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Carers Week 2017 with Harrow Mencap

Sunday, 18th June 2017
Carers Week - Harrow Mencap

As part of National Carers Week, Radio Harrow was joined by Emma Cooper from Harrow Mencap alongside two carers, Kevin and Chelsea to discuss the roles of carers and ways of coping with caring.

As well as being a Project Coordinator with Harrow Mencap, Emma is also a carer, looking after her son who has disabilities. Kevin and Chelsea spoke at length about the challenges they face on a daily basis as carers.

Kevin, looks after his mother-in-law who is suffering from dementia. During the conversation, Kevin gives a frank account of the stress that carers are under.  He also talks about different things which help to cope with this and revealed how certain music helps to keep his mother settled and her memories alive.

There are more than 25,000 unpaid carers in Harrow.  It is thought that a large number of people are taking the role of carer on without realising that they could be classified as an unpaid carer. During the discussion Emma told Gary Walker about how common it is for someone who initially gradually starts helping someone out from time to time and then ends up in a full time caring position without realising it.

Listen to the full interview on our Mixcloud below:

More about Carers’ Week

This interview was part of National Carers Week, a week dedicated to getting the recognition for carers who provide services valued at more than 25 billion pounds a year without pay. You can find out more about the week here.

Visit the Harrow Mencap website to find out more about the services and support they offer carers.

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St Luke’s Hospice – Family Fun Day

Sunday, 11th June 2017
St Luke's Hospice

With the June sun shining brightly across Harrow, Radio Harrow joined St Luke’s Hospice for their annual Family Fun Day at the Harrow Masonic Centre.

Based in Harrow and Brent, St Luke’s Hospice looks after people whose illnesses are no longer curable. The organisation works in partnership with, and provides education and support to GP’s and community teams to ensure that the patients receive the highest levels of care, regardless of the setting in which they find themselves in.

The event featured many attractions for all members of the family, with entertainment ranging from the dodgum cars to the popular tombola. Radio Harrow provided a PA service with the team playing music, and speaking with members of the organisation during the day, which also featured a special prize giving ceremony and speeches from the Mayor of Harrow, Margaret Davine.

You can hear all of the interviews from the day and view photos in our gallery.

You can donate to St Luke’s via their website at https://www.stlukes-hospice.org/support-us/donate-now

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Local Radio Day 2017 Highlights

Sunday, 28th May 2017
Local Radio Day 2017

After participating in the inaugural event in 2016, on Friday 26th May Radio Harrow once again joined in the celebrations for Local Radio Day 2017. This year we took our participation in the national event one step further as we pitched up  an outdoor studio in the middle of Harrow Town Centre for a 12-hour extravaganza of live outside broadcasting. We kicked off the day’s special programming at 7am with the RH Breakfast Show running to Freedom Friday at 7pm.

The entire event was broadcast, not just on Radio Harrow, but also throughout the Town Centre, in the view of shoppers, and the working community of Harrow. During the day, the Radio Harrow team were joined by a variety of guests from the newly appointed Mayor of Harrow Cllr Margaret Davine, to community groups promoting health and wellbeing in the borough. With live music from local groups, a plethora of interviews, and even ample sunshine, we had a fantastic day celebrating Local Radio Day with the community.

Interviews & Highlights

The first guest of the day was Gaz Reynolds, a musician, and driving instructor, who’s been a long time friend of the station and RH Breakfast. With a new single out, Gaz spoke with Gary Walker and you can hear the interview here:

Local band, The Blinding Lights then played a live set in the Town Centre, much to the delight of shoppers, ahead of the long weekend.

After their performance, the band spoke with Radio Harrow’s Steve Johnston live on air about their influences, and plans for the future.

Ahead of a book signing at the Harrow Waterstones, David Perlmutter joined the team to talk about his book, ‘Wrong Place Wrong Time’.

Arriving with much loved bookmarks, and samples from the book, David spoke with Gary Walker.

While it may be off season in non-league football, it was very much Business as Usual when it came to talking sports, with Wealdstone FC General Manager, Nick du Gard joining the team with news from The Vale.

With news of a season ticket deal, and updates from the club, you can hear the chat below:

Ahead of the long weekend, Radio Harrow were joined by the Mayor and Mayoress of Harrow.

Speaking with Gary Walker, the Mayor, Margaret Davine, spoke about her plans for the borough.

The team were also joined by members of the Brahma Kumaris, who discussed meditation with Brian Rose.

