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This week’s show celebrates the Wimbledon tennis tournament! Our ‘Local Expert’ is former Wimbledon Ball Girl, Ava Rickman, who shares her experiences behind the scenes of this famous tournament. Ava gives us the inside scoop of what life is like on those grass courts with brilliant stories of epic matches, professionalism and all things strawberries and cream as we celebrate this f...

This week’s show celebrates American culture in SW London! Our ‘Local Expert’ is American Footballer and Clapham resident Travis Bruffy from Texas. He gives his insights into the game, why he loves it and how to get involved in our boroughs. Also advice on where to find the best slices of American pie and all things red white and blue in honour of Independence Day! The ‘Local Lowdown’ features a t...

This week’s show celebrates Battersea Park and all it offers for our communities! Our ‘Local Hero’ is fantastic charity Thrive who use gardening to bring about positive changes in the lives of people living with disabilities or ill health, or who are isolated or vulnerable. We spoke to Imogen and Richard about how they work in Battersea Park with Thrive and the joy their experience brings the...

This week’s show celebrates the community of East Sheen and those who help build it! Our ‘Local Hero’ this week is Lisa Sutcliffe, the landlady of The Hare & Hounds pub who have established themselves as a brilliant community hub. They open their doors and fabulous garden to provide free pop-up opportunities to support local businesses and also collaborate with local charities to provide coffe...

This week’s show celebrates dance, especially ballet, across SW London! Our 'Local Expert' is acting Artistic Director of London Children’s Ballet (LCB), Jenna Lee, who gives us insight into how this brilliant organisation opens up the world of ballet to all children from all backgrounds in every shape and size. Each year, as their main fundraising activity, LCB take a favourite children’s story a...

This week’s show celebrates local authors, favourite books, beloved characters & Putney! Our ‘Local Hero’ is author Kamapala Chukwuka who noticed that local libraries did not have books with characters in who her children recognised. She wanted to increase the diversity of what was available for her children to read and decided to be the change she wanted to see! Now she visits schools al...

This week’s show celebrates the green spaces of SW London especially Tooting Commons! Our ‘Local Hero’ is a building - The Woodfield Pavilion and to chat to us on its behalf is project manager, Janet Baker. We hear about the excellent support she and her team of volunteers offer to the local neighbourhoods around Tooting Bec Common where the Pavilion is located. This historic building will bring j...

This week’s show celebrates families, playgrounds & Brixton! Our ‘Local Hero’ is Collette Thomas who came to her job as head of Wellbeing & HR for the Loughborough Community Centre based at the Max Roach Centre in Brixton through volunteering for them during Lockdown. She tells us all about the excellent support she and her brilliant team offer to the families of their community and their...

This week’s show celebrates First Aid for humans & pets in Balham!   Our ‘Local Expert’ is First Aid for Life founder Emma Hammett. She teaches people first aid skills for their families, friends, and their pets. Through her free YouTube tutorials, she has trained thousands to cope in a crisis and joined to give us her first aid top tips. The ‘Local Lowdown’ celebrates Balham featuring a...

This week’s highlights show celebrates care for our elderly & Roehampton! ‘Local Hero’ Mo Smith MBE runs the charity Regenerate Rise – Reaching the Isolated Elderly - across Wandsworth. They have a lunch club in Putney and through this and their other RISE Day Services, they provide food, activities and companionship for elderly people of our community. Their RISE plus initiative smooths the t...

This week’s show highlights celebrate World Downs Syndrome Day in SW London! ‘Local Expert’ is Suzanne Miell-Ingram MBE who, along with her work partner Tracy Upton, got her MBE in 2021 for her services to children & young people with special educational needs & disabilities. Together they founded the brilliant organisation ‘Singing Hands’ and teach people of all ages and abilities to comm...

On this week’s highlights show we celebrate sport, especially Netball, in SW London! Our ‘Local Hero’ is Daniela Blundell who, along with her brilliant committee, runs the Putney Netball Club. They cater to players of all ages and abilities and pride themselves on balancing fun and competitiveness while playing in various leagues across SW London. Our ‘Local Guides’ are Sheen & Richmond Sports...

On this week’s highlights show we celebrate food & companionship with a Wandsworth soup kitchen & art in SW London! Vix B’s ‘Local Hero’ is Helena who runs the Companions Café in East Hill in Wandsworth every Tuesday with the Companions of the Order of Malta who are an all-volunteer organisation and through this ‘supper club’ provide food, care and conversation to those in need. Thank you...

