Podcasts about Belper

Paul is back, and before we give in and get AI to do all the hard work - how about nine songs from Personality Cult, The Red Bastards, Problem Patterns, Psychic Pigs, The Fall, Muck And The Mires, Sex Scenes, Sam Limb and YT-1300.Voice of Jeff, Comedy Suburbs, Tony has your Facebook comments, AI shit, Jeff, politics, Crash Induction, last week, Babys gig in Belper, work, temp drummer, Paul went to Spain, power cut, storm, lucky John, Forest, bye lodgers, From the Vaults, Paulyb picks a gig, in the world, yeah, this week, gig, Wedding band, flat tyre, Sam Monkeyfist, no Izzatwat, Tony's International Gig Guide and a reminder of the ways you can listen.Song 1: Personality Cult – To Be AloneSong 2: The Red Bastards – Cut The Dead WoodSong 3: Problem Patterns – Sad Old WomanSong 4: Psychic Pigs – I'm On DrugsSong 5: The Fall – Behind The CounterSong 6: Muck And The Mires – Down In The UndergroundSong 7: Sex Scenes – I'll Play AlongSong 8: Sam Limb – Nuthin Compares 2 USong 9: YT-1300 - Wicket

It's Almanac time! The Loreboys take a look back over the episodes of 2024 and re-listen to some of the best clips, as voted for by the Lorefolk. This is a bumper compilation, with loads of extra chit-chat and a deep dive into The Art of Kissing. (The book.) This is one of your classic Top 11 countdowns, starting at 9 and counting down to 6. We'd love to say that'll make sense when you've listened to the episode. But it won't. The featured episodes are: S5Ep59 Oxfordshire Fairies S5Ep27 Leicester Fairies, Nuns, Ghosts and a Big Stone LIVE S5Ep29 The Japanese Tree With A Human Face with Uncanny Japan S5Ep25 The Beast of Belper and the Surrey Puma with Long Cat Media S5Ep34 Oxford Mysteries LIVE Part 1 S5Ep31 Gregor MacGregor, The Prince of Nowhere Join us LIVE in Leicester on the 9th February 2025 (2025): comedy-festival.co.uk/events/loremen-live Join the LoreFolk here... patreon.com/loremenpod ko-fi.com/loremen Check the sweet, sweet merch here... https://www.teepublic.com/stores/loremen-podcast?ref_id=24631 @loremenpod youtube.com/loremenpodcast www.instagram.com/loremenpod www.facebook.com/loremenpod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Guilders-Ford Radio, a Necromunda podcast broadcasting from the East Gate Docks of Hive Primus (via Guildford Games Club, Surrey, UK).In Episode 25 - ‘That's an Easy Demon', Team GFR celebrate two years of the podcast with a brief retrospective on the last twelve months of #Necromunda hobby, and all the sump dwellers, scummers and occasional Uphivers who've joined us on the show.Fresh from his recent victory at SPIEL Essen in Germany, the team are delighted to be joined by Golden Demon winner Jon Geraghty, who took home the Gold in the Necromunda Category with his fantastic Escher diorama.  Jon discusses his experience at the competition, what it took to get the job done and fields the many other hobby-related questions the gang had for him .Finally, Rosco and Leigh recently made a pilgrimage to the amazing #SumpCon4 at Tabletop Events in Belper, UK.  We have a detailed breakdown of the event, including the inspirational people, fantastic gangs, immersive scenery and all-round awesomeness!  A huge thanks goes to HiveScum Steve,  Underhiver Chris and the whole SCR Team for organising the event.We'd like to take the opportunity to thank all our listeners who have chosen to support us on Patreon & Buzzsprout.  Your contributions help us make a better show! • Scott Spieker • Tucker Steel • Shaughn • Stewart Young • Goatincoat  • Jason • Joseph Serrani • Billy  • Phil • Stephen Griffiths  • Søren D • Spruewhisperer • Kevin Fowler • Scott Spieker • Andy Tabor  • TheMichaelNimmo • Tucker Steel  • Dave Shearman  • Shaughn  • Stewart Young •Damien Davis • Wayne Jeffrey   •  Frawgenstein • Matthey Mulcahy   • William Payne •Thomas Laycock • Stephen Livingston • Tyler Anderson • McGobbo • Jed Tearle • Gene Archibald • James Marsden • John Haynes • Ryan Taylor • Yuki van Elzelingen  • Dick Linehan • Rhinoxrifter • Shawn Hall  • Eric McKenzie  • Paul Shaw  • Jenifer • Drew Williams  • Greg Miller • Andy Farrell  • Nate Combrink •  Don Johnson • Michael Yule • Joe Roberts • TheRedWolf • Lukasz Jainski • Aaron Vissers • One Punch Orlock (Tom) • Matt Price • Shnubuts • Christopher Næss • Rob Harrison • Colm Kiely • Dave • Grant • Stephen Briley • Szymon Brzozowski • Angus Lee • Mykola Romaniuk • Jason Turner • Janner558 • Christian Jansch • Joe Reynolds • Xavier Lamrecht • Matt R • Andrew Gomes • Iain Torrance • Mark Southerd • Ben • James Dix • Eddie Turner     Support the showHelp us make better content, and download free community resources!www.patreon.com/guildersfordradioAny comments, questions or corrections? We'd love to hear from you! Join the Guilders-Ford Radio community over at;https://linktr.ee/guildersfordradiowww.instagram.com/guildersfordradiowww.facebook.com/guildersfordradioGuildersFordRadio@Gmail.com ** Musical Attribution - Socket Rocker by (Freesound - BaDoink) **

Welcome to Stupid Hearts Club. A loving community for creative, open, loving, romantic and gloriously stupid hearted folk of all kinds!-------------------Well, triple hello my beautiful babies. What a cracking episode I have for you this week.Last week Linda the VW camper and I made our first trip away and met the Belter from Belper herself, Selina Mosinski, better known as Charity Shop Sue! Literally one of my favourite comedy characters of modern times.And what a great, smart, chatty and straight talkin' delight she turned out to be. Listen to us waxing on about comedy, creativity and authenticity over a couple of pints of Shipyard, before i went and got drunk with friend and Patron, 'Reece the piece' who lives nearby. He even let Linda and I kip in his work carpark.A sensational start to the man and van era of Stupid Hearts Club.Enjoy.....Dad n Lindax-------------------If you enjoy what I do and would like to help support all the time and effort I lovingly put into the world of Stupid Hearts Club, which now includes, podcasts, live music events, music collabs and more, then please consider becoming a paid subscriber to my Patreon! You will have immediate access to a well stocked treasure trove of really cool extra podcast bits, and you will be first to know about stuff like merch, news, and forthcoming plans to create an actual membership club, that means you will be able get into all SHC music nights and events for FREE. Every paid sub really helps me keep going, even if it's just to try it out for a month! And all for around £5! BargzEither way. I'm still super happy you are here at all so thank you so much for listening!Oh and if you want to see me on an almost daily basis titting about come and follow stupid hearts club on Instagram, Don't be shy, come and say helloNico xx-------------------Production support from Drew ToynbeeCopyright 2024 Nico Tatarowicz

In this episode we talk to Lee from one of the most sustainable new breweries from the UK, Terra Tempo. Terra Tempo and making really unique blended wild and mixed fermented beers on the South Downs, and Lee talks about his history in brewing, the approach he takes with his brewery and some news on upcoming collaborations.

We have a chat with Tom from Little Earth Project - on location at the White Horse at Edwardstone in the heart of Suffolk. Then get together around a crackling fire to taste some of his beers, discuss our trip to Ipswich, then sample a very special share of Pliny The Elder! Lot's of outside broadcast - with authentic ambience!

