The Free Radicals, are a local choir of trained close harmony singers, going for some 20 years now.

They have a free concert of Christmas music on Saturday 10 January at 7.30pm, reminding us that Christmas is a season not just a day.

Stave Sargent, the choir organiser who spoke to Mike Waddington, explains what to expect at the hour long concert and what 'close harmony' is about.

It's a free event with a retiring collection for St Peters and to support local work for Ukraine.

The Free Radicals are on Facebook 

 

 

The Free Radicals, are a local choir of trained close harmony singers, going for some 20 years now.
They have a free concert of Christmas music on Saturday 10 January at 7.30pm, reminding us that Christmas is a season not just a day.
Stave Sargent, the choir organiser who spoke to Mike Waddington, explains what to expect at the hour long concert and what 'close harmony' is about.
It's a free event with a retiring collection for St Peters and to support local work for Ukraine.
The Free Radicals are on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100079445781793#">Facebook</a>&nbsp;
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Free Concert of close harmony songs this Saturday 10 January at St Peter's Church

In East Hampshire the homelessness numbers remain well below the country average. In 2025 an average of four people were confirmed as sleeping roughly.

As the colder weather hits our streets, Shine Radio spoke to Cabinet member Cllr Adeel Shah to find out what support is there to help anyone homeless.

In East Hampshire the homelessness numbers remain well below the country average. In 2025 an average of four people were confirmed as sleeping roughly.
As the colder weather hits our streets, Shine Radio spoke to Cabinet member Cllr Adeel Shah to find out what support is there to help anyone homeless.

As the weather gets colder, what does this mean for anyone homeless?

Today's local news and information update from Petersfield's Shine Radio.
Petersfield author remembers ‘Goodnight Mr Tom’s’ beginnings
Where will all the old gadgets go
Museum wins Grant to make the full Flora Twort collection easily available
…and after the news we’ve got your Shine Radio What’s On Guide with the latest happenings around the Petersphere.

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Published at 4:58am on 6 January, 2026

Today's local news and information update from Petersfield's Shine Radio.
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<li>Petersfield author remembers &lsquo;Goodnight Mr Tom&rsquo;s&rsquo; beginnings</li>
<li>Where will all the old gadgets go</li>
<li>Museum wins Grant to make the full Flora Twort collection easily available</li>
<li>&hellip;and after the news we&rsquo;ve got your Shine Radio What&rsquo;s On Guide with the latest happenings around the Petersphere.</li>
</ul>
To share your news stories email&nbsp;<a href="mailto:team@shineradio.uk">team@shineradio.uk</a> or call, text or WhatsApp 01730 555 500.
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Published at 4:58am on 6 January, 2026

Local news for Tuesday 6th January

Happy New Year everyone! In this New Year Special show, Isaac makes a return to share his best memories of 2025 which can only mean ......hot dogs and sport! Each presenter shares a favourite memory from a very special sporting year. There is mid season analysis on our football clubs https://www.petersfieldtownfc.co.uk/https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/lissathletic . as well as Pompey and we delve deeper into the halfway season campaign of the ambitious Petersfield Rugby club https://www.petersfieldrfc.club/ . There are 'crystal ball' predictions on what the 2026 campaigns hold for all of our sides. Also in the Sportlight we review tennis, https://clubspark.lta.org.uk/steepLawnTennisClub , table tennis, https://www.petersfieldttclub.org.uk/  , cricket https://www.petersfieldcricket.club/ , hockey, https://www.petersfieldhockeyclub.com/ and the event spectacular that is the Cowdray Park Gold Cup in Polo https://www.cowdray.co.uk/sport/cowdray-park-polo-club/ the biggest event of it's kind in Europe. There are laughs and memories along the way as we reminisce an incredible year in the Petersphere. 

Happy New Year everyone! In this New Year Special show, Isaac makes a return to share his best memories of 2025 which can only mean ......hot dogs and sport! Each presenter shares a favourite memory from a very special sporting year. There is mid season analysis on our football clubs <a href="https://www.petersfieldtownfc.co.uk/">https://www.petersfieldtownfc.co.uk/</a> <a href="https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/lissathletic">https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/lissathletic</a> . as well as Pompey and we delve deeper into the halfway season campaign of the ambitious Petersfield Rugby club <a href="https://www.petersfieldrfc.club/">https://www.petersfieldrfc.club/</a> . There are 'crystal ball' predictions on what the 2026 campaigns hold for all of our sides. Also in the Sportlight we review tennis, <a href="https://clubspark.lta.org.uk/steepLawnTennisClub">https://clubspark.lta.org.uk/steepLawnTennisClub</a> , table tennis, <a href="https://www.petersfieldttclub.org.uk/">https://www.petersfieldttclub.org.uk/</a>&nbsp; , cricket <a href="https://www.petersfieldcricket.club/">https://www.petersfieldcricket.club/</a> , hockey, <a href="https://www.petersfieldhockeyclub.com/">https://www.petersfieldhockeyclub.com/</a> and the event spectacular that is the Cowdray Park Gold Cup in Polo <a href="https://www.cowdray.co.uk/sport/cowdray-park-polo-club/">https://www.cowdray.co.uk/sport/cowdray-park-polo-club/</a> the biggest event of it's kind in Europe. There are laughs and memories along the way as we reminisce an incredible year in the Petersphere.&nbsp;

Free Concert of close harmony songs this Saturday 10 January at St Peter's Church

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