• Damian Kelly-Basher announced as new Hampshire Poet
    19 April 2024

    After a countywide search, the hunt for the Hampshire Poet is over. Damian Kelly-Basher from the New Forest was selected from a very strong field of writers from all over Hampshire who applied for the sought-after post. The appointment of the

A New Museum for Hampshire
19 July 2018

Hampshire’s latest museum opened on Saturday 14 July as the Block2Block: New Milton’s Museum in

Archaeological Treasures From Hyde Abbey to be Displayed in Winchester City Museum
18 July 2018

The finds from two years of successful ‘community digs’ organised by Hyde900 culminating in an

What a Minecraft Day!
13 July 2018

Fifteen young digital leaders from Arnewood School (three girls, twelve boys) have been working on a

Young People from the Grange Centre Visit Winchester City Museum
06 July 2018

A group of young people from the Grange Centre, a charity which supports people with learning

The Jane Effect: Jane Austen 200 Gives Hampshire a £21 Million Boost
11 June 2018

A recently published report by Tourism South East (TSE) has concluded that last year’s Jane Austen

1890s Wedding Cake Appears on BBC One Show
21 May 2018

Yesterday afternoon our 1890s wedding cake, usually found at the Willis Museum in Basingstoke, made

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