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Studio Visitors
The Simply Redhead Show, Studio Guests.
We have had some great guests in for a chat with Wendy on the Simply Redhead show with
interesting stories of what they've been doing or are about to do, here are just some of them don't forget to contact us if you have a tale to tell or would like to talk about an event you are planning.
You can record a filler to promote your organisation as well!
A very interesting chat with Sarah Walker and Babs Malins from Court Meadow Riding for the Disabled. Working out of Tremaine’s Riding Stables in Horsted Keynes volunteers at this branch of the charity take children out riding once a week which both children and staff find hugely enjoyable and rewarding. Fundraising is very important as there is no central funding towards the annual cost of £10k. For more information to donate or volunteer visit www.courtmeadow-rda.org.uk
It was a very special show talking to rising young singer Luca Brugnoli and his manager and mother Aspirations Dance school founder Mandi Lines. At 15 Luca is mature considered and articulate having already packed in a busy time moving from seasoned ‘soprano’ chorister with Libera Boys Choir , BBC Chorister of the Year runner up to releasing two albums as his voice has progressed to maturity. He has attracted some rave reviews from Vocal coaches Dominic Ferris , Johan Bester and singer Katherine Jenkins.
Luca spoke about taking care of his voice as it transitions and moving more into a relaxed Michael Buble style of singing which he is keen to share with people and is available for gigs in Care homes as well as for charity. As he told listeners his greatest pleasure is performing on stage in front of an audience . Once off stage he just wants to get back up again and would very much like to work on cruise ships like his friend and mentor Dominic. His latest album is on release soon but he was keeping the songs under wraps for the moment.
It was a great pleasure to hear him sing accapella live in the studio and hear how much his voice has changed since his last album Through my Eyes .. we are really looking forward to welcoming him back and following his progress.
Luca spoke about taking care of his voice as it transitions and moving more into a relaxed Michael Buble style of singing which he is keen to share with people and is available for gigs in Care homes as well as for charity. As he told listeners his greatest pleasure is performing on stage in front of an audience . Once off stage he just wants to get back up again and would very much like to work on cruise ships like his friend and mentor Dominic. His latest album is on release soon but he was keeping the songs under wraps for the moment.
It was a great pleasure to hear him sing accapella live in the studio and hear how much his voice has changed since his last album Through my Eyes .. we are really looking forward to welcoming him back and following his progress.
What an entertaining show promoting two fantastic upcoming fundraising events . Song writer Jeff Topp and hospice fundraiser Becky Stevens came to tell us all about the flagship Shine Bright Walk in Lindfield on 4th October raising money towards the £70k it costs per year to run St Peter & St James Hospice in Wivelsfield. This amazing annual candlelit 3km event takes place around the village with stops on route featuring performers and musicians with a food and drinks village at the Lindfield Primary Academy. All proceeds go to the Hospice. Jeff’s new signature song You’re Not Alone is being performed by local school choirs and is available to buy online for the Hospice .
Matt Cowling founder of the Jumbo Ensemble and his team put on a stellar musical theatre show every year at the Dream Centre Newick for Chailey Heritage Foundation. This year You Raise Me Up performances are on 12th & 13th September and feature 4 amazing lead singers , an orchestra and choir with a Makaton performance by the students .. a not to be missed joyful extravaganza showing that so much is possible if you dream it.
Matt Cowling founder of the Jumbo Ensemble and his team put on a stellar musical theatre show every year at the Dream Centre Newick for Chailey Heritage Foundation. This year You Raise Me Up performances are on 12th & 13th September and feature 4 amazing lead singers , an orchestra and choir with a Makaton performance by the students .. a not to be missed joyful extravaganza showing that so much is possible if you dream it.
A very environmentally friendly show talking to Alex le Selleur Chairperson of the Friends of Eastern Road Nature Reserve and beekeeperJude New . Fascinating to learn about the lives of honey bees and how groups of beekeepers work to care for their bees and produce honey and other products. Alex explained the history behind the Friends of ERNR and their aim to protect the home of a diverse range of species on our doorstep. Volunteers are always welcome to help with keeping the area maintained .
