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25/05/2024

COMPETITION TIME! 🌸🎸🎪

Hey pals! Long time no see! I wanted to all let you know that it’s just under a week to go until the festival fun kicks off at family friendly Wychwood Festival in Cheltenham ✌🏼

The line up looks awesome and includes Sister Sledge Texas and indie rock icons Ocean Colour Scene 🤘🏼

They have very kindly given me a family ticket to give away to you lovely lot!!

All you have to do is tag a mate and make sure you are following Community Contact and Wychwood Festival

Good luck and I’ll see you there 😍

27/03/2024

Coming soon locally at Twyford Cricket Club.

ECB cricket Allstars and Dynamos sessions on Friday evenings for 5 to 11 year olds. Come along and learn some core skills, have fun and make new friends.

Registrations open on the 3rd of April.

https://www.ecb.co.uk/play/all-stars

For any info just private message the club on FB.

24/12/2023

19/12/2023

It’s a BIG thumbs up from the boys after watching Santas New Sleigh at Aylesbury Waterside Theatre this afternoon! It’s in the Norman Bragg Studio which is the smaller more intimate theatre studio 🎭 and is showing all week until Christmas Eve!

🎟️ tickets are from £15.95 and can be purchased via their website

The story is all about two elves who are trying to fix santas sleigh in time for Christmas Eve. There’s lots of opportunities for children to go up on stage, lots of audience participation and all the children get to meet Santa and receive a present at the end of the show!

Thanks for having us .theatre

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17/11/2023

Madagascar the Musical! 🦁🐧

“What a spectacular performance! It was funny, captivating and the sets and costumes were bursting with colour.

The vocals were brilliant ⭐️ From the penguins to Alex the Lion we found it hard to choose our favourite. King Julian had the whole theatre belly laughing.

The children were absolutely mesmerised! I found myself dancing in my seat. Thank you Aylesbury Waterside Theatre for a wonderful evening with the children.

It's a must see and on until Saturday 18th November.”

To get your tickets for tonight or tomorrow 🎟️ head to: https://www.atgtickets.com/shows/madagascar-the-musical/aylesbury-waterside-theatre/

10/11/2023

My very good friend and colleague went to review Take That’s Greatest Days for me this week at Aylesbury Waterside Theatre as little Millie is still too little for me ti leave her for a whole evening! I have to say I was a bit gutted to miss this one as I LOVED Take That!

Check out her review here👇🏼

Greatest Days really is a an uplifting, heart-warming and hilarious story which focuses on a group of five best school friends in the 1990s who are obsessed with their favourite boy band. They get to see the band in Manchester, then they are faced with tragedy and end up going their separate ways. Twenty plus years pass and they are reunited.

This isn’t a tribute act musical, it does feature more than 15 record-breaking Take That songs but it also is a great story with some excellent acting. It’s funny, emotional and uplifting. It stars Jennifer Ellison best known as Emily Shadwick in Brookside, and now returning to the stage after acclaimed performances in Chicago, Legally Blonde and Calendar Girls.

It had great energy and some great dancing and has that ‘feel good’ factor.

This isn’t just for Take That fans, it’s an enjoyable experience for all!

The touring show is on at Aylesbury Waterside Theatre from Tuesday 7th to Saturday 11th November.

Book tickets here https://www.atgtickets.com/shows/greatest-days/aylesbury-waterside-theatre/

Other shows coming up at .theatre include:

Madagascar the Musical
The full Monty
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfes pantomime!

Relight Your Fire with this sensational new production of Take That’s smash hit musical Greatest Days.

04/10/2023

Any one for yoga? 🙋🏻‍♀️

I can’t wait to get back into my fitness when I’m all recovered from having Millie 💫

If you are looking for something new URBΔN ŌM Yoga in Buckingham is somewhere I’m going to look at trying to build up my core strength. 🧘🏻‍♀️

They are currently offering a trial offer of 30 days of yoga for £35 and is a great way to find the right classes for you 💫

Classes available:

heated and non-heated classes
beginner yoga courses,
stretch classes
traditional hot yoga
modern yoga fitness classes
wellness-inspired courses and events

You can read more at urbanomyoga.co.uk ✨

Urban Om Yoga

15/09/2023

15/09/2023

Check out the new Autumn issue of Community Contact Magazine featuring the wonderful PQA Buckingham academy on the front cover!

