The online parish magazine of Old Basing and Lychpit
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Adder’s tongue among the grasses Adders tongue fern © Bruce Shortland As summer unfolds, Hampshire’s meadows come alive with a tapestry of flora. Among these is the elusive Adder’s-tongue fern (Ophioglossum vulgatum), a plant...
Ladies Entertained by Probus Club The annual Spring Ladies ‘Lunch is one of several occasions during the year that the men of the Probus Club have lunch with the ladies in their lives. This...
New Committee Appointed In operation since 1979 the Probus Club of Basingstoke caters for retired men who had some management experience in the professions or business, hence the acronym Probus. Their 45th Annual General...
Hampshire rivers given legal rights in landmark Council decision Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust welcomes Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council’s momentous decision, at Full Council on Thursday 15th May, to grant ‘personhood’...
Seagrass returns to the River Hamble for the first time in decades Pioneering project aims to restore lost underwater habitat, and one of the UK’s most threatened habitats Seagrass has returned to the River...
New nesting tower gives swifts and house martins a lifeline A specially designed nesting tower has been installed at Blashford Lakes Nature Reserve to support struggling populations of swifts and house martins. It...
Upcoming Events We will begin this month on Wednesday 14 May on our local main line as Neil Drury, Engineering and Infrastructure Manager of South Western Railway, presents The Class 701 ‘Arterio’ Fleet. Neil...
Make the most of life and join nearly 5000 others who have discovered the relatively unknown National Women’s Register. NWR provides a wide range of talks and activities in small local groups typically less...
Connor Selby Live at Basingstoke Blues Club Date: Saturday 17 May 2025 Time: 8pm Venue: Central Studio, Queen Mary’s College, Basingstoke,RG21 3HF Tickets: £10, available online at basingstokeblues.co.uk or on the door subject to...