SCHOOLS are going to be at the centre of the upcoming Ark Day fundraising push in June. Ark Day is a Gazette-supported fundraising campaign which will take place on Friday, 21 June with the goal of raising as much money as possible for Ark Cancer
PUPILS from a primary school were given the opportunity to grill some grown-ups about what they do for a living. For National Careers Week, Year 5 and 6 pupils at Chiltern Primary School, in Chiltern Way, had the opportunity to ask a chief executive
A BASINGSTOKE leisure facility has trumped its competitors in terms of the performance it offers customers. The Aquadrome, in the Leisure Park came out on top in a Sport England-backed national benchmarking scheme. Operated by the Basingstoke
A GROUP from a Basingstoke memory club took a visit to a house in Frensham for a day of activities. The visit was organised by Ann Fryer, as she welcomed nine members of the Memory Club in Viables to her house for a day of activities, including
THE semi -final of the Basingstoke A Cup between Silchester Village and Twentyten did not take place as the Silchester pitch was waterlogged. It is back on for this Saturday, again at Silchester. The other semi final is being played this Saturday
COLLEAGUES who bonded over their love of performing arts have launched a new stage school in Basingstoke. Hilary Clay and Joshua Dixon met whilst working at The Anvil in Basingstoke, where they have both worked for the last seven years. The
THE woman in charge of three hospitals was the latest speaker at an MP’s series of events to inspire females. Maria Miller welcomed chief executive of Hampshire Hospitals Alex Whitfield to speak at the MP’s latest Inspiring Women event. The session
MORE activities and services for children, families and older people in Rooksdown are being made available thanks to funding from Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council. Rooksdown Community Association has been granted £166,561 to purchase two empty
A HR firm is backing a charity which supports young people. Staff at Basingstoke consultancy Reality HR is supporting YPI Counselling as its chosen charity for 2019. The charity works closely with doctors, schools, colleges and children’s services
FRENCH students have been given a taste of Basingstoke. For the second year running, a group of 14 students from Marguerite Navarre in Basingstoke’s twin town Alençon paid a visit. The five-day trip was organised by Tailored Languages director
ON SATURDAY, 2 March, the GCSE English Year 10s and 11s at Everest were taken to Southampton to see the Mayflower’s production of Macbeth. The aim of the trip was to further the students' understanding of the text and enhance their chances of
"IT WAS everyday. "I was hit, pushed and kicked everyday." These are the words of one Hampshire mum who was subject to daily violence from her child. Sarah's* problems began with her son when he was a toddler. She was regularly struggling
A CLASH looks set to loom over a bid to build at least 1,000 new homes on the site of a golf club. Bloor Homes and Basingstoke Golf Club are bidding to develop the Winchester Road site with up to 1,000 homes and community amenities, opposite the
