On Winchester Now this week:
- We talk to a support group hoping to raise awareness of a condition that’s still relatively unknown. Say Aphasia Winchester marks its 3rd anniversary next week.
- News-in-brief:
- A man from Winchester has been robbed of £10,000 by con men pretending to be police officers. Officers are urging residents to be vigilant.
- Remembrance services are taking place this weekend at churches across the city to remember those who have given their lives in war.
- The three week closure of a major road into the city begins next week. It’s the London Road which connects the Worthys with Winchester.
- A five year project has come to fruition with a new permanent artwork at Winchester Railway station.
- Winchester Christmas lights will be turned on next Thursday in the annual celebration in the Broadway.
- If you have a friend or relative struggling with their mental health it can be hard to know what to say or how to help. That’s why a group of young volunteers started The Friend in Need project. We hear more.
- Shout-outs
- To Rick Stein restaurant in Winchester celebrating its 10th birthday.
- To Hampshire’s Youth MPs celebrating success in their latest climate conference.
- To Winchester teenager Sophie Harwood who has represented England in the FIFA Women’s U17s World Cup, just months after signing for Arsenal too.
- To everyone taking part in the Big Penguin Challenge this weekend to raise money for the Hampshire Hospitals charity.
- A pub near Winchester has organised a 72 hour static bike ride to raise money for the Royal British Legion. We speak to the landlord of The Cricketers in Easton to find out more.
