BAUGHURST Parish Council: Meets tonight, in Heath End Village Hall at 7.30pm. All residents are welcome to attend. CHURCHYARD working party: On Saturday, St Stephen’s Churchyard working party is meeting from 10am to noon, so why not go along
REMINDER: The Family Harvest Service is on Sunday, in St James’ at 10.30am, and the harvest lunch in Cross House to follow. GENERATIONS sing: Make a diary not for October 29, when this small local singing group will bring music to St James’ Church
A GROUP of six intrepid villagers cycled hundreds miles to Cormicy, France, to celebrate the official twinning of the two villages. They were joined by dozens of other Kingsclere villagers who took the trip to the village, in the Champagne region of
MACMILLAN Coffee Morning: Will be held at the Church of Christ the King on Friday, September 30, between 9.15am and 11.30am. There will be a cake stall and a raffle in addition to the usual refreshments and friendship. Everyone is welcome
HOUSING: In the last few days, the borough council has published a report indicating where it is proposed to locate additional housing in the years ahead. Chineham appears to be something of a “hub” with most of the housing targeted for the fringes
BASINGSTOKE Astronomical Society: Tonight, the society meets at Cliddesden Primary School at 7pm. Brendan Shaw will give a talk entitled “Observing the Moon”. ALSO today: The Candover Valley Gardening Club holds its Open Dahlia and Chrysanthemum
CAFÉ Plus: At Buttercups this evening, from 7.30pm to 9pm, will feature style consultant Jennifer Kelly. Buttercups drinks and cakes will be on sale. JUMBLE Sale: This Saturday, in East Oakley Village Hall, starting at 2pm, in aid of
ST LUKE’S Church: Come along to the church in Pamber Heath this Saturday, between 10am and 3pm, to see the new stained glass windows and the decorations for the Harvest Service on Sunday. There will be a warm welcome with refreshments and an
AXFORD Road: Will be closed between Kit Lane and Green Lane from Monday, for complete resurfacing; the work is expected to last three to four days and diversions signs will be positioned to minimise disruption for local residents. HARVEST
AUTUMN bounty: Whilst it’s been a bumper year for tree fruit, too much seems to be going to waste and rotting on the pavements. Do please consider putting a box of windfalls etc by your gate, for those without fruit trees to help themselves.
PICNIC concert: The Basingstoke Concert Band is a traditional wind band which has been in existence more than 30 years. They have more than 40 playing members and rehearse every Wednesday evening at Sherfield Village Hall. Last Sunday, they treated
HARVEST Services: On Sunday, bring along your gifts, as all is given to Barnardos in Wokingham. HARVEST Home: At the Calleva Arms on Sunday, from 6.30pm, when a few wellknown harvest hymns will be sung. FOR your diary: Silchester Players
ROADWORKS: Most of the roadworks on Popley Way seem to be finished which should make like easier, but please be careful on Carpenters Down as some of the barriers around the footpaths are restricting the sight line when joining the road
WHAT'S it all about?: No, not Alfie – Alpha! If you’ve ever wondered about the meaning of life, the universe and everything, but didn't know how or who to ask, come along to St John’s Coffee Shop, in Hook, next Wednesday, for the benefice
THIS weekend: Tadley and Baughurst Art Club will be holding its autumn exhibition at the Ambrose Allen Centre, in Franklin Avenue, on Saturday, from 10am to 5pm; and Sunday, from 10am to 4pm. Free entry, donations given for St Michael’s Hospice
OFFICERS searching for a missing Basingstoke woman have released a new photograph. Leanne Turnbull, aged 34, was last seen at Sainsbury’s in Alton at about 9.15am on Wednesday, September 14. She lived in Stubbs Road, Black Dam, but had
BASINGSTOKE Town manager Frank Gray says he is satisfied with the start his side have made to the Blue Square Bet South season. Tuesday night’s 1-1 draw at Salisbury took Basingstoke’s tally to 16 points from 10 games, seven behind current leaders Woking
A NEW cafe, which will be used to train people with learning difficulties, will open at a Basingstoke venue next week. Sponsors of The Cafe Project met at a special event to celebrate the completion of the refurbishment of The Dome, at Brighton Hill
THE future of three north Hampshire village pubs is uncertain as buyers are sought for them. Two of the pubs are in Overton – The Greyhound, in Winchester Street, and The Old House At Home, in Station Road. The third pub, The King’s Arms, is
RECYCLING specialist Waste-IT has announced the region’s first WEEE Amnesty Week. The company, based in Winchester Road, Basingstoke, which also looks to reuse Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) will be holding the initiative from Monday
A FIRM that is making its mark in the United States was paid a visit by Basingstoke’s MP. Maria Miller dropped in to meet management and staff at Postjet Systems, which has won a multi-million-pound deal with the United States Postal Service (USPS).
IT WAS an emotional and memorable day for a long-serving Basingstoke school worker who marked her birthday and retirement on the same date. Jean Hinton said goodbye to colleagues at Cranbourne Business and Enterprise College after 28 years at the school
HEAVY rain could not dampen the enthusiasm of petrol heads, who showed off a range of vintage vehicles over the weekend. The Basingstoke-based National Historic Vehicle Society (NHVS) hosted its fifth vintage vehicle and country show at Alton Road Paddocks
A DERBY day battle is what the Basingstoke Bison face as they open their English Premier League campaign with a visit from the club’s oldest rivals the Bracknell Bees on Saturday night. The action gets under way at 6.30pm, with the Herd looking
