Bromley Buzz

Darren Weale  talks with Dr David Jefferys, former Mayor Of Bromley, and now Master Apothecary, at the  Apothecary Hall  in London.   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  Sh...

Darren Weale talks with Dawn from the Friends of Bromley Palace Park about how the Friends are progressing their great work of making the historic parkland in  the centre of Bromley a valuable place for people, flora and fauna alike. Recorded in May at Bromley's Pedro Lounge , this is a reminder of just what good determined volunteers can achieve, even if the foxes, frogs, newts, tawny owls, rando...

Darren Weale talks with Sabrina from Pathwaze at an event run in conjunction with the Department of Work and Pensions.   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 restauran...

Darren Weale  and  Zeenat Noorani meet at Newman Flexible Workspace and talk about goings on in Bromley including Black Condor (coffee by Carnival Coffee Roasters in Penge), a Viking encounter, and plans for  a Speed Dating night. Plus, the ' Best Of, FFS ' project, and the support it has received from Salt and Slate Catering and Radfield Home Care . And more....   We are spreading the love! Do li...

Zeenat Noorani talks with Sunesh and Claire from Walfinch Home Care Bromley, Dulwich, Sevenoaks and Croydon . The conversation includes content about the Bromley Dementia Friendly Community .   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 , a...

Darren Weale talks with Dr David Jefferys, former Mayor Of Bromley, and now Master Apothecary, at the Apothecary Hall in London.   This was a short recording touching on the Bromley Youth Music Trust , which has performers appearing at the Hall for the Masters charity Dinner on 3rd July. More here .   We are spreading the love! Do listen in and share the Buzz. You can find us on our website  www.b...

Darren Weale talks with Nick Bryant of Brilliant Businesses about the Bromley Business Show on 30th September at Oakley House.       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  Sham...

Darren Weale talks with Ella Roche ahead of the debut event by Relay Crystal Palace , set up to build a community for young people (typically aged 18-24) in Crystal Palace learn, build new skills and make meaningful business connections to support their career aspirations and fight youth unemployment. On 3rd June Relay presents its first free event, designed to help attendees learn career building...

Zeenat Noorani talks with Lauren at the Paws Cat Café in Tonbridge.   Just as when we went beyond Bromley to focus on the lovely Hemsley Conservation Centre (episode here ), we have again gone to a fascinating place within a reasonable distance of our borough.    While Hemsley has Geoffroy's Cats, Lauren's cat cafe has 15 rescue cats in what is definitely 'not your usual coffee shop'. While it cer...

Darren Weale talks again with Cllr Jonathan Andrews, the Mayor Of Bromley , even as his annual term of office comes to a close in May. He shares a tribute to his mother. Theresa is Mayoress, and Jonathan also thanks the whole team around the Mayor that makes this office of optimism such a positive part of the borough.   Jonathan reflects on his event-filled term and, after the closing credits of t...

Darren Weale talks with actor James Bradwell ahead of his appearance as Sergeant Troy in Midsomer Murders - The Killings At Badgers Drift, which is on at the Churchill Theatre from 12-16 May. Tickets here .   James is appearing together with Daniel Casey, who created the role of Sergeant Troy, and who is in this production playing Inspector Tom Barnaby.   James talks about the classic whodunnit, w...

Darren Weale announces the Best Of Project and the Best Of Bromley, which will run during and before September 2026.   The announcement was made at English Heritage's Down House, the former home of Charles Darwin. Speaking at the 21st April Bromley BuzzUp networking event, attended by the Mayor Of Bromley, Cllr Jonathan Andrews, Darren outlines the thinking and intentions behind the Best Of Bromle...

Bromley's Ripley Arts Centre - home of the Bromley Arts Trust - recently hosted a double celebration. First, a milestone: showing off its rooms after a refresh so that they can again host music and other activities against a fresh, well-decorated backdrop. Second, sharing the launch of a new exhibition, 'Bowie Unlimited', featuring artwork by Sara Captain depicting the iconic musician David Bowie....

