The Shrewsbury Biscuit Podcast

As this episode was recorded, it was Mental Health Week so for this one we thought we'd let Shropshire Mental Health Support take over. So joining Alex and Verity, we have Maree and Ruth (from Shropshire Mental Health Support) who have brought along a guest to speak to. Our guest today is Helen Pritchard, who unfortunately lost her son Stephen to suicide in early January 2020, just one week after...

This is episode 1/3 Alex and 'Bigger-Mini Biscuit' Leon are here to cover two days of DRAWN 2023. It has become a welcome tradition for The Biscuit to feature at this event and it was a huge privilege to speak to so many wonderful creatives. Starting off with DJ Raggs, what a guy he is. Started DJing in his 70's and is now absolutely smashing it. Gary Drew, of course we HAD to speak to him, he's o...

This is episode 2/3. Alex and Leon return for Day Two of DRAWN at the Flaxmill in Shrewsbury. They had a room full of Shropshire's finest artists and a PORTABLE MICROPHONE you know, so they could get about and speak to people! The task of the day was doing this all before the batteries ran out so the best way to do this was with a good ole Biscuit-run. Hit record, walk and talk and don't stop unti...

This is episode 3/3. To wrap things up at DRAWN 2023 we thought it was a great idea to sit down with our good friend Charlie Adlard, co-creator of The Walking Dead, comic-book royalty and one of the most iconic UK artists, y'know that guy. With a little help from Leon, Cherie Jerrard and Pearl, Alex gets deep into conversation about, well, everything really. We wrote a list and yeah, they pretty m...

Alex Whiteley is ready, mic in-hand on the football fields at SCAT (Shrewsbury College of Arts and Technology) on London Road. This mission today is to speak to coaches, parents and players about the world of coaching, girls football and the positive impact it can have. Alex speaks to coaches Adam, Jess and Marv about the roles that they play at Shrewsbury Up and Comers u11 Girls. Women's football...

Imposter Syndrome...what is it? How do we face it and how do we stay motivated when there's a mind-goblin telling you you're not worthy? Well you mentally punch that goblin in the nose and prove it wrong. A life coach is a great person to have around when you need to make some positive changes. Today's guest Mandy Taylor is a life coach who is at the beginning of a career where she is determined t...

How do we talk about cancer? Do you, or have you struggled to have conversations with friends or family about their cancer? Is there a way we can approach the subject without being too intrusive? Well, today on the Biscuit Alex and verity are joined by Mary Perry, a survivor of breast cancer who is here to talk to us about her journey in a really relaxed, casual way. This episode felt so natural,...

Alex Whiteley is at the Shrewsbury Town FC Supporters Awards Night at Montgomery Waters Meadow. It was an intimate event with only around 200 supporters and the whole Shrewsbury Town present who were up for awards nominated by the supporter groups attached to the club. The goal today is to investigate the connection between the supporters and the club, especially as a huge effort has been made by...

Today Alex is chatting about travel with Rhian. Who, after experiences her own travel adventures is going to be passing on her knowledge in a series of seminars at Highly Flammable Studios from 12th May. We start off by discussing Rhian's own adventures and the lessons she has learned along the way. Travelling is something that envelops us all in a mixture of emotions and may give us multiple reas...

Please read the bottom of this, we have a challenge for you. We have a very cool show for you today. Featuring guest co-host, all the way from Australia, Rich Carter. Rich has been a close friend of The Biscuit from the very beginning and AL was super pleased to have him by his side to speak to todays guest. Author Kate Mclanachan sits with Alex and Rich to discuss her book "The Workhouse Almanac:...

The sun is starting to peek it's head out and we are about to embark on festival season. With Shropshire being such a cool festival county, it seems fitting that we sit and discuss one of the biggest festivals of the year, Camp Bestival. Alex and Verity are joined by Bestival founder and world famous DJ, Rob Da Bank. There is not much that isn't covered in this interview. Starting off with how doe...

In this Episode TV chef and friend of the show Marcus Bean drops in to chat with Alex and Verity. First thing's first, apologies are in order for the technical difficulties that were had at Pod Aid back in September. But what can you do eh? We get a recap of Marcus' rise to fame, his story is astonishing, especially for a self-taught chef. How does someone without a fancy culinary education get on...

