National Bowls weekend: Basingstoke Town Club invites new members
A BOWLING club in Basingstoke will open its doors to enthusiasts and newcomers alike, offering an opportunity to experience the joys of lawn bowls.
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History: When Basingstoke celebrated the late Queen's Coronation
SEVENTY years ago, celebrations took place in Basingstoke for the coronation of HM Queen Elizabeth II on June 2, 1953.
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Flashback: When single women owned plenty of properties in Basingstoke
History of Basingstoke's Alexandra Road and the areas near it
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The Great Freeze: How Basingstoke battled snow storms in 1947
Although digging into the Gazette archives, you could be forgiven for wondering why anyone might want one. The Met Office is currently forecasting light cloud and a moderate breeze on Christmas Day. And this might come as a relief to residents who recall the Great Freeze-Up of 1947. While the first flakes of snow of this winter are yet to fall, nothing will ever surpass the amount of snow that occurred at the end of January that year. As King George VI and his family set off for the warmer lands of South Africa for several months, so the bitterly cold winds brought a similar period ...
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