Basingstoke and Deane Information

Basingstoke Voluntary Services (BVS) produces a range of Signpost leaflets highlighting the support available around a specific service. To date we have produced a Signpost leaflet for Over 55's in Basingstoke and Deane; Carers; Families with Young Children; Disabilities; Counselling

Our local council is Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council (BDBC) and it is run by elected councillors who are voted for by local people. Councillors are responsible for making decisions on behalf of the community about local services, for example rubbish collection and leisure facilities, and agreeing budgets and Council Tax charges. Click to find your local Councillor

Basingstoke and Deane is both a urban and rural borough so as well as the Borough Council we have Parish Councils. Here is a list of the Parish Councils in the Borough

If you would like to know what services BDBC provides go to their website at http://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/ where you can find out when you bin is collected; about the Borough's Council Tax; Business and Property; Claiming Housing and Council Tax Benefits; Community Safety and Wellbeing; Consultations; Environment; Leisure and Tourism; Planning Applications; Transport etc

Maria Miller has been the Member of Parliament for Basingstoke since 2005. Maria is the Minister for Disabled People with responsibility for   

• Disability and carers benefits
• Specialist disability employment
• Office for Disability Issues
• Child poverty
• Families
• Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission
• Remploy
• Independent Living Fund

Maria holds her Consistency Clinic here at the Orchard 

Sir George Young is the Member of Parliament  for the North West Hampshire Constituency

James Arbuthnot is the Member of Parliament for the North East Hampshire Consistency 

In 1995 the Council transferred its housing stock to two specially formed housing associations, now known as Kingfisher Housing Association and Oakfern Housing Association (now operating as part of Sentinel Housing Group). All social housing in the Borough is now provided by in excess of 25 different housing associations, and is accessed via the Housing Needs Register. Housing associations are non-profit making organisations, providing many different sizes and types of self-contained accommodation. Some associations provide more specialised accommodation for people with specific needs, such as sheltered accommodation. For further information, please contact the Housing Advice Team, Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council, Civic Offices, London Road, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 4UT or telephone 01256 845250. Click here to view the list of Housing Associations in the Borough

The Borough has numerous Community Centres and Village Halls. Click to find your nearest venue

Destination Basingstoke is an independent company working with businesses and other partners to promote Basingstoke as a great place to live, work, visit and do business.

If you would like to know what is going on in the Borough then Destination Basingstoke has a dedicated Calendar of Events

Transport Information - Hampshire County Council (HCC) provides information regarding transport across Hampshire. They also produce Getting About Guides providing travel information aimed primarily at older people and disabled people for each district council area in Hampshire including Basingstoke and Deane. The guides aim to help older people and disabled people use the transport services available in their district and the surrounding area more easily. They provide information on both public and voluntary transport services.