Hello all. You’ll notice a slightly different editorial picture on here today. If you would allow me to introduce myself. I’m Simon Hobden from Berkshire and Wiltshire borders. I run a printing and publishing company there and a studio shop in Hungerford. I have been printing the Aylesbury Guide for something like 12 years
Wishing all of our readers and everyone that follows us online a very Happy Christmas. Wow this year has just fl ashed by. We are told that this happens as we get older! Sadly Iceland in the High Street is closing at the end of November 2023. My world has turned upside down recently,
At the time of writing this we have just had some sunny days. Will it last for the August Bank Holiday weekend? The forecast is good, so we have two days of fun to look forward to and finishing the weekend with Proms in the Park. Walking around Aylesbury the other day I saw
When you receive this magazine half of the year has already gone. As the last issue was being distributed we had the opportunity to celebrate the Coronation of King Charles III. I visited a friend and we watched it on TV together, such pageantry. I probably won’t see that again. I wonder if my
I am sitting writing this on a sunny, cold day in April. Birds are singing, trees and flowers have an amazing array of colours, shops are full of flags and memorabilia to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III. All is well with the world. I am old enough to remember Queen Elizabeth’s coronation
I am writing this towards the end of February with glorious sunshine and a beautiful blue sky. My snowdrops are flowering and a few of my crocuses too. It reminds me of a song we sing at I Have A Voice Too! - Wonderful World. I love walking along the canal towpath listening to
Christmas has been and gone so we are into a brand New Year. What will it be like for you? What are your dreams for 2023? I have been looking at some of Bob Proctor’s material recently and it seems that many people do not know what they want. Finding out what you want
Recently, David and I visited a Dog A.I.D. showcase and received this lovely email after my discussion with Kate: “Thank you for taking the time to come to our showcase event on Saturday in Stoke Mandeville. It was absolutely lovely to meet you. As you heard from Rob and Rhiannon, our Assistance Dogtraining and
Today as I write this we have been blessed with a beautiful sunny day with blue skies and those white fl uffy clouds. Will we have a white Christmas? The Christmas decorations are going up in the town centre and the shops are stocking their shelves with all those Christmas goodies. At the end
Extract from HUMAN CROSSINGS – 9 STORIES ABOUT REFUGEES This is a part of Khaled Deakin’s story. This was written in Arabic then translated into English so that it could be published. His story so far. He has married the girl he loved and they have had a baby daughter. He has just been
