Bromley Buzz

Darren Weale interviews Liam Conlon , Member Of Parliament for Beckenham and Penge. From his ' Ramblin Irishman ' musical father Bill, to Liam's maiden speech in Parliament, the topics of mental health and disability, helping Living Well in Penge, and Smartphone Free Childhood , and some fun constituency facts, we cover a lot of ground and find out what it is like to be elected as an MP with an im...

Darren Weale interviews Jane Lobb, Director of The Man Of Mode at Bromley Little Theatre which plays between 7th and 15th March, and actors Lucy White and Jimi Finn.  Set in a London seen as "a playground for the rich, where indulgence, wit, and hedonism are celebrated", they talk about the story in the play and the story of the creation of the play, and Lucy and Jimi act out an excerpt in charact...

Darren Weale interviews Dermot McKibbin, Chair of Bromley Community Land Trust, part of the Community Land Trust Network . This is a new organisation in the borough, but part of a wider initiative that has helped residents in other locations to find new homes. Dermot is also a member of South East London Community Energy , an organisation helping the community to access green energy, which we have...

Darren Weale  and  Zeenat Noorani interviewed actor and Eastenders legend Adam Woodyatt when he was due to appear in the play 'Looking Good Dead' at Bromley's Churchill Theatre.    We are releasing this memorable interview as a standalone episode as Eastenders celebrates its 40th year of broadcasting. Adam continues as Ian Beale, the longest-serving main character in the show. We had lots of laugh...

Darren Weale interviews Sam Karim about The Brothers Arms at the Westow House pub in  SE19, where a series of events set up by Androlabs are taking place to bring together men (but not only men) to talk about men's issues around health and to help men to live better, longer lives.  We are spreading the love! Do listen in and share the Buzz. You can find us on our website  www.bromleybuzz.co.uk , w...

Darren Weale interviews Clive Efford , Member Of Parliament for Eltham and Chislehurst. 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 Restaurant Group , and  Ian Wood Property...

Darren Weale , Sarah Marsh-Collings and Zeenat Noorani (live from Dubai) record a Bromley Buzz episode on Zoom. 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 Restaurant Group...

Sarah Marsh-Collings is joined by Nolene Harris of Rotary Bromley Game Changers catch up with Cllr Dr David Jefferys, Mayor of Bromley  in the Mayor's Parlour. The Mayor's earlier interviews are  here,   here  and  here and here .   From baking to commemorations, some very serious, and celebrations, the interview takes in Bromley Football Clubs fans early, freezing start to the FA Cup in Newcastle...

Darren Weale talks with actress and activist Jameela Jamil at her latest Move For Your Mind event.  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 Restaurant Group , and  Ian W...

Darren Weale interviews Darren Springer, owner of Lolli's Sweet Shop in Bromley town centre. An independent retailer, Lolli's has an impressive variety of stock and it is a joy to listen to this insight into a world of confectionary. There is much more to Lolli's than sweets alone, including fundraising for charities such as Natasha's . We are spreading the love! Do listen in and share the Buzz. Y...

This episode of the Bromley Buzz podcast is an extract from the Bromley BuzzUp all-sector networking meeting held at the Bridge House Theatre in Penge in 2024. Here, Luke and Joe from the theatre, with the help of Dusty the theatre dog, talk about their journey. 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 loca...

Darren Weale and Sarah Marsh-Collings interview Thomas Turrell , Councillor for Hayes and Coney Hall and London Assembly Member for Bexley and Bromley. The discussion covers public transport, Thomas's work as Councillor and London Assembly member, local police bases, Kelsey Park, Superloop, herons, pet judging, a memorable Christmas tree, Monopoly, Masterpiece, and much more. We are spreading the...

Darren Weale  and  Sarah Marsh-Collings  catch up with Cllr Dr David Jefferys,  Mayor of Bromley  in the Mayor's Parlour. The Mayor's earlier interviews are  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 , an...