You can listen to the discussion below:

Other highlights of the day included live music from Ruhi Rajani, and Joseph Doran, and live performances from the Find Your Voice Choir, as well as The Harrow Happiness Campaign, and an hour of 50s rock n’ roll. You can re-live this, and more in our collection of Tweets from the day, and our gallery of photos.

Get involved with Radio Harrow

Led and run entirely by volunteers, Radio Harrow are always on the lookout for new volunteers. Whether the broadcasting side of a radio station appeals to you, or if you want to contribute to the patient befriending services that the charity provides, you can find out more here.

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Losing Weight – From Size 24 to Size 10

Saturday, 13th May 2017

On Thursday 18th May, Chan Vekaria will be joining Hansi on ‘The Mixed Masala Show‘ to share her tips for losing weight and describe how she went from a size 24 “Sumo” to a size 10. Chan is now, as she says a “fitter healthier happier version of me”.

Since losing 44kg naturally several years ago, Chan spent a lot of time learning about the importance of healthy eating and keeping fit, not only to lose weight but also to feel better emotionally. She says “losing weight has literally been like a new lease of life for me. So many people take their health for granted or they don’t prioritise taking time out to exercise regularly”.

She goes on to describe how obesity and the problems associated with it are common in the Asian community,  “in the Asian community there is such a large population of people who suffer from diabetes and heart disease, which can be as a result of being overweight. This is why it is so important to learn about nutrition and fitness so that we can live a longer, healthier life as well as set a good example for our children.”

Ahead of coming on the show Chan said “I’m looking forward to sharing with Hansi some of the important changes I have made to my lifestyle in the hope that it will motivate and inspire others to do the same.”

You can listen to the full interview with Chan on Radio Harrow at 6pm on Thursday 18th May.

More from The Mixed Masala Show on Radio Harrow

The Mixed Masala Show with Hansi airs on Thursdays from 6-7pm. You can listen to the show live on www.RadioHarrow.org, and interact with the studio by calling 020 8869 3959. All shows are available to Listen Again for up to 30 days after the first airing.

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St George’s Day 2017

Sunday, 23rd April 2017

The annual St George’s Day festivities took place in Pinner High Street on Sunday 23rd April 2017. A flock of Radio Harrow volunteers were present at the event, providing music and public announcements for the community, with the entire day being broadcast live.

The event, which marked the first outside broadcast event for Radio Harrow when the station first launched in April 2015, featured numerous stands from various organisations, ranging from entertainment stalls to the St George’s Society. Local societies featured across the High Street, with many appearing on Radio Harrow during the day.

At 12:30, Brian Rose kicked off the day’s broadcast by interviewing The Rotary Club of Pinner who had organised the whole event.

Highlights from the day included folk-dancing, and the parade, as well as the annual ‘Ye Olde Wheelbarrow Race’. Singer Gemma Turner sung a cockney sing-along for the 12th year in a row, with an energetic crowd joining in with a number of familiar tunes, including Jerusalem, and the National Anthem.

At 2pm, the event featured the Wheelbarrow Parade, featuring contestants showcasing their wheelbarrows prior to the race, which began at 3pm. With contestants appearing in a number of unorthodox costumes, the race was won by ‘The Running Men’, with ‘The Aviators’ coming in second place.

Check out our gallery to view photos from the event!

Steve Pinchen on the airwaves
Steve Pinchen interviews Cynthia from the Heath Robinson Museum
The Wheelbarrow Race
The Wheelbarrow race
Radio Harrow provided music and announcements in Pinner High Street
Steve Johnston with the Mayoress
Great atmosphere before the start of the race
St George getting ready to slay the dragon
Steve Pinchen and Nicola Dunbar with Cynthia from the Heath Robinson Museum
Steve Johnston & Steve Pinchen conduct interviews
Gemma Turner started a cockney singalong
The leader of the Scouts helps the young participants recite their oaths ahead of the Mayoral Parade

Get involved with Radio Harrow

Radio Harrow are always on the lookout for new volunteers. Whether the broadcasting side of a radio station appeals to you, or if you want to contribute to the patient befriending services that the charity provides, you can find out more here.

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Radio Harrow Turns Two

Wednesday, 19th April 2017
Radio Harrow Turns Two

Wednesday 19th April 2017 marks an important milestone for Radio Harrow, as the organisation celebrates its second birthday. Formed in April 2015 following the merger of Harrow Community Radio, Ward Radio and Radio Northwick Park, Radio Harrow has been broadcasting to the wider Harrow community, as well as continuing to maintain a patient befriending service, based out of studios in Northwick Park Hospital in North West London.

