Too many smellies or socks this Christmas? Put them to good use!

Jan 10, 2023 | Audio stories, Local news

The Christmas Present Exchange is this week – its not to late to take part! Petersfield’s PeCAN & Winton House on the High Street are joining forces to make use of your unwanted Christmas presents. Jo Gray met up with Winton House centre manager Sarah...

Hats for the homeless – Christmas knitters respond to local call for help from near and far

Jan 9, 2023 | Audio stories, Local news

Knitters both local and from further afield put their knitting needles & time to good use by knitting hats for the homeless – an initial Christmas decor idea with further thought for a very worthwhile use. Our roving reporter Jo Gray met up with local...

Petersfield volunteer Val Hart receives a New Year Honour

Jan 1, 2023 | Audio stories, Local news

Val Hart BEM has volunteered with Petersfield organisations for 37 years. Her support of groups that include Save The Children, the Petersfield Theatre Group Winton House and the Petersfield Free Shop led her to be named as a medallist of the Order of the British...

Local news review of 2022

Dec 26, 2022 | Audio stories, Local news

Shine Radio reporter Jo Gray introduces stories we’ve covered in 2022 with some of the people who have reported on them and audio to jog your memory of the year’s events. Remember stories that include the moment storm Eunice hit Petersfield, the arrival of...

Warm places open around Petersfield

Dec 9, 2022 | Local news

During the cold weather you might prefer to find a warm local place during the day and avoid the cost of running your heating all day. Save energy and enjoy the company of others in one of these warm local places in and around Petersfield. Many local independent...

Emergency services attend a cottage fire in Clanfield

Dec 8, 2022 | Audio stories, Local news

A cottage has lost its thatched roof in a fire. The property, called Rose Cottage, in Clanfield is badly damaged but nobody was hurt in the fire. Shine Radio’s Phill Humphries asked the incident commander Jim Clark what happened and how the emergency services...

Cyclist Nicky shares a mix of challenging & beautiful times from Cambodia

Dec 3, 2022 | Audio stories, Local news

It’s another early start for Age Concern’s sponsored cyclist Nicky Gardner. She reflects on recent days and shares her experiences – some more pleasant than others, before heading off in the saddle again in a new adventure. Nicky with local cycling...

The latest charity ride instalment – Bridging the miles between home & Cambodia

Dec 2, 2022 | Audio stories, Local news

In today’s update in the Age Concern sponsored bike ride series there’s a message from Owen, owner of local independent business Owen’s Cycles Right Bike in Petersfield, who provided Nicky’s sponsored cycle tops. Nicky has a break from cycling...

Over 100 selection boxes that local people have donated have reached The Kings Arms charity

Dec 2, 2022 | Audio stories, Local news

Over one hundred selection boxes donated by local people as part of Joe and Amelia’s annual Christmas Appeal for local charities were handed over by Joe to Mandy May-Martin assistant manager at The Kings Arms. Mandy tells us about the young recipients and the...

Goodbye Vietnam Hello Cambodia – the latest update from fundraising cyclist Nicky

Dec 1, 2022 | Audio stories, Local news

Age Concern’s charity cyclist Nicky Gardner leaves Vietnam and arrives in Cambodia. She shares a taste of a sombre visit to the Killing Fields before cycling on from Phnom Penh city through rural villages – for 70km or so –  before arriving at Kampon...