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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
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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.
Endeavoured, the show champion, forges a second career as a stud dog
Dev the beagle has a shelf full of trophies. Pat Sutton of Rossut Beagles explains what it takes to compete at national level and life beyond the show ring.
More railway disruption in Petersfield and Liss
Everything you need to know about this week’s problems on the trains.
The Petersfield hair salon faced with closure
Several hairdressers are being forced to leave a Petersfield salon after its owner failed to secure planning permission for the operation.
Sky Watch – the night skies above Petersfield in December
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.
Drinking with Phill and Mags – December 2023
We feel we have to warn you Phill breaks into song during this Christmas episode!
We will bring you the wonders of Algeria, Test Valley Gin, Christmas cocktails and wines as we have a bit of fun preparing for the festive season.
Growing Together – Early December: At The Petersfield Tree Festival
It’s the first Petersfield Tree Festival at the Community Garden. Claire and Steve talk all things trees to members of The Tree Council, charity Fitzroy, PeCAN (Petersfield Climate Action Network) and visitors to the festival.
An extension to PeCAN’s Fruit Tree in Every Garden initiative, the Petersfield Tree Festival provided bare root fruit trees as well as tree-care workshops. Anyone fancy a crumble?
Author of Goodnight Mister Tom to open Christmas Fayre on Saturday
Author to open the event on Saturday 2nd December
the P pod – 27 November 2023: Christmas Lights switch on
We’ve got a special edition of the P pod for you this week as Claire and Joff are live in the Square for the Petersfield Christmas Lights Switch On.
As well as hosting the event they’ll be joined by Shine Radio volunteers who speak to some of the performers in the show and local organisations in the Square.
It also marks, incredibly, our 200th P pod show.
Odd socks and kindness at Hambledon Primary School
School children at Hambledon Primary School wore odd socks – intentionally. Find out why.
Citizens Advice are on hand to support people in East Hampshire.
Help and support is on hand at Citizens Advice
The ‘Deadly Durford Road x Pulens Lane crossroads’ proposal & wider traffic calming measures
Hundreds turned out to see the proposed plans for traffic calming measures in Petersfield last week.. The message is loud & clear – give your feedback. You have until January 2024.
Generation Green – Youth Involvement
For Our Earth Week, we’re back with an all-new Generation Green! In this episode we focus on youth involvement within the environment and climate change. We talk to Dylan the Member of UK Youth Parliament for Surrey, Vicky Hall project coordinator of the...
English Wine shop opens on Lavant Street
Finally opening this Friday for the switch on of the Xmas lights we hear the story of how the Petersfield wine triangle was created.
Local writer, photographer and Lawyer Rupert Grey talks of Indian adventure and recent book.
Jack Finch had the pleasure of chatting to the multi talented local character Rupert Grey about his life’s adventures and recent book; “A homage to Bangladesh” which he launched at One Tree Books in the Summer.
the P pod for 21 November 2023: Our House with Petersfield Theatre Group
This week the P pod comes from Petersfield’s Festival Hall as the Petersfield Theatre Group move in for their upcoming musical production of Madness’ Our House.
A wet & windy fish-a-thon goes to the wire for the winner at Petersfield Heath Pond
Did you know fishing on Petersfield Heath Pond is coordinated by a team of volunteers for Petersfield Town Council? They came together for a 24hr fish-a-thon fundraiser for a local good cause.
British truffle hounds find success at Italy’s National Truffle Trials
Dogs with Jobs comes to you from Italy! We accompany top Lagotto Romagnolo trainer, breeder and enthusiast, Louse Ferguson to Italy, where her dogs, Dario and Sage, compete against the best of the world’s truffle hounds.
Our Earth Week lands in Petersfield
Shine Radio is bringing a national campaign to get people talking about the environment to Petersfield.