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
It was the first time in twenty years that 23 women stepped out onto the rugby field to train for the new season.
The team ranged from new players that have never touched the ball to others returning to the sport again. The team will be for anyone and everyone.
There is still time to join, simply pop down to their training evening on Tuesdays from 7pm and have a go.
Shine Radio was keen to see how the launch went.
Home-Start Butser support 263 families with a staff equivalent to 4 full timers and 80 volunteers.
They are asking people with parenting experience to volunteer 3 hours a week to help struggling families with children under five.
Training is provided. The next course starts in Petersfield on Thursday 25 September, 9:30am to 2:30pm, over five weeks.
Manager Nicola Winter, talking to Mike Waddington, explains how someone'...
Tod Apps from Petersfield's Shine Radio speaks to Dominic Merret Midhurst District counsellor and Yvonne Gravely about the Road works in Midhurst, The new art work outside the Angel and any potential news on The Angel hotel.
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Now every year up in Liss Forest, the Liss Forest Residents' association organise a Fun Day. It's an opportunity for the community to come together and enjoy the sun, with local businesses and charities running events for all the family to enjoy. There's food, drinks and live music - so really something for everyone. Our reporter Orien has been speaking to Ruth, one of the organisers of the Fun Day.
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The Petersfield Fringe Festival is underway this week, bringing an exciting variety of performances to the town – all in aid of The Rosemary Foundation.
Shine Radio’s Laura Sheppard visited Churcher’s College in Ramshill, where she caught up with Rob Ingram from Ente...
Local sewing group Liss in Stitches was at the Physic Gardens a few weeks ago with an exhibition which showed a range of textile and thread based arts and crafts.
Based at the Liss Triangle Centre, they meet once a month either to hear a speaker, or to learn new sewing techniques.
It helps with mental wellbeing and is a great opportunity to switch off from the outside world.
And it’s not just for the ladies with as we hear fr...
Two local men are amongst the many that walk every year in support for March for Men with Kev in Petersfield.
They know only too well the importance of men getting tested regularly and what a difference this can make.
If they hadn’t tested early, their story may have had a completely different ending.
We hear from Pete and Jimmy who wanted to share their journey.
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It was a hive of activity behind the scenes of Victorious Festival and Jo Gray was on the rove for interesting people.
Jo spotted the Express FM team in the press office tent - a great opportunity for a quick chat on a very busy weekend. We meet two of the Portsmouth-based radio station's presenters, Caroline Brennan & Kartel Derrick.
..as Kartel says - you could always tune in to 'experience the experience'. Go...
Steady and Strong is a Hampshire County Council programme that focuses on improving strength and balance in older adults to help prevent falls.
It all about helping to maintain independence. It helps to give a quality of life by improving the ability to perform those everyday tasks. And it builds confidence.
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All the hard work paid off for the students that started their secondary school careers at the start of COVID and worked through the lock down period from home.
Personal bests were achieved by students at Churcher’s College and The Petersfield School, both seeing personal achievements to enable them to embark on the next stage of their educational journey.
Shine Radio’s Julie Butler and the Petersfield Post's Paul Fergu...
Finally the much anticipated 'Hampshire's Strongest' tournament gets under way. A 2 day event at Penns Place bringing together the mighty and the super fit in a series of challenges worthy of Roman and Greek gods. Isaac and Kevin are on the scene to report. https://strengthregister.com/competition/hampshires-strongest-2025 In football, the Rams are playing in the FA Vase competition against Hamworthy https://www.petersfieldtownfc.c...
David Strutt from Petersfield Life Church reflects on a moment with his young family on holiday, and how it connects to a tale from the bible.
He is speaking to Shine Radio's Stephen Martin in our weekly "Churchy chat" which is first broadcast on a Sunday morning around 9.30am.
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Roger Wettone is the Chair of the Winton Players and a director of Petersfield Theatre Group.
On his 80th birthday he talks to Mike Waddington about his life, the singing (he's a bass), meeting his wife (a soprano) in the theatre (one of a number of family links to performing), his first performacne aged 12 in Die Fledermaus and what the future holds in the highly competitive world of winning the attention - and affecti...
We all have toiletries that for whatever reason we will never use. So they sit in the cupboard or go to the next raffle.
Mackarness & Lunt have other ideas and have decided to collect in aid of one of the Hampshire refuges for Stop Domestic Abuse.
Shine Radio went along to find out more about their collections and more about Stop Domestic Abuse.
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It's the first of Suzie's new seasonal Wilde Walks: the Summer edition for 2025.
Shine Radio is celebrating five years since its founding, so Susie also celebrates as she has been part of it from the beginning.
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On the Friday evening of England v the USA in the Women’s World Cup, members of the Petersfield Team enlisted the assistance of Faye Thompson the Town Crier and Consort Martin, to proclaim for the team and its event on Tuesday 26 August froom 6pm at the Rugby Club at Penns Place
They set the scene to customers of the Square Brewery and won round the crowd!
See also Julie Butler’s interview with Astrid the Viking.
Petersfield Town Council agreed £15,000 for additional aeration equipment at The Heath Pond.
This is include installation of 12 callbrated disc diffusers, connected via self sinking tubing to avoid disruption to fishing, boating or netting activities.
Volunteer Senior Fishing Bailiff spoke at the meeting and said it will bring long term benefits. It will balance the pond and should prevent the blue green algae from blooming.
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The sun shone for the events held at Stroud House and Downs House, ensuring everyone could get out and enjoy the summer sun. There was entertainment, events and of course plenty of food coming off of the BBQ.
Last Friday (15th August) relatives came to join the the residents and staff at Downs House to have fun in the sun.
Both Stroud Fest and Downs Fete raised £2900, all for Dementia Friendly Petersfield.
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The Third annual fringe festival presents 11 productions of established plays, new work, comedy, improvisation and even an opera showcase.
It starts on Tuesday 26 August and runs to Sunday 31 August 2025 at Churcher’s College.
Mike Waddington speaks to producers and directors Rob Sheppard, Jane Blower, and Laura Sheppard, about their three very different productions.
It is also a fund raising event for The Rosemary Foun...
A Turkish pop-up cafe has opened in Petersfield promising homemade Turkish delights and more.
The new venture has opened next to Fez Turkish restaurant in the adjoining function room - keeping it in the family with daughter Ela Bozdag at the helm during her break from uni. She talks to Jo Gray.
You can 'escape to Istanbul' in Bakery Lane, the alleyway running between Chapel Street and the Waitrose car park.
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