Security Patrols Press Release
Officers employed by Alton Town Council to patrol the town’s parks and open spaces this summer will be empowered to issue a variety of Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) in a bid to clamp down on anti-social behaviour. Evening security patrols were introduced in 2004 to make visitors to open spaces feel safer and at the [...]
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Motorists Advised to Expect Delays on Carnival Day
Motorists are being advised to be prepared for delays later this month when the Alton Carnival takes to the road once more. The crowd-puller, brought back last year as part of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations, will be leaving The Butts at 3pm on Sunday 26th May and winding its way along Butts Road, High [...]
read more
Carnival Fever Rising!
Carnival fever hit Alton this week as publicity for the big day got underway and the line-up of bands due to perform in Anstey Park was revealed. Giant posters have been put in bus shelters on main roads and a flyer is due to hit the doormat of every home in the town. The latter [...]
read more
Walkers Welcome at Alton’s First Walking Festival
Alton’s status as a Walkers are Welcome town was well and truly proven last weekend, as approximately 350 eager walkers took part in thirteen walks spread over the two days, covering varying distances and interests as part of the town’s very first Walking Festival. The Festival was devised as a way of celebrating the town’s [...]
read more
New Alton Bandstand Gets Final Go-Ahead
Alton is set to have a brand new Bandstand in its Public Gardens this summer, following final approval of the design and confirmation of funding. The Town Council is spearheading the prestigious project, which will be Alton’s main permanent commemoration of HM The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. A new Bandstand to replace the existing structure has [...]
read more
Remember the wet shirt? Directing Pride and Prejudice and Other Costume Dramas
An audience with Simon Langton promises to be an extremely entertaining evening at Chawton House Library on Thursday 18th April. He directed the 1995 BBC Pride and Prejudice as well as many other costume dramas and will discuss the adaptation, starring Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle, to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the publication of [...]
read more
2013 Alton Events Guide Launched
There is more going on than ever before in Alton this year, if the brand new 2013 Alton Events leaflet launched this week, is anything to go by. First launched three years ago, the eye-catching pocket-sized publication highlights some of the town’s biggest and most interesting events, in an easy-to-read diary style and encourages the [...]
read more
Soggy Proms Not a Damp Squib
Alton’s sixth Last Night of the Proms event on 7th July was not the wash-out many perhaps thought it would be, with a terrific turn-out despite the horrendous weather. Around three hundred die-hard proms fans started to arrive as the gates of the Public Gardens were opened at 6pm, and slowly they continued to arrive to [...]
read more
No More Getting ‘Caught Short’ at Anstey Park
Visitors to Anstey Park won’t have to suddenly rush home to spend a penny any more, following the opening of brand new public toilets. The facilities, which form part of the new Finnimore Pavilion, include one unit for the disabled and two unisex units. Whilst the latter two will be open daily from 7am, the [...]
read more
Medstead Animal Hospital Seeks Help
Hart Wildlife Hospital at Medstead would love your help to feed and care for the sick and injured animals that come into their hospital. They are looking for meat flavoured cat food, meaty cat biscuits, cleaning materials, newspapers and wildbird seeds. These can be left in the collecting bin in the foyer at Sainsbury’s in Alton. Sainsbury’s [...]
read more
Security Patrols Press Release
Officers employed by Alton Town Council to patrol the town’s parks and open spaces this summer will be empowered to issue a variety of Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) in a bid to clamp down on anti-social behaviour. Evening security patrols were introduced in 2004 to make visitors to open spaces feel safer and at the [...]
read moreMotorists Advised to Expect Delays on Carnival Day
Motorists are being advised to be prepared for delays later this month when the Alton Carnival takes to the road once more. The crowd-puller, brought back last year as part of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations, will be leaving The Butts at 3pm on Sunday 26th May and winding its way along Butts Road, High [...]
read more
Carnival Fever Rising!
Carnival fever hit Alton this week as publicity for the big day got underway and the line-up of bands due to perform in Anstey Park was revealed. Giant posters have been put in bus shelters on main roads and a flyer is due to hit the doormat of every home in the town. The latter [...]
read more
Walkers Welcome at Alton’s First Walking Festival
Alton’s status as a Walkers are Welcome town was well and truly proven last weekend, as approximately 350 eager walkers took part in thirteen walks spread over the two days, covering varying distances and interests as part of the town’s very first Walking Festival. The Festival was devised as a way of celebrating the town’s [...]
read more
New Alton Bandstand Gets Final Go-Ahead
Alton is set to have a brand new Bandstand in its Public Gardens this summer, following final approval of the design and confirmation of funding. The Town Council is spearheading the prestigious project, which will be Alton’s main permanent commemoration of HM The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. A new Bandstand to replace the existing structure has [...]
read moreRemember the wet shirt? Directing Pride and Prejudice and Other Costume Dramas
An audience with Simon Langton promises to be an extremely entertaining evening at Chawton House Library on Thursday 18th April. He directed the 1995 BBC Pride and Prejudice as well as many other costume dramas and will discuss the adaptation, starring Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle, to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the publication of [...]