Over the last year, the station has been involved in numerous high profile events in the community, broadcasting live from various venues around the London Borough, and being at the heart of events in the local area. In May 2016, the station was awarded recognition of it’s services to the people by the then Mayor of Harrow, Krishna Suresh, 13 months after the station started broadcasting under it’s current name.

In October 2016, the station ran a marathon broadcast fundraiser, titled ‘Best Weekend Ever‘, with specialist programming and local events organised to raise funds for the station. Events in the local area included a Treadmill Challenge at the Harrow Leisure Centre, and live music at Harrow Arts Centre and the Northwick Park Hospital Social Club – where we even debuted our very own band called ‘The Volunteers’. On air, the station broadcast from early Saturday morning through till Sunday evening with a mix of live programming, and documentaries. The ‘Living with Diabetes’ show, which aired as part of the weekend long broadcast was awarded a Bronze Award for ‘Best Speech Package Program’ at the 2017 Hospital Broadcasting Association Awards.

As well as that we’ve been working hard to engage the local community and have featured several interviews with local charities and organisations across our programming over the past year.

Some of the highlights from the past year include…

‘Living with Diabetes’ – Aired during the ‘Best Weekend Ever’ in October 2016, and was awarded a Bronze Award during the 2017 HBA Awards for ‘Best Speech Package’.

Vic & John interviewed local bandleader and musician Tony Jacobs on ‘Anything Goes’

The Saturday ‘Patients’ Hour’ Highlights Reel

Ben Punter speaks with Chris Stark from Radio 1

Gary Walker speaks with Sonia and Annette during Tinnitus Awareness Week

Biba Hunjun speaks with Sergeant Muneeb Ishtiaq from the Met Police, Harrow

Daniel Edward speaks with Skip Archimedes

Brian Rose speaks with members of Edgware and District Reform Synagogue

Gary Walker asks the Borough Commander Simon Ovens from the Harrow Metropolitan Police service questions from the community

Sarika Unadkat chats with members from the East Lane Theatre on the ‘Sunday Shuffle’

David Reece speaks with Farhat Hamid, Head of Nutrition and Dietetics at Brent NHS

The Saturday ‘Patients’ Hour’ broadcast from Kings Cross during the 2016 Colon Challenge

Steve Johnston interviews Deven Pillay, CEO of Harrow Mencap

Ben Punter interviews Brett Loft from the London Fire Brigade

For more audio clips, visit the station’s Mixcloud channel.

You can also watch our audio slide shows of all the Best Bits from our ‘Best Weekend Ever’

Get involved with Radio Harrow

Radio Harrow are always on the lookout for new volunteers. Whether the broadcasting side of a radio station appeals to you, or if you want to contribute to the patient befriending services that the charity provides, you can find out more here.

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A Tribute to Len Elman

Thursday, 13th April 2017
Len Elman

Radio Northwick Park’s co-founder, Len Elman passed away on the 22nd February 2017 after a battle with kidney cancer. Radio Northwick Park is one of Radio Harrow’s former organisations. Len’s friend and co-founder of Radio Northwick Park, Marty Rose pays tribute to the man who helped to lay the foundations of our organisation. 

“Len Elman and I first met in 1966 when I joined JYVS, the Jewish Youth Voluntary Service, Stanmore, Kenton and Edgware Branch. At that time we were helping the community in different ways by gardening, decorating and entertaining the residents in old people’s homes.

The members also ran Radio Edgware, a Hospital Radio Service at Edgware General Hospital. The service broadcast request shows, local news and star interviews to cheer up the patients and take their minds of their personal ailments for a short time each day.

Len and I got on straight away and formed a friendship that lasted over 50 years. After Radio Edgware, we went on to form (a different) Radio Harrow at Harrow Cottage Hospital.

Northwick Park Hospital was being built and both of us with others decided to make a bid through JYVS to run their hospital radio service. In 1971, through Len’s negotiating skills we successfully won the right to run  Radio Northwick Park. We had 20 very enjoyable years running hospital radio together alongside all the volunteers.

In the early days we used to record shows in Len’s bedroom on a reel to reel tape recorder and take the shows to Radio Edgware and Radio Harrow. Things have improved over the years.

Len had various modes of transport from a bubble car to a Robin Reliant and black London Taxi. Motorbikes with side cars followed.

Len met his wife Barbara through the radio station and it was not long before love was in the air. They married in 1973 and have brought up two amazing sons who are they are hugely proud of.