In this issue there is lots of autumnal fun to be found! I really enjoy the autumn months, its a time for long walks, cosy sweaters and pumpkin patches! 🍂

⭐️ Have you heard that The Pauline Quirke Academy of Performing Arts is coming to Buckingham from September? The PQA Buckingham is a weekend performing arts academy based at Akeley Wood School offering a range of fun and exciting classes every Saturday for children and young adults aged between 4-18 years old. To experience a taste of their action-packed academy day, they would like to invite you to their launch event on 23rd September 2023 ⭐️

🎃 Did you know that we have two fantastic local pumpkin patches to visit this October? One being the lovely folks at Lillingstone Pick Your Own and the wonderful guys at The Patch MK 💫

🌸 Inside on page 32 we catch up with Rebecca Marsala Flowers who is a local florist based in Swanbourne with lots of exciting workshops coming up this autumn and winter 💐

🎭 On page 39 there is a chance to WIN tickets to see The Woman in Black at Aylesbury Waterside Theatre a chilling ghost story that has stood the test of time running for over 30 years, and now it’s coming to thrill from Mon 9 – Sat 14 Oct.

To read the magazine in full click the link below 👇🏼

https://communitycontact.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/CC-Sept-Oct-2023.pdf

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07/07/2023

The July / August edition of Community Contact Magazine is OUT NOW! Click the link in the below to flick through and inside you will find:

🎪 Towersey Festival is coming to the Claydon Estate on August Bank Holiday! And there is a chance to WIN tickets to the festival on page 6 😍

🌿 We have our garden column from Hartwell Nurserieswho tells us all about how important it is to support our local flower farmers…

🌸 We catch up Jess from Buckingham Flower Farm

🍴 There’s a summer recipe for Pomegranate Glazed Grilled Chicken with flatbread, homemade Babaganoush & mint yoghurt dip brought to you from the guys at Horwood House

🧊 Bucks Brothers Gin have kindly given us a delicious cocktail recipe to use with their Navy strength Gin which you have a chance of winning in our competition on page 11 🙌🏼

🎡 also catch up with Stowaway Festival (formally known as Festival of Beer) who are looking forward to welcoming you back up to Blackpit farm for a weekend of partying, paddle boarding and roller skating from 18th – 20th August.

💆🏻‍♀️There is a review from me about my gorgeous facial experience with Body Matters Beauty Therapy

💦 There is also an article on water safety this summer from waterbabies which you might find very useful if you are taking little ones away for the first time like us!

We also catch up with our regular wellness columnist Place Eight Wellness and have a competition to win a signed book from Coles Books, Bicester Books as well as hundreds of local business jam packed into one lovely magazine 💫

I hope you enjoy! ☀️

https://communitycontact.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/CC-July-Aug-2023.pdf

30/06/2023

Buckingham’s new, free, public art trail is now live!

You can now find and admire ten selfie sized painted swan sculptures each with their own story to share when you visit Buckingham this summer 🦢

Bringing colour and fun to the town, the Swan Trail is on now and will run for ten weeks, finishing on September 3rd, offering everyone an enjoyable day out during the school holidays.

Each swan has kindly been sponsored by local businesses, organisations and The Buckingham & Villages Community Board and lovingly painted by school children, artists, and the community.

Competition!

Displayed at every swan location you will find a plaque with the name of the swan, artist and sponsor and QR codes for Buxplore. There is also a hidden letter written on the plaque.

To be in with a chance of winning £100 to spend in a local Buckingham shop you will need to find all the hidden letters. The hidden letters make up a ten letter phrase. Post your entry in the special box at Buckingham Tourist Information Centre or via email: [email protected].

All correct answers will be entered into a prize draw and one winner will be chosen and notified on the same day.

Closing date is September 4th, 2023, at 12 noon.

