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Nature Tripping
Nature Tripping Episode 28 - Grassland Fungi

Nature Tripping

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2024 58:01


Jo and Cathy spend this episode with National Trust project officer and ecologist Steve Hindle on the slopes of Calderdale, in what looks like an ordinary field… but isn't. They discuss the fascinating lives of fungi and their vital but often overlooked role in the ecosystem, not only as decomposers or parasites, but also as symbiotic partners engaged in a range of very sophisticated relationships with plants. Steve's partner Sarah Flood scours the field for waxcaps, pinkgills, clubs, corals and earthtongues. Each has their own ecological niche, and all are indicators of ‘ancient grassland', a rare habitat which Calderdale, with its challenging farming conditions, has managed to hold on to. Landowner Liz tells of the sometimes confusing journey her and her partner took to work out the best management options for the field, the steps they are taking to protect it, and of course, her new found passion for fungi!

Nature Tripping
Nature Tripping Episode 27 - The Curlew

Nature Tripping

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2024 52:18


If you go up to Calderdale's rough pasture and moorland during the spring and early summer you might encounter a variety of breeding birds – small ones like meadow pipits and skylarks and larger ones like oyster-catchers, golden plover, snipe and lapwings. There is perhaps none more distinctive though, both in its look and sound than the curlew – a large, elegant, brown wader with a very long curved beak and a strange, some say ghostly, bubbling song. Whilst numbers across Britain are going down and down, here in the South Pennines, we still experience their arrival every spring and seem to be holding on to our breeding curlew population. In this episode Cathy recounts her lifelong love for this iconic bird and discusses her British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) survey work, sharing insights on local population levels and how we might conserve them. We also visit a nearby beauty spot (the Bridestones) and speak to local expert Andrew Cockcroft about a community-led initiative to buy the 114-acre site and restore its peat bog and acid grassland ecosystems for the benefit of wading birds as well as other wildlife, and people.

Ramblings
Clare's Highlights

Ramblings

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2023 56:40


Clare chooses some favourite moments from her Ramblings year:Join brothers Manni and Reuben Coe who amble down to Hive Beach in Dorset on a calm summer's day. On the way they recall the emotional story of how Reuben, who has Down's Syndrome, was nurtured back to health partly by walking that very route. Head to Orkney where Clare battles 60mph winds in one of the wildest episodes we've yet recorded. Hike up Shutlingsloe with Frank Milner, in training to climb Kilimanjaro on his 82nd birthday. Hear David and Iain recall some youthful misadventures as they stroll along the cliffs towards Portpatrick on the remote Rhins of Galloway. And meet Sam and Roger by the waterfall in south Wales where their romance began thanks to an online walking group.Boff Whalley of Chumbawamba leads his Commoners Choir in song as they march up to Gaddings Dam in Calderdale. On the Thames Path, Tina and Cas share how their adopted son's way of coping with the world is by long distance hiking. The inspirational Halifax Hikers lead Clare on their favourite local route. And Ali Allen, in Herefordshire, takes time out from running her tiny walking shop to march with Clare up to a section of the Offa's Dyke footpath.Please scroll down to the 'related links' box on the Ramblings page of the Radio 4 website for links to all these individual episodes.Presenter: Clare Balding Producer: Karen Gregor

Stories From Women Who Walk
60 Seconds for Time Out Tuesday: What Makes Autumn a Favorite Season? Is it the Poems?

Stories From Women Who Walk

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2023 2:56


Hello to you listening in Hebden Bridge, a market town in the Calderdale district of West Yorkshire, England!Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Time Out Tuesday and your host, Diane Wyzga.You've heard his music as the backdrop for my 60 Seconds podcast episodes, my guest interviews, and most recently my newly launched Quarter Moon Story Arts NewsAudioLetter. Steve Schuck is my delightfully complex and complicated - as family members of Creatives might agree - musician, recording artist, song writer, author, and brother-in-law. His label, Night Heron Music, has received multiple awards.But Steve and I also share a love of poetry. All Hallows by recently deceased Nobel Prize winning poet Louise Gluck is one of his favorite seasonal poems. We thought you might enjoy it.All Hallows"Even now this landscape is assembling.The hills darken. The oxensleep in their blue yoke,the fields having beenpicked clean, the sheavesbound evenly and piled at the roadsideamong cinquefoil, as the toothed moon rises:This is the barrennessof harvest or pestilence.And the wife leaning out the windowwith her hand extended, as in payment,and the seedsdistinct, gold, callingCome hereCome here, little oneAnd the soul creeps out of the tree." [~ Louise Gluck, from her first book of poems, The House on Marshland]You're always invited: “Come for the stories - stay for the magic!” Speaking of magic, would you subscribe, share a 5-star rating + nice review on your social media or podcast channel of choice, and join us next time!Meanwhile, stop by my Quarter Moon Story Arts website to:✓ Check out What I Offer,✓ Arrange your free Story Start-up Session,✓ Opt In to my monthly NewsAudioLetter for bonus gift, valuable tips & techniques to enhance your story work, and✓ Stay current with Diane on LinkedIn.Stories From Women Who Walk Production TeamPodcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story ArtsMusic: Mer's Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron MusicAll content and image © 2019 to Present Quarter Moon Story Arts. All rights reserved.

That’s Debatable!
In Conversation with Sibyl Ruth

That’s Debatable!

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2023 55:14


In early 2022, Sibyl Ruth was working for Cornerstones Literary Consultancy as one of their ‘core editors'. Odd things began to happen in May when she was informed that her client no longer required her services. Sibyl then found out that her profile had been removed from the Cornerstones Editors' page. The next thing she knew, the company had halted any work that Sibyl was doing for them and had effectively terminated her. Ultimately a Subject Access Request revealed that a member of staff had objected to Sibyl's gender critical views as expressed on Twitter. This was a total shock for Sibyl since, although she is a principled and proud feminist, she has always been open to discussion, debate and compromise; but her termination by Cornerstones was sudden and brutal. On the advice of friends, Sibyl contact the Free Speech Union where she quickly realised that that she wasn't alone and that this was part of a larger pattern; what listeners will recognise immediately as cancel culture or, in this case, the new ‘purification' of the publishing world. Towards the end of our conversation, and following the controversy at Calderdale library services, we touch on the latest trend of certain local authorities hiding books that don't align with current ideology. Sibyl provides some helpful context to the phenomenon, explaining how library workers are often caught in a bind (pun intended!) where customer facing staff may be left to cope with little to no relevant training. If any listeners would like to support Sibyl, then do visit her crowd funder. As Sibyl emphasises during the episode, she is hugely grateful to every single person who has helped her in this campaign.

