On Winchester Now this week:
- A round up of some of the events to commemorate D-Day 80 years on.
- We hear from a volunteer group that needs help to transport people to hospital.
- News-in-brief:
- A picket line was set up outside the University of Winchester this week as members of the University and College Union went out on strike.
- A campaign is launched on Monday to encourage people to think about fostering.
- A village near Winchester has put on an amazing display of scarecrows to raise money for the Motor Neurone Disease Society.
- Comedian and actor Hugh Dennis was installed as the new Chancellor of the University of Winchester this week. Winchester Radio talked to him after a special ceremony.
- Shout-outs
- To the hundreds of people across our city who give up their time for free to help others, as this week is Volunteers’ Week.
- To the winners of the 2024 Business Excellence Awards
- To all those who took part in a 10k sponsored walk along the Watercress Way on Sunday to raise funds for Winchester Hospice.
- To local golfers who completed a 72-hole challenge in support of Winchester Youth Counselling.
- We join Singing for the Brain. The group brings together people affected by dementia to sing a variety of songs they know and love. Now a new group has started in Winchester.
