The Candover Valley Gardening Club was founded in 1974 to encourage, improve and extend members’ knowledge of all branches of horticulture. The Club is open to everyone and new members are always welcome. It is affiliated to the Hampshire Federation of Horticultural Societies. Activities during the year include a programme of talks and demonstrations, garden visits in the summer months, both…read more →
Alresford Probus is a lively, eclectic mix of men, now partially or fully retired, from a wide range of professional and business backgrounds, who meet monthly at venues in Alresford or neighbouring areas, for discussions and presentations on subjects of topical interest, followed by lunch. The Club is open to retired, or partially retired, men living in Alresford and its…read more →
Parishioners at the Candover Valley’s three principal churches will not be encouraged to attend Christmas services this year by the joyful sound of church bells echoing through the Valley. The bells at Preston Candover and Brown Candover and Northington churches will be silent this year from a serious lack of ringers! It is unlikely that bells will be rung again for normal services at…read more →
Activities, events and places in the Candover Valley and surrounding area. Many of the organisations active in the Candover Valley and the surrounding area are listed below along with a wide range of places to visit, and activities to enjoy. There are many public footpaths giving you access to the countryside and its teeming wildlife which can be seen here. Many of the 2021 events…read more →
Parishioners at the Candover Valley’s three principal churches will not be encouraged to attend Christmas services this year by the joyful sound of church bells echoing through the Valley. The bells at Preston Candover and Brown Candover and Northington churches will be silent this year from a serious lack of ringers! It is unlikely that bells will be rung again for normal services at…read more →
Preston Farms are moving ahead with its plans to develop a vast new solar farm near Preston Candover, and have submitted an application for full planning permission to Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council. A decision is expected at the end of January; a year to when the plans were first revealed. Preston Farms are seeking to develop a solar farm across…read more →
Preston Farms are expected to press ahead with plans to develop a vast new solar farm near Preston Candover, following a so-called public consultation exercise, held on a midweek afternoon and early evening at the start of the main holiday season, and on an appointment only basis. The proposal for a 28 megawatt solar site is now in the final…read more →
How often have you been caught out when driving, often to an important appointment, when you come across an unexpected road closure or a diversion. Would it not have been useful to know in advance that this was a possibility. If you had known earlier you would have planned to take a different route. In theory, you can know in…read more →
Activities, events and places in the Candover Valley and surrounding area. Many of the organisations active in the Candover Valley and the surrounding area are listed below along with a wide range of places to visit, and activities to enjoy. There are many public footpaths giving you access to the countryside and its teeming wildlife which can be seen here. Many of the 2021…read more →
25 February As the prospect of more heavy rain across Hampshire during the past week failed to materialise, the UK government’s flood alert service has scaled back on its warning of potential groundwater flooding in the Candovers and Old Alresford. In a statement published yesterday it says that in Preston Candover the ground water level is just stabilising, but in Old Alresford the…read more →