To say this year has been challenging would be an understatement so we’re making it even easier for you to fill yourself with festive cheer and buy your presents, food and trimmings from one of our many talented producers in Aylesbury and Bucks. Research has shown that buying locally keeps a third of the [...]
Electric scooter travel is now available in Aylesbury town centre, Buckinghamshire Council and travel partners Zipp Mobility have confirmed. With a second lockdown now in force across England and with current Government advice to avoid public transport if possible, e-scooters can offer an important alternative for those who still have no choice but to make essential local [...]
Food shops, supermarkets, garden centres and certain other retailers providing essential goods and services can remain open during this period of national restrictions (until 2 December). Other non-essential retail can remain open for takeaway, delivery to customers and click-and-collect. Friars Square has information about how their retailers are operating on their website. We've [...]
Visitors to Aylesbury town centre enjoyed some scary fun on Halloween. Many of the town centre retailers joined together to celebrate Halloween by adorning their windows with ghoulish decorations. Visitors to the town clearly enjoyed the decorations, as many could be seen smiling and joking when they saw them. Commenting on the day, Aylesbury Town [...]
Aylesbury is offering an alternative Christmas experience this year with people's well-being and safety at its heart. ‘Aylesbury Small Businesses Count Down to Christmas’ will be at the centre of this year's Christmas campaign, encouraging people to visit the town, shop and dine locally at any of the great businesses. The festivities kick off [...]
A fantastic resource with information on accessibility in Aylesbury has been launched! Residents and visitors to Aylesbury with disabilities, hidden or otherwise, are now able to check the accessibility of places they’d like to visit before they travel. 40 ‘Access Guides’ have been created by an organisation called AccessAble for places around Aylesbury like shops, [...]
Disabled visitors and their carers will now find a new accessible toilet facility at Upper Hundreds Car Park in Aylesbury town centre which can be accessed 24 hours a day. The Changing Places Room offers a wider range of services than a standard accessible (disabled) toilet. The facilities in the room at Upper Hundreds include: [...]
A new bike park has been unveiled by Aylesbury Garden Town at Hale Leys shopping centre. The bicycle racks, which can accommodate 20 bikes, are part of the Garden Town programme’s commitment to encourage more people to use sustainable transport for local journeys, rather than to take the car. Over recent months, as a result [...]
Aylesbury Town Centre Partnership and Aylesbury Market traders were delighted to be able to hold a real live socially distanced event on Friday 28 August, the first since lockdown. Traders had the opportunity to showcase their businesses and share their expert knowledge about their products and services. DJ Dan Blase was on hand to chat [...]
Aylesbury Market Live will take place in Aylesbury's historic Market Square on Friday (28 August) between 11am and 2pm. The event is an opportunity for the local market traders to showcase their businesses and the products they sell. A live compère will chat with traders, asking them how their businesses have been affected during the [...]