The Sunday Review

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A weekly round-up of news and features from East Grinstead (West Sussex, UK) and the surrounding area.

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30 October 2022

In this edition, we’ll be chatting to Mims Davies about a Jobs Fair she’s organising, Will Geddes tells us how to improve our home security as winter approaches and Dave and Mary McLaughlin from the Dormansland Baptist Church talk about their new Community Hub. Plus, Norman Wong finds out about Will Aid month. Paul Talmey will be talking to Colin Hill about Haywards Heath-based organisation Computers for Kids, and Samantha Day will be chatting to Adele tribute act, Katie Markham. Hosted on Acast...

Oct 30, 2022•59 min

23 October 2022

We discover the significant positive effect we can have on the environment by switching just one car journey to the train. Julie Mockford joins us to talk about the East Grinstead in Bloom group and Geraldine Durrant is here to tell us about the blog she’s started about her experiences of dealing with her husband’s dementia. Norman Wong will be finding out all about the Lingfield Art Exhibition and Samantha Day will be chatting again to Andrea Watson about the new arts and music programme at the...

Oct 23, 2022•59 min

16 October 2022

In this edition, we find out how we’ll all be working longer as we put retirement on hold and why over half of young people are still too embarrassed or ashamed to seek help with their mental health. Paul Crayford is here to tell us how he got on with a 268-mile walk for charity and we’re joined by Becky Cole from Ceroc Sussex to tell us about the dance classes she runs in East Grinstead. Paul Talmey will be talking to a Crawley-based dementia support group and will also be marking Emmerdale’s 5...

Oct 16, 2022•1 hr 8 min

09 October 2022

Today, we hear how some leading UK retailers are monitoring their customers’ online behaviour far more than you might realise, details on a careers and recruitment event at the Queen Victoria Hospital and a new Room on The Broom themed trail at Wakehurst this half-term. Plus, we’ve details on a Beer Festival at St Mary’s Church and we reveal the Sussex pub that scooped this year’s Great British Pub Award. Paul Talmey will be finding out about activities at The Ashdown Hub that are supporting wel...

Oct 09, 2022•59 min

02 October 2022

In this edition, as part of UK Savings Week we discover how putting even a small amount of money aside can pay dividends. Suzanne Harper and Finola O’Neill from campaign group SOSS QVH update us on the recent announcement about the proposed merger at the Queen Victoria Hospital. And Sue Darney is here to tell us more about the East Grinstead Soroptimists. Plus, in our look back at some of the best bits from Meridian FM from the last couple of weeks, Paul Talmey will be finding out about an annua...

Oct 02, 2022•1 hr 2 min

25 September 2022

In this edition, Nick Berryman at SSAFA Sussex about the work the organisation does for people at all stages in their military career. Cole Moreton is here to tell us about his encounter with The Queen and his new podcast series Can We Talk? And Julie Whelan, Learning Manager at Wakehurst will be explaining about the Nature Unlocked research they've been doing over the past year. Plus, Paul Talmey will be discovering more about the Menshare Listening Group that offers support to men aged 18+ who...

Sep 25, 2022•1 hr

04 September 2022

In this edition, we’ll be taking a trip to Boston to find out what’s on offer for visitors, hearing how young people are still finding it tough growing up LGBT+ and talking to Guide Dogs UK about their new My Sighted Guide scheme. Plus we'll also be hearing about the plight faced by Kilmarnock Horse Rescue, we've a feature on the Kent, Surrey and Sussex Air Ambulance and an interview with the film-makers behind a local movie shot at East Court. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf...

Sep 04, 2022•58 min

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