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the P pod
Petersfield personalities
Claire Vennis and Joff Lacey take Shine Radio on location every week. Meet the characters of our community and hear stories of local life.
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.
Growing Together
Sponsored by De Mellow & Co
Claire Vennis and Steve Amos share advice and expertise from the beautiful settings of their Petersfield gardens and our local allotments.
The Local Showcase
Sponsored by Brickyard Studios
Every week Mandy P plays original songs by local artists and speaks to some of them. Plus your local music gig guide.
Dogs with jobs
with Kate Fairweather
Meet the frontline workers of the canine world in this award winning Shine Radio podcast.
Recipe
Noni Needs and guests
Noni meets local people who share treasured and original recipes with you in this award winning podcast.
Drinking
with Phill & Mags
Celebrating all things quaffable with tips, recommendations, information and interviews with winemakers, retailers and restaurants.
The Ticket
Local arts & entertainment
Laura Sheppard meets the local people who drive Petersfield’s vibrant arts and entertainment scene.
local stories & local voices
Epic Comedy at Newman Collard Park
An evening of Epic Comedy to fundraise for Newman Collard Park
The Petersfield Jazz Festival
Strange Fruit Jazz Club are bringing a jazz festival to Petersfield next year.
Anti Social Behaviour – how can it be reduced
Donna Jones talks about anti social behaviour
the P pod – Petersfield personalities – 6th November 2023: Bonfire Night
The P pod comes from Bell Hill on a soggy evening at the Petersfield Fireworks event.
Claire and Joff chat to members of the Petersfield Roundtable, who worked painstakingly, and in atrocious conditions, to organise another fabulous night. They also meet the compares for the evening, stall holders and visitors to the event and, despite the weather, it went off with a bang!
Drinking with Phill and Mags – November 2023
Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness – so we are warming ourselves with some Remarkable drinks from East Meon and some warming ales. Along the way we will look at the rare grape Romartin, discover the mistake that was the making of Guiness and Mags talks to a winemaker in Horndean who is either a very small vineyard or a very big hobbyist!
The Petersfield head teacher turning his back on GCSEs
Bedales School has been in the national press in regard to its recent decision to abandon GCSEs except for English and Maths. Jack Finch chats to head teacher Will Goldsmith about why he believes this is for the best and what they are doing instead.
Oberon, the working Clumber spaniel
Breed enthusiast and gun dog trainer, Barbara Brown introduces the wonderfully named Oberon, who goes by the more informally Obie. He’s a Clumber Spaniel, which is the largest English spaniel, and is a vulnerable breed.
Growing Together – early November: garlic, wildlife, willow & water butts
It’s a bit squelchy outside, and on a chilly Autumnal morning Claire and Steve are back at the Adhurst Estate Allotment. In this episode, there’s advice for planting garlic, shallots and tulip bulbs, adding water butts and trees to your gardening space and bringing the outside in for gorgeous autumnal displays.
Joining them is Laura Bower from the People’s Trust for Endangered Species with advice for looking after wildlife this time of year and expert basket maker and willow weaver Mollie McMillen from her East Hampshire workshop.
the P pod – Petersfield personalities – 30th October 2023: Health Food and Baskets
After last week’s award’s show, it’s back to real life in the Petersphere. Joff and Claire have divided – and hopefully conquered – this week with a selection of audio from around the town.
Sky Watch – the night skies above Petersfield in November
Find out what the furthest thing you can see in space with the eye is in this month’s Sky Watch – but you’ll need the help of a winged horse and a princess too.
It’s also the month when there are more shooting stars about with meteor showers increasing towards the middle of the month. Definitely worth a look if you get the opportunity.
Find out more in this month’s Sky Watch.
“Oyez, oyez, oyez!” A warm welcome to Rye for Petersfield Town Crier Faye Thompson’s first national competition
The East Sussex town of Rye hosted the 70th National Town Criers’ Championship. Petersfield’s very own Town Crier Faye Thompson took to the podium in her first competition. We were there.
Eighty acres change hands in Buriton
The sale of land around the village raises the prospect of further development proposals near Buriton.
The Petersfield Bookshop turns spooky for charity
The perfect setting for a Halloween event. The shop joined forces with neighbouring Chapel Street Vintage & Antiques to run a suitably scary fundraiser for the Town Mayor’s chosen charities.
Petersfield welcomes William III back to The Square
The lead statue is back in the saddle again at the centre of Petersfield town.
The Poppy appeal is on in Petersfield
Donations are being made in Petersfield and the villages for this year’s poppy appeal ahead of Remembrance Sunday.
News about our project
Listeners are the winners as Petersfield’s radio station earns national recognition
Petersfield’s Shine Radio has been recognised in the UK’s most prestigious radio awards.
Winner Daisy hears her Shine Radio jingles for the first time
A Ditcham Park School student who won a competition to provide lead vocals for a couple of Shine Radio’s new jingles hears the end result.
Petersfield’s Shine Radio named best digital community radio station
The local radio station collected the gold award at the national awards ceremony on Saturday night.
Community connections
Petersfield’s Shine Radio works in partnership with non-profit organisations in the local community.
Our project is also supported by a range of community-minded businesses who value what we do and help us make it shine.
