Steve is reunited with Claire Vennis to talk about the much anticipated third Petersfield Seed Swap. He also interviews local gardening legend, David Petche, who has received a recognition award from the RHS for 50 years of allotmenteering.  

Steve is reunited with Claire Vennis to talk about the much anticipated third Petersfield Seed Swap. He also interviews local gardening legend, David Petche, who has received a recognition award from the RHS for 50 years of allotmenteering.&nbsp;&nbsp;

The brighter gardening show from Petersfield in Hampshire.

Advice and expertise from beautiful Petersfield gardens and our local allotments.

Presented by Steve, Ann and Coxy from the Adhurst Estate allotments in Sheet.

Growing Together is supported by De Mellow & Co. Financial advice for you, your family and your future. https://demellowandco.com/

Contact the show at team@shineradio.uk or call 01730 555 500.

The brighter gardening show from Petersfield in Hampshire.
Advice and expertise from beautiful Petersfield gardens and our local allotments.
Presented by Steve, Ann and Coxy from the Adhurst Estate allotments in Sheet.
Growing Together is supported by De Mellow &amp; Co. Financial advice for you, your family and your future. <a href="https://demellowandco.com/">https://demellowandco.com/</a>
Contact the show at <a href="mailto:team@petersfieldradio.uk">team@shineradio.uk</a> or call 01730 555 500.

Claire Vennis & Steve Amos with the brighter gardening show from Petersfield

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We cover community news, culture, nature, history, events and entertainment in the South Downs market town of Petersfield in Hampshire, UK.

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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 <a href="https://shineradio.uk">https://shineradio.uk</a>, email <a href="mailto:team@shineradio.uk">team@shineradio.uk</a> or call Petersfield 01730 555 500.
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Growing Together - February 2025: Petersfield Seed Swap and David Petche

Jarvis the working cocker and Bailey the labrador are highly trained Urban Search & Rescue (USAR) dogs. 

Along with veteran handler Graham Currie, the dogs are first responders to disaster scenes in the UK such as train crashes or collapsed buildings. Bailey is also an ISAR dog - working internationally as part of a search and rescue cooperation that came into being after the 9/11 attacks. 

Their job is to find survivors among the rubble who may be buried or unconscious, so that they can receive medical help as fast as possible. They are part of the Technical Rescue and USAR Station at Essex Fire & Rescue Service.

This interview is packed with practical insight into the dogs' training and the organisational and logistic support of the wider team. Graham describes their experiences together in the kind of life and death situations that few dogs or humans encounter. 

Graham also talks compellingly about the team's volunteering as an International Search & Rescue (ISAR) team -  Bailey's most recent deployment was to Venezuela in the wake of its huge earthquake. 

Urban search and rescue is a discipline that demands exceptional steadiness, where no two days are the same, and in which their success is the difference between life and death for survivors. 

Graham and his dogs travel long distances when required, so must be at ease on boats, planes, being airlifted by a helicopter or swinging from a rope so once they arrive they are ready to work.

Find out more:
Dogs at the Essex Fire & Rescue Service
Service Dogs UK

Related episodes
Rusty the Hampshire Search & Rescue dog
Throwback: Lottie, the missing persons investigator
Wessex Bloodhounds: hunting humans for fun
Louis the Fire Investigator
P.D. Albee, the cadaver dog
P.D. Jaxx, the victim recovery dog 
Mabel, emotional support worker in the fire service

Do you work your dog or dogs?

I love to meet and hear about working dogs of all kinds and LOVE introductions - so don't hold back. Find me, Kate Fairweather at team@shineradio.uk

