On Winchester Now this week:
- Don’t struggle on alone. That’s the message of a support group for men that meets each week in Winchester. We meet two men who say attending ManGang changed their lives.
- News in brief:
- South Western Railway says no trains will run through Winchester on Friday because of the latest strike. It’s the first time mainline drivers with Aslef have taken action.
- Winchester has ranked in the top 5 in a survey of the UK’s greenest cities.
- There’s another chance for residents to look at plans for the notorious Cart and Horses junction near Winchester with an information event on 5th September.
- An exciting weekend for Winchester City FC: a win on Saturday and a draw on Bank Holiday Monday in front of crowds.
- Kingsgate Village has held a special weekend to highlight what’s on offer in that area of Winchester.
- Shout outs:
- To contractors working on the M3 for donating almost £2,000 worth of goods to the Winchester Beacon.
- To UK Power Networks who helped out at the Boaz Project in Sutton Scotney.
- To University of Winchester PhD student Holly Marsden who’s played a key role in two prestigious London museum events.
- To all the youngsters who’ve taken part in this year’s Summer Reading Challenge organised by the Hampshire Library Service.
- We visit the annual community dig in Hyde as three gardens are dug up, to discover the medieval history that lies beneath. And a reminder of a second open day at the Central Winchester Regeneration archaeological site this weekend.
