Sir.-Basingstoke Heritage Society is delighted to have received an award in the Sense of Place category in the first-ever "A Place to be Proud of" awards.

We would like to compliment The Gazette for its involvement in the event. Thanks are also due to the various sponsors and other supporting organisations.

In our case, the award is shared by some 300 local members, who, by their voluntary work and financial support, enable the society to fulfill its objectives to make Basingstoke a better place in which to live, work and play.

For more about the society's work, call the secretary on 01256 473390 or log on to our website at www.bas-herit-soc.org

-Brian Lawes, Chairman, Basingstoke Heritage Society, Neville Close, Basingstoke.