Such fun to have live music in the studio courtesy of Jayne, Cara & Michael aka The Cocktail Party .. a satirical trio sometimes known as Brighton’s answer to Fascinating Aida . Michael writes the songs and Cara and Jayne provide the vocal harmony. All 3 have busy lives - Cara runs several choirs and art groups and leads the Vivace singing group -but they still find time to perform at events and can be found at thecocktailparty.co.uk or call 07762 126206
Great to have the lovely Sarah Rolph in to talk about her upcoming concert in aid of Pulmonary Fibrosis a little known disease that killed both her father and local musician Hereward Kaye.
Sarah is passionate about the power of music and runs several young choirs . She has organised the concert Breathe on 26th July at the King Edward Hall to raise awareness and funds for Action for Pulmonary Fibrosis. Sarah will be joined by some very special guests and promises a really special evening .. tickets are available directly through sarahrolph@hotmail.com
Such a fun and interesting show with Sarah Harrison talking about the Rokskool / JAM collaboration reviving the once legendary Plumpton Music Festival, Samantha Doyle from Fountain Therapies and Claudia da Silva and Amelie of the Handcross Hardware and Craft Store told us about the great sense of community in their village and plans to celebrate 25 years of the store serving that community. The store is a not for profit treasure trove of all sorts of hardware, tools and craft items and is owned by the Dudley Trust which also provides a community bus service into Horsham .
Studio Guests
It was a great pleasure to welcome Simon Flynn and Sarah Leppard in to talk on the show. Simon is our local horror film expert with a large collection of memorabilia having appeared in several films as an extra and brought along a BBC CD with the voice of the legendary Valentine Dyall The Man in Black. Sarah is Valentine’s daughter and shared her memories of her father and actress mother with us . Sarah was a professional dancer and is a singer with local jazz band Riverboat Shuffle ..she treated us to a couple of numbers sung live on air .. fabulous afternoon ..
Sarah and her son Archie are often to be found at the Sunday afternoon Open Mic in the Talbot in Cuckfield
It was a great pleasure to welcome Simon Flynn and Sarah Leppard in to talk on the show. Simon is our local horror film expert with a large collection of memorabilia having appeared in several films as an extra and brought along a BBC CD with the voice of the legendary Valentine Dyall The Man in Black. Sarah is Valentine’s daughter and shared her memories of her father and actress mother with us . Sarah was a professional dancer and is a singer with local jazz band Riverboat Shuffle ..she treated us to a couple of numbers sung live on air .. fabulous afternoon ..
Sarah and her son Archie are often to be found at the Sunday afternoon Open Mic in the Talbot in Cuckfield
It was a privilege to hear about the amazing work being done by Chailey Heritage Foundation to provide care and education to children and young people with diverse neuro disabilities. The centre just outside Newick has a range of facilities such as the fully equipped sensory Dream Centre and Performance area, a hippo therapy centre where students can experience exercising with horses , a farm with a variety of animals and a hydrotherapy pool.
Volunteer Co-ordinator Sharon Attfield-Davis and volunteer Heather Stanley explained how valuable the school is to its students and the satisfaction felt by volunteers ..anyone wishing to volunteer can contact Sharon at CHF through the website www.chf.org.uk
Volunteer Co-ordinator Sharon Attfield-Davis and volunteer Heather Stanley explained how valuable the school is to its students and the satisfaction felt by volunteers ..anyone wishing to volunteer can contact Sharon at CHF through the website www.chf.org.uk
A brilhant Live performance by Rokskool singer Ava Mehmet
‘A great show talking about the Healing Power of Animals with Gabrielle Gardiner founder of Shine for Life Equine and Nature Assisted Therapy at the Field of Dreams in Henfield, therapist Shirley Emilio and entrepreneur Tia Bliss founder of Tia’sTail Tales animal rescue .
Lovely to meet potential new volunteer Chloe Fay veterinary nurse and chat to Lilly John from Community People the Mid Sussex charity that supports and enables member charities by offering advice and training and sourcing grants and volunteers.
An interesting afternoon talking to Karl Wakeling about the services offered by Good Life Sorted for people needing extra help at home and possible new member Sally Welch.
t was a great pleasure to welcome Mid Sussex MP Alison Bennett in to talk about her personal experience as a first time MP. She explained about the practice of ‘bobbing’ to attract attention to ask questions in Parliament and gave some advice to anyone wanting to get into politics . Lola Gurr joined the show as a guest observer.
Susan Ferguson and later Sarah Harrison from Rokskool and Hannah Carter from Ensemble Reza talked to us about RezaRoks, their upcoming collaboration of Rock and Classical music to raise funds for both their community music projects.
