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Alton Rugby Club hosted its inaugural Ladies’ Day on Saturday 31st March, in honour of all the women who make the club tick – and also to raise money for a Jo’s Trust, a cervical cancer charity. The club offered an open invitation to all the wives, partners, mums, volunteers and supporters who play invaluable roles in...
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Alton’s Winter Beer Festival raised an amazing £7,500 for local good causes, organisers Peter and Ysanne Legg have said this morning. Following a popular move to Alton College, the organisers and volunteers were hopeful of a large amount of money raised from the new venue, and this morning they are not disappointed! Organiser Ysanne...
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At This is Alton, we care deeply about the town and it’s community and want to try to support the groups and organisations around the town as much as possible. Of course, we can do this by publicising their events and their activities on a regular basis, but we can do more than that...
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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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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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This is Alton is aiming to become well known around the area for being a truly community oriented news and features website reaching as wide an audience as possible. We promote local organisations like yours completely free of charge with articles and features about you. Free Publicity Just like a newspaper, we love to...
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Dear Sir, On behalf of The Lions Club of Alton and all the people we help at this time of year, I am writing to thank the people of Alton, Holybourne and for the first time this year, Four Marks for giving their generous support to our appeal. In spite of the current severe...
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Lion Brian Green who joined Alton Lions in 1983 and served as Club Treasurer and President, and as District Treasurer suddenly passed away in 2011. Rather than sending flowers in his memory Lions, friends and colleagues made donations that totaled a magnificent £1381. In his early career Brian worked in Africa and developed understanding...
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Alton Lions welcomed nearly a hundred senior citizen guests to the annual tea party in the Alton Maltings and especially those who came from local residential homes. To make the day a special occasion the room in the Maltings had been decorated with balloons and in the centre of each table was a beautiful...
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