Basingstoke Singers “A Century of Song”

17th May

Basingstoke Singers are holding a concert to raise funds for Naomi House and the Basingstoke Voluntary Support Group will be there to help with teas and coffees.

The title of the concert is “A Century of Song” and will be held at Basing Village Hall starting at 7.30pm.
Tickets will be £6.00 or £5 for concessions, children just £1 and will be available from Dawsons Music in Festival place or from 01256 850415.

The price includes tea, coffee or squash….

Come along and have a great evening whilst supporting a worthwhile cause!!

Santa saved by Fire engine!!

Santa arrived at his grotto in Wyvale Garden Centre, Dummer in style for his Christmas visit, in a 1970’s fire engine!

Relish People used their business contacts to help out when the original planned transport developed a problem. With the help of Sam Owens of The Studio based in Alton, a fire engine was found. The fire engine, supplied and driven by local man, Den Osman of The Fire Service Preservation Group, provided an excellent alternative.

Every year, Wyvale have a Santa’s Grotto and this year Naomi House, the local children’s hospice helped organise Santa’s visit and his Elf helpers. Just under half of the £5 to see Santa raised goes to the hospice and each child can expect a chance to ask Santa for what they want, and to get choice of some great toys!

Santa can be found at Wyvale Garden Centre Dummer every Saturday 10am- 4pm and every Sunday 11am – 3pm right up to Sunday 23rd!

For more information on Naomi House Children’s Hospice check out the website on www.naomihouse.org.uk.

Speed Networking with Women in Business Group!

Wendy and I do a lot of networking - it is a great way to advertise our brand, and keep the name in the forefront of people's minds!

We went along to our first 'speed networking' event with the Women in Business Group at Dummer golf club and there were about 30 women in all.

As well as being able to meet lots of new people, we were also able to have a go at having one shot of a golf ball for a raffle prize. It was as much as we could do to hit the ball (I had forgotton how difficult it could be - my one experience in a driving range resulted in me hitting the ball backwards as the club swung back!! Everyone in the driving shed had to duck very quickly, as the ball rebounded back and forth around the shed!!)

It was a very upbeat and energising event - although it was difficult to hear what was being said all the time, due to the noise level, as you can imagine with that many people talking! We met some lovely people, and there were at least 2 or 3 people we will be following up with, as we hope there is a potential for future business!

Once the networking was over, we sat with a couple of other ladies and chatted about all sorts of non business topics, which caused us much laughter!

These events can sometimes seem quite daunting, and yet there is always something to be gained or learnt from them. Be prepared for these events to be a long term strategy, the aim is to make long lasting relationships and know that each person you meet knows at least 20 other people, who are the people you are really after.