Bingham & District Audio Magazine

For our first interview we hear about the proposed redevelopment of Toot Hill school, then we introduce you to the newest team member our audio magazine. Finally, we do a bit of armchair travelling and hear about a holiday to Canada and the Yukon.  Send us a text if you're listening to this on a mobile device. We'd love to hear your feedback.

For our first interview we find out about a local steam engine restoration project in the Vale of Belvoir. We then celebrate the official opening of the landmark Lancaster Bomber memorial, called "on Freedoms Wings"; and for our final piece we explore the Museum of Timekeeping which is based in Upton  Send us a text if you're listening to this on a mobile device. We'd love to hea...

This month we  celebrate a couple of  the small businesses that bring care and character to our town. One of Bingham's newest businesses  is the Potato Mart which is a family run Asian supermarket stocking Hong Kong, Japanese, and Korean food.  We also explore the world of dog grooming at the Barking Barber. For our final interview, we speak to the Bingham U3A group who have been running for...

We start by exploring a topic that’s grown rapidly in recent years. An increasing number of parents are choosing to Home Educate their children and we speak to a father who is a passionate advocate for this approach. He shares his experience and gives us an insight into the challenges and rewards of taking this path.    We then move to the sporting world and interview a lady who has had a lifetime...

For this month's programme, we pay a visit to the Bingham Arts Centre on Long Acre; we also dedicate a bit more time to our Poetry corner in order to feature a wider selection of topical poems and readings; and have a wonderful description of a holiday to India. We start with a round up of local news . Send us a text if you're listening to this on a mobile device. We'd love to hear yo...

In our first interview this month we talk to Ted Rayson who moved to Bingham in 1967 and he tells us about his memories of living and working in the area. We then hear from Fiona Malloch about a fascinating visit she made to Titanic Museum in Belfast last year. For our final piece, we speak to Dawn Rowley who is a professional personal organiser and she gives us some tips on how to tackle our hous...

Happy New Year to all our listeners ....coming up for you in our January edition, our first interview is with the new Methodist Minister who began her work in Bingham at the start of September. We then speak to a lady who has recently recieved a community award in recognition of the work she does at the Chestnut Community Centre. For our final piece we find out about the Scottish traditions linked...

A selection of Christmas songs from Robert Miles Choir, an interview with Father Christmas and a reading from Charles Dickens - A Christmas Carol Send us a text if you're listening to this on a mobile device. We'd love to hear your feedback.

In our first interview, we are in conversation with a member of the Toot Hill Army Cadets. We then turn to a local man who tells us about his lifelong passion for photography and finally we find out about the origins of the annual Bingham quiz which raises money to support Childline Send us a text if you're listening to this on a mobile device. We'd love to hear your feedback.

ln our first interview in this edition, we meet a local Bingham Community Award winner who talks to us about her work with the Bingham Penguins Swimming Club for disabled children. We then talk to a local man about his long involvement with amateur field athletics and our final interview is with the My Sight Notts Charity who help people with sight loss across the whole of Nottinghamshire. In addi...

This month marks the 40th anniversary since the Bingham & District Audio Magazine was first published in September 1985. We're breaking with our usual format to bring you a special commemorative edition. Join us for a look back through time, celebrating some of our past stories, voices and features. It's a nostalgic trip down memory lane by one of our original founders Jennie Eagles....

ln our first interview in this edition, we meet a local Reverend who has recently celebrated 60 years since his ordination into the church. In rememberence of the 80th anninversay of VJ day this month, we also have a story about a local man who was held in a prisoner of war camp in Borneo. Our final interview this month features one of the organizers of the Bingham Repair Cafe, which was setup ear...

In this months edition, we speak to Councillor Tony Wallace - the newly elected Mayor of Bingham. This is followed by a piece about a community group "Sheds" who aim to tackle social isolation in retirement by bringing people together to work on various practical projects. Our final piece is an archive interview from a resident of Church Street, Bingham and what it was like living there...

ln our first interview in this edition, we visit a local stable which is part of the Riding for the Disabled Charity. Our next two pieces form part of our 40th anniversary celebrations in 2025. We meet one of the original founders who regales us with stories from the past, as we take a nostalgic journey though our archives.  For our third item, we take another dip into our archives and are  treate...

In this month's edition, we have a varied range of interviews plus the usual round-up of local news and some poetry. Our first interviewee is a local resident telling us all about her recent trip to Peru, then we have an interview with the manager of FarmEco, a community farm in Screveton and finally a recipient of a local community award discusses his involvement with Bingham Rugby Club&apos...

In our first interview this month we speak to Michelle Storer from the Grantham Canal Society and learn about their restoration work and plans for the future.  We then dip into local history with part 2 of a talk about the Women's Land Army in WW2 by Clare Wilkins from the Bingham Heritage Trails Association - BHTA)  ( listen to our March edition for Part 1 of this talk). Finally we hear from...

In addition to our regular news round up and Poetry Corner, in this months edition we hear from a local man who has spent his whole career working on the railways and has written a book about it. We  also learn about the contribution of women in the Land Army during WW2 and a have piece about International Women's Day on 8th March. Send us a text if you're listening to this on a mobile de...

In our interviews this month, we talk to one of people who have been awarded a Bingham Community Oscar.  In the second part of our garden bird feature, we hear about some great places to go bird watching in the local area and how to identify some common species by their distinctive song.  Finally we meet Len Jackson who is involved with the East Bridgford Drama Group.  Send us a text if you're...

This month's edition features interviews with a Tai chi teacher on the benefits of Tai chi, a local ornithologist on the Big Garden Birdwatch and a friend of the Magazine, Jonathan Hammond, discusses the ongoing Lancaster Bomber memorial build. Send us a text if you're listening to this on a mobile device. We'd love to hear your feedback.

This month's edition features interviews with Bingham Folk Club and a member of an all-female expedition team who went to the North Pole, plus a reading from the classic book 'Cider with Rosie' by Lawrie Lee. Additionally, the usual poetry readings and roundup of local news. Send us a text if you're listening to this on a mobile device. We'd love to hear your feedback.

This month's edition features The Royal British Legion, a listener reminiscing about his childhood during World War II and the Guild of Bell Ringers, plus the usual roundup of local news. Send us a text if you're listening to this on a mobile device. We'd love to hear your feedback.

This month's edition features The Linus Project, Woodman's' Cider and the East Bridgford Drama Group plus the usual roundup of local news. Chapter Markers 00:00 Music 00:21 Intro 01:40 Local News 09:45 The Linus Project Send us a text if you're listening to this on a mobile device. We'd love to hear your feedback.