Bromley Buzz

Darren Weale  and  Zeenat Noorani share the latest buzz about Bromley, including an interview with Ronke Kokoruwe and Richard Jones , recorded on the day they co-hosted the debut TEDx Beckenham event. We range across many more topics and events in Bromley and beyond, from BBC Radio London to Love Da Beat Radio in Penge, BNI Lightning , Mercedes Yearley of Quest Soul Theatre and the Connections Caf...

Darren Weale interviews Sumeet Jalan of BigJalebi , ahead of the BigJalebi Diwali Charity Ball and Auction on 29th October at Oakley House on Bromley Common. Sumeet talks about why he created this event, featuring a 15-course menu by a Michelin-starred chef, the Bollywood Dancers, and the Britain's Got Talent winning illusionist, Richard Jones, and just what a 'jalebi' is. He also thanks sponsors,...

Darren Weale  and  Sarah Marsh-Collings  visit the former home of Charles Darwin in Bromley,  Down House .  This episode is recorded in the gardens, Darwin's 'living landscape laboratory', home to Darwin's experiments and observations in biodiversity and his 'genius earthworm theory', and, now, cream teas! We are with Tessa Kilgariff, Collections Curator for South London for English Heritage , and...

Darren Weale  and  Sarah Marsh-Collings  visit the former home of Charles Darwin in Bromley,  Down House .  This episode is recorded inside the home with Tessa Kilgariff, Collections Curator for South London for English Heritage , and Antony O'Rourke, Head Gardener. It begins by the staircase in the inner hallway, and we talk about the slide Charles Darwin commissioned for his children to use to g...

Darren Weale  and  Sarah Marsh-Collings visit the former home of Charles Darwin in Bromley, Down House .  This episode is recorded outside the home with Tessa Kilgariff, Collections Curator for South London for English Heritage , and Antony O'Rourke, Head Gardener. The conversation ranges across their roles and backgrounds, an introduction to Charles Darwin and Down House, Darwin's wife, Emma, and...

Darren Weale  and  Zeenat Noorani share the latest buzz about Bromley, with guest Simi Ghuman of Radfield Home Care . We have a 'Newsbeat' theme this week, drawing on fellow media channels in the borough, and cover local news and events, including from our website What's On page .  We have Zeenat's regular weekly affirmation. We are spreading the love! Do listen in and share the Buzz. You can find...

Darren Weale and Sarah Marsh-Collings recently visited the former home of Charles Darwin in Bromley, Down House .  When we interviewed Head Gardener Antony O'Rourke, one particular extract from the interview with him best captured the joy of the visit and the very special place, curated by English Heritage and open to the public. This audio is of those few words. We will release the other output f...

Darren Weale and Zeenat Noorani share the latest buzz about Bromley. We cover the recent Let's Talk Better event, the upcoming BigJalebi Charity Ball and Auction - tickets here , and cover even more local news and events than usual, including from our website What's On page . In particular, December's Aladdin pantomime - tickets here . We have Zeenat's regular weekly affirmation, this time guest c...

Darren Weale interviews Jamie Richardson of Bromley Court Hotel . We talk about the past and present of the hotel, what it offers, and past appearances by David Bowie and Jimi Hendrix. Afternoon teas, facilities, waffles, family ownership, and the value of smiling are among the topics that come up.  We are spreading the love! Do listen in and share the Buzz. You can find us on our website  www.bro...

Zeenat Noorani interviews Debra Weekes, Partnerships Manager with Mytime Active in Bromley. The interview covers lots of topics including Mytime Active's wellbeing improvement mission, something recently recognised by its winning the Health and Wellbeing Award at the London Sports Awards for the Active Lifestyles programme in Bromley. Other highlights include the Prime Time programme for older res...

Zeenat Noorani  and  Darren Weale  share the latest buzz about Bromley. We have interviews with fire fighters at the Orpington Fire Brigade Open Day, and as usual cover lots of local news and events, including from our website What's On page . We have Zeenat's regular weekly affirmation, this time guest created by Darren and referring to the phoenix. We are spreading the love! Do listen in and sha...

Zeenat Noorani interviews Lauretta Wright of Bromley's Life In magazines and the ABBBA (going Above and Beyond) awards. Entries to the awards close at midnight on 8th September, ahead of the award ceremony on 9th November at The Warren in Hayes. 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 ....

Zeenat Noorani and Darren Weale share the latest buzz about Bromley. We feature the Open Day at Orpington Fire Station and talk to Jerome, who uses British Sign Language in his role. We look back on the Women In Business Big Show in Kent and interview Deb Turner , Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) National Lead for Women in Enterprise. That and much more, including the Five Bells Dog Show in Ch...

