ontheair EDITION 6
SUMMER-AUTUMN 2022
Park Radio: Your Local Station for Diss, Eye & Harleston
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Meet the new Station Manager Volunteer at Park Radio Competition Winners Programme Schedule
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welcome Your guide to Park Radio….the Waveney Valley’s 1st choice. Welcome to the sixth edition of “On the Air” and my first time writing in it, as a lot of new and exciting things have changed since the last edition. We are all settled back into our studios and we’re really pleased to have welcomed so many of you through our doors once again. Since our last edition we have had a change of management structure with Chris, the face of Park Radio for the last 5 years, a great inspiration to the whole team, moving to sunnier climbs, literally, and the appointment of a new board and team to take Park to new dizzier heights than ever before… The new board has hit the ground running, with a new station manager at the helm - Jono Woodward who leads the board of directors; they are - Katie Brame, Linda Bryant, Paul Shaw and me James Grint. This is an exciting time for us with new and fresh ideas and plans for the future of Park Radio being pursued. Read more about the Board inside. As always we are looking for more volunteers to help deliver our specialist music programmes, so if you have a few spare hours in a week/month and have a penchant for a particular music genre, take a look to see how you can become involved. We are now able to extend our outside broadcasts and engage with our community. Over the coming months we are looking to visit villages, community projects/groups and businesses. Dive inside for more details. Our updated schedule on the centre pages gives you the opportunity to plan your listening time and to hear some of your favourite music. There are also daily/weekly competitions for you to get involved in, including our new Free Food Friday!! Find out who our winners are and what they won. Why not have a go? You could be a winner too. Each year the Park Radio team have chosen charities to support, in this edition you will see there are four charities and we will be holding events to raise money for these. I truly do hope to catch up with you in person soon at one of our forthcoming events. Best Regards James Grint, Director
Contents: p3
Welcome
p4
The new station manager
p5
Message from Chris
p6-7
New Board members
p8
Volunteering
p9
Local news reporter
p11
Action line
p13
Glow in the Park
p14-15 Programme Schedule p17
Charities
p18
Friends application form
p19
Engagement with communities/ Corporate Friends
p20-21 Winners p22
Harleston outside broadcast
p23
Eye outside broadcast
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Advertising information
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Park Radio’s new Station Manager
I'm a Norfolk boy - I grew up a stone's throw
all over the world. Our biggest project was
from the Waveney Valley in Watton.
providing a series of produced content to
Currently I live in a little village called
BBC Radio 4's Broadcasting House a few
Thurlton, halfway between Beccles and
years back.
Loddon with my two boys Harry and Charlie.
I left full-time radio soon after to concentrate
I've been engaged to my partner Catherine
on working for myself but radio followed me
for the last six years.
and Radio Broadland came knocking again
Like Chris, I started my professional radio
and talked me into a weekend show.
career at Radio Broadland in Norwich,
In 2009 Broadland became Heart and I was
presenting my first show when I was 18.
lucky enough to be able to stay with the
In 1998 the station was taken over and I was
station along with Rob and Chrissie until the
dispatched to another of the group's stations
Norwich studios and the local programming
in Bedford to work on the breakfast show.
sadly closed down in 2019.
From there I moved around a bit including a
As well as Park Radio, my days are spent
stay in Ipswich at SGR FM, and in Lowestoft
running my own business, looking after my
at The Beach where I was Head of Music and
boys, and working as a cover presenter for
Commercial Production.
Greatest Hits Radio.
I also started my own business (RPC Audio)
Jono Woodward
in 2007, providing audio content,
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commercials and station imaging to stations
Changes at the top!
After 12 years at the helm I did my final
our communities and hope that I've
programme on Friday 1st April (make up your
contributed at least in a small way.
own jokes!) which was a complete joy and somewhat of an emotional day.
Park Radio has been my life and I will miss it terribly but I know the new team will
Broadcasting a live programme, this time
continue the brilliant work.
from the Eye Market Place, was the icing on the cake, chatting to guests and meeting
Thanks for all your support, fun and
locals for the three hours was a fantastic and
friendship over the many years.
very moving way to exit Park Radio – getting out and about is what local radio is all about!
Stay safe and keep smiling. Chris Moyse
I've worked with and met some truly inspirational people who achieve so much for
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New Board of Directors At Park Radio we have a new Board of Directors. Find out a bit more about each of them here.