After retiring they moved to Cork in Southern Ireland. Len & Barbara bought a campervan and spent their time driving to warmer climes in Spain and enjoying the weather and time together. Eventually, they decided to live permanently in Malaga in Spain.

As you can read from his modes of transport, Len was an extrovert yet never wanted any fuss. He was very likeable in whoever’s company he was in.  I think that I can speak for everybody that knew him, that we never had a cross word in all the 50 years I had the privilege of calling him a very good friend. He will be sorely missed by his friends, family and everybody that knew him.”

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Radio Harrow wins Bronze HBA Award

Sunday, 26th March 2017

Radio Harrow is delighted to have won a Bronze Award at the Hospital Broadcasting Association Awards 2017. The Bronze Award in the Best Speech Package category was awarded to Radio Harrow’s ‘Living with Diabetes’ show.

The special ‘Living with Diabetes‘ show was presented by Pierre Petrou, James Byers and Matt Pulford in conversation with Lis Warren from Diabetes UK. The show involved the Type 1 diabetes sufferers speaking openly about what it is like to live with the condition and reflecting on the types of treatment available. ‘Living with Diabetes’ aired as part of Radio Harrow’s ‘Best Weekend Ever‘, a special event in October which showcased the best of the stations’ health & well-being focused community radio.

The ‘Living with Diabetes’ package received positive feedback from the Hospital Broadcasting Association judges, in a statement they said, “the judges agreed this was a very interesting package with a commendable structure and treatment.”

Radio Harrow is also proud to have been shortlisted for three awards at the Hospital Broadcasting Association Awards 2017. We received nominations for three categories: Best Station Promotion, Best Speech Package and Best Programme with Multiple Presenters.

Our other shortlisted entries included the promotion of the Radio Harrow Panto ‘The Tweeting Beauty’ and the ‘Saturday Patients’ Hour’. Each nomination showcases the variety of broadcasting that Radio Harrow offers.

The ‘Saturday Patients’ Hour‘ team submitted an entry for the Best Programme with Multiple Presenters. Each week they showcase songs and stories from the patients at Northwick Park Hospital alongside features which promote health and wellbeing such as the ‘Saturday Cookbook’.

In stark contrast our entry for Best Promotion included our 2015 Christmas Radio Panto called ‘Tweeting Beauty‘ which was a light hearted and witty reflection of the playful pantomime. Entirely written and produced by our volunteers, the pantomime provided light relief and entertainment for patients in hospital and the local community.

The station’s Programme Manager, Gary Walker said, “it was an honour just to be nominated for these awards, and to win a Bronze is great recognition for the station’s health & well-being focused output”.

Listen to all of our nominated entries on our Mixcloud below including the full HBA Award winning ‘Living with Diabetes’ show:


About the Hospital Broadcasting Association

The Hospital Broadcasting Association is the national charity that supports and promotes Hospital Broadcasting in the UK. Each year they showcase the work of hospital radio stations across the UK. The Award ceremony took place on Saturday 25th March in Bolton. For a full list of the other winners and to listen to the entries from other categories head to the Hospital Broadcasting Association website.

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Skip Archimedes – The Miracle Man

Sunday, 19th March 2017
Skip Arichimedes

Skip Archimedes, also known as “The Miracle Man” spoke to Daniel Edward about the obstacles he has overcome on the Late Breakfast Show.

Skip has a hugely inspiring story about overcoming adversity. He was a competitive gymnast who overcame serious injuries, illnesses, a family break-up, obesity and depression to become a Gymnastic Champion. However, having reached his goal as a gymnast, a horrible accident during training left him with a broken back.

The doctors said he would never walk again, however, inspired by Bruce Lee Skip used the power of his mind to combat his afflictions. Miraculously, within 6 months he was able to start walking again. Within 18 months of his injury, Skip also returned to gymnastics and became an English Sports Acrobatics Champion.

Skip is running an exclusive event at Stanmore College from 7pm-9pm, tickets are £2 and can be booked by calling 020 8420 7200.

Listen to the full interview on our Mixcloud below to find out more about Skip’s inspiring story and self-help methods:

Related links

Visit Skip Arichimedes’ website to find out more about his life and his self-help philosophy.

More from the Late Breakfast Show on Radio Harrow

The Late Breakfast Show with Daniel Edward airs Monday to Friday 9am-11am. You can listen to the show live on www.RadioHarrow.org, and interact with the studio by calling 020 8869 3959. All shows are available to Listen Again for up to 30 days after the first airing.

