Services and Utilities
Broadband
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Care Group Drivers
There are currently nine care group drivers and on average they get 13 requests a week for transport to the surgery or hospital. At holiday time especially, the drivers are hard pressed to assist all those who need help.
Time on surgery runs is relatively short but the hospital run can take some time, especially if blood tests or xrays are required at the consultation. However, it is a good thing when all these things are done at one visit and there is always the book stall and cafe to while away the time or catch up with letter writing or reading a book. Sometimes the drivers accompany patients if they wish and they are always appreciative. It is often the older generation who use the service and they are so interesting to talk to, with many good stories to tell.
More volunteers are always needed! You can do as many or as few journeys as you want and will be paid by the mile, just enough to cover the cost of fuel.
If you could volunteer a morning or afternoon occasionally, please contact Don Freeman on 298727 for more information.
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Drainage
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Sewage Treatment (Thames Water)
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0845 920 0800
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Sewer & Drain Problems (Thames Water)
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0845 920 0800
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Electric
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Gas
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Library
Hampshire County Council Library Service
Kingsclere Library
The Village Club
37 George Street
Kingsclere
Newbury Berkshire
RG20 5NH
Phone: 01635 297525
Library Supervisor - Mrs Rowena Hensman
Library opening hours:
Monday 10.30am -1pm, 2pm-5pm
Tuesday Closed
Wednesday Closed
Thursday 2pm -7pm
Friday Closed
Saturday 10am - 12.30pm
Kingsclere has a first class small branch library run by Rowena Hensman who is a very enthusiastic library supervisor. It has an excellent children's library, a good but small reference section, and an HCC Information Point plus its own computer system on-line to the County systems. The access card is valid at any Hampshire library. Tadley has a slightly larger library at Mulfords Hill and the main library is in the Basingstoke Town Centre. This has a very large reference library and a wide range of other resources.
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Rooms and Facilities for Hire
| The Den, Strokins Road
Can be leased by youth organisations only
Bookings:
Mrs Janet Wheeler
Telephone 01635 297348
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Fieldgate Centre
The Fieldgate Office, open Monday, Wednesday and Friday 10am–2pm on 01635 298497
Hire Charges:
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Main Hall
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Hourly Charge
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Sunday to Friday
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Day time
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£13.00
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from 19.00 Hrs
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£15.00
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Saturday
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Day time
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£14.00
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from 19.00 Hrs
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£16.50
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Atkinson Room
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Day time
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£7.50
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from 19.00 Hrs
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£10.00
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Sharman Room
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Anytime
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£5.00
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Kitchen
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Anytime
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£5.00
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Kingsclere Mothodist Church, The Square
The schoolroom is for hire and will hold up to 60 people (organised groups only)
- Modern kitchen and toilet facilities
- access for disabled people.
Bookings:
Mrs Phillipa Clements
Telephone 01635 298897
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Kingsclere Village Club, 35 George Street
Refurbished to a high standard the Village Club has:
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Main hall (up to 60 people)
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Holding Room (up to 25 people)
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Committee Room (up to10 people)
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Patio and Garden
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Modern kitchen and toilet facilities
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up-to-date access for disabled people (including an induction loop system in the main hall)
Bookings:
Emma Hartley
Ttelephone 01635 297913 and
Molly Pearce
Telephone 01635 298684
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Kingsmill Room, St. Mary’s Church
Bookings:
Telephone 01635 297447
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Tourist Information
Basingstoke - this office has closed
Newbury - telephone 01635 30267
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Transport
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Rail
Basingstoke (mainly South West Trains ) and Newbury (First Great Western and Thames Trains) have frequent services.
Train Enquiries: 0845 7484950
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There is an hourly service between Basingstoke and Newbury calling at Kingsclere. All services call at Tesco’s in Newbury. Buses travel via the North Hampshire Hospital in Basingstoke, with the exception of the first bus each day in both directions.
Stagecoach Hampshire Bus, Basingstoke - telephone 01256 464501
Newbury Buses - telephone 01635 567500
Traveline - telephone 08706 082 608
Details of rail and travel services are contained in the Basingstoke Connections timetable available in libraries and information offices.
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Taxi
Kingsclere Kabs
Advance Bookings Required. Local and long distance. Travel Tokens accepted. Over 20 years experience. Wheelchair accessible. 5 and 7 seat vehicles available. Friendly Courteous Driver.
Phone Richard on 07920 269354 or email richardketteringham@btinternet.com
£60 Heathrow, £95 Gatwick, £100 Central London
Example: Village centre to Basingstoke Railway Station £16. All other journeys priced by meter in Taxi. Please call anytime for a quote
Colin Mills Taxi Service
A local taxi service for the area around Kingsclere.
Phone: 01635 298506 Mobile: 07899044304
Bainbridge Taxis
New Greenham Park
Phone: 01635 44414
Derek Holden Taxi Service
A local taxi service for the Hampshire area. Taxi suitable for wheelchairs (includes ramps). Seats four people. Heathrow or Gatwick airport runs. Travel tokens accepted
Derek Holden Mobile: 07831481698
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Community Transport
Rural mini-buses for use by local organisations. Organisations must affiliate to Community Transport and may then hire buses using their own or Community Transport Volunteer drivers at a low rate per mile.
Telephone 01256 333399
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Dial A Ride
Basingstoke Dial-a-Ride operates a transport service for people with mobility problems. Its Rural Ride Scheme operates in Kingsclere and the local area on Mondays.
Telephone 01256 462101
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Water
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Water is supplied by Southern Water
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Water Supply
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0845 278 0845
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Leakline
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0845 820 999
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Accounts
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0845 272 0845
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Minicom
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0845 275 0845
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