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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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Alton Operatic and Dramatic Society (AODS) will this year be staging the top-notch witty classic ‘Kiss Me, Kate’ and the superb local all-singing all-dancing group’s performances cannot be missed. With numbers like ‘Wunderbar’ and ‘From This Moment On’ to wrap their voices around, AODS have plenty of opportunities to show off their talent. Set in Baltimore, 1948 we meet actor-manager...
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Visitors to the Open Days at Chawton House Library, during the February half-term holiday, will find themselves face-to-face with actresses of the eighteenth-century as they explore the house. Some famous women depicted in the portrait collection will be brought to life by the ShadyJane Theatre Company. Today they would grace society magazines but there was...
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The Alton Beer Festival celebrates its 10th anniversary this year and the 2012 event will be the biggest yet. The Winter Beer Festival on 17th and 18th February and will be held over 3 sessions and over 80 different real ales to sample. Starting in 2002 at the Assembly Rooms, the Alton Beer Festival...
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Eager to race are (L-R) Andy Goodall, President of Alton Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Town Mayor Cllr Robert Saunders and Antony Worrell-Thompson (aka Greg Burt, Deputy Town Clerk) Alton’s annual bumper events programme kicks off literally on 14th February, when the town’s annual Pancake Race gets underway. Celebrating its thirteenth year, the spectacle...
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The winter wonderland at the Assembly Rooms. Click image to see full size version. The Santa’s Grotto built at Alton Assembly Rooms by manager Jason Passingham came second in a nationwide Facebook competition to none other than Selfridges in London! The display, the effort that went in to building, the value for money and...
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Alton Assembly Rooms this Sunday plays host the Proteus Theatre’s production of Arabian Nights. Arabian Nights takes you on a magical journey to the far east, to the home of Aladdin, Ali Baba, Sinbad and the most famous storyteller of all; Scheherazade. The stories of the thousand and one nights are tales of adventure, with monsters...
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