Special guests on this Friday's Diary Room will be doyennes of the Chipping Campden Literary Festival Vicky Bennett and Mary Gray. The pair are Co-Artistic Directors of an event that is fast becoming an essential entry in the diaries of North Cotswold bookworms. Tune in between 6.30pm and 8.30pm to find out what's on the menu at this year's festival, plus the latest local event info, new music releases and film reviews.
Dragon expert joins Flying Authors tour of North Cotswold libraries
This week on Cotswold Community we'll be talking to local writer and entertainer Chloë of the Midnight Storytellers. Chloe will be joining an intrepid team of Flying Authors for a day of dashing round Gloucestershire libraries on Saturday 4 February & she'll be at the NCCR studios this Wednesday to tell us all about it. To celebrate the second National Libraries Day, at the end of National Storytelling Week, Chloë dons her dragonproof cloak to appear as Agent Green, Dragon Whisperer, and tell stories from her forthcoming CD and book Dragon Tales.
Chloë's free family storytelling sessions take place at Winchcombe Library 10.15am-10.45am, Chipping Campden Library 11.45am-12.15, Moreton in Marsh Library 1.15pm-1.45pm and Stow on the Wold Library 2.15pm-2.45pm.
Our intrepid co-presenter, Freya Leng, won't be with us in the studio but she'll be ringing in from a lively Town Council meeting at Bourton-on-the-Water to tell us the latest news & gossip!
Cotswold Country
This week on Cotswold Country we have a very special guest talking to us on the telephone from his home in Brighton.
At around 12.30pm, Jim Marshall a stalwart of Country Music in the UK for over 40 years and not only a founder of the British Country Music Association but also producer and presenter of BBC 's Radio Brighton Country music show for many years will be giving us the lowdown on how Country Music has evolved over the last 40 years in the UK.
We also will be playing tracks selected by Jim plus more tracks from the Randy Travis 25th Anniversary album we featured last week.
As usual at around 12.15 pm we will be taking our weekly look at the USA charts and then at around 1.00pm the easy listening segment features two tracks from Randy Travis plus one each from "The Judds " and "Trisha Yearwood ".
Then at around 1.30pm the Classic segment will feature tracks from Randy Travis , CW McCall , Tammy Wynette and Merle Haggard .
So we do hope you can join us for some if not all of Cotswold Country this Saturday 12.00pm -2.00pm on NCCR
all the best John Bowlt
A PIECE OF THE AUCTION.
Special guest on this Friday's Diary Room will be Gayle Eastell, organiser of a very special auction on February 8th which aims to raise funds for The Theatre, Chipping Norton. One of the country's pre-eminent provincial theatres, the venue has been hit hard by recent cuts in local authority funding and Ms Eastell hopes to raise some £15,000 at the auction, which will be opened by the venerable Cotswold-based actor Robert Hardy CBE, to cover some of the shortfall. Find out what's going under the hammer on this Friday's edition of The Diary Room, 6.30-8.30pm on NCCR.
The President of the North Cotswold Rotary Club, Mike Boyes will be paying a visit to the NCCR studios this Wednesday at 6pm. The Rotary raise a huge amount of money for national & local charities but many people are unaware of the good work they do. Cotswold Community, this Wednesday 25th January, gives you an opportunity to hear more about the Rotary, to find out what they've got planned over the next couple of months and to get the all important information about how you can help.
If you're young & live in or around Moreton you may well want to have your say about the proposed skateboard park. Moreton Town council are holding an open day this Saturday from 10am & you'll have a chance to choose from one of four designs on show. Cotswold Community will be bringing you an update about the proposals & we'll have the latest news on this & events planned in your community.
Join Robb Eden & Freya Leng this Wednesday evening for Cotswold Community.
Tom Roles at Breakfast
Canadian singer-songwriter Josh Taerk will be talking to Tom on the
Saturday Breakfast Show after 9am tomorrow (21st January) as he embarks
on a tour of the UK. We'll ask him why songwriting is so important to
him, find out about the story of his first performance and also about
how perfoming here differs from gigging across the pond. Tom will be on
air as usual from 8 with the best mix of music to get you going in the
morning, along with film reviews and the latest local, national and
international news.
DIRTY DEEDS IN THE DIARY ROOM
Special guest on this Friday's edition of The Diary Room (6.30pm-8.30pm) will be author, historian and journalist Nell Darby. Nell has written several books about the seedier side of this most bucolic corner of the country, including 'Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in the Cotswolds' and, more recently, 'Olde Cotswold Punishments'. Appropriately enough she'll be 'doing a bit of bird' in The Cooler herself this Friday when she pops in to discuss her work and lift the lid on some of the more unsavoury goings on in the Cotswolds over the centuries!
