Basingstoke Council’s new draft local plan includes a ‘garden village’ of 3,000 houses, 50% larger than Barton Farm/Kings Barton, on Popham airfield. This would have major impacts on our area and is only a stone’s throw from the boundary with Winchester District. We believe it could also make a new town at Micheldever more likely…

Basingstoke council has recently decided to support a huge greenfield housing development close to Micheldever Station, across the A303 at Popham airfield, in a scheme that could blight the area for years to come…

A full hall at the Warren Centre on 23 May heard Cllr Jackie Porter, the councillor in charge of Winchester’s Local Plan process, and Cllr Martin Tod, the Leader of Winchester City Council…

Please help to defend Micheldever from the O’Flynn Group’s new town plans. Tell the Council once again that large new settlements in the countryside are the least sustainable option for housing development in our district.

Woodland fungi by Rachel Parker

New Micheldever wetland project aims to improve the environment.

We are delighted to announce the category winners of the Autumn Photography Competition 2021.

Today, we are delighted to open our Autumn 2021 Photography Competition. Find out how to enter and submit your entries here.

The Council rejects new towns in the Winchester District. Thank you to all of our supporters.

Steve Brine MP announces the winner of the Spring Photography Competition 2021.

Grow your own in lockdown by Anna Parker

On the 13th of April 2021 we hosted our Annual General Meeting, welcoming over 70 members and guests from across Hampshire including county and local councillors. We were delighted to have Cllr Jackie Porter as our guest speaker for the evening. She reported that many hundreds of responses had been received for the Strategic Issues and Priorities Consultation.