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the P pod
Petersfield personalities
Claire Vennis and Joff Lacey are at large around the Petersphere to meet the characters of our community and hear stories of local life.
Rise & Shine
Weekdays from 6am
James, Emily, Blake, Alan and Noni know the brighter way to start your day. Wake up to Petersfield voices, great music and local information every weekday.
Drinking
with Phill & Mags
Celebrating all things quaffable with tips, recommendations, information and interviews with winemakers, retailers and restaurants.
Growing Together
The brighter gardening show
Claire Vennis and Steve Amos share advice and expertise from the beautiful settings of their Petersfield gardens and our local allotments.
The Ticket
Local arts & entertainment
Laura Sheppard meets the local people who drive Petersfield’s vibrant arts and entertainment scene.
Generation Green
Environment and sustainability
Young people from the Petersfield area explore the environmental issues that matter to them.
Talking Books
Suzie Wilde and Tim O'Kelly
Suzie and Tim share their love of books, the joy of stories and the craft of writing with local authors.
Dogs with jobs
with Kate Fairweather
Meet the frontline workers of the canine world.
Wilde Walks
Suzie Wilde & Raine
Inspirational walks in beautiful countryside around Petersfield with Suzie Wilde and her labrador Raine.
Recipe
Noni Needs and guests
Noni meets local people who share their treasured and original recipes with you.
The Local Showcase
Original music from local artists
Mandy P plays a selection of original tracks composed and performed by local musicians, and speaks to some of them.
local stories & local voices
RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival, 2022
Shine Radio’s Claire Vennis met Hampshire gardener Helier Bowling at the Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival who, along with some new friends, had the opportunity to showcase a home-grown garden.
Claire also spoke to the 4 designers of the Get Started show gardens – Lucy Welsh, Imogen Perreau Callf, Gardeners’ World’s Sue Kent and Hamzah-Adam Desai.
Petersfield Community Fair – budding news and weather presenters
Hear local adults and children try their hand at reading the Shine Radio news from the weekend’s Petersfield Community Fair at Churcher’s College.
Money Moment with Martin Bamford
The latest news on food prices this week, travel insurance policies not covering strikes, poor customer service from energy companies, an increase in higher rate income tax payers and a new car insurance scam.
P pod personalities show – 4 July 2022
Joff and Claire speak to many local charities at the Petersfield Community Fair held at Churchers College as part of the school’s tercentenary celebrations.
For The Love of Lavender
Paul Abbott at Durleighmarsh Farm used to run the Isle of Wight lavender farm to much success, winning an RHS gold medal. He still has a passion for lavender as he explained to Shine Radio’s Claire Vennis.
Suzie’s Wilde Walk – Raine, Hollyhocks and Wimbledon
Suzie stays local and enjoys the hollyhocks of Village Street.
Drinking with Phill and Mags – July
Back to Portugal this month to discover there is more to enjoy than just Port! Phill visits two wineries and discovers some insights into Vinho Verde.
We are joined for an insightful chat about the wine industry by Louis Latour insider Lucy Stewart.
Growing Together – July 2022
This month in Growing Together, Steve and Claire give advice on how to ‘stop’ dahlias to gain more flowers, what you can still plant to harvest later in the summer and which plants require a high nitrogen feed.
Paul Abbott from Durleighmarsh Farm also talks to Claire about his passion for lavender.
Generation Green – Cotton Candy Plants & Liss Junior School
This month, Olivia and Mia are at Liss Junior School’s with its Eco Council. We discus their green roof, what it takes to be an eco councillor, and their latest climate youth project with Queen Elizabeth Country Park.
Taking a tour of an Arundel restaurant kitchen garden
Let’s take a guided tour through a Hotel Kitchen garden with the Head Chef, Kamil.
Shine Radio presenter is completely pickled
Pickling Passion. Find out how Mr Pickle pickles.
Steep cyclist rides Le Loop, ahead of the Tour de France
Fancy a cycle around Copenhagen, Grand Depart Le Loop style, ahead of the Tour de France? Well, some local Petersfield cyclist did. Listen to hear what happened next.
P pod personalities show – 27 June 2022
This week the P pod is in East Meon where Joff and Claire find out more about the village’s history, enjoy some refreshments at the Izaak Walton pub and bring you a chuckle or two from Hampshire-based comedian James Alderson.
Louis the Fire Investigator
Meet Louis, a talented springer spaniel, who works for the Hampshire Fire service. He is a rarity: one of just 17 working “fire dogs” in the UK. Handler Sean White debunks a few myths and shares some training techniques.
Young musicians prepare for Saturday’s grand open air concert at Churcher’s College
Matilda Shapland and Oliver Fogelin are just two of the three hundred performers taking part in the event this Saturday.
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Petersfield Town Council awarded our volunteer team a grant in January 2020 to help us develop our 24 hour radio service. With further fundraising we launched it on 15 August 2020.
News about our project
Petersfield’s Shine Radio – FAQs
All you need to know about Petersfield’s very own radio station.
Local media collaborates to bring Christmas joy to Petersfield doorsteps
The radio singalong takes place on Wednesday night and the Petersfield Post has printed all the words for the carols in this week’s edition of the paper.
Petersfield shines in national radio awards
Petersfield’s Shine Radio has been named as one of the top digital radio services in the UK in the 2021 Community Radio Awards.
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