Brighter Thinking Pod
Ep 39: Top Tips for Teaching Primary and Lower Secondary Global Perspectives

Brighter Thinking Pod

Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2023 20:46


Are you looking for some top tips for helping students to build their skills in the Global Perspectives classroom? Then this episode is for you!  Our host for this episode is Commissioning Editor for Global Perspectives and Commerce at the Press, Julia Fusi. She is joined by two special guests. Nancy Budler is a teacher at Brighouse High School in Calderdale, UK. She is also a teacher trainer and one of the authors from our upcoming Lower Secondary Global Perspectives series. Claire Payne is a teacher trainer and tutor at international online school, Wolsey Hall. Show notes  Cambridge Primary Global Perspectives resources Cambridge Lower Secondary Global Perspectives resources  Cambridge Panel What is a Global Perspectives Challenge? Sample Primary Challenges Sample Lower Secondary Challenges

Ramblings
The Hills are Alive! Commoners Choir in Calderdale

Ramblings

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2023 25:04


Boff Whalley is best known for Tubthumping with the band Chumbawamba but now he's a core member of the Leeds based Commoners Choir which he founded. They sing about the world around them, about inequality and injustice, and they also love to walk. Cath Long, a fellow member, wrote to Ramblings to ask Clare to join them on a hike in the South Pennines near Todmorden in Calderdale, West Yorkshire. So, on a chilly, wet and blustery Saturday in early January, they met by the Shepherd's Rest pub and headed into the hills to ramble and sing. Boff created a choir manifesto, and one aim was to 'rehearse until we're brilliant' and they really are. Their Skelmanthorpe Flag Song, which they performed at the historic Basin Stone, was heard by fellow walkers at least two miles down in the valley. On a circular hike, which began and ended at the pub, they stopped off at Gaddings Dam, often described as the highest beach in the UK, where some choir members took the plunge and sang out from the wind-blown waves of the reservoir. Grid Ref for start of walk: SD 945 231 Presenter: Clare Balding Producer: Karen Gregor

Transport Talks
Response, recovery and resilience

Transport Talks

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2022 34:31


The resilience of our transport networks, when faced with extreme weather, means that there are lessons to learn about how to deal with these challenges. This podcast focused on a report looking at the emergency preparedeness of highway authorities. Featuring Dr Hugh Deeming, John Lamb and Stephen Hall. DEEMING, H. (2021) Emergency Preparedness, Response and Recovery: identifying lessons learned by UK highways sector from extreme-weather emergencies (2015-2018) A report prepared for the Department for Transport and the Local Government Technical Advisers Group, HD Research, Bentham. Stephen Hall ran response and rebuild after storm Desmond at Cumbria i and John Lamb ran the similar response in Calderdale in 2015

CIHT's show
Response, recovery and resilience

CIHT's show

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2022 34:31


The resilience of our transport networks, when faced with extreme weather, means that there are lessons to learn about how to deal with these challenges. This podcast focused on a report looking at the emergency preparedeness of highway authorities. Featuring Dr Hugh Deeming, John Lamb and Stephen Hall. DEEMING, H. (2021) Emergency Preparedness, Response and Recovery: identifying lessons learned by UK highways sector from extreme-weather emergencies (2015-2018) A report prepared for the Department for Transport and the Local Government Technical Advisers Group, HD Research, Bentham. Stephen Hall ran response and rebuild after storm Desmond at Cumbria i and John Lamb ran the similar response in Calderdale in 2015

Pubs. Pints. People.

In the final episode of season 6, the hosts examine the unique role of pub games in British pub history and how events such as a quiz night or skittles alley can help transform some of the quietest pub nights into a popular evening, bringing people together and breaking down social barriers. They chat to award-winning freelance writer, audio maker and podcast consultant Emma Inch, and former pub quiz master Jane Peyton, an award-winning writer, public speaker and drinks expert. This final episode shines a spotlight on Calderdale and Halifax CAMRA branch, which is preparing for the Calderdale Beer & Cider Festival taking place from 22-24 September. Visit the branch website for more information here. CAMRA members can watch Emma Inch's feature on pub games on CAMRA's Learn & Discover platform here.Learn more about the Top 16 regional winners of Pub of the Year here.Nominate your local for the Pub Saving Award here.Learn more and nominate your favourites for the Champion Beer of Britain here.Join CAMRA if you're not already a member for just £28.50 a year at https://join.camra.org.uk/ - gain access to great audio and visual content on our Learn & Discover platform.Don't forget to support the show at https://supporter.acast.com/pubs-pints-peopleIf you'd like to get involved, simply contact podcast@camra.org.uk or follow us on Twitter @PubsPintsPeople or on our NEW Facebook account @PubsPintsPeopleSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/pubspintspeople. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The 50 Shades of Planning Podcast
Place, Politics & The Piece Hall

The 50 Shades of Planning Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2022 96:41


When Sam Stafford saw that Create Streets and Onward were bringing their 'Restitch' conference to Halifax's Piece Hall, his favourite building, he could not have been more excited. He was though even more excited when the organisers agreed to let him set up a 'pop-up' recording studio at the back of one of the breakout rooms so as to record conversations with some of the conference's contributors during the day. This bumper episode then is the accumulation of those recorded conversations and in it you will hear from (broken down into time slots if you are dipping in and out): 2m:35s Ben Page, Chief Executive Officer, Ipsos (@benatipsos) 16m:05s Andrew Taylor, Group Planning Director, Countryside (@AndrewJTaylor3) & Pete Gladwell, Group Social Impact & Investment Director, L&G (@petegladwell) 28m:48s Amy Burbidge, Senior Master Development and Design Manager, Homes England (@AmyBurbidge2); Mike Axon, Managing Director, Vectos: and David Milner, Deputy Director, Create Streets (@djjmilner) 49m:00s Neil O'Brien, Harborough MP & Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at DLUHC (@NeilDotObrien) 54m:45s Nicky Chance-Thompson, Chief Executive, The Piece Hall Trust (@NickyChanThomDL)  01h:07m:00s Tim Swift, Leader of Calderdale Council (@TimSwift) 01h:23m:10s Nicholas Boys Smith, Director, Create Streets (@boys_nicholas) Some accompanying reading The 'Piece Hall Effect' is bringing millions into Calderdale's economy, new report reveals https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/heritage/piece-hall-effect-bringing-millions-calderdales-economy-new-report-reveals-1746319 Some accompanying viewing/listening Gravity by Embrace, live at The Piece Hall (Sam was there) https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2421918771409236 50 Shades T-Shirts! If you have listened to Episode 45 of the 50 Shades of Planning Podcast you will have heard Clive Betts say that... 'In the Netherlands planning is seen as part of the solution. In the UK, too often, planning is seen as part of the problem'. Sam said in reply that that would look good on a t-shirt and it does. Further details can be found here: http://samuelstafford.blogspot.com/2021/07/50-shades-of-planning-t-shirts.html

