The Shrewsbury Biscuit Podcast

Worry can be one of life's biggest hurdles. It's something we all do, some more than others. Today on The Biscuit we speak to a guy who specialises in turning worriers into warriors, Stephen Marshall. Stephen is an ex military man who came out of the forces without the preparation he needed for civilian life. This amongst many other factors gave Stephen the motivation to starting a coaching compan...

Join AL and Timmy as they take a walk through the DRAWN Xmas Market set in the stunning Dye House at Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings. Here we have a collection of interviews with some of Shropshire's finest creators with a Christmas twist. We speak to some old friends and make some new ones too. Timmy has 2 important questions to ask at the end of each chat. What is your favourite Christmas film? If...

Be a birdie on AL's shoulder as he take the mic for a walk around Shrewsbury Abbey as we celebrate another year of Abbey Fest 2022, a charity even put together by Lingen Davies. We speak to some new people and some good old friends like Darren from Gindifferent, Liam Tinsley and of course the wonderful team at Lingen Davies. Anna Williams guides AL around the Abbey through the stunning ambience, s...

A while ago AL spoke to Derek Willis about the Shropshire Drama Company production of ART which was playing at The Walker Theatre at Theatre Severn. We gave away tickets for the show and got the opportunity to come along and speak to the cast backstage. Starting off, we speak to director Derek and Neville Street who was the stage manager. AL then took part in some voice warm-ups with the cast whic...

As we are about to enter panto season it is only fitting that we bring you an interview with Shrewsbury's most prominent dame, the beloved Brad Fitt. Sat in Brad's cosy changing room in the business end of Theatre Severn AL spent a bit of time getting to know this industrious name in theatre. We here in Shrewsbury may know Brad Fitt as the fantastically hilarious dame who has rocked the town's pan...

Wherever there is food, people gather and when that food bridges the gap between 2 countries, this is something special. AL bumped into a market stall at Shrewsbury's outdoor market called Pueblo Artisan Food and Arts. He was drawn in by the empanadas, knowing his Colombian wife would love the food on offer. An idea for an episode where we can discover the food of South America lit up like a light...

Well it's that time of year again folks, the Christmas season is finally upon us. For some though, Christmas isn't a subject that is discussed on one particular season. For people like Carrie Hughes Christmas plans begin at the beginning of the year. Especially as Carrie and her team at Pink Pebble organise the annual "Shropshire Festive Gift Fair" and "Shropshire Handmade & Creative Christmas...

Today AL is joined by 2 warriors who have not only survived cancer but are doing all they can to help raise awareness and help those affected by the horrific disease. Verity Jane joined AL on Pod Aid to talk about her own journey through cancer treatments and recover. Despite the terrible ordeal Verity and her family went through, she remains a strong advocate for all affected by cancer. Loren Sto...

Back in 2019 we spoke to Claire from Peakes Travel Elite, that was 3 years ago. A lot has happened in the last 3 years since we last spoke and boy do we have a treat for you today. The best in any business has to adapt to survive, the travel industry got hit hard during the pandemic, yet there are those who are still here. Peakes celebrated their 30th year anniversary by inviting some of their tra...

Today's episode was recorded at West Mids Showground for the Bonfire and Fireworks Bonanza hosted by The 90's Revival. Regular listeners to the show may be able to cast their minds back to last year. We covered this same event but the conditions were much, much different. It was rainy, the big screen didn't work and there was a power cut on stage so half of the kit didn't work! There were no such...

We have a fascinating guest for today's show. AL is joined by Becky Lisney who works in the world of Landscape Architecture. We do discuss Landscape Architecture in this episode, however the main subject of this podcast is body positivity. Becky is an extremely talented photographer with her own company, Lilith, created to help promote body positivity photography. "You're the one that's there in y...

The life of an aspiring actor can be very complicated at times. There are so many facets of the audition process alone that looks scary from the outside. From travelling to auditions, remembering lines and trying your best to shine above the competing talent. The audition process for Henry House, a Rocking Horse Media production is considered to be quite unique. Alex Whiteley speaks to 3 members o...

