Rina Lakha Pattani with The Arthritis Support Charity, Arthritis Care and Doctor Kavina Shah with the Rheumatology Department at Northwick Park Hospital discuss treatment and the changing way we are looking at arthritis with Gary Walker.
The support group, which formed last year, are hosting a seminar on Wednesday 25th January at Northwick Park Hospital from 6.30pm. At the seminar, there will be a presentation on Biologic Drugs, followed by a Q&A session with the Rheumatology team at Northwick Park Hospital.
The seminar is focusing on rheumatoid arthritis and will be attended by arthritis professionals and people living with the condition, it is free to attend.
To help eliminate some of the jargon, Dr Shah breaks down some of the terminology associated with the condition and describes the various treatments available.
Find out more about the event here or contact volunteering@arthritiscare.org.uk
Listen to the full interview on our Mixcloud below:
Radio Harrow is proud to have been shortlisted for three awards at this year’s Hospital Broadcasting Association Awards 2017. We have received nominations for three categories: Best Station Promotion, Best Speech Package and Best Programme with Multiple Presenters.
Our shortlisted entries included the promotion of the Radio Harrow Panto ‘The Tweeting Beauty’, the special ‘Living with Diabetes’ show and the ‘Saturday Patients’ Hour’. Each nomination showcases the variety of broadcasting that Radio Harrow offers.
The special ‘Living with Diabetes‘ show contending for Best Speech Package aired as part of our ‘Best Weekend Ever‘ event in October. It featured presenters from the station who suffer from Type 1 diabetes alongside Liz Warren, a volunteer with Diabetes UK, candidly discussing what it’s like living with the illness.
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 was created to provide light relief and entertainment for patients and the local community.
The station’s Programme Manager, Gary Walker said, “it is an honour to be nominated for these awards, they truly reflect the diversity of our programming. the nominations are an acknowledgement of the hard work of all our volunteers who work passionately to create entertaining and informative programming each day.”
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 will take place on Saturday 25th March in Bolton. For a full list of the other nominees and other categories head to the Hospital Broadcasting Association website.
Listen to all of our nominated entries on our Mixcloud below:
Ahead of the holiday season, Radio Harrow’s Gary Walker spoke with Dr Mathi Woodhouse about flu prevention and living with diabetes. Dr Woodhouse has been based at the Pinn Medical Centre since 2011, and speaking to Radio Harrow Breakfast, she explained how the flu vaccination program ‘Stay Well This Winter’ is aiming to ensure that those most at risk of contracting the flu this winter are well protected. High risk groups include those above the age of 65, and with certain health conditions such as heart conditions, and diabetes.
In 2016, there is also a specific campaign targeting people of South Asian origin, and Dr Woodhouse said that uptake of the vaccination has been quite low amongst these ethnic groups. In addition, another high risk group are young children. While the vaccination can be delivered in its traditional form, there is also a nasal spray vaccination for children, as an alternative way to receive the vaccination.
During the interview with Gary Walker, Dr Woodhouse also spoke about diabetes. There are two types of diabetes, and Dr Woodhouse said that rates of Type 2 diabetes is increasing more in London, and in Harrow. Hear the full interview below via the official Radio Harrow Mixcloud channel.
Visit www.nhs.uk/staywell for more details on how to help you and your family to stay well this winter. For more information about Diabetes, please visit Diabetes UK.
On the 22nd & 23rd October Radio Harrow put on the ‘Best Weekend Ever’. With 40 hours of special broadcasting across the weekend to mark there being 45 years of a radio service in Harrow.
The weekend featured a variety of shows dedicated to health and wellbeing focused community broadcasting. Highlights included a special ‘Sports Show’, two ‘Charities Hours’, a ‘Treadmill Challenge’ from the Harrow Leisure Centre, a live music concert on Saturday evening, an outside broadcast from the ‘Harrow Arts Centre’ on Sunday afternoon, a show dedicated to the staff at Northwick Park Hospital, a unique show about ‘Living with diabetes’ and much, much more.
Listen to the Best Bits from across the weekend on our audio slideshow:
Did you know that in addition to listening to Radio Harrow during live shows, you can enjoy great content from the station’s online archive, and listen on the go too?
Did you know that every Radio Harrow show remains online for 30 days after it’s broadcast for you to Listen Again at any time? If you missed a show, or just fancy hearing it again, all you need to to do is visit the Radio Harrow Listen Again site and click play on a show of your choice.
The official Mixcloud and iTunes channels are home to a constantly updated archive of interviews, content, and local information, all put together by the volunteers at Radio Harrow, including the following:
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Veteran director Linda Hampson spoke with Radio Harrow’s Gary Walker about the exciting production of “The Winslow Boy”, which is scheduled to open in November. Linda also discussed her career as an actor and director and shared some of her favourite productions she has been involved with.
Set before the First World War, “The Winslow Boy” is a period drama which revolves around the quest to clear the name of a 13 year old boy accused of stealing.
