Winter 2013 issue 144 The Official Journal of the Hospital Broadcasting Association Hi Everyone, Welcome to the last issue of On Air for 2013. Entries have now closed for the 2014 National Hospital Radio Awards but start in this issue ... thinking about your entry for the 2015 Awards now ... planning is the key. Board Report ...... 2 Over Christmas I am working on the ‘new look’ On Air – watch 2014 HBA Conference Details ...... 4 this space! But I would appreciate your input of what you would National Training Day ...... 5 like to see. If I don’t hear from you, I’ll never know. Make it your The New Year’s Eve Big Broadcast ...... 6 New Year’s Resolution to send in a report of every event your Regional Round-up ...... 7 station attends, any interesting interviews and, of course, any Situations Vacant ...... 8 milestone birthdays your station achieves. Can You Help Develop our Website? ...... 9 If you have a great fundraising idea, please share it with us and June’s Travels ...... 10 all the fabulous events you take part in over Christmas ... we want Radio Cherwell Ride High ...... 11 to hear about them. Radio Lollipop Manchester ...... 12 It now just leaves me to wish you all a Very Happy Christmas News Round-up ...... 13 and a Prosperous New Year and please make sure you get in Radio Wulfrun Celebrate Thirty Years of Broadcasting ...... 14 touch. I look forward to hearing from you. National Request Charts ...... 16 Data Protection ...... 17 .Michelle Obituary, David March ...... 18 Countrywide News from the Stations ...... 19 DIARY DATES Regional Reps Details ...... 24 Who To Contact on the Executive Committee ...... IRC 28th-30th March 2014 HBA Annual Conference Marriott Hotel, Bristol 29th March-6th April 2014 Hospital Broadcasting Week 27th-29th March 2015 Conference Marriott Hotel, Gosforth Park, Newcastle.
FRONT COVER STORY: Our Ambassadors The Prime Minister, David Cameron, visited the Oxford Children’s Hospital in September and Radio Cherwell were there and gained a five minute interview with him. See the report on Ian Pinnell’s interview on page 11.
On Air is the Official Journal of the HBA which is the trading name of the National Association of Hospital Broadcasting Organisations, a Company limited by guarantee. Alan Dedicoat Ken Bruce Registered in England No. 2750147. A Registered Charity No. 1015501. Registered office: Avebury House, St Peter Street, Winchester, SO23 8BN On Air is distributed free of charge to all member stations of the Association plus interested parties. All material is ©2013 of HBA and may not be reproduced in any form without the written authority of the Editor. Views expressed in the magazine are not necessarily those of HBA, or the Editor but are the personal opinion of the contributor. Whilst every effort is taken to ensure the accuracy of the publication, all advertisements and articles appear in good faith and HBA and the Editor accept no responsibility for any errors or inaccuracies. Dr Chris Steele, MBE Alex Lester Address for On-Air: The Editor, On Air, 2 Falkland Close, Boreham, Chelmsford, Essex CM3 3DD Tel: 0870 321 6011 Email: [email protected] COPY DATE NEXT ISSUE 31st January, 2014 Board Report
Conference News time you read this, a paper setting Our national Conference takes out a specification for the new site, place in Bristol from Friday 28th to and inviting proposals for Sunday 30th March. By the time developing it will have been you read this, or shortly thereafter, published and every member bookings will have opened. More invited to forward as widely as details can be found on the possible to anyone they know who website at might be able to assist. hbauk.com/conference. This redevelopment is so crucial, We hope to have in place a HBA is prepared to pay a developer facility to allow you to pay by card if, on balance, we conclude this is this year – although, because we the best way forward. keep our charges to an absolute minimum, we will have to pass on Regional Changes the transaction fee. If you opt to I'm pleased to be able to pay by card this year, you'll pay announce the appointment of two slightly more than if you use an new Regional Reps – Ian Pinnell of old-fashioned cheque or pay Radio Cherwell in Oxford as Home electronically via a BACS transfer. Counties Regional Rep and Steve The National Hospital Radio Hickman of Radio Hillingdon as Awards ceremony will take place London Regional Rep. Welcome during the Saturday evening of both and, of course, many thanks Conference. The shortlists will be by Nigel Dallard, Secretary to Ben Hart for his many years of published on the website at service as our London Rep. hbauk.com/awards in January. The Trustees agreed back in And finally – a date for your January to remove most of the diary – we have just signed the administrative ‘red tape’ around contract for the 2015 Conference, will contain (or more likely provide regions, requiring them to hold which will take place from Friday links to pages on our website) formal AGMs, etc. Our recently- 27th to Sunday 29th March 2015 containing articles such as this appointed Regional Manager, Mel at the Marriott Hotel, Gosforth one, along with guidance about Ive, has also led a review of the role Park, Newcastle. running your station, invitations to of the regions and their HBA events, etc. Meanwhile, the boundaries. As a result of this, Annual General magazine will focus on showcasing we're proposing, starting in Meeting the good work that hospital radio currently inactive regions, to try to stations across the UK are doing, find reps or co-ordinators for The call for nominations for this hopefully both inspiring you and year's round of Trustee elections smaller geographic areas. We'll your fellow volunteers, whilst at also be opening up regional will also go out in January, with the the same time acting as a elections taking place at the AGM membership, so that regional promotional tool that both HBA at boundaries become much more on Saturday 29th March (at the a national level and member Conference in Bristol). fuzzy than at the moment and stations at a local level, can use to allow members to join as many This year it's the turn of the promote hospital radio to external Deputy Chief Executive and regions as they like – so volunteers stakeholders. who are willing and able to travel Regional Manager. Look out for the Because of the close link email/letter in January or keep an longer distances can be kept between the newsletter and informed of activities in eye on the website at website, expect things to develop hbauk.com/agm. neighbouring regions (or even as time goes on – we have only regions in another part of the limited options with our current country!) Members' Newsletter website. Some of these changes require and Magazine Michelle is currently working on the formal approval of the January is looking like a very a mock-up of the re-focused members; it is intended to bring busy month – watch out for the magazine for launch later in 2014. forward enabling proposals at the first edition of our electronic She has indicated that she'd AGM in March, so look out for Members’ Newsletter. It will be appreciate some help gathering details in the paperwork for that sent to all those who currently and editing content, so if you'd like meeting – or contact your regional receive our HBA Announce emails, to help out, please do get in touch. rep for more details. In the ie the address listed in your meantime, if you're interested in station's membership record as Website acting as a rep or co-ordinator, our Main Contact email address. Talking of the website, plans are even if for only a relatively small The newsletter is not intended to afoot to give the website a radical cluster of stations in your replace On Air magazine, rather it overhaul using best-of-breed open immediate neighbourhood, please is intended to complement a re- source content – and contact – do get in touch with Mel – focused magazine. The Newsletter management software. By the [email protected].
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Charity Commission the year, will have heard the call for the number of people able to guidance from the HBA about how benefit from current hospital radio Support Needs Survey stations can adapt to current services), and Thanks to all those of you who circumstances. (b) the financial constraints and took the time to complete the joint On behalf of HBA, I have been demographic changes requiring HBA/Charity Commission for discussing with the Charity more people to put as little strain England and Wales Support Needs Commission for England & Wales on the NHS as possible, by taking survey. The results have now been the possibility of an additional an interest in their own health and collated and a list of areas relating model charitable object that wellbeing and self-managing any to governing and managing your stations could adopt either instead long-term health conditions they station has been produced. of, or in addition to the existing may have, there is less need Over the coming months, we'll object of relieving ‘sickness, (certainly in some localities) for a be working with the Commission infirmity and the disabilities traditional hospital radio station to produce some co-branded attendant on old age…’ serving those in hospital and more guidance – and we'll endeavour to The change we have been need to encourage people to live generalise this to cover the discussing would allow stations to healthy lives. situation in Scotland and Northern promote healthy living to the The reaction from the Ireland where this differs from general population, in addition to, Commission is very positive; at the England & Wales. or instead of, entertaining and time of writing, the proposed informing those who are already ill. wording is with their legal team to Widened Charitable The rationale behind this is that, check that an organisation with approaching the Commission for Objects Clause (a) the reconfiguration of the registration with this object would Those of you who were at the NHS reducing the number of be deemed charitable. informal meeting at the people being cared for in As soon as we have further conference in Blackpool earlier in healthcare institutions (and thus news, I'll let you know.
