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Mac recalls changing aspects of his village

Mac Capelin

9:18am Thursday 4th February 2010

OVER the past 40 years, the pace of life and character of many of the villages which are dotted around Basingstoke has changed.

Exhibition to mark centenary journey

Basingstoke's Wharf, showing Edwin C White's Timber Yard, on the right.

10:20am Wednesday 27th January 2010

THE last recorded boat to have travelled the entire length of the Basingstoke Canal arrived at Basingstoke Wharf on February 18, 1910.

Take note as John's art goes on show

John White with his exhibition work

11:00am Wednesday 20th January 2010

AN ARTIST with a keen eye for detail is showing a retrospective exhibition of his work at Fairfields Arts Centre in Basingstoke.

Tributes to Muriel who taught for generations

Victoria Preparatory School, in Richmond Road, Basingstoke, around the late 1970s - early 1980s. Behind the children holding the dog is Muriel Pink, who ran the school. The other lady is Muriel's sister, Edith

11:00am Wednesday 13th January 2010

A TEACHER, who was an important link to Basingstoke’s past, is being mourned and remembered after she passed away over Christmas.

Jack’s Great War

Laurence Martin, whose grandfather Jack Martin has had his World War One diaries published as Sapper Martin: The Secret Great War Diary of Jack Martin

11:34am Tuesday 15th December 2009

THE secret diaries of a World War One Tommy have recently been published – and they reveal a fascinating insight into the war that was supposed to end all wars.

Old charities still do good

History expert Richard Tanner, who lives in North Waltham

10:50am Wednesday 9th December 2009

IT IS often said that charity begins at home – and that is certainly the case in North Waltham.

The story of a true diplomat

Ken Kelley, with his memoir, Working Class Diplomat

10:49am Wednesday 2nd December 2009

IF ANYONE knows his way around the world, it is Ken Kelley who has written a book describing his 44 years in the Diplomatic Service.

Cobbett riding back to town

William Cobbett, one of the pioneers of modern journalism

9:13am Wednesday 25th November 2009

THE SPIRIT of a man who championed traditional rural England and its values during the onset of the Industrial Revolution will be riding into Basingstoke next month.

Hot-shot Bobby was a local hero

Basingstoke Town Football Club 1949-50. Bob Weeks is pictured on the far right of the front row

9:53am Wednesday 18th November 2009

IT IS a fitting coincidence that on Saturday, Basingstoke Town Football Club played against Maidenhead United – a couple of weeks after the recent passing of a player who appeared for both teams.

Look through pages of library’s history

Library officer David Stelling, holding "A Book for Me", with information assistant Ann Mitchel, who is holding a copy of the offical opening booklet

12:06pm Tuesday 10th November 2009

“BASINGSTOKE has never had it so good” – that must have been the thought of the man who opened Basingstoke Central Library on November 20, 1969.

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