| A packed Olney Town Council meeting discussed the merits of calling a referendum on a possible bypass. See full details... | | |
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| Olney men Nick Pearce and Nigel Amos are running the London Marathon 25th April 2010. Each is raising £1,500 each for Whizz-Kidz which helps disabled children and young people. See full details... | | |
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| New social networking sites allowed Andrew Betts to 'post' reports during his trip to Africa. Andrew is the Director of Olney-based charity, Advantage Africa and was able to keep supporters updated while he was away. See full details... | | |
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| The Olney NCT Nearly New Sale will be held on Saturday 6 March 2010 - an opportunity to bag a bargain.
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| Thousands attended 2009's “Dickens of a Christmas” to enjoy the entertainers, food, stalls and festive cheer.
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| The parish church took part in a national initiative called 'get in the picture'. See full details... | | |
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| You can help an Olney initiative to provide meals for a group of eighty African orphans. See full details... | | |
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| The ladies of Clifton Reynes decided to do something different to raise money for charity - posing nude for a calendar. See full details... | | |
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| Late Night Shopping in the Market Place was organised by The Olney Chamber of Trade to help retailers in the run-up to Christmas. See full details... | | |
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| The Big Olney Food Festival saw many hundreds try our Festival Feast.
The food stalls, entertainment, cooking demo's and family fun were a big hit. See full details... | | |
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| Lavendon Schoolchildren have reason to celebrate with the installation of a new playground. See full details... | | |
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| OlneyOnline and sister site VisitOlney.com showcase what the town has to offer. See full details... | | |
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| The winners of the annual raft race won by just 4 seconds.
The day probably belonged to the Blunderbird. The costumes were F.A.B! Loads more photos here... See full details... | | |
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| The annual duck race had spectators packed by the riverside to see if their sponsorsed duck would win....Continued with more photographs....
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| The Cowper & Newton Museum had familiar book characters Alice, Rabbit, Duchess & The Queen of Hearts in abundance for its Alice in Wonderland Week. See full details... | | |
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| Ahead of the Olney Newton Link's latest fundraiser - a barn dance - we asked the charity about plans for 2010. See full details... | | |
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| The Cherry Fayre saw The Glebe packed and charity stalls doing well as people had fun in the sun. Continued with more photos.... See full details... | | |
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| The Remembrance Day commemorations were once again very well attended on Sunday 8th November.
A two minute silence was also held on the 11th day at 11 o'clock. See full details... | | |
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| The celebration to mark the official opening of Doff's Field was tinged with sadness for members of Olney's Rugby Football Club. See full details... | | |
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| Staff, parents and children of Emberton School held a special assembly to mourn the death of a pupil. See full details... | | |
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| The Cowper and Newton Museum in Olney celebrated the Georgian period during a special two days on August 19th and 20th. See full details... | | |
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| Months of planning, designing, building & writing went into this year's successful Holiday Bible Club. See full details... | | |
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| The Olney based charity, Advantage Africa, helps those who suffer stigma because of disability of HIV/AIDS. Here, the charity's Jacinta Sweeney tells OlneyOnline of lasting memories from her recent trip to Kenya:
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| A series of events was held in October as part of 'Black History Month. 'Olney and Africa marked the 200 years of links to Africa. See full details... | | |
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| Nearly 400 parcels went from Olney and the surrounding villages to children in need around the world for Christmas 2009 - a fantastic effort and a reward for all the hard work of organisers. See full details... | | |
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| A new photography exhibition by a local artist will be held at the Three Hares Gallery throughout December. See full details... | | |
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| A Ravenstone woman has appeared at the Edinburgh festival in a comedy show. In this interview in Jul, Catriona Knox told OlneyOnline about pre-gig jitters. See full details... | | |
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| In residence here in Olney, the French artist Annie-Claude Mellor uses photography to express herself. OlneyOnline asked her about life, influences and parting with her work. See full details... | | |
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| A well attended Rugby Sevens tournament took place in Olney - making the most of the new pitches on Doff's field. See full details... | | |
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