To download the map and for more information – click the link below 👇🏼

https://www.buckingham-tc.gov.uk/buckingham-swan-trail/

Buckingham Town Council Buxplore

23/06/2023

If like me you’re not at Glastonbury this weekend (sad face) the village of Twyford have a really great alternative happening tomorrow and it’s absolutely free to attend! 😎

Twyfest (Bucks) formally known as Roc at the Rec is being held from tomorrow at 1pm all day until midnight!

It’s set to be a great day with performances from lots of local bands, delicious food and our very own Twyford Pantry editor Tina Hodges will be making pimms at the pimms bar!

Follow the signs as you get into Twyford to get to the festival site.

Have a great weekend guys! ☀️🍹

22/06/2023

Someone was super brave today at swimming with 🐳

Katy his teacher very kindly gave us bubba the whale to take home for the week. Only thing is now I have to make sure the dog doesn’t try to steal it 😂

In my latest summer issue give us some tips for safe and fun swimming this summer and I’ve linked the article for you all to take a look at below 🫶🏼🐳

https://communitycontact.co.uk/top-tips-for-safe-and-fun-swimming-with-water-babies/

19/06/2023

Every year I make birthday cakes for family members, and they always come out looking wonky, but made with love! A little while ago I was lucky enough to be invited along to the Pure Patisserie Bake School’s launch of their Cake Decorating Master Class!

I couldn’t believe I could make such a beautiful cake! I learnt so many new baking tips throughout the day which will stay with me forever! By the end of the class you will get to go home with a three layer, fully iced and decorated vanilla sponge cake!

Bake School Classes coming up over the summer include:

Pure Patisserie’s New Bake School is now open in their brand new premises. The first release of classes have now launched! To do the same class in my review see the date below:

🧁 2nd July – Cupcake making class – £100 Approx 2.5 hours

🍬 30th July & 13th August – Macaron class – £80 approx 2.5 hours

🎂 27th August 2023 – 6inch naked Buttercream cake decorating class – £125 approx 2-2.5 hours

I hope you have as much fun as I did!

To see the full review, click the link below:

https://communitycontact.co.uk/pure-patisserie-bake-school/

16/06/2023

Hands up who is going to Buckingham Literary Festival this weekend? 🙋🏻‍♀️📚

Buckingham is going to be buzzing this weekend as writers and readers make their way to the university river campus for this year’s events.

Meet award winning historians, best-selling novelists, nature writers, poets, storytellers and also take a look at some of the children’s events happening. There is also a relaxing space for festival-goers to snack and enjoy free music in the festival hub.

To see the full listing of events and to book on to one or more, click the link below ✨

https://www.bucklitfest.org/events-at-a-glance/

01/06/2023

🎶 Heathers the Musical 🎶

On Tuesday even I took my niece to see one of the best theatre productions around! Do you remember the 80’s cult movie Heathers?

Heathers follows the twisted relationship between lead characters Veronica Sawyer and Jason Dean, known to all as JD.

Veronica is struggling her way through high school as a nobody, desperate for acceptance from the in-crowd, namely the three Heathers and their leader Heather Chandler. After new kid JD arrives at Westerberg High, sweeping Veronica off her feet, things take a turn for the worst. JD plunges Veronica into a dark world of murder, su***de and lies, as he delivers his own take on justice on the high school bullies😳

The story, although dark, unfolds with a heavy dose of comedy. While it is a high-energy black comedy, the show opens conversations about dark issues, including bullying, teen su***de, sexual assault, and violence in schools.

Press night went off with a bang, the theatre was full and the story was so captivating! Everything from the cast, the music, the vocals and the acting was insanely good. The evening ended with a very well deserved standing ovation! Check out the video!

It’s showing at Aylesbury Waterside Theatre until Saturday and I would highly recommend trying to get a ticket if you can!

25/05/2023

Bucks Country Show is happening just outside Buckingham on Saturday 3rd June and looks set to be a day full of family fun! 🐄

Kids currently go free if you book by 31st May (click link in the below to go straight to the booking page)

The main ring attractions include:

🦮🦆The Dog and Duck Show
🦅 Birds of Prey Demonstration
🚜 tractor parade
🐴 heavy horse demonstrations.

