This is an index into the articles that didn’t make it into the printed magazine during 2023. They are presented in alphabetical order by month and a search facility is available to help you locate specific information.
| July 2023 |
Nothing to see here ..
All articles submitted for July have been used within the printed magazine so consequently there are no “Extras” for July. Head over to the magazine for a complete set of articles.
| June 2023 |
Basingstoke & Deane Rotary
Basingstoke Festival of Transport, run by us, requires a lot of careful planning but also relies on an army of nearly 90 amazing volunteers who work with us on the day to make this event happen. They helped us set up, park up the vehicles, sell programmes and a host of other jobs. We would like to take the opportunity of saying A HUGE THANKS to our volunteers. Without them giving us their time, we would not be able to put on the biggest event in Basingstoke’s annual calendar, Thank you! Read More …
The Civil Service Retirement Fellowship
A talk by Colin Pawson titled “The Tootler” in which a history of stage coach transport through the ages was given. At the beginning it was expensive, dangerous and uncomfortable. As roads improved in the1820’s it became more common until the advent of the railway in the 1830’s and 40’s. Read More …
Citizens Advice – Basingstoke
SUPPORT FOR MORTGAGE INTEREST (SMI) is a loan from the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) to help pay towards the interest on your mortgage or another home loan. Read More …
Probus
This yearly event is one of the many occasions when the members of the Probus Club of Basingstoke treat their wives and lady friends to a delightful lunch as a way of thanking them for allowing the men in their lives to enjoy the company of other likeminded men in social discourse. Read More …
| April 2023 |
The Civil Service Retirement Fellowship
Our monthly meeting held on Wednesday 1st March when the Group held our Annual General Meeting. We then went on to have a presentation by Chris Cook of Able Community Care … Read More …
Basingstoke Voluntary Action
Advanced ESOL Provision Do you want to communicate effectively for your chosen career progression? Advanced English Skills course available through Farnborough College of Technology for those looking to improve their English skills for business. … Read More …
Basingstoke & Dean
Great Wolf Resorts explores bringing an indoor water park resort to Basingstoke A major US-based leisure operator has expressed interest in bringing an indoor water park resort to Basingstoke, as one of the first in the UK.
The proposed concept of an indoor water park resort was discussed in a meeting on Tuesday 7th March, as Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council’s Cabinet considers whether to progress formal negotiations with Great Wolf Resorts to sell Basingstoke Golf Centre as a location for the development. … Read More …
Citizens Advice – Basingstoke
What is Universal Credit? Universal Credit has replaced these benefits for most people: ◊ Housing Benefit ◊ income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) ◊ income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) … Read More …
RCS Service
RCS are providing some more free courses in and around Basingstoke from April … Read More …
Basingstoke & Deane Rotary
Rotary Roundup for April 2023 – Sunday Saturday 18th February saw Rotarians in Basingstoke and friends of Rotary in Festival Place collecting to help Turkey and Syria after the devastating earthquake. Thanks to Festival Place Management team who gave us a wonderful site and the generosity of the people of Basingstoke we were able to collect over £3,400 to go to Shelterbox and Rotary Disaster Recovery … Read More…
Crime Prevention Update
Edition 49, Feb 2023 Read More …
Riverfly Monitoring
Citizen science volunteers needed! Why? – Riverflies are an indicator species for water quality. Chalk streams are naturally extremely rich in biodiversity – it’s one of the reasons everyone gets so excited about them and why we should have amazing riverflies on the River Loddon. Riverflies are an indicator species for the overall health of a river and are often described as the ‘canary in the coal mine’ for rivers. Read More …
Hampshire Repair Cafe
… is coming to Hartley Wintney. Do you have a toaster, broken chair etc that we could fix? If so please come along and support us. To find out more about the Repair Café. Read More…
| March 2023 |
Basingstoke & District Railway Society
Our meeting on Wednesday 8th March will take us ‘across the pond’ when David Peel crosses the United States of America by rail. In Coast to Coast by Amtrak, David will illustrate the USA’s passenger trains run by Amtrak and will also … Read More…
The Civil Service Retirement Fellowship
There were 50 members and one visitor at the meeting held on 1st February when the Chairman, David Cowling, welcomed everyone, gave apologies, and wished Happy Birthday to those with birthdays this month. He then gave an update about the forthcoming trips and reminded us that the AGM would be held at the next meeting …Read More …
Basingstoke Concert Club
Program for 2023 Read More …
Rotary Roundup for March 2023
Read More… about linkups with Basingstoke Disability Forum, the Festival of Transport and with The Pink Place and how you can volunteer.
