Can you help us? Community News is a local magazine produced by the community for the community. We publish four editions a year. We are looking for a volunteer to take on the role of Distribution Coordinator for one half … Continue reading →
We are very grateful to all those local businesses who have become sponsors for Community News. In this post we would like to say particular thanks to those who have sponsored us for another year from our Summer 2021 issue. … Continue reading →
The Community Centre is open again! We are delighted to welcome back many of our regular groups and also see some new ones. We’d like to make you aware that there have been a number of changes to the activities. … Continue reading →
Adult vaccination programme Winchester City Primary Care Network (Friarsgate, St Clements and St Paul’s Surgeries) are collaborating to deliver a Community Covid-19 Immunisation Centre at the Community Centre. This is based in the Bushfield sports hall and the newly renovated … Continue reading →
“Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer’s day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time.” … Continue reading →
May 6 is local election day. This year the Community Centre will be the polling station for residents of both Oliver’s Battery and Badger Farm as St Mark’s church is closed due to refurbishment. We have put plans in place … Continue reading →
We’ve just been told that the furniture in our little garden has been condemned as dangerous – just as the sun comes out and we start to reopen the Centre ☹ Due to the impact the pandemic has had on … Continue reading →
We are very grateful to all those local businesses who have become sponsors for Community News. In this post we would like to say particular thanks to those who have sponsored us for another year from our Spring 2021 issue. … Continue reading →
Ticks and Lyme disease As the days lengthen and we venture outside more, it’s a good time to think about ticks and Lyme disease. Lyme disease is a bacterial infection that can be spread to humans by infected ticks, although … Continue reading →
Calling all residents who wish to make a difference in this community and stand for election to Badger Farm Parish Council in the Parish Council Elections on 6th May 2021. The following information will be of use to anyone wishing … Continue reading →