Mark from Runaway talks about the power of locale and community, how he got going in Manchester then moved to Stockport. 10 years on Runaway has a massive reputation amongst brewers and has built a great following locally.

The Royston is an award winning micropub located in Broadstairs. It's a stand out amongst many of the other famous micropubs of the Isle of Thanet in that part of Kent. Jamie and Sean from the Belper Beer club made a trip down there and spoke to Andy who runs the Royston.

The cats from Long Cat Media came back! Lindsay Sharman and Laurence Owen (who are so award-nominated they seem to have gained another nomination since last week) return. And they bring with them a first-hand sighting of a cryptid. That's right, Laurence saw Derbyshire's elusive Beast of Belper. Meanwhile, James Shakeshaft has not been shake-shirking his research duties. He's on the trail of the Surrey Puma, and he's found photographic evidence that will blow you away (if you've never seen a picture of a normal cat before). Join us for another Loremen Live in Oxford on 25th May: https://oldfirestation.org.uk/whats-on/loremen-podccast/ This episode was edited by Joseph Burrows - Audio Editor. LoreBoys nether say die! Support the Loremen here (and get stuff): patreon.com/loremenpod ko-fi.com/loremen Check the sweet, sweet merch here... https://www.teepublic.com/stores/loremen-podcast?ref_id=24631 @loremenpod youtube.com/loremenpodcast www.instagram.com/loremenpod www.facebook.com/loremenpod

In this episode we catch up with Russ from Amity Brew Co - based on the edge of Leeds in Farsley, they have a fantastic tap room and are producing some super fresh beers. He talks about how they got started, their philosophy, Amityfest and their new Barrel project.

Ed Dawes is joined by Rams fan and Belper town Ladies goalkeeper Emma Varnum to discuss the closing stages of the League One season.

In this episode we chat with James from Wilderness Brewery, based in Newtown, Wales. We talk about the brewery's story so far, the world of mixed fermentation & blending, collaboration and their unique branding. N.B. Just one or two rude words in there :)

We interview Nick from Steam Machine Brewing Co of Newton Aycliffe on their story so far, ditching a core range, barrel aging and their tap room. Also find out more about their innovative and unique beer subscription model - "The Fellowship of Beer".

We review the year and reminisce about some of the highlights from this podcast, beers & breweries we've explored and places we've been. Also what we're looking forward to in 2024 and an exclusive bit of news!

In this Episode we talk to Chris Morris from rising stars of the Northern Ireland Craft Brewery scene Modest Brew Co. He gives us a great insight into the challenges faced by independent breweries in that part of the world. Also getting on board with Brewser, plenty of hop talk and the usual listener and quick-fire questions.

In this episode we chat with Jamie from Coolhead brewery of Finland - covering topics like Nordic Sours, exporting beers post-Brexit & post-Pandemic, Liquorice in beer and Coolhead's rather special taproom.

In this episode we have an interview with Olly from Brewser - the up and coming beer box subscription service taking the UK by storm. We chat to him about how Brewser started, it's unique working relationship with brewers and great reputation for customer service. Also, of course, what's coming soon from them!

In this episode, we have an epic chat with Noah from Chapter Brewing. Amongst other things, we cover: cask, winning Champion Beer of Britain, working with Boneface, brewing with adjuncts, getting broken into (twice) and even Lager Shandy! In case you're wondering - no really bad stuff in hear, just one or two stronger expressive words ;)

In this episode we talk to Andy from Elusive about his story so far, retro gaming, West Coast IPAs and whether he really is the nicest guy in craft brewing.

We are excited to meet and chat extensively with Lloyd from (probably) Derbyshire's newest brewery, Crich Brew Co. We talk about how he got started, what inspires him, his set-up and future plans.

For this edition of the Podcast we spend an enjoyable evening with Matt from Alfreton Brewery, Alter Ego. Recorded at their Micropub in Loscoe, The Tip Inn, we hear about their beer journey to date, the secret of their brand design and how the new Beer Duty rules will affect breweries and pubs after the 1st August. Matt answers some quick fire questions and we coin the phrase 'Pintable'.

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In this bumper episode we chat extensively with Matt from Zapato near Huddersfield. We do a round up of our recent two day trip to Thanet - covering the extensive micro-pub scene in Margate and Broadstairs. Then, we have a review of our recent tasting night of beers by Phantom of Reading.

For episode 8 we caught up with club favourite Phil from Simple Things Fermentations (STF) of Glasgow for a full length interview. Also, we do a round up from our tasting night where we shared some beers by Marble of Manchester.

In Episode 7 we have an exclusive full length interview with Joe from local Derbyshire legends Pentrich Brew Co. - recorded with real pub ambience courtesy of The Holly Bush Inn, Makeney. Also we share our thoughts after tasting four top notch beers by one of our more northerly breweries, Cromarty.

In episode 6 we tasted some aged beers - courtesy of Rob Fairs. Then compared them with some fresh equivalents. Which would come out best? The aged classics or the newly sourced ones? Some interesting results! We also bring you a preview of our forthcoming interview with Rob from one of our local favourite breweries Pentrich.

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For this episode we are joined for a good long chat with Theo from up and coming brewery Otherworld - from Dalkeith near Edinburgh. He talks about how the brewery got started, their philosophy, inspirations and influences. We also taste and try to identify another mystery beer.

In Episode 4 we're really excited to feature a full length interview with Jack from Leeds brewery Tartarus. Jack talks about.... The story of how the brewery got started Moving from a small kit at home home all the way to their new base in Leeds (including taproom) Their philosophy, influences and favourite brews Upcoming releases and collaborations Surviving in the currently difficult craft beer environment Brewing a 0.5% beer and plenty of other stuff!

We're on to Episode 3, and this time.... Jamie brings 3 beers from Barcelona brewery Garage Beers We chat about international beer destinations There's another mystery beer for us to try and identify There's also a sneak preview of our forthcoming interview with Jack from Tartarus

Here we are on our second episode... This time we're tasting some more unusual beers by Newcastle's Alpha Delta brewery - a couple of experimental cans and a try out of their first venture into mix fermentation. We talk about the Baltic Porter style - origins, profile and recommendations of great examples. With it being January we cover non-alcoholic beers - recommending a few favourites and where you might find them. Finally we have a mystery beer to taste and try to identify.

Welcome to our first (pilot) episode! This week we're: Tasting a couple of nice winter warmers from local home brewers Typeset Attack Doing a blind tasting on a couple of mystery beers Chatting about the wave of recent brewery closures (and one or two openings) and what it means for craft beer in the UK We'd love to hear what you think of this inaugural outing in the Podcasting world! 

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Access this entire 81 minute episode (and additional monthly bonus episodes) by becoming a Junk Filter patron: https://www.patreon.com/posts/72332422 Filmmaker Peter Fishbeast returns to the podcast from Belper, England to discuss the great director William Friedkin and his 1977 thriller Sorcerer. Hot off two of the biggest hits of the seventies (The French Connection and The Exorcist), Friedkin decided to do his own version of one of the most acclaimed international films of all time, Henri-Georges Clouzot's The Wages of Fear, the tale of four desperate fugitives who are paid by an avaricious oil company to drive trucks full of nitroglycerine hundreds of miles to put out a raging fire at their refinery. It was an expensive and troubled production and had the bad timing of opening the same weekend that Star Wars was released widely across North America, heralding a cultural sea change in Hollywood that swept up his fellow auteurs in the New American Cinema of the seventies. Peter and I compare Sorcerer and The Wages of Fear, the two different ways these films criticize U.S. imperialism, and how Friedkin's misbegotten film eventually got a proper restoration in the 2010s and found a new audience. We also discuss the notorious international cut of Sorcerer, re-titled Wages of Fear and heavily tampered with by the worldwide distributor against the director's wishes. Plus: Peter tells us about the mood in the UK in the wake of the passing of Her Majesty. Patrons of the Junk Filter podcast can access additional exclusive episodes every month: some of our notable previous guests include Jared Yates Sexton, David Roth, Will Sloan, Bryan Quinby and Sooz Kempner. More to come! Sign up at https://www.patreon.com/junkfilter Follow Peter Fishbeast on Twitter and visit his website. Trailer for Le Salaire de la peur (Clouzot, 1953) Trailer for Sorcerer (Friedkin, 1977)

Ed Dawes reviews the Derby manager's media conference with Belper goalkeeper Emma Varnam.

