Jul 6, 2022 | Audio stories, Growing Together
The RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival is the world’s largest annual flower show. Celebrating it’s 31st anniversary, and the first to be held since the start of the pandemic, the emphasis this year is on the joy of wellness and mindfulness with...
Jul 5, 2022 | Audio stories
Attending Petersfield Community Fayre at Churcher’s College on Sunday (3rd July), Shine Radio gave you the chance to present our news and weather. Thanks for taking...
Jul 5, 2022 | Audio stories
Martin Bamford compiles a selection of money stories from the last week that will help you keep in touch with our changing world. As the effects of the pandemic, Brexit and high international energy prices drive-up the cost of living, Martin is here to help you...
Jul 5, 2022 | Audio stories, the P pod
Claire Vennis and Joff Lacey with Petersfield personalities and their stories. The P pod comes from the Petersfield Community Fair this week on the grounds of Churchers College as the school celebrates its Tercentenary. Joff and Claire meet with many of the...
Jul 5, 2022 | Audio stories, Growing Together
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 and is cultivating new varieties as he explained to Shine Radio’s Claire Vennis. With...
Jul 5, 2022 | Audio stories, Suzie Wilde's Wilde Walks
Suzie stays local and enjoys the hollyhocks of Village Street. A new Wilde Walk airs on Petersfield’s Shine Radio every Friday and is repeated through the week. Or get the podcast on your favourite podcast app. Just search...
Jul 4, 2022 | Audio stories, Drinking with Phill and Mags
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. We will also have...
Jul 1, 2022 | Audio stories, Growing Together
Steve and Claire dodge the rain as they enjoy the growing surroundings at the Adhurst Estate Allotment on a summer’s evening. This month there’s advice on how to ‘stop’ dahlias to gain more flowers, what you can still plant to harvest later in...
Jul 1, 2022 | Audio stories, Generation Green
HELLO! This month, Olivia and Mia will be talking to Liss Junior School’s Eco Council. We will be discussing their green roof, what it takes to be an eco councillor, and their latest climate youth project with Queen Elizabeth Country Park. Keep an ear out for the...
Jun 30, 2022 | Audio stories, The Shine Radio recipe
On a visit to the Pig in The South Downs to learn about Pickling, there was also a visit to the Kitchen Garden. Kamil, The head chef at the Pig in the South Downs talks Noni Needs through how the vegetables grow all in a row and how to plan a kitchen garden for a...
Jun 30, 2022 | Audio stories, The Shine Radio recipe
It’s very easy to impress our queen of recipes – show her a good pickled vegetable and she’s in heaven.At a friends birthday supper in February Noni Needs saw the huge jars of pickles on display at The Pig in The South Downs and had to...
Jun 30, 2022 | Audio stories
Cycling fever is about to get under way as Le Tour de France starts in a week.Ahead of that, regular folk go and ride the route. Well, I say regular but this Petersfield bunch have been in training. It’s not for the faint hearted. Local sheet cyclist, Karen...
Jun 29, 2022 | Audio stories, the P pod
Claire Vennis and Joff Lacey with Petersfield personalities and their stories. 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...
Jun 29, 2022 | Audio stories, Dogs with Jobs
Meet Louis, a talented springer spaniel, who works for the Hampshire Fire service. There are just 17 working “fire dogs” in the whole of the UK , which makes this a rather special interview. At four, Louis is in his prime as a Fire...
Jun 29, 2022 | Audio stories
On Saturday, Churcher’s College in Petersfield plays host to a grand summer open air concert. The event forms part of a special year for the educational establishment. It’s three hundred years since Churcher’s College starting schooling pupils in...
Jun 29, 2022 | Audio stories
Martin Bamford compiles a selection of money stories from the last week that will help you keep in touch with our changing world. As the effects of the pandemic, Brexit and high international energy prices drive-up the cost of living, Martin is here to help you...
Jun 28, 2022 | Audio stories, Local news
86 year old Iris Holt chats to Laura Sheppard about her 13th fundraising abseil down the Spinaker Tower. Iris will be dressed as a polar bear and will be raising funds for Rowans Hospice If you’d like to support Iris, here’s her Justgiving...
Jun 25, 2022 | Audio stories, Local news
Our roving reporter Jo Gray caught up with Petersfield Town Councillor for Bell Hill Ward Jamie Matthews. Cllr Matthews talks about why keeping the iconic red phone box is important to the local community, the process of how it was obtained, and the wealth of ideas...