the P pod on location around Petersfield

This week we’re at the Five Bells in Buriton: a lovely country pub just a five miles down the road from Petersfield. We will be finding out a little bit about some of the things that this busy little village gets up to. Meeting some of the local residents that make the village tick. We will also find out more about some of the major projects that Buriton is working on for 2024. Hear Doug Jones, Ma...

The P pod is back for it's first outing of 2024!  Claire and Joff are 'P podding' Panto-style at the Winton Players rehearsal for Beauty and the Beast. Not only do they learn more about this year’s panto production, they hear about what goes on behind the scenes too. They also introduce some new Shine Radio presenters who will be joining them in the P pod this year. See omnystudio.com/listener for...

It’s that time of year again - when Joff and Claire bring you a selection of their favourite P pod interviews from the year. And what a P pod year it’s been!  As they take you down memory lane, they’ll be doing a spot of star-gazing, having some charity Easter fun, meeting our town crier, taking a skinny dip (almost), enjoying local bees, walking in memory of a good friend, squelching in lots of m...

This week Claire and Joff head out into Petersfield for a spot of Late Night Christmas Shopping - which this year involves over 30 local independent businesses.  As they cross off items on their Christmas shopping lists, they meet some of the independent traders around town and find out what they have on offer this holiday season.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’ve got a special edition of the P pod for you this week as Claire and Joff are live in the Square for the Petersfield Christmas Lights Switch On!  As well as hosting this year’s Christmas lights switch on, they’ll be joined by Shine volunteers who speak to some of the performers in the show and local organisations in the Square. It’s also a special show too as this marks, incredibly, the 200th...

This week the P pod comes from Petersfield’s Festival Hall as the Petersfield Theatre Group move in for their upcoming musical production of Our House. Amongst the hustle and bustle of what’s called the ‘get in’ Joff and guest presenter Laura meet members of this local amateur dramatics group as they prepare to head to Camden Town to discover if ‘it must be love’. See omnystudio.com/listener for p...

Claire and Joff bring a fun-packed creative episode this week, with art and music - but don’t worry they won’t be singing! They find out more about a new art studio in Petersfield, opening soon, offering collections from local artisans, hear about the Petersfield Orchestra’s upcoming concert and a Jazz festival coming to town next year.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The P pod comes from Bell Hill on a soggy evening at the Petersfield Fireworks event.   Claire and Joff chat to members of the Petersfield Roundtable, who worked painstakingly, and in atrocious conditions, to organise another fabulous night.  They also meet the compares for the evening, stall holders and visitors to the event and, despite the weather, it went off with a bang! See omnystudio.com/li...

After last week’s award’s show, it’s back to real life in the Petersphere.  Joff and Claire have divided - and hopefully conquered - this week with Joff visiting the Natural Food Deli and Claire finding out more about traditional crafts in a local workshop. The Shine Radio team has been busy too - with the excitement of King William the third returning to the Square and discovering how Father Chri...

Claire and Joff are at the Petersfield Awards for this week’s P pod; recognising and celebrating our town and its residents at the annual Hometown Events’ ceremony. They hobnob with the glitterati of Petersfield at Churcher's College as the meet some of the nominees and find out who wins this year’s coveted awards. There's also a look behind the scenes with the talented Hometown crew, who have bee...

This week we’re bringing you a smorgasbord of activity from our town. With pumpkins, art, cooking and Christmas you wouldn’t be wrong in thinking this is a rather eclectic P pod.  And that’s just how we like it - we hope you do too! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we’ve got a packed P pod with local voices once again as Joff and Claire visited events taking place in the Petersphere over the last week. From giant pumpkins to a woman in white to a blooming town, it’s fair to say it’s been a busy week in more ways than one, but great to hear our town is buzzing with activity. It certainly is! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Joff and Claire bring you a special episode dedicated to P pod contributor and Petersfield Post reporter Jon Walker, as they join members of the town on a Memorial Walk. And it’s a Memorial Walk with a difference, taking in 3 local pubs and familiar haunts of Jon Walker - the Townhouse to the Harrow, on to the Queen’s Head and then back to the Townhouse - and as they walk, they chat to f...