This week's episode is a really special one. We all have that teacher that changed our lives, the one that saw us, the one that believed in us and the teacher that took the time to get to know us. Today, it is my pleasure to introduce you to Mrs Taylor-Jones, my Year 3 teacher from Long Row Primary School in Belper, England. I vividly remember being in her class. 1993 was a particularly rough period in my life; my family had just separately and I felt so alone. Her classroom was a safe place for me, a place where anything was possible. I LOVED her class, and this set me on a teaching career path.  To be honest, I am sure that everyone in that class and the many classes since felt the same way.  If you get a chance, reach out and thank your teacher, they may never know the difference that they made in your life.   The Art of Teaching Podcast resources:  Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/artofteaching Here is the link to the show notes: https://theartofteachingpodcast.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theartofteachingpodcast/ New Teacher Resources:  Website: https://imanewteacher.com/ Twitter: @Imanewteacher Instagram: @Imanewteacher

Filmmaker Peter Fishbeast joins me from Belper in Derbyshire, England to discuss the 1969 George Roy Hill blockbuster Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, aka Dudes Rock: Origins. Butch Cassidy is a great example of the influence the French New Wave had on late sixties Hollywood cinema, as it transitioned towards the New American Cinema of the seventies. It's a western loaded with countercultural appeal and modern sensibilities, powered by an unexpected Burt Bacharach soundtrack that spawned the first No. 1 song of the seventies, "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head". Peter and I talk about the film's enigmatic director George Roy Hill, the magic of Paul Newman and Robert Redford as Dudes Rock avatars, William Goldman's screenplay being perhaps an unfortunate influence on today's quippy soy banter in modern blockbusters, and the film's forgotten prequel. Patrons of the Junk Filter podcast receive at least two additional exclusive episodes a month: some of our notable previous guests include Jared Yates Sexton, David Roth, Bryan Quinby, Will Sloan, Sooz Kempner, and Jacob Bacharach. More to come! Sign up at https://www.patreon.com/junkfilter Follow Peter Fishbeast on Twitter and visit his website. Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head - Bobbie Gentry, 1971 Trailer for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (George Roy Hill, 1969) Trailer for Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (Richard Lester, 1979)

Nigel Vardy tells us about growing up in the Belper, Derbyshire, his early forays into the hills and his explorations and adventures culminating in his fateful trip to Mt McKinley in 1999 where he suffered severe frostbite and nearly lost his life.  Mike and Nigel go on to discuss his adventures since, re-discovering climbing and mountaineering, writing his 2 books and recently being elected as President of Buxton MRT.Support the Show.

Shownotes: For the 15th Episode of The Elephant in the Room podcast, my guest is Carmel O'Toole. Carmel is the daughter of Irish migrants, left school at 18 to work as a journalist, was a part of the world's first televised regeneration project at Channel 4, and now works as a lecturer in PR with Sheffield Halam University. Her research interests are local & regional media and crisis communications. She has also co-authored a book with Adrian Roxan - Local Democracy, Journalism and Public Relations. In this episode we discuss diversity in higher education; social mobility; skills for the future; impact of austerity on public sector communications and local communities; inclusive communications etc.Listen to the full episode here

Karrie Hammersley is the principal instructor and owner of Karrie's Pole Fit in Ripley Matlock and Belper, UKIn this podcast we discuss the pole industry and talk through Karries impressive pole background.Karrie asked friends and family before the podcast a few words that summarise her, here are a few that consistently came back - DETERMINED STRONG SUCCESSFUL INSPIRATIONAL FIESTYFAMILY WOMENI can confirm that she lived up to her reputation...

