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What to do in your garden or allotment throughout  the year 0

What to do in your garden or allotment throughout the year

I was often asked be new allotment tenants what they should be doing on their allotment or garden each month. The same question is now being asked by groups associated with Incredible Edible, a...

Busy Start for Probus Club 0

Busy Start for Probus Club

The last few weeks have been busy for the Probus Club of Basingstoke, the social club for retired professional and business men of the district. Their 35th year started when their AGM saw a...

Consultation starts on the plan for the future of the borough 0

Consultation starts on the plan for the future of the borough

Residents are being urged to comment on the draft Local Plan, the document that will guide planning decisions in the borough over the next 15 years, in a consultation running until Friday 4 October....

Hatch Warren WI Celebrates 20 Years 0

Hatch Warren WI Celebrates 20 Years

with a Pyjama Party and Midnight Feast (at 8 o’clock) Birthday Meeting provides an opportunity to showcase the best of everything.  Hatch Warren WI has recently celebrated its 20th Birthday.  Having always publicised itself...

Hatch Warren Phoenix Under 11’s 0

Hatch Warren Phoenix Under 11’s

Daren Bavister writes: The unique team selection, club ethos and player attitude eventually reaped rewards for the Hatch Warren Phoenix Under 11’s as they claimed the Peter Houseman ‘Fair Play’ award for season 2012/13. ...

No Cold-Calling in The Crofts 0

No Cold-Calling in The Crofts

Although The Crofts has been a member of Neighbourhood Watch for many years, this has done nothing to prevent a whole range of cold callers visiting our homes – usually at the most inconvenient...

History of Basingstoke Canal at Probus Club 0

History of Basingstoke Canal at Probus Club

Dean Wall, the Recreation and Visitors Services Manager of the Basingstoke Canal Authority, based at Mytchett, gave an interesting presentation to the group of retired professional and business men at last month’s evening meeting...

Community Center AGM 0

Community Center AGM

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT After 25 years of cumulative service the current committee, due to work and personal circumstances, will not be standing at the forthcoming AGM on the 18th June. A new committee is therefore required...

Another great event from Basingstoke Rotary 0

Another great event from Basingstoke Rotary

The Rotary Club of Basingstoke is holding a Classical Music Concert at The Aldworth Science College, Western Way, Basingstoke on Saturday 8th June 2013. The evening will be a wonderful presentation by international stars,...

Learning about  St Michael’s Hospice with the WI 0

Learning about St Michael’s Hospice with the WI

We are all aware of St. Michael’s Hospice in Basingstoke, but do any of us know much about what happens there.  Our perceptions are probably that it is a wonderful place for those who...