© & ℗ Kate Fairweather 2026

Jarvis the working cocker and Bailey the labrador are highly trained Urban Search &amp; Rescue (USAR) dogs.&nbsp;
Along with veteran handler Graham Currie, the dogs are first responders to disaster scenes in the UK such as train crashes or collapsed buildings. Bailey is also an ISAR dog - working internationally as part of a search and rescue cooperation that came into being after the 9/11 attacks.&nbsp;
Their job is to find survivors among the rubble who may be buried or unconscious, so that they can receive medical help as fast as possible. They are part of the Technical Rescue and USAR Station at Essex Fire &amp; Rescue Service.
This interview is packed with practical insight into the dogs' training and the organisational and logistic support of the wider team. Graham describes their experiences together in the kind of life and death situations that few dogs or humans encounter.&nbsp;
Graham also talks compellingly about the team's volunteering as an International Search &amp; Rescue (ISAR) team -&nbsp; Bailey's most recent deployment was to Venezuela in the wake of its huge earthquake.&nbsp;
Urban search and rescue is a discipline that demands exceptional steadiness, where no two days are the same, and in which their success is the difference between life and death for survivors.&nbsp;
Graham and his dogs travel long distances when required, so must be at ease on boats, planes, being airlifted by a helicopter or swinging from a rope so once they arrive they are ready to work.
Find out more:
<ul>
<li>Dogs at the <a href="https://www.essex-fire.gov.uk/site-search?keys=dogs&amp;media_keys=dogs">Essex Fire &amp; Rescue Service</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.servicedogsuk.org/uk-service-dogs-conference-awards/">Service Dogs UK</a></li>
</ul>
Related episodes
<ul>
<li><a href="https://omny.fm/shows/petersfieldstories/playlists/dogs-with-jobs#:~:text=Rusty%20the%20search,9%3A19%20AM">Rusty the Hampshire Search &amp; Rescue dog</a></li>
<li>Throwback:&nbsp;<a href="Throwback:%20Lottie%20the%20missing%20persons%20investigator%20%20Bonus%20episode%20of%20Dogs%20with%20Jobs!%20In%20the%20course%20of%20researching%20this%20podcast,%20Kate%20Fairweather%20talks%20to%20a%20lot%20of%20people%20about%20working%20dogs.%20Here%20she%20talks%20to%20Jim%20Noble,%20who%20has%20spent%20a%20career%20devoted%20to%20working%20dogs%20-%20gun%20dogs,%20police%20dogs,%20sniffer%20dogs,%20search%20dogs.%20%20In%20the%20early%202000s%20the%20Hampshi&hellip;%20%2021:48%20Mar%2014,%202021,%208:00%20AM">Lottie, the missing persons investigator</a></li>
<li>Wessex Bloodhounds:&nbsp;<a href="https://omny.fm/shows/petersfieldstories/romance-and-the-wessex-bloodhounds?in_playlist=dogs-with-jobs">hunting humans for fun</a></li>
<li><a href="https://omny.fm/shows/petersfieldstories/louis-the-fire-investigator?in_playlist=dogs-with-jobs">Louis the Fire Investigator</a></li>
<li>P.D. Albee, <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/petersfieldstories/p-d-albert-the-cadaver-dog?in_playlist=dogs-with-jobs">the cadaver dog</a></li>
<li><a href="https://omny.fm/shows/petersfieldstories/police-dog-jax-the-victim-recovery-dog?in_playlist=dogs-with-jobs">P.D. Jaxx, the victim recovery dog</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li>Mabel, <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/petersfieldstories/playlists/dogs-with-jobs#:~:text=Meet%20Mabel%2C%20emotional,7%3A00%20AM">emotional support worker in the fire service</a></li>
</ul>
Do you work your dog or dogs?
I love to meet and hear about working dogs of all kinds and LOVE introductions - so don't hold back. Find me, Kate Fairweather at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:team@shineradio.uk">team@shineradio.uk</a>
&copy; &amp; ℗ Kate Fairweather 2026

The hero dogs who find survivors in the rubble of disaster zones

In Episode 12 of the Cold Coffee podcast, host Iva Lomas spoke with her guest, Anna, who shared her first-hand experience of assembling an emergency grab-bag in Ukraine back in 2022, and how she is now approaching her preparations whilst living in the UK. Anna's stark transition from wartime survival to British peacetime readiness perfectly highlights why practical, self-reliant civilian preparation is so critical in today's world.

In Episode 12 of the Cold Coffee podcast, host Iva Lomas spoke with her guest, Anna, who shared her first-hand experience of assembling an emergency grab-bag in Ukraine back in 2022, and how she is now approaching her preparations whilst living in the UK. Anna's stark transition from wartime survival to British peacetime readiness perfectly highlights why practical, self-reliant civilian preparation is so critical in today's world.

The "Be Ready" Blueprint: How British Civil Defence is Adopting the Lessons of Ukrainian Survival

Cold Coffee Podcast 20261031 - The Be Ready Blueprint How British Civil Defence is Adopting the Lessons of Ukrainian Survival

Local MP Damian Hinds is now the Shadow Spokesperson on Health and Social Care.

It is high profile and a demanding, complex area of policy.

Speaking to Mike Waddington he talks about the role and the large consensus there is around policy but differences must be debated as a road to better solutions. 

He talks about the areas that need to be under consideration and his own 'red lines.'

He also says how important it is to listen to the people on the front line in the NHS and Social Care.

Local MP Damian Hinds is now the Shadow Spokesperson on Health and Social Care.
It is high profile and a demanding, complex area of policy.
Speaking to Mike Waddington he talks about the role and the large consensus there is around policy but differences must be debated as a road to better solutions.&nbsp;
He talks about the areas that need to be under consideration and his own 'red lines.'
He also says how important it is to listen to the people on the front line in the NHS and Social Care.

Growing Together - February 2025: Petersfield Seed Swap and David Petche

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