COPY DATE ISSUE 145 31st January, 2014 The Editor, On Air, 2 Falkland Close, Boreham, Chelmsford, Essex CM3 3DD Tel: 0870 321 6011 Email: [email protected]
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The HBA Conference and Friday, 28th March take a trip to one of our organised Awards will be held in Bristol from to visits* to a local hospital radio Friday 28th March to Sunday 30th station, local radio station and March 2014. Our venue will be the Sunday, 30th March 2014 other places of interest.* Bristol Marriott City Centre which Then after your evening meal, a offers delegates excellent chance to network and take part in accommodation, facilities and a our Friday Night Quiz. great central location. This venue SATURDAY is located just eight miles from With seminars*, trips* and Bristol International Airport and a visits*, trade exhibition, plus the ten minute walk from Bristol HBA AGM and IGM – there’s plenty Temple Meads railway station. to do. In the evening there’s the The annual Conference is a great Gala Dinner and the National opportunity to benefit from the Hospital Radio Awards. many seminars, trips and visits to SUNDAY other broadcasting providers, A chance to meet and hear from browse the trade show and meet the judges of the National Hospital fellow volunteers from other Radio Awards, perhaps take a stroll hospital broadcasting stations and see the local area and, if you’re from across the UK and exchange lucky, win a prize at the President’s ideas and experiences. lunchtime raffle before heading This year we’re planning to home safely. deliver seminars which identify * Please note that seminars and with roles, functions, skills and trips may be subject to change. knowledge for the volunteer. Whether you’re a presenter, It’s easy to book producer, committee member or Conference 2014. trustee – there will be something We’ve made a slight change to for you. Some of the seminar booking for Conference, we’re subjects we aim to deliver will asking for each delegate’s email include social media, imaging, address. This means that we can publicity and governance. provide you with more information Our host region, Wales & West, in advance of Conference. are working with the Conference & We also aim to deliver your Awards Team to offer delegates Conference brochure and arrival the opportunity to visit hospital and registration instructions direct to your inbox so you can plan your radio stations within the region Our venue, the Bristol Marriott weekend in advance. giving you the opportunity to share City Centre hotel is ideally located Booking forms and more experiences and knowledge for those who wish to explore the information are available on the whether technical, presentation, historic city, shop or stroll. The HBA website. administration or fundraising – in facilities of the hotel are excellent We’ve managed to ensure that fact all aspects of hospital and offer delegates spacious rooms we can offer an excellent broadcasting. Sunshine Radio, with air conditioning, high-speed negotiated rate for all delegates. BHBS and Radio Lollipop will be Internet access and 24-hour room Full weekend and part weekend opening their studios for delegates service. The hotel ’s leisure club rates include all meals, to visit. We are also pleased to provides cardiovascular equipment, accommodation and refreshments announce that BBC Radio Bristol free weights, swimming pool, steam throughout the day. will welcome our delegates’ to visit room and sauna. their facilities during conference Day delegate rates include weekend. During Conference weekend, the refreshments and lunch. It’s very important for delegates HBA hold their Annual General Full Weekend Delegate Fri-Sun: to meet others and as always, part Meeting and Informal General £190 Single, £160 Twin of Friday night’s entertainment will Meeting – your opportunity to Part Weekend Delegate Sat-Sun: comprise of the annual HBA Quiz, attend and address the Trustees. £147 Single, £132 Twin giving you the opportunity to mix Saturday night at Conference Day Delegate Sat: £30 with other station volunteers and allows you to dress up for the Gala Dinner: £50 annual Gala Dinner and the compete against your fellow We’re sure the HBA Conference National Hospital Radio Awards. hospital broadcasters. Hospital in Bristol 2014 has something for So if you’ve not been to Radio Plymouth, from our host everyone and we look forward to Conference yet – there’s region, has offered their services seeing you and your fellow something for you – what are you to produce and present our quiz. volunteers in Bristol. waiting for. Following feedback received last Look out for the booking details The Full Weekend Package year, we are also working on other and prices on the HBA website. items will be published as soon as includes; they are confirmed – so keep an FRIDAY For more details visit: eye on the HBA website for more On arrival, try out the hotel’s hbauk.com/conference and you details. facilities, take a dip in the pool or can download a booking form.
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An Associate Member’s View their respective stations and go about answering Michael’s There’s something a little challenge for us all to raise different about the National £10,000 in a year! Training Days you know. It sounds incredible doesn’t it. Having been an HBA Conference But apparently there are 11 billion goer for a while now, you roughly pounds out there ready to be given know who’s likely to be there and to deserving causes and I firmly who you can arrange to have a National Training Day Saturday 15th October 2013 believe that entertaining patients catch up with, a chat and maybe and keeping them company whilst meet up with a few of their they’re in difficult and trying colleagues who you don’t know. information, help and advice about circumstances via hospital radio is But as I say, Training Days are how to go about fundraising but as deserving as any other cause different in the fact that there are a more importantly, as I said earlier, out there. lot of people from stations who ‘friendraising’ in the hope that in Michael didn’t stop there sometimes don’t attend the future those new found friends though, he offered to be our conference and therefore you get will assist you in raising funds. marketing guru and promised to to meet new and different people We talked at length about look over everyone’s ‘elevator from all over the country. fostering relationships with people story’ (how you would describe So I headed off to Birmingham, who already support you and also what you do to someone if you had not only to meet some like-minded those who can make donations to five minutes with them whilst in an individuals but with the intention your cause, what grant-making elevator together). So it’s almost of learning how to fundraise and bodies may want to see in any the 15 quid that keeps on giving! ‘Friendraise’. application that you may fill out By the end of the day, we were Now you may be thinking that if and general good advice and all a bit shell-shocked but really you’ve been in and around practise that will make a real enthused by what we had learnt Hospital Radio for a while, thirty difference to our fundraising and taken away from the seminar years in my case, you know all efforts. and as is customary when you’re there is to know about the There were only eleven people having fun, the end arrives too fundraising subject. on this particular training track, quickly. How wrong can you be. The just enough so everyone managed So over another drink and a bit days of standing outside a local to get their point across without more networking, it’s time to say supermarket or shopping centre swamping Michael with specific goodbye in the hope that everyone with your shaking tin seem to be details about their individual attending either track took on the way out and what with the stations, which unfortunately can something from their experience cost of licence fees, computer and happen in some seminars. So in of Training Day and felt that it was studio equipment, etc ever on the effect we all got almost a one-to- a more than useful day. increase, the days of managing to one with a marketing and There were over 50 people that get enough money to meet your fundraising expert and all for 15 were welcomed; the Training team costs just from your annual quid! of Jim, Brenda, Neil and Mel, so Christmas Raffle are long gone. The only drawback I could see the word about how good National Therefore a new strategy is from the day was the fact that Training Days are is getting out required and that strategy on the there was not enough ink in there. 5th of October included Michael people’s pens to jot down all the In the grand scheme of things Lavery, Assistant Chief Executive information that was being relayed and on balance, I would say that of Teeside University and Director to us and every time I looked up it’s probably the best 15 quid I’ve of Just Visiting. from my scribbles, I noticed that’s spent in a long while and I’ll let you Michael very confidently just what everyone else was doing, know how I get on raising that delivered probably the best scribbling away trying to get as £10,000. Wish me luck and I’ll see seminar I’ve ever been to on this much information down as they you at the next one. subject, packed with useful could, no doubt to take back to Richard Smith
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Following the great successes of will go out between 6 and 10pm on been involved in the running of previous events, The New Years New Year’s Eve. such a marathon event and each Eve BIG Broadcast will take place – Information about the stations one seems to require more and live from studios in East taking part in their ‘15 minutes of more time and effort putting into it Lancashire – presented by Richard fame' and following on from last in order to try and entertain those Smith and his illustrious team. year’s trip around the Med, HBA listeners who find themselves in With 36 stations in the UK and President June Snowden will once our Hospitals at that time of the Ireland already signed up to again be our very own Judith year. I obviously couldn't do it receive it, the 20-hour marathon Chalmers with regular reports and without a tremendous amount of extravaganza promises to be the updates on 'June's Travels'. help and trust from all the stations biggest yet. With the Big Ben chimes at currently taking part and in Produced in partnership with midnight getting your listeners into particular, my thanks go to the Oscar Pet Foods and available to 2014, we think it's best way for your team at Auckland Hospital Radio any hospital radio station, via an station to bring in the New Year! who are once again providing all internet link, the broadcast starts Richard told 'On-Air', ‘I'm really the technical and streaming at 4pm on New Year’s Eve running excited by the prospect of this facilities. until 12noon on New Year’s Day New Year’s Eve as almost 40 ‘May I take this opportunity to and includes not just the best stations have decided to give their wish everyone involved in Hospital music from the Fifties to today but air-time over to us for the New Radio a very Happy New Year and interviews with Radio Five Live's Years Eve BIG Broadcast. if you'd like to send me either a Tony Livesey and Buzz Hawkins, ‘Planning for the event started 'good luck' or a 'Happy New Year' creator of the radio comedy The way back in September and has message for use on the show, Bradshaws. been pretty non-stop ever since please get in touch.’ There's also live music from Kiki then trying to organise things and There's more information all DeVille (aka Kristianne Robinson, a arrange interviews, features and about The New Years Eve BIG name you may hear on BBC One in the like some of which are still in Broadcast on Richard's website at the New Year). The A to Z of Pop's the melting pot so you never know www.theatozofpop.co.uk and Trivia Challenge – a quiz for who will be coming on to entertain there's still time for your station to listeners to take part in, as well as us during the show. get involved by contacting him our marathon request show which ‘This will be the fourth time I've from the site.
