On Winchester Now this week:
- We hear from the new MP for Winchester. Liberal Democrat Danny Chambers won the seat in the General Election, with more than 29,000 votes.
- News-in-brief:
- Flowers have been left at a Winchester car park where a man died last weekend.
- A pre-school near Winchester has closed after almost 50 years. Managers of Littleton pre-school blamed the economic climate and a recruitment crisis.
- Halfords has closed its doors for the final time in Winnall.
- People have until July 9th to have their say on plans to expand the Boomtown Festival.
- Monday sees the start of a Taste of Winchester, a week-long celebration of food and drink across the city.
- Staff at Winchester Hospital have been honoured with a tea and cake to celebrate the rebranding of the hospital charity and the 76th birthday of the NHS. We talk to them about what they enjoy about working in the NHS.
- Hat Fair is getting into full swing, with performances and street acts across the weekend. We talk to one performer who has taken part in the festival for 25 years about why it’s so special.
- Shout-outs:
- From Trinity Winchester to 7 year-old Jude who raised money for the charity.
- To all the volunteers giving up their time to support Hat Fair.
- To visitors to this year’s Watercress Festival in Alresford who helped raise more than £5,800 for a local children’s charity.
- For organisers of a charity concert which raised more than £1,500 for Winchester GoLD and St Bartholomew’s Church.
- To all the students who have finished their GCSE and A Level exams.
- We visit a choral group in Winchester which is celebrating its 40th birthday this year. Southern Voices is marking the event with a gala concert next weekend.
