On Winchester Now this week:
- We start with great news for Winchester’s Gurkha Museum, which today announced it’s been awarded £2.6 million to transform the military museum into a global reference centre for Gurkha heritage.
- We hear from a volunteer befriender who supports a 10 year-old girl as a Winchester charity urges more people to come forward to help change the lives of young people.
- News-in-brief:
- More than 70 people have already objected to plans for a new housing scheme on the outskirts of Winchester.
- A new scheme is being introduced at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Trust in the fight against lung cancer.
- 90 more police officers are being recruited in Hampshire.
- An update on our report last week about plans to increase council tax by 15 percent, and we talk to Hampshire County Council as the authority is fast-tracked for devolution and try to unravel what that all means.
- News-in-brief:
- With falling temperatures this week, Winchester City Council is increasing its support to ensure no one needs to sleep out on the street.
- 40 solar panels have been installed on the roof of Trinity Winchester as the charity aims to save money and reduce its carbon footprint.
- And Winchester has been in the newspapers again as a top tourist destination.
- Shout-outs:
- To Sally Stoodley who has become the first person to complete the St James Way from Reading to Southampton in a wheelchair.
- To shoppers at Tesco Extra in Winnall who donated a staggering 53 crates of food to the Winchester Basics Bank.
- To Perins School in Alresford which has been awarded funding for its wellbeing garden and sustainability projects.
- To Difford kennels and cattery in Barton Stacey who raised £1,000 for St John’s Winchester through puppy play dates.
- We speak to two members of Winchester Rotary who started an initiative to give special tours of Winchester Cathedral for people with dementia and their families and carers, and hope to encourage others to come along.
