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Milestones Museum of Living History is a museum located on the Leisure Park in Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK.Milestones is made up of a network of streets that have been recreated according to those found in Victorian and 1930s Hampshire.
Basingstoke and Deane is a local government district with borough status in Hampshire, England. The main town is Basingstoke, where the council is based. The district also includes the towns of Tadley and Whitchurch, along with numerous villages and surrounding rural areas. The modern district was created in 1974, initially being called ...
Basingstoke has a wide diversity for musical groups ranging from brass bands to symphony orchestras. [64] The Basingstoke Concert Band is a traditional wind band which has now been in existence for more than 35 years. [64] The band was started in 1977 by Lawrie Shaw when Brighton Hill Community School opened, where he was the first headteacher.
Waste collection is a part of the process of waste management. It is the transfer of solid waste from the point of use and disposal to the point of treatment or landfill . Waste collection also includes the curbside collection of recyclable materials that technically are not waste , as part of a municipal landfill diversion program.
The first occurrence of organised solid waste management system appeared in London in the late 18th century. [13] A waste collection and resource recovery system was established around the 'dust-yards'. Main constituent of municipal waste was the coal ash (‘dust’) which had a market value for brick-making and as a soil improver.
In its capacity as a county council, it is a local education authority, responsible for social services, libraries, and waste disposal. The council adopted a pledge in 2022, which it called the "Portsmouth Pledge", whereby it set out a number of commitments to look after children in its care. [14]
The Basingstoke Gazette is a local newspaper for Basingstoke, Hampshire, England. The newspaper is published once a week, on a Thursday. The newspaper is published once a week, on a Thursday. A Wednesday edition branded as the Basingstoke Extra , distributed free of charge, ceased to be published in 2017.
Kempshott is a ward of Basingstoke [1] on the western edge of the town, to the south of Pack Lane (part of the Harrow Way)and north of Winchester Road. The population of the ward at the 2011 Census was 6,827. [2]