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Paralympic ‘personal bests’ event

A two-day sporting event for children and adults with additional needs is to be held in the Winchester area in August. The event, known as ‘Paralympic Personal Bests’ has been organised by Winchester City Council in partnership with Winchester Go LD, Hampshire Horse Riding Therapy Centre, Places for People Leisure and Cycles4all. The aim is […]



Winchester Criterium and CycleFest 2015 results

A record 8,000 people attended the Winchester Criterium and CycleFest on Sunday (7 June). The event – in its third year – is now the biggest and best of its kind in the region. The day started with the South Downs National Park Family Cycle Ride: 250 participants of all ages took to the streets […]



Winchester CycleFest and Criterium 2015

Winchester CycleFest invites you to bring your bike to the Broadway, Winchester, and join in fun cycling activities from 10am to 4pm on Sunday 7 June 2015. This free event, hosted by Winchester City Council, brings a range of exciting cycling activities from pedal-powered Scalextric to a cycle stunt display, and from a mountain-bike track […]



Hampshire Drivers podium success at Thruxton

The BTCC returned to Hampshire circuit Thruxton on Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th May for rounds 7, 8 and 9. Thruxton has the highest average speed of any circuit visited by the BTCC and Hampshire drivers Rob Collard (West Surrey Racing) and Dan Welch (Welch Motorsport) were looking to take advantage of their home round. […]



Try tennis for free in Winchester

Try tennis for free at River Park Leisure Centre in Winchester on Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 May. The ‘Great British Tennis Weekend’ features sessions to suit all ages and abilities. It runs from 1pm to 5pm and includes mini tennis, junior, adult, cardio, family time and free play. The event is run by Winchester […]



The MSA Formula Championship at Thruxton 9-10 May 2015

The MSA Formula Championship is the single-seater support series to the UK’s premier motorsport package, the British Touring Car Championship. Hampshire’s Ricky Collard @RickyCollard is currently 2nd in the standings 1 Daniel TICKTUM GBR 114 2 Ricky COLLARD GBR 87 3 James PULL GBR 77 4 Lando NORRIS GBR 74 5 Matheus LEIST BRA 65 […]



The MSA British Touring Car Championship at Thruxton 9-10 May 2015

The MSA British Touring Car Championship returns to Thruxton Circuit on 9th & 10th May. There are two Hampshire drivers in the field: Rob Collard @collardrob (currently 7th in the standings, driving for Team JCT600 with GardX) Dan Welch @BTCCDanWelch (driving for Hampshire based team Welch Motorsport @WelchMotorsport) Unfortunately on qualifying day, Dan damaged his car […]



45th anniversary of Sir Robin Knox-Johnston’s circumnavigation of the globe

Legendary Hampshire sailor Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, now 75, celebrates the 45th anniversary of his historic solo circumnavigation of the planet on 22nd April 2013. On that date in 1969 he sailed into Falmouth and into the record books as the first man to circumnavigate the globe non-stop and single-handed in his 32-foot boat Suhaili. He […]



2013 British Touring Car Championship at Thruxton

The MSA British Touring Car Championship returns to Thruxton on 4th-5th May for rounds 7,8 & 9 of the 2013 Championship. The current standings after Donington Park are as follows: 1 Jason Plato – 92 points 2 Andrew Jordan – 87 3 Matt Neal – 78 4 Sam Tordoff – 73 5 Gordon Shedden – 72 6 Adam Morgan – 66



2013 British Superbikes at Thruxton

The MCE British Superbikes return to Thruxton on 12th-14th April for the second round of the 2013 Championship. The current standings after round one at Brands Hatch are as follows: 1 Shane Byrne – 41 points 2 Alex Lowes – 40 3 Josh Brookes – 27 4 James Ellison – 25 5 Jon Kirkham – […]