We changed it up last night and decided to do a walk and then planning session as we have been struggling to find sessions to do during the winter.

Tazmin & Charli had some excellent ideas I will follow up on and we learnt that Samantha knows everyone in the area, so will definitely lean on her connections!

We joined the Lift the Curfew session ran by the Basingstoke Aquadrome.

There were 5 of us there with 3 people choosing to walk while and Samantha & I jogged ahead and then walked back consistently.

It was amazing meeting Samantha who came to her first session and really enjoyed our chats.

See you tomorrow

It was amazing joining the Sherfield Park Conservation group as part of Natural Basingstoke!

We did coppicing, tree popping and dead wood fencing. We made a huge difference clearing out a big range.

Should be more pictures to come

Due to an unfortunate family emergency we were not able to assist at the Helping Dogs & Cats Charity shop.

However we were able to do a last minute litter pick! We managed to avoid the rain for the 30 minutes and found some really good spots of to clear. We managed to make a three course meal throughout the session, with plenty of fruit, chips & peanut butter for dessert.

Was a lot of fun watching Aaron running around in his shirt and shorts. Was also lovely to meet Charli & Samantha at their first sessions.

Thank you to Sammi, Tazmin & Evelyn for attending more sessions even with the late change.

In all we filled 3 big bags of rubbish and made a definite impact in tidying Basingstoke

Three of us went out on a wet Wednesday evening for a good old fashioned litter pick.

While it was difficult in the dark we still managed to fill 3 big bags worth of litter and were once again impressed with how clean Basingstoke is kept.

It was amazing meeting Tazmin and great having Evelyn there for her third session in a row.

We managed to get everything on the bingo card except ketchup packets!

Thank you for coming out and I can't wait till next week where we will spend more time indoors!

p.s Too wet to get any pictures of us, so just our bags of litter

Our final session of 2025 was a great night! Sammi & Macie put us to shame with exceptional Christmas outfits! We started at the Basingstoke Sports & Social Club before going for a 2.5km walk/jog around to the Helping Dogs & Cats charity shop.

At the Charity shop we got into the Christmas spirit with Macie & Sammi wrapping approximately 1,000 gifts! While Evelyn & Daniel separated out a lot of dry dog food for the foodbank.

We finished with going through the store room and picking out some of the best bits to take up to the shop floor!

Thank you to everyone who attended last night and the other 3 events this year. What a great platform to launch into 2026!

Have a Merry Christmas