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  Aldbourne Band   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The Aldbourne band was formed in the middle of the 19th century by the village church organist, Richard Brown-Bunce.
Close ties to Aldbourne village are maintained, with many of the Band members living in the village, and local events include the carnival, fete, carol concert, Remembrance Sunday, and often at private weddings, parties and celebrations.
Looking to the future the Aldbourne Band hopes to maintain it's prowess as a contesting band, to continue to provide entertaining music for the diverse range of public performances, to encourage the teaching of music, and to simply enjoy the strong spirit that exists in the Brass Band World.
www.aldbourne-band.co.uk /pages/general/history.stm   (712 words)

  
  Where to find us
Aldbourne is a downland village in the north-east of Wiltshire.
Aldbourne, 'stream of Aelds's people', is thought to have been namedd after Aelda, a Saxon who made a settlement here in the 9th century.
The village has a long history of revolt against the established church, and in 1715 Aldbourne was reported as being one of the few parishes having a permanent non-conformist church.
mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk /aldbournemethodist/page2.html   (326 words)

  
 This is Wiltshire | CommuniGate | Aldbourne Football Club Home Page
Aldbourne boss Mike Hartley who saw his side beat visitors Devizes Town 4-0, all the goals coming in the 1st half from Ashley Channing, Shaun Farrell, Chris Hawkins, and Ashley Gooch.
Aldbourne took the lead halfway through the 1st half with an Ashley Channing strike, Alddbourne held the lead until early in the 2nd half.
In Wilts 2, Aldbourne entertained a totally physical Blunsdon Reserve team, a cheating Blunsdon linesman caused 2 goals to be disallowed, he was replaced at the request of the referee.
www.communigate.co.uk /wilts/aldbournefc/index.phtml   (885 words)

  
 b&b salisbury Websters uk holiday accommodation
Aldbourne is a large downland parish, in the east of the county, where most of the land is over 150 metres.
Aldbourne village is in the east of the parish while there are shrunken or deserted settlements at Woodsend, Upper Upham and Snap in the west.
Aldbourne village is at the junction of five dry valleys, near where a tributary stream of the river Kennet rises to flow south-eastwards in a sixth valley.
www.websters-bed-breakfast.com /b&b-salisbury.html   (626 words)

  
 BBC - Wiltshire Villages - 21st century village
Aldbourne is thought to have been named after Aelda, a Saxon who made a settlement there in the 9th century
Aldbourne, situated in a valley on the Marlborough Downs and approximately ten miles from Swindon is one of those quintessentially English of villages.
John said: "Aldbourne has a rich trail of historical interest which we are gradually building up in the form of articles published on the site.
www.bbc.co.uk /wiltshire/villages/aldbourne.shtml   (731 words)

  
  The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, NC - News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Aldbourne is a village and civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire in the United Kingdom.
Aldbourne is a civil parish with an elected parish council.
Aldbourne is located in a valley in the south slope of the Lambourn Downs, a part of the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
www.the-dispatch.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Aldbourne   (302 words)

  
 Aldbourne Community Website - Send a Postcard
Scroll down and then click a postcard you like from our selection
View from the Barrows facing back towards Aldbourne
The Band at play during a popular Pond Concert
www.aldbourne.org.uk /microsite/postcards/postcards.asp   (29 words)

  
 This Is Wiltshire: Tourism: Towns & Villages: Aldbourne
The Cor family started the Aldbourne Foundry in the late 17th Century and it changed hands many times until the early part of this century.
It was once said that there were few places in Wiltshire that were out of earshot of a bell cast in Aldbourne, with 562 bells cast in the village in churches in Wiltshire and beyond.
Aldbourne is a very vibrant community and, unlike many picturesque villages, it is not a dormitory for people who work elsewhere.
www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk /tiwtourism/townsvillages   (575 words)

  
 The Salisbury Journal - news, sport, features and entertainment from the pages of your local paper   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Aldbourne Associates has placed an advert (on page 8 of this week's Journal) saying sorry for failing to inform leaseholders they face being slapped with VAT bills on service charges if the controversial transfer goes through.
Aldbourne insists this was "a genuine error" but questions are being raised about the council's role as it sees all of the company's publications before release.
He was so incensed by the response during that phone call - the details of which he has agreed with Aldbourne not to disclose - he has branded the member of staff he spoke to as "not fit for purpose".
www.thisissalisbury.co.uk /display.var.920576.0.0.php?act=login   (555 words)

  
 Aldbourne   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Aldbourne, colloquially pronounced Auburn) is in the hundred of Selkley, about six miles north-east of Marlborough.
The earl of Essex was beaten here by the royalists in the great civil war A.D. Aldbourne Chace, an extensive waste, with a large rabbit-warren on the north and north-west of the village, was formerly well wooded and stocked with deer.
Aldbourne had formerly a market and fairs, but they have been discontinued : a small manufacture of fustians was carried on a few years since, but if it still exists it is much reduced.
www.oldtowns.co.uk /Wiltshire/aldbourne.htm   (189 words)