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Hey guys – welcome to the What do you do outside of I joined as an unofficial helper in regional roundup. I am hoping this Hospital Radio? 1992 ages 15. Then officially in 1993 will be a regular feature to shout out I work in a school specialising in aged 16. For those of you trying to what is going on in the regions and performing arts and PE (yes a do the maths I am 36 now lol. really get the regions involved! sporty drama queen!). I am involved What do you enjoy about Already I’ve had the great with Middlesex Hockey (the nasty Hospital Radio? pleasure of meeting so many person who hands out I enjoy the challenge my role as amazing members and seeing a suspensions!) and also involved Chairman throws at me. I enjoy number of stations and the valuable with cricket both at local, national keeping the channels open between work they do. and international levels (my us and the Hospital Management. I Here’s just a few snippets from highlight was my friend debuting for also enjoy doing shows and around the regions: the West Indies & meeting the speaking to the patients. Some of Radio Cherwell – Ian Pinnell (PC) Windies team!). them are really funny. had the pleasure of interviewing the If you were hosting a dinner Favourite Music/Artist: Prime Minister including asking him party which five people would you I love a real mixed bag. I think you if he thinks volunteers still play a big invite (dead or alive): have to really to be in Hospital role in hospitals! (see full story Dame Helen Mirren, Dara O’Brien, Radio. Anything from Classical to elsewhere in the magazine). Jessica Ennis, Mother Theresa, Rock n Roll, to 90's Dance. A few Auckland HR – held a 24 hour Freddie Flintoff artists off the top of my head are broadcast ELO, Queen, A1, Livin Joy, Baby D, Radio Tyneside – secured a Ian Pinnell Michael Buble even Steps! I know I Lottery Grant for their studio Nickname (past am sad lol. Basically anything with a upgrade or present): foot tapping beat and some lyrics. Borders HR – recently celebrated Pinnell Definitely not Rap. their 25 years Roles (HBA and What do you do outside of Radio Wexham – the OB unit is Station): Hospital Radio? manic at the moment, there are now Regional Rep for I am an EMT for London ten university scheme members and the Home Ambulance Service NHS Trust. It’s six members participating in the new Counties and funny as sometimes I take a patient AS level qualification through Trinity Programme to hospital and then meet them College Controller at again whilst collecting requests. The Radio Cherwell look on their faces is amusing. Get To Know ... When did you join Hospital If you were hosting a dinner As you are no doubt aware, there Radio? 2006 party which five people would you have been some personnel changes What do you enjoy about invite (dead or alive): in the regional setup, so one feature Hospital Radio? The Lads from A1, The Lads from we will have in this section is a ‘get Meeting the patients and McFly. I have met both bands and to know ...’ piece. This will give you a ultimately bringing a smile to their they are lovely people. Matt Damon, chance to get to know the regional face. Also the great teams you get to Robin Williams, Kylie and HM Queen team a bit better. So for the first work with and all the experience it Elizabeth. Hey it’s a large table lol one, who better than the three brings. ‘newbies’ (including myself): Favourite Music/Artist: Anything And finally ... that has a good beat! The regional reps keep me Melanie What do you do outside of updated on the activities going on in (Mel) Ive Hospital Radio? Run my own their regions but cannot do it Nickname business making jingles and editing without your help and support, so (past or audio why not take the time to drop a present): If you were hosting a dinner quick line to them about what is The Iron party which five people would you going on at your station! Lady/Baroness invite (dead or alive): The regional team are here to (ask the Radio That's a tough one, I'll get back to help, advise and support you and Wexham lot!) you on that! ;) your stations but I am always on the Roles (HBA lookout for more willing volunteers and Station): Steve to help out at a regional level. HBA Regional Manager/Trustee, Hickman As the saying goes, ‘many hands Station Manager – Radio Wexham Nickname (past make light work’. You might think it’s When did you join Hospital or present): a lot of work, or you’ve not got the Radio? 2009 Tinkerbell knowledge ... don’t stop, just ask! What do you enjoy about (Thanks to work) If you have any queries or Hospital Radio? Roles (HBA and proactive suggestions it would be Meeting people, putting a smile on Station): I am great to hear from you! patient and staffs faces , learning the New boy on Finally, if I don’t have the new skills, challenging myself, the block in pleasure of seeing you before, I having fun! London HBA. really hope you, your families, your Favourite Music/Artist? Depends Aka London Regional Rep. I am also stations and your hospitals have a on my mood. Michael Buble, Phil a Presenter on HR Hillingdon and wonderful Christmas and an Collins, Creedance Clearwater the Chairman of HR Hillingdon amazing 2014! Revival, 80’s pop, Queen, Madness When did you join Hospital Merry Christmas (to name a few) Radio? Mel
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Can You Help? Web Developer
The Hospital Broadcasting Association is now looking for proposals from web developers for a brand new HBA website for launch during 2014 There have been a few setbacks over the last year but the Association will soon be releasing a specification and asking interested parties to submit a proposal. This specification offers web professionals the opportunity to develop on a virtually blank canvas. The HBA is looking for a professional who can offer an off-the-shelf and preferably open-source solution to take the Association forward. The HBA website request for proposals is now available to download from the website home page. The deadline for proposals is 31st December so that the Trustee Board can approve the successful bidder at the January 2014 Trustee Board meeting and work can get started. Darren Whittenham-Gray Minutes Secretary [email protected]
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The HBA also provides station certificates recognising the dedication and commitment of the station to the community it serves and again please apply to me. Looking to 2014, it is quite a milestone year for me, especially as I will be celebrating 40 years in hospital radio. Therefore I am looking to visit at least 40 stations during the year to I cannot believe how quickly this mark this. I already year has gone and Christmas is have several visits in now around the corner. the diary for the I regret it has not been possible year and more in the planning stages, to visit as many stations this year Frank Heinley and Gary Lakin of HR Barnet receive their due to the fact that I fractured my certificates from June so if you would like humerus in two places so along to be included then with having an operation to repair do please let me it and my arm in a sling for nine know. I will look weeks, I was grounded for much forward to making longer than I would have liked. as many visits as I However, I am pleased to say possibly can fit in. that I have been able to I hope many of you recommence station visits now will be thinking and am trying to get back to about coming to normal. conference taking Recently I was delighted to be place in Bristol in able to go along to Hospital Radio March – the first Barnet for their 35th anniversary time we have taken quiz as well as present Long a conference to Service Certificates and also Bristol since the attended Radio Addenbrookes autumn of 1975 Members meeting. when we all stayed Shortly I will be going along to in Bristol University. Hospital Radio Bedside’s AGM in Please also bear in Bournemouth. In addition I will be mind that there is visiting Stoke Mandeville in early an opportunity to December and look forward to apply for a Bursary those visits. to attend – there I was able to maintain the are only two places printing of Long Service June presents Long Service certificates to Alan King and available and we Certificates and I am delighted Phil Murphy of HR Barnet look forward to how many requests I receive. receiving Certificates are issued for 10, 15, total number of years those applications which will be available 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50 55, years, certificates amount to is a on the web site in due course. etc and where possible I would staggering 6,560 years which Thank you to those of you who love to come and present them if really does make you appreciate have welcomed me to your that is what you would like in your just how many dedicated, stations this year, I really station – whatever the occasion. committed hospital broadcasters appreciate your hospitality. I hope However, as in the past few we have in the UK and I believe it is you have a great Christmas, I wish months, other committee so important to acknowledge this you all a very Happy New Year and members would be more than and thank you all for your hard I look forward to seeing as many of happy to come along if I cannot work, dedication and commitment. you as possible in 2014. make it. So please do continue to request I have issued 341 Long Service certificates from me and I will do Best wishes Certificates for members this year my best to produce them as June Snowden to date for 70 stations and the quickly as I can. President, HBA
