New Mayor appointed for The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee year
I feel very privileged to have been elected, following a Mayor Making ceremony at the Civic Offices on Thursday 12 May, as the 71st Mayor of Basingstoke and Deane during the reign of Her...
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Chineham & Sherfield Park Scarecrow Trail
Come and join Basingstoke and District Disability Forum (BDDF) on 28th-29th May for this fantastic annual community event. ‘The Rolls Royce of Scarecrow Trails’ returns, which follow this years’ theme ‘A Moment in History’...
LOOKING FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT?
Singing is one of the oldest enjoyments known, going back at least 4,000 years. The Basingstoke Male Voice Choir hasn’t been around quite that long! Founded in 1964 it has performed at hundreds of...
Basingstoke Gang Show IS BACK!
Audition NOW! If you like to laugh, sing, dance and entertain then come along to the auditions for Basingstoke Gang Show – the longest running and ‘bestselling amateur show in Basingstoke’. We’re looking for...
Local Homeless Produce Stunning Artwork
Local homeless clients have produced stunning artwork in collaboration with a local artist. The painting entitled ‘Looking through the window’ was produced over several months by clients at The Camrose Centre, as part of...
New Leader and Deputy Leader at borough council
Cllr Simon Bound has been elected as Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council’s new Leader. At the Council meeting tonight (Monday 28 February), Cllr Bound, who has been Acting Leader since Cllr Ken Rhatigan stepped...
Hospice celebrates 30 years and thanks the community who sustains it
This year marks 30 years since St. Michael’s Hospice started seeing patients on Aldermaston Road. The Hospice has always been funded by the local community and St. Michael’s think the community should be celebrating...
“Time to Remember” Service
“Time to Remember” A MEMORIAL and thanksgiving service for those who have died during the ongoing Covid pandemic is to be held in Basingstoke Baptist Church, Gershwin Road later this month. On Sunday March...
St. Michael’s Hospice Farleigh Wallop Woodland Walk
With spring on its way, it’s the perfect time to plan a wonderful day out at the St. Michael’s Hospice Woodland Walk taking place around the beautiful grounds of the prestigious Farleigh Wallop Estate...
Encouraging score for council’s climate change plan
Figures published by Climate Emergency UK have shown that the climate change action plan for Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council is ranked above the national average and scored second highest in the county. The...
