Local man Gavin Thomas was one of the baton bearers for the Portsmouth leg for the Baton of Hope Walk.

The baton was held by more than 100 volunteers as they passed the baton through Portsmouth.

Started in 2023, the walk was started by two fathers reaching out in their grief. Shine Radio’s Julie Butler followed up on a previous interview with Gavin and joined him at the finish line.

Local man Gavin Thomas was one of the baton bearers for the Portsmouth leg for the Baton of Hope Walk.
The baton was held by more than 100 volunteers as they passed the baton through Portsmouth.
Started in 2023, the walk was started by two fathers reaching out in their grief. Shine Radio&rsquo;s Julie Butler followed up on a previous interview with Gavin and joined him at the finish line.

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Walking as a community for Hope

Today – weather permitting - Winton House celebrates in the garden to say thank you to all its volunteers. 

Probably most associated with the community cafe, there are actually lots of other roles too.

We hear from Trustee Linda Hathaway about being a volunteer on the Information Desk (which includes taking transport bookings for the drivers of Petersfield Voluntary Care Group).

Manager Sarah Moss tells Mike Waddington (who also volunteers there) what’s happening today and the different people who volunteer there: young, retired and some new mums!

But it is a thank you for all the volunteers do!

More at: Winton House Centre | Run by the community for the community

Today &ndash; weather permitting - Winton House celebrates in the garden to say thank you to all its volunteers.&nbsp;
Probably most associated with the community cafe, there are actually lots of other roles too.
We hear from Trustee Linda Hathaway about being a volunteer on the Information Desk (which includes taking transport bookings for the drivers of Petersfield Voluntary Care Group).
Manager Sarah Moss tells Mike Waddington (who also volunteers there) what&rsquo;s happening today and the different people who volunteer there: young, retired and some new mums!
But it is a thank you for all the volunteers do!
More at: <a href="https://wintonhousecentre.org.uk/">Winton House Centre | Run by the community for the community</a>

Break out the Pimms - Winton Houses says 'thank you' to its volunteers

Today's local news and information update from Petersfield's Shine Radio.
Roll up, roll up! A 600-seat Big Top is coming to the Petersphere.
Hear my voice says local volunteer Rachel.
Petersfield’s MP wants your views on local banking.
We have ideas of things to do in this week’s What’s On.

To share your news stories email team@shineradio.uk or call, text or WhatsApp 01730 555 500.

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Published at 5:01am on 9 June, 2026

Today's local news and information update from Petersfield's Shine Radio.
<ul>
<li>Roll up, roll up! A 600-seat Big Top is coming to the Petersphere.</li>
<li>Hear my voice says local volunteer Rachel.</li>
<li>Petersfield&rsquo;s MP wants your views on local banking.</li>
<li>We have ideas of things to do in this week&rsquo;s What&rsquo;s On.</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.
You make it shine.
Published at 5:01am on 9 June, 2026

Local news for Tuesday 9th June

Last weekend saw the annual Petersfield Football Club's Junior awards. The event recognises the best achievements from the Under 8s to the Under 16s boys and girls teams. Shine Radio is there to listen to player's accounts of their season as well as coach Rob Fleming and chairman Nick Orr. https://www.petersfieldtownfc.co.uk/ And our victorious women's senior side are league title winners again! The Rams are back to back champions leaping 2 divisions in just 2 seasons. Kevin pays a visit to Steep Lawn tennis club's open day armed with a dusted off racquet. We catch up with chairman Andrew Carnegie about the event and Jen Pigden tells us how the teams have fared over the winter and summer leagues. https://clubspark.lta.org.uk/SteepLawnTennisClub . The standard of Petersfield rugby is on an unbelievable upward trajectory right now and a selection of no less than 6 Petersfield players in to the Hampshire side is the perfect indicator. This weekend our super six take on Leicestershire at Twickenham for the Bill Beaumont trophy. https://www.petersfieldrfc.club/ . We also catch up on the latest news from the rugby club with their very ambitious plans heading into their centenary year. In cricket the men's first side have had themselves the perfect start, an impressive 3 wins from 3 but more striking than this headline, is the manner in which they are brushing aside the opposition. https://www.petersfieldcricket.club/ . 

Last weekend saw the annual Petersfield Football Club's Junior awards. The event recognises the best achievements from the Under 8s to the Under 16s boys and girls teams. Shine Radio is there to listen to player's accounts of their season as well as coach Rob Fleming and chairman Nick Orr. <a href="https://www.petersfieldtownfc.co.uk/">https://www.petersfieldtownfc.co.uk/</a> And our victorious women's senior side are league title winners again! The Rams are back to back champions leaping 2 divisions in just 2 seasons. Kevin pays a visit to Steep Lawn tennis club's open day armed with a dusted off racquet. We catch up with chairman Andrew Carnegie about the event and Jen Pigden tells us how the teams have fared over the winter and summer leagues.&nbsp;<a href="https://clubspark.lta.org.uk/SteepLawnTennisClub">https://clubspark.lta.org.uk/SteepLawnTennisClub</a> . The standard of Petersfield rugby is on an unbelievable upward trajectory right now and a selection of no less than 6 Petersfield players in to the Hampshire side is the perfect indicator. This weekend our super six take on Leicestershire at Twickenham for the Bill Beaumont trophy. <a href="https://www.petersfieldrfc.club/">https://www.petersfieldrfc.club/</a> . We also catch up on the latest news from the rugby club with their very ambitious plans heading into their centenary year. In cricket the men's first side have had themselves the perfect start, an impressive 3 wins from 3 but more striking than this headline, is the manner in which they are brushing aside the opposition. <a href="https://www.petersfieldcricket.club/">https://www.petersfieldcricket.club/</a> .&nbsp;

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