Community Chest with Mike Stevens

Pip Coker from the Julian Housing Trust chats to Mike Stevens on Community Chest.

11:40 minutes (10.69 MB)

Lots of young people come to the attention of the police and the courts because they have committed an offence of some kind. Not all of them are prosecuted. The Norfolk Young Offenders Team works with these young people in order to help them keep out of further, and perhaps more serious, trouble. Mike Stevens spoke to Jo Church who co-ordinates a team of volunteers who assist in helping these young people.

22:17 minutes (30.61 MB)

Denise Hunter joins Paul in the studio to talk about the YMCA's Sleep Easy event and the issue of homelessness in Norwich. For further information visit www.ymca-norfolk.org.uk
19:04 minutes (11.85 MB)

Paul speaks to Steve Baker who will be giving advise on means and ways of starting a band or making progress in the music industry and related matters.
29:00 minutes (18.37 MB)

Britain's 1st 2010 Challenge for Carla's Angels. Tremaine Kent attemps to become the first Britain and the third person ever to compelete all 4 deserts within the year to raise money for charities such as the Palleative Care East. www.carlas-angels.com
21:25 minutes (13.38 MB)

Inna joins Phil Armes to talk about the latest project from Norfolk Education Action & Development.
12:13 minutes (8.39 MB)

Mike Stevens, and Paul Buller, talk to Norman Comfort about the future prospects for business both nationally and locally for 2010. Norman is very optomistic that there are good signs for local business opportunities.

24:13 minutes (33.25 MB)

Mike Stevens talks to three regular users of the Norfolk Broads, Tony and Janet who have sailed around the world, and Vanessa who had a broads cruiser and now owns a yacht. They talk about the fun, and the competitive aspects of Broads sailing.

15:12 minutes (20.87 MB)

Wendy, an experienced forster carer for Norfolk County Council talks to Mike Stevens about looking after children. She has fostered disabled children and has helped children to return to their own families.

Norfolk Foster care can be contacted on 0800 005007  or at www.foster.norfolk.gov.uk

Other useful sites are

http://www.fostering.net/  and http://www.wanttofoster.co.uk

 

23:09 minutes (31.79 MB)

Mike Stevens talks to Sue Walker of the Ramblers Association about a walk along the Norfolk Broads from Ludham Bridge.

This walk is published in the Evening News dated 11th December 2009

15:38 minutes (14.31 MB)

Mike talks to Robin Jefferies about events happening at How Hill the Broads Authority's nature reserve near Ludham

7:31 minutes (3.44 MB)

Mike Stevens talks to the Chairman of the Norfolk and Waveney Prostate Cancer Support Group, Ray Cossey. They discuss the incidence of the problem and the lack of services for early detection of the disease. The Group support those who have been diagnosed, and have undergone treatment, and their families.

16:18 minutes (9.33 MB)

Mike Stevens talks to Norfolk Foster carers, Ruth and Trevor, about being a foster carer. This couple are very experienced carers. The discussion explains the selection, training and support of carers for Norfolk.

For further information ring 0800005007   or contact  www.fostering.norfolk.gov.uk

 

24:49 minutes (14.2 MB)

The stresses and strains of life can hit us all at one time or another. Dr Maureen Tilford talks about ways in which we can help ourselves to improve our emotional wellbeing.

The context of the 5 Ways to Wellbeing can be found at  http://www.neweconomics.org/projects/five-ways-well-being

21:57 minutes (20.09 MB)

Mike Stevens talks to guests from Voluntary Norfolk about voluinteering opportunities available in the County. the agency can be contacted at http://www.voluntarynorfolk.org.uk/ or by calling at their office in Pottergate Norwich.

19:58 minutes (11.43 MB)

A look at the Norfolk business scene. Talking about the role of the airport and the limitations of the Broadband services in parts of Norfolk, promoting Norfolk to the wider business community.  Plus a general oversight of the trading situation in the run-up to Christmas with Norman Comfort of http://www.getcomfortableltd.co.uk/

27:01 minutes (24.74 MB)

Leonora Oppenheim of Eliostudio talks about the progress of the arts project linking the Norfolk Broads with local schools. It brings into visual focus evironmental issues around the Broads and their uses for leisure and pleasure.

11:11 minutes (10.24 MB)