read more
2013 Alton Events Guide Launched
There is more going on than ever before in Alton this year, if the brand new 2013 Alton Events leaflet launched this week, is anything to go by. First launched three years ago, the eye-catching pocket-sized publication highlights some of the town’s biggest and most interesting events, in an easy-to-read diary style and encourages the [...]
read more
Soggy Proms Not a Damp Squib
Alton’s sixth Last Night of the Proms event on 7th July was not the wash-out many perhaps thought it would be, with a terrific turn-out despite the horrendous weather. Around three hundred die-hard proms fans started to arrive as the gates of the Public Gardens were opened at 6pm, and slowly they continued to arrive to [...]
read moreNo More Getting ‘Caught Short’ at Anstey Park
Visitors to Anstey Park won’t have to suddenly rush home to spend a penny any more, following the opening of brand new public toilets. The facilities, which form part of the new Finnimore Pavilion, include one unit for the disabled and two unisex units. Whilst the latter two will be open daily from 7am, the [...]
read moreMedstead Animal Hospital Seeks Help
Hart Wildlife Hospital at Medstead would love your help to feed and care for the sick and injured animals that come into their hospital. They are looking for meat flavoured cat food, meaty cat biscuits, cleaning materials, newspapers and wildbird seeds. These can be left in the collecting bin in the foyer at Sainsbury’s in Alton. Sainsbury’s [...]
read more
Walkers Welcome at Alton’s First Walking Festival
Alton’s status as a Walkers are Welcome town was well and truly proven last weekend, as approximately 350 eager walkers took part in thirteen walks spread over the two days, covering varying distances and interests as part of the town’s very first Walking Festival. The Festival was devised as a way of celebrating the town’s [...]
read more
New Alton Bandstand Gets Final Go-Ahead
Alton is set to have a brand new Bandstand in its Public Gardens this summer, following final approval of the design and confirmation of funding. The Town Council is spearheading the prestigious project, which will be Alton’s main permanent commemoration of HM The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. A new Bandstand to replace the existing structure has [...]
read more
2013 Alton Events Guide Launched
There is more going on than ever before in Alton this year, if the brand new 2013 Alton Events leaflet launched this week, is anything to go by. First launched three years ago, the eye-catching pocket-sized publication highlights some of the town’s biggest and most interesting events, in an easy-to-read diary style and encourages the [...]
read more
Walkers Welcome at Alton’s First Walking Festival
Alton’s status as a Walkers are Welcome town was well and truly proven last weekend, as approximately 350 eager walkers took part in thirteen walks spread over the two days, covering varying distances and interests as part of the town’s very first Walking Festival. The Festival was devised as a way of celebrating the town’s [...]
read more
New Alton Bandstand Gets Final Go-Ahead
Alton is set to have a brand new Bandstand in its Public Gardens this summer, following final approval of the design and confirmation of funding. The Town Council is spearheading the prestigious project, which will be Alton’s main permanent commemoration of HM The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. A new Bandstand to replace the existing structure has [...]
read more
2013 Alton Events Guide Launched
There is more going on than ever before in Alton this year, if the brand new 2013 Alton Events leaflet launched this week, is anything to go by. First launched three years ago, the eye-catching pocket-sized publication highlights some of the town’s biggest and most interesting events, in an easy-to-read diary style and encourages the [...]
read more
Take a Spin on a New South Downs Electric Bicycle
The South East’s first Electric Bicycle Network will launch in the South Downs on Tuesday 3 April, giving visitors the opportunity to hire and ride ebikes around the rural lanes and trails of England’s newest national park. In the beautiful South Downs National Park, a new fleet of electric bicycles for hire are bringing the [...]
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Alton Energy Workshop ‘Revolution’
A quiet revolution took place at the Energy Advice Centre on the High Street in Alton last weekend when politicians, planning officers and members of the public attended workshops about renewable energy in the community. Over a series of three workshops the debate about energy shifted from a focus on loft insulation and solar panels [...]
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Your Chance to Help Plan Alton’s Renewable Energy Future
Come and have your say at one of four free* workshops where we will be reviewing town-scale renewable technologies and discussing the best ones for Alton. The workshops are on Fri 30th March and Sat 31st March from 10-12noon and 2-4pm and will take place at the Energy Advice Centre. You are invited to attend [...]
read more
Take a Spin on a New South Downs Electric Bicycle
The South East’s first Electric Bicycle Network will launch in the South Downs on Tuesday 3 April, giving visitors the opportunity to hire and ride ebikes around the rural lanes and trails of England’s newest national park. In the beautiful South Downs National Park, a new fleet of electric bicycles for hire are bringing the [...]
read more
Alton Energy Workshop ‘Revolution’
A quiet revolution took place at the Energy Advice Centre on the High Street in Alton last weekend when politicians, planning officers and members of the public attended workshops about renewable energy in the community. Over a series of three workshops the debate about energy shifted from a focus on loft insulation and solar panels [...]
read more
Your Chance to Help Plan Alton’s Renewable Energy Future
Come and have your say at one of four free* workshops where we will be reviewing town-scale renewable technologies and discussing the best ones for Alton. The workshops are on Fri 30th March and Sat 31st March from 10-12noon and 2-4pm and will take place at the Energy Advice Centre. You are invited to attend [...]
read more
Motorists Advised to Expect Delays on Carnival Day
Motorists are being advised to be prepared for delays later this month when the Alton Carnival takes to the road once more. The crowd-puller, brought back last year as part of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations, will be leaving The Butts at 3pm on Sunday 26th May and winding its way along Butts Road, High [...]
read more
Carnival Fever Rising!
