The online parish magazine of Old Basing and Lychpit
Contacts Helen Ricketts: – helen@highpathway.co.uk Paul Temple:- tempaul45@gmail.com Roundup A New President for 2024-25 Our Rotary year begins each July with our new President This year Mike Lakin, takes over from Julian Ricketts. Welcome to President Mike as we…
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Focus on Travel Insurance Travel insurance gives extra protection if your holiday doesn’t go as planned. It protects you if: • You have a medical emergency abroad • Your personal items such as money and passports are lost or stolen,…
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Basingstoke & Deane’s Mayor Basingstoke and Deane’s Mayor, Cllr Dan Putty, was guest of honour at the inaugural meeting of the 45th year of continuous operation of the Probus Club of Basingstoke held at the Test Valley Golf Club near…
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Antiques and Collectibles Valuation Evening You are Invited to join us for this new event on Friday August 2nd 2024 in Lychpit Community Hall for an evening with Alan Stone and his team from Squirrels Antiques, Basingstoke. Bring an antique…
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Volunteers Needed to Assist Older Individuals in Hampshire Age Concern Hampshire is seeking volunteers to assist vulnerable older people, supporting them with form-filling tasks. As part of its ongoing commitment to enhancing the quality of life for older individuals, Age…
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Chineham and Old Basing NWR meet on the first Monday of the month at 2pm in different members’ houses. We prefer to participate in meetings involving food and drink, or discussions, rather than having an outside speaker. Some of our…
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Do you need help with budgeting? Citizens Advice Basingstoke is a local independent charity providing free advice to everybody, no matter what the enquiry involves. Feeling in control of your finances is really important and can help you understand where…
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Know your rights – Flight Delays and Cancellations It’s coming up to holiday season and hopefully your travel plans will all go smoothly. However, if you experience flight delays and cancellations, you might be able to claim compensation. If your…
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Annual General Meeting Our new Women’s Institute committee was elected at our Annual Meeting in May. We thanked our outgoing President Sue Stewart and our Bookings Secretary, Sandy Scott, for all their hard work over the past five years and…
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Weird and wonderful plant names Plants can have many names. An individual plant may be known by a common name (of which there may be several) along with its Latin name (which is unique to each plant). These names are…
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