Parent Pod from BabyCentre
Parent Pod from BabyCentre - Covid Q&A

Parent Pod from BabyCentre

Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2022 17:49


In this special Covid-19 edition of the Parent Pod, we'll be addressing some of the most-asked questions and concerns surrounding the coronavirus vaccine and pregnancy. We'll be hearing from Rukeya Miah who is the Lead Midwife for the Bradford vaccination programme. Joining her, Kate Heighway, the Lead Public Health Midwife at Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Trust, will explain why pregnant women are considered a priority group for the vaccination. They'll also be breaking down the common myths and misconceptions surrounding the Covid-19 vaccine and the dangerous role social media has to play in circulating misinformation. Plus – we talk about which stage of pregnancy is most vulnerable to severe Covid-19 illness, and whether some pregnant women are at a higher risk than others. Worried about what to do if your partner has coronavirus when you go into labour or if the vaccine can affect your breastmilk? We reveal all.This episode of the Parent Pod is hosted by Sarah Redshaw, Managing Editor for BabyCentre UK.BabyCentre UK has hundreds of pages covering conception, pregnancy, birth and parenting at babycentre.co.uk. You can also follow BabyCentre UK on Facebook @facebook.com/BabyCentreUK, Instagram @instagram.com/babycentre, Pinterest @pinterest.co.uk/babycentre, Twitter @twitter.com/babycentreuk and YouTube @youtube.com/babycentreBabyCenter is one of the most popular pregnancy and parenting resources in the world. The website, app, social media platforms and regular email bulletins offer medically-evidenced based information for those trying to conceive, parents-to-be, as well as mums and dads once their baby has arrived.Sign up for weekly emailed bulletins and download the BabyCentre app through the App Store or Google Play to follow your pregnancy week-by-week through to the first year of your baby's life.If you're interested in learning more about some of the topics on this episode, check out the following links:Is the coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccination safe for breastfeeding or pregnant women?Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic: information about coronavirus if you're a pregnant womanThe Covid-19 vaccine and pregnancy: your questions answered See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

English for Life in the UK
Housing in the U.K.

English for Life in the UK

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2022 25:23


We talk to the housing manager for Calderdale, discuss owning or renting property, the problem of finding affordable housing, housing issues for refugees and the issue of homelessness.

FE News: #FutureofEducation News Channel
#AntiRacismInAction - West Yorkshire - Episode 5

FE News: #FutureofEducation News Channel

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2021 33:44


#AntiRacismInAction: West Yorkshire with West Yorkshire with Robin Landman OBE, Chris Webb and Palvinder Singh Episode 5 of 9 BFELG Livestreams #AntiRacismInAction - Making the Most of an Ethnically Diverse Britain, aired today, November 1.The Episode was co-produced by BFELG and FE News and co-anchored by Gavin O'Meara (CEO and Head of Digital, FE News), and Amarjit Basi, BFELG Director and introduced by Robin Landman OBE – one of the founding Directors of the BFELG.Robin spoke succinctly about how, for him, #AntiRacismInAction means taking personal action - the time for policies and procedures is over and all individuals must now look at themselves in the mirror and ask themselves what they can do to make a difference.Focusing on West Yorkshire, today's episode is the second within the Livestream series to explore place-based, system leadership of #AntiRacismInAction. It follows Episode 4 #AntiRacismInAction: Wales.Episode 5 is of particular interest because barely a year ago, in November 2020, the Independent Commission on the College of the Future, a UK-wide, four nations process, published The English College of the Future: A nations specific final Report. Of particular interest in the summary of recommendations are: Colleges as anchor institutions within the wider local and regional ecosystem; Skills guarantee for a post-COVID economy and future labour market changes; Diverse and representative systems leaders; A new strategic partnership with employers (an example was given – Creating the workforce of the future: a new collaborative approach for the NHS and colleges in England).Furthermore, Implementation of the FE White Paper: ‘Skills for Jobs' (published in early 2022), places an emphasis on upskilling people through lifelong learning, addressing barriers to help people to fulfil their potential and undertaking local labour market assessments (LSIPs), to support local growth and prosperity.And, West Yorkshire Combined Authority's Economic Recovery Plan, post Covid, has set two goals: inclusive growth and sustainable environment. The key inclusive growth success measures are: “increasing the numbers of people in good quality work, numbers of innovations for social good, diversity of entrepreneurs, wellbeing metrics, digital inclusion.”- all residents and communities have the skills required to be able to take up high quality employment - or start in enterprise - is central to an inclusive economic recovery- wellbeing – by first and foremost acting to reduce inequalities, is at the centre of our economic recovery plan- good work through more inclusive employment environments and interventions, and equal access to job opportunities, and- access to digital connectivity for home working, and public transport networks for helping the unemployed access the labour market and providing all communities with access to services.”So how are The English College of the Future recommendations playing out in West Yorkshire, in the context of the implementation of the FE White Paper ‘Skills for Jobs' , West Yorkshire Combined Authority's Economic Recovery Plan and the imperative - Making the Most of an Ethnically Diverse Britain? Is there an ambition to Make the most of an Ethnically Diverse West Yorkshire considering that the region's population will grow substantially over the coming two decades and is set to become significantly more ethnically diverse by 2061?Today's Guests, Chris Webb, Principal/Chief Executive Bradford College, and Palvinder Singh, Principal/Chief Executive, Kirklees College were well placed to share their insights into the practicalities, challenges and opportunities of system and place-based leadership of Anti-racism in West Yorkshire. Both CEOs were early signatories to the BFELG ‘Open letter'.West Yorkshire is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in England consisting of five metropolitan boroughs (City of Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, City of Leeds and City of Wakefield). Under devolution, these local authorities have pooled some of their resources and functions, working together as the West Yorkshire Combined Authority. According to the UK Office for National Statistics, the 2020 population estimate of the region is 2,345, 235 (81.8% White). The largest *Black heritage group is Asian. The proportion of Asian owned businesses in West Yorkshire is 11% and Bradford comprises one of the UK's biggest *Black working age populations (38%).However, *Black groups are under-represented in the workforce - local government, NHS and FE, especially in management and leadership roles.Co-anchors and Guests - Chris Webb and Palvinder Singh, discussed the opportunities and challenges for West Yorkshire's FE colleges, as they considered college local leadership roles as anchor institutions post-Covid in terms of their future student base, curricula and interface with their communities, including local employers. All these have been identified as crucial to future relevance, growth and sustainability of colleges. Bradford College is one of the biggest education and training providers in the region, with around 20,000 students studying A Levels, vocational qualifications, community courses, apprenticeships, degrees and masters level qualifications. Bradford College, Shipley College (also in West Yorkshire) and the BFELG have been working on a Local Skills Partnership Research Pilot. Kirklees College serves the local communities and business throughout the Kirklees region and works with over 1000 employers around West Yorkshire. The College is entrenched in the heart of West Yorkshire with two main centres in Dewsbury and Huddersfield and specific learning centres in Engineering and Process Manufacturing, Construction and Animal Care as well as the recently opened Pioneer Higher Skills Centre. Kirklees has affiliated with the BFELG because this provides them access to a framework of support and services for deep cultural change - #AntiRacismInAction, using the BFELG 10 Point Plan Diagnostic Toolkit as a departure point. Guests talked about the unique opportunities and challenges faced by the West Yorkshire in respect of ethnic diversity, and the success factors in seeking to address these; their respective organisational responses to ethnic diversity, and the steps being taken to move forward on this agenda. They also touched on their roles as ‘custodians' of the future legacy for their communities.Guests recognised the imperative of placing ethnic diversity at the heart of their considerations, particularly within LSIPs, in the context of devolution of the adult skills budget to the Combined Authority. The role of employers in recognising and enacting their responsibilities in investing in skills and training, including in developing diverse talent, was also identified as being critical. Palvinder Singh shared his ambition for Anti-racism to be part of Kirklees College's DNA and the interconnectedness of lived experiences. Chris Webb shared particular actions being taken by Bradford College on their Anti-racist journey.Watch the Livestream to hear Chris Webb's and Palvinder Singh's respective drivers for #AntiRacismInAction, their tips for other leaders and key players to accelerate progress towards reflecting their communities. They also shared their individual dream scenarios for Anti-racism.Tune in on Monday 8 November at 9.30am for another place-based Episode - #AntiRacismInAction: West Midlands.* 'Black' is used as an inclusive definition to refer to people from ethnically diverse backgrounds who share a lived experience of the effects of racism.