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Member Awards The Annual General Meeting of Radio Cherwell took place in September and this year saw an amazing total of 185 years Long Service awards being presented to its long-standing members. June Snowden presented the certificates to Jason Townsend (15 years); Robin Lambert; Michael Reinhold (20 years); Michael Clarke (25 years); David Brown, Paul Lucas and Peter Sparrowhawk (35 years). Amongst the awards being presented, our special ‘Peter Baker Award’ was presented to Hannah Wharton 'for her dedication and commitment to the well-being of the patients in the Oxford Hospitals'. This is an award which is presented to newer members of the station who have got heavily involved with many aspects within Prime Minister, David Cameron, is interviewed by Ian Pinnell their first few years of membership through fundraising activities, Mr Cameron replied, ‘I think it Special Broadcast attending publicity events, getting helps to have Hospitals taking on Ten years ago our very own Vice out on the wards and visiting the Trust status, because it gives them Chair, John Lant, was diagnosed patients, passing the necessary more independence and freedom with Leukaemia. On 30th October tests to present and broadcast to manage their resources on 2003, John's sister became his their own shows, being an active behalf of their patients and I think stem cell donor enabling him to member of the team and helping Trust status is a good thing’ have his transplant. To mark this others. ... and how important he thought occasion, John wanted to do a volunteers were in the NHS? very special broadcast from the ‘I think they’ve always been Cancer and Haematology Centre important, particularly when you at the Churchill Hospital, Oxford represent a constituency like mine, University Hospitals NHS Trust. He where you’ve got small community was joined by some of the Nursing hospitals like Witney and Chipping Staff that looked after him, the Norton, the League of Friends and Consultant who treated him and the work they do has always been the current Churchill Hospital vital to this hospital. It’s maybe Chaplain. something we don’t celebrate This special broadcast took enough, don’t talk up enough but place during the 'Hospital News' even in the big hospitals, the on Monday 28th October 2013 volunteers and friends, the people with Neil Stockton, John Lant, who help out make a big Natalie and Paul Higgs. difference’. Amongst the seriousness of the interview, there was also a fun Hannah Wharton side, where he was asked what his favourite song was ... ‘All These Prime Minister Visit Things That I’ve Done’ by The Also in September we were lucky Killers. But I have a wide taste in enough to have the Prime Minister, music generally from ‘The Beatles’ Mr David Cameron visit the Oxford right through to ‘Elgar’. Children’s Hospital to meet with Speaking of the interview, Ian patients and staff. Radio Cherwell said, ‘It was a pleasure to interview were lucky enough to have a five our Prime Minister and certainly minute interview with him. one of the highlights so far of my Ian Pinnell, our Programme time at Radio Cherwell’. Controller, asked him how To hear the full interview visit: important it was for NHS Trusts to https://soundcloud.com/radiocher gain Foundation status? well John Lant and Staff Nurse
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Radio Lollipop offers children a Singer haven of normality during their Oliver stay in hospital. Not only does it Garland provide a hospital radio service but visiting it also provides youngsters with Radio Lollipop fun activities to take their mind off which is their illness. based at John Carpenter, Chairman of the Royal Radio Lollipop at the Royal Manchester Manchester Children’s Hospital in Children’s Oxford Road in Manchester, Hospital explained that any money raised from the Wish List will go towards buying craft materials to bring smiles and laughter to kids at a time when they need it most. He said, ‘We get through a considerable quantity of craft activities such as Sudoku, puzzle tough time for the children. materials like crayons, glue and games or even therapeutic He said that their friends return stickers. Without the money to buy colouring. Sometimes they just to school and the wards become these materials we simply couldn’t want to chat, so we try to make quieter, so this is when Radio operate.’ sure there’s always someone to Lollipop becomes so important for Although the priority is always speak to. children. the patient, Radio Lollipop aims to ‘We aim to provide ‘There’s nothing more wonderful provide care and entertainment for entertainment for kids of all ages than seeing a child who’s been all adults and children. and their families. Even babies love glum, smile for the first time and John, who has been with Radio to play with a balloon.’ we need to make sure this Lollipop for 18 years, explained Although Christmas tends to be continues.’ how parents often need support very busy with events at the while their child is in hospital. hospital, John explained that Radio Lollipop He said, ‘We can offer them January can be a particularly [email protected]
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Uma Kumaran, a member of Radio Northwich Park, has been selected as the Labour Party’s candidate for the 2015 general election. Uma was selected as the party’s candidate for Harrow East and will battle it out against incumbent Bob Blackman PM. Ms Kumaran has been involved Connal celebrates with station colleagues Tom Richards, Rachael Dodd, in a number of campaigns in the Andrew Hill and Joseph Morel
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There was a distinct party atmosphere on 27th September 2013, when Radio Wulfrun commenced its 30 hour Marathon Broadcast to celebrate its 30th Birthday. The beginning was marked at 12 midday with ‘Music for the Royal Fireworks’ by George Fredrick Handel, followed by the all star recording of the late Lou Reed classic ‘Perfect Day’. Radio Wulfrun began life back in 1983 and was the brainchild of Alan Price and a dedicated team of volunteers who saw a need for a service that would entertain the patients at New Cross and the (now defunct) Royal Hospital in Wolverhampton. Such was the enthusiasm that with the help of various businesses within the town (prior to its current City status), the project came to fruition and the station went on air in late September 1983. Fast forward 28 years... several volunteers, four Chairmen and a Presentation of the 30 year certificate new purpose built studio complex... and in a Committee role as President was a joy to listen other delights, leaving everyone meeting in early 2011, plans were to. We also had a visit from our feeling well satisfied. looked at and ideas drawn up as patron, Baroness Heyhoe-Flint, June was able to be with us until we began to discuss ways of who joined us from 1.15pm late afternoon and then those marking the big Three Zero. onwards ... finally, after 26 years in members who were not available With time on our side, we began hospital broadcasting, a President earlier began to arrive, starting to look at inviting as many and a Baroness (not only from the with Huw Griffith, our Anglo-Welsh previous members back as House of Lords but also a Member presenter, who also collects possible for a 30th Birthday Party of MCC Lords). Was this my requests, which is not out of the as well as a 30 Hour broadcast to highlight in broadcasting? All this ordinary apart from the fact that raise funds, awareness and to and the local newspaper’s he is wheelchair bound but this celebrate this milestone. photographer as well as Jocelyn does not stop him from taking an With the help of the local Lloyd’s 25 Year certificate active role within the station. newspaper, we were able to reach presentation and the Station’s 30 Taking us into the evening and out to those we could not contact Year certificate. past the Witching Hour were John direct and plans came together I must add that a number of Romney, Presenter and under the curatorship of Timothy members were also present from Programme Assistant and Nigel Dews, our Vice Chairman. the start and I thought at one point Byard, Presenter and an original By midday on 27th September, with about seven people in the member who after some years we were ready to begin with the studio this was like tardis-type 40. away decided to re-join us. Both knowledge that 30 hours would At 2pm, I handed over to Michael were used to Fridays as their soon pass in the blink of an eye. As Byrne, our Training Officer, who normal slot but as John remarked Chairman, I opened the took the first requests from later, it was strange to do from proceedings with the tracks Programme Assistants Joyce Cull midnight until 1am when being outlined and then looked forward (Sunday Morning presenter) and used to broadcasting from 7- 8pm to the first two hours. I hasten to Peter Lloyd, our Treasurer. every week. add that I had an experienced co- Following the departure of As anyone who has ever done a presenter in June Snowden, who Rachael to another engagement broadcast such as this will realise, joined us for most of the first day and with stomachs beginning to the star is the volunteer who is of the broadcast. June was an rumble, we settled down to prepared to sign up to the excellent guest both as an afternoon tea which had been overnight shift, aka 1am-6am. Step interviewee and as a fellow arranged by Jocelyn Lloyd, a forward Mark Chapman, presenter. The story of her presenter and our Recruitment presenter and engineer, and beginnings in hospital radio and Officer and included sandwiches, Michael Byrne, who came back for her experiences and subsequent cakes, scones as well as countless a second bite of the cherry.