There’s also:
🎠 A miniature funfair
🐴 pony rides
🎯archer
🪓inflatable axe throwing
🤹🏼‍♀️ circus skill workshops for children
🍔 a range of catering options from burgers to sandwiches, fish and chips to samosas; a farmers market; tradestands and much much more!

Buckinghamshire Young Farmers Clubs will hold their annual competitions day as part of the show. The public will be able to watch them take part in numerous activities in a dedicated competitions ring as well as have opportunity to view the extensive homecraft competitions they have taken part in prior to the show.

A family day out, with plenty to see & do for everyone - including main ring attractions, kids' activities and young farmers' competitions!

12/05/2023

The May / June edition of Community Contact Magazine is out now and boy is this issue packed full of exciting articles and local businesses ✨

Check the link below to flick through if you haven’t had a copy through the post.

🏫 We catch up with Beachborough School who have all the tips for little ones starting school for the first time in September!

🎪 If you turn the page 12 you can read all about Towersey Festival coming back to Claydon Estate on August Bank Holiday

🧁 In April I was also invited to the Pure Patisserie Bake School where I learnt to ice and decorate a three tiered cake! It was one of my favourite days this year, so I hope you enjoy reading my review ✨

🍏 We also catch up with our regular wellness columnists Louise Lambert-Day from Place Eight Wellness who talks about Bowel Cancer, which is something very close to my heart. We catch up with Tina at the Twyford Pantry, as well as some great gardening advice from Hartwell Nurseries 🌿

Inside we also catch up with Heide Swift at Swift Mortgages & Finance and you can see my review of my delightful sound bath experience with Sonia Normal at RestoreU 🧘🏻‍♀️

And finally, on page 58 there is a chance to Win a book with Coles Books, Bicester 💫

Happy reading! ✨

https://communitycontact.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/CC-Full-May-Jun-2023.pdf

05/05/2023

It’s so lovely to see our local communities getting ready to celebrate the Coronation this weekend!

I also take my hat of to the local people of Tingewick who have worked so hard to bring one of the best scarecrow trails to the area! (See last two pics!) If you get a chance go and take a walk around Tingewick this weekend - they are really fantastic!

Have a wonderful weekend of pimms, sandwiches and cake! 🇬🇧👑

28/04/2023

Heathers the Musical is coming to .theatre from Tue 30 May – Sat 3 June!

Produced by Bill Kenwright and Paul Taylor-Mills, this high octane, black comedy, rock musical based on one of the greatest cult teen films of all-time starring Winona Ryder and Christian Slater, is back with a bang!

Welcome to Westerberg High where Veronica Sawyer is just another nobody dreaming of a better day. But when she joins the beautiful and impossibly cruel Heathers and her dreams of popularity may finally come true, mysterious teen rebel JD teaches her that it might kill to be a nobody, but it is murder being a somebody…

For more info and for a link to buy tickets – click the link below!

https://communitycontact.co.uk/heathers-the-musical/

21/04/2023

Everyone Meet Sarah, who is a Senior Yoga Teacher & Health Therapist and the founder of the brand new Urban Ōm Yoga studio in the centre of Buckingham!

At Urban Ōm yoga, they are passionate about yoga-specific health and exercise. As teachers they have all had their own journey to how yoga has supported them either physically, mentally, or emotionally – and they just love teaching it!

URBAN ŌM translates as City + Spirit. This means they will aim to support all students, (trainees and teachers included!) in using the science and tradition of yoga to help guide balanced city-living (aka busy-living!).

Urban Om Yoga Studio will be providing heated and non-heated classes (from hot yoga classes to comfortable temperature classes) ranging from beginner, intermediate, and beyond level students. There will be styles that are relaxing and therapeutic, as well as powerful, and energetic. There will also be annual workshops on various topics for health and wellness, and specialist courses such as pregnancy and yoga rehab.

To find out more about this exciting new addition to the town click the link below!

https://communitycontact.co.uk/introducing-urban-om-yoga-buckingham/

Hi my name is Sarah, a Senior Yoga Teacher and Health Therapist, and the founder of Urban Ōm yoga.

23/03/2023

Have you seen the latest edition of Community Contact Magazine?

