People
People from Aldbourne are nicknamed "Dabchicks", after the Little Grebe. This is said to have begun as an insult by the residents of nearby Ramsbury, but it has been adopted as a badge of pride.
The Aldbourne Band is an award-winning brass band that has won many national competitions.
Aldbourne has been the home of the novelist Mavis Cheek since 2003.
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I think, enough. And even if only first names are ever exchanged
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