OCTOBER 31 with a difference! The Town Centre Community Church, at the Sarum Hill Centre, Sarum Hill, has a Blazing Light Party for children in school Years 1 to 6, running from 6pm to 7.30pm.

This is a fun-packed evening of games and activities, including a bouncy castle, unihoc, hot dogs and goody bags.

All the workers are Disclosure and Barring Service checked so the event is safe as well as enjoyable. Sorry, no Hallowe’en costumes please.

ENGLISH Cafe: Also on at the Sarum Hill Centre, from 1pm to 2.30pm, on a Thursday afternoon, this informal conversation group meet over a cup of tea and is for those who would value help in speaking English – and it’s free!

BASINGSTOKE Civil Service Retirement Fellowship, which meets at Brookvale Village Hall on the first Wednesday of each month, has a visit to the Geffrye Museum and Spitalfields on November 12, and Christmas lunch at BCoT on December 10. For details, call Kate Lambeth on 01256 328791.