PRESIDENT of the Basingstoke Music and Arts Festival, Angela Hurley, is to compere Basingstoke Writers’ Circle’s (BWC) annual Open Mic event.

It will take place in South Ham Library, Paddock Road, on July 7 from 7pm – 9pm.

Come along and join the poetry enthusiasts and share up to three of your own poems.

A £2 entry fee includes light refreshments. Find out more from 01256 326453.