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Bringing Bacharach Back

Tuesday, 7th March 2017
Back to Bacharach

Ahead of their show at the Hayes Beck Theatre on Wednesday 8th March, Janine Johnson from ‘Back  to Bacharach’ joined Gary Walker on Radio Harrow. The proceeds from the “Back to Bacharach” show will be donated to the charity Breast Cancer Now.

“Back to Bacharach” celebrates the magical music of Burt Bacharach, one of the most accomplished popular composers of the 20th Century. Together with Hal David, Burt Bacharach penned some of the most memorable and iconic hits that stand the test of time, including ‘Alfie’, ‘Walk on by’, ‘What’s New Pussycat’ and ‘Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head’.

This exciting tribute production recreating Burt Bacharach’s timeless hits and touring the UK is performed by 3 of the finest West End singers accompanied by a live 10 piece band.

For their upcoming show “Back to Bacharach” partnered with Breast
Cancer Now, the UK’s leading breast cancer charity.  The charity supports nearly 450 of the world’s brightest researchers at more than 20 locations across the UK and Ireland. Together, they’re working to discover how to prevent breast cancer, how to detect it earlier and how to treat it effectively at every stage; it is working to try and stop the disease taking lives by 2050.

Breast cancer is still the most common cancer in the UK. Nearly 700,000
people living in the UK have experienced a diagnosis and one in eight women will face it in their lifetime. “Back to Bacharach” will be supporting the charity by donating £1 from each theatre ticket sold, and committing to raise a minimum of £10,000 by doing so.

For more information on Breast Cancer Now’s work, visit breastcancernow.org. You can also find out more about “Back to Bacharach” here and how to get tickets for their Hayes Beck Theatre show.

Listen to the full interview with Janine Johnson from “Back to Bacharach” on our Mixcloud below:

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Tinnitus Awareness Week 2017

Saturday, 18th February 2017

From the 6th-12th February, Radio Harrow took part in Tinnitus Awareness Week by airing special interviews and features relating to the condition.

Tinnitus is a hearing condition which is often known to cause a “ringing in the ears”. Tinnitus is when a person starts hearing sounds within their body rather than just from outside sources. The condition can affect people of all ages and in the UK alone there are around 6 million people living with tinnitus.

Each year, the British Tinnitus Association hold the Awareness Week to help people find out more about the condition and its treatment. Radio Harrow supported the week by featuring special interviews to help raise awareness of the condition.

Gary Walker kicked off the week’s special programming with Sonia, an audio therapist and Annette, a tinnitus sufferer joining the Breakfast Show. They spoke about the circumstances that can cause the condition and the different ways of controlling it. In addition, presenter Brian Rose also attended a Tinnitus Awareness Week conference where he spoke to a number of people about their experiences.

Listen to all of the interviews from the week on our Mixcloud below:

Related links

Visit the British Tinnitus Association website for more details about the condition and support available. You can also read more about the awareness week here

More from Radio Harrow Breakfast

The Breakfast Show with Gary Walker airs every Thursday and Friday from 7am-9am, and on Saturdays 7am-10am. You can listen to the show live on www.RadioHarrow.org, and interact with the studio by calling 020 8869 3959. All shows are available to Listen Again for up to 30 days after the first airing.

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George Michael Tribute Show

Tuesday, 31st January 2017

Lifelong fan, Pierre Petrou paid tribute to George Michael in a special edition of ‘The Rock ‘n’ Rodeo Therapy Show’. Iconic British artist, George Michael passed away on Christmas Day 2016 at the age of 53.

Pierre charts the pop icon’s career from his breakthrough with Wham! to his hugely successful solo career. George Michael who was born in East Finchley and grew up in Kingsbury had lots of local roots.

With the right mix of music and memories, listen to Pierre’s full show to hear his brilliant tribute to the British pop music legend.

And don’t just take our word for it, here’s what the listeners have said:

“This is just the best show ever, Loving this tribute show for George Michael, and all the amazing tunes”

“I’m just loving the show Pierre. Fantastic music and love hearing everyone’s memories about the legend that is George Michael.”

“OMG Tonights show was just totally AMAZING!!! I don’t know where the time has gone, but thank you so much Pierre for this wonderful tribute to George Michael, you are just the best!”

“Thank you Pierre for an amazing show you got the mix spot on….The world has lost a wonderful human being in George such a great talent will never be forgotten…..R I P George “

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