New For 2012
A New Year & lots of new programmes to refresh the parts that others can't reach. Starting this Wednesday a new community programme will take to the NCCR airwaves. Cotswold Community will endeavour to keep you informed about the various organisations that do so much good work in the Community. We'll be giving you information about their various activities & we'll be talking to the movers & shakers who keep these organisations running, from the Rotary to the Cotswold Conservation Board & the Scouts to other voluntary help groups.
This week we'll be talking to Freya Leng, local correspondent for the Cotswold Journal. Freya will be telling us about what it takes to be a local journalist & to give us an inside view of some of the recent stories that have hit the Cotswold headlines.
Cotswold Community, hosted by Robb Eden, starts this Wednesday, 18th January from 6pm.
and there's more
May we give a big NCCR welcome to our new recruit Justin Smith. Justin will be presenting his first show next Sunday, 22nd January, 'Sunday Euphoria' features two hours of euphoric music , ramping down the tempo at 11pm to get you chilled for the week ahead.
Keep logged onto NCCR for details of other new programmes starting shortly.
THE DIARY RE-OPENS
NCCR's Diary Room returns this Friday evening from 6.30pm with a visit from some Creative Cows (their words, not ours!). Special guests will be local comedy promoters Keyna Doran (herself no slouch at raising a titter!) and Vanessa Rigg, said 'Cows' who they will be joining us to chat about the new season of comedy nights they are launching at Chipping Campden School on January 21st. Featuring the cream of up-and-comedy masters and mistresses of mirth, the Creative Cows Comedy Club looks set to be a regular fixture for those seeking a smile. www.creative-cows.com Along with the ladies you can hear new music, all the news on forthcoming events and movie reviews with Andrew Macfarlane. Don't forget, too, that if you have an event you're involved in and want it plugged, email us on
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THE VOICES IN YOUR HEAD
Thursday will, never be the same because on Thursdays from 4pm through 6pm there's gonna be ch-ch-ch-changes. You are invited to listen to The Voices in your Head. Jonas Halling and Sam Dyer are the voices in your head, formerly of Optimists' Radio. Two hours on a Thursday afternoon is filled with a great variety of music, and plenty of discussion too. Features include 15-minutes of Ridiculous Metal music from 17:15, and do not be surprised to hear some bubblegum dance music and David Bowie! Find out what the voices in your head have to say!
John Coghlan On The Double Decade
There'll be plenty of STATUS QUO on the Double Decade this Friday lunchtime (6th January) as we're going to be joined in the studio by John Coghlan who for almost 20 years was part of that band.
As usual the show starts at 12.30 so please join me then for the first show of 2012.
Andy Garside.
HAPPY NEW YEAR
A HAPPY NEW YEAR from the NCCR crew. All our volunteers wish you the best for 2012. We'll be announcing a couple of new programmes shortly, meanwhile tune in to JT time this Tuesday evening as James has now moved from his Saturday afternoon spot. Keep an eye on this website for more info.
Festive Merriment A Plenty
"The Rich Whincup Show had its Christmas Special on Wednesday. Joined by old friends John and Tom Phillips, the show has live music, festive tales, funny banter and some all-time classic Christmas songs. Why not listen again to the show whilst your cooking or eating the Turkey? Ideal background music to whatever you're doing over Christmas. Merry Christmas everyone!"
Dancing In The Streets
ANYTHING GOES – a slight change to the normal format as on Friday 23rd December 2011 be dressed in your Disco gear and have your dancing shoes ready for a whole hour of Tamla Motown, Northern Soul, Soul and Disco.....as we shall be “Dancing In The Streets” of the North Cotswolds!
SONGBOOK - The Final Chapter
As well as the last show before Christmas, Tuesday 20th December will see the final closing of the Songbook pages. To mark the occasion all songs played will be from the Slice Of Cheese files. Yes, that means 2 hours of songs that are so bad they are actually quite good, humorous songs, or something just quite simply cheesey. I do hope you will be able to join me at 7pm on Tuesday for my last show. I would like to thank all those that have listened and contributed to the show over the last 3 years and I would like to wish you all a very merry Christmas and a happy new year.
2011 End Of Year Special
Join Robb Eden for The Unsigned Community End Of Year Special every Saturday during the run up to Christmas. We'll be giving you a month by month rundown of the best tracks we've played during 2011 and if last week's programme was anything to go by there were some crackers.
Tune into The Unsigned Community End Of Year Special, Saturday's from 10am to 12 noon on NCCR.