At Home With Colin Murray
Hannah Cockroft

At Home With Colin Murray

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2021 51:20


Five-time Paralympic Champion Hannah Cockroft talks to Colin about being a McFly superfan, what she can do with the freedom of Calderdale, being excluded from PE classes when she was at school and her fear of fish. Midnight Meets is part of Colin Murray's BBC Radio 5 Live show which is on Monday to Thursday, 10.30pm to 1am – or available whenever you want via the BBC Sounds app.

Talkshire
Hannah Cockroft

Talkshire

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2021 44:33


We caught up with wheelchair racer Hannah Cockroft MBE, DL - multiple Gold-winning Paralympian (5 times!), T34 world record holder and World Champion (12 times!), as she heads off to Tokyo for the Paralympic Games.Truly inspirational and still in her 20s … ‘Hurricane' Hannah's achievements are absolutely amazing.Yorkshire born and bred, there's chat about growing up in Calderdale, her love of dance and sport, reliving the electric atmosphere at London 2012, meeting the mighty Usain Bolt … as well as days out to The Piece Hall and a lofty encounter at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park.It's a great listen with lots of laughter thrown in.Be entertained and inspired … it's the Welcome to Yorkshire ‘Talkshire' podcast.***Government restrictions have changed since the recording of this podcast.***

RCPCH podcasts
Diabetes Quality Programme 04 - Patient advocacy and transition

RCPCH podcasts

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2021 41:07


We speak to Jo Kitchen and Amanda Grayson, Patient Advocates at the Calderdale and Huddersfield Trust, about their unique role in supporting young people with diabetes, and their Quality Improvement project on transition. Contributors: Jo Kitchen Amanda Grayson Patient advocates, Diabetes Team, Calderdale and Huddersfield Trust Hosts: Andrea Srur - Programme Manager, Diabetes QI team, RCPCH Matt Oultram - Quality Improvement Project Manager, CYP Diabetes QI Collaborative, RCPCH

Curious e-Motion
S2 Ep8: Kate Auker on 'inclusion'

Curious e-Motion

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2021 30:05


We finish off our exploration into values with this final episode on 'inclusion' - Sam is joined by Kate Auker, who has spent most of her life tackling inequality in one way or another. Kate believes deeply in fairness and in this episode shares her thoughts on the complexities around inequality, particularly 'hidden inequalities' working with homeless communities and people in crisis food poverty and insecurity. And she shares some of the simple things she does to help provide a sense of belonging for others. Kate's formal education is in psychology and mental health. She also has a wealth of experiencing working with LGBTQ+ young people and their families. She is currently the maternity cover CEO at The Welcome Centre in Huddersfield. In her spare time Kate can be found crocheting or playing the piano - both with varying degrees of skill (her own words!)! ------- This is the final episode of series 2! We would love to hear what you think... Have any of the stories or thoughts shared by our guests most stayed with you? What are your thoughts on the values we've explored? Do you have a favourite episode? Please get in touch - leave us a review, email us, or find us on socials: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram We'll be back later in the year with a new series and a new theme! Curious e-Motion is a podcast by Calderdale-based dance and arts not-for-profit, Curious Motion Hosted and created by Artistic Director and Dance Artist, Samantha McCormick Music by Rich Huxley

Hoopsfix Podcast - British Basketball with Sam Neter
How the love of the game keeps you playing into your 40's - with Jason Swaine - Ep. 103

Hoopsfix Podcast - British Basketball with Sam Neter

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2021 81:04


For episode 103 of the Hoopsfix Podcast, we sit down with former England senior international and BBL pro, Jason Swaine.Swaine, known to be one of the great all-time shooters, picked up 24 caps for England, is a three-time BBL title winner and 12-time National League Division 1 title champion.Starting his professional career with the Sheffield Sharks, he led the BBL in 3-point percentage in his second year, and also played for Chester Jets and Manchester Giants.Eventually signing with Teeside Mohawks, he was a part of one of the most successful teams in national league history as they pulled off the clean sweep treble three times in four years.After choosing to focus on his teaching career in 2004, he continued to play in the lower national leagues (winning Division 3 MVP twice in 2009 and 2010), before retiring from the national league in 2016 but still playing to this day in local leagues and in the masters tournaments.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:58 Interview start02:10 Swaine's take on the BBL this season in comparison to his playing days05:18 Whether Jason followed the league much prior to this season06:21 The growth of netball and Jason's daughter being a player08:39 Whether it's hard for him to enjoy basketball as a fan09:36 What made Jason first get into basketball11:19 Balancing football and basketball12:32 Curtis Xavier and his impact on Jason15:17 Where are the roles for ex pros in the UK? 16:08 Whether he saw a career in basketball at 1518:02 Swaine's work ethic to become a great shooter20:17 When he became known as a good shooter21:53 Players he looked up to coming up23:13 Access to the NBA in the early 90s24:02 Why he switched from Calderdale to Doncaster25:07 The level of competition in Division 126:46 Other great players of his generation28:00 How the opportunity with the Sheffield Sharks came about30:05 Whether he had a welcome to the pros moment31:45 How much money he could earn as a 19 year old in the BBL33:08 Whether playing in the BBL felt like 'a thing'35:41 To be a professional you need a tax code!36:49 The increase of his role from his rookie year to his second year39:19 The McDonald's Open Championship43:21 Playing Real Madrid being up 17 at the half and losing by 345:24 Making his debut with the England Senior national team at 2147:28 Standout memories with the England team49:16 How good were John Amaechi and Steve Bucknall?50:58 Standout victories with England52:55 Why he left Sheffield Sharks57:15 His half season in Chester58:50 Playing for Manchester Giants in their prime years1:00:19 The level Manchester were operating at compared to other teams 1:01:30 Whether he thinks Manchester can get back to where they were1:03:15 His dominant years with Teeside and why he chose to go D11:05:22 Teeside doing a treble three years out of four1:07:23 What has kept Jason playing for so long1:09:21 Playing with his son Eisley at Bradford in Division 11:12:59 The importance of having family support1:14:33 Standout best British junior players1:15:29 The best British player he has played with or against1:16:20 Best individual performance he has ever witnessed1:17:36 Favourite basketball memory1:18:51 What is in the future for Jason in the next 3-5 years  The show has been approved on iTunes – find it here and please subscribe to automatically receive new episodes straight to your phone/computer/tablet – if you could give us a review/rating it would be much appreciated to help the podcast spread far and wide, meanwhile it is also on Spotify here, Overcast, Stitcher, and Google Podcasts.You can support Hoopsfix's work in helping to grow British basketball on Patreon.