Jono Woodward Station Manager (Read all about Jono on p4)
Katie Brame - Assistant Station Manager I joined Park Radio when it moved to the Diss Youth & Community Centre.
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I helped out on the
Linda Bryant - Operations Director
reception desk
I have been with Park Radio for twelve
working with Jan
years and have enjoyed being involved in
Moyse. Eventually
its development, with my main role in
I took on the roles of
organising events.
receptionist and PA to Chris Moyse, the
My working life has been in insurance
former Station Manager.
which meant that I had to have attention
The hours suited me as I could continue to
to detail and be organised - these two
work at a local school and it fitted in with my
skills have helped during the time I have
family life.
worked on Park Radio.
I was offered the position of Sales and
When the opportunity arose to become
Administration Director when the new
a Director when the new Board was set
Management Board was set up. I’m the first point
up I felt that with my experience and
of contact if you’d like to advertise on Park Radio.
skills, and my dedication to Park Radio,
I'm very passionate about Park Radio - it’s a big
I was well placed to take on this role.
part of my life.
Alongside my official duties I also
The new Station Manager also offered me the
organise pub quizzes, car boot sales,
position of Assistant Station Manager which
outside broadcasts and coffee and cake
I readily accepted.
mornings for our chosen charities.
Paul Shaw - Director and member of the Operations Team Park Radio has been part of my life for almost 12 years. In those early days we worked hard as a small team to obtain a full-time broadcasting licence and we haven’t looked back. Now, it feels as if Park Radio has always been there. The role I have in the organisation is as a presenter, however, when the new Board was being formed I was offered a Director role which I am pleased to say I accepted. My main work outside of Park Radio is in construction.
James Grint - Programme Director and Presenter I became involved with radio when I was 14 when I joined Hospital Radio Norwich. At 17 I started working with Radio Broadland in various roles and eventually took up work on the 7-Up Roadshow carrying out events all over the country with the highlight of our year being the Royal Norfolk Show. At 20 I realised this wasn’t a proper income and gave up the fun for a proper career. At 25 I started a small business in Thetford which grew over the next 20 years to a multi-million pound turnover company employing over 50 members of staff. In early 2014 I took a year off after selling my business. During this time I assisted several struggling businesses with the wealth of knowledge I had developed from running my own business and turned them round, all of which are still going today. I started my current business in late 2014, it was during this time I was invited to an open evening at Park Radio just before they went full time live on air. After some discussion with Chris Moyse, I started my own show on a Saturday night - The '80s Obsession' - it is now the most listened to show on Park Radio. With my years of business acumen and my passion for radio I can’t wait to help drive Park Radio forward for the next 5 years of our license and beyond.
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Would you like to become a volunteer? Park Radio is solely run by its team of
general public at our events; gardening at the
volunteers who all give their time freely and
railway station (we have adopted their
are committed to making the station sound as
planters and garden) making a cake when we
good as it does.
hold our coffee and cake mornings for charity;
Do you have skills that you can use to be part
IT skills.
of our happy and vibrant team?
If you would like to join this friendly team
Are you good at organising; typing; speaking
please get in touch today!
on the telephone, face to face contact with the
Email: info@parkradio.co.uk
Station Supporting Station Since 2008 Park Radio volunteers have been maintaining the planters and the garden at Diss Railway station. Currently there are three people who are weeding, planting and watering the planters and garden. During the time that Park radio adopted Diss Railway station garden we have been winners of the Greater Anglia Diss Station Adopter Award in 2018 and won the Greater Anglia Highly-Commended Award in 2021. The team are Heather Babb, Peter Harrison and Trevor Lond. They would be really pleased if you would like to join them in this worthwhile work to maintain a welcoming place for visitors to our lovely town. Once the plants are in place, usually early spring and late autumn, there is just weeding in the garden and watering of the planters, which we try to do every week. If you are interested in joining this team of volunteers please contact Heather Babb on 01379 650302 and leave a message.
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Meet Park Radio’s new Local News Reporter - Mandy Smith
I lived and was schooled
English Literature
in Lowestoft from the age
degree and graduated
of eight and then went
with a BA (hons) in
straight into the Nursing
2004.
school at the Old Norfolk
I then took up my own
and Norwich Hospital, with
business in outside event
a gap year in Germany as
catering. I catered lots of events, including
an au pair. I qualified as an SRN in 1975 and
festivals, wakes and weddings. In between,
started my Midwifery training in 1976. Two
my son and I ran two pubs at different times,
thirds of the way through I took a break to do
the Duke of York in Ditchingham and The
what I refer to as my ‘practical’ – I had a baby
Chequers in Bungay. I also served as a
boy! After my six weeks post-partum leave,
District Councillor on South Norfolk District
I returned and completed my training in 1977.
