Citizen’s AdviceWinchester Citizen’s Advice is getting an extra £60,000 council funding to help meet the rise in demand during thecost-of-living crisis. Call 0808 278 7861 or visit www.citizensadvicewinchester. org.uk Fuel Cut BoomBoomtown, one of the UK’s largest theatre and music festivals, is investigating the possibility of building a solar farm around the festival site near…
878 AD is the title of the Winchester’s latest blockbusting attraction recreating key moments from Anglo Saxon history through the world of a video game. In The Brooks Shopping Centre, you can step into this fascinating time capsule which spins you back to the defeat of the Vikings by Alfred the Great at the Battle…
New Maps New maps are now available for Alresford, Bishop’s Waltham and Wickham, plus a Market Town guide with information including history, upcoming events, restaurants and places to visit. Free copies are at the Visitor Information Centre. Parade Soldiers of The Adjutant General Corps celebrated the Army unit’s 30th anniversary by exercising its right to…
Visitors to Winchester will notice that the King Alfred the Great statue is looking very spick and span after a major makeover. Specialist contractor, Bronze Restorations, have been busy cleaning the statue in the Broadway and applied a layer of wax to prevent the bronze turning green. A deep clean of the stone plinth has…
This festive season families are invited to step inside an intergalactic wonderland at Winchester Science Centre. On weekends and school holidays between 3 – 24 Dec, visitors can join Santa in Cosmic Christmas, a brand-new 45-minute immersive family adventure in the Planetarium. Listen as Santa and Aster, the intergalactic planetary elf, recreate the epic tale…
Plaque for Alfred Curtis: A plaque has been unveiled in memory of renowned astronomer Alfred Curtis in his Stoney Lane, Weeke back garden where he had his own observatory. His friend and famous stargazer, Sir Patrick Moore, was a regular visitor. Sponsor a Roof Tile: Thousands of slates need to be replaced at Whitchurch Silk…
Along with fluffy coats and doe eyes, it makes Marwell’s latest new arrival of a Sitatunga Calf a very cute one. Born on 29 July to mother Violet and father Tumnus, the calf is particularly fond of hiding amongst the thistles and so has been named Thistle by keepers. Females are smaller with chestnut-coloured coats…
In the 1970’s when the Royal Family decided it wanted an image makeover, they turned to Ron Allison who cut his journalistic teeth on the Winchester’s Hampshire Chronicle. Mr Allison, who died at Winchester aged 90, was the Queen’s press secretary from 1973 to 1977 – the seventh to be appointed by the monarchy. His…
Immerse yourself amongst the stars and walk through mesmerising sound and light installations that fill almost every inch of Winchester cathedral. The award-winning artistic collaboration, Luxmuralis, will begin this year’s Christmas celebrations taking viewers on an uplifting journey. Projections with bespoke music will transform the historical architecture of this majestic building. It promises to be…
The contestants are ready. The judges are waiting. It’s 2002 and they’re going back to where it all started. Don’t miss the two unforgettable Autumn Planetarium shows, hands-on nature exploration in Bio:Space and two floors of hands-on interactives. Percussion and wind instruments will come to life through exciting science experiments. The hugely popular dancing fire…
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