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Real Voices of Happy Valley

Dave Boardman

121 episodes

2 weeks ago

Viv and Dave chat with Sue Knowles who tells us about Todmorden Food Drop In. Originally at St Mary’s Church the drop in outgrew the space available and is now based at Todmorden College. Providing on average 260 family food parcels each week, the drop in serves Todmorden, Hebden Bridge, Mytholmroyd and surrounding areas. For more information on how to drop in and how to donate search for Todmorden Food Drop In or go to Todmorden Food Drop in on Facebook or the website https://tlchub.org.uk ›...

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Viv and Dave chat with Sue Knowles who tells us about Todmorden Food Drop In. Originally at St Mary’s Church the drop in outgrew the space available and is now based at Todmorden College. Providing on average 260 family food parcels each week, the drop in serves Todmorden, Hebden Bridge, Mytholmroyd and surrounding areas. For more information on how to drop in and how to donate search for Todmorden Food Drop In or go to Todmorden Food Drop in on Facebook or the website https://tlchub.org.uk ›...

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Real Voices of Happy Valley

Real Voices of Happy Valley 97: Sue Knowles, Todmorden Food Drop In

Viv and Dave chat with Sue Knowles who tells us about Todmorden Food Drop In. Originally at St Mary’s Church the drop in outgrew the space available and is now based at Todmorden College. Providing on average 260 family food parcels each week, the drop in serves Todmorden, Hebden Bridge, Mytholmroyd and surrounding areas. For more information on how to drop in and how to donate search for Todmorden Food Drop In or go to Todmorden Food Drop in on Facebook or the website https://tlchub.org.uk ›...

2 weeks ago

19 minutes

Real Voices of Happy Valley

Real Voices of Happy Valley 96: Arsalan Ghasemi originally from Kurdistan

This episode features Viv and Dave’s chat with Arsalan Ghasemi who works at St Augustine’s Centre, Halifax, and Sean McGonigle, a trustee. Arsalan is from Kurdistan, which doesn’t exist as an independent country. It is covered by parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey, none of which treat Kurds well. He discusses the process of seeking asylum, getting refugee status, co-ordinating activities at St Augustine’s and his beloved Liverpool Football Club. (Dave and Sean are both from Liverpool and s...

3 weeks ago

29 minutes

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Real Voices of Happy Valley 95: Julie Thorpe, Tod College

Julie Thorpe is the manager/chief executive officer at Todmorden Learning Centre – Tod College as its generally known. Here Julie tells Viv and Dave about the wide range of community activities and classes available, all designed to bring community benefit through education, skill sharing and fun activities. There’s literally something for everyone, and if you can’t find what you want support is available to start it up. It is all run by the people of the area. More information at www.tlchub....

1 month ago

31 minutes

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Real Voices of Happy Valley 94: Anna Chilvers, author

Here Viv chats with Anna Chilvers, who is the author of several novels, has written about walking the East Coast and teaches groups and one-to-one mentoring sessions for writers. Originally from the midlands Anna has lived in Calder Valley for many years. You can find her at www.annachilvers.co.uk. She refers to a song by experimental band Hen Ogledd called Etheldrada which you can find on YouTube and various other music platforms

1 month ago

21 minutes

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Real Voices of Happy Valley 93: Clare Donegan, international dance project

Before Clare became a Forest Therapy Guide she was involved on a lot of creative projects with young people in Manchester and Calderdale. here she talks about international, steamed dance projects bring together young people in the UK, across Europe and the Caribbean... all when the internet was very new and a mystery to many

1 month ago

11 minutes

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Real Voices of Happy Valley 92: Clare Donegan, Forest Therapy Guide

In episode 92 Viv and Dave chat with Clare Donegan about her influences and role as a Forest Therapist working with local communities on creativity, mindfulness and engaging with nature. You can get more information and find out about group sessions at www.claredonegan.com

1 month ago

22 minutes

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Real Voices of Happy Valley 91; Dave at Musicport festival

No guest in episode 91. Viv chats to Dave about his weekend managing the North Sea Stage at Musicport in Whitby, a world music festival. Getting bands on and off stage, keeping their equipment safe, mending the wobbly stage flooring and generally ensuring all went well. An insight into one of those roles that, if it goes well, no one notices.

2 months ago

26 minutes

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Real Voices of Happy Valley 90: Creedy

Creedy has been part of Hebden Bridge culture for many years. As a musician, a radio organiser, presenter and youth worker among other things. Irrepressible, enthusiastic and creative, he has made his impact on valley life and long may that continue. Hear some of his multifaceted history and some future plans

2 months ago

30 minutes

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Real Voices of Happy Valley 89: Luke White of The Men's Book Club

Viv talks to Luke White of the Men’s Book Club, based in Todmorden with members from all over the valley. He talks about how and why he set up a men’s book club, which has attracted a large number of members. Luke tells Viv about the kind of books they read – all fiction but not all written by men. The book club meets on the second Thursday of each month at The Fox (formerly The Pub) in Todmorden. This is an extended version of an interview Viv played on her monthly Bookends radio show at www...

