Registration now open for Family Ride at Winchester Criterium & CycleFest 2016

The Family Ride, in partnership with South Downs National Park, will take place on the circuit on Criterium day, Sunday 5 June, from 10am to 11am, leaving from the Broadway. This ride is not a race. Instead, it provides a unique opportunity to cycle traffic and pedestrian-free in the heart of Winchester around the same […]



Four New Plant Introductions on the Brewin Dolphin Garden

The RHS Chelsea Flower Show has always been the place to showcase new, rare and beautiful plants and this year is no exception. The Brewin Dolphin Garden designed by eminent nurserywoman Rosy Hardy will launch four new varieties of herbaceous perennial. Rosy regularly uses the classic Cirsium rivulare Atropurpureum but this garden will host an […]



Farnborough International Airshow could welcome up to five F-35’s

Up to five F-35 joint strike fighter aircraft are planned to participate in the flying display at the Farnborough International Airshow in July. Continuing a long tradition of aviation firsts for the event, this will be the first opportunity for many of the organisations involved in the development of the aircraft to showcase their achievements […]



Green Gas Mill at Sparsholt College will inject £60million into local economy

Britain’s leading green energy company, Ecotricity, has submitted a planning application for a Green Gas Mill at Sparsholt College – a partnership that will inject £60 million into the local economy. As part of the unique partnership, Ecotricity will finance and build the Green Gas Mill, with an initial £10 million investment, and will also […]



Duran Duran headlining Common People 2016

Set to take the two-day metropolitan jamboree by storm, Duran Duran have been announced as the headline Common People 2016, topping the bill at Southampton Common on Sunday 29th May. Common People head honcho Rob da Bank says: “So, we were already off to a flyer with Common People selling out last year, announcing a second site this […]



A date for Ewe and your family

Mary had a little lamb – now Sparsholt College is having hundreds. Lambing at Sparsholt comes earlier than on most farms, with the first raft of lambs due in January. The College will be hosting its annual lambing weekend on 30-31 January to share this magical experience with the community. The College’s big barn doors […]



New ideas for Winchester’s thriving markets programme

Winchester City Council is collecting evidence to inform the next steps for the development of its busy programme of markets. The markets have been a huge hit with visitors and with many regular shoppers. Since their introduction to the High Street in 2010, the presentation, line-up and location of the stalls has continued to evolve. […]



Sarah Eberle to create floating river garden for RHS Chelsea

Whitchurch-based Multi-award winning designer Sarah Eberle will be creating a floating river garden for the RHS Chelsea Flower show in May. Inspired by the floating gardens in the silk weaving region of Cambodia and the Mekong River, this garden will be largely made up of water with a small deck leading to a ‘floating’ lounger styled […]



Jamie Butterworth Made an RHS Ambassador

21 year old Jamie Butterworth has become a Royal Horticultural Society Ambassador and join luminaries such Alan Titchmarsh and Mary Berry who were respectively the 1st and most recently appointed RHS Ambassadors. Jamie is the Joint Show Plant Manager at Hortus Loci and joined the award winning trade nursery last year after 2 years at […]



Trash to Treasure exhibition on tour

The Great Waste is now offering a mini-version of the Trash to Treasure exhibition that brought in 4,000 visitors to Winchester Discovery Centre earlier this year. The exhibition features vibrant panels of information and images of items made from waste from around the world and a selection of actual objects made by resourceful recyclers. Chris […]