 Skip the Queue is brought to you by Rubber Cheese, a digital agency that builds remarkable systems and websites for attractions that helps them increase their visitor numbers. Your host is  Kelly Molson, MD of Rubber Cheese.Download our free ebook The Ultimate Guide to Doubling Your Visitor NumbersIf you like what you hear, you can subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, and all the usual channels by searching Skip the Queue or visit our website rubbercheese.com/podcastIf you've enjoyed this podcast, please leave us a five star review, it really helps others find us. And remember to follow us on Twitter for your chance to win the books that have been mentioned in this episode.Competition ends October 31st 2020. The winner will be contacted via Twitter. Show references:https://www.harbourpark.com/https://www.instagram.com/harbourparkuk/https://www.facebook.com/harbourparkukhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/wes-smart-6b1b4052/ Transcription:Kelly Molson:Welcome to Skip The Queue, a podcast for people working in or working with visitor attractions. I'm your host, Kelly Molson. Each episode, I speak with industry experts from the attractions world. In today's episode, I speak with Wes Smart, Managing Director of Harbor Park, the Children's Beach Adventure. We discuss operating within the current restrictions, the importance of communicating with their team, and their big plans for the future. If you like what you hear, you can subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, and all the usual channels by searching, Skip The Queue.Kelly Molson:Wes, it's really great to have you on the podcast today, so thank you so much for being on.Wes Smart:Pleasure.Kelly Molson:I always like to start the interview with a few icebreaker questions and you don't get to prepare anything for these questions, but it's just to get to know the real you because we haven't actually spoken before, have we? This is the first interaction that we've had. So do you prefer cats or dogs?Wes Smart:Dogs.Kelly Molson:Any reasoning behind that? It is the correct answer obviously.Wes Smart:Grew up more around dogs. I don't have one currently. So it was more growing up and more familiarity. I'm not against cats.Kelly Molson:I'm not against cats, Wes, but they're just not that pleasant all the time are they? Not really. I'm going to alienate a huge part of my audience.Wes Smart:You will. And I'm going to help you by saying, I look at it, as a cat is a squatter.Kelly Molson:Wow. Okay. Yeah, I think you're probably right there. If you don't have a dog, I have two, and I'm always willing to get rid of at least one of mine at any one time.Wes Smart:I would have to check with the wife.Kelly Molson:Okay. So what would be top of your bucket list? What's top of the list for you?Wes Smart:My wife does know how to dive and I've not gotten open water or anything like that. So some experience inside of diving might be something I'd put out there as on the bucket list.Kelly Molson:Oh yeah. Have you done snorkeling before, so you've had that first step?Wes Smart:Snorkeling, I've even used an air tank in the swimming pool and things like that, but I've not the open water and I've never been on a reef dive. And so, I'd like to do that before I kick the bucket.Kelly Molson:Where would you choose to go and do that?Wes Smart:Belize.Kelly Molson:Yeah. Very nice. I've not been there.Wes Smart:My wife's done the barrier reef, so I'd rather go somewhere where she's not being before and do and learn out there and I've been to Belize and it's fantastic, but I never went diving there. I know it's meant to be excellent.Kelly Molson:Good answer. Okay. This is the last ice breaker question and I think it's the toughest one. So I want you to tell me something that you believe to be true, but hardly anyone else agrees with you on, so it's basically your unpopular opinion.Wes Smart:Eggs belong in burgers.Kelly Molson:Eggs belong in burgers.Wes Smart:Runny yolk belongs in a burger.Kelly Molson:Do you know what? I don't think that I've ever had an egg in a burger. I'm trying to think. I'm totally with you on a runny egg in a bacon sarnie, delicious.Wes Smart:So add a burger into the bacon sarnie and you've got a bacon egg cheeseburger.Kelly Molson:With cheese as well though?Wes Smart:With cheese, yeah, go big or go home.Kelly Molson:That's my life motto, Wes. Brilliant. Well, that's a great start to the podcast Wes, thank you for answering my ridiculous questions. I'd love to know a little bit about your background and have you always been involved in the attractions world or is this something that's quite new?Wes Smart:No, I'm fourth generation entertainment. The big man behind me is my great grandfather.Kelly Molson:Oh, wow. He's fabulous. Look at that. Look at that photo.Wes Smart:He's Billy Smart, he was a circus impresario in the UK. Billy Smart Circus toured after the 2nd World War, maybe the 50s, 60s times, and all that. So that's the family history, it was circus and entertainment. So amusement parks and fairground equipment and it's not such a far-flung attitude. So historically my family has been in entertainment, I have done other things. So I went off, I'm veteran, so I was in the military for a while and then I've come back into the business. So yes, summers from university were spent as an attraction attendant, and ice cream puller, and a program seller when the circus was still out and about as a young teen, popcorn making. So I've done the whole kit and caboodle at the entry-level and everything like that. And then I went off and I did other things with the military, and then I came back in and started back in as the Rides Manager and then promoted up through to operations and now I'm Managing Director.Kelly Molson:I love that you have worked at every level of that, of the business. That must give you such an insight into what it's like for your team, the visitors.Wes Smart:It's really helpful trying to deliver a consistent experience for the guest through managing training regimes, and that coaching technique that you use with younger managers who are coming through. And you are able to see the mistakes before they come and go and talk it through so they can see it coming. I think that experience helps. I like hearing about the guys who used to run Disney back in the day, who started on Main Street and you got a lot of American parks, a huge amount of parks out there, who we speak to, whose people have come up through and know the intricacies. And even Universal's guy walks through the park every Saturday, make notes and everything like that because he did the experience. It's not essential, don't get me wrong, it's not essential, but there's certainly a value to having been at the entry-level and then at the mid-management level, with dealing with your staff and having sympathies for some of the pressures that come and the amount of left-field stuff, that's just how it goes.Kelly Molson:Yeah. I love that. It's interesting, one of the guests on the podcast for this season is Lee Cockerell, who was the ex VP of operations at Disney World. And he does talk front and center all the time, so being available to his team, so making sure that he was visible, and I think it's very similar. He didn't work all the way up like you have, but still that visibility and making sure that he understood everything that was going on at the park at any one time, is ultimately what's important about building trust and making people know that you are someone that they can come to for leadership and support.Wes Smart:I think the size of operation, the size of the park that I run allows me to have a bit more granular knowledge of roles, but it's not essential, in a larger organization and that, you can't know everybody's job and that's then about building teams and building trust and delivering expectations. And we talk about end states and so the people, "This is what I want to be. The route is your choice, but this is where I want to be." So that actually it allows for creativity inside of the train tracks and a bit of freedom and ownership of tasks. That's the stuff we talk about now is like, "Yeah, okay, I want to be there." And in this time now, that's proving to be far more successful in saying, "This is where I want to be. Let's come up with ideas." I don't mind being about a sounding board. I don't mind coming up with how I would do it, but change it. Take it, own it.Kelly Molson:I love that.Wes Smart:Plan your work and then work the plan.Kelly Molson:So plan your work, work the plan.Wes Smart:Plan your work then work the plan.Kelly Molson:That is great. I love that. Okay. That's a good quote for you's. That'll be all across our social media Wes. Tell us a little bit about the park and what the attraction is like because you've got outdoor activities and indoor activities. So you've got some quite big challenges at the moment with what's happening, but tell us a little bit about the park and what's there.Wes Smart:Okay. So by amusement park standards were very small, relatively, we're probably about 16 to 20 attractions, depending on what you count as an attraction or a ride. Mainly mechanical or electro-mechanical rides. We focus on an age group of two to 12-year-olds, particularly, and anyone with responsibility for a two to 12-year-old. We are a seaside location, so we're highly seasonal. We have an indoor element as well as in an outdoor element, we face both a river and the sea. So we only can attract from a 180-degree catchment area. So there's some real challenges. The indoor elements at the moment are soft play, which I'm sure we'll come to later.Wes Smart:The arcades, arcades are arcades, coin-operated and there's some interesting developments in that sphere about where things might go in the future. And then rides and food and beverage. Our top-selling food and beverage item is fish and chips, unsurprisingly, ice cream is our top-selling snack amongst them. That's how it works. It's a tight team, but the challenges of seasonality are something that we have to manage, and that's going to be very acute given the current situation.Kelly Molson:Yeah. Absolutely, we will come to that actually later on in the podcast. But how has lockdown been for you? It's a difficult question. It's a difficult question to ask because it's been so challenging for so many people, but I want to find out, what it was like for you when you heard the news that everything was going to have to close. And then what things have you done while you've been closed to engage with the audience that you already have? I'm sure you've got loyal people that come back time and time again.Wes Smart:So the close down, we could see the effects happening already, literally across the two week period, what we would expect dropped off a cliff. So we already were looking commercially at what do we do? And we started to get soundings from our trade association, Belper, the announcements were coming. So we had to make a decision to start to prepare for that in quite a serious way. So when the announcement on the Friday was made, we closed to the public immediately. But we then had to go through a process that we never done at the park before, which was to winterize ourselves with all ride... We pushed our inspection regime for the rides so that we were all inspected, built, and ready to go with the rides. We then had to go through what we called mothballing. And we hadn't done it before we pulled out the manuals for rides.Wes Smart:We got all the arcade equipment empty because we then worried about vandalism. We worried about break-ins, we worried about insurance, we worried about water. We went through a whole list and then had to record the list because we knew we wanted to turn it back on and didn't want to forget anything. So the organization and making that happen over a two day period was a challenge. But with a mind to recovery even at that early stage, it was the ability to say, "We're going to turn all this back on to make checklists." Because I'm acutely aware there's no point in relying on one person, you have to make lists and then publish those lists to everyone, so that people could move back in. What if I wasn't there? What if I'm sat in ICU? What if management and a lot of the management team are, it was reliant on a lot of people. And that was made quite aware to our staff and essential briefing that, at that time there was significant fear about it.Wes Smart:But the fact was we said very clearly that we were aiming to survive, and we set a date for survival at that time to being Easter 2021. Right-back in March 2020. That's what we said. That is the timescale we are setting over survival.Kelly Molson:Wow.Wes Smart:Right at the outset, no one at that time knew how long it was going to last. No one at that time knew and we still don't whether you're going to end up with second waves, even third waves, historic data would suggest we might. And those are the kind of things that we had to do to react to lockdown. Everyone reacted really well. Furlough was an experience that was hard. The staff were very good about it. We did communications you asked about, and the main audience we focused on was our staff, if I'm honest.Kelly Molson:Okay.Wes Smart:Our external communications was very much were closed. And as per government instructions, we're staying close, we do have an annual pass scheme. So there was a lot of discussions before we closed up shop about what we're going to do for those, and that during I was on furlough for three weeks. And then we brought myself back and everything like that. So it was literally only the finances who were running the payroll, who we kept on for the first three weeks. After that, we brought myself and a couple back. That low-level knowledge was good because I was able to do a lot of the checks for insurance and that myself but after that... There was a lot more hands-on in the early part. And then later on we started to drop in people coming back, slowly, outlets that faced out that we could use as takeaway and convert those quickly. We did that.Kelly Molson:That's great. So you really adapt quite quickly then and open elements of what you were doing.Wes Smart:Yeah, certainly the catering side of things, we adapted things to be taken away reasonably quickly when we were allowed to. We have to go through the whole COVID secure risk assessment. That was quite the effort as it was for everyone. Everyone took different approaches. There's a lot of conflicting opinions. There were only so many Zoom calls that would eventually go on, I had to limit and focus on the ones that I found most helpful. And actually, it came to making decisions. At some point, you got to stop the talking and you've actually got to make a decision. And then evaluate that decision when it hits the ground and the public gets to have them have their opinion upon it. It was what we call an OODA loop that stands for something, but it's OODA observe, orient, decide, act, and the tighter you can make that loop the faster you will affect the situation.Wes Smart:They used to teach it to fighter pilots about the faster you do that, if your circle is smaller than the other person's, you're now affecting them. So you take that decision cycle in this, and sometimes an 80% plan now is better than 100% plan too late.Kelly Molson:Yeah, supposed to be.Wes Smart:That was the attitude we took. We started with gloves and napkins and that, and the public liked it. Two weeks later the public didn't like it. So we had to remove those and went to the... We were sanitizing over the top of gloves. Now we're sanitizing hands that are bare, we're food handling, it's learning and reacting all the time.Kelly Molson:It's very difficult, isn't it? We've had to in our own sector, which is very, very different in digital. People's needs and requirements are changing so rapidly