Bedrock Radio

On Sunday 23rd June 2024, Bedrock Radio invited volunteers past and present to our 'The Cornwall Suite' Studios at Queen's Hospital to tell us their stories of how they got involved in hospital radio. Looking back at our heritage stations that began back in the 1960s On-Air; Bedrock's longest current serving volunteers Beverley and Mathew hosted a joint two-day weekend special. Chatting with various current and ex-volunteers from founding stations across the decades. On Sunday 23rd, our guests included; Danny (OldChurch), Orlagh & Helen (Bedrock), Liz (Rush Green), Rob and Jacqui (HWHR), Chris (Bedrock & Jumbo), Barry (Bedrock) Listen Again Podcast Available  Beverley and Mat welcome you to Day 2 of our Hospital Radio in East London programme. Chris joins us today, and tells us about his time volunteering with both Bedrock and Goodmayes (Jumbo Sound), and how he ended up back at Bedrock. Danny and Mat have a chat about when they started in Hospital Radio, - Danny was the one who processed Mat's volun

On Saturday 22nd June 2024, Bedrock Radio invited volunteers past and present to our 'The Cornwall Suite' Studios at Queen's Hospital to tell us their stories of how they got involved in hospital radio. Looking back at our heritage stations that began back in the 1960s On-Air; Bedrock's longest current serving volunteers Beverley and Mathew hosted a joint two-day weekend special. Chatting with various current and ex-volunteers from founding stations across the deacdes. On Saturday 22nd our guests included; Ian, Colin, Steve & Martin Y (Harold Wood).  Marj & Martin L  (Goodmayes).  Lee (Bedrock) Listen Again Podcast Available  Beverley and Mat welcome you to Day 1 of our Hospital Radio in East London programme. Mat talks to Beverley about how she became involved, as our longest serving volunteer. Volunteers from Harold Wood Ian and Steve both started volunteering at Harold Wood in the 70s and remember some of the early volunteers and the studio being moved from the 'Recreation Hall' to Old Mortuary ('T

On Sunday 15th, Mat was joined by James, a group facilitator for Andy's Man Club to talk about Men's Mental Health. Andy's Man Club is a mens suicide prevention charity, offering free-to-attend, peer-to-peer support groups across the UK. The club takes its name from a young man called Andrew Roberts who at the young age of 23 took his own life in 2016, his family came together, forming Andy's Man Club, with the mission to end stigma surrounding men's mental health, supporting men through the power of conversation, talking about experienced without any pressures. Staggeringly 18–54 years old men are most likely to take their own lives,  that's 2 in 5 people - with men making up 75% of the all suicides in the UK. Andy's Man Club says it's #ITSOKTOTALK, there are many pressures on men from society, from telling men to "Man Up" or trying to fit in as 'one of the lads' to some cultures teaching young men that it's weak to ask for help. There are over 150 groups across the UK including; London Euston, Barnet, B

Daniella is a hypnotherapist, she came on-air with Rob & Bob on the Thursday Afternoon to talk about the benefits of hypnotherapy. She has worked with Havering Mind talking to people and helping people with different fears and conditions. Looking at what the outcome are of  the people helped by hypnotherapy to face their fears and anxiety, and hopefully makes them feel a lot better. Daniella has just started her own business up, and he's working on her website to talk a lot more about what she can offer to people in some way or another, as there is no one out there who is able to help some people. Listen to the podcasted interview:          

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