On this week’s highlights show we celebrate SW London & the NSPCC with former Sugababe, Heidi Range! Singer Heidi Range is our ‘Local Hero’ this week and gives us her insights into life as a super successful pop star, an ambassador for the NSPCC and her top tips for how to make the most of family life in SW London. Stephan Gallice is our ‘Local Guide’, owner of hairdresser & wine bar fusio...

In this week’s highlights show we celebrate music & art in our Southwest London boroughs! My ‘Local Expert’ this week is conductor and trumpeter Norma Whitson who tells us about her work with the Wandle Concert Band & the Merton Music Foundation. Thank you Norma for all you continue to do to nurture music in our boroughs. Our ‘Local Guide’ is artist Anita Kutsarova with her recommendations...

In this week’s highlights show we chat Thames safety with the RNLI & get top SW London tips from chef Michel Roux Jr! Our ‘Local Hero’ is Mark Browning, for telling us about his experiences working on the Thames volunteering with the RNLI. Thank you Mark for helping keep our river safe. Our ‘Local Guide’ is two Michelin starred chef and happy Clapham dweller, Michel Roux Jr, with his favourite...

In this week’s highlights show we celebrate dancing in Balham & fitness in Wimbledon! Our ‘Local Hero’ is DJ JoJo Murnaghan who uses her freshly learned DJing skills to bring communities together to raise money & awareness for excellent causes. She is an example to everyone that it is never too late to learn something new. Our ‘Local Guide’ this week is top fitness trainer Max Berry of The...

In this weeks highlights show we find a fresh take on funerals & celebrate Putney! Our ‘Local Expert’ is Poppy Mardall, founder of Poppy’s funeral directors, who is making strides to improve the social and environmental impact of her sector and I have been inspired by her to think now about how I want to be celebrated when it’s my time. Our ‘Local Guide’ is top dentist Caroline Pase of the Den...

In this weeks highlights show we celebrate the fantastic youth charity Regenerate & a great corner of Balham! Our ‘Local Hero’ is Andy Smith, founder of Regenerate, the brilliant youth charity, founded in Roehampton, which provides training and employment opportunities to young people of Wandsworth. He tells us about their dream of having a permanent coffee shop in Southfields and how we can h...

In this week’s highlights show I chat to actor Tamzin Outhwaite! Our ‘Hero’ this week is the lovely Tamzin Outhwaite, actor and founder of ‘We Free Women’, a brilliant initiative which gives exhausted women the chance to recharge, reset & reconnect. This is a not-for-profit organisation that funds retreats and experiences for women who could really do with a break. Tamzin also reveals her favo...

In this week’s highlights show we celebrate our Royal Parks & how to best use the glorious green spaces of SW London! Our ‘Local Hero’ is the volunteer programme for the Southwest London Royal Parks of Bushy and Richmond and their coordinator Joanne Meays who told us how we can get involved and all the brilliant benefits to working outdoors helping to sustain our parks. Our ‘Local Expert’ is t...

In this week’s highlights show we celebrate Riverside Radio! This week’s ‘Local Hero’ is the amazing Fayon Dixon, creator, producer and presenter of ‘The Kids Are All Right’ show here on Riverside Radio – catch it from 10-11am on Saturday mornings. Her show is a fantastic platform for local kids to increase their confidence and learn radio skills whilst having fun! Also featured are some of my bri...

In this week’s highlights show we celebrate sustainability & lingerie in East Sheen! We have double a ‘Local Hero & Expert’ situation this week! First up we have lovely Tina Grayson of award winning brand An’du Shampoo who make eco friendly hair products so you can stop the madness of single use plastic shampoo bottles & smell delicious & have great hair! Our other ‘Local Hero &amp...

In this week’s highlights show we celebrate Battersea High Street! Our ‘Local Hero’ is the fabulous Ellie of Ellie’s Hair Bar in Battersea High Street. Recent winner of a Wandsworth Council People’s Choice High Street Hero Award! She supports those around her and her salon is at the heart of her community. Our ‘Local Experts’ are Sophia of Jack & Beyond amazing cake shop, Bill of the 115 year...

In this week’s highlights show we celebrate Twickenham! Our ‘Local Hero’ is the dynamic Lauri Riviera, the energy behind ‘A Taste of Twickenham’ and is encouraging her community to come together and show off the very best Twickenham has to offer. Lauri and her crew are creating opportunities for local businesses to support each other and encourage footfall to this lovely area. Our ‘Local Expert’ t...