Probus
The speaker at the latest meeting of the Probus Club of Basingstoke, Paul Stickler, is a retired detective, an FBI graduate, with degrees in history and criminology and is working towards a history PhD. He is well qualified to investigate cold cases such as he described – the Porthole Murder. Read More…
| February 2023 |
National Women’s Register
Have you recently moved house? Are you newly retired? Or simply want to meet people and make new friends? Then National Women’s Register (NWR) could be for you. The mission of NWR is to connect women who are interested in everything and talk about anything. Our style is very informal and relaxed with local group meetings offering conversation, friendship and fun. Read More…
Basingstoke & Deane Rotary
Basingstoke Festival of Transport – Sunday 14th May 2023 at the War Memorial Park. A great day out for the family. Read More…
Civil Service Retirement Fellowship
The first meeting of 2023 was held on 4th January with 45 members attending. The Chairman, David Cowling, wished everyone a Happy New Year and then proceeded to give an update on the upcoming trips planned for the year. Christine Broadbent, the Welfare Officer, gave an update on various members and also thanked David for all his hard work throughout 2022. Read More …
Basingstoke Lions
PSA (prostate cancer) testing – Offered in Basingstoke for men aged 40 and above Saturday, 11th March 2023, 10am – 2pm United Reformed Church (URC), 20 London Street, Basingstoke, RG21 7NU. The Lions Club of Basingstoke has joined forces with the Graham Fulford Charitable Trust (GFCT) to offer vital blood screening tests to men aged 40 and above living in and around Basingstoke. Read More…
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust
A Waxwing Winter – By Lewis Hooper, ecologist at Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust Waxwings are perhaps one of the most beautiful birds imaginable. Their buff colouration with flashes of yellow and red on the wings, elegant ‘eyeliner’ and silky large crest really make them stand out from the crowd. Read More …
Julian House
Join the Big Basingstoke Sleep Out – Local homelessness charity Julian House is bringing the Big Basingstoke Sleep Out back to May’s Bounty Sports Ground on Friday 24th March 2023. Families, friends and colleagues are being challenged to sleep outside for just one night, swapping soft beds for sleeping bags and cardboard mats. Read More…
RCS Services
RCS are running the following free courses in Basingstoke… “Working in Childcare” & “Maths for Work” Read More …
Hampshire Repair Cafe
… is coming to Sherfield-on-Loddon. Do you have a toaster, broken chair etc that we could fix? If so please come along and support us. To find out more about the Repair Café Read More…
| January 2023 |
u3a – Exhibition Planning
Some of our u3a members like to join up to learn about art and art history in their group. But other members have a creative side they want to explore. So when Festival Place offered us exhibition space after Christmas, our Art 4 All and Art & Craft groups leapt at the chance to start working for it together. The date has yet to be set, but watch for us in the town centre and drop in to say hello if you’ve a creative side to explore too! Read More…
Chineham Medical Practice – PPG
You may well have heard in the news that being able to access GP services is mentioned as a concern. At Chineham, although the practice remains under significant pressure, the practice team is working hard to support everyone. Currently more than 400 people have appointments every day. As the practice population continues to grow new additional are staff joining the team. Many appointments are now being offered with new members of the team who can support your health and wellbeing. Read More …
RCS Services
RCS are running the following free courses in Basingstoke… ◊ Digital Skills for everyday life at Oakridge Hall, Basingstoke, ◊ Intro to working in Hospitality at Basingstoke Job Centre & ◊ English (ESOL) covering numeracy in English Language at Basingstoke Job Centre. Read More …
Civil Service Retirement Fellowship
Our speaker this month was Paul Whittle who gave a very wintery talk titled ‘Train to the Arctic Circle’ detailing the trip he had made to Norway in February in the midst of the snow season. The country has a total area of 385,207 square kilometres and a population of about 5.5 million with an extensive coastline, facing the North Atlantic Ocean and the Barents Sea and shares a long eastern border of 1619 kms with Sweden and has only been an independent country since 1905. Read More …
Basingstoke & Deane Rotary – Roundup
Her Majesty’s Royal Marines at the Anvil. The majestic full concert Band of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines, the Corps of Drums and everyone’s favourites, our very special guests, The Chelsea Pensioners, will again make this a very fantastic event. So much more than just a military band! Tickets on sale from Anvil Box Office IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO BOOK ‘Unashamedly patriotic, a fabulous concert!’ Read More ,..
Probus
The President of the Probus Club of Basingstoke, Alex Marianos, has reviewed the first half of his year of office and looks forward to 2023. Alex explained, “Probus is the social club for retired professional and business managers that have regular meetings with guest speakers on a variety of subjects. Although the Basingstoke Probus Club is for men and has been running for over forty-four years, there is a Ladies’ Probus Club in the town that has its thirtieth anniversary in 2023.” Read More…
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