BASING Trail: On Monday, Old Down and Beggarwood Wildlife Group has organised a walk of Basing Trail. Anyone interested should meet at Barton’s Mill car park at 10.15am. Mill Field may be muddy so walking boots are advisable. The suggested donation is £2 – see odandbwd@gmail.com for more information.

KEMPSHOTT Conservation Group: Will be holding its next working party on Thursday, October 23, meeting at 2pm in the Old Orchard. Its AGM will be on Sunday, at 2.30pm, in Kempshott Village Hall. Its sister group, Friends of Stratton Park, will be holding its AGM at 3.15pm, again in Kempshott Village Hall.

BASINGSTOKE Horticultural Society: Will be holding its next meeting at the village hall on Monday, at 7.30pm.

The topic of this month’s meeting is ‘Behind the scenes at Hillier Nurseries’. For more details, please call 01256 322104/466281.

COMING up: Next month, Inspero will be part of the Grow Your Tenner campaign. Every £10 donated will be worth £22.50 to it. To donate, please visit localgiving.com/inspero. To volunteer, visit inspero.org.uk.