On Winchester Now this week:
- A charity in Winchester, which is marking its 20th birthday this year, says its help is needed more now than ever. Home Start Winchester supports families with young children. We talk to the charity’s chair Stephanie Durrant.
- News-in-brief:
- Hampshire Hospitals is one of several NHS Trusts receiving new state-of-the-art radiotherapy machines, as part of a £70 million pound Government investment.
- Work has begun on a new pavilion at the River Park in Winchester.
- The public toilets in Abbey Gardens have reopened after major refurbishment.
- The Littleton and Harestock Repair Cafe opened its doors for the first time last Saturday.
- Just six weeks until the Pedal Paddle Pace Triathlon in Winchester and an appeal has been made for individuals, families and teams to take part.
- They can be a lovely sight to see in the summer, but now the House Martin is declining in numbers in Hampshire. A project has been launched to help them, and we hear from Keith Betton from the Hampshire Ornithological Society about how Winchester Radio listeners can help.
- Shout-outs:
- To young man George Hatt who, with his family, has raised £25,000 since being diagnosed with a brain tumour a year ago.
- To the organisers of the Owslebury Scarecrow Trail. All the proceeds are donated to the Epilepsy Society.
- To all the organisers, businesses and charities who took part in last week’s Dementia Action Week in Winchester.
- To everyone who joined the Lion’s Picnic family fun day last weekend in aid of the Hampshire Hospitals charity.
- To young musicians at Peter Symonds College who hosted a special concert to celebrate the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth.
- We catch-up with Brother John Green from the Hospital of St Cross who embarked on a tour of the UK by bus at the beginning of the month to raise money and awareness of the historic almshouse.
