North Cotswold Community Radio (NCCR) is pleased to announce the appointment of John Bowlt as the station's co-oordinator for Shipston on Stour and its environs. John, who is actively involved with the Rotary Club of Shipston as PR officer , Chairman of the Victorian evening committee and who is soon to be President of the club, moved to the area recently . During his working life,he has been involved in Sales and Marketing management both in the UK and on a worldwide basis and after retirement he became involved in charitable work for both the Princes Trust and Hospital Radio Plymouth before moving to the North Cotswolds.

John Bowlt, who currently presents Cotswold Country each Saturday on NCCR said " I am very pleased to become involved with NCCR and to help the station provide a comprehensive service to the local communities in the North Cotswolds. My particular area of responsibility will be to manage and expand the station's involvement with Shipston and to encourage local people to become involved in both the production and presentation of local programes and to contribute to existing output, so if you have something to say or wish to promote your organisation, YOUR NCCR NEEDS YOU ." John can be contacted via email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

With plans well advanced for the station's full launch in under a month, NCCR Chairman Robb Eden says 'the involvement of someone as experienced and enthusiastic as John is fantastic and I feel sure he will be an invaluable member of our growing team. As ever, we're keen to hear from absolutely anyone who is interested in getting involved in this rewarding project." NCCR is currently running test transmissions at weekends only and can be found at www.northcotswoldonline.com.