Winton Forum

All about Winton

Welcome to Winton

Winton Forum is a focus point for community action.

We meet regularly and take up a range of issues with the Council and other authorities on behalf of our members. See here for more details.

Our public meetings deal with topics of interest or concern to the community. If there is something you would like raised, we can normally get in the experts. Tell us what you want.

Save our post office

The Post Office wants to close its branch at the Co-op convenience store in Charminster Road.

This will hit hundreds of people - mostly elderly, disabled and parents with children.

The Post Office data contains errors and out of date information. Click here for the details and links to the ways you can get your opinion across.

Express yourself and have the chance of winning £100.


Were you among the thousands of people who enjoyed Winton Carnival?

Were you part of the crowd that lined Wimborne, Cardigan and Maxwell Roads? Or did you go straight to Winton Rec?

Either way, you may find yourself in the video or pictured in one of the six pages of photos that we have put together.

Do you have any comments about the way the event was organised or could be improved. Feel free to post them on the message board.

Latest Winton History Features

The church that spanned the world! It made Winton a place of pilgrimage and changed the lives of millions. Click here to see why.

Days at the Races: How the old Winton airfield nearly became the Ascot of the South. They tried the sport of kings, but it went to the dogs. Be surprised at what happened.

The story of the Winton YMCA and how it changed with the times. From leaky beginnings to radio station. Here's the story.

Benny Hill lived here for a while! But was he chased by Winton Angels?

Browse old maps of the Winton area - some date back to the time of William Shakespeare.

All that and much much more of Winton across the ages. Our history is just a click away.

NINETEEN other Wintons!

We've just found another!!!! It's a very historic one in East Sussex. Take a look.

They're scattered all round the world.

There is a Winton in just about every kind of setting you can imagine from deserts to frozen forests.

Despite the diversity - there is a lot that we have in common.

See how people live there and how those places came to be.

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