For this special episode Alex is joined by Katy Rink from My Shrewsbury Magazine at Shrewsbury Ark. The Ark is a hub for people that are homeless or are need of support for adverse reasons. The mission for today is to understand what Shrewsbury Ark offers in way of support and also to open up a channel to its users. Speaking to Chair of Trustees Emily Bell, we find out about the day to day running...

Join Alex and Verity as they sit down with good friend of the show Thomas Corbett, who is representing Shrewsbury Wargames Society. Alex is not at his er...best today so it's a good job he has a brilliant co-host and guest to prop him up. From the very beginning, blanking on the name of not just a guest, but a genuine friend that he's about to speak to. The needle definitely scratched the vinyl on...

AL and Verity are talking to Kate Vuaghan on today's show. Kate is going to be doing the 2023 London Marathon in order to raise money for Whizz Kidz. A charity that raises money to get disabled children get access to the wheelchairs and apparatus that they need to get about. This is a great time to be discussing this, as Verity is getting ready to run the London Marathon too, raising money for Ova...

Writing short stories is a truly underrated talent but one that Alex has admired for a very long time. On today's show we have a fine example of an author who excels in the art of of short story writing. Author, Stephen Anthony Brotherton joins us on The Biscuit to talk about his new book 'Watching The Wheels' which is a collection of short stories that will grip you from the first page. We need t...

Alex and Verity attended a nice evening of celebration for an exciting charity that has emerged in Shropshire that offers support to young people in their development skills. We are of course speaking about Shropshire Youth Support Trust or SYST for short. The evening was held at The Flaxmill Maltings and it was an evening filled with lots of introductions to some truly fantastic people. We meet S...

This is a podcast that was a long time in the making but WELL worth the wait. Alex and Verity speak to Suzy Shorrock who is a 2022 PCA British Bodybuilding Champion. A goal that has been achieved while not only learning about training through menopause, but inspiring others too. Suzy has a gym in Radbrook and her own company called Girls Get Lean where she helps coach women to be the best versions...

This bumper episode comes in two parts. Part One: Alex and his family attended an international buffet at Radbrook Community Centre. This event featured 22 countries who brought along food to share with members of the community. Alex spoke to organiser Kate, participants from the different nations that they represented, the Mayor of Shrewsbury Elisabeth Roberts, members of the PCSO and the police....

This is one the most fun we have had making an episode for a long time. Alex and Verity are joined by local rapper TrippleJayy and his good friend, photographer, videographer and well...genius Marcus Hart from Ice Eye media. It is really hard to pinpoint what we did and didn't talk about in this episode. I think we made a good go of covering everything. Most importantly though, we did talk about t...

Alex and Verity were invited around for a chat with local Shrewsbury band, Chasing Mallory, they hit record and glorious chaos ensued. The guys talked about their history playing together and how they came to be and well...the normal things you'd expect to hear a band to talk about. What you wouldn't expect them to talk about is... Their love for Ainsley Harriot, the torture of Wonderwall, the bal...

Alex, Verity, Mini-Biscuit and Caz take on day two of Shropshire Kids Festival 2023. This great episode is a collection of interviews that were both collected with our portable mic and from the studio that was set up at Telford International Centre for the 2 days that they were there. During day 2 we spoke to: Lingen Davies, the Bee Lady, The Scouts, Shrewsbury Food Hub (where we helped them organ...

Alex, Verity, Mini- Biscuit and Caz take on the task of documenting Shropshire Kids Festival 2023. A studio was set up, and they had a portable mic too so there was plenty of opportunity to speak to festival participants. This episode features interviews with: Ben & Vicky from Moogies Media, Mr Stroodle, Josephine from Diddy Diners, Fe from Shropshire Pickle Ball, Harry & Alice from Root F...

Alex and Mini-Biscuit are speaking to Hans Donner on today's episode. After reading an article about Hans' love for BASE jumping, Alex just HAD to try and get him on The Biscuit, so here we are. Hans is a skydiving instructor and BASE jumping is something that Hans and his friends do for fun. But it's not all just fun and games. There is a lot of planning that takes place before a jump can take pl...

For a while now, we have been following the build up to this event. The Lilith Body-Positive Gallery evening at Highly Flammable. The Biscuit has made such a great connection to photographer Becky Lisney. There is an importance in what Becky is doing and it has been a great journey learning all about the world of Lilith Body Positive Photography. Alex and Verity are armed with a mic and they get a...