Author: Sarah Lock

Basingstoke Foodbank – supporting local people out of crisis 0

Basingstoke Foodbank – supporting local people out of crisis

With the help of volunteers from churches and the community, Basingstoke Foodbank continues to reach out to people in need throughout the region.  Over double the number of people were fed in 2020 compared...

Camrose Centre for Homeless and Vulnerably Housed people in Basingstoke 0

Camrose Centre for Homeless and Vulnerably Housed people in Basingstoke

Thanks to the amazing staff at GO Outdoors Basingstoke who went above and beyond recently when we went to purchase boots for our clients only to find our voucher had expired! We had been gifted the...

Hampshire Together: Building a better network of care 0

Hampshire Together: Building a better network of care

The ambition of the Hampshire Together programme goes beyond building a new hospital to serve north and mid Hampshire – the aim is to give local people a truly joined-up system of NHS and...

Isolation busting group launched 0

Isolation busting group launched

Peter and Margaret Humphreys are a Basingstoke couple who have suffered from tinnitus for many years and it has got worse as they have got older. Tinnitus is the name for noises in your...

Local Basingstoke Business Owner and Podcast Host Matt Holman helping to improve the conversation of Mental Health in 2021. Talking Mental Health for 24 Hours. 0

Local Basingstoke Business Owner and Podcast Host Matt Holman helping to improve the conversation of Mental Health in 2021. Talking Mental Health for 24 Hours.

Matthew Holman, a local Basingstoke resident from birth and owner of Mental Health training and consulting company Simpila Healthy Solutions (www.simpila.com), and Podcast Host – ‘Matt Holman Talks Mental Health’ is planning a talking...

Tougher penalties for dog-fouling offenders 0

Tougher penalties for dog-fouling offenders

Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council is cracking down on dog owners who fail to clear up after their pet has fouled in a public space by introducing tougher penalties.  Anybody caught not cleaning up...

Julian House calls on public to Sleep-Out at home as COVID forces change to the ‘Big Basingstoke Sleep-Out’ 0

Julian House calls on public to Sleep-Out at home as COVID forces change to the ‘Big Basingstoke Sleep-Out’

After the disappointing postponement of Julian House’s Big Basingstoke Sleep-Out 2019, due to the first national lockdown for Covid-19 in March last year, the charity will be running this year’s Big Sleep-Out as an...

Local author raising funds 0

Local author raising funds

Local (Kempshott) author, Tony Corbin, has just published his latest book, ‘Collezione’. Tony is making a very special offer to local residents (see below) who may be looking for ideas on how to easily...

’Tis the season to recycle 0

’Tis the season to recycle

Christmas can generate plenty of extra household waste and Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council is urging residents to recycle more and waste less during the festive season.  There is no limit to how much...

Beggarwood Girl signs for Southampton FC 0

Beggarwood Girl signs for Southampton FC

Lily-ann Beckingham age 11 was the youngest and 1st girl to sign and play for Basingstoke Town F.C and play in the U10s junior Premier League. Lily-ann started playing football at the age of...