On Winchester Now this week:
- We hear about the “Be a Santa to Seniors” campaign, and other appeals to help brighten up Christmas for those in need or alone this year.
- News-in-brief:
- Pioneering new technology has been introduced at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital to reduce the life-changing side-effects of chemotherapy.
- The Chesil Theatre is to be transformed. Planning permission has been granted to develop the historic building.
- Planned repairs to the historic Buttercross have taken a step forward.
- The popular Santa Fun Run returns this weekend to the city.
- The Santa Sleigh will take to the streets next week for the 11th year.
- A group of explorers has recently returned from the challenge of a lifetime taking on a 50km trek across the Sahara desert. We catch up with two of those who took part to hear what it was like.
- Shout-outs:
- To audience members who supported a recent comedy night at Winchester Theatre Royal in aid of Naomi House.
- To people who donated gifts for this year’s Rotary Shoebox appeal.
- To Peter Symonds students who have celebrated the first anniversary of their Community Pantry.
- To hospital staff on Support Worker Day.
- To residents of St Catherines View care home, and pupils from St Peter’s Primary School who made gifts for the local community.
- Finally news of a special free concert on Saturday by the Ukrainian Sunny children’s choir.
