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The Campaign to Protect Rural England (Hampshire) and the Hampshire Gardens Trust (HGT), two local charities, have signed a new, strategic partnership to work together on conservation issues that affect the County’s countryside, landscape, gardens and historic environment. The new arrangement will bring the charities closer together, formalising a joint, collaborative approach on matters...
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Whilst plans for publically-organised events to celebrate The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in Alton are still being considered, organisers of other activities are being encouraged to let Alton Town Council know all about them. The town’s Diamond Jubilee Event Working Party, made up of Town Councillors and representatives from other groups is currently putting the...
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 The 2012 Alton Winter Beer Festival was a huge success on Saturday night at Alton College after raising even more money for local charities. The exact figure was not available at the time of writing this article. With an additional session on Friday night, organisers Peter and Ysanne Legg were hoping to nudge even closer to...
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Alton Town Centre came alive on Valentine’s Day as the annual Pancake Race took to the streets for the thirteenth year! MC for the event, Deputy Town Clerk Greg Burt ‘milked’ his time on the megaphone cajoling entrants to the race so the organisers didn’t end up with ‘egg’ on their faces through lack of support!...
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Conservative Party members and East Hampshire District Council are shocked today at the news that their leader, Patrick Burridge has resigned with immediate effect. Having been an elected member of EHDC for almost seventeen years, Leader of the Conservative Group, EHDC Cabinet Member and Leader of the Council for the past year and a half,...
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The Alton Ramblers paid host to the Hampshire Ramblers on Saturday, 11th February for their Annual General Meeting held at the recently enlarged Beech Village Hall. The visitors were welcomed by many of the Alton Ramblers offering a hot drink prior to joining in the morning walk, ably lead by Roy Kirby. The route...
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We are always striving to improve our magazine website and in the last couple of weeks, we have added some fantastic new features to This is Alton. Readers Letters Communication from our readers is vitally important to the site. It gives you a chance to voice your opinion on any of the articles or...
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In January, a new volunteer based organisation set-up in Alton won a Government grant worth £80,000 to help fund a range of energy efficiency work within the Alton community and build on the experience and knowledge of the Alton Local Energy Campaign. Dubbed ‘Energy Alton’, a new advice centre on the High Street was opened on Saturday 11th February...
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Many of us a really feeling the pinch in the current economic climate, and trying our best to make the little money we have go further and further and cover the ever increasing costs. But help is at hand! The Alton Assembly Rooms are introducing a monthly TABLE TOP SALE that is aimed at...
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