Council from 2003 – 2007.
I worked part time on nights at the N&N and had another baby, this time a girl.
After several years I wanted to slow down a bit and I gave up the large events, but kept
We moved to a smallholding in Denton where
my hand in cooking for Country Markets,
we bred pedigree dairy goats, pigs, chickens,
eventually becoming Market Manager at
ducks and geese and grew all our own
Beccles until it closed at Christmas last year.
vegetables. In 1982 I landed my dream job as
I still cook for individuals for their special
a community midwife in the Bungay area.
occasions and Bungay Country Market on a
I was very happy in that job, but
weekly basis. As I’m not ready to dwindle
unfortunately after many patients and lots of
into the sunset yet, I am also helping out by
home deliveries I had to take early retirement
collating the local news for Park Radio, which
for health reasons. I could no longer do the
the presenters read out on their shows. So
job I loved and had to consider what to do
that’s me Mandy Smith, as you can see, very
next. As I had gone into Nursing at 18,
much a local girl since the age of eight.
I decided to fulfil my other love and enrolled
Also known as Park Radio presenter Matt
at the UEA as a mature student doing an
Smith’s Mum!
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Action Line
Nathan Howe, one of our
When Nathan receives an email, he
volunteers, manages Action
picks out the relevant information to
Line here at Park Radio.
ensure that your event is as
This facility has been taken
informative as possible to our
up by many organisations and
listeners. This is then passed to the
charities.
radio presenters who usually announce the event a week or two
It was invaluable during and
beforehand.
after the Pandemic and more recently has helped with the ongoing Ukraine war, with a number of pleas for help for such things as clothing and accommodation.
If you want to get your event out to the communities of Diss, Harleston, Eye and surrounding villages just drop Nathan an email at actionline@parkradio.co.uk
We cover events such as:• Fairs, coffee mornings, car boot sales, cake stalls, charity events, collections and social events, etc.
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Oxford House, Mission Road Diss IP22 4HX info@gillingsofdiss.com www.gillingsofdiss.com
Glow in The Park - Platinum Jubilee Outside Broadcast
On Thursday 2nd June Park Radio took to the
an outside broadcast playing requests for
airwaves from the Park in Diss to celebrate the
members of the public with five presenters
Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.
from the team to represent Park Radio.
Diss Town Council organised this wonderful
Lots of fun, laughter and great music from
event on the most glorious day of the year so
Park Radio and from live bands; this was all
far. There were crowds of people enjoying the
followed by the lighting of the beacon and
sunshine, the music and good food and drink.
spectacular fireworks on the boardwalk to
Park Radio did what they do best by holding
end the day.
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Events at Tibenham Community Hall
Open Mic Night
Magnificent Musicals
Christmas Showtime
1 July Slots from 7.30pm. No booking required. More coming up... Bar open 7pm.
30 Sept/1 October
9 December - more info to come
Steve & Ben Somers
Redemption
15 July Country/Cajun/Western Swing/Americana Credits include Johnny Cash, Glen Campbell, Seal, Taylor Swift £10 Bar open 7pm.
8 October Boogie Woogie/Rock n Roll/Funk/Soul Credits listed on TCH website £10 Bar open 7pm.
Local Talent with Sound Voices Choir £8 (under 16's £4). Bar open 7pm.
Licensed Bar Card payment available. More info and booking: Tel: 07392 960153 or 07392 960118 https://hall.tibenham.org.uk
Pristow Green Lane, Tibenham NR16 1PX Charity reg: 1064012
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Park Radio’s Chosen Charities
Mind - Norfolk & Waveney
Emmaus is more than just a bed for the night
Provides a range of services and groups to support people with their mental health.
Emmaus Norfolk & Waveney provides a home
Support for adults age 25+; providing time
for as long as is needed, support and
limited interventions including, one to one
meaningful work opportunities for up for 32
support, group work, personal development
formerly homeless people. Living in a stable
courses and training. There is also a range of
environment with the opportunity to gain
support for carers over the age of 16 who
new skills helps people to regain any lost self-
care for people living with, or recovering
esteem and confidence, helping them to get
from mental ill health.
back on their feet and create a new future for
https://www.norfolkandwaveneymind.org.uk
themselves.
