On 21st March Butser ancient farm will hold an open day where any resident of East Hampshire can try their hand at a range of 24 different ancient crafts and access the site for free. Josh, an expert maile worker and organiser of the day, told Shine Radio's Phill Humphries about what would be on offer.

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Jim Clift has caste hundreds of swords and he shares some of his secrets with Phill Humphries

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

• Juniper shortlisted for apprenticeship award
• Applications invited to use developer contributions
• Frank discussion from expert about international development
• and We preview this weekend’s sport

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Published at 4:58am on 13 February, 2026

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On Thursday 12 February the Pam Robson Music Group met at the United Reform Church for their monthly singalong.

Mike Waddington speaks to Audrey Morton from Dementia Friendly Petersfield and Clive Robson who set the group up in memory of his wife Pam; singing makes a difference.

Olivia, Debbie and Grace from South Down Care brought some of their resident along as well as a cheque for Dementia Friendly Petersfield for £3,584.48!

The Pam Robson group meets on the second Thursday of the month.

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Winton House on the High Street is the low rent home for a number of local charities like Age Concern, Petersfield Voluntary Care Group and Home Start Butser.

Its 60 volunteers run the community cafe and a busy information desk. Many others hold events there, like the Veterans' Drop In and Dementia groups.

An elderly couple - who wish to remain anonymous - popped in, liked what they saw and made a big donation.

Manager Sarah Moss tells Mike Waddington about what happened and why despite many years operating in the town they need to raise funds.

Winton House at Winton House Centre | Run by the community for the community

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

• Moggs Mead Co-op store to close in two weeks
• STEM at Bedales and why the school believes Assessed Courses are best
• A well-known Petersfield businessman, Chris Jacobs, has died at the age of 89
• …and we have a roundup of local job opportunities

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Published at 4:58am on 12 February, 2026

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Local man Charles Bevan was the guest speaker at the Current Affairs group that meets at One Tree Books.

Charles was speaking about his life time's work in Development and says that the new situation may need a rethink and some ideas are making a come-back!

He is the author of the paperback Development Aid: The Good, the bad and the ugly. The real story of international aid for those who are perplexed.

He speaks to Mike Waddington about the complexities and assumptions around the topic and chasing economic growth and how to kick start it.

The Current

Charles' book here Development Aid: The Good, the bad and the ugly. The real story of international aid for those who are perplexed.: Amazon.co.uk: Bevan, Charles: 9781913713720: Books

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Lizzie Allen, 22, is a finalist at the Havant and South Downs College Apprenticeship Awards 2026 and works at Juniper, in Lavant Street, who are also shortlisted for Employer of the Year at those awards.

Lizzie, who has Down syndrome, works 15 hours a week at Juniper, and has to reach goals under the customer services apprenticeship scheme.

We speak to one of the owner/Managers of Juniper, Vicky, who tells us about the nomination and what is entailed.

Lizzie also volunteers at Winton House where we spoke to her colleagues and Lizzie herself.

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