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Help Shine Radio raise money for local charities
Shine Radio volunteers are taking part in the Beacon of Peace charity walk and you can help raise money for local organisations.
Fundraising is under way for people affected by the Lavant Street fire
Linda Kirkbride has organised the collection via an online crowdfunder site.
Roaming Wild: The founding of Compassion in World Farming
Listen as Emma Silverthorn talks to Theodora Eleni about how global farming has changed to incorporate more compassionate methodology and how her grandparents Anna and Peter Roberts were instrumental in bringing about that change from the modest back room of their Hampshire home.
Crossover Youth Centre Liss Hampshire – Its Work Past and Present
https://omny.fm/shows/petersfieldstories/crossover-youth-centre-liss-hampshire-its-work-pas
Bordon & Whitehill Voluntary Car Service
Bordon & Whitehill Voluntary Car Service
Liphook Day Centre 6th June 2023 D-Day Landings Commemoration Sing Song
Clients at Liphook Day care centre singing along to WW2 songs to remember the D-Day Landings in 1944
Petersfield Infant School Association appeals for local support
Can you help?
Trudy Baxendale from the Petersfield Infant School Association appeals to the local community and businesses for gifts, raffle prizes and fund matching for its summer fair . Trudy tells Theodora Eleni why the school needs the funds and how much they hope to raise.
Dr Paul O’Halloran talks about the Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes
Do you know your risk? Dr Paul O’Halloran and Theodora Eleni talk about the risks associated with Type 2 Diabetes and how
early testing and diet can help prevent you from being diagnosed with the illness.
Meet the beagles!
This episode of Dogs with Jobs features a lively pack of working beagles.
Kennel huntsman Danny Allen describes the daily working lives of his characterful charges to Kate Fairweather. Recorded at the Alresford Show 2022.
Meet E.T. the military assistance dog
This month, Kate Fairweather stays very local, visiting Ramsdean to meet E.T., a talented young labrador retriever with big paw prints to fill. He’s the third in a line of exceptional assistance dogs owned by Allen Parton, disabled ex-Royal Navy Chief Petty Officer and the founder of Hounds for Heroes, the assistance dog charity.
Meet Daisy, the autism assistance dog
Meet Daisy, who works with a non-verbal autistic teenager.
She gives him confidence and security. She gives his parents an early warning of impending meltdown. Hear how this wonderful dog has transformed the lives of the entire family.
River Rother clean up starts with local and personal action
On Friday 18 and Saturday 19 September there’s clean-up planned for the Rother streams in the town – removing plastics with pride!
555 children take up Summer Reading Challenge
The Community flows through Petersfield library and summer was a reading success for 555 children and 2,000 books borrowed.
Great Elf Run 2026 brings festive fun to support local mental health
Havant and East Hampshire MIND’s Great Elf Run 2026 is returning again this year.
It’s all set to bring festive cheer to the local community, with participants raising vital funds to support mental health services across the area.
Shine Radio’s Phill Humphries ‘Braves the Shave’
Phill Humphries has an appointment at the Dandy Cat on Wednesday 30 September at noon where he will ‘Brave the Shave’ for Macmillan Cancer Support – he tells us all about it.
Cold coffee / Холодна кава – Life in the UK: Dating, Marriage, and Cultural Shocks
Is finding true love in a foreign land a matter of luck, or is it about the values we carry within us? In this soul-searching Episode 5 of the Cold Coffee Podcast, Iva Lomas explores the profound journey of a Ukrainian woman navigating the heart of Britain.
St Peter’s Fete: Lego, karaoke, cake and community
Where else to find karaoke, cake and community – it’s the St Peter’s Annual Fete!
Off The Record Show 60 Sat 5 Sept 2026 Movies Week 2 Hour 1
Off The Record Show 60 Sat 5 Sept 2026 Movies Week 2 Hour 2
The FitStory Foundation – helping disengaged boys and young men before it’s too late
Empowering youth through martial arts and mentorship is the purpose for local man Matt Harris.
Festivals and friendship – a Victorious reunion
We’re fresh back from Victorious! To give you a taste of all things festival, we’ve been out and about meeting people from backstage to the front row — volunteers and fundraisers, performers and musicians, excited music fans and festival-goers alike. And among them was Eddie, who features in our first instalment, bringing a taste of the festival spirit straight from Southsea seafront.
Sky Watch – the night skies above Petersfield in September 2026
September marks the beginning of the new stargazing season in the ‘Petersphere’; when the Autumnal Equinox on the 23rd marks the transition to longer nights and shorter days.
Everyone regrets the passing of Summer, but now we have the consolation of glorious Autumn night skies!
Meet the Flyball Buccaneers – a team of canine athletes
Meet the Flyball Buccaneers, a Flyball team that the Dogs with Jobs team met at Dogs Day Out 2026 in May this year. A great introduction to an exciting team sport.
The enduring and rediscovered appeal of Edward Thomas
The appeal of Petesfield poet Edward Thomas is as strong as ever. The local Fellowship’s Jeremy Mitchell tells us more about it – what’s happening and why his work endures.
Petersfield Arts and Crafts Exhibition five day success
Free exhibition success for Petersfield Arts and Crafts Society – with a large variety of works displayed in the Festival Hall space, showing Petersfield’s talent.
Cold coffee / Холодна кава – Why most refugees struggle with English
What does it feel like to feel connected to home while being thousands of kilometers away? In the third episode of the Cold Coffee podcast, we go to celebrate Ukrainian Independence Day 24 August.
How do Ukrainians maintain their identity while building a new life in the United Kingdom? It’s more than just a holiday—it’s a powerful statement of resilience, unity, and the deep bond between our two nations.
Off The Record Show 59 Sat 29 Aug 2026 Movies Week 1 Hour 1
Off The Record Show 59 Sat 29 Aug 2026 Movies Week 1 Hour 2
Petersfield Twinning Association welcomes Warendorf visitors
Members of Petersfield’s Twinning Association recently welcomed friends from Warendorf, Germany. It was a time to strengthen longstanding ties between the two communities through a programme of friendship, cultural exchange and shared activities.