The Other Side Of Blackpool Podcast

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Host Gillian Oliver is joined by Emma Jackson from the Poverty Truth and resident Sasha as they review the December Disability Forum Meeting On the agenda was patient transport, disabled parking in the town and much more

Send us Fan Mail Gillian Oliver brings you the latest from October's Disability Forum at Holy Trinity Church Hall, Dean Street.  She reflects on disabled residents' continued quest for access and influence and compares it with cricketer Freddie Flintoff who went 'straight to the top' in his desire to improve South Shore Cricket Club's facilities in a recent TV show.  Also,...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Host Gillian Oliver is joined by Brian from Brunswick PACT and they talk through about the issues raised at the latest Disability Forum in August. The Forum was joined by head of traffic at Blackpool Council Ian Large who answered questions around disabled parking and other issues in the town Also in the meeting was Sean Raynor who had a serious brain injury and is...

Send us Fan Mail Join host Gillian Oliver from the Poverty Truth as she takes you through the latest disability forum above Sainsburys on Talbot Road Blackpool She was joined by Emma Jackson, Howard Robinson and Michael who claims PIP payments himself 

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we bring you the highlights from the recent Disability Forum, where we brought the research done by Healthwatch Blackpool and research done on a national level about disabled transport and found it just isn't working.

Send us Fan Mail Host Gillian Oliver was back at Holy Trinity Church on Dean Street in Blackpool to pull together children and adults a like, who have all been affected by bullying and to talk to the leaders of the town.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode host Gillian Oliver is Joined by Emma and Chrissy from the Poverty Truth to hold the Disability Forum from Blackpool Victoria Hospital In this episode part 1 they discussed parking at the Vic, this follows on from a mystery shopping trip they did, where parking was the clear winner in complaints  Patient Transport questions were answered by Caroline Hargreaves from...

Send us Fan Mail Host Gillian Oliver was joined by Emma and Chrissy from the Poverty Truth Team to talk special offers and the latest on the bullying case they ran through 2024. They were also joined by Doreen from Queens Promenade in Bispham who has over 600 names on the petition to bring down the blue hoardings obstructing their view of the sea and Vicky Whitfield from Realise Skills Hub who pro...

Send us Fan Mail Host Gillian Oliver is joined by residents on Queens Promenade, Little Bispham to hear their anger at the hoardings that have been placed on the promenade by Balfour Beatty for ver 10 years ruining their sea views from the apartments Now they are fighting back  https://www.change.org/p/save-our-green-space-along-thornton-cleveleys-sea-front?cs_tk=&utm_campaign=937a84b65f6348c1...

Send us Fan Mail Host Gillian Oliver is joined by Essam Sannoufi a Syrian refugee who fled his country after being shot and wounded for trying to stand up against the government. That episode is called Help I'm a Refugee in Blackpool Essam now reacts to the news that President Assad regime is over and he has fled the country and what that now means for him and his fellow Syrian refugees  If y...

Send us Fan Mail Host Gillian Oliver and Emma Jackson from the Poverty Truth Team  host the December meeting of the disability forum at the Holiday Inn in Blackpool They discuss accessibility on transport with guests who joined them in the room to make things better for residents in Blackpool with disabilities

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Host Gillian Oliver and Emma Jackson from the Poverty Truth  headed down to Blackpool Zoo to hold our second Disability Forum. In the meeting we heard from Rebecca Reynolds, from Blackpool Zoo who told us about their new accessibility areas and what their doing to improve Abigail Lee from Healthwatch Blackpool on looking for volunteers to help them improve service...

Send us Fan Mail Gillian Oliver, and guests Anne Stewart,Lindsay Barlow, Mel Close, Mike Crowther, Howard Robinson and more discuss the wins that have come from the Poverty Truth Networks work in Blackpool over the last 18 months  Plus hear from Council leaders about new plans coming to town which will benefit more people with disabilities and accessibility issues 

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we were on the road at Holy Trinity Church in Blackpool hosting a Bullying round table discussion It was a chance for young people to be "heard" by some of towns decision makers including Labour Candidate Chris Webb ahead of the General Election where he will be looking to win his seat for Blackpool South

Send us Fan Mail In this episode host Gillian Oliver is joined by Emma and Chrissie from the Poverty Truth Network They road tested 5 Mental Health Apps and decide on the best one for young people Give an update on the latest video they released on SEND Transport and All your latest Special Offers

Send us Fan Mail Joining host Gillian Oliver was Emma Jackson and Chrissy Wright from the Poverty Truth Network plus joining them for this week's conversation was The Myers Family who have taken their children out of school to educate them at home and they tell us how they earn their money from content creation which has given the children valuable life skills they believe they wouldn't...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode host Gillian Oliver is joined by regulars Emma and Chrissy from the Poverty Truth Network to talk through special offers and what the team have been handling this week. Plus Rebecca Brookes from Platform in Blackpool  (The Platform is a new service for 16 to 24 year olds and older to help them find a job, access training or education.) who joined the group for thei...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode host Gillian Oliver is joined by Emma and Chrissy from the Poverty Truth Network and .......Ross Goodwin a professional wrestler who came to our meet to hear stories about bullying and how he and his wrestling club could help Link to the little book of warm below https://www.chil.uk.com/news/little-book-of-warm

Send us Fan Mail Back for 2024 Host Gillian Oliver kicks off this years Podcast reflecting on the issues they faced in 2023 and what they are doing this year to try and change them Joining Gillian are from the Poverty Truth Network Emma Jackson and new team member Chrissy Wright and David Baxter who they met through the Disability Forum

Send us Fan Mail Host Gillian Oliver catches up with more guests from the recent Network Lunch meeting at The Holy Trinity Church in Blackpool This meeting talked about the recent reply from the CEO of the NHS in Blackpool after hearing the last podcast, Job search issues and the help from the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) and things for your diary like the up-coming away day and next  Dis...

Send us Fan Mail Host Gillian Oliver catches up with more guests from the recent Network Lunch meeting at The Holy Trinity Church in Blackpool This meeting talked about the good news within the group and moving issues forward like bullying and fly tipping and things for your diary like the up-coming away day and next  Disability Forum meeting. In this episode were, some gardening tips from Leon, m...

Send us Fan Mail Nothing about us without us is for us.  This is our meeting from the Grange on Monday 2nd October 2023.  This was only the second time we had met, to start to build a disability forum in Blackpool.  We need to bring together all the services, charities, and organisations across Blackpool and the Fylde Coast so we can have a strong forum and everyone is included.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Host Gillian Oliver brings you some breaking news about the Poverty Truth's Campaign for and with disabled sportspeople in Blackpool Plus an Invitation to you, to come along to an important meeting on 2nd October 2023 at Grange Park at 1pm 

Send us Fan Mail In this episode host Gillian Oliver sits down with senior citizens Dick and Val and Val's Granddaughter Pheonix (who is 13 years old) to talk about the issues with being a senior citizen in Blackpool

Send us Fan Mail In this episode host Gillian Oliver reflects on their end of term report meeting with all that has been happening at the Poverty Truth....And a lot has been happening Some real highlights include a breakthrough in the Boccia Courts case (Season 3 Episode 2)  In this episode are  Emma Jackson Siobhan Tweedale Blackpool resident John If you are still in need of help or advice due to...