A MUM campaigning for traffic calming on a busy Basingstoke road is appealing for the police and other residents to help her slow drivers down. As reported in The Gazette last Thursday, Helen Brede has teamed up with other parents to start a petition
Acclaimed filmmaker Michael Apted has signed on to direct Walt Disney Pictures/Walden Media's The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, it has just been announced by Oren Aviv, president of production for Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
IT MAY be just confirming what many already suspected, but a new study has shown that a great pair of shoes sets the pulses of Basingstoke women racing. For the study, 12 women from Basingstoke, plus 23 from Northampton and Stockton, all aged between
THE drawing on this page is a blueprint for how Basingstoke's business quarter could shape up in the future. It shows the concept that Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council bosses are set to embrace as the basis of their scheme to regenerate Basing
BAUGHURST Parish Council: Meets this evening, at 7.30pm, at Wolverton Village Hall, for its monthly meeting. Baughurst Parish Council's new Footpaths booklet is now on sale at Tadley Library for £1.50 per copy. BAUGHURST Scout and Guide Group summer
BRAMLEY Lunch Club: Met on June 13, at Grays House, the home of Lindy and Chris Drury. The day was warm and sunny and there were tables on the terrace. Tea and coffee were served by Gill and Val, and before lunch, Lindy described the art course she was
CHALK Ridge Primary School summer fair: Was well attended last Friday, though the weather was changeable. I was invited to help with judging the talent competition, which began in the playground. Stalls offered jewellery, clothes and leisure items for
BASINGSTOKE College of Technology: This generator of fashion and fabric design in Basingstoke displayed the talent of its students in four shows last week. An array of fashion ideas were trotted out over 22 sets or collections. Imaginative wedding dresses
NOT so bad: Many things are said of today's youth, especially those with spiky hair, long hair, leather jackets and tatty jeans etc. Last Saturday, I went along to the gig at The Buckskin pub. Signs of Insanity were the band headlining. Being a ska
CHINEHAM Village Hall: Have you seen the smart new equipment at the village hall yet? Well, the grand opening of the new village hall play area is this Saturday. The event will start at 2pm, with Jason Bristow, from Basingstoke Town FC, present to cut
CHURCH (1): "There's only room for one vicar in this parish and that's me!" These were Fr Clive Parnell-Hopkinson's words on starting the Sunday service following the play See How They Run, which featured two vicars and a bishop plus two "imposter" vicars
TODAY: It is the horticultural society's visit to Julian Evan's wood in Steventon. The wood, Northdown Plantation, is located on the North Waltham to Overton road, map reference SU532473, and there is parking near the entrance to the wood. Meet at the
SENIORS meeting: The next meeting of the Hatch Warren Seniors will be next Thursday, June 28, at the community centre, starting at 1pm. New faces are always welcome. HATCH Warrren surgery: The partners at the surgery have drawn up a business case for
THANK you: For the "Give us back our Game Round Robin Fun Day", run by Learning Through Sport, for five to 11-year-olds last Sunday, at Down Grange Playing Fields. The children had a wonderful time - let's have more. FUN day: Noah's Ark Pre-school is
GARDENS open: The Friends of St Mary's have organised a garden open weekend during which you can visit the following gardens: Goldfinch Cottage, Newbury Road; 2 The Hollow (Garret Close); Cleremede, Fox's Lane; The Old Mill House, Pop's Hill; 46 Swan
SOUTH View Infant School: Fitness week began on Monday with a healthy breakfast. On one of the mornings a lady from Basingstoke Academy did different dances with the children. There was also a sports day and a sponsored fitness day. The week was much
CARNIVAL: Thank you to the organisers and everyone else who had a hand in making last Saturday's Old Basing Carnival a great success. Luckily, the sunny weather just about held out and it was fantastic to see so many people lining the streets of the
FETE accompli... Now all we need is you! It's all organised and ready, so come along to the Whitewater Churches three parish fete this Saturday, from 2pm to 4.30pm, at Bartletts Farm, on the B3349 next to the Leather Bottle. There are stalls aplenty
SONGS of Praise: Was held on the green last Sunday and was well attended. Tadley Concert Band accompanied the hymns and played concert pieces. Bob Politt said: "We had a good mix from around the benefice including visitors from Zimbabwe and California
MIDSUMMER Music: Is being held in the Barn at the Old Manor House, Silchester, (near the church), on Saturday, starting at 6.30pm with a Pimm's reception. Bring your own picnic. Chairs and tables will be provided. At 8pm, there is music in the barn
GOVERNORS: Have you thought about becoming a school governor? There are vacancies for local education governors in the Tadley area. It is very interesting and worthwhile and a good opportunity to help with your community. For more information, contact
Bins - which colour do you prefer? When I was a child, they were all the same colour - that is galvanised steel. Now, they have become more colourful, more plentiful, and, in many ways, more important. Sixty years ago, we produced nothing like as
A BOROUGH councillor has accused an airline of acting terribly towards disabled people because it wanted to charge him to take a wheelchair on holiday. Without the wheelchair, David Leeks said he could only walk a few feet because of the effects of