This week Joff and Claire go to the annual Honey Show in Buriton’s village hall with the Petersfield and District Beekeepers Association. They find out how the year has been for beekeepers, meet some of the participants at the Honey Show, including chair of the association Hilary Hayward and new beekeeper Martin Godet, as well as take on the honey tasting challenge.  It's a 'buzzy' episode! See om...

This week the P pod comes from Queen Elizabeth Country Park as the Butser Hill Challenge gets underway. Claire and Joff meet some of the participants and find out why running up such a steep hill has become so popular! They also bring you an update on the Petersfield and Liss NCT and plans are moving forward for a police station in town. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Joff and Claire visit Hector’s shop on Chapel Street, but as they find out it’s not all about Menswear anymore… They also bring you news of a memorial walk taking place later this month in association with Petersfield’s Walking Festival and it’s time to lace up your running shoes as the Butser Hill Challenge returns. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Claire and Joff are back from their summer break with a packed early Autumn P pod from the Hampshire Market in The Square.  Featuring local voices from local places including the Hollycombe Steam Fair, Clanfield Bowling and Sports Club and a celebrating tea shop. As we've discovered in the P pod - there's always something going on in the Petersphere! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informa...

The P pod is taking a summer break so we’re showcasing some of our past P pods over the summer weeks. This week we’re bringing you a P pod from November the 8th where Joff and Claire had the pleasure to meet with the Petersfield Orchestra. Taking time out from a busy rehearsal for their November concert, we met with the chairman of the orchestra, as well as the conductor and orchestra leader of th...

The P pod is taking a summer break so we’re showcasing some of our past P pods over the summer weeks. This week we’re bringing you a P pod from April the 3rd when Claire and Joff went to the Rosemary Foundation’s Easter Fair. The fair took place at The Petersfield School on a Saturday morning and was well attended by young and old - and some of us inbetween!  They met with representatives from the...

The P pod is taking a summer break so we’re showcasing some of our past P pods over the summer weeks. This week we’re bringing you a P pod from September the 6th last year when Joff and Claire were just back from last year’s Summer’s P pod break. Feeling a little bit rusty they fitted right in with the Petersfield Antiques Fair, which took place at the Festival Hall. Organiser Caroline Penman tell...

The P pod is taking a summer break so we’re showcasing some of our past P pods over the summer weeks. This week we’re bringing you a P pod from earlier in the year when Claire and Joff visited the Clanfield Observatory in February. This amazing local facility has a lot to offer, including a close look at our night sky from a number of different telescopes. If you’d like a little monthly tutorial o...

The P pod is taking a summer break so we’re showcasing some of our past P pods over the summer weeks. This week we’re bringing you a P pod from September the 21st when Claire and Joff found themselves in the middle of a field at a Country Fair on the Bereleigh Estate. Not only that, but it was a special 30th anniversary with the founder also turning 80 on the same day! They met with clay pigeon sh...

The P pod is taking a summer break so we’re showcasing some of our past P pods over the summer weeks. This week we’re bringing you a P pod from the 7th of December at the very first Petersfield Small Business Fair. It was a busy morning at Winton House on the High Street when Beth Svarovska opened the Small Business Fair with then Mayor Peter Clist. Claire and Joff enjoyed finding out more about s...

  The P pod is taking a summer break so we’re showcasing some of our past P pods over the summer weeks. This week we’re bringing you a P pod from July the 12th when Joff and Claire visited Wylds Farm in Liss Forest. They were given a warm welcome from the Petersfield Shakespeare Festival who were in the midst of rehearsals for Much Ado About Nothing. It's timely, as the company is now preparing fo...

The P pod is taking a summer break so we're showcasing some of our past P pods over the summer weeks. This week Joff and Claire bring you a P pod from 5th July 2022 when they visited Churchers' College for their tercentenary celebrations. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.