MAkE A BREW, TAkE A PEW And LISTEn TO… With Jo Cowan November’s Lochaber Life featured the On-Air Community Coffee Morning which hit the airwaves on Nevis Radio on November 6 2020. It has been broadcast every Friday morning from 11am till noon since then – apart from Christmas Day. Our main aim is to provide onair ‘community time’ for those missing their usual clubs and activities – especially those who aren’t online. We also want to give clubs and organisations an opportunity to share informaJo and Karin in Nevis Radio Studio when restrictions permitted. tion and greetings with their communities. Another essential where organisers and members To ‘virtually drop in’ to the ingredient is for you to suggest of older people’s groups meet on-air coffee morning, you can cheery tunes! with each other and with those reach us in various ways: Highland Hellos and Lochaber providing services and support. Telephone the studio on Hellos: Each week organisations When restrictions permit, Karin 01397 706100. McKay, Highland Council Tenant or services let you know they Text ‘nevis’ and your message Participation Officer, joins me are there, what they are doing to 82228. Texts cost your normal on air to connect with the Lochand the support they offer just network charge. now. aber tenants and tenant groups Email: studio@nevisradio.co.uk her service would usually be What’s Not Ons: Activity and able to meet up with. social groups unable to meet Contact us via Nevis Radio just now let you know what Facebook and Twitter. We’ve had pre-recorded they would usually be doing ‘virtual drop-ins’ from guests To contact Jo or Karin outand send a message out to ranging from resilience groups with the time of the show: those they usually meet up to social groups like Lochaber jo-hscn@outlook.com 07933 with. Anyone can pass on a and District Lunch Club, Nether 653585 ‘shout out’ or a ‘hello’ via the Lochaber Afternoon Club and karin.mckay@highland.gov. show. Friends Together, to services uk 07785 477696, or write to The on-air format is as near as like Home Energy Scotland, Community Coffee Morning, we can come to the get-togeth- Advocacy Highland, Lochaber Nevis Radio, Unit 4a Ben Nevis Women’s Aid, Care Lochaber ers Highland Senior Citizens Industrial Estate, Fort William, and NHS Highland Technology Network and Age Scotland PH33 6PR. usually hold across Highland, Enabled Care.
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