The play, written by Terrance Rattigan, will star Archie Brooks as the lead role. Speaking to Radio Harrow, Archie said that “the part has some very memorable lines to learn, but there were parts of the script that were difficult to memorise”.
Opening on the 17th November at East Lane Theatre and running for 7 nights over a period of two weeks, tickets can be purchased on the website at EastLaneTheatre.co.uk.
The theatre is always looking for new members to join, with lots of great opportunities available, and welcome enquires.
Mind-reader Philip Escoffey wowed Radio Harrow presenters Gary Walker and Brian Rose with his incredible skills. Philip was visiting the station to promote a special evening on Friday 21 October in aid of the Nightingale Trust for Nutritional Support. The charity works with people dealing with intestinal disorders and is connected with the St. Mark’s Hospital Foundation.
Philip is internationally known and showcased his astonishing mind-reading abilities that you have to hear to believe. Other guests included actor and singer Elise Fabris, mezzo soprano Victoria Simmonds, cellist Amanda Scott and the Capital Connection Choir.
The Nightingale Trust show is on Friday 21 October starting at 8PM at John Lyon School in Harrow on the Hill. Tickets to the show are at available at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-eve…
Listen to the full interview and be prepared to be shocked by Philip’s abilities below:
On the 9th September during Freedom Friday, Stephen Phillips, the chair of Acorn Tennis Lawn Club in Edgware visited the station to talk about the quiz team he had put together. This was not just any quiz team though, this was a quiz team which took on the Eggheads…….and won.
The Eggheads is a BBC quiz show in which 5 contestants take on a team of 5 quiz and game show champions. Also with Stephen was Howard Bluston, the member of the team who was left to battle the Eggheads alone in the final round. They spoke to host Ben Felton about the whole process of their day of competition.
Stephen also revealed his link with one of Radio Harrow’s partner stations. Listen to the full interview on our Mixcloud to find out about the team’s pre-show nerves, post show celebrations and find out how Howard fared when he was faced with the Eggheads board game.
Ann Little of the 150-year-old children’s charity Barnardo’s joined Gary Walker to talk about the charity’s important work with preventing child abuse and providing a safe caring environment to vulnerable children. Ann spoke about the current threats of the internet and grooming and how the charity is working to combat this. She also addressed the resurfacing of historical cases, as result of the scandals surrounding entertainers of the seventies, and discussed the importance of learning from history.
Speaking on the Breakfast Show, Ann said: “Barnardo’s is one of the oldest childrens charities in the uk. We have vocational training, and cover a whole host of things. A lot of our projects are government funded, but obviously a lot of our projects aren’t, which is where my team come in, we work in fundraising, and are busy raising money to ensure that we can continue carrying out essential services.”
Joining them in the studio were Mark and Archie Brooks of the theatrical adventure POETS Day. The play has a theme relevant to vulnerable children and all profits from the performances will be donated to the charity.
We all have complicated relationships with wide varieties of people, sometimes taking a moment to reflect can be hugely beneficial. Rekha from the Brahma Kumaris group in Harrow joined the Radio Harrow Breakfast Show to tell host Gary Walker about the benefits of meditation on relationships.
Brahma Kumaris is a worldwide spiritual movement dedicated to personal transformation and world renewal. Rekha described how mindfulness can help to build on personal and professional relationships. Rekha led an interesting discussion about how finding your inner self can help to improve your interaction with others.
The Brahma Kumaris will be hosting a session on relationship secrets on the 12th August at The Stables, 1 Grove Hill Road, Harrow HA1 3AA. For more information head to their website or contact 020 8422 7365.
Listen to the full interview for all of Rekha’s meditation tips on our Mixcloud below.
Billed as “an exploration of emotional turmoil and self discovery”, ‘POETs Day’ is due to open it’s doors for the first time at the end of August. Ahead of the opening night, Debbie Ellis and Denise Bone joined Gary Walker in the Radio Harrow studio to discuss the play.
Set in the local area, and described as “not for the faint hearted”, the play will be showcased in the week from 31st August through till the 3rd September 2016 with nightly performances at the Compass Theatre in Ickenham.
During RH Breakfast, Denise and Debbie chatted with Gary Walker about the play, the characters and the build up to the opening night. They also spoke about the general experience of working together on a play and being part of the theatre community. You can hear the full interview below on our Mixcloud:
Tickets can be purchased online, with proceeds from the production will be going towards childrens charity Barnardos.
Radio Harrow’s ’60 Days of Summer’ returned for a second year running. For 60 days from the 1st July to the 29th August, we posted a picture a day that captured summertime in and around Harrow.
Following on from the success of last year, we wanted to share and celebrate the beauty of the local area. With the help of budding photographers from across the area, we’ve had some stunning pictures sent to us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram using the hashtag #RH60DaysofSummer
One lucky image will also be used to decorate our studio. Our volunteers will vote for their favourite image from a shortlist of the most popular posts to decide which one will grace our studio.
Take a look at all of the pictures sent in:
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