Wendy
‘We had a great afternoon with guests Amanda Jayne and Matt Newnham. Amanda talked about how she has built an orphanage in Zambia in the name of her son Cameron who died while in the RAF. She said she has done a lot of things outside her comfort zone - including coming on a radio show for the first time! The orphanage now has a school as well and donations to Cameron’s Orphanage are always welcome.
Matt read an excerpt from his delightful children’s book Space Ranger Fred and the Shoelace Adventure and talked about his plans to turn it into an animated film series . Copies of the book are on sale at the Post Office in Lindfield. ‘
‘We had a great afternoon with guests Amanda Jayne and Matt Newnham. Amanda talked about how she has built an orphanage in Zambia in the name of her son Cameron who died while in the RAF. She said she has done a lot of things outside her comfort zone - including coming on a radio show for the first time! The orphanage now has a school as well and donations to Cameron’s Orphanage are always welcome.
Matt read an excerpt from his delightful children’s book Space Ranger Fred and the Shoelace Adventure and talked about his plans to turn it into an animated film series . Copies of the book are on sale at the Post Office in Lindfield. ‘
We were discussing the subject of why men don’t talk but Martin Retter, Simon Peters and Gordon Sharkey from the Bentswood Hub men’s talking group didn’t have any problem telling listeners how much they have benefitted from their weekly meetings often encouraged by wives and partners. All three have had their problems in different ways and that diversity is they say what makes the group so effective. Any man is welcome to drop in at the Hub in America Lane on a Wednesday evening and enjoy a meal and good company.
We had an action packed show with three great gustes talking about what makes us feel good. Rebecca Moore Fitness Instructor from Broccoli & Biceps, Chef Chloe Coker from charity Impact and Samantha Doyle Homeopath and owner of Fountain Therapies told us about how exercise , food and homeopathic remedies can all contribute to making us feel good ..there was a rare moment of quiet when Rebecca led us all in a short meditation !
We had a great show chatting to Rashid founder and director of Cool4School in Lindfield and two of his students the irrepressible Ryan and Mae. They gave a 5 star review of the after school activities they attended and Rashid explained the values of kindness and sharing he was keen to encourage as well as an openness to trying new food and a basic knowledge of the value of money by earning credits through good behaviour ..
We were delighted to be treated to some singing and dancing in the studio and look forward to a return visit.
We were delighted to be treated to some singing and dancing in the studio and look forward to a return visit.
Great to have Age UK’s Sara Smart and Richard Harris in to tell listeners about the work of Age Uk Volunteers in the community and the wide range of activities and events available to members . Deputy Mayor Duncan Pascoe came to explain why The Altzeimers society is the Mayor’s chosen charity this year with 1 in 3 people predicted to be afflicted with some form of dementia .
Great to follow our studio interview with Bookfest organiser Sheila Mortimer it was wonderful to sit in on Lady Colin Campbell’s revelations of the facts behind her latest book about Harry & Megan .. it was great fun with a few interesting little snippets of gossip to whet our appetites ..
“It was great fun talking to Florence Tingley Principal of the Haywards Heath PQA based at Warden Park one of around 200 independent academies set up by Pauline Quirke MBE known for her role in the long running sitcom Birds of a Feather.
Florence was an entertaining and interesting guest with a passion for her Performance Arts academy which teaches children performance skills in Comedy & Drama, Musical Theatre and Film & TV. “
Florence was an entertaining and interesting guest with a passion for her Performance Arts academy which teaches children performance skills in Comedy & Drama, Musical Theatre and Film & TV. “
What does it take to build a diorama ? Local artist Paul Milton brought one of his into the studio to show us and explained how he made the various textures .. a fascinating afternoon ably assisted by guest co-host Savannah Louw from St Paul’s Catholic School .. we also talked about Paul’s other skills with painting, knitting and working with textiles as well as his passion for model railways and how it had helped him with his autism and why he was always willing to give other people tips.
My two lovely guests Julie Deo Lindfield Open gardens and Nicky Holbrook Greener World Lindfield who came in to talk to our listeners .
It was an intriguing mix to have rock royalty Blur drummer Dave Rowntree and video game designer and Zombieland creator Will Porter chatting about Blur music and their involvement with the Beagle 2 Mars project .. great fun.
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