TO SPREAD a little cheer, over upcoming weeks and months we will be publishing birthdays and celebrations in the Gazette.

For the month of April, there are lots of people celebrating their birthdays or special events in and around Basingstoke.

This includes Albie Flockton, who is celebrating his sixth birthday but missing out on a trip to Tenerife with the family. Others saw their special days coincide with Easter Sunday for the first time, but found that the rest of their plans didn’t quite go as anticipated...

Things may not have gone according to the script entirely, but that doesn’t mean that these special days should be forgotten.

From everyone at the Gazette, we wish you all happy birthdays and anniversaries, and hope you have a safe and well month.

If you have something you would like to celebrate, email newsdesk@basingstokegazette.co.uk