Petersfield's Shine Radio

Petersfield's Shine Radio

Local stories, local voices and local information from Petersfield. We cover community news, culture, nature, history, events and entertainment in the South Downs market town of Petersfield in Hampshire, UK. This feed includes all our on-demand audio. Find our more specific feeds by searching "Petersfield" on your favourite podcast app. Shine Radio is the radio station made by you. Share your stories or join our volunteer team. Find out more at https://shineradio.uk, email team@shineradio.uk or call Petersfield 01730 555 500. You make it shine.

Episodes

January 1, 2026 6 mins

Hello, Happy New Stargazing Year, and welcome to 'Sky Watch' for January!

Along with 2025, the first quarter of the 21st century has gone. Where does all that time go? Take a deep breath when you realise we're now nearer to 2050 than we've come from 2001!

So, speaking of time passing, have you ever wondered what the oldest planet in our Solar System is? Discover this and more in Sky Watch.

Written by Petersphere resident, astronomi...

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Petersfield Voluntary Care Group, is 50 years old in 2026.

The voluntary group of 41 drivers arranges transport for over 500 people for, amongst other things, hospital appointments; over 1,700 journeys in this last year alone.

Alison Gauld has volunteered with them since 2010, and has been a coordinator for the last 13 years. She’s standing down as a coordinator this year but will continue to be a driver.

She speaks to Mike W...

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December 27, 2025 2 mins

Your complete guide to the disrupted bin collection schedule.

Shine Radio's Stephen Martin helps you overcome the seasonal confusion with information provided by East Hampshire District Council.

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December 26, 2025 58 mins

What will you remember from 2025?

Our local news team looks back on the year in which buildings and businesses in Lavant Street were affected by fire, a row erupted over the closure of the Rowan Ward, volunteers knitted thousands of poppies and local primary school children published a recipe book.

Jo Gray, Julie Butler, Gareth Boyes, Phill Humphries, Mike Waddington from Shine Radio and the Petersfield Post's Paul Ferguson recall ...

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December 24, 2025 34 mins

A Christmas Cracker brings festive warmth, words and music together in a joyful celebration of Christmas.

Recorded live by the Lion & Unicorn Players, this special seasonal programme is a miscellany of Christmas-themed poems, stories, readings and music, shared by voices from across our local community. Expect familiar ...

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The programme editor, Debra Shipton picks her favourite moments from the P pod in 2025.

Always on location, the P pod is where Shine Radio meets people across the area to celebrate the huge range of positive contributions they make to the local community.

Presented by Julie Butler, Phill Humphries, Laura Sheppard, Andy Catto, Mark Waddington, Stephen Martin and Mark Simpson. The P pod is planned by Ann Marden and the team and is ed...

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December 23, 2025 41 mins

In this Christmas and 5th birthday special programme, creators Kate Fairweather and John Welsman  pick some of their favourite episodes to celebrate five years of fun making podcasts together.

Episodes referred to in this episode: 

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A concert of carols and readings for Christmas with guest speaker J John and music from the Little Town Choir. Recorded by Shine Radio at Petersfield Festival Hall.

Credits

Welcome - Esme Kelly
Reading - Zach Harris
Poem - Mo Hernaman
Reading - Anne Glenn
Reading - Killy John
Christmas Unwrapped talk - J John
Blessing - John Callaghan
Choir - The Little Town Choir
Music - Steve Udall
Organisers - John, Jo...

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December 20, 2025 42 mins

Local author Suzie Wilde and Tim O'Kelly of One Tree Books immerse you in a monthly indulgence of literature, storytelling and the world of books.

A zoom guest this month – Ian Skewis who chats about how he’s become a publisher and what, why, when and where all royalties are going (it’s a charity).
We are joined in person by Sally, Dorota and Anna from the bookshop.

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Local Postie Steve is once again this year collecting your empty chocolate and biscuit boxes. All for Macmillan.

An initiative by Green King pubs, Tubs for Pubs raised over £24,000 last year.

You can drop your boxes off at the Royal Mail Customer Collect office until the 10th February

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Leeroy Scott has been doing all he can to raise funds to help his hometown in Jamaica.

He was raised in the rural Parish of St Elizabeth and following the devastation of hurricane Melissa in October, is trying to help his community to rebuild their lives again.

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From 14 January 2026  Petersfield Museum and Art Gallery opens a new exhibition: Sara Lee: Chalk Lines. Drawings from the South Downs.

Sara was the winner of the Museum's South Downs Open, (2025) when they exhibited 130 artists and a winner was chosen for this prize exhibition. 

Louise Weller, the Museum and Art Gallery's Head of Collections and the exhibition's curator, tells Mike Waddington about what you can expect fro...

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Christmas is a time for cheer, but some may find it hard to find something to smile about.

Agencies working together once again are working with the Salvation Army and the Foodbank to ensure everyone will get a special food hamper, and with every child will have a present to open on Christmas Day.

Shine Radio asked Agencies Working Together coordinator, Steve Field how we can all help

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Christmas should be a time of fun, and it can be if you watch for some of the pitfalls.

Amanda Whiteland-Smith from Citizens Advice offers advice on how to spend wisely within your means, watch out for those Christmas scams and what help is available for relationship breakdowns.

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December 16, 2025 35 mins

This week we are on the south downs at the sustainability centre. If you were in the navy back in the day you may have known it better as HMS Mercury but these days it is very different.

So we're going to speak to the people who run the courses for schools and adults in woodland activities and crafts, organise music and theatre and provide accommodation to walkers.

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December 15, 2025 54 mins

Finally the stormy weather subsides and field sports return. In football, title chasing Petersfield the Rams travel to Andover needing to keep the pressure up on Stoneham as both teams forge ahead of the pack in search of league glory. https://www.petersfieldtownfc.co.uk/ . Liss Athletic aren't afraid of a tough challenge in fact, they thrive on it. No bigger challenge exists than top of the table Crofton Saints in their back yard....

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Petersfield author Michelle Magorian is probably most known for her book (and film and musical) Goodnight Mr Tom.

She talks to Mike Waddington about her inspirations, her acting roles (including Joseph and HIs Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat and her appearance as Orinoco Womble), and her enjoyment in every day conversation despite being socially shy.

Her father was in the navy so she spent years abroad and on her return she understo...

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December 12, 2025 9 mins

Jenny Mallin tours around the Petersphere, giving interesting talks, through U3a, about her career at the BBC, serendipity in life and her amazing family history, particularly relating to India.

Mark Simpson asked Jenny about her life behind the scenes at the iconic BBC Television Centre, working on legendary shows like The Generation Game.

 

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December 12, 2025 9 mins

Today's local news and information update from Petersfield's Shine Radio.

  • Compassion, farmers and supermarkets work together
  • Barnardo's and NHS line up with workshops for new parents
  • We review this weekend’s sport
  • and today is the last day of local bulletins for this year on Shine Radio

To share your news stories email team@shineradio.uk or call, text or WhatsApp 01730 555 500.

You make it shine.

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Julie Butler is joined once again this month with Lynn Osborne, Nickki Haggar and Duncan Cameron.

This month it is all about Christmas and we talk about families at this Festive period and how generations come together and interact. 

We also get sound advice from Amanda Whiteland-Smith from East Hants Citizen Advice on how to cope with the extra pressures of Christmas. Then it's over to join the Festive Elves that are running ...

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