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2019 issue
The aim of the monthly Life in Brackley Magazine is to support businesses in order that the local community can flourish.
After a warm and sunny September, we’re looking forward to getting cosy as we head into Autumn, enjoying the misty mornings and a crisp chill as the nights draw in. Looking ahead to half term at the end of the month, we’ll be pumpkin carving, decorating the house and baking for Halloween, with plenty of great ideas to keep the kids entertained. With amazing offers and features galore, there’s plenty to make your favourite coffee time read un-put-downable!
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Eco-friendly Halloween With Halloween just around the corner, I’m mixing things up a bit this year. I want to put up the usual mad and spooky decorations, but I’m keen to avoid the mountains of plastic and keep things a bit more eco-friendly! I’ve come up with some upcycling ideas and compostable creations, which will look great on the day but won’t hurt the environment – or your bank balance!
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After the mixed bag of weather of late summer, the autumn is now definitely here for real, and it feels distinctly cooler. It’s a beautiful time of year, with the trees changing colour. However, there’s much to do so you can enjoy the garden now and into next spring, says Buckingham Garden Centre’s Chris Day. Harking back to my college days and remembering the prudent advice that the month of October is the beginning of the gardening cycle, so for horticultural students and home gardeners there’s plenty to be getting on with! For some of us it is a time to prepare, plant and develop gardens or take on mini makeover projects. In
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especially the silvery foliage of perennial Artemisia ‘Powys Castle’, shrubby Convolvulus cneorum, seasonal bedder Cineraria maritima, herbs such as the Curry Plant (Helichrysum italicum) and Cotton Lavender (Santolina chamaecyparissus) or ground-covering lamb’s ears, Stachys lanata. These foliage beauties, including the silvery Heuchera ‘Silver Celebration’, really look good when bathed in LED light!
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last layer. You can top plant with shallow rooting Pansies and Violas to complete the display. Finish the task by topping up with compost and giving the plants in the pot a good drink to settle everything in. DIARY DATES On Friday 4th October join us for our Autumn Tasks Workshop, 10.00am1.00pm. Clare Price will provide topical advice on getting the best from your garden at this time of the year and will cover topics including propagation, planting and pruning. There are only 15 places available, so it will be on a first come first served basis. The costs to our Garden Card holders is £19.99 and to others £24.99, the price includes tea or filter coffee. Booking is essential either at the Customer Service Desk or call 01280 822133. On Wednesday 9th October, 10am4pm We will be delighted to welcome back Charles Ross Auctioneers, from Woburn, who will be offering to our customers throughout the day their free valuation services on
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Monday 9.30-11am: Lace Hill Sports & Community Centre. Monday 7-8.30pm: PA Room, Buckingham Primary School. Term time classes, beginners welcome. Contact: 07970 659952, eva@evayoga.co.uk, www.evayoga.co.uk Every Monday, Tuesday &Thursday Buckingham & Stowe Running Club. Please see our website for more information www.buckinghamrunningclub.com or email buckinghamrunningclub@hotmail.co.uk Every Monday Evening SCUBA diving with Stowe Sub Aqua Club, see the web for more information. StoweSubAqua.co.uk Men in Sheds Buckingham Meet every Tuesday (10am to 1pm) Thursday (10am to 2pm) and Friday (10am to 2pm) We meet in our workshop behind the Cote at the Woolpack in Well Street, Buckingham email: buckmshed@btinternet.com Self Defence Classes Every Wednesday Maids Moreton School. Kids and Teens 6.00 Adults 7.00 cskravmaga@sky.com 07526629955 Alternate Wednesdays ‘Just Friends’ social club for single people aged roughly 45 - 70+ Meet 8.00pm Villiers hotel lounge
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North Bucks Carers Support GroupSocial Mornings at Buckingham Community Centre Every 2nd and 4th Wednesday’s of the month 10 am until 12 noon Come for a coffee, cake and a chat Also speakers, demonstrations and outings Contact Ann 07473766365 or 01280 815441
Wednesday evenings Great Horwood Silver Band 7.45pm training band 7pm) n Great Horwood Village Hall. All ages and abilities (including beginners) welcome. Contact name: Sharon Taylor Email : Sharon.taylor@talktalk.net www.greathorwoodband.com
Every Wednesday Bounce and Rhyme for babies and young children in term ime 10.30am-11am Knit and Natter Group every Thursday 2pm-3.30pm Reminiscence Coffee morning third Thursday of every month 1.30am-11pm Learn My Way one to one omputer sessions for complete beginners at times to suit he learners Family History sessions. One to one help in tracing your amily history at times to suit the customer
First Thursday of the Month OPEN HOUSE part of Community Care North Bucks) Living on you own? oin us at The Centre, Verney Close, Buckingham. 10.30am - 12.30pm for coffee and cake. Occasional speakers and trips out 07473766365
Third Thursday of the Month Reminiscence coffee morning on the third Thursday of every month 10.30-11.30am . This is free coffee and biscuits for anyone who would like to come in for a chat. Buckingham Library, Verney Close, Buckingham, MK18 1 JP Thursday evenings Brackley Morris Men Taster Sessions 8.15pm Brackley CE Junior School, Manor Road Brackley Further details from Stephen Ferneyhough 07764 799947 First Saturday of each month Buckingham Railway Walk Conservation Group 10am in the University Car Park Chandos Road. http://buckinghamrailwaywalk. btck.co.uk/ or https://www.facebook. com/Railwaywalk
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Buckingham National Women’s Register (NWR) - We are a friendly group of women of all ages who are interested in everything and talk about anything! If the idea of taking part in lively discussions, sharing ideas, meeting other women and making new friends appeals to you, contact the Buckingham Group local organiser, Jane Wardale on 01280 814067, for programme details.
Alternate Thursdays The Registrars attend Buckingham Library every Thursday rom 10am – 3pm. To book an appointment to register a birth or a death or to book a Notice of Marriage appointment please go online at https://www.buckscc.gov.uk/ ervices/births-deaths-marriages-and-civil-partnerships/ or elephone 01296 395000.’ Email: inbusinessmags@gmail.com
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Come and try … Open House: Wednesday 30th October 2019 • 6.45pm Beginners course starts: Wednesday 6th November 2019 • 6.45pm Venue Scout and Community Centre, 52 Embleton Way, Buckingham MK18 1FJ Open House: Thursday 31st October 2019 • 7.00pm Beginners course start: Thursday 7th November 2019 • 7.00pm Venue Sycamore Hall, Drayton Road, Bletchley, Milton Keynes MK2 3RR Local contact number:07423 820487
On Wednesday 9th October, 10am-4pm We will be delighted to welcome back Charles Ross Auctioneers, from Woburn, who will be offering to our customers throughout the day their free valuation services on jewellery and antiques. No booking is required - simply pop along any time through the day between 10am and 4pm. Later that day, at 4.00pm, BGC’s Chris Day will be giving a talk on ‘Gardening: A Step Back in Time’. Chris will highlight how gardening has changed, including the equipment used and the evolution of the plants grown through the ages and the practises employed. Booking on 01280 822133 or simply turn up on the day.
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