HW&B Cycling
After a couple of test-runs, the first, formal cycle of the newly formed Hatch Warren & Beggarwood Cycling Club took place on Sunday 13th September. Over 20 cyclists of varying degree of pace gathered...
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Auction of Promises
I’m sure you will have heard by now about the Auction of Promises to be held on Saturday 3rd October 7–10.30pm at North Waltham School. There is still time to buy tickets for this...
The Pink Place
You may have read in the September edition of the Rabbiter magazine that The Pink Place has been appointed Sainsbury’s local charity of the year. They were selected following votes by customers and members...
Fitness at the community centre
Kapow! Superhero Sunday is Coming Kids and their parents can sign up now for a Superhero Sunday sports event at Down Grange track on the afternoon of Sunday 20th September. It is being organised...
Want to know the secret of a happy and healthy life?
Believe it or not we were designed to walk. Putting one foot in front of the other is what we should be doing more of. It’s good for you. It’s a gentle, low-impact form...
Hatch Warren & Beggarwood Cycling Club
Over a couple of pints in the Portsmouth Arms one night in August, a small group of like minded individuals got together and talked about creating a community cycling club. As a result, we’re...
Sophie Shows that Diabetes is not a Life Restrictor
Sophie Davenport is 11 years old and is the definitive proof that having Type 1 Diabetes does not mean having a less active lifestyle than other people. Living with her parents, Nicky and Jamie,...
Recycling Policy
Some residents have queried the recent changes to recycling policy at Basingstoke and Deane so it seems worth giving some details here: In order to improve recycling rates the new rule is that there...
From the Killing Fields to Sainsbury’s
It’s surprising who works in our local Sainsbury’s. Take Sokphal Din for instance. He has worked on the check outs since 2010 ever since the Basingstoke Press and its successor Synergie closed. For twenty...
Anaerobic Digester
Hatch Warren resident Sam Weller has resigned from the liaison committee of the Anaerobic Digester that has been built on Portsmouth Estates land just over the M3 motorway bridge. We asked him to explain...
