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Café in the Park Shortlisted for Basingstoke’s Café of the Year 2025!
Café in the Park has been shortlisted in the Basingstoke Gazette’s prestigious Café of the Year 2025 competition! Out of all the cafés across Basingstoke, only eight have made it through to the final shortlist — and thanks to your wonderful support, we’re one of them. The competition celebrates local cafés that serve up not just great coffee and cakes, but also community spirit — something we’re incredibly proud of here at Café in the Park. Now it’s over to the people of Bas
Oct 161 min read


Help us bring summer fun to Beggarwood Park!
This summer, we want to make Beggarwood Community Centre the go-to place for outdoor fun—and we need your help to do it! We’ve launched a small crowdfunding campaign to raise funds for a brand-new set of outdoor games and equipment that families and children can enjoy for free during the holidays. As a not-for-profit charity , we rely on the generosity of our wonderful community to make projects like this possible. We’re hoping to raise enough to buy Giant Connect 4, Circus G
Jul 241 min read


Exciting New Partnership with Scott Morland Residential
New partnership with Scott Morland Residential
Apr 181 min read


Author Meet & Greet
Author L.V. Matthews is our guest at the Beggarwood Bookworms
Mar 281 min read


Café-in-the-Park's Birthday Bash
February 19th was a special day at Beggarwood Community Centre as Café-in-the-Park celebrated its seventh anniversary! Over the years,...
Feb 191 min read
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