After their summer appearance in Sheet, Ruby and Abby return to Shine Radio to introduce their new indie rock project FlowerDown.

Plus songs from Paul Jupe, Bryony Heart and Harrison Rhys, among other local artists.

All with Mandy P, and kindly sponsored by The Square Brewery - a community hub, not just a pub.

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This week we’re at Petersfield’s Festival Hall at the East Hampshire Dementia Festival.

This is the fourth dementia festival, which is now an annual event. The idea for it originally came from Dementia Champion and Coronation Volunteer Champion, Jeff Williams. Jeff passed away shortly after last year’s Dementia Festival, but his legacy continues.

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Home Start Butser - behind Winton House - are re-running their new parents group.

It starts on Wednesday 23 October at 130pm, until 3pm.

Kat Butler and Nicola Winter spoke to Mike Waddington about the new group and the broader work of Home Start, its groups and 80 volunteers - and explain where the Butser comes in.

More information from office@homestart-butser.org.uk or call 01730233755

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Today's local news and information update from the volunteers at Petersfield's Shine Radio.

• There's an offer of free pipe lagging and a Spotify playlist to help you conserve water.
• We meet another nominee for the Petersfield Awards
• A first track fest takes place at the renewed Bordon Pump Track
• …and Elisse has your community lottery numbers. Are you a winner?

Plus Vicki brings you a roundup of the local roadworks situation and Maddie is at the grey and dull Shine Radio weather desk.

To share your news email team@shineradio.uk or call 01730 555 500. You make it shine.

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Autumn's rich colour palette of reds, oranges, yellows and golds is at its best in the Petersphere during October.

There's never a better time of year to appreciate our location among the South Downs, plus the new stargazing season is properly under way now so here's what's in store for this month.

Discover what you can see in the Petersphere's dark skies this month with Sky Watch.

Written by Geoff Burt and voiced by Claire Vennis from under the dark skies of Langrish.

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This month Suzie is at Ringstead, Dorset in a rented, thatched cottage close to the beach.

Suzie's walks are personal, immersive reflections set in beautiful countryside, mostly around Petersfield, and with dogs.

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Dogs pretty much outnumbered people at the Country Sports Day at Bereleigh, East Meon, both inside and outside the arena.

A particular delight was the arena demonstration from seasoned gun dog trainer, Graham Watkins, whose five spaniels, including a talented two year old and a 12 year grande dame, showed the range of jobs these dogs do on shoots during the season.

Dogs with Jobs presenter Kate Fairweather, caught up with veteran trainer Graham Watkins, who has five decades of experience training gun dogs. Semi retired now, he trains just a couple of dogs at a time - this is the voice of experience. Drawing on the spaniels in the arena on this particular day, he talks talent, training, breeding and career progression for his spaniels.

Recorded at the Hampshire Country Sports Day, 2024.

Sporting dog episodes:

• Echo, Delta and Polar, the gun dog trio (September 2024)
• Oberon the working Clumber spaniel (September 2023)
• Alfie, the waterfowling retreiver (October 2023)
• Who's winning at the South of England Hound Show? (August 2023)
• The Sealyham terrier Rat Pack (July 2023)
• Meet the Beagles! (October 2022)
• Debit and Dervish, the hunting hound pups (November 2021)
• An insight into the breeding of hounds (November 2021)

Dogs with Jobs features the full range of working dogs, therapy dogs, military and service dogs, assistance dogs, bio detection dogs and other, random occupations such as truffle hunting, modelling and more. Browse more dogs with interesting jobs.

Do you work your dog or dog?

Get in touch with Kate Fairweather if you're interested in coming on the show on team@shineradio.uk. Kate is always at the Countryside Alliance country sports show and the Alresford Agricultural Show, both in September in Hampshire.

© & ℗ Kate Fairweather 2024

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In the local news developers say they will appeal a decision against their hotel proposal. We interview another nominee for the Petersfield Awards and hear about how St Peters Church is breaking down barriers to classical music

To share your news email team@shineradio.uk or call 01730 555 500.

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