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 […]



Southampton’s Heritage Steamship set to sail for 2015 season

SS Shieldhall, Southampton’s heritage steamship, will embark on her 2015 sailing programme with three cruises over the weekend of 30th and 31st May. A morning family cruise on Sat 30th May between 11am and 1pm will see a party of Vikings on board, marking 1000 years of King Canute in Southampton. There will be lots […]



Hampshire wine sparkles

English wine is causing quite a stir on the global wine scene with Hampshire firmly established as a region to watch. At two major international wine tasting competitions held in London recently Hampshire wines won an outstanding array of medals. The UK wine region has doubled in seven years with 2,000 hectares dedicated to vine […]



New events planned for Winchester Guildhall

Winchester’s Guildhall is planning to diversify its range of events to include music, comedy, theatre and film. New General Manager, Chris Smith, intends to give a new lease of life to the historic venue in the heart of the city. Chris said: “It’s an exciting time, as we introduce changes to how we operate to […]



Photos of Chelsea Flower Show 2015



Ricky Dorlay – 50 years at Chelsea

For the past 50 years, Hillier plant expert, Ricky Dorlay, has prepared the plant material for the Hillier Chelsea exhibit. This would be tricky enough for just one species, but Ricky’s challenge is to personally manage the growing season of over 200 trees and plants – from birch trees, flowering cherries to scented garden roses, […]



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 […]



Photos of BTCC at Thruxton 2015



Winchester Criterium Trail launched

A new family-friendly trail has been launched as part of the 2015 Winchester Criterium and CycleFest organised by Winchester City Council. The Criterium Trail invites budding ‘cycle explorers’ to track down wheel-shaped clues hidden around Winchester in each of the participating shops and rearrange them into a cycle-themed word to claim their prize. This year […]