West Berkshire & North Hampshire
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Richard Benyon welcomes Funding Boost for West Berkshire Schools
More children across West Berkshire will be able to access a world-class education thanks to a major funding boost. The Conservative Government has confirmed that schools in West Berkshire will receive 4.34% more funding per pupil next year as part of the recent multi-billion investment in primary and secondary education. Richard Benyon has welcomed this […]
Pets Suffer Stress Too!
How to Help Your Bored or Anxious Pets
Summer’s over and the bustle of getting back into the school and work routine is well underway. This is often a stressful time for families, and it’s easy to …
Billions in extra funding will benefit North West Hampshire Schools
We want to push aspiration and make sure our children get access to good quality education, training, and ultimately rewarding careers.
That’s why I’m pleased to tell you that £14 billion of new …
Go back to school and become a governor, urges County Council
As the new school year gets underway, schools across Hampshire are looking for volunteers to help them to be the best they can be, and make a positive difference to children’s education by becoming …
Hampshire children reach for the stars with New Reading Record!
The number of books read by Hampshire children during the school holidays has been out-of-this-world, with over 174,000 being read as part of the Reading Agency’s Summer Reading Challenge – …
Dreweatts, Pippa Middleton, and a host of acclaimed artists join forces to raise funds for deaf children across the UK
Mary Hare School was absolutely delighted when Dreweatts auctioneers decided to make them charity of the year for 2019. As part of this initiative, Dreweatts hosted a truly exceptional Charity A …
5 Steps To Deal With Back-to-School Worries
Anxious feelings are normal and expected in children and teens returning to school, changing schools, or for first-timers starting preschool. This transition can be stressful and disruptive for the
en …
Driving down hate crime
Taxi drivers in Basingstoke and Deane are being urged to help tackle hate crime by reporting incidents they witness or experience.
Basingstoke Hate Crime Working Group, made up of agencies including C …
School Holidays
Visit the park
Check out Green Flag awards to find your nearest award-winning free park.
Become a nature detective
Grab totally free Woodland Trust activities from a choice of about 100 from its websi …
Basingstoke Boss Jailed in £2.3m Tax Fraud
PPI call centre boss and his accountant jailed in £2.3m tax probe.
Mahmood Poptani (left) and David Buckley
The director of a Basingstoke call centre business and an accountant, have been jailed f …
School Holiday | Kids need to be kept entertained, especially during the school holidays.
Ideas include kids’ cinema tickets, plus 2 for 1 theme parks, attractions and zoos – plenty to keep your munchkins occupied, whether they are toddlers or teens. Days out & activities for t …
Pamper Holiday | Summer is the perfect time to pamper yourself!
1 Embrace your vacation
Look Some people say that going on vacation is just a frame of mind. If you are not going on vacation this summer, you can easily embrace the lifestyle and look. Think beach be …
What’s on in August
Nature Camp
Gilbert White’s House, The Wakes, High Street, Selborne, Hampshire, GU34 3JH
Mon 5th – Thu 8th 10:00pm – 16:00pm
Holiday day camp for kids between 8 and 12 who have a pas …
National smile month
National Smile Month 2019 takes place between 13 May and 13 June.
National Smile Month is the largest and longest-running campaign to promote good oral health.
Together, with thousands of individuals …
National Vegetarian Week
National Vegetarian Week 2019 runs between 13-19 May and will highlight to the wider public the benefits and pleasures of a meat-free diet. As more people look to make lifestyle changes, eating veggie …
Local Elections
On Thursday May 2, residents will go to the polls to elect district councillors to sit on West Berkshire Council and choose who they want to represent them on town and parish councils.
Polling cards h …
Victoria Park
Victoria Park is at the heart of our community in Newbury and it was very sad to see it being desecrated by the illegal encampment last month.
But a fantastic combined effort by Newbury Town Council, …
Longer opening hours for Padworth Recycling Centre
Site to open at 8am from April
West Berkshire residents will soon have more time to recycle and dispose of their rubbish at Padworth Recycling Centre.
The Recycling Centre will be open every day from …
EU settled status get help at West Berkshire Libraries
If you’re an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen, you and your family can apply to the EU Settlement Scheme to continue living in the UK after 30 June 2021, regardless of any deal that the UK government ma …
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Celebrating National Pet Month
1st April – 6th May
Celebrating its 28th year, National Pet Month takes place 1st April – 6th May.
To take part and join thousands of people up and down the coun …
