Hampshire Harmony
Hampshire Harmony are delighted to welcome Claire Oliver as our MD. Claire has a wealth of musical knowledge and experience having worked with choirs, individuals and delivering workshops. She is also an accomplished and...
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Basingstoke Male Voice Choir – 23 in 23!
No its not our birthday – the choir is well beyond 23 years old having been founded in 1964 (see below!) Instead 23 is the number of choristers we would love to join us...
Festival of Transport
The History of The Festival of Transport The Festival of Transport has been running in Basingstoke for 30 years. The Festival was originally established by the Thorneycroft Society, set up, by the previous employees,...
Pea and Mint Soup
(vegan and vegetarian option – do not add the cream) Time – 30 minutes Cost £2.50 – 50p per portion Makes 5 good portions Ingredients 1 bunch spring onions, trimmed and roughly chopped 1...
Rotary Helping Turkey & Syria
SHELTERBOX Saturday 18th February saw Rotarians in Basingstoke and friends of Rotary in Festival Place collecting to help Turkey and Syria after the devastating earthquake. Thanks to Festival Place Management team who gave us...
Congratulations to Revd Andrew Micklefield and Revd Michael Smith
Many congratulations to Revd Andrew Micklefield and Revd Michael Smith, who have both been appointed to the role of Honorary Canon at Winchester Cathedral. This is in recognition of their dedicated service to the...
Disability Awareness Day
The Malls, Basingstoke Town Centre Friday 28th April 2023. Basingstoke and District Disability Forum (BDDF) is a local charity Basingstoke Deane Rotary are happy to support and showcase what BDDF are doing to help...
Local History Snippets
Jane Austen and the Prince of Wales at Kempshott Park From her home at nearby Steventon Jane Austen would have been a regular visitor to many of the local large houses and she was...
Generous grant means art wellbeing project can continue to help local homeless and vulnerable people
Staff and volunteers at The Camrose Centre for homeless and vulnerably housed people recently hosted Lord and Lady Lymington, who visited to find out more about the creative arts and wellbeing project artWell that...
Taking Steps Towards Net Zero Carbon in Basingstoke
When the heating system at Saint Mark’s Church in Kempshott was condemned as unsafe, the Church Council knew they had an expensive problem, and one which would limit the building’s use by the community. ...