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I cannot thank them enough as this is always the slot everyone David Ward with tries to avoid. From feedback, I am guest Jamie aware both enjoyed the experience Angus of the even when Mark was attending a Express and function on the Saturday evening Star and Michael had yet to get any Below left: sleep having been up for about 27 Jocelyn Lloyd hours. receives her 25 Their stint coming to an end and year Certificate the rising of the sun heralding a from June new day signalled me to return for Snowden early breakfast from 6am-9am clutching a large cup of very strong Below right: coffee. Commencing with ‘Mornin’ Richard Stanton by Al Jarreau, ‘The R4 UK Theme’ and his 30 year and finally ‘Morning Dance’ by certificate Spiro Gyra saw the programme start on an upbeat and bright note. By 6.15am all thoughts of early starts were banished and a highway of music stretched ahead with only the knowledge that a combination of genres would mix until 9am. By 8.40am it was good to see Dave Ward, my old sparring partner from Wednesdays, enter the building and prepare for his programme at 9am. With breakfast done and the dishes metaphorically stacked away, the airwaves were Dave’s as his ‘Midweek Melee’ morphed into his ‘Saturday Morning Brunch’, complete with muffins and brioche. As his programme began to track to noon, he was joined by Anne Barrett and guests Adam Ward (yes, Dave’s Son) and Jamie Angus, not only a good friend of something new. Nanci Griffith singing ‘From A Adam but also a work colleague of By 3pm, we were within touching Distance’ brought the entire mine (it was his photographs distance of completion of our 30 venture full circle. The spirit which add to the rumour that I hours and the baton was passed to embodied in hospital broadcasting missed out on a breakfast treat!). Timothy Dews, our Vice Chairman, borne out in the lyrics of Julie Throughout these hours, and Secretary. Once again we had Gold. requests were coming in via our a great response on requests and The following weekend saw programme assistants and the Tim slotted all the components of many previous members join us to variety of music as always provided his programme together with a celebrate this milestone with a a patchwork of styles and decades sprinkling of old favourites, as well special party to remember the last that make up hospital radio. as classic and contemporary folk, three decades. This was a time for As noon approached and we his speciality. recollections, memories and moved into Day Two, Jocelyn Lloyd As we entered the last hour, we looking back on good times. It was took her place to steer Wulfrun drew the strands together playing also a time to reflect on the whole through until 3pm. Again requests folk and country music and ethos of Radio Wulfrun and the would be the main ingredient, this announced all the winners of our original team who made it time collected by Alma Platt and prize draws throughout the possible. Peter Lloyd but also there would Radiothon. In conclusion, thank you to all be ‘The Vintage Comedy Slot’ as The final song played was fitting our members who took part and to well as Andre Rieu taking centre in its own way. We had begun with those who have given their time in stage as the featured artist. ‘Perfect Day’ and the hopes that being part of The Radio Wulfrun Jocelyn’s style of modern tracks the whole endeavour would be a Story. Happy 30th birthday segued with Big Band classics fitting celebration to all our current Wulfrun. meant Saturday lunchtime was a and past members, some sadly no Richard J. Stanton mix of something old and longer with us. To conclude with Chairman, Radio Wulfrun
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I must offer my sincere apologies Request Charts to Hayley Redmond, deserved winner of the Gold Award in Best Specialist I’m Mark Snowdon, from Radio Music category at the Hospital Radio General, Warrington General Awards, for the appearance of the Hospital’s radio station. As a wrong photograph with her article. continuation of work over the past I have taken the liberty of running nine years, I am asking you for some an abridged version of her report assistance. I am in the process of together with the correct photograph. planning a special radio programme So sorry Hayley. to unite hospital radio stations in one Attending this year’s annual HBA cause ... requests and dedications. Conference in Blackpool was a I am planning a complete ‘Request thrilling opportunity for me when Chart’ with combined information from offered a bursary to attend. a number of hospital radio My one-hour radio documentary organisations in order to produce a had been shortlisted for ‘Best definitive ‘request chart’ for the UK, Specialist Music’ category, so it was equivalent to the ‘best ever’ polls found a whole new experience and quite a in music magazines and radio stations. reward after volunteering at City I also intend to produce a one hour Beat Radio (UCLH Hospital Radio) (57 mins 35 secs) programme for the past two and a half years. containing the top 15 most I arrived in Blackpool on Friday requested songs overall in 2013 afternoon from London and after a across participating hospital radio warm welcome from the conference stations. More specific details of organisers, signed up for some of the timings and idents at a later date. many trips available over the experience. It marked how important For all this to work requires your weekend. The first was to visit local the Hospital Broadcasting input as a hospital radio hospital radio station ‘Radio Victoria’. Association is and how many people organisation. Currently all I require is It was interesting to meet the team, offer their services on a voluntary your approval of participation to the see their set up and chat about how basis – including all the organisers. It scheme. Further details to be given they function. It made me appreciate offered an opportunity to learn about depending on your decision to how lucky we are with our facilities other hospital radio stations and participate which will involve a and the ample space we have in our their different styles of programmes. transfer of data on your collected two studios. When the category was announced requests throughout 2013 (with a I had the opportunity to visit a city for ‘Best Specialist Music deadline on delivery of Thursday, 9th I had never seen before, relax in the Programme’ our table was on January 2014), details of any luxury hotel and use their spa tenterhooks as this was the one my customisation to the schedule of the facilities. I was able to talk to other programme, ‘I’m in the Mood For show, and, of course, your approval volunteers from hospital radio Love – The Story of Jimmy McHugh’ of the finalised product. stations around the country. That had been shortlisted for. Bronze and The following time frames will be was what was so great about Silver were announced and I thought used: everyone being in the same that was it and then they announced 1. Confirmation of participation to environment for the weekend. I that the Gold went to ‘City Beat’. I the charts, due by 31st December bumped into Paul Sylvester from rushed up to receive the award with 2013 Absolute Radio in the lift and then my extremely high heels! 2. Handover of raw data of attended his seminar on programme An extra bonus for me was being songs/requests collected – due by preparation – Fail to Prepare, given a Sony Digital Radio giving Thursday, 9th January 2014 Prepare to Fail. I took copious notes both the station and myself 3. Confirmation of take up of the which gave me a better insight into something for our mantle pieces! A programme by either CD or radio broadcasting, from a hospital real evening of celebration and the download, due by 13th January 2014. radio perspective to a leading radio music and dancing carried on until Previous charts have reflected the production company – we all have to the wee small hours. I thoroughly personality and persona of all our function in a similar vein when enjoyed the weekend as it was so patients who we are here to entertain. preparing your radio programme and informative and enjoyable with the This will be the tenth National thinking about your audience. added bonus of being in a relaxing Request Chart I have produced and I My colleagues from City Beat environment with lots of friendly anticipate more participants than joined me Friday evening for the Quiz faces. ever as word has got around! Also, to and we divided ourselves over the I am extremely grateful for the celebrate the tenth chart, I have weekend to attend the different opportunity to attend and for enlisted the help of professional seminars which included station receiving my first award for voice-over artist Claire Anderson to branding, fundraising, the AGM, something I am very passionate give our programme a further learning the laws within broadcasting about. I now have a much better professional feel. I hope you can join and seeing what was on offer at the insight of how beneficial hospital me in helping to provide this light Trade Show and the different studio radio is for the thousands of patients entertainment in a united front for equipment available. listening throughout the country. It’s this special event. The highlight was the Gala Dinner an honour to be part of this and I Please reply as soon as you can so and Awards Ceremony on Saturday hope to contribute to it much more I can make appropriate preparations. evening, a very glamorous occasion in the future. Thanks again to Mark Snowdon and laid out beautifully from the everyone involved! http://www.requestcharts.org.uk stage lighting to the candle-lit dining Hayley Redmond [email protected]
