Vix B Riverside Radio Replay

In this week’s highlights show we celebrate local business & international music across our boroughs! Not one but two ‘Local Heroes’! Justyna Rostek & Angela Drake, both independent business owners in Earlsfield who organise the Earlsfield Village Festive Pop Up - a pre-Christmas shopping extravaganza! Together they are strengthening and nurturing their community by encouraging businesses...

In this week’s highlights show we celebrate nutrition & fitness across our boroughs! Our ‘Local Hero’ is Naomi Duncan, CEO of award winning charity 'Chefs in Schools’, fresh from receiving the Derek Cooper Outstanding Achievement Award at the BBC Radio 4 Food & Farming awards! We celebrate their work aiming to completely transform the standard of school food and food education in SW London...

In this week’s highlights show we celebrate brilliant ‘Local Heroes’ across our boroughs! My ‘Local Heroes’ Clare Box, Tara Maysey & Ali Palmer were invited to the Women of the Year Awards Lunch! I nominated these excellent ladies after profiling them on this very show & I was then also invited to the incredible event full of inspiring people! Our ‘Local Hero’ this week is Helen Geldhert f...

This week’s highlights include a chat with actor Sally Phillips and her charming son Olly! The wonderful Sally Phillips & her son Olly speak about their favourite charity, Skylarks, which supports families with children and young people with additional needs and disabilities. Olly, who is 19 and has Down syndrome, and his mum Sally, told us why they love the award-winning Skylarks Charity and...

In this week’s highlights show we celebrate music across our boroughs! Dr Susie Stanway, our ‘Local Hero’ this week, has produced a song ‘More Than Fairy Tales’, available on all major platforms now, which is gorgeous to listen to and will raise funds and awareness for those suffering with cancer in war zones. Our ‘Local Expert’ is lovely Leonard Lamprell of Hillsound Music emporium gives us an ex...

In this week’s highlights show we celebrate theatre across our boroughs! Our ‘Local Expert’ is acclaimed actor Julian Wadham who is just about to start his run in the John Mortimer play, ‘A Voyage Around My Father’ at the Richmond Theatre in which he stars with Rupert Everett. My ‘Local Hero’ is The Polka Theatre in Wimbledon and Ray Standeven who tells us about their brilliant volunteer program a...

In this week’s highlights show we celebrate personal style and fashion across our boroughs! Our ‘Local Expert’ is Gabriel Rylka of Break Archive, an expert at sourcing vintage fashion, with his top tips for how to be sustainable & stylish while shopping car boot sales and charity shops in SW London. My ‘Local Hero’ is Mags Redmond of Wandsworth Oasis Charity who have shops across the borough a...

In this week’s highlights show we celebrate not one but two ’Local Heroes’! I met my heroes this week whilst reporting for Riverside Radio from the Battersea Community Festival. Senia Dedić, founder & chair of local charity Women of Wandsworth (or WOW!) is also founder & chair of the Falcon Road Resident’s Association. Senia was planting over 1000 tulip bulbs across the Falcon Road Estate...

In this week's highlights show, we celebrate books and reading across our boroughs! Our ‘Local Expert’ this week is Margaret Wallace-Jones, owner of brilliant community children’s bookshop, The Alligator’s Mouth in Richmond. Margaret gives us her top tips for finding the best independent bookshops in Richmond and lots more to boot. My ‘Local Hero’ is fellow Riverside Radio presenter Ali Palmer who...

This week we celebrate photography across our boroughs! Our ‘Local Expert’ this week is talented professional photographer Suzy Slemen who specialises in capturing families at their best. Suzy gives us her top tips for taking great photos with our phones. My ‘Local Hero’ is ace photographer Amy Adams who has published the book ‘Wild About Tooting & Furzedown’, a glorious celebration of SW Lond...

This week we head to Furzedown! Our ‘Local Expert’ is Elizabeth of Elizabeth Anderson Dance, expert adult dance instructor, whom I met when she performed & taught at the recent Furzedown Fun Day where Riverside Radio were broadcasting live. Liz tells us how to get the best from the independent shops, businesses & activities across Furzedown. My ‘Local Heroes’ this week are Hannah Calver of...

This week we head to Wimbledon Park! Our ‘Local Expert’ is Kate Digby, one half of car buying expert duo, Kate & Claire, who make finding your perfect family car quick and easy. Kate tells us how to get the best out of the independent shops in Wimbledon Park. My ‘Local Hero’ is Kev Westbury, manager of The Basement Door, a brilliant charity that works across South West London, training young v...

This week we head to St Margaret’s! Our ‘Local Expert’, Rosie Gray - The Richmond Doula, tells us how to get the best out of the independent shops in St Margaret’s. My ‘Local Hero’ is Clare Box, Co-founder of The Real Junk Food Project, Twickenham. This brilliant initiative fights food waste & hunger to ‘feed bellies not bins’. Winners of Community Heroes Project & Environmental awards. Re...

This week we head to Hampton! Our ‘Local Expert’ is Thiago Jones of Hampton Hounds Dog Groomers who gives us his top tips on how to get the best out of the independent shops in Hampton Village. Our ‘Local Hero’ is Jane Witham, landlady of The Jolly Coopers pub in Hampton. She recently collected the Community Pub Hero award for Community Support at a ceremony at the House of Commons. Regular show f...

This week we head to Roehampton! Our ‘Local Icon’ is Gino of Gino’s Ice Cream Van who tells us about his life selling ice cream in South West London and what he gets up to in the winter. Our ‘Local Hero’ is Andy Smith, founder of fantastic youth charity Regenerate. This brilliant initiative supports vulnerable young people, gives them safe social spaces and provides training and employment for the...

This week we head to Richmond Hill! Our ‘Local Expert’ Rachel Stepanek, owner of the gorgeous sustainable Mpira boutique, guides us around her Richmond Hill neighbourhood. Our ‘Local Hero’ is fellow Riverside Radio presenter Ali Palmer and co-founder of the Walk and Talk Movement. This brilliant initiative helps communities and people reconnect, helps physical and mental health and comba...

This week we head to Mortlake Station! Our ‘Local Expert’ Mark Buckle, owner of brilliant Level Crossing Records, guides us around his Mortlake Station neighbourhood. Our ‘Local Hero’ is Daniel Opoku who celebrates 25 years as station master at Mortlake Station this week! Nominated to carry the Olympic torch in 2012, he tells of his experiences & the ACTUAL torch is on display in the ticket of...

This week we head to Tooting! Our ‘Local Expert’ is independent business owner, artist, art educator & community champion, Gemma Lloyd. She advises us on how best to enjoy a daytime visit to the fabulous Tooting Market. Our ‘Local Hero’ Jeni Walker-Lawes, artist, activist & passionate local volunteer, tells us how she and Gemma set up ‘Meet and Make Spaces’ to run creative workshops for th...

This week we celebrate all things floral! Our ‘Local Expert’ garden designer Anna Wardrop advises us on how best to enjoy the glorious gardens & parks of south west London. Our ‘Local Hero’ Kirsty Raper, instagram expert, tells us how she danced every day for a month to raise awareness for the bereavement charity Winston’s Wish. Features ‘Vixstarella Style’ and ‘Vixstarella Loves’ have tips fo...

Vix B celebrates all that is wonderful about South West London. Including Local Heroes, Neighbourhood Experts, Interior & Styling tips and the latest in Local Arts & Culture, Vix B on Riverside Radio offers inspiration for how best to build community and spend time in the boroughs of Wandsworth, Merton, Richmond and Lambeth. To hear the show live, catch Vix from 12-2pm every Thursday. You...