The Easter School Holidays are almost upon us, parents and carers will be searching for things to do with the children, we have one outstanding opportunity for good clean entertainment in the fresh air right in our midst.
As the school holidays draw to an end and the shoe shops fill with frantic parents trying to juggle the school’s demand for "sensible" with their beloved off spring’s desire for “cool,” many Mums and Dads are thinking longingly of a return to the sanity that is their 9-5 job, while others may be starting to think about a part-time return to work that fits around being there for the kids.
Neil Churchill has fond memories of his teenage years in Basingstoke. Now, almost 30 years on, he has returned to the town following his appointment as Centre Director at Festival Place.
Children of all ages from throughout Hampshire can put their best foot forward to try a new sport as free event, Be Active, will take over Basingstoke town centre.
I've come to the conclusion that for working people August is a month that is viewed very differently. So for those who prefer to 'take their foot off the gas' a little, don't read this (yet). For others, who like to use a quieter month to plan ahead, this is for you.
Completed in 1794 the Basingstoke Canal originally connected the Town, and surrounding area, to London with vessels carrying timber, flour and chalk to the City and returning with coal and much-needed fertiliser for the Hampshire agricultural community.
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