that you've got to evaluate constantly. So like you say, a solution that worked a couple of weeks ago now isn't right for your audience. So now you have to change and adapt. And actually, that in itself is it's quite exhausting, but it's testament to the speed and the ability of the team that you have there to be able to continuously do that so quickly and evaluate. Now you're open, we talked a little bit earlier about the kind of activities that you have on-site. You've got outdoor activities and indoor activities. So what restrictions are in place at the moment? The indoor is soft play. So unfortunately that stays closed for the foreseeable. What other challenges do you have in terms of the restrictions at the moment?Wes Smart:And to be honest with you with the fine weather we've been managing on a capacity level that has worked for us. The number one thing that affects us still as has been before COVID and will be after COVID, will be the weather.Kelly Molson:Yes.Wes Smart:It is the number one thing that affects us. While we've been dry every day, the management and the techniques have been probably 95% of what we planned has worked. The one time that we did have rain and people from the park tried to come into the buildings. That was a challenge because we have rated the building for a certain occupancy level, as well as the outdoor area. And so while the weather is dry, that's easily managed then what we found. The problem comes when people want to come inside all at once, and that's usually in a rain shower.Kelly Molson:Right.Wes Smart:So we put our umbrellas up even on rainy days that we have for the seating. We try to not put the seating underneath so that you can fit more. So just to try to prevent a run for cover if we get a rain shower, that's probably been the number one big challenge. And we've got different systems we tried for it. And like you say we're learning a lot with those, but we haven't reached capacity in the building even when we had the one rain shower. But it certainly taught us a lot about how we thought it would work and how it actually works. And like you say, that's the evaluation that has to happen. I know other parks have got similar problems where they let their whole park is worked out for capacity and they let the people in, but everyone wants to go to one land.Kelly Molson:Right.Wes Smart:Everyone wants to go to the one IP linked land first. So they're having to manage... Although their park is at perfect capacity, no problems at all. The problem is that people want to go to one place at one time. And that's a different challenge. I know that other parts have had as well.Kelly Molson:So is that something that you don't struggle with that so people don't tend to congregate in one, and they don't go towards one ride specifically initially.Wes Smart:The only challenge we get with that is weather-related. But now that we know... You can predict that with a certain degree, 24 hours out you're looking for... You can prep your team in the morning. We now keep to one side the shower reaction kit, it consists of a few fences and some signage, but it's trying to manage flow.Kelly Molson:I hadn't even considered... Obviously, I know that you have mixed spaces in doing outdoor. And I hadn't even considered the challenges of the weather being the biggest challenge. Because in a normal circumstance people would go, "Oh, well, it's raining. Oh, well, let's go to soft play then we'll get everybody inside." And that's the challenge. And would your soft play areas usually be open in the winter months as well? So you would get maybe more visitors into those areas than the outdoors at that point.Wes Smart:Yes. And the planning element has moved on from opening now to winter, soft play was the cool birds for... We closed down the rides. We do our maintenance inspections across the winter. We do all our refurbs and everything like that. So that's planned to continue the only disruptors we'll there would be local lockdowns, second spikes, however, you want to phrase it. But that's the thing that we would look at for that insight. At the moment, we are without the attraction that is the cool bird and the driver for children's parties. And so winter is a challenge. We've got a few ideas and we've been musing through those in the last week or two and we'll adapt. It's as simple as that.Kelly Molson:Adapt is the word of the year without a doubt. That brings me to one of the questions actually about the COVID situation. And we've spoken to some people that have said, "Oh, well, we'd been thinking about doing this thing for a couple of years. And actually, the situation has meant we've had to force it upon us. We've had to think more quickly and more rapidly and actually bring that solution forward." Are you in that position where you've been thinking about some stuff for a while and now actually they're at the top of the list? They're things that you have to do because of the change in restrictions and what you can, and can't, open with.Wes Smart:Yes, we did. But those decisions have already been made, for example, menu size in the two sit down restaurant catering outlets. I slashed the menu down to five or six items. We have a lot more than that. We've always been trying to trim the menu down each time we got the concept and that, but this just made us... It was an early decision. Like I said, the OODA loop was simple. We wanted to do this for ages. This is the time to make it happen. It made sense for not needing to recruit anymore. It made ease of training if you had to a cook or a chef go down, the training was simple. If you reduced the menu, stock ordering became simpler as long as you could... The amount of suppliers that you could, the range of suppliers you could go to for that short menu.Wes Smart:So we made that decision in April before we were allowed to open. That was simple and then that decision led on to, "What do we need to do? We need to change the digital menus. We're not going to pay for signage and that, let's download PicMonkey and let's see what we can do. Okay, great. We can print A3 brilliant let's laminate it and let's stick that up and instead. Okay. That looks a bit shoddy. Let's redo that on a chalkboard format, still printed, but that looks much better. Bang, up it goes." But the decision being made early. You use breathing space to make what the solution was looked less temporary.Kelly Molson:Yeah.Wes Smart:And it gives your customer confidence with that professionalism that you would expect from coming to an establishment. And that I felt was important. Because customer confidence was something that you couldn't control. All you could do was get your elements to look like you had thought about this properly as they would expect, and convey that through the whole presentation. That's what we do is you have to present things in a way that gives people confidence. And that was one of the big battles, but that all stemmed from making decisions early. And the menu is the easiest one I can use as an example of saying, "We're slashing it. We're going to Gordon Ramsay it." Just come in and throw the toys out the pram and just go, "Yeah, your menu's too big." Of course, you're not a chef back in the day to know that a slimmer menu is a more efficient menu.Kelly Molson:We've ramped up the menu. I love this. So and what about future plans? So you mentioned there are a few things that you're thinking of in terms of the winter months now, is there anything that you're happy to share with us, about things that you're thinking about that. Because I can see what a big challenge that's going to be in terms of you said it's a big driver for birthday parties. So essentially, that's something that you could lose for the rest of the year. What kind of things are you thinking of in terms of new developments?Wes Smart:The starting point was what in winter are we going to going open. So we usually run what I call the main building, that will stay open. The arcade inside there it's been socially distanced and we've done that already and that's working, so that will stay. So we have an element of things that we can keep open. The soft play takes up a big space. And at the moment there's no clue as to when that might open. So it's about using the seating space and converting that. Soft play is roped off it's closed, we've cable tied everything shut it's done. But as we come into winter, we need to look at the birthday party room. Can we repurpose it in some way? Is there a form of arcade attraction that we can put in there?Wes Smart:Is there something that we can use that... We'll be very interested as the guidance towards schools starts to come out and seeing how schools are going to operate. Because if they're operating in class bubbles, that will give us a much closer clue as to what is permissible and what is acceptable to our audience, and legislatively as well. I care more about the audience, to be honest with you, legislation we just have to comply with it. It is, it's black and white and the gray areas around it. You make decisions and you adjust. So there's no specifics at the moment because I've got things going out to different people and there might be five ideas out there. And one may only be the one that is economically feasible even, but we're going through that now so that we can aim that come September we've got a decision and we can try to implement in September, ready for the October, by December, January, February, it's a five-month pool to get around.Kelly Molson:Yeah. Yeah. It's a long period. It's great that you've got ideas about how you can use your space. And what I've really liked is that throughout this interview you've been really pushing that message that it is about your audience. It's really about like... I've heard this phrase quite a lot, sanitize the venue but not the experience. Yeah. Okay. There are these restrictions in place and there's the sanitization in place, but it's not diluting that experience they gain. And it's been really nice to hear you say that all the way through. We're coming to the end of the podcast and what I'd really like to know. There's a couple of questions that I'd still like to ask, but I'd really like to end on a positive. And actually, this is not just for the park, but maybe for yourself as well. Is there anything that has been a positive aspect of lockdown for you?Wes Smart:Yes. Okay. There are a few different ones that I'll pick up on. For the business, I would say our team's reaction to coming back, although nervous was excellent. And I take a bit of pride in the fact that our people have come back and risen to challenges in the correct way, where they felt that there was holes and you can't cover everything and that. They brought concerns up in the right way. We've adapted. We've used them, consulted with them about what would... And their attitude hasn't been just not doing it. It's, "What if we do it this way? What if we try to do that?" And that's been really pleasing to see that buy-in. But I think that came from us focusing on staff as our communications lead early on, and yet the guests got told we're closed.Wes Smart:We made a decision on annual passes and fed that out once we knew we'd be given a reopening date. So we stayed quiet to our guests. We weren't a zoo. We didn't put out educational packs and all that. All very good if I ran a zoo, I'd 100% do that. But we focused on our staff and I think that gave us our reopening with our staff. I take pride in how they've reacted to it all and that's been pleasing to see.Kelly Molson:That's lovely.Wes Smart:Personally, seeing my wife homeschool and how she threw herself into that was excellent. I was lucky I was able to help for the short time that I was at home and that. That was pleasing to see, not that it was easy by any stretch of the imagination.Kelly Molson:I am sure.Wes Smart:But no, and the way my kids reacted to that was really interesting. So we learned a lot more of us as a family unit. So there was a lot of learning about each other done there, which ordinarily you wouldn't get particularly in summer for myself, where it's our busiest time.Kelly Molson:Yeah. Yeah. You wouldn't have been around.Wes Smart:No. And that was from a personal point of view, that was really, really good to see. There's a lot of growth in knowledge, not a lot of growth in the business.Kelly Molson:Well, that's to come though, that's to come though, Wes. We love to end the podcast by asking if you have a book that you could recommend. So maybe something that has helped to shape your career, or just a book that you've just taken a lot from, and we offer that book as a prize for our listeners.Wes Smart:Okay. Winnie the Pooh by A. A. Milne.Kelly Molson:It's a great book.Wes Smart:It's fantastic.Kelly Molson:Why have you chosen that book? It's a beautiful book.Wes Smart:Winnie the Pooh is my childhood hero, one, but as an adult, when you reread it's hard to read actually when you go back to it. It's written from the aspect of a child, obviously, I'm in Sussex. It was written by A. Milne in Sussex. So there's a local link as well. But as a veteran, it says things about depression that are fantastic. Not that I don't suffer from PTSD and that, but I have many friends and colleagues, ex-colleagues who do and that. And what it says simply about that from the attitude of a child is fantastic, in simple terms. It reminds you of what's important. It takes you back. Our audiences are children. If you want to look at it from a business point of view and the wonderment in simple things, and you don't have to... I've always said about digital, how important it is to certain aspects, but we're an analog park.Wes Smart:And as digital becomes the main of what people do day to day, analog is going to be more important for experience. And it's not a surprise to me that adventure activities are growing. It does not surprise me that the experience economy is a growth area, that bars are turning into the prison themes and these kinds of things. Because the more digital you have, the more experience in analog and shared experience particularly become important. And for a child, a walk in the woods is an experience it's something that's different. And Winnie the Pooh brings you back. It grounds you, it makes decision making... It takes the pressure off. It's a relief. So I'm not going to say a self-help book or an inspiring biography from someone. I've got inspiring people in front of me. Some of them are 16, 17, 18 years old, and they're in their first job.Wes Smart:I don't need that. I can see that where they work hard and they're learning something. So I need something to make the thought process simpler and the decision making less grand in my own head. And Winnie the Pooh does that for me.Kelly Molson:Wes, what a lovely, lovely, end to our podcast interview, and what a wonderful book to recommend. If you'd like to win a copy of this book, then head over to our Twitter account, which is Skip The Queue. And if you retweet this episode announcement with the comment, "I want Wes' his book." And then you will be in with a chance of winning it.Kelly Molson:Wes thank you. It has been an absolute delight to speak to you today. I wish you all of the very best with the upcoming months that you've got ahead of you but thank you.Wes Smart:No problems. Thanks for having me.Kelly Molson:Thanks for listening to Skip The Queue. If you've enjoyed this podcast, please leave us a five-star review. It really helps others find us. And remember to follow us on Twitter for your chance to win the books that have been mentioned. Skip The Queue is brought to you by Rubber Cheese, a digital agency that builds remarkable systems and websites for attractions that helps them increase their visitor numbers. You can find show notes and transcriptions from this episode and more over on our website, rubbercheese.com/podcast.

