The radio license only ran until May 2021, so we're no longer broadcasting on the previous frequency, but it was fun for the year it lasted and helped keep us together as a community during the coronavirus pandemic. There were two regular broadcasts between May 2020 and May 2020, Saturday Night @ Home and Sunday Reflections. Steve is still sharing his Sunday Reflections in a podcast available via the link below.
Saturday Night @ Home
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Sunday Reflections
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A selection of music chosen by villagers, broadcast every Saturday
and repeated every day at 7pm. All past playlists are available to download below. |
The Reverend Steve Hayes shares his ‘Sunday Reflections’ every Sunday at 11.30am, 3pm and 6pm. Each broadcast will be available as a podcast for 14 days using this link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1140137
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22 May - Lynda Galloway
29 May - Andrew and Hazel Coleman
6 June - Sue and Adrian Roberts
13 June - Simon and Ness Edwards
20 June - Morwen Ashton followed by
John Galloway's Summer Solstice Playlist
27 June - Dawn Sear
4 July - Yvonne Weavers
11 July - The Clark family
18 July - Louise Brooker
25 July - Chris Weavers
1 August - Ian Darby
8 August - Morwen Ashton (replay due to previous technical issues)
15 August - Maggie Pearce and her son Paul
22 August - The Nixon-Davingoff Family
29 August - Memory Lane week
5 September – Francesca Darby
12 September - Bev Hopkins
19 September – The Phillips/Howard Family
26 September – Ann Cummings
3 October – Peter Bridgman
10 October – Mike Ashton
17 October – Harvest Special
24 October – Hazel's Seasonally Mysterious and Melancholy Playlist
31 October – Hallowe'en Special
7 November– Mario Terzino
14 November– Karen and Derek Joy
24-26 December– Christmas Playlist
31 December– New Year's Eve Playlist
29 May - Andrew and Hazel Coleman
6 June - Sue and Adrian Roberts
13 June - Simon and Ness Edwards
20 June - Morwen Ashton followed by
John Galloway's Summer Solstice Playlist
27 June - Dawn Sear
4 July - Yvonne Weavers
11 July - The Clark family
18 July - Louise Brooker
25 July - Chris Weavers
1 August - Ian Darby
8 August - Morwen Ashton (replay due to previous technical issues)
15 August - Maggie Pearce and her son Paul
22 August - The Nixon-Davingoff Family
29 August - Memory Lane week
5 September – Francesca Darby
12 September - Bev Hopkins
19 September – The Phillips/Howard Family
26 September – Ann Cummings
3 October – Peter Bridgman
10 October – Mike Ashton
17 October – Harvest Special
24 October – Hazel's Seasonally Mysterious and Melancholy Playlist
31 October – Hallowe'en Special
7 November– Mario Terzino
14 November– Karen and Derek Joy
24-26 December– Christmas Playlist
31 December– New Year's Eve Playlist
How it began
Piddington Community Radio broadcast for the first time on VE Day 2020. Caught in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, and unable to hold the celebrations that had been planned, a couple of villagers decided that there must be a way for the community to share and enjoy wartime tunes together whilst holding their kerbside picnics. And so, the radio station was born.
During ‘normal’ times our village hall and St Nicholas Church form the natural hubs for the Parish, so in Lockdown our community Facebook page, WhatsApp, village email system and website became our virtual hubs. It was hoped that the radio station would become part of this network whilst Lockdown continued.
We therefore bought a radio licence for a year and are broadcast two regular programmes: Reverend Steve Hayes with his ‘Sunday Reflections’, and ‘Saturday Night @ Home’, where members of the community shared a selection of their favourite music.
Many thanks to our Parish Council, the Village Hall Committee and The Pantry for their contributions towards the running cost of the station for twelve months.
22nd May 2020
During ‘normal’ times our village hall and St Nicholas Church form the natural hubs for the Parish, so in Lockdown our community Facebook page, WhatsApp, village email system and website became our virtual hubs. It was hoped that the radio station would become part of this network whilst Lockdown continued.
We therefore bought a radio licence for a year and are broadcast two regular programmes: Reverend Steve Hayes with his ‘Sunday Reflections’, and ‘Saturday Night @ Home’, where members of the community shared a selection of their favourite music.
Many thanks to our Parish Council, the Village Hall Committee and The Pantry for their contributions towards the running cost of the station for twelve months.
22nd May 2020
Original VE Day broadcast
The first broadcast on Piddington Community Radio was on VE Day, 8 May 2020. Download the playlist here.