Events Around Basingstoke

Britain’s most magical circus is returning to Basingstoke with a brand new show that promises fun for all the family.

Professional musicians Karen Street (accordion) and Andy Tweed (saxophone) will be giving a light afternoon concert in aid of Alzheimer’s. Playing a whole mixture of musical styles come and hear what these instruments can do! Followed by tea and cake.

Rising Stars is a platform to view and collect some of the most exciting new crafts by emerging makers from crafts and applied arts programmes across the UK. The exhibition is accompanied by professional development for makers and a £500 prize.

Emily Jane Bruce is the winner of the presticious Rising Stars 2018 prize and we are delighted to welcome her back for her One Year On exhibition. Rising Stars is a platform for the most exciting new crafts by emerging makers from crafts and applied arts programmes across the UK.

Monoprinting is a form of printmaking that has lines or images that can only be made once. This exhibition brings together two artists, Louise Davies and Tessa Pearson, who use the technique. Both artists have an enduring love of colour.

Join us at our Optiplan Showroom in Thatcham (Just inside Wyevale Garden Centre) on Sunday 24th March between 11am and 3pm for a Live Cooking Demonstration and Tasting by our professional Bosch Chef, Kate.

Very popular outdoor car boot sale in the beautiful rural hampshire countryside. Easy to find directly off the A325 with ample parking on a large level site. Visit the dedicated website for more information, tips, terms and conditions or download an information leaflet.

National Learn to Play Day offers the general public the chance to have a FREE ‘taster’ lesson on a musical instrument. It aims to inspire everyone, young and old, and of different levels of experience to appreciate the benefits of learning to play a musical instrument.

National Learn to Play Day offers the general public the chance to have a FREE ‘taster’ lesson on a musical instrument. It aims to inspire everyone, young and old, and of different levels of experience to appreciate the benefits of learning to play a musical instrument.

The world’s biggest and best tackle manufacturers have signed up for The Big One Show in Farnborough – and they’re all bringing their new gear for 2019.

The Midwife (Sage Femme) (2017) Midwife Claire is conscientious and hardworking, but inhibited and somewhat stuck in a rut. After years of looking after others, is she a little left behind?

Abstract art exhibition ‘Life on a Spectrum’ explores autism through the eyes of an autistic artist via the visual form of mixed media on paper. The show at Arlington Arts brings together two collections to form Amatina’s newest exhibit ‘Life on a Spectrum’.

A new exhibition of inspiring artworks in the South Pavilion. Booking Not Needed.

Visit on a milling day and see our team of volunteer millers in action as they harness the power of the River Itchen to turn waterwheels, gears and millstones to produce Winchester City Mill’s traditional wholemeal flour.

The tours are for 2 hours and include: •The Arid Biome; housing species such as Cuban iguana, tortoises, three banded armadillo and Von der Decken’s hornbills… •The Tropical Biome; housing species such as coatis, black throated monitor lizard, forest dragons, tree frogs and turtles… •Nocturnal Room; housing species

1 February – 14 July 2019 This new exhibition illustrates the rich and little-known story of William Morris’ deep connections to the Thames. The exhibition brings together a unique selection of works, with loans from the V&A, The William Morris Gallery, British Library, and many more.

Surrey Scorchers is a Guildford-based professional basketball team playing in the British Basketball League (BBL). Watch them take on the Leicester Riders at home at Surrey Sports Park.

Based on the Oscar-winning DreamWorks Animation film, Guildford School of Acting students present Shrek the Musical (Saturday 23 – Saturday 30 March).

Do you have difficulty getting your business ideas across? Does the idea of giving a speech in a social environment scare you? Do you think you can avoid these situations and rely wholly on digital communication?

Continuing our examination of Egyptian antiquities in Europe, we travel south to Turin and the Museo Egizio, the world’s oldest museum devoted entirely to ancient Egyptian culture.

From alder to ash and beech to birch, there are many different types of tree in our everyday landscape. In this course, you will be shown how to paint a variety of trees using watercolour paint, watercolour sticks, pencils and pens, through studying basic structures and characteristics of trees.

5 acre English Heritage registered garden surrounding Tudor and William and Mary house (not open) with Arts and Crafts additions by W D Care incl a Bargate stone pergola. At the front, brick paved original cottage garden; to the rear, newly dredged lake, yew walk with rill and Gertrude Jekyll water garden.

From the early innovations of Anna Atkins and Queen Alexandra, through to Dorothy Bohm’s depiction of 1960s London and the self-portraiture of Sarah Lucas in the 2000s, the exhibition will for the first time present an in depth historical survey showcasing the achievements of female photographers working in Britain.