Carnival fever hit Alton this week as publicity for the big day got underway and the line-up of bands due to perform in Anstey Park was revealed. Giant posters have been put in bus shelters on main roads and a flyer is due to hit the doormat of every home in the town. The latter [...]
read more
Walkers Welcome at Alton’s First Walking Festival
Alton’s status as a Walkers are Welcome town was well and truly proven last weekend, as approximately 350 eager walkers took part in thirteen walks spread over the two days, covering varying distances and interests as part of the town’s very first Walking Festival. The Festival was devised as a way of celebrating the town’s [...]
read more
Remember the wet shirt? Directing Pride and Prejudice and Other Costume Dramas
An audience with Simon Langton promises to be an extremely entertaining evening at Chawton House Library on Thursday 18th April. He directed the 1995 BBC Pride and Prejudice as well as many other costume dramas and will discuss the adaptation, starring Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle, to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the publication of [...]
read more
2013 Alton Events Guide Launched
There is more going on than ever before in Alton this year, if the brand new 2013 Alton Events leaflet launched this week, is anything to go by. First launched three years ago, the eye-catching pocket-sized publication highlights some of the town’s biggest and most interesting events, in an easy-to-read diary style and encourages the [...]
read more
Soggy Proms Not a Damp Squib
Alton’s sixth Last Night of the Proms event on 7th July was not the wash-out many perhaps thought it would be, with a terrific turn-out despite the horrendous weather. Around three hundred die-hard proms fans started to arrive as the gates of the Public Gardens were opened at 6pm, and slowly they continued to arrive to [...]
read more
‘Much Ado About Nothing’ in Open Air Theatre at Chawton House Library
Shakespeare’s sparkling, sexy comedy comes to life at Chawton House on the evening of Friday 27th July. Performed by Heartbreak Productions on the South Lawn against the backdrop of the historic Elizabethan house, the lovers battle against each other in a poignant, dynamic and hilarious production set in the 1940’s, a whirlwind of war-time song [...]
read more
Motorists Advised to Expect Delays on Carnival Day
Motorists are being advised to be prepared for delays later this month when the Alton Carnival takes to the road once more. The crowd-puller, brought back last year as part of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations, will be leaving The Butts at 3pm on Sunday 26th May and winding its way along Butts Road, High [...]
read more
Carnival Fever Rising!
Carnival fever hit Alton this week as publicity for the big day got underway and the line-up of bands due to perform in Anstey Park was revealed. Giant posters have been put in bus shelters on main roads and a flyer is due to hit the doormat of every home in the town. The latter [...]
read more
Walkers Welcome at Alton’s First Walking Festival
Alton’s status as a Walkers are Welcome town was well and truly proven last weekend, as approximately 350 eager walkers took part in thirteen walks spread over the two days, covering varying distances and interests as part of the town’s very first Walking Festival. The Festival was devised as a way of celebrating the town’s [...]
read moreRemember the wet shirt? Directing Pride and Prejudice and Other Costume Dramas
An audience with Simon Langton promises to be an extremely entertaining evening at Chawton House Library on Thursday 18th April. He directed the 1995 BBC Pride and Prejudice as well as many other costume dramas and will discuss the adaptation, starring Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle, to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the publication of [...]
read more
2013 Alton Events Guide Launched
There is more going on than ever before in Alton this year, if the brand new 2013 Alton Events leaflet launched this week, is anything to go by. First launched three years ago, the eye-catching pocket-sized publication highlights some of the town’s biggest and most interesting events, in an easy-to-read diary style and encourages the [...]
read more
Soggy Proms Not a Damp Squib
Alton’s sixth Last Night of the Proms event on 7th July was not the wash-out many perhaps thought it would be, with a terrific turn-out despite the horrendous weather. Around three hundred die-hard proms fans started to arrive as the gates of the Public Gardens were opened at 6pm, and slowly they continued to arrive to [...]
read more‘Much Ado About Nothing’ in Open Air Theatre at Chawton House Library
Shakespeare’s sparkling, sexy comedy comes to life at Chawton House on the evening of Friday 27th July. Performed by Heartbreak Productions on the South Lawn against the backdrop of the historic Elizabethan house, the lovers battle against each other in a poignant, dynamic and hilarious production set in the 1940’s, a whirlwind of war-time song [...]
read more
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