On Winchester Now this week:
- We look ahead to the Heritage Open Days, and talk to an art teacher who is putting on a display of paintings to raise money for a charity set up in memory of her son.
- We have a round up of some of the other events taking place as part of the Heritage Open Days event.
- News in brief:
- Charity leaders are concerned about proposed budget cuts to community transport in Winchester saying it will have a “devastating” impact on vulnerable people.
- The County Council has opened a consultation on plans to close 7 nursing homes in Hampshire – and to build three new ones.
- Another Winchester pub has closed its doors blaming the cost of living. The managers of the Rising Sun said “the economic bite has finally got the better of us”.
- A new project has been launched in Winchester to try to capture the stories of the city. The Fabric of Winchester project is led by the charity St John’s and involves the creation of several memory quilts. We hear from project lead Maddie Cowell.
- Shout outs:
- To organisers of both the Alresford show and Littleton and Harestock show which took place last weekend.
- To Winchester’s charity shops and all the volunteers who work in them with this month dubbed Second Hand September.
- To fundraiser Emily Hendren Allwright who has just completed a challenge to walk one thousand miles for Hampshire Hospitals.
- To all those starting new projects or stages of their lives such as new schools or universities.
- We talk to 12-year-old pianist Harry Lee who has been wowing shoppers in Winchester with his talent.
