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Join us on the brighter side
Meet the team that brings you a brighter mix of great music, trusted local information and good company.
featured highlights
Growing Together
The brighter gardening show with Ann-Marie Powell and Claire Vennis. Grow with us every month.
Talking Books
Published author Suzie Wilde and bookshop owner Tim O’Kelly explore their love of books, the joy of stories and the craft of writing.
the P pod
Our flagship weekly show packed with Petersfield personalities and their real-life stories. Presented by Claire Vennis and Joff Lacey.
Wilde Walks
Inspirational walks in beautiful countryside around Petersfield with author Suzie Wilde and her labrador Raine.
Petersfield Weather
Local meteorologist Richard Marks draws on decades of experience observing the weather conditions of Petersfield’s unique local microclimate.
Sports Chat
Comedian Alistair Barrie joins Dave Bowers and James Robbins for lively chat around current sports issues
latest listening
the P pod – 25 November
Shirley Leader of Velvet & Rose explains why her mannequins have turned their backs on you, Jon Walker describes the inner pages of the Petersfield Post, there’s live local music and a Wilde Walk too. All with Claire and Joff in lockdown.
More than 400 local sites are suitable for new trees
Trees could be planted in more than four hundred places across Petersfield. That’s the number of appropriate new sites for trees discovered by volunteers working with the Petersfield Society. Andy Moffat explains more.
Morning Report – Wednesday 25 November
Dave Williams and Lucy Davies are here with today’s essential Petersfield information. More than 400 sites proposed for trees in Petersfield, support for free parking in car parks from an unexpected source and one week to go until the lockdown is lifted.
Morning Report – Tuesday 24 November
Christmas Eve is just one month away and here’s an early present. Claire and Joff present this morning’s essential Petersfield information. Today’s talking topic – should parking be free in Petersfield in the run-up to Christmas?
Money Moment with Martin Bamford
Martin Bamford is back with another digest of money news to help you plan your finances, wherever you live in the Petersfield area.
Morning Report – Monday 23 November
James ‘Captain’ Birdseye is here with Lucy Davies for today’s update of local news and information. Kate Fairweather has the forecast and today we discuss how we feel about moving into this final week and a bit of lockdown.
Generation Green – the plastic peril
In Generation Green, Petersfield's Shine Radio shares young voices and the environmental issues that matter to them. Sacha Fairweather and Meg Allin discuss plastics, how they affect our world and how we might be able to protect the planet from their effects in the...
Wylds Farm prepares for a Covid Christmas
Find out how Wylds Farm – the popular Christmas Tree farm – plans to open and sell this year’s Christmas trees in a Covid-safe way. Nick Rook-Blackstone talks to Shine Radio’s Claire Vennis.
Building Excitement: 48 College Street
Building Excitement is our occasional series of features in which local architect Alan Cosh discovers more about the most fascinating buildings in Petersfield. This time he discusses 48 College Street, Petersfield’s oldest house, with its owner Jennifer Pigden.
Morning Report – Friday 20 November
Harrison RB and Laura Sheppard can’t wait for Christmas. Enjoy today’s report of essential local information in their company. Kate Fairweather has Petersfield’s rainy forecast for today too.
Shine Radio’s Recipe: What’s a Poke Bowl?
Comfort food and a healthy dish. Who could ask for anything more?
Before lockdown 2, Kate Fairweather had cooked Noni Needs her Hawaiian Poke bowl which is deeply rooted in Japanese cuisine.
Here Kate shares her fast, easy, delicious lunch ideas. And even better, you can use leftovers.
Wilde Walk – at Langley with a scare
An old favourite and the autumn colours are splendid. There is talk of Dr Who and Saturday afternoons. What begins well ends well – but Suzie has a scare in the middle.
the P pod – 18 November
Claire and Joff meet Gary Boxall of Petersfield Photographic. Jon Walker looks through the pages of this week’s Petersfield Post, Suzie Wilde walks with Abigail McKern and there’s local music from Marley Blandford.
Morning Report – Thursday 19 November
Dave Williams and Noni Needs greet the day with a cheery smile and today’s essential local information for Petersfield and its villages. Local news, weather, travel and the reaction Dave received when he crashed a model plane into Butser Hill.
Morning Report – Wednesday 18 November
Lucy Davies and Kate Fairweather bring you today’s essential information for Petersfield and its villages. We include the latest details of support grants available to local businesses affected by the Coronavirus lockdown restrictions.
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Supporters
We’re proud to be sponsored and supported by local companies and organisations. You can support our project too.
Petersfield Town Council awarded our volunteer team a grant in January 2020 to help develop the 24 hour radio service. With the council’s support and further fundraising we launched Petersfield’s Shine Radio on 15 August 2020.
Church service crowdfunder
Our crowdfunder campaign is now closed and we exceeded our appeal target.
Thanks to you we can now plan to bring live services from St Peter’s Church to the widest possible number of radio listeners, including vulnerable and isolated people in our area.
Give time
Project volunteers have fun making radio programmes and help to run things behind the scenes.
We rely on a wide range of skills, both technical and creative so if you’re reliable, commited and community-spirited join our team.
Open invitation
Whether you bring years of radio experience or just a passion for Petersfield, everybody’s welcome in our volunteer team.
Open up
Find the unique personal stories and experiences of Petersfield people. Take the initiative and make great radio.
Open learning
Learn media skills alongside broadcasting and journalism professionals who live locally and support our project.
News about our project
New opportunities at Shine Radio
Right now there are some new volunteering opportunities with the project that may appeal to you or someone you know … exciting, innit?
Shine Radio fast facts
All your questions about the new Shine Radio service answered in one handy place.
PRESS RELEASE: New radio station to shine on Petersfield
Petersfield will have its own 24-hour dedicated digital radio service when Shine Radio launches on Saturday, August 15. Visit shineradio.uk.
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