If your young person is looking for options after secondary school, there are upcoming open evenings at BCoT and QMC:

BCoT
Monday 29 April
From 4.30pm to 7pm
bcot.ac.uk/open

QMC
Thursday 2 May
From 5pm to 8pm
qmc.ac.uk/admissions/ope…

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Sunday is National Tea Day! 🍵
If you feel inspired to book an afternoon tea, take a look at our blog here and get booking!

lovebasingstoke.co.uk/news/afternoon…

📸 The Parlour Tearoom at Viables Craft Centre
Royal Exchange Tea

🐣 Last chance to enter our Easter Trail competition 🐣

If you took part in the trail over the holidays you can drop your entries into the council offices or email them over to [email protected] by 4pm today.

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👏 Celebrating 30 years at the heart of Basingstoke, The Anvil is throwing open its doors for a free visit! Saturday 4 May 2024 Timed visits from 10am - 3pm Tickets: Free – please book your free space Suitable for all ages!
anvilarts.org.uk/events/the-anv…

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Looking for unusual and amazing places to stay on your own, with family or friends?

From glorious glamping to cool cottages and dog friendly stays, these are the top five unique and unusual places to stay from Love Basingstoke. lovebasingstoke.co.uk/news/top-five-…

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Sport in Mind is a charity that uses sport and physical activity to improve the lives of people experiencing mental health problems. There are free sessions running in Basingstoke in April:
Find out more and register as a participant here sportinmind.org/hampshire
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Are you recently engaged and hunting for a wedding venue? Basingstoke and Deane has so many stunning locations to choose from and we’re here to help you find your perfect venue. Take a look at our blog:

lovebasingstoke.co.uk/news/wedding-v…

📸 Silchester Farm

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Head to Proteus for a fun, relaxed participatory theatre session with The Last Baguette theatre company in the show Playtime, a woodland wonder.

Thursday 30 May | 10am | 11.30am | 2pm
2-6 years
Run time: 1 hour

Find out more and book tickets at
proteustheatre.com/events/playtim…

Whether you are recently retired and wondering what to do with your extra time or are looking for some extra help, we’ve pulled together a handy guide with things to do for older people in the borough.
lovebasingstoke.co.uk/news/things-to…

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🏃🏼‍♀️ We are lucky that we have a wide range of participatory sports organisations in Basingstoke and Deane! If you or a family member is looking to try a new sport or even just get a little more active then take a look at our blog below:

lovebasingstoke.co.uk/news/try-a-new…

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The Basingstoke Camera Club have a free exhibition of members' images and an opportunity to see what the club has to offer. Pop along and take a look:

📍 Festival Place, opposite Starbucks
📆 13 to 24 April
⏰ 11am to 6pm (until 4pm on Sundays)

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📖 Interested in history?

Enjoy a talk about Gilbert White as part of the Friends of the Willis Museum programme.

Thursday 18 April at 7.30pm

Free to members and £3 for non-members.

Find out more here:
friendsofthewillis.org.uk/whats-on/next-…

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Our Top of the Town Easter Trail runs until Sun 14 April. Find 12 images of eggs hidden in different shop windows.

Complete the form and enter a prize draw. Email [email protected] or drop your entry into our entry box at the Council offices.

lovebasingstoke.co.uk/events/top-of-…

🐘 Take part in the BRICKLIVE Animal Jungle model trail 🐅

Collect your trail map from our Customer Lounge (on the upper level by Starbucks) and follow the trail around the centre to discover and learn about endangered animals from around the world!

festivalplace.co.uk/event/fp-goes-…

👶 If you are a new parent in Basingstoke and Deane, don't miss the Love Basingstoke guide which covers local groups and classes to discounted baby items.
lovebasingstoke.co.uk/news/new-paren…

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🖌️ 7Artists+ return to Basingstoke with a free art exhibition by 10 local artists and designer makers!

Proteus Creation Space
Saturday 4 May - Sunday 12 May
10am-5pm
Free entry

Artists will be on hand to discuss work. Coffee shop and free parking on site.

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Have you spotted Mono Pizza in Festival Place (outside Superdrug)? Mono Pizza is a family-run Italian pizza business, open seven days a week from 11am to 7pm.

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Join Oakley Hall for its Spring Scavenger Hunt! Explore the grounds to hunt for all the items to receive a sweet, sweet Easter Egg! 🥚

Priced at £5.00 per child.

No bookings are required. Simply turn up on the day and hunt away!

oakleyhall-park.com/spring-scaveng…

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☀️ Upcoming summer events in Basingstoke:

🚎 @bstokefot Sun 19 May
🎭 @basingstokefestival Fri 21 June - Sun 7 July
🧵 Enjoy Weftival Fri 5 - Sat 6 July
🏎️ @carfestevent Fri 23 - Mon 26 Aug
🎤 @OldskoolNeverland Fri 23 - Mon 26 Aug

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Don't miss another fun-filled Easter pantomime at Anvil Arts, from the same team behind The Wizard of Oz and Rapunzel. With a star cast, impressive music, energetic dance routines and heaps of audience participation!
anvilarts.org.uk/events/easter-…

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