Buckinghamshire Council’s Remembrance Sunday wreath-laying service will take place in Aylesbury’s Market Square on 12 November 2023, with the service starting at 10:45am. This continues the tradition of a Remembrance Day wreath-laying service in Aylesbury, the county town. Buckinghamshire Council’s Chairman, Councillor Patricia Birchley, will lead the service to remember the armed forces members [...]
Ever wondered why Kingsbury has its name? Who was the resident from the 1600s that is still notable today? Was there ever a castle near Castle Street? Which building was an important meeting point in the 1700s and cost £8 to construct? And what is the significance of the lions in Market Square? Aylesbury [...]
Families looking for low-cost ideas to entertain their children during the upcoming February half term need look no further than the local area for inspiration. Buckinghamshire's libraries, leisure centres and museums have a wide range of events and activities taking place across the week. A number of Bucks libraries are hosting events. Why not [...]
Buckinghamshire Council has launched a new Tourism Survey to help shape the future of Buckinghamshire’s tourism sector. The council believes that residents, businesses and stakeholders have a wealth of knowledge and understanding of what the county has to offer, and they want you to share your thoughts on how they could make the [...]
Buckinghamshire Council’s Remembrance Sunday wreath-laying service will take place in Aylesbury’s Market Square on 13 November 2022, with the service starting at 10:45am. This continues the tradition of a Remembrance Day wreath-laying service in Aylesbury, the county town. Chairman of Buckinghamshire Council, Councillor Dev Dhillon, will lead the service dedicated to remembering armed [...]
A month-long series of events is taking place as a part of Buckinghamshire History Festival this November. There is lots to enjoy in the Aylesbury area. At the Waterside Theatre, watch Disraeli – Queen Victoria’s Favourite Prime Minister, a one-man play about the 19th Century statesman. Meanwhile, at the Stoke Mandeville Stadium, you [...]
Is That A Yeti Hetty? is a live-illustrated storytelling show for families, about a child on a quest to convince her nay-sayers that yetis really do exist. When your windows need a clean, you cover them in soap and squeegee them. But these window cleaners know the soap suds have more to say. [...]
Get ready for a fascinating November packed full of Bucks history and culture with the Buckinghamshire History Festival. Organised by Buckinghamshire Archives and back for its seventh year, organisations across the county will be bringing Bucks’ past to life this November with tours, talks, and theatre. Clive Harriss, Cabinet Member for Culture and [...]
Created as the centrepiece of Her Late Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee weekend celebrations, as part of the Queen’s Green Canopy (QGC) Initiative, the ‘Tree of Trees’ – a huge living sculpture made up of 350 native British trees – stood tall as a message of hope, regeneration and optimism to our nation and the [...]
The Together We Build exhibition and events programme is up and running until 4th November at cultural venues across Bucks. 12 venues that have chosen to take part will celebrate our County’s Paralympic heritage by displaying objects chosen by disabled Community Curators, and running events inspired by the Paralympic story. Our project celebrates [...]