BUS changes: From December 3, there will be changes to the Stagecoach service currently operating between Hatch Warren, the town centre and Baughurst.

The service will be renamed Jazz 1 and will run every 10 minutes into the town centre. On reaching town, it will no longer continue into Baughurst but will instead run to Chineham.

So, the route will now be Hatch Warren to Basingstoke to Chineham.

BASINGSTOKE Scribblers: The next meeting of the Scribblers will be on Monday, December 11, at 7.30pm.

The Scribblers is a group of writers, some just starting, some established, who meet regularly to help and encourage each other.

For further details, e-mail knightpoppy@tiscali.co.uk

CHRISTMAS fun: The Christmas activity day and show at the community centre is fast approaching.

For £15 for members, and £17 for non-members, children can be booked in for a whole day of Christmas fun.

From 10.30am on Saturday, December 16, they can take part in a range of seasonal crafts and activities. In the afternoon, they can watch Hatch Warren favourite the Forest Forge Theatre Company in its presentation of A Christmas Carol.

If you would like to go along just for the show, it starts at 2.30pm, and tickets cost £5, with under-threes going free.

For more details, contact the centre on 811262.