Launching the Harrow Today Podcast

Wednesday, 30th January 2019

Radio Harrow is proud to launch the Harrow Today Podcast with highlights from our daily flagship programme. It also features highlights from the shows weekend companion; Saturday Brunch and Sunday Request Show.

In the past year, Harrow Today has covered a wide range of subject from Anxiety, Tuberculosis, Cancer, Bullying, Fitness, Homelessness, Equality and even Suicide. The show regularly produces a variety of engaging features including’ Is It OK?, Radioheads, Fanatical 3 Mins and Reviewed & Rated. They have also welcomed many guests from the community and beyond into the studio.

HARROW TODAY PODCAST
On the first Harrow Today Podcast we talk:
– Volunteering at Crisis and Park Run Harrow.
– We were joined by Jordan from Harrow Mencap.
– Review & Rate; Film Mary Poppins Returns and the Reasons to be Cheerful Podcast.
– Plus 2019 Goals, Vegan Sausage rolls and Janu-hairy,

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Radio Harrow Nominated for 8 HBA Awards

Sunday, 13th January 2019

Radio Harrow has been shortlisted for a record eight awards at this year’s Hospital Broadcasting Association Awards 2019 including Station of The Year. The list of nominations were announced on New Years Day with the awards ceremony taking place on Saturday 30th March 2019 in Stoke On Trent.

There were 2x Newcomer award nominations; One for Sports Show host Noah Abrahams and the other for Monday evening presenter David Stone. There was also a Best Female Presenter nomination for Sarika Unadkat.
“I didn’t think I’d even get shortlisted but I’m thrilled its such an unexpected honour” said Unadkat.

Harrow Today’s Wednesday’s evening team has claimed a nomination for ‘Programme with Mulitple Presenters‘, Wednesday Manager Tony McNab said: “Extremely proud of my team and what we have achieved, Its fantastic the work of our volunteers is being recognised”

While a team from Thursday were nominated for their segment Lets Talk About Anxiety in the ‘Best Speech Package’ Category.

The station involvement in Local Radio Day in May 2018 picked up a ‘Special Event’ nomination by dedicating a day for a walking tour of Harrow, live trips to Wealdstone FC and St Lukes Hospice and an interview with the newly elected Mayor. There was also a nomination for an on-air advert for ‘Station Promotion’ for Friday night show ‘The Basement Tapes’.

Radio Harrow are up against 9 other stations to claim the highly coveted ‘Station Of The Year’. Former Programme Manager Ben Punter said: “Our volunteers have produced some incredible radio over the past year, I’m super proud of everyone on air and behind the scenes that made it all possible”

Listen to the Entries below.

Station Of The Year

Best Female Presenter

Speech Package

Newcomer

Newcomer

Special Event

Station Promotion

The HBA is the national charity supporting and promoting hospital broadcasting within the UK. With over 200 stations and thousands of volunteers.

Meditating with the Harrow Today Team

Wednesday, 5th September 2018

To Anish, meditation is the means of transforming the mind; it involves techniques that develop and encourage concentration, clarity, emotional positivity and learning to understand the true nature of being. Anish says that you can learn how to understand your mind, which enables you to become a more positive being. With regular work, this can lead to an individual entering a deeply peaceful and energised state. The experiences can be transformational and can lead to help people to understand their life.

Andrew started meditation in 2014 to assist with dealing with regular panic attacks and Andrew finds that it helps him to escape negative automated thoughts, by turning them into positive ones. The subconscious mind does not like changes to routine, but meditation allows for this area of the mind to be accessed to achieve serenity.

Feet on the floor, back straight, head up, and go!

Walking Together: Remembering Keith Chilvers

Wednesday, 5th September 2018

Radio Harrow at Musical Party in the Park

Sunday, 29th July 2018

Radio Harrow were proud to be the outside broadcaster and live entertainers alongside More than Just a Choir at The Musical Party in the Park, at Kenton Recreation Ground, at Carlton Avenue, Harrow on Saturday, 21st July. The Musical Party in the Park was an event organised by Harrow Parks in order to promote the social and economic importance of maintaining green spaces.

More than Just a Choir gave an excellent performance at the event, which was also attended by the Harrow Association of Disabled People, Rethink Mental Illness, Mind in Harrow, North Harrow Stroke Group, Harrow Mencap, #FixitHarrow, the Friends Groups across Harrow Parks, Voluntary Action Harrow Co-operative, Harrow Youth Parliament and the local branch of the London Fire Brigade.

Listen to the day’s events below!

NHS Open Day 2018

Sunday, 8th July 2018

With the NHS having recently celebrated its 70th Birthday, the London North West University Health Care held their 3rd Open Day, at Northwick Park Hospital on the 7th July 2018.

The day featured local entertainment, as well as a vast array of stalls with information about the various services available at both Northwick Park, and St Marks Hospitals.

Northwick Park is located in North West London, and is home to the hospital of the same name. It is also home to Radio Harrow. Visitors to the Open Day were invited down to the broadcasting studios, located in the Hospital, from where the radio station broadcasts every day.

With thanks to Charles Biggie for photos from the Open Day.

WEEE! It’s time to recycle it, Harrow.

Friday, 29th June 2018

Got any old small appliances or unused mobile phones lying about the house? Harrow is piloting an exciting new recycling programme for waste electrical and electronics across the borough. Wendy Sherer got all the details when she sat down with Daniel Lester (Harrow Council), Emma Hall and Maninder Khunkhun (West London Waste Authority).