Becca Bryers guides you through surprising stories of communities across England pulling together during these uncertain times, drawn from across BBC Local Radio. This episode: - De Montfort University contour fashion student Disha, is putting her sewing skills to good use making reusable face masks at home in India. - Five-year-old Isaac from Belper and his granny Mhairi have been raising money for charity with a new book, which has a "stay at home" message. - Becky, a pregnant NHS worker from Nottingham shares how her faith in humanity was restored, following a car break-in and theft. - Archie, head boy at Therfield School in Leatherhead, takes over the airwaves to deliver his end-of-year speech - And the Sikh community kitchen in Middlesborough, continuing to serve hot foot to those in need throughout the pandemic Featuring stories from: Ady Dayman at BBC Radio Leicester, Heidi Booth at BBC Radio Derby, Andy Whittaker at BBC Radio Nottingham, Lesley McCabe at BBC Radio Surrey, and BBC Radio Tees

This episode of The Women's Football Podcast on Switch Sport comes from Sutton Coldfield Town Ladies Manager Andy Burman, in conversation with Kevin Moore and Ross Thorpe. Starting her career at Belper, Kennaugh (or Finley back then) was heading over to the A52 and a lengthy career at Nottingham Forest Women. Plenty of success during her time with The Reds, medals, promotions and friends made for life! After a successful career at Nottingham Forest Women, Kennaugh was heading across the A52 to join her beloved Derby County Women. We discuss all this, plus her debut season with Long Eaton United Ladies and the club's ambitions in the FA Women's National League. The former Nottingham Forest Women and Derby County Women defender is now plying her trade at Long Eaton United Ladies and we discuss her journey from start to nowadays. Make sure you are following Switch Sport on: https://twitter.com/switchsport and https://www.facebook.com/SwitchSport/

Ian reads a Blog post from Dr Alexander Lees that explores the potential for a brighter future for Birds in the Dark Peak. This episode also includes a Dawn Chorus recording form Ian's garden in Belper.