Curious e-Motion
S2 Ep2: Linda Freeman on 'curiosity' and libraries

Curious e-Motion

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2021 28:22


This episode delves into another of Curious Motion's values - this time it's 'curiosity' with Linda Freeman, a Team Leader for Calderdale's libraries. Join Sam and Linda for a fun and warm chat about all things stories, books, people, and community. Calderdale Libraries - find out more about Calderdale's libraries. Georgette Hayer - find out more about this author and her books via goodreads.com Diana Gabaldon - of Outlander fame and more!

Wild Horizons - the BMC hillwalking podcast
5 Calderdale - moors, the past and the future

Wild Horizons - the BMC hillwalking podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2021 43:44


Chris Dean takes us to the moors above Calderdale, looks at their past and reflects on their importance for the environment, as well as the work of the Moors for the Future Partnership.

English for Life in the UK
What and where is Calderdale?

English for Life in the UK

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2021 24:54


The St Augustine’s Centre is based in the town of Halifax and the borough of Calderdale. We explain the geography, history, famous places and people of the area. Plus superlative adjectives.

Real World Public Mental Health
Social Isolation, Loneliness & Financial Strain - Dr Jen Dykxhoorn, Ed Davie & Caron Walker

Real World Public Mental Health

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2020 58:34


This month Stu is joined by:Dr Jen Dykxhoorn, Senior Research Fellow in Public Mental Health at UCLEd Davie , Councillor at London Borough of LambethCaron Walker, Assistant Director for Adult Public Health Improvement at Calderdale CouncilSome technical problems meant that only part of Caron and Stu's conversation could be recorded, but check out Calderdale Council's ‘Staying Well in Calderdale' Project for more on Caron's work.The group begin by defining exactly what loneliness and isolation mean and look like. They explore the importance of ‘weak ties' to feeling connected and belonging in a community, and how COVID-19 measures such as social distancing have impacted these interactions, particularly over a long period of time.Ed and Jen explain how the impact of COVID falls most heavily on those already facing inequalities, for example, availability of technology, internet access,  ability to travel and many others. They also discuss the difficulties people can face over the festive period, and whether the change in guidance over Christmas can provide relief during a time of chronic loneliness. Caron joins the discussion by explaining how the Staying well Calderdale project looks at cross-community factors and programmes such as befriending over phone and socially distanced door step visits to help people stay well.Moving towards financial impacts, Jennifer and Ed share how programmes to support financial instability (worsened during COVD-19) can be made most effective and sustainable.Finally, the group looks to the future to discuss how we might be able to use 2020 as a reset - the need to consider the environment, social determinants and individual actions altogether, and invest in research to better understand mental health, and why certain programmes succeed.Contacts & InformationDr Jen DykxhoornLinkedIn ProfileEdward DavieLinkedIn ProfileLGA's Councillor's Workbook on mentally healthier placesZero Suicide Alliance Social Risk Factor MapCaron WalkerCalderdale CouncilStu King LinkedInTwitterStu's BlogsWith thanks to:BSPHN for funding this podcast and to all of the partners, PHE, ADPH, LGA, Centre for Mental Health, Mental Health Foundation & NIHR School for Public Health Research

Curious e-Motion
S1 Ep6: Alice Bradshaw on rubbish, mental wellbeing, and how art heals.

Curious e-Motion

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2020 18:59


What do rubbish, artists, and mental health have in common? Alice Bradshaw! Alice is a visual artist from Elland, Calderdale, who co-creates work in communities, aiming to support mental wellbeing and open up conversation. One particular passion of hers is rubbish! Find out more in this episode. More info: Alice's website Dwell Time - mental health project Art Lab - support for creatives Dwell Awhile Podcasts Creative Recovery in Barnsley 'The Body Keeps the Score' by Dr Bessell van der Kolk

Curious e-Motion
S1 Ep2: Laura Johansen on Calderdale, Gentleman Jack, and ordinary people doing extraordinary things.

Curious e-Motion

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2020 36:47


Hear about Laura's incredible contribution to tourism and culture in Calderdale through the Cultural Destinations project, and her lesser-known role as a diplomat! Laura Johansen was the Cultural Development manager for the Cultural Destinations project for Calderdale, which included boosting tourism around Gentleman Jack, which has resulted in Halifax becoming a hot spot for visitors from around the world! Sam spoke to her as she was preparing to move on from Cultural Destinations, back to her job at the Foreign Office. They discuss the impact of culture, how the BBC and HBO series Gentleman Jack has given worldwide recognition to the Calder Valley, and Laura gives us a glimpse into the world of foreign relations. Gentleman Jack Visit Calderdale Anne Lister

English for Life in the UK
Local Government

English for Life in the UK

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2020 26:30


The structure of local government in England, the services provided by one local Council, in this case Calderdale, and how that Council is run.

The Teachers' Podcast
Andrew Midgley (Interim headteacher at Carlinghow Primary School): Improving schools

