Bromley Buzz

Zeenat Noorani talks with Brydon Duncan , Bromley-grown athlete and mental health advocate. Having been to Langley Park School For Boys , Brydon recently returned to the school to premiere his documentary film, Breaking The Circle , which was attended by the Mayor of Bromley, Cllr Jonathan Andrews. Brydon talks about his 'second home', Blackheath and Bromley Harriers , and how he hopes to be influ...

This is a recording of some of the opening section of the Bromley BuzzUp free, all-sector networking event held at VR3NXT in The Mall in Bromley town centre on 23rd July 2025.  Bromley Buzz podcast Founder  Darren Weale speaks, then Cllr Gemma Turrell, Mayoress of Bromley, Atiya from the venue, Shampan restaurants, and finally Conor McGibney, Dungeon Master of Quest Soul Theatre's Bromley Dungeons...

Darren Weale talks with Davide Wheller of ASBO magazine and the ASBO Foundation. ASBO, "Set aight by youth culture", is at the the leading edge of youth content created with purpose, and a youth-driven leading music and fashion title whose beautiful, substantial magazine is cherished by lovers of the arts.  We are spreading the love! Do listen in and share the Buzz. You can find us on our website ...

Darren Weale talks with Anoop Singh Bamrah of Falcon Flying Group at London Biggin Hill Airport. 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 ,  London Biggin Hil...

Darren Weale talks again with Gareth Bacon, Member of Parliament for Orpington from his office in Portcullis House on the Parliamentary estate in Westminster. As Parliamentary recess approaches, Gareth reflects on his 6 years in Parliament, the demands of the job, meeting over 140 organisations already in his role as Shadow Secretary of State for Transport, and "meeting good people doing good thin...

Darren Weale  talks with Frank Sisley and Eve Cartwright about  Bromley Little Theatre 's  Youth Group . The interview was recorded on the stage of the theatre and Tony Jenner adds a few words late on while taking a short break from scene building!  From dancing backstage, to being professional onstage, Eve and Frank talk about some amazing experiences that build confidence and provide memories fo...

Darren Weale talks with Frank Sisley and Eve Cartwright about Bromley Little Theatre 's Youth Group , as a trailer for the full interview. This excerpt captures the essence of what Bromley Little Theatre means to those involved, of all ages.    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 ....

Darren Weale talks with Thomas and Henning, the Co-Founders of Rhino Boulder , the climbing centre located in The Mall in Bromley town centre.   These "two guys with a dream" have come a long way with this project which began in Bromley. Rhino Boulder is evolving, with community at its heart, but also with people climbing from 4 to 75 years of age, people who are going on to competitive climbing,...

Darren Weale is, for the first time on the podcast he founded, interviewed. The interviewer/interviewee seats were unexpectedly swapped with Jaya and Aimee at the Newman Flexible Workspace ahead of their Hats, Horses and Handshakes networking event  on 17 June. The full recording will be published separately. This episode follows an extract from that interview session which was used, as episode 23...

Darren Weale talks with Jaya and Aimee at the Newman Flexible Workspace ahead of their Hats, Horses and Handshakes networking event on 17 June. This is a special 'interim episode' taken from a longer recording which will be published in separately, and which also contains an interview with the Founder of the Bromley Buzz podcast - Darren. Event link here .    We are spreading the love!   Do listen...

Darren Weale talks with Conor organiser and Dungeon Master of Bromley's new Dungeons & Dragons community, which is being run in collaboration with Quest Soul Theatre .    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 . Th...

Darren Weale talks with Cllr Jonathan Andrews, Mayor of Bromley in Bromley Civic Centre. Jonathan describes his transition from the robes of Deputy Mayor to Mayor, his inauguration and his early days in the role. That includes assisting his chosen Mayoral charities for the year, CASPA and the Maypole Project .   We are spreading the love!   Do listen in and share the Buzz. You can find us on our w...

Darren Weale talks with Tyler Smith, Manager of Orpington's Business Improvement District (BID), known as Orpington 1st .    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 re...

Darren Weale talks with Dinta Madlani of Madlani Cancer Support .    The charity helps people with all kinds of cancer, and their families and friends, from its base in Orpington.    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 T...

Darren Weale talks with Cecilia Evans, Petts Wood May Queen for 2025.    Cecilia talks about the deep history, traditions, customs and experience of May Queens. She describes the value of the May Queen organisations to people, including both boys and girls, and shares the charity she is fundraising for as May Queen, namely the 5th Petts Wood Scouts , whose sadly stolen bus needs to be replaced. Ce...

Darren Weale talks with Helen Marsh, NHS Head of Communications & Engagement for the South East London Integrated Care System and One 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  You Tube . The Bromley Buzz podcast is...

Darren Weale  talks with Cllr Dr David Jefferys,  Mayor of Bromley in Bromley Civic Centre. The Mayor's earlier interviews are here,   here ,  here , here , and 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  Instagram ,  LinkedIn ,  Twitter , and  You Tube . The Brom...

For this episode, we share a recording from one of our live events in Bromley. The Bromley BuzzUp events are free, all-sector networking gatherings with short talks and activities which being people together.   In June 2024, David Winstanley, CEO of London Biggin Hill Airport , was Special Guest at a Bromley BuzzUp held at the Shampan restaurant in Bromley , also attended by Jonathan Andrews, Depu...

Jacqui Weale interviews Bromley-based bestselling author Annie Lyons (latest book A Girls' Guide to Winning the War ). Annie talks about her writing journey from long-deferred New Year's Resolutions to bestselling status in the US, offers advice to aspiring writers, and refers to her upcoming events.    These include Putting Pen To Paper at Bromley Library on 23rd April, Books In The Park on 26th...

Darren Weale interviews Olivia Penhallow of the Chequered Theatre Co . Olivia and Nathaniel Allen are co-writers and stars of the theatre production Marble Cake. The theatre company is fundraising to take the show to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August, with 'Chequered Cabaret' at the Churchill Theatre on 4th May, tickets here , then a return for Marble Cake itself on 24th-25th May, tickets he...

Darren Weale interviews Peter Fortune , the new Member Of Parliament for Bromley and Biggin Hill, who we had formerly interviewed in his previous role as London Assembly Member for Bexley and 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 ,  Tw...

Darren Weale talks with actor, writer, and producer Mark Farrelly , who on the 29th of March appears at Bromley Little Theatre as the iconic Quentin Crisp in 'Quentin Crisp:  Naked Hope' .   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  Instagram ,  LinkedIn...

Darren Weale talks with Ian Rowe, CEO and Head Of Service at Bromley Youth Music Trust .   Ian talks about the Trust, its work with numerous schools including Langley Park School for Boys , Highfield Junior School , and with partners such as Monkey Music . The Trust supports age groups from pre-school to Year 13 and adults. Ian mentions collaborations such as the Churchill Theatre , and looks forw...

Darren Weale talks with Cllr Dr David Jefferys, Mayor of Bromley  in the Mayor's Parlour. The Mayor's earlier interviews are  here,   here , here , and here .   David talks about the commemoration of the borough's 60th anniversary and the extensive walking this has entailed! Much more is covered, including tiny forests, the Mottingham health and wellbeing launch on 31st March, the International Sp...

Darren Weale interviews Mercedes Yearley of Quest Soul Theatre and participants in the Creative Arts Cafe currently running at Mountview Community Hub in St Mary's Cray, managed by Play Place and held in a building owned by Clarion Housing Association . Mercedes and Quest Soul Theatre has previously featured on the Bromley Buzz podcast, and here we also hear from local people who are enjoying the...