The Community Fair is back again this year providing a vehicle for local groups, societies and charities to raise funds.
The event will take place on Saturday 10th December in the Community Centre immediately after the town’s Christmas Parade.
The Community Fair is back again this year providing a vehicle for local groups, societies and charities to raise funds.
The event will take place on Saturday 10th December in the Community Centre immediately after the town’s Christmas Parade.
The Community Fair is back again this year providing a vehicle for local groups, societies and charities to raise funds.
The event will take place on Saturday 11th December in the Community Centre immediately after the town’s Christmas Parade.
Celebrate Buckingham Day is being held with the Buckingham Society and, for the first time ever, will incorporate the robing of the Mayor, Cllr Margaret Gateley and Buckingham Civic Day prize giving.
Stalls from local community, voluntary and social enterprise groups will sit alongside fun activities including a bouncy castle, inflatable slide and cadet games. You can even test just how squeamish you are and have a try at maggot racing!
There are also some great food vendors attending so make sure to save plenty of room for lunch:
Wood-fired pizza: The Wood Oven
Burgers hot drinks and more: Roo’s Food
Mark’s Ices
Dave’s Sweets
Live entertainment will include the Ukulele Group and Winslow Concert Band.
Come along to meet:
The Film Place – Buckingham
Buckingham Community Pantomime
Berks, Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust– BBOWT
Buckingham Canal Society
BORG – Bux & Oxon 4×4 Response Group
Buckingham AED Project
Young Carers YC2 Buckingham and Winslow
Buckingham Girlguiding
1563 (Buckingham) Squadron ATC
Buckingham and Villages Community Board
Project Street Life
Buxplore
Buckingham Churches Holiday Club
Buckingham Table
Buckingham Action Group for Cancer Research UK
Friends of The University of Buckingham
Buckingham TIC
Buckingham Fairtrade Town
Volunteer Driver Service Buckinghamshire
Friends of Buckingham Library
Rotary Club of Buckingham
National Women’s Register Buckingham Branch
Friends of Buckingham Old Gaol Museum
Buckingham & District Angling Association
And Buckingham Otter Trail
For more information and updates, visit our Facebook event page.
Organised by the Christmas Parade Committee and sponsored by Buckingham Town Council, the annual Christmas Parade has been running for over 30 years.
This year the theme for the parade is ‘Musicals’. Over 50 floats, walkers and marching bands will line up on Chandos Road before setting off at 10:45am to make their way through the town centre before returning to Chandos Road.
Buckingham Town Council organises the road closure and diversions. These will be in place for the town centre and the parade route from 10:15am until approximately 12:30pm. Buses will stop serving the bus station in the town centre from 10am as well as Maids Moreton. Notices are being placed on the bus stops showing where the buses have been re-routed to.
There will be free parking in the town centre on the day.
Chairman of the Town Centre & Events Committee, Cllr Andy Mahi said that he is ”looking forward to joining the parade marshals, and hopes that that everyone enjoys watching or taking part in the parade.”
The Road Closure Order covers the following areas between 7am and 2pm on the 14th December 2019:
Road Closure Map Buckingham Christmas Parade
The roads with a full road closure are shown as red on the map. Other town centre areas will have restricted access. Alternative routes for vehicles affected by the closures will be clearly signposted. Including a one-way system on School Lane and Castle Street and Addington Road.
Organised by Buckingham Town Council, the annual Community Fair will take place in the Community Centre on Saturday 14th December from 11:30am to 2pm after the Christmas Parade. The fair has been particularly successful in recent years, when it has also followed the parade.
The Community Fair gives local people an opportunity to buy gifts, cards and Christmas goods from local charities, groups and societies, ensuring that money spent on Christmas also benefits local good causes. Those taking part this year include The Buckingham Canal Society, Buckingham Men In Sheds, Buckingham Twinning Association, RAF Benevolent Society, MIND, The Oli Hilsdon Foundation, Buckingham District Girlguiding, ENCRISCO, Buckingham Fairtrade, Arthritis Research, Open House. Refreshments will be provided by the Inner Wheel.
The Vice Chairman of the Town Centre & Events Committee Cllr Terry Bloomfield said, “I am delighted that we are again able to hold the Community Fair in conjunction with the Christmas Parade, giving everyone the perfect opportunity to support local groups with their gift buying, while getting warm and having a mince pie after the Parade.”