2 months ago

26 minutes

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Real Voices of Happy Valley 88: Leonie Nimmo tells us about hopes for food security in Palestine

We talk to Leonie Nimmo about efforts to ensure land workers in Palestine get support and appropriate seeds for the future food security of the region. Many people in the Calder Valley show support for the plight of Palestinians in demonstrations, showing films and organising fundraising gigs among other things. Local woman Leonie has been involved in food security here, in Manchester and internationally since the millennium. She talks about some of the practical food related things people ca...

2 months ago

32 minutes

Real Voices of Happy Valley

Real Voices of Happy Valley 87 Maureen and John Readle Canal & River Trust volunteers

Dave talks to Maureen and John Readle, local volunteers with the Canal and River Trust, keeping our canal in good condition, clearing towpaths and maintaining the locks. They say is payback for their years of canal holidays, but others volunteer for plenty of reasons of their own. Find out more about the canal system and how to volunteer at www.canalrivertrust.org.uk

3 months ago

24 minutes

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Real Voices of Happy Valley 86 Mark Wibsey on Walking Football

Viv and Dave chat with Mark Wibsey who introduced walking football to Calder Valley. He is part of Calder Valley Strollers, one of several clubs open to new members. There are clubs in Mytholmroyd, Todmorden, Halifax and Burnley, it is available on several days through the week and there are Sunday sessions at Todmorden Sports Centre. It is good exercise, available to people who have always played and those who never had the opportunity because of the old rules on girls and women playing. The...

3 months ago

25 minutes

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Real Voices of Happy Valley 85 Peter Lassey, White Ribbon Campaign

Dave and Viv speak to Peter Lassey of the White Ribbon Campaign UK which started in Mytholmroyd and aims to prevent violence against women and girls. It does this by addressing the root causes of men’s violence against women: harmful attitudes, behaviours around gender and harmful expressions of masculinity that perpetuate gender inequality and gender-based violence. Find out more about white ribbon at www.whiteribbon.org.uk

3 months ago

25 minutes

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Real Voices of Happy Valley 84: Gledhill Street Community Project

Viv and Dave talk to Madeleine Brooks and other members of the Gledhill Community Project about their plans to create a safe play and community space with seating, planters and sensory garden on a piece of land used for many years for illegal tipping. The area in Gledhill Street, Todmorden – between Adelaide Street and Victoria Road – needs clearing to make it safe and there is plenty of work for the local residents still to do. More members of the valley community bringing benefit to their a...

3 months ago

23 minutes

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Real Voices of Happy Valley 83 Protecting Walshaw Peat Moor from the wind farm project

Dave & Viv chat with Jenny Shepherd of Ban the Burn and Sarah Crane of For Peat’s Sake about the proposed Wind Farm on Walshaw Moor. They believe this would damage the peat moors which are essential for the environment to slow the flow of water down the hillsides and cause further flood problems for the area. They have had to learn a lot about the science of the environment and keep up to date on research. While being supporters of sustainable energy sources they maintain that in this cas...

4 months ago

27 minutes

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Real Voices of Happy Valley 82 Satnam Singh goes to Everest Base Camp

Satnam Singh, post master at Hebden Bridge, Banking Hub manager in Todmorden and charity activist. Satnam does not merely donate, he acts, whether it is jumping out of an airplane or trekking to Everest Base Camp. Satnam puts in a lot of effort for charities, partly because it is a part of his Sikh culture, partly because he’s just a decent man. Listen to his adventures on his eight day trek to Everest famous base camp area….and back

4 months ago

20 minutes

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Real Voices of Happy Valley 81 Satnam Singh on the Banking Hub

Satnam Singh is a well known face in Hebden Bridge after running the Post Office for 15 years. He is now getting known in Todmorden as he manages the Banking Hub at Tod College, bringing bank services back to the town. Satnam airs his views on the importance of banking to the community, new technology and his own experiences of the post office scandal. Then Dave asked him about his charity work and trek to Everest Base Camp…the answer will fill up the next episode of Real Voices of Happy Vall...

4 months ago

23 minutes

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Real Voices of Happy Valley 80 Issy Pollard, Football Lioness

We are proud to chat with Issy Pollard, Calder Valley's own Lioness, one of the players praised as ground breakers by the current crop of Women's Football Euro Champions, and thanked by them. Issy grew up in Old Town with supportive parents and teachers, was first picked for England at 16, a member of the Euro 97 squad, she now scouts and supports young female footballers. Many also know her as the owner of Rocket Dogz and she loves walking dogs on the moors around the area. What a star

5 months ago

31 minutes

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Real Voices of Happy Valley 79 Roger King, Dancing for Life

Viv and Dave meet Roger King in Calder Holmes Park Hebden Bridge, just after a Dancing for Life session. The group meet every Wednesday morning to dance outdoors, in all weathers, because it is refreshment the mind and body. Roger is also a DJ and counsellor, very Calder Valley.

5 months ago

15 minutes

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Real Voices of Happy Valley 78 Lhamo Kunsang of Taste of The East

5 months ago

21 minutes