On Winchester Now this week:
- Controversy continues over the introduction of night time parking fees in some city centre car parks. The MP speaks out but the council says it will help air quality and promises to meet any concerned businesses.
- Next week is Refugee Week in Winchester, with a number of special events planned. We hear from one volunteer about why it’s so important to mark this event.
- News in brief:
- A parade of Royal Navy personnel will march through the city on Monday ahead of Armed Forces day.
- Junior doctors at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital have joined another 72 hour strike.
- Hampshire County Council asks for views on how it can save millions of pounds from its costs.
- Firefighters in Hampshire urge residents to install smoke alarms as the number of house fires reaches 400. It comes during Home Fire safety week.
- Peter Symonds College has set up a community pantry to help struggling students, staff and families.
- The annual primary school swimming gala has marked its 21st birthday with an event for around 230 swimmers.
- The first ever Wellbeing Fayre has been held in Winchester. We talk to the organisers about how it went.
- Shout outs:
- For everyone who attended the Winchester Sanctuary concert at the Theatre Royal.
- Volunteers at a family support service run out of Winchester prison.
- Stall holders who attended the Winchester Wellbeing fayre, the cathedral, sponsors and organisers of the event.
- Joe, the maintenance man at St John’s charity, who was captured on camera helping ducklings across the Broadway and back to safety.
- We join fundraisers as they tackle a fire walk to raise money for Trinity Winchester women’s services.
