Category: Extras archive

Being new to the beautiful Old Basing parish I was curious to learn a little more about Basing Fen. After searching online, and by chance, I came upon a planning application for the installation...

UN’s International Day With so many horrific conflicts in the world at the moment, we wanted, in this month’s article, to highlight 16th May, which is the UN’s International Day of Living Together in...

The Wessex Chamber Choir The Wessex Chamber Choir are busy rehearsing for their next concert featuring music with a water and nature theme. Included in the ticket price is a delicious afternoon tea. The...

WWII S.O.E. Training a Beaulieu Visitors to the national Car Museum at Beaulieu in the New Forest, may have spotted a building close to Palace House which is a museum about the training that...

Upcoming Talks The recent past and more nostalgia at our meetings this month! We start on Wednesday 8th May with Gosling Galavants Again in ’23 when member Paul Gosling will illustrate his railway-related travels...

Contacts Helen Ricketts: – helen@highpathway.co.uk Paul Temple:- tempaul45@gmail.com   Roundup Tidying the Children’s Cemetery Sadly, over many years, the children’s cemetery at Rooksdown had become neglected and overgrown. The call came and we were...

At the meeting held on 6th March the Chairman, David Cowling, welcomed 51 members to the meeting at which the AGM was held. Following apologies, reports from the Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer and Welfare Officer,...

Upcoming Events On Wednesday 10th April our presenter will explore some fairly local railway history. On a return visit, Richard Marks will present The Arrival of Railways in Reading which will include the line...

Carnival –  Save the Date – Saturday 15th June 2024. Building on last year’s successful event, this year’s Carnival committee will bring the community together with a lively event delivering traditional games, fun activities,...