On The Air Summer - Autumn 2022

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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Open 8.30am-4pm Weekdays 8.30am-noon Saturdays Call us on 01379 642983

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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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