Pamber Heath Village News

Latest news from the village of Pamber Heath, including recent Basingstoke Gazette items. All in reverse date order.

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2009, September - PAMBER HEATH MAN CELEBRATES HIS 100TH BIRTHDAY > 'Three parties in the space of a week marked a north Hampshire man's 100th birthday.' Alan Partridge of Wakeford Court, Pamber Heath said: " I've been very lucky with three parties. I'm absolutely worn out!" His daughter threw him a big family party in Bramley, the PROBUS  club of Basingstoke - for retired professional and business men - surprised him with a birthday cake at their lunch meeting during his birthday week and he took about 20 fellow Wakeford Court residents out to the Pelican pub in Pamber Heath for lunch. Courtesy of Basingstoke Gazette, 23rd of September, 2009

2009, August - LAST HOME IN MIDDLE CLOSE DEVELOPMENT FINISHED > The last home of the Middle Close housing development has been finished and is up for sale. The development is on land previously occupied by Evelyn Bailey, who died some time ago. Evelyn had been living in the village for decades. Her cottage and a large shed, which at one time housed her husband's removal van, were demolished to make way for this development. Raymond West

2009, July - DEATH OF MAISIE JOY SAUNDERS > Another long-time resident of Pamber Heath, widow Maisie Joy Saunders, passed away peacefully on the 19th of July, 2009. Her husband Les had passed away some years ago. They were both well-known to the older villagers and had been living in Burney Bit, Pamber Heath for decades. The funeral of Maise took place at the Tadley United Reformed Church on Friday 31st of July at 11.00am, attended by family and friends, who are left to mourn the loss of their loved one. Raymond West