Bromley Buzz

Darren Weale chats with Tony Cheeseman of IQ Property Services , a company that helps clients design and build their own homes or renovate them. With a shout-out to the "wonderful Zoe and Jane" in the company office, we talk about the old borders of Bromley, Bromley BuzzUp events including the next one on 10th September , the meaning of business, the Community Infrastructure Levy, and the Business...

Darren Weale  and  Zeenat Noorani talk about goings-on in Bromley, and interview people at the (probably) last show at Bromley's Picturehouse cinema, including mention of the friendly cinema ghost. With news including the growth of Lush Bromley , words on the latest #BromleyBuzzUp event at the Bridge House Theatre in Penge , an outing to the  #BexleyLinkUp, the Five Bells Dog Show, and more, it is...

Darren Weale  and  Zeenat Noorani  interview Cllr Dr David Jefferys,  Mayor of Bromley , for the second time, again in the Mayor's Parlour. The Mayor's earlier interview is here . From the Tiny Forest , to Bromley FC ,  to Foal Farm , and more, the Mayor takes us through an array of wonderful achievements by wonderful people in Bromley. We are spreading the love! Do listen in and share the Buzz. Y...

Zeenat Noorani interviews Neil and Lisa of Nuthatch Retreats - after experiencing a woodland retreat with them. We are spreading the love! Do listen in and share the Buzz. You can find us on our website  www.bromleybuzz.co.uk , where we feature local events  here . We are also on  Instagram ,  LinkedIn ,  Twitter , and  You Tube . The Bromley Buzz podcast is sponsored by  Ian Wood Property  and th...

Zeenat Noorani records at Armed Forces Day, 26th June, from the Civic Centre in Bromley. The opening of the episode features some background and aircraft noise. Content includes the Mayor of Bromley, Cllr Dr David Jefferys; Mayor's Chaplain the Reverend Roger Bristow; Mayoress Cllr Kim Botting; the minute's silence; and the playing of the Last Post and the National Anthem. Zeenat interviews Chris...

Darren Weale visits the Thursday Club at St John's United Reform Church in Orpington. The club offers a weekly place for people to meet, enjoy listening to musical entertainment and talks during term time.  We are spreading the love! Do listen in and share the Buzz. You can find us on our website  www.bromleybuzz.co.uk , where we feature local events  here . We are also on  Instagram ,  LinkedIn ,...

Darren Weale  and  Zeenat Noorani meet at the Crown & Anchor in Bromley and talk about local events and news, and Zeenat interviews Martin, who explains what running a good pub means to him.  We are spreading the love! Do listen in and share the Buzz. You can find us on our website  www.bromleybuzz.co.uk , where we feature local events  here . We are also on  Instagram ,  LinkedIn ,  Twitter ,...

Darren Weale interviews Magdalene Adenaike, Founder and CEO of the Music Relief Foundation . Based in Croydon, the charity has events ahead and aims to work more widely, including in Bromley. We are spreading the love! Do listen in and share the Buzz. You can find us on our website  www.bromleybuzz.co.uk , where we feature local events  here . We are also on  Instagram ,  LinkedIn ,  Twitter , and...

Darren Weale interviews Billy Murdoch about the Orpington Repair Cafe , which is held at St Mary's Church in Green Street Green on the 3rd Saturday of every month. The resident repair specialists fix a range of electrical, mechanical, and other items for a donation (and payment for parts, if required) on the spot. In that way, they prolong the life of many items and people are less likely to buy r...

Darren Weale interviews the man in the box, to be precise the Punch and Judy box, at Pride Picnic in the Park 2024 . We talk about how James Arnott got into Punch and Judy, progressed it into a career, and the history and nature of this very traditional, British children's entertainment. We are spreading the love! Do listen in and share the Buzz. You can find us on our website  www.bromleybuzz.co....

Darren Weale  and  Zeenat Noorani interview Cllr Dr David Jefferys, Mayor of Bromley , in the Mayor's Parlour. We talk about topics including David's background, his priorities for his term in office, and the charities he is supporting: Alzheimer’s Research UK , Bromley Youth Music Trust , and Welcare in Bromley . Plus achievements in the borough in the fields of science and medicine, fields in wh...

Darren Weale interviews Matt Venner of Chislehurst Fitness and Visit Chislehurst ahead of the Chislehurst Thrives Festival on 30th June. We are spreading the love! Do listen in and share the Buzz. You can find us on our website  www.bromleybuzz.co.uk , where we feature local events  here . We are also on  Instagram ,  LinkedIn ,  Twitter , and  You Tube . The Bromley Buzz podcast is sponsored by ...

Darren Weale visits the Orpington Priory and Old Library and talks with artist Beci Ward , who organised the Open Day, and one of the studio holders, Rebecca Gray of Rebecca Gray Millinery , whose hats (including one under construction for Ascot) were on display. As you can hear, there are opportunities to engage in activities in the building, and to take studios, when available.  We are spreading...