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Most HBA member stations are registered charities running on a tight budget and we know that because all of the HBA’s volunteers have had the same experience whether it is as an active member of a station’s management team now or in the past. One of the more recent ways that many volunteers have helped their stations is through using personal computers, electronic devices and cloud storage. Recently, a case investigated and upheld by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) was against the Royal Veterinary College where a member of staff used a personal digital camera to capture images of passports from job applicants. The digital camera, complete with images, were later stolen and the data breach was reported to the ICO who investigated and found that there was no policy in place for the management of employees using their own personal devices in the workplace. If you are a volunteer who holds personal information on a database, on a computer or a memory stick, then you should make sure that you have done everything you can to protect it from loss or data corruption. Trustees of organisations should make sure that information being stored is both appropriate and secure and this can include: • Only keeping as much information as you need for the time that you need it. • That data is encrypted and where appropriate password protected. • That it is necessary for that volunteer to have access to the data away from the organisation. • That there is a recovery process in place in case the data is lost or the volunteer leaves. • That there is a secure back-up if the data is lost. Having a clear policy on using personal devices for volunteering purposes will not only help your station to keep its information secure but also help your volunteers have boundaries on what is and is not appropriate. There is so much more information that will help your organisation to remain safe in the digital age and the Information Commissioner’s Office has a wealth of information that is free to browse and download including a Think privacy toolkit and all this can be found at: http://www.ico.org.uk/for_organisations/sector_guides/charity We need your help! I have taken on the role of Chairman of the Patient Entertainment System committee and am looking to reinvigorate the work of HBA on behalf of member stations. I am looking for a volunteer to represent the users of the Hospedia T2 system on the committee as at present there is a vacancy covering this machine. We have one user of each the providers technologies on the committee. I do not believe the time to carry out the role will be overbearing nor is there need for technical nous. I would also like member stations to share their concerns and experiences with me by email to allow me to compile common issues to raise with the various providers. Perhaps if stations can detail which provider, model of equipment, summary of problem, who they contact and how their issue was resolved, etc, I would be delighted. Graham Medhurst 0870 765 9611 [email protected]
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We organised a party and David 1977-2013 suggested we invited ex-members, knowing how instrumental they had all been in our 40 years of time and an broadcasting. It was also a chance opportunity to give to celebrate our hard work, back to his local including David’s, who was community. Since awarded a long service award by then, whatever town June Snowden at the party. that his studies or David was never short of ideas work took him to, he for projects and didn’t view Radio would seek out the Mayday being a hospital radio nearest hospital to get station as any reason why we involved with. shouldn’t broadcast to the highest Radio was also part of standards. An example of this was David’s professional in 2010 when David decided we career. He worked as a should create a show about the Studio Manager for General Election. He asked me to the BBC World help, which included pre-recording Service in the interviews with the candidates and languages production also being live at the school in team, which nicely Croydon where the votes were tied in with his being counted. It was an excellent personal interest in experience to be in the middle of languages. This such a buzzing atmosphere, interest was also reporting like a professional at a reflected in his extra- big news event – even though it curricular activity of involved staying up until 6am! It learning Welsh, which was something I never would have he was progressing done if David hadn’t approached very well with. me. David was at Radio David had also volunteered at Radio Mayday’s Chairman David Mayday for nearly ten years and Whitechapel AM for over 12 years, March died tragically on 12th stood as Chairman for around many years as Head of October in Snowdonia aged just 36 three. He was a very hands on Programming. Even when he had years old. His death was caused by Chairman who had a clear vision of left the station, he never truly left, a fall whilst walking across a what we could do to make our still offering assistance and popular mountain spot in the station the best it could be. support when needed. Ogwen Valley in Snowdonia. One big change he brought was Reading the tributes left by Since David passed away upgrading our playout system, current and ex-members, it’s clear everyone who worked with him has organising a revamp of our jingles that he left his mark with his reflected and shared their and polishing the schedule, which caring nature, quirky sense of memories of their time with him for the patients meant a more humour and overall love and and there has been a unifying professional sounding output. He dedication for the station. feeling that David was a kind also scheduled in specialist music We lost David so young and so hearted and hard-working man shows – David’s own being a folk suddenly and I feel it’s a great who always had time to offer his show – which gave our presenters shame there’s much I didn’t get to help. the opportunity to express their know about him. But the truth is I knew David from our work passion and knowledge for their that while he worked quietly and together on the committee and I favourite genres. modesty, he was creating a legacy can only echo these thoughts. July 2012 marked Radio that probably even he didn’t Much of the work he did was Mayday’s 40th anniversary and realise. behind the scenes and his modest David led the way with ideas and Hospital radio was something nature meant it was easy to forget the organisation of our David held very dear and he that David was at the heart of celebrations. After a few revisions understood the positive effect it many projects that has ultimately to the name, David declared that can have to both the listeners and kept our station running. the day would centre around the volunteers. We will be forever His interest in hospital radio Big Birthday Broadcast. It was thankful for his dedication towards went right back to his teenage great day – I think for many, one of Radio Mayday and hospital radio years, when he was encouraged by our fondest memories. as a whole. His passion will stay his parents to take on a Saturday As always, David made sure the with us as we continue to work job. Instead David felt that a day focused on the patients, with towards creating the best station volunteer role at his local hospital members collecting and we can for the patients. radio station would be a more broadcasting song requests Vanessa Maynard worthwhile way to spend his spare throughout the day. Treasurer, Radio Mayday
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BHR1287Sixties Event has been there ever since. ‘I do a couple of hours a day on Tuesdays and Fridays. It’s good fun working with such a great team. I find the work rewarding because I am giving something back to the patients by entertaining them. I would recommend anyone with some time to spare to join the volunteer helpers in our hospitals.’ Richard Sunley, deputy chief executive of East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, said, ‘We BHR1287 would like to thank our are extremely grateful to the work presenter David Firth and his undertaken by the many singing coach Lynne for organising volunteers in our hospitals. They Tom Lonsdale, Emma Worley and Kate all share one common thing – they the Sixties evening where funds Harris at the birthday party were donated to Basildon Hospital give the precious gift of time.’ organising circus themed Radio. competitions for the listeners who The concert was held at The Survey No Surprise couldn’t make it into the playroom. Rayleigh Mill who kindly donated Lloyds Pharmacy’s The fun didn’t stop there as the the hall for the event. The evening recommendations that music as a Bristol lolli-vollies took to the was a non-stop fun packed event healing influence to patients has wards with a hundred birthday with the continual rending of those come as no surprise to goody bags. Emma Worley, long forgotten tracks played on the broadcasters at Ipswich’s Hospital Monday night volunteer, helped Dansette record player. Radio station. deliver goody bags to children in Our presenter David Firth sang a Lloyds Pharmacy’s survey found hospital. set of Elvis songs giving an four in ten people living with If you would like to find out more extremely polished performance. persistent pain say listening to about Radio Lollipop visit The Jukebox Duo also performed their favourite tunes helps them radiolollipop.org along with The Sundaes. relax and feel better. After more than thirty years as It was a well organised evening The station’s staff know first an entirely volunteer organisation and a sell out with over two hand that music is calming and Radio Lollipop has grown to hundred people, some enquiring therapeutic. include over 10,000 volunteers as to when and where the next Correspondence from listeners operating 26 hospital radio event would be. has told the station how listening stations in five countries. Since David and Lynne's efforts raised to Hospital Radio Ipswich has 1979 Radio Lollipop volunteers over a thousand pounds for helped them relax and sleep at have helped nearly five million sick Basildon Hospital Radio for which night. children in hospitals and reached we thank you. Others have told the station’s over 13 million people worldwide. Jacqui James, Chairman staff how hearing their favourite piece of music has cheered them Happy Birthday Radio Thank You up. Lollipop Bristol Hospital Radio Hastings More info, including results of the survey from Radio Lollipop Bristol held a Hospital volunteers were http://www.lloydspharmacy.com/e circus themed birthday party in thanked for their services to n/info/lloyds-pharmacy-pain-relief September to celebrate 29 years patients at the Conquest Hospital, of broadcasting. The party took Hastings at a Volunteers place during Radio Lollipop Celebration Event. The ceremony Station honours over Bristol’s Saturday session. The was attended by around 70 250 years of service playroom was decorated and volunteers and some received Hospital Radio Ipswich circus themed activities and certificates for their long service. A volunteers were recently games were laid out for the total of 36 achieved 10 years’ recognised by the HBA for their children to enjoy service and one person had long service. Station staff were Lollipop volunteers donned party volunteered for 30 years. presented with certificates at the hats and performed and taught Mick Brooks, a volunteer for recent AGM totalling an incredible circus skills to the children and Hospital Radio Hastings, was 255 years of service. Certificates their families including spinning presented with his 10-year were given for five, ten, 15, 20, 25 plates and juggling. Bristol lolli- certificate. He said he had spent a and in two cases 35 years. boss Kate Harris, dressed as a lot of time in hospital and had to The longest two serving circus ring leader, accompanied give up work so needed something members, Gwenda Gibson and the activities running a special two to do and a friend suggested John Alborough, both joined the hour live radio show, taking the volunteering at the hospital. He station when it was based at children’s song requests and went along, had an interview and Anglesea Road Hospital.
