This week we’re surrounded by autumnal loveliness at Rogate Pumpkin Patch.

Now, you might think jac o’lanterns and all things Halloween might be a recent thing, but we will find out the history of the farm at Rogate, what happens during the short pumpkin season – and what happens in between.

Join Laura Sheppard and Andy Catto at Rogate Pumpkin Patch in this week's Ppod.

This week we’re surrounded by autumnal loveliness at Rogate Pumpkin Patch.
Now, you might think jac o’lanterns and all things Halloween might be a recent thing, but we will find out the history of the farm at Rogate, what happens during the short pumpkin season – and what happens in between.
Join Laura Sheppard and Andy Catto at Rogate Pumpkin Patch in this week's Ppod.

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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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Shine Radio is the radio station made by you. Share your stories or join our volunteer team. Find out more at https://shineradio.uk, email team@shineradio.uk or call Petersfield 01730 555 500.

You make it shine.

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.
You make it shine.

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Always on location and bursting with the brightest personalities from our community, the P pod is home to the voices and stories of Petersfield people.

Presented by Julie Butler, Phill Humphries and Laura Sheppard from a different location around the Petersphere every edition.

You can contact the show on Petersfield 01730 555 500 or team@shineradio.uk

It's all produced by volunteers at Petersfield's Shine Radio. Research by Ann Marden. Audio production by Debra Shipton.

Always on location and bursting with the brightest personalities from our community, the P pod is home to the voices and stories of Petersfield people.
Presented by Julie Butler, Phill Humphries and Laura Sheppard from a different location around the Petersphere every edition.
You can contact the show on Petersfield 01730 555 500 or team@shineradio.uk
It's all produced by volunteers at Petersfield's Shine Radio. Research by Ann Marden. Audio production by Debra Shipton.

News, views and interviews from Petersfield. With Claire Vennis and Joff Lacey.

the P pod on location around Petersfield

the P pod on location at the Rogate Pumpkin Patch

There’s a real buzz inside Petersfield Festival Hall as preparations get underway for this year’s Petersfield Music Festival - and the Shine Radio P pod team went along to soak up the atmosphere.

This year is particularly special, as the festival celebrates its 125th anniversary, marking more than a century of bringing live music to audiences in the town.

On location during the busy set-up, presenters Julie Butler and Laura Sheppard hear the sounds of piano tuning and rehearsals as they chat to some of the people behind the event. They meet Festival Chair Pam Buckley, explore the festival’s long history with Philip Young, speak to members of the St Cat’s Ensemble, and catch up with BBC presenter and piano soloist Keelan Carew ahead of his performance.

From backstage preparations to reflections on the festival’s remarkable legacy, this Ppod offers a lively snapshot of one of Petersfield’s most cherished cultural traditions.

There&rsquo;s a real buzz inside Petersfield Festival Hall as preparations get underway for this year&rsquo;s Petersfield Music Festival - and the Shine Radio P pod team went along to soak up the atmosphere.
This year is particularly special, as the festival celebrates its 125th anniversary, marking more than a century of bringing live music to audiences in the town.
On location during the busy set-up, presenters Julie Butler and Laura Sheppard hear the sounds of piano tuning and rehearsals as they chat to some of the people behind the event. They meet Festival Chair Pam Buckley, explore the festival&rsquo;s long history with Philip Young, speak to members of the St Cat&rsquo;s Ensemble, and catch up with BBC presenter and piano soloist Keelan Carew ahead of his performance.
From backstage preparations to reflections on the festival&rsquo;s remarkable legacy, this Ppod offers a lively snapshot of one of Petersfield&rsquo;s most cherished cultural traditions.

ThePPod - on location at the Petersfield Music Festival

Petersfield Museum and Art Gallery is preparing for its Summer exhibition which starts on 29 April.

It’s a double feature: Flora Twort: Draw from Life, an exhibition of her rarely-seen early drawings, and the centenary display of Sir Stanley Spencer’s painting The Poultry Market, Petersfield. This will be the first time this painting has been shown in Petersfield, the town that inspired it. 

Head of Collections and Exhibitions at the Museum and Art Gallery, Louise Weller spoke to Mike Waddington about this forthcoming exhibition, the wider project to digitise Flora Twort's work (having won a grant for this) as well as Stanley Spencer's time in Petersfield after the first world war when he was developing his very distinctive style

Later in the year the South Downs Open, the competition about what the South Downs inspire, will open and details are available on the Museum's website.

See Flora Twort: Draw from Life | Petersfield Museum and Stanley Spencer: A Petersfield View | Petersfield Museum

Call to Artists for the South Downs Open 2026 | Petersfield Museum

 

 

Petersfield Museum and Art Gallery is preparing for its Summer exhibition which starts on 29 April.
It&rsquo;s a double feature: Flora Twort: Draw from Life, an exhibition of her rarely-seen early drawings, and the centenary display of Sir Stanley Spencer&rsquo;s painting The Poultry Market, Petersfield. This will be the first time this painting has been shown in Petersfield, the town that inspired it.&nbsp;
Head of Collections and Exhibitions at the Museum and Art Gallery, Louise Weller spoke to Mike Waddington about this forthcoming exhibition, the wider project to digitise Flora Twort's work (having won a grant for this) as well as Stanley Spencer's time in Petersfield after the first world war when he was developing his very distinctive style
Later in the year the South Downs Open, the competition about what the South Downs inspire, will open and details are available on the Museum's website.
See <a href="https://www.petersfieldmuseum.co.uk/events/flora-twort-draw-life">Flora Twort: Draw from Life | Petersfield Museum</a> and <a href="https://www.petersfieldmuseum.co.uk/events/stanley-spencer-petersfield-view">Stanley Spencer: A Petersfield View | Petersfield Museum</a>
<a href="https://www.petersfieldmuseum.co.uk/call-artists-south-downs-open-2026">Call to Artists for the South Downs Open 2026 | Petersfield Museum</a>
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New season at the Museum brings world famous painting to Petersfield

Andy Catto, from Petersfield, makes the trip up to London every Monday as he has been a guide at St Paul's Cathedral for the last two years or so.

On Wednesday 18 March he spoke at two meetings here - the U3A and the Area Historical Society - about St Paul's. 

He told us his talks go further than the tour with photos and stories about the Cathedral and its history.

He spoke to Mike Waddington about his experiences, about Royal Peculiars and where the phrase 'robbing Peter to pay Paul' comes from.

Andy Catto, from Petersfield, makes the trip up to London every Monday as he has been a guide at St Paul's Cathedral for the last two years or so.
On Wednesday 18 March he spoke at two meetings here - the U3A and the Area Historical Society - about St Paul's.&nbsp;
He told us his talks go further than the tour with photos and stories about the Cathedral and its history.
He spoke to Mike Waddington about his experiences, about Royal Peculiars and where the phrase 'robbing Peter to pay Paul' comes from.

the P pod on location at the Rogate Pumpkin Patch

the P pod on location around Petersfield

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