Our final in the series of churches that changed the world, The Church of Ephesus.

Second part in our three part series on Churches That Changed the World.

Belper - Life in the Spirit (1 of 4) - Chipper Betts by Reach Online

Belper - Life in the Spirit (3 of 4) - Ellie Hart by Reach Online

Belper - God is Gracious - Ben Rook by Reach Online

Dan James speaks to Reach Belper about how God is the ultimate source of peace and satisfaction in our lives.

Belper - God is Glorious - So we don't need to fear others by Reach Online

God is Great - so we don't have to be in control

Dave Cavanagh from Reach Nottingham joins us to share his experience of Missional Communities.

Belper - Tim Stokes - Good News of the Gospel of the Kingdom - Forgiveness by Reach Online

Chris recorded “If The Trees Could Talk…” a collection of new and unique fairytales created by the LGBT+ community. Commissioned by and Performed at People Express in Swadlincote in circularity with Derbyshire LGBT+, commissioned writer and story teller Thom Seddon worked with young and older members of the LGBT+ communities, to create brand new fairy tales inspired by nature, woodlands and forests. Thom, who is based in Nottingham, has worked across the UK as a performer, drag queen and spoken word performer. In South Derbyshire, People Express hosted a series of writing workshops at People Express for a group of young people from the local LGBT+ community to create the fairytales. Across Derbyshire, Thom worked with the Derby Young Person’s group and Golden Rainbows groups based across the county in Derby, Belper and Chesterfield. The stories were performed around the campfire at this years Timber Festival. Thank you to People Express for allowing us to record this podcast, and those who supported the project: Derbyshire LGBT+, The National Forest Company, Derbyshire County Council, South Derbyshire District Council, Wild Rumpus and Heritage Lottery- The Other Stories history project.  Please support us through joining the Facebook groups, following and interacting with @CircularityORG on Twitter and IG, and @CircularityPOD also on Twitter. Visit the website at circularity.org (http://circularity.org/) and explore the materials there, and definitely watch our TEDx Talk! Consider supporting us by becoming a patron for Circularity at http://patreon.com/circularity. For any questions/queries Send an email to podcast@circularity.org.

Jeff Buck sits down with cheesemonger Jane Bruce (DTLA Cheese) to talk about Belper Knolle cheese - a raw cow's milk cheese from Jumi in Belp, Switzerland. Jane talks about her trip to the Jumi Creamery in Switzerland, and Jeff praises Jimmy Buffett as he tries Belper Knolle for the first time. We end it with a #CheesyMoment story from Jane which shows you can never have too much cheese. For more content be sure to follow us on instagram and twitter @saycheesepod

In this episode I interview Tracey Hudson, Managing Director of outsourced HR Company - The HR Dept.  Tracey runs three HR Dept office in Kenilworth, Rugby and Belper.   We discuss people, culture, the biggest HR issues and how to avoid them, digitisation, awards, social media, service excellence and contribution.   Giving back is a big part of my values, so we ask that, if you enjoy the episode and you would like to show your appreciation for our time and valuable information, feel free to make a donation to Tracey's charity of choice Purple Community Fund https://www.p-c-f.org To find out more about The HR Dept, please go to https://www.hrdept.co.uk To find out more about First Impressions, please go to http://www.firstimpressions.uk.com  

The Awkward Throat Clear Ep. 31 - Beers in Belper I'm in Belper, England with Natt and Andy. We reminisce about meeting in Australia, our adventures, what has happened in our lives since then and possible plans for the 10th anniversary of "The Commodore 4"

Pete Castle is a folk singer and storyteller nowadays based in Belper, Derbyshire. He works all over the country in folk clubs, on the storytelling circuit, in schools and libraries and with the wider public. He first came to the attention of Invisible Folk when we were researching Bedfordshire folk songs. Pete is a former resident of the county (1976-87) and collected around 70 songs of local origin and deposited them at Luton Wardown Museum. 20 of these songs were released by Pete on cassette in 1981 and the first song in this podcast comes from that collection. We met Pete at the Strutts Community Centre in Belper and talked about his life as a professional musician. His repertoire is mainly traditional English songs and ballads but he has branched out into world music working with a Bengali musician in the late 1980s and Romanian folk musicians in the mid 1990s. He was main organiser of the Luton Folk Festival from 1976-82, and from 1981-87 he ran the folk show on Chiltern Radio (UK independent local radio). Pete is a veteran performer and over the years has met and become friends with many well known musicians, most notably Peter Bellamy about whom he talks in the podcast. For more information visit the comprehensive Website at https://petecastle.co.uk/

Pete Castle is a folk singer and storyteller nowadays based in Belper, Derbyshire. He works all over the country in folk clubs, on the storytelling circuit, in schools and libraries and with the wider public. He first came to the attention of Invisible Folk when we were researching Bedfordshire folk songs. Pete is a former resident of the county (1976-87) and collected around 70 songs of local origin and deposited them at Luton Wardown Museum. 20 of these songs were released by Pete on cassette in 1981 and the first song in this podcast comes from that collection. We met Pete at the Strutts Community Centre in Belper and talked about his life as a professional musician. His repertoire is mainly traditional English songs and ballads but he has branched out into world music working with a Bengali musician in the late 1980s and Romanian folk musicians in the mid 1990s. He was main organiser of the Luton Folk Festival from 1976-82, and from 1981-87 he ran the folk show on Chiltern Radio (UK independent local radio). Pete is a veteran performer and over the years has met and become friends with many well known musicians, most notably Peter Bellamy about whom he talks in the podcast. For more information visit the comprehensive Website at https://petecastle.co.uk/

Pete Castle is a folk singer and storyteller nowadays based in Belper, Derbyshire. He works all over the country in folk clubs, on the storytelling circuit, in schools and libraries and with the wider public. He first came to the attention of Invisible Folk when we were researching Bedfordshire folk songs. Pete is a former resident of the county (1976-87) and collected around 70 songs of local origin and deposited them at Luton Wardown Museum. 20 of these songs were released by Pete on cassette in 1981 and the first song in this podcast comes from that collection. We met Pete at the Strutts Community Centre in Belper and talked about his life as a professional musician. His repertoire is mainly traditional English songs and ballads but he has branched out into world music working with a Bengali musician in the late 1980s and Romanian folk musicians in the mid 1990s. He was main organiser of the Luton Folk Festival from 1976-82, and from 1981-87 he ran the folk show on Chiltern Radio (UK independent local radio). Pete is a veteran performer and over the years has met and become friends with many well known musicians, most notably Peter Bellamy about whom he talks in the podcast. For more information visit the comprehensive Website at https://petecastle.co.uk/

Episode 2 of Beer Here Now takes on a wintery feel as we chill out with Cocoa Wonderland. Thornbridge Head Brewer Rob Lovatt tells us about how the chocolate porter came about, exactly how he makes it as chocolatey as it is, which ingredient he'd throw in if he could, while Adam and James give us the verdict on how the newest batch of bottles is tasting. Also in Episode 2: The A to Z of Thornbridge: B is for… Barrel Ageing – Rob tells us about the brewery's barrel ageing programme including a new beer coming in 2019 What Thornbridge Means To Me: podcast co-host James Marriott reveals why he loves the brewery Behind The Beer: we meet Luke Sanderson, Retail Manager at Thornbridge Thornbridge News: Adam and James go through the full Year of Beer release list for 2019, with James challenging Adam to work out where the names come from We have news of the final tap takeovers of 2018 - in Burton-on-Trent and Belper - and we also find out about the first big beer festival of 2019 which is fast approaching at the end of January The Market Cat in York is now open and Adam's been checking out the photos Beer Brief: Cocoa Wonderland Beer Here Now is the official Thornbridge Brewery Podcast… taking you behind the scenes of the brewery every month. Follow us on Twitter @ThornbridgePod Music kindly supplied by the brilliant Liberty Ship

Rich takes a close look at how Bernd Leno fared in his first game against top six opposition, the team celebrate Goalkeepers' Union's first-ever piece of correspondence (Nick Brathwaite from Belper, thank you) and Brighton's David Button joins the debate as this week's studio guest. Anything you'd like to hear on the show? Drop us an email at hello@goalkeepersunion.net.