/support-information/our-service-directory
Norfolk Zipper Club East Anglian Air Ambulance Is a not-for-profit charity run by volunteers East Anglian Air Ambulance exists to save
for people who have undergone, or are about
lives by delivering highly skilled doctors and
to undergo cardiac surgery. These volunteers
critical care paramedics by air or car to
raise funds to buy additional medical
seriously ill or injured people in the region.
equipment for Papworth Hospital. All money
We are a life-saving charity that is only kept
raised by the club is used solely to purchase
airborne thanks to our incredible supporters.
additional medical equipment for the
Thank you.
hospital.
The service covers, Norfolk, Suffolk,
Club members can offer practical advice and
Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire, 24 hours/
help as most have undergone one of the
7 days a week by air and road.
several different types of cardiac procedures, including surgery. A membership fee applies. You can find them on Facebook.
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Friends During the pandemic last year we launched the ‘Friends of’ initiative and were touched by the support received. We are now inviting renewals and relaunching to reach out and find new ‘Friends’.
If you would like to renew or join for the first time we offer the following:
Individual Friend (per person) annual subscription
£25
Includes Goody bag, regular newsletter and invite to annual birthday celebration
Charity or Voluntary Organisation
£50
Includes Goody bag, regular newsletter and invite to annual birthday celebration
Corporate Friend (per company) annual subscription
£100
Benefits as above plus half price advertising campaign
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Application to become/renew membership as a Friend of Park Radio Name................................................................Contact if company/voluntary organisation/charity Address............................................................................................................................................................................ ...............................................................................Post Code..................................... Telephone........................................................................................................................................................................ Email..................................................................................................................................................................................
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You can either: Post this form and send us your payment by cheque payable to Park Radio Ltd to the DYCC, Shelfanger Road, Diss, IP224EH or copy and email this form to ‘friends@parkradio.co.uk’ and pay by bank transfer quoting ‘Your name’ and ‘Friend’ to Park Radio Ltd, account number 41718260, sort code 309455. Park Radio appreciates all your support. Thank You!
Corporate Friends
Engagement with our Community Park Radio prides itself in putting the community first, whether it be imparting information, playing music requests,
These are a few of our Corporate Friends
promoting local events, supporting
who have signed up to the Friends
charities , attending events, visiting towns
initiative.
and villages, including businesses, local groups and projects.
If you are interested in joining, please complete the friends form on the facing
During the pandemic lockdown we were
page. Once we receive your application
unable to visit our local towns, villages,
form and payment, we will send you a
and community projects. However, during
Park Radio ‘Goody Bag’.
this time the team have been working in the background to ensure that the
Thank you for supporting Park Radio.
equipment for outside broadcasts has been upgraded and tested on a few
• Adkins Opticians
recent local outside broadcasts.
• Ashtons Legal
With this in mind we would like to come
• Chapel Doors
and visit you, your business, your
• John Doe
village/town, your community projects and community groups.
• Gasarc
We are now open for bookings.
• Lovewell Blake LLP
Just drop us an email -
• Rickinghall Village Hall
events@parkradio.co.uk
• Rosedale Funeral Home • Weybread Woodcraft
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Why not join our winners? Here are a few people who have won one of our lovely prizes. On the Breakfast show with Jono Able; these winners enjoyed a roast lunch for two from Time Out in Diss. Paul Burrows Jonathan Jacob Charlie Thomas Linda Parmenter Stephen Jones Andrew Stoll Philip Vidler Brenda Davenport Colin & Debbie Gentry. Jackie Wyatt Pam Leeder Maureen Little On the Mid Mornings with Nigel Rennie & Nigel Lungley winners grabbed themselves Fish & Chips from Bailey’s in Diss. Candice Hueston Philip Coleman Elaine Woods Leah Young Pam Kilbourne Sylvia Ollington Sue McGuiness Jessica Young Sheila Barrett Gill Smith Dennis Harris Carol Bentley
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On the afternoon show with Jono Woodward these lucky winners were provided with yummy food from Pizza Plus on Victoria Road, Diss. Debbie Dutfield Heidi Tuck Darren Aldridge Becky Chapman Chrissey Martin Redhead David Clark Tracey Hartley Gary Cropley Lewis Galley Richard Pawsey Charlie Harman On our Home Run show with Bob Ellis these lucky winners won a Costa Coffee. Kirsty Neve Clare Duckworth Julie Hines Sue Hutton Vicky Rodgers Delphine Aldous Judith Phillips Jan Shephard Len Bull Steph Waterfield Pearl Clawson Silvia Pollintine
A message from one of our winners Thank you to everyone at Park Radio for the
my prize included a selection of Easter treats
wonderful prize I won last Friday. I entered the
donated by Tesco. I waited with anticipation
Easter Treasure Hunt Competition never
to see what this involved and when the box
thinking I would win so was very surprised
was delivered, by the lovely Katie from Park
when my name was read out.