Politics...we really do try to avoid it on The Biscuit. But sometimes it's unavoidable, especially when someone drums as much press as today's guest, Alex Wagner. The reason being, is because Alex is only 20 years old and is already counsellor of Bowbrook for the Liberal Democrats and is going to be throwing his name in the hat to become Shrewsbury's next MP. We decided that today's podcast would...

Coming to you from Mature, a great club in Wellington, Shropshire, is a medley of interviews captured at the Shropshire Music Awards After Party. We set up downstairs while some of the award winning acts performed upstairs and me managed to chat to: LP Tripp, Starboi Senshi, club owner Matt Minor, rapper Monroe, videographer Andy Galloway and event organiser Tim aka Trademark Blud. Every single on...

This is a podcast that AL has been really looking forward to sinking his teeth into. Alex McCarthy joins us on the Biscuit and talks to us about her life and he she become the very highly respect business and life coach that she is today. Before this interview, there were many people that mentioned Alex McCarthy to AL as someone who is genuinely great a helping, motivating and inspiring others. It...

Thanks to our good friend Neville Street we were lucky enough to very quickly organise an interview with Derek Willis who is bringing a very fun, very well thought out play to Theatre Severn in November. Some may remember "Bouncers" from 2021, it was a great show that got a lot of good press. Shropshire Drama Company are bringing "Art" to Theatre Severn on the 9th - 12th November and it sounds lik...

Join AL as he takes a walk around the Steampunk Spooktacular which was set in the wonderful St Mary's Church in Shrewsbury Town. Having never been to a Steampunk event before AL was in complete bewilderment as he walked amongst people young and old who were dressed to the nines in some of the most stunning outfits. There were LOTS of people at this event and it was really enjoyable. AL interviews...

What is an architect? We ask all of the important questions at The Biscuit. Well, AL could have a bash at explaining the answer but we have award winning architect Camilla Monk on the show today to answer instead. Camilla has 16 years of experience as an architect, 10 years of those have been working for herself. We find out about the process that goes into turning an idea that may start off as a...

We have been doing an amazing job at raising the profile of Rocking Horse Media and the productions they have been working on. Horses & Biscuits was designed to keep banging the drum about the fine work they are doing with Henry House, a TV pilot that is production as we speak. But it has been years since AL and Gareth have had a chilled out...chat. This interview is designed to speak to Garet...

A while ago we used to make these things called "Crumbs" (coined by our wonderful ex co-host Julie Fox). They were short little in and out, bitesize interviews. We will see how this one does and if all goes well we could bring these back. While I was at DRAWN I met Julie Cole who is a Trichologist with a clinic in Radbrook. But up until this moment I had never heard of Trichology had you? Well Jul...

In the movie/TV world it is often the actors or directors that get all of the adulation from the fans and critics. However here at Horses & Biscuits we like to pay respects to everyone on an equal par. So this episode features 3 members of the crew that have huge responsibilities in the making of the TV pilot "Henry House" being produced by Rocking Horse Media. AL is speaking to James, then as...

Here is our day one coverage of DRAWN 2022. AL had some mics set up on a stage at DRAWN, an art fair created by Cherie Jerrard and was held at Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery. There were dozens of artists and hundreds of people filtered through the event as the weekend went by. Day One was a tricky one, AL was only there until 2pm and his nerves were shot due to the pressures of the looming Po...

Here is our day Two coverage of DRAWN 2022. AL had some mics set up on a stage at DRAWN, an art fair created by Cherie Jerrard and was held at Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery. There were dozens of artists and hundreds of people filtered through the event as the weekend went by. Day Two was awesome there was a really nice vibe, even though it was super busy everything seemed super chilled. AL w...

Shrewsbury has it's very own Photo Marathon Competition coming to town on the 15th October 2022. But what does this mean? Well AL is joined by Clare Roberts from Pink Mash who explains that this exciting event was originally designed to increase foot-fall in Shrewsbury Town. Knowing Shrewsbury for the talented and pride-driven town it is though, we expect this event to take off. Shrewsbury Photo M...

So, AL received a message from his good friend Andy McKeown that said he should come and take a look at an exhibition at The Hive in Shrewsbury and interview the artist, John Wragg. So this is exactly what AL did. Back on the 9th of September AL met up with John at The Hive for a chat. We set up mics in the music room, we went for a walk around the exhibition and then we hit record. The art that w...