On Winchester Now this week:
- A week-long festival is hoping to inspire local residents to go green and help save the planet. More than 70 events are taking place as part of Winchester Green Week:
- News in Brief:
- Police are appealing for help after high value gold jewellery was stolen in a series of burglaries in Winchester.
- The Autumn Covid vaccination programme begins this week.
- The Winchester Muslim Cultural Association has set up a fundraising page to support people in Morocco affected by the recent earthquake.
- A main road out of Winchester has been closed for five weeks for carriageway and drainage repairs. Morestead Road is a route from the city into the Meon Valley and Bishops Waltham.
- A new pedestrian crossing is to be installed on another major city route, the Romsey Road in Winchester.
- A fire alarm at Winchester Sports and Leisure Centre didn’t stop the fun at the annual Paralympic Personal Bests event – with activities moving outside instead.
- We join an open day at the Winchester Military Museums, and hear about future plans and worries.
- Shout Outs:
- To everyone who attended a recent quiz night in aid of Winchester Hospice.
- To staff at local firm Milestone Infrastructure who volunteered two days of their time to the Winchester Beacon.
- To members of the Parish of St Faith in St Cross who have been busy preparing shoebox gifts for children in need across the world this Christmas.
To Winchester City FC who have made it through to the FA Cup 3rd qualifying round.
