshire after the council's successful completion of its Library Flex rollout.
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Buckinghamshire family services to benefit from Government investment
MP for Aylesbury, Laura Kyrke-Smith MP, has today celebrated the success of their local campaign to bring family and community services back to Buckinghamshire.
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Lifesaving dogs needed to become blood donors in High Wycombe
Could your dog be a lifesaver? Pet Blood Bank UK is currently appealing for dogs in High Wycombe to come forward as blood donors to help save the lives of other dogs
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Upcoming roadworks in Bucks
Buckinghamshire Council have issued a list of approved roadworks for the week commencing October 13.
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Aylesbury MP Welcomes £7 Million Boost to Help Bucks Residents into Work
Buckinghamshire is set to receive £7.2 million in funding from the government’s new Connect to Work programme, aimed at supporting around 1,650 people across the county who are sick, disabled, or facing barriers to employment.
Charity Chatter
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Cats Protection Chiltern Branch
The local volunteer-run branch of the national charity – Cats Protection, which is the UK's leading feline welfare charity.
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Connection Support
Prevent loneliness and isolation in your community become a befriender.
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Karibuni children charity
Based charity in Stoke Mandeville which focuses on transforming young Kenyan lives. The Charity was founded in 1995.
Community Chatter
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Worrying increase in number of young people using Bucks charity
Youth Concern say those needing support and food are the highest they've seen in over 40 years.
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Only Contact Elderly Get Each Week
The 'Monday Contact Club' are a day club for older people that meets every Monday. Throughout the day there are activities, crafts, exercises, full cooked lunch and entertainment.
I didn't Know that !
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Pilgrims Flocked to the North Marston Well in Medieval Times
The water from the well was soon believed to possess healing properties, in fact King Henry VIII himself visited the Holy Well in 1511 and again in 1521, seeking relief from his gout, apparently.
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75 Years of the Paralympic Movement which started in Stoke Mandeville.
In 1944, at the request of the British Government, Dr. Ludwig Guttmann opened a spinal injuries centre at the Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Great Britain, and in time, rehabilitation sport evolved to recreational sport and then to competitive sport.
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The Great Train Robbery happened here in Bucks 60 years ago
Cheddington historian John Smith talks us through the events of Thursday 8th August 1963 (this was first recorded 11 years ago).
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'Churchill's Toy Shop' at The Firs, Whitchurch
How many times have you driven past 'The Firs' at the top of Whitchurch High Street and wondered what really did go on behind those walls during the 2nd World War.
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Lewis Capaldi Latest Video Filmed in Bucks
'Wish You The Best' video was filmed in Little Missenden.