A POP-UP vaccination centre is opening in Basingstoke on Monday.

Run by the Covid Vaccination Programme team in Chineham, the centre will open at Ridgeway Community Centre, in Blackdown Close, Buckskin, on January 17 between 9am and 6pm.

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Text messages are being sent to Basingstoke residents to let them know about the pop-up centre.

There is no need to book and those wanting a Covid jab can turn up on the day if they are aged 16 or over and due a first, second or third/booster dose.

Anyone with queries can contact the dedicated call centre on 0333 332 0855.

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