Darren Weale welcomes back to the Bromley Buzz Councillors Alison Stammers and Mike Jack , this time catching up in the Marlborough Bakery in Chislehurst. They appeared previously when they were running to be Councillors, in episode 52 . We hear about their day to day work as Councillors, along with Cllr Mark Smith , the power and frustrations of a Councillor, local events and the value of volunte...

Darren Weale interviews Tim Lees of Chislehurst Life magazine and its related titles around Bromley, London, and beyond. We talk outdoors at the Bo Peep pub in Chelsfield, with some noise from happy diners in the background, and the occasional gust of wind interfering with sound.  Tim talks about magazine content such as the Independent Schools Guide, eating disorder intervention organisation Jenu...

Zeenat Noorani  and  Darren Weale  share the latest buzz about Bromley. We talk about a recent BR1 Lates wellbeing event, and interview Mercedes Yearley of Quest Soul Theatre , sample her show at the event, and talk with an organiser, Steven Smith of Community Links Bromley . Zeenat mentions seeing Neurodiversity 2023 umbrellas , and we celebrate the new Our Bromley magazine, and lots of local new...

Zeenat Noorani  and  Darren Weale interview Gareth Bacon , Member of Parliament for Orpington, in our second full interview with Gareth, and published on the second anniversary of the podcast. We cover lots of ground, including ULEZ, farms in Bromley, Gareth's day and postbag, young people taking work experience with his office, and seeing politicians as people.  Gareth tells us about the Orpingto...

Darren Weale interviews the Bexley and Bromley London Assembly Member Peter Fortune , in a catch up around a year after his first Bromley Buzz interview in Episode 61 . Sitting outdoors at a pub in Hayes, we talk about Peter's role in the London Assembly - with the London Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) a very hot topic, his love of cricket and an upcoming expedition to Hayes Cricket Club , the new...

Zeenat Noorani  and  Darren Weale  share the latest buzz about Bromley. We cover a recent day at nearby National Trust location, Chartwell House , the  Community House Open Day, where we met MP Sir Bob Neill, Gentleman Jack at Bromley Little Theatre , Rugby Munchkins at Westcombe Park RFC , and more.  We have Zeenat's regular weekly affirmation. We are spreading the love! Do listen in and share th...

Zeenat Noorani  and  Darren Weale take a back seat as Jaya and Aimee from the Newman and Devonshire Flexible Workspace s in Bromley mount a take over of this week's show. They bring with them their own unique bubbliness and such topics as where the expressions red-handed and cold feet come from, before they interview Zeenat about her carrying the Baton Of Hope a few days before. The duo mention lo...

Zeenat Noorani  and  Darren Weale  share the latest buzz about Bromley. We look forward to the Newman Bromley Buzz Take Over, talk about the self-employed business mindset, bubble tea and barley wine, local events, Carnival Coffee Roasters , the County Chronicle, Bromley Floral Fest, Everybody's Talking About Jamie at the Churchill Theatre in October, the Community House Open Day on 15th July, and...

Zeenat Noorani  and  Darren Weale  share the latest buzz about Bromley. Fresh from presenting the Team of the Year award at the Bromley Volunteer Awards 2023, we talk to Cllr Kim Botting, Mayoress of Bromley, and Young Volunteer award winner Kohanna Spence. Plus KestFest, local networking events including the Bromley Business Network and Business Networking International (BNI) Prince Imperial, and...

Zeenat Noorani  and  Darren Weale  share the latest buzz about Bromley. We talk about the Alexandra Nurseries in Penge, the opening in Penge of the Living Well Bromley charity shop, discuss who we intend to talk to for the Bromley Buzz in upcoming episodes, and more. We have Zeenat's regular weekly affirmation. We are spreading the love! Do listen in and share the Buzz. You can find us on our webs...

Zeenat Noorani  and  Darren Weale  share the latest buzz about Bromley. We talk about seeing Amy's View at the Matchbox Theatre and Ten Men: the Lives of John Bindon at the Bridge House Theatre, and St Martins Church Fete in Chelsfield, which featured Orpington's Maypole Dancers, with May Queen Lola Brooks. Bromley Little Theatre's upcoming bar show feat. paisley underpants, and Blackadder in Dece...

Zeenat Noorani  and  Darren Weale  share the latest buzz about Bromley. Including an interview with Engineer Steve Webb, of Webb Yates Engineers , on the Craft Not Carbon installation in Crystal Palace Park as part of the London Festival of Architecture . We have Zeenat's regular weekly affirmation. We are spreading the love! Do listen in and share the Buzz. You can find us on our website  www.bro...