Darren Weale interviews Dave Griffiths, one of the instigators and producers of the annual Christmas single by The Belldrinkers , a group of Chelsfield folk who enjoy getting together in The Five Bells pub to have fun making a song (or two) every year. Previously featured on BBC's The One Show, their latest song, 'Another Year, Another Christmas' , has been featured by The New York Post , and we h...

Darren Weale  and  Zeenat Noorani talk about good things in Bromley from two the Newman Flexible Workspace in Bromley town centre.   We discuss lots of Bromley news and goings on, including the pantomimes at the Churchill Theatre and the Bridge House 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 e...

Zeenat Noorani interviews Dr Puja Patel, a GP Partner in Bromley and NHS Clinical Care Professional Lead for Urgent and Emergency Care. How do we stay well in winter? Listen to Dr Patel's thoughts and tips on how to get helpful information, and how to use doctors and pharmacists effectively. We are spreading the love! Do listen in and share the Buzz. You can find us on our website  www.bromleybuzz...

Darren Weale  and  Zeenat Noorani interview Gareth Bacon , Member of Parliament (MP) for Orpington, in his office at Parliament.   Gareth talks about being an MP and life in his two offices, with his former Ministers red despatch box, books including one that made him want to enter politics, his roles as  Shadow Minister for London and Shadow Transport Secretary, and having Big Ben as an office cl...

On 23rd November, Zeenat Noorani chaired the Start Up Bromley panel event 'Health & Wellbeing - Entrepreneur's Energy Essentials to Business Success'. This is an excerpt of the audio from the event, with Cllr Dr David Jefferys, Mayor Of Bromley, speaking, followed by Chandra Sharma (the winner of an Above And Beyond Bromley Business Award as Community Hero) presenting Sushma Raval , with an aw...

Darren Weale interviews Nolene Harris, Founder of Rotary Bromley Game Changers . The club brings together local people who are community-minded to help charities and good causes to raise money and deliver events and projects, and is part of Rotary in the UK and internationally. The club - and its fellow 7 other Rotary clubs in different parts of Bromley - would love to speak to more people who mig...

Darren Weale  and  Zeenat Noorani talk about good things in Bromley, this time from two locations, the Newman Flexible Workspace in Bromley town centre, and the Bo Peep pub near Chelsfield.   We discuss the new Bromley florists, Minells , to Beckenham Book Shop and its new Queer Book Club, a reprise of some show introductions we're fond of, our upcoming interview with Beckenham and Penge Member of...

Darren Weale  and Zeenat Noorani  catch up with Cllr Dr David Jefferys,  Mayor of Bromley  in the Mayor's Parlour. The Mayor's earlier interviews are  here, here and here .   David reflects on his many commitments and enjoyable meetings and appearances at events in Bromley and beyond, including upcoming events into 2025. The group also talk about the history and stories to be found across the boro...

Darren Weale  and  Zeenat Noorani talk from Newman Flexible Workspace about the goings-on, people and places in Bromley, from the recent BigJalebi Diwali celebration to local greengrocers Porters Produce and Larder London butchers in Plaistow, and Orpington Repair Cafe . Plus we speak with Jane Knight, Founder of the Successful Mums Career Academy . We are spreading the love! Do listen in and shar...

Darren Weale interviews Joyce Fraser OBE, Founder of the Black Heroes Foundation , just before Bromley celebrates Black History Month  on 19th October . Joyce refers to her collaboration with Your Bromley and Start Up Bromley on 19th October, and her writing and presenting a play on 25th October - details here - about the life of the late Flip Fraser, Founder of The Voice. We are spreading the lov...

Darren Weale interviews Maple Preston-Ellis, a writer and actress starring in the new musical 'Idle Women', based on the experiences of women who took on the role of moving goods by barge across England in World War Two. The show is playing at the Bridge House Theatre in Penge until 19th October and is a joy, with great acting, music, singing, and characters whose lives you are rapidly immersed in...

Darren Weale interviews stars of 2024's pantomime at the Churchill Theatre in Bromley, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. 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 ,  Twitter , and  You Tube . The Bromley Buzz podcast is sponsored by  Sh...