Darren Weale  and  Zeenat Noorani share the latest buzz about Bromley, shortly before enjoying Maddie's Great Shakes, as we are calling their espresso martinis, and Basque cheesecake at The British Queen in Locksbottom, Calvin the sewing machine from Bromley's Library Of Things , upcoming events including Let's Talk Better on 28 June, Zeenat's interview with the creators of the film Dark Revival ,...

On 14th May 2024, the second Bromley BuzzUp, a monthly, free, all-sector networking meeting, took place at Westcombe Park rugby club in Orpington. This episode captures the opening of the meeting, with Bromley Buzz Founder Darren Weale speaking, followed by a sample of Mercedes Yearley of Quest Soul Theatre leading a warm-up activity. Then Cllr Mike Botting speaks on his last full day as Mayor of...

Darren Weale interviews Sufian Miah of the Shampan Group, which has restaurants in Bromley, Westerham, and Welling. We talk about the history of the three restaurants, the experience, cuisine and cocktails, the new Shampan Selfie Wall mural at the Shampan Spinning Wheel in Westerham, the red sauce of Shampan, plans for the future, and more. We are spreading the love! Do listen in and share the Buz...

Darren Weale interviews Parisa Wright, Founder of Bromley's Greener and Cleaner Hub as their new fundraiser to carry on their great, green, community work in the borough and beyond. You can view the fundraising page, including a video explaining what the Hub means to people, and donate here . Donations to the campaign are being matched by Aviva up to £250 per person. We are spreading the love! Do...

Zeenat Noorani interviews Sazz Wanogho-Maud, Founder of the Young Entertainers Academy Awards.   We are spreading the love! Do listen in and share the Buzz. You can find us on our website  www.bromleybuzz.co.uk , where we feature local events  here . We are also on  Instagram ,  LinkedIn ,  Twitter , and  You Tube . The Bromley Buzz podcast is sponsored by  Ian Wood Property  and the  Shampan Grou...

In this episode of the Bromley Buzz, at the request of Rabbi Laura Janner-Klausner  of  Bromley Reform Synagogue , who we interviewed in Episode 167 , we return to when we spoke with Holocaust survivor, the late Ziggi Shipper , and share a few of his words, especially his 'Don't hate' message.    We are spreading the love! Do listen in and share the Buzz. You can find us on our website  www.bromle...

Darren Weale  and  Zeenat Noorani  share the latest buzz about Bromley.  We talk about the debut Bromley BuzzUp event held recently, and the next one on 14 May at Westcombe Park RFC with the Mayor of Bromley and special guest Janet Lewis OBE, Founder of English Youth Ballet. Tickets here . Cinema, theatre, ladies rugby, and much more including a Start Up Bromley workshop on 17 May are all covered,...

Darren Weale interviews Rabbi Laura Janner-Klausner of Bromley Reform Synagogue .  We cover matters such as what a Rabbi is, feminism, equality, the synagogue, and being a peoplehood. Laura talks about the importance of 'being a real Rabbi' and what the role means to her, recounts some of her life so far, and describes her love of the musician Lady Ga Ga.  We close on a clip of the late Holocaust...

Darren Weale  and  Zeenat Noorani  share the latest buzz about Bromley.  We talk about the upcoming local events, including our own new Bromley BuzzUps, our new sponsor the Shampan Group of restaurants , and many more goings on in Bromley.  We are spreading the love! Do listen in and share the Buzz. You can find us on our website  www.bromleybuzz.co.uk , where we feature local events  here . We ar...

Bromley Buzz team member Sarah Marsh-Collings and friend Lorraine talk from a noisy Leicester Square Bar after completing the London Landmarks Half Marathon to raise money the the RSPCA. If you'd like to add to the £864 Sarah raised when this episode is published, please use this link . Apologies for the sound quality, due to the background and absence of our usual full recording equipment. We are...

Darren Weale  and  Zeenat Noorani interview Cllr Mike Botting, Mayor of Bromley , in the Mayor's Parlour. We are spreading the love! Do listen in and share the Buzz. You can find us on our website  www.bromleybuzz.co.uk , where we feature local events  here . We are also on  Instagram ,  LinkedIn ,  Twitter , and  You Tube . The Bromley Buzz podcast is sponsored by Shampan restaurants , Ian Wood P...

Darren Weale presents students from Newstead Wood School interviewing Jo Johnson , then Member of Parliament (MP) for Orpington, in 2018.  This interview was a debut podcast for the then Bromley Radio, which later closed down. Now there is a new Bromley Radio , which carries our shows. Several Prime Minsters after that 2018 interview, it can be shared again as an insight into the past, and into th...