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I have been listening to Park Radio for around 18 months and the reasons that I converted to Park are: ‘‘ The music is just fantastic! More varied than any other station I have ever listened to. Park often say "we play the tunes other stations have locked away" and it is true. I hear songs on Park that haven't been played on radio for years. The variety of music is amazing. In addition, Park don't just play an artist’s most popular tunes, they play the full range including lesser known but equally great songs by a given artist. Listening to Park has really broadened my music interests. Supporting local upcoming artists. Sunday listening with Andrew Cooper has local artists playing in the studio and it is so great to see and hear local artists given airtime. Local news. One of the biggest attractions of Park is that it focuses on local news and events. I have never been so well informed about what is going on locally since finding Park. This covers all local traffic and transport news as well as a daily round up of news events and community notices in the surrounding areas within Waveney. National news is also covered but local issues are so important and particularly during the covid-19 crisis, Park has risen to the challenge of keeping the local community updated and informed. Local views. One of the great things about Park is that it provides airtime for local business leaders, town and council leaders, local venues and local people with something important to share with the community such as local historians etc. I hope that Park continues to grow as it is a vital community service in the Waveney valley. Regards, Mike Holden

Park Radio has been my virtual colleague throughout the past two months whilst I have been on my own in the office. The radio sits next to me on my desk where Chris and the team have kept me feeling happy, inspired and hopeful that normality will return before too long. Out of lockdown, myself and my colleague, Amber listen to Park Radio in the office every day. Despite being born in different decades, we both enjoy the amazing uplifting variety of music played. I also really enjoy listening to the regular interviews with local business people and those championing local organisations and events. These are great ways to highlight and promote such businesses, facilities or amenities in and around Diss, Harleston and Eye. As to the community as a whole, I cannot emphasise enough what a lifeline Park Radio is in

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Spending 24/7 in lockdown we found Park Radio early on and can just say we wish we had found it earlier. As a local radio station, dedicated to the people in the surrounding market towns, it has been a joy to have the radio on all day (without having to switch from station to station during the day to find an enjoyable station). It has served to keep us up-to-date with news in the local area, helping us to maintain that community feel at these difficult times. We have listened with interest to several interviews and discussions with local representatives who, in many cases, have served to answer many concerns within our local areas. We also appreciate the hourly national news bulletins. We love the music played especially the classics but these are interspersed with more recent tracks as well as local artists and bands - meaning Park Radio has appeal to a wide section of the local community. We feel that Park Radio is providing amazing entertainment for the people of Diss, Harleston and Eye as well as an information service which was truly lacking before the advent of Park Radio. In these days of loneliness and mental health issues, Park Radio is the one station that local people can turn to for local news, entertaining music and, lets not forget, the amazing volunteers who broadcast in such a friendly and “easy listening manner”. We truly hope that any grant applications submitted by Park Radio, or indeed licence decisions by Ofcom, are considered with the thoughts of all those in the local area as they provide a service which, if not supported and allowed to lapse, will be hugely missed. They have great support locally and deserve to thrive way beyond these strange times we are all experiencing. David and Wendy Chattaway

such a rural area. In addition to those matters referred to above, Park Radio keeps everyone, particularly those less able to travel into the three main towns regularly, to feel connected and part of the community. The regular national and local news reports together with weather updates provide an invaluable forum to ensure everyone is included and kept informed. In summary, Park Radio stands apart from other local radio stations – the passion, commitment, expertise and enthusiasm of the presenters is second to none and infectious! The people of Diss, Harleston and Eye need Park Radio - our lives are far richer everyday by listening to Park Radio. Denise Smith