The BIG Debate - Listen Again
Did you know that based on a 20 year projection the number of younger people living in Moreton-in-Marsh is likely to remain the same whereas the number of elderly people is set to double! Does Moreton need another retirement complex? Before passing any more large planning applications should the planning committees seek to improve the town’s infrastructure & if so what needs to be done? Do you think that younger people should have a say in the Town’s future?
Recorded at the WI Hall, Moreton-in-Marsh - hear The Big Debate again !
Listen Again: The Big Debate
MORE FROM THE DIARY ROOM
The second instalment of NCCR's new magazine show, The Diary Room, airs this Friday from 6.30pm until 8.30pm. Special guest will be Dr Colin Prottey, co-ordinator of the Rotary Saving Lives Project who are aiming to raise awareness of Sudden Cardiac Arrest and put defibrillators into schools across the region. There'll also be plenty of new music, movie and DVD release reviews, the best of the the weekend's TV films and, of course, the prime event listings for the week ahead.....if you have an event you want highlighted pop details on an email to
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MAKE A DATE FOR YOUR DIARY
If it's on, it's in The Diary Room. A new show launches on NCCR this Friday evening - The Diary Room, between 6.30 and 8.30pm, will see the formation of a team of presenters mixing experience with enthusiasm and headed by former Cooler Breakfast stalwarts Richard Price and Charlie Doran Davies. A magazine-style show, The Diary Room will major on what's happening across the region from Stow to Stratford and will include interviews,the best of newly-released music, pre-release film reviews (with self-confessed film 'nut' Andrew Macfarlane) cultural 'happenings' and book reviews with Mandy Webb and a whole lot more. Our first guest this Friday night will be Moreton Christmas Fair and Lights Organiser Jenny Harris - find out the full lowdown on Saturday's 'big turn on'.
So, if you want to know what's in the entertainment pipeline to keep the family amused, listen in between 6.30 and 8.30pm every Friday evening. Your diary will never have been so full....
All's Set For The Moreton Fair
On Saturday 26th November NCCR will be taking part in a special Christmas Event. The Moreton Fair will be on from early morning through 'til late afternoon, giving you an opportunity to find that very special Christmas present. In the Market Square you'll find stalls selling everything local including Candles & Accessories, Jewellery, Gift Boxes, Chocolate Novelties & Cakes, Handcrafted Textile accessories for the Home, Handmade Soap, Pet Goods, Sweets, Handmade Cards & much more.
They'll be a raffle, food & drink, lots of music from local acts & of course the big man himself - Father Christmas will be making a special trip to Moreton to entertain the kids. On the top floor of the Redesdale Hall look out for the NCCR team who'll be on hand to tell you anything you want to know about your own community radio station or the forthcoming debate about planning in Moreton. They'll also be Guide Dogs for the Blind ~ Christmas Cards, Great Dane Rescue ~ Homemade Christmas Cakes, Tombola,
Moreton Guides ~ Badges, Home Farm Trust ~ Crafts & Christmas Things, Moreton Rangers ~ MR Merchandise, Leukemia Book Stall, Mount Everest Climb ~ Crafts, Fair Shares ~ Rural Cinema Season Tickets, Wild Life Trust & Cotswold 92 Club.
Get set for Christmas - come to meet the NCCR team at the Moreton Fair, Saturday 26th November from 9am.
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Programme Schedule
Monday 6th February 4:00pm Because It's Monday
6:00pm The After School Show
7:30pm The Laid Back Music Show
9:30 Closedown
Tuesday 7th January 6:00pm J Tea Time
8:00pm Sportopsy
10:00pm The Folk Show
12:00 Closedown
Wednesday 8th February 4:00pm The Awesome Show
5:00pm The Mix Tape
6:00pm Cotswold Community
8:00pm The Rich Whincup Show
10:00pm Pop Go The Pirates
12:00am Closedown
Thursday 9th February 4:00pm The Voices In Your Head
6:00pm The Nothing Show
8:00pm The Folk Show
10:00pm Closedown
Friday 10th February 11.00am Anything Goes
12:30pm The Double Decade
2:30pm Theme Time Radio
4:30pm Metal Mayhem
6:30pm The Diary Room
8:30pm Classic Cuts
10:30pm Closedown
Saturday 11th February 08:00am Tom Roles Breakfast
10:00am The Unsigned Community
12:00pm Cotswold Country
2:00pm Pop Go The Pirates
4:00pm J Tea Time
6:00pm The Vibe
8:00pm The Mac Attack
10:00pm Closedown
Sunday 12th February 10:00am The Retro Chart Show
1:00pm Chris Thomas
3:00pm Sunday Afternoon Interval
4:.00pm Sunday Soundtracks
5:30pm Theme Time Radio
7:30pm The Mac Attack
9:30pm Sunday Night Euphoria
11:30pm Closedown