Its packed full of local businesses and articles including:

A £10 eye test voucher from Specsavers Buckingham

How to keep your brain young with Place Eight Wellness

Win an afternoon tea at Horwood House

We introduce you to Urban Om Yoga, a brand new and exciting yoga studio in Buckingham 🙌🏼

There is a chance to write or update a will for free with Ripple Africa

A chance to win a signed copy of the new book by Alan Titchmarsh, Gardner’s Almanac, kindly donated by Coles Books, Bicester

Gardening advice from Hartwell Nurseries

And SO much more!

Click the link in the below to see the online version of the magazine!

https://communitycontact.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CC-Mar-Apr-2023-Online.pdf

24/02/2023

WIN an Afternoon Tea for two at Claydon Estate 🍰

We’ve teamed up with the folks at Claydon Estate, who have recently launched a new seasonal menu, to give you guys a chance to win an afternoon tea for two!

Their delicious afternoon tea includes a selection of finger sandwiches as well as a variety of savoury and sweet treats, all served on a traditional afternoon tea stand.

Claydon Courtyard is also home to several independent retail businesses including the Flying Fox, The Spa at The Courtyard, New Aura Hair, Featherstone Jewellery and more!

For your chance to win answer the following question:

Can you name one of the independent businesses at Claydon Courtyard?

Good luck 🤞🏼

Click the link below to read more 💫

Competition closes: 28.2.23

https://communitycontact.co.uk/win-afternoon-tea/

15/02/2023

Did you see the latest copy of Community Contact Magazine? Our front cover star is Emma Hall who has recently launched Sculpted Rose Aesthetics in Gawcott. She has a goal of delivering excellence and natural enhancements to ensure customers feel confident and beautiful in their skin. Emma is fully Qualified, Insured and trained within Complications and First Aid, this ensures every client that steps foot into the clinic is in safe hands at all times.

There is an exclusive Community Contact Magazine discount code of CC2023 when booking online, only valid until the end of February, availability is limited so book in today!

Click this link to read more 🤩

https://communitycontact.co.uk/introducing-sculpted-rose-aesthetics/

10/02/2023

So It has been a LONG time since I did one of these, but felt it was necessary as we have had some new followers lately (thank you!) and I haven’t been posting as much as I should be 🙈

My name’s Laura and together with my husband Neil, we are Community Contact Magazine. Neil is my designer and I generally do everything else!

Back in 2014 we decided to trial a pilot magazine in Twyford, to see if it might be something local people want 🧐

We have always been passionate about supporting local businesses and wanted to create something that these businesses, small, medium or large, could all use to market themselves to the local area at an affordable price.

The pilot was a success, so we decided to create a bi-monthly magazine that would go out to Buckingham, Winslow and the surrounding villages and that would bring the community together, hence our name – Community Contact Magazine.

Over the years, our local magazine has grown and now goes out to over 13,500 homes. We pride ourselves with an unrivalled advertising rate accessible to all. We offer standard advertising, front cover features, food reviews, editorials and more!

We have two little boys called Archie and George (6 & 3) a dog called Jasper, a cat called Binky and we live locally in the lovely little village of Gawcott.

We have recently launched a new monthly newsletter that is packed full of local businesses, offers, articles, recipes, competitions, and much more and would love for you all to sign up to it and it is absolutely free! 💕

To sign up click the link below 👇🏼

www.communitycontact.co.uk/sign-up

30/01/2023

We were lucky enough to be invited to watch The Demon Dentist at Aylesbury Waterside Theatre on Thursday night! I was slightly aphrensive about taking my 6 year old as I didn’t want to put him off going to the dentist for the rest of his life! But, despite a few scary moments, on the most part he was belly laughing because it was so funny!

Demon Dentist tells the story of Alife and his ‘not girlfriend’ Gabz as they investigate mysterious going-on in their small town. Children are waking up after leaving a tooth under their pillow to discover a multitude of disgusting things; fox tails, eye balls, even a toe nail instead of the traditional coins. At the same time, new dentist Miss Root arrives in town played by Emily Harrigan.

The highlight of the show for us all was the shopkeeper, Raj! We were told by our neice (who loves dwalliams books) that Raj features in all of his stories. He is effortlessly funny and made the adults in the audience laugh, as well as the children!