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High scoring quiz Hospital and Chief Executive Stride 4 Life fundraising Hospital Radio Lion wants to Philippa Slinger were pelted with manager Tracey Cummins said: thank all those that attended their wet sponges at the Hospital’s 90th ‘The Stride 4 Life and Funday to quiz on 14th November at The anniversary celebrations. benefit our Cancer Fighting Fund Bricklayers Arms in Shamley The milestone event was has raised £14,826, so far. Over Green courtesy of Carl and Paula recognised by staff and patients 100 volunteers are involved on the who turned the pub over to the at the hospital in London Road, day who all work so hard to station for the event. Ascot in September. support our hospital. The event was attended by over Philippa Slinger, Heatherwood’s ‘We are very grateful to the 70 people in teams pitting their Chief Executive, was pelted with many walkers and their families wits against each other, many of wet sponges by party goers who taking part. We would also like to whom had arrived early and took donated money to charity and 100 thank all the local businesses that advantage of the delicious food former transplant patients, family have given their support.’ available from the kitchen. members and surgeons took part Teams consisted of friends and in a sponsored 1.5-mile Hip and Chichester Goes On Knee Walk to raise money for the family of Radio Lion’s members, Line hospital staff, as well as regulars of orthopaedic department. Chichester Hospital Radio has ‘The Brickies’. Rakesh Kucheria, orthopaedic launched its Listen On Line service The quiz, organised by Paul consultant and organiser of the to go alongside its new website. Meager, Fundraising Officer and walk said, ‘My colleagues and I The station originally launched presenter of the Thursday Patients were delighted to see so many of on September 22, 1972 and request show, raised a much our former patients join us. Chairman Malcolm Gray said needed £174 from entry fees and a ‘I’d like to thank everyone who members gathered outside the further £151 from the raffle. took part and their generous studios to raise a glass and pose All money is going towards the sponsors. The money raised will go for a group photo. £3500 fundraising target for the towards supporting developments Four hours of live, light-hearted replacement computers required within the orthopaedic broadcasting followed, with some at the station located at the Royal department.’ witty banter from the gathered Surrey County Hospital to keep Radio Wexham, the hospital’s members and the return of some broadcasts on the air 24 hours a radio station, broadcast past members, for the official day, 365 days of the year. throughout the day as visitors opening of the brand new service. Carl said that it was a great enjoyed face painting, cake, a Nearly 30 per cent of patients at evening and invited the station to tombola and a barbecue. St Richard’s Hospital have a hold more in the future, so plans handheld device in hospital, are being drawn up for a quiz Balloons Mark Darent whether a phone, tablet or approximately every three months. Valley Hospital Fun Day computer. They will now be able to Radio Lion is very grateful to use the online service, which their hosts who have also offered Malcolm described as a ‘valuable to donate the proceeds from their way of providing a diversity of Christmas Quiz raffle on 19th service’. December to the station too. It is The station is also available on likely to be a busy evening and 1431AM around the hospital tables can be booked directly with grounds and channel 11 on the the pub. nurse call units at the bedside. ‘Bringing patients and families Staff and patients together at a difficult time, the celebrate 90 years of Balloons were released in new service offers the opportunity memory of lost loved ones to for both to leave messages and Heatherwood Hospital cancer at Darent Valley Hospital’s requests. Stride 4 Life sponsored walk and ‘Many times as we speak to fun day. patients on the ward, we are asked The sea of balloons also marked if their loved ones would be able to the celebration of recovery for listen, now they can. patients hoping to see the latest ‘You can listen by visiting our technology from the money raised. website and clicking on the listen Around 180 members of staff live button, which takes you to our and two surgeons took part in the player. walk to raise money for the hospital’s Cancer Fighting Fund. Hosted by the Valley Park Radio, the fun day was supported by 52 COPY DATE Philippa Slinger is pelted with wet stalls and entertainment from ISSUE 145 sponges Baby Ballet, Dartford Gymnasts Surgeons at Heatherwood and Swanley BIG Sing. 31st January, 2014
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What Wexham Did Next and took over the entrance to Radio Wexham has been manic Sainsburys in Slough with non- since it relaunched in June after a stop music all day, buckets galore, complete station rebuild – forget games, balloons and station ‘Bob the Builder’ we have George, mascot ‘Clucky’ leading the Tyler and Paul the builders!!! dancing and silly behaviour. A The new revamped OB unit for great day topped off by Sainsburys Radio Wexham, relaunched as offering continued support to the Heartbeatz Discos, has been very station! busy: • Christmas Galore: already • Heatherwood Hospital Fete: bookings have gone mad, with the Celebrating 90 years of team providing music (and a choir) for Wexham’s Christmas Eve Karen Aston, Phil Lester (presenter) and Heatherwood Hospital meant Tania Solomon partying in style including Carols and music at Farnham Royal Cricket Clubs New Years Eve Hospital Radio please apply via the interviewing Philippa Slinger (CEO Website. Heatherwood & Wexham NHS Gala. Trust) whilst in the stocks. We now have ten members as • Farnham Royal Cricket Club part of our university scheme, who Santa Claus to Raise Fireworks & Quiz: RW provided the pay half the yearly membership Funds for Bedrock HR music for their fireworks display in and continue their training when conjunction with Farnham Royal they return during their holidays. School and have given RW the club One of our uni members Lisa to host a Quiz Nite extravaganza! Williams has recently been Brains in gear! producing shows for BBC4’s • Pumped it for Pudsey! RW and Womans Hour! the Wexham Resus team pumped RW is currently the only station it for Pudsey in a 24 hour CPR in the UK offering the Arts Award challenge. Taking over reception of Qualification (AS Level) in the hospital from 8am Friday 15th association with Trinity College. We to 8am Saturday 16th, the team currently have six members even co-erced some of the Slough participating in the scheme with firefighters to ‘pump it’! lots of workshops and events planned. Four members (excluding Mel) Bedrock Hospital Radio, serving attended the National Training Day patients in Queen’s Hospital, in Birmingham. Everyone Romford, will be collaborating with thoroughly enjoyed the session Romford Shopping Hall to bring with Andy Carter and the festive joy this season by opening a opportunity to chat/network with Santa’s Grotto. The grotto will be other stations was fantastic. open Saturday and Sunday 10am- Some members will be visiting 4pm on the build up to Christmas, Radio Cherwell at the end of December 23 and Christmas Eve. November and also members from The grotto is magical for children Hospital Radio Chelmsford will to visit Santa at just £4 per visit shortly be visiting us. per child, £2 of which will be donated to Bedrock. Volunteers Goodmayes Host MS from Bedrock will be assisting Sufferers Santa and Bedrock Bear, to help • Wexham rocks Sainsburys! Goodmayes Hospital Radio raise awareness of hospital radio Saturday 23rd November, RW played host to multiple sclerosis within the local area. teamed up with Sainsbury’s staff sufferers in September. Karen Singer Amelia Lily attended the Aston, who actively promotes the grand opening on November 14, positive help available, was before performing at the Romford interviewed by Phil Lester, along Christmas lights switch on. with Deputy Mayor, Tania Funds raised from Santa’s Grotto Solomon. will help towards Bedrock’s annual The station broadcast live for 12 running costs of £3,000 pa. hours in a bid to raise funds for the Bedrock Chairman, Mathew Marjorie Collins Centre in Chadwell Watson, said he was delighted to Heath, which offers support and have been approached by the social events for people diagnosed Shopping Hall to assist with the with MS. grotto as it was a great opportunity If you are interested in to work and promote the charity volunteering for Goodmayes within the local community.