In which Nick regales The Dear Listener with an indispensable guide as to how to have a reservoir of optimism in a world seemingly going to hell in a handbasket!   In this episode of what his mother calls the UK’s leading personal finance podcast, Nick also rambles on about:   The forthcoming UK Budget on 29th October; a “Lincoln’s Listener Letter” from a Mrs Raquel Welch, of Belper.   LINKS: Tickets for Humans Under Management here; Hans Rosling’s “Factfullness”; Matt Ridley’s dissection of the Four Horsemen.   ==========   Any comments or feedback gratefully received. Likewise with suggestions for future shows. Get in touch with Nick on Twitter or via good old email.   CLICK HERE TO LEAVE A FIVE STAR REVIEW ON iTUNES - OR ELSE.   @HatTipNick   info@v2vfp.co.uk   www.v2vfp.co.uk  

The Pit Stop is a weekly mini-episode from In The Past Lane, the podcast about history and why it matters. Every Monday The Pit Stop tells you what happened in American history this week - in under 5 minutes! We drop these minis in between our full-length episodes that feature interviews with historians about their latest books, feature pieces, and more.  Here’s what happened in American history the week of June 4, 2018.  BIRTHDAYS June 5 1919 - Richard Scarry born in Boston, MA Children’s book author who brought us characters like Glip and Glop, Pip Pip, and of course Lowly Worm. June 6 1755 - Nathan Hale born Coventry, CT Hale was an important spy in the early months of the Rev War. But he was captured by the British and hanged in Manhattan in Sept 1776. But not before he allegedly said, “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.”   June 9 1768 - Samuel Slater born in Belper, England Slater is considered the “father of the industrial revolution” in America.  As a youth, he worked in a textile factory. In 1789, armed with this knowledge, he immigrated to the United States. Four years later in 1893 in Pawtucket, RI he established the first successful textile mill in the US, a feat that essentially launched the industrial revolution in America. June 9 1916 - Robert McNamara born San Francisco, CA McNamara was a very successful business executive with the Ford Motor Company. But he’s mainly remembered for his service as the Secretary of Defense, from 1961 to 1968, during which time he presided over the controversial and ultimately disastrous Vietnam War. June 10 1895 - Hattie McDaniel born Wichita, KS McDaniel was the first African American to win an Academy Award. She earned the honor for her role as Mammy in the 1939 blockbuster film, Gone With The Wind. June 10 1915 - Saul Bellow born in Canada Bellow was a prolific and highly decorated novelist. He won all the major honors, including the Pulitzer Prize, Nobel Prize, and National Book Award, for novels such as Humboldt's Gift and The Adventures of Augie March. Saul Bellow once said, “You never have to change anything you got up in the middle of the night to write.” EVENTS/ ANNIVERSARIES June 4 1942: The Battle of Midway (June 4-7) begins. This was a major US victory just 6 months after Pearl Harbor. Led by Admiral Chester Nimitz the US Navy inflicted devastating losses on Imperial Japan’s Navy, losses it never recovered from. US forces sank 4 carriers and 1 heavy cruiser, while also destroying 248 aircraft. June 6 1968 Sen Robert F. Kennedy dies from a gunshot wound sustained just minutes after he was declared the winner in the California primary in the race for President. “There are people in every time and every land who want to stop history in its tracks. They fear the future, mistrust the present, and invoke the security of a comfortable past which, in fact, never existed.” If you want to learn more about RFK, check out Episode 006 of In The Past Lane where I speak with Larry Tye, author of Bobby Kennedy: The Making of a Liberal Icon. June 6 is also the anniversary of D-Day, which began June 6, 1944. On that day, Allied forces launched a massive amphibious invasion of Nazi-occupied France. It was the beginning of a long and bloody, but ultimately successful effort to defeat Nazi Germany. Anyone who’s seen the movie “Saving Private Ryan” has a sense of the human cost of this epic battle. June 6 1933: the first drive-in movie theater in the US opens in Camden, New Jersey. June 10, 1935: Dr. Robert Smith and his friend William G. Wilson founded Alcoholics Anonymous. June 10, 1752: Benjamin Franklin conducted his famous experiment that demonstrated the electrical nature of lightning. Franklin flew a kite during a thunderstorm and collected an electrical charge in what was called a Leyden jar. He published the results and soon became an international celebrity. LAST WORD Let’s give it to Dwight D. Eisenhower. On June 6, 1944, D-Day, he issued the following Order of the Day: Soldiers, Sailors, and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force: You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you. The hopes and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere march with you. In company with our brave Allies and brothers-in-arms on other Fronts you will bring about the destruction of the German war machine, the elimination of Nazi tyranny over oppressed peoples of Europe, and security for ourselves in a free world. Your task will not be an easy one. Your enemy is well trained, well equipped, and battle-hardened. He will fight savagely. But ... The tide has turned. The free men of the world are marching together to victory. I have full confidence in your courage, devotion to duty, and skill in battle. We will accept nothing less than full victory. Good Luck! And let us all beseech the blessing of Almighty God upon this great and noble undertaking. OK, people. That’s your history fix for the week. Now put it in drive and go make your own history. For more information about the In The Past Lane podcast, head to our website, www.InThePastLane.com  Production Credits for The Pit Stop Original music and Voice Over by Devyn McHugh  Additional music by Blue Dot Sessions, "Pat Dog" via the Free Music Archive  Executive Producer: Lulu Spencer Associate Producer: Tyler Ferolito Technical Advisors: Holly Hunt and Jesse Anderson Photographer: John Buckingham Graphic Designer: Maggie Cellucci Website by: ERI Design Legal services: Tippecanoe and Tyler Too Social Media management: The Pony Express Risk Assessment: Little Big Horn Associates Growth strategies: 54 40 or Fight © In The Past Lane, 2018

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Guest presenter Helen Baxendale visits Belper in Derbyshire, to explore the landscape for traces of the town's industrial past. Belper is part of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site (as designated by UNESCO in 2001), so she expected to find the river-power and the ironstone that made the town a perfect site for Jedediah Strutt to locate his mills in the eighteenth century. More surprising is the vibrant artistic scene and a large helping of community spirit whose roots can be traced back over to Strutt. Helen also explores a nature reserve that bears the scars of industry, with rivers dredged to feed the mills, flood plains damned and built up and a former landfill site that looks as wild as the rest of the reserve. Closer scrutiny suggests that local flora and fauna are less willing to make their home on the former rubbish tip, even though it is entirely covered in soil and vegetation and doesn't appear to leach into the surrounding environment. Helen Baxendale is an actress best known for her roles in Cuckoo, Cold Feet and Friends. She also has a keen interest in the environment and family roots in Derbyshire. Producer...Mary Ward-Lowery.