It has now finished showing at Aylesbury Waterside Theatre but will be showing at Milton Keynes Theatre later in March.

🎭 Up-coming shows at Aylesbury Waterside Theatre include:

🎸 The Commitments – opening night is tonight through until Saturday night (review impending!)

🧛🏼‍♂️ Buffy revamped – Friday 3rd – Saturday 4th February

🎤 90’s live tribute – Thursday 9th February

🎸 UK Pink Floyd Experience – Sunday 12th February

🕵🏻‍♂️ An Inspector Calls – 14th Feb - 18th Feb

👩🏽‍🦱 Sing – a – long Encanto – Sunday 26th February

💃🏻 Spirit of the Dance – Thursday 2nd March

25/01/2023

Ohh I can’t wait to go and watch Priscilla Queen of the Disaster at Aylesbury Waterside Theatre in March!

Join Susie, a mother of two boys as she shares her hilarious story of becoming a Mum, not knowing what she is doing and how she makes it through each day of parenting these two boys with no instructions. (I can totally relate! 😂)

Giggle along as Susie realises that parenting is nothing as she expected, highly unpredictable and nobody is getting it right, despite what social media might portray!

Whose coming with me? 🙋🏻‍♀️

Click the link below to read more about what to expect and also a hilariously funny Q & A with Susie!

📆 Friday 17th March at 7.30pm

🎟 Tickets available from £16.78

A must for parents – Priscilla Queen of the Disaster is coming to Aylesbury Waterside Theatre’s Norman Bragg Studio on Fri 17 Mar at 7.30pm. Motherhood isn’t just paying a photographer to take a perfect photo of your bundle of joy curled up in a basket, it’s not the heavily curated version e...

20/01/2023

Yoga 🧘🏼‍♀️

Hands up if you’ve tried yoga before? I’ve tried it many times but every time I either get confused between my left foot and my right hand etc etc and find it all so complicated it’s not relaxing and I end up not going back! (I also really struggle to relax due to being a busy working mum!!)

I’ve just been to my first yoga class with Aimee Newton Osteopathy and Yoga and together with the knowledge of the body (thanks to being a qualified osteopath) she’s given me the best first yoga class!

I’ve started my beginners yoga class course with Aimee today at the RestoreU based in Buckingham opposite the post office. It’s a four week course and I’m already looking forward to next Friday!

Thanks so much Aimee Newton Osteopathy and Yoga 💕

(Not an ad - just so impressed!)

17/12/2022

In this guide we explore some of the best foodie gifts around! 🥂

Christmas is the time for FOOD and DRINK – so check out these great gifts from local producers.

Featuring:

🥃 Pomegranate & Sloe Gin from - £32
🍷 Sloe & Orange Gin from - £27
🍫 Santa’s Nice list .and.paper - £6
🍜 Gift Voucher from Winslow’s very own - £25 or £50
🍫 Chocolate Biscoff & Salted Caramel Yule Log from - £50
🍫Christmas Truffle Selection Box from - £16
🍪 Santas Cookie & Brownie Box from - £20
🥂Vintage Curvee from - 28

This guide from features over 40 gifts from local and independent businesses in our area. I hope it encourages you to shop small this Christmas! ✨

📌 Save this post for later!

05/12/2022

Gifts for Her ✨

Make her feel special this Christmas with these gorgeous local gifts for her 🫶🏼

Featuring:

🧤 Soft & warm cashmere fingerless gloves from - £28
🧖🏻‍♀️ Reuseable Cotton Face Pad Gift Set - - £22
🛀🏻 Bubble T Macron Bath Fizzers - - £6
👑 Lisa Angel Organic Circle Freshwater Pearl Earrings - - £24
🧩 Jigzaw -
👜 Tote bag -
👚 Embossed T-shirt - - £10
👑Sterling Silver Jewellery from – From £20
💍 Beautiful jewellery from
- £POA


Click the to see the full guide 💫

This guide from features over 40 gifts from local and independent businesses in our area. I hope it encourages you to shop small this Christmas!

https://communitycontact.co.uk/xmas-gift-guide-for-her/