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<p>Staff from Right at Home Alton and Bordon raised £5,000 for Dementia Adventure in a 24-hour exercise marathon.</p>

Home care staff raise £5,000 for dementia charity in exercise marathon

<p>More than 30 Shalden families made donations towards a commemorative bench in memory of Michael Campbell, a long-term Shalden resident and a former High Sheriff of Hampshire.</p>

Hampshire and Surrey clubs and societies news

<p>Waverley mayor Cllr David Munro and Cllr Gemma Long with Bev Cook, chief executive of Huckleberries.</p>

Waverley Mayor names Huckleberries as official charity

<p>Lou Graham and Mike Wilkins are all smiles as Lou completes her winning Diddly Squat Farm cake (Photo: Debbie Herring).</p>

Farm-themed cake wins big competition for Ropley baker

<p>Deputy Alton town mayor Cllr Chris Botten cuts Alton Foodbank's 15th birthday cake (Photo: Sian Mills).</p>

Teen chef cooks at Alton Foodbank's 15th birthday open day

<p>A capybara and a dinosaur joined the drinkers at the Alton Beer Festival.</p>

Hampshire and Surrey clubs and societies news

<p>The luxury interior sale at Bury Court, Bentley.</p>

Luxury interiors sale raises thousands for hospice care

<p>Drivers take part in the pre-show convoy through Surrey, Sussex and Hampshire ahead of the main event at the Haslemere Classic Car Show in Haslemere. Picture by SteveFlynn</p>

Haslemere Classic Car Show returns in style for 16th year

<p>From left: Joan Andrews, Denise Ellis and Vail in Alton Secondhand Books.</p>

Lucky find in book shop creates windfall for charities

<p>Bluebird Care presents its £1,000 community grant to Dogs for Autism, alongside Jon, his mother Kelly and his assistance dog Casper.</p>

Dogs for Autism receives £1,000 grant from home care provider

<p>Scrunchies for sale in Hale.</p>

Young entrepreneurs are selling their wares

<p>Guests at the space2grow Big Lunch in Farnham.</p>

Space2Grow brings community together for Big Lunch

<p>Corinna Furse tends to her roses in Lower Froyle.</p>

Hampshire and Surrey clubs and societies news

<p>Farnham Walking Festival participants at Caesar's Camp</p>

Participants smash step count during walking festival

<p>Robbie Eggleton trying out a press up.</p>

Farnham worker's 3,000 push-up charity challenge

<p>The Curtis Museum in Alton.</p>

Community group will talk to councils about museum funding

<p>The Royal Hampshire Regimental Standard will be flown on one of the vehicles in this year's Armed Forces Day Commemorative Convoy.</p>

Alton man to carry Royal Hampshire Regimental Standard in convoy

<p>The Curtis Museum in Alton.</p>

Hope for the Curtis Museum but a long road ahead

<p>Families flocked to the improved playground in Frensham for the official reopening on May 23.</p>

Grounds for excitement as Frensham play area gets revamp

<p>Mr Kipling and Noodle who will be at Badshot Lea fete.</p>

Badshot Lea bucks the trend with bigger fete

<p>A team from Eggar’s School in Alton took on the Henley Tough Mudder race and raised more than £2,500 for charity.</p>

Muddy runners from Eggar's School raise £2,500 for charities

<p>The Alton Assembly Rooms is hosting a day devoted to dolls houses.</p>

Dolls House Day will help Dementia-Friendly Alton

<p>Cycle Alton is offering confidence-building bicycle rides this summer.</p>

Build bike confidence on a Cycle Alton ride

<p>A classic car at Farnham Festival of Transport.</p>

Wheels in motion for Farnham Festival of Transport

<p>All smiles from Annette Eyre, left, and Samantha Brown after they abseiled down the Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth.</p>

Daring duo abseil down Spinnaker Tower for charity

<p>Dickon Armstrong admires the gas lamp in 2023.</p>

Gas lamp in Alton set to be repaired