Community members who care about the future of healthcare in Suffolk have launched a petition on the Prime Minister's website, at http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/SaveTheBartlet/
Everyone is urged to sign this petition.
It is outrageous that the local health authority (PCT) can sell off an asset bequethed to the people of Suffolk, along with sufficient funds to keep it running for ever. This is just a measly, short-sighted, ploy to raise funds to clear supposed debts.
Local residents are planning a High Court action to save this lovely building, which has an invaluable role, providing respite care.
Join with them, and pledge your support.
Felixstowe Radio recently spoke to Mike Ninnmey and Harry Dangerfield, members of the action group, at http://www.felixstoweradio.co.uk/content/view/288/32/
The Action Group's website is at http://www.bbag.felixstowecommunity.co.uk/about.html.
Sunday 13 May 2007
Tuesday 1 May 2007
Stage Door Theatre Company
At ICR, see www.icrfm.co.uk we now have a licence to broadcast in the Ipswich area on 105.7 FM, and we hope to sart doing that soon. We are also involved with a new start-up at Felixstowe Radio, see www.felixstoweradio.co.uk which will cover that town. There we shall start online broadcasting very soon - and there's already some interviews to listen to, as we start to get ourselves together.
At present there's an interview with the Chairman of the Stage Door Thetare Company, who talks about the challenges of putting together a musical show, at a 900 seat theatre, using amateurs - who are not the problem - it's the Council, the theatre management company, obtaining rights to perform, sets, costumes, selling tickets - it's a business!
Listen to Nigel Lungley at http://www.felixstoweradio.co.uk/content/view/327/32/
At present there's an interview with the Chairman of the Stage Door Thetare Company, who talks about the challenges of putting together a musical show, at a 900 seat theatre, using amateurs - who are not the problem - it's the Council, the theatre management company, obtaining rights to perform, sets, costumes, selling tickets - it's a business!
Listen to Nigel Lungley at http://www.felixstoweradio.co.uk/content/view/327/32/
Tuesday 24 April 2007
30 May 2007
This is our BIG day. We start broadcasting the Wednesday Morning show at 7am - going through to 10am, on 105.7 FM in the Ipswich, Suffolk area of England, and online at www.icrfm.co.uk
First few programmes will cover PULSE, see www.pulsefringe.com the theatre festival in Ipswich that runs from 31 May until 24 June. Lots happening.
First few programmes will cover PULSE, see www.pulsefringe.com the theatre festival in Ipswich that runs from 31 May until 24 June. Lots happening.
Monday 23 April 2007
Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
There's an Ipswich in Massachusetts, USA. The link is to the official town site, and there's a great site at http://www.ipswichma.com/ which has more pictures, and more information for tourists. It's in the county of Essex (!) about 30 miles from Boston, and was settled in 1633, with a principal leader called John Winthrop, who came from our Ipswich. These early settlers took over the native population's settlement, which was known as Agawam.
Early settlers were farmers, but you can get a sense that the skills of the old world were present. They fished, took molasses from the West Indies and started a distillery and started making lace, later smuggling in the first stocking-making machine (in 1822) to America.
It's a proud place, proud that it still has 58 houses built before 1725 - perhaps our local officials should muse upon the need to preserve heritage as they rip apart our docks, and allow apartment blocks to reach for the sky. What shall we leave for our children?
Welcome Ipswich, MA. We'd love to hear from you. After all, deep down, somewhere, we probably share some DNA.
Early settlers were farmers, but you can get a sense that the skills of the old world were present. They fished, took molasses from the West Indies and started a distillery and started making lace, later smuggling in the first stocking-making machine (in 1822) to America.
It's a proud place, proud that it still has 58 houses built before 1725 - perhaps our local officials should muse upon the need to preserve heritage as they rip apart our docks, and allow apartment blocks to reach for the sky. What shall we leave for our children?
Welcome Ipswich, MA. We'd love to hear from you. After all, deep down, somewhere, we probably share some DNA.
Saturday 21 April 2007
Ipswich Wednesday presenters
We'll face up to you one day soon - but it may not be a pretty site. Paul presents the Electric Mushroom show at ICR, www.icrfm.co.uk, on Mondays from 9am. Trevor follows on, with 30 minutes of pure drivel: well he says he talks about theatre in Ipswich, but he also plays some strange music. He's got a web site at www.lockwoods.co.uk and is putting together the radio station for Felixstowe at www.felixstoweradio.co.uk He also publishes books - see www.braiswick.com
Wednesday 18 April 2007
Ipswich Community Radio
Hello worldi: we are about to start radio broadcasts on 105.7 FM around the Ipswich, Suffolk, England area, and will still be online at www.icrfm.co.uk
This Blog is for the Wednesday breakfast show: on air every Wednesday (that's cool) from 7-10am GMT.
Hosted by Paul and Trevor it will provide easy but interesting listening as you crawl out of bed in the morning and make your way to work.
This is community radio - we don't aim to make any money - we are volunteers. Paul and Trevor will interview local people, give you a flavour of what's on at the theatre, talk to a few politicians to find out what makes them tick, and there'll be news, weather, and traffic reports provided by Avenue Taxis - who are the guys who really know what the roads are like in the morning, add chats about food, perhaps some poetry, a few jokes, and we'll help you get to work feeling happy.
We start live broadcasts at ICR on 24 May - we'll be in the town square from 12 noon, where you can meet some of the 90 presenters we'll have working on the station.
Community radio brings people together - you can join in too.
This Blog is for the Wednesday breakfast show: on air every Wednesday (that's cool) from 7-10am GMT.
Hosted by Paul and Trevor it will provide easy but interesting listening as you crawl out of bed in the morning and make your way to work.
This is community radio - we don't aim to make any money - we are volunteers. Paul and Trevor will interview local people, give you a flavour of what's on at the theatre, talk to a few politicians to find out what makes them tick, and there'll be news, weather, and traffic reports provided by Avenue Taxis - who are the guys who really know what the roads are like in the morning, add chats about food, perhaps some poetry, a few jokes, and we'll help you get to work feeling happy.
We start live broadcasts at ICR on 24 May - we'll be in the town square from 12 noon, where you can meet some of the 90 presenters we'll have working on the station.
Community radio brings people together - you can join in too.
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