A Christmas Cracker

A Christmas Cracker brings festive warmth, words and music together in a joyful celebration of Christmas. Recorded live by the Lion & Unicorn Players, this special seasonal programme is a miscellany of Christmas-themed poems, stories, readings and music, shared by voices from across our local comm…

the P pod on location - our highlights of 2025

The programme editor, Debra Shipton picks her favourite moments from the P pod in 2025. Always on location, the P pod is where Shine Radio meets people across the area to celebrate the huge range of positive contributions they make to the local community. Presented by Julie Butler, Phill Humphrie…

Dogs with Jobs Christmas Special 2026

In this Christmas and 5th birthday special programme, creators Kate Fairweather and John Welsman  pick some of their favourite episodes to celebrate five years of fun making podcasts together. Episodes referred to in this episode:  The National Police Trials 2025  Nathan Foy on the guide dogs that…

Christmas Unwrapped concert from Petersfield Festival Hall

A concert of carols and readings for Christmas with guest speaker J John and music from the Little Town Choir. Recorded by Shine Radio at Petersfield Festival Hall. Credits Welcome - Esme Kelly Reading - Zach Harris Poem - Mo Hernaman Reading - Anne Glenn Reading - Killy John Christmas Unwrapped …

Talking Books - December 2025

Local author Suzie Wilde and Tim O'Kelly of One Tree Books immerse you in a monthly indulgence of literature, storytelling and the world of books. A zoom guest this month – Ian Skewis who chats about how he’s become a publisher and what, why, when and where all royalties are going (it’s a charity)…

What can you do with your empty plastic chocolate boxes for a good cause?

Local Postie Steve is once again this year collecting your empty chocolate and biscuit boxes. All for Macmillan. An initiative by Green King pubs, Tubs for Pubs raised over £24,000 last year. You can drop your boxes off at the Royal Mail Customer Collect office until the 10th February

East Hampshire man is doing all he can for his hometown in Jamaica

Leeroy Scott has been doing all he can to raise funds to help his hometown in Jamaica. He was raised in the rural Parish of St Elizabeth and following the devastation of hurricane Melissa in October, is trying to help his community to rebuild their lives again.

Museum launches new Exhibition for the challenges of the new year

From 14 January 2026  Petersfield Museum and Art Gallery opens a new exhibition: Sara Lee: Chalk Lines. Drawings from the South Downs. Sara was the winner of the Museum's South Downs Open, (2025) when they exhibited 130 artists and a winner was chosen for this prize exhibition.  Louise Weller, th…

Everyone should have something special at Christmas, can you help?

Christmas is a time for cheer, but some may find it hard to find something to smile about. Agencies working together once again are working with the Salvation Army and the Foodbank to ensure everyone will get a special food hamper, and with every child will have a present to open on Christmas Day.…

Christmas is the time for presents and cheer, but ensure you keep within your budget

Christmas should be a time of fun, and it can be if you watch for some of the pitfalls. Amanda Whiteland-Smith from Citizens Advice offers advice on how to spend wisely within your means, watch out for those Christmas scams and what help is available for relationship breakdowns.