Zeenat Noorani talks with Simi Ghuman of Radfield Homecare, Bromley Orpington, and Beckenham .   Simi talks about care and the care business locally, and contributing through Connections Cafe events and sponsoring Let's Talk Better campaign events including one on 27th April .   We are spreading the love! Do listen in and share the Buzz. You can find us on our website  www.bromleybuzz.co.uk , wher...

Darren Weale talks with Graham Orr, Chair of Bromley Football Club Community Trust , and Cllr Mike Botting, Armed Forces Champion and Loneliness Champion for Bromley, and formerly a regular on the podcast when Mayor.    The growing work of the Trust, particularly with veterans living in Bromley, is covered, acknowledging the pivotal help of Charlotte Ryan from Bromley Council . A wide range of ong...

Darren Weale attends the opening of 'Bowie Universal' - Sara Captain 's David Bowie art exhibition at Ripley Arts Centre , and talks with Sara about David Bowie, her art, and David Bowie's significance for Bromley and culture more widely. From the late Bromley-grown superstar's early career onwards, Sara captures in various formats his growing popularity, influence, and influences. Visitors can bu...

Darren Weale talks with Sarah Newsom and Liz Bromfield from Parkinson's UK Bromley and District Branch ahead of World Parkinson's Day on 11th April, when they will have a stand in Bromley Town Centre outside The Glades shopping centre.   A wide-ranging conversations covers numerous topics including the many things the branch does with and for people with Parkinson's, their families, carers, and th...

Zeenat Noorani talks with Martin of the newly award-winning Crown & Anchor pub in Bromley, the award having been presented by Bromley Member of Parliament Peter Fortune .    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 . T...

Darren Weale   catches up with previous Bromley Buzz podcast guest ( episode 143 ) Cllr Graeme Casey outside the Lopeto Cafe in Orpington's Priory Gardens, with vocal accompaniment from a Robin, geese, and passing park and cafe users.    While enjoying Basque cheesecake and coffee, and ahead of the May 7th local elections, as usual we steer clear of politics, while encouraging listeners to vote, a...

Darren Weale  and  Zeenat Noorani talk with Cllr Gemma Turrell, Deputy Mayor of Bromley.   Gemma comes up with a great tagline for the borough - 'London living with a Kent lifestyle' and talks about her personal journey, her cats, boardgames, and her cool experiences as Deputy Mayor. She also reveals that the Bromley Buzz is her "number one podcast on Spotify"!  The discussion ranges from Pokémon...

Darren Weale visits Bromley's Greener Cleaner Hub in The Glades shopping centre during the Spark Festival and speaks with Amber and Michaela from In Common , John Breech from the Hub's energy team - supported by UK Power Networks , and Charlotte from the Hub, who talks about the Hub's current and future activities that people can take part in.  From a player coming on stage in a coffin, to coming...

Darren Weale  and  Zeenat Noorani talk about the latest news and events in Bromley, and as we look to share one or two items from our archive, we include an interview with Cllr Thomas Turrell - also London Assembly Member for Bexley and Bromley - and Cllr Will Rowlands, when Thomas was walking for charity and to celebrate the Green Belt last spring (2025). That was recorded at Scadbury Manor . Tha...

Darren Weale speaks with Henry, Operations Manager at Hemsley Conservation Centre in Kent. From the beautiful, rare Golden Conures which can be heard at the start of the episode, to Tayra, Lemurs, Maned Wolves and Jaguarundi (one of only 2 pairs in the UK), Hemsley Conservation Centre is a publicly-open refuge for many animal species that are rare both in the wild and even in zoos. The Centre love...

Darren Weale  speaks with Wendy, Robin, and Nick from the  Farnborough Dramatic Society in the dressing room. From a player coming on stage in a coffin, to coming away with awards, and many a mishap along the way, we hear about the Society, which is over 75 years old, and features members from 18 years of age to 'as old as you like'. With alumni including Nicholas Gasson from TV's Merlin, several...

Darren Weale speaks with Wendy, Robin, and Nick from the Farnborough Dramatic Society in the dressing room ahead of their next production, Murder At Checkmate Manor , which runs between 19th and 21st February. Tickets here . 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  Insta...