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Regional Meeting was raised for Shopmobility and unknown for a BBC station or local The November HBA South other Basingstoke charities. commercial station to be involved. Suggested format is a chat by regional meeting welcomed guest Basingstoke’s speaker Phil Creighton, who spent phone between stations about the afternoon advising how to get Christmas Schedule what's going on in the two places stories in the local press with tips finishing with the same record on writing good press releases and being played on both stations. You taking interesting photos. could have a quiz between both Phil, former features editor of stations or two hospitals or sets of the Reading Post, now runs his listeners. Both stations need a own magazine for the Reading telephone line which can be put on area (www.xnmedia.co.uk). air or even better it can be done He has previously taken part in via Skype. All you need to do is shows at HR Reading as a guest of register your interest at their former member and his good www.christmasradiolinkup.co.uk friend Tom Sanders (BBC Radio and your details will be listed. newsreader). When looking for stations to link The afternoon was well received Basingstoke is planning its up with, return to the site for the by members present which Christmas schedule with lots of contact information. included Isle of Wight HR, Radio special festive shows, starting at Pilates Teacher Raises Haslar, Winchester HR, Radio 12pm on Sunday 15 December with Redhill and members from host Neil Ogden's annual five hour live Funds for Hospital Radio station HR Basingstoke. Sound of Sunday Big Christmas Phil's slides are available to Show featuring the Great download from the HBA website. Christmas Cracker Dash when a The next regional meeting will team of presenters go round the take place on Sunday, 16 February wards live on air pulling as many at Coastway Radio in Brighton and crackers as possible crackers in plans are underway for Isle of two hours with patients and staff. Wight HR to host a regional day of There will be interviews with the different events in May 2014. cast of local pantos, which this year includes fifth Doctor Who Colin Basingstoke Reaches Baker. There will be a competition for a member of staff to win a New Heights family ticket to one of the pantos. HRB will be live on Christmas Day from 10am until 1pm with Shirley Matthews, Lynda Hutchins and requests from around the wards Tony Clark and link ups with other stations New Forest Hospital Radio were during the morning plus an extra delighted to receive £285 from prize draw with Sainsbury at local Pilates teacher Lynda Liphook for Christmas Day where Hutchins. With presenter Shirley someone will win a special Matthews, Lynda recorded a Christmas goody bag. Other ‘Desert Island Discs’ style Christmas highlights include local programme for friends and family, singer Luke Upton returning to consisting of music significant to sing on air, coverage of local Lynda in her life and work, the Christmas events in Alton and programme was recorded and Tadley, Christmas Postcard shows then edited by studio manager from New Zealand and Spain and Tony Clark. It was then made on New Year's Eve, Richard Smith's available for listening in return for October 8th was the day of the 20 hour Big Broadcast. a donation to NFHR. Lynda made second Shopmobility Abseil at The Christmas Radio Link up web nearly 300 copies for family, Basingstoke and North Hants site is up and running once again. friends and some of her pupils at were broadcasting the event live. The site allows you to submit your her fitness classes. As last time, the rain fell details if you would like to link up Tony Clark and Shirley Mathews relentlessly, although there was a with other hospital radio stations thanked Lynda for the donation, bigger tent to shelter in this time. this Christmas. praising Lynda for the innovative HRB presenter Claire Bird This annual event involves way of raising funds. Chairman Ian hosted the show and spoke to different radio stations linking up Bradbury also thanked Lynda for some of the participants and around Christmas time to speak live her efforts that raised awareness Nathan Freeman himself took part, on both stations at once. Stations of the work carried out by the talking live on air as he descended could be in different parts of the UK volunteers at the radio station in the wall. Hopefully lots of money or in the same area and it's not Lymington Hospital.
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Patients Enjoy Bedtime Certificates are for services to Maureen Cooper, 19 Westhill Road, hospital radio rather than to a Torbay TQ1 4PE, email Story specific station although all three [email protected] spent their time at Craigavon. Certificates were presented by Mike Turnbull Davey Downes, Northern Ireland Regional rep, who is also Chairman of Mater Hospital Radio in Belfast. The presentation took place at a special supper held Portadown on 21st November.
Gerard Rocks with Geoff Dallimore and Lesley McEwen who together with fellow Progress Theatre member Jules Lunness read the stories Anne Angell, Gladys Kerr, Davey I am sad to announce the recent Downes and Rowena Cairns death of Mike Turnbull, long time To mark National Short Story member of Radio Addenbrooke’s week, Hospital Radio Reading The Coopers Project in Cambridge. broadcast a series of short stories In 2001, Maureen Cooper sent created, read and recorded by local On Air a tape of Children’s stories groups. The stories were written by SOSO Fundraising Events members of the Thames Valley Southern Sound continued their Writers' Circle and then read and fundraising plans with two great recorded by members of Reading's charity events. The first in oldest theatre group, the Progress September saw an OB and can Theatre. shake at Asda Govan in Glasgow. They were then broadcast on Playing for four hours in the trolley Hospital Radio Reading each night bay, the team played music and during the National Short Story collected from generous customers! Week's Story At Bedtime slot. The second event took place HR Reading Chairman, Gerard early in November when the Team Rocks, said, ‘We are delighted to embarked on a Charity Disco Night take part again in this joint effort, and grand raffle held at a local which we are sure will be enjoyed bowling club. A fantastic night with for review. The concept was to by our listeners as part of one of a great attendance from family and make available a series of stories our most popular features’. friends featuring DJs Stewart for children who may be confined Taylor. Raffle prizes ranged from Girl Power to bed for any length of time. The film theatre tickets to a candlelight Three members of Radio stories were based on the amusing dinner and hand made jewellery. Craigavon have been presented adventures of a dog and a cat who There were great donations from with long service certificates from became great friends. Rangers FC and Celtic FC and even the HBA. Maureen sold copies of the tape a donation from a committee Gladys Kerr, Rowena Cairns and for £5.99 and donated 10% of the member’s son, Sean Taylor, who Anne Angell have collectively proceeds to the Children’s Ward donated a toy called Martian chalked up 80 years service in and also a copy of the tape to Matters! hospital broadcasting. Gladys hospital radio. A fantastic night for the Station joined Radio Craigavon in 1981 as a Maureen has now had a book made possible by a great team volunteer ward visitor. She is also a and CD professionally produced of effort from committee members long serving Secretary on the the stories which hospital radio particularly brothers Stewart and Executive committee. Rowena stations can buy for £2.50 (RRP Alan Taylor as well as Graeme joined back in 1988 as volunteer £2.99). From the sale of each Harkins and Alan Hall. ‘Between the presenter and is also Station pack, 50p will be donated to the two events we managed to collect Manager. Anne joined in 1988 as a Children’s Ward and the hospital £1500 for the Station which will be presenter and has in the past radio station can retain 50p from put to great use going into 2014’. served on the Executive each set sold. John Brisbane committee. For further details, contact Alan Hall
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REGION REP PHONE E-MAIL Regional Mel Ive 0870 321 6005 [email protected] Manager
Anglia Mike Sarre 0870 765 9601 [email protected]
Home Steve Hickman 0870 765 9602 [email protected]
London Ian Pinnell 0870 765 9603 [email protected]
Midlands 0870 765 9604 [email protected]
North David Nicholson 0870 765 9605 [email protected]
Northern Davey Downes 0870 765 9606 [email protected] Ireland
North West David McGealy 0870 765 9607 [email protected]
Scotland Brenda Massie 0870 765 9608 [email protected]
South Neil Ogden 0870 765 9609 [email protected]
South East Graham Medhurst 0870 765 9611 [email protected]
Wales & West Darran Huish 0870 765 9613 [email protected]
Yorkshire Iain Lee 0870 765 9614 [email protected]
All members of the TB and Regional Reps are volunteers and will respond to any contact as quickly as possible. Please understand however, that work or family commitments mean that availability may not always be immediate and may be limited to evenings and weekends. Who to Contact on the Trustee Board
Chairman Vice Chairman Jim Simpson Iain Lee Tel: 0870 321 6000 Tel: 0870 321 6014 e-mail: e-mail: [email protected] [email protected] Main contact with statutory bodies. Sub committee chairman. Ambassadors Special projects Treasurer Secretary Julie Cox Nigel Dallard Tel: 0870 321 6004 Tel: 0870 321 6003 e-mail: e-mail: [email protected] [email protected] General correspondence, Company Financial matters (other than Secretary, annual review subscriptions) President Regional Manager June Snowden Melanie Ive Tel: 0870 321 6009 Tel: 0870 321 6005 e-mail: e-mail: [email protected] [email protected] Station visits, represent HBA Regional meetings, contacts, setting up publicly, long service certificates a region etc. Sales & Advertising Executive Editor Paul Sysum Michelle Newstead Tel: 0870 321 6026 Tel: 0870 321 6011 e-mail: e-mail: [email protected] [email protected] All corporate sales for HBA On Air magazine
Technical Adviser Membership Manager Geoff Fairbairn Grant McNaughton Tel: 0870 321 6012 Tel: 0870 321 6002 e-mail: e-mail: [email protected] [email protected] Technical matters Membership details
Public Relations Manager Members’ Newsletter Editor Sean Dunderdale Darren Whittenham-Gray Tel: 0870 321 6008 e-mail: e-mail: [email protected] [email protected] Minutes of General and Trustee Press & public relations, charity profile Board meetings
Event Venues Adviser Conference Administrator Phil Moon Brenda Massie e-mail: Tel: 0870 321 6017 e-mail: [email protected] [email protected] Conference bookings and administration Web Enquiries Trade Show Organiser Contact Nigel Dallard Emma Sysum Tel: 0870 765 9616 General Enquiries e-mail: Tel: 0870 321 6019 [email protected] e-mail: Conference tradeshow [email protected] All members of the TB and Regional Reps are volunteers and will respond to any contact as quickly as possible. Please understand however, that work or family commitments mean that availability may not always be immediate and may be limited to evenings and weekends.