Radio, I was over the moon. There was an
We won tickets to the Easter Country Show at
assortment of Easter eggs ranging from a
Henham. We were very lucky and the roads
large Lindor egg to Aero mini eggs and some
were quite empty considering it was a Bank
hot cross buns. As Lindor chocolates are my
Holiday. When we arrived we were greeted by
absolute favourites I kept that one for myself
Annabel Edmundson at the gate and were
and shared the rest with members of my
shown where to park by a well organised
family. Winning this prize made Easter extra
team. There were already hundreds of cars
special this year.
neatly parked even though it was only just
Malcolm, my husband and I, listen to Park
after 10.00am.
Radio every day. We switch it on whilst having
There were many stalls and activities to keep
our breakfast and continue to listen
us occupied for the whole day. In the main
throughout the morning. We enjoy the mix of
arena we were entertained by horse racing,
music, modern through to hits of the past,
heavy horses and a falconry display. It is
especially the 60s and 70s when we were in
always a pleasure to see these magnificent
our teens. The guest interviews are usually
birds flying at close quarters. We also had a
very interesting and the presenters always
bet on the ferret racing; ours decided to turn
exude enthusiasm for whatever subject they
back half way along the tube and came last!
are talking about. It is nice to have news and
There were some incredible stunts performed
weather updates that are relevant to the local
on bikes and a wrestling match which was very
area and we have gone to several of the events
well rehearsed although I couldn't take it
advertised in the "What's On Action Line"
seriously! In between watching the
section which we would not have known were
entertainment we meandered around the
happening otherwise. We have Park Radio
interesting craft stalls and other exhibitors.
tuned into the car radio and always listen until
There was also a wide variety of food and
we are out of range and would definitely say
drink available to suit everyone's tastes.
Park Radio is our number one station of
In the late afternoon we made our way back to
choice.
the car and drove home having had an
Best wishes to everyone at Park Radio,
unexpected but very enjoyable day out.
Gill Smith
In addition to the tickets to the country show
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Harleston - Outside Broadcast
On a very chilly morning on 25th March, Chris and Matt moved out of their nice warm studio and set up the equipment in Harleston to perform Park Radio’s first outside broadcast in the town. Joe Hadden from the Diss Express was there drinking coffee with Chris. Joe also did part of the review with Robin Twigge, owner of the Swan Hotel in the centre of town. A few of the Park Radio team slowly appeared, including Katie, James and Heather. This was a most enjoyable morning with members of the public coming along with requests for their favourite piece of music. It was great to see them interacting with the team. A plentiful supply of coffee was made available from the Swan hotel. Thank you Robin Twigge.
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Eye - Outside Broadcast
Friday 1st April saw the final show presented
Bruce and Ollie from the Handyman supplied
by Chris Moyse and it happened to be an
tea, coffee and hot chocolate along with cakes
outside broadcast in the lovely town of Eye.
and biscuits. Although we were all feeling the
It was cold, with snow flurries, but that did not
cold and it was snowing, we wanted to stay to
deter the team and guests from joining in.
finish off the cakes. Thank you Bruce and Ollie.
Fortunately our gazebo was sandwiched
Diss Town Councillor Simon Olander came
between the fruit and veg stall and the fresh
along and presented a certificate of
fish van so we were saved from most of the
Recognition to Chris for all the work he has
cold winds. Matt had the equipment all fired
put in to make Park Radio a whole community
up and we went ‘live’ right on time, despite
project, which services Diss, Eye, Harleston
the cold.
and the surrounding village and hamlets.
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There’s so much more in store for you!
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