Ulverston’s famous Lantern Festival is back! Festival Chair Chris Nelson tells Mai what to expect and how to get involved in the late September event. Tune into Mai in the Afternoon every Wednesday and Friday 1-3pm
On this week’s Sportzone show joining Tony Colyer will be Chairman of Barrow Raiders Steve Neale is the guest where he reflects upon the defeat at the weekend by NW Crusaders and what needs to be improved to gain victory at Doncaster this Sunday. Steve also advises the latest thinking on the restructuring discussions… Continue reading SportZone with Steve Neale, Chairman of Barrow Raiders Interview
On the show this Saturday with Gilli, Diane Smillie from Dignity in Dementia is back with another of Di’s Helpful Hints for family carers. This week she is talking about hearing challenges. Sometimes a person living with dementia can find loud or sudden noises distressful. Di explains how this can affect those with dementia… Continue reading Memories in Music Sat 14th August 4pm
Helping us stay safe on the coast, Ian Standing from Duddon Inshore Rescue in Askam shows Mai around the station, describes the roles of the volunteers, and shares life-saving information for everyone enjoying the seaside. More information can be found on their facebook page and at http://duddon-inshore-rescue.com.
Women Against State Pension Injustice (WASPI) recently celebrated a campaign win when the Parliamentary Health Service Ombudsman ruled that the Department of Work and Pensions did not properly contact 50s women about pension age changes. Local WASPI leaders Cath Williams and Pat Molyneux explain to Mai about the court ruling and what happens next… Continue reading Mai in the Afternoon with guests Cath Williams and Pat Molyneux from WASPI Interview
Tune into the Health Show from 10am on CandoFM, when Pete Sexton is standing in for Steve Foster-Driver (5th Aug) when he speaks with Jack Roskell, Motor Neurone Disease Association about this little known condition and to Dan Hayes regarding his ambitious fund raising projects for MNDA. For more info on MNDA www.mndaassociation.org… Continue reading Let’s Talk Health with guest Jack Roskell and Dan Hayes
On the show this Saturday from 4pm, Diane Smillie from Dignity in Dementia is back with another of Di’s Helpful Hints for family carers. This week she is talking about visual challenges that a person living with dementia might face How a deterioration in spatial awareness might lead to falls or an inability… Continue reading Memories in Music 31 July 2021
Brian Boyd talks to Dave Coverdale, former President of the Rotary Club of Barrow, about how Rotary fit in to the September 18th K2B and C2B charity walks, and how Rotary raise money under their own steam as well.
Russ Palmer talks with Karen Struel-White and Yvonne Patterson to discuss Barrow’s involvement in the worldwide event ‘Marilyn60’.
Ulverston Lantern Festival will take place on Saturday, September 25th, 2021. In 2020 we were forced by the pandemic to hold a virtual festival. This year we are crossing fingers and toes that the worst of the pandemic is behind us and all restrictions lifted over the summer will stay that way. So, it… Continue reading Andrea Speaking to Christopher Nelson about the Ulverston lantern festival 2021