David Reece interviews Harrow Mencap

Tuesday, 26th June 2018

Radio Harrow’s David Reece met with Emma Cooper, who leads the Carers Project at Harrow Mencap, during Carers Week (June 2018). Emma explains to Radio Harrow about what caring for others involves and the effectiveness of ‘Fruitful Tuesday’s,’ (involving sessions on Mindfulness for Carers on the third Tuesday of each month), among much more. Harrow Mencap is a seventy-year-old local charity which helps people with disabilities and their direct carers. Listen to the interview here!

Let’s Talk about Depression… with Rethink Mental Illnesss

Sunday, 17th June 2018

RH’s Anna Trevers Speaks to Neil Parker from The Bridge working in partnership with Rethink Mental Illness. Discussing the service and focused on their new work engaging clients through board games and building their skills to cope with mental illness. Neil assisted with setting up The Bridge, helping people to gain confidence interacting with others through learning how to play board games. Here their interview below. Neil’s advise is to find out what counselling and therapy might be available if needed.

Local Radio Day 2018 Highlights

Saturday, 26th May 2018

Radio Harrow marked the third Local Radio Day with a special day of shows ahead of the Bank Holiday Weekend. With programming from the studios, and out in the community, the station joined stations up and down the country in celebrating Proper Local Radio, on a day which is now a firm fixture in the Radio Harrow calendar.

David Reece and Wendy Sherer served up breakfast, the radio show variant, from 8am from studios in Northwick Park, with an exclusive interview with the new Mayor of Harrow, Kareema Kairul, who began her term in office the previous day.

During the morning, presenters Nick Edwards, and Shrey Puranik went on a ‘bus tour’ in the locality, checking in with the studio team at regular intervals.

At midday, Brian Rose celebrated Heroes from Harrow in a special hour long show.

This was followed by a special Walking Tour, curated by Kaye Holland and Sarika Unadkat, which was made especially for Local Radio Day. You can listen back to the Walking Tour in our podcast below:

Following Walk This Way, Charles Biggie was on air with Harrow Goes Pop!

It wouldn’t be Local Radio without local sports, and Noah Abrahams from the Sports Show went on an exclusive behind the scenes tour of The Vale, the home of Wealdstone FC:

Nick and Shrey, fresh from their adventures in Harrow, then took over the reigns at drive, with a special interview with the Heath Robinson Museum ahead of a new exhibition opening at the Museum.

At 7pm, Anna Trevers broadcast a special edition of The Basement Tapes, with the show being made especially for Local Radio Day!

Keep checking this page for more highlights over the coming days!

Get involved with Radio Harrow

Led and run entirely by volunteers, Radio Harrow are always on the lookout for new volunteers. Whether the broadcasting side of a radio station appeals to you, or if you want to contribute to the patient befriending services that the charity provides, you can find out more by clicking on the menu links.

Local Radio Day 2018

Monday, 21st May 2018

For the third consecutive year, Radio Harrow will be joining radio stations across the country on Friday 25th May 2018 and celebrating Local Radio Day with a special day of programming.

Launched in 2016 by the UKRD, Local Radio Day is a national event, involving radio stations from across the UK, aimed at undertaking events, tours and community activities all focussed on representing the unique nature of “proper local radio” and the impact it has within the communities it serves.

Founded in April 2015, Radio Harrow has been at the heart of activity in Harrow, with live outside broadcasts, specialist programming, in-studio guests, as well as being a constant presence in the community. Run and led by volunteers, with live shows every day of the week, the radio station recently celebrated its third birthday.

On air…

Join David Reece & Wendy Sherer for a special Radio Harrow Breakfast Show and get your Friday off to the perfect start at 8am. The duo will be joined in the studio by the Mayor of Harrow from 9am, and will also be checking in with Harrow at various points during the morning. The fun continues into the afternoon, with shows from across the Borough.

In the community…

During the day, we’ll be checking in with some of Harrow’s most well known and well loved places. A special walking tour will air in the afternoon, covering famous locations across the borough.

As part of the on air programming, the first hour of the Radio Harrow Roadshow will be broadcast live from Northwick Park Hospital Social Club at 6pm. Later on in the evening, the radio station’s very own House Band, The Volunteers, will be playing at the event, along with a DJ set from Steve Pinchen.

Schedule

Time Show
8:00 Breakfast with David Reece & Wendy Sherer
12:00 Harrow Heroes with Brian Rose
13:00 Walk This Way! With Sarika Unadkat & Kaye Holland
14:00 Charles Biggie
15:00 Sports Show special with Noah Abrahams
16:00 Live at Drive with Nick Edwards & Shrey Puranik
18:00 Radio Harrow Roadshow Live from Northwick Park Hospital
19:00 The Basement Tapes with Anna Trevers

On the day…

You can get in touch with the Radio Harrow team during Local Radio Day by any of the following ways:

  • Email: studio@radioharrow.org
  • Twitter: @RadioHarrow

We are the Lions Mr Manager

Sunday, 6th May 2018

Radio Harrow are proud to promote volunteer Biba’s recent interview with Neil Gore, from Townsend productions, about a play coming to town – We Are The Lions Mr Manager. The play about an industrial dispute that happened in Willesden in 1976; it made history, and the strike leader Jayaben Desai was named one of the 100 most influential women of the last 100 years.

The show can be viewed on May 7th, 2018 at the Tara Theatre, Earlsfield, and May 9th, 2018 at Waterman’s Theatre, Brentford.


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