  
 Wiltshire County Council - Wiltshire Community History Get Community Information
Aldbourne was held by the king and had enough land for 45 plough teams, although this was not fully exploited as only 36 were being used.
In Aldbourne itself there was infilling in the village centre and c.1911 an iron foundry and agricultural engineering business was begun; in 1939 it became the Aldbourne Engineering Co. Around 1911 water from the public pumps was being sold at 6d (2½p) a barrel by water carriers.
The Churches of Aldbourne, Baydon, Collingbourne Ducis and Collingbourne Kingston
www.wiltshire.gov.uk /community/getcom2.php?id=1   (3521 words)

  
 SwindonWeb - Aldbourne
Aldbourne is a delightful place to live and where village life has largely remained untouched by the growth of Swindon.
Aldbourne's St Michaels Church dates from the 15th Century and has, among many notable features, the finely carved tomb of John Stone (1501).
The centre of the village is particularly beautiful with attractive cottages of brick and thatch, a 16th Century courthouse and the old coaching Inn, The Crown, surrounding the village green and duck pond.
www.swindonweb.com /guid/aldbo0.htm   (105 words)

  
 Aldbourne 10k road race
The annual Aldbourne 10k road race will be held this year, 2006, on Sunday 10th September and starts at 11.00 am.
The course is certified for accuracy by and run under a permit from, the South of England Athletics Association and is classed as grade 2 course.
The course is scenic and challenging with several steep inclines and is open to runners of all abilities.
www.aldbourne10k.co.uk   (164 words)

  
 Steve Sykes
Due to Steve's commitments with Aldbourne, Steve was unable to take them on the day but prepared them up to the final week, then they were taken by John Berryman, the band put in an excellent performance and came second, qualifying for the National Finals later in the year at Harrogate.
Aldbourne Band compete at their first contest since being promoted to the championship section - Yeovil Entertainment Contest and were delighted with their performance.
Steve has agreed to become the Professional Musical Director of the Aldbourne Band, he also rehearsed Polysteel Band and prepared Lydbrook Band for the local GBBA contest for which they had another first prize.
www.stevesykes.co.uk /27599.html?*session*id*key*=*session*id*val*   (1445 words)

  
 Property for sale in Aldbourne - selling properties from Aldbourne estate agents, Wiltshire   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Aldbourne is a civil parish with an elected parish council.
Aldbourne is located in a valley in the south slope of the Lambourne Downs, a part of the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
In the census of 2001, the parish of Aldbourne had a population of 1782.
www.wiltshirepropertysales.co.uk /property_for_sale_0_Aldbourne.html   (135 words)

  
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The earliest Brind in the Aldbourne records is Richard, born in 1587, whose death is recorded on September 2, 1677.
This was not the first fire associated with the Aldbourne factory.
Young Thomas died in Aldbourne in 1775, aged 35, having been a shepherd all his life.
homepage.ntlworld.com /brind/html/aldbourne.html   (1302 words)

  
 Stephen Ambrose Historical Tours - Band of Brothers Itinerary
After our arrival in London, we visit Aldbourne, the tiny Wiltshire village that was the home of Easy Company in the months prior to the invasion.
While in Aldbourne we will visit many of the buildings used by the men of Easy as they prepared for the greatest invasion in history.
After finishing our tour of Aldbourne we head to Littlecote House, the historic English manor house that was the headquarters for the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment for the six months prior to the invasion.
www.stephenambrosetours.com /tours/bandofb-it.html   (1272 words)

  
 Aldbourne hit form to beat the leaders   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Aldbourne put the skids under Wilts Premier leaders Corsham inflicting the first defeat of the season on the visitors.
Aldbourne boss Tony Dyer was delighted with the 1-0 win and said: "I think we let them off a bit lightly.
Aldbourne eventually reaped their reward when sub Gary Ashford netted from a one-on-one.
archive.salisburyjournal.co.uk /2005/9/13/249425.html   (752 words)

  
 Aldbourne, Wiltshire, England - genealogy information
Aldbourne is six miles North East of Marlborough.
Aldbourne community website www.aldbourne.org.uk has a Genealogy forum to leave messages and a growing genealogy section.
Articles on history of Aldbourne by Graham Palmer and Howard Gibbs linked from the "Features" section of the Aldbourne community website include "A fire destroyed much of Aldbourne in 1760 with 72 houses destroyed" - and much more.
www.genuki.org.uk /big/eng/WIL/Aldbourne   (173 words)

