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Spring would not be spring without new-borns (lambs, goat kids, chicks and piglets) and the Mill Cottage Farm Experience Annual Open Day at Andrews’ Endowed School on 9th April will not disappoint! A full timetable of events with sheep shearing demonstrations, a chance to bottle feed lambs as well as ‘Good Life’ talks including...
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Progress to build a new Waitrose food store in Alton has taken one step closer with contractors cutting the first sod on the site which is next to the town’s railway station. Work to demolish the old Mirion Technologies building began in mid-February and with the ground cleared means contractors can start on the...
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The organisers of the 2012 Olympic Games in London officially released the route of the Olympic Torch relay this morning. Beginning at Land’s End on 19th May at 7am, the torch will be relayed round the UK by 7,300 torchbearers and will come within 10 miles of 95% of the population. Sebastian Coe, Chairman...
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The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee looks set to be marked for posterity in Alton by a new bandstand in the town’s Public Gardens. Several months ago Alton Town Council asked for ideas on how the Royal occasion could be permanently commemorated in the town and a new bandstand was a clear favourite, also scoring...
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Volunteers from two Alton groups have been planting trees around the town to complement the Town Council’s programme of planting 11 trees in Anstey Park, St Lawrence Churchyard and the Public Gardens to mark National Tree Week. As the Woodland Trust have launched an appeal, ‘to plant a tree for the Jubilee’ and indeed...
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Spectrek is one of the great global recycling projects organised by Lions Clubs International and involves collecting and redistributing spectacles no longer required by the owner to new users in developing countries. Millions of people in developing countries have uncorrected refractive errors (near-sightedness, far-sightedness or astigmatism) that can be easily diagnosed and treated with...
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There will be an Open Evening for Teachers at Chawton House Library on Wednesday 21st March from 6.30 to 8.00pm. This is an opportunity to find out about the educational and outreach work at the Library. It will be a useful aid to educators across the board, from primary to higher education. The evening...
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The Lions Leap Year Quiz held Friday (March 2nd) at the Royal British Legion Club (RBL) in Anstey Park provided a testing time for a wide range of teams from Alton, Four Marks and Holybourne. After an enjoyable but mind teasing trial with only a break for a very tasty curry, provided by Lion...
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There is more going on than ever before in Alton this year, if the brand new 2012 Alton Events leaflet launched this week, is anything to go by. First launched two years ago, the eye-catching pocket-sized publication highlights some of the town’s biggest and most interesting events, in an easy-to-read diary style and encourages...
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