The Teachers' Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2020 80:42


In this episode, Claire meets with Andrew Midgley, headteacher at Raynville Primary School and interim headteacher at Carlinghow Primary School. Andrew talks about how, initially, he had no interest in a teaching career after seeing how much work his parents, who were both teachers, had to do as he was growing up. However, this changed after he began helping his girlfriend’s son who was falling behind at school. This motivated Andrew to pursue a PGCE at Bradford University after which he ‘never looked back’. Andrew reflects on how difficult a start he had with his first teaching appointment: a year 6 class with 35 pupils, no teaching support assistant and whose previous class teacher was off ill for a long period of time. On top of this, Ofsted visited to inspect the school and judge it as inadequate in Andrew’s first week. However, from that turbulent beginning, Andrew talks about his journey moving from a class teacher role to deputy headship to being seconded to one of the most challenging and worst-performing schools in Calderdale. Here, he turned around the school achieving good with outstanding features and even receiving an award from the Department for Education recognising the school as one of the top 50 schools in the country for sustained improvement. From there, Andrew worked in a multi-academy trust followed by supporting leaders and working as a consultant, but eventually moved back to Leeds as a headteacher. With Claire, Andrew discusses the challenges he has faced in his varied leadership roles and shares his experiences of helping to turn around schools in difficult circumstances. Within these discussions, he talks about the different strategies he has implemented and shares his thoughts on what has been successful.   KEY TAKEAWAYS Being a new headteacher can be lonely. Leadership roles – particularly at the top – can be lonely jobs and, as a new headteacher, there can be very few options for support. Having a mentor or close links to other experienced headteachers can be vital giving you someone to discuss difficult situations or decisions with. Nobody, even at the top, has all of the answers all of the time. Always be looking to learn from others. This is something teachers generally do anyway, but can particularly useful for anyone aspiring to be a leader in the future. Take time to look at how the best leaders interact with others, what decisions and actions they take and why they take them. If a task isn’t beneficial, ask why it needs to be done. ‘Because we’ve always done it that way’ cannot be a reason to continue doing something that serves no purpose. Tasks done for this reason alone can unnecessarily take up teachers’ valuable time. Leaders can help improve workload by periodically reviewing what staff are asked to do and question the benefits of doing them. Look for opportunities to gain more experience. Where you can, look to gain experience of teaching in different year groups, particularly if you aspire to lead a school in the future. While you don’t have to work in all phases of a school, it can really help to have experienced teaching in at least several different year groups as you will learn about the differences in approaches and structures which can be valuable in understanding how schools work and for building your own vision for a school. Always look to make use of other people’s expertise. While having first-hand experience of teaching across a school is very useful, many teachers and leaders have not done this, and it isn’t essential. Few leaders would say that they are experts in all phases of education and the best leaders actively seek out others who are experts in their phase and make the most of their knowledge and skills. Trust and communication are key to a good life/work balance for staff. Communication between leaders and staff about key events and ongoing aspects of their lives outside of school can really help. Coupled with trust and an understanding that some people, for different reasons, might need to start and end days earlier or later than others, or might work in different ways that suit personal circumstances, can really boost morale and help everyone feel more valued and settled with how they work. But different schools work in different ways and what works in one environment might not work in another.   BEST MOMENTS “All new heads need some kind of stabilisers – like you do when you’re riding a bike – and that was vital to me because I was thirty-two and thrown into the most challenging school in the authority.” “One of the biggest helps was learning from some fantastic headteachers that I’ve worked for. I like to see myself as an amalgamation of a few different headteachers: the good points that I’ve picked up and put together.” “If I wouldn’t put my daughter in that room or with that teacher then I need to do something about it. First and foremost, what can I do to support the teacher to help the teacher to improve things?” “It’s about ‘eating the frog’. Which is, if you had to eat a frog every day for the rest of your life to survive, when would you eat it? Well the answer is first thing in the morning because otherwise it just grows and gets smellier and sweatier. You get on with it. These difficult jobs, you have to do them, just do them.” “The workload is always going to be of a particular level in a school, but it’s about making sure it’s appropriately manageable. Not having a meeting because on Thursday you always have a meeting. If there’s nothing to meet for that Thursday, do not have a meeting, because time is one of the most valuable commodities in a school.” “Sorting out that respect, attitude and behaviour is a key thing. I started as the interim head the week before we broke up for Christmas. I was kicked, punched, spat at, all sorts of things. Not because the children were like that, but because the children had been allowed to behave like that for a period of time.” “By valuing people, by acknowledging things, and by saying ‘I believe in you, what can you do for me, what can I do to help you?’ and letting them know that, hopefully helps the morale of the people there.” “I don’t want teachers spending hours marking, I want teachers being ace teachers. It’s that simple.” “Technology is great, but a lot of kids, even in my community, have got iPads, tablets, iPhones and whatever. I think real life experiences and people who can talk, getting these authors, getting these charities, getting these people into school … would give them so many wonderful experiences.”   VALUABLE RESOURCES The Teachers’ Podcast: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheTeachersPodcast/ Classroom Secrets Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ClassroomSecretsLimited/ Classroom Secrets website: https://classroomsecrets.co.uk/ LIFE/work balance campaign: https://classroomsecrets.co.uk/lifeworkbalance-and-wellbeing-in-education-campaign-2019/   ABOUT THE HOST Claire Riley Claire, alongside her husband Ed, is one of the directors of Classroom Secrets, a company she founded in 2013 and which provides outstanding differentiated resources for teachers, schools, parents and tutors worldwide. Having worked for a number of years as a teacher in both Primary and Secondary education, and experiencing first-hand the difficulties teachers were facing finding appropriate high-quality resources for their lessons, Claire created Classroom Secrets with the aim of helping reduce the workload for all school staff. Claire is a passionate believer in a LIFE/work balance for those who work in education citing the high percentage of teachers who leave or plan to leave their jobs each year. Since February 2019, Classroom Secrets has been running their LIFE/work balance campaign to highlight this concerning trend. The Teachers’ Podcast is a series of interviews where Claire meets with a wide range of guests involved in the field of education. These podcasts provide exciting discussions and different perspectives and thoughts on a variety of themes which are both engaging and informative for anyone involved in education.

Digital Health Unplugged
Digital Health Unplugged: Women at Rewired

Digital Health Unplugged

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2020 34:57


Digital Health Rewired has come and gone for another year, with some 1,800 people attending the event. A key theme at this year's Leadership Summit and Expo was diversity, inclusion and representation, and Digital Health Unplugged hosted its first, but certainly not last, all-women panel discussion. Joining host Andrea Downey to talk about all things Rewired, leadership and diversity were: Prof Julia Riley, clinical lead at Coordinate My Care and consultant in palliative medicine at the Royal Marsden NHS Trust Yinka Makinde, programme director DigitalHealth.London Mandy Griffin, CIO at Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS FT Natasha Phillips, CNIO at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and newly announced CNIO for NHSX

The Teachers' Podcast
Kate Aspin (Senior lecturer at Huddersfield University): Supporting new teachers

