Episode 42 – 13/09/2023

On Winchester Now this week: find out how to have your say on the future of Winchester city centre; we meet the riders and striders enjoying our city; and we return to the Jane Austen era with Hampshire Regency Dancers who are showing off their talents at the Heritage Open Days this weekend. Plus our news round up and shout outs too.

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Episode 41 – 06/09/2023

On Winchester Now this week: we look ahead to the Heritage Open Days, including an art display organised by a woman in tribute to her son; we hear about the launch of the Fabric of Winchester, which is a quilt project designed to capture the stories of our city; and we meet the young pianist wowing shoppers in the city centre. Plus our usual news-in-brief and community shout-outs.

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Episode 40 – 30/08/2023

On Winchester Now this week: we visit men’s support group Mangang, and speak to two men who say it saved their lives; Kingsgate village in Winchester holds a special festival to showcase the area; and we discover the medieval history hidden under the gardens and flower beds of homes in Hyde during the latest community dig. Plus our usual news-in-brief and community shout-outs.

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Episode 39 – 23/08/2023

On Winchester Now this week: an appeal for information for a man who went missing after attending the Boomtown Festival; we discover more about the work of a volunteer-led search and rescue charity; we focus on art at the Yard Studios in our latest visit at the Hampshire Open Studios; and what do tourists really think about Winchester? Plus our news-in-brief and community shout-outs.

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Episode 38 – 16/08/2023

On Winchester Now this week: there’s World Cup excitement in the city and we talk to young footballers about the women’s success; another sporting legend, Adam Peaty, visits the city to inspire talented swimmers; the latest in our look at the Hampshire Open Studios; and why civil war soldiers took Sunday shoppers by surprise. Plus the usual news-in-brief and community shout-outs.

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Episode 37 – 09/08/2023

On Winchester Now this week: we talk to the Winchester man who’s swapping his job as a criminal barrister to take on one of the world’s toughest endurance challenges; we hear about Winchester’s community allotment on National Allotment week; and chat to the founders of a local art group which now has members across the world and is preparing to showcase their skills in the Hampshire open studios event this month. Plus the usual news-in-brief and community shout-outs.

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Episode 36 – 02/08/2023

On Winchester Now this week we delve into Winchester’s past as archaeological work begins ahead of the Central Winchester Regeneration, we hear about free packed lunches available to local families to help with the cost of living over the Summer holidays, and talk to a 14 year old Scout who heads off to South Korea for the World Scout Jamboree. Plus we have our usual news-in-brief and community shout-outs.

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Episode 35- 26/07/2023

On Winchester Now this week: we talk to a 92-year-old veteran of the Korean War, 70 years after it ended; we hear about an initiative from the Chamber of Commerce to bring businesses and charities together, and we visit a relaxed, dementia-friendly film-screening; plus our usual round-up of other news and our community shout-outs.

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Episode 34 – 19/07/2023

On Winchester Now this week: an appeal is being made for food donations as the school summer holidays begin; we join a celebration by the charity Read Easy which helps adults who never learnt to read; we hear about the Big Butterfly count and the sport that’s trying to change its image; plus a round-up of other news and our community shout-outs.

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Episode 33 – 12/07/2023

In Winchester Now this week: we attend a heated meeting to discuss the future of Bushfield camp; we talk to Steve Brine about his decision to step down as MP at the next General Election as his party meet to find a new candidate; hundreds of people pedal, paddle and pace for charity; and we meet the young musicians preparing to rock it out at the Theatre Royal.

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