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Down the corridor, the atmosphere shifts. In the smaller seminar room, the group sits in a circle. Needles click, scissors snip, and conversations flow from the price of bread to the latest episode of a popular soap opera.

It is, quite simply, the living room of Eastleigh. The Ashley Lane Forum is located on Ashley Lane, SO50 9ZS. Rooms are available for hire starting from £12 per hour. The community cafe is open Mon-Fri, 9:30 am – 2:00 pm. ashley lane forum

“This room has seen three generations of my family learn to walk,” says Margaret Holloway, 68, a volunteer who has been with the Forum since day one. “I brought my daughter here, and now she brings my grandson. It’s the only place in town where you don’t feel rushed.” Down the corridor, the atmosphere shifts