The Teachers' Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2020 86:44


In this episode, Claire speaks with Kate Aspin, a former deputy headteacher and now a senior lecturer at the University of Huddersfield. Kate begins by explaining her teaching journey, how she progressed three times in three years from class teacher to deputy headteacher and subsequently acting headteacher. During this time, Kate supported several Newly Qualified Teachers – including some who were finding the year a challenge - in Calderdale. This led to an interest in further developing her role in teacher training. Kate talks in detail about the different routes into teaching, the benefits of each route and the suitability for prospective students. She highlights the importance of gaining experience in schools and selecting a route that is best for you. She also mentions the challenges trainee teachers face, getting behaviour management right, the role of a mentor and working towards a LIFE/work balance. She notes the introduction of the new Early Career Framework that is due to be trialled in some local authorities - including Bradford and Greater Manchester in September 2020. This will then be rolled out nationally in the following year. The framework aims to provide continued support for Recently Qualified Teachers to help tackle teacher retention issues. Her conversation with Claire also covers the new Ofsted Framework for Initial Teacher Training and how it now mirrors the framework used within schools including ‘Deep Dives’. Kate was pleased to find that students are no longer graded but explains that this creates a ‘grey area’ around what constitutes as a ‘good’ standard and how this can be rolled out across all age ranges.   KEY TAKEAWAYS Mentors are an invaluable resource. Mentors have a crucial role in a trainee teacher’s success. Trainee teachers need good mentors. Mentors should model good practice and verbalise how they got to a certain point and provide scaffolding for the trainee. Make the implicit explicit. Prepare for the NQT year. Trainees should use the final teaching placement to reflect on what worked well and what they would do in different situations throughout the year. For instance: queries with parents, changes with the curriculum etc. Think about organising the classroom to make it work for you and to make it your own. LIFE/work balance for trainee teachers and Newly Qualified Teachers. It is important to remember that Newly Qualified Teachers and Recently Qualified Teachers are still developing and still need support. Encourage trainees or NQTs to adapt resources for what they need and not reinvent the wheel. Good is good enough. They need space to reflect and think. Have regular meetings with induction tutors as NQTs and continue this support in the RQT year. Behaviour management is key. Children who are misbehaving are not learning. Therefore, new trainees must get on top on behaviour management from the outset. The first target for new trainees must relate to behaviour management. Trainees should become familiar with the strategies used in their placement schools and develop strategies that work for them. Be certain that it is the job for you. Get experience in a school to see ‘behind the scenes’. Understand the theory behind planning, get involved in meetings and understand that teaching is a full-on job. If you know what you are getting yourself into, the rest of it will come. If not, it can be a massive shock.   BEST MOMENTS “You have to be certain it is the job for you. It has to run through you like a stick of rock.” “I’m looking for passion, realism, resilience, understanding and awareness of the subject knowledge that is involved [in teaching].” “I am willing to fail somebody. Children don’t get a say in who teaches them. They are the only people who don’t get a say. I’m not putting somebody out there who isn’t fit to teach my children or anybody else’s kids. It’s not fair on the children or the person.” “[Trainees] see an amazing teacher but they don’t have the skills to unpick where that all comes from. They don’t know what that magic is until they see it.” “We should be continuously developing ourselves as professionals but we need space to do that: space to think [and] space to reflect. I think this is greatest gift you can give your NQTs, is that space to say, ‘What’s not working in here?’” “The joy of the NQT [year] is you get to shut the door and if you haven’t got a TA, then it’s just you and the children. If you do have a hideous lesson that is a disaster then you reflect on it, pick yourself up, dust yourself down and you do it better next time.” “I think you have to be optimistic when you work with children.” “All schools need good teachers.” “I am not a big fan of governors walking into school and doing lesson observations on teachers… people in industries and from all walks of life, they don’t know what they are looking for. We need to rely on the senior leadership team.”   VALUABLE RESOURCES Get into Teaching website: https://getintoteaching.education.gov.uk/explore-my-options The Teachers’ Podcast: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheTeachersPodcast/ Classroom Secrets Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ClassroomSecretsLimited/ Classroom Secrets website:  https://classroomsecrets.co.uk/ LIFE/work balance campaign: https://classroomsecrets.co.uk/lifeworkbalance-and-wellbeing-in-education-campaign-2019/   ABOUT THE HOST Claire Riley Claire, alongside her husband Ed, is one of the directors of Classroom Secrets, a company she founded in 2013 and which provides outstanding differentiated resources for teachers, schools, parents and tutors worldwide. Having worked for a number of years as a teacher in both Primary and Secondary education, and experiencing first-hand the difficulties teachers were facing finding appropriate high-quality resources for their lessons, Claire created Classroom Secrets with the aim of helping reduce the workload for all school staff. Claire is a passionate believer in a LIFE/work balance for those who work in education citing the high percentage of teachers who leave or plan to leave their jobs each year. Since February 2019, Classroom Secrets has been running their LIFE/work balance campaign to highlight this concerning trend. The Teachers’ Podcast is a series of interviews where Claire meets with a wide range of guests involved in the field of education. These podcasts provide exciting discussions and different perspectives and thoughts on a variety of themes which are both engaging and informative for anyone involved in education.

On brand with ....
Deb Hetherington

On brand with ....

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2020 39:20


Building profile, the power of social media, and the secret to entrepreneurial success! - (https://ad-venture.org.uk/) expert help to take your business from start up to scale up. AD:VENTURE can support businesses in or locating to: Bradford, Calderdale, Craven, Harrogate, Kirklees, Leeds, Selby, Wakefield and York (within the Leeds City Region) (https://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/tedx/) (https://linkedin.com/in/deborah-hetherington)

The Positivity & Prosperity Podcast | Mindset | Entrepreneurship | Law of attraction | Manifesting |
58 Talking Mental Health and the Importance of Opening up about how we feel with Unmasked Mental Health

The Positivity & Prosperity Podcast | Mindset | Entrepreneurship | Law of attraction | Manifesting |

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2020 48:16


**Doors to Manifesting Magic 2.0 are still open!** Click here to join this 90 transformational program: https://victoriamaskell.lpages.co/manifesting-magic-course-2020/ Come and join the Instagram family here: www.instagram.com/victoria.maskell In today's episode I am talking to Logan and Doug from Unmasked Mental Health all about the importance of sharing how we feel and reaching out for support. They have an incredible free app that you can download here: https://unmaskedmentalhealth.co.uk/unmasked-app/ You can also find out more on their socials: https://www.facebook.com/Unmaskedmentalhealth/ https://www.instagram.com/unmaskedmentalhealth/ https://twitter.com/UnmaskedH https://www.linkedin.com/in/unmasked-mental-health-69b24a177/ Who are Unmasked Mental Health and What do they do? What we do...

Shorter Than Short Podcast
BCB 106 FM (Bradford Community Broadcasting) OUR TOP TEN WITH CALDERDALE COLLEGE

Shorter Than Short Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2020 59:36


BCB 106 FM OUR TOP TEN WITH CALDERDALE COLLEGE and Jane, Claire and Graham tell us all about the college and the courses available.

Halifax Elim Church
Women of Victory - Using Your Gifts

Halifax Elim Church

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2019 56:18


This is a recording of the Women of Victory Christmas Special with guest speakers Mark & Dawn Walker. Women of Victory is a group of interdenominational women from all around Calderdale and beyond. We meet on a bi-monthly basis for food, worship and teaching.

British Theatre Guide podcast
Investigating Calderdale's relationship with water with 509 in Halifax

British Theatre Guide podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2017 18:02


Mark Smith interviews Jenny Harris, creative producer for 509 Arts, about their production Calderland. Forming the centrepiece of the Landlines & Watermarks project, this "people's opera" aims to investigate, question and celebrate Calderdale's relationship with water, in the wake of the 2015 Boxing Day floods which were devastating to large parts of Yorkshire. The production has a cast of over 200 singers drawn from local communities, and a script by award-winning writer Mike Kenny. It's to be performed in the Piece Hall in Halifax, a recently-restored Grade I listed building. Jenny talks during the final weeks of rehearsals about the challenges of mounting such a massive project in a comparatively short time span, the ambition of creating an inclusive and celebratory piece of art from adversity and the roots of 509 Arts, a company focusing on theatre productions with a climate change agenda. "It's not a high art opera... but it's got that sense of drama and scale that an opera might have."

