On Winchester Now thai week:
- There have been celebrations in Winchester as England stormed through to the final of the women’s World Cup. We talk to young football fans inspired by the team.
- News in brief:
- Thousands of students across Winchester will pick up their A-level results tomorrow.
- £84,000 of funding has been given to local projects to help tackle countryside crime.
- Nearly 70 families have signed-up to become foster carers in Hampshire after a campaign was launched last year.
- The University of Winchester has moved into the top 10 in the UK for the percentage of students going into employment or further study.
- Talented young swimmers have received coaching from triple Olympic Gold medallist Adam Peaty at the Winchester Sports and Leisure Park.
- The latest in our look at the Hampshire Open Studios taking place from this weekend. We visit the Southern Bookcrafts Club.
- Shout Outs:
- To all the volunteers who worked at Boomtown.
- To all the students and teachers picking up their exam results.
- To volunteers at the Winchester Repair café who have given more than 500 hours of their time since it launched in April.
- To the ladies at Avington Park Golf Course who raised £1,400 for the Winchester Beacon.
- Shoppers were taken by surprise to see a group of 17th century soldiers marching through the city. Winchester Radio talked to members of the Civil War enactment group and those watching.
