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News relating to Alton Town Council
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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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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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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Alton’s Town Mayor will be turning the tables on residents next month, when instead of residents asking him questions, he is holding a Charity Quiz Night whereby residents will be asked the questions! However on this occasion Quizmaster Roger Tibble will be asking the questions rather than Town Mayor Robert Saunders. Planned for 7.30pm...
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On Saturday 28th January, town councillors visited the new Finnimore Pavilion to view the progress of the new building and This is Alton was again given access to the inside. The building is most certainly taking shape internally now, and the councillors were treated to a tour of the building by arcitect Michael Weakley....
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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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Alton’s reputation as being a walker-friendly town could get official recognition, if a bid by the Town Council is successful. Obtaining Walkers are Welcome status, as a growing number of communities across Britain are doing, brings a number of benefits. It helps strengthen a town’s reputation as a place for visitors to come to...
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Pavilion Clock Anstey Park’s new Finnimore Pavilion took another step forward recently with the installation of it’s new clock tower. With two faces, one pointing towards the car park, the other to the playing fields, this handsome and colonial looking piece on the building is the latest addition to the new pavilion....
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Alton Past and Present Calendar 2012 A few of Alton Town Council’s 2012 calendars showing town shop-fronts from the past and also their modern frontages are still available. Produced in aid of the town’s Christmas Lights, the calendars show 12 of the most recognisable frontages around Alton using historical photographs and modern ones taken...
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