Casefile True Crime
Case 37: The Yorkshire Ripper (Part 2)

Casefile True Crime

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2016 79:34


[Part 2 of 3] West Yorkshire is a county in England that has a population of over 2 million people. It covers an area of over 2,000 km² and is formed by five cities: Leeds, Bradford, Wakefield, Kirklees, and Calderdale. Each one of these cities has its own history, its own identity, and its own voice… But during the 1970’s, they were all united. The residents of each city were looking over their shoulders, praying they wouldn’t be the next victim, in one man’s reign of terror who the press named, “The Yorkshire Ripper.” * * * * * * Research for this episode by Victoria Dieffenbacher. Co-written by Victoria Dieffenbacher and the Anonymous Host. For all credits and sources please visit [**casefilepodcast.com/yorkshire-ripper-part-2**](http://casefilepodcast.com/case-37-yorkshire-ripper-part-2)

Casefile True Crime
Case 37: The Yorkshire Ripper (Part 1)

Casefile True Crime

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2016 65:41


[Part 1 of 3] West Yorkshire is a county in England that has a population of over 2 million people. It covers an area of over 2,000 km² and is formed by five cities: Leeds, Bradford, Wakefield, Kirklees, and Calderdale. Each one of these cities has its own history, its own identity, and its own voice. But during the 1970’s, they were all united. The residents of each city were looking over their shoulders, praying they wouldn’t be the next victim, in one man’s reign of terror who the press named, “The Yorkshire Ripper.” * * * Research for this episode by Victoria Dieffenbacher. Co-written by Victoria Dieffenbacher and the Anonymous Host. For all credits and sources please visit [**casefilepodcast.com/case-37-yorkshire-ripper-part-1**](http://casefilepodcast.com/case-37-yorkshire-ripper-part-1/)

Alan O'Donohoe's posts
#TeachComputing at HackToTheFuture Hull & CAS Calderdale, 4Jun14

Alan O'Donohoe's posts

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2014 29:33


We held a Hack To The Future event at Kelvin Hall School, Hull for 60 girls and their teachers. In this podcast I interview some of the people at the event. Then later in the podcast you can hear an interview with Pete Bell at the Calderdale Computing At School Hub Meeting. If you want to use the lesson plan we used for the first lesson, you can download it from http://tinyurl.com/h2df-lesson-plan

Europe Calling
Lack of Discipline and Discipline

Europe Calling

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2014


.Police are hunting a murderer on the run after he absconded whilst on day release! Who authorises this lunacy?  According to the police he poses no threat to the public. How can a murderer not pose a risk to the public? The lunatics have certainly taken over the asylum and they are on day release in Rochdale.Meanwhile, a teenager threatened to burn his family's house down and knife his mother because she got him the wrong kind of TRAINERS for Christmas. He got a suspended 21 day sentence! Is the judge a social worker?  Is this a punishment? I doubt if it will be a deterrent.Then a boy of 10 has taken a Neknominate challenge and downed Nando's sauce, cream, mayo and vodka. The boy from Calderdale, West Yorkshire, was filmed by friends guzzling the nauseating cocktail after he was dared to take part. A girl of 13 was at her boarding school and her mum received her text messages by accident. She is reported to have said, "If I was to take this communication at face value, my lovely girl had morphed into a swearing, smoking, sex-mad escapologist with incredibly poor grammar;Should parents be reading these texts? Well, victims spoke of their terror as a Roma child sex gang are jailed. Again, pitifully low sentencing for raping offencesFinally, a man fined;100 after being caught on camera URINATING on a war memorial. This shows the contempt and disrespect for those who gave their lives for our freedom.

Europe Calling
Lack of Discipline and Discipline

Europe Calling

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2014


.Police are hunting a murderer on the run after he absconded whilst on day release! Who authorises this lunacy?  According to the police he poses no threat to the public. How can a murderer not pose a risk to the public? The lunatics have certainly taken over the asylum and they are on day release in Rochdale.Meanwhile, a teenager threatened to burn his family's house down and knife his mother because she got him the wrong kind of TRAINERS for Christmas. He got a suspended 21 day sentence! Is the judge a social worker?  Is this a punishment? I doubt if it will be a deterrent.Then a boy of 10 has taken a Neknominate challenge and downed Nando's sauce, cream, mayo and vodka. The boy from Calderdale, West Yorkshire, was filmed by friends guzzling the nauseating cocktail after he was dared to take part. A girl of 13 was at her boarding school and her mum received her text messages by accident. She is reported to have said, "If I was to take this communication at face value, my lovely girl had morphed into a swearing, smoking, sex-mad escapologist with incredibly poor grammar;Should parents be reading these texts? Well, victims spoke of their terror as a Roma child sex gang are jailed. Again, pitifully low sentencing for raping offencesFinally, a man fined;100 after being caught on camera URINATING on a war memorial. This shows the contempt and disrespect for those who gave their lives for our freedom.

Financial strategy and private finance initiative - for iPad/Mac/PC

Dawn Stephenson and Haydn Cook discuss their experiences of securing a PFI deal for Calderdale hospital.

Financial strategy and private finance initiative - for iPad/Mac/PC

Transcript -- Dawn Stephenson and Haydn Cook discuss their experiences of securing a PFI deal for Calderdale hospital.

Financial strategy and private finance initiative - for iPad/Mac/PC

From securing the funding to completing the construction of PFI-funded Calderdale Hospital.

Financial strategy and private finance initiative - for iPad/Mac/PC

Transcript -- From securing the funding to completing the construction of PFI-funded Calderdale Hospital.

Financial strategy and private finance initiative - for iPad/Mac/PC

Members of the Calderdale NHS trust and the private consortium discuss the affordability of the new hospital.

Financial strategy and private finance initiative - for iPad/Mac/PC

Transcript -- Members of the Calderdale NHS trust and the private consortium discuss the affordability of the new hospital.

Financial strategy and private finance initiative - for iPad/Mac/PC

Transcript -- How the merging of Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS trusts affected the PFI scheme for Calderdale hospital.

Financial strategy and private finance initiative - for iPad/Mac/PC

How the merging of Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS trusts affected the PFI scheme for Calderdale hospital.

Financial strategy and private finance initiative - for iPod/iPhone

Dawn Stephenson and Haydn Cook discuss their experiences of securing a PFI deal for Calderdale hospital.

Financial strategy and private finance initiative - for iPod/iPhone

Transcript -- Dawn Stephenson and Haydn Cook discuss their experiences of securing a PFI deal for Calderdale hospital.

Financial strategy and private finance initiative - for iPod/iPhone

From securing the funding to completing the construction of PFI-funded Calderdale Hospital.

Financial strategy and private finance initiative - for iPod/iPhone

Transcript -- From securing the funding to completing the construction of PFI-funded Calderdale Hospital.

Financial strategy and private finance initiative - for iPod/iPhone

Members of the Calderdale NHS trust and the private consortium discuss the affordability of the new hospital.

Financial strategy and private finance initiative - for iPod/iPhone

Transcript -- Members of the Calderdale NHS trust and the private consortium discuss the affordability of the new hospital.

Financial strategy and private finance initiative - for iPod/iPhone

How the merging of Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS trusts affected the PFI scheme for Calderdale hospital.

Financial strategy and private finance initiative - for iPod/iPhone

Transcript -- How the merging of Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS trusts affected the PFI scheme for Calderdale hospital.