  
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Jane CARTER, dau of Henry and Eliza CARTER of Aldbourne, Labourer
Emma CARTER, dau of Henry and Eliza CARTER of Aldbourne, Labourer
Hannah CHALICE, dau of Thomas and Sarah CHALICE of Aldbourne, Labourer
www.treelines.co.uk /OPC/surnameevents010.html   (1056 words)

  
 Save the Stables Project   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
From Aldbourne, England to Toccoa, GA After arriving in England in September 1943, the entire 2nd Battalion (HQ, D, E, and F Companies) and A and B Companies of the 1st Battalion, 506th PIR were sent to the village of Aldbourne, England.
The stable was taken down and transported to Toccoa, GA, where it was reassembled inside the 6,000 sq.
Aldbourne, England: one of the 80-year-old stables, constructed with timber walls and
www.506infantry.org /toccoastables.html   (341 words)

  
 The Megalithic Portal and Megalith Map: Aldbourne Four Barrows Barrow Cemetery   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
A very well preserved collection of four linear barrows (three bell, one bowl) south of Sugar Hill, north of Aldbourne with their interconnected ditches and berms intact.
The famous Aldbourne barrow is at the foot of this hill in the field by the A419 just north of the wood.
The mound provided the British Museum with its Aldbourne cup, an incense cup with lid, and two bronze awls, a bronze dagger and beads of faience, amber, fossils and shale.
www.megalithic.co.uk /article.php?sid=5061   (819 words)

  
 Rae Guest Racing - Rae's training career
Rae's best horse in year one was the filly Aldbourne, owned initially by John Smith and then top Indian owner Vijay Mallya.
Aldbourne won two Listed races and was placed in both the English and Irish Guineas.
Aldbourne went on to win a $250,000 race on the Breeders Cup card at Atlantic City in the U.S while in Rae's care.
www.raeguest.com /training_career.asp   (687 words)

  
 Website Design Aldbourne
If you are based in Aldbourne with an existing website, we can offer you a fully comprehensive website analysis service.
We are very proud of our client's websites and have a selection that we invite you to view within our design examples.
So if you are looking for website design Aldbourne, you can feel confident that you have come to the right place.
www.ec-plus.net /regional/website-design.asp?town=Aldbourne   (320 words)

  
 Ministry of Propaganda - 27/Sep/2004: "Sunday Walk"
This Sunday I went on a walk on the Ridgeway and the Aldbourne Circular Route.
Following the Ridgeway was nice although not always pleasant walking, mainly due to the damage 4x4s and trail bikes have done to it.
When I arrived in Aldbourne it was early evening, so despite the temptation of the pub I decided to press on.
www.ministryofpropaganda.co.uk /2004propaganda/20040927-sundaywalk.shtml   (476 words)

  
 Ministry of Propaganda - 03/Dec/2006: "Aldbourne Sunday Walk"
Early in the afternoon it was time to decide where to go for a short walk.
I opted for the short drive to Aldbourne for a look around.
A nice hot chocolate with a few biscuits my mother had sent me, then I was ready to write today's entry for the Sunday walk.
www.ministryofpropaganda.co.uk /2006propaganda/20061203-aldbourne.shtml   (455 words)

  
 The Blue Boar Aldbourne (from Swindon Advertiser)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
We had passed through Aldbourne on a previous search for somewhere to eat but sadly two of the pubs were full.
Aldbourne is a pretty village and the striking backdrop of St Michael's Church by The Green has a wow factor for me.
The Blue Boar, a Wadworth-owned pub, is in the middle of The Green and on summer days and light evenings I could imagine how nice it would be to sit outside with a drink.
www.thisisswindon.co.uk /swindontourism/swindontourismeatingout/display.var.1325202.0.the_blue_boar_aldbourne.php   (501 words)

  
 Virtual Narrow Gauge Model Railway Exhibition
This is a model of an English narrow gauge railway as it would have appeared in the early years of this century and is inspired by the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway that once ran in North Devon.
Simply for the purpose of providing place names, the model is set in Northeast Wiltshire where the railway would have linked the villages of Ramsbury and Aldbourne to the standard gauge railways at Marlborough.
The subject of the model is the terminus of the railway at Aldbourne.
www.ngrail.co.uk /2_aldb.htm   (153 words)

  
 LAND FOR SALE in Aldbourne   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Though we do have from time to time land with planning permission for housing or equestrian development, most of our property is 'purAldbourne land' - arable land, farmland, grazing land or investment land in Aldbourne.
Our land for sale comes in smaller acreage (under an acre) or larger acreage over 50 acres and can be bought for business, leisure activities or investment.
Provide your details and we will email you the property particulars when You'll now be one of the very first to hear about the latest land for sale in Aldbourne near to existing development.
www.landsaleuk-profit.co.uk /land-for-sale-Aldbourne.html   (139 words)

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